Its chronological so it starts with his three pre-Heatmiser bands, then Heatmiser, and finally the solo Elliott. Below are all of the Elliott Smith releases. Also, a link at the bottom of this page will take you to some shows/tour dates not listed on Sweet Adeline. His sixth studio album 'From the Basement' was posthumously released a year later and reached number 19 in the US charts.Īrtist biography compiled by BDS/West 10. Click to see Elliott Smith Discography News. Although the coroner's report was left open, it's believed that the wounds were self-inflicted. On Octohe was found dead in his home in Echo Park, Los Angeles with two stab wounds to his chest. The recognition propelled his next album 'Figure 8' into the UK top 40 but the angst and depression which had haunted Smith and inspired much of his work - along with heavy drinking and heroin use - caused his mental state to deteriorate. The album features fourteen tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smiths albums (including his albums on. Explore releases from Sweet Magnolia Band at Discogs email protected Sweet Magnolia Tours and particularly Gary as tour leader is a must do, we traveled in comfort with a great group of people and were given first class service Dana-Sue continues to stress at work and at home, while Maddie strikes a deal with Bill Sweet Magnolias showrunner. Her songs as Big Rig are short and sad, but lope along with a punky, clipped rhythm like you might expect from an emo kid raised on Elliott Smith and early. The book contains many photos taken by JJ Gonson and also has some people sharing their memories of Elliott. The LP's come housed inside a 52 page cloth bound book. It led to him being nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, and he gave a memorable performance of 'Miss Misery' at the ceremony alongside fellow nominee Trisha Yearwood and eventual winner Celine Dion. The live recording is the earliest known recording of an Elliott Smith solo show and is from Septemat Umbra Penumbra in Portland, Oregon.
ELLIOTT SMITH EITHER OR DISCOGS MOVIE
His hushed, fragile vocal style and sweet, plaintive melodies won great critical acclaim on 1997's 'Either/Or' and drew the attention of director Gus Van Sandt, who used five of Smith's tracks on the soundtrack to the hit Matt Damon movie 'Good Will Hunting'.
The band were highly regarded on the US alternative scene and landed a deal with Virgin Records, but Smith grew uncomfortable with the band's style and his own lo-fi, acoustic recordings turned into his solo debut album 'Roman Candle' in 1994. Moving to Portland, Oregon at 14 to live with his father, he played in several high school groups and, while studying philosophy and political science at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, he formed the indie rock outfit Heatmiser.
Raised in Duncanville, Texas, he grew up in a religious household with an abusive step-father, but found an escape in music and spent his childhood learning to play guitar and piano. Cherished as one of the great singer-songwriters of the 1990s, Elliott Smith was a shy, melancholy outsider, whose gentle, bitter-sweet ballads made him a cult favourite of indie fans before his sudden death in 2003 at only 34-years-old.
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