At the time, the only Seasick Steve album available in the US was one of his previous albums ... and I remember reading a review of that album that said that it sounded like it was recorded at the bottom of a very deep well, and the reviewer wondered why anyone would want to listen to the album more than once, if even once. I listened to a few 30 second samples, and went on to listen to something else.
A few months passed, and my friend persisted ... what did I think of Seasick Steve? Well, to be honest, I hadn't really thought of him at all. The album that my friend had was not available in the United States ... and still isn't (but there is another new album available). So he suggested that I go to YouTube and look for Seasick Steve's appearance on the Jools Holland show.
Now we're talking ... if you don't dig Seasick Steve on his 3 string guitar playing the "Dog House Blues", you don't have the blues ...
I was sold. I had to get a copy of "I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left" ... my favorite song on that album has to be "One True" ... a timeless story of a man's best friend ... (oh, and you've got to check out his "drum machine" on this track ...
Definitely a classic album ... here's a TV performance of the title track ...
Late last year, Seasick released a follow-up album "Man Out Of Time" ... an album which was finally released in the US late this summer!
Not content to have his career defined by 3-string guitar performances, this time he opted for a 1-string guitar on the opening track "Diddley Bo" ...
Admittedly, it's hard to listen to more than an album worth of Seasick Steve at a time ... but this is one of musician I would love to see perform live.
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