I Started Out With Nothin & I Still Got Most of It [Import]

Seasick Steve | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea Int'l
• ASIN: B001D60VTK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,551 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UK digipak pressing of the 2008 album from this Blues phenomenon. I Started Out With Nothin'... is the follow-up album to his surprise-hit album Dog House Music that he recorded in his kitchen and released in 2006 on the Bronzerat label. Seasick Steve has played in Lightnin' Hopkins' and John Lee Hooker's bands, as well as also playing in Modest Mouse's touring line-up. His first album, Cheap, was released in 2004. Steve subsequently survived a heart attack but recovered to breakthrough with a memorable performance at Jools Holland's Hootennanny New Year's Eve celebration. Now, he remains the talk of the town! Warner.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seasick Steve Is The Real Deal!, June 9, 2010

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Randy "Randy" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Started Out With Nothin & I Still Got Most of It (Audio CD)

If you love acoustic blues, you will appreciate this album. Steve's voice is homey and gruff and his songs sound as lived-in as a warm, comfortable coat. Not quite as good as MAN FROM ANOTHER TIME, but still a very fine blues album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seasick Steve, February 7, 2010

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M. Grende "Mark the Limey" (Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Started Out With Nothin & I Still Got Most of It (Audio CD)

Brilliant white self-taught blues man who'd spent a lot of his life in prison - plays with a three-string guitar and a wooden box to beat time - I've seen him at the Cambridge folk festival, England - brilliant album, brilliant title, brilliant guy.

Tried to send this copy to a friendalso in prison in California, but they aren't allowed to receive CDs,so it had to be returned.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Started Out With Nothing and I Still Got Most of It Left, April 9, 2011

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Spider Monkey (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Started Out With Nothin & I Still Got Most of It (Audio CD)

My brother had been on at me for a while to buy a Seasick Steve album and give his bluesy, bluegrass, folky music a try. He suggested I start with `I Started Out With Nothing And Still Got Most Of It Left' and after listening to this and his follow up `Man from Another Time' I have to agree it is a good place to get a feel for what Seasick Steve has to offer.

I love `Walkin' Man' where the blues slide guitar reminds me of a slightly rawer Keb Mo and if you enjoy this album I suggest you give Keb a try, although he is more polished. My favourite though has to be `Thunderbird' with it's distorted guitar and a beat that gets me stamping my feet along in time.

Steve introduces some songs with humorous asides and the last track finishes up with a tale from Steve's life living on the road. His music is as infectious as his story telling and once you buy one album I can guarantee you'll be searching out the others. Great, foot tapping, slide blues to get you smiling and singing along with.

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