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a b c d e f Simpson, Dave (18 September 2003). " 'I was nuts' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 January 2016. So it is all about today, not yesterday then? “Totally mate, totally. Even if we do the old songs, and we do some of them, we change them to make them relevant to us now and our audience gets it. They get it. Not just because we are bored and think, let’s just change it and play this. Everyone has a scripted part. They improvise, but we have carefully thought it all out. Add a new section, change the tempo…. Keep it fresh. It’s all about today really. Even the lyrics; In ‘Too-Rye-Ay,’ there’s a lyric about old people and we change it and talk about ourselves getting old in that song now.†So was the name change to Dexys to show you are not wishing to bask in past glories? “Definitely. That was us saying its’ us, but we are different now. We are not like we were and not trying to trade on our past. We are us and we can’t deny who we are. We are Dexys, but it’s different now." Our interview is on Kevin’s fifth-floor balcony, with a stunning view over the park where Rowland had his revelation about how to fix Too-Rye-Ay. “I always get a lot of ideas around nature,” he smiles. In an interview with HitQuarters Gatfield later described the recording process as "very long and painful", [22] and he left the group after a short tour of France and the UK. The album's most controversial feature was its use of conversational dialogue in the songs; [23] Rowland said, "The idea of a conversation in a song is interesting to me." [24] Commenting on this, O'Hara said that "we had to keep going ahead with what we believed" despite the length of time that the production took. [25] Most contemporaneous reviewers strongly disliked this latest incarnation of Dexys, comparing the new look to "double glazing salesmen" and condemning the album as "a mess" and "truly awful". [21] [26] [27] Only a few reviewers were supportive; for example, writing in the Melody Maker, Colin Irwin described it as "quite the most challenging, absorbing, moving, uplifting and ultimately triumphant album of the year". [28] It’s perhaps telling when you consider the answers to asking him to sum up himself and Dexys in just the one word. On Kevin: “Trying.†On Dexys: “Powerful.†A psychologist would have a field day with that; trying. No ego there folks. There’s a new documentary about the band coming out soon. “Nowhere Is Home,†filmed on tour in 2012. Probably destined for a cinema and DVD release, and due to be premiered at London’s NFT on 9th May. There are plans for more shows later in the year too, if the film is well received.there was never a time when I didn’t regret listening to somebody and went against what I felt in my heart.†So today you do it your way or not at all? “Yeah, we mostly did it our way in the 80s, but occasionally we would compromise and I am still haunted by little things like that. Ohh, that could have been better if I’d have not listened to so and so. It is totally our way today and it is just not worth doing it any other way. And the second song, “It's Alright Kevin” reappraises that and says, ‘That's not really who I am. He's looking at his old masculinity and femininity–‘I've tried so hard to being a man, and now I don't care if I can.’” The third song, “I'm Going to Get Free,” he's determined to break free, and the fourth song, “Coming Home,” he's starting to move forward. When the character transforms, the music transforms...it just kind of worked out that way.”
a b Holland, Roger (10 November 2005). "Dexy's Midnight Runners, Don't Stand Me Down (1985)". PopMatters.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 . Retrieved 18 February 2016.Still, Brad’s job looked in jeopardy when Come On Eileen initially moped about the lower reaches of the Top 50. In despair, Kevin told his manager: “I can’t write any better songs than that.” We got into the venue just before showtime, and of course the place was already choc-a-bloc full of loyal and expectant Dexys fans (some of which had been travelling the country, taking in every date of the tour). You could feel the buzz in the air as people took to their seats, ready for the night’s entertainment to unfold. As the 8pm bells chimed, the lights dimmed as the band took to the stage, and Kevin commented to the crowd on how dark it was. Dexys at Brighton Dome 19.9.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey) The album entered the UK Official Albums Chart Top 100 at number 10 and remained there for one week. [48] Too-Rye-Ay As It Could Have Sounded and cancelled 2022 tour [ edit ] Mason, Phil (3 December 2013). "Searching for the Old(er) Soul Rebel: An Interview with Dexys' Kevin Rowland". PopMatters.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016 . Retrieved 13 February 2016. who say it is only about the music, to me that is only half of it. I loved Roxy Music when I was 18, 19 and thought they looked amazing. It’s daft not to use that side of it. Your album cover; you may as well make that really good, why not? To cut off a dimension, I don’t understand that, it’s not an option for me. All the soul singers always used to look great.â€