Elliott Smiths Xo

Author : Matthew LeMay
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826429009
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elliott Smith's XO written by Matthew LeMay and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwriter" stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. At a time when Smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending) brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central assumptions of singersongwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. XO insists that romanticizing personal tragedy can only leave you "deaf and dumb and done." And it backs up this claim with some of the most artful and intelligent music of its day. Matthew LeMay writes an original take on a widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work.

Author : Benjamin Nugent
Publisher : Palabra
ISBN 13 : 9780306814471
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing written by Benjamin Nugent and published by Palabra. This book was released on 2005-10-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is rare for a recording artist to move his fans so deeply that the news of his death sparks instant tribute concerts worldwide.

Author : William Todd Schultz
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408840006
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Torment Saint written by William Todd Schultz and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was trauma from an early age, years of drug abuse and a chronic sense of disconnection that sometimes seemed almost self-engineered. Smith died violently in Los Angeles in 2003, under what some believe to be questionable circumstances, of a single fatal stab wound to the chest. By this time fame had found him, and record buyers who shared the listening experience felt he spoke directly to them from beyond: lonely, lovelorn, frustrated, fighting until he could fight no more. And yet, although his achingly intimate lyrics carried the weight of truth, Smith remained unknowable. In Torment Saint, William Todd Schultz gives us the first proper biography of the rock star, a decade after his death, imbued with affection, authority, sensitivity and long-awaited clarity. Torment Saint draws on Schultz's careful, deeply knowledgeable readings and insights, as well as on more than 150 hours of interviews with close friends, lovers, bandmates, peers, managers, label owners, and recording engineers and producers. This book unravels the remaining mysteries of Smith's life and his shocking, too-early end. It will be an indispensable examination of his life and legacy, both for Smith's legions of fans as well as readers still discovering his songbook.

Author : Autumn de Wilde
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811857994
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elliott Smith written by Autumn de Wilde and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of photographs of musician Elliott Smith and transcriptions of interviews with people who knew him, accompanied by a compact disc of unreleased live recordings.

Author : Elliott Smith
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781423440130
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elliott Smith Songbook written by Elliott Smith and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Recorded Versions). A fixture on the Portland indie music scene, singer-songwriter Elliott Smith was introduced to the mainstream via his Oscar-nominated song "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack. This collection features that song and 17 others, from his first CD, through tracks released after his tragic and untimely death. Includes: Angeles * Clementine * Everything Means Nothing to Me * Pretty (Ugly Before) * Say Yes * Son of Sam * Waltz #2 (XO) * and more, plus a discography and an intro.

Author : Alyson Camus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947521681
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Question Mark written by Alyson Camus and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of singer-songwriter Elliott Smith has been an open case for the last eighteen years. The Oscar-nominated musician died of two stab wounds in the chest after a fight with his girlfriend Jennifer Chiba on October 21st, 2003. Even though his death was first reported by the media as an alleged suicide, a police investigation was reopened after the results of the autopsy were made public. Because of Elliott's history with drug addiction, depression, and suicide ideation, it was not difficult for many people, fans included, to believe he had killed himself. However, the circumstances of his death, the findings of the autopsy, as well as a series of inconsistencies and discrepancies have left open the possibility of homicide.The book is written from the perspective of Alyson, a real-life fan who undergoes her own investigation, motivated by her sense of justice and desire to determine the truth. If the exact circumstances of Elliott Smith's tragic death cannot be established beyond a reasonable doubt, after some persistent and in-depth research of the case and the insight of more than 40 people, the story that emerges is quite different from the one that has been too often portrayed in the media. Even though Elliott had well-documented problems, the events surrounding his death appear to be much murkier than previously thought, making it more difficult to believe his death was a clear-cut suicide.

Author : Elliott Smith
Publisher : Omnibus Press
ISBN 13 : 9781849383189
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Elliott Smith written by Elliott Smith and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rob Sacher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615540450
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wake Me When It's Over written by Rob Sacher and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my story; I am a musician and entrepreneur who created and co-owned nightclubs, now part of the history of music and nightlife in New York City. Starting with my first club, Sanctuary, and continuing with Mission in Manhattan's East Village and ending with the highly regarded Luna Lounge, this is the first book to cover a part of the New York rock music scene that came after punk, new wave, and no wave. Musicians and bands including Joey Ramone, The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Sugarcubes, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Killing Joke, among others, would party together at Mission. It was the late 1980s, a time of MTV's "120 Minutes," melodic British psychedelic guitar rock, Wax Trax industrial rock records, and a dangerous but exciting Lower East Side. Moving further ahead, my story continues with the sale of the Mission and the opening of Luna Lounge in 1995, possibly the most important venue of its size in New York. Luna was the stage where The Strokes, Interpol, The National, Longwave, stellastarr*, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, and many other bands first performed before friends and early fans of the bands. Also, Luna would host free performances from Marty Willson-Piper (The Church), Black Box Recorder, Sonic Boom, and Kid Rock. This is also a narrative about Elliott Smith as he wrote out his work for the album, XO, while sitting at the Luna Lounge bar and his subsequent launch into stardom. In addition, Luna Lounge was a well known Monday night comedy spot where cutting edge comics worked new material in front of a supportive audience as part of the "Eating It" comedy series, the room where fans could see, among others, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Garlin, Rob Cordry, Greg Fitzsimmons, Lewis Black, Jim Norton, Lewis C.K., and Marc Maron. Finally, this is the story of the forced closing of Luna Lounge, a victim of the rising real estate values which came as a result of the quality of life initiatives set out by the Republican mayors who have controlled the city for the last twenty years. More information is available at the author's website, wakeme.net.

Author : Kim Cooper
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 082641690X
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea written by Kim Cooper and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-11-16 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >

Author : Scott Plagenhoef
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441189882
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Belle & Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister written by Scott Plagenhoef and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You're Feeling Sinister shows how Belle & Sebastian transformed themselves over the space of a decade, from a slightly shambolic cult secret into a polished, highly entertaining, mainstream pop group. Along the way, the book shows how the internet has revolutionized how we discover new music-often at the cost of romance and mystery.