| Re: Johnny Cash
i'm an AVID Nine Inch Nails fan, i first saw reznor and the band live when they supported Guns n' Roses at Wembly in 1991 for the start of the illusions tours - and i have to say this cover is amazing. one of my favourite songs ever hands down. 'pretty hate machine', 'broken' and 'fixed' EP's and 'the downward spiral' were all good albums but tailed off a bit in the late 90's. However, some of the recent stuff is sounding much more like the earlier industrial sound he had in the broken/fixed era. Reznor has also done quite a few soundtracks too
if u listen to the words of hurt, it's all about addiction which is pretty apt for cash after his addiction to amphetamines for so many years. i'm the same as you, i'm not a massive fan of the country music but this is so touching - especiallisy as it was his last release before he died. Also, his wife (in the video) died not long after it was made and not long before he did. what an awesome song he picked - such a good cover, i'd almost say better than the original. saw it when it was first aired on BBC2 one night a few years ago - they aired the whole thing and an intro. some of the clips in the video, of his past, his family - it's so moving. like he's saying good bye.
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