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Remember, this was a time when soul was seen as something of a delicacy, liked by the northern crowd or females while the boys had their prog or Pistols. When Dexys played songs such as Otis Redding's Respect in their set, young British audiences had largely never heard of them and thought they were the group's originals.
And what originals they had. With its biographical essay on the sleeve ('The firm was complete, now for the caper'), Searching... was unlike anything that had come before. Producer Pete Wingfield achieved a sound with the three-piece horn section that has never been recreated on vinyl. Close mic'ed and recorded right to the front, they sledgehammered their way into your heart.
The album begins with a radio being turned off after playing relics from rock, punk and 2-Tone, before Rowland calls the group to arms for Burn It Down, an attack on all who demean the Irish by reeling off a list of the country's literary giants. It at once stated the moral ground that Rowland would operate on - a strong sense of Irish nationalism and a demand to be, if not understood, listened to with respect.
The album contained the No. 1 single, Geno; the powerful I'm Just Looking and also Keep It where the closing vocal duet between Rowland and his lieutenant ''Al'' Archer has a fascinating intensity to it. The final song, There, There My Dear, made a spoken plea to cast all else aside and welcome a new soul vision.
Sincerity and belief were exceptionally unpopular in the early 80s; Dexys Midnight Runners on Searching For The Young Soul Rebels embodied it. Nearly 30 years on, it has lost little of its power. Although Rowland may have had bigger hits (Too Rye Ay) and made a greater work (1985's Don't Stand Me Down), SFTYSR - fierce, raging and passionate - remains one of the greatest debut albums of all time. --Daryl Easlea
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It's startling, and a little worrying, to think that such a ridiculously unique and musically innovative band will mostly be remembered for their later smash "Come On Eileen" - this album truly belongs in any collection.
- Dance Stance / I'm Just Looking
- Geno / Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
- There There My Dear / The Horse
- Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One) / One Way Love
- Plan B / Soul Finger
The music is hidden on the enhanced section. EMI have presented this very badly by not giving any indication that this tracks are available. You'd only find them accidentally if you were looking for the videos (Geno and There There My Dear). Unfortunately, they can only be played through a computer, not on a regular CD player.
To get there, find the CD on your desktop, and open the CD folder (instead of playing it). Then click on START.EXE to open the enhanced content.
You'll have a choice of RECORDS or VIDEOS - select RECORDS. This displays a screen with the album cover and tracklisting. At the top, there's a heading RECORDS with left and right arrows next to it. Use these arrows to move between the album and the five singles.
To play tracks from the singles, select A-SIDE or B-SIDE at the bottom of the screen. This should bring up a picture of a record player, with the relevant track title and a PLAY button.
Press PLAY, sit back, and enjoy!
This is how ska/early UB40 would have sounded like, if they had gone down the Wilson Picket/pre - The Commitments soul route. I'm glad they didn't, because I love ska music, but I also love this. Kevin was obsessed by creating a visual image for each album released, and on this their debut, it's all donkey jackets and black woolly hats. Their is also a mod element to this album, i.e. a shared love of motown, a tight sound, and a tune that could even be about the mod culture - 'The Teams That Meet In Caffs'.
The highlights for me are: Burn It Down, Tell Me When My Light Turns Green, Geno, Keep it (which just oozes soul) and Dear Dear My Dear, but it's all great.
If I had to recommend one Desky's album, I'd recommend all three. Their all equally spectacular and beautiful in their own way. The other two for the uninitiated are: Too-Rye-Ay and Don't Stand Me Down.
Glad I saw them in 1978 when they were at their best.
Can't say I'm too impressed with the new album
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