New Connection

Todd Snider | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oh Boy
• ASIN: B000065T36
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,596 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars snider finds his true form, March 9, 2003

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holly moors (haren gn, gn Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Connection (Audio CD)

On his first albums Todd Snider sounded like the new Tom Petty. There were some promising songs though, like Joe's Blues and Doublewide Blues, that had their own sound. On this new album New Connection, everything fits like a glove. Great songs, easy, laidback singing, beautiful arrangements, a band that has just the right feel for "near perfect" (that is: not too smooth). A masterpiece that reminds me of Eric Andersen's Blue River.
And it's one of those rare records that grow on you: it gets better with each spin.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, in a different way than his other excellent CD's, October 12, 2002

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Connection (Audio CD)

I am a big Todd fan, but I did not expect to like "New Connection" as much as I do. Reading about 15 reviews here, and some comments on Snider fan websites, I thought I might be disappointed in this one. Each of Todd's five albums has a distinct approach. His first, "Daily Planet" gave us startlingly brilliant songwriting in four or five selections; then, "Step Right Up" had two or three near-brilliant songs; "Viva Satellite" was in-your-face rock, but lesser lyrics; next, "Happy to Be Here" was one voice, one guitar, personal confessions. "New Connection" probably does not have any single song which stands out as a masterpiece either of passion or of humor, but all 13 are high-quality. It is his most consistently enjoyable work. There are no "lows" here, and if the "highs" are not quite as strong as some of his older songs, it doesn't matter because the backing band here is superb. This one is less country-sounding than "Happy", less rock-sounding than "Viva" and less indie folkie sounding than "Planet", but its mixture of those elements is nearly flawless. Read the other reviewers to get details of particular songs that people love or hate...my advice is to buy this and make sure your first listen is with earphones, no interruptions for 50 minutes or so. Why Todd hasn't made a bigger splash in the industry is a mystery to me, but he has soul and brains and attitude and poetry and sensitivity and occasional crudity and the world should keep an eye on him.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Snider CD, May 14, 2002

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Kirk Lockhart (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Connection (Audio CD)

Excellent CD from start to finish. This one has all the best of Todd Snider. It has funny, upbeat songs ("Beer Run", "Vinyl Records"); it has quiet, introspective songs ("Anywhere", "Class of '85"); the Buddy Holly-esque "Easy" with excellent backup vocals by Kim Richey; the great duet w/ John Prine on Prine's "Crooked Piece of Time"; plus many more including a haunting tribute to Todd's good friend Eddy Shaver ("Waco Moon"). Buy this one and several for your friends and family...you won't regret it.