Chirping Crickets

Old scholl slightly hillbilly style rock. some classics. a lot of trendsetting sounds. can hear they inspired early Beatles and the beach boys. contains hits llike "oh boy' and ' that'll be the day'. the album sounds very cohesive. unclear why some became hits and other not.

Several tunes that are often heard on oldies radio. Overall a good album.

Not the kind of music in my usual rotation but it’s nice to listen to old rock and roll from time to time. These guys are pretty influential

Very catchy

8/10

This is great. I know the songs because my dad used to listen to them. So many classics on the one album. It gets a four because it is not something I would ever think of listening to on a whim

A snapshot in time from a rockabilly legend that sadly left the world too soon. Some of the songs are your standard slow formula late 50s ballads and some are formula rockabilly songs, but considering Holly only had this one album and is still considered a defining voice of the genre shows the potential he had. This album encapsulates what he was about.

Fun classic rock and roll album.

The songs I knew were classic, but the others were pretty good too.

Great old-school rock & roll album.

Cute, cheery. As cliche as it gets, bit lots of fun. Excellent example of an iconic genre.

Original as it gets. For my money he created the rockabilly sound that permeated through Orbison, Son Volt, Wilco...you name it. Influenced so many that came after him. Stevie Ray Vaughn, for example. Since it was new, it's deserving of a pretty high score.

Delightful.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

I was surprised by how fun this album is. The songs are short (and innocently sweet). This is the type of music/ album that makes a random album of the day fun to do. I simply never listen to early rock and roll stuff. It simply is not on my list of genre interests. So some of these songs I never heard in my life. Nevertheless it was way more fun and energetic than I anticipated and I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. This was a lot of fun.

This was a lot of fun, even for the tracks I wasn’t familiar with. One can imagine what the careers of rock stars who died in their 20’s would have looked like if they’d lived, but I bet Holly’s would have outshone most if not all the others.

I love these old raw recordings! You can hear all the growls and flaws and it’s somehow better for that. I was really hoping to find a new favourite, but I guess the best stuff does pass through the filter of time for a reason. I’m going to do the classic Price is Right move on Osama and bid 1 higher : 4

There’s something so pleasant about this album, it was so simple and cheerful.

Buddy Holly is one of those dogs what ifs it early rock and roll. Would have he gone on to 60s and developed or would he have been old fashioned by the we will never know. As a debut and only record it really is incredible. Stand out tracks: - Oh Boy! - Not Fade Away - Maybe Baby - Tell Me How - That'll Be The Day - I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love - Last Night - Rock Me My Baby

Great album and inspired a lot of music to come

Fand ich gut das Album

A quintessential ‘50s album

A classic rock and roll album that just needs to be on this list.

Good album. Buddy Holly Lives!

This one's hard. Not being around in 1957, it's hard to judge how significant this was. The music is very, but it's aged (not a knock). And I know it was better than most rock and roll at the time, but it's not like there wasn't Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, etc. I would give this 9 out of 10. Converting to a 5-star scale, I'm rounding down.

Dated? Might be. But brilliant.

I enjoyed it

Now you're talking. Great band. I enjoyed all the tracks. Even though the 'music died', this music will never die.

This was great, really gives you that feeling of what it must have been like to witness the some of the roots of what would become modern rock and roll.

I swayed between a 4 and 5 on this one based on legacy alone. I mean the percussion on Not Fade Away was indeed just a shoebox. That alone is badass and so rock n roll. Keep in mind this album doesn’t even include other hits like Peggy Sue or Rave On which probably keeps it in 4* territory. Still, Holly made regular rotation by my parents in our house growing up, and I probably did not fully understand the downstream influence he had on rock n roll until I saw the Stones in ‘94 open with that same song Not Fade Away. For a really well-presented bio of him, check out the under radar 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story that earned Gary Busey an Oscar nomination before he went crazy.

12 songs in 25 min blows my mind. A perfect example of the beauty In simplicity. Obviously credit for paving the way for so many as well

If you asked me what the 1950s sounded like, this is essentially it. I probably take for granted how innovative this was at the time and you can trace it to so many modern bands—Buddy apparently one of the first to double track his vocals which inspired the Beatles to do it and butch Vig would’ve never convinced Kurt to do it on nevermind if Lennon hadn’t done it 🤯 Also, the airplane story is a bit wild. Apparently Tommy Allsup lost his seat to Ritchie Valens on a coin toss. Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to the Big Bopper who had influenza and complained that the tour bus was too cold and uncomfortable for a man of his size. Pretty wild.

It’s incredible the legacy he left behind with three albums over two years. That alone is worth a 4. 4/5

Songs for the heart <3

Solid album - one that comes off as a product of its time without much context. Not quite my cup of tea, but I loved the guitar work here. 'Rock Me My Baby' wins the fave for the energy, along with 'That'll Be The Day'

Buddy Holly was a talent taken too soon. Shining example of '50s rock 'n' roll.

Revolutionary in approach and songwriting. Some of this hasn't aged perfectly, and there is some schmaltz, but still an amazing achievement and lots of fun to listen to.

So ahead of its time it’s ridiculous, 1957! NFA one of the greatest rick songs of all time. That said the album has clearly aged and became samey in parts. Still iconic 4/5

Rock and roll has come a long way since this. This just seems right. Like your mom’s meat loaf - can’t go wrong.

Hard to review now, because it's so much of its time, but anyway.

Very retro

Nice

The album is undeniably one of the most revered and important in rock n roll history, and "That'll Be The Day" is a certified hood classic, but as a drummer whose biggest influences are Bonham, Baker, and Mitchell (i.e. the guys who totally transformed the role and purpose of the drummer in a band) I can't help but feel a bit disengaged when listening to this record front to back. The songs feel a bit same-y at times, and the rhythm section stays in their lane throughout, doing nothing to make my ears perk up (as was the job of a 50s rock n roll rhythm section). That said, the 4/5 rating is based on my pretending that I'm listening for the first time in 1957, having no knowledge of the decades of rock/blues that came after this release. It's such a tragedy that Holly died so young, and we didn't get to see what the 60s and 70s would do to shape his musical sense and style. IMO one of the biggest "what ifs" in rock n roll history.

This reminded me of my dad who recently passed. Not just a guitar album but also a pretty groundbreaking rock album. Also, reminds me of SpongeBob because the kids are watching it and Buddy Holly looked like Tom Kenny...

good wholesome Buddy Holly. it just reminds me of good times, feels like a friend is singing to you

Love this stuff. Reminds me of high school, driving around with nothing but a radio tuned to the oldies station.

Bop along to the sock hop!

just straight up enjoyable music

Really fun and light. Super enjoyable but funny that this was objectionable music at one time.

The only full album released with the Crickets in Holly's lifetime. The stuff legends are made of. A couple of the songs leaned a little too close to Do Wop otherwise I would have given it 5 stars

My favorite artist of the 50s. A precursor to so many songwriters. It would've been amazing to see where he would've gone in the early 60s and its subsequent effect on the early Beatles especially. I like Buddy Holly's solo album more so hope that one is on here too but understandable if not. 50s rock is so interesting when you get the full context of where it fits into moving the country/blues sound into something like the Rolling Stones or Doors of the mid 60s. Still tough to determine 4 or 5 star depending how much I lean towards historical context vs listenability. Probably a 3 for listenability and 5 for context so will meet in the middle. Rating: 4.0

Extremely breezy listen. It’s nice to revisit these oldies on occasion

Probably the most enjoyable album of the three I've heard on the list now. Feel like I've heard a song or two from this years ago in my grandmom's car, not great memories there tho. More like a 3.5 than 4 but whatever

Good album. All the songs penned by themselves and some really good energetic playing in there. Short and sweet album that was one of the best of its time.

I like how bouncy the rhythm of these songs. They make me want to jump up and down in a circle.

Alright, I LOVE Buddy Holly! Nice, clean rock n roll, before the Marijuana took over the youths and turned everyone into hippies. This guy loves falling in love. Times were simple back then, no milkshakes in the yard, no WAP, just loving your sweetheart and eventual breakup and heartbreak. He's kind of a nerdy Elvis, but it works. Died too soon. I like the slower stuff, It's Too Late is the one for me.

Blending early rock n' roll, skiffle, doo-wop and a classy nerdism, Buddy Holly & The Crickets have unique and inspired sound that defines the 50's sound both directly and through their imitators. The quality of singing and songwriting shines through the old production techniques of the recordings, and some howling "Ow!"s and surfy Dick Dale guitar lines testify that this music is by and for the youth. It's hard not to like these catchy songs. Each one is under three minutes; short, sweet, and then moves on. The hits are "Oh Boy!", "Maybe Baby", and "That'll Be The Day" with that punky triplet fill. Slower songs like the swoony "It's Too Late", "An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)", and even the faster "Rock Me My Baby" could be musically mistaken as Elvis if not for Buddy's singing in a higher register. Buddy Holly is an American treasure and is forever tied to the thought of simpler times, young love, and an optimistic future.

Cute quick listen.

Iconic

A great few songs and some not so great, it was quite short which took me by surprise and it certainly is aged, but a good listen.

Zaskakująco dobre. Bardzo przyjemny ten rock and roll trochę między rockiem, a country. 4/5

All I hear is John Lennon! This album is very clean.

4+

RnR, 1957 -> 4

Great album

Has a lot of their most famous tracks. Very catchy and well written rock n roll. Although it does feel rather dated now. 4/5

Great album! Not fading away just yet

3-4

The sound of oldies I listened to growing up are captured by this album - fairly one-dimensional sound, but has that familiar bop of the 1950s!

A really good album, not a bad song on it!

Clearly influential but it's not something I would pick up again

I'unno, I just like 50's rock and roll a lot. Most of it, if not all, sounds the same, I'll admit, but within this space, I don't think that's a bad thing, personally. I mean, getting on 50's rock and roll for sounding similar is like getting on Motörhead or AC/DC for all their songs sounding alike. If they do that one sound well, what's to complain about? And Buddy Holly and the quote-unquote "Chirping" Crickets do it very well. There can be something comforting in it, y'know? That said, if you want the **best** Buddy Holly album, go check out 20 GOLDEN GREATS if you haven't already. That's the best of the best of his work, and not just because they're all some of his biggest hits. I mean, that collection has "Words Of Love", and that alone's enough for the big thumbs-up.

While just being standard 50s rock fare, the importance of Buddy Holly to the history of popular music cannot be understated, so a 4 it will get.

WOW, these songs are impressive. Clear, bold, inspired and intricately detailed compositions, catchy and easy to listen to and remember. I'll give 4 stars.

Атмосферная музыка той эпохи.

I can picture my dad be-bopping to this album. He was such a nerd in the 50’s, but he’d pretend to like rock n roll to impress all the Boston ladies. What he really liked was playing Bridge, drinking coffee all day, and chain-smoking Lucky Strikes with his MIT frat brothers. Buddy was the real deal. Same age as my dad.

The first thing I noticed was how short it is. It's total length is more like an EP, but it's got a lot of short songs. In the 202o's, the short song is definitely making a comeback, but those mostly feel like they couldn't be assed for a third verse. This feels more like the songs are complete, if intentionally brisk. They are very fast paced, in general. I'm curious how fast paced this is compared to the average album from the last 70 years. I can see why it's considered an important album in the development of rock. It was actually a delight to listen to. With modern ears it sounds a bit samey, but it clearly doesn't overstay its welcome.

Great album, lots of early rock hits and influential songs. Great recording , arrangements and performances from 1957

Decent. I prefer some of the other stuff from the 50’s

These songs sound so familiar like they’ve been in every old film score I’ve ever watched!

Rock Me My Baby is my favourite from this. The drums are very floor and tom heavy, giving an interesting tension in places And again, the vocal harmonisations are locked-in. Something that is really missing from modern pop and rock genres

I thought this was another one of these 50s/sarly 60s albums where the band just played a bunch of the same songs everyone else puts out. Glad to see most of these are theirs.

Not Fade Away er en kæmpebanger. Jeg nød virkelig den her

Buddy Holly er bare mere cool end de andre hvide rock n roll gutter fra den her årgang! Er Oh Boy et LGBT anthem?

Great collection of songs. Love some Buddy Holly. Some of the best of the 50s. Standouts: Oh Boy!, Maybe Baby, That’ll Be The Day, An Empty Cup(And a Broken Date), and Send Me Some Lovin’.

great tunes

Simply, a classic. It's hard not to appreciate a building block of music to come.

Man he could write some songs

It’s great, it’s ahead of its time, and there’s music like the Beatles that probably would never happen were it not for Buddy Holly! Especially those early years… as someone who’s not listened to Buddy all that much, I really enjoyed hearing this early rock n roll blues inspired music

Muy típico de los grupos de los años 60, tiene un rollito de por aquel entonces que alegra sólo de oirlo, quizás entre sí las canciones tienen mucha similitud y suena a todas las canciones del estilo de aquella época, pero aun así es chulo de escuchar

oah suuuper bis jz höckle ufem balkon und die liecht catchy, kitschige lieder mite background vocals passed perfekt s isch nüt wo rim vom stuehl haut aber es macht eifach sehr happy zB it's too late bringt auno chlii abwechslig miteme "trurige" lied (oder zumindest evhli weniger upbeat) oh scho fertig ja ich han spass gha. 4 sternlis

I was already familiar with several of these songs, some of the originals and some by way of covers by other artists. There are some really excellent songs here. Buddy Holly is great and this album is a good showcase for his talent.

Gotta go 4 because of how foundational this album is to rock and roll.

I've never thought of Buddy Holly as an album artist so it was weird to listen to him this way. But he's an all-time legend, and without him there would be no Beatles or modern music as we know it. Oh Boy, Not Fade Away, and That'll Be The Day are the standout tracks. But overall I just enjoy the sound of Buddy Holly both his voice and percussive beat-oriented music. It still has a unique and crisp sound almost 70 years later. Buddy Holly truly will never fade away.

Really too bad that plane went down.

Immediately transported to another setting and time. Just so much fun! What an easy and fun listen.

Brings back memories of when they would actually play oldies on the radio. This rating is more nostalgia anyway, and in a good way. 4/5

Good old days

Great nostalgia here (for a time before I was born)! I had forgotten that "Not Fade Away" was a Buddy Holly song before the Stones and the Dead took it over. This was a very fun listen for me.

Some classics, some weaker songs but good overall

Can't not like that. A few duds, but mostly very listenable.

12 songs in 25 minutes has to be some sort of record! These are all perfectly formed snippets of rock and roll that sound as fresh today as when they were recorded nearly 70 years ago. I hadn’t realised that there are also two songs written by Roy Orbison in here as well, and you can definitely hear his style. The world lost a unique talent on the day the music died.

4.5 stars. Very straightforward, well-written & performed pop songs with great electric guitar accompaniment. Holly has great vocals on every song. Trio back up adds a very charming touch. Favorite songs are "Maybe Baby" "That'll Be the Day," and "Empty Cup." You can hear how influential this sound has been to other artists. Not a band song on here. Great album if you're into 50s rock/pop sound.

La leyenda de Buddy Holly comenzó, en términos discográficos, con esta primera y única grabación con los Circkets y publicada en vida en 1957. El disco comienza con el clásico del rock & roll "Oh Boy!", un tema que fue acogido como demasiado obsceno por los círculos puritanos que por entonces reaccionaban contra todo lo que oliera a este estilo de música popular. En el disco también está otro sencillo, "That'll be the Day", que alcanzó el número uno de las listas. Estos dos temas, junto a "Not Fade Away", "Maybe Baby" y "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" están entre las mejores canciones de rock & roll de todos los tiempos.

You know what, this is pretty good, and short enough to not overstay its welcome.

Buddy Holly rules so much. Just, like, 10+ perfect rock songs, none over 2:30. All so catchy and fun and deceivingly complex. Album is under 30 mins long? I listened to it twice through yesterday morning.

I’m struck by how influential this really was.

cute

Upbeat, fun, feels very effortless and from that becomes an effortless listen. No surprises, just delight. Great little genre capsule. Would throw on for a commute any day.

I didn’t think I would like this but I ended up enjoying it a lot! I was surprised by how well it has aged. The album itself felt like the perfect length and non of the songs overstayed their welcome. Honestly, just good pop music! Didn’t have time to listen it multiple times or super in detail but Oh Boy! was my favorite.

He’s got a good collection of classics on this album. Not all of them are perfect, but a fair portion of them have proven to be. Clearly an inspiration and driving force in his genre if you listen to early rock and roll, or most music of his contemporaries. Writing, lyrics, production, performance, instrumentation, vocals, range, and structure are all good. Better than average across the board and better than that at times. 4/5

Wow, I had no idea Not Fade Away was not a GD original. Just as much a jam here as it is in their rendition. Recording has a weird quality about it with the layered vocal support, but I dig it. Guitar tone is fantastic. At 26 minutes, this album rips right by. Honestly for good old Rock & Roll this is as good as it gets for me. Some good clean white-bread jams with beautiful harmonization, solid/clean production. Lots of songs about various stages & pursuits of love perfect for eating a burger and milkshake to. 4 / 5.

Listened to a bunch of Buddy Holly growing up as my Stepdad loves him. Oh Boy is an excellent song to start with. My Mom has that as one of her ringtones so it gets annoying but the song as a whole is a jelly. Also I figured the Dead didn't write Not Fade Away but what a staple of their live shows for that one. Maybe Baby was always a fav of mine. I feel like I can hear the influence of this song on others. That'll Be The Day is probably his most popular song and still rocks almost 60 years later. I have sort of a nostalgia for this stuff, but it's also clear that Buddy Holly was extremely influential on rock music as we know it. When he died in a plane crash that was what was referenced as we know "The Day the Music Died." Shows his influence right there. High 4.

About the most classic of classic rock. While the sound would be built on by artists to come later, this album still holds its own with a couple particularly iconic tracks.

A nice fossil of early rock. The singles are great!

Just the history of Buddy Holly makes this album with listening the seismic shift this and other artist of this generation of musicians made in music was amazing.

Classic rock

I must have been 4 or 5 rummaging through my grannies attic when I found my dad's 45 player and collection. Hundreds of records and Buddy Holly and Elvis were the greatest discoveries. Out of piles of 45s he was one of the most memorable and for me sparked my love of music. Goes to show that simple, straightforward rock songs can stand the test of time. Rockabilly, doo wop, toe tapping enjoyment. Some of these songs I had forgotten that I loved.

Well. That was definitely techno.

I mean, absolutely lovely. Always has been, always will be. Maybe Baby and That’ll Be The Day.

I just realized that Weezer’s cover for The Blue Album is probably a reference to this album. Because the look just like Buddy Holly 🤯🤯🤯 Also, seriously, this holds up surprisingly well. Side A is much stronger because the slow-dance songs on Side B are not this band’s strong suit. Still, this is actually listenable and doesn’t sound like a bunch of novelty songs, unlike most ‘50s rock ’n’ roll. Just some white boys bustin’ it down sexual style, GOATed with the sauce. Huge fan.

It's fine.

Sure, it’s dated, and older rock and roll is not as timeless as some other genres (jazz, etc.) - but there’s still a lot to appreciate here. Some fun hooks, some cool guitar work, and overall a really fun time piece to listen to.

Very enjoyable, certainly a classic.

Not much to think about here, but a lot of fun. Felt really sincere. I see why this was revolutionary when it came out, but it was so influential that everything is pretty familiar now. Four stars.

It's hard to judge an album like this just because of how early it is in the timeline of rock music. You really have to avoid thinking about through a modern lens and appreciate the music for what it was at the time. And in this case, Chirping Crickets was a pioneering album that helped lay the ground work for a lot of guitar-based music that came after it. Overall, this is still a great album with a strong sense of rhythm and melody and just generally really pleasant to listen to.

The music that gave a way to the Beatles and all the rock that came afer. Beautiful and simple.

Such just fun, joyful rock and roll. It's hard to really take it too seriously, as this is just when the genre/style was coming to fruition. But the harmonies and vocals are tight, the guitar is chripy, and the music just feels happy overall. Shame we lost him so early but the band definitely made some early impact.

Ég set svona tónlist alltof sjaldan á fóninn. Mér finnst hún svo hressilega skemmtileg þannig að þetta var mjög ferskt þrátt fyrir að vera 70 ára gamalt. Gimsteinn sem ég mun setja aftur á fóninn af og til. Kannski í styttri kantinum en það er samt bara fínt svo maður fái ekki leið.

You can really hear the jump from country to rock and roll here. There’s an energy in his vocals and in the guitar that feels more raw and jubilant. But it still has the backing vocal arrangements that keep it rooted in country. Buddy Holly was a total hick, and this is the music you get when you hand a hick a fender Stratocaster.

All albums should be 25 minutes and 59 seconds long.

Still prefer Elvis, but good too

Not sure everyone else is rating this high but I felt like it was a great listen. Should I be googling buddy holly before issuing the rating?

Compared to today's music this seems like a quaint little oldies record, and maybe that's true. It is still a must listen to anyone interested in where what we have now came from and how we got here. There are some great songs, like Not Fade Away, that influenced the next generation of bands (see British Invasion), and that influenced the following generations. Yes, the lyrics are corny in today's world, but in the late 1950s this is what performers sang about and what the audiences wanted to hear. Times change, but of it's time, this was (and still is) an important record.

Today, we found the answer to the trivia question "What was Buddy Holly's band's name?' and got to listen to a classic 50's rockabilly album.

Pretty good!

This must have been amazing to hear for the first time back then! It stands up pretty well.

This was really pleasant. Old school for sure, but it was really fun to listen to an album where there are a couple of tracks that have permeated pop culture.

Pretty good.

not interested

Foundational album and sound for future of rock and roll.

Hated the backing vocals. As músicas com letras mais repetitivas são cansativas, apesar de pequenas. A sonoridade remete muito aos anos 60, o "pioneirismo" deles foi ter iniciado isso no final dos anos 50... Não gosto muito. Alguns momentos da interpretação do vocalista são interessantes. 3.9/5 78/100

The beginnings of rock and roll.

OG classic. If you don't like this after a few listens, it's you.

Sure!

It fell off a bit in the second half a bit but the pure rock and roll numbers are pure bangers.

Optimistic, happiness for happiness sake, burgers, shakes, letter jackets, the uncomplicated privilege of the "Happy Days" is captured in this album. Buddy Holly's signature hiccup vocals, and that rockabilly tone of The Crickets is a lost to time genre of music, but maybe that is a good thing? The music while enjoyable feels old and for a different time to the point of putting it on a shelf never to be touched again.

For an older era, it doesn't get much better than this.

Timeless. Some occasional weird vocal affectations, still good.

Great stuff from a pioneer.

Not Fade Away is an awesome song written before the musical technology matured enough to make it good. Check out the Grateful Dead Live at Manhattan Center, 1971. Seems to be a general trend on this album. Well written songs without the studio tech or guitar shredders to really make it pop.

more classic 50's rock. good stuff.

Classis songs on a classic album

Interesting coincidence. Working in Lubbock, TX today when Buddy Holly selection shows up. Love the work of the pioneer that influenced some many musicians. Great album.

So many of these songs have been covered by different artists whom I know already, so that made a lot of this album familiar to me. The biggest problem is the back up singers still have that dated feel in their voice. But even with that, the quality of the songs (for the most part) break through. Just wish the back up singers didn't sound so dated, though. Still, 67 years later, it holds up.

Rate the album or the man/group and their impact? The album is decent and at least a 3 in terms of its pure sound. But it's the influence of their sound that is what sets the album apart. One of the first groups and album to feature lead and rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. So I feel like I'm giving the album a bump for pioneering that format, a format I quite enjoy. And then every rockabilly artist out there (looking at you Elvis Costello) can probably thank Buddy Holly for creating a singing and playing style. It's far from a perfect album and has some so-so songs. But it also has some absolute classics - Oh Boy and That'll Be The Day. And also some other good ones - Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby (a pretty big single, but not as good as those other two), It's Too Late, Tell Me How, I'm Lookin For Someone to Love, Send Me Some Lovin (it's a bit different from the rest).

Solid. Classic.

Super fun 50s music

Fun listen!

Fun, brief listen. Most of the songs are pretty similar, but they definitely have a charm to them.

Nearly 70 years old and without the 50s harmonies this would be as fresh as it was then. Oh Boy is a great start to the album - a bit like Blue Suede Shoes is on the first Elvis album. This is a better album than that as there's fewer saccharine ballads. But it's the harmonies and the ballads that do make it (Send me some levin' is particularly turgid) that mean that I can't give it a 5. Which is a shame, as if this had more guitar and less harmonies it'd be pretty darned good. I do love that it's so short mind you.

Without Buddy Holly & The Crickets, there would be no Beatles, and no Rock & Roll (and where would Elvis Costello have gotten his inspiration??)

What a fun record. Some all time classics and I like how you can feel this is setting up the music world for another jump. Seems to bridge the music of the 50s and 60s really well. Echoes of Elvis and some early Beatles vibes.

A lot of these songs have almost passed the point of being classics, into standards territory -- meaning they no longer sound particularly fresh. They're still fun, but music evolved so quickly within a decade of this album's release. Still, rock and roll had to start somewhere, and there's a reason these songs still sound familiar to someone born nearly 40 years after its release. While I don't see myself returning to this one regularly, it's an important and yet easy breezy listen.

BUDDY HOLLY!

Fun trip to the past

Always enjoy the early pop rock

Cute album good vibes 7/10

love love LOVE this era of music. fun and light could literally listen to this all day 8/10

I don't really have much of a reference point to judge this from, but I enjoyed most of the tracks. I liked that they were all short in length. They all sounded pretty similar, but it was still a fun listen, seems very emblematic of its time.

Kind of nostalgic (for a time before I was born?) Fun boogie woogie and they kept it brief. High marks for brevity. 7.5/10

yeahhhhhhh buddy

Buddy Holly's The Chirping Crickets delivers classic rock and roll, with Holly's energetic performances saving the day despite a somewhat weak backing. His distinctive style and hits like That'll Be the Day and Oh, Boy! showcase Holly's brilliance, making the album a must-listen despite its shortcomings in instrumentation. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 5 STAND OUT TRACK - That'll be the Day

Relaly liked this one, sometimes I listen to some old rock and roll and every song sounds the same kinda thing. I IV V chord progression and that kinda thing. really liked how there was a lot of variety on this one even though Rock and Roll can be very samey. Also I think we got this album on the anniversary of Buddy Holly's death AKA the day the music died.

It's hard to believe Buddy Holly was this polished and had found his unique voice before he was even 21. You can certainly hear the influence on the Beach Boys, the Beatles, etc. A few of the tracks are a little unremarkable, and at times the saccharine style doo-wop backing is grating, but overall a very good album with a high density of classics.

Good ol rock and roll. Buddy Holly really was a massive influence for a reason!

not sure how to rate this but it was a fun and quick little jaunt into 50s rock n roll. hard to hate anything on this album, and there are some certified classics here. i liked it! favorites: oh boy, not fade away, that'll be the day

I love a good Buddy Holly album. This one slaps.

Classic 50s rock n roll. I'm old enough to have listened to enough of this. Gotta give it 4⭐ for it's genre

It's Buddy Holly. Unbelievable what he did for music in such a short time on this planet.

Music from the 50s is often overlooked these days. Much of it was pretty bland, but this was great. I prefer this to Elvis certainly. I did not realize that Not Fade Away wasn’t a Who song. That’ll Be the Day is a classic. I’m Lookin For Someone to Love is a fun song.

Lands squarely in the rock n roll/country genre, with a lot of elements we also hear in Elvis: backing vocal harmonies, etc. Very gentle. I hear the influences on later bands like the Beatles, Byrds, and the whole country-rock movement of the late 60s and 70s.

amazing

Short and sweet early rock and roll. Sound like a pre-Beach Boys with surf rock influence as well as Johnny Cash deep baritone vocals. Standouts are "Oh Boy!", "Not Fade Away" and "Rock Me My Baby".

A- loved it. Love buddy Holly. Reminds me of you. D-yeahyeahyeah. Good stuff.

The great songs were amazing, the others, less so

Great!

Not something I would normally listen to, but I enjoyed the this- light, happy, put me in a good mood.

Doing it first doesn’t mean you did it best, but these guys did it pretty well.

songs are short and sweet, definitely a bit hit or miss. however it is obvious that this band and album were inspirational for many rock and roll bands to come. I would give it a 3 if it wasn't foundational to music today

good old rock and roll

Fun oldies!

Hoping good music. Old timey but still great.

That was fun!

The beginnings of rock and roll!

This was a really fun album. Early Rock and Roll. It’s an album I could listen to again and would enjoy. I could also include some of these songs in playlists and feel like they belonged in my playlists.

A fun early rock and roll album. Short rockin songs from the 50’s that would fit into a playlist.

I enjoyed the album. It was upbeat and had some fun songs.

Very solid and good fun per minute

this was a fun one!

Holly was 20 when the Chirping Crickets was released, which is insane, given its innovation and distinct sound and that he wrote and arranged the best songs, which still sound fresh: Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby, Tell Me How, and That'll be the Day, and I'm Looking for Someone to Love. The rest of the album feels like mismatched filler -- including a couple songs written by Roy Orbison -- but it's hard to understate the effect this album had on rock.

The music of the 50's has something in it. Maybe it's the simplicity or maybe it's a thought that there was not a music like that before that. These guys were pretty much pioneers. And they made music that you can still listen and recognize after so many years.

Solid boppable album.

Oh, Boy!- 5/5 Not Fade Away- 4.7/5 You've Got Love- 4.5/5 Maybe Baby- 4.9/5 It's Too Late- 4.4/5 Tell Me How- 4.2/5 That'll Be the Day- 4.6/5 I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love- 4.4/5 An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)- 4/5 Send Me Some Lovin'- 4.7/5 Last Night- 4.3/5 Rock Me My Baby- 4.6/5 Total- 4.5/5

It's almost 70 years old music and the songs still rock so much. I can see why they Buddy Holly was so influential. Though it is hard to rate because it's still not from the later 'album' era of popular music, but it's such a great collection of songs.

Good old fashioned toe tapping.

The debut album from one of the original Rock and Rollers. I am, of course, familiar with Holly's hits, with and without the Crickets. I have 1/2 of this album from a hits collection, these are essential songs if you're interested in the roots of rock. Generally. I prefer some of the cover versions to there originals, but these are where it all started. Some well known covers of songs from this album, that I own: Maybe Baby -Don McLean / NGDB Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones It's Too Late - Derek & The Dominoes (Eric Clapton) That'll Be The Day - Linda Ronstadt And that's just the ones I own. Most of this album has been covered y multiple artists. That's called influential. Really solid album, although I still prefer the hits album that swaps the "deep cuts" here from other hits. Super solid 4/5, but not quite 5.

Here's what I know about Buddy Holly - the Weezer song, the Linda Ronstadt cover, and American Pie. He was influential to the development of rock 'n roll music in America and died in a plane crash while on tour at the age of 22. This was the only full album he released with the crickets before his death. I've never sat and listened to Buddy Holly - but I've heard some of these songs as covers by later musicians so I'm familiar with him as a song writer. This was 25 minutes of fun. It's sad that he died before he could pursue further creative endeavors, wikipedia brings up a lot of influences he was exploring before his passing and I think he could've had more albums on this list.

Lots of fun. You can criticise it - the best tracks tend to come early on, the style has been improved upon - but (Elvis excepted) it's difficult to name an album more important in the birth of popular music. The cover though. "OK guys I want each of you to have one hand on a guitar" "But I'm a drummer" "Just hold the guitar"

Rave on!

Pretty great album. The hits off this one are total classics. The other tracks are more 50s filler, but still pretty good.

I dig this. Cool old school rock. Overall fun record, though very short. That'll be the Day and Rock Me My Baby were probably my favorite. 4/5

Cute, consistent, a bit too lame, but clearly great if you like 50s rockabilly.

Timeless hits, beautiful ballads. This album is the 50s personified in less have 40 minutes.

Pretty brisk with 12 songs in under 26 minutes. Some honest gems in this mix even if it did feel like a "50s pop" album. Knew a few songs beforehand. Nothing cohesive about it, just a good collection of songs.

66 years on, this is still great. Super old school, but quite charming. This is almost hard to rate because of its age - I'm not sure I'd listen to this on a regular basis, but fun to have on from time to time.

wowee!

Very cool album. A lot of music from this era ages like a fax machine, but this held up. That being said, a lot of the rockers from this era blend together for me. Especially considering how we got Little Richard the same year, I felt like this could have been more. Also it is kind of crazy to think about how young Buddy Holly was while this was going on

Great early rock album and a shame we lost Buddy Holly so young.

i think i’ve already listened to this whole album cause i remember when i was like 17 or something and had this on CD and used to listen to it so much, as well as justin bieber lol. i like listening to this music and it’s a great album, really enjoyed it and it’s so sad to think he died in his prime.

Very fun.

Fun

I would definitely listen to this again. This style feels nostalgic and comforting even though I never heard it growing up.

Ik werd we vrolijk van deze per-beasty boys achtige vibe. Er wordt gezongen over verliefd worden en je geliefde kwijt raken, back to basics

I adore buddy Hollys voice

great vibes

Upbeat and defining of the sound of the 50s, had never heard Buddy Holly before but understand why he is so famous now.

I don't know, this was pretty good.

It's a fun album.

No calen discos de més d'una hora o cançons amb vuit canvis de ritme i deu capes de diferents sons solapades per aconseguir cridar l'atenció i passar a la història. A Buddy Holly i els seu Crickets els va bastar amb 29 minuts de pura melodia pop, cançons que t'enganxen a la primera, 12 temes per la posteritat

Enjoyable, Lovely. This is what I hear when I think 1960 prom nights

sounds just like buddy holly

Ребята сделали очень много для музыки... просто это было уже столько лет назад, что мне, зумерку, этот вклад оценить уже довольно тяжело. Но с уважением отметим этот альбом, конечно же. Быстрый, ёмкий, обволакивающий. Но история за группой невероятно грустная.

Good vibe, too old

Cool 50s music. Reminds me of the sandlot

So groundbreaking at the time. Some repetitive themes, but the guitar just rocks…

yikes..... so many hits on one album. ... it also felt like i was back in year 9 music class.

Fun of it's time music

Better than I expected for 50’s rock. I know how influential he was, and it’s a shame that he died so young. Rivers Cuomo kind of did look like Buddy Holly, though, didn’t he?

Guitars are great, vocals are good too. Do not listen if going through a breakup.

great album

It took me another listen for it to set in that this album is more fun than it is anything else. My original problems with it are still there like how some songs are too short or forgettable, but critiquing this album doesn’t really seem fair to me because it’s not a masterpiece ce. It’s just something to put on while you’re doing something else. 4

Slick little songs. Major rock n roll DNA here. The backup singers sound really cheesy to me. Really enjoy the skillful guitar solos, and Holly's singing voice. To be completely honest I don't love listening to this but will round up to 4 stars for the echos that this and other Holly recordings sent into the future of music.

This may come off as quaint, or even passe, but Buddy Holly is one of the major seed crystals of rock n roll. I don't just respect this music though, I genuinely enjoy it.

Buddy Holly is a legend of pre-beatles music. Or so you're told. This album shows you why he was popular, and obviously music has changed a lot since then, but I still find it very enjoyable. The songs were good, with some emotional flair. 4/5

What a start to an album Oh boy!. A bunch songs clocking in around 2 minutes don't over stay their welcome. Not a fan of the back up vocals on some of the tracks. Enjoy Buddy Holly's vocal choices. Foundations of Rock n Roll.

Very fun!

It's fascinating how contemporary some of the songs sound and some are firmly of the era.

Outstanding album and a real time capsule! So many classic songs that are still heard today. I often imagine how crazy it would’ve been to hear Rock n Roll when it first emerged, such a different and original sound!

Thrusting me back to a vision of early Rock N Roll Chirping Crickets was a nice change of pace to my normal listening and I have to say I throughly enjoyed it. Standout tracks for me were - Oh Boy! Not Fade Away Standing on the shoulders of the giants before him and serving as inspiration for the artists who took the 50s Rock N Roll sound to a whole new level in the 60s and beyond Buddy Holly will forever be a legend.

Fun. Harmonies feel like a barber shop quartet.

Back to first principles, and all the better for it

Classic old school rock & roll. What's not to like?

It's fun, it's classic. Got me tapping my toes during a morning I was grumpy.

It's kind of cringe slow oldies but cute enough to like

Lots of good songs on this one. I assume a debut album?

It strikes me that in these days, music was not created by or augmented by computers. Music didn't seem to be about emotions and coping. People who could generate a nice rhythm and melody ruled music.

Excellent early rock with cheerful melodies

Wow! I never knew that was the first album!

Amazing album, stands up to the test of time.

Its of its time, but this is great stuff. Holly and the Crickets were great musicians, and songwriters. So sad he died at such a young age, and never realised his massive potential.

Even though it may have happened many decades ago, this album is strangely difficult to listen to knowing the tragedy that would occur. It’s truly great music, though, and I understand why it was so influential.

4.5/5. It’s the legend himself, I’ve only listened to a handful of his most popular songs but this is obviously a classic. Such a sad tragedy, what could’ve been if the day the music died never happened.

Nothing bad on here, though modern ears might find the rudimentary production quite raw and a little grating. I'm all in favour personally - even though Buddy Holly fell on the sweeter side of the rock 'n' roll divide, there's a little grit here. In addition - you've got 'Oh Boy', 'Not Fade Away', 'Maybe Baby' and the superlative 'That'll Be the Day' all present and correct on a 25min album. It's practically an EP, albeit one that contains four gold standard, all-timer R&R classics. Not a bad day's work.

Ooo wheeee, I look just like Buddy Holly. Oh oh and you’re all of the other guys in that band that no one knows. Look at those poor dudes without guitars who were asked to put their hands on the guitars anyway for that cover photo. Hahaha. Bet they resented that. Anyway, yeah it’s a classic. I thought the whole thing sounded fantastic. I like all the hits and really enjoyed “It’s Too Late,” which was less familiar to me. But notes? You know I got ‘em. Well one. Backup singers sound like they’re singing for the church choir at times. Glad rock n’ roll moved away from that. Very glad. We all know “Everyday” is still the best Buddy Holly song ever, but this is a solid collection of well performed second tier hits.

This sounds like the intersection of rock and roll and old-time singing groups — it's like you're hearing the birth of a new form of music. The Crickets are downright gospel-y in spots, which is a funny quirk to the sound to my ears. And, I can only imagine what this must have sounded like when it was released in 1957. Whether or not Elvis and Chuck Berry and others were emerging at the same time, there's something very distinctive about this music. All that said, there's not enough meat on the bones for me to really claim to like it, I appreciate it more than I like listening to it, but it gets the 4 for having some great songs and massive influence and a signature that can't be mistaken.

Upbeat, romantic and nostalgic.

Great, original rock n roll, especially That'll be the day and Oh Boy. One or two tracks are a bit more hum drum, but hard to complain when 12 tracks are crammed into 25 minutes

This is some banging music. Does not feel like it came out in 1957.

Somehow not that dated for coming out in 1957? Maybe it's because I have a soft spot for surf/garage rock but I enjoyed it

Classic

Pretty songs that go along great with their times! Not too flashy, just the right things needed at the moment! 7,5 out of 10

Excellent early rock

As a personal preference I love this. I love the harmonies and the variation in soft, slower numbers with the faster paced sock hop songs. Buddy Holly was gone way too soon.

These old albums are a bit hard to rate. It’s very doo-wop sounding, but I honestly enjoyed it and it’s still pretty impressive given it was released in 1957 (compared to what else was getting recorded around then). You can definitely hear the influence on like early Beatles sounds in here. I did legitimately enjoy listening to it and I really respect that Holly wrote the songs here (lots of covers from other albums around this time). It comes in with 12 songs at only 26 minutes, so it’s compact and to the point. It would have been interesting to see how his sound would have evolved if not for his tragic death. Favorite song: Oh Boy! Other: Not Fade Away, You’ve Got Love, Maybe Baby, I’m Looking For Someone To Love, Send Me Some Lovin’

I could do with less chirping from the Crickets. A little too much barber shop harmonization / doo wop sounding for my taste. But that’s a nit pick. Otherwise, it’s clear why Holly is a rock and roll legend with the number of gems here.

Still part of the water we swim in, which is shocking considering how long ago this record came out. I've heard the hits I haven't heard the album; now I know why. But man, the hits!

This album shows the big talent of Buddy Holly. He has the roll in rock'n'roll.

Takes me back to my childhood, my parents used to listen to Buddy Holly all the time.

Just good classic Rock-and-Roll! It's not anything special, but when you compare it to the music of its time you realize that it was a much more important and progressive than you'd think. Everybody has to like Buddy Holly just a little bit, Rivers Cuomo wrote a whole song about looking just like him. Jokes aside, this is still just a nice fun album to listen to.

Good! Nice Iowa connection right off the bat. Lots of bops

4.5

A classic! Great mix of rock 'n roll and ballads.

7/10. This was pretty good

A fun half hour that made me feel like I was at the enchantment under the sea dance

Compact and enjoyable 26 minutes of nostalgia.

Fun album. It's funny how songs were never more than like 2.5 minutes back then. Just powering through these little ditties. I like it. 3.75/5

The thing about rock n roll this vintage- especially the white kind- is how primitive it sounds compared to even just a decade later. Charmingly primitive, sure, but almost day and night from what I usually listen to. And ultimately, I prefer to listen to stuff like Buddy Holly intermittengly rather than frequently. Even though some of the album tracks are quite good, this is still ultimately singles music to be. But when they hit, it’s a lot of fun. The band sounds great and Buddy’s voice is just righy. B+

Just a fabulous album.

Listening to this feels like the most accurate representation of that rock n roll generation and feel. Bangers: Maybe Baby, Not Fade Away, You've got love. Would I listen again? Yes deffinitely 4/5

From this album and the songs that followed in subsequent playlists, I can only determine that the 50s were extremely horny.

Classic Buddy Holly. Short, skittery beats and simple lyrics. All about love lost and love found. Well produced. My grandparent’s music!

Just wonderful. This is my first time listening to Buddy Holly. The music feels pitched between an older 50’s style and a rougher rock sound. This is a great batch of catchy songs. The recordings capture the fun that Buddy Holly and the band clearly had in the studio. “Oh Boy!,” “Not Fade Away” and “Maybe Baby” were the highlights for me.

This album is a big nostalgia hit for me; my mom used to put this vinyl record on and we would dance around the basement to it for hours. This was most likely my first introduction to music along with car rides in the early 90s with grunge on the radio so I'm particularly fond of this kind of sound (why I haven't made grunge+50's doo-wop pop music yet is a mystery to me). I'm really surprised about the play times on this album. Nowadays a majority of the time you will see any kind of popular music record having most songs be over 3 minutes and this one's longest track is 2:36. It feels like they go by so fast. "That'll Be The Day" is the big hit on this one. Great tune with fun vocal techniques throughout and a super memorable hook. It's a 4/5 for me right on the dot.

Loved!!

Never realised how beautiful Buddy Hollys voice was before this album. Fantastic vocals. Good old 1950s rock and roll. Songs are all decent, with some better than others, but there isn't a bad track on the album. Rock and Rolls problem is the lack of variety though, but the album is on the shorter side, negating this issue somewhat. This album is somewhere between good and great. If Buddy Holly hadn't had died at such a young age, it would have been so interesting to see how his career had progressed. Such a shame we'll never know. FAVORITE SONGS: - Oh Boy - Not Fade Away - You've Got Love - That'll Be The Day - Last Night 4.25/5

From the era of blissfully short songs, this is really catchy stuff.

The birth of rock n roll!

The start of greatness

Can't really fault this for being what it is, just not something that I personally covet.