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29 January 2010
Julian Temple’s messy, whimsical look at the rise and fall of the British pub rock band Dr Feelgood packs a bigger punch than expected, mainly due to the presence of articulate rhythm guitarist Wilko Johnson.
His relationship with the intense but quietly steady lead singer, Lee Brilleaux, proves mysterious in a good way.
Johnson left the band in 1977, yet the Dr Feelgood song most remember is the 1979 chart hit, Milk and Alcohol.
Johnson pulls lots of faces meant to look like smiles; we feel his pain.
Oil City Confidential
Cert: 15
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