Johnny Cash's American Recordings

ISBN-13: 9781441174611 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str.

Tony Tost

Opis

When Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was already in the wax museum of memory, a fondly regarded but totally marginalized legend, unheard on the radio and unseen on the charts. His odyssey from oldies act to folk hero depended entirely on his first American Recordings album, a record of uncompromising directness. Tony Tost digs into the worlds of American Recordings, showing it to be the crossroads where cultural, spiritual and mythic forces came together, reanimating and revitalizing The Man in Black. Tost has written a guidebook to myth and mystery, revealing the stark, often hidden terrains of Cash's greatest album. American Recordings the sound of history singing to itself. American Recordings the secret ache of the old, weird American. American Recordings a man alone with the silence and darkness, buying back his soul, one song at a time.

Recenzje

It's a terrific, illuminating read that I'd recommend to anyone who loves Johnny Cash, and that record in particular. No Depression Magazine

Spis treści

Preface Permanence (1) Permanence (2) Americana (1) Independence Day The Gift Americana (2) Delia Let the Train Blow the Whistle The Beast in Me Drive On Why Me, Lord Bad Luck Wind Cowboy Prayers Precedence To Be Free He Had the Nerve and He Had the BloodWhere Are Your Guts? Where the Train Goes Slow Redemption Like a SoldierPermanence (3) The Man Who Couldn't Cry The Old, Weird American

O autorze

Tony Tost is a scholar and poet who lives in Seattle, Washington. The author of two poetry collections, he was the recipient of the Walt Whitman Award in 2003. He is currently completing a dissertation on myth, technology and the poetic imagination at Duke University.