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This is the real Johnny Cash. The Man at his roots was one of the greatest story tellers through music that the worlds ever known. From the live Folsom Prison Blues recording INSIDE OF A PRISON, to A Boy Named Sue, these songs bring it all back. Even with that there are a couple notable tracks from the early to mid days that are MIA, but the newer over hyped Covers of 90's hits are a welcome omission for me.
I can't stand today's country at all. The collection itself has a lot of variety, from some of his early stuff to some gospel to some newer stuff, including a U2 song he did. Everything on the radio is repetitive with lyrics written by a redneck 10 year old and the singing is ear-cringing and with an exaggerated Southern drawl. But back in the day, country was The Man and Black, who had some pretty deep lyrics and a booming, deep voice. The reason why I don't give this product 5 stars is because of the unnecessary censorship in 'A Boy Named Sue." The line 'I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you Sue' is 'I'm the (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP) that named you Sue.' Very annoying, indeed. But despite that, Johnny Cash is worth checking out, even if you don't like country,
I mean, I listened to his music, and it sounds awful. If this guy is so good, how come I never see any of his music videos on CMT. How come he is never on any country music stations. He does not have the redneck Southern voice all male country singers have, and I don't like it. For some GOOD country, get Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, or Billy Ray Cyrus.
This is a double CD, and what I wanted. Initially the order form was not quite clear to me, as I believed the price was for the double CD.Further on when doing the actual order, I "read" that the price was for each CD, and not the "double."I ended up ordering two double s. In S A with our exchange rate, this turned out to be rather expensive. It was not worth the cost of returning the secound un-opened CD.A possible help would be more explanation regarding double CD s.
This CD arrived very quickly and was just as described. It contains a great selection of classic Cash songs and is a great addition to anyone's country CD collection. All in all, a great buying experience.
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