4/20/2023 0 Comments Wilko johnson and roger daltry![]() ![]() “Everyone got on famously,” says Johnson, “it was a great atmosphere.” Wilko credits the producer, Dave Eringa, with pulling it all together in such a short time. The album was recorded last November in a week, using Wilko’s crack touring band of Blockheads bassist Norman Watt-Roy and drummer Dylan Howe, with ex-Style Council and Dexy’s keyboardist Mick Talbot also guesting. Unfortunate name for a place, but a great studio.” “He knew this lovely little studio called Yellow Fish in Uckfield. ![]() “Roger jumped up and said, ‘Let’s do it,’” says Johnson. When The Who finished a sold-out world tour Daltrey was delighted to discover that, mercifully, Wilko was still well enough to fulfil their ambition of making an album together. The guitarist – riding high after Julien Temple’s acclaimed Dr Feelgood documentary Oil City Confidential – seized upon the opportunity to make the most of his time left. Then in January 2013 Wilko was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had just months to live. They decided on the spot it would be a great idea to collaborate together on an album but both being busy men, the idea drifted away. That heavy power trio sound, backing up a singer it’s a British institution. “They’d been a big influence on both our bands. “It turned out we both loved Johnny Kidd & The Pirates,” says Roger, name-checking the turn-of-‘60s creators of Shakin’ All Over and Please Don’t Touch. The album’s roots began in 2010 when Roger and Wilko found themselves sitting together at an awards ceremony talking about raucous old school British rhythm & blues. ![]() Keep On Loving You (Wilko Johnson, Norman Watt-Roy, Salvatore Ramundo)Ĭan You Please Crawl Out Your Window (Bob Dylan) The album features 11 tracks, ten of which are Wilko originals from both his Dr Feelgood days and solo years, whilst the sole cover on the album is a version of Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited classic ‘Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window’.Įverybody’s Carrying A Gun (Wilko Johnson) If this hugely enjoyable, old-school R&B album does turn out to be Wilko’s last, then it will stand as a fine testament to his talent.Wilko Johnson, legendary guitarist with Canvey Island pub rock pioneers Dr Feelgood, and Roger Daltrey, lead singer of rock giants The Who released a joint album ‘Going Back Home’ on March 10th on the world famous Chess label which has been resurrected especially for the purpose. Only Turned 21 – a tender ballad poignantly sung by Daltrey – breaks away from tough Canvey Island R&B. Ice On The Motorway, the title track from Johnson’s little-known 1981 album, provides another chance for his jerky guitar style to shine, bolstered by stabs of organ from Talbot. Two other Feelgoods favourites, Sneakin’ Suspicion and Keep It Out Of Sight, are also tackled, with Wilko at his best, machine-gunning his trusty Telecaster on the former. Daltrey growls his way through the opening title track over Wilko’s thrashed-out riff, ably assisted by a mean harmonica solo from Weston, while the concluding All Through The City has some great jagged playing from Wilko. There is no attempt to innovate on Going Back Home, nor is it filled with ruminations on life and death instead this album is a celebration of Johnson’s work and opens and closes with new versions of Feelgoods classics. ![]()
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