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The drummer relates his first gigging experiences in small cinemas and pubs in Canvey Island, an odd and intriguing Essex parish that was documented, with 'tongue firmly in his cheek' according to Morris, by film director Julian Temple in the 2010 movie Oil City Confidential. Morris had played in an early version of Dr Feelgood, entitled The Wild Bunch, so he knew what he was entering into by rejoining his old comrades in a new musical pursuit.

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Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter.Įnter email address This field is required Sign Up 'Working with the soul guys was actually helpful for joining Feelgood later, as soul and blues share a lot of the same ground.'ĭaily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter 'Great experiences,' he says of that time in his life. Between leaving the school he shared with Brilleaux and Mitchell and joining Feelgood, Morris enjoyed stints playing drums on a cruise ship and in a soul band that travelled with the likes of Edwin Starr and Sam and Dave. It was in 1983 that he signed up to the Feelgood cause, upon running into then vocalist Brilleaux in a music store. The drummer revels in anecdotes of recent 'riotous' gigs with the current line-up (consisting also of singer Robert Kane, bassist Phil Mitchell and guitarist Steve Welwyn) in France and Finland, as well as remembering the 'growling, prowling' presence of Brilleaux at Feelgood's earliest shows a time when Morris was just an admiring onlooker rather than a member. Morris is looking forward to a Guinness at The Crown Bar. We'll see that up-close when Feelgood come to the Belfast Empire on September 20. Feelgood has been an active group since 1971, and, despite its different incarnations, has always retained a certain ferocious appeal. It would be easy to assert that talk of such a blood and thunder approach might be a cover for Dr Feelgood's unusual position today (not a single member of the original band still remains), but in this case Morris is merely stating a truth. That's how Dr Feelgood has always been, regardless of the line-up,' he says.

Nobody holds back in this band, nobody is allowed to coast. well, we just go out and give it everything we've got. Morris claims to see a wide mix of age groups at Feelgood gigs, but he concedes his band's standing in the contemporary music scene is a 'strange idea, if I stop and think about it'.

He speaks honestly about everything from 'no-nonsense' Canvey Island, the Essex parish where he grew up, to the damaging schism between original singer Lee Brilleaux and guitarist Wilko Johnson which led to the latter's departure from the group.The one area of conversation in which he is momentarily hesitant, however, is Dr Feelgood's relevance in the modern age. He speaks honestly about everything from “no-nonsense” Canvey Island, the Essex parish where he grew up, to the damaging schism between original singer Lee Brilleaux and guitarist Wilko Johnson which led to the latter’s departure from the group. Kevin Morris, drummer of influential rhythm ‘n’ blues act Dr Feelgood, is on the whole a pragmatic and reasonable man.