... The album begins with 'Roman Candle' a true classic, one of my favourites from Elliott. It shows his torment as a person and touches your heart. It is known he had a troubled life, his step dad and him not getting along, and this song represents this. There are three untitled songs, but still ... Read review
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Roman Candle - Elliott Smith
A member of the band Heatmiser, Elliot Smith recorded home demos on any equipment he could ... more
get his hands on. His first "solo" album is a cheap, four-track home recording that hints at the melodic possibilities Smith would explore in greater detail on s...
Roman Candle - Elliott Smith
A member of the band Heatmiser, Elliot Smith recorded home demos on any equipment he could ... more
get his hands on. His first "solo" album is a cheap, four-track home recording that hints at the melodic possibilities Smith would explore in greater detail on s...
Roman Candle - Elliott Smith
A member of the band Heatmiser, Elliot Smith recorded home demos on any equipment he could ... more
get his hands on. His first "solo" album is a cheap, four-track home recording that hints at the melodic possibilities Smith would explore in greater detail on s...
Roman Candle - Elliott Smith
A member of the band Heatmiser, Elliot Smith recorded home demos on any equipment he could ... more
get his hands on. His first "solo" album is a cheap, four-track home recording that hints at the melodic possibilities Smith would explore in greater detail on s...
A review by curvy_charlie on Roman Candle - Elliott Smith January 20th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Originality
Groundbreaking
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
Flawless
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
soothing, soft vocals, acoustic, brilliant guiat work, great album
Disadvantages:
if you like pounding dance music, and that only, then you probably won't like this .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Elliott smith will always be remembered as an extremely talented musician, and this Cd not only highlights this, but gives the fans a little something extra. Although it is a short album, it is definitely sweet. The album begins with 'Roman Candle' a true classic, one of my favourites from Elliott. It shows his torment as a person and touches your heart. It is known he had a troubled life, his step dad and him not getting along, and this song represents this. There are three untitled songs, but still great, only goes to show his mindset. The album is beautiful, another low production but great album, and the cover is eye capturing, simple, but intriging, Also the lyrics inside are with his hand writing which is nice. If you are an Elliott fan then get this album. The soft vocals, and layered guitaring will have you listening to it time and time again, each time hearing new things in his lyrics and melodies.
Advantages: Excellent overall package Disadvantages: Slightly overwhelming for those unfamiliar with his work
...released, and now that is followed by this double CD collection. In fairness to those involved the majority of songs on here are either B-sides or have been available on the internet for some time, and some of the proceeds will go to the ElliottSmith Memorial Fund, a charity which provides support for children who are the victims of abuse. The songs here have been culled from the period around the recording of his first 3 albums, ?RomanCandle?, ElliottSmith? and ?Either/Or?.
Musically there are no real surprises here, anyone even vaguely familiar with his work will instantly recognise that achingly fragile double-tracked voice and smart but melancholy lyrics over the intricately finger-picked guitar present that are present on most of the tracks here. There was never any denying the influence of the Beatles and bands like the Beach Boys...
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