Elliott Smith - Happiness (Live)
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i dont think its rare for him to have it together. Towards the end of his life, sure, but there were many years where he was tight most of the time to my knowledge
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I should clarify. I mean that on youtube, not many of his live performances are very good. I'm aware youtube only covers a certain period of an artist's career, and it doesn't necessarily reflect the artist accurately.
There is SOOOOOO much Ben Folds stuff outside of youtube that has given me a new appreciation for him.
However, purely in the context of youtube videos, good Elliott Smith performances are sadly rare in my experience.
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@tikalal watch the angeles video (:
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Look at his smile at the beginning!
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@tikalal It was mostly after Figure 8, though, when he was terribly drunk or high on Heroine. But this was a great show. Know exactly what you mean.
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he has many many shows a million times better then this.. if u were a true fan u would have seen this whole concert and u would know earlier in the show he says he hasn't played live in a while and hes messing up a bit.....he was a little off on this night
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im gonna go out on a whim here and say this isn't the only show that he "had it together". I was never exasperatingly rare when he had that guitar in his hands.
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There's a better way to say that.
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yeah he was obviously on fire this night. nothing i enjoy more than elliott in tip top form. i have seen that gig with memory lane you are talking about. its so hard to see him like that. he couldnt even remember the lyrics to songs like angeles. heart breaking.
Ha love the "fuck it, I'm goin a capella" at the end. way to go, elliott.
shwingyshwing 2 years ago 9
I love this show. He has it together here which is exasperatingly rare.
tikalal 2 years ago 9