Figure 8

Pas mal, c'est pas forcément le style d'album qui me plaît le plus mais j'ai pas non plus jeté mon casque à travers la salle par dégoût. Y a quelques chansons assez sympa sans pour autant être mémorables.

Wish there was only 8

Not my cup of tea. Instrumentals were decent but the vocal work was not doing it for me. 'Can't Make a Sound' was my fave.

Quit after listening to half. I didn’t like his voice very much. When he did do something cool, like the end of Everything Means Nothing to Me, suddenly the other instruments were disjointed.

Not my first time listening to Elliot smith and I tried to like him but I really don’t get it. His voice is boring, the instruments don’t move me, and there wasn’t a song on here I liked. Nothing I particularly disliked either though. He stands out as a unique singer songwriter but it’s not for me. 3/10

I can see the appeal for this album. Personally it felt repetitive and like generic sad boy music. Nothing I’d listen to in rotation, 2/5

Too quiet, I don’t get it.

Not for me, a few were good

yeah its ok,

Figure 8 was pretty good, but it wasn’t my vibe when I was listening to it. Good much just not a Blaze vibe.

faux ~quirky~ and boring! i liked everything means nothing to me

This guy just isn't for me. Musically, he's too boring. Yeah, maybe his lyrics are good, but I can't pay attention long enough to care.

Running out of ways to say OK but pretty uninspiring … unlikely to listen again.

Lieblingssongs: Everything Means Nothing to Me, Stupiditz Tries Singersongwriter, eher langweilig, fand seine Art zu singen geballtbauf einem Album eher anstrengend.

Its good, just not really for me.

Ewww Elliot smith is a wannabe Paul McCartney dude what it’s just a worse version of the Gotye song This guy listens to a lot of 60s rock huh These songs would be cool if he would drop the half note piano chords and if he wouldn’t sing like a 13 year old on SoundCloud who likes owl city Mmm cool guitar

I like the solo acoustic Elliot Smith albums. They are the right level of melancholy and brooding to make them interesting listens. This one seems like a collection of songs too big for Smith. Matt Damon’s favorite brooding artist to put in a sad movie montage.

This was ok. It was giving Beatles vibes. The lyrics were intriguing. Not sure why didn’t hit with me.

This guy sure had a difficult life and obviously was blessed with a ton of talent, but this is just way too precious and sanctimonious for me.

Meh

Interesting album. A little repetitive

Boring and annoying

I found this rather upbeat, despite the bitter lyrics. It dragged a little towards the end.

Bland, uninteresting, boring, nothing special, totally forgettable. If the guy had not killed himself, who knows if this album would have entered the 1001 Albums... list.

Boring.

So depressing!

It was fine. Sounds like a lot of indie music from the mid-late 2000s. Probably one where if you know the backstory you will appreciate it more.

His stuff just bores me tbh. There is no depth to the music. With the best will in the world it does nothing for me

Really didn't enjoy this at all.

Not for me. Another one where I get that to the right person, this is a masterpiece. No desire to shit on that. That person just isn't me.

The one Elliott Smith album I never really cared for, even when I was big into his music. There are a couple of good songs, and plenty of little moments that show off Smith's charisma and style, but the songs feel overworked and saccharine. Listen to Either/Or, listen to From a Basement on the Hill, listen to New Moon.

Ruger showed me him before. I don’t care for his voice and the way he sings but I like the instrumentals

Meh

Wow. This dude picked a lane and STUCK. WITH. IT. Do not listen to this while driving late at night. It’s pretty but so so monotonous.

I really like the music in almost every song. But his thin voice mostly destroys it for me. It´s a pity.

Boring,

Hi, I'm sorry but I just cannot get into Elliott Smith. I've heard a lot of people tell me he's very good and I'm very sorry to hear about his personal issues and his tragic passing but his music always seems so down to me that was hard for me to get into it. I listen to a couple of songs, but I'm sad to say that I just found the music very depressing even though he may be a very talented artist. R.I.P.

Inspires no strong feelings in any direction. The definition of bland, but not unpleasant

For some reason the word that comes to mind to describe this album is "pretentious".

Jfc this was so boring. Couldn’t even make it through a second listen without wanting to lose my mind. 2/5 Highlights: Son of Sam

I liked the bits that are a homage to Big Star and remained engaged enough by some of the lyrics to keep listening.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Either Or and scored it a 4/5 so was looking forward to this. Unfortunately was disappointed - the pop production takes the edge/ emotion of the songs and as result sound rather bland and forgettable. Best song is the opener Son of Sam and that's a 3/5 at best which means album as a whole is a 2.

The odd moment but just couldn’t get into this one. Found his voice too dreary

Nothing extraordinary

Is it The Beatles? Is it Simon and Garfunkel? No bad thing I suppose. Pleasant album.

I'm sure there are fans for this kind of music out there, but to me it sounds like he's trying to perform the least memorable songs he can produce.

Un mix tra malinconico e indie. Alcuni arrangiamenti interessanti, ma voce troppo triste.

It felt pretty one-note. Not really a fan. Voice is nice though

No

So boring, im sure this is great for some people, but for me I was done after the second song.

Fine. Just not my thing

Was not listening to the lyrics much, which I suspect is important for this artist. Other than 2/3 songs, most of the tracks sounded uninteresting and like typical 90's alt-pop (maybe even early emo)

First I had ever heard. Not bad but not my vibe.

fine,not for me, a bit boring

Forgettable lahmes Gedudel mit Flüsterstimme Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine

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O wow, na prvu me baš zaintrigiralo, vidjet ćemo dalje. Nikad nisam ni čula za njega! 🫣 Često mi se dogodi da me uvod u album istrese iz cipela i onda mi samo krene padati entuzijazam, mislim da je ovo još jedan takav slučaj. Da, evo, dosada. Izgubila sam volju 😅 jednostavno mi nema ništa da mi drži interes nekako. Sve je još nekako bilo okej do ove Everything Reminds Me Of Her koja me baš naživcirala. A ni iduća nije bolja. (Sad mi je možda jasnije zašto nisam čula za ovo, nekako me moj ukus za glazbu istrenirano vodi dalje od ovakvih glazbenika, jbg) Imam filing da na ovom albumu ako nije žalopojka, onda je neki dosta lejm rok koji mi nikad nije sjedao. Znam da nije dobro kad jedva čekam da završi album. Mah, 2/5, 3/10, čisto jer znam koliko može gore, bilo ih je bogu fala.

Jutros uz kavu je Mia ispričala njegovu priču koju je našla online pa sam malo pod utjecajem toga. Inače mislim da bi ovu glazbu dosta brzo odbacio. Ali, iako je soft ima mi nekakav ok prizvuk. Glazbeno nije loše, lijepu boju glasa ima, na neki čudan način me prva pjesma podsjetila na neki soft king gizzard. Ne znam zašto, valjda zbog tih, ajmo reći, netipičnih harmonija koje ima dok pjeva Zanimljiva kombinacija zapravo, na prvu zvuči jako meko i sanjivo, ali dosta je ovo psihodelično i old skul zapravo I ne mogu se sjetiti gdje sam već čuo njegovo ime, ali poznat mi je od nekuda. Da, polako, ali sigurno, me smorio lik. Da nije ovog projekta, nikad ne bih poslušao niti jednu njegovu pjesmu, a kamoli album. Pošto ima nekih ok elemenata bit će dvojka.

4.5/10 Dosta prosjecno sa nekim dobrim momentima. Ne znam da li su svi u pocetku 2000-ih ganjali tu minutazu ali ovdje mi ima previse stvari opcenito i koje zvuce preslicno. Ono sto mi se zapravo svidja je njegov vokal, pasao bi u dosta pop glazbe, mozda i rocka ali pogotovo indie-a. Nijednom me nije skroz nazivcirao, iako je to moglo biti skraceno na 25-30 minuta i neke stvari su se mogle uredno izbaciti (16 stvari btj, malo je smor). In The Lost And Found mi je dosta sjela, cak sam ju pustio par puta nakon preslusavanja cijelog albuma. Sve u svemu, album koji cu zaboraviti vec iduci tjedan, najvise zbog toliko slicnih laganica i bas niceg novog sto vec nisam dozivio ali hajd, nije mi zao sto sam ga cuo. Ok, next.

Did not care for this. 1.5

Not for me.

First note is that there were some really interesting musical compositions within this album. Some nice guitar and piano work, some nice strings. There were a couple tracks that stood out for me, like Happiness and Stupidity Tries, that I’ll likely revisit. For the most part, I didn’t enjoy his voice and found the majority of tracks to be skip worthy. May revisit at some point but kinda doubtful.

# Album Name: Figure 8 # Artist: Elliot Smith # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Never been a fan of ES. I found the album pretty bland, boring and it never gets going for me. Worst thing is theres 70 minutes of this stuff. Who honestly thinks its a wise decision to bang out 70 mins of average tunes. This is bang average americana. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No

Raw lyrics that I could dive more into, but I just don't enjoy his singing. Unpopular opinion, probably. Wish I was into it, maybe I'll try and revisit again in the future.

Fine but boring indie songs

pre: I know nothing about Elliot Smith except recognizing the name as a musician I actually liked this album, for some value of liked. Seemed like Ben Folds on Xanax. That said, I will never listen to this album again

Eh, I got bored and turned it off. It’s fine.

A bit boring

Not very good

Not really my cup of tea. Some good songs but just interesting as a 50 minute experience for me

its ok but i love elliott smith

Boring is being kind. No passion or emotion even with terribly serious subject matter. Not sure why it made this list

Just didn't grab me

A guy with a guitar. Inoffensive. It's the musical equivalent of beige carpeting - I can barely make myself pay attention to it. Good for working background music. This makes 9 albums with men's voices and one with a woman's.

Kinda boring. I dislike his nasally, breathy voice. Everything means nothing to me is pretty good. Starts to hit it's after that. LA and lost and found are good. Wouldn't mama be proud slaps. The weakest point here is his voice. Don't know if I'd listen again.

One fat lady.

boring

Kuulostaa siltä, että hän ihan hitusen pahoittelee itseään. Samalla on kuitenkin itsetietoinen. Vähän ärsyynnyin - älä hyssyttele, lisää volaa vaan!! Kaipaan enemmän menoa, hänellä olis kyllä taitoa panna isompi vaihde silmään. Mut joo, indiesoundi. Ehkä rahkeet ei riitä suoraan poppiin.

Taidolla, ei tuurilla - ja siinä ongelma. Levyä varten nähty vaiva ei välity muistettavuuteen, sillä artistilla ei ole ollut kärsivällisyyttä odottaa massasta erottuvien ideoiden ilmaantumista. Sääli, sillä LP:n melodisessa lennonismissa on potentiaalia. 2,5

too soft

I feel confident that Elliott Smith's longest and worst album would not be on this list if it weren't also his last. Pete Thomas, though! That's something.

Remember this from back in the day. It was ok

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Not for me

Im sure he’s a genius etc but it’s not my bag baby

I had some extra time this last week to dig back in the catalog of albums that I missed. Im sure this album hit incredibly well in the year of 2000. I gave it two chances (saying a lot for me as its 70 mins) and didn't find much that I was really attached to. It sounds dated for alt rock. I also don't love when artists sing their own backing vocals which was everywhere on this album I enjoyed Somebody That I Used To Know -- Very Deathcab-y. I also liked Junk Bond Trader. 2.5 stars and rounding it down because it was too long

Some nice songs but so, so whiny. Can’t imagine a time I’d like to listen to this

Somewhere between early Paul Simon and Jewel just not nearly as good as either

I find the melodies and lyrics enjoyable, but his voice is so grating and whiny to me.

Not my cup,of tea. Can’t imagine anyone thinks this is really good.

Like: Junk Band Trader & Pretty Mary Bay Dislike: LA

I find his songs heard in isolation are pretty good but a whole album of them devolves into a bit of a mush. Either a strong 2 or a weak 3.

STANDOUTS: n/a OVERALL: 2/5

Very dull. Totally uninspired.

Wasn’t my kind of music, though I did enjoy Somebody That I Used To Know, which I presume inspired Gotye?

This album has some groove to it, but the vocals are kinda drab. I guess that’s what to expect with Elliott Smith though. The first 3-4 tracks were solid, then started to drop off a bit. Stupid Ties was a high point, but the remaining few songs dragged til the end.

Not my music

Very unremarkable.

Another case of a lot of people liking an artist because of the circumstances of his death. Just a bunch of whining over some very uninspired instrumentals

i don’t think this is the elliot smith album for me

Son of Sam Everything Reminds Me of Her Happiness

Wow that was a miserable listen.

Id never heard of this artist of album before. I kinda get the appeal but I found it really boring, personally.

meh

“Figure 8” von Elliott Smith zeigt seine typischen introspektiven und melancholischen Themen, bleibt jedoch oft düster und schwer zugänglich. Trotz der reichen Instrumentierung und poetischen Texte fehlt es an eingängigen Melodien und einem positiven Gefühl. Für Fans von introspektiver Musik ist es vielleicht interessant, aber insgesamt ist das Album schwer verdaulich und etwas enttäuschend.

Not sure if I want to listen to him. Not really fond of his allegations.

Ok, not heard of this album before

The effort is clearly there but production made for an overly uniform sound.

It is as if someone set out to record an album of Beatles sounding music - did nothing for me

7/1001

Man this is the blandest 90's rock i've heard. This album is so quiet and demure... as if it's trying to ride a harley and all it could muster was a 3 year old's my little pony bicycle complete with training wheels. If you look up the word "Meh" in the dictionary there's a picture of this album cover.

Entirely unremarkable. The sort of thing you'd find on repeat in a chain coffee house.

I like his top songs but the deep cuts aren't for me

This was the worst one so far. It's just whiny and boring.

Idk. This was pretty unexceptional all around. Scratching my head at this one

The album would be better without him singing.

I remember hearing a lot about Elliot Smith at the time he was successful. Apparently he was one of those artists you needed to check out, below the radar, if you know, you know. So under the radar people never stopped talking about him. I never heard much of his music. Now I have and it sounds like Teenage Fanclub and The High Llamas with a bit of Badly Drawn Boy mixed in. I places it's quite loud and rocks a long a bit. Nice enough but wishy washy and bland to me. Not sure I've missed out on too much.

s.s., Rock/Pop, 2000 -> 2

I love sadboi music but this didn't really click with me. Maybe I'll give it another go eventually but this didn't really make me feel anything.

Pleasant, but not memorable.

No idea why this album is here on the list. It sounds like thousands of others, but probably I simply don't get it.

Not to my credit I admit, I’d never heard of Elliot Smith before but it appears he was not so well known on UK side of the Atlantic. So I was quite expectant in learning about a new artist. As I listened I read all the reviews and Wiki page concerning Elliot. What a very troubled man and shocking ending to his life. Reading things like that really do affect how you listen more closely to the music and look for clues as to why and how he turned out as he did. Nothing was apparent on first listen but I stand to be corrected on further listens or when broadening my knowledge of his whole musical catalogue. I generally like singer songwriter troubadour types such as Damien Rice, Bon Iver and Paul Simon etc but I’m afraid this album did not quite measure up to some of the aforementioned works. It is an inoffensive album and just OK. However, I’m sure that judging by some comments there are plenty of his fans about who will keep his flame alive and will rate this album as a lasting memorial to him. 2.9/5 16/4/24

Yeah it's okay

Never heard of him but enjoyed listening.

Not really my style. It runs on too long and doesn't really progress. I've had tons of friends swear by him but I've never really got it.

UnInteresting

Sounds like a shitty Beatles copycat

Wasn’t very engaged by this album, it all had the same boring vibe and the songs got less good as the album went on. 2.3

2.5 This is my second Elliott Smith album and about halfway through this I decided to see what I gave Either/Or. I was shocked to find a 4 because I am finding this guy's voice annoying and didn't note it at all in my first review of him. Maybe that says something about how compelling I found the first album, but this one doesn't hold up for me.

So emo

For me it's just another singer-songwritert. He doesn't moove me.

The vocals remind me of Sufjan, but the songwriting doesn’t have the tenderness of Sufjan and leans into stronger sounds that I don’t find particularly compelling when together. It ends up feeling like I’m listening to a song that has had its lead vocal track removed and I’m just getting the backing.

This was just ok. Lovely opening track, then the rest was kinda blah. I remember when he was a big deal when he first came on the scene. Never really took to him.

meh

No, not for me. Dull.

While the lyrics are interesting and warm guitar tones aplenty, I don't really find myself fully drawn into Elliot Smith's voice. Would maybe see myself coming back to this one at some point, but probably rarely. 2.5

I am reticent to give this album a 2 out of 5 because I know that Elliott Smith has a very devout and inspired following and has inspired many musicians after him. But I personally feel as though some of his work, especially in this album, is simple and bland and all sounds the same. Not very impressive and not terribly as deep or tragic as others have made him out to be. That's not to say that I don't like some of his work, His other popular album "Either, Or" has some really great music and fits very well as music to feature in films, cafes, and to comfort a lonely or heartbroken soul. But this album bored me to tears and I couldn't help but feel as though his cult following continually overrates his music.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I'd probably like this more if I had time to sit with it for a while...downside to this process is 1001+ albums doesn't really allow for that. Anyway, on a few listens (and what I remember from previous Elliot Smith albums...his voice and the slight effect that comes with it never changes. Happy song, Excited song, Sad song, Melodramatic song...all the same in the singing. Instrumentation does vary a bit, but Dylan did a lot more with a lot less. Didn't have time to delve into the lyrics. So has upside, but here we are and I'm moving on,

Albums where a singer wallows in romantic relationships that didn't work out are generally ones I don't enjoy, regardless of the artist's talent. I felt worse about this when I heard this was the last album before Elliott took his own life, and that brought an element of poignancy. It's still not my style of music. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Wouldn't Mama Be Proud Rating: 2

A little too on the slow and emotional side for me. It also reminded me of an era of music where I would avoid stuff like this entirely. Im sure its a good album for some, but I wasn't feeling it.

Read the lyrics, I can't tell if it's me not being able to English or him being too cryptic but I couldn't figure out the meaning behind like half the lines. But what I did understand sounded pretty repetitive. I understand wanting to reuse the same thoughts, I don't get many unique thoughts myself, but maybe make your album shorter or something. Reusing one of my earlier thoughts. The main difference I see between Björk and Kate Bush is how more intimate Björk's music is, I feel like it's directed at me personally, like I'm the one she speaks to. With Kate Bush I felt more like I was invited to watch a spectacle, I'm allowed to see only what she decides to show me. And then there's Elliott Smith, this album makes me feel like I'm his therapist. Funnily enough, the bonus song Figure 8 doesn't have this problem, I liked it. Bye and The Roost are also great but do not redeem the rest of the album in my eyes.

Repetitive and boring pop-like simple tunes

It was pretty boring and felt more like they were going for a sound rather than it coming naturally. It's like it's the sound they thought they should be doing, not the one they wanted.

A pleasant but mostly uninteresting collection.

Sombre and melancholic, fine but unlikely to listen again

The music is fine but his voice seems really put on, I ditched out after 5 tracks

Not offensive. 2/5

I listened to Either/Or recently and didn’t enjoy it, so had low expectations going in. It’s so much better than Either/Or, but it’s still so so boring. Just because you’re sad doesn’t mean you can’t be interesting. 2/5

Not my style.

as some other reviewer said his wispy fairy voice got a little old..

synes egentlig sangene var fine for sig selv men den var for monoton :/ lige under middel

Væsentlig mere kedelig end jeg havde regnet med..

white boys were too powerful in the early 2000s

So so album not my favorite but had some decent songs

This was not pleasant. I didn’t really find anything I liked about this album. It he emo vibe was strong here.

Un peu trop Dylan pour moi, beaucoup de refrains répétés, quand ça part en rock c'est sympa.

I liked moments on the album but nothing ever quite "hit it" for me for a full song.

It’s a vibe, very soft for me but beautiful tunes, feels longing. Gets a bit boring/repetitive. Some nice vocal mixes. Lucked out matching the rainy day vibes. Long way to go, and getting further away Why should you want any other When you’re a world within a world?

Overall I like this kind of vibe of music quite a bit, but I felt that this was just missing something. It had all the usual elements of a sadboy indie type album but it made me feel nothing. Maybe I just didn’t connect with what he was singing about.

unremarkable

Like a mash up of many others... not my thing. Lots of words and tuneless

Very early 2000's. Didn't do anything specific for me.

Realmente não faz meu estilo. Albúm insosso. Nenhuma música/riff/passagem de destaque.

I wish I could say I like this album. The music is nice not great and his voice is extremely average and forgettable. It almost sounds a little bit like a watered down Beatles or Beach boy want to be. Kind of like if you took art Garfunkel solo albums and took the life out of them or vampire weekend and put a pillow over it so you just heard the muffled remains.

Smith is one of those artist that everyone seems to love. Everyone except me that is. I got "Miss Misery", but the rest of his oevre sounded to experimental, mish-mashy and wishy-washy to me. I still wait for my Nick Drake moment where I'll discover him and then love him to death.

He sounds better with plenty of backing. His voice gets very boring really quickly. I was vacillating between 2 and 3 stars because this is all kinds of meh without being offensive. Then Spotify played Nick Drake after this album was finished. It made me realise that I wasted 54 minutes on something that is many magnitudes less than Nick and other good/great songwriters. If my rating saves one person from wasting time on this piece of white bread with no crust then I've served my purpose.

Has a coffeehouse vibe. Not fond of his nasally voice but it’s a nice album for background music

Bored

Boring, maybe in a different mindset I would like it

I like Coconut Records which are obvious inspired by Elliott Smith. Smith not too much.

indy, whiny, doesnt get me going. Can tolerate

Didn’t hate it , it just wasn’t that great

couldn’t do it. felt very soulless and commercial.

Meh, didn't hate it but nothing really jumped out for me. Totally forgettable album

I really don't get the Elliot Smith hype, sorry! There's nothing much here that sets him aside from every other singer/songwriter I've heard. A couple of interesting songs but mostly fell very flat

Bland and boring, some ok sounds.

It's fine. Few little jams, but not much to get excited about.

2/5

A bit too emo boy music for me.

I really wanted to like this, I really did BUT I just couldn’t get into it. His voice was a little too annoying. 3/10

Young kid version of myself would call this music ‘gay’. His voice is just kind of annoying. The instrumentals were fine just kind of boring. 16 songs is too many fucking songs for an album. His wiki page is way more interesting than his music. 3/10

Considering how acclaimed this artist is its strange that I have never heard of him. Strong late Beatles vibes. Interesting death!!!! Fav track - Son of Sam

Some songs are gorgeous. Really beautifully atmospheric numbers like Somebody That I Used To Know but the rest comes and goes without me really noticing until Elliot Smith breaks into my thoughts with one of his repetitive refrains that go round and round like a stuck record.

Dislike vocals and lover guitar feels in the songs

Boring

Depression. None of the songs caught me.

This was hard to listen to. It didn't seem to fit into any genre or sub genre that I enjoy.

Canciones agradables, pero malas. Seguramente lo rescatable son las letras, pero no se le entiende.

Bit wet

Can't believe how much Elliott Smith is on this list.

‘Figure 8’ is a perfectly fine album by Elliot Smith: he’s technically proficient, writes decent songs and melodies and yet…I can’t quite place my finger on why, but I was bored to tears by this.

With all due respect, I’ll never be in the mood to fire this up, even when I’m feeling blue.

Nice instrumentals for sure but otherwise boring af. Skipped through most songs. Reminds me of Beatles. Doesn’t compare well. Vocals uninspiring Can’t Make a Sound is okay as is Bye so i rate it two stars.

Not my favorite Elliot smith. Average

Huudan enkä pysty hallitsemaan itseäni, ja joudun hysteeriseen itkuun ja voihkimiseen. Alan kouristella ja vääntelemään maassa, vaahtoaen suussani, kun elliotiinin itkujen tuska täyttää sieluni. Vapautan kulhoni, kun alan menettää kehon toimintojeni hallinnan, ja kehoni sulkijalihakset supistuvat ja tärisevät. Huone täyttyy nopeasti paskan hajulla, kun vääntelen ja väänryn tuskissani, ja kuulen vain kivuliasta kivunhuutoa, joka pian muuttuu gurisevaksi jännitykseksi, kun kurkkuni täyttyy paskasta ja kyynelistä, kun jään autiouden valtamereen ja tyhjyys. Muuten aika hauska albumi, hurraa. gondola man

The songs were good but his voice did grate on me a little. I don't mind indie music but sometimes it just feels single layered and this album felt that way too. It's very much a backgroun noise album. There's not much else to say about this album which isn't ever a good sign of a good album. Stand out tracks: Junk Bond Trader

Would probably need more than one listening to understand this album

Indie lento. Se me ha hecho bola. Un 2.

I have this album several tries. I wasn't connecting to it and kept feeling I wasn't in the right mood or I was missing something. After 3 tries I'm done. I don't want to hear this again.

Some okay songs. Can't stand his voice though. Too weak and whimpery. Sounds like he's about to cry. Like, can we get one song where he actually sings from his chest?

I’m gonna be so for real, was not a huge fan of this guy. His voice was nice, some of the songs were okay, but there was nothing memorable besides the fact that he died. Sorry man…

Elliot Smith has an amazingly haunting voice, he has a sense of melodrama about him that makes me feel uneasy. This sense of uneasiness is fueled even more knowing that this was his last album before his death, and the details of his death make this album even sadder. That being said, I really enjoyed some of the songs on the album, mainly "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud", "Better Be Quiet Now", and most of all "Can't Make a Sound". I honestly didn't enjoy a lot of the songs on this album, but can't make a sound is completely different, I feel that smith's voice and the background track create a perfect melody with this song. However, these few songs don't bring the whole albums up for me, I would rate this album a decent 2.5.

First, rock is one of the listed genres. Yea....no, not rock at all. Never heard of this guy and after listening to this a couple times, pretty happy about it. Found everything to be slow moving and generally listless and dull. Wasn't outright terrible, but happy to be moving on. The most interesting part of this guy is how he died. How the hell can you stab yourself to death? 2 stab wounds and the fingerprints on the knife were his girlfriends? Something doesn't add up here. Bitches be crazy, fellas. Throw up a finger if you feel the same way. Shank puttin down for Californ-I-A! 2 for the music. 5 for getting me interested on how this dudes chick cut him out of her life. I may read up more tonight, but I doubt it. Watch out for the crazy chicks! 2

Elliot Smith to me is like Jeff Buckley. I know one song from something but the way the present themselves - their personas, I suppose - never interested me. I'm not normally into quiet introspective music and that seems to be their whole shtick. I was surprised at how upbeat a lot of this album was. Those were also the songs where he does something interesting, either with his voice or musically. But yeah almost all of the quiet and tender shit was pretty much out for me. Kind of reminded me of even more sad Ben Folds. By the time it was over I was also pretty over it. The back half does have some interesting sounding songs but it all muddles together. There might be a few tracks I listen to again but most of it probably not. 2

En soi pas désagréable, mais totalement oubliable par ailleurs.

Bof bof, rien de spécial. Au début je m'étais dit pourquoi pas, mais en fait c'est assez long et ça tourne en rond Je souffre un peu de l'effet de répétition, et peut-être que ça explique la note, il paie aussi pour les autres

Not for me.

5/10 Top 3: Son of Sam Junk Bond Trader In the Lost and Found

I mean not my vibe but I liked Bye

Mmmh, sorry but not my cup of tea :(

Incredible musicianship and lyrics, however, I have a really hard time with listening to his singing. I tried to move on from it but it just was not my vibe.

I like Elliot Smith ok, he makes it seem like he struggles to get the sound out. To me every song is sung the same. This album is no different.

i don’t know, i just couldn’t get into this album. i don’t know why.

First listen Saved 5/16 Top track: Son of Sam

Just a bit dull. Clearly there's emotion and intent to it, but the music just happens, and that's it.

This was very hard to listen to.

Very Beatles-esque and I don't like the Beatles so I didn't really enjoy this much either. The quieter and more reflective songs were boring, while some of the more energetic songs were sort of okay I guess. As the album progressed my interest waned and around the halfway mark I was just looking forward to this ending. Whiny and dull. Not bad enough for 1 star, but not deserving of more than 2 for me.

Another album from the most overrated genre in all of music. Critics love singer/songwriters because they feel it captures a glimpse of vulnerability from the courageous and brave musician that is inspired by the Beatles which apparently you have to be in order to be relevant and worthwhile. Nah. This is bland and repetitive material that is way over represented in this book. It's not terrible but it's not that exciting either. Yawn.

Album was ok, kind of vanilla. Would not listen to it again.

Highlights: Son Of Sam Leave Em's: Happiness/The Gondola Man, Better Be Quiet Now, L.A. Overall Thoughts: Very uninspiring body of work that had me returning to see how many more songs I had left. Similar to some previous albums it wasn't bad, there just wasn't a single song that I could see myself seeking out and coming back to. Elliott's voice does not sound special to me and the content of the songs and instrumentation do not knock my socks off either. I have a very difficult time resonating and rallying to these soft pop albums with a lack of variety... give me something with some emotion and passion! Score Breakdown: 2.673 & 2 -> 2.337

This dude sounds like Sean Lennon. Nothing too crazy though got a bit bored.

Nothing wrong with this album, but not my genre and found most of the tracks dull and twee

First album in the 1001 that entered "dislike" zone. Seriously. My highlight: the lyricism was occasionally wonderful. My letdowns: just the instrumentation, the slow pace of it all, the bleak mood that doesn't carry much at all. Super downer album for no great reason. And I came in thinking I'd love it. Sorry.

Not my thing.

2,5

i didn't like it.

Average..

Just found his voice very irritating tbh. Stand outs are Wouldn't Mama be Proud, Can't make a Sound and reading up on him, seemed like an interesting fella with an intriguing death

This was strange, not bad, but strange

This album evokes no emotional response from me.

It’s nice enough but damn depressing

Fine. Inoffensive unremarkable background music.

Died fast

Just kind of forgetable indie folk tbh

Definitely didn't hit me like the first album of his I heard from this list.

Slow and thoughtful. To say this the music bores me is not to say others shouldn’t find it enjoyable. However, I equate it most closely to Conor Oberst, and then closely beside a more composed Jose Gonzalez, or iron and wine. All of which are talented and deserving. They just never sat with me. Not a voluntary rotation for me.

Kinda boring

Kyssäisin itteni jos tekisin näin surkiaa mussiikkia.. Ihan hyvin soi albumi tho..

Not for me. Some nostalgia to the turn of the century for this, but ES’s well-polished mutterings never touched me.

Generic 2000’s pop/folk/rock

I've not listened to Elliott before, interesting how much Bob Evans sounds like him. This is pretty good, some nice melodies but it is all pretty much the same, very one dimensional approach to singing and arrangements. So not in anyway offensive but musically a bit of a glass of water.

I think the thing with Elliott Smith is that you had to be there. He was probably great at some intimate gig, playing for a small crowd who were sure he was the next big thing. But in the ranks of American singer-songwriters, I find it hard to rate him that highly. Mind you, the album we previously rated, Either/Or, was a much better record than this. I really didn’t find a standout track here.

Do not like his voice

Pretty basic retro rock.

Here I was thinking that me getting the first Elliott Smith album over at this website was more than a bit of a stretch, when I got this one as well. Neither is anything to die for.

Werd steeds saaier

Goed, maar niet boeiend. Kan dat eigenlijk samenvallen? Blijkbaar wel!

This is like a boomers favorite millennial record. Its not bad at all, just sounds like a thing I’m not trying to find. But he does it well.

Another album with Beatles-eque vibe/sound. Not fan of the singer's voice mannerisms. First two-three songs are memorable, after then everything blends together. Can't recall anything else after listening to the whole album. This could be cut short maybe even in half. Lots of songs feel like filler. Feels more like a stream of consciousness than a cohesive album. Best song: Song of Sam (great opener) Worst song: Bye (could be completely omitted)

Moody indie fare

Nope

Just meh and forgettable? Not my vibe. Was listening whilst doing reading notes and no songs jumped out at me like this is a banger. Was alright to listen to tho! Didn’t hate it just beige but in an okay way.

Pleasant enough album but nothing stand out.

I don't understand the significance of this album or why it's on the 1001 album list. It was a chore to go through. This was the second Elliott Smith album I've listened to and I hope there aren't any more.

Interesting and compelling for those that like this stuff.

Eh. This does nothing. And I don't mean that as in, "this album does nothing for me." I mean it as in, "this rock just sits there doing nothing." The songs go nowhere and the music is utterly devoid of energy. I'm giving Elliott a benefit-of-the-doubt star because I can see glimmers of talent poking up through this cardboard cut-out imitation of an album.

Nice but too melancholic to my taste.

Snäll pop men inte särskilt bra.

Nothing special, didn't really interest me to be honest

Haven't we heard this already?

Dull

So sad...

It was ok, inoffensive guitar driven sad-boy songs with some nice production and interesting melodies popping in and out. Not for me though. I award this two tissues to be used for wiping tears, snot, or the residue of a lonely wank.

meh

eh. can see where a lot of artist got inspiration from at least.

Not my jam

Son of Sam has a fun bounce to it, it has been much more enjoyable than Nirvana and The Smiths. Somebody That I Used To Know was ok, vocals weren’t my favourite of all time but still not bad. Junk Bond Trader was alright, fairly calm, I quite liked the piano intro. Everything Reminds Me Of Her was again fairly calming, nothing bad about it, just nothing gripping. Everything Means Nothing To Me was too short and repetitive for me to care about, it wasn’t bad, I just feel nothing towards it. L.A. was fine, again nothing I loved about it, it was just ok. In The Lost And Found is again okay, not my favourite, I like the almost ragtime feel to it thought. Stupidity Tries was alright, I liked the guitar on the track. Easy Way Out was again ok, a lot of the songs on this album are quite similar vocally, so there’s not much else to comment on. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud was the same singer-songwriter style as the rest of the album. Colorbars was fairly calm, I liked the piano again. Happiness/TGM is the longest song on the album, and it does somewhat feel like that since it’s quite samesy as the whole album, although the drums were quite enjoyable on this track. Pretty Mary Kay lost me to be honest, but this point in the album, I’m just bored so I’m kinda wanting it to be over by this point. Better Be Quiet Now is just boring me even more, I don’t want to be negative but at this point, the effect has ran out. Can’t Make A Sound is the same boring stuff to me. Bye is a short, calm instrumental to close the album off and I don’t have any gripes with it. Overall, the album was ok, I can see why someone would enjoy it, just not to my taste personally. 2/5

Calmo, até que fica sem graça.

Didn't finish the album. Not really my thing and the vocals irritated me somehow.

Embole.

Maybe it's just not my type, but the whole album sounded a bit bland. Nothing really caught my attention. I would've given it 1 star, but Happiness/The Gondola man deserved more.

Generally nice and easy music, but sadly also kinda bland. I don't dislike it, but it also doesn't excite me in any way.

Was pretty boring. Not my taste in music but nothing horrible.

It is indie music. I didn't absolutely hate the album, but I did not care for it. I would not recommend the album nor any of the songs to anyone. The music is just there and is unremarkable.

The album seemed to move in fits and spurts. With just a few songs separating themselves from being ample b-roll background music. 47/100gecs

It's fine I guess -- there are a couple tracks that are more fun and upbeat which were alright like In the Lost and Found. Most of the instrumentals were good, I just didn't really care for the vocals or general mood. Can't Make a Sound would be an absolute banger if it didn't have some sad-sack whining all over it. 41/100 gecs

A poor man's Paul Simon?

La seva mort prematura l'ha envoltat d'un aura mística i fatalista que els seus discos no mereixen. El seu últim disc abans de suïcidar-se segueix el mateix camí de folk rock depressiu amb lletres punyents. Potser arriba a qui ha d'arribar... afortunadament, no és el meu cas

je toho prostě moc halo ten eliot- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Indie lento. Se me ha hecho bola. Un 2.

Ekkert spes

First time listening to Elliot Smith, was not a bad experience, but one I wouldn't be super thrilled to listen to again. Standout songs: Junk Bond Trader, In The Lost & Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost

I have never heard of Elliott Smith prior to this, and I never really sat and listened to this style of music. Some of the songs stuck out to me, but I found myself unable to find a distinction between change and unique sound until I confirmed Spotify moved to the next song.

Niet mijn ding, en helaas niet op spotify meer

2/5

this is probably sacrilege but i only like about 2 of elliott smiths songs and they weren't on this album. it's all a bit too depressing for me plus i kind of get his thing but i can't help but feel an overwhelming feeling that his posthumous success is only because its posthumous. i have the same feelings about john lennons solo work and although i rate nirvana highly they are bigger than they should be. Goldie lookin chain wrote a critique about posthumous success in their seminal classic Self Suicide where they note the correlation between being dead and people deciding your music is better because you're pushing up daisies. https://youtu.be/Cdflid4OA2A

very bland

I feel like I really need the book to understand why some of the albums are included. There was nothing wrong with this album, but there also wasn't anything that I found particularly compelling. Vocals are okay. Melodies are okay. Instrumentation is okay. Everything is two scoops of "just okay." Rating an awfully bland 2.5 stars.

I thought I would like this more since I'm a fan of the sad boy indie emo sound from groups like Sparklehorse, Sufjan Stevens, Grandaddy, Red house painters etc, but this didn't do much for me unfortunately. I tried really hard to like it but after the second time listening to it I found it to be inoffensive but still very meh.

2nd listen. Not getting it. Every song kind of sounds the same. They aren't bad, but they are forgettable. 2/5

Didn’t really do it for me. More like a 2.5, but I was expecting to love it.

udmærket sing songwriter rockpop

90’er rock, Singer/songwriter, melankolsk

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I can’t get into ES. Oh well.

Every song sounded the same

Not for me but nice music

Levy tuli droppaa mun tunnelmaa. Ehkä tällekin voisi olla aika ja paikka, mutta nyt ei toiminut. Muutama tosin toimi sellaisenaankin.

Taas meni vähän kategoriaan ”muniin puhaltelu”. Ei kuitenkaan millään tavalla tuskastuttanut ja yks tai kaks biisiä oli ihan mukaansatempaaviakin

Didn’t feel like it was anything special. None of the sounds really stood out musically. The sound didn’t differ much throughout and it was hard to find a track that brought me in. 3.9/10