cover ( ad.php%3Ft%3D67723%26page%3D8&feature=player_embedded) with Elliott laughing throughout. Here ().Īnd, of course, a Hank Williams, Jr. ()Įlliott impersonating/talking about Elvis at a show. In this () one, he plays some AC/DC, and then I think he realizes about halfway through that his audience might not speak much English. (Everything Means Nothing To Me - aborted) In Autumn de Wildes remarkable photographs and conversations with close friends, family, and musicians he inspired, this. Here's Somebody's Baby live () with a pretty big crowd.Īnd in this (), he plays the piano live in Japan, December 2000. Elliott Smiths intensely intimate music and open-hearted, Beatlesque pop songs have left a deep mark on a generation of fans and musicians in the wake of his tragic death in 2003. :thumbsup:Īnd sorry for not multi quoting guys, sometimes it just seems impersonal in my opinion so I wanted to respond on an individual basis. I found the setlist at - a very cool Elliott resource. You can "add" them to your playlist on youtube in order, set it to autoplay, and watch through the show.ġ1) A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to be Free ()ġ7) I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure it Out () Maxximoo (this youtube user who posted the videos) has posted the first 10 and Brand New Game, number 20. If anybody's interested, this is the setlist for that show. You have to look for them a little hard, but they're are some happy ones too. Most of his songs deal with very depressing themes like drug abuse, clinical depression, and lost love- but the arrangements are more beautiful than anything else I have heard. Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, and the final studio album released during his lifetime.It was recorded from 1998 to 2000 at numerous studios and released on April 18, 2000, through DreamWorks Records. From a Basement was released after he died, and recorded in his basement like his earlier albums. These had a much "bigger" sound because of the newfound funding, orchestral arrangements, piano, and session musicians. Now photographer Autumn De Wilde has published a book of personal, intimate pictures she took of Smith over several years. His last two albums were on Dreamworks: XO and Figure 8. He did three independent albums in the early 90's that were extremely personal, and dark for the most part Roman Candle, Self Titled, and Either/Or. Most of what he did was acoustic, with some folk chops, but most of the songs were more pop in structure- impressions rather than definitive meanings and many different chord changes and structures. The album cover features a photograph by Autumn de Wilde, depicting a wall at 4334 W. He was one of those types that hated titles, so I really hesitate. Autumn de Wilde didn't exactly pick the easiest subject for her first picture book, 'Elliott Smith' (29.95, Chronicle Books). Smith described the songs on the album as more fragmented and dreamlike. Ryan, I am sorry but I have never heard of Elliot Smith.
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