Artistic Vice

Artistic Vice is an album by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston.[6] Following a period of inactivity resulting from his SXSW 1990 manic episode, Johnston gathered a group of friends to record some songs he had recently written.[7] The result was Johnston's first full "studio" album, not including 'It's Spooky', which had been recorded with Jad Fair in his home studio. His earlier attempts to record a solo studio album, Continued Story and 1990 had their sessions interuppted and had to be completed using home demos and live recordings.

Artistic Vice
Studio album by
Daniel Johnston
Released1991
RecordedJuly 1991
Chuck Picklesimer's house,
West Virginia
LabelShimmy Disc[1]
ProducerKramer[2]
Daniel Johnston chronology
1990
(1990)		 Artistic Vice
(1991)		 Laurie
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10[5]

It is also Johnson's album designed for CD, with his earlier albums being arranged for two sided formats like cassette and LP.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album an "ebullient blast of lo-fi electric garage-rock," writing that "the glimmers of deliverance make this cogent album as encouraging as it is enjoyable."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Johnston.

No.TitleLength
1."My Life Is Starting Over" 
2."Honey I Sure Miss You" 
3."I Feel So High" 
4."A Ghostly Story" 
5."Tell Me Now" 
6."Easy Listening" 
7."I Know Caspar" 
8."The Startling Facts" 
9."Hoping" 
10."It's Got To Be Good" 
11."Happy Soul" 
12."The Dream Is Over" 
13."Love Of My Life" 
14."I Killed The Monster" 
15."Laurie" 
16."Fate Will Get Done" 
Bonus Tracks, 2008 CD
No.TitleLength
17."I Get Depressed When You Undress" 
18."I Feel So High" (Demo) 
19."Laurie" (Demo) 
20."The Monster Inside Of Me" 

Credits

Eye Band

  • Brent Conkle & Donny Spencer: Lead Guitar
  • Dale Dudgeon & Tom Gruda: Rhythm Guitar
  • Mike West: Bass Guitar
  • Fred McMahan: Drums

Production

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 667.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. Peisner, David (September 12, 2019). "Daniel Johnston's Essential Songs: Listen to 12 Tracks (Published 2019)" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. AllMusic review
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 611.
  5. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 200–201.
  6. EDT, Matt Keeley On 9/11/19 at 6:40 PM (September 11, 2019). "5 songs to remember Daniel Johnston: Outsider musician and artist beloved by Kurt Cobain, Matt Groening". Newsweek.
  7. "Daniel JOHNSTON biography". The Great Rock Bible.
  8. "Daniel Johnston". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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