Too Rye Ay

If you love "Come on Eileen" then you'll probably love the rest of this album. Exceeded expectations for me honestly.

Música alegre, divertida, optimista, con ritmos alegres. Me ha gustado su composición y estilo, aunque la voz del cantante no me ha convencido del todo. Disco lleno de vitalidad. Alguna canción un tanto más distinta

4/5. Delightful little Celtic-pop/soul that I’ll visit on Paddy’s Day

I admit I’m a bit of a sucker for bands with a horn section! Good album, upbeat and much more than a one hit wonder. Will listen again. 4

Great album all the way through

This was a lot of fun.

With neverending gusto, chutzpah and bravado, Too-Rye-Ay is home to Dexy's Midnight Runners' most endearing hit and several of hidden gems that does more than expected in sweeping the listener off their feet. While not their greatest hour (that would be Don't Stand Me Down), it's perhaps their most assured and finest. Favorites: Let's Make This Precious, All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz), Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), Plan B, Until I Believe in My Soul, Come on Eileen, Reminisce (Pt. 1)

Disco ochentero BRUTAL. Algo diferente. Sólo demasiado largo, te pierdes un poco entre tanta canción

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners (1982) I’m not a fan of Britpop, but Dexys Midnight Runners add a creative flair to the genre that makes for a truly enjoyable listen. For those who, like me, thought that Dexys Midnight Runners’ first album (Young Soul Rebels [1980]) was very good, well, this one is very gooder. To the prominent trombone and other horns, they added two violins, making their pop sound even more idiosyncratically inventive. Readers might be familiar with the big hit off this album, the closing track “Come On Eileen” (successful on both sides of the Atlantic), but if that’s all you know, you’re missing a lot. Their cover of Van Morrison’s “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)” is even better than Morrison’s original (from his album Saint Dominic’s Preview [1972]). More splashy vocals, string backgrounds, elaborate horns, and a more open sound. The opening track “Celtic Soul Brothers” is exactly what is advertised. Scottish/Irish Celtic instrumental grounding with 60s Motown soul/R&B flavorings. It’s like The Pogues on a date with The Supremes (or, alternatively, Loreena McKennitt on a date with John Belushi—make your own suggestions! It’d be a fun party game). Now the lead vocal by Kevin Rowland is quirky (kind of a whiny David Bowie) and definitely not of high quality. But it is supremely interesting, almost as if he had a prior career as a punk rock frontman (he did—with The Killjoys in the late 70s). But Rowland and trombonist “Big” Jim Paterson are the creative geniuses behind the sound. And it’s a very good sound. With mobile bass lines, sassy horns, jazz interludes, female backing vocal ensemble, adjustable meter, along with occasional banjo, accordion, and tin whistle thrown in, the listener experiences an unexpected delight around every bend in the road. There’s a lot of good music on this album. It’s worth putting on the headphones and dancing in the living room (especially if your wife just left for two and a half weeks to visit your mother in law). 4/5

Really good album. Fun to listen to. Come on Eileen is one of the greatest songs ever

The Sax solo in Until I Believe in My Soul is a GEM! And getting Come on Eileen on a day Eileen Gu gets her thrid medal was a pretty pleasant coincidence xD

This took me back. It's a tape we played in the car all the time

This was a pleasant surprise from a band that I've only ever known as a one-hit-wonder. They have a great horn section on many of the tracks, and their cover of "Jackie Wilson Said" fits in well with the album. I listened to a version of an album with bonus tracks, which are great additions to the album. "Until I Believe in My Soul" could have been skipped, but I would come back to most of the tracks. If you like their one-hit "Come On Eileen" this album is worth checking out. I'm rounding up to 4 stars.

I figured that Dexys midnight runners were kind of a one-hit-wonder band. That was until I heard this album. This is a brilliant album that mix’s Celtic musical influences with soul and R&B. It is a really pleasant album to listen to. I particularly enjoyed 'Reminisce - Part 1' for its story like qualities and 'Jackie Wilson said' with its upbeat tune that’s catchy and very memorable. I feel like it’s a sort of 3.5 range so I’ll give it the benefit of doubt and round it up…

good songs: - the celtic soul brothers - let's make this precious - jackie wilson said - old - plan b

I picked this one out of all the ones I haven't listened to because I knew I'd enjoy it. Great album and 'come on eileen' is just a song that hits the fun button in my soul every time

Part of the fun novelty of "Come On Eileen" was the addition of a fiddle sound to pop music, and that is true throughout this album. What I didn't expect were the horn sections as well, plus piano, making for a very eclectic but fun sound. Kind of old timey, but definitely not old fashioned sounding. It's a shame this band is shorthand for "one hit wonder" in the US, since I think there is lots more to get to know and enjoy.

Other than Come On Eileen, I knew nothing of this album. It was good. The few tracks really appealed to me. I thought that I would really love this album. The instrumentation and vocals were excellent. Then as the album neared the end, the tracks were not as appealing and I found them difficult to listen to. The final Come On Eileen track was a rally back to my good side, but overall the album did slip to a 4 by the end.

Enjoyed it more than I expected but likely not enough to seek it out again.

Honestly, their songs all sound very similar. Does that mean they are bad? No way. Enjoyed the album!

Fun album! Lots of bangers. Fav tracks: Old, Let's Make This Precious

What a surprise! Of course I only knew the hitsingle "Come on Eileen" before listening to the album. I really enjoyed the whole thing. Great musical variety and entertaining artistic elements.

much better than I thought, proto-ska sound.

This was much better than I expected. Worth a repeat listen

Well of course you have one of the great 80’s tunes that led to one of the raunchiest halloween costumes ive ever seen. But this album is packed with great pop sensibilities and a lot more Celtic influence than I’d been expecting. There’s almost some Queen style harmonies at the start of “Old” Fav tracks: “Come On Eileen” “Celtic Soul” “Old”

"Come on Eileen" by far the best and most popular song but it was a fun album to listen to. Lead singer almost kind of sounds like Brandon Flowers from The Killers... well, Brandon sounds like him since he came later. 7/10.

We all know why this album is on here, but it was surprisingly enjoyable despite the one-hit wonder. Very energetic and fun plus can’t hate on come on Eileen. Fav songs: Jackie Wilson said, old, come on eileen

Enjoyed it! Never realised Jackie Wilson Said was by this band.

On first listen, while taking a pleasant walk through the park, I thought that this album was a confused schizophrenic mess. And it is. But then, while filling out some paperwork I really didn't want to have anything to do with, I gave it another listen. I get it now - a confused mess it may be, with a frustrating track arrangement and sound bouncing all over the place, but it's one hell of a fun album. You can start in a melancholy mood, but by the time the riff of Come On Eileen kicks in you'll have left that long behind. Standouts for me were Precious, Plan B, and of course the greatest wedding disco track of all time.

A couple of top quality songs on here, and would definitely listen to again. I love having some very happy music to bop along to on. I enjoyed it a lot, but it's a bit too eclectic an album for me to rate it 5/5.

It's good but it would be better if instead of "come on eileen" it was "come on guyleen"

Really enjoyable.

This is enjoyable… could’ve done with a little more attention on my part! I’ll revisit!

The instrumental was great. The singer’s voice could be a little annoying and sometimes sounded whinny. I appreciated hearing more than just their famous song. They do have depth.

Very Good album

Going to be worth revisiting

Eccentric and over the top but some sort of genius

Takes me back. Really great album. Kevin Rowland remains sadly unappreciated. Prefer the Young Soul Rebel era version of Dexy's. No matter.

Great album! From an era when pop music was approached with bags of integrity and charismatic songwriting! Upbeat, Northern soul influences but with a melancholy thread running through. I like it

Enjoyed this. Never really thought about checking them out as Come On Eileen is all anyone ever plays. I shall be returning to this.

Very enjoyabke

A true One hit wonder

a lot of the horn tunes are catchy and fun, but apparently not breakout hits like Eileen... their slower songs don't have enough gravitas to carry them

Very fun pop record, would recommend

I don't love how nearly half the songs on the album are not available on Spotify. That being said, I unironically love Come On Eileen and the songs I CAN listen to are upbeat, enjoyable, and moderate bangers.

I really liked this album. Maybe it is known by the one hit wonder 'Come on Eileen' but the whole album is awesome and tematically in sync with that song

I like the production and arrangements on this album better than their first. The horn section has a nice pop, the strings are great, especially in Celtic Soul Brothers and All in All, where the backup vocals too are amazing. I find the song-writing is on par with the first LP, but as a smash hit I’ll take Eileen over Geno any day.

I must have worn out my original copy of this album I played it so much in the 80s. It’s a big improvement over their prior release with some real cracking tracks including 2 great cover songs. Plus it’s also got Come on Eileen which is a classic. I’d give this a solid 3.5, but round up to 4 for old times sakes.

Great album! I haven´t heard it until yesterday. A lost jewell.

First song's instrumentals starts off strong, sets up for the rest of the album. Goddamn nice accompaniments. Smooth. Come on Eileen is a classic.

Enjoyed a lot more then I thought I would. I hear their influence in today alternative music

Did not expect the band behind Come On EIllen to sound so dynamic.

one hit wonder with come on eileen, but the rest of the album is decent. i've always loved the guy's voice.

Really dug it, thought the familiar one was coming around eventually and there it was with Come on Eileen

Really enjoyed listening to this. Come On Eileen is obviously the highlight, but it's actually a very cohesive album. Love the brass and woodwind in it. Can't believe Celtic Soul Brothers did not do as well as Come On Eileen, what a solid single

Great fun to tap and sing along to; could have done with some cuts towards the end.

ok

Absolument dingue, Robwup je vais devoir te faire taire tes critiques musicales font honte à la France

A well produced, fun pop album. Friday feels are real.

Loved this, nice bass, nice strings, vocals - everything. A real party record

Completely unique sound, utilizing big band, banjo, some strings, it honestly feels like a nightmare to play live. But the studio album? Perfectly campy. A show within itself. Just a ton of fun. There's even a little refrain they do of the main melody at the end of "Old" as if they're changing the stage for side b, haha. Reminds me a little bit of Supertramp's Crime of the Century in it's framing and whatnot. I think it's a very well-done album, but something will always keep me from absolutely loving this big theatrical albums. No matter how good, it always comes up a little short. Oh, and Come On Eileen is the ultimate white-people jam, so credit for that.

Cool, fun album. Like the different strings and Celtic sounds. Pretty good Van Morrison cover in there - Jackie Wilson

"First let's hear somebody sing me a record That cries pure and true No not those guitars, they're too noisy and crude The kind that convinces, refuses to leave" (Let's make this precious) "And you'll hum this tune forever" (Come on Eileen) HostiA QUÉ SORPRESA ESTE DISCO.

I thought they were one hit wonders but the rest of the album is very strong. Loved the strings and horns

Great album.One of my favourites from the 80s

Good shit, me gustó la mezcla de sonidos

I was listening to this album thinking I knew that voice, and that the music was good but nothing special until I heard it, this album is heavily carried by Come On Eileen, if it wasn't for that song the score would be lower, although I did appreciated how varied the instrumentation and the melodies were

A very good find, those strings do really belong there, even if the record drags a little it is outstanding

A lot better than I thought it would be. And actually quite like Come on Eileen now, whereas before it annoyed me.

Full of big tunes and big horns Plan B, Liars A to E and Dubious are highlights

come on eileen!

Fun! I should've listened to more of their songs after I loved Come On Eileen. That's still my favorite, but the rest has a similar fun vibe, fiddle part, and that great English singing voice.

I never really thought of them as a British band (having only ever heard Come on Eileen before), but they have a fun and consistent sound that occasionally reminded me of XTC.

nice!

I mean 'Come on Eileen' is a legendary song and this album is actually a bit of fun.

Have a couple of listens. More to it than a one hit wonder. His voice sounds like a fun version of the cure. Interesting back story with all of the line up changes and affected image the main dude seems a bit of a control freak. And Dexy is a drug? Cool.

Got some classics on it, love the accents.

"Come on Eileen" I had never heard any of the other songs.

Surprisingly good album. Not just a one-hit wonder. The Van cover is good, and Until I Believe is great, too.

Come on Eileen is a 10/10. Everything else is a 6 plus. So, 7/10 FT: need you ask?

Dont know if some of this is reaction to the previous 3 albums, but this was a wonderful bit of light relief. Celtic Soul Brother was a great start and then to have both Jocky Wilson Said and Come On Eileen coming later. Yeah, it was a nice album. Not exceptional, but good enough. Dont think I would buy it, but you never can tell. Still, its got to be worth a 3 of anyones money.

It has their biggest hit on here, but other than that for the life of me I cannot figure out why it would be on the list.

The album is a bit confusing. On Spotify it's 77 mins which I think is way too long esp when it's listed as being under an hour on other sites. Music was fun. Obviously I know two songs on here, but they were all likable.

++: The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You), Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), I'll Show You, Come On Eileen +: Let's Make This Precious, Liars A to E, Until I Believe in My Soul +-: Old, Plan B -: All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz) 6,0/10

It’s a bit special and not unpleasant but lacks standouts. 5/10

this was interesting! Never heard this whole album, just Come On Eileen (ofc). But there's more fun to be had beyond that one giant hit. That said, it's basically impossible to hear this guy's voice and not JUST hear Come on Eileen. Fun weird celtic-pop with slight ska vibes? Ok!

There’s something here. Good in small doses.

Nice, but not I have to hear this before I die nice

7/10

6/10 - a fun album which is more than come on Eileen

Surprisingly good, come on Eileen put me off ever listening to this back in the day. It’s really upbeat with a few dark undertones. Great to have on whilst working in the garden. Still love reading the merican music “experts” reviews about Dexys being a one hit wonder 😃

Entertaining. Even the tracks not called Come on Eileen... ;) The mixture of early 80's british angst, a little whininess, and a healthy dose of irish folk make for a fun trip and at least one song that will live in infamy. 3

I might have judged Dexys a bit too harshly last time. "Too Rye Ay" was a good album, albeit with some flaws. Those flaws are subjective, however; I'm not a big fan of folk-rock. The singles were good enough for me to give "Too Rye Ay" a good rating. I was pleasantly surprised when "Come On Eileen" came on. 3 stars for "Too Rye Ay".

nothing crazy but nothing bad either

One or two decent songs

A couple of crackers and a smattering of songs that I wasn't interested in, but on the whole this was pretty good It was more fun than the other Dexy's album in this list

Може я до вокалу притерся, але другий альбом від гурту мені пішов краще. Подобається жанрова комбінація, місцями трохи по-доброму всрато.

I’ve demonstrated my relative ignorance of UK radio rock, but I can say this album sounds more like a joyful collision of ska and pub rock than any I’ve heard. I confess I only knew “Eileen” (the cheekiest song ever?) but I’d listen to this again as a pick-me-up, in a playlist with Op Ivy, Joe Jackson, and Less Than Jake. If you could give half-scores here I’d give 3.5. Too rah loo rah yay!

Bit of a caterwauling but at least on key.

Expected to hate it, wasn't so bad. I love when a songwriter has an idea and just executes it. Might not be my cup of tea per se, but you just know that Rowland had a vision and did it. Very unique album too. Best bit for me was around the 2.50 mark in ”Until I believe in my soul” where you hear ”aw you must be fucking joking”.

I remember complaining that these guys managed to squeeze onto this list with both Searching For The Young Soul Rebels and Don't Stand Me Down. Dexys Midnight Runners are one-hit wonders. I stand by my complaint. Too Rye Ay bears the best case for its inclusion. It's roughly as good as the others, except it contains the infectiously catchy Come On Eileen The Celtic Soul Brothers is a great peppy way to introduce newcomers to the pop-folk genre. Great strings, cool (what I think is an) accordion. Let's Make This Precious is significantly weirder, most notably featuring some incredibly goofy, punk-like, inebriated vocals. It's all so theatrical and overdone though, particularly with the horns and Klezmer-type mood, that I can't help enjoying it somewhat unironically. All In All is similar in terms of excessive showmanship, arguably taking it a little too far to the extreme. Not a big fan of either the lead or the backing vocals here. The brief fiddle solo in the middle singlehandedly carries the song. Jackie Wilson Said is pretty good; vaguely reminiscent of Elvis, the Four Seasons, and other 50s pop – and possibly even more reminiscent of knock-offs of those eras, like Queen's Man On The Prowl. If you ignore the yodelly vocals, though, it's honestly great. Side 1 ends with the dramatic, string-and-horn-heavy Old – completely unmemorable in terms of hooks/melodies, but enjoyable nonetheless. The fadeout/fadein is pretty bizarre though. I do like Plan B, though as with several earlier tracks, all of the vocals individually are quite bad. Not memorable at all, either. I'll Show You is simply better, kind of taking inspiration from glam rock with the overall textures and vocal delivery. (Actually, I think the singing has been pretty samey throughout the album. It's the surrounding instrumentation that changes.) At this point I'm looking for at least one ballad to balance out the persistent peppiness, and Liars A To E vaguely does that. The key word being vaguely. Kind of reads like an ABBA tune, too, especially with those smooth, expressive backing vocalists. Going into the penultimate track, I was wary of seven minutes of DMR, but they pull it off pretty convincingly. Sort of a medley between balladesque folk-rock and (unexpectedly) double-time swing jazz. Spoiler: there's a jumpscare or two in the final minute. But all is made completely moot with Come On Eileen appended to the end. Goofy, bubbly, lighthearted, and ridiculously catchy – certainly enough to let you forget DMR's past crimes. In all honesty though, this isn't much better than their other records, so it gets a strong 3. 3/5 Key tracks: The Celtic Soul Brothers, Jackie Wilson Said, Come On Eileen

It's fine

This was fun to get a larger sense of these guys, though they haven't won me over. Also, the cover album was rough.

This is the album with come on eileen, some other pretty good stuff here but nothing special, kinda cool celtic rock

Entirely held up by Come On Eileen

Come on Eileen is such a good song! Good album!

More ska than expected, which was alright. Van Morrison cover was absolutely not needed. A lot of these songs are rather unimpressive- production is sort of flat, singing doesn't really elevate the (often too chipper) material. However, the "title track?" that everyone knows is one of the greatest 80s songs ever.

In the grand scheme of things, Come On Eileen makes sense being on this album. I feel like the rest of the songs on the album were quite out there (think theatrically). Having this on in the background was okay - nothing stood out either which way, however.

Here's another album that's got one big hit that kind of blows the rest of the songs out of the water, although there's still some pretty good stuff here. The horns aren't bad and, even though the rest of this kind of blurs together there are some pretty fun tracks beyond the major single, like "Show Me." To my American ears it is a charmingly British album, almost humorously so. Favorite track: "Come On Eileen," the instrumental "Dubious"

Delightfully weird northern soul from a band that was going to be pop on their own terms regardless of what anyone thought. Knowing nothing about the rest of their work I feel like they're an adventure, and this album definitely wanders into forgettable territory at times. But in a sea of music in an era where manufactured sound was in vogue, it's refreshing to hear a band refusing to play by anyone's rules.

Surprised me with how good it was, but there was still some dead time in the album. The good ones are good though.

Massive hit in this album with Come on Eileen. but the rest is kind of whatever.

Turns out there was a whole album behind “Come On Eileen” (which I skipped because 40+ years later, I’ve still heard it enough). Too-Rye-Ay would probably hit harder touring the Irish countryside in search of fiddlers and tiny village pubs than sitting in a corporate office without a Guinness in reach. 3 stars, rounded up because “Jackie Wilson Said” is genuinely excellent. 🍺🎻

Good album. They sound like a really fun bar band. Very energetic and well played.

So close to being a 4/5, but everything felt just a little too long.

Come on Eileen is a banger but otherwise it was just OK.

This was fun!

alright

I hear some ska elements, even before Come on Eileen

Liked this more than I thought I would. Also Come On Eileen is an ear worm.

Pretty decent album! Only really knew come on Eileen but the rest of the album wasn't half bad

I had never listened to this album in full, and overall, it’s fine. It is certainly buoyed by an outstanding single, Come On Eileen. But did I think its worth adding physically, unfortunately no.

The music is almost the definition of pop: a catchy riff, repeated over and over and over and over and over until the song ends. Which is not to say that some of the riffs aren't good and the choice to include strings on this album was a good one, but the repetition, combined with his singing style makes it a bit tiresome after a while. Still fun in smaller doses though.

dunno what it's like in the states but over her, Come on Eileen is a national anthem, a true dancefloor filler. You could be at a dead gig, the tailend of a wedding, or even a full-on breakbeat dnb set at 3am at a festival and I promise that if you drop this absolute bop, there will be scenes. I'm not sure what to compare it with in USA, I know you guys don't really like to have fun but I'm sure there's something - maybe Kid Rock or Elliot Smith or something Rest of this album shows they aren’t a one tricky pony. Some good vibes throughout. Wish the vocals were louder in the mix though. 6.5 / 10

I bet this would be a really fun band in a bar. Eileen is a classic, the rest is fun but unremarkable.

Come on Eileen is obviously great, the rest didn't stick out to me (except Marguerita Time).

You've gotta wait for the big hit here! Pretty odd flow before that, very English and brassy, fast and slow songs, etc. The fill wasn't the greatest and kind of made me a bit impatient. "Come on Eileen" couldn't really carry this album for me as a result. Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but Kevin Rowland's vocals certainly take some getting used to...

mas vibe argentina 1982 de lo que uno pensaría

Come on Eileen looms large over this album, coming at the very end, hovering like a strange relative at the edge of the dancefloor at a wedding. Like Uncle Bryan busting out a move I wasn't really looking forward to it. Some decent fun songs but jeez, I'm fed up of hearing THAT song.

3/5

It was fun

Seems like they’d be a blast to watch in a pub.

Much better than I expected. I’d give it another go

Outside of Come On Eileen, this album is just okay

obvious one hit wonder but a unique listen and subgenre of new wave

5/10… 2-tone / 80s pop / *1982

Come on Eileen is definitely the star of the show on this album. My grandma's name was Eileen so I've had a weird interaction with that song over the years. The rest of the album was pretty good. I didn't think I'd listen to it again but I definitely didn't hate it and didn't want to skip any tracks.

'Too-Rye-Ay' is a rare example of putting your hit single last on your album. The rest of the album is all right and filled with Irish ditties but nothing beats coming on Eileen. Top tracks: "Come on Eileen," "The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)," "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"

falls off after the song about jizz

Obviously we're all here for Come on Eileen but the rest of the album isn't terrible. Not anything that I would come back to often either, just a kind of pleasant album with one super famous song on it

Odotukset eivät olleet korkealla, koska en pitänyt edellisestä kuulemastani Dexysin levystä. Mutta tämähän oli oikeasti ihan pätevä levy. Etenkin viulut ja puhallinsoittimet kuulostivat kivalta.

Too-Rye-Ay roars out of the gate with a couple of boisterous new wave tunes, filled with big horns. There's a little XTC in them with all of the energy and how Rowland's vocals sound a bit like Andy Partridge's. The energy lifts a bit after those songs, and the album starts to sound like more of a typical new wave album. There is some Celtic folk flair, with fiddles, harmonicas, and banjos, but it never takes over the songs, instead just providing accents. "Until I Believe in My Soul" is an ambitious multi-part song, which is interesting but doesn't quite work for me. And of course there's "Come On Eileen," which is a great catchy song but not an all-timer for me. There's some great material here but the bulk of the album is just fine.

If I saw this happening in the back of a bar, I'd wind up drinking too much Guinness and staying until I was kicked out. To.put it on as an album, never my first choice.

ive never considered them beyond poor Eileens bukkake party. It seems that i knew more songs that i realised and their music sensibility shines through. This is a really consistent album that is well made, full of heart and well played. For some reason i can't put my finger on i couldnt warm to it though. Maybe its the vocal, maybe its my general sceptism of the 80's.

Come On Eileen is a world class party hit, of course. The other songs are pretty mediocre..

Loved the violin and backup singers on this. Main vocals were eh. The back half was a bit better for sure. Favorite Track: Come On Eileen - This song is so good, there's a reason it's the one that popped off. That bridge at the end is outstanding.

Kevin Rowland's antecedents are obvious: the UK music-hall tradition (aka the stuff John Lennon used to disparage as "Paul's granny music"), *Young Americans*-esque blue-eyed soul, a sprinkling of ska in the form of horns and 2/4 time signatures, a very thin sheen of punk in that he's expressive as a singer rather than good technically. The strong parts of this are really strong - "Come On Eileen," obviously, but also the insightful and empathetic "I'll Show You" and a fun cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" - and there's an appealing sense of play throughout. But the sprawl of this album is sprawling to the point of being unfocused, and too many of the lyrics are too abstract to really land. I can see a universe in which it lands more deeply for me but I'm not there now.

Very up beat and well executed for the time period, full of energy and rich instrumentation which makes you want to get up and dance. Not an album I personally would revisit anytime soon but a great appreciation for the work as a whole.

Ok.

Boy, these guys really got lucky with Come on Eileen.

Love the song structure, come on Eileen is a great song, but their too maximalist for my taste, maybe too try hard.

songwriting isn't particularly notable but the instrumentation and vocal performance are enough to keep it from getting stale.

Fun and poppy and a good cover of a Van Morrison song. I usually like my singers who over-sing constantly to actually have a nice singing voice. That wasn't my favorite part

This album would be good if they cut it in half and played come on Eileen twice. Otherwise, way too long and way too repetitive.

good songs nice album just before Kevin went on the road to insanity

Favorite Track: Come On Eileen

really liked this at first; great instrumentals and a kind of fun voice. sadly i grew tired of it (especially the voice, but i think the style got a little bit repetitive too) after 5-6 songs

Celtic pop blue eyed soul band known for "Come On Eileen". They're interesting because of singer Kevin Rowland's voice and large use of horns and strings. His voice is dramatic similar to Freddie Mercury and Danny Elfman. Come On Eileen is still a great song but there are also other good ones on this album.

Easily the best of the Dexys albums on this list. There is too many of them.

Some of the songs on here really annoyed me, but there’s some more delightful ones that I enjoyed. Plus it’s got Come On Eileen which is a classic so it gets a point for that.

It's a fun album with a big hit. Solid 3/5.

Come on Eileen jumpscare

It was ok

A very British album. Bit like The Pogues but poppier and more soulful. Just reminds me of an evening at the pub. Don’t think this is my cup of tea but it took me down a rabbit hole of Northern Soul music which is appreciated.

I enjoyed

This was okay. There were a few songs that stood out but nothing I would write home about.

Better than expected.

Meget fedt og festligt, men kommer nok ikke til at høre det tit og ofte.

This was pretty fun, even though Come on Eileen steals the show.

It’s fine

Come On Eileen is a classic. And the rest of it was just fine

did he cook lowkey? 3.5

Really fun album IMO. Not one i'd come back to all the time but enjoyable all the way through.

solid 3.5

This is a pretty mixed bag - from Scottish folk music to glam rock. Maybe a bit too mixed for me.

I mean, it's like ELO but not as good? But also come on eileen is legit one of the greatest wedding songs of all time.

Come On Eileen was a huge hit when I was 18, played in every pub and disco endlessly, a great song if you're a teenager and you're hammered. I still love to hear it on the radio to this day, Jackie Wilson was another huge hit, but I don't think I've ever listened to the whole album before. Good soul songs, with great strings and horns. It's only a week since this app threw up the Dexy's debut album for me and I'll reiterate what I said there - can't make out much of the lyrics Kevin, what are you singing about?

(4/7) sounds like an Irish pub

Better than their other album on this list. The Celtic influence and feel was fun. Not sure I agree they should have 2 albums on this list - more of a one hit wonder to me if I’m honest. That being said I didn’t hate listening to this album but won’t rush to do it again.

The third star is for Come on Eileen. (Also two Dexys Midnight Runners in a row??)

Is this the third Dexys album on this list? Thankfully it’s the more engaging of the triad - better it comes around late than never. Jackie Wilson Said was upbeat & happy, this was my early favourite moment from the album. I even prefer it - quite substantially - over the Van Morrison original. The random sax solo in Until I Believe In My Soul was pretty epic. Of course Eileen was the standout. Altogether, a listenable, decent, yet slightly annoying novelty record deserving of a solid 3/5.

Do what on Eileen?

Why is the worst song on the album the most popular!?

3,5, tegen 4 aan

Very fun Irish inspired pop rock album, cool variety of instruments used, but gets very hit or miss

Honestly, their first album was actually better (minus Come On Eileen) and had a ska base that would have worked better than what they went with here. Not a massive fan of the Folk approach that they went for, but Come on Eileen makes the album worthy of a three.

The last Dexys album I had on here (Don't Turn Me Down) was a dreadfully slow album brim to brim with mid 80s production cheese. I couldn't do it. But this, the album that got the hit Come on Eileen. I enjoyed this one quite a bit! Not a 5 star album and I'm hard to find justification for 4 stars but this is the Dexys album you need on the list. Not any other.

Fun Irish boos

Temp

The big track (Come On Eileen) is fun and is part of the early 80's cannon. The rest of the album is an OK listen but I don't know if it deserves a spot on this list. The track "Until I Believe in my Soul" is surprisingly soulful, reminds me of some Beck songs.

I don't hate it, but I'm less than convinced that producing one big hit, around 40 years ago, is grounds for inclusion on this list.

6/10 Medio medio, no me gusto mucho, medio aburrido pero tampoco lo odie, uno de los últimos temas es malisimo

I don’t know how to review this. It wasn’t bad? I liked bits of it. But I think this process has broken me because I don’t think I would have said that if this was the first album i listened to. 3 stars while I remain confused.

Don’t know anything outside of Come On Eileen which is a wedding classic for a reason. I actually really enjoyed this. Was close to giving 4 stars a few songs on the back half started to drag.

Come on Eileen! Immediate warmth for scream-singing in Ireland at various points throughout my 20s, Molly, and that manic pixie dream girl af dance scene in perks of being a wallflower. His voice is doing it for me. Giggling; per Wikipedia, “Rowland thought it was "important to have a vocal style", he later recalled, "and I had the idea of putting that 'crying' voice on"…”

liked this a lot

A slightly grudging three stars, because I loathe Come On Eileen and always hope I'll never hear it again. But I rate Dexys as a band. I wish they'd stuck with brass, and hadn't discovered dungarees. But most of the songs on here held my attention.

Second song is really lovely with the strings and brass and driving bass and drums. 3 is also pretty special. A new wave punk. Old is also a great great song. 9 is a great song aswell. Generally enjoyed side one more. Come on Eileen is an undeniable banger. A very nice refreshing album. Really like the different take on British new wave. The middle has some not as existing songs, but the highlights are high. Another 3

Couple of classic tracks

They have a fun upbeat sound that is different and unique. But nothing was amazing.

I might need more time with this one, but on first listen, I like the energy but wasn’t generally wowed.

It’s not bad, but “Come On Eileen” is the only truly great moment. The lead singer’s downward squeak thing Is so weird. I also just feel like Dexy’s Midnight Runners act like they’re better than you, and I find that off putting.

This offers a great selection of songs that I would come back and listen to. 7/10

The hate here is thicker than the dungaree overalls!

Худшее что я слышал за десять лет

Festive

I have to admit to living a jig at a do when Come on Eileen comes on even if it's not cool anymore however I could take or leave the rest . Feels a bit dated now .

fodase total mas pelo menos um gênero diferente.. legalzinho até

fun!

Not a bad album, it’s a little samey. I enjoyed the listen, but again the tracks mostly seem the same. There’s some experimentation or movement in the the songs too, sometimes it works and sometimes it feels random.

nice enough

Cool. Far more wavey than I expected, nice vibes throughout.

Celtic rock meets New Wave. I remember cutting some rug to some of these tunes back in the 80s. There is nothing particularly interesting about this music, but it is fun and that is all it is trying to be. So instead of trying to think too deeply about this album, I decided to just chill and have fun. Sometimes that is enough.

Unique album probably unique at the time of release so it was something different and fresh to listen to. Its a fun more pop ska with their celtic heritage showing on all songs.it was really fun and a good mood changer for the algorythms of albums I have been getting.

Outside of the last two tracks, this was mid as hell. 2.5/5

A bit of a slog to get to Come On, Eileen. Not unworth it...

Alright. It all sounds like Come On Eileen, which is a compliment! That song has many great sounds and qualities

trying to mind my resentment for having to listen to three albums by this band (I can now confidently say I needed to listen to 0 dexys midnight runners albums before I died...) but all in all Come On Eileen is awesome and thats sorta all i gleaned from these three albums

i love come on eileen

Solid, not bad

This was like if the Talking Heads and Hall & Oates got together to do an upbeat Celtic soul/rock album. Most of this ranged from alright to pretty good, with the obvious standout track being ‘Come On Eileen’. There’s some instrumental tracks that are pretty good, and the group keeps the energy up throughout the album. Another solid 3/5, there just wasn’t any other songs to elevate it to a 4.

If you got an AI to extrapolate Come On Eileen into a whole album, it would be this. Which, is fine I guess? But a bit exhausting.

3/4

Good

I knew the obvious tunes but otherwise this was all new to me and I enjoyed it without loving it. It's perfectly suitable music to pop on to tap your toe to whilst working.

The one Dexys Midnight Runners album that can qualify for this list, in my opinion. The songs are moving and melodic. It reminds me a bit of the structure of "A Night at the Opera", you are just waiting for the ball to drop and explode for the famous song and this album does just that with the mega-hit that everyone knows "Come on Eileen". 3/5- I would listen to this again, though some tracks aren't that memorable

Not sure the voicing works all the time, but when it does it contributes well to the genre-busting that makes everything here more noticeable. Can there be a glam Celtic soulish sound?

I’m up and down with this record. Come on Eileen always has this divisive power, where you are wanna sing along to it or you just groan when you hear those first bars. I was always a Dexys fan as long as I forgot about that hit. They at least are fun and quirky and distinctive.

One hit wonders. Too bad, good sound, and music.

It's round two for Dexys Midnight Runners. The last album of theirs I got was thr I'll fated Don't Stand Me Down, which embraced more experimental song structures at the cost of a less interesting sound. But even though it was an admirable effort, it ended up with the worst attributes of both sides where the songs were both incredibly messy *and* boring. To start, I'll say that Too-Rye-Ay is substantially better than Don't Stand Me Down. But the early, careful steps Dexys makes towards that later territory still don't work. For the positives, this album showcases a really enjoyable Celtic folk inspired pub rock sound. The Celtic Soul Brothers, Let's Make This Precious, All In All, and Old are a great time. These songs are a little cheesy, but a lot of earnest fun and imminently listenable. And If Dexys were content with this, I think everything would have been fine. But, Kevin Rowland fell into a weirdly common pitfall. That is to say, he wasn't content with making pop-punk adjacent, Celtic rock music, and became obsessed with honoring his favorite soul albums by trying to become an inheritor of their sound. This, kept, happening, I genuinely think there may have been something in the water at this place, in this time. Anyways, in my opinion, it never worked for these guys, and it doesn't work here. I think the soul inspired songs that really populate side 2 are largely a slog, even if they're generally well executed. Rowland just can't capture the joy of the original wave of the genre. Amyways, Dexys do ultimately end up leaving a good taste in your mouth though, we end on Come On Eileen, a really good song that's really funny to me due to a complex web of inside jokes. Although, since it released, Dexys have been trying to outrun this song's capacity to make them one hit wonders. And it pretty much made them utterly collapse for a while there. Although, in the modern world, it seems as though they may have made their piece. I will say that even though this is a mixed bag for me, I really enjoyed it.The best stuff is a ton of fun, and the worst stuff can't kill my high.

The other tracks on the album didnt live up to the expectation set by Come on Eileen. Not bad but left me a bit disappointed.

New Wave? Blue eyed soul? Northern Soul? Celtic folk? Pick two.

At its best it's very good in parts, not bad, worth a listen

Not my thing, but still a neat peak into pop music coming out of Northern England in the 80s. I hope their other 2 albums are worth the spots they have in this book/list though, because this album alone hasnt really sold me on them. 6.5/10.

I find the overall sound pretty interesting even if it doesn't step out of it much. Come On Eileen works amazingly as the final track at least.

6.5/10 Come On Eileen is cool but the rest isn't very different, it's not bad though.

I always thought there was a comma in the title of, “Come On Eileen.” The fact that there isn’t changes everything. Seriously, that song is so well known that every track sounded like the singer wanted to belt it out. But the instrumentation and arrangements carried things along well enough to keep it interesting. 3.5* rounding down for punctuation.

Teilweise etwas cheesy, aber hat schon echt was. Knappe 4 Sterne und ich packe es auf meine "Entdeckungsliste".

It's--Come On Eileen?! oh em gee! I didn't know they did other songs! I liked "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven)" and Old was good, too. Overall a fun album but not one I'm likely to revisit. Just sort of upbeat fun.

More stuff on here that I knew than I expected. Fun.

Fun and varied

Looking at the discography for Dexy's Midnight Runners, I realize every single album they put out prior to 2012 is in this book. All three albums they put out in the 80's are here. I mentioned this during my review of their second album, but was that necessary? Do I need all of Dexy's music from the 80's in my head? Absolutely not. I don't know. What I am hearing on this album sounds a lot like what I heard on the other three Dexy albums, with slight variations of course. Are the slight variations enough to create this as worthy of inclusion. I would argue not, that one of the albums could be left out (and I would suggest the one I gave two stars as being the one that gets left out). The cover of Jackie Wilson by Van Morrison was fine and I liked how it tried to be somewhat different from the Van Morrison version of the song. Overall, I would place this one close to the Dexy's album I gave 4 stars to. It fell off a bit at the end for me, but perhaps that was because the front half of the album was so good. My favorite tracks: The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You) Let's Make This Precious Jackie Wilson Plan B Liars A to E Come on Eileen

***a good, fun, and easy listening album

Come on Eileen was amazing, but the rest of the album was not. 2.6

Après s’être coltiné la chute, le crash, l’auto-immolation en règle qu’était Don't Stand Me Down (et son honnête mais frustrant 3/5), il fallait bien que je revienne en arrière. Quand Too-Rye-Ay déboule dans les bacs, je n'ai que 12 ans. Et à cet âge-là, en 1982, on ne choisit pas vraiment ce qu'on bouffe à la radio. On subit le matraquage, et le matraquage, cette année-là, il a un nom de fille qui va hanter toutes les boums de collège : Eileen. Eileen, elle était partout, à la télé, dans les transistors, dans les centres commerciaux et "Come On Eileen", c’est le tube qui a failli bouffer tout le reste du disque, voire toute la carrière du groupe. C’est le morceau qui a transformé les Dexys Midnight Runners en une sorte de caricature de groupe folklorique pour le grand public, alors que le projet était tellement plus tordu que ça. Car derrière la salopette crasseuse et le bonnet de Rowland, il y avait un plan de domination mondiale basé sur un mélange improbable entre la ferveur du Northern Soul et le mysticisme des collines irlandaises. Ce qui me saute à la gueule quand je remets ce vinyle aujourd'hui, c'est à quel point c'est organique. En 1982, la New Wave commençait à s’enfermer dans des boîtes à rythmes froides et des synthés en plastique. Les Dexys, eux, faisaient le chemin inverse, ils allaient chercher la terre, la boue, le craquement de la corde. "The Celtic Soul Brothers", le morceau qui ouvre le bal, est une déclaration de guerre à la modernité de l'époque. Ça galope, ça s'envole, c'est une sorte de fête foraine qui aurait mal tourné, mais avec une classe folle. Rowland, ce génie insupportable, ce dictateur de studio, a réussi à canaliser son obsession pour Van Morrison sans tomber dans le plagiat pur et dur. Et d'ailleurs, il reprend "Jackie Wilson Said", c’est presque arrogant mais ça fonctionne parce qu’ils y mettent une énergie de punk déguisé en fermier. Il y a aussi des moments de grâce absolue, des envolées de cordes qui te filent des frissons, même si tu as horreur du folklore. On sent que le groupe est au sommet de sa cohésion physique, juste avant que Rowland ne décide de tout saborder par pur perfectionnisme maladif. Quarante ans après et malgré toutes mes réserves, l'album reste frais et ne sonne pas daté. Pourquoi ? Parce que le bois et les cuivres ne vieillissent pas comme les processeurs. Alors pourquoi je ne lâche qu'un 3 sur 5 ? Car on pourrait se dire qu'un tel monument mérite le tapis rouge ? Pourquoi ? Parce que le génie de Rowland est aussi son plus gros défaut. C’est l’album de la consécration, celui qui a permis à Rowland de devenir une star avant de décider que, finalement, être une star, c'était de la merde. C’est un disque de transition, entre la soul puriste du premier album et le chaos expérimental du troisième. C’est du folk-soul de haut vol, mais c'est aussi le début de la fin pour la santé mentale de Rowland au sein de ce groupe. Au final, on retiendra du groupe deux albums et deux 3/5. L’un est un chef-d’œuvre raté, l’autre est un succès presque trop parfait. Un bien étrange équilibre. Alors oui, Too-Rye-Ay est indispensable dans cette liste des 1001 albums. Non pas parce qu'il est parfait du début à la fin, mais parce qu'il représente une anomalie magnifique dans l'histoire de la pop des années 80. Too-Rye-Ay est un album qui a prouvé qu'on pouvait mélanger les racines celtes et la soul américaine sans que ça ressemble à une mauvaise blague.

Come on Eileen n geiler Song, aber der Rest war eher "ging so"

come on eileen

Nicht erwartet, dass ich davon ein Lied kenne bis Come on Eileen. War überrascht. Ganz nett, 3 positive Sternchen

Nod bad, 2.5/5 I was thinking most of the way through how much it sounded like that 'Come on Eileen' song which I momentarily thought was The Cure for some reason.

Jamais embarqué dans ce groupe. Un mélange très pop de Cure et Pogues.

He can sing. But kinda giving too much chest voice - my ears get tired very quickly if the lead vocals don’t give me enough time and space to rest. Music wise, a happy album yeeeh

I listened to this album twice, the second on a road trip hoping it would add to the experience. Ultimately it did improve it, but not by a lot. Jackie Wilson Said and Come on Eileen remained the best songs and the rest of the album flows right along. Was hoping to boost this to a four, but I’ll stick with a three.

Apparently I have never listened to the full version of "Come On Eileen" before this album. Not sure why I never tried to seek out the band that sings it before. Some songs I really liked and others were just ok. I'm at a 3.5, but I'll probably drop it to a 3 because I can't recall any other song at the moment.

The brass section were always a highlight of Dexys and they are at there best in some songs here. Some truly great numbers, trouble is it loses it's way towards meh in the second half only to be rescued by the "even though I have heard it too many times" come on Eileen, that stands out. Some great songs, just not enough.

Blind album, know the artist and the hit. I was never a huge fan of the hit to begin with but I totally understand the style and the way the band sounds. Still couldn't change my perspective of the album though. It's okay.

Too-Rye-Ay erschien 1982 und ist das zweite Album der britischen Band um Sänger Kevin Rowland. Dexys Midnight Runners stammen aus England und verbanden hier Elemente von New Wave, Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul und keltisch geprägtem Folk zu einem eigenständigen Stil. Aufgenommen wurde das Album zwischen Dezember 1981 und März 1982 in den Genetic Studios in Streatley (Berkshire). Musikalisch fällt die deutliche Veränderung gegenüber dem Debüt auf: Bläser treten in den Hintergrund, während Geigen und akustische Instrumente eine größere Rolle spielen. Songs wie „The Celtic Soul Brothers“, „Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)“ und vor allem „Come On Eileen“ zeigen diese Mischung aus Soul-Tradition und folkigen Melodien. Letzterer entwickelte sich zu einem internationalen Hit und prägt bis heute die Wahrnehmung des Albums. Der Klang wirkt bewusst rau und emotional, getragen von Rowlands charakteristischem Gesang und der dichten Instrumentierung. Zwischen Pop-Eingängigkeit und traditionell gefärbten Arrangements entsteht eine eigenwillige Atmosphäre, die dem Album einen klaren Wiedererkennungswert gibt. Insgesamt ein prägnantes Dokument der frühen achtziger Jahre mit einem unverwechselbaren musikalischen Ansatz.

Maybe big overseas but this is one of those one hit wonder bands here. I love the song come on Eileen. The record is really well produced. This a fun listen - I think it’s Irish, certainly not British. I need to understand the countries of the UK - is Ireland part of it? What is North Ireland - is that a thing? Wales? Scotland? It’s all so confusing.

I didn't hate this but I didn't like very much about it. The songs are very fluffy. I don't like this guys voice. If we could do half stars this would be 2.5.

Более театральный Madness

Nice enough to listen to; Kevin Rowlands' vocal style is a bit much after a while, though.

Sean Tanos  [11:30 AM] I don't think I had heard any of Dexy's songs other than Come on Eileen. Reminisce - Pt 1 was very engaging, though in August 1980 I was just a few months old, so before memory. The rest of the album was solid pop played with horns.

It’s not a bad album. I feel like this would really be my jam back in the day and probably one of my favourite bands.

More vigor and strong energy in the album! Thoroughly enjoyed it

It's a fun listen, but I don't know if I'll come back for anything except Eileen

I was surprised by this one- I was only familiar with Come on Eileen going in, but this album actually has a range of musical styles and sounds. The use of backing vocals was nice and the "Irishness" felt in come on eileen is not quite as prevalent throughout the rest of the album. Overall- good album

Come on Eileen is the only great song on the album.

come on eileen is just such a classic but that doesn’t give this album much. There was a part of this where the lead singer was just moaning into my headphones which i found so unpleasant and uncomfortable. but i didn’t hate it…

I was going to give this a 4 but the ridiculous amount of extra/repeat tracks at the end is an immediate minus point.

Surprised by how much I enjoyed some of the tracks on here. But it's impossible to escape the overplayed sensation of Come On Eileen

Nou, vorige keer vond ik het echt een lekker album. En dat was nog zonder de grote hit! Die is deze keer wél aanwezig, ik hoop hier nu een nieuw favoriet bandje te ontdekken, zou ook wel een leuke verrassing zijn! God, ze pakken me weer hoor, er zit hier zo'n moddervette blazerssectie bij, hoe kun je hier niet van houden? Ook wel eens leuk om te zien dat de grote hit het laatste nummer is, waar het meestal als eerste op een album staat. Goeie uitstmijter zeg maar. De zanger is een beetje een vreemde gast, qua stemgeluid. Maar de albums zijn kort genoeg en vooral de muziek is goed genoeg dat ik me er niet aan irriteer. Niet aan irriteer, mits er sprake is van een wat hoger tempo. Want This One Last Wild Walz, that aint it chief. Daar komen de tekortkomingen van de zanger behoorlijk aan het licht om dan weer te verdwijnen bij het volgende nummer. Na een kleine Wikipedia deep dive is dit blijkbaar het eerste album met deze zanger en hadden ze hiervoor een andere zanger met meer blazers, dat verklaart een hele hoop over waarom ik zo verbaas was dat dit de band achter Come on Eileen was. Ik ben denk ik iets meer fan van het debuut album, maar tot nu toe funkt dit nog steeds keihard. Heel vet hoe Plan B meteen doorloopt naar I'll show you, ik hou daar als DJ natuurlijk heel erg van. Ja ik vind het wederom een lekker album, maar toegegeven, het debuut vind ik gewoon een stukje beter. Kan ook te maken hebben met dat dit album een ruim uur duurt en dat is misschien net iets te veel van het goede. Wel vind ik Dexys een ontzettend interessante band, ook wel eens leuk om nieuwe muziek te leren kennen! FAVO: Let's make this precious, Jackie Wilson Said, Until I believe in My Soul, Come on Eileen

Occasional moments of sing-along anthems, otherwise just a pleasant ride

This album managed to inspire indifference despite the lead singer's voice being kind of annoying. (especially his vibrato)

This is the third Dexy’s Midnight Runners album on this list… feels like overkill…

Come on Eileen!!! or sum A lot better than what I was expecting for sure from what I would consider one hit wonders. I like their cover of Jackie Wilson said surprisingly. I’m lowkey crazy tired though so might hurt the score seeing as though it’s like an hour long!

Solid album. Come on Eileen is the obvious standout but the rest of the album was a fun experience, as well.

A whole lot of meh, aside from the one track everyone knows. Outside of that hit, the rest of the album doesn’t leave much of an impression and fades perfectly into the background.

Come On Eileen is a very very good song. Everything else? Not so much. Definitely a one hit wonder. So how do they have 2 more albums on the list?

Sólido tres. No sobresale demasiado pero tampoco está mal

Quirky and fun, but like when a 50-year-old is past the point of midlife crisis, doesn't settle down, and describes himself as having a "youthful spirit". That being said, the old guy can actually still keep up somehow, even if that's 80% thanks to "Come on Eileen".

I used to sit in the basement, eating pop tarts, dipping snuff and ripping dad's cigarettes while binging VHS's top 100 from the <decade>'s list. Come on Eileen was one of my favorite to come on the 80s. Thought the songs were unique, just not my thing.

This took me back... my dad's favorite song was Come on Eileen growing up. Very nostalgic. As far as the full album....The second half was much better than the first.

no se si este album me encanto porque no soy muy de folk celtico pero come on eileen es un tremendisimo temazo que le tiene que gustar a cualquier persona de este mundo sin excepcion

Another album I would have liked much better if not for the vocals. Three stars.

Overall, this album is better than the other one I had earlier. Still, doesn't do a whole lot for me. I still love Come On Eileen, prolly in large part due to nostalgia. But really it's where they lean most heavily into Irish traditional instrumentation augmented by the horns while doing soul music. That gives it something unique that sets it apart from all the other 80s blue-eyed soul to come out of the British isles. 3 stars.

New wave, Celtic folk, pop, blue-eyed soul.

ohh banger. particularly liked "old" and "come on aileen"

One wonders how these blokes were even one hit wonders.

With the album cover I thought this was gonna be worse, was alright Will I listen to again: 10%

I didn’t think I’d ever listened to a full Dexy’s album but the second this started I was immediately transported back to weekend mornings in my childhood home and this being blasted from downstairs by my mam/ stepdad all windows open cookin/cleaning. A very fun trip down memory lane and certainly something that I like! But I’m not convinced it’s a must listen. Nonetheless it’s one I’ve enjoyed!

Come On Eileen is great. The rest was ok and not as memorable

This is their second album on this list. Fair enough… It feels less like a soul parody than the one that came after, and there’s at least one proper hit here. What stands out most is the mood which is genuinely joyful. The reggae / ska touches, especially through the brass, and even the slightly Celtic-leaning violin bits, work very well. It sounds like a band enjoying itself, and that energy carries the record. I won’t rush to replay it, but I connect with it way more than most synth pop from the same era. A bit of honest good mood on a grey day never hurts. 2.5 / 5. Seriously, rating stuff on only five tiers is rough.

My second from Dexys after Don’t Stand Me Down which I absolutely detested. It’s a decent enough album. Apart from the singles I hadn’t heard anything from it before. Until I Believe In My Soul was looking like it was going to be the standout for me but it went on a bit too long. The only track I flat out disliked was Jackie Wilson Said. Top Track - Old

Just ok

This is like a guilty pleasure album. I want to not like it, but I do. I think it’s a bit to do with nostalgia and my dad liking the band but it is quite good. I really think musically it can be interesting and I enjoy the bluntness of some of the story telling.

Acceptable. Not sure I NEEDED to listen to this before I die.

Not for me, but not bad.

Different style and a good closer. Some forgettable songs but not bad. 3/5

no okej, przeleciało

Good melodies and cool strings and horns on many songs.

(64/100)