2015, 1h 44min - Drama, Music, Documentary Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith, a musician whose rise to prominence in the 1990s and. With his admitted past drug use and problems with relationships (both family and otherwise), it seems clear these songs are him, raw and unedited. See if Netflix, iTunes, Amazon or any other service lets you stream, rent, or buy it Close. It would be hard to imagine that the majority of his lyrics, so sincere and detailed, could be a work of fiction. Over the course of his first two solo outings, Roman Candle (Cavity Search) and his self-titled second effort (Kill Rock Stars), his fans are left to wonder if he isn’t writing entirely autobiographically. Not that Elliott Smith the songwriter or performer isn’t making the most of his own potential here. It’s as good a statement as any to describe the mood of this collection of songs about drug abuse, failed relationships and the pitfalls of stardom. So starts “Between The Bars”, from Elliott Smith’s third solo album either/or. “Drink up baby / Stay up all night / With the things you could do / You won’t but you might / The potential you’ll be / That you’ll never see / The promises you’ll only make”. I remember kids in high school listening to his. got bitten fingernails and a head full of the past and everybody's gone at last a sweet sweet smile that's fading fast 'cos everybody's gone at last and you don't get upset about it no not anymore there's nothing wrong that wasn't wrong before had a second alone with a chance let pass and everybody's gone at last well I hope. “Just when you think that Brazil must surely have exhausted its supply of irresistibly jazzy, funky, sexy, soulful electro-pop singer-songwriters, someone like CéU comes along and irresistibly mixes samba, reggae, dub, electronica and soul music and makes you think that maybe that particular well is bottomless after all.” - Six Degrees Records Elliott Smiths music is something I always had orbiting around the various music I commonly listened to. “Lead-singer of Elk City and firebrand, Renée LoBue brings you on what feels like a free-wheeling make-out session right after your worst break-up.” - Friendly Fire Recordings
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