Here's Little Richard

Det blir en aning bjäring men vilken pipa

Swing it magistern

Considering any of these rock'n'roll records as albums is akin to approaching the short cinema works of Méliés, Guy, and the Lumiere Brothers as films. Those are proto-films at best and these records are proto-albums - the idea of the album is only coming into being, but it is not yet an artistic form, not something that artists set out to produce. It is just something that record companies are starting to put out. In cinema, Gunning refers to this period of proto-films as the "cinema of attractions," defined by displaying spectacles and shocking visuals to spectators rather than telling stories. The "cinema of attractions" emphasized the magical, immediate impact of moving images over narrative, drawing parallels to fairground attractions and direct exhibition. Early rock'n'roll does much the same. There is little narrative to any of the simple I-IV-V tunes, neither musically nor lyrically. There is only the chaotic exuberance of a sound so aggressive it should not be possible to capture it on record. And yet, here it is. Half an hour of it. Each song sounding almost exactly alike, but sounding like nothing else anyone had heard. Gunning argued that films didn't just trick audiences into thinking they were real; rather, they created a tension between what viewers knew (it's a projection) and what they felt (the image rushing at them), resulting in "an aesthetic of astonishment." And what rock'n'roll singer is more astonishing than Little Richard, the flamboyant, southern, sex preacher? Effeminate, yet sonically aggressive. Soft, and yet he goes hard. What is he even singing about? You know that he's saying Ms. Molly likes to "bawl," because he couldn't possibly being say that she likes to "ball." But it feels like that's what he's saying. That is the astonishment. The best songs are built of little moments of attraction like this, razzle dazzle spectacle. But there is nothing more than that. No cohesion. No greater, cumulative effect. To hear one of them is as satisfying as to hear all of them. But why wouldn't it be so? There was not yet any higher standard - if it is a higher stanard - there were no rules or expectations. It is unfair, then to rate any of these rock'n'roll albums. You might as well critique the ability of homo habilis to walk upright. However, by the standard of attractions, as showmen go, there's not many better than Little Richard. More astonishing than Elvis. More astonishing than Chuck Berry. A proto-Ziggy Stardust, as Bowie himself admitted. 2.5 I have nothing much to say about Here’s Little Richard. Several of these songs are absolutely iconic and all of them are one-dimensional. I mean no great criticism by that - we should all be grateful that he, among a few notable others, took the trouble to forge that first dimension. Richard’s voice still has an impressive, even slightly alarming edge. 2.5/5

Good fun but a lot of the same style of song.

Meh

Classic, innovative, and it actually belongs on this list for it's historical significance. That said, once you here one song, you've heard most of them. It's fun, for a bit. 3.33

bogged down by the album format of the time, but absolutely electric in its best moments. deserves to be one of the 1001? obviously yes

3.5

It holds up quite well for being one of the first rock albums ever. The guy has chops and the band plays like their life depends on it. The Beatles and Elvis both ripped him off.

everyone wants to be little richard

All good, not exactly what I want listen to for an entire album

A wop bop a lu wop a wop bam boom

A clearly incredibly important album, if I rated it from that perspective it’d be a clear 5 for legacy and influence. From a modern perspective and for my personal tastes, it keeps to a very narrow scope. It excels with blues bars and that early rock n roll structure, but that’s all there is. The tracks sort of blur together in my mind and all sound alike. Thankfully, it doesn’t outstay it’s welcome at a swift 30ish minutes though!

This was fun, all the songs are pretty groovy. I think I enjoyed this more than the elvis album. But it's not really my sort of music and I'm not sure I'll be coming back to it 2.5

not bad

Obviously a very influential musician who helped to shape rock music, but rating this purely on how much I enjoy listening to it right now in 2026 means this gets a 3 from me. A pretty decent listen but music has come a long way and there are plenty of other things I'd prefer to listen to.

Fantastic! Upbeat and fun!

sweet

Lots of fun!

Classic but voice is super grating

Can imagine this being the shit at the time, I usually struggle with anything further back than late 60’s but I enjoyed this album, the songs were short and punchy enough to have me tapping my toes happily. For me it’s solid for older generations I expect it’s seminal. 3.4

Music like this feels wrong to rate in 2026. Its so removed from our current sounds and just feels like a flash in the pan these days. No song specifically stood out to me as special but they were fun. A little samey to me but never outwore its welcome.

Okay - repetitive in that 1950s rockabilly way

6.5 / 10

Very cool. A little bit repetitive but very catchy!

Je hoort dat de beatles precies hem probeerde na te doen. Op zich leuke muziek en een geweldige artiest. Toch heeft het wat mij betreft de proef des tijds niet helemaal doorstaan. Ik zou het niet veel vaker luisteren, maar ik heb heel veel respect voor de artiest

ja, lastig. Heb een beetje het zelfde als bij run dmc. Grondlegger van r&b en rock en roll. Respect voor deze pionier en een album wat je zeker gehoord moet hebben. Nu je dit vandaag de dag luistert merk je dat de muziek verder is ontwikkeld.

Leuk album, erg authentiek maar helaas niet tijdloos. Wel een mooi geschiedenislesje.

6/10

Esto es un discazo con todas las letras y lo he disfrutado de principio a final. Ni siquiera suena antiguo y se puede apreciar fácilmente cómo influyó a muchísimas bandas de los años 60. Cada canción es especial

Enjoyable but repetitive.

Iconic and trailblazing. The album is great but i dont want to own it. Solid three stars

Hard to really criticize like the first rock album ever. It’s not very interesting but it doesn’t have decades of rock to pull from so who can blame it. Production is terrible, but again it’s in its infancy. Will never come back to this but a good history lesson.

obviously such a very sweet, fun album. i think im just too depressed to enjoy it fully right now.

It’s little Richard. Very much of the same over and over. But important for history. 5/10

Jake : didn't listen Greg: 6.9 Not something I would listen to normally but it was very fun and made me appreciate the roots of the music I currently listen to. Annie: Didn't listen

Fun album and interesting to hear this really early stuff. But not enough going on for me to come back to it again.

Can’t imagine actively choosing to put this on but enjoyed it when it was. Worthy inclusion on the ‘must hear’ list for the influence on The Beatles alone.

funnnn

Good ol' fashioned high tempo music. I see why he was a phenom, but nothing really stood out.

Loud and All Out. Although I think I may be fine if I never listen to Tutti Frutti or its intro ever again, I get Little Richard is foundational but he was never as easy to listen to as Fats Domino or Chuck Berry or Elvis. He really goes all out on these songs almost sounding out of breath by the end.

suppose if you were there at the time this would blow your mind. fun and classic songs on here but to listen to the album front to back is very intense, i feel like i have a high tolerance for jazz and blues but this tested me

This is like those pictures NASA wants to show aliens in order to tell them about humanity. So they'd let them hear this album if humanity was blues (maybe it is.) That's how generic this feels in my ears (just the most basic blues scales and melodies to exist.) Not in a bad or good way (it's usually a sign for great influence!) - I just feel like I'd (obviously) appreciate it way more if I listened to it in 1957, not 2026.

That was fun wee time.

First time listening to a full album from Little Richard but you can tell why he was so influential. Crazy energy on all songs 3/5

This is like listening to Fats Domino but instead of Fats’s jolly demeanor you get Little Richard yelling at you for a half an hour. Still pretty fun tho

22/02/2026 1. tutti frutti - vaguely know this from velvet goldmine.... love the instrumental. 2. true, fine mama - very bluesy. saxaphone is great! *3. can't believe you wanna leave - the vocals in this are immediately great!! 4. ready teddy - great! bring back saxaphones in rock music.... 5. baby - love the piano.... *6. slippin and slidin - saxaphone is phenomenal!!!! <3333 7. long tall sally (the thing) - already like this one :) *8. miss ann - love it!!!!! great ending! 9. oh why? - nice! 10. rip it up - nothing more to say! great early rocknroll songs :) *11. jenny jenny - saw a few reviews not liking this one, but realllly loving the energy! 12. she's got it - :) really liked it, but felt a bit repetitive at times and feels a bit dated now, but the energy is still there! lacks that something to push it into four territory, but still enjoyed it… would give a 3.5 if there were half stars.

Up tempo rock n'roll from Little Richard which a memorable selection of tunes.

Clearly a formative album and the basis of a lot of music which came afterwards. Just not something I would listen to every day but appreciate it’s importance.

Upbeat and fun.

This album cover really gives me all the relevant info. It's like a nice promo poster. I approve. Mostly this sounds like oldies, in terms of the songs but also the sound quality. It's enjoyable but not something I would listen to on its own. I appreciate that all the songs are so short and energetic. They're also quite similar to each other, though. Apparently, 'Ready Teddy' is also sang (sung?) by the Prisencolinensinainciusol guy! Highlight: 'Slippin' and Slidin''

Hot damn! I had no idea what I was up to listening, album started with a classic. Listening through the album I was starting to get overload of rock 'n roll though and I was waiting for the end. Nothing necessarily wrong with the music but the music style in itself was in this case too repetitive and was ready for it to end.

Clearly an incredible singer, really powerful voice with a lot of expression, but the vocal style isn't really for me - bit too shouty, and I found the falsetto tics slightly irritating. The album is quite samey (the instrumentation doesn't really seem to change much besides the occasional addition of a saxophone), but it's short, and there's at least a bit of variety in terms of tempo and mood across the tracks. The influence on rock'n'roll is obvious, this was clearly an important album in musical history. It's all funky, upbeat blues. Hard not to enjoy it. I think if I were born 30 years earlier I'd have listened to this on repeat.

Little Richard is a very energetic character. Sometimes it’s good, but after a while it feels like a little too much. Best songs: Long Tall Sally (The Thing) and Tutti Frutti

Little Richard – Here's Little Richard (1957) On Day 53, Little Richard provided a much-needed energy boost, but the album as a whole sits at a 3/5. While I admire the massive influence he had on everyone who came after him, the record itself feels just decent compared to other blues-rock projects from the same era. The vocals and the piano-pounding momentum are great for a few tracks, but it doesn't quite have the depth or replay value of a true 4 or 5-star favorite. It’s a solid piece of history, but not one I’ll be reaching for often.

Gets repetitive - every song is kinda just a slightly different version of “tutti fruity”. But these foundations of rock and roll albums are so fun and so important. It’s from 1957 for christs sake, the “album” as we know it wasn’t even a thing.

This album is just a lot of fun, don't think it will stay with me for ages but definitely happy to listen to multiple times

rock 'n roll roots

Album rock n roll carino, mi è piaciuto di più elvis oerò

3/5 Appreciated this, see it is historically important but too old now for me to listen to day to day

A maverick in his time!

Good for the hits "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally", but this sound gets old quick. It is important to note that this would be ground-breaking in 1957, so I have no reason to be too hard on this album. 2.5 rounded to 3

Old school rock n roll a bit repetitive though

I think that this is standard fare for a 1950s album. Obviously, Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally were highlights, but the rest was unfortunately filler that resembled most album at the time. I would give this a 3.5, but we will round this to 3.

Much prefer this over Elvis

Das Rock. Rod stewards band

It was ok

Lot of fun. Obviously foundational to rock.

Быстро надоедает

I liked this more than I thought I would! These are songs from yester-year but they have a beat and are fun. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could but I’ll give it a 3.

Wasn’t in the mood, its good tho

6.5/10 Definitely not for me but it doesn't overstay it's welcome at least

was pretty good

lowkey wanna remove my apron and dance in my husband's 60s kitchen that his mother designed (in a good way)

I trully believe that you have to learn to like this type of 50s music. Every song sound so similar but i guess its ok?! Gotta go with a boring answer like 3/5 Yes, ofcourse every sucker recording music owes his skill to this richard guy because obviously.

An obvious classic filled with lots of tracks I've heard a million times before. Then again, all of Little Richard's songs sound the same so it's hard to say for sure. Can't deny its influence on so many things that came after it, but as a collection of songs themselves not my favorite.

this reminds me so much of working at a 50s themed ice cream shop in high school

rafraîchissant

Du bon son comle on en fait plu

C'est très fort et fondateur de tout le genre, mais avec le temps ça a tendance à se répéter un peu. En plus c'était plus ou moins un pedo

Kinda catchy not for me though

Maybe the best opening to an album I’ve heard in my life.

Obviously Tutti Frutti is an all-timer. The rest of the album is good but feels a bit same-y after awhile - maybe to be expected for the time period. I also think this isn't as much an album as just a collection of songs that the record company probably put together. Little Richard's wailing vocals just cannot be denied though. Best song - Tutti Frutti Notable Mentions - Jenny Jenny, Baby (both for their great vocal performances)

3.5

didn't fully listen to it but i liked one or two songs. not my usual vibe but not bad.

Álbum del rock and roll más puro que hay, little richard con sus grandes canciones y su increíble voz marcó una época y es parte de los artistas gracias a los que existe la música de hoy. Influencio muy fuertemente a los Beatles, quienes hacían un montón de canciones de little richard. Es un disco de clásicos, si bien no son canciones muy complejas a nivel musical, la interpretación es inigualable y compone música propia en una época en que eso casi no pasaba a excepción de algunos. Su música suena hasta hoy, es un disco freso, alegre, rockero, con un gran sonido. La música negra es otra cosa. Para nosotros puede sonar algo monótono por la estructura similar de las canciones, pero le tengo tremendo respeto a este artista. Solidisimo 3. Ba la babulula Ba la bambum Canciones favorita: tutti fruti obviamente

Tutti Frutti -> 6/10 True, Fine Mama -> 6.2/10 I Can't Believe You Wanna Leave -> 5/10 Ready Teddy -> 7/10 Baby -> 4/10 Slippin and Slidin -> 6.5/10 Long Tall Sally -> 4/10 Miss Ann -> 5/10 Oh Why? ->4/10 Rip It Up -> 4/10 Jenny Jenny ->4/10 She Got It ->4/10

wish I was dancing!. Half of the songs really could have had the same title

Oldschool og cute, men ikke noget, jeg ville sætte på ellers. Sangene minder meget om hinanden.

If you could cram a sock hop into one record… every song is basically the same and somehow it works. Pretty much. It ages like it belongs in a museum.

I’ve always loved Little Richard’s energy, and that is still the best part of this album. His vocals are wild and completely fearless. You can hear how much fun he was having, and that spirit still comes through. That said, almost seventy years later, a lot of these songs sound pretty dated. Still, there is no denying the influence he had on rock music once it really exploded in the 60s.

very 50s

Unsophisticated rock and roll piano and bass rifts. Instantly recognisable. When the powerful vocals take a breath, the sax steps in to keep the energy flowing. Groundbreaking.

Strong 3

Ihan kivaa svengaavaa ja energistä musiikkia. Tulee mieleen jokin tanssityyli, jonka taustalle tämän tyylinen musiikki sopii. Sellaista rockabilly-tyylistä ehkä? Laulajan laulutyyli välillä korvia raastava, ei ehkä parhain albumi kuulokkeilla kuuntelemiseen. Kyllä tätä kuuntelee, mutta ei ehkä muuten ole minun makuun tämä albumi. Jossain biiseissä laulaja tekee ärsyttäviä "vingahduksia" äänellään. Saksofoni biiseissä kiva.

Leuk voor achtergrondruis! Niet voor mn volle aandacht 6/10

Fav track- Can’t Believe You Wanna Leave Least fav track- Miss Ann Fav lyric-“My life, my heart, my love, Is in your hands” Overall rating-6/10 Notes- different from what i usually listen to, brings a different essence with it

Cant complain, men ikke musikk æ like å hør på

Sådär kanske, tror jag fattar men det är inte min mood just nu.

classic

I get this, and why it would be so magnetic live. It does feel like most of the songs are modeled after Tutti Frutti in melody and pacing, and maybe that’s the point. Enjoyed the second half of the album more than the first. Fav track: Tutti Frutti, Least Fav: True, Fine Mama

Look, it's nice. The songs are all very similar, and they were amazingly groundbreaking and influential at the time, but now I think I only need one or two songs.

upbeat, fun, shout-singing, good instruments

There's no question that Little Richard deserves to be on this list. If it wasn't for him and his influence, a very substantial chunk of the albums on here would sound very different. As an album worth listening to, as an album that is significant, absolutely five stars. With that said, even at a little under half an hour, this album felt long to me because it's so repetitive. The music is largely twelve bar blues, enthusiastically played, but the real star here is Little Richard and his wild enthusiasm. It's just that once you've heard the album opener Tutti Frutti, you've kind of already heard how the rest of it is going to go, barring a couple of slower numbers. I once heard someone (who didn't know what they were talking about) say that there was nothing musically interesting in the development of rock music. Which, beyond being wrong, also underestimates how important the cultural aspect of rock music is. And I think Little Richard exemplifies this: the music itself isn't that special, but it's his delivery, his energy, his charisma that turns this into something else.

A couple of classic formulas over and over again. Joyful listen. There are more girls in this album than there is the fifth mambo.

Reminds me of Mafia 3

I love this era of music so much. Especially rock n roll so this is such a solid album.

has potential bc i like one of their most popular songs. j knew one song and liked two. started off good bc i like the upbeat sound. it sounded different than what i normally listen to so it was cool but then it got really repetitive. he has a really cool voice though.

Repetitive.Really fun though.

What a good vibe. I can’t help but dance to this.

Repetitive but good voice

Clássico, porém um pouco repetitivo

Little Richard is not my vibe ale strasznie to szanuję tak kulturowo

i’ve never sat down and listened to music like this with the 12 bar blues and everything before but it was really interesting!!! at the end some of the songs kind of blurred into each other but i enjoyed the experience of listening to something really foundational and inspirational

not my type of album

enjoy

Fine album. Once you’ve heard one song you’ve heard them all though.

7/10 - не слушал

Here's Little Richard is one of the '50s Rock N Roll albums that has aged the best. Even though Rock has changed so much since this came out, Little Richard's energy keeps the album feeling fresh and essential. His hammered piano and gritty scream really sell these songs that I probably wouldn't have enjoyed as much otherwise. And the band he's assembled keep up the whole way. Even if I don't love every song here, I'm at least into the performances across the entire album. And speaking of the songs; a lot of them are classics, and several of them have earned it. And the brief 28 minute runtime keeps things brisk and lean. I enjoyed this more than I thought.

Great vocals not my style

I've heard a few of these songs before, and the rest of the album doesn't really provide anything different from the well known tracks. Whilst recognising the importance and influence of Little Richard, I personally don't need to revisit. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 186 Already owned : 43 Purchased : 7 To buy list : 5 Nope : 131

Some wonderful and iconic songs, but the album ultimately suffers from a lack of variety.

Call this a high 3. A little more variety would have made it a 4.

Fun music. Lots of energy. My least favorite was Jenny Jenny, I felt like those were the only words in the song

Good dancing rock and roll. Very repetitive lyrics. A lot of the songs sound concerningly similar to other hits I've heard before from other artists before. 2.9 outta 5

Don’t really like old school music like that

Sounds like the eruption and shock of the new, the explosion that was rock n roll - fast frenetic urgent teen, powerful stuff, not subtle.

Really enjoyed this album, can’t say this is my go to music, but did like listening to each song.

Isn't particularly remarkable.

A lot of the songs sounded pretty similar but overall enjoyed it.

cool kinda jazzy blues vibes. like it but don't love it 7/10

Damn, bro really hits the big booty bitches "Wooooo!"

*Great rock and roll history, but a little too similar track by track to be truly compelling.

It's Little Richard. He's a true American icon and one of the progenitors of rock and roll. His image directly shaped how countless superstars portrayed themselves. His sound was groundbreaking and echoes today. As for this album? With works from 7 decades ago, like this one, it's a bit difficult to judge. How can I fairly compare this with albums from a different century, whose creators can stand on the shoulders of giants like Richard? I'm just going to rank it using my established methodology. Yes, the album is largely repetitive to a modern ear, and yes, the genre evolved past the 1950s. Regardless, "Tutti Frutti" is an enduring classic, and I particularly enjoyed "Baby," "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave," and "Oh Why?" Richard's vocals are remarkably strong. The brass can really get you moving as well.

I appreciate this album, but it just wasn’t for me. The songs are very dated of course, but every song sounded pretty much the same.

Liked it, though it’s dated squarely to its time. Some of the songs were too similar that it all blurred together, great vibe for an “era party” though.

All sounds the same

Waiting for the little /whoo/ after every sentence, and was never disappointed.

Good tunes. Feels a little dated and repetitive at times maybe but still fine.

Kind of the same songs on and on, it's good though, but plain after the 2nd or 3rd song

Pioneer album, but songs to sound very similar

A revolutionary compilation of early Rock and Roll staples. Suffers a bit from overly repetitive themes, but what from the 50s doesn’t? Tutti Frutti, Slippin and Slidin, Rip it Up and Long Sally are all classics. Essential listening although not something that reaches the heights of what was to follow in pop music history.

doing a little jig rn. tutti frutti a classic

If you like long tall Sally and tutti frutti and want to listen to them on repeat, this album is for you

Its ok, pretty dated now but hardly a surprise.

Fun to listen to on the background

3.7/5 inspired the beatles and elvis with some all time classics on here

1960's bright red and white colored american diner on the side of the road next to an outdoor cinema with a parking lot type shit

Can't lie, I was boppin

not my favorite but i kept hearing elvis’s voice when little richard was singing

classic album the basis to all good rock and roll little richard, muddy waters, chuck berry.

Here's my Drew Review of this album wamp-a-la-do-da wamp-bam-boom. Musical revolution in the 50s apparently means finding a word and a name that goes with it and then slapping it on a not a fairly long song and then adding a bunch of random rhyming syllables at the end. Also, a piano in the background. Mercifully short and influence on the decades to come earn Little Brittle Lizard Richard more star-a-blam-dlam do-dam-then-deserved.

Long Tall Sally is my favourite song of this album

Not a bad album, but nothing I'd listen to frequently.

It's alright, held back a little bit by the song selection maybe. Fun to do the "hoOoO!"s with him though. This is the third album here to feature "Tutti Frutti" and I think I might be trapped in a cycle where I start looking at the day's album on Wikipedia, learn of the sexually explicit original lyrics of "Tutti Frutti," banish that information from my mind, and then rediscover it all again when "Tutti Frutti" inevitably comes back around.

I couldnt really get into this one, but its definitely a solid album. couple of classic, evergreen tracks, and you can feel that it's in the DNA of a lot of what came after in american music. Sounds a little samey now tho

Surprisingly ok, but wouldn't normally listen to this.

Catchy, icon of an era

Fun, but extremely repetitive

I will forever associate Tutti Frutti with Brave Little Toaster. So that song is going to live in my head forever with as much as I watched that movie as a kid. I know I listened to other songs of his growing up thanks to my parents, but I honestly couldn't tell you any of them. But listening to the rest of them now and there are a few other good ones, but there's also some that sound reaaaallly similar and sound almost like the same song with just one slight change. Like how similar Ready Teddy and Tutti Frutti sound.

The Godfather of the formulaic rock n roll song. At least Fats had some characteristics of actually trying to write a different song. But, its great music I'm not a hater, its just every little richard song sounds like the last one. We don't get much of modern rock music without little Richard and for that I'll give his contribution to the genre 4 stars. But in my hear of hearts the 50s rock n roll genre has so much more to offer.

3 1/2 Stars: These bops are catchy as hell. That's undeniable. The record starts to sound samey after a while, but with tracks at 3-minutes and under it's no issue to get through the album.

You can feel the energy and originality but you don't need masses of it at a time !

A big influence on the early work of The Beatles, and all the songs here are good. The band are especially tight, and Richard’s vocals have many imitators and no equals. In the end though it was just kinda fine.

I’m not a huge fan of this early era of rock n’ roll and prefer Chick Berry in any case, but this has an incomparable manic energy that’s pretty impressive.

rock n rool music, my grandpa 20s

Vraiment pas mauvais ! De la musique très entrainante ! C’est pas tout à fait pour moi, mais c’est un bon album qui s’écoute bien !

I really appreciate what Little Richard accomplished and how influential he was on popular music. We wouldn't have had Elvis' stage presence or the Beatles without him. Unfortunately, what once sounded trailblazing sounds dated to modern ears. This album is undoubtedly important, and something one *should* listen to before they die, but it isn't something I'd repeatedly put on.

Important, raw, fun party music. Certainly an interesting character the dealt with a lot to leave and undeniable impression on the world. I probably wouldn't listen to the album again, but I fully respect it.

little richard is here, and he makes me feel uncomfortable

Upbeat, but they all sound the same four songs in.

68/100. Here's Little Richard is an iconic record that helped shape rock & roll. Like many albums from this era, the sound can feel somewhat monotone at times, and this record partly falls into that category. However, what makes it stand out is Little Richard’s powerful and energetic vocals, which bring an undeniable charm and excitement to the music. The lyrics are fairly basic, sticking to common themes of love and fun, but there are moments where the album ventures into more political or socially aware territory, which I found more interesting. While it may not be the most dynamic record, its influence and Little Richard’s vocal presence make it a key part of rock & roll history.

Little Richard is here … boo wop!

Before I forget: very similar to Jerry Lee lewis (except I’m of the understanding Jerry Lee is rly just a copycat of little Richard) but unfortunately this style of music doesn’t translate as well when it’s not live. Insane voice though. And an enjoyable enough listen!

It was fine. It was good for its genre. The songs were short which was nice.

This is good! Very enjoyable. All the songs start to blend together, but it is solid. There isn't a bad song here. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Tutti Frutti" , "True, Fine Mama" , "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" , "Ready Teddy" , "Slippin' And Sliddin' (Peepin' And Hidin')", "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)"

Cool historical period. If you close your eyes you can hear him taking the swing of the 40s and turning it into rock and roll

A lot of classics

Unlike other well known artists from the same period, most of these songs were written by or with Richards himself, while others just published now called "cover" versions. On the other hand, music and lyrics were pretty basic and formulaeistic. The outstanding things were the performance by the singer and the band. To sum this up: the music is not the reason this should be included in such a list, but the performance of the artist. And he delivers.

Fun but repetitive

Disco esencial del rock & roll. 3/5

Man, does Little Richard love 12-bar blues. There's no doubt that early rock n' roll was incredibly formulaic, with often the only way for your ears to distinguish one song from the next being the name of the girl (Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Jenny Jenny, Miss Ann). However, in effort to remain consistent, it's hard not to have a deep sense of appreciation for it knowing the influence it had on the next generation, which took everything to a whole different stratosphere. All those bands/artists adored Little Richard and Elvis and knowing that pre-teen Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney were losing their minds over an album like this must mean there's something special about Little Richard and his music.

It's hard to overstate how important Little Richard's impact on rock and roll was/is. I feel that 50s music is typically assigned a bit of a squeaky-clean image and maybe some of that is deserved. But "Here's Little Richard" is a toe-tapping reminder that even the earliest rock and roll, could still make you feel dirty in all the right ways. Audiences weren't stupid; they knew what a lot of these songs were about, but thank god they didn't care. A lot of these tracks begin to feel pretty repetitive, especially musically-speaking, but if it wasn't broke, then there was nothing to fix. At the time of its release, Little Richard had just been surpassed by Elvis as the biggest musical star in America. Unfortunately, Little Richard had a hard time getting out of his own way over the next couple of years and eventually, his star faded. However, the fact that an effeminate, semi-openly gay black man from the deep South was able to reach the heights he did, when he did, really is kind of amazing. But when you can wop bop a-loo bop like that, it's easy to see why. 3.5/5 Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Can't Believe You Wanna Leave, Baby, Long Tall Sally

It's impressive on a single-to-single basis but the form of the album had not really been firmed out just yet for rock-n-roll. The album format worked well for jazz & folk in the 1950s but the crash-boom-bang sound of early rock music was ill-suited for the LP. I hold firm on this, rock music didn't slot in well to the LP format until about jeez, Rubber Soul? Live albums notwithstanding, the way that labels structured albums didn't account for the unique contours of rock music, thinking of it like pop music. Much of the appeal of this early genre stuff is how outrageous and in your face it is and when stretched out across ten to twelve songs, many of which are good but many of which also match each other in energy and content, they all begin to blend together, ears only perking up at now legendary tracks like Tutti Frutti or Long Tall Sally. To be clear, near every track on here has its merits and Little Richard's stage dynamism is second only to The Killer Jerry Lee (surpassing it in some ways, the two ran about neck and neck) but the difference between how Little Richard sounded as a single - a disruption in the sea of sound - versus how he sounds when he's the only game in town for thirty minutes is striking. And that's without even getting into the real anarchy - Little Richard Live. But Here's Little Richard does do an admirable job of communicating the appeal of Little Richard. The songs are frantic and horny as hell. His voice is awesome, scratchy and able to hit all sort of strange abject marks - it's only partially trained and when it cracks because he can't quite hit the note, it sells the emotion that much more. Here's Little Richard does its work admirably - as a record. It does a good job of selling me Little Richard, I want to see him play live. But do I think it hangs together as one piece of cloth? It's about on par with the Elvis releases around the time - that is, good primer but real heads know to dig in. It's undoubtedly one of the better rock 'n' roll albums of the time, especially given that most of its competition was either dropping compilation albums or were nipping at Presley's heels. Little Richard was clearly his own thing and holds his own against Presley. If anything is his undoing, it's the way the industry placed limiters on the potential of rock music. Favorite Tracks: Tutti Frutti, Baby, Long Tall Sally, Jenny, Jenny, Oh Why?

Tough call. One on hand, this record contains twelve cuts of archetypal rock 'n' roll that check all of the boxes: the performances are loud and energetic, the songs are short and to the point, the lyrics are direct and relatable, and lord almighty there's a sax solo *in every song*. All performed by a charismatic singer/pianist who essentially brought the genre into being. And yet in the other hand, here in 2025 I never find myself searching out this record or even actively seeking out any kind of 50s rock, even though I admire these performers a great deal and can see the influence of their sound on successors as varied as The Beatles, CCR and The Cramps. Hearing a Little Richard song in passing is great, but a whole album from him (or Elvis, Chuck Berry et al.), with its primitive recording techniques and over-reliance on the same twelve-bar blues progression *in every song*, seems a bit like a museum piece rather than something that has the ability to thrill six decades on.

★★★¾

Good old rock n roll

For a man whose name is a synonym of small penis, he sure got some big dick energy

joo o siis kyllähän tässä välil alko vähä sormet napsumaa ja jalka väpättämään ja nään ne kellohelmaiset pallokuvioiset hameet ja polkkatukat heilumassa ja twistaamassa mut en kuuntelis uudelleen varmaan elämässäni ja siis en erota edes missä alkaa uusi biisi ja missä edellinen loppuu ku koko aja on vaa JAAUUUUH ja WWUUUH ja beibebeibebeibe mut siis rock n' rolliahan tämä oli, ja ilmeisesti aika uraauurtavaa sellaista eli ok jeppistä.

hauska vekkuli meininki. tosi 50-lukumaista. tuskin palaan kuuntelemaan kuitenkaan

This is kind of an album with the same song happening again and again, but it’s pleasant.

It’s ok

You can’t deny the charisma. For many, this is where it all began.

This guy's got one hell of a voice, just wish he'd use it for more than singing about a bunch of women falling in love with and/or leaving him. It'd probably be a much better album if I were alive in the late 1950s, but there's only so much 12 Bar Blues I can take in one sitting, and this one's pushing it. I can't be too harsh, though. All of the songs were at least fine, some were pretty good.

3.5

Another one in which it wasn’t bad, but just wasn’t anything that’d I really enjoyed. Tutti frutti is the first song and probably the best, which is not a good sign.

116 Tutti Frutti!

Great energy but too samey

good classic LR, nothing catches though

Little Richard had some great range. The last song on the album was a demo and it was probably the best

It’s fun but not something I’d listen to daily

great energy, better than that louis prima album, still sonically too samey for me.

A classic.

Top track: Tutti Frutti

Fun and energetic. I think more than one song sounded like tutti-frutti, which is only one I knew and only one I will remember

yeah it's good rock'n roll but it sounds al the same somehow

Very fun, but it does get tiring (maybe I'm just not in the mood)

like it

Amazing album for the time and you can hear how much he influenced the likes of The Beatles so hugely important. Favourite Track: Long Tall Sally

It’s Little Richard. It’s fun. It’s old. It’s got a real groove. Man was a born performer and we owe him a ton. To listen to now, this is a little dated, but it still gets you moving.

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Hell yes

Fun!

Solid

Just ok

diversion

Um álbum apropriado pra ser gerado no dia do aniversário do John Lennon, 09/10! É legal ver o genesis do ritmo musical mais influente da música popular. Claro, sendo o primeiro, ele falha em algumas coisas. Por exemplo, a progressão deste disco é bem fraca, de certa forma, toda faixa parece ser a mesma coisa. Por sorte, as canções são curtas e vão direto ao ponto, sem perder muito tempo. E os elementos presentes aqui são agradáveis. A energia de Little Richard é palpável, seu estilo vocal é contagiante e de fato é difícil ficar parado ouvindo essas canções. A instrumentalização é simples mas faz o que precisa fazer, especialmente os saxofones que sempre me pegam despercebido. Mas ao todo, por mais que seja uma coletânea boa de canções, como um disco completo ele não faz tanta coisa assim. Claro, ele é incalculávelmente importante na história do Rock, mas em 2025 é um pouco difícil tirar um proveito maior dele. Pertence mais a um museu do que em minha rotação particular. 3.5/5

They used to just clart that piano and yell shit

Difficult one, I think you could make a strong argument that Little Richard is the single most influential musician of the 20th century. Dylan, the Beatles, CCR, the Stones etc all namecheck him when describing their influences. But, listening now, it’s so hard to distinguish this from the rest of the rock n roll of the period. It’s definitely good, but an example of the fact that when and where you hear something totally changes what it means to you. I’m sure if I heard Little Richard in 1957, as a bored teenager in Duluth playing with my dad’s radio, then I’d probably have gone on to make Blonde on Blonde too… alas, I’m just a bored lazy dude on the internet in 2025 so no such luck.

Wop bop a loo bop a wop bam boop! Why were songs so short back then? All of these songs sound the same.

Classic album. Easy to listen to. Favorite track: Tutti Frutti

Classic album

Góð en öll lögin eins samt

Bara fínt.

Pretty fun listen. Clear that this is more of a collection of singles than an album as not much of a flow - enjoyed nonetheless. 2.5/5 🌟

Iconic 60s album. Somewhat repetitive in sound but fun to reminisce to my early early music memories. Tutti Frutti is a classic. Listened before? Y Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Tutti Frutti, Have Some Fun ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it.

All the songs sound the same, but three stars for Tutti Frutti because I love The Brave Little Toaster. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Tutti Frutti ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.

Sympa 3 ⭐️

Utjecajniji nego kvalitetniji, a po svemu sudeći baš nevjerovatno utjecajan. I sad kad je inspirisao mnoge, kvalitetnije, zvuči smiješno.

3.0 - Ok

Lite bra men enformigt. Säkert häftigt när det släpptes

Strong capital wasteland vibes listening to this. It’s fun, but one note. A fantastic display of early popular music, but it’s undeniably aged poorly. Respect for Little Richard though. ✨

It’s classic and a legendary shaper of music, but also too much blues for me and the guy shouts a lot.

I think I would have been more into this when I was younger and had that "old-soul" phase going on. Or like if its part of a soundtrack of a scene I like. Like I imagine some Edgar Wright movie using a song like "ready teddy" in a car scene. But I probably wouldn't really seek it out too much. I can appreciate it's importance and for what it is but otherwise doesn't really resonate personally to me nor do i think the production is particularly interesting. It's just quite simple comparitatively to other albums as well like it, like the one with louis prima with "just a gigolo". I dont know what much to say lol, maybe if I am in a mood for something i'd put it on. The sax stuff in "slippin and slidin" pretty cool. 3 stars

Only real complaint is his shrillness on some songs

I should probably rate this higher because of its impact on rock but honestly I just can't bring myself to. I really didn't enjoy this that much. He's got passion for sure which was great but he just kinda shrieked the whole time and none of the songs did anything for me. I'd rather listen to Muddy Waters.

I understand how this influenced so much that came after it, & enjoyed the bluesy rock & roll, but it all sounded the same after about 3 tracks. 3.5 stars

This is history, but still repetitive af

12-bar proto rock, gets old quickly but I can picture the room where this was recorded and glad I listened to this.

I get why it's important and I get why it matters but there feels to be little variance amongst the songs. They all have a samey sound. And I can only listen to 12-bar blues inspired rock for so long. As a plus, you can tell that he really enjoys his art. And I'm sure seeing him live at the time was a real banger but this is of the past and I'm going to leave it there.

Landing on a 3 here.. I get the historical importance but it gets old after a few minutes. Maybe just one of those days I'm not feeling very open minded.

Ok, sure

Great album but mostly the same rhythm for each track

Fascinating how you can hear the foundations of so much music that followed.

Rock and roll

Más o menos la misma canción todo el rato. Pero una buena canción al fin y al cabo.

It was probably so fun to go to a Little Richard concert in the 50's, and I probably would've been a fan of the guy if I had been alive then. I just don't think this album holds up compared to more modern music. Still an interesting listen though, especially considering how pioneering this album was. 3/5

A fun listen. Probably won't listen again though

Little Richard is pretty enjoyable, but I’d prefer him in small doses. Thankfully, this record isn’t crazy long. 3.3/5

Good fun and super innovative of it's time but not something I'll regularly go back and listen to.

Moins ma came, mais ça reste évidemment qualitatif

This boy funky! So many hits in here that I didn’t know where all on this album.

It is enjoyable but are some of the songs the same just with different lyrics? Certainly sounds like it 3.5*

Fun, three stars

Pretty good sound, but it got old relatively quickly and the album (deluxe edition) was way too long at least for a single listening session.

Makes me want to watch Top Secret again. Is it me or is this essentially the same song over and over again with different lyrics?

Listened April 2021. I appreciate it historically, and if a song comes on I always enjoy it, but a little goes a long way and it's a fairly repetitive album.

I liked it. Infectious sound, it got stuck in my head.

I enjoyed it, but felt like I had listened to it all before. And it all sounded very samey

From song to song you notice that the album’s structure is very similar, with alike piano riffs and a constant rock ’n’ roll frenzy that feels flat, though I can recognize that for the time it must have been a very revolutionary resource and since the style was just emerging its composition was still quite plain. Little Richard’s voice is the most remarkable aspect: his raspy tone playing with falsettos, his different vocal nuances gave each song something distinctive amid choruses that were also often very repetitive. Favorite song: Oh Why?

It was okay. I am quite fond of the genre but the album at whole did not really reach my heart.

One of their better albums. Not a big rush fan but this has limelight, yyz, and tom sawyer.

Already reviewed this album, pretty cool, but very dated.

I understand why this is here, and I do feel enriched by having heard it, but it just felt like too much of a relic from a bygone era for me to actively seek it out again. This is the kind of music my Mum would've been listening to at home courtesy of her parents growing up, so naturally she has an appreciation of it, and I wouldn't mind getting up and wiggling my arse to this after a few beverages if someone was to put it on.

Great vocals, fun album. Definitely past its time frame I think. I would rate this higher but struggle to find a situation where I intentionally throw on this album.

There’s no surprises here, it’s 12 songs, all between 2 and 3 minutes in a classic Rock 'n' Roll style. Coming in at under 30 minutes it's a really easy listen. Obviously revolutionary at the time, it's maintained it's energy even though the sound is locked into that time period. It as never going to blow me away but if I want that sound, it'll be something like Little Richard that I'm reaching for. _Long Tall Sally_ was used in the helicopter scene in the _Predator_ movie, so always a fave!

Soulful voice. Great listen

When people talk about the classics, this is really what they must be referring to. Each song is perfectly crafted to make you want to move and dance along, and there's just this energy that just naturally brings a smile. The negatives of this album really boils down to two things however: 1. Some of these songs can be a bit repetitive. Given the songs are all relatively short and fast paced however, this feels more of a nitpick compared to how fun they can be. 2. The album itself feels both dated while also not dated at the same time. While every song is great, none of these are songs are ones I necessarily want in something like my everyday playlist. I can't really hold this against the album however, as this is effectively the Ground Zero of what Rock & Roll would become, and laid a solid foundation for countless artists to come. While others have certainly done it better, this is a consistent and monumental album with no real skips to it, and is well deserving of its spot on this list.

The pioneer of Rock N Roll! Great tunes, but they do all feel very familiar to each other.

RnR!

it's not my thing on paper but this album is just so fun.

Awesome period piece, really enjoyed each piece but they all started blending together by the end.

Музыка: 7/10 Разнообразие: 4/10 Тематика и вайб: 9/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 6/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 7/10 Итог: 6.6

Rock and roll

I think there's a lot to be said for being the first person to do something, and so credit to Little Richard for that. But I guess it's just a bit too old-fashioned for me to fully enjoy today.

Classic old album, pretty fun.

love the sound of it, even if it gets repetitive by the end of the album. fun as hell to bop along to at work

Just ok for me, not my style!

Good ol' rock n Roll is a part of music history, but there are better examples around. Loved the bluesy tracks but i cant get away with his voice.

Another amazing musician with a sordid history

Я розумію що на той час це була революційна музика, але зараз знов-таки я сприймаю це як якийсь застарілий артефакт того часу, який зазвичай в фільмах звучить. Слухати це якось окремо в мене не вийде.

OK

Every song sounds the same tbh

6/10

Mediocre

Kolejny prehistoryczny rekord z 57, cos magicznego jest w czarnym rokowaniu, gdzie na 30 minutach artysta przechodzi przez pelne spektrum wokalno emocjonalne, wiec pozytywna odmiana po ostatnich braciach everlejach, roznica jest tez slyszalna miedzy trakami jesli chodzi o instrumenty, bo jednak cala banda grajkow z roznorakimi saksami, basami, drumami, daje potezny obrazek widziany uszami, wydaje mi sie, ze sporo z tego juz wczesniej slyszalem jako obskurne sample jak to pianinko z slippin n slidin, tylko wydobyc gdzie i kiedy juz nie jestem w stanie, ale nie zmienia to faktu, ze pomimo tego ze to wczesny rok n rol, to slychac tam unikalne brzmienia, co jeszcze lepiej slychac na rozszerzonej wersji spotifajowej, ktora zawiera dodatkowe 22 kawalki, ktore sa roznymi tejkami utworow z albumiku, wiec mozna uslyszec roznice miedzy produktem w produkcji, a finalnym brzmieniem, na plejke dodam najbardziej popularny kawalek w dyskografii pana richarda, wiec tutti frutti i wspominay samplowy slippin n slidin

Honestly, can't go wrong can you?

50s rock ‘n roll classics but they do get old after a while. My favorite was Long Tall Sally and my least favorite was Oh Why?

Nicht mein Geschmack aber trotzdem ganz ok

3.5

Guter alter Rock'n'Roll - aber irgendwie auch ein bisschen aus der Zeit.

He’s important to Music, totally get it. But it’s also a lot of the same song over and over again. Gets boring after a bit.

This is a good time. You can't be sad listening to Little Richard.

Woooo! This album is a wrecking ball of energy. This is the kind of album that I love listening to and I enjoy it in the moment, but as for staying power I don't really gravitate towards this stuff. All the tracks are exactly the same vibe though. Hope you're ready for this swingy bluesy rock for 40 minutes straight, because that's what you're getting! It's fun though, just a lot. A lot of songs just repeat the same word or phrase over and over which is a peeve of mine. Standouts are "Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" and "Rip It Up" buuuuttt honestly they all started blending together after a bit. This one's a 3/5 for me.

Little Richard is such an important part of whole rock evolution. Not quite the music that i listen to, but I have to appreciate the influence this guy has had as a frontrunner of everything we nowdays file under rock music.

2.5 genre

Music of its era

Tutti Frutti 3.8 True, Fine Mama 3.7 Can't Believe You Wanna Leave 3.5 Ready Teddy 3.3 Baby 3.4 Slippin' and Slidin' 3.6 Long Tall Sally 3.5 Miss Ann 3.3 Oh Why? 3.3 Rip It Up 3.1 Jenny, Jenny 3 She's Got It 3.1 Score: 3.383333333

Lots of fun! A bit repetitive, but no bad songs.

Tutti Frutti transported me to the house cleaning scene in Brave Little Toaster Cool to hear the original of Long Tall Sally Liked Oh Why? and Rip it Up - "Got me a date, and I won't be late Picked her up in my '88" It's all very samey but it's all very fun