Segment #5 of Sonic Euth Suite (1987) w/guest vox by J. Sanders, tenor. See also "What the Devil" on the www.oddiooverplay.com Halloween compilation.

Can U Dig It? - Not Daniel Johnston w/operatics by James Sanders

Wait For The Blackout (The Damned) - The Peat Fountains

(I Need A) Time Machine - CAUHAUS

This is Lucien's ode to our fine feathered (or plucked) friends. A crowd favorite.

Lucien - vox/bass
Cary - guitar
Robert - drums
me - keyboards

Buster and the Crabs - Bird Song [L. Stavenhagen]

Charles Schulz ruined Orson Welles' masterpiece for me when I was only 8 years old. This song is my revenge.

The Peat Fountains - "Rosebud"

Originally written as part of my RUSH-esque epic 1221, this soft melody features especially angelic b-vox by former LESTER BANGS  THE DELINQUENTS member Melissa Cobb, who I accidentally recorded with the speed settings wrong! Recoded on 4-track circa 1986.

"Vera" by Not Daniel Johnston with Melissa Cobb

When the power blows, so do we! The Crabs sing "Lipless Love" using 8 lips in total!

"Lipless Love" (barbershop Version) - Buster & the Crabs

Spent money in a real studio but got tossed out b4 lead axe was added. Also, very rough vox on this mix!

Buster & the Crabs - "11 Children" (full Band version; no lead gtr.)

A lovely Paul Leary solo ties up this treat from Dan.

Daniel Johnston w/Butthole Surfers - "Rudolph"

The amazing Al Stewart, taped off the soundboard during 2 great UT coffeehouse gigs in Austin, Texas!

Year Of The Cat (w/"Grapevine" intro) - Al Stewart

Still more wonderful solo live gems from Al @ Cactus Café 2001.

On The Border - Al Stewart

More from the soundboard. Solo Al-coustic set 2001.

The Night The Band Got The Wine - Al Stewart

Waiting For Margeaux - Al Stewart

The original version of this song left the story tragically unfinished -- so I did all I could to tie up the loose ends!

"Swingin'" (classic country cover) - Buster and the Crabs

Why is this short thing the only time JR recorded this sort of rocker?

Into The Darkness - Jojo Richman & the Tomtoms (stabby-jagged electric version from TSAM stk)

Cauhaus - "Sheriff Dainty"

Stern

This was a cut that was totally improvised during the JLA sessions, and Daniel later revamped it for his "Lost & Found" album with me & Ethan guesting on the track!

JLA - "Time To Rock" aka "Rock Around The Christmas Tree" (demo)

Hang On To Yourself (D. Bowie) - Buster and the Crabs

First gig, Halloween 1983, Cary Ray on lead gtr & vocals. Paul Swift on bass & bk vox, Robert Usrey on drums. Buster offstage getting prepared...

"Shit Fool" (Dicks) - Buster and the Crabs

Pipeline/Cyanide Headache - Buster & the Crabs

Now, this is the fully-realized version of the song, with studio pros building the raw pass at it into an amazing, radio-worthy slice of hooky, foot-tapping tuneage! It was -- and I guess still is -- intended as the official demo for the JLA CD project which just lost its original source of funding. I'll be at the Tom's Tabooley open mic tonight (7/3/12) @ 7pm to start over at the bottom, as it were. (For the unaware, Daniel Johnston worked at Tom's in the mid-80s around the time we first recorded together. [The JLA is Dan J, myself, and Ethan Azarian, along with Pam Peltz, Jerm Pollet, and ocasional others. I honestly don't know the names of the great pro guys who kicked the song up a big notch into its current form!]

Disposable Man (full-band demo: Daniel & Not Daniel Johnston w/studio pro overdubs

Here's another work-in-progress which may wind up on the JLA album. In this case, Daniel wrote and recorded about 15-20 seconds of this tune back in 1982, then abruptly stopped and apparently never returned to it. I finished up the lyrics and gave it a chorus a year or so ago, working in a style that sort of blends Dan's own heart-laid-bare sense or wordplay with my own more whimsical one. Terri Lord plays piano on this recording..

Daniel Johnston & Not Daniel Johnston - Lend Me a Penny

"Lizzard Buggz" was the name Daniel Johnston gave to the one-nite-only combo of him, me, and Jerm Pollet. Here's a 100% improvised track with Dan on piano/vocals, Jerm on electric guitar, and me on subliminal percussion and production/engineer. 

(Noted for posterity's sake, this 2001 session produced a total of five tracks: 1. untitled piano instrumental, 2. Lovers' Lane, 3. Hickory Stick, 4. Beautiful Lady, 5. Tired of This S#!t.)

Hickory Stick - Lizzard Buggz feat. Daniel Johnston

Here's my band the Peat Fountains doing the Monkees' smash hit "Clarksville" to the tune of "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" from a classic Charlie Brown TV special. (Hey, why not?)

The Peat Fountains - Last Train To Brownsville (Boyce & Hart/V. Guaraldi)

Recorded live on UT student radio station KTSR (now KVRX)* circa 1988. 
W/DJs Kelly & Johnny on HARMonica & b-vox.

  - ndj

*(Or vice versa; I forget...)

Getting Bigger -- NOT Daniel Johnston

Unreleased live cut from Cactus Cafe in Austin circa 2001. "Produced" by the legendary SPOT, who was at the soundboard that night! Supposedly this was the only time he's performed this song!

I'll Get You (Lennon/McCartney) - Robyn Hitchcock

Sorry... "N*O*W*H*E*R*E* *M*A*N*!!! HOW DID IT TAKE ME A YEAR TO NOTICE I MISTITLED THIS? Maybe one of the 500+ listener/downloaders could've taken a few seconds to comment -- but NOOOO!!! Anyway, it is indeed NOWHERE MAN. As for Al: Well, he tried his best... TWICE, even! (Live @ Cactus Cafe in Austin 2001).

Nowhere Man (Lennon/McCartney) - Al St*w*rt

The looney tune in the background made this snippet of BHS guitarist Paul Leary sound like something off an old 78 rpm record, so I've posted it thusly. 

B-dee, b-dee, that's all, folks (or is it?)

Foxtrot of the Freaked - Paul L. Eerie & the Mary Maladies Orchester

I discovered in 1979 or so via a "E-Z Chords" Beatle songbook that you could play "BJW" with just one chord (Dmi7 or somesuch). In live shows I used to form an unsuspecting volunteer's hand into that chord, saying we'd do a Beatles song and I'd coach them through it as we went along. Of course, I never advanced them to another chord, just droned on through the whole song with that one! This is me playing this one in my room at home circa 1980 and "overdubbing" Dan Johnston style from one tape deck to another.

Blue Jay Way (G. Harrison) - Not Daniel Johnston

Here's Daniel Johnston's old punk band (R.I.P. Jason Nightmare) covering a song by the Butthole Surfers. From the free CD that came w/Cool Beans mag #14.

Human Cannonball - Danny & the Nightmares

I am beyond flummoxed over the interest people have shown in my utterly horrid rendition of the Beatles classic droner "Blue Jay Way". I'm just taking a whack at what else might appeal to those who dug it -- here's an out-of-tune medley of Pink Floyd's "Money  (altered to 3/4 aka waltz time so you can dance to it) and my own decomposition "What The Devil" (the piano version w/Daniel Johnston is available at oddiooverload.com), and finally a bit of "purple Haze" with a gratuitous, unnecessary key change midway through. This was recorded thru the mixing board during a practice session back in the mid-80s. Enjoy (?)

Money Waltz Medley (P. Floyd/J. Hendrix/K. Lieck) - Buster & the Crabs

Just what Rocky Horror needed -- the Hee Haw treatment! This is a live recording of the first performance by my first musical combo, back at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX in 1981.

The Time Warp (acoustic) - No Experience Necessary

Yeah, I admit it -- I totally sank down to "Weird Al" Yankovic level with this one. In my defense, though, it's about beverages rather than food!

Caffeine ("Cocaine") [E. Clapton] - Buster & The Crabs

Daniel, almost assuredly backed by Paul Leary & King Coffey, recorded this Fabs fave during his stint with Atlantic Records.

Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney) - Daniel Johnston w/Butthole Surfers

The Judy's classic, as recorded for the never-to-be-released Washarama 20th Anniversary Special Tribute Edition. Guest vox by:
Jon Blondell - [Willie Nelson Blues Band/Sublime]
Daniel Johnston - [sorry entertainer]
"Carl Laszlo" - [professional sidekick]
Margaret Moser - [Dino Lees Jam & Jelly Girls]
Hunt Sales - [Tin Machine/Iggy Pop]
E.A.Srere - [ex-Judy's manager]
Cindy Toth - [The Reivers]
Randall "Biscuit" Turner [Big Boys]
Kathy Valentine - [Go-Gos]
David Vanian - [The Damned]
Miles Zuniga - [Fastball]

Prod. by Eugene "Axe Bitch" Brown
Lead vocals by Ken Lieck
Instruments by Larry B. Goode and "Doc".

You Never Call Me - Teenage Hangups

This comical cut stems from 1987, when Dan and I recorded two of his early classics (for the first time ever in true stereo) and one of my original tunes  on a 4-track cassette porta-studio!

NOTE: The second song penned by Dan is not currently available, but the third and final  track "What The Devil" is available for free download as part of the "Calling All Fiends" online album from www.oddiooverplay.com.

Kenneth W. Lieck

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