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Mar 21, 2014Out Among the Stars is, at least contextually, a reminder that sometimes things got in Johnny Cash's way, but there are very few forces on Earth that could stifle his voice and conviction when he set his mind to getting a song across.
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Apr 4, 2014These abandoned sessions probably would have been ignored had they been released when first recorded. But to ears and sensibilities realigned to Cash’s brilliance, this really is a lost treasure.
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Mar 27, 2014Crucial for all Cash fans.
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Mar 25, 2014Heard in what would have been Cash’s 82nd year, the songs find this icon embracing Music Row conventions without losing his soul.
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Mar 20, 2014Arrangements are unfussy--at least by today’s standards--and Cash’s rich, familiar baritone is in fine shape.
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Mar 26, 2014Placed within the context of Cash’s legendary career, this collection sees the Man in Black shining brightly out among the stars, even at a moment when most of the world wasn’t really interested in stargazing.
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Mar 27, 2014Out Among the Stars is a boon for fans of country music history as well as those who just can’t get enough Cash. More importantly, it highlights a missing link between the often disparate eras of a long and complicated career.
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Apr 10, 2014Out Among the Stars is very much classic Cash.
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Apr 4, 2014It proves that even at his most uninterested, Cash couldn't help but make a record with weight, moral complexity and grim humor.
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Apr 1, 2014While the results are neither as energetic and original as the peak Sun Records or Columbia recordings, nor as darkly compelling as the Rubin albums, they’re still a lot better than anyone might have expected.
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Mar 27, 2014At times the record’s pleasantness feels forced, part of a calculated game plan. But at its best, Out Among The Stars is a gentle reminder of how sweet the everyman missives of the Man In Black could be.
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Mar 25, 2014Out Among the Stars is a reminder of how easy Cash made it all look even when he was slumping.
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Mar 25, 2014Somewhere in between the high times and the death throes lies Out Among The Stars. The songs contained are mostly simple pleasures, but they’re pleasures nonetheless.
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MagnetMar 20, 2014You've got an odd, lovingly produced hybrid of old Nashville and new Americana, with a batch og forgettable songs surrounding a few that deserve a place in the canon. [No. 107, p.52]
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Mar 20, 2014Every one of these seem like they could have some kind of potential on the charts, so the fact they were shelved is a bit of a mystery because, when taken together--despite misguided novelties like "If I Told You Who It Was"--it adds up to one of Cash's stronger '80s albums.