Here's Little Richard

It has Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy and Long Tall Sally.

Classics. Original. Genuine. Also... Nineteen Fifty Fucking Seven. I have to agree with another reviewer that the recorded version can't hold a candle to his live energy. But still, it's great and it was 1957

A rock pioneer!

To 1957, this must have been like a fabulous meteorite crashing into Earth. Absolutely flew by! Favourite tracks: Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Oh Why?, Rip It Up

KWunty

This was a lot of fun. Although I expect it would start to wear on me after a while as it is pretty samey.

When you are the Master in your field…stick to it!!! This record is rock n’ roll at its peak delivered by a generational talent!! Sticks to a formula but delivers!!

I understand the pioneering role and historical importance, this is undeniably an album that helped shape rock music. But time has moved on, and for me, it just doesn’t resonate. There’s a lot of energy and raw attitude, but it feels more like a piece of music history than something I genuinely connect with. It’s clear that you probably had to be there, part of the generation where this was new and wild. Respect for what it was. But not something I’ll be revisiting. 2/5

End to end bops that left an indelible mark on modern music. I don’t want to flatten his life by calling Little Richard simply tragic but in the afterglow of Pride season, it’s a reminder of the joy homophobia robs us of as individuals and communities.

3,4/5

This goes pretty hard, actually (once you get past Tutti Frutti and the sub-Flair quality wooing). I'm a sucker for early rock and roll stuff. Really 3.5 but I'm rounding up for historical and cultural reasons.

Si fuese fanático del rock & roll clásico podría decir que este álbum es excelente. Pero en lo personal no es un estilo de música que me guste en demasía. Considero que podría escuchar un solo tema de este disco y evaluar el álbum completo solo en función de eso. Es una música con mucho groove y energía, pero también muy redundante, como sucede con el blues tradicional. Considero que Little Richard tiene una voz muy buena para el estilo y la banda suena perfecto. Es tal vez el hecho de que no hay nada subversivo en el álbum lo que no me sorprende en la escucha (como pasa en el álbum "I Wanna Get Funky" de Albert King, o en álbums de Elvis Presley que sorprende con baladas por ejemplo). Tal vez para la época fue revolucionario. En fin, este un buen disco de rock & roll clásico, nada más y nada menos.

I don't think he realised just how loudly he was screaming into the microphone

Un classico...

Great Album. Forgot how much he used the horns. Classic early Rock-n-Roll. High Energy. Great vocals

Classic 50s sound. Very distinctive voice. Early rock pioneer.

This album was fantastic. Not too long, high energy, and vocally phenomenal. Little Richard is full to the brim with talent and soul. This is the type of album you would likely expect to see on a generator like this, and it well deserves its spot. It was such a breath of fresh air.

This album definitely checks the box for the its influence. Love the ‘50s cheesiness to it

A fun album full of funk and soul. Made me want to dance. I love his raspy, rich voice. His passion shines through.

This was a great album, but once you hear a couple of the songs you've heard them all. 3.5/5.

Great recommendation, never heard of Little Richard before and what an album to open with. Feel good music that makes you want to dance with some fantastic vocals.

Fantastic, I've never listened to him before!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Rock n roll.

Yeah, yeah, history and all that. But please write more than one song. Infectious energy, and he brought something revolutionary to the world. Another comment said something along the lines of "I guess you had to be there" and I agree with that. Got bored quickly and wont come back to the album. Might spin up Tutti Frutti if I ever need a dance floor to break out in a jive madness though.

3.4 Obviously a seminal artist/release, but it's age is showing slightly. All the best songs seem to be very slight variations on one another - tutti frutti, Reddy teddy, long tall sally, rip it up - all virtually instringuishable from a distance. Regardless, laid the groundwork for a lot of what was to become, and for that we should be eternally grateful.

Incredibly this debut album from Rock n Pioneer Little Richard released in 1957 would be his biggest hit and highest charting album.

Hard to go wrong with Little Richard. It's just fun.

So much fun. I love this kinda thing.

A fun album, if I was alive in the 1950s I would of probably danced to it inside some nightclub. 72/100

No disrespect to Mr. Richard but this album did nothing for me... I was only able to find the "deluxe version " which included lots of demo takes of songs- it was a little interesting to listen to at first but by the end felt repetitive and uninteresting.

This is a fun record that really transports you to a specific time and place. I can only imagine how life changing this record would have been to people hearing it for the first time in the 50s. I'm happy I've listened to it, and I fully appreciate Little Richard's influence on pretty much all of the music I listen to now, but it's not something I have any real desire to listen to again.

Para mí viejo sería un 4, para mi un 3 por lo repetitivo. Dudo volver a escucharlo. Nota: 2.9

Very distinctive sound and voice. Works better for some tunes. I imagine this was a breath of fresh air when first released!!

Great little album. Did anyone do early era rock n roll better than Little Richard? You can see why he influenced so many of the great artists that came through shortly after him. The musicianship is superb and just a fun listen all round.

Fun, easy listen.

Pretty hard not to love the energy of this guy, and have maximum respect for his place in the creation of rock and roll. The songs may be old, but there is something about them that still feels fresh somehow. I think it’s just the unbridled joy and simplicity they have about them, and did I mention the energy.

fun, peppy, nostalgic. A bit repetitive after the first 4 or so tracks.

Another classic album. Sounds great with some total bangers.

Fun album!

***A good album, highly energetic, makes you want to move

It's great to listen to an album which influenced many rock & roll artists to follow. Though it is an enjoyable listen musically, lyrically it's very repetitive. The songs are really short but still manage to feel a little long with some songs.

Un peu viellot

Tut og kjør. Kjente igjen flere låter enn jeg trodde jeg kom til. Gøy, men litt kjedelig over et helt album.

Quite good

divertido

Fun and upbeat songs. So many bluesy 1 4 5 progressions. But I thought it was easy listening and worth a replay.

Hoooooooo, good golly Ms. Errible, my writing has been terrible. Even for the meaningless writing exercise that this is. Barely understandable. The only thing my writing effectively conveys is the micro-plastic ravaged hellscape that is the brain of the modern man. Hollowed out by instant gratification and shabby products, only to lurch into gear at the promise of more of that dopamine. Online word puzzles can’t stop this degeneration. Ugh. What is it today? More albums from the 50’s? Please don’t be 20 songs that are “Oooh I love you.” We have struggled with that formula. Tutti Frutti - Yeah this lives up to the hype. It’s repetitious of course, but my word is the energy palpable. Whether it’s a sexual parody sanitized for the mainstream, or a stolen song, this performance is earth shattering. True, Fine Mama - So often you’ll find a true mama, or a fine mama, but those true, fine Mamas are one of a kind. Snap em up while you can. Maybe write them better songs. The vocals remain electrifying but this song was whatever. Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave - His screeching is so impassioned. Got to love that. This is a good song, but I just know the rest of the album is going to be just like this. The groove is superior to other acts we’ve heard though. Ready Teddy - This is Tutti Frutti. It’s the same song. Instead of ooty, we have eddy. Same song, different rhyme scheme. Hopefully he does every vowel by the time this is through. Baby - The gentler vocals mixed with the more old school blues makes this a little departure from the previous tracks. Pretty funky. Slippin’ and Slidin’ - A song about the triumphant 32 minutes you can use a slip and slide before some kid injures himself beyond repair, or the slide rips. 50 bucks well spent. I’m not talking about the studio time for this song. Long Tall Sally (The Thing) - it’s another very similar song; however It does go pretty hard. Little Richard’s vocal inflections really pop on this song. Miss Ann - We’re back in the slow blues-y rock section. We can’t have two songs in a row that are the same, but we can’t certainly alternate pairs of songs that are exactly the same. Print it! Oh Why? - Great question. I think it’s because Little Richard was already controversial enough, so why would he challenge conceptions further? Americans are not famous for their embracing of new ideas. Oh, it wasn’t asking me why every song is so similar. Rip it Up - Surprisingly subdued for a song I expected to go insane. It’s fun on its own, but as part of this album? It’s just there. Jenny Jenny - How many ladies was this young singer courting?? We’ve had everybody from Sue to Ann in this thing and now Jenny makes an appearance. This vocal delivery has to be cocaine influenced. I just read that he wasn’t on drugs at this time, but my word. She’s Got it - What’s that? Elementary school at 9:00? Little girl = skip. Well I can’t legally skip in this airtight process I’ve encased myself in like so much bubbling concrete. Nobody would ever know, but I would know, and that is the worst of all, isn’t it? Yeah this was another 50’s albums it’s amazing how the music industry has always prioritized singles over albums. I don’t see much point in listening GNILYB to this back to front. Turn on most of these songs individually and feel the fuckin’ POWER. But as an album? Talk about one-note. Little Richard is a pioneer and this has more punch than most, but the repetition makes me want to avoid repeated listens. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Tutti Frutti, Baby, Long Tall Sally (The Thing)

Взрывной рок-н-ролл в исполнении одного из корифеев этого жанра. 7 из 10.

Explosive half hour, fun all the way trough

It’s stunning and powerful and so influential. That said, too many sax solos. lol.

Superb sound, especially his exploding vocals. Only thing stopping it being a perfect album is the songs following the exact same formula (but what a formula).

Great album, awesome singing and lovely Sax and horn work.

Where it all begins. The nonsensical scream heard around the world.

Oh yeah Rip It Up. What a cracking little album.

A solid album, though only the singles really stood out. I could be wrong, but I don't remember there being too much variation in the catalog

Good oldies

little richard was amazing because he had sexual relations with other men but then turned christian and started bashing gays. :( not really my thing but this is influential so you have to give it credit..long tally sally was paul mccartney's first ever song performed in public which is SO cool. 1 star because of influence and one more star bc of the queerness best song is tutti frutti

Incredible

Here's Little Richard is the debut album by American musician Little Richard, released on March 4, 1957. Promoted as "six of Little Richard's hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre", the album compiles many of the A-sides and B-sides from Richard's hit singles including the Billboard top 40 entries "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Slippin' and Slidin'", "Rip It Up" and "Jenny, Jenny" and the top 10 Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers hits "Ready Teddy", "She's Got It" and "Miss Ann".

Little Richard is fun. I liked this album. I would absolutely listen to it again!

Cool!

Revolutionary is the best thing to call it. Little Richard took 12 bar blues it made it just an absolute vibe.

Richard may be Little, but his impact on popular music is about as big as it can get! Here's Little Richard! Yep. There he is. What I have to say about this album is not to dissimilar to what I've had to say about other 50s rock and roll albums. Here's the thing. I understand the importance of 50s rock and roll. Without artists like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and of course, Little Richard, music as we know it today would not be the same. I get that and I respect this era and style of music for that purpose. I understand why albums like this are on the list. However, I just can not get into 50s rock and roll myself. I don't vibe with it for some reason, for one big reason. These songs all kind of feel the same. Yeah, that's the crutch of this musical movement. Of course, I'm not saying that all artists of the time sound the same as each other. Comparing Little Richard to Fats Domino or Buddy Holly wouldn't be fully accurate. But comparing each song on this album to each other song on the album? Yeah, it's fair to call this album repetitive. However, there are three things that make this tolerable for me in the case of Here's Little Richard. Firstly, this album helped lay the foundations of rock music, so it's kind of got that Ramones self-titled effect going on where you can't help but respect the album at least a little. Secondly, the album's only about half an hour long, so it doesn't drag in the slightest. And finally, the style of music here is good. I like the energy. Songs like "Tutti Frutti" are classics for a reason. The energy that Little Richard displays on this album captured the 50s youth for good reason. The instrumentation is solid too. It's clearly rock and roll, but the influence from jazz and blues is very clear. It really makes you think about the genre's black origins, which is good because history is valuable. Additionally, I have to respect Little Richard at least a bit for writing some of his own songs. The writing may not be super complex and these songs do kind of feel like they're all about girls, but at least he wrote some of them himself. Good job! Overall, this is definitely an album I'd keep on a list like this, but not one that I personally am super invested in. Still, I respect it as an essential listen. Solid 3/5.

Undeniably influential. Not my favorite in terms of pure listening, though.

The originator: enough said.

"Tutti frutti" +1, "Long tall sally" +1, revolutionary at the time, aged ok

I mean, this is the real deal here. It is sometimes easy to forget just how great this these songs are when Little Richard became kind of a caricature of himself later in his life and career. My wife and I enjoyed the hell out of this and we both were bopping along with the whole thing. Rock and Roll wouldn't be the same without the crazy influential "whooing" here on this album.

nothing special, all the songs sound similar but i enjoyed the album overall, it really shows how far music has come

Seminal, yes, also super simple sounding to contemporary ears. Sax is strong throughout and the whole thing is fun to listen, thanks to the direct, tight playing (the upside of simplicity, one supposes). "Rip It Up" and "Oh, Why" are among the standouts. Rounding up (if only a little) because it's straight-up cool (if seemingly old-fashioned today) and because he didn't get to be – though he should have been – Elvis, basically.

Listened in the truck via YouTube Music. The audio quality varied between tracks as well as volume. Lots of short 3 minute or less songs with his typical high pitch squeals. You can definitely see where the Blue Brothers and late 70’s and 80’s rock artists got their saxophone solo inclinations from. All in all I’d like to return to this on a different medium and try listening again.

Iconic

Good time

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100 %

Decent album.

Some great hits on there but never every track was a hit.

I'm sure I would have loved this 70 years ago

Classic. The inchoate rock that would propel the blossoming of a movement. So sick, but so much repetition within songs and on the album. A good time tho

Obviously a classic and hugely influential, but much like Chuck Berry they stuck to a very specific formula until the music world past by.

01) Tutti Frutti - 10,0 02) True, Fine Mama - 8,0 03) Can't Believe You Wanna Leave - 7,5 04) Ready Teddy - 8,0 05) Baby - 7,5 06) Slippin' and Slidin' - 8,0 07) Long Tall Sally - 8,5 08) Miss Ann - 7,5 09) Oh Why? - 8,0 10) Rip It Up - 8,5 11) Jenny, Jenny - 8,0 12) She's Got It - 7,5 TOTAL: 8,08 (81/100) Current ranking: 163/569

I enjoyed listening to each of the songs but as an album I found it repetitive. Really liked his voice and I loved the music, would put any one song on and enjoy it, or even play the whole album in the background, just wouldn’t put it on to properly listen to again. Fav song: Tutti Frutti (maybe? The songs felt similar enough that I struggled to pick a fav) Least fav: Jenny, Jenny

Really liked some of the songs but it got a bit samey and felt like it was just this bloke yelling at you over instruments. Jenny Jenny especially was quite annoying. Specific rating 3.4 Fav song- true fine mama Least fav- Jenny Jenny

I appreciate the history and significance of the album and would very happily listen to any individual song again but god some of them sound so similar it became a bit of a chore to listen to the whole thing. Favourite: Oh Why? Least: Jenny Jenny

This gets a 3 for the cultural impact. I'm not gonna return to this in the future, but I still found it enjoyable and the musical influence is obvious throughout.

Yes he is the OG but every song sounds like tutti frutti with different words??

Infectious beats. I love his lyrical cadence too ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Good

Een interessant album, maar dan meer uit het perspectief van "zonder Little Richard geen Elvis en waarschijnlijk geen Beatles", minder in de zin dat de muziek me echt bij blijft. De muziek is ontzettend groovy en je kan nauwelijks stil blijven zitten tijdens het luisteren, daarnaast klinkt het minder gedateerd dan ik me kan herinneren (mogelijk een nieuwe remaster?), maar tegelijkertijd klinkt het alsof ik 12 keer naar hetzelfde nummer aan het luisteren ben en eerlijk gezegd was de repetitie van de nummers tijdens Tutti Frutti me al lichtelijk aan het irriteren. 2,5/5 naar beneden afgerond.

lekker energiek, moeilijk erbij stil te zitten. Nummers lijken wel op elkaar voor mijn gevoel, maar dit is ook niet mijn niche natuurlijk. goeie stem

Goede stem, toffe platen. Toen ik 5 was en naar de Blues Brothers luisterde had ik dit ook leuk gevonden.

Louter bangers. Zet dit aan op de fiets/wandeling en halveer de googlemaps tijdsindicatie met een grijns op je smoel. Een van de eerste schreeuwerds in de mainstream muziek. Ja het klinkt nu wat primitief in de rijmpjes en de herhaling van muzikale ideeën, maar niet meer dan in vele andere hedendaagse genre’s. Had persoonlijk meer van de wat tragere 6/8 klappers als ‘Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave’ gelust. Al met al zéér aanstekelijk, een dijk van een stem en een opzwepende band. Het trekt nog steeds iedere keer m’n aandacht als de band stilvalt en LR even acapella kan knallen. Uitstekende mix in mono (geen onluisterbare early stereo mix à la beatles met een kompleet drumstel wat vol in enkel je linker oorkanaal wordt gemikt) met Little Richard altijd voorop, maar ook spotlights op saxofoon (al haalt de ronkende sax het soms kwa intensiteit net niet bij de iconische kraak van LR) en drums waar nodig. Beste: Rip It Up / She’s Got It / Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave Minste: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Albumhoes: 5/5 schreeuwende zwartwit foto op knal oranje en boldass lettergebruik, I dig it.

Je zou door de mythische status en kluwen aan lore van mensen als Little Richard ("wist je dat Hendrix gitarist van zijn band was maar Richard hem ontsloeg omdat, and I quote `I'm the one who's going to look pretty on stage`" "James Brown deed alsof hij hem was als hij dubbel geboekt was" etc.) de muziek bijna vergeten. Zijn hot streak tussen zeg 1955-1958 is gestoord consistent. En dan fysiek en muzikaal aftakelen en 60+ jaar moeten worstelen op een sinusgolf tussen queer en homofobe priester. Wat een nalatenschap. Of er platen zijn die je "moet" luisteren voor wat voor reden dan ook weet ik nog niet zo zeker, maar als die er zijn zit deze er tussen. Swingt nog even hard als dat hij (vermoedelijk) deed in '57. En een stem die tot de dag van vandaag tienduizenden pogen te repliceren. Het origineel is nog niet overtroeft.

Best charmant. Ook een beetje knullig. Ik twijfel tussen 2 of 3 sterren. Ik zou het album best nog een keer luisteren, maar ik denk niet dat ik een moment of activiteit heb waar ik het bij vind passen. Toch maar 3 sterren want een aantal nummers blijken catchy genoeg te zijn dat ik ze maar blijf fluiten

Fallout heeft me hiervoor klaargestoomd dat ik dit meer zou waarderen. Tutti Frutti wel lekker opzwepend en een goed begin, de andere nummers zijn wat langzamer en veel van hetzelfde. Tussen 2-3 wordt het toch een 3

Vet. Maar na 3 nummers had ik het ook wel weer gehoord

Eerste nummertje en laatste nummertje zijn erg lekker. De reste deed niet super veel met mij maar Little Richards geweldige stem maakt mij blij.

Iets te eentonig in een stijl waar ik zelden trek in heb, maar wel respect voor wat het is en de tijd waarin het gemaakt is.

Niet helemaal mijn ding, maar wel wel relaxte achtergrondmuziek

It's hard to believe that Little Richard was making this music in the 50's. It seems old fashioned from today's standard, but for the time it was incredibly prescent.

Fav song: Tutti Frutti I'm neutral on Little Richard because his style feels old-fashioned. But I appreciate his natural talent and showmanship. James Brown and Prince carried LR's torch onward. I get the criticism that this does not fall in the "golden era of the album" but shit's gotta start somehow and combining single and B-sides sounds like a natural place to start.

This is great. A lot of fun, plenty of up-tempo songs, but they don't ever get exhausting, like can happen without much slower songs. His vocal ability is also really incredible. The screams are not only iconic, but also just really well done and fit perfectly in the songs, in tempo and key. It is 50s rock and roll, so I really don't have much else to say about it. Music from this time to me is pretty same-y and simple. Not necessarily a bad thing! It can be though if the songs don't do enough. Little Richard does plenty to keep the songs varied and interesting, though. Favorite Song(s): Tutti Fruity, Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Oh Why?

Classic

It's Little Richard, flames.

Getting kinda tired of these old ass albums. They’re not bad, just kinda ehhh

This album was OK. Listened to the deluxe version, but I'll just base the review on the 1st disc since disc 2 was mostly outtakes. I think that Little Richard is talented as an artist. He has great presence/power in his voice, but the songs themselves are much too thin for me to rank the album higher. There are about 2-3 styles he shows up with, and every song is some variation of those flavors. There's tutti-frutti, Rip it up, and then slow. Like you can sing tutti-frutti over half of these songs and it will fit. Take me back 50-60 years and it might be a 4 or so, but for now. 2.5/5

This is great

Punk rock!

A little one note. I think I just don't care for classic rock.

Kinda perfect. Most of the changes made to rock and roll after this were a mistake.

I named my cat after Tutti Frutti. I love this lil Dick guy. and so cool that he invented audio clipping

Tutti fruttttiiiiii!!!!

Classic

of course It is 5 stars

These are the roots of modern rock n roll. Little Richard broke the rules and never looked back. The songs weren’t sophisticated, but many are memorable and carry forward to this day. Although I’m not a huge fan, I can’t deny his influence.

I recognized a few classics. Brought me back to the days of animal house. Fun listen but not my thing.

I’m sure it was very influential in its genre. Not really my kind of music.

When Lil Pump wrote Gucci Gang he didn't realize he had become the Little Richard of our generation. I would never listen to this again but at least they had fun.

5 stars for being a good fun album. 2 stars for my personal taste. Gonna put it at a 3. Would set a fun ambiance for certain events or shops.

Pleasantly refreshing and groovy. Loved the baseline, instrumentation, and originality of the music. Did get a little worn out by the walking bass but the album was short and sweet. Will definitely revisit

Classic rock'n'roll.

The essence of R&R. The holly trinity with Elvis and Chuck Berry

Classics! Tt's more than just an album that is rated here, it's classics songs (tutt frutti, long tall Sally) and the personna (dance, and shouts) that is Little Richard that both contributes to defines the then budgeonning rock', n roll. As Jon Lord of Deep Purple said "There would have been no Deep Purple if there had been no Little Richard."

Thanks to the world early rock’nroll tube tutti frutti, it earns 3 stars otherwise only 2. I’m pretty sure it was innovative but now its bit old, still is good I won’t listen it again except the all fruits song

Good vibes but a bit boring old rock ’n’ roll. Too bad the production sucks, the sharp sound makes it tougher to really enjoy.

Fokin legend this album is amazing pure rock when it started fast and hard. This dude changed music and has not been given the credit deserved and earned

This is a tremendous album both for the music and the historical significance. Tutti Fruitti, Long Tall Sally, and Rip It Up are just the ones that topped the charts, there are other great songs here. Having to look back almost 70 years, it is difficult to comprehend just how groundbreaking and influential Little Richard was. Out of the 1950s Deep South, who through his talent, charisma and sheer force of will was able to achieve such huge cross-cultural popularity, amazing. One review here that put it perfectly, Little Richard was Patient Zero for 99% of this list. Motörhead's Lemmy considered Little Richard to be the greatest rock and roll singer of all time. If anything sums up Little Richard's broad appeal and influence that would be it. Amazing artist and album.

A classic.

A fun bop.

So much fun! The entire album just keeps a smile on your face. Little Richard brings the energy and keeps it going the whole time. Starts with the classic Tutti Frutti. True Fine Mama is a lot of fun. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave is just great, with some incredible trumpet music. The rest of the album keeps it all going. I had a blast. Could have been 5 stars if the songs weren't all a bit same-y, but still a total romp. Best song: Tutti Frutti

I met Little Richard back in the mid 90s, so when Here’s Little Richard popped up as my next album, I must confess that I already was predisposed to wanting to like it. And maybe that brings some bias into my review, but I can’t adequately put into words how much I enjoyed listening to this record. Little Richard’s voice is infectious and makes this a truly fun listen. What’s amazing is how much energy he brings to these songs - for example listen to him basically run out of breath with 30 seconds left in Jenny Jenny. Beyond that, the piano work on various songs is great, especially at beginning of True Fine Mama and Slippin’ and Slidin’. Lots of great early rock songs on this album that delivers from beginning to end. It, like Little Richard himself, is a true force of nature, one that is well worth the listen.

Goddamn. What a revelation.

Fun, definitely of its time, but great for when it came from. And clearly influential.

Seems like some James brown influence. Not too bad

This feels like a very polarizing album. I started listening to it in the morning and was NOT feeling it. Was actively annoying me and felt hokey. Then listened to it after the gym, sun out, windows down, and I was jammin. Could have been a 2/5, coulda been a 4/5, figured I'd split the difference

Not really something I'm likely to put into the rotation, but considering the impact it had and the era it came from it's a bop

Tutti frutti

Great vibes all around. Had me bopping my head and snapping my fingers while at the gym. Some songs I didn’t realize were his, too. Really enjoyed tutti fruity

Little Richard has a Big Voice! This album did not do anything for me. It jsut seemed like more or less the same song over and over for 40 minutes. I appreciate the time period and the music of that day but I’m more of a Dion Dimucci and Frankie Vallie kind of guy. And that’s not a race thing. I really wouldn’t listen to any of these ever again by choice. No notable songs that stuck out to me.

Fun listen

This whole thing just kept reminding me of Elvis during True fine mama (aka Bad bad Leroy brown bc it the sounds the same to me) All I wanted to go was get up and do some boot scootin Ready teddy gave me jailhouse rock vibes Slippin and slidin reminded me of a song a dance teacher would choose for 5 year old tap dance class most of these songs made me feel that they would be fun to know the words to and be able to sing along. After I listened to this I ended up listening to a bunch of songs from the 50s I love the up beat old school vibes Highlights “rip it up” I listened to every take

I hate to say it but this album kind of bored me. Little Richard was huge in the development of Rock and Roll but this album and some of the music at the time in general all sounded so similar. This album in particular was just blues song after blues song with similar feel. Again I can't diminish the influence this music had on later music that I would love, but this album got tiresome. And I have to grade it on my opinion. Highlights: Tutti Frutti Jenny, Jenny

There he is

Fun, old timey, really interesting to hear how "simple" music sounded back in the day and im curious if the music of today will be similarly viewed in the future

This isn’t just an album, it’s a lightning strike caught on tape. Here's Little Richard is pure, unfiltered rock and roll in its most joyful, explosive form. Every track is delivered with a level of energy that feels genuinely dangerous, even today. The screaming vocals, the pounding piano, the slamming backbeat — it all bursts out of the speakers like it’s trying to outrun itself. Songs like Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and Rip It Up aren’t just classics, they’re blueprints for everything that came after. The real power of this album lies in its balance of rawness and control. Richard was a master showman, but he knew exactly how to pace a performance. His piano playing is fast and fierce, but never messy, and the band behind him — including future legends like Earl Palmer on drums — is tight and responsive, giving every song the propulsion it needs without getting in the way. There’s a sweaty nightclub feel to the whole thing, like the band is two minutes away from setting fire to the stage. Here's Little Richard isn’t just important, it’s exhilarating. It sounds like someone threw rhythm and blues into a blender with gospel fire and teenage rebellion. Even the slower tracks like Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave have grit and flair. This is what it sounds like when music is alive. It’s a definitive rock and roll debut, and it still hits like a freight train in full swing. Essential, iconic, unstoppable.

yeah it's fun. that's about it

Incredibly influential and he can really sing. The songs do start to sound very similar after a while, but that's not really a surprise, defo a good listen

Megaśnie fajnie. 5/5 Pozytywne takie

cannot imagine how hard this would’ve gone in 1957

Feels so revolutionary for 1957 and a blast to listen to

Part of the origin story of Rock and Roll. Fantastic stuff

I am not the biggest fan of bluesy rock n roll for the sole reason that every single song (or at least 90% of them) have the exact same chord progression, and so you already know what to expect you every time you listen to it. It becomes stale, boring and repetitive so quickly that it just does nothing for me. I get that its dance music, me listening to it while cooking isnt the intended setting for it. On the other hand, I wasn't at a rave when I listened to Exit Planet Dust and yet I loved it. But when its the same instruments playing the same chords and the only change is the lyrics, key and tempo, it falls flat for me. Credit where its due, apparently this was the first real use of 8th note piano in rock n roll and that is obviously now a staple of the genre. The performances were good and Little Richard has a fucking cracking voice. It just aint for me. Praying we get a Daydream Nation or Doolittle tomorrow so we at least get some different chord progressions lol Favourites - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Rip It Up

Fair play for recording the same song 12 times with slightly different lyrics and convincing everyone you’ve written one of the greatest albums of all time. Tutti Frutti (8/10) True, Fine Mama (6/10) Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave (7/10) Ready Teddy (7/10) Baby (6/10) Slippin’ and Slidin’ (7/10) Long Tall Sally (5/10) Miss Ann (6/10) Oh Why? (5/10) Rip It Up! (5/10) Jenny, Jenny (6/10) She’s Got It (6/10) 6.2/10

4/5

Pure energy and punch! A rip roaring blast of an album that influenced so much of modern music. Can only imagine this live. I had never heard the demo of Baby - what a treat.

A WOP BAMALOOBA A WOP BAM BOOM 10/10 opening. the ick factor in some of the songs because ~it was a different time~ but, still. However he does sing 'spinny spinny WHOOOO spinny spiiiin' with his whole chest so I'll forgive him. not sure I can listen to this now without thinking of the snatch game, but then again, that's not necessarily a negative thing

Class

Timeless, Little Richard. So much energy on this one that it’s hard not sing & dance along.

I've listened to this album and these songs a million of times, and even today I'm still amazed at how much this guy's voice sounds like an electric guitar in overdrive... Simply amazing!

It’s hard to really tap into what made this so revolutionary at the time it was released. But it’s still fun.

I mentioned in the Count Basie comments that I had been listening to Andrew Hickey's "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" podcast, and obviously the early episodes have a lot of Little Richard discussion. I found this excerpt (copied from his website) interesting and had never heard it before: "He was becoming a huge star, and that meant he had to *break* a lot of contracts. He’d got concert bookings for several months ahead, but those bookings were in second-rate clubs, and he had to be in Hollywood to promote his new record and build a new career. But he also didn’t want to get a reputation for missing gigs. There was only one thing to do — hire an impostor to be Little Richard at these low-class gigs. So while Richard went off to promote his record, another young singer from Georgia with a pompadour and a gospel feel was being introduced with the phrase 'Ladies and gentlemen—the hardest-working man in showbusiness today—Little Richard!' When James Brown went back to performing under his own name, he kept that introduction… " And now you know... the rest of the story. Good day!

You can almost hear all the white people stealing his style in the decades following this release!

short sharp and full of beats to get the foot tapping from beginning to end. such an important album in the growth of pop music. I am not going to own it, but i would listen to this again for sure. 4 stars

The energy is off the charts and it still feels fresh almost 70 years later. There is a bit of fatigue with the style by the end but overall a great time.

Little Richard fucking LOVES playing the same song over and over lol. That love is infectious though. "Tutti Frutti" and "Rip it Up" are still great.

Quality

Thought this album was pretty good.

Woooooooooooooooooooo!

Not good.

So much energy on this album. Starts off with a bang and never stops. Shortness helps the album too. Score is also based on history of album and what it meant for music

Honestly, pretty good. I love how closely related you can tell rock is to R&B and blues. These were def songs to listen to live imo tho. I liked it, oooooooooooooo

They would be banger songs back then but not for the modern ear imo.

This is the man who helped invented rock and roll. Thus, its pretty good.

very solid and very repetitive.

LOVE old school rock-'n'-roll!! Architect indeed! 5

This album was really fun to listen to! I know Little Richard was one of the founders of rock n roll and this album really proved that.

This is fun but it all kinda sounds the same. He very talented singer.

Soul/R&B. Pretty lean but some of the songs were sounding pretty similar. Still a fun listen.

It all had to start somewhere. It's bluesy boogie woogie, and almost every song sound the same. I got through it, and will probably never listen to it again.

Loved

10/10 classic!

Classic rock n Roll! 3.5 stars for me.

Foundational rock and roll

Banger. Classic rock and roll. Classic entertainer.

Can imagine the kids in the 50s loving it. Probably very novel for that time.

Absolute banger of an album

Knall.

"Tutti Frutti" as an opener is a good choice. Whole album is classic 1950s, but the good kind.

Full of energy and pretty fun, but gets tiring very quickly. Was apparently a big deal at the time of it's release, but there's little reason to listen to it now

Fun

1. frutti - 2.5 2. mama - 1.5 3. leave - 1.5 4. teddy - 2 5. baby - 1.5 6. zlidin - 2 7. zally - 2.5 8. ann - 1.5 9. uuhy - 1 10. rip - 3 11. jenny - 1 12. got it - 1 13. baby too - 2

Pretty cool, I've never listened to any songs except the big hits.

This is exactly what I wanted. One of these artists of which I knew just a couple of songs, and the record is just one bop after another. Short, to the point, wild. Actually punk? Couple of the songs nicely filthy, bluesy. I really like this. 1957? OOF.

Hits

So much energy and fun!

I loved the energy and the recording, which is just perfect for its era

Made me get up and dance in my office and also made me realize that Little Richard only has one volume and that very much explained his tv appearances in the 80s and 90s

This feels like I’m being asked to review the laws of physics: the hits herein set some of pop’s rules, how can I challenge that? One imagines what the WW2 generation made of this fever dream of gibberish, raunch, yell and beat - tomorrow’s fun is today’s end of civilisation.

Sounds as exciting as it likely did 70-odd years ago. What a performer, what a set of songs! This holds its own with anything released in subsequent decades; a fun listen, not a historical artifact.

Great album to clean the kitchen too

manje-više ista pjesma 10 puta. al zabavno i kratko pa ne dojadi koliko bi moglo

Really good album, I can imagine this being big at the time. I had a fun time listening to it. I had never listened to him before.

WOOO!

Bra driv på gutten. Solid stemme.

råkk n råll

Great, little too old timey

Various songs I recognize so definitely a very influential and classic album, but not something I would listen to for my personal taste.

This album makes me want to hit a illegal speakeasy in a relaxed suit.

Great fun songs and happy vibes throughout the album. I had a really fun time listening and loved his voice!

Great classics and other greats.

This is where it all started, the roots of rock and roll. Staying power, influence in buckets, hits and energy. Classics like "Tutti Frutti", "Ready Teddy", "Long Tall Sally" anchor a solid solid debut album by an icon who reshuffled the deck when this one was released. He was likely hated by parents in the same way Motley Crue were in the 80's or Metallica was in the 90's. You still hear a number of these songs in movies, ads, etc. All short and to the point, no messing around. By the end of the album you're a little worn out. I see the need to include this on the Top1001 due to influence alone but the hits help secure it. A little one dimensional but worthy of 3.5 stars.

Listens: 1 Standout tracks: Tutti-Frutti (obviously), Ready Teddy Proper rock and roll. It's too bad I think virtually all of the songs sound the same. There's obviously a little nuance, but it's pretty consistently the same material. Also, crazy short album; not ever 30 minutes of material. I'm also pretty sure my father took me to see Little Richard in the summer of 1998, and the only thing I distinctly remember is him telling the crowd to "Shut up"... That's his schick, apparently. 3.5

This is amazing for an album released almost 70 years ago. The songs are just timeless and Little Richard's infectous energy just goes right through the digital soundwaves.

Fire, everything on the album was a banger Songs Added to Playlist: ALL

6/10 Moves fast and was fun. Good stuff 4-28-2025

Little Richard - icon

Nog een keer fatsoenlijk luisteren

I mean come on. Little Richard is one the originators of rock and roll, along side Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and many other black musicians that eventually became overshadowed by white artists that appropriated the genre. So it's entirely appropriate that he have at least one album on this list, if not more. Richard was the ultimate showman, never failing to bring his intensity and character to every performance. And I think that just listening to his music instead of seeing him perform it does an injustice to him as an artist. One thing I loved, and love about a lot of early rock and roll, is the inclusion of the saxophone on many of the tracks. Nothing gets me going quite like a rock and roll saxophone solo, and I think it's a sorely missed part of the genre from the time it stopped being common to now. So this gets huge ups from me for that. Overall, I enjoyed this listen quite a bit. However, and maybe its a symptom of the period the genre was in at the time (its infancy) but I did find that a lot of the songs did sound a little samey here and there. And his over-reliance on his trademark "WOO!" does get a little old after a while. But that's him, and you can't have Little Richard without the "WOO!"'s, so I'll let it slide. Four stars. Standout Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Slippin' and Slidin', Long Tall Sally (The Thing), Oh Why? Rip It Up, She's Got It

Pretty good classic stuff. A little repetitive however.

Una locura, irreal lo que canta little richard a pesar de no sonar del todo bien el disco. Es la base de todo y queda clarísimo

It definitely belongs on this list, and it holds up reasonably well. It's an important part of rock and roll history, but I don't think I'll come back to listen.

High energy fun. More like a 3.5 because I don't anticipate listening to this a ton, but it's still very delightful.

Little Richard defines his own genre in a way. It is rock-n-roll, but with more fanfare and a kind of joy that is unique to him alone. Little Richard is an essential piece of music history. Also it is super fun just to listen to this album and Little Richard in general. You really can't go wrong here.

I loved this album! Little Richard has some of my favorite songs.

This was fun! Good energy and vibes. 'She Got It' was my fave.

This made me think of Mean Gene Okerlund and Predator and that’s pretty fuckin cool.

this is what Elvis wanted to be! This was a fun album to listen to. I knew a few songs and even the ones I didn’t were good. Prince definitely got a lot from little Richard.

Get it for the time. Not my type of music but respect what I was at the time. Do love swing drums tho.

It's undeniable that this was a groundbreaking, massively influential album. And it's hard not to be pulled in by Little Richard's energy and bombastic delivery. But to my modern ears, most of the tracks on this album sound the same. Standout track: "Tutti Frutti"

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Exciting and fun! I really enjoyed Richard‘s voice and energy. This felt like a time travel and took me to the fifties to dance. The recording is not the greatest quality - but it adds to the charme.

So good! I loved the energy of his voice and the my music.

Historically important but very predictable 70 years later. All 12-bar blues progressions. Great performance though.

Not bad, lots of energy, just not my thing

Well I get how important this is to musical history and all but it was a bit same-y!

It was all the same song. A perfevtlt ok but quite repetitive song.

It was alright. Not for me

Mycket som lät likadant, men härligt sound

Slaps harder than Elvis, makes you wanna dance. Not every song is a stone cold banger but Little Richard absolutely stakes his claim of being the true king of rock and roll.

Very energetic, would recommend o If you need to motivate to clean or something. I was surprised cause I actually knew already most of the songs I like it

I really liked it. A lot of energy. Simple lyrics, great voice with a lot of range and character. Short quick songs. Fun

Didn’t realize the impact Little Richard had on rock until listening to the album.

Long 2 albums. Second is a bunch of different takes of some songs - if you're interested in recording or just a huge little richard fan - this is probably awesome

It's short just around 30 minutes. Listening to it is fun. Little Richard just goes for it on most tracks. Then you realize it's just an album of singles because that's how it was it was done then. You can hear the blues in the songs, but it's done in a such a way that it doesn't feel like a blues album. You can see how much of a lasting impression Little Richard has had on music. It's worth a listen but don't be too chocked if you don't revisit it.

Never listened to much Little Richard aside from Tutti Frutti and seeing him in sitcom cameos, but I found myself really enjoying this old school rock and roll record. Standouts: 'Ready Teddy', 'Long Tall Sally'

Passionate, energetic vocals over early rock music

I like it and I tried to lock in but I can’t listen to this while I work it feels like im a clown

Don't care if it's basic and repetitive, it makes me happy

All rock and roll and blues sounded the same in those times, but there is something about Little Richard that just makes me be not bored. He has a great voice and style. Love this album.

4/7

Maybe Elvis should have been a 3 - I enjoyed this lots more. Great energy, you really get a sense of his charisma through the record. A good birthday listen.

Fine

Tutti Fruti

So much energy, so many of his best known songs.

It’s alright. Classic voice.

Honestly not bad very blues/jazzy. Oh why gave mad Blood Brothers vibes and I liked umm Rip it up and tutti frutti was a good start imo. Definitely not something I’d usually listen to (esp not when doing an a level maths paper whoops) but quiet nice actually I didn’t think so but yeah, solid strong start I’d say

Tutti Frutti, oh Rudy

50s rock n roll. Some good tracks, fairly standard otherwise. Lots of 12 bar blues Vocals are pretty impressive. Precursor to James Brown and that style Best track (other than Tutti Frutti) - Rip it Up

I enjoyed this. At only 30 minutes in length, I appreciated a type of music I don't usually listen to. Any longer and there would have been trouble! Obviously a pretty influential artist.

Little and Richard, I mean short and fun!

Enjoyed this. Short and snappy.

God damn this is good. Get drunk put this on go in the kitchen and try to not dance around like a maniac

a classic, for sure. just not my vibe

Heard all my life, can appreciate it for what it is...won't put on though.

Great album. Icon!

Still astonishing.

Really good but it's hard to ignore how much every song feels the same but at least they're all good

One of the first Rock and Rollers-- and for that huge props. You can't judge a 50's NBA player against todays talent and so I will give Little Richard the same leeway.

"Rock n' Roll's stem cells"

I get it but would not put it on just to listen.

The innovator, the originator, the architect of rock and roll.

Little Richard is a force and a fascinating person. This album is an intense and powerful break with the a lot of the popular music that came before it. That said, a little goes a long way. I can’t hear the album in its proper context - I can only hear it in comparison to all the music that came afterwards, much of it probably influenced by Little Richard. But because I can’t hear the album in its proper context, I struggle to fully appreciate it. It’s loud, brash, the songs a little too much coming one after another in the early morning. My favorite is the more down tempo, bluesy Can’t Believe You Want To Leave.

“tutti frutti” MIGHT be the catchiest opener i’ve heard yet. THERE’S EVEN A TAKE TWO ON DISC 2! a good walking bass line always speaks to my soul (there’s one in pretty much every tune). i appreciate how much the sax is RIPPING throughout. “oh why?” is also a standount! i love 50’s rock and roll. 5/5.

I know it was revolutionary at the time. He is energetic. Not that interesting to me now.

Felt like late morning in the Living Room

Yeah, I'm not really into Little Richard (I just find shuffle beats and the standard blues progression a little boring at this point) but I acknowledge that he had an important place in rock n roll history.

I don't think Pop Punk exists without this album. I will not explain my reasoning.

Good stuff, but not something that I would listen to on the regular.

It was fine and early rock example. They all kind of sound similar

Keith - 7/10 Ross - 6.5/10 Caylum - 8.5/10

Heb je 1 liedje gehoord heb je ze allemaal gehoord

I liked this. I want to say that his enthusiasm seems so genuine, but that’s not quite right.

Goodish but not something I’d put on.

it was ok but they all kind of sounded like tutti frutti

Fun for one song, then loses it's charm for me.

Inigualable. Imprescindible. Su legado e influencia convierten a este álbum (y el siguiente y "último") en legendarios.

Great old time rock and roll

ldefine nuance..

This album shows you why LR is as famous as he is. Good vibes all around

Perfection. Sure, there's a lot of similarities between most of the tracks, the lyrics aren't complicated, there is only basic instrumentation, etc.... but it just fucking rocks and you can't not tap your feet and nod your head. I've listened to a lot of 1950's music, but more focused on jazz, R&B. You can see how early pioneers merged the different forms of music and branched off in different directions.

Classic rock n roll sound

Great in it's day

Samey in the best way. Ideal soundtrack for packing up a flat on a sunny day. Love the change if pace from the last few albums, love the drums

Fun rock and roll. Upbeat and exciting.

Good!

Pedal-to-the-metal start to finish; a perfect microcosm of early rock-n-roll. Wish I could’ve been a fly in the wall when Little Richard and his band were making music history.

It's obviously dated, but this is in the category of foundational albums. I probably overrate the '50s and early '60s albums on here, but it's honestly usually just fun stuff. Little Richard is able to capture an impressive amount of energy in a recorded album. The pace feels almost frantic at times, his vocal riffs keep you on your toes (though they go a bit overboard at times). This feels like a real crossover point for like early jazzy R&B music and early rock music. You can kind of feel the influences from both sides. This falls a little short of some of the other albums of the time for me, but it's still an enjoyable one with a few of his most famous songs. A good listen. Since this is my first Little Richard album on here, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole on his Wikipedia page. It's...something. The guy had some serious issues handling his sexuality, we'll just leave it at that for this review. Favorite song: Tutti Frutti Other: True Fine Mama, Ready Teddy, Baby, Slippin' And Slidin', Long Tall Sally (The Thing), Miss Ann, Rip It Up, She's Got It 3/28/25

6/10, like yes hes an icon but AABA can really only get you so far 😭 some sick ass bari solos throughout though, loved slip and sliding but tutti frutti 🔛🔝

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