Hello everyone, and welcome to another beautiful, and quite warm, I should add, Sunday morning here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. The reason I'm posting in the morning, and not in the evening as I usually do, is because I had such a busy night last night, that I couldn't find the time to post. So, you can think of this post as yesterday's post, and I will post again tonight, to cover today. Alright, so, as you may recall (a quick glance at the schedule will do), Saturday's are Album of the Week days. Seeing as it is unofficially Saturday today, I thought that for the Album of the Week post, I would post a couple tracks from one of my favorite albums.
First, a bit about the band. Now, I could go on and on about the various childhood turmoils, previous bands, and personal troubles of Mr.Elliott Smith (Born Steve Smith), but I'll try to stick to his musical career. Steve Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised in Texas, and spent a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon. After leaving the rock group Heatmiser, he began to concentrate on his solo effort. He was proficient on many instruments, but is mostly known for his delicate, complicated finger-picking arrangements. After releasing a slew of brilliant albums, he died at age 34 from 2 stab wounds to the chest. Judging by a majority of his lyrics, I personally do not doubt that these wounds were self-inflicted, but th autopsy was inconclusive.
Now, some information about the album. Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith's second album, and was released in 1995, on the Kill Rock Stars label. The album received mostly positive reviews, and found Mr.Smith diving deeper into, darker song lyrics and meanings. There are a good number of songs on the album that have to do with dependency, drugs, alcohol, and suicide. This makes for a fascinating and thought provoking listen every time you play the album.
Forget what I said though, you should probably judge this fantastic record yourself. So, here are a couple songs; I hope you enjoy.
Needle In The Hay - Elliott Smith
Southern Belle - Elliott Smith
Til' Tomorrow (well, tonight)
