The Pirates - 19.02.1979 WDR Studio-L Cologne, Germany

[@rossdavidson7790]

The original power trio. Been listening to the pirates since early 60s. One of the first original and innovative guitarists.RIP Mick Green. From nz

[@philliptree1742]

One of my favourite bands. Been listening to them since 1977. A pioneering power trio along with Budgie 😊

[@raphaelrousso7124]

Those Brits are the Incarnation of Rock'n'Roll.

[@robertbebbington3065]

If you liked this, go to the Dingwalls 1977 set to see them in all their sweaty power and glory in their natural habitat. Wonderful stuff, never to be repeated, I fear.

[@scottculli7851]

I absolutely love this band . Truely classic

[@Rushscored4]

Fuckin love the pirates thanks for this. Mick Green ,!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Mick Green bloody legendary

[@geofflambert2088]

Fantastic gig wish I had been there to see the band that nobody but nobody wanted to follow on stage, well done John and Frank and of course Mick who is sadly missed.

[@karilampinen1906]

Freakin' awesome. Been a fan of Mick since 1970s. RIP.

[@cliveedwards2958]

Me too..saw them bout 6 times between 78 and 79..I was a punk but punks loved them as they had such energy and Mick was the man rip Mick

[@DanielCocagne-ep2ih]

Vu a Paris au bataclan fin 79 début 80 soirée mémorable avec attaque d éléments autonome Qui s en était pris à la caisse du théâtre avec crs à la sortie soirée vraiment rock grand groupe 😂

[@Renklaf1]

These guys kicked ass! I must have lived such a cloistered life. Sigh!

[@paulanuszkiewicz7704]

Does anyone play a Tele like this anymore? Fantastic.

[@juancaminantegalaxy]

Wilko

[@CrazyRamUK]

@@juancaminantegalaxy He tries, can't beat the teacher though.

[@malcolmhaynes2886]

No and never will RIP Mick Green

[@cliveedwards2958]

@@juancaminantegalaxy damn right..my two guitar heroes gone now rip Mick and Wilko

[@eronacalloway9159]

I bought a copy of “Out Of Their Skulls” LP in the early 80’s and NEVER came across another copy until a few years ago, I bought That One too

[@aa-ph7ev]

I'm 66 and seen a gig or two over the years. They were ,beyond any doubt, the best one I ever saw. Superb craft and skill.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Always been a Pirates fan. Thank you.

[@s.geo.7639]

Too good

[@ThaiThom]

These guys influenced The Who, The Kinks, even The Beatles. Even Elvis wanted Mick Green in his band. And people still don't know who they are.

[@scottculli7851]

Really, I love this Band., incredible, strong music

[@motioninmind6015]

Rockpalast the best rock show of them all, I really believe that!

[@davenwatts8173]

Love how they Imbrace the gimmic while also being the most lejit rockers ever

[@colinbartlett9851]

Was very fortunate to see them so many times incredible,, Mick , you made me buy a telecaster !!!!

[@ТехноДом-я1у]

Рокеры самые лучшие и честные музыканты не какой фанеры все в живую делают здорово 👍 рок 🎸 навсегда

[@bodix006uk9]

Noboďy wore a tele like Mick. R.I.P. us old rockers miss you.

[@ivanchernoff670]

Thanx a lot! Really fantastic. Green's guitar alone sounds as whole army of telecasters.

[@juergenherrmann5042]

I saw this TV Show at 1979 and its absolutley brilliant. For me the begin to love the Pirates.

[@juergenherrmann5042]

..and years later Dr. Feelgood.

[@bigbaz2806]

Frank Farley as a Scouser, years ahead of his time 😅 Any aspiring pub rock band do yourselves a favour a get into these guys. Absolutely brilliant.

[@herberthofmann7408]

Rock n Rooolll yeah!! This is a real power trio. Love it:

[@gonzaloreyes4430]

Amo el rock and roll y este grupo me parece maravilloso.

[@paulrubery1042]

No shit Rock n Roll GREAT STUFF 👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@AndysVideo]

What a reserved and subdued audience after a performance like that!

[@24hourjukebox55]

They're German.

[@raymundgeiger4426]

fantastisch „honest music“🎸🔨🔨🔨☮️🎩🍉🕶🙏🇬🇧🥃😉

[@raphaelrousso7124]

ok i got it " we were backing a man called johnny kidd " so proud of my english !!

[@capybara8868]

Utterly brilliant! Lonesome Train is sublime.

[@CallaoGarden]

Thank you Dave Wood for uploading this . I saw them play a week before this was recorded (Karlstad, Sweden 11 February 1979). They wore the same outfits. Bought "Out of their skulls" the week after.

[@cliveedwards2958]

Great days..saw them about 2 months before this..Mick had that brilliant pirate captain jacket on and the place was jumping..great band ..so sorry to hear only Johnny left..rip mick and frank

[@robertcubinelli4961]

Hell yeahhhh !!!

[@pelegryphilip]

Great ,great ,don't forget the Pirates !!!!

[@MrVulch]

JUST GREAT.

[@freddykesselgucker1214]

The Pirates in Hamburg Markthalle 1983.

[@robertcubinelli4961]

Awesome band indeed !!!

[@donniemoyer9261]

thanks!

[@rockun7579]

top rock n roll

[@lsr212]

Lovely

[@dirkhorstmann6624]

Amazing, thanks for uploading!

[@sirpanchovilla5699]

awesome!!!! thank you.

[@Chuck1798]

c'mon Brothers Rock'n'Roll forever !!!

[@waterfish6842]

RIP Andy 🙏

[@intenseretrogaming]

I love the Pirates, a really great band. Love the songs of their own as well, in addition to the covers. That's the Way You Are, Don't Munchen It, You Don´t Own Me, Gibson Martin Fender, etc. Green is such a versatile guitar player in his musical style. He can go from the most primal sounds to the more elaborate ones. I'm not surprised Paul McCartney picked him up to play and make the more aggressive guitar sounds of his album, together with David Gilmour, who played the more melodic ones.

[@CrazyRamUK]

What covers?

[@Huskerdu111]

Sacrament que C'est Bon !

[@stevebowness9435]

Great set but for me, their greatest ever performance was at the Reading Festival 1978.

[@uranella67]

thank you so much

[@paddycampbell576]

Awesome! Thanks for uploading.

[@JanisRubery]

No shit ROCK N ROLL. How it should be done 🎸🎸👍🇬🇧

[@brucewilliams2106]

great audio mix

[@СергейРоманов-ь5е]

молодцы ребята!!!

[@keijotoivonen3988]

Goooooöd!

[@radomirratkovic9014]

Great band ...very influential...without them The Who would never have existed as they were...Any books on them? Any biography?

[@davebarclay4429]

Without Mick Green we probably wouldn't have had Wilko Johnson

[@radomirratkovic9014]

@@davebarclay4429 Dr Feelgood is another great one ...Can't stop my wonder what have happened with that branch of British rock ...Nothing came out and forward for very long time ...Any younger bands that follow that style?

[@martinarthur2597]

@@radomirratkovic9014 Bill Carter with the Screaming Blue Messiahs in the mid eighties. Similar style of playing influence from Mick Green and Wilko. Powerful stuff, recommended.

[@СашкаПаникаров]

Помню у меня они были в 1979 . Запись на Маяк-203

[@monicawalery9396]

Pub Rock forever!

[@robertcubinelli4961]

Intro sounds like Lemmy talk ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡👍👍👍👍👍☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@nigelclark749]

Johnny kid only seen them once on top of the pops in black and white showing my age what happened to the eye patch

[@ianbrown9634]

Johhny Kidd wore the eye patch, After his death the Pirates continued as a sensational three-piece and not an eye patch in sight!

[@raphaelrousso7124]

this is GREAT !! are they the original pirates like johnny kidd and the pirates ? and if so what happened to johnny kidd ? the bassist 's so good and brilliant singer the whole band ROCKS !!!!

[@meshica7]

Yep!!! This is that very same band!

[@raphaelrousso7124]

@@meshica7 a big and late thanks

[@stuartupton1458]

@@meshica7 yep this is the ( best) lineup of the Pirates that I first saw in 1962 . They were the backing band for Johnny Kidd and later added an organ for short time.. Mick Green was years ahead of his time and was poached by Brian Epstein’s operation to join Billy J Kramer’s Dakotas. Doctor Feelgood with Wilko Johnson openly admitted they copied Mick’s style. Johnny Kidd was tragically killed in a late night car smash in Bury after a gig in October 1966 with later versions of the Pirates.

[@meshica7]

@@stuartupton1458 A friend of mine from Ireland turned me on to Dr Feelgood via his DVD collection of The Old Grey Whistle Test. I fell in love with the band immediately. Which led me on a journey down the pub rock rabbit hole where I found The Pirates and Lew Lewis. Proper rock.

[@stuartupton1458]

@@meshica7 Thanks Juan. I must watch Oil City Confidential again! It was one of the very best rock films I have seen.

[@PRAR1966]

🙂

[@MrBiggun12]

Never follow The Pirates :)

[@timbruce890]

Saw them in 79 at Brighton Centre. Great set. The band that followed were great too of course. Bon, Angus, Malcom, Cliff and Phil. It was the Highway To Hell tour, and the band was the mighty ACDC. A brilliant night. Saw Malcom Young standing side stage taking in the Pirates set.

[@juancaminantegalaxy]

@@timbruce890 Me too. Went to see the Pirates, didn't care about AC/DC but Angus and Co were fantastic

[@raphaelrousso7124]

is that Mick Green guy has something to do with the inmates ? i may have seen his face on the lp "first offence " , am i mistaking ? (with deep respect)

[@liverpoolpictorial]

Sorry for the late reply. I know who you mean. Mick Green looks similar to the Inmates singer Bill Hurley.

[@brucewilliams2106]

Mick moves like Dee Dee

[@martindowney8737]

Migration villagers.