Either/Or (studio album) by Elliott Smith

Either/Or by Elliott Smith
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 132nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,128 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1997 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1990s (28th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (132nd)
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Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,128 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.1/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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85/100
From 04/10/2023 11:31
This is a fantastic singer songwriter album. Elliott Smith's voice is brilliant on here with his emotional style making the music feel so melancholic and sad. This helps to create a great atmosphere that is well maintained throughout the release. The guitar work is sensational as well with it feeling so personal and easily relatable. The song writing is mature and intelligent also and is well worth exploring whilst listening along. Overall, this is an elite Elliott Smith record that demonstrates his vocal and instrumental talents brilliantly.
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From 11/03/2022 23:45
One of the best examples of singer-songwriting. This is an album I can consistently return to, and it only gets better.
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From 08/31/2022 03:47
Solid album
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From 04/07/2022 17:38
His voice is pitch perfect and fits so well with the musical style. A clear and rare spiritual descendant of Dylan.
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From 03/10/2022 06:28
Great singer song-writing does always good things for your mind and body.
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From 03/03/2022 15:13
Bitter, sad and beautiful.

I find this easier to listen to from start to finish than XO, though the latter might be more varied. Both great albums.
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From 02/03/2022 21:21
One of the quintessential singer-songwriters.
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From 11/15/2021 20:12
La verdad es que no esperaba encontrarme este pedazo de disco. Música tranquila, gran voz,... Muy buen disco
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80/100
From 05/20/2021 00:07
Deveria ser mais valorizado! Puta álbum!
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From 02/12/2021 19:32
Incredible album, surprisingly catchy with a lot of dark, thoughtful lyrics. RIP Elliott.
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