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Track Listings
| 1. Celtic Soul Brothers |
| 2. Let's Make This Precious |
| 3. All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz) |
| 4. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) |
| 5. Old |
| 6. Plan B |
| 7. I'll Show You |
| 8. Liars A To E |
| 9. Until I Believe In My Soul |
| 10. Come On Eileen |
| 11. Celtic Soul Brothers |
| 12. Jackie Wilson Said |
| 13. Come on Eileen |
| 14. Marguerita Time |
| 15. Respect |
| 16. Dubious |
| 17. Love |
| 18. TSOP |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Too Rye Aye was the commercial high point achieved by this most extraordinary group. It spawned the transatlantic chart-topper "Come On Eileen" and another hit in the exuberant cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said", and certifiable bolts of Kevin Rowland's erratic genius though both of these are, they are probably the least remarkable moments of a consistently bold, expansive, passionate, furious and altogether astonishing album. Two albums into their career, Dexys were dressed like Ukrainian peasants fleeing the eastern front and were pursuing Kevin Rowland's muse armed with violins, banjos, saxophones and what might, in lesser hands, have been a contradictory obsession with soul and celtic folk. The results are incendiary: on cuts like "Let's Make This Precious", "Liars A To E" and "I'll Show You", Rowland reaches genuinely heroic heights which so few others, before or since, have equaled. A certifiable classic, six stars, eleven out of ten and all the rest of it. And the next album, Don't Stand Me Down, was even better. --Andrew Mueller
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Thought of as one-hit wonders in the US for "Come on Eileen", Dexy's Midnight Runners were already stars in Europe (especially their homeland, Britain) before that 1982 single topped charts worldwide. Their influential 1980 debut, SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS, was an uncommonly heartfelt blend of punk and soul sensibilities. However, disagreement over musical direction led to the departure of much of the band, leaving only vocalist Kevin Rowland and trombonist Big JimPaterson. The duo carried on with new recruits, and the result was TOO-RYE-AY, an album that infuses the group's prior sound with Celtic elements, creating a working-class vibe made explicit by the ensemble's Depression-era street-urchin clothes.
Musically, the record shows an obvious maturation, with songs that demonstrate less concern with urgency and anger than romance and nostalgia. "Come on Eileen", a joyousevocation of adolescent lust, became the band's signature song, but the other riches here are plentiful. The rollickingopener, "The Celtic Soul Brothers", is essentially an explanation of their new image, while "Let's Make This Precious" could be seen as a statement of purpose. They even pump considerable fire into Van Morrison's ebullient "Jackie Wilson Said". This strong, career-defining album would remain one ofthe key statements in 1980s pop music.
Too Rye Aye was the commercial high point achieved by this most extraordinary group. It spawned the transatlantic chart-topper "Come On Eileen" and another hit in the exuberant cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said", and certifiable bolts of Kevin Rowland's erratic genius though both of these are, they are probably the least remarkable moments of a consistently bold, expansive, passionate, furious and altogether astonishing album. Two albums into their career, Dexys were dressed like Ukrainian peasants fleeing the eastern front and were pursuing Kevin Rowland's muse armed with violins, banjos, saxophones and what might, in lesser hands, have been a contradictory obsession with soul and celtic folk. The results are incendiary: on cuts like "Let's Make This Precious", "Liars A To E" and "I'll Show You", Rowland reaches genuinely heroic heights which so few others, before or since, have equaled. A certifiable classic, six stars, eleven out of ten and all the rest of it. And the next album, Don't Stand Me Down, was even better. --Andrew Mueller
CD Description
Thought of as one-hit wonders in the US for "Come on Eileen", Dexy's Midnight Runners were already stars in Europe (especially their homeland, Britain) before that 1982 single topped charts worldwide. Their influential 1980 debut, SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS, was an uncommonly heartfelt blend of punk and soul sensibilities. However, disagreement over musical direction led to the departure of much of the band, leaving only vocalist Kevin Rowland and trombonist Big JimPaterson. The duo carried on with new recruits, and the result was TOO-RYE-AY, an album that infuses the group's prior sound with Celtic elements, creating a working-class vibe made explicit by the ensemble's Depression-era street-urchin clothes.
Musically, the record shows an obvious maturation, with songs that demonstrate less concern with urgency and anger than romance and nostalgia. "Come on Eileen", a joyousevocation of adolescent lust, became the band's signature song, but the other riches here are plentiful. The rollickingopener, "The Celtic Soul Brothers", is essentially an explanation of their new image, while "Let's Make This Precious" could be seen as a statement of purpose. They even pump considerable fire into Van Morrison's ebullient "Jackie Wilson Said". This strong, career-defining album would remain one ofthe key statements in 1980s pop music.
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