A Date With The Everly Brothers

Say what you will about the Vietnam conflict, but at least it made all these 50s/60s rock acts shut the fuck up about girls for a moment.

12 tracks, 27 minutes of music total. Kinda digging that as a musical ideal. That said, this album is hella dated. The opening track asserts that the reason that women are created is because "Girls, girls, girls were made to love." In fact, that's the reason some of them are 5'2" with blue eyes (apparently a physical ideal) and it's also why you can't help but watch them walk down the street like a creeper. Because they were made for it, see? Also, if you're wondering if you should get physical with a woman, you should just remember: that's what they were made for. As a lyrical choice, that's pretty much awful. Luckily, it's a 2-minute song. The album as a whole isn't bad from a musical standpoint. It just has the unfortunate stench of mid-century American chauvanism and white people problems all over the lyrics. I was going to still give it a 3-star review until I got to the cover of Lucille. They killed all the swing and swagger of the original Little Richard version. It's so white it hurts. I hate it. The only thing saving this album from a flat 1-star rating is that the music is good.

Not as good as 90s WWF tag team The Beverly Brothers... but frankly, what is?

Oh, here we go! I've always loved the Everly Brothers. Classic '60s sockhop simp energy. Put these tunes on while you think about asking your gal to go steady. The brothers harmonize really well, and I don't know if I've ever heard a bad song from them. This album is nice, it's got a couple famous hits, but not my favorites. Also, I didn't realize that "Love Hurts" was originally their song but it makes total sense. This is a refreshing change of pace from the last few albums--as much as I like artists with an experimental/artistic edge, this pop stuff just goes down smooth. Favorite tracks: Made to Love, Love Hurts, Cathy's Clown. Album art: I love classic albums from the '60s with this framed look. The picture is funny, are these saucy boys trying to coordinate a double date for the prom? Oh, you. The sticker shown on this site is hilarious: "ten other great songs for listening or dancing." Listen or dance, the choice is yours. 4/5

Despite the clean cut image, it’s fairly clear that these boys just have one thing on their mind: sex, sex, sex. All the girls in the world are there to be enjoyed. We will harmonise and tell you about it. Proper Americana, fusing country and rock, this is drive-ins and diners and Bobby socks and even some sinister undertones a la David Lynch. Compelling listening.

I have a soft spot for catchy melodies and close harmony, both of which are found in abundance here. It's bubble gum and bobby socks all the way, but it's a trip worth taking.

Very modest, pure, elegant, innocent style of optimistic dreamers. Two tenors singing harmonic thirds alternated with the twin riffs of their acoustic guitars, accompanied by a modest rhythm section. The album in short: never a solo, never an out-of-tune note, never an electric arrangement. Succinct and elegant, simple and refreshing, the brothers represented the familiar romance of the average good American boy, neither idol nor rebel. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: Cathy's Clown, Baby What You Want Me to Do

This is a really classic sounding album! The vocal performances are amazing, very heartfelt and emotional, I love the way they harmonize together. I can't really say much more about this album other than this is a classic jam thats fun to listen to but doesn't offer much artistically.

Bops and Beeps! Such great harmonies and nice songcraft. A few *ahem outdated lyrics, but overall wonderful.

Girls were made to love…the opening line of this album. We are safely in the 60’s in America where women were the object of every song. Heck, even listening to this album constitutes going on a date with these two fellas. The album cover is a classic 60’s vibe but I wonder which brother was allowed to hold the phone? Are they calling a girl? Telling her she is meant to be loved? “Back in my day, 12 songs got you 28 minutes” is probably what the producer for David Bowie said referencing this whimsical and outdated album. Second song is perfect for a slow dance (just make sure you are at arm’s length from your date!) Oh now I get it on the album length! I bet most girls back then were not allowed to listen to music for longer than 30 minutes otherwise they would turn into sex demons or something. Don’t get me wrong, I love old music and this feels like Buddy Holly mixed with Dewey Cox. I just think it is really funny how people acted back then compared to now. Imagine listening to this back then and losing your mind because it was so boundary pushing. It’s called Rock but I’d probably categorize these oldies as dust. Looking at the song list I see three different women’s names. Who was dating who and when? Was there a “two dates” situation with these brothers? Did they ever have to parent trap their dates? Uh oh…I’m now hearing the birth of two incels in So How Come (No One Loves Me). Fellas, you can’t as why and then have your next song be you telling Donna what to do. And then say she has had a Change of Heart but that might be because you changed, not her. And then you finish out the album saying you don’t want Cathy’s love anymore and call her new man a Clown which we all know what that meant in the 60’s. I love a lot of oldies, but I don’t plan on listening to this again.

First off, another really horrible album cover. Can it get any sleazier? Yes it can. All of the lyrics are about dating and might already have been old-fashioned in the early sixties - sexism and double standards abound. The music itself really didn't age well and is just incredibly boring. Apparently the Every Bros don't know how to end songs either. Almost every single one just fades out on chorus. But that also leads us to the biggest positive point of the album: the songs do end and quite quickly so. At least it doesn't just keep dragging on.

Pop music is a bit like food. You’re loathed to throw it away, but keep it around long enough and it will fester and metamorphose into something frankly unpalatable. Fortunately, this record is merely the leftover curry from the night before which, while definitely past its prime, you won’t hesitate to bathe in the following morning. My preconceptions of the Everly Brothers were truly shattered by this collection of rock n’ roll gems. To me, their music consisted of cumbersome 60s balladry rightly consigned to the dustbin of history. Here, those saccharine sweet harmonies work their magic on some truly outstanding pop gems. This was a moment in music history where the status of pop “star” really was taking shape, and it’s a period which we must preserve in order to keep alive the sense of wonder and sheer amazement which once belonged to the realm of music. The Everly Brothers deservedly helped blaze that trail - how could they not? They had the talent to go with their schoolboy charm. Admittedly, there is a bit of blue mould formed on the surface of some of these tracks. In today’s social context, the idea of some horny white boys serenading women in the most objectified sense possible is no longer palatable - and rightly so. But if some vague nostalgia isn’t enough to give tracks like “Made to Love” or “Lucille” a pass, I believe there often is more than meets the eye in these tracks. Take the former song - the narrator here is the father who proscribes a view of women as objects of desire and a necessary rite of passage for manhood. The hyper-macho stereotype is so impotent nowadays, you might as well look at these songs with an ironic lens and see them for what they are. It might be a stretch to say that there’s a nod or wink in this lyrical message, but for what it’s worth the song is inescapably hooky! Yet, while I want to give this record 5/5, there are a couple of drawbacks. While the highs are some of the most enjoyable pop music I’ve heard in a while, some tracks on this record are so 1950s/early 60s I see visions of roller skating waitresses in milkshake bars with every note. Having said that, who else am I doing these ratings for? For all its anachronisms, the Everly Brothers blast through a set of top tier surf pop songs in 27 minutes (a feat the Ramones would match a decade later), so make mine a double chocolate please. Favourite tracks: “Made for Love”; “Donna Donna” (the fade out at the end let’s you soak in those heavenly vocals); “A Change of Heart”

OK so this is early Beatles and Beach Boys before those bands existed. I never gave the band much of a listen as I wrote them off as mid-American hokum. I was wrong. This is pop bliss and whether it is directly or note this album is so much of an influence on what followed.

So dreamy

The world needs more adorable music like this.

Nice

This was great! Some killer 50s-60s “Back to the Future” vibes. Good find

 But, on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ...

a very good time.

One of the Everly Brothers masterpiece. Love every song in this album.

Great old fashioned songs, killer harmonies

Nice short doo wop album. This album, down to the title, is crafted to appeal to teenagers of the time. Nevertheless, the harmonies are crisp and precise. It is immediately clear that their influence was immense. The Everly Brothers influenced the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Simon and Garfunkel and I'm sure many others.

Very nice relaxing 60s vibes. I had no idea that Love Hurts was originally performed by the Everly Brothers. I can see myself listening to this album a lot if I was a teenager during those times. All of the songs have the same sounding vibes but it's either a bit slower or a bit faster, but that was popular so no wonder people were shaking their ankles to it.

Very cute, apt name, sunny vibes from this album.

I have no words they were really good. I might have a new artist to listen to.

beautiful

Classic

Not sure if this one should be on the list or its predecessor (It's Everly Time) but this one seems to be a very good choice nevertheless. A couple of 3* songs, a couple of 4* songs and quite a few 5* songs. This would be a 4* album normally ..but the 5* songs are super 5* songs covered by many others (think Love Hurts, Stick With Me Baby, Cathy's Clown). So a 5* rating is very justified.

There’s a toughness here that surprised me, a certain callousness in the rotation of romantic scenarios, and a reminder that Lou Reed made his bones in knocking off similar: “Love Hurts” opens with a curt prediction of “Soster Ray”. One genuine revelation: I always thought “Cathy’s Clown” was a Beatles’ song and performance, which is an indecipherable judgment.

A Date With The Everly Brothers I can’t imagine what I’d have done if my dad came up to me when I was 16 and said ‘girls were made to love, that's why some have eyes of blue, that's why some stand five feet two’. With a lot of the pre Beatles/Dylan/Stones albums and artists a lot of the value is the recognition of what bits those and subsequent artists took and were influenced by, and it can be easy to overlook the merits of the music itself. I think this one straddles that line. The fraternal close harmonies are timeless, and sound fantastic 65 years on, and that combined with some great country-rock’n’roll-pop songs; Made to Love, That’s Just Too Much, Always It’s You (lovely, longing sound on this), Love Hurts, So How Come, Cathy's Clown, makes this an immensely enjoyable album in it’s own right, conjuring images of checkered sports jackets, state fairs, high school basketball and Saturday night at the hop. When it goes more bluesy, as onStick With Me Baby, or the more overtly rock’n’roll Lucille it’s less convincing, if still enjoyable But you can also hear the influence, particularly on the Beatles early records; the harmonies, some of George’s guitar lines (although I presume they were also influenced by Carl Perkins) and the country shuffle and swing of the drums. The quality of their harmonies, the quality of the songs, the 30 minute brevity and their influence on who followed make this a great record, and an easy 4. 🤡🤡🤡🤡 Playlist submission: Cathy's Clown

not bad. short and nice harmonies but nothing really exciting. album art is indistinguishable from a hardy boys book. 7/10

Música antiga e muito boa de ouvir.

I thought that these were the Louvin Brothers again for a minute, but this is a much better album. Catchy melodies, lovely harmonies. That Classic 50's Sound.

romance no portão de casa pré-beatles

4/5. Short and fun

Nostalgia, easy to listen to. Light.

If you can put aside the incel anachronisms, this features a lot of quality songwriting craft (including the Bryants and Little Richard), although Buddy Holly is my go-to for this era, that guy really FUCKS. In context, its fun to hear how The Beatles got creative with the more rigid structures that preceded them. The Everlys themselves put in a good effort and sing beautifully here, of course.

I mean it's not bad. And I'm pretty sure it was pretty fun pop music to listen back in the day. But it has naturally nothing to offer now. Which is weird because i like old and simple pop music. But this one didn't sit with me

Do we class these guys as crooners? If they are, I don’t like it. If they aren’t, I still don’t like it

It had some okay songs, but others have done the same thing but better. Not to mention a few problematic lyrics.

Is your favourite meal dry white toast? Do you wash it down with lukewarm tap water? Do you only have sex in the missionary position solely for the purpose of procreation? Well THIS is the album for you! Painfully bland music in a genre that’s been done better even by the contemporaries of this group. Why is this a must listen? These guys can’t be that influential as I’ve literally never heard of them before. This is just boring sixties white people radio pop.

Back to back easy listening. Very classic sounding with catchy lyrics

The early days of folk-rock. Still charming.

A well crafted album of pop-songs and ballads with harmonized vocals. Not a huge fan of what people call "old people music" but it certainly deserves to be included in the 1001 album list.

Эти ребята меня очень увлекли. Ещё и ремастер такой, словно заново записали.

Didn’t realize Love Hurts was these guys. This was a solid “oldies” album of this style.

Is there anybody better at harmonisation than the Everly Brothers? A sublime piece of music and clearly influenced some of the greatest artists of the 20th Century, the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle, CS&N to name but a few. This album gets 5 stars for Love Hurts alone

Great classic music. Fabulous harmony

Cute and romantic music sung by two brothers.

I thought this was great. Maybe it was just my mood but it was so mellow and easy to listen to.

I enjoyed this date very much. 10/10 would go on another.

Loved every second of it. Delightful.

good diner music

Absolutely brilliant. The sound of The Everly bros is so clean and fresh and such good harmonies which is such an intrinsic part of their sound. Representative of a good era which the music evokes. Good listen

When you take a break and come back to the project and have a selection of albums to choose from - and then you see The Everly Brothers - you smile, because it’s going to be a happy day. Simple but oh so good. No hiding behind sounds, yah gotta be able to sing, and oh boy can they.

Muy bello lo de los proto Beatles

This is probably due to knowing fuck all about these guys but the keys on this album were wayyy better than expected this was great, very mature sound for the time, and the recordings great too (a lot owed to the remaster I presume lol)

Love!

Very good album, exquisite sound quality. Highly recommend to listen to, it’s pretty short and easy to listen to, great tunes and flow. 9.02/10.

I love this wholesome era of 50s-60s rock and roll. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of my favourite genres of music. This was easy listening today.

Great

Great part of the 'All American Songbook'

Da passt jeder einzelne Ton besser als bei jedem Rap-Kauderwelsch! 5/5

Ah, looking back to simpler times. Less thought-provoking and less soul-searching, but a nice throwback.

Lovely pre-Beatles pop album. The brothers have such a great pairing in their voices, and the songs here are so well done and catchy

Uno de los mejores discos "pre-Beatles" de la lista que he tenido el placer de escuchar. Sumamente conciso y entretenido, se nota como el trabajo de los Everly Brothers logró inspirar a una generación de músicos, más aún a aquellos que se dedicaron al country-rock. Escúchelo, por favor, y, considere, que dura poco menos de media hora, así que si tiene un poco de tiempo se puede dar el lujo de escuchar este "LP".

The roots of rock perfection

If you influence the Beatles and Simon + Garfunkel, you're kinda important

Flawless

muziek uit 1960 toen alles nog lief was. heel schattige en langzame liedjes maar erg goed in elkaar gezet.

Lot of presentism going on here in this list. In this instance it seems most negative views are not about the music but the moral grandstanding on what is, accepted, a dated view point around objectification. Except that just becomes a form of cultural bias and gets illogical and ahistorical, assuming that our morals are obviously superior;when it’s not like sexism and racism or in this instance objectification have been eradicated now have they, far from it. God only knows how we will be judged in our turn by our descendants. And as far as I am aware the Everlys weren’t found out to be a closet Hitler or such. So viewed as what it is a piece of music from 1960, the golden age of rock n roll. Not music or a record I know but It’s classic, so highly influential (Beach boys, Beatles) with those harmonies. The music is just superb. 4 Star

Pretty good.

yall please just try to enjoy this like it's the soundtrack to a white-ass 50s sockhop

This is one of the better pre-Beatles rock n roll in my opinion. Sure it’s meaningless, but bonus points for not being as BLATANTLY misogynistic as others.

Plenty of hum-dingers on here and only a couple of ho-hummers.

Great album start to finish, can’t believe I had never heard this before.

Now, I considered myself a Certified ’60s Hater, having had a rough time with other classic albums from that era (Pet Sounds, My Generation, etc.). Somehow, The Everly Brothers totally sidestep that hate and deliver something genuinely fun. In concept it's laughably basic - all of it's just kind of dated songs about love and girls - but it manages to be really charming in its simplicity. By the end of the record I was ready to go out and buy my girl some flowers. Very unexpected 4 from me, in a rare W for the 60s. Standouts: It's Always You • Donna Donna

Charming pair of boys

Solid 50s sound, nice harmonies. Don't get hung up on the sometimes shallow lyrics, just enjoy the vibe.

A fair amount of bangers, but some of those songs are hard to take seriously anymore.

Poppy 60’s music. Everyone had this style going around. Great to listen to, love songs of course, although a lot of songs from them days teeter around being a tad bit creepy. The music is a great example o the pop charts.

don't need to tell you about the harmonies but there's some surprisingly great guitar work here too

Classy Doo-wop with some classic rapey vibes. Listening to this takes me back to the good old days when the white man prevailed and women knew their place. Dinner was always made when you got home and you spent half your day counting beans at the old 9-5 before unwinding with a 6 pack at the ball game. Your son Junior was getting straight A's and going steady with Jenny from down the road. Life is good. Since he's good at math he's planning to be an economist just like his old man, maybe work at the firm once he graduates from Duke where me and my father went. Duke's a great school, with a great basketball team now that they let the colored people play. Anyways I'm getting distracted. This is all to say that if I was at a diner and they played Made to Love I might just get down for a Bop, Jitterbug, Jive or Hully Gully.

There's no doubt this is the parents-approved version of rock n roll, with not a pants-bulge or a hips rotation in sight. This classic harmonies are consistently perfect. You couldn't fit a razorblade between them, they are so in unison and so perfectly harmonic. Their lilting country-infused approach fits very well with the electric guitars to create a real bittersweet sound. Surely an inspiration for, not just The Beach Boys, but every group that was ever to strive to harmonise. A concise album of melodic brilliance, with exemplar harmonies, interspersed with dated rock n roll variations. A couple of timeless classics here, and a couple more waiting to be rediscovered. This feels like a true album in the days when there were precious few true albums.

Incredible songwriting and harmony

I'm not sure if this album predates all the really iconic 60s music or if it's a super generic album. Fun songs and catchy tunes though. Loving the length of the songs/album. If I was a teenage boy fanning over a girl in the 60s I'd probably have this on repeat.

very good old songs

Relaxed music but dated

⭐ Rating: 3.8/5 Well-Groomed Sad Boys in Perfect Harmony It’s clean. It’s charming. It’s not trying to change the world—just trying to get their girlfriend back. And you know what? There’s something comfortingly dramatic about that.

Songs of love and heartbreak for, I imagine, the teen market. It transcends that by showcasing the Everly's stunning (and influential) close-harmony singing and by containing the first recordings of Love Hurts and Cathy's Clown.

I enjoyed this - very 60s pop - some stone cold classics too.

So much of the music I love is inspired by these songs.

Time gone by. The harmonies are flawless.

Another one I didn’t expect to be nearly as enjoyable! Great voices, fun tunes. Never gets too dull or maudlin. It’s a bit particular to the time, and perhaps not useful in all situations, but in the right moment it’s good for multiple listens.

Tuttuja sointukiertoja

reading through reviews of this album, i think a lot of the importance of the everly brothers is lost on modern audiences. yeah, this music is juvenile and a bit eye-rollingly too much about love, but it's also music for teenagers of the era. you can tie a direct line from this stuff to a lot of modern pop music. but what makes the everly brothers the most special to me is their harmonies, which are unmatched for the era and were immediately influential on a lot of their successors (the beatles, et al.). all that said, this isn't my favorite crop of songs from the everlys. but i do adore their sound and there are some Stone Cold Classics on here ('love hurts,' 'cathy's clown')

Een typisch jaren 60 album, gezellige korte liedjes van twee mannen waarvan het hart echt te vaak is gebroken. Mijn persoonlijke favorieten waren love hurts en donna donna. Zou ‘m zeker nog een keer opzetten.

Listened Before? N Great voices and a really solid album. Evokes a different time in America. My father would probably wax nostalgic over this. Unusual format, having the biggest hits buried in the middle and at the end, but hey - clearly it was a different time as I said. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Cathy's Clown, Made to Love

Pleasant listening from the Brothers <3

Sweet and innocent pop tunes. Great harmony between the brothers. Family love!