Listen to them in their original pomp, or listen to them re-interpreted on one of Wilko’s good live albums. The original recordings of ‘Roxette’, ‘Back In The Night’ and ‘She Does It Right’ are bona fide r’n’b classics capturing a pivotal moment in British rock music and also stand as a testament to the gravitas of gravel-voiced Lee Brilleaux. Then there are the half-dozen reworked Dr Feelgood classics that really should have been left alone. We are treated to only a solitary cut from the ‘Solid Senders’ album (1978), despite the fact it contains many live staples.
There is nothing from Pull the Cover (1984) or ‘Red Hot Rocking Blues’ (2005). The bulk of the collection comes from the trio of albums ‘Ice on the Motorway’ (1980), ‘Barbed Wire Blues’ (1988) and ‘Going Back Home’ (2003). Firstly, we have a slightly uneven look back at the post-Feelgoods career of Wilko. It comprises tracks re-recorded by Wilko together with Norman Watt-Roy on bass and Dylan Howe on drums between 20. It is a 25-track two-disc affair on the prestigious Chess label, but it is a re-packaging/re-ordering of the two-volume Cadiz Music albums originally put out in 2014. Indeed, this is not really a new offering. That’s not to mention the plethora of Wilko-era Dr Feelgood material already available. At the last reckoning, there has been two new CD compilations, one set of excellent re-recorded tracks with Roger Daltrey, a brilliant, if slightly quirky, biopic, a live DVD and a second volume of autobiography. Since the iconic guitarist’s roller-coaster near-death cancer diagnosis and recovery in 2014, we have not been short of solo career retrospectives. What’s not to like? Well, despite the strength of the material, even a die-hard fan such as myself might legitimately ask whether this new collection adds anything significant to the body of work already available. Share the post "Album review: WILKO JOHNSON – I Keep it to Myself – The Best Of Wilko Johnson"Ī new Wilko Johnson best of.
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