Elliott Smith Legacy

[mansize rooster]

In october it will mark 10 years since Elliot Smiths death..
Been listening to alot of his stuff again lately. So how do you all rate him?

I think his material stands up better than ever. Classic songwriter.

Also.. no one really has stepped up to fill his void. No one will ever do McCartney on Zoloft this well.. This guy had a rare gift for melody and simple but brilliant song arrangements.
Loved the dark,muddy and rough way he going with the basement songs.

Still.. we got so much great stuff out of this guy
Modern Genius.

Over to you guys..

 

[djrossie16]

In october it will mark 10 years since Elliot Smiths death..
Been listening to alot of his stuff again lately. So how do you all rate him?

I think his material stands up better than ever. Classic songwriter.

Also.. no one really has stepped up to fill his void. No one will ever do McCartney on Zoloft this well.. This guy had a rare gift for melody and simple but brilliant song arrangements.
Loved the dark,muddy and rough way he going with the basement songs.

Still.. we got so much great stuff out of this guy
Modern Genius.

Over to you guys..

Favourite musician ever. Had all the elements (as stated above) for greatness. Unique voice that fitted his music to a tee and ridiculously talented musician. There a video of him playing a bit of Rachmaninoff on the internet somewhere. A sign of being a great band/artist is having a crapload of songs that don't make albums that are still brilliant. The amount of rare songs/bsides the guy created is pretty staggering. A very creative mind.

I'm not a lyric person never really have been. Obviously his lyrics are personal/tragic and metaphorical there is a brilliance in many of his songs in this regard. The thing that made me a ES fan are the melodies and song arrangement. Another big factor that I feel is overlooked is his guitar ability. He had a bit of Flamenco/ finger picking style that as a bit of a guitar enthusiast I find pretty appealing. As the OP has stated there is a simplicity about the arrangement yet a complexity in this simplicity. There'a all sorts of nuances in this finger picky folky style. I think that's why I like Roman Candle a lot. The rawness of the acoustic guitar thoughout that album, the 'unpolishness' of it and dare I say it the 'country' influence is beautifully done.

 

[wally funk]

He's pretty damn good. The first album I heard of his was Figure 8, around the time it came out. Still my favourite album of his, but I've got a few albums now, and they're all pretty good in their own way.

 

[djrossie16]

He's pretty damn good. The first album I heard of his was Figure 8, around the time it came out. Still my favourite album of his, but I've got a few albums now, and they're all pretty good in their own way.

They're all bloody good and different (thematically so). It's amazing.

 

[La Dispute]

Love all his LP's; especially his early stuff, but everything he put out was great.

His interviews are always so cool as well I think. There's something I find quite endearing about him, which makes his demise even more tragic.

I reckon he had at least three more amazing albums in him.

No Name #1 is just beautiful. One of my all-time favourite tracks.

 

[mansize rooster]

Favourite musician ever. Had all the elements (as stated above) for greatness. Unique voice that fitted his music to a tee and ridiculously talented musician. There a video of him playing a bit of Rachmaninoff on the internet somewhere. A sign of being a great band/artist is having a crapload of songs that don't make albums that are still brilliant. The amount of rare songs/bsides the guy created is pretty staggering. A very creative mind.

I'm not a lyric person never really have been. Obviously his lyrics are personal/tragic and metaphorical there is a brilliance in many of his songs in this regard. The thing that made me a ES fan are the melodies and song arrangement. Another big factor that I feel is overlooked is his guitar ability. He had a bit of Flamenco/ finger picking style that as a bit of a guitar enthusiast I find pretty appealing. As the OP has stated there is a simplicity about the arrangement yet a complexity in this simplicity. There'a all sorts of nuances in this finger picky folky style. I think that's why I like Roman Candle a lot. The rawness of the acoustic guitar thoughout that album, the 'unpolishness' of it and dare I say it the 'country' influence is beautifully done.

your damn right about all them rare songs..
been going through the grand mal 8 disc collection which you are no doubt all over. the amount of great material there is staggering. also the new moon collection has some of my fav songs by him.. New Monkey & fear city.

also this should get people listening
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heaven-Adores-You-an-elliott-smith-project-/151571348274617

 

[mansize rooster]

Love all his LP's; especially his early stuff, but everything he put out was great.

His interviews are always so cool as well I think. There's something I find quite endearing about him, which makes his demise even more tragic.

I reckon he had at least three more amazing albums in him.

No Name #1 is just beautiful. One of my all-time favourite tracks.

so true that it must be posted again

 

[djrossie16]

Hopefully more creative covers

 

[bradrowe#32]

Been listening to him everyday for the past year and it's just incredibly sad. The man was a true artist.

 

[Beerfish]

Can't believe it's almost ten years. Would love to have seen him live.

 

[wally funk]

Live, or play live? #stupidenglishpronunciations

 

[Beerfish]

Guess I could have worded that better now you mention it.. but yeah both.

 

[mansize rooster]

looking forward to this

 

[mansize rooster]

listening to Cass McCombs album Wit's End
Really gives of that mid period E Smith Vibe