Johnny Cash American Iv RARE
In 1994 made country music singer Johnny Cash (1932) a striking comeback by rock producer Rick Rubin. Initially self-titled result appeared on Rubins American Recordings record label soon popularly and got the same name. The collaboration went so well that there with Unchained (1996) and Solitary Man (2000) follow-up albums. In 2002, Johnny not only seventy (!) years old, but also appeared in the four part series American Recordings: The Man Comes Around.
American IV: The Man Comes Around is the 87th studio album by American music artist Johnny Cash. Released in 2002, it is the fourth in Cash's 'American' series of albums. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style, with help from producer Rick Rubin. For instance, for the song. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Album Version). MEGA RARE ONE SIDE TEST 12' PICTURE DISC. eBay!
The cd was made according to the same master and that means again an acoustic album on which Cash own compositions alternating with some striking and songwriters who have created and covers. This time he has numbers as Personal Jesus (original by Depeche Mode), In My Life (The Beatles), Desperado (The Eagles) and I Hung My Head '(Sting) to know his hand.
In the row covers is really only the Sung duet with Fiona Apple Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) somewhat against. Absolute highlights include the title track, written by Cash himself the Hank Williams classic I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry and the Nine Inch Nails-Hurt, which cover the listener literally by the throat. Sorry but I just don´t like the american recordings series. It´s Johnny cash still a great singer, singing unworthy songs.
Just middle of the road rock music.And I don´t want to say it ever was undergound. But this is just to shallow and effect hascher dreamy than to be good. And between you and me, people like Bono and Sting or Depeche Mode are just in the 4th league of songwriting. His producer has failed to send him adequate material ( what could he have done to a Townes Van zandt Song for example?) for it´s not only the singer but the song (Mick is wrong).
Looking for feedback on the quality of this pressing. Sounds very crisp in the higher freqs to my ear.
Johnny Cash Unearthed
Some serious distortion in several tracks; mastered too hot?? This is not the first time I have been unimpressed with the Back to Black pressings. Same problem in fact.
Johnny Cash American 4
I get the sense these pressings are being sent to market with very little consideration and quality control. Shame as the musical production on this record is as good as it gets. Wish Rick Rubin would get involved with the QC on the reissue.