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I didn’t realize that Love Hurts was performed by them!
A 4-star because these guys are just so tight and the influence is large. But personally, there's something about the '50s aesthetic (even though this is a 1961 release) that I just can't relate to. There's something about the wholesomeness that just just doesn't sit right.
I love the Everlys, especially their first two Warners albums. The production is immaculate, the material is (mostly) excellent, and their singing is perfection. I'm knocking it a star because I've never loved Made to Love and also because this one isn't as good as It's Everly Time, which is just absolute musical perfection. Then again, this one has Cathy's Clown and Love Hurts, so still pretty great. I had a two-fer CD of this one and It's Everly Time, which also included some excellent bonus tracks, and I near about wore out my copy.
I kept resorting back to this listen as a history exercise. We couldn't have gotten to The Beatles-Simon & Garfunkel-The Stones-Linda Ronstadt-Beach Boys-etc had we no Everly Brothers. From this historical and foundational perspective, I can appreciate the music. Would I myself have a date with these brothers? No.
It’s good but it’s so buddy holly like I can’t see past it
They kind of sound like children, but I really like their style and their songs!
Listening to "That's Just Too Much" as you drive home down empty roads after a trip to the grocery store where you decided not to buy the 22 dollar pork shoulder for a Sunday ragu. You'd be excused if you let a tear roll down.
Their fourth album. Rock n Roll / Pop. Hmmm, pretty bland. The lyrics are awful. I know this was 1960 but even so the lyrics are so dumb and the music flat. They even make Lucille sound shitty. Thank fuck society exploded into all directions and people had things to get wild about other than 'girls' to put into songs.
++: Stick With Me Baby, Baby What You Want Me to Do, Sigh, Cry, Almost Die, Lucille +: Made to Love, That's Just Too Much, Always It's You, Donna, Donna, Cathy's Clown +-: Love Hurts, So How Come (No One Loves Me), A Change of Heart 6,3/10
Correct
Good for its time.
5.42
Surprised to know so many of these songs
Think I would rate this higher if I didn't understand English to hear how cringe some of these lyrics are. Music sounds great, harmonies impressive. Cathy's Clown maybe doesn't deserve to be burried as the last track. But my first feeling on seeing this album in the future will be cringe.
A date with The falling asleep halfway through the album even though it's only 27 minutes long. 6/10.
I'm usually not interested in this kind of music, but it was still fun to listen. It's a pure slice of American history, so dated and typical of its time that it almost sounds like a parody. It also made me wonder how the music we love today will be perceived in 60-70 years. Probably just as cheesy and dated, for the most part... Musically speaking, they sound like a competent act, if you're into this very specific genre. I liked the old-school blues and doo-wop vibes. The vocals are all right, and a couple of tracks (like Sigh, Cry...) remain surprisingly catchy. They kind of grew on me after a while, and I enjoyed it more than I expected - even though it was probably more out of curiosity than for its musical value. Certainly not something I'd come back to, but I can understand their appeal back in the days. This kind of band was already an endangered species in 1960, though. The rock'n'roll tsunami would soon make them irrelevant. 4/10
For one time, an old but good listening album
Pop from another era that anyone under 80 probably wouldn’t know. Claude François, the early Beatles, even Dorothée, that’s what this record reminds me of. After two songs, I was already bored.
This album is like the quintessential example of something being of its time. Like I get that at the time, this kind of music had an audience, but I absolutely refuse to believe that there is a single person alive today who would ever seek listening to this album in full or anything like it. This list is meant to be essential listening, but instead we are stuck with poorly aged crap like this, get in the bin.
A bit twee and tame but does grow on you, understandable inclusion here 3*
A date with various named girls who all seem to not like the Everly Brothers. Great love songs to do-wop to. Varied sounds throughout while still staying tonally similar which I love to hear. Overall thought it was going to be a slog but it was pretty good. 8/10
Some of the lyrics definitely did not age well. Very vanilla, but tunes are inoffensive
The Everly Brothers were, for me, the kings of the hit single, so finding their 1960 effort, "A Date With The Everly Brothers", on an album list was unexpected. To appreciate it, you must accept it as a product of its era - the production and arrangements scream 1960. Without doing this you will be disappointed. When viewed through that lens, and appreciating the Everly Brothers signature harmonies, that inspired everyone from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, the Hollies to Simon & Garfunkel, the album (just) earns a four-star rating. The clear standouts for me were: - "Cathy's Clown": A magnificent, structurally unconventional track written by Don Everly and their career best-seller. Truly brilliant. - "Love Hurts": Making its debut here before becoming a widely covered standard. - "Baby What You Want Me to Do": A Jimmy Reed blues cover that works surprisingly well for The Everly's but it's worth checking out in Elvis’s '68 special version later! The remaining songs are solid, though I question the inclusion of their cover of Little Richard’s "Lucille." Side One 1 "Made to Love" (3/5) 2 "That's Just Too Much" (4/5) 3 "Stick With Me Baby" (4/5) 4 "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (5/5) 5 "Sigh, Cry, Almost Die" (3/5) 6 "Always It's You" (4/5) Side Two 1 "Love Hurts" (5/5) 2 "Lucille" (3/5) 3 "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" (4/5) 4 "Donna, Donna" (3/5) 5 "A Change of Heart" (3/5) 6 "Cathy's Clown" (5/5) Total - 46 Average - 3.83 150/1001 80/150 albums reviewed were new to me.
Best Song: Love Hurts This is brand new to me, except of course Love Hurts which may be the most covered song ever. I'm sure it's not but you get the idea. I was pleasantly surprised after reading that they were mostly country. This is more 50s-esque rockabilly to me. 4/5.
Would not buy
Pretty middle of the road pop album. What's all the fuss about, anyways?
This was nice, clean cut 60s stuff. Not too exciting, but not offensive.
Beautiful voices singing classic harmonies
Easy breezy listening. Can't hate an album that's 12 songs and 27 mins. Love Hurts is a staple and there are a few others that would be nice to slow dance or shuffle to with my girlfriend in 1963. RIP JFK.
another early pop group from way back when, mostly lovey-dovey songs from two brothers. the two blend bits and bobs from rock music and country music. the music is fine, but bland and inoffensive. again, there's only so much i can reasonably say about music that came out around this time... a lot of it just blends in with each other, and this album is no exception to that. it's very formulaic and modest when it comes to what it offers, and really... you turn it on and you're not surprised. this is the kind of music the average person just listened to back then. and i just have to wonder why... there wasn't anything better out there? at least it's tolerable to me.
In a single word: Boring.
The voices and harmonies were cool. Nothing to complain about it was a nice time.
Loved the music and the harmonies, did not love the attitude toward women.
Supermarket Home Brand boring!
good!
It's a short sweet album. It has a few covers that I really like but there isn't a whole lot to it though
I'll give that all of this watered-down-rock-n-roll of the 50s and early 60s (like the watered down blues to come) was an important historical bridge between young white people and the promised land of the real artists of the day. The need for a bridge was a product of a racist culture, to be sure. But that culture was a reality so I think that bridge served a very important role. Standing sixty/seventy years out, however, we now have full access to the promised land. Why should every music fan go back out and stand on the bridge? Put another way, WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME DO WE KEEP RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE IMITATORS AND IGNORING THE GREAT WORKS PRODUCED BY THE ORIGINAL JUMP AND ELECTRIC BLUES BANDS AND ROCK AND ROLLERS OF THIS PERIOD?? From this perspective, these recordings are limp pop; well recorded, but really bland and boring.
Just fine
Old cheese
I'm a hater 2/5
# 597 : A Date With The Everly Brothers A Date With The Everly Brothers - A quick nostalgic detour. This album is old—and it sounds it. A Date with The Everly Brothers is a quick listen, packed with sugary tunes and those signature harmonies the Everlys are known for. They sing beautifully, and the songwriting is solid throughout. Unfortunately, the covers drag it down, and the genre has been done better elsewhere. It’s enjoyable in the moment, but leaves no lasting impression. The music is charming but bland, and in today’s context, it doesn’t offer much beyond a warm glow of nostalgia. Best Track (if you must): Cathy’s Clown – a timeless tune that still holds up. Honourable Mention: Stick With Me Baby – sweet and sincere, even if it doesn’t stick for long. Verdict: Short, sweet, and beautifully sung—but ultimately a nostalgic detour with limited replay value. Closing thought: A pleasant date, but not one you’ll be telling your friends about
Good album, it has "Cathy's Clown" on it, wich is the song that Elliott Smith references in "Waltz#2" thats an extra point
These guys are exactly what I was referring to in my Elvis review about the polite, buttoned up gentleman “rock stars” at the time. Their vocals and harmonization are great, I know they inspired a lot of artists that I love, but their songs now sound dated and silly. A time capsule kind of album that you have to appreciate based on when it was made, but you don’t have to appreciate listening to it now.
A collection of rock love songs that is fitting to the time period. Simple tunes with clear vocals. I’m not adding this to the playlist anytime soon, but I have no issues with it either.
More like, “So Dated with The Everly Brothers”! But, spectacular Dad jokes aside, I kept waiting for Patti Smith to bust into the middle of the man-splaining in these songs and kick these whitebread bitches right out of their cardigans. I would have been fine dying without hearing this album actually.
The opening track legit felt like I was getting "the talk" from dad, interesting start to the album. The entire album felt like a Leave it to Beaver episode. This isn't nostalgic for me, this is so old you can hear the inspiration for the bands that inspired the bands that I listened to. Not for me, antiquated and uninteresting.
I am a big Everly Brothers fan. However, this album only had two of their better songs on it. I still enjoy the harmony and quick paced songs.
Solid harmony
Really solid. Can see why they are cited as so influential. Very nice listen, harmonies are great, nice and short album. Really solid.
say what you want about their style, the harmonies are solid. good to hear the OG "Love Hurts"
good but like when would i ever listen to this? kinda creepy
Love the vocal harmonies and the overall vibe. It's really short though. Favorite track: Made to Love
Pretty generic rockabilly to me. Didn’t hate it, but probably won’t be going back to it either.
467/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
It's definitely well made, with great harmonies and musicality. It's not my thing, and it's not even the best of the Everly Brothers, but it's good.
This is actually pretty decent doo wop.
My sisters favorite. Good for the time. Not my speed.
It’s not aged well at all but they do have a great sound together Just had no desire to listen to an albums worth of their songs, even one this short
Misogynistic love song lyrics that aged like milk, but otherwise enjoyable 60's good white boy music.
It’s as if the clangers dropped acid and recorded an LP. Worst album on here so far
3.5/5
I have the impression the Beatles listened to this a lot. A true harbinger of what guitar music would be like in the early '60s.
What a deeply uncomfortable album title. Rock and roll albums were so boring musically, thank goodness we had Black music to phase this era out
Whatever
a little repetitive and doo-wop for my taste soz
Absolute classic album. Really enjoyed this one
One-dimensional, kinda misogynistic garbage.
A fine listen, but pretty repetitive and stereotypical early 60s poppy rock music.
To bad these boys couldn't say what they really wanted...
Esse tipo de som do fim dos anos 1950 e incio dos 1960 é inovação pura. Além de muitos clássicos sendo criados. Ótimo disco. Celest Wyvern Qing.
The lyrics for sure don't hold up anymore, and the music is fine. I've always enjoyed Cathy's Clown and didn't know that the Nazereth song Love Hurts was actually a cover of the Everly Brothers.
Ok, this is so syrupy sweet, but I love the guitar sounds and the instrumentation. Great album super short. Fun songs.
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8/10
I sure hope their dad taught them about consent, not just what girls were made for. Dubious consent issues aside, this is a fun romp into the late 50s/early 60s zeitgeist, priming teenage girls for the eventual onslaught of the Beatles. My preference is for the rockabilly songs over the mopey ballads.
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This was fine. A little campy. I hate Cathy’s Clown though. It's annoying.
I can see that it's influential, but listening back it doesn't feel essential at all. You can listen to a song or two, understand the influence it had on The Beatles, Beach Boys, etc. and then move on to when the music got better. 2/5.
Ekstremt utdatert metoo-incel-album. Positivt at det er under 30 minutter.
Im sure it was great in the 50s, but I can't get into it.
Fairly harmless, not that exciting
I was hesitant about yet another old album but this was great and the vocal harmonies were really awesome
Actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would
Good pop harmonies, and I guess even the acoustic guitar combined with other rock instruments was quite influential back in the day. Also, though I get it was 1960, I'm glad for the album experience in general that song endings have come a long way from "just fade out and call it a day". I can't really say I enjoyed any of the songs by modern standards, or even with a retrospective into what their contemporaries were already creating. The lyrics are your generic pop band trash (this transcends decades), and this duo were in the charts in place of monumental artists like Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, and Dave Brubeck. There's an electric guitar in that studio but it's barely being used. The most dynamic song on the album might be "Lucille", which is a cover along with "Baby What You Want Me To Do". It seems their writer/producer asked the duo to sing some blues hits but they met the ceiling of their vocal and artistic range — far away beneath the originals. Listen to Jimmy Reed hit the soul and groove of that track in the same year, through the vocals and guitar, then give credit for the influence his work had on every musician who followed. I'm shocked to discover none of his albums, not even "I'm Jimmy Reed", found a place in the 1001 albums... yet it's got room for watered down pop and a lot of other random junk. 2.5/5
It had a classic sound, but the lyrics were nothing but cringe.
Generic rock and roll with really dated lyrics, it’s fun at times and some of the songs were quite good but for the most part it’s boring and a bit repetitive despite its short length, it’s got too many slow, dreamy lover songs rather than the fun rock and roll ones which they are actually good at. Although I can see how it might be influential for groups like the beach boys (with the vocal harmonies) and the beatles so there’s that. Favourites: Donna, Donna and Cathy’s clown. Overall, 4/10.
Before I even listen to this I know it’s gonna be twee pop mostly about girls. The sort of album that Andy Dufresne would have been given for his Shawshank library. I’m not saying getting away from this album is the reason he decided to crawl through half a mile of shit but who knows. Baby What You Want Me To Do is a decent blues track in fairness.
Classic early '60s oldies - a little too early to be right up my alley, but enjoyable nonetheless
Short. Not awful. That’s about it.
First or second wave ska? Where’s Ghost Town?
Some pleasant songs
Really great. Great song picking. Impeccable harmonies. Inventive arrangements and their songs are great as well.
For only having the run time of 28 minutes, it feels like a drag. The vocal performance is good but uninspired and tired for the modern ear. For a better cover of Baby What Do You Want Me To Do, listen to Elvis Presley for some real vocal prowess that injects an animalistic appeal into the song that is simply missing in the Everly version. The songs in here tend to fade out, and this album will surely fade from my memory too.
cute little wholesome record, love the vocals and the chemistry on it
Built on bright guitars, steady rhythms, and tender, close-knit harmonies this Rock'n Roll album creates something florid and boring.
Sonically, this is so enjoyable and light. Lyrically? yikes
2/5
Basic "of it's time" album
For years now I have been describing things I don't like as "puerile tripe", I think originally from a Calvin and Hobbes comic. So imagine my surprise when I came upon some genuine puerile tripe in the wild in the form of The Everly Brothers on their album A Date With The Everly Brothers. Each time I try to listen my neurons stop firing almost immediately and I have yet to even find out what girls are made for! All that said I kind of like it...
From Eminem to Everly Brothers - hard transition. It is a nice sound, some odd lyrics but clearly they were quite gifted musicians.
This is truly music from a different era; it feels difficult to imagine ever being this innocent as a culture -- and of course, we weren't, we were in denial, but if you can settle into a certain pop music space, the energy and the harmonies here are still compelling.
I'll take "Music That Hasn't Aged Well" for $500, Ken.
Thanking the 1001 Algo for today's exercise in musical education being a mere 27 minutes at least. Another band which my Mum grew up hearing at home; I'm familiar with a few of these tracks through her playing them over the years, and the album was a pleasant enough listen. Ultimately it's just not really my thing though, despite understanding, to a degree, why it's on here.
I saw these at the Ajax stadium as support for Simon & Garfunkel. They played a selection of their greatest hits, none of which appear to be on this album! Dated and underwhelming if I’m honest.
Dated vanilla.
5/10
I love The Everly Brothers, just such wonderful peaceful songs. Great listen every time!
This has a nice oldies vibe but it didn’t really stick with me. I did not like the lyrics of the first song. I didn’t know Love Hurts was originally by them.
This was fine. I just think there was much better music coming out in 1960 than this. Elvis is way better than this. Buddy Holly is way better than this. This was fine. The songs I recognized, were ok... but there are way better versions of them done by other artists, like Love Hurts. The songs I didn't recognize didn't stick with me. I really don't understand why the final song on this album has such a massive stream count. According to Spotify, Cathy's clown is there top song and it doesn't stick with me at all. I can feel the influence of this record on other artists. I definitely think Ray Orbison ripped off Lucille for Pretty Woman. I know these brothers were a big deal at the time... they just don't do much for me now. Anddd this album doesn't even have their best song on it, All I have to do is dream. Now that's a great song. If it was on here, it woulda brought my score up. Anyways, this gets a 2.
Had a lovely classic sound and cadence, was fun.
A fine example of pop from 1960
Background music
Long time “aware that the Everly Brothers exist”, but first time listener! In a word, I enjoyed this. It’s basically the live skiffle band at the 1955 prom in Hill Valley: Marty McFly is trying to avoid Biff Tannen so he can fix up his own mom and dad, and the Everly Brothers are crooning “Earth Angel.” From a music history angle, you can hear so many early sounds and styles on this album that would later be refined and deepened by the likes of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Simon and Garfunkel. I did enjoy this, but I'll round down to a 3 while saving my 4s and 5s for the acts that later built on this early, good work.
I’ve got my poodle skirt on, ready for the sock hop. Sounds like the last little bit of 50s rock before the 60s were in full swing. The OG Love Hurts was neat. All at a lovely 27 min
Good vibes, consistent sound, 27 minutes, all great things. Plus fun songs recommended after
Reminded me of early Beach Boys
Unfailingly pleasant and polite, but the best stuff here has done better by others ("Love Hurts"), as has the worst stuff ("Lucille"). Mostly this is a reminder of why the Beatles were such a big deal.
I'm enjoying this a lot more than expected... The best songs are straight 12 bar blues jingles. Some morbidity in the lyrics at points. Won't go back to this but glad I went here, and read the Wikipedia while listening.
I won't be able to listen to this. My father loved The Everly Brothers and it's just too painful even though it isn't very good.
Only Cathy's Clown is worthy of note and I might be saying that only because I knew it already.
Love Hurts Cathy's Clown
Not bad, a few cinematic tracks - you can hear early Beatles emerging from this. Sugar sweet harmonies and plenty of major chords, Gretsch guitar reverb and twang. Would listen again
so why does every song end early with a fadeout????
Decent to listen to and the harmonies are fantastic
Is there a more beautiful encapsulation of teenage heartbreak? I think not.
This does sound very dated. It isn't the worst thing I've heard, but I have a hard time even putting it in the context of the time it was made. I'll give it 2/5.
Go on a date with two brothers? What kind of fucked up shit is this? Favorite track: Stick With Me Baby
Some lovely moments.
Classic 60s bangers. 8.1/10
Kinda boring. Feels like the One Direction of its time.
Я уважаю и слышу винтажный звук 50-ых, но люблю ли я его в данном случае?
Ni tan mal
Birth of rock and rock and exploring what magic a guitar and an amp can make
Un gran álbum, muchas canciones me las guardé, dentro de lo top que escuché de lo publicado de ese año. Se nota que este grupo influenció en algunos a posteriori. Gran obra.
I enjoyed the music, the rest is … quaint
A short album with fun songs. Probably won’t revisit but an interesting listen from a music history standpoint
Very pleasant. I like their voices. I knew Love Hurts and Cathy’s Clown. Easy, enjoyable listen.
It's Mel's diner music, not really for me
Fun little album , can see myself having a drink and dancing with my bby to this
I got these guys mixed with the Isley Brothers. Thought it was the black soul singers. I do know of these guys. I remember my grandparents playing this. Not my style but I respect it.
такой стерильной музыки я кажется еще не слышала (ну не считая советских артистов). а еще вот эти фэйды после припевов практически взбесили уже.. ну короче немного прикольно, но неинтересно и скучнооо
Good shit. Inspired the Beatles.
What a surprise to find 'Love Hurts' here. The rest sounded ok, but so very much outdated in a way that the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys don't sound old like this.
Geestig album, misschien wat achter op z'n tijd, maar ze komen er mee weg. Ik heb een zwak voor de typische 50s rock en ik kan dus niet anders dan 4 sterren geven aan dit album. Als ik dit album tegenkom in een platenwinkel, zou ik het kopen. 4.3
This probably went hard AF in the 60’s
I’m surprised at the number of reviews that judge the lyrics of this pop gem through a 2025 third-wave feminist lens… get over yourselves and just let the harmonies do their magic.
A Date with the Everly Brothers was so charming and delightful, and so was the album title. The Everly Brothers had wonderful voices that wash over you. The entire album was a pleasant listen as they crooned love songs. I can't help but feel many songs were bland though. Nothing was memorable, not even the original version of "Love Hurts."
No argument with The Everly Brothers belonging on here. They had such a charming sound that wooed listeners throughout the 60s. I don't know enough of their music to know if this was the best album of theirs to feature, but I do know that "Cathy's Clown" is one of their most well known songs, and no doubt for good reason. There's some great rhythm, vocals, and harmony to be found here. I found the opening track, "Made To Love", to be a cute and charming opening track, too. All in all, an easy to listen to album from an incredibly influential band (so many harmonizing groups of the 60s got the idea from these guys).
Really not a classic
Not bad, overall the same type of 60's "rock" over and over again. Solid 6/10
if i just ignore the lyrics its alright i got tired of their voices (harmony) its too plain for me idk
Ok 3.1
narzekalem na milosne spiewanie na przyjemnych brzmieniach, to dostalem z jeszcze grubszego kalibru, duet i to bratni duet everleysow, krazek z roku 60, wiec prehistoria rock and rolla, 28 minut brzdakania i spiewania harmonicznego o dupie maryny w akompaniamencie gitarkowym, glownie, bo chyba bracia na tym brzdakami, a reszta to sesyjni muzycy, jedynie dwa pierwsze i zamykajacy trak to ich kompozycje natomiast pozostala czesc to covery jeszcze bardziej prehistorycznych nagran czarnego rokowania, no i panstwa bryantow, duetu malzenskiego spiewajacego i grajcego w latach 50, duzo wiecej nie da sie powiedziec o tej plycie, bo wszystko brzmi tak na jedno kopyto i po przeszluchu czuje jakby jednym uchem wpadlo, a drugim wypadlo
Girls were made to be loved?????? Yo that's problematic The absolute state of the West. It's literally the best song on the album ?>.<?
nothing i care for
Solid. I mean this is about 30 minutes of bittersweet lovesick pop music from the early '60s, and that's all it is honestly. Some good songs, but many that didn't really standout. The songs tend to blend into one another generally, little variation here (I mean just listen to the cliche rock and roll guitar progressions on 'So How Come' and 'Baby What You Want Me to Do' - they're practically identical) but it's short enough so it never really gets to the point where it's grating. My favorite songs by the end were 'Made To Love', 'Stick with Me Baby', 'Love Hurts', 'Donna Donna', and 'Cathy's Clown'
This was very pleasant, with s very nice old skool vibe. A high water mark of its time that borrowed heavily from black culture and repackaged it for a white audience.
Not for me
I had to laugh out loud reading some of the reviews for this album. People had a problem with the lyrics to these songs? 😂 If you’re truly offended by the lyrics to Made to Love then I really REALLY hope you never listen to rap or hip hop, or country or pop music for that matter, never watch movies and never read any books from today if you found this so inexcusably offensive. Seriously I’m dead 😂 Anyway, I love a lot of music from the 60s and I especially like the simplicity of the early 60s. This album isn’t a showstopper but it’s good and it was an enjoyable listen from start to finish with nice harmonies. And honestly, I’d’ve gone on a date with the Everly Brothers. We’d talk on the phone and they’d tell me that I was the prettiest girl in school and I’d giggle and twirl the phone cord around my fingers.
Album 860 of 1089 The Everly Brothers - A Date With The Everly Brothers (1960) Rating : 3 / 5 Back to the basics today with The Everly Brothers, who were some of the first music I ever remember hearing as a young guy. Their harmonies still hit just right, and the simple tunes carry a charm that doesn’t wear out. This one features the classic “Cathy’s Clown” and a bunch of ballads about dating, love, and love lost. They’ve always done that well. A nice listen and a bit of a return to where it all started for me.
Nice tunes thanks
I never listened to a full rock'n'roll album before, but this was a easy and enjoyable album to listen to. The vocals go really well together with the guitar rythms. Song 7 - Love Hurts was a song i somehow recognized (but not really), turned out this was the first appearance of the later famously covered Nazareth version. Overall the album was not outstanding for me personally, but still quite good.
I got a cavity from listening to this album.
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Pretty entertaining if a little formulaic. Very samey sound throughout the album, but it is well produced and enjoyable enough. Shorter runtime also helps keep things moving without getting bogged down in repetitiveness. Solid overall listen. Top tracks: Always It's You, Love Hurts, So How Come (No One Loves Me)
I’m now starting to understand that early Beatles is basically Paul McCartney wanting to be Little Richard and John Lennon wanting to be The Everly Brothers.
Overall: 6/10 This album is like you and your brother pouring each other a glass of milk and sitting on your porch and catcalling every girl that passes by. Pretty much every song is about how girls are made for loving. Lyrically outdated but these white boys can sing a tune and the music itself had my head bobbing along. Fav Song: Love Hurts Least Fav Song: Donna, Donna
It just seems like in the late ‘50s the ideal thing for an adult to want to be like was a little white child who has a lot of sex.
Cheesy 60s rock n roll. Inoffensive MOR, cute voices.
Proof that the sixties didn't start in 1960. This isn't _bad_ and I didn't hate it, but it's decidedly not my kind of thing.
I’m not across Everly Brothers’ records, only familiar with the hits — and might I say, damn fond of them. They say no one can harmonise as well as siblings, and Don and Phil just might be the strongest arguement of that. This one’s smooth as satin and sharp as a blade. Every track is drenched in that unmistakable sibling blend — tight, angelic, and slightly haunted. The songwriting’s clean, the production pristine, and yet there’s something just beneath the surface: longing, ache, restraint. It’s easy to write them off as pre-Beatles bubblegum, but there’s real craft here. A date worth keeping.
I do not find a lot of value in this style and I do not find value at all at the lyrics of this album. As everyone points out, the constant themes of love can get tiresome, and in some occasions, the lyrics are just awful. The main example being the first track stating that women were only created to love. Maybe an accepted believe by then, but today absurdly dated. One more thing that irritates me are some tracks having this fast fade out. They are abrupt and make the songs feel unfinished. What I do find likeable about this record are the clean production and the performance, which they add this rather pleasent tone to the whole project. With all the songs having the same ideas and the album a monotone style, I do not have anything more to add.
Meh. Like it wasn’t bad but I didn’t love it either
★★½
Beautiful sound but still not really something is find myself listening to in rotation.
Too much harmony. Where IS the rock and the roll??
Back to back easy listening. Very classic sounding with catchy lyrics
Fun, twas alright, nothing particularly special.
Average songs brilliant voices.
not my style
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
Pre Beatles guitar duet. Hearing the Beatles right after was contrast- EB prob sang someone else’s lyrics
This was pretty good, old style, 3.5/5
Pretty good stuff for the time period it was released. Definitely dated tho
This period is the rare exception when greatest hits will suffice. The album hasn't really come into it's full potential yet
Good
Classic and clean early rock and roll. Nothing to dislike.
Pretty good.
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.
Not bad for some oldies shit
Is a total running time with less then half an hour already an album? And even the original version of the well-known "Love Hurts" does not convince me at all. Over all just 60's sound. 2,5
Just bland and boring and formulaic. I'm glad music quickly progressed on from this stage of songwriting and really makes me appreciate someone like my homie Bob Dylan. 3/10
Reminds me of working in the aged care home (positive). Look, I totally understand the importance of this era of music and some of the songs are obviously still sweet and singable, plus the more 12-bar-bluesy stuff is cooler, but overall it’s too whiny and patheticky for my taste (negative). And puts me to sleep.
A perfectly charming and forgettable album. Standout was So How Come (No One Loves Me) - normally whiny songs are not my taste, but this was quite the bop.
This record had some nice songs for a short album. The harmonies between these two fellas was pretty great. The subject matter gets a tad bit old every now and then but if you can ignore that then this is a pretty good album honestly. Top 3: Love Hurts, Cathy's Clown, and Always It's You No bad songs 3-3.50/5
This era of music sounds so generic to me that the album had almost entirely replayed before I realized.
Did not realize a date with the Everly brothers was a threat until the first song. I mean one of the Nick Cave albums had a song that was explicitly about sexual assault but at least he didn’t present it was love life advice. The rest of it was pretty whiny, which is a weird thing for me to say as an elder emo!
teen heartthrob music for an era that feels so wildly distant. real goofus and gallant vibe. kind of cloyingly saccharine, but more cringe than bad. 2.5
Like The Beach Boys without anything appealing
This album will give you A Change of Heart.
Эти ребята меня очень увлекли. Ещё и ремастер такой, словно заново записали.
yall please just try to enjoy this like it's the soundtrack to a white-ass 50s sockhop
Echte jaren 60 rock, maar weinig divers. En het origineel (blijkbaar) van Love Hurts! Dat is wel een interessante versie ineens. Donna, Donna ook leuk, dat is wat sneller dan de rest van het album. Al met al, luistert het prima weg. Maar om nu te zeggen, 'die moet je horen!', dat vind ik niet. 3 reten.
tekstueel niet altijd in orde (all girls are made to love?)... muzikaal wel te pruimen
What did they do to Lucille!?!
Bit of an awkward date, what with both brothers being dead. But overall, this is a gentle, tender, inoffensive, unremarkable album.
Puzzled as to what to give this. Really kind of zoned out…maybe a low 3?
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.
"Love hurts" is a song that even I recognize. The rest is a lot of folk, rock, country. Not really my thing.
this is the silly crooner puppy love music my mom and aunts listened to, so much of it that it all blurred together for me hearing it so much over time. Its sweet, inoffensive, and the title "A Date With The Everly Brothers" legitimately makes me laugh.
Some nice bubble gum pop music from a couple of heartthrobs from the 60s. Doesn’t leave much of a lasting impression but it was enjoyable in the moment
When I read biographies of my favourite musicians nearly all of them cite one of their biggest influences are the Everley Brothers. Unfortunately I do not share their enthusiasm but when my hero’s state that they wouldn’t have got where they are without the Everley’s I do have to take note. I have heard most of the tracks on this album many times and it is standard late 50’s and early 60’s music. I can understand why the mega stars who were about to flourish were influenced by this as it is light years away from what went before. So as a historical musical document it does deserve a place on this list although not a personal favourite of mine. 3/5 1/7/25
Low key kinda bopped
Classic 50s/early 60s cover art in Kodachrome or Colorvision or Technicolor. Young bucks discovered a kind of harmony that just hit different. Made the girls swoon, made the guys jealous, and is cited by countless next generation of Rock including, among many others, The Beatles. This is a 27-minute album, so no skips. Highlights: Always It's You, TIL that Love Hurts by Nazareth is a cover of an Everly Brothers song, of course Cathy's Clown was a defining song for them, and Lucille is great. Game changing sound in simpler times.
Good old fashioned rock and roll. It’s easy to see the roots.
They deserve their place for how influential they were. The British Invasion didn't just re-serve the US the blues and rock and roll it also re-served the Everly Brothers. Having said that I think The Beatles improved the further they got from the Everly Brothers influence.
Gee, Betty, I sure hope you'll be my date to the sock hop on Saturday! Hearing this it's suddenly clear why rock and roll and the Beatles were such a revelation. It's hard to believe this was recorded as late as 1960.
No. 3/10
Fun I guess
Plenty of hum-dingers on here and only a couple of ho-hummers.
Tight harmonies and vapid lyrics.
Nostalgia, easy to listen to, beautiful harmonization. It’s interesting to hear what preceded The Beach Boys and the Beatles in the evolution of pop. 3⭐️
Great album start to finish, can’t believe I had never heard this before.
Didn't like this one as much as others of this time and genre.
Average 60’s pop
Unfortunately very dated, if you like that.
Great oldies album.
i cant believe i went on a date with the evenly brothers
I really do enjoy quite a lot of the music of this era but The Everly Brothers were never really my thing. I actually found this to be pretty lackluster and boring. I didn't know that "Love Hurts" was their song originally so this loses tem points because they are ultimately responsible for Nazareth's assault to my ears with their cover 16 years later.
Rating (1-5): ✩ Will I be listening to this again: Nope What do I like about it: Nah What I dislike about it: If women were "made" to love, I don't think they were made to love this album. Soooooo boring Higlighted songs: None babyyyyy
I like two of the Everly Brothers tracks. Neither were on this album. They’re on, but clearly of their time
Fun 60s Flashback
Didn’t realize Love Hurts was these guys. This was a solid “oldies” album of this style.
Very standard 60's pop in positive news it is short.
Solid album, very short
2.5 or something. nothing special.
A couple bops on here. These guys were real thirsty for some women though wow.
Bluesier than expected
It is so perfectly ok. At least it's short and quick!
Like just music from the 60s, it's deeply inoffensive and a little simple. But it still put a smile on my face - and sometimes that's all you want music for.
I can hear how this might've been popular and even influential back in the early 60s, but unfortunately, this did little to dispel my notion that early 60s music was mostly just waiting out the gap between the Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll and Beatlemania. Nothing particularly caught my ear about it, and at just 27 minutes it still sounded like it was wearing out its welcome. Sorry Everly Brothers, I think we should just be friends.
It was about as ok as a 1960 album could be. A lot of the bands from that era just kinda blend together in my mind and sound the same. At least it was under 30 minutes.
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
Strong influence on The Beatles here but did not stand out to me too much. I think most of its value is in being able to say that it was influential on other artists, not that it's particularly good by itself.
honestly generic asf but it’s rly fun soo :)
Thoughts before listening: The Everly Brothers were an extremely popular group from the earliest days of rock n roll. I am expecting very poppy/cheesy songs with nice melodies and harmonies. Review: This is exactly what I expected. Pleasant little 2 minute ditties about love with a bit of a country feel and really nice harmonies. It's hard to hate on this. One thing that's always a little weird with the very early artists on this list is that they weren't necessarily known for their albums. They were mostly focused on releasing singles to radio so we mainly know them for their greatest hits style packages. It's weird listening to an album of 12 songs by the Everly Brothers and only recognizing a few songs. Those songs are all timers though ("Love Hurts" and "Cathy's Clown"). Those are 5-star songs on a 3-star album.
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.
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.
47/100. Feels like a fairly generic release. While a few tracks come off as sweet and charming. It doesn’t push any boundaries and sounds very similar to many records from the same era. Overall, it made for a pretty dull listen.
old pop music, good but way below the average old stuff on here
Ok 2/5
I have a soft spot for oldies, but god this shit is grating.
60-tals tonårspop. Vit appropriering av svart blues och r 'n' b. Inte brödernas bästa album.
The music isn't terrible, and the harmonies are kind of nice, but this album is terribly dated. I guess it is possibly to be sappy and misogynistic at the same time. It's short at least, and it feels like every song cuts off early. I guess I can hear some of what influenced music later in the 60s here. It doesn't keep this from being boring, though.
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
Charming pair of boys
Other than the first song, all of these songs are all like "why am I so sad" and "why does love hurt" and "why am I so lonely" and "why don't women like me". Ok, so go back to that first song and it's basically a dad explaining to his son that women are objects of affection and nothing more. PUT IT TOGETHER BRO. Oh sorry, BROS.
Great classic music. Fabulous harmony
So jeder Sound aus den Sechzigern lässt sich gut hören, ist aber auch nicht überdurchschnittlich.
Funny, cheesy, harmonies, not much substance and sexist in today's age, but sonically pleasing to the ear.
satme nogle corny drenge! Kedelige originale numre og covers, der er værre end andre versioner jeg har hørt af samme sange. Forestiller mig at gutterne fik meget tid til at gå med at stå på gadekæret og lade som om de snakker i telefonboks og catcalle alle kvinder, der går forbi dem.
Snooze. Kan ikke lade være med at tænke på om det er en date med....dem begge to? White Lotus vibes.
Some good songs, i think the second side was better
Solid 50s sound, nice harmonies. Don't get hung up on the sometimes shallow lyrics, just enjoy the vibe.
now why was this on this list. answer me
well, at least it's short! these boys may seem jovial on the surface with their light sock hop fare and breezy harmonies, but when you pull off the scooby doo mask? BAM! misogyny favorites: made to love (perhaps the worst offender), love hurts, cathy's clown
2.5
Lots of fun, I guess. Not my style, but then again, what is?
3.7 - Can't really remember tbh, I think it was okay?
Feels harsh to say but so boring. 2.3/5
Cute and romantic music sung by two brothers.
3/5
Sounds exactly how it looks.
Listens: 2 Standout tracks: None Yea no. Sorry, not interested. Not even remotely. Its not a 1; I don't hate it, its not offensive, but I definitely do not want to listen to it every again.
Elvisy and sounds cheesy like it's from the late 50s early 60s, because it is. Basically blues songs.
Kuulostaa juuri siltä, että on julkaistu vuonna 1960. Ei omaan makuun toimi lainkaan.
Slatke 60e 🥰 dragi su mi oni skroz, baš feel good old school rockabilić. 3/5, 6/10.
MEH!
Didn’t listen looked too white
I thought this was great. Maybe it was just my mood but it was so mellow and easy to listen to.
Great harmonies obviously but this felt like a surprisingly long 28 minutes.
Half an hour is perfect for this. 50s/60s pop rock before anyone got cool. There’s nothing wrong with it, and it shows that there’s always been sort of bland but pleasant radio fodder, but I wouldn’t have it on the list.
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.
These nerds. Not good, I assume this is a Buddy Holly rip off and not the other way around?
Enjoyable 60s pop, very of its time but some good songs
don't need to tell you about the harmonies but there's some surprisingly great guitar work here too
I think I will turn down a date with the Everly Brothers. Dated, country, and painful to listen to. Rating: 2
It's aged really well, but that style of music still just doesn't ring for me.
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.
As far as 50's early white guy rock and roll goes this is pretty good. The subject matter is of course about "boy and girl" but the music is surprisingly varied and well composed. The vocal harmonies are absolutely perfect and you know it's real because pitch correction didn't really exist in the form it does today. It's nice. Cheesy but nice.
I currently have a soft spot for early 60's Americana juke box pop - like Made to Love. The slower tunes are bit too saccharine for me. Lovely harmonies but dated lyrics.
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
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.
Sure, the bulk of the lyrics haven't aged well, but I don't think that should be the takeaway from this album. The Everly Brothers offer some amazing vocals and harmonies (remember, this a time before the technology to "fix" the recordings existed, this is au naturel!). The songs are sweet and charming, and the album is short and succinct. I will echo another person's criticism though and say it does seem like they didn't seem to know how to end the songs as they all abruptly fade out in the middle of a chorus. Maybe this is a decision that was made to conform to the physical media format available at the time?
Incredible songwriting and harmony
Boring covers of popular songs but sound good as background music
Great harmonies. Not sure lyrics stand the test of time
It’s kind of slow, but it’s a nice background album. But I discover thanks to this album that “Love hurts” it’s not originally from Nazareth.