A Date With The Everly Brothers

I love the melodies on this record. A lot of simple but well-written songs that feel of their time, but I'd still say hold up after so many years. The lyrics are cornball, but what are you gonna do with pop songs in 1960. Did anybody else feel like some of the melodies may have had an influence on Weezer?

shooby dooby doo ahh music

I wish the blatant misogyny didn't sound so damn good. Curse you Everly Brothers for being so good at harmonizing while you sing about how horny you are. To be fair though, the album is called "A date with the everly brothers". Very reminiscent of all my "dates" where you could smell how desperate for sex the men were before they even got out of their cars.

Classic sound, unmistakable

it's what you expect from a 60s Band. Tracks that don't hurt anyone but also nothing special to me

Solid doo wop

Might ghost after this

Pretty good singers but kind of dwell in the same area musically for the entire runtime. It's typical for the era.

Crooning love ballads from some horny brothers. But in a classy way, apparently. It's catchy, but pretty mellow and safe-for-radio sounding.

Really stoked that this isn't the popular music we have to listen to today Best Song: Made to Love Rating: 5.0/10 Stars: 3

So glad that I'm 5'8 with brown eyes so I'm safe from a date with the Everly Brothers. This was fine, about what I expected from a 1960s boy band. There's a direct line you could probably trace from the Everly Brothers to Justin Bieber.

Don’t want a date with the Everly Brothers

Phew...not my thing. Old peoples polka...

Well crafted, perfectly executed and just lovely to listen to no matter the time of day. I didn't seek this out, nor would I normally again, but a very pleasant way to spend 27 minutes and go back to the halcyon days of rock and or roll.

I would’ve eaten this up in the 60s. But today this sounds like 60s slop to me

Me sorprendio para bien, no esperaba que sonaran bien. No los conocia, no me importa si fueron o no muy famosos. Lo que hicieron estaba copado lindas voces

I really struggle with this era of music. I just find it overly bland.

Short songs about silly nonsense. Loved the harmonies.

2.5 An eternal white boy summer with the Everly Brothers

Some of the roots of our toxic culture. Sounds pretty though.

It's a real easy listening rock n' roll time. Nice singing and harmonising. Some nice guitar and keys. You know what you're getting, but it does it pretty well. I really like the minor notes in 'Sigh, Cry, Almost Die'.

The brothers with the perfect harmonies. These guys influenced practically every band that came out in the sixties and still influence artists to this very day. I consider myself lucky to have seen them on their reunion tour. I was in a state of bliss the whole concert.

3.5 - the men used to yearn

Cathy's clown was on AM radio when I was 6 -- I remember it. The rest of the album, not so much. I appreciate the harmonies, though.

Love Hurts is an absolute classic, producing some amazing covers over the years.

not particularly my vibe, but some of it made me laugh. giving very much 60s one direction

Harmonies are great. Musically okay. Lyrics are just silly. The songs are mercifully short.

So firmly rooted in White American suburbia, nuclear family, and a bizarro obsession with being a teenager, but otherwise a sort of music that to me is always so fun.

Pleasant, nice composition, certainly puts you in mind of the era. To the 2026 listener the question is what to make of it. This style is never going to challenge or excite and never leaves a mark, but I’m not sad to have listened. Just another ticked off.

I think the main appeal of this album is the rhythmic guitar and sound production.  I really enjoyed the sound of this 60's era and do wonder why we must favor the digital recording world at all costs.  You could hear the picks or strike or something.  To "hear" the strike gives it atmosphere.  Ultimately though despite the progression here for a 60s album, the content was aimed at a mainstream of the time that has tethered it there.  It was dull for large parts and was a mundane sweet teenager sop fest. I think it's the link to the country style ballad that loses me.  Let me get a tea on and watch Heartbeat!

I do enjoy getting these old ones now and then but this album has aged quite poorly and sounds incredibly dated. It's a nice enough sound musically but if you want the blues you would be much better off listening to some real blues artists. This sort of "white boy whines about girls" trope gets quite old quite quickly although does provide a little cultural insight into mainstream America at that time. An interesting museum piece but not a lot else for me.

Balladerna är jättefina, jag tänker direkt på Weeping Willows debut. Med balladerna inkluderar jag förstås "Love hurts" som är bättre här än i Grams version. "Cathy's clown" kan man omöjligen argumentera emot, klassiker av rättmätig anledning. Upptempot däremot har jag en hel del problem med, det låter som tidiga Beach Boys fast dåligt och taffligt. Och jag vet det var Beach Boys som influerade av EB och inte tvärtom, men BB gör ju det så vansinnigt mycket bättre och roligare. Sen är det ett par trötta rhytm n blues doftande nummer som man kan ha eller mista. Den fina enkelheten i balladerna och Cathy ger en stark tvåa

En god representant för den sockersöta 60-talspopen pre-Beatles. En del fina kompositioner och mycket väl utfört. Men med våra öron i dag ändå rätt daterat och platt. En skopa grus i produktionen och lite larm i gitarrerna hade inte skadat.

Småtrevlig traditionell pop. Men inte så mycket mer än så. Om jag måste välja mellan 60-talsböder lyssnar jag hellre på de rättmätiga (Righteous).

Tidstypisk tonårspop. Vit appropriering av svart blues och r 'n' b. Välkammat. Inte brödernas bästa album. Svag tvåa.

Älskar Everly Brothers!

I don't typically like this kind of music but there was something about this album that I warmed to.

Too sing-songy, boring and dated for my tastes. Right on the border between a 2 and a 3 for me. Could go either way, depending upon the day.

Every once in a while I do like listening this old school early rock

Beautiful harmonies and classic songs about next to nothing.

Nice harmonies but I just found a lot of this quite boring. Just not my thing.

Enjoyed

Parts of this were totally fine, but parts were absolutely excruciatingly cringey.

2 -- a 1960 album. It was fine. It wasn't really something I liked

They’re just horned up dudes with a family friendly facade

This was fun to listen to - you can really hear the influence the Everly Brothers had on every pop record that followed them on this record. Their influence on The Beatles is especially clear. I’ve probably had one more glass of wine than I really needed but I can’t help thinking The Wedding Present should cover some of these songs - I reckon they could work wonders on Sigh, Cry, Almost Die. There’s a tenderness and sensitivity to these songs that I really enjoyed, and the harmonising is obviously wonderful. Yeah, good, this.

I have no doubt that the Everly Brothers had some big impact on the development of pop music but listening to this it felt pretty saccharine and perhaps even one dimensional. In fact I listened in 3 sittings because I found it a bit much. I suppose the fact that I was willing to return says something about it, I didn't completely sack it off, and glad I made it to Cathy's Clown.

Huh. 3.

Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Doubted between 3 and 4 stars, feeling generous. This is a record from 1960, mind you. It has the original Love Hurts, a fine Lucille cover (though it lacks Little Richards energy). So how come (no one loves me) is an odd one. The lyrics are very very bleak and don’t match the upbeat song. Cathy’s Clown puts this one over the edge. Terrific song

Normally I'd love this, but the lyrics are just unbearable

I really like the vocal hatmonizing on the ballads. I could do without the blues / rock'n'roll songs though.

Rock and roll for 32 mins

Not my thing, but I get that they would have been majorly influential at the time.

While this may sound a little dated now, the influence these guys had is immense and doesn't get recognised nearly enough. This has some really nice tracks on it, including the original Love Hurts and Cathy's Clown.

It was not what I had hoped for good but not brilliant

Love Hurts == yes, the rest == no.

Favorite Track: Love Hurts

Perfectly average, as all things shouldn't be

The Everly Brothers are severely underrated as performers and recording artists, highly influential on bands like the Beatles and Beach Boys who prioritized harmony vocals as part of their sound. Too country for rock and roll, too rock and roll for country and pop sensibility to spare, the Everly Brothers might be the first crossover act in pop music and the prototype to the feuding brother trope that would tag the Kinks and Oasis. There are very few vocal harmony duos that can come close to the Everly and they wrote a slew of hits and were the best representatives of the songs of the Felice and Boudleux Bryant songbook. This may be their best single album, but in a career that spanned 30+ years, they are certainly worth a deep dive. 4.1

4-/5

A lot of fun! I’d put in between 3 and 4

Talking about kissing is so scandalous

A very nice album for my bus ride

I feel like I can honestly say that everyone should know who the Everly Brothers are and should listen to this album before they’re dead. Well done.

Very easy to listen to, tight harmonies, good straightforward melodies. Nothing blowing me away here but pretty easy to place this on a progression from 50s rock to what would follow in the 60s.

Nothing very special. But some nice Songs from the older days

952 albums into this challenge and we finally get one from The Everly Brothers. Genuine pop pioneers and a huge influence on so many artists who followed them, so I was really looking forward to giving A Date with the Everly Brothers a proper listen. This is exactly why I enjoy so much early 60s music. It's simple, fun and incredibly easy to listen to. Most of the songs barely make it past two minutes, but that's all they need. Great guitar, beautiful melodies, catchy hooks and then onto the next one. What's not to like? The real highlight, though, is those harmonies. The Everly Brothers sound fantastic together, and there's something so effortless about the way their voices work alongside each other. You can also hear just how influential this sound became. So much of the pop and rock music that followed in the 60s owes something to what they were doing here. There isn't anything particularly complicated about the album, and that's part of its charm. It's just a collection of brilliantly crafted pop songs that get in, do exactly what they need to do and get out again. More than 65 years later, it's remarkable how fresh and enjoyable much of it still sounds. Favourite tracks: "Love Hurts" has always been one of my favourite songs. It's been covered numerous times and in many different styles, but it's great hearing this early version. There are plenty of other excellent tracks too, particularly "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and "Made to Love". Least favourite tracks: There's really nothing not to like here. It's consistently enjoyable from start to finish. Album artwork: A standard early 60s album cover. Very much of its time, but it has a certain charm to it.

Pretty meh

Can't say it changed my life, but it was good listen.

My Dad played a fair amount of the Everly Brothers when I was a kid, but count me in for not knowing Nazareth's Love Hurts was a cover. Lots of classic stuff here and what isn't classic doesn't overstay its welcome. Them boys sure could sing pretty.

My 1,000th album. Pretty honking to be honest 😅. Worth a play as a historic curio/skiffle-era period-piece but I shan't be rushing back. Like a cut-price proto-Beatles, only shittier. I guess if you're in the right frame of mind its tweeness could be charming. Love Hurts is head and shoulders above the rest.

Not the boys’ best stuff

Sweet and soft, some lovely pop ditties, and the harmonics are clearly resonant. The Everly Brothers must have sowed a seed that germinated throughout western pop music. But the record lacks depth.

I always admired the harmonies these guys made, because it sounds great, but the lyrical content and the music never appealed to me. Everybody loves sex, get over it, write about something more interesting.

Som típico da época, com o nascimento de Love Hurts, tornada mais famosa por covers. Mas não é o melhor disco dos irmãos.

Sigh, cry, almost die... a melody to die for. Such an excellent album, signature for the romantic, honeyed sound of the 60's.

This is so 60s. Made to love was a decent start, but the lyrics were pretty questionable. That’s just too much was… ok. It was a bit slow and boring. Baby what you want me to do was pretty fun. I liked the music. I also quite liked So How Come (No one loves me). Donna Donna was also really quite enjoyable. Cathy’s clown was a nice way to end things. This was a decent little album that had its moments, not hugely awesome, but cute in its own little way. 3.5/5 ⭐️ 217/1089

Great album. They’re one of the best groups of that late 50’s/early 60’s pop/rock n roll era. A little less gimmicky than some of their contemporaries, which makes the songs hold up better to time. Really solid listen and a great example for the time capsule.

Horny teenage boys mad at girls who don’t want to date them, but also mad at girls they don’t want to date. Not much consent going on, not much else going on either. Nice sound, short album.

Right from the first song, it's kind of adorable to hear the late 50s/early 60s love song sensibilities. But dang, it sounds good. I can't deny that I love that old 50s pop-rock sound, and while the lyrics aren't anything special they're well sung and played songs.

Es un álbum corto, pero entretenido. Tiene buenas canciones, pero se sienten mucho de su época. No es el mejor álbum de todos los tiempos, pero tampoco es el peor.

1.4/5 - Lyrics: yikes. Vibes: not there for me. The sounds of Rock and Roll & Country: ever droning on, whether I like it or not. Such is the magic of this album, there was a point at which I became so immersed, that my brain thought I was forty years older than I actually was. Magical.

Sounds a little bit similar to The Beatles, but has their own uniqueness to it (They did come before The Beatles, after all). It's not as popular as some of their other albums with songs such as All I Have To Do Is Dream and Bye Bye Love, but it was a really good album! Classic 60's music!

short and sweet

Dated, clichéd, but still good? Idk I liked it

Lovely harmonies

Nothing like these harmonies

Eh

Not a huge fan...

Mám ich rád od prvého počutia v éteri. Zatiaľ som nepočul od nich nič, čo by som musel vypnúť.

Good old school music.

Today I realized the Everly Brothers and the Righteous Brothers are not the same people. I think I'm glad not to have grown up in this era.

I’m generally not a fan of “oldies” music from the 50’s and early 60’s. I find a lot of it very same sounding and lyrically simple. Where some artists stand out for me is in the presentation. I love the Everly Brother’s harmonies. I think they blended their voices beautifully. Unfortunately the songs on this album were mostly dull and repetitive for the most part. One song totally stood out. I loved this original version of Love Hurts. It broke the mold enough and was a more interesting than the rest. And way better than the Nazareth version too!

i like their voices and the sound is surprisingly clean, so yeah, not much to say

Pretty mediocre album. Hard to believe there are only 5 years between this and the release of Rubber Soul. Why does almost every track have to fade out halfway through?

çok eski

agradable música radio friendly de los 50s. los beatles robaron mucho de aquí, 3.7

It’s nice background music.

love it already. It's funny

No thanks, I'll pass on a date with the Everly brothers — love hurts after all and so I don't understand just why they'd want to invite all these people out. I guess girls were made to love and these guys wanted to get as many on the phone as possible. I'm not completely without the capacity to appreciate some mercifully brief (27:55) manufactured pop from the late, late, late 50s (1960) but these guys tend to slow down to croon about all the situationships they find themselves entangled in. The vocals drone on and on no matter the pace. The consumer is promised "great songs for listening and dancing" but that's just the marketing department. I die each time I hear this sound.

I'd heard of the Everly brothers, but didn't know much about them. It's rock'n'roll (and boogie) alright, set me on a little spree checking out some other rock'n'rollers etc. I had to put a lot of the lyrics well to one side (right from the first song) while digging the classic stylings, particularly the prominence of vocal harmonies - great combination of vocal ranges there. I really liked Baby What You Want Me To Do, it's got classic (vanilla but tasty) blues structure, the simple lyrics interplay sweetly with the blues harmonies, and more. I also liked hearing the original of much-covered Love Hurts, and their take on Lucille (a Little Richards song, but I'm okay with the Everly Brothers version). And then Cathy's Clown put me on a browse of early Beatles. Anyway, how do I sum up this short and swee) album? It's quite enjoyable, I could believe it's exemplary of a period of popular music, it can stand for some very influential trends. But none of the songs are deep, compelling, revelatory or anything like that - things I would normally seek out and appreciate are totally absent - so I'm not going to over-praise. I'll say it's Good, 7/10.

3.5/5 for how I feel about the songs, 4.5/5 because I know how they influenced many to pick up an instrument and start a band back in 1960. Many, many greats cite them as inspiration as that's why it's in the 1001 album list. 1. Made to Love; not a fan of the intro or chorus, but some parts of it are good 2.5/5 2. That's Just Too Much; yeah nah. 2/5 3. Stick With Me Baby; kind of growing on me 3/5 4. Baby What You Want me To Do; liked this track 4/5 5. Sigh Cry, Almost Die; getting tiresome really, same same, male harmonies are just not my thing alright 1.5/5 6. Always It's You; OK 3/5 7. Love Hurts; I know this song due to the Roy Orbison cover, I don't mind this original arrangement at all and stands the test of time. 4/5 8. Lucille; Strange feeling as so many other songs start off similar, made a mark in the world obviously. 9. So How Come (No one Loves Me). OK 2.5/5 10. Donna Donna; Much better 3/5 11. A Change of Heart; Kind of getting the vibe that this influenced Roy 12. Cathy's Clown; Likewise the Beatles too. 4/5 From what I've heard I can tell it influenced many other performers and while I get tired of the harmonies on some tracks I can tell that it inspired many others.

A high 3 from me, was a very peaceful listen during my hangover, lot of time for that

I thought this was a lot of fun despite some filler. I added “Cathy’s Clown”, probably my favorite song of theirs but I also love “Love Hurts”.

50s/60s pop rock with a pretty classic sound. Singing bout girls who don’t love them and girls who might. Some good singing and nice harmonies. The slower, dreamier tunes are decent and make me think of David Lynch. The upbeat tunes you can tap your toe to. But even in 27 minutes, it wears thin and gets repetitive. I thought it was ok as background music, but lyrically doesn’t hold up that well. Overall just fine, but not something I’ll care about or think about.

Some great classic rock - a few melancholic pieces, a couple more upbeat songs, but overall just a pleasant oldie for when you wanna feel like you're an NCR trooper patrolling the Mojave

This is a pop album no different than the crappy pop songs that people listen to today. It was written and recorded for teenagers in the early 60s who loved this type of music. A few other moron reviewers were saying that it was sexist, applying today’s standards to a time where those standards did not exist. This is not an album that I would listen to again but I understand why it exists.

pretty music; weird to date brothers

Highly enjoyable listen. If it were any longer, I'm not sure that I'd be making that statement. Really takes you to a different time period, more than any other album that I've listened to from this list.

Worse than Coldplay

At least it’s not David Bowie

Pretty enjoyable but nothing super memorable

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️

Usually I kinda like this music but this album was just poor

Snoozefest honestly

i think it was nice but honestly cant remember

Good one.

𝘈 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 is certainly an unusual album title, but it also provides the perfect way to describe my experience. As a first date, it goes rather well. The Everly Brothers’ trademark close harmonies are beautiful, the melodies are consistently pleasant, and the album is easy to enjoy from beginning to end. The problem is that I’m not sure I’d ask for a second date. While the songs are undeniably charming, they begin to blur together after a while, and by the end very little has stayed with me. So yes, I’d happily accept the first date — but I’m not convinced there needs to be a second.

I was excited to listen to “A Date with the Everly Brothers” since I normally don’t listen to 1960s American music, and when I do, it’s mostly Elvis Presley. I went into this album expecting to hear something completely revolutionary and different, but it ended up hitting really close to home—and I had absolutely no clue that the original “Love Hurts” was by them. This album is pretty much just the Beatles' “Please Please Me” and “With the Beatles” era, but with better vocals and harmonies. I would obviously consider those two albums weaker compared to the Beatles’ later work, so I felt basically the same way about “A Date with the Everly Brothers.” There was nothing very special about this album, but it was an easy and comfortable listen with no tracks that stood out as bad. Instrumentally, the Everly Brothers’ technique on the guitar is great, but there aren’t any other instruments besides drums and the occasional piano in the background, which diminishes the uniqueness of each track. The entire album feels formulaic (and I feel that way with early Beatles as well, so I’m not biased), with guitar riffs I’ve heard before and mostly the same upbeat tempo except for the ballads, which I probably should have expected, since all the record companies just churned out catchy two-minute songs for the radio. This may also be the reason why, even though a lot of these songs were sad, they still kept that upbeat, rhythmic tone, which I wasn’t a fan of. However, the Everly Brothers were doing the best they could: the harmonies on this album were beautiful, and one of them had a really feminine voice, but I didn’t mind at all. “Love Hurts” and “A Change of Heart” were my top picks since they were straight-up beautiful and strayed away from the formulaic tone more than the other songs did. It was nice listening to the Americanized version of “Please Please Me;” I really needed that today. I don’t think I’ll find a purpose to listen to any of these songs in the near future unless I find one of those fast-paced dance floors—but again, this was a short and enjoyable listen to begin my evening. 3/5

"The" classic oldies sound. Not my music, but definitely important.

A huge block of American Cheese.

I love their harmonies just as much as these two brothers hated each others guts. The problem is that the harmonies really only work if the song is a good one. And most of the songs on this album aren't that great. The harmonies make a good song great, but the harmonies can't save a so-so song. And other than "Cathy's Clown", these songs were all pretty meh.

Es increíble lo bien que suena todo con lo mala que era la tecnología. Es puro talento. Y la armonía que enseñó a John y Paul

Croon

Way too boring for modern ears IMO. Nice harmonies and arrangements but jeez, so vapid and samey.

Fairly middle of the road stuff

Decent if quite one note

The most milquetoast, honky tonk rock album about the same old spiels of doe-eyed lovers. Feel free to skip this one!

Had to be hospitalized with diabetes after this.

A lovely album. Great harmonies, a lot of good songs.

Charming, Kinda Beach boys-ish, instrumentation gave surfer rock, the image of the 2 everly brothers and a quick google gave, classy and preppy. So the 2 vibes kinda clashed in a way, these guys were probably uber cool back in the day. I learnt from the interwebs that Phil died from lung cancer at 73 back in 2014, and Don died I guess from old age at 84 in 2021, may they both RIP. They will be remembered through their rad tunes, and lovely harmonies, that they made seem so easy. Reading further... apparently these guys influenced the beach boys, the beatles, and simon and garfunkle! They started their careers in the 40s, and played on a local radio and TV show, and their family friend Chet fricken Atkins took notice of them and I guess introduced em to a label. Interesting little tidbit of history. Love the sound and uniqueness of the music coming out around this time. People really do not make tunes like this anymore, so it feels like I'm peering into a slice of time thats long since passed while listening to this.

Very much of it’s time and a very distinctive sound

This is the album you can take home to meet your mother, and it won’t sleep with you on the first date… although it really wants to.

Tääkään ei kyllä ainakaan lomafiilistä parantanut. Jäi kyllä kädenlämpöiseksi

Aika harmitonta soittelua, mutta ihan kivaa kuitenkin.

Ihan jees fiilistelyä.

Olihan kädenlämpöistä ja löysää paskaa. Ei kyllä toimitellut itselleni yhtään.

Energetic and catchy songs about girls. Short and punchy, lots of fun.

Pre Listen: The album title is making me feel coerced. I never agreed to date even one of the Everly Brothers, much less two. I don't wanna get tag teamed by these guys oml. No expectations. Notable Tracks: Love Hurts - Favorite song on the album. Has the best harmonies on here, which is already this things strongest aspect. I may have heard this one before too? Post Listen: Album wasn't really anything good or bad. Didn't even have a least favorite song. Just some run-of-the-mill late 50's early 60's romance pop, with a bit of blues sprinkled in. I wouldn't have liked this album even back when I craved this kind of thing, it's so generic and boring. Literally nothing special here. It's not bad, their harmonies are actually pretty damn good, even if their individual voices are a bit...sour? I don't know, I just don't vibe with their sounds. Everything else is just so bland. I couldn't finish the last song of the album from how boring it was, even though it was relatively short. Felt like eating somewhat dried out white bread, slice after slice, with nothing else. Would be a lot better in moderation, used as parts of a sandwich with other songs of the time period. 2/5.

Really good. Some of these really fucked me up though. So much fun to listen to anyways.

527/1089 - Lots of variation in song types and executed well by the instrumentalists. Voice sounds a bit chipmunk-y for some reason. Can hear how they influenced the Beatles and Beach Boys.

12 songs in 27 minutes, not bad

This is beautiful. Always loved them.

Not bad... but this album is very very generic. And, surely, much music from the time when it was released is more interesting than what this album can offer. It's funny, an enjoyable record, at least at times, but it's not memorable in any sense. It hasn't aged very well, to be honest. It's a nice album, not very interesting, with some rock sounds, short songs, very direct and simple. And it feels very bland after some songs go on too. So, I wouldn't say that it's good either.

Too you know what to be rock 'n' roll, too I don't know what to be pop, The Everly Brothers were committed to one genre & one genre only: harmony. That harmony could often be corny, but for the most part it was incredibly horny & it was never boring, at least not as it manifests on this record & its predecessor, It's Everly Time. We love the sixties for its range, & whether we like it or not (& we should love it), The Everly Brothers were integral to that range. Just go & ask Paul & Art how they feel 'bout this seminal duo. Let's remember that these boys are from Knoxville, TN: the country/blues spirit resides deep inside 'em, no matter how sweet or cozy their sound is. 'If I ever lost you / I'd cry & cry.' Innocence, not so much. Experience, yah.

Catch melodies and great harmonies.

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Well, no wonder they're still influential to this day.

Such an iconic sound and a solid album.

great harmonizing from phil and don. nice little ditties "for listening or dancing". saw them open up for simon and garfunkel once. "love hurts" and "so how come (no one loves me)" are highlights. the white bread take on "lucille" is funny.

"Girls, girls, girls were made to love." These guys would be so Me-Too'd today!

Weird one to score for me. My father is an over-the-top Boomer music fan. He has thousands and thousands of vinyl records, multiple jukeboxes, and speakers throughout the house I grew up in. Weekend mornings as a kid I wasn't allowed to sleep late. And "late" was 7am. So every Saturday and Sunday by 6 or 7am the turntable or jukebox was BLARING the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys. etc. I fucking hated it. But the Everly Brothers are ingrained in my memory. I listened to this and knew every note. It's not their fault that my father is a narcissistic psychopath.. They just made nice music.

The music is solid and the harmonies are good. Yes, it was horribly outdated not five years after it came out, but as an artifact of its time this works well. A solid foundation for so much rock music. Deserves its spot here.

Laaaaaame.

cortito y simple, melodías pegadizas y lindas armonías.

These are definitely the guys that got your granny’s panties dropping. This is a clear transition from the music of the 50s to 60s, even containing some suggestive lyrics at times. It doesn’t really resonate today, but I can see how this would have been amazing at the time.

i like this more than a 2 but can't justify rating it any higher because it's not on par with their best stuff, but this is still a fun teen pop album. imagine my surprise finding out this came with 8 wallet sized photos of the brothers...they invented photocards. sunbaenim, i'm SHAKING

I appreciate their harmonies and their place in music history, but the actual music doesn't really hold my interest, to be perfectly honest. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the song with my name in it, though--even if she was kind of a jerk to them.

Great album. Their sound is so classic. Loved how short the songs were. They would get a melody setup and end the song. Made to Love, So How Come, and Love Hurts were my faves.

7/10 (dropped from 4 to 3, relisten)

So squeaky, so clean. Do have to say, the quality of this recording is superb. Looks like most of the tracks were remastered in 2003 or 2007. Sounds good.

It's pretty good.

Dated, in every way. Musically quite pleasing, but not my cup of tea.

очень одинаково звучит от песни к песне вокал быстро надоел старая манера исполнения и инструментал, все очень просто и скучно вроде есть популярные песни не буду переслушивать

The songs are good, their singing was excellent. A lot of music from this era suffers from being associated with an idealistic image of the era portrayed in movies and tv. If you dig in just a little you’ll see that these are 2 middle-America boys writing simple and catchy songs. Can’t help but note that some of the lyrics (hilariously) reflect some outdated sensibilities. I like it, likely won’t be returning.

This was so boring, I'm happy it was short.

It's a good oldies bop... but I don't wonder why THIS album, cuz there's plenty of iconic oldies missing on this list, and this really was just fine to me (an oldies aficionado, if I do say so myself).

Their harmonies always sound good, and Stick With Me Baby and Cathy’s Clown are all-time classics, and Love Hurts is good (but done much better by other artists). Most of the other songs are pretty unremarkable.

The style of songs that would go to Liverpool and a couple years later return as Beatlemania. 4 stars or B-.

a bit dated but some nice melodies on here

Target audience: teenage boomer girls. Me: was once a teenage not boomer boy. This does nothing for me.

Really hard to get excited for this one with no “hit” singles. It’s fine - they sound great but nothing on this album made me want to re-listen or hear more of their catalog.

I don't really know what to say about this one. Not too bad in some respects bit certainly not something I would seek out.

Enjoyable but kinda vanilla. I do tend to enjoy harmonization, which is a staple in this album. Fun to see what helped lead to Beatles / Simon + Garfunkel, hard to decide between 3 and 4 stars here… leaning 3

favs: that’s just too much stick with me baby lucille cathy’s clown rating 1.6/5

Ok

Включав з очікуванням, що трохи підхейчу. Колись вже слухав якусь підбірку від братів і мені не сподобалося сильно. Цей альбом мені зайшов трохи краще. Непогані поп-пісні, добре, що короткі, бо цей спів у два голоси не сильно встигає мені набриднути. Декілька пісень мені сильно не сподобалися, особливо A Change of Heart. Добре, що закривашка класний прото ранній Бітлз.

Доволі милий альбом. Останній трек і правда бітлз прям.

Pop añejo. Maestros de The Beatles y de Beach boys. Desfasado total.

Wtf l’album le plus court de tous les temps Eh bah je me fais chier, heureusement que c’est court, l’album n’aura pas 1 uniquement car il est absurdement court Lucille : pas mal

I mean the writing and arranging aren't bad, they sing some sweet harmonies and all. But, yeah it's an album for a teenager in the 50s. Oh wait, 60s! Genius Hits the Road came out this year, just go listen to that.

The harmonies are well done, but the album is very dated. This must be a pick of historical relevance. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

Do the Everly Brothers count as industry plants? It's very obvious what they were going for with this album, even 66 years into the future. They seem to be two good looking brothers, targeting the teenage girl demographic with love ballads and 50/60's rock&roll, two genres that were very popular at the time. I don't hate this album as I do like the sharp guitar tone, a staple in he music of this era and the two singers have great vocals, stacking their harmonies very well. But at the same time, it's very obvious how generic and unoriginal they are. It honestly just sounds like a soundtrack for an old teenage heart throb rom com, well made but very shallow.

Again, another part of the puzzle, further and further upstream.

Thursday June 4th, 2026. There wasn't really anything wrong with this album, I would just rather listen to Chuck Berry. I'm glad I listened to it once though, it is pretty good classic rock. 7/10.

Overall: 2.56 (rounded to 3) Consistency: 2.25 Originality: 3 Enjoyment: 2 Virtuosity: 3 1. Made to Love - 2 2. That's Just too Much - 2 3. Stick with Me Baby - 2 4. Baby What You Want Me to Do - 2 5. Sigh, Cry, Almost Die - 3 6. Always It's You - 2 7. Love Hurts - 3 8. Lucille - 2 9. So How Come - 2 10. Donna, Donna - 2 11. A Change of Heart - 2 12. Cathy's Clown - 3

Some of the first songs sounded unfinished and ended abruptly, but the last half of the record was nice.

I love their voices and I actually really liked the closing track but overall not my favorite songs from them

Nice songs. Many artists of the sixties and seventies were inspired by the Everly Brothers, namely Paul Simon. Not an amazing record, but a nice listen, with recognizable songs that are hard to resist.

it doesn't really do anything for the modern ear, but it definitely served as inspiration to artists emerging in the late 60s and early 70s. Paul Simon being one.

Again, not really my thing

Family harmonies sound so pure.

27 minutes of the same sound, just different lyrics

Ok

Not the strongest material here, until the stone classic “Cathy’s Clown” wraps it up. So why is it on the list over better Everlys? I don’t know, but it doesn’t matter that much, as any record featuring their uncanny harmonies and punchy energy is worth a listen. It hurt to learn that the brothers hated each other in later years. Doesn’t seem possible with the way they vibe together in song. But there’s show biz, and there’s show business.

music is love

I liked this more than I expected. You can definitely hear the influence on the early Beatles and other bands of the early 60’s. Holds up pretty well. Also, I had no idea that Nazareth’s “Love Hurtd” was a cover.

Sound is very generic and outdated. Not very interesting at all. Seeing how this was already into the 60s at this point this sound was basic formulaic pop slop.

I would go on A Date With The Everly Brothers any day of the week. Cathy's Clown is the definite highlight here, but the surprising rhythmic complexity and playful melodies which always sing out in the duo's songwriting still abounds even amongst the deeper cuts.

60s simp pop? Ehhh okay. I guess it was a product of it's time.

Caught this band on the Simon and Garfunkel reunion tour. They were immaculate. Paul Simon said they were a major influence. You can hear it in the harmonies and deceptively complicated music. Real music education, really refined mixes. Feels like a band that would play at the Road House in Twin Peaks. There’s nothing to hate on. It’s an excellent example of this kind of Americana.

buen disco. encuentro perfecto que fueron influencia mucho del rock. me guarde un par de temas

Good album

Sounds dated at this point. Couldn’t make it through the entire thing.

3.5/10 - The 60s pre-Beatles/Bob Dylan albums are tough. They are fun for about two songs and then devole into repetitive whiny bs.

This kind of music from this era is not exactly something I would want to come back to. It's very repetitive in theme and in style. 4/10

Easy enough listen

Simple rock 'n' roll which was diluted a bit for mass appeal. It's not terrible, but even for that time there's better examples of the genre knocking about.

# Album Name: A Date With The Everly Brothers # Artist: Everly Brothers # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Good album with some 60s bangers. # Top Tunes: too much / baby what you want me to do / ove hurts / lucille / cathys clown # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Enjoyable album.

Man I was just not in the nostalgic sounds when I listened to this album.

Crazy but it felt like 27 minutes was too long for this album. They had a hit, a few derivatives, and then a bunch of mopey slow songs. There just wasn’t enough variety here. I get that they can be called “pioneers” in the genre, but they don’t have enough content to really fill out even 30 mins here without it getting tired. Not my favorite.

oldies style rock n roll. pretty good and lighthearted

Bouncy bouncy bouncy.

no sé porque siento que no le puedo dar 3, va más a un 2.5 pero sí me gustó, igual va 3 por redondeo feels a little dated, maybe that's it

3.5

1960 early rock n roll innocence

Tosi lyhyt

Like the deeper tracks

So hey basically Hank Williams for the suburbanites. Enjoyed it though. Also... the original of Love Hurts! Hahahaha I'm going to have the Nazareth version in my head for days.

Foundational to modern music I guess but I’m glad things have gotten better from here.

First time with The Everly Brothers. No denying the influence their sound had on the early Beatles and the British Invasion to follow. That said this wasn’t my daily cup of tea.

Typisch 60’s album, leuk maar niet perse memorabel

I really liked the harmonies. I enjoyed a lot of the music but did sometimes find it a little boring. The lyrics were not so good, very dated. A nice short album, but it feels very much of its time and I probably won't listen to it again. Fav song: Love Hurts Least fav: Made to Love

Clearly very influential and I'm glad to have listened but it's not music I'd go back to. Feels very formulaic, and I know you need the formula to then have future musicians break it but I was quite bored of it by the end which is impressive with such a short album. Nice harmonies though and it's fun that these guys were on Graceland when we had it just a few days ago. Favourite song: Lucille Least: Made to Love

Easter egg

Good stuff

A coupla really fun tunes in there

5 - old timey easy listening rock. Pleasant enough.

David Lynch probably loved this.

Two horny dudes with annoying voices.

A fine little album but I found it impossible to really focus on it.

They walked so Simon and Garfunkel could run.

It was fun, but obviously very outdated and saccharine lyrics! In the context of when it was made, I get it from a music standpoint. Super simple, bunch of 12 bar blues. Not really my thing, but I can appreciate the history.

Yawn. Standout song: Lucille

Dober

A real nostalgia trip, as the Everly Brothers were a favourite of my dad. Not something I would usually listen to, but their voices are amazing and the short songs are perfect slices of 60s Americana

Upbeat, poppy, croony, 1960 standards and classics. Bridging from the 50s into the 60s. They've been covered so many times it's hard to separate it out the original from the influence.

I really wanted to love this. My grandmother had a sweet spot for The Everly Brothers, she even introduced me to them as a kid. But even as a kid I was like “ what a bunch squares”. No joking aside their biggest problem is their music is so of its time that it holds it back pretty significantly. This music is completely edgeless. It’s as wholesome and “square” as it gets. Not a terrible waste of my time, I liked the song “baby what do you want me to do”. But yah the album is underwhelming, I was impressed that they play their own guitars, that’s cool.

Good

They sure are brothers alright. I actually feel nothing bad about these guys, I quite enjoy Lucille. But it's nothing more than teenage gossip waiting to happen. Someone's blues for when Nancy Stevens doesn't say yes to the Prom (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Started off pretty dicey with the "handmaid's tale"ish track made to love, but got a little better after that with some unique bits. 2.5/5 -> 3/5

Funny I got served this right after Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, in which they cover "Bye Bye Love." I'm familiar mostly with the Everlys' 1950s singles so it was interesting to listen to this one. It's short and sweet.

muy lindo

Short and sweet, great voices, very dated now, Love Hurts the standout track

Made to Love - 2/5 That's Just Too Much - 3/5 Stick With Me Baby - 2/5 Baby What You Want Me to Do - 2/5 Sigh, Cry, Almost Die - 4/5 Always It's You - 3/5 Love Hurts - 3/5 Lucille - 3/5 So How Come (No One Loves Me) - 2/5 Donna, Donna - 3/5 A Change of Heart - 3/5 Cathy's Clown - 3/5 Average score: 2.8/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ apparently these guys were a major influence in The Beatles and other groups (which i can definitely hear), so i see why it's on the list. i don't think this is an album or artist i would actively seek out otherwise, but it was an alright listen overall. because of the album's influential sound (and because i just didn't find it so bad), i gave it a more generous score than i normally would. realistically, it's like a 2.5 in terms of personal enjoyment

Later rock n roll album from the Everlys

Pleasant with one or two songs I’ll revisit. 2.5

Ass

So, as someone who knows very little about the Everly Brothers, I can still see their name and know what I’m getting into. Someone can’t be surprised to get this album and be curious as to how it sounds. Now that we have that clear, let’s listen and rate it on a scale for the music of its time. And yep, just what I thought. Head and shoulders above most of the bands of their time. This is actually more bluesy than I expected. Like even if it’s only a little bit, I thought this was going to be in the Righteous brothers territory . I was wrong. I think. I don’t know much from the Righteous Brothers other than their sappy stuff.

Very sweet and innocent. A different time.

This was short and simple, but in a good way. I really enjoyed it!

Is it tacky and silly at times? Yes. Is it exactly part of the problem that makes kitschy male pop the butt of so many jokes? Sure. Is it endearing, sweet and fun to listen to anyway? Abso-fucking-lutely. Being on a Simon & Garfunkel kick the last few months has given me a deeper appreciation for close-harmony-style vocals and knowing the Everlys' direct influence on the duo made this a much more insightful listen than it might've been at another time. Also I saw someone on RYM call this "proto-dream pop" and that is bizarrely accurate. And "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" continues the trend I keep seeing of songs that should be deeply depressing folk tunes dressed up as danceable pop tunes, and yet it works. I have no idea if giving this 5 stars on the site here is going to stick but I'm feeling it right now. This record is so comfortable.

This was cute. The Everly Brothers have that quintessential 50s white guy sound, complete with a cover of a song from a black artist recorded just 3 years earlier. I didn't know Love Hurts by Nazareth was a cover so it was cool to hear that. Cathy's Clown was probably the best track on the album, but just not my fave of this genre.

S'alright

2

Great band, great album, Don and Phil got so many of us started on our musical journey. Who knew Roy Orbison’s “Love Hurts” was a cover

Slow and sleepy. Also a wee bit creepy. Why did they seem to think love was so dark and life/death?

Some nice harmonies here from legendary Everly Brothers, I knew of a few tracks on this, but they do kind of blend from one to another, It is an enjoyable listen though, but still dead average with probably 3 stars.

A date with the Every brothers shows how much music has moved on from that date. Thankfully. Another review states "so white it hurts" and I couldn't agree more. Thankfully the Beatles (and others) are just around the corner to move music along. The longest song is 2:41 just so the radio can play a few more ads. I feel most of the songs here have not aged well. I am interested that the end of many of the songs just appear to fade away against a definitive conclusion.

I much prefer the Everly's harmonies to lots of their contemporaries, bar Simon and Garfunkel. Still, this was all a bit much. And some of the lyrics are painful from this era.

Here's another one I wanted to like more. It's pretty straightforward, the songs are mostly nice, the brothers harmonies are pretty lovely (are they actually brothers... Yes). The bigger songs like Cathy's clown, lucille and love hurts stand out against the others. I felt the second half of the album was stronger than the first which is a bit unusual. I like the everly brothers, it was a nice thing to have on, but it didn't feel like a strong album. Perhaps it made more of a mark at the time, 1960... Mind you this was their second album that year, that's a big ask. Maybe I'll just be putting on their greatest hits in the future. But it was still nice. A strong 3.

An opening song that is so painfully of it's time that it was hard to listen to. It also blows my mind how different rock sounds from this early 60's sound to how it sounded by the end of that decade. Psychadelics really upended the art form. All I got outta this listening experience was a preference to go listen to Dion & The Belmonts. This album is so lacking in anything distinctive that I'm getting suspicious about it's inclusion on this list being "Love Hurts", a song that was famously covered many years later by Nazareth. "Cathy's Clown" is fine, but again, just go listen to Dion or some other doo-woppers, teeny-boppers, or surf-rockers that immediately come to mind - they did it better than these two. 2/5, did not make me feel like I was in The Sandlot enough

I don’t know why I hate this

Beach boys 2.0. Which came first? If only something existed for me to check… nice album. Very consistent. I be this killed in the 60’s.

Very dated. quick sings and only 27 minutes

Enjoyable but would never crave listening to this again.

The songs that weren't outright creepy didn't do anything for me

(grand) mum’s music.

Pretty good but samey. I had no idea that Love Hurts was a cover.

Cathy's clown is a standard for the age but the rest of the album is very samey and formulaic. Not much depth but definitely a swinging time was had by all

🥱

Its very much of the time. All the songs end up sounding the same, but the musicianship is excellent.

Misschien wel het oudste album op deze site, en dat hoor je ook echt wel. De muziek is prima, de stemmen van de Everly brothers zijn trouwens echt dikke prima. Dit is wat ik me voorstel bij een album uit 1960, en het stelt wat dat betreft niet teleur. Is het daarom ook een beetje saai? Ja eigenlijk wel. Het is allemaal ontzettend gedateerd, vooral de teksten en het is muzikaal ook niet ijzersterk. Doet me vaak denken aan old school blues riffjes. Wel gezegd: de remaster klinkt echt verdomde goed. Waar je bij de meeste oudere muziek echt duidelijk hoort dat het oud is valt me dit hier alles mee. Ik heb niet genoeg kennis van muziekopnames om hier echt over te oordelen, maar mijn lekengehoor is best enthousiast! Ach dit is een prima album, niets wereldschokkend maar waarschijnlijk toen het uitkwam was het muziek van de duivel. Tegenwoordig horen we een stel witte jongens liefdesliedjes zingen met op de achtergrond Blues waar alle funk uitgesloopt is. Luisteren voor je doodgaat? Sure, goed om te weten waar rock 'n roll vandaan komt. Maar hoop wel dat er dan ook wat blues albums opstaan waar het zo overduidelijk inspiratie van heeft opgedaan. FAVO: Sigh, Cry, Almost die, Lucille, Cathy's Clown

3 out of 5. One of the best parts of this whole challenge is learning where songs originally came from, like the song Love Hurts.

1.5/5

Sigh, Cry, Almost Die is what we do on a daily basis living in this capitalist hole of a shit ass world.

Beautiful vocals and kind of innovative for the pop vocal style that was so dominant at this time. Love Hurts is enigmatic. Impressive.

The cover doesn’t inspire confidence, but let’s see what it’s about —- For lack of a better word, it’s very “sockhoppy.” I guess that has its own charm, but it’s so twee and same-y that it doesn’t do much for me. Favorite: Love Hurts (heard before) 2.5

I can't listen to old 50's music without thinking about SpongeBob. This album is really sweet and fun! I enjoyed every song in it, but especially "Sigh, cry almost die." This album feels like having a milkshake with cotton candy.

I’ve always loved that late 50s/early 60s rock n roll type music. Stuff like this, Ricky Nelson, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly etc. It’s so simplistic and sweet, idk I just love the whole vibe of this album. I think it’s the perfect encapsulation of this type of music!

01) Made to Love - 7,0 02) That's Just Too Much - 7,5 03) Stick With Me Baby - 6,5 04) Baby What You Want Me to Do - 6,5 05) Sigh, Cry, Almost Die - 7,5 06) Always It's You - 7,5 07) Love Hurts - 8,5 08) Lucille - 7,5 09) So How Come (No One Loves Me) - 7,0 10) Donna, Donna - 6,5 11) A Change of Heart - 6,5 12) Cathy's Clown - 8,5 TOTAL: 7,25 (73/100) Current ranking: 432/876

Ive never listed to it but this quite feels nostalgic and romantic.

Alright, kind of corny lyrics but more fun than expected

Goofy chipmunk singers, hate the 60s sound

Dated and lame

Basically quite disappointed with this. Was expecting better songs. But it just dragged on a bit. Nothing very exciting.

High 3 Thought id like this more since its such an influence on so many favs. Its funny to sing in thirds literally all the time.

It's fine? Another odd inclusion, who would possibly need to hear this before they die? Also a lot of the lyrics aged poorly. I'm good never listening again.

Simpler times! Nothing deep, it’s all about the harmonizing.

Pretty basic lyrically. Girls girls girls. The singing and harmonies are good, but nothing extraordinary or complex.

I like this style but I didn’t really connect with any of the songs

I liked this more than I thought. Maybe I have a little soft spot for them because I used to watch their TV show.

Catchy, upbeat, pop music. Full of great harmonies. My mom had this on heavy rotation in my house growing up. Solid, good time. 4/5

Nice harmony but most of the songs were a bit boring.

Ole' rapey toons from the 60's with a great side of misogyny! These songs are so lame. Everyone from this time sounds like this. Nothing worth noting.

This was a hard album for me. Is this what my music sounds like to them? Great harmonies, easy to digest lyrics and melodies, but dated. Not in a good way. I'm old.

1,8/5

a bit sparse on the arrangement, occasional high and tight vibrato isn't my favorite. minimal but effective guitar is the highlight.