All his work is so incredible; this is probably my favourite song ever, it’s heartbreaking and comforting and haunting, such beautiful melodies. He was just a straight genius.
dude, i know exactly what you mean. I don't even care if he stops in the middle of a song, because compared to ANY artist these days, they have NOTHING on him. He was the greatest song writer of our generation, and one of the most talented musicians as well. I miss this guy, I pray that I'll be able to meet him in some other realm, the best I can do is try to learn to play the songs, and appreciate the music.
I'd be like, "What the hell are you doing talking through his set? It's Elliott Smith! He's great!" I had that feeling like, “Someday you idiots will shut up and listen to him.” I remember telling him, "People won't shut up, it's making me so angry." And he's like, "I like it better this way. It makes me less self-conscious."
rb919 that's cool, and so understandable. It's kind of frustrating seeing someone who was so proficient and genius-like in terms of music, think like me. There was only one Elliott Smith in this world and he shall be missed :(
LOU BARLOW [frontman, Sebadoh]: He opened solo for Sebadoh in ‘96, and it was at a time when no one really knew about him. We were at our peak at that point, and people just talked right through his set. It would make me really angry.
Thanks for your considerate and thought provoking message. There are two avenues to suicide: 1. Depression and too much to bear. 2. Misunderstanding, that is not fitting in to the world either one is too intelligent or is not accepted, I am the latter...
is it just me or can you see elliott playing on the streets of feudal japan for a ball of rice? his disipline is fuckin outrageous!!!!! its like hes like a fuckin ghost just a haunted soul that should have lived thousands of years ago
hey come on no people, no need for oregon and portland hating. elliott lived here a long time, if you've been here you can really feel the city in his music (or a least i can), no need to hate, i love his music, you love his music, we all love his music, we're not the best place in the world, but i like it here, and so did elliott apparently so put the argument to rest.
i found a youtube video that had a simplified version of this song that used mostly bar chords, it was taken down though, would anyone have tabs for that version?
Sure, drop D tuning works. Unless you're already down a full step in standard tuning, which is how Elliott usually played (and how I always play my acoustic). I'm not sure if he's tuned down here (don't have perfect pitch or a guitar handy), but it looks like he's stretching across 5 frets to me. In any case, your point is well taken. :)
I always call it Home To Oblivion. But I think that's wrong. I mean, these days people (artists/bands) just name the song after the most used line or most repeated word in the song itself. But a title represents a summary of what the song is about. I think No Name #1 through 4 were just chapters of his story in Roman Candle, and he couldn't come with a good title for any of them. Though No Name is a perfect title. Like most writers, I'm sure he thought of titles after he wrote the songs. RIP ES
Drunk people man! You don’t think that’s not going to be suspected? It’s not a concert. Sounds like a dive bar maybe? A place where people are not expected to remain silent. He was awesome though. I would have nothing to say except, “this guys music is amazing”.
this song is pretty hard to play and have it sound right. I hate how you can barely hear Elliott over all those people talking. they need to shut the hell up
This song is F*&^%$#@! amazing. Yeah I said it, freaking, what!! This is guy is from Oregon, where the best people on the earth are coming/from. Period
Eh. For beginners (especially those of us cursed with small-ish hands) I think it's a little tough with the pinky stretch across 5 frets. Of course, learning this song helped a lot with my finger flexibility and control. :)
Can you link somewhere where i can find the chords and a strumming? I'm trying to learn this song and it's frustratingly difficult to find anything at all.
you just to learn elliott technic... saperate the thumb from the other fingures and learn to strum with them very important to always know where is your fingures while stumming i\v never learn guitar... i learned just by wachin' elliott really he's like a guru *sorry for my bad english*
Ok he may n ot even be from oregon but you get my point that it is the best state in the ENTIRE US, specefically Eugene which is where I live and am from and I aint no slouch...much Love to everyone but don't move to Oregon, it rains to much...for me, and everyone I know
The worst part is, he didn't stop. Elliott never played BIG NOTHING!!!!!!!!, probably 'cause this asshat was screaming it at him all night. I wish people would have let Elliott play what he wanted rather than being incredibly rude and obnoxious.
Now you're saying someone is living inside me? Before you get all bent out of shape, I know what you're trying to say. I just don't care. People like you believe I'm doomed to suffer pain beyond comprehension because I don't opt to simplify the power behind the creation of such an absolutely perfect chemical concoction of biotic and abiotic things.
He didn't commit suicide to show his political or philosophical prowess or anything like that: as far as I know, suicide is a somewhat irrational and spontaneous act; though one may dwell on it for some time, it takes a spark (not the love kind) to get the process going...if you can de-humanize it so much as to call it a "process"...
The most important song Elliot Smith song that no one realizes is so. This or Rose Parade (of cou......) Dude shouting “BIG NOTHING”-is obviously an obnoxious drunk and of course none of us have never been so obnoxious under the incorrect dosage of spirits before right? Ok, maybe I have 😆
Committing suicide is not a cowardice act babebarrell...it is the most bravest thing anyone can do. The world becomes so painful and there is no one there. I am 35, have a masters degree in scottish history and political philosophy and am also tried in this world. However I am too scared...
@shadrussell I didn't say that OR TYPE THAT. i know that GOD created all creatures and planets, and lives inside all of us. Jesus Christ died to pay the debt for all of us. GOD loves all of us constantly and i will always know this.I extremely recommend you ask GOD for forgiveness and to guid your life.
