This Is Fats Domino

I always enjoy these old school rock and roll songs

Good album, never really listened to fats domino before but he was good and it was an interesting album!

Was pleasantly surprised by this album - when It came up I didn’t think I’d be into it and expected it to be dated and boring. But the songs are good, so enjoy the blusey style

aaaaah fats dominooo. huere geile siech. blueberry hill mega classic vo ihm, sehr relaxte rock n roll. er singt super. sind scho alli songs chli gliich, nöd es mega spannends album. cooli giti uf you dine me wrong. arrangements stimmed, er singt echt sehr cool alles seehr groovy gspielt. sind halt singles eigentli und domols sind albe nonig wüüürkli es ding gsi. git e 3 well influence und würkli groovy und er wirkt afoch wie en coole sympathische typ. aber s macht sehr wenig mit mir.

lesssgooo han e playlist gfunde mite lieder blueberry hills fangt schomal suuuper ah, schön gmüetlich jz amene sunntig abig vorem schlafe d lieder sind megaaa churz neii wiso musch so brüelle fat man's hop seehr cool als instrumental, das klavier tömt wie usere spelunke die typisch blues/rock'n'roll bassline isch eifach soooooo geil NEIII DOMINO WISO GAHTS DIER SO SCHLECHT :( RIESE SOLO bi trust in me wiso tönts wie spongebob musig tho hahahahahaha KLARS 4i, het jz nöd unglaublichi banger aber eifach ultra schön und gmüetlich

-always so interesting to listen to seminal old albums like this. you can hear the beginnings of today’s rock music taking shape here and see how it inspired artists like Elvis -it’s definitely very… safe and listenable. i wasn’t blown away by much of the actual music itself but there are still some nice songs on here namely Blueberry Hill -Favorites are Blueberry Hill and Trust In Me

I really liked the chill mood this album brought. Frankly, it was just a background for my studying, therefore i didn't really paid attention to the music. But overall it was a good album, typical for the deacde i guess.

Boring?

Placeholder #2 - gotta get to it but it's not available for streaming.

It was sweet

Short and sweet

A nice little album. Nothing crazy from my listening, but I can see the influence on future artists, but not something I'll come back to. 2.5/5.

3.5

3.5

9.5 ★★★★½

"Blue Monday" is the highlight. Generally very enjoyable to be early rock'n'roll. Low 4 stars

Going 3.5 on Fats. I thought the first half was better than the 2nd, and it definitely got a little samey after a while. "Blue Monday" was the standout for me. There's some other Fats stuff I prefer that wasn't on this album.

3.5

Fats by stage name. Skimps by nature. Outside of Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday i.e songs with ‘blue’ in the title, this album is more like a size zero when it comes to real essential highlights. Such boring, hokey and madly dated bread and butter 50s rock and roll but no butter because that’s too calorific and just a crumb of bread please. Original cover has got good Jack Torrance at a typewriter energy though.

Impossible to find on Apple Music, I’m not really sure which Fats record I’m supposed to be listening to, I finally found a playlist on YouTube that matched the book and after all that… Yeah, this cooks.

mwa oud. leuk voor een keer op de achtergrond. zal ik nooit opzetten

This was a fun listen. It's always cool going back in time to rock and R&Bs roots. The music is kind of simplistic nowadays but was probably so groundbreaking at the time. I don't love Fats's vocal delivery, it's not my favorite, but he's got a fun swingy vibe and he's obviously great on the piano. My favorites were "Blue Monday" and "So Long" Probably wouldn't listen to much of this album on repeat, but I enjoyed my brief time with it. The piano and sax really shine on this album and Fats is a legend but for me this is a solid 3/5.

really nice

Meh

Rating: 4.3/5 Short Review: Feels like getting a hug from music itself—one wearing a snazzy suit and playing boogie-woogie. Favorite Track: “Blueberry Hill” – a tender little earthquake that makes falling in love sound simple, even if it’s not.

Background noise

I get its relevance but it didn't really excite me

While Fats Domino comes with the obvious charm of his time, the music is otherwise nothing special. It's good and enjoyable sure. But I feel like musically, there were more interesting things happening in 1957.

nah

2.5

Classic blues, easy listening. Sadly half the album was unavailable for streaming.

Fatty fat fat fatso!

nothing special 2me

as someone who has listened to some, but not a ton, of music from this genre/era, I can’t really tell how or why this would stand out. It was an easy listen, and some of the songs had really interesting rhyme schemes, but mostly just felt fine overall.

I can appreciate the influence but I'm not waking up in the morning thinking hey let me play that Fats Domino banger Fav song: Blue Monday (NEW ORDER REFERENCE?!)

Love.

Pain in the ass to find, had to build a playlist.

Started off as a 3 for me, then became a 5, so with the powers of averages I feel 4 is most fitting

Fats Domino’s This Is Fats Domino is a lively showcase of his irresistible blend of New Orleans rhythm and blues with early rock ’n’ roll swagger. Tracks like “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday” highlight his warm vocals and rolling piano style, while the horn arrangements and steady grooves keep the energy high throughout. Though some cuts feel formulaic compared to his biggest hits, the album remains a cornerstone of rock ’n’ roll’s formative years.

Een poip album uit 1958! Ik ben benieuwd wat toen beschouwd werd als pop. Potverdomme wat is dit lekker zeg. Soort jazzy blues. Echt heel leuk. Dit gaat richting de 5 sterren. Blueberry Hill begint het mee, en is echt een heel fijn nummer. La La vind ik ook geweldig. Laatste 3 nummers vind ik iets minder, zijn wat langzamer en wordt wat minder ing ezongen. Maar desalniettemin eindig ik dit album met het gevoel dat ik meer van dit wil. Echt genoten en daarom 5 reten.

This is an mix of - mostly - early Soul and Swing. Fats Domino's voice is perfectly suited for this kind of music, but the song selection is a bit lacking. 3/5

Cute album that made me feel nostalgic, like I was at a classic car show.

Boogie-woogie-licious. This is fun music Fav song: Blue Monday

Classic Rock and Roll, good listen for car rides

7/10 いい

Just timeless.

Comme au wisconsin de mon enfance

Excellent vive le soul et vive Fats Domino

Great music. Some classic songs that still hit hard after all these decades. There is a reason that people still listen to Fats Domino.

He’s classic. Of course I know his name and some of his hits, but it’s about time I sat down to soak it in. Although this album is not on Spotify, I found his tunes and they transported me to a simpler time. Everyone should know and respect the le mark he left on rock-n-roll.

I know very little about this type of music and thats kinda a shame. Its pretty good clean fun. I dont know what we did to this in-between jazz and rock music of the 40s 50s and 60s. Its just not in demand I guess? But I had a good old time here with fats. Some very catchy tunes. I hear he's a piano player but I wouldn't say j was blown away by the piano at all here. Mostly his voice and the whole arrangements around him. Saved a few tracks and had a good old time. Aside from the music itself im not sure if this book or site knows what album we should be listening to. So I went by name sake and had to find a Playlist of all the songs. I would have liked to hear these specific recordings but I couldnt find it anywhere. Not the albums fault but pretty annoying all the same.

not for me have the first track listen

👌

Pretty interesting blues, would like to madden more history about it

it's a bop

Better than Elvis

Its easy to see how this influenced popular music as well as why it was so popular during its day. Great, short (though formulaic) little dance tunes.

Fine tunes, great attitude.

I guess this must be very early rock and roll because this was mostly piano and horn instruments, which doesn’t exactly sound like rock and roll to me. The first half sounded like department store music. I was bored. The 2nd half was better but not by much.

Had to cobble the album together song by song to hear the whole thing, but it was worth it.

Oooonnn blueberry hill. Great fun

This might have been exciting as hell in 1957, but now it registers mostly as background music. Pretty nice background music, though!

Half the album was greyed out and unavailable. I could hear "Blueberry Hill" in Richie Cunningham's voice.

My grandma probably would’ve really liked this if she wasn’t racist. Love you gma. However, not for me at all. It sounds old. It feels old. And I don’t like it.

surprised by how much i loved this, banger after banger

Not at all a fan but he looks nicd

It's crazy that this was recorded in 1957. I had to coble together a bunch of different YouTube videos to experience this album turning it into a sort of fun scavenger hunt.

All good. All catchy

All the songs were not available to listen to

sehr cool

This is so much spicier than I was expecting, I can imagine people having a good time with this when it came out.

Dinner music, like music you put on at real low volume.

Takes a bit to find and fix, but well worth it

8/21/25

not on apple

This was nice and easy listening. Major respects to one of the great pioneers of rock & roll but this was a bit too timid for me, groundbreaking for its time I'm sure. There isn't really anything to hate from this. Overall, good listen! 3.00-3.25/5

I get why it's on the list, but not for me. I quite liked the lyrics, but it didn't keep my interest very well aside from that.

Definitely sounds dated. Not my cup of tea.

Kind of good, kind of samey

Missing "Ain't that a shame", his strongest song of his career

If I were listening to this back in the 50s I would have rated it higher. Then it would sound fresh and innovative. The sound on the album was scratchy and technically subpar. Buts Fats Domino rates a 5...

When people take about historical rock acts this is the sort of thing that really deserves more coverage 4.5*

I couldn't find the original album, so I listened to an essentials playlist of him. You can't help but smile when you listen to his music. That New Orleans feel. His voice. I love it

Spotify was missing half the album for some reason so the rating won't be 100% accurate, but the songs are a good vibe nonetheless. Very easy on the ears. Nothing too exciting, but nothing bad either. Very solid.

I'm a fan of jazz and had some exposure to Fats Domino but had never listened to an album in full. He had so much talent. Solid album through and through.

Great album, loved the saxophone and arrangements generally

I wouldn’t have usually ventured into this, but it was enjoyable. I guess that is the whole point of this generator. Grooves, catchy tunes and just generally pleasant. Not sure how many times I’d revisit it, but that doesn’t detract from its validity.

Rock n' roll from the big easy. The most memorable version of Blueberry Hill and so other tracks that influenced the likes of Presley, The Stones and Zeppelin. Worth a listen.

So much of rock n roll and later music owe a debt of thanks to musicians like Fats

Not a great sounding record, but obviously one of the progenitors of popular blues/early rock n roll.

fun fun fun.

like Fats himself said "It wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans" which strikes true for this album. Its very much the same chord structures and whatnot rearranged to fit a different tempo (I found myself humming "Dont Be Cruel" by Elvis more than a few times). That doesnt mean its bad! also this seems like a greatest hits album, which is odd for this list. If you love New Orleans blues and rolling piano then you'll love this. As an aside, I love the naming conventions for this era, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker, etc.

Compilation albums feels like cheating for a list like this. However this album isn’t very good and all the songs sound exactly the same so I guess it’s a wash? Inoffensive and enjoyable enough but nothing really stands out

I didn't hate it but it was boring. Blueberry Hill set the tone with it's lazy, laid back, sleepy sound and it rarely picked up after that. I appreciate the influence he gave to other bands but quite frankly all they did was throw in a guitar, drum kit and 100% more effort and enthusiasm.

This is unfortunately a bit boring - understand how it would've been influential but much prefer this style with a more energetic singer, this ends up sounding quite dull.

Cool music for its time

With small tweaks, I would be thrilled to hear this in a bar.

Whenever I give music like this a low rating it makes me feel very uncultured. That’s not Fats’s problem though.

Let’s be real, he’s got the goods

This record is fun! The grooves hold up to a modern ear, and, because of the album's length, it is extremely accessible! Domino's vocals are smooth. The trumpets are deliberate and mixed well. The piano and percussion work is also beautifully simple. Overall, a very enjoyable, relaxing glimpse into the 50s.

Thought it was funky

Great album

Good old rock and roll.

That’s fats

A bit too 50s pop for me

Blueberry Hill still has listening appeal, but otherwise the album is a bit dated.

easy to listen in the background

I liked.

It was nice but not really for me but I get it.

coool :)

While this isn’t an album I think I will return to, I still had a nice time with it. I enjoyed all the live instrumentals and the vocals, all of the musicians and Fats Domino are clearly very talented. I also enjoyed listening to it in the context of other music I’ve heard, I could hear not only the blues and New Orleans influences, but also how this played such a big role in inspiring the rock and roll genre. I also found it to be a nostalgic listen, it reminded me of the music my dad used to play me as kid.

Una pena que sea un recopilatorio. Lo clásico no falla. 8/10

Fats Domino is “the real king of rock ‘n’ roll” according to Elvis, who was heavily influenced by Domino. The Beatles, too, were heavily influenced by Domino. This Is Fats Domino was his third album & it includes his biggest hit, the song most everybody has heard: Blueberry Hill. Elvis, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles all covered Blueberry Hill. Blue Monday is also on this album & probably my favorite Domino song. Domino has a distinct style of rock 'n'' roll, driven by the piano, as he was a piano player. The electric guitar as a lead instrument in rock 'n' roll would come later with Chuck Berry. The songs are all a bit similar due to Domino’s piano playing, but every song is just pure rock ‘n’ roll. Domino is like AC/DC in that, you know what you’re getting when you put on one of their albums. You can hear how Domino’s music inspired early Beatles, Led Zep & others to create their own style. For someone who wants to see where rock ‘n’ roll came from and hear one of its main architects, This Is Fats Domino is a great album to check out.

One of the OGs of boogie woogie piano. Gent get much better than this.

Great.

"The opening song is "Blueberry Hill"... need i say more? "Honey Chile" is next... every song on this is a gem... when younger generations hear the term "rock and roll"... and they think of Metallica... or... Nirvana... it makes me cringe... it's like when someone who is not country, claims to be a country artist... it's incongruent... THIS... is Rock 'n Roll... Rock and Roll... even CLASSIC ROCK realizes it needed to shorten the term... Chuck Berry... Jerry Lee Lewis... Little Richard... THAT is Rock n Roll... and that's exactly what this record is... it DEFINES the genre... in fact this record is not only rockin'... but REELIN' and a rockin'... just having "Blueberry" and "Blue Monday" on the same album make it special... but, when every song is a piece of nostalgia, that MUST be preserved... FIVE STARS... all day... every day..."

mooolto simpatico

Fats Domino encapsulates the sound of rock and roll, soul and blues in the 50s in such a perfect manner it's hard to rate this record as anything other than great.

Well, weirdly this album isn't on apple music so I've assembled a hodgepodge playlist that's missing a few songs. He's a very charming singer. He's got a nice, full, jolly sort of voice that endears me to him upon his first note. He's got a really fun name, too. This reminds me of Christmas as all happy standard oldies do. Which just makes me immediately happy :-) It is really damn sweet. I wish I had the whole album. It really just lifts the mood. I wanna dance even though it's 2 am and I'm stressed out of my mind about classes! He's got a very sympathetic voice. I didn't do anything to him, but in So Long I'm feeling pretty bad for what I didn't do. Reeling and Rocking is pretty peak. Might be my favorite so far for all the musical stuff in the background even though all the songs have been quite pleasant. Poor, Poor Me is sooooo me. Great album (as much as I heard of it). Solid 4! Lovely!

Very solid. 4/5

My mom loved Fats Domino

Okay, took me ages to find this exact album. BUT, my high school boyfriend was OBSESSED with Fats. This album takes me right back to his pickup truck. I'm sufficiently impressed with this dude and always have been. The swagger in the music is off the charts.

Listened to before: No I am rarely in the mood for Rock & roll/R&B. But when I am: Fats Domino seems like the right choice. (Rating: 3.5)

A fun album from an iconic artist.

fats domino is one of the building blocks of modern music. he influenced countless artists, who influenced countless artists, who... you get the point. his smash hit "blueberry hill" is here, which is great. the rest of the album is a little bit more uneven. there's some good stuff, some decent stuff. nothing here is bad, in my opinion, but some stuff is just less interesting. it's still a nice enough listen, especially with the historical context.

So good. Love mono recorded vinyl worthy boogie woogie blues. Can listen to it all day especially with a real piano and sax.

3,5

Opens with the classic "Blueberry Hill". Unfortunately, Spotify refused to play the entire album unless I upgraded to the padi version.

This was a bit tough to find, but worth it. It was like a trip down memory lane, listening to the first music that was "mine" as opposed to my parents "stuff". My granddaughter couldn't understand why anyone would be named "Fats".

This isn't especially my kind of jam, it's something I don't mind in smaller doses but this was alright.

Though the recording technology has aged, the music is timeless and fun.

Fun listen

A little chaotic in terms of cohesion, but all fun songs. Fats is always a good time and I wish this album was longer. 4/5

Just classic, foundational stuff and for good reason. Album is a little repetitive though. Need some James Brown stuff to set the drummer free!

29/07/2025 Brilliant album. Loved it. Short and sweet.

Learned that Fats was a pioneer on the New Orleans music scene and that he might've been credited for having the first rock-and-rock single record. Neat! The music here was some solid fusion of blues, jazz, and old timey rock. No real complaints. Down the middle 3 for me.

I'm not saying that Fats didn't have it going on back in his day, but as far as old school Rock n' Roll goes, this was one of them. Fine, but hard to imagine anyone getting too worked up for this one other than to scratch a pseudo-nostalgic itch while eating a milkshake or something. This one slid right off my brain, and for that it gets a 2

Good short jaunt for a morning. Nothing remarkable, but its impressive for the 50's. :)

Short and sweet old timey rock. Nothing wrong with that at all every so often

This first song makes me want a Blueberry Hill from Fractured Prune! Pretty solid stuff for being made in the 50's. Heard some blues, some jazz, and some rock n roll which was all good enough for land a 3.

Like working in a 50s diner

Tenho dificuldade com os primórdios do rock n roll qnd ele não é em torno de guitarras

They don't call me Fats Domino just because he's morbidly obese

Fun, easy listen. I especially liked Blueberry Hill :)

3.5/5 I enjoyed this! No favourite track as I liked them all for different reasons.

It's ok.

Blueberry Hill is a great track. Albums sure to get anyone swinging! That being said, not really sure the context id listen to this in.

Favorite: Troubles of My Own

Fats Domino is truly an original. #134

dated

It was ok

I did enjoy this but I wasn't buzzing.

This was fun particularly liked BLUEEEEE MONDDAAAYYY

Groovy and smooth

Some nice early rock and roll. This album was slower than I was expecting but it's still a nice one; like I was expecting most of the songs on the album to sound similar to the closer 'Trust In Me.'

Swing jazz. But boring. 2/5

Loved it. Took a while to find it - tried the YouTube link, but that was not correct, so looked some more, finally hit the ol Spotify button on top next to the YouTube button - wait - where'd it go? Well - IF you find it, you will like it. This one had about 6 of the 14 songs blocked out, so I couldn't hear the whole thing. But Fats Domino ... it's a yes for me!

not bad!

I'm having fun. Like idk how musically fascinating this is i dont have a lot to say but I let it repeat in full and couldn't stop moving to it i love this.

Better than Coldplay

Half the songs are bleddy region blocked, but what I heard was obviously great.

Can hear so much influence on early Beatles and other rock bands. Fun listen!

Classic early rock sound by a pioneer. My dad loves to sing Blueberry Hill, so that's a family favorite. Blue Monday is another classic tune. At least on Spotify, a lot of these tracks are not available.

Due to my dad's love of 50's Rock 'n Roll, I'm familiar with Fats Domino, but this is my first album. Elvis credits Fats as the "true king of rock 'n roll" and it was his inspiration that created Elvis. This belongs on a must listen to album. Best Songs Blueberry Hill Blue Monday You Done Me Wrong Poor, Poor Me

middle of the road but a fun listen

Fun and creative. What’s not to like?

The Fat Man had a very unique sound, all his own. Always an enjoyable listen even with a pretty lightweight set of songs

Not bad, kinda tame.

Fats was one of my father's absolute favorites so I've had a lifetime of exposure to his music. This is classic proto-rock 'n' roll. It's not just simple blues, it's become something more, and arguably this is where it all started.

(This was hard to find, but I think I got the correct track list. There was a lot of confusion and mislabeling with the similarly-titled This Is Fats!) I really enjoyed this, just great oldies RnB. It seems Fats Domino gets forgotten alongside players like Ray Charles or Little Richard. I'm not knowledgeable enough to say if it's because he wasn't as pioneering as those two, but he was very good. The best song on this album is "Blue Monday" (not New Order), and I also had "Honey Chile" stuck in my head.

Historical significance doesn’t make it worth listening to.

Fine for old stuff

A classic from a legend

i’m shocked at how much i liked this!! really fun in every song, just some classic rock and roll

Rv

I hear what they’re saying about how he influenced Elvis and The Beatles. It was ok. We’ll go 4/5 on deference.

Reminds me of my Dad and what he’d listen to when he was growing up

A 50’s Bop

A convincing performance

Great

first listen great stuff

A classic. Hugely important bridge from R&B to rock. Great tunes, great voice.

The first couple of songs had me smiling but then it all started to feel a bit same-y

Giver mig tidlig Beatles vibes. Som “you’ve really got a hold on me”, som jeg ikke kan huske hvem har lavet oprindeligt Og faktisk også “that will be the day”

“This Is Fats Domino” es un álbum que adelantaba el sonido del R&B, soul e incluso rock que llegaría a su punto álgido en las siguientes décadas y pudo servir de referencia a artistas como Elvis Presley o Paul McCartney. El disco lo componen melodías alegres y letras que abordan temas como el amor o la vida cotidiana. Sin ser un sonido de mi agrado, considero que es un proyecto bien trabajado, que suena realmente bien y la voz del artista es muy agradable de escuchar.

Maybe could be on low in the background. I see the talent, but the recording is nearly 70 years old and it shows. Glad to have listened to it once. I found no thrills here.

OG rock n roll.

Half the album is missing on spotify but I know most from band days.

An all time classic, starting with a classic rhythm and blues sound and developing into the rock ‘n’ roll that we all love, influencing both Elvis and the Beatles along the way. This must have been impossibly exciting to hear for the first time back in 1956 and songs like Blueberry Hill still send a shiver down my spine.

This is a great example of rythm'n'blues/early rock'n'roll, very entertaining & up-tempo, and a good representative of the New Orleans scene.

I think only 1/2 the album is on Spotify??? 3/5 better than I assumed it’d be

Feel good rock n roll. Didn’t stop smiling from beginning to end. Will have to find it on vinyl and truly hear it the way it is meant to be listening to. It was very influential and you can see why.

Cool, I liked one of the middle tracks and the one near the end with the whistling, but not enough to want. Decent though. 2.5/5 stars.

A good album, I enjoyed the music style. I liked Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday and So Long the most.

i missed one banger hit, but it was a nice oldie album

frumrokk? helvíti gaman af þessu eins og nafnanum waller.

If you close your eyes, you can envision yourself in a 50s club listening to this, booze flowing in a smokey room as the band plays and Fats sings. Although I don't think it would be too memorable, or something you would tell everyone they should do it too. 3.

Love his voice, most of the material is a bit too repetitive for me.

Una experiencia parecida a la que tuve con un álbum de Little Richard recomendado en esta lista. Este estilo es demasiado redundante, se utilizan recursos armónicos, melódicos y rítmicos demasiado similares. Creo que no hay mucho que sorprenda en este álbum. Tal vez para la época tuvo relevancia. Y sí considero que en este caso hubo un poco más de trabajo en los arreglos musicales en comparación con el álbum de Little Richard. Sin embargo, lo que gana en arreglos, lo pierde en carácter, ya que continuando con la comparación, Little Richard tiene una voz mucho más interesante y potente. En fin, no es un mal álbum, pero en mi opinión, para un oido contemporáneo, no es sobresaliente.

This feels like an academic inclusion. Like, I can understand its significance but there are too many decades between this album and now to be able to feel it hit like it would have in 1956.

Hard to find this version Blueberry hill is a classic Ain’t that a shame too I fell asleep at first but later appreciated it more.

Kind of hard to pin down the exact tracklist for this album. Blueberry Hill is a classic, and Fats always delivers. Nothing groundbreaking here, just some solid tunes it was fun to listen to again.

Smooth

Maybe pretty good at the time (?) but I won't be revisiting this one

Had to create a playlist to recreate this album for Apple Music streaming. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/this-is-fats-domino/pl.u-BqENS1jV119 . Excellent. Terrific music and probably the first ever rock and roll song ever written and recorded? Very cool.

Glad rock and roll was invented but I'd never listen to this again.

Fun 4 stars

Fun music, fun cover, just fun overall.

Some good solid oldies. I like the style.

Enjoyable album but nothing spectacular. Very good background music

I’ve always loved Fats Domino, just the chillest rock star ever playing New Orleans jazz with a backbeat. Still, as with a lot of 50’s artists, Youre a little better off with the greatest hits, but it’s a great early rock and soul record.

only half of this was on streaming? oh well it's fun

1. Poor Me 2. So Long 3. What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You

Blueberry hill was good.

Alltså det är ju smånajs. Men lite för meh för att nå en fyra. Blueberry Hill är ju en femma. Och det är den låten man hört sen tidigare och som överlevt i större utsträckning än andra låtar, av en anledning.

Kul lyssning som man blir på gott humör av!

The Prehistory of Rock.

Well. Good. It was a nice listen. An easy one.

fun album from the early era of rock and roll.

Fun album.

Great voice, classic songs. A fun listen.

This first class I took in college was called Blues as Blueprint, and it was a seminar class focused on the American narrative through the arts. Fats Domino was the first album I had to analyze, and I have been appreciative my liberal arts education ever since. I always loved how you can hear the evolution of New Orleans through his music, from Joplin’s Ragtime to Louis’s Jazz, a touch of Louis Prima’s swing and even a bit of Delta blues. And his lyrics hit at the heart of the American experience in the 1950s: subtle deviate behaviors, mournful hearts, the silliness of daily life, the post-war optimism. Key songs for me were all of them, but the Rooster Song with its rockabilly swing and Valley of Tears bring me back to the sock hop I never attended but wished I had. He’s an American legend.

Random thoughts: * One of the only albums we can't get on Spotify. * I was able to find a playlist that was pretty close. * Blueberry Hill is a classic that is still well known. * Love the jazz and New Orleans influence in his music. * He is an original and rock-n-roll pioneer. Definitely a must listen at some point.

Difficult to find this one. Used playlist on Spotify. Just amazing stuff. Fats was awesome.

Favorite Track: Blue Monday

Influerade säkerligen mycket som kom efter samtidigt som jag upplever det något för gammalt av modern musik

Fun, but repetitive

Such good music but limited variety

Cool to see the origin of a sound that feels very familiar. Classic! Fun! Fat!

listened at work, solid but nothing to revisit or bump

Nota: 6'5/10 Un disco histórico, rítmico y disfrutable, aunque no sea mi tipo de música. Es un álbum que marco e influenció a grandes artistas del rock and roll como Elvis y The Beatles. Canción favorita: Blue Monday Canción menos favorita: La La

Classic feels nostalgic

After a long day at work, I come home, I grab a beer, I walk into my little workshop where I repair guitars, and i put something like this on while i tinker away. I really enjoyed this. I swear I was born too late sometimes😆 Every song just feels like it is meant to be there and the album feels just the right length. None of the songs are overly catchy, but none seem boring or skippable. I just felt so.... relaxed.

yippee! that was fun.

very pleasant, but i don't have really strong thoughts about it i guess

Half of songs have been removed from spotify :(

Просто джаз. Кого этим удивишь?

good old classic

5/10

A gentle, good-natured slice of early rock ’n’ roll. Fats Domino’s warm voice and rolling piano are instantly likeable, with 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 standing out as the iconic gem. Not every track hits, and it plays more like a singles collection than a cohesive album — but it’s hard not to smile while listening.

Not for me

Not british BUT that doesnt excuse it I dont vibe with 50s music

big ups Fats Domino for the rock and roll

It took me awhile to figure out this album really isn't on Spotify and ended up cueing up each song individually. No matter, I love this time period, old time rock n roll and this album was no exception. I've been letting this genre play all day over last few days. Really wish I could go back and see some of these musicians in concert. This was a very good listen and enjoyed every song. Every time I hear Blueberry Hill, I think of Ritchie Cunningham from Happy Days. And if you know what I'm talking about, you're old like me. What did ever happen to his brother, Chuck? Just a very good listening experience. 4

3 This is the kind of thing I can’t imagine anyone listening to and not enjoying. There was something about the first wave of rock and roll that had so much charm and spirit to it - or at least it did before white people got to it. I say that semi-jokingly as an Elvis fan, but music like this is an important reminder that rock and roll lived and breathed long before the King’s hips hit Ed Sullivan. I enjoyed every track here, and, at 27 minutes, it certainly never outstayed its welcome, but if I’m being honest, most of this runs together. Blueberry Hill and Blue Monday (disappointingly not the precursor to New Order’s 1983 hit) were probably my two favorites tracks, but it’s all kind of the same from there. Fortunately, the good vibes make up for it, but a bit more diversity in sound and songwriting likely would have made this more of a remarkable listen. Also, I know that it was 1956 and that I shouldn’t judge from a modern lens, but I have the same issue with this that I do a lot of other albums from this era, in that it feels disorganized, like no thought was put into the order or flow of songs at all. Which almost certainly was the case - after all, most albums at the time were just assortments of whatever stuff the artist had floating around - but I also think it’s fair to expect some level of consideration. I digress, I would call this enjoyable music, but not a great album. That said, as an artist, Fats Domino’s importance and influence can’t be understated - any self-respecting rock fan owes it to themselves to give his stuff a listen.

Sounds good

This entire album was hard to find but I eventually did find the entire thing on YouTube. This belongs in the book and I had not heard any of these songs before but I still enjoyed it. For some reason I expected more background vocals on these songs. I do not know why I expected this. This is great old school not-rock and roll (Fats Domino did consider his music rock and roll) that influenced so many other artists.

This is the 146th album I’m rating. Album covers were pretty shit in 1956. Adding to my Playlist - Blueberry Hill, Honey Chile, What's the Reason (I'm not Pleasing You), Blue Monday, So Long, La-La, Troubles of my Own, You Done me Wrong, Reeling and Rocking, The Fat Man's Hop, Poor, Poor me, and Trust in Me. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. All in all I liked 12/12 songs. I really do like the 1950's. I like the vibe. It just feels right.

Great stuff, and I finally got an album that isn't an unremarkable Britpop album

Até curto uns oldies. Não é meu estilo musical preferido nem nada, mas eu gosto de ouvi-lo as vezes, tenho vários discos e CDs compilando as melhores canções desse período, e muitos deles incluem canções do Fats Domino. Mas ouvindo um disco inteiro dele, não consigo sentir muita coisa não. Mesmo gostando do estilo e tudo mais, o álbum não me prendeu muito. Mesmo com sua curta duração, ele me pareceu longo, laborioso. Uma pena, visto que, tecnicamente falando, tudo aqui está de acordo. Acho que simplesmente não gosto o suficiente do cantor para apreciar um LP inteiro só dele. Mas em compilações de artistas variados ele encaixa como uma luva! 2/5

Spotify didn’t have this album so I had to piece it together from the track listing. The songs are so old, been around for lifetimes, so of course he should be on this list for his widespread effect.

Fats is fats baby

Blueberry Hill is such a great song. Let me tell you in 1950s euphemisms about how I drove out to Inspiration Point and got a handy from Barbara in the front seat.

While the white nationalist nostalgia for the 50's is mostly terrifying, Fats Domino still bangs.

Honestly I’m sort of annoyed that a compilation record counts as an “album that must be listened to before I die”. That said, I don’t hate the songs on here at all, but I’ll never search them out. This record feels like the equivalent of not changing the station when something comes on that you don’t care about, but you just quit paying attention instead of putting in the hard work of changing the channel. I dunno. I feel like this is just on the cusp of being enjoyable, but just falls short for me. The only thing that would probably save this for me would be a nostalgic connection, but I don’t have that, so, maybe this is a sort of disingenuous 2 for me. I feel like it’s not actually bad enough to warrant a 2, but it’s not a 3 for me either. 2.8, maybe? I just don’t want to round up.

I don't hate it, but it sounds so dated.

Prob worthy of 4* but I don't know how to listen to this album/where to find it so don't want to give an innacurate or over inflated rating

Short and sweet.

Blueberry Hill Good for 1957

Awfully swell album and such, but I can't really think of a time I would listen to this.... in 2025. Overall there were only 2 songs that I can say I actually liked to the point I listened them them multiple times, but overall this just isn't for me.

Has held up well

Some of the songs were great, some I didn't like

Chill

Liked this!

La mitad del disco no está disponible en Spotify, así que para compensarlo escuché las canciones más oídas de él. Un clásico del rock.

un genre que je n'écoute presque pas donc trop contente de découvrir ! toutes les chansons sont des bangers?? ça s'enchaîne super bien, et elles ont un son qui est à la fois marqué par leur époque et intemporel. j'y connais pas tellement sur ce genre ou sur l'histoire de cette personne mais on comprend très vite à l'écoute que cet album est spécial et qu'il a marqué son temps

Love Fats…couldn’t find this album on Tidal.

So. This is one of the best purely rock 'n' roll albums of the time that I've heard. Fats' voice is beautiful and the playing is soulful and tasteful. The only reason I gove it 4/5 is because this album, like many of contemporaries, can be a little bit repetitive. But all in all, a rock 'n' roll triumph

Overrated

A bit too self consistent, but not bad

Interesting tape machine distorsion.

Energético me remontó a una epoca antigua

Old but good

I will grant you that it might be genetically impossible for me to give this any lower than a 4 because I’m also from New Orleans but I would say it’s impossible to give the album that objectively anyway. Listen to that piano! That singing! This album is so good!

uzas

Solid record, but nothings really hitting my ear. Not Fallout-core enough to be in my wheelhouse, although You Done Me Wrong does scratch that itch. Mostly sits in a tempo thats *just* slow enough to not really grab my attention, especially with his vocals not being as bombastic as other artists around his time. Couple somgs verge into blues which I've found with this project that I'm just not big on. But still, solid record.

Fuck yeah Fats Domino.

Mehh

Beautiful and jazzy.

I am excited for this today! I’ve not listened a complete fats domino album before and I am in an oldies mood today. Having a real problem trying to listen to this. YouTube music doesn’t seem to have the album, but I followed the link above to the YouTube playlist and that is working but it pauses after each track. Really messing up the enjoyment. So many of these songs sound so similar it feels lazy but the songs are so pleasant it really doesn’t matter. Just feels like the same song over and over again and I really don’t care.

Couldn’t find the album but I listened to Fats Domino Swings instead & it did indeed swing.

Hell yeah

This Is Fats Domino was only an okay album at best. I did like some of the stuff it tried with a lot of it sounding like an early version of Sam Cooke's Live At The Harlem Square Club but this one unfortunately lacks in one area where the former excelled in, that being liveliness. This album just has the issue of sounding very empty at points especially during the last couple of songs. I get that this album is from the 50s so you would probably expect the production to not be the greatest but that emptiness still kinda irks me. Thankfully, this album is really short because if it were longer, it would be very repetitive. This one gets a very soft 3. Best Song: So Long Worst Song: Poor, Poor Me

An OK, listen-able, rock n roll album. I found it very so-so, with the first track being a standout, but not even that track was special enough. It's not something I'd listen to again personally. This is "black music" that appealed to the masses. But it's missing a spark.

I don't think I've spent much time listening to Fats on purpose, but I do know the classics. Is it a copout to use a compilation album as an example? I digress. He was one of the greats, and had such a good sound. I'm surprised they didn't choose a compilation with "Ain't That a Shame?" on it, though. I don't think this necessarily sticks with me as anything exciting but I'm not overly well versed on him. It was pretty good and some great rhythm and blues.

Chill, old-timey rock-and-roll. Happy and innocent but not too upbeat. I could see this being some good background music.

I didn't like this as much as I expected to. Most of the songs sound pretty similar, so if I was seeking swing/big band, this isn't the album I'd revisit.

Great stuff.

Couldn't find this exact album, so I listened to a Fats Domino best of. Once it had finished, the CD started playing again from the start. Instinctively I moved to press stop, but the music was so good that I listened through again.

I was hard finding a full version of this album, had to use good old youtube. Let's seeeee. Oh so it's that kind of 50's music! This is the kind of music that I'll willingly dance to, even if I probably won't be the one playing it. A lot of the not so dancy tracks are just going by. This album is pretty harmless. Not too long for me to get tired of it, and not bad at all. Just nothing that wows me here. There were some good moments, some good tracks that I'll keep with me, but I don't predict a time where I'll want to listen to this again. Bye

Pretty good!

Really great , strong voice and piano. An influential musician and great music

Nice little listen here. Probably won’t listen to it again but nice vibes for a Friday morning.

Bonus marks for influencing future music.

I know it’s kind of classic stuff, but today it’s just one of those albums you didn’t even notice was on, and then it ended.

Very pleasing. A toe tapping body swaying album throughout.

Lovely

Oh so this is where all the music I like comes from.

Just exactly what I expected. Ok.

Some of the songs were great, some I didn't like