Comments on: Todd Snider, “Mission Accomplished (Because You Gotta Have Faith)”

By: Brady

Brady — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:08:31 +0000

Heh, sure thing, Dan. Glad to help out however I can.

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:17:18 +0000

Jeez, Brady, you sure know how to hook a fella up! We need to correspond more often…

By: Brady

Brady — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:39:26 +0000

Dan, I believe the album will be available for free from the 11th to the 31st of October in celebration of his birthday.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:31:53 +0000

Dan, great comparison to Big Kenny…at least Big Kenny’s solo project. I really like Snider, thanks to Kevin’s recommendation of the past. I’m looking forward to the new album. This song is fun. I, too, like how he mixes politics with humor. Sometimes, that’s the only way to get someone’s attention.

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:12:44 +0000

“That ain’t flyin’”…Awesome. I don’t mind political songs or projects as long as they’re well-written. So I’ll probably pick up Peace Queer, no problem.

On an unrelated note, does anyone else find Snider quite reminiscent of Big Kenny? I’d like for those them and Hayes Carll to get together for a “doppelgangers” trio album or something.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:35:31 +0000

It’s pretty charitable to call anything that Snider does in this song “singing.”

I do think that you make a good point about Snider mixing humor with social commentary. I didn’t expect to like this album given that I’m not much of a Snider fan to begin with, dislike blatantly political projects and disagree with Snider’s political views besides. Having heard the entire album, I found the writing to be of sufficient depth that it’s possible to willfully ignore the political content, but it definitely must be a willful act.

By: charlie

charlie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:12:57 +0000

Todd Snider rules! He seems well-placed in the country genre, but at ease pushing its boundaries, or in another genre altogether.