Track Listing
1. Burn It Down
2. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green
3. Teams That Meet In The Caffs
4. I'm Just Looking
5. Geno
6. Seven Days Too Long
7. I Couldn't Help It If I Tried
8. Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply
9. Keep It
10. Love Part One
11. There There My Dear
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Dexy's Midnight Runners: Kevin Rowland (vocals, guitar); Steve Spooner (alto saxophone); J.B. (tenor saxophone); Big Jim Patterson (trombone); Pete Williams, Pete Saunders (piano, organ); Bobby Junior (drums).Led by the abrasive and single-minded Kevin Rowland, Dexy's Midnight Runners spoke for an all-night culture immersed in northern soul. SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS captures the original eight-piece group infusing passionate self-belief into songs based on 60s mentors Geno Washington and Jimmy James. Rowland's expressive voice is perfectly matched by pumping horns and punchy rhythms, but the intensity of their performance ensures the set never falls into pastiche. Each song bears the stamp of a manifesto, one that was largely Rowland's, a myopic vision that brought this line-up to an acrimonious, premature end. His commitment, however, ensured the lasting qualities of this album.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Q's 5 Best Re-Issues of 2000.
Q (01/01/2001)
5 stars out of 5 - ...The best white soul band of all time....This album is still [a] new testament in truth and communication, clear ideas finding their perfect expression...
Melody Maker (09/12/2000)
Ranked #84 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (10/02/1993)
Ranked #12 in NME's list of the `50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.'
NME (09/25/1993)
...The most incandescent and refreshing record of the year [1980]: an energetic mix of pop, Northern soul and punkish attitude...
Mojo (09/01/2000)
Ranked #1 in NME's Top 5 Reissues Of The Year.
NME (12/30/2000)
Ranked #85 in Q's 100 Greatest British Albums - ...Rowland had more emotions than locations: anger, bitterness, even a little anti-love. Still extraordinary today.
Q (06/01/2000)
Included in Q's 5 Best Re-Issues of 2000.Q (6/00, p.62) - Ranked #85 in Q's 100 Greatest British Albums - ...Rowland had more emotions than locations: anger, bitterness, even a little anti-love. Still extraordinary today.NME (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #1 in NME's Top 5 Reissues Of The Year.Mojo (9/00, p.112) - ...The most incandescent and refreshing record of the year [1980]: an energetic mix of pop, Northern soul and punkish attitude...NME (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #12 in NME's list of the `50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.'NME (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #84 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'Melody Maker (9/12/00, p.52) - 5 stars out of 5 - ...The best white soul band of all time....This album is still [a] new testament in truth and communication, clear ideas finding their perfect expression...
Q (01/01/2001)
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