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Elliott Smith - Confusion: Live Unreleased Songs (2003)

Track listing:
  1. Sorry My Mistake (Leadmill, Sheffield UK 12-5-98) 2:26
  2. I Figured You Out (Satyricon, Portland 2-29-00) 2:29
  3. Amanda Cecilia (La Luna, Portland 11-14-97) 2:39
  4. Crazy Fucker (Umbra Penumbra, Portland 9-17-94) 2:18
  5. Talking to Mary (Ultrasound, Ontario 3-31-95) 3:42
  6. Come Out Now (EJ's, Portland 5-15-97) 2:58
  7. Stickman (Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles 2-1-03) 2:57
  8. A Silver Chain (La Luna, Portland 1-14-98) 2:03
  9. Go By (unknown show) 3:15
  10. Hangin' Out With Me (Umbra Penumbra, Portland 9-17-94) 2:22
  11. Doin' Okay, Pretty Good (Crystal Ballroom, Portland 12-20-01) 2:10
  12. True Love (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 12-18-01) 5:12
  13. Holiday (live edit) 2:27
  14. So Many People (Satyricon, Portland OR 10-14-99) 2:59
  15. Living in a Cage (La Zona Rosa, Austin 5-3-00) 3:41
  16. Seen How Things Are Hard (La Luna, Portland 7-14-96) 2:58
  17. Mr. Goodmorning (Irving Plaza, NYC 5-17-00) 3:14
  18. Riot Coming (Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 3-6-95) 3:30
  19. Flowers for Charlie (Ludlows, Columbus OH 4-5-99) 2:34
  20. Blue Mood (Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles 2-6-01) 2:40
  21. Instrumental (Satyricon, Portland 10-14-99) 1:43
  22. Come to Me (Spaceland, Los Angeles 1-12-03) 3:10
  23. Dancing on the Highway (La Boule Noire, Paris 4-3-00) 4:03

Notes

Track #/Song Title/Suggested iTunes Equalization/Show Venue and Date

01 Sorry My Mistake Rock Leadmill, Sheffield UK 12-5-98
02 I Figured You Out Acoustic Satyricon, Portland 2-29-00
03 Amanda Cecilia Treble Reducer La Luna, Portland 11-14-97
04 Crazy Fucker Umbra Penumbra, Portland 9-17-94
05 Talking to Mary Treble Reducer Ultrasound, Ontario 3-31-95
06 Come Out Now Treble Reducer EJ's, Portland 5-15-97
07 Stickman Treble Reducer Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles 2-1-03
08 A Silver Chain Acoustic La Luna, Portland 1-14-98
09 Go By Acoustic
10 Hangin' Out With Me Umbra Penumbra, Portland 9-17-94
11 Doin' Okay, Pretty Good Crystal Ballroom, Portland 12-20-01
12 True Love Acoustic Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 12-18-01
13 Holiday Acoustic
14 So Many People Acoustic Satyricon, Portland OR 10-14-99
15 Living In a Cage Acoustic La Zona Rosa, Austin 5-3-00
16 Seen How Things Are Hard Acoustic La Luna, Portland 7-14-96
17 Mr. Goodmorning Rock Irving Plaza, NYC 5-17-00
18 Riot Coming Treble Reducer Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 3-6-95
19 Flowers for Charlie Rock Ludlows, Columbus OH 4-5-99
20 Blue Mood Acoustic Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles 2-6-01
21 Instrumental Treble Reducer Satyricon, Portland 10-14-99
22 Come to Me Treble Reducer Spaceland, Los Angeles 1-12-03
23 Dancing on the Highway La Boule Noire, Paris 4-3-00


I put together all the original songs that Elliott Smith performed live for which high-quality recordings have yet to be officially released.

I found the best versions, in terms of performance and recording, of each song that I could find.

I used the mp3-editing program Audacity to cut out crowd noise and banter from between songs.

I also used Audacity's Equalization and FFT Filter on some tracks to reduce static and hiss on some tracks, although I'm not an expert at using these tools, so there's the potential for it to be done better.

"Amanda Cecilia" and "Seen How Things Are Hard" appear on the "XO Jackpot Session Outtakes," which have been ripped and shared with poor sound quality.

"Sorry My Mistake," "A Silver Chain" and "Go By" have leaked as instrumentals only.

I cannot figure out the venues/dates at which "Go By" and "Holiday" were performed. If anybody knows, please contact me and let me know.

"Confusion, "Just Between Us," "Still Here (If You Want Me)," "No Name #7" and "Make It Over" are all mistitled songs, thus their "omission."

I purposely did not include "Everything's OKay" because the performance/recording of the song were plagued with difficulties. The song is available, though, as "Pretty Mary K" from the "Either/Or Outtakes."

If anyone knows of any other original songs that Elliott Smith only ever played live, please contact me and let me know.

There are several unknown songs that Elliott performed live that I cannot identify. If anyone has these songs available to share, or can at least identify the songs, please let me know:
Unknown "have you seen her… I miss her" (10.26.97 - supper club- new york, ny)
Unknown instrumental (02.25.99 - la luna- portland, or)
Unknown (04.03.99 - st. andrews hall- detroit, mi)
Unknown (04.10.99 - the bottleneck- lawrence, ks)
Unknown (05.17.99 - best music fest- boston, ma)
New Song (03.22.00 - spaceland- los angeles, ca)

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