Reviews (page 4 of 8)
This band has way too many albums on this list. But this one is by far the best. Didn’t know they started out more in the punk / ska / soul genre. Should have stayed there.
Listening to this album after learning my computer is drowned and gone. This will be interesting. I don't hate it.
I appreciate learning more about them besides "Come On Eileen!"
Fun record! Maybe a little one note but it’s a good note. I appreciate it more knowing they did completely different stuff on other records.
Great
6/10…new wave / 80er indie
Knowing them only from "Come on Eileen", I was unfamiliar with the rest of the catalog. I liked it more than I expected, but the singer's whining voice kinda gets old.
Fun.
Typical early 80s vocal style meets mediocre songwritghting meets questionably arranged brass section with bad intonation. It's listenable, but listeners who expect the likes of Come On Eileen will be disappointed. As was I. 2.5/5
Dull. 2/5
Hell of a good time here. Just fun. Kinda ska like kinda folk sections. Its the come on Eileen guys. I never would have thought id listen to anything else by these guys. But good and fun stuff. Very enjoyable
This is entirely unremarkable. Why in the fuck does this band have 3 albums on the list. I figured "ok they had a big hit I guess that justifies the album's inclusion", but that song isn't even on this record.
Classic
Interesting intro. I have no idea what's being sung but I definitely feel this is an album I can cook or work to. its good but I'm not sure I would buy physical
A decent debut album, offering hints of what was to come for the band in a couple of years. Did I have to hear it before I die? I don't think so, but it didn't actively assault my ears, like some of the albums selected for this list.
I think their follow-up is a bit better but this was still a lot of fun. The punk northern soul fusion feels more obvious on this one as well. This goes into the guilty pleasure folder. Rating: 4.2
In another timeline I probably would've been very confused by this album's presence here in the book — and, in fact, that **all three** of this band's albums are here. Like, come on: these guys? The "Come On Eileen" guys? They're one hit wonders! Why do they deserve **one** album on this list, let alone **three**? Luckily, I'd gotten the scoop years ago thanks to a Todd In The Shadows video. See, if you don't already know, Dexys is one of those bands where while they might be a one hit wonder on this side of the globe, over across the pond . . . oh, they were a **big** deal. They weren't constant hitmakers, no (in fact, I think they're only a **two** hit wonder over in merry ol' Eng'lund), but they had their fans, and still do. And of course the critics loved them. Yes, yes, this could easily be spun as yet another "British album that Big Important Critics™ lose their shit over," but I'll have you know! It actually rules. For me, it all comes down to a simple fact. I've seen this album get labelled as New Wave, both on this website and over ol' reliable Wikipedia. Myself, I can't hear where they're coming from. I guess I might just be stuck in thinking of "New Wave" as either DEVO or Duran Duran, but still. Blue eyed soul, I can buy that one way more — but if there's any genre I was thinking about listening to this, it was ska. As I've said before, I **love** ska (mostly 90's stuff, like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Smash Mouth's first album), so it was exciting to me to hear how much this thing sounded like that stuff. Now, of course, this material is **not** ska. Not exactly, anyway. I don't think you'd hear this stuff and mistake it for The Specials. But the band, and specifically the horns, have such a punk energy to them it's hard **not** to draw the comparison. Even on the slower songs, I still hear that electricity bubbling underneath and powering everything. It was the main thing that drew me through this album — and seriously, the cover of "Seven Days Too Long" on here? Incredible. It's the album's single most ska thing, and I 100% see it joining my current rotation of songs. Easily my favorite song here. And, y'know, it's a good thing this album has such delicious ska flavoring, 'coz when you get to the other big point about this album, frontman Kevin Rowland . . . oh, boy. As I said above, I've seen the Todd In The Shadows video about this band and their one American hit. Since then, I've listened to "Come On Eileen" a fair amount over the years, on and off. This ain't my first tango with Kevin Rowland. I've had plenty of time to get used to his . . . eccentricities as a vocalist. Namely and primarily the fact that you can't understand him. Like, sure, once you know what he's saying you've got it, but actually **getting** to that point is a whole feat in and of itself. I saw one review say he's not so much "singing" the lyrics as he is "sobbing" them, and, y'know, maybe. To me, though, his delivery and word pronunciation often sounds like when I try to play a confused caveman, kinda just randomly moving my mouth into different shapes and letting my tongue flap about while I'm yelling. It's really not **that far off**. And, look, on the one hand I don't have **too much** of a problem with his vocals. I think they kinda work with the ska vibes this album gives off. I mean, it makes sense given his history in the punk scene before forming Dexys. Y'know, if he was singing on some kind of Sex Pistols instrumental instead of tryna sing soul music I don't think people would have as much of an issue with his voice. But then, he **is** trying to sing soul — or at least attempting to, so... And I've read reviews pointing out what a lyricist Kevin Rowland is, and, like, I guess? But how can you even understand what he's saying with his mush mouth? And believe me, I **tried**. I really did! But unlike other albums where I make this attempt despite my "melody first" brain, I didn't stop following the words because I realized they weren't helping. No, I just couldn't find the complete words! Like, Genius, AZLyrics, whatever DuckDuckGo pulled up — none of them had the complete words! So I ended up spending a lot of time trying to parse Rowland's delivery so I could understand where in the hell I was supposed to be... And it wasn't the most fun thing in the world, in short. Honestly, when I decided to completely forgo the lyrics and treat the entire album as an instrumental, with Rowland's voice being just another instrument, it worked a lot better for me. Again: it's ska, and Rowland has a punk-ish flavor to it, so . . . it just works. And I wanna be fair, too: from the lyrics I **did** end up following along with, I think Rowland's a fine lyricist. I particularly like the last song, "There, There, My Dear", which is an "open letter to a dishonest music scene." I kind of take it as a mission statement against who or whatever it was directed towards, particularly with the album ending on the words "Everything I do gon' be funky from now on" (taken from the chorus of a Lee Dorsey song). This was my first Dexys Midnight Runners album (somehow, all those plays of "Come On Eileen" never convinced me to at least listen to its home album, 'Too-Rye-Ay'). And my impression coming out of it is . . . I liked it a lot, though I'unno if it would convince me to 100% get aboard the Dexys train. Rowland's vocals **do** sort of hold it back from being truly incredible — and with songs like "Geno" and "Seven Days Too Long", it really should be. I think it'll be up to the following two albums to make a better case for these vocals. If they fail . . . well, I'll always have respect for the level of critical praise they were able to garner. And, hey, I'll have a couple new songs to play besides "Come On Eileen". It ain't nothing.
While they're more famous for the famous hit, their debut ain't half bad, either. Solid 4 Stars.
I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4, but I did like this a lot. There’s only one truly bad track here to my ears, and that’s “I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried”, and it’s mostly because the track goes nowhere for its entire runtime, & because I Couldn’t Understand Him If I Tried, and believe me; I tried. That’s the biggest sin of the album; I cannot understand Kevin Rowland on a number of these tracks unless I have the lyrics in front of me, and what makes it worse / annoying is that the vast majority of these tracks have incomplete / incorrectly structured lyrics online, leaving me partially in the dark on just what the hell some of these tracks are talking about while I can’t understand his talking. You would think that a lead vocalist being mostly incomprehensible would lead to an actively bad album, but the neat trick of Dexys Midnight Runners is that, for most of these tracks, the band themselves just have a weirdly infectious energy that somehow works in their favor. This is a ska-ish soundscape, relying on a lot of horns & percussion to do the heavy lifting. Thankfully, they pull it off, and even though a lot of this album ends up sounding the same, I can’t say it’s that big of an issue since they just generally sound that good. Their instrumentals are all strong, save for the nothingburger of “I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried”, and even then, I think it’s just poor execution of a well-intentioned vibe / atmosphere that they just don’t maintain very well. It also helps that even with Kevin Rowland having absolutely no enunciation in his voice whatsoever, his melodic enough voice still maintains a pretty strong structure, to the point where the lines that do come clearly out of his voice paint a decent enough picture towards the intent of each track. His vocals being incomprehensible is a sin, yes, but he balances it out well by just earnestly fucking trying to keep a melody regardless, and I’d say he generally succeeded. Past that, it also helps that for the tracks that do have mostly complete lyrics to follow along to, I’d say a good chunk of them are pretty well-written. This album’s other big sin is just lingering around; I’d say there’s at least 4 or 5 tracks here that go about a minute too long. Overall, it’s an album with flaws, and it’s one that should probably fall flat on its face because of those flaws; however, there’s something still weirdly infectious about the energy this album brings, and even after a dud track or a long outro, the intro to the next track usually lifts up the mood in a way that just feels kinda bright. I wish I had a better sense of an overarching theme / inspiration for the album, but I do feel like part of it is just picking yourself up after the tough times, and they certainly nailed that vibe from the instrumentals alone. His vocals being incomprehensible is dragging this down to a 3.5, along with the lingering tracks, but I think it’s worth a bump up to a 4 because it still ends up as a pretty fun listen despite itself. Definitely looking forward to their other two on the list now. P.S.: If nothing else, “Geno” & “Seven Days Too Long” are rad as hell.
Ska vibes? Soul vibes? Interesting mix. Singer could be better. Easy listening, but a filler album for sure.
This must be what ska sounds like to people that don't like ska. But I truly am glad I didn't have to listen to Come On Eileen.
Varied and different enough that I could have it on in the background. I want to like it but it's just not enough
Ok, een dikke blazers sectie! Klinkt eigenlijk best wel lekker! Wel beetje jammer van de zanger, die is niet top, maar misschien is dit een acquired taste. Dit vibet echt heel hard, het is een soort bigband, jazz, funk rock album. En eerlijk? Het is een keiharde vibe. Ik heb het gewoon best wel naar mn zin. Blijkbaar is dit ook de band achter Come on Eileen, ook een banger trouwens. En eerlijk? De zanger is toch best wel een acquired taste, wat ik al dacht. In het begin denk je wtf is dit voor zanger, maar hoe langer hoe beter ik hem trek! En die blazers, ja sorry, dan heb je me gewoon! FAVO: Tell me when my Lights turn green, that meet in caffs, Geno, Seven days too long, There there my dear
Quite enjoyed this! Lovely brass, always a good addition. 4/5
Not my thing personally
now THIS is the fun kind of British Music
That was fun! New Wave recently turn out to be one of my favorite genres.
3,5
Better than the other one I got ig
Great album id never heard before. Soul pop punk? I like it
Judging by the cover I expected a post punk album, but I was surprised. Not bad, but didn't really catch my attention very well.
Some jams, nothing special
Довольно неплохой альбом британской новой волны. Напомнил мне Talking Heads
Not bad album, glad I heard it. Almost like a sound of the poppier side of The Clash meets jazz/big band style. I don't know if I'll be going back to it a ton but an entertaining listen.
10/7/25. Did not expect this type of sound from what I know of the band, but that's due to my limited knowledge. Lots of soulful horns over a late 70s/early 80s punk like sound with the expressive vocals is a unique mix to my ear.
So many of the songs have at least one (if not more) moments of endearing melody that catches my attention. Really enjoyable and will revisit.
Can't get jiggy with this
You know? This was quite fun. Unexpectedly so
Yeah I liked this, I like his sort of whinny vocals.
Like a bit of Dexys
A very pleasant discovery! I remember that the guy in my local record store recommended this one and now I regret not picking it up then.
If i grew up in Ireland, I’m sure I would have been a big Dexy’s fan. The band is tight, and the tunes pop, but the singing is kind of whiny and strained. A 3.
This was a decent album, I have never listened to really any thing other than come on Eileen so it was cool to hear something else!
I was expecting to hear come on eileen, and somehow wasnt disappointed when it never came on. I did not have these guys as a punkish band, so that was a huge revelation. overall a pretty ok album.
This New Wave album is exhausting to endure, bursting with frantic horn lines, cluttered arrangements, and relentlessly shouted vocals. The energy is chaotic rather than invigorating, with every track competing for attention in a blur of brass and bluster. Though the lyrics aim for youthful rebellion and sincerity, the overblown delivery turns passion into noise, making the album feel more like an onslaught than a celebration.
I’m not giving it a one but I will say these guys don’t know when to end a song and I don’t want to hear this ever again.
Doesn't have Come On Eileen on it, so zero stars
This one wasn't for me. Kind of gave me a ska/pop vibe but just couldn't get into it. Great production and solid sound tho, I'm sure folks are well loved.
Cool!
01) Burn It Down - 6,5 02) Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 6,0 03) The Teams That Meet in Caffs - 5,5 04) I'm Just Looking - 6,0 05) Geno - 8,0 06) Seven Days Too Long - 5,5 07) I Couldn't Help If I Tried - 6,0 08) Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply - 7,0 09) Keep It - 6,0 10) Love Part One - 5,0 11) There, There, My Dear - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,18 (62/100) Current ranking: 515/688
negative experience to listen to while coding, but great for cleaning the house
Oddly underwhelmed by this one. I guess you had to be there.
TO ME, this a prototype of "Stomp Clap Hey". Anyways 1/5.
TIL these guys are more of a ska band. i never thought of Come On Eileen as a ska song (although every ska band has covered it), but i also don’t remember horns. now it all kinda makes sense.
Geno There, There, My Dear
Unfortunately, I didn't have time to listen to the full album, but I listened to all but the last few tracks. The album started off strong. I was really getting into it. As it progressed, the music became less appealing. I don't really have anything else to say, so I'll shut up.
This album is fine. Nothing too special in my opinion, but some good tunes. I like the instrumental tracks. The vocals aren't amazing, but it's fine.
Lyrics are all about being trodden on. I like a more upbeat feeling.
The soul elements are just not good and very skippable, but the rest of the album is actually pretty good and definitely better than the other Dexys album on this list. 3.0/5.0: Good
better than the last dexys album but not by much.
This was meh
….i was hoping for more
2,8/5
A THIRD Dexys Midnight Runners album on this list? A fucking THIRD one?? 2/5
and thus concludes my review of all three Dexy's albums on the list. Of all of them this is the weakest. A few good songs, the rest was pretty mediocre. Why all three of their albums are on this list? I think the author must have been a massive fan. I could understand one being added. but all three?? 3 stars
3.4
I loved the brass, attitude and energy, and enjoyed the second listen. Nice and short, and punchy.
a little too kooky for my liking.
The singer needs to get another job and the horns need to lower there volume. Then all will be ok.
Not good. Like what an awful voice. I feel bad for the band members who are musicians and must've thought "we could really take off if we lose our vocalist!"
My last (hopefully) of 3 Decys’ records and it’s their earliest one. I guess it’s slightly less annoying than the later ones but not by much. I like some of the horn playing anyway.
Interesting mix of 80s punk vibes, soul and horns but the vocals were too much at points.
"Too Rye Ay" is much better, however, this album still has some great energy. That's a strong 4, or a 5 to-be. I'll give them 5 to motivate them. ;)
I dig their sound, the jazzy with horn section, punkish speed. It all does a good job of creating a fun environment. The vocals do not coincide in this would in an effective way, that’s were I get lost. Too many albums on this list from these guys.
My favorite new-to-me album so far. Love the horns, love the vibe, love the whole album. An instant in-the-rotation for me.
Great sound. Fun listen.
Not great. Not horrible. But nothing on there with the pep or fun of Come on Eileen.
Upbeat, could be a good listen in the right environment.
76% Best: The Teams That Meet in Caffs; Geno; Seven Days Too Long Must-Hear? Not quite
Enjoyed this a lot more than the other Dexys album
Much more of an 80s ska band than I had expected
Как-то не очень прикольно. Звучит как веселая группа Cure с духовыми инструментами. Какая-то позитивная музыка, и, не смотря на на название, совершенно не протестная. Опять какой-то средненький альбом, особо ничего интересного из себя не представляющий.
I've never listened to this album (15). It was okay, a few nice ideas here and there. Nice grooves.
на любителя.
Still can't believe these guys aren't irish. Anyways they have their very distinct sound with the vocalist's kind of intentionally sloppy singing and their combination of soul with rock. The performances are very energetic, the sounds are super lively. I love the jazzy sounds and the songs seem to have positive messages which is also cool. I prefer their next album but this is still great stuff.
I'll admit his voice is a bit annoying but the music is pretty catchy at times. I would categorise them as a One hit Wonder and the album featuring Come on Eileen has already appeared on this list so... Are deep cuts really must hears? Well the list features half of Elvis Costello's Discography for no good reason so i guess why not
Not bad. Better than I knew to expect. The horn arrangements are great.
Still hold to the opinion that the singer reminds me of an upbeat folk version of the cure. Didn't realize how many good songs this band had actually done, since they were mostly a one hit wonder on the commercial circuit.
Geno and that's it.
Dexys does not belong on this list three times. Heavy on the horns, at least this one is a little different.
For a one hit wonder, this is the third album of theirs I've heard on this list. Mid
somehow jeff buckley meets the clash, what a good freaking album
Saxophones Sounding Quite Like A New Chance
Really digging this one.
I only really thought of Dexy's as the Come On Eileen band, which was a bit unfair. This album is good fun, I love a brass section and I enjoyed the Northern Soul cover.
Far too jumbled with an overall shine - feels like the start of something. 3.5
While the lyrics are interesting (the ones I can understand, anyway) and the actual music is good, I can’t get past how grating and whiny the vocals are. The horns were an interesting touch and it was fun to listen to (for the most part), but I doubt I’ll listen much again.
oh wow it's ska clash
Цікавий мікс соулу, року, джазу та ска. Місцям це гурт Chicago зі скашними духовими. Це сподобалось. Дуже не сподобався вокал: ні голос, ні мелодії. Він точно виділяється, але краще був би більше дефолтним. Місцями було прям важко і як на мене не пасує настрою та змісту музики.
Чесно скажу цей гурт пройшов повз мене й от зараз слухав вперше. Хороший приклад британської музики 80х, приємна секція духових, соул, мені таке подобається.
ніколи не чула про цей гурт, але мені подобається. така.. вимучена музика юності.
Decent though a little smarmy at times. At its very best it reminded me of the Violent Femmes a little bit. But ultimately I don’t see why I’d listen to this over Too-Rye-Ay
#108/1001. This list has surprisingle little (so far) of rhe 80's. For me it was an inventive era, punk movement maybe died or turned in to hardcore, but it opened up the doors to so many kinds of styles, experimentations, new and old sounds, non-western influences, funk, soull, ska, folk... Era of massive proge and rock giants was over (and era of massive pop giants begun). Dexy's is known from a few songs, but other than that I assume most of their production os unknown for many not living in the U.K at that time. And perhaps to many who were there as well, there were so many things going on. After all, It is a decent album, but for me there is nothing in the whole which makes this a masterpiece. One nice Polaroid of the 80s.
How are there TWO Dexys Midnight Runners albums on here, who allowed this
I like this, this was ok.
Didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it either. Dead middle of the road for me music wise, but ultimately made worse by the singer’s voice. 2.25 / 5
I liked the instrumental track The Teams that meet in Caffs. I like all the horns in the tracks, good fun.
fun and good
not my style.
Well - I found one good song on here, number 3, 'The Teams That Meet in Caffs' (whatever THAT means). It has NO VOCALS! The horns are great throughout, but when that guy sings ... fuggetaboutit. And Then there's another disc??? No way. Not listening. Can't make me. It sucks.
There was a lot to like about this album, but I could t quite get past the shiny vocals and repetitive horns. Maybe it will grow on me if I come back to it
Nah
really good
The music is great but the lead singers style of moany herky jerky singing gets old after one song.
7.5/10 Really nice this. Pop soul with a punk vibe. The production and delivery were dramatic and flamboyant. Massive horns. Fun Best: Geno
I kinda find this guy's voice annoying. I have the same sentiment towards the B-52s
Not my jam. Horns and some version of early auto tuning by combined singing but slightly out of tune. Good melodies.
Nah
Unexpectedly good proto-ska. Nice horns and upbeat tunesmithing.
On paper this is right up my alley. I love a brass and horn section in rock bands. But for the most part it doesn’t do it for me. Geno is an exception, that song rules. It has a more god only knows what wave of ska swing to the playing and melody that it l is absent in other songs. They do have some nice and catchy hooks though.
Classic UK pop rock.
Quite fun, enjoyed the horns
Mercifully Come on Eileen is not on this album. 70 British pub rock like the jam or the saints but more horns and more goofy singing. Wouldn’t listen to again.
4 out of 5. This album was a good time, and it was finally a chance to listen more songs from them besides Come on Eileen.
Not my thing
Some sophisticated stuff
Great music, but not exactly my cup of tea.
Surprisingly good. Really enjoyed this one.
Yawn
Heck yeah, this album rocks. I remember when they were all over MTV with Eileen but my listening taste was pretty narrow back then and I wouldn't have liked this anyway. I kinda feel like I've missed out on listening to a real banger all these years. Music like this with the Ska/Punk stylings and horns and Northern Soul really strikes a chord in me. This is a great way to start my 5th day of Covid making me its bitch. This is the 2nd shittiest I've ever felt in my life. The shittiest I've ever felt was the first time I had Covid back in November of '20. Boy that was a year, daily press conferences where our Administration shit out his mouth and gaslit the country every time he spoke. Half the country thought it was a hoax and the other half thought it was going to kill us all. And while we were busy fighting each other the upper 2% of society relieved the bottom 98% of trillions of dollars. At this point simply living is unattainable for over half the country. While we're drowning, our Government is throwing us cinder blocks and has made homelessness illegal, and here come the detention (concentration camps) centers. What a fucking Owellian hellscape. But anyway, this is the best album I've gotten this week. Even the 2nd disc of demos, outtakes and b-sides is good. I know my outlook is pretty dour, but being unable to sleep for longer than 3 or 4 hours without waking up in a coughing fit, drenched in sweat really does a number on your psyche. Burn it down indeed.
Music - 3/5, vocals - 0/5
I went in expecting dungarees, fiddles, and “Come On Eileen,” and instead got a brassy, soul-charged knockout. Kevin Rowland preaches, pleads, and struts through biting anthems like “Geno” and “There, There My Dear,” then drops his guard completely for the gorgeous “I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried,” which would’ve been my 9th grade heartbreak anthem had I known it existed. The cheeky all-brass “The Teams That Meet in the Caffs” fully charmed me. I’d never have guessed this was the same band that brought us “Eileen,” but I’m thrilled it is.
Thank God this was before they realised they could make 12 minute songs.
New band for me. Most track were enjoyable.
a lot of chaff, come on Geno, more chaff no thanks exactly the same feedback as given for their other album on this list, to be fair, this one was better, but the bar was very low "there there my dear" was alright, helped that it was the end of the album, this could have easily been an ep and would have been better 2
A nice blend of ska, pop, bits of punk and more. Instantly recognisable lead vocals (that I'm not that fond of). Not my favourite album, but fits its era very well.
Terrible trumpets.
2.7 2x
Really interesting, love the big band. Would have been awesome to see live. Don't think I'll reach for this one again.
Refrescante y alegre
fine for background music but won’t seek it out actively
They're males under the age of 30 years old.
funky, punky music with a really interesting sound to it, is that ska influence i hear? maybe it's just the excessive amount of brass that's consistent throughout the album's runtime. this is dexys midnight runner's debut album. the music is straight up in your face, like the band all huddled close together just to give you a good show. there's just so much... brass, and yet i think for the most part it works really well, really emphasizes the dramatic lyrics. a bit of commentary and a lot of pride, power and punch. it's niche, but i think it's cool.
Why, just why is this the 4th album Dexys midnight runners have on the list? Having one was pushing it this is just ridiculous. I did listen to it all so limps in with a 2nd star
Kinda silly, definitely not boring. Would listen again. 3.5
Burn it down: the intro is a bit too long and doesn't add much to the song itself. I like how the trumpets resemble like a national hymn. The singer's voice is too whiny and you can't really understand what he's saying. Four minutes are too many for this song, it doesn't have anything special 6/10 Tell me when My light turns green: i still like the fun sound of the trumpets. The lyrics are unintellegible. More fun than the previous one. 7/10 The teams that meet if caffs: I like how there is no sung part, the instrumental is fun and almost sentimental. 7/10 I'm just looking: I liked the whispered intro with the soothing melody in the background, it feels like someone is actually spying on someone. I like the groovy vibe and the bass. The melody is snappy and jazzy and I like that. 8.5/10 Geno: The intro hyped me but then it slowed down and I was a bit let down. Didn't tell me anything. 7/10 Seven days too long: It reminds me a little of Billy Joel. 7/10 I couldn't help it if i tried: 6/10 Thankfully not living in Yorkshire it doesn't apply: 8.5/10 Keep it: 8/10 There there my dear: 7/10 Average: 7/10 (or 3.5/5)
There's other instruments that you can build a melody with, you're not limited to the melodica.
Nice tight sound and production, fun album, the horn section is great, vocals a little off putting for me but otherwise not bad
It's OK. Kinda ska but not exactly?
3/5. I'm glad there was not a single word I understood from the vocals and that this was purely an instrumental album. It felt akin to Irish ska punk and although those are great genre titles, it seems there was missing a little of the punk as I could not understand what they were upset about. Now there is something to be said about doing this on purpose, which is pretty punk, but it doesn't seem to land as it should, from what I heard. The instrumentation was great, don't get me wrong, I just wish there was a little more oomph to the vocals. I think this was a good listen, but it could have been a lot better. Best Song: The Team That Meet In Caffs, Burn It Down, I'm Just Looking, There There My Dear
burn it down- 4 or 5 tell me when my light turns green- 5 the teams that meet in caffs- 5 im just looking- stop whispering right now. 4 geno- 5 seven days too long- thats what this album feels like. 4 or 5 i couldnt help it if i tried- 4 thankfully not living in yorkshire doesnt apply- 5 keep it- 4 or 5 love pt 1- 4 there there my dear- 5
A few moments but mostly ones that made me think of other bands I'd rather be listening to. Far too much saxophone. Did not enjoy this one.
Their debut album. Punk / Ska / Soul. I like the horns. The band are clearly tight. I'm not exactly sold on the vocals from Kevin Rowland. Musically the energy is there and I enjoy the sound. Its those vocals, they just take me out of it. Geno is a good example of this. Really good band, get a new singer.
A voice for singles. Unfortunately this is a full-length LP. Love the backing band, get tired of Kevin's vocal histrionics very quickly.
Recently tried some of this--not too much toward my liking. Hard to get around the voicing. Punk is trying to find a way forward, holding hands with Geno. A good effort, bombast and braggadocio abound. This album gets much better as it progresses, as if they were learning too.
I was quite torn on this one because I was never particularly a Dexy’s fan. I did prefer this early music but everything was ruined for me after Come on Eileen. I did love Geno on here. And I was surprisingly buoyed along by the rest. But I don’t think it hit me hard enough to want to listen again.
I posted this earlier, but somehow my review never got saved. That's my story, at least. So... channeling my reaction... Basically, I thought this was much stronger than the first album we spun by Dexy's Midnight Runners, but I still cannot understand how all three of the band's records made this list. This started out questionably, and then there was some interesting and even enjoyable stuff there in the middle. But Kevin Rowland's (yes, I had to look that up (again)) vocals are singular and idiosyncratic, which is to say it's hard to be indifferent. On some of the tracks I was enjoying, it wasn't an issue, but it was impossible to get through the entire record without slipping into discontent, based on the singing alone. Didn't love it, but I was rather harsh with my first review, and I've softened a bit with this one.
Geno is cool. The rest didn't grab me. I've tried with this album before. I know Dexys fans adore it. I'm missing the gene required to appreciate this one.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: The Teams That Meet in Caffs, I'm Just Looking, Geno Is "English Blues" a genre? That's how I'd label this, or at least some of the tracks. Most of the time, I can't make out what the hell the singer is saying. I quite like a few of the middle tracks; tracks 3, 4 and 5 are all pleasant. The instrumental track in particular I really enjoyed. Not much else to say. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Solid 3 material for me.
1.burn - 1 2. light - 0 3. meet - 1.5 4. looking - 1.5 5. geno - 1 6. zeven - 0 7. help - 1.5 8. living - 0 9. keep - 1 10. love - 1 11. there - 0
-They do the whine-y singing well -Like the sax parts and its incorporation in the songs -Can't understand a single thing they're saying, just the way I like it -Like how there's some with no lyrics at all -Like how it's upbeat
Como primer album recomendado de los 1001, me hace dar cuenta que no se un carajo de musica. Hay tanta profundidad y referencias que me hubiese pasado por encima si no leia el art. de Wikipedia, y hay millones que se me habran pasado y no entendere ahora misma o nunca. Se inspiraron del Northern Soul de Inglaterra que asimismo se inspiro en el Soul Negro de Estados Unidos. Mucha historia. Buen lore el del album, se robaron los tapes!! No hay ni un tema que me enamoro honestamente, Geno fue mid para ser el mas escuchado, pero fue una buena escuchada el album en general. Tema favorito: Thankfully not living in Yorkshire It doesnt apply por ser el mas rapido y ritmico.
Lacks any song quite as perfectly catchy as “Come On Eileen”, but it’s a nice combination of Bowie, 2nd wave ska, and soul.
Dexys Midnight Runners- Searching for the Young Soul Rebels I know Come on Eileen. You know Come on Eileen. That’s all I’m going into this with. Burn It Down Tell Me When My Light Turns Green The Teams that meet in Caffs- nice to have a saxophone driving a pop rock album I’m Just Looking- seems ballad-ish, about a lost love- more emotion than I expected Geno- was their horn section really this powerful? Seven Days Too Long- I don’t know what year this came out, but where are they in the annals of ska I Couldn’t Help It if I Tried- Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn’t Apply- Keep It Love, Pt 1 (Poem) There There My Dear Overall, a surprisingly enjoyable album. They are definitely working that proto-ska thing with all the horns. I had trouble with some of the lyrics. At some point, I will go back and listen to this. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Enjoyed it mostly as background music though.
Not my favorite, I’ll give it 2 stars. Maybe it was more of a product of its time but nothing stood out to me. Maybe it gets better as time goes on since this is their debut album but I’ll pass.
I did not use a private Spotify session for this one. "Dexy's Midnight Runners", the perennial answer to the question "What is a one hit wonder?" There is nothing on this album to change that answer. Don't care for the singer's voice, couldn't stand the falsetto.
British 💔
How can one be so British? Dexys Midnight Runners levels of Britainium need to be studied. Anyways, this was a decent 14 hours of horn music. Wait, the album was only 39 minutes? Huh…
I’ll be honest — I went into this expecting “Come On Eileen” cosplay and came out feeling attacked by brass. I’d written Dexys off as one-hit wonders, but this debut? It’s an entirely different beast: loud, frantic, and wildly committed to being very horny (musically). Kevin Rowland delivers every line like he’s either being exorcised or urgently trying to clear his throat. Spotify doesn't even know the lyrics — probably because no one’s ever managed to decipher them. Did this influence The Mighty Mighty Bosstones? Feels spiritually adjacent. But for me? Bit much. Way too much horn, not enough harmony.
One I've not listened to before. Just thought of them as one hit wonders with "Come on Eileen" and kind of dismissed them. You either love or hate horns on punk albums, and I love it! I'd bet this was a real fun live show, especially if you were drunk; clearly the band is having a good time doing it. Lost points for the vocals, Kevin Rowland sounds like he’s having a stroke… 3⭐️
Meh
I quite like it overall. Love a ska brass section. The vocal performance is just... a lot. Why did this particular style of punk vocal have such a chokehold on the British music scene for so long? It's genuinely unpleasant to listen to.
Far better than I’d expected. Already knew a couple of the tracks as they were popular in the UK, but the album as a whole really stands up.
‘Lads on tour' 80s pop? No thank you. This sounds like a major-key-only tribute band to The Cure playing cover songs with whiny vocals at a minor-league hockey game in Dayton, Ohio. And they didn't even have the decency to include Come On Eileen. Hard pass. 1 star represents how I feel about this particular slice of the 80s.
I really wanted to like this. When I heard the first song I was apprehensive but open minded. I just can’t do a whole album of this sound and I was very grateful this one was under 40 min. Musically yes, I’m in, love the brass. But Kevin Rowland’s voice in this was grating in one go. In smaller doses it was more enjoyable, just listening to one song with others mixed in. Come on Eileen this was not
If they had a different lead singer I maybe would've liked this, but couldn't get past Kevin's ridiculous vocals.
Surprised by how much I liked this. Learned about northern soul and how this band was inspired by that. Fun album!
Really great music tracks. I just can't get on board with that 80's british lead vocal style a la Morrissey
So like did we accidentally hit select all when putting DMR on this list? I mean cmon one was more than enough… Given that, this is considerable better than another we e had and I see differences here. Still, I’m good with this band for awhile.
I'm finding it extraordinarily difficult to dial in to Kevin Rowland's voice/vocals on this. I really enjoy the Too-Rye-Ay album but this one (our THIRD Dexys album!!?) too often just sounds like a much much less fun version of Madness. I think we're done here. 4/10 2 stars.
Come On Eileen is one of my favorite 80s songs, so I was really excited to listen to one of their albums in full. Unfortunately this left me disappointed. Ska is one genre I just can't get into. There's exceptions, of course, but I mostly can't stand it. This album was too close to ska territory for me and did not carve itself out as one of the exceptions. I will say the horn work is good throughout, just not my thing as a part of this particular whole. And I don't enjoy his voice, which could have made the difference. Bummer.
Very fun listen. A lot more interesting than their big hit.
Fine, but some of the songs are seriously irritating
Awesome album to listen to stoned. Lot of Ska vibes
Awesome album!!
Instead of complaining about this band having 3 albums in here (it is objectively ridiculous that they do), I'll just stand on the take that this band could have been really good if Rowland wasn't so irritating with his vocals and lyrics. The amount of times I thought "Oh, shut the fuck up" to just him in particular during these songs was staggering. The horn-based punk derivatives worked fantastically for me otherwise!
Some of the music was ok but I very much dislike the vocals.
It’s okay. New to me but I like that it’s upbeat.
Fun energy and the horns give it character but I didn’t find a lot here that I want to go back to. I had a hard time understanding the lyrics so if there was a lot of depth here it went right over my head
Just okay. None of the songs felt particularly bad, but none of them stood out to me.
The horns on this album are absolute garbage. They don't know how to start or end a note together, and the tone is awful -- did they hire actual toddlers to play or something?
Ærligt brød mig ikke super meget om de første 2 - 3 sange, resten blev hørt i bilen med børn som gidsler på bagsædet. De kunne rigtig godt lide den, og især blæser instrumenterne fangede de. Så muligvis på grund af dem en Micro 4er, eller ihvertfald en kæmpe 3er.
Det var sjovere end jeg havde forventet
Honestly I like the overall sound but the singing style frustrates me to no end. It's basisally impossibls to tell what is being said and it's purely because of this falsettoey-slidey way he sings everything, and clearly the lyrics mean a lot just by looking at them, so I'm a little baffled. Maybe it's a feature of the genre idk but it grates me
Geno goes. The rest of this Ska stuff ain't for me, but I respect that this band is better than just one hit.
I was not expecting the ska influence or horns on Dexys Midnight Runners' debut. I did enjoy the vocals, but the songwriting left a lot to be desired. Kind of middle-of-the-road, soul influenced ska with no desire to push envelopes, though, there are a handful of memorable songs here. Highlights: "Geno", "Seven Days Too Long", "There There My Dear"
One hell of an energy. Driving. Fun. Heartfelt. Seven Days Is Too Long - one of my favourite songs of all time (original Chuck Wood version) - so the cover here is most welcome. Yeah
Logically, I know that they must have made albums, but because of that one ubiquitous and unavoidable single, I had never thought to check out their other stuff. Surprisingly good as it turns out
My favorite parts of this album were the instrumental and the poem. Decent album though actually.
Quite fun while youre listening to it, but afterwards nothing really sticks out too much. A generally forgettable album for me, although I did enjoy myself
Can understand why this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but idk, there’s something charming about this record for me. It has heart. Geno has “come on Eileen” vibes, and I enjoyed the horns etc throughout. Listening to this made me want to go to a show, I bet this was a lot of fun live.
One of the most interesting additions to the new wave canon. Dexys blend the style of punky new wave that was popular in the UK with 60s/70s American black soul and a hint of old mod music, the end result is a very fun and danceable album. It may not have a standout hit like Too Rye Aye (although I guess Geno could count), but makes up for it with consistency. Shout out to Seven Days Too Long, white British artists covering an old American soul song is always a risky move, but I think this version fits with the album well, and is also an improvement on the original.
2.5
I've never listened to their music, other than that one song that everyone loves. But thankfully, I'm a big fan of The Cure, so I'm loving this. Tell Me When The Light Turns Green is a cute, groovy tune. At times this album sounded very juvenile, especially on tracks like Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire. Overall, a fun, party album that is a good time.
Oh come off it Eileen
Tycker detta, som med de flesta låtar i denna stil, är rätt tråkigt tyvärr.
Dexys har visst fler låtar än "Come on Eileen". Men inga lika bra.
Not bad but I found some of the songs sounded too similar…not enough variety.
It's not just come on Eileen and it never has been! Justice for dexys!
I enjoyed this about 100% more than I was expecting to. Super fun listen. Went through it twice back to back. The horns are great. 4/5
# Playlist Track - Geno # Notes - A weird, mixed, overly-British bag. - There are some cool tracks, like "Geno", and there's some youthful energy that almost makes the album fun at times. - However, with tracks as bad as "I couldn't help it if I tried", this is tough to recommend. The slower, ballad-like tracks are all incredibly dull.
Second Dexys album the generator has given me and I'm starting to understand the haters. This album was literally nothing special, the other one I've listened was even worse. Why are there so many Dexys albums here 2/5
I think I've only ever heard Come on Eileen. Good use of brass in songs, speed it up and you have Ska I guess. Vocals are the weakest part. I don't hate it overall, but it won't be in my regular rotation. It sounds like the late 70s/early 80s, and would be an excellent anchor for a time period in tv/film. It feels like it needs an emotion behind it, or it's not clear enough, Love pt1 is close but otherwise I don't "get" the album.
Not that great influence. Felt like a drag.
It ain't so much New Wave, it ain't so much Ska, it ain't so much of much really.
A couple of really great songs, I wasn't expecting so much blues but was pleasantly surprised it carried so much emotion. I got over the singer's wailing enough to chew through it.
The simplest way to describe this album is fun. Fun music, fun lyrics. And if you like horns you’ll love listening to this one.
I only ever really new DMR for "Come on Eileen" - which I always thought was fun, but nothing special. This album surprised me a bit. The whole thing is pretty good. All the same fun vibes as "Eileen" - but also made me appreciate them a little bit more than I had.
To be fair, I’m not high on ska nor UK music in general but this really isn’t very good.
Geno play those horns for me 🎺🎺🎺
boring
Not catchy melodies, but lots of points for a highly original and unusual blend of sounds
Some albums manage to sound fresh decades after their initial release. This is not one of them. It's extremely evocative of a specific time and a place, and that can be a great thing if you were there. I was not. It just kind of washed over me I'm afraid. Not awful but I doubt I will ever get around to listening again.
post-punk soul som blander punk facetter med soul inspireret musik. det hedder northern soul, som er sådan en obskur lyd som nordengland søgte eskapism i. albummet handler om ungdom og oprør og søgen efter noget ægte i overfladisk verden. det er ikke lige noget for mig? ved ikke om det er vokalen eller hvad det er, måske er jeg bare for meget inde i metal pt. Men den der marcherende lyd med blæserinstrumenter osv fanger mig bare ikke lige umiddelbart. Altså det er meget charmerende og det er nok noget jeg bliver nød til at revisit.
Started to feel samey by the end
Try all you want; put on a donkey jacket and flat cap, add all the brass and play all the stuff you heard from two-tone. Even put on a dress and hire backing dancers. But if the first thing people think of when they hear your name is white British people dancing in a municipal hall in the eighties and nineties, that’s who you are. Alternatively: Track 1 on a musical accompaniment to a Martin Parr exhibition.
Interessante pos punk/new wave. English com metais. Tem três discos dessa banda na lista. Esse é o primeiro. Interessante. Legal!
The music on this is right up my alley. Loved the sound, including the horns and everything else. The vocals often just sound sort of stupid, though. I wish he sang with a bit less affectation. If the vocals were a bit more straightforward I would have loved this.
A lot happens, with little effect. At least this album doesn't have THAT song on it... Sometimes feels like a joke that I don't get.
Woeful. Abysmal. Almost derogatory to my ears. Pish.
Coole bläser
Gino brill. Rest......
What do you get if you take an aura-less Cure and add an astonishing amount of horns? This musical abattoir.
I honestly didn't know they had other songs aside from Come On Eileen, and this album doesn't have that song at all! They had enough songs for at least TWO whole albums? Wow. Anyway, it was fine.
Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
4+ Stars (12/15)
Nope, not for me.
This album is worth it for Seven Days Too Long and Geno alone. The rest is ok
It’s fine. Solid 3. (Tim: His mannered vocals are hard to take. Still a 3.)
Listening to this resulted in a near-constant "wtf is this" running through my mind. I don't know what I expected; I've heard "Come on Eileen" too many times to count at this point, but still wasn't prepared for whatever this album was (and COE wasn't on it). Interestingly, the thought went from a bad wtf (first few songs), to an OK/fun/almost good wtf (Geno to Seven Days), back to a bad wtf, then to OK again. I try to avoid other reviews before rating each album to make sure I form my own opinion on them, but this one I had to do some research on. I found the mention of ska an apt descriptor, and that context made sense for the composition choices and overall feel of the album. It apparently also gets mentioned as a soul effort, which I didn't hear myself. The vocals especially seemed way off for being considered soul. I had to take a break before coming back to the last few songs, which I think helped a bit. The whole album at once was a lot to experience. Still, it probably bumped me up to an "OK" on them rather than thinking they were more wtf bad. I just can't rate this very highly. I didn't like most of it. I thought a few parts were OK. I don't see myself listening to it again. Overall: 1.9/5
This was a fun listen - I didn't recognise any of the tunes except Geno. The album has a consistently sunny vibe, nice stuff
Greit nok, ingen ny favoritt
Better than the first Dexys I got; not as good as the second Dexys I got. We really need three?
Favorite: thankfully not living in Yorkshire It doesn't apply Such a great listen, would give 4.5 if I could!
Wait, there are multiple Dexy's Midnight Runners albums on this list?? Why? This is fine but ultimately nothing to write home about.
I know these blokes are on the list multiple times and all I’m gonna say is I will be outraged if Hall and Oates don’t make an appearance. This album is fine. I only knew this band from Come On Eileen. Favorites were Tell Me When My Light Turns Green, Geno, and Seven Days Too Long.
3.5/5
This was actually not bad, even without Come On Eileen! I really liked the horn section. Liked Songs Added: Geno Seven Days Too Long
This album wasn’t bad, but it’s nothing I’ll ever go back to either. On the flip side, it’s interesting to explore Dexys Midnight Runners just to hear something different from “Come On Eileen.” If you’re a fan of music with brass instruments, then this will be right up your alley. Other than that, there’s not too much to say about this album because nothing really jumped out.
Some fillers, but such a great atmosphere. And some hits.
It's sympa
Absolutely fine, but nothing that particularly jumps out at me.
It's like the predecessor or missing link between the British invasion and Ska. These vocals are all over the place, melodramatic and loopy. Musically it's not bad, but I'm just not feeling this incomprehensible impression of The Talking Heads. But then again, them horns are pretty dope in Tell Me When My Light Turns Green.
I liked this more than the last dexys midnight runners album but honestly I kind of ended up just zoning out during it. That's usually a 3 for me because it doesn't annoy me but also nothing really stands out to me.
I liked this one more than the other one. This kind of has a more ska punk sound to it, which makes it more interesting and fun. I liked how they really leaned into the brass section, and had a little more angsty and punk inspired vocals. I had a lot of fun with this one today!
This was better than I expected. It’s not great (or in my top 1001 albums), but there were strains of a band growing up alongside Clash and finding a different, soulful sound to play with. Enjoyable for a single listen, and I wouldn’t turn it off if it came back on my rotation after this.
nop
It's not their fault they're British
shit and pisscore
Slightly better than Don't Stand Me Down. More upbeat instrumentals on this one. The instrumental parts weren't bad! Sadly the 'singing' and wailing if we can call it that is still tragic 3 ⭐️
Not even the album with Come On Eileen…
Doesn't move the needle at all for me; it's music.
Fun album but nothing really stuck with me
This was decent. Some influence from Talking Heads, it seems.
Opens up with a banger! So immediately it's not at all what I expected from a band whose only song I know is Come On Eileen. This is solid post-punk with a soul influence. The horns give off a ska feel even without always following the off-beat. Not going to lie, I REALLY don't miss the banjo and fiddle I was expecting to have to endure. I don't know what happened to this band between here and there, but it's damn shame because this whole album rocks!
It was enjoyable, I like that early ska sound they have going on, I can see where others have been influenced
Burn It Down - So bizarre hearing him swear as such a whimsical singer. Song is alright. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - ok. The Teams That Meet in Caffs - this one is good. Love that they have an instrumental track. Slight sound of Madness on it. I'm Just Looking - his voice does not at all suit this type of song (also hate the whispering at the start); he should not try for sexy! Geno is alright. The rest are dull except Love, Pt. 1 (Poem) - cool to have spoken word on it. That and the instrumental song are the only stand outs.
At first, I thought I was listening to an early Ska record. However, upon further listening, this is new wave rock with horns. All of it is serviceable and decent, but nothing stood out, even the hit single, "Geno." Without any anchoring nostalgia, this is an a-ok record.
2.5
6.65 ★★★
Like the instrumentation, hate the vocals. 3 stars
I liked this a little more than I thought I would. It's kind of a more soulful version of the 2 tone scene that was happening at the time. Kevin Rowland's vocals are probably an aquired taste for some, but I think the weirdness of his vocals kind of makes it kind of cool. My favorites are "Tell Me When My Light Turns Green" and "I'm Just Looking". 3.5 stars.
Kevin Rowland’s voice is a bit of a strange one. It is very like Roland Rat (make that ‘Rowland Rat’!) but always yowling and with a brain injury that makes his speech mainly incomprehensible. But it’s not actually too annoying on this album and there are quite a few good choons with rich, horny, solemn but sassy northerner soul horn grooves. Lots of good quality trumpeting and tromboning amongst the weird, wild n wonky Roland Rat yowling. Geno is the pick of the pops whereas that spoken word free sax love poem towards the end is the king of the stinkers along with the Jimmy Somerville Yorkshire song. High 3.5 stars.
Really cool album. Has a surprising element of confessional songwriting. I think I understand why Rowland is highly regarded in his country.
The fact any Dexys album made it on to this list, not to mention one without Come on Eileen, is a surprise. This album is somewhere between Ska and Brit pop. It wasn’t horrible, but not earth changing.
Better than i anticipated from the come on eileen band. Early ska sound with 80s synth.
sorry, can’t stand his voice
At the time I'm writing this, the ratings for this average to exactly 3. Who am I to rock the boat? 3/5
I’m forever surprised at how many good albums Dexys Midnight Runners had, when everybody only knows Come On Eileen (they know Geno too, they just don’t know that they know it). Today’s album is another fun one, and so uniquely the sound of Dexys Midnight Runners. I listened to this one twice, as listening only in the car didn’t really do it justice. It’s hard to define this band, but I do know that quite enjoyed this.
Stuck between SkaPunk and BritPop in a bland way.
Only knew them from "Come On, Eileen" but this was a very pleasant surprise. Definitely an underrated album for New Wave music.
Always thought these guys were Irish for some reason, so mostly this album is just making me think of the Commitments. It's fine, but why wouldn't I just listen to classic soul instead?
interesting album i would not have otherwise listened to
Remember absolutely stuffing Kevin Rowland at Short Tennis during Houmous & Chutneys Tour of Japan in 89. Terrible loser. I told him not to wear his dungarees in that humidity! 4.5
some good tracks, a lot of filler
With the constant horns, I kind of felt like I was listening to a British version of Chicago. Not as good as Chicago, but pretty alright overall. There were some good songs in here like Tell Me When My Light Turns Green and Geno. There There My Dear was a strong closing song. There were a couple of lowlights on this album. The beginning of I'm Just Looking gave me the ick, as the kids would say. The vocals in Keep It are also particularly annoying. Maybe if this album had this band's most famous hit, Come On Eileen, we'd be pushing towards a low 4, but I think this just lands squarely as a 3.
Who in the bloody fuck actually needs to hear 3 Dexys Midnight Runners albums before they die? While the inclusion of 85 Elvis Costello albums is a blight in its own right on this list, at least Costello had some hit to even out his miss ratio. DMR (as nobody calls them) lack anything that I can qualify as a hit. I mean Come on Eileen is a fine song, but only in the sense that its kind of fun and nostalgic. Outside of that narrow focus, I'm unclear what I'm supposed to get out of this exercise. Welp that's my disposition going into this album. I'll try to keep an open mind. Ultimately, I feel unshifted from my starting position. While this _was_ admittedly a better sounding album than the other 2 so far on the list, it still didn't do a whole lot for me. I didn't actively hate it but I really didn't need this. Low 3 in my book.
We did not need another Dexy's album on this list. I don't remember much about the other DMR albums except for lots of horns. This might be the best one we have had? The bar isn't exactly high...
Third and hopefully final album by them to come up on this list. Looking back at my other 2 ratings this one is right in the middle between the other two at a mid 3. The singer is still mad weird. And the amount of horns that they used made this sound like a ska album.
Did not like the first two Dexy albums so bummed there's a third. Please don't make me write this again. Few songs and his voice still sucks ass and we're aiming for a third straight 2.
Album 770 of 1089 Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (1980) Rating : 4 / 5 Enjoyed this debut album one more than I expected to. Nice blend of punk and soulful brass. Awesome vocals, good songs. Not much to complain about.
"This was fun. I can see where it's listed as having some ""Soulful"" roots. I've only ever known ""Come on Eileen"" and it sounds on brand. "
Pre-Eileen let's see if it's better than that one post-Eileen album I got earlier. Nope lead singer things he's saying some deep shit but this is meh
If there was a way to separate the horn section from the vocals, this would have been a much better album. The horns were awesome but, Kevin Roland can not sing. The story about the band stealing the master tape and holding it hostage was more interesting than this album.
The better Dexys album on this list. Love how horny this band is
Previously rated: Too Rye Ay (4/5) ********************* In small doses. That's how I like listening to the singer of this band. The music is pretty cool and jazzy. Kind of like the album album from what I remember, but this one doesn't have Come on Eileen. I liked Seven Days Too Long and There There My Dear.
Album d'un groupe anglais des années 80, mélangeant pop, rock et soul, très bon album avec des bons refrain et des bon joueurs d'instruments
Dexys Midnight Runners < Madness
pa zapravo je baš catchy.
Ovaj mi je masu bolji i od prvog di je came on eileen i od onog ambicioznog trećeg