Snockgrass
Snockgrass is a 1980 folk album by Michael Hurley. The album was released by Rounder Records.[3]
| Snockgrass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 50:59 |
| Label | Rounder |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
The album places emphasis on Hurley's vocals. There is traditional folk influenced by freakbeat, blues and jazz. Lyrics on the tracks tend to be serious, satirical, and humorous. Hurley would even shift tone in the middle of a song, creating humor out of a serious situation or vice versa.
Track listing
Side one
- "Midnite Rounder" – 3:09
- "O My Stars" – 3:29
- "Tia Marie" – 4:01
- "I'm Gettin' Ready to Go" - 3:52
- "Watchin' the Show" – 3:34
- "Automatic Slim & the Fat Boys" – 4:05
Side two
- "Don't Treat Me Bad" – 2:32
- "I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop" (Jim Jackson) – 2:46
- "No Home" – 2:02
- "Jolé Blon" – 2:34
- "I Think I'll Move" – 3:23
- "Goin' to Florida" – 3:42
- "You Gonna Look Like a Monkey" (Williams, Hall) - 3:57
1997 CD release bonus tracks
- "Sweet Lucy" (alternative take) - 4:02
- "Grapefruit Juice Blues" - 4:24
References
- AllMusic review
- "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- Weitz, Matt (1998-01-08). "Come Again". Dallas Observer. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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