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American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash, 2002 #johnnycash #americanivthemancomesaround #tearstainedletter #americaniv #themancomesaround #ripjohnnycash #musicilove #albumaday #0502 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rdEOXHe0i/?igshid=8ul6mgwderm1

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Johnny Cash was born on 26 February 1932. #johnnycash #americaniv #americanivthemancomesaround #country #americana #albumart #albumcovers #vinyl #6musicart #fineliner #brushpen #watercolour #watercolor #rickrubin #johncartercash (at American Recording Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CvEQXJhvR/?igshid=r7hafanvi1b6

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American IV, Johnny Cash (2002)

American IV is the best of Cash’s American series. The best songs of the series are to be found here, and it is by far the most consistent, emotive and interesting. Very little comes across as contrived or over-produced, and it feels more like an album rather than just a collection of cover songs (even though of course it still is). Brimming with emotion and originality, Cash pays tribute to himself and others throughout. He pays homage to his own style while acknowledging those he admires. The opener and titular track is one of his own, and is beautiful, downtrodden and quintessentially Cash. More than just an introduction, Cash starts with a biblical monologue before bursting into a rhythmic, traditional-sounding country song that bursts yet again into a marvellous, lush chorus with an addictive chord progression. It’s energetic and joyous – a seeming celebration of faith and music. Follows is ‘Hurt’ - an utterly incredible song. Cash’s version of the Nine Inch Nails song is legendary and rightfully so. His voice wavers and croaks with sheer emotive power, while the tone and topic of the infamous lyrics suit him so perfectly. The instrumentation swells, growing and building into a tremendous, peerless track that will surely go down as one of the best of the 20th century. Other songs prove Cash’s timeless status even further (if that was ever needed). ‘Personal Jesus’ makes religious and tender a song that was initially overbearing and garish. ‘I Hung My Head’ is a stunning, plot driven, picturesque slow ballad that seems made to be sung in that great yearning, forlorn voice. Cash is unparalleled as a storyteller – his understanding of how to plot and rhyme; how to pace and emphasise is so perfectly aligned even at the end of his career. What could be seen as a cringeworthy closer, ‘We’ll Meet Again’, is the opposite. In hindsight as Cash’s last album, it is affectionate and solemn, tear-jerking but also blissful. By covering Vera Lynn, Cash’s humility to his idols is just as apparent as to those he sees as his own. With back up from his band, it seems an ending befitting of a great. American IV is an exercise in modesty from an artist so long at the pinnacle of his career, paying tributes to the old, the new and his own influence in ways only Cash could.

9.0/10

[theshapeishere]

Very, very few songs manage to make me cry. This one never fails. Hands down my favorite song of all time. Vinyl makes it that much more powerful. #johnnycash #americaniv #themancomesaround #vinyl #lp

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Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen. He's Johnny Cash. #JohnnyCash #AmericanIV #AmericanV #TheManComesAround #AHundredHighways #Beer #KingGoblin

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