At San Quentin

Fulsom Prison Blues part 2. Good live album.

3.5

I'm sure it's a great album if you like the genre, but it's not my cup of tea. But I really enjoyed the spoken parts, made you feel like you were part of the audience.

Nice listen

Nothing against Johnny Cash's idea of recording a live album in prison, but it wasn't as exciting for me as it might been for the inmates.

Cash has a great voice. Deep and smooth. I can see why he is so well known in the country genre. I appreciate the lyrical content of the songs under the context that he's singing to a group of dangerous prison inmates. He controls the crowd well, is comedic, and has good energy. Where the set falls short for me is how simple the music is. A little bit of background vocals and a bass guitar. But it's mostly just acoustic guitar strumming and Cash talking/half singing.

As far as this style of albums go, its pretty good,

6.5

ok, not my favorite but I get it

Bit rambling

When i first saw it i didnt want to listen to it, but it wasnt half bad.

This doesnt have quite the fire that Folsom Prison does, though the reprise of San Quentin is nice. A Boy Named Sue is a great tune.

A Boy Named Sue is amazing. Told perfectly. The rest is kind of the same as what he did at Folsom. Good, but done before.

AJ: Legend. Legendary.

"San Quentin, I hate every inch of you." The audio quality of this album is good given the time and location. Thankfully the banter between Johnny and the audience remains. I can't add more to what is already been said by many. This is an important live recording. Overall: 6/10

It’s Johnny Cash singing about cocaine and prison time despite not spending any time doing time. Concept is cool for its time but not sure it holds up. Album did grow on me after a few listens specifically the songs “A boy named Sue” and “Darlin Companion”. I do think it is META to perform songs that’s like Fuck San Quentin Prison in San Quentin prison. In truth this is 2.5 for me but since I can’t do half ratings I’ll round up.

Johnny Cash comes off so cool on this album, man. He's quick to a joke, he is so blunt that his aggressiveness also comes off as super charming, and he just deserves the title of "the man in black." I do wish I liked country music as a whole more, as the music here doesn't grab me too much, but when it comes to being a live album, I can't imagine the audience to performer contact gets much better, and I just like it on that alone.

Fun, second to folsom prison blues. Boy named sue on it. 5/10

Couple great songs and the between song banter is pretty good but not as good as Fulsom.

Lyder virkelig som om at det var en fed koncert at spille og jeg kan måske godt forstå at den her plade er på listen..

A nice collection of live Johnny Cash songs, but as much as I enjoy hearing Johnny banter, there was way more talk than singing for my taste.

Finally a true country album. This album is fine, but I feel like it’s only held in any regard because of the Folsom Prison album, which is far superior. But Johnny Cash is a legend for a reason. And we get A Boy Named Sue. Carl Perkins is on this album and if you listen to the Legacy Version, you can hear a great version of Blue Suede Shoes.

For the good vibes but i wouldnt really listen to this again

more like a 3.5

There seem to be a surprisingly large amount of albums conserved to be essential that also happen to be live Johnny Cash albums. Live albums in general seem fairly sparse, so to have multiple all by one artist is very unusual. However, I have enjoyed each one so far, so let’s see how today’s goes. Songs I already knew: I Walk The Line, A Boy Named Sue, Folsom Prison Blues Favourites: A Boy Named Sue, Folsom Prison Blues Although this album was enjoyable, I honestly don’t understand why both this as well as At Folsom Prison are both considered essential, when they both deliver very similar experiences. If I’d heard this first, I’d likely have enjoyed this a lot more and Folsom a lot less. Basically, everything in my previous review still stands. He has good crowd banter, a good voice, and good rockabilly sensibilities. I just don’t understand why both albums were released.

3 stars, I would have to listen more attentively to the lyrics. Folk is not my style aprarrently...

Starkville City Jail e A Boy Named Sue são ótimas! É notório que San Quentin é a favorita da plateia. O álbum é bem divertido.

Se que es bueno aunque no es mi tipo de musica

Leuk!

Decent album. Listened to this as a kids because my Dad had it. Usual tunes from Cash, but sound better live and with the environment they were in, sounds even better

It's a historical recording that's worth listening to of course. Yet I can't help feeling that having *Folsom Prison* AND *San Quentin* in such a list is a little overkill, as much of a fan of Cash's booming voice as I am. And if you had to select only ONE of his "prison concerts", *Folsom* is the one to choose, obviously. I also sense that Johnny's natural swagger sometimes becomes a little "forced" for that particular prison gig (Am I the only listener to sense this? I'd be curious to know...). I understand that he was wary of that English TV crew shooting the performance--to the point that he feels the need to mention them during the proceedings (and also flip the bird at them--at least according to that famous picture!). Somehow, my feelers tell me that Cash was a little ill-at-ease that day--as if the whole thing was much more of a burden to him compared to his previous similar experience. Maybe some listeners appreciate those confrontational undertones... But as far as I'm concerned, I think I prefer his more elated mood for the Folsom gig. Then again, the presence of June Carter and the other guests is admittedly a huge plus that *Folsom* can't boast about. So I'm still in two minds over all this--at least when it comes to *San Quentin*'s mention in a list of essential albums. But maybe i'm just in a bad mood as well today, who knows? Waiting to see if this record grows on me in the future... 3/5 for the purposes of this list (at least for now). Which translates to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes. Number of albums left to review: 379 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 282 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 148 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 200

Maybe I've missed smth but this was not all that: it just seems like a pretty average live record to me. As country goes it's definitely one of the better albums, Johnny Cash himself is always a solid bet, it never caught my attention tho. From the start it sounded like some average vintage country music which you could find at any pub band night. Definitely was expecting more but overall it was slap bang in the middle, not good or bad.

Country but still some decent songs, wouldn't listen to them regularly though

I don't listen to live albums often and in this case I think it added to the experience rather than if it was a normally-recorded tracklist. Cash's charisma really shone through and the interactions with stage crew/band/audience were entertaining. I feel like I can hear the Shel Silverstein behind A Boy Named Sue. Want to be in situations in my life where I can kick back and throw music like this on. 6/10

Live recording give the album an energetic and intimate feeling. Political as heck.

I don’t love country. BUT this makes me think about my family history. I think I remember my mom saying that her parents listened to a lot of Johnny Cash. So it makes me think of them and the past. This album came out in 1969, when my parents were 4. Crazy. - I like I Walk The Line - The songs are nice and short 😂 - Darlin’ Companion is cute when his wife June Carter joins him - since it’s a live album, all of his commentary and the crowd etc is cool. A lot of commentary. He has an amazing voice even just speaking. So deep and rich. - I do see some of the common roots of country and blues. Some of the bass lines and tunes are quite bluesy - very interesting. I don’t know that I need to listen again, but I’m glad I did one.

Solid live album

I love that he did performances in prisons. Classic songs and excited audiences.

Cool to hear him live, and hear him talking with the inmates.

Wow. The most personal I’ve heard Johnny Cash. I guess maybe I’ve never listened to this in full, but his banter between his mumbling jokes about needing a drink or getting his dope are very unhinged. Love hearing him just go right into songs and telling stories. Not the best live record but fun to listen to in a car. Not something I’d want to put on at home often. This is a well known version of Boy Named Sue, which I had definitely heard this version before.

Pretty good album, not the most exciting or innovative though.

I like the idea of Johnny Cash, but the twang gave me a headache and I didn’t finish.

More interesting as a “moment” than a musical collection. It seems like Cash made a living playing prisons, and this is one of those shows. The interactions with the inmates are as interesting as the songs, but there’s an awful lot of random talk that doesn’t add anything. Even still this is only 34 minutes, and includes playing the song “San Quentin” twice. And an abbreviated version of “Folsom Prison Blues”. It leaves me wishing for more meat. Perhaps a bit more editing of the talking would’ve allowed some additional material. Overall OK, 3 of 5. I won’t be adding it to my collection. 3/5

Такая американская классика, что-то стереотипное, когда говорят про американскую авторскую песню Но прикольно слушать, как зал смеётся, живо реагирует, как артист разговаривает с публикой Мне сложно оценивать, поставлю серединку

A few cool little diddies. 5/10

While not as popular as the live at Folsom album, San Quentin is great in its own right. I particularly love the overdrive guitar tone and flourishes added to class Johnny Cash tunes. Wanted Man and San Quentin seem extra tough with it. The sped up version of some favorites isn't my favorite though.

Great performances and you can feel the special connection the audience has with the music. But I listened to the original track listing, and it really lacks in length. You can tell there’s a lot of the concert you missed out on. I’m excited to listen to fuller versions, but I enjoyed what was here already.

Ja. Johnny Cash. Niet echt wat ik snel zou opzetten. En dan ook nog live, ik houd niet zo van live albums over het algemeen. Ik vond Wreck of the Old 97 wel aardig, beetje tempo erin, fijn. Natuurlijk A Boy Named Sue, prima, maar gewoon niet echt mijn muziek. Het leukste vond ik (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley. Op een op andere manier moest ik bij dat intro denken aan een nummer van Chris Stapleton. Zijn muziek vind ik de laatste tijd wel erg nice.

3/5 Johnny Cash was a badass Riling up prisoners with basically stand up comedy San Quentin is easily the best track This version of Boy Named Sue us also the best

Johnny Cash is not a gimmick, but the live album playing at San Quentin is. I'll take the studio versions over live. I do appreciate some of the asides between songs.

This album marks a few firsts for me, with perhaps the most notable of those being my first country album of the project, my first 60s album of project, and my first live album of the project. I definitely enjoyed listening to this. This is kind of a similar thing to the previous album I reviewed, "Bossanova", where the experience of the album is better than listening to its individual songs. This is made even more prominent with this being a live album where you can hear the reactions of the audience during the transitions between songs. Honestly, the energy of the crowd and Johnny himself are what make this such a fun listen. The songs are pretty good, but they're a bit basic and not really my thing. I do really like Johnny's singing though. His voice is iconic for a good reason. What's potentially even better than the songs, however, is just the feel of the whole show. The way the crowd reacts during songs like "San Quentin" is pretty entertaining, and the way Johnny plays along, clearly knowing how the prisoners feel, is just as good. I don't like the censorship though. Overall, I liked the experience, as well as the context behind it all, but I don't really see myself listening to it again. I have a lot of respect for Johnny Cash, however. Perhaps I should've listened to the legacy edition instead. From what I've heard, the legacy edition content includes some pretty neat things involving other artists. High 3/5.

johnny cash :)

The best part of this album was the live aspect and Johnny interacting with the prisoners and the guards

Another classic that I won’t be going back to

Enjoyable but not my cup of tea

This was a right joy to listen to

awesome but makes more sense as a concert film because i don't really see myself coming back to any individual tracks

Honestly was dreading this but it wasn’t too bad! I can see why he’s influential and I didn’t hate this. His voice can get a little much after awhile, but I was okay.

Like the character of Johnny.

One of the original rebels... JC told great stories

decent album, but American IV is better

Tää liveyleisö kyllä tuo kiinnostavan lisänsä musiikkiin, vuorovaikutus on loistavaa. Eli: on hyvä meininki! Mikä ei aina edes livelevyistä välity. Hyviä kappaleitakin.

Fine sange men det er fra live koncert så der er meget klappen og diverse larm

Good concept for an album, not a huge country fan but I did find some enjoyment out of this.

Love the concept. Cool that this was recorded in a jail and was a prison blues album. For that, 3.5

Johnny cash is a classic. Really enjoyed this live set. Would give it a 3.8

It was a fun listen to. I actually recognized some of the songs on this one, so that was neat. I like the energy. My favourite song was I Walk The Line.

Gostei bastante. Johnny cash é muito irreverente e carismático. Em Sam Quentin é muito bom e deixa um gosto de quero mais.

Pretty neat. Didn’t love this one as much as his other stuff but this put me on to Johnny Cash

pretty good, relaxing and I liked the banter

Pretty good for a Johnny Cash record.

не знаю

Good

Favourites: • Wanted Man • A Boy Named Sue

Ambiance de fou

c’est juste du stand up dans les annees 50

Doesn't feel quite as full of an experience as Folsom Prison, but it's still a great listen. Part country album, part standup comedy. Hearing the crowd cheer at every vulgar lyric, or boo at any mention of the guards or wardens is hilarious every time.

6.5/10 version live. comprend pas le but de mettre des versions live. une chanson qui a jouée deux fois

Nice and interesting, because it’s Johnny Cash.

Some choose to play festivals, some choose to play prisons. I've now listened to both of the Man in Black's prison albums (At San Quentin & Live at Folsom Prison), and I enjoyed both of them. They're very similar in sound and set list, too. From the unique way in which crowds were recorded in 1969, to the bleeping of swear words, Johnny Cash's At San Quentin is a gem. I particularly enjoyed A Boy Named Sue and the song he wrote for the show, called San Quentin. Whether you were there short term, or for life imprisonment, I'm sure all of those prisoners worshipped Johnny after his show.

Enjoyed for a first listen. I wonder if the chat would be annoying on repeated listens. Liked the story telling

Cash songs tend to sound the same. He's more of a storyteller though. Easy listening album though with a good vibe and relationship between cash and the crowd. At around 30 minutes it's quite short so doesn't feel too much.

3/5. Johnny cash at his rowdiest. He did not give a damn this whole album, seemed like he had a grudge honestly, which it made it all the more funnier. The only issues I have really is that it was too short, and not all of the songs were super good choices, which made for an overall mid album. Best song: San Quentin, A Boy Named Sue

I think I enjoyed the Folsom one more

I don't usually like live albums but this one is entertaining as is the banter with the prison folk.

конъюнктурщина)) но в целом не так плохо - хотя бы не резкий вокал как у Коэна

Fun to hear Cash talk to the inmates and production was really good especially considering where it was made! Probably won’t repeat so giving it a 3.

Johnny Cash is the best

Classic American sound with lyrics that speak to a time and place much different than today

Light 7

Very short. Enjoyed the love chatter from Johnny, but wish it was longer. Probably give the legacy version a listen.

24.05.2023

It's not massively my jam but this is a really good live album, with lots of great audience interaction and lots of energy. What a character.

Honestly, I'm into it. Probably won't really listen to it again (except San Quentin, I do like that one) but it's fun if you're in the mood. 3.6/5

Sikkert egentlig en 4, men jeg liker ikke så godt live-stilen til Johnny Cash. Småpraten mellom sangene blir litt for klein, rett og slett. Heldigvis kan det slippes!

I love Johnny Cash but not for everyday listening. Classic

I thought this was a fine live album. Obviously the hits are great (tho I’ve never been a “Boy Named Sue” fan) and the song he wrote for the show is touching (title track), but it’s about what you’d expect. I like hearing his live band in action. They don’t under or over play.

fascinating piece of music history and super interesting to hear this live recording. Songwriting is great and Johnny cash is brilliant but unfortunately this is a live album and is not really something to enjoy as much as an archival work. If you listen to this for fun you’re insane. best tracks: walk the line, a boy named sue, San Quentin.

Very inferior to Cash at Folsom Prison (much better album). Tried to catch lightening in a bottle twice, but failed. San Quentin is a good song, but skip the rest and listen to At Folsom Prison instead.

I thought it was very cool that he performed in a prison. I am not sure I have ever heard of a prison putting on a concert for their inmates. Johnny Cash’s raspy, live voice was enjoyable.

Quite the comedian, isn't he? One would've preferred another song or two than all the pandering banter. "Boy Named Sue" is the highlight, the opener "Wanted Man" and "Peace in the Valley" also good. Folsom Prison is better, and not just because it was the first.

I like this recording. I'm not big on live performance albums but this style is interesting considering the captive audience. I preferred the "At Folsom Prison" album and sure why both need to be on the list. I'm also not sure why none of his studio albums made the list. I love the songs and respect the recording techniques required to produce this album but it's just a Cash and company greatest hit.

I wish I were friends with Johnny and June. Or at least had the opportunity to see him perform live. One cool cat.

Not the best I've heard from him, some nice bits though

This is my last Johnny Cash album. It’s fine. I don’t really know how to differentiate this one from At Folsom Prison in my mind. This one also has Folsom Prison Blues on it. I liked American IV the most.

Wow, this is unusual. It's totally outlaw Johnny Cash attitude and the simple country vibe... but 10 songs, 34 minutes, and he plays the same song twice? His delivery on Boy Named Sue is incredible, not enough else to quite make a 4 for me.

Highlights: "The Wreck of the Ol' 97," "San Quentin," "A Boy Named Sue" Not sure why this is nominated over so many Cash albums *in addition to* Folsom. I'll save the pragmatics of the prison tour for that review. This packages together some of his career highlight songs, I guess. As far as performance, his theatrical jokes and audience interaction land wooden and contrived, and he jerks his band around pretty selfishly, but it has the same steely confidence as his recordings. One of the biggest issues is the edit on this album; it feels jumbled. It's hard to imagine a worse choice than to end the album in the middle of the first verse of "Folsom." What?! His sense of humor shooting through his eye for detail is such a draw of his songs. We'll get some exemplary songs for that, but the album as a whole doesn't necessarily have the same strength.

Tällä livekeikalla on ehkä enemmän kulttuurillista merkitystä kuin itse musiikillista. Keikkana ei mitenkään ihmeellinen mutta taustat luettuani nostaa arvoa.

это скорей похоже на какую-то историю, чем на просто музыкальный альбом и если оценивать чисто музыку, то это скорей 3; но если взять всю историю в целом, то можно смело поставить 4 там есть драма, есть невероятный контекст, который помогает глубже прожить музыку мы тут в первую очередь оцениваем музыку, поэтому 3 но ознакомиться стоит :)

Strange but kinda fun

Good fun but not as spectacular as it's made out to be

More bad prisoners, more good tunes

The energy in this is a lot of fun, but do we need TWO Johnny Cash "Prison Albums? on the list? I would argue we don't. When compared to Folsom, this recording is much shorter, includes a lot more chat and a lot less music. Fully 20% of the songs are the San Quentin song on repeat!!! Just pales in comparison to Folsom in every way. On its own this may be a 4, but on this list it cannot be higher than a 3.

It was fine. His vocal range is pretty boring but hearing the live banter made it more entertaining for sure. Not something I'll listen to again

Benim tarzım değil ama güzeldi. Live albümlere karşı bir sempati duymaya başladım bu aralar, şarkıların birbirine bağlanması + seyircilerin aralardaki akışlarını falan duymak bayağı güzel oluyor. Albüm ortalama üstüydü, adamın sesinin derinliği güzeldi, Darling Companion da aralarından dikkatimi çeken şarkıydı. Overall: 7/10

I like Johnny cash but I'm not sure this list requires two live prison concert albums. The shtick is pretty much the same as Folsom and I think the latter is a little superior.

Love Johnny but probably wouldn't revist over something like Folsom Prison

Good voice and easy listening

My first time listening. I don't typically enjoy live albums much, even from artists that are in my top50. This was enjoyable. I noticed here that the performances are noticeably more up-tempo than I remember from his studio recordings. The audio quality of the audience applause/cheers is rough on the ears. I initially found it strange that "San Quentin," a song that he had written the day before this performance, was performed twice in succession. Given the lyrical content/proclamations made within the song and with The Man In Black performing to a crowd of prisoners, it resonates.

Decent this. Never really listened to Johnny Cash, but I can get on board with this. Tells a great story, simple music but fun. Quite a bit chat between songs at times, but it kinda made it more extraordinary for me to think of this guy singing in a prison. Cant imagine Chris Martin belting out a few tracks for the likes of Gary Glitter and Rolf Harris, so fair play to Johnny. San Quentin was my favourite

An interesting listen, about as 'live' as an album gets considering it includes all the support acts. Not a particular Johnny Cash fan and not sure id go back to this but glad it came up.

All about the performer-audience, unique live.

what a voice. Classic jail Cash.

Always engaging listening to Cash playing the Man In Black, chummying up to the cons and generally role playing the badass. Strong selection of classic C and W.

Country folk americano. Un 3.

Un poco rollo.

A fun live album by Cash, not his best, but a great warm performance

This is about as country as country gets! :)

Do we need a load of live Johnny Cash albums on the list? Probably not, At San Quentin is good fun, quick and sharp and he does live stuff very well but once you've heard one you've kinda heard them all. They're all a 3/5.

I listened to the 2000 CD edition which is longer than the original LP version. The album that brought us "A Boy Named Sue". Johnny performs Ring or Fire and Walk the Line and several other Popular C&W songs of the time. It is a very enjoyable album and great to listen to from time-to-time, but isn't something I'd listen to often. It is good though. 3.5/5 Singles: A Boy Named Sue (#1 US Country) top 10 all over the world.

Cash is obviously a legend, and you can feel it with this album, not just from his music and his voice, but also from the interaction between him and the audience. That said, the main "added value" of this being a live album seems to be to portray Cash's tough side, and I couldn't really get on board.

Semi goated den andra prison albumet va bättre dock

Never been a big fan but this is pretty good.

Better than I was expecting, not that interesting though

Quite engaging. Sounds like it would have been awesome to have been there. It's something that's definitely worth a listen, but I don't think I'll really crave going back to it.

This is a cool moment in history. Johnny was really real for this

fav tracks: i walk the line, wanted man, a boy named sue

I prefer this to the Folsom Prison concert, and Johnny is certainly in top form here, but unfortunately I am just not a huge fan of live recordings.

Didn't actually like this one as much as the other live album. The titular song is definitely the highlight, funny he capitulated and played it twice.

No tää oli ihan wörtti livelevy. Enpä ollut näitä vankilalevyjä ennen kuullut. Huikea tunnelma ja ei haittaa, vaikka Cash vetää vähän epäpuhtaasti. 3,5/5.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, very elegant and enjoyable country. Quite unique for someone to perform in prisons so bonus points for that Favourite song: Track 1 - Wanted Man

ight

bien qsy me molestó menos que otros del género 7 / 10

Solid live album. Lots of lyrics around doing drugs, violence towards, women, violence towards self, violence in general.

Íkonísk plata, herra Cash alveg í essinu sínu.

Classic Johnny Cash. I thought this was unnecessary though, as we already got the Folsom Prison one, which I think is better.

I mean its a live album

It’s a key album of Johnny Cash. I’ve listened to before and enjoyed it quite a bit. This style of music hasn’t been a huge interest of mind but I can appreciate it.

I recognise the significance of this record. However, the legacy edition is too long for me. I prefer the brevity and concentration of the non-legacy.

he yucks around live. its fun. probably the right way to listen to cash. big country balls in front of some guys being desperately exploited. neat! john cage. playing music. its country. youll probably like it. it was fine.

Decent Johnny Cash

Interesting idea . liked darlin companion most . also all songs great

Not quite as enjoyable to me as At Folsom Prison, but a great live album nonetheless.

Rating a 3 since the inclusion of this album is absolutely redundant - I already got "Folsom Prison"! Do we need to listen to Johnny Cash playing every prison in America? This album also seems to have a worse sound mix than "Folsom".

Not as good as Folsom Prison

Live stuff isn’t usually my thing but this is classic Cash at his best. He’s got a great sound and you can really feel his performance. It’s a 4.5/5 for me.

Interesting banter …

bants behind bars with the man in black

It's another live Johnny Cash album, what else is there to say? It's a typical Cash performance, he really plays it to his rough and rowdy hardened criminal audience like he's one of them. You've got his deep gravelly voice that lends all of his songs so much authenticity and his easy self-assured delivery of every song, it's exactly what's expected of him. It's fine, but it's not exciting, and I don't think it's his best live prison album. Folsom is better.

Not a bad live album but still it’s live and pulls back on how good it could be. Cash was famous for his prison concerts and this one is solid. Kinda lame he plays San Quentin twice and the album is pretty short. Overall it’s good and this is ok. 6.0/10

love a boy named sue

Johnny Cash is the kind of jungle cat that licks his balls and then kisses your neck. He's a rough-riding cowboy who will fuck your mum and make her cry. I hate him, but i love him. FUCK ME JOHNNY!

Is a pretty good album, personally i dont like live version but this one was like connecting with the tracks

Johnny Cash plays his hits with a new classic "San Quentin." His performance is a bit dull but I appreciate the tense connection between him and the prisoners (feels much more lively than Folsom), although the rowdy nature shrouds the actual music, and I found the stories in "Darlin Companion" to be disruptive (I also didn't like the song itself). This isn't an album I'll play much often again in my life, as I'd take At Folsom Prison any day. I also didn't like the anticlimatic finish, but I did get a laugh out of it. But there's a lot to like here, and of course, all the album merits aside, this is Johnny Cash: one of the best country artists to have ever existed. And it is due to his strong songwriting, lyrics, and vocals that I can say this was an enjoyable listen, and I wish I was part of the crowd, even if I'd had to kill a man to see it.

Good album. I liked the banter. I've never cared much for Johnny Cash but this is decent. 3/5

As far as Cash's albums go, it's not nearly as great for the music, as it is for chaotic fun of the performance itself. The whole show is resplendently defiant and yet Johnny remains endearingly charismatic to everyone involved. What I appreciate very specifically is how Johnny shows deference for the humanity of the inmates, especially in the stage banter between the songs.

More about the situation than the tunes.

Pretty good. Interesting setting

Country

I like this one more than Folsom at least. He's dialed down his over the top voice a bit and the instrumentation is a bit more energetic and exciting. Still isn't my thing terribly but I won't complain about it being on.

Johnny Cash invents a whole new genre - country prison comedy albums - and at least two (two!) of those albums feature on this list! One was enough.

I think I prefer the At Folsom Prison album from this list but still a great concept. This one feels a bit more travelling comedy show. Fave: San Quentin just for the crowd response.

This is an album I’ve always heard about but have never listened to.

Gritty album from the classic J Cash!!

I know Alex is spinning in his not-yet-grave at getting another live album. Johnny Cash is one of a select few artists I would accept it for, even though this isn't even his signature live album. He's always got a great energy performing these songs for prisoners, that's I think why his live albums deserve some shine. It's not some guy at Whositwhatsit arena, it's the Man in Black performing at correctional facilities for the downtrodden dregs of society. I definitely enjoyed visiting hours. Favorite tracks: Starkville City Jail, A Boy Named Sue, Folsom Prison Blues, San Quentin Reprise. Album art: Just a headshot of Johnny, but as far as live album covers go this one's pretty good and a tad artsy. Nothing special though. 3.5/5

walk the line is great, folsom prison sadly quite shortened.

Good stuff, not as good as his other stuff but I like

A nice listen Johnny Cash is unfathomably cool and based Is there a single celebrity from this century that is as cool as Johnny Cash was? The answer is emphatically no

Just classic Cash but in my opinion not some of his best songs

Sure is a Johnny Cash playing to a prison album.

Not as good as folsom.

Prefer At Folsom Prison or the Rick Rubin produced American Series

it was good

hyped up the crowd very well but tunes were standard country shit

It was fine, he was a funny guy

This was certainly an interesting venture, with some good live instrumentation and the odd charismatic line. Although sometimes I felt too much of this was him talking which granted it is a live performance, there's only about 34 mins of recording and a large chunk is him not playing. 7/10

Ivica Gotovina, odličan live iz zatvora! Međutim nisam ga baš lijepo preslušao kao inače, pa je ovak kak je.

Vadi Johnny Cash Cash nema u novoj oš neš.

Its allright.

Seems an odd choice for inclusion given there's only a handful of songs and there's even a better prison album available....but....imagine a band performing at Strangeways these days!

You can feel the energy in the room in this recording, particularly during 'San Quentin'. Glad they included Cash addressing the audience between songs, but the heavy editing down of the setlist (to fit vinyl) and bleeping of profanities detracts somewhat. 3.5/5

many meh intermisions. live album.

Klassiker. Det är lite segt att lyssna på just eftersom att det är lite sval kvalitet på ljudet och att de låtar han spelar är ganska monotona ur en instrumental synvinkel. Däremot innefattar konserten den bästa versionen av "A Boy Named Sue", och den härligaste versionen av "San Quentin". Det är ändå klass.

prison man

Amazing live performance; culturally questionable- like trying to identify with prisoners/criminals yet you're Johnny Cash dude...could be humanizing for San Quentin's inmates.

Compared to Folsom, this one fell a little flat to me. A Boy Named Sue is fun.

Альбом прослушал

ну рокенрольчик такой, лайв из тюряги, забавно. Ничо так, по классике

When I saw this I thought, hmm, a live album? But this one actually has an interesting context, and it's fun to listen to the bits where Cash and the other performers talk to the audience. Full disclosure: I didn't sit through the whole thing.

I prefer Folsom

3.5 Not my genre, but probably the best out of it

Fun for the story, boring music

Cet enorme connard de Johnny Cash nous crache son arrogance à la figure pendant 34mn, ou devrais-je dire 17mn puisque 50% de l'album est passé à faire des blagues sur la denière femme qu'il a engrossée, le tout devant un public hilare. Une honte, je trouve d'ailleurs que cela ne ressemble pas à Robert de faire la promotion d'un tel marasme, je vais mener l'enquête et vous tiens au courant.

Un poco rollo.

So so long. Live albums are neat in a sense, but not something that I want most of the time.

Not bad, but whole album at once was a bit boring

I listened to the 'legacy' edition as per the album cover photo even though it's a 2006 version and possibly not the 'original' album that made the 1001 list. I think this was one of those albums I listened to once or twice because I'd never listened to it but it has the reputation. I know it's a live album but there's a lot of talking.... it would be better if it was tighter overall rather than being something more akin to a historical artifact. The legacy version is 1 hr 40 minutes, more than an hour longer than the 34 minute original (even if it doe have San Quentin played twice in a row). Also the crop of the photos for the Legacy version is pretty terrible and the orig cover photo wasn't that great to start with. I think this is the problem with all the expanded/box sets that became a thing, so much is unecessary and doesn't add a lot. After a listen or two you just end up skipping all the filler. Plus it often detracts from the original album. I'd give it 2.5 stars overall if I could, more if they edited it better.

Debuting two songs in front of a bunch of prisoners? Of course he does, because he's Johnny fuckin' Cash. Not quite as good as At Folsom, but still pretty great.

While the selection and quality of songs on 'Folsom' is better, the banter between Cash and the inmates here really sells the authenticity of these performances.

Great banter from June carter. That song by the stalter boys is classic

It's alright. You didn't have to play the same song two times in a row though. 6/10

Another artist that I’ve never given much listening time to. An interesting album purely because of the environment that it was created in. The relationship between Cash and the audience was entertaining, Cash was quite funny with the chat between some of the tracks. Another album I would listen to again.

Would listen to again, but not on my heavy rotation list.

The second Live-Prison-Album was okay. The first live-album was comparatively more relaxed to listen to and more interesting. (6/10) Favourite Tracks: Wreck of the Old '97, Jackson

The Spotify album isn't the same one from the Wikipedia article. The one I listened to was way too long and had a few too many cameos from other artists. Also, not a big fan of live albums anyway (San Quentin twice in a row? Ok...) and some of the pandering in this one was hard to take. Still the songs were pretty good, but I'd rather hear them on their original albums.

Pleasantly surprised

Heel cool!

this album was (BEEP) cause i found (BEEP) johnny boy had (BEEP) for prison and he (BEEP) (BEEP) (BEEP) the soap!

3.4 + I fell in love with this album when I first heard it but like many others was crestfallen to learn that all of the crowd sounds are canned and were added after the fact. Hearing that news felt as disappointing as when I learned Santa Claus isn't real. Still, a great live album highlighting Cash as an energetic performer and amazing live singer.

Enjoyed it. Every song sounds the same though, but I really enjoyed. I just hate the beeps.

Ik vind muziek van Johnny Cash altijd leuk. Goude oude rock'n'roll. Ik ben echter niet altijd fan van "live" albums. Dat geldt ook voor dit album. Geef mij maar gewoon de studio opnames. Gewoon lekker muziek luisteren. Grootste hit is natuurlijk "Ring Of Fire" maar klassiekers als "Walk The Line" en "A Boy Named Sue" staan ook op dit album.

Old live. Wel een lekker sfeertje. Maar zowel live als van Cash zijn er betere voor mijn gevoel.

Legendary.

3/5

Recorded at San Quentin Prison. Very interesting to listen to the spoken word as well as the music.

Good as far as country goes, but nothing much more to add. A bit weird to jump into a discography with a live album but there wasn't much choice in that

A slice of history, you don't get shows like this anymore. If I could give it 3.5 I would.

I love Johnny Cash but not a fan of live albums in general. So much of the magic is lost when you just have an audio recording with no video showing the nuances of the performance. Still very solid though!

At first I didn't like the audience part of the live album, but it grew on me. There was a good report between cash and the crowd. The songs were dead simple, but that allowed them to get pretty raw, almost a stream of conscious. Favorite song: Starkville County Jail

Rock n roll country.

Not as good as Folsom, made a bit slower by the fact he plays the same song twice

good ol johnny cash

3.5 *

One of my favorite songs - a man named Sue. But I don't really like live recordings. Somewhat repetitive.

Tämä on varmaan ollut hyvä keikka paikan päällä. Ainakin välispiikkien perusteella siitä lienee myös videotallenne. Leppoisaa kantrimenoa ja läpyskää yleisölle. Erikoisuutena sama San Quentin -biisi pariin kertaan peräkkäin. :D

I think Tanner was at this gig

The original LP wasn'ta very good value, at just a bit over 30 minutes and one of the songs played twice! So based on that I'll review this deluxe version but score the original. The fact this was recorded in a prison adds so much. The songs are more poignant, the audience reaction to the lyrics is great, plus there's all of the off-color banter, whether you like it or not. e.g. "you should know better than bending over in a place like this". I liked the supporting acts, though I could have done without June Carter's monologue. Needless to say the editing between songs could have been better but it adds to the authenticity. Johnny sounds a bit cranky. I'm surprised at the amount of complaining about his life that he does, considering his audience is going back to their prison cells after the show.

Country folk americano

Gimmick

- live album? not usually a huge fan of live albums but i do like johnny cash - blue suede shoes does kinda fuck

interesting

Bon album. Mais l’original me plait plus 3.75

Better than I expected

Está muy breve fue mi primer pensamiento. No es At Folsom, fue el segundo. Aún siendo breve la selección de canciones me parece buena, me encanta que toque dos veces St Quentin porque se lo piden. A boy named Sue siempre me pone de buen humor. Songs: A boy named Sue, Cocaine blues

A classic but super depressed me.

I hold Johnny in very high regard. He reminds me of my grandfather and "A Boy Named Sue" is one of my absolute favorites (besides the obvious "I Walk the Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues"). That said, I get more out of the "At Folsom Prison" album vs. San Quentin. I think it just comes down to the tracklist - these ones don't resonate with me too much.

Nice to listen to. I like this kind of country en folk music.

Struggled to like it.

Jo toinen Cashin vankilalive tällä listalla. Parempi tämä oli kuin Folsom Prisonin levy. Välispiikit ja yleinen tunnelma nostaa arvosanan kolmoseen, vaikka musiikin puolesta kakkonen olisi ollut sopivampi arvio.

Honestly, it wasn't too bad. I'm not a huge Johnny Cash fan, but it felt fun and had that country twang. Liked the Carter Family stuff and the Bob Dylan written song was neat.

This is a delight, there are so many smiles and laughs and everyone is having a great time, enjoying the moment. It's very uplifting.

Album was okay. Felt more like a history lesson(in a good way), but not 100% my jam.

not bad, but live albums are a bit cheating.

nice. sadness was still a thing. but a few songs had a brighter beat. i liked it but wont listen again

Still not a huge Cash fan. But you can tell he's charismatic!

Live at Folsom is so much better than this. Neat album, but not Johnny's best.

Typical country music, but the fact that you hear the prisoners reacting to Johnny Cash's punchline is awesome

Anstrengend.

Fantastic documentary fine album. He is so cool and charming here and it is a very exciting album - loved whenever the crowd would boo or cheer it felt really chaotic and dangerous in a fun way. Then he sings a song about how he was arrested for picking flowers… I feel like that was meant for the hippies not the prisoners. Other than that did not feel particularly cynical and calculated though. The music was just ok. Pretty sloppy and it’s so simple to start with. His voice is amazing of course. I would maybe cut out the second time he plays the same song. And maybe most of the songs. Just let me hang out with Johnny Cash and my prison friends.

was that his thing, playing at prisons?

had a breakdown while listening in traffic so prob not fair. didn’t really standout from folsom prison

no really my thing, It all sounds the same perhaps if I was in San Quentin jail and starved of entertainment it would sound a lot better.

People pretend to like Johnny Cash and you can't convince me otherwise. It's kinda catchy, but also shite.

Very cool in general and I understand why it was added to here, but live music is not something I personally like at all. Again, loved the energy of this particular crowd, but yeah.

Listening to this after "At Folsom Prison" which previously came up on this list for me. I gave Folsom credit for novelty, but... this isn't novel anymore. Somehow the interactions with the prisoners felt less special in this album too. Played the same song twice - which could be fine for the actual show, but for the album...? Music wise, this is so ridiculously bland, there's some reasonably clever lyrics but the rhythms are just so plodding and dull. Guess I still just don't like Country.

Including 2 prison albums on this list is a take I disagree with. So that already knocks a star off. It's impressive how Cash will laugh about something mid song and the band will adjust on the fly. Idk the novelty hard carried the album, also I think this one being televised apparently means they bleeped out the swearing so it just feels less authentic.

Good fun but i preferred the first live in prison album.

Confirmed. I don’t like Johnny cash. His flat voice and predictable guitar riffs are not for me.

Está bien, todas iguales las canciones.

hmmm zu viel country

Dit is echt niet mijn muziek.

mrdium

Don’t think I’m the target audience for this one

Played one song twice, two stars for that.

No es mucho mi estilo, sin embargo es animado y puede ser para un viaje

it is currently 40 degrees celsius where i live, this shit is not funny i'm actually melting and y'all are giving me country 🫩🫩🫩

Not really the kind of thing I enjoy. I recognised a few of the songs and wasn’t really that keen on them either. It’s ok, if you like Johnny Cash’s brand of country.

not having fun

too much talking ik it’s a live show but

Otro album en vivo de este tipo. De nuevo tiene una onda impensada para lo que imaginaba de él. Este es muy country, un poco aburrido para mí. 4/10

Tikriausiai būti ten tuo metu buvo neįtikėtina, bet dabar man nelabai rūpi.

mm its not my thing i'm sorry

I am a Johnny Cash fan but have never seen the appeal of the live prison albums. They mostly showcase Cash’s attitude and persona more than the music. Nothing too special here really except two takes at San Quentin and thirty seconds of Folsom Prison Blues.

“At Folsom Prison” tops it by far…

Not too bad, wouldn't care to listen again, some songs were good at the latter half but mainly boredom.

favourites: 1. I walk the line 2. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley"

I’ve already sat through one Johnny Cash live in a prison album from this list, how did this make it as well? This one is arguably worse. His “banter” with the inmates is just terrible, but they’ve included all the cringey cheers and shout outs from the crowd on the record which makes it the worst type of live album. Some really bad songs on this too.

I don't really get the point of this album. I get that Johnny Cash playing prisons is historically interesting, but the recording quality is poor and there's not much going on musically.

If its gotta be country, then it needs to be Johnny Cash Musically, I do prefer his later work, but this is really more a piece of history than a musical performance Respect

4/10 Folsom Prison Blues

Langt mellom høydepunktene på denne. Alt for mye tradisjonell køntri.

q paja el country

Haven't listened to much of Johnny Cash but this seems to show his personality so much, with his talks and jokes betweeen songs. Probably won't listen to it again, but really cool to hear such an iconic artist live with not cuts between, and to hear the audience listening/reacting (Especially when knowing who the audience is). Kinda like a time capsule of that specific culture and time.

Meh. Not a country fan but respect Johnny Cash. This live album just isn’t for me, though.

Godfather of americana is nice, maar live stoort

stop me die fucking live albums...

It is less an album more an audio documentary. The songs being punctuated by messages for the inmates, their responses to certain guards names - all these things give a sense of the setting and give added power to the performance. Granted, there is a lack of variety in the songs but the performance is incredible. This is the same review as At Folsom Prison as it is basically the same album. I am halving my previous mark for that reason.

Joni Käteinen kuulostaa hyvältä, on aina kuulostanut. Mutta live-levy oli vähän meh.

En jaksanut kuunnella koko levyä loppuun. Johnny Cash kuulosti itseltään, ärsytti aggressiiviset sensurointipiippaukset ja ei ollut millään tavalla eilen fiilistä kuunnella kyseistä levyä. Ei omaan makuun.

Personalmente no me gusta el Country, pero Jhonny Cash tiene una gran voz. De igual manera su musica me traslado a aquella epoca. Buen disco, pero no de mis preferencias musicales.