in case anyone was wondering who filmed this: it was me! I ran out of battery for the encore:too bad!)
@damianhood84595 жыл бұрын
I even brought my mother with me!
@shoemaven334 жыл бұрын
I was there, it was magical.
@phantompunchmotorizedbikes16244 жыл бұрын
@@damianhood8459 your a good son
@cam-gv2gf4 жыл бұрын
true thanks for zooming in on the frets and his fingerwork
@sebastianbrenner4764 жыл бұрын
cheers man, you just made the internet a little bit better
@jjkall9 жыл бұрын
"play whatever you want" - a good dude
@crazyleaves6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You seem cool too.
@pyropearTX6 жыл бұрын
It's funny. I still distinctly remember that guy yelling this during the show. There was something incredibly surreal about being there. I'm glad someone captured video so now I'm sure it actually happened.
@nickgrant29063 жыл бұрын
He might aswell there all amazing. not one bad song
@eliom-n405119 күн бұрын
And then he plays my favorite song
@janisdawnjohnson3 жыл бұрын
For a longest time I was afraid to watch these later performances but this is beautiful. Reminds me of the Leonard Cohen line: "Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack, in everything. That’s how the light gets in."
@georgemalko618310 жыл бұрын
I feel for him here, obviously feeling rough. The vocals are haunting
@tomb6137 жыл бұрын
Elliott knew how to touch the soul. For this he paid a heavy price. Thank you Elliott.
@jwillied13264 ай бұрын
Nah, he deserved better, his life and death should not be romanticized . RIP Elliott Smith
@Timothy_D_S2 жыл бұрын
All of my life my grandfather had a guitar that he would break out occasionally and play. When I turned 14 I started to learn to play. When I turned 25 (2004) my grandfather passed away and left me his guitar. For years I didn’t play it bc it reminded me of him and it had this huge sound that I wasn’t accustomed to. Discovered Elliott in 2012 or so and started learning some of his stuff. It took me a while to realize this was the EXACT same model that my grandfather had left me. I put new pegs and a better nut on it with some new strings of course and gave this thing new life. Best sounding guitar I’ve ever owned. And I now own a Martin. That model Yamaha just has a unique rich sound that not even a solid wood top can match. Idk how they did that but I am grateful. And thank you Grandaddy. Miss and love you
@jimtroeltsch5998 Жыл бұрын
That's such a great story, what guitar model was it?
@gently1173 Жыл бұрын
@@jimtroeltsch5998 yamaha fg 180 i believe.
@anonymouse4138 Жыл бұрын
Ironic you say this. Check out the band Grandaddy. You'll like them if you like Elliott. Your signoff might have taught you about another thing.
@splatformz9 ай бұрын
@anonymouse4138 ahh I too assumed at first he was talking about THE Granddaddy,. How strange
@kevinfrayne845211 жыл бұрын
memory lane is phenomenal.
@robykills2 жыл бұрын
was just thinking that @6.25
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
It’s one of the tracks he was making that I can’t find in his earliest years. He was refinishing a lot of his early unreleased works in the basement. “Memory Lane” seems completely made for the album and his little lyrical reference is classic Elliott professionalism. “Kings Crossing”was previously a song called, “three.” Elliott recorded with the, “Murder of Crows”, handle.
@johnnycatsup9 жыл бұрын
Satellite is so fucking good
@seedrek Жыл бұрын
was looking for this comment
@smile-xxxxx9 жыл бұрын
.....i can't pass day without listening to his voice.....XO
@oranjjjggg10 жыл бұрын
I imagine Elliott to be in a sweet place right now, laughing his ass off writing some sweet, inspiring, happy music to fit the bliss he lives in.
@christianclarke49886 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah! The guy was so sweet and amazing and bet he’s having a blast wherever he is :)
@user-hw4hf2zb3t4 жыл бұрын
love you elliott, wherever you are! i pray for your kind soul every day.
@Laneganswake3 жыл бұрын
:')
@jamesheath76012 жыл бұрын
🙏
@chiemmanuelle12114 жыл бұрын
Elliott is still my best musician. He's got such a wonderful voice and very kind heart. The most beautiful human I've ever met. I can't thank you enough, Elliott. XO XO XO
@DoubleDeckerCoffin2 жыл бұрын
I've seen comments from you on other Elliott videos. They always make my heart hurt (in a good way). I was very young when he was making music, so I never got to see him play music live. But he's still my favorite musician ever. From your comments, you can feel the huge love you have for him. I hope you're doing well ❤️
@lowearthorbit-delio3 жыл бұрын
I was only able to listen to elliotts music...16 years after he s gone....man...this guy is solid. Hes an Angel.
@Dartagnan652 жыл бұрын
"Thenks"
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
Yeah they basically took his God givin beauty and displayed it as a burnt offering instead of getting him help
@alfredoenriquepalaciospere90639 жыл бұрын
He will always be my favorite.
@boonesboroughbeachboy93415 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
People like Elliott get chewed up and spit out. Yet they’re the best. I’m pretty sure it has some parallels with the Christian Messiah
@bradfield22667 жыл бұрын
This video is school for everyone who wants to learn how to play his songs. Whoever filmed this (the uploader?) is a genius for zooming in on his fretting hand. Thanks so much!!
@luisjalabert83666 жыл бұрын
indeed it is! this is the video i always come back to practice and perfect my playing, so many details captured!
@projekctgonzo8 жыл бұрын
"high on anfetamines, the moon is a light bulb breaking and It´ll go around with anyone, but it won´t come down for anyone" That´s poetry, people.
@jala10816 жыл бұрын
Pablo Sinuhé how do you interpret those lines?
@MIKE-TYTHON4 жыл бұрын
How to drive in Oregon Reviews personally I think your spot on good analysis 👌
@jimikes10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful sad my throat and eyes tell me how close pain and beauty can be.
@wyattzon72493 жыл бұрын
Whenever I feel like shit and worthless Elliot is always there for me 😔
@MFanelli20 күн бұрын
Be careful ❤️🩹
@Foxygrandpa19124 жыл бұрын
The people who were able to see him live are so lucky. He died when i was 2 and i discovered him 6 years ago. Still obsessed with him. Still sketch him all the time. Man, it sucks so much.
@nosedondeelmarsetermina4 жыл бұрын
Oh nice, we are the same age, I have been listening obsessively for only a year. Do you have a snap?
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
You’re lucky to have gotten this though. Elliotts appeal is very familiar with the concept of pain. If he were still around maybe he would not have had the same impact. Elliott is a legendary Romantic composer from the postmodern era. His tragic death is a big part of his legacy and the appeal of fans.
@nickmcevoy13 жыл бұрын
Just when I can't get any lower in my life, I end up back at Elliott Smith.
@totalfootballreactions3 жыл бұрын
"Get a back bone" .... Huh? What.. get a back bone?.. wow.. I could tell you a dream I had.. apart from that I couldn't be more for fucking real.... Ok I'll try... "Elliot Smith R. I. P my friend
@mjschaeffer9 жыл бұрын
"Plainclothes Man" is one of my favorite Elliott Smith songs, way back from Heatmiser days, and seeing this recording of it was excellent. On his worst day, he was still amazing. Somehow I'd missed this video before tonight.
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
It’s a painful tune but extremely powerful and easily digestible to individuals who are harsh self critics and who have experienced abuse. It’s gotta angsty youthful sorta glow to it.
@eamonnoneil12611 ай бұрын
Plainclothes Man is my all time favorite song hes written...this was far from his worst day btw
@ipsurvivor6 жыл бұрын
As to Elliott’s appearance in this video he looks more like someone who is struggling with a personal injury than someone wasted on drugs. Though Cat Powers may have exaggerated or had some facts wrong Elliott was injured in a scuffle with the police at a Flaming Lips/Beck concert on 25 November 2002. He had some kind of reaction from the pain medication prescribed after the incident. As someone who suffers from chronic pain and spasms and tight muscles I see a physically injured person here. Elliott was also under a lot of stress because the legal issues from this encounter, though improved, were still not fully settled.
@davidrichmond10647 жыл бұрын
dude his hand is insane. I've been playing for 10+ years and i cant make my hand do that on (better be quiet now)
@luisjalabert83666 жыл бұрын
what about happiness intro?
@vincentrobert12034 жыл бұрын
took me 20 years :-) Just try Memory Lane, so much fun to play.After a couple of additional years. Not sure you can fully appreciate the genius of ES unless you actually have tried to play his songs.
@robykills2 жыл бұрын
"all i want now is happiness for you and me" - he sings it so peacefully
@ImprovEyes-fc9fo Жыл бұрын
I wonder if he wrote that for Chiba.. that song alone is enough to inspire me to not stab anyone until the day I die. Rest well Elliott. We love you.
@apocalypse-please4 ай бұрын
@@ImprovEyes-fc9fojoanna said he wrote it for her
@CraftyisCool Жыл бұрын
I was there with my sister. It was my third time seeing him. I cried once or twice. It was truly being in the presence of greatness. Before the show he was casually walking around in the front amidst the crowd. No one bothered him. I love him. His death was one celebrity death that really hit me hard. Still saddens me so much.
@erdwiagardheden336 жыл бұрын
The guy screaming i hate my life right before St ides heaven could've so easily been me. But I never knew of him when he was alive but this is true inspiration. He has an influence on my personal writing. Hail to the king of singer songwriters !
@ericvanthillo296410 жыл бұрын
This is genius at work. Drugged or not beautiful is beautiful.
@elijahpalahniuk39493 жыл бұрын
he's clean here by all accounts.
@Jordan-vs4cy2 жыл бұрын
he is very much clean in this
@mafiahorse9 жыл бұрын
'Strung Out Again' is overwhelming. xx
@mr.boojangles32895 жыл бұрын
Ive watched this before but never noticed he played satellite. How could I miss that! Its one of my fav songs!
@Langhans086 жыл бұрын
Fuck this is amazing. I'd pay anything to have been there.
@folkpunk11 жыл бұрын
One of the most painful Elliott Smith shows to watch,fragile and so beautiful...
@eamonnoneil12611 ай бұрын
sounds like you need to listen to some more of his live shows if you think this is one of his most painful. Check out his last few shows in 2001 when he can't even finish a song.
@MournfulWhispers5 ай бұрын
for me his saddest show is his last one at red fest
@jhiramboggs Жыл бұрын
My dad was in a nursing home at the end of his life. Memory Lane is the most horrifying song Ive ever heard
@knuckle12356 Жыл бұрын
It's nice to hear 2 things in this late career show; healthy Elliott hitting his marks and songs etc. But the crowd just going nuts when a particular favorite comes up... In the early live stuff he captures and kidnaps the crowd near every time, but here he's their HERO. That's something every talented person plagued with doubt or depression should experience at least once. (For their talent...)
@richierich88478 жыл бұрын
One of the few writers who can bring tears to my throat.......
@robykills2 жыл бұрын
your throat?
@laurengribben46852 жыл бұрын
@@robykills you know like the lump in your throat you get from crying and feeling emotional I think that might be what they were getting at x
@finnkyourface89584 жыл бұрын
This is definitely my favorite show of his filmed on youtube, most of my favorite songs, with good sound quality.
@riffraffrichard3 жыл бұрын
I do feel sad for the man who is clearly an empathetic and sensitive person. The difficulty he had was he used his art to explore hurt and vulnerable parts of himself. I think that can leave you exposed when you share these things and also it creates a identity crisis, where the personal nature of your art becomes public. I know they werent autobiographical songs but his pain was being expressed for better and worse. I think he ended up having something to live up to, which can be such a burden. Sometimes the only way to heal is to find a place where you can fall apart safely. Thank you i hope you have found peace elliott
@chiemmanuelle12114 жыл бұрын
He is the best! (*^^*) I've been a big fan of his since 1996. I feel so happy because he looked so happy! I'd like to thank his father, Mr.Gary Smith too. Thank you very very very much ! XO 💖
@eljimberinoq55183 жыл бұрын
His paternal father?
@SunFrog_10 жыл бұрын
fucking love his voice and playing this show
@hardfolk4 жыл бұрын
I love Elliott, all that songs are very very good!!
@goerfton77 Жыл бұрын
Despite being a true original he's also the perfect amalgamation of macartney Lennon Neil young Dylan Wilson and Syd Barrett. Probably why I love him so
@edpoe1108 Жыл бұрын
Very well said.
@duiliogomes9 жыл бұрын
The Best! Forever! R.I.P.
@satanarmy3 жыл бұрын
this performance really blows me away... truly his best of the later performances. at least in my opinion.
@MrAdrianloera2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful soul
@ebbtide42334 жыл бұрын
He looks like a moon person in that light beamed down from the heavens
@MFanelli20 күн бұрын
He is :)
@JunkBondTrader11 жыл бұрын
Omg... thank you so much.
@vermasvidrio2 жыл бұрын
una lucha entre el yo del pasado y el del presente. melodías perfectamente desgarradas
@tasinallb9 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this. His beauty and brilliance, always real, always Elliott. .
@hfboehm5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Elliot, your gifts are received and much appreciated!
@cswalder76759 жыл бұрын
Dude was just great.
@muscovy500010 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. Miss you Elliott!!!
@AlexanderMarshallI7 жыл бұрын
So incredible.
@emmameyer98767 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this!! Miss him ❤️
@franciscociseragreco3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@johnarundell79519 жыл бұрын
This is just magical! Thanks for doing this Ben but you should have still included the last two songs with a still picture or whatever for those of us without access to the audio bootlegs. The sound quality is brilliant. I want to hear Blackbird please? Wonderful rendition of Pretty :)
@SethMacLaren11 жыл бұрын
i can't stand up cause i don't have no knees
@HarryMitchellMUSIC10 жыл бұрын
great for learning the songs. elliott seems kind
@GiveUpRecords3 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!! 🙏
@liammcooper Жыл бұрын
that rendition of st ides heaven is dark
@RustinChole4 жыл бұрын
If his dad feels that way he should release Abused, Taking A Fall, Stickman, and all the other finished studio tracks he won’t allow official release of due to the lyrics. And these songs are AMAZING.
@ebbtide42334 жыл бұрын
Step dad* his real father was good to him from what i know
@RustinChole4 жыл бұрын
Ebbtide42 ah sorry you are 100% correct I’m sorry I didn’t make that distinction. Step dad. Who Elliott accused of abuse. And wrote a song about called “abused.” He believed it happened enough to tell his mom about it a couple months before he died.
@eamonnoneil12611 ай бұрын
its my understanding it was his mom and sister who didn't want those songs released@@RustinChole
@TheNarutocamp11 жыл бұрын
amazing work, thanks
@ericchang555710 жыл бұрын
48:02"I fucked up too man!"
@waz31287 жыл бұрын
Satelite!!!
@JunkBondTrader11 жыл бұрын
I think by painful he meant, tough to watch... Just because like he said, he seems so fragile here, and this was in May 03, so close to the end... But yes, definitely enjoyable.
@GeneseeBen Жыл бұрын
I am also f**ked up too man...
@kruzerdabruzer99225 күн бұрын
Lyrics changed from third person to first for division day.
@bebekbritanya68133 жыл бұрын
pretty ❤
@TheMrpatches5575 жыл бұрын
Memory lane is the hardest song to learn
@mglenwright0910 жыл бұрын
aw this is saddening :/
@TheMrpatches5575 жыл бұрын
I just learned how to play satellite
@amrl199111 жыл бұрын
I love how fragile he sounds..
@MichaelUrbanReed10 ай бұрын
40:59 that lester flatt g run, classic
@knuckle12356 Жыл бұрын
Something dark about his key in memory lane. Lower register; easier to sing live, but many of the melody resolutions go down instead up...iunno, it seemed to me, anyway. I like it.
@MFanelli20 күн бұрын
This one hurts me to watch. ….I know my place- hate my face Xo M
@nateradomski47836 жыл бұрын
is it possible to get the audio from the soundboard for the last 2 tracks that were omitted here? love this concert. thanks so much!
@andrewfogelsong39865 жыл бұрын
archive.org/details/esmith2003-05-03.flac
@boycewebb744510 жыл бұрын
Im gonna order, "Copete" from netflix. May Philliop Hoffman rest in peace. I`v never seen a movie that he didn`t make better. Like Elliott it`s a horrible loss that shocks the system. Damn it all.
@vertyisprobablydead4 жыл бұрын
Cripes that Happiness intro has some weird chords.
@liamnolan986 жыл бұрын
so much pain
@jamesheath76012 жыл бұрын
So sad seeing him in 2003
@amJayhawks10 жыл бұрын
wow he looks like a mess, great music nonetheless.
@jeffreygrove10 жыл бұрын
I think I was at this show? I was still living in Austin then, and I can't imagine I would have missed this... I just can't remember. I seem to have vague memories of the show, and being disappointed that it wasn't a full band show and that he played a bunch of songs I didn't know... Also: this was the second Steamboat location, and it was crap compared to the first one (which was on 6th Street).
@MIKE-TYTHON Жыл бұрын
He just didn’t care here it seems judging by his appearance can’t imagine what he was going theoufh
@MatiShemoeloff10 жыл бұрын
Its a good show. listen and stop bullshit about what u read in the gossip
@joaop002Ай бұрын
9:44 ...
@williamnelson36315 жыл бұрын
wearing me
@josephwichman170210 жыл бұрын
what happened?
@stella-vu8vh4 жыл бұрын
His poor hairline..
@MFanelli20 күн бұрын
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
@ericisdead957 жыл бұрын
im getting some kevin spacey in usual suspects vibes from elliott here