Todd Snider Live:storyteller CD

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Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Greencastle Blues ~ Todd Snider

2. Is This Thing Working? ~ Todd Snider

3. Just Like Old Times ~ Todd Snider

4. Eighteen Minutes Speech ~ Todd Snider

5. Tension ~ Todd Snider

6. Doll Face ~ Todd Snider

7. Rose City ~ Todd Snider

8. Stuck On the Corner ~ Todd Snider

9. Sunshine ~ Todd Snider

10. Bill Elliot Story ~ Todd Snider

11. Sideshow Blues ~ Todd Snider

Disc 2

Song Title

1. 45 Miles ~ Todd Snider

2. Looking For a Job ~ Todd Snider

3. Play a Train Song ~ Todd Snider

4. Kk Rider Story ~ Todd Snider

5. Don't It Make You Wanna Dance ~ Todd Snider

6. East Nashville Skyline ~ Todd Snider

7. Devil You Know, The ~ Todd Snider

8. Ballad of the Kingsmen, The ~ Todd Snider

9. America's Favorite Pastime ~ Todd Snider

10. Mushroom Story ~ Todd Snider

11. Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males ~ Todd Snider

12. If Tomorrow Never Comes ~ Todd Snider

13. Good Fortune ~ Todd Snider

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Todd Snider (vocals, guitar); Vince Herman (guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Jim Lewin (guitar, background vocals); Chad Staehly (keyboards); Brian Adams (bass guitar); Chris Sheldon (drums).
	Audio Mixer: Eric McConnell.
	Liner Note Author: Dennis Cook .
	Photographer: Glenn Rose.
	"I make these songs up an' I sing `em for anyone that'll listen to `em. Some of `em are sad, some are funny, some are short, some seem like they go on forever, sometimes I may ramble on for as many as 18 minutes in between a particular song . I wanna thank y'all for giving me a chance to do this again, and if everything goes particularly well this evening, we can all expect a 90-minute distraction from our impending doom." Todd Snider addresses his audience for the first of several times about 14 minutes into this two-disc live album, and in about a minute, he sums up his outlook and his performing style so well that a further review almost seems superfluous. But Live: The Storyteller does capture Snider's gifts as a singer and songwriter, as well as his gift for interacting with an audience, in ways that aren't always revealed in his extensive between-song patter. First and foremost, Snider is a humorist with a heart and soul, and if he goes for laughs in the shaggy dog stories that he spreads out between songs, tunes like "Is This Thing Working," "Play a Train Song," and "The Devil You Know" show the guy can set aside the goofy for a while and say something that's more than a joke. Snider hasn't been blessed with an exceptionally good voice, but it suits the scrappy, conversational tone of his lyrics just right, and he's learned how to make his tunes work in front of an audience. And while he may have plenty of fans on the jam band circuit, he's smart enough to know his tunes aren't meant to be stretched out too far, and Snider and Great American Taxi (the band who back him on most of these tracks) keep the soloing concise, and their interaction is soulful, driving the music with an insistence that belies Snider's ambling nature. If you're looking for an introduction to Snider's songwriting, you might be better off with That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998, a collection of tunes from his first three albums, but if you want to know why Snider has a loyal and growing following as a live act, Live: The Storyteller will tell you all you need to know about his rapport with a crowd and his way of making his songs and stories come to life, and in this case, he fends off impending doom for all of 115 minutes, which means he's giving us an extra 25 minutes as a bonus. That's a showman! ~ Mark Deming
Producer: Elvis Hicks; Eric McConnell; Magnum D.U.I.
Engineer: Brian Kincaid; Eric McConnell

Compilation Appearances

	Rock-Live From Mountain Stage (Live)
	Brewed In Texas Volume 3
	Nature Jams

Associated Artists and Works

	Cast, Original
	Original Cast

Technical Info

	Release Date : 02/01/2011
	Original Release Date : 2011
	Catalog ID : 7061174
	Label : Aimless Records
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Live
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00626570611745

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.68)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] career-spanning concert LP....Snider's hilarious banter and self-deprecating stories are the focus..."

Paste (magazine)
- "These are wistful, weary and/or aching ballads delivered with a wink, a sigh and a grin, never taking themselves too seriously, but turning to fatalistic humor to stave off the tears. It's an extension of the blues, really -- laughing to keep from crying."

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