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Post by fordcapri on Nov 23, 2022 11:34:39 GMT
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Post by ltd on Nov 23, 2022 12:04:24 GMT
Very distinctive guitar style and stage presence. When interviewed always came across as a genuine eccentric, in the best way of course. I liked the story Lemmy told about him (with some bemusement) about his preference for taking amphetamines before he went to bed.
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Post by fordcapri on Nov 23, 2022 13:10:30 GMT
Probably play some of this tonight...  ..3 CD / 1 DVD set of the Wilko years. |
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Post by harryshand on Nov 23, 2022 13:32:34 GMT
RIP Wilko. Hugely influential axeman.
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Post by jjmolloy on Nov 23, 2022 15:47:37 GMT
A legend. Was given months to live years ago, but a fan who happened to be a surgeon reckoned he could help him where others hadn't. Took a tumour the size of a football out and he went on for years more. RIP Wilko.
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Nov 23, 2022 16:18:10 GMT
A sad loss , I was a big fan and had seen him play live on countless times since my teens.
The King of Canvey returns to the sea...
RIP Sir
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Post by McCann on Nov 23, 2022 20:37:36 GMT
Got a good few extra years in the end
I'm sure he made the most of it.
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Post by fordcapri on Nov 24, 2022 19:44:39 GMT
Listened to 'Down by the Jetty' last night. Great album... and in mono too. Can't have been many bands in the mid '70s purposefully putting out records in mono... and yet it works, creates a kind of wall of sound in a way that you sometimes don't get with stereo. Early Shadows and Beatles albums in mono are sometimes better than the stereo mixes. For a band like Dr. Feelgood, it was a good call.
Oil City Confidential - a brilliant documentary that I saw on BBC FOUR about ten years ago. I started to watch it, mostly out of curiosity, and was still sitting there in the chair, having not moved an inch, 90 minutes later. It's riveting. I bet they show it again soon. If so... recommended.
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Post by chopper on Nov 24, 2022 21:55:49 GMT
Sad,sad news. Heard the announcement on BBC6 Music yesterday afternoon.
Such an influential band, as said - given months to live in 2013.
Oil City Confidential is a masterpiece.
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Post by AlanH on Nov 24, 2022 22:58:45 GMT
Sad news. A properly influential and distinctive musician. RIP.
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Post by harryshand on Nov 25, 2022 12:44:24 GMT
Oil City Confidential - a brilliant documentary that I saw on BBC FOUR about ten years ago. I started to watch it, mostly out of curiosity, and was still sitting there in the chair, having not moved an inch, 90 minutes later. It's riveting. I bet they show it again soon. If so... recommended. Agreed - it's a superb documentary. Mrs hs is from Canvey so the setting is very familiar. Probably the coolest Canvey will ever be. |
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Post by NickP on Nov 28, 2022 2:19:25 GMT
Very sad for one of my all-time favourites.
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Post by Portland Road on Nov 30, 2022 8:53:17 GMT
A character indeed, and surprising that he left Dr Feelgood before their greatest chart success, and joined Ian Dury & The Blockheads after theirs  Jarvis Cocker jumped on stage at The Brits 1996 to mock Michael Jackson's fake 'messiah' imagery, and this gained some hostility from corporate aspects of the music industry. Wilko as a fellow maverick musician sent a strong message of support to Jarvis. R.I.P. Wilko Johnson. P.S. yes, the 'Oil City Confidential' documentary is a great watch. |
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