Elliott Smith - Roman Candle

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  • Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
  • New York, knitting factory 1996

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  • @anonymousconflict2881
    @anonymousconflict2881 6 років тому +262

    Gonna go out on a limb and say Roman Candle is my favorite Elliott Smith album. The song writing is just too good and raw

    • @aldenburt5402
      @aldenburt5402 6 років тому +15

      same here. They are all so great but the rawness and shear emotion in Roman candle is just so brilliant its stupid. (in a good way)

    • @TheGman858
      @TheGman858 6 років тому +9

      Yep! Their is just something about that album the songwriting the vibe the rawness the subtle melodic brilliance the lofi atmosphere it's definitely my favorite from the whole catalog although every album of his is genius and a favorite of mine roman candle is special

    • @jamesheath7601
      @jamesheath7601 3 роки тому +8

      I love Roman Candle too it doesn’t get the attention it deserves

    • @giovannilp03
      @giovannilp03 Рік тому +6

      Roman candle and his self titled record are absolutely insane. I haven’t heard anything quite as raw as his early stuff. and don’t even get me STARTED on his songwriting. Truly one of the best writers ever, and gone too soon man. There’ll never be another smith

    • @anonymousconflict2881
      @anonymousconflict2881 Рік тому +1

      @@giovannilp03 I agree completely man 👌🏻

  • @user-yi2mr1gz8g
    @user-yi2mr1gz8g 6 років тому +91

    Even the low quality of audio can't hide his talent

  • @arexthetrex
    @arexthetrex 14 років тому +157

    definetly an acoustic rock star, deserves as much respect as nirvana.

    • @ziggy2391
      @ziggy2391 2 роки тому +14

      Such an odd comparison to make but yea I agree

    • @ijemand5672
      @ijemand5672 Рік тому +6

      You're not a real Nirvana fan if you aren't a Buddhist

    • @cardrop33
      @cardrop33 6 місяців тому +2

      @@ijemand5672wrong.

    • @Dhdhdyqha
      @Dhdhdyqha 6 місяців тому

      @@cardrop33you dont get it

    • @cardrop33
      @cardrop33 6 місяців тому

      @@Dhdhdyqha i get it, and what they’re saying is wrong.

  • @cathiejoyYoungart
    @cathiejoyYoungart 16 років тому +57

    He was just unbelievable. It always sounds to me like there are two of him - two voices singing together.

  • @sammilton8988
    @sammilton8988 2 роки тому +32

    man the things id go see with a time machine

  • @candysays69
    @candysays69 13 років тому +57

    Even Elliott's false starts/fuck-ups are endearing LOL.
    Awesome performance of a haunting song. RIP Elliott - you are missed.

  • @georgemalko6183
    @georgemalko6183 10 років тому +71

    sounds just like the album. amazing

  • @JunkBondTrader
    @JunkBondTrader 11 років тому +89

    The beginning was so textbook Elliott lol

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 15 років тому +48

    tune your guitar to D-A-D-G-B-D first of all, and then play the following shapes as you would in standard: b minor 7th for the first chord, c sharp 7 for the second, then get a G power-chord by barring the E and A sterings at fret 5, and the last chord in the verse progression is an A7. chorus is the same chords but with a D and E minor thrown in there.
    good luck figuring out the picking pattern - you have to strum with your...

  • @chickenmuffin
    @chickenmuffin 3 роки тому +22

    I fee for him, his song structures are so intricate and lyrics deep, personal, and verbose. These songs are very challenging to realize, let alone drunk, high, and depressed.

  • @wyeth1023
    @wyeth1023 8 років тому +41

    song is just so badass

  • @tzohfeld
    @tzohfeld 16 років тому +10

    Fucks up and jumps RIGHT back in....
    amazing

  • @freesolja1
    @freesolja1 7 років тому +58

    man there is an amazing amount of footage of Elliott's concerts

    • @light_and_sound
      @light_and_sound Рік тому +5

      Truth! And I'm just now discovering it. I've been a fan since the late 90's and loved his studio albums and what I knew of him from magazines, but watching these live shows are unlocking a whole new level of Elliott fandom for me.

  • @patricklivego
    @patricklivego 6 років тому +23

    Makes me feel in heaven and hell at the same time . Happy and sad.

  • @schaefersmann
    @schaefersmann 16 років тому +17

    haunting, still a classic

    • @Dhdhdyqha
      @Dhdhdyqha 6 місяців тому +1

      Good will haunting

  • @trashtreasurer19
    @trashtreasurer19 12 років тому +33

    I can imagine this being fucking difficult to perform live.

  • @willisizm1
    @willisizm1 12 років тому +11

    Elliot you saved my life

  • @cathiejoyYoungart
    @cathiejoyYoungart 16 років тому +6

    YES! It was incredible. You can hear it here on this live recording which proves it.

  • @hardfolk
    @hardfolk 4 роки тому +11

    Te amo Elliott

  • @mattheohimenez5228
    @mattheohimenez5228 6 років тому +12

    This is some dark.... stuff....

  • @chodkoel
    @chodkoel 16 років тому +21

    Actually, it isn't a flute - it's just an electric guitar with the fuzz and the treble turned way down so that it has a warm and subdued/mysterious sound.
    Cheers!

  • @JAYKAYAY91
    @JAYKAYAY91 14 років тому +6

    i wish you could see his face and his emotions. there are hardly any live videos of this songs

  • @shindelins
    @shindelins 15 років тому +6

    i've never seen anyone play this song like elliott. the one of the most beautiful songs ever.

  • @tyleragnew
    @tyleragnew 16 років тому +2

    absolutely stunning

  • @isolationeitheror
    @isolationeitheror 16 років тому +6

    best album i agree.
    the no names
    are amazing

  • @Nyco_lee
    @Nyco_lee 8 років тому +4

    22 years.. this album.

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 16 років тому +4

    thanks so much for posting this, i love this song.

  • @adamrod99
    @adamrod99 11 років тому +3

    Saves me everyday

  • @angelesskies
    @angelesskies 7 місяців тому

    there are so many great artists all of us have missed out on… elliott was sadly on of them for me. im hoping in another life, I had seen him play. maybe my love for music started with a different life, seeing some of the musicians play then that I love in this life now. or maybe not lol. either way I’ll never forget Elliott and the countless others I’ve begin to love through their music.

  • @codafiles
    @codafiles 6 місяців тому

    i love watching his hands in the low light. this was taken in the year after his self titled, which was a radical monument of self acceptance. a precious time capsule before the heat lamp of fame burned him out

  • @escamc1889
    @escamc1889 3 роки тому +7

    This is beyond comprehension

  • @andreyspish
    @andreyspish Рік тому +1

    Phenomenal work, one of a kind

  • @etah1
    @etah1 3 місяці тому

    this is so beautiful

  • @mymayapapaya
    @mymayapapaya 17 років тому +4

    Cute! I love you Elliott.

  • @lem4655
    @lem4655 9 місяців тому

    Kind of love this video quality, makes him seem like an obscured face

  • @evgeniyawille
    @evgeniyawille 3 роки тому +2

    My love

  • @mckelepic
    @mckelepic 2 роки тому +2

    so haunting

  • @thrills120
    @thrills120 9 місяців тому +4

    Is it fucked up that it makes me happy he went out like a Roman Candle instead of getting fat and fading away like the rest of us. He was too great for that and now he’ll live forever young and free.

    • @0larue0
      @0larue0 7 місяців тому +5

      The only "living" he will be doing forever young and free is in our minds. He died, and that actually sucks. I'd much prefer he got fat like the rest of us and kept writing songs and making records and performing, like he wanted to do.

  • @lightonbuildings
    @lightonbuildings 9 місяців тому

    This must be archived. It is the very reason there is music and art.

  • @Stillillgal
    @Stillillgal 15 років тому +1

    this is so amazing

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 15 років тому +7

    ...index/middle fingers on the higher straings and do an alternating picking pattern on the bass strings! but hopefully the chords/tuning will give you a starting point.
    i'm thinking about making a tutorial video for this song at some point, so subscribe!
    good luck

  • @whitestripebuzz
    @whitestripebuzz 15 років тому +1

    i love this song so much. and just learnt it off mark1800 a few comments below. thanks mark! =)

  • @ModestMousekateer
    @ModestMousekateer 16 років тому +1

    I don't think I've ever noticed that flute melody...I'll check out the album version again. Thanks for mentioning it, I guess.

  • @renbelmont
    @renbelmont 2 роки тому +3

    at 2:48 he tunes his E string from D to C in the middle of strumming.

    • @autorka1001
      @autorka1001 Рік тому

      How on Earth did he do that?

    • @georgeplith
      @georgeplith Рік тому +1

      he does that in the studio recording, but i think here he maybe just plays the C on 3rd fret A string instead

  • @AlmightyBigBoss
    @AlmightyBigBoss 8 місяців тому

    I don’t appreciate the laughs, but I do appreciate the video! Thank you ahah

  • @ultraviolentromantic
    @ultraviolentromantic 9 місяців тому +1

    so fucking amazing

  • @ModestMousekateer
    @ModestMousekateer 16 років тому +2

    hahaha, typical Elliott. It is a really hard song to play anyways. Great song too.
    Thanks for posting it.

  • @Kleasone
    @Kleasone 12 років тому +5

    I never could figure out how he got this sound on this song

  • @cheersmydude420
    @cheersmydude420 13 років тому +3

    hahha i need to drink ,,, more beer elliott was a rare delicate creature that everybody let go of

  • @rockonhard77
    @rockonhard77 13 років тому +14

    Nirvana's cool. But Elliott has better musicianship and songwriting than Kurt but there are like if you had 2 brothers, if both are good for different reasons you got to love them. I agree that Elliott needs more respect and notice.

  • @c4rdsh4rk
    @c4rdsh4rk 16 років тому

    not many would be in this quality, but great vid. thanks

  • @cwruomar
    @cwruomar 17 років тому

    thanks for the post.. awesome!

  • @adamrod99
    @adamrod99 11 років тому +1

    Mastermind musical genious.

  • @plexusnexus
    @plexusnexus 15 років тому

    love you you elliott
    xo

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 16 років тому +2

    he's using his thumb to slap the strings against the fretboard whilst flicking the higher strings

  • @Stillillgal
    @Stillillgal 16 років тому +3

    no... you can hear the strings...
    elliott was so amazing...:[

  • @pressureofdays
    @pressureofdays 16 років тому +2

    Thanks, pretty rare him perfoming this one live..?

  • @MrKasdal
    @MrKasdal 12 років тому

    fantastick,

  • @MissMisery123
    @MissMisery123 15 років тому

    love.....

  • @punkinmyvitamins1
    @punkinmyvitamins1 11 років тому +1

    Yup

  • @aaaaaa-lw9gn
    @aaaaaa-lw9gn 6 років тому +1

    el hombre de la silueta

  • @ModestMousekateer
    @ModestMousekateer 16 років тому +1

    imo as well, though not in so much detail haha.
    But yeah, it is an eargasmic sound.

  • @yeedeedeezeeghee8065
    @yeedeedeezeeghee8065 8 років тому +8

    how could someone so talented be so sad

  • @Gammarklar
    @Gammarklar 14 років тому +1

    the flute melody? lol, yea and i love the trombone work in kiwi maddog 20/20.

  • @MusicbyMitar
    @MusicbyMitar 13 років тому +2

    2:20

  • @roudysmurf
    @roudysmurf 16 років тому

    nice

  • @andrewmaynard6693
    @andrewmaynard6693 10 років тому +21

    why do the good ones die young while the bad ones keep living?

    • @fuckedwithanailgun
      @fuckedwithanailgun 9 років тому +8

      They are needed in Heaven to play and sing at their fullest and best more than they are needed on Earth...but the treasures they left us, man...I'm so thankful.

    • @FELENATOR
      @FELENATOR 8 років тому

      +fuckedwithanailgun elliott didnt believe that though

    • @fuckedwithanailgun
      @fuckedwithanailgun 8 років тому +3

      Cool. I'm not Elliott, man.

    • @FELENATOR
      @FELENATOR 8 років тому +1

      fuckedwithanailgun just making a pointless point

    • @fuckedwithanailgun
      @fuckedwithanailgun 8 років тому

      Nothing wrong with that.

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 16 років тому +1

    ps. does anyone know the tuning for this?

  • @mark1800
    @mark1800 16 років тому

    It's gotta have some kinda downtuning on the higher strings to get that jangling thing going though.... hrrrm. I must figure it out

  • @dunks10304
    @dunks10304 13 років тому +1

    @arexthetrex way more respect then nirvana

  • @Gammarklar
    @Gammarklar 14 років тому

    @thefortress12 sarcasm, how does it work? look it up in a dictionary. its obvious theres no trombone in kiwi maddog, just like its obvious that there isnt a flute in roman candle... to anyone that has ears which work.

  • @ZRN959
    @ZRN959 13 років тому

    @Flipperdoodles ...ow?

  • @Stillillgal
    @Stillillgal 16 років тому +1

    how the hell he did it?
    00:53
    pa pa pam

  • @ShokyShrox
    @ShokyShrox 16 років тому +1

    I think its a drop D.

  • @bringbackthe1960sppl
    @bringbackthe1960sppl 11 років тому +1

    its a fast pace strumming style and he almost wacks the low e string most of the time. its a weird e styled tuning also

    • @Brylantor
      @Brylantor 7 років тому +1

      Devon St. Jules this one is just double drop D not that weird

  • @lilSnubby
    @lilSnubby 15 років тому

    darkest hour? dude, he had some pretty dark hours...

  • @ModestMousekateer
    @ModestMousekateer 16 років тому

    Well I just listened to it again...doesn't sound like a flute to me =S
    Sounds more electric...

  • @Stillillgal
    @Stillillgal 16 років тому +1

    and at the same time one piece

  • @jala1081
    @jala1081 8 років тому

    did u move on from me/him the worlds fucked he knew I love you so much

  • @jomosamify
    @jomosamify 14 років тому

    @thewarfiles That song kill sucks to me. I don't see how someone listening to that crap would be listening to elliott.

  • @Gammarklar
    @Gammarklar 14 років тому

    @thefortress12 sarcasm, how does it work? look it up in a dictionary. its obvious theres no trombone in kiwi maddog, just like its obvious that there isnt a flute in roman candle... to anyone that has ears which work.