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Elliott Smith's XO (33 1/3 series) by LeMay, Matthew [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-100826429009

ISBN-139780826429001

eBay Product ID (ePID)66976705

Product Key Features

Book TitleElliott Smith's Xo

Number of Pages142 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock

Publication Year2009

GenreMusic

AuthorMatthew Lemay

Book Series33 1/3 Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight4.8 Oz

Item Length6.4 in

Item Width4.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-006651

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"...the 33 1/3 series are a fascinating and revealing collection of books. Written by music fans for music fans, this series will never grow old, never grow boring, and goes far into explaining the mysticism and appeal behind these priceless bodies of work, for your own personal pleasure or just in case you happen to know someone who just doesn't understand." Webcuts Music, 2009, The case is skillfully put forward that [Smith] wasn't all gloom, but a studious musical perfectionist." Record Collector

Dewey Decimal782.42166092

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Preface Part One: "Making Something From Nothing" - The "Story" of XO - XO Song by Song Part 2: "Pictures of Me" Sources

SynopsisSmith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwriter" stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. At a time when Smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending) brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central assumptions of singer-songwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. This book is an original take on a widely beloved album and steers clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work. >, Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwriter" stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. At a time when Smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending) brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central assumptions of singersongwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. XO insists that romanticizing personal tragedy can only leave you "deaf and dumb and done." And it backs up this claim with some of the most artful and intelligent music of its day. Matthew LeMay writes an original take on a widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work., Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwriter" stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. At a time when Smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending) brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central assumptions of singersongwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. XO insists that romanticizing personal tragedy can only leave you "deaf and dumb and done." And it backs up this claim with some of the most artful and intelligent music of its day. Matthew LeMay writes an original take on a widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work. >

LC Classification NumberML420.S668L46 2009