Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits
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Free Music Review: Very good example of Cash's work
Hit: 5 Stars
Everyone in my family loves this CD. In fact, the kids keep asking for it whenever we're in the car. It sounds great and is a very good retrospective of all of his work.Free Music Review: Great Compilation From The Man In Black
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an interesting CD. Even though the title proclaims "16 Biggest Hits" there is always a huge amount of subjectivity in choosing from a catalog spanning fifty years. In general I am very happy with the CD, and it's a great introduction to Johnny for people new to his music. The collection is from the "classic Cash" era, and while there are songs I wish were on the CD ("Orange Blossom Special" comes to mind,) as a collection I think it succeeds.
There is no possible way to pick sixteen tracks to represent Johnny's amazing career, but for a single CD this one packs a wallop. I am delighted with the increased popularity of Cash since the amazing biopic "Walk the Line," and I encourage people who appreciate great music to check this and all the rest of Johnny's music out!
Free Music Review: 16 Biggest Hits - Hah!
Hit: 4 Stars
This collection is a mixed bag. The biggest problem I have is with the title. I am unsure of how they decided these 16 songs were the "biggest" hits, but it is obvious that many other worthy Johnny Cash songs were left off the CD. If you are looking for a more comprehensive collection, I recommend either "The Essential Johnny Cash," which has 16 tracks, or "The Legend" boxed set, which has more than 100 songs. The best this collection can be is an introduction to Johnny Cash.
Many of my favorite Johnny Cash songs are included in this collection. "I Walk the Line" was made famous anew by the recent movie of the same name. Note how the bass guitar is used in this song. "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is more spoken than sung, and is about as classic country as there is. "Ring of Fire" is another classic Cash song, written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Folsom Prison Blues" seemed ever-present on the radio in the 60s. The Carl Perkins song "Daddy Sang Bass" was another late 60s hit for Cash. "A Boy Named Sue" was a mega-hit for Cash in 1969 on both the country and pop charts, and seemed to be every as it combined light-hearted humor with Cash's down-to-earth style. I am unhappy with this version that song because one portion is bleeped out. Another funny song that was nearly impossible to learn from the radio was "One Piece at a Time," the story of how an auto worker built a Cadillac from parts procured a piece at a time over more than 30 years.
Of course this collection includes many more songs. Many of these songs received a lot of airplay and helped secure Cash's early entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of the very few people who have been inducted in all three (Hank Williams, Sr. and Jimmie Rodgers were the others as of the date of this review).
The difficulty with a singer such as Cash, who has received numerous Country Music Awards, Grammy Awards and other awards, is that there is so much music to choose from that meets the requirements of "best." Thus, this CD should never have been called "Best of" because it can not be. If you are really looking for a "best of" that does real justice to Johnny Cash, try either "The Essential Johnny Cash" or "The Legend" boxed set. The price of both makes having either worthwhile, particularly if you are looking for something that is more than just a tantalizing introduction to one of the most influential singers in music history.
Free Music Review: I SAY THE CLOSEST YOU'RE GONNA GET.......
Hit: 4 Stars
The movie has created a whole new buzz for CASH. And with that, you will find that there are NEW collections out there, amongst thousands. I've never been fully satsfied with a CASH collection, each one is slightly different, and they ALL contain songs you don't want, and miss songs you do. That is cuz CASH recorded for more than fifty years, and varied in all sorts of styles..
In my somewhat humble opinion, this is the closest you're gonna get, to them getting it right. It is mainly composed of his grittier material, from the fifties and sixties (thats my kind of stuff, not so much those wrist slitters from the seventies--although, I ain't knockin' those either).
The AMERICAN recordings of the past fifteen years are no where to be found either, so if you are looking for HURT, go get LEGEND.
Theres no JOHN/JUNE duets here either, but they don't fit the mix, this is strictly MAN IN BLACK stuff.
If you REALLY want to get down, I say forget the studio cuts anyways and just get one of the two prison records... CASH IN FOLSOM or CASH IN SAN QUENTIN... but since 10/1 you are here because you just saw the movie, and never even HEARD of JOHNNY CASH before..... this is a good introduction to the stuff that REALLY counts. Plus its the only disc I've been able to find with UNDERSTAND YOUR MAN and IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW. Two essentials.
Free Music Review: A Good CD To Get You Started
Hit: 4 Stars
This album is a good place to start if you aren't already a long time Johnny Cash fan. It only gives you a glimpse of the talent of the Man In Black, sixteen songs isn't a drop in the bucket of this legend of country music's career. A good CD to have though.