Saturday, April 20, 2013

47 Johnny Cash: The Rambler

Signed Copy of The Rambler (1977)
Besides being the most important American Storyteller since Mark Twain, Johnny Cash was also an ingenious artist. His conceptual album, The Rambler, contains no well-known hits. The quality and one-of-a-kind sound that he always brings to the table remain at its core. The music is the heart. This 20th century fable of a wanderer in search of lost love, and the characters he meets along his journey, is a unique one in the colossal Johnny Cash catalog. The songs all begin with part of this narrative, as the Rambler heads aimlessly west in search of a love he knows is already gone. Talk about a boogie woogie rythm and blues masterpiece, The Rambler is it. Next time you have an hour or so, treat yourself to this much-overlooked, musical adventure. (LINK)

-2013 Wielgorecki

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