Ghost of David
Studio album by
Damien Jurado
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length43:55
LabelSub Pop
Damien Jurado chronology
Rehearsals for Departure
(1999)		 Ghost of David
(2000)		 I Break Chairs
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.2/10[2]

Ghost of David is an album by the singer-songwriter Damien Jurado, released in 2000 on Sub Pop.[3][4]

The title comes from a dream Jurado had in which his friend and former bandmate David Bazan had died.[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Another strong collection of urban folk songs from Damien Jurado, Ghost of David builds on the gentle, friendly loneliness of Rehearsals for Departure and deepens it with a spiritual, often otherworldly feel."[1] No Depression wrote that "'Ghost In The Snow' and 'Paxil' see Jurado at his best, music and meaning waltzing with each other in a death march that is fascinating to behold."[6] Trouser Press called Ghost of David "a powerful, haunting album that should be kept far, far away from depressives."[5] SF Weekly called it "a gracefully stripped-down mix of personality and invention, a record in the powerful, simple vein of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Medication" – 4:34
  2. "Desert" – 2:57
  3. "Johnny Go Riding" – 3:42
  4. "Great Today" – 2:58
  5. "Tonight I Will Retire" – 5:09
  6. "Ghost of David" – 2:34
  7. "Parking Lot" – 4:00
  8. "Rearview" – 2:05
  9. "Paxil" – 2:16
  10. "Walk with Me" – 3:16
  11. "December" – 4:19
  12. "Rosewood Casket" – 2:58
  13. "Ghost in the Snow" – 3:07

References

  1. 1 2 "AllMusic Review by Heather Phares". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Damien Jurado Ghost of David". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "DAMIEN JURADO GHOST OF DAVID". OC Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Damien Jurado". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Damien Jurado – Ghost Of David". No Depression. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Behind the Music". SF Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2021.


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