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Mister Feelgood

Mister Feelgood is a song by Neopia Rock Band Jazzmosis of their second studio album with the same name. The song was released as a single in 1962. The song was mainly writen by singer Ulda Mack, but guitarist Tyfon Vickles has always said that he wrote over sixty percent of the song. Mister Feelgood was Jazzmosis's first single and peaked at #2 on the Neopia Hot 100 and was in the top ten of every Hot 100 except for the Maraqua Hot 100, where it peaked at #12. Mister Feelgood is often considered one of the most influential songs of all time and has been ranked near or at the top of many Music Magazine published articles of the greatest songs of all time. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine named it the greatest song of all time. According to acclaimedmusic.net, Mister Feelgood is the most critically acclaimed song of all time.

Recording

Recording took place from December 28, 1961 until February 13, 1962. The song requited several overdubbs. Vocals and drums were recorded on December 28, 1961. On January 13, 1962 the lead guitar and paino were put in. One week later, the bass was overdubbed. Finally, on February 13 guitarist Tyfon Vickles suggested that they included sound effects. After several hours of toying with sounds, the band was finally happy with the sound and put it into the song.

During the recording sessions Tyfon Vickles experimented with his guitar. "He cut off strings. He put paper between the strings. He tuned it totally wrong sometimes. He tried to play two notes at the same time. The whole band could see that he wanted this record to be unique because when we were finished with the lyrics we knew we had a great song, but Tyfon took it to the next level. For a while I hated it though because I loved to play the drums to his guitar beat, but with him experimenting with the different sounds it was hard to keep up so I really grew as a drummer and I learned how to play on my own." Drummer Leot Mickel once said.

In mid-January bassist Ion Orin briefly left the group because of personal issues. Orin returned a few days later, but Vickles suggested that Orin should be kicked out of the group. "He was always drunk. I mean, he was a bad drug-addict I mean bad. Everytime we would practice he would be smoking a cigarette. When we were done with a little practice he would take out his bag of cocaine and you know what he did. So I told Ulda that he needs help. We need to kick him out of the group. After I told Ulda I went to Ion and confronted him and he said he would get his act together." Tyfon Vickles said in a 2006 interview.

Reception and Legacy

Mister Feelgood was released one week prior to their second album. The song was an instant hit as soon as it was released and was played on the radio constantly. The song peaked at #2 on the Neopia Hot 100 and stayed their for seven weeks. The song was on the charts for a then record 38 weeks and was the first single to sell over one million copies. Although the song was a great commercial success, it was an even greater critical success. One critic for the Neopia Times said "Mister Feelgood is the most daring and unique record released to date. The vocals are dark, but beautiful. Tyfon Vickles introduces us to a new sound on the guitar and Jazzmosis, as an entire group, had basically eliminated blues as the most popular music in the world." In 2004, 250 critics rated 1000 of the most famous songs in history. All 250 of the critics gave Mister Feelgood five stars. A Day In The Life by The Kyriis had the second most five star reviews with 223.

Accolades

Mister Feelgood was named the number one song of all time by Rolling Stones Magazine, Mojo, Q, All-Music, Spiner, Blender, and Mulchark Magazine. It was named the 6th greatest guitar song by Rolling Stones Magazine and Guitar World listed Mister Feelgood at number nine on their list of the 100 greatest guitar solos.