Daniel Johnston - Rejected Unknown '1999

Tracks list

The title of Rejected Unknown might be aimed at Atlantic Records, who held
Johnston in contractual limbo for years with little support or promotion after
his major-label debut, 1994's Fun. Johnston was finally dropped by Atlantic, and
the long since-completed Rejected Unknown finally emerged on Gammon Records in
2001 (after a planned Tim Kerr release was scrapped). While the music on
Rejected Unknown can at first sound overly self-deprecating and even angry at
times, Johnston is actually painting a much larger picture -- a picture of
endless longing for acceptance, hopeless romanticism, and unrequited love. On
the rollicking piano-driven "I Lose," Johnston sings "Got left out of the 'in'
crowd/I seen their type/A bunch of buttwipes that rule," at once as sarcastic as
Randy Newman and with the endearing quality for which Johnston has become known.
Plus, Johnston's musical contribution to the album is far greater than on Fun,
adding piano, guitar, and even percussion to many tracks. As with most of
Johnston's albums, there are a few songs that just fall flat or come off as a
little too coy, but overall, it's a quality addition to the catalog of one of
songwriting's true originals.



Tracklist:
1.01 - Daniel Johnston - Impossible Love (2:57) 
1.02 - Daniel Johnston - Funeral Girl (4:37) 
1.03 - Daniel Johnston - Dream Scream (5:40) 
1.04 - Daniel Johnston - Love Forever (4:09) 
1.05 - Daniel Johnston - Cathy Cline (4:05) 
1.06 - Daniel Johnston - Davinare (3:06) 
1.07 - Daniel Johnston - Party (5:17) 
1.08 - Daniel Johnston - The Spook (2:53) 
1.09 - Daniel Johnston - Girl of My Dreams (4:32) 
1.10 - Daniel Johnston - Billions Rock (7:11) 
1.11 - Daniel Johnston - Thrill (3:23) 
1.12 - Daniel Johnston - Favorite Darling Girl (2:14) 
1.13 - Daniel Johnston - Some Time Spent in Heaven (2:38) 
1.14 - Daniel Johnston - Wedding Ring Bells Blues (2:57) 
1.15 - Daniel Johnston - I Lose (3:12)

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