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Post by sadeeqster on Oct 21, 2009 12:28:56 GMT -5
August 6, 1969 - October 21, 2003
Discuss the man's greatness.
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Post by Tanya on Oct 21, 2009 12:29:50 GMT -5
Damn, if you hadn't put the date I was going to post "ELLIOT SMITH DIED?!"
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Post by Casey on Oct 21, 2009 12:46:24 GMT -5
Ugh, no . I love him so much, XO is the best thing that ever happened.
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Post by mandate of heaven on Oct 21, 2009 12:53:04 GMT -5
Ugh, no . I love him so much, Either/Or is the best thing that ever happened. Fixed. Still my favorite artist ever. First thing I did this morning was listen to Roman Candle.
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Post by Sally on Oct 21, 2009 13:39:32 GMT -5
I was going to make this thread. I think I'm going to visit the figure 8 wall today. He was such a great musician.
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Post by Mr. Keichi on Oct 21, 2009 13:43:17 GMT -5
Absolutely could not figure out why you made this thread today. Got it.
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Post by Super Nintendo Chalmers on Oct 21, 2009 13:53:43 GMT -5
He has the same birthday as me!
I only have XO and Figure 8, but I love both of them.
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Post by Droneth on Oct 21, 2009 16:02:30 GMT -5
I really love this man. My friend got me into him and it's just.. so good. Some day I want to make it to the Figure 8 wall.
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Post by NephiliMagnum P.I. on Oct 21, 2009 16:57:14 GMT -5
I was wondering why I felt so bummed out today. I'd forgotten.
XO.
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Post by NJ on Oct 21, 2009 17:02:03 GMT -5
I saw the title and thought... wait, didn't he die years ago?
So he did. Good music.
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Post by NephiliMagnum P.I. on Oct 21, 2009 17:07:54 GMT -5
I was watching Good Will Hunting the other night. His music made that film better.
Has anyone else read the Autumn DeWilde book? It's pretty great, and I love the cd that comes with it, especially the Hank Williams jr cover on it. Everyone gets so caught up in the whole depressing aspect of him and his life and his music, and it's just... nice to have that little bit that isn't so negative.
Either/Or and the self-titled got me through a lot of lonely winter evenings. Perfect night-walking music.
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Post by Gabtron on Oct 21, 2009 18:20:52 GMT -5
Sigh... I love every album. Time to put on From a Basement on the Hill.
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Post by Katherine on Oct 21, 2009 18:36:18 GMT -5
Great musician and songwriter. I think I will listen to Figure 8 today.
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Post by jimmyspudboy on Oct 21, 2009 18:41:20 GMT -5
Is Elliott Smith gonna become the new Kurt Cobain?
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Post by mechabunny on Oct 21, 2009 20:39:23 GMT -5
What do you mean by that?
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Post by jeff on Oct 21, 2009 20:43:08 GMT -5
Love his music.
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Post by jimmyspudboy on Oct 21, 2009 20:53:54 GMT -5
What do you mean by that? Every year someone is gonna remind everyone that he's dead. Don't get me wrong, he wrote awesome and emotional music, but yeah.
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Post by leoz maxwell jilliumz on Oct 22, 2009 2:44:12 GMT -5
elliott died doing what he loved: killing himself
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Post by leoz maxwell jilliumz on Oct 22, 2009 2:55:25 GMT -5
love elliott's music, btw
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Post by leoz maxwell jilliumz on Oct 22, 2009 2:55:51 GMT -5
why do we remember his date of death? why not his date of birth? we don't do that with people we actually know
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Post by Sally on Oct 22, 2009 13:42:31 GMT -5
The figure 8 wall was so nice last night. There were a bunch of candles. I didn't expect there to be many people standing in the middle of sunset blvd, but there were about 20 of us. They were singing some of his songs and playing guitar. Some butchered a few of the songs, but it took a lot of guts to even go up there and sing/play. I got to sign the wall again, but i'm sure it'll be gone by next month. fucking taggers. not against tagging, just not on that wall.
(I mean the horrible green/yellow spray paint that's covering about a tenth of the design.)
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Post by Pillars of Aaron on Oct 22, 2009 14:07:48 GMT -5
One of the greatest songwriter's that ever lived! I can't choose between XO and Either/Or. I love them both equally, but for different reasons.
My favorite songs are King's Crossing, Say Yes, and I Didn't Understand.
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Post by Sally on Oct 22, 2009 14:31:53 GMT -5
I'm with you on XO and Either/Or
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Post by leoz maxwell jilliumz on Oct 22, 2009 14:47:16 GMT -5
The figure 8 wall was so nice last night. There were a bunch of candles. I didn't expect there to be many people standing in the middle of sunset blvd, but there were about 20 of us. They were singing some of his songs and playing guitar. Some butchered a few of the songs, but it took a lot of guts to even go up there and sing/play. I got to sign the wall again, but i'm sure it'll be gone by next month. fucking taggers. not against tagging, just not on that wall. (I mean the horrible green/yellow spray paint that's covering about a tenth of the design.) i didn't like people writing on it to begin with, but this is getting out of hand now
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Post by Sally on Oct 22, 2009 15:53:06 GMT -5
yeah. it looks worse each time I see it. I just don't like when people write huge letters to let it be seen from far away, it's too distracting. that and people who write on it just to say "r.i.p" because there are a lot of those. the meaningful ones, i don't mind much. there's even a guitar pick glued to the wall :/
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Post by Ben on Oct 22, 2009 16:02:47 GMT -5
I just recently finally got his stuff via the uploads thread, and have gotten into it a lot. So, thanks whoever uploaded it.
But yeah, obviously a shame he's dead. Love his stuff.
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Post by Devyn on Oct 22, 2009 16:16:30 GMT -5
Don't they repaint it from time to time when it gets too bad? I've only seen it once, driving by it.
One of my favorite musicians of all time.
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Post by bakin on Oct 22, 2009 16:21:35 GMT -5
fucking taggers. not against tagging, just not on that wall. It's ok as long as it's on something I don't care about.
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Post by Super Nintendo Chalmers on Oct 22, 2009 19:11:37 GMT -5
elliott died doing what he loved: killing himself You're one of my favorite people ever.
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Post by leoz maxwell jilliumz on Oct 23, 2009 1:56:16 GMT -5
ya know i was wondering if someon was gonna pick up that reference
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