Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album
by Daniel Johnston

i know this album is his most iconic because of the cover art. But its not his best. Yip jump music is his true magnum opus, this album is alright too though.

From sophialeviev 08/03/2018 20:16 | #219156 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Recently revisited this record on my pursuit of acquainting myself with "outsider" music. There is something so lonely about the lo-fi machinations Johnston created as a 22 year old in his parents' basement, without any musical training... the innocence, sadness, and rawness of this record is a vivid emotional self-examination.
Favorite track: Walking the Cow

Best Tracks: Walking The Cow, No More Pushing Joe Around

From JulianR 08/03/2017 08:16 | #195430

this is not what I expected. It's a disconcerting album. But very interesting and at times even good

Very charming little album, but due to its very harsh lo-fi sound it can be hard to listen to in places, and over time its quite grating, at least for me.

From louisjwyatt 04/20/2015 17:05 | #139914 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I think the cover art is really more iconic than the album itself. While most of Daniel's work is brilliant I wouldn't call this his best. It's a little less mature than Yip/Jump and 1990, so I'm not really sure why it gets the most praise (maybe because Kurt Cobain constantly cited it as a favorite of his). With that being said, it's still a great listen, as are most of his albums. There's some great jazz on here by John Dankworth that Daniel essentially sampled in the recordings, which sound really nice in lo-fi. Desperate Man Blues, for example, is definitely one of his best songs

Probably the most lo fi album I've ever came across. Beautiful in parts but definitely takes a few listens. Still prefer 1990 though.