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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 16, 2020 11:17:14 GMT
...yeah, i seem to remember reading that Kevin Rowland finally admitted he'd stole the image/ideas for the next phase of Dexys in 1982 and made some kind of peace with Kevin Archer.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 16, 2020 12:09:03 GMT
...yeah, i seem to remember reading that Kevin Rowland finally admitted he'd stole the image/ideas for the next phase of Dexys in 1982 and made some kind of peace with Kevin Archer. Apparently so. He came clean in the 1990s. Having heard the Blue Ox Babes album the influence is obvious. Not sure their album would have enjoyed anything like the success of Too Rye Aye This is a good tune though... The Blue Ox Babes - There's No Deceiving You....released on 7th March 1988 - a mere seven years after the band was first formed
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Post by stu77 on Sept 25, 2020 17:24:38 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 25, 2020 18:24:58 GMT
Thanks Stu - I've saved that vid to watch when I have a spare 15 minutes
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 26, 2020 13:34:51 GMT
The Cherry Red interview is solid gold. Thanks Stu. It’s got similarities to the text of an interview, credited to Ted Kessler, carried on the very informative inner sleeve of the LP which a friend shared with me.
It includes: “One thing to say about this record is that Jim Paterson is a massive part of it. He co-produced it and we did all the demos together. We worked on every song. Jim came down to Brighton where I was living at the time and we worked on every arrangement - the key, the tempo - so that when we gave it to the musicians, it was already quite a strong picture. In many ways, even though it was Kevin Rowland on the cover, it feels like it is a Dexys album because Jim is so present”.
PLUS
“Billy Adams, who used to be in Dexys but wasn’t on the record, he’d been on holiday in India. He said, “I’ve had this great experience” I said, “What happened, Bill? “I was on a train listening to your album and Reflections Of My Life came on and I was just in floods of tears. I couldn’t stop crying”. Fucking hell, you know. There were moments like that gave me a little light about it”.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 6, 2020 16:13:16 GMT
Brand spanking new video for The Greatest Love Of All from the deluxe new reissue of My Beauty...
Kevin Rowland - The Greatest Love Of All [Official Video]
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Post by stu77 on Jan 25, 2021 5:03:09 GMT
I'd love to see Kevin Rowland do an autobiography.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 25, 2021 7:02:16 GMT
I'd love to see Kevin Rowland do an autobiography. You and me both
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Mar 15, 2021 16:04:47 GMT
Today's album of the day... Dexys Midnight Runners – Don't Stand Me Down (The Director's Cut) (2002)Although I’m a long term Dexys fan, I’ve never been able to get to the heart of Kevin Rowland’s appeal. He’s patently can be a difficult individual and yet and yet and yet… call it integrity, call it commitment, call it genius? There’s something there that transcends most other artists. Rowland is a tortured soul who feels the world is against him and someone who agonises over how his records sound and the messages he wants to convey. No surprise that his hardcore fanbase is absolutely fanatical. His questing spirit leaves him incapable of blithely recycling his past and each new reinvention has something to offer. I loved the brass and soul of Searching For The Young Soul Rebels, I loved the Van Morrison inspired Celtic Soul Brothers rebirth, and then there’s this. What even is it? It defies categorisation. A sort of soul, folk, easy listening hybrid. That said it’s not a difficult record. Indeed it’s a consistently rewarding and passionate listen. Every tune is a winner but the three standout tracks are (all 12 and a half minutes of) This Is What She’s Like, One Of Those Things, and I Love You (Listen To This). Rowland, always a polarising individual, had alienated plenty of critics who were happy to dismiss this LP and who doubtless enjoyed its commercial failure. Its prospects were not helped by the group’s new preppy image: Brooks Brothers suits, brogues, ties etc. Dexy ditched the dungarees for a new look that emphasised respectability and anonymity. The non-image whilst completely acceptable in most milieus was both outrageous and antagonistic in the context of pop music. Time has vindicated Kevin Rowland’s most neglected Dexys album and it’s now rightly acknowledged as another magnificent recording. 5/5
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Post by stu77 on Apr 16, 2021 19:05:25 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on May 1, 2021 9:30:27 GMT
Been consistently playing My Beauty since it was reissued last night
An absolute gem
I always liked it but now it sounds better than ever
Its time has come
And now we official get Kev's version of Thunder Road. Recorded for the original 1999 album but it had to be removed at the last minute as the songwriter, some bloke called Bruce Springsteen, didn't like the lyrical changes and insisted it was removed. Now he's cool with it
Thunder Road
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 7, 2021 17:29:15 GMT
Kevin will be 69 next August. Jim will be 66 next January. This could be the very last opportunity...
Dexys, the band formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners, have announced a UK tour for autumn 2022
Best known for singles such as Come On Eileen, Geno, and Jackie Wilson Said, the group will kick off their Too-Rye-Ay, As It Could Have Sounded Tour on September 17 in Bath. Other stops include Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, York, and London, where they'll wrap up at the Palladium on October 2. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on September 10.
The trek shares its name with a forthcoming reworked edition of the 1982 Dexys Midnight Runners LP 'Too-Rye-Ay', due out through Universal in 2022, marking what will be the 40th anniversary of the original record. A release date is still to be confirmed. Singer-songwriter Kevin Rowland said:
"For many years, I’ve struggled with 'Too Rye Ay'. I was never happy with many of the mixes on the record. Tracks like Eileen, and one or two others were really good, but with most others, while I felt the performances were really good, that didn’t come over properly in the mixes.
"I even felt fraudulent promoting the album, because I knew it didn’t sound as good as it should have.
"And of course, the irony was, it was by far our most successful Dexys album, because of the worldwide success of Come On Eileen. I knew there were other songs on there just as good as Eileen, but they hadn’t been realised properly.
"So, I was absolutely delighted to get this opportunity to remix the album with the masterful Pete Schwier who has worked with Dexys since 1985 and Helen O' Hara (Original violinist on the album), is also helping.
"I'm so into doing this album, that we are doing shows to promote it, next year, where we will play the whole of the album from start to finish, as well as other Dexys favourites.
"There is no way on earth I would be doing this tour or even promoting a normal 40th anniversary re-issue, if it wasn't for the opportunity to remix it and present it how it could have sounded. This is like a new album for me. It is an absolute labour of love. I want people to hear the album as it was meant to sound."
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Post by personunknown on Sept 8, 2021 8:00:03 GMT
That skirt doesn't go with the jacket and shirt. He's not taking this seriously.
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Post by zeopold on Sept 8, 2021 10:13:41 GMT
Brand spanking new video for The Greatest Love Of All from the deluxe new reissue of My Beauty... Kevin Rowland - The Greatest Love Of All [Official Video]meh... bad copy of this
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 8, 2021 11:48:19 GMT
Brand spanking new video for The Greatest Love Of All from the deluxe new reissue of My Beauty... Kevin Rowland - The Greatest Love Of All [Official Video]meh... bad copy of this The Greatest Love of All was originally by George Benson from 1977. Maybe GB was inspired by Boz?
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