Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Sometime in November the sun goes down and never seems quite able to come up. It hangs at strange angle, trying as hard as it can to reach its deserved place directly over head, but it never makes it. Then it as if it stops trying, and the clouds move in, and the darkness lasts for months. We know the spring is coming, but we wonder if we will make it. But when the sun breaks through the clouds, even if the sun is far from where it should be, we remember the long warm days that are only a few short months away.Elliott Smith spent his life in a cold, dark winter. Occasionally in his songs, the sun would break through the clouds, with a hint of hope, but not enough hope to make it to spring.
You can download this album by clicking here.
I disagree. Elliott made it to Spring many times. Yes, his music tended to be depressing, but that's not to say that his life didn't have high points. There are plenty of pictures of him performing in which he appears undeniably happy and content. He also has left us with songs like "Say Yes," which reflect feelings of extraordinary optimism. I think that since his untimely self-inflicted death, his depression has been made out to be more vast and all-encompassing than it truly was.
Posted by
Robby |
9:16 AM