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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pleasant listening from the Brothers <3

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

Groovy white boys with soul. Not my favorite but one of my mom's favorite and it radiates nostalgia for a time I've never seen or been to before.

4.25

Thumbs up for good old fashioned songs. It takes me back to my youth, young love and school dances. Cathy's Clown, a classic. A great album by legends.

Jolly album

I liked it a decent bit. I still like buddy holly over them but they weren’t far behind. The vocal harmonies are great and cool to hear what John and Paul were taking inspiration from. I enjoyed the guitar a lot more than I thought I would too. Rating: 4.2

Still enjoyable. Takes one back to a simpler time.

good vibes only

nothing beats a god old folk

A very pleasant listen. Can imagine my grandparents listening to this back in the early '60s. Music from this era is often very hit or miss, but this album hit the spot. Their voices are like chocolate melting. 4*

Man, the Everly Brothers are so good. Even as other acts from this style and period sound cheesy and whiney, the Everly Brothers will always sound so cool to me. Just perfectly executed emotional great music. Four stars.

Great harmonies and classic music of the era - in fact, it's crazy how much music would change less than a decade later. Anyway, very much singing about dating, girls, etc. I thought it was good, though not as good as Motown music of the same era; this was almost a little too Midwestern-y for me. 7/10.

Too country for my taste. Although, Lucille was fun.

great voices, wonderful harmonies

I love Love Hurts

Old but gold

That’s Just Too Much, Stick With Me Baby, Always It’s You, A Change of Heart, Cathy’s Clown are too slow

This music reminds me of hanging out with my aunts and uncles when I was a kid. Cathy's Clown is my favorite and I learned that The Everly Brothers originally sang Love Hurts. I'm always happy to hear some Everly Brothers.

Definitely no problems listening to some Everly Brothers. Great classic music. Nice to work to.

These boys are the 🐐s for real

what a beautiful combination of the two voices. OK its dated but the backing instrumentation is still varied. excellent album.

Lovely. There’s something charming about the innocence and authenticity of music from this era. And the sheer musicianship and craft of it. Good stuff.

Reminds me of the Beach Boys, who I know came after. Overall it was a pleasant listen, I enjoyed the early rock style. I saved a few songs for later listening. I love the crooning, it's definitely a great romantic album, but I guess that fits with the title.

Gute Musik, hat Spaß gemacht. Texte leider ein Relikt ihrer Zeit und nicht mehr standesgemäß, sonst ggf. 5 Sterne

That was a cute and quaint album. Going to add it to the romantic weekend at the cottage folder

Really like this. I already liked Cathy's Clown but the whole album was very nice

I know it seems like splitting hairs, but I don’t take a great interest in rock ‘n’ roll before 1964. (Blues, yes.) But I must admit, this sounds pretty good. Not sure if it is the magic of remastering, but the music was strong and the half hour was enjoyable.

Melodic, tones, simplistic

About as charming as this kind of pre-Beatles music gets. You can really hear the influence on the early Moptops, right? 'Cathy's Clown' sounds pure Merseybeat. Also, it's a lovely, lovely song. Such a nice rendition of 'Love Hurts' too, better than the ball-squeezing version by Nazareth that I'm familiar with. What's being implied by the album cover, eh?

Many of teh musicians I grew up with and still love today always gave props to these two boys. It's of its time (the lyrics have that late 50's early 60's creepiness occasionally) but you can't fault the importance or the tunes. Best Tracks: Baby What You Want Me To Do; Lucille; Cathy's Clown

This album exists in that strange microcosm of pre-Beatles ‘60s and utilizes the conventions of the era perfectly. With some fantastic originals and charming covers of country and blues tracks, The Everly Brothers single-handily (or double-handily if you will) craft THE early 60s pop rock album.

Who's horny ass BOOMER grandma put this on the greatest albums of all time. ME FELLA, IM THAT HORNY ASS GRANDMA, THIS SHIT SLAPPED, Made to love is sweet corny and camp, That's just to much whips you into the feels, Sigh, Cry, Almost Die, is a MAJOR BANGER It's always you gave me butterflies and is an astoundingly beautiful love song. Lucille makes me wanna get up and dance. Donna, Donna is another great track which constantly brings me back. And Cathy's Clown's country sounds add the perfect touch to end the album on. Such a short, sweet and ENERGETIC romp. I'm giving it an 8/10 or now cause I don't think it's a Masterpiece or anything but it grows on me every listen and I could see it very easily climbing to a 9/10

Great album that gets stronger as it progresses. The latter half is filled with absolute bangers (Live Hurts, Lucille, Donna Donna and Cathy’s Clown as the highlights). The amount of under the poodle skirt hand action this soundtracked must have been mind blowing. Good shit. I’ll have another.

Solid. Dated?

I'd let these two 1950s smokeshows take me to the drive in on a date anytime ;)

The best two-part harmony you'll find anywhere. I mean, I can't reasonably give this a 5 considering the jarringly dated lyrics ("Girls, girls, girls were made to love / That's why some have eyes of blue / That's why some stand five feet two" - oh no). And from a modern perspective, the sound is just so simplistic and doesn't feel very fresh or creative. But other than that, there isn't much to complain about. The harmonies are great, giving me heavy vibes of early Lennon-McCartney. You can easily see the huge influence the Everly Brothers had on the Beatles' early music. And given the prospective influence of the Beatles on essentially every single pop/rock predecessor, we can trace the lineage back to these two guys right here. Pretty cool, eh? Even other huge legends of (roughly) the same era – the Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, and so on – clearly took inspiration from this style. Every song here is at least a 6/10 – an impressive feat for any album. The instrumentation is pretty, pillowy, and perfect in the ballads, and punchy and powerful in the more upbeat pop tracks. The vocal harmonies are great. Did I mention I like the harmonies? (I guess I'm a teenage female boomer. Darn.) 4/5 Key tracks: Made to Love, Lucille, Love Hurts, Cathy's Clown

Pretty nice album!!

Sounds old these days but still some nice tracks great vocals

Nothing annoys me more than people whining about how guys liking girls is misogynistic. So the main complaint people seem to have with this record doesn't bother me. Harmonies on this are solid. Great example of cool old early sixties music. Golden oldies baby!

What a record. Great songs. Great instrumentation. Perfect harmonys Always it’s you- great song I’d like to learn. Didn’t know this one. Includes ‘Love Hurts’ 💔Ends with Cathy’s clown. ❤️ Learnt about felice/bryant- husband and wife songwriting team

A really good retro pop album, enjoyed this for what it is. Obviously can’t stand up to classic albums from 1965 onwards, but still good for its time, and makes my frequent rotation.

De heren geven datingadvies, want dat is precies wat we nodig hadden. Al met al blijkt het uitstekende muziek om Nora in slaap te krijgen (en ook Eric dommelt erbij in). Maar weet je wat, ik vind dit soort suikerzoeke meuk uit begin jaren zestig eigenlijk best leuk. Er loopt een dunne lijn tussen zoet en slijmerig. Elvis ging daar regelmatig overheen, maar de gebroeders houden het klein, dat werkt veel beter.

Listening to albums from this time is funny for me, because I wouldn't choose to do so, but when I do, I think it triggers something in my brain that has second-hand nostalgia just from a lifetime of that US history being passed down from old tv/movies (Happy Days, Grease, etc) and elementary school musicals (Beach Boys). Plus, there are just so many classic and powerful songs, some that have been redone by other artists just due to the great lyrics.