Snockgrass

Snockgrass

Snockgrass

Editorial Reviews
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Michael Hurley is all about perspective. One moment he searches for life's deepest meanings; the next he sings the praises of dinner. He leaves it to the listener to decide which is more important. Hurley couches his odd lyrical mix of the metaphysical and the mundane in the simplest of song forms--gentle melodies abetted by the soft strains of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and steel guitar. The music borrows from blues, country, swing, and ragtime, and Hurley presents them delicately but passionately and with haphazard perfection on this 1980 recording. --Marc Greilsamer

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Snockgrass
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Off Kilter Folk Rock
  • Funny and strange, pure Snock
 Snockgrass
Michael Hurley
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000032G
Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

  1. Midnite Rounder
  2. O My Stars
  3. Tia Marie
  4. I'm Gettin' Ready To Go
  5. Watchin' The Show
  6. Automatic Slim & The Fat Boys
  7. Don't Treat Me Bad
  8. I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop
  9. No Home
  10. Jole' Blon
  11. I Think I'll Move
  12. Goin' To Florida
  13. You Gonna Look Like A Monkey
  14. Sweet Lucy (Alternate Take)
  15. Grapefruit Juice Blues

Amazon.com

Michael Hurley is all about perspective. One moment he searches for life's deepest meanings; the next he sings the praises of dinner. He leaves it to the listener to decide which is more important. Hurley couches his odd lyrical mix of the metaphysical and the mundane in the simplest of song forms--gentle melodies abetted by the soft strains of fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and steel guitar. The music borrows from blues, country, swing, and ragtime, and Hurley presents them delicately but passionately and with haphazard perfection on this 1980 recording. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Off Kilter Folk Rock.......2007-04-11

Now don't let the term 'folk rock' throw you away from this. Michael Hurley is awesome, but he's songs do tend to range from cool guy smooth (Midnight Rounder) to funny and weird (Pork Chop). But if you've heard any of his stuff (which has been featured in Deadwood) then you'll love this. I enjoy it a lot and am completely satisfied. It's a good listen.

5 out of 5 stars Funny and strange, pure Snock.......1998-07-29

A little lighter, a little sweeter than "Long Journey," which was also recorded in the mid-70s. A cheerful Snock/Hurley tells tales from a universe that's funnier than ours and has more going on in it. Buy it: you won't regret it. Heck. Get 'em all. Life is short. Heck.

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