Either/Or: Elliott Smith: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Speed Trials

2. Alameda

3. Ballad Of Big Nothing

4. Between The Bars

5. Pictures Of Me

6. No Name No. 5

7. Rose Parade

8. Punch And Judy

9. Angeles

10. Cupids Trick

11. 2:45 AM

12. Say Yes

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Blessed with the voice of a wispy angel, Elliott Smith creates sad little pop songs, which, like the work of Nick Drake (to whom he's been compared) threaten to disappear into the night air. Several of the tracks here were featured in Gus Van Zant's movie Good Will Hunting, and they're among the album's best (though "Miss Misery," nominated for an Academy Award is only available on the soundtrack album). "Angeles" and "Say Yes" are bittersweet laments that feature Smith's idiosyncratic guitar picking, which is well served by the album's decidedly low-fi production. --Rob O'Connor

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Beautiful, May 18 2004

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Elliott Smith's music is so sincere and brutally honest that just him and his acoustic beat all those mainstream fishooks out there today. The acoustic fingerstyle does conjure up the ghost of Nick Drake. The album has great dual layered vocals on songs like Angeles and Between the Bars which are reminiscent of the best harmonies from Simon and Garfunkel. This truely is the work of a fine musician and will make a nice addition to your collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars love, love, love this record., May 5 2004

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i highly recommend this album if you like the honesty and passion of artists like john lennon, kurt cobain, or leonard cohen. you know what i'm talking about. elliot smith is one of the few that can touch me on such a deep level. this record has a sound of its own and it's truly haunting - even more so now that elliot is gone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Own this now, April 20 2004

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I love this cd and have listened to it at least once every day since I bought it. One of those great albums you never forget. Everyone needs to own a copy of this. I dont think I oculd find one person who can honestly say they dont like it (people that do are just lying).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly delicate, beautiful and sad
Elliott Smith is my favorite artist because his music is so delicate, beautiful, sad, honest and real. Read more

Published on April 18 2004 by Karen Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars out of the blue
I was at a recored store, and I was listening to some music when I came across this album. I was listing to it and it was awsome. Read more

Published on Mar 2 2004 by Jos�