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Elliott Smith R.I.P.

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Lanemeyers
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Just heard this afternoon the passing of Elliott Smith on the radio.... Supposedly died of one self-inflicted knife wound to the chest. He was 34. Anyone who's never had the opportunity to listen to his music should do so, he was a brilliant musician, that composed beautiful music. This sucks.... R.I.P. dude!


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Oct 22 2003 1:55PM
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Line1260
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fuck man. thats rough. i am real glad i got to see him a few times before he passed. kind of off topic, but who else thinks suicide is real fucking selfish?


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'He jumped off of the roof again'
Oct 22 2003 5:31PM
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huckasaurus
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Yeah, this is too bad, he apparently killed himself last night and his girlfriend found him. It's too bad, he was a great musician.
Oct 22 2003 5:44PM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
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holy shit that sucks. Ad undoubtedly he'll become really famous now. I think everyone knew that it would probably end up that way. I wish I could have seen him.
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Oct 22 2003 5:48PM
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huckasaurus
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I hope he doesn't go down as the 'good will hunting guy' he's so much more than that, his music is really moving stuff.
Oct 22 2003 5:52PM
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Line1260
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yeah, it was real weird. i was walking around town all day with Independance Day stuck in my head, then found out about it when i got home.


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Oct 22 2003 8:24PM
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vfpsucks
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i just heard some elliot smith yesterday for the first time in a while, and today i was in a dorm and one of my classmates came in screaming ELLIOT'S DEAD! it was weird.
Oct 22 2003 10:49PM
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Lanemeyers
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sucks, I suppose he will become a Nick Drakeish type character.... Hopefully they'll release all the stuff he has completed..... Just a shame.... Why couldn't it have been Nickleback or Creed?


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Oct 23 2003 8:24AM
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scratch2fs
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nickleback and creed both have familar voices but their music is generally really good and has good messages. It would be a shame to see any talented person leave the world in the that way or any person in general

R. I. P.
Elliot Smith


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Oct 23 2003 8:36AM
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EastCoastPride
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it's too bad shit like this has to happen. he wrote really sad music. like needle in the hay. and pictures of me. such sad songs. an even sadder death.


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Oct 23 2003 6:12PM
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SkiSundownJibber
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what band was he in?
Oct 23 2003 7:49PM
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Line1260
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the band he was in is not shit compared to his 'solo' composition. heatmiser and quasi.


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Oct 24 2003 12:50AM
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Jrich23
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Needle in the Hay is used in the attempted suicide scene in The Royal Tenebaums, it's an unbelievably well done scene, and the song goes perfect.

'It's better to burn out than to fade away'
Oct 28 2003 3:19PM
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Lanemeyers
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Good song.... I was a big fan of his later stuff... Can't wait to hear the music he was working on before his death....my favorite is prolly 'Everything Reminds me of Her'... that is one fuckin pretty song!


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Oct 28 2003 4:02PM
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Ds91260
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i read it on the net somewhere, it sucks





die.
Oct 28 2003 8:01PM
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FRZGene
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Suicide is selfish.
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Oct 28 2003 8:16PM
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mo-rod
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Needle in the Hay is my Fav Elliot Smith song. They used in Royal Tenenbaums. when richie cuts himself
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Oct 28 2003 11:30PM
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Line1260
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Say Yes is my favorite song. or Independance day. hes going to get wicked popular now i bet. he had a thing on mtv news about him dying, thats crazy shit


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Oct 29 2003 12:23AM
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Lanemeyers
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Say Yes, is a great tune.... Yep, Nick Drake...

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Oct 29 2003 11:15AM
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steezy-joe
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wow, this is a rad thread to come across, i love the search bar. this is a timeless forum, it needs to be preserved
Mar 18 2007 10:29PM
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CJHski
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wow, this is an old thread.....i just got the Tribute CD to Elliott From portland, its actually pretty good
Mar 18 2007 11:44PM
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skiierman
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All the great artists kill themselves.
Mar 19 2007 10:44AM
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steezy-joe
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yeah the tribute CD is rad.
Mar 21 2007 3:44AM
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Elife
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that's a pretty savage way to go if you think about it...even still, today, I can't imagine having the will to stab myself in the chest. crazy
Mar 21 2007 4:45AM
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wilkesyachtingco
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look up an album called "from here to oblivion"

its some solo piano arrangements of some elliot songs done by christopher oriley. hes also done a bunch of radiohead arrangments. theyre all amazingly good.
Mar 21 2007 2:08PM
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Jamesl48
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Sadly, many great artists seem to. Apparently Brad Delp's (lead singer of Boston) fairly recent death was a suicide as well.
Mar 23 2007 6:49PM
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jhackbeez
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im sad now that i have heard this terrible news, cuz i really enjoyed his music
Mar 24 2007 9:18PM
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steezy-joe
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this thread is from 2003. you must feel like an idiot. he's been dead for like 4 years, haha
Mar 25 2007 3:30AM
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