This Is Fats Domino

Classic '50s rock & roll. Good stuff.

Fats Domino was a rock n roll pioneer. Good stuff.

Fats Domino. Classic rock. gotta love it.

A nice album that you could play if you are trying to cheer yourself up.

Fikk ikke høre alt pga spotify men chill

4.25

Couldn’t find this exact album on Spotify, so I listened to “Fats Domino Swings” and enjoyed it quite a lot. In particular loved “Ain’t That A Shame.”

take it or leave it really. not unpleasant but I will not seek out to listen again

Kinda basic now given it's age, but it's pleasant enough. I liked a few of the songs, and I liked the vibe. Not much to say though. My favourite song was Blueberry Hill.

Very good album

Spotify only has half the album and couldn’t find it on YouTube. Fats is great. Wish I could have listened to the rest.

Good fun album but again not much stood out as a takeaway song

Listening to this is like listening to the foundations for most of the music we listen to now. Plus it's still toe-tappingly good. 'Blue Monday' is just so so good and of course Fats couldn't have done it without Dave Bartholomews help- what an amazing time to have been in the studio with them. This should never be forgotten.

Is this the guy Elvis stole from? Can hear foundational stuff from everything and really cool to listen to

Really enjoyable listen. Bluesy with some rock, great voice

Historic

Reminded me of Elvis, then saw in Wiki that Elvis was inspired by him. Was ok but not a genre I usually listen to and wouldn’t go out of my way to hear again.

Har fortfarande inte drabbats av the boogielywoogielyflu men de verkar ju ha det trevligt.

Was expecting something more rowdy. This was a bit too reserved and held back to really itch the rock’n’roll nerve. But it was definitely “nice”!

That was diverting. It’s fun. It felt a little … reserved… I’m not sure how much of that is a crappy YouTube upload which made it feel like the production was all over the place which may be the case as it may have been recorded over a number of dates. Blueberry Hill is a classic. I love the horn hit at the beginning of each bar in Honey Chile. Trust in Me was another highlight. Wished the levels were up a bit on the piano cause that sounds like it was smoking.

I'm trying to come up with something more positive than 'some of the songs are good, and he wrote them way back then'. But that's it. Listening now, this is an incredibly pedestrian meander through some old rock 'n' roll songs that is as dated as you would expect. 2 / 5 stars.

Good, but not as good as I expected. Must have been amazing when it came out, though.

Old school dance music, pretty low energy by today's standards.

Interesting to compare with Buddy Holly which we got yesterday from the same year. Despite the fact that many of the songs on both albums have similar structure (most are twelve bar blues), I find the Fats Domino ones much more listenable and engaging.

its ok, but i'd never listen to it.

Mi primer 1001 disco

Good classic R&B. Probably not something I would actively play but I had a good time listening to this album.

nice 77/100

Fats is one of the more important early rock icons who frequently gets sidelined by discussions of his contemporaries. It’s a real shame when Elvis himself calls you the “real king of rock n roll”, and people dismiss that.

Listen to Fats if you want the skinny on rock and roll’s real, non-whitewashed history.

Do you think he chose that name or

The New Orleans parent of Rock and Roll. Just like his comrades in Memphis and Chicago, Fats Domino's take on 'local music' with a twist becomes on of the building blocks of the music that will change the world. He doesn't have as many 'instant hits' on his debut as Little Richard or Elvis, and so on but Fats Domino's boogie boogie rag-time rock and roll innovations are still as much a part of American music today. 4.5/5.

a mighty fine comp from one of rock n roll’s pioneers 😎 tickle then thangs fat boii

Good, but not blown away. Hard to compare some of the older albums because they formed so much of what came later.

Joa

That was pretty good bluesy jazzed. Don't know that I will be returning.

Actually not bad kinda a jam. Not something I would normally listen to but still pretty good.

Fats Domino is very good band. Yes, very good. Much fun.

pretty good

Yeah, this guy has style.

A splendid era of music. This was alright

This is a four, for Blueberry Hill alone.

Puts the 'roll' into 'rock 'n' roll'. 🁋

Realmente disfrute éste disco. Sonido bastante clásico de la época.

I was shocked at how much I liked this. For a 66 year old compilation, the music somehow still feels fresh. I love the way Fats blows out the mic, I love the timbre of the backing brass, and I love how each song has it's own unique beat and vibe; the album exudes energy. It took a real genius to make this music in the pre-rock-and-roll era.

Is this a compilation? Half of it is missing from Spotify. What I hear i like...old style boogie woogie early rocknroll..

okay

Bluesy and laid back, full of personality, a real joy to listen to. Several excellent songs, including two of the true classics of that era. But a lot of the songs end up being a bit of an unmemorable/samey blur, despite Fats' obvious talents. Spotify doesn't have this full album, but you can piece it together from various compilations and YouTube. Fave Songs: Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday, Honey Chile, So Long, What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You)

Historically important but not my cup of tea.

Essential early rock n roll flavored by New Orleans jazz. Careens to 27 breathless minutes and every one is a delight.

It wasn't awful: I have to admit I had this whole album on in the background whilst I was doing other tasks but you can't blame me bc it was one youtube (awful excuse). It didn't sound awful but there was nothing memorable with the album and all sounded like one massive song. Although this may be so, I cannot argue that I didn't enjoy what I heard but it just didn't quite hit the spot.

Classic. Tons of fun to revisit.

Fun album but not something engaging enough to make me want to come back to it regularly

Just as fun and original as playing with dominoes.

Old rhythm and blues never gets old! Well, maybe a little bit... but still very enjoyable.

Catchy and relaxing

tracks 7-12 aren't available on spotify

Lots of classics, should be in any well rounded collection.

This record was massively difficult to stream but definitely worth the trouble. I usually use Tidal but has to listen on YouTube(link here) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL01NBH7ivWKKFToVmAqXmMSzncoFupznd

Jolly romp

This is Fine.

Rock and roll 1957.. Pystyy ennalta arvata miltä kuullostaa uskomattoman geneerinen.. Aivan mitäänsanomaton mutta heh silti nautinnollinen..

I like it a lot but don't love it. Musically I think it's a bit simple which is okay but it seems to come at a time when rock n roll was quite new so it's like looking at a blackberry while you're carrying the newest phone in your pocket. Seeing those early parallels is cool though

Pretty good

Fats is a more relaxed frontman than one is used to hearing in early rock. Here, the album format is less than solid with more-or-less solid tunes.

Loved it. Been a fan of Fats for a long time.

Two banger songs and then a bunch of meh. Half of this album is missing. Imagine being on the board of trustees for Fats Domino's estate and saying....nah we can't figure out how to license these songs from 1957 like you got some hidden gem.

just okay

Really cool to learn that an album from 1956 can be good still

Only partially in Spotify

Meh... fyrir utan þetta eina verulega góða lag.

I can’t tell if I actually listened to the correct album but as a legend and one of the Founding Fathers of rock and roll, is it possible to not like dislike Fats Domino? I think not. 4/5

It's Fats Domino. The origin of rock n roll. So many sounds have evolved from here, and you have to pay it the dues it deserves. That said, I'm just not massive on the old school sound except as a learning opportunity.

Very Happys Days

Du bon vieux rock n' roll très old school. Se laisse écouter, on voit l'influence que ce genre de musique a du avoir sur la scène musicale. Mais un peu trop tout le temps pareil. 7/10

Rock & roll del viejo. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Pretty boring stuff, but at least the production is shitty.

You can hear that this album was recorded in the span of five years. There’s absolutely no cohesion musically or production wise. It says “Story of Soul” in the top right of the cover. I first read it as “Story of Sad”. I feel the latter is more appropriate.

I really enjoy listening to these tunes. Still sound great for how long ago they were recorded.

This shit goes so hard. Take me back

Það má alveg hlusta á þetta, en þetta fer inn um annað og út um hitt. Alls ekki leiðinlegt en svona sjöttatugarrokk gerir lítið fyrir mig. Helst saxófónarnir í lokalaginu sem eru áhugaverðir.

PREFS : Blueberry Hill, What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You, Blue Monday, Reeling and Rocking, Trust In Me MOINS PREF : The Fat Man's Hop

simply too old, sounds like its coming out of a gramophone

Amazing

Genieten, jammer dat niet heel het album op spotify staat

Oh fats domino sheesh, spijtig dat niet alle nummers er zijn maar ga proberen meer van hem te beluisteren

Quite basic rock and roll

Yep. Old timey rock and roll.

valid blues

Fats Domino is a smooth singer and piano player and great to get the day going. Overall it misses a bit of a high mark which is not a surprise for the non-concept albums of these days.

While no doubt a pioneer for rock & roll, many of Fats Domino's songs are just fine. He plays it safe by playing a tried-and-true approach to songwriting, which is mostly inoffensive. Yeah, this is fine.

It's fine but a little too old-timey for me.

Shame that the second half of the album is missing on Spotify

Outstanding album for the era of music. Standouts: Blueberry Hill (makes me think of Ritchie Cunningham!), Blue Monday, What's the Reason Others: Reeling and Rocking, The Fat Man's Hop, Honey Chile 3.5/5

One of the all time greats

Very classic fun

It's surely a criminal offense to give this anything less than a 4. Fats Domino somehow doesn't get the credit for being such an early pioneer of rock music. Elvis himself called Fats the real king of rock and roll. Yet Fats is impossibly underrated. The only thing keeping this from being branded a 5 is that it's not an album per se as much as it's a compilation. But it's important to remember that albums were like that for the most part until Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper. Plus Fats was mainly a singles artist. But Christ, what a singles artist.

Fa poc em va tocar escoltar 'Here's Little Richard'. Ara aquest, un altre dels grans treballs d'aquell 1957. La inicial 'Blueberry Hill' és un rock primigeni imprescindible. I a partir d'ella, tot un seguit de grans exemples del rock en el seu estat més pur, tot just sortint del rovell de l'ou

It was a pain in the ass to have to supplement the missing songs with YouTube videos but it was still a really, really good album. This is just some good time music. I need more Fats in my musical diet (hat har har) but seriously I loved this. P.S. Blue Monday may be completely different from the song of the same name that New Order would later record, but I absolutely adored it.

Pretty fun to listen to

Classic rock and roll. Still love hearing this music. Great musicianship, good voice, and has a nice unassuming yet quiet confidence to it. It knows exactly what it is and it does it well. 4/5

Good soul music. P chill

A bit of a mish-mash with little coherence, but it's Fats Domino, so it's great!

cool

Not really an album? But some good stuff

Really good fun and very recognisable. Happy enough to listen and can defo recommend walking through Bristol city of an evening while listening. Really adds to the atmosphere.

I had heard his hits, but listening to this closer, and thinking about when it came out, wow. Impressive. Although not on this album, I also checked out "The Fat Man". Hard to argue that's not a rock song, and it came out in 1949. In general, I would call this more of a hybrid between big band and rock. Interesting to see the transition. And great music. I'm giving this a four, however, because it's a compilation. Those are, by definition, going to be better than a typical album, so I'm offsetting that. That's not 100% fair, since when this came out, albums weren't really much of a thing, but I'm approaching this project as a review of albums, not singles, and not artists.

Had eigenlijk nog nooit naar hem geluisterd maar vond het nog best grappig. Is niet zo zeer mijn ding maar vind het niet slecht.

Love Fats

Really enjoyable, "swinging" music, feels like listening to the birth of Rock

Pretty solid for an oldie

Shout out fats. He’s the big fella

Eh.

Pretty fun. Definitely iconic

Great early rock n’ roll record here. Foundations for later hits to be sure. Especially good record when sitting poolside in the sun.

Loved it. More jazz please.

3.5

Took me a bit ro get into it and then by "trust me" I was bopping. This era started rock n roll and modern music, the inventive new sounds are important... And there is walking blues and jazz and swing and everything mixed in. I didn't realise his single FatMan is considered by some as the first ever rock n roll singles. or that he sold 100 million albums. It almost got boring until I read about the origins of rock n roll on wikipedia and the then it came to sounds that defined it . I wonder if the others like Sister Rosetta Tharpe get it... But so many were singles and not albums back then....

Alright at one level heard one Fats tune you've heard them all. He's got his r n b thing happening, with many a nod to Big Joe, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway. Those early rhythm and blues records had two schools, the Big Boy Crudup et al early electric guitar sound and the big band swinging honkin horns and the boogie woogie shuffle roll style that Fats appropriated. This is the type of record I played for my kids when they were little, who needs The Wiggles when you can play this. It's fun, out and out good time. Blue Monday is superb and the whole album has a fat sounding good time roll feel. I love the horns, honking man honking. Blueberry Hill, though has been kinda ruined by Richie....eeeehhhhh.. Anyway, I've referred this to the sensitivity checkers and the album is now This is Pleasantly Plump Domino just in case anyone out there floating in a tin can gets miffed by the constant references to Fats...and the Fat Man Hop is now the Slightly Larger Person Dance..

I didn’t get to give this a good listen, but as best I can judge I’d say it was enjoyable but not compelling .

Listening to an early Fats Domino album is like attending a history lecture. Fats was steeped in music that was so influential to the growth of rock’n’roll, &, indeed, popular music. This album features two classics - Blueberry Hill & Blue Monday (puts Geldof’s Monday tune in the shade). It’s a great listen, if a little samey, but the beauty is in the brevity - a dozen songs clocking in at around 27 minutes - you don’t have time to get bored.

Foundational rock and roll (although he maintained this was rhythm and blues, that he had been playing for 15 years before anyone coined the term "rock and roll"). It's rollicking good time stuff, but, truth be told, he travels a pretty narrow path. There really are only minor variations on two or three tunes here, and it gets a little repetitive. I don't feel like the seminal 50s artists really geta fair shake on this list, with its obsession with original albums (not compilations). While this is a fair representation of Fats Domino at the peak of his powers, but if this took more than an afternoon to knock out in the studio, I'll eat my hat. He really was a singles artist, not an album artist. He had been putting out million-selling singles for over a decade before he released an album. This does have Blueberry Hill on it (an all-time classic), which makes it worth listening to, but I really am stretching to give this more than 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 because this list is biased against artists like Fats.

Good Music just not my vibe

Too heavy for me

Spotify didn't have the full thing which was disappointing as hell but everything it had was hit after hit. Super fun!

Kort album met vrolijke, swingende nummertjes. Niet heel ingewikkeld maar wel de voorganger van vele andere bekende artiesten. Zou het niet snel zelf aanzetten, maar het heeft wel iets sfeervols.

Fats Domino vertegenwoordigt de smeltkroes van rock & roll, creole, soul en blues in het diepe Zuiden van de VS. Sterk album met de New Orleans sound die o zo te waarderen is. Tracklist staat vol met muzikale evergreens. leukste nummer: So Long "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" is een leuke bonus, werkt goed met de stijl van Fats Domino

I thought I would hate this, but it's not that bad. I don't like it, but I understand why people do or did. Probably more did than do, because it sounds very outdated. There's a charm to it like to little kids drawing stick figures. Favorite song: Honey Chile.

Great album, you can clearly see the foundations of blues and it does it so well. One of my more preferable genres

A great classic collection of rock and roll songs, it was a fun listen. 4 5/5.

Läuft so durch und am Ende fällt auf, dass es sehr angenehm durchläuft. Gerne wieder, Fats!

if I was honest, I found this was unremarkable

A shame that you can't listen to every song on Spotify.

Enjoyed this too bad the whole album wasn't available on Spotify.

Perfectly fine music that I would never sit down and listen to...

Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Fats Domino was one of the great ‘50s artists and this shows it. Classic older music that really encapsulates the sound of the era in a very enjoyable form.

Classic rock n roll/blues bangers. Love a wee oldie.

Good stuff, full of soul

Ridiculously talented, you can clearly hear the impact Domino had on rock and roll. That voice, that playing, popular music would be immeasurably different without him.

Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment I used the Youtube Playlist of 1001 Albums Journey so these are the songs I listened to: Blueberry Hill: 2.5/5, ok Honey Chile: 3.5/5, nice short song What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You): 2.5/5, ok Blue Monday: 4/5, my favorite song so far So Long: 2/5, meh La La: 3/5, fine Troubles Of My Own: 3/5, ok You Done Me Wrong: 1/5, really annoying singing Reeling And Rocking: 2/5, meh The Fat Man's Hop: 1.5/5 idk Poor, Poor Me: 2.5/5, ok Trust In Me: 4/5, cool Overall: 2.63/5, some songs were cool, rest was meh

I couldn’t find this exact album anywhere but played a load of Fats’ songs and love em to bits.

Piano nervoso, muito sopro, forma blues com pegada rock dos anos 50, comportado. arranjos bem montados, com algumas baladas mas bastante coisa dançante.

Very nice early soul/rock'n'roll album. Sounds great

Very very old.

Blueberry Hill- 8.7 Honey Chile- 8 What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You- 8.4 Blue Monday- 8.3 So Long- 8.5 La La- 8.2 Goin' Home- 7.5 Mardi Gras in New Orleans- 8 Not all tracks were on Spotify and extra points for being consistently good...

Rock & roll del viejo. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Rock and roll, boogie-woogie.

8/10 - Couldn't listen to half the album but what i heard was good

Classic Rock and Roll. He was one of the first, and one of the best.

Pioneren av klassisk, 50-talls rock&roll -har ikke hørt gjennom et helt album av Fats Domino før, men dette var gøy! Fantastisk pianospill!

Couldn't find the whole album so had to listen one at a time on youtube which made the experience very fragmented.

Great album, even today the sounds, vocals and music are fresh and noteworthy!

Highlights: "You Done Me Wrong," "Honey Chile" It's very cruel to aphorize "influence is overrated" about one of the most appropriated men in musical history, so to put it another way -- I don't have a lot of appreciation for the white guys that ripped Fats Domino off either. Folding him into that Great Man Theory of pop music is the same injustice, a Terra Nullis debasement of musical culture. There's very few people I'd call the five star musical mind who was lightning in a bottle on a formal level like John Coltrane, someone who makes you say "the human race is so *lucky* to have had this person come along." Domino found the sound that other people spent decades unpacking and building up. What sets him apart in that context is the stuff he lacked -- strong vocal delivery, interesting solos, colorful arrangements, etc. We can't even say this is a great album of his; it's a partial collection of his work after the fact, and from what else I've heard of him it doesn't do him full justice.

Very one-note, interesting to hear how a lot of the progressions within blues have changed and how the cliches sounded at the time vs blues now.

Easy listening, but they all sounded the same

Really annoying to have to go search these songs individually on YouTube. Which isn't Fats's fault, but didn't help with the enjoyment of the album. The songs were okay, I guess.

É isso, não conhecia o músico. Facilmente percebe-se a importância histórica pelo que fez na época, mas não empolguei o suficiente para pensar em escutar novamente.

Great singing with outstanding instrumentation around him making this a really fun listen. I haven't listened to much 50s music so this was a welcome introduction. That being said, it's nothing too special; I've heard more interesting and arguably better sung albums in the same style. Worth a listen but not strong enough to put in heavy rotation

4.5, can confirm, was born to honk and tonk

Honky TONK

Iconic singer, Blueberry Hill the obvious hit from the album

Rounding up to 4 due to Fats Domino's influence on rock & roll.

Great

Not my jam

Ok

This a wonderful OG rock and roll album. The songs are a blast and you can feel his love for music in each and every one of them.

Bit dated now…

noh 50 luku musta pekka... ei voi liikaa valittaa että 2min biisuja... pakko sihne, RADION , RADION KUNNIAAN JA MAINEESEEN PÄÄSTÄ...heh... ok aika vitun tärkeä henkilö josta en ennen ole kuullut hmm...Uusi musiikkityyli rinnastettiin ”alkuasukasrumpujen pärinään viidakon yöllisissä menoissa”. Se yhdistettiin nuorisorikollisuuteen tai luettiin mielisairauksien piiriin. AUDOFIILI ALERT!!!!! 1957 ALBUM HUONO RECORDING!!!! HÄÄÄH????? Blueberry Hill

It was probably a great album once, but to my ears now it sounds kinda boring.

Why isn't "The Fat Man's Hop" available on Spotify? What is the government trying to hide from us? This album didn't make a huge impression on me, which may be why it appears to have been wiped from existence, but I'm also just not invested in the genre. Standout tracks: Troubles of My Own; Poor, Poor Me

Just lovely.

This isn't my normal style of music, but I can tell why Fats is legendary. In the music, most of the instruments feels like they have their moment to shine. Fats' voice is very inviting and warm, leading you along an easy and fun listen. Chicago jazz and blues in the 50's and 60's was definitely a defining time for music, and Fats was no small part of that. His piano playing just tops it all off too. Favorite Tracks: Blueberry Hill, So Long, La La

Blueberry hill!

One of the easiest albums I've listened to since I started this. Really nice Rock pioneering album. 7/10.

Fats sounds great! This is a great album to reset and come back to ground on core rock and roll sound. The relentless blues changes sort of start to grate on me after a while but thats the blues.

Not convinced. Good vocalist. Sounds I like. Play for Remy.

More subtly than I thought. Good though

Typical early rock and roll, late 50s, piano, horns, and singing. It was influential in its day, but doesn't really stand out to me.

A problem with an album-centric methodology is that the popular music of the early R&B/rock eras was dominated by singles. Albums were the realm of jazz, classical, and Frank Sinatra. Exposing generations to Fats Domino is a noble endeavor. However, this album is a flawed approach. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and say, "You know, when the album coverage is thin, lets just go with a Greatest Hits". If you want to stroll with the Fat Man, just pull him up as an artist on Spotify and let 'er rip.

Great blues songs and playing, classic music

Sing it, Fats! I like it. You get a fun, swinging good time. Fun, happy-go-lucky songs about love and life that don't take themselves too seriously. Even the "boo hoo, my woman is giving me troubles" kind of songs are somehow upbeat or triumphant instead of sad. He just seems like he was a fun dude in general and that comes through in his vocals.

I had to cobble this together from compilations as the album is not available on Apple Music, but I loved it regardless. I never get tired of 50s rock and roll.

Bakermat van de rock and roll. Leuk album

Very short album but incredible music and what a voice. Brilliant.

Not my everyday cup of tea, but it's cool

Some really great all-time classics. I'm sure my parents loved it. Not exactly for me tho.

Well I couldn't find the full version of this album :( but I get the idea from the 8 or so tracks I was able to hunt down. I'm glad I've listened to him now! You can definitely see the massive influence he had on rock n roll!

Decent songs, catchy but not much to them.

Couldn't find this exact album. Listened to a deluxe greatest hits. Interesting but wouldn't sit and listen to this for a long time

No my thing One good song that I liked

Legendary, well worth the listen. But production is kind of thin from a modern perspective.

Some fun tracks, although half the songs are unavailable on Spotify for me.

I always get rather excited when I get a very old album or a very new one to listen to. It seems like at least 50% of the albums in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die are from the 70’s, so the outliers such as Fats Domino are markedly different to the majority. Songs I already knew: Blueberry Hill Favourites: Blueberry Hill, La La, Trust In Me Despite not hearing much Fats Domino prior to today, when I was around 10 years old in 2000, I was somewhat obsessed with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and this album has a very similar vibe to them. Rock doesn’t really roll any more like it used to - there are plenty of rock bands still making good music, but very few that I’d consider rock and roll. Fats Domino delivers very well here, which excellent use of instruments, and an excellent voice to go with it. A fantastic album that I’d recommend to anybody that likes the oldies.

Classic Rythm and Blues album

I like rock ‘n roll

Soul con algo de ritmo, de las primeras épocas. Relajado para escuchar

Fantastic, swinging, rocking music from one of the giants of rock'n'roll. Every track is two or three minutes of fine, focused and groovy dance music, delivered with that great, deep voice. Blueberry Hill is rightly the standout track but they are all good

25th November 2022 Listened while going round Tesco getting bits in for Caroline, Ian and the girls to come and stay. Classic rock and roll, Fats has such a rich voice making him stand out in a crowded field.

Album swingt met je mee naar een dansvloer in de jaren 60, lekker. Weinig referentie om te raten vandaar de 3 sterren. beste; honey chile blueberry hill

Was born too late to see the thrill in this.

Ok, so this doesn't seem to exist on Apple Music or Spotify (or YouTube, although there is an album called the confusing "This is Fats" released the year after "This is Fats Domino" He sure loved the letter "A". "Domino was married to Rosemary Domino (née Hall) from 1947 until her death in 2008; the couple had eight children: Antoine III (1950-2015), Anatole, Andre (1952-1997), Antonio, Antoinette, Andrea, Anola, and Adonica." Three stars for the few songs I listened to on compilation albums

Propulsive, but somewhat forgettable.

Who doesn’t love The Fat Man?!

Only half available on Spotify

Decent. Half the album is sadly missing from spotify but it was okay.

Couldn’t get away with this sadly. I really like this kind of music and have listened to and liked other things by FD, but this on a whole didn’t do much for me!

Nice enough but nothing surprising or particularly impressive, better blues rock out there I think. Still enjoyed it.

Many classics that I had no idea were Fats Domino. Good to put a face to a sound.

What a fantastic short and sweet blues rock n roll album. Really enjoyed almost every song. Felt like I should have been listening to it in a smoke filled bar wearing a fedora. Highlights were "Blue Monday", "Reeling and Rocking" and "Blueberry Hill".

Great voice and knew a few songs. Didn't mind it but not really my thing. Probably wouldn't listen again

I enjoyed this a lot.

That sure is Fats Domino

Good music for when you’re wandering around the Mojave

The album this linked to on Spotify has half of it marked as Unplayable for some reason, but I dug around a bit and found a playlist of the correct tracks someone had made. I'm glad I did, this is a great album! New to me, but I recognised a few songs and new of the artist. Not something I'd listen to often, but miles better than that Elvis shite I got a few weeks back!

Unfortunately not all of the tracks are available on Spotify. Cheery and joyful album! Liked it :) Saved tracks: Honey Chile, Blue Monday, La La

59/100

It rocks.. it rolls.. it's Fats.. it's great

Very catchy and ridiculously influential. It's a bit samey after a while, but short enough to not outstay its welcome, and there's a charm to the songwriting and performances that makes it never seem boring

Iako nema cijeli album na spotifaju, ono što sam čuo mi je bilo dovoljno da ocijenim. Zabavan album prije svega i samim slušanjem jednostavno podsjeti na ples koji se odvija u staroj sali/dvorani, odnosno tada nije bila stara sala jel - dajem primjer onih filmova gdje se sa mornarice vrate na kopno pa uhvate neki kafić sa ovakvom glazbom i đuskaju.

This type of music just always makes me happy. Fats has such a clear tone of voice and he makes it sound effortless

What an awesome voice. Not all songs were available but the ones that were I really enjoyed. 3.5 but rounds up to 4.

Fats Domino is pleasant enough to listen to and a staple to the doo op/blues genre of the late 50s. However for me there is nothing that stands out as exceptional with this album, it’s pretty straight to the point.

Non-christmas themed christmas music...

Lovely listen to the early sounds of rock and roll. Happy days.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Blueberry Hill (1) 2 - What's the Reason I'm not Pleasing You (3) 3 - You Done Me Wrong (8)

It was an interesting listen at least.

not really a fan

Listened to a similar record as couldn’t find this specific one. Didn’t realize how amazing it was. Definitely at the root of a lot of what I listen to to this day.

Not really what I wanted. Old blues. Not bad, but not really what I like.

Very good

This was a teriffic album! Fats Domino was revolutionary at his craft. Every song on this album is awesome! I can imagine hearing this in the 50's and how different it must have sounded. To be someone credited with influencing the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley! Fats' piano playing is flawless, and his bluesy lyric delivery make him stand out as one of the greats! The piano solo in La La is fantastic!! I love The swing style feel of this record. Favourite songs : all of them, but stand out songs include : Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday, La La, What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You, Poor Poor Me, Troubles of My Own Least favourite song: if forced to pick, The Fat Man's Hop only because it is an instrumental number 5/5

This particular album isn't available on Apple Music and only half on Spotify. I suspect licensing issues. Great voice and full of toe tapping energy. If you're not tapping your foot something is wrong.

Classy and fun and wholesome. Obviously this guy was hugely influential. The songs kinda become indistinguishable by the end of listening, but it's still thoroughly enjoyable. Great listen.

Great listen.

Fun. Good solid music. Haven’t heard anything before

Nice and beautiful album, first time I listen too it.. And I like it..

Fine

A historically great album but to me it’s just decent. A lot can probably be said in the impact fats has over the years. I found the album to be jazzy and entertaining. A few songs were good and I enjoyed them. Overall it’ll be hard to revisit as the album is hard to find on streaming. Showing how dated this album is. 5.9/10

A pleasant pioneering album, with some classic tracks and a solid, fun listen. It's not the most memorable, and also one of the hardest to find to listen to in 2022, but well worth the hunt.

Never listened to before and was outside of my typically listening. Top tracks: Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday.

Great blues singing. Fav tracks Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday - 4/5

This album is simplistic in the best way. It's very of it's time. It gives you weird nostalgia for the 50s even if you weren't alive then. Fats was great and very formative to the genre that became Rock & Roll and this belongs on the list even if it isn't as complex as later rock.

Couldn't find this album on Spotify, so listened to "Fats" Relaxed, bluesy, fun

This is a blueprint, a template, a guide book, a whole damned education in what Rock and Roll (emphasis on the Roll) should sound like

Some of the most classic songs we've heard a million times. Enjoyable listen.

Fats is a good band leader-style artist. His voice is distinctive. This is pop-style blues here. I'm not sure I feel the soul of the music, but it's still good stuff. For those struggling to find the album, here is a link: https://youtu.be/pFlvEdcypxU

I enjoy these old-timey songs so even if the songs get very same-y at some point I still enjoy the aesthetics/vibe of them

Addictive. Not really what I would choose to listen to, butI still played it back to back 5 times. Great stuff.

Couldn’t get all songs from Spotify

Echt gedateerd

Boring

Tiukkaa vanhan liiton rokkia!

Harmi ettei koko levyä löytynyt, oishan tämä saattanut neloseksikin nousta.

En löytäny mistään koko levyä niin laitetaan keskitien 3/5. Puolikkaan levyn perusteella lienee hyvä.

It's decent, just not really my style. I appreciate it more than I like it, if that makes sense.

Great voice, really lovely album

Yeah, good stuff. A little too old-fashioned, but it's 70 years old. That's totally understandable!

Fats Domino was playing rock n roll before anyone knew what rock n roll was and he said as much. He is a pioneer of the genre who did not get the respect he deserved though he was well respected by his contemporaries such as Elvis. This album is great as a piece of history, though it is clearly dated at this point. It's a bridge between the black R&B of the 1940s and early 1950 and rock n roll as a popular genre

I like me some Fats Domino but this album was lacking something. Maybe it needs to be heard loud on an old record player but it just didn't sound that great.

First time listening to fats domino, only knew him by name. Great songs, short but all very happy. Favourite songs: - blueberry hill - blue monday - so long

This is an album of classics

An undeniable legend in the music industry, it's great background music, but isn't really my jam, but it deserves its place on this list.

Yes! I was very excited I got this album today! Classic Rock 'n Roll! Don't know his work that well, but everyone know this man's Blueberry Hill. It's ashame Spotify doesn't have the licence for the whole album so I had to listen to the whole thing somewhere else, yarhg! Great album, I hope there's more like this in the future.

Unlike wine or cheese... well, we'll leave it at that.

This is fine. It's predictable for what you would expect, and the songs are all good. Enjoyed but unlikely to listen to this much.

As a note, Spotify had half of this album restricted in Australia, so I had to make a playlist of it using other albums of his. • He has a fantastic voice that I think would suit any song • The songs all have very happy sounds • I don’t think there are any songs that are significantly better than the rest, it’s just a very good album altogether. However, I think the first impression Blueberry Hill made was great. Favourite song: Blueberry Hill

Fun to hear and hard not to like, but sorta basic and casual-seeming.

Man, I lost my review on this one. I don't want to rewrite it. This was decent 50s teeny bopper music.

Decent.

This one was like a rugged set of tits on a dolly bird past her sell by date. She got them out for the first sun of the summer and they're a bit burnt and sore. She will go home, pour a large glass of cheap white wine and rub lotion on them. Her landlord looks in through a crack in the door and masturbates peacefully. She knows he's there and puts on a bit of a show. "Still got it", she sighs to herself as she climbs into her off-white bath that's seen better days. She submerges herself and unleashes an enormous fart from her ageing vagina. The mirror shakes. The landlord cums.

"Crab mentality" also known as crab theory, crabs in a bucket, is a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you".

Classic 50s Jukebox

While that name conjures an image of a pizza movie night for me, I know he's great considering how he made a Spotify playlist for himself in the '50s. Not to mention that the half-hour jam is composed of songs with freaking "la la" and "oh oh oh ooh" as choruses. Pure bluesy good vibe energy here. I loved it.

Pretty nice! "Blueberry Hill" is a classic, though "Honey Chile," "Reeling and Rocking," and "Blue Monday" are some other faves.

Did not listen, but will go back and find a complete version of this album. I am very familiar with Fats' Blueberry Hill as it always reminds me of Happy Days.

j'ai vraiment aimé, voix juste et bonne instrumentation

Taken as individual tracks this is brilliant, but they're not an album. It's just a collection.

highest common domininator

Yeahhhh I don’t get it.

YEAHHHHH I LOVE FATS! The whole thing is not on Spotify, might look up later. I found it good shit.

i mean, apple music did not have

Couldn't access it on streaming.

Very of it's time, but not something I can listen to.

The Rooster Song - 7/10 My Happiness - 9/10 As Time Goes By - 4/10 Hey La Bas Boogie - 8/10 Love Me - 7/10 Don't You Hear Me Calling You - 8/10 It's You I Love - 10/10 Valley of Tears - 9/10 Where Did You Stay - 7/10 Baby Please - 8/10 Thinking of You - 6/10 You Know I Miss You - 6/10

Great Album. Blueberry Hill alone makes it great, but each song is amazing.

Fats has a great voice and his creations provided enough material for groups to mine well into the next decade or more. The songs are not corny like Elvis and more danceable than Buddy Holly. All in all there isn't enough to grab the attention of modern listeners but it's still a cool nostalgia trip.

3.5 /5. Really surprised at how good this is. When I first seen it I thought, "old music!" but it's pretty great. A few classics and the other songs are solid.

Mellow Boogie Man (5/10) FT: Blueberry Hill

I enjoyed this album a lot and it was a nice change of pace from the others on the list I've gotten so far. Blueberry Hill is the only song that I previously knew of and it is a great song. The recording isn't perfect but that can be forgiven with how long ago it was performed. Excited to hear more of his discography.

Extremely jazzy. Shame the whole album wasn't on Spotify.

Super hard to find album, ended up cobbling together based on the track listing on Wikipedia. Lots of fun regardless!

Echte ouwe muziek. Ik houdt er wel van, maar zo'n heel album is ook wel weer wat teveel. Ik vind ook niet alle liedjes leuk. ***

Yeah man. What a voice!

Pretty fun! Not outstanding, but still fun. Favorites: "Blueberry Hill", "What's the Reason", "Troubles of My Own"

Only half the album was on Spotify.

It’s alright.

L’année est importante je pense. Dans les critères d’aujourd’hui, ça ne tient pas la route. Dans les critères de 1957, je peux comprendre qu’on cherche encore à définir ce qu’est le rock'n'roll.

Ce n’est pas parfait comme enregistrement, les musiciens ne sont pas toujours su’a coche et c’est un peu répétitif, mais c’est l’essence du rock and roll.

Thanks to Hollywood, I just assume that the songs on this album are what the 1950s sounded like. Not bad, if true. Not bad at all.