Dexy's Midnight Runners , Burn It Down

[jsebastians123]

Aaaaaaahhhhh... So absolutely great song, great album...

[joydivision808]

big jimmy

[jannyrcobs]

My Auntie Phyllis, who passed away at age 80 in June, gave me a copy of this album for my 14th birthday. I loved it instantly. It's so...genuine. 'Burn It Down', 'Tell Me When My Light Turns Green', 'Geno', 'Thankfully Not living in Yorkshire...'--all great memorable tracks.  Hardly anyone had even heard of DMR in Newfoundland at the time, so I felt like I was in on some super-cool trans-Atlantic secret. One question: Who's sampled between The Pistols and The Specials in the intro?

[dirkbogarde44]

One of the best opening album tracks of all time. Remember when i first heard it and just felt blown away by the power of the thing !

[busnei]

oooo god thse guys are so fucking gooood!!!!!

[pfhatty]

good quality audio. nice.

[JulieQ150]

I have re-discovered the brilliance of Dexy's with 30th anniversary special edition 2 cd - proving you may be half a century innings but you're still a young soul rebel - for gods sake burn it down...

[TheSacredHeartsLC]

I love Manny!

[cinedores]

FUCKING FANTASTIC

[JulieQ150]

Now the kids have left the nest - I'm getting time to read the references: presently, Sean O'Casey...and relevant to my Irish ancestry, - and like Kevins got away to the West Midlands!

[JulieQ150]

So unique and pumping even after all these years.

[s2trash]

@JulieQ150

One of my all time fave albums as a teenager

Tom

[MrOldknight]

l,m lrish where do they say we,re thick,dexys there not lrish there from the midlands,whats your problem,?????????????????

[LilywhiteMcLenin]

@MrOldknight no problem mate - but the chorus lists a number of writers, Irish or of Irish extraction, Rowland was just exposing the myth that was perpetuated at the time in old Engerland.

[Garv2]

@MrOldknight

Kevin Rolland is of Irish parents & so were a lot of the band, he wrote a lot of songs with connections to his pride of being a second generation Irishman

[Fioneenacockeen]

@Garv2 Yes, you're right, his parents are from Mayo. My grandmother lived next door to his parents and my mum and Kevin are second cousins .

BTW,s2trash, thanks very much for uploading their best track from their best album. Top quality stuff :D

[LilywhiteMcLenin]

Incredible blast with a powerful message for those who loved to see the Irish as 'thick'

[s2trash]

@LilywhiteMcLenin

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Tom

[Fioneenacockeen]

@LilywhiteMcLenin Well said 

[ImAsMadAsHell]

@LilywhiteMcLenin thanks for that comment. i never really listened to the words before now. Thats a real education, thanks again

[MrJesusHJones]

@LilywhiteMcLenin I don't understand this comment, Kevin Rowland was born in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and continued to live in the Midlands for the duration of his 80's commercial success.

[splicernyc]

Big Jimmy Patterson was a trombone monster. Loved this record so much when I was in college and couldn't believe my ears when the next record came out. Shocked.

[48oldcourt]

great album played it to death

[s2trash]

@48oldcourt

Had to replace cassette , have it on vynal cassette and CD

[charliechicpea]

hey  jimmy, yeh, fantastic horns mate

[mansonalive]

dexys es la ley , soy un gran admirador de la banda y es una de mis bandas favoritas , de hecho le pondre aylin (eileen) a una de mis hijas , saludos desde Mexico ¡¡¡¡

[adamdxion34]

simon the mod

[Reulor]

When I first heard this album, I couldn´t believe it. This is such wonderful music. One of the best albums of all times....

[s2trash]

@Reulor

Has to be one of the best from the 80's at least

[Reulor]

@s2trash

For me, it is more than that. I couldn´t say it better than pmattews2 did in his comment ...

[mozdickson]

@Reulor i too was gobsmacked, sadly it was all downhill from there...

[devilskitchen08]

the bassist pete wiliams is a top bloke he taught me music at drama college lol i prefer dance stance but there both top tunes .i got late night feelings lol the bureau are a good band too!

[s2trash]

@devilskitchen08

This is the kind of comment i like , thanks for takeing the time

Tom

[tigerboy1966]

Still maintain that KR was one of the very few pop musicians who can be described as a genius. He was lightning from a clear sky. And he didn't give a fuck.

[BOBETENERIFE]

tenerife presente!

[joydivision808]

shut your fucking mouth untill you know the truth

[s2trash]

Er OK , tell you when i do !

Tom x

[pmatthews2]

One of the all time great albums. A real life changer, and still relevant as ever.

Pity the poor souls who think Dexys are only 'Come on Eileen' .

[smrelf999]

@pmatthews2 YES What did they do sold themselves out

[ZLUGGO]

@pmatthews2

I agree. 100%.

[gabbax2hey77]

"Searching For The Young Soul Rebels" ... one of my fave LP's ... the later Dexys incarnation (Come On Eileen) didn't rally do it for me.

[WolfsBlood66]

My music taste vary from here to there but this album is one i am glad i bought ..well ok my mom bought for me ..ON VINYL .BACK WHEN I WERE NOWT BUT A WEE LAD ..stuck with me eversince !!!

[s2trash]

Got this album on 4 formats

[syeandle]

So many poor souls have missed out by not having this album. In another 29 years it will still be as great

[s2trash]

It is a Album that is over looked by so many . I think the main reason is there later work ie Come On bloody you know what made them a bit of a joke band but this is just a personal view . This is a great SOUL album by any standards .

[ruth1488]

its an absolute blinder.i dont know anyone else who likes these..weird!

[MrAlQ]

by far the best song this band ever wrote. Stuff "Come On Eileen"

[chariotdrvr14]

This is my favorite song by this band.

Someone tell all those ppl 'Come On Eileen' isn't the only song they ever played nor is it even their best.

[modsheff1]

Cheers for posting this classic matey! Great opener to a great great album....SEARCHIN FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBEL RULESSS!!!