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Title: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on September 29, 2004, 03:57:03 PM I doubt any of you care, but on October 19th, Elliott Smith's last (unfinished) album will be released. Originally set to be a two-disc set with 34 songs, his suicide ended up changing that to a single disc with only 15 songs. Two have been released by the label or family or somebody for free and can be found here:
http://www.anti.com/artist.php?id=86741 An article (though not a very good one) can be found here: http://www.filter-mag.com/reviews/interior.254.html If you like Smith's stuff, this album looks to also be of five star calibur. The two songs that are out are kind of in between his new and old stuff. I've never bought music on its day of release, but I'll sure as hell be getting this one as soon as it is available. Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on September 30, 2004, 12:25:36 PM A little birdie sang the entire album to me last night at about 2 AM, and it's absolutely brilliant. It's a different Elliott Smith than was on his first three albums, or even his fourth and fifth. The fact that this album is so good only makes the guy's death at a young age even suckier. No other musician out there even compares.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: shadytool on September 30, 2004, 04:07:03 PM how did he die nep? i remember you being kinda broke up about it but i dont rememer who he died.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on September 30, 2004, 05:48:51 PM He stabbed himself in the heart.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Mike Leon on September 30, 2004, 07:52:18 PM He stabbed himself in the heart with a jagged piece of metal. He's another one of those musicians who completely sucked, but then killed himself in such a ridiculously kickass way that it elevated him to totally awesome status.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on October 01, 2004, 05:03:55 PM I hate it when you do that. The first (and only) time you heard him, you liked it. Why the hell are you saying he "completely sucked" now?
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: shadytool on October 01, 2004, 08:34:12 PM are you serious? stabbed himself in the heart?
that's ridiculous... Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Izret101 on October 01, 2004, 09:54:03 PM It sounds like one of those symbolism deaths.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: shadytool on October 02, 2004, 05:00:13 AM it sounds stupid is what it sounds like....
no sympathy for someone that takes their own life. Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on October 02, 2004, 11:46:53 AM That's pretty ignorant considering you have no fucking clue what his life was like or what was going through his head.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: shadytool on October 02, 2004, 12:39:10 PM Quote no sympathy for someone that takes their own life. Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on October 02, 2004, 03:04:52 PM Yeah, I read that. That's what I was responding to. It's incredibly ignorant.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: shadytool on October 02, 2004, 06:23:30 PM just making sure.
Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Sauza12 on October 04, 2004, 12:24:55 PM Alright before this topic turns into a fistfight (|D).....
I've never heard of him. What kind of music did he make? Title: Re: From a Basement on the Hill Post by: Lord Nepenthean on October 04, 2004, 01:19:26 PM Singer-songwriter. If you're familiar with Nick Drake at all, that'd give you a pretty good idea of what his stuff sounds like. Smith came 25 years later, of course, so it's different, but they both fall into the same niche of singer-songwriter.
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