the man comes around

album of the freakin month, by far, is johnny cash / american IV: the man comes around

i borrowed it today from our man mike over at big philistine and man oh man is it amazing. the title track is a biblical dreamscape ripe with imagery and lucid construction. inspired by a dream from seven years ago, john r cash culled these lyrics from over three dozen pages of writing, and exstensive biblical research. its breathtaking

other highlights include covers of trent reznors 'hurt', simon & grafunkles 'bridge over troubled waters' (with fiona apple), and various songs from artists like depeche mode, don henly, the beattles, hank williams and the classic danny boy.

all in all this album is amazing, not just inspite of the large amounts of covers, but in many ways because of them. i HIGHLY reccomend this disc if you have the means.

give your repsect to johnny------>