Elliott Smith live at the Reading Festival, England 1998-08-29 (Full Show)

our thing
bottle up and explode
pictures of me
alameda
bled white
waltz #2 (xo)
ballad of big nothing
independence day
a question mark
sweet adeline
happiness
division day

[@bigfatmel74]

our thing 2:40 bottle up and explode 5:14 pictures of me 8:48 alameda 12:17 bled white 15:17 Waltz #2 (XO) 20:00 ballad of big nothing 22:22 independence day 25:50 a question mark 28:22 sweet adeline 31:40 happiness 36:20 division day

[@KeithKeef]

I luckily got to meet Elliott after this show, was only very brief, and he was very shy and awkward, but thankful I did. Also said hi to Ian Brown, but could easily forget about that....

[@OffOnEntertainment]

lucky u

[@yeatsbell3480]

Both gods

[@carlom.3737]

One of the greatest songwriters of his (or any, really) generation. We miss your light, Elliott.

[@taniagriever]

thee greatest .

[@spacealienjesus709]

That shy look at 00:43..almost like Elliott and the camera caught each other in an awkward glance.. Miss you Elliott..

[@SerialSinner27]

They preformed so many songs that Elliott don''t usually preform live on his own which is great, Alameda and Bled White sound just amazing with Janet's drumming. God bless Quasi, they are the best people to play live with Elliott Smith.

[@GodInTheMachine]

SerialSinner all that's missing is Golden Boy!

[@jakobsanchez738]

Her backing vocals are amazing too

[@blazepond5518]

Hey, so who is playing with Elliot here? Were they friends, musical acquaintances?

[@mister-bland]

@@blazepond5518 Both. Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes of Quasi. Those two have also been involved in loads of other work. Sam played keys on a Built To Spill record I believe, and Quasi was ,for awhile, a 3 piece with Joanna Bolme. Janet drums for loads of people/groups cause she's insanely good.

[@tita4ewaz]

Thank god this is captured. Janet and Sam brought so much to the table. They really just underline how great Elliott is. Thank you for posting this. Treasure

[@tommasoaggio6763]

I'm in love with Janet Weiss ! She's beautiful 😭

[@lostandfound7372]

walking round my city with this on in my ears. Xo8 , Sad, Beaten, Angry, full of emotion. Love you brother Elliott

[@claudiomargheri2087]

Botte up and pictures of me back to back is a savage intro...

[@cozxmos]

Was thinking the same thing

[@claudiomargheri2087]

@@cozxmos (:

[@GamesWithBrainz]

The quality is so good compared to other Elliott shows

[@danielgroh1433]

Man, pre-junk Elliott was a different animal. I wish I got the chance to see him in that state. RIP.

[@ruf1980]

Maybe he was clean here, I don't know, but this is not pre-junk.

[@kitpalmer1583]

ruf1980 Elliott always maintained (and the people that actually *knew* him seem to agree) that Elliott didn't have problems with hard drugs until he moved to LA in 2000.

[@SoldAsIs]

Yeah it’s pretty overwhelming from all reliable sources that even though he used drugs as a lyrical device in a lot of albums, he didn’t actually do them until around 2000

[@barringtonbing393]

@Kit Palmer fucking LA was the downfall for Bowie as well

[@GodInTheMachine]

The close ups are amazing. Thanks for posting.

[@bluesriot2]

I honestly feel sorry for the four persons that disliked this rare and precious gem, it must be a type of reflection on their sad lives. That said, omfg, thanks for posting this, I feel much lighter, as if the weight of missing him while he lived has been eased a bit, bless you and bless the late great Elliott Smith R I P now and forever

[@anyghost]

IT's funny cause as awkward and uncomfortable as they look when the camera zooms in close, as bad as I feel for them that they feel so naked and observed, I'm also just as grateful that they were captured so clearly in such a nice moment. They all look so young and healthy and beautiful (especially Janet Weiss) and it's just nice that the whole thing was captured.

[@GodInTheMachine]

anyghost well they did choose to fly to England and get up on stage lol.

[@adamb.9968]

Beautiful to watch and listen to. Thank you for posting!

[@PedroMayn]

Thank you for getting this recording, very much so.

[@ezrablake1234]

Glad you were born Elliott. Love you so much

[@NicoCalaRyu]

thanks for uploading this

[@konundrum3678]

Elliott with Quasi!

[@davidcorrigan1727]

I was at this show, I loved every second. A huge talent, much missed.

[@dersolipsist3079]

So cool...first performance of Happiness

[@Wimpywoo16]

Wow!!! On point!

[@cloudcircusgaming5153]

LOL Carrie Brownstein sighting at 37:00

[@surfaceenvy5497]

Good spot!

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Hahahaha The Portland Music Scene. In 2000 or so, Stephen Malkmus moved to Portland, and that first Malkmus solo album in 2001 had Janet on drums (I think). Janet plays drums for Elliott here (I think). I saw Malkmus in 2001 in Omaha at Sokol Underground, which holds less than 200 people. LOVED IT. Stephen was dating a young woman from Omaha at the time. Ohhhh The Omaha and Portland Music Scenes from 2000-2006 were VERY SIMILAR. Those were definitely The Glory Days for Omaha music. The good thing: Mike Mogis used all his money to build a kickass studio at his huge house in Omaha, which means people will still come here to record in the coming decades, and perhaps someday there will be good new Omaha bands to record there, too. Fingers crossed.

[@profd65]

@@wildmercuryfilms Except Sleater-Kinney is an Olympia Washington band, and Carrie Brownstein is from Seattle.

[@Benjo-qd1dv]

@@wildmercuryfilms small correction, Janet didn’t join SM/Jicks until 3-4 albums in - by that time Elliott was gone and I think Quasi wasn’t making new music anymore

[@joecoo4615]

This line up is amazing great set

[@blazepond5518]

"we're gonna fuck up, but, you know, it doesn't matter..."

[@3XATHAT]

THANK YOU GREATLY xOx AAA

[@Shroomy801]

So talented. Incredible. Wish I was there.

[@avivabetzer5932]

one of my favorite show almost wholly xo xo elliott

[@HoracioGarduno]

People not squeezing to death in the front row. That's the kind of audience Smith had and still has.

[@theheartofablackbird2109]

In a few days this is 20 years old. Hard to believe.

[@springsilver9383]

Shout out to the camera person! Great job!

[@JamieGarry]

The Quasi tours were so good

[@corvojose]

miss u elliott

[@josephbutler7928]

great video , great sound

[@DavidSmith-ix5tb]

I think he had an aversion to being perceived as macho or rocking out too hard but I was quite suprised when I first saw the Fuji concert it sounds great..

[@konundrum3678]

Lena K does it again!(great music)

[@CBTvMedia]

skillset makes Oasis look like Disneyland

[@agilijunior7462]

Muito bem bolado 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘

[@aaki31]

this happiness is best.

[@avivabetzer5932]

i love the drummer: she seems so shy(at least it's my assumption cos she she shies away from the camera and bites her nails....)

[@SoldAsIs]

Aviva Betzer that’s Janet Weiss. Drummer for Sleator Kinney and just an overall well respected drummer.

[@joe_3y3s]

i listen to him everyday.. but he was never meant for fame. x

[@dazeofheaven]

relatively speaking, he got pretty darn famous. I got to see him play for a sold out show in Austin in 2000. Of course, we'll never know how much more amazing music he had in him... I'm just grateful for all the songs he gave us..

[@joe_3y3s]

Art P for sure. Him playing Miss Misery at the Oscars is a prime example. He just seems out of place.

[@dazeofheaven]

True. But that was also a huge leap forward for him, before even XO came out I think... He's definitely inspired a generation or two of new musicians since he started.. So, his music lives on that way..

[@iamcyber]

beautiful

[@tomblatch1594]

Awful footage, footage sound quality.......but utterly spellbinding What is it about E Smith? Melancholy lyrics, sombre and slightly tense live performance but somehow charges me and makes me feel joyful? What aspect of this human condition does he access? Will. Always. Love. Elliott Smith.

[@bluesriot2]

@subcomandante marcos one in eight billion...

[@alexstewart839]

"somehow charges me and makes me feel joyful? " There's a consistent level of melodic resolution and catharsis even when the lyrics are melancholy. I've never not felt at least a little bit optimistic after listening to Elliott Smith.

[@smellofrain6093]

Emozionante

[@pasajeraentrance]

💖

[@kell2640]

Always think American musicians end up deviating sumwot from their norms when they are in the UK

[@LeahDyson-kq4bd]

It's funny to see the woman from dig me out playing drums for him lol

[@danielgroh1433]

Man it's crazy how much younger he looked before the junk. RIP Elliott.

[@dequanrick2209]

Stfu Daniel

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@dequanrick2209 Who fucking cares? Honestly. Who fucking cares? He made a little observation. And Eliott does have an especially youthful look to him here. It's at the point where you can't even mention Elliott, drugs or suicide in the same sentence without some goof pretending to be offended. Again. Dequan... Who.. Fucking.. Cares? How can you expect there NOT to be conversation around his drug use? Are you truly offended? For Elliott. Wow such a big fan you are. This is why I don't even discuss Elliott with people online. There's always someone pretending to be his biggest fan. There's always some overly sensitive fan who refuses to accept Elliott wrote 'sad music often themed around suicide and drugs'. But hey, guess what? That's what it is, especially for someone just peering in on his music... Drugs are a big theme in his music, and his life... and while to me, 99% of the reason I love Elliott is his music and personality, it's obviously acceptable to me, for Daniel to make this comment. I'm sure he put less thought into writing it, than you did reading and thinking about it. Because again. Who. Fucking. Cares? People need to stop being so defensive, and personal about Elliott. Or be that way, but keep to yourself. No one wants to hear you lose your shit because outside opinion is clashing with your world. You can't pick and choose what parts of his life are acceptable to talk about. Let other people , who are able to, like adults, talk about him, talk about him. Elliott's appearance changed a lot in his short career, and he's looking good here. That's what I gathered from this comment. Fucking chill. I love Elliott Smith more than any artist I've ever known, but to be quite honest, I've always never encountered another fan base that irritates me like Elliott fans. It's either people who you can just talk to about his music, like specific things, like how cool the snare sounds in Speed Trials. Then there are the other half that just want to argue about how they KNOW he was murdered, and HE WASN'T A DEPRESSED,, SUICIDAL DRUG ADDICT LIKE EVERYONE MAKES HIM OUT TO BE. And I realize now I wrote a lot of words for a two word comment... But fuck man. Your comment is a microcosm of all the people I hate discussing Elliott with. If you're offended by such a general statement, well fuck that's your problem, not OP's.

[@dequanrick2209]

@@JunkBondTrader It Seems Like You Cares Because You're Responding To My Comment You Do Care😂

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@dequanrick2209 Uh yeah I care about your comment. Clearly. But obviously when I say "care" in my original comment, I'm referring to Daniel's comment... I mean... That's obvious, right?

[@apeirofobia]

What a beautiful stuff

[@agilijunior7462]

Show 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘

[@francielemischiatti9404]

?

[@arabcadabra8863]

the one who gave this a thumbs down...

[@justinclark1182]

I was there. Didn't know him

[@anaclaradantas9060]

8:10 uau

[@rickrose5069]

Good 🥁

[@-solidsnake-]

We’ve been robbed. I wish Elliott had felt ok and decided to keep writing music all this time since

[@kitpalmer1583]

imagine just trying to get lost in a concert and some creep with a camera keeps zooming in on your face. oy

[@manalilijimboy4700]

What kind of bass guitar did used in this vide?o thanks!

[@jacknelson248]

Looks like some sort of Rickenbacker, but I don't know which. Ricks are not my area of interest.

[@Ruby-eq1qg]

the opening song was cool, does anyone know what its called?

[@fishdaddy4647]

it’s called “our thing”, a recorded version is on a few bootlegs and i think as a bonus track on xo digitally? it’s a really groovy track and there’s a cool orchestral part in it too

[@AcidRavelEffect]

18:14 classic fan realization that he doesnt kno the substitute son nd stops ad-libbing. maybe back to air-drumming.

[@thefeelcompany]

Pedro brought me here!

[@kansastintcompany]

I want to buy the original recording

[@clintweaner]

is that carrie brownstein at 37 min?

[@Anesthesia90]

+clint weaner It may be haha good eye!

[@totalsellout822]

+clint weaner nice catch - Janet's drumming for Elliott here and SK were also playing at the festival so it kinda makes sense.

[@cloudcircusgaming5153]

Yeah it is, I noticed that too LOL

[@MrMotherfuck123]

Whos on Drums ?

[@Jordan-vs4cy]

janet weiss

[@bBbKce]

Calling Dr johnson I need help

[@josephedwards4325]

yeah wtf was that?

[@bBbKce]

wondering the same

[@sithspitdanikan4725]

What? Wait... What?

[@metalheadeli]

Still no clue

[@barringtonbing393]

Then the last cry ‘I need help here!’

[@anonymouse4138]

Too Smedley

[@dennismoore7935]

this line up was too thin sounding

[@nameisemery5292]

Yeah, or maybe its the mixing. Id say for those who thinks this sounds good, check out the fuji concert.

[@deepdriedinkelvin]

missed