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Mission Accomplished (Because You Gotta Have Faith) | Todd Snider | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Ballad of Cape Henry | Todd Snider | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fortunate Son | Todd Snider | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Is This Thing Working? | Todd Snider | 2:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stuck On the Corner (Prelude to a Heart Attack) | Todd Snider | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dividing the Estate (A Heart Attack) | Todd Snider | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ponce of the Flaming Peace Queer | Todd Snider | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Is This Thing On? | Todd Snider | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
iTunes Review
This live EP sounds like an act of catharsis — as Todd states at one point, "I did not do this to change your mind about anything, I did this to ease my own mind about everything.” There’s a populist steak running through the tunes, especially when the subject is war and those who are called upon to fight it. Snider’s biting, Bo Diddley-style “Mission Accomplished (Because You Gotta Have Faith)” is smartly matched with a slow, rueful version of John Fogerty’s “Fortunate Son” (featuring guest Patty Griffith). The song-poem “Is This Thing Working?” and its companion “Is This Thing On?” tackle the theme of aggression from a more oblique angle. With equal relish, Snider tears into mindless greed on the roots-rocking “Stuck On the Corner (Prelude to a Heart Attack),” expands upon this topic with the bluesy “Dividing the Estate (A Heart Attack),” and settles into a more reflective groove for the acoustic “Ponce of the Flaming Peace Queer.” Sometimes bitter and often bracing, this is 21st-Century protest music with a very sharp edge.
Customer Reviews
Huck Finn’s Continuing Journey Toward Becoming Mark Twain
Once again dedicated to the proposition that the losers also have a history worth hearing, this baldly non-commercial (title, cover, distribution strategy, spoken word pieces, frequent and casual profanity, length), roughly carved yet tightly assembled little piece of heart, mind, humor and humanity qualifies for “Required Listening For Citizenship” status. The sincerity of the two vocalists on cut #3 is the clue that this is not just a toss-off, as some have suggested it is. But having said that, who could be the intended audience for such an intentionally anti-capitalist ramble-tamble folk-rock product (including spoken word pieces) as this? My theory has to do with the dissonance experienced by the “Beer Run” fan when trying to sing along to “Is This Thing Working?/Is This Thing On?” in concert. Subversive every step of the way; thought, word and deed; past, present and future; which, friends and neighbors, he’s not sure we’re gonna have.
Great for the seasoned Todd fan
If you are a die-hard fan of Todd Snider like me, you will appreciate this album and I would recommend adding it to your collection. It has moments of Todd's witty, simple, rhyming brilliance and as with most of Todd's more recent work, grows on me with each successive listen. In my experience, Todd's albums are best listened to in the context of imagining how this material will translate during a live performance. Many times I've been to a live Snider performance and returned to the albums with fresh ears, hearing things I hadn't fully appreciated before. I imagine that will be the case with Peace Queer. For the Snider novice, this is probably not the record with which to start (Near Truths and Hotel Rooms, the live album, is an excellent introduction to Todd). All in all, Peace Queer is a decent effort and I'm sure will provide great material for the live shows that, at least for me, truly define the Todd Snider experience.
a shining light in American Music
Wonderful! Funny, haunting, spare, lyrically brilliant. My only complaint..... only eight songs. Touchstones: John Prine, Woody Guthrie, Peter Case. One of the best there is. Todd Snider's entire catalogue is worth owning, and this is no different. He's paid specific attention to his writing this time. There's no where to hide in this music--without strong words, the songs would sink. But they don't. They soar. Plus, there is a fantastic, eerie cover of Fortunate Son.
Biography
Born: October 11, 1966 in Portland, OR
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Todd Snider
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Beer Run | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males | East Nashville Skyline | 3:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Alright Guy | That Was Me - The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998 | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beer Run | New Connection | 2:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Ballad of the Kingsmen | East Nashville Skyline | 5:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Statistician's Blues | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beer Run | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fortunate Son | Peace Queer | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Can't Complain | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms Live | 3:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.92
- Genres: Rock, Music, Country, Alternative Country, Americana, Roots Rock
- Released: Oct 14, 2008
- ℗ 2008 Todd Snider
