With all do respect, and as an admirer of his style and tone on the guitar, he literally walks back in forth over and over on pretty much all their performances. It's quirky, but I'm not sure I'd characterize him as a showman lol.
And that, my friends, is the true spirit of Rock 'n' Roll. A rock solid rhythm section, a truly one-off guitarist, and a front man who looks like he'd rip yer eyeballs right out of yer head. Saw them loads of times, and Wilko's band as well. Absolutely brilliant.
I love this so much and agree with you all the way. Similar for me in Texas in the 70's seeing ZZ Top and SR Vaughn. My we were lucky (and I think I knew it at the time)!!
@@tcm6756 Well, that said it's never too late! Obviously he has passed now but Wilko was from my hometown in Essex and I've met him several times and played guitar with him in my local pub, all at the age 12 or 13!
They were outside my school often and played the haystack pub regularly on canvey - I wasn’t into them back then - but realised how good they were. I was into other music back then. Very underrated band at the time but well respected then and now in the music business
Saw them a couple of times at the Liverpool Stadium ( demolished '87 ? ) back '75-'76 . Those days it was about 90p . LOL . Hey , Chuck Berry at the Empire was only GBP 2.60 !
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Only two good things ever came out of Canvey Island. The A130 and the Feelgoods. No band can compete when it comes to the sheer sweat and attack of a Dr Feelgood show. The boys are legends. Gonna miss you Wilco 😔
@@peterward9446 One Hundred Percent ,Mick Green...As a guitarist myself I never get tired or bored of him& it's been 50 odd years since I've been tuned into him...A shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves...Although I suppose he created his own circle of people...
@@StevieZero ditto - as per: Billy J Kramer says: June 4, 2021 at 5:40 am. "I have seen all the great guitar players - Mick was the best I ever saw .,, and to have had the pleasure to work with him Was one of the greatest highlights in my career..."
Not one mention in all these postings of Sparco and The Big Figure. We all know how great Wilco and Lee were in the band, but Sparks and the Figure were the engine room of the Feelgoods. They were the finest kick arse rhythm section in rock n' roll.
I thought the Stones version was good, but this tops it by miles. The tone of Wilco's Tele is spot on , and the band is so tight, and Sparco playing chords on his bass! . The big Figure driving them on. Total magic
Great band, has all the elements you'd want driving rhythm section with loads of swing, guitar hero and powerhouse lead singer, all leaving everything out there on the stage. Such a pity the classic line up lasted such a short amount of time.
My favorite part of one of his obituaries was when he said he liked blues but there weren’t any mules or cotton farms where he grew up, so he had to write songs with a blues background but incorporating the realities of his English life.
"Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" by Dr. Feelgood with Willko Johnson on guitar (a mid-70s live performance, remastered in 2005). Life affirming R&B at its very best. Happy birthday Wilko! May you have many years of music ahead of you!
Amazing band and a huge influence on what was to become punk with their high energy workingman's take on the blues blended with straight up rock 'n' roll.
Wilko is still touring, with Norman Watt-Roy and Dylan Howe. They are nothing short of brilliant. It is an amazing uplifting evening. Wilko is a legend. We are blessed that he is well and back on the circuit. Don't dither, buy a ticket and go. They are nothing short of epic.
100% Agreed. Early Stones stuff was simply something else ( Apologies to Eddie Cochran fans ~ I'm one of 'em ) . Seen the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard Live back in the day,. Powerhouse performers all but Lee really was something else and then some. What a dynamic front man! My favourite live band by some margin. RIP oh great ones!
Wilko Johnson deconstructs Berry’s style, simplifying it and dumping all the cliches. Great performance also from Brillo and the others. RIP Wilko Johnson
Too bad I never saw Lee Brilleaux on stage. Last time to experience was maybe around 1991 at my hometown, Lahti, Finland but I missed it. Thanks Lee, Wilko and rest or the Dr. Feelgood for everything.
My all time favourite band. Yes, I've listened to all kinds of other music over the decades and enjoyed inumerable other bands and revelled in seeing them live but, somehow, I always, at some stage, come back to this band from Canvey Island and for me Dr Feelgood always makes the world seem a better place....!
If you where lucky enough to see the first night of the tour, the suite was pristine white. However, Lee never stayed in one town long enough to get it cleaned. By the time it was black I guess they'd "Gone back home"!!
The rhythm section was the engine of the band, with the Feelgoods a lot of people were focusing on Lee and Wilko as they were so visual and not appreciating Figure and Sparko
![Dr. Feelgood - [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66 (Guitar Cover)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/l5LhWjyXTRc/mqdefault.jpg)
When Lee died his suit went on touring for another 6 months.
:)
😂😂🎉
RIP Wilko. This video demonstrates just what a showman he was.
Ah I hadn't seen that. RIP
So mobile despite having a lead on his guitar!
Alan
AMEN to that
Took ill same time as Mum,he managed to push nearly a decade more,he can be thankful for that...showman
With all do respect, and as an admirer of his style and tone on the guitar, he literally walks back in forth over and over on pretty much all their performances. It's quirky, but I'm not sure I'd characterize him as a showman lol.
Can we take a moment the skill, brilliance and coolness of The Big Figure - an underrated drummer, if ever there was one.
And that, my friends, is the true spirit of Rock 'n' Roll. A rock solid rhythm section, a truly one-off guitarist, and a front man who looks like he'd rip yer eyeballs right out of yer head. Saw them loads of times, and Wilko's band as well. Absolutely brilliant.
That's what I was think but you said it perfectly!
I love this so much and agree with you all the way. Similar for me in Texas in the 70's seeing ZZ Top and SR Vaughn. My we were lucky (and I think I knew it at the time)!!
Well stated.
@@tcm6756 Well, that said it's never too late! Obviously he has passed now but Wilko was from my hometown in Essex and I've met him several times and played guitar with him in my local pub, all at the age 12 or 13!
LEGENDS FROM ESSEX....A BAND WITH BALLS!!!!!! salutes from TABLADA ARGENTINA 🇦🇷
So underrated, we were blessed to have them
Thanks from an Essex lad.
Completely authentic music. I can't believe I wasn't into them in the 70's. Brilleaux is a fantastic frontman
They were outside my school often and played the haystack pub regularly on canvey - I wasn’t into them back then - but realised how good they were. I was into other music back then. Very underrated band at the time but well respected then and now in the music business
Très peu de gens en effet connaissaient DR FEELGOOD.......dans mon entourage ici à PARIS
THE BEST FRONTMAN 💯
Saw them a couple of times at the Liverpool Stadium ( demolished '87 ? ) back '75-'76 . Those days it was about 90p . LOL . Hey , Chuck Berry at the Empire was only GBP 2.60 !
@@npet6842 saw steve harley there - sailor were the support act , sailor rocked
I love this. RIP Wilko & Lee wearing the suit they couldn't dry clean.
Rich.
Just what a rock band
Should be.
Low down & dirty.
Live & loud
Glad I got to see them.
That suit would break a laundrymat
Wilko Johnson and Lee Brilleaux are the coolest couple on stage ever!
True legends
Wilko was not essential - as Gypie proved. Wouldn't work without Lee...
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Only two good things ever came out of Canvey Island. The A130 and the Feelgoods.
No band can compete when it comes to the sheer sweat and attack of a Dr Feelgood show. The boys are legends.
Gonna miss you Wilco 😔
Add Eddie & the Hot Rods
@Detroit1967 point taken but they weren't really in the same league as the Feelgoods.
The goldmine wasn’t bad either
Best pub band in the world!
Dr. Feelgood and Cold Chisel. That would have been some show.
Yes. I clocked them in the Firehouse in liverpool many moons gone. A fight started, but the band played on!
What a DYNAMITE band!!
Dr Feelgood
GOOD HONEST ROCK'N'ROLL
The world's greatest unknown rock & roll band!!!!!!
Check out The Pirates
@@StevieZero ,,,,& probably the World's greatest unknown guitarist .... the viridescent Mick
@@peterward9446 One Hundred Percent ,Mick Green...As a guitarist myself I never get tired or bored of him& it's been 50 odd years since I've been tuned into him...A shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves...Although I suppose he created his own circle of people...
@@StevieZero this one says it all re. *_respect_* for Mick:
ruclips.net/video/6zzfEkwKp3I/видео.html
@@StevieZero ditto - as per: Billy J Kramer says:
June 4, 2021 at 5:40 am.
"I have seen all the great guitar players - Mick was the best I ever saw .,, and to have had the pleasure to work with him
Was one of the greatest highlights in my career..."
Ich habe Dr. Feelgood in Berlin Kreuzberg im SO 36 live erlebt.
Klasse Band gewesen 🌅❤️🙏
less is more,uncomplicated raw brilliance
Spot on
Not one mention in all these postings of Sparco and The Big Figure. We all know how great Wilco and Lee were in the band, but Sparks and the Figure were the engine room of the Feelgoods. They were the finest kick arse rhythm section in rock n' roll.
Well the engineers were always underestimated on all the ships, fleets, seas and the bands:) Cheerio Cliff
Well said totally agree
Was just thinking that
That's a great point you've made there Cliff, where would a Band be without a rhythm section
They're awesome. Seriously great rhythm section.
This whole concert is one of the very very best on youtube from any band.
Rest In Peace Wilko - wherever you go, Lee is sure to be rocking his harmonica!!
Saw this mob so many times , always a great show .
I thought the Stones version was good, but this tops it by miles. The tone of Wilco's Tele is spot on , and the band is so tight, and Sparco playing chords on his bass! . The big Figure driving them on. Total magic
Note Wilko playing his Tele through the much revered - now reviled - HH 212 "Valvesound" all-transistor combo. Great player, great tone.
Tone? That is a stupid description of sound that you parrot from other dummies. Tone. SHEESH.
@@Onemore59 Okay what would you call it?
@@MirlitronOneI think Noel Gallagher used one with a marshall valvestate on the first oasis LP and tour.
Great band, has all the elements you'd want driving rhythm section with loads of swing, guitar hero and powerhouse lead singer, all leaving everything out there on the stage. Such a pity the classic line up lasted such a short amount of time.
A bygone era ... we shall never hear or see their like again.
Best version of Route 66 ever
wonder how many miles Wilko covered doing the back and forth during his live career....RIP legend
that suit should be in the rock n roll hall of fame. It looks like his ford transit broke down on the way to the gig lol What a band!!
Agreed!
Both the band and the suit are too rock 'n' roll for the Hall of Fame
These guys are rockin' and Wilko is so unique. Love it when Lee humps the floor towards the end, lol.
Shame we don’t get music like this anymore 😢
Was fortunate to see the guys live every week in alittle pub between Sheperds bush and Kensington High Street around 1972,amazin gigs.
and at The Lord Nelson on Holloway Road! :)
Allan Pickersgill wow, how lucky were you!!! I'd have gave my right arm to have seen them back then
Amazing how good simple, straight-up blues/rock ‘n’ roll can sound.
My favorite part of one of his obituaries was when he said he liked blues but there weren’t any mules or cotton farms where he grew up, so he had to write songs with a blues background but incorporating the realities of his English life.
"Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" by Dr. Feelgood with Willko Johnson on guitar (a mid-70s live performance, remastered in 2005). Life affirming R&B at its very best. Happy birthday Wilko! May you have many years of music ahead of you!
This is what proper rock and roll sounds like, raw, minimal, loud.
Fella, you never spoke a truer word
Just discovered this fantastic band! RIP Lee Brilleaux.
If you like them, make sure you check out the Sensational Alex Harvey Band too.
Saw them many times in the seventies. Top band live.
@@YaoEspirito Sensational Alex Harvey Band were bloody brilliant!
RIP Wilko
Heard many versions of this famous song, but surely this is how it's suppose to sound?
Amazing band and a huge influence on what was to become punk with their high energy workingman's take on the blues blended with straight up rock 'n' roll.
Eddie & the Hot Rods followed
@@Detroit1967
They sure did and and like Dr Feelgood paved the way for punk in the U.K.
"workingman's take on the blues" As opposed to the bourgeois pioneers of the Mississippi Delta, or what?
@EatPieYes
In the Britisn context, it was compared to what went before. I wasn't talking about the original masters in the States.
@@bloodboughtbigphilr8266 Just to be clear, it was a joke. But that's interesting, I hadn't thought about it that way.
Lee's suit! Apparently it was brand new at the start of the tour.he said he would wear it on every show without cleaning it ha ha. .brilliant.
The show and energy are incredible. I first heard them at 14 and they still sound amazing. One of the forerunners of punk
Powerful, exciting marvelous band!
God bless Dr. Feelgood!
God ?
Wilko is still touring, with Norman Watt-Roy and Dylan Howe. They are nothing short of brilliant. It is an amazing uplifting evening.
Wilko is a legend. We are blessed that he is well and back on the circuit. Don't dither, buy a ticket and go. They are nothing short of epic.
I saw them 3 times
Absolutely raw masterpiece from one of the most underatted band from this island....
this is actually the best route 66 you'll ever hear
I wonder how did wilco manage to jump so high and at the same time play guitar solo. Truly magician.
its called amphetamine :)
@@burt-1959 It's a hell of a drug :D
its called phet :)
What a beast this Wilco! RIP, my friend, thanks you for your music.
Great sound , savage energy levels, class act.
La meilleure interprétation de Route 66 depuis les Rolling Stones et Chuck Berry. Merci Wilko Johnson.
100% Agreed. Early Stones stuff was simply something else ( Apologies to Eddie Cochran fans ~ I'm one of 'em ) . Seen the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard Live back in the day,. Powerhouse performers all but Lee really was something else and then some. What a dynamic front man!
My favourite live band by some margin. RIP oh great ones!
Wilko Johnson deconstructs Berry’s style, simplifying it and dumping all the cliches. Great performance also from Brillo and the others. RIP Wilko Johnson
How can this only get 2.8k up votes? Best version in the universe ever!!
America gave us Rock and Roll. We made it better, turned it around and threw it straight back and 'em. I give you exhibit #1 Dr. Feelgood.
And you still haven't apologised for Glam Rock, Gary Glitter etc
@@davekeating. T.Rex ✨no apology needed there .
Gary G. , yes , sorry .
I'll miss Wilko big time. This footage is absolute gold.
The best version ever!
Too bad I never saw Lee Brilleaux on stage. Last time to experience was maybe around 1991 at my hometown, Lahti, Finland but I missed it. Thanks Lee, Wilko and rest or the Dr. Feelgood for everything.
Proper music, proper musicians.
Wilko Johnson ……someday all lead guitarists will be like him !!!!😊
Absolutely amazing live band.
show jagger and all how it should be done.Lee you own it!
Wilko and Lee the BEST LIVE PERFORMER EVER AND EVER😢😢😢 MISSING YOU..
Wilko a limited player but in reality no limits in being limited. Beauty is in the ear of the listener
Love absolutely everything about this band,would love to have seen this line up 👍❤🤘
Love Wilkos style its completely flat out and full of passionate riffing.
Raw and authentic. My generation.
I wonder how many miles Wilco walked on stage during his career.A one off,R I P
I saw them in Valladolid, Spain, late 80. Brilleaux smoked in spasmodic way many cigarretts. Unforgotable
Fantastic ....wish I'd been at this gig ... what a band
My all time favourite band. Yes, I've listened to all kinds of other music over the decades and enjoyed inumerable other bands and revelled in seeing them live but, somehow, I always, at some stage, come back to this band from Canvey Island and for me Dr Feelgood always makes the world seem a better place....!
In this year 2019. This works like nothing else still:)
If you where lucky enough to see the first night of the tour, the suite was pristine white. However, Lee never stayed in one town long enough to get it cleaned. By the time it was black I guess they'd "Gone back home"!!
DAYUM...these guys are bringing it.
Brilliant band, full of energy & stage presence. Fondly remember their first album coming out….in mono!
This is THE version of Route 66.....great driving bass by Sparko!
The rhythm section was the engine of the band, with the Feelgoods a lot of people were focusing on Lee and Wilko as they were so visual and not appreciating Figure and Sparko
Saw em live three times.........just brilliant.....
Сильнейшие рокеры супер группа таких не много
Yes indeed, and not an effects pedal in sight, the business.
The essence of Rock & Roll.
saw the guys live in belgium long time ago.., was fuckin' great!!!
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These guys where the blueprint for punk
Strip down R N R....
The best "Moment" in time.. Never to be repeated. My memories...
Those were the great days my friends
So sad that the two front men are gone
Best version of this song.
Speeding so hard Lee is doing push ups while wilco does star jumps!
Speed is a hell of a drug!
Why didnt i go and see this band? just raw blues /rock amazing!
loved them both r.i.p. x
Marvelous!! Wilko was a great musician, we miss you....
They blew me away, the first time I heard them live (age 15).
Absolutely brilliant. Iam glad I saw them live many years ago.
got really nervous thinking the guitarist will pull that amp head off ... lol .... best version i heard yet.
What the curly lead was invented for! Those amps are pretty chunky, too.
Hold up....THAT GUITARIST!!! Omg I hate you😂
Great version of a song done by early Stones. Both are fantastic!
True but they needed 2 guitarists - Wilko plays the rhythm and lead parts himself
@@gerrytaylor3432 Did the Who need two guitarists?
Chuck Berry
Eine Legende
I saw these guys at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. Dynamic, fun, exciting, inspirational. In the days of the innocent.
What a good band they were, rip wilko
The pure and authentical Spirit of R&R..yeah man!!
Rip wilko & lee.
Lee looks like he has just changed the engine in a car wearing a suit
Get You're Kicks on Route 66! So many Iterations of This Song.
Best version Ever............................
ウィルこ様の、弾く、ルート66は、完璧です、🎊🎸
I will finally get to see Route 66 next year....been waiting more than 40 years since this band stole my heart!
So sad they've already passed into History.........How can that be.......??!!??
There is an incredible live black and white performance of jimi in Germany playing three songs. He really shows off his guitar skills there.
Best band I ever saw.
EXCELENTE, UNO DE LOS GRUPOS MAS PRENDIDOS!!!!