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Seasick Steve - I Started Out with Nothing and I Still Have Most of it Left

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited October 2008 in Other Music
Apart from the fact that this is the best album title EVER, this album is great and I'm only 2 tracks in. I love this bloke.
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    He is indeed awesome... I discovered that last year when I saw him on the Reading festival coverage :p

    Don't own any of his stuff yet though :confused:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    He is indeed awesome... I discovered that last year when I saw him on the Reading festival coverage :p

    Don't own any of his stuff yet though :confused:

    I've got 3 of 'em - I can send you some?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    you're only 2 songs in but the album is great? thats like me reviewing Gordon Ramsays new 5 course dinner after only eating the starter, or watching 15 minutes of the latest Scorsese film, walking out and telling everyone it was great!!?

    ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I've got 3 of 'em - I can send you some?

    Ah go on... I'll let ya... ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    dunkman wrote:
    you're only 2 songs in but the album is great? thats like me reviewing Gordon Ramsays new 5 course dinner after only eating the starter?

    ;)

    Pretty much.. or knowing you're going to have had a great sushi dinner based on the first tuna roll.. i.e. it's a pretty safe bet.

    5 songs in now! It's still awesome.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Pretty much.. or knowing you're going to have had a great sushi dinner based on the first tuna roll.. i.e. it's a pretty safe bet.

    5 songs in now! It's still awesome.


    or watching 15 minutes of the latest Scorsese film, walking out and telling everyone it was great!!?


    i've never listened to an album once and thought it awesome... i'm a 6 times a night type o' guy... i can apprecaite it might be good, but i do need to soak stuff in... you seem more immediate... off-grid living for instance. :p
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Heard a lot about this guy, he recently played here but i missed him as i dont know anything. Guess i'll listen.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Heard a lot about this guy, he recently played here but i missed him as i dont know anything. Guess i'll listen.

    he plays a 3 string guitar and has a box for a drum... the guy is fucking amazing. :):)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    he is one cool mofo.
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    He's pretty good yeah....

    And yeah probably the best album title ever...sounds like a Tom Waits type title....
    'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    ****UK Tour on sale tommorrow****

    http://www.seetickets.com/see/event.asp ... 2=art-srch
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • statisticsstatistics Posts: 26
    i like the song, but it's a bit repetitive lyrically. he's an endearing guy in interviews.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    statistics wrote:
    i like the song, but it's a bit repetitive lyrically. he's an endearing guy in interviews.

    To be honest, 'repetitive' isn't a problem when it comes to this kind of blues.. it's not the most complex music in the world. Neither is most brands of folk.. I don't like it because it's complex.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • statisticsstatistics Posts: 26
    fair dos. the slidey guitar style keeps it interesting
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