Prime
Daydreaming
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2010
- Posts
- 10,852
- Reaction score
- 67
This thread will be used for each of Elliott Smith's albums reviewed by this guy. So let's just get straight to it.
First album on the list will be XO
Next review: From The Basement On The Hill
First album on the list will be XO
ELLIOTT SMITH - XO
XO has a lot of different meanings to it for me and in general.
First off, it was one of the first Elliott Smith albums I listened to fully a few months after I discovered New Moon, which I had only listened to once, and didn't pay full enough attention to enjoy it.
There are quite a few of my all time favorite Elliott Smith tracks off this album, more specifically Tomorrow Tomorrow, Waltz #2, and Independence Day.
All of the tracks off this album though have a very special feel to them which I enjoy with each album listen. There isn't really a bad track on the album at all. It flows great, Elliott Smith has a great voice, and the lyrics are as usual, beyond incredible.
XO in my opinion seems like one of his more upbeat albums in relation to a couple of his other albums.
From The Basement On The Hill is probably the other album that I would label upbeat.
With Elliott Smith, you would expect to hear a lot of sadness and depression in his lyrics, and this album along with each of his other releases is evident of that. It's unfortunate that he was such a sad person, because his music really sticks out from a lot of indie folk artists nowadays. Evidently in this album, you learn that Elliott uses his own voice at different ranges to make the songs as complete as they are. Which is much different than his live work obviously, considering he cannot use different voices at one time. Some people would say that's an over usage of production, I think it's a good use of trying to convey your music with different ranges. In this album specifically, you hear his multiple ranges used throughout all of the songs off the album, specifically Baby Britain and Sweet Adeline
If you're new to Elliott's music, XO or From The Basement On The Hill are the two albums I would start with to get a feel to his music.
It'll help you get a grasp for his lyrics, and will help get an ear for his music, depending on if you like his voice or not.
Waltz #2
XO has a lot of different meanings to it for me and in general.
First off, it was one of the first Elliott Smith albums I listened to fully a few months after I discovered New Moon, which I had only listened to once, and didn't pay full enough attention to enjoy it.
There are quite a few of my all time favorite Elliott Smith tracks off this album, more specifically Tomorrow Tomorrow, Waltz #2, and Independence Day.
All of the tracks off this album though have a very special feel to them which I enjoy with each album listen. There isn't really a bad track on the album at all. It flows great, Elliott Smith has a great voice, and the lyrics are as usual, beyond incredible.
XO in my opinion seems like one of his more upbeat albums in relation to a couple of his other albums.
From The Basement On The Hill is probably the other album that I would label upbeat.
With Elliott Smith, you would expect to hear a lot of sadness and depression in his lyrics, and this album along with each of his other releases is evident of that. It's unfortunate that he was such a sad person, because his music really sticks out from a lot of indie folk artists nowadays. Evidently in this album, you learn that Elliott uses his own voice at different ranges to make the songs as complete as they are. Which is much different than his live work obviously, considering he cannot use different voices at one time. Some people would say that's an over usage of production, I think it's a good use of trying to convey your music with different ranges. In this album specifically, you hear his multiple ranges used throughout all of the songs off the album, specifically Baby Britain and Sweet Adeline
If you're new to Elliott's music, XO or From The Basement On The Hill are the two albums I would start with to get a feel to his music.
It'll help you get a grasp for his lyrics, and will help get an ear for his music, depending on if you like his voice or not.
Waltz #2
Next review: From The Basement On The Hill
Last edited: