Rock 'N Soul

This is a solid soul R&B album. Burke has a splendid voice that can hit a wide range of notes and brings a lot of emotion. The album is pretty quintessential soul where it’s about love songs in most situations. There’s not much bad about this album. The biggest drawback is the age of it and finding the mood to listen to it. But this is worth revisiting. 6.5/10

Burke ends up sounding dated in toto, but the flourishes behind the vocals make a convincing case for the titular genre. The album might mean more to a connoisseur, at which point one would expect it to appear as less of a deep cut.

One of my first full albums of soul rock, huge fan in general, but i respect the genre though. Not really matching my mood today, but happy to explore solomon burke Wont you give him - is my favourite, its light enough to add to a playlist, but overall strong soul album You can tell the album is era appropriate; specifically the guitar and piani riffs and backup singers. Very cool!

It was alright.

6/10. Seems like the sort of thing I'd like, but also listening to this after lunch kinda put me to sleep, so the jury is still out.

This was nice, really easy listening album. Some of the songs maybe felt a little too similar but I think that’s to be expected of albums from the 60s and earlier. 3.5/5

Chill as it gets.

Good strong early soul

Pretty nice album, love those soul backing vocals

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah it’s a charming one full of character and brings out the best of this genre for me so far! Favourite song: Track 3 - Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)

Enjoyed it. Probably not one I’ll listen to again like but was decent

Some mighty fine easy listening. First track is class. Think it really helped i was listening to this in winter, feel the vibe for this stuff more in this season for some reason. Reminded me of the mafia 2 soundtrack which is quality.

Nice easy listen. I proper enjoyed some songs, especially ‘Won’t you Give Him One More Chance’

3/5

The passionate "Can't Nobody Love You" and humorous "You Can't Love em All" stand out from the batch of good but slightly bland songs. Specifically, Solomon's voice is exceptional, but the back-up singers did nothing for me on most of the songs. I award Solomon three sweethearts to love, hopefully they'll last him the length of this album. 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️

blueprint for modern r&b and soul. sounds christmassy

Nive voice and some nice tunes. As an album, a bit monotonous - especially with the backing vocals.

"I'm the king of rock 'n roll!" declares archduke Franz Ferdinand as his driver pulls into an alley by a sandwich shop in Sarajevo. This album feels like an anachronism. It's good, certainly. Burke writes great songs that bring rock and soul together in a seamless fusion. However, this album feels like the end of a genre and not the beginning of it. A lot of this stuff sounds like Sam Cooke, but not as good. It's a fine album overall, but it's hard to understand why it makes the list. It's not particularly groundbreaking, nor is it a particularly iconic example of this type of music. This genre was buried by the British Invasion shortly after it was released, and that's fine by me, because listening to this album, it feels like it had run it's course 3/5

very of its time

Not bad, kind of classic but there arent any top 10 tracks or anything. 3/5

Had Fats Domino last week, this one survived the times better. Yes, music is to sweet for me but his voice is utterly beautiful and the music pleasant.

Good album.

Solomon Burke's Rock 'N Soul did not surprise or shatter any expectations but it's a solid entry in his catalogue.

C'est comme Otis Redding mais en moins bien. J'ai failli lâcher une critique incendiaire en soulignant que Burke lui avait volé sa place mais Otis figure bien le classement, ràs... Il arrive que Robert fasse son métier correctement.

A demain Robert, tu vas passer un sale quart d'heure.

Another album of songs that I have heard before but didn't know who sang them!

Pretty good. But dated and not really my kind of music. It's rare that I'd ever be in the mood to say, "hey I should put on some Solomon Burke."

Clair et concis

"Without soul, there'd be no rock, and without rock, there'd be no soul."

This album starts off great with Cry To Me. Even though it’s a slower pace, like the rest of the album, it’s got energy. I feel the soul. Nothing else on the album meets the level of Cry To Me, which is disappointing. It’s difficult to understand how seven top 100 hits are on this album.

Not offensive, but not really exciting either. 2.5/5

Prefs: Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), Cry To Me, Just Out of Reach, You Can't Love Them All, Beautiful Brown Eyes Moins pref: You're Good For Me

I’ve never listened to anything by Burke other than his 2002 release Don’t Give Up On Me - so traveling back almost 40 years from that is quite interesting. Solomon Burke is a powerful singer and delivers a great performance on this record. But while there are no bad tracks nothing ever sticks out as truly extraordinary either. I don’t think that this would have been as out of the ordinary for 1964 as the person placing this album in this list would like us to believe. But nevertheless I feel entertained by Burke’s company.

Excellent for the genre and era. 3/5

I think I might not be giving this album enough credit, there was a lot of really great songs on here, and the runtime was pretty good for what this style was going for. I'd be curious to listen to some other records from him. 3.5/5

Viejito pero bonito. Le falta de repente subir el beat para mi gusto pero está lleno de canciones cortitas y agradables. Sobresale Cry To Me y You´re Good For Me. 3 estrellas.

Its nice, 3

Not bad

Quite enjoyable

I liked this but wasn't blown away. My favourite song was the one that sounded like happiness is a warm gun by the Beatles

A classic with a great hit but the album was a bit too poetic simp for me, don't get me wrong would still listen but not on repeat.

Nice soulalbum, maar niet overweldigend

Bit boring for my taste. Im not a big soul fan

I like Solomon's voice. It has the perfect soul sound. Not a ton of hits coming off of this though.

Cry To Me was a pretty good song, and given my long break from this, was a good song to come back to. Just Out Of Reach was a bit calmer, would make good background music as opposed to listening to it. Goodbye Baby was again good background music. If You Need Me was a bit more of a listening song than the previous two, which were better background noise. Can’t Nobody Love You was more of the same style, it was good, just nothing new to add. Someone To Love Me was the same, definitely from the 60s. You’re Good For Me was more of the same stuff on the album, nothing jumps out. Won’t You Give Him was a bit different than other songs so won’t complain Hard, Ain’t It Hard was bit more “country” opposed to the rest of the album, so again different. You Can’t Love Em All again really encapsulates that 60s sound, and was a nice throwback. Beautiful Brown Eyes again was good background music. He’ll Have A Go reminded me of Elvis, and was a nice song to close the album off. Overall, the album was good background music, nothing blew me away, but I didn’t dislike anything, would make good restaurant music. 3/5

C'est sympathique. L'enregistrement est bon. J'aime bien.

More Soul than Rock by modern standards but very easy listening whilst working.

I enjoy Cry to Me, I'm pretty sure I first heard it from the movie Dirty Dancing. The album is from the 60's and I prefer this sound of the 60's compared to other artists and songs of that era. Overall, good sound and has good lyrics.

Me gustó, un lenguaje que entiendo mejor.

"Rock 'N Soul" is exactly what it sounds. A rock-'n'-roll soul album. For some reason, the tracks are shuffled in Spotify. I don't know why, and I haven't realized it when I listened. But began with the amazing "Cry to Me". I love the bluesy energy with the smoothness of soul in Burke's personality, especially in this track. Unfortunately, the rest of the album lacks the pure rock-'n'-soul energy of that track. A few tracks are pretty fine, but overall, it felt like generic '60s pop riff offs. I guess it's a must listen since it's the bridge between soul and rock-'n'-roll. But much of the vibes here can easily be blown away by its peers.

The album was good, it reminds me of a lot of similar music from that time. I don't know if this one influenced others or was influenced by others, probably a little bit of both.

I appreciated this for his great voice, the music history relevance, inventiveness and for the song "You're Good For Me" But in the end all song are pretty much turning into a blur and after 3 listens, nothing really sticks, stands out or made really much impression

Kind of samey, but a fun album

Old style but good

Good ol' soul. Burke has a voice that could bring the house down, and he damn well knows how to use it. That's passion, folks. Raw, unbridled passion is what makes these simple souls songs so great in Burke's voice.

Nice slow chill out music. Enjoyed this listen.

Classic 60s soul.

It was a pleasant enough listen; good background music but I think there are better versions of some of the tracks. I’m trying to be less middle of the road in my scoring but2 would be harsh, so another average 3*

Great soulful voice. Super production. Classy. Lost a bit of interest towards the end. No classics but solid throughout.

Just not my style though I can recognize the artistry.

Having something of a soft spot for 60's music this listen was made even better with how good this album was. No songs really stood out to me, but every one of them was as good as the last. 58/100 gecs

A pleasant listen

Great voice but wasn't a fan of the music.

It's a bit like listening to one of the best easy listening stations. Very smooth.

Sequencia clássica de soul.

Like Solomon better than Kanye

I like this one! Never heard of Solomon Burke, he's proclaimed the king of rock and soul (I don't know how that holds up, is that a name he gave himself?). He's got a fantastic voice and the songs work very well in this style. I totally understand the genre branding because it's right between those two. Album got a little redundant, but still an enjoyable listen regardless. Favorite tracks: Goodbye Baby, Won't You Give Him, If You Need Me. Album art: Very basic, but the bold blocking text and the slightly askew image elevate it just a bit. Simple, but I like it. 3.5/5

Se deja escuchar.

Fabulous album from one of the greatest soul voices of all time. Several of these songs are pure classics, with "Cry to Me" being the standout track. It gets a little weak on much of the back half of the album, but on balance this is a really lovely collection of songs. I enjoyed it. Fave Songs: Cry to Me, If You Need Me, Can't Nobody Love You, Someone to Love Me, He'll Have to Go

Solid soul/rock album.

Good for history. Huge for its time, I'm sure, but it doesn't really engage me in 2022 (for example the way Sam Cooke's live album did)

"Sam brought you cake and ice cream, and he called you cherry pie. Ray Charles called you his sunshine, but you never mind. I ain't let nobody let love you, like I'm loving you right now. 'Cause they don't know how, to love you like I do...." Favorites: Cry to Me, Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), Can't Nobody Love You, Hard, Ain't It Hard, You Can't Love 'Em All, Beautiful Brown Eyes, He'll Have to Go.

Really enjoyed it, for a change of pace

Great voice, bit too much of a similar thing going on to make it a stand out album though

Great voice! Cry To Me is great, but then after that opener, the rest of the album is alright, just felt a little lacklustre, (with the exception of Can't Nobody Love You, that's a good 'un).

none

Jj

Soporific. Probably also laxative.

Few songs didn't hit that hard as I expected it to be

Good voice but the instrumentals got repetitive , a solid 3.5-4/5 nevertheless , the best songs imo are Cant nobody love you and Cry to me

Genre: Southern Soul 3/5 An album full of jukebox stuffers and sock hop bangers, perhaps maybe a few years too late (considering it's 1964), Rock'n Soul by Solomon Burke is a totally bland, yet totally sweet, little soul album. There are songs on here that I'm sure your mom/grandma may know. Back in the day, songs like these were sexy, but in today's times they sound rather dated. No harm done though, as Solomon Burke's voice does plenty of legwork to make these songs more enjoyable than they could've been. Cry to Me, a song that sounds somewhat familiar without having heard it before, is a great showcase of Burke's vocal prowess, and the instrumental and choir vocals behind him are exactly what the title suggested: rock'n soul. Beyond that delightful song, the rest of the album sort of wades through some classic blues/soul tunes, not necessarily trying to do too much. It does the job, and it provides a great backing track for whatever you may be doing while listening to it. A classic easy listening, soulful record that should be easily enjoyed by anybody picking it up.

lots of belters, not quite as many bangers. great sound though!

Nice, pleasant sounding music, strong voice. 3

Took me back to Kellerman's ❤️

Enjoyable album. The vocals were really nice but there wasn't much variety I felt between the songs. By the end it felt like a pretty one-note album but I still enjoyed it.

Liked it more than I thought I would, but still pretty old fashioned similar to other artists in that era.

-A lot more soul than rock -Every song was like the dang same, kinda reminded me of some old Christmas song -Got kinda tedious just being the same sort of song over and over again without any real builds of energy or anything

Fínt soul-stöff, góð rödd.

Solomon funk

El seu xorro de veu destaca per sobre de tota la resta, i la lectura que fa dels clàssics de l'època del rock és sobèrbia, especialment en la increïble 'Cry to Me'

Soul

It’s a good album who’s title accurately describes the sound. Being as old as the record is it felt fresh to me as a first time listen.

It was pretty good, some nice tunes. I enjoyed it more than yesterday's album by Elvis.

More consistently enjoyable than Elvis in Memphis.

Good soul with a powerful voice. Not my type of thing generally, but the performances are very good and the moody.

I really like old school soul, but I have to admit that Solomon Burke's music has mostly eluded me. This isn't bad, but it does sound a little more primitive than my preferences, and I wish the chorus girls were cut back a little. But there are some stone cold gems in there, enough that I can see me coming back to this when I need something to groove to. C.

Feels very comforting and cozy.

I’m not very well-versed in soul, but I feel like I should at least be able to recognize folks by name on this list. So, this is a surprise. What a voice! I’d toss this on if the occasion is right, but idk if I’ll run around rec’ing this over James Brown anytime soon. 3

This was cool. Especially the first track

Extrem nostalgischer Sound, fand ich insgesamt ziemlich unterhaltsam, könnt ich aber auch nicht viel länger als die runtime hören.

Pleasant enough

Álbum llevadero, buen compañero para actividades tranquilas, con estructura de vals en casi todas las canciones.

Can’t nobody love you Somrone to love me He’ll have to go

I enjoyed what I heard, but not sure I was amazed by any of it?

Inoffensive classic 60s music. Nothing I'll ever put on again but also nothing I've got anything to hold against.

I am not familiar with the SOLOMON BURKE; however, I did see him live once opening up as a second act for LUCINDA WILLIAMS back on July 17, 2002 at Central Park’s SummerStage (Chuck Prophet was the third opening act). I don’t have any favorable reaction upon seeing SOLOMON BURKE live. After listening to ROCK N SOUL, I did not find any warmth or emotion in BURKE’s "soul" music, so I did not appreciate his vocals and the music itself. I do prefer OTIS REDDING over SOLOMON BURKE. I am not crazy about BURKE’s preachin’ vocal quality and his forced nature and there is no groove or swing to the music itself. In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, ROCK N SOUL is the only album included. Rate Artist: SOLOMON BURKE (3.0) Rate Album (Year): ROCK N SOUL (1981 Original) (3.0) Ranking of SOLOMON BURKE - ROCK N SOUL songs 01) "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" - 3:16 08.0/10 02) "Cry to Me" - 2:27 07.5/10 03) "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" - 2:31 06.0/10 04) "If You Need Me" - 2:29 06.5/10 05) "Hard, Ain't It Hard" - 2:45 04.0/10 06) "Can't Nobody Love You" - 2:30 05.0/10 07) "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)" - 2:46 04.5/10 08) "You're Good for Me" - 2:45 04.5/10 09) "You Can't Love Them All" - 2:40 06.0/10 10) "Someone to Love Me" - 2:59 04.0/10 11) "Beautiful Brown Eyes" - 3:42 04.0/10 12) "He'll Have to Go" - 3:16 04.0/10 Original 1964 Release 64.0/100 = 06.4 / 2 = 3.2

Another album at the intersection of R&B and Soul. There's a wide range of influences on this album including some Bossa Nova, and county/western. Though Solomon Burke has a great voice, I understand why he was overshadowed by others in the Soul/R&B scene. He's not as explosive as James Brown, or Sam Cooke (live). His instrumentation is more sparse and calls to mind a more '50s style of instrumentation.

Ok, but nothing outstanding 58 years later. 3

Only if you're in the mood for Early 60's music

Nice representation of early soul-influenced rock and roll. It's not something I'll listen to regularly, but when the mood is right, it's nice. It's from an era before my time but probably due to movies and TV shows I grew up watching, I get feelings of nostalgia from it.

Pretty average soul. I liked it, I don't think it is anything special, however.

I understand he's one or the pioneers of soul, but. not a musical style i've ever showed any real interest in. That said, the album was a pleasant listen

3.5 - One of those soulful voices that seems to emanate deep down to his toes. He’s able to unleash that voice on “Cry to Me.”

Orecchiabile e piacevole. Ha una voce calda tipo quella di Elvis. Ascoltandolo mi ricorda quei caffé/ristoranti anni 50 americani, tutti bianchi, neri e rossi, e le loro sale da ballo, su cui si struggono e fanno tanti film.

Good songs to jam listen to on a long ride

Close to 4 stars. Pretty groovy all around, but generally not my kinda vibes

Dobar soul

Pristojan albumčić, paše.

Nice voice!

I know I know a few songs by Solomon Burke, but I'm not sure any are on here. It feels more 50's than 60's. But done really well. Old fashioned but pleasant. Four tracks in, it hasn't moved much tonally. Mid tempo rock and roll/soul music. I feel like it might have set the template from which James Brown et al then jumped off from... But it doesn't make it any less repetitive to listen to. He has a hell of a voice though.

I like that this project has introduced me to underappreciated talent. I did not know of this singer, this album, or any of the songs. And I appreciate Solomon Burke and this album now. I really like his voice and how he interprets these songs. I like that he championed the term "soul singer" and I think it's apt. Songs that stand out to me are "Can't Nobody Love You," "You're Good for Me" and "He'll Have to Go." I definitely love the backup singers on this, as well as the instrumentation backup.

It was nice to hear some soul! I think a few songs will make it into my library, but I don’t know about the entire album.

ROCK ‘N SOUL is a smooth sounding soul album featuring great backup singers. This takes me back to when I was a kid listening to Sam Cooke on my Close ‘n Play record player. I enjoyed Solomon Burke’s music, although I can see why Sam Cooke is more known. Still I’m surprised to have no recollection of Solomon Burke given the quality of this album and his title as the “King of Rock ‘N Soul.” Favorite tracks: Cry To Me; You’re Good For Me; Won’t You Give Him (One More Chance); Hard, Ain’t It Hard; He’ll Have To Go.

60's sound, solid.

3 stars. Its definitely influential, but I won't ever voluntarily listen to something like this. It is far too basic and uninteresting

I enjoyed this album. It reminded me of watching the movie Dirty Dancing.

На любителя, не очень зашло про трудную жизнь негра. Ставить по случаю, только на пластинке, покуривая сигару в баре

This sounds like an album you’d put in the background of 50s movies when you don’t wanna use the music everyone knows

Some old school soul. Cool sound, but like a lot of old albums, suffers from sounding very similar track to track

Great voice, good tunes

A pleasant listen of early rock n roll / soul

A fun little romp through what I can only describe as "Music that Marty McFly's parents probably danced to". I love that this dude was a preacher but had a side hustle INVENTING ROCK AND ROLL

Solid album but the lyrics are pretty basic and the songs all sound pretty similar. Still has great vocals and instrumentals on most songs.

This was a bit of fun!

Solid, competent soul

Prachtig, bijna 4 sterren waard!

Goeie zondagochtend muziek.

Hier kan toch niemand op tegen zijn?

Good album to just throw on in the background while you're working around the house or in the office. Amazing how overlooked he is as a singer from this time period. Favorite Tracks: "If You Need Me" and "Can't Nobody Love You"

Lovely stuff

Buen álbum

Soul / Jazz / Big Band

Great stuff

Liked it!

Loved, a bit neat and sweet, but loved it.

Decent, Elvis vibes, I liked the first song most

Mysigt litet album. Inte riktigt min stil men var lite lugnande 50-60 tals elegans över många låtar. Några låtar var ganska bra med.

Nice vibe. A real player

An amazing voice and great background vocals that carry an otherwise so-so album. The songs feel a little too similar, but they're not bad.

I was not familiar with any of the songs. It was a good listen.

It's not terrible, I just don't need it.

Liked the country influence. Has a little Elvis vibe with some of the arrangements

Classic old timey sound. Pleasant, but nothing that stands out too much

Enjoyable

First song is an instant love. I recognized, He'll Have To Go Favorites: Cry To Me He'll Have To Go

what a cool mix of rock n soul, will defo listen to this in the summer (pretty much right now) when it's too hot to even think of moving

2 of the songs caught my interest but the rest were very forgettable

There's some great crooning on this record, and I enjoyed some of the covers chosen for the album. Solomon Burke's voice has a lot in common with Elvis Presley on some of the rock'n'roll tracks, and Sam Cooke on more of the more soulful tracks. Fav Tracks: Cry to Me and He'll Have to Go

Dirty dancing

Cool

Blues gostozinho de ouvir, leve, bacana

Eu nao entendo de Blues o suficiente pra saber a diferenca entre blues bom e blues bosta

Added "If You Need Me" to my day to day liked list.

Im a fan

Generally easy to listen to. Several songs are pretty similar but some are nice. Good voice. 3.5-ish.

iiii liked it

Plyta pewnie jest klasykiem gatunku, bo brzmi jak cos o czym myslisz piszac czarny soul lat 60, wiec wokal w ktorym nie sluchac praktyki, a jedynie samoukowe techniki murzynskie, tematycznie jest klasyka gatunku, czyli cale dwanascie trakow, to kawalki poruszajace watki romantyczne, szczesliwe, nieszczesliwe, ale romantyczne, ale zarazem troche preacherowe tak jakby pan solomon byl medrcem milosci mozna sie troche poczuc sluchac tego albumiku, jak soul to musza byc chorki, wiec oczywiscie sie pojawiaja gesto czesto, tak samo roznorodnie jest wsrod instrumentali czasem czuc jakby cala orkiestra stala za spiewakiem, a jednak nie mozna nikogo znalesc w kredistach, tak samo jak chorkowcow, jedynie panowie z produkcji sie pojawiaja, granie za paczke fajek pelna geba, czy pod nazwiskiem burke kryje sie jakas banda o ktorej nie moglem sie wywiedziec w credistach, bo sam solomon jako grammowy grajek mial wiele bandow i albumikow bandowych wydal sporo, ale to nie jest jeden z nich, wiec jest to troche dziwne, na plejaka wrzuce goodbye baby i if you need me,

Smooth mate

decent music, lyrics not particularly striking.

Highlights: Cry to Me, Won't You Give Him (One More Chance) If it weren't for Dirty Dancing (and "The Scene"), we may not even know about Cry to Me...But it's a great song.

This is some smooth music. I like this dude's voice and the songs are easy to listen to.

Ok

3.5/5

Very pleasant listening from a bygone era. I could see this being a nice thing to have a little private dance to or making/eating dinner together.

Eh, kanskje jeg mangler den musikkhistoriske konteksten, men dette albumet var veldig ordinært. Mange fine sanger, bra musikk. Jeg forstår likevel ikke hvorfor dette albumet er på listen over beste album noen sinne. Fin musikk =/= bra album. 5+/10

No surprises but enjoyable.

Very soulful. Pretty good. 6-7/10

Nice

songs were all very similar, not bad just 🤷🏼‍♀️

Nice sound for an album from -64. Well worth a listen.

Couple of bops! Not really my thing.

Oh boy oh boy what a set of pipes. The old romantic in me can't resist some of the tunes.

A fun listen! Outside of my normal wheelhouse, but I'm glad to have found it. Not groundbreaking, but nice smooth listening.

Rock n roll classic.

Great voice, very sweet (maybe too sweet) songs.

Does exactly what it says on the box. A good portion of the songs do follow the same drum pattern, but the emotion here is palpable.

Ensimmäisellä kuuntelukerralla tämä tuntui täysin yhdentekevältä, kädenlämpöiseltä tunnelmoinnilta. Jollain oudolla tavalla tämä kuitenkin nappasi mukaansa seuraavilla kuunteluilla. Lopulta ihan miellyttävää, joskaan ei erityisen merkityksellistä, kuunneltavaa

Nice 60's vibe - title suggests its a mix of rock and soul. Easy listening but few song deviate from each other.

started strong but couldn't stay into it

Good album of 60's rock/soul. That being said there may be later artists that I enjoy more of this style.

Not so much my style, too soul for me, but I'm sure its a great album for the genre

Nice jazzy album for some background music

it's ok

Not that bad but not memorable to me

Nice, easy soul music. So many hits recorded here.

Vähän pelotti kun levyn kuunnelluin biisi ei suuremmin säväyttänyt, mutta ihan kivasti soiva kokonaisuus.

Not all old music is sustainable.

Tämä(kin) oli hyvän fiiliksen levy. Ei täysin uus tuttavuus, mut positiivinen bongaus silti

Very ok. Should be called “soul” no rock here. That said, he has a great voice and there are good songs here. Just a little too slow in general.

1964: Cry To Me, If You Need Me

Сара 2,5 Марко 2

Solomon has an amazing voice. His vocal performance feels powerful, majestic like a lion's roar. His voice is center stage in this album and that for good reason, as he carries most of the songs by himself. Overall this album oozes vintage charm and is a nice listen. The songwriting is a double faced sword. The easy to understand and campy lyrics are essential to the overall vibe of the album. However, I think the songwriting does not work with the overall concept of the album, which is love. The lyrics depict love in a very naive and over romanticized way - which would be fine if the tracklist had one or two songs with this subject matter. But, since ALL the songs are love songs and love is depicted in this overromantized way, the overall depiction feels shallow, inauthentic, almost tacky. I also had some problems with the flow of songs. Most of the songs had very little build up, or release: It was mostly Solomon roaring with his lions voice from the get to, while the band miyandered around one or two musical ideas. A couple of the tracks just ended completely random with a volume fade. For a couple of tracks that happened when Solomon sang at his highest intensity, leaving me puzzled. Overall, it is "nice" music as long as you don't think too hard about the lyrics, or want more than an amazing vocal performance. I feel a light to decent 2 for this one.

Kink auf Rock 'N Soul.

Nah man, this cheesy slow tempo stuff I way too dull.

I wanted to like this moreeeeee.

There are a few transcendent moments where he sounds like Sam Cooke singing a not very good song. Some really nice guitar towards the end of the album though.

Didn’t love. Might demote more

All heart, and true soul.

Very samey, antiquated style music. Perfunctory soul music like Sam Cooke but not as good. There's only so many love songs I can bother listening to in one go.

Nice recording and great voice. But this is 12 of the same song. And I didn’t really enjoy it the first time I heard it.

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)

I agree it’s important from a historical perspective but it’s too old timey for me

not my type

Eh it’s ok

I've been digging the early rock albums that I hadn't heard before, but this one just didn't do it for me.

Ive been having to listen to so many R&B/ rock lately, but this might just be the creepiest. Solomon Burke's use of the word "girl" every other song feels gross. Also, did you listen to the lyrics on You Can't Love Them All? woof! I understand I'm looking at this through 60 years in the future eyes, but still...

Day Three - Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke, 1964. ⭐️⭐️ It's hard when you listen to something and you know it's important and formative, but it just doesn't hit for you. Part of it is the arrangement used for these songs, which is a little generic and a disappointing background for his very powerful voice. I knew a couple of the songs from this album, notably "Cry to Me" and "If You Need Me," but at the end of the day, for this kind of gospel-tinged soul I would prefer a female singer. I did not add any songs from this album to my library. Side note: the covers of Woody Guthrie's "Hard, Ain't It Hard" and "He'll Have to Go" popularized by Jim Reeves are so out of place here for me and lowered my review from 3 to 2. :/

Correct spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/152R8N9N0ACnWPNOBIO4M8?si=2vsKouiCSJ2MsNd5kyInYw&utm_source=copy-link

Meh not awful or unlistenable but boring.

Beautifully sung, and pleasantly smooth but it's also terribly shallow and repetitive. Something that chunter away in the background rather than break life's iron crust.

È bello, insomma si fa ascoltare, ma un conto sono 3 canzoni, un intero album di ascolto attivo mi scioglie

Cry to me is the standout so far. Just out of reach was so over the top it made me cringe. The simpler the presentation, the better the track. Someone to Love Me sounds great because the lack of clutter and production add-ons. The album has some hits and a few good songs, but I was surprised that it had seven top 100 hits.

Not the best soul album I’ve ever heard, but alright

Like the title suggest it is an interestig blend of rock n roll and soul music. Solomon melds them well, and he has a fantastic voice to do so. But a lot of the songs are fairly uninteresting.

Maybe a 2.5

Het is heerlijk hoe hij op het eerste nummer zijn buigbare stem gebruikt om elke noot en elke klank onverwacht te plaatsen en zo een heel breed palet aan kleuren en subtiele details te schilderen. Het is teleurstellend hoe dat na het eerste nummer stopt en de rest van de plaat daardoor helemaal plat valt in standaard jaren 60 soul. Dat is leuk, maar niet genoeg om me in de plaat in te trekken.

forgettable

Not that interesting of a sound, really liked won’t you give him (one more chance), but that was pretty much it.

2.5 bur

Cool q decirte de fondo

dated then, still dated now.

I guess it's historic and legendary, but not sure why this is part of the 1001 albums you must listen to.

Чудовий голос і сильно не мої аранжування

Це не мій жанр явно, але подивимося. З перших нот дуже ретро вайб, теплий, ніби зернистий запис. You’re Good For Me гарний трек про кохання, але я підозрюю, що там всі пісні на цю тему. Альбом дуже добрий, легко слухається, можна використати як любовний саундтрек до якогось контенту на Камінній. Чи хотів би прослухати знову? -Ні мені досить. Чи був це приємний експірієнс? -Так, був.

More classic oldies; about what you’d expect.

2.0 Sam Cooke lite. It’s not bad but I wouldn’t listen to it again.

Good I guess but not my kind of thing

Pretty generic early 60s american rock. Not bad, but nothing spectacular

I forgot this album as I was listening to it

putting this on is like listening to any oldies radio station, however i think the recording and performances are particularly lively.

decent 60s rock, nothing too special

Production is quite bad, even for that time. Musically, there's not much about it, quite generic stuff for that genre. Well, in part because of that, Burke's singing wasn't that impressive.

Not really my kind of music singing is pretty good though bit too simplistic lyrical subject matter is practically the same on every song didn't really like it

A collection of singles over a four year period is not what I call a “must listen” album. 4/10.

Fine listen but nothin memorable

le pongo una estrella y media. por que? porque me gustó más que el anterior, quizás por el género musical. y además porque tenia cosas como notas o melodías q hacían q disfrutara más de ciertas canciones

I'm struggling to write much about this one. It was a decent listen, but I doubt I'll come back to it.

I get tired of doowop music real fast

I've heard _of_ Solomon Burke more than I've heard his music. He definitely has a great voice. The songs are fine, but that's all.

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Quite monotonous. It's a product of it's time, which is unfortunate for his vocal talent. There are other, better, more innovative sounding soul records that don't fall into the same cliches and production traps this one does.

Can appreciate the history behind.

Ну сколько можно уже такой древности? Оно же всё одинаковое.

A great voice, but a mish mash of songs.

No standouts

Pretty generic. This guy apparently didn't want to be labelled as 'R&B' because R&B was considered the devil's music. All I can say is, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

great guitar playing on this thing loving the soulish fills but everything else feels like a collection of cliches like they were only allowed to play three jams, dont think rating this the same as elton or so is fair, could be listening to it all day but doesnt feel too inspired, im not a dirty dancing guy so i dont connect to it trough that one song

2.4 3x nothing wrong with it

Not my style, did not enjoy.

Music isn’t bad, just not my style

felt like it was lacking in something but it was still nice enough 2.5

I thought this was going to kick more ass than it did. The title "Rock 'N' Soul" gives the impression of something with real power from the soul. Now there is some of that here, but I expect more joy than sadness. Solomon Burke mostly laments over some girl for the majority of this tracklist. I was expecting something like Little Richard with some Otis Redding. I like those guys because there's passion that I can hear from the get go and throughout their works. Solomon Burke has some of that but uses it to mope on the floor rather than getting back up on his feet. I wouldn't say this is essential, just OK. The guitarist really likes his eight note melodies (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

This was ok

Yes, I appreciate it's qualities and value, but this album is not for me.

i do not like goodbye baby. the first two songs were alright. cry to me was the better of the two. this is cute i had swans’ “people like us” queued up after this album. crazy whiplash. this was alright though, didn’t do a whole lot for me.

2+ Stars (6/15)

Varmasti hyvä laulaja mutta mitäänsanomatonta ja erittäin tylsää amerikkalaista taustamusaa. Ei tästä oikein tykkää vaikka miten yrittää. 2/5

Great soul music

Great vocals, simple album

Erinnert stark an Elvis. Aber nicht so meine Musik.

sounds good but realistically not gonna listen again

Прикольная реверберация (его прям оч много, зато появляется ощущение, что я прям это в одной комнате с ними слушаю) . Как будто Синатру слушаю . Один и тот же ритм( . 3 песня хорошая . Ну это опять скучно. Просто песни про любовь под один и тот же барабанный патерн . Нету ничего интересного, абсолютно. Я разочарован.

2/5

After seein Regnix giving this a 4-Star review I had to listen in - what a lovely, folky album with some lovely singing. Matty Groves is a banger!

Fine background music for the commute

I have a real issue with a grown man calling a woman little girl. As soon as I heard this lyric I stopped listening.

After hearing and recognizing and liking Cry to Me I had high hopes, but the rest was just meh.

I'm a sucker for 60s and 70s soul records, but this one did not spark joy or sorrow for me.

this albuum is so calming! His voice is so soothing and silky... the lyrics are great too! Soul is not usually my thing, but this is a great album. Only one thing is that the songs all sound the same, they seem to blend together. Songs i would go back to: Cry to Me If You Need Me

okish

Great voice. Can see the appeal but feel we've (I've?) moved on? Not for me. A regrettable 2*

Great voice let down by some curious choices in the arrangements and production. A lot of really thin 123 string acoustic and backing vocals that come from more of a pop background than the gospel/soul vibe that would seem to propel the songs.

It's not bad, but a little old for my taste. It's sock hop rock which is what my grandparents would have listened to in High School. It's definitely cut from the same cloth as Elvis and you can hear it. It's a 4/10

Rate 4/10

A bit bland compared to his peers

idles like it

Ikke kjipt å høre på, men vannvittig kjedelig sjanger

Never liked soul, don't like R&B, Motown for me was Notown - I like a little blues. This is what the radio sounded like when I was growing up and we were awaiting the Brits and California rockers to save us. There is some good guitar work in the background sublimated by the vocals.

Greatest hits artist

соул мне не заходит ну как не крути. сам по себе соул без электроники, трип-хопа и всех остальных к соулу примыкающих не впечатляет(

I want to likenthis album more than i do. Too much of it is bland

Glemte å følga med, men va vel greit

4/10 - There isn’t anything bad on the album, but there isn’t anything to come back to. I feel like there were a multitude of similar albums from that time period that would have been much more important to put on this list.

This sounds like the most basic early 60's album. His voice is good and the music is inoffensive but it isn't memorable. 5/10

First album where I'm like "yeah there's nothing that's really sonically interesting or fun", which means it's my first 2, as I continue to suss out how I'm gonna score things

It was fine? Musically solid but a bit slow for my tastes. I always feel a bit guilty when trying to rank things that clearly have historical gravitas. But this probably sounded a bit indistinguishable because I’m either unfamiliar with the genre or because it had so much influence on the music that followed. Probably both. Either way, clearly music of its time, but not an actively enjoyable listen for me.

Feel good soul! Perfect soundtrack to serve as nostalgic, inoffensive filler for films that baby boomers watched on dates made from 1975-2000. The fact that the first paragraph of the wikipedia article includes the fact that it was included in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" is really telling — there isn't much more to say here.

Nice album, Lyrics and Instrumental are nice, however this album is not my taste in music. I found it a little boring or rather nothing special, but I no way was it bad, just not my kind of music

Suprisingly listenable for me, but wont turn me into a soulhead

Alala