Daniel Johnston (singer, Polish, cover, songs)

swim · 01-15-2007, 03:40 PM

I should've heard of this guy way before than a week ago but to make up for lost time I've been listening to a lot lately. He's a singer-songwriter but I'm not really sure if I'd go on about that for too long. I mean he's not a great musician. But he's fun! A lot of fun. Simple, obnoxious, weird. You know what music should always be about. It's not hard to believe that him and Violent Femmes are contempararies. They're not really similar but I hear the where it sounds pretty clear to me that they influenced each other. I'm certain that he lost a bunch of demos and John Darnielle found them and polished them up and spent 15 years rehashing it in a beautiful way.

**sleepy jack** · 01-15-2007, 03:41 PM

Hes sick, I <3 him.

Timorous Vince · 01-15-2007, 05:47 PM

He's awesome. M. Ward's cover of "To Go Home" is incredible.

Soundgardener · 01-19-2007, 11:53 PM

I need to get some of his music on recording.

swim · 01-20-2007, 06:21 AM

Someone needs to find and up, The Late, Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered

**cardboard adolescent** · 01-20-2007, 11:31 AM

I have one of his CD's with Jad Fair.

**sleepy jack** · 04-03-2007, 05:16 PM

Conor was so influenced by him in his early days, listening to Water, Special Treatment, A Collection of Songs and some of the stuff on Letting Off The Happiness. I just wanted to point that out.

I love Johnston so much. I can upload Fear Yourself if anyone wants it.

swim · 04-03-2007, 05:57 PM

yea up that and I can up yip jump music

bloodorflies · 04-04-2007, 06:00 PM

i can up the retired boxer cd later....but if you are just learning about daniel johnston now...a great place to start is the documentary about him if you don't already know about it...most blockbuster video stores seem to carry it...it's very good. check out the imdb so you know what to look for.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)

The Dave · 07-26-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodorflies

i can up the retired boxer cd later....but if you are just learning about daniel johnston now...a great place to start is the documentary about him if you don't already know about it...most blockbuster video stores seem to carry it...it's very good. check out the imdb so you know what to look for.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)

I saw that the other day on one of those indy-ish movie channels and it is really good. I knew that he was a tad different, but I never thought that he would be like that.

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01-15-2007, 03:40 PM
swim I'm still your f4g Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,525	Daniel Johnston I should've heard of this guy way before than a week ago but to make up for lost time I've been listening to a lot lately. He's a singer-songwriter but I'm not really sure if I'd go on about that for too long. I mean he's not a great musician. But he's fun! A lot of fun. Simple, obnoxious, weird. You know what music should always be about. It's not hard to believe that him and Violent Femmes are contempararies. They're not really similar but I hear the where it sounds pretty clear to me that they influenced each other. I'm certain that he lost a bunch of demos and John Darnielle found them and polished them up and spent 15 years rehashing it in a beautiful way. __________________ Whatever it is you think you are, you're not a good friend, unique, well read, good looking or smart. Now you know.

01-15-2007, 03:41 PM
sleepy jack Bone Machine Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jesusland Posts: 17,569	Hes sick, I <3 him. __________________ I'm not blind, I believe in you.

01-15-2007, 05:47 PM
Timorous Vince Skin That Smokewagon! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 114	He's awesome. M. Ward's cover of "To Go Home" is incredible. __________________ me him her God

01-20-2007, 06:21 AM
swim I'm still your f4g Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,525	Someone needs to find and up, The Late, Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered __________________ Whatever it is you think you are, you're not a good friend, unique, well read, good looking or smart. Now you know.

01-20-2007, 11:31 AM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,532	I have one of his CD's with Jad Fair. __________________ Free Music! Free Art! The Ocean Will Have Us All

04-03-2007, 05:16 PM
sleepy jack Bone Machine Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jesusland Posts: 17,569	Conor was so influenced by him in his early days, listening to Water, Special Treatment, A Collection of Songs and some of the stuff on Letting Off The Happiness. I just wanted to point that out. I love Johnston so much. I can upload Fear Yourself if anyone wants it. __________________ I'm not blind, I believe in you.

04-03-2007, 05:57 PM
swim I'm still your f4g Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,525	yea up that and I can up yip jump music __________________ Whatever it is you think you are, you're not a good friend, unique, well read, good looking or smart. Now you know.

04-04-2007, 06:00 PM
bloodorflies Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: long beach, ca and jersey shore Posts: 160	i can up the retired boxer cd later....but if you are just learning about daniel johnston now...a great place to start is the documentary about him if you don't already know about it...most blockbuster video stores seem to carry it...it's very good. check out the imdb so you know what to look for. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005) __________________ .we live and die with our opinions.