Snockgrass

Snockgrass
Studio album by Michael Hurley
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Folk
Length	50:59
Label	Rounder

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

Snockgrass is a 1980 folk album by Michael Hurley. The album was released by Rounder Records.^[3]

The album places emphasis on Hurley's vocals. There is traditional folk influenced by freakbeat the blues and jazz. Lyrics on the tracks tend to be serious, satire, and even humorous. Hurley would even make shifts in the middle of a song by creating humor out of a serious situation or vice versa.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Midnite Rounder" – 3:09
2. "O My Stars" – 3:29
3. "Tia Marie" – 4:01
4. "I'm Gettin' Ready to Go" - 3:52
5. "Watchin' the Show" – 3:34
6. "Automatic Slim & the Fat Boys" – 4:05

Side two

1. "Don't Treat Me Bad" – 2:32
2. "I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop" (Jim Jackson) – 2:46
3. "No Home" – 2:02
4. "Jolé Blon" – 2:34
5. "I Think I'll Move" – 3:23
6. "Goin' to Florida" – 3:42
7. "You Gonna Look Like a Monkey" (Williams, Hall) - 3:57

1997 CD release bonus tracks

1. "Sweet Lucy (Alternative Take)" - 4:02
2. "Grapefruit Juice Blues" - 4:24

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau review
3. Weitz, Matt (1998-01-08). "Come Again". Dallas Observer. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 20 February 2009.