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Elliott Smith

Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
edited July 2007 in Other Music
anyone a fan? I heard a few songs from "from a basement on the hill" a couple of years ago and didnt pay a whole load of attention but, what with New Moon being released, I felt I should give him another try and I'm totally hooked. maybe I just needed to hear this stuff at this time but I can't stop listening, especially to his first few albums like Either/Or and self-titled. I love the lo-fi 4-track quality.

Angeles is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
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  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    Personally, he's my favourite songwriter ever (yes, even surpassing Lennon).
    Every song stands for itself and it doesn't feel like there's any filler, even the B sides and unreleased songs are equally great.

    Looking Over My Shoulder, Twilight, Angeles and Junk Bond Trader are my personal favs
    Paul
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  • pjfan020pjfan020 Posts: 426
    i've heard some stuff and i'm still undecided. I'm not sure if i like his voice or not
    "Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    i really loved the self-titled album and Either/Or.

    i love:
    everything reminds me of her
    can't make a sound
    say yes
    st. ides heaven
    single file
    coming up roses
    between the bars
    miss misery
    somebody that i use to know
    southern belle
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    I've been told by a girl to listen to him. What should I start with?
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    either/or is great.
    but so are figure 8 and XO
  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    xo is one of my all time favorite albums
    Cheat the odds that made you
    Brave to try to gamble at times
  • otis mcflusterotis mcfluster Posts: 536
    Had the pleasure of seeing Elliot Smith play his last show a week before he took his life. The show had the strangest vibe of any show I have ever seen. Can't help but replay those images and emotions everytime I listen to his music. Definitely a tragic genius.
  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    otis mcfluster wrote:
    Had the pleasure of seeing Elliot Smith play his last show a week before he took his life. The show had the strangest vibe of any show I have ever seen. Can't help but replay those images and emotions everytime I listen to his music. Definitely a tragic genius.

    o man, thats so amazing and so sad.
    Cheat the odds that made you
    Brave to try to gamble at times
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Also if you can find it, Get the album "Mic City Sons" by Heatmiser.

    It's Elliott's original group. It's an amazing album.
    NERDS!
  • NuclearTreeFrogNuclearTreeFrog Posts: 225
    I just got into him recently when a friend lent me either/or. I bought from a basement on a hill and XO after that and I'm hooked. He was amazing.
    "The sun is shining, but not for me."
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Also if you can find it, Get the album "Mic City Sons" by Heatmiser.

    It's Elliott's original group. It's an amazing album.
    Yes yes yes.
    Mic City Sons is where it all started to fall apart for Heatmiser (Smith had already released 2 albums by that point and it was pretty clear he was gonna leave), but it's definitely they're best album.

    Cop & Speeder is grand too, but haven't been able to find or download Dead Air :(
    Paul
    '06 - London, Dublin, Reading
    '07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    '09 - London, Manchester, London
    '12 - Manchester, Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    fowls wrote:
    Yes yes yes.
    Mic City Sons is where it all started to fall apart for Heatmiser (Smith had already released 2 albums by that point and it was pretty clear he was gonna leave), but it's definitely they're best album.

    Cop & Speeder is grand too, but haven't been able to find or download Dead Air :(

    I have it somewhere, if I can find it :(
    NERDS!
  • SlowFadeSlowFade Posts: 75
    I think everything he has done is great with the exception of figure 8. I can't get into most of it, but a couple of songs are amazing. X/0 has to be one of the best start to finish records ever though...not a bad moment.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I should add that Twilight is the saddest song I've ever heard.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    I've still not bought New Moon. Worth investing?
    Was listening to Either/Or last night. Genius.
    Cymru Am Byth

    PJ albums, at the moment!! -
    1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Ha ha! Very true. What was I thinking? I love everything else he's done.
    I'll put my order in now!
    Cymru Am Byth

    PJ albums, at the moment!! -
    1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
  • FeelLikeAStrangerFeelLikeAStranger Posts: 59
    New Moon, a collection of his b-sides and rarities came out last month and I love it. Miss Misery might be the best hate song ever written
    Matt and I are friends.
  • otis mcflusterotis mcfluster Posts: 536
    pirlo21 wrote:
    I've still not bought New Moon. Worth investing?
    Was listening to Either/Or last night. Genius.
    Not sure how many people on this board subscribe to emusic.com? I have found it is the cheapest way to buy good music.

    Anyways, I got New Moon off that site a couple weeks back and have enjoyed most the album.

    It is a great place to get all the songs that I don't want to buy the whole hard copy album for.

    75 downloads a month for $14.99. Hard to beat.
  • SchokiSchoki Posts: 5,072
    New Moon is amazing. Hard to believe most of the songs would have been B-sides.
  • dustdust Posts: 133
    XO is a beautiful album, it was a gift from a friend who was going away......
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    I downloaded the first single from Queens of The Stone Age "Sick, Sick, Sick" and was pleasently surprised that track 4 on the single was a cover of Christian Brothers by Elliot Smith

    I would suggested if you can find it to download just to give it hear

    Cheers
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    bump for the 4th year anniversary of his passing, Oct. 21/2003

    Listening to alot of his music today, Either Or, Figure 8, self-titled....next onto Roman Candle

    One amazing song writer

    Nice tribute videos

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isicc1vqoT8
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isicc1vqoT8
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I should add that Twilight is the saddest song I've ever heard.

    i love that song. i had an unhealthy relationship with it back in the day.
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    soulsinging wrote:
    i love that song. i had an unhealthy relationship with it back in the day.

    yeah Twilight is one of my Elliot favourites, best off of Basement On A Hill.

    "Haven't laughed this much hard in a long time, I better stop before I start crying"
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Here's some early Elliott here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgNMZbOiCe4

    The harder punkier version when he was with Heatmiser. Enjoy!

    RIP Elliott
    NERDS!
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