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Ed592
11-01-2005, 01:34 PM
any one a fan?
lilsolsman
11-01-2005, 01:52 PM
Nice thread title.

Yea he's good.

His older, more raw stuff is the best. The FABOTH b-sides were also better than expected.
The Great Decay
11-01-2005, 02:41 PM
Elliott Smith.

Amazing artist. My favourite of the anti-folk genre, for sure.
andy is dead
11-01-2005, 03:39 PM
He's amazing.
ChrisWray
11-01-2005, 05:24 PM
and dead :(

a crazy death too, i still wonder if he was murdered.
EightMilesHigh
11-01-2005, 05:50 PM
I think he's fantastic, his music sends chills up my spine. I'm slowly getting into the Roman Candle album.
BillCosby
11-01-2005, 05:53 PM
/br3ad has heart attack
Little Man being Erased
11-01-2005, 05:56 PM
/br3ad has heart attack
:lol:


I still need to acquire Either/Or and the self-titled album.
The Great Decay
11-01-2005, 05:59 PM
I think I prefer Either/Or to the S/T, but both are amazing albums.
Hand
11-01-2005, 09:39 PM
It is my firm belief that anyone who anyone and everyone who is no-one should own at least all of elliott smith's records. He is the most sincere song writer in all the land.


R.I.P elliott...
Luxor
11-01-2005, 09:49 PM
I'm really loving those B-Sides from "From A Basement...". Got some really get songs on there.

I forget what that website was called though, could someone refresh my memory? Because there's more B-Sides on there as well isn't there? I want to download them too.
Little Man being Erased
11-01-2005, 09:51 PM
http://www.elliottsmithbsides.com/


And yeah, the "Basement II" Demos are great.
Luxor
11-01-2005, 09:54 PM
http://www.elliottsmithbsides.com/


And yeah, the "Basement II" Demos are great.
Thank you sir
Yman
11-01-2005, 10:10 PM
http://www.elliottsmithbsides.com/


And yeah, the "Basement II" Demos are great.

Awesome stuff man. Thanks alot.

Elliott Smith is awesome. hes one of my favorite song writers. Yeah, his death is pretty shady. I once heard the National Public Radio obituary when he died, it had a quote by Elliott saying that he didnt really know what his songs meant, that he just liked to play with melody and if the lyrics helped someone outhere he'd be happy. It also has Conor Oberst saying that Elliott was one of his main influences.
Hand
11-01-2005, 10:16 PM
It also has Conor Oberst saying that Elliott was one of his main influences.

if this is true then i dont think he was influenced enough. Conor Oberst = poo
RollerQueen
11-01-2005, 10:22 PM
Conor's not that bad. Jesus, kids, there are far worse writers than Conor Oberst that have much more acclaim. U2, The Doors, Led Zepplin, and even Nickelback have had their limelight without even so much resembling good writers.

In any case, thanks for the link to the b-sides, and X/O is my favourite, but he has some great lyrics all over the place. I've been quoting "No Name No.5" a lot lately.
morrissey
11-01-2005, 10:24 PM
Edited thread title. :cool:
Brownie Dude
11-01-2005, 10:27 PM
He was one ugly man, but I love his music very much. Either/Or is my favorite record from him.
Little Man being Erased
11-01-2005, 10:27 PM
Conor's not that bad. Jesus, kids, there are far worse writers than Conor Oberst that have much more acclaim. U2, The Doors, Led Zepplin, and even Nickelback have had their limelight without even so much resembling good writers.
Amen, Dan.

Edited thread title. :cool:
Thank you. I was actually about to ask someone to do that.
BillCosby
11-01-2005, 10:27 PM
Edited thread title.

My joke is lost!
Little Man being Erased
11-01-2005, 10:30 PM
I got a laugh out of it at least.
morrissey
11-01-2005, 10:31 PM
Haha I can never win. :mad:

Nice joke though!
Luxor
11-01-2005, 10:47 PM
I'm pretty sure Elliott is an influence to a lot more people than just Conor Oberst.
Yman
11-01-2005, 10:47 PM
if this is true then i dont think he was influenced enough. Conor Oberst = poo

Haha. I think it was Conor saying that he loved Elliott's ability to connect to other people pain and sadness through his music, and how he wished to emulate it. And i think Conor is a great writer, especially in Im Wide Awake and Its Morning.

Yeah luxor. Even Ben folds played a song he wrote for Elliott Smith the last time i saw him.
OrbDragon
11-02-2005, 04:00 AM
Another great songwriter who died far too young. The scary thing was that you saw it coming when he was still alive. His music became darker and darker as it progressed, at least in my opinion.

I didn't notice the 'because we love you'-whisper in King's Crossing after he sings 'give a reason not to do it' until somebody n this forum pointed it out. Now the song gives me even more chills.
RollerQueen
11-02-2005, 07:04 AM
^ Amen. Thanks to whoever pointed that audio part out.
pixiesfanyo
11-02-2005, 12:10 PM
^ Amen. Thanks to whoever pointed that audio part out.

It's his girlfriend saying it.
Yman
11-02-2005, 05:02 PM
It's his girlfriend saying it.

Crazy. I heard that the last line from Jeff Buckleys last album was "and we all float out to the ocean" or something along those lines. Remember, after that album he drown in the same river his father did.
Little Man being Erased
11-02-2005, 05:02 PM
I didn't notice the 'because we love you'-whisper in King's Crossing after he sings 'give a reason not to do it' until somebody n this forum pointed it out. Now the song gives me even more chills.
Thanks for pointing that out again. I'll have to listen to it more closely.
RollerQueen
11-02-2005, 06:24 PM
It's his girlfriend saying it.

Yes, but his girlfriend didn't make mention it in a thread; I was referencing whoever supplied that information in a past thread.

It was his girlfriend and his mom or sister, right?
pixiesfanyo
11-02-2005, 08:16 PM
Yes, but his girlfriend didn't make mention it in a thread; I was referencing whoever supplied that information in a past thread.

It was his girlfriend and his mom or sister, right?

Yeah, one of dem faggs
RollerQueen
11-02-2005, 08:22 PM
Oh, Jayrad, you silly emetic.
corporalclegg
11-03-2005, 01:09 AM
Elloitt "I stabbed myself twice in the chest" Smith rocks.
Waterloo Sunset cover is great. Like sex.
Glue_it_back
11-03-2005, 06:49 AM
i like elliott smith. but not hugely. i have XO and a few mp3s
robot
11-03-2005, 06:55 AM
Meh, I don't see whats so great about him.
MindlessPickle
11-03-2005, 02:36 PM
Eliott Smith is truly great. Only got XO, though, but after hearing so much about "Either/Or" I've been meaning that one up for a while. Too bad I'm constantly broke.
Bukowski
11-04-2005, 06:28 PM
I need to be in the right mood to listen to him. I've only heard XO, and i have to say it's not the masterpiece i was expecting. Don't get me wrong, i like it, but with the praise it gets, i'm a little disappointed.

I'm going to give him another try soon, with Either/Or.
lilsolsman
11-04-2005, 07:00 PM
I need to be in the right mood to listen to him. I've only heard XO, and i have to say it's not the masterpiece i was expecting. Don't get me wrong, i like it, but with the praise it gets, i'm a little disappointed.

I'm going to give him another try soon, with Either/Or.

I like his self titled best. It's raw edge is something you don't see on a lot of his other albums. And ah well, if you don't like the album you at least have one of the best opening tracks ever.
chocoholic
11-04-2005, 11:35 PM
Hey everyone... I just joined this forum thingy.

Anyway, yeah, I have Either/Or and Figure 8...I like Either/Or better. I also have one other song, I dunno which album it's on, but it's called Memory Lane - that's my favorite song from him. It sounds happy, but the lyrics are sad at the same time.
Luxor
11-05-2005, 11:22 AM
Hey everyone... I just joined this forum thingy.

Anyway, yeah, I have Either/Or and Figure 8...I like Either/Or better. I also have one other song, I dunno which album it's on, but it's called Memory Lane - that's my favorite song from him. It sounds happy, but the lyrics are sad at the same time.
That's from his most recent, "From A Basement On The Hill".
Zmev
11-05-2005, 03:02 PM
Yeah Elliotttttttttts pretty good.
Scuba_Steve
11-05-2005, 04:12 PM
I downloaded the Basement B-Sides

wow, there is alot there that really should have been put on the CD, especially songs like Either/Or which IMO are better then some tracks that made it onto FABOTH.

also, I too didn't ever hear that whisper on kings crossing
rhinestone04
11-05-2005, 08:46 PM
A lot of others who love Smith disagree, but I think Figure 8 may be his greatest album. I really like it and it has a good mix of feelings in it, and it was definately my favorite album until I got addicted to The Shins.
Dissectional88
11-06-2005, 08:56 AM
Great singer/songwriter
Damn the bit.ch for killing him and getting away with it
lilsolsman
11-06-2005, 09:07 AM
Great singer/songwriter
Damn the bit.ch for killing him and getting away with it

Shut up, he killed himself. I'm sorry your hero didn't die a glorious death, but newsflash, he didn't live a glorious life either. He died the way he lived. His girlfriend didn't kill him, he killed himself. Get over it.
andy is dead
11-06-2005, 11:47 AM
Shut up, he killed himself. I'm sorry your hero didn't die a glorious death, but newsflash, he didn't live a glorious life either. He died the way he lived. His girlfriend didn't kill him, he killed himself. Get over it.

You're so sure...
lilsolsman
11-06-2005, 12:11 PM
You're so sure...

Do you honestly believe that he was murdered by his girlfriend? I used to believe that as well but the truth is that he got in an argument and stabbed himself in the chest. His girlfriend was very willing to co-operate with the police. Don't you think that she'd be the first person that they'd suspect? She was there at the time of death and everything.

I'm sorry to ruin the dream but it wasn't anyone killing him. He was depressed for years and ended his life. If i'm wrong, please, prove me wrong.
ToolBox
11-10-2005, 12:45 AM
I finally bought XO by Elliott Smith (before I had assorted tracks.) I can safely say this is a great album.