Pretty (Ugly Before)

During the first half of yesterday's show, I played a song called "Pretty (Ugly Before)" from Elliott Smith's posthumously released album, "From a Basement on the Hill." You can listen to some samples from the album here. That man knew tenderness and fear like few others.

Clearly influenced by and devoted to The Beatles, you can hear hints of their sound woven through most of his songs. He tended to do a lot of Beatles covers in live performances, which was interesting. He would have been 37 this month.


This entry is a bit sad, eh? Sometimes I feel sad when I listen to Elliott Smith.


Proud as a peacock and as loyal as a dog, here is my playlist from yesterday:

Log for first half of August 10th, 2006 show

Log for second half of August 10th, 2006 show