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- #1
- Posted: 04/04/2015 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1587): Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith
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Today's album of the day
Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1995.
Country: 
Overall rank: 466
Average rating: 81/100 (from 194 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Needle In The Hay
2. Christian Brothers
3. Clementine
4. Southern Belle
5. Single File
6. Coming Up Roses
7. Satellite
8. Alphabet Town
9. St. Ides Heaven
10. Good To Go
11. The White Lady Loves You More
12. The Biggest Lie
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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HazeyTwilight
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- #2
- Posted: 04/04/2015 20:41
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I cannot express the amount of love and admiration I have for this masterpiece. It's quaint and restrictive, yet biting and unapologetic. Visceral dialogue coming out the mouth of a mature introvert. It's that kind of portrayal of sadness that's painful yet you have to plough through it to make it out okay. It's so influential to me. I can't see myself without it.
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
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rayword45
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- #4
- Posted: 04/04/2015 21:38
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Best Elliott album, easily. Although I'd argue it has the least amazing highs of all his albums, it is very easily his most consistent work. Alphabet Town, Clementine and The Biggest Lie are all career standouts.
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- #5
- Posted: 04/04/2015 22:01
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It's good, but not one of my favorites
I'm not a massive fan of this man, but he can play an alright tune.
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Ollie
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- #6
- Posted: 04/04/2015 22:10
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I recently got deep into this tragically beautiful album, absolutely fantastic. There are lots of subtle touches that I adore, like Christian Brothers being about his nightmares, then the next song (Clementine) starting with him waking up. Similarly in Alphabet Town, where the last verse has 'I'm ready to go out' and the next song is the amazing St. Ides Heaven (probably my favourite off the album).
The only thing I didn't really get was what 'the biggest lie' was, anyone know?
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swagnadalf
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- #7
- Posted: 04/04/2015 22:15
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My favourite Elliott Smith album. Totally bleak, totally raw, and without any of the fancy production of his later stuff which makes it feel all the more raw. 'Insular' was also a very accurate way to describe it. I love it
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HoldenM
To Pedantically Split Infinitives
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Age: 29
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- Posted: 04/06/2015 04:53
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The musical equivalent of JD Salinger's masterful novel The Catcher in the Rye as well as the greatest piece of music ever released for me. Totally important for me and often my development as a person. Subtle beauty with the voice of a wispy angel.
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