Green Onions

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

Chill and listenable!

All bangers tbh

Highlights: Green Onions

A vibe, but a little repetitive

Nice selection of instrumentals

Cool soul/rock album.

It starts really good, what a groove !! But after it's only an instrumental version and you do know the influence it has but sorry I won't go over 3 stars. A nice live version with good chorals may have reached a 4th and even the 5th star if it's was really excellent... but that's not the case => 3 stars

The tone is set right away, with a joyful vibe sprinkled with Louis Prima-style bluesy grumbles that kick off a kind of humorous boogie groove. It’s light, warm jazz/R’n’B, nice, even really nice to listen to, though to me, not quite as intricate as pure jazz.

Pre: I'm Fan of organ blues/jazz I will like this and did want on vinyl at one point Post: don't need it on vinyl, did like it. Was a bit more pop and commercial sounding compared to Jimmy smith

blues scheme up and down, music is a bit boring but really nice keyboard sounds

Dated, but pretty cool. The songs are very much alike though.

Bra tittelspor, resten er litt kjedelig i lengden

Cool 60s keyboard vibes

It could be easy to dismiss this as random library music but I had a chill time with it. Great musicianship and my favourite version of Ive Got a Woman (no lyrics)

Decent album, it is just a jam sessions of which one became a huge hit. 3/5

You see, there are two kinds of situations with title tracks on albums. Sometimes the song feels like it was made for the album, like on Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. But then you have situations where the album feels like it was made for the song. Typically, the song in question was released before the album and the album then capitalized in some way off of the success of said single. That situation is the perfect descriptor for Green Onions by Booker T. and the M.G.'s. I've seen some describe this as "'Green Onions' and 11 weaker versions of 'Green Onions.'" I kind of agree, but I still enjoy the rest of the songs. Obviously, "Green Onions" the song is fantastic. Everything from the organ part to the song's whole groove is the perfect recipe for a great piece of music. The rest of the songs? They're all good, sure, but none of them reach the high of the title track. "Mo' Onions" is notable to me not just because of its clear parallels to the title track, but also because the guitar line at one part reminds me of Pink Floyd's "Hey You." Like, you know the part where the guitar has the motif of "Another Brick in the Wall?" It sounds like that. The album goes by quick and the songs go by quicker. I don't think this'll stick in my head for too long, but the overall sound is very pleasant. It's got a good vibe. High 3/5.

Nice vintage rock and roll album. The title track is the most well known but the rest of the album holds up pretty well too.

I really dug this debut album from Booker T. & The MG’s! I knew that I recognized the song ‘Green Onions’, turns out it was in Pulp Fiction! This album had a great mix of soul, blues, and r&b vibes and I would definitely jam to it again if I was looking for something lowkey to listen to in the future.

Tasty

Not very exciting. I know the big single, of course.

So you have to look at this through a specific lens: 1. Yes, we know that music has come a long way. 2. Yes, we know we even have singing in music 3. Yes, antiquated music can still be interesting. And so this is worth a listen. It’s not amazing. Relatively simplistic even. But it has a certain charm.

First song is one I recognized and enjoyed it and from track two onwards, well it just felt like a bunch of filler. No real punch to it, nothing too exciting, it was fine, it just felt very meh. I suppose it was 1962 but they sounded talented enough to take some risks. 3 stars

It's decent, I've know Green Onions for a long time, but there's something missing for me. Maybe it is words... It's great musically but feels a bit old very fast.

Fun album but a little monotonous. A long 35 minutes. The organ is probably my favorite instrument but there's a reason it's a supporting character.

Mixed feelings. A lot of it is just background music to me but a few songs actually are cool even without vocals.

Listened Before? N This was really good as far a full instrumental rock albums go.... and I can't think of even one other - so I guess that's open to interpretation. Anyway, Not bad. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Green Onions

I can appreciate this album. Love Green Onions. Twist & Shout was interesting, ended up reading the history behind the song and its various renditions. Not my favorite, definitely something to put on in the background.

Pretty funky but this organ is kind of wearing on me

I originally had this album generated on day 5 of the project before I joined a group with some friends. I gave it a 3/5 then and feel about the same now. Green Onions is undeniably cool, but I also feel like someone imposed a 3 minute time limit on these songs and it really limited where the album could have gone. As a whole it feels more like a demo tape for a band rather than an actual album. If these songs could have been fully fleshed out to at least 5-6 minutes they would feel much more complete, but as it is they all fade out in what feels like the middle of a song.

So I thought, 'well here's the first album I won't know a single song.' Press play and <BOOM!> Straight in to every 60's heist movie I've ever seen soundtrack. Solid. Not a huge organ R&B guy but much better than I predicted.

Fun, but not totally exciting album. I recognized a few songs but nothing that was like "wow". 3/5.

Komplett instrumental, aber bekannte Melodien. Tauchen gecovert in vielen anderen Songs auf. 3/5

It's fun. It's ok. It's groovy and easy. It's 3/5 as fuck.

The organ music had me feeling like I was at an old school hockey game. Second one of track one will hook you instantly.

Iconic instrumental music that will always be replayed again and again. Blues and early rock for the history books.

Smooth instrumentals. I didn’t expect to know any songs going in, but immediately recognized “Green Onions” (never knew the name of it).

3/5

stock music ass album

Sākumā vispār nepatika, bet tad sapratu, ka laba background mūzika

Classic

1st few songs were enjoyable but got old kinda quick

Good ol jazzy R n B. A cool listen.

Музыка: 6/10 Разнообразие: 4/10 Тематика и вайб: 7/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 4/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 8/10 Итог: 5.8

There's not much to say about the album: 12 jazz-rock compositions (I'm neither a musician nor a genres specialist, but I'm pretty sure it can be called that in some way), that are nice to listen on a background once in a while. Nothing amazing or astonishing.

Groupe inconnu. En fait non, j'avais déjà entendu et apprécié 'Green Onions'. Seconde bonne surprise : l'album est complètement instrumental, ce qui est très rare dans la liste ! L'orgue Hamond et la guitare sont bien mis en avant, en accompagnement et en chorus. L'album mélange des reprises (une grande majorité) et des compositions, toutes plutôt typées blues, certaines bien dynamiques et réussies, d'autres malheureusement plus lentes et moins intéressantes à mon gout. Globalement une bonne découverte donc, qui n'est pas loin de rejoindre ma collection. =>3.5/5

I enjoy the music but a whole album of the same stuff is pretty excessive.

A few standout tracks but mostly feels like background music. Good vibe but not irreplaceable by any means.

That's a lot of hammond. now i know where the music for all those scenes in films where they're doing something slightly surreptitious came from

Hauska levy vaikka ei lauletakaan. Osaan arvostaa. Vähän liikaa tuota sähköurkua kun en saundista piittaa, oli kuitenkin taidokasta

Pretty interesting at first, but the more the album goes on the more the sound gets repetitive. It's fun, its's groovy, I understand why it is here, but not sure this will be a main stay and included in the rotation

Starts strong, ends strong, a little soggy in the middle.

some good ones

No Charlie. We found a map, to Candy Mountain. Candy Mountain, Charlie. Yeah, Charlie, we're going to Candy Mountain. Come with us, Charlie. Yeah Charlie, it'll be an adventure. We're going on an adventure, Charlie. CHARLIE Yeah, Candy Mountain, right. I'm just gonna, you know, (puts his head down and closes his eyes) go back to sleep now. Noooo, Charlie. You have to come with us to Candy Mountain. Yeah, Charlie, Candy Mountain. It's a land of sweets and joy...and joyness. Candy Mountain Charlie. Yeah! Candy Mountain! CHARLIE Alright, fine! I'll come with you to Candy Mountain. so much organ

https://www.thekitchn.com/5-ways-to-use-up-a-bunch-of-scallions-199374 3.49 étoiles

Don’t normally like instrumental music but this was kinda fun

Bonkers

Cute

70s detective/buddy cop theme music. I swear several songs are used in movies.

I have heard this Green Onions opening track so many times in my life and it never occurred to me to wonder or figure out what that song was called or who it was by. Wild to play this record and have that song start it off. This was enjoyable enough for sure. It's not surprising that these songs have stood the test of time.

Instrumental was god but the music wasokay

Track 2 was on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, so automatically rounding up

This was pretty cool!

I have heard the track "Green Onions" many times, but this was my first time through the entire album. It was a fun listen. Booker T. was a beast on the organ, and he was backed by a formidable group of musicians, including Steve Cropper.

Yeah, you know that song. It's a good song, it's cool. I don't know how many people wanted a whole album of that song.

It's got some funk, it's got some swing, and it's surely got some groove, but something about this produce seems unproductive, fallow even, as if I've walked past a lunch-hour jam session where everyone knows their parts too well and nobody's particularly interested in surprising themselves.

9/10 for single Green Onions

Green Onions works well as some laid-back background music. It’s pleasant and easy to enjoy without demanding too much attention. Still, it leaves you wishing for a bit more, more variation, more energy, something to push it beyond just “nice.” Solid, but not particularly exciting.

First album I ever reviewed, one hit wonder album

Funky Hintergrundmusik mit 2 Klassikern

2.5 Always loved the title track but I didn't enjoy sitting through a full 40 minutes of that organ.

The song Green Onions stands out far above the other songs on this album, I'm a bit disappointed the rest weren't as good.

almost elevated elevator music, nice to listen too but forgettable

nice

Turns out instrumental soul is a bit like cheeseless pizza. Tasty enough, sure, but it's a shame the best ingredient is missing.

Unique sound and distinct sound scape

Nice smooth instrumental album

Les Alanos from Phoenix Nights vibes!

fine for a work background. Familiar beats.

I’m pleasantly surprised to see this one appear on the list of 1001. This is the debut album for Booker T. & the MGs, and it is an all-instrumental album. Instrumentals were a big part of popular music in the 1950’s and 1960s. Almost all the tracks are covers of other songs from that era. Booker T. (Hammond organ) and Steve Cropper (lead guitar) are still alive and kicking, so maybe they’ll have a reunion.

This album cover has a certain appeal. Not only does it tell it like it is, but the text looks like MS Word WordArt circa 1998. Extremely ahead of its time! Surprisingly, I do know the title song, which according to Wiki is "named after a cat known as Green Onions, whose way of walking inspired the riff". I like that. Probably a chonky cat. :3 OK, I guess these are all instrumentals! I like that too. Although I find it hard to imagine an instrumental finding commercial success these days. I wonder what the most recent one is. (Answer: Google says 'Harlem Shake' in 2013, but that is not what I'd call an instrumental. Anyway, lots of other people asked this question and had the same reaction as me, so that's nice.) Overall, this was fine. Very middle of the road, but unique as an album.

Recognize their sound, and of course the song Green Onions. Just wish this music had vocals to accompany it.

I've heard the title track of this album so many times, but today is when I learned its name. Groovy. The rest of the album is alright, too, though with all of the songs performed in the same style the gimmick wore thin by the halfway point. Still, it was an quirky soundtrack for my Friday. Standout track: Green Onions

I have long heard and enjoyed the title track. Most of this album isn't as classy or enteretaining. A couple tracks are great, and the musicians are top notch, of course. 2.5/5

Great title track but the album lacks depth and feels like a perfunctory collection of 60s rnb tunes that are well-played but lack any excitement. It's good jukebox fodder but would not reward repeat listens. 5/10.

Niiice!

Classic music of like 1,000 movie soundtracks. None of the other songs are quite as eternal as the title track, but they are mostly on the same mood and vibe, so it's not like you'll be disappointed. Just put Booker T down with Nas as two guys who put out memorable game-changing music when they were under 20 years old. 3/5

The first track is 5 stars. Rest is 2

Instrumental old school r&b, rock, and soul with fun organ and a good beat. Well-played, nothing too fancy. Green Onions is a wonderful song. The rest is enjoyable enough but doesn’t stand out much. Nothing bad, nothing wowing.

pré-écoute: je suis tannée de la musique des années 60 :/ post-écoute: pas si pire

Rock and roll organ needs to make a comeback. 3/5

Recognized the title track immediately. Whole album was great, I loved hearing the organ play around with the guitar. Green Onions and You Can’t Sit Down were my favorites.

that one song is genuinely called "green onions"?

Härlig instrumentalplatta! Uppenbart legendarisk, mer än hälften är hits. Kul ljudbild, håller bra fortfarande även om många år på nacken. Funkade fint i bilen. Imponerande och kul att så stark skiva kommit till av en slump. Kommer lyssna igen: ja Bästa spår: Rinky dink Betyg: 6 av 10 (Daniel) 7 av 10 (3 av 5) - Dawid

What is this random mf album I've never heard of it in my li- ohhhhhhh I know this song. Pretty good, laid back, swanky.

This is fun background music. The fourth track, green onions, I unknowingly know quite well from popular culture so it's fun to now know and have this reference. The cover of Twist and Shout is also a lot of fun. Really overall quite enjoyed this, fun background music, nothing too abrasive or offensive.

Green Onions, the song that was used to signify that a character was "cool" in movies for 40 years. Nowadays it sounds very dated, sure. But loose blues/funk (?) really was out of place at the time. Unfortunately, to my ears, it's never as good as the title song.

As charming as I find the concept here, this 3 still feels like a stretch. Something about these songs feels ever so slightly cloying, or maybe unfinished and over-polished at the same time. That said, they certainly put a smile on my face

שומעים באלבום הזה הרבה מאוד שירים של הkinks, doors, deep purple, chicago ועוד אבל האלבום עצמו לא משהו שיר מועדף - green onions

Nothing so far has felt like more of a time capsule than this record. Crazy to think this kind of music was on the charts. Still great but idk how much I'd listen to this again

The title track is incredible but across a whole album it's pretty one-dimensional

Fun!

Pretty good. I appreciate a good instrumental only album.

Green onions is an iconic album. The album is a slog and ultimately repetitive.

adri: 7, tiene buen ritmillo pero no me ha matado. mar: 6, origenes del blues-rock, solid.

I recognized some of the songs but for what I was doing I wasn't into it.

Um disco mega redondo e onde temos o casamento perfeito de órgão e guitarra, tudo dentro da caixinha deixando cada instrumento ter seu momento de brilhar.

This was ok.

Before: cool. Only familiar previously with the title track. The title track is an awesome piece of music. The rest of the record was always going to struggle to keep up. I'm a bit disappointed at the rate of the fall off though. For a brief moment I thought I might get a bluesy Jimmy smith, but definitely not. So much less energy and not really pulling off a cool feel in a compelling way to me

Green Onions is an all-time great instrumental song and a strong contender for best first track off a debut album. Rinky Dink is not terrific and there are better versions of I Got a Woman. Mo' Onions is an alternate take on their big hit, but I like it. Twist and Shout is not the best version either. A lot of ups and downs on this album because Behave Yourself is really good. Sometimes the Hammond B3 makes it sound like the kind of music you'd play at a funeral. Stranger On the Shore has a They Can't Take That Away from me vibe. I am generally a fan of the organ in popular music, but by this point in One Who Really Loves You, I'm ready for less. Half of this album could be the theme song for a 60s detective show. I love Green Onions, but everything else kind of blends.

The whole thing has this charmingly effortless cool to it. It’s mostly just coasting. All groove. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Green Onions - Rinky Dink - Mo' Onions

They're okay.

It's serviceable.

Can't hear Green Onions and not think about The Sandlot. Iconic tune on a fun album. Definitely captures a space and time in American music.

Where does this instrumental album from 1962 fit for me? I can hear these in a mixtape for a bar-b-q or pool party for sure. "Green Onions", "I Got A Woman", and "Comin Home Baby" all make good sense to me.

Fond memories of this from childhood but doesn't quite live up. 3.5 stars. Closer to 3 than 4.

Cruisy lowkey groove for a Monday. The best song is the most well known but otherwise nice and relaxed

Ok, so this isn’t typically my type of music. I can see how this could be good to listen to after a shit day of work, and you want to unwind without hearing another loser humans voice. And since I had that kind of day it worked for me. Still was kind of a chore to listen to……. But I’m willing to give this a passing grade. Thanks for not singing, but could you also minimize the organ play next time?

Great album loved it. 3 stars.

3 sterne

The hit being the first track of the album always makes for a nerve wracking start - will it all be downhill from there? I actually quite enjoyed all of it, in a background music kinda way. Though this make directly correlate with how much I enjoy Hammond organ on anything. 3/5

I could have sworn the title track was in the Blues Brothers movie but looked it up and I was wrong. Wikipedia says they covered it (which makes sense since Cropper was their guitarist,) but I don't know where I would have seen/heard that. Who knows. This album is obviously a classic but I think it suffers a bit by including instrumental versions of songs that originally had lyrics. "Twist and Shout" almost sounds like an organ in a baseball stadium.

Not entirely suitable for active listening. Great background music.

Fun, but not exactly going to return to it.

Heard of this band but didn’t realize all the music was instrumental. Not bad though.

green onions is so fire. the rest of the album is a vibe too. favourite thing about this album is, of course, that Donald Duck Dunn from the blues brothers was the session bass player.

I’ve had Green Onions in my music library for quite some time but never had the full album experience. Even as talented as Booker T & The MG’s are, I still have a little trouble getting through a whole record of just instrumentals. I do love that organ, but probably in smaller increments. Not 12 straight songs. Again, I think these guys are really talented but listening to this whole album multiple times probably won’t happen. This is a 3 rating for me. 3/5

So many songs you know from samples it's crazy.

La pièce titre (Green Onions) est super connue ! On l’entend dans tellement de films et d’émissions ! Je ne pensais pas un jour connaître sa provenance. Comme plusieurs chansons que l’on connaît sans trop savoir qui se cache derrière (je pense à la marche funèbre de Chopin, par exemple, mais il y en a plein d’autres). La deuxième (Rinky Dink), c’est moins ça. J’espère que le reste de l’album va lever un peu plus que ça. Quatrième pièce (Mo’ Onions) : j’avais beaucoup d’espoirs pour cette pièce dont le titre laissait croire que c’était une suite à Green Onions et je ne suis pas déçu. Elle n’est pas aussi connue que sa grande soeur, mais l’ambiance est similaire, les sons, la ligne de basse ; c’est un peu comme une variation sur le thème de la première. Est-ce qu’il y en aura d’autres ? Je garde les doigts croisés ! Behave Yourself, Lonely Avenue, You Can’t Sit Down, A Woman, A Lover, A Friend, Comin’ Home Baby : d’autres belles pièces, penchant plus du côté du blues. Quand le groupe s’éloigne de ce genre (Rinky Dink, I Got a Woman, Twist and Shout, One Who Really Loves You), je trouve le résultat moins intéressant. Donc... Intéressant, quelques bonnes pièces, mais le tiers de l’album tombe à plat (à mon avis, mais qui suis-je...).

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Cool hammond playing, but would have been better with some vocals. 3.5 stars

Green Onions is a pretty good album. Thankfully, it's pretty short, because the instrumental soul/blues stuff does sort of wear on you after a bit. Still, the title track is an all-timer and there's some good covers of "I Got a Woman" and "Twist & Shout". "Behave Yourself" is also cool. 3.5 stars.

A bunch of dusty Hammond blues doodles plus the title song which is actually completely timeless and classic. I guess the album is okay but I would enjoy this album more if the other tracks were deleted and the title song was put on loop 12 times over.

The album started out very strong with the title track, which (like many people I’m sure) I feel like I’ve heard a thousand times without ever knowing how or why I know it. The next 2 or 3 tracks kept me engaged as well. Like every song on the album, they contain so much soul and groove. I did however, by the end, feel as though I’d heard the same song multiple times, and I simply wasn’t in the mood for any more organ solos (as much as I had been enjoying them at the start). I was also thrown of by the ‘Twist and Shout’ cover. I felt removed from the album by the inclusion of an instrumental version of a song I’m already so familiar with. While this isn’t the band’s fault (as this was released before the Beatles’ version with which I’m most familiar) I still felt as though it disrupted my listening flow. Nonetheless, it’s an album I’m glad to have heard.

Latter half is better Mostly unremarkable, but not bad

It’s good. I like this.

Nice listening

Even tho i love green onions I didn't love these.

It's fun but outdated fun. Did not age too well imho. I LOVE the organ here.

Timeless. Green Onions is probably the most famous song that absolutely no one knows the name or where it even came from. It’s a walking around background music 6.0/10

Great entertaining instrumentals but I really need some lyrics to truly enjoy any album.

Onions

Not bad. Lots of music I've heard but didn't know was from this band.

really really fun house band that’s transferable

Great players. I don't love instrumental records in rock necessarily but this is a good one

Can hear the influence on later music but also felt at times like I was on a seaside pier.

If there were one ever track to define ‘sauve cool’, it would be Green Onions. I adore it. It’s just a shame the rest of the album doesn’t quite stack up the same, but maybe that’s just an impossible task.

It's a chill instrumental, and the big single is cool, but I just kinda start tuning out of the album. Still something that would be good for some background ambiance

Sample, the album. Fun listen, had some simple yet groovy records

Some certified classic blues riffs in this one. Fun to experience the history but all tracks being blues instrumental leaves me wanting a bit more

You’ll recognize a lot of these from sports arenas, commercials and radio talk shows.

Funky folk

Short instrumental album, of it's time. Good background music with some good toe tappers. Would suit a Tarintino soundtrack.

A fun new album to listen to when I need to do some groovy tasks.

A nice listen while walking the dogs as it was nice background music.

Funky