Elliott Smith - The Real Estate (Rough Mix)

Rough DAT mix of a song recorded by Elliott Smith first in high school with his band "Stranger Than Fiction," then re-recorded in 1996 during the Either/Or recording era.

A final mix of this song will be released on the compilation Live From Nowhere Near You Volume 3. You can order this below:

http://greydayproductions.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&am...

All profits from the sales of this huge release will go to the Outside In charity.

Thanks to Kevin Moyer for putting the compilation together, and Larry Crane for letting this song be used as part of the compilation. Look for 2 more Elliott songs on the release.

Enjoy!

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[Notorious51UT]

Wow cannot believe this did not make it onto any of Elliott's albums it is perfection

[UnreleasedOriginal]

@Notorious51UT The feeling I get is that there are a number of songs that he didn't release that were just as good, if not better than some of the stuff he actually put out. But you have to look at it from an album/fit point of view. As good as this song is, I think it would have sounded somewhat out of place on the lowkey Either/Or & it wouldn't have fit the drenched-in-instrumentation vibe of XO or Figure 8.

Basically, Elliott's outtakes are better than most musicians' hits/signature songs.

[magnusmxx]

R.I.P.

[georged2011]

i will never stop laughing at the mysterious ingenuity of elliott smith

[amremorse12]

sick solo and bridge guitar.damn, sounds like a veteran.

[MsKerrieLuongo1991]

i would make love to him everyday =) <3

[lechuck96]

Although bittersweet, was thrilled to discover a new ES song on his birthday!

[beardedswine]

elliott wasn't just talking shit. he was down

[XHolmes19X]

@69lixdix He was supposedly found by his girlfriend with a knife in his chest after she came out of the bathroom. She locked herself in there because they were arguing. There were two stab wounds to the heart. Despite a "successful" surgery to repair the damage to his heart, he died. The official autopsy report said the mode of death was inconclusive, citing the possible defensive wounds on his hands and other unusual aspects like stabbing through clothes. No arrests were ever made.

[XHolmes19X]

@kcap122 The official report was inconclusive regarding the mode of death. It's an open case and one that will likely remain open forever unless some huge piece of evidence surfaces.

[kcap122]

@69lixdix Elliott led a tortured life, and you can really hear it in all of his music. As for his death: His gf discovered him with a knife in his chest. Official report said it was suicide, but....hmmmm....

[katieistrueblue]

Awesomesauce :D

[69lixdix]

don't know much about him but love his work how did he die sorry to hear about that but this is beautiful, and he played all the instruments wow