Blood, Sweat & Tears – JOHNNY CASH***

The Legend Of John Henry’s Hammer/Tell Him I’m Gone/Another Man Done Gone/Busted/Casey Jones/Nine Pound Hammer/Chain Gang/Waiting For A Train/Roughneck

Blood, Sweat & Tears was a concept album from country star Johnny Cash in which he pays tribute to the working man and registers a protest against his troubles. (US:80)

“This is a decent concept album from Johnny Cash. None of the songs are ones I would consider to be among his best, but I can't think of anyone who managed to be so consistently good for as long as he was. Johnny Cash can do no wrong in my book.”

“Blood, Sweat & Tears is a righteous album that goes beyond a concept: it's a statement. This may be one of Cash's more important albums, and perhaps one of the more important albums of our time.”

“This 1963 album by Johnny Cash features songs about 'the working man'. The single from the album was Busted. The other song that everyone remembers is the epic The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer. Both of these songs are great, and so is everything else on the album. Johnny really had an affinity for these kind of songs, and it really shows here. Highly recommended to Johnny Cash fans.”

“I can't get enough of Johnny Cash's themed albums, and this one is no different. I got it mainly for The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer. It's complete with sound effects, crowd noises, and different viewpoints, and tells the tale in a thoroughly unique way. And Busted is a very funny song. Most of the others are also about working, quitting work, not wanting to work, having a hard time at work, etc. The songs are all worthy, and he sings them in his own style, doing some very interesting things vocally.”

“This is a truly remarkable Johnny Cash album that is largely under the radar screen of most fans. Its certainly vintage Cash: gritty, almost depressing in parts, but a great edition to any Cash library.”

“Cash here is recording folk music, mostly tributes to larger than life figures or the troubles of everyday blue-collar workers. Choosing a few pearls from this is hard but the epic Legend Of John Henry's Hammer is easily one of them.”