Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Not quite sure what to make of this one, but it was kinda fun

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.

kitsch

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.

The Good: We get to run, at midnight!
The Bad: We really want to sleep, around midnight…
The Ugly: Falling asleep in the middle of the search…

Okay, so that top one was bad… sue me.

Second album by DMR, and I believe that I gave the other album a 5* as it was surprisingly fun to listen to.

This album was a bit more of a chore… though, I could see this being the background music being played at a party, and many people wondering who the artist are as they are enjoying themselves.

Anyway, can’t give this one a 5* , but good enough for another spin.

4*

It's decent. Overall good sound for early '80s. I was pretty thrilled when the horns kicked right in, but honestly the horns are pretty simplistic throughout the whole album. I bet these good were a blast to see live in their early days.

relaxing album! I'll give it a 3 to keep the general 3 rating.

definitivamente o folego da rapaziada tava em dia. só soprinho BACANA nesse aqui
um debut beeem sólido, viu. achei melhor que o too rye ay, apesar de come on eileen ser a maioral deles. eu achei massa, mas não sei se precisava de vários albuns deles não. ENFIM, me diverti bastante!

Instruments were nice but the vocals were pretty weird most of the time. Best track: “I’m just looking”

Fairly unbalanced. Overall pretty good but there were some real questionable tracks.

*The combo of rock and a horn section is incredible.
*All the songs on this album just feel good, what a debut.
*Very cool punk/soul combo

It's a good album. I particularly like "The teams that Meet in Caffs" (instrumental), "I'm Just Looking", "I Couldn't Help If I Tried", or "Keep It". It's like 3,5 stars for me.

Not my cup of tea, but a fun listen

That voice is extraordinary :-) liked the vibe

It's hard to get over this man's goofy singing, but the band's punchy instrumentals and good use of 🎷 sax 🎷 soothes many of the complaints I might have about the album. Fun listen for what it is!

Standouts: Tell Me When My Light Turns Green • The Teams That Meet in Caffs • Seven Days Too Long • I Couldn't Help It If I Tried • Keep It

This was pretty great, maybe my favorite of the three Dexys records on here. Geno is a classic. Very strong four.

I'm kind of surprised to see this one today. This makes two for Dexys Midnight Runners for me and surely one is enough.
A quick review on this one because there isn't much to say. It's fine. Not as good as Too Rye Ay. I do like the brass on this one but it just kind of lacks something. 3/5

No thank you

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

I liked this a lot more than I was expecting.

6.8

Fav track: There There, My Dear

Least fav: I Couldn't Help It If I Tried