Blog on the Lillypad
Friday, October 10, 2003
 | The Johnny Cash CDs have Arrived
When I checked my mailbox yesterday, my four Johnny Cash CDs (his last four, through the American label) had arrived. I pulled out the first one that came most easily from all the shrink wrap and put it in my car CD player. It's the third CD in the series. I listened to it as I ran errands. Definitely, his age shows in this CD. His voice is the voice of a older man. But it's still a powerful and resonant voice. And his choice of music is intriguing. Some people have written that the third CD is good but the least powerful of the set, and others have said it is the best. His song "Nobody" had me laughing by the end, and several of the ballad-type songs were haunting. "The Mercy Seat" was almost surreal---a very unusual song. The entire CD was more thought-provoking than outright entertaining. I wouldn't play it as background music at a BBQ or get-together; there's not much in it that's fluff. But a fan of Johnny Cash or a connoisseur of eclectic music styles would consider it a must. The least powerful song was "Solitary Man." The sentiments in it are almost comical to an adult---this guy who cannot keep a woman faithful, and Cash did not sound convincing to me when he sang it. But by the end of the CD, he takes the listener to himself, and you're traveling with him through an experience of his music and voice. |
