Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series

Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series

Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series

ASIN: B000001FO0

Track Listings
 
1. Get Rhythm
2. Tennessee Flat Top Box
3. Long Black Veil
4. Thing Called Love
5. I Still Miss Someone
6. Cry Cry Cry
7. Blue Train
8. Sunday Morning Coming Down
9. Five Feet High and Rising
10. Peace in the Valley
11. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
12. Home of the Blues
13. Guess Things Happen That Way
14. I Got Stripes
15. I Walk the Line
16. Ring of Fire
17. Ballad of Ira Hayes
18. Ways of a Woman in Love
19. Folsom Prison Blues
20. Suppertime

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The Man in Black always knows. At least he always sounds like he does. These days he's been Rick Rubinized, covering Soundgarden and Beck and toying with severe production techniques and Cash is all the stronger for it. But this is a late '80s collection of songs Cash made famous many years ago in a context far different from his original intentions. (Horns and synthesizers are hardly the tools of the country music trade). These re-recordings prove he could still breathe life into songs that have followed him his whole career ("Long Black Veil," "Ring of Fire," "Folsom Prison Blues"). --Rob O'Connor

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Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Why re-make a song when the original is so good?
  • Nothing more original THAN the original recordings...
  • The Purists are Purely Annoying
  • A Johnny Cash Update
  • I AGREE
 Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series
Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
Outlaw & Progressive CountryOutlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
RockabillyRockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000001FNZ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Get Rhythm
  2. Tennessee Flat Top Box
  3. Long Black Veil
  4. Thing Called Love
  5. I Still Miss Someone
  6. Cry, Cry, Cry
  7. Blue Train
  8. Sunday Morning Coming Down
  9. Five Feet High And Rising
  10. Peace In The Valley
  11. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
  12. Home Of The Blues
  13. Guess Things Happen That Way
  14. I Got Stripes
  15. I Walk The Line
  16. Ring Of Fire
  17. Ballad Of Ira Hayes
  18. The Ways Of A Woman In Love
  19. Folsom Prison Blues
  20. Supper Time

Amazon.com

The Man in Black always knows. At least he always sounds like he does. These days he's been Rick Rubinized, covering Soundgarden and Beck and toying with severe production techniques and Cash is all the stronger for it. But this is a late '80s collection of songs Cash made famous many years ago in a context far different from his original intentions. (Horns and synthesizers are hardly the tools of the country music trade). These re-recordings prove he could still breathe life into songs that have followed him his whole career ("Long Black Veil," "Ring of Fire," "Folsom Prison Blues"). --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Why re-make a song when the original is so good?.......2006-08-03

I generally do not like re-makes, especially by the same artist and particularly when nothing new is brought to the song. If one is going to re-make a song, at least attempt a different arrangement with different instruments, tempo, etc. Don't make it identical to the first recording; this is tantamount to trying to remind people you are still alive, which is rather sad. This CD reveals how desperate Cash was to revive a once hot career, and the results are unmemorable to say the least. If you are a casual Cash fan, steer clear of this one. I would recommend it for completists only.

2 out of 5 stars Nothing more original THAN the original recordings... .......2004-12-07

These re-recordings of "classic" Cash tunes show WHY the 1950s and early '60s originals will always be the versions that will forever be remembered by serious music fans in future decades. In the original Sun and Columbia versions there was a special something that just made you want to really listen...For CLASSIC CASH there is no substitute for the recordings Johnny Cash made with the REAL Tennessee Two/Three: Marshall Grant on bass, the legendary Luther Perkins on guitar, and later WS Holland on drums. The band included on this album (although WS Holland and longtime guitarist Bob Wootton are present) sounds more like some "cover band" Cash may have picked up on the way to the recording studio. Cash re-recorded some of the songs on this album in 1963 and '64 for the I WALK THE LINE LP on Columbia with much better results! Hardly worth listening to more than once.

5 out of 5 stars The Purists are Purely Annoying.......2003-06-27

I own lots and lots of Johnny Cash, but I always grab this one when I'm heading out the door and hanker for some Classic Cash. No one wants to jam to the dunka dunka rhythms of the sun recordings when theyre barreling down the road, come on! This rawks, good stuff. This is that bridge for the modern ear to some of the best cash songs ever written. If that's wrong, then I don't ever want to be right.

4 out of 5 stars A Johnny Cash Update.......2002-10-16

Johnny is among my favorite musicians. With his voice and careful delivery of lyrics with a heavily played guitar, I can listen to just about anything he'll sing.

Now, to be noted, some of these songs are remakes. That's not a curse, until you are an originals purist. You know that. Give a listen to a few samples and see how they pan out. They work for me. I hope you'll like them too.

This isn't the last word on Johnny. It is a good CD to play in your truck on the way to town, or to [turn] up in the rec room while playing a bit of pool. "Boy Named Sue" and other aren't on this one. None of his gospel stuff either, but those can be found on other albums.

I fully recommend "Classic Cash" by Johnny Cash. Buy it, listen to it, enjoy it, and remember, don't bring your guns to town.

Anthony Trendl

5 out of 5 stars I AGREE.......2002-07-20

I couldn't agree more with Tim from New York. I myself have many albums of this great performer and he does an excellent job on this one. If you have ever seen him live you would appreciate this album a lot more. Definitely a five star album.

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