Green Onions

像是电子游戏里会出现的bgm，居然是1962年的专辑吗？？

Really good, surprised by how much i liked it with no vocals. Not what im used to listening to

Really easy listening instrumental album. Don’t think I’d seek this out, but also wouldn’t turn it off

Interesting little acoustic album, enjoyed it, shame the organ dates it so much but would defo listen again

Awesome

Just groove after groove. Steve Cropper remains one of the most underrated OG guitar heroes.

The strong use of electric guitar at this time must've been something quite daring. However, the persistent tune of the organ-style keyboard and the strum of the raw bass in green onions bring your mind to an eclectic 60s sound of sophistication, art and a hint of rock n roll. So far, a classic 60s theme sound.

The sound of coolness is what comes to mind when I hear Green Onions. Stand out tracks: - Green Onions - Twist and shout - Behave yourself - Stranger on the shore - Lonely Avenue - Comin' home baby

Excellent album. Green Onions helped to form the sound of the era. This is just flat out cool music, nothing crazy, nothing dull, just cool through and through. I do wish there were more originals, but I think that is also a product of the time, as covers were plentiful back then.

Would have been a 5 if the album had Soul Limbo on it - but cant take away anything but the fact this is an incredible album

Awesome jazz. Way before it's time. Felt super cool listening to it.

A totally iconic opening track followed by a slick collection of covers. I get the feeling this kind of album couldn't have happened even five years later, and while there is room for improvement I'm grateful we got the version of it we did.

Very cheerful jolly little thing!

Epic opening song, the instrumental 'Green Onions'.

Smooth, feel-good blues album.

Groovy, pleasant, I kept saying to myself “hey I know that song from a movie”

Favorite Track: A Woman, a Lover, a Friend

3.9 1x

Pretty solid background music

Amazing instrumental album. Have to revisit this one later

1962! Always thought it was made in the late fifties or mid sixties. This is a cool album. Their fingerprints are all over music. A very influential record.

Super fun and funky with some originals and covers. Very enjoyable and while a bit simple sounding now, it was clearly an innovative sound back in the day!

I was familiar with the first track, I think from movies, but had no idea what it was called or who the artist was. Really enjoyed this album!

So basically every song ever written came from this or tapestry.

-I’ve listened to this album before and really enjoy it. A lot of the songs definitely fall flat especially toward the end, but the vintage r&b groove is very easy to get into and hook you throughout. Rinky Dink is a very fun and underrated song -Favorites are Green Onions, Rinky Dink, and Mo’ Onions

Starts out with a stone cold banger of an instrumental in the title track, but everything else is just dripping with the understated funkiness of 4 guys just jamming on an organ, drums, bass, and guitar.

great instrumentals

Great album. Green Onions will always remind me of Sandlot. The tones in that song permeate through all the other songs on the album so it can seem repetitive at times, but that’s not always a bad thing. I love the organ.

Helllll yeah. Love Booker T, presumably the MG's as well. What this man did for the Hammond M3 organ should have made him the CEO or something. The title track is GOATED folks, inclusion in Sandlot should tell you all you need to know. Aside from that, it looks like quite a few of these are covers, and they work pretty well. I have to say the novelty of the sound wore away after about the first half of the album, so I can't rate it higher than a 4, but this album is great and important, and "Green Onions" just rips so much else to shreds. Favorite tracks: Green Onions, Mo Onions, I Got a Woman, Rinky-Dink. Album art: It's green onions. Honestly, these cover looks and feels so dramatically ahead of its time, does it not? A self-referential image like that, and a photo as opposed to some art, it just feels like an '80s or '90s rerelease or some indie band joke or something, and that's a huge compliment. 4/5

Easy confidence Guitar riffs and organ licks Make one smooth album

Loved the vibe of this album

Good vibes

Great funky jazz album. The song that gives name to the album is such a great classic.

That was gold. I want to buy this one now. Would be a great album to have around.

Classicsssss

Cozy but with a groove, it's kinda fun, missed some lyrics in there

Hip vintage stuff. Doesn’t stand up too well to the musical sounds of today, but it was new and cool in our parents lives, probably got them all smoking reefer.

Definitely a bit slight in terms of composition and variety, but I still dig it a good amount based on the strength of the playing and the overall style. 3.5/5

Blues in the bottom, noodling on top. I like it.

Absolutely fantastic album! Green Onions brings me back to the 70s Spiderman cartoon as well as one of my favourite movies “The Sand Lot” many of the other tracks are instrumental covers from the 50s and early 60s pop rock. Will add it to my regular rotation!! High 4

Very funky. I recognised 'Green onions' from the cover by Georgie Fame. Quite a few of the songs on this album are covers of other songs, but decent arrangements.

Hammond organ goodness. Could listen to it forever.

Pretty solid. I'm not usually a fan of instrumentals if I'm being honest but this didn't bother me one bit. I'd probably give it a 3.5 because I don't really love it, but a 4 seems perfectly fair.

I've heard the title track an unknowable amount of times, it is the epitome of 60's soul, and it's been featured in so many movies over the last 60+ years. It is ubiquitous! The go to song for expressing the spirit of the 60's. I've never heard any other tracks on this album before, and I'm not surprised that they are equally ambient and soothing to the soul. This one can loop many times over and I won't get sick of it. This is good working music, good cooking music, good vibing out music, it fits. It expands to fit the scene or contracts as needed uplift the background. Great fucking record.

I wasn't expecting an instrumental album. It was fun. The first song is immediataly recognizable

I remember learning about Booker T. and The MG's long ago and loving the idea of the session musicians from all of these great R&B albums just releasing their own instrumental material. Green Onions is such a bop, and the rest of the tracks on here are great too.

Fun album. I didn't know this sort of album really existed back in the 50s (instrument-only rock/r&b, mostly covers, with some originals). 3.75/5

Shit rules. We need more instrumental bands blowing up. B+

TOUGH rhythm section, these gents know how to groove. Definitely an underrated band.

Muy divertido instrumental, qué tanto sampling hayan sacado de este disco

Just classic sounding. "Green Onions" I knew but everything else was new to me. A great band just vibing.

The title track is a timeless classic of course!

Catchy, no vocals and mostly covers. But I like it.

Very enjoyable 60s soul instrumentals.

Really good time! Was surprised with how many tracks I recognized :)

Super nice and relaxed

Half an hour of some fun, iconic jams.

Just a really well done instrumental album. Some real soulful easy listening type stuff. Just gets you in a groove while listening, and the album flies by because it's simply just fun to listen to. Some great covers of some classic songs here too. Don't let the general consensus on this one fool you, everything after the opener is definitely worth your time. Though I do agree that the title track is by far the best song here, it's just so incredibly slick and cool.

Mal was anderes. Toll.

Now here is where a live aka "greatest hits" album would have served really well. Green Onions is hands down one of the coolest tunes ever, but none of the other tracks on this this come close. Throw in Hip Hug Her, Soul Dressing, & Slim Jenkins Place however & you've already got a 6-star album. Still gets a 4 form me b/c I doubt I'll see Booker T. pop on this list again.

heavy on the organ

A great rhythm and blues and soul album by Booker T. The eponymous song is a true classic. The rest of the songs (a lot of covers) are also good and the performance of the band is excellent.

Totally what I expected from an album called "green onions". It's fun and pretty cute

Really good album that I'd definitely listen to again. Hard to believe it was released in the 60s! 4 stars

The whole album is such a bop, it doesn’t even need words to convey its message. Also, this project gave us one of the best Beatles hits and I am eternally grateful.

This is the way to play a Hammond organ. I can't help but think of the doors when I heard this album. Except I like this and dislike the doors, especially because of the organ

Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: 🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅🧅 Mix (60th Anniversary Remaster): 🎧😘🤌 Musik: 🎹🎸🥁😎👌 Wertung: 🧅🧅🧅🧅/5

Dieses Album nimmt einem ab dem ersten Takt voll mit, cool!

Classic, recognizable, yet still surprising me at some of the twists and turns of the music

Who needs lyrics when you got the groove? More songs should be titled after vegetables. The organ is overdue for a revival in popular music. 4 head nods out of 5

Really nice and peaceful album jams. One of those that matches nicely with the dog walk in the early morning

It's time for the Rush Limbaugh sh...I mean Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's! Though some of this album sounds like you are at a hockey game or a circus, it's enjoyable. He must have known he had a hit with the title track as it gets a reprise with Mo' Onions. I let the album play a second time, so it has to get at least a 4/5. Favorite track: Green Onions

This was a cool album to stumble upon, especially if you love the Hammond organ like I do. I was already familiar with the “Green Onions” track, but I never thought to look into who made it. By the end of the album, though, it definitely started to feel very repetitive.

June 28, 2024 HL: “Comin’ Home Baby”, “Lonely Avenue”, “One Who Really Loves You”, the title track to end all title trax, “I Got a Woman” I like how they had “Mo Onions” ready to drop as a single 2 years after “Green Onions” This is really the pop answer to Jimmy Smith’s jazzy Back at the Chicken Shack, though I knew of Booker T long before Smith. That probably accounts for the higher rating, even though the album is a somewhat disjointed grab bag of covers. My Dad always playing instrumental oldies in my youth clearly rubbed off on me. Though, as far as ‘60s instrumental albums go, this has about as much right to be on the list as any of em.

soul is all i need

I had never heard the name of this band but knew the title track. Pretty good overall. Enjoyable background music.

That was a super fun listen. It was fun catching a lot of melodies and rhythms that have influenced a lot of modern music. My favorite one was A Woman, A Lover, A Friend being the melody of Hurts Me Too. I learned Hurts Me Too is a 1928 song but it's one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs/covers. Title track is amazing obviously. Seems like such a culturally significant record.

omg ich lieb s albumcover sehr funny green onions hetmer sehr gfalle, s 2. lied findi jz chli too much chinderlied und örgeli überraschtmi jz nöd mega, dass eis vo ihrne toplieder "let's go get stoned" isch hahaha I got a woman wieder chli too much örgeli I'm sorry jaa sie örgelet aber funny allgemein ischs sehr chillig, mier gfallts wenn d gitarre und d orgle amigs chli abwechslet vlt tüschimi au aber hans gfühl me ghört d taste bi lonely avenue, huere geil okay one who really loves you isch jz s erste wommer chli uf de sack gaht hahaha comin' home baby kenntmer vo iwo nöd?? jaa ich hans gfühl das wird es album sii wo ich immer wieder mal wird laufe lah eifach für de 🌠vibe🌠 mengisch chli z vill örgeli für min gschmack es isch das wos isch und nöd meh, aber dad machts guet

Great album. Almost feels like they are making music that's meant to be sampled

A great instrumental album

Super easy listening experience, and the opener is so damn iconic. This is a must for any record collector. This has been added to my list!

4.4

Never heard of the band, but their songs are eternal. It's a really nice album, certainly some talent in there.

That was fun

Booker er 17 ára þegar platan kemur út. Pælum aðeins í því. Þetta er iconic hljómur sem flestir ættu að kannast við. Ég er svo drullusáttur með þetta sound og gæti endalaust hlustað á samspilið milli orgelsins og gítarsins. Ábyggilega ekki allra en þetta fleytti mér inn í annan heim. Mun hiklaust notast við Booker T. og náðargáfunum sem vinnutónlist.

I didn’t know the song Green Onions was that song. Iconic song. I really enjoyed this. These songs personify the era, used in tons of movies. Great bluesy instrumental record.

Excellent instrumental record, great background music while working. I had heard a couple tracks but glad I finally listened to the album in its entirety.

Feels like reviewing the 'take me out to the ball game' song sometimes in the album. Green onions obviously towers over the rest of the album but there is so much to be heard in the rest of it. Strange how many melodies you hear in the album but just can't put your finger on - these guys were the start of it. Wouldn't listen to this album every day, but for something as emulated and revered it's pretty fresh and a fun listen.

Quite a cute little album to be honest. Probably was the epitome of cool at the time

I felt very cool listening to this, even if ut get a tad samey at points, reminds me of my skatepark days

Pretty nice

Like a lot of other people I was familiar with the title track, but not the rest of the album. To me this sounds like background music you might hear in a dimly lit and smoky 1960's or 70's era dive bar. I also picture someone driving a big ass convertible down the Sunset strip smoking with this playing on an 8-track. This album also has a bit of a liminal vibe to me, a better quality and hipper version of what you might hear while riding an elevator or being on hold trying to reach a customer service agent.

So happy to see this album on the list. I actually own it and It has been on heavy rotation several times in my life. Top tracks: Green Onions, Mo' Onions, Stranger on the Shore, Lonely Avenue, and Comin' home baby.

Green Onions 4 Rinky Dink 3.8 I Got a Woman 3.6 Mo' Onions 3.9 Twist and Shout 3.8 Behave Yourself 3.7 Stranger on the Shore 3.4 Lonely Avenue 3.6 One Who Really Loves You 3.7 You Can't Sit Down 3.5 A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 3.5 Comin' Home Baby 3.4 Score: 3.658333333

I love this album. Booker T's organ playing and Steve Cropper's guitar playing. This is the Stax sound that backed up many great artists and songs. This album has a very dated sound and jam band vibe that can drift off into background. For that reason, it is not a five but it definitely has historic significance making it a logical choice to be included on this list.

I love the organ.

This was cool. I've heard the opening track and another on the album a million times and had no idea what I was listening to, so it's nice to have that new knowledge. On one hand, the tracks I'm familiar with are obvious standouts, they swing and groove and swagger. The rest of the material was pretty good, but it gets the 4 as it seems to me the band nailed what they were attempting to do, and while it might not be the most ambitious album in history, they don't all need to be.

Classic 60s album. If you've been alive for a while you've heard this album in a number of TV shows and movies.

Instrumental music in the pop charts. Who would have thought ... If you consider, how often and widely this has inspired and has been copied, it might be worth 5 stars.

just some solid tunes innit 3.5/5

So it is great, but it has one thing - funky Hammond soul, so gets a little repetitive after the 40 minutes is up. But it is all enjoyable if you're not looking for more than that!

Fun

Love me some chill old school instrumental music. That first song is iconic. The covers can sound a little samey, but overall this is a pleasant album that'll lift your spirits.

Genau mein Ding. Blues. Instrumental. Chillig.

Green Onions - 5 Rinky Dink - 4 I Got a Woman - 4 Mo' Onions - 4 Twist and Shout - 4 Behave Yourself - 4 Stranger on the Shore - 3 Lonely Avenue - 4 One Who Really Loves You - 4 You Can't Sit Down - 4 A Women, a Lover, a Friend - Comin' Home Baby - 4

World in my eyes - 4.2 Sweetest perfection - 3.8 Personal Jesus - 5 Halo - 4.2 Waiting for the night - 4.1 Enjoy the silence - 5 Policy of truth - 3.8 Blue dress - 3.1 Clean - 2.6 4.0

Green Onions by Booker T Thursday 5/30/2024 1:15 S Tier————————— Green onions Mo Onions A Tier————————— Behave Yourself You Can’t Sit Down I’ve Got A Woman Rinky Dink Coming Home Baby Twist and Shout B Tier————————— A Woman, a Lover, a Friend Lonely Avenue One Who Really Loves You Stranger on the Shore

Good stuff!

Approachable and still untouchable. Everything is encapsulated in Green Onions. Timeless

Right away starts off with the super iconic self titled song. I read that this song has been covered so many times but didn't know it. This makes so much sense though. Then they hit us again with Mo' Onions a few songs later which is an awesome way to bring back the bassline in a different way. Booker T is a baller and so are all of the MG's. The organ that is the front of all of the songs was great. And the nice beachy sonunding guitar with the subtle drums to go behind it were a chefs kiss. High 4. They just don't make em' like they used to.

I feel like Green Onions is one of those songs everyone knows but doesn't know the name of. Great tune. This was right down my alley this morning I highly enjoyed all these songs and had some interesting cover versions of songs too. I feel like David Burt would like this album.

Maybe it's a nostalgia thing but I found myself really enjoying this. Pretty much a one-trick pony but boy what a trick!

Bopping. I enjoyed this. Although I knew some of the songs, I didn't really know Booker T. & The MG's before.

Tres good, appreciate the musics and the cool stories behind the tracks. Recognised a lot here!

Old style nice instrument, make me want to play it

Loved it.

Green Onions is pure nostalgia—an iconic track that instantly takes me back to growing up and unforgettable nights out. One hell of a tune! The album as a whole is incredibly easy to listen to—catchy, fun, and packed with groove. It’s a standout R&B/soul record with a distinctive instrumental sound. Many of the tracks have been sampled or heard elsewhere, a testament to the group’s lasting influence. Favourite Song: Green Onions – timeless, unmistakable, and still hits hard. Least Favourite: All solid tracks, though the overall sound can get a little repetitive over time. Album Artwork: Iconic—just like the music inside. A foundational album that still sounds fresh and full of soul.

Love this shit. Booker T and the MGs were the studio house band for Stax Records, and this album came about because of them just messing around in the studio. The most important part of their sound is the groove. It didn’t need to be fancy or a million notes or key changes. Steve Cropper’s guitar style is also totally unique to him - such a hard attack to the notes, it’s an interesting juxtaposition to the smooth organ and bass.

i loved the oldschool blues brothers stuff

For some reason, I always thought that Booker T & The M.G.’s were a much more modern band than they were. This album was released in 1962, and I thought they were much later than that. That being said, I’m not actually sure what their music sounds like (I feel like I’ve heard them but I’m unsure) so let’s listen! Songs I already knew: Green Onions, Twist and Shout Favourites: Green Onions, Stranger On The Shore This was such a fun album, and one that’s very easy to boogie to. There is a complete lack of vocals, and I think that’s a good thing as it lets you really appreciate the music. I stand by it sounding more modern than it is, as it feels way ahead of its time. I like this quite a lot. Give it a listen. At least try Green Onions.

Really enjoyed it, would more than happily listen to again but more as background music

I especially like Rinky Dink

Another fun and funky album. Favourites: green onions, rinky dink, mo' onions, stranger on the shore, one who really loves you. I enjoyed the instrumentals I appreciate it when men keep their mouths shut (Brian "Marilyn Manson" should take notes). This has potential to be a 5 for me but I'll have to listen to it more. 4/5

Omg, that's what that song is called! "Green Onions" is synonymous with Get Shorty for me — a movie I've seen way too many times for work purposes (long story). It's one of those songs that I'm guessing everyone knows but almost no one knows the name of. "Twist and Shout" isn't the same without John Lennon's shredded vocals, and it's not as good as the Isley Brothers version either, but it's still good. I enjoyed this, although it was a bit too heavy on the organ for me sometimes. But it had some cool organ solos and some really nice guitar solos. Since it's all instrumental, it's easy to get distracted doing something else and have it fade into the background a bit. But it's a solid album. I'll give it a 4/5, but it's probably a 3.75.

Green Onions, boy, I remember that one. So cool, my brother and his little garage band played it ... memories ... so cool. The rest of it isn't bad either.

I'll probably never listen to this, but it's great, been sampled in a lot of places and feels really familiar.

I didn't know the song name was green onions but i love it and i'm tempted to try and make a remix of it. also, the rest of this album is very easy listening and i'm a big fan.

Buen vibe

An instantly recognizable title track. Everyone knows that song but few could probably name it. I personally would have guessed that it was written about a decade later than it was. The Hammond organ and excellent guitar riffs are a perfect combination. Enough so that the rest of the album can follow the same formula. It's simple enough but the execution is fantastic.

classic as classic can get.

Instrumental albums are good. This is a vibe. Just listen and chill.

I'd heard of this band and album and when the title track played it, it was one of those moments of "oh yes THAT song". A rare instrumental album on here and I enjoyed it. Plus I can never really hate a short album. Really great musicians and a fun listen.

Booket T is still an underrated talent in my opinion. This specific album are cover songs which most have great arrangements and pretty original to say the least. I used to not like them when I was a kid as I felt it was elevator music because its instrumental but these dude could play and jam. The fact that they were a mixed rock band back in the early 60s makes it much more important. Today I was able to really appreciate this album for what it is as a grown up and understand the importance of Booker T in context of his time. I love a few of their original stuff that came after this debut album which definitively left a mark and paved the way. Amazing album

Fun. Memorable

Classic instrumental blues

Good stuff. A little samey-same.

Solid record if you're going for background music.

Very pleasant instrumentals! Tons of personality and never gets boring. I love the drums when they appear. Would benefit from vocals/more complex arrangements, but what's there is great already.

So chilled. Smooth AF. Probably wouldn't listen to it on the regular though. Favourite tracks: Green Onions, Behave Yourself, Comin' Home Baby (which I'm 99% was ripped off on the Mega Drive gave California Games).

Classic.

This album defined the sound of soul rock from the south (or at least near Memphis). A real classic and an enjoyable listen.

This is the GOOD early 60s stuff. Love how stripped back it is, just organ, guitar, and drums. Super funky. The cover is so perfect too.

Green Onions 4.5 stars, rest of album 0 stars.

Fresh and fun, even today.

Very fun, chill, funky rock album. Opening song is a classic, and I enjoyed listening to the whole thing. Basically perfect background work music. Stranger on the Beach sounds like a modern “lofi chill beats” track in the best way. 4 stars.

Pretty chill

Groovy I enjoyed this. It's different and I didn't really know that much about Booker T and the MGs before other than Soul limbo as the sound of TMS on the radio. But for the most par this stuff has a pretty sound groove to it and I'd easily listen to this again in the right sort of situation. Certainly put that Ray Charles album from the same year into perspective. This has so much more funk going on.

The influence of this album on pop and rock music can still be heard to this day. Definitely one of the most consequential blues albums of its time, so its simplicity can be forgiven.

We've been listening to the title track a lot lately because it's on The Sandlot soundtrack and the kid and I love watching that movie. I hadn't heard the whole album though and it's a lot more of the same. That's a good thing. Love that twangy Telecaster and smooth organ...

A lead single that transcended music at the time and pop culture to date. The full album still brings the energy of timeless soul rock.

Very much enjoyable. I had a good time with this album especially surprising that I knew a couple of songs off of it. Nice smooth soul/funk that I would put on again.

Love love love

-green onions ? Spring onions? Scallions ? -wait, no lyrics? I know I’ve heard these songs with lyrics. Wait so when did the versions with lyrics come -it’s gotta be a fender guitar, prolly telecaster? -the fucking organ 😮‍💨 -this is right up my fucking ally, it’s perfect casual blues music

Great musicality and vibes but the album overall was a little scattered. Enjoyed it and would throw it on again.

Makes a lot out of a little. Memphis shit.

Do white racists like Motown? I ask because I have oft remarked to myself about the universality of 60s soul. That is, everyone loves 60s soul, with plenty of pub-bound bigots decrying hip-hop (often whilst wondering why they get condemned for employing the same racial epithets as Snoop), yet continually pumping the jukebox with Marvin Gaye. The Manic Street Preachers’ first single was called Motown Junk, with the target being the insipidity of pop, but the song itself is very much infused with pop, with a few woo-hoos and all. Anyway, subsequent qualifiers issued by the band emphasised the intended quarry as George Michael and his ilk, not Smokey Robinson. The only fully sincere instance of someone dismissing 60s soul I can recall is when Jim Davidson nominated Motown as one of his pet hates on Room 101 (the most surprising element there is that the twat was on Room 101 in the first place). To clarify, Booker T. and the M.G.’s (that’s irritating punctuation) were not affiliated with Motown, but were the house band with Stax Records, a soul label based in Memphis, Tennessee. As such, the fourpiece supplied the backing music for many of the most celebrated artists in southern soul, such as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and Wilson Pickett. The crucial figure to the band was Booker T. Jones, a major behind-the-scenes figure in American music. A multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and songwriter (I just discovered he co-wrote my favourite Otis Redding song, I Love You More Than Words Can Ever Say), Booker T. Jones was a musical prodigy who aged 16 began playing as a musician for Stax (then known as Satellite). Booker T and the M.G.’s formed when Booker T. was hanging out at label’s record store, and befriended the record clerk and guitarist Steve Cropper. Joining with bassist Lewis Steinberg and drummer Al Jackson Jr. one day to back the early rock ‘n’ roller Billy Lee Riley, the four found themselves jamming together after the planned recording fell through. Booker remembered a bluesy organ riff he had been tinkering with over the years, and in swiftness the riff had ripened into the hardy perennial Green Onions. Green Onions, as I understand, has the curious destiny of many an instrumental track: everyone knows the music, but comparatively few can remember the name. Take Sirius, by The Alan Parsons Project. Our American pals might scratch their rumpled foreheads given just the name, but would make the requisite doo-doo-doo sounds if you asked them for the Chicago Bulls/Michael Jordan theme tune (actually, can someone confirm if Michael Jordan specifically is associated with Sirius? As a Brit, I’m not concretely confident in saying so. Indeed, I’ve no idea how I first heard Sirius. I remember it was on that episode of Frasier when Niles made that basketball shot, but I must’ve heard it before then). A mate of mine was insistent that Yello’s Oh Yeah was most accurately labelled “Duffman’s theme in The Simpsons. This, although not ideal for the tracks themselves, is not especially negative, but just the inevitable consequence of applying a title to a piece of music without words: in the absence of lyrics, people just remember the music. Or are you going to claim you can recall the names of every tune from every Tarantino flick? Of course Green Onions stands up today. The title track, a bluesy, slightly jazzy, proto-funky number, is, as that description suggests, is a wonderfully then-germinal groove that still inspires a bop. That said, for the house band of an epochal soul label, the music of this album doesn’t sound particularly soulful, for the straightforward reason that there are no vocals. The emotive power of soul mainly derives from the emotive power of the singer, so soul tracks shorn of the singer tend to shed quite a bit of soul. Yes, I understand the absurdity of complaining that instrumental tracks are missing a vocalist, but I would respond that these fine instrumentals lack the immediate emotional resonance and intensity of soul. One contemplates these tracks, one enjoys these tracks, but does one feel these tracks? Another factor that marginally prunes away at the impact of this album is its ubiquity. Again, this criticism is pretty absurd, but I’m an honest man, honestly, and an honest assessment of this album would note that the dash of this album has become reassuring rather than revelatory. At the time of writing, the album turns 62 this year. Even though they keep ratcheting up the retirement age, it’s still approaching it. The organ on some tracks feels distinctly aged on some tracks, the sound of the organ played in a million run-down venues by a band collectively wishing they’d kept at their City and Guilds all those years ago. All this means is that Green Onions has suffered from time, or, to parse things further, it suffers my perception in 2024. Maybe today’s 14-year-old would find this explosive and rapturous, but I’m obliged to stick with a “pretty good”. And that’s pretty good. NoRadio, signing off.

Interesting that most of what I listened to of the album had no vocals.

That Wikipedia entry is terrible. Reads like a year 8 summary written at the last minute by a bored student who used Wikipedia. Booker T and the MGS are among that cohort who I bent how to play soul music with four new instruments - the Hammond B3, invented 1955, the fender precision bass, invented 1951, and the fender telecaster, invented 1949-1952. So they’re new instruments with four creative and brilliant musicians who’ve worked out how to play these new instruments. This context is important. It’s a good album,a nd a little more than an historic artifact. It’s rough and ready, but virtuosic. And if you play any of those instruments, one of the records you should learn. At least green onions.

Green Onions - without a doubt one of the funkiest trax ever laid down. The first single released off this album & so good that the only other single released from this album was Mo’ Onions, which was exactly what its title suggests. There are a few cover versions here that were ill-advised - Stranger On The Shore sticks out like a sore thumb (although Steve Cropper’s guitar solo is worth a listen). And they don’t do much with Twist & Shout (considering what The Beatles did with it two years later) or Rinky Dink (a pretty lame instrumental to begin with). But there’s gold in the rest of this record. Steve Cropper’s guitar on I Got A Woman & You Can’t Sit Down is outstanding. As is his blues playing on Lonely Avenue, where the whole band nails it., like they do on Jackie Wilson’s A Woman, A Lover, A Friend. The bluesy Behave Yourself almost has a gospel feel. And what blew me away was their cover of Comin’ Home Baby, originally written as an instrumental & first recorded in 1961, it was recorded by Booker T before Bob Dorough put lyrics to it & Mel Torme had a hit with it (also on Atlantic). And 50 years before the TV series Upper Middle Bogan firmly embedded that riff into the Australian psyche. When you consider that in the 50’s & 60’s hammond organs were almost exclusively M-O-R weapons, I think it’s amazing what Booker T managed to do with one.

I very much knew the title song, but hadn't knowingly heard much more than that before. It took a few listens to get to know the album sufficiently, but with this investment I thoroughly enjoyed it. The album may peak with the first track, but the rest is definitely worth revisiting.

rocking and rolling. 4 stars.

Rockin’ 60’s soul

While I knew the title track, of course, I didn't realize quite how old this record was. It makes more sense in the context of the early '60s. The organ and guitar combo is fantastic, and the aforementioned title track is the best to ever do it. But I don't reckon that combo would sustain an album any longer than this one is. Instrumentals are a hard sell for me to begin with. The album as a whole is a smooth listen, but more of a passive listen. Learning that Booker T. Jones was only 17 at the time of release though...that's cool enough to bump it from a 3 to a 4.

Cool instrumental music that can be found in a bunch of movie soundtracks.

Funky! Really happy start, wanna go for a walk. Was confused about the song titles with instrumentals at first, but it’s kinda making more sense, it’s about the feeling (or some shit lol) I’m kinda into this. So many classic progressions.

Elite dilly dally music. Knew every single song. Elite tracks

Favorite Tracks: Green Onions Rinky Dink Behave Yourself

Great vibes, easy listening

It's the background music used in so many movies/cartoons/tv shows - the driving or traveling or walking cool music. You know the one. Anyway, a whole album of those songs! Pretty rad and nice to put a name to the song.

It's cute, tight, pleasant instrumental classic rock. Can't beat some of these covers too. A great time.

Chill

Lots of iconic sounds here that dtart to sound very same-ish by the end. Though I was surprised at judt how many of these jams I knew. Good listen, my favorite that was new to me was Stranger On The Shore.

Great album - lots of the music I have heard over the years but did not realize who was the artist!

Cool groovy album! From the more upbeat funky songs, to the more laid back, mellow ones. Enjoyable stuff, and flies by rather quick. Standout tracks: Green Onions, I Got A Woman, Behave Yourself, Stranger On The Shore, One Who Really Loves You, You Can’t Sit Down, Comin’ Home Baby 8 out of 10

Classic R & B that has had so much influence on other groups over the years

Onion, I love onions

1962!! Never knew the name of Green Onions (song or album) or Booker T & the MGs but clearly they were influential artists. Rockin soulful organ and beautiful instrumentals. The album just felt important. Really good.

I had heard quite a few of these songs over the years and really liked them. Mainly it was over the radio or out somwhere so I never knew who the artists were. I would easily give this band a 3.5 so I will round up and call it a four.

Great listening experience. I enjoyed this blast from the past.

Dad recognized it. Mentioned that they played green onions on the radio when it came out.

How can one not like Booker T? Good stuff!

Background vibes 🎶

Green Onion is classic and they do some decent covers of Rinky Dink, I got a Woman, Twist and Shout, Stranger on a Shore, Lonely Avenue, One Who Really Loves You, You Can't Sit Down, A Woman A Lover A Friend and Comin' Home Baby.... Yes, the entire album other than Green Onions and Mo Green Onions are just cover versions. They give the songs their own flavor, but any band can do covers..... The Standout Covers: Behave Yourself, Lonely Avenue, and Comin' Home Baby... Rating: 3.5

Iconic title track. The rest is good but the organ gets tiresome throughout the album.

I know many of these songs well, but never knew where they were from. Great pick!

If my life had a soundtrack,i wish it could be this album. Superb work.

Green onions è una pietra miliare. L’album è gradevole, ma è invecchiato un po’ male: troppo hammond

Just a banging record, loved it from start to finish.

A few amazing songs and a couple eh songs. Drums and guitar were amazing and catchy. Love the instrumental. Not all music needs lyrics.

All hail the Hammond organ! While the blues/soul infusions to pop songs are satisfying, I ended up splitting this album up into pop and non/pop in my own library to keep it a little more consistent. The "Love Is Strange" cover being named Rinky Dink meets the character of the song after their green onion treatment and exemplifies why I split the album. The fadeout in "Behave Yourself" left me wishing the song was twice as long. :( Nitpicks: The modulation on the guitar in "Stranger on the Shore" is a little much.

Hyvä boogie, mutta vähän toisteinen. Onneksi ei liian pitkä levy!

Mostly instrumental. Great vibe to just chill with.

Solid instrumental R&B/Soul album. I was not familiar that they did several covers on their debut release.

🔥🔥🔥

A funky album. Green Onions is the iconic track but nothing compares to that heat.

After getting over the disapointing fact that this was not being performed by one half of the legendary tag team, Harlem Heat, I sat down for a listen. I had obviously heard Green Onions before in about 100 movies, but I never really knew where it came from. This was a fun, chill experience. No vocals, just straight musical talent. I guess my only complaint would be that the organ sound can be a little draining after awhile.

Absolute banger, even if it does go a bit Blackpool Pier at times

All instrumental album. I like the fast, funky songs more than the slow, bluesy songs. Lots of songs I've heard before in movies. An enjoyable listen. 4/5

Shorter album but great instrumentals

Chill album with solid songs, so a solid 4

Can't beat the opening organ note of Green Onions Simple concept for album cover, executed v well 33 second mark - guitar used in a Pitbull (?) song I want 'Stranger at the Shore' played at my funeral Comin' Home Baby - inspired I'm a Man, Yes I am (?)

Lot of the music was very similar, but overall a lovely listen.

Fun instrumentals

No lo conocía, me resultó interesante. Gracias!

Favorite track: Green Onions

Organ MASTER - if this band didn’t make it, they had a long career at baseball stadiums around the country.

never knew what this song was called lol. classic song. this is kinda my vibe. i love this instrumental music that is pretty chill. i can see myself dipping back into this catalog

Un Hammond, una telecaster, bajo y batería. Tampoco hace falta mucho más si en conjunto suenan bien, y lo hacen. Es un disco instrumental, muy hijo de su tiempo, pero con un par de canciones tremendamente bailables, como el Green onions que da titulo al disco y que aún se puede escuchar en algunos locales nocturnos. La mayoría de las canciones (quizá todas) son versiones convertidas en otra cosa. El la época del beboop, del country más clásico o del rock and rollo, este cuarteto se desmarca con un disco que no es nada de eso. Es un disco para escuchar en un guateque, fumando en pipa y bebiendo vermut en un frasco. Es el disco para ser beatnick.

Great album to listen to on a mindless chill evening. Definitely no vocals needed. Flows nicely.

This album is some foundational blues rock setting the stage for the 60s. A band totally in the pocket, with a rock solid rhythm section to let Booker T. Washington on the Hammond B3 and Steve Cropper on the Tele to shine. Great music to chill to. Aside from Green Onions, Behave Yourself and You Can't Sit Down are new faves.

This obviously slaps, however: the thing that I assume is an electric organ sounds very churchy and is very irritating on the high notes.

Finally. A new-to-me artist I really enjoyed. Opened up with an iconic piece I had no idea he did. Stayed strong all the way through.

Wild that I’ve heard every song on this album at some point in my life and had no idea who they were. Songs are very nostalgic and vibey

Good listen - A trip down memory lane.

This album has been sampled by some bangers.

8/10 really fun

I know so many of their songs, but always forget it's Booker T. & The MG's!

Really liked this! Would definitely listen again in the background

Very cool vibes (especially for teens in ‘63) but it does get a little samey after 20mins or so.

Pure RnB

Never knew the name but green onions instantly recognizable as a song! Mostly covers but all good stuff. Don’t love instrumentals as I’m a lyrics fan but this was still super enjoyable

Smooth, jazzy and familiar. 4/5

Throwing down Green Onions as the opening track of your debut album: epic. The rest is also good fun.

Gut. Bluesy. E-Orgel

Wowsers

This was a fantastic album from start to finish!! Really cool sounds on display here.

Classic, iconic, great bg listen.

pretty slick but not enough going on to go higher than 4

Turns out I've actually heard the song Green Onions many times before, but never knew who it was by or what it was called. 3.75/5

This is such an iconic album. This truly changed music going forward. The organ felt a little overplayed by the end, but man those melodies are incredible.

Classic album all EDM and Hip Hop heads should give it at least a listen to play "hey I know that sample!"

Sounds like background music to a 60s comedy spy movie. I love it. Band is great, songs are great. Best song: Comin’ Home Baby

Wow, really enjoyed that. Low volume, chill, funky

good

Nicht schlecht, auch langsame Stücke

Enjoyed it but not in love w it

I put off listening to this for ages because I always thought it would feel like more of an interesting historical artefact than a fun album to listen to, but I enjoyed this so much!!! It was such a joy getting to hear them developing the features of the 60s soul that I love so much. Thank u to Booker T for giving us Otis but also for existing in your own right 🫶

Great album. I’ve definitely heard Green Onions before but I never knew where it was from before now. It was great to have on while I was working.

Everyone knows the titular song. It's a classic and a half. DOING DOING DOING DOING DIDDLY DOING. A lot of these links are played at baseball games too.

marevellous

Really funky, surprised that it has a lot of songs I knew of through sampling

I like: Green Onions Rinky Dink Behave Yourself One Who Really Loves You Comin' Home Baby

This is making me want to leave my house at two in the morning to go on a search to find me some green onions. 7/10

This one brought back some memories. I used to love Green Onions (the song) growing up. How many studio bands get to make their own album and enjoy success from it? That's pretty cool. These are some of the gnarliest grooves.

Great music! I like the instrumentals a lot.

Jaunty! Fun! Of course the title track itself is a hands-down masterpiece and possibly one of the best tunes of all time. And some of the last tracks, including the final track, are awesome also.

Great instrumental originals and covers

Great to run into a classic song here. Fun album.

I like the instrumental aspect of the album. The music is good and a real vibe. When you love this genre (like me), it'll be an album to relisten.

Heard some of these versions my whole life without knowing who it was. Pretty cool.

Groovy beats started well, but got tiresome by the end.

Groovy, but no singing

Sehr nice. Kannte ich gar nicht, dabei sind ein paar Tracks richtig bekannt. Leider zu kurz

This is what I'm talking about. I had no idea I knew so many of these songs and how much has been covered/inspired by this album. Favorite so far! 4.7

Some classic electric blues

It was nice. Sounded very classic and old school.

Pleasant listening. Not something I'd regularly listen to, but nice for a change

Very surprised by how many songs I had at least heard before.

Blind album and artist, or so I thought... I had the first song liked, Green Onions. I immediately knew why I liked it after less than a second. What a wonderful instrumental album with so much funk and good feeling. I can't help but feel happy and jumpy listening. It's bopping and dancy and it will get me moving.

These guys were just the epitome of cool. Maybe sounds a little dated, but so what, it's amazing. 4 stars.

Very well crafted seems like an album that is required if you ever have a party.

A really fun and groovy instrumental album. Feels nice to listen to in the fall. Nice to have in the background. Don’t know how to really feel about instrumental albums like this beyond that. Good grooves though!

Very organy. Not bad, but ran maybe just a little stale for me at moments that made me not super love it.

I'm willing to bet that a very large percentage of people hear the opening notes and go, "Ohhhhhhhhhhh, this song. What do I know this from? Some TV show?" And that percentage is about the same as the percentage of TV shows and movies that include the song Green Onions in their soundtracks. Very high. Very high percentage. And no wonder! This album, its title track especially, is super groovy and definitely evokes a mood. Makes me want either to go roller skating or do a mob hit. Not sure which.

good vibes bluesy instrumental tracks

I honestly thought I’d hate this but enjoyed more than expected. Probably not something I’ll come back to but fun grooves.

It's got a groove and I can dance to it.

Favourite tracks: green onions; I got a woman

Good listening. Fairly standard blues rhythms but well executed.

I really liked this. Fun listen. Was tapping along the whole time, probably my favourite album so far.

I'm a fan: before this album I knew the title track and just that. I come away with a new blues album which I would actively enjoy listening to. The strong bass line paired with the organ just made this a pleasure to listen. I don't see myself loving many more blues albums but if I were to recommend one to a friend this would be the one.

Solid soul. Instrumental is nice. Organ is nice. 3.8/5

The definitive classic R&B album

65/100

"Green Onions" opens with an instantly recognizable keyboard line - Rest of the album is not that great but still pretty good.

Title track is iconic, and tbh it kinda seems like they knew it’d be a hit and threw a project out around it. There are so many covers, which are all fine, but nothing really amazing or unique. I’m not trying to hate just a quick vibe check (3.5/5)

Listen, if you’re not bouncing around to this, you might as well accept that music isn’t your thing. Joyful arrangements and awesome musicianship

The Hammond Organ is unmistakable, and the title track is one of the best blues compositions ever written. But while there are some other good covers on the album, they all seem to kind of run together, and there are few covers that I prefer to the originals. But the whole sound of the album is still really nice so I'm only deducting one star.

“CAN YOU DIG IT, SUCCCCKKKKKAAAAA” Yes 4 spinaroonis

Classic, chirpy, jangly

Recognizable tunes. Very sampleable! Good vibes, enjoying it so far.

Great!

Recognized a lot of tracks on this one. Great album. Maybevennrate higher after a few listens

Iconic sounds! Immediately I knew I would like this album! 4/5

Green onions is one of the greatest bass lines of all time but the tracks do start to blend as you get deeper

chill

#24 It's always nice to put a name to a song or artist. Green Onions did that for me with Booker T and MGs. I simply felt happy listening to this. It reminded me of the following: attending baseball games, watching good movies, playing with my 1987 Yamaha keyboard, watching game shows, and childhood memories of shopping with my mother. 3.5* rounded to 4*

My only prior experience with Booker T & the MG’s came from The Sandlot, when Benny Rodriguez and the rest of the gang confront the kids who play ball on a real diamond with “Green Onions” in the background. It took me until now to realize that this album, released in 1962, came out the same year The Sandlot took place. Or, as the narrator would have us know, it was the same summer that Dodger Maury Wills would break the stolen bases record. The album as a whole is 35 minutes of addicting organ to stride along and snap your fingers to. There are great tunes I’d never heard before, like “Rinky Dink” and “Stranger on the Shore,” and classic covers, like “I Got a Woman,” “Twist and Shout,” and “Comin Home Baby.” It’s not the first thing I would choose to bump around Richmond, BC to but it served as a nice warmup for a quick hop across the Salish Sea.

Très chouette petit album jazz avec des certified hood classics dessus

Solid instrumental album. Very much enjoyed it. Only issue is too many covers. Otherwise this was an enjoyable listen.

Nice instrumental!

Lots of memorable, simple, catchy hooks. I can see why so many of these songs have been used in various media and advertising. Love the organ work. Songs all sound different from each other (but you can tell they are all performed by the same band/artist). A pleasant listen.

Strumentale, ma molto, moooolto interessante. Praticamente ha il sound di un 40/50% di tutta la musica che è venuta dopo.

Cool album. My favorite tunes were My favorite album of theirs is McLemore Avenue. Favorite songs on this one are “A Woman, A Lover, a Friend” and “ One who really loves you”

Great band.

This was cool. Love the organ though maybe too much after a while

Ik houd van het nummer Green Onions. Als klein meisje al op de repeat. Rest van het album had ik nooit eerder gehoord. Als je het achter elkaar luistert, word je er wel een beetje tureluurs van dat orgeltje.

Day 120 Booker T. & the M.G.'s was the stable house band of Stax Records; they backed recordings from people like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; I wish these recordings had some of that grit. Green Onions, the album, is a collection of instrumental pieces that fall somewhere between soul, jazz, and pop/easy listening. I'm not really in the mood for this type of music these days, but that doesn't mean it's bad, if I could follow whatever is happening on the album I would probably say it's brilliantly executed and stuff, just not today.

Feel good music, even though it's the blues for the most part. Favorite song: Green Onions, but they're all good.

Title track is a classic