Music Debate #54: Johnny Cash

[Reed Rothchild | 9,520]

 

[RH | 4,902]

I'm not a fan of country at all, but Cash hit the secret sauce.  I gave him an 8.  Great singer/songwriter and a good pick.

[Estil | 1,264]

These "hard core" "gansta rap" types think they're so tough and "keeping it real"...Cash was doing all that before most of them were in diapers!  And I bet nobody today would be bad ass enough to perform in concert and make an album from it live in a maximum security prison, with his wife there no less!!

 

Another song from that album, which this YouTuber combined with Hank Williams, III's version to make it sound kinda like a duet.  I have to include this because this is a really bad ass version

Sadly all those years, decades of hard living took quite a toll on him, as you can plainly see here in his last song/video created just three months before his beloved June Carter died and Johnny himself would join her just under four months later.

 

[LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056]

Never really been a fan, but god damn that version of "Hurt" hits one hell of a spot. The video makes it even stronger.

[Kguillemette | 1,544]

9/10. One of the all time greats! He transcends genre. The people who don't like cash are very few and far between.

[The Count | 526]

9/10. At Folsom is a goddamn American treasure.

[TDIRunner | 2,731]

I would say this is a 6 for me.  I love a lot of his songs, but I've never really considered myself a fan.  

[captmorgandrinker | 1,649]

Solid 9 for me.

[MuNKeY | 241]

9 here as well

[mbd39 | 2,020]

10

[SpoonMan Abrams X | 697]

3 hours ago, RH said:

I'm not a fan of country at all, but Cash hit the secret sauce.  I gave him an 8.  Great singer/songwriter and a good pick.

This entirely. His cover of "Hurt" though is 11/10

[themisfit138 | 523]

Easy 9.

[Skorp | 383]

Johnny Cash..yes had a feeling he would be the one for country. He is the only one I actually like regarding country. The only one. A true legend. 8/10

[Hammerfestus | 3,833]

Now we’re talking.  9/10.  Legendary.  I agree with a lot of the others about how phenomenal that cover of Hurt is.  Kind of makes the NIN version seem like crap.

Also, I voted for rap duo next.  I am so hoping it’s the fresh prince and jazzy Jeff.

Edited March 12, 2020 by Hammerfestus

[a3quit4s | 4,096]

9

[zombiemicrowave | 42]

Wow. 9/10 for me as well. I have my Grandfather's old well loved copy of Folsom and still give it a few spins from time to time.

Voted for the Rap group for next week because screaming and pinching sounds terrible.  lol 

[hyrulevyse | 151]

4/10, He's always been hugely overrated to me.

 

[Estil | 1,264]

4 hours ago, hyrulevyse said:

4/10, He's always been hugely overrated to me.

Such a thing is not possible.

[JamesRobot | 5,795]

One of the greats.

[mbd39 | 2,020]

14 hours ago, Hammerfestus said:

Now we’re talking.  9/10.  Legendary.  I agree with a lot of the others about how phenomenal that cover of Hurt is.  Kind of makes the NIN version seem like crap.

Also, I voted for rap duo next.  I am so hoping it’s the fresh prince and jazzy Jeff.

 

The song in conjunction with the video is a real tearjerker.

My guess is the duo will be Outkast.

[Sumez | 2,941]

I'm not a major Johnny Cash fan, but it'd be embarrassing to not give a legendary talent such as his a high rating.
Although famous as a country singer, to me he's mostly a representative of classic rock'n roll. I'm not even a rock fan, mostly because I grew up in the 80s and its terrible pop buttrock bands. But there was a time when rock music was actually really good.

8/10, but only because the top two scores are reserved for my favourite artists. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by Sumez

[Reed Rothchild | 9,520]

15 minutes ago, Sumez said:

I'm not a major Johnny Cash fan, but it'd be embarrassing to not give a legendary talent such as his a high rating.
Although famous as a country singer, to me he's mostly a representative of classic rock'n roll. I'm not even a rock fan, mostly because I grew up in the 80s and its terrible pop buttrock bands. But there was a time when rock music was actually really good.

8/10, but only because the top two scores are reserved for my favourite artists. 

The scores are meant to reflect your own personal enjoyment of the music.

 

Perhaps a few of them are long overdue for some rewording

[Quest4Nes | 376]

8/10

[AstralSoul | 502]

8/10 - Not my favorite kind of music but hard to deny that his music is great.

[Sumez | 2,941]

15 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

The scores are meant to reflect your own personal enjoyment of the music.

Yeah, that's why I'm only giving him an 8 XD

I definitely enjoy the music.