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JOHNNY CASH "orange blossom special" cd 1965
his twenty-first studio album of sixty-eight,
i couldnt tell you how many i own as ive never counted them, but as a guess i would say i own around half
songs about prison and spirituality are the common thread here
plus covers from Carter Family, Johnny Horton and Bob Dylan
decent album overall, only one song i dislike, the Irish traditional folk song "danny boy"
album ranks 2.1 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
lets go for this one:
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JOHNNY CASH "songs of our soil" cd 1959
JC's fourth studio album
a collection of mostly self penned tunes with a few traditional folkies thrown in
recurring theme is death, a staple for "the man in black" throughout his career
love the spoken word pieces between most of the tracks also
album ranks 2.4 for me which means....
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
a traditional folk song he sung before the Beach Boys made it their own
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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LINDA RONSTADT "greatest hits" (1976) and "greatest hits volume two" (1980)
both on vinyl.
country-rock is what i would class her as with county and country-folk
23 tracks over two separate LPs
her string of hits over this period is easily forgotten until one listens to these compilations
and she has one of the best female voices ever IMO
albums rank 2.6 and 2.5 respectively which means
I LOVE THESE ALBUMS
so hard to pick a fav but lets go for this one:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JOHNNY CASH "american recordings IV: the man comes around" cd, 2002
the fourth of six of the Rubin Produced series of albums
17 tracks, all covers, some reworkings of his own songs included
some unexpected covers on here from Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and Sting to name three.
a couple of duets also with Fiona Apple Nick Cave.
my favourite of his albums from this Rubin series as it scores 2.6 which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
never posted this previously so here goes:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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SLIM DUSTY "tall stories and sad songs" vinyl 1973
not sure how many albums this is in to his career but he made over 100 during his lifetime with Columbia Records
Aussie country singer
most of the tracks on here could be described as novelty songs as there are lighthearted humorous moments in all songs
not my favourite album of his by any means and it scores 1.8 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JOHN DENVER "back home again 1974
from Lynne's LP collection
between us we own all of Denver's 1970s and early 80s albums (his classic years)
i wanted to hear one of his albums but a random pick so glad i picked one of hers
five big hits off here: the title track, "grandmas feather bed", "thank God im a country boy", "sweet surrender" and "annie's song"
plus another seven songs which are almost as good.
great stuff which scores 2.6 from me which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
sorry, but i cant go pass this masterpiece:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
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JOSHUA HEDLEY "Mr Jukebox" cd 2018
debut set of three
real country
sounds like Jim Reeves and George Jones in places, Marty Robbins in others
but still sounds fresh and authentic
album scores 2.3 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
title track:
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KRIS KRISTOFFERSON "the silver tongued devil and i" vinyl 1971
his second of eighteen solo albums plus eight collaboration albums
a masterlcass of songwriting and storytelling IMO
is this the greatest country album of all time?, not sure but it would be up there IMO
album scores 2.8 for me which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
title track:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CHARLIE RICH "greatest hits" vinyl 1976
ten track compilation covering the years 1973 to 1976
a solid track list
not sure if i need his studio albums because this works just fine
album scores 2.4 which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JOHNNY CASH "american recordings V: a hundred highways" cd 2006
his fifth in a run of five of these albums produced by Rick Rubin
and like the others theres several covers, several re-recordings of his own songs and a couple of new ones
although it is still good his voice is showing his age and mortality
nothing great on here but at the same time nothing bad
album scores 2.0 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
fav could have been written for him IMO:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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