Johnny Cash - My Mother's Hymn Book
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Free Music Review: Profound
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm not a particularly religious guy. In fact, the world could do with a lot less religion, by my account. Unless it is the sort of spirituality presented and evoked in this lovely and profoundly moving testament Cash has delivered to his Lord, his mother, to all that is sacred about this life. There are no halleluiahs, no gospel raves, no snake charmers and thank you Jezez, shout outs to the Lord God who blesses my career , you know all that rubbish you hear on Grammy Awards whenever some social pariah needs to justify their existence and feign humility.Nope. This is a man, kneeling in a chapel by himself, praying from his mother's book. I can think of nothing more sincere and heartfelt than this set, delivered by John thoroughly unaffected. It is quiet, joyful, solemn,acoustic music. No overproduction. In all these respects it is one of the finest genuine evocations of the human soul you will ever hear. This is the best that American music can be. Embrace this CD. It is one last reminder of the importance of Shakespeare's admonition, "To thine own self be true." Here is the ontological proof.
Free Music Review: Johnny Cash: Soft and Tender
Hit: 5 Stars
When you grow up in a church, you grow up knowing a certain set of songs. They indelibly define your faith. The songs on this album come literally from his mother's hymn book, so the collection is unique in that these are the songs Cash knew before we knew him. We know Cash as the Man in Black, a man who defined his part in this world's suffering. This album reveals another side of Cash, one not of his own making, but of the Lord's -- this is the man we ought to understand: the man of faith."My Mother's Hymn Book" is volume four of the Unearthed box set, so for those who own Unearthed, it is a collector's item. As an album in its own right, it is quite unadorned. Simply Cash, his guitar and the hymn book. Released around Easter and in the wake of the Passion of the Christ, the album might benefit commercially, but it is anything but commercial. As a collection of songs, it reminds one of Cash's earlier gospel output -- yeah, he wants to sell albums, but this is his tithe (offering).
This listener is grateful to receive it.
Free Music Review: Ah, The wonder.
Hit: 5 Stars
Johnny Cash. Like Elvis Presley, was a person who carried with him through all of his storms a deep and richly textured variety of faith.Christianity was the basis for his survival much as it was the only remaining aspect of dignity carried by Elvis.
Elvis didn't survive, and went to the higher place at a far too young age as we all know. But, Johnny was destined for deeper things. Recovery first and foremost. Then, love. In it's truest sense and definition. His relationships to both June Carter Cash and the Lord are his most personal accomplishments. His successes with his craft of songwriting, singing, and surviving are not to be dismissed. Upon his passing we have a set of songs to carry us even closer to the man then maybe we had ever been before. These performances are Johnny Cash singing to you and me. One on One. Whoever is listening and wherever you are listening. This is the truth.
Sung by just the man and his guitar. An absolutely perfect display of spiritual connection. Wow, Thanks Johnny and Rest in Peace.
Free Music Review: Be you Christian, or not....
Hit: 5 Stars
Thank God for Johnny Cash! What a great man, and a truly gifted musician who had a profound influence on artists of varying musical genres. I only have two of his cds, but I truly love and admire this disc here. I must say there is more to this cd than just his gravelly, baritone voice and simple guitar strummings. I grew up in a religious family attending church each Sunday, and many of these songs I'm familiar with from our own hymn book. My favorites are If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven, Where The Sould Of Man Never Dies, and I'm Bound For The Promised Land. It is such a great cd, and very simple yet profound. There is something so beautiful in the man sitting down with just his guitar singing songs his Mother brought him up with. The songs hold such great meaning and significance, and are raw, emotional and deep. You hear the man singing the songs, and know he means what it is he's saying. I'd recommend this to anyone, and believe that anyone can grasp the special nature of this recording.Free Music Review: How Can Something So Pure Be Commercial?
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is living, breathing proof that the commercial record industry has the power to release work that has enduring value and rare creative power. It is a privilege to hear Cash, in the final months of his life) sing songs from the bedrock of the Southern gospel tradition and America's African spiritual legacy. Just the man and his guitar, in a natural, convincing accoustic, perform work ranging from DO LORD,REMEMBER ME and I AM A PILGRIM to the incomparably beautiful LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING -- and my favorite, I'LL FLY AWAY. I've also never, since Jean Redpath, heard a more moving version of THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES. In Cash's understated, heartfelt interpretations, we can hear the voices of all those who preceded him in this music, and it is a total joy. My only gripe is that the recording runs just under 39:00, and that stinks. But I would rather have this 15-song collection at 39 minutes than a diluted collection at 75:00.