BACK WHEN MOSES WAS RIDING A Z50, WELL, 1984, MY FIRST BAND OPENED FOR DR FEELGOOD TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW AT JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY IN TOWNSVILLE, FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, IT WAS A PERFECT GIG . . . THEY WERE 100% OUTLAWS !!!
BOTH BANDS GOT ON THE PISS TOGETHER TWO DAYS RUNNING, WE SAT AND LISTENED TO LEE BRILLEAUX, THEIR DYNAMIC, FULL ON, FOUNDER/FRONTMAN AND INSANE HARP PLAYER, REGALE US WITH TALES FROM THE U.K POST PUNK SCENE AND TRAVELS ALL OVER EUROPE THEN SAT SIDE OF STAGE BEING BLOWN AWAY BY HIS AND THE BAND'S SHEER FUCKING PSYCHO ENERGY . . .
THEY WERE SWEATY, DIRTY AND TOTALLY FULL ON, R+B WITH A GENUINE PUNK INFUSED ENERGY THAT WAS PALPABLE . . . SADLY THEY ARE TO THIS DAY, WAY UNDER-RATED OR AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGED IN A 'POPULAR' SENSE . . . YET THEIR INFLUENCE IS VAST WITHIN THE GLOBAL MUSIC SCENE.
LEE DIED SOME YEARS AGO, ALCOHOL AND LIVIN THE LIFE TOOK THEIR TOLL BUT THE MUSIC LIVES ON . . . WILCO JOHNSON, THE ORIGINAL AND LEGENDARY GUITARIST, CARRIES ON THE LEGACY BY TURNING UP AT 'CANNERY ROW', THEIR SPIRITUAL HOME, AND PROMOTING THIS UNIQUE OUTFIT'S CATALOGUE OF MATERIAL.
I KNOW I SAY THIS A LOT, BUT GET OUT THERE AND GET INTO THE FEELGOOD'S, THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME, WHERE THEY CAME FROM, THE ACTS THEY USED TO WORK WITH, THEY WERE THE 'REAL DEAL' !!!! ACCEPT NO PHONIES !!!
**** HIT THE BELOW LINK OR POST TITLE TO MIX YOUR DRINKS WITH DR FEELGOOD AND A GROOVY LITTLE DITTY CALLED "MILK AND ALCOHOL" . . . 1, 2, 3, 4 . . .
Dr Feelgood - Milk & Alcohol - YouTube
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