Found out Wilko had passed, came straight to this video. Honestly his impact on multiple generations of British rock bands, and by extension around the globe, can't really be overstated. Absolute legend, RIP Wilko.
I was watching an interview with Andy Gill of the Post-Punk band The Gang of Four and when he cited Wilko Johnson as an influence, I thought, "Oh yeh. Totally..."
What a frontman Lee Brilleaux was. Always looked coked up and about to have a heart attack, but when he broke into a harmonica solo you just knew he was the real deal. RIP Lee and Wilko
Great performance Love Wilco great guitar. Was thinking I bet those kids had no idea what they were listening to at the time, But I am sure they will never forget
Oh man, that's too bad. I just came here to send a link to this for a friend, as Wilko had come up in a conversation re: guitarists. Didn't know he passed. RIP. One of a kind.
So much of punk and new wave owes so much to this band..the guitar, the simplicity, the aggression, the seriousness, the shapes, the riffs, the suits, the haircuts, the super tight bass and drums and spitting vocals..magic!
@vintagevic4593 retro!?!😂 Dr.Feelgood were another pub rock band kicking about London & the home counties. I suggest you listen to The 101'ers, The Pirates among others...
The Feelgood's will always be one of the best Pub Rock bands of the 70's...They always looked like the vilians from an episode of The Sweeney!!!👌😊👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
This is the hottest, smokenist, rockinest tune ever. Perfect in every way. Signed: a 67 year old geezer from Detroit, who's heard a lot of tunes and seen a lot of bands in his time. Wish I had seen them live.
Wish I'd seen them in the early days. I did see them once in a pub in South London after Wilko had left. It's still remembered as one of the hottest gigs I ever went to!
I'm a 60 year old geezer and just discovered this in April 2021. I thought I knew all the good bands. Now go watch: "Wilko Johnson and his band live at Klubi Tampere 23.9.2015". Beyond cool.
@@TimSchmidt_art Good link! It does my head in to think that the music I listened to in a south London pub over 40 years ago is still being played in places like Finland!
RIP Wilco. Cheers and thanks to you and Lee. and let's have a pint when I make it to town! Fan since 75 or so: we could only get the LPs and 45s on import here!
Early 2013 and I'm just through a cancer treatment. Wilco announces he's not going to die from cancer after all. Right... me neither! Thanks for everything mate!
It's ultra simple. Compared to the rhythm sections of, say, Earth, Wind & Fire or James Brown, this is elementary. Interesting that this is labelled 'rhythm and blues' but sounds nothing like American R'n'B.
Big figure on drums, John b Sparks bass guitar, Wilko Johnson lead guitar & Lee brilleaux lead singer. Ladies & Gentleman, the best & tightest rock & roll band of all time
Only got the Feelgood factor a couple years ago ,shame on me that a wasted years not knowing how good they were,why the fuck Wilko left to join Ian Dury we will never know! Must have had photos off him or something ay
Robert Cadger It was a bit more complicated than that. Read Wilko’s book “Don’t You Leave Me Here” for the full story, and a wonderful overview of the great man’s life.
@@jimmyjam4371 Yep Jimmy. I remember flying back to Newcastle from London on a Friday and Joe Jackson was sitting accross the aisle and he said he was performing on the show
Right up there with the most accomplished guitarists, the enormously talented guitarist Wilko Johnson, a totally unique performer. Loved him. Hope he makes it up with Lee Brilleaux so they can make that endlessly enjoyable & riotous R&B music together again in the heavens, they were an amazing front pairing. The very best in fact. Rest in Peace, you are going to be badly missed.
Sorry, Wilko was a deep atheist, a full believer in the Void. See "The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson": it was a core part of what made not just his life and work, but his death as well, such a superb example for humanity. So, no he won't be playing Let's Make-up and be Friendly with Lee Brilleaux. And that's just the way it is.
He was a pretty humble guy though so if it turns out he's wrong am sure he'll carry on rocking. The Ecstacy of Wilko Johnson is a great piece of film making. John was an great guy.
absolute shivers every time I watch this....dirty, raw, visceral rock n' roll aimed straight at the solar plexus and never failing to hit the target. Lee and Wilko have both fundamentally informed my musical taste ever since I first heard this stuff as a primary school kid. Ciao Wilko X
Superb performance. Great and intense lead vocals by Lee Brilleaux, great bass and drums backing from Sparko and The Big Figure. Unique and stunning lead by Wilko. Great, great band.
@@andyhalstead3949 Best band live ever [too young to see Hendrix!]. It's funny up here ^^^ with the audience of 14yo girls plus the somewhat embarrassed balding bloke. Saw them at Liverpool Stadium 75/76. No teeny girls, just LOTS of pissed/speeding blokes. It was like being on the Kop every time Wilko threatened a solo.
Possibly my favorite live rock video ever. These guys are focused. Wilko is a mix of hyperspaz and cool rock god. And the crowd is young and innocent looking but digging it, dancing as a single unit.
Fantastic band. never to be again some thing else consigned to history. I feel sorry for the young people of today. I recon the children born to the sixties saw the best days.
The energy expended in this 3 minute clip is astounding...Dr Feelgood COOKS! Just "discovered" this band today and I'm already a big fan! That Wilko is so unique, not only the guitar-playing, but the walking back and forth. Never seen or heard anything like him. Love the lead singer--he looks like he's about to explode.
They were awesome, I jumped on the bus in 1975 aged 14 after school to go see them at Halifax UK Civic theatre, that "feeling" never left me, ....that's why i'm here! LOL. T'was magical.
All that sound... and it's only THREE instruments! Big Figure's driving drumming is spot on, the bass player (name?) is laying in the bottom... but that Wilko! Wow... SO much rhythm and sound from only ONE guitar. He was so modest, but what he did on the guitar, and how he did it... was so extraordinary! Of course, I would be remiss to not tip the hat to Lee, too. Lee had such a powerful voice and animated stage presence. What a show they were! Sure miss these guys.
I first saw them play at the 1975 Reading Rock Festival, when I was 14. Apart from The Lurkers or 999, or maybe Eddie and The Hot Rods, they're the band I saw play live more times than any other, as they were always gigging somewhere in London. Their high energy performances were legendary.
Becoming adolescent in early 70’s GB,I was truly blessed with seeing great bands on tour. I saw Dr Feelgood several times.Unfortunately it all put paid to becoming a sensible:upright and productive member of society...and then came Thatcher and the utterly broken country we became in 1980’s. Although Britain was called the sick man of Europe,it produced some of the greatest bands and music you will ever hear...thank God for the “Dole”-it allowed all these bands to survive and thrive!!!
Never realised this song was so old until I saw this video, this crowd looks like my mums generation and I’m 46! …these guys were way ahead of their time
Wrote Lee brilleaux a letter thanking him for his music which I followed when I was in my teens...when I found out he was terminally ill. I got a reply ..treasured it... a few weeks later he passed on. Great band. Great music.
Really discovered dr Feelgood after Wilko's gone... they weren't punk enough for me when i listened to them as a kid. I was so stupid and a narrow minded fool... what an incredible band they were. And that telly tone mmmmm greatness sonified. i have to repeat: INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE band.
Damn, the stage presence is *real.* Wilko is the type of guitarist that compels you to get your body groovin', movin', shufflin', wigglin'. Whatever you do, baby, rock & roll on! 🔊🎶💖
I live in Colchester, Essex and spoke to Wilko after one of his local gigs about this specific video and it’s impact on me. It’s a live segment from the film Oil City Confidential. They refused to mime and literally busted it out in one take. The crowd were trying to dance to it like it was Elvis or the Beatles but the stabbing delivery was so fresh it just threw the room off. Dr. Feelgood were absolutely ferocious in their day and prided themselves on their live performances.
Wilko probably made an everlasting impression on rhythm guitarists all over the world. Eddie van Halen was the wizard, Wilko the riddle. No one can touch his way of locomotion guitar playing.
Wilko is an original that can't be copied - and at the same time influences a wide variety of players. For me - that's where the rubber meets the road. Amazing character. Have to be him to play him - and he gives something to strive for. And check out the bass player, John B. "Sparko" Sparks playing pumping bass/rhythm guitar on the bass! The whole thing is a great kind of nuts. And they were high on speed. Crazy times. Ordinary lives don't make music of this energy.
When Dr Feelgood first came on the scene in the 70s I was amazed at Wilko's style of playing. Never seen anything like it before. Rhythm and lead all in one. RIP Wilko you were a legend.
This is the kind of video you watch 3x: once for the song, one to enjoy Wilko, Lee, & the rhythm section, and once just to look at wholesome non-obese girls dancing.
The best song of 1975, which didn't even reach the charts (as it was with Roxette, 1974), with Telly Savalas getting to number 1 talking through If! R.I.P. Wilko Johnson.
Wilko doing the job of 2 guitarists. Godlike genius. I saw Dr Feelgood in 1978 when I was 13, sadly he had left but they were still fucking brilliant. One of the best gigs of my life.
Canvey legend, a total one off with his unique style (Like Keith Moon but with a guitar). His influence on the the punk movement that was emerging at the time should not be forgotten. He will be greatly missed.
RIP Wilko ... "He did it right!" ....Watched this when it was first broadcast on Tyne Tees Television. I was very impressed by Wilko's guitar playing. I learnt how to play like him many years ago and always enjoy playing this track in particular.
Schön zu sehen wie die Menschen in den Siebzigern dazu getanzt haben. Gott sei Dank bin in dieser Zeit und mit dieser Art Musik aufgewachsen. Dr.Feelgood habe ich natürlich auch live erlebt im S0 36 in Berlin Kreuzberg. Geiles Konzert damals in den achtzigern. Danke Dr.Feelgood für die schönen Stunden mit euch und eurer ehrlichen Rockmusik.
Made my first appointment with the doctor back in 76 after seeing them on a TV show, I saw them at Leeds Uni then years later Wilko at Huddersfield, RIP guys, thanks for the music.
Thank you, Wilko Johnson, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I can still remember you playing the guitar, stretching and contracting the curling chords. From Japan.
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Found out Wilko had passed, came straight to this video. Honestly his impact on multiple generations of British rock bands, and by extension around the globe, can't really be overstated.
Absolute legend, RIP Wilko.
Same here, came straight to this video.
Mesmerising on stage, fantastic guitarist and a lovely bloke, sad, sad news.
RIP Wilko, thanks for everything.
Same, straight to this vid, what a legend!
I was watching an interview with Andy Gill of the Post-Punk band The Gang of Four and when he cited Wilko Johnson as an influence, I thought, "Oh yeh. Totally..."
🖤🎶🎵💥🎸
Right on! Wilco was LEGENDARY!
Best live band I ever saw 😮 they deserved more acclaim for what they ever got
Wilco..you did it right.R.I.P fella 😪
Lee Brilleaux, not just a great frontman, but an early 1970's modfather. Just look at those shoes!
What a frontman Lee Brilleaux was. Always looked coked up and about to have a heart attack, but when he broke into a harmonica solo you just knew he was the real deal. RIP Lee and Wilko
"Live fast die young" was invented for this band
Grinding his teeth into dust and still absolutely killing it!
Amen to that. My favourite front-man too. Great voice.
Great performance Love Wilco great guitar. Was thinking I bet those kids had no idea what they were listening to at the time, But I am sure they will never forget
Wilco’s curly guitar lead must be stronger than you think. Keeps pulling him back to the amp when he tries to escape 😂
Awwwwww fuck best comment here.
Wilko must stride longer than the London marathon ?? lol
Yup, tied to a slinky.
that suit was big that year,, maybe came from shop called Quids inn
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C'mon Wilky baby! You gonna pick it up? Now give it to 'em!!!!! Greatest front man of all time...all four of them!.
RIP Wilko one of the greatest guitar players whose stage presence was an original.
What a brilliant showman and player.
Man he was legendary
RIP The seemingly indestructible Wilko,another of those complete one-offs whose mould they broke.
Was he just brilliant or what tight band raw energy Weller loved them
Oh man, that's too bad. I just came here to send a link to this for a friend, as Wilko had come up in a conversation re: guitarists. Didn't know he passed. RIP. One of a kind.
He was amazing ..Cant believe that he,s no longer amongst us ...What a dancer aswel ..Really unique person ..R.I.P. great man
So much of punk and new wave owes so much to this band..the guitar, the simplicity, the aggression, the seriousness, the shapes, the riffs, the suits, the haircuts, the super tight bass and drums and spitting vocals..magic!
Toda LA Razon Del Mundo Entero y Mundial ♥️
@@juancarlosdiazgomez6670 thank you for your reply ,,im still in love with these guys , once heard never forgotten lol Jane 💗💗💗💗💗💗
So incredibly retro, and yet so incredibly far ahead of their time. At that time. Just massively influential.
You forgot The Pirates among others...
@vintagevic4593 retro!?!😂 Dr.Feelgood were another pub rock band kicking about London & the home counties. I suggest you listen to The 101'ers, The Pirates among others...
Original Dr. Feelgood was simply the best.
RIP Wilko, an absolute legend. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Feelgood's will always be one of the best Pub Rock bands of the 70's...They always looked like the vilians from an episode of The Sweeney!!!👌😊👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
So true! 😂
I feel bad that they couldnt make worldwide success.
Rip Wilko. Saw you live several times. What a guy and what a fighter.
This is the hottest, smokenist, rockinest tune ever. Perfect in every way. Signed: a 67 year old geezer from Detroit, who's heard a lot of tunes and seen a lot of bands in his time. Wish I had seen them live.
Wish I'd seen them in the early days. I did see them once in a pub in South London after Wilko had left. It's still remembered as one of the hottest gigs I ever went to!
Smokenist ain't word but it absolutely should be. ! 😄
I'm a 60 year old geezer and just discovered this in April 2021. I thought I knew all the good bands. Now go watch: "Wilko Johnson and his band live at Klubi Tampere 23.9.2015". Beyond cool.
@@TimSchmidt_art Good link! It does my head in to think that the music I listened to in a south London pub over 40 years ago is still being played in places like Finland!
I’m a 67 year old guy who, thankfully, saw them play live and they were great.
I always wondered if Wilko spent years practicing in a narrow hallway.
Probably in a terraced house between the entrance hall and the rear toilette?
HAHAHA, sure did, wonder if Lee said - Great idea, you walk back and forth like a trapped animal,,, and the bass suddenly did too.
haha excellent
@@DKDonson Like the two of them are joined by a piece of invisable elastic.
Walking into his airing cupboard and wondering what he went in for.
I've heard this song thousands of times and it never gets old. Wilko is freaking amazing.
Lee Brilleaux one of the truly great British rock singers,very underrated,so sad he died so young.
Yeah, no one can really replace him.
@@gorankling6097 Still the greatest ever👍
Excellent comment 👍
totally agree
RIP Wilco. Cheers and thanks to you and Lee. and let's have a pint when I make it to town! Fan since 75 or so: we could only get the LPs and 45s on import here!
Early 2013 and I'm just through a cancer treatment. Wilco announces he's not going to die from cancer after all. Right... me neither! Thanks for everything mate!
🙏
It’s as if a gang of armed bank robbers decided to form a band to play in on their days off.
Armed robbers of the sweeney
@@lucasroche8639 Spot on!
Hah love that
Good fuckin' comment compadre
It’s their” Cover Story” goin from city to city.. 🤔👺💰
Wilko is playing two Guitars in one.
Phenomenal.
One of the tightest grooves you'll ever hear
What a band
It's ultra simple. Compared to the rhythm sections of, say, Earth, Wind & Fire or James Brown, this is elementary. Interesting that this is labelled 'rhythm and blues' but sounds nothing like American R'n'B.
@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xxMight be simple but still amazing. The whole band is so tight you've got to love it.
I bought a 🎸 after I saw wilko ,,the guitar style is near impossible to copy ,,god bless him
Saw these guys at Malvern Winter Gardens 1974, what a fantastic night and a great band.. i still have the ticket.
Big figure on drums, John b Sparks bass guitar, Wilko Johnson lead guitar & Lee brilleaux lead singer. Ladies & Gentleman, the best & tightest rock & roll band of all time
These and The Pirates were the very best.
Singer needs some Rivotil
Dave Moore , correct big man
Only got the Feelgood factor a couple years ago ,shame on me that a wasted years not knowing how good they were,why the fuck Wilko left to join Ian Dury we will never know! Must have had photos off him or something ay
Robert Cadger It was a bit more complicated than that. Read Wilko’s book “Don’t You Leave Me Here” for the full story, and a wonderful overview of the great man’s life.
Let's sort this now..This is the greatest rock n roll band ever..Fight me!
Proud to say I was there among the crowd . I
karen wilson was that The Geordie Scene?
Nuff respect bruv
@@jimmyjam4371 it was the Geordie Scene
@@billmavin1998 Loved that show. It showcased many bands around at the time like STRIDER. Keyboard player went on to play with Paul Young!!!
@@jimmyjam4371 Yep Jimmy. I remember flying back to Newcastle from London on a Friday and Joe Jackson was sitting accross the aisle and he said he was performing on the show
All guitars should weep tonight . Such a Sad loss of a fantastic musician and an amazing showman . RIP wilko.
There was/is something completely right about this band.
Pushing 60 and just found these guys. Totally hooked!!!
Same 👍🏻
Rest In Power, Wilko. Thanks for the awesome music you gave us.
yes thankyou RIP
R.I.P. Wilco. An absolute legend, but most of all a real gentleman, who will long be remembered.
Wilkco. Wilco is an American group.
R. I. P wiko top man and legend.. seen Feelgood at city hall Newcastle late 70:s absolute great night
Right up there with the most accomplished guitarists, the enormously talented guitarist Wilko Johnson, a totally unique performer. Loved him. Hope he makes it up with Lee Brilleaux so they can make that endlessly enjoyable & riotous R&B music together again in the heavens, they were an amazing front pairing. The very best in fact. Rest in Peace, you are going to be badly missed.
Sorry, Wilko was a deep atheist, a full believer in the Void. See "The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson": it was a core part of what made not just his life and work, but his death as well, such a superb example for humanity. So, no he won't be playing Let's Make-up and be Friendly with Lee Brilleaux. And that's just the way it is.
He was a pretty humble guy though so if it turns out he's wrong am sure he'll carry on rocking. The Ecstacy of Wilko Johnson is a great piece of film making. John was an great guy.
@@yournamehere6719well assuming that he had it right.....🤡
@@yournamehere6719 If (and I mean _if_ ) there's something after the death, not believing in it won't negate it's existance.
Rest In Peace Wilko Johnson. one of the most unique guitarists ever
absolute shivers every time I watch this....dirty, raw, visceral rock n' roll aimed straight at the solar plexus and never failing to hit the target. Lee and Wilko have both fundamentally informed my musical taste ever since I first heard this stuff as a primary school kid. Ciao Wilko X
Speeding there nuts off !!!! Massive speed freaks 😂. You can see it a mile off .Great stuff!!!!!
@@danjames5552 Yeah..probably right there. That hadn't occurred to me, I thought it was just Wilko's demeanour 😂
@@BR3NALD speed was their weapon of choice 🙃
@@danjames5552 Lee is basically chewing his teeth into dust in this video
@@danjames5552 perfect analysis... not joking here.
No one plays guitar like Wilco..! No one..! Because no one can! RIP Wilco. There must be ONE HELL of a BAND in heaven.
That's passion right there, Lee and Wilko, John Sparks and The Big Figure incredible
Thats good speed right there, they was massive speed freaks.
Sharp jagged edgy bristling with dynamics huge influence on Weller RIP Sir
Surely the band with the most appropriate name ever! DR.FEELGOOD! And you do!
This song , this band , this guitar player, meant so much to a 14 year old boy growing up in Hamilton. New Zealand
Rest in peace Wilko. You and Dr. Feelgood have been with me since I was 14. It is a very sad day.
RIP Wilko Johnson. A great guitarist with a brilliant group.
Man ,what a tight ,tight ,band ! God ,those guys could play alright ...
The great Wilko leading the way. With all that guitar going on how could the band not sound good. They were brilliant on stage. RIP Wilko
The 70s were terrific.
Superb performance. Great and intense lead vocals by Lee Brilleaux, great bass and drums backing from Sparko and The Big Figure. Unique and stunning lead by Wilko. Great, great band.
yeah man that guy can play eh....like nothing ive ever seen....
Back in the seventies we saw all the major bands , but I have to say feelgood were one of the best live bands
@@andyhalstead3949 Best band live ever [too young to see Hendrix!]. It's funny up here ^^^ with the audience of 14yo girls plus the somewhat embarrassed balding bloke. Saw them at Liverpool Stadium 75/76. No teeny girls, just LOTS of pissed/speeding blokes. It was like being on the Kop every time Wilko threatened a solo.
Wilko's playing is out of this world.
Possibly my favorite live rock video ever. These guys are focused. Wilko is a mix of hyperspaz and cool rock god. And the crowd is young and innocent looking but digging it, dancing as a single unit.
No fancy light shows, effects or any o' that. Just good, straightforward rock.
Lee looks like he's off his chops
Cary Willis I agree. Favorite piece of live footage except for possibly Radio Birdman
Quality observations in this thread...it feels so genuine and uncontrived
The whole crowd is locked in the groove
Fantastic band. never to be again some thing else consigned to history. I feel sorry for the young people of today. I recon the children born to the sixties saw the best days.
RIP Wilko your style of playing guitar is amazing and will be missed.
ブリローの図太い歌い方とウィルコのカッティング、たまらなく好きだなぁ。
Apart from the astonishing musicianship, the other wonderful thing about this video is how happy the kids are. So much totally justifiable joy!
I hope they knew what they were seeing!
1970s....Happy Times...
Except, of course, for the many shots in this vid of kids with totally deadpan expressions. 😶
it was teh 70s. they were probably high on something!
@@petelattimer6808 or down on something
The energy expended in this 3 minute clip is astounding...Dr Feelgood COOKS! Just "discovered" this band today and I'm already a big fan! That Wilko is so unique, not only the guitar-playing, but the walking back and forth. Never seen or heard anything like him. Love the lead singer--he looks like he's about to explode.
They were awesome, I jumped on the bus in 1975 aged 14 after school to go see them at Halifax UK Civic theatre, that "feeling" never left me, ....that's why i'm here! LOL. T'was magical.
Check out the guitarist in chicken shack ✌
Nice guy too. He’s local to me and was delighted when I said “Hello Wilko”..
Yeh, good guitarist is Wilko Johnson. Unique. Nobody else plays like him.
Take a look at Wilko playing with Norman Watt-Roy !!
" Three drunks and a speed freak" "what can go wrong ?" Wilco Johnson. A great band.
Wilko the man! amazing live! RIP my friend! xx
All that sound... and it's only THREE instruments! Big Figure's driving drumming is spot on, the bass player (name?) is laying in the bottom... but that Wilko! Wow... SO much rhythm and sound from only ONE guitar. He was so modest, but what he did on the guitar, and how he did it... was so extraordinary! Of course, I would be remiss to not tip the hat to Lee, too. Lee had such a powerful voice and animated stage presence. What a show they were! Sure miss these guys.
And add a 4th instrument when Lee played harmonica on some songs.
I first saw them play at the 1975 Reading Rock Festival, when I was 14. Apart from The Lurkers or 999, or maybe Eddie and The Hot Rods, they're the band I saw play live more times than any other, as they were always gigging somewhere in London. Their high energy performances were legendary.
The Big Figure totally in the groove. Remember seeing this on live TV age 10 and it cemented a deep love of blues which hit me 20 yrs later.
A good old rock and roll band doing it properly.these fellas were so good.
たくさんのすばらしい思い出を
ありがとう！
今まで何十年も そしてこれからもずっと
愛聴し続けるよ！
ウィルコ RIP…
R.i.p Wilko you legend and thank you for EVERYTHING ❤
Becoming adolescent in early 70’s GB,I was truly blessed with seeing great bands on tour. I saw Dr Feelgood several times.Unfortunately it all put paid to becoming a sensible:upright and productive member of society...and then came Thatcher and the utterly broken country we became in 1980’s. Although Britain was called the sick man of Europe,it produced some of the greatest bands and music you will ever hear...thank God for the “Dole”-it allowed all these bands to survive and thrive!!!
Lee had the stage presence of a guy about to knock you out in one punch without missing a note or word.
Never realised this song was so old until I saw this video, this crowd looks like my mums generation and I’m 46! …these guys were way ahead of their time
磔磔でのウィルコのギター
ずっとずっと忘れないヨ！
Wrote Lee brilleaux a letter thanking him for his music which I followed when I was in my teens...when I found out he was terminally ill. I got a reply ..treasured it... a few weeks later he passed on. Great band. Great music.
I saw them in Southend. Wilko had gone. I shouted out for him. Brilleaux got upset. I'm sorry Lee I was drunk...
Remember watching this early 1975 on a Friday evening , fantastic.
"Come on Wilky baby, gonna pick it up there uh, give it to um!" - Lee Brilleaux
These guys are pure as gold.
Really discovered dr Feelgood after Wilko's gone... they weren't punk enough for me when i listened to them as a kid. I was so stupid and a narrow minded fool... what an incredible band they were. And that telly tone mmmmm greatness sonified. i have to repeat: INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE band.
Damn, the stage presence is *real.* Wilko is the type of guitarist that compels you to get your body groovin', movin', shufflin', wigglin'. Whatever you do, baby, rock & roll on! 🔊🎶💖
RIP Wilko Johnson. Keep rockin in heaven with Lee. God bless Dr Feelgood
Spent the 70's at sea or working in Saudi so missed most of the music. This is with the very best!!
John Iv really loved these guys since their beginning ,, what a fantastic set of genius fellows ,, they make my brain so happy xx Jane xx
RIP Wilko. You were a one off legend. My favourite English guitarist. You will live on through the music mate.
I find it difficult to work out how he is actually playing his guitar.Absolutely amazing.
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Only the vocal is live. The music ain't. You can tell cos the drum kit is not mic'd up for a live performance.
@@Cloughjordan23 Bollocks.
I live in Colchester, Essex and spoke to Wilko after one of his local gigs about this specific video and it’s impact on me. It’s a live segment from the film Oil City Confidential. They refused to mime and literally busted it out in one take. The crowd were trying to dance to it like it was Elvis or the Beatles but the stabbing delivery was so fresh it just threw the room off.
Dr. Feelgood were absolutely ferocious in their day and prided themselves on their live performances.
Wilko,an exceptional talent, Especially when you realise he was left handed and he said he just decided to play right-handed ! RIP Maestro.
Wilko probably made an everlasting impression on rhythm guitarists all over the world. Eddie van Halen was the wizard, Wilko the riddle. No one can touch his way of locomotion guitar playing.
Wilko is an original that can't be copied - and at the same time influences a wide variety of players. For me - that's where the rubber meets the road. Amazing character. Have to be him to play him - and he gives something to strive for. And check out the bass player, John B. "Sparko" Sparks playing pumping bass/rhythm guitar on the bass! The whole thing is a great kind of nuts. And they were high on speed. Crazy times. Ordinary lives don't make music of this energy.
Arizonan just discovered the coolest band in the world! Dr Feelgood is absolutely amazing!!!!
I am also from Arizona just saw this for the first time myself you are absolutely right and they were way ahead of their time
@@patoche6974 thanks you
Better late than never - one of the tightest outfits check out their live releases
Sad loss. Wilco god bless you for that sound.
When Dr Feelgood first came on the scene in the 70s I was amazed at Wilko's style of playing. Never seen anything like it before. Rhythm and lead all in one. RIP Wilko you were a legend.
Wilko got inspired by Mick Green of the Pirates.
Wilkos's inspiration was Mick Green > ua-cam.com/video/4kWR5p4T4gA/v-deo.html
Timeless and irreplaceable..even more so now.
Dr Feelgood was a godalmighty shot in the arm for rhythm and blues just when it was needed and I loved the concert in Derby in 1976. Bloody brilliant.
Wilko Johnson, unique. Best rhythm guitar ever (very talented lead player too, but kept it tastefully understated).
This is the kind of video you watch 3x: once for the song, one to enjoy Wilko, Lee, & the rhythm section, and once just to look at wholesome non-obese girls dancing.
Great performance. I would have loved to have been in that place!!
Lee Brilleaux was fabulous, amazing with the mouth organ. Superb as was Wilko Johnson remember Dr Feelgood like it was yesterday
1st time I heard this song, I didn't like it. Now I love it!
Simple - Wilko and Lee are the best as Dr. Feelgood. The best band in the world! We have not yet realized how much we will miss him.
The best song of 1975, which didn't even reach the charts (as it was with Roxette, 1974), with Telly Savalas getting to number 1 talking through If! R.I.P. Wilko Johnson.
Wilko doing the job of 2 guitarists. Godlike genius. I saw Dr Feelgood in 1978 when I was 13, sadly he had left but they were still fucking brilliant. One of the best gigs of my life.
Canvey legend, a total one off with his unique style (Like Keith Moon but with a guitar). His influence on the the punk movement that was emerging at the time should not be forgotten. He will be greatly missed.
RIP Wilko ... "He did it right!" ....Watched this when it was first broadcast on Tyne Tees Television. I was very impressed by Wilko's guitar playing. I learnt how to play like him many years ago and always enjoy playing this track in particular.
No-one like em, brilliant stuff
My first ever gig, 1976, never forgotten - esp Wilko's manic axe-attack. Thrilling.
Great Band
One of the tightest bands of all time. Perfect :)
You need to get out more.
Schön zu sehen wie die Menschen in den Siebzigern dazu getanzt haben.
Gott sei Dank bin in dieser Zeit und mit dieser Art Musik aufgewachsen.
Dr.Feelgood habe ich natürlich auch live erlebt im S0 36 in Berlin Kreuzberg.
Geiles Konzert damals in den achtzigern. Danke Dr.Feelgood für die schönen Stunden mit euch und eurer ehrlichen Rockmusik.
The GREATEST unknown rock and roll band of all time!
I wouldn't say unknown. They had a UK number 1 album and top 10 singles
@@BillyPilgrim1959 True however ask the general public about Dr Feelgodd3 and the response is....Who???
@@perrysar5954 Good lets keep it that way they were too good for the general public who ever he is
Made my first appointment with the doctor back in 76 after seeing them on a TV show, I saw them at Leeds Uni then years later Wilko at Huddersfield, RIP guys, thanks for the music.
Thank you, Wilko Johnson, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I can still remember you playing the guitar, stretching and contracting the curling chords. From Japan.
RIP to the great Wilko. This is in my top 5 favorite music videos ever.