Here's Little Richard

Compilations can get a 4 max.

Such a heat album

Important to the history of music and Rock n' Roll. Some truly great songs. Not something I'd listen to often though. 4/5

Génail et entrainant

It's impossible for me to listen to this album without thinking about the countless artists whose work would be unrecognizable (or never made in the first place) without the influence of Richard Penniman. Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, Tina Turner...the list is endless. Every single track on this album lays the blueprint for entire musical worlds.

Once in the grocery store (probably 2024) I witnessed a 75 year old curmudgeon shaking his tail feather at the same time as a young child while "Tutti Frutti" played softly over the speakers at 9am. They were on opposite sides of the produce department, unaware of each other's existence yet responding to the absolute power and influence Little Richard's sound continues to leave on this world. Personally I'm more of Fats Domino guy, but Little Richard's voice is unexplainable. You need to hear it to understand.

It’s Little Richard. He’s a legend. Blues, soul, early rock & roll, and jazz rolled into one. High quality, front to back. Everything started with this.

Not a big fan of his genre, surprisingly nice background music though!

I love hearing from musicians who actually created something new. You don't have to create a genre to be a great, but damn it's impressive when you do. Little Richard fused jazz, blues, and spiritual music to pretty much create rock and roll. Hearing how Paul McCartney raves about the influence of Little Richard is tells you all you need to know. Definitely one of the most important musicians since Louis Armstrong.

Fun Drums, Great Vocal, Very Danceable, Too many songs sound the same.

Incredibly fun album. Big fan of the shorter runtime. For the most part great songs and some classics of its era as well

It is really just 12 of the same song but the song is a banger with immaculate vocal delivery so ... very high 3? I'm torn.

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ok

Jeg kan godt (måske?) se det fede i at det er fra 1957, og at det har været bimmelim dengang. Det bliver dog en anelse ensformigt, og jeg kan ikke helt se en kontekst, hvor jeg lige ville smide dette på frem for alt muligt andet. Tror lige og lige at vi sniger os op på 3.

*68 a wop bop a lup a, siger jeg bare. Der er 50’er plader jeg ser mere frem til, men det var da en fornøjelig svingom alligevel.

Whop bop b-luma b-lop bam bom Det eneste gode ved det her var at det kun varede knap 30 minutter. Super irriterende.

Nu begynder mit eget princip om de 3 stjerner og en vis replay value at vakle en smule. Fordi jeg kan egentlig godt lide at høre det her, men det er ret langt fra, at jeg lige smider det på anlægget herhjemme eller i ørerne på arbejde. Det er en rigtig god halv time, og jeg er sikker på, at jeg havde gået amok over det og haft de 5 store stjerner klar, hvis jeg var født i 1942 3.5

Enig med Anders i at jeg mangler replay value her, men omvendt er det svært rigtigt at finde noget at kritisere for alvor, for selvom det overhovedet ikke siger mig noget - og måske bliver en my ensformigt - så er det de jo dygtige musikkere. Vi er i 2 komma-et-eller-andet, men runder op

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Near Perfect - Little Richard is probably my favourite of the original '50s rock'n'rollers. That voice is pure electricity and the energy of the band is off the charts. So many of his finest moments are on this album. Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Slippin' And Slidin', Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up, Jenny, Jenny and She's Got It are all absolute classics that would be the finest moment of just about anyone else's career. For him they're just more great tracks.

Here’s Little Richard isn’t a perfect album. Some of the lesser tracks are basically competent blues/R&B numbers, the production is primitive, and the songwriting is generally simpler than the mythology surrounding Richard might suggest.

One of society's biggest plague's regarding music, tv and art, is the comparison of eras through the lens of recency bias. We're so quick to throw out the classics or dismiss exactly what they accomplished because artists nowadays have a better understanding of music, art and what people like in general. Why is that? Well, probably because they have nearly 80 years worth of knowledge to learn from, something Little Richard didnt have. But lets be clear, being 1 of the best in 1957 is just as impressive as it is today (well arguably harder, especially for an African American). This will be required listening 50-100 years from now, just as it is, 79 years after its release today. This album is as instrumental as there will ever be for laying the groundwork for what Rock and Roll can be, not just as a sound, or a performance, but a symbol (no Prince wait your turn). There's no doubt. This is a 5/5 record with both sound and historical context in mind.

No JB, No Prince, No Otis without this. It is however, a bit samey!

Seriously dated, but I hear how this was an important stepping stone!

Super fun listen

I probably like him more as a performer than a recording artist. 3/5

Really good, but also very same-y.

I enjoy the Saxophone solos 3/5

The Base

Little Richard's music is just good fun. A little slice of fried sunshine

You can see why he's the start of rock and roll, he's the real life Chris tucker from the fifth element flamboyant confident and talented he's the best

ironic that it's what we're learning in history of rock n roll

All his songs sound alike ahah. But at least it’s a good sound. 2.9

Nice album from an important black artist that broke many barriers in the 50s and 60s. That being said, he definitely knew what worked for him and exploited it as these songs were a bit repetitive. Typical album length from the time, but again any longer and the tracks may have outlasted their novelty. Overall 3.75/5 very important artist that deserves his place in this project

“Here’s Little Richard”, de 1957, é o álbum de estreia de Little Richard. Energia crua da época do nascimento do rock’n’roll, com várias músicas que já soam “clichê de tão clássicas” - mas que funcionam muito bem, seja nas faixas dançantes e explosivas, seja nas mais lentas e bluesadas. Little Richard não era só gritos e batidas no piano, mas também um mestre na interpretação. Esse disco é a porta de entrada perfeita para quem quer imergir nos primórdios do rock, do R&B antigo e do blues com atitude. Impossível não sair com pelo menos três ou quatro músicas assobiando na cabeça. Preferidas: "True Fine, Mama", "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" e "Slippin' And Slidin'".

Important singer - but I got tired after four songs with the same energy and tonality.

groundbreaking but ultimately not really memorable

A monumental album in the history of rock and roll to be sure. It does get quite repetitive at times, but I'm trying to situate this in context of what came before and what came after, and just how revolutionary this was in terms of sound. Great energy across the board, piano playing is solid, and you can see how the vocal style here really impacted later artists. I'd say more stars here for impact than pure personal enjoyment but nothing to really dislike here.

Historicaly a very significant record but it's a bit of the same song on repeat. Favorite Songs: Tutti Frutti

Every song pretty much blended together for me, which is a good thing because I think I could listen to them all day long. I understand the importance of this record yet it wouldn't be genuine of me to give it a score only based on that. And also even if I did consider that, I'd be meaningless to do so in my opinion, I feel it's not my task to do so.

(9.3)

So glad to get this album. There are far too few entries for early rock and roll especially the Black musicians who founded or inspired the genre, to wit: Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Big Mama Thornton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Before they invented music😭

12 tracks - longest, 2:43, shortest 2:04 - Little Richard kept it tight.

4/7

Raucous!

The roots of rock 'n roll...no doubt. The two album, deluxe edition, is probably unnecessary. I think hearing the finished product in all it's glory is a better experience. So much verve and life from an album that 70+ years old. I'm giving this a 4 star only because I think that the second album of outtakes detracts from the experience of the main album.

Man we need more 50s on here these are awesome If you want 40 minutes of fun Little Richard’s got you covered. Tutti Frutti is iconic, and a very nice way to open the album. The overall energy and vibe of each song is just great. Little Richard’s got a great voice, I love that 50s guitar sound and I think it’s so hard to replicate in modern music The biggest problem with this one is the variety, and yeah there’s really no defending that. Every single song has the same hook, same chorus, same verse, same tempo, same everything. It’s a pretty good formula at least It’s really cool to see the evolution of rock and roll, and it’s even cooler when that stage actually sounds great and there’s no growing pains on display here, just polished formulaic music executed to a T

No wonder everyone copied this guy's style. high energy, all classics. how can you not bop to this?

Solid 1950s R&B from Little Richard. Not particularly great, but it does have some absolute classics hanging out here... Tutti Frutti. Ready Teddy, and Long Tall Sally really inspired The Beatles. Paul even claimed to have stolen his "Whoo-oo-oo" from Little Richard. Fun, not great.

Little Richard was quite a talent, there’s no denying that fact. That does not change that this album and its rock & roll sensibilities are overplayed and exhausted. Even within this track list, songs are practically carbon copied against each other and end up nonstop repeating the tiring quality of this uplifting but exhausting album experience. Of course there is not much to be said of the album progression, apart from spreading out the tracks that sound exactly like one another. A lot of criticism has much less to do with performance intensity and style, if any at all, and much more to do with the motifs that are battered into monotonous submission from beginning to end. They may be a fun collection of danceable hits, but nothing more. All of the lack of variety aside, Little Richard absolutely rips apart the microphone, showing an incredible amount of passion and even some impressive range. Clearly his vocal prowess meshed well with a 1957 release, an era that desperately needed his high energy sound. “Tutti Frutti”’s reputation precedes the entire record, but the rest is less remarkable and, much like other work in the fifties, blends together into obscurity, not making an impact beyond its novel, raucous aesthetic. If you would like to learn more about early, historically important and funky rock & roll this would be a good place to start.

I bet this was so cool when it came out. I would’ve gotten grounded for secretly listening to it or something.

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love this nigga dayum

Nisam veliki fan ove Elvis Prisli coded ere

50s music is too old it’s my limit

again, this album is very "safe". i have a deep respect for the bluee, but i would not choose to listen to it on my own time. little richard is a talented vocalist and i respect him, though.

Interesting to me that 95% of Little Richard's memorable output seems to be on this album. And interesting that 30 years later in the late 80s he still seemed to be everywhere. Or at least on Arsenio Hall and in a few videos. Good stuff.

Little Richard just doesn't do anything for me. His music is fun and if I was seeing him live in 1957, it would be an absolute riot. But listening to this in my basement in 2026 just isn't the right time and place. This objectively deserves more than two stars, but I just so thoroughly didn't care for this that that's all I can muster.

Further proof that Little Richard was bonkers from the jump. I love how amateur the production sounds, like he recorded on a four-track in his garage with friends. That may not be far off—J&M was a tiny studio, and it sounds like they set up some tape, found some other players, and let Little Richard go. When it comes to early rock 'n' roll, I'll take his raucous energy over just about any of his peers. FUN FACT: The space that housed J&M in New Orleans is now a laundromat, but still has the logo embedded into the floor when you walk in. When I visited in 2011, it also had some pictures on the wall of the artists who recorded there. It's both poignant and hilarious.

You cannot deny the energy, this album really is such a funny and highly enjoyable one. One that you put and really get excited song after song. It is very easy to listen to and, still, a very important step in the history of music (yeah, maybe not that album in particular, which is fantastic, but Little Richard himself). So, sure, there are much better blues, rock-blues albums than this one, but this one is also pretty special, and such a delight for the ears. Great, fantastic, it is such a 30-minute gem.

Patti Smith and Little Richard back to back on this list. I found a deep connection between the two. They each convey such exuberance in their performance. The records are filled with their bodily excitement, flying out of control. Amidst what sounds like arm and hair raising, an edge creeps into their delivery. Certainly more pronounced with Smith due to her lyrics, but Little Richard flouts the norms too, and not just in his famed antics. Little Richard declares what he will do. His actions and the characters, mostly women, in his songs will not be harnessed. “It’s Saturday night, and I just got paid. Full about my money, don’t try to save.” Not Puritan thriftiness here, just pure id. Little Richard is the star here, and that includes his piano playing. Its speed and stomp keeps up with Richard jacking up New Orleans style R&B into a new type of music. The studio musicians, particularly drummer Earl Palmer and tenor saxophonist Lee Allen, shine here. Credit must go to behind the scenes work of Art Rupe, Cosimo Matassa and Bumps Blackwell. They corralled Richard’s talents and the bands into a booming sound. Blackwell also provided most of the lyrical insights that gave the songs rock and rock teen and rebel qualities. As a collection of mostly singles, Here’s Little Richard has knockout numbers, but even the slower songs get attention. Most were originals that avoided providing the usual recycled songs of many R&B albums. A stellar record from an artist who deserved the attention he always sought to gain.

I can appreciate the history and how influential this album/artist is. He has a distinct sound. I have listened to the album but am unlikely to revisit in its entirety.

Rock and roll, rhythm and blues.

Love Little Richard. This album (at least the deluxe version which I listened to) was a mix of full songs and then partial takes. I think if I had listened to the non deluxe version with only full tracks it would have been a better listening experience. 7/10.

En general me gusto mucho cada cancion de este album, el tema es que muhcas me sonaron igual.No se si eso es bueno o malo o una particularidad del genero, pero en general buen album, no skips.

Look, music from the 50s will never be my go-to. But you can't deny his entertainability.

this is great and obviously Little Richard was up to some groundbreaking stuff. by the end of it, I’m ready for something else, but it’s still excellent and at times thrilling in its energy and directness.

Classic artist who really helped establish rock and roll. But this does sound pretty dated at this point.

A great example of 50's / 60's music. Love the old vibe but the music itself is not what I'd usually listen to.

Joya!

Good early rock and roll, more roll than rock. What I would expect from Little Richard and I got it.

58

There is a temptation, when talking about foundational rock ’n’ roll records, to grade them according to how much of the future they predicted. That feels particularly inadequate for Here’s Little Richard. Little Richard did not merely anticipate something that came later. He enlarged the permissible space of popular performance. This has been an extraordinary little run of disruptive records for me: The “Chirping” Crickets, Le Tigre and now this. I don’t think any one of them is less important than the others. They disrupt on different axes. Buddy Holly makes the whole enterprise seem achievable: form a band, write the songs, play them yourselves. Le Tigre seize cheap technology and punk methodology and insist that electronic pop can be political, queer, funny and abrasive without asking anyone’s permission. Little Richard asks an even more fundamental question: just how much are you allowed to be? Here’s Little Richard arrives in 1957 sounding absurdly complete. Its arrangements are hardly arrangements at all by later standards. Establish the groove, verse, chorus, another verse, saxophone for eight or sixteen bars, back to Richard, out. There is an almost punk urgency about it. Here is the idea. Everybody knows how this works. Go. That simplicity matters because all the variation is happening elsewhere. “Tutti Frutti” doesn’t introduce Little Richard. It detonates him. Before the first song has properly established itself, that famous eruption of nonsense syllables has turned the human voice into something closer to percussion or glossolalia. At one point even the full “awopbopaloobop” appears to take too long and Richard abbreviates it before the saxophone arrives to continue screaming on his behalf. But the album quickly reveals why reducing him to screaming is hopelessly inadequate. The source of much of what he does is gospel. Not merely gospel chords or an occasional melisma, but gospel as a complete language of performance: repetition as persuasion, the ecstatic yelp, testimony, the stretched syllable, the sudden octave leap, the sensation that emotion has exceeded ordinary speech. That is why “True, Fine Mama” is so startling. It uses the grammar of religious testimony to communicate the important revelation that his mama is extremely fine. And that contradiction seems central to Little Richard. The sacred delivery system has acquired a secular payload. It is also where I hear the clearest ancestor of Prince. Not simply the pompadour, makeup, shrieks or theatricality, although the family resemblance is hardly subtle. Both artists occupy the much more difficult territory where religious and sexual ecstasy stubbornly insist on speaking the same musical language. Both possess an extraordinary gift and then have to live with troubling questions about what that gift means and what it is being used for. Prince would spend much of his career making God and sex inconveniently difficult to separate. Little Richard is already living inside that problem here. The gospel inheritance also provides what I have come to think of as the Little Richard test. Plenty of singers could reproduce these songs. What many of the polite white imitations could not reproduce was the process underneath them. Can repetition become exhortation? Can an overstuffed line sound like testimony rather than an exercise in diction? Can a yelp sound as though it escaped from you rather than being added for effect? Do you sing it, or do you testify it? The slower material makes this even clearer. “Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave” sits over an almost Fats Domino-like shuffle, the band behaving with impeccable courtesy while Richard delivers an astonishingly impolite vocal over the top. “Miss Ann” gives him room for magnificent melisma and octave leaps, sometimes elongating a syllable apparently for the sheer pleasure of creating somewhere from which to launch himself upwards. His voice never quite stops sounding like tearing flesh. That sounds like a description of rawness, but one of the great surprises of this album is how much discipline lies beneath it. On “Slippin’ and Slidin’” he sits beautifully inside the rolling barrelhouse rhythm and shows, whisper it softly, restraint. Consequently, when the sudden yowl comes before the saxophone break, it lands like an explosion. He understands that maximum force only means something if you occasionally withhold it. “Oh Why?” strips things back further and unexpectedly makes me think of Nina Simone because they share older materials: church, blues, piano, testimony. More importantly, both can make restraint feel dangerous, like you’re in the presence of an apex predator. You know the force is available. The decision not to spend all of it creates its own electricity. My favourite moment may be on “Rip It Up”, when Richard sings for a passage with essentially only the drums behind him. Suddenly there is nowhere for the performance to hide. The extraordinary breath control becomes obvious: syllables packed into the line, attack preserved, swing maintained, every phrase landing exactly where it should. Little Richard sounds uncontrolled because he is extraordinarily good at controlling the appearance of being uncontrolled. That may be the record’s central paradox. And then there is the other reason this album matters so much to me: The Beatles. Buddy Holly is the blueprint. Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis are the aspiration. Holly demonstrates that young men can form a self-contained group and make this music themselves. Richard demonstrates what they might aspire to become once they have done it: the shit-kicking band, the ecstatic vocal attack, music as physical disturbance. Hamburg is where the Beatles effectively turn that aspiration into muscle memory. That Little Richard DNA survives everything: success, Epstein, psychedelia, increasingly elaborate studio technique. McCartney’s rock ’n’ roll scream remains available whenever required. The Beatles broke off work on the White Album to communally watch The Girl Can’t Help It when it was first shown on British television. Lennon eventually puts “Rip It Up/Ready Teddy” and “Slippin’ and Slidin’” on Rock ’n’ Roll as part of his explicit statement about where he came from. Richard is not an embarrassing primitive ancestor they outgrow. He remains inside the machinery. By the time “She’s Got It” arrives, the record seems determined to end by distilling itself. It is ridiculously fast. Richard is flying, the band sound as though they are straining to stay with him, and for perhaps the clearest moment on the album you can imagine what encountering this man live must have felt like. Then it stops. No grand conclusion. No carefully designed finale. One last reminder of everything that made the preceding half-hour extraordinary and suddenly you are left thinking: is that it? That is exactly right. Here’s Little Richard does not need to announce its historical importance. It barely has time. There is another verse to sing, another octave to jump, another saxophone break waiting, another microphone to drive into distress. The fascinating thing is that rock ’n’ roll itself may have been new, but almost none of Richard’s raw materials were. Gospel, blues, boogie-woogie, jump music, theatricality and testimony were already there. Little Richard’s breakthrough was to realise that they could all happen at once. And once he had done that, popular music had more room in it than it did before.

какой широкий диапазон у него! до сих пор не уверена что во всех песнях он, а не какая-то женщина помогает. но музыка слишком рокнрол)

Welp, its pretty much what i expected, for the era it was released in its great, but compared to what comes after it, this feels very two dimensional musically. I feel like many of the songs are really repetetive and the instrumentals are literaly copy-paste in every song. Oh why? Definetely feels like a standout track for me, its slower and feels 'cooler', it's different musically from the other songs and I think over all its the best track. Pretty good album, but for me simple chorus verse structures dont really hit anymore. 3/5

Just top to bottom fun rock 'n' roll

4 out of 5. This is a fun and historical album that has every reason to be on this list.

Have to take this record with a grain of salt since recording technology was much less sophisticated back then, and this sounds like it was a collection of individual singles gathered together rather than a fully-realized album. That said, while the songs themselves are all fun old skool boogie woogie, there's a bit of a "sameness" to all the tracks. Richard definitely had a formula - a great one, but still sounds a little bland put one after the other. The backing band in these individual tracks all tend to sound pretty much the same. For some of the cuts, it sounds like Richard singing (and a little bit of piano) recorded over the same basic backing music. Richard himself is an incredible personality with a magnificent voice which rises above these flaw, though. Definitely one of the greatest vocal talents and personalities of early rock & roll.

Toe tapping genius Pure unadultered rock n roll - he has it from the top of his head to his toes Ready teddy my personal fave, hard to sit still !

Energetic, charismatic, still holds up

Nice little album, even if all the songs sounded the same. Energy was infectious. 6/10

blues, as expected - a little tedious in the end

Great old rock n' roll! A pioneer. The music back then was fun. I just want to jump in a convertible and drive the highways.

The influence on the music of the 60s and 70s is obvious here - a true pioneer of rock and RnB. That being said, I’m quite glad this album clocked in at 28 mins and no longer

The King of rock and roll - the songs are catchy and quick. Tutti Frutti opens the album, and feels like it runs through many of the tracks. Favourite track: Tutti Frutti

Perfect vibes for making morning coffee/ breakfast. Wasn't expecting the demo tracks to be so bluesy.

okay but not in the mood right now

Tutti frutti rocks, other stuff hits the spot but not what I’m looking for

A fun little bop of an album.

Feel good music from the birth of Rock and Roll back in the 50s. You have to love that mad piano style and Awop Bom Aloo Mop Awop Bam Boo. Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally are timeless classics that still get regular airplay now. Of the rest that I was less familiar with, Ready Teddy and Rip It Up sounded great, and some of the slower, bluesier numbers Like Can't Believe You Wanna Leave still sounds pretty good, although I could get fed up with the vocal inflections if I listened to it too long. A fun couple of hours listening to this, so a low 4 stars, because he inspired so much.

Cool

407/1089 it was an easy listen and these songs would be nice for me in the context of movies/tv but it’s just not really something that i would revisit for my own enjoyment especially as a full album 37/100

Essential listening, as a cornerstone if nothing else. As a fan of 50s music, it’s little Richard, it’s energy - yeah music was more singles oriented at the time, and he was the master of that short sharp burst of energy and so the Albums are a little less Varied than say Elvis’s at the time.

Track By Track Tutti Frutti - just lots of fun. Fast moving, tight band. Great piano vamping! Classic. True, Fine Mama - this pianist is having a ball! Love it. I’m very much here for this type of music (kind of need to be in the mood though!). Can’t believe you Wanna Leave - I can really begin to hear how this would’ve inspired so many afterwards. Laid the groundwork. For pop, rock, rhythm & blues, etc. etc. Beatles for sure! Ready Teddy - it’s the exact same structure and I love it! Perfect length. Fabulous. Baby - this sounded like someone else at first. He’s almost taking on a different character to my ears here. Slippin’ & Slidin’ - the music evokes the title here quite well. A proper masterclass. Great horns. The lyrics are relatively surface, but I think that might be their point. Just a fun time. Long Tall Sally - here we go again! I recognise this I think. I don’t know about some of the lyrics… Miss Ann - a slower one. The sax solo is great. Tight. Oh Why? - a fairly ambiguous story about conviction. Rip It Up - first hear Buddy Holly’s version of this. Not sure which came first. This one is a bit more laid back actually. Fun party tune. Jenny Jenny - another love song, same formula! Like an alternative standard. Saxes sound more prominent, particularly the lower one. Good solos. She’s Got It - a famous one. He’s got a great voice, a scream. Almost James Brown - like on this one. You can again see his legacy reverberating. Overall Review: I haven’t listened to a whole album of his before. It’s great playing, tight band. Reminds me of Buddy Holly at certain points also. Think he was around similar time, albeit briefly. Of course, it’s a similar formula throughout. Quite a lot of sameness for a whole album. Very great writing and playing though. 3.5/5 Favourite Songs: True, Fine Mama, Tutti Frutti, Jenny Jenny

That's pretty good, some early rock'n'roll

3.8

Not my music. Best part was that it was 30 minutes

Kinda repetitive but energetic, fun

Solid 3. More or less the same, but it's fun to listen to.

An absolutely fun and electric record from the early days of rock 'n' roll, the whole album just sounds like one big wild party. Little Richard's vocals are easily the highlight here, the way he passionately screams and shouts definitely became the blueprint for thousands of rock and soul vocalists throughout the years. The instrumentation is so on point as well, with the rhythm section supplying these great driving rock beats alongside some juicy sax solos. The only thing I'd complain about is that some of the songs do end up sounding pretty similar, but with this being sub 30 minutes, it's not that much of issue for me.

It was okay

I mean, how could anyone not like this? Little Richard is absolutely electric. The pounding piano, screaming vocals and sax give the whole album an insane amount of energy, especially considering this came out in 1957. There are also plenty of songs here I already knew, and I have some of these old ’50s rock & roll songs scattered throughout my playlists. It does become a little repetitive as an album, but the songs are so short and everything moves so quickly that it never really becomes a problem. My only reason for stopping at 3 stars is replay value. As much as I enjoyed it, this isn't something I'm going to regularly choose for a full-album listen. That said, if I ever find this on vinyl, I'd absolutely pick it up. This feels like the perfect record to throw on Sunday morning while making breakfast. Just a fun, energetic album from beginning to end.

good golly miss molly

What a voice, like its being stretched out to its absolute limit and then pushed to the highest volume, very cool style. This isn't very notable musically these days but back in the 50s I imagine it was all the rage, solid rock & roll with some jazz & blues thrown in that keeps the train running for him to belt and "Whooo" over. This is the kind of Oldies I would want to be on the radio of a retro diner in order to feel correct.

Lovely stuff

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.

New to me and I loved this, thanks for sharing RGP. “Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave”, “Slippin’ And Slidin’” and “Oh Why” were my favourite songs. Four stars❤️❤️❤️❤️ Tom.

Album #255 Little Richard: Here's Little Richard After getting Isaac Hayes and Sly Stone, Little Richard continues my streak of influential black artists, and I think when it comes to influential, there really isn’t anyone more so than Little Richard. I’ll readily admit that I haven’t dabbled much in 50s rock; it’s sort of like early 80s video games: yes, they were insane for the time, and still fun today, but there has been so much evolution in the medium that it feels pointless to return to. I’m sure I could play the original Zelda and have some fun, but why go through the struggle of early bullshit puzzles when instead I could just spark up Ocarina of Time. Why would I throw on some Little Richard when just ten years later The Beatles released Sgt. Peppers. That being said, there is still obvious value to listening to these foundational albums, and definitely still enjoyment to be derived. I spoke about Little Richard being influential, but even I didn’t realize just the extent of that influence. When I listened to Elvis’ self-titled because of this list, I saw lots of complaints about how he just stole black artist’s schticl; and though I didn’t doubt it, I underestimated the extent of it. Presley and others borderline plagiarised this album, obviously not every song, but you can’t really differentiate his version of a song like Tutti Frutti from the original. So Little Richard is definitely an artist worthy of this list, and one that I am grateful existed; however, I don’t know how often I’ll be returning to this one when there are so many of his disciples to listen to; the works of Socrates are lost to time, yet his student Plato carried on his legacy, thus his way of life. Best Songs: Long Tall Sally, Tutti Frutti, Oh Why? Worst Song: Miss Ann Score out of 10: 7

There's a moment in "get back" when John Lennon looks straight at the camera and deadpans "a-whabapelooba-a-wha-bap-boo" and is playing the clown pretending to be bored with it. That was 12 years after this album, and the Beatles are struggling trying to recapture what they used to love about music. Their touchstone is this, the first flush of rock and roll, and after everything they've accomplished, this reminds them why they started. And 60 years on...it's still thrilling.

Incredibly talented vocalist and pianist with an absolutely unique style. This music has rhythm.

Incredible voice, and so obviously influential to so many artists that came after this. It sounds great, and it's just so powerful the whole way through.

"Prince is me, Michael Jackson is me, The Beatles was me, all of em are me." - Richard Wayne Penniman

It's just such raw, shit-hot rock and roll, probably the first time it was done that way and maybe the best. Primal, is the word.

Not too bad

Pretty solid

Incredible!

This absolutely deserves to be here. I fully believe this album inspired more kids to pick up instruments than any single album on this list.

It's Little Richard. A lot of the songs are pretty much Tutti Fruti but with different words. Still a groundbreaking guy with great energy

Album 294. Here's Little Richard (https://open.spotify.com/album/4CfyfJWb1HSabAjdcLeThs?si=b-FNpHwmSDKnl0YgZM9A5A) — Little Richard (1957) Classic blues rock album that has so much energy and fun. It's pure gold that's still listenable and it'll stay as it is for a long time awop-bop-a-loo-mop, alop bom bom 4/5 Liked: — Tutti Frutti — Can't Believe You Wanna Leave — Long Tall Sally (The Thing)

leyenda genio pasional vivia para esto gran voz el mejor album de los 4 que escuche no se que le falta para 5 estrellas

I wish I could have heard it when it was released, I'm sure it was revolutionary. I enjoyed it and can appreciate it, but didn't blow me away, just a little repetitive. 3.8

Alles trekt op elkaar.

Hij is heel enthousiast, ik net iets minder

This was totally fine and enjoyable! Not a standout. It is fun to revisit the early days of rock/blues. I would kill to be around for when these genres were getting introduced. Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti Can't Believe You Wanna Leave

Bum Bum Bo-Wop Ba Dum Dum Day 1001 Albums Generator 332 (8/20/2026) Little Richard is undeniably influential to the development of rock n roll and there is a lot of energy on this album. However, it's hard for me to say that this is a particularly interesting album to me, even though there's nothing technically wrong with it. 3/5. Favs: Tutti Frutti Long Tall Sally Oh Why? Least Fav: Baby

Por dios como odio los 50's.... todo suena absolutamente igual, son los mismos riffs de guitarra una y otra vez junto a las mismas progresiones armonicas.

everything I dont like about elvis. 1

It's a classic and paved the way for most of modern rock. Sadly the album hasn't aged greatly, not a bad listen but definitely not in my style.

It's fine, but somewhat repetitive. Typical 50s rhythm and blues that requires a little butt jiggling.

Such a fun album!!

It sounds good but I can’t see myself listening to this on a regular basis. But I think it’s great for people that enjoy this style of music! It also sounds very happy :)

Man this was fun, short fast loud. Some bangers that’ll get stuck in your head and wiggling your hips to get your groove on kiddo with some pure rock n roll

Energiline, kärisev ja särav. Lugusid omavahel väga ei erista, aga Little Richardi kontserdile läheksin küll, see muusika on lihtsalt nii tantsitav. Richard ise on nii huvitav kuju, kes pendeldas ekstreemse hedonismi ja kristluse vahel (two sides of the same coin I guess?), ning siit plaadilt on väga kenasti aru saada, miks Biitlid, The Rolling Stones jt peavad teda eeskujuks. 3.6/5

This was phenomenal. Music for the soul. Makes you wanna dance but also goes deep.

not my vibe tbh

Not really my taste, like the 50s but the music meh.

Is this… like the original text for most music of today? I realize that that is probably an over-exaggeration but the influence this album has had on music as a whole is undeniable, right? And best of all: It’s so damn good. This album just makes me move around my apartment, rock’n’rolling and the whole palette. Little Richard’s voice is so strong and so passionate, i’m sure it would elevate everything. And then the songs themselves are just so well done. They are filled to the brim with energy, great instrumentalists and unforgettable melodies. These twelve tracks flew by, so I had to listen to them three times in a row. And while the album is quite monotonous, i guess that was partly because the concept of an album back then was not the same it is today. That’s just an assumption though. But either way, a little more variety would have made the alum truly perfect.

Terrific!

When it comes to the originators of Rock’n’Roll my opinions are very binary and Little Richard is without doubt a 1 not a zero. Chuck, Fats and Bo are the other winners and of the white boys I’ll have me some Elvis and Buddy. Anyone else you can think of, I probably have no time for. Little Richard has the born-a-star vibe that is obvious from a mile away. Fortunately for him, he could also write the tunes and bash the boogie woogie piano to back up his natural performer instincts. Most importantly of all of course is his utterly unhinged vocal style. The thing is that despite its feral nature, the wildness is never intimidating or threatening. Every screeched syllable sounds like it’s expressed with a smile on his face. And usually, it was. 12 songs, even with the prior knowledge that most barely exceed 2 mins, nevertheless seem to fly by. Nothing is deep, but no one needed it to be. Mostly upbeat, mostly 12 bar blues, everything imbued with an electric energy that, for anyone with feet even mildly tempted by the dance floor, would be difficult to ignore.

Well that was 40-ish minutes of unbridled fun.

Little Richard is cool.

Imagine how crazy this must have been to hear in the 1950s.

Good but old and gets repetitive good I’m not fruity tho

It’s a classic for a reason and inspired so many after it, but it’s not something I could listen to on repeat.

Big Dick is back in town

Lots of wooos

Not for me

Time capsule stuff

It all sounds a bit like cliché, somewhat unimaginative Rock 'n Roll now, but it probably didn't back in the fifties. I understand this is an important album, historically. I'm sure it's fun for dancing and seeing it live. Not something I'd play but it's really good at what it is.

I'm so jealous of people who got to hear this for the first time in the 50's.

Innovative, important, electric, and one-note. Once you've heard a couple of tracks, you've heard them all. That said, there's a lot of great singles on here. They're just better consumed individually rather than all in a row.

Really upbeat and fun listen.

Un poco repetitivo (no al nivel de fatboy slim) pero sigue siendo bueno

Buen rollo, pero mucha similitud entre canciones Tutti Frutti True, Fine Mama Can't Believe You Wanna Leave Baby Miss Ann

Can’t deny the talent / trailblazing, but the songs do all sound v similar 😅

Repetitive? Maybe. So freaking catchy and pure rock and roll energy? Yes!! Vocally, not many could match ole Richard!

Oldie but goodie fwiw

This album is fun

fun. reminds me of my "rock and roll music in the 1950s" class i took in college that likely sparked the interest in this kind of project.

Альбом с безумной энергетикой, надрывный голос Ричарда прекрасно сочитается с ритм секцией и надрывными духовами, но звук устарел, это тяжело игнорировать

After being subjected to The Spins, Paul Rever & The Raiders, and even the first Beatles album, I have finally reached the model they worked so hard to emulate. The peak of mountain top they spent their careers trying to climb. Let's get one thing straight: they all failed. They could literally NEVER be Little Richard no matter how hard they tried. It's also the fact that he cleared them a full decade before those albums even came out. He has more energy, more soul, more complexity, more everything. His band is way better. The words sound like they're being sung by someone who understands them. The star of the show is his VOICE. He's doing runs on this album that singers today could never replicate. You can't teach this stuff. This was such a fun album - thank you Little Richard for saving me from the white mediocrity of the 60s rock n roll on this list. Highlights: True Fine Mama, Oh Why?

Iconic

7/10 Best songs: Tutti Frutti, Oh Why? A really fun album that contains approximately 10 variations of the same song. By that I mean most of the songs have almost identical structures, vocal techniques, and lyrical themes. That being said, the song structure that is used as the foundation for the rest is quite strong, so I don't hate it.

Every song is the Tutti Frutti song when you listen hard enough. Classic rock and roll. Simple, catchy and enjoyable

Primeiramente, adorei a capa do álbum kkkkkk, é simples mais funcional, acho que passou certinho a sensação do que esperar das musicas. Aqui voltando bemmm pro começo do rock, com uma pegada mais blues. Só consigo imaginar aquelas cenas de filmes o pessoal se junta em um baile pra dançar. Reconheço o quanto deve ter sido influente pra época, mas eu como 90% das pessoas imagino que conheci mais esse estilo por causa do Elvis, tirando "tutti frutti" a música inicial que abre o álbum, que eu já conhecia por ter ouvido uma vez as outras foram uma novidade. Ready teady inclusive parece um irmão gêmeo de Jailhouse rock , inclusive o Elvis tem a versão dele da música kkkk. Um bom álbum, mesmo que não seja dos meus favoritos. Gostei de algumas músicas. Vou colocar como um 3/5, gostei mais que highway to hell tendo como uma base.

MUITO DIVERTIDO ME ALEGROU

Diminishing returns as the album goes along, you can only take so many songs in a row that have such a similar rhythmic structure

Every song sounds pretty similar to the last. Dull

The obvious classics My favourite part is how live the album feels and it lets you really hear Little Richard’s voice and just how powerful it was. Solid 50s album, by one of the game changing artists of his generation for reasons beyond music. I think impact of this album and Little Richard takes the album above I 4 but something in me not quite giving it a five is why I’m going for 4.

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Classic! I was turned to Little Richard by Lemmy from Motörhead. Little Richard was Lemmy's biggest influence... 5 stars out of respect for Little Richard and his influence on Lemmy. This influence contributed to some of the greatest music ever recorded by bands like Hawkwind and the immortal MOTORHËAD

Amazing voice

Do a lot of these songs sound the same? Yes. Do I care even the slightest bit? Absolutely not.

Hard to resist the desire to “whoo” in just about every song. Sound was fun but I’m not sure if I could easily distinguish any of the songs

wopbopbaloobap

Yea not for me at all. Too old

Fine for what it is, and Richard is one of the founders so much respect.

Omtrent som forventa

3.5+/5

Solid listen. He has an incredibly powerful and engaging voice. The songs are of that era, some are lacking, but his voice cuts through and pulls you along the song even so.

2.5/5 . I dont like this type of music as its out of my taste but descent ish album imo

I hate this. Every song has the same melody, the shrieks are awkward and I genuinely can’t tell the difference between several of these songs. This album gets high praise for little Richard’s being a rock pioneer, and that’s cool, but it doesn’t make the music sound good.

it was decent

Classic

Simply the very best rock & roll album of the 50s, followed by Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. The building blocks that inspired everyone from The Beatles through Lemmy of Motorhead. Little Richard demonstrated that rock 'n' rollers did not need, nor should they have good manners. They should be flipping tables and dancing on your face.

Bueno

Wow I can see how this became so influential; it's kind of pure joy.

Absolute legend and genius. Such a fun listen

Insanely good. Feels so significant, what a brilliant voice. My only criticism is that the songs are a little repetitive. But they are repetitively brilliant

I thought I just hated Elvis, but now I guess I just don't like 50s rock n roll. 1.5/5.0: Bad

very samey after a few songs but short enough that it doesnt affect the experience which is very fun

Does it deserve to be on this list? Absolutely! It literally is where it all began. Pretty much everything else on the list owes a debt to this blazing a trail in the 50s first. Does it stand up today? Well…..yes and no. Tutti Frutti remains a banger even now. But the rest of the album can’t take it any further. Diminishing returns after that. 3 - feel bad doing that, but the reality is I won’t be back again except for Tutti Frutti.

obviously a classic, great stuff

Some great early rock&roll/R&B. One thing I noticed when listening is that every song is pretty much the same. I don't think people cared because the music just made them want to move. 3.5/5

Fun songs, but the appeal of the song buildup shtick fades halfway through the album. I feel that I am listening to the same song, over and over again. For sure, in its time, it was renewing and progressive, listening to it almost 70 years later, I find it fun but fleeting.

Inte riktigt min musiksmak... Det var lite för mycket 50-tal liksom, men asså det var inte dåligt direkt, det var bara inte min smak. Jag har inte jättemycket att säga om låtarna men de liknar varandra ganska mycket också vilket kanske gör det lite tråkigt att lyssna på. Av mig får den en 2/5

Had some banger, and I like the old timey Jazz. I stopped listening after Disc 1 as the rest seemed to be random outtakes

I don't doubt this popped off at the local watering hole back in the day. My attention span for blues however is quite limited. Fave track: Tutti Frutti

I understand why an album like this gets included. But did very little for me. 2/5

Liian vanhaa. Musiikin pitää oikeasti olla huonoa että ansaitsee 1/5 joten annetaan 2/5. Yks biisi pääsi omalle listalle ja kappas kummaa oli artistin kuunnelluin kappale. Joku maaginen käänne tapahtui 60-70 luvun taitteessa. Artisteilla avautui kolmas silmä LSD myötä ja sit alettiin rokkaamaan ja syömään lepakoita (rip ozzy, siitäki jo vuosi). Kaikkien aikojen biisit on tehty niin pilvessä että edes nasa ei ole vielä saavuttanut näitä herroja. Liian vanhaa mutta tästä alkoi paranemaan

Hard to appreciate how revelatory this was at the time. 70 years later some of this still is lively. Little Richard was an innovator.

It’s fabulous.

Oops, I spilt my Earl Grey again, dammit.

Five Stars for Tutti Frutti as a song. But as an album, it’s the law of diminishing returns. All subsequent tracks are essentially variations of the same lead song. A cracking opener then. But thereafter… repeat and repeat again.

I know it's a bit relative but if I was stuck in 1957 this is what I'd be putting on.

Fun album with great “oldies” tones, but likely wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to again or purchase the vinyl

368/1001 Little Richard - Here's Little Richard Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ Undoubtedly one of the most influential albums here and there are some great tracks. However, there's not quite the variety for me

Some of the better 50s Rock n Roll and R&B stuff, Tutti Frutti is great and there's other cool stuff here but a lot of filler like most t0s rock n roll albums

Helt sjukt att man lyckades göra världens mest inflytelserika genre baserad på en och samma låt. Nämen allt låter ju verkligen likadant. Det här känns helt enkelt före min tid. 4/10

This guy rocks

Little Richard le géant du rock. 5 étoiles pour la valeur historique mais en tant qu'album, difficile d'aller plus haut que 3. Certainement à entendre au moins une fois dans sa vie. 3.49 étoiles

I think that rock has shifted so much since this came out that it’s kind of insane to consider that this used to be rock, it feels more adjacent to jazz than something like Queens of the Stone Age or something like that. But taking this for what it is, this is a really fun album, there’s so much energy to every song on here. It is sort of homogenous throughout, but being so short keeps it from feeling dull or overlong. Favorites: Tutti Frutti, Miss Ann, Rip It Up

Great performer, and it comes across here.

The impact of this record in music history is undeniable. I enjoyed it because of this and it is also fun to listen to. It has some great 50's rock n roll hits and it's amazing that this guy inspired musicians such as the beatles themselves

Undeniably fun and enjoyable. That falsetto OOOH! Is worth 5 stars alone.

Generic and mostly harmless.

Who knew the key to 5 star album was writing 3 songs and repeating them four times each?! To be fair, it should be a 4, but it’s fun, old and important enough to deserve the upgrade.

Thought Joe Stew was taking the piss because a lot of the songs sound the same. Nope, side 2 is just the same songs over and over. It's pleasant enough for background music. That's about it.

Seminal

3.5 round up for being so influential

First album on my list- upbeat. To my ear, sounds pretty old but given its 1957 I would think it was pretty influential. Lots of “baby” lyrics but some more cutting ones too like “Oh Why” about being arrested for a crime he didn’t commit and “rip it up” which is just cool. Good but a bit one note because of its age.

Is his name the origin for all the lils out there? And is there's a reality where the music ended up being called rip & roll (or shake and roll)?!

Fun, energetic album.

Ese saxofón fue una experiencia transcendental

7/10

He's such an awesome singer. They hadn't figured out how to mix albums yet he's so much louder than the backing it sounds like he's doing karaoke with a JBL speaker. I think the backing is good just feels low energy even though I'm pretty sure he's doing crazy shit on the piano.

Dated

Heard Before? Yup! Notes: - so thrilling to hear this music in a broader context with deep cuts. most of the times I've ever heard it is in mixed compilations or as lazy scene setting in movies. - songwriting is basic and obvious. so what? - i like to imagine the point of these lyrics being an examination of toxic relationships to avoid rather than an endorsement. it helps. - stellar vocal performance that leaps out of the speakers and pairs well with the plasticky sounding saxophones. - like most recordings before widespread multitracking, the rest of the band is mashed at the back of the mix (literally at the back of the room), all snare and cymbals with hints of piano and bass. often a liability, here it emphasizes the wild abandon of the vocal and sax melodies. Verdict: Another great 50s performer that's been reduced in the popular imagination to just a few hits. Listen Again? It's a lot of Little Richard all at once, but just possibly.

not my kind of style, but he has a pretty voice and he made me bop my head a lot.

This came out 30 years before I was 16 years old. I was into heavy metal and punk back then but I still had respect for a bit of Little Richard it was considerably less crap than other old music that was floating around. 30 years ago from now (1996 & 2026) is after the death of Kurt Cobain and kids still listen to Nirvana. I'm sure a family tree of music will snake back from the present through Nirvana all the way back to this album via so many other iterations of rock'n'roll. A timeless classic.

I love Little Richard's energy and confidence. Very jamming album with some real classics!

Sehr Gut

Not my kind of music. Some good meaningful songs but a bit too much screaming.

Love me some rock and roll! Don’t see a ton of it here so it’s always a pleasant surprise compared to another one of those forgettable rock albums

Concise album with every song under 3 minutes. This to me felt like it was probably really fun and impactful in its day. But listening to it now, I just didn't engage with it much. It's fine, but not my thing. Low 3/5

Old school rock and roll, 12 bar blues fatigue

It's the same song again and again but thankfully I do by and large enjoy that song

Had Elvis right before this one and I preferred this, the higher energy helped with that

The classics are that for a reason. They stand the test of time. Seven decades later, some of the tracks on this album are still an enjoyable time to listen to. But the classics are that for another reason. They're selectively chosen, specifically to be the best of the best. Survivorship bias means that only the highlights persist in our minds. There's weaker songs, which just end up forgotten. This album has songs which fall in both categories. Also, I suspect that Little Richard may have been scamming his record label here. They contracted him for twelve unique songs. But somehow, he snuck several copies of the same track in here under different titles. Joking aside, it did get a bit repetitive hearing numerous tracks with the exact same vocal and instrumental motifs. Rating: This album has a few stand-out tracks, a few tracks which are pretty average, and a healthy dose of self-plagiarism. But on a more serious note, even the "bad" bits are still perfectly enjoyable. It's at no stage a chore to slog through. So I think that a fair rating would be 4.

The music of little Richard is so far ahead of so many of his contemporaries and those that followed him. It’s still exciting, it still has edges and energy and all the things that make rock and roll special. It hasn’t faded so much with time. Maybe it’s because he was the real deal. Not a country singer doing black music so they could sell it to white kids.

I would say you would have to have been living under a rock to not have heard this type of music before. It's classic, jazzy and bluesy rock and roll. It's catchy and danceable. No, it's not something I normally reach for to listen to on its own, but I have to appreciate that it's the foundation and influence for a lot of the music I listen to on a regular basis. Also, it's hard not to move along to this music.

Giid stuff

Here's Little Richard Little Richard 1957 Genres: Rock, Blues Styles: Rock And Roll, Rhythm Blues 1. Tutti Frutti (★★★★★) - Contexto: Una explosión de energía dedicada a la diversión, el baile y la libertad. Aunque la letra original tenía fuertes insinuaciones sexuales, fue modificada antes de grabarse sin perder su carácter salvaje y festivo. -Fav 2. True Fine Mama (★★★★☆) - Contexto: Elogia a una mujer atractiva, segura de sí misma y llena de encanto. Es una celebración del deseo y la admiración romántica. 3. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: Una balada con raíces en el blues donde el protagonista expresa tristeza e incredulidad porque su pareja ha decidido abandonarlo. 4. Ready Teddy (★★★★⯨) - Contexto: Un llamado a prepararse para bailar y disfrutar. Representa la emoción juvenil y el espíritu despreocupado del primer rock and roll. 5. Baby (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: Una sencilla declaración de amor en la que el cantante intenta convencer a su pareja de permanecer a su lado. 6. Slippin' and Slidin' (★★★★☆) - Contexto: Habla de relaciones secretas, encuentros a escondidas y juegos de seducción, todo contado con humor y mucho ritmo. 7. Long Tall Sally (★★★★★) - Contexto: Relata una aventura amorosa clandestina en la que los protagonistas intentan evitar ser descubiertos. Es uno de los grandes himnos del rock de los años cincuenta. -Fav 8. Miss Ann (★★★★☆) - Contexto: Una declaración de amor hacia una mujer llamada Ann, destacando su belleza y el entusiasmo del cantante por conquistarla. 9. Oh Why? (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: El protagonista intenta comprender por qué terminó su relación y le pide explicaciones a la persona que ama. 10. Rip It Up (★★★★★) - Contexto: Un himno a disfrutar el fin de semana, gastar el dinero recién cobrado, salir de fiesta y vivir el momento sin preocupaciones. -Fav 11. Jenny, Jenny (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: Describe el enamoramiento del cantante por una chica irresistible que lo vuelve completamente loco. 12. She's Got It (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: Cierra el álbum celebrando el atractivo, el carisma y la confianza de una mujer que posee ese "algo especial" que fascina al protagonista. -TOTAL = ★★★★⯨ (4,08)

Simply one of the pillars of rock n' roll

Amazing album by an amazing musician. little Richard, one of the founding members of rock and roll. An innovator and pioneer, someone who was way ahead of his time. His influence on music is widespread and countless bands & musicians have covered his work.

RnB is just not my genre. The vocals are beautiful but can't make the album enjoyable for me.

truly unique and influential. unmatched energy and so much power! it grabs your attention for sure

It was a banger

Some legendary stuff in this! However a bit repetitive.

Little Richard, Chuck Berry etc , great stuff.

One of the few pre-60s albums that does feel like a cohesive statement and not just a collection of songs. Also, Little Richard has energy and charisma for days

very 50s

Rocks. I can see why he blew roofs off back when. It of course sounds dated, but was wildly fun to listen to driving around town with the windows down. It gets same-y, but still pretty damn good.

Richardy!

This is obviously a massively influential and successful record. The singles in particular were massive hits both as Little Richard's originals and as covers by other artists. They really are ubiquitous. To be honest, that makes those tracks a little less interesting to me. I've just heard them so many times. I find myself gravitating towards the slower tracks that aren't played as much, but I don't think that is comment on their superiority, but just that they are a little more novel for me. The hit songs deserve to be hits. They're great songs. Little Richard's voice is fantastic and I really enjoy the jump blues roots of much of this music.

What a boatload of fun, I do wish the music was louder in the mix though.

TOP

Cute but just cute

Fun, high energy, innovative bops, big time blues. Better in small doses

Great rock and roll. Lots of hits

ok

Hello little Richard!

I Like When You Leave Also really enjoy Ready Teddy Baby is also good. I like how upveat each song is. Its cool that this is the basis of rock and roll. Slippin and slidin, i really like the brass, i think its a saxophone I really like Rip It Up Jenny jenny is fun I really enjoyed this album

Is it fair to get a little bored of hearing the same chord progression 12 times? Maybe not, but at least he's not the thousandth artist to do it and pass it off as original, and might even be the first.

Well. There are a couple of very popular and classic songs, but overall, it's too old of an album.

Great voice, emotion living right in front of the vocal performances. Just an instantly compelling artist. He's having so much fun and wow he's a great singer. It's still "oldies" so it's not going on my regular rotation, but it's a fun listen for sure.

I'm pretty sure I heard some of these in Fallout games before. Not quite my style but I can see how this would have been a big deal.

Really a great listen, fun thought.

Me re gusto me hace acordar mucho a Elvis. Definitivamente buscare un LP usado

Рок-н-ролл. Тутти-фрутти и это всё

He's a one trick pony, but it's a good trick. The remaster brings out the kick drum a little - it was almost completely absent in the original recordings, but they've done well with exposing some bottom end detail. He's not as prodigous on all tracks - Tutti Frutti being his most epeic performance. In fact, his piano often plays second fiddle to the sax section, which often answers his vocal lenes and comes in with some really raunchy solos.

I have a hard time rating albums from this time period. I realize how influential they were to future musicians, but they sound "old" to me. When I was growing up, this was old-timey music and it's hard to shake that mind set. Little Richard certainly knew how to put everyone in a good mood with his music and singing. High 3.

Ok so got slightly behind

Little Richard is one of the kings of rock and roll.

favs: tutti frutti, ready teddy, she's got it

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Favorite song: Tutti Frutti

I'm always surprised by how the 50s were OK with using a single chord progression without variation. The album is historically important, but boring and samey by today's standards.

3 stars Kinda homework record for rock n roll history. I’d be lying if I said I would ever rock this for fun, but there is good stuff that clearly influenced countless acts afterward. When I had Vinyl Me Please Rock track they did this record after having had The Strokes, System of a Down, Iggy and the Stooges, so it was a weird choice and I didn’t care for it. Still don’t too much, but rounded up because a lot is owed to it.

I heard Little Richard for the first time but the style of his music has influenced alot of other great songs that came decades after this album. Loved the energy and joy and soul in this album.

I am enjoying this. I wish I knew more of the weight this album carried, but I enjoy it none the less.

This was a fun listen but not something I'd gravitate toward on my own. You can definitely hear the influence of Little Richard on so many huge artists who came later and were inspired by him (as someone mentioned in a youtube comment I saw, you can hear exactly where and how Paul McCartney was influenced).

Rock and Roll in its infancy. Yeah!

Fun and energetic Likes: Tutti Frutti; True Fine Mama; Ready Teddy; Long Tall Sally

Review: This album was not that great. It wasn’t bad but it definitely was not good. There were some good songs like Rip It Up and Can’t Believe You Want To Leave but there were also some pretty rough listens. The main downfall was that it sounded like every song sampled every song. There was just no originality between the tracks and it felt like he was just copy and pasting the same template and then changing a few things here and there. The vocals were very good though and you can tell he has a passion for his craft for sure.

I respect it, but I don’t think I’ll ever listen to this on my own.

Classic rock n roll.

Brave Little Toaster vibes

Good music history with this one

Considering I love the Beatles and everything Paul McCartney makes, this album was quite the origin story. It’s interesting to go back and hear where all those influences come from. Not for the main rotation though.

My feet just want to dance. How am I supposed to stop them with music like this!?

The guy doesn't play with anything more than your standard 40s jump blues setup but it still has more bite than a good 80% of rock albums that came before or since. She's Got It sounds like it's about to fall apart at any moment, like the entire thing will spontaneously combust if you look away for too long. Little Richard howls and wails throughout the album like one of his band's saxophones, and the studio is clearly not equipped to handle his voice. Listening to this reminds you that rock 'n' roll emerged from sketchy blues bars and clubs, that it was party music, music for people to drink and dance and fuck to. Not one song on here over 3 minutes, and the entire album is less than half an hour. While I can't really fault later musicians for trying to make rock 'deeper' and more challenging, there's a purity to this music that got lost at some point.

This album rocks! So musical, creative, passionate and real! And also a huge influence on the pop music that followed. A 5, for sure.

Anticipated to enjoy this much more

Lot of fun, it gets you movin'

I have to rate this high just for historical significance alone. And "Tutti Frutti" is an all time great. The rest of the album is basically a variation on that song but who cares, it's Little Richard. He was a trailblazer in many ways and he could hit that falsetto high note like no one else could.

How do you 'rate' something like this, or Chuck Berry, or Elvis, on a five star scale, really? It's the blueprint. It's one of the most important recordings in rock history, the trunk of the genre's family tree. It's also utterly simple, repetitive, and fairly primitive compared to all the stuff that it inspired and that came after it. It is a step above Elvis's debut for me. A 5 in terms of significance, a 4 to my ears that have heard all the glorious music that built on it

Listened Before? N This one is a scorcher of a rock-n-roll album! Starts you off with the classic "wop bop a loo bop..." and doesn't let up. Some dated lyrics but still fun. Added to library? N Songs added to playlist: Tutti Frutti

9/10 loved this so upbeat and dancey