Ian Dury was a total and absolute trail blaiser with his music. No wonder Wilko joined them. The Blockheads still remain one of my favourite bands long after Ian's tragic passing.
Sad because it's gone and no matter how sensible and grown up I try to be deep down in my 70 years old darkness there is this tiny glimmer that if I wish hard enough I can be magically transported back to being 18 and not giving a fuck ✌
Brings back great memories...i miss Wilco, their was only one Wilco & Ian Dury....luvved Dr Feelgood, RIP Wilco & Ian Dury...Norman Roy Watt was a big influence in playing bass...fantastic....oh the good old days......it's really not in a healthy state the music business nowadays.....
The Blockheads remain, forty-ish years later(!), one of the best live bands I have EVER seen. And believe me I have seen a lot of bands since. God bless you Ian Dury, sadly missed.
I saw the Blockheads last night - without Norman as he's on tour with Wilko. Absolutely awesome. Honouring Dury's legacy but nowhere near a tribute act. Guys who can really play and clearly enjoy doing it, even in their 60s and 70s. I can't imagine how exciting this gig with Wilko must have been - this is such a fantastic clip, thanks for posting.
He cemented his place in my hall of respect when we saw him play with Wilco Johnson at the Tram Shed in Woolwich: he and Wilco continued to sound like a five-piece band even while he broke a string on his bass and had it rethreaded while he carried on. THAT is fucking rock and roll. Nuff respect to the roadie who re-threaded a new string while he played on, obviously.
I started watching this only to see Wilko with the Blockhearts, but the whole thing just carries you away. It's so infectious. What a band, and what a great concert closer.
Kind of a shock to see just how great this group were all those years ago. Staggering musicianship . Ian and the Blockheads at the top of their game. Certainly a tragedy that cancer robbed us of both Ian (singer) and Charley (drummer) . I am extremely grateful for what they left behind for us.
I remember seeing Ian Dury when he was fronting Kilburn and the High Roads. They were playing support for the Who at the Lyceum in London (first Quadrophenia tour, I think 1973). A great night.
This is my joy music. Whenever im sad, i watch this and get energy to face life. I love how every each of them are unique and their enthusiasm brings back my lust for life.
This is great. Saw them live twice before wilko joined them. They had Max Wall on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon 😂. There was no one to touch them as a live band.
The whole band at the very top of their game, both the band and the crowds love and respect for Ian obvious - get him to the mic and he was a god, immortal. Rest in peace son, you lived one hell of a life.
My Lord what a band they were. Takes me back to seeing them live at Leeds University in 79 (IIRC). Monsters. I've never seen a more funky bassist than Norman Watt-Roy
This clip should be mandatory watching for all conservatoriums around the world, every member of the band at their very best, everyone a star/lead in their own right. Still miss you Ian, rest in peace mate, from an expat Brit in Australia.
Wow! They kicked ass on this one. Being an American, I gotta tell you all of the best bands came out of England. I remember hearing a lot of Ian Dury at the punk bars in Chicago in the early 80s. Love it.
Well what music he made still great to hear it now so many years on..xxlove him so much and the band. Cxser you all at Dingwalls. CxTony Blockhead xxx ❤❤❤
Over Four decades ago an absolute Doll gave this Blockhead NB&P in special unlimited Gold Vinyl, still have it and nothing to play it on. Years later, another absolute Doll, Whose Dad grew up with Ian took Me up london for a surprise, a pub gig. Amazing, The Gig, The afters. I knew HIM, but He knew Her, Wotcha Girl? Where's Dad? "He said to say Hello, this is My Boyfriend, Dad likes Him, can't understand Him, but still likes Him!" An unforgettable weekend!
In 1964 I played the spoons with an Ian Drury band of the time at someone's birthday party. A lifetime achievement! Ian asked "Are you a dauber an' all?" He was at the Royal College of art.
I was lucky enough to see the Chas Charles tribute concert at the old Town & Country club, Blockheads with Wilko. What a terrific night still remembered as one of the best music nights ever.
The Blockheads are pretty much wholly unappreciated here in the States. It's too bad we can't see Ian, anymore. Except in stuff like this. Showing how amazing that band was (particularly Watt-Roy - a top 5 favorite bass player for me. Just a virtuoso)
Swings both ways, we missed out on a lot on Zappa. You needed to be there when it happened perhaps. I saw Dury and I saw Feelgood, but I never saw Johnny Thunders. All these people have forged us and never having seen them does that make us less? Does it bollocks.
Saw Ian Dury when they did a Stiff Records tour. Brilliant. They thre t-shirts into the crowd with "If it ain't Stiff it ain't worth a f***" on them (uncensored). Saw him again at the free concert at Crystal Palace which was arranged as an alternative to Charles and Diana's wedding. The police didn't stop anyone smoking dope and everyone started swimming in the pond in front of the stage. Fantastic day.
Ian Wilko and the rest of the band are always guaranteed to cheer me up and make me smile when I hear them. That's not bad for a bunch of bleedin' blockheads and no mistake.
Love Wilko! He wrote in his memoirs that as much as he loved the band, he found his "three chords and the truth" style hard to reconcile with the more complex arrangements “For quite a while it was difficult for me, they were doing all these augmented chords and things...Sometimes, when we started playing live, it would get to bits in the song where it was a little bit beyond me and I would just turn down my guitar and mime. The thing is with a big band…keep a determined expression on your face and nobody knows.”
Fantastic! The Blockheads at their peak with Wilko, David Payne really whips it out here! Sad to see Ian at the end leaving, what a under rated lyricist and true performer.
I was there. When Ian walked around the front with his minder and stopped to thank someone, that someone was me as I took his photo at that point. Fantastic gig shame only 9 songs got onto the video, it missed out Charley's amazing drum solo at the end.
Wilko live with Feelgood, sounded like 2 guitars, lead & rhythm. Both he and Ian were in what music press called "pub rock" bands, no, both were in real rock bands, Kilbourne & High Roads and Dr. Feelgood were fantastic live, which this clip shows.
Thank god for technology that we can see gems like this .. im at a break at work and making the most of every second to watch things like this daily . What a musical feast for the brain ... oooh la la
I saw these lads loads of times, from New Boots and Panties right up to their last original line up tour nearly 20yrs ago. It’s not till he,s gone and you remember how much you enjoyed them. At least we,ve got UA-cam to keep us happy. I also met Ian in Cheltenham Town Hall during his last tour.
I always get a warm feeling inside when I tell people I saw them live at Manchester Apollo. A much cooler feeling when I can't recall how I lost the tee shirt. Bless you, Ian. Keep on doing what you do best, Wilco ... being luvverly! Best wishes to all the others who made this band legendary. x
I'm a 64 year old Block'ead and Ian Dury is overlooked as one of the best frontmen ever
im 21 and i agree he certainly set waves in motion
I'm a 64 mummy and Mr. Dury always in my heart pour toujours jusqu'à la fin de ma vie. Love it.
RIP Wilko, what a sweet talented guy.
I'm so glad I had the chance to watch him live pretty good to
Wilko and Ian together again ........RIP
Yep
Why are they not considered the best live band that ever graced a stage? Right up there with Jethro Tull!
Always considered Wilko to be the Keith Moon of guitarists,
Imagine a band with those two in it!
Whether you like this music or not, you have to admit Ian Dury had the best back up band bar none.
Nobody had a band like his..... NOBODY !
Very true they were just pure class in everyway loved them still do class
its good i will admit but i wish the bass was louder and it was just wilko
Just fantastic only wish I had seen them live
AMEN to that..............
Ian Dury was a total and absolute trail blaiser with his music. No wonder Wilko joined them. The Blockheads still remain one of my favourite bands long after Ian's tragic passing.
Wilko Johnson has died. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Westcliff On Sea on Monday evening, 21st November 2022. He was 75.
Legend!🙏🇬🇧
Sad because it's gone and no matter how sensible and grown up I try to be deep down in my 70 years old darkness there is this tiny glimmer that if I wish hard enough I can be magically transported back to being 18 and not giving a fuck ✌
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏
I know your comment is 2 years old, but Oh my God I have the same hopeless thoughts - but then again who knows?
Cause were all blockheads
Never give a fuck! And act childish for as long as you want! Fuck everything and fuck everyone! Literally as well!
" You ain't kiddin "
He was the real deal, astronomer, philosopher, musician, child of the universe. It's over, they don't make em' like you anymore
They do but they don’t become public figures
seeing the big black guy walk Ian around the front of the stage to say thank you and goodbye bought a tear to my eye.
Makes me wanna cry and jump around my living room. What a legend. Hats off. ✌️💚
Brings back great memories...i miss Wilco, their was only one Wilco & Ian Dury....luvved Dr Feelgood, RIP Wilco & Ian Dury...Norman Roy Watt was a big influence in playing bass...fantastic....oh the good old days......it's really not in a healthy state the music business nowadays.....
Ian, Wilko, Norman, the mad-sax-man and the other guys all together made this gig for heaven. Sure one of the wildest perfomances ever. RIP Wilko.
Mickey Gallagher, Charley Charles, Chaz Jankel, John Turnbull (missing here?) and…the mad sexed sax man…I forget his name ahahaha
@@frlango6082 Davey Payne Saxophone Man
@@frlango6082 "My name is David" from "I want to be straight"
I've watched this so many times and watched it again tonight. Utter fucking brilliance.
The Blockheads remain, forty-ish years later(!), one of the best live bands I have EVER seen. And believe me I have seen a lot of bands since.
God bless you Ian Dury, sadly missed.
These are what I call musicians.
I saw the Blockheads last night - without Norman as he's on tour with Wilko. Absolutely awesome. Honouring Dury's legacy but nowhere near a tribute act. Guys who can really play and clearly enjoy doing it, even in their 60s and 70s. I can't imagine how exciting this gig with Wilko must have been - this is such a fantastic clip, thanks for posting.
Funny that, I never got to see them, but my favourite ever gig was Dr Feelgood. It was post Wilko, and one of Lee's last dates. Electrifying,
Diamond geezer.
Ian Dury and the Blockheads Gants Hill Odeon 1980 is the best gig I’ve too and I’ve been to some
That was Some mix of the best independent and beyond talented Musicians I’ve ever Known,
Norman Watt Roy! My all time bass hero and the sole reason I picked the instrument up❤️❤️❤️
Yep, me too!
He cemented his place in my hall of respect when we saw him play with Wilco Johnson at the Tram Shed in Woolwich: he and Wilco continued to sound like a five-piece band even while he broke a string on his bass and had it rethreaded while he carried on. THAT is fucking rock and roll. Nuff respect to the roadie who re-threaded a new string while he played on, obviously.
Absolute genius so glad he's being recognised
@@noblepath Not enough screen time for Watt Roy on this 'un.Genius
Me too and Chris Squire
R.I.P. Wilko Johnson, Feelgoods, Blockhead Legend. Nov 2022.
Any band or anyone who wants to form a band only need to watch this.This performance is flawless
Facts!
I started watching this only to see Wilko with the Blockhearts, but the whole thing just carries you away. It's so infectious. What a band, and what a great concert closer.
The drumming in this track (and this whole show) is so rock solid! Charlie Charles RIP!
The older I get, I appreciate Charlie Charles' drumming more and more... it is just so bloody clever!
@@madamc3458 check out his drumming on midnight lover with the legend link wray
The women anf the rythm section first.
Class
Like a clock. Solid.
This is a dangerous video to watch..you'll be guaranteed to stick it on repeat 😂😂😂
A genius who fronted a band of misfits, an absolute pleasure to witness a great pub/punk band...
RIP Wilko🎸Privileged to see you with the Blockheads and many years later with Norman in Japan.
1st time ive seen this and it won't be the last. The sad thing is that you'll never see bands like this again.
Ian and Wilko!...........2 of the most charismatic performers ever to set foot on stage!!!
MIT,Renselier,nasa,we need to study this saxophone,this defies normal air flow
Kind of a shock to see just how great this group were all those years ago. Staggering musicianship . Ian and the Blockheads at the top of their game. Certainly a tragedy that cancer robbed us of both Ian (singer) and Charley (drummer) . I am extremely grateful for what they left behind for us.
That drummer is just so "on", amazing.
And now wilko .. Rip to the 3 legends
Rip ian you were pure magic and the blockheads what a blend of musicians pure top shelf
The hilarious lyrics Ian dreamed up have never been equalled... a totally unique talent... with a phenomenal band.
Shaun Ryder’s lyrics were in a similar vein, but with a northern twist.
I remember seeing Ian Dury when he was fronting Kilburn and the High Roads. They were playing support for the Who at the Lyceum in London (first Quadrophenia tour, I think 1973). A great night.
It takes a solid rhythm section to allow that sort of musical mayhem to hang together!
It was a pleasure Ian and the Blockheads
Pure genius! RIP Wilko and get a few down yer cakehole with Ian. Would love to have been at this gig.
Wilko Johnson wot a legend👍even after Ian dury leaves the stage the rest of the band are having a good time and that wot matters kids!!!!
Wow! Nothing more to say!
This is my joy music. Whenever im sad, i watch this and get energy to face life. I love how every each of them are unique and their enthusiasm brings back my lust for life.
This is great. Saw them live twice before wilko joined them. They had Max Wall on stage at the Hammersmith Odeon 😂. There was no one to touch them as a live band.
This makes me happy!
Brixton Academy? If that’s the place I was there 🤔Wilko at Brunel university early eighties I was there god bless him ♥️ god bless them all 🇬🇧🍀👍🙏
Ian is such a gift for all of us even now and the band kicks ass
The whole band at the very top of their game, both the band and the crowds love and respect for Ian obvious - get him to the mic and he was a god, immortal. Rest in peace son, you lived one hell of a life.
My Lord what a band they were. Takes me back to seeing them live at Leeds University in 79 (IIRC). Monsters.
I've never seen a more funky bassist than Norman Watt-Roy
Insane funky bass!!
was a hot and steamy night....still a stand out gig for me
Generally agreed to be one of the tightest bands who ever played in the 20th Century. 100% FACT!
Music how it should be. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔴
RIP Wilco now 😢! One of best live acts I ever saw 4 sure.
RIP Wilko. What a brilliant guy.
Oi Oi! What a band! What a man! I still miss Ian Dury.
Michael Macke
Me too
This clip should be mandatory watching for all conservatoriums around the world, every member of the band at their very best, everyone a star/lead in their own right. Still miss you Ian, rest in peace mate, from an expat Brit in Australia.
Wow! They kicked ass on this one. Being an American, I gotta tell you all of the best bands came out of England. I remember hearing a lot of Ian Dury at the punk bars in Chicago in the early 80s. Love it.
Theyre British actually.
And Scotland.
@@janetmacintyre659 ....No they are from England, each and every one of them!
colonelshrimp not Gilad.
Except 2 of them!....lol
RIP Wilko. You were amazing
Wilko Johnson sounds like he should be part of the band. They are great together. OMG!
He was
Clever bastards!!!! Too good for these days though
Big shout for the miracle trading as Davey Payne!
1977, Glasgow Apollo, my introduction to live music. I was 12. What a live act they were.
Same tour for me but at the Edinburgh Odeon. Still got my ticket.
I was there that night, pure magic.
Breathtaking. Possibly the tightest band I ever saw. Tears in my eyes...
Followed `em all over the UK. Met Ian, signed my Lord Upminster LP. Still treasure it . xx
Well what music he made still great to hear it now so many years on..xxlove him so much and the band. Cxser you all at Dingwalls. CxTony Blockhead xxx ❤❤❤
Over Four decades ago an absolute Doll gave this Blockhead NB&P in special unlimited Gold Vinyl, still have it and nothing to play it on.
Years later, another absolute Doll,
Whose Dad grew up with Ian took Me up london for a surprise, a pub gig. Amazing, The Gig, The afters. I knew HIM, but He knew Her, Wotcha Girl? Where's Dad? "He said to say Hello, this is My Boyfriend, Dad likes Him, can't understand Him, but still likes Him!"
An unforgettable weekend!
Norman Watt-Roy on bass still plays with Wilko to this day
Can remember seeing Norman and his brother Garth in early 70s in the band Greatest Show on Earth
Thanks so much for posting
What an amazing band.
Rest in Peace, Wilko Johnson
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One of the best performing live bands The UK have ever produced....
👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇨🇭
Canny get lyrics like this anymore purely the best
Incredible piece of fantastic R&R! This is what the world needs these days.
so good to see Wilko well again. The Blockheads rocked!!!!!! that was when music was fun.
before MTV...hate what that did to music
I did road crew for Ian in NSW Aussie in Newcastle a fantastic man im very lucky i met him right place right time he was a gentleman
Man this just insane but brilliant. Had a school teacher in 6th grade who was really into Ian Duty and also The Clash. I'll never forget him.
In 1964 I played the spoons with an Ian Drury band of the time at someone's birthday party. A lifetime achievement! Ian asked "Are you a dauber an' all?" He was at the Royal College of art.
Unbelievably great band totally unique, saw 1st stiff tour simply fantastic.
I was lucky enough to see the Chas Charles tribute concert at the old Town & Country club, Blockheads with Wilko. What a terrific night still remembered as one of the best music nights ever.
the drummer yes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fucking great xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Charlie Charles
The Blockheads are pretty much wholly unappreciated here in the States. It's too bad we can't see Ian, anymore. Except in stuff like this. Showing how amazing that band was (particularly Watt-Roy - a top 5 favorite bass player for me. Just a virtuoso)
+ conorlauren I think the same holds true for Dr. Feelgood. We really missed out on one hell of a group !
Swings both ways, we missed out on a lot on Zappa. You needed to be there when it happened perhaps. I saw Dury and I saw Feelgood, but I never saw Johnny Thunders. All these people have forged us and never having seen them does that make us less? Does it bollocks.
Spot on Conor!
You know they invented Hip Hop right?
Norman was amazing, very talented!
A song so gobsmackingly good they named the finest band ever in the known universe after it. Unequalled.
Saw Ian Dury when they did a Stiff Records tour. Brilliant. They thre t-shirts into the crowd with "If it ain't Stiff it ain't worth a f***" on them (uncensored). Saw him again at the free concert at Crystal Palace which was arranged as an alternative to Charles and Diana's wedding. The police didn't stop anyone smoking dope and everyone started swimming in the pond in front of the stage. Fantastic day.
OMG! How did I miss that one! Saw them at the Lewisham Odeon back when there still was a Lewisham Odeon😂
What an encore. It sounds even better in 2022.
Such stage presence all of em legends)
Ian Wilko and the rest of the band are always guaranteed to cheer me up and make me smile when I hear them. That's not bad for a bunch of bleedin' blockheads and no mistake.
Love wilko,,great stage presence ,🎸🎸🎸🎸
Love Wilko!
He wrote in his memoirs that as much as he loved the band, he found his "three chords and the truth" style hard to reconcile with the more complex arrangements
“For quite a while it was difficult for me, they were doing all these augmented chords and things...Sometimes, when we started playing live, it would get to bits in the song where it was a little bit beyond me and I would just turn down my guitar and mime.
The thing is with a big band…keep a determined expression on your face and nobody knows.”
As a 3 chord myself, I know the feeling, lol, 🐒🌠💥
Fantastic! The Blockheads at their peak with Wilko, David Payne really whips it out here! Sad to see Ian at the end leaving, what a under rated lyricist and true performer.
GREATEST PUB BAND IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxx
I was there. When Ian walked around the front with his minder and stopped to thank someone, that someone was me as I took his photo at that point. Fantastic gig shame only 9 songs got onto the video, it missed out Charley's amazing drum solo at the end.
Wilko live with Feelgood, sounded like 2 guitars, lead & rhythm. Both he and Ian were in what music press called "pub rock" bands, no, both were in real rock bands, Kilbourne & High Roads and Dr. Feelgood were fantastic live, which this clip shows.
Love Ian & Wilco so sad both left us
Wow, they're really jamming on this one. Nailed it!
Love him❤
Thank god for technology that we can see gems like this .. im at a break at work and making the most of every second to watch things like this daily . What a musical feast for the brain ... oooh la la
I saw these lads loads of times, from New Boots and Panties right up to their last original line up tour nearly 20yrs ago. It’s not till he,s gone and you remember how much you enjoyed them. At least we,ve got UA-cam to keep us happy. I also met Ian in Cheltenham Town Hall during his last tour.
Blimey! What's not to like about that - epic. Wish I was there...
The best Friday night UA-cam music video ever...sadly missed...
That must of been one hell of a show . Pure energy .
What a backing band eh! Not often you will see this! It’s fucking awesome.
RIP Wilko Johnson
Rest in peace Wilko
This is what you call music bloody brilliant
what a line up wilko the wonderman ,plus all other fab guys xx pure genius
This man is Legend. Against all that was thrown at him in life he left a mark larger than most of us will be able to.... 'ucking awesome bloke...
How have I not seen/heard this until now. Sensational.
I’ve never seen another base player like Norman… all action and totally crazy.👍👍
I always get a warm feeling inside when I tell people I saw them live at Manchester Apollo. A much cooler feeling when I can't recall how I lost the tee shirt.
Bless you, Ian. Keep on doing what you do best, Wilco ... being luvverly! Best wishes to all the others who made this band legendary.
x
was this in 1979?...I got on stage for this the final number...for all of 10 seconds :D
great straight-ahead band.
He’s always looked 70 years old 😂 One of the greatest bass players in the history of contemporary music.
great bloke and great band
Jesus Christ JUST TRY NOT TO HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!!!! Love ❤️ Ian !! Wilco! And the guys Incredible!!!!!! Now that's a SHOW!
Hace 45 años les vi actuar en Madrid...