Daniel Johnston, Welcome To My World - 58m 34s

Tracks & Durations

1. Peek-a-Boo	4:51
2. Casper the Friendly Ghost	2:58
3. Some Things Last a Long Time	4:52
4. Walking the Cow	3:34
5. I'm Nervous	1:29
6. Man Obsessed	1:18
7. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances	3:18
8. Never Before Never Again	1:50
9. The Sun Shines Down on Me	2:03
10. Chord Organ Blues	4:02
11. Living Life	3:25
12. Speeding Motorcycle	3:21
13. True Love Will Find You in the End	1:47
14. Never Relaxed	3:20
15. Sorry Entertainer	2:18
16. Ain't No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me	2:42
17. Lennon Song	1:34
18. Devil Town	1:04
19. Laurie	2:31
20. Story of an Artist	5:11
21. Funeral Home	0:52

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Review

He is erratic, moody, adolescent, and unsettling, just as he is strikingly brilliant, and all depictions entwine on this collection that plucks from Daniel Johnston's most memorable work throughout a quarter-century of bare-bones recording. While his helium-pitched voice can often border on acquired taste territory, Johnston, who suffers from bipolar disorder, writes both gripping melodies and cutting, cunning lyrics--often about failed love, life's ambiguity and his passion for the Beatles and comic book heroes. Any Johnston follower might choose 21 different selections to represent such a catalog, but this package--culled mostly from his '80s songbook--is both symbolic and inclusive, including a pair of chord organ grinders that are among his most familiar: the childlike "Casper the Friendly Ghost" and the wistful "Speeding Motorcycle." Johnston's raw vulnerability shines most on "Never Before Never Again," on which he howls about a former girlfriend, and the fragmented and demented "Funeral Home," where he contemplates his last car ride (to the tune of Bruce Springsteen's "Cadillac Ranch"). Welcome to My World is ideal for any newcomers to Johnston's music, provided they are willing to peel away his torment and contemplate his true genius. --Scott Holter

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