After "American Recordings" (1994), "American Recordings II: Unchained" (1996), "American Recordings III: Solitary Man" (2000), "American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around" (2002), "American Recordings V : A Hundred Highways "(2006) is" American Recordings VI: Is not No Grave "(2010) the last album with songs by Johnny Cash in this impressive series of CDs. All 6 CDs were produced by Rick Rubin, in 1993 the aging country music star Johnny Cash convinced durchzustarten again. And it was a high-altitude flight: an old man with his unmistakable charismatic voice in the center with minimal accompaniment sings a long life stories. And it was in music history. 7 years following his death on 12 September 2003 now appeared with "American Recordings VI: Is not No Grave" the final of the series. Most of the songs have emerged in the months before his death, in a time when Johnny Cash knew that his days were numbered. With fragile-knotty-gentle-voice breaking a farewell CompaniesRecent not sing wistfully, but life-affirming stories of life and death 10. "Is not No Grave" was his last recording and is the theme song and the first song on the CD - a journey in life after life. "There is not no grave to hold my body down." In "Redemption Day" by Sheryl Crow sings about salvation, hope and freedom that await him after earthly tribulation. "For The Good Times" is a gecoverter Kris Kristofferson song. It reflects the beautiful days that go by in life. "1 Corinthians 15:55" is the only song on this CD, the Johnny Cash himself has written: The start refers to Bible lines from the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians: "Oh death, where is thy sting Oh grave? , where is thy victory? ". In Bob Gibson's "Can not Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" Johnny Cash sings again to the continuous long way on a dusty road in a barren landscape. "Satisfied Man" - often gecovert among others, Bob Dylan and the Byrds - is the song that shows what it should go: "When life has ended, my time has run out, my friends and my loved ones I'll leave, ther's no doubt. But one thing for certain, When It Comes My Time, I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind. " At the time of old age is "I Do not Hurt Anymore" a. Not to age refers "Cool Water" - a song often gecoverter inter alia by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac. With "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" sings Johnny Cash is one of the most famous anti-war songs: "I Dreamed to world had all Agreed to put on end to war." And at the end of the CD you can hear "Aloha Oe". An impressive CD. Goodbye Johnny.
