It wasn't a great show, even sad watching him stand up on stage and forget the lyrics to his own songs. I was fortunate enough to see ES at the Henry Fonda theatre just before he died. Heatmiser's 'Half Right' was on a mix CD a friend made for me titled "Music to Slit Your Wrists To". In 2020, the album was ranked at 216 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
"Miss Misery" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1998 Academy Awards, and was performed at the televised ceremony in an abridged version by Smith, backed by the house orchestra, briefly propelling him into the international spotlight. Book-ended by its two singles, "Speed Trials" and "Ballad of Big Nothing", Either/Or did not chart in the US, but was acclaimed by critics.ĭirector Gus Van Sant was highly impressed with the album, incorporating three of its songs "Between the Bars", "Angeles" and "Say Yes" along with a new song, "Miss Misery", into the Good Will Hunting soundtrack. Either/Or was released on February 25, 1997, on the Kill Rock Stars record label, following Heatmiser's dissolution. Either/Or was recorded in several locations, mostly in Portland, Oregon – while Smith was still a member of Heatmiser – and was produced by Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Either/Or is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.
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