Dexys Midnight Runners’ second LP harbored a one-hit wonder that outshone the rest of the tracklist but changed pop music’s equilibrium.
will be revisiting albums that came out before the magazine was founded in July 2002 and assessing its current cultural relevance. This week, we’re looking at Dexys Midnight Runners’ phenomenal and underloved second LP, which harbored a one-hit wonder that outshone the rest of the tracklist but changed pop music’s equilibrium in the early 1980s.
The origins of Dexys Midnight Runners date as far back to 1978, when Birmingham twenty-somethings Kevin Rowland and Kevin “Al” Archer formed the group after the dissolution of the punk outfit the Killjoys. After the Killjoys called it quits, Rowland wrote a song called “Tell Me When My Light Turns Green,” which would become a centerpiece track on their debut album,, two years later.
Before Dexys Midnight Runners descended upon Genetic Studios in Berkshire to record the album, Rowland sought to add a violin section to the band’s already-in-place horn ensemble. When he brought in violinists Helen O’Hara and Steve Brennan , Dexys’ horn section left the group and became the TKO Horns Celtic folk-pop.
Along with the timeless, romping Irish jaunt of opening track “The Celtic Soul Brothers ”, “Old” and “Let’s Make This Precious” pump’s A-side up into one of the most muscular of its time. “Old” is a five-minute concerto that bleeds through tempo-shifting intervals and is accentuated by O’Hara and Brennan’s violins.
But when “Come On Eileen” tumbles out of our speakers or is dropped into a scene in a coming-of-age movie, you get up and dance, too. The modern music world had never seen such a dynamic, soulful song rule the world—which helps make “Come On Eileen” andboth eternal, glorious works of art that “moved a million hearts in mono.” It’s a compelling, clear-eyed embodiment of a musical style that’s rarely been in such focus in the 42 years since hitting the shelves.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
“The Midnight Romance In Hagwon” And “Miss Night And Day” Ratings Hit New All-Time HighsBoth 'The Midnight Romance in Hagwon' and 'Miss Night and Day' have achieved their highest viewership ratings! Ahead of its final week, episode 14 of tvN's 'The Midnight Romance in Hagwon' earned an average nationwide viewership rating of 5.2 percent. This is a 1.6 percent increase from its previous episode's rating of 3.
Read more »
Subaru’s “Project Midnight” Teased As A WRX Time Attack Monster With Wild AeroThe model will tackle Goodwood, promising to be unlike anything we have ever seen from Subaru Motorsports USA
Read more »
Time-compression in electron microscopy: Terahertz light controls and characterizes electrons in space and timeScientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany have advanced ultrafast electron microscopy to unprecedented time resolution. Reporting in Science Advances, the research team presents a method for the all-optical control, compression, and characterization of electron pulses within a transmission electron microscope using terahertz light.
Read more »
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Episode #13 Release Date & TimeVeldora, in human form, laughs as he holds up two cooking utensils in a wooden room.
Read more »
It’s Time For DC To Redeem Its Lowest-Grossing Movie Of All TimeShaquille O&39;Neal as John Henry Irons in 1997&39;s Steel and Superman wearing a suit of armor in DC Comics
Read more »
22 Products To Help You Spend Less Time Maintaining Your Pool And More Time Enjoying ItBecause the dog days of summer are supposed to be for floating in the pool, not cleaning it.
Read more »