The Rambler

Johnny Cash

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The Rambler Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Out of all of Johnny Cash's Americana concept albums, The Rambler is by far the most forced and stilted. More of a radio play than an album, the record is about Cash's drive across America, where he picks up hitchhikers along the way. Every song on The Rambler is tied together by dialogues between Cash and the hitchhikers, which means the record never develops a sense of momentum. Furthermore, the songs themselves are slight, without much musically or lyrically to reccommend them. In all, it's an ambitious, overwrought failure that is fascinating for one listen, but nearly impossible to sit through more than once.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Hit the Road and Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
2	Dialogue Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
3	If It Wasn't for the Wabash River Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
4	Lady Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
5	After the Ball Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
6	No Earthly Good Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
7	A Wednesday Car Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
8	My Cowboy's Last Ride Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon
9	Calilou Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Spotify Amazon