Just heard about Wilko and had to come back to watch this again. What a band they were. And what a musician he was. Everything about him was one-off: playing style, look, presence and sense of perspective and dignity.
I met my wife at a Dr Feelgood concert, on this tour, at The Malvern Winter Gardens in 1975. Still together today, complete with grandchildren. What a life!
@@legrandmaitre7112 I must say, I was highly suspicious that anyone could play like that whilst jumping around. Even the tremolo parts were not timed properly. Do you know if he was capable of playing that solo in the studio?
This is my first taste of this band. I live in southern California in the US. I have alot to make up for. Thank you RUclips for expanding my horizons. Rock on!
Wilko fucking Johnson.. the world doesn't realize the guitar player we lost today, underrated player, but one of the biggest, so unique. Guitarist like Wilko, make you want to play the guitar and enjoy it, no effects, no insane tapping techniques, no high speed solos, just your guitar wired to your amp, and make music at your own.
Iam 66 years of age and I saw Dr Feelgood live in 1979 and sadly I forgot about them until today when I swallowed up everything that you tube had on Dr Feelgood and it brought me back to my younger days what a band
Dr Feelgood is, for me, the most addictive of visual performers, they’re brutal, dark and dirty and musically just brilliant. Their gigs look like it’s patient participation night at the asylum. Awesome
Cellini what a splendid comment my heart goes out to you ive adored these genius louts since their beginning ,,, wilko strides across the stage faster than the London marathon ,,,,i would like to wash Lees clothes , alas it would spoil his image ,,,What a fantastic sound they make ,, collectively they are Awesome xx xx Jane xx best wishes x
Absolutely Agree!!! Like they just rolled in out of a back alley at midnight and are here to school everyone. Gritty, savage, so good it almost makes me cry to see and listen to them. They strip the bark right off the tree and spit it into the audience.
15 minutes of magic is absolutely right! What a brilliant band they were, with the kind of fantastic group dynamic that can only be achieved by relentless gigging.
I was once at a Feelgood gig at Kennington oval, the Cricketers, and the band launched into Shotgun Blues...Lee beckoned me up on stage and took a pack of ciggies out, put two in his mouth, lit them both, passed one to me, and the two of us stood on the stage smoking while I tried not to whither under his gaze....he then leaned in, said, cheers mate, now back in the crowd....my friend Steve, and a lot of other folk where staring at me as if to say, who the hell is this....Stve said, what the hell, you don't even smoke.....I replied, I am not going to say no to Lee Brilleaux am I....after all he was a little bit scary....anyone else ever had a close encounter..
Since the news came he had recovered from cancer some 10 years ago, I always thought he would live forever. One of the finest guitar players on the planet.
I wouldn't say finest because he was not...what he was was one of the most distinctive to those who knew music. He was almost a one off. Wonderful band and a great guy.
These must been the most underrated band in British history. Wilko was a phenomenal guitarist. What a brilliant front man in Lee. They were an insperation for many bands. Thanks for the music lads. 👍
Yes Yes the most underrated,being a real oldie now,it is my real regret that I did'nt see them live, when I wasted time and money on more famous but much lesser bands!
Sleepy old England had SO MANY incredible bands: Sex Pistols, PiL Clash, The Move, T''Rex, Traffic, Ten Years After, Small Faces, Arthur Brown, Jethro Tull, Family, Dr Feelgood! -- of course the Beatles kicked the door open and the Stones tried to burn the place down!😅
When they made Lee Brilleaux, they broke the mould. A one-off, seriously talented, limitlessly charismatic and gloriously inimitable. RIP Lee, you are still very sorely missed.
I love how he's so minimal. Just a couple of really powerful hand gestures for 'moves' and a brilliantly cut filthy white suit. Genius stage performer.
These guys should have been much bigger than they were, shame on the music industry for not promoting them to the stardom their talents deserved. Raw, rockin’, powerful, energised, alive. ⭐️🤩🙏👍
What u mean, these guys were huge. Sold out everywhere and let's be honest they were at there very best doing 3-5000 sized venues. Would never have been the same in stadiums although they would have still put on awesome shows. Lee was dead by the time the big stadium stuff was happening and it wasn't original band either. Amazing live band Lee suits nice and clean as usual, the sort of geezer to steal your wife but change the oil in your car before he fucked of with her for night haha
I was in London in 1973 and went to a pub to see Status Quo....Quo had to cancel and the replacement band was Dr Feelgood, who I knew nothing about. I am now 67 and have seen a LOT of bands but I don't think anyone will come close to the sheer frantic energy pumped out that night by these guys. It's so brilliant to see them again at their peak with the original lineup....a very special kind of magic that their albums unfortunately couldn't quite recreate. This was a band that had to be seen live which makes films like this so valuable. Thank you for sharing.
I agree with having to see them live. This video is a fantastic substitute though. I saw them three times while touring the U.S. In support of Malpractice, and was dumbfounded each time by their energy. Seeing this, I'd forgotten how good a harp player Lee Brilleaux was.
I like it that you went to see Quo in a pub! I never saw these, but watching this reminded me of seeing top line bands in pubs. Can you imagine that now? London in 60s /70s had a pub with live music in almost every high st.
A mate of mine told me "You HAVE to see this band, you'll love 'em - they're mad!". First time we saw them was at Aylesbury Friars, where one side of the free 7" that came with "Stupidity" was recorded. You might just hear our jaws hitting the floor! Love this film!
The energy they got is really amazing, I almost can't see them on the screen...it makes me nervous, if you know what I mean....I've seen some good bands live, but the ones playing nowadays don't have THAT energy. Maybe the only one that come quite near is the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Richard these guys are pure electric that runs through your body every time you hear them,, LEE is magical Wilco must be the best guitar player that ever took breath ,,and strides Wow what a bunch of genius guys x jane xx
@@oughtonoughton2634 I couldn't have put it better Jane. I regret that I never managed to see them live back in the day, and that talent like their's is so rare. Lee looked like a man possessed by the ghosts of blues singers and old harmonicas past. Just incredible. They might not be rocking it any more but I hope you are! Richard x
I was at this Gig... remember thinking at the time that Lee Brilleaux resembled some homeless guy who had wandered onto the Stage. Tremendous Band who don't get the recognition they deserve these days. RIP Lee...
@@klausrain111it’s cause wilko left to be with his woman which I don’t blame one bit.. it kinda went down hill after him… the music was decent but the lyrics were kinda crappy
@@glorf3558 Hi, the singer Lee of the R+B band Dr Feelgood wore his "white Suit" at every gig etc for about 20 years. Have a listen to them when Wilco Johnson was guitarist.
they never made it here in the U.S. so in my culture they're hugely underrated. I know they were successful in the UK an Europe, You're right about Wilko, but Lee on vocals and harp was fucking amazing. The bawdy showmanship on this is amazing - you can't teach somebody that. He comes out like a pervert who spent the night in the gutter and then hams it up profanely on stage. It's obscene AND hilarious! Man, what a band.
I grew up in Essex (my Dad even had a grocery stall on Canvey Island for a while!) and the Kusaal in Southend was a regular gig. Two bands were iconic there - Status Quo and Dr Feelgood. Some of the best, wild times of my life. Rest well, Wilco - you were fucking *awesome*.
Well its not that he's underrated it's just people barely know him outside of certain age group and mostly male from uk. Once you find out about him it gets hard to underrate him.
What a skilled harmonica player! Wow! The guitarist is absolutely mad. Tone and timing is spot on. What a fantastic live act. They burn down the place.
Just heard the news about Wilko today so I had to come back to this again. A glorious 14 min of music - must have been a fantastic experience to be at the gig.
Quite simply the most exciting band I ever saw and I have seen most of the so called greats. Two charismatic front men, driving rhythm section. Snarling r n' b at its best and if it doesn't stir something in you then you must be clinically dead ! RIP Lee Brilleaux
@ Crichton51. I agree, they were literally one of the best ever "live" bands to watch perform. They were the antidote to the over indulgent prog-rock bands that saturated the mid 1970's. They were the first "new wave" band & influenced so many others. just brilliant !
8 Novembre 1975.... Assistant d'Anglais dans une grammar school de la banlieue de Southend-on Sea, j'ai eu le bonheur d'assister à ce concert mémorable au Southend Kursaal Ballroom... Going back Home !
I’m not even sure how this works. For those who don’t go that far back this is a historic document. Four guys, four chords, a noise that echoed simplicity, talent, aggression , energy and a relationship with the audience that belies ego and just wants to deliver. On one level, it’s not about fame or fortune it’s about the music. It’s about doing it for it’s own sake , getting paid and getting laid sure, but no pretence, no stardom, just the essence of a great, indefinable thing. As someone said, a few months later on a different subject, “ we mean it maaaan”. That’s what makes this special.
@@gerryjamesedwards1227 - You're right Gerry! It's C,B, A on "Going Back Home", so that makes it even a 5-chord song! Incidentally it looks like that this version of GBH (the audio part) has been overdubbed from a different concert... Cheers
Don't buy "Oil City Confidential", it's awful - the one you want (with this show) is called "Going Back Home"- doesn't matter how much you pay for "Going Back Home" it's worth it! "Oil City Confidential" is just full of old cartoons and B&W film - a Julian Temple ego trip!
I was about to buy it, without ever seeing it. Thanks. I don't know what I'd watch/listen to it on. My laptop. There have been some new Lee Brilleaux posts lately. If you haven't checked lately, you're in for a surprise.
2legs2armsetc _____ There was a story about that suit/ jacket. It was actually suede, brand new and shiny white at the start of the tour and it was to be given away, in whatever condition it was in, at the end of the tour as a prize in the NME. Lee wore it every night for every gig. Rock'n'Roll history.
Dr. Feelgood is the best live band I ever - not "saw" - but participated in. Me and me mate went along and lied about our age, got in not expecting much cos their albums don't capture their real spirit and 2 hours later we were converted to the Dr Feelgood version of stripped-down hi-octane rock and roll... YEEEEEAHHHHH!!!!!!
@@geoffreypiltz271 - No, Brilleaux himself said that... They thought it would have been some kinda disrespectful to him... Gypie was a virtuoso, let's not forget it...
Must've been the same tour Simon, saw them in Melbourne around then...I'm 66 1/2 and the memories come rushing back seeing this vid. Peace & LOve brother. Keep on rocking !
i did i saw their very first gig at the esplenade pub in Southend . very different sound . lee used to frequent a local pub called the top alex. i got to talk to him a few times very laid back.
@@patoke7812 Nope: Wilko was a strident atheist, believed only in the Void (see "The Ecstasy of Wilco Johnson" for more). It was a big part of his core and who he was, and frankly why I love him. He's not in heaven, he is stardust. Long Live Wilko!
i reckon these nutty genius very talented lunatics are the very best band that ever graced a stage ,, all are brilliant players ,, willco travels across the stage on some plastic chewing gum he travel more than the london marathon , Lee i want to wash his clothes , its not the best idea , may be it would spoil his image xx dont you just love em xxx Jane x Main Man i love um xxxx
Californian here and never heard of these guys. I'm out of breath just watching. Wilko rips. Feets don't fail me know. Superior harp playing. Fun,fun,fun!
I imagine Dr Feelgood as the English Blue Oyster Cult who were also way ahead of most other contemporaries but never got the proper backing or were just a bit too left field for the masses. Not trying to compare the two bands in any way musically, that would be silly.
@@evanwolf6618 - The first J. Geils Band album (1970) features tracks covered (among others) by Dr. Feelgood, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Lew Lewis, Dave Edmunds, Nine Below Zero...
My brothers band were on a line up with these in the early 70's in London, my brother stole me from school telling my teacher that I had a dentist appointment so I could roadie for the band. I was a 13 year old kid in a mans world and I will never forget it, RIP my dear brother, I still dream of you.
The intro voice on this video is my Cousin - the DJ Andy Dunkley (RIP) who introduced me to Dr Feelgood in 1975. Best Live Band I've ever seen in my life. To this day, they are my absolute favourite band.
Gotta add my bit here. I live in Manchester, and I think it was 1973 me and my girlfriend Lorraine went to see Lou Reed at the Palace Theatre , we didn't normally watch support bands, but we sat down in the seats early..Jesus when Feelgood came on, I was totally absorbed, and became an instant fan (Wilco's strut was magic) from that time on me and all my buddies watched them everywhere up here in the North. TOP TOP Band.
Remember coming out of the Swinging Sporan in Manchester and through a large window with obscure glass in that you can only make out the figures I could see Wilko strutting backwards a forwards in his manic way and the the sound of course was brilliant and I was hooked couldn't get in to the gig it was a students only gig but I found out the name of the band and then followed them in the North west and was never let down by the Feelgoods.
Saw Dr Feelgood in Scarbourough , West Australia in about 1978. Tightest and best band ever. Supported by Matt Taylor and Chain, an awesome blues band, who took a distant second place that night. Unforgettable memory.
Saw them in 81 or 82 in a packed pub/club in Dunfermline, Fife. Thought the building would collapse. One of the best gigs in my life. Still have the Feelgood pin badge from that night. Treasured.
I went to several gigs at the Kursaal in Southend (my home town) in the '70's and the sound was always great. Deep Purple..Slade..Status Quo etc. etc..all were just brilliant.
Saw them a couple of times in Auckland in the 80’s, they were on a low stage in a packed pub with Brilleaux sweating through his suit. Possibly the greatest gig I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen plenty. They were so staunch!
Saw these guys at Music Hall, Aberdeen in 1977, just about the best concert I’ve ever been to, toss up between them and Ry Cooder in Glasgow in 1988, magic!
Yeah...the same Day Kurt cobain bleu his had off...le brilleaux didn t makes the hear lines. Just like darby crash, on the way round, killed him self when John lennon was shot to death
I saw Doctor Feelgood live as a student at the University of Leicester in 1983 - without Wilco Johnson ! They were absolutely brilliant on stage - one of the best live gigs I've ever seen and heard. Pure 'dirty' classic British Rhythm 'n' Blues at its best - and much better than most of the Punk and New Wave bands which followed them. Greatly underrated.
Just heard about Wilko and had to come back to watch this again. What a band they were. And what a musician he was. Everything about him was one-off: playing style, look, presence and sense of perspective and dignity.
So true. And from New Zealand, I'm here again too because of Wilco.
Agreed!
Wilko was a one man band!
@@beckenhamrainbow5284 Me too!!
Incendiary performance. Brilliant.
I met my wife at a Dr Feelgood concert, on this tour, at The Malvern Winter Gardens in 1975. Still together today, complete with grandchildren. What a life!
God bless you and your family , mate
So as Dr Feelgood said "She Got It Right"!!
Didn't they have Eddie and the Hot Rods supporting, I was there and pretty sure they were the support.
Everybody stops to see her, when your baby's out takin' a stroll.
Congrats, Pete! You are blessed! I really wish you and your family all the best!
Rip Wilko. I forgot just how incredible Lee Brilleaux was in the harp. Jesus they were good.
The harp was dubbed onto the first track - a bit of trivia!
I remember Lee kept his harps in a pint of beer at his feet.
We need more of this. Friday night pub band - the room packed and bouncing. I wouldn't even know where to begin looking these days.
@@legrandmaitre7112 I must say, I was highly suspicious that anyone could play like that whilst jumping around. Even the tremolo parts were not timed properly. Do you know if he was capable of playing that solo in the studio?
@@jeffbrunswick5511 Yes he was, he was a brilliant harp player - it is him playing the solo, it's just been overdubbed to the video !
@@gazzie12000 How do you know? I find it strange that he didn't time the tremolo part properly.
This is my first taste of this band. I live in southern California in the US. I have alot to make up for. Thank you RUclips for expanding my horizons. Rock on!
"southern california in the US?" are you sure you're not from southern California in South Africa?
@@klausrain111 😂😂😂
South coast of England is just the same as SoCal.
It doesn't age does it. It just gets better and better. Fantastic band.
It never will ,only us mortals age
Is Wilco still with us? He was supposed to be pretty sick but I haven’t heard anything!😊😊
@@stingrayjetcity Sadly died a couple of days ago.
@SMC Gmail totally agree just a regular guy with no pretence but magic on stage
Reminds me of Status Quo...I was at the concert....went to school in Southend on Sea
Best live band ever. Nothing more needs to be said.
I'm here for Wilko & God bless him he'll be sorely missed but I have to say Lee was class. One of the great English frontmen.
Blues copycats from houndog taylor
@@dontgoout1434 Yeah well when they were performing this kinda thing was thin on the ground. And the Feelgoods were a solid band.
@@dontgoout1434 That isn't bad, is it? The same would be true for John Mayall, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones a.o.
Wilko fucking Johnson.. the world doesn't realize the guitar player we lost today, underrated player, but one of the biggest, so unique. Guitarist like Wilko, make you want to play the guitar and enjoy it, no effects, no insane tapping techniques, no high speed solos, just your guitar wired to your amp, and make music at your own.
So simple,they don’t them like this anymore such a shame
Houndog Taylor rip off
Robert Johnson, Then Elmore James
Yo. Los. Conocí, en Barcelona y son buenisimos estuve viendolos. En pabello juventud.
De balón sexto admiraba a lee briyaus. Y wilco yonson.
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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.
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Iam 66 years of age and I saw Dr Feelgood live in 1979 and sadly I forgot about them until today when I swallowed up everything that you tube had on Dr Feelgood and it brought me back to my younger days what a band
RIP Wilko. Such a humble talented man, with a unique guitar style, that people can only dream of and admire. Say hi to Lee from us all.
Order Order
RIP Wilko Johnson. One of the greats who will be missed.
Brilliant. Especially as Lee has obviously changed the spark plugs on his Vauxhall viva on the way to the concert.
HIS Vauxhall Viva? ;)
Looks like he changed the oil and all
That sweaty suit could do a concert all by itself.
think he changed the clutch as well@@tezzrterry7485
Lee had to get the van running, or we wouldn’t have had this brilliant video
Lee Brilleaux great vocalist, absolutely brilliant band.
Dr Feelgood is, for me, the most addictive of visual performers, they’re brutal, dark and dirty and musically just brilliant. Their gigs look like it’s patient participation night at the asylum. Awesome
Cellini what a splendid comment my heart goes out to you ive adored these genius louts since their beginning ,,, wilko strides across the stage faster than the London marathon ,,,,i would like to wash Lees clothes , alas it would spoil his image ,,,What a fantastic sound they make ,, collectively they are Awesome xx xx Jane xx best wishes x
Totally agree. Few bands have this kind of energy. Another band that comes to mind is Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Absolutely Agree!!! Like they just rolled in out of a back alley at midnight and are here to school everyone. Gritty, savage, so good it almost makes me cry to see and listen to them. They strip the bark right off the tree and spit it into the audience.
Exactly !!! Well said ! And i totally agree !!
Perhaps the greatest comment I've ever read and perfect for these amazing guys.
15 minutes of magic is absolutely right! What a brilliant band they were, with the kind of fantastic group dynamic that can only be achieved by relentless gigging.
The best 14 minutes I've had in ages!
I was once at a Feelgood gig at Kennington oval, the Cricketers, and the band launched into Shotgun Blues...Lee beckoned me up on stage and took a pack of ciggies out, put two in his mouth, lit them both, passed one to me, and the two of us stood on the stage smoking while I tried not to whither under his gaze....he then leaned in, said, cheers mate, now back in the crowd....my friend Steve, and a lot of other folk where staring at me as if to say, who the hell is this....Stve said, what the hell, you don't even smoke.....I replied, I am not going to say no to Lee Brilleaux am I....after all he was a little bit scary....anyone else ever had a close encounter..
Bristol beer keller early 90's similer experience..........seen them many times totally fanatstic always were and always will be GBNF
Had some great bands in the cricketers in Ian drury and the blockheads I believe?
Demolished last week.
One of the greatest live bands of all time.
No lasers, no pyro, no massive lighting rigs, just 4 geezers doing what comes naturally and doing it to perfection !!
and no cellphones !
Totally agree. Just great bare rock music...it is what it is...NO FLUFF !!
Timeless fuckin genius pure white man blues.. Wilko and Lee xxxxxxxx
Qualité , sincérité !!
You are so solid with your words.....saddle up and keep on riding...
Many happy campfires.!!
possibly the coolest 15 minutes of music that there is
Coolest? No, hottest :)
👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇭🇨🇭
Since the news came he had recovered from cancer some 10 years ago, I always thought he would live forever. One of the finest guitar players on the planet.
I wouldn't say finest because he was not...what he was was one of the most distinctive to those who knew music. He was almost a one off. Wonderful band and a great guy.
@@spanishpeaches2930 I agree, but he played what we wanted to hear.
@@lloydy53 yes he did. Perfect fit for the what they wanted to do.
@@spanishpeaches2930 Try to recreate what he did with the same taste and cosmic sharpness. It only seems to be easy. No one could so far.
@@DM1956x ...perhaps because no one wants too...?
I'll be 70 soon & I'm STILL playing this at full volume on my system. Just awesome !
me too ,,,old git 72 UK
@@conanhayle Never too old to rock!
First band I ever saw -1976 Edinburgh Usher Hall.
Still got Stupidity on 12" vinyl.
nor too young i'm half your age
Had 3 pints of Abbot with Lee in the 70's before playing at Cambrdge Corn Exchange. Best gig ever
71 in August...still love this!
This is one of Britain's best bands. Intimidating, loud and full of soul.
These must been the most underrated band in British history. Wilko was a phenomenal guitarist. What a brilliant front man in Lee. They were an insperation for many bands. Thanks for the music lads. 👍
Not really just hkundog tailor copy
Yes Yes the most underrated,being a real oldie now,it is my real regret that I did'nt see them live, when I wasted time and money on more famous but much lesser bands!
Thank you RUclips to keep bands like these alive and keep music loving
youngsters to know Ed Sheeran isn’t the best
Technically, Wilko was never a 'great' guitarist. What he was, was unique.
Dr feelgood one of the greatest bands that ever played on this earth xx
Absolutely. ❤️
Agreed
Sleepy old England had SO MANY incredible bands: Sex Pistols, PiL Clash, The Move, T''Rex, Traffic, Ten Years After, Small Faces, Arthur Brown, Jethro Tull, Family, Dr Feelgood! -- of course the Beatles kicked the door open and the Stones tried to burn the place down!😅
Yes I was there at the Kursaal. They were amazing.
When they made Lee Brilleaux, they broke the mould. A one-off, seriously talented, limitlessly charismatic and gloriously inimitable. RIP Lee, you are still very sorely missed.
Frenetic now the roof can dance,🌋🤩🤩🤩👌
I have never seen a performer with his genuine intensity. A man born to perform.
I love how he's so minimal. Just a couple of really powerful hand gestures for 'moves' and a brilliantly cut filthy white suit. Genius stage performer.
Lee died within a few days of Kurt Cobain. I had a mate - Desresles who was more cut up about Lee's passing. Very touching that!
JACK REEGAN ON STAGE !!!!😂👍g
Still listening love Dr feelgood 2024
These guys should have been much bigger than they were, shame on the music industry for not promoting them to the stardom their talents deserved. Raw, rockin’, powerful, energised, alive. ⭐️🤩🙏👍
What u mean, these guys were huge. Sold out everywhere and let's be honest they were at there very best doing 3-5000 sized venues. Would never have been the same in stadiums although they would have still put on awesome shows. Lee was dead by the time the big stadium stuff was happening and it wasn't original band either.
Amazing live band
Lee suits nice and clean as usual, the sort of geezer to steal your wife but change the oil in your car before he fucked of with her for night haha
Proppa🎉
Not sure about Lee, but Wilko was definitely BAT SHIT CRAZY!😂of course I mean that as a compliment!😂
I was in London in 1973 and went to a pub to see Status Quo....Quo had to cancel and the replacement band was Dr Feelgood, who I knew nothing about.
I am now 67 and have seen a LOT of bands but I don't think anyone will come close to the sheer frantic energy pumped out that night by these guys. It's so brilliant to see them again at their peak with the original lineup....a very special kind of magic that their albums unfortunately couldn't quite recreate.
This was a band that had to be seen live which makes films like this so valuable.
Thank you for sharing.
I agree with having to see them live. This video is a fantastic substitute though. I saw them three times while touring the U.S. In support of Malpractice, and was dumbfounded each time by their energy.
Seeing this, I'd forgotten how good a harp player Lee Brilleaux was.
I like it that you went to see Quo in a pub! I never saw these, but watching this reminded me of seeing top line bands in pubs. Can you imagine that now? London in 60s /70s had a pub with live music in almost every high st.
A mate of mine told me "You HAVE to see this band, you'll love 'em - they're mad!". First time we saw them was at Aylesbury Friars, where one side of the free 7" that came with "Stupidity" was recorded. You might just hear our jaws hitting the floor! Love this film!
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The energy they got is really amazing, I almost can't see them on the screen...it makes me nervous, if you know what I mean....I've seen some good bands live, but the ones playing nowadays don't have THAT energy. Maybe the only one that come quite near is the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
That harmonica playing is just spectacular
Richard these guys are pure electric that runs through your body every time you hear them,, LEE is magical Wilco must be the best guitar player that ever took breath ,,and strides Wow what a bunch of genius guys x jane xx
@@oughtonoughton2634 I couldn't have put it better Jane. I regret that I never managed to see them live back in the day, and that talent like their's is so rare. Lee looked like a man possessed by the ghosts of blues singers and old harmonicas past. Just incredible. They might not be rocking it any more but I hope you are! Richard x
Simply the best live band in the world. Amazing.
I was at this Gig... remember thinking at the time that Lee Brilleaux resembled some homeless guy who had wandered onto the Stage. Tremendous Band who don't get the recognition they deserve these days. RIP Lee...
Oui vraiment magique c'est 15mn quelle énergie. Merci les gars.
Joe Strummer heard these playing in a pub and decided to form a band....just goes to show how good this band was
That band of his was called The 101ers!
@cj - Then he heard The Ramones and decided to form another one...
Gimme a break! Joe sounds like Tiny Tim compared to a genius like Lee Brilleaux!😂
Probably the Greatest Band in History that nobody's ever even heard. 😂
@@klausrain111it’s cause wilko left to be with his woman which I don’t blame one bit.. it kinda went down hill after him… the music was decent but the lyrics were kinda crappy
Those Harmonica solos are something else!
After Lee died the suit managed to keep going for 3 more gigs!!
Brilliant! Thanks for the laugh :D
Brilliant comment ! 😂
Brilliant comment ! 😂
Hahaha no idea of the band or the reference but that is a great comment!!!!
@@glorf3558 Hi, the singer Lee of the R+B band Dr Feelgood wore his "white Suit" at every gig etc for about 20 years. Have a listen to them when Wilco Johnson was guitarist.
Two great blues showman gone. Up there with the best.Blues rockers anyway. Cannot pin them down.
One of the most under rated Rock 'n' Roll bands ever.
Under rated? The first albums went to the charts, "Stupidity" even at Number 1. The magic was gone when Wilko Johnson left the band.
Overrated you mean?
they never made it here in the U.S. so in my culture they're hugely underrated. I know they were successful in the UK an Europe, You're right about Wilko, but Lee on vocals and harp was fucking amazing. The bawdy showmanship on this is amazing - you can't teach somebody that. He comes out like a pervert who spent the night in the gutter and then hams it up profanely on stage. It's obscene AND hilarious! Man, what a band.
as Don Pedro said, they were #1.
More than you'll ever be.
I agree. I was only referring to the fact that they never got the exposure here that they merited.,that' all. @TheMadScotsman mckay
15 minutes well lived.Dr. Feelgood were pure lightning in a bottle. Lee and Wilko in good company.
I grew up in Essex (my Dad even had a grocery stall on Canvey Island for a while!) and the Kusaal in Southend was a regular gig. Two bands were iconic there - Status Quo and Dr Feelgood. Some of the best, wild times of my life. Rest well, Wilco - you were fucking *awesome*.
RIP Wilco. inspiration for tons of music we have today. Underated guitarist, music man.
I never underrated Wilko. Show me these people who do and I'll put 'em straight!
Well its not that he's underrated it's just people barely know him outside of certain age group and mostly male from uk. Once you find out about him it gets hard to underrate him.
What a skilled harmonica player! Wow! The guitarist is absolutely mad. Tone and timing is spot on. What a fantastic live act. They burn down the place.
Wilko makes angus young look like a schoolboy!
@@mikeluke9404 😂😂😂
A GEEZER ONCE SAID!!!!IT'S THE SWEENY !!!!WITH GUITARS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😈👊👊👊👊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍✌👏BRILLIANT QUOTE !!!!& BANG ON the MONEY 👌✌g
And Big figure is as tight as fuck!
@@geoffreycarson2311 I would happily offer said geezer a pint 😂🇬🇧🎶🎶
Just heard the news about Wilko today so I had to come back to this again. A glorious 14 min of music - must have been a fantastic experience to be at the gig.
Quite simply the most exciting band I ever saw and I have seen most of the so called greats. Two charismatic front men, driving rhythm section. Snarling r n' b at its best and if it doesn't stir something in you then you must be clinically dead ! RIP Lee Brilleaux
Absolutely!!!!! Great music from a truly great band!!!!
Deffo
You wont hear a tighter sounding band than this. Wilkos' punchy guitar style is just awesome.
Spot on mate..
@ Crichton51. I agree, they were literally one of the best ever "live" bands to watch perform. They were the antidote to the over indulgent prog-rock bands that saturated the mid 1970's. They were the first "new wave" band & influenced so many others. just brilliant !
One of my great regrets in life is never having seen the original Feelgood's with Wilko - born (just) to late. Thank God for You Tube.
Try and get to see Wilko with Norman Watt Roy, they still tour, you will love it, they still put on a cracking show.
I always listen to the bass and this guy is just killing it.
John B Sparks, epic bassist
8 Novembre 1975.... Assistant d'Anglais dans une grammar school de la banlieue de Southend-on Sea, j'ai eu le bonheur d'assister à ce concert mémorable au Southend Kursaal Ballroom... Going back Home !
Superb stuff - Lee looks like he's just leapt on stage after a scrap outside in the car park!
i'm 30 years old 'n i'm watchin' this like i ain't seen better ever....
I’m not even sure how this works. For those who don’t go that far back this is a historic document. Four guys, four chords, a noise that echoed simplicity, talent, aggression , energy and a relationship with the audience that belies ego and just wants to deliver. On one level, it’s not about fame or fortune it’s about the music.
It’s about doing it for it’s own sake , getting paid and getting laid sure, but no pretence, no stardom, just the essence of a great, indefinable thing. As someone said, a few months later on a different subject, “ we mean it maaaan”. That’s what makes this special.
Stevie H - Sorry, but where's the 4th chord?
@@pit2ryan3 in the turn-around, on 'Come back home'.
@@gerryjamesedwards1227 - You're right Gerry! It's C,B, A on "Going Back Home", so that makes it even a 5-chord song! Incidentally it looks like that this version of GBH (the audio part) has been overdubbed from a different concert... Cheers
absolute the dogs nuts. im 66 and seen these many times. if you wernet there tough shit . i was many times. spellings shit but so what . the real deal
Word! This is the esssence of rock'n'roll. They didn't invent the wheel, but they adjusted the nuts and bolts a bit. Proper class!
bye bye Wilko Legend!
Pub rock forever!
Lee, such an underrated harmonica player. The hardest working band ever, never missed a university gig .
We should all thank the gods of Rock and Roll that this concert was recorded.
It's on a DVD called Oil City Confidential, which I intend to track down and buy, one of these days. Also on You-Tube.
Don't buy "Oil City Confidential", it's awful - the one you want (with this show) is called "Going Back Home"- doesn't matter how much you pay for "Going Back Home" it's worth it!
"Oil City Confidential" is just full of old cartoons and B&W film - a Julian Temple ego trip!
I was about to buy it, without ever seeing it. Thanks. I don't know what I'd watch/listen to it on. My laptop. There have been some new Lee Brilleaux posts lately. If you haven't checked lately, you're in for a surprise.
EMULE : ed2k://|file|Dr.%20Feelgood%20-%20Going%20Back%20Home%20[DVD-Video].iso|2460745728|3E7651BCC200F1A4453260B3D69045E9|/
Find their live album called “Stupidity”
Love this,no massive egos or prancing about,just 4 regular guys making the best music.
Man, Wilko was super cool. Look at him in this video. Mad as a hatter and Super cool! What a guitarist. So sad he is now gone.
Love the dirty suit and it certainly wasn't pre distressed. He probably changed the spark plugs on his vauxhall on the way to the show.
He'll of been fighting round back of club before he went on
The Vauxhall Cresta rare beast indeed
😂😂😂😂
2legs2armsetc _____ There was a story about that suit/ jacket. It was actually suede, brand new and shiny white at the start of the tour and it was to be given away, in whatever condition it was in, at the end of the tour as a prize in the NME. Lee wore it every night for every gig. Rock'n'Roll history.
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I think he was wiping some dirt from them spark plugs off his nose before he started to sing. 😂😂😂😂
Dr. Feelgood is the best live band I ever - not "saw" - but participated in. Me and me mate went along and lied about our age, got in not expecting much cos their albums don't capture their real spirit and 2 hours later we were converted to the Dr Feelgood version of stripped-down hi-octane rock and roll... YEEEEEAHHHHH!!!!!!
That solo by Wilko on I'm A Hog For You Baby is amazing.
@geoffrey - To say the least... Though they said they never did it with Gypie as he didn't want to play it like that...
@@pit2ryan3 Or couldn't?
@@geoffreypiltz271 - No, Brilleaux himself said that... They thought it would have been some kinda disrespectful to him... Gypie was a virtuoso, let's not forget it...
RIP Wilko. What a legend
Brilliant. Dr Feelgood and the Clash, preeminent Rock and Roll. Saw them both late 70,s Wellington New Zealand. Never forgotten.
Must've been the same tour Simon, saw them in Melbourne around then...I'm 66 1/2 and the memories come rushing back seeing this vid. Peace & LOve brother. Keep on rocking !
@@nigelfewkes8101 Brilliant.
Were they on the same bill? That would be hard to top!
@@yournamehere6719 No. Same year.
They should have been much bigger than they were - what an excellent band.
RIP Lee Brilleaux
I was lucky enough to do lighting for Dr FEELGOOD on a show at Butlins, BOGNOR Regis. They kicked the shit out of the venue!
WHAAAATTTT!!!!!! I've waited 60 years, but mind blown - everyone else were pretenders, THIS IS ROCK N ROLL.
A Legendary Band at their very best, imagine being in the Pub watching these guys 😀
The newlands tavern,,, Peckham in the 70s GREAT ,,,
i did i saw their very first gig at the esplenade pub in Southend . very different sound . lee used to frequent a local pub called the top alex. i got to talk to him a few times very laid back.
Old Southend bloke here. Yup saw them at the Kursaal. Met Lee a few times.
I'm there.
It's one of my greatest wishes
Wilko Johnson and Mick Green , best 2 guitarists ever, Glad you are still with us Wilko, RIP Mick
RIP Wilko.
i agree
Never saw Feelgood live but have seen Wilko several times over the years. He's the man, guitar legend.
I must watch this set once a week it never ages it just gets better. I saw Obama’s like monthly playlist is it? Dr.Feelgood we’re on there 💯😎
RIP Wilko. You did it right. I hope you're enjoying a good catch up with Lee. Legends.
Hope they're together in heaven!
@@patoke7812 Nope: Wilko was a strident atheist, believed only in the Void (see "The Ecstasy of Wilco Johnson" for more). It was a big part of his core and who he was, and frankly why I love him. He's not in heaven, he is stardust. Long Live Wilko!
That's interesting, it's OK by me!! I loved him.
Absolutely bloody magic! What a brilliant no-frills band they were.
i reckon these nutty genius very talented lunatics are the very best band that ever graced a stage ,, all are brilliant players ,, willco travels across the stage on some plastic chewing gum he travel more than the london marathon , Lee i want to wash his clothes , its not the best idea , may be it would spoil his image xx dont you just love em xxx Jane x Main Man i love um xxxx
nobody moves like wilko fantastic energy
Californian here and never heard of these guys. I'm out of breath just watching. Wilko rips. Feets don't fail me know. Superior harp playing. Fun,fun,fun!
Soy un argentino de 30 años, conocí esta banda a los 17 y me volvieron loco. Que animalada, que bestias. Cuánta agresividad, rock and roll señores.
Thanks Wilko. You were, are, and will always be the real deal.
It really is 15 minutes of magic
favourite band ever!
favourite band ever
Definitely, the best !
i agree
Absolutely brilliant, true rock n roll legends !!! 😍🎸👌🔥🔥🔥🔥
Oh Christ, this was 43 years ago. Why does everything make me feel old?
I was just listening to humble pie at the fillmore. It was frigin 50 years ago. unbelievable . I saw steve at a small venue . rock on.
I'm American. First time seeing/hearing these guys. Supremely great. And yes, Wilko and his punk aesthetic (and talent) predate punk by a few years.
I imagine Dr Feelgood as the English Blue Oyster Cult who were also way ahead of most other contemporaries but never got the proper backing or were just a bit too left field for the masses. Not trying to compare the two bands in any way musically, that would be silly.
deemdoubleu coincidentally two of my fave bands. Strange.
@@hugohugo2832 J. Geils Band also kicked ass !!
@@evanwolf6618 - The first J. Geils Band album (1970) features tracks covered (among others) by Dr. Feelgood, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Lew Lewis, Dave Edmunds, Nine Below Zero...
I believe they were really popular in new york.
Too good for words. Brings tears to my eyes.
Perfectly put.
'Well I'm tired of whistling for her and I'm going back home' - rock's greatest punchline delivered by the master of his profession
The best R&B band, plain and simple.
My brothers band were on a line up with these in the early 70's in London, my brother stole me from school telling my teacher that I had a dentist appointment so I could roadie for the band. I was a 13 year old kid in a mans world and I will never forget it, RIP my dear brother, I still dream of you.
That's awesome man
coo
Wilcos stage presence is awesome.
The intro voice on this video is my Cousin - the DJ Andy Dunkley (RIP) who introduced me to Dr Feelgood in 1975.
Best Live Band I've ever seen in my life. To this day, they are my absolute favourite band.
Mesmerisingly magnificent! Saw Wilko at The Cheese and Grain in Frome last Saturday. Coming up to 75 and still doing it.
Gotta add my bit here. I live in Manchester, and I think it was 1973 me and my girlfriend Lorraine went to see Lou Reed at the Palace Theatre , we didn't normally watch support bands, but we sat down in the seats early..Jesus when Feelgood came on, I was totally absorbed, and became an instant fan (Wilco's strut was magic) from that time on me and all my buddies watched them everywhere up here in the North. TOP TOP Band.
Haha there was always a Lorraine in the 70's, never see them anymore.
deemdoubleu “Where did Lorraine go?” Sounds like a lost Wilko song.
Remember coming out of the Swinging Sporan in Manchester and through a large window with obscure glass in that you can only make out the figures I could see Wilko strutting backwards a forwards in his manic way and the the sound of course was brilliant and I was hooked couldn't get in to the gig it was a students only gig but I found out the name of the band and then followed them in the North west and was never let down by the Feelgoods.
Reminds me of a Lorraine from a 70s bluesrock song.
"Where did you go and what did you do"
Singer sounded quite heartbroken
Wilko was a killer. One of the best group ever.
Went to loads of Feelgood concerts, great vibes in the '70's.
Saw Dr Feelgood in Scarbourough , West Australia in about 1978. Tightest and best band ever. Supported by Matt Taylor and Chain, an awesome blues band, who took a distant second place that night. Unforgettable memory.
Saw them in 81 or 82 in a packed pub/club in Dunfermline, Fife. Thought the building would collapse. One of the best gigs in my life. Still have the Feelgood pin badge from that night. Treasured.
BRILLIANT , the bass player is the unsung hero !
Whoever did the sound knew what they were doing! Awesome
Yeah, the miking and mix are wonderful.
I think this is the concert recorded for their live lp
Andrew Collins I think your right... sounds like the Stupidity album... amazing stuff.... I wish I was around to witness this stuff in the 70's...
I went to several gigs at the Kursaal in Southend (my home town) in the '70's and the sound was always great. Deep Purple..Slade..Status Quo etc. etc..all were just brilliant.
@@anthonylamb5670 Stranglers and ACDC... sprung dance floor and tacky from spilt beer 🤣
Saw them a couple of times in Auckland in the 80’s, they were on a low stage in a packed pub with Brilleaux sweating through his suit. Possibly the greatest gig I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen plenty. They were so staunch!
I saw them the same time in Sydney. Fantastic show.
Saw these guys at Music Hall, Aberdeen in 1977, just about the best concert I’ve ever been to, toss up between them and Ry Cooder in Glasgow in 1988, magic!
This is rock in it's purest form. It simply doesn't get any better than this.
Saw them described recently as 'the Sweeney with guitars'
😂 😂 Excellent. 👍
You're nicked!
@@markrowlands3469 sunshine. 😂
Divided “And you....put your knickers on and make me a cup of tea”
@@alex-E7WHU That's so perfect...kudos
RIP Wilko. Legend.
Love dr feelgood. Saw them in mid seventies at Glasgow Apollo. Blew the roof off. They were a one off. Brilliant.
thinking of Lee Brilleaux 25 years since his passing April 7, 1994
Open Heart Space
Shitballs, seems like only yesterday I saw the boys live. Please take me back to happier times.
Yeah...the same Day Kurt cobain bleu his had off...le brilleaux didn t makes the hear lines. Just like darby crash, on the way round, killed him self when John lennon was shot to death
I saw Doctor Feelgood live as a student at the University of Leicester in 1983 - without Wilco Johnson ! They were absolutely brilliant on stage - one of the best live gigs I've ever seen and heard. Pure 'dirty' classic British Rhythm 'n' Blues at its best - and much better than most of the Punk and New Wave bands which followed them. Greatly underrated.
I was there. A brilliant night and a great memory.