I know Snider primarily from the novelty-adjacent but great song "Vinyl Records." This one is a more straightforward, the tale of one Skip Litz, a hard-drinking, hard-living man, a music lover, who was found dead at his home. The narrator of the song salutes Lutz, taking a small sad solace in the fact that he apparently died with a smile on his face. Snider's ragged vocals and impassioned delivery make him one of a million New Bob Dylans, but to me his sound and his everyman lyrics help him stand out. The rhythm section pounds out a steady train beat, clickety clack. I like the album title's nod to Bob also.
"A great song mutates, makes quantum leaps, turns up again like the prodigal son. It crosses genres. Could be punk rock, ragtime, folk-rock, or zydeco, and can be played in a lot of different styles, multiple styles... A great song is the sum of all things." - Bob Dylan
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