Roman Candle by Elliott Smith

Pros: One of Smith's best

Cons: His self-titled album is better

The Bottom Line: A must for fan's of stripped down singer/songwriters, however his self-titled album is better yet.

Review: This could get awfully discursive, but Elliott Smith’s death never rang as a huge tragedy in my heart. Before the raging torrent of email pours in, let me explain. I’ve heard all of Smith’s albums. I even read the book about him, ...

Pros: Genius lyrics and songwriting skills, dark, lonely, creative, a masterpiece

Cons: Nothing

The Bottom Line: Elliott Smith was a true visionary and to get a large glimpse into his psyche, I'd suggest giving Roman Candle a good listen.

Review: One hidden gem of a man is known as Elliott Smith; a masterful creator of songs with purpose and a bit of a revealing nature on his own behalf. While his career (and life for that matter) was cut a bit short due to his tragic suicide, his music lives on ...

Pros: Simply. Beautiful.

Cons: First time Elliot fans might be turned off by the sparseness. Not happy music.

The Bottom Line: Try this on for size.

Review: Yeah, so for reasons including impressing a girl, and some very favorable reviews here on Epinions, I started listening to Elliott Smith. This is the last album I got into, but his first chronologically. Smith played for a band called Heatmiser and ...

Pros: beautiful music at its simplistic and lo-fi best.

Cons: i'll hit you in the face if you don't like this album. not really.

The Bottom Line: debut album that launched Mr. Smith on the path from unhappy semi rock-star to Academy Award nominee. Not sure that's so great, but the album sure is.

Review: Thank God for Elliott Smith's girlfriend back in the mid-90s, whomever or wherever she may be. You see, while little ol' Elliott was toiling around miserably in a semi-successful local rock band that he no longer really wanted to be in (Heatmiser), he...