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The Excitement Plan - Todd Snider
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83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critics What's this?

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest album for the alt-country singer was produced by Don Was.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Beneath the disheveled exterior is an ace storyteller with a Raymond Carver-esque gift for mapping out the troubled contours of a character's life with a few well-chosen details.
  2. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    83
    For a principled slacker like Snider, diffidence is an aesthetic principle, but here it tends to obscure some affecting little songs.
  3. Paste Magazine
    80
    Excitement Plan--like its author--is full of hope, realism, humor and just enough crazy to weather the storm.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. WilliamL
    10
    A typical Snider album, well written, hitting all emotions and making it all rhyme. Well done Mr. Snider.
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  2. MSimpson
    9
    Reminds me of Howe Gelb. Great stories and music that is enjoyable to chill to. Not usually a country fan but I recognize good songwriting when I hear it and this transcends genre boundaries.… Expand
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  3. TomT
    8
    Good one.
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