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Album Description
UK DVD in 0 format features a 90 minute program with many rare clips including classic duets with June Carter, Carl Perkins & Bob Dylan. Featuring 21 tracks as well as unique footage of Cash relaxing with family & friends. This is a fascinating 'fly on the wall' documentary mainly shot on tour in the late '60s. Extra features include a discography & the facility to play individual tracks. 2000 Cherry Red release.Amazon.com
This has the unmistakable whiff of opportunism about itÂ-there is no structure, no narration, nothing by way of accompanying information, and much of the concert footage looks like it was filmed by someone whose other eye was engaged reading the instruction manual for the camera. Despite--or, just maybe, because of--these limitations, it offers some genuine revelations of its subject. And, in fairness, the concert footage that is filmed properly is marvelous.The material collected here was apparently filmed in the late '60s and offers a series of snapshots of Cash on one of his famously interminable tours. He is shown playing to audiences of fans, maximum-security prisoners, and feather-clad Native American dignitaries, and he is shown away from the stage, playing cards on the tour bus, jamming with friends, and further reinforcing his then-unfashionable interest in Native American issues with a visit to the site of the Wounded Knee massacre. Also of interest are the other performers that wander through this random travelogue: Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, in a duet with him on "Jackson"; Cash's lead guitarist, Carl Perkins, taking the spotlight to sing his creation "Blue Suede Shoes"; and, best of all, Cash, grinning from ear to ear and quite unabashedly overawed, recording a glorious duet of Billy Edd Wheeler's "Blistered" with an insouciant, gum-chewing Bob Dylan. --Andrew Mueller, Amazon.co.uk
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Customer reviews
Straight from the heart 
by .. Susan Shott (Chicago, IL United States)
Yes, the footage is ragged in spots, and there is nothing slick about this one. But there are gems you won't find elsewhere. Much of the concert footage is riveting, including Carl Perkins' rocking "Blue Suede Shoes." Some of the reasons for Johnny Cash's broad appeal also emerge here. Combined with his onstage showmanship and bravado are his backstage kindness and affection toward his fans which seem remarkable in today's era of chic contempt. He called his shots straight from the heart, and this DVD gives us the pleasure of watching that in detail. A must for the Cash fan, and for anyone who wonders what all the fuss was about.
Better than the reviews by .. Randy Winston (New City, NY USA)
If you like Johnny Cash, this is a must. The picture and sound are good enough so as to not get in the way of enjoying the rare footage. His duet with Dylan is almost worth the price alone, but you also get to see Johnny with his parents, onstage doing most of his big hits and lots more(it's 90 minutes long). I felt it was a much more intimate portrait than the Anthology dvd which spends a lot of time interviewing Cash's friends and not with the man himself.
Too special to miss! by .. Tripya (Houston, TX United States)
This is such an incredible opportunity! The fact that there was someone there on tour, on a hunt or backstage, filming Cash in the late sixties, is and of itself incredible. Sure, the sound quality and picture quality is not great, but folks, were talkin' the late SIXTIES!!! How many people even owned movie cameras then? If you did, how many of those movies do you still have, nevermind converted to DVD format? This film is historic! If you are a fan of the man in black, don't miss it. The studio session, with a then young Bob Dylan, cutting "It's Been One Too Many Mornins' nad I'm a Thousand Miles Behind." It's mightyfine-aaaah!
A Rare Glimpse into the Man in Black's Life by .. Mark Adams (Redwood Estates, CA United States)
"Johnny Cash -- The Man, His World, His Music" might adequately be called a period piece. Filmed in an age when music and film were decidedly low-tech, this DVD, which was released in some theaters as a film, captures a raw image of the Man in Black. Indeed, the picture and sound suffer a bit, but I don't imagine anyone anticipated a DVD release (or DVDs for that matter). That makes this film all the more worthwhile: it's not showy. All the focus is on the music, and there's plenty of that. The DVD is a bit "campy", but I like it.
An Intimate Portrait by .. Marie Tavlin (Minneapolis, MN United States)
I accidently came upon this film and it made me feel like I was five years old and opening a gift on Christmas morning. A life long fan of Johnny Cash, I found myself mesmerized by the intimate feeling created by the amatuer effect of the filming . There was something quietly magnificent about Johnny Cash that came through in his music, this film showed that magnificence through filming the quiet moments, whether it was as he listened to a hopeful singer or walked thoughtfully around the property and through house where he grew up.
I found the scene with his father riveting in light of what we now know of that relationship. It wasn't a long scene but in it John convinced his father to sing a short song, at first reticent, his father conceded and sang, he began to sweat so profusely that you had to feel sympathy for him but when the camera cut to John you could see in his eyes what it meant to him to have this moment with his father and family. I really loved the interactions he had with the diverse variety of people he came into contact with, it was a little like being a fly on the wall.
The performances were something to behold, especially the duet with a young and confident Bob Dylan. There was a scene where Cash was sitting in his living room talking about a song he had just written called "You are What I Need", which of course became the song Flesh and Blood. It was a beautiful thing to watch him sing this while it was still being fleshed out, and when he said that he wrote it while he was in one of his "long moods" I felt I understood something beyond words.
If you are not a true Cash fan, this DVD might not be for you. But for those out there who, like me, loved the music and the essence of it, Cash himself, this will be something you will treasure.