|
View previous topic :: View next topic
|
|
| Author |
Message |
albummaster
Janitor
Gender: Male
Location: Spain
Site Admin
|
- #1
- Posted: 11/27/2014 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1459): American IV: The Man Comes Around
|
Today's album of the day
American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 2002.
Country: 
Overall rank: 604
Average rating: 80/100 (from 213 votes).
Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.
Tracks:
1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. I Hung My Head
6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets of Laredo
15. We'll Meet Again
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
Precedent
|
- #2
- Posted: 11/27/2014 22:08
- Post subject:
|
Love this record, it's another one that's on/off my overall.
Mr. Cash's version of "Hurt" is one of the most haunting songs out there.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
Decurso
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Location: Sao Paulo, SP Brazil
|
- #3
- Posted: 11/27/2014 22:29
- Post subject:
|
|
Cash's best since the mid 60s. It is essentially a cover album, but Johnny had a way of taking any song and making it his own. Besides Hurt, his versions of Personal Jesus, Desperado, I Hung My Head and Bridge Over Troubled Water are particularly inspired. And the gravelly sound his voice has at this stage of his career is just perfect for these songs. Brilliant stuff.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
alelsupreme
Awful.
Gender: Male
Age: 27
|
- #4
- Posted: 11/27/2014 22:36
- Post subject:
|
I found much of this album just kind of lacking. Johnny's thing of taking songs and making them all solemn and grave works wonders on Hurt and Give My Love To Rose but in other places, such as Bridge Over Troubled Water it just kills 'em. The more upbeat (well... more lively rather) songs aren't much better, with the wonderful exceptions of Personal Jesus and Sam Hall.
_________________
| Romanelli wrote: | | We're all fucked, lads. |
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
Mies
|
- #5
- Posted: 11/28/2014 00:03
- Post subject:
|
|
Fantastic album. He makes them all seem just teens.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
sp4cetiger
|
- #6
- Posted: 11/28/2014 01:00
- Post subject:
|
|
Quite like Cash, but aside from "Hurt", I thought this was a big step down from American III and quite possibly the worst in the series.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
RepoMan
|
- #7
- Posted: 11/28/2014 01:02
- Post subject:
|
| sp4cetiger wrote: | | Quite like Cash, but aside from "Hurt", I thought this was a big step down from American III and quite possibly the worst in the series. |
What's your favorite in this American series? I'll check it out.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
sp4cetiger
|
- #8
- Posted: 11/28/2014 01:06
- Post subject:
|
| RepoMan wrote: | | What's your favorite in this American series? I'll check it out. |
III, though the first is excellent as well.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
junodog4
Future Grumpy Old Man
Gender: Male
Location: Calgary
|
- #9
- Posted: 11/28/2014 04:15
- Post subject:
|
Man Comes Around and Give My Love to Rose are top songs as much as the previously mentioned ones.
_________________
Finnegan was super bad-ass.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
Skinny
birdman_handrub.gif
|
- #10
- Posted: 11/28/2014 10:51
- Post subject:
|
| sp4cetiger wrote: | | Quite like Cash, but aside from "Hurt", I thought this was a big step down from American III and quite possibly the worst in the series. |
This, completely. III was full of inspired song choices, and this one pales in comparison.
_________________
2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
|
