Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (studio album) by Dexys Midnight Runners

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 1,139th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 279 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 1980s (181st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,139th)
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90/100
From 03/31/2025 07:27
Aside from the two top ten hits and the absolute classic No.1, this album is full of great songs that flow seemlessly from beginning to end. Love their version of Seven Days Too Long, a northern favourite.
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From 01/13/2022 11:33
This Brummie soul is fun to listen, and it takes a while to like, but as soon as...
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From 03/02/2021 21:05
An absolutely fantastic album where soul music is in a perfect marriage with a very punky atmosphere. Geno is the best example of that: it's rawkish but it's fine soul music through and through. And so is the rest of the album.
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From 07/23/2019 18:29
Favorite Tracks:Burn It Down
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From 09/02/2018 04:57
Really good soul music, not a single bad track. Entire album flows really nicely and doesn't have any filler whatsoever.
Standout tracks: "Burn It Down,"Tell Me When My Light Turns Green,"Geno," "Keep It"
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From 01/07/2018 22:34
Amazing that a band that most Americans would think of as a one-hit wonder would have three albums in the 1,001 Albums book. Having listened to this album, I'm not entirely sure why.
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From 07/15/2017 05:28
I'm Just Looking and I Couldn't Help If I Tried is Kevin Rowlands masterpieces. What a singer!!!
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From 11/24/2016 21:50
More people should know about this album. There's some great stuff on it. Dexys shouldn't just be known for Come on Eileen.
Favourite songs: Geno, Keep It, Seven Days Too Long
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From 06/22/2016 10:49
Excellent soul album with hints of pop, jazz, and folk. Excellent songs, obviously, Geno, is a standout, but there is plenty of good songs here. Kevin Rowland is a brilliant songwriter but he never wrote that much and that's probably why he is underrated. Still, this is a fine debut record from a great artist.
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