In 1974, after producing the pub-rock classic Jack the Toad, with a very English sound, Kim Simmonds switches gears once again and teams up with fellow guitar stars Stan Webb and Miller Anderson and comes up with an All-American-style boogiefest. In concert, this works very well (A good friend of mine saw their 1974 tour, said they were much better than headliners Deep Purple, and that they rocked and boogied nonstop for an hour with encores; for good measure, my friend even caught one of Stan Webb's guitar picks!), but on disc, the results sound forced and lame. Kim has since admitted that this time period was a dry spell for him, as he was not writing any good material, and it shows. The only two worthwhile numbers are Miller Anderson's excellent "Everybody Loves a Drinking Man" and Stan's hard rocking opener "Highway Blues". The rest of the tracks sound like Lynyrd Skynyrd leftovers; this album was one of two times (along with 1992's disasterous Let It Ride) SB attempted a "Redneck Rock" style and failed. "Threegy Blues" seeks to put matters right and close the set with a first-rate instrumental; however, the three guitarists (3G: threegy, get it?) are just getting good and warmed up when the track fades out! That pretty well sums up this entire album: High expectations and (relatively) little payoff. Not to worry: All three guitarists are still working today (2003): Kim, with edition #897 of Savoy Brown, Stan Webb, still with Chicken Shack (in fact, Chicken Shack and SB just played a gig together in England, along with the Groundhogs), and Miller Anderson now holding down the guitar slot with Sixties icon Spencer Davis. Ah, well, a great album from these three was just not meant to be. Boogie on, guys!!
Credits:
Miller Anderson - Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
Eric Dillon - Drums
Jim Leverton - Bass
Kim Simmonds - Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Rhythm), Harmonica
Stan Webb - Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Slide Guitar, Vocals
Tracklist
1. Highway Blues 4:04
2. Me And The Preacher 3:34
3. My Love's Lying Down 5:53
4. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 4:56
5. Always The Same 2:00
6. Everybody Loves A Drinking Man 3:04
7. Rock 'N' Roll Star 7:08
8. Boogie Brothers 5:20
9. Threegy Blues 2:12
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