This show was first broadcast 18 April 2023.Ĭlick the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop) The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (20 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at. Next session: Sunday 28 May 21:00 GMT/16:00 ESTĭavid Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The best of their music is a solid fistful of stars in any context, but as a package this struggles to a modest three. Even completists would struggle to justify this two-CD rehash. Or simply get hold of the first four albums. Something like ‘All Through The City (With Wilko 1974-1977)’ and ‘Taking No Prisoners (With Gypie 1977–1981)’ would both provide far more rewarding experiences. If I was looking for my first Dr Feelgood retrospective I wouldn’t start here. That aside, there is not much else to get excited about.
Of the live cuts, ‘Down At The Doctors’ recorded at Brilleaux’s last ever gig with the band is too poignant for words. ‘Hunting Shooting Fishing’ and ‘Instinct To Survive’ are both snappy affairs and carry something of the classic Feelgood fizz. We are into the territory of average blues standard covers, Muddy Waters knock-offs and a raft of live material. ‘Milk and Alcohol’ is now overplayed everywhere, but other Mayo-penned tunes like ‘She’s A Wind Up’, ‘That’s It, I Quit’ and ‘Night Time’ ably highlight his talents.ĬD2 is much more patchy. Johnson-era tracks like ‘Roxette’, ‘I Can Tell’ and ‘Back In The Night’ are more than sharp enough to cut through a tidal wave of 21 st century mediocrity. I wouldn’t pick many holes in the track selection of CD1 which pulls out pretty much the best of the Wilko Johnson years, coupled with the consistently strong material of his replacement Gypie Mayo. Music with a vibrant swagger and a dirty stomp. Because the best of Dr Feelgood’s output easily stands the test of time as vital, wiry, edgy r’n’b. There are some thin liner notes from Kevin Morris and Chris Fenwick, which offer a few half-hearted anecdotes. The only nod to new work is a rendition of the Bo Diddley track ‘You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover’.
Even this collection here is a cut-and-shut based around the ‘Twenty-Five Years of Dr Feelgood’ compilation from 1997 with a few tracks chucked in from the ‘Chessmasters’ tribute recorded by this line-up in 2000. Nearly all of them are repackaged, reworked or live products. Since Brilleaux’s death, the band has released 15 albums. With Phil H Mitchell (bass) and Kevin Morris (drums) having joined in 1983 and with manager Chris Fenwick holding the flame since 1971, there was at least some sense of continuity and respect. Apparently Brilleaux had wanted it to continue. My view, for what it’s worth, is that the band should have been laid to rest at that point too. Wilko left in 1977 and Brilleaux died in 1994. However, this is a very different band to that of their heyday. Commentators would later identify the stripped back, uncompromising delivery as one of the ingredients that heralded punk.ĥ0 years on, the band is still in existence and in a Covid-free world it would be out gigging with dependable regularity. The live album ‘Stupidity’ released in 1976 went to No 1 and indelibly captured the band’s raw, frenetic r’n’b sound.
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The band was at its commercial peak between 19 with a series of albums and singles that regularly dented the charts. This compilation marks the 50 th anniversary of Dr Feelgood, the Canvey Island rhythm and blues maestros originally led by the incendiary guitarist Wilko Johnson and gravel-voiced frontman/harmonica player Lee Brilleaux.
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