Too Rye Ay

Had heard only 'Come On Eileen' from this group in my life until now, so it was good to give this a listen. Interesting mix of styles in their tunes, and they play really well. The lead singer's voice kind of grates on me a bit. I hear he's got some true pipes but I often want him to dial it down a notch, Sure, I get that it goes with the almost -- not sure what to call it: "ska-like"? -- style of upbeat, fast-moving music they play, but it's just not nice to my ears personally. I don't imagine I'd ever just listen to this on my own for my listening pleasure, but I can definitely imagine this album being played at a lot of dance parties and such.

Honestly i was left feeling a bit disappointed. It all felt very similar sounding to me. I feel like they sound a lot like The Cure. Although Come On Eileen is a banger and one of my favourite 80s songs, so I can't give it less than a 2/5.

Each song centers around a good idea and then sticks with that thought for at least 3 minutes, at one point as long as 7. The pro is that each song is highly distinguishable from the other since it drills the same 5 second loop in your mind a hundred times. It tries to be clever by diverging from that formula with sudden jazz interjections, whistling, or violin solos, but it turns messy really quickly every single time. It doesn't help that beyond these themes, the vocals and instrumental sounds are exactly the same which each song, so despite each track being recognizable, they also sound exactly the same. The two best songs are "Come on Eileen" (obviously) and "Jackie Wilson Said." The latter song just grabbed my attention, but of course it had to be a Van Morrison adaption. Dexys doesn't redefine the song, but their sound just matches really well with the complex melody. Just goes to show how good their songs could be if they let their ideas grow to fruition. Will I ever listen to this album again? If I want classic synth pop music to play in the background... it's like a guilty pleasure. With interesting sounds in each song, it would be hard for me to get annoyed with it like other pop albums.

Very interesting that Come On Eileen is on this album--I did NOT expect that from the initial songs. Strange vibe and not my fav, but a couple good tunes.

It's fine. Far from an essential listen. Kinda reminds me of Billy Joel (not that I know his work very well, either). I'm surprised they were pretty much a one-hit wonder in the US. Come On Eileen is an earworm but it's probably not the best song on the album.

I love the single, but the rest of the album wasn't really my jam. I did like the later added track, Show Me. But apparently it wasn't on the original release.

Outside of a couple of songs I found it rather boring and in all honesty, I almost called it quits a few times. I kept wanting more from it and the only track that really delivered on that was Come On Eileen.

To me, listening to this album is a perfect parallel to listening to the one track on it that most people will know: Something, something, something, COME ON EILEEN, something, something

Plan B lasts far too long Didnt like the random Jazz hands in the middle of some tracks MOAR FUCKING JAZZ (Until I belive in my soul) Scary laughter, makes me think of bad comic book villan COME ON EILEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!

seems mediocre

was not in to this.

Mijn mini rollercoaster: Begon met aversie wat draaide naar enige vorm van waardering, maar al gauw werd het me weer te veel. Toch slechts 2 Sterren voor deze telenovela!

Starts off somewhat promising (emphasis on somewhat) before progressively devolving until they disappear up their own assholes with the insipid "Come On Eileen," which is a top 5 candidate for "Song I Wish I Could Erase From the World's Consciousness." Best track: Old

Sounds good. 2/5

Don't care for the first song ... not a good sign. 2nd song is better but not doing it for me. So far the song "old" best on the album. 6 songs in 9 to go. Not sure I'll make it to the end.. plan B is good too. Maybe things are looking up. Album has gotten better as it goes on 2nd 3rd better than 1st 3rd. Album starts weak in my opinion picks up steam as it goes buy ultimately not for me. BTW I very much like Searching for the Young Soul Rebels. 2 🌟

Kevin Rowland's strangled vocal style, unsuitable violin lines, and the extremely dated Celtic folk sounds at times annoy me on Dexys Midnight Runners, though I can't ignore that there is a bit of charm and energy that can make this record worthwhile for some. I personally can't stand a large majority of the songs here, by reason of the negative aspects I mentioned. Admittedly, I even think Come On Eileen is lame. Barely... barely a 2/5.

Ouch

Didnt finish. 80s production lingering into the 90s. Freddie Mercury....not

2.4

Not good

Can’t be having his voice - all I hear is come on eileen which is a track I loathe

Opens strong. Come on Eileen is a classic for a reason. A lot of the middle tracks sound like Bowie but worse. Marguerita time was surprisingly chill.

Decent energy, otherwise kinda meh

It's meh, come on Eileen is a classic

Vrolijke nummers, lekker wat blazers. Je moet wel de zanger kunnen tolereren. Zeker een heel album. Ik hou niet van violen, dus dat is ook niet echt fijn. Come on Eileen is natuurlijk de eendagsvlieg die nog steeds weinig verveelt. Reminisce Pt 1 lijkt wel een nummer van The Streets, zelfde accent, grappig

It was alright.

Pretty good. Got a bit samey

12/10 A grandiose album for the poverty-stricken. Standout Tracks: The Celtic Soul Brothers (More Please), Old, Come On Eileen

How did they get Joe Dirt on the album cover in 1983? This is alright but I wouldn't listen again. Goofy new wave and there's already too much here. 2.5/5.

i guess it just takes 1 popular song to make it onto this list.

1. celtic - 1 2. preciouz - 2 3. all - 1 4. jackie - 1 5. plan - 1 6. zhouu - 1 7. liarz - 0 8. eileen - 3 9. dubiouz - 1 10. ztop - 1

★½

Bad. Repetitious, harmonically juvenile, minimal melodic content. Just… Very bad. I do like the horn parts, except for when they are soloing (who needs a key signature?) and there’s some fun, upbeat stuff, but overall, it’s just really bad. This album makes me question the validity of this entire book. How could this possibly be on of the 1001 most important albums to listen to?

1ere chanson, des accordéons. 2eme chanson des trompettes. 3eme chanson un falsetto. Et bah nique ta mère

No thanks

Come on Eileen is really the only song that I’m familiar with everything else. Just sounds a little strange. I always thought of them as a one hit wonder

Not my music.

‘Come on Eileen’ is one of my favorite songs. I dislike everything else I have heard from them

Come On Eileen was not good enough to make an album out of, let alone an entire band. It was certainly less of a total waste of time than the other Dexys album I got, but it was still a pretty crap listen that I did not enjoy at all. Completely incoherent collection of rambling nonsense. Also the guy's voice annoyed me.

Meh

I don't get what the fuss is about? A sixth-form project Pogues tribute-act

top 3 - Old, Let's Make This Precious. Unsure for the third one. Not really a fan of the vocals, found them annoying. Even if the vocals weren’t there, I was just kinda bored and waiting for this to finish. Seeing that this band has three albums (including this) on this website is not making me that excited. To stay somewhat optimistic though, I'm hoping I enjoy at least one of those better.. :’)

I wasn't looking forward to this, but I hadn't expected it to be quite as bad as it was. It really captures that "people with day jobs who play in a band at the weekend and annoy people trying to enjoy a quiet drink" vibe. It's really terrible from start to finish, to the point where every time I thought it couldn't get worse, it got worse. The "farty horns" in "I'll Show You" will haunt me for days. The icing on the cake is the overplayed hit that ruined so many nights out in the 80s, "Come on Eileen". My top tip to anyone listening to this on Spotify is to stop after ten tracks, as that's when the original album ended. Save yourself some misery. One star.

Shoobidoobip, shoobidoobap, toodooo...

It didn’t take me long to realize that I’d never be able to suffer through an entire album’s worth of this dude’s singing. The instrumentals are cool. I liked the violin, but good heavens his voice.

There are 3 (three!) Dexys Midnight Runners album on this list. 3 (three!) albums for the band that might be THE one-hit-wonder band. Get off it.

The only noteworthy aspect of this album was “Come on Eileen” supplanted “Billie Jean” as the #1 song on the Billboard top 100 list in 1983, although not entirely deservingly so.

So ahhhh

God the crawl to Come on Eileen is real. Also is this the precursor to ska?

This would be a nothing album if it weren’t for come on Eileen

What was the fuss? They suck

this album has a one hit and that's it

That man does not need to be doing all that.

Come on Eileen

no es para mí

Dreadful. I always hated Come on Eileen so to listen to entire album of this drivel was a painful experience.

Third Dexy's album, are you kidding me? It's probably a deserving of a two with how big of a hit Come on Eileen was, but I'm going with a one out of spite because they don't deserve to have one album on here, let alone three.

Jäi kesken, 1/5

I'm just not gonna listen to this, I know it's bad

Did we have a stroke in 1982? Dexys Midnight Runners (to the shitter)

Most well known song is "Come on Eileen". The vocals are delivered overly dramatic, feature a constant falsetto and every line ends with a forced vibrato.apparently that's supposed to be New Wave.

This band sucks why do they have multiple albums on this list?

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

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.

Nails in a chalkboard warbling. Just terrible

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.

ANOTHER album by them?! ...but why. Nothing standout except their classic but what did we EXPECT. Gave up after I'll Show You

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.

Poor Eileen...

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?

Great 80s record, can't listen to it now

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.

Meh

Not for me

A band this unremarkable should not have their whole catalogue in this list holy shit

Bad, couldn't finish it

Tentativa de parecer uma mistura do The Cure com Bowie. Apenas incomodou, e passa.

Really hard to get through this one...Not a fan of the 80s vibe and the singer reminds me of a drunk Freddie Mercury.... Crazy how Come on Eileen felt like a bright spot

I found most of these songs forgettable. Many sounded like less interesting Cure songs. I’m not a huge Cure fan and I am even less of a Dexys fan. Best song is Come on Eileen by a country mile and that’s so overplayed that I didn’t get any enjoyment out of listening to it again. The Jackie Wilson song sounded familiar and had a catchy bit and then I realized it was a Van Morrison rip off. Van did it much better. Overall the musicianship isn’t bad but Kevin Rowland’s voice just gets old. Also don’t bother with the bonus tracks. Come On Eileen was originally the last track but later releases tacked on 4 or 5 more and they are mostly bullshit.

Come on Eileen isn't even a good song, but I've heard it 1000s of times for some unknown reason. The horns are good but everything else is really annoying. This guy's voice is unbearable, thin, nasal, and weak but not in an endearing way. They're not fun enough to be a ska band, too schmaltzy and sentimental to be post-punk, too slow and old-fashioned to be new-wave, too over-produced to be soul, it's just a big mash of nothing. If there's a quota of 1980s Birmingham to fill, replace this with the Au Pairs' Playing with a Different Sex.

Pretty shit. Horrid vocals and not a good album

I would have had more patience for this album if it wasn't my 3rd(!!!) by Dexy. It maybe doesn't deserve one star but that's what's happening.

Unbearable

Absolute dogshit

Meh, ok I guess nothing stood out to me except for the wildly overplayed Come on Eileen

Don’t know how this made the list

It never even once occurred to me to listen to the album that has Come On Eileen on it. Now I know that I should have kept it that way. I'll never listen again. There's no reason to listen in the first place. Also, I now don't care if I ever hear Come On Eileen ever again.

I don't understand how this band has three albums on this list. They're terrible. Come On Eileen is their only hit and it's an alright song, but also very messy with the nonsense. The rest of the album sounds like it's trying to make messier versions of Come On Eileen to lesser degrees of success while also trying to sing like Freddie Mercury. Stop trying to make this band happen.

A voice that sounds like he's constantly mid-yawn, and a track list that only produced a couple of booze fuelled sing alongs from the eighties, I’m afraid it's a thumbs down from me.

How are there two DMR albums here.

Awful, whiny shit. No. Admittedly, I did not make it through the whole album. I just could not do it.

i guess it's fine, if you're into this sort of thing...

Disclosure: I came into this already hating "Come On Eileen". I really have trouble with this lead singer's voice. The way he uses his vibrato gives me the ick and I don't like his tone, especially how he transitions from falsetto to chest voice the way you'd go from talking to shouting. The track "Plan B" had an especially intolerable vocal performance. I liked the violin solo on the opening track. I hate the hokey claps and brass section on "Let's Make This Precious" and his Elvis-ass vocal inflections. And it doesn't get better for me. It just got more grating as the album continued. I heard the introduction to "Jackie Wilson Said" and actually gritted my teeth, bracing myself for the songs to follow. This is an over-produced, over-sung, overstuffed but uninteresting record that annoyed me start to finish.

Hey 1001, albums that have 1 memorable song and a bunch of forgettable ones isn't an album you have to listen to. Thank you.

Besides for Come on Eileen, this is not good.

I decided to be brutally honest on this one. I totally hated it. I get why some people might enjoy it but I just can't. I found almost everything either boring or annoying.

Come on eileen is zo'n kutnummer, rest nog net ok. 1.25

Only half way decent song was the cover of Van Morrisons “ Jackie Wilson Said”

1,5

This album is a nonstop slog of music with way to much going on, there are times when it sounds great but the band doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. If it weren't for cum on eileen this would have been a skip for me.

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Sound like queen and I don’t care much 1

No wonder they were only famous for come on Eileen.

Just a bit Meh.

Alussa ihan jees, mutta kylläpä alkoi rasauttamaan lopulta.

Hmm an entire album devoid of flavour and all building up to one song. I had high hopes of a misunderstood one hit wonder band - but no - they wrote a brilliant song and sapped colour from every other filler track on this album.

Cheese

Le gars chante comme Bootsie Collins, c’est insupportable. Le violon est super faux, le band est croche, pis dans c’temps-là, tu fais pas des cover comme T.S.O.P. ou Dubious. Ça groove zéro. Comme on Eileen est considéré comme du new wave et comme la plupart des band de new wave, les toune qu’on ne connait pas, c’est d’la marde.

a lot of chaff, come on eileen, more chaff no thanks

2 Platten von den Dexys Midnight Runners in dieser Liste sind 2 zu viel. Am liebsten -1 Stern

not my cup of tea

Kolejne wyspiarskie grania w klimacie okolo rokowym, nazwa nic mi nie mowila kolejne songi takze, az do come on eileen czyli numer 10 z 15, jestem pewien ze slyszalem to w niejednej reklamie lub filmie, ale jakim nie przychodzi mi do glowy, po pierwszym traku i zobaczeniu okladki, na ktorej prawdopodobnie jest frontmen i lider landy Kevin Rowland, troche dziwne, ze sotifaj i doscog podaje go jako osobny byt ktory tworzyl ten album, a Dexys Midnight Runners osobony, do glowy przychodzi co to za szkockie country, ale nastepne kawalki to bardziej wariacja na temat funkowego soula, najgorszy w tym jest natlok instrumentali jakim caly czas albumik atakuje, personel to okolo 20 osob, wiec nawet nie bede wymienail co tam bylo grane, ale jesli nawet banjo bylo uzyte, a nawet dzwonki krowie, to bylo prawie wszystko i jeszcze na dobitke ciagle chorkowanie i to nie takie jak w czarnym soulu czyli z kobiecym wokalem, ale meskie wokale overduby i jeszcze wiecej overdubow, troche wymeczony odsluch, wiec na plejke leci jedynie come on eilee