Elliott Smith Concert - Henry Fonda Theater - Jan 31, 2003

[@lexilarkspur8810]

this man was already gone by the time I heard his music... but he still saves my life on a regular basis.

[@ignorancestrikesagainstrik3964]

We happen to be in the same boat. I was only 11 when he died, but when I found his music it was like discovering Captain Kidd's buried treasure.

[@alexmacat5329]

yeah man

[@sml7108]

Totally agree. This music is directly from heaven or whatever is the place this man is in.

[@xray5360]

Same here! I wish I could use a timemachine and visit one of his shows. I bet I never find a similar musician in my lifetime..

[@ericmayhew5659]

same

[@Berniebridges]

Merry Christmas to anyone whos spending it alone binge watching Elliott Smith videos

[@michaelnewham6958]

Insane vulnerability listening to that first track. His heart wasn’t in it. It takes so much energy to perform. I have spent decades practicing and singing Elliott. It’s hard man. He’s even the best here. I miss him so much. Breaks my heart. So unbelievably talented. For me he surpassed all his heroes… When he’s on it no one can touch him. When he’s vulnerable like this performance his work is still better than the shit around today. It’s really hard to play like him and sing dead pan. Lyrically , he was more advanced than the best of them. Thanks Elliott, you and Frusciante saved me. You’re my spirit guides …Thankyou

[@adriaticirisjames]

To whoever filmed this, thank you SO much for giving this beautiful gift to us younger fans who never got a chance to see Elliott play. Thank you thank you

[@TheMonolake]

Thx y.t.

[@fattmusiek5452]

Shout outs to whoever captured this wherever you are thank you

[@bobobandy9382]

Oh, big deal. Everyone holds up their camera phones at concerts. ;)

[@brandlessheadphones]

A completely different side of Elliott’s amazing musically talent is shown in the Fuji Rock festival performance which is also on KZbin!!!

[@finkelsteinshitkid1299]

Amen!

[@angryhobo212]

I like how his response to "get a backbone" was "okay, I'll try" Thanks Elliott

[@georgem3211]

“I could tell you a dream I had, otherwise I couldn’t be more fucking for real” his entire response is great lol

[@ealo8747]

@@georgem3211 Elliott was a tough guy man he liked getting into fistfights and you can hear his anger in that sentence. Of course he would instantly regret it probably. thats why he said apologized right after he said that

[@georgem3211]

Eric Armando Lazarit Orozco Oh I wasn’t talking him down. I genuinely just thought it was a clever comeback. Thank you for giving me that insight though (:

[@ealo8747]

@@georgem3211 i didnt think u were talking him down . i like talking about Elliott I could talk about him for hours. No worries thanks man! :D

[@jotohomomoto]

Smith actually put that insufferable 'coolguy' in his place by basically & essentially saying, "fuck u performing my creative ideas and having a captive audience is backbone yah stupid drunk fuck….sorry" …of course I'm paraphrasing elliott's alleged inner-dialogue 🧐

[@DopestBeats]

the more i listen to elliott, the better it is. THAT'S music. pure emotion with no macho boundaries and trying to impress anyone. its HIS emotion. Pure gold.

[@ianmattl]

I love how Elliot responds to everyone's comments. It's like he's at a campfire or something, playing to his close friends.

[@LynnSanders-g9u]

That is the perfect way to explain it!

[@rockonhard77]

45:13 "I got one left" Proceeds to play for another 40 minutes I love Elliott

[@writersherlock]

I obvi don't know, but I wonder if the 'spine' comment pissed him off and he decided to play a good bit more 'cuz of that?

[@jameskrautheim4987]

Thanks 🙏

[@cono4949]

@@writersherlock he always do that, but I guess that was so long, because he was drunk maybe. And the comment may help to that haha

[@cono4949]

@@writersherlock maybe he wans't drunk but I guess so, or somethinf

[@knuckle12356]

He had made some mistakes throughout the show. And to a musician that is catastrophic. All my friends were in bands back in high school, and coming off a set, they ONLY ever cursed their performances. You would have thought they pissed on the crowd after a rack of Natty Ice. And they sounded great. But not perfect. He had screwed up, so already being over this disaster area of a stage and ready to call it, he figured the crowd would be just as offended as he was. (My little scenario wound up in my head..!) He probably got worried everyone was bored...🤦🏼‍♂️🙍🏼oh Elliott. We would have stayed for days. You needn't have ever even asked. Didn't you know that?

[@Sketchburgz]

45:14 A fan really yelled "Get a backbone!" What a nobody bro. This man puts his heart and soul into his music and the least you could do is show respect.

[@a.very.special.commenter]

Be that as it may, but he sings the next song with more confidence and conviction than any other before it; maybe he needed that at that moment. RIP Elliott.

[@breadmoneymusic]

Elliott: (from King's Crossing) "Give me one good reason not to do it!" Fan: "Because we love you!"

[@tuzzeo]

From Spin Magazine (www.spin.com/articles/elliott-smith-mr-misery-10-year-anniversary-death/) "On October 12, Chiba accompanied Smith to New Monkey Studio, where he laid down lead vocals to one of From a Basement's unfinished tracks, "King's Crossing," a song whose lyrics build to the precipitous line "Give me one good reason not to do it!" At live performances, Ashley Welch and Chiba had gotten into the habit of shouting "Because we love you" from offstage."

[@dorukcansev]

@@tuzzeo Damn that's beautiful

[@tastefullyvegan739]

And then Chiba killed him

[@thadalicious-i4k]

@@tastefullyvegan739 Hell hath no fury like a crazy bitch.

[@Vnzo]

@@tastefullyvegan739 Yup. Glad somebody has a brain.

[@BemularMusic]

I can't even believe I was at this show anymore. Feels like a long time ago.

[@holipinieo1]

About 15 years ago.

[@arturoperez1677]

you are very lucky

[@markfoster3844]

Me too. Seems like forever ago. Seen him 15 times. My favorite show was the roxy acoustic where he was sitting in a chair, you could not see him due to stage being so low. Was a perfect show.

[@Danny_On_Wheels44]

You are lucky you got to see him, Love His music so wish I could of seen him live.

[@oohwellokay]

Pleaseee tell us more!

[@jenalegge487]

"I can't stand up...cause I don't have no knees. That wasn't really very funny. I don't have a strap." I love him.

[@MsElleRenee]

Knees to rest guitar on and no strap to hold the guitar whilst standing up... not a cruel ableist joke.

[@adriaticirisjames]

so fricken cute and funny

[@RustinChole]

Umm. He was high off his ass. It was shortly after this that he cleaned up and started kicking ass live again. His last show was fantastic. But he was heroin/cracked out here no doubt.

[@user-xn1xd4mg4j]

@@RustinChole you cannot strip away the humanity of Elliott Smith. Musical preference being whatever it may be, this is the same raw and real Elliott that always showed up, sober or otherwise.

[@Vision4k]

@@RustinChole this was after he got sober genius

[@okumay]

"get a backbone" "get a backbone? what? i could tell you a dream i had last night, other than that i can't be more for real." that's a great response to one of the most tossed around complaints - nothing takes more strength than being honest and real, and that's everything elliott and his music were, among the greatest of a generation

[@krisclaw]

Elliott Smith was absolutely one of the most talented people this world has produced

[@mglenwright09]

I am one of those people like a lot of yall that drool and relish over recordings like this. I have this one broken down in my phone and i used to sleep to it. I write songs and have for years,, and I've used some of his banter as inspiration for things. Elliott was a goddamn musical genius. He's one of those people I feel like I've met though I know I never met, through his fucking music. I've met some of those people over the years, where I know I've met them despite not having met them really, not really at least, and listening to things like this remind me of that. Elliott had the light. Rushing light for sure, but he had the light. Thank you so much Elliott for all the light you've given to people. I hope anyone who listens to this can make things and try and shine this bright! Cuz he fucking did it. He did it. Try and catch that fuckin light I saw this post on reddit recently that asked how did you first hear elliott. i know a lot of old heads are here that have all the stories. I can remember distinctly. My memory is kinda a weird blessing and curse tbh. but here we are. I was sitting in my living room. I had these portable big speakers that were super fun for all of us. And my very very good friend put him on, and it damn near broke me. That was over 15 years ago, and I don't I'll ever stop : ) please tell us how you know him and his music cuz it is something that goes above a lot of bs. please tell the stories!

[@MsKato333]

When he talks about his bracelet falling apart he said it was going to be gone in about 6 mos anyway. He was gone shortly after, it gave me chills. And I cried through this entire set and am not ashamed to say it either.

[@pikidipod]

Me too buddy, me too...

[@doktoren99]

Setlist with times: :) 00:00 - Kings crossing 03:25 - Memory Lane 06:48 - Happiness 11:55 - No Confidence Man 15:35 - A Passing Feeling 18:20 - I Figured You Out 22:00 - A Fond Farewell 27:05 - Strung Out Again 30:40 - Twilight 35:00 - Coming Up Roses 38:05 - A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free 41:40 - Pretty (Ugly Before) 46:33 - Plainclothes Man 50:57 - Long, Long, Long (George Harrison cover) 55:12 - No Name #1 58:33 - Division Day 1:02:22 - I Don't Think I'm Ever Going to Figure it Out (Aborted) 1:04:15 - I Better Be Quiet Now 1:10:03 - Say Yes 1:12:59 - Brand New Game 1:17:06 - Shooting Star

[@aagantuk7370]

Alexander K thanks :)

[@brownycow22]

This should be higher

[@mijadreams3486]

tha k u

[@jongruber7858]

you are a saint

[@TheMonolake]

Great ....but. The Lyrics.

[@jas00_00]

The emotion in his voice is yelling at you. I love him so much.

[@gavingreenwood2286]

Jasmine Waffles poetic comment

[@friendship6668]

You felt it at this show too

[@CM-ec2sm]

Yeah it’s called anxiety.

[@jas00_00]

@@CM-ec2sm too familiar

[@garr0424]

I'd rather listen to a half sleeping, high, drunk, messy Elliott than half the fucking artists that exist today.

[@yuriydisman7083]

amen

[@JesseJayAllen]

I second that Amen.

[@TinaMarie1]

@Garrett I hear ya. Elliott was real. He loved his music but he was so uncomfortable around crowds. Must have been real hard on him yanno. Wanting to share his music but at the same time hating the limelight. But no matter how high he was or how hard he slammed he was hella sexy and so fucking real. RIP Elliott , We still love you.

[@conniematernick6035]

I third that! He was the real deal..honest...was modest...and incredible artist!

[@greymason7323]

*All

[@chippchipp1]

I want to give him a hug

[@glassdolll]

We all do

[@cometome255]

I wanna bear hug him

[@if.community]

but hes dead so youll have imagine that

[@zacharycollett5456]

chippchipp1 i cried with my girlfriend over a few 6ers about how much we "just coulda gave him a hug" as if it woulda changed anything. Guy had no idea how special he was and it got to him. Kinda like some opposite Beiber syndrome or some shit. Iunno. Elliott is my mf man.

[@Smorss2011]

Me too. and I want to tell him he's important.

[@Alinestrey]

"Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow."

[@theamazingbrokenman]

That's so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@VictorEmannuelm]

Uau

[@notcrackerjack]

I am the diamond glint on snow I am the sun on ripened grain I am the gentle Autumn rain

[@oblivion2967]

Who, please.

[@larryhighwater5043]

Alinestrey it still breaks my heart.

[@brendanbuhhhh]

I’ve never felt such a love for someone I’ve never met. I’ve never met him but he’s like a brother to me. So grateful he lived to produce this touching and wonderful music

[@TheDreamingJune]

Same. Elliott reminds me so much of my big brother that sometimes watching his shows makes me cry because I feel so much love and empathy for him. He was such a tremendous artist.

[@waltkolenda]

I was taught that compassion is the ability to see yourself in other people. Elliot Smith was an embodiment of compassion.

[@maharaniu4313]

The way he didn't want to play songs about drugs and addiction, the way he talked that he was fine "it's just a song", said sorry for like five times during the concert, makes my heart break. This is the best last concert he ever had. He was truly genuine over there. I don't know about afterlife but hope he found peace in the end.

[@RustinChole]

You obviously never saw him live. His shows from 1995-1999 were just as candid, and more importantly were PERFECTLY performed. He was on heroin and crack for this one. I was at this show he could barely even walk to the stage man. He would be so bummed if this was considered his best live show.

[@RustinChole]

Watch his very last show-he’s clean, and also skips the darker drug focused songs, but the contrast is undeniable. Please find that and make that your new fav, rather than this tragic misrepresentation of his talent. Please.

[@ryegoldenbird]

@@RustinChole these were his magnum opus tracks though. His strung out state and struggle is part of the artists magnetism. Mozart was probably pretty drunk while writing Requiem and this is comparable in multiple ways. His last show I agree was really great though. Glad he played long,long,long at the end

[@RustinChole]

@@ryegoldenbird there was nothing great about seeing a guy I had seen (and met) several times, who had talent on the level of magic, stumble to the stage and nod off, only waking up when his guitar slid off his lap and hit the floor. Zero magic at that show. I know it’s a romantic thing to look at it from the perspective you illustrated, but as someone who went through heroin addiction that cost me talent as well as a lot of other stuff, largely started by the fact that every artist I love used at one time or another, there’s nothing good about it. It just eats talent and ruins lives. Wether Mozart. Miles Davis. Or John Lennon. Or Cobain. It’s never a positive.

[@RustinChole]

@@ryegoldenbird you are right that from a basement on a hill and the many unreleased b sides are pure gold. If only they could’ve been performed by the pre heroin Elliott I saw in 1996 with 15 kids sitting cross legged in stunned silence. I wish there was more pro shot footage of that either/or tour, the two shows I caught on it are easily in the top 3 performances I ever witnessed. And I caught some good ones.

[@mateosamora]

It's a HUGE misconception to assume that he was high during this show, and that's the reason he was so shaky. It's quite the opposite. Elliott spent years performing and recording while high on opiates and/or amphetamines, and he sounded great. Just listen to his records and shows from those periods. Speaking as a musician/drug user, you get accustomed to playing better high. Music is like many things - you're at your best when body and mind are relaxed, at peace. I'm not glorifying drugs, that's just how functioning addicts roll. My point is, Elliott was trying to clean up during this time, and after years of dependence, performing sober probably made him anxious and uncomfortable. Trust me, if you're used to performing high all the time, doing it sober can be extremely fuckin' difficult. Any longtime addict-musician can vouch.

[@stevenrivera3977]

King Complex Got it

[@DylG1111]

King Complex I respectively disagree. Stimulants, mainly amphetamines can open up your throat and vocal chords, so people on amphetamines and alcohol seem to perform fine. However opiates kill your voice... I really feel like that is the case here. If he was this shaky from withdrawal he wouldn't have performed at all.

[@kalemmackey2917]

King Complex Lets not call them addicts, how about dependants?

[@Ocyris151]

King Complex The fact is Elliot was failing health wise body, mind and soul at this point due to the excesses of his drug use. I too am (currently former) heavy user of drugs and a musician. And can agree with you on certain points, but when you are eaten up and struggling as deeply as he was at this point in his life the drugs are not enhancing anything. At this point in time the drugs were using Elliot.

[@aarondamico4736]

King Complex He is wasted kiddo. Where is your album available at you badass drug using musician?

[@randytorero1516]

Elliott Smith helps me keep in touch with my humanity each time I listen to him. He expressed complex feelings with such lucidity as if he'd done the rough psychotherapy for you, but the praise meant nothing to him, he just had to do it. For those that think he didn't have enough "backbone" coz of how his life ended or for any other reason, you just didn't appreciate what he gave. He was for real, maybe too dam for real which I'd take any day over the mainstream, superficial crap out there that all sounds the same. Despite how he left this planet, when he was here, he was ALIVE. What a great performance.

[@hazelhumor]

Couldn't have said it better bro. Let's remember this guy for what he did when he was alive. and not for how he died. This man seemed to be too sensitive for this world. You can tell his soul was from outter space. The poetry and the melody on his music evidence it. This place is ruled by empty-minded, cruel people trying to manipulate the shit out of the youth and pretty much getting to it most of the times. It's sad because you realize this was definetely not the place for such a sensitive soul. His music will always light our existence.

[@angryhobo212]

"I can tell you about a dream I had last night, other than that I couldn't be any more fuckin' for real"

[@dequanrick2209]

You're A Coward

[@kevinmarlborough1009]

Some people don't get it , others do , well said Randy, I agree with what you have to say,

[@dequanrick2209]

@@kevinmarlborough1009 happy he's Dead

[@rebeccarocknroll]

My friend worked at the fonda when this show happened, he suprised me by talking me backstage and not telling me who was playing, i was on the right side of the stage. This was the most emotional show I have ever been to. When Elliott walked off stage, I was right there, in the way and I didnt even realize it because I had been crying. He walked down the stairs and gave me a hug.His Music has impacted my life in so many ways. @Sarah Nicole, I am in recovery also, I agree with you completly.

[@andrewrobert22]

wow that's awesome!

[@katevielle4263]

🥺 what a sweetheart elliott was! So glad you had that experience with him and thank you for sharing with us!

[@johnnypiss]

I wish I had your experience. He was basically speaking the same language I would in my later life, the words of a broken, troubled, yet gentile and kind human being just trying so hard to work with what they had. I don’t feel made for this world, and when I listen to Elliott, I know he felt the same way. I would’ve loved to get a hug from someone like Elliott, and I have a feeling that when he hugged you, it was just as much for him as it was for you.

[@evilotis01]

❤❤❤

[@josephmccafferty3191]

This is a rough show for this guy, and he still is on point. People are waking up to the genius of this songwriter and performer. As much as like that he is a secret among people who love music, he is going to be someone that people listen to 100 years from now.

[@OthersOrSomething]

10:50 "Thanks..." "Ah, uh, um, uhh, I don't think I'm nervous now. Sorry. Heh, haha. I think...heh...laughs that come out of me, at times like like this, are very... weird. And things that I say at times like this are strange - like that." I love you! "Oh I love you too..." I love metal!! "Yeah, well me too, but it broke my heart. ...Heh...This shirt it kind of...it has many meanings....I don't know any of them. My heart's blue because I like...heh...meh. uh."

[@radioactive_p1ssy.boy.]

I love that

[@crispapple8025]

“thank you my friends!” 🥺 simple things show what a kind soul he is

[@elenab6292]

God, the guy was a god of music no matter how much fucked up he was. Listening to Elliott always makes me feel comforted and it's like I'm in a safe place. Never forgotten, Elliott the Great!

[@hislove4ever7]

45:50 it says a lot about elliott's character that he gave that heckler the benefit of the doubt.

[@MrBooYa-yd5er]

I've lunged just for misunderstanding audiences

[@PatOberle]

"If you can't fail, you have to always win, and I don't think you can always win." Christ, even Elliott's drunken rambling was inspiring.

[@RustinChole]

Heroin. Booze. Crack. There was a lot that comprised his performance here. He could barely even walk to the stage. But he started cleaning up after this, and his last show is a much, much better performance. (Also on KZbin.)

[@user-xn1xd4mg4j]

@@RustinChole Elliott was recently sober at this point. That's why he seems such a mess. After quitting drugs at the rate that Elliott went, you're entirely a wreck for months. There is a stark contrast between "Elliott can't perform well because he's wasted off his face" and "Elliott can't perform well because he's in withdrawals/newly, terrifyingly sober". I wish people would stop assuming that whenever Elliott would flub a line or miss a chord in his whole career that it was because he was intoxicated. R.I.P.

[@itsgonnbeok7249]

@@user-xn1xd4mg4j You are wrong. Elliott was absolutely not recently sober at this point. And nobody is saying he's intoxicated because he messed up a lyric or a chord, theyre saying it because he is clearly intoxicated. This was near the end of his crack/heroin period, he cleaned up a few months later. He is so obviously on some sort of cocktail in this footage. His mannerisms and speech are a dead giveaway. He sounds like he has been up for days, and that was normal for him at this point in his career. He was recording the FABOTH tracks while binging on crack/coke, heroin and alcohol in 2002 into 2003. He was a paranoid wreck until he started doing that alternative rehab thing in 2003. Anybody who has heavily used stimulants can tell he is tweaking in this footage. This is the way people act when they have been up for days. They are twitchy, their words come out all jumbled, and they cant talk very loud or clearly at all. I hate making comments like this because I dont want people to think im trying to tear him down or discredit his work, but its just so absurdly untrue that he is sober in this performance. You should read "Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing".

[@alycamus]

Patrick Chole no he had already cleaned up by then. However the treatment had been hard on him. Plus there was the beating by the police in November, he was under meds because he had been severely beaten.

[@alycamus]

ITSGONN BEOK no he had cleaned up at this point. But he was under strong meds because he had been severely beaten by the police at the end of November

[@weemps.]

Interesting how he plays pretty much all of From A Basement on the Hill. That's a hard choice for an artist, between what the audience "wants" to hear and what you want to display - the favorites versus what you're doing (and subsequently feeling recently). It's good to see that Elliott was able to be true regardless of what may be said of him. No one can say he has no spine, damn it.

[@MrApotator]

that one fucking guy... fuck him.

[@chayseblack4162]

I think it's just a mix of playing new material and being exhausted of being a human jukebox

[@friendship6668]

He was heckled HARD at this show. It sucked. But yeah. The decision to play a ton of unfamiliar songs for an audience is a risky move. I think he just wanted to play. Period. He operated by following his own ideas, that's what made him great. He never gets enough credit for being more than a musical genius. The amount of vulnerability and range of emotion. The amount if reflection and poetry and ability to put his feelings into words. The amount of bullshit he could see through with entertainment or the govnt, ego, relationships, affiction, etc.. Quite honestly the Indie scene coulda been a full blown culture shift lead by music once again. But this man honestly never coulda been that leader. They killed him just in case just like Kurt. Maybe it was dealers. Who knows. But he's the closest and purest thing we have had in a very long time. All the stuff he brings up are hot topics being addressed today on a wide scale. He is an example of our culture's desperation to make mental health an awareness 17 years ago. But it took a long time for that awareness to be in home awareness. And it still needs more attention

[@opheliajade1986]

@@friendship6668 Excellent comment...I totally agree.

[@jamesdoone3516]

I was at this concert and it was pure magic. I will never forget it!!!!

[@RustinChole]

Heroin and cocaine drenched magic. Was this the only time you saw him? Cause before the drugs, he was so precise, effortlessly flawless. I remember this show, he could barely walk to the stage he was so fucked up. Two months before I saw him drop his guitar mid song when he nodded off. People were confused (or if you were in his circle, deeply concerned).

[@RustinChole]

He had cleaned up by his last show. The contrast is undeniable.

[@alycamus]

Patrick Chole Elliott had cleaned up late 2002, he did a treatment in August 2002, and he went better and better during all the shows after that. I saw him in May and August 2003, he was another man, going from guitar to drum set ...

[@markjamesmason]

I was there, and I am so glad someone captured this.

[@rachelD7549]

Yea, this video was my first experience with his music. I watched this for the first time about a year ago. I've honestly never experienced such a true and genuine soul. I wish there were words. And I don't think I'm alone, that's comforting.

[@MDarkViolin]

Elliott Smith is one of the best songwriters ever

[@fattmusiek5452]

“Better Be Quiet Now” - Elliott Smith was such a phenomenal songwriter. Song kills me. Thank you E.S. ❤ xo

[@leemythic4400]

I really enjoy when he interacts with the crowd. He has such a good sense of humor I laugh when responds to comments that people make.

[@igorsanmartin7654]

In a day like this 17 years ago, Elliott left us all! Forever missed :(

[@roseymusic]

i was there at the vigil, i wrote on the wall...we lit candles and sang songs. it was so sad... the music lives on

[@megs8752]

i don't know why but he didn't age at all. imao he always looked pure and talked/smiled like a boy.

[@opheliajade1986]

I was thinking the same thing...wow.

[@purbit1]

He makes me think so much. So many things left unsaid. I'm truly sorry Elliot. I love you.

[@stevenchavez885]

Pretty awesome that you can hear his girlfriend screaming "because we love you" during King's Crossing. I read that in in Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing that she would yell that after the line "give me one good reason not do it." After he felt no one cared anymore he added the line, "so do it."

[@eamonnoneil126]

definitely not his gf that yelled that

[@Daedalus-ed5nd]

Elliott and Nick Drake and Kurt Cobain are a few people who have shaped my life. Love them to death.

[@grimsontube]

loved them a little too hard then didn't u

[@machinescapes]

i have a nick drake tattoo

[@ryegoldenbird]

Look into Jason Molina from Songs: Ohia. Magnolia Electric Co. is a good starter album. Next if it resonates I’d reach for the self titled album

[@csmp3music570]

i like this but i cant change that 27

[@SuperBmrp]

It gives me chills at 2:22 when he says "give me one good reason not to do it" and his girlfriend yells out "because we love you!" He never understood how much he really meant

[@deadringer333]

How do u know that was his girlfriend that screamed that?

[@saddammonero3873]

+Wetty Bite king's crossing wasn't released at the time of this concert, so nobody else would know to scream that. it was either his sister or his girlfriend from what i read.

[@JamesDel]

+Saddam Monero it was both of them , at this show.

[@SuperBmrp]

+Wetty Bite I know this because it's something his girlfriend and sister would do all the time. Also after Elliott died the two recorded themselves saying "because we love you" and added it to the song on the album before it was released.

[@a.mnmemories4289]

I don't know what it is, but everyone i show his music to, just says yeah man it's good, then i feel kinda stupid for connecting so much with this dude. To me he's an absolute genius and i get confused when others don't see it.

[@ciaraskeleton]

People who don't like Elliot Smith, definitely don't understand the music! He often gets called a musicians musician, or an artists artist. So take it as a compliment that other people don't see his genius, it just means that you have impeccable taste ❤😊

[@eamonnoneil126]

yes, this is spot on for me too. I can't understand why people dont love him as much as i do or why he isn't spoken in the same words as a Dylan or Lennon

[@raphaelgalvao3]

ok, i felt something really strong when he sang "give me one good reason not to do it" and someone in the crowd shouted "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU", i wasn't expecting for that live, but then... oh, Elliott, you are so very missed.

[@Cjloken]

I've never heard "no confidence man," that song is incredible - wow. Thank you, Elliott Smith

[@jennypynn6993]

I never add comments but I been up all night and need to say this..I remember the 1st time I saw elliot oscar's 98 I was 12yrs old and thought why am I so drawn to this fascinating guy in this whit suit singing this beautiful song, he is a genre of his own. He is not traditionally "handsome" but was somehow his talent, honesty and raw vulnerability made him the most beautiful person in the world. I had no clue then that role he would play in my life. I grew up to be a heroin and amphetamines addict like him so I always feel we going through it together I am always blown away from the indescribable emotions he brings out of those of us tortured souls seeing the same pain in him but he could put in in words that amazed me. It's truly a gift to sound so beautiful singing about being dopesick! As a drug addict I tend to isolate and the 1 constant in my life has been his music it has gotten me through the darkest times alone. I am so grateful for finding him when I did. Him playing guitar and awkward singing is a truly amazing thing to get to witness. I can relate to his pain, his pain wasnt for nothing it saved me time and time again he is always there. He made me feel when I was numb, for that I am forever in debt, grateful. Best musician of all time no one can touch him, even his death was beautiful, he truly was a miracle to put pain into such deep beautiful words. Thanks you Elliott, your beautiful I love you

[@muscovy5000]

This was an amazing concert. On the top of his game. His loss is devastating (however he died) but we're still incredibly lucky he existed at all...a shooting star indeed, RIP Elliott you are loved

[@rachelD7549]

Absolutely. I couldn't agree more with you.

[@DylG1111]

I Love Elliott Smith I really do, but I don't know how you think this concert is good. He is clearly fucked right up here, his voice is so scratchy from opiates that he can barely sing and he keeps mispronoucing words. Elliott Smith has played some AMAZING shows, but I don't think this "Henry Fonda Theatre" one is even good for him. He's too fucked up.

[@ninalin3968]

DylG1111 yes. . .absolutely true. . not good concert

[@ninalin3968]

DylG1111 yes. . .absolutely true. . not good concert

[@folkfingerstylefreddy2154]

muscovy5000 You need your ears checked

[@brandlessheadphones]

Dark dark show. Filled with symbolism and songs the crowd were unfamiliar with. Overall a very important documentation.

[@fleezuschrist7684]

Gustavo Hernandez that’s how it goes

[@friendship6668]

Yeah. I was at this show. So many new songs (at the time). The crowd was VERY talkative and I was under the impression he felt bullied. It hurt my heart then how utterly fragile he was. Listening now it seemed he knew hevwouldnt last much longer.

[@liamgallagherrr]

@@friendship6668 oh well half of performing is wrangling a crowd

[@marthagregory8544]

I agree

[@skylabalancingscales]

Right. First song is Kings crossings ffs 🤣😭

[@igorsanmartin7654]

15 years ago in a sad day like this Elliott left us! Rest in peace! "Never gonna know you now, but I goona love you anyhow"

[@TheMrpatches557]

Igor San Martin I found out about him the day he died

[@radioactive_p1ssy.boy.]

@@TheMrpatches557 that’s sad, damn

[@branland7464]

You just wanna tell him “It’s beautiful! we love you! It’s ok” something was going on here, I think he was extremely nervous and self doubting for whatever reason that was that day. He acknowledges it as well, but he was so fucking honest..so real..that’s what didn’t go away no matter how nervous he was, his music was who he was.

[@chrisbernal7734]

When he messes up at the beginning of Memory Lane, he chuckles a little bit and I just love that. It makes me smile every time.

[@dontrustyourheart]

Thank you for who ever recorded this, we don't have enough of Elliott Smith recorded, he is a melody genius, we miss you.

[@ta4760]

Elliott, you have saved my sanity and eased my pain with your music more times than I can count. You are a sacred artist in my opinion. Whenever I run across another person who knows who you are no matter what I'm doing I stopped and give my full attention to who I'm talking to because we're talking about you and I talk about you in such high regard such as an artist and it's always a special conversation because you are special. Thank you for saving my life. Im sure you are still saving lives today. See you in heaven.

[@marklegend2566]

I have watched this show countless times, but watching it now its making me really sad. Elliott was a genius

[@chocolate37131]

10:57 I love when he laughs and then mocks his own laugh just like a normal laugh and then a "Ha, ha"

[@SupremeIntentionCrew]

+Natalia Fucking hilarious LOL

[@theaustinparishshow]

Most Elliott Smith fans have something in common... they think they know everything about how Elliott was, felt, acted. I wish people would just stop talking about him and only listen to him.

[@theaustinparishshow]

***** I guess I was just forming this opinion from KZbinrs, forums, and conversations I've overheard in group situations. I just feel like a lot of people act like they have a super deep knowledge of who Elliott was and what he felt. I'm sorry I offended. I think I wrote the initial comment out of anger because two people were arguing about his heroin use. It just upset me at the time.

[@shanereas9687]

so true. and i don't think elliott would appreciate it... lol

[@mautoban66]

audrion bird you are right and wrong. to be more exact, everybody knows only the feelings that resonate in him from receiving Elliots feelings. even someones feelings could come very very close to Elliots feelings. when i write this i am crying and it feels good in a way. and i am so thankful for Elliot because he gives me the opportunity to feel these my feelings that let me suffer when i as most of the time keep them closed somewhere inside me. Love you Elliot

[@rxs3558]

Austin Parish this is why Heaven Adores You is one of the greatest documentaries ever made: they don't assume. they don't try and understand everything. they just simply display the people close to him, and the timeframe of each release.

[@Soul_Removal]

Really? Most fans that I’ve spoken with never talk about the way he, “felt” more so on how his music “felt” to us. I think that’s the whole misconception. That you have to be depressed to listen to Elliott Smith. You really don’t have to be. Like Elliott states, “Walk on By, is a sad song but makes me feel great.”

[@J4ckith]

Not only am I realising more and more that Elliott seems to be the only musician I can watch countless live videos of and feel so much connection & enjoyment (because honestly, a lot of live videos just emphasise the fact you're not there), but he's quite possibly the only one who - no matter how sick he sounds - I can't help but savour every moment of the songs he plays live. Kind of bizarre, but I'm so glad it's the case. This upload is perfect. RIP Elliott

[@cono4949]

Es chiste, es que es bueno en vivo jaja

[@sarahclark4580]

I was at this show... grateful to have seen him in time. RiP.

[@chuckuls101]

20 years today, my favorite concert ever

[@yanillec]

this show was on the exact day i was born and it feels rlly special to me, thank u so much for uploading this masterpiece

[@marbleblue5127]

I'm glad I got into his music as an adult. I'm here for the music first, but as a former awkward lonely dreamer with shadows the sentiment he's expressing lands the bullseye, but I'm glad that I'm far enough away from that period of my life that I can admire the artistry without being sucked down into the mood his lyrics express.

[@joedebord1955]

saw Elliott solo at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA sometime in the mid-to-late 90's -- I'm no good with dates -- and it was the most intimate, and one of the greatest, shows I've ever seen. RIP.

[@BemularMusic]

I was one person back, right in front for this. I ended up with his capo. I left feeling totally disturbed by how frail and mumbling he was at this show, and I had seen him a few times before, so it clearly was something new and different.

[@TheLeftyGrove]

Elliott in rough shape >>>>> 99% of all sober recording artists. Just brilliant, is all. As good as it ever got. Enjoy it.

[@neilefc877]

Ah I dont think he seems that bad there - hes just a little pissed :) God love him tho, great talent.

[@TheHappys]

don't think that 99% of sober artists its neccesraly true at all i think he's dope as fuck great artist and nobody will ever compare to what he was or did as an artist/ performer though he's dope no ones like him though

[@ximmychan]

nick petty You're words things remind me of young James Joyce.

[@TheHappys]

lol hopefully its a good thing

[@hexis23]

@@ximmychan I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes

[@duds616]

I love how in the beginning of Memory Lane he makes a small mistake and you can see him crack a smile.... It's adorable and beautiful...

[@matthewhernandez3343]

Distorted Reality is my favorite song right now and pretty much the moment I heard it. It reminds me so much of the Beatles and John's ability to grab sound and words and throw them against the wall

[@chiemmanuelle1211]

Don't be sorry, Elliott. You'll never know,but you saved my life many times and I can't thank you enough. I still love you so much. XO

[@moyahsutherland6430]

Elliott, you will be forever missed.

[@elc2137]

This is the one concert I keep coming back to! Elliott's music has the ability to sit with us in the darkest times. stay safe future butterflies xo

[@robertoborgs]

don't know how he managed not to cry every time they shouted "cuz we love you!"

[@luizfelipemarinho5804]

This is beautiful.. I know you probably won't read this, but thank you so much for uploading this video. Videos like this change lives.

[@pigintrainning]

The kings crossing crushs my heart, so very sad.

[@ORlyBear]

repost... 00:00 - Kings crossing 03:25 - Memory Lane 06:48 - Happiness 11:55 - No Confidence Man 15:35 - A Passing Feeling 18:20 - I Figured You Out 22:00 - A Fond Farewell 27:05 - Strung Out Again 30:40 - Twilight 35:00 - Coming Up Roses 38:05 - A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free 41:40 - Pretty (Ugly Before) 46:33 - Plainclothes Man 50:57 - Long, Long, Long (George Harrison cover) 55:12 - No Name #1 58:33 - Division Day 1:02:22 - I Don't Think I'm Ever Going to Figure it Out (Aborted) 1:04:15 - I Better Be Quiet Now 1:10:03 - Say Yes 1:12:59 - Brand New Game 1:17:06 - Shooting Star No intros...

[@johnmaldonado-z1y]

Éstas son etapas en la vida, en la que tú no pides las canciones, solo las escuchas... por simple razón que Elliott nos entrega más que sus canciones, nos entrega su alma y último aliento de despedida... Gracias Elliott...

[@billdauphine951]

I think these songs were flowing out of him....too..

[@Tigerbythetoe]

The kind of music of music that reminds you of your pain, but soothes at the same time. So easy to sing along to. Some music gets through to you, some music gets you through. Elliot Smiths music was the latter for so many I think.

[@GenericUserName8119]

I'm glad the crowd weren't assholes, they could tell he was fucked up but didn't heckle or anything, showed support regardless.

[@drosenwinkel]

+Abradolf Lincler Agreed, he was good af thou regarless

[@nikovandyke7895]

+Master Bateman He was cleaner at this point than he had been in over a decade. No heroin, no crack, his drinking was under control, and he had been making huge headway with the pharmaceuticals. As of six months after this show, he was down to just a few anti-depressants. Then it was over.

[@laszlovarga7815]

+Master Bateman I love how people think someone is fucked up based on nothing. Oh he mumbled here and there or he made a mistake once every 5 minutes. His girlfriend and sister were at this show. I doubt he would get fucked up with them before his performance. I'm glad the youtube commentators weren't assholes...oh wait.

[@jon.h5547]

+Master Bateman No? ^ he's simply speaking the truth. Don't post up about him "fucking up" a lot of concerts are like this, you can't expect studio quality man...come on

[@laszlovarga7815]

+Master Bateman What a well thought out reply. Your comments are brilliant. 500 million sperm...and you were the fastest? smh

[@じゃんじゃん-z4k]

I am glad to see this. I've been here for a while.Thanks maxximoo.

[@Battlechadd]

When he said his bracelet would be gone in six months, I got chills. I think even here that he knew he wasn't long for this world.

[@keystothejeep]

First started listening to him while addicted to opiates long time ago. Made it that much better. Of course the down came. Life changed. His music still is so important to me. Life has been rough. The music keeps me going.

[@themiraclejones]

gives me chills when he says, "I can't prepare for death any more than I already have" so sad.

[@xuntdmc]

2:19 Listen closely and you can hear someone (likely his gf) yell "because we love you" in response That same sentiment would be added by his gf posthumously on his final album (basement)

[@ShaiUI]

my favorite live performance of his. that first song really set the mood how the entire concert would go. it's so sad and so beautiful.

[@artrue13]

My God I love him so much.

[@broken_disco_ball]

This might sound weird but he kinda looks like a young Gerald Butler. Thank you for posting this - I’ll always adore Elliott.

[@fredericintx]

Still the best. Goddamn I just feel this dude.

[@dustinfagehay1559]

I am so thankful for this video. Thank you.

[@sarahbianeck8402]

this warms my heart

[@coreiscant]

the audio is amazing on this and i am eternally grateful

[@215juliusgirl]

:`( elliott... I saw him live one time - it must have been 95 or early 96 cos i was 14 or 15 years old I think. He opened up for mary lou lord somewhere on the nyu campus; i hadn'y heard of him.There were10-15 people in the room and i wandered in and a few ft to his left and it only took a minute of listening for me to start cryin -never experienced another performer who tore my emotions straight from my heart like that...he was brilliant, like each chamber of his heart was a different beatle...

[@friendship6668]

Oh wow. I was at this show. Not soon after he died 💗 One of the best shows I've EVER been to. His presence and feelings were just so intense even my bough he's so subdued. His pain & beauty radiated

[@danielchristopher4155]

The lyrics to King's Crossing are absolutely beautiful. Definitely Elliott's best work of art.

[@ianedmonds9191]

Only got recommended this guy tonight. Only listened to the first song but this is a man on the edge of life. So heartbreaking to listen to. Amazing work but you know it won't end well. Life seems to kill all the sensitive good ones. We need to do something to change that. Something. Luv and Peace.

[@ignorancestrikesagainstrik3964]

Check out a film Paranoid Park by Gus van Sant, it's where I first heard Elliot. He is pretty much the soundtrack.

[@spacealienjesus709]

1:08:47 I love the slam of the guitar You can tell he was uncomfortable the whole show.. RIP Elliott

[@strangeclimate411]

i don't think it was intentional... he seemed pretty drunk for the entirety of this show

[@aquacyanide]

@@strangeclimate411 He was sober at this time. He was just anxious.

[@Bipedal-Primate]

thanks for posting this... its my daily video i listen to in my car on the way to work

[@brendanbuhhhh]

God I wish I could have gotten to see him play. Elliot was such a complex carbohydrate

[@MrJames-tw3so]

I remember when I found him. And obviously fell in love. I was in high school and so lost(still am) and I said I better try see him in concert. Knowing he was a shooting star. I looked him up for tour dates,but instead got a obit from three weeks ago. Seems like life just passes me by.