Keepin' the horse between me and the ground

"Now in his mid-70s, Steve takes a more reflective approach on his latest, dispensing with drums and kicking back for some captivating reflections, electric blues uproar and well-chosen cover versions. Though the title track whips up his time-honoured serrated guitar boogie, there's an intimate warmth to outings such as the quietly defiant Maybe I Might and riveting Hard Knocks which, after Steve audibly plugs in, feels like he's plotted up in the same room as he recounts his life lessons up close. The 60s cover versions fit beautifully into this reflective vein, including Glenn Campbell's Gentle On My Mind and Fred Neil's Everybody's Talkin'.Over the 20 tracks spread over two discs, Steve lives every subtle nuance he wrings out of his voice or guitar. Now one of our most articulate links to a vanishing past, he deserves to be treasured".

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"Seasick Steve's eighth album features his usual thematic portfolio of songs about wanderlust and love treated with a broader palette of styles ... Passionate and warm, it's his most impressive vocal performance, heralding a bonus CD of folksier material including covers of "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Gentle On My Mind"".

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