Oh Boy
2004
East Nashville Skyline
About This Album
Regardless of any opinions concerning his music, each successive release from singer/songwriter Todd Snider should be looked upon as a precious gift. His continuous battles against various addictions and depression have had him down for the count on several occasions, prompting speculation that his latest release could be his last. Snider is not oblivious to this situation and freely discusses it in East Nashville Skyline's opening ditty, "Age Like Wine." A short summation of his life and career thus far, he recognizes that it's "too late to die young now," and concedes with a sly wink that "I thought that I'd be dead by now...but I'm not." Indeed he could have been, because in early 2004 Snider had a close call that put him in rehab for the third time. Once again he escaped with a little less stomach lining and a head full of songs that are replete with the wry humor, observations, and confessions that have garnered him a loyal fan base. With production and musical assistance from Will Kimbrough (Will & the Bushmen, Bis-Quits), East Nashville Skyline ambles down the same organic folk path that Snider first groomed on 2000's Happy to Be Here.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 10)

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