Todd Snider

East Nashville Skyline

2004-07-15

Todd's firing on all cylinders on this one: lyrically, musically, vocally and cynically he's never been this consistently sharp.

Todd takes on aging and Aging rock stars, COPS (televised and otherwise), sycophants, the rat-race and right-wingers. The early favorite from the record, "The Ballad of the Kingsmen", delivers sort of a musical synopsis of Bowling for Columbine. He balances the wise-cracking with songs with beauty and tasteful celebrations of the Nashville scene and, well, life.

It's finally the perfect Todd Snider record, start to finish.
Now Playing.

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 11/2004

    Cerys Matthews
    Cockahoop

  • reviewed 09/2008

    DELILAH DEWYLDE & THE LOST BOYS
    Honky Tonk Heart

  • reviewed 06/2011

    TOKYO ROSENTHAL
    WHO WAS THAT MAN ?

  • reviewed 11/2015

    Colin Linden
    Rich In Love

  • reviewed 12/2009

    LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON
    The Sweeter the Juice

  • reviewed 01/2010

    MOLINA AND JOHNSON
    MOLINA AND JOHNSON

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.