Reviews
"This Is an Indisputable 10-Star Album with No Peer and No Real Room for Improvement.", 4 stars out of 5 - "EITHER/OR took the small arranging step needed to turn Smith's beautifully, harmonically sly but still then mostly self-accompanied tunes into indisputable pop.", "...an awkward sort of prettiness that fits him well....a U-turn from the aggressive, basement minimalism of his last solo record....proving himself to be an artist of uncommon dexterity and grace.", 7 (out of 10) - "...ranges from low-fi sparseness to rock with a melodicism Smith's band Heatmiser has yet to match....Though the harrowing heroin tales of Smith's last album are gone, his frequent alcoholidays suggest a less outwardly tortured Mark Eitzel...", Ranked #24 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Characteristically double-tracked vocals whispered into the listener's head, revealing the confessions of a man struggling to escape an undisclosed past.", Ranked #20 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., "As is true of all great songwriters who write from a personal place, to love Elliott Smith’s music is to relate to him....It’s even truer now that he’s gone.", "This is the sound of Smith conjuring something far bigger than himself and coming into his own as a songwriter, arranger, and performer.", Ranked #73 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", "...Very Frequently on Either/Or Elliott Smith...Leaves You in Awe at His Quiet Power...", 4 Stars Out of 5-"Dark Surrealism with a Wispy, Half-There Voice and an Always Surprising Chorus."
