Practicalmadness

Is Johnny Cash's latest album something like "Johnny Sings The Nineties" or something?

I've LimeWired two tracks of somewhat specious lineage from the Man in Black: covers of "Personal Jesus" (originally by Depeche Mode) and "Hurt" (Nine Inch Nails), the latter of which was recently featured in a classmate's student film.

PROFESSOR: "Wait...that's a cover?"

Yup. Personally, I can't blame this individual for missing the '90s, at least insofar as pop radio or MTV are concerned -- had I grown up anywhere but Deeper Armpit, AL, I'd have considered NIN (or at least their typical means of infection, alt-rock radio stations like Birmingham's once-cool 107.7 The X) to be culturally beneath me as well.

Let's not say "beneath". Let us instead say "outside our chosen purview".

Take second best, put me to the test

things on your chest you need to confess

you know I'll deliver, you know I'm a forgiver

reach out and touch faith...