Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

パンクとノーザン・ソウルを融合し、大胆にホーンを導入したデビュー作。名曲｢ジーノ｣はモッズのアンセムに。

Q (1/01, p.95) - 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." Uncut (p.111) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ome truly soul-scorching music....At 30 years of age, SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS continues to burn." 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..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With an] explosion of '60s Stax Revue-like energy, passion and post-punk attitude..." Mojo (Publisher) (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 (Magazine) (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #1 in NME's "Top 5 Reissues Of The Year". NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #12 in NME's list of the `50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.' NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #84 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Record Collector (magazine) (p.80) - 5 star out of 5 -- "[I]ts blend of post-punk ferocity and bygone soul struck a match under pop music and arguably reignited other wordy and worldly artists."