Bootlegs: Pearl Jam, Elliott Smith

Folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose from indie obscurity to mainstream success in 1997 on the strength of "Miss Misery," his Academy Award-nominated song from the film Good Will Hunting. A native of Portland, OR, Smith began writing and recording his first songs at age 14, later becoming a fixture of the city's thriving music scene; as a member of the band Heatmiser, he debuted in 1993 with the LP Dead Air, issuing his first solo effort Roman Candle on the tiny Cavity Search label a year later. For his 1995 self-titled album, Smith signed with the noted Kill Rock Stars label; Either/Or followed in 1997, around the same time that filmmaker and longtime fan Gus Van Sant requested permission to use the singer's music in his upcoming Good Will Hunting. Smith also composed a handful of new songs for the soundtrack, among them "Miss Misery," and when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its Oscar nominations the following February, the track was a surprise entry in the Best Original Song category. Although he did not win, Smith performed the song live at the televised Oscar broadcast, appearing on-stage alongside superstars Trisha Yearwood and eventual award-winner Celine Dion in one of the most notably surreal musical moments in recent memory. Smith's DreamWorks label debut, XO, followed later in 1998. Two years later he delivered Figure 8, which indulged in lush arrangements and orchestrations more so than any of his previous solo efforts. For the next two years, Smith labored over what was to be his next album, From a Basement on a Hill. He would not live to see its completion, however -- to the shock of friends and fans alike, Smith took his own life on October 21, 2003. The record was released two days shy of the first anniversary of his death.

Elliott Smith - Either Or Sessions
Elliott Smith - Figure 8 Demos

Pearl Jam is a Seattle-based rock band, who are considered to be one of the most popular and influential artists of the 1990s. They, along with Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, helped popularize the Grunge movement of the early 90's. Moreover, they are also the only Grunge band that has remained active since the atrophy of their aforementioned contemporaries, despite the band's abandonment of their early sound to favour an ever evolving one that defies categorization.

Pearl Jam - 3 Live Concerts

Bonus:
Mountain Goats - Full Force Galesburg
Mountain Goats - Nine Black Poppies
My Morning Jacket - Z
Tilly And The Wall - Wild Like Children
Donovan's Greatest Hits
[CODE]http://threejivekids.com/~jon/
Prince - Purple Rain
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
[CODE]http://crashouille.free.fr/aur/
Misfits - Static Age
QOTSA - Lullabies To Paralyze
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Will Smith - Lost And Found
[CODE]http://www.marcus.k3ller.de/unisols/prinsch/
Coheed And Cambria - Good Appolo, I'm A Burning Star IV
[CODE]http://weblosers.com/dandon/mp3/
The Sun - Blame It On The Youth
[CODE]http://thesunwebsite.dreamhost.com/
Shaggy - Clothes Drop
[CODE]http://s8.funkyfiles.com/music/Shaggy-Clothes_Drop_(Advance)-2005-FM/
Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
[CODE]http://s8.funkyfiles.com/music/Nickelback-All_The_Right_Reasons-2005-XXL/
Misc Music
[CODE] http://www.pianomanuel.com/mp3s/
R. Kelly - TP.3 Reloaded
[CODE] http://www.xs4all.nl/~hgt/Bro's%20stuff/