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Couldn't have said it better than the other reviewer; "It's great. Then it's the same great for the next 6 songs." Likely a groundbreaking album that shifted the direction of music, but it's harder for the layperson to fully appreciate half a century later. Tracks to Track: Tutti Frutti
Starts great but does overstay its welcome.
I liked how his voice sounds on this, you can hear how raw it is. It's not my genre. It all kinda sounds the same.
Ok
Little Richard is always a good time. I enjoy this as well if not better than all formative Rock and Roll sounds. 3.5/5
Songs sounded kinda the same but I can see how this would be hardcore shit in ‘57.
Rv
Very good album, little Richard has an amazing voice, what holds this album back though is how similar a lot of the records sound to each other, some have the same opening piano riffs and most have a very similar musical formula
I liked this better than the Elvis album! Really repetitive song styles and lyrics but that might just be a thing of all 50s music. Had a nice time listening. 6/10
#DÍA 23: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) Poniéndonos muy clásicos toca el álbum con más años que ha salido hasta ahora. Retrocedemos a 1957 para atender al legendario debut de Little Richard. Conocido como “el arquitecto del Rock N’ Roll”, fue una influencia vital para todo el Rock posterior, desde Elvis Presley a Paul McCartney, y su huella se nota hasta lo más moderno del género. Y no es de extrañar, el desbordamiento de energía que es cada canción y el carisma que tenía son innegables. La voz de Little Richard parecía imparable, esos gallos tan expresivos, una vibración que te da ganas de moverte al instante y un alma tan salvaje que realmente calaría en la identidad del Rock como estilo musical. Ahora bien, como experiencia de álbum evidentemente no ha tenido un envejecimiento del todo afortunado, pues es un arte que aún estaba por desarrollar y al final se siente como una sencilla colección de canciones. Eso sí, hay temas clásicos y que realmente son inmortales, como el divertidísimo entrante Tutti Frutti o los ritmos más rápidos y al puro estilo Rock N’ Roll de Ready Teddy. Aún así, creo que en general se nota que el género aún tenía mucho que desarrollar, sobretodo en el sentido instrumental, pues pienso que en muchos casos no consigue acompañar adecuadamente la energía de Little Richard. He de decir que seguramente es música que impactaría el triple en un escenario y una pista en la que la gente bailase libremente. Un clásico indudablemente, completamente esencial para el género y la música moderna en general, la semilla de lo que sería un estilo apasionante de interminables variaciones. Favoritas: Tutti Frutti, True, Fine Mama; Ready Teddy, Lony Tall Sally, She’s Got It Menos favorita: Rip It Up #DAY 23: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Going fully classic now, we turn to the oldest album we’ve covered so far. We go back to 1957 to witness the legendary debut of Little Richard. Known as “the architect of Rock ’n’ Roll,” he was a vital influence on everything that came after, from Elvis Presley to Paul McCartney, and his mark can still be felt in the most modern corners of the genre. And it’s no wonder—each song overflows with energy, and his charisma is undeniable. Little Richard’s voice seemed unstoppable, with those expressive yelps, a vibration that instantly makes you want to move, and a wild soul that would truly become embedded in the identity of rock as a musical style. That said, as an album experience, it hasn’t aged all that gracefully. The art of the album was still in its infancy, and in the end it feels more like a simple collection of songs. Still, there are undeniable classics here—immortal, even—like the hugely fun opener Tutti Frutti or the faster, pure rock ’n’ roll rhythms of Ready Teddy. Even so, I think it’s clear that the genre still had a lot of growing to do, especially in the instrumental department, as in many cases I feel the band doesn’t quite match Little Richard’s overflowing energy. I have to say, this is music that would probably hit three times harder on stage, in front of a crowd dancing freely. An undeniable classic, absolutely essential for the genre and for modern music in general—the seed of what would become an endlessly exciting style with infinite variations. Favorites: Tutti Frutti, True Fine Mama, Ready Teddy, Long Tall Sally, She’s Got It Least favorite: Rip It Up
3.5 stars
A 5/5 for its influence, no doubt. But rather one note on its own.
Gammalt og repetitivt. Kul stemme, og noen låter som skiller seg ut med positivt fortegn. Beste låt: Oh Why?
When you are the Master in your field…stick to it!!! This record is rock n’ roll at its peak delivered by a generational talent!! Sticks to a formula but delivers!!
3,4/5
Si fuese fanático del rock & roll clásico podría decir que este álbum es excelente. Pero en lo personal no es un estilo de música que me guste en demasía. Considero que podría escuchar un solo tema de este disco y evaluar el álbum completo solo en función de eso. Es una música con mucho groove y energía, pero también muy redundante, como sucede con el blues tradicional. Considero que Little Richard tiene una voz muy buena para el estilo y la banda suena perfecto. Es tal vez el hecho de que no hay nada subversivo en el álbum lo que no me sorprende en la escucha (como pasa en el álbum "I Wanna Get Funky" de Albert King, o en álbums de Elvis Presley que sorprende con baladas por ejemplo). Tal vez para la época fue revolucionario. En fin, este un buen disco de rock & roll clásico, nada más y nada menos.
Classic 50s sound. Very distinctive voice. Early rock pioneer.
This was a great album, but once you hear a couple of the songs you've heard them all. 3.5/5.
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Rock n roll.
Yeah, yeah, history and all that. But please write more than one song. Infectious energy, and he brought something revolutionary to the world. Another comment said something along the lines of "I guess you had to be there" and I agree with that. Got bored quickly and wont come back to the album. Might spin up Tutti Frutti if I ever need a dance floor to break out in a jive madness though.
3.4 Obviously a seminal artist/release, but it's age is showing slightly. All the best songs seem to be very slight variations on one another - tutti frutti, Reddy teddy, long tall sally, rip it up - all virtually instringuishable from a distance. Regardless, laid the groundwork for a lot of what was to become, and for that we should be eternally grateful.
A fun album, if I was alive in the 1950s I would of probably danced to it inside some nightclub. 72/100
This is a fun record that really transports you to a specific time and place. I can only imagine how life changing this record would have been to people hearing it for the first time in the 50s. I'm happy I've listened to it, and I fully appreciate Little Richard's influence on pretty much all of the music I listen to now, but it's not something I have any real desire to listen to again.
Para mí viejo sería un 4, para mi un 3 por lo repetitivo. Dudo volver a escucharlo. Nota: 2.9
Very distinctive sound and voice. Works better for some tunes. I imagine this was a breath of fresh air when first released!!
Fun, easy listen.
Another classic album. Sounds great with some total bangers.
Fun album!
***A good album, highly energetic, makes you want to move
It's great to listen to an album which influenced many rock & roll artists to follow. Though it is an enjoyable listen musically, lyrically it's very repetitive. The songs are really short but still manage to feel a little long with some songs.
Quite good
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Hoooooooo, good golly Ms. Errible, my writing has been terrible. Even for the meaningless writing exercise that this is. Barely understandable. The only thing my writing effectively conveys is the micro-plastic ravaged hellscape that is the brain of the modern man. Hollowed out by instant gratification and shabby products, only to lurch into gear at the promise of more of that dopamine. Online word puzzles can’t stop this degeneration. Ugh. What is it today? More albums from the 50’s? Please don’t be 20 songs that are “Oooh I love you.” We have struggled with that formula. Tutti Frutti - Yeah this lives up to the hype. It’s repetitious of course, but my word is the energy palpable. Whether it’s a sexual parody sanitized for the mainstream, or a stolen song, this performance is earth shattering. True, Fine Mama - So often you’ll find a true mama, or a fine mama, but those true, fine Mamas are one of a kind. Snap em up while you can. Maybe write them better songs. The vocals remain electrifying but this song was whatever. Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave - His screeching is so impassioned. Got to love that. This is a good song, but I just know the rest of the album is going to be just like this. The groove is superior to other acts we’ve heard though. Ready Teddy - This is Tutti Frutti. It’s the same song. Instead of ooty, we have eddy. Same song, different rhyme scheme. Hopefully he does every vowel by the time this is through. Baby - The gentler vocals mixed with the more old school blues makes this a little departure from the previous tracks. Pretty funky. Slippin’ and Slidin’ - A song about the triumphant 32 minutes you can use a slip and slide before some kid injures himself beyond repair, or the slide rips. 50 bucks well spent. I’m not talking about the studio time for this song. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) - it’s another very similar song; however It does go pretty hard. Little Richard’s vocal inflections really pop on this song. Miss Ann - We’re back in the slow blues-y rock section. We can’t have two songs in a row that are the same, but we can’t certainly alternate pairs of songs that are exactly the same. Print it! Oh Why? - Great question. I think it’s because Little Richard was already controversial enough, so why would he challenge conceptions further? Americans are not famous for their embracing of new ideas. Oh, it wasn’t asking me why every song is so similar. Rip it Up - Surprisingly subdued for a song I expected to go insane. It’s fun on its own, but as part of this album? It’s just there. Jenny Jenny - How many ladies was this young singer courting?? We’ve had everybody from Sue to Ann in this thing and now Jenny makes an appearance. This vocal delivery has to be cocaine influenced. I just read that he wasn’t on drugs at this time, but my word. She’s Got it - What’s that? Elementary school at 9:00? Little girl = skip. Well I can’t legally skip in this airtight process I’ve encased myself in like so much bubbling concrete. Nobody would ever know, but I would know, and that is the worst of all, isn’t it? Yeah this was another 50’s albums it’s amazing how the music industry has always prioritized singles over albums. I don’t see much point in listening GNILYB to this back to front. Turn on most of these songs individually and feel the fuckin’ POWER. But as an album? Talk about one-note. Little Richard is a pioneer and this has more punch than most, but the repetition makes me want to avoid repeated listens. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Tutti Frutti, Baby, Long Tall Sally (The Thing)
Good oldies
Incredible
Cool!
Richard may be Little, but his impact on popular music is about as big as it can get! Here's Little Richard! Yep. There he is. What I have to say about this album is not to dissimilar to what I've had to say about other 50s rock and roll albums. Here's the thing. I understand the importance of 50s rock and roll. Without artists like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and of course, Little Richard, music as we know it today would not be the same. I get that and I respect this era and style of music for that purpose. I understand why albums like this are on the list. However, I just can not get into 50s rock and roll myself. I don't vibe with it for some reason, for one big reason. These songs all kind of feel the same. Yeah, that's the crutch of this musical movement. Of course, I'm not saying that all artists of the time sound the same as each other. Comparing Little Richard to Fats Domino or Buddy Holly wouldn't be fully accurate. But comparing each song on this album to each other song on the album? Yeah, it's fair to call this album repetitive. However, there are three things that make this tolerable for me in the case of Here's Little Richard. Firstly, this album helped lay the foundations of rock music, so it's kind of got that Ramones self-titled effect going on where you can't help but respect the album at least a little. Secondly, the album's only about half an hour long, so it doesn't drag in the slightest. And finally, the style of music here is good. I like the energy. Songs like "Tutti Frutti" are classics for a reason. The energy that Little Richard displays on this album captured the 50s youth for good reason. The instrumentation is solid too. It's clearly rock and roll, but the influence from jazz and blues is very clear. It really makes you think about the genre's black origins, which is good because history is valuable. Additionally, I have to respect Little Richard at least a bit for writing some of his own songs. The writing may not be super complex and these songs do kind of feel like they're all about girls, but at least he wrote some of them himself. Good job! Overall, this is definitely an album I'd keep on a list like this, but not one that I personally am super invested in. Still, I respect it as an essential listen. Solid 3/5.
Undeniably influential. Not my favorite in terms of pure listening, though.
"Tutti frutti" +1, "Long tall sally" +1, revolutionary at the time, aged ok
Decent album.
Some great hits on there but never every track was a hit.
I enjoyed listening to each of the songs but as an album I found it repetitive. Really liked his voice and I loved the music, would put any one song on and enjoy it, or even play the whole album in the background, just wouldn’t put it on to properly listen to again. Fav song: Tutti Frutti (maybe? The songs felt similar enough that I struggled to pick a fav) Least fav: Jenny, Jenny
Really liked some of the songs but it got a bit samey and felt like it was just this bloke yelling at you over instruments. Jenny Jenny especially was quite annoying. Specific rating 3.4 Fav song- true fine mama Least fav- Jenny Jenny
This gets a 3 for the cultural impact. I'm not gonna return to this in the future, but I still found it enjoyable and the musical influence is obvious throughout.
Best charmant. Ook een beetje knullig. Ik twijfel tussen 2 of 3 sterren. Ik zou het album best nog een keer luisteren, maar ik denk niet dat ik een moment of activiteit heb waar ik het bij vind passen. Toch maar 3 sterren want een aantal nummers blijken catchy genoeg te zijn dat ik ze maar blijf fluiten
Fallout heeft me hiervoor klaargestoomd dat ik dit meer zou waarderen. Tutti Frutti wel lekker opzwepend en een goed begin, de andere nummers zijn wat langzamer en veel van hetzelfde. Tussen 2-3 wordt het toch een 3
Vet. Maar na 3 nummers had ik het ook wel weer gehoord
Eerste nummertje en laatste nummertje zijn erg lekker. De reste deed niet super veel met mij maar Little Richards geweldige stem maakt mij blij.
Iets te eentonig in een stijl waar ik zelden trek in heb, maar wel respect voor wat het is en de tijd waarin het gemaakt is.
Classic
5 stars for being a good fun album. 2 stars for my personal taste. Gonna put it at a 3. Would set a fun ambiance for certain events or shops.
Thanks to the world early rock’nroll tube tutti frutti, it earns 3 stars otherwise only 2. I’m pretty sure it was innovative but now its bit old, still is good I won’t listen it again except the all fruits song
A fun bop.
Fun, definitely of its time, but great for when it came from. And clearly influential.
Seems like some James brown influence. Not too bad
This feels like a very polarizing album. I started listening to it in the morning and was NOT feeling it. Was actively annoying me and felt hokey. Then listened to it after the gym, sun out, windows down, and I was jammin. Could have been a 2/5, coulda been a 4/5, figured I'd split the difference
Tutti frutti
There he is
Fun, old timey, really interesting to hear how "simple" music sounded back in the day and im curious if the music of today will be similarly viewed in the future
yeah it's fun. that's about it
Timeless, Little Richard. So much energy on this one that it’s hard not sing & dance along.
It’s hard to really tap into what made this so revolutionary at the time it was released. But it’s still fun.
I mentioned in the Count Basie comments that I had been listening to Andrew Hickey's "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" podcast, and obviously the early episodes have a lot of Little Richard discussion. I found this excerpt (copied from his website) interesting and had never heard it before: "He was becoming a huge star, and that meant he had to *break* a lot of contracts. He’d got concert bookings for several months ahead, but those bookings were in second-rate clubs, and he had to be in Hollywood to promote his new record and build a new career. But he also didn’t want to get a reputation for missing gigs. There was only one thing to do — hire an impostor to be Little Richard at these low-class gigs. So while Richard went off to promote his record, another young singer from Georgia with a pompadour and a gospel feel was being introduced with the phrase 'Ladies and gentlemen—the hardest-working man in showbusiness today—Little Richard!' When James Brown went back to performing under his own name, he kept that introduction… " And now you know... the rest of the story. Good day!
Little Richard fucking LOVES playing the same song over and over lol. That love is infectious though. "Tutti Frutti" and "Rip it Up" are still great.
They would be banger songs back then but not for the modern ear imo.
Loved
Classic rock n Roll! 3.5 stars for me.
Can imagine the kids in the 50s loving it. Probably very novel for that time.
"Tutti Frutti" as an opener is a good choice. Whole album is classic 1950s, but the good kind.
Full of energy and pretty fun, but gets tiring very quickly. Was apparently a big deal at the time of it's release, but there's little reason to listen to it now
Hits
So much energy and fun!
I loved the energy and the recording, which is just perfect for its era
manje-više ista pjesma 10 puta. al zabavno i kratko pa ne dojadi koliko bi moglo
Really good album, I can imagine this being big at the time. I had a fun time listening to it. I had never listened to him before.
Bra driv på gutten. Solid stemme.
This album makes me want to hit a illegal speakeasy in a relaxed suit.
Great fun songs and happy vibes throughout the album. I had a really fun time listening and loved his voice!
This is where it all started, the roots of rock and roll. Staying power, influence in buckets, hits and energy. Classics like "Tutti Frutti", "Ready Teddy", "Long Tall Sally" anchor a solid solid debut album by an icon who reshuffled the deck when this one was released. He was likely hated by parents in the same way Motley Crue were in the 80's or Metallica was in the 90's. You still hear a number of these songs in movies, ads, etc. All short and to the point, no messing around. By the end of the album you're a little worn out. I see the need to include this on the Top1001 due to influence alone but the hits help secure it. A little one dimensional but worthy of 3.5 stars.
Listens: 1 Standout tracks: Tutti-Frutti (obviously), Ready Teddy Proper rock and roll. It's too bad I think virtually all of the songs sound the same. There's obviously a little nuance, but it's pretty consistently the same material. Also, crazy short album; not ever 30 minutes of material. I'm also pretty sure my father took me to see Little Richard in the summer of 1998, and the only thing I distinctly remember is him telling the crowd to "Shut up"... That's his schick, apparently. 3.5
6/10 Moves fast and was fun. Good stuff 4-28-2025
Nog een keer fatsoenlijk luisteren
Pretty good classic stuff. A little repetitive however.
It definitely belongs on this list, and it holds up reasonably well. It's an important part of rock and roll history, but I don't think I'll come back to listen.
this is what Elvis wanted to be! This was a fun album to listen to. I knew a few songs and even the ones I didn’t were good. Prince definitely got a lot from little Richard.
It's undeniable that this was a groundbreaking, massively influential album. And it's hard not to be pulled in by Little Richard's energy and bombastic delivery. But to my modern ears, most of the tracks on this album sound the same. Standout track: "Tutti Frutti"
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Historically important but very predictable 70 years later. All 12-bar blues progressions. Great performance though.
Not bad, lots of energy, just not my thing
Didn’t realize the impact Little Richard had on rock until listening to the album.
Long 2 albums. Second is a bunch of different takes of some songs - if you're interested in recording or just a huge little richard fan - this is probably awesome
It's short just around 30 minutes. Listening to it is fun. Little Richard just goes for it on most tracks. Then you realize it's just an album of singles because that's how it was it was done then. You can hear the blues in the songs, but it's done in a such a way that it doesn't feel like a blues album. You can see how much of a lasting impression Little Richard has had on music. It's worth a listen but don't be too chocked if you don't revisit it.
I like it and I tried to lock in but I can’t listen to this while I work it feels like im a clown
Tutti Fruti
It’s alright. Classic voice.
Tutti Frutti, oh Rudy
50s rock n roll. Some good tracks, fairly standard otherwise. Lots of 12 bar blues Vocals are pretty impressive. Precursor to James Brown and that style Best track (other than Tutti Frutti) - Rip it Up
I enjoyed this. At only 30 minutes in length, I appreciated a type of music I don't usually listen to. Any longer and there would have been trouble! Obviously a pretty influential artist.
Little and Richard, I mean short and fun!
Enjoyed this. Short and snappy.
Heard all my life, can appreciate it for what it is...won't put on though.
Little Richard is a force and a fascinating person. This album is an intense and powerful break with the a lot of the popular music that came before it. That said, a little goes a long way. I can’t hear the album in its proper context - I can only hear it in comparison to all the music that came afterwards, much of it probably influenced by Little Richard. But because I can’t hear the album in its proper context, I struggle to fully appreciate it. It’s loud, brash, the songs a little too much coming one after another in the early morning. My favorite is the more down tempo, bluesy Can’t Believe You Want To Leave.
Yeah, I'm not really into Little Richard (I just find shuffle beats and the standard blues progression a little boring at this point) but I acknowledge that he had an important place in rock n roll history.
Good stuff, but not something that I would listen to on the regular.
It was fine and early rock example. They all kind of sound similar
Keith - 7/10 Ross - 6.5/10 Caylum - 8.5/10
it was ok but they all kind of sounded like tutti frutti
ldefine nuance..
Good!
It's obviously dated, but this is in the category of foundational albums. I probably overrate the '50s and early '60s albums on here, but it's honestly usually just fun stuff. Little Richard is able to capture an impressive amount of energy in a recorded album. The pace feels almost frantic at times, his vocal riffs keep you on your toes (though they go a bit overboard at times). This feels like a real crossover point for like early jazzy R&B music and early rock music. You can kind of feel the influences from both sides. This falls a little short of some of the other albums of the time for me, but it's still an enjoyable one with a few of his most famous songs. A good listen. Since this is my first Little Richard album on here, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole on his Wikipedia page. It's...something. The guy had some serious issues handling his sexuality, we'll just leave it at that for this review. Favorite song: Tutti Frutti Other: True Fine Mama, Ready Teddy, Baby, Slippin' And Slidin', Long Tall Sally (The Thing), Miss Ann, Rip It Up, She's Got It 3/28/25
6/10, like yes hes an icon but AABA can really only get you so far 😭 some sick ass bari solos throughout though, loved slip and sliding but tutti frutti 🔛🔝
Норм
Folks, here's rock n' roll. To give this record anything less than 5 stars would be narrow-minded considering the massive impact this man had on an entire musical genre. But I'm a spoiled millennial who's had the pleasure of hearing a lot of music in my time, and after the sixth track of 12-bar blues and "WOOOOs" I was ready to rip my ears off.
Transcendent 5-star talent, repetitive 3-star record.
Great fun, high energy, but no further ideas after about track 2.
Good old foot tappin rock n roll. Lots of familiar songs.
I know this is hugely influential on the music made over the next decade, but it's not my favourite. I do like Little Richard's energy.
Its Little Richard. Reptitive and a little wild but iconic
Just good 50s music. idk if it’s the genre or the time, but a lot of the songs sound similar
Fun and fast paced. There’s a reason why Little Richard’s music is still around today. That said the songs tend to land on the repetitive side which lessens the enjoyment of the full album.
neat. sounds like '50s music, that's for sure.
While looking for work.
Little Richard is fun. I don’t listen to him much, but I did enjoy this for the most part—especially the few piano bits!
It seemed like every other song was just Tutti Frutti. While Tutti Frutti was good, it isn't that good.
Ganz okayish. Bisschen aus der Zeit gefallen
"Tutti Frutti" to klasyk, to tak po pierwsze. Reszta utworów przypomina go stylem i koncepcją, ale nie mają tego samego kopa. Wszystko jest całkiem fajne i spójne, całkiem przyzwoicie buja, ale jest też po prostu płaskie. Słuchałem tego dwa czy trzy razy (króciutkie, to można zapętlać), ale nie zostało w pamięci. Nic, za czym będę tęsknił, ale dobrze przypasować tytuł i nazwisko autora do tego jednego utworu, który dobrze znam.
As expected, piano riff woo music, I liked it
Little goat
Anything prior to the Sixties on this list is pretty much up my alley. This one too. I can just barely imagine it sounding fresh. Great vocal performances on every song, even if other aspects of the songwriting seem super contrived. I’m sure that’s the Seinfeld effect.
I liked the songs but they were so similar. Would have been nice to change up the tempo on more of themand if there was more musical variety I’d have given it a 4.
it’s rock and roll
Filled with little quick quips of soulful singing over danceable instrumentation. A fun album that treats itself as a reward song after song instead of a chore!
Nothing to say really. Pretty much exactly as I expected, as 1950s pop has literally 0 variation between songs. Voice is quite powerful and certainly works for this style a lot. Just glad songs aren't too long. Favourite songs: ready teddy, rip it up (i think this one is different a bit). Overall around 5/10
Arguably the first true Rock & Roll record. And, as per usual with the genre, every song is essential the same with slight variation and different lyrics. I understand the huge influence this had on popular music, but it's been done way better (and also way worse) later. Key tracks: Tutti Frutti
Fun one with a lot of energy. Listened to: grocery shopping. Favorite tracks: Tutti Frutti, Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
All of the songs sounded the same, and that’s not a bad thing.
On the surface, this sounds like your standard late '50s boogie-woogie piano-driven Rock N' Roll record - infused with various big band and jazz sounds. It makes sense, this was a genre Little Richard was a pioneer of. Maybe the standout here was Little Richard's vocals, they're sharp, guttural, and vicious. In the mix here, they're piercing - just listen to 'Can't Believe You Wanna Leave', 'Jenny, Jenny' or, especially, 'Ready Teddy' which may be my favorite song here. It's in many ways as cliche as this sound gets, with the breaks, repetitive melodic hook, and danceable groove, but god does it sound good. 'Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin')' I feel similarly about, a fun-sounding track with this very playful core melody. Nothing else here really gripped me musically. The songwriting wasn't very interesting and the song structures follow your typical blues style. The brass sections were relatively subdued, which I liked, but they tended to blend in with one another. But even with all that said, I'd still say it was an insightful 30-minute album, one that speaks to Little Richard's importance in the creation of rock music as we know it.
nice
i liked this more than i thought i would honestly
I believe this album was an game changer for many people
Den helt ægte 50’er rock n roll, kæmpe energi
Little Richard is an obvious legend and hugely influential when it comes to rock and roll. that being said, i don’t see myself coming back to this outside of enjoying the novelty factor
Rock'n'roll at its old schoolest. Nothing wrong with it you know.
Every song does kinda sound the same (although it is a decent enough song). Makes me feel like I’m living in a black and white world and want to dance in an American diner in the 50s
He really goes for it
I appreciate what he did for music but it doesn't hit the spot for me entirely.
rock n roll
This was really cool to finally listen to. I had obviously heard some of it, but it was great to listen to the whole album. My rating is solely based on my enjoyment listening to it because who am I to critique Little Richard? An inarguably influential album that shaped modern rock music.
Little Richard certainly does have a lot of energy. The album opens with a bang with Tutti Frutti. Richard’s has a great voice. He rarely holds back. The music isn’t revolutionary but it he energy sets it apart. 6.1/10
Very good
It’s a solid rock and roll album. I wouldn’t go out of my way to play it again, but if I was at a sock hop this would get everybody dancing.
Pretty good. Pretty dated sound with that basic rock n roll style but that's to be expected from the 50s. 2.5/5 -> 3/5
The songs are all very short. It’s not my favorite genre of music. I would not listen again.
It is hard to deny the influence this record and Little Richard in general has had. However, there is only so much variation you can have within a twelve bar blues structure and eventually the album got quite boring.
Ready Teddy and Long Tall Sally personal faves - not an album I would necessarily revisit as I feel like this era of music is best on like compilation albums to filter out stuff that wasn't super timeless, but props for fun/upbeat/inventive music
The guy loves singing about chicks, which you have to respect
pretty cool
Short and sweet. This is some good 50s that just gets you tapping. Not really any depth to it but there didn't need to be, just a fun time. I remember singing tutti frutti in an elementary school concert, I'd be interested to hear our rendition against that of Little Richard.
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3.5 Fun
Love and grew up on this kind of music. However this genre of music definitely falls under the "every song sounds the same". So while I loved it I wouldn't listen all in one shot like this again.
I enjoyed this, would listen again
Good, but not my style
He's so unusual.
You know, it’s pretty good. Well performed. The songs are catchy and fun. Dude’s got a good voice and good performance energy. It’s just that old-fashioned rock and roll is not my thing.
He was wild, he was brash, he was almost as weird as Screamin' Jay Hawkins. He frightened the white folks. For all that, he is memorable, but please don't make me listen to an entire album.
Nice but a lot of it sounded rehashed
Bangin' piano.
It was okay. Its an early rock and roll album so most of the songs sounds the same.
A master class in soul with all of the hits we all love. Great energy and rhythms, paired with an exuberant and passionate voice. This is a really fun listen.
Joa ne
Very energetic and fun. It's weird hearing him talk in between tracks, because his natural speaking voice is so high.
interesting theres fade in fade outs between the songs. kinda robs it of an album feel, but i doubt that was the intention to make something album oriented. kinda repetitive, but still enjoyable.
Old school. Took me back to my childhood.
It’s a good album but I don’t know if I’d listen to it on my own.
Lots of sounds here that I think became common after - would have been an awesome live show
This is probably the most important record in this entire collection, if not the most important it's at least in the top 5. Without this there's no Beatles, there's no Stones and definitely no Elvis (lol). However, as with every proto-record, it's not as good as what will come after it. The 12 songs are not even "basically" the same, they're exactly the same so I do appreciate that it's not an hour long record. The energy is amazing, Little Richard is still one of a kind and his vocals are absolutely bonkers, this one is definitely a must listen for every rock aficionado. It didn't really speak to my 20-something year old self, but I can still appreciate it for what it is. No best/worst song for this one because they really are identical in every single possible way. 3.4/5
This is the one with "Tutti Frutti". Little Richard's Rock 'n' Roll remains as virile as when it premiered; full of swagger and optimism. Because of it's 12 bar blues structure, the songs don't tend to be all that interesting, which means Richard's vocal performance has to carry most of the songs. For the most part he does. His energy is infectious. An innovator who is absolutely essential to understanding contemporary music. RIP - Little Richard.
3.5★. Imagine how hard this must have slapped on the jukebox.
well that was fun! little richard’s influence on the beatles and thus on rock & roll is foundational to the genre so it’s fun to hear that. his energy is incredible…yeah, the songs all sound pretty much exactly the same, but it’s FUN and SEXY!!! this is music for dancing. it ain’t complicated but i had a good time.
I think a lot of blues of this era kinda just sounds the same to me. So it was pleasant listening to have on in the background but I don't have a lot of strong feelings about it.
Avant de commencer, mettons une chose au clair. Noter cet album, c'est un peu comme vouloir mettre une note au Big Bang. C'est un exercice absurde, presque irrespectueux car ce que contient ce disque, ce n'est pas juste une collection de chansons. C'est l'ADN de tout ce qui a suivi, c'est une explosion primale, une déflagration d'énergie pure qui a défini pour les décennies à venir ce que le rock'n'roll devait être : dangereux, sexy, incontrôlable et follement excitant. En 1957, le rock'n'roll existait déjà, bien sûr. Elvis faisait se pâmer les filles avec son déhanché, Chuck Berry écrivait des poèmes pour bagnoles et guitares. Mais personne, absolument personne, n'avait entendu ça. Little Richard n'a pas chanté le rock'n'roll, il l'a hurlé, il l'a craché, il l'a incarné avec une fureur qui tenait à la fois du sermon de prêcheur possédé et du cri d'un jouisseur impénitent. Avec son piano cavaleur, ses "Wooooo !" stridents, son maquillage et ses tenues flamboyantes, Richard Penniman était une anomalie magnifique. Un musicien noir, ouvertement gay dans une Amérique puritaine, qui a mis le feu aux poudres. Le mec a déclenché des émeutes et sa musique était un appel à la libération des corps et des esprits. Le hit dévastateur "Tutti Frutti", avec son fameux "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom !", c'était le signal. Le signal que la bienséance était morte et que la fête pouvait commencer. Alors, après un tel panégyrique, pourquoi, mais pourquoi diable, lui coller un misérable 3 sur 5 ? Parce que nous sommes ici pour juger des albums. Et "Here's Little Richard", aussi fondamental soit-il, n'est pas un album au sens où on l'entendra plus tard. C'est une compilation de singles, une rafale de tubes enregistrés entre 1955 et 1957. "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Rip It Up", "Ready Teddy", "Jenny, Jenny"... La liste est vertigineuse. Chaque morceau est une bombe de trois minutes, une décharge d'adrénaline conçue pour faire exploser les juke-boxes et les pistes de danse. Et c'est là sa force, mais aussi la faiblesse de l'album en tant qu'expérience d'écoute. Écouter "Here's Little Richard" d'une traite, c'est comme essayer de boire une bouteille de Tabasco cul-sec. C'est intense, ça brûle, c'est vivifiant, mais c'est aussi épuisant. Il n'y a pas de pause, pas de nuance, pas de dynamique et chaque morceau est construit sur le même schéma : intro au piano, hurlements, saxo déchaîné, fin abrupte. C'est formidable, mais au bout du cinquième titre, on a un peu l'impression que le disque bégaie. C'est pour ça que la note est sévère. Elle ne juge pas le génie de Little Richard, qui est un 6/5 si ça existait. Elle ne juge pas l'importance historique de ces chansons, qui est incalculable. Elle juge un objet, l'album de 1957, qui n'était qu'un format pratique pour rassembler des 45 tours. Le génie de Little Richard, c'était l'explosion de la face A d'un single, pas la narration d'une face B de 33 tours. Ce disque est un pilier, un des actes de naissance officiels du rock. Il faut l'écouter pour comprendre d'où viennent les Beatles, les Stones, Hendrix, Bowie, Prince... la liste est infinie. C'est un document historique indispensable. Mais est-ce un grand album ? Un disque avec une progression, des moments de calme et de tempête ? Non. C'est une tempête, et uniquement une tempête. Un 3 sur 5 pour l'objet. Un respect éternel pour l'artiste.
This is actually quite a fun album. Definitely very dated, and definitely lacks diversity. But it still has its place in music history as one of the most influential albums ever made. But being influential doesn't automatically mean it's going to hold up to today's standards. I'm definitely glad I've heard it though.
I love Little Richard’s voice, it’s so powerful, like he sings with his whole body - heart and soul! The upbeat swing and jazz of his songs are infectious. The only demerit I give this album is about the homogeneity of the songs. Maybe it’s because of the era of music this was created in, but I feel like all 50s music sounds the same - sock-hop swing. It was a lot to listen to but doesn’t fully detract from the album because Richard’s talent is the shining factor. Overall rating: 3/5 Fave song: Oh Why? Least fave song: Rip it Up
Good but not really my thing
How are you gonna hate Little Richard? It's a jive and you can absolutely hear the driving of this album lead towards the original Rock and Roll. Between Fats Domino and Freddie Mercury energy, though closer to the prior than latter
Not my genre, but alright
First time listened to this album. Listened once with "original audio" and once in the "Deluxe Edition". It's less than a 30 minute listen! I can't imagine what it must have been like to first hear Little Richard in 1957. Although his music is rooted in the newly birthed rock and roll style, his audacious performance must have blown people away. So although this album is a little repetitive and not something I'll listen to regularly, it's a significant statement from early rock. "Well I saw Uncle John with bald-head Sally. He saw Aunt Mary comin' and ducked back in the alley."
It's good but not something that I'd listen to.
Respect for Little Richard's style, delivery and showmanship. Not something I'll listen to often but his influence on generations of artists is pretty amazing.
This is fun and high energy. It's also a bit dated at this point, so it doesn't today have quite the same impact that it did at the time, so I'm not as interested in listening to it in large amounts, thus I didn't rate it higher. Another critical album/artist in the history of music though, so glad to see it here. Also fun: Jimi Hendrix was in Little Richard's band for a while.
Had listened to this once before...enjoyed it much more this time around. Had to be crazy hearing this in the 50s...must have sounded like it had arrived from another planet.
Little Richard has driven the development of music with this album in particular. Some of it is still good to listen to today. All in all, I probably won't listen to this album more often. 3/5
No me dice nada especial. 3
Fast and fun rock n roll. Important stuff...not all so catchy tho.
Iconic
groovy
Zelfde verhaal als met Buddy Holly. Vind 50s wel even leuk voor een paar nummers, maar ja niks dat me echt per se boeit
Was fatoe maar ook repetitive
Very fun but every song is essentially the same
Tutti frutti is the banger, the rest is the same or passable
Fine, don’t love it though.
The template for rock and roll to follow. A great collection of tunes! But I do find a bunch of filler is on this too. 3.5/5
Not really my style but all these songs were good
Fun! And of course groundbreaking. Just found a whole album a bit much for me.
Top marks for any album with a song about Jenny… however… I liked the album and it was fun but I felt like each song was basically exactly the same with different lyrics. Some great well known tracks and definitely fun but not a top scorer.
Do-wap-ba-ba-doo-ba-ba-da-bam-bang Oh yes, music history was made with this. Great stuff. Very fun to listen to, listening to history, rather than good music.
Very nice collection of yelp-y, piano bashing early rock'n'roll. Goes a bit too far to call this an album; it's a handful of singles and their b-sides basically. Energywise it just has one level all the way through but in small doses this is lots of fun.
Based purely on my actual enjoyment of this album, it would be a 2 star serving. But considering the history, I added a bonus star to make this 3.
I like Little Richard, and I own his greatest hits album. He was a talented singer and a great performer. But musically, most of his songs sound very similar. Seriously, you could sing the lyrics of most of his songs over any of his other songs and barely notice a difference. I'm good for 3-4 songs at a time, but then I just get bored. Even with every song being under 3 minutes and the whole album under 30, it still felt long. Historically important. Incredibly talented. Deserves to be on this list. But just not that much fun to listen to for a full album (I bet the concerts were fun, though). 3/5
Fun. ‘Piano riff wooo’ is a classic!
À l'exception de Tutti Frutti, il n'y a pas tellement de moments qui m'ont captivé. Je sais que sans Little Richard le rock ne serait pas où il est aujourd'hui, mais malheureusement tellement de monde l'a copié, plus l'âge de l'album qui diminu son impact rend le tout un peu fade. 6/10
I can understand why it would be influential, but can’t say I had a massively good time with it. Think I’m spoilt by modern recording quality but taking it for what it is, gets a middle of the road score. I didn’t love it but I at least understand why it’s on the list. People in the 50’s probably went wild for it, and I’m sure it’s been used thousands of times for tv and film set in that period.
Good fun but repetitive.
Sure, the whole album is just Little Richard doing his one thing, but he does that one thing with enough power and conviction to earn himself a solid three stars.
A legend and massive influence on a lot of music following. Album was quick and toe tapping!
Not my thing but cool life story
classic but doesn't hold up to today's standards imo
Honestly got tired of his screaming style of singing on some of the songs it was kinda grating
For what this is it’s a 4 or 5 out of 5 Compared to all the music I’d listen I’d give it a 3.5/5 Still some great tracks!
Every song sounds the same but not in a bad way. His energy is infectious and his voice is stellar. Just some old timey rock n roll that bob seger won't shut up about.
It's fine, rotational for variety's sake as opposed to being outstandingly good
This was a fun listen — very representative of its decade. But I can’t help but feel like I listened to the same song a dozen times with a different generic woman’s name plugged into the chorus. WooOooOooOoo!
I'm going to have Tutti Frutti stuck in my head all day, aren't I... This album was good. High energy, familiar songs, definitely danceable. The length was just about right, it didn't feel like it overstayed its welcome.
Fun and bouncy acoustic rock music. B
Great vocals and piano but got a little repetitive 7.1
fine classic rock n roll
5 of the tracks are pretty much the same song, it's a good song but not quite the classic I was expecting
i just know the gym workouts went crazy with this shit on the speakers 2.75 from a purely musical pov since its literally just the same song for 30mins but his voice is grandiose do yourself a favor and watch some little richard interviews bc this man is hilarious
Jenny, Jenny was a fun surprise
Just a bit repetitive (some songs are exact copies), but definitely a step in the right direction toward good music
A pioneer, even if it's not really my thing.
It's a flash to the past. The music is fun
Very nice
good album
Can't explain why, but this was much more fun than other rock n roll records of its time.
Fun and bouncy acoustic rock music. B
This is so weird to review. Clearly skilled and influential and changed the course of music. Heading it almost feels like background noise when the songs are so commonly known. Great for a debut album and completely makes sense to be on the list, but it isn't something I would want to put on often.
This album was really fun and fast paced! I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Some of the songs sounded pretty similar and often the lyrics got a little repetitive. Maybe that's just a feature of music at the time?
ich kenn vo ihm eig nur tutti frutti und da isch s erste lied okay. ich glaub da album chamer nöd beurteile uf wie guet ischs objektiv musikalisch. viel zu revolutionär und rocknroll hets au nöd us de 50er gschafft. aber ohni hets alles andere nocher nöd geh. slippin and slidin het recht en geile groove well kikdrum macht chli öpis speziells. long tall sally isch nice, sin schrei isch scho huuere geil. mit de ziit wirds eehner langwilig findi. er isch scho guet aber jooo, isch halt immer biogie woogie. rip it up hetmol gitarre au cool. und isch chli ruhiger. findi nice. isch immerno afoch de glich song wie alli andere eigentli
This isn't bad - I just have trouble telling the difference between any two songs in this style.
Fav: Ready Teddy Least Fav: Miss Ann Decent, but all of the songs almost blend into one. Hard for me to differentiate.
Short but fun
Not my personal favorite but this album did show me the power of the early days of music
Na zojuist een wat trager singer-songwriter album geluisterd te hebben is dit weer even een verademing. Gecentrifugeerde oude rock 'n roll. Een liedje duurt 2:30 minuut, basta, en het is aan kleine Richard om daar maximaal 15 seconden van af te wijken. En dan is de vraag: Hoe vaak kun je in zo'n kort nummer het woord 'honey' gebruiken? Het antwoord is 58. Het is een beetje een gedateerde bende, de opname is wat schel wanneer Lil Riccy z'n stem vanuit z'n tenen naar boven perst, maar dat hoort ook een heel klein beetje bij de charme van zo'n plaat. En het verschil tussen 'Tutti Frutti', 'Long Tall Sally' en 'Rip It Up' is ook niet zo heel groot. Maargoed, als hiphop-enthousiast mag ik daar niks van vinden. Ik word er niet wild enthousiast van, maar het is ook wel weer aardig om een keer te luisteren. Ook hier had ik graag halve sterren kunnen geven, want een 4 ga ik hiervoor niet uitdelen, maar een 3 is net te laag eigenlijk.
tutti frutti - 3/5 true fine mama - 3.5/5 can’t believe you wanna leave - 4/5 ready teddy - 4/5 baby - 3.5/5 slippin and slidin - 4/5 long tall sally - 4/5 miss ann - 3/5 oh why? - 3.5/5 rip it up - 3/5 jenny, jenny - 3.5/5 she’s got it - 3/5 overall rating: 3/5. good catchy songs but they were all really short so kinda hard to keep up with what i was listening to
Solid listen, a lot of fun, felt a little dated but I enjoyed it more than I expected.
Little Richard can belt it with the best of them. This is some OG Rock n Roll with lots of heart and soul. An r&b band with some swing backs Littke Richard as he rips quick, blocky, unsyncopated piano line - which along with his voice - is the real source of fury. It feels like they didn’t know how to appropriately capture the intensity and volume of his singing. Some solid, classic songs, but also not everything stands out here as unique or memorable…it’s all a bit samey sounding and only the best rise to the top. But what an innovator and influence in the history of rock.
Lögin eru í einfaldari kantinum en raddbeitingin er mjög áhugaverð.
3.5 rounded down i can definitely see the influence but i also can’t rlly see myself relistening to this as a full unit a whole lot highlights: tutti frutti, ready teddy, rip it up (sep 25 2024)
I can see why this was a big deal back in the day. It deserves a thorough listen but I just didn't have the time unfortunately.
It's fun rock and roll.
Some well-known songs like "Tutti Frutti" but over all bit too aged and bit too same same for my taste. 2,5
It’s sometimes hard to listen to these super old albums in a comparitive context that this list forces. Like, this doesn’t sound anything like Lorde’s Melodrama. But there are some cool things to be heard, like how the black social struggle was represented by Little Richard, and how it shares some base similarities with how it’s presented in music now. Anyway, he’s very energetic, it’s fun to think that this was the cutting edge of pop performance back in its day
Great album, a little slow in parts
Pure joy listening to the beginning of it all. There is. Clear formula throughout this set of songs.
The music has a very fun and energetic feel to it throughout.... honestly, I was surprised at how dark the lyrics to some of the deep cuts are ("Oh Why?", for example). Also: "Rip it Up" kind of slaps.
That sure is Little Richard!
that was hard to get through, blues after blues after blues
Its good but u gotta be in the mood for it
It's pretty fun. Every thing pre 60's just sounds old though. Will I listen to again: 10%
love the energy, but you can only listen for so long...
Du bon petit ba be dou da
Great songs, but too many versions of the same ones on this album (Apple Music).
Little Richard brings a very fun energy and his awesome, unique voice to this collection of songs. In the 50s, I'm sure this was seen as an evolution of what music could be, even if now it seems sterotypical. My main gripe woth the album is it's very samey throughout in it's sounds and themes. My favorite is probably Rip It Up, an early "I got Money!" song that you hear everywhere in music today.
Songs that appear in just about every movie from the 1980s. It had some nostalgia and I’m sure at the time the songs were very fresh. At this point, however, I’ve heard them so many times it just seems stale. The songs I hadn’t heard we’re not very impressive to me. 2.5/5
Obviously this early record, and others like it, were a huge influence on what our music is today, and I respect that. But at the same time I'm not really coming back to listen to it again
I can dig it
50s music is pretty samey but at least Little Richard's singing adds a huge amount of energy to the recordings
Obviously dated, but still energetic, catchy and most importantly fun. Not nearly as tedious to listen to as some of the other older albums on this list. Pretty good, some real toe tappers on this one.
Very rad, but a little samey.
3.1/5 listened 4x
Good rock n roll
I mean I get it for its age. It just sounds the same
Similar energy to most of the last few, kind of a fun different jazzy vibe than what I would typically go out of my way to listen to.
Honest dirty fun
What a debut! He also kinda debuted popular music, too. I have a core memory of going absolute nuts as a 5-year-old when hearing Tutti Frutti for the first time at my aunt's. It might have been the song which started it all for me. The songs on the album sound a bit too similar and repetitive, though - it feels like Little Richard absolutely milked the format once he realized that it works so well.
It was alright.
Certainly an important album in the history of pop/rock. I suppose almost everybody has heard at least one of the songs. And at the time it was published it was of course something new, creative and great. Today, though, I do not find it really very interesting. It is ok. It is not bad to listen to. But for me it'll only be a 3.
obviously a classic. I recognize it as foundational. But as far as my personal preferences go...it was just fine.
Classic for what it is. Love his energy.
Great energy, but all the songs end up blending together.
Ah, I feel conflicted rating this - I can definitely see how influential and important it was, and it’s hard to be too cynical about something this energetic and joyful-sounding. Today, though, I was tired and it just didn’t hit right. Sorry, Little Richard. It’s nothing personal.
additional credit for literally inventing rock and roll
Music of the 20th and 21st century probably wouldn’t exist in the same way without Little Richard, so there is no argument to be made that this doesn’t belong. However, it is the same song structure throughout and is a product of its time.
A '3.5' I reckon.
This starts with Tutti Frutti, continues with songs that sound like Tutti Frutti, and leaves you with Tutti Frutti in your head until the end of time. Infernally catchy, enjoyable but may never listen to it again.
It's okay
It’s obviously seminal in the development of rock-and-roll, and was no doubt groundbreaking at the time, but each song is just more of the same.
I had never heard any song from this album other than the opening track. While it was a decent listening experience, it is not one that I will be coming back to listen to again. I am sure it is an influential album, and it is not a bad one at all, it just isn't my style preference.
12 bar blues wall to wall which gets samey, albeit only for half an hour.
Fun album, likely wouldn't listen to it in full again though.
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
Fun in small doses but listening through the whole album was almost tiring. He is iconicly high energy though!
Definitely some familiar songs. I enjoyed it. It was a fun, peppy, energetic album.
Listening to this album only made me think about people in their mid seventies and older and how they’ve witnessed the entire transformation of rock and roll to this point, with this album being the starting point for many of them. I also thought about this style of rock and roll being retirement age and how that’s fitting because it doesn’t work anymore. It’s a massive influence, I just found it too repetitive and not dissimilar enough between songs. I’m giving it a three because everyone knows Tutti Fruitti and it created a great IHOP entree option.
It's quick, fun, and very influential. I've never listened to a Little Richard album before, but I have heard a few songs. Once you hear one, you've pretty much heard them all. Absolutely iconic, but probably won't put it on again.
It's catchy and Little Richard has a powerful, distinct voice. It's very repetitive without much depth to the lyrics. Overall, all the songs seem to be following the same formula.
Classic Rock n' Roll, hard to hate it but outside of its huge contribution to the music that would come, there isn't anything too special to me about this one in particular. I bet it was wild when it came out though.
Always loved Little Richard's stuff. Great to hear an entire album from him. Seminal and still has that energy he was famous for. Whe n your fans include Elvis and Paul McCartney, you're doing something right.