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Nice listen. 3/5
Hmmm 4 white guys on a static blue background...where have I seen this before?
I can’t believe that these were the homies dissing my girl. Short and sweet with a couple songs I knew, a couple more good ones, and the rest of them. Hard to really say I love something this old as more than a novelty.
Very enjoyable, certainly a classic.
It's great to hear the many of the tracks on the radio as one offs and interesting to see how the album is basically singles. It just feels so underpowered today. There is no doubt about the significance of the artist and that alone raises the rating.
R'n'r en estado puro
Next time I’m bringing my best gal to the sock hop I’m playing this one
its classic rock and it sure sounds like it. good couple of classics that remain timeless (That'll be the Day in particular) but overall it really is just a product of its time. I'm sure some midwest diner in a cornfield town still plays this album on a jukebox frequently.
The music your grandpa finger-banged your grandma to. That’s real! He told me and then made me smell his fingers. It was gross
It's a good piece of pre-60's pop but it is hopelessly dated
ikke for meg
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.
Not my jam but I can appreciate it for its time. It’s fun. Just not for me.
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.
My hometown heroes, Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Some real bangers on this album, you better watch out or you might start gyrating.
The music that gave a way to the Beatles and all the rock that came afer. Beautiful and simple.
Great uplifting album!
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.
Simpáticos..que se yo.
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.
Bestial!!
OK very old album.
Not my style at all.
All albums should be 25 minutes and 59 seconds long.
mid :(
Still prefer Elvis, but good too
This really surprised me. Excellent album that came out in 1957!! I really enjoyed this and listened back to back.
It was worth a listen
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.
There was a time right after graduating high school where Stevie, Harry and myself had gotten into some specific movies and music. This was also when I had my epic three trip graduation summer where we went to Illinois and celebrated at Uncle Tom's cabin (no relation) and Harry and the Pankow's were there. From there, and I might mix this up, but Harry flew out to Colorado for a week and then we all flew back to Georgia and hung out there for the 4th, and then I went to Texas with Dad. The point being, this album starts with one of those songs we had burned onto a CD, Oh Boy!, so all those memories flooded back. I think that is one of my favorite things about music, that the sounds can transport you to specific places in time, memories you might have forgotten that come back crisply (or however we chose to remember those moments). Buddy Holly is a king, Dad loved him, I think he still does, but this was that time when all those nerdy white boys made sweet songs to court the ladies. I wonder what Buddy Holly would think of Metal or Rap music. He even says in You've Got Love "two hands for holding". To quote Dewey Cox, that's what the devil uses hands for. I also find it interesting how this type of music frequently gets used now for horror music. I'd be curious why that is, something about an old timey song indicating something isn't right, or something terrible is happening or about to happen. I know not much of this has anything to do with the content of this album, but what more do you need to know? A couple horny dudes decided to get chicks the only way they knew how.
Yes! Or better yet, hell yes! Was just last week that I was lamenting the fact that we had no Buddy Holly on here yet, while we did get the Stones album with a cover of "Not Fade Away." Buddy was a pioneer in his own right, a master of the rockabilly style and an actual songwriter. He didn't write all of these songs, but some of the best he did, like "Not Fade Away" and "Maybe Baby." I love getting albums like this as a true time capsule of what was hot back then. A lot on here that actually rocks, and I can just imagine kids going brazy at the sock hops. It's a shame Buddy Holly died so tragically, I would have loved to see what his music would have evolved into as he got older. He was ONLY 22 YEARS OLD when he died in that plane crash, if he had lived just to 50 he would've been making music in the '80s, what a crazy alternate timeline that would be. Rest in peace, this album rocks and rolls. Favorite tracks: Not Fade Away, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, That'll Be the Day, I'm Lookin for Someone to Love, Send Me Some Lovin, Last Night. Album art: Nothing really crazy, just a band photo, but man, look at these young dudes. Buddy Holly having the time of his life, like 20-21 years old here. Just unbelievable still that he died when he did. 4.5/5
Notable tracks: Maybe Baby, Not Fade Away
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.
Humanity went from this to Slayer in less than 30 years!
Die nächste Zeitreise!
muy alegre, empiezo bien el día con él
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.
B- Oh, Boy! 3 Not Fade Away 3 You've Got Love 3 Maybe Baby 3 It's Too Late 3 Tell Me How 3 That'll Be The Day 3 I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love 3 An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) 3 Send Me Some Lovin' 3 Last Night 3 Rock Me My Baby 3 I look just like Buddy Holly, and you're Mary Tyler Moore. I don't care what they say about us anyway, I don't care about that.
Upbeat and fun! Swinging tunes. Enjoyed on a run
I thought that was brilliant, Loved it.
Historically important, but not for me
If you can't hear Buddy Holly, you don't deserve rock and roll.
Some great songs.
Pretty cool album. Very '50's sound and a lot of fun.
Medium weight
50s Bop
The birth of modern music and a genius that was too short lived
No
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.
I see why it was popular but it hasn't aged well.
Pretty good!
Another 5 today. I fuck with this clean cut 50s rock and roll tripe HARD. I could listen to this type of thing all day long.
The first song alone warrants five stars for the entire album! This music always makes me happy. It also brings to mind good times with my wonderful mom.
Lot of filler on a short album. Understand the impact, though. Favorite Track - Rock Me My Baby
It’s interesting to go back and revisit music from the ‘50s. It’s so saccharine that it feels almost alien to current music. Just guys singing about things they love. Oh boy! 3/5
Not one wasted note. The master of efficient songcraft, Buddy Holly really was one of the greatest songwriters of all time. This whole album is a joy. It is so clear how their sound inspired not only the sound of The Beatles but sound of many of the pop acts that would follow for the rest of time. Hard to believe this album of 12 songs only has a duration of 25 minutes. Losing Buddy at such a young age was such a loss for music. It would have been fascinating to see what his songwriting would have evolved to become over the musically rich years of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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.
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.
In a nutshell: quick and poppy. The problem with reviewing this album is that it was released in the era when the LP format was still new. It sounds like a compilation and the songs sound mostly the same. But just like The Everly Brothers and BB King, Buddy Holly and The Crickets are important to music cannon. They inspired the next generation of musicians. I might come back to this album closer to the end of the project to re-rate. Overall: 5/10
Some classics there but a lot of songs sound the same
Pretty good.
This album just feels so simple compared to what we listen to now.
Still good.
Eh, it’s Buddy Holly, and not my favorite Holly. 26 minutes across 12 songs goes pretty fast. I have this on infinite playlist. So when the last song is followed by Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode, and it’s the best things far and away I’ve heard I. The last 27 minutes, it’s telling me to stop trying to justify Chriping as anything I’d come back to.
Takes me back to my boomer parents playing records when I was growing up. With how rock has evolved, it’s easy to forget that it started as dance music and Buddy Holly is nothing if not danceable. Great album.
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.
Buddy has a great voice and there are some great moments throughout this album, but it's a bit too plain for modern day rock. That being said I get why his music has lived on for so long.
Sounds of a bygone era
Sure it was good at the time
OG classic. If you don't like this after a few listens, it's you.
Great music.
decent. while I recognise the importance of albums like this in the development of modern music, this one does not hold any sort of timelessness. while it's not bad, the album drags even at it's 25 minute runtime because the song are just all so similar... sorry 3/5
50's rock and roll doesn't really do much for me. Aside from the slight Fallout 3 radio mod nostalgia, it's decent inoffensive songwriting. The last track has some really cool rhythms I wish they'd visit more. It's good for what it is, very much commercial music as a product of its time.
"The Chirping Crickets" is the debut album by American band the Crickets. It is the only album released during the lifetime of lead vocalist/guitarist Buddy Holly. The music is defining in the rock and roll and rockabilly genres. Besides Holly, the Crickets are Jerry Allison (drums, backing vocals), Joe B. Mauldin (contrabass) and Niki Sullivan (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). The album reached #5 in the UK. "Oh, Boy!" opens the album. A song written by Sony West (and others) who wanted Holly to have it instead of himself. Quick drums. Holly's distinctive voice. Great backing vocals (on all these songs). A great 10 second guitar solo. You gotta be quick when the song is two minutes long. A Bo Diddley riff highlights "Not Fade Away." Got to love the start-stop-start drums. I think there was another band that covered this a few years later???? The third and final single "Maybe Baby" falls in the rockabilly category with the drums. Holly is defintely having fun playing around with the maybe baby lyric. One of the most famous guita intros begin "That'll Be the Day." Holly crooning just showing off his vocal charisma. Sonny Curtis contributes on the guitar. Subtle backing vocals. It is pretty much a perfect song and, also, hit #1 in the US and UK and, in 1969, was inducted into the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. Well, what to say? These are classic songs, each clocking in at approximately two minutes. Holly has just tremendous vocals with his range, confidence, playfulness and charisma. The songwriting and guitar play are rock solid. Being in the do-wop era, the backing vocals play an important part (not do-wop though). A rock and roll classic in every sense.
Muito bom, meio repetitivo mas não enjoa tanto quanto imaginei. Fica claro que é meio datado pois as musicas tem a mesma duração e a mesma temática.
generic kinda boring
👍🏻
Pretty good standard RnR. But in its era it must‘ve been a Hit Machine.
Respect for helping to lay the groundwork for more modern rock music (and for Buddy Holly's contributions in particular), but this mono, minimalist, rockabilly album is not my bag. This transported me back to being held captive to this type of music while being driven around in my nana's Honda as a child. I now have a craving for a nice juicy diner burger, fries, and a milkshake though...boy howdy, do I! Fun Factoid from Wikipedia: *The "Chirping" Crickets is the debut album from the American rock and roll band the Crickets, led by Buddy Holly. It was the group's only album released during Holly's lifetime. Standout Tracks: Oh Boy!, That'll Be The Day, Rock Me My Baby
Sure!
idk man. they seem so happy, but its boring after the 5th song dude.
Given the time this came out, these are groundbreaking songs. A couple on side B are a bit too church-choir to fit with the rest of the record. Very solid, not dated because so many of these songs have been used in movies and or covered often.
It was ok.
It fell off a bit in the second half a bit but the pure rock and roll numbers are pure bangers.
Wow from a different time. 25 min run time and all. Not sure it held up great but fun and I would have been been jamming to it in the 50’s.
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.
Erfrischender Rock'n'Roll aus einer anderen Zeit. Gefällt mir sehr gut.
His music kind of wormed itself in my subconscious mind.
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.
It's been a while since I listened to 50's music, so this was a nice little trip down memory lane. Surely has that one of a kind atmosphere in the music at that time.
Absolute definite 1. Can't stand the music
Timeless. Some occasional weird vocal affectations, still good.
This is like a really weird form of rock it kinda confuses me I like the way their voices mix. Favorite: Maybe Baby Least favorite: in a way all of them 3.6/5
Ekki fyrir mig
Filled with classic classics
En vittu tiä
solid album from one of the early architects of rock and roll.
Great stuff from a pioneer.
I struggled deciding between 4 and 5. There are a handful of excellent songs and the rest are good but not great. BUT the excellent songs are so excellent I think it pulls up the average enough to round up to 5. I knew he died young but only 22 years of age, wow.
Short and pleasant.
Good rock n' roll, but quite boring for me. Sorry!
Good stuff ! Easy to understand why Buddy Holly was so revered in his day …. Some truly classic tracks and a sound that affected an era …. Wonder where his music would’ve gone over the next couple decades ….
So I think Buddy Holly’s debut album is pretty straight-forward… For it’s time, I could see how this would have been incredibly popular… I liked that that there was a bit of an edge to his music – both with his original work on this album, as well as with all of the covers on this album, as I think most of the music up to that point was “nice” and really wasn’t edgy at all… The 2 best originals are easily “Not Fade Away” & “That’ll Be The Day” – and most of the covers are fairly well done, and you can clearly hear Holly’s style embedded in each song… Definitely dated, but you have to start somewhere, and this was a stepping stone for sure in the evolution of rock… Solid 3 for me for historical context, and being Buddy’s 1st album – which introduced his original style into the mix…
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.
Just for Stephen :) Almost too country for my taste, but it's got some nice bluegrass elements that I'm a fan of
more classic 50's rock. good stuff.
I mean it was what I expected. Important for music history, sure. Kinda nice, kinda boring.
What's not to love???
Dosent do enough to stand out as an all time classic or even a must listen, there’s some good songs here, but it remains a product of its time. Musically it’s impressive but it lacks the funk that carried over lyrically challenged albums I’ve previously heard. Nothing here really caught me. Wouldn’t go back, but nothing here was bad either. I c
Album was very fun, maybe not normally my cup of tea but listening to music of that time is always a good time. they were really so jolly huh, I just find it funny to think about what they'd think of modern music. Not in like mean to either way, it's just very different
Classis songs on a classic album
One of the essential early rock albums. A no-brainer that you must listen to this.
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.
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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
Nice melody creepy lyrics
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).
Every pop and rock act that came after owes this album a debt of gratitude.
2/10 would listen again. I’m sure my grandmother was a big fan
I don't really fuck with buddy holly
Solid. Classic.
It's like a greatest hits album!
Super fun 50s music
Golden oldies
First listen Saved 0/12
Boy did they struggle with love back in the day. At least they were upbeat about it. Happy music, depressing lyrics.
The (early) Beatles drew a lot of inspiration from The Crickets, and you can tell. The album has a classic rock and roll feel — generic at times, possibly an instance of “Seinfeld is Unfunny.” It’s quick, so I'd say it may be worth a listen.
4/10
Decent
Fun little album, full of classic early rock-n-roll riffs and 6/8 rhythms. Pioneering, but not one I really need to hear again
So innocent
Obligatory note about understanding how influential this is but I just don't enjoy it
Had a couple groovy tunes, I liked it but it didn't blow me away by any means. Enjoyed how happy, fast, and fun it was.
I think I would have to be in a specific mood to enjoy this and I’m not there currently.
nice and peppy pop
Fun listen!
Fun, brief listen. Most of the songs are pretty similar, but they definitely have a charm to them.
a whole album of this sound was too much for me!
Tsja, dit vind ik best moeilijke muziek om te reviewen, het is heel barebones allemaal en dat is gewoon omdat dit behoorlijk oude muziek is. Is het muzikaal geweldig? Nee Is het tekstueel super sterk? Nee Maar zeker bij zulke muziek zit er ook een klein beetje tijdsgeest bij. Vind het prima muziek, niet fantastisch. FAVO: Last Night
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.
Now here is an album that I'm glad was on the list, even if it's not one I will be listening to over and over again. At a time when guitars were just going electric, it took people like Buddy Holly to push the envelope and create new sounds. You can hear the influences on so many later rock acts.
Alright. I liked the second half of it more.
Trica laganica
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.
okay.
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.
I get the historical significance, but man it was boring.
Reminds me of listening to my mom's cassettes of the top songs of the 50's. Nostalgic. Love it! 5/5
Good as a historical document, not very interesting otherwise.
Liked it. Great Oldie Touch you can listen
great album
‘Not fade away’ gives it 3 stars easy ✌️ This is apart of rock ‘n roll canon so you have to give it full respect. Not my favorite but a foundational album worthy of understanding and appreciation.
Classic for me. Loved the greatest hits as a kid but listening to it now is a little more tedious when going beyond the hits.
A very feel-good kind of album. Short and sweet, with a couple catchy singles. To me sounds kind of formulaic, but that does make sense. Feels sort of like a paddleball hung so that the ball is bouncing upside down on the string.
BUDDY HOLLY!
Nostalgish...
Love the hits! Love the album cover!
Old but gold. Would we have The Beatles without Buddy Holly? Maybe not. Would we have “American Pie” (Don McLean)? Absolutely not! 😆 An amazing debut, influential to so many artists. It might sound a bit tame for us now but can you imagine how this was perceived in the 50s? [0144/1001]
Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Bobby Darin. The origins of Rock N Roll. Wouldn't have The Beatles or Stones without guys like these. 3/5
Very catchy music that surely had immense influence on a lot of 60s musical acts. 3
Fun trip to the past
Always enjoy the early pop rock
Too boring. Same song over and over again with such predictable lyrics. Could understand why it would be a bop at the time to dance to but thats it.
Bom.
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
Pretty solid oldies -7/10
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.
Short n sweet, sound is super fun, holds up great for an album so old 9/10
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
6/10 - I have a soft spot for old-timey music but none of the songs specifically stood out to me. They also all kind of melded together. The vibe was good.
not my favorite type of music 5/10
Aight, just kinda blends in with all the other old ass pop music. Not bad, not great. 6/10
yeahhhhhhh buddy
Buddy Holly is one of very few white people that, in my opinion, was integral to the early development of rock and roll. Every single track on this record is amazing. The guitar sound is kind of fat and stinky but it still has these perfect lovely harmonies? It's amazing. "Not Fade Away" might be one of the greatest, simplest songs of all time. Both of my parents love Buddy Holly and sang his songs to me a lot as a kid, which I am sure has made me deeply biased, but I can't ever not love Buddy Holly. "That'll Be The Day" is so beautifully structured! The drum beats on those syllables!? Get outta here!
They didn't play the Weezer cover :(
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.
One or two songs at a time, this is endearingly corny. Taken all in a row, as the man himself says, oh boy 😬
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.
Etwas klassisch, aber stimmung
Good ol rock and roll. Buddy Holly really was a massive influence for a reason!
How could you not love Buddy Holly. Simple, catchy, sweet and tuneful.
4 guys, blue background, buddy holy 5/10, pleasant but also kind of boring to me
I don't think I've listened to a Buddy Holly album in full before, only came across some popular songs in 50's playlists. The harmonies and melodies seem a little repetitive, but I guess it's characteristic of the genre which I can come to appreciate at times. It was a fun listen overall.
Quaint
Buddy Holly's Brille. He/they have way better songs than on this album, so hopefully there'll be another one in this List.
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.
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
This is a fun lighthearted album, filled with funky and catchy guitar licks. It makes me nostalgic for a time period I was not ever part of, the sixties. It has slow songs filled with heartbreak, and fast songs where you can hear the bands energy and enthusiasm. This album still holds up as a classic to this day.
Classic rock and roll album. You can hear the precursor to The Beach Boys. He was ahead of his time. It would be interesting to see what he would have become as a musician if he had not died so tragically young.
BL: Knowing my music history I'm incredibly familiar with "The Day the Music Died", however I've never actually listened to any of Buddy Holly's works. So will be interesting to check this out. AL: This may be one of the most important records for rock and roll. The synonymous twang of Holly's Stratocaster, the group vocals still a hangover from the doo-wop eras of the past. Tight songwriting about love and lust. What more could you want. This established the hegemony until The Beatles blew it out of the water just under 10 years later. FT: "Oh Boy!", "Not Fade Away", "Last Night" 5/5
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.
Wow, I jumped from Butthole Surfers to Buddy Holly. And what an amazing difference. These are songs. This is Music. I know others may disagree, but hearing melodies, verse chorus verse and just things that are pleasing to the ear was fantastic. I had heard many songs on this album, but never heard this album all the way through. I loved it. Wonderful music and I added the whole album to my library.
Just can't get on board with Buddy or early rock n roll in general. Sounds so primitive in a a bad way. Like hanging a children's drawing in an art gallery just because it shows the foundations of someone's art even though it's clearly shite.
All love songs, got a bit repetitive, but some very good guitar work, worth a t least a listen for some classics.
12 songs in 25 minutes. Any time I hear some of these historical albums I can't help but wonder what it would have been like to hear these in the time. This one is short and simple,and impressive for such a young kid. By today's standards it may not have been anything, but for it to be 60+ years old and still full of songs I've heard of is incredible. True classic. Favorite track: "That'll Be the Day" 4.5/5
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.
Songs might be a bit boring for todays standards but you cant deny the importance of this album to the music history.
Buddy Holly never disappoints. Very nostalgic.
amazing
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
fun, but not my fave
Was not in the mood for them
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Maybe I just live the dogs of the era and I don't usually listen to it, or it's just a phenomenal album. Only a couple skippable songs and even they aren't bad. I knew generally who Buddy Holly was, knew if heard songs, but this felt like a proper introduction for the first time.
I mean...surely iconic for its time.
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".
You listen to this and you just wonder what he might have been able to achieve had he not been taken so young
A- loved it. Love buddy Holly. Reminds me of you. D-yeahyeahyeah. Good stuff.
I can see how important and influential this is, but it’s not for me.
Not for me
Oh, yes, absolutely LOVE this one! Such a great album for so many reasons. Reminds me to once again highly -- and I mean the highest of highly -- recommend anyone and everyone who is even a casual fan of rock music to listen to Andrew Hickey's incredible podcast series, A History Of Rock Music In 500 Songs. I know there are many podcasts that one can jump in anywhere, but I promise it's worth it to start at the first episode and listen chronologically from there. It's that good. Back to this album: It's 1957. Think of what's to come for rock music in the decades that followed. There are no firsts in rock or any music or art, to be sure, but it's still so wonderful to hear the early elements of what we call rock music present -- and super fun! -- in this album. I'll admit that because I was born a decade after this album was released, I idealize and romanticize the 50s; there were serious injustices and hardships for far too many, here in the US and elsewhere, and I do not for a moment mean to gloss over or diminish any of those. Still, aesthetically, I will confess a bias towards music from this era. I just love early rock and roll (some of which we now call rockabilly) and 50s jazz and 50s blues. I also dig mid-century modern design (e.g., furniture, cars, architecture, etc.). What a ride. What a journey.
The great songs were amazing, the others, less so
I recognised a few of these songs. This is what I would call the classic 50s rock and roll sound. There is no doubt that Buddy Holly had huge influence on a number of artists that came after him. His death also made it so that his music was heard more, as sad as that is. Overall a very pleasant album that reflects its time period perfectly.
Great!
Not something I would normally listen to, but I enjoyed the this- light, happy, put me in a good mood.
Love Buddy Holly and The Crickets. These are some of their best that we all know and love of course.
Solid album start to finish. There is a reason that Buddy Holly was so influential in the music industry.
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
Clasic rock, parecido a los beatles
"Seinfeld is unfunny" effect galore. You really need to "put yourself in the shoes of the listener of the time" to get this, and to me that's already an exercise that borders on condescension.
Fun stuff
Sock hop nostalgia.
a fun listen but forgettable for me
Thought the first half was fun and charming. Love the guitar tone and licks and the harmonizing. This gives me a specific nostalgic feeling (for a time I obviously wasn’t there) & makes me wanna start a classic little garage band. Second half of the album felt pretty same same so it didn’t hold my attention the full way through.
Me gustó. Creo que lo que lo hace sonar anticuado es la producción obviamente de la época. Los coros me parece que le restan.
good old rock and roll
Obviously not shit I would play a lot, but this is the prototype for the VU, which is the prototype for everything after it, you can’t deny the importance. 3 for respect.
old buddy holly stuff its aight but not an add
Fun oldies!
I feel like you have to give it five stars.
Hoping good music. Old timey but still great.
That was fun!
The beginnings of rock and roll!
está muy bueno, me gusta lo vintage y las letras pegadizas.
Я ничего не помнюююююю
Nice, but a bit too short
One of the folks who started it all. Although I had lots of rockabilly, I never had this album, but everyone knew all the songs
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.
Look it.
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.
To be fair - boppy lyrics and good rhythm I can see why it was popular at the time. Way to jangly for my preference - I can’t finish the album. Not for me
I really wanted to enjoy this album more but outside the few hits dispersed among the tracks they all sound very similar and I just couldn't get into the overall album.
Interesting album for the time, but not a super fun listen these days.
Very solid and good fun per minute
2.5
It was fine for what it was
My mom must have loved this.
I don't think I had heard any track on this album before, but it basically sounded like I expected. It was fine, some fun songs, but I probably wouldn't bother to listen to it again.
Chippy chirp chirpity standup bass madness
It wasn't that bad I guess
Probably very great back in the day. Very repetitive for todays standards though
“That’ll Be the Day”. What else could it be?
this was a fun one!
I quite liked this album, even though its not the sort of thing i would normally listen to, but I ended up quite liking it, the backing vocals also really add to the main singing by Holly, as well as the prominent guitar and drum solos
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.
Left us too soon. Would have liked to have seen what could have been.
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.
Important, historic music
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.
Relaxing. All I know of Buddy Holly is from American Pie. Kinda Elvis-y
Solid boppable album.
Ah, the good old days where songs were two minutes long and only about love. I liked it but I thought the guitar was going to be a little more prominent
Just until now, I never realized how influential Buddy Holly has been. This album is the blueprint for bands like the early Beatles. While I don't vibe with most of the songs, that alone makes this an easy 3/5.
Amazing stuff buddy
Brauche ich nicht
Good vibes forever
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
Ikke veldig spennende å høre på idag, men kan skjønne det inspirerte tidlig Beatles og lignende.
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.
short and sweet
I have to imagine at the time this was ground breaking. However, now it is a bit under whelming; to no fault of the album, just a product of the times. Regardless, there is some excellent guitar with here and some lovely vocal arrangements.
Fantastic album. Staggering to realize almost all songs have been covered
Good old fashioned toe tapping.
I never properly listened to any buddy holly before. I can totally see why this would be considered such an important album, but it just seems so tame in comparison to all the music it would inspire so it didn't do enough to excite me. Still very good, but its hard to see how spectacular it was at the time when Im listening to it almost 70 years later. 3.5/5
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.
I was a bit shocked that I liked this album a lot. I knew most of these songs from covers by other artists, but had never heard the Buddy Holly versions. The cover of the album looks super-white and nerdy, but the music is pretty dang good.