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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

the original PUNKS

Let's be real. Better than Elvis.

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.

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.

Old but gold

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

Ooo wee ooo i look like buddy holly

ooh wee ooh

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.

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

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

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

I've loved Buddy Holly since I was a young'un, and these songs are the musical bedrock of pretty much everything else I like. What a guy - era-defining singer *and* songwriter (both rockers and ballads, mostly excellent and <3 minutes), inventive guitarist (ever hear a Stratocaster?), clean cut while voracious as any '70s touring hard rock band (see the top review). So influential - Dylan allegedly saw him live a few days before he died, likewise Lennon on TV. 22 years old! Beat that, anyone since..?

Ronald Reagan & The Chiefs of Staff Anyway, love it. The singles are great, BH has lots of energy, the melodies pop. Crazy how sterile pop music from 58-62 would get.

Strange how this sounds antique to me next to other records from the same period - Link Wray, John Lee Hooker, John Coltrane to pick three I love - yet the density of bangers is undeniable.

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

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

This was fun. Reminded me of the beach boys but on land

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🎶

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

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!

Why are these homies dissing my girl?

Lean, catchy, immaculate

It sort of sounds like the Beach Boys and Elvis had a baby. This time frame really mastered the short song. They are almost all under 3 minutes but they still all work and feel like full thought out songs. I don't hate the short little diddies, get to the point and don't try to be overblown and something they aren't. They are clean cut and fun, its hard to really compare them to today because they are just simple pop songs. They do hold up though and are still bops even when they are just simple pop songs.

Cute. Classic.

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.

Me gusto porque me hizo acordar a mi a abuela. Muy onda los beatles

Inoffensive and pretty dated but I vibed with most of it, however it's an album I'll only listen to because of this. It's Too Late was my fav song of the album plus my fav first time listen

Great Rock & Roll album.

It sure sounds like an album from the fifties alright. Still decent I guess.

doesn't come close to the weezer song

I’d rather smoke cigs and dance with the bad boy (chuck berry and the killer) than be sippin’ a milkshake with buddy. Classic none the less tho!

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 is so oldies but cute!

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.

Rock 'n' Roll never dies!

A good as it gets, it somehow keeps getting better. There’s nothing quite like it, & you know it can’t be all that simple, but it is & it isn’t. Yes, it’s the adolescent energy that brings it to life, as it is w/ Chuck Berry, but it’s also the most noble of that rock ‘n’ roll thing, painting it well & real, & taking you to church while they're at it. The cutest music in the world that just may be the deepest too.

Great 50’s music

Such upbeat music!

On adore Buddy Holly. L'humanité a perdu Buddy Holly mais a gardé à la place Waylon Jennings au grand plaisir des Navajos. Dans un autre ordre d'idées je vous conseille fortement l'écoute de Ouroboros - Glorification of a myth.

La légende. J'avais pas la stamina pour le rap et les deux albums 80s, mais me revoici pour cet album de 26 minutes. Les guitares et les voix, l'influence sur les Beatles est tellement omniprésente.

Buddy Holly & The Crickets – The Chirping Crickets (1957) On Day 116, I experienced a record that was perfect down to the last minute detail. While its influence on The Beatles and the generation after Elvis is undeniable, the LP stands on its own with a consistent rhythm and perfect vibes. The rock-and-roll energy is great throughout the entire tracklist. Buddy’s signature "hiccup" vocals and the orchestral-style backing harmonies from The Crickets create a slick and sound that I really connected with. I liked tons of tracks on here, it’s a perfect body of work that doesn't feel dated despite its age. This marks the first time in my journey that I’ve hit four 5/5 ratings consecutively. A definitive 5/5.

Rock n Roll classic, super influential and just amazing songs. It’s a little short but I guess that was pretty normal back then.

This was a great album and absolutely something everyone should at least hear once. I just watched the documentary on The Day The Music Died, and recommend it to others. The music world lost a lot with Buddy's untimely death.

Just terrific. Shockingly only 28 minutes long. Incredible!

Buddy Holly has songs for days and some of his best are on this album. Not Fade Away, Oh Boy and That’ll Be The Day anchor a pretty much flawless album. Especially for the era… And I think the most important thing about this album is the influence. These songs (and some cool eyewear) inspired rock stars for generations to come.

Classics - start to finish.

What an album! Buddy were certainly taken too soon and this album is test amount to the talent of this man and his backing vocals band the crickets. Love listening to it love singing along with it.

Excellent Excellent Classic Music by Great Musicians 🙏🏻🤗👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What can I say? A simpler time? Buddy Holly was a wonderful songwriter, who along with his band, the crickets, moulded early rock and roll into the shape it would become. His voice had an otherworldly feel to it. Without Holly’s ‘That’ll Be The Day’, ‘Oh Boy’ and ‘Maybe Baby’ we’d have never got the Beatles, the Stones, The Beach Blus and so many other who followed in his footsteps. Such an amazing talent taken far too soon.

One of the greatest most enduring albums of all time.

It’s fun to listen to some of the great songs like Oh Boy!, That’ll Be The Day, and Not Fade Away in their original setting. Reflections are (a) it’s all surprisingly light in tone and sound (b) although Buddy Holly was direct contemporary of other early rock and roll greats, such as Chuck Berry, it feels like his songs were the archetype for what later became ‘pop’ and (c) the black/white crossover must have been a big deal in those days - if you didn’t know who they were, the Crickets’ vocal backing could easily have been a black group such as the Platters.

Why have I never heard Buddy Holly & The Crickets before? This was a lot of fun! Very smooth singing and great music. Every song on this album is a 4 by itself, but the total package pumps up to a full 5. Best song: Last Night

Great album, I really like that old-timey early rock and roll stuff and this album had some great songs on it. Surprised I enjoyed it so much but at 25 min it really didn't overstay it's welcome. Probably more of a 4.5 but I'll let it slip to 5.

Steel Panther of their time.

A perfect album under 30 minutes. Love it!

Rock and roll y Buddy Holly son conceptos inseparables. Fuente inspiradora del Mersey beat y de todo el rock de entonces en adelante, al bueno de Buddy hay que darle todo el crédito. Sus temas son estándares del rock y más allá de que nos suene lejano esto forma parte de las semillas de casi todo lo que escuchamos hoy en día, así que, poca broma.

Its the only album we have from them. They get a 5.

Buddy Holly is one of my favorite artists and I got lucky with this choice. It was all just a bunch of sweet and sappy love songs and it worked for me. I often ask myself what would music have been like if the loss of his life hadn't happened...

fantastic

Classic

Exploring the only album released in Buddy Holly’s short lifetime, I’m most attracted to the brief guitar solos and flourishes. And I’m intrigued to hear some of popular music that led up to the revolutionary sounds of the following decade. I pay my respects with a 5/5.

I love Buddy Holly. In single album is the DNA of so much of what is good of early Rock and Roll, and it sounds great in its simplicity. So, so good!

February 3, 1959 - the day the music died

Debut album. Rock n Roll / Pop. Oh Boy ! What an opening track. The energy, the vocals, brilliant. Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby and That'll Be The Day are all timeless classics.The songs are simple and catchy. This album is one of the foundation stones that popular music and Rock n Roll are built on.

An essential look into American culture at a pivotal time in history, sadly much of Holly's work is overshadowed by his tragic death.

old style，good music

Really loved this album. Great songs. Upbeat music. Recorded nearly 70 years ago and still sounds fresh

Great set of 50s 2 minute songs, absolutely brilliant.