What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JOHNNY CASH "at San Quentin" cd, 1969.

one of the greatest live albums ever IMO....
filmed in front of an audience of the hardest of criminals in the American penal system and Cash had them in the palm of his hand with his banter, empathy, humour and humility.
he even wrote a song for the 'cons' titled "san quentin" mixed with hits and spiritual songs.
he even tells them at one point that he "is interested in how they feel about some things, its none of my business how your feel about other things and i dont give a damn how you feel about some things", i guess its his honesty that they admired.
anyway, there was a documentary made to accompany the album at the time which was shown on UK tv, it featured  interviews with Cash, the guards, some of the crims and the entire performance which is worth watching.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

the title track:






San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me
You've blistered me since nineteen sixty three
I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die
And long ago I stopped askin' why

San Quentin, I hate every inch of you.
You've cut me and you scarred me through and through.
And I'll walk out a wiser weaker man;
Mister Congressman you can't understand.

San Quentin, what good do you think you do?
Do you think I'll be different when you're through?
You bend my heart and mind and you warp my soul,
And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold.

San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell.
May your walls fall and may I live to tell.
May all the world forget you ever stood.
And may all the world regret you did no good.

San Quentin, I hate every inch of you.