Seasick Steve & The Level Devils / Cheap
Album: | Cheap | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Seasick Steve & The Level Devils | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
Label: | There's A Dead Skunk Records |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 06, 2018: | Traditions
Walkin' With The Devil |
2. | Feb 07, 2014: | The Songsmith Show
Walkin' With The Devil |
Album Review
MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2014-01-29
Reviewed 2014-01-29
Seasick Steve’s debut release (2004). He was raised in Oakland and spent many years as a hobo, hoppin’ trains, living outside (stories on #4 & #8). He’s been playing for years and produced Modest Mouse’s debut!! He plays dirty, greasy, houserockin’, gut-bucket blues. Seasick on gtr and vcls w/ Sweden’s Jo Husmo on bass and Kai Christoffersen on drums. Killer stuff all the way through. Play any. FCC #7.
*My Favorites*: All of ‘em.
1. (4:03) Mid. Marchin’ beat, crunchy gtr, vcl fx, big cymbal strikes.
2. (3:34) Mid. Houserockin’ beat, killer drums, back vcls.
3. (2:59) Mid. Back-porchy w/ jaw harp, sparse gtr, brushes.
4. (5:44) Story on how to jump trains, being in jail, how to use food stamps.
5. (4:15) Mid. Kinda R.L. Burnside, houserockin’ trancey.
6. (3:42) Slow / Mid. Sparse, kinda quiet, love theme.
7. (5:12) Mid. FCC ‘shit’. Staccato beat.
8. (7:05) Story on how to live outside and finding food, getting work.
9. (4:41) Mid / Fast. Drivin’ back-porch w/ harmonica. Killer.
10. (3:39) Mid. Laid back march, killer gtr, grunts.
11. (4:15) Slow / Mid. Low-down blues, sparse.
12. (4:18) Mid. More houserockin’ w/ big drums, back vcls.
13. (10:47) Two songs 1. (10:47 to 6:50) Slow / Mid. Mellow w/ outbursts. 2. (6:18 to 0:00) Slow / Mid. Moaner get rockin' about jumpin’ a train.
*My Favorites*: All of ‘em.
1. (4:03) Mid. Marchin’ beat, crunchy gtr, vcl fx, big cymbal strikes.
2. (3:34) Mid. Houserockin’ beat, killer drums, back vcls.
3. (2:59) Mid. Back-porchy w/ jaw harp, sparse gtr, brushes.
4. (5:44) Story on how to jump trains, being in jail, how to use food stamps.
5. (4:15) Mid. Kinda R.L. Burnside, houserockin’ trancey.
6. (3:42) Slow / Mid. Sparse, kinda quiet, love theme.
7. (5:12) Mid. FCC ‘shit’. Staccato beat.
8. (7:05) Story on how to live outside and finding food, getting work.
9. (4:41) Mid / Fast. Drivin’ back-porch w/ harmonica. Killer.
10. (3:39) Mid. Laid back march, killer gtr, grunts.
11. (4:15) Slow / Mid. Low-down blues, sparse.
12. (4:18) Mid. More houserockin’ w/ big drums, back vcls.
13. (10:47) Two songs 1. (10:47 to 6:50) Slow / Mid. Mellow w/ outbursts. 2. (6:18 to 0:00) Slow / Mid. Moaner get rockin' about jumpin’ a train.
Track Listing
1. | Cheap | 8. | Story #2 | |||
2. | Rock'n Chair | 9. | Walkin' With The Devil | |||
3. | Hobo Blues | 10. | 8-Ball | |||
4. | Story #1 | 11. | Christmas Prison Blues | |||
5. | Sorry Mr. Jesus | 12. | Levi Song | |||
6. | Love Thang | 13. | Rooster/Free Freight | |||
7. | Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde | . |