Customer Reviews

The Legend (Hardcover book and CD edition)

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When you calculate the price per disk, you are paying an astounding $43.33 per CD. If you buy individual J.C. disks at $10 bucks apiece, you could buy 26 separate CDs and get much, much more music. Most (if not all) of this music is previously released.

"Cash: The Autobiography" is only $7.99 here at Amazon and is a much better read than this picture book. You can also buy a poster here for $7.97 to hang on your wall.

Buy a book, a poster, and 10 Johnny Cash CD's of your choice and save your cash cash.

Amazon stated that the collection here included "the complete CBS special; the first 25 years"... NOT ... this is an edited version, don't get me wrong I love John and miss him so much and I'm willing to pay highway robbery prices for anything I don't already have (which isn't much) but I'm tired of these record companies selling us something edited and than later re-issue it complete and un-edited just to have us die hards shell out more money to get the extra stuff. This CBS special is missing some performances, but I'll take it and be glad that I have these edited images of the man in black that'll last my lifetime on DVD. I video taped this special for my own use from the original broadcast. The tape has worn through the years but I can still enjoy it in it's entirity (even though the clitches are getting worse). So I'm not talking out of my ass here, I know what I'm talking about. I know it's a lot of money, but it's cheaper then drugs, listening and watching John is my high.
Go out and see the movie and continue to buy the music and perhaps they'll continue to release previously unreleased materials for us to purchase what we've already purchased but didn't have "the complete" version. (if that made sense?)

This set is not just about the music or the DVD that it comes with, if that is what you are looking for look elsewhere. This Gift set is about the man, his life and his music. The book, which weighs in a hefty 9lbs, chronicles the life of an extraordinary man and it is not just a "picture book", though it does contain many rare and personal photos. It is a true thing of beauty. The lithograph is just as beautiful and definitely worth framing, the music is all Johnny and sounds better than ever. Though most of it is available in other forms, it has obviously been remastered. A good chunk of the music, though it has been previously released, is alternate takes, unedited, or rare live performances. The bonus CD is fairly raw and sounds as if you had gone back in time to listen to the original broadcast. The DVD is also well worth the experience as it is the entire 1985 CBS concert that has never been available prior to this collection. This gift set is for true Johnny Cash fans only; all others should buy the inexpensive version. This is a true collectors item and very well presented.

This is a limited edition collector's set which partly justifies the hefty price tag.

The radio broadcast is pretty Gol-Darn cool. It's Cash's show all the way. Not only does he sing live, he's also the announcer and the commercial pitchman. It's a hoot! On the broadcast, he even plugs his upcoming concert at the Overton Park Shell with Elvis! Very cool!

I wouldn't have bought this for myself, I'll have to admit. But someone gave it to me for Christmas and I'm so glad I got it! What a great gift. I love Discs 3 and 4 the most. Those are the tracks I'm least familiar with.

One complaint. What is "Girl from the North Country" doing here? Since this a rare collector's set, why not put one or more of the unreleased Dylan-Cash collobrations on this? Virtually EVERYONE already has "Girl" in their collection because just about everyone in the country owns a copy of Dylan's "Nashville Skyline".

Cash and Dylan recorded about 18 tracks together and Cash DOMINATES the proceedings all the way. These tracks are great, believe me. Cash fans would love all of them. I don't care because I already own these tracks thanks to Ebay. But why not give Cash collectors a taste of these tracks on the "Family and Friends" disc? Dylan was one of Johnny Cash's best friends and their collaboration was fruitful. It's too bad only one of these tracks has ever seen the light of day.

This is a must for all old time and new time Cash fans. It covers all his best known material and touches on some of the lesser known songs that are just as well done as any million seller. The book is high quality, with most of the picutures never published before. With comments from people like Kris Kristofferson to John's manager Lou Robin, you get an inside glimpse of the Man in Black. The special edition is well worth the money.

this box set contains great music and the lithograph is extremely cool. the packaging is sweet along with a huge book. my only complaint is that musically it doesn't offer much more than the original 4 disc version. the radio show disc is nice but i would have liked it to include more music from other shows or more crucial studio tracks. a few songs from his days on the american label would have been nice too. the dvd is from the johnny cash "first 25 years" tv special and is a little cheesy by cash standards. a career spanning dvd would have been better than this cheesy tv special with many whited haired old ladies in the audience. it doesn't do johnny cash any justice to not have a better quality dvd than that.

This collection of music combined with the book and wonderful pictures makes this is an awesome buy. I'm proud to own this. It's truly a joy.
I would definately recommend this to any Man In Black fan.

For the serious Cash fan, yes. I had been looking for this for awhile. I was impressed with the book, photos and words. Very nice touch with the painting of JR. In fact I am having it framed.

The pictures and book are well bound, and done on nice paper. The content of those photos and writing to go along with them brought that famous JR tear I get in my eye when I hear his songs and stories. The disk set I have enjoyed. I really hope some of the "lost" music comes out from Columbia.

Definitely for the serious collector, but worth the price in my opinion.

This is an absolutely fabulous collection. The steep pricing it definitely deterring, however if you subscribe to Yahoo! Music Unlimited you can get the whole thing plus approximately 1,000,000 other songs for $6.99 month. Happy Listening. :)