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So the new Elliott Smith was officially released today. It's nothing short of amazing. When i first heard about the man's death, i was pretty crushed. i also couldn't help but recall that he was working on a new album. i immediately thought about Jeff Buckley and the posthumous release of "sketches". I didn't want to see the same mess come of smith's work. So i was planning for the worst when i first listened to this record. When i listened to it i was blown away. it was a good balance between figure 8 era and either/or era smith. a stand out song on the record is King's Crossing. It's taken alot of discipline for me not to bawl when i've listened. Given that i haven't been in the best state of mind over the past few days, but i still am able to handle myself better when listening to music. but i've obsessed over this song and wrestled with myself each and every time i've started it over.
do not mistake this post as a mediocre record review, but rather view it as my incoherent ramblings about a fallen artist that i came to love. He was to little emo indie me what Kurt Cobain was to jaded cynical teens of the early nineties. I followed his career and personal implosion the same way eleven year olds know Justin Timberlake's birthday and favorite food. This album has taken about a year to see release and i must say it's about time. it's ****ing amazing.
[ October 19, 2004, 09:01 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
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Ben is right, folks. This is an awesome album, and it shouldn't be hard to find. I got it last night at a big chain store, so it's not like it's obscure or anything. I started listening to Elliot Smith about a month before he died, after hearing Needle in the Hay on the Royal Tenenbaum soundtrack.
From a Basement on the Hill is, in my opinion, his best album. Memory Lane, Fond Farewell, and King's Crossing are some of the most beautiful songs I've heard this year.
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