Reviews (page 5 of 9)
Bra och samtidigt poppigt
Ok
Interesting
Eh, cum on Eileen is it man
Still reeling at the fact that there are three (3) Dexy's Midnight Runners albums on this list. This is fine. I'm not sure what version of the album Spotify has though, it doesn't match any of the album track listings on Wikipedia, it's close to the original, but there are some tracks that seem to be missing and some new tracks that aren't listed, so I genuinely don't know. The majority of the tracks seem to be there and in the right order though so I'm just going to go with it.
meh pretty forgettable. Just not my cup of tea
More than just Come On Eileen. but not a classic. 3 stars seems about right.
not for me
Another dexys album so soon after the first - also pretty solid! Come on Eileen is of course a bop, but you know what song is slept on? Plan B! Plan B is phenomenal, with the exception of the extremely radio unfriendly intros dexys seems fond of. Almost a willful refusal to get as popular as their talent deserved tbh
Whole thing doesn’t hold up to the singles but still a classic.
Very solid album. So much more than “Eileen” and that’s defintely not the best song on the album. Easy 4 stars
a classic, but a pleasure to properly listen to it again, as a whole album
A bit lengthy, but good fun. Energetic.
They were probably a lotta fun live back in the day
I made it 5 songs before I turned it off. Who could've guessed that the band that did Come On Eileen tried to make more music and was much less successful?
Was pleasantly surprised at first and then just wondering what I was doing listening to such a long, unedited rambling album.
Listened to about 5 seconds each of 5 songs and it sounded like the most annoying shit I’ve ever heard, other than Come On Eileen, which obviously is good
It’s…eclectic? No one agreed on a vibe. Confusing but had it’s moments? You know an album is good when there are multiple question marks in the review.
come on Eileen is a certified all time BANGER
A very surprisingly good album. Awesome hooks, especially love the riff in the opening track. The use of horns and fiddle is just awesome. And we got the superhit "Come On Eileen" to wrap it all up. Wow. What a treat. Didn't need THREE from these guys though, 2 is fine but 3?
Nope nope nope, not for me
The vocals kill this one for me
Nice. It has a similar vibe to Electric Light Orchestra. I liked it.
didnt finish. all sounds too similar to Eileen
How does ONE popular song get anyone on this list?? Does that mean " One Hit Wonders" are making it as well? Very mediocre band at best.
first listen meh
Fun and enjoyable, and Kevin Rowland's voice is highly unique - in a good way. There's some great tracks on here, even aside from the 'famous one'. Jackie Wilson Said and Plan B are two highlights for me. It's a solid 3, not sure if I would return to it, but it was a satisfying ride.
Decent brass rock surrounding one of the greatest songs ever
Again with Dexy? Odd. They’re ok, but really not special nor unique, good or bad. Move along, nothing to see here.
Better than I expected, but still awful. Pass.
I don't pretty much like it but its okey, I like the instruments a little bit
In my opinion I liked all of the songs but the first one was my favorite because I liked the beat and singing I would recommend these songs to a lot of people because I think the songs sounded nice. because it had a difirent language
Bit of a one hit wonder, except the hit is pretty bad
Nails in a chalkboard warbling. Just terrible
I liked it and saved a couple but I can only listen to so much Dexys because it's a specific voice
3.3 stars rounded down. “Come on Eileen” is great. The rest is consistent and a good time, but the album is overlong.
Pints raised, shirts off, veins popping. Folk for lads who never liked folk. Everyone bought it for Come On Eileen, then quietly shelved it. Rightly so. It’s provocatively bad.
2.5 - Meh
Honestly pretty fye
This album is by far the best of the three these guys have on this list. It's the best of their pub style rock/ folk with a lot of really fun songs. Obviously Come On Eileen, but Let's Make This Precious, Old, T.S.O.P., and Reminisce are all great. Is it the best music on this list? Not by a long shot. But it has a charm and style that stands out against a lot of these other early 80s groups.
I like the Ska element of this sound, but I really don't like the rest.
Album 804 of 1089 Dexys Midnight Runners - Too Rye Ay (1982) Rating : 3 / 5 Fun album Enjoyed it again.
The music is okay I guess but his voice gets on my nerves, it feels like he is holding his breath while he sings, it also comes across as whiney to me. Come on Eileen is a banger though.
Come on Eileen had hem heel bijna gered
really want to like this one. Cmon Eileen did stand out but I think it was my familiarity with the tune. Always thought that was a cool song with the arrangement and the change of tempo throughout. The rest of the album nothing really stood out and grabbed me.
Between the singer of this band sounding a lot like the guy from The Associates to their weirdly unique style of new wave with Soul and Celtic rock.... I mean it's cool to hear in the later half of the album but the first half I could do without, but I enjoyed this album more on a second listen so who knows, maybe the eccentric and theatrical sound will grow on me.
Quelques bonnes tounes mis à part Come on Eilein qu'on est pu capable d'entendre. Le son signature du band est bien défini, quelques textures cool empruntées au trad, au celtique. Pad d'orgue aussi. La voix de Kevin Rowland est vraiment unique
ANOTHER album by them?! ...but why. Nothing standout except their classic but what did we EXPECT. Gave up after I'll Show You
To me this band is the best example of a one hit wonder. The ultimate answer to a quiz question. Everyone has heard Come on Eileen but not many people know the band behind the song. I hadn't listen to them other than that song until today. Their sound remains the same throughout the songs and the singers voice is the same in all the songs. Some were catchier than others but something is lacking when compared to their biggest hit. Not a bad album at all and I added some of the songs on playlist for the future. A really fun experience listening to a band where I have heard only one song so many times before.
Weird voice but I loved it
I never knew the name of the band that did Come On Eileen, and now I know why. Outside that song, they suck.
Fav song: Dubious- maybe? This was something. Glad I now might remember the band of the, in the US, one-hit wonder, Come On Eileen. Maybe... Time will tell. Everything here feels so British. I like the relentless upbeatness but it also wears you out. I'm dismayed to read from other reviewers this band is on the list 2 more times! If true, amazing. I don't know how that can be justified but we shall see. If I were British it would be more obvious whether this album should be on the list. But as a Yank, a one-hit wonder album strains credulity.
Not as good as their first album. I enjoy trad folk, so in theory this should appeal to me. It does to a certain extent, although it’s obviously bastardising proper folk music. I’ll take Elephant Sessions or Mànran over this. But not a bad listen and it has the obvious hit on it which does remind me being 14. Not entirely sure that’s a good thing, but I enjoyed listening enough.
Its quite good. But a bit draining to listen to after some songs
One hit wonder album pretty solid
This made me smile and bob my head in approval.
136/1089 - I forgot what Come on Eileen sounded like so I'm surprised to see how similar it is to the rest of this album. I expected it to be a bit jarring like Creep on Pablo Honey, but it sounded like it fit right in! A bit of an upgraded version of their debut album (now with strings) but I don't really see why it's on the list.
Liked this a lot more than their debut. Come On Eileen is an all timer as far as closers go
Come On Eileen is great, the rest vary from bad to ok
What a tune Come On Eileen is. Rest of the album is OK.
I came in with low expectations but this was really solid. The end of Come on Eileen always annoyed me but with the context of the album I quite like it. The whole album was just really fun.
It was fine. I knew the one song which was ok but overall not kind of a waste of time.
So strange to hear *other songs* that sound like a massive but singular hit. Like seeing your elementary school teacher at the grocery store. Huh, she wears jeans! Huh, this guy sings like this all the time! Weird, the instrumentation is actually the baseline level of complication on this album, not supplementary!
it's fun, it's weird, they're weird, it's a perfect album to include in the list
hell yeah dude
First track and last track were fun but the rest blended into a bit of a mess. I am more interested in the concept of the band apparently doing a lot of Irish music after this? Having recently watched Sinners I am obliged to imagine Remmick and company performing Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners are frequently mentioned as an example of a "one-hit wonder" band. Their song, "Come on Eileen" is their one-hit, and the title of the album comes from the chorus in the song. The song is one of the most recognizable 80s pop hits; its distinct sound as a Celtic jig may have driven the song's popularity. As this is also the band's distinct sound, their consistency may have contributed to their association with their one big hit. This is a good collection of songs, with a band that almost suffered for the tremendous success of their first single. They used a string section, a horn section, and singer Kevin Rowland's distinct, dramatic voice to make catchy pop songs.
o álbum é ok, mas me deu a sensação constante de estar numa festa completamente sob efeito do produto. a festa é legal nos 30 primeiros minutos, a onda é boa. depois disso eu só quero ir embora. enfim, sejamos honestos: come on eileen é um clássico total quem não bate um pézinho quando toca ela é mau caráter
eu achei bacana hein, me surpreendi! beleza, todo mundo fraga que come on eileen é pedradaça. mas o resto do album não fica pra trás muito não, bem dançante e animado!! não eh pra todo dia, mas dá pra revisitar de tempos em tempos e dar uma dançadinha de bacana!!!!
The music is interesting, but the vocals are so whiny. Monster hit though. 3.
This had some good songs, and some songs I couldn't get into. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
Folk robert smith
muito bom
Lots of fun and I really like this guy's voice. Kind of reminds me of some of the happier songs by the cure!
Half-baked attempt at Celtic-infused-reggae-turned-new wave, with every song dragging on too long, far too many many tracks (15!!!), and the usual not great post-punk vocals. Some cool rhythms and melodies, but nothing original. 1.5/5.0: Bad
this is such a weird album. they definitely had some interesting song ideas which are pretty fun for the first minute or two but quickly get boring.
I already had their debut and their third album, which couldn't be more different. Too Rye Ay is an excellent follow-up to their debut. There's development, more refined, and a bit smoother. Overall, an entertaining record that's fun to listen to.
Hard to believe, Dexys Midnight Runners has multiple appearances on this list, but for many (including myself), the band really had one significant song that deserves mention here and plenty of songs that sounded similar to that "song". The song of course is, Come On Eileen. It's a great song, but we've heard it too many times to keep loving it and without it, DMR might not have had a career. In fact, I'm pretty sure their career is built around Eileen, which is sad because they're probably a decent band to see live and the musicianship on the record is fine. I'm generously giving 2 stars for the song and 1 for the remaining filler.
The Good: We’ve got Too Rye Ay! The Bad: We don’t know if that is hootch… The Ugly: Finding out that midnight runner is slang for skid-marks… Damn, here I thought that these guys were nothing but a bunch of weirdos who, somehow, managed to pen one good number, which turned them into the the one-hit-wonder we all know… And then you listen to the album and you wonder why realize that, like it or not, image is everything. I don’t want to call this album a hidden gem, and I don’t know if I would have appreciated it back when it came out, however, I’m about the spin this disc (figuratively) for the fourth time, because I’m really enjoying it… Does this merit a 5*? It kind of does, even though I understand that this album is not worth 5*… 4 1/2* for sure… Too Rye Ay!!!!
Come on Eileen is good. The rest of this is alright.
Thus concludes the “Dexys” trilogy. I truly don’t understand why the other two albums were included but this one was actually really good. The instrumentals are at their best and the vocals are at their least bad.
Kinda cheesy but not terrible. The hits a little annoying. Would give it 2.5 stars.
They're usually thought of as one-hit-wonders, but I remember Jackie Wilson Said as well. This was a fun album with various styles! I especially enjoyed the violin.
A little cheese never hurt anyone.
Meh. Repetitive.
This has been one of my biggest surprises. “Come On Eileen” is a banger for all time, but I did not really have high hopes for the entire album. I was definitely glad to be proven wrong! This album is full of stellar tracks. “The Celtic Soul Brothers,” “Liars A To E,” “Until I Believe In My Soul,” and “Come On Eileen” are the standouts, as is “Jackie Wilson Said,” which might be better than Van Morrison’s original. I’m not sure if Dexys Midnight Runners are considered ska, but this album definitely had some ska vibes and made me think how underrepresented that genre is on this list. I know they’re considered a one hit wonder, but they definitely shouldn’t be, and this album is very worthy of its place on this list.
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Way better than I expected.....more than just a one hit wonder. I was dubious since one of their other albums on this list was a stinker. This one surprised.
I actually liked this more than I thought I would. It felt like Madness meets ABC. Very British and very eighties. There are plenty of songs here that are better than Come On Eileen. My favorite was All In All.
En aning märkligt att detta band har tre plattor på denna lista. De känns verkligen som ett One Hit Wonder-band med deras Come on Eileen. Visst, de fick väl några mindre hits till med Jackie Wilson said och Geno. Men Eileen och Jackie är ju på denna platta så det hade räckt med att den var med. Detta album är trots allt väldigt bra.
First, is this where Gwen Stefani got inspiration for her delivery? Second, a warning to everyone just starting out: there are THREE Dexy’s albums on this list. I’m too far into this to quit - and I’m desperately hoping there isn’t a fourth - but I think you all deserve a heads up of what’s to come.
Loved it. I did not really know the band apart from their big hit and was very pleasantly surprised. Watching the videos from their hits was fun. Four stars
The obvious single is great but other than that this is a fairly forgettable album.
like a lounge singer in the 80's doing it, and it's too much for me.
Dexys doing Dexy things..
Not terrible but probably won’t listen to it again
Poor Eileen...
With the terrible “Don’t Stand Me Down” and the tolerable “Searching for the Young Soul Rebels,” I was not looking forward to our 3rd Dexys album. But this one has “Come On Eileen,” so let’s give it a chance. The violins are a great addition, and in general “Too-Ry-Ay” is cloer to the tolerable, perhaps even exceeding that rather low bar at times. Kevin Rowland sometimes sounds like Robert Smith - not sure if I just didn’t notice it on the other albums?
When I look up a list of "one-hit wonders", Paste magazine has Dexys Midnight Runners up there at #1 with Come on Eileen. So if Dexys Midnight Runners is a one-hit wonder, why do they have THREE albums on this list?! This is the best of the three but that is not saying much.
Better than expected. Not amazing.
I can tell why these guys were popular in the 80s. It didn’t start out so hot, but it felt like the album built momentum throughout. I was ready for Come On Eileen to push the rating to the next level, but felt underwhelmed. I think the chorus is so overpowering that I didn’t remember how forgettable the rest of the song is.
Good vibes. I have, of course, heard their most famous song and I'm sad that it sort of taints their whole sound for me.
One of the peak mom-core records of our time. Again, I ask - why this above all the other great music that’s been left off this list?
Eileen’s album, liked it
Come On Eileen is such a banger and it was on twice. That alone gave it an extra star, because if we're going to be honest, the rest of the album deserves only three stars. They seem like a great band to see in a small venue, though.
Dexys: I think I’m a Dexys fan? Enjoyed both of their albums. This one is the stronger of the two albums and has violins. it was a fun listen . Favorites: Come on Eilleen I’ll show you Dubious I liked the Van Morrison cover too. like his singing style he’s like an even drunker sounding Elvis Costello.
Feel bad giving this a 2 bc its original and kinda interesting, but it just didnt really do it for me and got a little irritating by the end
Feels like kareoke
Sounded like a road house live band - it had that constant live music on a stage vibe
Albums like this make me wish the British had squashed the American revolution
Horrid vocals, repetitive songs, just bad.
Mon chum et moi, on blaguait en disant que c'est ce que ça donnerait si Robert Smith était heureux. Le côté folk, les violons, accordéon, cuivres, le tout s'amalgame assez efficacement dans cette pop vivante et énergique.
Sehr viel positivi Vibes. Fühli
Who knew they had more than one song?!
These lads are fun
I wish it was more like Come On Eileen, energy-wise.
Memory’s a fickle thing. But as cruel as posterity has been to Dexys – who had at least a couple of hits in the U.K. – it’s also true that you can only be a one hit wonder for as long as you’re remembered. Better a one hit wonder than a never was. In its way, it’s a poetic irony that a band who managed to put out so timeless a party hit as “Come on Eileen” should have done so as part of an album that sounds so totally not of its time. “Too Rye Ay” is significantly more sophisticated, assured and complete than you’d be forgiven for thinking it should be. Not only does their inimitable mix of Celtic folk, blue-eyed soul and skiffle actually work (seriously, did anyone ever even try to imitate it?) … it manages to move the listener through a full range of emotions. There’s whimsy (“Let’s make this precious”) and ecstatic joy (their cover of Van Morrison’s “Jack Wilson says…”); triumphant table dancing (“Come on Eileen”) and measured introspection (“Liars A to E”). And then there’s the textured delicacy of “All in all (This one last wild waltz)”, a 3/4 (what else?) swagger of jagged gentleness and heart-rending harmonies that had me wondering if Messers Morrissey and Marr weren’t themselves early fans of DMR. In short, there’s far, far more to this whole thing than the “one hit wonder” tag could ever begin to communicate. It’s an injustice that prompts in me a sort of melancholy that no volume of dungarees – the happiest of all garments – could ever quite fully disabuse me of. And speaking of those jolly dungarees … it strikes me now – reflecting on how it is that things steadily recede from the collective memory memory – that, one day, “Come on Eileen” will be played at its last wedding. The strings will for a last time dizzy; the chorus will stand up tall and puff out and beat its chest; the middle eight will drop the pace, build it up again toward one final crescendo. And at that point, we’ll have just the object oriented ontologists (whose general position on music and memory I’d love to see articulated through the concept of ‘one hit wonders’) to debate whether it’s still, ever was, or forever could be a hit. Or, as is more likely, we will stop hearing “Come on Eileen” only when the sun swallows us all up completely. Anyone complaining about it can, frankly, get stuffed. Because in that moment – as with every other one – it will have meant everything.
The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You) 3.3 Let's Make This Precious 3 All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz) 3.1 Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) 3.4 Old 3.2 Plan B 3.1 I'll Show You 3.2 Liars A to E 3.5 Until I Believe in My Soul 3.3 Come On Eileen 3.6 Score: 3.27
regular
didn't like it
TOO RYE LOO RYEEE AYYYEEEE!
When they get it right they are brilliant. When they don't, it's a bit boring. Just buy the singles.
Just a vibe all the way through, really nice sound. 4 stars
Better than I thought! Kind of a proto ska sound. Although they are so distinct everything was kind of come on Eileen adjacent.
Great Album
A mix of Pop, Celtic, and Folk inspiration that delivers some great tracks and some underwhelming ones. Overall a mood lifter.
A good album, I liked Plan B the most.
This was way more fun than I thought. Come on Eileen is the obvious runaway hit, but the whole thing was a fun jaunt. Gets a little samey here and there but overall just a good, fun album.
Maybe it was the drive through the mountains with the windows down, maybe it’s the fact that “Come on Eileen” is a certified bop, but I loved this album. Fun mix of styles and sounds. At times they sounded like Queen, at times The Darkness, but the whole album was just fun. I even enjoyed the bonus tracks. That Jackie Wilson song was great, the backup singers on Liars A to E were terrific, the horns throughout the album were great too!
Few things in this world are truly original, but this combo of R&B, Irish folk music, amateur dramatics and leftover punk edge seems close. Starts and ends with big pop bangers and has a couple in between. The rest is strange meandering stuff from somewhere between Lloyd Webber, Van Morrison and whatever was playing at the local skinhead and soul boy discos. The band were tighter than a gnat’s chuff at this point with a new impassioned fiddler, hell for leather brass section and vaudeville piano, and Kevin had genuine soul in his voice. I love that something completely out of step with any contemporary trends or fashion can still take you straight back to a past era. It’s a wonderful thing.
It was fine, but one note. I'm sort of in between a 2 and a 3. Maybe a 2 because I've heard Come On Eileen at too many bad weddings.
the white people go crazy for come on eileen
I've been wanting to revisit this one for awhile. "Come On Eileen" is obviously a classic, definitely a white people anthem. The rest of the songs are good too but they don't quite compare to the mega-hit. Good vibes all around. The hobo image that the band was going for during this era is really funny to me. All I can think about while listening is scrawny British dudes wearing baggy overalls with bandanas around their necks. Favorite track: Come On Eileen 3.5/5
Liked this more than I thought I would. Fun, upbeat album. The vocals are a bit whiny at times but the choruses save it
Everyone knows "Come in Eileen" for a reason. After that it's the same thing, occasionally slower. Not bad but not memorable either
Brilliant
Incredibly unique vocals paired with outstanding backing musicians makes a fantastic listen. 10/10
I am actually pretty positively surprised by this. I only knew Come on Eileen, and didn’t really know what exactly to expect. I get The Cure and Talking Heads vibes, which is a very good thing. I like most of the songs, and will get back to this on a regular basis for sure
I see why they were a one hit wonder, too loo rye at.
Very jolly jolly
New wave folkkia? Lauluääni tuommoinen perus new wave, aika nariseva. Vähän kyllä meh, mutta ei kummiskaan aivan paskaa. Eli aika mid- Parhaat: Jackie Wilson Said, Old, Come On Eileen
It has decent moments, even times where you can hear where this was ahead of its time for a few genres. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of stuff that drags and in the case of Until I Believe in My Soul it drags for 7 freaking minutes.
its fine, ok, nothing special. Come on Eillen being the standout. I applaud it's uniqueness but never really captivated me
Kevin Rowland builds up song from his voice out, picks his sounds, and we get this turbulent, ecstatic stream of confession, vow and manifesto - “those guitars are cruel and noisy”.
A real ringer on this list for me, just love it. Unique, incredible tunes, a medley to rival Abbey Road and one of the biggest hits of the '80s tossed on at the end. What's not to love?
Dobar ali ne sve pesme
Fun as hell. I was tempted to give it a 5, honestly, but I don’t know how often I’d return to any other track besides the obvious one. And I did listen to the 2022 remaster, which sounds amazing. Don’t know how earlier versions compare. Either way I loved this, it’s a must-listen. #106.
Pretty nice
Such great timing, my girlfriend and I have been listening to Come On Eileen on repeat ❤️🥰 toora loora toora too rye ay 🎶
Dexy’s always seem like they’d be a fun band to go and see. I like their take on a more poppy folk and I like this album - outside of the excellent Come On Eileen it doesn’t do anything too spectacular, but it was a solid listen.
I looked at the background of Kevin Rowland, and I was hoping I'd enjoy the rest of this album for the Northern Soul in it. It's okay, but I get why Eileen is exceptional.
I think these guys are wildly underappreciated. I never would've listened to them without this list, which is a shame. This is a fun album that I'll probably revisit.
Great 80s record, can't listen to it now
Too Ryeeeeeeeght to be one hit wonders. Solid tunes.
Come on Eileen song of all time. Otherwise mid.
Like most, I only really know come on Eileen and Jackie Wilson said. The rest of it... Meh
After my first Dexys album I was let down and didn’t understand how they could be so appreciated in the UK, but now I’m starting to get it! This was a million times better than the one with the business attire cover, whatever that one is called. Quite enjoyed this and may keep it in the rotation.
This was fun. I wish I'd listened to more of them sooner.
Come on Eileen is a song everyone should hear. Not sure if this album is one that everyone needs to hear. It’s enjoyable but not amazing.
I liked this album better than Don't Stand Me Down. I don't think there's anything on here that would make me want to put this on again, though. 2.4/5
Way better than the other album on this list. This one is actually listenable. I still didn't love it, but it was decent at least. 2.75/5
Not every song can be Come On Eileen, but it’s a vibe
An unusual ride! Like everyone on earth, I knew Come On Eileen extremely well but hadn’t heard the rest. What an odd mix, like Celtic and ska and pop and a Van Morrison cover all got thrown in a blender at the circus. Pretty fun all round! But also somehow off-putting at times.
What a bop. The strings! The horns! The groove! The harmonies! Here for it. And of course, who can go pas the classic Come On Eileen.
They have 3 records on the list. This is the only one that belongs here, if any. I'm sure they were a fun band to see live. The singing is not good enough for the record, but you could definitely get away with it in front of a room of drunk people. Songs were better than I expected after I heard their other 2 albums on the list. About them as a one hit wonder: they weren't. I knew 3 songs from this record before. Two of them were covers, but I knew this version. Favorite song: Come on Eileen.
These guys never calm down for a single second, so every song comes across as a huge frenetic mess.
Spectacular big sound, orchestral and jazzy. I would have never guessed it would be that good
Overall: 4/10 Sigh. This was bound to happen. I like to discuss my list progress with friends and I constantly make jokes about how the listmakers couldn't add Milo Goes to College because they just HAD to make room for 3 Dexys Midnight Runner albums. This album is fine. The songs range from upbeat and danceable to incredibly annoying. I like the violins and, of course, Come On Eileen is their only truly impactful song for a reason. I hope the next two albums from them are a bit better. Fav Song: Come On Eileen Least Fav Song: All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz)
What a wonderful and fun album. I don't think I've ever listened to the whole thing consecutively. It's odd to think that come on. Eileen would be one of the weaker tracks in retrospect. Still a great song but not as engaging as several of them.
Bravi musicisti, alcune canzoni sono decisamente orecchiabili
I love Dexys. Kevin Rowland’s voice is simply Joyous … a happy hour spent dancing round my kitchen 😀
Just something I noticed, although the group is called Dexys Midnight Runners, what is written on the album cover is, "Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners". No ego there. Celtic folk/pop and "blue-eyed" soul that is almost OK. More correctly, the Midnight Runners seems to know how to play their instruments, but the singing does get annoying. The Van Morrison cover is a good song and their version is passable. The big hit, Come On Eileen, makes me cringe whenever I hear it. Luckily it is only on every 80's compilation ever made. Surprisingly, the album cover is great. It's the ultimate entry in the "Guess the Lead Singer" game, he's the only one on it! I guess none of the Midnight Runners could make the photo shoot or whatever is going on there. The only question is does the cover properly capture Kevin as the tortured poet/artist suffering for the sake of his art?
I want to like these guys, I really do, because C’mon Eileen as the 80s…but I guess ‘One Hit Wonder’ is a category for a reason.
Contains their mega-hit "Come On Eileen", plus their cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", but apart from these, the songs all beign to sound the same to me.
Enjoyable but unmemorable minus the one song.
Mildly enjoyable. Don’t see any reason why this album with its one hit should be on this list though. That’s all you need to hear off this album; more of a Songs You Need to Hear Before You Die list.
Decent pub music. Otherwise unremarkable.
Meh
Ya con "Come On Eileen" esto merece la pena. Entretenido, todo con ese aire folkie fiestero, aparte del éxito ninguna canción está a esa altura. Dudo entre 2 o 3 estrellas, seremos generosos.
Previously rated: Don't Stand Me Down (3/5) ********************************* A decent sounding album with a unique sounding singer. If I heard any of these songs on their own, I'd say "hey that's the come on eileen guy!" And bumping the rating up by one solely for the aforementioned Come On Eileen. I've always loved that song.
Fun and jaunty, a classic
Theres literally one song on this album worth listening to. How in the world did this score a spot on this list?! 2/5
Come On Eileen is still a lot of fun, but I found the majority of this album a bit annoying. Even the Van Morrison cover just made me wish that I was listening to Van Morrison. 2 stars feels harsh, but this just isn't for me.
fun upbeat
Some absolute bangers on here like Jackie Wilson Said and Come On Eileen. Unlike a lot of 80s albums it has aged well. A shame they could never replicate the heights of this album. 4/5
This album just made my soul happy, I can’t describe it in any other way. Then the all time banger came on and now I’m over the moon. Great album, that was able to evoke emotion out of me!
Good players in this band but the English soul/rnb vibe leaves me cold. On the other hand, Come On Eileen is a great single, even by modern standards!
Just fun, isn't it?
Pretty fun, nothing crazy
Songs i knew "the songs" Song I liked "the songs" Sounds great, maybe there weren't the one hit wonders 8 thought they were. That song has just been ruined by too many weddings and birthdays at social clubs but still a classic. Good not great, won't be back. Low 4.
It was an interesting idea to mix soul music and Celtic instrumentation. Sometimes it works, but a whole album of it is a little tiring. Good performances, especially the bass, but I would've preferred a little more variety of sound.
Who would have thought that there was more to this album than Come On Eileen and Jocky Wilson says - if you know, you know #TOTP Seriously though, quite enjoyed it.
I can see why Come On Eileen was the hit, but it was kinda fun
It was fine
2.8
More unique than the other album from them I heard here which is nice. Still a bit too "classic rock" for my tastes but I didn't feel the need to turn it off. I liked the brass section.
Eileen is the only song I know from this record, though I had never heard the a cappella stinger on it though. Another entry that it is wise to check the original release and only listen to the tracks listed there.
I was 11 when this came out, if they had not released come on Eileen, I think I might have given them a chance as I can't stand that song! The rest seen to good. Also I saw Kevin Rowlands at a reading festival singing to a backing track, the track kept breaking down much to the amusement of the crowd, Kevin bless him found this very annoying and threw a strop at the crowd, wrong move as we responded with plastic bottles, turning the whole thing into a farce, I am loving this app as it causes me to listen to new music and look back on happy memories.Thanks Kevin 🍼
Good pop music and great brass section when they remeber it was within their DNA
Enjoyed it up until COE. Really dropped off after that
Now THIS was good! Funny enough we had them two days ago and it was horrible, but this album makes me wonder why just one song was chosen! My one complain is the talking- it bothers me because it’s out of place and just not good end of story. Everything else was great- there was uniqueness but not to a weird extent, and I did enjoy it.
2 Dexys in three days. !!?? You do know in the States that - easily? - 99.9% of the entire populace (if they've even heard of them) can only name one song of theirs and in fact likely think they only actually *released* one song (which is here, and definitely a classic). This album is nothing like the dressed up compost heap of their next album at least. Kevin Rowland gets mewly and more than a bit self-reverent on a lot of songs (nothing like the followup. please avoid at all costs.) which brings it down in spots (the mellow parts of "Plan B") but the music mostly keeps it at a comfortable level. The best of it is worth a replay - they cleverly have you wait for the big payoff at track 10 but the danger is that by then you might already be tired of having heard it at 10000 weddings. Anyways, it's a fun listen we'll keep at at that and they should have called it a day after this album. 7/10 3 stars.
This is exactly the kind of album that I am doing this project to hear. Made famous from Come on Eileen, listening to the full album fills in so much of the broader context of the sounds and energy from this band. Really enjoyed this one
p490. 1982. 1 star. Straight up, let me say that I cannot be doing with Kevin Rowland's voice. He has the worst articulation of ANY singer, I can't tell WTF he is singing. And why bother with this mutated horror of Irish fiddles and horns when you can listen to Van Morrison? It just sounds and feels derivative, down to the pretentious album cover.
Magic.
Very good! 3.5/5
Pretty good
If it wasn't for the strings this may have been a 2 star
Always thought these guys were a bit fake, with the dungarees and aesthetic seeming very prepared, but giving the full album a listen it’s solid.
This album is great if Come On Eileen is your favorite song. The rest of the tracks that make up the nearly hour long runtime outside of that song, are pretty much doing the same thing. Still, it's fun and well produced. It's just way too long and way too similar. Highs: Come On Eileen, Let's Make This Precious, Liars A to E Lows: Old, Plan B, I'll Show You, Until I Believe In My Soul, Reminisce 7/10
It's fine
Allegro, spiritoso, mi piace.
Loved it but still need to finish
If you skip to the next track when he really starts pushing his falsetto range, it is an okay elaboration on come on Eileen
Meh
This is the only DMR album that deserves to be on this list.
Kevin Rowland's voice.
Listened Before? N What an interesting and unusual blend of traditional folk/rock sound and electronic new wave stuff - to mostly good effect. I really enjoyed this and I'm adding it to my rotation. (I may be an idiot but I still don't understand the title). Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Come On Eileen
Completely unknown artist for me. A good mix of styles, some good and some not so good. A fair album
Not for me
Overall decent. Obviously everyone knows Come On Eileen, but there are some other solid hidden gems on this album that feel like an English twist on Chicago's sound. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Wouldn't mind listening to it again, but don't know if I'd seek it out. Top tracks: Let's Make This Precious, Old, Come On Eileen
A band this unremarkable should not have their whole catalogue in this list holy shit
saa hengittää, keuhkoihin vaan ilmaa ja ulos. ei tarvitse kiristää sitä henkitorvea että tulee tuollanen kauhuääní ulos suusta. oksettaa tommone. onneksi köyhä, pysyy köyhyänä, maalainen, rahvas.. ''80-luvun poppia, joka ei ole kiinni 80-luvussa, ei siis kuullosta nasevalta! Tämmöinen musiikki on helppo sivuuttaa mitäänsanomattomana... minkä olenkin jöörennannut... TEHNYT...''. really intense words.. toor aye aryyea rayy too raaayy eryyee rueyee ryee too raay ryyuu ryyy raa truuu ryyy ruuu raaa traa tryy trruyyr raaaaaeeeeeeeeeee andgjaein adle ,.. come on eileene, and come on eileen ,youre my bodyyy. veeverything. ill show you
Bardzo przyjemna potupaja. Wokalista ma dość dziwną manierę, ale da się przyzwyczaić. Come on Eileen to jedna z moich ulubionych piosenek, więc z automatu zawyża ocenę. Reszta jest dość podobna, trochę monotonna w swojej taneczności. 7/10
No es solo Come on Eileen, que también, sino el conjunto de perfectas canciones de celtic soul que componen el disco. Desde la vibrante inicial The Celtic Soul Brothers te das cuenta de que se trata de un grupo y un álbum especial. Lo tenína todo para triunfar, lo hicieron y luego se la pegaron de un modo único e irrepetible.
If I never hear this band again it will be too soon.
Surprised this band has (at least) two albums on this list. Have never heard of them, though I obviously know the song "Come on Eileen." Probably overrepresented on this list. Not bad at all but nothing to write home about.
#470. One good song and a bunch of not good songs. 2/5: no. Song added to playlist: Come on Eileen I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Pretty good actually. I thought it was the cure some of the time
"Eileen", sure and even their cover of"Jackie Wilson said" wasn't bad. The rest was meh.
its fine. 3 stars. they are a band I want to like more than I do, cause I normally love Irish music, but this is like a lounge singer in the 80's doing it, and it's too much for me.
Come On Eileen is of course horrendously overplayed, but within the context of this album it's actually a cracking song. And there are several other great tracks on here; Jackie Wilson Says, The Celtic Soul Brothers and more. I really enjoyed this (and don't really understand the folks objecting to Kevin Rowland's voice, which I quite like). A strong four, close to five.
This is one of those bands that I never would have imagined being as good as they are before listening to their catalogue more deeply. Some bands are one hit wonders because they only had one great song in them, and some are one hit wonders because they get unlucky. I think of DMR as the latter type of band. This album is great, and so are the other two albums I've gotten on this list. Now, setting aside the fact that this band has more records on this list than John Coltrane, which is a whole other issue, this band fucking kicks ass. The music feels so full of sound, but it's all coherent. The singer's voice is great. The fact that Come On Eileen is more than halfway through this album, and I never felt like I was waiting for it while I listened to the songs before it says a lot. This band deserved better than we gave them as a global musical audience 4/5
2.5/5 Enigste bekende nummer Come On Eileen Okay albumpje, niet mijn sound; te oud
Too rye too rye too rye ay!
Favourite tracks: Let's Make This Precious, Plan B Album didn't seem to gel or synchronise as well. Did not really get a consistent theme, vision, emotion etc.
Nice place in time album. After the first couples of songs I thought, hmm, this didn't age to well. I was involved summer physical work at the time, shoveling snow, so I kept listening. I ended up really enjoying the listen.
Best leuk album, vooral come on Eileen is bekend, maar voor de rest zaten er best wat leuke nummers tussen. 7.5/10
It was fine!
Tighter and more interesting than I imagined it would be. KIND OF samey throughout, but danceable and and charmingly unusual: you can't fault it for being overly challenging. Like Thin Lizzy without guitars, bass and drums. I despise the big hit though, just hate it. Hearing it makes me cringe so hard I need to go to the emergency room.
That voice..that damned voice. Otherwise the tunes are serviceable and same-y.
With their second album, Dexys showed that they can keep their blue eyed soul style but give it a radical twist by incorporating violins and more of a gypsy jazz sound combined with Americana and more folk. Don't just try to get Eileen on the dancefloor but listen to all those other tracks. I liked this one as much as the first album.
Why does this one hit wonder-band deserve more than one entry on this list?
Solid up tempo songs, some catchy tunes clearly influenced the darkness.
carinino dai
More Irish-pub tinged than I was expecting, which I now hear in Come On Eileen, the only memorable song on the album and the only one I had heard of.
Fun for once
Pretty solid album, nice wintery vibes. Was also kinda done with it towards the end
Im going against everything I believe in but I cannot give this a fair listen because WHY do DMR have three albums on this list? THREE??
Rather original and boisterous, I like it but the singer isn't very good which hurts a bit. Come on Eileen is awesome. 3.8
Very good.
jag gillar detta men kanske inte tillräckligt för att det ska bli en fyra.
Bad, couldn't finish it
Absolutely chock full of bangers and a fantastic energy. Very hick-ish unfortunately, so not everyone will appreciate it.
Obviously the hit but as an album fell flat for me
One hit wonder, but it's a great hit! Overall, an inoffensive album.
Best Song: Come On Eileen. Everything about this song works, from the weird "tru-ra-lu-ra" pre-chorus to the crescendo in the latter half of the song. Just great. Worst Song: All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz). I feel like these modern waltzes by pop bands are always too gimmicky. Overall: They really are victims of their own success, because each song felt like "the 'Come on Eileen' guys doing something kinda different". And what's worse is none of the other tracks made me feel anything other than wishing that I was instead listening to "Come on Eileen".
Nice voices, peppy beat. Surprising. Jackie Wilson Said is a classic Celtic Soul. 4/5. Come On Eileen is fun 4/5.
Folkish rock. I knew Come On Eileen of course but this album is so much more than just that song. Definitely a good one.
Convinced that DMR should not have been a one hit wonder.
Meh, 'Come On Eileen' is a really good track but the rest is pretty boring. Looking back at this list, British and Irish folk music studio albums hasn't really worked that well for me. It's fun to hear live, but not a recording. Doesn't capture the same magic somehow.
Very new wave! Enjoyed the mix of some ska and some folk. The opening track "The Celtic Soul Brothers" was probably my favourite track. Just upbeat and fun. Ending with "Come on Eileen" is quite a song to finish on. It's a good track but it has been played to absolute death. The songs in between just passed me by. Listened to the album twice but nothing really stuck. It still had a nice sound and starts and ends with a bang.
Loved this album more than expected
An album I don't need to listen to to rate, like many around in 82 when all the singles were inescapable, and COE was to the time what Last Christmas and All I Want for Christmas are for modern Decembers, except much more so.
Surprisingly good. Nice combination of fiddle and horns.
Come on eileen. Album low key slaps
I liked the first track, a couple others were catchy. “Come on Eileen” being the obvious stand out.
Come on, Eileen…you gotta give me more than that. I was hopeful that this album would present more than the one hit wonder it probably is, but it came up just average. I do like how the band incorporated fiddle/strings into the lineup more. And with the horn section still solid, the songs have an upbeat ska feel…before ska was cool. All in all, an ok listen with very danceable numbers that unfortunately I’ve already forgotten.
This all sounds like pre-Ska (which as we know is even more dangerous than Ska). More of a one hit wonder to me than an album you simply must hear.
Fun album. Dude kind of sounds like Freddie Mercury…but could use a little Brian May. Come On Eileen is iconic…could’ve used a few more of those.
This is a solid 3* album for the first nine tracks and then Come on Eileen hits and I'm dancing like a goofy Englishman. So good. And I am rounding up because of it. 3.75/5
Ok but didn't like as much as their first album.
This album has the feel of something like David Bowie meets big band/swing. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it but it was entertaining to listen to. Not sure I'd listen to it again.
I've had some less than impressive albums lately which has kinda disillusioned me to this whole process. As it stands currently, I am 10 reviews behind 156 reviewed of 166 generated, but seeing this come up did cheer me up and I just had to listen immediately. Love Dexys, and this album is excellent.
Sehr cooles Album!
Come on eileen
Didn't feel this one. Objectively well put together but I don't like Rowlands singing voice and the songs much. Too Rye Ay nah man.
The entire time I was hearing this I was like "I swear I know this band". Come on Eileen started and it clicked. Fun album, good thing in their own style, not a masterpiece but good to listen to and Come on Eileen is clearly catchy as hell. I'm sure they'd be fun live.
A lot of this blends together except the big one. Alright energy, but the sound isn't quite right. If I get curious I might check out the 2022 version. If I was looking for the kind of vibe or the energy I found in most of the tracks, I'd lean more towards a Queen album.
An album (just) older than me, with one of the most ubiquitous songs in Britain, along with a bunch of filler (and a pretty good Van Morrison cover)
Well-written pop songs, but the instrumentation, production, melodramatic vocals, whole vibe really, irritates me a lot
I don’t enjoyed this! They are good musicians
At the heart of this album are a set of catchy, poppy, classic soulful tunes that should be more enjoyable. Unfortunately, I think that the thing that makes the Dexy’s have a clear identity is the thing that ruins it for me. 1. Annoying Jaunty violins 2. Jaunty, cheery, cheesy brass section 3. Whiny over-stylised quirky singing 4. Annoying dungarees 5. I hate Come On Eileen If the songs were stripped back a bit and less jaunty this would be a good album. Did I mention that it was too jaunty? ⭐️⭐️
I’d never listened to this before and really enjoyed it. Blending folk and soul like this is an original idea that still sounds fresh. The songwriting is really strong with great melodic moments on every song. I almost gave it the full 5 points… but not quite. 4.5
A lovely record full of well crafted tunes. I don’t know why I’d not heard the album before as I love the debut record. Oh and the MFSB cover on the extended version is divine
• 3/5 • Not a deep album, but worthy of the list for Dexy’s unique sound and Come on Eileen • I hadn’t heard their cover of Jackie Wilson Said before and liked it a lot - now I can say I like two of their songs . . .
Yeah I loved this, Come on Eileen is fine if not super over played but the rest of the album is really solid
The voice and the instrumentation borders on caricature, but comes together perfectly for Come On Eileen.
Not really my jam.
could i write poetry to this? n
A favorite dirty joke from the 80's: "What's worse than sweat on Olivia Newton-John?" ??? "Come on Eileen" [pause for laughter] Dexy's Midnight Runners have always been referred to as one-hit wonders, so the rest of the songs were totally unknown to me. Surprisingly, they aren't so bad. Pretty much any of them could have been the follow-up hit single. Why didn't that happen? My theory is that on MTV in 1982, there was only so much room for bands that employed an old-timey-European-vagabond-tramp visual theme. As a result, Dexy's Midnight Runners and Men Without Hats canceled each other out.
This is a really fun album. Can be a bit corny at times, but you'll have that when horns are involved.
A strange album. And apart from the two hit (come on Eileen and Jackie Wilson said) singles not terribly essential.
I recently had to review Dexys' third album, the disastrous follow-up to this, their smash hit album. I _hated_ that record. It was a colossal and hubristic artistic misstep and a deserved commercial flop. And no fun to listen to. Too-Rye-Ay is somewhat better. It is up-tempo, catchy and knows how to have a good time. Come On Eileen was a monster hit and for good reason; it's got a great sing-along melody, an infectious and energetic performance that is great for bad dancing (which explains its popularity on wedding playlists). But, frankly, it is over-played and I am sick of it. Nothing else on the rest of the album is quite that good but isn't dreadful. I do find Kevin Rowland's vocal affectations super-annoying, though. Apparently, he did that purposely, but that was the first indicator of his tendency to make poor decisions (see also: the cover to his solo album 'My Beauty'). This is a tolerable album, but not to my taste. 2.5 stars, rounding down.
Good.
i thought i’d hate it more than i do but still i’m never going to play it again
great Celtic/folk/pop album, played this a lot when it came out - the 2022 "As It Should Have Sounded" version is tremendous.
Come on Eileen dragged out over a whole LP.
What's funny about Dexy's Midnight Runners is the difference in their success on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Usually US and UK opinions are (mostly) in sync. But here you had a pretty successful artist with multiple hit albums and singles in the UK but who were a textbook case of a one hit wonder in America. I can kind of see why. The music is slightly celtic tinged which is kind of a novelty for Americans but that much of a novelty. It's enough to support one song (obviously their best one) but the rest sounds just a little bit like something you'd buy in a tourist attraction and never listen to. But that's not a fair assessment. The music is fun and better than expected. There are elements of post punk here, along with celtic influence, jazz, and rock with the combination of strings and horns. It's an interesting album. Maybe Dexys didn't deserve massive super stardom, but calling them a one hit wonder sells this album short. I genuinely wouldn't mind revisiting this one.
What an enjoyable listen, always sounds like they are having fun; right from the first track ... oh my gosh ... from folk fiddles to a horn section in the second track - love it. I must admit the second half of the album doesn't match up to the initial thrill of the first half though. Well-produced with varied, relevant and enjoyable arrangements. The vocals suit the style really well and they always sound as if they are having fun, often the production makes it almost live. ... and we have a new anthem in 'Old'!