Chirping Crickets

Nostalgish...

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

Bom.

Pretty solid oldies -7/10

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

They didn't play the Weezer cover :(

Etwas klassisch, aber stimmung

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.

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.

All love songs, got a bit repetitive, but some very good guitar work, worth a t least a listen for some classics.

fun, but not my fave

You listen to this and you just wonder what he might have been able to achieve had he not been taken so young

I can see how important and influential this is, but it’s not for me.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

está muy bueno, me gusta lo vintage y las letras pegadizas.

Nice, but a bit too short

Look it.

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.

2.5

My mom must have loved this.

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?

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

Left us too soon. Would have liked to have seen what could have been.

Relaxing. All I know of Buddy Holly is from American Pie. Kinda Elvis-y

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.

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.

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

Truly the beginning of rock n roll. U can hear the influence of Buddy Holly on the giants to come like the Beatles, Stones, and Who. Hood album 3

Doo-wop harmonies, blues rhythms, country licks on a bright and crisp edge of breakup strat and a great ear for pop melodies make for a catchy and hugely influential album. I liked it more than expected though it's hard to hear it beyond the 'oh this is where the Beatles/beach boys/ventures got it from' reaction.

Good, lively stuff that’d be nice popping up in a playlist now and again.

01) Oh, Boy! - 7,0 02) Not Fade Away - 6,5 03) You've Got Love - 7,0 04) Maybe Baby - 6,5 05) It's Too Late - 6,5 06) Tell Me How - 7,0 07) That'll Be The Day - 10,0 08) I'm Looking For Someone To Love - 7,0 09) An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) - 6,5 10) Send Me Some Lovin - 6,5 11) Last Night - 6,0 12) Rock Me Baby - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)

I was behind in my reviews, so I reviewed two albums back to back. The other album was System of a Down. The whiplash my spirit experienced! These albums are only 41 years apart, but they sound like they are from different universes.

This is a fun and simple album. It doesn't really differentiate itself from a lot of other albums in this decade. It's still fun though. Rrpeats: not fade away, maybe baby, it's too late Skips:

C'était mimi Quand ils disent ''rock-a-bye my baby" j'ai cru qu'ils disaient ''barack obama''

Favorite Tracks: Oh Boy That’ll Be the Day

Very reminiscent of the BeachBoys Surfer-prog-rock, while leaning more into the 'Roll' in RocknRoll. Gives me pre-Straycat vibes too. Defiantly very big-boy-band era! I have a very hard time picking a favorite from the album because of how closely they stick to the rockabilly formula- not bad if thats what you are into!

Happy rock n roll. Actually a little more rockin than I was expecting.

Cheesy of course, but not as bad as I expected

It was ok, some songs better than others

Was fun to listen to. Spent the whole time imagining couples dancing together on summer days. Felt like an implanted nostalgia.

Exceptionally average and inoffensive

It’s amazing how some records not only define a specific place for you, personally, but seemingly everyone else, simultaneously. What starts as a few songs quickly hardens into a sound, a territory, an affirmation. There are few examples of American cultural hegemony more universal than the sound of Buddy Holly playing in every American diner in the last 70 years. There are probably thousands playing it now. What happened and why? Why is that music so stubbornly untouchable, an artifact almost within years of it coming out? By 1962 it sounds dated, by 1966 practically a fossilized record from the Cretaceous. We’re listening to a culture preserved in amber by many people, some of whom are alive today, and for them this was their music as teens and they’re playing anything else. It’s wild. I just love this because it really sounds so innocent. Every band around this time sounds so unpolished, young, almost like they picked up their instruments last week when someone’s friend’s dad gave them a drum set. Maybe I’ve been listening to a lot of 60’s garage rock, so that’s coloring my listen here, but that’s such a sound! Kids picking up instruments. No doubt this inspired many kids. 3/5 for the love of music and the significance of this sound, but obviously, eclipsed by a tidal wave of… pretty much everything else 5 years later. A tragically short reign.

This is pretty mid :/ 6.2/10

Of its time. Fun classic rock n roll blues - very back to the future.

Was a right liked the fact it was super short. May have to see what else they have to offer. 3.5/5

I should be able to appreciate this more but it’s just too bubble gum pop for me.

Obviously, very aged, but I still liked it. Short enough to be interesting and not make me sick of it. Generous ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Moderately annoyed most streaming services don't list the artist as The Crickets---Tidal just says Buddy Holly. 🙄

first impression: super '50s, but fun, kind of catchy, not too cheesy, kind of similar to early beatles' stuff which was def inspired by like doo-wop/50s rock and roll (you've got love ~ please please me, the song) best: (I mean they're all pretty solid) you've got love (it's cheesy but in a cute way) i'm lookin' for someone to love (this is so '50s!! 10/10 would dance next to the gramophone to this song) worst: (which isn't particularly bad, but the cheese is a bit too thick) maybe baby an empty cup overall 3.5/5! very fun, but a bit out-of-date.

A really fun listen, although I always feel a bit sad listening to Buddy Holly. With this as his opening album, only just in his early twenties, I think his creative output could have rivalled the Beatles had he lived. Both songs and albums were certainly short and sweet back in the day, with the whole thing clocking in at 25 minutes. The lyricism is sweet and simple, a bit saccharine, but… that’s how 20 year olds write love songs. Interesting to see Roy Orbison credited as a songwriter on some tracks. I think I will always love Buddy Holly because my dad loves Buddy Holly. We didn’t own his records at home but whenever he came on the radio my dad would get excited and tell me his story. And he plays Everyday on guitar so actually in my head that’s my dad’s song. Sorry Buddy. So, a fun little nostalgic listen overall. That being said, the very worst thing about Buddy Holly is undoubtedly the fact that he inspired the song American Pie. Another reason that it’s a tragedy that he died.

TASTY SEAFOOD RECIPES

Exactly what you'd expect, a few familiar tunes. Definitely of it's time

Classic 50s feel!

A classic old school record. Not much to say about it

Hokey but a seminal era. Split the difference between 1 and 5

Filled with some classics.

sounds old...

1, 4, 12

Good. Can hear the influence on Beatles. 3.7

If you like 50s classic bops, look no further.

Quite jolly

“My love for you is like a Cadillac” I’m really enjoying these shorter-length albums, and I’ve never listened to Buddy Holly despite hearing no end to his importance in the development of rock n roll. I feel like I always say these words “it’s not my type of music,” and although true for this and many other albums, I always make an effort to listen unbiasedly, and I’m really glad I didn’t have those biases when listening to this record. Genuinely great musical ideas throughout the album despite the release date, and I would listen to many of these tracks again, and I thought of different contexts that I would really enjoy listening to this album. I also feel just like buddy holly, mr weezer. Although I can’t rationalize a 4, it’s getting a 3/5 with strong support from me, and a good replay chance on some of these tracks.

A serviceable, pleasant album, but nit really my taste in music. I can see why al it like it but I really don't care. It's good but not something that I care to continue listening to.

Look I'm not going to have a pop at Buddy Holly, but this doesn't really do anything for me.

long time ago..

Nicht mehr und nicht weniger als ich von einer Buddy Holly Platte erwarte: - der typisch cleane Strat-Sound - Backing Vocals im besten „uhhhuhhh“-sing-sang-Stil - Und amtlich viel Herzschmerz, aber fröhlich in Dur - Geiler 50s Flashback Der große musiklaische Einfluss von Buddy Holly auf die ersten Beatles Alben lässt sich nicht abstreiten! Rating: 3/3

- I always find it hard to judge or evaluate old material. But in this case its pretty experimental - Overall authentic, lively, moody and THE sound of the '50s - Tracks like Oh Boy, Im Looking For Someone To Love, That'll Be The Day und Maybe Baby are brave Compositions. The rest is tbh retrospectively a bit lame, especially if your not intro Rock n Roll or if its hard for you to connect to that kind of music. 3/5

- rock & roll of all - goes straight into the feet - Definitely suitable as background music for work - Some catchy tracks there : Oh Boy!, Maybe Baby, Tell Me How, That'll Be The Day,... - would listen again - 3/5 ?

Still trying to understand and enjoy the album

Vrolijk achtergrondmuziekje, werd er wel blij van

Tja, als je kan wiebelen met je vinger kan je dansen in de jaren 50

Some great tunes but overall I liked more to listen directly to a "best of"

Not terrible. I feel like if I was old I would've liked that a lot more.

I just know the boys in the 50s went crazy to this.

Nice album, wel een beetje van voor mijn tijd. Niet helemaal mijn stijl maar leuk voor de verandering

I can appreciate the influences for later artists and a I enjoyed a few of the songs but overall it's not really my style.

No surprise to see Buddy Holly on the list here. The apocryphal story I’m familiar with is that John Lennon wanted to so name the Beatles as a sort of cheeky reference to The Crickets. So if you can draw a direct line from one to the other, I’d say that’s pretty significant. I also like knowing that this nerd is who’s hanging around at the birth of rock music. Would we have Elvis Costello or Ben Gibbard without Buddy Holly? I think not. Enjoyed the album and thinking about its influence. Obviously familiar with several of these songs. And yet this album is of a moment for me and not one I’m likely to revisit with too much frequency. Still, happy to have explored it and to have enjoyed its charms for a morning.

Nice rock vibes

I appreciate the sound more than contemporaries like Elvis. 12 songs in 25 minutes is a good for these stripped-down sounds.

Don’t usually listen to music from before the 80s, enjoying though! Good vibes. Some fun guitar solos, guessing pretty influential for that. Enjoyed it, not something I’d go out of my way to listen to but solid album. 3/5.

Fine, but not that interesting for me.

This is a good album. All the songs are pretty much about being in love. But, that was the way music was back then.

Eh not Marty Robbins

This shit is 12 songs and 26 minutes? ole looking like an earl sweatshirt tape head ass. Absolutely hysterical that maybe baby is a love song then immediately every song after until the very last song is a heartbreak song, idk what buddy went through but couldn’t have been good. Anyways this was a good vibe the guitar is obviously incredible and the harmonies are great set the mood for walking in the cold around a ton of fallen leafs reminded me of our fallen soldiers 🫡 I’m god dam patriot who will never forget those boys just like buddy wouldve wanted. Anyways listen was short and sweet (would be great listen for the summer) not much complaints I’m just happy I live in a time when earl sweatshirt is keeping the buddy hollys dream alive. -B (slutty holly)

No notes, some solid rock and roll pop songs

Está bien pero esto ya sí que suena muy antiguo

Throw back!

AJ: ooooweeeee oooooo

All-around a fun album, made me wanna learn some groovy 1950s dance moves. The slower songs were a bit boring.

very good, though a little repetitive

What do you want me to say, it’s an album full of basic rock n’ roll songs

Listened Before? N Wooooow. The genesis of rock'n'roll on tape! This was soo cool to hear. Beyond "That'll Be The Day" which everyone probably knows, this album has a raw, unfinished feel to it. There's also an overlap of a classic style with a more modern (at the time) style. He had a great voice too. It would have been amazing to hear where he went after this, but alas, life wasn't having it. We'll just appreciate this one. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: That'll Be The Day, Not Fade Away

Quintessential Buddy Holly.

I went into it, knowing and liking a few of the songs already. Obviously it’s a groundbreaking album that deserves a place on the list. The sounds are very primitive but clearly a great foundation for many genres of music including rock, surf rock, pop, etc. There’s not much cohesion to the album, and sounds more like a compilation of singles strung together but this was typical for the time. That’ll Be the Day is a clear high point, but starts and ends off strong with Oh Boy and Rock Me My Baby. I probably wouldn’t listen to it again as a whole album, but would absolutely listen to almost every song individually again.

Super godt album. Meget old School og det kan bare noget.

Too old

This was fine

Quaint as fuck but legacy wise it's definitely a 5. Do I hate listening to it? Not really, but I'd never personally throw it on purposely to listen. Perfect for: sounding like you're at a classic car show.

It was alright, but I’m usually not a big 50s guy. Genre rock and roll. Probably 3 stars.

Fun old school rock

A lot of songs about love. Mostly a guy asking a girl to give him her love. I get that there is some cultural/historic context that I'm missing that would make this album feel more significant but on it's face this a pretty 'meh' collection of music. Probably more appreciated by people who feel nostalgia for the times...

That'll Be The Day is the highlight still. Oh Boy! Also remains a classic.

Nice

Alright but not my scene. Can appreciate the musicianship and classic songs but I’m more of a Back to the Future 2 kind of guy.

This is a great representation of the music of the mid-late 50s. It's simple, but it has its groovy aspects and it's sweet aspects. I can see some of the songs used in films against a particularly violent scene, for irony's sake. All in all, I liked it.

Ok

I enjoy the 50s vibe of this music. It’s so happy and carefree and nostalgic. Not something I can listen to all the time, but if I’m in the right mood it’s great. Listen again: maybe Purchase for my collection: yes, if I found an original. Favourite Song: That’ll be the day

Split between two and three. Overall less re-listenable to me than Heroes and the XX but better than B-52. Also learned that Not Fade Away is originally by them. Pretty cool.

Whilst the music, as an album, is not a complete experience, obviously, it's from 1957, it is a very good selection of songs, my favourite was An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date), as that felt like a true and cohesive story. I can absolutely see this album's influence on the 60s, and beyond. That'll Be The Day is another standout, it just rolls. I can imagine being a teenage John Lennon and hearing that and immediately trying to figure out the chords and the words. Class album.

7/10

was good , I liked it

Not for me but I understand why people like him.

A nostalgic listen

Short songs A few true classics

Oh Boy - 9/10 (a bit too repetitive) Not Fade Away - 8/10 Rest of the album is a bit forgettable/similar sounding until That'll Be the Day (9/10)

1. oh boy - 3 2. not fade auuay - 2.5 3. you've got love - 2.5 4. maybe baby - 3 5. its too late - 3.5 6. TELL ME HOW - 3 7. that will be the day - 3.5 8. im looking for someone to love - 2.5 9.an empty cup - 2.5 10. send me some loving - 2.5 11. last night - 2.5 12. rock me my baby - 2

What a contrast after Pink Floyd!

Day 2 of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: The “Chirping” Crickets - Buddy Holly & The Crickets Very classic, so 50s/60s, I love it. Some parts feel a bit repetitive but have no complaints. I think I’d have to be in the right mood to listen as in right time and place but then it will hit so hard!! I like the simplicity of the songs and the album gives me a nostalgic feeling. Favourite Songs - Oh Boy!, You’ve Got Love, Rock Me My Baby

controversial lyrics.. mtiten kehtasi sanoa noin,... lyriikat kuulostaa lappsihoukuttimilta, pedofiileja siis luultavasti. huoh kitaraa on joskus tota eivoi liikaa antaa tälle nyt-. kyllä niitä vitosia on jaettu viiskytluvullekin, ei tänään. ei tänään. coloniser band.' oh boy

The definition of fine and forgettable

Rock and roll clásico.

Groovy, a bit repetitive. I don't really know too much about it's influence.

C'était correct, je ne suis pas tant fan de ce genre de rock des années '50, mais je comprends l'impact important que ça a dû avoir. Je pense que j'ai mieux aimé ça que du Elvis Presley. 6/10

The music certainly carries on through pop references and historical movies and shows. There's a characteristic twang that resonates with the lyrics. It's a good album, with lots more love and tears than I thought there would be.

A clean crisp set of tracks are generally pretty strong. They seem pretty straightforward, and though i learned here that Not Fade Away is a Buddy Holly original, the songs here are fine, but nothing that i love. Solid.

It’s hard to argue against songs that have stood the test of time this well. It’s the blueprint for everything that came afterwards It always blows my mind how quick rock and roll evolved from this to where it was a decade later

Quaint by today’s standards, but still an enjoyable listen.

- Can't believe they made the Weezer song into a real guy - Realizing I love the 50s because all the albums were less than 30 minutes - Good old timey rock sound, fun to listen to

- I’ve been told I look like Buddy Holly 🤷🏻‍♂️ - Evening at the boardwalk vibes

Legendary, but sound weak nowadays

Bit short

Jollí og skemmtilegt.

Short

This was a fun album with lots of hits. It feels a little too old for me

It’s interesting to compare this to the other mid-fifties “rock n’ roll” influencer that we’ve received from 1001, Little Richard: Buddy and his buddies have a few tracks that capture the raw energy of R&R but overall the sound is more clean-cut, borrowing from country and early 50s pop. Little Richard, on the other hand is rooted in blues and R&B with an off-the-charts energy level from start to finish.

To be objective here I have transport myself back to 1957 and ignore all the rock and roll music that followed this because quite frankly, this music is quite quaint. But OTOH it laid the foundations of modern rock, so its importance can't be discounted. One of my esteemed colleagues mentioned how Buddy and his Crickets are pretty clean cut, whereas Little Richard had way more energy and soul. Buddy sounds like he could have sung in the church choir while Richard would easily fit into a smokey nightclub with whisky glasses clinking. I prefer the latter style of rock and roll with more soul, but again this is a notable landmark.

Rip Buddy Holly. This 50s rock sure is fun. Would have been so cool to be alive during this time. There's not a single track longer than 3 minutes. This will be a quick 25 min listen. hehe. 3 stars

I've mostly always appreciated Buddy Holly's music. This record is a vibe that I'm not feeling so much today but I can't deny the quality of the music for its era.

A very shoo-woppy 50s pop album. Cracks me up, he singin about all these girls but this dude out here lookin like Pee Wee Herman. Album sounded clean af though for being recorded in the 50s.

yay buddy holly! also not fade away is such a banger

-this has to be my first album pre 1960’s -i have heard of buddy holly (weezer song) -i Love this kind of music -it sends me sooooo far back in time -but its too late tho 😭 -i really liked this, but it is in fact getting three stars -i love this type of music! but this album specifically isn’t one i’d listen to again

I feel like these songs are the equivalent of the nursery rhymes of the modern musical revolutionary experience. Everybody knows them and learns them when they are young. The songs have become woven into the fabric of our society. They are part of our foundations. It means they’re important but you don’t necessarily have to love them. You just have to doff your hat to them and acknowledge their influence. It’s difficult to look at these young men who looked way older than their years, and remember that this was once fresh and exciting. Now it’s music that our forebears loved and old souls dance to.

This is a fun record. The hits are all amazing. Some of the deeper cuts are solid, too. Because Buddy is such a well-known songwriter, I expected more Holly originals on here. The ones he didn't write are definitely weaker. (Actually, I'm amazed at how many Buddy Holly songs were either co-written or written entirely by other members of his band, especially Jerry Allison. (Although a gifted producer, Norman Petty didn't actually co-write anything, he just added his name to the credits, as was the style of the time.)) Side two suffers a little from dated arrangements, but ultimately, it's a good album, one that influenced all the greats who came after. Also, it's interesting reading about the Crickets band, how long they lasted after Buddy died and how many musicians they backed up, including Clapton.

It was... okay. Went by fast, can't say much about it. I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love and Send Me Some Lovin' were the songs I noticed out of the bunch.

The influence Buddy Holly had on rock music history is enormous. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Clash, among many others. However, the artists who learned from Holly dwarfed him and this album doesn't quite hold up against what came later. It's a little unfair considering he died so young and likely could have continued to innovate for many years to come. Thankfully, many others picked up from where he left off and gave us so much amazing music thanks to Buddy.

3.5 Just some good ol 1950s early Rock n Roll

like the beginning of rock and roll so pretty cool i like how happy they all sound while singing

De esa época en la que la música estaba por nacer. Canciones dinámicas, cortitas, animadas en las que se sienten los ritmos de Elvis y anticipan los primeros Beatles. El problema de su estilo característico es también su defecto: todo suena igual.

Feels like I’m in Happy Days listening to this album. Can hear a lot of the inspiration for rock and heavier music.

Some mighty tunes…

Album 90 of 1001 Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The Chirping Crickets Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : Oh Boy Buddy Holly was one of my introductions to music. This is a quick album. 12 songs in 26 minutes from the time before an album was expected to be some big personal statement. Always a fun album to listen to. Hard to rate this one without taking into consideration its place in music history, but I must. With full respect.

3.5

No doubt an influential album that was both of and ahead of its time. I would have loved to see where Buddy Holly went from there.

Surprisingly nice. I don't often find myself in the market for classic 50s rock & roll pop, but this is hard to dislike. Just very nice pop songs from front to back. Nothing special and the production and instrumentation are almost archaic, but the songs speak for themselves. I like it. 3.5/5

Fun drive in music. Oldies. Oh boy, maybe baby, and that will be the day are classics

I like Buddy Holly's voice but could have done with less cheesy background lyrics echoing - but overall a fun listen

Not my cup of tea but I can appreciate this album. Good harmonies and song variations that kept it interesting.

I enjoyed hearing what sounds to be an early album from Buddy Holly & The Crickets. I've listened to a variety of songs from the band artists before, but Chirping Crickets might be the first studio album I've listened to. I liked this album, but nothing stood out. My favorite tracks were the tracks with a little more energy ("Oh, Boy!", "That'll Be the Day", "Rock Me My Baby"). I was a little disappointed that "Not Fade Away" was a lower energy recording of that song. Buddy Holly & The Crickets have higher energy music, and that difference in energy is probably what keeps this album at 3 stars.

Orginal rock n roll. You can't underestimate the importance of Buddy Holly on 20th Century music culture. Four piece band, writing and singing your own songs and then a career tragically cut short. Any number of these tunes are classics. Deserves to be on this list just through it's cultural standing alone - luckily the tunes are good too. Best Tracks: Oh Boy; Not Fade Away; That'll Be The Day

Some classic songs and some fluff.

Good wholesome rock and roll :) Fave track: That'll Be The Day.

Of more historical interest than actively pleasurable to listen to, but fine I guess. Fave track - "Not Fade Away" for the ones I recognized, "Rock Me My Baby" for the nursery rhyme shenanigans!

Mid 3.5

Don't really dig the period harmonies here - some great songs others not so memorable. This one might've burst through the wall like the big Kool-Aid jug but I think Rave On is Buddy Holly's definitive statement. Some great guitar though!

Not my favourite type of music but can see how it has progressed into what music is today and its influence is prevalent

With a lot of these 50’s albums you pretty much know what you’re getting and this is exactly that. It’s never unpleasant on the ear and the songs essentially revolve around a single line/idea. Fine for a single listen but not catchy/dancy enough for be to be any more interested in this. 5/10

Album Notes: - cute nerdy bops - weezer of the 50s - raw sound but stands out for its time - That'll Be The Day is a certified bop - i like it more knowing more about punk and amateur music - overall a decent effort - likable and doesnt overstay its welcome, but still feels just okay in the grand scheme of things Best Tracks: Oh Boy!, That'll Be The Day, Maybe Baby, Not Fade Away Worst Tracks: Last Night, It's Too Late

A little rundown about each track from this 1957 album, along with individual ratings: "Oh Boy" is a nice opener. To be honest, I love how the 1950s mindset made it impossible for the audience to perceive how there could be different ways to interpret its lyrics. Pretty sure Buddy Holly himself never understood how said lyrics (and the way they are phrased) could provide the content of a gay anthem today. Am I the only one who could see it, perverted as I am??? A queer band should cover that song, lol. Rating: **** "Not Fade Away" is a gem. Love the barebones production values, and the discreet and charming mood that results out of them. Background vocals are great as well, and the instrumentation is so cool. That double bass... And what is the drummer hitting on to make that nicely subdued sound? His own lap? Cardboard boxes? I wish this album had more tracks like that--animated, yet also subtle and very relaxed somehow. Rating: ***** Conversely, "You've Got Love" is a textbook mid-tempo 50s number that has nothing interesting to it, except that it was partly written by Roy Orbison. Hard pass. Rating: * As other shrewd reviewers noted in here, Buddy Holly sounds like a prototype of John Lennon in "Maybe Baby". Well, everyone knows that's not exactly the right way of explaining how things went... But I get what those reviewers are meaning here (and I'm pretty sure you do too, reader). A very cool track. Rating: ***** "It's Too Late" is a nice ballad that holds its own pretty well, thanks to its acoustic guitars and the reverb on its chorus vocals. This could be played in the soundtrack of David Lynch film, and be background music for a tender-yet-pretty-weird scene taking place in his loony, paranormal universe...Rating: **** "Tell Me How" is another borefest, however. Buddy Holly didn't have songwriting duties on this one. And you know what? The songs he didn't contribute to as a writer are the least interesting ones, generally speaking. I wish those producers of his had not given him so many songs written by others. This LP would probably have been more striking as a result. Rating: * It's nice to listen to the ultra-famous "That Will Be The Day" in context, even though people usually didn't care a lot for the album format during the fifties, and were more interested in singles. One can see why this song was singled out in Buddy Holly's repertoire. Those background vocals are the key detail that struck me this time around. They're doing some pretty weird stuff in the background if you pay a little attention. And the drums are pretty neat, too. Rating: ***** I like the vocal parts of "I'm Looking For Someone To Love", especially towards the end, when it bounces against the rhythm section. Apart from that, this track is just a decent early r'n'r number. Rating: *** "An Empty Cup..." bored me to tears. Predictable 50s ballad, with predictable doo wop background vocals, this time. Another Roy Orbison-penned number, by the way. But I prefer other songs he wrote (for himself). Rating: * Interesting chord progression on "Send me Some Lovin'" at some point, but pretty much the same criticism as for "An Empty Cup...". This one is also on Little Richard's second album. Rating: ** And, once again, I have the same sort of complaint against "Last Night". I like the picturesque image of Buddy dreaming about his lover at the window of his house, though, as he looks upon the stars. It evokes the more "innocent" times of the 50s like no other lyrics on the album. Yet the music itself is pretty bland. Rating: ** Insanely great guitar hook on "Rock Me My Baby", foretelling Beatles-like harmonies, along with future jangle pop acts such as the Byrds. And the *weird*, off-kilter type of background vocals are back as well, which is another asset. This album needed more lively tracks like that, instead of all those lovelorn ballads. Especially on the second side. There's a misssed opportunity here, I have to say. But at least the album closes on a high note. Rating: **** Conclusion: I love half of the tracks, but overall, this "historical" LP is a little hit-or-miss for me, even if you take it back into a 50s context. Speaking of which, here is a dozen 1957 albums I find more important than *The Chirping Crickets* (or at least, *as* important): John Coltrane - Blue Train Little Richards - Here's Little Richard Johnny Cash - With His Hot And Blue Guitar Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool Paul Chambers - Bass On Top Sun Ra - Jazz By Sun Ra Miles Davis - Round About Midnight Billie Holiday - Songs For Distingué Lovers Sun Ra - Supersonic Jazz Miles Davis - Miles Ahead Chuck Berry - After School Sessions So am I gonna include Buddy Holly And The Crickets in my own list? "Maybe baby, maybe baby...". I just need to make sure there's enough room for them at the end, as small as those little critters are... Number of albums left to review: 553 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 216 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 105 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 128

Okay

Better than I expected, some real catchy bits

Son los de That'll Be the Day (when I'll die). Un 3.

a short and sweet feature of old school American Graffiti pop. basic ideas of love and dance with some catchy vocals and rhythm guitar. feels kind of empty without chatty diner background noise. 3.5/5

Chirpy upbeat rock pop from a bunch of goony middle aged yanks. Perfectly fine.

Not bad but before my time

Doo wop

Poor man’s little Richard

Pleasant enough

Howzat! 🏏

everyone in the western world knows this album.... soooo... yeah. it's on the list and has those bubble gum bangers for 50's teenie boppers. and that's actually damn good fun today. clean, shiny, bright guitar tones, nice boyfriend vocals. cool, yeah, there it is.

Kunnon meno! Ei kikkailla 3/5

Tätä kuuntelee oikein mielellään. Ehkei kuitenkaan herätä tarpeeksi intohimoja nelosta varten.

Musagenre itsessään. Yksinkertaistahan se on mutta tarttuvaa.

Early rock, quite geared towards love. Maybe Baby reminds me alot of the beatles

Pleasant enough

Old but gold - let down by the duller doo-wop tracks.

It's ok, wouldn't hurry back to it. Reminds me of the bloke selling all the cassette tapes at the end of llandudno pier.

So extremely dated that it was hard for me to be interested in this album. I definitely prefer the energy of performers like Fats Domino or Little Richard for this old style rock and roll. 6/10

Classic Rock and Roll, you can't not like this. Would be good for a summer roadtrip!

Better than expected

Buddy Holly is an American musical treasure. This album was light and quick and enjoyed by me.

3/5. An enjoyable rockabilly album with some great hits and some definite misses. A lot of average as well. Not bad. A point up for influence.

This is a decent album of early rockabilly songs. It would have been interesting to see what else Buddy Holly would have done if he hadn't have passed away before his time. I feel like he has this iconic status because he died so young, which makes sense but also means it's untested. He's got a great urgency to his vocals on some of the songs (Oh Boy! for one) that doesn't match his buttoned up/nerdy façade. I liked a lot of the songs on here and it was an easy 26-min listen but doesn't quite reach the 4 star level, I'd have gone 3.5 if it were allowed. Standout Tracks: Oh Boy!, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby, That'll Be the Day, Rock Me My Baby

Late 50s early rocknroll. Culturally significant but itsxsll a bit twee. Doesn't do much for me

It’s fun but I guess feels a bit too one dimensional after all the music that succeeded this album. Still production and arrangement and harmonies are beautiful and some of the songs albeit done to death since still have some magic left in them - which is a mean feat in itself. The album being short also helps it be more digestible. The stalkery nature of the love songs hasn’t aged well though and well again this has all been done better since.

I think this was revolutionary at the time, but predictable now.

50’er rock and roll, poppet, korte numre, simpelt, catchy

From a different era. Not sure if this would be as memorable if he hadn't died on the same flight as Lou Diamond Phillips.

Along with Bill Haley & His Comets, were The Crickets the first rock and roll bands? This is apparently a much debated and unclear thing, with everyone offering a slightly different opinion of what counts as rock and roll and what counts as a rock and roll band. But regardless, Buddy Holly and the Crickets were instrumental in the development of early rock and roll. Holly and Haley deserve more credit than Elvis, who was primarily recording other people's songs. Elvis was more of a manufactured pop star. The Crickets and the Comets were more what we think of as rock bands, usually writing their own songs. It's not really my thing, but "Chirping Crickets" gets an extra star for historical significance.

The 50s were a trip man. 12 songs. 26 minutes. Not Fade Away and That’ll Be The Day are highlights. The music sounds so square. Life was different.

Classic oldies…. 3.5/5

3.5

Great

Short & sweet.

That’ll Be The Day gets this to a 3. I’m sure the whole thing is very influential but too dated to get really into.

Am rating based on how much I enjoy listening right now, so have to say it's super dated. Still enjoyable mostly throughout, but can't sustain interest, despite obviously being a big impact on what came after.

first listen boring 50's rock n roll

I thought I would find this dull - but instead there was an clear eerie feeling to these simple songs - like listening through a David Lynch filter

The "Chirping" Crickets! First off, I love when things are put in quotation marks when they don't really need to be. We know they're singing and the Crickets are not actually actual crickets. You don't need to clue us in. Clocking in at a mere 25 minutes (I have gotten some shorties here recently!), I easily listened through to this one twice. On my drive to work, idk, I found it kind of boring, same-y, and annoying, though I do understand its importance and influence in other genres I really like, including rockabilly and psychobilly. Maybe I was just in a sour mood. On the second listen this afternoon, I liked it more. I liked how melodramatic "That'll Be the Day" and "An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)" are. But I don't think I will go out of my way to listen to this one through again.

It's a really nice time, lovely jangly guitars, nice harmonies, some great toe-tapping beats in there. Lots of very short songs so it's over and done in no time at all - perfect to get in and out and have a perfectly enjoyable time in-between.

Anticipated liking this more than I did.

Nice in a cafe

Very short and snappy, nothing bad but a bit repetitive.

Classic but lacking spunk.

Oh boy

I completely understand how important Buddy Holly is to music, and it is interesting to think if he would've continued to be this huge influential presence without his passing, but in the real world, he was. So, why is this album so non-interesting? I mean, it's good, don't get me wrong. Nothing here is bad, and some of it is relatively nice (extremely short and sweet), but most of it goes in one ear and out the other. It's pretty much middle of the road for it's good sound but lack of intrigue from a modern eye. It isn't like I just dislike this style of rock, there's plenty from this era that can become an earworm, but this isn't it. I think my significant other will like it way more, though.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Oh Boy! (1) 2 - Maybe Baby (4) 3 - That'll Be the Day (7)

lovey dovey love songs but also quite repetitive

Sounds really dated, but interesting to listen to something so popular from such a different time. Mad respect for Buddy Holly and his impact on rock & roll music.

It's hard to state just how impactful Holly was with bringing a genre to the mainstream, even if his music is largely simplistic by modern standards. This light and quick record features fast pop songs that have a slight touch of Black music in the "more digestible" package of a white man with thick glasses. The real tragedy is not being able to see where Holly would have gone with his music career.

Muy años sesenta, algunas canciones las versionaron los Beatles.

Some really good songs and some that were pretty skippable. Overall, not bad for a 65 year old album...

7/10

Short, sweet and upbeat

The thing is, almost nothing about its sound is new to me. I already heard all of these blues, ballad, and rock-n-roll tunes. And I don't really mind, as I'm a sucker for pop songs of this age. The problem is, "Chirping Crickets" is a big hit-and-miss. I see the appeal: those guitars made me feel sunny no matter how rainy it is today, and that voice has that urgency that I always like with blues and rock-n-roll. But some of the songs unintendedly border into being a parody or a cheap copy of other tunes. And even if these tunes came after this album, it doesn't change the fact that they are at least more preferable to listen to. So kudos for the influence I guess, but I'll only come back for a handful of tracks.

chirp chirp chirp

You have to hand it to the pioneers for bringing us here. What would music have been if something else had been popular at the time? Similarly, what would music have been if Buddy Holly got to continue making it? These songs are short and simple, but the substance is there. Strong evidence of rock & roll of course, along with a lot of soul. It's a bit tamer than some of the other big names of the era - just look at our insurance salesman-dressed friends - but these are stone cold classics. Standout tracks are It's Too Late & That'll be the Day.

I am sure this album was ground breaking in 57, still holds up.

I think I prefer the stuff released under just “Buddy Holly”

It's so strange that Buddy Holly is considered a rock n roll icon, I mean just look at the cover. I think my teddy bear looks more menacing. But that voice is so distinctive, so original and so natural sounding. The other thing is this was in the days when music was recorded live (probably over a couple of sessions) with minimum fuss. It's a good snapshot of a particular time and place. Music before technology and the media etc took over. One surprise for me was Buddy Holly only co-wrote 5 songs, considering his reputation as a songwriter. All the above said, it probably isn't that great an album as a whole and a Buddy Holly compilation would be a far better listening experience.

Formulaic songs in simple language, Crowbarred into matching suits and ties, Torn between Rock n Roll and being christian virgins. I imagine it's still in the top hundred albums of the 1950s.

This is here for the big songs isn't it. And sort of fair enough, though it's not a classic must-hear album, rather, Buddy Holly is a classic must-hear artist, and this is his only album. There's way better consistently good rock and roll than can be found here, but this is not the era of the album, it's the era of the hit single. So what are you gonna do?

- Too old to be my thing but enjoyed it more than I thought I would - Can see the influence on early Beatles - Fav songs: That'll be the Day, Not Fade Away, Oh Boy!

Early rock and roll that's aged OK. A little bit of Doo-wop and a dash of rockabilly that you can really hear influenced future rock bands. It would be interesting to hear how Buddy Holly would've evolved musically if he lived longer as he really helped lay a great foundation for rock and roll.

Distil what makes music good and capture the essence of pop and rock in a bottle, this would be on the same shelf. Music of a bygone simpler time, but hugely influential on what came after.

Rock 'n' Roll, that describes it. But more roll than rock

quintessential 50's rock and roll album

Beatles hardcore

Delightful early rock and or roll

THIS is what Don McClean was so upset about? JK, these are some nice boys doing some nice soft music that you can fall asleep to. Funny to think that this music was getting people WORKED UP 2/3 of a century ago

Enjoyable, catchy Oh Boy is my favourite

Fun stuff, got repetitive. Am always amazed at older albums. They have 12 songs and are only 25minutes long.

yowza! Those are some short songs! This was ok. Kind of fun to listen to some oldies. Pop music has always been vapid. This was no different. But Buddy Holly had a decent sound

I really like about half this crickets album… but I also like rockabilly including the dozens of shitty post-danzig rockabilly misfits songs jerry only churned out. 3/5

Not my thing but I can imagine it was pretty good for its time

A super important album and some really great arrangements. Sadly way too overheard

good start to rock n roll

Hits are good songs. Unlikely to listen to again.

You can really hear this one's age. It's OK for what it is, but good that it's so short. If it had went for much longer, it would have started to get annoying.

The music is good. The lyrics are all about the same thing. Boy + Girl = Love. Yawn. Very one dimensional in that sense.

Definitely worth a listen. This music inspired much of the music that followed for decades. Listening to music from this era makes me feel a bit strange; the culture and values that produced this music has long since been destroyed and supplanted. It’s a artifact of a bygone time. That makes me a bit sad somehow. RIP Buddy

“Oh Boy” and “That’ll be the Day” are standouts that stand the test of time. Rest of this is ok for the50’s but dated now. Solid three, but not enough to bump it to a four imo.

A mix of good songs and filler.

I enjoyed - I do like a Buddy Holly track. But it was just a lil much, a whole album. Sad story though.

It's nice, it's cheerful, it's endearing and it's historically significant, but is it good? I'm not sure. The production is terrible, the performances are spotty and it often feel like I'm listening to a commercial for something. but still there are some genuinely good songs and it's short enough to let go how samey it feels.

A bit dated but groovy at times.

This was your run of the mill 50s album by buddy holly. While it was enjoyable it really wasn’t anything special. Standouts include Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby, and That’ll be the day.

The Day Music Died is how I was introduced to Buddy Holly. I've listened to their hits but haven't listened to a full album until now. The hits are definitely timeless classics, the rest are a better fit for the era. 1. Oh Boy! 2. Maybe Baby 3. That'll Be The Day

Typische rockabilly van weleer waar we nu duidelijk invloeden in hedendaagse muziek van blijven plukken. Ik vond het eerder wat achtergrondmuziek

+++

This is fun and energetic album. I love the style but I have to admit it gets a bit tiresome by the end of the album. There are some great songs in there though!

Interesting to hear such an old and early album and compare to where music has went since then

50's singsongs

It's nice. It's 50s rock and roll. I'm not a mega fan of early rock. But it's short (only thirty-four minutes even in the expanded edition with the two added non-album singles) and it's painless. It's perfectly pleasant. And there were one or two production details that did intrigue me. I like the cover art for the Australian/NZ release on Brunswick much more than the "proper" one, though.

5/9/2022 - ALBUM #102 Today's Album: "The "Chirping" Crickets" by Buddy Holly & The Crickets - I like this album a lot. Being a 1950s doowop album, it's hard for it to really stand out in any particular way, and there are a lot of tracks that feel fairly dated, boring, or both, but there are a surprising amount of really fun and catchy songs on here. All of the highlights below are fun tracks that really feel like they were breaking the mold for what was standard for these kinds of groups in the mid-50s. The instrumentation is pretty great with some standout solo's on a lot of the better tracks and Buddy Holly's voice sounds great too. The production isn't fantastic, but given it's time it's pretty good, and it was really nice to just jump from one track to the next since the album is only 26 minutes long and there's 12 tracks. Overall, this is a really fun little bite-sized doo-wop album from one of the greatest talents the 1950s had to offer. Give the highlights a listen if you want to time travel back to a 50's diner! Highlights: Oh Boy!, Not Fade Away, That'll Be The Day, I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love Score: 7/10 Fun little doo-wop album

curious i accidentally played the weezer song with the same naame its weird. the album is inoffensively bad. 3. so poppy and fragrant like a rice cake.

Классический рок-н-ролл/рокабилли. Больше даже и добавить нечего. 5 из 10.

This seems like almost as important a record as Elvis's debut, but unlike that album many of these tracks are self-penned, which is a plus. However, it doesn't have the excitement or star power of an Elvis - it's just nice and inoffensive, in a very stereotypically 50s way. I'm gonna give it 2.5, but I'll round up for influence, and because there are some *extremely* sharp haircuts on the cover.

Rock and roll clásico y muy entretenido. 26 minutos de baile. En la segunda canción se escucha mucho indie rock de este milenio.

A classic, but get boring quickly.

i understand that it is a very influential album, however it is hard to judge modern days because it just sounds meh. it is quite catchy and i’ll give it that.

Before you can leap you have to run, and before that you have to walk. The Crickets and Buddy Holly are the walkers here in (white) rock history. They took short 12 bar blues and the rock combo and excelled at turning them into harmonized if not sanitized dance hall tunes. Without these songs the next levels of popular-rock music would likely have gone in different directions if anywhere at all. The trouble is listening today it often sounds facile, with middle school lyrics and a sameness to it that doesn't hold a ton of excitement. In other words I'm not likely to put this on except when referencing original rock and roll. Or after a Happy Days marathon obviously. But the hits at least are songs that everyone should at least know - building blocks for everything to come. 6/10 3 stars

It’s alright

3.5/5 Old but gold, buddy holly and the chirping crickets are legends. The short but sweet songs are all easy to listen to and cheered me up. Favourite songs: - Maybe baby - Rock me my baby

Feels a bit dated but good fun and represents its era very well.

3/5, just. Came out the same year as the Little Richard album we had a few weeks ago, and it just isn't as good. This album is a little bit twee, a bit too soft, and doesn't really have the oomph that even the Little Richard album did. I don't know fifties music well at all, but this embodies what I think of when I think of middle of the road towards the end of the decade. Maybe this is a bit unfair, but I feel he'd be much less well-known know had he not died in that tragic plane crash.

A lanky, four-eyed white boy from Texas who shaped the template for today's rock. (5/10) FT: Oh, Boy!, Not Fade Away, That'll Be the Day, Send Me Some Lovin'

A bonus point for That’ll be the Day

Bello, ma troppo rapido. 25 minuti, canzoni molto carine, ma niente di più.

Its fine

Got a certain bop to it, hasn’t it

My parents were lovers not only of one another but also of the original rock n’ rollers- Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, all those cats. And, hailing from their home state of Texas, of course, the beloved Mr. Buddy Holly. I was conceived (the inevitable consequence of turtle dovin’) at the end of summer in 1958, about a year following the release of 'The Chirping Crickets,' so I’m pretty sure I got a dose or two of Buddy in and out of the womb. By the time I became more fully conscious of music, The Beatles were all the rage. Buddy Holly was just a little ahead of the curve for me, so I’ve mostly been unaware of his sound save for all the classic rock artists who eventually covered his songs- some really good, like The Rolling Stones ‘Not Fade Away’ or Derek and the Dominos’ ‘It’s Too Late,’ and some kinda lame, like James Taylor’s ‘Everyday.’ It was nice to finally hear the originals. And, in spite of the poor quality of the recording, and the awful harmonies of the Crickets, Holly himself still mostly shines on this debut LP. I was familiar with his signature chord strumming solo technique, but not how fast he could also pick individual notes. He pretty well tears it up on ‘That’ll Be the Day’ and ‘I’m Looking for Someone to Love.’ And his singing, at least on the rockers, is really good too; a rougher edge to his voice than I had previously heard, like on the opener, ‘Oh, Boy!’ I think there are really two Buddy Hollys on this LP: the rockin’, confident, swaggering Holly who proclaims to any girl who’s dissing him: ‘You don’t know what you’ve been a’ missin,’ chicky baby, and ‘My love is bigger than a Cadillac.’ He can also really turn a phrase like, ‘Tell me how to keep your love… Tell me how you keep the love within your heart from me.’ I like this Buddy. Then, there’s the other Buddy I don’t really care for- the deflated, dejected, needy Buddy who especially starts whining towards the end of side two. ‘An Empty Cup (& a Broken Date),’ is one unfortunate example. Eliminate those 3-4 songs and you’ve got a rockin’, tight little LP, with a succinct punk rock sensibility. Or more accurately, it was the early punk rockers were really mimicking a Buddy Holly sensibility.

So apparently this band was the first rock band, with two guitars, bass and drums. This album is very 50s. Very soppy, hetero-normative love songs for the most parts. Looking past the lyrics, most of the songs are pretty simple in retrospect, pretty much all around 2 minutes long. About what you'd expect from 50s rock. They have their charms though, and make for a pleasant listening experience. The best songs were probably 'Not Fade Away' and 'Maybe Baby' The instrumentation here, again, is largely simplistic and, while good, has, again, been done better later. There's some good guitar parts on 'I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love' though. This album has it's fair share of filler, however. All in all I'd rate this one 3 stars. This was a pleasant experience, if dated.