Artistic Vice

Daniel Johnston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: High Wire Music
• ASIN: B001DSNG5O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,259 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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 Casper

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

17. I Get Depressed When You Undress [#][*]

18. I Feel So High [#][*][Demo Version]

19. Laurie [#][*][Demo Version]

20. The Monster Inside of Me [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had a great time recording with Dan!, February 22, 2000

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Dr. Michael C. West - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artistic Vice (Audio CD)

Hello you twisted music fans! I'm Mike West and I played bass on the Artistic Vice album. We had a wonderful time recording this album in a funky Geo-Dome recording studio in the hills of West Virginia. Shimmy Disc's Kramer controlled the recording sessions and mixed most of the songs on site. He doesn's waste any time in the studio and sure didn't waste any on us. The best part of this recording process was the practice sessions that led up to the recording. We jammed in Bill and Mabel Johnston's (Danny's Mom & Dad) basement just outside Chester, West Virginia. This was the best of times. Danny was in fine spirits (mostly because I supplied his much appreciated "soda pop" and that sugar buzz kept him going). The picture of the band was taken in Danny's back yard and yes, that's me with the pacifier stuck in my mouth. Never got over that "oral stage". Guess that's why I became a Dentist! The songs on the album sound alot more produced than anything Danny had done up to that point. The "Eye Band" wasn't professional but we had our moments. I believe that the one song on the album that really stood out was "I Killed The Monster", a real life self-commentary by Danny. "Happy Soul" is also a great peek into the mind set of Daniel Johnston in the year 1991. On the spoken word song "A Ghostly Story" that's my music being played in the background. Didn't get credit for it on the album, but then again just being able to work with Danny on this release was enough payment. Give "Artistic Vice" a listen or two. It will grow on you like a fungus (or at least periodontal disease). "I'm so happy! "----Mike

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Studio Album, November 2, 2006

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Jeff Smith (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artistic Vice (Audio CD)

When you move past Daniel's super low-fi recordings and into his more produced studio albums it can be hit and miss. Daniel just shouldn't be too produced, that's not what he is. Daniel is raw, don't try and package him. That's where Artistic Vice comes in. This album is a powerhouse of Dan and a band. If you enjoyed Songs of Pain and want to dip deeper into Daniel this is a good place. Love is in the air.

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars for an amazing album., July 13, 2002

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llllloyd (minnesota,usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artistic Vice (Audio CD)

Those who know of Daniel Johnston know his quirks: his songs feature child-like lyrics that tell the story of his often troubled life,earlier works like this are full of bare boned songs that never fail to charm & amaze and he is an aquired taste(this is no easily digestable John Mayer type stuff) that rewards your curiousity. Artist Vice is one of the most personal and engrossing albums released in the last 15 years-maybe of the last 30 years. The bare bones nature of Johnston's work is in full effect here. These are pretty simple songs that are simply pretty.This has been a favorite since the first time I heard it almost 10 years ago. Daniel Johnston deserves to be more popular than he is and one of Kurt Cobain's most laudable achievements is that he brought this man's work to a wider audience. This album is something very rare-it's different. Daniel Johnston is spilling his guts and giving us a piece of his soul here-the least we can do is say thanks. Buy this cd.