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"Christian Brothers" was covered by Queens of the Stone Age for their " Sick, Sick, Sick" single. "Coming Up Roses" became Elliott's first solo music video, directed by Ross Harris. 2) playing electric guitar on "Single File". This record marked the first time special guests were acknowledged as appearing on an Elliott Smith album, with Rebecca Gates ( The Spinanes) singing harmony on "St. Mixed with much help from Tony Lash and Leslie Uppinghouse. "Elliott Smith" was recorded mostly in January/February 1995 at Elliott's friends' houses (Leslie Uppinghouse and Tony Lash), except for "Needle in the Hay" and "Alphabet Town" which were recorded in September 1994 at Tony Lash's house. Smith's gentle fingerpicking on the album has been noted by many critics, and the album has been described as a fusion of " the Beatles' pop sense with Neil Young's sense of doom". Ides Heaven) and loss (Good to Go), although the album does also have comforting, gentler sound. The lyrics are arguably Smith's darkest and most cutting, dealing with subjects like substance abuse (St. Smith mostly appears alone on his acoustic guitar, although he is occasionally backed up by the odd musical instrument, such as the drums. The album is of a similar musical style to Roman Candle and Either/Or in its minimalist, acoustic sound. Thematically, Smith said that he "personally can't get more dark" than his self-titled album. The album is mostly acoustic, in contrast to Smith's later works which were often more instrumentally layered. It was Smith's first full-length release on the label. It was released by Kill Rock Stars on 21 July 1995 in CD and vinyl LP. "Elliott Smith" is the second album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Recorded = September 1994, January–February 1995