At San Quentin

Good.

johnny cash has powerful stage presence, also seems like a fun man, loved his attitude and integrity. not really my usual type of music but the liveliness and context (prison performance and his open judgement of penal system) made it even better. his comments and laughs made it feel humane! he was the first of his kind so giving it a 3 seems low. also since my initial listen my favourites have been “I Walk the Line” and “(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley”, honourable mention “Darlin’ Companion”

Great performance, great energy. I like that they kept the stage banter in there as part of the recording.

Very cool that it was recorded at San Quentin. Johnny Cash is true Americana

he just talks :(

too much talking

Was pretty good. 3.5

Amazing storytelling, Boy Named Sue is a classic. A bit same-y for me but he's so charismatic it doesn't matter

Songs are great but not a fan of live albums.

Excellent album, improved only by the reissue including a ton of extra tracks. Love Johnny’s prison albums. Probably slightly prefer Folsom overall but this is great. 4.5

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 as good as Folsom Prison.

This isn’t something that I would put on just to listen to, I mean it’s ok as a live album, but it really feels more like an important historical document. Totally understand why its on the list, glad to have listened to it,

Gotta love Johnny

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.

What a great performer. What a legend.

Not as good as Folsom but worth a listen

Another classic by the best

One of the most special live performances I've ever heard. His personality shines through in every song and segueway too.

Very nice, upbeat. Singer has a nice, slightly old, sense of humour. Country isn’t exactly my thing, though.

A clear rapport with his audience makes this a very enjoyable album

Imagine today’s version of this. It would suck. This didn’t.

I like Johnny Cash and this album is one of the iconic live albums made.

I've believed Johnny Cash is my favorite country artist for a while now, and this list has done nothing so far to change my mind about it. Even so, it's not like this piece of work is right up my alley. I respect the persona, the cadence, the energy. I think it's pretty cool how rowdy the crowd/inmates get. I'm not typically one to applaud censored music (I've been listening to the original release), but for this one it just puts you right in the middle of that historic moment. I'm from the other side of the world, but Johnny mentions this is being broadcast to England and I can just imagine myself in an English suburb watching this on a boxy tv. You can catch the full show on youtube, it's a different track list, feels just as raw as I'd hoped. This is the album that first features A Boy Named Sue, there's a lot of history here, Shel Silverstein being such a well known children's poet and making very adult poetry. If you're looking for a rabbit hole, go find the second part of that piece. It's amazing how far a good writer can go when they're not being held back. I think overall this isn't an album I'd listen to very often, but if I had a physical copy I'd give it an occasional spin. It puts you in a good mood, it's a fun listen. 3.6/5

Saved 4/31. His voice is incredible and I love the concept but an entire album hearing applause was too much. It took me out of the songs.

His live commentary was entertaining. Not sure that it added to this album specifically, but I could see how it would impact his performances. He was a great live musician, and that comes through in this live album recording.

not listening to ts

"so what do you want to hear?" A critique of 1001 Albums as a whole: I understood the significance of a johnny cash prison album from the other one I heard two weeks ago. I did not need to listen to two before I died.

i’ve listened to this before

I like his voice and the themes of the songs. Censoring swearing is so corny

CLASSIC LOVE IT

Excellent stuff.

I love Johnny Cash's voice and enjoy his guitar work. Not always big on live albums, but it's cool to hear his rapport and connection with the inmates.

This was such a fun listen. I've never been one to think I'd like Johnny Cash, but every track was so enjoyable. It definitely helped that it felt like I was at a concert. It was fun to hear him talking to the crowd and them responding. This album was amazing.

Love it !! …. At San Quentin held my attention from the start, I was excited by this choice. I like live albums and this one feels direct and unpolished in a way I enjoy. I did not really know what to expect, but I stayed with it. I like hearing the reactions and the atmosphere. It sounds real. Cash sounds comfortable being there and that comes through. It is not slick and I would not want it to be. I enjoyed it because it feels honest and present. 4 stars 😊

Cash is King

The music was pretty decent but the entertainment value of the album itself bumps this up a notch.

wow that entire album put a big smile on my face. listening to all the chatter and happiness amongst Johnny and crowd - amazing. What a treat that they recorded this and released it.

Great man. Would've been awesome to have seen him live.

Fav: San Quentin (Reprise) Honorable mention: Darlin’ Companion 4/5

Too long, listened to some. Liked their little jokes.

Very good. Haven’t ever listened to it before! Amazed at how this ever came about

What an awesome and intimate performance by Johnny Cash. 5/5

I think a 5? Quintessential live record that is enjoyable more because of the performance than necessarily the music

everything kind of sounded the same, but country's not bad!

What an album!! That was just enjoyable to listen too

Loved it, no notes.

This is the first time I've listened to this kind of old-fashioned music, and it's quite positive and interesting in places. The live performance itself is memorable for the interaction with the audience. Rate 5/10

A classic live performance. Great music and great dialogue between songs. What an atmosphere.

There's probably an argument that if you've got the Folsom Prison live album on the list, you don't need this too. However, they're both fantastic – and if I have to give one the edge, it's San Quentin. (Cash is pretty funny here, but the real comedy genius might be the prisoner who shouts "get on with it!" during the intro to Walk the Line. Did he have somewhere better to be?)

When to listen: Not sure I would again, not because it isn't amazing just because I don't need to. Great album, great music, but it just... is.

There’s something so epic about singing outlaw country live in a prison. Good stuff Johnny Cash

Imagine being arrested and when you are in the prison, Johnny Cash do a show for all the prisoners.... He was genius and he knew it.

Happy to get this album this morning. Didn't expect the "Legacy Edition" to be 2 albums. I'm actually enjoying this first album. I'd say this would normally get a 3, but given its a live album, recorded in a prison, gets it an extra star.

So much love was put into this performance. A true classic.

Completely incredible. Cash's voice is divine, the humour between songs and the honesty of the prison system. Wow wow wow.

Actually so cool

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*

Great with the crowd

Iconic performance! But - as always - I rate it down just because it is a live album. 2,5

Listened to the OG release and had a few criticisms about brevity, but then realised this is for the Legacy Edition which captures pretty much the whole gig! Straight off the bat, this is a much better edition. June comes across as a fierce performer in her own right, not just John's wife. The warm up tracks by Carl Perkins and the Statler brothers are a fantastic addition. Overall this pitches it up into "one of the greatest live albums ever" territory. Very atmospheric.

I'd love more live albums from prisons. What an absolute legend. I love Johnny Cash. I hadn't listened to him in a while and this hit just right.

Its incredible this and all of the other prison albums ever got recorded, let alone performed. Truly incredible. This is such a classic live album, the way that he plays into and for the audience. He gets them. He plays songs for them, shows empathy for their condition and creates a truly human experience for them. Brilliant. His band is tight, the songs are perfect. The lyrics hit home. He plays his big songs, he plays new songs and old timey classics. He blew it out of the park with this one.

This was awesome, I'd never listened before. A live album like this really put you there.

Johnny Cash is always great! Ring of Fire!

Classic! Favorite track: boy named sue other picks: wreck of the old, I walk the line

Yeah, it’s a bop. I don’t know if I’ll ever not loathe pop country, but old timey country western like this? It’s all right. It certainly has its place.

Johnny Cash is a pretty cool cat and a great entertainer. Man, he's also proving himself to be a king of outlaw country. I knew he was an outlaw country kind of guy, but this is a whole other level. I'm not the biggest fan of live albums, but this one is definitely worth listening to. Cash has a great time interacting with the crowd and is clearly there for them and to have a good time. And the bits and moments between songs don't take away from the actual songs themselves. Favorite Song(s): I Walk the Line, Boy Named Sue

I liked it, would listen to again, and might even go listen to more Johnny Cash.

Great fun

This album is so charged with tension and emotion, anything could happen. Johnny Cash understands the prisoners so well, and has them so hooked they could riot any second. Love this album.

Huge album. There won’t be many folk/country albums I am rating five stars, but the songs, the banter…it’s all gold

Lots of fun! I love how Johnny's character comes through in the recordings.

Don't like this style of country particularly. Very samey. Much prefer Johnny Cash latter output. That being said, it's a unique album and interesting listen between songs.

Singular voice that somehow matches the content of the songs perfectly. And although the sharp, steady guitar playing evokes dusty, spare, empty places, the angry warmth of Cash's singular, authentic voice is strange comforting company. Although I appreciate it, I've never really connected with it, and so have never put it on.

Album: At San Quentin Artists: Johnny Cash First spin mood: I was really excited when I saw his name pop up because I’ve never really listened to his music other than the popular songs (ring of fire lol). So it got me thinking that I can see what’s all the motion behind him. With this being a live album it exposed me to the great performer he is, the way he interacts and gets the crowd going. Feels like you have been life time friends. I enjoyed the music a lot especially a boy named sue, walk the line and wanted man. I felt like San Quentin the song was a bit of a milk from being arrested for picking some flowers haha What it stirred in me: curiosity and mystery One lyric or sound that stayed with me: definitely the plot twist in a boy named sue with that being his father, so wholesome yet fucked Where I was: working outside in the trenches on a snowy day, pretty shit weather but music always has a way of making things lighter What I felt: I felt cool to get an in on Johnny cash

great album

bella, anche il fatto che sia in live in prigione, il fra mi sembra un tipo simpatico e in generale apprezzo questo genere e queste vibes

I usually hate live albums--I can't stand the artists' chatter and the audience reactions, but I quite like Johnny Cash's plain-spoken criticism of the prison system and law enforcement. His attitude backs up the music.

This is alright, though I definitely feel like I didn't need two prison-based live albums from the same artist. Plenty of the songs are good. The raucous energy of the crowd adds something. But then it gets kind of annoying having all the cheers after every bad thing Cash sings about their prison in "San Quentin". The in-between banter is mildly fun at best, and cringe-worthy at worst. "Huh, the record producers want me to stand in a particular spot, but I do what I want man" seems like a cheap way to get a cheer from your (literally) captive audience. It's a good listen overall, but not more than that. 3*

Johnny Cash’s singing and lyrics are amazing - the guitar on this album was just very boring. Like taking a Casio and pressing the preset beat and doing a full album to it. He’s witty and fun and great - and all the songs probably sound twice as good when recorded in a studio. For some this version might be their favorite! But not as much for me.

Listening session: january 9th, while fixing up a wooden cabinet at my parents house Listened to before: many times, mainly when my father listened to this when I was a child Thoughts: this album is such a classic and even though I’ve heard it many times before, it was nice to listen to it front to back again Favourite tracks: A Boy Named Sue, I Walk the Line & (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley

That was wild! This is the Johnny Cash I think of when I hear his name. Not sure I've heard another live album or an actual live performance, for that matter, where the same song was played twice in succession! I guess if the inmates are yelling at you to play the song again, you play the song again?

Was really good. 4.1

Not as strong as At Fulsom, but can listen to it top to bottom. Would love to check out the film and full set list. Boy Named Sue

I really liked it, it was fun! The folk influences make everything feel so lively.

я не хочу знову слухати кантрі Джоні кеша

Johnny Cash is Johnny Cash. You won’t be surprised at what you hear when you listen to one of his albums. The biggest thing for me with a live album is the artist and crowd interactions. If there is no interactions then there’s no quality to the album. Plain and simple. This is an album that makes you feel like you are there . Choice cut: A Boy Named Sue

Another re-listen for me. This one is somewhat (rightfully) overshadowed by the Folsom Prison album but Cash was electric in both musical performance and commentary.

Great sound. Unique voice. Recording a live performance at a prison should be a requirement for all musicians.

Johnny Cash's prison albums are great, but really feel kinda dated. However, they are still a fantastic listen, and better than most of his studio stuff.

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.

4.0/5 - I like the personality of Cash, fun album, classic tunes. Liked the immediate encore of San Quentin.

Why is this all Johnny Cash albums, if the next one is also Johnny Cash I’m gonna be so mad

This was great! I think the only thing I had heard off here prior was the "Boy Named Sue" rendition, but this whole things was awesome!

A classic, easy 4 stars. I enjoyed the music as well as the banter throughout the album.

lots of talking but the songs on their own are good cash was a funny guy

The vibe is spot on. Production quality is (perhaps understandably) a little meh, especially in the first leg of the record, but adds to the atmosphere. Curious to see the visuals now.

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

I don't normally enjoy live albums, as they are usually inferior to studio recordings of the same material, but this is a fantastic exception.

Incredibly good. All of it. The idea, the music, the fact that it’s live.

Essential piece of country music history, I grew up on many of these songs and the electricity and chaos of hearing them at a show like that really just makes them all that much more dear. This album is though, more importantly, an invaluable anti-carceral document. The degree to which we have dehumanized incarcerated people is brought into harsh focus by evidence of when it didn’t use to be like that. Not that prison has been good or effective at any point, but whoa holy shit what do you mean this abolitionist artist was doing shows IN PRISONS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?? Listening to him talk to them like peers, like they’re just playing in a bar? Bringing music and levity and respect to these people who are being very explicitly denied those things? That made me cry hard a couple times in and of itself, culminating in his performing San Quentin (which I forgot he had written the night before?!) the cheering is so loud and they play it twice in a row :’) I just think we could all stand to be reminded more frequently of our history. We consider the past barbaric in a way we’ve improved on, but that’s just not the case. As the technology to punish people has advanced, we have applied it to our carceral system at every turn, and we’ve lost the plot of our humanity entirely. People have always been people. And everyone alive deserves dignity.

Johnny Cash was such a good performer! A good album, but I question why there needed to be two of his prison series on this list when the man had something like 70 albums Fav songs: I Walk the Line

Nice change, interesting concept of an musician performing at a jail. Don't think that happens any more

Another album I would never, ever have listened to, if not for undertaking this listen of the 1001 albums. I probably won't reach for it again, but it was really interesting to listen to. I enjoyed the stories and camaraderie.

The Man in Black Challenging the system!

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

Absolute classic Johnny Cash. At the peak of his creative period.

Throughly enjoyed the chatting and crowd work between the songs. You could tell this was Cash wanting to play the show on his terms and for the people.

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.

love live sessions, not much a fan of country music

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.

An iconic album in history due to being recorded inside San Quentin prison. Johnny Cash has one of the most recognizable voices and this album is full of popular songs that are supported all along the way by the cheers and laughs of the inmates. Cash is one of those unique artists that will never be duplicated.

The man in black commanding the stage and the audience in a way few performers ever could. Both Cash and the band were a little out of tune and out of sync in places but the overall effect was a fun, rollicking good time for all of the murders and rapists in the audience. Great sense of being there with this album.

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.

Not my thing

One of my favorite live albums

The prisoners are the stars of the show.

Definitely a good glimpse into why Johnny Cash is so revered. The songs can be a little same-y but the performances and the rapport with the audience and band are great.

really makes you realise how great country music can be. very remarkable live album i must say!

The second of Cash's live prison albums, following Folsom Blues. I only listened to the original release here (33 mins), not the full set, though I will have to do that too. Great live album, as expected and deserves the hype. I Walk The Line and A Boy Named Sue featured and he gets his Mrs and friends up on stage too. He's pretty funny and charming in the interludes, makes you want to hear more of this sort of shit.

Johnny Cash is on fire in this album and is quick with a joke. The music sounds good and his voice as well. I just wish I was more into country as a genre, it’s not really my favourite. And to whatever producer or engineer that bleeped out his swearing: f*ck you

Ignoring the 1 octave vocal range, this is a great live album. Humour and some great uptempo music.

It was a really fun and simple album, i love his style of storytelling. Now its not an album with songs i’d listen to on the regular, but they are for sure great songs

This album is not my usual type of music, and thought I would not like it when I heard the beginning of the first song. However, I really enjoyed the first song, Wanted Man, which really changed my perception of the album as a whole. I disliked the second song, Wreck of the Old 97, but I think that’s because it’s a more fast paced song as compared to Wanted Man. The third song, I Walk the Line, was better than the second one, but because of the fast pace of the song, I again did not like it was much as the first. The fourth song, Darlin Companion, was a duet with his wife, and I really enjoyed it. The two voiced meshed together beautifully and I really liked the calmness of the song. The fifth song, Starkville City Jail, was very good as well. The little background story Johnny Cash told beforehand was funny. I did not like the sixth song, San Quentin, was much, but to me, it seemed more of a monologue to appeal to the audience, and less of a song, similarly with San Quentin (Reprise), the seventh song. The eight song, A Boy Named Sue, was again, not a song I enjoyed very much. Majority of the songs seemed to be used as storytelling devices, which is something I do not particularly enjoy, which is probably the main reason why this album is not up my ally. The ninth song, (There'll be) Peace in the Valley, was a song I did enjoy. It was more musical than the other songs that I did not like, and I really liked the beautiful background vocals. Finally, the last song, Folsom Prison Blues was upbeat and fast paced, but surprisingly, I enjoyed it. It was a good song to end the album with. Overall, the genre and style of music was not to my taste, but I was still able to appreciate the album, especially after learning about the backstory and creation of it.

I just can't make myself like it but I appreciate it

Second live Johnny Cash album I’ve been assigned in almost as many weeks. I’m becoming a Cash convert. The banter is as much as a star as the songs. 4/5

It's a great live album. Johnny's music is a remedy for the soul. It's a great sounding album, for the fact it's from the 60s and recorded in a prison. The only bad thing I can say is the fact that there aren't more songs. 5/5

Classic. Haven’t listened to it in forever.

Not quite the album Folsom is - that one is more primal and Cash isn’t quite as off the rails. Certainly understandable as Luther had only been dead a few months. The legacy edition is the better version. A Boy Named Sue is hands down the draw to this almost as great great album.

It must have been a great day to be a serial killer in San Quentin that day. I mean, Johnny friggin’ Cash played a concert for them. Those lucky undeserving (BLEEP).

its just ok

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

This is how you do a live album. The audience energy makes the whole thing better instead of being distracting. Cash's interactions with the audience might just be better than the music.

Iconic live album, delivered with authority, grace and humor and raucously appreciated by the captive audience. They had a ball. No scramble for tickets for this one!

Fav: A boy named Sue Very entertaining and visual album, felt like you were in the jail stomping along with him

Groundbreaking and a good storyteller, but better albums exists

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

Very enjoyable live album. Johnny at his peak and a great band keeping up with him.

liked it, was not my cup of tea but was still quite fun.

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.

I feel a bit underwhelmed. I had really high expectations because of how good the Folsom Prison album is, but I just feel like that was much better. There is some great stuff here, the songs are all great and Cash’s performance is strong, but I feel like it lacks that Folsom energy. It’s still a pretty good live album, though. 3/5

Me ha encantado.

mta falação, mta alegria por parte do pessoal privado de liberdade… bão

mais uma dele na prisão, hein. novamente, bela setlist, apenas criminalidades e a plateia enlouquecendo. esse aqui parece bem mais divertido que o outro. o público e o próprio cash tão bem animados. mas ainda eh johnny cash.

A true classic.

Prefer Folsom but definitely special in its purpose and place.

Beautiful background story I didn’t know of yet but I discovered the country style here annoyed me a bit. For me the songs are too specific. But I enjoyed the interactions in the songs and discovering all about this initiative, really heartwarming. Such a legend.

i loved this, maybe country really is my thing. god bless john cash indeed, this was such a cool album and wow when he sang san quentin... so electric.

While I love attending concerts and shows, with rare exception, I do not particularly care for live albums. I’m not there, I don’t need to hear banter with a crowd I’m not a part of.

great companion to 'Live at Folsom Prison' and some comedy skits inbetween

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

This is a full concert recorded that Johnny performed at San Quentin PRISON! It doesn't cut any of his interactions with the crowd; you can tell Johnny Cash is incredibly charismatic & likeable. I really enjoyed the music, his voice is so recognizable and consistent. The song Starkville City Jail was particularly memorable (& funny)—it's a true story about Johnny going on a peaceful walk, picking flowers, then getting arrested & thrown in jail. The crowd was laughing along to each line. San Quentin offered some interesting criticisms on prisons & how they "[do] no good." Really bold of Johnny to shit on San Quentin while performing there! It didn't register for me until now that he was performing at a prison. -> The crowd clearly resonated with this song, asking him to play it again & he immediately did! He also cheekily had the (prison) guards get him a cup of water in between. He got a ton of applause after the reprise. A Boy Named Sue was another memorable song—really strong storytelling. Apparently written by Shel Silverstein??? I do think I would be able to pick up more details about the music in a studio version, but I think hearing him live really brings me there and helps me get a better sense of the kind of person Johnny was.

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.

Would sound better if it wasn’t all live

Didn't realize this was actually recorded in the prison. Classic Cash, fun to have his interludes.

not my type of album tbh but still a good one

Cash is a master at storytelling

The album is an overall great listen, it has a consistent light mood and joyful beat through the 10 tracks and I like his lyricism all the songs on the album are pretty well written and I feel like he’s telling me a story each song. His vocals aren’t dramatic but he is a good singer and I would listen to the album again, I even added songs like wanted man, I walk the line, San Quentin, and wreck of the old ‘97

all the different versions of this have such different track lists, so I listened to the original which has bleeps on it when Johnny swears in front of the sensitive ears of San Quentin prison. I was born in 1989 so I grew up with Johnny Cash as a child and then when I came of independent musical taste age all Johnny Cash was doing was that awful series of cover albums with Rick Rubin's record label.

Track 1 - 9/10 Track 2 - 8/10 Track 3 - 10/10 Track 4 - 10/10 Track 5 - 9/10 Track 6 - 8/10 Track 7 - 8/10 Track 8 - 9/10 Track 9 - 9/10 Track 10 - 10/10 Overall - 9/10

The songs are great, but the banter is greater. His talking ties everything together perfectly, although the censorship beeps are very abrasive. I would have Luigi Mangioned to get myself to that gig.

non penso la musica da cowboy faccia per me, testi troppi letterali e descrittivi; ogni canzone mi sembra uguale alle altre (?) ma forse solo perchè non sono appassionata e nemmeno me ne intendo di questo genere, forse è più divertente da cantare che da ascoltare; però il piede si muove nevertheless it's kinda starting to grow on me, sono come delle barzellette, delle storie cantate A boy named Sue kinda Olivia Rodrigo vibes nel narrare

Super fun! His live stuff is great, even the conversations with the crowd.

Grandios!

My quest to find a Country album that is actually worth listening to has so far been fruitless. But today we have Johnny Cash, the dude everyone who hates Country music, likes. I've heard plenty of Cash songs before - I don't dislike him, but I don't love him even as much as those other County haters do. Next up - I think only an exceptional Live album should ever be on this list, exceptional both because of the performances, the songs, and the surrounding circumstances. Unplugged In New York for example. Will this hit the spot? It gets off to a solid start, by bringing other artists and some of their hits. Thankfully the opening songs are not Country, so it gets me into a positive mood. There's good crowd noise, banter, interaction. June Carter brings the first Country song, and it isn't terrible. It's flirtatious and fun. She then raps out some farm-related poetry. You have to wait a while for Johnny to join. Cash is better than most Country vocalists because he doesn't sound Country - no whining, no hootin' and a hollerin'. He doesn't exactly have a voice for melody, but he gets his point across clearly. The up-tempo songs work because they boil with energy, and there's none of that dreary violin or steel guitar nonsense. A lot of the inherent garbage of the genre is here - the same melodies and rhythm which you can immediately pull from memory and instantly craft a new song from. It's the intensity and intent of the performance which makes that garbage tolerable. The majority of the songs aren't interesting in the slightest - the best ones are either the big Cash hitters or the Carl Perkins songs. But again, the performances are great and the banter is solid. Throw in the circumstances and it's worth the four stars. Normally this would be a three star album, but for cultural significance you have to throw in that extra star. I never need to hear the whole thing again, but I'll slap a couple of songs on my rotation.

The best of Johnny Cash live. You almost feel like one of the prisoners watching the show! Contains the best recording of Walk the Line.

Alright, I’ll walk the line. An iconic album.

Johnny Cash is a great unifying force and never disappoints

Really good classic country. You can feel the energy from the inmates as Cash not only delivers an excellent performance, but also chats and jokes around with them between songs.

Really enjoyed the set list. I liked hearing Cash talk with the audience. It’s an easy listen and I can see myself listening to this album again

A classic recording.

tftfygy

Live Interaktionen fand ich funny und der ein oder andere Track war ganz nice, aber irgendwie klingt Cash sehr müde und das hat mich etwas irritiert. Ich kenne das Live Album „At Folsom Prison“ und da wirken die Songs deutlich schwungvoller

can't believe i got country on day 1

I had this version as a teenager and then I bought deluxe edition. Way superior! I Still Miss Someone is an absolute banger! How could they leave this off the abridged version?! In fact, it took me a little while to adjust to the deluxe version, so perhaps it's just that I got too used to something. Anyway: Cash is on fire here, his banter is great, he sings with heart and is joined by a series of special guests (Carl Perkins barely gets a mention on this version!). A boy named Sue is famous in its own right and San Quentin is a well thought out song (both versions, yet they couldn't chuck in 'I don't know where I'm bound'!?). Love the shout out to the warden at the end! Yet. Still, I want the deluxe. 5 stars!

This album is like when you are hitchhiking long distance and you get picked up by some reeeeeeaaaaallly sketchy dudes. The car reeks, there is a half empty bottle of whiskey rolling round in the footwell, and some alarming sounds are coming from the engine. The driver and the shotgun passenger seem oblivious to this. They don't really talk to you at all. You tell them you're heading to Wellington, but you know that is a long way, so any progress they can provide is great. They don't react to this at all, so you're pretty sure you are going to get murdered. You scramble to tell interesting stories to distract them, and hopefully put them off murdering you and leaving your corpse in a ditch somewhere just out of Pirongia. They seem to enjoy the stories, but you really do wonder how long you can keep this up.

A great live album. That set the standard high for how to do a live album. A classic

cool album but not the type of music i'd listen to. Still very catchy and fun !

muhe mõnusa häälega mees, kuulasin rohkem taustamuusikana aga meeldis arvestades et ma väga kantriinimene pole

A ouvir poesia

non sono una fan del country

Deepe, rusty voice vs the first prison album. Seemed fun.

Not a Cash fan, but can respect the unique venue where this was performed and what it said socially.

Pretty good overall. They literally played the same song twice in a row. Lots of fun banter.

pretty good, fav song was a boy named sue. i liked how it was live and you could hear the crowd and johnny cash speaking to them. but this also brought it down when a huge chunk of a song was just the crowd talk and not the guy singing

I had always wondered what the point of a live album was, but this gave me an answer: it's something /kinda like/ attending the concert in person. The multiple pieces of banter and tangents give this album a presence that I haven't found in any other live albums I've heard (not that that is very many). Johnny Cash has a voice like a warm blanket. Maybe it's the Texas girl in me, but I could listen to him talk or sing for hours.

I'm usually wary of live albums, but this is rather good. It was entertaining, loved the storytelling within these songs, and Cash was engaging, with a voice I could listen to for hours. I found it uplifting, and it made me smile.

Lots of energy and atmosphere. Classic album.

Loved it. Even better than the other prison album. Personality for days and great performances of great songs. Love how rowdy the prisoners get. "Aww, you don't really mean that....." Great Cover Art.

music is so powerful. listening to the prisoners cheer and interact with cash is something really special. it makes me that much more aware that THIS is real country - not what the modern “country singer” posers are doing. so many moments gave me chill. favorite tracks: - folsom prison blues - san quentin - a boy named sue

Fun to listen to the crowd noise and Cash is king

Goes hard as ever

Great snapshot of our society at that time and good listen

i love these live johnny cash albums

What are you doing to me here? Johnny's prison tour was an unheard of - before or since - statement through music. But the albums were largely trash. The correct answer is to put Folsom on here and leave the rest to the dustbin of history. But no, you want me to honestly rate this album not knowing if you're going to give me all 4 (please no) or just this one. And I'll have to drag The Man In Black. Diabolical.

Not sure we need multiple live Johnny Cash recordings on the list, but it's a solid album none-the-less. The banter on it is fun as well. 3/5

2.5

2.5

This is #day490 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my third and final Cash record, meaning I'm ticking off yet another artist. Cash must be the only kind of country I can actually listen to. What else can you say when I found my foot tapping to "I Walk the Line"? Is it the name? The voice? The charisma? Who cares? This is a good, fun live album, and I'm giving it a strong 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day491.

legendarno, jako dobro i zabavno. ježio sam se od nekih reakcija publike

Always a good listen

I'm happy for the nice San Quentin folks who got the reprise, but I don't think I needed it. Fascinating hearing "fuck" bleeped in a live context!

love that he is singing about prison to a prison

I was introduced to this album when I was eleven years old, when it showed up as my folks Columbia record club selection for that particular month. I listened to it a lot more than they did, as I was really enamored with A Boy Named Sue. Listening to it today was a stroll down memory lane, and although the production quality isn’t great with it being a live album recorded in the sixties, I really enjoyed it, (and hey, it’s Johnny Cash!) Four easy stars.

Really fucking enjoyed this - the live aspect added to the album for me and it's so damn cool. Big fan.

C'mon, man. It's Johnny Cash. I didn't like this one as much as the original Live from Folsom Prison, but it's still so much better than 95% of everything else ever recorded.

Sprightly, shame the cussing is bleeped as I feel it will be more authentic. The man had some attitude and front on him, fun to hear.

My 6th grade teacher rolled this album out to us and introduced us to A Boy Named Sue. I was excited to listen to this one again

rv/g

Good!!

Johnny Cash is the man. An interesting listen even though it's live. I'd rather listen to one of his studio works then this again, but I'm still giving it a floor.

Incredible. Not sure how often I’ll come back to it but it felt so immersive.

Not into country music. Love Cash's voice but that was about it.

At least the prisoners liked it

Well, it's Johnny Cash. You know what you're going to get and this delivers. Honestly can't believe that the prison allowed him to sing anti-prison songs to prisoners in a prison, but I guess things were different back in the late 1960s!

The original ten-song album didn’t really do the entire event justice, compared to the full concert. The original short version is fine to experience the album the way the world first heard it. This version is how it was meant to be heard.

I'm just not a fan of live albums and this was no exception. I thought Johnny Cash showed a certain amount of chutzpah with his opening song of, "Wanted Man" in a prison. While I was listening to "San Quentin", I wondered if the guards were side-eyeing each other with uneasiness as I know if I was there, I would have been uneasy. Then Johnny did a reprise of the same song, what was he thinking? Best song: "I Walk The Line". Most known song: "A Boy Named Sue". Worst song: "San Quentin"

I did not enjoy Johnny Cash's music very much (not much of a country fan personally), but what an absolutely incredible stage presence, even through a recording. Very few live recordings really improve music for me, but Johnny Cash really knew the vibe of the room at that prison and molded it. Listening to the crowd response to "San Quentin" literally from the San Quentin audience was a really cool experience, and the reprise was just plain funny. I'll never see Johnny Cash live, but I'm sure it would've been an incredible yet down to Earth show. 4/5

Historical event.

-he’s a master of stage banter and knowing his audience -wanted man rules -the train sounds he makes on old 97 -his voice is so haggard. cough after every song. -boy named sue is perfect. shel silverstein’s words, johnny’s delivery, and carl perkins’ lead guitar lines -we’re lucky to have documents like this and folsom. -4 because the one verse version of folsom blues at the end is bogus and always leaves me unfulfilled.

The energy in that room is captured so well. The whole album feels electric.

bad ass.

It's Cash, so obviously it's good. It's fun to hear his showmanship and interaction with the audience. The prison series was pure genius and marked him as a man of the people and a true outlaw country musician. It's ultimately marred by the censorship and edits. I'm sure the concert itself was excellent, but only the people who were there that day got the true experience. We the listeners at home have to be satisfied with fewer songs and a version of Folsom Prison Blues that is cut short.

This was fun and respect to Johnny for doing this in a prison.

Perhaps overshadowed by At Folsom Prison, this is another fantastic live set by the man in black. Cash sounds great here and his charisma shines with the imprisoned audience. You can tell he had a big heart and companionship with the incarcerated, and it elevates the recording.

i listened to it twice!

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.

A piece of history.

It was OK. Big respect to Johnny for doing what he did playing at so many prisons. Some songs were pretty cool but I feel like there will be better JC albums down the line.

Two songs in now and so far I like it. Good ole johnny cash stuff. Love the talking to the crowd. Got some staples of Johnny in here with Walk the Line, A Boy Named Sue, and Folsom Prison Blues. Definitely would recommend to people who are into country or Cash. San Quentin prison song is really cool coming from the viewpoint of an inmate and his hatred of the prison and how everyone thinks going to prison will make them automatically better when they leave. Great song. Solid record. 8/10 4 Stars

His best work in my opinion

10 songs in 33 minutes and it seems 10 of those are chat - which is what this album has left me with, as JC comes across relaxed enthusiastic and funny. 1. Darling Companion 2. A Boy Named Sue 3. San Quentin

Love it

Classic JC. Sounds great live and fun to hear his personality and banter back and forth with the inmates!

Great, iconic songs. A Boy Named Sue makes a 3* album a 4* album.

Iconic!

listening when: after pilates during journaling in the morning thoughts: fuck i love this man rating: 12/10 no notes

songs would be good, but this live album is meh

He knows how to connect with the crowds. His music is slow and lyrics makes sense for the time

Muy bueno

Again this was pretty good, I listened to Folsom Prison right before this and I liked the prison banter and the audience even though I'm not a country fan, 4 stars here.

I rolled my eyes a little yesterday when I saw the Doors come up again, but I was legitimately excited to get this album today even though I just had Johnny Cash's "American IV" the day before yesterday. "At Folsom Prison" was a great album, and this recording is even more energizing. There's a lot going for this album, from Cash's music to the rowdy atmosphere. If there's one complaint I have, it's that Cash seems to be acting a little too hard to be relatable to the inmates (He was a very charismatic man, but I've never found him to be a very convincing actor - even though he is in one of my favorite episodes of "Columbo"). Favorite track: "A Boy Named Sue." Do yourself a favor and listen to the version performed by the writer, Shel Silverstein.

Classic. Not a huge country fan but this is great

Never loved Johnny Great atmospherics

87/100. So extremely good and fun to listen to. Packed with personality and charm, this live record captures Cash at his most raw and rebellious.

Incredible songs, amazing banter with the crowd, a legendary performer giving a legendary performance.

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

Great

Such a rebelious and cultural album.

Fantastic performance by a legend. He was candid, fun & engaging throughout all of it. I love Shel Silverstien ever since I read Light In the Attic, so I love his playful lyrics on A Boy Named Sue. San Quentin is great song as well Starkville City Person. Both shedding light on our broken prison system even back then. 4

28/1089 интересно почему именно лайв, но все понравилось: ненавязчиво, уютно, весело

лайтовый но долгий однообразный и замусорен этими лайв разговорами а так норм но не на каждый день

I already heard his other live prison album, Folsom Prison. Didnt realize both that and this one would end up on the list. Not sure I'd say both need to be.

Good songs, but a lot of talking. Not sure this list needs two Johnny Cash prison gigs though.

Classic and rare live atmosphere

"At San Quentin" is the 31st album and second live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Country and rock and roll are the Wiki-listed genres. This was his second album in a series of four-conceptual albums performed in a live prison setting. This concert was where Cash famously flashed his middle finger at a British TV crew filming and blocking his view. Cash sings and played rhythm guitar and harmonica. Other musicians included June Carter Cash (vocals), the Carter Family (vocals, autoharp, guitar), Marshall Grant (bass), W.S. Holland (drums), Carl Perkins (guitars, vocals), Bob Woolton (lead guitar) and the Statler Brothers (vocals). Commercially, the album reached #1 on the US Top LPs Chart. Critics found Cash's vocals tired and off-pitch and the album overall inferior to "Live at Folsom Prisoner" but lauded his communication to the prison audience. The album opens with loud and raucous crowd noise and a short introduction of Cash. The band then begins slow and plodding in a cover of Dylan's "Wanted Man." A twangy guitar and backing vocals. Cash sings to his audience with a tale of a fugitive. A country-tinged guitar and loud cheers starts "I Walked the Line." Cash sings his famous song of a tale of love and pledge to his first wife Vivian. The second side has not one but two versions of "San Quentin." It's a song written exclusively for the performance about a prisoner's hatred and anger towards the prison. A plodding beat and the Carter Family on backing vocals. The highlight of the album is Cash's version of "A Boy Named Sue." Cash tells the tale of a man meeting up with and confronting his father for naming him a girl's name. Told from both the son and father's side, it's revealed that he was named Sue to make him tough. Even so, the son would never do that to his son. The one thing that stands out is the raucous crowd as Cash caters to them with his songs and stories. Cash's vocals are strained but not to to point of distracting from the songs. Bob Woolton is ace on lead guitar. I did find the dead time at the end of and between songs noticeable and kind of annoying. That coupled with two versions of "San Quentin" reeks of intentional filler. Overall though, I did find this album compelling and the songs themselves top notch. I find the previous live album "Live at Folsom Prison" a better album but this one has has worthwhile highlights to recommend a listen.

At times reminded me of stand-up comedy but in music form, he way he would tease and poke fun and got a response from his audience. Felt interactive and dynamic. Like the song “A Boy Named Sue”. Forgot how deep his voice can go, reminded during “I Walk The Line”.

classic

nah

This album is great, so raw and vibrant at the same time. I mean, Johnny Cash has a power when singing that is capable of resonating on the inside, of transmitting so many things. And the songs are great too. I won't say it's perfect, as I don't think so, this album is not one of the best live albums I've ever listened to but a very decent one, with a really good repertoire and a fantastic sound. But, well, it's Johnny Cash, of course the album is great.

Love Johnny Cash, never really listened to albums of his in full before though. Good album, a decent listen.

4.0/10 Difficult listen for me...

2.5, good but non-essential fun. the chatter been the songs is the best part.

Loved the Netflix Special, Johnny!

It's nice if a bit short. If you remove all the talking you are left with very little music. It's cool that it's in a jail but if you'd have paid for 20 minutes then you'd feel miffed. 3/5

A good live set.

The music is solid, and I love they went to San Quentin to have a concert, but I'm generally not a fan of live albums. 6/10

Pretty classic Johnny Cash hits, all in one place. You'd hardly know he was barely familiar with half the tracks. The crowd banter and funny little asides that show Cash's charisma and character were also pretty fun and gave it a very intimate listening vibe, though I'd imagine it'd make it less re-listenable. June Carter's performance on Darling Companion was a surprising standout, making it my favourite track of the album (although hearing the reprise on San Quentin was pretty excellent too) fav tracks: Darling Companion, I Walk the Line, San Quentin

Estil elvis, average.

I’m sure the wardens benefitted financially from the Johnny Cash prison albums, but I have to imagine it wasn’t fun listening to a singer with an outlaw reputation get the inmates worked up with songs about how much prison sucks.

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but some of these songs are pretty dumb.

Återigen en mänsklig skiva. Kanske aningen naivt, men sammanhanget, med dömda brottslingar som också är människor. Och Cashs röst är inte på topp, men vilka låtar!

Fantastic album. The banter is almost as good as the music.

Best Track - "I Walk The Line"

i generally don't love the presence of live albums on this list, but exceptions must be made, like for this one, or Dylan at Royal Albert, or Sam Cooke in Harlem. they are unique documents, infused with energy that was only possible at that moment, in that place.

The energy, the recognition, the playfulness. Legendary live album.

I wasn't used to listening live music. But here, the music being played live is the core of the album. The interactions with the crowd - the shouts, applauses, laughs by the convicts in San Quentin - help us listeners understand how these songs resonate with the people who are actually experiencing life in a cage - not just as a metaphor. The lively, country rhythms evoke a homely atmosphere.

I really liked this, more so than the Fulsome prison one. That crowd is going fucking nuts, it's infectious.

Another fantastic one, its just really immersive and I love the comments and stories he adds in between songs and jokes and stuff. The songs are really fantastic, I get the sense that he had loads of songs stashed up over the years where he could just choose whichever ones he wanted to do. The songs themselves are also amazing. I obviously love his storytelling and songwriting ability to make such beautiful songs with often very dark themes, while also fusing in a lot of humourous or more throwaway lines. I feel like case and point is the Boy called Sue song, which really is incredible, and I feel like shows an element of abstractness and surrealism, like something the Lou Reed or some 60s psych rock band would sing. The song that he sings with (I think) his partner is amazing, the harmonies are great and also the female backing singers are amazing. Favourite songs: All, as I said with the last one it feels weird to pick out a certain one as being the best when it feels so complete as album. Overall around 8/10

What I love about this performance is Johnny's interaction with the crowd. To get to see a show like this was more than just entertainment for them. They got to feel like human beings again, not just jailbirds. Even when they started playing San Quentin for the second time, it made me smile because I knew they were loving it so much.

Cómo que tocó en una prisión excuse me Iba a poner que dejen de salir lives pero este me encantó y johnny cash me cayó super bien. Se me hizo mas un performance de el con la gente mas que de él solo, desde por como los teseaba hasta por la canción de que literalmente los odia a todos lol Muy buen álbum y en mi opinión una pieza de historia musical, se gano mis respetos Favs: las dos primeras y las dos ultimas

Good listen, not really my style but some good familiar songs.

Before listening notes: I had heard rumblings of someone having a legendary performance at a prison, thought it was Elvis but looks like it was Johnny cash. Looking at the track list I know some of these songs so high hopes. Right off the bat you can tell it’s OLD, but the recording of the first song is actually pretty good. Great opener, fits the situation as well which you have to appreciate. Find myself nodding along, good lyrics. Fun guitar solo too. Guitar is really good on wreck, but not as catchy as wanted man. Still a good song. I like the ad libs between songs, his voice is so buttery. I walk the line is a classic, it’s insane this is with 0 auto tune or anything of the like. I wish it was longer. Darlin companion is very 60s. Will never listen to again but not neccasarily bad. He’s a great songwriter/story teller. Starkville is fun. San Quentin is another fun one, but I’m starting to think a lot of these song sound pretty similar. Not a bad thing because it’s a good sound. I wish all of the songs were longer. I kind of love the back to back. Boy named sue is an all time classic. Great recording. No notes. Seems like a lot of thought went into the tracklist, peace in the valley fits with the theme so well. Not the best song not the worst, but needed. NEED more Folsom prison blues. Underwhelming ending because I really want more. Really fun album. 3.92

An electrifying performance full of grit, humor, and raw honesty. Cash is completely in his element here — charismatic, defiant, and unfiltered — with the prison crowd responding in kind. His gravelly voice, sharp wit, and songs like 𝘈 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘦 and 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 make this one of the most vivid and unforgettable live recordings in country and rock history. When the audience demands an encore of 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯, Cash obliges with a rebellious grin — turning defiance into pure legend.

A-

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

Very interesting album. The way the recording equipment is set up makes it sound like we are listening to the album from within the audience itself. Mastering and engineering are not the focus of this album, instead it feels like it was meant as a personal experience rather than an audio testing album.

I didn’t think I liked Johnny Cash… but then I got hit with Johnny’s charisma on stage interacting with then audience. But then i got my toe-tapping to the country tunes and the authenticity came through when he introduced June. But then I realised he was playing to inmates and his care for the audience was shown through his choice of songs. For me it peaked at San Quentin and it somehow didn’t incite a prison riot. The reason this is a 5 is not because of the music but because Cash was able to relate to one of the most downtrodden populations, it transports you to San Quentin itself and I don’t think there will be another album like this.

I'm not quite sure how to explain it other than this album made me feel so whole. I found myself wishing that each song was longer...though I should consider myself lucky just to have these 33 minutes of pure joy. I've never listened to Cash much before this. It's definitely a certain type of mood, but I really really like it. That outlaw country spirit. Obviously "I Walk The Line" is great, but I really loved "Wanted Man" and "San Quentin" (and indeed, we got the reprise!!). "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" started playing. It coupled perfectly with "Folsom Prison Blues" to end out the album. AND. THEN. I. REALIZED. This was part of a program where he played for inmates. How interesting is that? Really made me realize that behind all of these albums, there's a deeper story. This one was immediately a ten out of ten, from the very first note.

Me sentía reticente de escuchar este álbum en primera instancia. Ya sabía que se trataba de un álbum de country clásico, cosa que generalmente no me gusta y tenía cierta idea de la historia detrás del álbum en tanto a que fue una interpretación grabada en vivo en una prisión. Me costó conectar con los primeros temas, casi siempre siento que el country es todo igual, no me gusta el groove ni la sonoridad. Pero como es usual que pase con este tipo de música la riqueza está en la historia que la circunda y las letras. Lo especial de este álbum no solo es que fue grabado en una cárcel, sino que no excluyeron de la grabación los momentos en los que Johnny Cash interactúa con los prisioneros. Esto es para mí lo mejor del registro y hace que la música cobre vida y suene mucho más cool, ya que Cash tiene muchísimo carisma y se expresa con sinceridad y humor. No sé si escucharía el álbum de nuevo por su música, pero el valor de esta grabación es enorme.

Classic outlaw country in a unique live environment that makes for an entertaining listen.

Good album. The whole atmosphere really makes it.

Johnny Cash was one of the most based musicians to ever live actually

Ok, that was pretty cool. The atmosphere and crowd really makes this recording.

Now this is a proper live album. The atmosphere really comes across, Cash plays it perfectly and the back-to-back performances of San Quentin seal the deal.

Cool vibes from the cellblock

Such a great album. You can tell he is leaning into playing in a prison, the songs the banter, he is playing to the crowd and it works. It feels like a much larger concert than it was. This was apparently part of a series of shows he did at prisons and the famous picture of him giving the middle finger was from this show. He was upset the crew was blocking the view for the prisoners. You can also appreciate his songs about jail more because it wasn't just lip service. Great album...