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I don't understand you people sometimes. No, Elliott Smith isn't as
GRATE as the press makes him out to be, but he's pretty damn good.
I'm partial to _Either/Or_, though _XO_ and _Figure 8_ certainly have
some choice moments. His earlier stuff (well, the eponymous solo
album) is harder to get into, but definitely worth the effort. A bit
despondent, though. And samey. The George Harrison / Beatles
comparisons can't be helped by his cover of "Because" on the
_American Beauty_ soundtrack. But he's good at what he does, image &
personal hygiene be damned.
I'm not sure that I'll be around to get his next album, tho - the
professionalism and super-production he's strived towards in his
Dreamworks work has been subtly off-putting. And, for whatever
reason, his lyrics always seem to be at once superficial and highly
personal - I can't get a grip on them.
And his cover of "Thirteen" is superb - nice to hear someone besides
the Posies give Big Star a shout out without sounding like Power P!O!
P! Sacred cows aren't always turned into hamburger. (Now, Garbage's
rendition - um...)
― David Raposa, Wednesday, 8 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
fifteen years pass...
six years pass...