Don't Stand Me Down

Not bad but not as good as their preceding albums. The conversational back and forth that appears on a lot of the songs is kind of fun. Great last track, also

Bleh varför finns det inga hooks som är lika bra som Come on Eileen eller ens bra

Surprisingly boring!

I had heard nothing other than 'Come On, Eileen' and was impressed by this.

3 Dexys albums on this list? They only put out 3 albums in the 80s during their original run as a band! Warren Zevon should have sued them for plagiarism.

couldn't stand it

Kommer aldri til å like Prince, uansett hvor mange ganger jeg prøver

The notorious THIRD DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS ALBUM on the list. Actually this is pretty great, the Irish seem to have a real knack for American soul music and I'd rather hear these guys' interpolation of Werewolves of London than that fucking Kid Rock mashup.

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.

Ist der Gesang ernst gemeint? Wie sehr kann man Worte knödeln. Musik ist gut, viel los, macht Spaß.

another DNF, a lot of talking on the album and nothing really caught my attention during the first few songs.

Alright.

Mumbly Joe and Friends sit around and talk over music.

I found this really dreary.

Come on, Dexys. The second track is 12:21? You know how good that'll have to be for me not to skip it? You sure you wanna do that? Later that day: Eh, this was fine. Even the long song. I didn't fall in love but I wouldn't judge anyone too harshly you did.

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.

some cool ideas - 3 stars

Pretty slow and boring for me, to be frank. I had high hopes coming off Too Rye Ay, but this follow-up album feels like a momentum killer. All these songs are way too long for what they are, as well.

This was alright. Some songs were better than others.

6/10

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.

I don't know what it says about me that I liked Dexys' least liked album, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. This album is more polished than the band's first two albums, but it's still soulful, catchy, charming and surprisingly creative. I especially appreciated the use of mandolin and steel guitar. This was a really pleasant listen, and a much smarter, more nuanced work than people are allowing it to be. I started out grumbling that Dexys made the list 3 times, but now I'm giving this a 4. Fave Songs: The Waltz, The Occasional Flicker, Listen to This, This Is What She's Like, Knowledge of Beauty

Very good! Never heard other songs by them than Ilene. I enjoyed this.

I can see why this would've been a commercial failure. It's more of a spoken word concept album. I found it a little tiresome, but I suspect it might grow on me.

The excessive talking at the start of "This Is What She's Like" was irritating, but I like the song once it finally got going; its probably the highlight of the album. In general, this record has too much chit chat on it.

Not great

Started off with me finding his voice a bit ott, ended up with me enjoying the tunes. 3.5?

Horrible car album Like friends who had extra studio time

Too much talking, not enough hooks. Wholly forgettable. It’s too pretentious and goofy.

Track boundaries've got no real meaning in a lush enough environment. Strings, ever an arranger crutch, are structural instead of saccharine. Fundamentally, though, Dexys are a pop band recording a great pop album. Just enough stretch to keep things interesting.

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.

My least favourite Dexys album on this list, but still serviceable. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: This Is What She's Like Date listened: 13/12/23

2,5

Fascinating. Gorgeous production. Really interesting tracks. Not sure it's one I'll ever be able to listen to obsessively. But I'm going to keep trying.

5/10. Oh hey, yet another album from those guys who had one hit and it went to their heads so badly that they decided to start writing 8 minute songs. Nothing strictly wrong with this album, but I didn't need to hear it before I died

Melodramatic, weak vocals, a couple tracks with a bunch of talking, what was the rationale for adding this to the list? Still had enough fun listening to it that I don't exactly dislike it. 6/10

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.

I have no idea why this exists on the list. It was 45 minutes of absolutely nothing

Great sounding album. In the USA they are known as a "One-Hit Wonder" because the only song anyone knows is "Come on Eileen". They are so much more than just that one song. This is outstanding. 4/5

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

Another album that's just too British for me I guess. These songs are way too long to be this repetitive. I'm pretty sure one song was just a long drawn out parody of Warren Zevon's Werewolves Of London. Including entire conversations that you have with your bandmates in your 12 minute song is not endearing or artistic or whimsical or cheeky or some other British adjective or interesting or entertaining in any way. Don't do this. Not even once, kids.

Feels like I wandered into a recording session. Feel’s meandering, unedited, mumbling. This is not for me. It’s pub music at best and I don’t drink. Stopped

Listen To This musiquita parecida a LHR.

Have always heard this highly praised, along with the two other big Dexys records, for very different reasons. But never heard this one. Was initially baffled by all the talking, and the extremely quiet talking and singing at first leading me to turn up the volume ridiculously and getting blasted when the song bursts in. I also thought he was saying she was intermittent at first, which I thought was an odd characteristic for a person to have. But once I've settled into This is What She's Like I am fully on board here. Slow burn, mood, warmth, it's majestic really. I think this is a good set of headphones record for sure.

Not as fun as their other album in the 1001.

What happens when you drop 60% of your band between albums? You lose some of the ebullience and chaos that made you such fun to listen to. Some poignant and beautiful tunes but missing the sense of good old-fashioned hijinks of the first two albums.

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!

Kind of like Dexys overall, but the album is a bit flat. No standout tracks like other albums, but it's not bad.

New wave. No me gusta cuando hablan en vez de cantar... Un 2.

Listen To This musiquita parecida a LHR.

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.

Long mumbling intros wondering when the song will begin, then still somehow being just as bored listening to the song itself. First album that I skipped through to the middle of songs to just get a general feel of the songs. Couldn't even bother listening to it in its entirety.

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.

For years, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have been in pursuit of "Dexy's Midnight Runners". Dexy, the famous amphetemine smuggler from London diversified his operations in 1980, moved to the sanctuary city of Los Angeles and started Dexy's Midnight Runners, LLC. Dexy was great at smuggling things, but in his heart he wanted to be a musician, except he wasn't so great at musician-ing. But, he had an idea... Dexy knew that he only needed a captive audience to listen to his songs about boring stuff. And, the best way to get an audience was to offer smuggling services to immigrants. See, they'd have no choice to listen to him sing as he led them through the night across the border and into California. However, it didn't work. This album, Don't Stand Me Down is based on the revolt that his caravan led against his music. Most of the caravan turned around and headed back down south rather than listening to his music. Dejected, Dexy moved back to the UK and became involved in peddling smut with a song about Eileen. The Brits loved that one and it took to the UK charts but never did much in the U.S. Excited about a potential tool to lower illegal immigration in the U.S., the Customs and Border Patrol have been trying to locate DMR to license their music. The thought being that if Dexy's music was piped through border speakers it'd make those who've travelled thousands of miles to escape poverty, political persecution, gangs and violence for a better life in the U.S. would be compelled to stop, turn around and rethink their choices. So far, Dexy has been mum on his intent to cooperate with the government. However, sources say that one of the sticking points in the recent budget proposal on Speaker Mike Johnson's desk includes a line item under Homeland Security for "DMRs auditory repulsion" and it's understood that "DMR" is in fact Dexy's Midnight Runners... Only time will tell if the U.S. will ever pass a budget and if that budget will include services by the elusive Dexy's Midnight Runners, LLC.

I never rated “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” so I didn’t know what to expect from Dexys Midnight Runners. But “Don’t Stand Me Down” did not make me look forward to the two other Dexys albums on the list. So I then listened to “Searching” filled with dread, and was pleasantly surprised. But almost anything would be good compared to “Don’t Stand Me Down.” Overly long tracks that stop and start as if several songs in one, obnoxious overdone vocals, but above all the background mumble chatter. Not even spoken word, instead there were frequent moments of the artists muttering to each other, presumably in studio. So muffled that you wonder if you should turn it up to find out what they’re saying, only to get blasted when the music comes back in. It was like watching a movie with bad sound mixing on your inferior home audio system. Except worse. I don’t think even their namesake Dexedrine could get me moving to this musical embarrassment. Apparently it was so poorly received that it led to the band breaking up for almost 20 years. They may deserve a spot on the list for “Come On Eileen,” but that is not on this album. So let’s get rid of the single-star “Don’t Stand Me Down.” Offered instead: Alabama Shakes - “Sound & Color” Dexys alleges to have soul influences, but they’re hard to spot on “Don’t Stand Me Down.” So instead of too many white British dudes, how about Alabama Shakes, who legitimately brought soul and blues to garage rock in the 2010s, led by the amazing voice of Brittney Howard. Their debut “Boys & Girls” was fantastic, but it was “Sound & Color” that cemented them as a force in rock music. Excellent songwriting, emotional delivery, and just dripping with swagger and passion. It’s too bad they went on hiatus and their drummer turned out to be a douche, because I haven’t been able to get into Howard’s solo work as much. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the preeminent evidence of the British bias in Dimery’s 1001 list. One band member said the best thing about this album “ is that it got released at all.” It did so badly that the band broke up afterwards. I could repeat all the things JKav noted as issues. Instead I’ll focus on the vocals. They are awful. The frustrating part is I think they have OK voices if they would have used them properly. Instead there are intonations, affects, and strange noises throughout. Some of the music is decent, which is another sad aspect of this album. The final arrow of British bias is that inclusion of this album means that all 3 of Dexys Midnight Runners album from their original lifespan are on the 1001 list. Seriously? DMR are so good that 3/3 need to be included. I haven’t found one worthy of listening to yet.

2.8/5 - Its got some heart and good musicians. But i had to remind myself i was listening to music a few times which also led me to relistening to those songs.

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!

I think everything done is here is done well, talent-wise. There's a ton of influences pulled in and blended here, it's just... indulgent. Long. Pretentious. This is album #3 for Dexys, and it's just... you don't really need this one on here, I think. It's the lead singer going for broke after landing a fluke, extremely catchy hit, and him absolutely going broke.

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

It's fine. The introspective talking doesn't work for me, but the songs themselves are have a mellow, sincere vibe that is okay. One of Those Things is weird to me as i can only hear a Bob Seger riff on repeat which in this context makes me want to move to the next song. Generally inoffensive.

One of those things sounded just like sweet home Alabama. Pleasant album to have on in the background

Weird and zany, which I normally like, but I just couldn't get into this.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: This is what she’s like, Listen to this

Pop. Soul.

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.

Generic and unimaginative 80’s music.

Very weird. I don’t get it, but I also don’t like it.

Loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggg soooooooooooooooonnnnnnnggggggssssssss because whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Annoying singer.

Carried by its occasional catchiness and theatrical elements but brought down by the conversational style of singing.

Dexy's Midnight Runners have clearly studied the music that came before them. I can hear elements of folk rock, jazz rock, the Beach Boys, and a whole lot of doo wop and early R&B. Their instrumentation and production is very clean as well. Unfortunately, while the synthesis is excellent, it comes off as a bit sterile. I think if they had added a bit of post-punk experimental flavor it would have come off as more exciting and groundbreaking.

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.

This album was unusual but all the better for it. And so fresh - if you had told me it was released this year I would have believed you. But it’s nearly 40 years old. Wow.

No, it is not a “neglected masterpiece” or “lost treasure” or “towering achievement”. This was unsuccessful because it just isn’t good enough. Too much talking and not enough singing. The music and songs are there, but overlong and disjointed with the talky bits. Given the brilliance of the previous two Dexy’s Midnight Runners albums, I’m very disappointed with this even if I’m left with one or two ear-worm melodies (just adds to my overall disappointment).

Good listen, enjoyed the songs and the way it flowed

Again, trust the people back then. Don't let nostalgia add meaningless sweetness that wasn't there at all.

Several years ago, I attended an open house at Artspace, a building that housed many arts groups in the city. On one of the floors, a band was performing to a group of enthusiastic people jam packed into a small space. The band broke out into a cover of Dexy's, Come On Eileen, a song I like, but never really grabbed me, but this band played such a raucous version of the song that gave off an energy I had never felt from the song and transported it into a memorable experience and now I love the song. Many consider that song to be a "one-hit wonder" for Dexys Midnight Runners, but the album it was on, Too-Rye-Ay and their debut, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels are good, solid records. Listening to their third album, Don't Stand Me Down leads me to wonder if the band ran out of ideas or if they were trying too hard to recreate the magic of Eileen. On a couple of the songs, it seemed like they were going to break out into Come On Eileen with similar sounding musical phrases and, One of Those Things sounds more like, Werewolves Of London than Kid Rock's embarrassing cover of the song. The conversation/talking/mumbling through many of the songs was annoying, especially during (the way too long...over 12 minutes!), This Is What She's Like, which is otherwise a decent song. When they get down to actually singing songs, it's not bad, but overall they produced better albums and can't understand why this album made the list? Now come on...Eileen!

Geht so

Never blew me away but solid

10/10 I’ve now heard 3 albums by this band and am absolutely obsessed with each one, but if you put a gun to my head asked for what the band’s name is, I don’t think I’d be able to tell you

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.

What a fun album! It's so much better, in my opinion of course, than other records by Dexys Midnight Runners. Every song is very entertaining, this album must have been awesome to hear live on concerts. I like the vocalist, he has a really unique voice, but so is the sound of the band, it's really hard to compare it to anything. Very solid position on this list.

Langweilig

Based off the first song: What a strange singer. 4th song in: It's certainly interesting. It has good instrumentation, very 80s, and it reminds me of Dave Mathews at times, but, ultimately, not for me. Last Song in: I hate to admit it, but if the singer's voice annoys me, it's really hard for me to enjoy the rest of the band. His intonation and falsettos really bugs me. It's hard for me to pinpoint it to a certain element of it. It's Tay Zonday, but without the awkward charm.

Unusual one, lots of spoken word, but not poetry, more like conversation with a background track. Speaker sounds like Noel Gallagher, which makes it quite pleasant.

Didn't like this. Seemed like an entire album of Come On Eileen B-Sides.

This album sucks and I hate it. I really don't get it, and the vocals are so annoying. That's a lot coming from me. 1/5

I actually rewatched Todd in the Shadow’s excellent One Hit Wonderland video on Dexys, and his take on their “difficult” third album never inspired me to check it out. And yeah, I’m not impressed by hearing the “Come on Eileen” guys make 12 minute “epics” or interlope “Werewolves of London”. They’re not as weird or artsy as Faith No More, this doesn’t really work. I added a few points for great ideas scattered around, I don’t feel comfortable giving this below 3 stars, but it’s not for me. C-

A very boring album

It's good music. But I'm just not convinced I needed to hear this before I die.

2.5

Delightful. The full-Reagan (or Thatcher, I guess) album cover got me, and the ridiculous name. I'm here for it all - that weird 80s voice lots of people did, being a million miles from U2 and bands like Rush, talking through the songs, the heavy British accents, the surprising instrumentation (steel guitar!) - all of it, a breath of fresh air after a few heavy lifts.

Afgezet omdat ik me afvroeg waarom ik hier mijn tijd mee aan het verdoen was.

Mozes-kriebel, dit is werkelijk niet te harden!

In tegenstelling tot jullie allemaal vond ik dit wel ok. Al zingt hij (of zij?) dan als Cher.

This was a really good album, have been aware of Dexys work but not this. Will listen again.

From the reviews I read on this site, I understand there are two other Dexys albums on here, almost certainly SFTYSR and Too-Rye-Ay. This is the best of the three, and I love the other two. This is Rowland's "Tusk", the freak following the hit. I have to rush off to see the Taylor Swift Eras film tonight, so I cannot write an essay about how Rowland absorbs Van Morrison, the Beach Boys, golden age rock n roll and Christ knows what else before surpassing them all, or how he - along with Marvin Gaye - is the master of the chaotic concept album, or his tremendous sense of humour (he doesn’t speak Italian, but he knows a man who does), or his possession of one of the most marvellously distinctive singing voices that yet stays true to his upbringing, or his unique mix of softness and machismo. I can, however, apologise for insulting other reviewers in an early draft of this review. I am sorry that I referred to you as “ cloth-eared, verse-chorus-verse dingleberries”, or “the reason why most music is boring”, and I’m especially sorry to the chap who described this as “pub rock” for calling him “uniquely cretinous”. Forgive me. Hugs!

I used to love this album. I still do, but I used to also. My favorite of Dexy's classic trio and that's saying something. "This Is What She's Like": 12 minutes of rambling conversation and interjection with Kevin steadfastly refusing to answer the question, yet answering it perfectly. Why was this not a giant hit in 1985? Feargal Sharkey was more concise, I guess "Knowledge Of Beauty" (the better title, btw): building to "... if I need strength to take bad on..." is Rowlands best vocal performance in my opinion, stupendous. Almost rivaled here by the latter part of "The Waltz" "One Of Those Things": Fuck Kid Rock, this is how you rip off Warren Zevon "Reminisce Pt II": Lola is by far the better choice Any record where "Well, you know how the English upper classes are thick and ignorant" is sung as a lilting air deserves a solid 5*. A misunderstood masterpiece

It's pretty good, but the songs are too long and there's too much random talking during the songs that is pretty annoying. Ironically the song where they sing about all songs sounding the same (One of Those Things) is a direct rip-off of Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon, which came out a few years earlier. 3 stars.

Good not great

Album 201 of 1001 Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : This is What She's Like More detailed story of this album is below. Wasn't really sure why this was on here, but then I listened and enjoyed it very much. This band went from international stardom with a 10 member band to a low key 4 member band in only a couple of years. Then they were gone. We all think of Too-Rye-Ay and to many that is all they ever did. This is a fine album. Too bad it was pretty much forgotten. Don't Stand Me Down is the third studio album by English pop band Dexys Midnight Runners, released in September 1985 by Mercury Records. The album was released three years after their second album, the internationally successful Too-Rye-Ay. At the time, Dexys' lineup had been pared down from ten members to just four: vocalist/guitarist Kevin Rowland, guitarist Billy Adams, violinist Helen O'Hara, and saxophonist Nick Gatfield, the last of whom left the band after the recording sessions were completed. These four members are pictured on the original album cover in suits (and, for the men, ties), in what Rowland referred to as an "Ivy League" or "Brooks Brothers" look. The album was a commercial failure upon release, and its rejection by both critics and the public resulted in the group's disbandment in 1987. The album was later described as a "neglected masterpiece" by Uncut, and was selected as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

There's nothing here that hasn't been done 200% better on their previous albums. This needs to make way for another band and album that deserves it.

Like finding a Rembrandt in your Grandmother’s garage

Quite a curiosity... the long compositions with their interstitial dialog bits. There is solid material, it's interesting to get more of this band than just "the hit," but it didn't quite pull it off for me.

The bits where they are chatting are excruciating. These guys are dullards.

This album does really nothing for me. And I'm really curious why this has been exonerated later in life.

2nd Listen Dexys Midnight Runners from England 1985 New Wave, Blue Eyed Soul Standouts: Knowledge is Beauty, My National Pride, One of Those Things, Reminisce Part Two, The Waltz The slow soulful songs are really the gems on this album. 3.5/5

Theres a right and a wrong way to do theatrical music, and this definitely does it wrong. Why exactly is this on the list? Especially over a bunch of albums that are both really good and have proven to be super influential.

Just a thought but when the band's a one hit wonder perhaps 1001 should include only the album with the one hit. There are some nice jams like "One of Those Things" but nothing original or ground breaking.

3 Dexys Midnight Runners LPs on 1001? Really? And this one was ignored by fans and critics alike.

Like their buttoned down Brooks Brothers cover, this album is very underwhelming and sleep inducing. What happened to the dynamic fun sound of Searching for the young soul rebels or Too Rye Ay? Kevin Rowland sounds like he's got marbles in his mouth and the production is decidedly muddy and mixed too quietly. No wonder this album bombed when it was released. So that begs the question 1,001, why is this album on this list?

Meh

I know this is a free project, but I feel like I deserve my money back for having to listen to a SECOND Dexys Midnight Runners album. 1.5/5

Good but there are better Dexys albums out there

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.

enjoyable

Utterly forgettable except for the Warren Zevon rip-off.

Is it obnoxious? Yeah. Did I have fun listening to it? Sometimes.

Caught myself thinking "Why is it even on this list" and "when is it over?". Managed to listen to the whole thing, though.

Bueno, me encantó este disco! Tremenda la variedad de instrumentos y arreglos. Nosé como explicarlo, es como Abbey Road o Revolver con un cantante tipo el de CAKE que en partes habla. (Hasta podría haber puesto un 5).

This is such a fall off after their previous two albums. The unique and fun qualities of those has gone and instead is just a really homogenous 80s sound with songs that are far too long for the ideas they contain - I’ve never felt a 45 minute album drag as much as this. The second track is 12 minutes and doesn’t flow together at all, it’s just a 3 minute song that’s stretched out far far far too long. I gave up after the awful Warren Zevon rip off One of Those Things

Dexys Midnight Runners - Don’t Stand Me Down It's hard for me to listen to this album knowing they are the band that is considered a “one hit wonders” releasing one of my all time favorite songs “Come on Eileen”. This is a song that evokes memories of little me watching the music video on MTV when I was very young (maybe dancing a little too!) and many nights singing it with my friends in bars. I never knew this band did anything else or really cared to find out. Love the albums cover. Invokes many questions with a certain uncomfortableness to me. Upon first listen to the album, I found myself enjoying it and also disliking it throughout. I loved aspects of the song “This is what she likes” but hated the opening talking (and continued talking throughout the album - as I could not understand what was being said & it just kind of irritated me. (I don’t mind spoken words on albums but this seemed off to me) Come on Eileen seemed to sneak through to me on this song. “One of those things” seems a complete rip off of Warren Zevon’s “Werewolf's of London” which is a great song! I think this album wanted to give the middle finger to someone, probably the record industry and music company, offering not much radio friendly songs or singles. Seemed almost theatrical. Also, I think it was a story, maybe something about his life and girlfriends but I never really cared to find out and it was not coherent enough to understand on first listen. I am glad I listened but nothing on the album would have me want to listen again, to disjointed & a little frustrating. But “come on Eileen” is with me forever!

This was so much fun I adore this album. This is the favorite album yet. I love how it’s just a series of conversations between friends about various topics, but all of them are deeper than they seem, at least in my opinion. Love this album!

Cool to hear a one hit wonder’s full project. Not blown away I gotta say

Solid but same-y

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

The kind of album you find while cleaning out the dusty attic of your recently departed great aunt, who stuck it up there because it reminded her of that one fling she had in the 80's with the self-absorbed yuppie stock broker, who bought it on 8-track because he was expecting a decent follow up to C'mon Eileen, but the disappointment of the music could only be superseded by the companionship of your aunt, leading him to ditch both and relapse into his coke habit. 🤧

What a stupid voice. What a stupid idea to just chat over the music. What a stupid album.

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?

Surprisingly good.

A very generous 3 stars

How the fuck is this in this book?

Poor all round. Even the cover is shit

This does not work for me. The voice bugs me a lot. Hard pass. The redeeming quality of this album is how brief it is. Not for me. Voice doesn't sit right with me, and even if you removed the voice, you'd be left with some mediocre weather channel music.

Dull, obscure and not particularly good.

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.

I hate it. Wtf is this Sweet Home Alabama ripoff? This band should be nowhere near this list. Best track: Listen to This

Man, their previous record was so fun, but this just sounds like they are trying to do Elvis Costello, and succeeding even more poorly than he does.

Pretty lackluster, one or two good songs. Definitely don't understand why this made it on the list.

Really good! The Occasional Flicker is my favourite.

When one thinks of Dexys Midnight Runners, one thinks of the country bumpkin, fiddle playing romantics at heart who just had that one song that's played at most 80s parties and never be heard from again. Which was what most people expected after 1983. What they didn't understand is that Dexys Midnight Runners are an adaptable bunch, willing to change at a whim to suit the musical ambitions of one Kevin Rowland and it was he who decided to take a radical new approach with their look and sound regardless of what the public wanted. The result is Don't Stand Me Down. Don't Stand Me Down is a work of art. It is a forgotten, oft neglected masterpiece that best encapsulated where they were going and what they were going to do. Surely, the press didn't appreciate it and the band didn't help matters by petering out altogether. But, in time, this album's genius would be acknowledged and rectified. Dexys are already a divisive enough band as it is, but you cannot mistake this for a lesser effort. The definition of a hidden gem.

Do we really need three Dexys albums on the list? It's not that exciting..

Not so bad.

Very stylish album and great to listen to after all this time. Love it.

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.

Dull shite!

L'album s'est perdu

vraiment pas terrible désolée robert smith

Not as bad as I thought it would be but the bar was pretty low

Okay, c’mon! Three fucking Dexys Midnight Runners albums on this list?!? That is too much!! They have 1 exceptional one hit wonder and the rest is pure shite. We’ve discussed this already, topic fucking closed now alright!

No idea how this made the 1001 list.

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.

Self indulgent coked up 80s nonsense.

Not for me

Rock mais classique !

Another album by these guys? THREE?! Fuck, ok. Oh fucking hell was the singing this annoying before?? Just more dumb English pub rock. Fuck off for crying out loud. 1/5.

álbum decent 3.

Ugh - a bunch of mumbling and little song. They sound like they’re going to break out into come on Eileen at every corner but maybe it’s a good thing they don’t, but maybe it could have made this record bettter? Still better than the other Dexy album on the list but that’s not saying much.

Standouts: Kevin Rowland's 13th Time, One of Those Things. 3/5

It is ok…just ok. One of Those Things does sound like Werewolves of London

I wish Dexy's was bigger in America. They were a great act. But this isn't amazing or anything.