This Is Fats Domino

Highlights: Blue Monday, Blueberry Hill. In a nutshell: bridging the gap. Record companies and artists started the transition from pressing singles to releasing albums around the 1950's, so I'll cut it some slack for most songs sounding the same. Part R&B, part early rock and roll, but smooth. Overall: 5/10

This was cool but didn’t really move me.

Clearly very influential but not as musically interesting or exciting as some other artists of the time.

It was alright, I really liked his voice, very easy to listen to.

cool, outdated, but cool

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.

-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.

It was sweet

Short and sweet

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

👌

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.

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

All good. All catchy

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

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

Kind of good, kind of samey

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...

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

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.

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

Cool music for its time

Great album

Good old rock and roll.

That’s fats

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

easy to listen in the background

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

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.

Great.

mooolto simpatico

A fun album from an iconic artist.

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.

Fun listen

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.

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

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.

I did enjoy this but I wasn't buzzing.

This was fun particularly liked BLUEEEEE MONDDAAAYYY

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.'

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!

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

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.

(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.

Fine for old stuff

Rv

A convincing performance

OG rock n roll.

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

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

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

Fun music, fun cover, just fun overall.

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

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!

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

fun album from the early era of rock and roll.

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.

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

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

yippee! that was fun.

Half of songs have been removed from spotify :(

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.

big ups Fats Domino for the rock and roll

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.

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

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

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.

Overrated

A bit too self consistent, but not bad

Old but good

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.

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.

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

Great stuff.

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!

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

Bonus marks for influencing future music.

Very pleasing. A toe tapping body swaying album throughout.

Lovely

Just exactly what I expected. Ok.

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

No private session used for spotify. I think I have heard most of these songs at some point, early rock n' roll, lots of piano and saxophone.

Cerramos la última semana de mayo con Fats Domino, un tipo que ubico por su nombre, mas creo que no por su obra. Canciones felices, con cierto dejo de naifs, pero fundantes de todo lo contracultural que iba a volverse el Rock and Roll. Ideal para música de fondo. Hasta el lunes, gente.

Classic old school rock and roll. Crisp, piano driven bluesy tracks that are all under 3 minutes. How can you hate it?

Pretty good but a very short album.

like my ass

SUCH a beautiful voice. it's crazy how much good music we might lost over the fact that it's from a few generations ago. Never would've heard of this guy if it wasn't for this list

Fats er alltaf góður en mér finnst skrýtið að það séu safnplötur á þessum lista.

2.5

I like some old time rock and roll, though the tempo of a lot of these ones starts to feel kind of similar.

3.5

Fats does alright, but I thought I’d be into him more than I was. He’s definitely skilled on those keys. A rock pioneer but perhaps a little dated to listen to today.

Ehhh, it's ok

Compilation album, likely one of the full length albums by Fats Domino would have more cohesion

Half the album is missing on Spotify and the songs that are missing are the best ones!!

Solid album from an undoubtedly important and influential artist for music of the late 50s and beyond. 3/5 Standout tracks: Blueberry Hill (obviously) Troubles of My Own Poor, Poor Me

This guy rocks and rolls. Favourite Track(s): La La, Mardi Gras in New Orleans Least Favourite Track(s): Goin' Home

This album was a great example of the blues-y origins of rock & roll. Fats has an iconic voice and I enjoyed several tracks on the album. Favorite tracks: Blue Monday, Trust in Me

Liked a couple of the tracks more I'm the middle

Of its time, and good to have heard it, but not interesting enough to draw me back in

Perfectly okay.

Good stuff. Showered my ass off listening to this

Compiled this manually on Apple music using the Wikipedia tracklist because I almost listened to This Is Fats which is a different album. Anyway this was great.

i actually had never listened to this bloke ... i guess it was cool ? lol ... i liked it enuff

I appreciate its historical place and gave it two listens but nothing stuck in my brain except for "Blueberry Hill."

It was ok, not something I would have chosen, but thats the point of being here.

I am saturated on Fats for this life, thanks. I do like the drums actually allowed in the mix along with that jackhammer piano.

#94 - Perfectly pleasant, of its time

This wasn’t on Apple Music so assuming what I was able to find on YouTube was the right thing I thought this wasn’t too bad at all. Not what I’m really looking to listen to haha, but I thought it was pretty good. Sounds very aged though, but that’s just the nature of the 50s.

Decent album. Easy listen

***A great album

You can hear how much this influenced rock and roll. It is a fine album, though I can’t imagine myself actively searching to listen to it anytime soon.

Solid tunes.

This website keeps messing up my comments which is pretty annoying. I'll have comments on a new album and when I click submit it puts in comments from the previous album I rated. Anyways, this album was weird because the entire middle section was greyed out and I couldn't listen to it. The songs that I could listen to were pretty good though, groovy.

Album not available... Checked a couple songs, he good

Fav: Blue Monday Notes: It's good. Would do 3.5 if that were an option

Kaksi klassikkoa, ja kuinka saatanan hyvä Blue Monday onkaan (ehkä parempi kuin se toinen). Lallalaat ja oo-o-oot ovat tietenkin pitkälti täytettä. Mutta jos ne saavat artistin koneen käyntiin, minä en ainakaan valita.

I like him, but not a ton standing out!

Sorry, Fats and New Orleans :pensive: This one just wasn't hitting for me. My real rating is closer to 5/10, for what it's worth. EDIT: Revisiting several months later after some Little Richard, and this is hitting more. Up to 3 stars it goes!

Some good jazz tunes, the vocals have some oldie recording quality that really adds to the charm. Standouts : Blueberry Hills, Blue Monday

having a "How Do I Rate Old Ass Albums" dilemma with this one

It was a little samey but in terms of early rock n roll it was fun

Spotify didn't have half the tracks, but this was a fun album with lots of bops. might add to my discogs wish list for party music

Enjoyed this.

It's fine. Classic, I guess. Not my style Would I listen again: No Deserves to be on this list: Yes 3.2

Always fun.

He certainly found his thrill.

King of Rock n Roll like Elvis said.

Again not my vibe - but I can respect that it’s good for the genre it’s representing. I wouldn’t listen again, but was easy listening all the same.

Couldn’t find the proper album so I listened to other works. Classic, but will only rate a 3 since I couldn’t listen to the right thing.

Yet another album from the 50's with every song being 12 bar blues. I'm not saying I hate it but cmon fellas, a little bit more variety would be nice

Pretty good. Old people music

The original album was issued in 1956 with 12 tracks (6 more than offered here) with the two bonus tracks added in 1957. I love Fats Domino, but this is kind of weak.

What a neat record. I love this style of soul and blues, capturing an era of Americana and truly representing its essence. Fats has such a fantastic voice and the complementary instrumentation is straight up cool. Not a record I’d listen to often, but fun to put on to reminisce about the days before I was born.

C'est fort plaisant, le debut du rocknroll au piano et en plus, c'est pas un meurtrier.

Écoute relax. Brûle bien dans le poêle à nostalgie. Le genre d'affaire que tu fais jouer pendant que tu passes la balayeuse dans une autre pièce.

Very short but some nice blues. Don’t think I’d listen to again but it was still enjoyable. 5/10.

Fun but too short. Favorite track: blueberry hill. Overall score: 6.7/10.

This dude invented rock and roll, so that's cool.

Cool

didn't really listen - no time today - these sound so old and dated but I know they are part of the foundation - and some are still really great

Notable of course for the inclusion of Blueberry Hill. An early entry in to the rock cannon. Itself a cover of a song written almost decades earlier but brought to life in a new world. This song - and album - are a bridge between two worlds. You have the remnants of the jazz roots on RnR/R&B with the sax and piano playing the role that would soon give way to the guitar. Certainly a vital piece to the puzzle - the album is well recorded and a blast to listen to.

A Classic.

6/10

Не зацепило, обычный рокнрол

OK, mostly disabled so couldn't listen

It's good musicianship, I just don't love this era so much

Couldn't find this on spotify. I listened to the one his most popular songs were on and enjoyed it less than expected tbh

Not really my thing, but fine enough.

I was expecting this record to be really fun, but I did find it a bit dull, so I ended up feeling disappointed with the lack of energy. At least it is really short.

Enjoyed it!

A nice short one to start the week I wasn't really expecting much, thought it would be just fine, standard 50s rock n roll. It's a fun listen and has something of an ageless quality and Fats had a great voice. But it also feels pretty simple because of not only how many other rock n roll artists were inspired by him, and how much the genre has grown since. That's not me trying to put the album down, I would say it's perhaps a case of the original being so copied to the point that he himself doesn't seem that original. I imagine it sounded very cutting edge and unique at the time, and it definitely deserves to be on the list if he inspired Elvis and The Beatles This isn't on Spotify so I had to listen to a user-curated playlist, which I hope used the same versions that appear on the album (it also ends with Fourth of July by Surfjan Stevens for some reason) 3.5 Highlights: So Long, Troubles of My Own, What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You

Behagligt, ska nog in med någon på middagslistan

Not groundbreaking, but not bad.

Why are some songs on splotify grayed out ? Absolute oldie 3

Fella has a big and beautiful voice but overall just okay.

Cool 60s music, but not my favorite.

I'm not someone who grew up on Rock and Roll beyond the small tune used for some toy commercial, so it's hard for me to really get into that stuff because it generally doesn't have the same appeal to me as rock after the 60s. Despite that this album was pretty good! I think what helps it so much is how it has a jazzier sound besides the obvious blues sound, along with Fats' voice being just so nice to listen to, hearing something like "Blueberry Hill" or "So Long" just feels so different to the Rock n Roll of that era but still is that and you can tell how something like those songs would be so liked by rock artists later down the line (Elvis, Beatles, you know, all of those). I'm not so into the songs that are more typically Rock n Roll but I wouldn't mind checking out another one of his albums!

Don't think I've ever actually listened to Fats! I dig, but it appears a lot of these older jazz/blues records are capturing me as much as they probably should.

I enjoyed it, knew a few songs and the rest were decent early rock and roll.

Pleasant.

I didn’t mind this but it didn’t do anything for me. Blueberry Hill was a cool tune.

Klassisk råkkenråll. Han har en flott stemme. Det er gøy å høre hvor Lady Madonna kom fra. Jeg syns en del av sangene var ganske svake på akkurat denne platen, dessverre.

6/10

Good ole music

Paar Songs sind echte Brecher 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

its not on apple and the youtube playback is not at the correct playback speed but other than that its pretty decent

At only 17 minutes long, is this the shortest compilation album ever? Ain’t that a shame.

Half the album is unavailable on spotify so I had to make do with just listening to another album lmao

Nice short listen, a little dated and repetitive but pretty good all the same

3 Stars (8/15)

Good music, but I probably wouldn't listen to a ton of it. Although it did kind of spark my interest in those earlier R&B music.

Too short to really get into, had potential though

grrovy

I find this rather boring Rock & Roll (very much based on the 12-bar blues). Here the first two notes and you can basically imagine the whole rest of the song. It's not particularly well sung either. BUT this is 1956 and what sounds boring now didn't then. Being the first at this, is quite a feat and Fats was very influential. A 3 then.

Had to listen to this on YouTube with commercials, so the experience was choppy. Very enjoyable songs. More bluesy than I expected but I can see how this might be a transition album from rhythm and blues to rock and roll.

Great songs don’t constitute a great album. But these are great songs

Dad used to play blueberry hill in the car all the time, a classic. Again though 17 minutes is not an album

Blueberry Hill is one of the greatest songs ever. Voice is great, some unreal piano work and vibes going on here but alas a full albums worth was just a bit much for me

Interesting, but more challenging than normal to get hold of.

Bit monotonous

It's a fine album but not my taste

Wait, his surname actually IS Domino???

Soort nostalgisch omdat mn opa dit vroeger ook wel eens luisterde. Echt jammer dat niet het hele album op spotify staat. Echt leuk.

2.75

Good old classic R&B album. This belongs in a old movie recording or something. Analog recording sound. Not something I'd search but nice to have in arsenal, I suppose Songs feel quite similar to another?

i dunno. this is exactly what i expected fats domino to sound like. what do you want from me

A foundational artist. You can see everything that came after in this record.

Nice piano blues

I guess I lack the context to fully appreciate this. It’s fine.

Fats Domino!!!!

3.5

nice compilation album

I liked it, but I had to listen to some of it a few times because it kept slipping through my ears while I was working. I wish it had a little more KAPOW. 3.5

2.85

I can't help but feel transported to the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future.

Great music from the 1950s. I like Fats’ voice a lot.

Was okay. Lots were familiar from being in the zeitgeist.

Well, I enjoyed it, but I might have enjoyed it even more if the only copy I could find wasn't at the wrong speed/pitch.

Hard to argue with this.

Cool album Standout songs: Blueberry Hill You Done me Wrong Trust in me

Solid album. A little dated, but I enjoyed it.

Loved the audacity of covering New Order's Blue Monday in a 50s rock & roll style. All credit to you Mr Domino, you're one cool cat.

Shorrreee

3.5

I do like Fats. But I guess I just like his hits. Because most of this (not very long) album is him singing standards. It’s just ok. 3/5

Bluesy but cannot play on Youtube Music

I generally love classic RnB, I just vibe as much with this one.

Classic old school pop music. Pretty sure everyone has heard this and familiar with his work. I really like it, not sure if I would go out of my way to listen to it just because it's so prevalent in pop culture.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

Solid easy listen album, quick hitter songs that keep it fresh with each one. Could throw it on when you're cooking or doing some chores around the house

banger

it’s okay

Pre-listening thoughts: I cannot find this anywhere in full so I’m listening to a cobbled together playlist of these songs. Welp. But hey! Album #150. An incredibly short one. I gotta update my playlists before starting the next stretch of 50. lol I’m so behind on those! Post/during listening thoughts: I can totally see how these songs would’ve rocked the world in the 50s, and they’re still good now, just definitely more simplistic than a lot of music now. Fats Domino has a good voice. This is sort of like that Little Richard album for me where like I’m sure at the time it was baller but with how far music has come now it’s not as much baller (for my personal taste). 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: like it was a blueprint so yeah but just in terms of my enjoyment no? Fav tracks: Blue Monday, What’s The Reason… Least fav tracks: didn’t dislike any of it I guess but was sort of lukewarm on a lot of it

classic fats

I really liked it…but I also don’t know if I had time to dislike it either. It’s like watching the preview to a movie where they don’t have to show you any thorns…can’t quite trust it.

Some classic sounds in here.

The album was not complete and for my taste a compilation should not count to a best album list since its every successfully song on one album pressed, almost like a best of playlist. But i liked what i heard and maybe he is one of the first musician to push that fatty gimmick to so 3.0/5.0

Pretty much unremarkable. Neither good nor bad.

Again, artist that I know the name of, but their music is largely unknown to me and I have no idea where they fit in the grand timescale of music events that I have in my head. I have a rough, but kind of solid, idea what this set of songs is, but I was surprised how laid back blues and "rock 'n roll" it was. For some reason I was expecting the hyperdrive of Little Richard. Enjoyable bit of musical history that inspired so many artists, who then inspired lot more artists and so on.

Light and easy, a classic piano-driven yap from Mr. Domino

I played the album while I was playing Fallout 76 and ended up playing it through three times because it worked really well with it.

Definitely worth a listen simply to be aware of rock'n'roll history.

gonna be real i am so relieved all of the tracks on this one are under 3mins long. i have no idea why this thing is on this list. all of these songs sound the same. what the fuck

regrettably my brain filters a lot of this through a generalizing "this is oldies music" sheen that makes me bored by a lot of this record. but i can see the vision and why this would feel special at the time. 2.5/5

Quite like it

Pioneering work but has been improved upon since. 3.3

Pleasant, I wouldn't choose to put it on but makes for nice listening.

Eigentlich 3.5. Amüsant und guter vibe.

Wasn't about to listen to a few of the tracks, so I wasn't able to find them anywhere on the internet. But everything I did hear was great. Fats is a legend for a reason ❤️

OG rock and roll - why is it always swing?

This is really good old school Rock’n’Roll 3.5/5

It’s not a race Fats.

This was fun upbeat 50’s bops. I bet so many white singers copied his flow bar for bar. Fun stuff, def makes you want to go to a sock hop or something

Enjoyable. Especially "So Long" and "La La". However, song 7 to 12 were not available on Spotify for some reason, so I didn't listen to the full album.

We enjoyed this a reasonable amount. ...we think. Forgot to review this one and now we don't remember anything about it.

Accidentally listened to one of his live albums called Fats Domino first, then listened to This is Fats Domino. At least both were enjoyable!

Klingt wie ein runder Stein, der so langsam ins Rollen kommt.

Det var fed nok, selvom det virkede lidt tilfældigt sammensat

Unlike a lot of other early rock and roll albums, this is subdued enough to be pleasant while still catchy. The jazz and blues DNA is very apparent.

Liked it. Great 50’s vibe.

Only a part available on Spotify. Apart from that I like old tunes, and this one is kind of a classic.

To me this music makes me think of vintage car shows, and Happy Days and American Graffiti of course. 3 stars or C-.

This is an album of its time. Is it my sort of thing? Not really, though it was pleasant and easy to listen to. Yes I can see why its on the list. Yes I can understand how it was influential in creating the music that has evolved into my sort of thing. And for that I suppose it should get a 4 or5. But that is not the criteria by which I'm scoring things. It whether I like it now., today, in this time. And by those criteria it gets a 3.

Reeling and Rocking really got to me for some reason...

Recording feels very 40s/early 50s...I don't really like the mix, the horns sound like they are in a different room. The vibe is the coolest part--he's always a little laid back with energy and tempo even on very rock n' roll blues. The damn Swedes won't let us listen to half of the album so maybe he kicks it up a notch on the back half of the album.

Fats was printing money! "The Associated Press estimates that during his career, Domino "sold more than 110 million records"." I had no idea he was this popular or really his significance to rock music. I enjoyed this and will come back to it on occasion. Predictably it sounds rudimentary 60 years later, which would be my only critique. I think it deserves a 4 but it’ll be a 3 for me.

Easy to like, hard to love. Good music to have on in the background while you prepare a Christmas ham. My two year son loved this and I think that’s probably the ideal audience for this kind of music.

Had to go to youtube to listen to this album I liked Aint That A Shame Nothing crazy here in our modern age, but I understand the significance of including at least one domino album on this list. It was more entertaining to read about Fats and how influential he was. I think we all owe him a big thank you for laying out how a rocker should make music and act in public - seemed like a great/humble figure👏🫡

I dunno man. Was this at one point groundbreaking or genre defining? I assume so (confirmed). I guess this is how pioneering music goes - if you’re inventing a sound, it’s by definition in its infancy and hasn’t been perfected yet. So as an achievement or a time capsule on its own terms, significant, but looking back now, kinda meh (however unfair it is to judge by later standards). 3 stars for inventing a genre I guess I do appreciate that this was an era when if you were fat, your stage name was just Fats. We need more of that straight shooting. Ball’s in your court Lizzo

It's a good listen, heard a lot of him and similar going up. He's good but prefer other artist more at the time.

A good listen that I would run through again. I’m assuming this sound was a big deal in the late 50’s but there is more “daring” and interesting stuff from that time.

Some classic Rock and Roll, a little mix of some jazz I can listen to. Overall it's an okay album, with songs that I'd listen to again. It may have been groundbreaking in 1957 but it's tough to come in in 2024 and feel the same way about it.