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.
THE BLACK LILLIES
100 Miles Of Wreckage
DREW NELSON
Dusty Road to Beulah Land
Laura Cantrell
No Way There From Here
LEONARD COHEN
Songs of Love and Hate
Ryan Koenig
Two Different Worlds
MAGGIE BJORKLUND
Coming Home
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