Comments on: Daniel Johnston – Live at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Wednesday 4th November 2009

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By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:58 +0000

I think you caught her on a bad day. She’s normally astounding.

I can’t believe I missed this, and for what… a sore back and severe lack of sleep, not to mention a ton of studying to do? I think I may cry. Again.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:35:53 +0000

Ooooh, get her.

Don’t blame him though.

By: Mule

Mule — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:51 +0000

Indeed Mr Toad, I was there more out of curiosity than anything else. I own a few Daniel Johnston albums and love speeding motorcycle, which was the first song of his I ever heard, but don’t share the curious devotion of the younger members of the audience. I think anyone who didn’t know the legend behind the man would be completely baffled by the performance.

I have to confess I was almost laughing at how badly he played the electric ukulele! At times, I wondered what it would be like if he sang one of those Beatles covers in a Karaoke bar, and I concluded that he would probably be booed off the stage.

Still though, his own material has a compelling child-like innocence to it – at times seeming more like some word association game. I think I enjoyed this gig, but as you mention, perhaps more for the experience than the music itself.

As for Miss Marling, apparently she was in a huff as her boyfriend, some geezer from Mumford & Sons, didn’t turn up to the gig. She was supposed to play with Daniel at the end, but had buggered off by then. Strumpet!