Customer Reviews:
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 great place to buy March 27, 2010
Jason Deshais (MI USA)
i live in Hawaii and it normally takes a bit longer to get anything but when i ordered this cd "MY Mothers Hymn Book" it was here within 7 days which is great plus the cd looked brad new. Thanks!
Favorite Cash March 9, 2010
Human Capote (kansas City, Mo USA)
I own several recordings by Johnny Cash and this one is a favorite. It calms and enriches me. I am not religious but it gives me much peace and pleasure.
My Mothers Hymn book CD February 3, 2010
Michael T. Ashby (No. Idaho)
Very nice. Highly satisfied, item was used as Christmas gift. Superb sound quality, price was very competitive. All around good purchase.
Simple+Outstanding = simply outstanding January 11, 2010
Andrew W (Japan)
I have previously purchased most of the Rick Rubin produced 'American Recordings' of Johnny Cash. Unfortunately however, and for some unknown reason I missed this one. Fortunately when I was searching for 'regular' hymn CDs this came up and knowing the pedigree of that series I purchased it without hesitation.
Whilst it ostensibly a mute point, I feel it is worth re-stating the obvious, that if you are a fan of 'church' music in the traditional sense, or if you are looking for choral or classical renditions of hymns (as some reviewers appear to be), then this CD is clearly not for you and you should look elsewhere for your aural pleasure.
Assuming you are Cash fan, a Rick Rubin or maybe someone who was inspired after watching 'Walk the line', then you pretty much know what you are going to hear, although with the slight exception of the latter group, who may be expecting some kind of Elvis-esque hillbilly curling his lip and slurring his words, which of course they will not find.
What one finds, instead, on this CD is Cash. Cash and Cash. JC stripped down so bare that he might as well be playing his guitar in his birthday suit. What we have is an Artiste taking his last gasp of air before he departs this world, a producer who know how to produce and how to leave well alone, a guitar and a voice; a voice that reverberates and resonates from the soul of a man who has lived a tempestuous and tumultuous life; a spiritual man who sees the end is near and fears judgement - although if there is a God in the Christian sense, one can't but help feel they'd welcome JC with open arms and ask him what he was worried about.
Alas, I digress. To summarise, this is an outstanding CD of unrivalled passion and beauty and a technically superb recording. Whilst it will not satisfy the aforementioned listeners, it will no doubt crystallise and consolidate the power and authority of Cash as a world-class Artiste in the minds and hearts of those individuals who are ready and able to 'hear' his plea.
The power and presence of the CD lies in the transparency of Cash's soul and heart. To see a performer laid so bare before us is a rare sight and something seldom witnessed in the current MacCorporate recording industry. Certainly something one couldn't envisage seeing of many of today's performers - or rather I should re-phase that, something one wouldn't want to see of many of today's performers.
Respect JC, R.I.P.
 Great album March 13, 2009
Christopher Harden
I bought this as a gift for my mother and she loves the old hymns. If you do not like Johnny Cash you will not like this album. I know self proclaimed atheists who own and love this album.
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