LiveMusic Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I need to add Johnny Cash CDs to my collection. Is there any that you consider as exceptional? This could be classic or newer releases. That video on "Hurt" is painful to watch. It's getting bigtime publicity. I hope others are inspired cuz I'm not; it just makes me ill... getting old sucks. I guess I could salute his courage to do that but it's also kinda sad to me. Anyway, I really do need to buy a couple of his CDs. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 You only need two to get you started DEEP into the Man In Black: [i]Live At Folsom Prison[/i] , and [i]Live At San Quentin.[/i] Get the newly remastered versions where they stuck the dirty words back in. There's a hilarious part on the Folsom album where Johnny loses his place in "Dark As The Dungeon" and lets it slip that they're recording the show. The convicts go nuts. After the song, he says, "Well, I guess you know by now that this show is being recorded for an album on Columbia Records, and you cain't say hell or shit or anything like that." He turns to engineer Bob Johnston and says, "How'zat grab ya, Bob?" For years I had the original on vinyl with "shit" bleeped out and wondered what it said under there. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveMusic Posted March 6, 2003 Author Share Posted March 6, 2003 I had settled already on Folsom Prison but I didn't know if the San Quentin one was good. Would love to hear other opinions, as well. I do like a lot of his edgy stuff. Boy Named Sue and stuff like that, naw. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 A brilliant album by Johnny is "Unchained". Rick Rubin produced it and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers back him up. Johnny at his finest. www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucyjack Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 There is a pretty good 3 box set I think from Rhino that covers a lot of the highlights including the early Sun stuff. Smell the Magic www.Katp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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