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Incredible.
One of the best live albums ever. Great songs and you can feel the atmosphere
Legendary. Enough said.
This is the album that captured Johnny Cash the icon best for me. The song selection given the setting is superb.
Extremely well executed. Cash is charming, funny and sincere in this performance and I wish I could have seen him live. The stories in these songs are great and while sometimes the arrangements were a bit too sparse for my taste, I have to say they were well crafted. I’d probably give this a 4.5 if I could but I can’t.
As lively as a live album can be. You can’t help but feel the excitement of the prisoners cheering at Johnny Cash singing “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die”. A joy to listen to
Sån banger... ett av de mest effektiva live-albumen jag nånsin hört.
I don't think there's an artist in the world, past or present, that could make an album like this. Probably the most crowd interaction you will hear in a live album. The whole thing feels so natural, as if the whole show was meant to be.
This is one of the best known live albums of all time. It's great. I prefer the live album he did at San Quentin, but you can't go wrong with either.
what an awesome album, 9/10 I mean some of these songs fit so perfectly for this performance, they had to be written for this I don’t know, just a really enjoyable experience I saw Walk the Line and I think it’s really cool actually getting to hear what actually happened as if you were there, it’s awesome
Hello I'm Jimmy cash
This album top to bottom is legendary to say the least. From the bone chilling cheering and clapping from the prisoners to the down to earth moments that Johnny Cash has with the audience. The singing is magnificent and the song writing is perfect. Ive always loved this song, ever since i first listened to it on my record player. This album is truly one of a kind, not only because it was played in folsom prison for the prisoners, but also because of how incredible his singing is despite it being live recorded. You feel like you can just reach out and touch him. The album has so many slow sad songs, faster paced light hearted songs, and an underlying theme of being imprisoned in some way shape or form. I cannot say enough good things about this album.
Grande cash!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Classic. Such a great album.
The most fun live album I've listened to. I love Cash's banter, June Carter's guest appearance, the inmates' cheering and other minor sounds present in the audio, like coughing and laughter.
I really really dig it
You know it.
9/10. But we love us some Johnny Cash.
5/5. Legendary. Iconic. Thanks Johnny 🤠
Favorite live album.
Sounds really good. This is prob worth the 5 stars.
Super album and great to hear the banter between Cash and audience
Johnny Cash plays a few country songs for a bunch of convicts. He's charismatic, devilish, and killing it. Classic album.
Live albums have never been my thing but this will always be the exception.
10/10 amazing energy , cash and his backing band both giving legendary performances
10/10. This was so heavy, even compared to at San Quentin.
I really liked this album, Johnny cash is quite good and very charismatic during the live performance. Parts of the album were funny and the songs were all nice to listen to despite it technically being country music.
Great album throughout- was very interesting hearing the banter with the audience and the prisoners. Great country album and his voice is iconic, will listen to again.
Hello, I love this album. This is classic Cash, punchy, full of attitude and humor, but also tinged with faith and sadness. Cash has a mindfulness of where he is and a clear sense of purpose toward his audience. The love between Johnny Cash and his audience is genuine and it radiates through these songs beautifully. It's a joy to hear. The enthusiastic roars and hollers from the crowd (sometimes at inappropriate times) brings a gallows humor and an exuberance to these songs that doesn't always exist in the studio versions. Cash is charismatic, in excellent voice and the band has great energy. June Carter's presence is an added delight. There is nothing else quite like this in music, and it's a strong candidate for best live album of all time. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues, Jackson, I Still Miss Someone, 25 Minutes to Go, The Long Black Veil, Orange Blossom Special, I Got Stripes, Dark as the Dungeon, Green, Green Grass of Home, Greystone Chapel, Send a Picture of Mother, Give My Love to Rose, Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog, The Wall, Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart
Great live album, very entertaining. What worked really well was the rawness of the recording, showing the engagement of the audience and Cash' personality as a performer, and including mundane announcements by the prison management that had nothing to do with the concert itself.
This guy bucks, the cocaine song was good
This may just be the greatest live album of all time. From "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" to the closing bars of Greystone Chapel and the announcements that follow, this is essential and engaging listening. The recording somehow transports you into the room in Folsom Prison. The energy from the inmates is palpable and it's clear that they are hanging on every Cash's every word. 5/5
I've loved this album since I got it in a 3 for £20 at East Kent's legendary old record store, Sound House. I said of San Quentin that it's great, but it lacks the driving energy of this superior (if slightly better behaved) live set. And listening today, it holds true A joy from start to end.
What a guy
Essential country/live album. Need I say more?
Fantastic album. Live albums are a hit or a miss for me, but this one is totally up there for intensity, passion, fun, and great sound.
So many live albums on this list. I'm not complaining, especially if they are ones of the calibre of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. This is the album I would tell people to listen to next if the discovered Johnny Cash through his NIN cover or the bio movie. Really nice cross section of the Man in Black's career until that point. None of his other recordings capture the underlying humour of Cash's music, something that is often overlooked about his work. San Quentin is a perfect follow up to this release so check it out if you haven't already.
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash. Iconic. Absolutely brilliant album!
One of the greatest live albums, heck, albums in general of all time.
Man, this album makes me remember that we're all human. This guy is over here singing songs about "shooting a bad bitch down" while all the inmates cheer. He cracks some jokes, laughs, asks for water - Johnny Cash just seems like such a down to earth guy. I don't even like country but the book was right for once.. I think my ghost would have been a bit upset if I died without listening to this. Also, I never knew that this album is from 1968. I always thought it was from the late 50s or so.
One of my favorite albums. It's raucous and full of energy, with a songlist that hits on some of the best of his work. I never get tired of listening to it.
Very much a jam. I loved 25 Minutes to Go and I loved the bit after The Long Black Veil.
immediate love for this album
Such a classic!
One of the greatest comeback albums of all time. Johnny Cash did not shy away from the uncomfortable and wasn’t afraid to share his spotlight with those cast out by society. This set showcases Cash’s empathy, skill as a live performer, and ability to connect with an audience. June Carter’s appearance is another highlight.
Wow, it was was something very different - for album 2, for name +1, for idea +2, so in total 5 due to a good idea where to play and record.
one of my faves
The Godfather of live prison albums, which in my book, means that it pales a bit to The Godfather Part II of live prison albums. But the original Godfather is one of the best movies ever made, just as this is one of the best live albums ever released. The best moment - oh hell, there are a lot of best moments - comes after Cash sings "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" when a Folsom inmate punctuates the line with a triumphant cheer. It's a vocal cheer that says that guy knew exactly what Johnny Cash was singing about. An excited "been there/done that" affirmation. That recorded moment alone puts this baby at a 5. And I'm pretty sure that same inmate is the one getting a little too excited during certain parts of Cocaine Blues.
Such a good album! Love Johnny Cash!
GOAT
An outstanding classic.
Such a cool concert, the connection between Cash and the audience is great to hear. And the songs fit with the atmosphere so well.
Classic
Brilliant album, one of my dad's favourite artists. Folsom prison blues, give my love to rose, the hilarious flushed from the bathroom of your heart, and, of course, Jackson are awesome songs that I just keep coming back to
Exquisite! I am truly impressed that he was able to do this and that it didn't incite a riot. Great energy in the performance and the song selection is dynamite.
Un classique qui mérite amplement ça note. 5
Wonderful piece! The setlist, the energy, and the way how Johnny and his audience interacts make this album perfect. It’s like a modern ritual. Even the cover shows some type of intimacy: Johnny looking at you from above with his sweat dripping. I love it
So much character. Incredible country music recorded pretty well all things considered. Johnny Cash Highlights: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16.
Live, in una prigione e comincia proprio con 'Folsom Prison Blues' che parla di un assassino: brividi! Poi un live che non sia in uno stadio mantiene sempre una certa qualità, ma include comunque il pubblico e i commenti dell'artista che gli danno fascino. Le prime 5 sono una più bella dell'altra. Comunque tutto lo stile blues in accordo con la caldissima voce di Johnny Cash è fantastico. Jackson con June Carter <3
I love Johnny Cash and liked most of this album a lot. The songs about executions (the long black veil, 25 minutes to go) are pretty disturbing to me though, and I skip through them. Fun to hear the prison crowd and songs they liked. Struggling between a 4 and 5 on this one. Going 5, cuz it’s The Man in Black.
Not all of my favorite Cash tunes, but some real greats, and the story and legacy of playing for prisoners at prisons and just how cool this and Cash is brings a 4 of an album up to a 5.
Cool story behind this album. Great music, love Johnny singing the blues
Brilliant album - real, honest & fun.
Having heard of this famous album, I never realized how it really was live at a prison. The small interluded comments about guards and prisoners were wild.
NO SKIPS. ALL FUN. great album tho fr
Great live album
New to me, but what a perfect album! This one is ironically upbeat in a good way. Great concept executed just right. He had the voice/style/personality to pull it off. I wouldn't listen to it over and over, but I like it for what it is.
Well, what an album. What a performer. Some gritty themes that increasingly... don't so much offend as carry no value for my ear and listening time. The harmony is Jackson is second to none. Two voices, dancing the eternal dance. Give My Love to Rose is another favorite, which I first listened to from the American Recording production (when Johnny was a few years from death). His voice at Folsom prison is younger, obviously. I'd never noticed Greystone Chapel before, written by an inmate at Folsom.
Despite being a live album, this s*** rocks! This kind of feels like hip-hop humble beginings. Melodies and rhymes are pretty darn good. 4.5/5
I think it's safe to say that anyone on 1001 has a passion for music and a shared disgust for the marketing machine. The industry that controls access, dictates what we should listen to and often steals from artists is abhorrent and easy to hate. Truth be told tho, I wouldn't have given Johnny Cash any attention without the marketing machine in the 90's. When Rick Rubin started working with Cash, a movie was developed and suddenly Cash, a relic of the past, was cool, relevant and wow, a badass. "Mistakes are beautiful," my daughter often reminds me. Cash's direct address to the crowd, the hooting and hollering, the cheers, the missteps and imperfections are refreshing. Cash's live prison recordings are remarkable because of how personal, simple and real they are. This music seems as far from the machine as you can get.
A perfect album. No skips. What an opening track! This album has it all—great songs, energy, sound, and the audience participation! The way JC interacts with the audience, his band mates… all that, and he was committed to playing for inmates.
One word: Atmosphere
Listened!
Such a good album. Brings a smile to my face.
Fuck yeah.
I hate country, but now.... I love it. The record is very good.
I don't like live albums UNLESS they bring something to the table, and this one does exactly that.
I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
I've known about this album for years but never actually listened to it. I loved it from start to finish. The whole performance is spectacular. All the little mistakes and jokes and bits just add to its charm. And there's something about prisoners cheering so loudly to songs about prison that makes you smile. Very special album. 25 minutes to go is my fave.
Alto rock and roll de guitarra acustica.
Couple of total classics, live from a prison too, so points for effort
100 stars. As iconic an album as exists.
Great album of a live performance, Johnny is having a great time laughing in the middle of songs and cracking jokes with the inmates and staff.
Classic for a reason. This is a fantastic album. Does a good job of conveying the energy and comedic wit that he brought to live performances.
O melhor dele fora da série de versões dos American. A concepção de álbum e do show é fantástica.
What a legend, what an album, what a venue, what a performance!
Dit is zoveel meer dan gewoon een album, zoveel meer dan gewoon een optreden. uitblinkers zijn sowieso: - folsom prison blues: gewoon top - flushed from the bathroom of your heart - greystone chapel: het verhaal hierachter is echt top, zeker achter de schrijver (zijn versie is ook goed)
GET THIS MAN A GLASS OF WATER!!! wat zou ik graag met deze man één wiskey’tje drinken. Het album is mooi en genieten. Ik ben echt fan van zen rustige nummers. Niet te veel honky tonky shit, dat verwacht ik niet van hem. Maar zeker de listen waard
ICONISCH, Johny met prachtige verhalen in zijn nummers en dat in een gevangenis lets goo Cocaine blues is next level, deze gaat meer opgezet worden!
Classic live performance. Feels like you're really in the audience.
A deeply emotional and entertaining performance. The energy from the audience & Cash make for an incredible live album.
You can’t go wrong with Johnny Cash
Has to be in the discussion for greatest live album of all time.
Classic live, music does magic anywhere
For et fantastisk live-album! Følelsene til publikum er så tydelige at man blir transportert til en overfylt kafeteria i et skittent amerikansk fengsel. Cash var nok aldri kriminell, men han spiller rollen perfekt med tøffe kommentarer og bokstavelig talt galge-humor. Folsom Prison Blues er nok høydepunktet, men stemninga holder hele veien, og blir løfta litt ekstra av en kvinnelig vokalist mot slutten.
Goat
Just brilliant
An amazing live experience. Loved it.
Classic
One of the greatest live albums of all time. Fact. BT: Folsom Prison Blues, I Still Miss Someone, Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart
Enjoyed heavily
Excellent live album, love the asides and the total bizarreness of it all
Legendary performance from one of the all time greats
Yeee haaaaa
Stonking album
Quando uma pessoa com um talento real consegue transmitir a verdade dele, com todas as incongruências, defeitos e qualidades, um álbum como esse é o resultado.
Really nice vibe in the prison
Yes. Yes. Yes. All the yes.
Alles Super. Musik. Setting.
Johnny Cash is the real deal. This is one of the coolest albums I've ever listened to. I love the crowd work, and you can tell he was playing for each individual in that room. Great great great work!
what a wild, brilliant work.
What a legendary album. I just love his interactions with the inmates, it makes the music even more powerful. I don't remember hearing the announcements and chit chat at the end, I like that they didn't cut that off.
Love this
A true legend, a phenomenal performance. The stars aligned perfectly to make this perfect album, a snapshot in time of an artist's career unlike any other.
Pretty good, lively
One of the greatest of all time.
Very good
You already fuckin kno. A quintessential bop all the way through.
I cried
1968. Key Songs: Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues
First live album where I’m not like “come on” A great set made something of a legendary historical document by all the intertrack bantery stuff and crowd interaction. Best part is in the title track “But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die…” “WOOOOOO”
Yeah Johnny cash hits again, deffo be back to this Singing 25 minutes to go to prison inmates to cruel and unusual punishment however 4
un clásico
Good ol country, interesting snap shot of history to listen to
An essential country album, but a bit sedate. Between this and Live at San Quentin, the latter is the better record, but that doesn't take away from the remarkable achievement of this album
Pretty good, displays a lot of the original kind of rockabilly country sound. Very cool to learn about the history behind this project. 4/5
Gotta love "Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart", c'mon.
Ring O'fire... Another fallout 3 alumnus. ---- Live albums as I've said before are not for me. In this one the crowd are raucous as all hell which adds good energy and it seems like he's picked up tracks from the prisoners? That's pretty cool. Watery blues and country jangling are not the focal point here. They are merely a scaffold to Cash's storytelling. It's observational history, snapshots of lives I'd imagine real and exaggerated. Some tracks are pretty dark which I really like, especially [25 minutes to go] - singing that to prisoners is obviously tickling Jonny. [Jackson] is a great change of pace, and the female vocal is powerful as all hell. Definitely the highlight of the album for me, closely followed by [I got stripes]. I thought I'd not enjoy a live album ever and this far it's been true however this could be a turning point? So far I've not had much country, more the pop orientated stuff that didn't land. This cynical, dark stuff? I can get behind. I was thinking a 2 for the first half, but the longer it went on, the better it got. Second time round it was even better. ****
Man, if you get concerts like this in jail maybe I’ll go commit a crime
Disco histórico em que a comunhão de artista e plateia é palpável. Transcende a música e para os não iniciados no country, é ótima introdução.
Bra! Det finns väl inte så mycket mer att säga. Det är en jäkla stämning och Cash är cool som få. Att musiken inte är perfekt spelar mindre roll. Texterna och stämningen väger upp för de missar som görs. Jag skulle säga att missarna bara gör det bättre. Som kvinna är det alltid tröttsamt att lyssna på våld mot kvinnor oavsett vad det är. När publiken dessutom skrattar blir det bara obehagligt men... Albumet är mycket bra och visst kan man väl sakna en sådan som Cash som här är väldigt autentisk.
Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Somewhat How do I feel about this artist? I like Johnny Cash but I’ve never listened to a whole album Pre-Listen Thoughts: I think it’ll be a good way to end the week. This is the kind of thing I joined the list for, things I’ve always thought about but never really listened to. Favorite track(s): Folsom Prison Blues, Give My Love To Rose Post-Listen Thoughts: I thought this was really fun. I love that you could hear all the background noise from the prison, I really enhanced the vibe. This is the specific type of country that I enjoy.
- He has such a nice singing voice - My nan likes him - All his songs are recorded live
One of the greatest live albums of all time with great crowd reactions and funny moments. The album that restarted Cash’s career. For me it’s brought down by really being a compilation album and the majority of songs were not written by Cash. Still a great listen and definitely one that is needed before you die IMO
4.5 - fantastic
So far superior to his other live prison album. Skip San Quentin and hit Folsom.
Favorite track(s): Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues, 25 Minutes to Go, Jackson, I Got Stripes, Green, Green Grass of Home
The energy of the live recording is fantastic. Even remembering LP limitations on length, I was surprised by how short the album was and even more so by how abrupt the ending of the performance was. It was treated less like you hear with more modern concert recordings where longer/more epic/fan favorite songs are left for the end of the set, and more as a simple recording session that just so happened to occur in front of a live audience composed solely of prisoners
Really fun album and it's all recorded live!
Awesome live album. Also gave us the image of Cash flippin' the bird at the BBC camera.
OHHH YEAAAAHHHHH
When growing up, my parents would enjoy listening to Johnny Cash but I didn't care for him. As life went on I would hear him pairing with other singers that I liked and began listening to him and stared hearing his stories and ballads and his songs and sound took on a new light. I can only imagine how he felt doing this album at Folsom and his those at Folsom enjoyed this concert.
I will deny country as a music genre until the day I die. However, Johnny Cash doesn't belong in the country category. A man who can take Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt" and as Trent Rezner has stated, the song is now his stands out more than any genre could define him. Folsom Prison highlights Johnny's baritone storytelling as well as the kind of man he was, especially how he interacts with the audience. While controversial, "Cocaine Blues" guitar plucking and Johnny's narration brings an energy instantly connecting with his audience. The same can be said of "25 Minutes to Go." Such deep vocals in "The Long Black Veil" truly captures the sorrow within such a song. The finger picking driving rhythm loop returns with the energetic, "Jackson." Cash's wife June Carter brings a virvir balancing out Johnny's somber sound making them a perfect pair. The notes in Folsom Prison are simplistic yet magical. It's also the combination of perfectly timed vocals paired with harmonic instruments capturing the feeling and mood of each song. Leave it Johnny to bring light to the dark confines of Folsom Prison.
Lahe kontseptsioon, äge kuulamine ning hea elamus. Hingestatult laulmine ja ma arvan, et selline laiv-album on täpselt see, mida me tehisaru ja perfektsuseni viimistletud ja tuunitud lugude ajastul vajamegi. Siin on paar meeldejäävat lugu ka, aga tähtsam on terve plaadi vaib ning Johnny Cash (veel) mööda ei pane. 4/5
End to end classic
First time listener to this, I actually quite enjoyed it. Is he in the prison because he shot a man, and possibly his wife too? I saw live album, and sank a little, but it was good. Even the harmonica was fine, because it was not fine for Bob Dylan live, but an overall great listen
Very good. Interesting to hear crowd reaction when the crowd is prisoners. Cash is great.
It's a classic. Not much more to say.
Commentary was 🤌
this is actually such a good album and cash is an icon
Pretty w album love how he sang one of the prisoners songs definitely one of the best live performances
Holy shit. 25 Minutes to Go was written by SHEL SILVERSTEIN?!? I am partial to the more fast-paced tracks and they're less than half the album but they carry it. Might regret not giving this a 5 later.
Classic. Live albums aren't normally my jam but the crowd noise adds so much to this one.
Some really good classic songs, not too bad. Really enjoy the faster paced songs
Pretty good, despite missing most of The Man In Black’s biggest hits. A few nonsensical lyrics here or there can be forgiven when your voice is as unique and iconic as this.
the music, the atmosphere... beautiful. He is so much at ease and it almost feels like he is with a group of friends. musically its a bit "the same", but the liveliness of the album makes up for it 100 fold
A neat vibe. Live concert at the prison
For me, this is the better of the two Johnny Cash live prison albums, and there's no need to have two in this list! Everything I said about _At San Quentin_ applies here in that I enjoy live albums that are situational .... Cash is clearly comfortable and excels in these environments .... His humour between the songs is as important as the songs themselves .... the crowd lap it up both responding to and interacting with each other is what makes these special. I just prefer these songs ...plus I heard this first which probably works in its favour
Playing Folsom Prison Blues at Folsom Prison is probably one of the most hardcore things done in music. Swearing on the album in the 60s? Cash was a legend. I was lucky enough to see his band after he passed, but I didn't ever get to see the Man in Black himself, and for that I'll be eternally sad.
geil!
Fire. 7.7/10. Favourite Tracks: Green, Green Grass of Home The Long Black Veil The Wall Folsom Prison Blues
One of my favorite live albums we’ve rolled. The story here is really cool, too. I went and listened to the other prison recordings, but I think I liked this one the most. “Cocaine Blues” is, uh… interesting. But if you account for his 99 year sentence, I guess it doesn’t glorify “[shooting] that bad bitch down” TOO much. Will regularly revisit this one. I’m the idiot that wrote off Cash’s live albums because I wasn’t interested. Won’t make that mistake twice.
criminally good
Shoutout the old Vinyl Me, Please for introducing me to this one. Cash is so charismatic it almost makes you wish you were there.
Get this man his f##king water! This has gotta be the most unique live album on this list. The performance, set list, and banter is just so perfectly tuned to its audience. I’m not yet a big Johnny Cash fan, but this is so candid and fun. The first track is a banger, and the rest, well, aren’t. But I think that’s the point, this live album isn’t about an artist at their peak playing their hits at an arena. It’s a legend doing the risky, creative things that cement them further as a legend.
This was such an engaging album concept and album itself. Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart particularly tickled me, evocative af
dirty egg suckin dawg cash is never really my thing but I love learning more about him and his projects and he's kinda that guy
Rocks
Wouldn't wanna be johnny's married best friend. 4/5 Top tracks: cocaine blues, 25 minutes to go, the long black veil
Same review as Johnny Cash at San Quentin... "When to listen: Not sure I would again, not because it isn't amazing just because I don't need to. Great album, great music, but it just... is."
Jako zabavno za slusat al ova live verzija u komadu
I dont like country, but I do like this.
Todo un señor
Conozco dos tres canciones de Johnny Cash, que por cierto me gustan, pero jamás me hubiera animado a escuchar un álbum completo de él. Tengo que admitir que sí me gustó.
Classic. A lot of charm and character in this live album, appreciate the fact Cash didn't give a fuck and talked and goofed around.
Possibly one of the best live albums I've heard. The production quality grabbed me instantly. The interaction between Johnny Cash and the prisoners is great.
Fun. Catchy. Energetic
Very interesting interaction between Cash and the audience, overall energetic and interesting vocals, but not 100% my type of music. Good for driving or in the morning.
Genuinely the craziest album I've ever listened to. Normally I'd call the lyrics nonsensical but they are in a prison with inmates cheering... I'm giving this a lot of credit for the sheer creativity. Low 4
He is Johnny Cash and they are trapped in there with him.
Cocaine blues + 25 minutes to go slaps.
Possibly the must fun-sounding event ever to happen behind prison walls. Cash is at his rascally best here, resuscitating a career that definitely seemed to be falling off after reaching its peak a decade earlier.
Great stuff, but I enjoyed At San Quentin more. Think his banter and the crowd reaction was better on that one. I might've flipped them if I heard this one first though. I started out questioning whether the list really needs 2 Johnny Cash live at a prison albums, but it'd be a shame to leave either of them out.
Somewhat entertaining, lots of talking
Gotta have the Man In Black on the list. Live at Folsum Prison might be a 'hear it before you die'. I just heard it as a normal function of living my life. I love the joking with the crowd and everything sounds pretty good given the recording setup. I think a few songs the acoustic guitar's E string needed to be tuned up a little and it was bothering me. I'm going to guess that Johnny Cash's other recordings are on the list as well.
yes you can have a glass of water
Folk and fun! Travels you to other days Freedom and summer
Very raw and emotional, uplifting but sad Lovely ending and sweet to listen to
4/5.
*Cool history and great live performance
This is such a cool album. I couldn't even imagine how Johnny Cash felt singing this live at the prison, he must have felt like an absolute God. I don't know an awful lot about Mr Cash but this album sounds like a man at the peak of his powers. Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues, 25 Minutes To Go, Egg Sucking Dog and Jackson are the standouts for me. A solid 3.5/5.
Quite good.
Love the thematic material in this album and filmed live at a prison ?? so good! his vocals are playful and sorrowful all at once !
This is a classic. Really love this on vinyl.
I liked this a lot! 25 minutes to go was great
Don’t really ever listen to Johnny cash but really enjoyed this one!
Oh I liked it so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Brilliant
Classic
Great listen felt personal
This is such an excellent album, John and June, and I love the Guard interventions, some real classic songs on here, what. Talent - love this man.
Good. Pretty wild the songs and the setting.
very cool album...expected nothing good since it was country but still exceeded my expectations
Singing Folsom prison at Folsom Prison is S Tier.
Folsom prison blues - 5 Dark as the dungeon - 3 I still miss someone - 3 Cocaine blues - 4 25 minutes to go - 4 Orange blossom special - 3 The long black veil - 4 Send a picture of mother - 3 The wall - 3 Dirty old egg-suckin' dog - 3 Flushed from the bathroom of your heart - 3 Jackson - 4 Give my love to rose - 4 I got stripes - 3 Green, green grass of home - 3 Greystone chapel - 3
can i get a glass of water?
Some of the best country of all time here
I hate country, but Johnny Cash rocks.
It was really good
A uniquely American album: a controversial country star goes to play a classic set in a prison. At times sort of silly, but a good listen for sure.
Never been into this genre but it kinda swoops me in and doesn't let go. 'Dark as a dungeon' and 'I still miss someone' are uggh so goooood
Great album, fun listen.
grmilica yeehaw. dublje i konceptualnijr od ocekivanog.
I've never listened to this album, nor any by Johnny Cash. I am aware of him through his hit songs from early in his career, as well as a TV show in the 70's and his American recordings later in his life. I've always respected his music more than liked his music. I was interested in listening to this today as it was a chance to find out more about him and one of his most famous albums. What I can definitely say is that it is an amazing artifact of its time. Hearing prisoners cheer for murder of people (and animals) is not something I imagine we'd get today. Hearing the lead performer laughing about much of it also isn't something I'd imagine we'd get today. And yet, I found myself laughing along at the craziness of it. And I also found myself being fascinated by the humanity of doing a performance at a prison and giving voice to inmates. I didn't love the album, but I do get the appeal to many and completely respect why it's on the list. And there were some songs I thought were either very good or at least fascinatingly interesting.
Finally getting to hear this was a treat. I knew "Folsom Prison Blues" beforehand but everything else was new. Between this and Sweetheart of the Rodeo, I think 1968 was a peak year for country. This is brilliant.
A classic, though I prefer San Quentin. 4 stars
I do think this is the better of Johnny Cash's prison albums. Some really good stuff here, notably "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Cocaine Blues". 4 stars.
Some great songs but the banter between them really makes this album special.
I am not a country fan, but I am most certainly a Johnny Cash fan! Absolutely love him. This was so fun and I loved hearing his commentary in here since it’s live. What a guy and musician!!
This is probably my favorite country album now, not that i've listened to much country; in fact this is probably the first full country album ive ever listened to. That being said this is still a great album, the concept of a live performance in front of death row inmates is very intriguing to boot. Cash is able to handle this very well tho and seems in many ways to connect with the inmates on an emotional level, i dunno if thats because hes had similar experiences but hell he might as well do the way he sings. Thats another point, the only singer with better-what you might call- vocal intellegence for me would be George Micheal. Of course its a country album of its time tho and is rather stripped back i guess you would say, not much going on instrumentally that is. Still, a very worthwhile listen.
Väldigt edgy för sin tid. Kul att Carl Perkins är i bandet. Roliga 4th wall breaks. Får mig att uppskatta Johnny Cash mycket mer. "Did i hear somebody applaud" i the Long black veil. Bandet håller sig tight även när Cash snackar med publiken. Väldigt roligt att snacket mellan låtarna hållits med, få live album gör det. Tycker poängen med live album bör vara att det ska kännas live så som ett live album är detta kanske det bästa jag hört. Problemet är bara att jag fortfarande inte är ett gigantiskt country fan. Misslyckandena känns charmiga.
Cash siempre bien. Muy country.
quite insane actually
Just amazing! Especially "Send a Picture of Mother" and "The Wall" and all his interactions with prisoners and them cheering.
Hyvä aloitus
Shout out Big Lebowski
Great album, felt communal. I love how you would hear Cash break and start laughing based on whatever the crowd said. It felt real plus I love the story behind how and why he did the album.
Imagine, if you will, that a major musician decides to play a concert at your place of work, in some area of the world where concert tours don't exactly come by. Imagine, further, that they get on stage, introduce themselves, and immediately launch into a song about how the place you work for is absolutely miserable. I imagine that must be how the crowd at Folsom prison felt here. I don't believe there are all that many truly iconic live albums. Most live shows are fun in the moment, an experience, but lightning in a a bottle… it never really translates even when it's great. The difference here? First off, the recording sounds solid. You get a bit of that live reverberating, but it also still sounds good. But I think there's also the fact that this is tailored to the crowd. Lots of songs about hard luck, crime and punishment, general outlawing. Cash also feels at home. He's making jokes here and there, connecting with the inmates, snarking shit at the prison industrial complex. The atmosphere is a part of the album. There is a ceiling on even classic western for me, but Cash can command a light 4*, even having been fed him twice this month.
A classic....dont like country but do like Cash!
I WAS DRESSS IN BLACK
wow
I’m admittedly biased. Grew up with Johnny Cash. “25 Minutes to Go” is a mighty fun to sing along to about to hang sing. My quibble is that there’s sometimes too much talking left in. The singing about ending up in prison to prisoners is an added Cash touch though.
Ehkä sitä matkan varrella oppii kuuntelemaan ja analysoimaan biisejä muustakin kun sellaisesta näkökulmasta että onko omasta mielestä hyvä vai ei. MuTu sanoo että 3/5 ihan vain koska en tykkää tälläsestä folkish/country musiikista kovinkaan paljoa mutta sisäinen kriitikko joka yrittää miettiä muutakin kuin että tykkäänkö itse kappaleista haluaa sanoa 4/5 Albumin paras biisi: Folsom prison blues - joojoo vittu suosituin biisi mutta en ole vielä tarpeeksi hyvä kriitikko että voisin valita jotain muuta Pohdinnan jälkeen kompromissi - 4/5
I'm not a country fan, but Johnny Cash is in a league of his own. He had a knack for telling great (and many times, funny) stories through song. His voice is charismatic and smooth and the melodies flow effortlessly. This album was especially good because of the live atmosphere (in a prison, no less). I've always liked live recordings because you can immerse yourself into an experience that's authentic and real, not manufactured.
Vi befinder os et sted mellem 3 og 4. Sidst jeg gjorde det gik vi på 3 - så denne gang må det blive 4.
*71 Det er ikke min favorit version af country, men det overraskede mig faktisk positivt. Det er en meget lille dirty old egg-sucking 4'er .
Det er jo fantastisk behageligt at lytte til. Langt fra mit yndlingsmusik, -genre eller -kunstner, men det tager ikke noget fra hverken koncerten, konceptet eller betydningen. Jeg kan godt lide det, og jeg må blive blød med alderen, for vi er lidt halvlangt oppe på skalaen her: 3.9
The live aspect of this is great.
Unbelievably real and surprisingly funny. The sound of the room is as much an instrument as Johnny's guitar. Infectiously chugging and writing that's clear as day.
Ah, Johnny. For someone who finds a lot of country very boring and saccharine, this is much better - biting, funny, and definitely on the side of the convicts. I love that its a PROPER live album, with interruptions and mistakes, and you get a feel for Cash's cheekiness alongside drug and murder ballads. Deserves its place here without a doubt. A strong 4.
It's unique, a piece of history, and Cash is on form.
I’ve heard this before. There are some great performances here of classic songs. I thought Boy Named Sue was on this but that was from live at San Quentin. He works the crowd really well and the performance is extremely strong, the only downside is they bleep out cuss words which gets distracting, since there’s cussing in all the between song breaks. Also the lack of boy names sue.
me gustaría ser un vaquero.......
Pretty good album, Johnny’s voice was truly singular.
Duro de pelotas
Great live album. I don’t usually listen to the genre, nor Johnny Cash, but I really enjoyed what I heard. I liked the authentic feel from him talking to the audience, etc.
This album has a lovely feel, the live recording really does lend it something. Sections where he talks to the audience are so wonderful I like the gallows humour of songs like "25 Minutes to Go". The audience clearly does too. Far from what I'd usually listen to, but I enjoyed it greatly
Enjoyed alot more than I thought I would. Never got bored and enjoyed listening to every song. Johnny Cash has a certain charm that is hard to not like. While the music is simple it has an effect. Imagine that shitty Bob Dylan album and u make it more country and good. Not my kinda think enough to get a 5 but still very good.
I love how authentic this is. The rapport between Cash and the inmates is fun and I think he does a good job making this live recording fun (I don't usually like those). Crazy he did a bunch of prison shows, I didnt know that. Also the songs are really good I like it
Very good live album. Lots of character and heart went into this. I love all the little candid moments Johnny has with his audience.
I don’t generally like live albums, and I realise now because they aren’t like this. This feels real, the fluffed lines the laughter during songs, and the obviously off the cuff remarks. There’s also a real sense of reality from playing songs about murder to a room full of murderers, but as does playing the more sentimental songs. That’s country for you- murder, divorce and Jesus
I'm not a live album guy but I really enjoyed this. Performing for a prison you wrote a song about is kinda a baller move. It's cool to just hear Johnny Cash riff and be a normal human being while also being really damn talented. It goes a little off the rails at the end, and there's a song about killing a dog which wasn't my favorite. But I could see myself listening to this album again, with a few skips.
very fun as like a live concept album. it turns out there's nothing more bluesy than rotting away in prison, and every little live callout or interstitial that reminds you of that is pretty delightful. also just some jolly straight-shooting blues. favorite song is 25 Minutes To Go. very soft 4
Hard to measure up a live album against studio - but this is such a culturally significant moment that I appreciate it's inclusion in the list. I haven't listened to Johnny Cash live anywhere else, but what is so striking about this concert is how informal it is, how involved Cash is with the audience, and damn the guy is pretty charming and funny, it's great. 7.5 / 10 Some lyrics that got the biggest cheers: "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" "I thought I was her daddy but she had 5 more" "I've been flushed from the bathroom of your heart" "I got stripes around my shoulders, I got chains about to drag me down" "A house of worship in this den of sin"
A true classic. Cash singing songs about love and crimes and paying for your crimes, all in the incredible setting of Folsom Prison. The cheers of the audience of prisoners at inappropriate times are wild! Liked Songs Added: Folsom Prison Blues Cocaine Blues Jackson
My rating 3.8.
Never completely going to be my type of thing but there’s a lot to appreciate here. RYM: Y (#369) Saved a song: N
One of the best live albums ever recorded. Being able to hear the interplay between Cash and the prison audience is half the appeal!
I was rather closed off to country but this was a very groovy and fun track. I think I’d consider myself a fan of Johnny Cash now!
I got this and was like “mehhh another live album!?” But I actually loved it and listened to it over again.
This is how a live album should sound. Intimate crowd interactions and reactions. Johnnys music is just so great and his voice is just as good.
Hyvä levy. 3,75/5.
yeehaw
Przesłuchałem wcześniej. 8/10 Ulubiona piosenka: Folsom Prison Blues
The only outlaw who's more outlaw than Willie Nelson
a live album and a concept album, bangers front to back
Это всё конечно хорошо, но где же песня про espresso macchiato?
Тот случай, когда нахождение лайва в этом списке действительно оправдано - этот альбом стал важной частью дискографии Кэша и на время вернул ему уже угасающую популярность. Сетлист здесь подобран тематический - мало песен самого Кэша, зато много песен о тюрьме (песни Бутырки не вошли в финальную версию альбома из-за холодной войны). Запись специфичная, но есть свои прелести в том, как между песнями по громкоговорителю каких-то заключенных зовут на ресепшн. Ну и голос Кэша конечно, за него ниже 4 ставить нельзя.
В последний час рабочего дня как влитой альбом зашел, тоже улучшил мнение о пластинке, но во многом только из-за бодрых вещей, там где темп снижался, становилось не так интересно.
awesome live album.
- I like all of the banter and Cash’s responses that you can hear from the crowd - I don’t think he’s ever been to prison and neither have I, but I think he gets it - I liked this
Ok … live albums still don’t count… but this is one of the best
Fun listen. Enjoyable right the way through and I don't normally like country at all
8/10
I like the chuckle (I only got up to cocaine blues because I wanted to get ready for a mignight outing with alexei)
So did they like know who he was or
This is a very good album. It's a little cornier than his other live album on this list, but it's obvious why it's a classic.
Man, they couldn't keep this guy OUTTA prison!
Très bon album. Pour ma part, n'étant pas particulièrement proche de l'univers Cash, ce premier album s'est révélé vraiment agréable, surtout pour un live. Tout était vraiment agréable, de la voix style country partant dans des graves incroyablement mielleux et précis à l'oreille comme dans "Dark as the dungeon" mélé à des choeurs ou des voix féminines comme avec "Jackson" pour apporter plus de variétés, à des partitions de guitares simples mais parfaitement adéquat pour le style et non envahissante pour laisser un jeu assez libre. De plus, je trouve que l'esthétique live fonctionne particulièrement bien en offrant un jeu sur l'acoustique et une vision de l'univers country bien plus intime. En résumé, l'album apporte un regard très personnel et intime, melant un style country très travaillé et particulièrement marquant.
This is probably Johnny Cash at his absolute best, the whole atmosphere is incredible and even the parts between songs (and Johnny cracking up at times) all add to the charm.
What a fucking banger
What a showman. Love the way he can grab attention without artifices. "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash".
Really fun, not sure I would have been confessing my crimes when already in a prison though, I’d be too worried they’d just keep me there
Excellent
songs about love and murder Classic
Another strong live record. Of course the setting is horrible, the audience is horrible, the lyrics are horrible, but it is a really strong perfromence.
The concept of this album alone is gold. So much stage presence, interaction, and atmosphere that it's almost as if you're there. And the songs are decent and at times even funny, to boot. Faves: Folsom Prison Blues, I Still Miss Someone, 25 Minutes to Go, Orange Blossom Special, Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
Niiiice.
Me gustó, me costó entender un poco la letra porque es un inglés muy cerrado, muy nativo, pero ese género country blues me gusta, le doy un 8 de 10
Dit had ik nooit zelf aangezet zonder deze website maar was best leuk
what this experiment has taught me is that i am in fact obsessed with johnny cash. i don’t think i’ve heard a single cash song that i didn’t like so far. a genuine delight every time.
8.5/10
What could have been a very decent but not especially remarkable set of outlaw country songs is transformed into something purely electric. Cash was made for this performance, and likewise the audience was the perfect match for these songs, and as soon as that realisation really kicks in, Cash just lets the energy in the room break loose. A once in a lifetime performance, really... until Cash started a series of prison performance albums, that is. Well, can't blame a man for chasing a winning formula.
Je suis partagé. J'aime l'aspect irrévérencieux et la mission que Cash s'était donné de visiter les prisons à haute surveillance. L'enregistrement est excellent aussi avec Bob Johnston à la barre. Par contre, musicalement, je vois peu d'intérêt dans le Cash de cette époque, du pur countre ling-a-ling-a-ling...
Amazing album, it was amazing to hear him perform this live in front of inmates, it hit different. Not my first Johnny Cash experience but this was more in depth than others, typically only hits I’ve listened to.
Lovely little bit of musical history
Not my usual preferred genre or type of music, but man oh man from "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" did he have my full attention. His vocals commanded it, and while I couldn't necessarily relate to the lyrics very much, I caught every last word and followed along for the entire album. I don't know how often I'll be replaying these songs, but for the 45 minutes of this album I was hooked and intently following along with the stories being told. I finally get the Johnny Cash Hype.
Classic for a reason. I have come to love his later work far more, but great tunes and good fun.
me sorprendió lo mucho que me gustó, amo que sean versiones en vivo
Definitely the second best country album I've ever heard, behind also Johnny Cash's American IV. Amazing stuff here, classic songs, good catchiness but not in a corny way that happens with a lot of country. Songwriting is immense, just great stuff all around.