October 1, 200619 yr I read he wanted it to be a double album but many of the songs he wanted to put on it were left unfinished..
October 1, 200619 yr wikipedia writes a lot about that here's a quote: David McConnell, although there through much of the actual recording process, was not consulted during the mixing, nor was he asked for the extensive "three years' worth" of notes he and Smith had made while the album was being recorded. The producer also noted that the track "Ostriches & Chirping", a short instrumental made from sampling and looping the noises made by a toy bird, had nothing to do with Smith and was something that McConnell had recorded by himself. McConnell said: "...don't ask me how this ended up on the record, I totally forgot I had put that on one of his reels." When asked what he believed the late Smith would think of the released version of the album, McConnell told Benjamin Nugent, "I don't think he would have delivered [that] record. The record he would have delivered would have had more songs, would have had different mixes and [been] a little more in-your-face."Schnapf also expressed that the final result that he and Bolme had produced was not the album that Smith would have made. Schnapf also said that they did not add anything to the songs, and only mixed whatever had been recorded: "I would never presume to add anything. We didn't add anything."
October 1, 200619 yr would certainly of been interesting to hear/see the version elliott would of wanted to release compared to actual released version.
October 21, 200619 yr wow! i never knew how strange.... 3 years, and yet still so popular to this day. maybe even more so!
October 21, 200619 yr He died on the 21st? NO WAY! I just got into him like 3 days ago... he's such an extraordinary artist, it's a shame we lost him. :cry:
October 25, 200619 yr Miss Misery (Good Will Hunting OST) http://download.yousendit.com/45CF5C1E78B8E28A Miss Misery (acoustic; XO era demo) http://download.yousendit.com/8A39F67D31F0486B Miss Misery (piano version; unreleased demo) http://download.yousendit.com/5FF3A87F20A628B7 :)
October 25, 200619 yr :D I've already got the piano demo and I can't stop listening to it. Thanks a bunch!
October 25, 200619 yr Damn I hate Celine Dion. :veryangry2: ...I wonder what would have happened if he won that Oscar...
October 26, 200619 yr we have that Oscar ceremony on tape and I last watched it 3 years ago and I didn't know Elliott Smith then.. but I remember when Celine Dion won. And Her performance too.. I think I have to watch that tape again..
October 27, 200619 yr I'm thinking that XO is easily one of the best albums I've ever heard. Either/Or isn't too far behind, but I prefer XO a whole lot more.
October 27, 200619 yr ^^ i have not listened to Xo for ages now. hmmm, Figure 8 = From A Basement On A Hill > Xo > Either/Or > Roman Candle. I have not listened to 'Elliott Smith' before so didn't include obviously.
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