Guess I must have been living in the wrong part of London, I used to frequent The Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road, Torrington, North Finchley, Dublin Castle, Camden Town and missed out on some of these guys. But I do remember, Vinegar Joe, The Roy Young Band, Heads hands and Feet, Bees Make Honey, a very raw Average White Band and my favourite, Kokomo. Ah the memories, thanks for bringing them back.
My faves were Kokomo when they first started, playing weekends at the Hope & Anchor, and Ducks Deluxe and Bees Make Honey at the Kensington and Tally Ho. Then, there was FBI and Gonzalez at Upstairs at Ronnie’s, and I adored them. Roogalator, too. It was my favorite period in live music.
The whackers might have done a stint in the UK but they were actually based out of Montreal. I was working a pub / bar in Ottawa in '75 and these guys did a week there. Good memories.
I was there,living it.The Brinsleys were the kings. Bees Make Honey were the princes. To rock out The Feelgoods,Rods or Ducks did the job.Ace were great but never recorded like they sounded live. For a bit of fun The Kursaal Flyers put on a good show.
Sad fact is that this ear was ruled by things like R1 playlists - it was somewhere between Earth Wind and Fire and the Clash and as such got overlooked and never got its due. I am not a Londoner and wasn't around then but can see an injustice when its presented to me - for me Ducks Deluxe are my favourite and growing out of the movement the Motors had a couple of banging singles
Was anyone here a regular at the Red Lion Bretford? Chuck farley were great and I saw Meal ticket a couple of times at the Greyhound. Also Scotlands own Frankie Miller.
Great stuff, more please. Some famous names in there, cutting their teeth. We had The Desperate Dan Band, Ptarmigan, Stone Cold, amongst others now forgotten, along the south coast.
the wackers never made it to england but i know that bob segarini would be tickled to have his wackers associated with the pub movement. he spoke of it with great fondness, brinsley schwarz, the ducks especially, in fact the segarini band played and recorded two versions of please please please, one a not bad cover of the ducks on our live album and another, more personalized arrangement on our second studio album. Goodbye LA.....just came across this vid while recollecting our meeting with Ian Gomm for TBT (throwback thursday). cheers
The Brinsleys are well known since they included Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm and a few members of The Rumour. The 101ers were Joe Strummers band before The Clash
Nice vid, a few bands here I haven't heard of before. I have to agree with the person who commented on The Wackers, I was also under the impression that they were more of a power-pop type of group. And.....you can't go wrong with ANY of those Graham Parker & The Rumour albums.....
well, i know most of those bands. i got all the pub rock i needed from Little Sister, Chuck Farley and basil's balls up band. no albums to speak of but great musicians. plenty of little of their stuff on youtube!
It wasn`t all about copying the Yanks ? The 101ers, Dr Feelgood, Eddie & the Hotrods, The Stranglers (1974-76), Ducks Deluxe,Ian Dury in various bands, ALL played the same circuit/ Pubs, were at the Heavier end of the Pub Rock scene and were the bands that influenced the UK Punk & New Wave scene, circa 1976-79, and continue to influence bands to this day!Lurve em all.
BartySlartFast Spot on, BSF. Bowie, Roxy Music/Eno and elements of glam (ironically!) I would also cite as key British influences on the nascent punk scene on these shores.
There's still a band or two around who fit the Pub Rock mold. Seattle's The Tripwires fit this description. That's the Tripwires fronted by John Ramberg, not the other one.
@edrumal Hey, I used to go to the Torrington too among other places (including the Implosion at the Roundhouse), I saw Brinsley quite a few times, and the Bees, Ducks, Vinegar Joe, Ace, Clancy, and Kokomo, who I liked a lot as well. Don't s'pose you ever saw the mighty Dick and the Firemen?
We must have been at a lot of the same gigs, Deadsetter. I recall a very nervous Elvis supporting The Rumour at the Nashville one night. Before he went on we were all wondering who was that nerdy-looking bloke with the Buddy Holly glasses standing alone at the bar! Was that GP gig at St Mary's college in Twickenham? Did YOU cry at Rocky Sharpe's last gig? Best gig ever at the Nashville for me was Commander Cody on a Sunday lunchtime. Shame punk came along and spoiled it all . . .
Pub rock was a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid-1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, pub rock was a reaction against progressive and glam rock. Although short-lived, pub rock was notable for rejecting stadium venues and for returning live rock to the small pubs and clubs of its early years.
Brinsley Schwarz turned into ducks deluxe and then the Rumours as in Graham Parker I think brinsley played sex on Doctor feelgood the lead singer for Brinsley was Nick Lowe who went on to have hits of his own a prolific writer & produced some of the above and ELVIS COSTELLO among others
Brinsley Schwarz was a band dripping with talent: Nick Lowe, Iam Gomm, Bob Andrews and Brinsley himself. Ducks Deluxe had some great talent, too, particularly in Martin Belmont. In fact, many of those guys would end up joining Graham Parker & The Rumour and what can you say about THEM? By the way, as great as "Howlin' Wind" is, "Squeezing Out Sparks" is a far superior record.
Rather eccentric selection here, and calling Graham Parker part of the pub rock movement is borderline bizarre. Others have already mentioned the lack of some of the biggest names in pub rock (Dr. Feelgood, Kokomo and the like) but I'd also ask where are The Motors? If Ducks Deluxe make the list (as of course they should) then where's Tyla Gang?
Like most things in the U.K. they start in the suburbs and eventually get picked up by lazy London based media. Pub rock was a national thing. London is the end of imagination not the beginning.
Interesting collection, but you're way off on The Wackers. Not pub rock by a million miles. Most would consider them power pop. They started out in Southern California and ended up working out of Montreal, Canada. They were a Beatles-inspired pop band (most of the time), but pub rock? Not even close.
Great bands and good music. sadly I was a a couple of years to young to catch this, but these were all the the bands I read about in NME each week. Did get to see the Chilli Willi once and the Feelgoods. The Nashville rooms are now a rather sad looking 'Sports Bar'. There is plenty of live pub music around at the moment, but no one will listen to original music now. It's all covers bands, some very good, I have to say, but no originality any more..
The Hope & Anchor is still around and featuring live music. That said, the staff has little idea of the history of the place. The manager however, remembers. I had a very interesting conversation with her about those days. You can read more here: powerpopnews.com/2017/pub-rock-venues-hope-anchor-revisited/
Ok, pub-rock is not exact genre it is straight-forward addidude. That kind on music has allways been and will be forever. But where is Stack Waddy from your list?
they have bars ...thatz a fact ...but pubs ...they kicked out the English many years ago ...then they opened arms to The rest ...so pubs where banned bars where opened ... !
Barely anything like ccr!! Many many influences in pub rock as in all music. As another comment says. A straight forward approach to music mainly with guitars! Brits is such a generic term...like saying all septics are canadians or mexicans....ffs
Dr.Feelgood and the Pirates, those bands kick some serious ass.
To stand in a pub while these hugely talented boys played their stuff was one of life's great pleasures
Soooooooooooo many thanks to you who put this very beautiful Pub tracks.Love you dear.
I auditioned for the Kursaal Flyers and their follow up band the Records 1975ish and 1978ish(As a Guitarist)
Well....Eddie & The Hotrods, Pirates and my favourite The Count Bishops.
Graham Parker and THE RUMOUR!!!
Yes! Super, loved your vid ! Music is the prime invention of our species isn't it? I'm very thankful to be a musician!
Guess I must have been living in the wrong part of London, I used to frequent The Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road, Torrington, North Finchley, Dublin Castle, Camden Town and missed out on some of these guys. But I do remember, Vinegar Joe, The Roy Young Band, Heads hands and Feet, Bees Make Honey, a very raw Average White Band and my favourite, Kokomo. Ah the memories, thanks for bringing them back.
Gosh a very young & talented ELKE Brooks & think Roy young is still going and is well respected wild county wine what a number you lucky chap Allan
The Kensington , The Anchor ... Saw all your list great times
God i miss this so much, good rockin blues in a pub! Today sweet fa!
My faves were Kokomo when they first started, playing weekends at the Hope & Anchor, and Ducks Deluxe and Bees Make Honey at the Kensington and Tally Ho. Then, there was FBI and Gonzalez at Upstairs at Ronnie’s, and I adored them. Roogalator, too. It was my favorite period in live music.
Would The Steve Gibbons Band count. More than just Tulane!
first song is, Trying to Live My Life Without You - Brinsley Schwartz
it is an Otis Clay cover but still very good
Thanks 4 this GMB ( good music brother ) my EARS appreciate it...once the brain cells wake up to receive the incoming PUB ROCKIN BEAT .
The whackers might have done a stint in the UK but they were actually based out of Montreal. I was working a pub / bar in Ottawa in '75 and these guys did a week there. Good memories.
I was there,living it.The Brinsleys were the kings. Bees Make Honey were the princes. To rock out The Feelgoods,Rods or Ducks did the job.Ace were great but never recorded like they sounded live. For a bit of fun The Kursaal Flyers put on a good show.
+2561259 Citation needed.
Sad fact is that this ear was ruled by things like R1 playlists - it was somewhere between Earth Wind and Fire and the Clash and as such got overlooked and never got its due. I am not a Londoner and wasn't around then but can see an injustice when its presented to me - for me Ducks Deluxe are my favourite and growing out of the movement the Motors had a couple of banging singles
I was completely unaware of the 101'ers. Thanks!
surrender to the rythem - brinsley schwarz is a tune - love pub rock.. if you do go look at THE WINKIES
I love GP and Brinsley but Dr. Feelgood belongs at the top of the list.
I clicked expecting some Dr. Feelgood
i agree but do never forget the Greats Eddie and the Hot Rods !
Bruno I feel blessed to have seen Feelgood live
Feelgood and Eddie were more rollicking bollockin rhyming slang
Was anyone here a regular at the Red Lion Bretford? Chuck farley were great and I saw Meal ticket a couple of times at the Greyhound. Also Scotlands own Frankie Miller.
My kind of thing for sure. Great!!!
Saw Ducks Deluxe at the Brecknock pub Camden road and Stan Smith Band
Great stuff, more please. Some famous names in there, cutting their teeth. We had The Desperate Dan Band, Ptarmigan, Stone Cold, amongst others now forgotten, along the south coast.
Best medicine when down just chill and listen peace and love people xx
the wackers never made it to england but i know that bob segarini would be tickled to have his wackers associated with the pub movement. he spoke of it with great fondness, brinsley schwarz, the ducks especially, in fact the segarini band played and recorded two versions of please please please, one a not bad cover of the ducks on our live album and another, more personalized arrangement on our second studio album. Goodbye LA.....just came across this vid while recollecting our meeting with Ian Gomm for TBT (throwback thursday). cheers
The Brinsleys are well known since they included Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm and a few members of The Rumour. The 101ers were Joe Strummers band before The Clash
How can you not list Rockpile?
Many of these bands have ties to Stiff Records
What about my old band Bone Idol?, We lived in the Brecknock as wee played there so many time 1976-77
Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers
Supreme
Nice vid, a few bands here I haven't heard of before. I have to agree with the person who commented on The Wackers, I was also under the impression that they were more of a power-pop type of group. And.....you can't go wrong with ANY of those Graham Parker & The Rumour albums.....
well, i know most of those bands. i got all the pub rock i needed from Little Sister, Chuck Farley and basil's balls up band. no albums to speak of but great musicians. plenty of little of their stuff on youtube!
It wasn`t all about copying the Yanks ? The 101ers, Dr Feelgood, Eddie & the Hotrods, The Stranglers (1974-76), Ducks Deluxe,Ian Dury in various bands, ALL played the same circuit/ Pubs, were at the Heavier end of the Pub Rock scene and were the bands that influenced the UK Punk & New Wave scene, circa 1976-79, and continue to influence bands to this day!Lurve em all.
BartySlartFast Spot on, BSF. Bowie, Roxy Music/Eno and elements of glam (ironically!) I would also cite as key British influences on the nascent punk scene on these shores.
Dont forget about Kursaal Flyers! 8-)
There's still a band or two around who fit the Pub Rock mold. Seattle's The Tripwires fit this description. That's the Tripwires fronted by John Ramberg, not the other one.
thank you very much
That Brinsley track is actually from the “New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz” album
Nothing wrong with pub bands... been in a few ourselves!!
Get your free beer and Guiness like.
Ourselves ?
The royal we ?
@edrumal Hey, I used to go to the Torrington too among other places (including the Implosion at the Roundhouse), I saw Brinsley quite a few times, and the Bees, Ducks, Vinegar Joe, Ace, Clancy, and Kokomo, who I liked a lot as well. Don't s'pose you ever saw the mighty Dick and the Firemen?
Always wanted to hear Dick & the Firemen, but never managed to catch them.
Fantástico! Buena reunión de pubrockers.
We must have been at a lot of the same gigs, Deadsetter. I recall a very nervous Elvis supporting The Rumour at the Nashville one night. Before he went on we were all wondering who was that nerdy-looking bloke with the Buddy Holly glasses standing alone at the bar! Was that GP gig at St Mary's college in Twickenham? Did YOU cry at Rocky Sharpe's last gig? Best gig ever at the Nashville for me was Commander Cody on a Sunday lunchtime. Shame punk came along and spoiled it all . . .
Stu that all makes sense Nick Lowe was with Brinsley & produced the Rumour & Elvis
Pub rock was a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid-1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, pub rock was a reaction against progressive and glam rock. Although short-lived, pub rock was notable for rejecting stadium venues and for returning live rock to the small pubs and clubs of its early years.
A breath of fresh air, it was. Time for another .....
Brinsley Schwarz turned into ducks deluxe and then the Rumours as in Graham Parker I think brinsley played sex on Doctor feelgood the lead singer for Brinsley was Nick Lowe who went on to have hits of his own a prolific writer & produced some of the above and ELVIS COSTELLO among others
bring back the good old days when trimbolie was runnung things nd rent a kill was on the loose, then went to sydney to work for Geourge Freemen
Brinsley Schwarz was a band dripping with talent: Nick Lowe, Iam Gomm, Bob Andrews and Brinsley himself. Ducks Deluxe had some great talent, too, particularly in Martin Belmont. In fact, many of those guys would end up joining Graham Parker & The Rumour and what can you say about THEM? By the way, as great as "Howlin' Wind" is, "Squeezing Out Sparks" is a far superior record.
which song used from Brinsley Schwarz?
What about the Razor Backs
Rather eccentric selection here, and calling Graham Parker part of the pub rock movement is borderline bizarre. Others have already mentioned the lack of some of the biggest names in pub rock (Dr. Feelgood, Kokomo and the like) but I'd also ask where are The Motors? If Ducks Deluxe make the list (as of course they should) then where's Tyla Gang?
Like most things in the U.K. they start in the suburbs and eventually get picked up by lazy London based media. Pub rock was a national thing. London is the end of imagination not the beginning.
@bucky468
Hello, Fear Of Frying is not too great (imho),;check out the Austin Delone solo album instead ...
Cheers
Rob.
what about the seagulls premier frisco pubrock band
As for Joe Strummer, well, he still sounds like Andy Capp trying to be a BBC announcer.
101ers singer sounds a cross between Joe Strummer and Phil Lynott. All of these have a light American sound.
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight Ah har, thank you. I did not know that. Let the road rise with to you.
Well Done.
Häh, alle Titel ausgeblendet?! Hattest Du wenig Zeit? Musstest noch für das Wochenende einkaufen?
Interesting collection, but you're way off on The Wackers. Not pub rock by a million miles. Most would consider them power pop. They started out in Southern California and ended up working out of Montreal, Canada. They were a Beatles-inspired pop band (most of the time), but pub rock? Not even close.
Great bands and good music. sadly I was a a couple of years to young to catch this, but these were all the the bands I read about in NME each week. Did get to see the Chilli Willi once and the Feelgoods. The Nashville rooms are now a rather sad looking 'Sports Bar'. There is plenty of live pub music around at the moment, but no one will listen to original music now. It's all covers bands, some very good, I have to say, but no originality any more..
The Hope & Anchor is still around and featuring live music. That said, the staff has little idea of the history of the place. The manager however, remembers. I had a very interesting conversation with her about those days. You can read more here: powerpopnews.com/2017/pub-rock-venues-hope-anchor-revisited/
Have all those records
Michael Huey spam mail!
The 101ers ? Joe Strummer????
The Band, to be more precise
yeah, sounds alot more like The Band than CCR
Yeah, the guys in Brinsley modeled themselves after The Band. Read Will Birch's new book on Nick Lowe for more.
@b3n012
All great bands, but I don't even know how to begin to explain to you how wrong that statement is ...... Peace :)
where are ducks deluxe
Stan they are the Rumours with Grayham Parker don't ask me questions
Anyone tell me name of the first song.
This particular one by Brinsley Schwarz can't be found on UA-cam it seems, but it's called Trying To Live My Life Without You. It's on Spotify.
InvisibleOverwatcher Thanks for the info.
Try their best of album, "surrender to the rhythm"
Bruno TaTa Will do so tonight,Thanks for letting me know.
Ok, pub-rock is not exact genre it is straight-forward addidude. That kind on music has allways been and will be forever. But where is Stack Waddy from your list?
Eggs Over Easy, widely credited as the original London pub rock band, were from ... America! See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggs_over_Easy
Ok, so about those PubRock bands........
1.SLADE
2.Cockney Rejects
3.Sham69
4.The Business
5.The Adicts
and choriboyssssssssssssssss?
How did Canadian band the Wackers make this list?? Pub Rock???? Pub Rock NO WAY!!!
"Hey Lawdy Lawdy" is a fun song...but yah, they were not pub rock whatsoever.
It should say Kilburn & the High-Roads
at the end rather than Ian Dury
Nobody reads that slow. You can speed it up.
All the good bands started in Pubs ....cept for Americans ....they don't have pubs ????
They do.
they have bars ...thatz a fact ...but pubs ...they kicked out the English many years ago ...then they opened arms to The rest ...so pubs where banned bars where opened ... !
Exactly Our Sentiment.
in truth, Punk was better...
"I hardly know her name" by the Wackers is their best tune.
2nd song the band clone
Help yourself - now we're talking - don't agree at all with the recommended album though - the first album is by far their worst album
Barely anything like ccr!! Many many influences in pub rock as in all music. As another comment says. A straight forward approach to music mainly with guitars! Brits is such a generic term...like saying all septics are canadians or mexicans....ffs
Spoken like an australian....
wrong choice
I have never heard of this pile of shit bands but Australia is the king of pub rock!
Pub Rock is an Australian genre NOT a British one..... Pub Rock bands include AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo etc.
Rubbish, prefer a bit of Dr Feelgood
Disco sucks!