Reviews (page 12 of 13)
Great opener. Good album. 3.5 stars
Pretty solid 3.5.
While I massively respect Al Green for his influence and contributions to music, I can't say anything about this album jumped out at me. It's a very consistent, solid album, but a lot of the songs end up blending into one another.
I like Al Green
The track Let's Stay Together is great. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart stood out just because I recognized it being a Bee Gee's song. Oh, and seven other smooth soul songs that kind of sound similar to each other. The album is OK for certain situations.
Pretty much all of Al Green’s good material was recorded and released in a span of about 2 years, which is incredible considering the consistent quality of the 5 albums. The thing that most impresses me about Green is his ability to cover songs and make them his own. There’s a Bee Gees cover on this album that I had no idea was a cover. Green’s soulful cover is completely original to the Gibb brothers’ pop-folk original.
I think I’ll like this more the more I listen to it
I really really gotta learn some of this on the guitar.
Good album.
Jazz
listened to while doing work. good background music. i overall like the sound but my ears aren’t attuned to this genre so it’s hard for me to pick out specific things that i loved, learned, or appreciated. glad to have listened to it though
Leppoisaa soulia aamuun, oli parempaa kuin keskiverto. Parhaat: Let's Stay Together, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Nothing to dislike, but nothing too mind-blowing. The opener is a classic, obviously, but the rest is unmemorable pleasant.
Before listening: I certainly don't love all of the genre, that would be insane. Some I hate, but others I just never gave a chance to. Soul is one of these genres. I've never listened to Marvin Gaye or Al Green, but people seem to love them. So I'm gonna give this one a whirl with an open mind, but I really don't expect to like it all that much. After listening: Not exactly my thing, but you know what, this was actually enjoyable. I don't think this is going to awaken anything, but there's a non zero chance I listen to this again.
Classic r n b/soul. Enjoyed it!
Decent enough with a couple of legendary tracks. 2.8 stars
3.27 per track.
Blows my mind that someone who sings so smoothly about love has also been involved in abusive behavior towards several women in their life. As for the album, it was pretty decent if not a bit monotonous. I've listened to better soul.
All very listenable, "How Do You Mend a Broken Heart" is transcendent. 3*
Lekker op de achtergrond
The award for weirdest typography on an album goest to...! great album! feels sooo good! That first track is just forever perfect. I’m never mad about getting something like this to listen to. Beautiful arrangements. The rest of the album kind of blurs together a bit, but it’s a nice blur. 3/5, good time was had!
It's good 3.5
Its got some bangers on there so slightly better than a 3 star album
Lovely vibe overall. Amazing, all time vocal and performer. Always loved the single, but would need more time with record itself however, to find its other standouts.
good light funk for the background. 3
Starts off strong but kind of fades in the middle.
Decent, enjoyable, but ultimately nothing (with the exception of the title track) left a lasting impression.
Overall the album was ok, 2 all time tracks elevate this for sure but otherwise an ok listening experience
Solid album with some memorable and passionate moments. He definitely has an amazing voice and carries the vibe masterfully. The album does have a lot of forgettable tracks though in between the more popular hits from the album.
naaaaaaaaah not for me
funky love it but didnt really pay attention
Ik ga aan mijzelf twijfelen. Want nu hoor ik weer en kwalitatief sterke plaat met een ziel. Maar ik geniet er weer niet echt van. Ik stoor me bijvoorbeeld aan het gelal in What Is This Feeling. Maar is dat eigenlijk niet overdreven? Wellicht ben ik de laatste dagen gewoon niet zo in de stemming voor dit soort muziek.
Radiovriendelijke soul aangekleed met wat toeters. Zijn grootste hit is gelijk in het begin al voorbij, waardoor je er ergens wel meteen in zit, maar aan de andere kant heb je ook niks meer om je op te verheugen. De muziek zit prima in elkaar, Al Green kan een prima moppie zingen, het luistert prima weg. Het album is dus prima. We hebben de afgelopen tijd een aantal soulvolle albums gehad en daardoor is het contrast met de vermaledijde postpunk of hiphop minder groot, en nu moet dit album het ineens opnemen tegen zijn gelijken. Curtis Mayfield vond ik beter namelijk. En als ik dan deze week ook nog eens een 5 uitdeel voor jazzy bluesrock, dan komt dit muzikaal allemaal net wat tekort om een 4 te scoren, dat het op een ander moment misschien best had kunnen verdienen. Het is wat het soms is: een momentopname. En het prachtige openingsnummer kan dit album dus niet helemaal redden, want dat nummer was ik alweer bijna vergeten. Te vroeg gepiekt. Sorry Al, je moet het met de vergeetbare 3 sterren doen.
One of the all-time great intros, to an all-time classic slab of soul. The rest of the album is solid, with top class horn section. Excellent weekend easy listening.
Not bad funky jazzy
Let’s Stay Together with Al’s rich, soulful voice that sounds like it could have been recorded 5 years ago. Holding up real well 50 years later. Smooth and very listenable. (2.9*s)
Solid Al Green submission from his early days. I could listen to the title track once a week.
Ok
Smooth 70s soul.
Another not bad album. There’s nothing bad about it. I don’t think a person could ever dislike a soul album, if that what it would be called. I’d listen to it while doing random chores around the house. Choice cut: I’ve Never Found a Girl
It's an okay album! I like it more as background music, like if I'm waking up for the day. It has some great beats and instruments, but sadly the songs didn't really click with me. It's the sound balancing, the vocals feel like they're being drowned out and such, I feel I would enjoy them much better if it was a bit tighter in that department.
wondering why this album made it onto this list. not because its bad or anything...just wondering Why. its an easy listening album though i like it! how can you mend a broken heart. ohhhhhh nice. 3/5.
Perfect for if I was in love or going through a breakup in the 70s
Bonne vibe soul soutenue par une voix forte.
It was nice. Maybe a bit boring, but it's short and ends on a good song
forgot this was on but it was ok
Smothy music
Not my go to style but very good music.
This album takes me back to soulful R&B days of the 70s. The title track (Let's Stay together) and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart are very rememberable songs from my past.
Meh.
3.2/5 Best Track: Let's Stay Together
Pretty mid. Not good not bad. Good production value.
3.5 First track def the best, an all time classic. It’s nice and smooth
The opening track Let's Stay Together is a classic for sure. But the album really falls off after that. Maybe because I'm not a huge fan of soul but the rest of the album just feels like more boring spin offs of Let's Stay Together.
Instrumenteringen er jo fed og ret funky, han synger skidegodt og det er velproduceret. Men det er simpelthen for fløde, blev bare træt af at høre på det til sidst. Men teknisk godt og lydbilledet er også ret lækkret
6.5/10
It's fine
Despite Al's great voice, I didnt find this too remarkable
It's a real beaut
A lot of the songs are almost interesting (so you’re leaving, I’ve never found a girl) but not quite Best songs: let’s stay together, how can you mend a broken heart Worst song: La-La for you
Happy to stay with you for 34 min and 4 sec, beyond that, I can't make any promises
Han mostly chlige drüber gskippt drum chanis nid mega genau sege. Es isch sicher ahgnehm aber us de Socke hauts mich jetzt au nid. Drum es soldis starches 3. 3.4/5
Let’s stay together and 8 fillers. Not my cuppa I’m afraid. At least he wrote his own stuff.
Smooth and easy.
Smooooth.
Soul for lovers. Al Green does not phone it in and this record has some of the finest production of it's time. An enjoyable album through and through.
I grew up with soul music all about and never really liked it. This is very good soul, Al has a great voice and much skill, the songs are solid - I just would never choose it.
Let’s stay together has to be one of the all-time Greats. The rest is pleasant and accomplished but all a bit too samey-wamey for me.
He’s got a great voice. Let’s Stay Together is a classic. His version of How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is almost my favorite version. It was a little more than a 3 but I wasn’t feeling generous enough to go to a 4.
No suelo escuchar R&B pero es un disco súper tranquilo y relajante sobre todo me ha encantado la primera canción pero el ritmo en general de la canción ha sido estupendo
Nice album from a different era
Might be voting it low just because I’ve heard the same damn genre three days in a row This one was at least short Also rebellious guy making innocent songs haha
Sonido satisfactorio, nice y tal. Un poco demasiado horny/romatic shit para mi gusto.
Okish. Be a good background album. Opens with Let’s Stay Together.
Really good album, the composition is amazing and his vocals are top-notch. A shame that he's a wife-beater.
Not my genre
Great, soulful songs. Familiar to me even though I don't remember them.
love it, very funky
Good but did not blow me away.
smooth and easy
I especially liked " Let's stay together" and Bee Gee's " How Can you mend a broken heart."
Un LP clásico del R&B y el soul. Con un sonido suave y una voz sumamente potente, Al Green logra atraparte en poco más de 30 minutos, con éxitos que suenan tan clásicos como frescos. Un real indispensable de la música afroamericana.
Some very good vibes
Nice
Good album. The only song I would come back for is the title track.
lets stay together: funny how i been listening to it from works radio for years but never knew how this song was called although i can sing along 😐
really easy listen. and smooth. not my kind of album but i really enjoyed la-la for you and i've never found a girl (and let's stay together of course). went to listen again and wasn't really feeling it. definitely need to listen when i'm in a particular mood
I've never listened to Al Green before, but I thought this was a pretty good album. Oddly enough, I reviewed Let's Get It On two days ago, so it was a nice coincidence to get another soul album from the same era so soon. I want to make a joke about these two albums being spiritual sequels, but I can't come up with anything clever. Anyway, on to the record at hand: Al Green's singing is easily the star of the show on Let's Stay Together, and his falsetto really sets him apart from other soul singers that were active in the seventies. Even with his falsetto, there's a raw power in his voice, and he easily goes from softer singing to louder singing within the same breath, all while keeping this smooth texture to his voice. The title track is fantastic, and I loved how the horn, rhythm, and string arrangements created such a rich sound. Al's version of "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was fantastic as well, and his voice really draws you in as the listener, and you can't help but feel that his rendition of this song is autobiographical. Everything else on the album was pretty good; the overall sound is incredibly cohesive, bound together by Al Green's voice and some nice musical arrangements.
Enjoyable
Very listenable, not a whole ton of standout moments for me
Jazzy
Classic soul album about love. Great but lacks the uniqueness and innovation for 4/5.
pretty relaxing
Smooth throughout. Some soundtracks felt too similar,
Meh
Yeah, ok.
Solid stuff, especially the title track. I enjoyed listening to this. A pretty strong 3.
Good
A legendary voice and a classic album 3.5
I like the Rev. The whole album is a really nice vibe.
7/10
Fint, men ikke helt min smak
Let’s stay together is a classic song, one of the greats. For me personally though this album was another situation of think one song could carry a whole album.
I guess it's good for it's time. The more ballad-y songs were nice, but all in all it's still just "good" to me
I like the way this album started. His sound is rather unique and Let's Stay Together is definitely a classic but the rest of the songs didn't hold up as well.
Enjoyable but not a listen multiple times album.
Soul. Ça sonne très smooth lover.
Nice, easy to listen to soul record, but didnt excite me that much Fave tracks: lets stay together,so youre leaving, ive never found a girl, how can you mend a broken heart 3/5
Big fan of his first song, Let’s Stay Together. Classic! The rest of his album wasn’t as good of a vibe as the first one in my opinion, but was pretty nice to listen to. I liked the relaxation of it and the music and his voice sounded really nice together.
Let's Stay Together is such a classic. Interesting to learn how this was kind of the start and the end of the height of his success. Fave track: I've Never Found a Girl
Nice voice, enjoyable to listen to, not life-changing.
It’s cool. Not my fav by him but I appreciate the guitar work.
It's Let's Stay Together and some other songs that are easy to listen to, but not as good as the title track.
What a voice this guy has! Songs between beautiful and too candylike sweet for me, so 3 stars
I recognize Let's Stay Together. Enjoyable listen, 3*.
Let's Stay Together and the sample of Chicago's Color my world (how to mend a broken heart) are the big stand outs - otherwise nothing feels amazing about this album to me.
Empieza altísimo con Let's stay together. Me han gustado también I've never found a girl y un poco menos How can you mend a broken heart. Suena muy bien y es un gustazo escuchar un disco de 1972 como si estuviera grabado ayer.
Pretty, pretty, pretty good
Classic pulp fiction, Tarantino sounds
smooth and effortlessly cool, the reverend al green. some hit more than others, but a pretty solid album overall, including a pretty good cover of the beegees’ “how can you mend a broken heart”. highlights: “let’s stay together”, “i’ve never found a girl (who loves me like you do”, “how can you mend a broken heart”.
A little slow. Great hits though
Would listen again
didn't really listen but first song is a bop.
This is the first time that I have ever listened to this album. Green's voice is as effortless and full as always, however nothing really grabbed me from this record.
Smooth..
Easy listening. Classic.
3/5 - Good Soul album which starts off strong and then pleasantly continues. The two standout songs having stood the test of time for a reason.
His voice really brings the album together but outside of 1 song nothing stands out.
I was only familiar with "Let's Stay Together", which I really like. The rest of the songs have a good sounds, but none of them hooked me after 2-3 listens.
Imagine house plants hanging from macrame hangers. Silk sheets on a waterbed. Now, if only record players had a way to play that one song over and over again without having to get up and shift the needle back...
Las voces geniales. El uso de los acordes con la guitarra y el órgano generan un gran ambiente armónico en cada canción. A lo mejor es del género pero no me gusta que acaben las canciones en fade out, me gusta que resuelvan. Buen disco en general.
Thank you Mr Tarantino
It was okay. Had some good grooves but wasn't totally feeling it.
An immense pleasure to hear Rev Al Green singing his heart out - such a silky smooth voice - and the orchestrations, especially with organ and horns, give this music a warm, rich, comforting feeling. The title track is of course brilliant but not all the tracks matchup - indeed, there is a sense that Al Green made some incredible singles but never quite delivered an incredible album.
Buen disco de Soul, para pasar el rato. Tampoco encontré nada que me haya llamado mucho la atención pero el Soul no es que sea lo mío.
A nice album, only saved a few songs for later.
listened 3x - nice easy listening and i enjoyed it, but nothing stands out. 3/5
Solid
Not my genre but I did not hate it. Not something I would put on much again but was good to listen to something else for a change
Ok- easy listening, pleasant to listen to. Not my go to choice in music, but Ibcan understand why people would rate it.
It's a nice smooth listen, he's got a great voice, but I dunno, it doesn't really grab me the way some of his other records do.
Bonbon pour les oreilles mais très répétitif.
His vocal style is a bit too talky sometimes for my tastes. The title track is great, but not many other songs stand out to me.
Good stuff.
Such a smooth voice from Motown. Relaxing easy listening classic album.
Great talent; a lot of soul and emotion in his voice. Outside of the title song, the rest of the songs are pretty forgettable IMO.
Al Green at his best is 5 stars. But this album is almost all 3 star songs.
A lovely album, a fantastic voice a smooth set of songs a pleasant Friday listen and one of the great soul songs. Could have done with a few more like that though.
Mid
Fine
68/100
I liked this, would listen again.
If I could sing like this, I’d probably never shut up. Voice like butter, the songs themselves are just ok. Good grooves.
It has the classic soul sound all the way throughout, but really feels confined to that box. Al makes the most of that box but it is still pretty repetitive. 6/10
Fine
I didn’t want to listen, and took days to hit play, but then immediately liked it.
Nice to confirm that the single is not a fluke, it's all very good, smooth and very pretty. A very nice complete package.
Classy early 70s grooves.
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is beautiful, Let's Stay Together also. But the rest of the album is medium.
Couple of standout tracks that are better than the rest of the album but still enjoyable all the way through as a smooth album
I don't think I'm "soulless", but it's not something I would listen to on the daily basis. Although music like that has its purposes.
Easy listening. Some good classic soul. It's exactly what you expect in a good way
Great start but seems to lack in other songs. Enjoyed, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to. I enjoyed 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'!
Romantic funky album, not bad but not really my style.
idk it’s fine. i think after playing 2 (3?) al green songs in jazz band this year i’m a little fatigued. it’s also just kinda bland
Al Green on hahmona liian pehmeä, ja hänen musiikissaan on tehty esteettisesti kyseenalaisia valintoja (hieman jazzahtavat sointuvaihdokset, vaeltelevat sähkökitarat..). En siltikään voi sanoutua irti nimibiisistä, joka houkuttelee minua ajoittain kuin käärme paratiisissa. Ja vaikka levyllä ei vaikuta olevan mitään muuta yhtä kiistattoman tehokasta, se viihdyttä loppuun saakkaa. Saattaa jopa sisältää muutaman Hyvän Kappaleen.
It's okay. The title track is easily the best song.
Al Green had a lovely voice and I was impressed by the fact that he co-wrote Let's Stay Together, which is truly a song for the ages. He doesn't have the voice of someone with a history of beating up women (guys too, but usually he had his heavies do that).
Let’s stay together is of course one of the all-time greatest soul singles and a monster track. He also does a serviceable cover of the Bee Gees’ How can you mend a broken heart. The remainder of the album is pretty generic soul though, and did not resonate as much for me.
Un bon album de soul, évidemment la meilleure pièce de l'album est Let's Stay Together. Par contre, malgré sa longueur plutôt courte, l'album m'a paru un peu long. Il manquait un petit quelque chose pour garder ça intéressant d'une pièce à l'autre. 6/10
Let's Stay Together is a tune. The rest of the album is a nice time overall.
Great music, just doesn't range very wide and songs sound similar
Good. Need to listen again.
Great selection of songs, didn't blow my mind but Al Green has an awesome voice and groove.
I had heard of a few of these songs. Pretty good!
This guy is a solid soul singer. The title track is really good!
Good listen! Enjoyed Ally Boy, but pretty standard for that genre
What an opener. Good stuff but gets a little stale for me
Preach to me, Reverend.
6/10
Half decent soul music. Bit too slow and boring in most parts though. Would flick between 2&3 stars depending on my mood, I'll give it 3 today though. 2.5*
While Al has a smooth voice, most of the songs aren't memorable.
I liked the "hits" before and I still do.
Smooth soul/R&B
Deliciously smooth with a hint of funk. Nice stuff if a little dated
buena de fondo
Klassiseen kutuiluun
Smooth listening today. After an opener as "Let's stay together" nothing comes close to topping it. The rest of the album is nice and i enjoy it but nothing really stood out. Bonus points for feeling like I'm in "Pulp Fiction" when the first song starts playing.
Chilled and smooth soul music. Nice and relaxing, if ever so slightly on the bland side. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Let's Stay Together Date listened: 17/04/23
Nothing that stood out, pleasant to listen to.
I've never really listened to soul music much; nor have I actively avoided it. It's interesting that this comes following the 2pac album from Monday because the (very brief) bits of that I could have enjoyed, if it wasn't all so awful, had some of the same vibe this album has permeating the whole thing; although this isn't so much in a different league as on a different planet! I'm listening to most of these whilst working and this is a great album to do that to. His voice is amazing, the music is spot on, the production is so crisp. The conclusion is that I loved listening to this and it's probably the first thing on here that I wouldn't have chosen to listen to but may well revisit in the future, and the possibility of that is exactly why I started doing this in the first place!
I feel like this album was mostly just included for the title track, which is fair - it’s a great song. The rest of it didn’t really move the needle for me.
álbum bem jazzy, gostosinho, curto a voz.
El començament de la trilogia per la qual seria més conegut el seu protagonista. Aquest segurament és el més fluix dels tres, però continua sent un dels clàssics del génere dels '70s. La cançó titular és imprescindible, i la resta destaca per la veu tan increïble de Green, que millora totes les composicions, incloent la versió de 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' de Bee Gees
Familiar with the title track. First impressions: smooooooth. Not much to say here. Soulful. The vocal delivery is dripping with passion. (I use the word "dripping" deliberately because what the heck is up with that typography on the album cover?) Standout tracks: Let's Stay Together, I've Never Found A Girl, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart 3.25 / 5
Contains the title track, a Bee Gees song, and seven others in very similar vein. Great voice, obvs., but as a wise man once said "stick to the Greatest Hits"
You can vibe to it, I really like the trumpets, it’s good background music, but I wouldn’t listen to it normally. Judy is a very cute and chill song. It’s my favourite song of the album.
It was good but there’s similar things which are better. 3.5/5.
Why would you EVER use that font for an album that sounds like this
very pleasant sound! 70s music always been something i would love to explore more and this is a great start, trumpets galore
Enjoyable Soul but just the standard 3 stars from me
Smooth groooooves from Al
Didn't enjoy this as much as some of the other soul albums on here
Put it on and enjoyed it. Unlikely that I will give a repeat listen any time soon.
The title track is great. After that nothing was very memorable but I liked the brass instruments and its not like Al couldn't sing. It was OK overall I guess. Probably only ever going to listen to the title track again I the future though.
Silky vocals. Nice songs. Starts strong and tails off a little.
Amazing vocals. Great songwriting that keeps you mellow throughout . . . nostalgic for me as a child of the 80s. Similar to alot of what I heard on the radio during my childhood. All of the instruments are clear and easy to hear, not at all overproduced.
Title song obviously a classic. Also Never found me a girl and How can you mend a broken heart are great.
Very pleasant to cook food to. I wasn't expecting to like this one very much
Nice, easy, listening. Not ground breaking but exactly what you want when it’s right.
Soul
More chilled than I remember, album tracks background music.
The deep, warm analog sound with his slightly scratchy beautiful voice. Great album. Solid.
Many of the reviews seems to be nondescriptive: great, classic, amazing straight 10/10 I enjoyed it, his voice is very smooth, his song has been covered millions of times, I may forget about this album soon though
Super groovy, it was great as background music while working - and I mean that as a compliment. I made the mistake of reading Al Green’s Wikipedia though. Is there a way to opt out of being recommended people with a history of domestic violence (or similar) allegations? Should I avoid Googling until afterwards, because it ruined listening to the second half of the album lol.
Amazing first song. Great vibe through the album, but couldn’t see myself listening to it again.
Classic soul, easy to listen to but I feel like it is not exactly what I want to listen to while working which is when I listen to these albums.
I recognized the title track thanks to Pulp Fiction, otherwise it all kinda just faded into background music, nothing especially stood out, but nothing was annoying either.
Little different taste for me but I can get down with some old stuff
- Pleasant listen - Floats in and out - Really nice sound - Maybe too smooth? Could benefit with more grit - Good songs: How can you mend a broken heart - Bad songs: N/A - 5/10
Fun, nice to get ready to
Awesomesauce
Quelques fulgurances
was a good listen
Pretty chill album, some good tunes
Cool.
Was Al Green a one hit wonder? I couldn’t say with any confidence whether he was or wasn’t, but I couldn’t name any other songs aside from the title track before listening to this. It will be interesting to hear the rest of the album, when the song Let’s Stay Together still gets very frequent radio play. Songs I already knew: Let’s Stay Together Favourites: Let’s Stay Together The album opens with the track we all already know. It’s easy to not realise how well composed Let’s Stay Together is, with its unusual chords and key changes dotted around, as it never sounds harsh when doing so. This, to me, is a marker of a well written song. However, the rest of the album is much less interesting. His voice stays as you would expect, but the composition stays somewhat simple for the other tracks. You can see why they leaned so heavy on the title track. Overall, I did enjoy the album but one song certainly outshines the rest by a wide margin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyfLhKeFe9U
Liked the first couple songs but lost interest as the album went on.
Too much one noted for me.
meh
Not my style, but very fun to listen to - 3.5
Funky and fun, but nothing really stuck.
Not bad
Solid throughout, but fewer highs than I was expecting. 3/5
T3B 1. Let’s Stay Together 2. Old Time Lovin’ 3. La-La for You
Not my kind of music, but I can definitely understand the appeal
6,1 Funky, but not for me
Solid. Would i listen to it on my own? Probably not. However i do not mind if this plays somewhere. It's quite chill and funky so it has it's places. There's nothing really wrong with the album it just doesn't sweep me away. Great artist.
i know this is great but most of it just doesn't move me, the lack is mine
Great for biking downtown
Bonito R&B con un par de canciones conocidas que sí son las mejores del disco, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart y Let's Stay Together. 2.5 estrellas que tengo que subir a 3 porque 2 sí es muy poco, aunque no creo volverlo a escuchar.
Good jams
Very smooth very nice
Smooth
Re para escuchar en plan cena romántica 🔥
First time listening, not bad
Classic Al.
正在听,试试吧
Pretty okay album. I love the soulful and expressive vocals from Green. My main issue is with the mixing. Everything is so understated to the point that it all blends together and feels too mushy. Also, I didn’t like how every song just faded out really quickly. Might listen again if I have to.
Al Green’s pure vision of love always inspires me. He’s just so damn wholesome, never running around playing, but seeking the natural end of love: to give himself completely to one woman for life. I love the touches of his sweet, sexy falsetto. Also this album has one of the best covers of any song ever: Green’s rendition of the Gibb brothers’ “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” I believe him when he sings.
barry white vibes, gostosinho
This is perfectly good music. It's just not anything I'd listen to all that often... BTW - I had no idea Al Green was still alive.
I love the song “Let’s stay together. The rest are fine. 7/10
One great song on an ok album.
Very competent. High 3.
Great voice of course, but I do feel he's let down by some of the material.
Pleasant enough with the classic soul sound. One absolute solid gold hit, but others are good, just not stand out.
Iskreno ne znam kojeg datuma je došao ovaj album jer ga nisam stigao tad poslušat, pa sam se malo preko historija vratio da vidim šta sam fulao. Dobar album, ništa pretjerano, ali ovako pozadinski, feel good je, i protiv toga nemam ništa.
I was hoping a lot more for this album given how good Al Green is for a singer. It just never soared when I thought it could. 3.5/5
Although I knew of "Let's Stay Together" before, I can't ignore the influence that the Pulp Fiction soundtrack added to my late teens. Yup 90s nostalgia of a 70s tune! No other standout tracks on the rest of the album, but still enjoyable contemplative easy listening.
I'm not the biggest Soul/R&B-fan, but this is quite nice. Standout: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. 3/5
Great album, a couple of real classic songs on here.
It’s a 3 from me.
Classic voice. Some really good songs. 3/5.
oh man this album. definitely 3.
I had never heard this whole thing before and was a little bit disappointed. Title track is incredible of course, but there weren't any other great ones. Nothing bad either, fine to have in the background, but probably not something I'd return to.
This is the kind of stuff that if I hear one song in a movie soundtrack I go - that sounds great. A whole album of it doesn't work as well.
detta va ikkje så verst egentlig
Let's Stay Together starts with a humdinger of a title track and then just cruises through soft, soulful pop, a genre you can listen to for ages without ever getting tired or bored of it. Not an example of best in class but a 3/5 floor for sure, doesn't rise much above it but will never let you down.
Fine, but a bit dull. Gentle, smooth listening with a bit of soul, a couple of stand out songs that elevate it to a 3, but mostly background music really.
Под работу и Солнце на улице этот альбом замечательно подходит.
The title track was the only familiar song for me from this album. It was good to hear a full album from Al Green. "I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)” and "La-La for You” grabbed my attention. Overall the album was okay.
Pretty good soul stuff!
Nice. Obviously *Pulp Fiction* has done a great job getting audiences acquainted with the 70s soul gem that gives this album its title. And I can't say the rest of the record was an unpleasant listen (half of those tracks are nicely done, there's no arguing about that). On the other hand, I'm a bit skeptical whether this album as a whole can be classified as an "essential listen", especially compared with masterworks from Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding or Stevie Wonder. Maybe this was a bad day for me to dive into a soul album, but frankly, I'm not sure what separates those tracks from Barry White stuff sometimes (apart from their diametrically opposed voices, that goes without saying). I leave this as a question mark here. Maybe with a little more time on my hands, I'll get more attuned to the subtleties of this album, who knows? Number of essential listens : more than a third so far, I've temporarily lost count here... Albums I *might* include in my final list: a quarter so far (including this one) Albums I certainly won't include in my final list: more than a third so far.
Cet album est extrêmement sympathique mais ne parviendra jamais à créer la même tension sexuelle qui inonde ceux de Marvin Gaye. Bien tenté.
Cet album n'avait aucun intérêt particulier, si ce n'est de confirmer la théorie selon laquelle pochette ignoble = mauvais album. Le seul album dérogeant à cette règle étant bien évidemment le superbe Comme une étoile de Gilbert Montagné.
Such a smooth voice, and yet seemingly such a cunt. Anyway, as a fan of rap, i separate the music from the person. This one is a bit too smooth.
Beautiful but a little slow
Bit disappointing.
I didn't find anything special about this album. It's nice and chill, but nothing more than that.
not very memmy sorry :(
Una buena voz, para un género muy de los 70. Música negra bien acompañada
Romantic sexy good vibes 3/5
Thought I was going to absolutely love this one because "Let's Stay Together" (the song) is one of my all-time faves. But that was really the only standout song on the album for me. The other songs were just meh. Giving this one a 3 purely due to that song.
Great voice, first song is the highlight. Good soul album.
okay for me...understand its impact at the time.
Not bad
3 1/2
Good soul album, he's not Marvin Gaye but he's good. I didn't know 'It ain’t no fun to me', catching and goog rhythm song.
Titillagið er vitaskuld æði og hitt er gott og ljúft grúv. Ekkert brjálæðislega eftirminnilegt samt, svona við fyrstu hlustun.
Chill stuff
Ganz chillig, bisschen aufgesetzt
Was ok, not really my genre
A little dated for me, I could appreciate the musicianship and it's place in history but not quite my jam.
A fun listen...he's got a great voice. Definitely feel-good music!
Sweet sounding record.
First half is great, amazing grooves and great vocals. Gets slower and less interesting as the album progresses.
Average enjoyment
A very short album at ~30 minutes. I listened on repeat for several hours but still feel like I didn't hear the songs. Very background-friendly.