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Why is this as good as it is.
Fun, cinematic, funky. Enjoyed the first half a lot. Last Bongo in Belgium was my favorite
Very boogie-able album, very fun. 4.5
I thought I’d never heard Incredible Bongo Band before. It’s a name that’s pretty hard to forget if I’m being honest. However, a look online shows that this version of Apache has been sampled many times in hip-hop. That’s pretty rad. Songs I already knew: none of these particular versions Favourites: Apache, Bongolia I wasn’t expecting such well rounded funk from such a comically named band, but this was such a fun album! No vocals to be found anywhere, with the instruments doing all the talking. The bongos do tend to be the centre of attention which is rare with any percussion instrument (I know piano is percussion, but you know what I mean). Overall, a very fun album. Very easy to dance to. I’ll likely be adding this to any party playlists.
Not Really sure what happened here.
Is this the best bongo album I've ever heard? Yes. Does that mean I want this much bongo in my life? No.
Blijkbaar de basis voor heeeeel veel sampling in vooral hip-hop. Lachen om een keertje te luisteren en aardige groove met veel bongos.
This album has some genuinely great musicianship and some great arranging but it feels a little gimmicky to me despite how earnest the production and performance is. It does however give a very concise statement of 70s instrumental R&B.
It was ok, good morning music to get you going
I like it. Peppy background music.
Badoem toem toem
Quite enjoyable album but nothing particularly interesting: good but not excellent in my opinion.
Fun!
This album has been sampled so many times you might as well hear where it came from. It might be a little too much bongo for some, but it’s really cool.
What can I say? But I have no cred. I liked this much more than yesterday's offering by the Rolling Stones. Am I a tired of it by the appearance of Wipeout? Yes, I am. Did most of it serve a groove and fulfill the promise of the opening track? Indeed. Does it rate higher than the aforementioned Rolling Stones record? Probably not, but only because we don't do half stars here. If we did, this would beat Sticky Fingers by half a star.
I finally did it. I finally listened to the Bongo Album. Yet, it lacked the bongos.
so much better than it has any business being
Listened Before? N Interesting album with an interesting story. It sounds like 70s stock music which I guess is what it is. I like it for nostalgia. Would listen again set to moans lol. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Okey Dokey
The cover of Apache is cool. Dear god what were the 70's? where you had a charting bongo cover band?
Ok this is a 1 and I’ll tell you why. First of all, most of these are covers, which means the album itself is not very original or influential in that regard. Second, this was mainly background music. It barely made me tap my foot at its best moments. Third, and most importantly, the bongos were completely unnecessary and they actually made the songs worse at some points. Therefore, this has to be a 1 because the premise of the album was to upgrade the songs with bongos, while it actually downgraded them. It’s not your average 1 star album, but a 2 felt way too generous.
The zenith of bongo playing is 2 stars
2.5 but no fuggin half stars on this boat
I like. Funky. Wish I could give it 2.5.
I cant say I was expecting anything with this band name and title but it was way better than expected. Especially the first track (Apache) obviously.
Funkdafied elevator music.
I enjoyed this overall. Very 70s-ish, reminiscent of a lot of the great instrumental songs that were getting airplay in that decade, e.g. Popcorn, the Theme from S.W.A.T., The Hustle, etc. I didn't enjoy the extended drum solos, but luckily there weren't too many of them. I may have liked their version of In A Gadda Da Vida better than the original. 3 stars.
interesting...
I love this albums groove, a number of songs being reused and referenced in the future
funk/jazzy BONGO SOLO?
Way more listenable than I expected, if not a little repetitive. Also, somehow (and surprisingly) more listenable than Daft Punk's Homework. Standouts: Apache, Let There Be Drums, Bongolia, Wipeout
Wow, very funky and awesome. Good fun!
Nice idea but the tunes at the front were certainly the best. A decent record
Bongo
you've been bongdo'd
Interesting & fun, but more of a curiosity than something I'll listen to again. I can see it's importance in the development of rap etc, but that's not enough to make it a great album for me.
Una porquería! Encima no se terminaba más!
A fun surprise
Leuke muziek, doet me een beetje denken aan een drumband met blazerssectie. Het nummer "Apache" is wel heel bekend. ***
hoooooly shit
I mean the tunes are great - but they are way better in their original form sans bongo. Why oh why?
Now That’s What I Call Bongos Vol 1. Having the word “incredible” in your band name is like North Korea having the word “democratic” in its name. It doesn’t necessarily make it true.
Surprisingly enjoyable to listen to. Liked Apache the most. Didn’t think I’d like the bongos so much!
I can see why this is sampled and used in soundtracks so often, but I'd never just put it on to listen to.
Really cool to listen to.
Bongos! As the name suggests, it's an Incredible Bong Band, with an album full of kind of cinematic music, like taken from 70s action movies. Bongos are really prominent throughout the album, but surprisingly not always at the forefront - sometimes, like in the song "Apache", they just set up the mood and work as a simple drum beat, whereas the orchestral instruments take all the cake, creating a really fun and catchy song, definitely a highlight of the album. Bongo Rock is an instrumental record, which also work well, leaving a lot of space for the incredible bongos to put influence on the songs. Simply - it's a very fun album, good for a quirky change of mood during a party, to uplift and wake up everyone. Is it good enough for the list of "must listen to" albums, though? I guess 1000 albums is a lot, so they have to fill it with something, unfortunately The Beatles didn't record 1000 LPs, otherwise it would be easy job.
You had me at "Bongo rock"!
Don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting this. I rather like it.
4.5
Surprisingly great
Well this was just fun! Like listening to the soundtrack of B movies from the 70s - I mean this as a positive. Lively, upbeat, bongo-centric 70s jazzy musak - what's not to love? Seriously, I would listen to this again, it would be great party music, I love the vibe.
Really relaxing music, i enjoyed it very much..
Nope. I have no patience for this
Definitely some bangers, but also a lot of cheese. Middle of the road for the album as a whole
Apache gets it 3 stars. Fun to listen to, although the covers get a little tired by the end.
That’s a lot of bongo.
not at all what i expected, probably wouldn't listen again but i enjoyed a few songs. the last bongo in belgium remix is worth another listen perhaps
Despite my initial fears of this having too much bongo to handle, I actually found myself wanting/needing more bongo from the Incredible Bongo Band. This is a 5/5 instrumental covers record on its own but the bongos really bring this into a whole new world. Most of this could easily be used as the soundtrack to a paradoy Tarantino film. I would also like to hear it substituted for the original Dirty Harry soundtrack - I reckon that would fit very well.
'Bongo Rock' by the 'Incredible Bongo Band' does not scream 'my kind of music'. However, it's a joyful 35 minutes of fun instrumental music. The cover of Apache is very familiar from various TV shows, trailers and adverts. My only criticism is that it contradicts the Trade Descriptions Act as bongos aren't the 'hero' instrument or that prominent on most of the tracks, but I'll let it off - I can't think of too many occasions when I've though 'what this song needs is more bongos'. Rating: 4 3.5/5 Playlist track: Apache Date listened: 26/10/22
Rated on skill, this probably scores high. Rated on a listenability, less so.
too many bangoes in one place
Even if the principal instrument is a bongo and the rest of the music are percussions it isn't repetitive. This album have the videogame soundtrack vibes, the only issue is the duration, it's really long but enjoyable
This is quite fun isn't it! I'm not sure about listening to a whole album intently though. You can certainly have too much of a good thing in this instance haha. Cool sound though, very unique.
Well this was a laugh wasn't it! Have to say a little one dimensional after you heard half the album. Would be great music for a beach bar
it was good fun but it was a bit much. Can imagine it as background music somewhere but not sure I've ever put it on
6/10 was really just bongo solos for quite a bit, but it was ok. some cool moments with the other instruments tho
I never thought I'd like this album as much as I did based off the name.
Super-fun album!
It's not bad, they are a instrumental band with some covers.
Very cool. Chill jazzy bongo vibes
there were a few fun songs in here but i don't need an entire album of bongo centric music
Some fine Price is Right music. But not sure how it's a 'best ever'
Amazing that parts of this album have been sampled so much and make up the basis of so many songs I love. Listening to this I can't help but feel that this just a novelty record that got lucky in its second life and the DJs that came after are the trust masters. Taking throwaway breaks and making something better
Go off, Bongo King 👑
A little much bongo
Bongo
All I could think of was where are the bongos? I thought since it was a bongo album that they would be highlighted more but the other music outplayed them. Was still an okay album but not something I would just listen to on a whim.
Fun mix of covers and originals in an instrumental format.
Very interesting and fun. Great background music.
They live up to the name
Bongos - check
This is good record to play “who sampled this?” with….and boy are there are a lot. Musically, it’s decent r&b/funk record, but…a little bit of bongo goes a long way, you know what I mean? You’re going to be hearing bongos in your sleep after listening to this and, soon, the “clop-clop” of bongos will permeate your psyche while you slowly disassociate, unsure where you end and the bongos begin…Somebody help me….Every day is a waking nightma— CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP CLOP
Did not know this album. Nice 70s-film-music style. Includes some very well executed cover songs.
I'm sure this can serve as excellent soundtrack music, but on its own it completely falls flat.
Jammy and fun. Definitely needed on such a rainy day!
A steaming pile of poo💩
i’ve probably enjoyed this funk the most out of the ones so far. having said that, it’s cool but not that cool
Well, this is better than expected. The bongos reign supreme here, but apart from that, this is an instrumental soundscape that screams "70s" all over in a good way. The worst tracks are the two remixes at the end (which I suspect weren't on the original release). Go figure. 3/5
Very fun covers but not much more than back ground music for me
I am not sure how to evaluate this one. As a stand alone album it is OK. However, the influence on hip-hop, and the direct use of samples, makes it incredibly influential. Not quite a novelty album, but close. Also worth pointing out that Perry Botkin, Jr., a major contributor, also wrote Nadia's Theme (really the theme from The Young and the Restless), which was huge in the 70s. The influential aspect wins me over.
Bongo Rock might be the funniest album title we've gotten so far. This was a fun listen, but not something that I would need to go back and hear again. I think there is much better funk out there.
Some sweet jams. Nice to work to.
Neat little time capsule of 70s vibe, but a bit much to listen to all at once... This kind of soul sound but with the bongos turned down to a reasonable level was done well on The Olympians' self-titled (2016). (previously listened)
Very fun album. I particularly enjoyed Dueling Bongos
BONGOTASTIC
It's fun, but no idea why it's here
No words but great instrumentals of good songs
i mean it just exists, i enjoyed some of what I heard but it was so stale 5/10
I'd like to think that it's possible to include almost any instrument into any genera of music and find a way 5o make it interesting. However, listening to an album of bongo focused music is where I draw the line. It gets a 2 just because of the talent of the musicians involved.
3.5
OK, this is kind of fun. But I admit I couldn't listen to every song all the way through. But I did have to listen to in a Gadda Davida all the way through. I couldn't make it through satisfaction all the way though. They definitely had some pretty good musicians on this
I listened to what seems to be a double album - nearly 80 minutes. Each time I felt it was getting a little repetitious something brilliant started!
feels like royalty free music with amazing bongo solos
Really beautiful music to listen to at any time
What a hilariously fun album. No complaints here!
It's fun an a silly 70s kind of way.
This is absurd
It's bongos - a lot of bongos
This actually has some pretty solid songs, but most of it is just goofy. Can't say I'll ever listen to it again.
This was an interesting listen of Bongo covers.
bingo bango bongo
I thought I would hate this. Apache is a good song, I've heard it somewhere before. I actually do hate this. I can't make it more than halfway through. I want to poke out my eardrums.
a nice set of covers but so slow, and not even that much bongo...
Kinda fun, kinda boring. Too long.
Interesting covers, enjoyable but probably won’t listen again
C’était super tranquille/ relaxant. Un parfait fond sonore pour une journée de travail. La production et les arrangements sont tops. L’album a un son à la fois moderne et ancien ce qui rends l’ensemble tres intemporel. Les percussions, elles, comme on pourrait s’y attendre, sont supers funs à écouter. Conclusion: bongo cat. Super musique d’ambiance mais je vais sûrement très vite oublié cet album. Note: 3.5
Bong-er l'album !
Drums goes Boom, bongo goes bam bam bam! Everything goes wild. Tchick tchack, party up badaboum!! Pouet Pouet
Very cool and catchy. Enjoyed the whole album. Didn’t leave me wanting more tho.
I understand a lot of samples are taken from this album and Bongo Rock is a great song and Apache a good cover. The rest is forgettable
Started off great, excellent musicianship but to listen to the whole thing straight through was a bit too much bongo for me, better in small doses.
Clearly an influence. Timeless.
Its me Aubrey Drake Graham, Fuck bongos.
Of all the albums. This maybe the bongoiest
This was much more enjoyable than expected, apache is a certified banger. For sure going to listen again, not quiet sure I can explain why but can't justify giving this a 5 so it's a solid 4
for an album named bongo rock its a pleasant surprise. Although a bunch of the songs are carried more by other instruments than bongo.
Tänäpäivänä levyn kansissa taitaa usein olla tarra: ”sisältää maailman tunnetuimman hiphop-samplen”! Lisähuomiona vielä että oikeella levyllähän on vaan noi kahdeksan ekaa kappaletta, eli kysees on aika sopivan mittainen platta. Sitten itse levyyn. Apache ja in a gadda da vida on mahtavii vetoja, mutta muutenhan tää bongoilu kyllä menee snadisti yli. Samplematskuna ja yksittäisinä biiseinä dimangia mutta albumikokonaisuutena hieman ohuehko. Annetaan silti kolmonen! 3/5
Täähän oli ihan hauska. Ei edes niin puhdasta bongoilua, kun kuvittelin.
Huh huh tiukat 80 min bongottelua :D kyllähän se pistää punttiin vipatusta, vaikka ehkä vähän alkaa kyllästyttää loppua kohti.
Meh. Too much noise
I like bongos. I don’t like bongos that much
Reminds me of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Kinda bizarre that this is on this list, but whatever. Loved it
As advertised
Bongo FURY.
Oingo boingo
2.5
Such bongo! Such fun. Apache is the show stealer and the rest starts to get a bit too much with In A Gadda Da Vida being another highlight.
Hah, quite the fun listen! I've heard this version of "Apache" countless times but didn't really know where it originated, so it's good to get some context. I definitely want to check out the tabla tribute to this album, heh. Fave track - "Apache", obvs, but also their version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is great, and "Okey Dokey" is another song that's used loads and it's good to pin to down its origin....
Lots of good stuff on this. Lots of bongo. 😅
Is het omdat Dranouter nog wat in mijn lijf zit bij het raten van dit album? Of vind ik gewoon erg goed? Goed veel koper, bongobeats en af en toe een stevig gitaartje
Fun and unique. Great cocktail music
Somewhat one-note, but a good note. Or beat. Horns plus bongos plus covers equals sample heaven.
Awesome album
This one was an absolute banger. 10/10 will listen again daily. Only criticism is could have done with a few more bongo.
Classic - dueling bongos and apache. Used as the basis for many songs and samples
I knew Apache cause I've heard it in a lot of things - just didn't know where it was from Bongolia my favorite Overall so good, made me feel like I was on a remote island
Solid for its genre
I like this way more than I thought I would
This is instrumental covers of songs including "Satisfaction" and "Inna-gadda-da-vida". I don't understand who this is for or why it's on the list.
Has more of an Ocean's Twelve feel than I expected, and I am here for all of it. An overall joy.
This was a surprise find. Loved the beat although I thought I wont like it much
I love drums so this was right up my street but even for all that it doesn’t deserve a 4* rating so another 3 ( boringly) from me !
Ok as background music but not rushing to relisten.
It’s got bongos that’s for sure
Really cool funky album with some fusion elements.
Every song sounds like an intro to a traffic report on morning radio. Bongolia is a good name. Missed opportunity for In A Bongo Da Vida.
2 not bad but not something I’d go out of my way to listen to nor would this make my 1001 top albums.
Lots of bongo's and 70's jamming including a sax
Slaps. The bongos. Not a 5 star slapper but fun
I really tried....besides Apache though, I struggled.
Found myself liking the beginning of songs before the bongos started. All in all, this is a lot of bongos. Probably too much bongo. Favorite Track: Last Bongo In Belgium.
Muy bueno
A sweet idea for a novelty album, boasted by its 70s era earnest corniness. The song they sampled in that one Fresh Prince episode is on here so that rocks. This would be rated much higher if everything on Side B wasn't so mid! Side A slaps hard, though.
Really fun and funky instrumentals. Can just groove to it!
This was pure joy, gave me a great start to the day. From the sleaze of the Satisfaction cover (it's filthy) to brilliant whole song drum solos. Felt a bit like the music to a terrible British port comedy from the 70s at points, but I'll allow that.
First is worth and famous
Basically it’s covers with Bongos in the background and brass covering the vocals. It’s ok. They’ve picked some decent tunes to cover, but it gets a bit dull after a while.
So many juicy samples for other artists to pluck from the Incredible Bongo Tree. Great to hear the originals.
It's a neat novelty idea, but that's all it really is: a novelty. Most of the tracks on here are covers, and while I can see where they were used in later rap, but anything other than that, it's unessential. Favorite track: "Last Bongo in Belgium"
No
Bongo's check. More Bongo's check. Some bad ass rifts with Bongo's, check! I got a feva; and the only prescription is more bongos!
its a bunch of well known songs played on bongos XDD not that bad lol. i thought it was gonna be much worse tbh
Good for background while working - but seriously - does not belong here, even given the extent to which it was sampled. The point of sampling is to make gold out of obscure things like this
“Largely ignored “ said the review. Where it should have been left. Ignored forever. Cover art 3/5
Mezcla de ritmos africanos con variedad de melodías. Rítmico, pero un tanto monótono. Instrumentalmente bueno.
3, bongo bingo
BINGO BANGO BONGO BOMBOCLAT ALL TIME GREAT HOT HOT HOT HOT FIYAAA
Excessive Bongo
I knew within five seconds of the first song "Apache" that I would like this album. This album started as a supplement to the soundtrack of B-film "The Thing with Two Heads." It is mostly cover songs using bongos, conga drums, rock drums, brass horns and guitar. The songs are all instrumental, mostly upbeat and funky and highly influential among hip hop artists - a lot of songs are sampled. To me, the sound is like "The Peter Gunn Theme" enhanced with bongos and funk. It's interesting; it does have a soundtrack feel but there are a lots of guitar, organ and other instrument solos making it feel also like a rock song. No need to further explain the song "Dueling Bongos" either. Great production also on this record. "Apache" starts with a great bongo and drum beat, horns and organ come and the funk kicks in. Great bongo solo. The orginal song was popular in the UK by The Shadows and in the US by Jørgen Ingmann. It also became very popular in the late 70's among hip hop artists. "Last Bongo in Belgium" is musically all over the place with organ jams, an impressive guitar solo sounding like Steely Dan, a few brass horns solos and of course, the multiple percussions keeping the rhythym. It has also been sampled by the Beastie Boys, Massive Attack and the Leftfield. I was in a bar last week, heard "In a Gadda da Vida" from the juke box and mentioned to a friend that has been a few years since I've heard this song. Little did I know, a week later I'd hear a bongoed-up version of "In a Gadda da Vida," a song that has also been used as the main loop in two Nas' songs. And, as if the orginal song isn't strange enough. I knew I was in for a unique experience when I saw this album pop up on the 1001 randomizer; It was to some extent but the real highlight was finding out about its influence and enjoying listening to the music.
Meh. "Apache" or not.
This was a fun funky fee number. With bongos.
They sure are incredible based on this album. Very glad they didn’t just make the whole album all bongos all the time but just kept them a prominent feature more than anything
FUNkier than expected
eh
fun, bongotastic, depends on how much bongo you want in your day. some days that will be nil, other days you might want 20 minutes or so
Beyond the vey popular first song, there are some awesome tracks in here. Definitely a cool trip thru various genres
The whole story behind this group and the fact that it was formed for a soundtrack fascinated me. The few songs "Apache" & "Last Bongo In Belgium" are so noteworthy as they are sampled on pretty well-known pieces. Jim Gordon was involved? Derek & The Dominoes' Jim Gordon? Oh, wow! "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" I liked, but having it be instrumental felt a bit too cheesy. The original Iron Butterfly version is cheesy enough. The CD has a lot of bonus tracks on it. The original album, just the 8 tracks, I rate higher than with the bonus stuff. I did not like what they particularly did with "Wipeout" or "Satisfaction", for example. "WipeOut" sounded like the batteries on the player were slowing down as they were playing. By the time I was on the bonus tracks I felt they were scraping the bottom of the barrel. I liked this album quite a bit, but there's just... something off about it. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's all the covers. It reminds me a bit of the whole "Hooked On Classics" / "Up With People" thing. It feels too.... white? Sterile? It seems that way in particular with the bonus tracks. So it was good, and I may get it at some point, but it wasn't mind-blowing.
I think this is one of those albums that deserves to be on this 1,001 list for its originality even if it's not overly impressive. Like, "you gotta hear this album, it's got a ton of bongo in it." Glad I got the chance to hear it and could pass it on in the future. But it's just okay. After Bongolia (great intro), I thought Apache might have had the best bongo work. The drum solo from In A Gadda Da Vida was kind of cool with bongo as the primary. Last Bongo in Belgium was a letdown (other than the name, great tongue-in-cheek song title) - not enough percussion, other instruments got in the way and weren't great. Bongo Rock was pretty good but at times unbalanced and too heavy on other instruments. Dueling Bongos was also a bit of a letdown in the other direction - too much percussion. It was missing something; great idea, just not quite there in execution.
Vraiment rock et le bongo complemente bien les chansons, cependnant, on dirait en album de reprise avec bongo, je n’ai pas verifie mais je crois que c’est ce qui amene beaucoup de musicalites a l’album. 3.75
The bongos do kinda go crazy.
This was fun for the first 45 minutes but it was just too long.
Definitely a bongo album
A bit like muzak. I actually liked most of this. Good background times while working.
So they play bongos uh? Nah this was actually very easy to like
Who composed this list anyway? I mean, I don't hate this album, but I could happily live my life without listening to it.
I do not like to bongos. No I very much do not.
Pretty good, but of interest more as spot the sample than as an album to enjoy. The iron butterfly cover is sweet though
Does more with a set of bongos than most bands achieve. Perhaps 3 tracks too long - but enough variety to take a listen on a long run...
I spent an hour and 20 minutes inside an elevator... Joking aside, I never realized this is there the sample to Beastie Boys "Looking Down the Barrel of the Gun" came from.
I liked this much more than I expected
I knew the first song really well which helped. After that I'd say it was good, but not amazing.
Hot damn, I enjoyed that a lot more than I was expecting to! That In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida cover hits better than the original! This gives you all the groovy rocking 70s energy you need to pump up the day. It’s fun, I’m a fan.
hip-hop samples
4/20/2022 😉 Today's Album: "Bongo Rock" by Incredible Bongo Band - This is a really great album. It is essentially a cover album (with maybe a few original tracks) with an emphasis on bongos and the genre of rock. The tracks are all instrumental and it gives the record a big-band sort of feel, with a lot of horns and guitars joining in on the foundation of bongos. I think I like it most when they're covering a song I know fairly well, like the intro song Apache (cover of do the hustle), Sing Sing Sing, Satisfaction, and Wipeout. They bring a lot of new flavor to these songs with the aforementioned instrumentation. Apache really is the best song on this album. The horn melodies are just so beautiful and it sounds so funky and cool. The song Pipeline is one that I am not sure whether or not it's a cover, but it is a really good representation of the incredible groove this group is able to pull off, and although no track meets the initial high of Apache, a lot of them sound fantastic with a filled out mix and crisp production. I definitely could not call any of these songs bad and the long list of highlights is a testament to that. Aside from that, there isn't much else to say about this album. If you like rock instrumentals with a bongo focus that almost toes the line of jazz fusion, give this one a listen. It kept my attention through a vast amount of it and some moments were extremely impressive. It's just a bunch of great instrumental tracks done to near perfection. Score: 8/10 Fantastic instrumental tracks Highlights: Apache, Bongolia, Last Bongo in Belgium, In A Gadda Da Vida, Bongo Rock, Satisfaction, Wipeout, Pipeline, Okey Dokey, Sharp Nine
Good funk, on a metric of bongos, there were many. Funny to find out here that one sports Anthem was "Apache". Favourites: "Apache", "Bongolia, "Last Bongo in Belgium"
4 stars
Why would I even listen to this?
Pretty solid bongo album. I dare say the best bongo album out there in my eyes.
It's just so looonnnngggg. There are a decent amount of cool songs/grooves here, but the album just goes on and on without a ton of variation. I enjoyed the overall sound though, since it made me feel like I was in a 70s cop movie. Cut out the duds and its a very cool album. 6/10
It’s weird that a sound more likely to evoke sun drenched California surf or Hawaiian beats turns out, thanks to Apache, to be synonymous with New York and that hip hop sound. That break, though… luxuriate in that percussion, the organ, the horns and be transported back to a time of break dancing, graffiti, mcing and djing. What a find that break was, what a time to be alive… In truth, this is little more then a goofy novelty record - no work of art here- but I guarantee it is one of the funnest albums in the list.
They’re the kings of bongo baby.
bongos good, unbongos not so much
04/01/2022 Meh. Not bad, but not great by any means.
Every hip hop track in the 80s and 90s owes an eternal gratitude to these funky drum breaks. Must have been a hell of party to record this!
Yep one of the most sampled beats of all time. Some good stuff on here but it get's old pretty quick.
Kind of ridiculous; not bad or anything, just...kind of ridiculous.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Apache, Satisfaction
It's an interesting listen, if tiring and overlong. The album opens with "Apache," which is such an influential and prominently sampled track, though nothing else quite matches it for the rest of the nearly 80-minute duration.
definitiv interessant und gut das sowas auch auf der liste ist. sonst hat mich das nicht sonderlich interessiert, ein paar tracks sind gut aber ich werde das in zukunft eher weniger hören
fand ich sau cool, einige Klassiker dabei und overall sehr kurzweilig, vor allem natürlich Apache das ultimative sample
Das hat gelutscht um tbh zu sein. 5 sterne für den apache break
Ganz coole Sachen auf dem Album, aber “incredible” ist trotzdem ein Oversell.
For bongo music this is good. But about 3 songs in I’m thinking, “Enough with the bongos already!” It’s fun to hear the samples that have been in later hip hop though.
Very fun funky album. The guitar riffs, the bongos, the saxes - amazing.
Tedious.
Much better than what I thought it might sound like.
A little bit surf rock, a little bit glam rock, a little bit jazzy, a lotta bit funky and so many bongos! More than a few of these songs reminded me of stuff you'd hear in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Listening to it straight through would be a lot but it feels more like a compilation of hits than a true front-to-back album. I love the covers of rock songs too. And man, those drum solos! How many drummers did they have? Really fun stuff.
A super fun album!
Pros: - nice music to do some chores to or have on. it gives you a groove to moove to. - "Apache" is the original version of Sugarhill Gang's song "Apache" and I had no idea. Amazing! Cons: Misc: I really wasn't expecting an album like this on here. It's very surprising! Overall, while I'm sure influential, I don't know if this album to me is a "must" listen to or a top album of all time, so I am going to rank it low.
Bongos! (obviously lol). All instrumental. Fun album.
Made virtually no impact on me
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Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Apache, Last Bongo in Belgium, In A Gadda Da Vida, Bongo Rock Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Look, this is an instrumental album by the "Incredible Bongo Band" entitled "Bongo Rock". This is not high art, nor should it be. This is fun. I dare you to not feel the groove at least a couple times on this album. If you're listening on Spotify only the first 8 songs were on the original release, so it doesn't even overstay its welcome. Let the bongos play. Low 4.
Really cool sounds. Was unexpected fun
Just felt like a really random entry until I did some research. Basically '70s TV show theme songs and covers with bongos, but there's a lot of talent in it, and it seems to be one of the most sampled albums ever, starting with Apache. This was a fun listen.
On est dans le kitch!! Une curiosité , j'avais jamais écouté l'album original mais on a entendu ça dans plein d'affaires. Cool tones de bass, le flanger sué drums pis toute toi chose!😄 En avancant dans l'album j'appréhendais sing sing sing mais finalement c'était super cool ! Moins satisfaction pis wipeout mettons... Un jour dans un marché au puce je saurai trouver le LP🤞
La pochette me laissait un peu perplexe. Ça m’inspirait une genre de compilation cheap avec des trucs d’artistes non-originaux (il y a toujours quelques disques comme ça dans les boites de vyniles des ventes de garage). Quand j’ai parti la re toune, je me suis dit « mmm, je connais ce son là ». Effectivement, c’est partout, surtout dans Looking down the barrel of a gun pour ma part. Au final, ça groove en sale, mais c’est pas super intéressant. On dirait qu’ils se sont dit en le faisant « Check ben ça, dans 10-15 ans, le monde va découper les beat pis faire autre chose avec. On va leur en donner pour leur argent ». Ça fait de bons scores de films policier à LA (pour sa battre en moustache).
Bongos !!
this has got to be Spider dijon.
The bongos leave a lasting impression, like fingerprints on an abandoned handrail.
Como não amar?!
Realmente é uma álbum incrível. Uma mistura de ritmos, mas com uma assinatura sonora interessante e marcante.
Actually quite enjoyed this, but there's only so long you can listen to bongos for.
ach ach, wat is dit nu weer..
Dacht dat deze plaat snel met stille trom zou vertrekken, maar dat bleek pas na een uurtje nodig.
Herkenbaar en op bepaalde momenten best goed te pruimen, maar werd me op den duur iets teveel trommels.
Beetje lang maar geheel niet onaardig.
Beetje te lange plaat, maar gezien mijn voorliefde voor percussie en het feit dat ik graag in een drumband zou spelen 3 sterren.
This was interesting. Not entirely my cup of tea but I liked it more than I expected to.
Donkey Kong really knows how to bang those Bongos
Most of the samples from early to mid-90s hip hop come from here. I've never heard them in full, this is a disc I will easily buy and put on for background music. 4.5/5.
Lots of fun, especially Apache.
Well, I know the first song - one of the first building blocks of hip hop! It's a really fun, danceable album. It's hard to say much more about 8 tracks of cinematic bongo funk!
1973 - FUNK; Rare Groove; R&B
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
Love the drums & bongos
Apache starts off the 💿 and I was waiting for Chicago to start singing! It reminded me of some of their songs . Lots of fun stuff, flute, bass bongo who can resist
Fantastic and fun album! Loved anything with fun drums like this and that opening song I think was used as a sample for Jump On it? I don't know if that's the title but it sounded identical to Apache.
Whoa, another quirky choice! I'm so glad this wasn't clickbait, it's actually a rock album centered around bongos. Of course we all know and love "Apache," famously sampled and flipped into a hip hop/dance staple. It's heralded as the "national anthem of hip hop," which is crazy because I just know these guys wouldn't have expected that kind of legacy. I didn't know the lore behind that track--though this version is the most famous and heavily sampled, it's a cover. There's a '60s version by a group called The Shadows that's definitely worth a listen. As a matter of fact, most of this album is covers. Beyond Apache, there are some other great tracks on here too. This is a gimmick done right, I enjoyed it. Favorite tracks: Apache, Bongolia, Dueling Bongos, Okey Dokey. Album art: Very simple, gets the point across with no confusion. Again, not clickbait, and I appreciate that. Nothing too special but it fits. 3.5/5
Fun but not really that substantial.
It's just bongos??? There's some other instruments I guess, but yeah. It's too many bongos.
“Mainly covers of popular songs of the day characterized by the prominence of bongo drums, conga drums, rock drums and brass.” A thing I actually never needed to hear.
This one was fun. Lots of cool bongo covers of different songs Favorite song: In A Gadda Da Vida
3.0 - I'm not enough of a hip hop-head to appreciate this album's obvious impact on DJing, breakbeats, etc. Apparently this album started as a soundtrack project for a 70s B-Film, and that's exactly the vibe I'm getting. Car chases, foxy women, afros, flared pants, etc. It's solid background music but I'm not feeling anything beyond nostalgia for Saturday afternoon TV movies.
What an incredible bongo band
Down wit it. Def a m00d
Thought it would just be bongos. Listened all the way thru. Great guitar riffs. I'd listen again someday.
Good in small doses, but this is not an album I would ever want to listen to straight through. The first track, Apache, is actually on my current Spotify playlist (might need to let that one go now…) Over an hour of this music is waaaaay too much of a not that great thing. Yet another example of the list author’s inability to get this list right.
started cool, interesting how often it's sampled, but drug on.
All the beats are here. This was a really fun listen. Don’t think I had ever listened to this right through before, but recognised so many of the beats and breaks littered through the entire history of hip hop. Some of the instrumental sections - notably Last Bongo - sound of their time, but the beat is uplifting and forward-looking throughout. Kiburi, Pt 1 with its vocal section was a find for me. Incredible indeed.
Something of a one trick pony. The album gets off to an outstanding start with Apache - probably the most sampled beats over the past 40 years. The bongoes then get a little annoying. It goes bongo bonkers in the Satisfaction cover. Austin Powers without the irony.
They sure do like bongos.
Some stunning musicianship on offer here. Not an album I'd specifically seek out to listen to again in its entirety, bit plenty of individual tracks have been added to my Spotify playlists.
I am a sucker for some good percussion, and this album delivered on that and much more. I really enjoyed the upbeat/funky vibes that were present throughout "Bongo Rock". This record was just pure fun, and I had a great time listening to it throughout its super quick tracklist (I listened to the original eight song release rather than the extended 2006 version, but I am now tempted to listen to all of the bonus tracks in the future). The tight collection of songs here just feels timeless with all of the performers clearly giving it their all. After doing some research, it looks like a good chunk of these songs are covers of older hits (In a Gadda Da Vida was the only one I knew for sure was a cover), but I feel that they did a fantastic job making these tracks their own and giving them the twist they need to keep things exciting. This definitely feels like a record that had the potential to be sampled a lot in the future, and I recognized 'Apache' by its use in the Sugar Hill Gang's song 'Jump On It' immediately. Overall, this was a great album to go through, and I feel like I should own this one on vinyl in the future. 4/5.
One of the more quintessential blueprints for what would be known as hip-hop/b-boy culture and it is perfect condensed and understood in the four minutes and fifty-four seconds of the first track (which I've just learned was a cover of a two decade old song). This is a pretty good collection of innovative songs and intriguing covers (the aforementioned Apache, In a Gadda da Vida, Satisfaction) and it's worth the time. Bongos have never sounded so funky.
Just kinda boring.
Nice tunes and enjoyable all the way through, all covers though
I want to say no. Just no. Never. It grows on you the way mold grows in a humid bathroom. It is slightly misleading in that there's a lot more than just bongos. But as we've learned, any band that has the label "Incredible", is, well, something.
Apache hits and i think i'm going to groove and enjoy this album. I raised an eyebrow at InAGaddaDaVida, but i carried forward. But wow... it turns south after that... certainly by the time of satisfaction, wipeout and pipeline. Unnecessary.
I did not expect to like this album so much but it is a great album
A super significant album in the history of both hip-hop and drum and bass. This album became something that it was never intended to be because of the desire to repackage existing music into new dance music. That alone would be enough to recommend this album as a historical document. However, the album kicks ass too. Well worth a listen
bingo bongo not for me apache little cool tho
I would happily never listen to this again. It wasn't a bad album, but it did nothing for me. I think it was too earnest, and I can imagine that people who understand music would really appreciate it.
Surprisingly good.
Absolute great stuff
:kneel:
Bongos!
Recognised a few of the tunes, and it was quite different to my usual listening habits so a nice change!
I was a little surprised that I had the thought listening to this, "where are the drums." There's something really weird in the mixing that makes them seem hidden, when weren't they supposed to be the point of the band? Anyway, it did come out in "Dueling Bongos" and I really liked the way that "Satisfaction" Sounded.
Great album!
The Incredible Bongo Band are exactly what they sound like - an incredible band of various drum players. They were coalesced to create an instrumental soundtrack and they chose to make it funky by using mostly drums. The band's first album was Bongo Rock which contained a lot of different covers of songs, all performed with drums. This album became very popular in the hip-hop genre because artists would use these bongo drum songs as samples in their own music. It's an interesting album and a lot of fun to listen to if you enjoy drums!
I know I've heard samples of songs on this album.
I don't get it. Its a load of covers, but with bongos
Not very good
Extremely groovy. The songs flow in to each other and create a very unique and well constructed whole.
De pogga nog
Groovy. A bit too many instruments that aren’t bongos though, just a bit of constructive criticism
Mycket grooves, catchy, en riktig fröjd!
Even as a drummer, I found this too much drums - not by much, but just a wee bit too much. Enjoyed it a bit, and spotting samples that were used elsewhere was great fun.
Terrible yet great.