The Essential Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash

Pros: Has all the core classics.

Cons: Nothing from the American Recordings series.

The Bottom Line: Buy it.

Review: There was a time in my life when I detested country music. That was when I was about 12-15 and the top acts of the moment were the likes of Billy Ray Cyrus and Garth Brooks*. Most of the music coming out of Nashville at that time seemed like a lot of the ...

Pros: Awesome songs, both famous and ones I've never heard of

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Get it, all the best songs are there

Review: I'm a huge Johnny Cash fan. And this has all his best. All of his most popular are there: Hey Porter, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Cry, Cry, Cry, Man In Black, and Folsom Prison. Also, some less popular ones ...