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	* Dusted Reviews - Elliott Smith *
		A basement on the hill is in a way the perfect metaphor for Elliott Smith's final album: it's the idea of being low in a high place, of the dark cloud looming within its anecdotal silver lining.
		He was drug-free when he started recording From A Basement On The Hill, according to all sources, stable and happy, comparatively free of the demons that line the darker corners of his earlier records.
		Reading Basement as a suicide note is too easy and too tempting, and ultimately foolish considering that each song on it had been part of Smith's live repertoire for some time, but there is a genuine gravity to this record that surpasses even the darkest moments of his older ones.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/1765 (862 words)

	Elliott Smith: From A Basement On The Hill (2004): Reviews
		From a Basement on the Hill is a far better album than it has any right to be, with its bizarre sequencing and improbable ambitions.
		The most disheartening thing about From a Basement on the Hill is its plainness-- it's neither a perfect record (and not one of Smith's best) nor the kind of colossal disaster that could be angrily pinned on money-hungry handlers and desperate fans.
		With "From A Basement On the Hill" I feel like I am listening to the work of an artist at his absolute prime; he doesn't hold anything back.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/smithelliott/fromabasementonthehill (1145 words)

	Elliott Smith 'From A Basement On The Hill'
		Elliott Smith 'From A Basement On The Hill'
		The record he was working on prior to his tragic death last year, Elliott Smith's 'From A Basement On A Hill' is a fitting tribute to a poised, perceptive singer/songwriter.
		Inevitably, with the all the confusion and sadness over Elliott's suicide, 'From A Basement On The Hill' will be examined at length for clues to his state of mind and possible mtives.
	www.xfm.co.uk /Article.asp?id=43427 (223 words)

	From a Basement on the Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From a Basement on the Hill is the final album by the late Elliott Smith, which was released posthumously on October 19, 2004.
		Originally intended to be a double album, Basement was incomplete at the time of Smith's death.
		"Fond Farewell" from From a Basement on the Hill (2004)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/From_a_Basement_on_the_Hill (859 words)

	From a Basement on the Hill - Elliott Smith - Music Reviews
		Like the best of his music, From a Basement on the Hill is comforting in its sadness; it's empathetic, not alienating.
		It may or may not be exactly what Elliott Smith intended these recording sessions to be, but as it stands, From a Basement on the Hill is a fond farewell to a singer/songwriter who many indie rockers of the '90s considered a friend.
		Elliott Smith was one of a distinguished breed of songwriters...
	www.mp3.com /albums/648173/reviews.html (1786 words)

	Elliott Smith, From a Basement on a Hill \| \| Guardian Unlimited Arts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elliott Smith, From a Basement on a Hill
		Smith was certainly sober when he killed himself, but From a Basement on a Hill is thick with heroin references.
		From a Basement on a Hill strips away the Beatles-influenced arrangements of Smith's most recent albums, leaving two things behind.
	www.guardian.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1327292,00.html (839 words)

	Elliott Smith Lives Again! From a Basement on the Hill V.2 — The Confabulators Archive (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		About two years after his untimely death a whole bunch of unreleased songs from the “From a Basement on the Hill” sessions and earlier (since their was no later) surfaced.
		Basement was originally to be produced by Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Kanye West), who played on both X/O and 2000’s Figure 8.
		According to McConnell and Nugent, three songs were removed from the proposed final version of From a Basement on the Hill at the family’s behest, presumably for their lyrical content: “Abused,” “Suicide Machine” and another track.
	www.confabulators.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2005/elliott-smith-lives-again-from-a-basement-on-the-hill-v2 (806 words)

	AfricasGateway.com - Store - From a Basement on the Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Posthumous releases fall into two categories: those which the artist was working on at the time of their death, and those which are gathered from every nook and cranny to keep fans enthused and cash registers ringing.
		Elliott Smith's from a basement on the hill is of the former variety.
		However, I feel a sense of completion with from a basement on a hill, released a mere 2 days before the first anniversary of Smith's untimely death.
	www.africasgateway.com /amazon-buy-B0002SROT0.html (1731 words)

	SOUNDTHESIRENS.COM - Review :: Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill
		He left behind an abundance of songs and From A Basement On The Hill is the album he was working on when he met his untimely death.
		With the help of his family and friends, the work was completed and released for those of us that needed one piece of closure- something more than a few words of sympathy from a distant person.
		From A Basement On The Hill begins with a long silence that soon breaks with the quiet beginning of “Coast to Coast.” The subtle beginning soon fades as the percussions kick in and his electric guitar spurts in the melody.
	www.soundthesirens.com /reviews/elliottsmith-fromabasementonthehill.php (1183 words)

	The Graphic - From a basement on the hill???
		The program, in which amino acids are intravenously shot into the addict’s nerves, although not approved by the FDA and therefore uncovered by medical insurance, is still cheaper than most mainstream rehabilitation programs.
		Incidentally, Elliott Smith’s sixth solo release was to be titled “From a Basement on the Hill.” Most of it was recorded in the basement of a friend’s Malibu mansion.
		At the end of the interview, after enthusiastically showcasing the songs-in-progress for “From a Basement on the Hill,” Smith said to the interviewer: “Thanks for coming around.
	graphic.pepperdine.edu /ane/2003/2003-10-30-basement.htm (1014 words)

	From A Basement On The Hill \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In light of Elliott Smith's death, it's tempting to forgive the weaknesses of his sixth and final studio album, From A Basement On The Hill, and treat it as an unimpeachable epitaph.
		The good news, if that phrase can be applied to an album released slightly less than a year after its creator's violent death: Even though Smith didn't actually complete it, From A Basement On The Hill remains a collection of new songs by one of the most emotive and brilliant songwriters of his generation.
		At one point, he apparently considered a double album splitting time between his two sides, but From A Basement On The Hill meshes them, and with a large measure of success.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/15627 (404 words)

	Rambles: Elliott Smith, From a Basement on the Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rambles: Elliott Smith, From a Basement on the Hill
		He'd been working on a new album at the time of his death and a group of his friends and members of his family decided that his final artistic efforts needed to be completed and released.
		For the most part, From a Basement on the Hill is a dark, brooding work, full of raw emotion and deceptively cheerful melodies.
	www.rambles.net /smith_basement04.html (417 words)

	Cokemachineglow.com - Elliott Smith: From A Basement on the Hill
		Cokemachineglow.com - Elliott Smith: From A Basement on the Hill
		Of course now it’s 2004, and we have to talk about what Elliott Smith was, which makes From a Basement on the Hill all the more painful.
		His family has declared that From a Basement on the Hill will be the last proper release, despite the existence of more recorded material (Basement was originally intended as a double album).
	www.cokemachineglow.com /reviews/smith_hill2004.html (1312 words)

	Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
		A melodic accessible folk with a penchant for sixties pop, Smith is as on the mark as he ever was and one can only imagine where he could’ve gone.
		This is a fine album to end the career of one of the great modern singer-songwriters, it will surely be dissected for years to come for some hint of why it all had to end this way.
	www.unc.edu /~jbenton/ElliottBasment.html (399 words)

	Album Review :: Elliott Smith — From a Basement on the Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		With the permission of his family, Elliott Smith’s album-in-progress was posthumously produced by his girlfriend Jennifer Chiba and close friend Rob Schnapf who added only a few missing elements and smoothed edges on already completed songs before the October 19th release.
		While many loyal fans like myself were chomping at the bit to find a synthetic, hastily tacked together album--and consequently blame the failure on money-grubbing family members--we were disappointed (?) to find that From A Basement on the Hill is as complete and coherent as any of Smith’s albums that were produced during his lifetime.
		Although he isn’t the only artist to ever toy around with the idea of suicide, he may well be one of the few you actually believed meant it.
	www.yale.edu /gunslinger/albumreviews/oct04/elliottsmithbasement.html (755 words)

	Elliott Smith: From a Basement on the Hill: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Unsurprisingly, From a Basement on the Hill-- Smith's posthumous sixth solo album-- doesn't break form: Released uncomfortably close to the one-year anniversary of his death, the album is riddled with helpless proclamations and self-incriminating taunts, clanging guitars and foggy, jumbled arrangements.
		And perhaps surprisingly, From a Basement on the Hill is perfectly coherent and cohesive, without any sense of being slapped together from half-finished parts.
		Still, the most disheartening thing about From a Basement on the Hill is its plainness-- it's neither a perfect record (and not one of Smith's best) nor the kind of colossal disaster that could be angrily pinned on money-hungry handlers and desperate fans.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/21818/Elliott_Smith_From_a_Basement_on_the_Hill (679 words)

	Elliott Smith: From a Basement on the Hill - PopMatters Music Review (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Smith had been laboring over From a Basement on the Hill for years before his death, opting to record most of it on his own in his home studio.
		From a Basement on the Hill is a decisive triumph, and probably a personal best for Smith -- which makes it all the more frustrating that he's not around to top himself again in a few years.
		From a Basement on the Hill is the sound of a total acceptance and unconditional embrace of resignation.
	popmatters.com.cob-web.org:8888 /music/reviews/s/smithelliott-fromabasement.shtml (1634 words)

	Amazon.com: From a Basement on the Hill: Music: Elliott Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Of course, the most haunting aspect of FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL is the lyrical content, which is impossible to hear without placing it in the context of Smith's untimely passing.
		From A Basement on the Hill continues in that tradition, as is evident right from the bombastic opening of 'Coast to Coast.' A spooky string ensemble gives way to a distorted and percussive bombast, typical of the harder-edged songs on this album.
		It's difficult not to reflect on Elliott's death when listening to Basement, but viewing the album as a suicide note is very much unfair, given the time period during which most of the songs were written (largely 2000-2002, to my knowledge).
	www.amazon.com /Basement-Hill-Elliott-Smith/dp/B0002SROT0 (3534 words)

	ELLIOTT SMITH "From A Basement On The Hill" Reviews (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		From the Basement is a painful reminder of a record that could've been and a life that shouldn't have ended.
		From A Basement On The Hill is possibly one of the saddest records ever made.
		From a Basement on the Hill is perfectly coherent and cohesive, without any sense of being slapped together from half-finished parts.
	review.azlyrics.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/fromabasementonthehill-by-elliottsmith.html (232 words)

	From a Basement on the Hill Music
		Conceived as an ambitious double album, FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL was ultimately narrowed down to 15 tracks by Smith's close friends, producer Rob Schnapf (Beck's MELLOW GOLD, Smith's X/O) and musician Joanna Bolme (the Minders, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks).
		Elliot Smith's "From a Basement on the Hill," sadly was his last work.
		He will however be remembered as a talented and emotive songwriter who did not release a bad album and came up with some of the most stunning songs i've heard and from a basement on the hill is definatley a cd worth picking up although not my favourite, figure 8 and xo take that crown.
	www.supermantv.net /B0002SROT0/From_a_Basement_on_the_Hill.html (898 words)

	EARVOLUTION: Elliott Smith's From a Basement on the Hill (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elliott Smith's From a Basement on the Hill
		Elliott wrote most of the songs on From a Basement on the Hill two or three years before his death at a time when most of his friends said he was most at peace.
		From a Basement on the Hill is every bit as orchestrated and full as XO and Figure 8, but with an undercurrent of deliberate chaos.
	www.earvolution.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2004/10/elliott-smiths-from-basement-on-hill.asp (1080 words)

	ELLIOTT SMITH - FROM A BASEMENT ON THE HILL - tastes like chicken
		Well, ladies, Elliott Smith's new album, From A Basement On The Hill, is perfect for those certain times.
		Not only will you be sad by the fact that you're listening to a dead man singing, but what he's singing will make you weep your eyes out.
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	www.tlchicken.com /view_story.php?ARTid=2776 (225 words)

	Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill (Anti) - Drawer B Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Smith is dead, and he left behind his final album, From a Basement on the Hill, only half-finished.
		So, there will always be an asterisk by From a Basement on the Hill since it isn't truly a Smith album.
		From a Basement on the Hill won't impact music on any level even remotely resembling that of the White album, of course, but it is still a work of staggering beauty.
	www.drawerb.com /features/1100547895.htm (523 words)

	ANTI- Artist - Elliott Smith
		from a basement on the hill will be released on ANTI- on October 19th, 2004.
		from a basement on the hill was written, performed, produced and recorded by Elliott.
		from a basement on the hill took its final shape at the same studio where Elliott recorded much of the material on 1998's xo and its 2000 follow-up figure 8.
	www.anti.com /artist.php?id=20 (741 words)

	Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill : album review
		This mystery will no doubt lead fans to pore over and analyse the music and lyrics on From A Basement On The Hill, the album that Smith was working on at the time of his death.
		Many of his songs dealt with death and the fleeting nature of life, and From A Basement On The Hill is no exception.
		Yet ultimately it would be a shame if From A Basement On The Hill became an object for emotional voyeurs to gloat over.
	www.musicomh.com /albums/elliott-smith.htm (654 words)

	Paste Magazine :: Review :: Elliott Smith - from a basement on the hill :: ANTI- (Page 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Because of his sudden death in October 2003 from two knife wounds of undetermined origin to the chest, even casual Smith fans—if such creatures exist—will undoubtedly scrutinize from a basement on the hill closer than his previous albums.
		The only track on basement that can be taken at face value is “Ostriches & Chirping,” a 30-second snippet of bird calls.
		Only this is certain: from a basement on the hill is a fitting farewell to a distinctive voice silenced too early.
	www.pastemagazine.com /action/article?article_id=1075 (558 words)

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