CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW :: JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON

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'Hello I'm Johnny Cash..'

First up don't even bother listening to this record on CD or MP3.

No boss, this is a timepiece - it therefore has to be played on vinyl upon a record deck, and so long as you get this bit right, this album will sound completely and utterly brilliant..


If you wish to completely maximise your listening pleasure, you might also like to attend to the following guidelines:

1) Get someone to lock you inside a small room with a shitty bucket in the corner and bars on the window for a month long minimum (alternatively commit a serious crime and this should be covered by the authorities)

2) Whilst locked in said room, get a gay 'friend' or even better a complete stranger to come and vicious and calously bum you in your sleep, or whilst you shower (again if you commit a crime this shouldn't need to be arranged)...

3) Have the hardest person/persons you know come around and batter you with a rolling pin from the kitchens for being white/black/pretty/ugly/tall/short/gay/straight/innocent/guilty/young or old...(ditto)

4) Read a bit more about 'life in prison' on wikipedia and whatever it says goes on inside these hell holes - REPLICATE IT!!!! (ditto)

When all of the above are complete, get your keeper to let you out of the room for an hour only, and play this fucking record pretty damn loud on your record player....(this might not be possible if you've committed a crime)

So long as you get out OK, don't kill yourself in the process and hear it loud and clear, you'll be guaranteed to whoop and cheer with joy!!

Currently listening : At Folsom Prison By Johnny Cash Release date: By 19 October, 1999

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	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	if anyone listens to this on mp3 or CD then they should be immediately arrested, charged with a felony and sent to Folsom prison!! This is one of my favorites. Nothing beats a crowd of prisoners as a "captive" audience! Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:14 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	The whole spirit and humour of it is completely excellent - in fact listening to it pretty much sums up everything that's wrong with todays pop acts... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:16 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	"in fact listening to it pretty much sums up everything that's wrong with todays pop acts..." --how so? tell me more. I think it is the ultimate irony... Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:22 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Well would anyone from the X Factor play in a prison??? Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:26 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	no. Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:41 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	And if they have or did, would they have anything like the joyous repartie that Cash has with the lags??? Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:26 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	not possible. Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:41 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I rest my case... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:52 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	i wasn't arguing against your case, i just wanted to hear it. sheesh. fucking english... Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 02:32 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	(don't hold my bad English against me: I'm an English writer - I MAKE THE RULES NOT THE FUCKING QUEEN!!!) Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 01:54 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	oh. i hold bad english against anyone who uses bad english. except of course, me; nothing annoys me more than bad english. but, as i said, i am exempt from any rules of spelling or grammar because, after all, i know how to use a semicolon when it counts! Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 02:34 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I've never understood semi-colons... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 02:49 [Remove]

	The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club	Who else could have the stage presence to play in a prison than the Man in Black? Hmmm, lets see, how about nobody? The difference between Johnny and most of today's pop tarts is that Johnny actually knows how to sing a song. He knows how to take any song by any artist and make it like a hundred times better. I love his arrangements and he pours more feeling into a single song than most singers squeeze out of an entire album. The man can sing. I heard Johnny for the first time in Granny's car when I was like 7 or something. I didn't know what he was singing about but the way his coarse voice and speaky-singing style always haunted me. Of course now that I'm all grown up I can really appreciate his genius and talent. I just wish he wasn't dead so I could maybe take Granny to one of his concerts to thank her for exposing me to one of the greatest entertainers ever. Posted by The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 04:32 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yeah, he's definately someone I've missed out on in the LIVE arena... One of the finest pop music voices of all time - no question... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:45 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	best because he never imitated anyone, always himself.. Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 16:07 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	AYE!!! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 16:17 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	Johnny Cash was an alcoholic twat. Posted by Wendy on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:25 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	HA!!! You missed out the words GOD FEARING, JESUS LOVING!!! (Keep these insults up and I'll be offering you an internship) Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:38 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	I'm feeling minimalist. Posted by Wendy on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:44 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	SAVE THE WORDS!!!! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 11:01 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	simon	I'M A HEATHEN!! I'M A HEATHEN!! I'M A HEATHEN AS NOT ONLY DO iI only have it on cd, but also on the I-pod at work, still it always gets interesting looks and comments when songs come up on the random shuffle!! Have you got a cup of water, now is this really water etc etc... Classic stuff and the film of it ain't half bad either!! Posted by simon on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 19:49 [Remove] [Reply to this]

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I WANT TO SEE 15 HAIL MARYS ON MY DESK BY FRIDAY!!! (and I want to see that film 'n all) Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 20:59 [Remove] [Reply to this]