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Review title: Sorry but I must disagree.
Product review: I was a late fan to Elliott Smith-dom. I heard Son of Sam on the radio a few times and picked up the Beatles-esque Figure 8, declaring it one of my favorite albums of all time (I gave that CD five stars in my review). I also picked Elliott's older releases though I didn't enjoy them nearly as much. A common observation on Figure 8 by Elliott's fans and critics is that it is overproduced. I'm not sure I know what that means, but if there was ever an overproduced album, "from a basement on the hill" is it. Hmm, how to articulate this? On many of the tracks, it's as if someone in the background is trying to ruin them (much as Jonny Greenwood tried unsuccessfully to do on Radiohead's Creep) by adding a dissonant something extra to each of the songs. I've listened to this album three times now, and shaken my head in disgust after each listen. I was looking forward to the follow-up to the tuneful and supremely melodic "Figure 8"... tragically, that will never come. RIP Elliott.
