Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

3.5. Very good. Soulful horns.

Meh.

Eh I liked bits but it can drag for a 35 minute long album 3/5.

Overall was great listen - very unique singing style, which at first I really enjoyed then got a bit tired of by the end. I definitely preferred the more upbeat ones where the trumpets took the lead, rather than the slower more ballad-y ones. I Couldn't Help It If I Tried I did wonder if they filled certain parts with certain noises rather than writing new lyrics

Good fun, could feel a lot of different influences in here, ska, folk, pop. Enjoyable but a bit repetitive by the end.

Best: Dance Stance Worst: idk I would have given this a 4 if it weren’t so bloody long (maybe), it just feels like they added most of the songs for no reason and it had little variation making it quite boring.

Mira, no son solamente Come On Eileen.

Sorprendente y divertido. Sólo conocía una canción de estos, y molan

La voix du chanteur me faisait penser à Robert Smith et à celle de plusieurs autres; en plus, souvent, il sonne presque comme une caricature tellement il pousse et exagère. Je trouve la musique entraînante et intéressante, quoique les cuivres soient très présents. Bref, j'ai oscillé entre plaisir et agacement.

Surprisingly solid and fun

7,5/10

I enjoyed this more than I anticipated.

Popping album. Not terrible, but something I probably wouldn't normally listen to. Their music sounds like a mash of a lot of different sounds, but none of them done really really well. 3 stars.

Chaotic ska punk? It was alright

Liked

It’s not bad.

helt kiva, tyckte int om när han viskade i mitt öra

Ganska swag

Lite repetitivt men coolt

I enjoyed this one a little, but it wasn't mind blowing. I give it a solid 3/5

Always thought of them as more of a one hit wonder, but I guess I was wrong. Album is timely, and sounds like it's inspired by the end of the 70's with notes of early Ska. Interesting to hear the influence of American Soul on British bands. Could do without the whispering or odd sound sections

2/3

Pleasantly surprised, enjoyable brass-sections, could be a 3.5/5 but I won't quite give it 4/5

3 or 4 i listened to it a lot but then again.

I thought this album was from the 60's so when I saw it was 2000, that made this a little more interesting. Listed as rock, but felt a little more like British punk. Nothing to write home about but a good listen.

Canciones con un estilo definido de pop ochentero. Fáciles de escuchar, sin grandes estridencias. Varios grupos con las mismas características

5/10. Very blah. Might have been more forgiving if there hadn't been so much blah in my albums of late, but then again there was a spoken word poem on here, so maybe I am being too kind with a 5.

There were 3 songs in a row that were pretty good but nothing else of note for me. 6/10

This wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but the lead singer's whiny voice got annoying after a while. It's absolutely insane that they have three albums on this list though. 3.5 stars

72/100: I don’t know what makes an artist a one-hit wonder after listening to this album. I thought one-hit wonders only produced one good song and the rest of theirs are awful. For a band considered by many to be the prime example of a one hit wonder, this seems to be far from the case for Dexy’s Midnight Runners. This album was an absolute bop full of really good songs. To be fair, “Come On Eileen” is certainly miles better than any song on this album, but that’s just because that song’s so good, not because these are bad. It seems to me that being a one hit wonder doesn’t necessarily mean the rest of your discography sucks. It just means one of your songs is relatively considerably better than the rest. I wonder if this group, in hindsight, wishes they’d never released “Come On Eileen,” because I think this album would get a lot more respect if it weren’t constantly held in comparison to that magnificent song. Truly suffering from success.

Interesting. Not much else I could add

Didn’t expect to enjoy. Better than anticipated

It's fine, though not entirely my taste. Also the vocals get a little grating after a while

Oh it’s the Come on Eileen guys! This wasn’t the album with that song though. Generally enjoyable and I like the vocals in particular, but definitely falls under “forgettable pop” for me

Like most Americans, I knew nothing of this band outside of "Come On Eileen". A couple of songs have a heavy The Specials influence. I can't get past the vocals. I appreciate hard-to-understand singers, but something about the recording quality of the vocals and his accent makes a lot of it incomprehensible.

Does working class New Wave exist? If so, this might be the album that defines the genre. A temporary stop on the evolutionary timeline between The Specials and Fun Boy Three. The production isn't great. I find the lyrics hard to make out and Rowland's vocal delivery doesn't help. The record has its moments with a few good tunes that are held back by the rough sound and a dodgy singer.

This album has some good hooks and interesting ideas, which is what I've come to expect from them. I think the use of horns on this one was pretty excessive, and the vocals were very hit or miss. Not as memorable as some of their other albums

Bug

Didn’t finish the album. It wasn’t bad just too many songs/too long.

i like this more than the other dexys album. at least I gave the other a 2 and this feels higher than that for me. this has more of a rocksteady / soul vibe… i think I thought the other album was just forgettable 80s new wave outside of Come On Eileen. According to Wikipedia they came out of the Northern Soul scene in England... the spotify "The Sound of Northern Soul" is really good motown. 3/5 (good)

Found it about as good as the last one without come on Eileen.

Solid album, not much overly standout but good sound overall

Eh just ok. 3/5

This has to be the best band with the worst vocals I can think of in this genre.

I missed this one 300+ albums ago. I was reminded of it by “Don’t Stand Me Down.” Luckily, “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” is much more tolerable than “Don’t Stand Me Down.” But the latter was intolerable, so that’s not necessarily saying much. How did Dexys Midnight Runners place three albums on the strength of “Come On Eileen” alone?? That song is on neither of the albums we’ve listened to so far. And I have no idea if the rest of “Too-Rye-Ay” will be as good. “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” is a very horny album. Sometimes the horns are exciting and peppy, but sometimes they are just annoying. Kevin Rowland’s vocals were also not a highlight, though anything is better than “Don’t Stand Me Down.” “Seven Days Too Long” was a standout, and felt familiar, even though “Geno” was apparently the “hit.” The falsetto on "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" was terrible. By far the low point. But overall this album was… well, much better than “Don’t Stand Me Down.” Listening to it immediately following that stinker may have impacted my tolerance of this one?

This was new to me, and might be a 4 with a few more listens.

3/5

This is different Midnight Runners. I wasn't expecting horns and bleated vocals. I enjoyed the last one much more.

I liked all the parts where there was no singing. I couldn't stand the guys voice but really enjoyed the instrumentals.

Love the horns! 3.5

Kind of reminded me of a lighter, more ska version of The Clash. I liked a couple of songs but probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

It was alright I guess. The voice can be a bit much at times. Biggest disappointment is Come On Eileen isn’t on this album.

first listen great horn work, great mix of styles, but ultimately kinda meh

Okej album. Ništa prerevolucionarno.

Očekivo sam više nakon prve pjesme.

'Come on Eileen' is one of my favorite songs, so I was excited to see more from Dexys Midnight Runners on here, because I really wasn't familiar with them other than the album with that one song. Some really enjoyable songs, but also some unenjoyable ones, unfortunately. Love 'Geno' and really disliked 'I'm Just Looking.' Kind of a hit or miss album for me.

I was surprised to see an album from a band that I have only known as a one-hit-wonder, and this time it's an album that does not include their one hit. The music was okay. I didn't find anything that made me want to listen to more from the band, but not much to make me not want to listen either. The listening experience drug down a couple of times for some spoken audio, and there were a couple of times that I said "Oh look, they decided to include a swear." I think that Searching For The Young Soul Rebels comes out as "okay".

One Dexys Midnight Runners album is enough (the one with Come On Eileen), but this one is pretty good too. Lots of personality, energy, horns. God, there's so much brass.

Wasn't expecting a Dexy's album without Come On Eileen, but I get how they work for some people. The instrumentation was surprising, I wasn't expecting the horns to be present throughout the whole thing. Dectn but not my jam

Surprise 0-3-5

Love the angry horn parts: a little sloppy, but SO enthusiastic. Their cover of The Horse from the b-sides disc is great! As usual, the voice gets on my nerves. This 1001 albums process is making me realize I mainly dislike bands because of vocal styling. This sounds like Bryan Ferry gone wrong.

Bon album pop rock des années 80. L'influence new wave est cool.

Quite a fun album. I love the rich instrumentals and the lyrics are actually quite beautiful at times too. Only complaint is that there wasn’t much variation in the overall sound from each song. 6/10

5th December 2021 Listened during the day on my phone before going to see back to the future the musical with lev. They're not just come on Eileen, they're punky, ska-infused northern soul and I was very pleasantly surprised. 3.5 if I could.

Parhaimmillaan oikein toimivaa settiä eikä lievä epätasaisuus pahemmin paina. Jämäkkä kolmonen.

For a few years now, I've been a big fan of Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Too Rye Ay" album (looking forward to that coming up on this list later), where they cemented their unique blend of "celtic soul" and punk. Here, it all feels a bit embryonic by comparison, but there are signs of great things to come. While there isn't much range to what the horn section do, and their arrangements are quite basic, they still take these songs a long way, and really help to set Dexy's apart from many other punk bands of the early 1980s. The album's best known track, "Geno", is my favourite- a distinctive horn riff, drunken singalong and rowdy atmosphere pervades the whole song to the point where even the most cynical of listeners would have to at least nod along. Coming hot on its heels is "Seven Days Too Long", an energetic Northern soul cover where the band play with vigour and excitement, and Kevin Rowland's yelping, shout-along vocals feel most at home. It's the most powerful 1-2 hit of the album, and arguably the peak of Dexy's early career. Sadly, the rest of the album doesn't quite live up to these two highlights. Dexy's are much more suited to the energetic up-tempo material here ("There There My Dear" and "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire..." are two other strong selections), while their ballads flounder in mediocrity. The instrumental "Teams That Meet in Caffs" feels distinctly like filler, with little to reward repeat listens. "Just Looking" is a bit of a dirge that even sharp hits of brass and swirling organ can't save, and "I Couldn't Help It If I Tried" limps the album into its second half, badly damaging the pace. On the whole, Dexys Midnight Runners certainly forge a unique sound here and there are enough tracks to make it a fun, engaging listen- just disappointing that it doesn't reach the heights of what they would go on to.

Party music, kinda folksy, very British

Britse popmuziek. Leuk dat er een blazerssectie bij zit, maar de zang is soms wel wat rommelig. Verder lekker melodieus en heel toegankelijk. ***

Fake gypsy wannabe dabble with blue-eyed soul. Makes me hate dungarees and polka dot handkerchiefs to an irrational degree. Best Tracks: Geno; Seven Days Is Too Long; Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply

Leuk die blazers. Heb zelfs getwijfeld over vier sterren :).

A band that dares ask the question: what if Sparks went ska?

7/10

Started strong but the pitchy, squeaky lead singing wore thin. A good album - certainly better than I expected since I dislike "Come on, Eileen". Glad I listened to it, but didn't add.

My previous knowledge of this band was limited to Come on Eileen. This was a decent (but not amazing) album of ska-influenced 1980s British pop.

Well, today is the day I learned that these are the people behind Come On Eileen and I'm not sure I could have guessed that. But overall this has a very jazzy feel which I enjoyed. More horns please!

Similar to their other album. Nothing I would consider must hear in any way, but a decent album for those who like the ska and street jam style of the band.

Short album that is technically even shorter since it's filled with interludes. Decent 80s pop, although a rather annoying singing voice

A lot of fun poppy songs on here.

Liked it but didn't love it. Nice to hear the sound of what previously was a 1-hit wonder to me. Learned a little bit about the band and definitely appreciate them more.

First Listen. Pretty great album. Great horns. Very enjoyable. 3/5.

3.75

Krisch direkt Chumbawamba-Vibes von. Juchzgesang, Bläser, Ballonhüte und Latzhosen - ihr macht es mir nicht leicht, Leute. Puh, und der nächste Song (Turning for ...) wird ja noch juchziger/bläsriger. Puh puh puh. Ok, angekommen in No. 3, The Teams That Meet ... - da mag ich die Bläser schon lieber. Bisschen Specials-Style vielleicht? Haha, ok danke - gerade läuft Geno, just to prove me right. Seven Days Too Long auch ganz gut, hätte ich damals auf den Klassenfeten jedenfalls lieber gehört als zum hunderttausendstenmal Come On Eileen. Ach, überhaupt wird die zum Ende hin deutlich besser, Yorkshire und Love, Pt. 1: gut zu hören, tatsächlich. Auch die immer wieder hörbaren Specials-Sound: I like. Versöhnt und bekommt 2,7 insgesamt.

I’m happy that Dexys Midnight Runners exists outside of Come On Eileen, and that this album is actually pretty cool too. Love that northern soul influence mixed with a less aggressive punk stying. It works overall and I understand the album, but none of the songs really kept with me too much. There there my dear, Geno, and the album opener probably stuck with me the most. That being said, some of the soul songs kinda dragged too. And for some reason, and it might just be my headphones, the production sounded a bit too “tinny” to me. Still overall, a pretty cool album I didn’t know existed.

I was expecting big things from this album but I just couldn’t get into it and didn’t make it to the end. Love Geno though!

Reading their Wikipedia page, it makes a lot of sense why they started off as a cover band. Some of their tracks feel like Soul/Jazz band covers of someone else's better song. Apart from Geno, that's ace!

Tykkäsin kovasti torvista, joita olikin tuuttailtu koko levyn läpi. Joissain kohdin oli myös mukavaa pianotykittelyä. Laulajan melankolisesta mölinästä en kuitenkaan pitänyt, se laskee arvosanan kolmoseen.

Just washed over me

There ain't no Come On Eileen here. TIL there are THREE Dexy's albums on this list. Seems high. Granted, that's due to the fact that I'm in the United States where Dexy's Midnight Runners are considered a one hit wonder. The aforementioned "Come On Eileen" was their only hit to chart here. Granted, it was number 1 with a bullet during a very competitive time, but yeah. Surprised not only to see the band here (let alone, with two more albums). They sure like the horns on this one. Maybe a little too much. It could be that when it comes to Dexy's, I prefer the fiddle. Both "Geno" and "Seven Days Too Long" are bangers, and this album could have used a few more of those. As always, fewer horns/more fiddle!

Not bad. Liked a few songs, particularly the one about Yorkshire :)

Pretty good listen, better overall than the album with Come On Eileen.

I liked it a lot more than I was expecting. Pretty good.

If they weren't so angry they'd probably be another Madness

So excessively British my god

Can’t get past come on Eileen

This album started well, but then apart from Geno, it wasnt that good. Glad I listened to it though.

Un album décevant après le très surprenant album comportant Come on Eileen écouté il y a de cela quelques mois, mais l'essentiel n'etait pas là: en effet, les Midnight Runners on réalisé une performance epoustouflante, réussissant à enregistrer les voix malgré un microphone disposé à plus de 15m du chanteur, égalant ainsi la distance record de cette discipline.

this was quite meh... i liked the other record by them better-

Fun listen, talking heads esq Big 80s vibesss

I like this album. Burn it Down is uch a GREAT song. Kevin's voice used to perfection. The follow-up Tell Me When my Light Turns Green is just as strong. For me this album is soooo much better than Too Rye Aye. 3.5 stars

Nice horns. Wailing vocals aren't always my favorite.

Can't really sum up this one. Definitely worth one listen though.

Meh.

Love the instrumentation. Lead singer's voice doesn't quite do it for me on most tracks. Fun, high energy pop. 2.5 rounded up.

Is this the cure ?! I like the album, not anything spectacular and compositionally I find it a bit bland with the same sort of riffs and instruments on each song. But its enjoyable.

Not bad bit too British

Just average some songs quite upbeat and good and others just meh 3/5

Was not half bad. Good instrumentals. Vocals fine but had a difficult time with the lyrics....

Really interesting to hear soul meet post-punk.

Good album with great playing, love the horn section. Dexy’s would have been class to see live around this time

This takes a while to get going but then it's a good stomp and some very good tracks. "Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" is as mad as the title implies.

kinda boppy, like the brass

I like the combination of soul, punk, and ska, but I've never really liked Kevin Rowland's voice and vocal style.

There was some pretty sick saxophone stuff but mostly meh

The first half of this Albums wasn't really clicking for me, but after Geno they really hit their stride and it turns into a pretty excellent second half. The lead vocalist wavers on annoying, but with the right song it hits. Favorite song: Seven Days Too Long

Didn't mind this.

Not bad tbf

Okay

Good, was expecting something a little bit more similar to "Come on Eileen", but it wasn't bad at all.

I didn’t expect this album to be so horny! I like the ska sound. I didn’t like not being able to understand the lyrics through his accent. There was some good stuff here - almost a 4 except then there was a poem..

Ehh it was pretty good, but I stand by my opinion that they were one-hit wonders with Come on Eileen.

pretty good, I liked their energy and the flow of the album. Nothing crazy tho

Geno <3

I give them 3/3 after the first three songs. I like the soul influence and I can feel even a bit of ska with the horns. Speaking of the horns, they are a nice addition and define the sound, but the trombone is a bit dominant and they could use more higher end. Kevin Rowland's vocal range is limited, but that doesn't stop him from singing way outside of his wheelhouse, like the falsetto in Thankfully...

Cool new soul record from early 80s, with a handful of minor classics. Especially Burn It Down, but also Geno, Keep It, Tell Me..., 7 Days Too Long

Highlights: Seven Days Too Long Unmistakably British, raucous, and distinctively DMR is fun and bouncy. I enjoy most of this album.

Fun! Much more enjoyable than I expected, more talented than their famous single would have you believe. Fun, mod rock new wave 80s weirdness album. 3.5

Saxy. 5/10

Creo que escucharlo lineal tiene un bache, lo volví a escuchar en random y mucho mejor. La música me parece digerible siempre, no así la voz. Rola: 7 days too long Festivo

La voz afectada y el saxofón a tope. Entretiene, pero está claro que es el grupo de "Come On Eileen" y el resto está eclipsado por ese mega éxito. Aquí está Geno y Tell me when my light turns green. Ha sido interesante buscar información de la portada y saber que pertenece a un mal momento de "The Troubles" en que se expulsó a ciudadanos de Irlanda del Norte de sus viviendas.

Bastante bueno. Interesante. Soul. Pop... Bastante ritmo.

Friegos de saxofones y nada de ska me agradó bastante. Musicalmente es bueno, creo que no esperaba mucho del disco pero es un postpunk muy distinto a todo lo que se hizo en su momento, con muchos pedazos tal cual de música soul casi plagiados de los 60s pero que cuadran muy decente. Aunque no es una cosa espectacular en música lo eleva un poco más que las letras están bien escritas y no son nada idiotas (como a veces el ritmo podría hacer pensar si no pone uno atención). De hecho la canción que más me gustó fue la más distinta del resto (I'm Just Looking). 3.5

Meh. No come on Eileen

Very likeable album heard a lot of stuff I liked. Some sax that felt like a precursor to ska, the vocals were a bit hit or miss but when they hit at the same time as the music they were pretty great.

Muy agradable sonido con el sax. A veces la voz me saturó, muy rockabilly, pero lo escuché 3 o 4 veces de corrido sin problema. Sin llegar a tocar ska, me recordó a Madness o LFC en algunos momentos. Tracks: The team that meets in caffs, Seven days is too long.

Fun 80's album.

Wow, I totally underestimated this band. It's exactly what it is, and it's not like much else. Like a sophiti-pop album made by a folker with an unorthodox croon.

I need to give it another listen. There are definitely a few I liked.

Couple of solid songs, didn't stick out too much to me

I like the way these guys sound with some brass. Certainly different from their 'come on Eileen ' style.

Cool

Hard not to like all that sax but it did get a bit same same after a while.

Brass! British and fun

An enjoyable mix of 80s rock and jazz trumpet create a fun album. Favourite song was burn it down.

Good album, great use of horns though nothing special or revolutionary about it. Would give it another go.

поставил бы 3 с половиной, наверное под настроение надо слушать

This album features great horn pieces with that distinct sound of the band. This band is best known for come on Eileen.

If the cure went ska.

Robert Smith (The Cure) auf Valium. Komm ich nicht drüber weg. Das jammern ist sehr ähnlich und die Musik passt nicht dazu. Dabei ist die Musik gut, zumindest gefiel sie mir ab und an, wenn ich durch Pausen das Jammern vergessen habe.

Not bad, but it didnt have Come On Eileen.

I prefer their sophomore album a bit more. This didn't have the same oomph/wow factor for me personally. I think I just don't like brass too much haha.

It was fine, but I dont think ill revisit it.

3/10 Nothing wrong with the music, but omfg I cannot STAND the vocals. The whole time it sounds like he's deliberately straining his voice (in a very 80s technique) just for the aesthetics - it sounds awful.

426/1089 i‘m just never going to love this style of singing as a whole maybe i slightly preferred it ofver the other algums of theirs i’ve heard but nothing stood out to me particularly 48/100

Not sure why this was here. Once song might have stood out as kind of work listening to again, but most of the album just did nothing for me. Don't think there's any reason to hate on it, but not anything I'd ever think to say people should listen to

Not for me. 2/5.

Geno and seven days are too long are alright but it just sounds like come on Eileen and I don't know how I feel about it. This is way better than that other album of theirs I had that was just dreadful. I was worried when I saw these guys come up again but I am surprised. It's still not great but it's not unlistenable.

Too much like ska

"You know what this mediocre rock record could use? A really annoying horn section" - Dexy, 1980 Run far from here, whether midnight, 3 pm or the true runner's sweet spot, 6am. Watch the sunrise while running your breathing meat husk around the neighbourhood in a desperate attempt to extend the life of said husk another hour. Strapping on your gear in order to fight the concept of mortality itself. Driving forward past the heaving of your lungs in order to change your date of death from April 2079 to November 2079. You go get 'em, runner. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Are we there yet?

I don't know if there any more Dexys albums but I definitely don't want to hear them. No idea what makes their entire catalogue essential, this was more jaunty pop with brass. The wiki reckons this "combines the aggressiveness of punk rock with soul music" which I can only take to mean they were listening to something entirely different. They swear a couple of times I suppose, the rebels. They have a unique sound and were massive so understand the big album making the list. Recognised gino on this which is probably the best song here. Absolutely no interest in hearing anything by these again though.

The same as every other Dexy album I’ve heard - extremely meh.

Seriously, 3 albums for this lot? Just like the others, dude's voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

Never particularly been a fan of horn sections stabs on pop, soul, or punk. Yeah, this means ska and two-tone music troubles me at times but this isn't a review of The Specials (who somehow still delight). And, it's not time to talk about more moody, melodic sax that shows up in David Bowie records (also fine). And certainly, I'm not going to write Clarence Clemons' name here as I bemoan Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA record (can't stand that sax). Have I ever revealed I played saxophone in middle school? Yeah, it's true. And yet, and yet. I'm here to say that there's too much horn on this record. Arrangements like this can work for some people but for me, it's an immediate turn off. I'd be curious about an alternate universe where these songs have different instrumentation, but I don't live in that world. My ears inhabit this one. And so, dear Dexys, you get docked the sax tax. I'm sorry.

2.5

Proto Belle and Sebastian ass album cover Wasn't that good, but made me reassess them beyond Come On Eileen

2/5

These brothers got soul

O álbum é interessante, mas não voltaria a ouvir. 2.5/5

this band is not good enough to warrant the amount of albums they have on this list just doing way too much. its somehow soul ska jazz and pop all at the same time and does none of them all that well. really mediocre

Liked the seven days is too long song

Sometimes you hear an album by a one-hit wonder band and wonder why they didn't go on to have greater success. Then there are cases like this, when you hear an album by a one-hit wonder band and wonder how they ever got a hit in the first place. I understand that these folks have a devoted following in the UK, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why. Lead singer Kevin Rowland's moaning, yelping, mostly incomprehensible vocals are an acquired taste that I have no desire to acquire, and while I normally love a band with a horn section, these horn arrangements are just...dull.

I thought these guys were one hit wonders. Let's see how this album goes that doesn't even have the one hit on it. 1980. Is earlier than I thought these guys were. First couple songs are... inoffensive. I like when pop/rock add a bit of brass but here it feels a bit flat. It lacks a bit of adventure. And then the lyrics become garbled nonsense. Yeesh. Two stars.

A pretty boring album with solid instrumentals. Lyrics were entirely forgettable and sometimes grating.

Nur zwei Dinge nerven hier: Das schwache Bass/Drums Spiel, das im besten Fall so klingt als würden sie nebenbei Fußball gucken und damit die Bläser nicht dringlich sondern hektisch klingen lässt. Und die Manieren des Sängers, seine Stimme für alles möglich Kuriose, aber nicht zum einfach Singen nutzt. Manchmal ist das Songwriting stark genug, das auszugleichen. Aber halt meist nicht

Instrumentation: alright! Vocals: No thanks!

its fun enough for what it is. The horns are always a welcome addition, it just feels out of sync for a good chunk of the playthrough. It just cant measure up to the album with Come On Eileen. I'm not going to pretend I know what it is or anything, but I do remember enjoying that listen quite a bit more.

Not for me

I get what they were trying to do, soul with a punk attitude, but I found myself wishing the songs would finish quicker. It’s already a fairly short album so that suggests I probably didn’t really enjoy it. Something a bit off for me. 2

Another one from this band? Ugh. Even one is debatable.

I can see the merit in this as pop music, but its not great. Its a bad homage to motown and soul and I dont think Kevin RowlNds voice is very good.

It’s better than ‘Don’t Stand Me Down’, the poor album if already had from Dexys Midnight Runners, but not by much. We at least get a good song in ‘Gino’, but the rest is marred by poor vocals and a pretty uninteresting sound that tries to incorporate too much. Why are there three albums of this on the list?

I really can't get into it. The horns aren't bringing soul energy and the voice is annoying rather than punk. They can only be the Come on Eileen band and this proves it

Ganska trevligt, men också ganska tråkigt. Behövde inte höra det innan jag dör.

är det långben som sjunger eller vad

Seriously?!

Meh, not bad but not anything that really grabbed me

Gonna keep my Dexys Midnight Runners consumption to Come On Eileen and nothing further…

I honestly have no idea why this album is on this list. It is not even as close to as good as other early 80's British pop/alt bands. Geno is a good song I guess, but the rest is boring. 2.4 out of 5 for this. I can't give it much higher considering I was skipping most of the songs.

I think 'one-hit wonder' is the most apt way to describe Dexys Midnight Runners. This album had nothing that could stand on its own merits or provide a pleasant experience. Also, those fucking horns.

A great brass band fighting a losing battle because their lead singer is acting as a massive boat anchor. The vocals bands in the 70's and early 80's could get away with...

kitsch

Dexys have a couple of good songs, basically none of which are on this album. "Geno" is the best of a bad bunch. That said the instrumentation here, a kind of proto-ska/punk hybrid works pretty well, but then Kevin Rowland's weird slurred vocals kick in and basically ruin it.

I have tried. I owned this on CD. I gave it to a charity shop. It is a very highly regarded album but I find the singing annoying.

I'm confused. Is it ska? What is a mod, and are they one? A few decent tracks/moments saved this album from the scrapheap, but it skirted perilously close to a 1

why is this the vocal style they settled on?

Yeah didn't really like this one, can't put my finger on it but idk I'm Just Looking and I Couldn't Help It If I Tried was good tho

the story of them stealing the album is very entertaining. was the album worth stealing though? no, not really

I wanted to like this more than I did.

Better than “Too Rye Ay”, but that’s a pretty low bar

Not my style

Utterly boring and generic. At no point in my listening to this did I take notice of anything worth talking about in a review, it was very much just white noise while I got on with other things. It was perfectly pleasant white noise, listening to this was in absolutely no way an actively negative experience, but I just feel like this album has absolutely no substance at all, it sounds like taking a small piece of every new wave album from around this time, and putting them all together in a way that makes it sounds completely indifferentiable from anything that sounds even remotely like it.

achei meh

Kan niet naar de zang luisteren

alright, some good songs, some not my thing

Fine. More of a ska approach on this album. Still not convinced this band needs all these albums on this list but. Worth a looksy.

Weirdly the love poem was the one i liked the most. Still not a fan of ska i don't think

Maso

None of these songs are Come On Eileen... DNF

Not Familiar with Dexys Midnight Runners First Listen, HOLY SAXOPHONE CITY DUDE! If I was a saxophone junkie this album would be giving me withdrawals listening to other music. I'm pretty sure every track has the instrument blasting in my ears taking over everything else. Other than THE instrument of the album, the drums is the saving-grace for this album. Other than the few slower and more melancholic tracks, I can't confidently tell you the differences between most of the tracks (based only on instrumentals). Though, Kevin Rowland yelling the title of the track helps. Duh! Highlight of the album, Seven Days Too Long is my favourite from the album. I really enjoyed the chorus and the saxophone with the drumming from Stoker. The vocals were fine for most of the tracks. Rowland's vocals kind of reminds of the lead vocalist for Modest Mouse. That's good. That's fine. I'd think I'd rather listen to Modest Mouse tbh. Let me stress again, the drums are the saving grace for the album. My favourite instance of the drumming is best represented in Seven Days and Yorkshire. The latter has Rowland really bringing up that pinch in his voice. Overall, I don't think I can handle more beans on toast; each with its own designated instrument to dance around. I'm starting to see a pattern or bias towards British musicians/albums. T3: Seven Days Too Long, Geno, TNLIYIDA

This is not working for me.

unremarkable, but a perfectly fine listen.

Quite long and a bit one note. Was waiting for a couple songs to really pep it up but it just didn’t seem to come. Didn’t hate the creative sound just got a bit boring for me

I listened to this in full yesterday and can't remember a single thing about it. Which to me shows it's a pretty forgettable / uninteresting album.

Not sure why so many British pop artists in the 80s thought it would be cool to sing without using their lips.

I mean its not a bad album, but i am so confused why it is on the list. I'm even more confused as to why there are three Dexys Midnight Runners albums on this list. they are forgettable at best.

Interesting look at another period from the band who made "Come on Eileen"

Geno is excellent, but otherwise the songs are only passable. Keep It is the best of the rest. The mannered vocals and ever present horns also tend to grate after a while.

I should like a soul band with a horn section, but I just don't like these guys. The horn arrangements are incredibly simple. I'm not a fan of the singers voice. Good soul music has some complexity and, you know, soul, and this doesn't have any of that. I'm annoying that I've read all three of their albums are on here. One more to go...

Beyond their one big hit in Come on Eileen, I find little to recommend from this group. Not sure why we need 3 albums by them on the list.

No me gustó. Mucho ruido sin sentido y la voz no es agradable de escuchar

Not all that good

Music would have been better off alone.

5/10

Too many long trumpet notes, too many bad whiney vocals.

It’s alright. Geno is an absolutely massive tune but outside of that I found it a bit boring, pretentious?? And the lead singer just seems to be a nob Best Song: Geno 2.0/5.0

Geno is a hell of a track. The rest of this album is ruined by Kevin Rowlands stupid voice

The horns are kind of fun on some tracks, but this album just kind of went on and on. It's all incredibly British, for whatever that's worth. Favorite track: "Geno" or "Seven Days Too Long"

Highlight: Geno

Musicianship was good, singer's voice was awful.

No me termina de gustar la voz del cantante en este álbum, la siento un poco muy como que llorona no sé. Pero overall me parece un album tranqui. Siento que en algunas progresiones puede ser muy repetitivo, pero no sé si solo es mi percepción.

Beetje teveel gezeur

You cant think of Dexy's Midnight Runners without thinking of Come on Eileen which is upbeat and fun. Ii found this album cloying. It's like sad ska- Madness meets the Cure. Wait a minute... have we found a cure for madness!? I'll let myself out.

I did find it uplifting and fun, despite that awful vocalist. Never have liked his voice. Highlights are ‘Geno’ and the horn section. Lowlights are the horn section. Made it all a bit samey.

Ehh

As I have said before, the problem with this band is the vocals. I would like it if there were a tolerable singer. And why does this band have at least at this point, three albums on this list? I did like the brass, though. Two stars.

Overwrought. Geno and Seven Days too Long are fun! Some upbeat, some depressing. Very much an 80's vibe.

Fine album, I liked their other one more Will I listen to again: 2%

man how u take the soul out a trumpet, more like seven songs too long 1.5/5

It’s a shame the vocals are so terrible because the band is fantastic, particularly the brass players.

This is not the worst album in the world but I can't see why this need to be listened to before I die. There's piles of ska albums better than this.

This is the second one from these blokes. I absolutely hated the first, so it's a win to say I did NOT hate this one nearly as much. A few songs even had me there for a bit until Kevin Rowland started singing, then it was barely tolerable. I'm just not into this kind of Northern Soul, which is really a close cousin of ska and I'm really not a fan of that. I can go for some blue eyed soul but there's something particularly off putting about white Northern Soul to me.

This is the last Dexys Midnight Runners album I have to listen to, thank god. This was the best of the three, but that's not saying much. This could have been a 5-star album with a competent lead singer. The music is good, but the vocals are atrocious.

I found a lot to like as a former horn player, but jeez, we are getting a lot of... stylized vocal performances recently. It's hard to get past this one.

A couple really fun songs on here. The vocals border on ridiculous throughout the album and made it hard to enjoy as a whole. I think I'll stick to dancing to Come On Eileen at 1 wedding per year and otherwise skip these guys

Best Song: Geno. The energy of the first 10 seconds was fantastic, and then it descended to something that was just mediocre. Worst Song: I'm Just Looking. Holy hell, from the whispering to the weeping-as-singing, every choice the vocalist made on this song felt like the wrong one to me. Overall: If this list has taught me anything, it's that I really hate this theatrical, lilting style of singing that seems to have been so popular in the UK (especially in the 80s). I liked the brass band, but that's about it.

Just a bit shit really

Disregarding the fact that Dexys Midnight Runners is completely undeserving of having THREE albums on this list… I actually was enjoying the music on a lot of these songs. Really fun horn sections. The Teams That Meet in Caffs was probably the best song. Ya know why? Cuz their whiny ass singer wasn’t on it. He ruined basically every song he was in. But let’s address another bigger problem here now that my actual review is out of the way. This 1001 list, which has very limited space considering how many good albums have been released in the history of music, DOES NOT NEED *THREE* ALBUMS FROM DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some jazzy-sounding stuff is nice for a change, but i only really liked 2 songs from this one: "Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" & "The Teams That Meet In Caffs"

Pa nisu loši, imaju zabavnih trenutaka. Nije wow, ali nije li loše. 2/5, 4/10

Great more British Bull Shit! This album is indicative of this entire list. One hit wonders who climbed the UK charts when the person picking the albums was in middle school. This album doesn’t even have the one hit wonder song on it, which means at some point we will get the other album from this band. The UK has some of the greatest musical artists of all time, Beatles, Zepplin, Floyd, Queen, Stones, Elton, Who, Sabbath, Clash, Cure…. They all belong in this list, but album after album we keep getting taxed with garbage to see how long we will keep listening. MI6 you win again, the psy-op is going brilliant.

horns

The vocals kind of ruined it for me, otherwise not too bad

So from my last experience with this band, my hopes weren’t high as they didn’t really connect with me, and sadly I landed in a similar (perhaps slightly more positively leaning) position. I just really do not like the singing style of the lead. What I’m sure is passion, comes across as angst. The instrumentals are all very good, and the arrangements are really full of life. I also enjoyed the opening, and how it basically conveyed this albums manifesto. But yeah those vocals really hold it back for me.

A wash of 80s pop. Not for me. 4/10

Oh finally! The most infamous band on the list! If you’ve hear anything about this project is that DMR have three albums in it for some reason while <insert your favorite band here> have none/too few. Anyway I have to say I really love how British punk was so quick to figure out straight up punk would get boring so they added raggae and ska and all that. I mean the credit should go to The Clash first and foremost and then other band who expanded on that like The Specials. This is another nice album in this vein but nothing earth shattering. Two stars.

Nan music. And I’m 52.

Annoying vocals and does not sound like soul. Including a poem when the album is only 39 minutes long is a bold decision.

This has got to be the most middle of the road album I've listened to yet. I didn't actively dislike it, but I didn't like it either. Feels harsh giving it a 2* but I can't justify the third star. Favourites: The Teams That Meet In Caffs Seven Days Too Long

Horns were well done, not my vibe really but wasn’t terrible.

Did not enjoy.

Couldn't understand a single word of the lyrics.

Ok for 80s new wave. Ska roots

I don’t understand why I have to listen to another album by a one hit wonder band when it doesn’t even have the one hit on it. It was fine, but it is nothing I ever have to hear again.

No. Not ever.

🤷‍♂️

It was upbeat but nothing stood out to me.

2 - not very good, annoying voice

Not the worst album I've gotten on this list by a long shot, as there is some real crap out there. But I didn't really like it, either. 2.33 rounded down. 2.

There didn't seem to be much going for this.

Didn't really strike me as anything too special.

Come on…

I don't know. Meh. 2? The brass band and the Yorkshire song are funny.

I always kind of feel like I should enjoy DMR more than I do? For example, the track Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire feels so similar to the band Sparks who I love so much and yet it doesn’t quite land for me regardless. There’s just something about their sound overall that I can’t quite grasp or appreciate, although I definitely do like elements. I don’t know!

Third album in a row where it’s the last album on the list for that artist. How about that - we’re cleaning up here. Like the above examples, I enjoyed this record the most. I have not warmed up to DMR the way I (kind of) did for Sonic Youth and Moz, but I didn’t grind my teeth for the duration of this record like I did for the other two. I still really have trouble with Rowland’s voice and I’m not riveted by the songs, but there were moments I managed to enjoy. I came pretty close to outright liking “Seven Days Too Long”.

Nja... Denna gillade jag inget vidare. Tror det är för mycket saxofoner för min smak :)

Almost entirely unmemorable but also inoffensive.

2 songs in and I am enjoying this DMR album far less than I did Too-Rye-Ay. A few more songs in and it seems the album cover is more interesting than the actual album itself. SFTYSR consistently has good soul instrumental arrangements, but just as consistently Rowland's vocal style makes them off-putting instead of inviting. The only track I enjoyed was the instrumental: "The Teams That Meet in Caffs". Do yourself a favor and skip this and go listen to Too-Rye-Ay instead. Personally I would not have this on the list. I would include something influential and a bit more universal, like say Devo FREEDOM OF CHOICE, Ozzy Osbourne BLIZZARD OF OZ, Rush PERMANENT WAVES, or Billy Joel GLASS HOUSES instead. I’m not convinced that this is a globally vital album in music history.

The music is cool and the lyrics are interesting but the singing is pretty mid.

Including one album from Dexys Midnight Runners could've been written off as an error in judgement, to include two likely brings into question what the point of this list is.

Beginnings of ska? Less punk tho, more pop. Also just wierd.

The last album we had (I can't believe there is more than one on here) from Dexys Midnight Runners was a candidate for worst album I've ever heard. Thankfully this is better, with the main point being that there is an instrumental song on here, "The Teams That Meet In Caffs", that is actually pretty good. As for songs with the abysmal singer, the better ones are all the ones that sound like modern-ish ska like the first track. Songs without that energy are universally terrible, mostly because of the singer's voice. It is not suited to anything that isn't a party track or at least an energetic one. Without the singer I might have been tempted to give this a 3, but I really can't deal with his voice for a whole album. It's like a shit David Byrne without any of the musical cleverness. Also that ridiculous "poem", c'mon man.

Nice

Um album divertido e diverso, algumas faixas eu gostei, outras mto viajadas. 4/10 melhor: 7 days too long

I think that a studio production is not ideal for this kind of band. I liked the Peel session and the early live concerts they did a lot more than this album.

The vocals ruined all of this for me...he cannot be serious. More soul music from white men with not a real ounce of soul. Had some groovy moments when he decided to spare us.

really swinging for the fences on the exercise with a second dexys album. not sure it fits the bill for me. the thing about being that much of a one hit wonder is that if you hear the singer's voice you're sort of just waiting for come on eileen and it's not on this one, so.... most of it was fine, some of it was downright hideous

kolejny powrotowy odsluch, bo orginalnie sluchane juz w sierpniu, wiec sora przerwa od listy i znowu zdziwienie czemu dysonans, jest to druga pozycja od dexysow na liscie, a ich studyjny debiut z 1980, wiec nic sie nie zmienilo w tym, ze jest to typowe brytyjskie soulowanie z nutkami bluesa w popowym wydaniu, ale nie jest az tak przytlaczajaco duza jak too rye ay, gdzie zarowno koncept liryczny jak i strona muzczna przytlaczala, a tutaj granie jest o wiele bardziej proste, wiec bialy czlowiek spoza ukejowego ogrordka takze jest w stanie zrozumiec ten misz masz punkowatosci i detosci instrumentalnej, bo to wlasnie saxy zrobily dla mnie brzmienie tego albumu jak na traku the teams that meet in the caffs, ale na kazdym traku sa jakies ich akcenty, nawet na najwiekszym hicie z tej plyty czyli geno, wiec ten albumik jakos bardziej mi siadl niz ich porzednia pozycja listowa, pewnie przyczynil sie do tego brak chorkowania, ktore bylo zmora na poprzednim albumie, albo naprawde czuje sie na tyle mlodziej zeby podchodzil mi niebieskooki soul dla smutynych romantykow

rhooooooalalalalalaaller on s'en fou

I love his voice. My favorite was “I’m just looking” and “I couldn’t help it if I tried”

Enjoyed the instrumentation but not the vocals. Could not take this guy’s vocals.

Not for me. Three albums by this band seems like too many.

Nog meer Dexy's? Echt? Ik dacht dat we dit level al uitgespeeld hadden. Op zich wel aardige energieke new wave, maar puntje aftrek voor die irritante stem van de zanger, en het feit dat twee albums van dit clubje (die allebei niet meer dan een magere 3 vingen!) al méér dan genoeg waren.

Ja joh? Drie albums? Omdat er wat toeters bijzitten? Goed de sound en zeker de zang is herkenbaar. En het is makkelijk te verteren. Maar de kwaliteit is over het algemeen te matig voor een vergeetbare 3. Op dit album staat welgeteld 1 fatsoenlijk minuut: het eind van The Team that meets in Caffs.

Ik weet niet of ze in het eerste nummer nu de draak steken met die samples van die oudere nummers of dat ze juist van zijn van die muziek. Ze gooien het zelf in ieder geval aardig over een andere boeg, met een compleet blik aan toeters. Die vaak aan de irritante kant van het spectrum zitten wat mij betreft. Qua muziek is het meer straightforward dan het 3e album (2e album dat wij kregen) en bevat het minder afschuwelijke of valse gedrochten (afgezien van I couldnt help it), maar het overmatige gebruik aan toeters bevalt me ook niet echt. Al is het beste nummer dan wel weer instrumentaal, the teams that meet in caffs. Misschien is het de combi van zijn aanstellerige zang en de toeters die dus het meeste ergernis wekken, dat zou zomaar kunnen. Ik heb me bij het vorige album al uitgelaten dat het idioot is dat een one hit wonder (nou vooruit, Geno is ook soort van bekend) al met 1 album in deze snoblijst staat, laat staan 3 f*cking albums, dus dat ga ik niet over doen. Maar ik laat het wel meewegen in de uiteindelijke score. En dat gaat dus een 2 worden, omdat een 1 wederom niet helemaal eerlijk zou zijn. Maar een 1 gaat wel naar de snob van dienst.

So if I would have guessed I would never thought that this is the same band who would write Come on, Eileen. The music is good. Not sure if I like the lyrics. I really am not a fan of the singing and he really is overselling the singing I guess according to wiki like Bryan Ferry because a band member didn’t like his original singing voice. I’m not a fan of this. But it was good to listen to.

Not my thing.

The music was okay but the voice made me feel anxious. 2.5/5

Groupe connu seulement par le tube 'Come On Eileen'. C'est la première fois que j'écoute un album complet. L'apport des cuivres est intéressant, avec quelques chorus réussis, en particulier dans le morceau instrumental 'The Teams That Meet in Caffs'. Par contre le chant est plutôt dérangeant et dessert les autres morceaux. Dommage ! Pas de seconde écoute envisagée. =>2/5

pretty annoying and wholly unnecessary when there are 2 better albums from them on the list (and any more than 1 is pretty unjustifiable to begin with!)

Blegh

Wasn't feeling this. Fun but won't revisit