Project 1001: June 4, 2024; Searching for the Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
If there’s anyone there looking down on me / I think it’s time you picked my number
This album has been described as, “Fierce, raging and passionate - one of the greatest debut albums of all time.”1 And, “a landmark British debut album”, with an “inimitable idiosyncratic genius…(a) potent and soulful force.”2
I must confess that the only thing I knew about Dexys was Come On Eileen, which is one of the greatest songs in the history of popular music. So, this album came as a complete shock. It’s lyrically deep and rich. The music is really appealing, in a kind of British soul way. And the band fittingly pay tribute to the American soul singer Gene Washington on the single Geno.
My Rating:
Enjoy and listen without prejudice. Cheers!
If you prefer listening on Prime: 88. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners