Green Onions

C+

Classic organ rock n roll chillin

Okay cool album.

So coming in my question was simple: Is this album here due to having the one famous title song, or is it really good as an entire album experience? The answer: ehhhh kinda. So the first song is like miles and away the best, but like, that Organ does rock throughout. I do respect a 60s album that has the comedic senses to have a song on it called "Green Onions" and later have a song on it called "Mo' Onions"! Overall its mostly just pretty okay unfortunately, I think songs like "Behave Yourself" work well and are so smooth but then the cover of "Twist and Shout" (which btw this covers the song prior to the beatles cover by a year) just do not work for me. Unfortunately I was just kinda bored at the end, especially because some of the songs on here are SO SLOW (Stranger on the Shore for instance).

Kinda boring but there is Twist and Shout so it's sort of ok

I bet this would have been a five star album in its day. But it sounds so old it creaks now.

I definitely recognize that first track. Pretty solid overall

Lovely! So many nostalgic songs and covers that aren’t quite nostalgic to me, but I recognize the instrumentals from (already nostalgic) movies. Most importantly the guitar on Rinky Dink in Dirty Dancing. Right? Yes, same riff in the “come here lover boy!” song (Love is Strange). Unhinged album cover? A nice album I listened to while making dinner on a Monday evening.

Solid effort, nice and calming. didnt have a favourite but the entire thing was very strong! 3.6/5

I hit start and instantly i get transported into a memory carusel i dont wanna get off

The first song is in so many movies and shows to the point that I had no idea it had come from an album at all. Beyond that the album is very samey. It's all organ and some light backing instruments. Not to say there isn't talent on display. It's top notch walking music and it's just plain groovy. But beyond the title track, it all blends together, unfortunately.

I didn't realise that song was from this album

Not something for me to necessarily go back to or something to get wild about, but again, a fascinating window to a different time. That's such a thrilling aspect of this project, next to getting to know new tunes. Green onions I have heard many times, but Booker T? And the acctual songs name, Green onions? All new to me and I'm here fot it. People calling it elevator really got me laughing, and they've got a point - but really you have to open yourself up for these experiences, for the tale behind it and the legacy it left. And other than that - It's a damn groovy tune.

7/10 - Never heard anything like this before. Groovy Fav Tracks: Green Onions, Twist and Shout, Behave Yourself Heard before? ---–- ❌ - lol does that pitbull sample count 😂 Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ - lets be real. I don't think im coming back, despite that I liked it

Херня. Туда же. 5/10

Not bad, definitely sounds like a 60's album. During the song, You Can't Sit Down, I was imagining a dance floor with women in floral miniskirts and white go-go boots and the guys in paisley shirts with tight burnt sienna pants and ankle boots.

I didn't realize going into this that it was gonna be instrumental, and I think it really affected my enjoyment of the album. Not to say I didn't like it, but I was really kinda disappointed this wasn't lyrical. And the playing was still good, there were a couple songs I really liked, but it all kinda blended together cause there was no singing to differentiate tracks. Favorites: Rinky Dink, Twist and Shout, A Woman, a Lover, a Friend

hammond organ.,,,, :)

The title track here is an absolute all timer, featuring an absolutely electric rhythm section and excellent interplay between the organ and the guitar. It's impossible to listen to it and not nod along. So much swagger and coolness contained in such a simple track. Everything else here ranges from "enjoyable enough" to "mostly forgettable". There isn't really a bad song on this album, but everything besides the iconic title track blends together into an easy listening mush. It's a shame because you can tell the players here are talented, and even in these other tracks there are occasional flashes of brilliance. But when everything relies on the same chords, similar structures, and similar BPMs, it's hard to feel like any of it is truly essential.

Im not sure what came first but there are some popular songs from that era that use these riffs. I like it

Ok

It was really nice and groovy. Just nothing mind blowing

Green Onions - 5/5 Rinky-Dink - 3/5 I Got a Woman - 3.5/5 Mo' Onions - 3.5/5 Twist and Shout - 3.5/5 Behave Yourself - 3/5 Stranger on the Shore - 3/5 Lonely Avenue - 3/5 One Who Really Loves You - 3/5 I Can't Sit Down - 3/5 A Woman, a Lover, a Friend - 3/5 Comin' Home Baby - 3/5 Unfortunately, this is 1001 *albums* you need to hear before you die and not 1001 *songs*, because this album is basically the banger known as Green Onions and 11 other songs they had to tack on to make an album. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Green Onions

You have heard many of the songs before

need mo onions

I want to give it a 4 because it's cool and all, but let's not kid ourselves; it's the same song over and over. An album for people who like to fondle their organ.

Once I got past Green Onions it was just ok

I had a great time, not much to say.

Great fun, title track fantastic, rest nice and fun - 3.5 rounded down

SANDLOT!!! Immediate hit of nostalgia on the opening song of this album. Wish there were more originals here (unless they played the backing parts of all these tracks). Altogether I vibed out here. Fave Song: Green Onions obviously 3/5

Nice instrumental album with a legendary title track. After that, enthusiasm fades somewhat with the following songs all covers, and the niche combo of guitar and organ starts to grow a bit tired. 5/10

Although it won't end up on my shelf it has a good sound. Another user commented it would do good as a soundtrack to one of those old 8 bit video games and now its all I can think about when it plays.

Treat of an album from some cats living in the pocket.

Yeah, not so fond of that green onion album, its cool jazz tho, but its too empty imo

If it wasn't such a classic and influential sound this would be 2 stars.

A bit repetitive

3/5. The title track of this album “Green Onions” is one of those songs where even if you don’t think you know it, you’ve definitely heard it somewhere. Whether it be in a TV show, a movie or in the background at a store. For me it always takes me to that scene in Twin Peaks the Return of the dude sweeping the floor of the roadhouse. and that song is everywhere because it is a genuinely great slice of instrumental blues, especially with that organ line. However, like many albums of the 50’s and early 60’s before our modern idea of the “album” fully formed, the single was originally a standalone track. and its success meant the label told the band “go build an album around this single.” The rest of the album is by no means bad, it’s often pretty solid as it follows in the footsteps of Green Onions with instrumental blues/soul/rock songs/covers featuring some killer organ work. But none of the other songs can really compare to the title track either.

Who doesn’t like onions? Iconic but the album sounds dated.

I like Green Onions. But every other tune here was a variation on that so got pretty dull.

The title track and a few others stand out but I don't see how this meets the bar for being on this list.

597/1001 2026.04.21 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

332/1001. We all love Green onions, but the rest of the album's seems quite a bit of mo'onions.

A dip in and out album. Definite jamm type feel. The choice of covers odd with a number losing intensity with a vocal.

Was more fun than I expected

Quite enjoyed it as background music

Whole album may be one trick but it's a very good trick. Green Onions the song is an all timer but listening to the whole album it all starts to sound the same

a lot ot "aha!" moments

Light 3,5

FFO the Hammond organ and funky guitar. NFFO no singing or original music.

Ihan hauskaa meininkiä, plussaa laulusta

No tämähän on varsin leppoista, ei tule paha mieli.

Overall: 5/10 The covers are really awkward and the style gets old pretty quickly, but there was a brief period in there that I was vibing out hardcore. I wouldn't recommend the whole thing but there's a couple fun tracks here. Fav Song: Green Onions

Ojämt.

You've heard this before. Just not in any song from this album. It's one of those albums that got sampled and sampled and sampled. Seriously there are parts in here I didn't realize was Booker T! It's not a bad album but it fucks with your head. You keep thinking of other tunes when you hear parts so it's hard to focus on what your listening to right now.

1. Track ist zurecht n Klassiker! Der Rest auch ganz cool, aber nicht so gut wie der erste.

Pleasant but I feel like I should be cooking to this

Pretty good 60s jazzy instrumental R&B, reminds me of The Meters but maybe not quite as interesting. Title track is obviously a banger though

Favorite Track: The One Who Really Loves You

Красиво, плотно, но надоедает чутка Сам стиль исполнения понравился, но кроме этой особенности ничего нет

Me hace sentir como una figura de lego de un granjero

One great song and baseball organs for the rest.

3/5

Decent. Title track is iconic, but everything else is, at best, okay.

This is a funky jazz combo. Heavy bluesy baseline with some electric organ to really bring the funk levels up. I have known the song "Green Onions" for a long time, but wasnt sure about the rest of the album. But it is a fun uptempo instrumental album. Full of impressive riffs and classic. I really enjoyed the cover of "Twist and shout" it feels playful and fun. Because of its more bluesy feel I enjoyed this album a little bit more than "Back at the chicken shack". But it has a similar sound. (2.750)

It’s cool to learn where a lot of famous samples came from! A little too one-note for me though

The title track is great, while the rest of the album is good, but does fade into the background.

It's alright. Not really captivating or anything, it's just fine. Background noise-type music.

It was kinda like background music. Nothing really stood out to me, but nothing bad was really on it. Overall, I’d give this one a 3.1/5!

Surprised at how many songs have a familiar beat and realized just how influential this album was.

Skön, men jag saknar sången.

Hörenswert ja, aber wenig abwechslungsreich!

You love the sound of the Hammond B3? Good, that helps… I have to admit, however, that in my case the sound starts to wear off only after a couple of songs. I think this album is at its best when the guitar and the organ complement each other, creating a hypnotic shuffle – as in the second track (Rinky Dink - what a title). Just my two cents… I’m not that fond of the idea of “substituting” vocal harmonies with the organ, as in the title track (which seems to be the one most people love) or in the Twist and Shout cover. But overall, these are still solid performances with some occasional highlights in my book. I especially love it when the organ shifts to the backbeat and lets the drummer and the guitarist go wild.

Learnt something

Albúm instrumental. Está bueno, y seguro tiene un trasfondo super bueno de como era revolucionario y etc..., pero no me vuelve loco. Suena bien, se nota que el chabón sabe, pero no me añado ninguna canción.

👍🏼

Fun vibes but it really is just background music

Listening to it, I realised I know the title track, which is a classic. The rest of the album sounds like someone just jamming and in my opinion, the tracks merge together, especially as they all feature the Hammond organ.

3.5 stars of smoothness

It's like that Rick and Morty episode with "human music"

For having no lyrics this was a treat. Enjoyed and felt like I recognized some parts from other songs.

3.75-5 hit me right in the vibes

I didn't realize Green Onions was that song that plays in the background of a bunch of 80s and 90s movies and every banking advertisement ever made so that was a fun surprise.

Groovy jam band makes for an enjoyable outing

I mean there's nothing wrong with this but I just don't know if there's anything particularly great about it either.

Not my favorite but no hate to the classics

good sound but the choice to do covers really hampered it, the compositions just aren’t as interesting. still decent instrumentals for easy listening

Este album esta bien divertido. El tipo de musica que puede fill any space and can be appreciated by anyone. Escuche muchas partes que would be used as samples for other songs que habla a la influencia de este album 3/5

Classic tunes still widely played (green onions in particular), really rocking the Hammond organ. Makes for nice background music but that’s about it for me.

Great first track, but the rest is far from life changing

Groovy baby! Coulda done with 1 or 2 more bangers, coz nothing else compares with the first song

6/10… instrumental / funk / soul / *1962

Nothing special

No soy mucho de este tipo de música. Sin embargo, debo reconocer que tiene unos toques de guitarra muy interesantes

some cool instrumental stuff, only knew the title track prior but this was a chill listen. slightly stale towards the end? but still different enough for me to maintain my interest

Green Onions is a classic 60th song

No sabía que eran ellos los de la canción conocida

Enjoyable—but it hasn't aged very well. ★★★

Good background music

Y empieza con su canción más icónica. En general me gusta.

Very funky, great album to study to

Love the sound. Love the song. Love the organ. But a classic song does not a classic album make.

Album #54: Green Onions - Booker T. & The M.G.’s Genre (W): R&B, rock, soul Singles: Green Onions, Mo’ Onions I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts: This is a nifty set of instrumentals. Of course, Green Onions is an iconic song. The other covers are respectable, it feels like a jam album. I don’t see any of these tracks, other than the Onions songs, being in my memory for a while. Favorite songs: Green Onions, Rinky Dink, Mo’ Onions, Stranger on the Shore, One Who Really Loves You

This album has Green Onions which is really great. It also has Mo Onions, which is the same song but less great. Then there are 10 covers that get the Green Onion organ treatment. Those are ok. Some are good ok, some are boring ok. This is an album built around one track.

Strikes an interesting tone of 60's game show along side the "Old School Masculinity" of something like a tame biker gang or the Blues Brothers, professional attire, sunglasses and and code. The defining feature of the album is the church organ piano sound which is part of why I think the song "Green Onion" is so iconic.

Green Onions is one of the greatest instrumental tracks of all time. Unfortunately, the album it comes from is pretty samey and as a whole, uninteresting. All the songs are great, but the constant organ and guitar combo makes it all blend together. Favorite Track: Green Onions

Da doobee doobee dooo, I like this, it's fun. Another one of those weird ones where because it's at the start of the book I first listened to it as a teenager, so it's got that weird nostalgic pull. It's quite hard to rate some soul instrumentals that by now sound pretty primitive, but ya know what, it's a good time

I had never heard of Booker T. & The M.G.s before, but definitely recognized the title track when it started. This album was fun, funky, and soulful.

That man can really tickle the keys

I like that it’s an instrumental

3.5

Dit album draait om het titelnummer. Een nummer dat voor een instrumentaal nummer een verrassend grote hit is. Goed, het is dan ook een pakkend thema. Het album huppelt hierna vrolijk door. In de basis als een verzameling covers met het orgel. Soms is het net wat te makkelijk (Rinky Dink), soms pakt het beter uit (I got a Woman). Als album uiteindelijk vrij vergeetbaar. 3- sterren.

Een Hammond-orgel is natuurlijk best tof, zeker als het gebruikt wordt zoals in het legendarische Green Onions, of sommige bluesy songs. Maar er staan ook iets teveel nummers op, waarbij het een soort halve gare op een bruiloft of een begrafenis is. Van die kermisnummertjes, als een soort draaiorgel. En dat is met name als het orgel de zanglijn overneemt, daar is die wat mij betreft niet voor gemaakt. Ik heb best mixed feelings bij dit album. En niet eens omdat het enigszins gedateerd is, want dat hoor je op zich niet eens. Al zou Sven Hammond hier vast iets moderners van weten te maken. Het is meer dat het overmatige gebruik van continu hetzelfde orgelgeluid niet zo goed bij alle nummers past. Ik neem toch aan dat Booker ook een ander toetseninstrument net zo virtuoos kan bespelen, dat is het probleem niet. Het klinkt soms gewoon heel goedkoop. Het goedkope gevoel heeft bij mij iets meer de overhand tov het toffe bluesy. Ik twijfel daarom tussen een 2 en een 3, al snap ik best dat dit album een plaatsje krijgt in de 1001-lijst. Eigenlijk is dat alleen om de 'evergreen' Green Onions, de rest krijg je er gratis bij. Wat dat betreft zou het beter zijn om dat nummer in de 1001-songs lijst op te nemen en niet dit album als geheel.

Green Onions - Mono version Very 60s. Bass guitar. Reminds me of baseball movies

Pretty easy to listen to

A thoroughly enjoyable if rather unmemorable instrumental album. The title track starts us off with a fantastic funky groove and is a classic for a reason. Sadly the rest of the album is somewhat unable to live up to the promise of the first track. It’s all good stuff though, and there a couple other highlights, namely the more soulful “Behave Yourself”; and the energetic “One Who Really Loves You” and “You Can’t Sit Down”. All in all, an album I think would be impossible to listen to without ending up in a better mood, but sadly not one I see myself revisiting much. And as much as I bloody love a jazz organ I can’t quite give this album a 4, so a strong 3 it is.

Behagligt, och ibland är det allt som behövs!

De hittade verkligen en härlig vibe med det ikoniska titelspåret, en sån låt som de flesta nog känner igen när de hör den, om än inte på titeln. Sen så kändes det dock som ett riktigt one-trick pony-album och resten av låtarna var i princip bara sämre versioner av den första. Lite kul med en annan version av Twist and Shout i alla fall.

Buen álbum. Lindo R&B. El primer tema es un clásico total. Igual, no es lo que más disfruté en mi vida. 5/10 y a otra cosa

Groovy but Monotonous. Definitely a few really good songs, the title track leading them, but can become ambient noise when listening straight through. Listened to in isolation, each song probably does better than as a group where they all run together a bit. Still enjoyable and has the strength of its better songs to buoy it up. Highlights: Green Onions, Lonely Avenue

Groovy.

está bien peeero prefiero sus versiones con vocals. parece el tipo de música que escucharía cuando estoy en un limbo

The title track is great. All the other songs sound pretty similar with diminishing returns for each one. You really only need the title song and you get it

A decent listen, but probably not that much to stick in your head. You’ll recognise the title track, and there are tunes that you’ll recognise as staples of music in this period dotted throughout the album. It’s well performed, but the fact that it is mostly covers does detract from its significance, for me.

Nice little instrumental R&B/soul album, dominated by Booker T. Jones’s Hammond organ, with Steve Cropper’s guitar in a very fine supporting role (wouldn’t have minded a bit more of it in fact). The standout track is obviously ‘Green Onions’ itself, but I also enjoyed their renditions of ‘I Got a Woman’, ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘One Who Really Loves You’, among others. It did feel rather samey by the end, however; the sound is pretty much identical across all twelve tracks, and I had definitely had my maximum daily quota of Hammond organ. Lower end of 3 stars.

Good but I also just don’t care that much for it

Great band. Great onions. Good record.

This is fine. Great musicianship, but unfortunately, this type of music has been co-opted for commercial use, and it's hard to understand in its historical context. There's a lot of jazz/blues/folk from the early 60s that I'd rather see on the list. 6.2 Fav track: Green Onions Least fav: One Who Really Loves You

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The title track Green Onions is perhaps one of the most famous instrumental’s ever. Instantly recognisable and used endlessly in films, TV, adverts etc. For that tune alone this album deserving to be on this list even though the rest is not up my alleyway. 3/5 19/2/26

Listened while doing work on my computer. Holds the record for "oh this is where that's from!" moments. Good stuff, extremely influential but I don't know if I'd call it groundbreaking. Enjoyed it but wasn't blown away.

Organ-driven blues. Very cool and decent production for the time (61-62). Title track is by far the best and most original work on here. Best track (other than title) - Mo' Onions, Lonely Avenue 3 stars - title track is a classic but not much else here to blow my mind

Good.

Partially known. Good times.

Title track is goated. The rest is a bit underwhelming but love the vibes and the whole thing grooves

Franchement bien sympathique

Don't like it as much as I want to

Buen album

Good, a little samey across the album.

Catchy but not because the renditions were outstanding, but because I was familiar with the covers.

Instrumental featuring 1960's organ - think the Doors without Morrison or the guitars. The soundtrack behind a silly caper - detective sleughing around in the shadows. Or Napolean Dynamite. Not bad but not something I'd seek out. 2/5.

On continue notre interminable traversée du désert – ou plutôt de l'océan – de ces fameux "1001 Albums qu'il faut avoir écoutés avant de passer l'arme à gauche". Aujourd'hui, on fait un saut temporel assez violent car on rembobine jusqu'en 1962. J'étais même pas né... j'étais encore à huit ans de pousser mon premier cri, et pourtant, ce disque, j'ai l'impression de l'avoir toujours connu. Alors, mettons les choses au clair tout de suite. Quand on a bossé comme moi chez un disquaire indé dans la deuxième moitié des années 90, ce genre de disque, c'était le "fond de catalogue" indispensable. Le truc que tu vends au mec qui veut se donner un genre cool, un peu vintage, ou au gamin qui vient de découvrir les films sur les Mods. C'est aussi le genre de galette qui tournait en boucle sur la radio où je bossais, souvent tard le soir ou pour combler un trou entre deux émissions, parce que c'est instrumental, que ça passe partout et que ça ne fâche personne. C'est du consensus pressé sur vinyle. Mais bon, est-ce que "consensus" rime avec "chef-d'œuvre absolu" ? Et une fois qu'on a passé le tube intergalactique éponyme et deux-trois pépites bien senties, qu'est-ce qu'il reste vraiment dans l'assiette ? Parlons-en de ce titre, "Green Onions". C'est impossible de ne pas l'aimer, c'est physiquement impossible. Dès que l'orgue Hammond de Booker T. Jones balance ses premières notes, t'as instantanément l'air plus cool. Même si t'es en pyjama en train de trier tes factures d'électricité. Ce morceau, c'est la quintessence du "less is more". C'est sec, c'est nerveux, ça groove avec une insolence rare. Steve Cropper, à la guitare, balance des coups de poignard rythmiques d'une précision chirurgicale. On comprend pourquoi ce mec est devenu une légende. Ce morceau, c'est l'ADN de la Stax, ce label de Memphis qui a regardé la Motown dans les yeux en lui disant : "Toi t'es la pop, nous on est la soul, la vraie, celle qui transpire le whisky et la sueur". Mais voilà, un album, c'est pas juste un single de génie qui a servi de générique à la moitié des émissions de radio de la planète. C'est un tout, et c'est là que je reste un peu sur ma faim, ou plutôt sur mon "3 sur 5", pour être précis. Parce que "Green Onions", l'album, souffre du syndrome classique des disques de cette époque : le remplissage. On est en 1962, les gars, et le concept d'album cohérent pensé comme une œuvre d'art globale, ça n'existe pas encore vraiment, ou alors c'est réservé au Jazz. Ici, on a un tube monstrueux, et on brode autour pour remplir les deux faces du 33 tours. Alors attention, quand je dis "remplissage", je ne dis pas que c'est mauvais. Loin de là car Booker T. & The MG's, c'est probablement l'un des "house bands" les plus solides de l'histoire de la musique. Ces mecs-là jouaient ensemble comme ils respiraient. Ils étaient la machine derrière Otis Redding, bordel ! Rien que pour ça, respect éternel. Le fait qu'ils soient un groupe mixte (blancs et noirs) dans le Sud ségrégué des États-Unis de 1962, c'est aussi un bras d'honneur magnifique à l'histoire. Mais musicalement, sur la longueur de l'album, ça tourne parfois un peu en rond. On a droit à "Mo' Onions", qui est littéralement... bah, "Green Onions" mais en un peu moins bien, comme si ils avaient essayé de refaire la prise en changeant deux notes pour voir si ça passait. C'est marrant, mais c'est un peu l'arnaque. C'est le principe de la suite Hollywoodienne : on prend les mêmes et on recommence, en moins inspiré. Ensuite, on se tape une flopée de reprises. "I Got a Woman" de Ray Charles, "Twist and Shout"... C'est bien exécuté, c'est carré, ça groove, y'a rien à dire sur la technique. C'est du "Rhythm & Blues" de très bonne facture. Mais est-ce que ça m'apporte quelque chose de viscéral ? Est-ce que ça me remue les tripes, est-ce que ça me fait bander ? Non. Faut pas déconner. C'est de la musique d'ambiance de luxe, c'est l'album parfait pour un apéro dinatoire où tu veux que l'atmosphère soit détendue mais stylée. Tu mets ça, les gens tapent du pied, personne ne se plaint, tout le monde trouve ça "sympa". Mais moi, dans mon antre, quand je suis seul face à mes enceintes, j'attends souvent un peu plus que du "sympa". J'attends d'être bousculé, surpris. Ici, la surprise, elle dure 2 minutes 53, le temps de la chanson titre. Après, c'est une autoroute, une belle autoroute, bien goudronnée, avec un beau paysage, mais une autoroute quand même. Il faut aussi se remettre dans le contexte de mes goûts. J'ai grandi avec le Post-Punk, j'ai vibré sur l'Indie Rock des années 90, je me suis perdu dans les méandres du Post-Rock. J'aime les structures complexes, les dissonances, les textures. "Green Onions", c'est l'antithèse de ça. C'est direct, c'est simple (parfois simpliste), c'est basé sur le blues en 12 mesures. C'est une efficacité redoutable, mais qui peut lasser l'oreille habituée à des choses plus tortueuses. Cependant, je ne peux pas être totalement cynique, car il y a un charme indéniable dans ce son analogique. L'orgue Hammond M3 (et non B3 sur cet enregistrement, pour les puristes du détail technique qui traînent au fond de la salle) a un grain, une chaleur que tous les plugins VST du monde n'arriveront jamais à imiter parfaitement. Il y a ce souffle, cette imperfection humaine, ce "clic" des touches. Et puis la basse de Lewie Steinberg (avant l'arrivée de Duck Dunn) est d'une rondeur rassurante. C'est de la "comfort food" auditive. Quand j'écoute "Behave Yourself", par exemple, je ne peux m'empêcher de penser à ces soirées enfumées que je n'ai pas connues, mais que j'ai fantasmées à travers le cinéma. C'est un disque cinématographique. Mais est-ce un disque essentiel dans sa totalité ? Si on devait ne garder que 100 albums sur les 1001, est-ce que celui-ci passerait le cut ? Pour le morceau titre, oui, mille fois oui. Pour l'album entier... c'est discutable. C'est là que ma note de 3/5 prend tout son sens, et ce n'est pas une mauvaise note. Dans mon barème personnel – forgé par des années à écouter tout et n'importe quoi, du Néofolk le plus obscur à la Pop la plus mainstream – un 3, c'est "Bien". C'est "Honorable". C'est "À écouter à l'occasion". Ce n'est pas "Génial", ce n'est pas "Transcendant". Il manque ce petit truc en plus, ce grain de folie, ou peut-être juste des compositions originales plus fortes pour élever le tout au rang de chef-d'œuvre. On sent que c'est un album enregistré vite fait, pour capitaliser sur le succès du single. C'était la norme à l'époque, je sais. Mais aujourd'hui, avec le recul de plus de 60 ans d'histoire du rock, on a le droit d'être un peu plus exigeant. Alors voilà. Booker T. & The MG's, c'est la classe américaine, c'est le son de Memphis, c'est une page d'histoire. Mais une fois qu'on a tourné la page, on n'a pas forcément envie de relire tout le chapitre immédiatement. On garde le marque-page sur "Green Onions", on s'autorise un petit détour par "Comin' Home Baby" à la limite, et puis on range le disque dans l'étagère, en se disant que c'était un moment agréable, sans plus. En résumé : Un bon album de Rhythm & Blues. Ni plus, ni moins et c'est déjà pas mal, comme je disais. Mais ne vous attendez pas à voir la Vierge ou à comprendre le sens de la vie en écoutant la face B. C'est juste du bon groove, joué par des musiciens exceptionnels qui s'échauffent. Et parfois, se contenter de ça, c'est aussi une forme de sagesse.

I think I like their work as a backing band better, but I like the mellow funky vibe this has.

Quite enjoyable. wasn’t too exciting but I liked the instrumentals

Mellow

Very cool and groovy album. All instrumental, and short and sweet. It covers a number of hits that we know and love and adds its own touch on it. I'm not the biggest fan of the organ as an instrument, but it works here.

6.5/10 Pretty nice instrumental album but nothing spectacular, and it gets repetitive after a while.

Even though there weren’t any words, I enjoyed the album. Nice and relaxing, catchy tunes. Sounds like the soundtrack to a “feel good” movie.

I enjoyed the talent of the organist. I personally prefer vocal music. It's very 60s jazz/blues.

I’ve heard the song Green Onions countless times, and like it…no doubt it’s iconic. But I am not a big fan of organ music, and it quickly gets old for me. One of the tracks, Stranger on the Shore, sounded something like what I would heard being played in the lobby of a nursing home. There’s nothing objectionable about this album, but it’s just not my thing. I will give it three stars, recognizing that it had to be pretty hip in 1962.

This band sounds incredible. The 3 songs they wrote are the standouts and it makes me wish the whole album was instrumental originals. I don't typically love instrumental versions of vocal pop songs -- it feels a bit like I'm at a baseball game. That's not a bad thing but, with all due respect to these legends, it's not the kinda thing I would just put on and listen to.

Green Onions itself is immortal; it makes me think of a dozen film and tv trailers that tried to borrow some of its effortless cool. The rest varies. I feel like the keyboard player’s solos are possibly too frenetic for these blues compositions. However most importantly, it makes my three year old want to dance.

Sferig 3,5/5

epic, but i I already heard it

Pretty fine. It was fun to try to guess the song they were playing

I understand its influence, I'd be hype to hear this in an elevator, but as an instrumental album, I can't really connect to it, or see myself returning to this project Great if I wanted to dance in an elevator though

Overall a pretty good album. They really thought they invented the electric organ… or maybe they did…

• I'm familiar with Booker T. & The MG's thanks to their work at Stax, but I've never really listened to their standalone releases. • I didn't think I was familair with Green Onions, but as soon as I hit play I recognised it. I don't know how many times I've heard it in movies, shows or even from my dad playing it around the house growing up. • Interesting to have a reprise of Green Onions so early on the album, but this version sounds good too • The rendition of Twist and Shout is a nice addition to the album. It's easily recognisable but it matches the sound of the rest of the tracks • I'm familiar with Mel Tormé's version of Comin' Home Baby, but it took hearing this version of it to realise the similarities it has to Cantaloupe Island (helped by Booker T's version being slowed and in the key of F) This album is a nice, easy listen and makes for great background music, but outside the title track it doesn't feel like an album you'd put on explicitly to listen to. The band sounds great throughout the album, but I feel they were better suited as an accompanying band for a vocalist, which is a niche they filled incredibly well. Even these recordings with a vocalist probably would've bumped up my ranking by a point or two. As is, it's a good album, but not an amazing one. Favourite song: Green Onions

One long jam- I like the jam but it’s still just one long blues jam. Not much of an “album”.

Fantastic title track and enjoyed can't sit down a lot, felt some of it wad a little muzaky

Pretty alright. That drummer had some nice moments. Pretty solid playing.

Suprisingly it wasn't just Green Onions. It was fine.

Rating: 6/10 Short Review: It's nice in the background, but nothing really grabbing that keeps your attention. Obviously I get that it's an instrumental album, but I honestly feel like something of these songs are like... pop songs without vocals.

It's fine. I did not know the name of the most famous song until now. It's been used in movies and trailers for decades, but I had not heard it outside that context. I'm not sure I want to hear more from this band either. It's fine for what it is, but not superlative.

putting out a cigarette into a stanky leg

Extremely popular song but I don’t know where I know it from!

Best Track - "Green Onions"

Love the group, love Stax, this album is far from their best. This reads to me like a generic audition tape to demonstrate competency or a general sampler platter for the uninitiated. Great introduction, now let’s take the training wheels off… Imma say 2-point-5. Rounded up bc I know what they’re capable of

Cool instrumental album, always a fan of a good organ

They made a huge mistake putting green onions at the front. It’s all downhill from there . They even knew it by throwing Mo’ onions in there. Stranger on the Shore reminds me of a time I never experienced by the seaside in the 60s

Lekker chill, veel nieuwere muziek heeft hiervan afgekeken. Het lijkt ook goed gesampled. Goed voor in de achtergrond

Standouts Green Onions Behave Yourself

Wasn't expecting to be so familiar with this.

Have you ever found yourself wondering why most songs feature someone singing words instead of just having the melody played on a Hammond organ? Well three tracks into this album and you'll have the answer. The tracks are all very well performed and recorded, and as standalone tracks they're fine, but if you've heard one you've heard them all and this album is far from essential listening.

Mo' Onions!? Such a specific time in music history when we were getting rock & jazz organ. This was fun.

По сути инструментальный альбом каверов. Фоном ок, но даже посуду было скучно мыть. Все-таки нравится больше джаз, чем блюз...

Perfectly good album, but not something I’d actively listen to. This could become an ‘on in the background while I paint D&D miniatures’ album.

Nice. Not really something I'd put on, but it's nice and pleasant.

Firstly, what a great way to brighten up my Wednesday, and secondly, what a fun contrast to yesterday's 2007 dance album by Justice. However cool and groovy that sounded (and I listened back to back, because I was behind) Green Onions is where it's at, for a track that absolutely and irresistably makes you move your feet. I don't really even like (much) 60s music, but Green Onions is brilliant; anyone who doesn't think so has no rhythm and needs more joy in their life. Unfortunately, most of the rest of this album hasn't aged as well, and the covers sound quite cheesy and clichéd. There were definitely some other odd highlights, but too much Wurlitzer overall.

I’m really enjoying this! I recognize a few songs on it too. It’s been a nice thing to listen to while I’m getting ready in the morning. Once again I wish I had half stars, because this would be a 3.5, but without them it’s leaning 3.

Sounds of a generation past. Also a bit repetitive and clownish so probably best to leave in past

Good stuff, looking forward to my visit to the Stax museum in April!

One of the great disservices that this program does is conflate entire albums greatness with the lead single hit which does have cultural impact. One cannot understate how big and influential green onions as a single is. however the rest of the album leaves a lot to be desired. green onions a 5, the rest a 2 meet in the middle with 3

Hmm, the sound is not bad at all, it was a nice listening experience, but all of the songs blended together. The album just went by with me barely noticing it. It's fine background music, but nothing more than that.

Great instrumentals that are instantly recognizable. Makes me wanna drive around the block. 3.5/5.0

head bopping tunes! favs: green onions (ofc), you can’t sit down

So many samples from this album, so cool!

I can see it’s importance but not past that

This was a cute little album and the first instrumental only I've had on this list. The title track is a classic - everyone has heard this and can groove along to it. It doesn't sound like it was made in 1962 - there's a timeless nature to it that has withstood decades. I think this is a great album to put on in the background of game night. Maybe while playing Clue. The organ is very groovy and I love the aesthetic across the board. Is this groundbreaking? No. Every song fades out except for two and that's a whole point off. I thought production and mixing was just about average, if not above average for this time. There isn't a bad song on this album, although there might only be one or two memorable ones. Happy to have listened to it, but it also didn't really leave an impact. 3.2/5

music for a ball game

6/10 Title track is great, obviously. The rest is just instrumental background music

Really funky. I enjoyed this and there was a lot I recognised. Lots of famous stuff on here and I didn't realise the pipe smoking legend 'Duck' was in the band. Good stuff

Oh yes

Nice background vibes, couple songs went on my reading playlist

Hell yes

Love the early 60s sound, rethinking my feelings on instrumentals

Green onions (the track) is great, the rest is an enjoyable half hour.

5.0/10

Revolutionary for its time but I guess the Internet ruined it for me: I couldn't stop thinking about how it sounded like no-copyright music...

I get the historical significance and the uniqueness of the sound but the organ gets very repetitive. It’s still a fun listen.

Mid

A full organ instrumental album. didnt hate it but not again

3.5/5 - Green onions sound is far ahead of its time and very cool

very groovy, some good tunes on it

Until now, I was only familiar with Booker T. & the M.G.s by name. I had probably heard them before without realizing it—at least some of it sounded familiar. Green Onions is easy to listen to, but I spent the first three songs waiting for a singer or at least a distinctive lead instrument to come in. This is exactly what the album lacks, despite all the beautiful patterns and riffs—it never really takes off. In my opinion, it's possible to record a purely instrumental album, and there are many outstanding examples of this, but then you need clear melodic ideas, complex arrangements, or brilliant soloists—ideally all three. Booker has all of this at best in rudimentary form, and the result is an easy listening album that doesn't really sound so easy in the long run. If you like blues-oriented music and play it yourself (like me), the result is still OK.

Some decent songs but the over use of the Hammond organ does get old 2.5*

Pretty much Jake's review! I feel like I should love this more than I do as they basically forged the Stax sound of the 60s as the house band for other amazing artists, but there aren't any super standout moments past the title track/reprise. Some nice Memphis blues moments, Steve Cropper has some guitar licks, but it's not too much more than a pleasant listen through most of it.

The title track is an all-timer. The rest of this, I don't know, it was fine. Covers of other songs sounded a little cheesy, cruise ship music. Got pretty same-y quickly.

3/5 A sampler's wet dream. While this album was huge for it's time, I feel like it's mostly just covers and nothing that really stands out to me. Giving it a 3 for cultural impact and because I'm still vibing.

Good, fun, not a ton of substance.

Good for doing chores to. Relaxing but not boring

That's some OG tunes.

Pretty cool listen. This seems to me to be a really influential album. I was constantly hearing little jingles I knew from other places. Decent music to have on in the background.

This album starts with a straight banger that I love, and then it just fizzles out. Some of the songs were nice to find in this versioning style, but unfortunately it becomes a bit dull after a while.

Cute organ instrumental

The opener is iconic - and the rest of the album has a groove - although its a fine line between groove and cheese. Its an interesting historic artefact with some great playing but cannot help feel its missing something.....

A timeless janky guitar line but I'm not sure if that amount of jank is holding up in my ear. The organ is consistently good though, cutting clearly through the other instruments. Surprisingly difficult to rate this. It's got a classic and some covers that don't really add much. The original songs often had more instruments and vocals so you could take these renditions as a stripped down version.

3.0 - Ok

This very short compare to most here. I love green onions, some of the other tracks were a bit meh, but there were a few others that were very nicely put together, one sounded just like need your love so bad, but had a different title. An enjoyable ride, though not quite as good as I hoped knowing only the title track.

I imagine this is what Tarantino listens to while he's going to Japanese toe porn.

I am sure most everyone knows the title track. It is a great song. Exciting yet chill. It is a double edged sword to open and album with it though. Because if the rest doesn't live up to it, then it feels like a let down.

Green onions is one of the coolest songs ever written. The rest feels like a rush to get an album out after a hit single.

fun but a bit repetitive 3 / 3.5

Blues, early Rock'n'Roll. Entertaining, partially repetitive. I guess, it's something that works better in a live concert.

Ayy the sandlot! I love that movie. Good place to start for sure. The rest of it is pretty OK too. Not my favorite thing in the world. I need some vocals to tie it all together. I get that the organ fills thay same space but it doesnt do it all the way for me. What an interesting mix of some psych or garage rock and the organist from an mlb game. Those sports organists probably love this stuff. Im not 100% knowledgeable but I think its all covers or mostly covers? Im not sure. But I do like that. Gimme some twist with the organ. Its an OK album. Interesting for sure but maybe not that amazing. Just good enough for sure

Certainly not unpleasant, but the title of "Rinky Dink" is maybe a bit too accurate

An album of vibe, basically Bongo Band for the sixties - my wife said 'she feels like someone has frozen the puck at a hockey game' - title track is IMMENSE

The opener is iconic - and the rest of the album has a groove - although its a fine line between groove and cheese. Its an interesting historic artefact with some great playing but cannot help feel its missing something.....

Apparently an album of foundational importance to soul and to Stax. I guess the unique thing here is the full band sound, rather than The Ventures or The Shadows, instrumental bands which focused on single instruments. The band have a loose groove but work in great harmony. Whilst the Hammond is often the star, I love Cropper's economical playing. The pinnacle of the sound is of course the title track. A simple 12-bar blues, but a swampy, timeless groove with irresistible vintage hook. Tracks like 'I Got a Woman' have a chutzpah. It all smacks a bit of novelty band that, if you saw live, would be great fun in a slightly ironic way. Positive energy; rehashing old classics - may as well be called Chive Bunny, ammirite?!! With an understanding of its influence lost on me some 60 years later, it's a fun if 'light' listen with one canonical classic.

Ooooooo

More great dodgems music. Enjoyed this, albeit a bit difficult to sing along (he said predictably 🙄).

Funky and fun. One of my favoured instrumentals so far though I still prefer a few words!

Fun, funky - can't really fault it as cool-as-fuck background music. Suffers from 12-bar snooze syndrome though, and some of the (admittedly impeccable) playing does get repetative in a way it probably didn't for people hearing this for the first time in 1962.

A collection of instrumentals, not particularly bad, nor particularly good. Each track is consistent, and there are no bad tunes, but apart from the title track none of them really stand out. Instead, the thing that stands out most is the organ.

BTMG=GATC. Side one anyway. Side two is a little meh. But side 1 breaks things wide open. It's all there - the past and the future aligned.

Some great takes on good songs but nothing super crazy

non-jazz instrumental is not my favourite genre. green onions are my favourite vegetable to be used in chinese food. so, i dont like this. 3/5

These guys were talented musicians. I don't care for the Hammond Organ sound--especially the later model used on later records, but the songs are good.

I recognized almost every single track

It's pleasant enough and I like the organ, it just plods on and on. It's just there, not really doing a whole lot.

Fun

Heard the title track before. What a bunch of really fun tunes 3/5

A fun yet uneven album. My favorites include McLemore Avenue and Greatest Hits.

I acknowledge this was a success back in the day but tbh is more like a single with a bunch of songs. That said, is a pleasant listen. Instrumental naive blues.

Good but didn't keep me fully engaged - bet it was great live though!

Instrumental blues covers. Got me tappin my foot and nodding my head like hell. Originally a 4, but demoted to 3 once I realized everything was covers. This list should only have original albums and that’s a hill I will die on.

This was a good suprise. I knew some of the tunes that I hadn't expected to. I enjoyed the laid back vibe.

Vraiment super au début je kiffais de ouf mais ultra répétitif au bout d'un moment

J'ai adoré les lyrics ça fait réfléchir ! Plus sérieusement, j'ai retrouvé beaucoup de thèmes que je connaissais dans la musique, je pense que ça a inspiré plus d'un groupe

It's fine. Nice keys and guitar. A bit boring - I was hoping I'd enjoy it more. Inoffensive though. Decent enough to listen to.

Recorded in a time before singing was invented.

A reluctant three here. It starts with the well-known and most excellent title track, but then there's a mix of originals and covers which will have you hankering for the originals of those, and wondering just how much Hammond organ a person can stand.

It was some good vibes but of course a lack of vocals through the whole album is a lot.

pretty chill. Peak with self titled, but cool background music.

3.75

So that’s what it’s called

Classic, though listening a few tunes at a time rather than whole album in one go makes it more enjoyable and less repetitive sounding.

As a backing band? Yes. Soundtrack to a playful movie or video game? Absolutely. As an album to sit and listen to on its own? Eh ... I guess I didn't get it.

The title track is iconic, the rest of the album is meh.

Instrumental. Not bad, but mostly just a one-hit wonder at the start. Kind of repetitive.

6/10 Favourite: Green Onions Least Favourite: Comin' Home Baby

Helt fint.

The ultimate session band.

instrumental album, some classic sounds but can be repetitive, i can imagine it as a soundtrack album for a film

I was actually surprised by how middle of the road I felt about this one. Green Onions and Mo' Onions are standouts and bring the vibe the best, along with Behave Yourself and Comin' Over Baby. The playing is generally tasteful all around the but arrangements are more basic blues 1-4-5 jams than I expected.

Didn't realize that they were an instrumental group. A fine record, probably very influential in its day but today feels a bit limited

Enjoyed listening to the album. It was nice to hear tracks that everyone uses for their songs now.

clearly a quite prolific album. Instrumental only, not quite my bag baby.

This album is a prime example of “too much of a good thing”. There’s some genius musicianship and timeless hooks in there but it’s so samey. It really lacked enough variety of sounds for me and so much instrumental didn’t help, it could have done with more vocals to break it up. However, there’s an emotion that the music taps into early on in the album (pre-boredom) that wordlessly washes over you and it was a thing of some beauty. Enjoyed but overstayed its welcome, despite it not being a particularly long album.

The album features some classics (like "Green Onions") and great organ and guitar craft. It has a really cool funk with great energy at times. I particularly enjoyed "I Got a Woman." Despite the aged sound of some tracks, this didn't take long to evaporate. However, it's telling that such a short album feels like it goes on too long. I don't believe this is due to bad songs, as there are no weak ones. The problem lies in the delivery. It's excellent, but only in one dimension. It lacks the mood, scale, or atmosphere to elevate it. It becomes a great background album, but listening to it intensely as I did, I couldn't score it as high as I might have initially thought.

Didn’t finish it, just wasn’t exactly my vibe but an objectively fantastic album from what i heard.

First listen. This is a pretty fun, groovy album. It sounds more vintage than outdated, which is nice; it evokes a sort of warm nostalgia. That being said, it's nothing spectacular to me. Just decent. Fav. Track: Green Onions

Reminds me of earthbound a little

I throughly enjoyed this. A nice little musical album that required no real investment. It played and I listened to the music for what it was.

3,25

Green Onions is great, and there are also other songs on this album

Ok conflicted on this. Sometimes it's awesomely groovy. I know the title track already and like that. But other times it just feels like a crazy uncle at the front of the local RSL with his Casio keyboard. Nothing to hate.

It was all good fun, not keen on the organ sounds, kept waiting for it to launch into Oh I do like to be beside the seaside. It was all very holiday camp or morning cinema coming up through the floor.

In the first three tracks, I'd plotted to steal the Mona Lisa, visited Blackpool pleasure beach and run away from Benny Hill. The guitar is pretty good. Classic 60s sound. Rock and roll with an organ. Can tell this influenced a hell of a lot. I'm just not that keen on organs. It's not exactly something I can invest in, but it's high quality, and Green Onions is a fantastic bit of music.

Puikus albumas, davė pradžią įvairiom dainom su su savo sample'ais. Rinky dink ypač nustebino, bet pasirodo jie padarė cover'į jo.

The grooves are fun, swinging, and tight on this album. There’s just one huge drawback: the Hammond organ. It makes the album sound incredibly dated. I really enjoyed the sections of the songs where the organ took a break or took a backseat to the other instruments as opposed to anchoring the entire song. I realized I’m not the biggest fan of the sound of the organ. I don’t find it very pleasing to my ears, but I’m not sure why. I think had a piano been substituted, i would’ve loved this album. As it stands, the organ noodles are just way overcooked on this album for my tastes.

The title song is by far the high water mark. Some of the covers are kind of interesting, but overall it's a nice listen.

Was fine I suppose. Was already familiar with the title track, and the rest of the album was more of the same. If anything, it was unexpectedly jollier. Can hear the influence this era of American music had on contemporary Jamaican music, particularly organ-heavy music from Lee Perry (Scratch the Upsetter Again etc)

Nice old school instrumental rock n roll. Foundational.

I learned about Booker T as a small kid from the "American Graffiti" Soundtrack. "Green Onions" was the track. Not many songs were instrumentals when I was a tot but this one had an undeniable groove. At 349M listens on Spotify, people agree, it's a killer song. This was my first time listening to an entire album by them. I was informed by my wife that "Rinky Dink" was a big song in the "Dirty Dancing" movie. News to me, never saw it. I enjoyed it, good background music, but without vocals a lot of it sounds the same. I think it got on here since "Green Onions" the song is so recognizable and listened to, the rest is good filler. 3 stars.

Great house band for sure but not something I would ever choose to listen to vocal free. They’re good at what they do but that much Hammond organ ain’t my bag.Puts me in mind of something cheesy like Blackpool tower ballroom or Les Alanos from Phoenix Nights

Some nice instrumental, and ones recognised so clearly some influential stuff. But nothing to write home about. Simpsons: Yes

Admittedly I really only knew the title track ever since it was featured on the soundtrack to American Graffiti. I was hoping the rest of this album would rival that song, but it just doesn’t quite measure. And while I always put these guys in similar company as The Ventures, they just never reached that same wave level. Overall, a perfectly fine listen.

That’s a lot of organ. Greens onions is quite recognizable. I’m trying to remember what made it so famous? 🤔 I really don’t care enough to look it up. This is a 2.5 for me but rounding up because it was good musically and how big Green Onions is (are?)

This is solid, not great. Green Onions is obvi ubiquitous, but the rest of it kinda sounded like the intro to an old school variety show. I would have given full stars if they somehow worked in Raftery saying ONIONS! But that would have required a time machine so I am sticking with 3*. 2.75/5

its green onions

Didn’t expect instrumental. Green Onions single is a classic. The rest is decent.

I’ve never heard of Booker T. & the M.G.’s before, but kudos to them for calling this album Green Onions, and not Scallions, because the latter sounds more like a Primus album title. I’m not quite sure what to expect from this album, but I’m certainly intrigued! As soon as this album started, I felt like an idiot for not realizing that I knew the title track. I know I’ve heard “Green Onions” countless times throughout my life, but it was cool to hear it as part of an album. The composition is simple, but its sound creates such a vivid atmosphere. The Hammond organ sounds great, and the guitar playing provides a great groove for the southern soul sound. “Rinky Dink” was good too. The Hammond organ really shone again, and I loved the guitar picking. I had no idea that this song’s riff was sampled in “Love Is Strange,” which I know from Dirty Dancing. As memorable and good as the first two songs on the album were, the rest of it was just fine. I enjoyed how the Hammond organ and guitar sounded together, but there just wasn’t much that stood out to me on these other (cover) songs. However, I did like the cover of “Twist and Shout,” but if I wasn’t already familiar with that song, I doubt it would have made much of an impression on me. I think Green Onions is interesting for its influence on soul music in the sixties, and it was enjoyable to listen to, but I can’t see myself listening to it again.

Just standard blues riffing really. Solid tunes but just that

Interesting to have a 'soul' album without vocals. The organ is used in a much smoother and less 'imposing' way than I would have expected. Great album. 3.5

funky! crazy cover...

Debut album. Soul / Funk. That opening track is one hell of an introduction. One of the smoothest / coolest instrumentals ever. I quite like all the organ noodling. The album is funky and these tracks have been put together well. Is the album Earth shattering? No, but it's fun and does what they set out to do.

Solid. The legacy of this album is pretty massive, as it set a standard for Stax and the Memphis sound, and these guys played on so many huge hits from that studio. As an album, for me it's solid but not transcendant. Inventive covers and great musicianship, but I prefer mixing Booker T songs with other soul music of the era vs a whole album at once.

Pleasant rhythm. You don't hear Hammond organs very often!

It’s just a bit predictable, isn’t it. Green Onions, the title track here, is a three minute rhythmic masterclass, an undisputed great in musical history. And the rest is, well, it’s alright. The main thing to take note of here is the band’s playing ability. That can be assessed on the first track and it doesn’t get any better than that, so really, what’s the point? Record sales, of course. I don’t think I could even convince myself that the remaining 11 tracks weren’t just some throwaway covers if I was stuck with just this record on a desert island. They’re just, OK. But yes. The title track. Pure genius. Please indeed listen to it before you die. It’s a shame about the aggressive mediocrity of the rest of it. One to study, not to enjoy.

Meh