Daniel Johnston Pier Platters 1988 Part 1

[@AintItGreat]

He had like a full mental break down right after this performance but honestly its one of his best, right in the musical psychosis pocket absolutely feeling it

[@mcnowski]

That was extremely brave of Daniel to sing Spirit World Rising, he really is a spiritual warrior here.

[@ryegoldenbird]

He’s literally killing monsters right now but I’ll let him know what you said. He probably won’t laugh at the words with no words to say in reply, kind like how he reacted when Jad told Daniel that his “hi, how are you?” Record Made him cry lol I bet he will let you know something soon

[@MINDofNIV]

I'm here to remind you to listen to one of the most profound artists of r life time 😁

[@LFrench]

0:00 I Live My Broken Dreams (Unreleased at the time) 2:24 Amazing Grace (John Newton Cover) 4:33 Be With Me Lord (Thomas O. Chisholm Cover) 5:43 Spirit World Rising (Unreleased at the time) 11:52 Careless Soul (Unreleased at the time)

[@dimitripliskin3200]

Daniel sure does like that G-chord

[@gregorymitarsarovich113]

+Dimitri Pliskin cos he's Gangster

[@chrisyeomans5547]

Don't we all

[@angel4376]

hits the G spot don't it?

[@blankpool]

Who doesn't love a good G chord?

[@concretecaviar4993]

its all he needs

[@ms-iz9ye]

Sonic Youth was there in attendance... pretty interesting to see. Lee R. from the band recorded this btw

[@FatalDemon578]

Interesting considering kim gordon said that he is a freak on an interview nardwar did to them

[@gromitpesley]

Trancazo I see that. Sonic youth were like a bunch of 12 year old losers, it was so embarrassing.

[@joemcbee]

@@FatalDemon578 well fuck Kim Gordon. She and Thurston Moore are the poster children for self indulgent, condescending, college art rock. I used to think they were cool when I was a dumbass kid. They're both preoccupied with looking cool. Hell, Gordon is in her 60's and still is trying. Thurston Moore gives off the vibe of a self important commie liberal arts professor. Fuck em. Johnston's music is pure, and he never was concerned about looking or acting cool.

[@wackobazacko]

@@joemcbee so true 💗

[@LemonWedgeinc]

DANGEROUS PERSON right on man

[@golfwang8084]

I love how repetitive spirit world rising is. It seems tedious, but it honestly perfectly captures the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of mental Illness and intrusive thoughts. There’s a sense of eeriness and anxiety looming by the end of the song, you just want it to end but it doesn’t. Only Daniel is capable of triggering those feelings for me other than my mental illnesses

[@user-vj1pq6uz8m]

You can see him breaking during this show, it's sad, I had the pleasure of meeting him twice in Philly - he came around three times in phlly, small club the Khyber, and somewhere else, then the Movie came out and he's at The Troc sold out with a great back up band

[@user-vj1pq6uz8m]

***** Very nice. And a little nutty. yeah, awkward, funny. Playing the jukbox drinking a beer in sweatpants and a sweatshirt with stains on them. People were there from Europe to see him. The next show that was small he had the idea he wanted some "Shrimp" so he walked down the city streets into a nice restaurant and he's asking for Shrimp and they wanted him out. After the movie came out he's playing a huge venue and i see it packed with kids who never heard of him before. It was great, the band that backed him, but it was so Megalomania comparatively, but hey, good for him, ya know? The one show on here that was basically what i saw those two small shows, type in DANIEL JOHNSTON LIVE 1999, the set he was doing then was great there is a disc "Live in Germany" aka "Why me?" (I think) I cannot believe those songs that were amazing were not recorded and that Overproduced album came out after Rejected Unknown (i can't recall the title)

[@joemcbee]

I don't consider that breaking. He probably got a strong reaction to the song. There are a number of songs that will get me choked up when I sing them. An example is 'Man in Black' by Johnny Cash. If you really read the lyrics its talking about people living in hopeless poverty, excessive prison sentencing, elderly people that don't get any visits, people who made bad decisions that impacted their lives, people who never had the chance to hear about Jesus Christ, thousands of young men dying in war for a country that didn't appreciate their sacrifices, and lastly it was a statement about johnny cash himself wearing black as a reminder of all the awful things still happening in the world. It's a very touching song that evokes an emotional reaction everytime I sing it. So I didn't see anything wrong with him reacting to the song he was singing. As more and more experiences happen in your life, especially traumatic experiences, certain things can cause you to immediately start crying. A song you hear, seeing someone that looks like a loved one, a smell that reminds you of a loved one, etc.

[@jackhartsough3]

Seen him when he was older at the troc I think 06 maybe

[@reubenc0039]

Man I wish there was footage of nick drake like this.

[@newforestpixie5297]

I get their differences but I wondered if Daniel ever heard or heard of Nick Drake ? There’s one popular song from Daniel which definitely has a beautiful but so sad tune to accompany its words. Sorry I’m at 2% charge ! 🙄🐢new forest pixies

[@newforestpixie5297]

“ Life in Vain “ ...👍

[@reubenc0039]

@@newforestpixie5297 yes! i can hear nick in life in vain. definitely has that energy!

[@ericfunn]

Such a brilliant songwriter and performer. Daniel Johnston is one of the best.

[@bekfreak247]

2. Amazing Grace 3.Be With me Lord that's what was written on the sleeve that came with the dvd

[@420Doppelganger]

Didnt know there was a recording of daniel singing amazing grace. Thank you for sharing.

[@brainhem]

I miss Daniel

[@mysoulinrome4106]

Honestly, if you have faith and go to church and love alternative music: this feels pretty cozy and artful and not that awkward 🌅

[@angel4376]

agreed

[@charliecar3]

I don't even go to church or have much faith, but I love Daniel Johnston.

[@AlexLopez-nf8pv]

Wow nice way of putting it, agreed

[@jakezebloke]

Alot of people thinking these songs are crazy but as someone of faith they really call to me unlike anything else in their rawness of faith and confessions

[@ryegoldenbird]

Yeah. It’s the Christian bands that seem lukewarm to me. WTH happened? Didn’t Dan bring you babes a cow it’s milk to feed off of? I’m just kidding lol Not about Christian music sounding like how a lukewarm bath feels. David would Rejoice musically oftentimes, but his sad psalms exist as well

[@moonagedaydream9786]

Rest Peacefully Daniel. Thank you for your music, lyrics and art. Xo

[@MaximeCloutier]

We love you Daniel.

[@Claviasis]

estoy llorando con el final

[@Brokenhill42]

Thanks for uploading this. Some of those are hymns that our Church of Christ congregation sings all the time, but I really like Daniel's solo performances of them...his boldness of heart. Touching.

[@thekidfromiowa]

That would explain why he doesn't play his guitar during those songs.

[@thekidfromiowa]

+Adam Vanderpluym I understand that CoC doctrine forbids the use of instruments in worship.

[@Brokenhill42]

+Adam Vanderpluym Correct. Or at least [Edit:] most CoC congregations forbid it.

[@thekidfromiowa]

@@Brokenhill42 mom congregations?

[@Brokenhill42]

Oops, must have been a typo lol...I was probably trying to say "most". Most CoC groups are on the conservative side but I believe there are some around that will use instruments.

[@ibrake4oxtail]

This is very cool--thank you for sharing! I was watching The Devil and Daniel Johnston several weeks ago and it's been said that Daniel was dressing it all white during this era to symbolize purity/Christ

[@DarrellLEE-uw3fz]

Yes sir! Pure heart... exceeds, talent any day..

[@user-vj1pq6uz8m]

+darrell slaten This was the breakdown show, you're watching someone have a breakdown, sad

[@fiIosofie]

"Jesus Christ is number 7, SATAN is number 6, number 8 is the eternal death. And number 9, number 9, number 9..."

[@jlouis4407]

If man is 5 then the devil is 6, if the devil is 6, then God is 7

[@forehundredfathomsband]

Thank you for posting this, made me so happy!

[@bekfreak247]

did a boot trade a few years ago for this on dvd.

[@marketville]

You are a legend

[@bekfreak247]

no I got this in a snail mail trade a few years back

[@OrlandOrmzs]

What a fucking legend! RIP Daniel.

[@broken1394]

Dan's confession of the soul.

[@markorendas1790]

THE BEST THING TO TRIP TO...! (NEUMEROLOGY BY DJ)

[@saraivatoledo1842]

When you wish to explain "Honesty " to your kid(s) ,just show him/her this video.

[@mollymaggieandmemollymaggi5189]

Holy smokes! that was intense! And Baba Booey would like that number 9 number 9 number 9 part.

[@UnderScoredd]

Noine noine noine noine noine noine noine

[@donstroup2507]

TaTaToothy....Boff

[@RavnerRavner]

Blessed are the poor in Spirit.

[@thenickjones]

Still in search of the elusive "Negative Superman" recording... Tartakov claimed it was from a Pier Platters show. I thought he only played the one before everything fell apart. Anybody know?

[@uncooldispatch5438]

❤❤

[@sniperslim]

the devil has texas

[@chrish12345]

they found him really funny, and I think Dan even smiles at one point :/

[@josefuentes1702]

That fucking shit is disapointing bro. Fuck the Sonic Youth!

[@joewagner4593]

I think it's just nervous laughter. Daniel was in the middle of serious existential breakdown. I don't think people knew how to take it. Should they let the tortured genius express his raw emotion, or should they help him.

[@StratsRUs]

I loveDaniel. Religion is fucked.

[@spookycrane9318]

Daniel

[@TheWhiteJamesBrown]

9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣

[@ahyaok100]

no offense but mental illness, religion (especially when you learn it from a very young age by dogmatic parents) don't mix very well. there's tapes with his mother yelling at him:"you're an unprofitable servant, daniel!" is just kind of sad really.

[@halonsox]

Totally. Her mother was a fucking bitch. Sometimes parents are the main danger to his own sons.

[@UnderScoredd]

I hear that.. I'm glad I learned about religion at an older age. I can view it from an pure perspective.

[@misakiyoshida]

I was raised by a Jehova's Witness that believed the world was going to end-- and this is the 80s we're talking. I will never raise my children as religious. It is up to them to discover their own path. It is damaging.

[@manoutoftime9057]

Wow. How horrible. No need for that gibberish in children's minds. By definition, there is no such thing as a Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Rastafarian child. Only the child of parents who have these beliefs. And, almost always, they were the same. How sad.

[@YipJumpMusic]

Yeah that’s why I don’t believe in anything. I still respect other people’s opinions and understand why they believe in what they do. I just never understood it.

[@tvviewer4500]

This isnt the careless soul that was released on the album? All the breaking up is part of the act?

[@williamhorne2019]

i dont find it funny the crowd was laughing, let him be :)

[@JB-jr8zw]

The people laughing at him are probably great janitors by now.

[@badlydrawnfrog]

A great janitor needs awareness, attention, compassion, and ego detachment in order to fully serve others. And some bleach. The persons you describe lack some or all of these qualities.

[@angel4376]

they're probably indistinguishable now from idiot jocks they went to high school with.

[@staceybarlow767]

@@angel4376 oh yeah, dumb nuts laughing at talent, which they don't. RIP, precious Danny

[@Skygreen89]

It's so in your face and intense, they may not have been able to react in any other way

[@cameronwebb9045]

What a weirdly classist comment. The people who were laughing suck for sure, but there’s nothing wrong with being a janitor.

[@UbuPere]

RIP Careless Soul :' (

[@lawrencescott2824]

Brown broke dream shattered and scattered

[@chrish12345]

did u record this on your cam?

[@hammerain93]

14:11

[@JohnnySheridan217]

Not sure how I feel about Daniel. At first I love how it makes me feel because my mental illness and suffering feels similar to his and I love the feeling of fighting against it that he does. But then after a while I start feeling this really negative energy. Is using Christianity to call yourself a demon a good thing? No

[@vick207]

You gotta understand that he was raised in a highly conservative christian family. He was more likely the victim in this situation

[@badlydrawnfrog]

Perhaps his real genius is in knowing that some people consider watching a sick man publicly suffering to be entertaining and prefer him that way.

[@badlydrawnfrog]

Oh, he gets something out of it. He gets attention, and adulation. He quit taking his medication to insure that he would be 'in the midst of quite a breakdown'. He's an entertainer.

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

To me, it's not entertaining. It's something beyond that... and no, I would love to see him get better, but his suffering brings out an immense admiration and sympathy... and some empathy too, since I deal with my own mental issues. Mine have more to do with crippling anxiety and OCD rather than something as serious as what he has.

[@MontoyaMatrix]

Singing his "I lived my Broken Dream" is sharing. What's what the live-music experience was always about since baroque time and further back, including all tribal cultures. Singing "Amazing Grace" and "Be With Me Lord" is not entertainment. His whole catalogue was never pop music. Was more akin to Shel Silverstien or Leonard Cohen. His songs were crafty beyond words, both musically and lyrically. Might not be Dog's cup of tea, but you will never be able to take that away from him, no matter how much you post. // OOOPS. I just got the the end-part with his blubbering teary-eyed "Careless Soul." Ok, i agree now, that one, at least, WAS gross self-indulgence." Still, at this point, he had almost no experience with live performance. As of this appearance at least half of his best songs had already been written onto his cassette tapes at home. Daniel Johnston's music will endure, where many others will fail.

[@badlydrawnfrog]

@@MontoyaMatrix I have a cassette from Oct. 1986: One side is all hymns he sang straight from the hymnal interspersed with what are obviously bubbling bong hits.

[@MontoyaMatrix]

@@badlydrawnfrog LOL! OMG. Wow. Heavenly smoke. Is it an original cassette recording? I always wondered if i could have done a better job in my studio at digitizing his original cassette-tape recordings. Even now i've done some EQing of his MP3's just to try to bring out the voice more.

[@joshjuanfifarek7382]

I love how uncomfortable these people got. Haaa haa. Not expecting Dan to be the Christian that he was. Deal with it hipsters. That was our Dan.❤

[@GimmeDangerRecords]

i love daniel, and this is great but this made me sooo uncomfortable

[@knightscroftsquire-muldoon]

J.B. Burke His passion is moving, I would be right up there singing with him. Sad how Everyone just sat there while he was having an episode/spiritual moment.

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

What part makes you uncomfortable?

[@ekin313]

Carlos Diaz people laughing at his art makes me really uncomfortable

[@cmp3315]

@@ekin313 everyone’s talking about them laughing at him but the only time they did was when he repeated number 9 number 9 which is clearly interpreted as a reference to the Beatles revolution 9??? The people there seem super respectful I don’t get this take. Also when he starts crying, it’s clearly uncomfortable. How would you react? Get off your internet pedestal

[@woah-0715]

@@cmp3315 no if you listen throughout the video, you can hear laughter.

[@ibrake4oxtail]

With that being said, can anyone confirm if he is still this invested in his religion like during this time, or does he just hide it better now? Haha

[@aOTritoN]

@@colossians1_27 trying to hard joel boy

[@aOTritoN]

@@colossians1_27 yes much care on the tube of you

[@Tony78454]

Gud...

[@jonasvm]

too raw for my taste, but good to witness\

[@ThekingdomPod1]

this guy is being completely truthful, unfiltered and poetically honest, and raw is simply a side effect of that, not many people have ever produced this level of song writing, the rest is irrelevant

[@jonasvm]

@@ThekingdomPod1 i agree completely except for everything else being irrelevant. but i understand why you would take that stand.

[@ThekingdomPod1]

@@jonasvm thankyou, youre probably right, its just that people like this dont exist to relieve the pain of others that often so maybe im slightly biast. agreed

[@aOTritoN]

@@ThekingdomPod1 righteous pov sir

[@cmp3315]

@Carl's Brother facts

[@uncooldispatch5438]

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