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American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
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70 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Summary: Johnny Cash, still going strong at age 70, returns for a fourth album with producer Rick Rubin. Like the previous three pairings, this disc mixes Cash originals with unlikely covers, which this time out include Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," and Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, and Don Henley are among the guests.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    The selection here is at once so obvious and so inappropriate it feels redemptive.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Cash has once again seen that white light--yet resisted its allure--and written an apocalyptic title track and put his stamp on an eclectic batch of material. [8 Nov 2002, p.106]
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  3. Blender
    60
    His blunt, hauntingly direct performances open up new perspectives on a song. [#11, p.133]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. DylanB.
    10
    Beautiful. One of the best albums I have ever bought.
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  2. DeeC
    10
    It moves me...it touches my heart like poetry...Although a fan of his Sun Record material, this in some ways seems a more important work. Thanks to Rick Rubin for taking a chance him.… Expand
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  3. CurtH
    0
    This album makes my skin crawl! Our local public radio station, WDET, played it from start to finish. I listened in utter amazement that something so horrible would be played on such a normally intuitive radio station. I see, I am in the minority here, but listen to the album! I subject my wife to a lot of hard-to-warm-up-to musicians, Dylan, Chris Smither, Lead Belly, Tom Waits, etc, but even I cannot swallow this! Ugh!… Expand
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