Elliott Smith - Figure 8
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Track List: Figure 8
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- Son Of SamDownload & Buy
- Somebody That I Used To KnowDownload & Buy
- Junk Bond TraderDownload & Buy
- Everything Reminds Me Of HerDownload & Buy
- Everything Means Nothing To MeDownload & Buy
- L.A.Download & Buy
- In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)/The RoostDownload & Buy
- Stupidity TriesDownload & Buy
- Easy Way OutDownload & Buy
- Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?Download & Buy
- Color BarsDownload & Buy
- HappinessDownload & Buy
- Pretty Mary KDownload & Buy
- Better Be Quiet NowDownload & Buy
- Can't Make A SoundDownload & Buy
- ByeDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Figure 8
- Release Date:
- 04/18/2000
- Label:
- Dreamworks
- UPC:
- 600445022522
User Reviews: Figure 8
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Songs are as strong as ever
, June 7, 2001Reviewer: cbamity - See all cbamity's reviewsThis is a great album despite what some people say. The production sounds a little empty at times, but this album is as good as any. Son of sam, Everything reminds me of here, and happiness are among his best. "Better be quiet now" is always in my head for some reason. The song has a subtle feel just like the rest of the album. -
a more subtle approach to brilliance
, March 5, 2001Reviewer: seth5020 - See all seth5020's reviewsIt's not that XO wasn't brilliant in every aspect, with its perfect agreement between singer, music, and deep felt meanings, but Figure 8 represents a more subtle approach to what Smith is throwing down on the table. Simple but powerful melodies and backings emphasize what the singer is pouring out from his soul, head, heart. This album isn't all about making the perfect four-minute song, but instead uses short,powerful phrases/fragments that stick in the listener's mind and makes them think. Figure 8 is something that has to be listened to from start to finish every time. Smith takes the listener on a journey, passing through heartbreak to anger to anguish, and all over again.
- Seth A. Taylor ...
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Pro Reviews: Figure 8
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Judging only by his earlier, bare-bones indie-label albums, it seemed highly unlikely that Elliott Smith would turn into the ambitious arranger and studio craftsman of his lushly textured Dreamworks debut, XO. A big part of that shift, of course, was the fact that Smith had major-label finances and equipment to work with for the first time; this allowed him to fuse his melancholy, slightly punky folk with the rich sonics of pop artists like the Beatles and Beach Boys. Smith continues in that direction for the follow-up, Figure 8, an even more sonically detailed effort laden with orchestrations and inventive production touches. With a couple of exceptions, the sound of Smith's melancholy has largely shifted from edgy to sighingly graceful, although his lyrics are as dark as ever. Even if the subject matter stays in familiar territory, though, the backing tracks are another matter -- a gorgeous, sweeping kaleidoscope of layered instruments and sonic textures. Smith fleshes his songs out with assurance and imagination, and that newfound sense of mastery is ultimately the record's real emphasis; there's seemingly a subtle new wrinkle to the sound of every track, and yet it's all easily recognizable as trademark Smith. Even if it is a very impressive statement overall, Figure 8 isn't quite the masterpiece it wants to be -- there's something about the pacing that just makes the record feel long (at over 52 minutes, it is the longest album in Smith's catalog), and it can sometimes float away from the listener's consciousness. Perhaps it's that Smith's songwriting does slip on occasion here, which means that those weaker tracks sink under the weight of arrangements they aren't equipped to support. Still, most of the songs do reveal their strengths with repeated plays, and it's worth the price of a few nondescript items to reap the rewards of the vast majority. Fans who miss the intimacy of his Kill Rock Stars records won't find much to rejoice about here, but overall, Figure 8 comes tantalizingly close to establishing Elliott Smith as the consummate pop craftsman he's bidding to become. - Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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Folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose from indie obscurity to mainstream success in 1997 on the strength of "Miss Misery," his Academy Award-nominated song from the film Good Will Hunting. A native of Portland, OR, Smith began writing and re...Full Elliott Smith Biography
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