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Personally, I feel that the less presence of the audience and cheering there is on a live album, the better, so this album was not to my taste.
I can acknowledge that Johhny Cash is a great performer and a hugely influential musician. However, why is this album on this list? Most of the songs aren't from this record, I guarantee the studio recordings sound better than this live album, about 30% of the album is just Cash talking and dealing with hecklers, and one of the tracks is just a song from the set list played a second time. Maybe it being recorded at a prison is a bigger deal than I'm making it out to be, but I don't understand what makes this album so significant. I'm admittedly not a huge Johnny Cash fan to begin with; it's just too plain for my liking. Still though, I feel like this album is just taking up space on this list.
Cash wrote and sang some ballads I very much enjoy, but this is just cornball country music and Johnny cuttin' up for his prison pals.
Odd live album, short and played one song twice? Equal parts chatting and singing.
La voz de Johnny siempre me parecerá una de las más increíbles que existen; sexy, profunda, melódica… Me encanta él, aunque este album no es uno de mis favoritos
No me cabe mucho el country mas que es un vivo del 69, osea el audio ahi decente pero me siento un viejo del antiguo oeste, igual jhonny cash leyenda
No es de mi agrado el género de música
2.5 - Not bad but little re-listen value
It gets u pumpin in a 60s type of way. it like a Scottish dance in a circle at a pub. But its american lol. its like elvis i mean its 60s music. Wanted man was cute it was like a really slowed down mamma mia. Wreck of the old 97 is ironic cus this was released in 69 but i see a lot of ny references and this song give wild west. very cowboy not so much country. It like tom and jerry raising animation with their legs moving circular at super speed. This album is so interesting on spotify cus its him singing live but its like actual live like he seways into the new songs. and when those songs plays the song in spotify plays as well. like wreck of the old 97 sewayed to walk the line so perfectly. Its like the entire concert was recorded and cut pefectly when songs started idk how to explain it. Walk the line is a bit of a short song. so interesting how it just cuts perfectly. youd have to listen to it to understand. Darlin companion is the longest song 7 minutes but johnny has a lot of talking cus this is a live recording. Darlin companion also has a woman singing along with him. This song makes you wanna kick your feet. Its a song that plays when two youngsters in the 50s see each other in the street and cant stop looking at each other. when one walks fast the other they both look back. Idk how to feel about this album it really is a 60s album and its live i dont typically like live recorded albums. Most of darlin companion is him talking lol he makes a lot of jokes with the audience. Not only does spotify segway into his songs but he does too. Starkville City Jail is the next song. I really dont think ill remember this album lol. This song i like tho oooo. fun. it talks about a wild flower child bye, its a combination of singing and talking singing which i dont hate. This is interesting. This song might go into my vives playlist. San queuentin plays next. this is more like a song id listen too. its grooby it makes me wanna move in a good way. its like giving me like san quentin i hate every inch of u. ooo what a line crowd went crazy. idk who that is but ill take it as romantic. i like this song a lot. could be one of my favorites.San may you tot and burn in hell damn this man got something against his person. I REALLY like this song. the lyrics are so interesting and you can tell he means them. oh i searched it up its a prison. omg i think hes performing at the actual prison. no wonder it said prison in the song lol. interesting so the men shouting at san quentin rot in hell is about the prison theyre in. omg so the song Starkville city jail is about him. hes the child that went to prison from picking flowers. he spent nights there lol, bro hates the prison from just a few day damn. Maybe he wrote this album for the prisoners cus he realized the disgustingness they live in. He performs san quentin again btw and its called reprise so ig he performed it again cus the prisoners loved it. A boy named sue is a song about himself being names sue and he hated it, talks about hi being bullied. he grew up mean and was shameful. he wanted to kill his dad that gave him that awful name. idk if this is all johnny tho cus i mean his name is johnny. he saw his dad at a bar i think and he told him his name is sue and hes gonna die. he hit him. his dad cut off a piece of sues ear wtf. Alright so its not an actual story lol. good storytelling. This was a massive hit im pretty sure its cus of the lyrics it hit number 2 on billboard 100. I dont like it that much. peace in the valley has nice guitar oooooo i like it a lot. its like a church song i mean it kinda is. but the guitar is so nice its like cleaning your ears. i might add this to my playlist aswell. Its like a song you play while the casket in a funeral is being carried to its grave. Folsom prison blues plays last and its a seriously upbeat song. its like your ruining with the song. He says not everyone was able to get into the room where he was at in the prison i feel bad for those prisoners. This song talks about espcaing the prison i think. This is like a horse run that humans do. thats what the song feels like. lol i didnt stop the album and orange blossom special played. Why do i like that song more than this entire album haha. Imma add that one to my playlist. they shouldve recommended that album instead. oooo its a nice song the harmonica is pretty.
Not really my style Feels like farm music and each song sounds the same
Eh it was a once and done album, the balls of Johnny cash cannot be understated.
Dont like country music.
Siento que el country no está diseñado para el oído habitual de un centroamericano/sudamericano. 3/10
базированое кантри
esperaba mas
I thought this prison recording was fine, but not that memorable. His banter with the audience was pretty annoying/tone deaf, there were a lot of hecklers, and he played the same uninteresting San Quentin song twice (which I see why but doesn't make sense as an album experience). When he thanked the warden and the guards at the end I feel like he showed his hand - playing for publicity and notoriety rather than to actually connect with the audience. Some of the songs were good but overall found this performance to be uninspired and fake. 2.4/5 -> 2/5
Nää, inget fan av detta, nog till stor del pga livealbum. För dålig ljudkvalitet och för mycket mellansnack. Lite för amerikanskt och tråkigt också.
While Johnny Cash is one of the handful of country artists worth listening to, we do not need two prison concert albums on this list.
Johnnu Cash At San Quentin foi uma surpresa por diferentes motivos. Eu achei uma performance ao vivo boa - os momentos de interação são bem interessantes também! entretanto, o álbum parece mais um audiobook do que qualquer coisa. sinto que não consigo avaliar como deveria porque não fui atrás do peso histórico desta performance, então, possivelmente, serei injusto na nota. preciso falar que passei a vida escutando I Walk The Line na voz da Halsey e achando que ela apenas fazia interpolação com o Johnny Cash, aí descubro que é a mesma letra hahahaha 2,5/5
Don’t really understand why there’s a double up of pretty much the same “Johnny cash playing at a prison” on this list. It’s still good but I think two of the same album is a little bit lazy on Robert Dimery’s part, I don’t know I haven’t read the book, maybe the inclusion of this album is critical to the plot
I’m realizing live albums just might not be my thing… That said, I do find the topics he writes and sings about really interesting. You don’t usually hear those kinds of themes in music, so I definitely appreciate that. I also liked how he wove humour into both the songs and the performance.
Okay but not my cup of tea
Don’t really understand the appeal of live Johnny Cash, or Johnny Cash in general, to be honest. I guess the banter he has with the crowd makes him stand out somewhat, but I don’t really care. His songs are mostly ballads, which is fine on its own, but they have almost no instrumental accompaniment. His songs are for people who want to hear stories, and for ones who want to hear music (like me), well, there’s barely any to speak of. Although I wasn’t bored listening to this per se, his music always leaves me thoroughly underwhelmed. 5/10
bland amiercan folklore, old timey taylor swift. cold garbage.
Just not feeling any of Johnny Cash’s music…it’s all 2s for me. Next!
Interesting. Although the censorship wasn't really necessary and the Saab Quentin song didn't really need doing twice.
Meh. San Quentin was a funny song but I’m not a big Cash guy
ehh 2
No demi estilo
he just talks :(
too much talking
O Johnny Cash é um ótimo artista. Porém não achei este álbum muito bom. Por ele ser um cantor famoso esperava mais deste álbum, que é a gravação de um show que ele fez. As músicas são muito simples e monótonas, não é algo que eu escutaria sempre, porém não é totalmente ruim, é um álbum muito comum. Por isso minha nota é 2.5/5. Está na média, mas não achei muito interessante.
Too long, listened to some. Liked their little jokes.
The Good: Nothing The Bad: My mood The Ugly: Fucking look on my face as I realize I am getting screwed… I have been looking at this journey the wrong way… this is not meant as a journey to appreciate music. No sir, it isn’t. Instead, we are on this journey to see how long it takes before we start contemplating that maybe, just maybe, we have better things to do with our time than to sit around and let the likes of Mr Dimery fuck with us… When I saw the album cover, my first thought was “but, I’ve already listened to this…” to find out that I was mistaken about the prison where it was recorded. Now, don’t get me wrong, I can appreciate that there are plenty of people who rank this album very high on the list of album one needs to listen to before one dies, and I will not sit here and pretend that it isn’t so… Though technically this is not a greatest hits album, which would exclude it from the list, it gets pretty close to it… and still a monster album such as Saturday Night Fever is not on this list, because it is an amalgamation of several artist… Out of spite I am giving this album a 1* and I really hope that tomorrow a smile is on my face as the next album is being presented, as I am finding the past 2 weeks to be the worse so far in this journey that is starting to turn into a fucking nightmare…. Playing the album Pulse, by Pink Floyd to get the bad taste out of my mouth… Also, listened to the album and I can’t, in good conscious, raate this 1* However, seeing as I still don’t understand why this album is on the list, I will bump it up…. the album should be at least 3*
я не хочу знову слухати кантрі Джоні кеша
Maybe it was just the sound quality, or the fact that I've never been in prison, but this didn't resonate with me at all.
Why is this all Johnny Cash albums, if the next one is also Johnny Cash I’m gonna be so mad
Live albums shouldn't be on list. There was another Johnny cash live album on this list. That's way too much. I gave the other one 5. This will have to be less
30. not bad lots of speaking
Not really the type of music I would see myself listening
6/20 J'ai eu l'impression d'écouter la même musique en boucle pendant 30 minutes. (Accentué par le fait qu'il joue, en effet, déjà deux fois la même musique). La musique n'est pas désagréable a écouter au début, mais au bout d'une ou deux chansons, ça commence a taper sur les nerfs. Ce ne sera pas la note minimale quand même, mais on s'en approche malheureusement. Ce n'est définitivement pas pour moi.
I feel like back in Johnny Cash’s day, prison concerts were more of a thing and apparently good PR and a hit record to boot. I can’t imagine anyone doing that in this day and age. Imagine Taylor Swift at a women’s correctional facility playing songs while inmates make friendship bracelets and call it their “personal accountability era”. Actually, we all know the Swifties would eat that up, but besides the point. Anyway, I did not enjoy this album, not a fan of Cash, but it was interesting to say the least.
This is little more than a Johnny Cash publicity stunt. Man in black performing in a prison....again... how bad ass. What annoys me most is all the banter, 30 minute album (thank goodness) of which he yammered on about nothing for a third of that time. Even worse, this isn't interesting storytelling banter, it was nonsense...look at us, we're in prison, I got arrested too, screw the man...blah blah blah. Insufferable, if you're going to record concert for release just perform the damn songs with minimal banter. The songs were actually good, cool versions of Boy Named Sue, Walk the Line and Folsom Prison Blues. It's a shame the lead ins took longer than the song.
Country music is still not my cup of tea. But I was surprised that Johnny Cash was signing this type of music. I was under impression that his discography was super close to NIN cover
Día 4: mmmm el country realmente no es lo mío. De todos modos debería escucharlo una vez más en otro ambiente que no sea el gimnasio porque no es la combinación ideal. Por otro lado Johnny Cash se manda un unipersonal en el medio del show, lo banco.
Prefer Folsom but definitely special in its purpose and place.
Pues me gustó, me interesó más que gustarme. Sobre todo me gustó la canción donde dice que San Quentin You were hell to me o algo así. No es mi estilo pero me interesó
I think live albums are great if you already love the music. Hard to listen to while working, which is how I go through this list.
not my type of album tbh but still a good one
tftfygy
Not a Cash fan, but can respect the unique venue where this was performed and what it said socially.
2.5
Not into country music. Love Cash's voice but that was about it.
At least the prisoners liked it
Oh, my; it certainly was a fine move to perform in a prison, but I can't relate to the music - and that's what matters to me after all.
songs would be good, but this live album is meh
лайтовый но долгий однообразный и замусорен этими лайв разговорами а так норм но не на каждый день
4.0/10 Difficult listen for me...
2.5, good but non-essential fun. the chatter been the songs is the best part.
Estil elvis, average.
Heard some Johnny Cash songs before. Can't say that I care about this album though. I just don't care for most live albums on this list in general, this one was even worse because it included lots of talking in between. No disrespect to Johnny Cash but I'd prefer to listen to a studio album from him, this live feels chaotic. No idea why two of his prison albums are on the list but not Stop Making Sense which is one of the best live albums ever 2/5
First impressions not strong, doesn’t feel like my kind of music. Don’t love his character when he’s speaking either. The duet wasn’t great. Overall I found parts I liked but not to my taste. Made me go and read about Johnny Cash and he sounds an interesting character. Second album in a row with a singular Bob Dylan song on it.
Good guitar and funny guy just very long periods of him talking to the crowd
😈
Nej detta är verkligen inte min kopp te. Ogillar verkligen country.
Shit
I never liked this album. It is an inferior version of At Folsom Prison
country. sympa
Why to much talking. Im not a fan of live recordings.
Interesting to hear an album made in a prison setting – just don't enjoy his style of music enough to make me want to listen again.
1969 I'm constantly told that it's 'cool' to like Johny Cash. I guess I'm not one of the cool kids. I just don't like this, and it's not helped by the bootleg feel to the production. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Some, had to end it early. Revisit ❌️ Not for me No thank you★★☆☆☆ (3/10)
It's a live Johnny Cash performance, a classic one, for better and for the worst. Setlist wise, it's alright. Performance wise, is good, but clearly not a regular concert. Good for a listen and to share with music fans, but only if they're country music fans, imo. Gets a small rating bump upwards due to the context of the venue and the show, and the way he relates to the audience. There's a certain magic in that.
It’s funny how much I loved his album recorded at Folsom Prison and how much I disliked this album. I found it derivative and not as well done.
Interesting collection of songs, that Johnny cash seems a real character and quite a unique concept with some classic tunes in there but not sure I really class this as an album
I don't hate it. I didn't enjoy it.
Why is this the third time these songs are on this list?
it's just live songs.....
While I like a lot from Johnny Cash, I dislike this live album (too much talking) and the song selection. 2/5
Oddly funny
Just listened and I appreciate his improvisational style and his ability to interact with the crowd. It felt like a dance with the crowd rather than a performance. Very down to earth.
I do not enjoy live albums. I will never enjoy live albums. I just don't get them. So I will give yet another live album on this list a low, biased review. 2/5
Lite kul. Lite OK. Lite lagom. Inte dunder alls förutom att det är "den store Johnny Cash WooOoOooW". Dåligt ljud. Samma låt två gånger. Lite märkligt.
Cash er en legende, en del sjarm i dette live settet. Noen slagere som blir spilt, men foretrekker studio versjon.
Not my cup oft tea
Cute to listen live
Più che un album un esperienza e perciò siccome live e registrato un poco male è invecchiato male, peccato.
ich werde es mir ziemlich sicher nicht nochmal anhören. es hat mich nicht gestört aber mich auch nicht wirklich bewegt. ich kann mir aber gut vorstellen dass es einen durchaus bewegen kann wenn man es live hört. ich will auch nicht sagen dass es schlecht ist, es trifft halt einfach nicht meinen geschmack an musik.
This is a solid 3 star recording, if it wasn't live. Johnny swears a lot, trying to be edgy, and it seems cheap. I also don't enjoy spectator reactions.
Not a big fan of country music, but even I have to admit Johnny Cash has a great voice. I’m sure he’s very good at what he does (you can’t have such a lenghty and productive career without doing something right), so I was ready to listen to this album with as much good will as I could. The result, however, was not very satisfying. I kind of liked most of the song, but it was a bit hard for me to enjoy them, since nearly a third the album is just Johnny Cash talking. Between the very average recording conditions, the lengthy speeches, the exasperating blips and the crowd noises, I was constantly distracted from the music, and it made the experience far less enjoyable than it could have been. I definitely have nothing against Johnny Cash, and I’m ready to listen to more of it – but this album just doesn’t cut it for me.
Not the best Johnny Cash album, made worse by Spotify's censorship. Why they bleep "Son of a Bitch" I've no idea
Cash had the charisma, charms, and singing chops; but the album is too thin for him to work with.
Not a huge fan of Johnny Cash or live albums but this was fine.
It was fine. I’m more of a fan of “At Folsom Prison” though.
--Wanted Man...plodding --Wreck of the Old 97...now we're kickin' --I Walk the Line...nice but maybe too straightforward/basic --Darlin' Companion...fun but nothing special --Starkville City Jail...lyrics eerily relevant --San Quentin...sounds like a Johnny Cash song --San Quentin (Reprise)... ... --A Boy Named Sue...funny lyrics but musically? meh --Peace in the Valley...nice and sweet --Folsom Prison Blues...uh, where's the rest of the song?
Such poor sound quality it’s hard to even tell one song from the next. Unmistakably Johnny Cash but not particularly interesting. Hard to believe this is the stuff that used to be considered rebellious
Fun stuff, but at the end it's just singing with 60s music. Not a fan of the concert. 2/5
This is probably great if you’re a Johnny Cash fan, but unfortunately I’m not. I also don’t like how he’s just talking for half of the album, although I do understand why this album is on this list.
Quite like the vibes, I am not a big fan of country music tho 2/5
Hatar livealbum med passion, men han var underhållande ändå. En amerikansk Cornelis? Musiken dock? Tråkig.
Two Johnny Cash live albums on this list?
Nice listening. Not a fan of it being a live album. I'm sure there's other studio albums that couldve been on the list 2/5
A bit different from the Folsom Prison album. Only 30 minutes of music and talking. "Wanted Man" is good.
Neat! No strong feelings
☀︎ je me sens comme une conservatrice. à l’aide ☀︎ le contexte de l’enregistrement de cet album est quand même cool. et j’aime le fait qu’il est chill et qu’il ait quasiment une « discussion » avec son public. il a l’air de quelqu’un de gentil ☀︎ pas mon style malheureusement
Mid as fuck
It’s Johnny Cash, but it’s still country. I’ll give it an extra star because I liked the movie.
Johnny Cash er så overrated omd
this album is such an influential piece of media, a prison live album is such a powerful thing. the moment between the crowd and cash is just so humane. i just don't like country...
Yes..Cash is a legend…but I feel like I just the heard the same album with Live at Folsom…blame the algorithm for the 2 stars on this one. Plus only 34 minutes long. Wouldn’t call this one of the greatest albums…
So... this is a 'legendary' album in 'country', a genre I don't much like, but I'll try and give it a proper go. First thing, the sound quality is awful. Echoey, remote sounding vocals and instruments, and it sounds dynamically flattened. Yes, it is live and yes the venue was probably less than ideal, even so... Getting onto the music. The arrangements are simplistic, nothing to hook onto there. I don't find Cash's voice particularly engaging. That leaves me with the lyrics... 'ditties' more than 'songs'; nothing lyrically engaging. No deep social content, nothing 'meaningful'. I'll admit I just don't 'get' Country. I'm expecting lots of 5/5 reviews but for me it is a 2.
Johnny’s great, but he’s not for me
Oldies country, it's okay.
I want to like Johnny Cash, but the fact that he was let OUT of prison after this album upsets me.
Not huge on country but usually love Johnny cash, if you’re gunna listen to a live album listen to Folsom prison it’s leagues ahead
Super interesting time capsule, not necessarily a record I needed
Didn’t work for me too. Not yet at least
רוב השירים נשמעים אותו דבר אם זאת, האווירה מגניבה
Classic Johnny Cash obviously. Odd how every song sounded almost the same whenever it’s in a live performance.
JC, one of a kind...
I only know Cash’s later period—dark, even haunted—which I kind of like. Here, it’s about lighthearted tunes, relatively basic country music. Still, it’s hard not to be impressed by the charisma and voice of Johnny Cash, his humor, and the surprisingly fluid rhymes. I usually don’t enjoy this type of music, but I had pleasure listening to this live recording, punctuated by “beeps” for every swear word, where Cash holds the prison audience in the palm of his hand.
not for me
I generally like Johnny Cash, but I feel like this album is a step down from Live at Folsom Prison. I was surprised, at 35 minutes, it felt like most of this album was stage banter instead of songs (which really limits the re-listen potential), and it doesn't help that they play San Quentin twice. I tend to give this list the benefit of the doubt even when a live album comes up, and this might have been a hit for Johnny Cash (weirdly), but I feel like this is honestly a pretty sub-par live album.
No refleja la potencia que Johnny Cash llegó a desarrollar en sus presentaciones en las cárceles de su país.. pero los que estuvieron ahí seguramente les fascinó
Bored soz
Didn’t like all the talking. Just sing damit!
Country doesn't do anything for me. The comedic interludes where funny, though.
Country music performed at a prison, I can imagine Johnny strumming his guitar in front of a group of inmates - Live music aspect is unique and adds some flavor, but detracts from the listenability - Deep voice and funny vocals are standouts - More of a show than music I would listen to
Johnny Cash has never appealed to me. San Quentin is cool to hear when he’s singing it to the inmates.
A Boy Named Sue was quite good and the interactions with the crowd were entertaining but unfortunately Johnny sounded bored and so was I.
So did Mr Cash only release albums from prison? As both albums I've heard have been the same.
2,5
johnny cash, just had a cover act play at my venue and didn't go, not the biggest johnny cash fan :( 5/10
A mislim, kužim da je on veličina i zaslužuje biti tu, jedino mi je dosta upitan izbor albuma. Mislim da je on jedan od onih koje ili voliš ili mrziš. Meni je album dosta dosadan, mislim on općenito ima tu dosadnu vibru jer je sve nekako ravno uvijek, ali ono što me najviše smeta kod ove serije albuma je ta njegova ideja paćenika bez pokrića, ne kužim zašto radi o glazbu o zatvorskom iskustvu kad zatvora nikad vidio nije. Ne kužim koncept iskreno. Nisam skužila zašto su mu booali, je li to jer je pio vode ili je to bio neki pokušaj bisa. I lik ponovi istu pjesmu dvaput zaredom. Okeeeej. Ne znam, da sam bila onako lajv na tom koncertu i maknem sa strane činjenicu da gledam u Johnnyja Casha, bila bih dosta razočarana. Da je neki drugi album bio, možda bi bilo drukčije, ovako mi je ovo za 2/5, 4.5/10.
A, good ol' Johnny Wannabe bad guy. Mislim da je on nekad davno doživio sudbinu Alena Vitasovića, tipa da je postao kompletno irelevantna ličnost kojeg je jedan panker izvukao s dna tako da mu je pomogao snimiti album ili tako nešto Sve u svemu, ne mrzim njegovu glazbu, ne smeta me, ali me niti ne loži pretjerano. Ne znam kad sam si zadnji put pustio neku njegovu pjesmu, a ne znam ni kad ću idući put. Vjerojatno ću ga slušati u Slavoniji idući put kad odem i kad se otvori peta gajba ozujskog napitka
Best country album I've ever heard. 2/5
OK. But falls foul of the typical live album issues.
Oof, the mic quality on Wanted Man... Again, this would be more fun if I were in the audience.
I liked when he was just talking to the crowd better than when he was playing the music…so that’s probably not a good sign.
This is a peculiar listen. On the one hand, this is a pretty decently recorded live album, especially considering the challenging environment with plenty of background noise. Cash is at his vivacious best and is really quite engaging as a performer. I can't help but feel that these 'live at xyz prison' performances shouldn't have been allowed. Here we have some of the most dangerous criminals being afforded a live performance that everyone else has to pay for and may not have access to. The title track is a playful swipe at the state and prison system that when played once is a nice attempt by Cash to connect with his audience but upon hearing it reprised immediately, it feels as though he is attempting to incite prisoner action. I wouldn't consider this album essential listening, especially as there are superior live prison albums from Cash already in existence. Top 3: 1. (There'll be) Peace in the Valley 2. Darlin' Companion (w/ June Carter) 3. A Boy Named Sue Bottom 2: 1. San Quentin (Reprised) 2. San Quentin
Not a great live album - I know they recorded in a prison but at least try to get the production into a listenable state.
It’s Johnny Cash. His voice is so special. But honestly all the time spent with Johnny kissing up to, I mean talking to, the inmates is annoying. And the pandering San Quentin song he wrote for them is played and needlessly included twice in a row. It’s a little like a show-off bad boy frat party. Of course he plays some hits, which are always good to hear. Because it’s Johnny Cash. So never a total waste of time.
As the music and arrangements are at times pretty bland, this pretty much stands or falls with Cash's persona and the listener's buying into this outlaw schtick. I for one, find it at times contrived.
Hey I think somebody is smuggling in music in this standup special! (Not that I cared for the music.)
The chat was good and i liked wreck of 97 and boy named sue but other than that I didn't really enjoy it. It felt more like a historical artifact than an album i'd want to listen to on the regular. I think i'm just not really a fan of the man in black.
Nope
I’ll watch Walk The Line again one day and that’ll be enough Johnny Cash for me. Bet it was great in priz.
Albumi #50, 16.09.2024 Johnny Cashin konserttitaltiointi vuodelta 1969. Taltiointi on tehty San Quentinin vankilassa 24.2.1969. Taltioinnin äänenlaatu on kehno, mutta Cashin live-karisma pelastaa paljon. Perus country-rock-meininkiä.
I just don’t feel like one needs to hear TWO live prison albums before they die. Like I agree with one. But can we get a June Carter Cash too? Probably not gonna happen. Maybe. I like his hits tho.
This sounds like johnny cash alright but its not my style. Too much twang and noise to filter out. Sounds proper and idk, these reviews feel forced. Hopefully they get better over time
Way too much talking, but not my cup of tea in general
story makes it cooler
Got some classics here; Walk The Line, Boy Named Sue, and Folsom Prison Blues sound about the same live as the studio versions. $36 for picking flowers in the middle of the night was likely a D&D pickup (all depends on how you look at it.) singing for a prison is going to get you on the 1001 list , this dated disc comes in at (2.2*s)
Johnny Cash has a few decent songs but I'm generally not a big fan and this album was no game-changer. I didn't like how the "explicit" words were so blatantly (and poorly) bleeped on this set but I did sorta dig the prison crowd sounds and Cash's banter. You got a good feel for the vibe but it sounds pretty dated and I don't need to revisit it.
I'm not one for old cowboy music but some simple story telling and banter make this an entertaining show, especially if you are stuck and prison and don't got much to do. Cash brings the attitude and probably pissed off the warden a bit. Interesting idea to do a prison tour...guess Cash had a soft spot having served time himself. Glad this was a shortie...1.7.
Years ago in the wake of Walk The Line I thought I might be a Cash fan. Then I listened to more than 3 songs and realized that I'm just not into it. Johnny Cash may be on the Mount Rushmore of overrated acts for me. I have coworkers and colleagues who constantly gush about how great he is yet they can never name more than 1-2 songs they like (Burning Ring of Fire is OK I guess?). I'd pass on the vast majority of his early work, and I can't stand his late covers of Hurt and Personal Jesus that people won't shut the fuck up about. While a scathing review is probably expected, At San Quentin is an OK album. You get a decent sense of his persona and performance charisma while the prison crowd is on the ride. It's a short enough example of a handful of his popular hits and some interludes that don't overstay their welcome. I imagine the prison concerts were iconic and important in their time so I give him credit for doing something different. It's not something I'll come back to and don't need to slam either. It has it's place and I wouldn't fault someone if they throw this on in the background. 1.7 stars
A slog, but I knew that going in. I'm glad he existed to inspire future musicians, but I don't volunteer to listen to him if I can help it.
Songs aren’t bad, but love albums seem to always be hard to do, and this being live brings it down.
Needs work. Seems like a lesser repeat of other materials.
Ja ik voel weinig voor dit soort schoolboek country. Maar twee stemmen omdat Johnny wel iconisch is en zijn stem ook.
irgendwie werd ich mit Johnny nicht warm und mit zu country-lastig
Country im Gefängnis. Wohl auch sozialkritisch. Aber Country wird nicht meine Musik.
I don't endorse the inclusion of live albums unless it is phenomenal, like "Live At Pompeii" by Pink Floyd. Johnny Cash's "At San Quentin" was pretty soulless and dreadful. The audiences cheering did not help. You've either got to be a farmer or more than 60-years-old to appreciate the album.
Is it his best? I hope not
Kind of boring tbh
The music is alright. Sadly, I can't understand what he's saying, it seems crucial here
Good songs, but not seeing much value in this live album
That image from this concert of Cash flipping off the camera (https://www.nme.com/news/music/johnny-cash-19-1292708) is so appropriate for who he was. Flipping off a photographer who you are paying to take pictures of your concert because you're pretending you are doing it to an authority figure perfectly sums up Johnny Cash. Everything about him was a put-on, which could likely be said about all artists, but the crudeness of the act is particularly galling about Cash. It’s like pretentious music nerds are given a choice of two artists who are deep-voiced and vastly over-hyped to stan and they have to choose between Johnny Cash or Tom Waits. I’m not saying he wasn’t good. I’m definitely not saying he didn’t surround himself with talented artists, especially The Carter Family. But the distance between the quality of his output and the esteem in which he’s held is absurd. This album is fine. I can’t think of another live album where the setting of the performance is such an integral part of the album itself other than his other live prison albums. There are some good songs on here, this album is important and everyone should hear it. But I just find Johnny Cash annoying.
Non mi piacciono i live
Was excited when this popped up, maybe my mood was off, but it did little
Live at Folsom Prison felt somehow better than this one.
Typischer Cash Sound, nette Atmosphäre 2/5
Most of the appeal of this album comes from the interaction with the prison audience. It's fun to hear Cash's jokes and the crowd's reactions to them, but the songs themselves lack depth. The live recording includes the occasional cough and some gaffes like trying to re-tune the guitar a few minutes in. It's debatable whether this kind of thing adds charm or removes polish.
Ich verstehe, warum dies zu den 1001-Alben gehört. Cash ist Country - nicht meine Welt. Die späteren Alben/Titel/Coverversionen gefallen mir deutlich besser. Für dieses Album "nur" zwei Sterne, weil man zumindest von dem Album mal gehört haben sollte.
A live album is rarely a good introduction to an artist.
je me sens mal pcq c'est pas mauvais mais c'était pas vrm mon genre
This was not a good introduction to Johnny Cash. This feels like a mediocre bootleg of a Johnny Cash performance.
Didn’t do loads for me but his patter is quite amusing and clearly he can turn a tune. Can’t see myself coming back here again.
The atmosphere at St. Quentin seems to have been really good. Johnny Cash also seemed to have had a lot of fun. And I would have liked to have had the same with the album. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in this kind of country music. 2/5
Some alright parts, but I think this album really reminds me why I don't like country. Even with that in mind, I just don't find the music all that fresh or compelling.
I could take it or leave it. There's a lot of banter and crowd noise, which I think is the point, but I wouldn't really just sit and listen to this. No hate on the music though. Fav tracks: N/A
Never really listened to Cash, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel, but I don't like live albums much... And I think I would have given this a 3 if not live. I was just getting tired of the talking and cheering. I don't mind that in person or on video, but audio only its never been my thing.
His personality shines through in this live record. Enjoyed the strut-worthy setlist
I know this live album recorded in a real prison was groundbreaking, but I can only listen to Johnny Cash in small doses.
I'll need to check it out again
horrible recording.
Does Johnny Cash not know how to tune his guitar? I found this kind of boring. Most of Johnny Cash's music is kind of samey but at least the studio recordings for some reason feel more exciting. This bland live performance of his kinda bland music and his bland speaking voice just weren't interesting to me. I just realized I've never listened to "A Boy Named Sue" all the way through.
Je préfère d'autres albums a lui
Never liked live albums, still don’t
Not a huge fan
is country
get the man some water!
Live albums are rarely good and this is not an exception. Love Johnny tho
I'm honestly just not a huge Johnny Cash fan. I don't love his style of music, and I didn't like the parts of his personality that were showing when he was talking. I also just generally don't love live albums unless they are really well done. I can't deny that he and his band were talented, but this album wasn't for me.
Can't stand live albums. Extra point for Johnny Cash. Expected Marc rating: 4
Heard of Johnny Cash but not the album. Country from 1969. Had to listen to a live album. It’s not terrible but not really my vibe - he’s a bit annoying in the live bits too.
Some decent stuff in here, Johnny's songs all kinda sound the same structure wise and it's more about his stories and his philanthropy. Lost points for the record being censored as he said cuss words at literal prisoners.
Too much applause.
Oddly short album, and he repeated the title track. Plus a lot of between-songs chatter, so the actual music content is very thin. Not sure why this exists.
Würde ich gerne mal die Videoaufzeichnung sehen. Ansonsten eher ein Erlebnis und interessanter Einblick als musikalisch interessant.
Dad:”there are way better Johnny cash albums than this”
This music doesn't do much for me but it's fun hearing the audience in this one and the guy clearly has a commanding stage presence. Standout Track: San Quentin
I do not like country music at all, it’s an easy 1/5 for me, but Johnny is an exception. What isn’t an exception are live sets, I honestly don’t think they have a place here.
Excited when this popped up, but honestly a bit disappointing. Really short runtime, about 30% of which is him chatting to the audience. Once song inexplicably appears twice in a row. The duet is cringy. The good songs end too early. Surely he's had better albums than this. Boy named sue brings this up to 2.5*
Great band, origin of the version of Boy Named Sue we all know. Not a well, structured album, and not a well structured show.
Appreciate the idea of the album. Wouldn’t listen to it again. Favorite part is the interlude between songs.
Not really into country, musically not very impressive, but the way he interacts and captures his audience is a whole show. Love the comedic act in between songs.
All songs sound the same somehow
peak johnny cash, cowboy campfire music
OK
Can’t get past the very poor audio. I understand that a liver album from 1969 isn’t going to have great audio, and I understand this albums historical significance. I really enjoyed the stage banter.
BEEEEEEP
Country music for people that don't like country music!
2/5 didn't like its live aspect
If Americans had invented reggae.
Johnny cash is boring to me, never understood it
If there's something I enjoy even less than live albums it's country music. It's just not my thing. Sorry. It was okay but it sounds all the same.
Kinda slap but it’s pretty painful to listen to a live album of an artist you don’t know or care about
Pretty fun. I’ve listened to Folsom Prison Blues a few times before and liked it. Other than that the album wasn’t that special. More monologue than music too. Probably would have been way better actually listening to this live
I've never listened to a full Johnny Cash album. Something tells me this was not the one to start with. While his connection with the crowd is undeniable, I wasn't really drawn in by the tunes, and the recording sounds kinda shit. I look forward to checking out his other more well-regarded stuff. This one's a skip for me.
Historical live album is still just a live album.
definitely one of the albums of all time. idk it was kinda underwhelming, each individual song was shorter or worse than the album version, but its cool to hear something recorded 50 years ago in a prison, and I played folsom p. blues with a band so little bit of nostalgia there. overall kinda boring, but nothing was unlistenable or harsh, so 2/5.
Johnny Cash is not a good singer. He constantly sounds like he's about to cry. His wife is worse. Boy Named Sue was amusing, but I could have lived without listening to this album.
Contender for the first ever podcast rather than an album and whilst the voiceover is interesting the first time heard, for me it gets somewhat tedious on repeat listens. Obviously Walk the Line is a classic, but that's about the only high point for me
What the ... how many prison albums does this guy have... I mean - do you need more than 1? You do not. The "At Folsom Prison" album is pretty great but this one musically isn't nearly as enticing. Two (consecutive!) versions of the same song is really ... yeah, say it: it's stupid. OK admittedly there's something fascinating about listening to it all play out in real time - the inmates are asking for the same song ("San Quentin" of course) again and at the same time that it's interesting hearing the raw as-it-was aspect of it, just fade out after the request for the album. FILLER MATERIAL! (it's not even a good song) eh just wasn't into it, even though it might be interesting watching a video of the entire proceeding if this wasn't "JOHNNY CASH™" I'd absolutely not have given it as much a chance as I did, he doesn't even sound particularly good singing or playing. Pass. 4/10 2 stars.
Akateemisesti puhuen tästä puuttuu "uusi kontribuutio": hyvät biisit on kuultu, vankilakeikka on kuultu. Kyllä tämän silti kuuntelee.
Heard before: some I'd listen to 37 minutes of Johnny Cash talking to inmates any day. Unfortunately, his compelling rapport is interrupted by uninspired performances and repeated songs. Even A Boy Named Sue, the hit, sounds improvised, an off the cuff moment of fun during a record that sounds like a career move. There might be a good album to be made from this concert, but this is slight and disappointing. Top tracks: A Boy Named Sue, Starkville County Jail (with the intro, annoyingly on the previous track), San Quentin (the first one, not the reprise)
Performance in a state prison? Was that a thing those days? Anyhow, prime country music. There is beautiful synchrony in the duet with his wife. All the tracks are on the same 4 beats, sometimes slow sometime fast. This is a case of when lyrics win in the music vs lyrics battle
This is a live album and thus I am not listening to it. like an auto 2/5
Listening to this album for the first time since 2019. It's fine, I've never been a huge Johnny Cash fan, but the album is enjoyable. He comes across as witty and charming. The songs are ok, the performance is decent. Just not my thing really. Between a 2 and a 3
Wanted Man // I Walk The Line
Can’t really understand the need for it
Johnny Cash will always be a legend but for me personally I am not a fan of live albums.
Cash knows how to energise the crowd, but I still can't say I like the music (or the awful recording quality).
I listened.
Good
Nope
No me gusta, pero está mejor que el de los franceses fumetas. Ana no llores porfi.
Never been a fan of Johnny Cash though I do like one song from this album, “A Boy Named Sue” and even then this one song I give it 3* and 2 for the whole album.
3.5 stars for the stories and experience of the prison audience, 2 for the music. The duet with June was good
Ei nyt oikein tyyli osu ja uppoa kun kyseessä on levyllinen kerta-annoksena. Magea ääni ukolla ja helppo ymmärtää suosio.
Suht viihdyttävä. En kokonaan ollu aikasemmin kuullu ja oli ihan ok
For idea
I don't usually like live albums and this one didn't change my mind. Johnny Cash does a lot of chatting in between the songs which just took me out. Cash is obviously a great musician but I didn't care for this live album. Highlight of the album was "San Quentin".
Cash on taitava muusikko mutta jotenkin ärsyttää. Myös todella kiusalliset sensuroinnit spotify-julkaisussa, eli tällä kertaa 2/5.
L’édition est tout croche, c’est patché n’importe comment. Je comprends que c’est un peu comme ça que ça s’est passé, mais 2 fois la même toune... Aussi, les applaudisements semblent souvent sortis de nul pars. Autrement, c’est correct.
Second "Live from prison" Johnny Cash album we've had recently
No sé si es el mejor album de Cash, el vivo suma poco a la emoción y resta mucho en el audio
Todo el tiempo pensé que cantaba Joaquin Phoenix. No lo superé. Todas las canciones iguales.
Proper country
What I really liked about this album was all the banter between songs. Very interesting idea going to a prison. Johnny seems to get of on it and talks as though he's in there with them. As for the music was ok he has a few crackers and I like his dark lyrics and gravel like vocals. Altough country music is not my fave.
Too much RnR
A little to old for my taste
Son 10 canciones y una repetida. Supongo que el disco está aquí por todo lo emblemático que fue el concierto, pero las canciones que pusieron en el álbum no son las mejores de Johnny y se la pasa hablando mucho. Tal vez si en ese entonces se hubiera podido hacer todo el concierto completo otro disco sería.
Johnny Cash m'a bien baisé, n'ayons pas peur des mots. La liste des morceaux étant écrite en novlangue sur l'encyclopédie en ligne Wikipédia, je dus écouter l'intégralité de l'édition "legacy" de cet horrible album live pour être sûr de ne pas en perdre une miette. Mes oreilles subirent ainsi presque deux heures de beauferie sud-états-unienne. Un deux bien mérité.
Cool to listen to since it was historic. Distracting while driving since it was recorded live in a prison
Si pues pero no.
Meh
Er staan een paar leuke nummers op dit album de rest klinkt allemaal bijna hetzelfde en wel vervelend dat er zolang gepraat word bij ieder liedje
Great musician, great songs, etc. but fucking live album. Why do this to us. Probably 4 stars for it if it were exactly the same songs as studio recordings. This gets 2.5. Rounded down for the really annoying censorship beeps.
thought I would like it more, didn't care for it that much
I had a hard time listened. Seemed off key to me much of the time. But I loved loved the movie Ring of Fire. Overall I like Johnny cash and June. But this album was hard to listen to
June Carters voice makes me want to burn my ears off. Music isn’t all bad tho.
I was really excited when this popped up this morning, but on closer inspection I saw it was recorded at San Quentin and not the legendary Folsom Prison. The Spotify version has a lot of "heavy" country filler from other artists that weren't my jam, so I've excluded them from this rating. But even then this was disappointing as it didn't seem to have much passion or energy and the editing of the songs to be frank, really sucks. The cover art is really iconic though!
Me ha parecido un poco tostón. Tiene un par de sus éxitos "I walk the line" y "Ring of fire" pero el resto aún gustándome la Americana Music me parece un poco pesado. No digo que no merezca su atención y la labor que hizo llevando cierta dignidad a las cárceles pero no es un disco que haga historia por su música.
Jetzt mag ich die alten sachen von Johannes Bargeld eh nicht so gern. Dann auch noch Live in unsäglicher Qualität, Die Gitarre, die links hinten in meinen Kopfhörer krächzt, treibt mich noch in den erlösenden Freitod. Bis auf Blue Suede Shoes nichts durchhören können – und das ist nicht mal vom Cashlinger. Gut, A Boy named Sue ging noch, weils halt bisschen gaggich ist. 2* leider sonst unhörbar. Klassiker kann ich nicht mehr hören, die machen ein Album eher noch schlimmer. So jetzt hab ichs gsagt
was nice, just don't like live music.... Probably 2/5 for live, 3/5 for actual good audio
I don't like live albums + it's listenable, but I only like 2-3 songs
not the biggest fan of cash but I love that he performed at san quentin. also nice that it ended up being sort of a greatest hits album
okay
Live-optræden i fængsel, country, publikum-drevet, politisk, tilstedeværende
Nahhh
Feels like a dumb marketing ploy designed to make up for bad music.
straight ahh but folsom prison is always good
I don’t enjoy live albums. I can appreciate Johnny Cash, and the whole story behind this album where he played for actual prisoners. It’s very clear those guys loved it. The sound quality was rough, and it would be better to watch in person. He’s a great musician and he was going for something on this album. It just didn’t translate as well as I’d hoped.
This must be a joke.
Me jode que pongan un disco de un directo y por favor pido que pongan algo de este siglo para variar un poco... Dicho esto, me hubiese parecido muy adecuado para escuchar en un minibus de camino a una excursión con los del trabajo, que es lo que he hecho, si no se pusiese a dar tremenda chapa entre canción y canción. Conclusión: me jode.
Deeply not for me. Unfamiliar with the studio versions so hard to appreciate live. Comes across like a bit of a loser during the banter bits. Not sure why it’s special.
Boring too much talk
it was okay, i only liked the first track and the constant talking is not enjoyable even though it is a live preformance album
i know this country music but its not that good for me i would not recommend it is because its full of things i feel like people should avoid.
I didn’t even really listen to this album- i tried but i found out i really kinda hate whatever genre this is! At least it taught me that much! I guess the best song was wanted man? Idk why oldie likes this album
Sentenced to boredom
waaaaaay to american for me
I dont rate this album dont really connect with it his other songs outside this album were okay but this one was not for some songs were kinda okay but I wouldn't listen to this again I give it 1.48/10
Sebenernya suka sih country, namun sayangnya saya merasakan bosan dibandingkan kohesif dari album ini. Secara konsep juga yaudah.
I don’t think o liked it
Not a huge fan of
good
No me gustó
Malardo que es live muy cortado no me gusto, si no fuese live eran 2 estrellas pero live la re baja
No es lo mío, no me gustó 🤷🏽♀️
Country, 41 eme album =>1/5 Ouf, c’est le dernier album de J. Cash.
muy de epoca. muy radio aspen. no lo escucharia
No me gustan los álbumes grabados en vivo sjsjsjs 1/5
This website has 1 more chance before I give up I'm ngl. Too much garbage.
Mucha guitarra irritante
this music is so fascinating to me cus i cant believe people REALLY fw it heavy. i don’t even mean it in a bad way its just such a different world i’ve heard of i walk the line before but never listened to it so i was expecting it to be better than it is i dont hate this as much as ive hated the other albums but like its just. extremely boring and a nothingburger
This sounded very close to a SNL skit. Why can't he tune a guitar? Why does every song sound the same? I just don't get it. I do not want to listen to this again.
In fact, it all reminds me a lot of a balalaika player’s performance at a drunken village wedding. It’s completely baffling why anyone outside his village would find this master of three chords and corny jokes the least bit interesting.
Honestly some of the most plain southern music I’ve heard. His voice isn’t even that good and I frankly don’t understand why Johnny Cash was such a famous artist. His music sounds quite repetitive and uninspired. The lyrics are boring and nothing throughout was a song I’d want to listen to again. The instrumentals were alright and some were interesting but just not for me.