Todd Snider - Songs From the Daily Planet (12 tracks) +Album Reviews

TURN IT UP

The Orange Duke | Cupertino, Ca United States | 08/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Alt country madman Todd Snider has been strangely ignored by the musical mainstream. I first heard of him when the excellent, biting `Alright Guy' got some alternative airplay. I took me just one listen to know that Snider was for me. Of course, `Alright Guy' is positively gushy compared the venomous minor hit `Talking Seattle Grunge-Rock Blues' a Dylanesque send up of Grunge-mania. His more traditionally country tune was even covered by the more traditionally country Mark Chesnutt. Needless to say, Snider has songwriting chops comparable to guys like Nick Lowe, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. Genrewise he is in the alt country zone populated by Joe Buck, Tommy Womack and Webb Wilder. For pathos, check out his mournful `That Was Me' or the stirring, affecting `You Think You Know Somebody'. For pulse pounding, uplifting tunes try `A Whole Lot More' or `Somebody's Coming'. It's hard to overrate Snide; every track here is a memorable sing along gem. Pity that witty roots rockers are so out of fashion."

Best singer/songwriter of the 90's!

Jason Warfel | Key West, FL | 02/01/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is amazing. In my opinion Todd Snider is truly the most gifted singer/songwriter of the nineties. Who else compares? A great performer/artist in the vein of Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker and John Prine. If you don't own this CD then you're missing a great piece of music. And what about those Nervous Wrecks? GREAT band! If you ever get the chance to see Todd live (especially solo/acoustic) don't pass it up. I guarantee you won't be dissapointed. Todd's a born entertainer!"

The place to start.

Alexander C. Meske | Columbus, OH | 04/30/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For anybody who wishes to buy a Todd Snider CD, this is the place to start. With tunes such as "Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", "My Generation, Part 2" and "Alright Guy", this album provides several must-have's for the Todd Snider fan. Alternately thoughtful, witty, and hilarious, but always entertaining, this album was the very exciting start for a man who would become something of a cult hero. Be warned: if you listen to this album, you are going to want to hear more."

Todd Snider's an "Alright Guy"

Brian D. Rubendall | Oakton, VA | 10/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Todd Snider is an excellent songwriter, as he proves with "Songs for the Daily Planet." He's confident enough in his abiility to hide the album's best song, "The Band that Wouldn't Play," after the last listed track is completed. This witty parody of the Seattle grunge rock scene actually managed to gain Snider airtime on alternative rock stations despite the fact that he is at heart a country artist.Of the rest of the material, the highlights have to be the very amusing "Alright Guy," the Who-referenced generational effacing putdown "My Generation (Part Two)" and the confessional "That Was Me." Snider's natually wicked sense of humor enlivens the best tracks, and is somewhat reminiscent of John Prine at his best. Only when he gets political, like on "This Land is Our Land," does his music sound forced.Overall, a catchy and amusing album from a quirky artist who neatly straddles the line between rock and country."

One of the best debut albums ever released...

William E. Adams | Lovington, NM United States | 09/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Two nights ago I drove 220 miles round trip to see Todd play for only 70 minutes in a bar. It was worth it, and I knew it would be, because I've been a fan now for five years, since accidentally seeing him on Austin City Limits performing "Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", the bonus track on this album. I bought this CD a few days after that telecast, and I must have listened to it l00 times. It is my favorite of his four releases, followed by "Happy to be Here" and "Step Right Up." I felt "Viva Satellite" didn't really work, but others like it best. Takes all kinds, I guess. I'm 57, an old folkie fan who dates back to Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger and Cisco Houston releases in the late'50's and 60's. I went on to love Jimmy Buffet, Harry Chapin, and many more. Todd is worthy of that company, and is yet not a clone of any of them. He has a voice that can be beautiful, but he doesn't always use it to sound "beautiful." He is a strong guitar player, but he doesn't linger on the instrument. He just writes such damn good songs that make you think, and feel, and laugh, and sometimes want to cry. "My Generation" and "That Was Me" and "This Land is Our Land" and "Alright Guy" and "I Spoke As A Child" are worth the purchase price all by themselves, but you also get "Trouble" and "A Lot More" and "You Think You Know Somebody" and "Somebody's Coming" and "Seattle Grunge Rock Blues." That group is almost worth $... alone. For my taste, "Easy Money" and "Turn It Up" and "Joe's Blues" are the weakest links on the disc, and yet, they don't suck either. Todd made this record in l994, and here in 200l I saw him perform for $... in a bar with only l50 people listening. I don't know what's wrong with our country, but that statement is a sure sign that something is amiss...he has talent, and heart, and humor. Why the majority culture fails to find him, and elevate him, I don't know. Be smarter than that. If you consider yourself a devotee of singer-songwriter folk/rock/country blend, you MUST own "Songs for a Daily Planet" if not all four of Todd's albums. I like Joe Ely, I like Robert Earl Keen, I like the late Townes van Zandt and many more...but Todd is the one who creates songs that stay powerful long after you've heard them again and again."

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	Todd Snider Songs From the Daily Planet Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Track Listings (12) - Disc #1 My Generation, Pt. 2 - Todd Snider, Easy Money That Was Me This Land Is Our Land Alright Guy I Spoke as a Child Turn It Up Trouble Alot More You Think You Know Somebody Somebody's Coming Joe's Blues
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