Reviews (page 5 of 6)
This album has the second worst sampling of Werewolves of London in One of Those Things. This whole album feels like someone sick with a fever trying to finish a paper minutes before its due. Just weird asides and conversation in the middle of songs, some guy just outright coughs in the second track. No enunciation at all, just stumbling through lyrics. bad entry.
Not good Dexy! Long indulgent songs with mumbled conversations instead of lyrics is not my idea of a good time. Definitely a One Album Wonder of a band
Dexy's Midnight Runners?! Really? I'd question their inclusion on this list at all let alone the three times I've read that they are noted here. I've always considered them to be a one hit wonder, low B or C tier group at best. "One of Those Things" is a direct rip-off of Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London. The lead singer's voice is kind of annoying when he's singing and not just talking through the lyrics. It's not unlistenable but I didn't enjoy it and won't listen to it again.
Just a little bit boring and cheesy. Very "clean" and all that; they're not bad musicians. It was just not very interesting
This album was on my list of CDs to buy as I love Dexys but it was always so expensive, but after listening to it I think it is awful. Yes, Knowledge of Beauty is lovely but it is immediately followed by One of Those Things whose only redeeming quality is that it has the riff from Werewolves of London. I really can’t understand why this has been included, do the compilers of the book NOT want you to like Dexys?
So somewhere along my time here, I stumbled upon the fact that Dexys Midnight Runners had three albums placed on the list. I don’t know why, but that felt hilarious to me. It’s like Robert Dimey was really into them and pressured people into listening to them outside of “Come on Eileen”. Apparently this is one of those albums that got a so-called “critical reappraisal” after getting not so good reviews when it came out. I hate to them that I don’t get it… actually I don’t. I don’t get it. I’ll be blunt: this was frustrating. There are glimmers of a good album here and I feel the same energy from DMR that they gave from that one song you know. But there’s just too much bullshit here. The songs are too bloated, Kevin Rowland’s vocals get too dopey, and there a lot of fucking talking. Did they think people want to hear them causally talking for a good chunk of the album? If they fixed a few things, I would have thoroughly enjoyed this one. But the fact is that it’s not good. Some things get the praise they deserve years after they come out. This ain’t one of those things. Favorite track: the parts of This is What She’s Like that are a coherent song Other hits: The Waltz, One of Those Things, Listen to This
it sounds ok
Quite boring. Not a fan of those vignettes where they talk to each other inanely.
"One of Those Things" sounds like someone singing a terrible song over a karaoke track of "Werewolves of London."
Not a bad album, but nothing on here makes it stand out. A little underwhelming. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
Nope
hooting and hollering or yapping over sweet home alabama. there’s no in between and both suck. even eileen can’t save them from this hot mess.
Too much ego, not enough talent
Do they REALLY need 3 albums on the list?
Meh. Outside of their big single, I can't really get into this band.
a bit wacky first part, but it got a more structuralist core as it progressed
So far, i don't really like it. The jazziness is fun, but it feels repetitive and kind of old...
The music is....fine...forgettable really, but the talking over everything....I certainly hope I'm just in a bad streak of experimental albums but it's wearing on me.
Not life changing
So much unintelligible mumbling. Some good hooks, they can write (or copy) a decent tune but then to just ramble over it… I didn’t need to hear this before I die.
Some of the songs were twice as long as they needed to be and I got a bit bored.
Why are the songs so long huhhhhhhhhhhh. It was okay but nothing special. Won’t be coming back to this for sure. 2/5
Why is this here? How do they have not 1 but multiple albums on the list? I can see the one with 'Come on Aileen' being here but this? I don't really want to give it 2 stars but I listened to the whole thing
Don't like Dexys.
Glembart poprock fra 80’erne
Felt like the songs go on for multiple minutes too long, and of the seven, a few hardly qualify as actual songs too. Pretty forgettable all-in-all. 4/10
Ik dacht dat Dexys Midnight Runners een one-hit wonder was, maar blijkbaar zijn ze drie keer vertegenwoordigd in deze lijst. Je zou je vragen kunnen stellen bij het feit dat Weezer 0 albums heeft in deze lijst, maar dan zou ik nogal in herhaling vallen. Anyway, deze was nogal veel gepraat vond ik. En vooral weinig zang. Soms werkt dat, meestal niet. Niet voor mij dus. Dan nog liever Come On Eileen grijsdraaien. 2.2
Didn’t enjoy it.
In which some pretty compelling instrumentation is let down by a horrible vocal approach, nonsensical song structures, and a sprawling lack of focus
Mildly to moderately annoying vocals. The rest of it was fine, but nothing stood out for me. 2.5*, rounding down.
Eh this is just very mid. I feel like this will probably get removed to make room for a better album in a next edition. 2/5
this is what she‘s like isch mega verwirrend, werum rededs und räusperet sich etc hahaha und denn wirds plötzlich en normale pop song? und nacher plötzlich mega klassisch anmutendi akkörd und mehrstimmigkeit. und sonen lange song. so weird xD chum allerdings nöd drus öb das chli frauefeindlich isch will s lied so isch wie sie und ständig redet und stimmigsschwankige het und nie zum punkt chunnt oder isches eifach lustig wills di ganz zit drum gaht wie si isch aber er nie wükli verzellt wie si isch imne 11 minütige lied? und au bide politische message vo one of those things bini mer nöd ganz sicher: er verglicht uf de akkörd vo all summer long (sweet home alabama) lieder im radio wo alli gliich töned mit sozialiste wo iri meinig üssered und all gliich töned.. ich schwanke zwüsched 2 und 3, bi mer nöd sicher wasi söll denke, will ich nöd weiss, wie die songs z verstah sind, potentiell politisch problematisch, aber vlt au eifach witzig. generell hani s album bim erste lose uf e witzigi und gueti art weird gfunde. sini stimm isch mer chli zu nasal und vode musig chönnt ich nöd säge, dass si mir gfallt, sondern meh dasis no unterhaltsam gfunde han zum lose, will i mim verständnis vill ironie i de songs drinsteckt. aber s het schono kuuli harmonie drin. und sehr vill verschiedeni idee, teilwiis fasch zvill i eim song (z.b. this is what she‘s like), aber ich glaub si macheds absichtlich. wasi au hilarious gfunde han, dasi regelmässig am afang vom song lüüter gstellt han und igendwenn chunnt sehr plötzlich bumm en wechsel zu lüüter, bi jedes mal chli verschrocke.
Somehow this is another Dexys album that is not Too Rye Ay. The exaggerated nature of Kevin Rowland just isn't as effective on this one - the vocals sound a little forced. Too much reminiscing on reminisce.
This album is a fascinating mess. Don’t Stand Me Down sounds like a band so determined to make something Important that they forgot to make it enjoyable. The tracks are long, talky, and oddly theatrical—Kevin Rowland often seems more interested in rambling monologues than in actually singing. You’re not so much listening to songs as sitting in on slightly awkward rehearsals for a musical no one agreed to write. There are flashes of charm—lovely instrumentation here, a nice melody buried there—but they’re stretched to breaking point over bloated arrangements and an exhausting sense of self-importance. It’s not unlistenable, but it feels like hard work for what should be soul-infused pop. A brave failure, perhaps, but still a failure.
Only one good song
Feels like one those that'll grow on you if you listen a good couple of times, but that first time was a real slog.
I liked the Too Rye Ay album but did not care for this one. I did not care for the spoken word tracks (there are two!) and the music did not seem interesting enough to me, despite extensive use of non-standard rock instruments. Would not listen again.
😴😴😴 Dang, this was boring. Definitely not my thing. Sorry, DMR. A rule of thumb I have for rating something 2 stars is if I’d change the station if this was playing on the radio and it was my first time hearing it. Yes, I’d absolutely change the station if this was playing.
Not their strongest album. On the contrary, it shows a somewhat disconnected band, unable to live to the high standard it had set for itself.
A sub-par album from a band I had never heard of(for those wondering, they're the band responsible for "Come On Eileen", which isn't on this album). As I sadly listened to this album, I thought my YouTube album playlist accidentally went to a random playlist. I was thinking "Why is 'Werewolves Of London'" playing? And then I checked it, chuckled, and realized I had to at least give this album two stars. Favorite Track: "One Of Those Things".
Meh
I did not like this.
I only know the obvious song from this group, so this is new to me. I don't know if it's the recording quality or just the performer, but I am finding the singing (and talking) very mumbly and difficult to understand. The album is fine, but not likely one I'll seek out again.
I can see what Kevin was after here, but it’s all a bit off. And the bits of conversation are a real distraction.
How can something be so ambitious and so incredibly dull at the same time? It's like Rowland insists on the listener having a bad time, because while 'One of Those Things', 'The Waltz' and about 40% of 'This Is What She's Like' are solid, the album as a whole is almost unlistenable. Cut the yip-yap please!
I just don't get it. This band feels like it's just a one-hit wonder right? But, this is the THIRD album of theirs that has come up on this list for me (so far). That seems so egregious and unnecessary. Totally overrepresented. It's not bad, but c'mon.
One Of Those Things is a great song. Rest ok 2/5
What a funny album. Who thought it'd be a good idea to talk over this whole thing? And the mixing is infuriating, as I can barely ever here the piano even though it's the one putting in the most work. The irony of the song One of Those Things and the fact it sounds just like Sweet Home Alabama is also too funny. It's probably the one making myist because it stuck with me a bit after the album, though maybe that credit should go to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Definitely a baffling pick for this list. Doesn't feel very important, wasn't that interesting to listen to, songs just weren't very good. Too Rye Ay was a fun album (mostly because of come on eileen), but this album was pretty ass
Moments of real beauty and emotion, but never a full song I could latch onto. Feels more like Kevin Rowland’s soul journaling than an album. Hard to revisit.
I am befuddled why I have to listen to another Dexys Midnight Runners album. Their typical sound: new wave, soulful, some Celtic aspects, a little punk-y. Unnecessarily long songs, but that did mean there weren't a lot of songs. Vocals were warbling at times, and boring at best. Yeah, I guess it's music, but I fail to see what makes DMR so special to have a third album on this list. If there's a fourth album... god grant me serenity for the things I cannot change.
A one hit wonder band that has three albums on this project was definitely a choice. And this is probably the most unremarkable album of theirs to be included. The most exciting part of the album may have been the borrowed "Werewolves of London" riff but even that was incredibly anemic. You would have thought if they were going to be so bold, they would at least make it into a good song. Also let me quickly mention the album cover, which is triggering because it looks like a Monday morning business meeting that I do NOT want to be a part of. Anyway, glad that's over with.
Meeeeeh
Couldn't get past 2nd song. Not my jam.
Based on album covers and aesthetics and the success from the days of "Come On Eileen" to this alone, they went from rags to riches, outhouse to the penthouse, and still produced a steaming pile of shit so bad the band imploded for the best part of 25 years... and absolutely nothing of value was lost.
Niet slecht, maar ook niet echt memorabel ofzo
Prima, maar ze hebben betere nummers. 2 sterren.
Did not enjoy this album, found it boring and meh.
I'm thinking a high 2/ low 3. I'm all for experimental music, but this didn't really do anything for me.
Lot more boring than the last one by this group. Did not need to hear. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
This was pretty meh, honestly. I really like some of their other albums, I feel like this one fell short.
Meh
Mid de chez mid, une fois de plus. Crisse, y sont où les masters pieces, je suis bien sur la liste des albums à écouter avant de mourir, ou jme suis trompé pis ils m'ont mis sur les albums à écouter pour mourir?
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Noh.. pikkasen poljetaan ja naamavärkkiä lupsutetaan... heh...
the sampling of warren zevon’s werewolves of london is so bizarre here. like great now I wish I was listening to warren zevon don’t see the vision of this
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The singer sounded like he was having a lot of fun :)
There are parts of this album I like more than their debut which I have previously reviewed and parts of it I like less. Musically it's a bit more mature than their debut, probably a little less fun overall and it's still got really annoying vocals. It's the purposeful up and down shift in pitch and tone, like yodelling but not quite. It really grates on you. I don't know why he can't just sing it straight, and use his voice properly. There's too much talking in places. 'This Is What She's Like' has a two minute conversation to start the track off. The music is slightly overlong and disjointed with the talky bits throughout the album. This is carried by its occasional catchiness but brought down by the irritating vocals and conversations that happen on tracks.
Fairly unexciting
No more 2/5
Some kind of weird mix between The Pogues and Randy Newman, where every song sounded like a soft rock, acoustic Come On Eileen. I've heard a few non-Eileen Dexys midnight runners songs that I actually liked, none of which were on this album. It's not horrible, but I honestly couldn't wrap my mind around what the fuck these songs were even supposed to sound like. It's like they had a vague and undefined idea for what kind of music they wanted to play, and never figured it out beyond that. Just strange. In the right mood, I probably wouldn't mind it so much. Today was not one of those days though.
Really two and-a-half stars. Has a few moments.
*scratches head*
As someone who's always had a soft spot in their heart for Come On Eileen and has listened to some of DMRs other stuff and thought it was fair, this is the first one that's really got me questioning the top 1001. Lightning Bolt and Adam & The Ants were dogshit but I could see them in certain circles or to widen perspectives, but the basis for the stuff on this DMR album can be heard so much better elsewhere. It's fine and I don't mind it, but this could be the top 10001 and wouldn't deserve an appearance. I'll give it a 2 because again, it's not awful or even not to my taste, it's just not good.
Christ this was an annoying album!
Bit of a meandering album. The songs are long even though there are few. I think some casual Scottish conversations were caught between the lead singer and himself that were just left in. The violin is nice. Based off of this album they might be a one hit wonder band. 4/10
Shout out to their cover of "Werewolves in London"....oh wait, it appears to be their own song with the lyric "they all sounded the same". Oh, the irony.
I tend to agree with most one-hit-wonder artists' position in music history. There are some exceptions, of course; but I've been through the Dexy back catalog, and it's not music to write home about. I'm struggling to understand how anyone considers this a 'forgotten masterpiece' when the music barely scratches the surface of interesting. It's not even some avant-garde think piece. It's just normal, radio friendly tunes. The production is odd as well. I thought something was wrong with my speakers for the first 4 minutes of Knowledge Of Beauty; the slow volume build up did not work for me. I was at max volume just trying to hear the damn thing, then it got TOO loud. And I don't care what anyone says, there's no masterpiece album out there that samples Werewolves of London for six minutes. Actually, strike that...Kid Rock is our modern John Lennon so, never mind. I enjoy this group, I always have. But there's just no world where they're essential listening. Another review on here said they have THREE albums on this list. THREE?? You've lost a lot of credibility with that call, list.
I don't even like this band's big hit, so it should come as no surprise that the experimental follow-up to the record with the big hit doesn't hit big with me either.
This is not the Dexys Midnight Runners who wrote "Come On Eileen". This is a more mature, restrained Dexys. However, for all the maturity and interest in "high brow", it comes off a bit bland. This is painfully apparent on "One of Those Things" as they recycle the "Werewolves in London" riff. This feels like a band adrift. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate that Dexys are willing to experiment with longer songs and different song styles, but their attempts fall kind of flat. Sadly, not essential by any measure.
Go happy Go lucky
2+
2 stars
ok that Werewolves of London riff on One Of Those Things is BLATANT. I can see why this was both a commercial and critical flop at release. Wtf why is this spoken word interlude taking 6 minutes? I am not a huge fan but I am glad this album exists, as its a great swan song for the fans.
I liked their hit album, and this isn't bad. But it has absolutely no business being on this list.
Really not good
I was looking forward to to hearing this, since the only other song I’ve ever heard from this band was … well, you know what it was. The album didn’t offer me anything new to consider.
I found this to be surprisingly irritating and uninteresting.
Pretty meh, i know some of you Brit poppers might think higher of it, but just meh for me.
nonsense
I do not like how his voice bleats.
I’d break up my band, too, if this were an album we released. Just kidding, that’s kind of mean. But also just as true.
Yea this was annoying
This is just kinda corny and stupid, I don't really care about it
Det här var ju inte särskilt kul.
There are just some albums that, after hearing them, make me question whether or not they were actually written to be enjoyed. Like, I’m not sure what path you have to take in life that leads you to a point where you think this sounds good. It also makes me wonder what kind of taste you need to have in order to like this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And maybe this is karma for speaking so positively about bands like Avenged Sevenfold or Protest the Hero. Because this is so unappealing to me, I actually enjoyed working an 8-hour shift at my shitty part-time job more than the 40 something minutes I spent with this. The opening track left me thinking maybe there was a small chance I would find some enjoyment in this. The actual music I was hearing sounded good. But somehow every song after this gets progressively more uninteresting and boring than the last. And there is no part of me that can justify something like Knowledge of Beauty being 7 minutes long, The Waltz being 8 minutes long, or especially This Is What She’s Like being over 12 minutes long. These songs aren’t even remotely unique enough to make that length feel worthwhile. Where my biggest gripe lies is in the vocals. They are just flat out awful. I guess I shouldn’t claim outright that I could sing any better. But I don’t think it’s much of a stretch. These are the most painfully British sounding vocals I’ve ever heard in my life, and they drive me insane. There are some short spoken word sections in these tracks, and it would help to make them more interesting if I could actually make out what he is saying. But most of it is basically unintelligible. I tried so hard to understand what this could possibly be going for, but nothing about it was really appealing to me in the slightest. Rating: 3/10
I just know they were like, “what’s so hard about making Station to Station? We’ve got seven good long songs in us too!” Reader, they did not. They had one good short song in them that isn’t even on this album.
Some good some not so good. Definitely running out of ideas a bit on this one. But can't give it too low as I like their style of music (less so some of the singing)
The album is as much fun as the album cover
I liked their previous album a lot but can’t say the same about this one Rating: 2.0
I like Dexy's and I admire his inventiveness and sheer bloody mindedness but this isn't a great album.
Guardians of the galaxy mixtape core
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This album has too less of what characterises the dexys for me. Too less brass, too less good mood. The "Sweet Home Alabama"-ish "One Of Those Things" is o.k. favourite: "Listen To This" 2,5
Thoughts before listening: One hit wonders who seem to get more respect than other one hit wonders. This album cover doesn't look familiar to me so I'm thinking this is an album that doesn't contain the one hit....which is pretty on brand for this list. Review: So this is a weird album. Looks like this is Dexys Midnight Runners' weird, troubled 3rd album as they attempted to follow up the massive hit that was "Come On Eileen". There are some moments that I enjoy on here, but overall it's a confusing album. Lots of talking, some atonal singing, an extended section of a song where the music sounds just like "Come On Eileen", and another that is basically a straight rip off of "Werewolves of London". I would say that overall I did not love this album even if there were a few moments I did like. 2-stars
Eughhh that whiny vocaled synth infected British pop againnn. Did not even notice this is the third one. Hopefully it'll be the last.
Lonnnnng songs, a lot of weird talking, pretty slow.
Not quite country, not quite rock, not quite pop, not quite anything enough to be worth listening to.
Oof. Terrible singing, talking at the start of songs, depressing, and way too long I've always thought of this band as a one hit wonder - so I was a bit shocked to see them on this list 2 ⭐️
As expected, complete rubbish.
Not a lot happening here, I expected more Dexy's from Dexy's but aside from the voice this sounded like a thousand other bands. It mostly passed by without making much of an impression. It's fine for background music that invokes the occasional toe tap.
We both felt surprisingly underwhelmed by this one. Whilst listenable neither of us felt it was anything special
So this album flopped so bad that the band broke up and yet it's on this list?
Idk I guess I liked this. Confused at the amount of Dexys Midnight Runners. Feels inessential to me.
Music is pretty good, when they decide to play it, and that's the only reason it got a 2. Don't like the singing style... At all.
There are brief flashes of something pretty interesting here, but the album is delivered in a deranged way. About 5 songs into the album I pick up my phone and discover that actually I'm only partway through track 2. I bring the volume up to try to hear what they're chatting about, and then I get blasted when the music kicks up unexpectedly.
The massive amount Kevin Rowland's vibrato needs to be dialed back. Over used and more than necessary.
I was simultaneously charmed and annoyed by this album. There's some high points and songs I enjoyed. I think the spoken word bits and rambling conversations work sometimes, but then they become annoying once they go on too long. The music gets too repetitive and the songs are too long. Favorites: "Knowledge Of Beauty", "The Waltz"
Not even had the other DMR albums on here but I know this is over doing it.
Wasn't the biggest fan. Some songs stood out as vibers, but most just melded into the background
Annoying vocal/conversational style...
Very long album and each song felt like a chore to listen to even if I liked the core idea
I enjoyed the music but there was too much talking. You didn't enjoy the talking bits? They just didn't add anything to the songs. You felt they were only talking for the sake of talking? Yeah, like it was all a bit of a gimmick - you know what I mean?
Interesting but inessential. 2
Kinda interesting but didn't rattle me cage
Felt kinda bad, even by New Wave standards. Goofy English singing and talking over the track at times - save that for the concert. Then the Werewolves of London song which just... what? I only know these guys from their one hit wonder which wasn't even on this album. 4/10.
Tweede album in korte tijd van hun. Zoals ik zei op de vorige, hun hit is goed maar verder valt het tegen.
mid
Nothing that blew me away.
The original iteration of Dexy's released three albums and, inexplicably, they are all on this list. This is easily the least impressive of the three.
Eipä mikään kappale jättänyt itsestään muistijälkiä.
Okay follow up to an amazing album.
Very forgetful album. One and done.
Best Song: Listen to This. The only song short enough to not wear out its own welcome. Worst Song: Knowledge of Beauty. Just a woefully long, saccharine ballad. Overall: So much of this is just inane conversations over unexciting looping music. What's worse is when he starts singing, I kind of wish he went back to just chatting. Completely not for me.
Really don’t need 3 DMR albums on this list, gave this a couple of listens but really didn’t do anything for me.
Ponderous musings.
the occasional flicker- 4 this is what shes like- yapper. boy im not listening to 12 minutes knowledge of beauty- 4 one of those things- saw a werewolf eating chinese food type beat 4 reminisce- im bout to crash out stop this listen to this- 6 the waltz- 5 who cares
Not quite what I expected - lots of violin, but not a lot else. Uninspired and long, and I wasn't a fan of the vocals. I think they tried to replicate Come on Eileen on nearly every song.
"Play come on Eileen!" I feel like this album was trying to demonstrate that they are more than the come on Eileen band....I think it probably worked to a certain extent too, bits of it were ok. I just don't really know what it is.... Who is it for? All got a bit meandering and long too. But I would say this shows they are more than just a 1 pop hit wonder though. 2.5
Anos 80. Não gosto!
This is a stark contrast to their older stuff. I think they overdid it. It's too ambitious and, at times too whiny.
To me this album has vibes of “ we’ve had some success so let’s experiment a bit” which I have no problem with. What I don’t get is why some artists create lovely tunes which they have here and then spend half the album just talking over it. I am definitely not a fan of this style of album.
Stopped listening 🤷♀️
I am not the purveyor and judge of all great music but I do know quite a few individual songs. The fact I knew of just one Dexys Midnight Runners song and they have three albums on this list is just incredible to me. I don't know what could have moti--- Ah yes, they an English band. That explains it. This list has 1001 albums you must hear before you die but also contains 40-50 albums by English artists who the panel of selectors decided we all had to hear even though they are not really an album you must hear before you die. It's like when your friend has a band he/she really likes and forces you to listen to their material on repeat. No, I don't need to hear every album by Dexys Midnight Runners. They aren't that important. I am open to hearing new bands and albums, but please do not make me suffer through a mediocre album because an insufferable music critic likes hearing the music in his local pub. Every single song goes on too long, as you can tell they were VERY impressed with themselves and their ability to make "meaningful" music. They even rip off Warren Zevon and that doesn't work. The only reason this album gets retrospective accolades is for the same reason past Presidents are seen in a better light. Time and space make it seem not as bad as it was. But have no worries, this album is as bad as it seemed. A lot of talking on "One of Those Things" and I don't even know what "This is What She's Like" is about, as it changes sound 3-4 times along the way. "Listen to This" is the only song that is worthy of being hard. Stop putting mediocre albums by English artists on this list. Maybe the album isn't that bad but the mere inclusion annoys me to the point I can't give it a high star rating. Also, the irony of the lead singer bitching music "all sounded the same" while ripping off a riff from a popular song on the radio is just (chef's kiss).
This verged between boring me to tears and actively upsetting me. It can take its two and be grateful.
Quitew boring but the music is ok. also, an 85 album without those awful synths is always a win
Underligt album med helt fina melodier men jätte forgettable låtar. Konstig sweet home Alabama låt också :S
The musicians play really well (+2 stars). That becomes less impressive when they play the same chord structure for 10 mins (-1 star). They lack that certain je ne sais quoi (-1 star). The music closely resembles the album cover (+2 stars).
This was…kinda rough. I wish I could see whatever quality landed this on the list in the first place. As it is, I think the author of the book figured out a brilliant way to subject the world to his peculiar music taste. Or maybe he's just having a laugh. Look, I can overlook a lot of non-traditional, quirky vocal performances. Billy Corgan, Geddy Lee, Kate Bush, Björk. What are often viewed as flaws, I can see as adding unique qualities. But I can't get past this guy's vocals. I remember years ago seeing by chance a video on YouTube of this band performing. It was one of the most painful musical performances I've ever seen. The singer was struggling, bombing, dying out there. I could barely watch it. I thought it was a one-off bad night. But that memory came flooding back listening to this album. I think the band is perfectly cromulent, and this would probably be a three from me if not for the singer. Apparently there are two more albums on the list from this band. Sigh.
I didn't enjoy this one as much as their other album in the list, it just didn't have any songs that grabbed me like that one did.
Incredibly dull and awful.
I was pleasantly surprised by the non "Come On Eileen" songs on the first Dexys Midnight Runners album I encountered on this list, but this is not good. Thought I liked one song but then it turns out it was just a ripoff of "Werewolves of London".
First song was decent. Or so I thought, can't agree with myself after finishing the album. The songs get slower and slower, and I get more and more bored
I don't understand why it's on the list. It was not a hit record. It was not influential. It's not even very good.
Dexys Midnight Runners again? Sadly, this was a real dud. No one needs a mostly spoken word album with a song that's over twelve minutes long. I was also disappointed that Werewolves of London was sampled and used poorly.
Bah. Come direbbe una qualsiasi professoressa delle medie a dei ragazzini che parlano troppo, “le chiacchiere potete farvele al bar” (non nel bel mezzo della canzone).
“Commercial failure” figa ci credo😭
I get it, I’m not avant garde enough, I lack the ear for more refined music. That’s all well and good, but it the mumbling singing and oddly composed nature of this music just isn’t appealing. At moments I could catch pieces that were enjoyable, and Listen To This seemed to be a solid effort, otherwise this is just colors thrown on a canvas and labeled as art.
I reviewed this but it is gone (I clicked save). Said something about soul creeping in but not enough and that I actually liked northern soul (usually more than this). It was okay.
Complaining that music "all sounds the same," while you're ripping off Warren Zevon is pretty shameless. The rest of it was OK, I guess, though his singing really got the best of me at times. This was my first Dexys album, and after reading about it, I was excited to enjoy a previously overlooked gem. Sadly, that was not the case.
Not sure why this is on this list. It's a fine album, but I don't get what's so special about it. Also, maybe it's just me, but this album can get super quiet at times.
one good song
Até agora, mesmo se eu não gostei das músicas, eu pude entender PORQUE elas estavam aqui. Esse álbum é simplesmente... Esquecível.
This is a one listen album for me. Dexys Midnight Runners are just not a band I connect with much. Some great Irish vibes, but not something I’ll come back to. 2/5
What an odd album. I kept waiting for one of the tracks to resolve into Werewolves in London but it never did. Not an enjoyable listen for me.
This was boring. Why did they feel the need to speak so often? I was disappointed in this because I enjoy "Come On Eileen" so I was expecting more from this band.
Me loading up this album: "man I wonder if this one has Come On Eileen what a fun song that makes me think about roller rinks" The album synopsis in my player: "this album was loathed by critics and other people of poor taste because everyone wanted another Come On Eileen hit because they were stupid, but this album came out instead and was better in every way, " I thought the second song was three different songs, one of which I liked, except it was actually one twelve minute song.
Didn’t love this music. They have some really good piano parts that I liked, but a lot of the songs were just long for no reason. Some songs I liked, but for the most part they were a bit boring
For the first ~30 seconds I was up for a listen. But once the wailing and talking started, it was such a drudgery for me that I really started to resent the album.
Just ok, not much fun to listen.
Again wrong album
I respect the swing, and I am admittedly not all that well-versed in the Dexys Midnight Runners canon, but listening to this I can’t help but wonder why they felt the need to strip their music of all the stuff that makes the songs on Too Rye Ay so explosive and fun. I’m not so sure I buy the forgotten masterpiece narrative around this one. Really felt like a lot of half-baked thoughts that sort of just meander around, bumping into each other. Werewolves of London Light was a little confounding as well.
I enjoyed the music, but the singer pulled me out of it. I couldn’t help but think how much better the tunes would have been if Bruce or Byrne were singing the lead.
pretty boring album. Not much to note for me. Seems like a slow boring version of a talking heads album. 2 stars
This dude sings weird. It's really pissing me off a few songs in. Not digging the talking throughout every song. Who tf came up with that creative decision? Dexys Midnight Runners is not for me.
This album has no personality. It is very flat and unassuming, with stale and simple songs. Cohesion was missing across the album. Some tracks were ok (the finale was pretty good) but other than that not impressed. 2/5.
I went into this knowing one track by Dexys Midnight Runners, and not entirely convinced I liked the track that I knew. I honestly don’t know what to make of this. The talking between band members' gimmick is just absolute rubbish. The music is fine-ish when they stick to the upbeat (possibly strings driven) basics, but they seem to want to create a different album than what their strengths would play to - maybe to ape Dire Straits. I really do like parts of this, but it’s drowned out by so much pretentious art wank that a 2 is generous. I’m still sticking to no skips, but this album was the closest to breaking that.
Boring Boring Boring. I am in a foul mood and this isn't improving it at all. Betrer mood this morning and having another go. I liked 'Knowledge of Beauty' the rest plods on in a reasonably pleasant way. But I do think the songs could have been a bit shorter, for example I went to make a cup of tea during 'One of those Things' and when I came back, it sounded like the same bit when I left the room. Pleasant and annoying in equal measure, too much odd talky bits (Understandable as Kevin Rowland is a bit odd anyway) It's going to get a 2 star.
This ain't it chief. 2/5
There are some great moments of music here, buried among a ton of boring droning and talking
2.2/5 listened 1x
beetje vaag, heel zacht soms, come on eilieen
Occasionally catchy, but way to much talking. Standout song: The Waltz
Did not appreciate man singing that way. Would’ve loved some adlibs if he was going to try to sound mentally challenged. 2 stars.
After the stellar rating for Too Rye Aye, this was a real comedown for the Dexy gang. It was too clean and polished for me. Apparently they went from an 11 piece to a 4 piece for this album, and I think they've lost some of that loveable chaos that epitomised their earlier work. Felt extremely 80s, in a bad way.
The music is okay but I didn't like the singing.
Couldnt get too excited by this some òk pop but nothing special.
I can't listening to this without hearing Vic Reeves lounge singer. Even Spotify wasn't sure of the lyrics. But, hey, if you give a thousand monkeys typewriters one might shit something in the shape of a letter onto one.
Ok and somewhat interesting but nothing special here, they wanted to swing jam just do it
New wave. No me gusta cuando hablan en vez de cantar... Un 2.
I was already biased as I cannot stand come on Eileen. But I tried to remain impartial. Not my cup of tea though
5/1/24. Just an okay album for me, not much to say unfortunately.
Disappointing. The music was good, but there was too much talking. No, I don’t want to listen to an English guy talk over “Sweet Home Alabama” for 6 minutes.
That was rough.
Come on Eileen authors but Album didn’t liked
Call me old-fashioned, but 40+ minutes of rambling and wailing is not my idea of a good time. I prefer songs. With hooks. That aren't mediocre, self-referential, half-assed money grabs. I know. So old-fashioned.
Too much talking.
"Come On Eileen" this isn't. I have no idea what it is, actually. There's a lot of talking -- maybe channeling their inner Moody Blues -- and just general weirdness.
4/10 Terrible
3/10 very boring album
Huh? Why this?
The lead singer sounds like he's making a bowel movement on most notes. 2.
Not awful but definitely boring. Hate the album cover with a passion
Meh
This was a hard one to get through. I get what they were going for but for me, it missed the mark. One of the songs ripped off Werewolves of London. I don't know how this made the list.
Cet album m’a ennuyée profondément. Beaucoup de blabla et la voix du chanteur ne me revient pas
Meh.
Substandard arrangements/instrumentals can’t do much to lessen the blow of some cloying vocals here. There’s even a few interpolations of much more popular hits (including this band’s one massive track) that suggests they were trying to lazily recapture the magic and net at least one smash single. Another one for the British favoritism pile, which is unfortunately quite a large fraction of the 1001+ LPs on the project.
Not really my jam!
What's up with the random mumbling and talking? Has some musically fun moments, but nothing outstanding. 2* One of these things : sweet home alabama
Solid album but nothing really grabbed me.
This one was just okay. They definitely have an interesting vibe, but that's about it.
Meh
2.5
Not good
Meh…I was ready to give it a 3, but by the end, it was starting to annoy me. It reminds me of Elvis Costello, though for the most part not quite as irritating.
I wanted to write something witty about the an album of a band who's only claim to fame is Come On Eileen, but I couldn't come up with anything remotely interesting. Which is fitting, somehow. 2/5
This comes off as a joke more than anything, especially if you've listened to thier prior album(s). Its as if they were spooked by the overwhelming success of Come On Eileen and decided that fame was not for them, and did everything in their power to ensure they did not have a successful follow-up. That all culminates in an album that shows signs of the same fun found before; there's great violin work here, and when it does decide to pick up its feet, it can be just as fun, even if that fun is packed into a needlessly long track. However, even if they are in on the joke of the silliness of being a down-tempo, almost country-like band, that doesn't mean its all that funny. His voice seems worse here for no real reason, and the amount of rambling is insane. You could cut this album down a solid ten minutes were we to remove the talking bits, and him singing doesn't tend to feel all that more strenuous. Overall its just a huge step down, and as someone who for some reason has listened to some of their most recent albums, this "joke" seems like its what they really wanted to do, and good for them, I guess, but I understand why this didn't take off.
Niks voor mij
I didn't want to have to say this, but...come on, Eileen. This album did not need to be on here.
Oof, a third from Dexys. I'm pulling the bias card because I maintain that they are a one-hit wonder. No, I'm not British, so I don't know if their music goes off in pubs or whatever, but hearing it some forty years later on a list of some of the greatest albums ever made, it's nonessential. I'd definitely keep the album with Come On, Eileen, but come on, list man, we don't need more than the one to get the picture. Also, of note here, this is the fourth album in a row for me that I would cut or replace on this list, not a good look, here's hoping things improve. Favorite tracks: One of the Those Things. Album art: Dexys wear their sunday best (in the voice from that song "Our House"). Framing is cool, not much else to say. 2/5
These guys are pretty annoying. I liked the trumpets in The Waltz though.
My first thought listening to this album is they tried to mimic the success of a large band similar to Chicago from the 70s forward. Unfortunately neither their "sound", vocals, nor their songs were particular inspiring. Easy to see that why they were not very successful which in no way says they weren't talented. I suspect they are talented musicians but beyond playing their instruments they lack the vision to create a uniqueness that could differentiate themselves from the rest of the wanna-bes.
De loim le meilleur album des trois que j'ai eu de DMR à date. Ça sonne trop comme si quelqu'un avait pris les 2 albums d'avant et en avait fait une version expérimentale manquée. Considérant le manque total de succès de cet album, il y a ici un immense biais personnel de l'auteur. 3/10
pub rock from a remote countryside pub where the band knows half the audience and just chats to them.
Recordings of scripted dialogue. Pretentious and tedious. I have no issue with prententious behaviour, but please make it interesting. Have a cat play the keyboard, record a song underwater. Don't be dull. Stand Down Rowland
This was an underwhelming album. No singles that I had heard of. Several of the tracks were long, with 60-90 seconds of faint speaking at the start (faint enough that I could not hear in the car). Not overly impressed, and the band folded after this album. I give it 2 stars.
Why is this album on here? It was bad enough that it caused them to split up. Minutes and minutes of them chatting. Scripted chatting. Not poetry. Not lyrical or whimsical. Just banal chatter. Who cares??? Only good thing in this is the hook in One of Those Things which isn't even theirs, it's a sample. Then they sing about it all sounding the same, the irony. It's not appallingly bad which is the only thing saving it from a 1. That, and some come on eileen good will.
Bleh varför finns det inga hooks som är lika bra som Come on Eileen eller ens bra
Surprisingly boring!
1.5 - Man, this felt like a slog to get through. I'm glad I didn't end up listening to this one first. I would have been so confused. This album does have alright moments, but they just feel like things that Too-Rye-Ay did better. There's a lot of talking and it overall just isn't fun to listen to. I don't really understand why this has a more positive critical reception now, but I guess I'm glad that people can see something enjoyable in it. I just don't understand how.
I found this really dreary.
Absolute insanity. We still haven't had "Come on Eileen"! They gotta be effing with us, right? Damn trolls. Lol. Digging some of the music here, but my dude sounds like he's singing with a sock in his mouth half the time. And I don't know why the hell he'd do that; he's got kind of a cool thing going on when he's not eating socks. God I'd love to hear the vocal stems for this... I'm hoping now that EVER single album Dexys put out is on the list and that the very last album we listen to - number 1000 - is finally, mercifully the one with Eileen. If that happens, immediate 5 stars.
Good album, with long songs, though no particular high points for me.
I'm only familiar with Dexys singles so this was a surprise. It seems I would need to listen to this several times to appreciate but I'm not sure I will
Some songs sound like they’re being sung by a drunk uncle, others are fine. A bunch of random talking in a couple songs, which is always annoying. Best song was a ripoff of Warren Zevon.
Ei oikeastaan mitään pahaa eikä hyvää sanottavaa, taustamusaa. Mielenkiinto lopahti kesken joten ei yllä neutraaliin kolmoseen.
Laulaja ärsytti, muuten ihan ok
A mostly dull album, a couple tracks stuck out: One of Those Things - blatantly borrows from Warren Zevon’s Werewolf In London (and repeats the lyrics “it all sounds the same”) and Listen To This - sounds like a soft sequel to Come On Eileen. There will be no repeat listenings for me.
No doubt the least royalties Warren Zevon ever realized from a sample of Werewolves of London.
I don't understand how there's more dexy's midnight runners on this list. I didn't even know they made more music than just come on eileen and now I'm expected to believe they made two entire other albums neither of which have that song on it? This was mildly boring and sounded pretty much like the non-come on eileen songs from the other albums. I tried to give it a fair shake to break the one-hit-wonder allegations but it's just not there
Hard to get through. I wasn't too impressed with the other album I got from them on this list and this was considerably worse. It isn't quite a 1, but it sure as hell wasn't enjoyable to me at all.
Not great
Horrible car album Like friends who had extra studio time
Responsible for the worst song in history. Never surrender, never forget This isn't terrible, but still - Come On
Singer sounds deaf. Nothing inspiring
A few good songs but many of these really drag on and the conversations go on too long.
Ewwwww: wtf exactly was this. Felt like a monologue of teen love smashed in between some weird, dated interludes. It just isn’t that good. I can appreciate he is telling a story but to be frank, I DO NOT CARE. This makes me sound like a killjoy, I’m not, if I wanted to hear a story like this tho, and probably a better one, I would go to care home.
At this stage (1050+ rated) you can see that the makers of this list have a certain preference for some acts. Dexys MIdnight Runners are one of them. Their 3 records made the 1001. You can argue whether the first two, both quite good, are essential listening or not. But the last album, which seems to be a collection of discarded material, really does not belong here. Another bad choice
Bleef weinig van hangen.
I remember when they were popular in the 80s, but honestly, they didn't do much for me then. I hadn't heard this album before, doubt I'd ever heard any of these songs, and I realize it's a very different line-up in the band after their more commercially successful songs. I gave it try but must admit I wasn't very interested in it.
Waste of time
I don't like it. It's okay, but quiet.
Maybe a 3
Annoyed that we are listening to this band for the third time, and highly skeptical of this inclusion on the list. Apparently some people consider it a lost treasure, a Pet Sounds of the 80's but it was a commercial flop when it came out, and I'm not hearing many redeeming qualities in the songs. In this one there's not even a "Come on Eileen" equivalent to try and save it.
Not sure what I dislike more, the vibrato he occasionally throws on his vocals, or the fact that he won't STOP TALKING! This album has such an odd pacing and flow, with songs seeming like they'll never end, coming in and out of focus. I needed a sonic palette cleanser when it was over to get the aftertaste out of my ears. They sure look good in those suits though!
New wave. No me gusta cuando hablan en vez de cantar... Un 2.
This was not a good album. I am not sure why this group has three albums on this list. They had one good song on a completely different album. I do not get it. The album was entirely forgettable. It is better than a one but not really a 2. I will round up.
Although the album didn't start out with much room for hope, 'This is What She's Like' was a nice twist as the second track. It's got a bit of the old Come on Eileen vibe but is entirely unique. Muscially, the horns and piano work very well here even though the spoken word throughout made it feel like a hot take or just studio chatter. 'One of Those Things' seems very derivative of Warren Zevon grabbing the melody of 'Werewolves of London' in part. The repeated line: "They all sounded the same." is a little ironic here. Again with the chit chat which by now is becoming a little wearisome. Once we hit 'Reminisce', the spoken word vocals have become really intolerable. All the elements together make you wonder if there was a plan here or just that someone hit record on a garage jam session. 'Listen to this' gets much better, again with terrific horns and piano masking in part the less agreeable moaning vocals. By the time we drag ourselves across the finish line, it's like someone (the lead singer) has finally drained the last drop from a massive bottle of gin and is nearly about to pass out. Overall, displeasing with pops of niceness.
Glad to see I’m not alone in thinking that this band only deserve one album on this list and it’s not this one. A band that is considered a one hit wonder shouldn’t have three albums on a list of 1000 albums in the history of music. Talk about crazy pills. Let’s move on. This list is becoming tougher each day. But overall it’s okay, just British pop stuff. One song sounded like it just took werewolf of londons instrumentals. 4.3/10
Didn't enjoy very much. No wonder band was a one hit wonder. Come On Eileen!
This is what she's like is not too bad, when there's actually music. I don't know about the rest of it, though. Twelve plus minutes? Followed up with a seven minute song? ugh
Weird and zany, which I normally like, but I just couldn't get into this.
Overly ambitious in the worst way possible. Self-important, rambly, and not very interesting.
Maybe I’m just hearing what I want to hear or maybe those horn players really love the Come on Eileen motif
Some truly dire shite. 3 full albums is way too much for a band with (barely) a single hit.
Very weird. I don’t get it, but I also don’t like it.
Loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggg soooooooooooooooonnnnnnnggggggssssssss because whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
Pretty generic 80s music
A sense of a band running on fumes here. Overlong tracks, several spoken word ruminations, arrangements that seem like more tortured versions of what seemed natural in the first two albums...I'm not buying the 'overlooked classic', but the well running dry. Having said that, Listen To This is a lovely callback to the northern soul stomping of their debut. Not enough for three stars though.
Third Dexys Midnight Runners album I'm getting here, one might think they're the next Led Zeppelin or something. They're not, and this album is not, either.
Geht so
I enjoyed the first Dexy's album. This one much less so, not sure what they are trying to achieve, but whatever is they don't.
Didn't like this. Seemed like an entire album of Come On Eileen B-Sides.
A very boring album
2.5
This album does really nothing for me. And I'm really curious why this has been exonerated later in life.
3 Dexys Midnight Runners LPs on 1001? Really? And this one was ignored by fans and critics alike.
Meh
This was a completely uninteresting new wave album. It wasn't outrageously bad, but why is it exactly on this list? Especially when I've jut realised that such utterly beautiful, one-in-a-kind albums like Vashti Bunyan's Just Another Diamond Day is not on the list.
Caught myself thinking "Why is it even on this list" and "when is it over?". Managed to listen to the whole thing, though.
Cool to hear a one hit wonder’s full project. Not blown away I gotta say
Moyen, un toune sort du lot et j'ai cru comprendre que c'était un One Hit wonder... Qu'est-ce que ca fait dans cette liste ? je sais pas mais a 975 album d'écouts, je pense que je pourrais trouvé un 100 d'album meilleur qui pourrait prendre la place. 2.15
Where the fuck are the denim bib overalls? Apparently one person, who's probably a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, decided this is something of a "neglected masterpiece" and the music press just ran with it. And now this band somehow has, ahem, THREE albums on this list. Just for comparison sake, that's as many as Nirvana. Fleetwood Mac has two. Bob Seger has NONE. Are we sure this band needs more than one? The best song on this album admittedly rips off Warren Zeavon's "Werewolves Of London". But it's OK, because Zeavon and his co-writers were given credit on a song for an album that sold about as well as Mein Kampf in a Synagogue. Oh, and guess who many albums Warren Zeavon has on the list?
Poor all round. Even the cover is shit
Why is this on the list? Commercial and critical failure, nothing really new about it. The random bits of mumbled conversation aren't interesting or endearing (leave the skits to the rappers), the tracks are too long (even if the album is mercifully short), and his voice shifts from decent in some places to tuneless in others. I think on one track he does an Elvis impression. But it does have some moments of interest and isn't totally unlistenable. 2/5.
Pretty lackluster, one or two good songs. Definitely don't understand why this made it on the list.
Do we really need three Dexys albums on the list? It's not that exciting..
Outside of the great musicianship, I can't get behind how long the majority of these songs are. As well as having to wait 2 whole minutes for a song to start before they decide to stop mumbling small talk to each other. This ain't it.
vraiment pas terrible désolée robert smith
Talvez seja um pop datado.
Meh. Not my favorite. Skipped through some songs. 2/5
I prefer this band when he's not singing, his mumbling doesn't add much to the mix either. All the tunes were reminiscent of other things. I was pretty sure I was listening to a pastiche of 'Werewolves of London' at one point.
Rock mais classique !
🤮 Go back to the 80’s
Derivative at best, horribly boring at worst. How Dexys managed to spin one song into having multiple albums included in this project is bizarre to me. Nothing here worth your time
Production is nice, I'll give you that. Beyond that, this sounds like a band breaking up, and not in a good way. Listen to This is a nice jam. I didn't need 12 minutes of This Is What She's Like. I didn't need Reminisce - Pt.2 at all. After this I'm rethinking giving Too Rye Ay a 2, because this is worse.
Awful, unlistenable, rubbish. Shouldn't be on this list.
I can’t tell if this guy is singing or having a medical emergency.