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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Chicken Shack - Roadies Concerto (1981 uk, tough boogie rock, 2015 release)



In 1981 Stan Webb had possibly found the most prolific of all of his line-ups with basically an all-star line-up of bluesrock royalty:Stan Webb, the master - guitars and vocals Paul Butler (ex-Jellybread) - guitars, vocals Ric Lee (ex-Ten Yeasr After) - drums, Allan Scott - bass, Tony Ashton (ex-Ashton, Gerdner & Dyke) - keyboards, vocals.This Roadies Concerto recording displays the mastery of this assembly of exceptional musicians - a gatheriing of the tribes! Rarely ever Chicken Shack played in such perfection.In this line-up they undertook a very successful toru of Europe, esp. Germany ... they blew everybody's mind!
Tracks
1. Tell Me (Chester Burnett) - 5:07
2. Why I Sing The Blues (Riley King, Dace Clark) - 2:03
3. Back Door Man (Willie Dixon) - 7:00
4. Black Night (Stan Webb) - 5:59
5. So Far Back (Stan Webb) - 6:38
6. The End (Stan Webb) - 4:13
7. Poor Boy (Stan Webb) - 4:32
8. Shake Your Money Maker (Elmore James) - 4:02
9. Hideaway (Freddy King, Sonny Thompson) - 1:24

Chicken Shack
*Tony Ashton - Keyboards
*Paul Butler - Guitar, Vocals 
*Ric Lee - Drums
*Allan Scott - Bass
*Stan Webb - Guitar, Vocals 

1968  40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed And Ready To Serve (2013 reissue)

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