DR. FEELGOOD
''LOOKING BACK, DISC FIVE''
1995
360:03
DISC ONE
1/Roxette 2:54
Written-By – Johnson
2/All Through The City 3:00
Written-By – Johnson
3/Cheque Book 4:01
Written-By – Jupp
4/Twenty Yards Behind 2:07
Written-By – Johnson
5/She Does It Right 3:20
Written-By – Johnson
6a/Bonie Moronie
Written-By – Williams
6b/Tequila 4:43
Written-By – Rio
7/Going Back Home 4:00
Written-By – Green*, Johnson
8/You Shouldn't Call The Doctor (If You Can't Afford The Bills) 2:33
Written-By – Johnson
9/I Can Tell 2:42
Written-By – McDaniel*, Smith
10/Back In The Night 3:16
Written-By – Johnson
11/I'm A Man 5:11
Written-By – McDaniel
12/I Don't Mind 2:16
Written-By – Johnson
13/I'm A Hog For You Baby 3:17
Written-By – JerryLeiber/Mike Stoller
14/Checking Up On My Baby 3:15
Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson
15/Stupidity 2:25
Written-By – Solomon Burke
16/Johnny B. Goode 3:55
Written-By – Chuck Berry
17/Lights Out 1:52
Written-By – Rebennack, David
18/You'll Be Mine 3:15
Written-By – Dixon
19/Walking On The Edge 3:36
Written-By – Johnson
20/Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 3:56
Written-By – McDaniel
21/Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) 3:26
Written-By – Colacrai, Lambert, Fontana, Gluck
22/Sneakin' Suspicion 3:48
Written-By – Johnson
DISC TWO
1/She's A Windup 1:59
Written-By – Mayo, Martin, Sparks, Brilleaux
2/Looking Back 1:59
Written-By – Watson
3/Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) 3:06
Written-By – Floyd, Cropper, Pickett
4/Baby Jane 2:57
Written-By – Reed, Nesbitt, Wilson, Bishop, Simmons
5/As Long As The Price Is Right 3:16
Written-By – Wallis
6/Down At The Doctors 3:15
Written-By – Mickey Jupp
7/Take A Trip 4:19
Written-By – Mayo, Brilleaux
8/Every Kind Of Vice 3:24
Written-By – Mayo, Brilleaux
9/Milk And Alcohol 2:50
Written-By – Mayo, Lowe
10/Sugar Shaker 4:45
Written-By – Mayo, Sparks, Brilleaux
11/Night Time 5:23
Written-By – Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer
12/Riot In Cell Block No. 9 3:42
Written-By – Leiber/Stoller
13/My Buddy Buddy Friends 2:43
Written-By – Aaron Corthon
14/Great Balls Of Fire 2:03
Written-By – Hammer, Blackwell
15/Pretty Face 2:32
Written-By – Boyle, Daneski, Worman, Sandall
16/Put Him Out Of Your Mind 3:48
Written-By – Mayo, Vernon
17/Java Blue 4:26
Written-By – Danko
18/Hong Kong Money 4:34
Written-By – Mayo, Martin, Sparks, Brilleaux, Wingfield
19/No Mo Do Yakamo 2:13
Written-By – Krekel
20/Jumping From Love To Love 2:50
Written By – Fasterley
Written-By – Mayo, Martin, Sparks, Brilleaux
21/Violent Love 2:20
Written-By – Rush
22/Shotgun Blues 6:28
Written-By – Mayo, Martin, Sparks, Brilleaux
DISC THREE
1/Waiting For Saturday Night 3:12
Written-By – Dave Tice, Johnny Guitar
2/Trying To Live My Life Without You 3:01
Written-By – Williams
3/She's The One 1:59
Written-By – Dubas
4/Crazy About Girls 3:06
Written-By – Guitar
5/Monkey 2:16
Written-By – Tilbrook/Difford
6/Rat Race 2:43
Written-By – Guitar*, Brilleaux
7/You Don't Love Me 2:52
Written-By – Cobbs
8/She's In The Middle 2:44
Written-By – Russell
9/Dangerous 4:06
Written-By – Russell, Morris, Wallis, Brilleaux, Mitchell
10/I Can't Be Satisfied 3:25
Written-By – Morganfield
11/Close But No Cigar 3:07
Written-By – Russell, Morris, Wallis, Brilleaux, Mitchell
12/My Way 2:31
Written-By – Cochran, Capehart
13/Rock Me Baby 4:29
Written-By – King, Josea
14/Tore Down 2:38
Written-By – Thompson
15/Dust My Broom 2:54
Written-By – James
16/I Love You So You're Mine 3:20
Written-By – Wallis
17/Don't Wait Up 4:00
Written-By – Astles, Birch
18/Come Over Here 1:55
Written-By – Russell
19/Get Rhythm 2:51
Written-By – Cash
20/I'm A Real Man 3:00
Written-By – Hiatt
21/See You Later Alligator 3:59
Written-By – Guidry
22/Quit While You're Behind 3:57
Written-By – Mitchell, Birch
23/Hunting Shooting Fishing 3:14
Written-By – Russell, Birch
24/(I Wanna) Make Love To You 4:12
Written-By – Williams
DISC FOUR
1/Mad Man Blues 3:46
Written-By – Hooker
2/King For A Day 2:03
Written-By – Mayo, Martin, Sparks, Wallis, Brilleaux
3/Primo Blues 1:09
Written-By – Dr. Feelgood
4/Standing At The Crossboards Again 3:16
Written-By – Mickey Jupp
5/Two Times Nine 4:58
Written By – Harrington
6/Down By The Jetty Blues 5:51
Written-By – Dr. Feelgood, Birch
7/No Time 4:00
Written-By – Cale
8/Tell Me No Lies 3:13
Written-By – Walwyn
9/She Moves Me 3:22
Written-By – Watson, Ling
10/Fool For You! 3:53
Written-By – Walwyn
11/Tanqueray 3:53
Written-By – J. Johnson, K. Richards
12/Wolfman Calling 5:50
Written-By – D. Bronze, K. Morris
13/The Feelgood Factor 3:46
Written-By – D. Bronze, K. Morris
14/If My Baby Quits Me 4:15
Written-By – D. Morgan
15/Roadrunner 3:52
Written-By – Holland/Dozier/Holland
16/One Step Forward 6:49
Written-By – D. Bronze
17/Mojo Workin' 6:12
Written-By – Morganfield
18/Heart Of The City 3:00
Written-By – Lowe
DISC FIVE
1/Interview 4:52
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux
Interviewer – Paul Jones
2/(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 3:22
Producer – Vic Maile
Written-By – Bobby Troup
3/Interview 2:59
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux
Interviewer – Stephen Foster
4/Keep It Out Of Sight 3:02
Producer – Dr. Feelgood
Recorded By – Vic Maile
Written-By – Wilko Johnson
5/Interview 0:46
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux
Interviewer – Stephen Foster
6/Interview 1:44
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux, Wilko Johnson
7/Homework 2:18
Written-By – A. Perkins, D. Clark
8/You Upset Me Baby 4:16
Written-By – King, Josea, Davis
9/Down At The (Other) Doctors 3:52
Written-By – Mickey Jupp
10/Down At The Doctots / Love Hound / Take A Trip / Night Tune 13:55
Interviewee – The Big Figure, Lee Brilleaux
Presenter – Melvyn Bragg
11/Don't Take But A New Minutes 3:26
Written-By – Chuck Berry
12/Interview 6:24
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux
Interviewer – Dave Cochrane
13/Eileen 2:34
Written-By – Tice, Guitar
14/A Touch Of Class 3:01
Written-By – Chris Bradford, Mark Hankins
15/She's Got Her Eyes On You 3:10
Written-By – Russel, Morris, Brilleaux, Mitchell
16/Interview 2:08
Interviewee – Lee Brilleaux
Interviewer – Paul Jones
17/Solitary Blues 4:29
Written-By – Dave Bronze
18/Looking At You 3:05
Written-By – Steve Walwyn, Will Birch
Musician:
Dave Bronze
Gordon Russell
John (Gypie) Mayo
Big Figure, The
John B. Sparks
Johnny Guitar
Kevin Morris
Lee Brilleaux
Phil Mitchell
Steve Walwyn
Wilko Johnson
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Theoretically, Dr. Feelgood could have produced a fine multi-disc box set, yet the four-disc Looking Back isn't it. Although it contains the group's very best songs, including large portions of Down by the Jetty and Malpractice, it is cluttered with mediocre latter-day material, and the entire final disc is devoted to Lee Brilleaux discussing his cancer. Although his testimonial is moving, it would have been better heard on a separate disc, not as part of a comprehensive retrospective. Then again, Looking Back is filled with so many songs that only serious fans, the kind that would want an interview disc, will find it necessary. For most fans, even those with a fairly deep interest in the band, the comprehensive double-disc Twenty Five Years of Dr. Feelgood is a more logical choice.
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.
