Johnny Cash - At San Quentin [The Complete 1969 Concert]
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- Big RiverDownload & Buy
- I Still Miss SomeoneDownload & Buy
- Wreck Of The Old 97Download & Buy
- I Walk The LineDownload & Buy
- Darlin' CompanionDownload & Buy
- I Don't Know Where I'm BoundDownload & Buy
- Starkville City JailDownload & Buy
- San QuentinDownload & Buy
- San QuentinDownload & Buy
- Wanted ManDownload & Buy
- A Boy Named SueDownload & Buy
- (There'll Be) Peace In The ValleyDownload & Buy
- Folsom Prison BluesDownload & Buy
- Ring Of FireDownload & Buy
- He Turned The Water Into WineDownload & Buy
- Daddy Sang BassDownload & Buy
- The Old Account Was Settled Long AgoDownload & Buy
- Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk The Line/Ring Of Fire/The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
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Album Details: At San Quentin [The Complete 1969 Concert]
- Release Date:
- 07/04/2000
- Label:
- Sony
- UPC:
- 074646601723
User Reviews: At San Quentin [The Complete 1969 Concert]
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, July 9, 2000Reviewer: rdjensenlaw - See all rdjensenlaw's reviewsThis 1969 concert is newly released in its entirety and is a great companion to the 1968 "Folsom Prison" concert CD.
This is the essence of Johnny Cash, the bard of the downtrodden. He is at his poetic best here, especially on the spirituals and on "Starkville City Jail." There is Cash's temper, his wry sense of humor, his simple, plainspoken honesty.
The music is kicking! From the opening "Big River", through a furious "Wreck of the Old 97" and a fabulous "Folsom Prison Blues," Cash's "Tennessee Three" sound works to perfection. You will tap your foot and sing along because these are the songs you know and love.
Simply put, this CD is the finest example of country music captured in a live concert recording from the 1960s. It is superior to "Folsom Prison" because it isn't bogged down in too many ballads, has more humor, and you really get a feel of what Cash's live performances were like in 1969.
Buy this CD! You'll be glad you did! ...
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Pro Reviews: At San Quentin [The Complete 1969 Concert]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews To put the performance on At San Quentin in a bit of perspective: Johnny Cash's key partner in the Tennessee Two, guitarist Luther Perkins, died in August 1968, just seven months before this set was recorded in February 1969. In addition to that, Cash was nearing the peak of his popularity -- his 1968 live album, At Folsom Prison, was a smash success -- but he was nearly at his wildest in his personal life, which surely spilled over into his performance. All of this sets the stage for At San Quentin, a nominal sequel to At Folsom Prison that surpasses its predecessor and captures Cash at his rawest and wildest. Part of this is due to how he feeds off of his captive audience, playing to the prisoners and seeming like one of them, but it's also due to the shifting dynamic within the band. Without Perkins, Cash isn't tied to the percolating two-step that defined his music to that point. Sure, it's still there, but it has a different feel coming from a different guitarist, and Cash sounds unhinged as he careens through his jailhouse ballads, old hits, and rockabilly-styled ravers, and even covers the Lovin' Spoonful ("Darlin' Companion"). No other Johnny Cash record sounds as wild as this. He sounds like an outlaw and renegade here, which is what gives it power -- listen to "A Boy Named Sue," a Shel Silverstein composition that could have been too cute by half, but is rescued by the wild-eyed, committed performance by Cash, where it sounds like he really was set on murdering that son of a bitch who named him Sue. He sounds that way throughout the record, and while most of the best moments did make it to the original 1969 album, the 2000 Columbia/Legacy release eclipses it by presenting nine previously unreleased bonus tracks, doubling the album's length, and presenting such insanely wild numbers as "Big River" as well as sweeter selections like "Daddy Sang Bass." Now, that's the only way to get the record, and that's how it should be, because this extra material makes a legendary album all the greater -- in fact, it helps make a case that this is the best Johnny Cash album ever cut. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Johnny`s best album
Cons: none
If your are going to purchase only one Cash album and want something good,that reflects how great Johnny cash was this is it.
This rocks!