American IV: The Man Comes Around

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i wanted to like this more than i did. i love the concept of the album, a legendary musician coming to terms with his impending death by recording a covers album of his favourite songs. Sadly it spaffs its load after the first two tracks. the man comes around is huge and hurt is one of those rare tracks where the cover is better than the original and combined with the video it makes for a sad time.

À moitié bon. Y’a des tounes qui. sonnent « faites vite ». On dirait qu’il lit les paroles parce qu’il ne connait pas les chanson. Il y a tout de même « Hurt » et la majorité des tounes country au départ qui sont plus authentiquement senties. L’album est enregistré alors qu’il a 70 ans, mais il sonne comme 80.

I tried so hard to like this, but I couldn't really get into it. There were a couple of songs I liked, but that was it.

I wanted to like it. The version of Hurt is outstanding. The rest is really not.

Mawkish and just a bit..... well.. boring!

This started well with When The Man Comes Around. I don’t like Hurt as much as other people. And then a bunch of unnecessary covers. And then We’ll Meet Again. Sigh.

Bleck

A raw voice like sawdust makes this pretty much unlistenable, though I can see why others might find him appealing. Can't identify with the subject matter, so this is a no for me.

The novelty of Johnny Cash covering modern songs wore off 20 years ago.

Too American

yeah thats not great, WAYYYYY TO sad

1-2…. Bisschen weird

Not a fan of country music. Didn't like it and wouldn't recommend it either. Definitely not my cup of tea.

Christ how incredibly long and boring. I hate country music, but not only is it country it’s a SNOOZEFEST. And they’re all covers too? Give me a break. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was absolutely excruciating, not to mention Personal Jesus and Danny Boy. I know he was on his deathbed but lighten up mate. No need to wheel out the reanimated corpse for monotonous droning covers of well loved songs.

No, just no, I absolutely despise this I'm sorry, it's just my opinion. I'd listen to this in full only for a good amount of money. An amount so big that I could retire right now with it.

Didn’t like it

ehhh I thought it was alright the first few songs, but man. I don't like covers very much. And this album has a lot of very bland, minimalistic covers. The gravelly, grunting singing style of Cash and this isn't my jam. Like every phrase ends with some off key breathy word. It's gotten worse the more I've listened. Arguably should be a 2, but I actively disliked some of those covers when I actually knew the original.

it's offensive he thought he could improve any of these songs by sing-talking over a boring guitar

Sucked! The 'we're recording this almost dead guy' schtick is kinda ... shitty

I'm no countryphile but this album is as boring as countryfile.

It's not my type

I'm not even going to explain why I gave this rating. 1/5

Unpopular opinion but I've never been a fan of his sound.

I felt like this was a gimmick album and NIN version of “Hurt” is way better.

Boooring, patiko tik perdainuotos dainos kurias jau žinojau, bet ir taip originalo geriau klasyčiausi. O raspy balsas netampa automatiškai gražus.

What is this? I do not like that unfortunately.

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Boring

Eu definitivamente não gosto de country

6 songs in and i'm bored. sorry. Title track I liked. Give my love to rose was sweet. Personal Jesus is the worst song I've ever heard. I understand that this is Johnny Cash but if this was 75% more folksy I would've liked it more. I also don't think I like his voice at all.

Don’t like Johnny cash, probably never will, on this album he is destroying other peoples hits. I will struggle to unhear his murder of bridge over troubled water, I had to play the original afterwards to disinfect my ears, it has scarred me for life. Absolutely depressing dirge. The rest of the album is slightly elevated to the classification of unlistenable.

Country.

I started this album full of my usual scepticism about old men's swan song albums. My concerns rose further when I saw the words "sixty seventh studio album" in the description. Surely we can't expect that Cash suddenly pulled it out of the bag and released the best of his career on attempt sixty seven? I was surprised to find that the first two tracks were pretty good. The music production is excellent and Cash's vocals hold up admirably. 'Hurt' is a definite high point and had me wondering whether my preconceptions were about to be proven incorrect. Unfortunately, as the covers continued to role in, there were some absolute clangers. 'Bridge over troubled water' was a particularly embarrassing moment and by the time I got to 'Danny Boy' it was getting beyond a joke. Despite the odd decent cover, this is an album we could do without.

An album of your Grandad singing his old favourites. No idea why it’s on the list. Stop press: it’s NOT on the list - it’s on the expunged list. I agree. I can see no reason why an album of covers has any worth. Particularly BAD covers. Whatever next? Lemmy Sings Carole King? Stay in your lane, Cash! I quite like some of Johnny Cash’s stuff, and his voice is still ok. The same signature sound. And he’s generally in tune (take note Dianna Ross!). But this is pretty dreadful.

There isnt anything about this that i like. First album i didnt even bother finishing. 1/5

This is the two hundred third album I’m rating. The first Fiona Apple song I get is her shitty collab with Johnny Cash. Shitty because of the writers and Johnny Cash by the way. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - The Man Comes Around, Hurt, Give my Love to Rose, Bridge Over Troubled Water, I Hung my Head, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Personal Jesus, In my Life, Sam Hall, Danny Boy, Desperado, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Streets of Laredo, Wichita Lineman, Big Iron, Tear Stained Letter, and We’ll Meet Again. Hurt - Johnny Cash ruining an amazing song from an amazing album. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Fiona Apple is great but Johnny Cash’s voice is really really annoying. All in all I liked 0/17 songs. His voice isn’t as bad as Lou Reed’s but it isn’t good.

Eh

Without any strong affection for Johnny Cash, I can't find myself all that interested in him singing covers as an old man. Bridge Over Troubled Water particularly made me cringe.

kendte sange sunget af Cash Lidt ligegyldig, men mange af originalerne er gode.

Not my thing either Favourite song: I hung my head

Nope. I'm done with Johnny Cash.

Am honestly a bit bored, it's all quite samey and while Johnny's voice is wonderfully rich, the lyrics don't really carry these songs. Apparently these are mostly covers which almost make it worse, like this is all you did?

also ass tbh

Voor cover albums heb je een hele moeilijke aan mij. Niemand gaat mij overtuigen dat Cash z'n versie van Hurt is beter dan NIN's, dat hij een gat vult in Bridge over troubled water dat door Simon en Garfunkel is achter gelaten en dat Sting een dwaas was om Hung my head in 9/8 te schrijven en gewoon lekker normaal moest doen met een lekker 4/4 nummertje. Laat mij niet beginnen over In My Life. De stem van de 70-jarige Cash is hier ook duidelijk niet wat hij ooit geweest was. Ik vermoed dat dit album in de lijst zit omdat het zn laatste was, maar dat betekent niet dat het de moeite waard is om naar te luisteren.

Johnny Cash praatte op zo'n manier dat je niets in twijfel trekt wat er uit zn mond kwam. De nummers dat hij praat vind ik ook dan ook vetter dan waar hij mooi probeert te zingen. Op zich bijzondere plaat zo vlak voor zn dood met gastartiesten enzo, maar gezien de grote hoeveelheid covers (die matig klinken) vond ik dit album niet in de lijst thuis horen. Ik was op de helft nogal verveeld door zijn stemgeluid en overall vond ik de nummers erg kaal.

This album got al lot of attention from every one when it was released so I understand why it is on the list. I was not caught up in the hype though. This is my actual first listen to American IV, front to back and I am still not there. The first half was better with some ok covers of "Hurt" and "Personal Jesus." Second half is lame. I think I prefer the jailhouse Cash over the studio refined. I hope this man doesn't come around again...1.25.

It's pretty damn impressive that Johnny Cash managed to maintain a career for 50+ years. Whether I enjoy his music or not I can't deny that he is an icon. That being said, his late career filled with sappy acoustic covers of popular songs have always really annoyed me. I didn't realize that the album American IV is basically the poster-child for this segment of his career. It features Hurt, Personal Jesus, In My Life, and a handful of other bologna that I really wish I didn't have to sit through. Even if this isn't objectively the worst album on the list this type of shit bugs me to no end. This album was at best a slog and at worst a punishment for me. The prison albums were somewhat endearing for changing it up and some of the history tied to those performances but I don't get any similar warm and fuzzies from American IV. I won't fault people who claim to be Cash fans but I've confirmed it's not my cup of tea. I hope there isn't another Cash album on here but with 70+ studio albums I fear we may run into another. 0.98 stars

OMG. Never allow an icon who could never sing try classics. At this point in his life he cannot carry a tune in a bushel basket. Sad.

Very uninteresting, this bluegrass type stuff just does nothing for me.

Boring. Only hurt stands out.

I don’t like country

Im sure its a classic, but Im not hear to learn about music history or whatever. Just not my vibe.

fuck this shit i don't understand how this bullshit gets praised.. old people i guess

Much respect to one of the true badasses of music history, but… if I listened to this not knowing who Johnny Cash was, I’d give it 1*.

yo this project stinks ass, just searched "sex"

Для мене ця музика занадто нудна, педве впорався з цим. Останні треки вже на морально вольових слухав. Але є дві цікавих пісні. Перша це Hurt. Це дійсно та пісня, яку має послухати кожен. Якщо Ви жива людина, то ця пісня Вам точно сподобається. Друга - Personal Jesus. Це єдина пісня що не звучить як пісня Джонні Кеша. Вона стирчить тут як інородне тіло. Здається ніхто не знал що з нею робити і тому залишили все як є.

I dont like because its sad music and i dont like it.

Do you want to listen to cover songs that have a country feel to them? American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny cash has exactly what you are looking for. I've never heard the original songs on this album but i have a feeling that they do not give country vibes at all. Good sounding Acoustic guitar, and I can't figure out what's doing low notes. Sometimes it sounds like a bass but sometimes it sounds like a piano. Super low i almost missed it the first time. It's an okay album i guess. I wont say its bad but its also not good.

Just nope. No idea why he’s popular and I have tried. He’s a nice voice, two good songs and this was a waste of my time

Unfortunately, The Man was still trying to make music at this point, which essentially boils down to inane, out of breath mumbling, with no (or very poor) vocal melodies, and basic musical arrangements. Additionally, the celebrated covers on this album are decidedly worse than the originals.

Is it rude to say this reminds me of a war veterans anthem

Have always thought Cash was overrated. Bridge Over Troubled Water - this version is an injustice to the original, it sounds like bad karaoke. Same with Personal Jesus - but in this case it is drunk karaoke. The only goody on here was The Man Comes Around. Everyone loves Hurt, but it's not as good as the original. Still not sold on Cash.

Very far from his best. And murders the covers!

This album does absolutely nothing for me. I don't hear emotion in it. He sounds bored in some songs.

i do like his voice , but i get nothing from this at alll .

womp womp

I hate Johnny Cash. I didn’t like the way this sounded at all. Every song sounded like Cash was singing with cotton mouth through a set of dentures. The only redeeming thing about this album is the lyrics, and even then, these songs were mostly covers.

This album raises the question: how much talking can one get away with while “singing” ?

A cover album where all of the originals except Hurt are better.. shocking.

This is bloody awful

Sorry, but I'm just not into talking music

familiar hit songs that he does a great job with, but others are mediocre covers. actually skipped some. album had a wide range of quality

Hurt é legal, o resto é chato apesar da voz potente do Cash

I hate this album.

Felt like a TV special soundtrack. Not very good.

Is it over yet?

Omg, this is awful. Old man that can't sing in old men voice and country on top of it. Also, wow, can he murder Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Like, absolutely butchered. I really don't like his version of Hurt either. I don't get why people like it so much. Dude can really murder a song. I've always said the best person to ruin a Johnny Cash song is Johnny Cash himself. Seems it holds true here too. Added bonus of being able to ruin other people's songs too.

He absolutely butchered Hurt.

Boring

Johnny Cash made me realise that country can be decent. Loved his prison albums. But this is dross.

Another cash? Just like too many Springsteen, too many Aerosmith. Really? 1001 albums are not that much, you know?

pesimas payadas. claramente este hombre nunca escucho un tema de atahualpa

Nah, not for me

Hurt is amazing. I want to like this album, but I just can’t do country.

omg this mans voice… I really didn’t enjoy any part oof this album, I kept wondering when it would be over!! not a fan at all.

Hot take: extremely underwhelming given Cash's reputation. Mostly plodding tunes sung well but not as well as I've been led to believe. His voice is distinctive, and memorable, but I think his singing is not. Sweet sentiment, nice simple storytelling, and a few impactful instrumental phrases are the highlights of a slow, forgettable album that is otherwise packed full of what I'd call "elevator music for sad people". At its best I think these are nice, wistful songs which anyone could enjoy hearing live if performed by friends or family around a bonfire or something, but I have a hard time believing anyone could consider this a culturally important album. It's all in one ear and out the other. Hated basically the whole thing. Highlights: We'll Meet Again; I Hung My Head, and (only) the chorus to Hurt. Lowlights: Danny Boy, Personal Jesus, Streets of Laredo, Give My Love to Rose.

Pass.

this band needed to get a different vocalist. they sound like that slightly sexist uncle that you try to avoid at family reunions. the instrumental parts of the songs were great, but i groaned nearly everytime that dude started singing. and it's a bunch of covers. why was this album made? and why is it on this list? i would rate this album 0/5 if it would let me.

sämst piss