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The Man Comes Around [Bonus Tracks]
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| Manufacturer: Mercury Records Ltd (London) |
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| List Price: £8.99 |
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| On first thought, the idea of the Man in Black recording such covers as "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Danny Boy" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt"), Sting ("I Hung My Head") and Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus"), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own "The Man Comes Around", filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to the Beatles' "In My Life", you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. --Alanna Nash |
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 who knew Country could be this good? |
| Review Date: March 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: gille liath, lancashire |
How did Johnny Cash do it? The man never could sing or play; he forged his 50-year career out of sheer intensity, and never was it more evident than in the title track of this album. If the century produces many more powerful songs than that, it will indeed be extraordinary.
Otherwise, it's an interesting selection of (mostly) covers, with a strong British / Irish influence (apparently, even The Man was inspired by a visit to Nottingham!). Not all of them work; not all are great songs; but for the most part, drumless and 'unplugged', simplicity and sincerity see Cash through.
It's really all about That song, though. Without in any way changing my aversion to Cash's earlier work, it really is worth getting for that alone. |
The Man Comes Around
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| Review Date: January 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Tindall, |
| This album is indicative of Cash's broken husky style. It features some monster tracks from the past and his own particular rencitions have echos of his impending death from cancer. Big emotional, religeous and evocative. An excellent album that some may not find uplifting. It certainly brought tears to my eyse. Worth a listen. |
great stuff
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| Review Date: January 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: heron fin 2, |
Never rated this guy when I was younger, he is the business though. Brilliant stuff. |
A Life Recorded
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| Review Date: December 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. M. A. Reed, Somewhere, GB |
| "Life can only be understood backwards, but can only be lived forwards." And so Cash faced the sunset with a stoic resignation and dignity. It not just how you live, but how you face death, that defines a life. |
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| Review Date: December 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: E. E. Tatianidis, Athens Greece |
| no need for criticism...the Man is a Music Idol...once again he has created a masterpiece |
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