Album Reviews

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:

all reviews | all folk reviews

More reviews tagged #Folk

reviewed 08/2007
JOSH RITTER
THE HISTORICAL CONQUESTS OF JOSH RITTER
reviewed 11/2017
Vista Kicks
Booty Shakers Ball
reviewed 12/2010
JOHN FRANCIS
The Better Angels
reviewed 03/2011
WILL PHALEN
Holy Ghost Gold Coast
reviewed 01/2010
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Keep the Light Alive: Celebrating the Music of Lowen and Navarro
reviewed 10/2006
TONY FURTADO
Thirteen

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.