I love Elliott more than any other musician, probably including Lennon. I have everything he ever released I'm pretty sure. What a beautiful human. The two tracks you like are recorded by friends of mine from grade school so I'm glad to hear it.
I like this compilation and I like Elliot Smith. edit: Was this Big Star Song a favorite of your prior to ES covering it, or did you get introduced to the song via him? If it's a coincidence, it's a pretty awesome one!more than any other musician, probably including Lennon
That deserves some context. Not a contest, but if it was... Smith?
Obviously, Smith does not have the place in music history that Lennon does. That goes without saying. Lennon was transformative in a way no other rock musician could ever be. That said, from a purely singer/songwriter standpoint, Smith is my favorite I think. I learned about Big Star via Elliott, because he was such a big fan.
He was definitely a great songwriter. I didn't realize you were such a big fan.