Personal File [Digipak] - Johnny Cash

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

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Inspirational, soulful... definitely a must have.
Disadvantages: None.

...-wrenching HURT to the comedic PERSONAL JESUS. This cd will make you smile, but it will also make you sad because many of the songs touch a cord of desperation and futility, a sense of there being no hope... but that's not a bad thing... it's a good thing... like the words in the song HURT - "I hurt myself today, to see if I could feel". This compilation of songs does just that, they make you smile, they make you sad, they make you FEEL. Every single song bears the mark of Johnny Cash, regardless that numerous others over the years have sung those same songs... BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS - DANNY BOY - I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY ... to name but a few. However, the true Cash is seen, felt and heard in HURT and WE'LL MEET AGAIN. This cd also contains the video to HURT... and is a touching trip down memory lane. Mr. Cash is no longer here... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: 104 songs means great value for money, plus, a book!
Disadvantages: Not a chance of getting this on your CD shelf, it is a tall book too!

...performers to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and he is also in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This makes Johnny Cash a full member of the three major music halls of fames, along with only one other person! This means that Johnny Cash tends to appeal to both young and old listeners, as he covers many different areas of music. The Box Set comes with 4 CD discs. Each CD has different songs on, and a different title: Disc One: Win, Place, And Show - The Hits Disc Two: Old Favourites And New Disc Three: The Great American Songbook Disc Four: Family And Friends Track List: Disc One: Win, Place, And Show - The Hits This CD includes The Hits! The ones that most people know, such as Ring Of Fire (written by June Carter about falling in love with Johnny Cash, and co-written by Johnny Cash as he... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful