{"product_id":"elliott-smith-roman-candle-opaque-peach-vinyl-lp-indie-exclusive","title":"Elliott Smith – Roman Candle, Opaque Peach Vinyl LP (indie exclusive)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"Polaris-Header-Title_2qj8j\"\u003eElliott Smith – Roman Candle, Opaque Peach Vinyl LP (indie exclusive)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"162\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the debut solo album from \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"231\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eElliott Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, is proudly reissued by \u003cstrong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"297\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKill Rock Stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Originally released in 1994 on Portland’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eCavity Search Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition has been fully remastered by Roger Seibel (SAE) and Larry Crane, editor of \u003cem data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eTape Op Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and Elliott Smith’s family archivist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoman Candle\u003cbr\u003eCondor Ave\u003cbr\u003eNo Name #1\u003cbr\u003eNo Name #2\u003cbr\u003eNo Name #3\u003cbr\u003eDrive All over Town\u003cbr\u003eNo Name #4\u003cbr\u003eLast Call\u003cbr\u003eKiwi Maddog 20\/20\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoman Candle Review by Darryl Cater \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eElliott Smith began his career like most aspiring musicians in the Northwestern states: putting in the requisite hours in a grunge band. Being a team player, however, is not Smith's forte. After those buzzy shows in the bars of Portland, OR, he would retreat backstage with his acoustic guitar and whisper his own quiet songs to himself. This album is his first attempt to record those songs, and they capture that feeling perfectly: a loner retreating from the noisy tension of life with others, finding solace in musical solitude. Roman Candle was, in fact, recorded in solitude on a four-track in a basement. Smith played all the instruments himself. He has said that he's always surprised when people call his songs \"sad,\" because playing them always made him happy. You can hear that reclusive joy in the light bounce of the melodies and hushed harmonies (which recall Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel). But his lyrics are haunted by the downbeat, drug-addled life from which he was retreating. For all their cryptic cleverness, there is a restless unhappiness in his fragmented stories of alienated urbanites. After that description, a reference to the definitive folk loner, Nick Drake, is inevitable. Smith's whispery vocals and able fingerpicking deserve the comparison. The highlight of Roman Candle is the title track. The quietly driving acoustic guitars and threatening bass create a disturbing portrait of a human time bomb, barely containing a seething and simmering undercurrent of bitterness. The rest of the album, by comparison, is pure sunlight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kill Rock Stars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49002937254081,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/elliott-smith-roman-candle-opaque-peach-vinyl-lp-indie-exclusive.jpg?v=1772151379","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/elliott-smith-roman-candle-opaque-peach-vinyl-lp-indie-exclusive","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}