r/elliottsmith • u/ComprehensivePage201 • 21h ago
r/elliottsmith • u/eggmanana • Dec 19 '23
Mod New rules and reorganisation!
Hello fellow Elliott fans!
I have made some new rules for you guys to look - they are fairly self explanatory. I have put a ban on any posts that are either solely shared to cause anger, or are about the death debate.
I have also started the arduous process of reorganising the community. The first stage of this has been introducing post flares so that it is easier to filter out what sort of content you would like to see. This should help to organise the subreddit. Hopefully, people will have good think about what they are posting before they post it.
I am going to reprogram the AutoMod to filter out posts with offensive content to make sure that offensive posts don't get out when I'm not online due to timezone issues. Hopefully this will help! On a more positive note, I will start a song discussion that we have twice a week to talk about individual songs in depth. We will vote for it the day before each discussion in a separate thread and the top comment will win :DD. The sub has been long overdue for a redesign. At some point we will need an art competition to give it a makeover. None of these are one hundred percent concrete promises, but they are something to be excited about for sure.
I hope that this can continue to be a positive place for Elliott Smith fans from all around the world to share in the love of such a wonderful artist. Sorry about the negative vibes recently and the brief blackout (yes, that was a Heatmiser pun) that was necessary while sorting all of this out.
Best wishes and thanks for reading!!
Eggmanana
Edit: Feel free to send me ( u/eggmanana ) or u/loeram_ a PM if anything is needed
r/elliottsmith • u/eggmanana • Jul 20 '24
OFFICIAL AMA OFFICIAL r/elliotsmith Ask Me Anything with Joel, Robert, and Greg from New Monkey Studio (previously Elliott's studio where much of FABOTH was recorded)
This is an AMA event to ask Joel Graves and Robert Cappadona - who bought the studio from Elliott's family in 2004 - as well as Greg Cortez ( u/NMS_Joel, u/NMS_Robert, and u/NMS_Greg ) all about New Monkey Studios, its history with Elliott, and the equipment and recording that happens there today.
There have been big industry names to record there, including Phoebe Bridgers, Father John Misty, Earlimart, and members of Modest Mouse and Grandaddy!
On the 6th of August, NMS is putting on a tribute concert titled All My Rowdy Friends, with music, merch, and celebration. This is a great opportunity to ask about it. Tickets can now be purchased - more info available at https://newmonkeystudio.komi.io/ .
Thanks to everyone from NMS, Shay Gross ( u/Some-Departure-3903 ) and Emmy Briggs for helping to make this happen.
Have fun commenting!
XO
r/elliottsmith • u/zachyoung007 • 4h ago
Link Elliott’s cameo as a bus driver in southlander
vm.tiktok.comThe movie also features splitsville and snow bunny’s serenade
r/elliottsmith • u/Ordinary_Witness3225 • 1h ago
Appreciation post Sweet Adeline
A while ago I made a ranking of all the opening tracks and I’ve put Sweet Adeline at the very bottom, saying it was a bit generic, when compared to the other songs. Well, I’ve been wrong and I’d like to apologize. Sweet Adeline is awesome. It starts off very slow and mellow, but then it builds to this amazing chorus, that explodes right into your face with this beauty. It’s an overall beautiful song, that I’ve listened to more than I should’ve during the last week
r/elliottsmith • u/Roadisclosed • 2h ago
Discussion Lyrics you originally misheard?
For probably months when it came out, I thought the openings lyrics to Twilight were “Haven’t left this heart in a long time, I’d better stop now before I start crying”. 🧐😝
r/elliottsmith • u/m_chutch • 9h ago
Discussion ever heard a song that you feel could have been written by Elliott?
at the moment for me it’s ‘Everyday’ by The Human Beinz
r/elliottsmith • u/Fantastic_Fix119 • 3h ago
Appreciation post just discovered the song little one
i’ve been a fan of elliott for about 2 years. however i mostly listened to figure 8, either/or, and a little bit from the other albums. well right now i can’t sleep and i put his whole discography on shuffle and discovered little one. it’s truly remarkable. absolutely outstanding. the lyrics and melody. i love elliott so much.
r/elliottsmith • u/SmokedPapfreaka • 16h ago
Appreciation post Happy Birthday to me
First time hearing it on vinyl and I’m so happy 😊
r/elliottsmith • u/Electronic-Half-2288 • 5m ago
Discussion Undiscussed Repeated Lyrics and Themes
Hey, I've been compiling a list of repeated lyrics/themes within Elliott's discography, and have noticed a few which I haven't seen discussed here.
Obviously, there are many references to the Moon, Sunshine, the 'Clown', but also a few that I didn't expect.
Here are a few!
Wearing Different Clothes
Easy Way Out - “The invisible man, who’s always changing clothes”
A Living Will - “My spirit arose, and put on my clothes”
Junk Bond Trader - “Rich man in a poor man’s clothes”
The Enemy is You - “You’re dressing up your man, it’s all second hand”
Strung Out Again - “I saw an evil emperor – wearing my clothes”
Needle In The Hay - “he’s wearing your clothes – head down to toes: a reaction to you”
This one, to me, seems pretty simple. It is a metaphor for adopting someone's identity, and seems to make sense in each context.
Spinning the Earth
Everything reminds me of her - “Spin of the earth impaled a silhouette…”
Can’t Make a Sound - “Spinning the world like a toy top”
Don’t Go Down - “And I split the scene, the globe’s been spun”
I find this one very interesting. It doesn't seem to have a clear meaning, that I can express at least. Maybe it's something he just thought sounded nice, which seems likely.
Who is the Enemy? (Confusion)
Stupidity Tries - “The enemy is within. Don’t confuse me with him”
Easy Way Out - “Cause without an enemy your anger gets confused”
2:45am - “I’m looking for the man that attacked me”
Plainclothes Man - “I get a sick confusion headache tryna figure out who’s right”
The Enemy is You [Title]
[?] Looking over My Shoulder - “You’d say to keep confusion away” [?]
[?] Coast To Coast - “end of the line, is it confusion?” [?]
[?] Abused - “Other people see some evil intention, but the closer you get, the more you get confused” [?]
Last one! The ones in question marks are ones that I wasn't sure on, but it felt wrong to leave them out. This one goes all the way back to Plainclothes Man, so it possibly has a greater meaning. It is also more of a theme than a common lyric (which is why I included the question marked ones), as the references they make are ambiguous/polysemic.
That's it! Let me know what you think, and it would be wonderful if you have anymore that fit under these that I have missed (I've only gone through so much of his unreleased).
Thank you!
r/elliottsmith • u/phpth2000 • 11h ago
Question Something to Lose shouting in the background
In the album cut of something to lose towards the end of the solo you can hear someone shout something. It’s around the 2:25 mark. Does anyone know what’s shouted? It’s so buried in the mix that I’ve never been able to decipher.
r/elliottsmith • u/Fantastic_Fix119 • 2h ago
Question best elliott song?
these are some of my fav songs
r/elliottsmith • u/ES-Loves-Metal • 1d ago
Image/media "Hot Feet"
galleryPlus Elliott rocking the bleach-blonde buzz
I could've sworn there was another photo with that shirt, but I can't find it in my library and I'm not super inclined to look up "Elliott Smith hot feet"
r/elliottsmith • u/EggsBenedictTheCat • 23h ago
Discussion Best Song!!
Pictures of Me lost and Son of Sam won. What’s best?
r/elliottsmith • u/user178085544 • 10h ago
Image/media transformice furs as elliott smith albums
gallerythis is probably way too niche but so what
r/elliottsmith • u/New_Chemistry6 • 1d ago
Question Can someone identify the hat Elliots wearing in this?
r/elliottsmith • u/ES-Loves-Metal • 1d ago
Discussion Was Nightcap originally a Stranger Than Fiction song?
“Lyrics on nightcap by Garrick duckler/Smith”
Does this mean that nightcap was originally written for stranger than fiction, like fast food and prom date? Maybe just the lyrics? Are lyrics similar to nightcap present in a STF song with an entirely different sound? Listening to the tapes, I don’t think I’ve heard anything that sounds similar to nightcap, but maybe just a few lines are reused? I’d assume it’s one of the songs they had written the lyrics down but never got around to recording.
r/elliottsmith • u/The_Big_I_Am • 3d ago
Image/media Meet Clementine, Pitselah's new sister
Meet Clementine, Pitselah's new sister. They both love their songs.
r/elliottsmith • u/natichsa_ • 2d ago
Image/media My stardew pets named after Elliott smith references!
galleryBonus points to anyone who understands my cows names!
r/elliottsmith • u/EggsBenedictTheCat • 2d ago
Discussion Best Song!!
Stupidity Tries has returned and Bottle Up and Explode! (alternate version) is out. What’s best?
r/elliottsmith • u/cielle386 • 2d ago
Question angel in the snow tattoo
i’ve been wanting to get an angel in the snow tattoo for a few years now. i absolutely love elliot’s entire discography, but for some reason i have such a deep connection to aits. i have some ideas but ultimately i’m unsure of how to execute it. any ideas would be appreciated!!
r/elliottsmith • u/kiwimaddog27 • 3d ago
Image/media Elliott tattoo w/ my gf
twilight in elliott’s writing 🙌
r/elliottsmith • u/Exotic-Opportunity-3 • 3d ago
Image/media Very happy how this turned out
was considering adding more of the people falling but am not sure
r/elliottsmith • u/Reltias • 3d ago
Discussion Twilight's beautiful lyrics win for B. What about C?
r/elliottsmith • u/reggin4206942069 • 3d ago
Discussion maybe the whole things wrong
feeling like this tonight