the best part of figure 8 is the double whammy of "everything reminds me of her" followed by "everything means nothing to me" so incredible.

Either/or is s tier !!!!

No other artist has ever touched my soul with music like Elliott Smith

I really don’t get how underrated Roman Candle is. Maybe I just don’t care about production values as much but there’s not a single track I skip, it also paints one of the clearest pictures/atmosphere through all the songs and how they tie together which I think the raw lo-fi helps with.

XO is still an all time favourite of mine, but man, what an incredible discography. When Roman Candle is your worst album you know you're doing well

Let's be frank: It's all A-tier at the very least. It's like Nick Drake. There is no bad Nick Drake because I feel super sad after listening to him.

Melon slandering Coast to Coast is a travesty. From a Basement is fantastic, the keys made every song they were in better.

was not expecting figure 8 to wind up in s but i'm pleasantly surprised! i'd probably put xo and either/or in s too but i'll let it slide.

loving the elliott smith videos, a great artist that everyone should listen to

From A Basement On The Hill is such a phenomenal album! The haunting loneliness you can hear from Elliot’s trembling voice while he sings over those intricate guitar parts is just something you can’t skip. My personal favorites are “Coast To Coast,” “A Distorted Reality,” “Memory Lane,” ”Kings Crossing” and “Shooting Star” It’s gotta be S tier!

Elliott Smith is such a special artist. A pure soul. Everything he sang about was straight from the heart. The guy had so much humility...

Bro I was not expecting so much Elliott Smith content in 1 week but I’m not complaining 😭

Elliot Smith went to my high school, theres a really cool culture surrounding him there, I dont think I would have discovered his music as early as I did had I not gone to Lincoln.

From A Basement on a Hill is potentially my favorite of his. I actually enjoy the production. I think it sounds less compressed and a bit more natural than figure 8, and I think it's probably his most heart wrenching. Figure 8 is his most grand and probably best songwriting though.

Roman Candle feels like a high B or low A to me. It's a little rough around the edges, but most songs did a great job setting up ideas and themes to be expanded on down the road. Condor Ave, No Name 3, and Last Call are all standouts.

To me none of these albums is less that a B, literally a perfect discography (I disagree with either/or in B, but I LOVED IT WHEN YOU PUT FIGURE 8 IN THE S!!!!)

Hot hot takes here

I really disagree with the from a basement… placement. I think it’s his most unique album and it’s my personal favorite lyrically. I think the ideas on there work. There are some low points on it but i love the majority of it so much i’d put it A tier.

the track "roman candle" is one of my favorite elliott smith songs. chilling and weirdly catchy i love it.

I only learned of his music about 10 years ago but in the early 2000's he was a regular in my neighborhood at a few Starbucks among few other places and specifically a record shop. He was in a lot of my friends top 8 on myspace and I just thought he was a local with ties to my friend circles. I knew a lot of people in music and never put it together he was a musician. I just knew him as the guy who hated me immensely. I was a skater nu metal looking local hoodlum punk type and I think my existence just offended him. I will never forget the day I had to interrupt him talking to the record shop guys talking about the music that was playing ( I didn't know he was previewing some of his stuff to them at the time I think it was his eventual 2004 album ) to ask for the Anal Cunt CD's I had them put on special order for me and thank them for recommending Agoraphobic Nosebleed. The look of disgust on his face was hilarious.

Love this, can you do a Phil Elverum (Microphones/Mount Eerie) list next??

personally, roman candle and elliott’s self titled are my favorites because of the subtle but real raw indie feel they emit that i haven’t heard in many other records. great stuff :)

anthony, you putting figure 8 in S tier gave me a second lease on life. kiss me melon man

Man, Basement is severely underrated here. Easily the best songwriting of his career, and the most personal by far

I wish Elliott Smith was alive to see the love his fans have for him. Rest In Peace❤

Usually people gravitate either towards his early albums or later ones, so it's nice to see the two very different sounds of self titled and Figure 8 up there. I think Figure 8 often gets overlooked next to the hits on Either/Or and XO, but it really does have some of Elliott's best songwriting. He was very proud of Everything Means Nothing to Me, and for very good reason.

Oh my god what is happening, I just got obsessed with Elliott Smith starting a month ago, listened to his entire discography and bought every album on vinyl, and suddenly all this great Elliott content from you!!

From a Basement on the Hill has got to be the most underrated album of all time. No album has garnered more of my appreciation over time than that one. From me not wanting it, to me not preferring it, to me casually liking it, all the way to my mind being blown away, obliterated. It left me just completely and utterly impressed after a few months, connected to music at a higher level than I previously knew possible. So it's a shame that the album won't get the props I think it deserves. But I also can understand why because I remember how long it took me to be with it until it connected to me in that way which I would never have expected. So if you read this, give that album a chance over time. Let it play on shuffle for a few car rides. Sometimes during the day, some at night. Stick with it. There's something extraordinary behind that effort.

i respect your feelings, but tbh i think 'From a Basement on the Hill' is the absolute greatest collection of Elliott's tracks that exists. a 10/10 masterpiece.

I'm suprised to say I couldn't disagree more, because I agree with so many of your reviews (really love how you broke down Daughters' You Won't Get What You Want, for example). ANYWAY Not only is FABOTH a top all time album, but Strung Out Again is a highlight. The dynamic and tonal range of the music, the emotional range of the lyrics, help tell a story of confusion, pain, and self-betrayal with brutal candor. Here's where the pop sugar coating he had a knack for gets perfected...and sand blasted off. If it didn't give you the shivers from the very first listen, it's probably a good thing you can't feel it or otherwise relate....

From a basement on the hill is a top tier album, it not being finished adds to the quality of the album. Classic.

Roman candle has slowly become one of my favorites over time. Has a unique feel to it.

So glad you gave figure 8 an S tier, I love that album. Would’ve been interesting if you included Heatmiser albums

BIG COMMENT TIME: This is easily the most excited I've ever been to watch a video of yours. Holy shit I can't wait. I'm going to give little write-ups on your opinions as I watch! Roman Candle: C Tier is fair, considering what you said in the intro about C tier still being an amazing project in the grand scheme of things. Some of his all time best songs are on here, like the title track and Condor Avenue, and it also includes his most underrated track for me: No Name #3. Overall this album has many of the haunting, spidery/cobwebby qualities as the self-titled, but he hasn't quite fleshed it all out yet. Elliott Smith (Self-Titled): Absolutely Agree. As someone who got into Elliott Smith through XO and his other more-produced works, I didn't expect this one to ever blow me away, going into it knowing that it was more stripped back and barren. But sure enough, it quietly and steadily grew on me to become maybe my all time favorite of his albums (although it's ultimately impossible to decide and my favorite changes every month, regardless, this is my most listened to album of his). The absolute genius of those sparse, steady, often mere step-apart chords of Needle In The Hay, beginning with the right channel, and filling the full stereo field by the third chord, never fails to immediately suck me into the haunted soundscape this album creates (and creates, keep in mind, with remarkably little: guitar and voice). Arrangement-wise, this album is perfect. Each guitar part is so full and rich on its own, (a given for Elliott Smith), but the few moments where he extends the song beyond just guitar and vocals are nothing short of brilliant: The ghostly harmonica on Alphabet Town, the otherworldly, ethereal electric guitars on Satellite (at the 1:30 mark), and the breathing keys on Coming Up Roses all fill my soul with so much rich, indescribable emotion that it's overwhelming. This album is flawless. S Tier, easily. Either/Or: Strangely enough, this is another 100% agree moment. Great job, melon! Our opinions have significant overlap :) This is the album I would want to feel like an S tier album, as it is for so many others, but I feel like it just has some brief lulls in the middle and nearing the end. I can understand how, for other people, they might not be lulls at all, and if the offending songs I had in mind weren't right next to each other (like Cupid's Trick being next to 2:45, both of which I like, but not love like the songs around them) then perhaps I would put this album in A Tier. With that criticism out of the way, I must say that the three track run from Rose Parade, Punch and Judy, to Angeles, is one of my favorite album sections of any album of his. The way the tape hiss fades into Rose Parade soothes my soul, those mellow Punch and Judy verses swing me into the same warmth as a parent's low vocal rumblings as you lay against their chest, half asleep and cozy: and the Angeles Intro? The best guitar work of his lifetime. Bold statement, I know, but the soft dynamic range and and incomprehensible intricacy and intimacy of that finger-picking intro is something literally nobody in the history of music has ever achieved, nor ever will again (at least emotionally. Nothing will ever make me feel the way that makes me feel). And Say Yes? SAY FUCKING YES? His second best song (in my opinion, of course). It's not as cryptic and dream-like as much of his other songwriting is, which makes it, in my opinion, his most accessible love song. Not to mention that that it has the greatest opening line of any song of all time. XO: This is the fist one where I'm going to have to disagree with you, chief. XO is S tier for me. I wouldn't call it flawless, as I would for the self-titled, but considering the greater scope, and how it manages to fully realize and accomplish everything within that scope, I'd have to put it up there with the best. I wouldn't have put it in S when I first got into it (even when it was my favorite of his works), but the songs which once held it back for me (like Waltz #1 and A Question Mark) have grown on me so significantly (over the course of maybe 100 listens) that they now elevate it to the top. Bled White is my favorite Elliott Smith song. It bursts with some of the best, catchiest, most uplifting energy of any of his songs. The first 7 tracks of this album are fucking unbelievable. Like I said, I love Waltz #1 now, but it changes the direction of the album from what comes before it. That first run of seven songs (seven fucking songs in a row!!!) is my favorite passage of music, surpassing the Abbey Road medley. The mesmerizing descending guitar on Sweet Adeline, the "I've got static in my head" moment of Tomorrow, Tomorrow, the heart-lifting "On and on and on" bridge of Waltz #2 XO (his greatest bridge), the weirdly out-of-tune shrill but exciting tones at the end of Baby Britain, the crushing piano solo on Pitseleh, the intro guitar and drums into the drum loop of Independence Day, and ALL of Bled White make up the most exhilarating listening experience I've ever had the unbelievable fortune to experience. As a staunch Atheist, it makes me want to believe in a God, so I can thank them for putting me on Earth at a time where I can experience this album. 10/10. Figure 8: Another big fat agree Mister Tony. This one might actually be an in-between A-tier and S-tier for me, and not as completely unfuckwithable as you claim it to be, but it's hard to find fault in this album (besides maybe The Roost and The Gondola Man, which feel a little tacked on and don't add much for me). Elliott Smith is the only person who could make a song called "Somebody That I Used To Know" and it be the best song with that title. (I'm aware that the Gotye song came out afterwards lol. I think that son slaps too, but the lyrics and finger-picking of Elliott Smith's are unbeatable). Wish you had mentioned the bridge of "In The Lost and Found." A classic example of Elliott playing like five major chords in a row that somehow create the saddest, most soul-stirring music you've ever heard, which just primes your heart and spirit for destruction, and then he plays one minor chord, and your heart just completely shatters. This is his most listenable album, and undoubtedly a masterpiece. From A Basement on the Hill: Hey there big guy. You know you're my little buddy, my strong man, right? My little sweet Anthony. Me your mom just wanted to let you know that we love you, even if your opinion of this album is fucking garbage. I don't mean to be belligerent, because I sincerely want you to revisit this album with open ears after I talk a little about it. This album could be his best. Along with Mac Miller's Circles, this is the greatest album that has ever been completed after an artist's death that has ever existed. It's fucking unbelievable how good this album is, considering Elliott didn't get final say on it. It's even missing some of its best tracks, like Abused (you have to check that out, it's on KZfaq). Your criticism on the tone of this album being "standard, bland indie rock" seems a little strange to me: I understand that this album is heavier and more distorted, like many indie rock albums, but it's also incredibly warped in a way that draws no other comparison to mind. This album has his best synesthetic audio-to-visual production. When I listen to this album, it's like I'm taken into these Salvador Dali cathedrals, with twisting walls and cold, blue stained glass reflecting into my inner mind and body, where my body floats up to the ceiling of the cathedral as I become completely enveloped in the distorted warmth of Smith's sound: and then, in the next moment, I'm taken to a small, quiet stream, sitting on the green bank, totally lost in a dream: This is what it feels like to listen to Coast to Coast followed by Let's Get Lost. Let yourself get lost in the soundscape that these songs create. Let the brilliance of the rhythmic melody of A Fond Farewell sweep you away into a dark, dark place, and feel as submissive to void and oblivion as Elliott Smith feels in King's Crossing, which is, you may have guessed his. all. time. best. song. The most moving, sob-inducing piece of art I've ever experienced. The bitterness and resignation of a line like "But I don't care if I fuck up / I'm going on a date with a rich wife lady / Ain't life great? / Give me one good reason not to do it" has no parallel, and maybe thank God for that. This album has no bad tracks. This album has no mid tracks. This album has no good tracks. This album has only great tracks, incredible tracks, and some of the greatest songs of all time. I wish we could know what it would have been as a double album, as he intended: but if the half-finished product is this good, what he would have created, had he not tragically passed away, may have been the greatest album of all time. New Moon: B tier is a good choice for me as well. There's not as much to say about this one, other than the usual: some of his best tracks are on here (Angel in the Snow, Going Nowhere, New Disaster, and See You Later, which is better than the Heatmiser version, and absolutely insane that he sang and played it all in one take on live radio), but I understand this one is probably more for the hardcore fans. Still, the fact that a POSTHUMOUS COMPILATION album is this good speaks to the sheer quality of Elliott Smith's work. Either of those words, posthumous or compilation, is enough to give any music lover the bad taste of a corporate cash grab in their mouth, but here, it actually strengthens his legacy and compiles some of his best work together. And those are all of my opinions on your opinions, Antknee! Thank you for reading all this, whoever is out there. I'll leave you with my favorite Elliott Smith Lyric, and I hope you all have a wonderful New Year, under a spiritual Old Sun, and haunted New Moon. Day breaks But every morning When he wakes He thinks of you

I was introduced with Either/Or, so it's one of my favourite albums ever, though personally my top is XO - the run of songs that goes Waltz #2/Baby Britain/Pitseleh/Independence Day is one of my favourite runs of songs on any album ever. Always glad to see love for New Moon though - such an underrated album! Either way, no Elliott album is bad, and while we differ on favourites I won't argue with your top picks. All of them have their strengths

I dont know why melon kept putting every record on S, but i completely agree.

IMO that new Elliott Smith album "Punisher" should've been in A tier. Weird how he started dressing in a skeleton onesie for that one though

Can’t believe you haven’t done a Fugazi or Death tier list. They both have size-able discographies with records that sound relatively different than each other

can’t describe how nice it is to see melon giving elliott’s discography the attention it deserves

happy to see you gave figure 8 an S! i love every single elliott smith album and figure 8 was the first cd i bought with my own money when i was like 15 or 16 (the car ride home with my parents listening to it was a little awkward tho hahaha) shame that roman candle was placed on c and either/or on b, roman candle is very very lo-fi but i think that's what makes it unique and charming in a way, there's something about listening to roman candle songs on a rainy or cloudy day that hits differently personally i think either/or is his masterpiece (not saying the others arent i have a very fond care for figure 8 and self-titled), as a showing of what he can do, even with his more lo-fi sound. also new moon is just gorgeous overall my favourite tracks of his are single file, no name #3 and many many others like pitseleh or better be quiet now. overall, great review for the classics week and glad to finally see your take on his albums!

After being casually into Elliot Smith’s music over the years, I fell deeply in love with his work this past year. His music has reinvigorated my own singer-songwriter aspirations. While Either/Or and XO have been my favorites, I also do love the self-titled release. Some songs from Figure 8 for sure. And there’s still more of his catalog I’ve yet to acquaint myself with. So appreciate that you’ve come out with these videos on Elliot’s work recently, Anthony Fantano 🖤🤘🏼 It’s a pleasure to hear you discuss them.

I’m very pleasantly surprised to see Figure 8 in S tier. Always been one of my favorites of his and for some reason it seems to be somewhat underrated in his discography.

S: Either/Or A: From A Basement On A Hill A-: XO A-: Figure 8 B+: Self-Titled B: Roman Candle C: New Moon For me, it’s mostly about how good the individual songs are AND how well they’re ordered. Speed Trials is a perfect start, Alameda is a slowed-down change-up, Ballad Of Big Nothing is just a little quicker & it’s a clear hit song, Between The Bars is a bit of a slow down but an even bigger hit - sound wise & lyrically masterful, Pictures Of Me has that fun staccato pacing like Electric Light Orchestra’s Mr. Blue Sky - just fun - but lyrically kind of like Dylan’s Idiot Wind, No Name No. 5 is great but it drags but that’s 100% perfect because of where it comes in the song order, and I guess Rose Parade is kind of draggy too - but it’s a clear hit & a fun fish-out-of-water / wallflower premise - it’s so endearing, Punch And Judy is a nice change up & the song writing is better than anything Lennon or Harrison did - he’s really good about painting scenes in songs, Angeles is untouchably great, I’m not in love with Cupid’s Trick but it’s a solid song and works where it’s placed, I’m a sucker for the scales paired with the melody of 2:45am & middle-of-the-night pensiveness / reflectiveness, and Say Yes is a clear hit, it’s not my favorite but it’s clearly the perfect little pop song album ender. I’m just not in love with the order and quality of songs on any other Elliott album as much as on Either/Or.

I’m one of those guys who thinks Either/Or is “the one”. But I also think the other ones are great too

Roman Candle has gotta be my favorite for sure. It's so bare bones, it's 100% pure Elliott and showcases his talent as a songwriter without needing to be polished. And Kiwi Maddog 2020 is one of the coolest instrumentals ever.

I cant say enough about the healing powers of most of his work. I wouldn't be so inclined to say its "depression music" but more like "throwing water on the flames of the burning building you're stuck in when your in a mental rut music". Its "lullabies for the beaten down" I just wish that everyone who needs him, gets him.

Glad to see Figure 8 getting some deserved love

I think Melon misunderstood FABOAH - Elliott was very much into dirtying up his sound. And I like the direction he was going in. Also, IIRC, Shooting Star was intended to be the album opener and I think it helps to listen to the record that way. I would also push new moon and either/or up a tier. I was super bummed still when I bought new moon - took me about a year to really sit and listen to it, but maaaaaaaan was it ever worth it. Some of his best moments.

Either/Or is S. Hall of Fame needs this artist. Thanks for covering Elliot.

people complaining about either/or in b tier but the worst offender here is from a basement in c tier imo. i would never be able to put an album with king’s crossing or a distorted reality below at least a tier my tier list would be: s-tier: either/or, faboth a-tier: XO, self-titled b-tier: figure 8 c-tier: roman candle, new moon

FABOTH is my favorite Elliott Smith record of all time - it's so. just. I'm speechless. Deserves S tier. Also, I love Roman Candle so much - it feels unfinished because it was 😭lmao - not sure what the exact sourcing is behind this, but Genius contributors say he literally recorded the whole thing on a 4-track by himself, so it makes sense that it's more bare-bones. Bc of that, I think it deserves to be sooo much higher -- the production quality isn't the best because he was using what he had, yk? The songs are so good regardless.

Would love to hear you review Figure 8. So many talking points on that record. Every track is unique. The Abby Road inspiration. The opening track as you mention but the closer as well. And a song title that Gotye pinched? Maybe.

A Fond Farewell off Basement is one of the few tracks that I really can't/shouldn't listen to. It's one of my favorites for him in theory but whenever it comes on regularly it's a sign lf my mental state deterrioating & frankly having it on repeat doesn't help. Such a shame. Love his music though, Say Yes & Angeles can stilll leave me hopeful. Going Nowhere has been good to me when I'm stuck where I don't wang to be & inspires me to move forward. Whatever folk song C helps me with being receptive to other peoples affection even when I don't feel worthy!

Figure 8 is my favorite Elliot Smith album, and yet still underrated. It's a masterpiece!

I admire the boldness it takes to do something like putting Either/Or in B tier. I also think it's silly :) Cheers for the late night entertainment, these videos are always fun

Either/Or in B-tier is surprising! I would definitely put it in S or at least A tier. I might be a bit biased though as it's the first Elliott Smith record I discovered so it's definitely a factor.

You’re an S tier for me antnee 🥰

Waltz no 2 and Kings Crossing = best elliott songs. the big climactic "give me one good reason not to do it" in King's Crossing gives me goosebumps

Yes! Been waiting for this! Thank you Fantano

I’d love to actually see those breakdowns of the Electric Light Orchestra people maybe in a tier list format? I’d also like to requests Bauhaus or Xiu Xiu tier list plssss

I’ve been waiting for this one. Completely agree with you on either/or however I love from a basement on the hill. I see what you mean with the instrumentally boring songs on that album but it also has easily some his most instrumentally interesting songs like kings crossing and coast to coast. I think the sloppiness of some of the songs adds to the unique character and sound that album has. It definitely feels unfinished and I don’t think it’s his best but if he had finished it, it very well could’ve been.

I can't believe this. Elliott Smith is my favorite artist ever and watching more and more people make content about his music makes me really happy. Figure 8 is definitely S tier, my favorite album of all time.

Thank you for making this and introducing me to Elliot smith with your classic review of self titled. Been listening to his music non stop since then

Loved that you put Figure 8 on S teir. That's my favorite ES album next to self titled. But I don't think it gets as much recognition as his other releases. Great vid!

Finally! Someone who likes Figure 8 as much as me. I think a lot of people write it off almost just because it was his final album release while alive and it seems more hip to name drop a previous record. I LOVE the production on here as well the experimentation and the songs are just haunting yet have a whimsical quality on tracks like Everything Means Nothing To Me and the short piano cut Bye. The whole album is 0 skips for me. I rarely here people praise Figure 8. I love the whole discography but Figure 8 just has such fantastic lush more full production. Also the concept of “Figure 8” with the idea of ice skaters working so hard to make something perfect but ultimately being sort of inconsequential as this sort of philosophy for the human struggle to find purpose in life. Also with it being his last living record Figure 8 turn it sideways and it makes me think Elliott Smith forever ♾. Amazing artist. Rest his soul.

Considering either/or is the album that introduced me to Elliott’s work it will always be a favorite. That being said, it’s just a testament to how incredible of an artist he was that he could release 3 other albums which could all be considered even better.

First of all, great to see a Top Tier KZfaqr doing such a good video about Elliott Smith. Thank you Anthony Fantano. I agree on self title on the Superb tier. I like the compilation New Moon too. Also, XO and Figure 8 in his better produced Opus.

You’re a legend. Love Elliot Smith, and I agree with almost all your takes here. Love the posthumous coverage you do as well. Making my year so far

i’ve always been a sucker for elliot’s more accoustic music, thats why his first 3 albums are definitely my favorites

literally half of the songs on either or are my favorite songs ever sometimes its crazy how consistent it is

This list is wrong unless they're all S-tier.

As others have mentioned, his work is all s tier/a tier. Greatest songwriter ever.

I've literally never agreed with you more! XO is my fave, but I agreed with literally every point you made. Would absolutely be into you covering Figure 8 in more depth too, but seriously thank you for this vid!

From A Basement on the Hill is my favorite Elliott Smith album. From A Basement, Carrie and Lowell, and Pet Sounds are my all-time top 3.

Elliott Smith actually went to my college (Daniel Lopatin did as well). I go to Hampshire and one of my music teachers has been there forever and remembers teaching both Smith and Lopatin

Love the Figure 8 enthusiasm!!!

Didn't see this when it came out... Stoked to hear you're fan and give Elliott some of the appreciation he so badly deserves!

We need that Pink Floyd tier list, Mr Fantano.

Thanks for this from Spain! From the basement to the hill is my favorite Elliott Smith, and maybe are in my top five albums of my life, i miss Elliott so much everyday!

First of all, thank you for these past two Elliott videos, I have been a fan of his music for the past couple of years now and his music to me is more of like therapy cause it touches me in ways that no other music I listen to could, with that being said, if you were to ask me I would Put most of his albums on the S and A category but the thing is, each one of his albums has a certain sound and quality to it without losing the artistic touch and vision he had and I appreciate each one of them, he really was a fantastic artist. Rest in peace Elliott

Elliott was truly a once in a lifetime artistic visionary! Genius wordplay, total originality, probably the most vulnerable and raw material out there, the INSANE guitar skills, the storytelling, the uncanny ability to create tracks with bright and whimsical instrumentals opposing the darkest lyrics you’ve ever heard, the brutal honesty, the experimentalism, etc. In my opinion, you could not possibly overstate Elliott’s talent and contribution to music and to people’s lives all around the world.

Greatest songwriter ever. Hands down.

Figure 8 is my favorite album so, I’m happy that Anthony rated in S tier. I love his other works but the sound of this album is so much COLORFUL than the other albums. I know nothing about his mental conditions were at the time but, I feels his creativity and the will to outdo the previous albums. Thank you Anthony for taking the time to do this and would appreciate if you could go deeper by doing the Figure 8 review. Love from JP.

Hell yes on Figure 8 being in S Tier!!

from a basement on the hill is literally the most well-produced album i have ever heard anthony wyd

I think some of the songs on From a Basement on the Hill, like King's Crossing, are some of the best songs lyrically that Elliott ever wrote. But I understand that the album is a little more experimental. I real somewhere that he was really getting into using noise a lot in songs around that time.

I remember reading when From A Basement on A Hill was released that his family came in and took of many songs from the unfinished record that were critical of them or painted them in a negative light and had them replaced with unfinished material that hadn't been intended for the original tracklist. This could explain why the record as a whole work seems disjointed and just not on part with the rest of his work.

Elliott Smith hits in a way nothing else does, I try not to use this term for much but he gets the pain right, his voice is something comforting, I can listen to him and I know I'm not alone

Elliott sitting on the stoop of the Basement cover judging Anthony back was my favorite part of this review.

I’m sad that either/or isn’t in your S tier, but I’m rlly happy you made this list!

Roman candle is such a underrated masterpiece. The title track, condor ave., The nome name trilogy etc. So many amazing songs.

Elliotts music is haunting but basement is truly haunting New moon, i dont see it as an album really. Should have made a single disc. All the unreleased stuff, holy cow, they feel like an album in itself.

For me the self titled album is the one, but they‘re all great and on either/or it‘s especially Rose Parade and Say Yes that i find so incredibly beautiful. Elliott Smith is and will always be a legend!!!

We need a The Smiths tier list next but yes very good Anthony this is a good video good job

I bought "XO" when it came out and didn't really listen to it, as I wasn't looking for singer-songwriters at the time. I downloaded "Figure 8" and didn't even play it once. About a week ago KZfaq decided I should watch a video about Elliott, so I did. I played "XO", and it knocked me out. I played "Figure 8" and it knocked me even harder. Yesterday I was trying to decide which one to buy next, and I thought "Either Or" would be "the one", but listening here on KZfaq it was obvious that it was "Elliott Smith". The opener on "Basement" definitely didn't have it. Today I find your video, and I think you called it just right. Thanks! Elliott reminds me of Nick Drake in all the right ways.

FUCK YES, FIGURE 8 IS S TIER! FIGURE 8 IS A MASTERPIECE!

Figure 8 has definitely crept it’s way into becoming my favorite from him, with a tight second being either/or. Elliott himself also said in an interview that everything means nothing to me isn’t supposed to be viewed as sad, so do with that what you will

LETS GOOOOO WEVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

Faboth is honestly one of my favorites of his. The tracks are fantastic and its even more amazing knowing it wasn't even finished (though I wish it was) some of the tracks out there that were made around the same time are up there with his best too

The fact that you understand Figure 8 is S Tier is the most important part.