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  54.             <title><![CDATA[Elliott Smith]]></title>
  55.             <title2><![CDATA[<br>From a Basement<br>on the Hill]]></title2>
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  57.             <byline><![CDATA[Mark EdwardsΓÇÖs<br>insider view]]></byline>
  58.             <body><![CDATA[Elliott Smith used to be annoyed by critics who would pick on individual lyrics to suggest that his was a particularly bleak world view, but I still think itΓÇÖs justified ΓÇô given the circumstances ΓÇô to quote a line from the song KingΓÇÖs Crossing. ΓÇ£I cannot prepare for death,ΓÇ¥ sings Smith, ΓÇ£any more than I already have.ΓÇ¥ As nakedly autobiographical lines go, thatΓÇÖs about as chilling as they get. Smith has since died, and by his own hand, so I donΓÇÖt suppose anyone was expecting From a Basement on the Hill to be an optimistic collection. But, as ever with Smith, even when his subject matter isnΓÇÖt cheery, his melodies swoop and soar. Although the album encompasses soft, delicate reminders of his early work (Last Hour, A Fond Farewell) and epic production numbers (Coast to Coast), it holds together remarkably well for a posthumous collection. Click <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.dominorecordco.com"><b>here</b></a> to visit the official Domino Records website. ]]></body>
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