tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post9069339443097654856..comments2019-06-18T01:50:47.375-07:00Comments on Panda Songs: The Devil and Daniel JohnstonAmanda Marcottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05098500818240791320noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-45296045990527825702007-06-19T18:38:00.000-07:002007-06-19T18:38:00.000-07:00I second the Discovered/Covered album. The Calvin...I second the Discovered/Covered album. The Calvin Johnson cover is brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-39976064223296032222007-06-19T08:19:00.000-07:002007-06-19T08:19:00.000-07:00Oh, don't get me wrong. I think there's sort of a...Oh, don't get me wrong. I think there's sort of a brutal honesty in his song writing that made him really appealing.<BR/><BR/>When I say like Wesley Willis, I mean it at least came across like he was patronized for his quirky history.<BR/><BR/>But I think people viewed him as part Jandek and part side show, sadly.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278386626364811201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-88325063059021983702007-06-19T06:51:00.000-07:002007-06-19T06:51:00.000-07:00Amanda, my otherwise beloved spouse has been spora...Amanda, my otherwise beloved spouse has been sporadically trying to push Daniel Johnston on me for years, and now here you go and take sides with him. What does a girl have to do to quit expanding her horizons!?!? Isn't it enough that I already caved for Vic Chesnutt?<BR/><BR/>(grimsaburger aka dingbat on Pandagon)grimsaburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558853050682410573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-23894911849728291202007-06-19T05:09:00.000-07:002007-06-19T05:09:00.000-07:00I think that's really unfair. Wilson may be less ...I think that's really unfair. Wilson may be less sick, but people really aren't kidding around when they rave about Johnston's song-writing.Amanda Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098500818240791320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-33687242335831430052007-06-19T00:19:00.000-07:002007-06-19T00:19:00.000-07:00I agree with the point about the false glorificati...I agree with the point about the false glorification of mentally ill artists. <BR/><BR/>When I lived in Austin, my understanding of Johnston was limited. I owned a couple tapes, and walked by the frog all the time. <BR/><BR/>But watching the doc opened up my eyes, and it truly is a sad story. The comparisons to Brian Wilson are equally depressing, when in reality he was more like Wesley Willis.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278386626364811201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077241957886500200.post-73240301949829322792007-06-18T18:53:00.000-07:002007-06-18T18:53:00.000-07:00There is also an excellent 2-disk set called 'Disc...There is also an excellent 2-disk set called 'Discovered/Covered' where the original versions can be heard alongside covers by Beck, Mercury Rev, Tom Waits, Vic Chesnutt and others. A great introduction to an intriguing artist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com