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Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings
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Positive: 42 out of 45
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Mixed: 0 out of 45
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Negative: 3 out of 45
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JohnW.Jan 8, 2005
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DylanB.Apr 4, 2008Beautiful. One of the best albums I have ever bought.
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MackBNov 20, 2002Great voice, great musicians, very very odd song selection. Yes, it's The Man, but does anybody really want to hear Bridge Over Troubled Water again? However, Personal Jesus absolutely rules.
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EucciBNov 6, 2002
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morkMorkJun 9, 2004It wAs AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
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PGNov 8, 2005Very powerful. Hurt is just fantastic. I don't understand some of the negative professional reviews. My family just died. The last few years visting in the nursing home were brutal. I think this album is as truthful as it gets.
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BrianCMar 29, 2006
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MartinJNov 6, 2002For me as a radio-DJ. this IVth ,i hope, will not be the last, HE shows all those dudes how to survive, well done, John!!
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MikeMDec 17, 2002When The Man Comes around has become an instant Cash classic! Name another 70 year old artist-icon that can pull off an effort like this!
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CherylFeb 12, 2003Once again Johnny Cash proves that he can do no wrong musically. My favorite track on the CD is "Hurt". I thought it was powerful done by NIN, but Johnny Cash packs a lifetime of pain into the few minutes of this song - haunting and amazing!
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NeshaBJun 15, 2003This album transcends nearly everything in todays music, it is deep and profound as much as Lou Reed will be in 10 years.
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BarneyRNov 22, 2005This is a beautiful and gripping album from start to finish. This turned out to be Johnny Cash's last and appropriately enough it's an introspective look back at his life and the end of the trail ahead.
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brentFeb 26, 2006
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DeeCMar 15, 2006It 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.
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Feb 3, 2020Very traditional Cash with a collection of cover that highlights his storytelling ability and displays his versatility in adapting other's work.
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Aug 16, 2021In this last "in his lifetime" album, Johnny Cash delivers one of his best performances. The old, rusty voice is a gift that keeps on giving throughout this experience of an album.
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Sep 6, 2022Every song hits the mark, it feels like Cash is singing some songs he's been singing his whole life, some songs he's singing for the first time, and some songs he hasn't sung in over 40 years.
Awards & Rankings
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It is a relief to hear that although Cash's voice is clearly older and not the booming powerhouse it was in the earlier Sun and Columbia days, he's still got some punch left in him.
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UncutMay be the most consistent of the four albums to date. [Jan 2003, p.122]
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BlenderHis blunt, hauntingly direct performances open up new perspectives on a song. [#11, p.133]