Black Cadillac - Rosanne Cash
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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
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  1. HugoChavez
    Oct 26, 2006
    10
    I recently had the honor of watching her perform at Carnegie Hall and meeting her afterward. I consider myself a HUGE fan now. Black Cadillac is to me, about journeys of the soul, heart and coming up stronger, wiser and more at peace. She's even greater live - a true artist!
  2. DThompson
    Jan 29, 2006
    10
    Life, Love, Death = Great Art! In lesser hands this would have turned into a bad tribute album. Cash is astounding in her lyrics and melody. I hope everyone gets a chance to hear this CD.
  3. ChrisM
    Feb 9, 2006
    10
    To these ears, INTERIORS is as stripped-down and emotional an album as say, Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon. While BLACK CADILLAC might be a bit more ornate and diverse instrumentally, lyrically it visits the same raw, ominous, emotionally wrenching territory, and then goes way past it. There are a couple of songs here, notably "Radio Operator" which recall "Seven Year Ache" or "Hold On" in a musical sense, while the title track begins as a dirge, with production that would make Daniel Lanois drool. The woman has come full circle with this effort, reflecting on her past in so many ways it's both a joy and a pain to hear, simply because she once again has laid her soul bare for the listener. A stunning release, and one that will likely be viewed in years to come as her very best album. Some people have the incredible gift of taking emotions and making them universal---without being preachy or maudlin. Her loss is the listener's gain. Rest In Peace: June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin.… Expand
  4. HariS
    Mar 5, 2006
    9
    Absolutely Brilliant. It's one of my favourite albums this year. I think everyone should get this album, even if you dont normally listen tp this kind of music, you will love this album
  5. AlfonsoM
    Jan 27, 2006
    9
    Ms. Cash has made an album that pays tribute to the memory of those she has lost. Its extremely personal and touching. She takes us through the stages of grief one song at a time and its a wonderful journey. A great album.
  6. PaulE
    Jan 28, 2006
    9
    2006 is still young and one of the best albums of the year is already out. Bravo Rosanne!
  7. KathyF
    Jan 31, 2006
    9
    This is one of the best CD's I've heard in a long time. Anyone who has had to deal with the grief of losing a parent should take this CD to heart. It's a testament of healing through art. Some of the best lyrics I've heard in a long time. Leventhal and Bottrell do an outstanding job of producing the CD and allow the honesty of the lyrics and music speak for themself.
  8. Matt
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    Ranks up there with Interiors. Rules of Travel, her previous CD, sounds like a routine Rosanne Cash album compared to Black Cadillac. On Black Cadillac, the melodies are strong while the music is varied and gritty. The music prevents her very poignant lyrics (inspired by the death of her parents) from being drowned in syrup.
  9. ksks
    Mar 21, 2006
    10
    The best Rosanne has done yet.
  10. scottc
    Jan 31, 2006
    10
    A long-time fan, even I found this record to be shockingly good. Rosanne's voice has never been so heavy with emotion, and she has never looked this far outside herself in her songs. There is a lot to think about and to feel. Each offering here is a polished gem--a remarkable achievement.

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Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    This album is extraordinary. It is brave, difficult, and honest. It is utterly moving and beautiful. Because it so successfully marries all of her strengths as a songwriter, singer, and musician, Black Cadillac may be the crowning achievement of her career thus far.
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  2. Amazon.com
    100
    Black Cadillac is darker than its predecessor, but with melodies often more complex and lyrics more stunningly poetic than anything its creator has conjured before, the album is more transforming than depressing, and exquisitely beautiful.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The best of Cash's nuanced compositions... turns her healing process into great art. [27 Jan 2006, p.84]
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