Elliot Smith Appreciation Thread

neoteric · Post by **neoteric** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:56 pm

A friend put me up on him a while ago. Great voice, strong melodies. He was really unique...he also died young as most musical geniuses tend to do. he stabbed himself in the heart
link: http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/1 ... .smith.ap/

heres a collection of 8 or so really good tracks
http://www.sendspace.com/file/b5cngh

anyways, i read more about him today and its pretty sad
he lived that typical bullied heavily as a child thing, joined a band, hated jocks, did lots of drugs, and killed himself

anyways, check out these tracks if you aint up on him

if you are, i aint tellin you shit you already dont know
im just starting to get into him more..got the discography
how was his punk band?

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:06 pm

Elliot's dope.. He lived in my hometown for a grip..
I won't act like i'm 100% up to par on his music.. but I've read a gang of shit about him and heard several of his records.

I've got a verse or two written where I'm trying to talk to him about looking out for other writers as a spirit..
I think the new NME lists him in the top 15 or so of influencial music writers..

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:50 pm

I love Elliott Smith. My personal favorite album is X/O, which is also derided as being too "poppy" by his fanbase. The production on there is very heavy compared to the rest of his works, but man oh man, it's got some great songs on there.

b0mbs_of_death · Post by **b0mbs_of_death** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:00 pm

Sorry, but that shit is a little to

to me. Whiney sad bastard emo kid music. Plus I know some of us dated mopey girls who were really into 4 Elliot Smith songs and they kept getting repeated.

uh zip zoom · Post by **uh zip zoom** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:48 pm

b0mbs_of_death wrote:Sorry, but that shit is a little to to me. Whiney sad bastard emo kid music. Plus I know some of us dated mopey girls who were really into 4 Elliot Smith songs and they kept getting repeated.

do you listen to music or do you just skim through it?

Dunnnnleavy · Post by **Dunnnnleavy** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:55 pm

Happiness (The Gondola Man)=my favorite E.S. song...so chill, so chill

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:59 pm

Nothing wrong with respecting a good song writer.

carry on.

michaelE · Post by **michaelE** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:22 am

I have 3 of his albums. I enjoy them all. I haven't heard anything from his punk band but would be interested in checking them out.

TyTaylorFromRockStar:Inxs · Fri May 19, 2006 11:39 am

Plus I know some of us dated mopey girls who were really into 4 Elliot Smith songs and they kept getting repeated

Mike LOLwell.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:08 pm

b0mbs_of_death wrote:Whiney sad bastard emo kid music.

Agreed. He and Rivers Cuomo are contenders for the softbatch emo sissypants award. But Elliot Smith was really good at it. I'm not a huge fan but he's got a handful of great stuff.

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Post by **GM Dizzy Skillespie** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:47 pm

I have to be in "that mood" to really appreciate an elliott smith record.
they are all pretty good.... but then there's times where and elliott smith song is perfect.
his cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" is really good too.

r.i.p.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:57 pm

I forgot to add that stabbing yourself in the fucking chest is very, VERY un-emo.

royal · Post by **royal** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:29 pm

good stuff.

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Fri May 19, 2006 4:40 pm

cascarrabias wrote:I forgot to add that stabbing yourself in the fucking chest is very, VERY un-emo.

As far as ways of committing suicide goes, I'll agree... however, committing suicide in the first place is extremely emo. What's even more emo than that?

threatening to but not having the juevos to walk the walk.

Dunnnnleavy · Post by **Dunnnnleavy** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:42 pm

cas, is that a tangerine?

zizek · Post by **zizek** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:27 pm

He also attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff. Folks who dismiss his music because it's "emo" are probably closet cases. Nick Drake was emo too, so what? Him and ES just happened to be better at it than all the dorks who gave that title a bad reputation.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:39 pm

Can someone name a musician who isn't emo?

If he screamed constantly about some nonsensical bullshit while playing monotonous off-key riffs would that be less emotional?

...I don't even like the dude that much either.

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:03 pm

Icesickle wrote:Can someone name a musician who isn't emo?

If he screamed constantly about some nonsensical bullshit while playing monotonous off-key riffs would that be less emotional?

...I don't even like the dude that much either.

Agreed. I hate that term almost as much as people who use the term "butthurt."

eLi · Post by **eLi** » Sat May 20, 2006 4:56 am

i dont enjoy heat miser (ES's band) nearly as much as any of elliotts solo efforts... but it isnt that they arent good, its only that the particular sort of punky rock they play isnt my cup of tea, i simply would rather hear the folky acoustic sound elliott has.

cop and the speeder is probably my favorite heat miser album

LilLeftBrain · Post by **LilLeftBrain** » Sun May 21, 2006 12:36 am

I've heard most of the Elliot Smith catalouge, but
Waltz #2 (XO) is the song that I've never put away.
Effin brilliant tune

and if you ever d/l a live show of his, dude was extremly playful and having fun with the audience

rip

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:52 pm

just made a elliot smith mix

1. Independence Day
2. A Passing Feeling
3. Pictures Of Me
4. Sweet Adeline
5. Son of Sam (acoustic)
6. Tomorrow Tomorrow
7. Happiness
8. Strung Out Again
9. Alphabet Town
10. Condor Ave
11. Kiwi Maddog 20/20
12. Punch and Judy
13. Oh well, Ok

seriously, this sounds like a lost beatles album. If you dont have these songs, DL them and put them in this order. great mix imo

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:05 pm

ayentee wrote:just made a elliot smith mix

1. Independence Day
2. A Passing Feeling
3. Pictures Of Me
4. Sweet Adeline
5. Son of Sam (acoustic)
6. Tomorrow Tomorrow
7. Happiness
8. Strung Out Again
9. Alphabet Town
10. Condor Ave
11. Kiwi Maddog 20/20
12. Punch and Judy
13. Oh well, Ok

seriously, this sounds like a lost beatles album. If you dont have these songs, DL them and put them in this order. great mix imo

The coolest Elliot Smith song I've heard so far is "Needle in the Hay". I have had the self-titled and XO for a while and have listened to them passingly...good stuff but I wouldn't say he's an incredible artist or anything. That might change once I listen to his music a little more intently.

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:38 pm

i dont really know how to upload shit like that

i'll try and figure it out cus i wanna share this shit

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:42 pm

^ do you have winzip? just right click on the folder you have the mix in, go to winzip and then "add to "ayentee's elliot smith mix.zip" which will zip it up..then go to sendspace.com and browse to wherever you saved the file and upload it. It's really simple.

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:43 pm

alright, will do

give me a few

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:24 am

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9zcmv4

hope i did that right. dont know if its order, not that it matters too much i guess. i just like the particular order

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:05 am

^ cool, thanks

TeenageMoustache · Post by **TeenageMoustache** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:43 pm

Heatmiser - Mic City Sons

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rtkyz9

One of his better songs isn't on any of his albums. It's called "Miss Misery," and it's on the Goodwill Hunting soundtrack. Check it out.

Very talented guy with a lot of problems. It's too bad he could never get his life together. He was a perpetually recovering drug addict.

uh zip zoom · Post by **uh zip zoom** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:48 pm

ChristPuncher wrote:
ayentee wrote:just made a elliot smith mix

1. Independence Day
2. A Passing Feeling
3. Pictures Of Me
4. Sweet Adeline
5. Son of Sam (acoustic)
6. Tomorrow Tomorrow
7. Happiness
8. Strung Out Again
9. Alphabet Town
10. Condor Ave
11. Kiwi Maddog 20/20
12. Punch and Judy
13. Oh well, Ok

seriously, this sounds like a lost beatles album. If you dont have these songs, DL them and put them in this order. great mix imo

The coolest Elliot Smith song I've heard so far is "Needle in the Hay". I have had the self-titled and XO for a while and have listened to them passingly...good stuff but I wouldn't say he's an incredible artist or anything. That might change once I listen to his music a little more intently.

the scene in the royal tenenbaums where richie attempts suicide with 'needle in the hay' in the background seriously gets to me.

i don't have the mp3s on here for some reason, but i think either/or is his best work and a must for people who want to hear more. i'm sure i could track it down if people are interested.

uh zip zoom · Post by **uh zip zoom** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:50 pm

TeenageMoustache wrote:Heatmiser - Mic City Sons

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rtkyz9

One of his better songs isn't on any of his albums. It's called "Miss Misery," and it's on the Goodwill Hunting soundtrack. Check it out.

Very talented guy with a lot of problems. It's too bad he could never get his life together. He was a perpetually recovering drug addict.

thanks for the upload.

what's the quality?