Dr Feelgood

Oysterfleet Hotel, Canvey Island

06/03/10

My little brother Colin rang up in the week to tell me he had 2 comps for the Saturday night of the Feelgood weekend at Canvey. Never having seen the new line-up on their own (only seen them in parts at the Lee Brilleaux memorials) I thought I would give it a go. I didn’t know what to expect as we arrived at the hotel at about 8 o’clock. A quick drink downstairs with all the posher people from Canvey, I think the rough ones go to the King Canute. Then upstairs to the ballroom to see what was going on. It was empty apart from a few older people sitting around the edges and Colin’s mate Pete and his son. Pete is a muso and plays guitar in RnB band Dirty Work (well worth going to see if you get a chance). They had a DJ on and he was the usual fellar who is at the memorial gig. Loads of old rock and roll, Rods and Thorogood played, perfect for the audience that is expected. The hall started to fill up with all the usual sorts you get to these places, Germans, Dutch and Belgians. All with black tees shirts and waistcoats (I was going to buy a waistcoat myself last year, but I think I would have had the piss ripped out of me). By the time the band got on stage there was quite a crowd, including scary looking rock chips with the leather boots. The band started off and I wont go into the playlist as I can never remember them, but I heard “She does it right” “She’s a wind up” “Back in the night” “Rollin and a tumblin” a great version of “Roxette” “Milk and Alchol” “99 and a ½ won’t do” do and finished the set with “Down at the Doctors.” They also done others which I can’t remember, even a couple that I didn’t recognise, perhaps later Feelogood songs or even their own. The main part of the show is an epic rendition of “Down by the jetty blues”. Guitarist Steve Walwyn enjoys this one. The encore was strange as the band didn’t leave the stage to be called but stayed on. It finnished up with old favourites “See you later alligator” “Bonie Moronie” “Tequilla” and “Route 66.” On the encores the lead singer Rob Kane introduced people from the audience who I must say had come long way to see the group. Chaps from Northern Ireland, Scotland, all your usual European types and Graham who came all the way from New Zealand for the weekend. Graham got up on stage and played with the band on Route 66. He brought his own harmonica as well. To be fair he wasn’t bad. I think there were also some people from Basildon as well.

Summing up I never would have paid money to watch the new band play on their own, even though I would have probably seen all the band (apart from the singer) with Lee Brilleaux before he died. I have changed my mind and will definateley go to watch them again, they were good fun and entertaining. I can remember watching the old band towards the end and they seemed only to go through the motions, unless they were playing a bigger gig such as in London. The problem they have is that people see them as tribute band and not a band in their own right. I don’t see this as a problem. The only thing that could go wrong was if they started to call it Tyne Delta music and not the Thames Delta.

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