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 09/2007

    AXTON KINCAID
    Songs From The Pine Room

  • reviewed 06/2011

    TOKYO ROSENTHAL
    WHO WAS THAT MAN ?

  • reviewed 03/2009

    Justin Townes Earle
    Midnight at the Movies

  • reviewed 08/2012

    ADMIRAL FALLOW
    Tree Bursts in Snow

  • reviewed 09/2015

    Shannon & the Clams
    Gone By The Dawn

  • reviewed 07/2011

    CITY AND COLOUR
    Little Hell

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.