Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges - Johnny Hodges

Advantages: He is Johnny Cash
Disadvantages: I am not Johnny Cash

...The fact that Johnny Cash does not yet have his own category on Ciao is shameful and they should hang their heads in shame until they rectify this. One of my ambitions as a Kid was to walk on a stage and say “Hello I’m Johnny Cash”; I fulfilled this ambition but, as a I launched into a unique Karaoke Version of A Boy Named Sue. The bloke doing the Karaoke told me later that he had never quite witnessed anything like my quite performance. It was at this point I realised that I would never be Johnny Cash. Bono out of U2 once said that “Every man knows that they are a sissy compared to Johnny Cash” this is true, but it is also true that Bono is a pretentious twonk, who makes uninspiring music. Johnny Cash on the other hand made totally inspiring music, I always imagined that god sounds a bit like Johnny Cash, but god speaks in Hebrew... Read review

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Advantages: Sombre, poignant, affecting
Disadvantages: Couple of right royal stinkers

...WHO'S THIS THEN? ----------------------------- It's Johnny Cash: the biggest and possibly most famous country singer ever. He recorded well over 75 albums and some 1100 tracks in a career spanning 50 years. He died at the end of 2003, shortly after the release of this album. WHAT'S THE ALBUM LIKE? --------------------------------------- Johnny knew he was dying when he recorded this album and so it makes it possibly one of the saddest, sentimental albums ever in that respect. He recorded a quadrilogy of albums in the 21st century with Rick Rubin (who produced Beastie Boys and Run DMC in the 80s and Korn in the 90s). I personally detest country music, but there's something about Cash's voice - and this album in particular - that proves the exception to the rule. THE TRACKS -------------------- 1. The Man Comes Around... Read review

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Advantages: 37 awe inspiring songs
Disadvantages: None

...6 I don't know where I'm bound 7 Starkville city jail 8 San Quentin 9 San Quentin 10 Wanted man 11 A boy name Sue 12 (There'll be) Peace in the Valley 13 Folsom Prison Blues 14 Ring of fire 15 He turned the water into wine 16 Daddy sang bass 17 The old account was settled long ago 18 Closing medley: Folsom prison blues/I walk the line/Ring of fire/The rebel-Johnny Yuma The album cost me £9.99 but the shop I got it from has now closed due to administration,but I'm sure you could but it from HMV and on-line. I bought it because I had heard some of the songs before and I knew that when I listened to it I was lisetning to history in the making. My favourite songs from both cds are "Cocaine blues", "Jackson" "I got stripes" " I walk the line" "Ring of fire". I can honestly say I can not find any disadvantages to this 2... Read review

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