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Captain Quint has always seemed to steer their boat into more uncharted waters, straying away from the stereotypical mixtures of margaritas, palm trees and hammocks and offering up something a little more unique. Something that trop-rock fans across the country have called - "refreshing". Something Captain Quint have dubbed... "Real Tropical Rock and Roll" - They have arrived at that destination with "Unsinkable Still.". This is the band’s introspective instructional audio lesson on life. They’ve just about covered every issue - self worth, sarcasm, sabotage, substance abuse, sinking ships, staying power, seduction, slippery slopes, and sunny days and they’ve managed yet again to conjure up an eclectic mix of musical styles in a way that has become undeniably, unmistakably, Captain Quint. |
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TRACK LISTING I Wanna Be A Pirate ~ The Baddest Fish ~ Wreck Of The Oro Verde ~ Unsinkable Still. ~ Mistakes, Misfortunes & Memories ~ The Boathouse ~ Remember Me To Jamaica ~ Uncle Harry (from St. Maarten) ~ Man Lost At Sea ~ Weather The Storm ~ Porter The Pirate Killer ~ Bluer With Each Mile ~ Gone IT'S A FACT! Yes, the Oro Verde was in fact, a real vessel. Originally named the Navajo, sister ship to the ill fated Pueblo - a U.S. spy ship that captured by the North Koreans at the height of the Cold War. This 184 foot Liberty ship, turned freighter received a new lease on life, and somewhat of a "second chance" carrying cargo throughout the Caribbean. Towards the end of her life, she became something of a "junk steamer" and it was rumored that she carried some questionable cargo, including - you guessed it - marijuana. In 1976, thanks to an inexperienced Jamaican crew, and the absence of a captain that had mysteriously disappeared, the ship, while seeking shelter from a storm, hit a reef in the shallow waters just off the north side of Grand Cayman. On May 31, 1980, the ship was towed to Georgetown Harbor and scuttled by the Caymanian gov't with assistance from Bob Soto and a few others. When the ship was originally sunk, she was completely intact and lay on her starboard side in just 55 feet of water. Today, after bouts with Hurricanes Alan and Gilbert, much of her upper structure has collapsed. The Oro Verde remains one of, if not the most famous dive sites in Grand Cayman. No, David Porter (the Pirate Killer) wasnt really a slacker... actually... David Porter was born February 1, 1780 in Boston, Massachusetts. He served in the "Quasi-War" with France as a midshipman aboard the USS Constellation, Lieutenant of the USS Experiment and later in command of the USS Amphitheatre. During the Barbary Wars, Porter was First Lieutenant of the Enterprise, New York and Philadelphia. Porter achieved fame by capturing the first British warship of the War of 1812, as Commander of the Essex. In 1813, he sailed the same vessel around Cape Horn and into the Pacfic warring with British whalers. In 1822, he left his post with the Board of Navy Commissioners, to take on a request from President James Monroe to stop piracy dead in its tracks. So with $500,000 from the US Government, Porter personally organized his command, referred to as the "Mosquito Fleet", due to the small, shallow draft vessels used. One of Porter's greatest successes was the disposal of Cuban pirate "Diabolito". The Spanish authorities complained to Porter, that he was so successful at eradicating pirates that he drove many of them to leave the sea and become brigands on land. In just two short years, believe it or not, David had restored safe maritime trade and by 1825, piracy had virtually ceased to exist in American and Caribbean Waters - Great Job David... But wait... The story doesn't end there. On October 28, 2007, two pirate skiffs were attacked and sank off the coast of Somalia, after a distress call was receved from the tanker MV Golden Nori... she was saved by... the USS Destroyer Porter (DDG-78). Named after Commodore David Porter (the Pirate Killer) and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter - The USS Porter is one of only four currently commssioned ships to have sunk an enemy vessel with its own armament. So Porter is still kicking some pirate ass... 182 years later. |
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"The Swinging Sailor of Perryman" is Captain Quint's sophomore release. It picks up where Quint's 'trop rock' debut, "Pineapple Jam", left off, but this time around the Captain has added lots of world music influences, including sounds from New Orleans, Jamaica, Trinidad, Africa, and Cuba. Quint also enlisted the aid of some fine engineers, including Secret Sound's John Grant (basic tracking, same as on "Pineapple Jam"), Shannon Follin from nationally-renowned Omega Studios in DC (mixing), and Nashville stalwart Jim DeMain (mastering). You may recognize DeMain as the man behind the board for Billy Joel, Nancy Griffith, Los Straitjackets, John Hiatt, and Jimmy Buffett's "License to Chill". |
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TRACK LISTING Ballad of the Wooden Lady  Prelude - Lower Him Down
The Swinging Sailor of Perryman
Tortuga
Rocksteady and Rum
High on Love
A Pirate's Confession
Postlude - Cape Fear
I Don't Know You Anymore Prelude - Tango en Fuego
Port Royale
IT'S A FACT! WHAT THEY'RE SAYIN'... "Captain Quint's new CD is just as good as the first ("Pineapple Jam"), if not better ... I find myself playing it over and over and discovering something new each time I listen ... this is a "must have" for any Parrothead's collection!" - Barry "The Pirate" Campbell, The Musical Gumbo Show, ACB Radio Interactive "Captain Quint's second CD, "The Swinging Sailor of Perryman" is a total delight. The band shows it's versatility in moving effortlessly from one genre to another, and serves up a pleasing musical gumbo in the process." - Thomas Fraser, Program Director, Permanent Vacation Radio, Live365 Radio Network "These guys are the Steely Dan of trop rock!" - unidentified Quint fan overheard at Summer Parrot Daze 2005, Reading, PA |
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"Pineapple Jam" is Quint's debut CD and the one that put them on the map in the Parrothead community. It's 'trop rock', but stylistically a bit different from the norm - an infectiously palatable roux of rock, reggae, calypso, and Latin styles. Just real tropical rock and roll. Spreading the 'Jam' has been good enough to help Quint sell a few thousand copies, fantastic for an independent release! |
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TRACK LISTING Pineapple Jam 
On The Rocks
Belize
My Mind Paints Pictures
If All Hope Isn't Lost
Vulture In The Sky
Runnin' The Show
IT'S A FACT! WHAT THEY'RE SAYIN'... "A summer CD that you are going to want in your collection ... this new CD from Captain Quint is wet and wild!" - Paula Philips and Michael Buckley, Chesapeake Music Guide |
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