Elliott Smith Live - 5/9/1997 Aquarius Records (Audio Fixed)

[@TheMisterMonkeyman]

0:13 - Division Day 4:02 - Alphabet Town 8:45 - Angeles 12:15 - Between The Bars 14:40 - Alameda 18:25 - Thirteen 21:24 - Southern Belle 24:59 - Say Yes 27:30 - St. Ides Heaven This version is much better, thanks for cleaning it up and posting it. Peace.

[@ursweetsab]

I dont think there is a better set list than this

[@unoptimalvods5792]

@@ursweetsabno way you listen to ELLIOTT SMITH and are homophobic 😭 what happened to media literacy

[@ursweetsab]

@@unoptimalvods5792 I am actually not homphobic. I am a huge fan of Morrisey and Douglas Murry. I am anti LGBTQ grooming.

[@unoptimalvods5792]

@@ursweetsab the idea of widespread lgbtq grooming is an idea sold by conservative politicians to further an ideological war they can exploit... morrissey and douglas are both racists... your pfp is someone kicking a representation of the lgbtq movement...

[@eitheror2905]

Thank you thank you

[@loganross1861]

11:15 the guy who only let that phone ring one time 🙇‍♂️ 🙏

[@markketo]

I just noticed it and came looking for this comment

[@noelmo]

My wife was one of the people who said “quiet” - thanks for this!!

[@RustinChole]

When I saw him on the Either/Or tour for the first time, he silenced the room when he started with Christian Brothers. People clapped, but it was deadly silent while he was playing.

[@mmohatt3465]

@@somes3cretcatlisten to urself

[@mmohatt3465]

@@somes3cretcat I’m a huge fan but he’s just a person like everyone else not some god

[@chrismcgowan-nl8up]

My fawlt

[@chrismcgowan-nl8up]

My gawl

[@miltonblipp]

the performance of Alameda is so fucking amazing holy shit

[@urban4151]

I think it's honestly the best version recorded ever

[@miltonblipp]

@@urban4151 I totally agree. It made me see the song in a whole new light tbh.

[@andreipsen7028]

Wholeheartedly agree. Also let's you sing the back up vocals independently which is dope

[@Luchopapa16]

When he shoves the mic aside, turns off the amp, and goes into the best set ever - magic in the air.

[@loganross1861]

🤯

[@surf_skate_snow]

Facts.

[@ColonialConception]

Damn... whoever gave Elliott a chair with arm rests instead of a stool just wasn't thinking about the practicality of acoustic guitar playing.

[@erikkibler3466]

As a long time guitar player that would bother me🤣but sometimes you gotta make do🤟

[@rubinsdeadcat]

I got to see him live in early 1998 - it was right after Good Will Hunting had come out - I thought it would be packed - the club was only half full - I got to stand right near the front - still have some great pics I took on my Kodak disposable camera (remember those?) the ticket costs me 8.00 - best 8 bucks I’ve ever spent. I’m not sure why it was so cheap - may have been a promotional thing through college radio ? He played a few songs by himself and then brought a band out to play with him. I was 19 years old - time flies kiddos.

[@Barryislarge]

Awesome!!! If you ever find the time, could you send scans to my email? :D i've got something planned 😅

[@inshambles2]

we’re gonna need those photos

[@monkeyshitstorm]

I would love to see those pictures

[@ripeyeblind]

i’ve been listening to a lot of elliott smith lately and it’s so insane watching these old performances recorded on really bad cameras, makes him feel even more interesting

[@allrounderbicycle7193]

this show captures it all for me. on one hand i can imagine walking in and being unimpressed at another open mic. he's not chipper at all, kinda bums me out. and another part of me recognizing that I'll spend the next 30 years obsessing over just about every song he played. the heroes don't always wear capes sort of thing. thanks for sharing the video.

[@williamcole60]

Elliott is always so careful and quiet doesn't want to be a bother i relate so much

[@Topspin89]

How cute is that little wave at 11:50!? He was such a sweetheart! Ugh, why do kind, gentle people like him die young, while heartless, selfish people like Newt Gingrich and Mitch McConnell are still stinking up the earth in their 80s!

[@urban4151]

Difference of upbringings, elliott lead a turbulent life stemming from childhood trauma while corrupt politicians often lead easy lives

[@Shesinvalid]

this has to be my favorite live ever! The super low warm tuning and great setlist

[@DrawtheCurtains]

His little wave after "Angeles" is precious. God, I wish I could have seen him just once. RIP Elliott.

[@TheDreamingJune]

That part was sweet and made me smile. 🥰

[@Topspin89]

I know! He was like an adorable baby puppy that you just wanted to squeeze and cuddle, lol!

[@zero111zero]

i hope the original guy sees this he would probably be very happy to hear the audio so clean

[@steviesummers380]

11:15 when the phone rings and the guy runs to get it 😂

[@bobbibaker4685]

And to think it's been 21 years since you died. RIP, dear.

[@TomasAwesome]

Elliott plays ALL of the HITS in this one. What a setlist.

[@benmeltzer]

Well, not the big hit ("Miss Misery").

[@alsharpe]

@@benmeltzerit wasn’t released until about 7 months after he played here

[@petebenzin]

Wow! One of his best performances I've seen. Just amazing... that voice 🥰

[@billdauphine951]

This is Crazy intimate...so good.

[@ghoul5371]

Best version of Say Yes

[@spencerdobkin9479]

Yeah I've never heard a better version. Vocals are great.

[@Jessepinkmansgrandmother]

I think about this performance every day, every hour, every minute, and every second.

[@Td7u]

Oh Eliott. forever sobbing at say less.

[@sambajane]

the little adlib on the final chorus of st. ides heaven..... he was so comfortable here.

[@loganross1861]

This is best one I’ve heard Can you believe people got to see this….thats the craziest thing. Looks like he’s just at some coffee shop or something. I swear these live performances are better than the recordings

[@Aaron-hg2rp]

It was a small record shop in San Francisco, I understand the sentiment though, such a huge talent in a small, and intimate place

[@eddierivera2213]

This was recorded on my 7th Birthday! I wish I could’ve had a chance to see Elliot play. He was so skilled & his music so bittersweet/ emotive makes so much sense to me. I still enjoy it

[@kane00000]

He was the realist dude. One of the only musicians I can really nail that fully cared about getting his music out there over wanting fame. RIP brother.

[@kane00000]

I find his music just okay, but his drive is what makes me want to listen. I can feel his soul through his music.

[@splatformz]

​@kane00000 'just okay' ? Ugh.. why did you feel the need to include that part? Sounds weird when everything you said about elliot was in high praises and you just go, 'ehh, nothing special'

[@splatformz]

​​@@kane00000how can you feel his soul through his music when its just mediocre as you put it?

[@kane00000]

@@splatformz It is just my personal preference. I already said I loved the guy. I really like his music but I find it a bit hard to get into sometimes. I think he is just great and I wish we would have been able to experience more of him because he left while he was in his prime.

[@electricearth1101]

Im very very happy watching this

[@miltonblipp]

I think this is my favorite live video of him. I just keep coming back to it lol

[@じゃんじゃん-z4k]

I think this is Elliott's best performance that I've seen, even though I don't have a lot of knowledge.

[@hoeckergestalt5584]

Man, thank you so much for this.. I dont regret watching the crap audio one but this is more enjoyable. Thank you.

[@Barryislarge]

You're very welcome!

[@axel8728]

This is my favourite performance by Elliot Smith.

[@trevorbadger91]

Such a clean performance. It's a shame he wasn't plugged into a mixer, his playing is pristine here.

[@reptilia_]

just can't stop crying.

[@kittypalkingdom5547]

I’m sorry. For what it’s worth, I can’t either.

[@MisterIkkus]

I would give anything to be able to go back in time and see Elliott in '97 or '98.

[@mitchlel82]

18:14 elliott hitting the bottle on his guitar neck is so real

[@cedenml]

need this version on spotify

[@G3NOCID]

Thank you so much for this cleanup, and the OG guy for the video, made my day/week/month :)

[@AyakiKay-kj8gm]

Thank you 🎉

[@hagengilbert8102]

Oh my God, this is heart wrenching

[@troygaspard6732]

Thanx for this intimate in-store concert that I had the luck to attend.

[@Nathan-xo6bh]

This has always been one of my favourite shows, so nice to see it in higher quality! Thank you

[@juanpablopinto9634]

He played my favorite song. I love alphabet town. Even though there is no harmonica here, he sings and plays so beautifully that I can hear it anyway. Does anybody know if there is a presentation where someone plays it? Anyways thanks for sharing and greetings to all Elliott smith fans

[@hagengilbert8102]

Thank you so much for posting this

[@tylersinclair7683]

Finally KZbin suggests a video I actually like! What I wouldn’t give to be able to go back in time and see Elliott perform in an intimate environment like this. What a magical performance. Praise to the creators of this video 🙏 😊

[@surf_skate_snow]

I cried. I miss him so much. ❤

[@AdamTurmaz]

so many bangers in such a short time

[@randyhendrickson4735]

This was special.

[@urban4151]

I agree! These little personal concerts with no added effects sound so much better to me personally

[@TheDreamingJune]

This concert is such a gem.

[@hazelvalentine6785]

this is my favorite live version of angeles

[@AyakiKay-kj8gm]

I miss u❤

[@zampai]

pure magic

[@monkeyshitstorm]

This version of alphabet town is so good

[@nicolaslucas8060]

me pone la piel de gallina!! amo a Elliott Smith

[@johnmcdonald828]

This is soooo great! Thank you.

[@avenproductions3520]

Love how Elliott Fullam was able to watch this live before he was ever born

[@moleskeenfra47]

thank you for this 👌

[@frierentaxx]

I wish I'd seen him at least once in this life

[@lifeonslow]

Same

[@BobbyFireRadio]

This is golden

[@michaellorenzen8200]

95 or 96 I saw Elliot Smith in Seattle opening up for The Minus 5 and Spinnanes I didn't know who he was and the crowd showed him no respect and talked through his entire set IMO he was way better than the 2 other acts

[@Barryislarge]

This is why you always go see opening acts! 30% of the time, they're far better than the act you're going to see.

[@LayneCobain88]

Shoutout to the guy that turned off the phone. Only 1 ring!

[@secretowl3561]

Elliott, we still love you n.n

[@averagejoe1898]

thank you

[@Barryislarge]

You're welcome!

[@somes3cretcat]

17:05 can someone tell me which chord he plays here?

[@thomasvicanek-santaguida1066]

its a Cm in his full step down tuning (A#m in standard tuning)

[@joelglanton6531]

Which one? Nobody is an E flat major barre chord (x68886) Heart is a G minor barre chord (355333) and Broke at the start of the next measure is just an open C chord without fingering the fifth (x32000) which is why the other guy said Cm but it's still a major chord (these chords are relative to D standard tuning so they're not the actual notes. The song is in the key of B flat and not C since the tuning is a whole step down from E standard. Hope this helps)

[@C-Llama]

22:24 my hand don't move like that . . .

[@nandoproductions_]

My man ran for the phone so fast

[@CoreyCreature]

fuckin killin it.

[@samprosperi5539]

i must be half of these views

[@Barryislarge]

Thank you for watching, friend :)

[@samprosperi5539]

@@Barryislarge of course, love him and thank you for uploading such an amazing video.

[@julius9791]

I'm the other half :D

[@3hr284]

wish I was there

[@jala1081]

The girl in white beside the person in blue, was she the same girl in another video set in a similar looking venue who screamed and elliott said something like "theres that" and then she left sometime midset? I feel like she got offended by elliott unintentionally by elliott and he felt bad cause he didnt mean to offend her and she seemed to really love him and his music and she got offended.

[@lovepitchblackmelankoli]

i know what you are talking about, not sure if it's the same girl though

[@dillanleach7205]

You're thinking of the Green St. performance, I think?

[@bigchickentime7391]

@@dillanleach7205 yeah that’s the set, not the same girl though. At least I don’t think so

[@burmaunderground]

Anyone know that tuning? Drop D?

[@natedavid3873]

D flat standard

[@Shesinvalid]

Idk what its called exactly but if you use a cope on 3rd fret while in standard and tune down to standard you’ll be in the same tuning that he uses this live if that makes sense 😅

[@virgilvollmar3296]

I'm tiny Rick!!!!

[@voodoochango7048]

Any tabs for say yes?

[@Shesinvalid]

Pretty easy song👌

[@thomasvicanek-santaguida1066]

18:18

[@branland7464]

He’d always end a song almost abruptly like he kinda just wants it to be over lol I wonder why he did that..maybe he wasn’t satisfied with his performances? It’s sorta cool in a weird way

[@Gh0stz9211]

There's a couple videos where he mentions some songs he's played so much he just can't anymore, one of which he completely stops the song after like 10 seconds lol

[@branland7464]

@@Gh0stz9211 yeah Waltz #2…but he does it like on every song at the end..like he’s disgusted by the performance or just doesn’t see a point in finishing it really nice cause the songs over..idk i could imagine him saying “well what’s the point you know? The songs done”

[@urban4151]

​@@Gh0stz9211i dont think thats the case here since its 1997 he probably got sick of it a few years after

[@joelglanton6531]

I feel like certain songs he may have written in the studio he got bored of playing live because the guitar parts were too simple, like "Everybody Cares," on the Green Street Grill bootleg he's literally rolling his eyes at the end and then stops it and says it's supposed to fade out. Or on another one where he argues with a guy who says "Rose Parade" is his favorite song and says that it's boring to play, has too many words, and accuses the guy of only liking it because it's "clever" lol.

[@alsharpe]

@@joelglanton6531Which one does he argue with the guy about Rose Parade? I feel like I’ve seen every Elliott show but I don’t remember that

[@isenfirecat]

what if there are more "elliotts" in the 2020s but the only thing is that no one knows about them (of course there are...) damn.

[@urban4151]

There are for sure, Adrianne lenker is someone i found out about recently

[@TheMiapapia]

Adrianne Lenker reminds me so much of Elliott Smith. She is so smart and an amazing guitar player and lyricist but so incredibly humble. I miss Elliott so much and I’m so grateful to have Adrianne Lenker in the world!

[@rebexxa]

ALEX G!!!!!!!! LISTEN TO ALEX G

[@elatedflam7877]

what tuning is he in?

[@urban4151]

It sounds like d tuning with maybe the E string tuned a half a step lower than the other strings?

[@variklane7032]

D standard

[@Shesinvalid]

Use a capo on 3rd fret and tune down to standard. I use this tuning a lot cause it sounds so warm👌Hope this helps

[@alastier9825]

wow

[@TheMiapapia]

What guitar is he playing?

[@Barryislarge]

I believe its a yamaha dreadnought

[@Shesinvalid]

Red label Yamaha

[@stagehand9002]

what a buzzkill!

[@implosion321]

...Aaand coming up on this here comment section just to say this^ ... *isn't* being a buzzkill?

[@daryldwayne3538]

Amazing…

[@michaelnewham6958]

better than the beatles