Xo by Elliott Smith

Pros: Beautiful, dark, thoughtful, intelligent, and unique

Cons: .

The Bottom Line: XO is dark, but it is also impeccably arranged and performed. XO is just further proof that Smith was a master of his own art.

Review: Elliott Smith was in life only fleetingly recognized for his innate talent for songwriting and performance. After recording his darkly reflective and sorrowful songs for three separate indie albums, he was awarded the chance of a lifetime by director ...

Pros: Simply brilliant.

Cons: Like all Elliott Smith, it sound similar until you replay it.

The Bottom Line: Get the album. I can't nearly do it justice.

Review: XO was the second to last album released by Elliott Smith, on August 25, 1998. XO is Smith's wonderful blend of the breathy, acoustic, and depressive songs that came before this album, and the heavily arranged songs of ...

Pros: Elliott don't make no junk. One of his best albums.

Cons: If you like happy music, you won't like this.

The Bottom Line: I'm never going to know him now/But I'm going to love him, anyhow.

Review: If you aren't familiar with Elliott Smith's music, man are you missing out! I guess if you had to classify him, he would be some kind of acoustic rock or something like that. My friends and I like to call his style "sad bastard rock." I'll admit I ...

Pros: The best contemporary excursion into the realm of baroque pop, period

Cons: All of Smith's sonic successors have some obscenely large shoes to fill

The Bottom Line: Friendships will end, strife and global hunger will spike, and world wars will erupt if you don't even give this a chance

Review: This is, for all intents and purposes, my definitive statement on Elliott Smith and what I regard to be the best and most important installment in his repertoire, XO. Forgive me for my expository indulgences, but I find it somehow necessary to ...

Pros: Every aspect of this album

Cons: "Amity" doesn't quite fit the rest of the album

The Bottom Line: Everyone should own this record. Just buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Review: This hasn't been out of my CD player since I bought it. It may even come to rank as one of my all-time favourite CD's (along with XTC's "Skylarking" and Radiohead's "OK Computer"), such is my reverence for it. I had known of Elliott Smith for quite a ...

Pros: The whole CD!

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Great CD, a must have for anybody who likes music

Review: Elliott Smith is in a league off all of his own. His Indie-Folk ballads are nothing more than genius, and his talent is a treasure that was a true gift to this world, and was taken away too soon. Smith had a vastly talented repertoire of songs that ...

Pros: Fantastic melodic songs, brilliantly played and sung

Cons: Amity

The Bottom Line: This album is a MUST purchase. If you like great melodic music (Beatles, Beach Boys) then check out Elliott Smith!

Review: Track-by-track review:-

SWEET ADELINE [8.5/10]

The opening track begins with a fabulous jaunty rhythm on acoustic guitar (going up and down the scale). Following the introduction of the vocals, the track is then embellished by...

Pros: A great sense of melody, mixed with haunting lyrics and a fragile voice

Cons: not enough songs!

Review: Elliott Smith, formerly of the band Heatmiser, has released his most polished album to date with his Dreamworks debut, XO. Smith, best known for the acoustic folk/pop (for lack of a better term) that has made him an indie-hero in the Northwest, shifts...

Pros: Beautiful melodies, touching lyrics

Cons: None

Review: I bought XO after reading all the favorable reviews at Epinions. I must say that this record even has exceeded expectation. Before this album my only experience with Elliott Smith was "Miss Misery" from Goodwill Hunting. It was a great...

Pros: The Whole 9 Yards

Cons: Nadda

Review: Personally, I don't really like folkish music. I've always been one for the harder side of rock. I just could never get into people like Jewel because I can't feel their lyrics or their music. I just can't relate to them. It's always some Pollyanna views...