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- Date Released: January 1, 1989
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Alternative Experimental
- Label: Jagjaguwar / SC Distribution
Outsider pop collaboration makes for twice the weirdness.
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We Say...
In certain underground circles this pairing was considered "The Million Dollar Quartet of Indie Rock" — though there were only two of them. To quote David Fair in The Devil and Daniel Johnston, "When you put two giants together, it's gigantic." In 1975, when Jad and David Fair, a.k.a. Half Japanese, released Calling All Girls, no one could have imagined that a manic-depressive kid in the hills of wild West Virginia was developing the exact same vocal cords. Pop music producers had been using the "doubling" technique on vocals for decades but few have equaled the spellbinding effect achieved when the great Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston shared the same $10 microphone. "I Did Acid With Caroline," "Kicking the Dog," "When Love Calls," "I Met Roky Erickson" and the astounding duet on Phil Ochs' "Chords of Fame" never cease to completely wipe me out. When the impending end of the world arrives any day now, I know what record I'm going to grab.
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They Say...
Originally released in 1989, this collaboration between the two songwriters is about as ramshackle as you can get. Drumbeats are notably out of step, vocals creak, and melodies lurch and stop. Not that this should come as any surprise to anyone with any familiarity with the two, as amateurishness is often the name of the game. This record originally came out on Jad Fair's label and is reissued here with six extra tracks. Covers include "Happy Talk," Phil Och's "Chords of Fame," Glass Eye's "Kicking the Dog," a deconstructed "Tomorrow Never Knows," and the Butthole Surfers' "Sweet Loaf," here retitled "Sweet Loafed." This might be the best representation of the two musicians, with the give and take occasionally resembling a kind of stumbling electric jug band on songs like "Something's Got a Hold of Me." The most impressive thing about the disc is the sheer exuberance for music that is felt every step of the way. The simple expressions and blunt descriptions are often charming and beautiful in their out-of-step way, especially during "I Did Acid With Caroline." It's one of the many moments where you realize that -- at the core -- this is wonderful, stripped-down-to-the-core indie pop with a huge heart. Whether or not this is a lost masterpiece is not quite etched in stone, but it is indeed an excellent portrait of obvious fan-boy eagerness and musical joy. Musical joy that -- at over 70 minutes -- might need to be spaced out accordingly.
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It's Spooky |
1:54 |
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| 02. | |
Summer Time |
3:03 |
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| 03. |
I Met Roky Erickson |
2:30 |
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| 04. | |
Happy Talk |
4:11 |
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| 05. |
McDonalds On The Brain |
0:42 |
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| 06. | |
I Did Acid With Caroline |
1:42 |
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| 07. | |
If I'd Only Known |
1:54 |
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| 08. | |
Tongues Wag In This Town |
1:08 |
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| 09. | |
Tomorrow Never Knows |
1:53 |
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| 10. | |
Oh Honey |
2:13 |
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| 11. | |
A Vow Of Love |
0:52 |
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| 12. | |
When Love Calls |
2:20 |
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| 13. | |
Frankenstein Vs. The World |
2:20 |
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| 14. | |
Hands Of Love |
2:03 |
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| 15. | |
Kicking The Dog |
2:55 |
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| 16. |
What I've Seen |
2:50 |
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| 17. | |
Something's Got A Hold On Me |
2:00 |
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| 18. | |
Villain |
2:38 |
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| 19. | |
Chords Of Fame |
2:54 |
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| 20. |
Ostrich |
0:32 |
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| 21. | |
Casper The Friendly Ghost |
4:14 |
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| 22. | |
First Day At Work |
3:03 |
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| 23. | |
Fan And Games |
0:47 |
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| 24. | |
Nothing Left |
2:14 |
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Memphis Tennessee |
1:14 |
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| 26. | |
Come Back |
2:57 |
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| 27. | |
Tears Stupid Tears |
3:00 |
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| 28. | |
The Making Of The Album |
1:51 |
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| 29. | |
Get Yourself Together |
1:23 |
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What The World Needs Now |
3:02 |
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| 31. |
Sweet Loafed |
2:45 |
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31 Total Tracks, 69:04 Total Length
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Credits
- Daniel Johnston - Vocals // Daniel Johnston - Vocals // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Engineer // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Mixing // Jad Fair - Layout Design // Jad Fair - Layout Design // Jad Fair - Layout Design // Jad Fair - Layout Design // Jad Fair - Layout Design // Jad Fair - Layout Design // David Fair - Cover Photo // MC Kostek - Photography
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Other Details
- Instrument:
- Vocals
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