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Title: Strength and Beauty
Review: Johnny Cash is a legend. Unlike many other musicians who have had long and legendary careers, some of his best music also happens to be his most recent. Teaming up with producer Rick Rubin, Cash has managed to defy genres and generations with his mix of standards, contemporary covers and originals that make up the American Recordings Series. His latest album is no exception. When the Man Comes Around features some of Cash's finest (the title track is an instant Cash classic) and weirdest moments - sometimes at the very same time (sincere and damn good covers of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" and Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt," anyone?). While some songs work better than others (Fiona Apple's duet with Cash on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is growing on me), the album as a whole is a picture of a legend who isn't slowing down.
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