At San Quentin

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.

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неа не мой стиль ваще

Quando sair o livro eu leio. As musicas tao longe de serem ruins mas me irritei 1.5/5

More than one prison live album is one too many. Not a fan.

a live album where you can barely hear anything

I like what some lyrics say, but nothing more. I didn't like it. The album has a repetitive rhythm and I can't help but feel like I'm listening to children's music

not listening to ts

folter . jeder song ist gleich . san quentin am besten ig

Not my thing

Not my taste, personally. But ideal to hear in a prison in the late 60s, I guess.

#13 I get it, it's Johnny Cash, but his music does nothing for me...

nah

This is the two hundred eleventh album I’m rating. I was just listening to Norman Fucking Rockwell! and I'd much rather that album was on this list because I really hate Johnny Cash. I doubt anything here is better than Bartender. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Wanted Man, Wreck of the Old 97, I Walk the Line, Darlin' Companion, Starkville City Jail, San Quentin, San Quentin (Reprise), A Boy Named Sue, (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley, and Folsom Prison Blues. Darlin' Companion - June Carter Cash's vocals almost make up for my hatred of Johnny Cash's vocals, but it still isn't better than Bartender. All in all I liked 0/10 songs. His voice isn’t as annoying in the 60's but he still isn't as good as Lana Del Rey or Fiona Apple.

Live albums not great too much hard to understand talking.

mec a la guitare, il restera pas dans ma mémoire

Odio il country!

216/1089 - For all the moral grandstanding on this website about musicians like Kanye or Morrissey saying mean words or even the more understandable complaints on the criminals on this list, I'm surprised Johnny Cash doesn't get any flack for entertaining criminals. I try to not be biased when reviewing things and think separating art from the artist is a reasonable value but I admit it is challenging sometimes. I'll try and do my best for this one. There's barely any music. Very rudimentary stuff playing the same looping progressions so he can say a story. I get that strophic form exists but the way to have a convincing song that utilizes strophic form is to spice up the instrumentation or dynamics, maybe play with the rhythm a bit if you're a vocalist. If you just have the same crap over and over in the background what's the point of having it in the first place? As for the vocals, Johnny Cash has a voice that really takes the life out of the room. Dry and lifeless, at least the instrumentals were somewhat pleasant. I guess I'm glad I encountered music that doesn't align with my personal values so I could see a different point of view but I'd be more convinced if the music was actually musical. Non-list rec: Alone - Bill Evans (1970) amazing solo piano record. One of my top 10 favorite albums.

Too much talking

...are prisoners.

Me la pela

I like Johnny Cash. I hate live albums. I fucking hate live albums with lots of talking.

I do need to be hitting a darkslide as Bam Margera around a pit of fire or be watching the jackass crew in assless chaps line dancing around some bulls or some shit to enjoy this. Also never realized how the boomers wanted to be the silent generation so badly.

Live album.

C’est bon, c’est pas mauvais, mais c’est pas pour moi. Je peux maintenant comprendre quel bad ass était Johnny Cash et pourquoi tant de monde l’aime, lui et sa musique. Mais... pas pour moi. J’aurai essayé. L’album en soit en trop décousu. C’est le fun de l’entendre parler avec son public, mais on dirait qu’il a à peine le temps de jouer.

Twang twang twang no, I really don’t have to listen to two (2) Johnny Cash prison concert albums before I die. Folsom and San Quentin are both interchangeable and one-note

Unlistenable

Why do people like this? It’s so old and bumbling and nothing he says is remotely funny.

I don’t want live albums bru

Oh no. I listened. That’s it.

For me, country music has always stood for "bad" music since I was a young child. The same goes for German pop music. Country glorifies America, stands for nationalism and rather conservative, backwards values for racism. Instruments are often fiddles, banjos and harmonicas, awful! For me, Johnny Cash was always synonymous with country music and that naturally shaped my view of him. If I'm doing him an injustice, I'm sorry. I only know one song from the live album and that is "I walk the line". The rest sounds almost the same to me. And then this pathetic "western rhythm". I keep feeling like I'm about to go to a saloon or ride in a stagecoach. Awful, just awful. Finally, a note about Johnny Cash's voice. I never liked it, this deep spoken singing, not for me. Rest in peace Johnny, but please be quiet. No stars.

As country goes, this is about as good as it gets. And by that I mean it still sounds like music composed by a four year old who is afraid of anything that includes a minor key.

I listened to a '"live" album version on spotify, I swear this guy talked more than he sang whether there was music or not. Really old and slow music too, not my favorite

my bad, i didn't know the story of Johnny Cash's live concerts in prisons (and apparently there are other concert albums of his on this list). it was interesting to learn about it. Love the energy of the crowd but tbh I don't really care and... I hate country.

Why didn't Sue just change his name? Butch, Zeus, Odin, Killer, Knuckles, Warlock are all good manly man's names. This ode to toxic masculinity hasn't aged well. Best thing about this album is it's length.

I find the prison concert thing to be kind of a cheap gimmick. Like, whooooaaaa dude, so badasssss, you were actually NEAR some REAL LIFE prisoners? No wayyyyy. This album is just one hokey shuffle after another, with a false, unearned veneer of 'grit' siphoned from the prisoners in attendance for what ultimately amounts to marketing purposes.

A live album?? Ugh. I really hope there’s another Johnny Cash album that I can award more stars to ‘cause I don’t have the patience to deal with a live albums…

Not for me. 1/5

No va

Disclaimer, I really like Johnny Cash. I don't get these live albums though. This is the second one I've had on this list, both of which have been him performing at prisons. There's a lot of talking, and at one point he seems to get distracted and play the same song twice. Waste of my time.

I don’t like Johnny cash, this wasn’t that bad but none of the songs I would Listen to again

Overrated, and this is no exception

But.... why? Puzzled by this making the list... sure, it's pretty cool that he's holding a concert at a prison, but still? Feels like 60% of the whole running time is made up from Johnny's elevator talk about various uninteresting things, and the rest is actual music. Not really what I am looking for in an album. I am not big on Johnny Cash, but I found the songs quite dull as well. This would probably lend itself better as a filmed version than something to listen to. Not necessarily 1 star for the music, but for the album execution. I am here for music, not a podcast.

I feel like this album is doubly cheating by being on this list. First of all, having songs we already heard here just performed in a slightly different context doesn't make the songs themselves any more \"must listen\". Same material, the context of the half-way decent performance doesn't change that. And second, and most importantly, the only reason this album is on this list is because this was when Johnny Cash performed \"A Boy Named Sue\" on stage. Throw the rest of the 9 songs away; a single song made this album somehow a \"must listen\", by the logic of this list. But to make matters worse, Johnny Cash didn't even write \"A Boy Named Sue\"; this performance was a cover here. So this entire album is on this list because of one performance of a single song that the titular artist didn't even create. This is the equivalent of saying a student's art gallery is a \"must see\" because the student has some basic paintings we've already seen, but the centerpiece is one copy paper print of a photo the student took of a Van Gogh. Not even his work and we've already seen the rest, how is the whole thing worth a visit? I really question if the creator here understands the concept of \"Must listen to\" sometimes.

Boring, same rhythm, monotone voice, annoying shit

Couldn’t get it to play on Tidal

This album has a certain charm to it. Listening to Johnny Cash's banter is great on this record, and I think it really adds to it. The Carter family is present. A memorable moment is his story about being arrested for picking flowers. And then it leads into a funny song about said incident. The mixing in this record is awful though. The sound levels are inconsistent. When the crowd cheers, they dial that up to 11. Very unnecessary... And honestly, it comes off fake, as a 'cheer' track. Also, music shouldn't be censored. He talks about burning down San Quentin in the song San Quentin... And that's slowed, but they bleep out vulgar words like 'ass' and 'shit' during between song banters. Different times of course... But still. Johnny Cash's songs all sound sort of the same, musically. The guitar work is very similar. But it works for what they're trying to achieve. I've always enjoyed this sort of Country music. And particularly Johnny Cash. Unfortunately, this record is bullshit. 10 songs. 30 minutes long. I have to make note that 2 of these songs are the same song. San Quentin (the song) has a reprise. So he played a shorter version of the initial, sans banter. There are way better and stronger live records of Johnny Cash. This live record sounds incomplete. They must've cut half the set. Also, Folsom Prison Blues, arguably one of the most well known songs of Cash was just one verse. And that was it. Hilariously, the increased volume of the crowd at the end sounded like they were booing at how short that song was instead of cheering and applauding the show. What should have been a great closer, was a big disappointment. Started out strong! Finished horribly. Now, I have no doubts that this show was incredible, if you were there. But why record it and not release the full thing? What's the point? Money! That's why. Record labels wanting to capitalize on Cash's popularity. Not to mentionz these prison shows are a gimmick to uphold Johnny Cash's "bad ass" image. I love the songs, but I can't in good conscience say this is a must heard listen. Maybe I must heard listen to not repeat.

Could not force myself to get through it all. Absolutely not it. Some people may like it and I'm glad those people are not in my vicinity. You do you, though💲

Idgaf about Johnny cash

I have heard of Johnny Cash but never listened to his music because I’m not a huge fun of country. This album confirmed that. I never liked live albums so this album was a set up for failure in my books. I will not listen again.

Nope, nope and nope, I know a lot of people like this guy and his country music... but I just don't get it!! I got to 20 seconds into the second track... and I was already full on pissed off listening to this. That repeat track recipie of annoying bass guitar twanging away with a chickity chick drum skiff and that mournfully droll voice of Johnny just grinds the life out of me. Johnny Cash music never was and absolutely never will be anything I would listen to. It's of an era from 55 years ago Americana country music... the world has significantly moved on musically since then.

Junk. Feels kind of cringey getting into a prison and singing about how much you hate prison to a bunch of criminals

Didn't listen can't stand beeping

not for me

Censorship in the first song, disgusting

Just somehow too american vibe for my taste

Skipped it on purpose

Nah Im not listening to another live album.

Well, for me the album was meh, but maybe that's because I just don't like Johnny's style of talking into the mic instead of singing. I'll say this though, he does have charisma and it shows between each song. Probably won't listen it to it again :)

I really don’t like live album and Johnny Cash just isn’t for me :(

i don't like his voice the instrumentation is "goofy", maybe kinda fun at times

This is a live album which makes it automatically bad as it shouldn’t be on this list!!! Anyway As interesting as the concept of performing at a prison is, I am not a Johnny Cash fan. I did not enjoy this. The songs were just not my style and I wasn’t entertained by his endless talking. He also played one song twice! This is not an album to listen to before you die, it’s an album to listen to in hell. 1.5 … rounded down

I'm not really sure why he started to play prisons, and suspect the motivation was sincere. But this is basically a 'best of'. If this can be considered for that, then, and maybe more so, Nirvana Unplugged should be included. Yeah, my rating is inconsistent, but it really should look at one of his other thirty something albums before this one.

un boomer cantando country y encima live. no me gusta tener que comerme 30 segundos de aplausos antes de la canción la verdad

My dislike of live albums is well known by this point. Nobody needs to hear the audience whoop and holler, and whoop and holler these clowns do in abundance. Cash's singing is spot on. The players were abysmally mic'd - the high-hats especially are tinny and sibilant - and the guitars seem to top-out depressingly often. I guess this is probably a result of being staged in a penitentiary, but it doesn't make for a pleasing listening experience. Cash sure does have a brand of toxicity doesn't he? Whether he's playing up to the inmate crowd, or genuinely of that ilk, there is a deep unpleasantness to the lyrics that I really don't appreciate. Shame really, because he does what he does very well.

Livealbum :( Og litt døvt med all bleepingen

много мърмори?

Nul!

is nie heel leuk imo

I didn’t listen lol

Awesome