About Johnny Cash you have nothing to say - a charismatic singer with rough edges; no "beautiful" voice, but a character that one out below 1000 knows other immediately. A voice with bruises and scars, so to speak. But not only the voice had character, but also the singers; the anecdotes about Cash's crosshead are legion. About the composition of this "Best of" you can not complain - nearly all the milestones of the "Man in Black" are gathered here (fortunately found in the booklet, the year of its publication). From thoroughbred country hit from the 50's "I Walk the Line" to Cash's angry ballads like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" or "Man in Black"; harmonious duets with June Carter are also heard as live recordings from Cash's legendary performances in the prisons of San Quentin or Folson. Of course, the classic, "Ring of Fire", for example, or "Ghost Riders in the Sky". In between also lesser known, no less beautiful: "In Them Old Cotton Fields" has in Cash's Country version the atmosphere of a hot and humid evening on a wooden porch on the Mississippi, and the singing of "Bonanza", the praises of the real men, should Cash have laughed piebald; "Kate" rips easily, etc. A thoroughly recommended compilation. So why not 5 stars? - Because the sound quality somehow something has penetrant stump. What are the technical reasons are to blame, I do not know - but the same images have on piteously scratched old LPs much more Drive. The censored four-lettered word on "A Boy Named Sue", however, is unintentionally funny again. Perhaps it is indeed related to the cash movie this CD in improved sound quality out. Wish to bout.
