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Old 03-09-2008, 11:43 AM   #51 (permalink)
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anyway, r.i.p. Elliott Smith. i saw the man play in SLC before his death. he looked like a wreck, but still had the hope to crack a few jokes.
You saw Elliott live....I hate you.
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sweet nothing openly flaunts the fact that he is merely the empty shell of an even more unadmirable member. his loneliness and need for attention bleeds through every letter he types. edit: i would just like to add that i'm ashamed that he's from texas. surely you didn't grow up in texas, did you sweet nothing?
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Old 03-09-2008, 02:20 PM   #52 (permalink)
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The way Figure 8 sounds is wonderful, but nothing in that album really stands out to me.
honestly its one of my least favorite ES cd's.
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Old 03-09-2008, 02:33 PM   #53 (permalink)
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The way Figure 8 sounds is wonderful, but nothing in that album really stands out to me.
honestly its one of my least favorite ES cd's.
What? I love most of those songs L.A., son of sam, somebody that i use to know, everything reminds me of her, Junk Bond trader, prety mary k. It 's proably my 3rd favorite ES album
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Old 03-09-2008, 03:01 PM   #54 (permalink)
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its very hard to read that review. great effort though.
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Old 03-09-2008, 03:15 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Why's it hard to read?
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i just find it difficult to read. Some of the sentences are far to long, but i loved your expressive detail and information.
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Old 03-10-2008, 09:19 AM   #57 (permalink)
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What? I love most of those songs L.A., son of sam, somebody that i use to know, everything reminds me of her, Junk Bond trader, prety mary k. It 's proably my 3rd favorite ES album
Figure 8 doesn't hold up to his other albums for me, its over produced, and all the songs start to sound the same.
It's just Elliott's attempt at a pop album.

Plus I think the other version of pretty mary k is way better
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Old 03-10-2008, 10:03 AM   #58 (permalink)
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I don't know. I just don't get it. The album is okay, I guess. I just never jumped on the Elliot train. His songs are just boring to me. I can appreciate a good folk song, but he just doesn't impress me, so I don't get the hype.

Oh well. If I'm wrong, it wouldn't be the first time.
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@ Roses you don't think xo is overproduced either?
@Fulkrum what hype?
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Old 03-10-2008, 04:24 PM   #60 (permalink)
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@ Roses you don't think xo is overproduced either?
@Fulkrum what hype?
Not like Figure 8 is.
XO is way more personal and you can hear traces of his older work in the music. I dunno, i just don't get the same feeling from Figure 8 like I do with the rest of his music.
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