Reviews
"...A Bare-Bones Masterpiece That...Captures the Tortured, Aspirant Soul of a Master.", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", 9 - Excellent Plus - "...This is an album wreathed in shadows, a confessional and autobiographical work that is, in the end, uplifting and life affirming because the message is taught through adversity, ill luck and fighting for survival...", 4 Stars-Excellent-"...There Simply Won't Be a Braver or more Honest Record All Year...", Ranked #2 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "A raw, bitter album that - once again - made Cash an anti-hero superstar.", 5 Stars - Classic - "...exactly the sort of album Cash needed to make...Cash alone with an acoustic guitar, confronting traditional folk songs...AMERICAN RECORDINGS is...fiercely true to the legend of Johnny Cash and entirely contemporary....", Ranked #7 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll., Ranked #23 in Nme's List of the `Top 50 Albums of 1994.', "The Sparse, Parched Mood Is Closer to His Original Sun Recordings...", Included in Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994" - "...Johnny Cash sings Danzig? You'd better believe it.", "...a spellbinding and thought-provoking album that sounds literally ageless...an uplifting word about walking the line from one who has walked it more often, and more steadily, than most....", Ranked as NME's Album Of The Month - "...these stark, acoustic songs add yet another layer of Cash myth..."