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STAN WEBB’S CHICKEN SHACK – Stan’s Blues

May 31, 2013

STAN WEBB'S CHICKEN SHACK - Stan’s Blues

Angel Air 2008 / Blues Boulevard 2012 Still smoking after all these years, the British wailers’ strut on their home turf. Released a couple of times before both in and  form, this Lyme Regis concert remains a signifier of the veterans’ … Continue reading →

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CLIMAX BLUES BAND – A Lot Of Bottle

May 22, 2013

Harvest 1970 / Esoteric 2013 Back on the track – angry and invigorated, the road to greatness is being mapped here. Having explored more adventurous reaches of their chosen genre on , CBB surprised many when their third outing saw … Continue reading →

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SNAFU – Situation Normal

April 30, 2013

Capitol 1974 / Angel Air 2013 With funk smoothed to the country blues, greasy rolling becomes too comfortable and the energy tamed. SNAFU’s made good on the foul part of the band’s titular acronym, its follow-up takes much of the … Continue reading →

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CHICKEN SHACK – Goodbye

April 28, 2013

Deram 1974 / Esoteric 2013 Coming to roost ain’t curtsy: the last, yet lasting, breath of the British blues stalwarts’ first lease of life. With a live reputation so strong, it was only a matter of time before Stan Webb’s … Continue reading →

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CHICKEN SHACK – Unlucky Boy

April 28, 2013

Deram 1973 / Esoteric 2013 An end of the road turns out the blues institution’s greatest moment. As their chosen genre dictates, in the glitter era Stan Webb’s combo got themselves a bad mojo. The trio configuration of 1972 didn’t … Continue reading →

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