Music From Hell

Every now and then, a remix album is released that just makes you wonder “What the hell were they thinking?”.

But you know what the hell they were thinking – they were thinking about making a quick buck.

Johnny Cash Remixed, an upcoming release on Compadre Records/Music World Music promises to showcase Remixers Gone Wild. The album features “top music remixers and producers who were recruited to take the original master recordings and infuse them with the sounds and technology of modern music styles such as hip hop and dance music. The album, which includes a performance from Snoop Dogg, will be available in stores and online on October 14.

That’s right. They’ve dug the not-long-gone Man In Black up and remixed him so he can serve as background to a Snoop Dogg rap.

“My father made his stead by defying the expected and accepted way of things,” says John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. “He would have loved this remix record. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music.”

Sorry, John Carter Cash, but I don’t think Johnny Cash was about getting sampled to provide a background for hip-hop records.

This is what remixers do when they’re desperate for attention. This is what record companies do when they are too lazy to find and build up great new artists.

And this is what kids do when they turn their parent’s legacy into a business.

Johnny’s got a message for you and this steaming pile of crap:

Let me know what you think about remixing dead guys in the comments.

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