Many thanks to Totally Guitars - here's a Hogan's Hero for 2014 - WILKO JOHNSON !!

[t0riordan57658]

Hi to Totally Guitars!

I just want to say the music Neil Hogan plays is fantastic.

Regardless of whether I get better at guitar, Neil Hogan has increased no end my appreciation of great songs - what an ace musician!

Many thanks to Totally Guitars from London-England!
- Tom O'Riordan


PS - here's my "Hogan's Hero" for 2014 - Wilko Johnson.
- sorry for old joke as I am a 50+ geezer!

Wilko Johnson's machine-gun Telecaster chops were a huge influence on punk rock - Sex Pistols, Clash, Stranglers, Jam etc - specifically in the album Down By The Jetty by Dr Feelgood.



Another hero of mine is Viv Stanshall and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.


The Bonzos paved the way for Monty Python - they're a blast and a hoot in the Beatles film A Magical Mystery Tour, and the band's UK top-ten hit I'm The Urban Spaceman was co-produced by Paul McCartney credited as Apollo C. Vermouth.

Viv Stanshall's songwriting partner and co-leader in the Bonzos - Neil Innes - went on to create The Rutles with Eric Idle from Monty Python - playing Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly, styled on John Lennon and Paul McCartney respectively.

Many thanks again to Totally Guitars !!

[neverfoundthetime]

Thumbs up to that Tom! Welcome to TG!
Chris in Swiss

[t0riordan57658]

I've updated youtube links, squire!
- thanks, Tom

[thereshopeyet]

Hello

I loved this video of Wilko Johnson - Wilko Johnson

What are your favourite Dr Feelgood Albums ?

The Power Of Strumming

[t0riordan57658]

Down By The Jetty and Stupidity are the best of Dr Feelgood - plus Oil City Confidential by Julien ("Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle") Temple.

During Stupidity there'd been a Mexican standoff in the Feelgoods - Wilko Johnson quit his own band. It reminds you of Big Star - Chris Bell and Alex Chilton.

[Music Junkie]

Tom:

I was surprised to see someone else mention Big Star! I knew nothing of them until a few years ago. I missed out on so many great bands as a younger kid (growing up in the hair band and heavy metal days of the 80's.. :laugh: ).

I really enjoyed this tune from them as well..... "Thirteen"



Jason

P.S. - Welcome to the site, from Southern California, USA

[t0riordan57658]

Is Thirteen the best Big Star song?
- I'm only guessing because southern soul is something else and so special - and I'm only guessing because I'm British not American.

[t0riordan57658]

imho - in the 80s and 90s it was US rock bands who had the best tunes - Olympic gold melodies and a ton of feeling.

[t0riordan57658]

In my formative music years - the early 70s - Led Zep were the real deal. Anyway Coronation Street beckons - nighty night!

[t0riordan57658]

Thanks to Elvis Costello - Neil Hogan's Alison is imho flippin' marvellous - I get to hear Gram Parsons and George Jones - music's a gas!