Again, I have returned after another semi-long absence. I do apologize for not blogging too much as I should be: I get way busy and since it is summer, I’m trying to spend my time exercising, being outside, and trying to find a job lol, and whenever I do come on here, I put off blogging since it takes over an hour just to set up the entries for me. Even though I’m posting this late in the day: Happy Father’s Day to all worthy fathers out there! This somewhat ties into my latest recommendation…
My twelth recommendation is: Johnny Cash’s “The Man Comes Around” from his 2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around album. I’m a pretty big Johnny Cash fan, but I pale in comparison to those who own so many of his albums and songs throughout his lifetime. What drew me to Johnny initially was his song, “Hurt”. I’d love to review that song too, since it is my favorite all-time Cash song, but I chose to do the above song instead. Anyway, I heard “Hurt” for the first time in a country music chat room (believe it or not) and his vocals were so dark and full of real-life pain and…hurt. I knew of Johnny Cash before that, but to be honest, like the fool I was at that time, I didn’t care much for the older singers. It was not until later, after Johnny’s death that I, like so many other people, really listened to and appreciated him and his music. I read lots and lots of things about what he had done in life: so many to list, and I won’t go into that, but he has led such an amazing life and I find his music to be quite unique and incredible compared to everybody else and he was a huge influence on many of my favorite artists. I consider him to be my favorite classic country music legend, or legend in any music in general, and I truly cannot say enough things about him. I really think, had I the chance to meet him when he was alive, we would have so much to talk about.
