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Elliott Smith — Independence Day
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palad1
(London UK. A froggie in exile.)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 12:30
 
RIP Elliott. Thanks for the good, good times.

JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Apr 08, 2013 - 16:15
 
 chism2 wrote:
Everybody knows bullshit!  Butterflies can live for years and migrate thousands of miles. 
 
 
I'm sure you were joking, but...http://www.thebutterflysite.com/how-long-butterflies-live.shtml

chism2
Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 01:06
 
Everybody knows bullshit!  Butterflies can live for years and migrate thousands of miles. 
 
JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 14:52
 
 rdo wrote:


Thanku thanku.  But when it comes to music, rdo is an ant compared to Proclivities. rdo tries to put the music in some sort of cultural context, allbeit haphazzardly.
 
{#Angel}

Paul_the_wonk
(Ithaca, NY)
Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 12:43
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzuYdUAPXxw

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Dec 29, 2012 - 09:02
 
 JIan wrote:
k8ling1114
(Puget Sound, Washington)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 22:54 < Reply >
 again on October 17 2012....

lily34 wrote:
so weird to hear after madrugada's majesty, but billg's got it. elliott i can never criticize.
beautiful. thank you. 
  

I am not sure I understand exactly why people apparently feel compelled to point these things out - repeated playlists.  BillG and Rebecca almost always blends tunes fairly seamlessly and with a skill so very seldom heard.  With that said, it is inevitable that two songs, or an entire playlist between breaks, will repeat because there are just so many songs that do so with such ease, and also meet whatever criteria are used to select songs for this station.  Am I totally off base, here?  

I freely admit that I am far from the most knowledgable person on the site (Proclivities comes to mind; he{?} seems quite knowledgable indeed, along with many others like rdo, and crogers, etc... - the people I always look for to see what they had to say as I often learn things from them and their posts), but it just seems kind of petty that some folks feel compelled to call out playlist repeats.  If it went well the first time around, why not play those songs in a similar order again, at least occasionally?  

 

Thanku thanku.  But when it comes to music, rdo is an ant compared to Proclivities. rdo tries to put the music in some sort of cultural context, allbeit haphazzardly.

cShaggy
(..in the general vicinity..)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 00:05
 
 JIan wrote:
k8ling1114
(Puget Sound, Washington)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 22:54 < Reply >
 again on October 17 2012....

lily34 wrote:
so weird to hear after madrugada's majesty, but billg's got it. elliott i can never criticize.
beautiful. thank you. 
  

I am not sure I understand exactly why people apparently feel compelled to point these things out - repeated playlists.  BillG and Rebecca almost always blends tunes fairly seamlessly and with a skill so very seldom heard.  With that said, it is inevitable that two songs, or an entire playlist between breaks, will repeat because there are just so many songs that do so with such ease, and also meet whatever criteria are used to select songs for this station.  Am I totally off base, here?  

I freely admit that I am far from the most knowledgable person on the site (Proclivities comes to mind; he{?} seems quite knowledgable indeed, along with many others like rdo, and crogers, etc... - the people I always look for to see what they had to say as I often learn things from them and their posts), but it just seems kind of petty that some folks feel compelled to call out playlist repeats.  If it went well the first time around, why not play those songs in a similar order again, at least occasionally?  


 



..it passes the time..

..i find it sorta interesting to see the spacing of B&Reb designed sets..seems relatively random, but i always check it out (& sometimes comment about it) anyhow..

..would thinking of it as "a grand connection across space & time" make it more palatable?..(i thought not)..

JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 14:49
 
k8ling1114
(Puget Sound, Washington)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 22:54 < Reply >
 again on October 17 2012....

lily34 wrote:
so weird to hear after madrugada's majesty, but billg's got it. elliott i can never criticize.
beautiful. thank you. 
  

I am not sure I understand exactly why people apparently feel compelled to point these things out - repeated playlists.  BillG and Rebecca almost always blend tunes fairly seamlessly and with a skill so very seldom heard.  With that said, it is inevitable that two songs, or an entire playlist between breaks, will repeat because there are just so many songs that do so with such ease, and also meet whatever criteria are used to select those specific songs for this station and that rotation.  Am I totally off base, here?  

I freely admit that I am far from the most knowledgable person on the site (Proclivities comes to mind; he seems quite knowledgable indeed, along with many others like rdo, and crogers, etc... - the people I always look for to see what they had to say as I often learn things from them and their posts), but it just seems kind of petty that some folks feel compelled to call out playlist repeats.  If it went well the first time around, why not play those songs in a similar order again, at least occasionally?  



k8ling1114
(Puget Sound, Washington)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 22:54
 
 again on October 17 2012....

lily34 wrote:
so weird to hear after madrugada's majesty, but billg's got it. elliott i can never criticize.
beautiful. thank you. 
 



k8ling1114
(Puget Sound, Washington)
Posted: Oct 17, 2012 - 22:52
 
every time i've heard elliot smith occasionally over the years i've never been able to really convince myself to like it. i can't put my finger on why it's so grating.... his voice? it's not rich or full.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 22:05
 
 MojoJojo wrote:

Yes indeed. 

Finally got around to rating this.  I think I went too low (9).

 
same

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 22:04
 
so weird to hear after madrugada's majesty, but billg's got it. elliott i can never criticize.
beautiful. thank you. 

Stingray
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 11:37
 

Why this hangman has such a great standing in independant music?

He can't sing and his compositions are usually mediocre!

OVERVALUED!



tiler
(Home of the Femmes USA...the violent ones that is)
Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 05:53
 
is this thing on?

Bacadiar
Posted: Apr 05, 2012 - 13:45
 
 Pibailey wrote:
Still one of my favourite albums.
 
You said it!    Emoticon

Pibailey
(Melbourne)
Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 15:41
 
Still one of my favourite albums.

Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 17:49
 
Fun, bouncy beat

madebytim
(Denmark)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 04:05
 
For me, this is outstanding

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 04:54
 
Elliot is one of those few artists that all of his songs rate between 7-10 with me. This one is a 7.

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 08:25
 
 Romulus wrote:
RIP Elliot
 
Yes indeed. 

Finally got around to rating this.  I think I went too low (9).


Dave_Mack
(Saratoga,CA)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 13:34
 
Everybody knows.

Romulus
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 05:55
 
RIP Elliot

calypsus_1
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 13:32
 

Elliott Smith by ~im-jess
Jessica   ©2004-2010 ~im-jess



helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 13:30
 
Another great artist with a nice voice!  Great set today! Thanks Calypsus!



Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 12:29
 
The whole XO recording haunted me- before Elliot's death. Now, it's a little hard to listen to. Rare to be so moved by music.

Hi, Quality Pie! I mix PDX, Elliot and Quality Pie. The late icon on 23rd, - not you personally (although I'm sure you are very nice as well).


ddbz
(The Midwest)
Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 21:42
 
OK........ I had research this one to make sure he was not a young-in birchen about his cell-phone service.... pre 00's, I'll give him some credit?

ceciliasue
Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 20:55
 
The person who only saw Elliott at the University of Utah, that is the worst example of what Elliott was capable of. I saw him 3 times and each time his ability diminished but the first was amazing.

I saw him at Nita's Hideaway near Phoenix AZ. The truck bringing all of the band equipment broke down and it was just Elliott and his acoustic. He interacted with the audience and had a sense of humor. It was awesome. I was at the waist high stage 5 feet from him. When he ended the show and left the stage I got up there and grabbed the hand written set list he had dropped. Still have it. Yes I am a fan.

Next was in LA and it was bad. He forgot words and cords and he asked for requests and then said he wasn't able to play them. Interestingly though everyone was seated on the floor and Jack Johnson was sitting behind us. 

And the piece de resistance. University of Utah. He probably "played" 4 songs total. It was a disaster. Everyone was upset.  

They say that his autopsy showed zero illegal substances in his system and just some mental health meds.  Very odd.


Lexapro_Headrush
Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 13:16
 
 songbirdfemme wrote:


solid, sensitive, gentle, pretty {#Sunny}
 
"wail wail wail weeee weeee eeeeee weasss wooop waaaiilla weeee..." thats what its sounds like in the office....lol seriously.


biomedvgh
(Victoria, BC)
Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 14:31
 
I really enjoy From a Basement on the Hill.  Maybe you can't go wrong 

 pigglywiggly wrote:


Either/Or and XO are my favorites.
 



lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 14:27
 
 {#Roflol}

Pazzat wrote:
What, dead?
 
mic wrote:
I think this is what Dave Matthews wants to be.


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 14:22
 
Nice!!

lysisphere
Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 17:04
 
 coolpeople_rule wrote:
Pure Enjoyment! Great song! So simple and yet perfect....coud it be?? Yes!! I think so!!!
 
{#Dancingbanana} Yeah!  Miss you Elliot.


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 12:34
 
Almost perfect. In a class with the Jennys' "Arlington."

coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land)
Posted: Jul 14, 2009 - 21:32
 
Pure Enjoyment! Great song! So simple and yet perfect....coud it be?? Yes!! I think so!!!

Jungle_Jim
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 18:18
 
Thanks RP it was only last year that I heard Waltz #2 on RP and knew something special was going on here, and got the XO album, before even knowing he was dead. He was something special alright, and XO, and his other albums take pride of place up alongside anyone you care to mention. His favorite album was apparently the Beatles White Album, and it shows - particularly Lennon songs like Julia or Happiness Is A Warm Gun. Others hear early solo McCartney. One of the best songwriters of his generation - Gen X.

jedley
(milan, italy)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 04:16
 
I love the fact that Elliott so unapologetically emulated McCartney's early solo career, which most snobs usually snub. Many of the more subdued songs on McCartney, Ram, Wings Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway would be perfectly at home on an ES record, and vice versa.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Feb 12, 2009 - 15:43
 
Elliott, E l l i o t t, phone home.. radiomao wrote:
I shall have to try my hand at "channeling" this man's spirit, so there can still be more music like his. I know it's tall order, but it's worth a try. I can't get enough of him...will let you know how it goes...to be continued...
 


luca77
(Melbourne,Australia)
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 00:01
 
 KublaKhan wrote:
I saw him play a show at the University of Utah and thought he sounded horrible - a very depressing show indead. One week later I found out he was gone, and that we saw his last performance. It certainly made me rethink my impression of the performance. Regardless of his live performances, he sure worked magic in the studio.
 
He was terrific when I saw him live in the mid 90's. He didn't say a word through the entire set, but the music was near perfection. I can't vouch for his performances towards the end of his life but he was a good performer earlier on.


songbirdfemme
(syracuse ny)
Posted: Dec 05, 2008 - 10:05
 
 Papernapkin wrote:
Overly gentle, sensitive mush.
 

solid, sensitive, gentle, pretty {#Sunny}

nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 15:19
 
 out_to_lunch wrote:
I sort of new him a little. I used to hang out in Tompkins park in NYC on the lower east side when it was filled with punks & junkies. He used to hang there too and play in the park & drink with the rest of the degenerates. He also used to cop, which is how I first met him: I was with a friend who was scoring something and Elliot came with to get some too.... I think that was 97? I never realized it was him until I looked at his pic on that one album cover & recognized the tat & his face.
 
You mean Tompkins Square Park.  Tompkins Park is in Brooklyn.


Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 19:49
 
Overly gentle, sensitive mush.

robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Sep 01, 2008 - 18:11
 
radiomao wrote:
I shall have to try my hand at "channeling" this man's spirit, so there can still be more music like his. I know it's tall order, but it's worth a try. I can't get enough of him...will let you know how it goes...to be continued...

Go man, go! That is a worthy goal if I ever heard one! {#Good-vibes}


radiomao
(Phoenix, AZ)
Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 22:41
 
I shall have to try my hand at "channeling" this man's spirit, so there can still be more music like his. I know it's tall order, but it's worth a try. I can't get enough of him...will let you know how it goes...to be continued...
KublaKhan
Posted: Feb 25, 2008 - 14:19
 
Egrey wrote:
His albums are great. However, I saw him live once and he was awful. It was obvious he was on something.


I saw him play a show at the University of Utah and thought he sounded horrible - a very depressing show indead. One week later I found out he was gone, and that we saw his last performance. It certainly made me rethink my impression of the performance. Regardless of his live performances, he sure worked magic in the studio.
gloriajanell
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 07:52
 
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY! LOVE THIS SONG!
pigglywiggly
(mid-America)
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 07:49
 
gatsby169 wrote:
What's a good Elliot Smith album to start with?


Either/Or and XO are my favorites.
gatsby169
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 07:45
 
What's a good Elliot Smith album to start with?
ilibjorn
(San Antonio, TX)
Posted: Dec 09, 2007 - 05:38
 
out_to_lunch wrote:


I sort of new him a little. I used to hang out in Tompkins park in NYC on the lower east side when it was filled with punks & junkies. He used to hang there too and play in the park & drink with the rest of the degenerates. He also used to cop, which is how I first met him: I was with a friend who was scoring something and Elliot came with to get some too....

I think that was 97? I never realized it was him until I looked at his pic on that one album cover & recognized the tat & his face.


---great story
eastcoast
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 12:38
 
REminds me of early Floyd
kelly652
(Seattle)
Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 09:57
 
Lovely.

Just pure lovely.