― Emilymv (Emilymv), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:31 (twenty years ago) link
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:43 (twenty years ago) link
elliot smith is a bit of a wusselliot smith is purely coincidentalelliot smith is one of the year's most important discoverieselliot smith is still musing in the shade of an afternoon bar with a softelliot smith is looking for an indie label to record new material after working out an agreement with current label dreamworkselliot smith is wearing a telliot smith is outelliot smith is that his own lyrics are intensely personalelliot smith is the most brilliant songwriter to come along since a guy named bob dylanelliot smith is that none of the songs on the album may ever be played on commercial radioelliot smith is happy right where he iselliot smith is sorrow and loveelliot smith is the perfect acoustic martyrelliot smith is that if you've never seen himelliot smith is getting oldelliot smith is doing it nowelliot smith is still his old indyelliot smith is playing "rose paradeelliot smith is starting in fifteen minutes in key arenaelliot smith is a multipleelliot smith is really greatelliot smith is probably a name youĂre going to hear a lot fromelliot smith is the king of the worldelliot smith is supposed to be so goodelliot smith is most definitely an acquired tasteelliot smith is kind of pretentious but i hear he's good liveelliot smith is representative of the lovemint view of females and the worldelliot smith is an excellent songwriterelliot smith is a kindred spiritelliot smith is the name chosen by airman 1st class glen and kimberly smith for their sonelliot smith is plainelliot smith is an extraordinary singer/songwriterelliot smith is capable ofelliot smith is to red stripe as guided by voices is to pabst blueribbon? hmmmelliot smith is working hard in long beachelliot smith is a prime example of that sort of thingelliot smith is nearing completion of his next albumelliot smith is greatelliot smith is in complete accordelliot smith is not afraid to admit that he is what they are best known forelliot smith is my favoriteelliot smith is on it's wayelliot smith is one of my favorite musicianselliot smith is a tough tough manelliot smith is working on aelliot smith is an acquaintanceelliot smith is one of my favorite songwriterselliot smith is a really quiet singer and it was annoying because you could hear them talk over the musicelliot smith is notelliot smith is signed toelliot smith is goodelliot smith is on the cards? delliot smith is hereelliot smith is on alternative radio and birddog got himself a band and a record on sugar freeelliot smith is a kind of real loser lost in hollywood but howeverelliot smith is great for the daytime driveselliot smith is recording his fourth solo albumelliot smith is fast becoming one of my favorite artists out thereelliot smith is always my big favoriteelliot smith is playing the tromboneelliot smith is a god and anyone who doesn't agree needs toelliot smith is a beautiful guyelliot smith is such a genius cos this iselliot smith is an impressive songwriterelliot smith is the evil kate abusing me songelliot smith is a fuckingelliot smith is the celebrity that i have a crush onelliot smith is searching for a true representation of the brainelliot smith is doing his best to overcome themelliot smith iselliot smith is one groovy catelliot smith is a couch surfer complaining that you don't get hboelliot smith is on 88elliot smith is selling his 1984 2+ 2 300zx asking $2elliot smith is definitely goodelliot smith is leather loveelliot smith is in mineelliot smith is rapidly becoming a modern day pop legendelliot smith is an amazing performerelliot smith is currently studying english at cambridge university
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:48 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:48 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:49 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 15:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 16:04 (twenty years ago) link
It was cute the way he cut all the songs short halfway because he was too embarassed to play the solo.
What a shame. Never a fan of Figure 8, but I kept checking the 'net to find out when the new one was coming out.
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 16:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 16:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 16:35 (twenty years ago) link
― david mc, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 16:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 17:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:15 (twenty years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:16 (twenty years ago) link
:(
― despres, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:21 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Sami (Sami), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Jonathan (Jonathan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:35 (twenty years ago) link
I'm filing through my Elliot Smith memories now. All the times I've ever said his name to anyone, or vice versa. They're all positive.
― David Allen, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 18:42 (twenty years ago) link
― peanut (peanut), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 19:06 (twenty years ago) link
I wonder where he was. I've been in some rotten moods in my day, and have imagined slipping away into calm oblivion, but not once EVER have I thought that things might be better if I STABBED MYSELF IN THE FUCKING HEART! And what the fuck kind of knife gets through a breastbone? Did he take a running start? That's extreme violence, extreme pain, extreme punishment. It's so grim, it's fascinating.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 19:16 (twenty years ago) link
i shared a smoke with him once, then went inside the venue to realize --hey thats elliot smith, i guess he doesnt have bleached hair anymore. it was a small going away gig for lou barlow moving to la. 75 people there maybe. everyone sitting on the ground. acoustic set. heavy metal horns, then elliott. he kept skrewing up chord shifts. but it didnt matter. mark p on the money. his guitar playing was so fucking out there.a very sad day.
― kephm, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 19:34 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 19:39 (twenty years ago) link
― elliott smith, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 19:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 20:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 20:05 (twenty years ago) link
RIP.
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 20:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 20:19 (twenty years ago) link
― shut up, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 21:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 21:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:09 (twenty years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:11 (twenty years ago) link
― johnny fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:16 (twenty years ago) link
It's unreal that he is gone. I didn't know him. But it feels like I did.
― , Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:19 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:23 (twenty years ago) link
You should calm the fuck down, oh brave anonymous poster. Ned was answering a question which I thought was valid to answer, and just left it at that, and then responded to J0hn's followup. Or do you prefer that no one is allowed to express polite dissent anymore? Ned did NOT just pop in unprovoked and go "Ho ho! well sad that he died, but i never cared for him. so nyah". (for the record, i never really cared too much for elliott smith's music at all -- but this event makes me incredibly sad and nervous and sickened nonetheless).
― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:23 (twenty years ago) link
1. He voiced his opinion with a sickly false respect for the dead. If he really didn't want to be "crass" he wouldn't have said anything at all. His post made the exact same point as saying "hey, i don't like elliott smith". It just reeked of "no thread is complete without my two cents" egotism.
2. This isn't a classic/dud thread. Every other post is pretty much just people expressing their positive feelings for the man and his music, and it was amazingly refreshing and suprising to see such heartfelt discussion is possible in this forum.
― shut up, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:46 (twenty years ago) link
All your presumptions (which i disagree with) about Ned's statement and attack came off as far more crass than Ned could ever be accused of in this thread. And I forgot that opinions were only allowed on C/D threads. How could i have forgotten?
And don't get me started about the irony of you accusing people of "two cents egoism". If you were really concerned and hurt, you would have emailed Ned off-thread about this instead. (and maybe you did), of course you'd have to take the brave step of actually faking a new anonymous email account for that to remain anonymous for, ur, important reasons, I'm sure.
― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 22:53 (twenty years ago) link
As for Smith himself, I'm in complete shock. This is the most "out of leftfield" music thing to happen in a long, long time. The thing that gets me is that in like the last six weeks, we've lost Warren Zevon, Johnny Cash, and now Elliot Smith.
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:02 (twenty years ago) link
I spent a long time living with that never could give it a name and when you don't know what you're looking at makes it much harder to tame mostly they'd meet when he was asleep and have some sick exchange that struck him as wrong and moved him along closer to division day
I can't make an exception for a bad connection that only goes one way sell out for a song where I don't belong with you on division day
the moon stood up on the ridge looking down where the water shines and a man looking over the bridge like he'd done so many times thinking about how to stay out out of trouble's way flying to fall away from you all it's over division day beautiful division day
― spittle, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:11 (twenty years ago) link
His recording techniques were obviously very influential. Alot of dry, double tracked vocals, four-track sounding records came in his wake.
And I'm sadder still when I realized we were born about two month away; he started his first band at almost exactly the time I started mine... It makes me feel old, which might be what he was feeling. Still, I'll just drink a bunch of Michelob and get up tomorrow to do it all again.
― Andy, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:14 (twenty years ago) link
rest in peace, elliott.
― j.elliott, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 23:17 (twenty years ago) link
47 minutes gone hahahahaha never change ILX
― rip van wanko, Monday, 21 October 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
maybe i was a little misguided upthread. i don't think i would romanticize suicide as much anymore. in any case i still believe there are situations where suicide may be a relief. like when you have a tumor which eats up your brain. like this guy for example.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 21 October 2013 21:51 (ten years ago) link
Would have been 50. RIP.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:48 (five years ago) link
Man everyone was so mean 15 years ago
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 01:11 (five years ago) link
I knew better than to read posts, this was just the first non album Smith thread I saw.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 01:57 (five years ago) link