At Folsom Prison [Remaster] by Johnny Cash

Pros: Pure Cash. Familiar, predictable and satisfying.

Cons: Not especially good musicianship: but a wonderful presentation!

The Bottom Line: A classic piece of American musical history. A MUST for any lover of county-blues and/or Johnny Cash!

Review: I recently listened to a remastered version of this classic album on CD … part of the Columbia Legacy: American Milestones series (CK 65955). While a great deal has been written about Johnny Cash and his music – much of it again (as though it ...

Pros: everything country can be is all right here.

Cons: Yeah, about 2000 of them in the audience (buh-duh CHING)

The Bottom Line: Put this on back to back with Dylan's"John Wesley Harding" the Band's self-titled debut, and Uncle Tupelo's "March 16-22" and time will no longer have meaning.

Review: Certain albums are time capsules in the medicinal and enclosing sense of the word. They are cozy little balms that have no life in them except in the listener's occasional desire to reminisce, feel shiny and happy. These are the songs that are played...

Pros: Great atmosphere, some good rocking standards.

Cons: A little basic and a few real duffers.

The Bottom Line: Those into more recent Johnny Cash albums might appreciate this more accessible back track.

Review: I’ve long been a Johnny Cash fan; indeed one of my earliest memories is of laughing at the concept of a boy named Sue while still in my pre school years. Over the time since, I’ve picked up quite a few Johnny Cash albums. Over recent years, ...