On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:26:54 +0200, in rec.audio.opinion you wrote:


"dave weil" skrev i en meddelelse
.. .
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:19:13 +0200, "Myth"
wrote:


What a ridicioulus tread, but there's all the reason in the world to have
been listening to his output over the several last years, "American
Recordings" vol. 1, 2, 3 & 4, americana at it's best

Yes, for people with demonstrated tastes, that would be true.

Why, I was listening to my vinyl copy of The Fabulous Johnny Cash just
a week ago. That was his first Columbia album, you know.

I also listened to Vol. 1 & 4 several times in the last month (the
first being my vinyl copy and the second being a CD copy that I
borrowed, because I haven't gotten around to buying it yet).

Living 4 miles from Baptist Hospital, where Mr. Cash and his wife
passed away, gives a peculiar resonance to his passing that is shared
with my fellow Nashvillians. The fact that I don't have to shed
crocodile tears might be seen as callousness, but I can guarantee you
that his passing is a pretty profound event for me, for Nashville and
for the world at large.

Digging at Mr. McKelvy, I would argue, is a worthwhile venture. You
should try it sometime after you get familiar with his output around
here. Sometimes "gallows humor" is called for. I'm sure that Johnny
doesn't mind.

At present my favourite Cash album is "Trail of Bitter Tears - Ballads of
the American Indian", a record that landed JC in all kinds of trouble
because of it's Lyrics written by one Pete LaFarge, a native American. I
found it in exelent condition in a Salvation Army bin 6 months ago, and if
you don't know it, check it out.

I've never heard that one. Thanks for the suggestion. I remember
something about a controversy years ago regarding Indians. Maybe this
was it.

I will say that his recent health problems had gotten me thinking of
all of the great Cash albums that I needed to get. The only other two
JC albums that I have are I Walk The Line, which I listened to about
two months ago (I seem to need to hear Hey Porter a couple of times a
year) and the San Quentin album, which regrettably, I haven't listen
toin a couple of years. But that's going to be rectified.

PS, all of the Cash albums are on vinyl although I own a CD copy of
the 1st American Recordings album in addition to the vinyl copy.