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
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.

Track Listing
1. Cheap   7. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
2. Rock'n Chair   8. Story #2
3. Hobo Blues   9. Walkin' With The Devil
4. Story #1   10. 8-Ball
5. Sorry Mr. Jesus   11. Christmas Prison Blues
6. Love Thang   12. Levi Song
  13. Rooster/Free Freight