Good review. In terms of individual songs, I think this album contains some of his best. Songs like Angeles, Between The Bars, and Say Yes often appear as peoples favorite Elliott Smith songs. But as an entire album, I don't think this is even my second favorite album of his. My first is Roman Candle and it always surprises me to hear that people really dislike that record. After Roman Candle, I prefer his self titled. I suppose I prefer his lo-fi work to his more pop songs. Actually now that I think about it, I rank my Elliott Smith albums in the order they were released;
Roman Candle
Elliott Smith
Either/Or
XO
Figure 8
From The Basement Of The Hill
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