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- Date Released: January 1, 1983
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Eternal Yip Eye Music
An early highlight from the vaults of one of America’s favorite imbalanced junk-folkies.
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We Say...
Recorded in 1985 during a nervous breakdown, Hi. How Are You? succeeds on multiple levels: as concept album, performance art piece and motivational cassette. Daniel conceived it as his Meet the Beatles point-of-entry record and made sure while working at a McDonald's in Austin, Texas, that every pretty girl and hip-looking musician received one as a surprise in their sack of hamburger and fries, thus inventing the true Happy Meal. The use of an actual water faucet on "Running Water," the ice cream wrapper-inspired "Walking the Cow," three "Joe the Boxer" songs — the gorgeous "Hey Joe," "Keep Punching Joe," and "No More Pushing Joe Around" — collide in a genre-hopping rollercoaster ride of madness. Hi. How Are You? also features the achingly moving Billie Holiday/Jerry Lewis impersonations that Daniel delivers over a jazz record as "Desperate Man Blues," making a strong argument that more artists should wait for severe emotional duress before pressing the record button.
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They Say...
As with Yip/Jump Music, Hi, How Are You was a reissue of a cassette recording Daniel Johnston made in 1983, and as such it reflects the most fertile period of his early development. Like its predecessor, this is a friendly record marked by his increasing skill as a pop songwriter and his increasingly comfortable singing. His mood here is good, especially during the defiant "Keep Punching Joe," which eschews bitterness for personal resolve. Another important release.
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Poor You |
2:07 |
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| 02. | |
Big Business Monkey |
2:06 |
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| 03. | |
Walking The Cow |
3:38 |
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| 04. | |
I Picture Myself With A Guitar |
0:48 |
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| 05. | |
Despair Came Knocking |
2:48 |
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| 06. | |
I Am A Baby (In My Universe) |
1:40 |
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| 07. |
Nervous Love |
0:22 |
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| 08. |
I'll Never Marry |
0:24 |
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| 09. |
Get Yourself Together |
0:36 |
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| 10. | |
Running Water |
1:36 |
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| 11. | |
Desperate Man Blues |
3:43 |
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| 12. | |
Hey Joe |
2:48 |
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| 13. | |
She Called Pest Control |
0:56 |
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Keep Punching Joe |
3:15 |
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| 15. | |
No More Pushing Joe Around |
4:42 |
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15 Total Tracks, 31:29 Total Length
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