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: 1,143rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 262 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (29th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (183rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,143rd)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.

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80/100
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 11/04/2021 18:21
someone bin dove at Parlophone for these dinks
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80/100
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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60/100
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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85/100
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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80/100
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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From 08/12/2015 03:49
Excellent blend of ska, punk, & a hint of Orleans style Jazz. Makes me feel like an angsty 80s high schooler.
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