Viva Satellite

by Todd Snider

Overview

It may not be Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but the third studio release from southern rocker Todd Snider sure sounds like it. There are plenty of suspended and liberated guitar breaks here, plus a gentle country twang, and despite the annoying imitation of Tom Petty on several tracks, Viva Satellite has enough of a good-ol'-boy honky-tonk feel, that it can stand well on its own merit. With a distinctive bluegrass/pop country slant, Todd Snider has produced a collection of familiar sounding melodies that will win you over. The reverence paid to the masters of countrified blues-rock Arlo Guthrie and Neil Young may be a bit on the heavy side, however on cuts like "Rocket Fuel," and the gospel-tinged "Godsend," Todd Snider proves he has a signature style all his own. ~ Roxanne Blanford

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/1998
Label:	Mca Nashville / Mca
UPC:	0008811172626

Tracks

1. Rocket Fuel
2. Yesterdays and Used to Be's
3. The Joker
4. I Am Too
5. I Am Two
6. Out All Night
7. Guaranteed
8. Can't Complain
9. Positively Negative
10. Once He Finds Us
11. Godsend
12. Comin' Down
13. Never Let Me Down
14. Doublewide Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Todd Snider   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals,Percussion
Jacqueline Johnson   Vocals (Background)
David Zollo   Piano
Rick Steff   Clavichord,Organ (Hammond)
Will Kimbrough   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Joe McLeary   Drums
Joe Mariencheck   Fuzz Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Paul Buchignani   Drums

Technical Credits

Skidd Mills   Assistant Engineer
Steve Miller   Composer
John Hampton   Engineer,Producer
Jason Latshaw   Assistant Engineer
Justin Niebank   Engineer
Matt Martone   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Michael Barbiero   Mixing
George Marino   Mastering
Will Kimbrough   Composer
Todd Snider   Songwriter,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Eddie Curtis   Composer
Alison Dyer   Photography
Jay A. Ryan   Assistant Engineer
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer