Christine Perfect with her Chicken Shack -Mean Old World

[Etonite]

It wasn't actually Christine's Chicken Shack. The band are still playing and, musically, are better than ever. Stan is so vastly under-rated.

[betsyfromtexas]

@Etonite : But her voice is integral to the sound, you must admit.

[nfiverful]

I saw Stan ,Christine an the lads many times in Wolverhampton, Kingswinford and Dudley in the late '60's and early '70's and they were unforgettable nights, my favourite album........40 Blue Fingers Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve of course

[8i9ou]

this song helps me understand great transition from blues to great sound of early 70's softer rock initaly by Kirwan and later by Bob Welch , what in final efect turns Christine into greatest songwrier and singer of all times best selling album like Rumors and following . Thanks for posting !

[eyesthatshine]

I must say I do enjoy the 12 bar blues!

[dustykel100]

Ark at that beautiful, thats wat ya call Der Blues! lloverly voice, great harp playing, arm appy, peace you guy's an gal's out there ya know ya stuff

[tetondragon]

Wow, she has an ol soul voice, wow, wow.

[lucrese1]

I'm 38, I wasn't born yet...I'm a great fan of Christine Perfect, Mc Vie, Peter Green...I'll never have the chance to see or meet them like you did!

[RUBYMUNRO]

I met Christine in Munich, late sixties, at the Blow Up Club, we went to a late night club called Short Stop, wonder if shed remember a gay guy called Martin, from the Freddy Mack Show lol Christine and the guys were so nice to me xx

[Nicecupofteaandabisc]

Drivin.... saw them in the Magic Village in Manchester in 1968. Unforgettable.

[yesbut3]

I still listen to Chicken Shack even after all those years..Christine Perfect had an amazing sexy voice and her piano playing was impeccable..My Favourite album was OK Ken... I love the band and the guitar playing of Stan Webb but her presence is what make me really love Chicken Shack

[woodentopical]

Brilliant. Laid-back vocals and driving harmonica. Timeless.

[slushychief]

Carnt beat Alan Morley on the drums.

[salrock54]

saw them ,was opening act at fillmore east 1970

[Herve1955]

I understand why the sound of harmonica is so amazing! It is not Duster Bennett who plays on this session but the great Big Walter "shakey" Horton.

[Herve1955]

@Herve1955

Chicken Shack – “O.K. Ken?” (1 of 11) London, June 24, October 22, 23, 1968

Christine Perfect (McVie)(Vocals), Walter Horton (Harmonica), Stan Webb (Guitar), Andy Sylvester (Bass), Dave Bidwell (Drums)

Mean Old World Blue Horizon (E) 7-63209, Columbia CD 474608-2

[70Kenny]

From what I understand, there weren't very many women involved in the blues revival in Britain in the late '60's, and Christine really made Chicken Shack something unique.

[Herve1955]

Cette version de "Mean Old World" est sublissime. Christine y est parfaite ;) Je me demande qui joue ainsi superbement de l'harmonica?

[schizzie345]

Surprised to see this here. They were one of my favorites in high school in 1970. Christine's voice was perfect.

[djlegand]

too bad mcvie showed up ruined two good bands eh?

[mycrazychris57]

this could easily be an equally good blues group as fleetwood mac if only christine sang most of the songs...

[v4lasse]

It's nice when Webb lets Christine sing!!!

[chancesareshewears]

she always sounds, kinda flat...

[retardedjoe12]

its nothing to do with being racist,blues is about a good man feeling sad,black or white,no one owns the blues

[katherine232]

@retardedjoe12 I agree. But why fall into the trap of calling casu3 "nigger"? We do know that is a really offensive term don't we. When I saw Chicken shack live they played along with black American blues singers on the same bill. They were one of many U.K. bands that brought those 'forgotten' blues artists to the attention of young people in the 1960s in the U.K. That's a point worth making.

[jillhoward6]

Joy. Thanks

[retardedjoe12]

casu3 get a life black are jealous cus the white man took it to another plain with their talent

[casu3]

@retardedjoe12 if u hate black peolple why listen to ur music this is ours bitch get somenthin original blues rock jazz everything its OURS bitch

[katherine232]

I'm not sure who is most racist, you or retardedjoe, but one thing is certain neither of you know what you are talking about.

Guess what's coming next folks!!!!!!

[retardedjoe12]

@katherine232 and you do,its nothing to do with racism blues is fo a good man feeling sad ,black or white,if black people cant handle that then tough

[retardedjoe12]

@casu3 

[dolliegirlcat]

"Mean Old World" in honor of Christine Perfect McVie's 67th birthday. What a fantastic voice and band.

[blkrbt426]

you know this is christine mcvie from fleetwood mac, right?

[mesphinx]

@blkrbt426 yes quit Chicken Shack for Fleetwood Mac and married bass John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Both bands had the same record label and some of them played before at John Mayalls Bluesbrakers.

[alanslots]

First band I ever saw live..1968....i was 14....still love em.....Most vivid impression...Christine Perfect in bright orange knee length boots....memories don't come any better...and of course Stan with his wandering about in the audience with his extra long lead...the cost was 7s/6d...thats 37.5p ....I still got the blues..

[bluesdoor]

Why won't the harp player shut up???? great riff but wrong placing shut up silence

is a note.

[clashboy1977]

saw these on a bluse documentary thought they were deadly. not digging the chick singer at all though!

[Nige1065]

My god just superb but Status quo coppied the tune in Railroad . Yet another good tune

[synthesizer301]

love it

[mimichou53]

un guitariste a mon gout assez méconnu,super groupe ,j'ai racheté ces cds

que j'apprécie toujours autant

michel

[RensStella]

Christine is Perfect

Duster Bennett is too... :)

[bobblunn]

I love Christine's vocals, but that's some kick ass screamin' harp playing right there! Thanks for sharing &

Jam ON!

-BB

[camsurf16]

christine has a great voice and wrote some great songs before fleetwood mac had stevie and lindsay, after they joined she still wrote most of the biggest hits by herself or with lindsay........stevies voice is shit........christine gave fleetwood mac post 75 it's soul............

when asked to go on tour with mac again, she said, no thank you i'm rich enough!

[crazycrow76]

I TOTALLY agree with you!!

[Fransveldhoven]

dit is zo zo geweldig

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

She's awesome wow never heard of her before .

[mtopper66]

Um....you might have heard of that *other* band she left Chicken Shack for....

Fleetwood Mac? Ring A Bell?

Too bad she didn't stick closer to her blues roots, but then again "Why" and "Songbird" were brilliant and had very little to do with the blues.

[REGENSCHIRMTANTE]

I love this music so much

[MrPHBarr1919]

I like this kind a rocking chair blues.

[grosper]

Great!

[jonno52]

Saw them at De Montfort Hall, Leicester around 1970. They were excellent and extremely loud! Stan Webb came down off the stage and played brilliant long solos wandering all around the hall, at the end of a 200 yard flex. Good times back then.

[OttoDOughto]

Yeah! I saw them at the Fillmore East in 1970- afternoon show. Webb came into the crowd, and 3 feet away from us played directly into the face of a priest sitting there........

[vicpur]

I use to watch all these bands at the Blues Clubs that were around in the late 60's.Places like the Kings Head, Romford, Robin Hood ,Dagenham etc etc,Fleetwood Mac etc.If only Id even kept the posters!!!

[atlantisb34]

Kick ass blues band love it!

[Etonite]

What's all this about Her Chicken Shack! Should hear Stan and Shack these days with Dave Winthrop on Sax!

[erepsekahs]

I saw Chrisitne Perfect, aka Christine Mcfee play at Ealing Art College asI sat next to my friendFred Bulsara/Freddie Mercury of the future in 1965. We were in the same class together. That's a fact,

[bluezinboo]

Chicken Shack were one of the top blues bands of the day & with Duster Bennett on harmonica really puts the cream on the top.

[walshamsupporter]

Saw Duster at Mothers, Birmingham - the night of Cream's farewell concert - 6 of us turned up.

[legbider]

Thats' Duster Bennett playing harp for the Blue Horizon blues bands. Yup!

[west5a]

I searched for this band's albums for a long time 20 years ago with zero luck. Very cool post! Thanks!

[HerrKolosimo]

I loved this song ever since! Thanks brother.

****** 5 stars

[adoggperson]

Thank You.

[Abernis]

Thanx 4 posting

[Abernis]

Beautiful!