Any Graham Parker fans here?

[Hiney]

Don`t get me started on Dr Feelgood. Got their Best Of CD for Christmas and can` stop playing it!.

Dr Feelgood were one of the BEST live bands in the late 70s.

Saw them about 5 times - at Portsmouth Guildhall in 77 (I think) it was the night that Stupidity had gone to number 1 and the whole gig was unbelievable.

TOP, TOP Band.

This DVD/CD is quality

Going Back Home

 

[Gwylan]

I seem to remember that Nick Lowe was also in Brinsley Schwarz. A superb performer and gifted songwriter. Went on to be a top producer.

He was indeed - didn't go on to join the Rumour; he carried on with his solo career.

Who remembers his EP, Bowi, just after David Bowie had released Low?

 

[JSD Albion]

Dr Feelgood were one of the BEST live bands in the late 70s.

Saw them about 5 times - at Portsmouth Guildhall in 77 (I think) it was the night that Stupidity had gone to number 1 and the whole gig was unbelievable.

TOP, TOP Band.

This DVD/CD is quality

Going Back Home

Wilko Johnson played in Burgess Hill a few months ago. Superb, a genuinely original talent

 

[Leekbrookgull]

As for Dr Feelgood,surely Back in the night,is one of the best tracks ever? It just has something to it,as good now as when released.

 

[NMH]

I jumped to go and see Dr Feelgood at The Greyhound in Richmond - a smoky little side room packed to the gills, and occasionally I caught a glimpse of Lee Brillaux, and fleeting moments of an absolutely MENTAL Wilko Johnson darting around like a broken dalek on speed!
How he played guitar like he did, while shuffling around at that pace is beyond me, but it was bloody exciting.

I wanted to feel what it might've been like to see The Yardbirds in a small pub, as the Feelgoods did a similar style of guitar-driven R'nB (quite a bit 'chunkier' but sped-up-to-date). It was just as I'd hoped too, and became a solid fan from then on.

 

[NMH]

Incidentally, Wilko's replacement axeman was 'Gyppi' Mayo, who went on to join The Yardbirds revival, along with two of the original 'birds. Most blueswailin', and actually a credit to the name despite not having Topham, Clapton, Beck, or Page around.

The YARDBIRDS ruled

 

[SussexSpur]

Onlt really known of Graham Parker through once hearing him played on Bob Willis' excellent Radio 2 show and resolving to keep an eye out for his work the next time I was browsing for any hitherto-unfound Gram Parsons CDs, until recently mopping up an album called 'Lost Songs Of Lennon And McCartney', and really enjoying his versions of 'From A Window' and 'Bad To Me' - lovely stuff...
On the same album, Kate Pierson sounds great too... Almost enough to forgive her part in 'Shiny Happy People'...

 

[Trufflehound]

As for Dr Feelgood,surely Back in the night,is one of the best tracks ever? It just has something to it,as good now as when released.