Dr Feelgood - She does it right ( live in a pub, rare, great atmosphere )

Brilliant, real, raw, energetic and homicidal Pub rock. Power rhythm & blues, punk before punk. Live in Finland 1975. Original line-up!

[@metafis]

Who needs 2 guitarists, when Wilko can strum chords and play lead at the same time. Guys an 'effing genius.

[@ringostarwars4155]

No one can strum chords and play lead at the same time. You would know that if you played yourself...

[@Bietel]

@@ringostarwars4155 Wel, in my humble opinion, Wilko fucking well did. And I do play the guitar myself, yeah.

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@Bietel No you don't. Stop lying.

[@Bietel]

@@TheMusicalElitist Funny. I play guitar, bass, and organ. Oh and I'm a crap drummer. Bit if you think I'm lying, suit yourself.

[@dennislane100]

⁠​⁠@@ringostarwars4155The Reverend Billy Gibbons does exactly that.Three man band,so rhythm and lead are down to one man.If you listen to Billy and Wilko, you will hear him playing rhythm,and throwing in a lead riff,virtually at the same time without breaking his stride.

[@crimsontyger8576]

Nothing...absolutely nothing does it for me like early Feelgood. More energy and violence coming from the stage than the audience. This was the only lineup. Lee is brilliant but something died when Wilko left. Wilko will never get enough credit for his playing or his songwriting. Dr Feelgood were a rare - never to be repeated - moment in time where everything came together.

[@mikegatti794]

Well said. Best live band full stop.

[@okkid3185]

wtf is up with that "violence" nonsense.

[@stevebowness9435]

Agree 💯 The Origional Dr Feelgood were unmatchable when Wilko left they lost that wonderful unique sound that Wilko created with his choppy rythym/lead guitar, nothing against Gypie Mayo or Steve Welwyn both great guitarists but post Wilko, they became just another rock and roll band.

[@vegardyrnes1793]

So true! Wish I was there

[@ringostarwars4155]

@@stevebowness9435 See them did ya?

[@aledrees7286]

Superb,Brilleaux looks like a demented caravan park owner....Feelgood at their very best.

[@patrickravier3038]

Love the comparison, ha ha, hilarious ! I saw them twice when I was 15, remembered of course the intenseness of Wilko Johnson, but had forgotten the menacing presence of Lee Brilleaux. This video is a real gem ! (demented caravan park owner, he he, I keep on laughing...)

[@iolaire137]

brilliant comparison. he always reminded me of the guys at the fairground running the waltzers, hanging onto the dodgems etc...

[@richardkell4888]

demented caravan park owner.... priceless, will remain with me forever.

[@Moykel]

Hilarious. You nailed him. Brilliant Brilleaux.

[@Moykel]

@@iolaire137 perfect analogy!

[@AlexanderLaurence]

Wilko Johnson has died. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Westcliff On Sea on Monday evening, 21st November 2022. He was 75.

[@bulletdozerx9954]

Always loved Feelgood. Them and Alex Harvey were best cult bands of 70’s. I’ll never forget them.

[@ringostarwars4155]

Alex Harvey ? Really..?

[@stevestachini7466]

Agreed 💯👍 I've been a fan of Both since I was 13 I'm now 64yrs old and still listening to them both..

[@brucec43]

Only discovered them last year here in the States. My favorite band now.

[@chrisst8922]

The way The Big Figure stares at the ride cymbal like his life depended on it.

[@Pappa_66]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉Thank you wery much! Great memories❤. Best Regards from Finland ❤

[@Spyhook]

I saw them twice with this line up - 2nd time supporting the Stones at The Hammersmith Odeon. This was just before punk. They called it Pub Rock. It was just before punk broke but you could feel a change was coming.....

[@morganrieder6281]

After all these years, I can't get enough of these guys.

[@Tranmere59]

Watched Feelgood in '75 at Liverpool Stadium [old boxing arena]. Atmosphere was like being on the Kop at Anfield - every time Wilko started a solo EVERYONE was stood up on the seat, fist in air, with Brilleaux wiping brow & spitting on the stage, Figure being a drumming psychopath, Sparko in his flairs pacing up & down.. Still punch the air when I think about it. [incidentally, you would side with Roxette wouldn't you if she'd been going out with one of those lunatics..]

[@nickterrett6613]

fkin awesome..a certain P.Weller learnt how to play Wilko Johnston style..ie. both lead and rhythm at the same time..think he copied the intensity of the performance aswell with The Jam..brill..thanx for the post.

[@j.keranen7800]

Great stuff! Filmed at the Kuusrock Festival in Finland 1975

[@shastjemojo]

this is their performance in Finland is the coolest. Impressions such as accelerated video. Crazy raw energy. I have not seen anyone like this

[@Bricray]

I remember a TV interview with Wilko where he said it used to annoy the hell out of Lee Brilleaux when he shuffled in front of him on stage ... which made him want to do it all the more! Lee put paid to him by having a word with the road crew to get Wilko's guitar leads shortened!

[@ItsNotRealLife]

Bricray Brilliant It annoys the hell out of me when the bassist does the Wilko Walk

[@nickjones2656]

Saw them at Reading in 1975. They were second from top billing on the Friday night, and they were easily the best band of the entire weekend. The hippie era was coming to an end, and the Feelgoods were ready to boot it into touch.

[@easyTaff]

Lee sings AT you not to you. Love it and great riff from Wilko.

[@zormangroink]

Saw them at Preservation Hall in Edinburgh. Best gig ever. Floor was jumping, plaster falling from roof, dancing on the bar, the whole place was a party. Beats pink floyd, led zep, alice cooper and more, all of whom I've seen, into the woods.

[@stevebowness9435]

Dr Feelgood would've beaten them all FACT !!!

[@donlofting4268]

horses for courses mate. Feel good were brilliant, early 70 pubs girls beer. Who needs tomorrow✌

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Lee Brilleaux planning his next bank job while moonlighting as the singer in an RnB band. Incredible performance.

[@ringostarwars4155]

A very likable man, but when needed he could really scare people of. Saw them in 78 in a small club were a bunch of punk rockers thought it was a good idea to spit on the band😮 Lee stretched over the stage and said "spit one more time and that's the last thing you'll do!" Everything was hunky dory after that. And it was a great gig! 30 people in the crowd! Still they gave it all! And by the way, the lineup with Gypie ruled over all the others! He was like the hardest working guitarist ever!

[@mikegibson4272]

best pub band in the world.

[@vanphoto]

Yup its Finland!!!! Went there to Ruisrock in 73 omg i was really young....then in 77 i had tea and cake with Ian Dury in Brighton... Wilko had just joined the Blockheads then

[@hannutakalo3381]

+Van Martin Vittu ne missään ruisrockissa olleet ku eka kerta Suomessa oli 1975 Kuusrockissa, jolloin myös lähes yhtä hyvän lavashown heitti Virtanen.

[@Qwerty543-q3d]

Lee brilleaux best frontman ever. So fkn cool . Wonder how many people in that crowd formed bands ?

[@jamesmandolin]

Absolutely smokin'! They were one of the best live acts I ever saw.. Thanks for putting this up, a real treat

[@christineayres7199]

The raw energy and talent Wilko Johnson had was amazing no one could do what he did RIP xxx

[@number94]

Wonderful; not seen this clip before. Only saw the original line up once. Great great band.

[@juhajalosuo6250]

R.I.P. Wilko and big heart

[@gordonspence6544]

Class from a sadly bygone era.. we will never see the likes again i fear .. true rocknrollas

[@lawrencerobbins8157]

Where else but here can you see a 42 year old Dr Feelgood gig in a bar in Finland? Awesome

[@BackToTheBlues]

Just coming up to the end of the Prog Rock era, you can tell the cameraman wasn't used to bands moving about this much! Great performance, and a good bit of history.

[@WestNorth356]

21 years old, my father got me in to these guys when i was about 15 16, absolutely brilliant band!!!

[@protonman7]

Remember, this was done at the height of "prog rock". They--especially Wilko-- were influential to people like Joe Strummer of The Clash. In fact Joe said that Wilko was the reason he used Telecasters. So, if not for Wilko, we wouldn't have the Tele riff for "London Calling, "Rock the Casbah", etc.

[@docnozzle]

Wilko - animal! How great is he to watch let alone his guitar playing, brilliant! Heard him being interviewed on the radio the other day talking about his impending death from cancer - really humbling.

[@simone-zt6jj]

Wilko is still with us.Who knew;,there is a god afterall !!

[@andrewoliver8930]

Smell the atmosphere. I bet that was great to be at.

[@kimmoturunen7779]

This is from Finland 1975.

[@jarirusi]

Thanks finnish tv for saving this up, it's a blessing.

[@oldwaitekauri]

The coil in that guitar lead sure earned its money ☺

[@thatmanstu23]

Dr.Feelgood and MC5 offer all one needs to meet the day...

[@richardgoffin-lecar5001]

Without a doubt, one of the best live bands EVER. I saw them several times, under-age in pubs, both with Wilko and with John Mayer. Fantastic!

[@mossygreen2790]

well in those days underage could always get into pubs & get served (I did as young teenager) as long as you wasn't a trouble maker. i saw numerous great bands in pubs during the 70's & 80's, it was the breeding ground for great musicians.

[@ringostarwars4155]

@@mossygreen2790 hallelujah!

[@Lloyd1885]

To any teenagers reading this, a 'pub' is a place where people used to go to drink alcohol (not to be confused with energy drinks), hold things called conversations and enjoy themselves before mobiles, tablets and playstations came along, most have now become flats, estate agents or take-away pizza shops...a 'band' consists of about four people (known as 'members') who play in-stru-ments that are plugged into big boxes with speakers in them (similar to your headphones but bigger)..these are known as amp-li-fiers.....

[@robertwinslade3104]

Patronising much?

[@Lloyd1885]

As much as possible ;)

[@danfernandes5607]

Pine Mash I fail to see who you're aiming your patronising at. Teenagers tend to be either not old enough to go to pubs or young enough to go clubbing without looking entirely out of place, unlike old fogeys such as yourself; reason being old timers such as yourself can't much last past midnight where for us younger brethren we see that as the night just beginning. I fail to see the correlation between Playstation's and pubs? Most teenagers legally old enough do tend to go out, just they'd rather mix with people their own age than get hit on by someone three times older; or where you aiming your slander at underage teenagers, denouncing that all 14-year-olds should be in pubs "enjoying" themselves rather than play a game on their mobile? Come to think about it, I'm surprised you didn't rant more on the band aspect due to the evermore apparent correlation between pubs with bands and teenagers with mobiles. And do I need to be the one to say they are 'public-houses', seeing as we're being pedantic and all? Where is your substance?! Are you having a dig at teenagers for not drinking in pubs? Should they actually be drinking in pubs and by non-association it's somehow their fault most are closing down? Or are you criticising their lifestyle and sociological choices? Or perhaps their musical choices? What exactly is your point? Because right now, all I see is nostalgia from an old-timer whose realisation that the once vibrant fruit from the tree known as youth has fallen and is slowly rotting in the ground; bitterness consuming down to the very core.

[@spankydaley]

Dani Osvaldo Do you come from Farnham?

[@MrCopperthwaite]

Dani Osvaldo I'm looking at your tirade as against Pine Mash's. In the bitterness stakes you are way ahead. And you come over as being very dull - you might not be but your writing suggest so. Cheer up a bit eh?

[@defencerecords]

we're big fans from Holland and play this song today! DTO - She does it right

[@Gwalion]

Brilliant. Nothing less.

[@STORMCombatSystem]

So tight not even the air can pass through these chords.

[@bodon65]

Went to see this line-up after a day of selling Meatloaf and Emerson,Lake and Palmer records all day in Toronto. What a root-rooter of the mind!!

[@zolfodor4835]

Amazing,what a fucking band,wish i could,ve seen this line up.

[@timwright8785]

One band I would have loved to see live back in the day totally awesome 👌

[@arrigocestari6276]

Una bomba di anfetamine..... sudore e rock!!! I love them!

[@peteraustin370]

So sad Lee and now Wilko are gone from us.......would have loved a reunion......while there was still time.......!!!!!!

[@mickunsted9342]

Bloody fantastic.

[@ineedscissors6176]

Wilko’s playing here is pure heaven, what an amazing band

[@janispetku4450]

Finland Oulu 19th July 1975. My big brother was there. Incredbile show.

[@ziggerzag101]

Excellent - many thanks for posting this video

[@haba3000]

1975 Kuusrock rockfestival, Oulu Finland. And the finnish tv-musicshow videoclip was recorded for was Iltatähti (YLE TV2).

[@shortofalength]

Saw thes guys on a pub tour of Australia in 79. Brilleaux spent his time rushing through gigs in order to get back to the bar or the chicks who followed them around the country. Legendary pants man and a great pub band!!

[@davcnslt]

What a great video, thanks for this. Rock and Roll in its pure form of R&B was reprised by Wilko ad the boys in Dr. Feelgood setting a new course. I freakin love it. It is also great news that Wilko is recovering after a successful tumor removal from his pancreas as I write this. Rock On Wilko.

[@robinbatdroppings162]

The last post was quite correct - it's actually live in Finland ! Makes you wonder, though, how much speed and coke these guys were shifting ! Brilliant.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

For sure, Lee and Wilco were using "mood enhancers", and maybe the Big Figure as well. John B. Sparks never displayed any physical mania, but maybe he was a more grounded guy to begin with.

[@Lukeee91]

I swear, every time I'm watching a live clip of them I 'm always thinking "these guys look like they would break if they took any more speed". They sure do play great though!

[@thatchersbastardchildmrsco5227]

Wilco the legend i wish you well .

[@miodragradovanovic845]

Great Pub Rock classic!

[@sabbathslaves]

solid drums, backbone of the band pure class

[@only1utdanditsleeds]

Killed it. Fucking killed it. What a performance

[@markdavids2511]

I’ve heard so many bands during interviews say DRFG inspired them to have a go. They were one of the only bands playing pure R&B at that time.

[@lucianoduthu8140]

Esta energía de mediados de los 70 se dio acá en Argentina en bares entre el 82 y 86, hermoso, bandas "compartiendo" con la gente, 50 o 100 personas como mucho. Escuchábamos los discos de Dr feelgood x acá a fines de los 70.

[@jaatinen63]

To be exact: this is not live in pub. It´s live from outdoors festival is called "Kuusrock" in Oulu Finland. Saturday 19. july 1975. But the band was great. Very closely related to finnish pub-rock group Hurriganes (yes with g) and english Pirates. And why not Stack Waddy from Manchester.

[@bluesisgold]

Absolutely priceless!

[@giuseppecarlobuttarazzi9300]

Sto apprezzando da poco tempo questo gruppo, hanno fatto brani molto belli con un bel ritmo musicale specialmente la chitarra, mi piacciono molto... Bravi 🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@stratmad]

Wilko Johnson is a rock n roll journeyman through and through and one of the finest rhythm guitarists ever.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Wow these guys start off with great gusto ,, i adore them ,,,,no doubt they are the best ever to grace a stage xxx lol to all fans

[@sweetknuckle]

This footage just gave me chills.....R'n'R at its best

[@ivanrainbird2416]

I was at Camden Dingwalls brilleaux came on with lemmy on bass i didn’t expect that it was brilliant it was about 1986 great night finishing with bad manners with all of them on stage such fun on and of the stage

[@peterpowell2434]

The Newlands Tavern back in the nights of the 70's. Saturday night f....... mayhem. Johnny B Goode with Wilko going mental on guitar and us mobbing the stage with beer flying everywhere. Take me back NOW.

[@conanhayle]

I nearly lived in that PUB back then,, what a lot of great bands played there ,, and the chip shop across the road was just the job after 10 pints before we drove back to Catford pissed as rats Conan 72

[@scottrooney8954]

Oil city confidential a documentary about the band is well worth watching.They we’re the real deal RIP Wilko🙏

[@jmcl4972]

My dad saw them twice, I'm jealous

[@marky711]

Top of the pop's privileged to have seen em and what proceeded, thanx for the post

[@zsxd55]

Yeah, they were brilliant.We were so used to seeing heavy rock bands at the uni, when Dr. Feelgood was on, we had know idea what was going on!! Wilko was dashing about the stage [ with an old fashioned "curly" lead to his Tele] like a maniac, Lee was doing press-ups, in his trade mark white suit and the music was brilliant. What a night!!!

[@TheSawBand]

Great song from The Feelgoods with the classic line up great use by Wilko of the Micky Green style of rhythm playing

[@GrumpyOldGit60]

Pure perfection!

[@Joethedrummer]

Fab footage, thanks

[@darrenfarrell-bn2cb]

Wilco loved his Music he even had to dance to his Own Music RIP Wilco

[@ratherdanceinmyownblood845]

His Bless you Wilko 😢

[@oldbikedavey]

It might be in Finland, but it's sure as hell the proper Essex ! Mess with it at your peril !

[@hannutakalo3381]

+lechaise In Oulu and Kuusrock. There was somekinda rockin with Feelgood.

[@richardtucker6868]

Saw them free and live at Harlow Town park in '77. Also up at the Grope & Wanchor.. Absolutely Brilleaux. Eddie & the Hot Rods same summer, same venue and also free. Canvey Island's finest were both packed out . Both mental nights and everyone dancing in the fountains.

[@tamatrainee]

Two great bands. Saw them both in the late 70's.

[@ademelling4748]

Superb brillaux.. Wired

[@ThePhototroon]

How can people not like this are they dead between the ears.

[@kevinelstone5242]

Lucky enough to see Dr Feel good a few times but it was the John Mayo era,but still the best band ever,still listen to their music most days .

[@handsfirstflower3639]

I'm a drummer and I love The Big Figure and this whole band, but holy shit if Wilko didn't always steal the show. Guy's a mad lad! Great stage presence. The whole band kicked ass though. I love these bands that kept it real and didn't mold into the "punk" scene, which, if you ask me was one of the biggest groups of posers to have ever walked the planet.

[@Roll_the_Bones]

Man, if you can manage to get into the pocket that TBF sits in, well you're one hell of a drummer, he is tight as it gets. Him & Sparko hold the roof up.

[@holsten1933]

Steve Kay, said in a better way I could ever have done...well done x

[@miloren1]

thaaaaaaaaaanks!!! I saw him in Madrid about four years later and it was just like this, pure adrenaline!!! loving Dr.F.!!!

[@1x1x1x1]

awesome clip

[@markconnolly7972]

They were brilliant

[@maulazyhola]

Just look at those riffs... respect

[@telecran7]

Thanks for this post !I Feel Good !

[@Moykel]

Saw live at Liverpool Stadium, mid 70s. Blew my tiny mindset. If Rotten was Jesus, Lee was John the Baptist.

[@16addam]

JJ from the Stranglers always credits seeing Dr Feelgood as their turning point. IE they got serious and decided this was the band to emulate!

[@joukokorhonen7920]

Rock is - re-born in Finland in 1975 with DFG!

[@christineayres7199]

Wilko was amazing a one of a kind RIP mate xxx

[@bencooper1371]

Regulars at The Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith in the 70s. Just brilliant.

[@jeffreymartin8448]

Damn! What a great band!

[@henriheikkila5797]

I was there too , just had bought " down By the jetty" and i had feeling what could be expected but it was even better...was it 1973 huh huh.

[@scottrooney8954]

Wish I was there awesome 👏🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️

[@RobertShaw-l9m]

Unique a one off band ❤

[@jimmiemclovin]

Little did the guitarist know that he would one day be killing "Ned Stark."

[@HilaryMG]

Thanks Kevin and Sal, heard of them of course, I just love this video and only wish I had been there..Superb! Brilliant and I recon after such a great performancen they were all shattered ;) x