At Folsom Prison

Molto Buono

Classic country hits from the best to ever do it in my opinion. The charm in this record is seen throughout the track list as Cash addresses the crowd and even takes a jab at his own record label. The charm is evident through the music as well. The whole album sort of feels like a movie at times, that's the appeal in my opinion, very unique experience that you can't get anywhere else. 8/10

I don't think there's another live album quite like this. The cheers from inmates, the telephone call in between songs, Johnny Cash joking around and interjecting at his own songs - all followed by him singing a song someone wrote in "Greystone Chapel." The album gives you a small window into Folsom and what Cash was like; how he related to people.

Johnny Cash has such a great voice and though his music is relatively simple, he is masterful. I love the interactions in this live album and how charming he is and what a "rock and roll" concept playing at a prison for a live album is

Lacked a little of the edge of San Quentin, but still superb. The Legend of John Henry's Hammer was my highlight.

I'm not a county fan but there's something strangely compelling about his interaction with his audience

Mmm interactie!

Legend

absolutely love johnny cash, just not the hugest fan of live albums, but this is still a solid 4 star.

Johnny cash has charisma and he has a great sense of humor. The songs in this album are fun and uplifting.

epic

Love the prison albums but this wavers a bit in the middle

Surprisingly enjoyable. Lyrics fitting of the location with fun banter between songs. I can see why this is considered a classic live album. Favorite: 25 Minutes to Go

No one has a voice like Johnny Cash that’s why he’s Johnny Cash! Overall i liked it, simple folksy songs with witty lyrics and couple zingers. Not really my thing but you can just hear how he has influenced contemporary music. Really cool that it was at a prison and included works from inmates and recordings from the live event.

4, decent fun

Nice and chill

Love the classic, deep tone of his voice. Didn’t rate higher because it seems like several songs had the same tune.

Storytelling over a gently strummed guitar - with a voice fit for this. One or other more upbeat songs where Johnny proves that he can actually sing (Jackson for example). Classic country blues

Not my normal style but quite enjoyable

Cash is great. Not generally a fan of live recordings but this one was solid but it did leave out many of his songs I like the most.

really fun listen

Great sounding album despite it being recorded live. Lots of his hits from top to bottom and a quick and easy listen. 8/10.

cash is a great storyteller. could do with more folk-blues and less polka, but hey

I appreciate the story telling, but I didn't like the country twang

Johnny sure had some fun with this one and I bet the inmates just loved it.

Another Artist I've never been too familiar with. Some really great tracks in this album that get the knee going - especially enjoyed Folsom Prison Blues and 25 Minutes to Go. Cash's comments throughout the live performance are quite funny too and really help build a great personality for the album. Really enjoyed this album and found it as a great starting point for Cash's work.

Love the commentary from Cash and the story behind the album. Great songs and a great live recorded album. 4/5

Better than I expected for a live album

Indeed kinda silly that both this and the San Quentin record are on the list. I think I like this one better, though I’d have to do ‘em back to back to really be sure. Not every song pops for me, but nice to have an appearance from June and I certainly think this is the more playful of the two records. The one two punch of “Dirty old egg suckin’ dog,” and “Flushed from the bathroom of your heart” are so fun and would have equally crushed at middle schools. In fact, I really wish there was a “Johnny Cash Live at William Lenoir Middle” because that would have slayed.

Said from one who does not enjoy so-called country music.... this is a great album. It's definitely the live aspect that really makes it stand out (i.e. I know to me it would be more staid and frankly dull if it were just in a sterile studio setting). Much of it really borrowed from (or established?) old rock/punky folk ... in addition his low-key band should get nearly equal billing for propelling these songs along. I actually love the banter between - and often during - these songs. 8/10 4 stars.

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. Classic.

Legendary. Not quite 5 stars.

I once went to prison for punching the pussy out of my niece. My cell mate was a huge, heavily tattooed man named Rupert. He was a toff who ran a paedophile ring in West London. Cool guy. I hope he's well.

Look at the sweaty nonce. SHACK in a playground much?

A very quickly-paced Southern country record that was very consistent with its songs and performance. Johnny was one of the best performers of his era, and this mostly uncut recording proves it.

Very good live versions of many great songs. I wonder if he would be allowed to perform in a prison today?

Otroligt hårt!

Really enjoyed this, felt like it told a story and the audience involvement oddly added to it

It blows my mind that Johnny just knows and is in harmony with his audience here. That connection is so complete that it transforms the songs and their lyrics--becoming something more. The reaction of the crowd matters more than the content of the songs. They find a home, not in literal acceptance but in audacity. The audacity of swearing, of being there, riding the edge of crassness, and understanding something that they all share. The twang and railroad beat make this feel both fictitious and absolutely real.

Always liked the concept of give concerts at jails. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison

Thoroughly enjoyed but have to wonder if women like Johnny Cash at all

3.8 - classic album with some rockers and singalong.

I really like Dark as the Dungeon, The Long Black Veil and The Wall.

Such a neat album. The instrumentals are really nothing special, but the songwriting and storytelling of the lyrics on this thing are so interesting and kept me into it the whole time. Also the inclusion of the inmates cheering and yelling adds quite a bit of authenticity. 7/10

Always love Johnny

Prison is no punishment these days, they’ve all got flat screen TVs with all the channels and PlayStation 4 and Johnny Cash recording an album, it’s like a holiday camp for gods sake

one of my favorite live albums

Don't have much Johnny Cash records, but, At Folsom Prison is my absolute favorite! What can be better than Johnny performing in front of prisoners at a prison with a set of "appeasing the audience" appropriate songs ! Wow, still a classic!

Not my cup of tea, but a staple still

I mean it's Johnny Cash, you already know it's good. Hits many of the same notes as At San Quentin and here, as there, the atmosphere is as important as the music.

Quite good! Fun to hear Johnny Cash acting pretty casual while recording the music. To this day I still don't know exactly why I like Johnny Cash, he seems to me like a sub-par singer but I like his voice enough that somehow it works? An odd phenom.

Back when prisoners were just lovable goofballs who robbed and murdered. 8/10

This one's much better than the later San Quentin album. This list doesn't need them both: keep Folsom.

it's like you're actually there. electrifying and louche

This was good, but not quite as good as I expected it to be. I love the wit in Johnny Cash's music, and his voice is incredible, but this album was missing some of the soul and emotion that you get from his other work. Give My Love To Rose has it in buckets, but there's not so much other than that. Also, I thought it could done with a bit more of the back and forth with the crowd - the big thing about this album is that it's recorded live at the prison, but you lose a lot of the interaction and the energy from that. There's a recording of A Boy Named Sue that he did at San Quentin Prison which captures that perfectly - this album doesn't reach the same heights as that. 4 on 5.

Allein für die Geschichte dahinter ist das was besonderes. Musikalisch ist da nicht so viel für mich dabei, aber die Reaktion der Insassen da zu hören hebt das auf ne ganz andere Ebene. Bisschen komisch alles aber das ist gewollt 7/10

ein ziemlich gutes livealbum! das publikum ist teil der performance und johnny cashs kommentare sind auch kultig. ein paar songs haben mir echt gut gefallen, obwohl es country ist. kann man sich echt gut anhören!

Das hat ne unvergleichliche Atmosphäre, die fast unmöglich rein musikalisch bewertbar macht. Vor allem der 25 minutes Track erzeugt in dem Kontext richtig Gänsehaut. Macht jedenfalls sau Spaß und mir extrem viel mehr bock bei Cash mal mehr einzusteigen.

Das Album hat so ein geiles Konzept, also like: Ich singe im Gefängnis über Straftaten auch wenn ich gesagt hab ich macht das nicht (hehe) und alle gröhlen. Musikalisch geht das teilweise richtig nach vorne, hat dann aber auch ne klare Grenze wo mehr so Balladen können. Finde dieses eingespielte Lachen so geil, es wirkt so reingemischt aber trotzdem authentisch. Glaube gutes Einsteiger Ding auch für Cash!

Not as great as I thought. But good.

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.

Ivica Gotovina je prava sirovina. Općenito on, njegova glazba, najviše paše u tom nekom ljetnom/žega periodu. Čudan je osjećaj slušati ovo dok zatvorenici (ubojice, lopovi, prevaranti...) reagiraju na pjesme koje je on baš odabrao za ovaj live koncert (gdje bi se oni mogli naći u tim pjesmama) - gdje netko nekog ubija, vara, krade - a najviše ćeš čuti reagiranje na pjesmama: Cocaine Blues, 25 Minutes to Go (vrijeme ističe, tik tok), The Long Black Veil (pogotovo na stih: "I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife" pa čuješ reagiranje na tihi aplauz). Druga strana albuma je koliko je rekao da će krenuti romantične svirati, bome je više prisutna komedija, i zatvorenici odlično reagiraju na to. Ali pjesma The Wall tho...tužno pravo, a opet mi nekako najdraža sa ovog live nastupa. Treba to doživit (mislim bar da budeš ovako gledatelj, posmatrač, a ne iz zatvorenikove perspektive). Odličan live nastup, veoma kultan i s razlogom! P.S. previše dobrih albuma zaredanih.

Rockabilly. Country. Oddly comforting though, even though I'm not usually into country. Really liked that it was a live performance and the rapport he seemed to have with the incarcerated folks.

I mean, it's Johnny Cash. Can't really be bad to that. Classic live album but I do feel like I need to be in the right mood to listen to this.

W album

A brilliant live album.

Fantastic, obviously. Think this might've been the first country album I listened to in full.

Great live album, unique in the way the energy comes out.

Just a raucus good time

initial thoughts: even the songs I didn’t love were great. I love the interactive aspect of this album fav off album: I Still Miss Someone or Cocaine Blues

yeeha

Perfect live performance and connection to a crowd. Each song is specifically selected for the crowd and performed with such care and passion as Cash demonstrates a sense of compassion as he believed in redemption for all. Produced really well and sounds clear.

fucking classic.

Great, iconic album.

Another classic and iconic performance by Cash.

Great stuff

Good live album. Some funny moments especially with the water. Fav 25 minutes

Really enjoyed this album. Truly Johnny Cash in every aspect.

9/16=56%

Wow this has sooo much energy - I love it! The 25 minutes to go song was moving - especially if anyone on death row was attending that concert. What a great listen.

3.7 + A fun palate cleanser. Cash sounds loose and intimate, cracking jokes with the audience often at the expense of the prison administration. June Carter sounds sassy on "Jackson." Apparently the crowd noises were added in post-production (Folsom prison required silence of the inmates), which was a huge letdown when I first learned of it. But now I think the crowd sounds are so vital to the record that I can no longer imagine it without the audience as a central performer.

I was ready to write this off as another one of those albums that wouldn't live up to the hype... but the cool factor is undeniable. Probably a 4.5.

I hate live albums, but there are always exceptions to the rules. Exception: Johnny fucking Cash. It was a great idea that was executed brilliantly. Felt like a prisoner by the end of it, but that was the point right?

Western folk meets bluegrass rock, creating 'At Folsom Prison' with Johnny Cash's unique panache. The album is quite streamlined and organized, as its live quality brings Cash's distinctive baritone vocals to the foreground. An inviting listen of an album that ultimately enkindles themes of life; that of Cash's personal experiences.

Great genuine, authentic outlaw country - I love it. My top pick is the opening track, but I also like 'Jackson', and 'Green, Green Grass of Home'. Loved the audience interactions - "This show is being recorded for an album release on Columbia Records, and you can't say 'hell' or 'shit' or anything like that."

Classic

Buen disco! Lo único que me bajo un poco es el enterarme que muchos de los aplausos fueron agregados post-producción, pensaba que eran reacciones espontáneas del público :(

The prison crowd and Cash's relatable lyrics make for a really good listen if you're a fan

Classic Cash. If you only listen to one of his albums, it has to be this one.

Assez calme mais quand même joyeux. Bien aimé!

A fun live album. Good range of songs.

Épico

Yeah good that

This is a historic album that even folks who are fairly music ignorant know about. Folsom Prison Blues is iconic, and I got a kick out of 25 Minutes to Go. Johnny isn't really my cup of tea, but it was still a pleasure to give this album a total listen.

Loved it. The best part of the record is hearing the prisoners constant presence in the background

Historia de la música

Nice

A good live country album with a great atmosphere with the prison setting. Favorites: Folsom Prison Blues, Cochise Blues, 25 Minutes to Go

“At Folsom Prison” starts off slow, but eventually hits its stride and takes a whole prison along on the ride. Can’t really remember how it compares to Cash’s other live prison album, but I know they both make for powerful statements.

This album defines outlaw country for me. Johnny Cash is known for being a hardened badass, and I think it traces back to this album. He doesn’t just come off as tough, but rather he seems to take it a step further. It feels as if he is firmly Team Inmate. Of course inmates are people too, and deserve to be treated as such. I admire that he played Greystone Chapel, a song written by inmate Glen Sherley. The song is good regardless who wrote it, but Cash including it shows another side of an inmate capable of something positive. I had not realized that Shel Silverstein wrote 25 Minutes To Go, which fits with both his humor and Johnny Cash’s empathetic embrace of the outlaw inmates. A couple song highlights for me are Jackson, Folsom Prison Blues, and I Still Miss Someone. My one negative is that there are too many slow songs on the whole. I enjoy the slow songs individually, but overall it’s too much.

La sua S. Non ricordavo i brani fossero così simili tra loro, coinvolta dal contesto

I like the upbeat songs. The slower ones like I Still Miss Someone sound like he's singing hymns to me. Fun album.

Solid country album. Usually don’t prefer live albums but given the theme of the album and the setting it does fit. There are times where the live interruptions do take away from the songs. However this album has many classic hits and is classic Cash. 7.7/10

I like it. Great voice, charismatic. Basic musically, but interesting nonetheless

Hard nosed country songs of loss and longing and love, and fighting and jail and oppression - perfectly judged, heartfelt performances, finishing with a wonderful version of Greystone Chapel, which was written by Glen Sherley, who was an inmate at Folsom. Glen had a hard knock life - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Sherley 4 stars

Loved this. It takes a special artist to bring joy and humour to prison environment.

enjoyed it - made me think about rehabilitation v punishment

Pretty cool album. I think a little better than the other prison album of his "At San Quentin". Still, not a big fan of live albums in general. Songs are good, but live versions of songs when you're not actually there in person to hear them lack something. 3.5 stars.

A tym razem artysta dobrze znany, ale jednak album sluchany pierwszy raz, bo kto przeslucha cala cashowa dyskografie, z 67 studyjnymi albumami, 12 livami i 105 kompilacjami, akurat trafilo na jednego z tych dwunastu livowych nagran, dodatkowo jest to pierwszy livowy album w karierze cashowej, ktorym w swoim rodzaju zresetowal swoja kariere i wrocil na szczyt po maratonie dawania po kablach, plyta nagrana w 68, wiec w okresie w ktorym narodzil sie czlek w czernii, ktory zapoczatkowal takze przejscie z wizerunku outlawowego do czegos bardziej ikonicznego, na 45 minutowym materiale znalazlo sie miejsce na 16 kawalkow z czego 14 nagrane zostalo na jednym koncercie, a jedynie dwie pochodza z drugiego koncertu tego samego dnia, to jest give my love to rose i i got stripes, oba autorstwa casha, bo jednak wiekszosc kawalkow to klasyki outlawowego country, a nie kompozycje casha, ktorych na albumie mozna naliczyc tylko piec, ale w takiej muzycie chodzi o to jak sie ja robi, a nie kto jest akutorem tektsow, a pan cash swietnie odgrywal swoja role outlawa, a jeszcze w takim miejscu jak wiezienie stanowe muzyka nabiera calkiem innego wymiaru, to samo odnosi sie takze do widowni, ktora jest slyszalna w ciagu calego wystepu, bo jak to w muzyce country wszedzie puenty po ktorych ludzie dostaja kociokwiku co buduje atmosfere wieziennego koncertu, w dzisiejszych czasach taki koncert jest nie do pomyslenia, bo jak by to mialo wygladac, murzyny rapujace o czarnym zyciu materujacym, czy o tym ze wszystkie copy to bastardy, kurla, kiedys nawet zloczyncy mieli wiecej klasy i gracji w swych wystepkach, a raczej w ich odsiadywaniu, wiec niezwykle nagranie w stylu pozdrowienia do wiezienia, jesli chodzi o akompaniament instrumentalny, to poza gitarka i harmonijka pana casha, mozna takie uslyszec elektryki, drumsy i basa, do tego dochodza chorki i jeden wokal zenski, z plejkowych pickow na plejce musi sie znalezc tytulowy folsom prison blues, czyli kawalek z 55 i jeden z klasycznych numerow poczatkow kariery cashowej, do tego kolejny blues, tym razem kokainowy autorstwa T.J. Arnall, 16 piosenek i ich kolejnosc tworzy pewien rollercoster podczas odsluchu, raz kawalki o kokainowym szalenstwie, mordach i gwaltach, tylko zeby potem sluchac o tym co czeka na biedakow w krainie mlekiem i miodem plynacej za tymi murami, a potem jeszcze love songi o dogach, w reakcjach jakie wydaja na nie wiezniarze slychac, ze muzyka potrafi trawic do wnetrza czlowieka i go dotknac, a to najwazniejsze

Great album, have listened several times. Love the extra conversations with audience and announcements for inmates or requests for water. Nice performances with June Carter.

first Johnny album that I listen very nice

Classic

Album so fun it's criminal

I’m not a huge fan of the music, but I love the album. There’s just something about singing about shooting someone to a crowd of dangerous criminals.

I loved this - not just because of the music but the atmosphere and picturing the setting. I think I was aware of this occurence, Cash playing in a prison but had never listened to the recording properly. Its excellent.

This is an excellent album. Johnny Cash is fantastic.

This was fun, his lyrics are great.

Listened to this many times before, pretty uncritically. This time around wrestling a little with how great it is. Am I overrating it because of the whole legend and lore aspect? It certainly hits some heights, it also is certainly sloppy as hell at times, but then again that’s a live album.

johnny being johnny fucking love live at folsom prison cocaine blues and long black veil are a couple faves

- The crowd work of Johnny Cash is second to none - His live performance is on par with all of his studio recordings - There is a reason he's a legend and this is a prime example

ITS THE CASH MAN

Great set of songs to be relevant to the unique audience, and the storytelling (even if by the nature of the music or when borrowed) is excellent throughout. The live element benefits the recording, and Johnny's interactions and tangible rapport with the inmates make it somehow fun. Great mini set of lighter relief songs on the middle, highlighted by Jackson.

Gosh I'm usually kind of over Johnny Cash's main music, it's good but it's fawned over so much and if I don't hear Ring of Fire ever again I wouldn't be upset. But listening to this, gosh dang is it good. Gosh.

I like Johnny cash but not listened to the whole of this album before. Loved his interaction with his audience. He sounds just as good live as in the studio.

Great performance from a legend.

Simply brilliant show. I love the way Johnny Cash sings and talks to the audience. (8/10) Favorite Tracks: 25 Minutes to Go, Jackson, Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog

i wonder if johnny cash dropped the soap?

It felt weird listening to this. Here’s Cash, famous, singing to the inmates about their troubles. Joking about being hanged and murdering your wife and that sort of stuff. The cheers from the crowd. The songs written by inmates. I can barely get bored of the tunes being so similar because this performance isn’t about the music, it’s about the event, and it’s very thought provoking. Cash has a voice like melted dark chocolate in a huge cup and his stage presence makes him one of the only celebrity singers I could imagine a prison audience not being completely disillusioned by. I thought it was a very interesting album, but not exactly "fun" to listen to.

Could not believe it was actually recorded in a prison, sure enough it is and the resulting atmosphere is quite something

The songs are kinda cheesy and outdated but the recording is slick as and proves why Cash was a master of his craft. Also the banter between songs is cool to hear, this dude is charismatic as all hell.

Great album, the songs are great and johnny’s voice sounds is really relaxing, having it recorded live makes it feel that much better with the crowd interactions

Good music , great live performance and cool interaction with the audience

classic

Given the circumstances behind the recording, the quality isn’t terrible. Not a huge country fan, but old school country has better depth and meaning to lyrics. Some of the cheering feels forced and noted that it was added in post. Apparently the inmates were scared to cheer or clap, and Johnny actually asks during one song “did someone just clap?” At which point the fake applause queues in. Adding applause gives the album a fake feel and for a live album almost discredits it.

Historic, but not to my taste

Great audience! Song selection was great.

I think its a mix of country and blues

Much better! Most enjoyable & listenable!

Johnny Cash is a pretty funny guy which made it more enjoyable, but the music just by itself is kind of boring

Live albums :-( I really like Johnny Cash and the songs are so good that this would be an easy 5 if it were studio recordings. The live versions still get a 4 from me. But I really don't understand why anyone would prefer to listen to the live versions over studio ones.

One of the most iconic live albums and for good reason. Cash on top form.

great live album. 4.3 stars out of 5

Historic / 5

I Like it...I like it a lot. Great voice and such a unique tone. The recording is supreme too, especially for its time and place. You can close your eyes and almost imagine yourself right there. Wonderful piece of history from The Man In Black. 4 Stars!

Interesting that almost every song on this album is prison-related and dark. It wouldn't seem like prisoners would want to be reminded of their escape, but maybe it helped him connect with them. Seemed different from the San Quentin album, darker somehow.

Nice change of pace, awesome stuff

great production, sound quality...and he was awesome.

Enjoyed this and the whole premise. Top notch.

Deadly!

raw. and 25 seconds to go, at folsom, is just fuckin great. Couple of duds but just great. 8.7/10.

Liked it!

Enjoyed that. Good man.

Cash is goat

Classic. So damn good. Johnny Cash sings with such heart and has a voice like gravel running through your fingertips

Top performance

Classic prison concert from the man in black.

This album is a little less rough around the edges than the San Quentin offering. I like the song selection, he mixes the tempo up nicely, and they all, in some way, seem suited for a prision audience. I especially like the Long Black Veil and Green Green Grass of Home, which I didn’t realize was a death row song. And of course, "Flushed from the Bathroom of your Heart" is a classic. June Carter didn’t seem to be having one of her best days.

You can feel he is enjoying all the way; complicity with audience -which is in constant attention to the lyrics and the man- is almost palpable. Kind of a greatest hits enriched and improved. One of most memorable and original live records ever. 4,5

Ouuuu mama

Icon. That hard driving sound was uniquely his. While it was not a marketing playing in a prison helped brand him as a rebel and renegade

Loved it. Incredibly raw, and the setting catches the moment, artist, and songs so well.

Typical Cash album. Not big fan of his muic. I like only some specific songs, but overall liked this album. If I'll randomly stumble onto it again, I'll listen it, but won't purposefully listen to it and not on repeat obviously.

Nostalgic, reminds me of listening to music with Abe.

Already know that this is a great album. Listened to it a lot:)

God Bless Johnny Cash!

I've only heard the first track, but it's a great concept. Not something I'd always listen to, but I have a soft spot for Johnny Cash. I love that they kept all the quips and dead-space, really puts you there.

The Man in Black!

Absolutely classic, a list of best ofs for Cash coupled with the amazing dialogue between performer and prisoners.

Fav Song: Folsom Prison Blues

Nothing like this ever great songs so down to earth, gritty and real.

His songs always cheere me up. I love his tales and he‘s a great entertainer. Also, his voice is beautiful 😊.

Ja visst fan är detta ett album man bör höra innan man dör.

Johnny Cash is such a badass. I enjoyed learning about Glen Sherley, the inmate who wrote the final song on the album. Best track: Folsom Prison Blues.

Great live album.

Legendary live album

Didn't listen but im sure good

The music wasn’t my favorite, but the atmosphere was so fun that I couldn’t help but have a good time. I’ve been critical of live albums in the past, but this one is beginning to change my mind.

great execution, not my vibe.

An enjoyable listen I wouldn't repeat.

Pas vraiment mon truc, mais je vois pourquoi l'album est considéré comme un classique. Un public de prisonniers enthousiastes et le charisme de Cash.

5/10 Best songs: Jackson I'm very conflicted about this album. I've never really liked Johnny Cash's voice or music; I don't think live albums belong on this list; and I find the concept of the album problematic/performative. Like, yes, performing songs about being a killer and escaping from jail at a concert at a prison in front of people who very well might have done exactly that may be very badass and meta in an interesting way... but it's also very on-the-nose, and the fact that it was recorded and later sold to the general public gives me the ick. I also think it's telling that the reason why I even have a favorite ("best") song is is not because of Johnny, but because June Carter outsang the shit out of him. I dunno, maybe I'm being a hater, but I'm also someone who hated his cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt, so yeah, take my review with a grain of salt.

I can appreciate this for what it is and what he was trying to do but alot of the songs sound similar. I like Folsom Prison blues and I Got Stripes. The rest are OK.

A neat vibe. Live concert at the prison

So, this was a Johnny Cash album all right. Very distinctive style, some pretty crazy themes, and the venue makes for a unique atmosphere. Ultimately I don't love this style of music - I find it a bit simple - but neither do I find it offensive, and this was a good enough listen.

You’re telling me this guy actually played in a prison and recorded a live album there? Crazy. He seems like such a dude. When flushed from the bathroom of your heart played, and you can hear laughing from both him and the audience with his ridiculous lyrics, it’s quite funny.

By all reasonable metrics, I should like Johnny Cash. His band is tight if not particularly compelling. He has definite stage presence and is clearly an entertainer. The prison live albums were a creative idea that were well-executed. It’s not like I can say I don’t like him because of his deep croaky voice while simultaneously being a huge Leonard Cohen fan. Maybe it’s because he’s been parodied so many times - from Dewey Cox to the straight man in the “the bones are their money” sketch from “I Think You Should Leave” - that he just seems like a parody himself. I don’t know man. I just don’t like Johnny Cash.

I liked how live this album sounded. By this point we’ve had quite a few live albums (as much as I would like to see Daft Punk Alive 07 on here, I think my stance is we shouldn’t be including live albums if those already exist on the list in original recorded form because otherwise it’s just double dipping) BUT the live quality here was really nice. The audience came through pretty strongly and I liked hearing the spontaneity and crowd interactions

Medio embole. Country?

One of very few country albums I can enjoy. Johnny Cash seems to be having a lot of fun

For whatever reason, it reminds me of my grandpa, even if i don't remember him ever listening to Cash, perhaps it's the instrumentals or because he liked the 60s. It is not something I usually listen to, but I liked it, actually saved some, the lyrics are catchy and it's fun. A pleasant surprise.

3.5

Late 60s country. First effort after getting clean with help of June.

Based on my tastes, this album didn't have a chance in hell; I don't like Country and I don't like Live albums... Despite those preconceptions though, this album is so conceptually cool. The topics he covers would usually be a turn-off for me, which is part of the reason I generally dislike hiphop (at least, the gangsta kind). Guns, killing people, taking drugs. But... he's singing about these things... in a prison... with prisoners cheering at really inappropriate things... it's honestly just kinda wild. The interactions with the prisoners were darkly funny. The songs themselves were also largely dark humour. Overall I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would. This isn't a 4 or 5 star album for me, quite simply because I didn't think the music was anywhere near good enough - Johnny is a good singer and a good entertainer, but country music like this is so bland. Being entirely realistic, the music here would be 2 for me, but I'm bumping it up to a 3 because of what it is as a whole.

A rather enjoyable album, and in this case I like the storytelling nature of the lyrics (which I usually hate). However, the songs are overly simple and get repetitive over the course of an album. After the album, Spotify played a Glen Campbell song which was immediately leagues above in terms of quality. Edit: next up Willie Nelson, also a completely different league ... I'm recognizing a pattern here.

Recidivism would be at an all time low if we still did this

Folsom Prison Blues – Plagiarism controversy aside, this did give us one of the greatest lines Johny Cash ever wrote – “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” Dark as the Dungeon – a sad waltz, worth listening to for the interaction with the audience of convicts, instantly building a rapport. I Still Miss Someone – doesn’t quite match the version h edid with Dylan, but nice enough. Cocaine Blues – you can telll the care he took with building a set that would appeal to an audience of convicts. 25 Minutes to Go – one of Shel Silverstein’s ditties (most famous as a songwriter for A Boy Named Sue, another Cash standard, and probably the most intimidating figure ever to write a bestselling children’s book) Orange Blossom Special – another railroad song with the guitar following the rhythm of a steam engine.... unusual to hear a versio of this song without fiddle since it’s one of THE big fiddle tunes. The Long Black Veil – another “free spirit outlaw” track, again elevated a little by the interaction with the audience Send a Picture of Mother – it’s got to be admitted at this point in the album that while Johnny Cash may have been a great singer and Songwriter, his guitar playing was merely okay. Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog/Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart – variety show drivel. Jackson – fine. Give My Love to Rose – interesting to hear this early version. I Got Stripes another convict’s tale. Green, Green Grass of Home – a standard version of a country standard Greystone Chapel – nice to end with a song written in the place of performance.

I’m not a big country music fan but Jonny Cash has some great songs

pas son meilleur 3/5

I prefer old man Cash, but if I want younger cash the this is what I’d choose.

Johnny Cash had an amazing voice, a bad attitude, and a repertoire of classic, simple folk songs (and new songs written in a classic folk style). There's nothing groundbreaking here, but it's solid music well performed. I did notice a few cases where phrases ran a few beats longer or short than I'd expect, but the band all followed Cash and it never became a problem. This is more important as an event than as a live album, but it's solid.

i like the instruments and the rhythm of the song the album also feels very linear and unified from song to song which is satisfying to the ear

its good for its genre but i really despise country

I love this when it's foot stomping high tempo rollicking good times. I like the lore behind it. This is far from the perfect album though, some of the mid song patter is a bit forced and the ballads drag.

Hmm, het begint zeer leuk maar is eigenlijk echt nogal monotoon.

Bueno, no entiendo bien que acabo de escuchar. Tuve que googlear porque este señor hizo un concierto en la cárcel y obtuve unas cuantas explicaciones, de todas formas no lo entendí bien. Se ve que es, otra vez, una experiencia de la "americana" a la que no puedo acceder. Al menos pude interpretar como los presos parecían estar interpelados por las canciones de Cash. Musicalmente, no soy fanático del rockabilly ni del country particularmente, por lo que las canciones no me generan nada en particular. Si me parecen interesantes las letras, sencillas y directas, que van desde lo cómico, pasando por lo amoroso hasta lo depresivo del encierro y el aislamiento. Por eso mi voto. Es secreto (6/10).

I love the concept of this album, truly so cool but I don’t think the music really does it for me…

3.5 This being the second “live from prison” Cash album I’ve gotten on the list, you can see that it’s a bit of an act for Cash. He hits a lot of the same bits, a lot of the same jokes (calling out the wardens, making sure he cusses and then goes “oops I’m not supposed to cuss”), you realize it’s a bit less spontaneous than you thought. Cash is a performer. It’s a part of an act. A successful act, yes, but it’s all probably a little bit less sincere than it originally appeared. The quality of the music is still high, of course, though that last song by inmate Sherely is really cloying and stinky. Sorry, buddy!

Couple solid songs in here but overall it was too similar to each other. Maybe it was a wrong time type of thing and i would enjoy it a lot more in the future or in the right time. I could give it a second chance sometime.

I'm not big on country music, but Johnny Cash is all right.

Not my favorite outlaw country, but it's not the worst either. He's no Mojo Nixon.

At Folsom Prison was a decently fun listen. I listened to At San Quentin a while back and this album has very similar vibes to that one from things like Cash's general presence during these shows, the fact they came out a year apart from each other and they were also both recorded at prisons. I definitely like Cash's very non-serious presence as i could tell that he was having a pretty fun time doing these performances. The problem is though, none of these songs really stand out from each other. I think that this album is rather similar to Tom Waits' Nighthawks At The Diner where its more so the way it comes together that makes this album enjoyable rather than any specific songs so, definitely a good listen, just not my favorite. Best Song: Green, Green Grass Of Home Worst Song: I Still Miss Someone Side note: Last Johnny Cash album which means: 1. American IV: The Man Comes Around 2. At Folsom Prison 3. At San Quentin

Enjoyed this but don't think it was needed as well as Live at San Quentin

Why was this album so wholesome

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Enjoyable, but not my style. ★★★

More of a historic artefact than an album I'd return to over and over again (and where is the line between telling someone else's story or your own?) but yeah, I don't mind this one at all.

No está mal pero el otro álbum de Cash en la prisión es mucho mejor, tiene muchos más momentos de interacción con el público y mejor repertorio. No quita esto lo increíble y único de la obra de el gran joni jon. No queda guardado porque prefiero At San Quentin (que ya he escuchado varias veces desde que tocó). Me resta la duda de que opinaría si no hubiera tocado el otro antes, nunca sabremos.

I really did not expect to like it this much because I never listen to this kind of music. I don't know if I'm going to listen to it again but it was a good experience

The man in black standing up for the poor, the hungry and those who have served their time.

Really enjoyed this, did not know it was actually done at a prison? That's so cool, doesn't feel like something you could do today. Anyways enjoyed it a lot.

feel a strong cowboy music vibe. But unfortunately, I not enjoy with it.

OMG DET ER SÅ SAKTE, DREP MEG NÅ. Han snakker så mye i sangene hans, det er litt koselig. Men jeg har aldri kjedet meg mer. Det ente opp med å være veldig koselig å høre på

“haha I just said the f word and I’m not allowed to” shut up man, outlaw my ass, give me a country artist who’s actually killed someone

We already had one Johnny Cash prison album…change the channel, Marge! I guess this has some classic bits of stage banter (“I just want to tell you this is being recorded for Columbia Records so you can’t say hell or fuck or shit or piss or tits or cocksucker or cunt or motherfucker or anything like that”). The tracklist isn’t particularly great though - no Ring Of Fire or I Walk The Line - so it does become a chore by the halfway stage. Wish an incarcerated Blues Brothers could just join the stage and liven things up with some Jailhouse Rock or Everybody Needs Somebody or something.

He sings about cocaine kind of a lot, huh I think I do like Johnny Cash. I didn't think I did for a while.

A bit samey at times but I can see how influential it must have been

It's fine, but not something I'd listen to more often. Didn't know about the voice cracks.

In the beginning, I wasn't feeling like it was my cup of tea, but as I continued listening to the album, I realised some of these songs are quite touching.

ne. also… na, gfallt ma einf nit so wirklich. vllt bin i zu müde. aber es is so bissi country? und dass es live is machts nit besser. die ruhigen lieder gfallen ma besser (zb the long black veil), aber ganz viele lieder klingen sehr gleich. bin auch grad einf mad auf men weil wtf. es is ehrlich nit wirklich so besonders. trotzdem. 3/5

Great record! What an amazing document, the crowd noises and the way Johnny communicates with them is a special thing to hear. Dropped a couple of stars cos, for me, his songs have a very same same quality to them that I don't find too engaging. Still an amazing record tho

Up there as one of the best live albums. It does live up to its reputation and solidifies Johnny as a great showman. 8/10 [KEEP]

Ikke min smag, men meget hyggeligt

JC has a fantastic voice and this is an excellent live show. That being said I don't love a lot of the songs themselves, and found the recurring themes of incarceration and capital punishment a little relentless and overbearing by the end of the record

Not a country fan, but you can’t knock this one. Enjoyed it from start to finish

I enjoyed his other prison album on here more. Not sure if it’s just because I heard that one first so the prison gimmick was newer or if I actually liked his performance better. Either way still a fun time visiting a 1960s prison. Rating: 3.4

Para ser un álbum de country, lo disfruté bastante. No lo tenía tan buena onda al Johnny, un carisma total. Loco divino. Se lo lleva bien al album 5/10, para algo de country, es un montón en mi vara

Not for me, not so much the country aspect, but the story telling and campfire guitar. As for the music itself, definitelly good background noise. calming and nostalgic.

bastante divertido john el monedas

oh this is the song on baby mouth dreams lol. funny when he flubs during a song. extremely relaxing baritone. cocaine blues is just funny as fuck tbh reading how this was performed at a prison makes me appreciate it a lot more the long black veil is a dax song. sorry this guy is funny as fuck tbh highlights: flushed from the bathroom of your heart. give my love to rose. & the banter after the long black veil. & not to be pretentious but the speeches at the very end of the album too

pretty cool, quite same same and dated but still solid. Liked the last song would study to

Get this man a glass of water. The songs were fine, but the live aspect does add to the album and overall it's really cool. Cash is a cool dude and the songs had a nice theme and cohesiveness and I think everything fit really well together. Enjoyed listening to this album 6.6/10

It's listenable, but I don't really love it. Not my style.

Eh, I preferred his album from Live from San Quinton...

alcune belle canzoni narrative, ma complessivamente l'ho trovato un po lento, apprezzo jhonny cash

Não faz meu estilo, mas foi bacana.

Great album in particular the opening track.

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Try this now but with like ASAP Rocky

No es el tipo de música que escucho pero está muy bueno, siento que estoy viendo una película de cowboys

Good for just chilin and listenin while doing sth else i guess.

5/10

будто бы провел 45 минут в фолсом, на удивление приятно, это 3.5

Johnny is neither my favorite nor least favorite artist

I enjoyed this, except for the dog abuse song. I understand I'm applying contemporary principles to an era that was not so nice to pets and animals in general. I still wished for better from Johnny. Three stars instead of four

handful of my country favourites on this album

Muy bueno

it was okay

Better than his San Quentin album but wtf, how can the Man in Black only get prison records onto this list?

Folsom prison blues cocaine blues greystone chapel 25 minutes to go liked the 1st one the most, others were ok but wouldn't choose to listen too

Muy guapo que se escuchen los presos de fondo.

Not massively keen but think it might just not be my thing

sorta dark topics but great delivery

- i love a live album and i have never heard an album live from a prison. sick - something about his voice works so well with this recording style/quality. and hearing the audience respond, him laugh, etc is fun - west tennessee/arkansas accents fascinate me (eg. loo-is-iana) - i have respect for this even if it isn't necessarily something i would go out of my way to listen to as an album. it has some strong tracks though and if i liked slow country more i think i would like this a lot - jackson would be fun to listen to with people - favorites: folsom prison blues, 25 minutes to go - rating: 3/5

has a nice voice but wasn't super my style 3.5/5

So cool

nice album

The usual complaint about Johnny Cash - I'd rather hear about him than from him. I really liked the speaking bits in between the songs on this, but really, the songs themselves do little for me. I've given top marks to Folsom Prison Blues, because of the iconic 'I shot a man in Reno' line, but moreso because of the sketch in I Think You Should Leave that features a version of it.

Che dire del grande Johnny Cash, re del country. Concerto dal valore sociale molto importante, anche se ci sono altri dischi che mi sono piaciuti di più

Listened in the car. Honestly after getting At San Quentin earlier this week I liked that one more. I liked the tunes, the crowd energy, and the banter more than this one. I can still only handle so much Johnny Cash in one go.

Klasika. Jeden z mála country albumov, čo si dokážem vypočuť.

Cash money

Ja wel gewoon iets wat je ooit moet luisteren maar niet perse 2x

A live recording is a great way to display the power of his voice and in a prison! It’s fun to hear him break and laugh at certain moments and to hear the audience of prisoners there laughing with him. Not sure if I would consider this a must listen but it’s a great document of his music at that point in time. I see there’s another live in prison album just a year later on this list so I’m thinking there only needs to be one of those on the list. And then let’s get an earlier studio album by him on this list instead.

Suena bien para ser un vivo. La voz del cantante está buena. Las canciones me parecieron muy repetitivas.

The concept is fucking badass but the music wasn't that much

Iconic and a great vibe. Would definitely chuck on again but probably not enough songs that stick out for me

2/3. Such great energy on this album, the songs are fun to listen to, the crowd loves it, and for a live album it actually sounds good! I know Cash is a controversial figure, but he certainly seems like a cool guy on this album.

Not my thing, nothing personal

Sometimes “live” albums aren’t really live - in no way can you accuse this of not being truly live. Full of requests for water, for prisoners to go through to reception, of crowd interaction, this album is incredibly dynamic. Johnny Cash is also very easily to listen to. I’d not really been familiar with most tracks, but I still found it enjoyable to have on. Obviously, a track like the opener are standouts but I really enjoyed the silly “Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart.” I didn’t really like June Carter’s vocals, finding they didn’t really mesh well with Cash’s, so I’d found myself pondering that I preferred Reese Witherspoon singing “Jackson”.

Johnny Cash really does find himself very funny doesn't he? I liked the guitar, thought the vocal performance was variable and the lyrical content was (in some cases) questionable. The actual set up of the live album was absolutely fascinating though, and it likely deserves it's place on the list solely on principle. Ultimately while I quite enjoyed listening to it, I can't see me ever listening to it again, but would happily listen to a studio album. It would be a 2.5, but: 3/5 for the sheer ballsiness of the idea.

Maybe it seemed edgy at the time, seems a bit awkward now. Cash seemed to struggle a bit vocally.

2026.03.18

maybe more important or iconic than great, but a solid representation of Cash in the late 60s. happy to revisit it. top track: Long Black Veil

It's all fine, but won't listen to this again

I really like one Johnny Cash song, but after listening to a few in a row I get bored. They're all the same song dammit! He's charming, human, and the circumstances of the album make it more engaging and poignant. The lyrics are nice and I'm sure they make great singalongs

Pretty good for a genre I don't often listen to

I'm not much of a johnny cash listener, but this was an extremely good live performance.

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Folsom Prison Blues is an awesome track, the rest of the album (or his other songs for that matter) I find boring and uninteresting. Oh, Jackson with June Carter is fun, too.

Some of these old school blues lyrics sound a bit silly, listening today. But still a good listen.

I loved the live audience and his interactions with them, and the lyricism is so raw. Bit old timey for me though.

Country, 1968 -> 3

Although it’s not my style of music, Johnny Cash has a lot of talent.

Classic, probably the only country I’ll ever listen to

Me entretuvo. Y suma vibras la prisión.

It's a fun listen. The title track is iconic and one of my favorites. I've got nothing but respect for Cash and I enjoyed the album listening experience but it's unlikely that I'd listen to any one song on its own (except, of course, Folsom Prison Blues)

Un disco muy interesante. Me gusto. La verdad no soy muy fan de la música de Johnny Cash pero este disco se me hizo un concepto muy padre. El disco me gustó por la interacción que tiene Cash con su peculiar público, la manera de conectar con ellos es genial y lo disfrute mucho. Un gran disco que hay que escuchar definitivamente. Aunque yo más por la música lo disfrute por el contexto.

El hecho de que sea en directo, grabado en una prision, es lo q lo ha e especial.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

live album released May 1968, country, not my preference but it was fun, not bad