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You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

Seasick Steve

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

Fourth album of stripped-down acoustic blues from the Californian-born Steve Wold

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Play It Again Sam
UK Release date
30/05/2011
US Release date
31/05/2011
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    He's joined for some tracks by flailing drummer Dan Magnusson and Zep bassist John Paul Jones
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Not too weighty, not too rock’n’roll, but all too human
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Expect the expected and this album won’t disappoint
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  5. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    While you can’t always teach an old dog new tricks, sometimes they already have enough up their sleeve to get by
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  6. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    His first U.S. album has the fun and fury of his gigs, plus bass and mandolin work by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, a notable seal of approval
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Who cares if you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, because here’s another dumb truism: the old ones are the best
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  8. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    What it lacks in linguistic poetry is amply compensated for in the vibrancy of Seasick's guitar-playing
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  9. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    It's long on heartbreak and short on yee-haw affectations
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  10. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    His attitude is summed up by the album title, which also provides him with his get-out clause
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  11. 6.0 |   Clash

    Seasick Steve’s certainly an old dog and there are precious few new tricks on show here
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  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A prophetically titled record that does exactly what it promises. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    The grizzled bluesman, now a youthful 60, continues to make good on his Indian summer
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  14. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The lyrical wisdom is as homespun and simple as his famous three-string guitar
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  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Despite his hints at being nothing but a doggone bygone, this confirms him as being well worth our time
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  16. 6.0 |   DIY

    Not the strongest Seasick Steve release to date it is still easy to find enjoyment in the simple backwoods charm of this charismatic album
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  17. 5.0 |   AU Review

    Whether or not this record is your cup of tea will depend on how much you bought into Steve’s bluesy shtick the first time around
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  18. 4.0 |   Q

    The abiding feeling is of someone too keen to snuggle up to the mainstream. Print edition only

  19. 3.0 |   NME

    Feels stodgily generic. Print edition only


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