Martin Sexton
 

this thread will probably die a quick front-page death, but by any chance is anyone else here a fan?

Re: Martin Sexton
 

Yes, Martin Sexton is the man. I got to see him live at a free concert a while back and he was great.

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sweet, where? are you near Boston, he's a local boy...?

i've still never seen him live. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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No, I live in Louisville. One of the smaller radio stations does free concerts throughout the summer on the riverfront usually by smaller name musicians. I had heard of him before the show and was very impressed after seeing him.

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impressed enough to become a fan?

he's got a great back story, don't know if you know it...but he actually used to be homeless, and he played for change in the boston subways...somehow (don't know details) he managed to parlay that into his present music career...good stuff.

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I had just learned of him before the show, so I was a fan of what I had heard but not a hardcore fan. After seeing the show, I was very impressed and certainly a bigger fan. I did not know his story but I will look it up.

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funny - now that i said that, i can't find anything written about it anywhere...hmmm...

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Saw him in Lincoln back in 2004. He was amazing, one of the best live perfomances I've ever seen. Been a fan since.

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Freedom of the Road (live) is an awesome song. I'm certainly a fan. I like his live stuff better than his studio stuff.

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Yes, I am a fan. I've seen him live before. He is goot.

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Martin Sexton is awesome. I saw him do a free show at WPI in 2000. Haven't gotten to see him again since, but I have all of his CDs. Hope to get to a show again soon. Black Sheep is my favorite of the studio albums, followed by WonderBar.

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I've seen him with Keller Williams last summer at the Tweeter Center in MA.
I also saw him at The Gathering of the Vibes festival this past summer.
He's got some soul.

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Ray
Considering our similar tastes in music. This something I should check out?

Re: Martin Sexton
 

If I like X, I would like Martin Sexton. Give me some X's.

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I've seen him about 3 times (he comes to my college somewhat regularly). It's been very very good each time. I really love when he sings into that extra mic which distorts his voice and makes it sound old-timey (not sure how to explain it or what it's called).

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how about a link to a sample?

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If I like X, I would like Martin Sexton. Give me some X's.

[/ QUOTE ]here's a list off allmusic....note: I'm a pretty big martin sexton fan, but not a huge fan of many in this list (though I somewhat like them all)

Similar Artists

* Barbara Kessler
* Corey Glover
* The Samples
* The Jayhawks
* Phish
* Hootie & the Blowfish
* Blues Traveler
* John Popper
* The Tragically Hip
* Jackson Browne
* Rickie Lee Jones
* Emmylou Harris
* Bruce Springsteen
* David Gray
* Jeff Buckley
* Joe Henry
* Lucinda Williams
* Jonatha Brooke

his vocal style can best be described as soulful, combining the best qualities of singers like Van Morrison, Al Green, Aaron Neville and Otis Redding.

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I am pretty sure I've seen him at the Rock 'n Roll HoF in Cleveland with other groups. He was very good IIRC.

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There are samples on his website.

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Ray
Considering our similar tastes in music. This something I should check out?

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sure - i mean, he doesn't particularly have that jam band sound, but it never hurts to try something new, right?

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how about a link to a sample?

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www.myspace.com/martinsexton

the live version of "Angeline" on this site is one of my personal favs...it's off of "Live Wide Open" which is my favorite of all his CDs (has an awesome version of "Gypsy Woman" too).

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his vocal style can best be described as soulful, combining the best qualities of singers like Van Morrison, Al Green, Aaron Neville and Otis Redding.

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while most of that "similar to" list prior to this was questionable, this is an excellent description of him.

Re: Martin Sexton
 

For those who like Martin Sexton, check out Ray Lamontagne, if you haven't already.