Y'know, I'd like to offer you context about my
re-up of this proto-alt-country
collection of Johnny Cash covers done at his career's nadir by a bunch
of British post-punkers like Mark Riley of The Fall, Jon Langford of the
Mekons (who together were the executive producers), Pete Shelley of The
Buzzcocks, Mary Mary of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Mark Almond of Soft Cell
et al but Graeme Thompson over at The Guardian did it so well right
HERE.
To learn about twenty-three covers that prove that Johnny Cash always
kept in touch with the underside of culture, please go read (and listen
to)
THIS POST, of which I take great pride in.
Tracklist
1 Michelle Shocked – One Piece At A Time 3:38
2 Stephen Mallinder – I Walk The Line 2:11
3 Steve Mack – Rosanna's Goin' Wild 1:55
4 Sally Timms – Cry, Cry, Cry 3:01
5 David McComb – Country Boy 1:48
6 Marc Riley – Wanted Man 2:42
7 Pete Shelley – Straight 'A's In Love 1:45
8 Cathal Coughlan – Ring Of Fire 2:25
9 Tracey + Melissa Beehive – 5 Feet High And Risin' 1:39
10 Brendan Croker – Home Of The Blues 2:33
11 Mary Mary – Boy Named Sue 3:32
12 Mekons – Folsom Prison Blues 3:19
13 Marc Almond – Man In Black 3:08
Note: Sure Michelle Shocked is going through a bad patch right now (
were it not ever so?) but that doesn't reflect on the quality of this record in the slightest.
What
do you make of this early attempt to restore some lost cool to Johnny
Cash's reputation? Leave us a COMMENT to let us know what you think.
