Elliott Smith "Last Hour" 4-9-96 (low quality)

[hillman175]

Forever in our Hearts Elliott

[alexhated4loving]

This song is so sad and gorgeous. We miss you Elliott.

[oranjjjggg]

jesus

[maximus50238]

the quality isnt that bad. and there arent any other videos of this song that i can find! and its an amazing performance

[tabblikesvids]

@dersolipsist

Aren't they called "Strange parallel" & "lucky III"?

[JULIEFFINRYAN]

wow I was six years old. I wish I was of adult age for the era of Elliott Smith. Now all I have is youtube to hopefully find some ripped VHS footage of him.

[javsav]

i prefer it how he says 'body' rather than 'bodies' in this version

[javsav]

I can't believe he didn't put this on an album! until he or someone else decided to put it on a basement

[dersolipsist]

When are they gonna make a movie about this guy? 

[6thandpowell]

It's "One Way Love I Took For Ours" as in referencing a relationship with a girl.

[bradennn1]

Please do us all a favor and give some decent tabs... ): My life would have meaning if i learned this! amazing job though. now get to it!

[KobeDjango]

Elliott rules

[altercatiion]

he forgot that he wrote it, someone on sweet addy sent him a recording of it and he decided to put it on from a basement.

[candymiser]

@altercatiion thank you!! i didn't know that!! <3 =]

[Klemons12]

If i could play this song and sing it the way he does i think my life would be complete.

[witchgod]

an amazing song fully developed this early on, wonder why it wasn't it on the earlier releases.

i always interpreted "one way love I took for hours" as referencing his later drug troubles.

[viteksk8alot]

Now that i know how old this song is i wonder why it was on from a basement on the hill

[vuvaladusi]

a true artist.

[jxkenny]

I would ask for no more if i could of just been there.

[almostblue22]

The quality isn't that bad. "loveishell7part2" should change the title; take out the "(low quality)".

[jcupsmells]

i dont care about the quality. its still amazing to hear this live. very beautiful.

[31starless31]

It's so beautiful that i don't know what to say,every word seems so useless.

[home2oblivion]

this is so eery. amazing performer

[elliotthendrixfloyd]

this sounds fuckin sweet live damn good ....damn good my man 1 of the greatest.

[ChristopherWalder]

Love this song

[wierdpointlessname]

It's ridiculous how he can play the solo while sustaining the rhythm on all his song, but this song is fucking hard to play and he can still do it. My theory, Elliott Smith was a robot designed to play the guitar and sing amazingly.

[ButNYCares]

i actually know how to play the song, solo and all..its not too hard,

[Ceb773]

the song itself isn't hard, it's just hard to make it sound nice. since elliott sings really high and the guitar is really sparse, you gotta have both to sound full. anyways, to play the solo and the main riff with only one guitar is extremely hard on the fingers... i gave up a while ago. it hurt my fingers SO BAD.

[mrhinsliy]

The fact that he could write such an amazing song and then forget about it is kind of a testament to the extent of his musical genius in and of itself. Words just can't say.

[Klemons12]

@mrhinsliy so perfectly said

[javsav]

@mrhinsliy i don't think he forgot it, i just think he didn't think it was worth releasing. he was very self-deprecating and critical of his writing. I think it's a testament to his genius that he could think this song wasn't good enough to be released, and also that he incorporates the solo into the live version. purely beautiful and amazing

[weenpeen6]

Does anyone know if there is audio from this concert? Not just a rip of the audio from this video? This is one of my favorite Elliott songs, and I would love to have audio of it's true roots, before it was on Basement or any of the bootlegs. It would basically make me an incredibly happy person. :)

[ktothebbc]

To the people who are asking why he didn't realease it sooner, it's because he completely forgot that he wrote it! Charlie from sweet adeline sent him a mix of unreleased songs while he was recording Basement, which sparked his interest in it again. Believe it or not, that's true. Pretty cool.

[tatelabianca]

oh, thank you so much for that info! that's really cool. I'm so glad Charlie sent it to Elliott, as it's a perfect fit for Basement, feel-wise.

[kmd843]

It's interesting how he waited to record this for From a Basement on a Hill... Is there a reason he didn't put it on XO or Figure 8?

[speedstrx7]

speechless...he was too good. I can't help but sing the background voice on the last few lines.

[barangatang]

My fav. Elliot smith song. Holy fucking jesus, god bless this man.

[tatelabianca]

amen

[rejecteddefect]

This tune has been going through my head for awhile Although I have it on CD, I like watching videos of Elliott. I miss him so much.

[Stillillgal]

i didn't knew that song is so old

amazing

[tahitirooni]

thanks. not a low quality at all!!!

[zwfwrestling]

i just found out that during this time period he was also playing "easy way out" live with completely different lyrics. so thats what another song performed four years before release. i LOVE when artists do that. it makes the live performance that much more "valuable."

[sk8tolive123]

I am speechless.

[mellowout124]

the sound quality is actually pretty good. i really didn't know this song was that old. kind of puts the whole "basement" album in a whole new light.

[zwfwrestling]

i'm kind of surprised this song is so old, and that he was planning on reviving such an old song for "basement."

[sonicboom]

This just makes me wonder how many songs he had that we never heard. Drag.

[mymayapapaya]

Thanks for posting this.

[ModestMousekateer]

I love this.

Thanks.

[dillonisamaniac]

I've been dying to hear a live version of this; thank you!

[mymayapapaya]

So beautiful and sad.

[idiocyinbubbles]

guess this song was written a while ago!

[musicismycrack]

what a beautiful solo

[ramadonker]

possibly the most beautiful song ever written, and this is probably the most beautiful performances ever. damn this song just makes me so emotional. notice the audience is dead silent... a rarity for him at that time. i imagine they were in awe.

[MrWipcarrot]

Yes, he has spoken for all of us...

[lizzzarm]

I really like this song. In my opinion, from a basement on the hill is one of his best albums.

[daftformusic]

hmm. this song is pretty old. i wonder why they didnt release it until 04.

[arielgreen]

well i wouldnt say HE released it in 04... most of what is new to us is from the late 90s. i think he was just tediously working on something perfect from inside his head. i wish he got to finish it.

[acimbo]

Wow...New Moon may be the most anticipated underground/indie rock album release of 2007. May 8, people! Although I'm sure you Smith fans already pre-ordered your copies.

[acimbo]

He was the greatest songwriter of the 1990s. Easily. Nobody comes close to having his songwriting talent. Others will argue that Cobain was better--and Cobain was a genius songwriter himself--but even they'll realize the truth sooner or later.

[RealNRD]

Listen to the garbage demos on the Nirvana box set "With The Lights Out" and then listen New Moon.... it speaks for itself. If your best friend wrote those songs you would say they were awful. Smith was a better guitarist, singer, musician, lyricist, songwriter, and person. Cobain spent all his time being famous, while Elliott spent his time trying to make beautiful music.

[benjomatico]

luvit

[brokenimages]

i cant imagine his life is any worse than mine

i should be fucking dead

[Barca87]

im experiencing this too...

[AllBusiness14701]

its ok man, we're all here for a reason. just listen and know that you're not alone, he felt the same way you do. if i wasn't who i was, his music wouldn't mean what it does to me. remember that.

[redrock505]

it comes and goes someday you'll be happy again

[brokenimages]

damn thats incredible and i never get tired of his music ever ...

[loveishell7part2]

it is :)

[ramadonker]

Is that song really that old?? It's probably my favorite Elliott Smith song too

[hserokdivad]

yeah I had no idea... but I agree, it has to be one of my favorites as well.