Elliott Smith

[VertigoGal]

I know there are a few other threads on him but they're fairly specific..

he died 3 years ago today.

Anyway he was a really great songwriter and lyricist with some gorgeous tunes. Say Yes in particular I can't stop listening to lately.

 

[DeadMansParty]

I remeber totally cause I used to work with his half sister. He would come in all the time. I still cant get enough of his cover of " because".

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Basstrap.

'Twilight'.

 

[u2popmofo]

Great song, Yert. I've randomly got more into a few songs from that album lately. RIP, ES.

 

[XHendrix24]

I have all of his albums, two of his albums with Heatmiser, most (if not all) of his B-Sides, and a fair amount of unreleased demos and the like.

So yeah, let's just say I'm kind of a fan.

Unfortunately, I didn't even know about him before his death. So tragic.

 

[Bonochick]

I can't believe it's been 3 years. The loss still saddens me. It's a shame we won't get to see what other wonderful things he surely had in store.

 

[U2Man]

i really liked the songs that were used it that matt damon/robbie williams movie. he was a fine song writer.

 

[thousandfold]

I remeber totally cause I used to work with his half sister. He would come in all the time. I still cant get enough of his cover of " because".

Okay, this is way old, but I just noticed it. You did??!?!!

 

[LemonMelon]

Either/Or and XO are good albums.

That's all I have to add.

 

[corianderstem]

It took me a second to realize this was a totally old thread!

I like him quite a bit, but mostly in smallish doses. I have XO, which is great, From a Basement On a Hill, which I don't like as much, and the recent posthumous release New Moon, which I liked more than I was expecting to.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

'Twilight'.

One of my favorites of his.

he was a great songwriter, an all-too unique character, and an inspiration.

 

[u2popmofo]

Great song, Yert. I've randomly got more into a few songs from that album lately.

Pretty (Ugly Before)
&
A Fond Farewell

 

[elevation2u]

elliott smith is my staple soundtrack for autumn walks, i can't escape it. either way, whether autumn or not, he's definitely one of my favorite singer/songwriters, and it's a shame he's no longer with us and sharing his talent. i am a huge sucker for singer/songweriters with sad & pretty songs.

 

[u2popmofo]

i am a huge sucker for singer/songweriters with sad & pretty songs.

emo2u

 

[thousandfold]

It took me a second to realize this was a totally old thread!

I like him quite a bit, but mostly in smallish doses. I have XO, which is great, From a Basement On a Hill, which I don't like as much, and the recent posthumous release New Moon, which I liked more than I was expecting to.

I find ES albums to be sleepers... they creep up on you. I'd had Basement for years before I all of a sudden decided "Coast to Coast" is the greatest song of all time.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Pretty (Ugly Before)

this is probably my favorite Elliot Smith song.

 

[u2popmofo]

Driving home tonight I heard 'Baby Britain' on my favorite radio station. Very good song, I'm downloading the vid on Youtube right now as I type.

 

[thousandfold]

Search YouTube for "Strange Parallel". It's a short film about Elliott and it's one of the weirdest/funniest things you'll ever see. Two words: "robot hand".

 

[got_edge]

Search YouTube for "Strange Parallel". It's a short film about Elliott and it's one of the weirdest/funniest things you'll ever see. Two words: "robot hand".

 

[elevation2u]

emo2u

aww humbug
i'm also a sucker for slide guitars..and combined with sad, pretty songs
is a fairly lethal combination = ryan adams

 

[u2popmofo]

aww humbug

I joke. I'm listening to Andrew Bird as I type, so I'm really not one to talk in regards to the singer/songwriter thing.

 

[thousandfold]

Yesterday was Elliott's birthday, he would have been 39.

You can celebrate by downloading "Place Pigalle," an unreleased track that I believe was leaked on/around his birthday last year...

http://www.elliottsmithbsides.com/MP3/elliott%20smith%20-%20Place%20Pigalle.zip

 

[The Sad Punk]

I never bothered with him, but now's as good as any, I suppose. What's recommended?

 

[got_edge]

XO – Elliott Smith – Listen free at Last.fm

 

[LemonMelon]

I never bothered with him, but now's as good as any, I suppose. What's recommended?

Either/Or for his more singer-songwriter work, and XO for his more band-oriented.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Thanks, bros!

 

[got_edge]

Thanks, bros!

*and hoes

 

[thousandfold]

I never bothered with him, but now's as good as any, I suppose. What's recommended?

If you are actually a sad punk, you might dig his 1st and 2nd albums, Roman Candle and Elliott Smith (aka self-titled). They're often referred to as "folk-punk". But yeah, XO is usually viewed as his most accessible.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I never bothered with him, but now's as good as any, I suppose. What's recommended?

YouTube - Elliott Smith-Twilight

 

[elevation2u]

i think my beginning album was Figure 8 and then either/or
and i remember wishing i heard of him earlier