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I Started Out With Nothin & I Still Got Most of It

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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.

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.

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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Another great CD from Seasick Steve. If you are a fan, a must to add to your collection. We wished he'd come to the US more often.

I stumbled upon Steve while watching a streamed video concert from Australia where he was performing a one man show. I found him a bit unusual. First he's redneck white but sounds like old time soulful blues. He adds a bit of country and cajun and folk to some of the songs. The last track is a long personal story that isn't all that funny and way too long. Still he's worth a listen if you are a lover of the Blues.

The company was great to deal with. The cd arrived in the condition as was stated in their add. I would buy from them again.

Great unusual sound. I this gentleman on TV and had to purchase this CD. I especially liked the hubcap guitar.A real American treasure.

This album is ok, if you know of Seasick Steve I'm not sure what else you would be expecting. He's a great live performer and for that reason hearing the chatter between tracks without the visuals doesn't do it for me. But it's a decent up front recording with simple arrangements, if that's overproduced then I'm all for it. Everybody should have at least one Seasick Steve cd in their collection.

Incidentally check out the previous reviewers other comments, he's either been very unlucky in his purchases or just ain't got a good word to say about nuthin'

The guy got too popular too quick and this alternately overproduced and slick tracks (once these white neobluesmen start hiring the soulful black women back up singers, it's usually all over) followed by songs that sound exactly like the ones off his last album. The guy has a very, very limited palette and playing skills, and he's just run into the wall with this one.