Bottle Up and Explode! has to be one of the most underrated songs in the history of music...
@trainmonrovia19128 жыл бұрын
Every freaking song is a hit. Genius.
@MrAgiddens794 жыл бұрын
I was 18 and there. It was awesome.
@eccentricrockers Жыл бұрын
So lucky!!
@LeahDyson-kq4bd3 ай бұрын
Lucky
@curlyJesus787 жыл бұрын
This is definitely one the best live performances of his I've heard on here. Or live performances ever. Seriously wish I had had the chance to see him.
@rcdowdy5 жыл бұрын
The Fuji Rock concert is much better. His back up band is a lot better as well as the recording. Anything by Elliott is good. Think he has the same bass player. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isWloMKHptPciKs.html
@aoldatabase4 жыл бұрын
@@rcdowdy actually i think this is better, not the video quality necessarily, but his performance
@toditron2 жыл бұрын
Janet Weiss was such a great drummer/vocalist for Elliott in this period.
@mglenwright094 жыл бұрын
Full disclosure, I'm a wee bit obsessed with Elliott's music. I've listened to pretty much every live recording of shows and other work he's done that I could possible scrounge off the internet. I imagine a lot of you who are here also have done the same. But for real, this is really one of the best sounding recordings from this time period by far that wasn't professionally done. Sound quality is super on point. Not to mention it's with Quasi backing. Too good.
@stipey234 жыл бұрын
mglenwright09 Even better- I was at that show, halfway between Elliott & the bass player. I keep wondering if I’m going to see myself in this video. What a show!
@nossolg3 жыл бұрын
Cat's Cradle staff recorded all the shows back then and ran sound from the board. I drove about 20 miles to see this and had to be to work at 4:30am. Got a speeding ticket on the way home.
@mglenwright092 жыл бұрын
@Green Rocky Road oh yeah, janet's harmonies make some of these songs for sure, almost sort of seems that's how he intended them to be yaknow. they seem in their element here : )
@tjericson24146 жыл бұрын
This chick on the drums is amazing. Love how she compliments Elliott’s voice, really different sound than his usual.
@piggsquigg9836 жыл бұрын
Todd Ericson that's janet weiss, she also drums for sleater/kinney. was absolutely blown away by her playing when i saw s/k live a few years back.
@alabastermontague68413 жыл бұрын
@@piggsquigg983 Janet is basically the best drummer going. I mean, among all drummers currently drumming.
@ryanrobinson1913 жыл бұрын
bro thats fucking JANET WEISS
@jearpster Жыл бұрын
@@piggsquigg983 also played with Stephen malkmus for a bit
@jeradguitar11 ай бұрын
@@jearpster ...and Bright Eyes (Cassadaga era)
@davidboguzes95769 жыл бұрын
You know your a special talent when you can get an ENTIRE audience to shut up. Elliott Smith=Best songwriter ever.
@ArkadianDream6 жыл бұрын
I fucking adore this live. The band version of all these songs is.. stunning. And I didn't understand floors me. Instant favourite! Thanks elliott, wish I could have been there somehow
@Silverjoo8110 жыл бұрын
I've seen Quasi twice since '04 and they were both unforgettable shows..but who knows what I would trade top see them play backing up Smith. Talk about an f-ing dream team. It's such a sad thing that getup of friends can no longer all be together
@nossolg3 жыл бұрын
I was at this show and was a big fan of Quasi AND Elliott Smith so this was a night to remember and can' believe the entire show is online.
@Ethan-fh9lq6 жыл бұрын
It's so inspiring to hear these songs performed so well with these arrangements.
@mglenwright098 жыл бұрын
goddamnit, pictures of me always gets me going. one of my favorites off either/or, easily
@ABCDyeahyeahyeah11 жыл бұрын
The early shows with quasi have such a raw quality to them. Makes me wonder what the "Grand Mal" album would have been like before he turned it into XO.
@boycewebb744510 жыл бұрын
These downloads always show Elliott Smith as the damn rockstar he was. Although not as revealing or as intimate as his solo performances they are precious recordings. May Arttsts like Elliott Smith and Philliop Semour Hoffman rest in peace. I haven`t felt frustration about a loss of an actor since Heath Ledger. They should hunt down the morons selling the poision that killed Hoffman. Damn it all.
@casperguylkn7 жыл бұрын
Lot of Gen X talent is sadly gone.
@benmason93325 жыл бұрын
All Elliott’s show are so different from one another. I love that!
@JimmyMcCullochFan8 жыл бұрын
This version of Speed Trials is sublime. Great gig!
@marktaylor232 жыл бұрын
Really digging the girl on drums singing backing vocals, never heard before. Works well
@tomrawstorn7 жыл бұрын
This is the best live elliott show i've seen
@HalfLifeOfHumanity3 жыл бұрын
Elliot is one of the most beautiful, meaningful, and influential muscians that those of us who have experienced his honesty and natural talent playing the music he shares makes every listen or watching of live shows become something new. it creates real emotion and inspiration. There really is noone like him...A legacy built w humilty but he's not the type to be labled.loved and missed forever. @sugarmagnoliajams/youtube
@Tomeveleigh18 жыл бұрын
drummer's been watching ringo. so sweet to see elliott in a forum without a cam two inches from his face like they wanna taste the salt of his marketable tears.
@andrewdyke55615 жыл бұрын
It's cool to hear a show like this
@brandonbarnett1310 жыл бұрын
I was at this show.
@casperguylkn7 жыл бұрын
Wow. Seems like an intimate show, even if it is Elliott with a backing band.
@juliankiem6 жыл бұрын
You lucky boy
@bluesriot25 жыл бұрын
u done good
@peckoltia314 жыл бұрын
I knew him after he dead. I really sad about it. You lucky.
@stipey234 жыл бұрын
Me too. I was caught in a sea of Chapel Hill high school students, front and center. Once the music started, it was all good.
@LaTiamat11 жыл бұрын
monumental !!! thanks for uploading, such good audio quality
@bluesriot25 жыл бұрын
audio makes this xs, extra special
@itdoesntmeanathing3 ай бұрын
Happiness sounds so good in this set what a rockin song
@johnthecoat110 жыл бұрын
got goosebumps at 00.45 - when the drums come in...
@belindavincent59564 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for uploading this - what a gift
@muuuzaklistener4 жыл бұрын
janet fucking went off on bled white. so kickass.
@xcohmygod2 жыл бұрын
happiness vocals at the end are unbeatable and bring me to tears lol
@Benjo-qd1dv Жыл бұрын
it’s beautiful, Sam’s harmonies are so good
@JimMaynard1234 жыл бұрын
I was at this show! Thanks for posting! Magical.
@relapso454411 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing this with us!
@esotericveritas Жыл бұрын
I went to quite a few shows at Cat's Cradle back in the day!!!
@georgemalko618310 жыл бұрын
elliott on amps. he was doing well here
@MrAbo6668 жыл бұрын
+george malko you are just tellement vrai in french
@MiKeDoNaDiZZle5 жыл бұрын
They sound so good!
@jarneyjnr23164 жыл бұрын
This is one of his best performances
@hazelhumor8 жыл бұрын
2016 and I still can't overcome Elliott and Quasi playing together.
@clare92197 ай бұрын
2024 and I can’t either
@pascalauzias56365 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@allegiance0006 жыл бұрын
I just realized that this is 21 years to the very day ago. Cool.
@Mogwai19236 жыл бұрын
David Dillehay Are you a time traveller?
@allegiance0006 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@jotohomomoto9 жыл бұрын
can't believe i missed this show!! I was totally NOT into Smith back then but I was definitely hitt'n up Cats Cradle on the regular!!
@music84able10 жыл бұрын
Good drumming in Waltz 2
@alabastermontague68414 жыл бұрын
Janet gonna Janet.
@weswalker9347 Жыл бұрын
wow honesty is explosive!
@knuckle12356 Жыл бұрын
Bled White just absolutely SLAPS with full backing band and young Elliott, still empowered by the potions and poultices; before the witches' magic inevitably turns on their consumer. In it, fast, tight, and loud; with such emotion. 🫦
@dancalisto2613 Жыл бұрын
It's perfect!!!!
@magnusmxx11 жыл бұрын
Best koncert i have seen with Elliott!!
@fleadoggreen90624 жыл бұрын
How can they remember all the different parts and changes especially the drummer, not her songs
@alabastermontague68414 жыл бұрын
Because Janet is the best drummer of her generation.
@MIKE-TYTHON3 жыл бұрын
Rehearsing
@bluesriot25 жыл бұрын
I love this notherfucker RIP gone way too soon
@benmason93325 жыл бұрын
I really like between the bars on this set. Seems kinda aggressive with the electric
@Ben-to8vt10 жыл бұрын
FYI the correct date is September 29, 1998.
@jasonhernandez2454 Жыл бұрын
Backing band, Quasi (Sam & Janet)
@generalmalaise29302 жыл бұрын
what a fucking set
@ABCDyeahyeahyeah11 жыл бұрын
Also you have the wrong date, this is actually September 29, 1998. On January 29 he was in between shows at Largo, in LA.
@Stillillgal11 жыл бұрын
i feel u
@knuckle12356 Жыл бұрын
Is Elliott being extra quiet, or is his mic not very hot/potted down at times? The chick on drums is coming thru LOUD and clear, meanwhile I can't hardly make out Elliott's voice. I mean, I get that he was quiet, but hey, soundboard guy; this is literally your job. So, ah, start leveling that nonsense out. Get the house acoustics and instrument variations to sound close as you can to a studio track. [Make them SOUND GOOD.] Sheesh.
@Stillillgal11 жыл бұрын
becuase it's sad and probably true
@igorTHEPOWERGUIDO6 жыл бұрын
Wait a second, is that a tattoo of elliott's self titled album ?(7:11) Can someone tell?
@Snapdragontank10 жыл бұрын
female drummers are a great idea
@JCBigCat9 жыл бұрын
yeah, females are a great idea.
@knowthycell7 жыл бұрын
JCBigCat I like pussy
@igorTHEPOWERGUIDO6 жыл бұрын
oh, fuck you all
@DrawtheCurtains2 жыл бұрын
It's really weird to see that out of every Big Star he could have covered... he chose "Stroke It Noel" lol
@schaefersmann11 жыл бұрын
sam janet elliott classic shit
@theedorbsАй бұрын
That would make a great shirt.
@brunosm.l22674 жыл бұрын
Hi @toodeadfordreaming , about the conversation that u mentioned with Elliott's father. I assume he's not his stepfather, but i never heard about his real father, if they had any relation, etc. Was he that has this video? Thanks.
@dithirambos3 жыл бұрын
He has lived with his father during his high school years in Portland.
@brunosm.l22673 жыл бұрын
@@dithirambos but he's not "charlie", just another guy
@dithirambos3 жыл бұрын
@@brunosm.l2267 Charlie is his stepfather, his father is Gary Smith.
@JunkBondTrader11 жыл бұрын
in my opinion, it's possible, but very highly unlikely when compared to the probability of the other scenario.. but everyone has their opinion. besides, arguing about it had become a faux pas lol.. cheers!
@gabrielsantana23676 жыл бұрын
2020
@AcidRavelEffect3 ай бұрын
rude boyZ
@josephkraemer82785 жыл бұрын
Damn i am fucking confused lol, tired.
@robertdaugherty3962 Жыл бұрын
Vonnegut's novel ?
@MrSeabass19917 ай бұрын
Which song?
@JunkBondTrader11 жыл бұрын
why do u always bring that shit up?
@mrdaniel5117 жыл бұрын
I mean, the tone doesn't really work for his songs. Don't get me wrong, it still sounds great, but it's unfitting. His closed shows where it's just him with his acoustic guitar and asking people for songs are still the best of his performances imo. I guess that in a way this is kind of dynamic, some songs did sound great here like Division Day, but songs like Between the Bars are supposed to be more intimate, almost lullabies.
@Ethan-fh9lq6 жыл бұрын
Ah man I love these versions and think they work great. I love his solo acoustic performances too though, especially early on. But it's so great to hear these versions too. This is the only electric show I've seen where I feel like Elliott is really playing electric guitar with a lot of expression. And Quasi kills it backing and his singing is also really expressive. Also it just looks like he's having a lot of fun which is cool too.
@toditron5 жыл бұрын
I get what you're saying, but I have to disagree. I really appreciate hearing Elliot's music in this environment, working with other musicians, with a little drive behind it, and I'm not sure how all that would work with an acoustic ...all the solos? ..crescendos? (Bled White gave me chills!) ...I love the intimacy of the acoustic and I agree that many of the songs were written that way, but it's good to hear a well practiced, tight group interpret his work so articulately. The drummer is superlative! (..just realized that's Janet Weiss, perhaps the most underrated drummer ever, so... yeah) This group may be the best combination I've heard for Elliot. ...and his solo recordings exist, are beautiful, and can be appreciated at any time. More perspectives, more appreciation, more art.
@frxdispatchgaming10435 жыл бұрын
With a backing band, this is actually one of his best performances. His voice sounds great and playing is ace. Drummer and Bass are playing so tight keeping within the song just top notch.
@slacktoryrecords41934 жыл бұрын
I get the impression you didn’t see him play live in person with his bands. Those shows in person were really powerful, loud rock shows. Trust me, in person at those shows I never once wished the band wasn’t there. Although I guess if you’re the kind of person who generally prefers solo acoustic performances I guess there’s no getting around that. I always thought it was important for Elliott to show off how well he could rock (after all, that’s what he did on his albums, where he played electric guitars and solos and all the other instruments, right?) The show I saw with the Figure 8 band on (or around) Halloween in Pittsburgh where they covered Don’t Fear the Reaper, and Elliott played it with the monk costume he was wearing that night turned around *backwards* for that song, with the hood covering his face? Oh my god. Just insane. And he played the whole song, solo included, absolutely perfect. Killer.
@alabastermontague68414 жыл бұрын
There were band shows where it worked and ones where it didn't. There were solo shows where it the purest thing and solo shows where he wasn't in the moment. The thing about Elliott playing live was that he when he was there he was completely there and when he wasn't you felt it. If you're looking at in retrospect, then I get it: you're making a judgment based upon a) what was recorded; b) what sounds good to you. If you were there at the time, you were kind of hoping he was in a good place when you saw him, and sometimes he wasn't. This is a good band gig. He had his friends around him.
@margaritaandthemasters3 жыл бұрын
It's hot in here Who cares Know what i mean? No ❤
@brandonleboeuf37274 жыл бұрын
The backing band’s vocals are terrible and they don’t harmonize well but Elliot is great.