DR. FEELGOOD
''ALL THROUGH THE CITY (WITH WILKO 1974-1977), DISC ONE''
APRIL 10 2012
295:22
DISC ONE
1/She Does It Right/3:20
2/Boom Boom/2:42
3/The More I Give/3:23
4/Roxette/2:54
5/One Weekend/2:14
6/That Ain't the Way to Behave/3:55
7/I Don't Mind/2:34
8/Twenty Yards Behind/2:09
9/Keep It Out of Sight/2:59
10/All Through the City/3:04
11/Cheque Book/4:04
12/Oyeh!/2:29
13/Bonie Moronie/Tequila/4:49
14/I Can Tell/2:43
15/Going Back Home/3:59
16/Back in the Night/3:16
17/Another Man/2:53
18/Rolling and Tumbling/3:11
19/Don't Let Your Daddy Know/2:55
20/Watch Your Step/3:23
21/Don't You Just Know It/3:49
22/Riot in Cell Block Number Nine/3:36
23/Because You're Mine/4:53
24/You Shouldn't Call the Doctor (If You Can't Afford the Bills/2:34
DISC TWO
1/I'm Talking About You [Live]/1:58
2/Twenty Yards Behind [Live]/2:06
3/Stupidity [Live]/2:20
4/All Through the City [Live]/2:54
5/I'm a Man [Live]/5:10
6/Walking the Dog [Live]/2:57
7/She Does It Right [Live]/3:04
8/Going Back Home [Live]/3:47
9/I Don't Mind [Live]/2:13
10/Back in the Night [Live]/3:09
11/I'm a Hog for You Baby [Live]/3:17
12/Checkin' Up On My Baby [Live]/3:17
13/Roxette [Live]/3:01
14/Sneakin' Suspicion/3:49
15/Paradise/4:03
16/Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves On the Trees)/3:26
17/Time and the Devil/2:58
18/Lights Out/1:53
19/Lucky Seven/2:44
20/All My Love/3:45
21/You'll Be Mine/3:15
22/Walking On the Edge/3:37
23/Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut/3:56
DISC THREE
1/Dr. Feelgood/2:21
2/Everybody's Carrying a Gun [Olympic Version]/2:26
3/I'm a Hog for You Baby [Olympic Version]/3:09
4/Time and the Devil/2:47
5/Lights Out/1:47
6/Everybody's Carrying a Gun [Rockfield Version]/8:29
7/Sneakin' Suspicion [Demo]/3:42
8/Malamut/4:32
9/Casting My Spell On You/2:29
10/Comin' Home Baby/2:23
11/I'm Talking About You/2:02
12/My Girl Josephine/2:08
13/Small Gains Corner/2:51
14/Get Your Kicks On Route 66/3:21
15/I'm a Hog for You Baby/3:05
16/Stupidity/2:03
17/She Said Alright/3:37
18/All Through the City [Live]/3:03
19/Roxette [Live]/2:23
20/Boom Boom [Live]/2:42
21/Keep It Out of Sight [Live]/2:57
22/Riot in Cell Block No. 9/3:48
23/Johnny B Goode/3:59
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hard work was hardwired into Dr. Feelgood's DNA. They never left the road, not even after the death of their lead singer Lee Brilleaux in 1994. Nearly two decades after his demise, a lineup of Dr. Feelgood containing no original members continues to grind out gigs across the United Kingdom, a testament to the band's take-no-prisoners aesthetic, even if their presence tends to obscure what made the Feelgoods so special in the mid-'70s. It took Julien Temple's 2009 documentary Oil City Confidential to remind the world at large about Dr. Feelgood's crucial place in history, how they turned pub rock into something tougher, harder, leaner, and meaner, something that paved the way for punk rock just a few years later. Oil City Confidential told the story, but it's All Through the City (With Wilko 1974-1977) that provides the supporting evidence. A four-CD/one-DVD box chronicling everything that the original lineup of Brilleaux, guitarist Wilko Johnson, bassist John B. Sparks, and drummer John "The Big Figure" Martin recorded during their four years together, All Through the City contains all the vital music Dr. Feelgood ever recorded. They'd make other good records -- 1978's Private Practice and its hit single "Milk & Alcohol," for instance -- but this is the music that made the band's legacy, and it still packs a wallop: this is intense, gritty, hard rock & roll, its love of old R&B tying it somewhat to the past but the vicious vigor of the performances still feeling modern. This lacerating energy is best felt on the live performances -- their hit album Stupidity and the television performances collected on the DVD -- but their first two LPs, Down by the Jetty and Malpractice contain much of the same nervy spirit, conveyed by Wilko's slashing cubist guitar and Brilleaux's growl. On the welcome disc of rarities that concludes this set, some of the thought behind the band's evolution is evident -- an early version of "Roxette" betrays some deep doo wop roots that the group defiantly shook off just a year later -- but that only strengthens the case for Dr. Feelgood. They knew precisely how to trim away the fat, they knew what mattered: the hard angular riffs, the throttling rhythms, the sense of malicious malevolence that pervades even the love songs. All of that is showcased on All Through the City, a box set that captures Dr. Feelgood in all of their rage and glory.
BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Dr. Feelgood was the ultimate working band. From their formation in 1971 to lead vocalist Lee Brilleaux's untimely death in 1994, the band never left the road, playing hundreds of gigs every year. Throughout their entire career, Dr. Feelgood never left simple, hard-driving rock & roll behind, and their devotion to the blues and R&B earned them a devoted fan base. That following first emerged in the mid-'70s, when Dr. Feelgood became the leader of the second wave of pub rockers. Unlike Brinsley Schwarz, the laid-back leaders of the pub rock scene, Dr. Feelgood was devoted to edgy, Stonesy rock & roll, and their sweaty live shows -- powered by Brilleaux's intense singing and guitarist Wilko Johnson's muscular leads -- became legendary. While the group's stripped-down, energetic sound paved the way for English punk rock in the late '70s, their back-to-basics style was overshadowed by the dominance of punk and new wave, and the group had retreated to cult status by the early '80s.
Brilleaux (vocals, harmonica), Johnson (guitar), and John B. Sparks (bass) had all played in several blues-based bar bands around Canvey Island, England before forming Dr. Feelgood in 1971. Taking their name from a Johnny Kidd & the Pirates song, the group was dedicated to playing old-fashioned R&B and rock & roll, including both covers and originals by Johnson. John Martin (drums), a former member of Finian's Rainbow, was added to the lineup, and the group began playing the pub rock circuit. By the end of 1973, Dr. Feelgood's dynamic live act had made them the most popular group on the pub rock circuit, and several labels were interested in signing them. They settled for United Artists, and they released their debut album, Down by the Jetty, in 1974.
According to legend, Down by the Jetty was recorded in mono and consisted almost entirely of first takes. While it was in fact recorded in stereo, the rumor added significantly to Dr. Feelgood's purist image, and the album became a cult hit. The following year, the group released Malpractice -- also their first U.S. release -- which climbed into the U.K. Top 20 on the strength of the band's live performances and positive reviews. In 1976, the band released the live album Stupidity, which became a smash hit in Britain, topping the album charts. Despite its thriving British success, Dr. Feelgood was unable to find an audience in the States. One other American album, Sneakin' Suspicion, followed in 1977 before the band gave up on the States; they never released another record in the U.S.
Sneakin' Suspicion didn't replicate the success of Stupidity, partially because of its slick production, but mainly because the flourishing punk rock movement overshadowed Dr. Feelgood's edgy roots rock. Wilko Johnson left the band at the end of 1977 to form the Solid Senders; he later joined Ian Dury's Blockheads. Henry McCullough played on Feelgood's 1977 tour before John "Gypie" Mayo became the group's full-time lead guitarist. Nick Lowe produced 1978's Be Seeing You, Mayo's full-length debut with Dr. Feelgood. The album generated the 1979 Top Ten hit "Milk and Alcohol," as well as the Top 40 hit "As Long as the Price Is Right." Two albums, As It Happens and Let It Roll, followed in 1979, and Mayo left the band in 1980. He was replaced by Johnny Guitar in 1980, who debuted on A Case of the Shakes, which was also produced by Nick Lowe.
During their first decade together, Dr. Feelgood never left the road, which was part of the reason founding members John Martin and John Sparks left the band in 1982. Lee Brilleaux replaced them with Buzz Barwell and Pat McMullen, and continued touring. Throughout the '80s, Brilleaux continued to lead various incarnations of Dr. Feelgood, settling on the rhythm section of bassist Phil Mitchell and drummer Kevin Morris in the mid-'80s. The band occasionally made records -- including Brilleaux, one of the last albums on Stiff Records, in 1976 -- but concentrated primarily on live performances. Dr. Feelgood continued to perform to large audiences into the early '90s, when Brilleaux was struck by cancer. He died in April of 1994, three months after he recorded the band's final album, Down at the Doctor's. The remaining members of Dr. Feelgood hired vocalist Pete Gage and continued to tour under the band's name. Former Feelgoods Gypie Mayo, John Sparks, and John Martin formed the Practice in the mid-'80s, and they occasionally performed under the name Dr. Feelgood's Practice.
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''ALL THROUGH THE CITY (WITH WILKO 1974-1977), DISC ONE''
APRIL 10 2012
295:22
DISC ONE
1/She Does It Right/3:20
2/Boom Boom/2:42
3/The More I Give/3:23
4/Roxette/2:54
5/One Weekend/2:14
6/That Ain't the Way to Behave/3:55
7/I Don't Mind/2:34
8/Twenty Yards Behind/2:09
9/Keep It Out of Sight/2:59
10/All Through the City/3:04
11/Cheque Book/4:04
12/Oyeh!/2:29
13/Bonie Moronie/Tequila/4:49
14/I Can Tell/2:43
15/Going Back Home/3:59
16/Back in the Night/3:16
17/Another Man/2:53
18/Rolling and Tumbling/3:11
19/Don't Let Your Daddy Know/2:55
20/Watch Your Step/3:23
21/Don't You Just Know It/3:49
22/Riot in Cell Block Number Nine/3:36
23/Because You're Mine/4:53
24/You Shouldn't Call the Doctor (If You Can't Afford the Bills/2:34
DISC TWO
1/I'm Talking About You [Live]/1:58
2/Twenty Yards Behind [Live]/2:06
3/Stupidity [Live]/2:20
4/All Through the City [Live]/2:54
5/I'm a Man [Live]/5:10
6/Walking the Dog [Live]/2:57
7/She Does It Right [Live]/3:04
8/Going Back Home [Live]/3:47
9/I Don't Mind [Live]/2:13
10/Back in the Night [Live]/3:09
11/I'm a Hog for You Baby [Live]/3:17
12/Checkin' Up On My Baby [Live]/3:17
13/Roxette [Live]/3:01
14/Sneakin' Suspicion/3:49
15/Paradise/4:03
16/Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves On the Trees)/3:26
17/Time and the Devil/2:58
18/Lights Out/1:53
19/Lucky Seven/2:44
20/All My Love/3:45
21/You'll Be Mine/3:15
22/Walking On the Edge/3:37
23/Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut/3:56
DISC THREE
1/Dr. Feelgood/2:21
2/Everybody's Carrying a Gun [Olympic Version]/2:26
3/I'm a Hog for You Baby [Olympic Version]/3:09
4/Time and the Devil/2:47
5/Lights Out/1:47
6/Everybody's Carrying a Gun [Rockfield Version]/8:29
7/Sneakin' Suspicion [Demo]/3:42
8/Malamut/4:32
9/Casting My Spell On You/2:29
10/Comin' Home Baby/2:23
11/I'm Talking About You/2:02
12/My Girl Josephine/2:08
13/Small Gains Corner/2:51
14/Get Your Kicks On Route 66/3:21
15/I'm a Hog for You Baby/3:05
16/Stupidity/2:03
17/She Said Alright/3:37
18/All Through the City [Live]/3:03
19/Roxette [Live]/2:23
20/Boom Boom [Live]/2:42
21/Keep It Out of Sight [Live]/2:57
22/Riot in Cell Block No. 9/3:48
23/Johnny B Goode/3:59
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hard work was hardwired into Dr. Feelgood's DNA. They never left the road, not even after the death of their lead singer Lee Brilleaux in 1994. Nearly two decades after his demise, a lineup of Dr. Feelgood containing no original members continues to grind out gigs across the United Kingdom, a testament to the band's take-no-prisoners aesthetic, even if their presence tends to obscure what made the Feelgoods so special in the mid-'70s. It took Julien Temple's 2009 documentary Oil City Confidential to remind the world at large about Dr. Feelgood's crucial place in history, how they turned pub rock into something tougher, harder, leaner, and meaner, something that paved the way for punk rock just a few years later. Oil City Confidential told the story, but it's All Through the City (With Wilko 1974-1977) that provides the supporting evidence. A four-CD/one-DVD box chronicling everything that the original lineup of Brilleaux, guitarist Wilko Johnson, bassist John B. Sparks, and drummer John "The Big Figure" Martin recorded during their four years together, All Through the City contains all the vital music Dr. Feelgood ever recorded. They'd make other good records -- 1978's Private Practice and its hit single "Milk & Alcohol," for instance -- but this is the music that made the band's legacy, and it still packs a wallop: this is intense, gritty, hard rock & roll, its love of old R&B tying it somewhat to the past but the vicious vigor of the performances still feeling modern. This lacerating energy is best felt on the live performances -- their hit album Stupidity and the television performances collected on the DVD -- but their first two LPs, Down by the Jetty and Malpractice contain much of the same nervy spirit, conveyed by Wilko's slashing cubist guitar and Brilleaux's growl. On the welcome disc of rarities that concludes this set, some of the thought behind the band's evolution is evident -- an early version of "Roxette" betrays some deep doo wop roots that the group defiantly shook off just a year later -- but that only strengthens the case for Dr. Feelgood. They knew precisely how to trim away the fat, they knew what mattered: the hard angular riffs, the throttling rhythms, the sense of malicious malevolence that pervades even the love songs. All of that is showcased on All Through the City, a box set that captures Dr. Feelgood in all of their rage and glory.
BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Dr. Feelgood was the ultimate working band. From their formation in 1971 to lead vocalist Lee Brilleaux's untimely death in 1994, the band never left the road, playing hundreds of gigs every year. Throughout their entire career, Dr. Feelgood never left simple, hard-driving rock & roll behind, and their devotion to the blues and R&B earned them a devoted fan base. That following first emerged in the mid-'70s, when Dr. Feelgood became the leader of the second wave of pub rockers. Unlike Brinsley Schwarz, the laid-back leaders of the pub rock scene, Dr. Feelgood was devoted to edgy, Stonesy rock & roll, and their sweaty live shows -- powered by Brilleaux's intense singing and guitarist Wilko Johnson's muscular leads -- became legendary. While the group's stripped-down, energetic sound paved the way for English punk rock in the late '70s, their back-to-basics style was overshadowed by the dominance of punk and new wave, and the group had retreated to cult status by the early '80s.
Brilleaux (vocals, harmonica), Johnson (guitar), and John B. Sparks (bass) had all played in several blues-based bar bands around Canvey Island, England before forming Dr. Feelgood in 1971. Taking their name from a Johnny Kidd & the Pirates song, the group was dedicated to playing old-fashioned R&B and rock & roll, including both covers and originals by Johnson. John Martin (drums), a former member of Finian's Rainbow, was added to the lineup, and the group began playing the pub rock circuit. By the end of 1973, Dr. Feelgood's dynamic live act had made them the most popular group on the pub rock circuit, and several labels were interested in signing them. They settled for United Artists, and they released their debut album, Down by the Jetty, in 1974.
According to legend, Down by the Jetty was recorded in mono and consisted almost entirely of first takes. While it was in fact recorded in stereo, the rumor added significantly to Dr. Feelgood's purist image, and the album became a cult hit. The following year, the group released Malpractice -- also their first U.S. release -- which climbed into the U.K. Top 20 on the strength of the band's live performances and positive reviews. In 1976, the band released the live album Stupidity, which became a smash hit in Britain, topping the album charts. Despite its thriving British success, Dr. Feelgood was unable to find an audience in the States. One other American album, Sneakin' Suspicion, followed in 1977 before the band gave up on the States; they never released another record in the U.S.
Sneakin' Suspicion didn't replicate the success of Stupidity, partially because of its slick production, but mainly because the flourishing punk rock movement overshadowed Dr. Feelgood's edgy roots rock. Wilko Johnson left the band at the end of 1977 to form the Solid Senders; he later joined Ian Dury's Blockheads. Henry McCullough played on Feelgood's 1977 tour before John "Gypie" Mayo became the group's full-time lead guitarist. Nick Lowe produced 1978's Be Seeing You, Mayo's full-length debut with Dr. Feelgood. The album generated the 1979 Top Ten hit "Milk and Alcohol," as well as the Top 40 hit "As Long as the Price Is Right." Two albums, As It Happens and Let It Roll, followed in 1979, and Mayo left the band in 1980. He was replaced by Johnny Guitar in 1980, who debuted on A Case of the Shakes, which was also produced by Nick Lowe.
During their first decade together, Dr. Feelgood never left the road, which was part of the reason founding members John Martin and John Sparks left the band in 1982. Lee Brilleaux replaced them with Buzz Barwell and Pat McMullen, and continued touring. Throughout the '80s, Brilleaux continued to lead various incarnations of Dr. Feelgood, settling on the rhythm section of bassist Phil Mitchell and drummer Kevin Morris in the mid-'80s. The band occasionally made records -- including Brilleaux, one of the last albums on Stiff Records, in 1976 -- but concentrated primarily on live performances. Dr. Feelgood continued to perform to large audiences into the early '90s, when Brilleaux was struck by cancer. He died in April of 1994, three months after he recorded the band's final album, Down at the Doctor's. The remaining members of Dr. Feelgood hired vocalist Pete Gage and continued to tour under the band's name. Former Feelgoods Gypie Mayo, John Sparks, and John Martin formed the Practice in the mid-'80s, and they occasionally performed under the name Dr. Feelgood's Practice.
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