elliot smith

who likes Elliot Smith? i havnt really heard much except one song that my cousin played for me. then my other friend told me about them. is he good? what music does he resemble. i was gonna buy the cd, but figured i would wait

 

My boyfriend turned me onto him

 

Memory Lane is a kickass song.

 

hhmm i've only heard 2 songs by him but loved them both

 

i love the song that goes:

drink up baby
stay up all night
with the things you could do
you wont, but you might
the potential you'd be
if you'd ever see
..........?forget that line
chorus: people you've been before
that you dont want aorund anymore
they push and shove and wont bend to your will
i'll keep them still

it is a beautiful song and first intrigued me into liking elliot smith....but this was yrs ago and i still dont have any of his albums

 

can anyone recoomend any cds?

 

Memory lane is a really good tune, too bad he had to kill himself.

 

My friend is a huge fan. Memory lane is a really good tune, too bad he took his own life.

 

im a rather big fan. I got recommended to him by a friend...and once i heard a few of his songs, i feel in love with them! and then a week after i heard of him...he dies...it was very sad

you MUST own the album "either/or". Has some of his best songs on there. Another good one is "Elliott Smith" or "XO", but get "either/or" first if any.

 

sorry, i didnt know if the first one went through

 

ya, that happends to me all the time

 

When did he die? I just watched the Royal Tenebaums and theres a bit where this guy tries to kill himself and "needle in the hay" is playing and it just fits the scene perfectly.

 

He died in 2003, he stabbed himself in the heart. Damn shame.

 

really? oh, so that's how, i was wondering. stabbed? WOW!

 

yah my friend is really into him and he told me that he actually stabbed himself twice in the heart...guess the first didnt do it

 

He also tried suicide before. Once he tried jumping off a bridge but he landed in a tree and like broke both his legs.

 

I dont know who this guy is, but that is aweful. If you had to say someone his music reminded you of, who would you say? I'm gonna look into him..

 

i think his music genre is indie, if you've ever listened to nico id say their sounds are somewhat similar..both are depressing

 

he is a singer/songwriter. Sort of in the same genre as Nick Drake. Some people relate him to the beatles...though i dont see much resemblance. Although if you ever get to hear his cover of "because", its phenominal!

 

i agree