When you think of Dr. Feelgood, you automatically think of Wilko Johnson with that crazed expression on his face moving manically all over the stage, and Lee Brilleaux with the stained white suit giving you the evil stare. This band oozed menace, but they were so good live. It’s ironic then that the biggest hit they ever had didn’t feature Wilko, because he left the band in ’77.
Milk And Alcohol was a ripping single with a killer riff, and it actually made the top ten in the UK, you can’t go wrong with a shuffle. If only real bands had a chance to do that today. There is another track here that I wished they had released as a single, that’s Take A Tip. It has a much busier riff and groove but it’s so cool. I think it would have done better than Down At The Doctors, which is a also great tune but it doesn’t make you want to move like Take A Tip.
There are no original members left alive which is sad, but they left behind some great old school rockin’ R’n’B.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
