CHICKEN SHACK - UNLUCKY BOY

Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (McVie) (vocals and keyboards) in 1968. Chicken Shack has performed with various line-ups, Stan Webb being the only constant member.

Originally released in 1973, but reissued with four extra tracks as part of Sanctuary's Blues Masters series in 2003, Chicken Shack's Unlucky Boy finds guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and band founder Stan Webb in fine form. Only drummer Paul Hancox remains from the uneven Imagination Lady, and indeed the horn-oriented approach here is much different than the plodding Led Zeppelin-isms of the previous disc. Webb contributes six originals, and even though they are derivative of Savoy Brown (a band he joined for the Boogie Brothers album just a year later), his approach here is much more subtle and controlled than on his last effort. Chris Mercer's saxes, often double tracked to sound like a horn section, bring a tough R&B to the mix, and drummer Hancox is a controlled powerhouse. Webb also reigns in his impulse to overextend guitar solos so prevalent on Imagination Lady, whipping off tight, controlled leads instead. Producer Neil Slaven contributes honest, witty, and often self-deprecating liner notes that help explain why two of these songs suffer from poor mixes (basically, he had consumed various substances and couldn't salvage the songs after the fact).

01. You Know Could Be Right
02. Revelation
03. Prudence's Party
04. Too Late To Cry
05. Stan The Man
06. Unlucky Boy
07. As Time Goes Passing By
08. Jammin' With The Ash
09. He Knows The Rules
10. As Time Goes Passing By (Single Version)                                                               http://www.filefactory.com/file/4cktqeb1ajpf/CHICKEN%20SHACK%20%5BFeaturing%20Stan%20Webb%5D%20-%20Unlucky%20Boy%20%281973%29%20%5B2013%5D%20@320.rar