Chirping Crickets

One of my favourite albums ever. Also, one of my favourite anecdote ever, taken from Little Richards self biography "The Life and Times of Little Richard". Angel, a stripper, later on said this MIGHT not be true, but seriously, never fact check a good story. “One time Buddy came into my dressing room while I was jacking off with Angel sucking my titty. Angel had the fastest tongue in the west. She was doing that to me and Buddy took out his thing. She opened up her legs and he put it in her. He was having sex with Angel, I was jacking off, and Angel was sucking me when they introduced his name on stage. He finished and went to the stage still fastening himself up. I’ll never forget that. He came and he went.”

Hard to rate this one cuz of how old it is. At this point the songs are like a novelty which is fun to hear once in a while but I can’t really take it too seriously. Gonna give it a 3 cuz I see how it’s important for music history and hearing a song or two once in a while is fun but I wouldn’t ever listen to the whole album. I think I would just put on an oldies playlist cuz this is really before albums were meant to be a cohesive piece of work anyways. That being said, I did enjoy the album a lot and the simplicity of the songs gives off a nostalgic feeling. The reverb on it’s too late sounds cool. 👍:that’ll be the day, maybe baby, it’s too late

The ones you know (Oh Boy!, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby, It's Too Late, That'll Be The Day) are straight fire, though not a raging one. Just a few isolated fires, actually. Perfectly controlled and never threatening to spread. In other words, Holly wasn't a purveyor of the type of excess the 60s myth tells us his brand of R'n'R turned into (but probably didn't). He was a formalist, a model railway builder, a de rigger songsmith. When he was great--which wasn't all the time, as the duller numbers here testify to--he crafted rockers where every strum, hum and warble was in service to a rhythm that never muscles through like Chuck Berry or skitters tilt-a-whirl like Little Richard but doesn't need to. Tiny paintbrush and glue gun in hand in hand, Holly crafted space for everything to breathe, creating the effect of songs more compulsive and propulsive than they really are. And effect is all. The apotheosis is when everything but the drums and Holly's voice drop out in the fourth chorus of That'll Be the Day. It goes "When. You (boom). Make (boom). Me (boom). Cry (boom)-y (boom)." At that moment, you can literally hear early-Beatles John Lennon take the baton from him. Except not really - that's preposterous.

2/5 I hate to be a party pooper, but I found "Chirping Crickets" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets to be a bit of a snoozefest. Sure, the album is considered a classic and has been influential in the development of rock and roll, but to my ears, it just sounds sleepy and boring. The songs are all pretty much the same, with a slow tempo and a twangy guitar sound that never seems to change. The lyrics are simple and repetitive, with nothing particularly interesting or thought-provoking to say. I found myself nodding off halfway through the album and struggling to stay awake until the end. Even the upbeat tracks, like "That'll Be the Day," fail to get me excited or energized. The production is flat and uninspired, with no real dynamic range or interesting textures to grab my attention. I know that "Chirping Crickets" is considered a landmark album in the history of rock and roll, and that many people hold it in high regard. But for me, it just doesn't do anything. It's like a warm glass of milk - it might be comforting to some, but for me, it just puts me to sleep. If you're a die-hard fan of classic rock and roll and are looking for an album to add to your collection, then by all means, give "Chirping Crickets" a listen. But if you're looking for something with a bit more energy and excitement, you might want to look elsewhere.

What a sweet record from Buddy Holly! While I don't remember ever giving The "Chirping" Crickets a full listen before, I'm pretty sure I was listening from the womb as he was someone my parents had on the radio or spinning in the console. As one of the early rock-n-roll troubadours, his short 22 years of life not only influenced rock music moving forward, but was a definitive variable in my own musical development. The record is wonderful from beginning to end and has just inspired a 50s rock-n-roll listening party here in me. All I've listened to since yesterday morning is Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson and more. With fresh ears I'm transported back to my childhood and the childhoods of my parents. Thanks for your music, Buddy! It's made a difference in endless lives. RIP.

I was brought up on this stuff, Dad was a huge Buddy Holly fan. These songs are ingrained in my soul, I knew them all before I even knew what music was. They've always been there, and I love them like family members. It's all so damn cheerful as well, how can you not love it! I wish there were more than 25 minutes of this.

One of those defining classics that exists at a very particular time and place. It's an extremely well-performed, well-written album deserving of a place on this list for its historical importance alone, but it still holds up musically more than 60 years after its recording.

Buddy Holly's music is fantastic. It will always be fantastic. One of the great things about music is it's ability to transport you back to when you first heard it. This album started and I was instantly a pre teen camping with my grandparents. One of my uncle's had a box of tapes with this and a bunch of other 70's rock type things. Sleeping under pine trees and cooking pancakes, bacon and eggs over an open fire is tough to beat. Anyways, Buddy Holly is pure magic.

the original PUNKS

Old but gold

I understand the importance of the genre as a foundational step towards other genres of rock, but this is just terrible to listen to. It's all just very dated, and the production is flat with cliche and boring lyrics. It's nothing but a historical artifact.

Honestly, the worst thing about this album is that the cover looks like the Mt Rushmore of pallid dorks. The music is fucking awesome, and Buddy Holly was a big swinging dick despite looking like he got kicked out of the chess club for being uncool. It's just wall to wall bangers, and the real tragedy is that Buddy Holly wasn't able to record this stuff just a bit later after production standards had increase. The album has strong country roots, but it doesn't feel like a country album, it feels completely fresh relative to almost everything I've heard from this time 5/5

My dad once told me Buddy was essential for my music education and since I first discovered him, I have never never looked back! A legend who was one of the first to write, produce, perform, and market himself in a band, be the nerdy contrast the more Hollywood Elvis. This albums has rock n roll in its first true form with 12 bar blues and 50s chord progressions, catchy choruses and singable melodies, with ranging rhythms for each song. To me, his works are one of the first true rock masterpieces.

One of the beginnings of rock and roll documented and a great album with loads of influential songs to be found on it

Yes! Or better yet, hell yes! Was just last week that I was lamenting the fact that we had no Buddy Holly on here yet, while we did get the Stones album with a cover of "Not Fade Away." Buddy was a pioneer in his own right, a master of the rockabilly style and an actual songwriter. He didn't write all of these songs, but some of the best he did, like "Not Fade Away" and "Maybe Baby." I love getting albums like this as a true time capsule of what was hot back then. A lot on here that actually rocks, and I can just imagine kids going brazy at the sock hops. It's a shame Buddy Holly died so tragically, I would have loved to see what his music would have evolved into as he got older. He was ONLY 22 YEARS OLD when he died in that plane crash, if he had lived just to 50 he would've been making music in the '80s, what a crazy alternate timeline that would be. Rest in peace, this album rocks and rolls. Favorite tracks: Not Fade Away, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, That'll Be the Day, I'm Lookin for Someone to Love, Send Me Some Lovin, Last Night. Album art: Nothing really crazy, just a band photo, but man, look at these young dudes. Buddy Holly having the time of his life, like 20-21 years old here. Just unbelievable still that he died when he did. 4.5/5

Ooo wee ooo i look like buddy holly

The ‘Chirping’ Crickets One of those albums where you feel you need to balance the historical importance with the actual music. The historical impact is of course massive, without Buddy Holly you could argue that the Beatles and Stones wouldn’t have been the bands we know, or the idea of the band as a self contained writing and performing entity might not have occurred until much later. Musically though this is good. Obviously it does sound very 50s, but there is a lot more to it than that, elements and ideas that feel pretty modern, and not just because you know they influenced the big 60s bands. Along with in the Wee Small Hours album this is probably the best pre-60s album we’ve had, and although it’s still not quite an album in the way we understand it, it feels like a coherent collection of songs in a way that many others don’t. Oh, Boy! and Not Fade Away are a great opening pair, and the quality remains through the rest of the first side, some great drumming on You’ve Got Love, excellent slapback echo on It’s Too Late and the guitar is great on Tell Me How. That’ll Be the Day is of course excellent, a great melody and the rhythm of the words in the chorus with the drums is excellent, and the slowed down drum punctuated ‘when you make me cry’ at the back end is superb. Again the quality remains to the end, An Empty Cup has a great melody, Last Night has an excellent vocal and Rock Me Baby has a great Ray Charles-esque groove and sounds like a lost 50s gem. So balancing the influence and the quality of the songs, I think it’s hard to not give this 5. It’s 28 minutes of, for the time, cutting edge, template setting rock n roll music, that’s still a great listen and with echoes you can hear through popular music history. 🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏 Playlist submission: That’ll Be the Day

Let's be real. Better than Elvis.

An unbelievable debut. Somewhat inconsistent, but the highs are incredibly high and hugely influential. And no song over 2:30. The influence is sometimes taken for granted as is genre blending aspect of the tunes. Hits especially hard considering Holly's tragic death.

Beautiful, harmonius, lively and catchy. Quintessential rock'n roll

It is really hard to rate this. Buddy Holly is so engrained in the history of pop music that it is unfair to judge without that lens. I appreciate it but since it set the stage for so much later that it sounds a bit quaint now. It is a shame we never saw him develop as an artist. 4.5/5

ooh wee ooh

I often talk about the Beatles like they’re two different bands: the early stuff like “Hard Day’s Night” and “Help”, where they sing about love between two people; and the shift right around “Rubber Soul/Revolver” where they start singing about Love, between ALL people. And the early stuff is fine, but the later stuff is truly iconic and world changing. What I’m getting at here is, this album is Buddy Holly’s “early stuff”, where he’s singing about a boy and a girl, and what boys and girls do. And it’s great, it really is. In fact, it inspired the early Beatles IMMENSELY. But, man! If only Buddy Holly had lived long enough to get to his “world-changing” period… maybe there wouldn’t even BE a Beatles, at least, not like we think of them today. Buddy had a head start, after all. Tragic loss. Oh well, there’s some great fun songs on here. “Oh Boy” and “That’ll Be the Day”, in particular.

the 50s are the first decade of music i really care about that much, and probably the first decade that's all that interesting outside of like a few notable albums or w/e. maybe someones gonna see this thats really really really into 40s music but i doubt it. if u are that person, please give me recommendations, i'd love to have my horizons expanded :D personally i think it makes since, the 50s are the first decade with many musicians that get referenced a lot. even if someone like frank sinatra or buddy holly or miles davis or whatever is fairly far removed at this point from modern music, u can probably still recognize their names. maybe ur even really into their music!!! i think one thing everyone can agree on, though, is that a lot of 50s music is kinda lame. either quality-wise, or just sort of intangibly lame. obviously this isnt a blanket statement but like...doo-wop, 50s pop, most 50s rock, all that stuff is kinda lame by now. it doesnt have to be in a bad way though!! this album is very lame and silly, but that's just part of the charm. it's fun!!! everything here is pretty simple, short, and focused on being catchy, and the full album is under a half hour. probably for the best. if u have it in u to enjoy old-ass rock music this is definitely worth a listen :P

So I think Buddy Holly’s debut album is pretty straight-forward… For it’s time, I could see how this would have been incredibly popular… I liked that that there was a bit of an edge to his music – both with his original work on this album, as well as with all of the covers on this album, as I think most of the music up to that point was “nice” and really wasn’t edgy at all… The 2 best originals are easily “Not Fade Away” & “That’ll Be The Day” – and most of the covers are fairly well done, and you can clearly hear Holly’s style embedded in each song… Definitely dated, but you have to start somewhere, and this was a stepping stone for sure in the evolution of rock… Solid 3 for me for historical context, and being Buddy’s 1st album – which introduced his original style into the mix…

Kinda knew what to expect here. Obviously extremely dated, but then again for 1957 some songs really don’t sound too bad. Honestly liked it more than i thought I would. It was only 25 minutes so that’s probably a big part of it, I’m sure I would get sick of it if it was much longer. Also did The Who just totally rip off “Not Fade Away” with “My Generation” or what? Best: Not fade away, that’ll be the day MMM: 🎶MAYBE BABY ILL HAVE YOU, MAYBE BABY YOULL BE TRUE🎶

While I recognize, appreciate, and have immense gratitude for this dude's contribution to rock and roll, I find his songs hokey. His songs are the formula used by many who came after and even though he's the giant whose shoulders they stood upon, I'm not yearning for another re-listen anytime soon.

A perfect record. The Melodies aged so well and it still sounds good. Everyone should listen to it!

Absolutely loved this. I have fond memories of Buddy Holly anyway as my Mum had Maybe Baby 7” which she’d stolen from her brother which I now have!! A joyous upbeat album with a sprinkling of heartbreakers. Perfect.

Never listed to this album before, but it looks like I know most of the songs. I enjoy this album. I think I miss when records sounded like this. And I don’t mean song writing. I mean sonically. There was a sound to these recordings. It’s been lost.

Fun album from a classic era. Really like the sound and vibe of this one

Really great to dig deep in rock and roll history. I loved what I heard. I was able to connect some dots between rolling stones and even grateful dead covers of Holly. I didnt realize what a tragedy it was with Holly dying so young. This dude was a powerhouse. His wiki was incredibly eye opening.

How many Name and The Nouns rock and roll bands can you identify just from the guitar tone or a split second of the vo-hocals of any track? I'd guess one. This one. That clean slightly muted jangle and Buddy Holly's polite delivery make them possibly the first band you could be obsessed with. The album has the approach that I tend to credit good punk albums with. 12 songs. 26 minutes. No time to get bored of what's on offer - in fact, with a few tracks, I'd have let them have an extra verse and chorus they're that good!

Simply a slice of pure joy.

Good stuff! Hard not to enjoy this.

It's funny to watch Yesterday (2019) and wonder what the world would be like if The Beatles didn't exist, but we live in a reality in which Buddy Holly didn't make it past 22, and that's pretty darn unfortunate as well.

Much edgier and shadowier than it seems on first listen. Yes, the classics are the ones to know – "Oh, Boy!" and "Not Fade Away" and That'll Be the Day" and " There's just the slightest link to Greil Marcus' "old weird America" in the edgy darkness of "It's Too Late." The authentic yearning of "Send Me Some Lovin" is trembly and a mite creepy. If "Last Night" or "An Empty Cup" weren't in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, they very well could have been. It's worth remembering that this must have terrified parents and moralists in the same way punk did. And strip out the barbershopy-quartet backing vocals and we're in proto-indie territory, the earliest known fossil of jangle. The simplicity of approach and directness yields real power. One is saddened to think of all the lost excellence and growth that was sure to come.

Альбом своего времени. Но, чувствуется, что из тех, которые не только отражали своё время, но и формировали. Есть у этой музыки стиль, чарующая эстетика. Но всё же недостаточно мощная, чтобы конкурировать с более поздними работами. Быстро цепляет, быстро надоедает... забывается, вероятно, тоже быстро. Тем не менее, когда услышал Not Fade Away, то сразу почувствовал что где-то уже именно её слышал. И, да, это один из 2 треков, на которые есть статьи в ру-вики. К сожалению, список использования в медиа не обнаружил. Буду думать, что Mafia II. Каждый из треков альбома чем-то интересен, эксплуатации эстетики здесь всё же нет. Отличный альбом, чтобы погрузиться в эпоху 50-х. И, вероятно, неплохой альбом, чтобы осознать, что долго в ней пребывать довольно утомительно. 7/10

Didn't think I'd like it but then ended up enjoying it. Half Elvis, half roy or bison, which is to be expected I guess. The slow songs are a bit boring and every song has a very 50s, suburban, milk bar with my best girl and no colored people allowed vibe, but I like the rockabilly. Just wish Buddy would get a bit looser with that but I guess we had to wait for mick and John to do that for us.

I liked it, but I really can't see myself listening to it outside of this.

Good stuff ! Easy to understand why Buddy Holly was so revered in his day …. Some truly classic tracks and a sound that affected an era …. Wonder where his music would’ve gone over the next couple decades ….

No. 64/1001 Oh Boy! 4/5 Not Fade Away 4/5 You've Got Love 3/5 Maybe Baby 4/5 It's Top Late 3/5 Tell Me Now 3/5 That'll Be The Day 4/5 I'm Looking For Someone To Love 3/5 An Empty Cup 3/5 Send Me Some Lovin' 3/5 Last Night 3/5 Rock Me My Baby 4/5 Average: 3,42 Pretty fun listen, but hasn't too much to offer.

Definitely important, you can hear the seeds of later Punk/Rockabilly and a touch of darkness behind the pop-charm, but it's also very repetitive. Jimi Hendrix really ruined my ears for this kind of music. I can appreciate what they're doing, but after Hendrix it just sounds like tinker-toys

This is the first time I’ve ever actively listened to Buddy Holly so that’s cool. “Oh Boy” has a very catchy hook and is a fun listen, even though a lot of the instrumental production is a little quiet compared to the vocals and didn’t age super well. “Maybe Baby” is also a lot of fun, the crickets’ background vocals really make the song for me. A little too many lovesick songs in the middle. Like it’s cool for a record to have a theme, but these all have very similar moods and it feels like they’re just trying to cash in on a formula. “Just like this coke, my love is gone” is a funny lyric because haha cocaine, but it may be even funnier to picture buddy holly drinking soft drinks to cope with heartbreak. Glad the run time is nice and short because this one got old fast. Cover Art: 5/10 that is a picture of the band

Having the buddy holly on here makes me miserable that weezer aren’t on here, and yeah buddy holly does look like a nerd so I guess he does look like the guy from weezer. Anyway the music, it’s solid but a bit boring compared to music after the 50’s but this is one of the best you’re gonna get from this time, that’ll be the day is the clear standout but some other tracks are solid. 3/5

Ooh wee ooh

An endearingly dorky amalgam of styles. Doo-wop, country honkin' vocals and that jangly Strat. More spacious and immediate than I'd remembered, I dig that cardboard box beat. Way better than Bill fuckin' Haley.

This was an alright listen. Quick and easy to digest, but nothing special for me.

While I appreciate the history and influence Buddy Holly had on the music scene and rock & roll, unfortunately this music just really isn't for me.

wee oo i look just like buddy holly

Il s'agit probablement de l'album le plus ringard du générateur, emmené par un Martin Lamotte en dessous de tout qui a toutefois su rebondir ces dernières années avec la série Nos Chers Voisins.

26 minutes of pure bangers. Buddy Holly really was one of the best to ever do it

Perfection!!!

What a blast! Love this album and these guys. What a loss. Comparable to losing SRV.

Really nice ploenkieploenk

Pretty perfect collection of timeless. simple brilliance, full of crisp, memorable melodies.

Great! Perfect!

Fabulous so enjoyed this. ❤️

Although this is a good standalone rockabilly album on its own, I'm giving this 5 stars just for its historical significance. This album helped to usher in a new era of electric rock music that would change how songs were performed forever, and continues to have an influence to this day.

Classic Rock n Roll. Nuff said legendary.

Easy five. I love these songs.

A truly classic album. I remember listening to this a lot as a kid. It's infectious, nostalgic, and makes you feel transported to a specific period of history. The use of rockabilly mixed with more traditional rock and roll really comes through, and hints at the music that dominated the 1960's.

10

Pure genius. Groundbreaking sounds. Catchy as all hell. Beautiful vocal tone, pulling in the twang from rockabilly but not excessively. Just pure joy to listen to top to bottom. Masterful genre defining work.

25 minutes of awesomeness

It's hard to hate an album this good. The Crickets were the launching pad for Buddy Holly and while at times it may sound dated this is the stuff that made rock and roll so great. Total classic

Walks the line between skiffle and bubblegum pop. Two minute tracks that do their thing and end rather unceremoniously, usually on a fade out. Simple songs of love with Buddy the prototype Milhouse / Moss nerd up front doing that rockabilly thing where they add loads of extra syllables and double up the guitar and kick drum with them. The backing vocals are glorious: Beach Boys if you bought them from Wish. This stuff is a bit basic, but it was the foundation that everything from SOPHIE to Cannibal Corpse is now built upon. Full marks for the lads.

Everyone needs to hear this!

1. I prefer The “Hopping” Grasshoppers 2. Don’t expect whats on the tin, not anywhere on the album can there be heard a cricket chirping, let alone a band of ‘em. 3. …….cricket…..cricket…they’re supposed to be chirping.

If you gave rock and roll another name it'd be Chuck Berry, but it would also be Buddy Holly. Unbelievable if you've ever been to Lubbock or Clovis that some gangly ass kid was coming up with this.

Awesome album. Very short too, which is perfect. Good old fashioned rock n roll. Wish Buddy Holly was able to keep making music. Damn plane crashes

The reviews for this album are laughable. On a list of albums you must listen to belongs Buddy Fucking Holly. If not for influencing the mind-numbing unoriginal artists that you insist must be on this list even though they sound like every other artist from the same time period, then he should be there for influencing the bands that influenced the bands that influenced the bands you insist should be on here. 5/5 just to balance out the ignorant shift.

Classic album with a clean, beautiful sound. Some of the best songs of the early rockers. Easy to trace the influence on so many artists. Roots music for country swing, rockabilly and rock and roll.

I loved this album. Always really dug the 50s pop rock and this is the best of it.

Buddy Holly is so good

Imprescindible.

A true classic album. Great song writing, harmonies, musicianship, along with quality production for its time. These guys weren’t the first to make this type of music, but without them the music that followed may not have been it was.

Leif seemed to enjoy it as well

es un comfort disc muy lindo

Classic. 5

«Chirping Crickets» — пластинка, не просто давшая начало рок-н-роллу, а сформировавшая его ДНК. Включаешь этот альбом — и словно откидываешься на спинку сиденья огромного «Кадиллака», катящего по солнечным улицам Америки 50-х. Вокруг — мужчины в идеально выглаженных костюмах, женщины в красивых платьях, а в воздухе — запах бензина, свободы и надежды. Каждая песня здесь, как срез эпохи. «That’ll Be the Day» — выстрел стартового пистолета, задавший тон всему поколению. А «Not Fade Away» — пульс, который с каждым ударом напоминает, что рок-н-ролл — это не просто музыка, а новая эра. В мелодиях Холли чувствуется наивная романтика, но за ней — тихая решимость человека, будто предчувствующего свою короткую дорогу. Бадди Холли и его Crickets — это фундамент, на котором спустя годы вырастут The Beatles и весь британский рок. Их звук — как чистый воздух после дождя: свежий, искренний, лишённый пафоса. Это музыка людей, которые ещё не знали, что они станут легендами. Ирония в том, что именно здесь — в этой юношеской простоте — и кроется их величие.

Fantastic, not an album I had heard before and still surprisingly fresh in 2025.

Short but sweet. 12 songs in 26 minutes. They don't make them like that anymore

Given he died at 23 the output of Buddy holly is remarkable. I suspect he would have been one of the few who’d have grown into the sixties had he lived. These songs are quite remarkable. Really the restriction on greatest hits is ridiculous. You’d get all of buddy's great songs. This album is great. But given that’s it from Buddy it’s missing a few and he only really did this album. 5 stars. But should be more.

Fucking rips

A Legend that died way too soon. His impact on music though short was massive. What a classic!

5 stars for outstanding debut and tragically shortened life. I bet Buddy Holly makes heavenly music in heaven.

It would be hard to overstate how amazing/important Buddy Holly is. Thank goodness at least the Brits get it.

So sweet and warm. That’ll Be the Day is a perfect pop song. You can hear how he laid the groundwork for bands like The Beatles and The Beach Boys. Holly’s voice is full of so much character and charisma. Love it.

Just so good for its time. I was brought up with these songs and they still have that magic.

Makes you think what greatness he could have achieved had lived long enough to fully develop/ mature as an artist...

This is a classic rock n roll record. I’ve always had a big soft spot for Buddy Holly, and this album is absolutely no exception. It’s interesting to me to look at the songwriting credits on this one, I noticed a correlation between my favourite songs on the record and Buddy Holly himself being the writer. “That’ll Be The Day” is a song that I forgot I loved so much. The whole album is really well written and recorded. The instrumentation is all on point, and nothing feels wrong with any of the mixes at all. I really love the way Buddy Holly wrote, arranged, and sang his melodies. There’s something very comforting and warm about his vocalizations. The only popular artist I can think of with similar qualities is Johnny Horton, who I am also a big fan of. Hard to say anything at all bad about this record, aside from the fact that it doesn’t include my favourite Buddy Holly song. 5*

Swinging and rocking - it still sparkles. You can draw a direct line from this to the Beatles and to the Stones - making it an extremely significant LP, as well as a good listen

Another foundational work for modern popular music. We could not be here without this.

I have to give this 5 stars, because it's just such a classic and still great to listen to. Yes, it's very early rock and roll, but the songs are still great. It's a different kind of classic than The Beatles, but it's similar in that it is still very listenable and enjoyable today.

The "Chirping" Crickets is the debut album from the Crickets, originally released in 1957. Man, what a landmark recording in rock music. This actually may be the most influential rock album. This record really hits that classic Rockabilly sound. The band also does a great job incorporating some R&B and Doo-Wop sounds. Sure it seems a little primitive nowadays, but it's just so well done. I also thought the songwriting was surprisingly solid for 1957. Some of these tracks will get stuck in your head. I mean there are multiple hits on here, and even the lesser-known tracks are incredibly solid.

Buddy Holly hiccoughed and warbled his way to the top of the late 50’s Rock n Roll scene. What helps is that he’s probably the best songwriter of the Rock n Rollers, or if not the best, the most consistent. These songs are so good, so brilliantly observed, and simply composed that, take away some of the more specifically dated references, I’m sure they could have been hits at any point in the past 70 years

Rock N Roll Royalty

Fabulous blast from the past

Sounds quaint to modern ears, but you can hear the origins of so much different music here. It’s amazing how many artists can trace their lineage here, and how varied those artists are. That alone is worth at least 4 stars. One extra due to the boogieing.