do you know how insanely talented you have to be to sing a line like "I hate my face" to a crowd of strangers and not have them role their eyes? elliott smith was/ is in a class all by himself.
Jesse Livermore personally I think with an acoustic guitar it make you focus on the lyrics more and it’s more personal with loads of distortion behind not saying kurt songs weren’t personal
@@jesselivermore2291 don’t understand why people feel the need to relentlessly attack younger generations when praising music lol… there’s plenty of intimate and moving music made in the 21st century as well, multiple generations can simultaneously have good music, maybe if you stopped bickering at whatever top 3 billboard song (which have historically not correlated to quality) you stereotype all new music to you’d actually find something you like
This was my favorite song from the show that night-I was haunted for weeks. And I was so disappointed when From a Basement came out, because I was hoping the album version was going to come out more like this. Thank you so much for posting this!
You get what you see I saw a rich fuck giving charity Saw an evil emperor Wearing my clothes They're far from the best But they might suit you better than the rest Just looking in the mirror Will make you a brave man I know my place Hate my face I know how I begin And how I'll end Strung out again Was a parliament of owls Flying over a city of canals Floating on the body (then I noticed the floating body) Floating in the Dalles (floating face down) You get what you see But some things they just change invisibly I don't know where I'm going (I never knew where I was going) And I don't even want to know (Thank god I can never know) I know my place Hate my face I know how I begin And how I'll end Strung out again Standing, smiling On some fantasy island Looking at my lost reflection again (waiting for the moon, to pull again) But a tide's coming in And I'm strung out again Strung out again
this versions feels so much more emotional. it just feels like there;s more momentum to everything he's saying too. like in the album version it's him telling you things, then he tells you another thing, then another thing. but here, you get it and it goes from a mid-tier Elliott smith song (which is still amazing anyways, since even the songs he did when he was 13, or the songs he can't even finish because he's too drugged up or drunk are great pieces of work which in my won little biased world, I know prefer to the entire discography of other musicians) to a fantastic one.
This song is so like. I don’t know. Onomatopoeia? It just sounds like it. The weakness and delivery of his vocals, the descending cord pattern with the augmented cord, this song is so so so goddamn terms of the tone how it relates to the concept, it’s just so like I can’t even describe it. So uncomfortable. It’s so ugly in way, He ends on a major chord, which is essentially borrowed from the parallel major of the songs minor key. I expect no less from the guy who could casually play Rachmaninoff. His songwriting has inspired me in my own songs, I have one called sucker punch that uses Basically Cmaj7/G (add11) C E G B F The G is the 5th, and in the bass, Aka second inversion, And the clash between the F natural, is super gross for just a second, Then, Amin7/E (b13) It’s gross. But tension and then release. Elliott Smith was a master of cord voicings, cord Melody, recording, lyrics, modulation. It can happen in a second by the way, changing keys literally in “1 2 (Dodododo)” “Distant and cold, a sight to behold, everybody just sighs No one gets on with you very long because you don’t feel bad when you lie- (And back to main key) Shooting star That was my first elliott Smith Sound today fell in love with. I didn’t realize he was dead. I didn’t know that him for five years when I started listening to him. That song is like Jimi Hendrix plus Elliott Smith, and the ending is total chaos. The drums are off the handle, the lyrics are just cutting. If you haven’t seen his video on the song writing lesson, definitely check it out because even other video quality is all messed up, the messages so good. “If you like it, it must be good right?“ This is the man he was. And he would ask people and need reassurance And validation. I wish you were still here so we could shower you with love. This is a guy who would come at the bar and just write, Then play the venues piano. Again he can easily play Rachmaninoff, even I’m not hip to Rachmaninoff some music and I’ve been playing music for 21 years and recording everything. He is the guy who taught me how to do you the second version Thicc Cmaj He’s a master of the descending progression and a master of harmony and leading. I studied jazz harmony and music theory and a music teacher,in addition to recording artist. And this is the guy, changed everything for me and I will always be my favorite artist no matter what. Unbelievable talent.
Apologies for siri fails. Chord* version= inversion One more tidbit, he turned his guitar down a full step from standard tuning. So instead of EADGBE DGDFAD Because supposedly he was playing his girlfriend at the times guitar and that’s just how it was tuned. So he gets these deep sounds and at the time probably had no idea. iTunes my acoustic the same way because it sounds great, differentiates you immediately, and if you are in standard tuning, you have no access to open cords in flat keys. So if you put capo on first fret, play Cmaj7 “shape”, It’s C#maj7 C# D# {E#} F# G# A# {B#} (F) (C} C#/Db = Enharmonic and in jazz, which is all closed voicings on guitar, now it becomes viable to have that flexibility. The guitar is essentially a sharp key instrument. Like emailed her, for sharps, FCGD(#’d) It’s the a pitta me of the guitar. But if you put that capo on the first for it for that, it’s an instant F major. In the case of my song, which technically is in the key of G# or Ab major, analyzed in lets try Ab, same key-- Roman numeral / Major scale / Triads (1 3 5) Spelled in thirds- Major sequence (capital indicates major, lower cause indicates minor) So if in C major (0 sharps/flats C E G is the “I” or major one chord Diatonic (aka within the major major scale) I ii iii IV V vi vii° 1 2 3 4 5 6. 7! do re mi fa sol ! la ti (do, hi) (Dominant V) Solfege! Major 1 minor 2 minor 3 maj 4 dominant 5, minor 6, dim vii° (Dim) Angeles starts on a got damn “Emin9” Just with the capo probably on the 7th fret... Normally youd play that E minor shape Tab: 0 0 0 2 ring finger 2 middle finger 0 but to play the version he plays, You have to change to the generally considered “beginning way” w index finger and middle finger both on fret 2 (there are other voicings but not same sound) Index led- 2 ring 3 pinky 0 2 middle 2 index 0 pretending the capo is not there, “ “ E B E G D F# =Emin9 One of the richest chords you can play. Straight out of jazz His voice leading was also next level. That’s why he has all those with all the sanding bassline parts because he understood how moves of notes could be efficient. So it’s always like inversions and shit. Not to mention Angeles, he’s simultaneously Travis picking and then strumming at the same time Which is absolutely madness. But considering his ability to do intricate flamenco style picking in “tomorrow, tomorrow” It’s not all that surprising that he could do this. He’s a fantastic guitar player. Fantastic like as good as they come dude. Just listen to whatever, folk song in C It’s a nothing song to him probably. But it’s so well composed it might as well be in American classic song. That’s because he could play the chords as well as the melody and the movement of the melody, and sing, and harmonize etc. And it appears on a tribute album recently released which has like I don’t know, 12 songs? And whatever is on that. That’s how good he was man. Truly a legend. Piano lessons at a young age definitely will help. Since I am a music teacher for kids, sometimes around that age, it is true that since music is a language, it’s best learned early. Doesn’t matter though. If you don’t play guitar, try it. I dare you. And understand that your fingers will develop rough skin on the tips and hurt initially because they’re currently baby Soft. Get through that. And learn Elliott Smith‘s Songs and you will be Starting from a place eight years ahead of where I was. Use CZcams tutorials. Look up Travis picking, and notice how intricate it is. If you do one thing wrong totally train wrecks the perfection. But you can do it. Maybe not as good as Elliot because he’s a God. But watch him Travis pick in combination strum He understood what modes were, even if he didn’t know the names Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian etc But 2:45 AM” that’s definitely not a normal scale. It sounds the way it does because one note has been altered. Which is why Eleanor Rigby sounds so good because it uses the Dorian mode. Because within major scale, CDEFGAB(C) If you play those notes, noticing there are no flats or sharps and youre in the key of C, If you start on the second scale degree, DEFGABC(D) Just because you started from a different place and played the same notes of the key signature, guess what. I have successfully played the Dorian mode, which has a sharp sixth scale degree (#6, compared to natural minor, where 6th is “natural”) That one note changes everything. He understood time signatures. The feel of a waltz in 3/4 time Which is basically the same thing as 6/8 But there’s a different feel. Totally different groove Listen to LA. The pick up. The measure before the song really starts on the one beat. The guitar riff starts on (+ = “And”, aka 1/8th, and “1 e + a” (“watermelon” , 16th note) (1 2. 3. 4) |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 {e + a 4 e “annnd”) |start he talked about that song “it’s a rock song” Indeed it is. I’m so happy that I get a chance to visit the repainted elliott wall in LA when I went for yoga training in 2014. Cherished picture taken from a friend. Man. To say he’s a legend I can’t even call him that. Just listen to I didn’t understand. And he said he has no control over his vocals? Bullshit LOL. Some described him as singing like a spider. He was one of the influential Artists who were known for their vocal doubling, which is the norm at least. 98% Minus people like… Celine Dion, which he happen to play the goddamn Oscars with in a white suit. And he felt out of place. He talked about how surreal that was. One song, one movie. Good Will hunting, Angeles. Listen to the high notes in the background droning throughout. “My poison arms around you...” Honestly dude, his vernacular and real life and real as fuck lyrical style is so cool. He’s just a guy who loves songs. So if you’re not a guitar player, just understand that anyone can play the guitar. Literally. And if you love Ellie Smith’s music, I can’t even imagine what kind of God you will be learning his voicings. Godspeed I hope this helps someone!! Matt Fusiek Spotify/BC fattmusiek on SC
Oh hey too bad this is already a 3 years old comment so i dont know if you'll ever be receptive in terms of being notified or anything I actually responded to decade old comments here just about minutes ago 😅 so that shouldnt be too bad Want to tell you i enjoyed reading your two thoroughly, really. Typos apart, which can be hilarious sometimes, i got everything down. And relate on every point u made. The call out to encourage people to get up and try and learn and the passionate snippets about songs and the various aspects. U know i play guitar too but im no docent nor on e.s. level (god forbid thats an understatement i mean xD) but i got it for the most part It really comes through how passionate you are and thats just reinforcing mine and others and thats a beautiful thing There are various comments that i read and relate so deeply to It's true, some 'fanbase' even though i dont particularly like the term, but conveniently so i'm using it, are just special *the 'singing like a spider' bit hit me in some way... Never heard of it i mean it's so weird and i like it, i find it creates a very peculiar image, it's funny I wonder what that means really 😅 Can u tell more about it I find it interesting Even though i suppose it's a way of saying like picture an image in your head, yea I can see how elliott would sing like a spider😅❤ Also u know generally u get the bland 'singing like an angel' whereas 'spider' oh well that hits differently
Yeah I know. Where do the years go?I used to listen to Basement a lot on my discman when I was riding to school. All of the songs on it remind me of my journey to and from school. I was a bit late on discovering Elliott. I'd just heard him a bit before this. Then he died almost a year later just as I was really getting getting into it. When Basement came out I really soaked up every part of that album.
You'd better not be late to school then ;) U know as in 'late in discovering elliott' which by the way i'm as well so to say and 'late for class' Better late in discovering elliott than sorry/than late for class ;)
If the guitar is tuned down a half a step the A chord becomes a G# chord at that position he plays it at. As well as the C, D, Dm chords being a half a step down as well.
Thanks a lot maxximoo. This concert is one of my favorites. Were you there? What did you think about the show? of Elliott? When I was younger I had found the entire set on soulseek. It was amazing and what originally got me into Elliott smith. You F***'in rock.
Kurt Cobain was definitely good, but I still think Elliott Smith came up with more interesting chord progressions and used some interesting chord shapes at times. If I was to put anyone from the grunge scene to contrast Smith, I would pick Jerry Cantrell from AIC. He was always the best guitar player and one of the best songwriters from the grunge scene. I would also say Dean DeLeo of STP also is more similar to Smith's level of creativity in chord progressions.
Pretty old comment but..yeah. Dean DeLeo absolutely. WHen you hear those songs and dont really pay attention youre thinking..oh thats just some barre chords but if you listen NOPE. There are some very peculiar chords for rock songs.
maxximoo were you the original taper? and also, i'm assuming the mislabeled "say yes from his last show" is from this same source/recording? or was there a second taper? thanks so much.
Well yea super ancient comment from super ancient user January 03 He passed on october 21 of that same year I mean as pretty ridiculous laughable as it may be saying it now responding to a over a decade old comment, thats pretty basic information 😅
I cant be the only one who sort of assumed it to be 'strung out and thin'... 😅😱 My world kind of collapses and enriches at once i mean it's perfectly fine and makes sense... But for some reason i thought of it as 'strung out and thin' sounded fitting And thats not to corroborate any 'junkjunkie' reference Im the least guy to dwell in such ponds It just felt as fragile and tragic and ugly as the song itself. Ugly cause someone here stated that the song feels like it. And i relate Ugliness can be subtle. Cause of course u would say the song is just the opposite. But understanding words and language beyond just a collage of letters and signs... ;)
so am i, but all life is for me now is periods of kicking breaking up my life soaked in the blackness of h. fuck. amazing song though, just wish it wasn't true
Smith had ADHD, that could explain part of his drug addiction. people with ADHD react differently to certain drugs. its as if they go into "normal mode" while "normal" people who would use it would react in a different way. then of course he had issues apart from that
the balls to write this song and then sing it in public.
he was a brave person.
wish he wasn't dead.
R.I.P Elliot Smith, one of the best musicians of the 20th century
do you know how insanely talented you have to be to sing a line like "I hate my face" to a crowd of strangers and not have them role their eyes? elliott smith was/ is in a class all by himself.
Jesse Livermore personally I think with an acoustic guitar it make you focus on the lyrics more and it’s more personal with loads of distortion behind not saying kurt songs weren’t personal
@@MIKE-TYTHON definitely and Kurt himself never wanted people to focus on lyrics
it works because its honest and the chord progressions are so unique that it doesnt sound whiny or emo
also its Elliott Smith come on, he was a genius
@@jesselivermore2291 don’t understand why people feel the need to relentlessly attack younger generations when praising music lol… there’s plenty of intimate and moving music made in the 21st century as well, multiple generations can simultaneously have good music, maybe if you stopped bickering at whatever top 3 billboard song (which have historically not correlated to quality) you stereotype all new music to you’d actually find something you like
@@unoptimalvods5792 tell me good bands nowadays...
His voice sounds so fragile here, I love his voice tbh, Rest easy Elliott
I listen to Elliotts songs everyday,
I love him, and I get goosebumps sometimes listening to him
He was so amazing! I love him
Me too... Please help
Cry EVER TIME..
This was my favorite song from the show that night-I was haunted for weeks. And I was so disappointed when From a Basement came out, because I was hoping the album version was going to come out more like this. Thank you so much for posting this!
11 years old, but I gotta say I love the studio version. The dissonant crazy electrics... That whole album is chaotic as hell, I love it.
i think this might be the most heart-wrenching song i've ever heard.
i wish his songs didn't break my damn heart so I could listen more than 5 minutes at a time.
thanks for posting this. Unfortunately I am strung out again but I'm working on it.
How are you doing now?
You get what you see
I saw a rich fuck giving charity
Saw an evil emperor
Wearing my clothes
They're far from the best
But they might suit you better than the rest
Just looking in the mirror
Will make you a brave man
I know my place
Hate my face
I know how I begin
And how I'll end
Strung out again
Was a parliament of owls
Flying over a city of canals
Floating on the body (then I noticed the floating body)
Floating in the Dalles (floating face down)
You get what you see
But some things they just change invisibly
I don't know where I'm going (I never knew where I was going)
And I don't even want to know (Thank god I can never know)
I know my place
Hate my face
I know how I begin
And how I'll end
Strung out again
Standing, smiling
On some fantasy island
Looking at my lost reflection again (waiting for the moon, to pull again)
But a tide's coming in
And I'm strung out again
Strung out again
some things just change invisibly
his chording is straight sick
This guy is in the top of the best songwriters pos-grunge era. Amazing talent
this versions feels so much more emotional. it just feels like there;s more momentum to everything he's saying too. like in the album version it's him telling you things, then he tells you another thing, then another thing. but here, you get it and it goes from a mid-tier Elliott smith song
(which is still amazing anyways, since even the songs he did when he was 13, or the songs he can't even finish because he's too drugged up or drunk are great pieces of work which in my won little biased world, I know prefer to the entire discography of other musicians)
to a fantastic one.
So hard to believe this was 7 years ago...
16 years now..
@@flynner1997 17.. :[
@@xxmyharturhandzxx almost 20 now..
Sitting here wishing it was only 7 yrs ago. Closing in on 21 (3x!) now 😢
@@TechLive +6 months
This song is so like. I don’t know. Onomatopoeia? It just sounds like it. The weakness and delivery of his vocals, the descending cord pattern with the augmented cord, this song is so so so goddamn terms of the tone how it relates to the concept, it’s just so like I can’t even describe it. So uncomfortable. It’s so ugly in way,
He ends on a major chord, which is essentially borrowed from the parallel major of the songs minor key. I expect no less from the guy who could casually play Rachmaninoff. His songwriting has inspired me in my own songs, I have one called sucker punch that uses
Basically
Cmaj7/G (add11)
C E G B F
The G is the 5th, and in the bass,
Aka second inversion,
And the clash between the F natural, is super gross for just a second,
Then,
Amin7/E (b13)
It’s gross. But tension and then release. Elliott Smith was a master of cord voicings, cord Melody, recording, lyrics, modulation. It can happen in a second by the way, changing keys literally in “1 2 (Dodododo)”
“Distant and cold, a sight to behold, everybody just sighs
No one gets on with you very long because you don’t feel bad when you lie-
(And back to main key)
Shooting star
That was my first elliott Smith Sound today fell in love with. I didn’t realize he was dead. I didn’t know that him for five years when I started listening to him. That song is like Jimi Hendrix plus Elliott Smith, and the ending is total chaos. The drums are off the handle, the lyrics are just cutting.
If you haven’t seen his video on the song writing lesson, definitely check it out because even other video quality is all messed up, the messages so good. “If you like it, it must be good right?“
This is the man he was. And he would ask people and need reassurance
And validation. I wish you were still here so we could shower you with love. This is a guy who would come at the bar and just write,
Then play the venues piano. Again he can easily play Rachmaninoff, even I’m not hip to Rachmaninoff some music and I’ve been playing music for 21 years and recording everything. He is the guy who taught me how to do you the second version Thicc Cmaj
He’s a master of the descending progression and a master of harmony and leading.
I studied jazz harmony and music theory and a music teacher,in addition to recording artist.
And this is the guy, changed everything for me and I will always be my favorite artist no matter what. Unbelievable talent.
Apologies for siri fails.
Chord*
version=
inversion
One more tidbit, he turned his guitar down a full step from standard tuning. So instead of
EADGBE
DGDFAD
Because supposedly he was playing his girlfriend at the times guitar and that’s just how it was tuned. So he gets these deep sounds and at the time probably had no idea. iTunes my acoustic the same way because it sounds great, differentiates you immediately, and if you are in standard tuning, you have no access to open cords in flat keys. So if you put capo
on first fret, play Cmaj7 “shape”,
It’s C#maj7
C# D# {E#} F# G# A# {B#}
(F) (C}
C#/Db = Enharmonic
and in jazz, which is all closed voicings on guitar, now it becomes viable to have that flexibility.
The guitar is essentially a sharp key instrument. Like emailed her, for sharps, FCGD(#’d)
It’s the a pitta me of the guitar. But if you put that capo on the first for it for that, it’s an instant F major.
In the case of my song, which technically is in the key of G# or Ab major, analyzed in lets try Ab, same key--
Roman numeral / Major scale / Triads (1 3 5)
Spelled in thirds-
Major sequence (capital indicates major, lower cause indicates minor)
So if in C major (0 sharps/flats
C E G is the “I” or major one chord
Diatonic (aka within the major major scale)
I ii iii IV V vi vii°
1 2 3 4 5 6. 7!
do re mi fa sol ! la ti (do, hi)
(Dominant V)
Solfege!
Major 1 minor 2 minor 3 maj 4 dominant 5,
minor 6, dim vii°
(Dim)
Angeles starts on a got damn “Emin9”
Just with the capo probably on the 7th fret...
Normally youd play that E minor shape
Tab:
0
0
0
2 ring finger
2 middle finger
0
but to play the version he plays,
You have to change to the generally considered “beginning way” w index finger and middle finger both on fret 2
(there are other voicings but not same sound)
Index led-
2 ring
3 pinky
0
2 middle
2 index
0
pretending the capo is not there,
“ “
E B E G D F#
=Emin9
One of the richest chords you can play. Straight out of jazz
His voice leading was also next level. That’s why he has all those with all the sanding bassline parts because he understood how moves of notes could be efficient. So it’s always like inversions and shit. Not to mention Angeles, he’s simultaneously Travis picking and then strumming at the same time
Which is absolutely madness. But considering his ability to do intricate flamenco style picking in “tomorrow, tomorrow”
It’s not all that surprising that he could do this. He’s a fantastic guitar player. Fantastic like as good as they come dude. Just listen to whatever, folk song in C
It’s a nothing song to him probably. But it’s so well composed it might as well be in American classic song. That’s because he could play the chords as well as the melody and the movement of the melody, and sing, and harmonize etc.
And it appears on a tribute album recently released which has like I don’t know, 12 songs? And whatever is on that. That’s how good he was man. Truly a legend.
Piano lessons at a young age definitely will help. Since I am a music teacher for kids, sometimes around that age, it is true that since music is a language, it’s best learned early. Doesn’t matter though. If you don’t play guitar, try it. I dare you. And understand that your fingers will develop rough skin on the tips and hurt initially because they’re currently baby
Soft. Get through that. And learn Elliott Smith‘s
Songs and you will be Starting from a place eight years ahead of where I was. Use CZcams tutorials. Look up Travis picking, and notice how intricate it is. If you do one thing wrong totally train wrecks the perfection. But you can do it. Maybe not as good as Elliot because he’s a God. But watch him Travis pick in combination strum
He understood what modes were, even if he didn’t know the names Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian etc
But 2:45 AM”
that’s definitely not a normal scale. It sounds the way it does because one note has been altered.
Which is why Eleanor Rigby sounds so good because it uses the Dorian mode.
Because within major scale,
CDEFGAB(C)
If you play those notes, noticing there are no flats or sharps and youre in the key of C,
If you start on the second scale degree,
DEFGABC(D)
Just because you started from a different place and played the same notes of the key signature, guess what. I have successfully played the Dorian mode, which has a sharp sixth scale degree (#6, compared to natural minor, where 6th is “natural”)
That one note changes everything.
He understood time signatures. The feel of a waltz in 3/4 time
Which is basically the same thing as 6/8
But there’s a different feel. Totally different groove
Listen to LA. The pick up. The measure before the song really starts on the one beat.
The guitar riff starts on (+ = “And”, aka 1/8th, and “1 e + a” (“watermelon” , 16th note)
(1 2. 3. 4)
|1 e + a 2 e + a 3 {e + a 4 e “annnd”)
|start
he talked about that song “it’s a rock song”
Indeed it is. I’m so happy that I get a chance to visit the repainted elliott wall in LA when I went for yoga training in 2014. Cherished picture taken from a friend. Man. To say he’s a legend I can’t even call him that. Just listen to I didn’t understand.
And he said he has no control over his vocals? Bullshit LOL. Some described him as singing like a spider. He was one of the influential
Artists who were known for their vocal doubling, which is the norm at least.
98%
Minus people like… Celine Dion, which he happen to play the goddamn Oscars with in a white suit. And he felt out of place. He talked about how surreal that was. One song, one movie. Good Will hunting, Angeles. Listen to the high notes in the background droning throughout. “My poison arms around you...”
Honestly dude, his vernacular and real life and real as fuck lyrical style is so cool. He’s just a guy who loves songs.
So if you’re not a guitar player, just understand that anyone can play the guitar. Literally. And if you love Ellie Smith’s music, I can’t even imagine what kind of God you will be learning his voicings. Godspeed I hope this helps
someone!!
Matt Fusiek
Spotify/BC
fattmusiek on SC
Oh hey too bad this is already a 3 years old comment so i dont know if you'll ever be receptive in terms of being notified or anything
I actually responded to decade old comments here just about minutes ago 😅 so that shouldnt be too bad
Want to tell you i enjoyed reading your two thoroughly, really. Typos apart, which can be hilarious sometimes, i got everything down.
And relate on every point u made. The call out to encourage people to get up and try and learn and the passionate snippets about songs and the various aspects. U know i play guitar too but im no docent nor on e.s. level (god forbid thats an understatement i mean xD) but i got it for the most part
It really comes through how passionate you are and thats just reinforcing mine and others and thats a beautiful thing
There are various comments that i read and relate so deeply to
It's true, some 'fanbase' even though i dont particularly like the term, but conveniently so i'm using it, are just special
*the 'singing like a spider' bit hit me in some way... Never heard of it i mean it's so weird and i like it, i find it creates a very peculiar image, it's funny
I wonder what that means really 😅
Can u tell more about it
I find it interesting
Even though i suppose it's a way of saying like picture an image in your head, yea
I can see how elliott would sing like a spider😅❤
Also u know generally u get the bland 'singing like an angel' whereas 'spider' oh well that hits differently
good call finding that balcony man. great view.
he did... its heartbreaking, but we need to remember him for his life and music, not death
i miss him....and his Sister.
Yeah I know. Where do the years go?I used to listen to Basement a lot on my discman when I was riding to school. All of the songs on it remind me of my journey to and from school. I was a bit late on discovering Elliott. I'd just heard him a bit before this. Then he died almost a year later just as I was really getting getting into it. When Basement came out I really soaked up every part of that album.
You'd better not be late to school then ;)
U know as in 'late in discovering elliott' which by the way i'm as well so to say and 'late for class'
Better late in discovering elliott than sorry/than late for class ;)
Oops just realized this is infact a 14ys old comment 😅😱 it doesnt matter
Me, too.... :(
If the guitar is tuned down a half a step the A chord becomes a G# chord at that position he plays it at. As well as the C, D, Dm chords being a half a step down as well.
Thanks a lot maxximoo.
This concert is one of my favorites.
Were you there? What did you think about the show? of Elliott?
When I was younger I had found the entire set on soulseek. It was amazing and what originally got me into Elliott smith.
You F***'in rock.
Oh of course now i see my mind sort of overlapped the needle in the hay line which is effectively 'strung out and thin' with this song title
Kurt Cobain was definitely good, but I still think Elliott Smith came up with more interesting chord progressions and used some interesting chord shapes at times. If I was to put anyone from the grunge scene to contrast Smith, I would pick Jerry Cantrell from AIC. He was always the best guitar player and one of the best songwriters from the grunge scene. I would also say Dean DeLeo of STP also is more similar to Smith's level of creativity in chord progressions.
Pretty old comment but..yeah. Dean DeLeo absolutely. WHen you hear those songs and dont really pay attention youre thinking..oh thats just some barre chords but if you listen NOPE. There are some very peculiar chords for rock songs.
I agree!! And I don’t say that often I think you’re spot on man.
@@timw.6910and i dont say that often... Ahah well said. I dont think i ever read or heard anyone say it. Relatable
second chord isnt a g#+, its an A minor major seventh (A C E G#)
Joe Ferguson wow, don’t think I’ve ever seen a minor chord with a major 7th, man was a genius
Just came from rich homie quan, strange world.
how so do he sample any of elliotts music?
How does rich homie quan relate to this? What video of rich homie quan brought you here?
@MiserySmith327 yep
maxximoo were you the original taper?
and also, i'm assuming the mislabeled "say yes from his last show" is from this same source/recording? or was there a second taper?
thanks so much.
me 3...
elliott why'd you leave so soon?
I find this song to oddly have a relationship to Albert Camus' The fall.
can anybody put the right chords for this song please?
he probably thought it was augmented because wasn't counting the open string 5th string
that "I
I have that shirt. I wear it proudly and love Elliott to death for wearing it.
Was this around the time he passed? I'm thinking his last year or so?
No,its his predposledniy consert
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Well yea super ancient comment from super ancient user
January 03
He passed on october 21 of that same year
I mean as pretty ridiculous laughable as it may be saying it now responding to a over a decade old comment, thats pretty basic information 😅
I cant be the only one who sort of assumed it to be 'strung out and thin'... 😅😱 My world kind of collapses and enriches at once i mean it's perfectly fine and makes sense... But for some reason i thought of it as 'strung out and thin' sounded fitting
And thats not to corroborate any 'junkjunkie' reference
Im the least guy to dwell in such ponds
It just felt as fragile and tragic and ugly as the song itself.
Ugly cause someone here stated that the song feels like it. And i relate
Ugliness can be subtle. Cause of course u would say the song is just the opposite. But understanding words and language beyond just a collage of letters and signs... ;)
so am i, but all life is for me now is periods of kicking breaking up my life soaked in the blackness of h. fuck. amazing song though, just wish it wasn't true
Don't know you but how you doing man? Peace.
Wtf Elliott, why????
Smith had ADHD, that could explain part of his drug addiction. people with ADHD react differently to certain drugs. its as if they go into "normal mode" while "normal" people who would use it would react in a different way. then of course he had issues apart from that