At Folsom Prison

Never been a fan of country music. But Johnny Cash has always seemed to be the exception. Never sat down and listened to this album before. It was really good. Very much enjoyed it.

This was a great album. There's a little bit of that "singer-songwriter" type feel to it but it offers so much more than that. Will listen again.

I do wonder why he went and performed at a prison? Interesting. Some of these songs suck lyrically but I do like the sound of the music. 4/5

Pretty good

Iconic. You certainly get your money's worth with this one.

A classic will always be a classic. Cash's voice is so powerful that he makes me enjoy some country songs. It's not the best of Cash's works, which for me are his last albums, but the whole background history of the album increases it a bit in my rating.

Good album for its historical value

Excelente! Nunca parei pra ouvir. Sabia do estilo. Mas ouvindo o cara ao vivo, a pegada, a impressão é de estar jogando red dead redemption. Muito gostoso o som, a voz encaixa perfeitamente no estilo. Faz jus à fama!

Question a concert in a prison, but sure sounded like everyone was having a good time

Few live albums set a high bar. Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash is high up there. Cash is very casual for being in a prison and his interactions with the crowd during the show show him at his relaxed nature. 4/5.

I'm not much of a country fan but Johnny Cash is one that I enjoy. The fact he played concerts in prisons is pretty bad ass and quite fitting know what I do about his life!

Cash is a great storyteller with his songs. love the unfiltered interaction with the inmates and his own story of redemption.

analog zu St. Quentin...

Classics with a mix of live audience... different, but still good listening.

My parents would inexplicably sing Folsom Prison Blues to me as a baby so this was a lovely experience

At Folsom Prison It’s hard to not compare to At San Quentin, so I’ll just go ahead and do that. Like ASQ I thoroughly enjoyed this, the voice, both raucous and tender, the playing, the charisma. But this feels sadder and more melancholic, while ASQ has more of an edge. I suppose that’s probably a product of the song choices, more ballad and slower tempo songs and most of them dealing with being in prison or committing crimes. There is some humour to lighten things though, I suppose that’s why they did Dirty Old Egg Suckin’ Dog and Flushed from the Bathroom of your Heart, although the crowd cheers a bit too enthusiastically when he sings he wants to kill the dog! I loved the version of Long Black Veil, and I love June’s slightly manic vocals on Jackson, but I found pleasure in every song. I gave ASQ 4, so as this is a companion piece, albeit through a sadder lens, I’ll do the same again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Classic

Talk about playing to your audience. It's clear they loved every minute of the concert (except the announcements and the warden), and their participation and reactions add to the album. Johnny Cash had the ability to infuse every song with emotion that made it sound as if he had lived the lyrics personally. I wish modern country music were more like this.

A part of what made Johnny Cash an icon.

Great album

Loved this, absolutely electrifying record.

Cocaine blues is basically a rap song. He uses the line "I shut that bad bitch down" at one point LOL.

This album stands out more for the venue/background than anything else. Nevertheless, Johnny Cash is an icon and great album.

Classic. Gets a little repetitive. But love it.

Cool live album, classic songs, great singer-songwriter.

It's the same song but it just gets funnier and funnier. If he's got the cash I've got the rizla.

Svona á að gera kántrítónlist. Ég er algjör Cash-aðdáandi þótt ég sé ekki mikið fyrir kántrí. Hann gerir það bara svo skemmtilega vel án yfirlætis. Bara einlægur tónlistarmaður og það heyrist einmitt á þessari plötu þegar hann fer óvart að hlæja inni í miðju lagi. Ég fíla það. Gerir þetta að miklu betri upplifun að hlusta á og ég mun halda áfram að hlusta á Johnny Cash, aftur og aftur.

Un excelente álbum de country con un sentido social sorprendente. En el trabajo se puede escuchar la cercanía de Cash con el público de la prisión de Folsom, transformado a este LP en una experiencia única, difícil de comparar con otras recopilaciones de presentaciones en vivo. Sumamente recomendable para comprender la relevancia de Johnny Cash.

An obviously great album, though I’m partial to Sam Quentin

The prisoners laughing and cheering whenever he mentions doing something naughty is delightfully macabre. Enjoyable listen 7/10

This seems like a legendary album, but just not my genre

very intimate and personal live recording that really gets you thinking about how even inmates like good music. the history behind this album is even more interesting, considering that Cash had wanted to perform at a prison after watching a film while in the Armed Forces, and he even performed a song written by an inmate. The story is really cool and adds to the overall vibe of the prison-heavy setlist.

Really great. Engaging the whole time, the prisoners seemed to be eating it up.

Classic.

Johnny is a badass and this was a really interesting concept for a live album. I'm not sure if he was the first, but definitely one of the most iconic. His story, voice and career are all legendary. Genuinely one of the most interesting people. In terms of this album, I'm not typically a fan of live albums, but this one is neat just for the concept. It sounds fine for the recording technology of the time. Classic, and definitely a fun piece of history. This would be a great lesson for a music history class. Favorite track "Folsom Prison Blues" 4/5

Love this album top to bottom except for the song about killing your dog

Really great. Funnier than I expected.

A live album from prison singing about prison life. Unheard of.

Good album, and thank you, Mr. Cash, for making it OK to sing about something “dark”. You changed American music

Crazy to think about how different the times were that there’s an album of anyone from a jail. Cash is the outlaw Goat

Just incredibly recorded. I love the ambiance, the backstory, and the original writing. I would say it was a cult classic if it weren’t such a famous knockout of an album.

Just an incredible live album

Oftentimes I skip live albums, though this is quite an exception, as this is a core element of the songs presented here themselves. I genuinely respect Johnny Cash's intentions behind this album and it certainly adds to the songs how you can hear the prisoners cheering and commenting, but also Johnny Cash's snarky, bold comments occasionally. It was an enjoyable listen. In terms of execution, it's definitely a 5, though in terms of the amount of songs I personally liked, I would say a 4.

Um dos melhores albuns ao vivo que ouvi. Apesar das músicas pesadas e que trazem temas tristes relacionados a vida no carcere, desentendimentos, brigas e homicídios, a apresentação tem uma certa leveza, descontração. Imagino que para quem está assisitindo deve ser relativamente fácil esquecer que está numa prisão.

4.4

I have no doubt they had a prison riot after this show

Chill, kult at han hadde konsert i et fengsel

Such a great performer. This is an awesome set in an interesting location.

Enjoyed the prison banter

Cash just does it better. One of the few artists that I consistently hear people say “I hate (genre), except (artist)” about. A fun and often funny listen that’s simple yet good.

4.5/5. Fuck yes, the one and only man in black.

An absolute classic.

Classic Cash.

This is a great album, there's no arguing it. The songs are great, and it's sounds good as a live album. I'm still surprised they let him go into a prison and sing songs about doing cocaine and murdering people.

Just the concept of this album is brilliant. And Johnny Cash is absolutely the perfect one to have done this. I'm not a fan of country/western (if that's what you can call this) but I do like some Johnny Cash and I feel like this is him at his best. Add in the crowd noise and the banter between songs and you get a fantastic experience listening to this album. This is probably the only album of his that I would consider buying if I ran across it at the record store. And I'd throw it on every now and then. 4/5 because as great as it is, it's still not exactly my kind of music.

Incredible album, really benefits from the live atmosphere. Easy 4.

Classic Johnny Cash. Love the non-subtle theming of murder and jail songs throughout. Kind of serious, kind of funny.

A very cool album, Johnny Cash’s first live album “At Folsom Prison” revitalized his career. Cash sings melancholy songs of cocaine, murder, and capital punishment before inmates who hoot ‘n’ holler in support. The audiences’ jeers and the warden’s announcements are as much a part of this album as the music itself.

I don’t usually listen to much country music but when I do it’s OLD country music! This record is iconic!

good album, great voice on the guy, something i wouldn’t listen to myself but i enjoyed the songs

There's something very special about a Johnny Cash live album. He's the kind of artist that really shows no difference between a studio album and a live album. He's just as talented and just as personable. He's also a badass for getting bleeped on his own record within the first 6 minutes. Wonderful Performance.

"Did I hear somebody applaud?"

I had heard of this album but never listened to it. Johnny Cash is one of the few country musicians I don't think are hypocrites and this album is pretty good. Not good enough for 5 stars but close.

The Man in Black! Really good live album, I like the little banter in between songs. Johnny was in top form on this one.

Love his style. The song choices are blackly brilliant and put a wry smile on my face

Such a legend

best song: Folsom prison blues, or, I still miss someone

Here I was, all set to express some minor annoyance that both of the Johnny Cash prison records were on here, but this album is so goddamned charming. I love listening to Cash banter with the audience. The songs are also amazing. Having June come up and sing songs was really cute too 4/5

As far as complete albums go, this is a gold standard. Even non-Cash fans know of this one. Classic.

Johnny Cash rules. I wish I was a bigger fan because his catalog is humongous. This was a great album and from what I read up on, a really incredible, ground breaking live show at the prison.

The MAN. Songs of love, women and fighting. What’s not to like. And what a voice!

Un album tout aussi bon que celui de San Quentin, pas mal les mêmes commentaires que pour cet album. 8/10

Hello I'm Johnny Cash.

Just a pure classic. Loved the live versions too

Good listen for multiple reasons as noted in other reviews but can't quite give it 5 stars

Not a big country fan, but Johnny Cash was very good!

So here’s the thing, I don’t know because I have never been in prison, but I imagine that if I was and I got the privilege of a concert I would be a bit annoyed that every song was about being in prison and/or being executed in prison. Because I’m not entirely sure that would be such a great emotional escape from my current situation. That being said, the album was throughly enjoyable. I’m taking a star off for the excessive dead prisoner songs.

Great album. Love hearing it now and then but wouldn’t add it to my queue. Hmmm… Does that make it a 3 or a 4?

How cool that he played at the prison.

This is a benchmark album. I grow tired of Johnny pretty quickly, but can appreciate why it is so special to so many.

Definitely a seminal moment in the history of rock. The music is a bit scrappy at times but the atmosphere, sentiment and spirit bring this one romping home. Good on you Johnny.

Cash was making waves many years before Rick Rubin showed up and this is a landmark album in more ways than one, as interesting sociologically as musically. Enormously enjoyable. And authentic.

I want to give it three stars, I didn’t like it but the live aspect and the fact he performed in a prison makes it a bit mire exotic

HL: "Folsom Prison Blues", “Jackson”, “Green, Green Grass of Home”

got some gas

Jeg foretrak San Quentin (bl.a. pga. 100% mindre hundeslander) men synes generelt de her livealbums er nogen af de bedste jeg har hørt. Utrolig stemme, godt udvalg af numre (ville have valgt en fra!!!), god energi

Lidt ligesom dem anden plade i fængslet. Det er sgu bare noget musik der er nemt at høre.

listened

Authentic Genuine (5,5/6)

Great live album. Enjoyed it a lot Favourites- Folsom prison blues, cocaine blues,25 minutes to go, long black veil, send a picture of mother, give my love to rose 4 stars

Good stuff although I'm a bit iffy about the man!

As original as a live album gets. But at the end of the days it's an album of mostly country covers.

Country, folk, male, mid, just legendary, great voice, great atmosphere, great announcements, this is a blue print for a live album - very authentic, country still not mine.

Desconozco si hubo otros artistas antes que realizaran un show en una cárcel y, sobre todo, que grabaran un disco con su presentación en vivo. Si no fue así, esto coloca a Johhny Cash en otro nivel, como a un artista comprometido con lo popular. Tiene gracia, tiene rock, más el innegable carisma que tenía el tipo en el escenario. Tremenda experiencia.

Awesome, even some funny songs, the crowd takes the record to another level. The cover with Cash sweating. Great stuff.

John c Reilly did it better

Nonostante i tanti problemi di questo album, Johnny Cash non si discute!

ACAB

This sounds like a great document nicely raucous at times. I prefer to listen to album versions maybe the very interesting concept for Cash outweighs the quality a little bit. Excellent moment in time captured.

Fantastic live album, reminded me to finally give Johnny Cash’s discography a proper listen. I know a couple of the crowd’s cheers were added during production (inmates were afraid of possible retaliation from prison guards if they cheered too loudly at the parts talking about jail life) but that didn’t diminish the listening experience or the quality of Cash’s performance.

It’s fun and the live elements add a lot. I find it slightly one note, but that one note is one good note. 4/5

Yes!!! Now this is a great album!

What a classic. Johnny kills and plays off the crowd so well. Songs are the perfect duration to keep you going but not get bored. 4/5

Liked this.

i love you johnny cash 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 4.5/5

I really enjoyed listening to this. I’d never really listened to Johnny Cash before this. I like how cheerful he was, making jokes with the prisoners, even though he was playing in a prison. I can definitely see his influence on modern music.

Very cool and raw album. Worth revisiting for sure. Some very deep songs peppered with some very funny songs.

Great Live album. Really enjoyed the dynamic of this album. The inmates are one of the best live crowds ever. You can just feel the energy of the room when listening to this album

Classic Johnny Cash. Great listen!

- not a big country person - his usage of curse words is very fun to me though .. nothing like an old record with the word bitch in it

if you ever meet someone who says they don't have a part of them that wishes they were johnny cash playing live at folsom prison they are a replicant and you can just go ahead and blow their brains out right there on the spot

clasico

Good, he’s very charismatic

Not many country albums of the era have as much personality and livelihood as this does. These tracks are fairly simple, but Cash is a charismatic and hilarious singer, and the idea of his audience members being rowdy inmates from a maximum security prison brings greater attention and appreciation of his outlaw subject matter. Fantastic first half. I think the 5-track run from "The Long Black Veil" to "Flushed from the Bathroom" drags too long for its quiet and solemn mood on top of the minimalist instrumental. They should cut 3 of them. Other than that, I just wish the instrumental was more lively. Favorites: Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues, 25 Minutes to Go, Jackson

Iconic

A great album all the way through. I love folk music and ballads. I love the stories in the songs. No surprise but Johnny cash sounds amazing even live. I liked the rhythm of the guitar in most of the songs aswell. Would 100% listen again

I’m not always a fan of a live concert, but the live element of this is what makes it. The interruptions, the announcements, the imperfections, the inmates’ reactions. they are what animates the whole thing. The songs are good and I haven’t listened to a Johnny Cash song I don’t like, but I appreciate the edginess of this. It didn’t seem over long either.

An album I know well. Great songs, great performance.

such a cool album in a cool setting songs are still plain country but that doesnt take away much from it

What's there to say? Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison is a classic for a reason. Still great to listen to every time.

I can't think of anyone who can take such woeful lyrics and put them to music that makes you unable to resist the urge to dance and laugh. Pure magic.

Il fatto che sia in live questo album secondo me lo rende più interessante e anche il suono è più veritiero, mi piace di più. Non è tanto il mio stile ma mi fa piacere sentire le canzoni. Ha una bella voce. Lo ascolterò volentieri.

Amazing atmosphere

Quite a collection of tunes, some I heard for the first time. Rating this album higher based on what Cash did for those men in prison.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Dark as the dungeon, Folson prison blues, 25 minutes to go, I got stripes,

Classic American music! This is one of few albums. I’ve already heard of on this list.

Very good

Very solid and great history

God bless Johnny Cash.

- Der Auftritt ist legendär. Ich habe trotzdem noch nie in dieses Album reingehört, Eindrücke hatte ich eigentlich nur aus "Walk The Line" dessen Rahmenhandlung der Auftritt im Folsom Prison bildet. - Irgendwie spürt man, dass das nicht irgendein Auftritt ist, sondern was ganz Besonderes. Das Publikum ist schließlich kein Gewöhnliches. Ich bilde mir ein ganz am Anfang eine gewisse Anspannung bei Cash zu spüren, die er verdammt lässig überspielt und wahrscheinlich auch relativ schnell verliert und einfach der coolest Dude on Planet Earth zu sein scheint. Und er liefert ab! - Auch wenn mich nicht jeder Song vollends abholt, hatte ich eine unfassbar gute Zeit beim Hören. Ich hatte das Gefühl, ich weiß wie es sich angefühlt hat in dem Saal. Schön, wie die Publikumsreaktionen auch immer wieder in den Mix integriert werden. - Ich hätte schwören kann, dass er "I Walk The Line" bei dem Auftritt gespielt hat, aber scheinbar täuscht mich da meine Erinnerung. Rating: 3,75-4

- Ich bin kein riesen Country- und auch kein riesen Johnny Cash Fan - ich habe dieses Album dennoch schon ein paar mal vorher gehört, weil ich die Geschichte darüber und darum interessant fand und es mir mehrfach als "muss man mal gehört haben" begegnet ist. - Diese Live-Platte hat einfach eine elektrisierende Wirkung auf mich. Die Songauswahl samt passender Texte. Die Historie von Johnny Cash. Dann die spürbare Energie zwischen den Insassen und dem Interpreten. Wie authentisch Johnny Cash mit dem Publikum interagiert. - Musikalisch ist das halt moodyger country, bluegrass, gospel, blues, wasauchimmer. Das spielt aber auch irgendwie keine Rolle, wenn man das Album hört - Textlich läuft es mir nicht selten kalt den Rücken runter, wenn Johnny Cash von Straftaten, dem Drang nach Freiheit, von der fälschliche nGlorifizierung von Drogen, über die kurze Zeit vor der eigenen Hinrichtung, eine nicht enden wollende Liebe und der Hilfe des Glaubens im Gefängnis singt und das ausgerechnet vor hunderten von Schlägern, Dieben, Drogendealer und Mördern. - Bin etwas ambivalent was das Album angeht, aber ab und zu ist das ja auch in Ordnung 4/5

A classic album. Surprisingly great production.

Love Johnny Cash, he was one-of-a-kind.

I always liked Johnny Cash’s deep voice

I enjoyed this and wouldn't normally have listened to it.

This was a fun and unique album to listen to!

A gritty historical mutual love fest between Cash and the inmates. A treasure trove of prison-themed songs.

The idea and principle behind this album also make it great. Lyrics terrific. Solid musicianship in the backing band.

Usually don't love country but I gotta respect this. Top of the genre and works extremely well as a live album, especially with the location. 4/5

Classic Johnny Cash. Love the interaction with the crowd. Jackson, one of my favorite songs ever.

7.5/10

I wish country music sounded like this now, then maybe it wouldn’t be my least favorite type of music.

Ég hef aldrei verið gallhörð fyrir Johnny, en þessi plata er sérstök. Stemmingin í fangelsinu skilar sér alveg í upptökuna. Gott stöff.

Enjoyable listen. I've never heard it all the way through but have heard most in parts. Not a country fan but this is decent.

A really fine album, less flamboyant perhaps than Live at San Quentin, but contains some great tunes. I particularly liked 25 minutes which I had never heard before.

The unique charm of this one is the organic energy in it. It's a well-done live album, complete with Cash's usual, charming brand of country.

Classic album. The interactions with the crowd are great.

Another banger from Johnny

Quite good. Love the prison aspect

Couldn’t get through it, not my thing

This is the Johnny Cash I expected, when my first album here was his At San Quenton. I was rather disappointed in that one. This one is the real deal. First off, at 45 minutes, it is 10 minutes longer than San Quenton. It's a better song selection, and better performances. And a better atmosphere. It is better in every measure than San Quenton, which came out a year later. This is the "man In Black" at his best, in a prison singing mostly songs of prison, and people on the fringes. A little tough to rate, I respect this album, and it's a watershed recording. But it's not an album I've owned, nor do I expect to buy it now. But I expect to listen to it again. I need to stick w/ my rating system. It's somewhere between 4 and 5, but I think this one rounds down. So 4/5

good live record. Im not the biggest Johnny Cash Fan but it was great!

A true classic. Some great songs, performances, the banter, the legend around it as well. A solid 4. I’m not sure it’s a 5 compared to the other 5s, but still near the top of the classic live albums.

Love Johnny cash, these prison albums have a special feel to them.

Excellent

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

I've had San Quentin for years so Folsom feels very familiar despite this being my first listen. Hearing Johnny play to the prison crowd is just wonderful. If you can't enjoy this music something's wrong, you dirty egg sucking dog!

We need to have more such voice back!

Great album!

V pohode

Really fun listen of a unique concert experience.

Fun live album. Loved that the kept all the interactions with the audience as it made it feel more real.

One of the few incredible live albums. Not always my favorite musical stylings, but a masterful display of country/blues in a fun, live environment. Fun interactions with the audience, and sole fun storytelling. Fav tracks: Folsom Prison Blues, Cocaine Blues, Orange Blossom Special

Johnny's voice is great, great live performance but a few repetitive meh tracks

too cool for school

Banger

dadcore

Okay, as much as I usually dislike live albums, this is maybe the one live album that 100% no hesitation deserves to be here. Johnny Cash performing at THE Folsom Prison, the titular prison of one of his biggest hits, it's karmic. Apparently this was a late-career boost for him, putting him back on the map for a lot of people. He sounds fantastic, and the banter is really fun. Could you imagine performing your songs about being an outlaw in a prison? An incredible stunt to pull, and the end result is fantastic. Favorite tracks: Folsom Prison Blues, Dark as the Dungeon, The Long Black Veil, Send a Picture of Mother, I Got Stripes, Dirty Old Egg-Suckin Dog. Album art: It's just a picture of Johnny at the mic, but damn if it isn't iconic. This is the Man in Black baby, the dude himself. I never expect much for live album covers anyway, but yeah, this one is extremely effective as far as portraits go. 4.5/5

A staple live album. The banter between and sometimes during, makes the performance at the prison very unique.

One of the coolest, most badass albums of all time. A lot of the time, live albums don't add much, but here, the live recording is what makes it so special. The music isn't my favorite - this is about as good as country gets - but damn if it isn't entertaining as hell.

Just a stunning live performance, but it was SO weird to be "inside" a prison and hear the normal prison operations going on.

An all time classic, I love how the prisoners boo the officers when they make announcements lol. Really beautiful songs, no one does it like Mr. Cash.

Lleno de rolones y buen cotorreo.

7.5/10 Amazing voice Highlights: Dark as the Dungeon Flushed from the bathroom of your heart Jackson

Great atmosphere

Classic. Glad I finally listened to it.

Great singer and storyteller

Loved the atmosphere and how many songs were about the prison. Honestly flew by super fast and I wanna hear it again. And for a live album Johnny sounded SO good Probably 5 stars when I settle in more.

Really great to listen to - makes you feel like you are there. 4/5

Interesting. Hearing the prison announcements really enrich it. I think of Johnny Cash differently now. Less mainstream. More of an artist and struggling human, too.

1. folzom prizon bluez - 3 2. dark az the dungeon - 1.5 3. i ztill mizz zomeone - 1.5 4. cocaine bluez - 3.5 5. 25 minutez to go - 3 6. orange blozzom zpecial - 1.5 7. the long black veil - 2 9. zend a picture of mother - 2.5 10. the uuall - 1.5 11. dirty old dog - 1 12. fluzhe from the bathroom - 1 13. jackzon - 2 14. give my love to roze - 2.5 15. i got ztripez - 1.5 16. green green grazz - 1.5 17. greyztone chapel - 1.5

Real Cash, so pure, live, genius!

Is it cachet, or charisma? I hung on every word. The literal and storytelling nature of his songs are so compelling. And the unique act of prison shows is something I’m suprised was allowed. I think Metallica has played San Quentin too - but this is still pretty rare. Glad I had an excuse to check this out.

3.5 stars. The leadoff title track is so good. Lyrically dark, which makes sense given the context. "Jackson" duet is beautiful. Really sounds like a live album, in a good way.

4.5

Ну что могу сказать, ну люблю я каунтри, не могу ничего с собой поделать. Крутите пальцами у виска, меня все равно не изменишь.

- Fun concept for an album :) - 8/10

I know this one came first but musically I prefer the San Quentin prison album. However its still epic and his voice is immense.

8/10

I like the live aspect and knowing a little about how Cash went to Folsom Prison and there was some solidarity between him and the prisoners.

Classic country, with some banter between songs

Wow. I enjoyed this far more than I did the San Quentin record.

- 25 minutes to go: funny, poetic, and at a prison?! i get why he's iconic - Jackson duet with June Carter : got me to stop scrolling instagram and find out who Cash duetted with! - Also liked the last two songs: Green, Green Grass of Home & Greystone Chapel (4/5, Maybe like 7.5/10)

!! I love Cash's deep voice and the country town lilt is so pleasing to the ear. You can really feel his passion and love for performance. The fact that they left the audience interactions and Cash's jokes and laughs in the recording was a nice touch and made Cash feel like such a real one. He definitely gives off the vibes of a cheeky but world weary street smart guy. Very charismatic and charming too. From his spotify synopsis, he's a world war 2 vet too and his music was a major impact on post war music. Seems like he became popular around the same time as rock and roll, etc so he must have been quite influential. It'd be interesting to watch a documentary about him. Interesting idea to record the songs in a prison concert too. The music feels very quintessential country/blues and the lyrics are very literal lol but they really tell a story. There's a sense of humor that you don't see much in pop music nowadays. It's quite dark sometimes too, one of the songs is literally about someone counting down the minutes till his hanging. I'm not so familiar with this genre, but I think this is quite common for the genre. It's very much like passing down stories. I wonder how the prison audience actually felt about some of the songs.

Long black veil

Moral: do not shoot anyone in Reno, or elsewhere

Niin lähellä täydellisyyttä kuin tässä genressä biisimateriaalin kannalta pääsee. Jokainen kappale on joko musiikillisesti eleettömän kekseliäs tai sitten tarinankerronnaltaan huomiota herättävä, tai molempia - artistin äänen väristessä samalla tavalla kuin vanhana miehenä, mikä taitaa tehdä siitä ikinuoren. Vaimon cameo liikuttaa väkevyydellään lähes kyyneliin. Ainoa syy miksi en anna täysiä pisteitä on livetallenteelle väistämätön ainutkertaisuuden aura - haluanko kuulla samoja haparointeja, samaa yleisöääntä vuodesta vuoteen? 4,5.

Liking this more than I expected. Tracks 2-3 are good, 7, etc. Liking the slower songs.

Nice

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) Folsom Prison Blues Dark as the Dungeon I Still Miss Someone Cocaine Blues 25 Minutes to Go Orange Blossom Special The Long Black Veil Send a Picture of Mother The Wall Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Dog Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart Jackson Give My Love to Rose I Got Stripes Green, Green Grass of Home Greystone Chapel It's funny, his guitar is out of tune a lot of the time. His voice is stronger than a mountain stream, and June Carter is kind of unimpressive. He talks to the audience a lot which is nice, and the songs are generally very short! I got a few songs out of here that I want to learn.

Los mejores temas son los de la sección tranqui por la mitad.

I was fw it

tbh rly lovely ngl enjoyed driving and hearing it and getting therapy from kat - love me some cocaine blue and dirty old egg sucking dog

Solid and fun listen.

Although I slightly preferred the other live prison performance on this list by Mr Cash, this was still a very good album. I love the fact that you can tell how much Johnny is enjoying performing with his little jokes and interludes.

Ik kende deel van de nummers al wel. De live performance maakt het wel heel nice

not as good as san quentin but still pretty lit

Very entertaining and feels like I’m really at this performance. Good roots rock'n'roll - miles from yeehaw country. What a deep, velvety voice.

Great album

Not as good as San Quentin, but still pretty nice

I don't get why there is 2 live albums of Johnny Cash playing in a prison on a chart where you can only list 1001 albums, but anyway, it's Johnny Cash playing in a prison. It's fantastic. As I give a 5 stars to the other, I'll give only 4 to this one. Thank you and good night!

HAIKU REVIEW Hi there! I’m in jail Please don’t shoot to watch me die Beauty found in prison

Johnny Cash!

Ничего не изменилось с прошлого раза. И даже записи как будто лучше стала... в общем, кайф.

Full of character, and great energy. A classic.

Album 122 of 1001 Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Track : Folsom Prison Blues It's Johnny Cash, so he gets a few points for that. Even so, I've always felt so many of his songs just sound the same. This, on the other hand, gets points for being a good, fun, overall performance where we get to enjoy some banter with his confined audience. It is a good time. Slip this album on and it flies by because you're just into it. Simple legendary performance, at this point.

Great concert especially when it gets going, I don’t know how popular this opinion is but I did prefer the other prison album, still very good 4/5

love it it is just so funny <333 Especially the one bout the dog 🐕 🐕 HE A GOD FOR THIS FR 🙌

Really like this 4.25/5

BL: generally consumed a decent amount of the Johnny Cash discography through parents and grandparents but interested to give my first proper Johnny Cash album a go. Having read a little about this album I absolutely love the concept. AL: this is a great album. The idea of such an anti-authoritarian and powerful social commentary of an album that has not been replicated much since apart from RATM and similar acts is amazing from someone who I assumed was a pretty standard country lad. Mind blowing stuff especially for the time, some of the music was just ok but the album as an experience was amazing. FT: “cocaine blues”, “give my love to rose”, “green green grass of home”, “grey stone chapel” 4/5

With today being the Fourth of July, I was really hoping for Springsteen's Born In the USA, but I'll settle for Folsom Prison. After all, what's more American than our abysmal penal system? I haven't listened to a lot of Johnny Cash in my life, but I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from this album. I really enjoyed listening to this, and it's probably the most interesting live album that I've ever listened to. I really loved how raw and true it felt, with Cash joking with the inmates, and the announcements coming from the prison staff. The inmates were almost like an instrument themselves, as their reactions to Cash's lyrics added a realness to the stories that Cash was telling in his songs. The instrumentation here was pretty bare, but that's fine, because the star of the show in Cash's music is his lyrics and storytelling. Cash does such a good job of portraying loneliness ("I Still Miss Someone" and "Send a Picture of Mother") and hopelessness ("The Wall") in his songs, but the next minute, he's giving a masterclass in gallows humor ("25 Minutes to Go"). His ability to effectively switch gears like that is pretty remarkable. Johnny Cash isn't necessarily my cup of tea, but I can appreciate how great this record is, and its importance in music. Best song: a tie between "The Wall" and "25 Minutes to Go"

Not a fan of country but Johnny cash voice is fantastic

I prefer the later work of Johnny Cash but this is definitely a classic.

Folsom Prison Blues, best track of the album. I loved it being live.

I have not historically been a huge fan of live music, nor have I listened to much Johnny Cash. But what I have listened to, I have generally liked. After listening to this album, I definitely think I need to listen to more Johnny Cash! Because I liked this one a lot! Opening with Folsom Prison Blues is incredibly good, and listening to Cash say “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die,” and then hearing a crowd of prisoners cheer is hilarious, even if it apparently was added in post-production. I was excited when I saw Dark as A Dungeon on the track list, but was disappointed in listening. I really love the song, but I do not like this version at all. The live-aspect of the performance makes up for it a bit though. “You can’t say hell or shit or anything like that.” I actually think this album explained to me the appeal of live albums, as I quite enjoyed the little segues and interruptions and comments. I was so glad after Long Black Veil(which is an incredible song, btw, and one I had heard before) that they got this man some water. Poor dude was coughing and very hoarse. I quite enjoyed bringing in June and the others, and I thought June did great on Jackson. Definitely one I enjoyed quite a bit. Glad to have listened to it.

Another very good live prison album although I thought his one from San Quentin was much more lively and energetic. I still enjoyed this from beginning to end. Johnny Cash's music will be forever linked to my first memories of music as a kid and all the mom's and grandma's, in Kokomo, who loved him so much. Folsom Prison Blues is a classic and I've heard a few remakes that are pretty good but the song that stood out to me was 25 Minutes to Go. My favorite off this album. Really enjoyed Cocaine Blues and Orange Blossom Special, especially the harmonica parts. But I think my favorite part of this album was when June Carter was talking and he simply states, "I love to hear you talk." I don't know, just made me smile. That boy loved his girl! I also got a kick out the prison announcements. Good album and good memories. I won't try and proclaim I'm the biggest fan, but I won't turn off his music whenever I hear it. 4

Great as always, a bunch of Johnny Cash classics with some great tracks I didn't feel that the "live" part really added anything though, little atmosphere came across on the album

This one is great

It's wild that a concert like this was ever condoned. I can't imagine it happening today.

This album is very good to great, and it’s really cool that it exists as a live recording from the time. It’s recorded at Folsom Prison and you can hear the crowd and there’s various announcements and things throughout. It’s definitely a cool historical document. Cash’s voice is incredible throughout and the performance is relatively tight given that it’s live. I just have to knock it slightly for the sound quality (though it’s decent given the circumstances) and some of the long asides that take away from the music a bit. Favorite song: Folsom Prison Blues Others: I Still Miss Someone, 25 Minutes to Go, The Long Black Veil, Jackson, Give My Love to Rose

What a fun album. Love how everything was kept in, the prisoners, the announcements, Johnny Cash asking for water. This and San Quentin are great.

Tätä albumia odotettu since day 1.... Vitosta sille mietitty... Laitetaan nelosta.. kunnia nelonen edelleen..

Charming and funny Johnny Cash. Listening to most of these songs for the 1st time. "25 minutes to go" is my favourite so far.

Johnny Cash is one of the only artists that can play as good live as he did in the studio. He has a fantastic live persona that just electrifies the audience. Usually, I can never stand live versions of songs. Johnny makes one of the only exceptions. It does feel like cheating in a way, though, because he can pick his best songs. So, the album is composed of some of Johnny’s best songs, but the score I give it can’t reflect that. A real dilemma. One of the best live albums of all time. 4/5

Not only a good album on its own merits, but THE primary source of Outlaw Country.

it's ok

A good album from a bygone time. The entire premise would be D.O.A. today.

Great music, even better crowd. Surprised that a live album could be so good. 8/10

I'm not a C&W fan, but that voice is just amazing. I wasn't familiar with most of these songs, but I liked them; I never knew that Johnny Cash did a cover of "Green, Green Grass of Home". The album captures the atmosphere of the concert succinctly.

Best crowd 1968. Prison sounds like a sweet deal.

Most of his best songs are here. A good argument for why he matters.

Classic JC. One of my favourite artists and an amazing album. His singing is a not perfect and the songs are more relatable to the 1800s than the 2000s, but there’s comfort in that.

I really enjoy this album. It's a super interesting concept for a live album and adds a different layer of meaning with the choice of songs he went with for this concert. I like that they keep the banter in between songs and it's nice to hear Johnny Cash break a bit and laugh during certain songs. Some of the songs start to feel similar when played one after another here and I feel take a bit of a dip in the middle but then pick back up. It's a quick and enjoyable listen too for how many songs are on the track list. Overall, I feel like this is a really strong live album with a cool concept. Standout Tracks: Folsom Prison Blues, I Still Miss Someone, Cocaine Blues, 25 Minutes to Go, Orange Blossom Special, The Wall, Jackson, I Got Stripes, Greystone Chapel

Always brilliant. This one has all the classics and I probably should have listened to this before Live at San Quentin which appears as the fresher, sharper album of the two probably as a result. An excellent raconteur, performer and musician. Jonny Cash united all people in thinking he was an extremely cool fucking guy

Jeg elsker country, elsker livealbum, elsker Johnny cash. Vi begynner å nærme oss 5eren nå

Likte det! Cash virker som en koselig mann

This live album was actually recorded in at Folsom Prison in Northern California. We listened as a family on our drive back from Las Vegas where we attended the Taylor Swift concert. No TS albums on the 1001 Albums list...so far! This was a great listen. The Man in Black had lots of hits and that distinctive baritone voice. I'd just watched a little bit about him on the Sound City documentary, as well. Good listen.

I just think live music is neat

Been loving these prison albums. 4

Can't be denied -- this is a classic recording. It's so much fun to hear the prisoners getting swept up in the music, hooting and hollering, and hearing Johnny mess up lyrics or start laughing. A minimalist show, as is to be expected. But always a decent listen. Just a few too many religious songs for me, personally.

Quite enjoyed this one!

Loved it!

Let me just put this out there, I love music with an infinite passion, but there is one genre I absolutely disdain: country. However, Johnny Cash is the most punk country has ever been. He recorded MULTIPLE albums at fuckin prisons. You think Luke Bryan or whatever truck loving motherfucker these days would do that shit, no fucking way. Johnny was punk. Are there songs on the album that I would seek out, not really. But I do respect this enough to give it a 4.

Amazing album! I really enjoyed it. I'd heard lot about it before and know of him of course. I see his face every time I go to A Bar Named Sue. There was a track on there where his wife June sings with him (Jackson). Now it all makes sense. Johnny / June on the bathroom doors. I didn't know that was his wife. I hearted one song called Give My Love to Rose.

Gripping and compelling in a way few live (or any) albums are. A great record.

Good

Man in Black

Classic Johnny Cash, solid listen.

Interested to know the history on this album. How did Folsom Prison get Johnny Cash to come there? I do appreciate a live album being on this list. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog has to make a place in my vocabulary. There's a song named Jackson, 5 stars. I think I overlooked Johnny Cash just because I know his hits, but there's some good singin' here, nothing too crazy instrumentally, though. Great stage presence though. Do all of the solo musicians of this era have that molasses sounding voice like Johnny Cash, or does Johnny Cash sound like all the others?

He looks like Jim Carrey on the album cover Very cool dynamic of performing in a prison and hearing the inmates. Especially laughed when they booed the warden. Loves the combination of songs about cocaine and then love songs Johnny Cash's voice is legendary

Johnny Cash is a man’s man. I think Cocaine Blues is one of the best songs out there, just gets 4 from me because some of the songs become forgettable after awhile. Still super solid I wish I could give 4.5 Fun fact: Cash only wrote 5 songs on the album.

I didn't know about this one. I know the classic Johnny Cash songs, but had never listened to an album from start to finish. Really liked it! I enjoyed how it was a live album where he made mistakes, he cracked up, he had conversations with the audience. Great album. Will listen again for sure.

The concept of recording an album from a State Prison is badass. And the little interactions between Johnny and the inmates are what make this album very unique. A hidden piece of the album is the inmates boo-ing the associate warden and then getting instructions of how to leave the mess hall, on the last track of the record. This album is pairs well with a sleeve-cut plaid shirt out doing chores in the yard, which reminds you of the community service you did after your stint in “the pen”. Nobody needs to know it was a white collar crime. But with about 25 minutes to go in the album, it started to get a little repetitive, as country and rockabilly does. The music itself is mostly boring, almost as bad as an egg-sucking dog. With the main focus being Cash’s lyrics. The lyrics of some of the songs are dark (as a dungeon), and the inmates go crazy for it. Which is both hilarious and terrifying. They call the Man in Black a master storyteller, and this is on full display in Cocaine Blues, which seems to be the plot of some crazy John Dillinger type shit. A gem on the album is Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart, in which each line is a poetic analogy of how he’s been dumped. I found it amusing and a creative departure from the rest of the tracks. The uniqueness of this live album is what makes it an awesome listen, even if I don’t care for much of Johnny Cash’s music. And as an overall soft person, I hope this is the closest I come to being in prison. Thanks for giving me that experience Johnny :)

There was only one Johnny Cash, wasn't there.

Great atmosphere, the music would be less without the crowd and the crowd would be less without the music. I took a star off as I don't think its something I'd regularly listen to.

It’s a classic so it’s probably getting rated higher than it should. Johnny can’t tune his guitar, the drums sound the same on every (train) track, and he can’t remember the words for some of the songs. But it’s so real and raw it’s deserving.

Ganske okay livealbum. Meget unik "stemning", når man kan høre de hujende fanger, meddelelserne fra fængselsinspektøren og de ting Johnny Cash siger i mellem sangene.

This is the first country album I've ever listened to and I'm glad it is. Johnny's voice in this album is so clear especially for a live album which makes it easy to follow along with his amazing songwriting and storytelling. You can hear that Johnny is happy to be singing to an audience that really appreciates his music with the amount of passion he uses and the amount of fun he's having. 9/10

Folsom is a hair less than San Quentin before Johnny stops for his drink. After that, comparison blurs while the concerts remain distinct. This is dark material, for the most part.The audience seems to receive it as gallows humor; I hear Cash unsteady at first. A setlist carefully chosen, refined later for the vinyl. Human connection rendered unusually contingent comes through.

Legendary stuff. Big fan of Johnny Cash, and he seemed like a genuinely funny guy. Standouts: Folsom Prison Blues, Send a Picture of Mother

Johnny Cash was one of the original country stars. This album showcases many of his talents: His deep, sultry voice, his natural story telling, and most of all his striking charisma. There's times when he voice cracks or he just asks for a glass of water a second time, and it shows how comfortable he is on stage. One hell of an artist

Las que me han gustado: -Folsom Prison Blues -Jackson -I got stripes -25 minutes to go -Cocaine Blues

One of the few live albums I enjoy. Cash's interplay with the crowd and songs are just fun, and it seems like he cares about the men he is playing to.

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I like this album. Old school country is pretty good, and I like Cash's singing. The songs in the album are a weird mix of sad/melancholy and humor. At first I didn't like the crowd cheering during songs, but I can tolerate it by the end, I'd still prefer it to be quiet but that's just my opinion. Unsurprisingly a lot of songs about prison in a performance at a prison. Favorite song: Jackson Worst song: 25 Minutes to Go

Sounds good, also its just interesting that this is at a prison i think

My buddy Jamie sang this song at karaoke

Very cool. I love prison and I hate women.

Fan del blues de la cocaina, estas canciones realmente te dan ganas de recorrer el yelmo en fallout, el country realmente dice mucho de estados unidos supongo?

Good Cash album

I love a live album and definitely some hard hitters on here. I knew some songs but this was my first listen to this album as a whole and I hate rating albums especially on first listen.

Buenaso, el hecho de que está grabado en una prisión mientras cash canta sobre crímenes le da una mística zarpada.

Really like his voice. Although as a live album and kinda like a best of, I question why I shouldn't be listening to a studio recording?

The genius and the sheer size of Johnny Cash's balls for having the brilliant idea to record live in front of some at the worst degenerates, not only that but stacking the track list with a dark repertoire of gallows humour jail songs is inspired. Would listen again. Favourite tracks - Folsom Prison Blues/Cocaine Blues and Jackson.

Not big on live albums but this one at Folsom was great. I love listening to Johnny Cash. It’s comfort music. His camaraderie with the inmates was fantastic and fun to listen to. 4! T3B 1. Folsom Prison Blues 2. Give My Love to Rose 3. Cocaine Blues 4. Orange Blossom Special

Can’t go wrong with Cash. How such “simple” music can be feel so energetic and rowdy is amazing. See: Cocaine Blues.

Great track, felt a little long but the banter during the show was fun and I liked most of the songs

Timeless and cool

Man, guy was a performer. Jackson stood out, weird how it can stir up memories

Loved it, Johnny cash is such a good storyteller (also I feel like it helped with my whole "focus on lyrics" thing), also such great crowd work

A classic JC

villiinnytetään vankeja...hulluunutetaan... johnny cash ei itse koskaan ollut yli yhtä yötä lukkojen takana...murahtava ääni, tietenkin esityksen tärkein napsu... folk biisit ovat mitä ovat, hyvää tarinam kerrontaa...suurin osa vähän tylsiä kuitenkin. fiilis kuitenkin hyvä...ehkä kadun tähtien määrää myöhemmin... 25 minutes to go paras biisi

The best to ever do it at the coolest place to do it at

first listen pretty great

I just had a Johnny Cash album two days ago, so it was a surprise to see another one. The algorithm strikes again. Anyway, this album is classic. I generally don’t like live albums but this might be one of very few exceptions. With the inmates’ laughter and cheers, announcements from the PA, Johnny’s accidentally laugher all come together to create an atmosphere that you can’t help but imagine yourself there.

An absolute classic and a must listen Cash is brilliant and has such an iconic voice and sound

Classic, the live atmosphere really adds to the album.

Is ok, actually strange to hear live and enjoy it same if not better than studio recording

How to connect with your audience

Bit o Johnny Cash. Loved his cover of green green grass of home