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Man he's got one he'll of a voice. So much energy and passion. The song structures are repetitive, but yhats to be expected from the 50s. Favorite Song: Long Tall Sally
Little Richard was a seminal artist for both Bob Dylan and Van Morrison in their early years. The influence can be heard in Bob's very early and very late recordings (he kind of did his own thing in between, you might have heard about it) but the impact on Van is perhaps more obvious. Little Richard and the other early rock n roll singers (predominantly Black artists with rhythm and blues backgrounds) expanded the remit of expression within popular music. The vocal performance was no longer solely the domain of lyrics and recitation but of scat singing, repetition, hollers, shouts, doo wops and sha la la's. In a nutshell, the voice became an instrument. This album is a wonderful exponent of this ground shift within the thing we call pop music.
Some hits on this.
Loved Tutri Frutti
Fave song defo Tutti Frutti. Fab album, enjoyed the short, snappy songs.
I'd be more than happy if music still sounded like this.
Tutti Frutti is a classic tune! Classic blues rock soul kinda stuff. Real entertaining, easy 3, mayb not quite a 4.
One song. But it's a good song! I wasn't overwhelmed though, so will need to listen again.
full of energy and quite something for 1959, but much more than a couple of tracks and i am craving glitchy miserable downbeat stuff
alright. weirdly stressful bc so high energy. solid 3+ almost 4.
Individually each track is great & it’s so easy to listen to. As an album, it repeats itself too often. 3/5.
As expected. A little too little Richard, and a little too repetitive
Let's forget a minute how influential Little Richard was and is, especially vocally--it's hard to imagine James Brown, Paul McCartney, Wilson Pickett or David Lee Roth without him. Is there any reason we shouldn't just consign Little Richard to rock 'n roll history? Surprisingly, yes. Here's Little Richard is more or less evenly split between rock 'n roll and Crescent City R&B, and it's pretty basic stuff. But two things set it apart and keep it relevant: Little Richard's pounding piano style and the sheer energy and stylistic innovation of his vocals. Even now, Little Richard's vocals are exciting. That said, a whole of album of this gets a little samey, but I'll give it 3.5 stars on the strength of Little Richard's performance alone.
Could listen all f
It's good fun but after 10-15 minutes that's enough
Classic 50s rock, enjoyed it!
Rock and roll. That's it. Best Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Rip it Up
My wife refers to my penis as Little Richard which she finds incredibly amusing.
The energy on this album is amazing and infectious. The songs are composed flawlessly, and the way Little Richard uses his voice is incredible - not just as a vehicle for the lyrics but as an instrument and the way he expresses emotion. Album is literally full of high, high quality from front to back. No skips on this album at all.
In the chopper
Great old school rock and roll. Influenced countless of artists.
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Saipahan ainakin sen aukon paikattua sivistyksestä, että tietää, kenen originaali biisi Tutti Frutti on. Ja se, että Tutti Frutti kappaleen originaalit sanat on kertoneet anaaliseksistä. Pioneeripisteitä en vieläkään jaa, arvostellaan levyt levyinä, eikä sen mukaan, mikä on inspiroinut ketäkin.
Fun!
Arguably the beginning of Rock & Roll as we know it, Little Richard was belting these songs and people were going fucking insane for the music. And there's a good reason for it: it's so loud, energetic, and passionate that it leaves the whole performance on the floor. You got your money's worth with Little Richard. As is the problem with these sorts of albums, it often sounds like it would be better live in the moment of Richard's prime. Unfortunately, we're all several decades too late so we won't get to experience the true awesomeness of Little Richard killing it on stage in the 50's, but the album is still great.
Rock 'n Roll, ik hou er wel van. Echter om een heel album te luisteren dat dan weer niet.
Mooi plaatje!
Ja, zal vast heel invloedrijk zijn geweest. Dit houd ik welgeteld 1 nummer vol en dan heb ik het echt wel gehoord.
Niet slecht, en wat een energie. Moet destijds wel revolutionair geweest zijn.
Geweldige stem, leuke gilletjes, goede energie. Misschien wat veel van hetzelfde, maar ach.
Vaikka onkin rokkenrollin klassikkokamaa ja arvokasta pioneerityötä, niin ei tämä nyt oikein puhutellut, vaikka pariin kertaan lätty tuli kuunneltua. Pari hittibiisiä ja sitten muuta samankaltaista räminää.
Great album. Enjoyed.
Great sound 👌
Ok I guess. Little Richard had little effect for me
Good fun, classic rock n roll.
A blast. Bit samey after a bit but imagine the carnage in 57.
Loved it. Sometimes the pacing would throw me off for a song or something but it was a great album and energy.
9. Really good but also it’s good that it’s only 30 minutes because i can only listen to 12 bar blues for so long
Rockin Robin vibes. Pretty solid 8/10
Got a bit samey, but some classic tunes
Can you imagine the confidence
Always original but I'm not from the time where my ears recognise the impact.
Great album.
has to be 5 out of 5
Really great, every track enjoyable
Little Richard helped shape rock ’n’ roll into everything it is today, but sometimes we find that fact difficult to contemplate. After all, it's hard to think about anything at all when we're busy wearing a hole in the carpet to the sound of vintage, rip-roaring cuts like "Tutti Frutti", "Slippin' and Slidin'" and "Rip It Up". The raw energy of his raspy howl and his way with the 88s are utterly electrifying—and just as irresistible today as they were more than half a century ago. The most important album we’ve had so far. Without it we wouldn’t have much of the music we have today. 5/5
7. I liked it overall, but his singing annoyed me at times
Not bad indeed, a clear influence on so many.
3.8 - Solid early rock 'n' roll, in the vein of Fats Domino. Little Richard is predictably fabulous with his soulful, gravelly delivery. Rock solid backing band with rhythm guitar, small horns section. Drums and bass way back in the mix holding it down. Fun and classic.
6
Es ist, was es ist. Historische 1.0
Haltet eure Mütter fest, Kirmestypen sind in der Stadt! Sexy und ziemlich queer rumpelt Little Richard über die Dörfer, zündet sie an und zieht weiter und weiter und weiter, alle fangen an zu schreien, überall herrliche Prügeleien, und am Ende liegen sich in den Trümmern des Establishments alle in den Armen. Das hier ist Rock'n'Roll und der hier hat's erfunden.
אסקימו לימון
Very enjoyable, Songs I already knew so it was an easy listen.
Um dos caras da vanguarda da época, impossível não gostar.
Very catchy and feel good, a bit repetitive but such a talented vocalist.
This is an album that deserves 5 stars for its simple existence.
Aaaaaaaa sim, o famosso Tutti Frutti! Não é muito meu estilo esses rockzin não, mas é gostoso e dançante
Àlbum fundacional del rock and roll, ple de temazos immortals como "Tutti Frutti" o "Long Tall Sally". Un clàssic.
Le pondré un 4 porque es Little Richard. Pero me aburrió.
Some bluesy vibes. Not bad but not super special
Good ol' rock and roll. 8
Some good, some uninteresting. Low 3
Pioneering Rock n Roll. Not my thing but popular songs on album (Tutti Frutti; Long Tall Sally.) 5/10.
Really fun. I love his voice.
Nice!
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Every song sounded nearly the same, just a slightly different tempo and different (repeated) words. It was fun, but nothing I'll listen to again.
Tres solide. J’adore toutes les chansons sont bonnes et ca secoute comme un charme. 5
I am pretty sure that I've heard a couple of these songs over one thousand times.
*piano riff* “WOOOOO”
great voice, classic rock sounds.
Hippity hoppity, boopity bopity
I love how much fun he had with his art. His music is so playful and it makes me so happy.
great album, i didn't expect much but it was lots of fun to listen to
Some good tunes but not really my thing.
WOOOOOO
Gucci, swingy
Solid early rock 'n' roll. 6/10
Here's Little Richard is the debut album by American musician Little Richard, In all, nine of the LP's 12 songs made the US Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1955 and 1958. Nicknamed "The Innovator, The Originator, and The Architect of Rock and Roll," Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding back beat and raspy shouted vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. His performances during this period resulted in integration between White Americans and African Americans in his audience. During this time, the Beatles opened for Richard on some tour dates. Richard advised the Beatles on how to perform his songs and taught the band's member Paul McCartney his distinctive vocalizations. In the fall of 1963, Richard was called by a concert promoter to rescue a sagging tour featuring The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley and the Rolling Stones. In November/December 1964, Jimi Hendrix joined Richard's Upsetters band as a full member.
There's like 5 songs that are literally the same song with different lyrics. But overall not bad and definitely classic
Good jazzy 50s
Yas. That is all for now.
Couple fun songs? Idk
Classic, but doesn’t hold up today. The repetition really drones on.
Really fun album. Makes me want to dance.
The god father of rock!
best OOOer out there
Just great. What a treat, what an artist.
clássico
Album number 1: Besides the classics I forgot about "Can't Believe You Want to Leave". Hearing "Long Tall Sally" brought me back to the movie Backbeat. I wasn't feeling 50's music tonight but I'll objectively give it a go. January 12, 2021
Solid
Oh this shit slaps. 10/10 so far
It’s great. Then it’s the same great for 6 more songs.
Would listen again
Not great
Great and Upbeat, but a bit too old fashioned for me
Definitely worth the listen. It all sounds like the same song but, hey, it's Little Richard.
Super energetic, no wonder Rock'n'Roll became a craze at the time. I cannot deny how influential Little Richard and this album were but music moved foreward and it doesn't stand out as much as it used to. Songs are quite simple melodically which makes them very similiar to one another.
Not all of the songs are big hits, but a lot of them are. Overall very strong, and he's an engaging singer.
Love lil rich - reminds me of fallout
Well known songs. Good to hear. But his shout/singing style is a bit much after a few songs to me.
Was cool to hear something I wasnt expecting
Sensational!
It's fun, danceable, and timeless. This Aussie gives it four Big Brekkie Burgers at Macca's out of five.
It's the tits
5
Better than I thought it would be!
Classic rock and roll, just great
I appreciate his ground breaking contribution to music. It has fantastic energy. Solid early rock and roll. Very interesting to hear the huge differences between the original and the remastered versions. 4/5
4
Good golly Miss Molly
Ei tällainen vanha rokki vaan ole yhtään mun genre. Kakkonen hyvästä yrityksestä.
Love tutti frutti
Here‘s der Mülleimer. Wusste gar nicht, dass Rock 'n Roll mich derartig nervt.
Old music is old
A WOMP BOP A LOO MOP A WOMP BAM BOO
Good booty indeed.
Klassiker. En jävel till sångare och för 50-talet, vilt och galet. Kommer troligen inte lyssna på den igen. Bäst: Long Tall Sally
Soulful slaps
Rock clássico. É meio casantivo
Was very short, but packed with soul and helped me start my morning right (:
I dig it!
Ohhhh Rudy!
This is good, classic Rock n Roll.
Tutti Frutti! Good stuff
Klassiske låter, men stilen og tiåret er not my cup o' tea, blir fort lei.
Ow wow, geen idee dat "tutti fruiti" van Little Richard was, maar het nummer ken ik natuurlijk wel. Wat een energie. Opname is wel brak, microfoon kan het zang volume niet helemaal aan zo lijkt het. Neemt niet weg van de muzikale beleving. Is op andere nummers al beter. Long tall sally is weer een lekker swingend nummertje.
Ahead of its time. Beautiful album great vibes
svårt att inte gilla detta. Riktigt go pipa har han pojken. uppskattar också ett kort album.
Legenedary, wooooo [little Richard voice]
amazing album from the man who innovated and created rock and roll
Overall some solid slow jams. Other fun and interesting songs. 2 - Play in the Sunshine - some breakbeats, Interesting song. 10 - U Got the Look - Fun song, good riff. 12 - Strange Relationship - 4 - The Ballad of Dorothy Parker - Good bassline. Interesting subject matter. Good song overall. 6 - Starfish and Coffee - Good Fun Song. 8- Hot Thing - 13 - I could Never Take the Place of Your Man - Good Song that turns into a jam piece. A fun jam ending. 9 - Forever in My Life - Wish the ending acoustic guitar was in more of this song. 7 - Slow Love - 16 - Adore - 1 - Sign 'O' the Times - 3 - Housequake - something to nod your head to 15 - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night (Live) - Jammy 5 - It - Not really an impressive song 11- If I Was Your Girlfriend - 14 - The Cross -
kind of outdated, basically the start of swing/rock&roll but not that interesting to listen to
Legendariskt
Little Richard's first record. This is the absolute powerhouse of a record that rocketed him into the American cultural conciousness and paved the path for him to grow into the funk god that he became. The bones of his later music are here in the way that he attacks his vocal performances with reckless abandon and faultless control. The songs are firmly rooted in the musical ethos of the 50s but that's not a bad thing in this case due to the fact that Little Richard defined the style going forward in the minds of music fans. This debut album is thick with bangers like "Tutti Frutti," "Ready Teddy," "Miss Ann," and "Long Tall Sally." Little Richard is one of the main artists credited for bringing "black music" to white america. THIS is the record that white teenagers hid under their beds to listen to when their parents weren't around. It's no hyperbolic to say that, in his own way, Little Richard was a civil rights pioneer. And the record reflects that. It's relatable, using the musical shorthand of mainstream 50s pop, but keeps the undeniable edge, angst, and sheer sexual energy that was missing from white popular music at the time but which was available by the bucketload in black music.
Nobody has the energy little Richard has. Crazy how well his work has held up over the years
Catchy
Not sure where the dividing line is between Little Richard and rock writ large, but this feels thoroughly rocking to me. I've heard Tutti Frutti before of course, but never this version. While some of the melodic tropes of the era wear, the horns and (real) pianos only add. Wish we got more of that instrumentation nowadays.
Absolutely fantastic
A little dated but still solid. Respect
Impossible not to love this stuff.
Hitkavalkad! Ready Teddy! Det finns en Little Richard biografi som är skriven av Charles White som heter The Life and Times of Little Richard. I den står det om en kväll då han och Buddy Holly spelade på samma ställe. Han satt i logen och hängde med sin väninna som annars jobbade som strippa, föga förvånande att hon hette Angel. För att göra sig redo för spelningen ville han dra en runk medans Angel suttade på hans bröstvårta, enligt Little Richard hade hon "the fastest tongue in the west". Och mitt i kalaset klampar Buddy Holly in i logen, istället för att vända på klacken och gå ut igen så ska han bara ha "halat" fram den och Angel svarade med en subtil invit och händelseförloppet var som följer "She opened up her legs and he put it in her. He was having sex with Angel, I was jacking off, and Angel was sucking me when they introduced his name on stage. He finished and went to the stage still fastening himself up. I’ll never forget that. He came and he went.”