O'Riley, Christopher: Home To Oblivion: An Elliot Smith Tribute
O'Riley, Christopher: Home To Oblivion: An Elliot Smith Tribute
Format: CD
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: O'Riley, Christopher
Label: World Village
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 713746805623
Genre: Rock
When the Nebraska-born, Texas-bred singer/songwriter Elliott Smith died in 2003 at age 34, he left behind a rich legacy of strikingly original, darkly evocative songwriting. Each of his albums, right up to the posthumously released from a Basement on the Hill, exhibited progressive development as a composer and lyricist, evoking comparisons to Simon and Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, Nick Drake and even the Beatles. Smith's skewed, mildly dissonant yet achingly poignant sense of melody turns out to be perfect for the piano, especially in Christopher O' Riley's intuitive, sympathetic yet fiery hands. That he was able to capture the manic highs and subterranean lows of Smith's emotional landscape, sans lyrics, is nothing short of miraculous. O'Riley's touch is moody but also remarkably unsentimental; he is well aware that deep truths should be allowed to speak for themselves. Ultimately, the pieces on this album, drawn from various periods in Smith's output, are presented as tone-poems in miniature. His music is revealed as assertively American, infectious yet elusive, with inchoate quotes from Heartland folklore dancing somewhere just beyond the listener's memory.
Tracks:
1.1 Coast to Coast
1.2 Let's Get Lost
1.3 I Didn't Understand
1.4 Speed Trials
1.5 I Better Be Quiet Now
1.6 Roman Candle
1.7 Satellite
1.8 Independence Day
1.9 Cupid's Trick
1.10 O Well, Okay
1.11 No Life
1.12 Between the Bars
1.13 Christian Brothers
1.14 Everything Means Nothing to Me
1.15 Waltz #1
1.16 Not Half Right
1.17 Stupidity Tries
1.18 Bye
