New Moon

Many (but not all) of these songs have been circulating on the internet for the last several years, raising the question of whether or not this album is worth the purchase price. The answer is an unqualified yes. Having heard rough cuts of many of these songs, my jaw hit the floor when I heard how beautifully they've been remastered. The songs sparkle and gleam, and hidden complexities of Smith's virtuouso guitar work leap melodically forth from this stupendous collection.The often-unaccompanied singing/guitar work of these songs most nearly recalls the work on his self-titled album. These are not second-rate tunes that were dredged up for release - some of these songs are as good as anything he released during his tragically-short career. "Angel in the Snow", "Looking Over My Shoulder", and "Georgia, Georgia" are immediate standouts that will surely join the top ranks of his corpus.This is a magnificent parting gift from one of the greatest musical minds of his generation, and an absolute treasure.

I lived in Portland Oregon in the mid 1990's and some of my best memories are the Elliot Smith shows i saw in quaint local bars and clubs, up close and personal, just Elliot and his guitar. I always loved him with his band as well, but to me, the true artist in Elliot Smith always came shining through in his solo shows, when his fantastic songwriting was front and center.If you are the kind of person who owns every Elliot Smith CD, and considers the Kill Rock Stars records to be his best, then New Moon is a must have. There is no need for me to go through track by track to describe the beauty of this album. The care that went into this release by the people who put it together deserves five stars in itself.Listening to New Moon made me realize how great Elliot Smith was and how much i miss hearing him and seeing him create new music.

A truly great artist and very under appreciated even after his death. A good album.

It's hard to believe that this dual disc wonder is a collection of outtakes and rarities. It really is beautiful.Elliott has a way with words and creating very emotional music.If you like brilliant guitar riffs, awesome vocals, great melodies and a jumble of emotions - do not hesitate to buy this.I honestly believe that this was my best album buy (besides The Shins- Wincing the Night Away) this year.Hope you buy it and feel the same way!

This is one great, two disc compilation of some of Elliott's most impressive songs. The early version of "Miss Misery" alone is worth the purchase, but this is loaded with other classics such as "Going Nowhere" and "Go By" that have the ability to put you in a trance and leave you wanting more.

I love this album!

Elliott Smith is best album. I own them all on vinyl but I wanted this CD for my car. It's the only CD I have on my car :)

This is a wonderful release and if you buy a NEW copy you'll be helping to sent a little $ towards the proceeds will go to the 'sims foundation' in austin and 'outside in' in portland to help low-income adults and homeless youth in elliott's hometown. So buy a NEW copy, not a slightly cheaper used copy via Amazon.

Tragedy and shame aside this unreleased material is pretty good but I would reccomend 'XO' to fans and 'Either/or' to newcomers to the amazing sounds of Mr Smith XO Either/OrXOEither/Or

Ok

excellent

excellent

Incredibile, pensavo che oramai di Elliott non mi sarei più sorpreso, conoscendo sin troppo bene la sua arte. Beh, mi sbagliavo, sono rimasto inebriato all'ascolto di New Moon, stupefacente.