Title: All Stripped Down
Review: There are only two people that are in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.And Johnny Cash got there first.There's a lot to say about him and about why he's so important, so central, so good. You can talk about his staying power, his songwriting, his straddling of various genres.But this CD reveals the secret at the heart of Cash's power. One word:Charisma.Every song on this CD was recorded with just Cash's guitar and voice, in the simplest of arrangements. Nothing fancy, nothing that you'd even call "skilled" in the ordinary sense of the word.But lie on the floor and close your eyes. Listen to that voice, booming out of the darkness. So powerful. So honest. So straight.It's the kind of voice you can imagine saying "let there be light," and the light obeying.It's not a wide range, or tricky notes, or vibrato.Just charisma. A voice loaded with charisma.This CD is what Johnny Cash is all about.
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