I think figure 8 might be your favourite album based on your love for cupids trick and pictures of me. A lot of fans dont much care of it since it abandons the acoustic focus and basically becomes an indie rock album, but IMO it totally works. Its opening track just totally blew me away with its level of instrumentation since I was so used to self titled at that point.
The albums just keep getting better lyrically and musically-keep going! The next albums have more of what you liked on this album +additional innovation
Between the bars' lyrics are very clever. You can either see them Elliott talking to his girlfriend with a manipulative behaviour. Or otherwise, as you said, it can be interpreted as alcohol talking to Elliott. It depicts so well the theme of control and manipulation
Next album is even more of the Pictures of Me kind of production, one after that even more so, very elaborate. Excited for you to hear them for the first time!
omg I was one of the people who said I was really excited for your take on Either/Or on your last Elliott Smith reaction! Im really drunk rn so tomorrow I'll check it out too see it. Love u man!
The most popular songs on this album (Between the Bars, Angeles and Say Yes) are the ones that were featured on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, along with the non-album track Miss Misery which was nominated for best original song at the 1998 Oscars.
Dude if you like Cupid’s Trick I think you’ll enjoy the direction he goes on the albums XO and the two following records. Elliott got some incredible recording opportunities with Dreamworks and the music we got continues to remain some of my favorite music Elliott or anyone else ever wrote. He elaborates on his musicianship in 3 very different directions which all have long lasting classic and deep cuts in the Elliott Smith Discog with Waltz #2 being his what I would call “perfect song”. XO gotta be your next reaction
One of my favorite albums. The songs for sure don't necessarily wow, but what I love is that they don't have to. They're just consistently well written and, at least for me, get better on every listen.
Elliott is my favorite ever, I have his albums tattooed and it's fun to watch you see his growth because you can audibly hear the production grow as his fame grows. His other albums showcase the growth in production as well😁
Either/Or is one of my all-time favorite albums. It just hits a personal and lonely part of me that very few albums can hit, and some tracks like Between the Bars and No Name No.5 hit me SO hard it's tough to explain. Great reaction!
Great video man… I was waiting on this haha. This album is easily one of his best, and I feel it’s where he truly began kind of growing into himself and his sound a bit more. Coincidentally, this album was released on the same day of the month as Nick Drake’s album _Pink Moon_ (Both released February 25th), another album often mentioned when people are speaking of Elliott Smith. The albums are compared quite a bit, though they are quite different stylistically. _Pink Moon_ is probably the warmest sounding album I’ve ever heard, I haven’t heard anyone who has been able to replicate how smooth and warm his guitar playing is. Both artists were truly singularly gifted. I’ve mentioned it before if I’m not mistaken, but It’d be really cool to see a reaction to _Pink Moon_ if you ever get the chance. I feel like you’d really enjoy it. Also, really like the Daniel Johnston shirt : )
Great video! Excellent review, I've watched all your other Elliott Smith videos and it's very rewarding seeing your reviews of a new Elliott Smith album and being able to compare it to previous albums and excellent analysis. In a lot of ways Elliot remains at his core the same artist but each album he branches out and plays with different techniques and sounds, he experiments and this album is probably his best, although not my personal favorite. He perfects his vocals and lyrics and sound on this album. My understanding is he plays all the instruments on his albums and as his albums progress he incorporates more instruments (lots of organ on figure 8, lots of distortion on From a Basement on the Hill)
Glad to see you're continuing listening to Smith! I loved your reaction to Cupid's Trick haha and Pictures of Me. It's fun to try to imagine I'm listening for the first time as well. I will say I found that this album really grew on me in a way most music does not with repeated listening until it eventually became one of my favorites. Choices like the late drums in 2:45 started to hit me a bit differently and harder for some reason whereas initially I had more of a wtf reaction.
I never realized till this listen how much No name #5 reminds me of a cross between Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song", and George Harrison's "Something"....what a brilliant song writer he was. I miss him.
Now that I have seen some of your reactions, particularly from Elliott…I have so much fun guessing which ones you are gonna like the most…Cupids Trick was just an easy guess😂
I'll be honest, I never listen to any album released while he was alive anymore. I listen to him play live like his Sweden show or one of his two posthumous albums.
Always love watching these videos. If you liked what he did on pictures of me and cupids trick, your in for some good shit on the next couple albums. I agree with you a lot about Elliott not being mind blowing, up to this point, but after this he does not stay true to that. Big changes in his music come.
For more songs that sound kinda like Cupid’s Trick, I would recommend the album From a Basement on the Hill, which ended up coming out after his death.
Re: Between the Bars - the title can suggest images of someone behind bars (in jail, after doing something they probably shouldn't have), while also suggesting how someone behaves while they're "between" different bars (bars where you would drink).
@@snowy6301 That's awesome, and I think if you like those 2 albums then you would probably like their album Evol, which came out only 2 years before daydream nation
That line in Between The Bars "the potential you'll be but you'll never see" rings true for so many great artists and people, especially him
Including Elliott
that line hits so fucking hard
I think I actually love Either/Or more than I love myself, such a great album.
Same. It's also a low bar to beat (JKJK)
You're gonna love XO. He definitely ups the sound on the next one.
He’ll love figure 8 too
I think figure 8 might be your favourite album based on your love for cupids trick and pictures of me. A lot of fans dont much care of it since it abandons the acoustic focus and basically becomes an indie rock album, but IMO it totally works. Its opening track just totally blew me away with its level of instrumentation since I was so used to self titled at that point.
The albums just keep getting better lyrically and musically-keep going! The next albums have more of what you liked on this album +additional innovation
Between the bars' lyrics are very clever. You can either see them Elliott talking to his girlfriend with a manipulative behaviour. Or otherwise, as you said, it can be interpreted as alcohol talking to Elliott. It depicts so well the theme of control and manipulation
Next album is even more of the Pictures of Me kind of production, one after that even more so, very elaborate. Excited for you to hear them for the first time!
Oh shit, I was just binge watching your videos and you just posted one after 3 weeks
Both this album and his self titled hold special places in my heart
i feel like youll really enjoy from a basement on a hill, lots of cool experimentation, dark sound and beautiful/haunting lyrics
omg I was one of the people who said I was really excited for your take on Either/Or on your last Elliott Smith reaction! Im really drunk rn so tomorrow I'll check it out too see it. Love u man!
Ayyyy thank you lmaooo
The most popular songs on this album (Between the Bars, Angeles and Say Yes) are the ones that were featured on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, along with the non-album track Miss Misery which was nominated for best original song at the 1998 Oscars.
Based on the songs you seem to gravitate towards I think you'd highly fuck with Figure 8 (IMO his most GOATED album)
Dude if you like Cupid’s Trick I think you’ll enjoy the direction he goes on the albums XO
and the two following records. Elliott got some incredible recording opportunities with Dreamworks and the music we got continues to remain some of my favorite music Elliott or anyone else ever wrote. He elaborates on his musicianship in 3 very different directions which all have long lasting classic and deep cuts in the Elliott Smith Discog with Waltz #2 being his what I would call “perfect song”.
XO gotta be your next reaction
One of my favorite albums. The songs for sure don't necessarily wow, but what I love is that they don't have to. They're just consistently well written and, at least for me, get better on every listen.
That’s definitely how I look at Elliott Smiths stuff. Just solid music all around
Elliott is my favorite ever, I have his albums tattooed and it's fun to watch you see his growth because you can audibly hear the production grow as his fame grows. His other albums showcase the growth in production as well😁
Figure 8 hits me. It’s got a pop twist, but it is more energetic take on his stuff, Give it a goog and sweet shirt!
Either/Or is one of my all-time favorite albums. It just hits a personal and lonely part of me that very few albums can hit, and some tracks like Between the Bars and No Name No.5 hit me SO hard it's tough to explain. Great reaction!
Great video man… I was waiting on this haha. This album is easily one of his best, and I feel it’s where he truly began kind of growing into himself and his sound a bit more. Coincidentally, this album was released on the same day of the month as Nick Drake’s album _Pink Moon_ (Both released February 25th), another album often mentioned when people are speaking of Elliott Smith. The albums are compared quite a bit, though they are quite different stylistically. _Pink Moon_ is probably the warmest sounding album I’ve ever heard, I haven’t heard anyone who has been able to replicate how smooth and warm his guitar playing is. Both artists were truly singularly gifted.
I’ve mentioned it before if I’m not mistaken, but It’d be really cool to see a reaction to _Pink Moon_ if you ever get the chance. I feel like you’d really enjoy it.
Also, really like the Daniel Johnston shirt : )
I’ve definitely heard of Pink Moon, but I’ve never listened! Also thank you I love Daniel Johnston :)
Love the Daniel Johnston shirt
i can already tell that you're gonna fucking LOVE xo and figure 8, great reaction!
You make great reviews! Also, I’m going to steal your shirt! 🫶
Great video! Excellent review, I've watched all your other Elliott Smith videos and it's very rewarding seeing your reviews of a new Elliott Smith album and being able to compare it to previous albums and excellent analysis. In a lot of ways Elliot remains at his core the same artist but each album he branches out and plays with different techniques and sounds, he experiments and this album is probably his best, although not my personal favorite. He perfects his vocals and lyrics and sound on this album. My understanding is he plays all the instruments on his albums and as his albums progress he incorporates more instruments (lots of organ on figure 8, lots of distortion on From a Basement on the Hill)
Thank you so much!! Yeah his way of playing feels pretty unique. I’m interested to see how he progresses from here
Learn how to play and sing his songs and in that process you'll realize that he's the greatest musical genius of our time
Can’t wait for you to announce Kings Crossing as the best song ever made lol also great to see you’re back
Glad to see you're continuing listening to Smith! I loved your reaction to Cupid's Trick haha and Pictures of Me. It's fun to try to imagine I'm listening for the first time as well. I will say I found that this album really grew on me in a way most music does not with repeated listening until it eventually became one of my favorites. Choices like the late drums in 2:45 started to hit me a bit differently and harder for some reason whereas initially I had more of a wtf reaction.
Pls do Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
I actually have already heard that one! It's a really great album. My favs are Medicine Bottle and 24 :)
@@snowy6301 Wow! It's so rare
Hyped been listening to Elliott for about 4 years
Too slept on
I never realized till this listen how much No name #5 reminds me of a cross between Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song", and
George Harrison's "Something"....what a brilliant song writer he was. I miss him.
It seems gentle but it’s actually vicious
between the bars is only his most popular song because it was on good will hunting
Now that I have seen some of your reactions, particularly from Elliott…I have so much fun guessing which ones you are gonna like the most…Cupids Trick was just an easy guess😂
I subscribed just now
I'm glad you thought Ballad of Big Nothing as "good".
keep going with elliott his next two albums are perfect
I'll be honest, I never listen to any album released while he was alive anymore. I listen to him play live like his Sweden show or one of his two posthumous albums.
Always love watching these videos. If you liked what he did on pictures of me and cupids trick, your in for some good shit on the next couple albums. I agree with you a lot about Elliott not being mind blowing, up to this point, but after this he does not stay true to that. Big changes in his music come.
I love Elliott Smith!
thank you George Clanton for this review
For more songs that sound kinda like Cupid’s Trick, I would recommend the album From a Basement on the Hill, which ended up coming out after his death.
Re: Between the Bars - the title can suggest images of someone behind bars (in jail, after doing something they probably shouldn't have), while also suggesting how someone behaves while they're "between" different bars (bars where you would drink).
If you ever run out of music to listen to (lol) give Built to Spill a try. Elliott would approve.
I just realized that maybe you have heard of them since theyve made a Daniel Johnston cover album.
more people should listen to this album, good reaction.
My favourite Elliott Smith album
Love Daniel Johnston
GREAT t-shirt!
Have you ever listened to Sonic Youth? I think their albums would make for fun reactions because of the hectic variety of songs and composition
I like Sonic Youth a lot actually. I’ve only heard Goo and Daydream Nation though so maybe I gotta dive deeper in the discog
@@snowy6301 That's awesome, and I think if you like those 2 albums then you would probably like their album Evol, which came out only 2 years before daydream nation
Oh man wait til you get to Figure 8
this dude stole my taste in music
if you want an Eargasm.. Listen to the Album Maggot Brain - Funkadelic. you won't regret it.
If you liked cupid tricks I feel like you would like from a basement on the hill. Especially songs like coast to coast.
XO and figure 8 are his best
Angeles*
Late drums always schmack
And you're right, the drum in Alemeda is annoying. Again, better live.