I've recently discovered Elliott Smith and I'm blown away by his music, incredible! I bought Figure 8 and XO, but I want more! What would you Elliott Smith fans reccommend as the next CD I should buy?
2007-03-23 22:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by Dave O 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Either/or is the best. The earlier albums are a build up to this. THis one is one of those albums that is an underground classic and really put Elliott center stage as a singer/songwriter. From there he did the tracks for 'Good Will Hunting' and was nominated for academy award (to Elliott's chagrin). After that his stuff got a little more 'polished' as someone else said (polished doesn't mean better). Figure 8 & XO are good and so is From a basement on a Hill. Elliott was working on Basement when he committed suicide and so a few friends finished & released it. Once you really listen to the other albums, you can tell that someone else had a hand in finishing this one. Not that it isn't good. There are some good tracks. Someone listed "New Moon" as his newest album. I checked it out. it comes out in May and is a 2cd collection of unreleased tracks put out by Elliott's family & Kill Rock Stars (indie label Elliott was on). Should be interesting (i hope). But seriously, check out Either/or. Intimate, personal, vulnerable yet with a hint of &%$* everyone. Its such a fantastic album.
2007-03-24 11:09:03 · answer #1 · answered by Merk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From A Basement On A Hill.
But, I recommend you buy all of his albums if possible, his music is so incredible and magical. I love him!
r.i.p. elliott. â¥
2007-03-24 16:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by Daft 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two you have are my favorites by him. The earlier stuff (S/T, Either/Or, Roman Candle EP) isn't as polished sounding as the two albums you have. "From a basement" is a good album also; he was in the middle of making it when he passed.
2007-03-24 02:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by Dinosaur Universe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite is "From a Basement on a Hill." It's the first one I heard and I still love it.
2007-03-23 22:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by CARL S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Either/Or" is my favorite. He stayed pretty consistent though. They are all pretty safe bets. I wasn't a big fan of basement on a hill.... but that's just me.
2007-03-23 22:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New Moon is his latest CD.
If you go to wikipedia, and type in 'elliot smith', there's loads of information there.
2007-03-23 22:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋