Dr.Feelgood-Route 66

[fantagaro100]

When I heard the Doctor , I' fuck the beatles and also the stones !

Wilko is God, Clapton is shit

[rjplamf61]

@fantagaro100 Yeah, the Beatles, Clapton and the Stones do tend to get a bit fucking boring for me, The Doctor definitely kicks ass.

[bigboreharley]

OOOOOO YEAHHHHH

[darwleg]

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood

He's the one that makes ya feel all right

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood

He's gonna be your Frankenstein

[skimmis1]

Just amazing style of playing. Riffing and playing lead and rhythm at the same time, sounding like at least two different guitars playing at the same time. Tight rhythm section and an intense leadsinger with that "bad guy" attitude. Can't get much better than this.

[ThePhilHarry]

Lee looks sober?



[jjdecani]

Dear Americans: please note that the word is pronounced ROOT, not ROUT. You stupid fucking ignoramuses.

[ramsay97]

@jjdecani pretty sure they say root as well and as i understand it they use rout to mean something a bit like a jig saw

ignoramus

[feddie6]

cant wait to see them in wales next year!!!!

[GurolSpino]

muy bueno!!!

[namor357]

As much as I liked the Sones' version, I always thought the Feelgod's cover was the definitive version of the song, rough, dirty and raw, the way it should be.

[inagaty]

25ghr- Wilko "was" the man??

He still is, going strong with Norman Watt-Roy on bass

[JustTheGman]

@inagaty My thoughts exactly. I saw them last night in Nottingham. Still scary. Still fantastic! ;-)

[ALLexanderKPP]

Ouuuuu.....Yeahhhhhhh!

[fun77ify]

wilko super guitariste !!!

[romfin1]

It was new release 66 recently. super modern drive.

[problem49]

Proof positive that the seventies wasn t the hopeless music wasteland that most people assume it was. What a shame that brilliant bands like this didn t get more exposure. Likewise Dave Edmunds, Big Star, and The Flamin Groovies. Heroes all!

[krakatoa1200]

Wilko Johnson was influenced by the late Mick Green, who played guitar in Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, a cracking rock Band from the earls 60's

[LearnerMIC]

Loved this forever!

[krakatoa1200]

Great Feelgood Rock !!!!!!!!!

[sweetglamrock]

It´s fuckin GREAT!

Thx

[neorich59]

Keith Richards can play guitar like Chuck Berry, but, if you listen to the whole of the Stone's output you'll hear a great deal more in the way of variety than that.

Wilko, would, no doubt in my mind say that he was influenced by both..

That said, I love the raw, almost punk like energy of a lot of Dr Feelgood's stuff, "Roxette," in particular.

[agnusska]

Lee you will never be forgotten.RIP

[hotrodmitch]

Best thing to come out of Canvey.....In fact, the ONLY good thing to come out of Canvey!!!

[1964chrissie]

@hotrodmitch You forgot the road out!!

[fatdonkeyfatdonkey]

Wilco is an original... never copied, never bettered...

[jasonofjersey]

going to see them at the weyfest in september ..... should be good

[hotrodmitch]

@jasonofjersey I wouldn't mind that, I'll have to look it up.

[jasonofjersey]

@hotrodmitch its a great little festival this year will be the 3rd time on the trot me and me mates have gone.

[The57stratocaster]

Much better version than the Stones.

Gotta love Wilco's playing... He's out on Pluto man...

[TRevAW69]

Woah! TyneTees TV - there's a blast from the past. Saw "Oil City Confidential" t'other month and got me into finding more Dr. Feelgood as all I'd heard in the 70's was "Milk & Alcohol". Got some albums now, but live is where they were at.

[stan2211stan]

i'd rather listen to The Feelgoods!

Period!

Wilko and Snooks Eaglin - Two Of A Pair.

THAT'S how Ya play a Telecaster.

Period.

[surfinbluesman]

wilko is the man

[rjmachin]

Wilko's fantastic. Like an Alsation on a short leash... 

[25ghr]

I saw this back in the 70S Wilko freaked me out , I had never seen anyone play the Guitar like that ,, before or since,, Wilko was the Man !!!!!!

[sweetglamrock]

BRILLIANT!

[DraggDaddy]

Love the Dancin.

[3334109329KARL]

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwao!

[PAULLONDEN]

WoW!...what a party there.Get me such a show TODAY.

Watch out Lee,that kind of intensity is not sustainable....oops...sorry.

3:56....AGREED!

[manwitgun55]

my dad thought the singer was black till he saw the video hahaha

[revttcoco]

Has to be one of the best Routes ever.Count Bishops did a great version around this time.

[OttovonEarth]

Thames Delta R&B with hardcore hard rock attitude. Wilko Johnson and Lee Brilleaux made the band. I saw last summer Julie Temple's Oil City Confidential which caused flashbacks from the time when I was young and horny.. and I've got a bike - now I've got two badass bikes and I'm still horny and the day when my ass is gonna push grass is a helluva lot closer, AAARGH!! Btw, Dr. Feelgood was one of the real bands at the time in Finland, just check out the map graphic of the insight statistics..

[BedBugBlues]

Lee Brilleaux is so under rated and yet easily as heavy as Mick Jagger....Dr Feelgood were one of most powerful rock and roll bands ever (when Lee and Wilko were with them)......Torrington Pub, Finchley, 1975...pure entertainment.

[wagiocolor]

anciedad



[OKKOKA]

Just pure murder ..no bullshit!

[SussexByTheSea96]

Hey does anyone know what Dr.Feelgood album this is on?

[muzzster1970]

@SussexByTheSea96 It's on their 1st album,Down By The Jetty,which has been re-released as a double album remaster,ie a Stereo copy and the original Mono recording both with bonus tracks.Look it up on ebay.There's a bloke there selling from the US that does a pretty good deal.

[itsloudman]

@muzzster1970 has to be the mono version - i picked up a copy a while ago - mean sound!

[grahamw56]

Rock with ATTITUDE.

Bought it. Still love it.

[jrbbubbles]

tight...

[phisterlogsauce]

@jrbbubbles

right, so tight. Pure rock n roll...

[phisterlogsauce]

@phisterlogsauce Saw them in the 80's - what a tight band and what a party...

[TOBERT001]

Lee looks pretty smart here. Where is the old white suit ?

Intense stuff - truly great.

[Detroit1967]

Watch this, kids. This is how it's supposed to be done. Nuff said.

[andy7807]

3rd time lucky...the name came from the track Dr Feelgood by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

[120buach]

why did they call themselves dr. feelgood.

they do look like they are feeling good and enjoying themselves, but for the life of me i can't figure out how they seem so energetic. can anybody enlighten me ???

:-)

[Jeffo193]

@120buach I think it was also inspired by the fact that Dr. Feelgood was a nickname for heroin, as well as what andy7807 said :)

[maclennan73]

@120buach They all drank heavily except Wilko, who didn't at all, they also took anything going, if you know what I mean?!

They did want to have a style of behavior and image and this was it, looks damn good though, as did they.

Their name came from a Johnny Kidd and the Pirates song.

Check out the excellent documentary film about them and Canvey Island called 'Oil City Confidential' it s just aired on BBC 3

[astonrd]

@maclennan73 You just watched it it?? 

[armandin2048]

@maclennan73 Wilco didn't drink because he was speeding his nut off lol! Looks like the Bass player stuck a few away.

[YourEpic]

You see, this is one of the rare bands where the lead singer/frontman is completely out shun by the guitarist.

[Boots59100]

Genius! Were we ever that young?

[NickOLarse999]

Wilko has paid the price for years of hard gigging. He now actually believes he is a small piece of an aubergine.

[wide2west]

i wish bands looked this class nowadays

[Elementalsband]

@wide2west There are a few bands that dress fine, for example, check out the Hives, they have a special cloth code, they only dress in black & white costumes.

[wide2west]

@Elementalsband They're not a patch on these mate, the hives remind me of some manufactured pop band or something in those matching suits

Matching costumes only ever looked good on the beatles and the jam haha

I mean when you look at wilko you just think, WOW, cool as fuck. Even Lee looks a class apart

[19CACTUS51]

I think the boys had one cup of coffee to many…

[120buach]

@19CACTUS51

Hmm, you might be right, but I think that coffee might have been a "special" blend :-)

[remu63]

Dynamite from Canvey. Doctor took care of my blues in my youth...

[Subiisten]

Cocain and speed those this....

[hossnemma]

oh my god.. cant believe i've just found this... first time i seen these guys was on t geordie scene in 1975.. itv...That started my love affair with these guys... lol

[Nashvilleagain]

RIP  L.B.

[thesillywabbit1349]

wilko is kick-ass!

[spragger]

Rock on Wilko, RIP Lee

[domi9352]

Amazing ! Saw them twice in Paris at their best with Wilko the guitar man in black.

[LittleTed92]

I met Wilko the other day. We were showing Oil City Confidential, and he came down. He has not lost any of his charisma, and is an amazing person to talk to.

[Powerplay4545]

Punk before punk?

[yorkshiretractors]

ilove this band i wish i had seen them but i spent my money seeing assholes like gary the twat moore who treats is fans like shit saw him last year he was piss up swearing at fans playing to a backing tape gary moore is the biggest twat in music

[drugosdrugos]

I love the stones but lookin at Dr.F covering this song it makes their version sound so girly, lee voice is pure agression

[shaneshaky1]

i love stones too but dr feelgood rock a lot harder and had amazing presence onstage, pure cutting edge! both bands still torch any of all the cod rock you get these days !!!

[PAULLONDEN]

1:07▬☻you might eat that mic almost Lee, but where's "Big Sur bust out"?

The Feelgoods gave these geordies a timely tip.

GREAT.

It's almost a fucking injustice that those bloody Stones are still @ it.

[drugosdrugos]

dr fellgood, simply the best

[GOODROLLERO]

Son autenticos.

[maddog20400]

Wilko shreds. Love the way he and Brilleaux both go for spastic movements. Man, they give this song a cool feel.

[sangre17]

Just, beautiful.

[DGHRHHT]

Feelgood look so dated now.............

[kashmir1820]

Classic, not dated. A world of difference.

[plattflytt]

this is just great

[clown999d]

wilco is the man so is keith so stopp bitchin an enjoy

[deanok1960]

@clown999d - I agree - Wilko is the Riff God AKA Mr Charizma

[robsmallwood]

Thanks for this - great, great video

[ladyupdown]

I just LOVE them,first saw them,in Guildford,end of 60"s.....XXXX

[mikeyewz]

They weren't around in the 60's........

[PoireauMan68]

who are you talking about ? the FEELGOODS didn't exist in 1968, nor 1969...or under different guises but not playing together in late sixties...

[Diamant1960]

An exceptional form this Brillaux lee, and what Wilko on guitar, all give this great, grandiose best in their field rhythm and blues DR FEELGOOD !

[Daffodilish]

One of the best,tight,bands of their era,saw em,bought em ,remember em...Johnboy

[midshift]

1:25

Lee does the best introductions to the solos that a guitarist can dream...

Listen Roxette also ;-)

[arfurwales]

proper rock n roll pub rock call it what u like but it can't be beat ;o)

[JabberOff]

Boogie.

[Sawyerbabe1968]

Wilko, wot a legend!!!!!!!

[25ghr]

I remember watching them on the Geordie Scene back in 70s, I thought Wilko was amazing such a unique style ,he is stil on the go ,

[DimechDavid]

Wilko is still doing great stuff if you get the chance check out Back in the Day (EP with Steve Hooker) and the film City Oil Confidential

[PGuitarR]

Wilko is such a good guitarist. Whole band is etremely good but especially the guitarist.

[geezzerboy]

Keith plays guitar like Chuck Berry, no one plays the guitar like Wilko, except Wilco.

[DimechDavid]

Check out the Julian Temple Film that gets released in October. The Feelgoods were the hardest band to come out of Southend

[FergR]

I saw 'Oil City Confidential' last night. My head is still reeling with the magnificence of it. I'd urge anyone who believes in proper live music goes to see it if they can.

[DimechDavid]

Anyone know what happen to Lew Lewis

[Seantroll]

i read he done a job on hes local post office with a sawn off and the post office worker knew who he was thru the blalclava and he when to prision for ages

[CharlesKeating]

They look gay as hell, but the guitar player gets my respect.

[radioroidar]

Gay? These are are hard boys from Canvey. Calling them them gay would find you in a world of pain sonny.

[lahamttt123]

all their early stuff is REAL TIGHT.

[spadge321]

astonishing BOOGIE .. lovely to see just normal looking chicks shaking their arses to this kind of great music ,, these days they would not bother,,

[dorzsboss]

Funny moving of guitarist. Very good cover. Actually much more better than the Stones's.

[Twilerhart]

mm, much more better.

[notmuchado]

In fact, much, much more bettererer

[ClubSierraCazorla06]

Este sábdo e el Festival de Blues de Cazorla. Para no perdérselo.

[itsloudman]

this is the best ever version of route 66 - pure unadulterated bite yer head off r n b - tight as you like - lee and wilko awesome awesome

[MONEYCHANGERR]

E is equal dr feelgood in square

[InCrowdKraut]

Ah...the stones version cuts this?

Nothing wrong with the Stones in general, but

the 60s-Stones-version was already boring compared to the Chuck Berry recording from the 50s.

I'm sure that Keith Richard never could play (and and make a show) like Wilko did, even if he had a 50.000 watt amp and a rocket in his arse :-)

[mtwallet]

Van Mo's Them cut a decent version of it

[pit2ryan3]

They did this version (1975) after the Rolling Stones version (1964), and Wilko copied the guitar solo too !!!

Rolling Stones invented Rock-Blues !

There would be no Dr. Feelgood without the Stones !

[rorygg1]

stones suck

[WynonieHarris]

There would be no Rolling Stones without Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Solomon Burke, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and a host of others.

The Rolling Stones invented sod all. They took their version of Route 66, guitar solo and all, from Chuck Berry.

Dr Feelgood stayed true to their roots as a ballsy little Rhythm & Blues band, while the Rolling Stones went down the decadent rock star trip.

[rdmilleraz]

Wrong.

[shelleys9I]

Could Wilko write the last time,satisfaction,get off my cloud, 19th nervous breakdown,paint it black etc etc etc etc ????????????????

[feiz01]

yea man stupidity,,best lp ever,,

[PAULLONDEN]

Classic..

Stones version cuts it though.

But....this come near.

[frankimanos]

Brilliant

[lloyd525]

wilko is a legend.

he is a machine. runs like clockwork. very jerky clockwork.

[krautball]

Dr Feelgood are still around, but none of the original members is in their lineup now. Lead singer Lee Brilleaux was brilliant - RIP.

[vicpur]

From here Wilko became a Blockhead along side Ian

[spadge321]

he joined the Blockheads much later not this early man ,,

[stillwaiting4godot]

dr feelgood generally got overlooked, cause they didn't fit in with the genre at the time. shame, fine band.

[jexport]

shit hot twice

[boballen21]

shit hot

[greenluis]

wilko & lee all my youth, thanks

[quoarebrill]

You are witnessing Essex's finest at thier best, my first drum kit was off the big figure ,Never mind the Animals or Jon Mayall this was british blues at its best

[abingdon66]

I've never seen this band before - and I'm 65!

Did they ever tour the US?

Very original approach to R&B.

[chefdux]

Man i'm 17 and i've discover this band there is 2 days when i found an old vinyl of them, the name of this vinyl is Stupidity and you'have to listen it, it's just awesome! ( it exist in CD i think)

Scuse my bad english i'm french, who don't learn very well the english, but we listen good music! =D

[XboX360XboX1]

wilkos style is so original and unbeatable, the whole band is very original

[oxley102]

the bands work is great they compliment each other just topps

[nadirsbigchance]

it doesnt get any better than this

[mojocrew1]

Timeless quality

[elwood73jp]

最高！

[thewolfspeaks]

Absolutely feckin' awesome

[Widmerpool99]

Wilko Johnson came from another planet. Magnificent.

[rockindillo]

By my reckoning, this is from "The Geordie Scene", from 1975... the very first time I ever saw or heard of the Feelgoods! Truly a TV show that changed my life!

We still miss you, Lee!

[jwezel]

Truely one of the ever greatest R&B bands in the world. Had the honour to see them a few times with Lee Brilleaux. God bless him!

[BalmaclellanBoy]

I was privileged to see the Feelgoods live three or four times - total masters. A Tyne Tees production? That was when ITV was worth watching

[LizzyDouglas]

Bobby Troup wrote R66 in 1946, later on in the fifties he wrote "The Girl Can't Help It".

[NathanSheerness]

Smeggin' love the Feelgood!!

[mcbump]

this is a bobby troup song,nat king cole had a hit with it in the 40's the Trash Mavericks did a rockin' version in my backyard .please check it out and let us know what you think.thanks for posting this.

[marleychivan]

it this their song or it is a Rolling Stones cover?

[Utubestolemylife]

It's from before The Stones - theirs was a cover a too.

[sprintexecutive1]

I hardly think its Kurt Cobain this looks like its from the 70s

[chunkeymonkey581]

Is that a Kurt Cobain poster behind the band?

[turnaboutintruder]

It's Leon Russell

[woefbeer]

That's a poster of Leon Russell. About that time he played the piano in Mad Dogs and Englishmen, the band around Joe Cocker. Kurt Cobain was still in his nappies then......

[vedista]

Thanx from Greece !!! Thank you for the most incredible fun i ever had the chance to have on live concert. Still have the tickets from LIVE in Athens yeaaars ago.Too bad younger generations will never have the chance to feel what i felt that night!!!!

[michaelmcullagh]

terrrah

[AndysAtom]

Wilko is the dog's bollocks but God the world is worse for no more Lee Brilleaux.

[problem49]

Amen. Wilko was a bit of a scene stealer; Lee was the heart and soul of Doctor Feelgood.

[atlanticwall]

Wilco Johnson = Awesome!

[BEATNIKCASS]

nice young men--they can go out with my daughter any time.

[perthgloryboy]

Why not, the Sex Pistols and Ronnie Wood did!!!!!