A Tribute To Elliott Smith [Explicit Lyrics]

Various Artists - Alternative - Pop/Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Double D Records
• ASIN: B0007XU39S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,350 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"A Tribute To Elliott Smith" features some of the best Independent bands from all over the world honoring the late, great Elliott Smith with an outstanding collection of covers and originals inspired by Elliott Smith’s music. The musicians represented here are a diverse crowd hailing from across the USA, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. Each was selected because of the quality of their unique and interesting music, to bring a wide range of takes on Elliott Smith's music worthy of a tribute to his legacy. This fully licensed tribute complements any Elliott Smith fan’s CD collection – each cover is treated with the respect it deserves while at the same time exhibiting a fresh take on these classic songs. The originals on the album are all from musicians who were inspired to perform and create by Elliott Smith’s music. Unlike many tribute albums, the track listing of “A Tribute To Elliott Smith” flows seamlessly from one song to another, really keeping the listener in an Elliott Smith state of mind and coming off as a cohesive album rather than a hastily thrown together collection of songs. Each song and artist was chosen with care to ensure a heartfelt tribute that gets everything right. With 21 tracks and over 77 minutes of music, "A Tribute To Elliott Smith" is absolutely loaded to capacity with great music. From slow and mellow songs to full on rockers, this album covers the whole musical spectrum while still retaining that special Elliott Smith flavor on each and every track. A portion of all proceeds from this release will be donated to the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely..., December 25, 2005

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Sara Amundson (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Tribute To Elliott Smith (Audio CD)

It's Christmas morning, the house is strewn with wrapping paper, and I'm sitting here listening to this CD with a smile on my face and tears in my eyes. Ignore the reviewers who complain about the quality of the songs on this CD, or question the nature of the covers. This tribute CD captures the *spirit* of Elliott Smith, and that's what's important. Not every cover is perfect, not every cover is revolutionary, but I've been an Elliott fan for a huge portion of my life, and saw him play live more times than I can count, and I think this album does him justice. Elliott Smith played random cover songs at every show I ever saw him perform, and so it seems more than fitting that his music should be covered by others. Moreover, Elliott Smith was *funny*--he told jokes, he talked to the audience, he even let them choose which songs he played. Some of these covers are playful, and rightfully so. Elliott may not have led the happiest life, but he still had his moments of lightness and playfulness, and in my personal opinion, he appreciated the shared nature of music. There aren't many art forms that allow artists to pay tribute to their idols and peers by creating their own versions of pieces they have loved. Writers can't "cover" each other, and neither can painters. You may not like the way these songs are arranged, but how can any true Elliott Smith fan not appreciate the spirit in which they were made? I couldn't be happier to own this.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of unknown artists, June 23, 2005

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Running Tree "nettie311" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Tribute To Elliott Smith (Audio CD)

This is a good cd with lots of great versions. It's a unique mix of different sounds which just shows the influence Elliott had over different genres of bands.

The earlier review about poor quality and unsigned artists should help prove my point exactly. First off anytime you stream sound "samples" everyone knows the quality is poor; however, when you listen to it first hand (from the cd) the quality is fine.

Second many of the songs utilize lo-fi recording which is a preferred style by many and may not sound like your typical overproduced radio friendly albums which have verse/verse/chorus/guitar solo/chorus/end. It's funny too because lo-fi is where most of Elliott's best stuff lives.

Next - if Elliott would want anyone to do a tribute of his music he would want it to be people who truly care and understand the world he lived and I think a lot of these bands have that. I personally couldn't handle a tribute featuring Gwen Stefani, Coldplay and so on and so forth. This is the way a tribute should be.

It's a good album and should be celebrated for showcasing more interpretations of Elliott's music and not condemmed by hipster folks that don't like it simply because they saw him in concert and "think" they discovered him first.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the few good tribute albums, May 16, 2005

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elliott smith fan "Matt" (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Tribute To Elliott Smith (Audio CD)

as a longtime fan of Elliott Smith (ever since the Heatmiser days) I of course buy anything and everything he ever released, and so when I saw this tribute on Amazon I ordered it - hey it was worth a try. I am glad to say that it lived up to my high expectations and is a worthy tribute to the great Elliott Smith. great covers and great originals that fit the tone and style of ES!