American IV: The Man Comes Around

Despite being mostly covers, Johnny Cash owns most of these songs (ok well not Personal Jesus). A pretty great final album

"I don't like Country and Western"
"What about Johnny Cash"
"Obviously that doesn't include Johnny Cash"

Fantastic album. This cover of Hurt is really what brought me to Cash in the first place and I have loved and listened to this album many times over the years. Another five stars for Johnny.

Never did I think a country singer would do a cover of Depeche Mode. It sucked.

Really good album. Some of the covers are improvements, some just don't work here but still an incredible listen. Taking big iron out in the reissue it's criminal.

What men will do instead of going into therapy: Johnny Cash version.

This was pretty interesting... Certainly some certified bangers here, but there's also "some real stinkers", as my grandpa would have said. Looking at the track list, I feel like the second half of the record is where it really falls apart. "We'll Meet Again" feels like a very 'not on brand' final song for Johnny Cash to publish during his life. The message is fitting, but nothing about it feels like a Johnny Cash song and that's a shame. I respect Johnny, but I'm going to struggle with my rating on this one.

Lots of covers, some great, some less so. Cash's voice is incredible as always.

Favorite songs: The Man Comes Around ; Hurt ; Personal Jesus

Johnny's beautiful swan song. It's like hearing an old friend reflecting on the long life they've had. This is made relevant with his sparse arrangements of covers, which adds to the introspective mood. "We'll Meet Again", for example, is kinda haunting, knowing that this would be Cash's last album. Personally, I enjoyed the popular covers and the simplistic production here, it really fits the mood well. Thanks for sharing your last piece of work with us, Johnny! (3.5-4)

So fun to hear Johnny's legendary voice breath new life into classic tunes. Favorite track: When the Man Comes Around

I love 50s country Johnny and adore his 1990s American Recordings. Even though I am not a fan of covers, these songs, done in his honey-rich voice are magnificent. I am considering though why this one of his American Recordings was chosen, and wonder if the rest are here. My favourite is American Recordings II: Unchained. His rendition of Southern Accents and the title track make me cry like a baby bird.

Johnny Cash had such a powerful and commanding voice during his time, and it really shines in this final release of his. The arrangements are light (mostly acoustic guitars and pianos), but so beautiful, and Cash's vocals enfuse the songs with emotion and he does make them his own (this is an album of covers with a few exceptions). "Hurt" was already one of my favorite songs prior to listening to this album, and I now love "I Hung My Head", "Personal Jesus", and "In My Life". This is a truly amazing piece of work from one of his generation's best storytellers and voices.

It's like sitting and listening to your grandfather spinning yarn after yarn about his fascinating life. Johnny Cash leans into the aging limitations of his voice, and brings his profound humanity to each song on the record. His cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" is iconic, but I'm also partial to his rendition of Sting's "I Hung My Head."

I don't know that it lives up to Cash's heyday, but it's quite the swan song for such a legend.

The last album that Johnny Cash released during his life, American IV: The Man Comes Around is Cash celebrating his life, celebrating Americana, contemplating death, and embracing music he loves. Even though this is technically a covers album, Johnny Cash imbues every song here with the weight and wisdom of his old age and storied life. Each and every song feels like his own. And a lot of these songs are beautiful too: The Man Comes Around, Hurt, I Hung My Head, Danny Boy and many more are gorgeous, elegant compositions in their own right. It's tough to give a 5 here because of how American IV has to contend with being a covers album. But it is a pretty incredible farewell transmission from Johnny Cash regardless.

I was so excited to see this as my album of the day! An album I already knew and loved it - instant 5 star

This is such a beautiful album, it had me crying. There's something so haunting about his voice

Take my 5 ⭐️ Johnny Cash, well deserved 🫡

I think this is a great project. Capturing Cash's epic voice with modern production that suits his style and some cool, unexpected song choices (NIN, Depeche Mode…). When it's great, it's great. When it's not, it's still Johnny Cash singing some good songs.

7.5

Fav track: The Man Comes Around

Least fav: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Very good.

No, just no, I absolutely despise this I'm sorry, it's just my opinion. I'd listen to this in full only for a good amount of money. An amount so big that I could retire right now with it.

Solo por Hurt ya esto es un 3 estrellas, le metes Personal Jesus y te vas a 4. El resto muy Johnny Cash de los últimos tiempos, según te guste más o menos su voz y la simpleza con la que trabaja puede ser un 5 estrellas para algunos o pasable para otros.

Holy Shit