Daniel Johnston SUCKS thread

[Scrod Prickknee]

better then shannon and the clams

No fuck, eh? I think the guy wrote some of the most embarrassingly honest lyrics I've ever heard. He makes people cringe just by being himself, and that's something right there. He also has a way with melodies, at least on his best material. There's lots of filler (he doesn't seem to understand which of his own songs are good/bad, which is a fairly common thing all around) but I think his best stuff is worthy of whatever praise he's gotten. It's also a good story.

[devil dick]

throwing keys out of a running plane = more punk than anyone. ever....

[OzKar KRaPo]

Better than The Raincoats

Hahaha!
I bought this pair today:

Well, I admit having strange taste.

[andyisdisgusting]

throwing keys out of a running plane = more punk than anyone. ever....

[cracker]

Better than The Raincoats

Hahaha!
I bought this pair today:

Well, I admit having strange taste.

WAS I RIGHT?

[bradx]

throwing keys out of a running plane = more punk than anyone. ever....

there is nothing punk about him.  its the coolest thing he ever did, still doesnt qualify as punk.

[Whet Bull]

He hit Steve Shelley in the head with a hammer one time.

[bradx]

was it with roky ericksons bloody hammer???  i suppose that would be sort of punk...

[Whet Bull]

Nah.  Not that cool.  Not punk in any conceivable way.

[Fiskadoro]

I like DJ's art quite a bit. Definitely better than the music.

I do like collab. record with Jad Fair. I think it's called 'It's Spooky'. That's worth a listen. The rest is hit or miss with moments of greatness sprinkled in-between.

And the documentary is great. He went crazy for Mountain Dew.

I mean MTN DEW.

[Whet Bull]

The record with Jad Fair is surprisingly good.  It was originally titled Jad Fair & Daniel Johnston but they changed it to It's Spooky for the reissue. 

Mostly DJ just isn't that fun to listen to. 

[devil dick]

punk is fake and so are you. grow up.

[Erin S]

I wrote a paper on Daniel Johnston for a psychology class a couple years ago... I love Daniel Johnston but I guess I can understand why some people aren't into him."Story of an Artist" is such a beautiful song, definitely doesn't "suck."

[Bc]

His mom and dad are really nice people who are extremely protective of him giving away any of his art. His art pays the bills and they don't want the market saturated. If DJ had it his way it would be.

[Matt V.]

no way is daniel johnston better than the raincoats. at least not the first album.