- Audio CD (4 Nov 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks, Import
- Label: Lost Highway
- ASIN: B00006L7XQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,776 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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On first thought, the idea of the Man in Black recording such covers as "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Danny Boy" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt"), Sting ("I Hung My Head") and Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus"), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own "The Man Comes Around", filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to the Beatles' "In My Life", you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. --Alanna Nash
Album Description
The UK special edition of The Man Comes Around features the bonus track "Big Iron", as well as the video for "Hurt".
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82 of 82 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When Johnny Cash passed away recently the music world wept. And with good reason. One of the pillars of integrity and greatest songwriters of the last 50 years lost forever is a sad thing indeed. His American Recordings cycle will forever stand out as one of the great recording cycles of all time, and the astonishing thing is that he completed them at a time of his life where he not only was discounted by most of the music establishment but also battled against illness for many years.
Like the other albums in the cycle, The Man Comes Around is a mix of his own songs, reworkings of his earlier materiel and carefully selected covers. The album starts off with the title track that surely must be one of the strongest songs in recent years with its old testament view of things to come. The whole album goes from strength to strength, but there is one real stand out tracks for me, this being his cover of Nine Inch Nails "Hurt". I am a fan of NIN, but this version blows the original out of the water. It is both powerful and moving and for me this is the standout musical moment of the last 5 years, it makes me want to cry every time i hear it. You NEED to own this album, amongst my 2000+ albums this is in the top 3. And i wonder if he did know something we didn't when he ended the album with "We'll meet again".
Truly a classic and an album that should be in every record collection. I can not recommend it enough.
40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Johnny Cash has with his American Recordings finally found his place in the world of pop music. With his versions of more recent hits by artists like U2 and Nick Cave and re-recordings of some old songs he has brought country music to a new generation, whose knowledge of mr. Cash was limited to a version of "Ring of Fire" on a heavily discountet compilation CD.
"The Man Comes Around" sees Cash taking on "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Personal Jesus" amongst others. Even a version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" ends up sounding remarkably fresh. The highlight of the album is the title track, where Cash describes the scene of Judgement Day, complete with Bible readings at beginning and end. That song alone, together with the massive acoustic build-up of "Hurt", makes the fourth American Recording a true masterpiece.
56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
My rock/grunge/metal-loving teenagers introduced me to 'Hurt' last year. I have always preferred rock, metal, folk, soul, classical music to anything remotely Country & Western. I knew nothing of Johnny Cash but his early reputation. So I went to see 'Walk the Line' on the basis of that one song and its staggering video. The film itself proved inspirational too and I owe much to Joaquin Phoenix for that. My kids are clearly more broad-minded than I have ever been - the loss is mine. This CD has so much to give, such range and so much depth. I hope that anyone reading this will benefit from my mistake and discover the Man in Black sooner than I did!
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Good
Good album by the legend. Hurt is obviously the best track on the album and there are others that are really good. Some not so good but hey, it is Mr Cash after all!
Published 7 months ago by Melonface
RIP Johnny Cash
There has never been or will there ever be again such a great, singer and song/writer as Johnny Cash. His songs were written and sung right from the heart. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. M. J. Langmead
American Recordings Vol. 4, The Man Come Around: Johnny Cash - The Man...
This was to be the last record the Johnny Cash released in his lifetime, and it is a fitting finale to his illustrious career. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Victor
The man comes around
Loved the title track,one of Johnny's best ever songs. The rest of the album is good but different to his normal stuff as it is mostly cover versions of others tracks, but it's... Read more
Published 11 months ago by FogbadTheBad
Haunting
'The Man comes around' is a weighty and solemn track that we would all do well to take note of.
Published 11 months ago by T. D. Jones
The most downer album ever
After all the songs of death Johnny Cash offers some optimism towards the end when he revives Vera Lynn's We'll meet again. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Richard
The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash
The lead track on this cd is the best of the tracks but my favorite of all the America series has to be John's last 5th A hundred Highways as every track is full of true emotion... Read more
Published 13 months ago by John Northfield
One of the best
If you are a fan of Johnny Cash and you haven't got this album then buy it now! It's one of his best and probably his last, though i'm not sure. Great!
Published 14 months ago by Tessa
An Emotional and Often Gritty Performance from this Master, Fading...
Most people know of Johnny Cash and will have heard at least something of him performing. Whilst I don't think he was especially gifted as a singer or guitarist, he did have a lot... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. Laurence Williams
possibly the greatest album, ever
I have never heard a singer with such pathos. You can hear death knocking on his door. John Cash takes his last few months and years to create a series of albums of spellbinding... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Dr John N Sutherland
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