Chendizzle Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Two discs of unreleased songs from the Elliott Smith and Either/Or era and two solo performances of songs from Mic City Sons. A lot of these have been heard before, but they sure sound fantastic, and the songs I hadn't heard I'm really enjoying Riot Coming, All Cleaned Out, New Monkey, Either/Or, Go By, High Times are all standouts for me right now, but that could change by tomorrow Anyone else been listening to this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 i listened to it the other day, it's beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Just listened to it in the car. Haven't heard all of it yet but I'm thinking it's going to be put into heavy rotation for me soon. "Big Decision" is rocking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 It's on my to do list for this weekend. I was worried that it would be redundant of the Jackpot Sessions, but it isn't. Must buy ASAP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 great to finally have all of this (and the few unheard tracks) in such great quality! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Whenzis come out? I pre-ordered it on vinyl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 May 8. Amazon has some pretty good liner notes up on their site. Also, here's Uncut's review. It would have been cool if a mastered version of See You in Heaven with vocals showed up (for those who haven't heard this unreleased gem: http://www.sendspace.com/file/my8a59 - sadly it seems Elliott never got around to recording a vocal track for this ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I've been listening to this almost non-stop for the last few days. There are a number of real heartbreakers on here. "Angel in the Snow" and "Georgia, Georgia" are amazing, and I've never heard these versions of "Either/Or," "See You Later," or "Thirteen." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I LOVE 'Either/Or.' I always loved the demo, but this quality blows it away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 ahh! I didn't know this leaked! Sweet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 i haven't heard this yet. i am probably just going to wait til the 8th, it's just another week or so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 May 8. Amazon has some pretty good liner notes up on their site. Also, here's Uncut's review.It would have been cool if a mastered version of See You in Heaven with vocals showed up (for those who haven't heard this unreleased gem: http://www.sendspace.com/file/my8a59 - sadly it seems Elliott never got around to recording a vocal track for this ) if you go the Sweet Adeline messageboard, you can actually ask Larry Crane if he has found this. elliott's family has hired him to archive pre-Dreamworks recordings. he has been kind enough to answer everyone's questions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street spirit Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 "Angel in the Snow" is my favourite Elliott song... nice to have it all cleaned up, soundwise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 if you go the Sweet Adeline messageboard, you can actually ask Larry Crane if he has found this. elliott's family has hired him to archive pre-Dreamworks recordings. he has been kind enough to answer everyone's questions. See You in Heaven seems to have become the Holy Grail for a lot of Sweet Addy folks, but I'm pretty sure Jennifer Chiba has said she doesn't think Elliott ever recorded vocals for it, but a guy from a magazine (Uncut I think) said when he was interviewing Elliott, he played it in his car and sang along with the music. Who knows, Larry has said it will take him about a year to sort through all the other tapes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 See You in Heaven seems to have become the Holy Grail for a lot of Sweet Addy folks, but I'm pretty sure Jennifer Chiba has said she doesn't think Elliott ever recorded vocals for it, but a guy from a magazine (Uncut I think) said when he was interviewing Elliott, he played it in his car and sang along with the music. Who knows, Larry has said it will take him about a year to sort through all the other tapes. why is this exactly? did he play the song live? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 why is this exactly? did he play the song live? People just seem to really like the instrumental version we have, me included. For me, it's insanely catchy and sounds so upbeat for an Elliott song, it just feels like it could have been a really transcendental song (well it is for me anyways, but vocals would have taken it to another level). Plus, when that guitar kicks in around 3:05, oh man it's all over, I'm in love. I don't think it was played live, but people have surmised that "My New Freedom", an unreleased live song, could possibly be an earlier incarnation of SYIH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 People just seem to really like the instrumental version we have, me included. For me, it's insanely catchy and sounds so upbeat for an Elliott song, it just feels like it could have been a really transcendental song (well it is for me anyways, but vocals would have taken it to another level). Plus, when that guitar kicks in around 3:05, oh man it's all over, I'm in love. I don't think it was played live, but people have surmised that "My New Freedom", an unreleased live song, could possibly be an earlier incarnation of SYIH. I guess this is one I haven't heard. After his death, I downloaded a ton of songs from the b-sides sites, but I don't remember one with that title. The only instrumentals I have are, "Tiny Time Machine, " and, "Our Thing." Can you tell me anything about those? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 According to what I have them filed under in my itunes, Tiny Time Machine is a demo from Figure 8, I think it also transformed into Suicide Machine, a song he played live. Our Thing is a b-side from the Waltz #2 single. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'm really looking forward to getting this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 maybe I should listen to Elliot Smith again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I have never listened to Elliot Smith, but i just piggied out on Either/Or the album. Was that the correct move? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 yeah. as far as new moon, i'm spinning it for the first time and it SOUNDS like outtakes. however, this is a case where it seems like fans want the stuff more than the survivors are looking to get paid, so those who want it will be glad to have it and no one would get duped into buying it based on hype. it's not unreleased nirvana material. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I have never listened to Elliot Smith, but i just piggied out on Either/Or the album. Was that the correct move? Check out XO. It's the best one. (And Figure 8, too, and the self-titled one). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kicking_Television Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 maybe I should listen to Elliot Smith again. just what i was thinking, haven't listened to him in some time now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I have never listened to Elliot Smith, but i just piggied out on Either/Or the album. Was that the correct move? I guess it's kinda the middle album (literally actually i think) where he still had some lo-fi quiet acoustic songs, but then began to expand his sound with prominent drums, electric guitar. If I could only have one ES album it would probably be X/O, but I like each one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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