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Oh Boy! Another album from the 50s… I think this era of music has charm certainly, but it’s also extremely repetitive and that’s a bit irritating. I don’t know how my grandparents could stand it lol. The slower songs like It’s Too Late are the only reprieve from the constant sock hop drone of the other songs. It’s just not my favorite genre. Fave Song: Maybe Baby Least Fave Song: Not Fade Away Rating: 2/5
If I was driving home from the milkshake bar in my airbag-less car, this album would slap the collared shirt right out of my tucked in khaki pants and my feet right out of my high-top sneakers. Maybe even shake up my greased hair. But that is not my reality. Thus, the best I can feel while listening to this is nostalgia for something I never had. But they are nice little tunes nonetheless. Fav Tracks: N/A Least Fav Tracks: N/A
Meh
Blah, blah, classic, blah, blah, legendary, blah, blah, tragic... I can understand why this is considered a stepping stone to the bands that followed, but honestly, there is something unnerving about Buddy Holly that gives me the creeps. A predator hiding behind fun, pop music.
meh
i get the novelty and how revolutionary this album was, but to me, this album is lacking a little bit in the everywhere department. it's lacking pizazz.
This ain’t my vibe
Rock n roll init
Duality: I can both appreciate Buddy Holly and his significant role in the evolution of modern popular music, and also hate listening to this album.
Maybe some of my disconnect with this album is that it came generations before me, but the lyrics were pretty basic and forgettable. One positive is the guitar instrumentation. Very rockabilly and skillful. I imagine it was fun to dance to at a sock hop.
i tried to like this album, but i just couldn’t. it’s not bad by any means, just primitive i guess. i can appreciate it for its influence but nothing about it really stood out to me. the lyrics were especially boring and even predictable. but i understand that rock and roll was just gaining it’s footing and that everything was sort of experimental. 2/5
This album is a lot like playing with an old Atari. It’s cool to see space invaders and you can squint your eyes and see that path that leads that game to something like Mario Bros or Dark Souls, but that doesn’t mean it’s a fun game to play. Just because this was a stepping stone on the way to modern rock doesn’t mean that it’s any good. I’m glad I listened to it but won’t be returning to it the same way those nostalgic freaks keep trying to insist that centipede was the greatest game ever made.
No my style
D Musig vom Brüeder Holly und siis cricket-team tönt sehr fest wie ihres Album cover usgseht. ich bin mer sicher dasi s eint oder ander tänzli uf de parkett gleit hetti, wenni sii ide 50er jahr ghört hett. Aber fürs Timon 96er Modell macht so musig nöd sehr viel Spass. Scusi boys, sind sicher sust ganz netti.
grad de moonshine uspackt und mini cousine dezent ahgflirtet woni das ghört han ich find ja die ganze songs töned nüechtern scho alli glich, will gar nöd wüsse wies uf 5 promille usgseht ih de schwüle mississippi hitz – chöntmer scho fast ufd bucketlist tue hetti nöd so panik vor moskitos 2-3 stick ah unagnehme stelle chani no ushalte, zum glück hani de bite away ps. absolute banger review vom nonschg bi oedipus schmoedipu!
I feel like these songs have lost their flavour due to the passage of time.
Not bad. Not my cup of tea.
Pretty much the same song for 25 minutes. 2.5 stars
Pleasant
Time hasn't been kind. It may have been interesting in its day but just sends like a novelty, generic 50s diner music.
- Favorite song: Maybe Baby
Old
Good clean American Rock music; but that's the problem. Don't get me wrong: there's a pop sensibility here that can't be overstated, but the music's dull. The songs are simple, the songs are mostly sweet love songs or break up songs, so... not a lot of depth. Thank goodness the album's 12 songs pass in 25 minutes, though it feels longer. I am also forced to admit that I'm just not that interested in this era of music. It seems to exist entirely to sell records to pre-teens rather than out of any kind of artistic merit, but I know this is but one dull period in an otherwise enthralling history of music in the United States. To be clear: Not bad, just not for me.
So this is what they sang about before the cold war! Very tight & well performed as a band, but hard to judge
This sounded too old for me.
Not something I'll ever listen to again, but it's an interesting time-capsule for the time
2.5/5
Talented guys but it's not my thing
Buddy Holly is an absolutely essential musician and musical act. He, along with Elvis and other early rock n roll and rockabilly stars, are directly responsible for the emergence of rock n roll as a legit genre, and helped explode the popular music culture and market. So his importance in music and popular music history cannot be ignored, understated, or forgotten. Ok with that out of the way, this album just hasn't aged well. Not that the lyrical content is bad; it's not. That stands up just for with other music from its era. No, I just mean that what was exciting to the teens of the 1950's, what was considered high energy and swoon-worthy back then just doesn't hit the same now. And it never could. It feels incredibly safe, even for the standards back in 1957. Maybe I'm underestimating what was socially acceptable to put into a song back then, and if I am then I think my argument here is busted. But it just doesn't have any edge to it whatsoever. Sure, he's got some energy, and he shows it sometimes. But knowing that this came out after Elvis had made his debut the year before, I can't help but wonder how anyone could get excited by this after they'd heard Elvis the year before. Again, my knowledge of social standards and availability of popular music from/in 1957 is limited, given that that was 35 years before I was born. Still, for me, I hate to do this but I'm gonna give Buddy and his Crickets two stars. Sometimes the originator of a genre or of a movement is unable to be matched by what comes after. But in this case, what came after Buddy Holly did what was doing and did it better and in more exciting ways. Bummer, too, because I really wanted to like this more. Standout Tracks: Not Fade Away, Tell Me How, That'll Be the Day, I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love, An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date), Send Me Some Lovin'
Chirping Crickets just doesn't really do it for me. I think that this album just has songs that just sound overly similar and while they sound pleasant, they definitely aren't super unique or original. The album did go by at quite a brisk pace though which allows me to cut it a little more slack since it never was able to get super annoying or repetitive. This album does lack a decent bit of the passion that Here's Little Richard and Live At The Star Club, Hamburg did though. It also turns out that I'm Looking For Someone To Love ripped off Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock so that's something i don't think is cool. This album may have been fine for the time but now, i don't think it holds up very well. Best Song: You've Got Love Worst Song: I'm Looking For Someone To Love
Typical 1950's Rock & Roll that, to me, sounds very dated and predictable in 2024, but I appreciate it was probably trendsetting back then. From that era, I feel there was much better music around in the jazz scene. But if good ole' R&R is your thing then I suppose this is a perfect album. Doesn't move me at all though.
It was okay, but not my vibe
I think my dad was a fan nearly 70 years ago. I’ve no doubt it was a big deal at the time.
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Fun to listen too but won't be doing it again
Just alright
It’s not bad music just not my cup of tea
It was fine, inoffensive with a few good riffs in there, music style just didn't excite me much
While it's not typically the type of music I listen to, I can definitely appreciate its unique qualities. One thing that stood out to me was how ahead of its time it sounded compared to other music from 1957. Although I haven't listened to much music from that era, the instrumentation and production of the music seemed refined and polished. I appreciate it, but just doesn’t do it for me
Some decent enough songs but nothing stands out.
dawg😭😭. 3/10
Not my favorite thing from buddy
This is #day28 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here we are with something from the '50s again... I have to agree that reviewing music from this era can be tricky. On one hand, something is intriguing about stripping away modern influences and enjoying the simple themes of love and longing... her leaving, his yearning, and so on. Until you realize it doesn't "work" that way any longer. As the third or fourth song starts, the naivety becomes more apparent. This pre-rock era's country-bluesy rock and roll, with its surely unmistakable hiccuping vocals, doesn't captivate me in the way it might have back then. I do get its influence and importance, but it feels like watching movies from the '50s: kind of fun but not as engaging in a modern context. I'm giving it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day30.
I know this is good music but it’s just not for me. That’s why I’m rating it lower.
I mean it’s another break thru album that at this point is merely just fine. I do get it tho. 2/5
The backup singers sound like Mickey Mouse and the lead singer (I’m assuming Buddy Holly) squeaks like Goofy.
I have a tough time objectively reviewing this kind of early rock n roll stuff cause it just sounds like the soundtrack to every nostalgic 50's movie and tv show. I don't think of this music as actual music, if that makes sense. It's decent enough but viewed backwards through the lens of nearly 70 years of popular music it just sounds rudimentary and adolescent to me.
Dees
Thank god for the 60s for bringing music, especially rock music, out of the stone ages and into modern times. It's unbelievable how much one decade revolutionized the genre. These 50s classics just sound so old and dated, and I find them extremely difficult to enjoy from the perspective of a listener in 2024. At times I found it actively annoying.
He's gonna tell his baby exactly what she should like and what she needs to do. It's fine - I get this is a small part of the birth of rock and roll but the lyrics don't do much for me. At least because of Buddy, we can get stuff like this... NFA>Jam>GDTRFB>NFA
2.1
Greit
se é anos 60 ja não sou muito fã
Classics plus filler. Found it a bit dull.
Pretty boring
A quick album at only 26 minutes it really packs some great hit songs though. This really shows how short songs used to be in the past. It's not a bad album but just not the kind of music that I like to listen to. I hear it enough in pop culture.
Nothing special, but for its time I understand how this would have been pretty influential.
Fortjener 100% en plads på listen, men det var lidt for old-timey. Det har ikke ældet så godt.
Undoubtedly foundational but I wouldn’t listen to it ordinarily.
Not as good as I had hoped ... I hear one or two good songs, but other tracks seemed ordinary.
Certainly is music. Definitely feels like music that inspired the beatles and now we're many degrees of kevin bacon away. Sounds good but the time has come and gone. Feels like an album you'd listen to in a music history class, not one you'd actually put on to enjoy.
Was it just me or did EVERY song sound the same?
I can see, what people enjoy about this album... I don't share those same interests.
It was a different time
ok so what I may have just listened to Buddy Holly by Weezer for an hour instead of listening to this album, BUT I think I am happier for it. unironically I didn't know Buddy Holly was a real person and did in fact think it was just a Weezer song. Bad way to start my day.
Nah
No idea Buddy Holly died at 22. This list loves artists who went before their time. I'm not sure when I'd ever want to hear this again.
Stupidly repetitive and simple thirsty music. Couldn't wait for the album to end
1,5
If he hadn't taken that flight would he be anything more than a footnote in music history?
I was ready to be done after 26 minutes.
Kind of hokey
I know a lot of people really dig this style but it ain’t for me. Sorry, Buddy!
Oddly not a fan
Nice enough, too old-school for me to really get into. I love how short older albums are though
Jeg har stor respekt for hvad 50er rock n’ roll har betydet for udviklingen af musik efterfølgende. Men det betyder ikke at jeg syntes det er godt. På dette (tidlige) stadie af rockmusikken var det stadig alt for pænt. Alt for meget jakkesæt og slips. Alt for meget vokalharmonier. Alt for lidt bid.
Classic
A decent vibe but a little too old timey for me, not bad but i simple did not care about any of it
Just a lot of meh, a different time and some obviously classic and memorable songs but not for me at this point.
It is representative of the time.
weezer
Not a fan. It was a bit before my time and it really shows. I wonder if Buddy Holly would have had such a legacy if he wasn't a martyr?
Oh Boy! You’ve Got Love I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love Definitely enjoyed more than I thought I would. But still not my favorite. Had some toe tapping tunes to it tho. Made me wanna move.
I apologize to anyone who is a fan of Buddy Holly, because truthfully I knew the name better from fucking Weezer than the actual man himself. But I was decently aware of who he was. I’m just gonna come outright and say that I’m not a huge fan of this album. And it doesn’t have much to do with the music itself. There isn’t anything wrong with it in particular, it’s just not my thing. Long past my generation, and really not something I get into. I don’t like this for a lot of the same reasons I don’t like Elvis Presley. But he makes the music so unbearable to listen to anyway. At least with Buddy, his personality makes the music slightly more interesting than the average rock and roll album. But there still just isn’t enough here for me to enjoy it. It’s too simple, and I’m usually not one to go back this far with my music. You also often find that a lot of these artists back then were doing some pretty weird stuff. Most commonly incest for some reason. But with Buddy, as far as I know he’s clean. His career was so tragically short anyways, so there wasn’t much time for him. He is by all means a very influential song writer, who arguably deserves the fame that Elvis got even more. He’s a better songwriter, a better person, and is far more tolerable as a listening experience. Rating: 4/10
It's hard to evaluate an album like this, nearly 70 years after its release. The late 50s were such an interesting time, when Rock & Roll music was in its infancy and artists were creating the sounds that would define the genre. You can hear on this album the transition from a rockabilly sound in songs like "Send Me Some Lovin'" or "You've Got Love" to [what would now be considered] more straightforward rock like "Tell Me How" and "Rock Me My Baby". It's insulting to say that the music sounds dated, but this album is more of a historical monument than something I'd be listening to frequently in the 21st century.
It is what it is
Not my thing
I’ve tried to listen to Buddy Holly before. He’s not my favorite.
Music has come a long way…
Decent in small doses. It all sounds the same
It's a good piece of pre-60's pop but it is hopelessly dated
ikke for meg
Not my jam but I can appreciate it for its time. It’s fun. Just not for me.
OK very old album.
mid :(
Not nearly as goofy as I thought it would be. Obviously dated but a worthy entry on the list
it's got some good spots and the fact that never fade away is a cover blew my mind. had no idea one of the dead's most iconic songs came from the 50's.
I respect the album mostly because of the impact Holly has had on popular culture, but it is not really a great listen for me. Pretty basic and boring, a far cry from where the genre would go.
Historically important, but not for me
Yeah so rock n roll and all that. It was fine. I know we have these artists to thank for what we know now as rock but I rarely like listening to anything from this era because it sounds basic to me. I know that's totally unfair because we needed this to get to Radiohead. But I'm lukewarm at best.
This is like rating the Lascaux cave paintings in context of modern art.
generic kinda boring
Pretty good standard RnR. But in its era it must‘ve been a Hit Machine.
It was ok.
Appreciate how it was influential, nice to hear the original, not fadeaway, but overall I didn’t particularly like the sound other than to make fun of old Timey rock
nett, aber tönt alles ein bisschen gleich - zu wenig nett, um es auf meine tägliche playlist zu schaffen.
Good rock n' roll, but quite boring for me. Sorry!
i'm sorry. i just don't care. it seems that before the mid to late 1960s, music was just so utterly plain. i'm growing a beard out here waiting for some action, and the action never comes, does it? buddy holly, i will not deny that you are literally the founder. the genius. probably the sole reason why rock exists. but even so. i'm not headbanging. i'm not dancing. those crickets sure are chirping.
It was good to hear a different style but it wasn’t for me
2/10 would listen again. I’m sure my grandmother was a big fan
4/10
I think I would have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this and I’m not there currently.
a whole album of this sound was too much for me!
Buddy Holly was a significant figure in the early days of Rock And Roll, so this album surely deserves a place on this list. Other than that? Repetitive patterns, simple, sometimes cringy lyrics, and overall a bit boring.
I get the historical significance, but man it was boring.
Love the hits! Love the album cover!
One or two songs at a time, this is endearingly corny. Taken all in a row, as the man himself says, oh boy 😬
4 guys, blue background, buddy holy 5/10, pleasant but also kind of boring to me
Swing, beat, blues, 50s, male, mid, lovesongs only, quite good recorded, not sure if i'd liked it when I was born in 1930s... but solid songwriting.
That’ll be the day I’m looking for someone to love Not fade away
Når afroamerikanere sier at man skal respektere hvor musikken kommer fra, tenker jeg at... Ånei, det er her den hvite musikken kommer fra. Gitar, bass, trommer og flerstemt doobap wao wao. Noen av låtene er litt morro, men ellers er det så ekstremt energiløst. Det er så blenda at jeg nesten blir blendet av hvor streit det er. Kan se de slenge kroppene sine rundt uten hoftebevegelser og be til jesus på kvelden.
Not my cup of tea
Was not in the mood for them
I mean...surely iconic for its time.
Not for me
old buddy holly stuff its aight but not an add
Maybe the album hasn’t aged well but it was just bland and not interesting at all, the most middle of the road music
Definitely outside my comfort zone and not much here to enjoy for someone who despises early rock and roll I'm afraid. Far too many songs about being lovesick, kissing, rocking, etc. Mercifully short I guess.
It was fine for what it was
A little of this goes a long way. By this I mean I'll listen to Oh Boy! and That'll Be the Day when they come on, but I'd switch anything else off. It turns out I like songs about Buddy Holly more than I like songs by Buddy Holly.
Brauche ich nicht
Ikke veldig spennende å høre på idag, men kan skjønne det inspirerte tidlig Beatles og lignende.
Belongs in its time; energetic boppy tunes but dang this guy had attachment issues lol
Aucun avis...
oooh weeee oooh i look just like b- (extremely loud incorrect buzzer)
It was OK, and short: not sure I get the Buddy Holly hype?
It don't get whiter than this. That'll Be The Day, the 7th track on the album, is the first time that the guitar has any feeling behind it. There are good things about it, Rock me my Baby is a fun little bop, Buddy has a a great voice and it still sounds unique, but it's not nearly enough. Imagine being John Lee Hooker or Chuck Berry, performing with magnitudes more emotion, and seeing this milquetoast doo wop outpace you. I get that Rock and Roll was in its infancy, and that this was the pale, socially acceptable, thin end of the wedge needed to penetrate the uptight sphincter of 1950's white America, but that doesn't make it a good album. Spotify randomly played The Chiffons and The Clovers immediately after this album and they were both far more intense, more emotional, more interesting, and just better listens. But they're not remembered with the fondness that this album is. They're just black.
Nah wave
i just know i don't like buddy holly and i want an album that i have more to say about. i am glad this was only 25 minutes long - usually i expect something this short to not be able to cover the entirety of a band's musical capabilities, but i knew by song four that there wasn't going to be anything new for me here. i'm not opposed to giving them another try - perhaps presenting will be a better album overall as it's a lot more popular - but unfortunately none of these songs captured my attention.
So good for its time, but wouldnt relisten
Buddy had one good idea for a song and somehow made a whole album out of it. Better yet, the idea wasn't even his.
Was not my taste
Hey boy hey boy, zitten zeker hitjes tussen die je toch effe laten mee zingen of swingen. maar als je er 3 luistert heb je voor mijn gevoel het hele album gehoord
what was rivers cuomo thinking????
Erg Beatles wannabes maar dan veel minder enjoyable
2.5
Why is holding the guitar upside down on the cover? He sorta looks like Regan.. Oh it's like really old rock and roll. It's just.. so white.. and bland.. with the lens of looking at this from 2023 and the fact that I don't know anything about buddy holly.. this is some boring stuff . It definitely captures the general 50s aesthetic that music in other media i have consumed matches.. I wouldn't listen to this entire thing over again but I might pick something from it if I were looking for something to listen to from this era. Review of Reviews: Top Reviews are gushing over this stuff.. I think it's a bit too bland for music people these, but sure.. I appreciate this as an oldie timepiece and how it influenced Weezer after it. Best Track: That'll Be the Day
I respect Buddy Holly's influence on rock, and Grateful Dead's version of Not Fade Away - one of the best live concert moments to experience - would not exist without the original, but I don't need to hear this version unless I'm at a Steak & Shake, about once every 15 years is plenty.
Nuclear family music that none of my ancestors have listened to Background singers sound like Mickey Mouse in those vintage cartoons Very okay for todays standard but I see how some young female teens could have viewed Buddy Holly as their Justin Bieber back in the day, and felt rebellious listening to him since his music had some very provocative rhythms that were more intense than the easy listening stuff they had
Every Sunday morning the Crickets would be played as my dad would be making breakfast, they were his band. They are rock n roll staples and this sound would have some influence on my taste, all be it a great deal heavier than anything Buddy was playing.
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No thanks. 2 star
Not my style
By chance, I listened to Chirping Crickets while on a plane. And I think that just like the aircrafts of 1950s have developed into something much more impressive now, so too has rock music evolved beyond anything Buddy Holly could ever had imagined in 1957. I just prefer the much more impressive rock and aircrafts of modern age than those from the 50s, and I think Holly would feel the same.
Sounds as plain today as it must have been refreshing 60+ years ago.
This was better than I expected. I quite liked the last two songs in particular.
weezer, 2 stars
These lyrics are so bland and hetero.
Too old school for my taste. 2/5
Everything you’d expect
i never realised how much all of those yank parodies of the 1950s weren't joking
Can't even remember
kind of a chore to listen through except for the last songs standout tracks: send me some lovin, last night
Quite boring, all the songs are similar
Rock très classique, je comprends l'interet historique, mais je trouve que ça a mal vieillit.
Classic rock sound. Fun, if a bit trite, and simple music from the 50s. Seems to reflect if not the reality than at least the perception we have of those times well: white picket fences, we’ll-manicured Beach Boys-type easy listening, but without the stunning harmonies. Not my cup of tea exactly: I like my rock with a little more edge, a little more sass, say Chuck Berry. Overall, a fun listen but don’t think I’ll find my way back.
this album SUCKS. not really but still kinda boring tbh. Influential doesnt really equal good. I dont even know if this is influential at all so it might just be real boring. They were probably rocking out to this back in 1900s cause they didnt have anything else.
I feel like where music went is really clouding me here, or maybe it is just that these are so iconic that they are commonplace, but man most of this feels really shallow. You can almost hear that this was aggressive or intense music in a time where the problems were more behind than ahead for everyone. I wish I had liked this more.
Recognized a few old songs. It's okay but it's typical oldies radio I listened to growing up. It's fine if that's what you want.
Musikgeschichtlich bestimmt ein Meilenstein. Für mich ganz nett für zwei, drei Songs aber dann kommt nichts Neues mehr.
Música demasiado vieja, como los primeros covers de los Beatles. No es mala pero poco atractiva.
ok i guess but bored
Decent time, kinda boring but like probably insane at the time
No me gusta
Diner rock kinda sticks ngl.
Difficult to know how different/new it was for the time. Recognised a few more songs here than I expected
That was exactly as expected. Totally inoffensive now but probably mind blowing then
Oh Boy: Not good at all- 5/10 Not Fade Away: Nothing interesting to grab onto- 5/10 You've Got Love: Painfully plain- 5/10 Maybe Baby: Boring- 5/10 It's too Late: Best song on the record- 5/10 Tell me How: Boring- 5/10 That'll be the Day: Boring- 5/10 I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love: Boring-5/10 An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date): Boring-5/10 Send Me Some Lovin': Boring-5/10 Last Night: ;aeruhaiu;vfkjsenrbadkjqenbt-5/10 Rock Me My Baby: a;kerhgfnkqjefvnaegfipuhwf-5/10 Thank God this record was only 25 minutes long. The most middle of the road record I've ever heard in my life. The lyrics were 5/10, the instrumentals were 5/10, Buddy Holly and the rest of their voices were 5/10. Which is weird because I actually like Buddy Holly.
Classic rock n roll - but not my vibe at all. Not the biggest fan.
Let's just leave this back in the 50s. I guees these songs were fun to dance to at the time.
This probably isn't the original "white people stealing from black culture and making it boring," but hell it sounds like a good line.
I didn't know that Buddy Holly was a real person. I thought he was the figment of Weezer's imagination. Album was mid, had none of the bangers that I had hoped. Perhaps The Notorious BIG and Buddy Holly have in common that people elevated their career too high because it was cut short, and we assume the trajectory would have stayed the same even later. Who is to say. Stand out track: Oh Boy!
Honestly gonna have to agree with Andy. There's essentially two songs on this album that they go back forth with. I was expecting to be pleasantly surprised, but instead I was just sadly surprised. This is album was extremely boring and sounds like every other 50 pop album
There's no denying the influence and impact this record had on rock and roll music. For that reason, it deserves a place in the book. However, in terms of musical style, it's not for me.
Yawn.
Not my cup of tea, although I recognize the significance of it (no Crickets, no Beatles).
it's weird to rate this one because pre-60s music is honestly so far removed from what i like to listen to... but i didn't like it that much.
Respect, but wouldn’t listen solo…
Meni sujuvasti kertaalleen läpi ilman kummempia tuntemuksia. Absoluuttisen neutraali pläjäys jolle kolmonen on liian hyvä arvosana tällä asteikolla.
Meni nopee ohi. 2?
Bit samey!
Not for me
Greit
Ooo-wee-ooo Nolan looks just like buddy Holly, Oh-Oh and Jim's Mary Tyler Moore
You’ll never catch me copas. meh
just not my jam.
Boring
Old school rock, nothing that really jumped out at me
Not of my era, but still sounds fun today, we used to sing comedy versions of some of these in the playground as kids. "All my life, I've been kissing, her left tit cos the other ones missing, oh boy" Hilarious, I know. Interesting listen, but not something I'm likely to want to listen to again.
The epitome of formulaic music isn't it? And don't give me it's 1957, Gabe Vincent made better rockabilly in the same year. Two math textbooks out of five. 📔📔
Seminal album that definitely has every merit, but definitely feels oldie.
Doesn't hold up, but a good effort.
This following review was written by Ai conversation bot, ChatGPT: Sure, here's a 2/5 star review for Buddy Holly's album "The 'Chirping' Crickets": While Buddy Holly's album "The 'Chirping' Crickets" is considered a classic of the rock and roll genre, I found it to be underwhelming. While there are certainly some standout tracks like "That'll Be the Day" and "Not Fade Away," the rest of the album is forgettable and lacks the same energy and excitement. The production quality is also subpar, even for its time. The instruments and vocals often sound muddy and indistinct, making it difficult to fully appreciate the music. Additionally, some of the songs feel formulaic and unoriginal, lacking the unique sound and personality that made Holly's music so special. Overall, "The 'Chirping' Crickets" may be an important piece of rock and roll history, but it doesn't hold up well as a standalone album. There are certainly some enjoyable moments, but they are few and far between. If you're a hardcore Buddy Holly fan, this album may be worth a listen, but for the average listener, it's likely to disappoint.
I get the influence and historic importance. Just not my kind of jam
It's of an era, and to be fair the 50s was still quite a restrained era. Some well known tracks on the album, but for me it would be background music that's already playing, and not something I'd personally choose to listen to.
Not bas
No, not for me, my deceased Gran might find it too old fashioned
I guess it's influential? But such an early iteration of rock is a bit dull on its own
I think it’s quite obvious this album was made in the 50’s just from the sound of it and therefore it really isn’t tailored for streaming services. I don’t find this album interesting at all I’d say it’s more something you’d hear just passing by, you wouldn’t sit down and listen to it. The only track that stood out to me is “That’ll Be The Day” that had a pretty catchy chorus and some nice guitar but overall this is something I wouldn’t return to. I think for someone in the 50’s this probably was great but considering how much other music we’re exposed to now it’s hard to justify that opinion 70 years later.
Dated.
Not really into this. It's fine for background music, but not really something I'd choose to listen to again start to finish.
26 minutes that felt like much longer... Just look at the cover. Whitest of whites! ...I appreciate that this type of music has a corny old-timey kinda charm, but if I would rather be listening to something else the whole time (like some blues!), then I can't actually claim to like it? Not the WORST thing I've ever listened to, but I don't think I'll ever be itching to put it on. Like, ever. It's got some catchy tunes, but so do The Beatles and they're way more interesting. Same for Howling Wolf or Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Yup, gonna go wash out my ears with some blues now. 🙃
Its exactly as youd expect it to be. Outdated now.
Who can dislike thought-provoking lyricism such as “dum di dum dum, ho boy”? I do love Buddy as a figure, but it’s tragic that his talent didn’t have time to develop to its full potential.
This is one of my father's favorite "Rock-n-Roll" albums. Perhaps because it was played to me relentlessly as a very young kid, I sort of love the vocals. From a critical standpoint, Not Fade Away is the really important track on here, although Jerry Garcia did a much better job with it (did Holly write it?). Overall, it's fun to briefly revisit this album and I do think Holly was a major innovator in the birth of "Rock-n-Roll". Dead far too young.
Highlights: "Maybe Baby," "Tell Me How" Unimpressed. Coming on the heels of Little Richard and Elvis, this feels derivative even at the best parts. Probably the most interesting thing is the jarring backup vocals, just because it comes across as growing pains of the period's pop music, trying to make sense of new sounds. Again, no points for mythmaking. Lots of mediocre and problematic artists in the 27 club. It's hard to see Holly changing the course of music history or even having a positive influence if he'd survived.
I liked the melodies but the lyrics were very questionable in this day and age and I don't have the nostalgia factor to combat that.
Boring. Favorite track: Oh Boy!
cheesy
Nein danke
Meh
Much like the Glorious Revolutioon of 1688, this is contextually important but ultimately not very interesting.
2 Only that will be the day is my favorite. Other songs are okay.
Slow and boring
Nothing here grabbing my attention. All very sparse, kind of feels like half a track most of the time.
not really bothered sorry
Boring old shit
2.5/5 *shrug*
Chirp
Well I guess you had to be there and I wasn't!
Hard to see what all the fuss was about really
I'm still laughing at the Little Richard orgy anecdote. I like the few songs that were the big hits, overall the album is okay, but it's so short that it's inoffensive and you'd end up forgetting the rest of the tracks anyway.
Too proto-rock for me. I am sure they played a part in the evolution, but there is no way I would want to listen to this again.
ok
It’s whatever
Not for me - I'm sure it was groundbreaking for the time but sounds all the same to me
Really not my preferred genre. Very harmonic but that doesn’t make up the fact that the songs are just one liners and simple verses about relationships and ultimately relatively boring. Probably because they were mostly used to dance to. Solid listening experience if you’re in a specific kind of mood and feel nostalgic for a time I personally never experienced or have any kind of emotional attachment to. Probably explains my rating. Favorite Song: “That’ll Be The Day”
I'm glad I didn't grow up in the 50s 2/5
Kind of shows how much music (and, not less importantly, lyrics) have evolved over time.
It has its legendary influential place in rock roll music and the hit singles are still singalongs and easy to cover in skiffle and rock bands, but sounds dated and a little boring to my relatively modern ears. Probably deserves 4 out 5 for influence, but I'm giving it 2 from my own taste. Sorry Dad!
Of all the music albums I've ever listened to, this also meets the definition of music album
So here's what drives me up a wall about this album - it has 0 swing. On every track the drummer sounds like a 6th grader joining jazz band for the first time and trying to play a swing beat but it comes out all jilted. Even Buddy's vocal phrasing is super square. Compare this original recording of "Not Fade Away" to the Grateful Dead cover (or even the Rolling Stones cover)
Wee woo this was just some buddy holly. Wee woo I don’t wanna hear no more.
I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion but I freaking hate this album. It reeks of shallow sentimentalism and blatant misogyny. Nothing about this album aged well. The music is basic, the lyrics are dull, the performances are utterly lacking in energy. It's the worst of mid-century white America and I can't with it. None of these songs stand the test of time if you make the effort to look past the rose-glasses sentimentalism and actually look at the lyrics. I would agree that this was a milestone record in American music. But mostly because it marked the last highway exit before rock-n-roll hit the gas and become something actually worth listening to. That's the only reason this doesn't get a single-star review.
Not my cup of tea, not my favourite and, for me, hadn’t stood the test of time.
Not bad, probably wouldn't relisten. Can hear some of the early development of rock guitar sounds coming through.
It's ok, not much variety in lyrics/music. Performances are good. Prefer some of the other 50s stuff
Eigentlich nicht schlecht aber die Lieder hören sich fast alle gleich an, ich würd es nicht noch einmal anhören wollen.
Not my sound, but not offensive.
Not bad, but somewhat repetitive. Now it seems rather bland in terms of complexity. May have been more daring/exciting when it was released.
1957 - Rock & Roll; Rockabilly
Sweet, but not for me.
is this an ironic performance? is this a concept album? pov: you are a boy-man who just wants to fuck. you have no idea what love is, but you do know how to play guitar and sing k standout track for me: not fade away. the arrangement on this track works for me. sparser, but still high energy (prolly helps that there're less lyrics on this one, so less chance to groan) this is fine mindless music in the background!
Aparte de Elvis o Gene Vincent no he escuchado mucho Rock clásico. Error. Siempre sorprende ver que en los 50 ya había estructuras y canciones tan válidas hoy en día.
Some stand out classics on it. But the album as a whole does not stand the test of time
A fun look at the beginning of popular rock n roll. Lots of songs about wanting girls to love them.
Best Song: Oh Boy. Classic wholesome horndog music. Personally I like to imagine that the "Oh Boy" is meant to be taken literally, and this is a progressive anthem decades ahead of its time. Worst Song: It's Too Late. This sleepy weepiness is not what I need right now. Overall: I'm sure this was the absolute bees knees back in the day, but today it just feels like the kind of music they play at a church function to make everyone feel a little bit rock and roll. I do appreciate the influence Buddy Holly had though, including explicitly on Don McLean's 'American Pie' and Weezer's 'Buddy Holly'.
While it's not to be unexpected for this period, most of the tracks on this LP are melodic one-note love songs with maybe one catchy hook and chorus to their name. Resoundingly meh listen all said and done, found myself tuning out a good deal.
Ok aber eher die Mitte der Revolution als die Speerspitze
The songs are solidly built but what once was a rocker is now a sleepy roll.
The Doo Wop is annoying, but the songs underneath are quality, better than I'd expected. Wouldn't put it on again but can see why it's on the list.
ok
It’s fine
Overall didn't enjoy it, and yet I can see why it's influential. Good to have heard, probably won't revisit.
2/5 nope...
Buddy is toch wel wat keurig en die krekels verbazingwekkend stil en saai.
Tja, dit is echt veel te gedateerd.
Nee, meer dan twee sterren kan ik Buddy toch niet geven. Destijds waarschijnlijk baanbrekend. Nu echt uber-braaf.
Nicht mein Ding. Zu weit weg, kann ich nix mit anfangen.
These old school albums are very much of their time. Unfortunately The Beatles have always been as far back as I can go.
Prawdziwie starozytny album, bo z 57 bedacy pierwszym i ostatnim wydanym za zycia Buddiego albumem swierszczy, wiec czworki mlodych i pieknych chlopcow z gitarami, kontrabasem i drumsami, chociaz precyzyjniej wydaje sie okreslenie jak widnieje na liscie, wiec Buddy Holly & The Crickets, bo jednak to on gitarkowal. byl glownym wokalem, i wspolautorem wiekszosci kawalkow, razem z panem producentem Normanem Pettym, co dzisiaj jest dosc niespotykane, zeby producent byl jednoczesnie autorem tekstow, ale Holly to pionier muzyki popularnej, wiec kiedys tak moglo byc, chyba niewielu artystow mialo taki wplyw na nurt muzyki popularnej i opraw okularowych w tak krotkim czasie, bo dwa lata po wydaniu tego krazka juz wydyntkowal, ale co do samej plyty, ultra kompaktowa forma 25 minutowego epka, ktory kiedys jednak byl pelnoprawnym albumem, bo takie wymiary vinylkowe byly, na tych 25 minutach udalo sie upchac 12 kawalkow, co daje praktycznie 2 minuty na kazdy kawalek i tak tez jest, bo piosenki sa bardzo szablonowe, zarowno lirycznie, wiec jak na poprzednim piku romantyczne balladowanie, identyczne podejscie do wykorzystania wokali wspierajacych od traku pierwszego do 12, ktore stanowia dodatkowa linie melodyczna z ich papa powaniem i innymi onomatopejami, instrumentalnie rowniez jest mocno przewidywalnie jak przystalo na styl rockabilly, ktory tutaj brzmi podrecznikowo dobrze, ale wynudzajaco po kilku utworach, slucha sie tego dobrze takze ze wzgledu na poziom techniczny nagrania, ladnie musialo byc to zremasterowane, bo nie brzmi to jak cos nagrywane w 57, zwlaszcza na kawalkach, ktore posiadaja szersza scene, to jest najbardziej na utworach z mocnym drumowaniem, ktore sa moimi faworytami krazka, jak that will be the day, czy im looking for someone to love, ktory featuruje takze gitarowa solowke, dluzsza niz 10 sekund, co jest osiagnieciem na tak ultra skompresowanym albumie, gdzie kazda sekunda czasu nagraniowego musi byc czyms zapelniona, na plejke dodam wspomnianego that wll be the day, ktory wydaje sie byc najlepiej sluchanym kawalkiem swierszczy z tej plyty, fanem pana Holliego nie zostalem, ale juz wiem skad okreslenie na dzien jego smierci, dzien w ktorym umarla muzyka
All songs sounded pretty similar. Not my favorite album would not listen again.
Solid album for its age. Would not listen again. Too many memories of the old people playing it instead of the music I wanted to listen to at village bbq's when I was a kid!
Some great songs, but overall the album is dated. Standouts: Oh Boy, That'll Be The Day. 2/5
Pretty much exactly what you can expect from a 50s rock album. Songs all about love, pretty simple musically but still pleasant. Nothing exceptional though. 5/10.
Ugh
This is a much older pop album. Not that older pop is bad it just actually feels dated. The songs were good and it was positive but wasn’t really feeling it. 3.8/10
Not bad but buddy holly has always felt pretty lame
Pretty typical of the era, nothing too exciting for me.
quaint museum piece
Yeaaah not my style. Too croony for me.
I liked it more than I thought I would, maybe because I've a soft spot for Buddy.
buddy holly being buddy holly 2.5
fun i can see why he is famous, I guess. a lot of good tunes.
That classic rock and roll sound. But no Peggy Sue?! Yea this album is a great time capsule but lacks the punch of his singles.
buddy who
some cool vocal flourishes and good guitar playing but very boring and uniform songwriting. i imagine in the 50s it was interesting. maybe i'm just ill-equipped to appreciate this album. can't lump it in with my 3s; sorry buddy.
It’s decent. I’m sure in it’s time it was revolutionary and I have no doubt that countless artists were inspired by Holly. But I feel like nowadays it just sounds like a 50’s cliche music album. Basically any of these songs could be in the background of a movie set in the fifties and you wouldn’t notice
Not my favorite.
First half: Early Beatles did it better. He does a weird hiccup thing like Elvis sometimes. Second half: much better in terms of style. notable mentions: That'll Be the Day - actually good An Empty Cup - mad lyrics about heartbreak and coca cola Rock me my baby - some HS junior definitely got fingered to this song at some point The early tracks are all PLEASE LOVE ME and the ending tracks are all heartbreak vibes so thats interesting. All in all, nostalgic vibes about young white romance with some harmonized rapey vibes. 4/10. wouldnt listen to the album in its entirety again - maybe those songs mentioned.
Rock & Roll carino, ma manca l'energia di elvis o beatles, i coretti mi fanno morire, un bel po` datato
As expected. Mercifully short
oh boy!
рок н рол конца 50х .в одной песне хороши барабаны, в другой мелодия на троечку. А в целом неуд, так как не цепляет внимание. плюс отсутствуют мелодичные моменты.
the sound of a daytime shift in a shit pub in liverpool full of all the old timers not talking and staring into the middle distance. alright for a couple of tracks and i respect it being trail blazing and new at the time but its not for me to listen to in these days.
Deece. Made me want to listen to more 1950's rock and roll.
Oh boy! What an album! Had me bopping around my living room like...a chirping cricket -Until the third song anyway. Then things turned dark. It's been dark ever since. So dark. So bleak. So cold.
I can do best of 50s but this all the way thru didn’t really do it for me - 3.5
Definitely the 50s. I few fun riffs and a few slow jams
yeah this was cute but I probably won’t listen again #takemebacktomilkshakes+diners