Here's Little Richard

Enjoyable even though the songs all sound very similiar

4.5/5. So this is where all rock music branches from.

I have always loved “Tutti Fruiti”; it is such a fun song. “Baby” was great, more jazzy than some of the other songs on the album. This is a short album but really a lot of fun to listen to. There is a lot of repetition and many of the more rock and roll songs sound very similar. It’s a 4 for me.

Old Rock. Tutti Frutti on the rutti. old school boom. its good but not most is going into my daily rotation. Love the roughness to his voice

Easy 4 stars - cool musix

If Little Richard is the architect of rock n roll, this album is the blueprint mainly know for its classic RnB and early rock n roll sound. Two songs stand out and are probably its best known songs, Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally. Tutti Frutti is an energetic song, pretty wild for the time that would define the rock n roll sounds for decade to come, know for its intro "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!" and the chorus "tutti frutti, o rudy", his screaming voice is what drive this song. Long tall sally was cover so many time, including by the Beatles and Elvis, but his version is far superior, just for being the original Other songs are classic RnB early rock n roll sunds, nit particulary worth listening but not bad at all. We have to say that Richard's style is fast and very energetic compare to others from that time. Readdy Teddy look too much like long tall sally. Baby, Slippin' and Slidin' and rip it up are good Anyway Little Richard was really a unique figure in rock, a pioneer who was extremely provocative for its time, the way he sing, he dance and he dress and was one of the first black artist to reach white audiences.

A fantastic album that brought Little Richard into the forefront of music. Not my favorite style of music but definitely a good and enjoyable listen. 4 Stars

This holds up really well because there are no ballads, just faster R and B and slower R and B. Simple. Got to give it a 4.

Unbelievable starting with that album cover. The epitome of energy and funky sexy cool coming out of the wild side of the late-50s. It would be a 5 but it's from the time before albums were full stories. Three hits that are where it's at. Long Tall Sally, Tutti Fruiti, Slipping & a Slidin. Cmon! Banging that piano and screaming for his soul!

Made me want to take off my shoes and find a sock hop! Some variety, but it’s the feel-good vibe that makes this so good.

Nice and Upbeat Rock‘n‘Roll Album, really motivated me to clean the house. But the songs all sound very similar.

Great great stuff. Almost impossible to overstate his influence on rock and pop music. Sad he's never gotten the credit he deserves

Important album. Going 4, even though in the broader 1001, it might be a 3.

One of the most important acts in music history (makes good songs too)

Knowing the context of how these songs were groundbreaking makes this album better for me.

I'm not sure it's an album exactly, but there's legendary songs and great energy all the way through!

Handmaid Rock n' roll

66 years old and still sounding good.

Is every album going to cause a deep dive learning about the artist and origins? Loved this album. Very fun. Might just be a rebound love compared to Genesis, but overall… Quite bop-able and an interesting back story.

I loved this album! I remember seeing Little Richard on tv when I was a kid, and it was always a show.

What a fun album. 4/5

one of the architects of rock and roll, the incomparable little richard. quality rock and roll with all the energy and passion that you would expect from him. and his voice… his voice was made for rock and roll. this album kicks ass pretty much from start to finish. highlights: “tutti frutti”, “slippin’ and slidin’ “, “long tall sally”, “jenny, jenny”.

Some very classic songs that help to shape blues/rock 'n roll as we know it. Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, and Long Tall Sally are all high energy "bops" even in 2024!

De allereerste klanken van het eerste nummer op jouw eerste album uit de jaren '50 komen 70 jaar later nog steeds geregeld voorbij in andere muziek en via andere media-kanalen. Ook het gehele nummer is dan nog bij iedereen bekend. Dan heb je iets gepresteerd! Niet elk nummer op het album is even tijdloos. Als de achtergrondzang simpelweg de hoofdzanger herhaalt, kom je daar tegenwoordig niet meer mee weg (True, Fine Mama). Maar vooral de uptempo nummers als Ready Teddy komen goed door de jaren heen.

Tegenwoordig bepalen wij met Spotify dat nummers geen intro meer mogen hebben, maar vroeger bepaalden de mannetjes van de radio dat nummers niet langer dan 2,5 minuut mochten duren. Anders zouden mensen maar wegdraaien naar een ander radiostation. Dus als een nummer langer dreigt te duren, dan gooit Little Richard er zelf maar een einde of een fade-out tegenaan. Na sommige nummers moet je sowieso naar adem happen na 2 minuten, maar er zitten zowaar ook tragere nummers tussen en zelfs een langzame Sam Cooke-achtige ballad. Little Richard weet zo 12 nummers in een klein half uur te proppen, een soort snelkookpan van muziek. Ondanks dat het ietwat gedateerd is, klinkt het meer tijdloos dan veel albums van veel later. Dat is op zichzelf al bijzonder knap. Komt bij dat ik me er bijzonder goed mee heb vermaakt. We hebben een goede week denk ik, 4 sterren.

Another early.gem I did not know, but really liked for its rhythm.

Totally rocking grooves that have shaped a lot of rock as we know it.

bunch of 50s classics. not bad

Sound was excellent- some songs pretty same-y (to me), but his influence is clear

brings me back to being a kid and listening to time-life 1950s decades cds on repeat. classic, so fucking classic.

Nice, quite nice

Hard to believe that this is Little Richard's debut. You just can't be in a bad mood when these songs are played.

💖 ready teddy 🗣️ 8️⃣

Great vocals and the songs don’t over stay their welcome

Would give it a 5 star for the voice and that it might have furthered rock and roll. Changed it to a 4 because every song were to similar musically

Classic Rock n Roll.

What a burst of energy!

Already knew a few songs from this album, and definitely already knew the artist. Also a big fan of rock 'n roll, so biased to like it already.

Classic blues progressions. Can’t believe you wanna leave, Long Tail Sally and Rip it up stand outs

Little Richard rocks, no denying it

4/5 that was a nice blues album!

Sometimes you listen to an influential album and you appreciate what it meant but it doesn’t have the visceral impact now, and sometimes you listen to Here’s Little Richard and it still hits like a freight train. Musically it’s all very played out at this point, but his energy and passion transcends the decades.

I was vibing to this in the bath

Classic old school Rock'n'Roll.👌

Another classic. High energy rock. Gotta love it.

Lekker!

Zeer lekker gerockt en tevens ook gerolld. Tutti frutti is echt banger

Great voice.

I enjoyed this album, is interesting that this was a collection of singles, which I think as I’m listing feels like each song is very similar. Of course love little Richard's energy and singing style (a true original) and the horns. I appreciate the history of these tunes but I admit I would not be putting this album on again but did like the tunes for what they were. It really a 3.5 for me but the artist & impact the album had on music boosts it up to 4 for me.

A classic rock album, Little Richard had some bops Top Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Slippin’ and Sliddin,’ Long Tall Sally (The Thing)

Solid 50s album

- one of the original rock stars - love the energy and the yelling

"A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!" is the first thing you hear and its still feels as invigorating as it must have felt 68 years ago... Dirty blues classics with a side of boogie-woogie and you're done in under 30 minutes, having had some fun tonight.

It's fantastic music but the album is very repetitive.

It's nice when a musical innovator actually makes something wholly good.

Arguably the most important album in rock and roll history. This hit with speed and intensity that hadn't been seen before, inspiring countless others. Richard's voice is amazing. Compared to contemporaries like Elvis this man could really belt it out. I think he is the first to have a vocal trademark, his Woooooo. Decades before Michael Jackson's Heehee for example. All that said this suffers from a sameness to all the songs. The song structure and melodies are almost carbon copies of each other.

A billion times better than Elvis.

It's hard to argue the power of this album. It lives in the bones of much of what came after it. And the songs still cook today. Joyful, saucy, full-tilt rock and roll that's incredibly fun to listen to. Fave Songs: Tutti Frutti; Slippin' and Slidin'; Rip It Up; Long Tall Sally; Ready Teddy; Jenny, Jenny

I probably wouldn't have sought this out on my own, but it's obvious why he was a charter member of the R&R HOF in 1986 (back when it meant something). Enjoyed this.

3.6 - really good songs but maybe too much for a whole album

Classic, this record is so energetic and wild. Love tracks like Ready Teddy where you can hear the piano keys getting hit as hard as possible. Great listen, gotta knock it a little just for being very samey for the whole album, but there’s no world where this isn’t a strong 4 to light 5.

Vette nummers, klinkt wel wat gedateerd. Niet al te divers

I'm not sure we got played the actual album but it was definitely Little Richard. Was he a proven bad man? Is it ok to enjoy this? Very rocknroll. Hard to not bop to.

jovial

Tutti frutti is amazing. Little Richard's voice sounds way more fun than Elvis Presley's. I honestly prefer this over any of Elvis's songs

Some truly great songs here and a blueprint for what rock'n'roll would become. Suffers in part as a product of its time- it comes from before albums were the unit of expression, so there is definitely some filler and some sameness here that wouldn't fly for a later effort. Still a 4/5 even with that.

Very good

TUTTTIIII FRUUUUTI

Loaded with funk

What a find. Terrific at parts. Can be one note but I like the note. 4/5

An enjoyable, if dated listen

Actual classic this time. Very one-note stylistically yet it doesn’t get old thanks to the energy beaming from the performances. Timeless!

Chill af

A true classic. The material from which all subsequent rock was created.

Why didn’t I know tutti frutti was little Richard lol

Wreszcie coś z rytmem ;) 4/5 będzie grane conajmniej

Gotta love early rock and roll. I don't have much else to say other than it was a fun half hour and tutti fruitti is still a fun song. This is one where I'd have more to say if I listened chronologically because then I could see the development of rock from here to Beatlemania etc.

Great album and shows his style. Enjoyed it.

1957 man.. . He was the real deal. But it is pretty dated now.

finger waggin music

Little Richard has always been my favorite of that first class of rock and rollers, and yet today was my first time listening to an entire album of his. I'm sorry I waited so long. This is great stuff. And if the opening to Tutti Fruitti isn't what rock and roll is all about, then I don't know what is. Yes, every song is a 12-bar blues, and that would normally cause me to tune out. But he mixes things up enough that I never got bored. Then again, the album is only 30 minutes long. In terms of historical importance and influence, this is a 5-star album. I mean, probably half of all R&R was influenced by this album. As for a regular listening experience, though, this is more of a 4.

I was able to listen to this with fresh ears and wow what a timeless soul. I knew The Beatles always referenced him as influential but I did not know that they opened for him in 1962. Jimi Hendrix was also in Little Richard's original band, The Upsetters. All this hit home today just how influential this man was. That saxophone blending with his vocals screams American classic. Don't know that I would have ever played an entire Little Richard album but now I'm interested to explore more.

finger wag

I liked this more than I thought I would and think that Tutti Fruiti is slightly overrated comparatively

It's good to hear the roots of rock and roll, if not a little repetitive.

Little Richard is a legend. His music brought people from diverse backgrounds together. His unique and recognizable sounds paved the way for rock.

Liked the sound but didn't pay attention to the lyrics that much lol.

Fun to listen to. It was a little repetitive but interesting to listen to different takes of the same songs

Little Richard va ici s'efforcer de relever le niveau de sa décennie de gros ringards parmi lesquels on trouve évidemment Buddy Holly & The Crickets et son leader Martin Lamotte.

Near perfect, I especially liked the more upbeat songs in the beginning

What a strong start to an album! Listening to it I can picture how much energy one of his live shows would have had

Quite enjoyable. Little Richard is full of energy, and sounds great!

A clear inspiration on the early sound (and song writing) of Rock and Roll. Deserves a spot on this list for that alone. That being said, as an album, I find all the songs sound too similar in structure, becoming repetitive. The singles, and even the b-sides, are all great, solid songs and I feel were intended to be listened to as such (rather than in succession). But good golly, it's good!

Not my favorite music but done well. Energetic. Would be fun for dancing.

Tuti Fruti is so good but then the album lags for a bit. It does not have bad songs after Tuti Fruit, they just aren't as good as Tuti Fruit. Was going to give it 3 stars. But then before it ends, everything just gets so good. Easily deserves a 4. A classic.

Well this is the sound of the 50's if you ever heard one.Powerful voice and catchy early rock tunes.

9/10

Pretty good rock n roll album. No great songs, but a pretty fun time.

I liked a few of the songs on the album, but it was just really cool to hear how Rock started out

No lhe escoltat sencer però de fondo rocknroll és molt guay

Fine

História do piano e swing no rock, a abertura é icônica, "Tutti Frutti".

Frenetic and fun, a rock god and a real treat to listen to.

Iš tiesų tai slappina visiškai albumas, gerai susiklausė, visiškai iconic LP. Neprailgo, suprantu kodėl jį laiko tokiu svarbiu atlikėju, nors galbūt ne pilnai mano cup of tea. 4/5

The songs all suffer from being a product of their time with similar structure and blues progression but damn if Little Richard can’t sing with more energy and personality than anyone else at the time.

The loudest motherfucker in the world. What a voice, what a performance.

Great vibes. Some classics. Gets a bit samey.

I like a lot of the old R&B and Rock and Rollers from the 50's, but I love Little Richard. Lot of great hits on this record. Also, I can't hear Long Tall Sally and not think of Jesse Ventura in a helicopter talking about being a sexual tyrannosaur.

That man sure could wail. And learning the original lyrics to “Tutti Frutti” does make it all the more interesting. This is a good time but I do have to knock points for how many times he repeated the melody of his biggest hit. B+

Definitely an influential album. The songs are a bit short, but that's common for that time and I don't feel anything is missing. Overall it's a fun album.

Groovy, didn't blow me away 7.5/10

4/5 Great Album! Love the energy and expression of Little Richard!

Rock and/or roll 🎸

Heard before: some I don't think I've ever sat through an entire Little Richard album before, and honestly, I wasn't really looking forward to it. But I had a lot more fun! An all-time great jump blues voice, you can see how he blew some minds with its sheer force. And pissed off a lot of conservatives. Extra star for that alone. Top tracks: Rip It Up, True Fine Mama, Baby

:)

Witness the birth of rock and roll…some big hits, some average album tracks. Little Richard not yet fully formed on this album in my opinion, but interesting to hear the early days of the genre. (4/5)

Yep, that’s Little Richard Favourite tracks: Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Long Tall Sally, Oh Why, R.I.P. It Up

Trop cool le projet il donne grave envie de danser

Great stuff, super fun, a bit repetitive/same-y but overall really great.

Ikoniskt album Bästa: Tutti frutti

Groovy

Banger, great energy throughout

Absolutely no one will be surprised to see Little Richard on this list. Even if you're not familiar with all his songs, his legacy is well known and well deserved. This is rock and roll in its purest, classic form. Although it predates the concept of the album as a complete work, it's a great collection from start to finish.

Really Alfa length. A few really great songs and some other eh songs. Better than the joke Elvis is.

Definitely something different and new. It’s a unique style of finger snapping rock and roll that also feels very for the time. I enjoyed this. Makes me feel like an 80s critically acclaimed movie main character driving down Nevada. Richard’s vocal inflections are very stylized and sound really good with his voice. Will definitely need some more listens before I can fully grasp this album. I am enjoying this for sure though. (First listen) The lyrics in this album aren’t mind blowing but service richards beautiful voice. His cadence is so good man. His voice inflections are j so good. All though his inflection can seem jarring it really does suit a very relaxed dance style groove. Although from what I’m used to in an album every song feels and sounds very similar. I had no issues with the instrumentals. Favorite songs: tutti fruitti, baby, oh why?, slippin and slidin,

nothin little about richards ‘tude and pipes. dude slays, cant get enough. bang them keys brotha.

I was a fool and didn't save my notes so no individual song notes but this album rips. Lots of classic dance tunes, love some boogie and shuffle blues. My man could SING as well he was hitting high notes that had no business being around in the area. This album makes me feel like I'm in a 50s high school dance and that's a good thing, I would be twistin' the night away if I was there. A lot of these songs sound like the templates that future rock and roll songs were based upon.

This was fun. Can hear how it was probably mind blowing when it first came out.

Happy, upbeat and made me smile

I love old school rock 'n' roll, great, fun music that was very influental, and Little Richard had amazing voice!

O sea, tiene dos canciones históricas. Por supuesto que tiene que estar aquí

An album full of energy. Little Richard's vocal stylings are unique on top of bluesy jive. Impossible not to feel good while listening!

WOOOOOO BBAAABBBY!!!

See everydaytunez

Another OG that basically isn’t too interesting if it wasn’t the basis for all rock and roll

ROCK N ROLL VIEJA NOMAS

Over 20 years before I was born, still sounds fresh today. Good music will remain good music, regardless of when it was recorded. Ready Teddy a particular favourite.

I don't know if this is controversial to say but this album is really good but I find it kinda of boring at times because of how same sounding a lot of the tracks are. That really is not an indictment on Little Richard it is an indictment on the genre at the time. Classic 50's rock and roll albums are very same sounding. I do think this is one of the best ones and it is mostly because Little Richard is one of the most charismatic singers you can think of. I really like this album but I would say it doesn't really stand up to albums even a decade into the future when it comes to the quality of the music. That being said I do give this album a ton of credit for being one of the albums that laid the groundwork for rock music. I would give it a solid 8/10 also as a side note "Rip It Up" is clearly the best song.

Ça rock, il peut ben avoir inspiré Elvis

YES

Rock 'N' Roll the way the devil intended it to be played...Not the big, scary animated Satan of today, but more like the red polyester dressed Jon Lovitz version of the Devil from SNL.

AMAZING

Lots of fun

Pretty straightforward here...Fun and energetic all the way. Put on your dancin' shoes and rock till you drop!

Är inte så förtjust i 50-talsrock och boogeliboggeliwooggy. Men, han är utan tvekan bra.

The scene in Predator when “Long Tall Sally” plays in the helicopter was like a hydrogen bomb going off in my 12-year old mind

Great rock & roll by one of the greatest performers

Great early rock n' roll. It must have been a blast to hear this thing for the first time in 1957.

Rock and roll, baby

4/5

Maybe without Little Richard there wouldn’t have been the Beatles.

don't pick ivy and hogweed without sufficient hand protection robert, you where up all fucking night with the itching and i am GASPING on an espresso. 8 days cold turkey and sober. i feel like such a ghost. i just want drugs. anyway this album rocks

Great album to get the day off to a good start with.

Another album like Lynard Skynard's where it's just banger after banger after banger. How the hell is anyone supposed to sit still when listening to there jams? Great voice, great instrumentals, great energy.

Good, enjoyed listening to it as a background music. Upbeat, fun, energetic. Great voice. Tutti Frutti was the only one I knew before

Fun, summery music

One of the founding fathers of modern rock, this should be assigned as required listening.

Although I was never a big rock 'n' roll fan, this is part of my musical history. Without the likes of Little Richard (and others) we would never have had the music we have today. Revolutionary!

Fun old Rock n Roll

Good tracks here.

Very fun and energetic! I'm not really any kind of aficionado to the very old rock and roll like this, but it was a real bop, and I can imagine the influence it had on rock music in general. It felt a little same-y towards the end, but it never exactly got boring. Just a real playful, fun, original record. Favourite: Rip It Up

What a fun album, start to finish.

Well I wished the previous day to listen to Little Richard and I got what I wished for. This album has many classics and Little Richards vocals are amazing. Yes the guitar playing is a bit simple by today's standards but the cultural impact of these songs and Little Richard himself is undeniable. Well worth the listen.

tutti-frutti

'50s music just doesn't sound like anything else.

Ha this is great, I can only imagine what impact this must have had on people when this was being performed live! An absolute joy of an album to listen and bop along to. Made my commute much more pleasant! Saved tracks: Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Long Tall Sally (The Thing), Rip It Up

Groundbreaking. Such energy. I know this was very similar to much of the music of the day, but someone has to be first. Excellent performances.

I got a gal, named Sue... Sure you do! I got a gal, named Daisy... Stop talking crazy! Despite his obviosuly false claims of prolific womanizing, Lil' Rich knocks out a fabulous collection of fun, groovy songs. I'd surely be blasting this if I was alive in 1957. And to think of how amazing his music could have been if he wasn't bound by the puritanical chains of his era. I award Mr. Richard what he's really after, 4 big, long, hard eggplants. 🍆🍆🍆🍆

A legend. Some of the tracks seem to only be driven by Richard's screams, but a classic and pioneer of a whole genre of music.

Rock and Roll at its prime. And at its best

this album was plain fun! little richard brought a lot of energy to this album. his intensity comes through despite the slightly coarse quality, though the album does not suffer due to sound quality. this album was was a mix of rock and roll and rhythm and blues. there are the usual instruments, bass, guitar, drums, but the inclusion of horns and piano! little richard set a lot of standards with these songs, and inspired many as a result. for me, it's easy to hear the impact this had on prince's music--especially in the voice! interestingly, multiple songs on this album used the same, if not similar, arrangement and structure of "tutti frutti."

Classic.

It was a fun album and a lot of well known songs. I would listen to it again.

Infectious tunes, great voice!

The influence this has had is incalculable. Gotta pay my respects.

Don't personally love listening to it, but c'mon... iconic and a gamechanger.

Little Richard has one of the best, most iconic voices of all time. He's not an artist I seek out a lot so it felt like a treat to sit down with a full record of his. Phenomenal work.

Bloody brilliant, boy’s got some pipes

great album, not my music taste though. strong 3 light, 4

Really great album, I love it so far.

Awesome rock and roll birth soundtrack. Very repetitious, but it was 1959 fercrissake. If you want to know where it started, this is a great place to start.

A very enjoyable listen. Fun vocals with upbeat, rock-and-roll style jams. Very, very good.

Why don't you come back when you're a Little, mmmmm, Richard!

Huge fan of rhythm and blues, great album over all, voice is amazing with trumpets and drums to acompany it perfectly. A lot of iconic riffs and cues

Rock and roll clásico.

Fantastic early rock rave up!

Really enjoyed this album.

Man, Little Richard is wild. A few of these tracks feel like the studio can barely contain his voice. His range is really impressive too. I thought there was a woman singing guest vocals on “Baby” at first but no, it’s him. So “Tutti Frutti” is about sex? It’s gotta be, right? Hearing it with adult ears for the first time and realizing that 😂

Accidentally had my review removed (I think I closed the tab without hitting the "save" button), but fortunately it wasn't too long. This album is solid, and Little Richard is transcendent. "Tutti Frutti" is a legendary piece of American music / art. I think Little Richard is an influence on so many different styles of modern music and even if an artist isn't aware of this, I think it's still an unconscious factor. 4/5 for me.

ok

OK I had to rethink my ratings and criteria. This is a 4 star album because of its (a) breakthrough moment relative to contemporaneous music; (b) its performance and production - invariably single take; (c) song quality and (d) its longevity or classic status. Hope to fine tune my parameters as we move along.

One of the GOATs of rock and roll! Little Richard was a pioneer of this style, which evolved into rock as we know it. So many of the big rock bands of the '60s like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc. got their starts doing covers or homages to artists like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. This guy had the sauce, undoubtedly. Classic tracks on here like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally" still hit. Of course, the album is a bit same-y, similar song structures and progression and all that, but considering it was 1957, we let that slide. The album wasn't all that much of a thing yet anyway. Really great stuff here, I'm always glad to get formative projects like this. And shout out to Little Richard in general, man. I don't know how it is that some of the OG rock and rollers lived for as long as they did (Little Richard died in 2020 at age 87, Chuck Berry died in 2017 at 90!). His life was wild and colorful to say the least, and it's kinda cool to me that this flamboyant comet of a man birthed a genre and made it out of that era alive. Favorite tracks: Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Slippin' and Slidin', She's Got It. Album art: Just a portrait, but it looks quite modern with the font and formatting. Seems like a "best of," and in a way, albums kind of started out as that. 4/5

What a crazy voice

Long Tall Sally

Great, feel good, classic rock and roll

So, got this back to back with Elvis Presley's self titled album from the year before, and Little Richard definitely rocks harder. His version of "Tutti-Frutti" is far superior! Fave track - as well as "Tutti-Frutti", "Long Tall Sally" is a choon!

Undeniably fun throughout

Classic stuff. The blueprint for early Beatles, which was the blueprint for everything else. Fucking awesome album cover too!

The man was definitely on something

Inject this shit right into my veins. Little Richard as an artist is a 5/5. Unbelievable performer. Hugely influential for me. How a human being sings like that is beyond me. The rough production only adds to the raw, fiery power of these tracks. I can’t say the album itself as a piece of work is a perfect 5/5, but this music deserves a place amongst the greats.

Not bad

A good overview of why he's considered one of the greats of his time.

Eat your heart out, Elvis

Done extra listening here of takes that didn’t make the album such a tight band and uniform sound. You can totally hear the influence on the Beatles maybe even Fat Domino too. Tutti Fruiti and long tall sally remain stables of rocknroll but Can’t Believe you wanna leave is my fav

Top tier in it's genre. Excellent in every instrument, a fun album to listen to.

3.75

It was a good album, I would probably listen to it again.

Good rock n roll

Prima oldschool rock & roll

Great and a lot of fun! First experience with Little Richard was Mother Goose Rock and Rhyme. It was a fever dream of a movie where Little Richard played a king or something. Half terrifying half enchanting we watched it frequently growing up. Totally forgot about it until I listened to this

The guys had so much dynamism in his voice. The lyrics to Tutti Frutti sound so alive! God he is so vivacious, that the record can barely contain his voice. His band really suffers from the recording tech of the time. What a treat live he must have been.

king shit

Really enjoyable album, especially the first half with hit after hit. It reminded me of my grandparents. This may be a completely inaccurate comparison, but this is pretty much the Citizen Kane of modern music, isn't it? Listening to it several decades later, the music loses some of its shine and feels much less innovative & groundbreaking than it used to. But you can't deny how good it still sounds - Little Richard's distinct, soulful screams, the joyful and catchy melodies, the technique and musicality that went into every instrument and every piece of music. Even forgetting all that, the best thing about this record is how it makes you feel. In the same way that Citizen Kane grips you with its compelling narrative and intriguing character studies, Here's Little Richard hooks you in with its sheer passion, joy, and love for music. No wonder it influenced music as much as it did.

lil dicky lived a wild and wacky life by todays standards, but he did it in the 50s. genuine trail blazer. potential nonce. though both deny it and say he used the 15 year old girl to get him fast food from white only restaurants which coupled with his unconfirmed sexuality makes for the most unique of explanations that's so mad I'm inclined to believe it. no officer, i wasn't diddling kids i just love white people hamburgers. strong 50s rock n roll.

Lekker swingend album met bekende nummers. ****

Listened to 10/30/22 4/5 Favorite song: tutti fruiti, rip it up I’m convinced it’s impossible to be in a bad mood while listening to this album - it’s so fun and jazzy and makes you wanna dance

Classic. How can one not be familiar with many of Little Richard's hits? But some of the deep cuts on this album were new to me, and I really enjoyed it. Super solid groove. Highly influential music, which can be heard in a broad swath of music that followed.

Solid

This thing slaps! I love the energy in every aspect of it. Little Richard’s yells and adlibs give a great feel and excitement to the album. His swagger really comes through in the singing and lyrics. Looking forward to coming back to it. 8/10

Really fun 50s A great record

Really cool, danceable album. Nothing else to say.

Great selection of songs. Fav track: Rip It Up

Absolute classic roots of Rock n Roll. Besides the performance and energy, the fact that he wrote many of the songs is impressive, esp for that era.

This guy had ENERGY! Fun, good time, raucous rock & roll… I had to listen to some amped down shoegaze to regain my balance.

Not sure what i was expecting. Good listen all the way through.

Was listening to this in the car with my kids. And at first they both didn't like it. By about the 3rd or 4th song they were both talking about how it started making their toes tap. And a half hour in, they were all in. The album is just flat out fun!

This was fun and nostalgic. A good Monday combo.

Classic sounds, similar across the album. Great get up

This album was slammin

Sounds like Elvis Presley cheerful, good for old people I guess :)

Very good

It was awesome. Bop city.

What sounds fairly tame in 2022 was a revelation in 1957. With his exuberant whoops, pounding piano, and playful innuendo, Little Richard helped build rock n roll into a cultural touchstone.

How can you not smile at the very first "words" of this album. "Tutti Frutti" is ridiculous in/by today's environment but I'm pretty sure pop/rock music wouldn't exist as we know it without Little Richard. In general I don't get much out of "old" rock but this one is the real deal and - intentional naiveté here - when rock and roll was fun. Mandatory listening for history and for fun. It's Little Richard, just play it. 8/10 4 stars.

All songs the same. All wonderful

Great album, although it may sound all a bit samey. Tutti frutti is still a classic, as is Long Tall Salley.

A classic opening, and unique voice and delivery… Plenty have tried, but nobody has recreated his thrill. Almost a 5, but how much twelve bat blues can one man take?

Early funk. Songs are really short, and don't have a lot of variety between them.

Doesn't get more rock n' roll than Little richard.

Onhan tää aika ”rankkaa” ilmestymisvuosi huomioonottaen. Vähän toisteista mutta ei liikaa. Tykkään kovasti. 4/5

Fantastisk energi

Interesting and important, clearly a trailblazer. Influenced many. Loved the live feel of the instruments. Short songs with more of less the same tempo made me lose interest after a while

Funky

Sounds a bit basic these days, but he's obviously a great singer and has tons of energy

Man, they must have had a fantastic time dancing to these tunes for the first time! Wow, I've never listened to different takes of the same song. Miss Ann is so different from 1 to 6. They must have a hard time choosing which version to put on the album.

It was fun but repetitive

A true classic. For 1957 this sounds pretty modern still. Maybe because it influenced so many records after it. You can hear a ton of people after modeling Little Richard. James Brown, Otis Redding, etc. It would have been really interesting to be young during this time when nothing else sounded like this, without knowing how rock and roll would branch off in so many directions.

Nice album, I've never heard of Little Richard before, but this made me read up on him and wow, I had no idea that this was such an influential musician. Would listen to again

I really dig it

Here's a little 4.

Super album 4.2 out of 5

Wop bop baloobop alop bam bam indeed Li’l Dicky.

An important and interesting album for sure, but I struggle to really rate old school rock and roll too highly because all of the songs are so similar

this album is legendary, but tbh i dont think i’m going to come back to it very soon.

A genius but a product of his time. Inspired so many, and yet I never want to listen to tutti frutti ever again 8.2/10

Probably was crazy for the time. very cheerful album

One of those all time great rock n roll records.

Lots of classics. I only didn’t give this 5 star because some of the songs do sound very similar

I give it a 4 because I appreciate that Little Richard was a foundational rock and roll performer. I like the music but it gets a bit one dimensional after a while.

I've never really listened to Little Richard before, and while I enjoy a bit more modern music more I can appreciate what he brought to music, which is still a good listen. 4/5

*To those it may concern: all parents should be very careful not to let their offspring be exposed to this lewd and loud individual making this mind-numbing racket that passes off as music these days. Our (white) children must absolutely be kept away as far away as possible from such degenerate and obscene self-appointed 'artists'. The future of our society is at stake...* This up here, is probably what most conservatives thought during the fifties. Of course, now, it's just good old rock n' roll. Yet let's not be mistaken... Such close-mindedness and ignorance still exists today. It's just that conservatives should not be listened to when it comes to art anyway. History always proves them wrong. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 872 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 70 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 31 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 28

I really dug this, reminded me of fallout.

I’ve never listened to a full Little Richard album before. A lot of hits here (most of which were covered by the early Beatles). Fun and high energy album for Monday morning.

Good upbeat rock and roll. Songs maybe start to get slightly repetitive and homogeneous towards the end of the album.

Loud, boisterous, fun. Can be a little formulaic, but the formula seemed to work just fine, and the songs are short enough to where it isn't much of a drag. Favorite tracks: "Tutti Fruiti", "Rip It Up"

I’m waffling over how to rate anything so foundational to rock and roll. I liked it and respect its innovation (although it’s a sound now so embedded in a strata of pop that it’s hard to hear it as innovating). But there is some monotony to it.

1957. Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up

You can hear so many modern styles in this music it's amazing.

Energy, showbiz, originator

Very fun, made me smile and want to dance.

Lekker swingend vroeg rock 'n roll album. Zeer dansbaar

Legal, sonzao da antigas

Infectious fun energy throughout!

It does feel a little samey after a while, but it's just wall-to-wall bangers to be honest An incredibly important and influential album

Classic!!

Tooti fwooti

Obviously the structure is repetitive, but can't deny that this is good.

One of the main architects of this thing called rock and roll comes forth with a relentlessly raucous album filled with some of the most important songs in music history. Be sure to also check out the bonus tracks that delve into how the songs become shaped into what they would eventually sound like, the demo version of Baby, take 8 of Can't Believe You Wanna Leave and takes 1 to 6 of Long Tall Sally are worth the listen.

Muy bueno

A rip-roaring stomper of blues becoming rock n roll. The energy is off the charts. Keeping it that full-on gets a bit much at times, but the sheer exuberance punches through.

WOOOOOOOOOOOO I am a bit based toward Little Richard already (LuciLLe WOOOO) but I gotta say it again, this album is a banger. Little Richard's voice is music to my ears, and many of these songs are now going to be stuck in my head for weeks. Thank you Little Richard. Favorite songs: Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and Miss Ann.

A bit of bop music, a bit of blues, and enough energy to bring even the most introverted wall flower onto the dance floor. The already infectious tunes are brought to life by raucous wails, punched up fills, and smooth rasp of Little Richard's vocals. In fact, you can hear in tracks like 'Jenny Jenny' that Little Richard is nearly overcome himself by the music trying to explode out of him. This man's performances transferred the rock-n-roll energy into legions of artists to come. They heard something special in the full-throated expressiveness and they couldn't resist taking that idea and running with it.

Wow, he really did come from outer space didn't he? Had a lot of fun listening to this, the sound manages to feel "vintage" rather than "dated", and while the songs stick to a formula, it's a great formula! 5/5 contextually, but still a 4 now

Lovely stuff. I didn't enjoy quite as much as the rest of you, but it's definitely a 4, particularly of the context of when it came out. Did feel a bit same-y on occasion, but Tutti Frutti and Rip It Up are absolute delights.

Great singing voice, has a great feel along with catchy instrumentals. 8/10 Would listen again.

Classic

Little Richard just pounds the ivory doesn't he? Love the energy in his playing and his vocals. His band brings it too. I find it interesting that he had a bunch of singles with no album and finally decided to put them together. Almost sounds like a modern day artist. Definitely a 4 here, but something is keeping me from saying a 5. I don't know what. Maybe some so-so songs? Maybe not a lot of variety? Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about?

It's all formulaic rock n' roll, but he was one of the primary "architects" of the formula and deserves a lot of credit. Super fun to listen to, but it's all basically the exact same song over and over. His voice and energy are definitely amazing. I'd give it a 3 for repetitiveness, but a 4 for being an original. Plus, I'm pretty sure Tutti Frutti is going to be stuck in my head for the next week.

Energetic and fun! I enjoyed this a lot!

For me the 50s is like this; There's Buddy Holly and then there's everyone else. To me Buddy Holly is the seed from which grew all the music that is important to me. Now after hearing this Lityle Richard album there's Buddy Holly up here, then there's little Richard a notch or two below ....and thennn, there's everyone else. Good songs and one of the most chameleon like voices I've ever heard. 4.5 🌟

Woooooooo

pretty great, man’s got pipes, but all the songs almost sounded the same, not too much diversity, overall 8/10 but I definitely think he ripped off Poor Me by Fats Domino with his song Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave, it sounds almost the exact same and I’m pretty sure it came out a year after

It's a much different experience listening to Little Richard once I found out the original lyrics to Tutti Frutti. Not a worse experience by any means, just much different. I like thinking about the role of dancing in the formation of early rock n roll. All the songs on this album are good, though they all sound a bit similar to each other. I think that's probably an artifact of approaching this album more than 60 years after its release. Regardless, the music is fun and Little Richard's voice brings so much flavor to this album. It's easy to see why this album was a stand out of early rock. 4/5

Protean jams.

I think that so much of the last 65 years of popular music contains DNA from this album. This is Rock 'n' Roll! "Tutti Fruitti" is a bizarre song that has been recorded so many times, and yet I think Little Richard is the only one who really sounds right at home singing it.

Whamp ba de lu bow

I mean, it's Little Richard. He practically invented Rock 'n' Roll. And when he sings "Tutti Frutti oh rootie" you just can't stop yourself from replying Ooooooh!

“If I had been white, there never would have been an Elvis Presley.” -Little Richard

Pure rock and roll, but mainly 12 bar blues over and over again.

Very familiar, but the energy is still palpable. Classics and very influential.