Elliott Smith - Xo

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Artist: Elliott Smith
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1998-08-25
Music Label: Dreamworks
Soundtracks:

Sweet Adeline
Tomorrow Tomorrow
Waltz #2 (XO)
Baby Britain
Pitseleh
Independence Day
Bled White
Waltz #1
Amity
Oh Well, Okay
Bottle Up And Explode!
A Question Mark
Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
I Didn't Understand

Music reviews of Xo

Music Review: One of the most essential albums E V E R
Rating: 5 Stars

I have read previous reviews of Elliott Smith's "XO" and I was absolutely befuddled at why people put that they thought it wasn't as good as his other albums (and I have EVERY single one of Elliott's albums). XO is a marvelous journey through the mind of one of the most influential indie artists of the 20-21st centuries and hopefully beyond. I will agree, XO is very over-produced, but TRUST ME if you had the major label funding of Dreamworks records behind you, you would probably take advantage of the ability to make your music sound even more impressive, even with Elliott's other albums being very sparse and acoustically-rough sounding (even though I absolutely LOVE, I repeat LOVE all of Elliott's older works and Figure 8 as well). With such a genius behind his songs, how can you not stop and think about what a talent this man is? If I could rate XO higher, I would give it the highest possible rating humanly possible. Starting off the CD with "Sweet Adeline", you hear Elliott's previous works showing through but by the time of the chorus hits, you are pounded in the chest with slamming drums your toe along to as the piano and acoustic guitar pull themselves along to the climatic ending. Moving deeper into the CD you can definately hear his Beatles influence with "Baby Britian". There isn't one song on this entire CD that I utterly can't stop singing or hear it pulsating through my head. This man is an absolute genius and I recomend this album to anyone and piano. The album then rolls into "Tomorrow, Tomorrow", an acoustic tune that almost brings tears to your eyes. "Waltz #2" boasts a 3/4 time that you can't help but feel yourself tapping along to. Moving down the CD you can hear the definate Beatles influence in "Baby Britian", a wonderful bouncy tune about the desparities of drinking in a smoggy bar. This man can take something so dark and desolate and make it sound different just by the sound of his voice. "Pitseleh" and "Independence Day" are probably my favorites on the album. "Pitseleh" is a very sad acoustic tune that almost brings me to crying every time I hear it; it is just so beautiful. "Independence Day" is a simple sounding acoustic tune with beautiful harmonies to boot. "Bled White" and "Waltz #1" are next in line, and these two stand out in my mind. "Bled White" sounds like something Elliott had never done on his solo albums, in my mind, with its up-tempo drums and happy sing-a-long style. "Waltz #1" is probably the most over-shadowed tune of the album, but I find it utterly breathtaking. "Amity" is one that most people overlook because of it's simplistic lyrical content (repeating "Amity" over & over) but the song is very moving for me in the fact that there is so much power coming from a very reserved and softly spoken man. "Oh Well, OK" is my absolute favorite of the album, just in its simple nature with hauntingly stark melodies and harmonies. "Bottle Up and Explode!" is another stand-out on the album, complete with orchestra and pounding, perfect sounding drums. "A Question Mark" is a whimsicaly despondant song with the stylings of a blues sound with Elliott's personal touch. "Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" is another heartfelt tale that leads into the acapella "I Didn't Understand". The ending song is something Elliott had never done in the past, with a wall-of-Elliott harmony that moves you to the ground. Anyone with any sense of musical taste will love "XO" and hopefully understand what this man is trying to get across to everyone.

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Description of Xo

Japanese version featuring a bonus track: "Miss Misery".

Elliott Smith's fourth solo album and major-label debut, XO, brings narrative detail and a wide range of emotion to an indie meld of '60s-style rock and folk-pop. Whether in the broken stateliness of "Waltz #2 (XO)," the Sgt. Pepper tribute of "Baby Britain," or the explosions of "Amity" and "Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands," Smith's melodic and arrangement senses give his vulnerable vocals and brilliant wordcraft the maximum effectiveness. XO is a watershed in singer/songwriter rock. --Rickey Wright

On XO, Elliott Smith leaves the indie doldrums behind and takes wing to new, lush surroundings. By adding full instrumentation to his acoustic reveries, Smith has ascended to a new level of songwriting that shores up his gentle voice and country-tinged guitar playing with extra layers of vocal arrangements and charming piano vamps. Strains of classic rock filter into the Beatlesque "Baby Britain" and the Beach Boys-inspired "I Didn't Understand," but Smith succeeds in adapting them to his style rather than the other way around. A foot soldier in DreamWorks' war on standard-issue rock & roll, Smith joins new label mates Rufus Wainwright and Morphine as sophisticated interpreters of the new male psyche. XO is a stunning shadow print of a soul adrift in the music industry, a dark place indeed. --Lois Maffeo

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