Artist: Daniel Johnston Title Of Album: Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (2CD) Year Of Release: 2004 Country: USA Label: Gammon Records Genre: Folk Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock Quality: MP3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Total Time: CD1 - 1 h 01 min 52 sec + CD2 - 59 min 35 sec Total Size: 247 Mb (+3%) | Scans WebSite: Site Despite its title, this 2004 tribute/best-of collection finds singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston alive and relatively well. (Johnston has struggled with mental illness that sometimes leads to erratic behavior.) The first part of this two-disc ... Full Descriptionset presents a remarkable array of admiring artists, including Tom Waits and Death Cab for Cutie, covering Johnston's songs. Some renditions--particularly Calvin Johnson's vocals-and-percussion-only "Sorry Entertainer," Beck's Dylan-esque acoustic "True Love Will Find You in the End," and M. Ward's gorgeous "Story of an Artist"--stick closer to Johnston's minimal arrangements. Other versions opt for a much fuller sound, particularly Mercury Rev's dreamy take on "Blue Clouds," and "Go," a wonderful Sparklehorse/Flaming Lips collaboration that highlights the notable similarities between respective frontmen Mark Linkous and Wayne Coyne. The second disc features Johnston's original recordings of every song on the first disc, along with a new tune, "Rock This Town." Although some may find Johnston's high-pitched yelp and rudimentary guitar and piano playing bewildering, his quirky, unaffected aesthetic is exactly what drew the aforementioned performers to contribute to this excellent compilation in the first place. Personnel: Daniel Johnston (vocals, various instruments, guitar). Rolling Stone (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A] thoughtful tribute album....His songs stand strong and tall." Uncut (p.125) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]his collection is near faultless..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.95) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The album] ropes together Americana's finest to recast just 18 of Johnston's homemade originals." Tracklist: The Covers 01. Teenage Fanclub with Jad Fair - My Life Is Starting Over Again (2:10) 02. Clem Snide - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievience (4:08) 03. Gordan Gano - Impossible Love (4:49) 04. T.V. On The Radio - Walking the Cow (4:44) 05. The Rabbit - Good Morning You (3:00) 06. Calvin Johnston - Sorry Entertainer (3:02) 07. Bright Eyes - Devil Town (3:06) 08. Death Cab For Cutie - Dream Scream (6:58) 09. Sparklehorse With The Flaming Lips - Go (4:31) 10. Thistle - Love Not Dead (3:26) 11. Vic Chesnutt - Like a Monkey in the Zoo (5:20) 12. Starlight Mints - Dead Lovers Twisted Heart (3:41) 13. M. Ward - Story of an Artist (4:20) 14. Guster - The Sun Shines Down on Me (3:06) 15. Tom Waits - King Kong (5:31) Tracklist: The Originals 01. My Life Is Starting Over Again (2:05) 02. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievience (3:18) 03. Impossible Love (2:55) 04. Living Life (2:38) 05. Walking the Cow (3:34) 06. Good Morning You (1:12) 07. Sorry Entertainer (2:17) 08. Devil Town (1:02) 09. Dream Scream (4:49) 10. True Love Will Find You in the End (1:45) 11. Go (3:47) 12. Blue Clouds (3:21) 13. Love Not Dead (4:07) 14. Like a Monkey in the Zoo (2:40) 15. Dead Lovers Twisted Heart (1:13) 16. Story of an Artist (4:56) 17. The Sun Shines Down on Me (2:00) 18. King Kong (5:42) 19. Rock This Town (6:14)
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