Let's Stay Together

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Alan Greenspan’s side project? Who even is Alan Greenspan? My mind is a kaleidoscope of unfinished references. I can’t imagine this one will go my way today. I also don’t know why the text is dripping down the wall. I think it’s a 1972 graphic design attempt at graffiti. Mission accomplished fellas. Now hit it, Al. Oooh this was a sample somewhere. This song is mostly boring. Not my genre. Music to be played in the background at gentrified coffee shops. I’m asleep. I am dreaming of a musical album that was created for the purpose of releasing a real emotion and was not intended to be put on the shelf next to other music like a product. This one tries to wake me up. The music is fine. I can’t hate it, I just don’t really care. What is this feeling? It’s apathy. Al-Pathy™️. Actually. I don’t trademark it. You can have it, Al. Call your fans the Al-Pathetics. Sell merch. Holy hell this is even sleepier. I don’t know if it’s because I waited until later in the day, but yeesh. I’m just spent. Old time boredom. We’re attempting to wake up. The bass is nice here. The stereo backing vocals scared the shit out of me for some reason. So. I’m big time jacked now. Al is a virgin. Oh wait. LIKE you do. I see. Well, virgin or not, this song is fine. I like the weird fast talking part. That seems different. But this is a sway song. I’m sure some people have really good or bad memories associated with this. I just hear an attempted prom song. Oh hey. Poor Judy. Why do you have to sing directly to a person via a mass release? Are all these songs about Judy? Why isn’t the album called Judy? Or Songs for Judy? Nobody says, “meeting my girlfriend was a real hip thing” anymore and that’s the real tragedy here. It ain’t too much fun to me either, Big Al. Take us home. I know everybody really liked the “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack. It was different for the time, and it accompanied the well-received blockbuster film in an interesting way. At least that was the perception while the marvel franchise still had goodwill with the populace. It seems like everybody hates them now, but who’s keeping track? I never really liked the playlist and it dragged worse with each passing summer, having to hear the same 70’s pop/soul songs everywhere. This is a collection of songs that would fit right at home on that list, and I felt the same exasperation during Al Green’s plea to stay together. Tracks that may have hit stronger in 1972, are now sappy love songs that are completely arid after being milked dry for 50 years. None of these songs are “bad” per se, but the album just has nothing strong to offer me in 2025. It’s a listenable album and that’s what it was designed to be, but listenable and passive music is not why I’m here. Hey Al?Maybe we should see other people. It’s not you. It’s me. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: One big chunk of mediocrity.

Not bad. My appreciation for soul is limited.

I liked it in a general sorta way. Not terrible, but not my thing for sure.

Meh

Artiste inconnu. Belle voix, mais les morceaux ne m'intéressent pas trop. =>2/5

It's quite nice, but I'm not keen on his voice. I wouldn't rush back to this one.

Thought this was going to be a slam dunk 3, mebbee a 4. Caught me on an off day?

Sounds like generic sheets slow jam

I like his voice, sorta, but it feels shallow and thin, 2 stars

Вот вроде душевно, а искринки не нашел все равно.

This sounded like “grown-up music when I was little” and reading the Wikipedia page for the singer didn’t help…

This made no impression on me at all. Boring.

It's the pulp fiction song!

Great talent. Decent album

Meh.... I guess it was OK. I really couldn't care less whether I ever hear this again or not. Let's Stay Together, the best song, is so overplayed that it's worn out it's welcome. 2.5/5

First song good. Not rest.

A smooth style and nice voice. Overall a fine time with this album, but not much more than that

Middle

Saai saai aaaaaai

yes

Only know the one song. Pretty groovy. I don’t see me asking Alexa to play this one after listening but I can see why it’s on the list.

Just okay

Didn’t really enjoy it that much after a few listens

bastante monótono.

I'm not a fan of RnB in general, but this 70s version feels very overplayed in movies etc. Sounds like I've heard it all before too much. It's not terrible though. Fav track: Old Time Lovin'

paia

objectively, this is a near-perfect representation of the early 70s blues-gospel-soul-funk marination. it's hard to fault as a contributor to this scene: great soul harmonies, melancholic guitar, jabbing horns, even an organ. if you are looking for the pinnacle of the al green sound, and the sounds of this genre, look no further. personally, al green always feels like an artist I am supposed to love, but I can't quite get there. sure I like many of his songs (many of which I discovered studying samples), but I can't help but feel like you had to be there when this all came out to fully appreciate the artistry and what his work meant. i'm sure many love this album, and it is iconic, but I found myself wanting to skip most tracks. imo he has better albums with better songs ("livin' for you" and "i'm still in love with you" namely). best songs: so you're leaving, judy worst songs: let's stay together

Easy listening typical AL Green with 2 of his biggest hits.

It Ain’t No Fun to Me is worth holding on for. That bass/beat is something else from the rest of the album.

Amazing voice, only liked the first song though

2/5

I'm team Marvin Gaye. This did not get me groovin like I was expecting. Couple good ones but overall a flop.

First song is an absolute classic. Unfortunately the rest of the album isn't as strong and doesn't do enough for me to give it any high praise. It's a solid entry but nothing special. 2.25 stars.

2.5

Voice like butter on a warm non-stick. I found many of the arrangements tedious, though.

Sounds like a muppet.

Good sounds, just not my taste

It's fine. All the sexy hits, but by 72 it's a derivative of a throw back Era. All the style and class, dripping in backup singers bit it's over. Falls in the face of the new consciousness and direction of 1972 and where music of all styles was going. Motown in the face of Hendrix and Floyd.

I thought I’d like this more than I did. Kinda boring, tbh.

Not my cup of tea wie man so schön sagt

Objectively, this seems to deserve to be on the 1001 list. Some of the backing instrumentals are solid. But man, I don't like soul. I dropped out on the third song.

Decent background music.

Not a fan, but not bad

Ok

One or 2 great songs. Not my thing

Im not really a soul music fan, so this didn't do it for me. No doubt he could sing though, and backed by some decent musicians, im sure this is a fine album to the right audience.

Lovely voice but the songs passed me by

first track is awesome but after the first couple it quickly plummets into fairly generic 70s rnb

Hmm.. ok classic soul, but without really standing out as anything special

It's good background music for a sunny day.

2*

One classic track the rest was me'h

Jokainen biisi loppuu häivytykseen, joten tulee olo, että tyypit ei osaa lopettaa biisejä. Kuten eivät myös tehdä kuin saman kaavan biisejä. Ihan jeesejä nyllä, mutta tylsää.

2.4

Almost liked it but not quite.

He looks young in the picture

Kutumusaa ilman kutemista ei oikein jaksa kuunnella. Toki omassa genressäänkin jää kauaksi kärjestä.

Regular

I was eager to hear this, but ultimately disappointed by the redundancy—every song is essentially the same. At least the Bee Gees cover spiced up the set.

Sigh. It was fine. Not my genre of choice, was quite bored by it. Best tracks: Let’s Stay Together, So You’re Leaving Worst track: I’ve never found a girl, How can you mend a broken heart , Judy

Für so Jazz motiviert es zu wenig zum Tanzen. Könnte geil sein, aber ist dann doch ein Ticken zu langweilig

Soul is one of my least favourite genres, so I never would have listened to this album on my own and I probably wouldn't listen to it again. The vocals were amazing, the instrumentation was solid, and the vibes were good, but it's just not for me. Best tracks: La-La For You and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.

Enjoyable for sure, but not going to pop up in my regular rotation!

Not bad but didn't blow me away. Pretty enjoyable overall.

Pretty bland stuff, not my bag.

Not terrible, but nothing really stood out for me.

Aika hyvä

not a big fan of this album to be honest, I like a few of the songs though

I get it. Decent. Will I ever listen again? Very unlikely.

A great voice but not an album I enjoyed that much apart from the title track.

One hit album.

I'm sorry, but nah. This album activates my fight-or-flight response.

Not really my vibe... But I could appreciate a few of the songs.

Just not my style.

I love Al but I didn't love this.

Kjedelig

All of the songs sort of blend into each other. The second a song ends and another begins I've already forgotten what it sounds like. Nice background noise, not much else

Heureusement qu'il y a Let's stay together, sinon c'est juste un album de soul qui s'écoute en background

No doubting Al's got a great voice and the opener is a great track. Otherwise all a bit soul-by-numbers for me.

Meh

I only knew the first, homonymous song of the album, from Tarantino's classic "Pulp Fiction". Apart from that, the album was chill, but not worth any more words from me.

How can you mend a broken ❤️‍🩹? You listen to Al Green . He did a great job creating life long love songs. He got better with age, like a fine 🍷

escrevi 500 vezes isso, o site fica apagando. o álbum é okay, muito meloso de amor. a primeira música é okay, a voz do al é brincalhona, tem coro, saxofone come solto no coro. próximo

I like the title track quite a lot. The rest I am completely indifferent to…meh.

This soul album from the 70's is Al Green's fourth. It is critically acclaimed for the beautiful soul music and Al Green's smooth lyrics & golden voice. I enjoyed this album, but it's not something I would listen to normally.

As with some of the others, excellent vocalist and I like the music accompaniment. However, the genre just doesn't do it for me.

One good song (because it was in Pulp Fiction), the rest - boring

Мне такое впринцпе неособо нравится

one song is enough

No enganchó.

Empezó bien pero para durar media hora aburrió muy pronto.

Głos jego mi się nie podoba ://

This is pretty bland. It's not awful, but even at half an hour (including two covers) it's too long. 2/5.

Not for me

Wife beater? 1 star

No

music by an african american for african americans just doesn't appeal to me. why is it in the list ?

Slow, decent but not as much my vibe

No points from me wife beater

Not my taste in music

Fine soul album

Not my stuff

Let's yawn together.

1. together - 2 2. la la - 1 3. leaving - 1 4. feeling - 1 5. time - 1 6. girl - 1 7. heart - 2.5 8. judy - 1.5 9. fun - 1

it's sweet but not my vibe

Great title track. Otherwise quite dull. Some nice brass lines but other than the title track there’s nothing memorable.

Not a fan

Would have hated this album when it was released as Soul music was not what I liked at all. I would like to think that as I’ve matured I can appreciate this music for what it is. No doubt it is a Soul classic and the title track is a well known song immediately recognisable. But I need to be honest and as much as I try to analyse this album and look for the good things, but for me beyond that title track there is nothing. 1/5 12/8/24

So, a Barry white knockoff? Just with a higher voice? Pass

Let's Stay Together is great. I also really like, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - but it is a Bee Gees cover, so -1. The rest of the album isn't noteworthy. Sorry Reverend.

Expected to really dislike this, but thought it started ok. It soon got too much though and I was pretty bored fairly quickly. 1.5. soul just isn't my thing

I'm not american. I have no connection to this kind of music. I don't understand it. Al Green is a violent piece of shit. His voice is ridiculous. This music is just incredibly boring and uninspired. What's he even singing about? Completely trite trash. I actively hate this album.

God this is boring.

ALBUM 1 2.14.2024 1) Let's Stay Together Very slow and tedious. I don't know why this was listened to more than 500k on Spotify. The singer's voice was inaudible, maybe because it was recorded in 1972, I don't know. 2) La-La For You Even worse than the previous one. It sounds like a lullaby for kids rather than an actual song for an audience with a taste and consciousness. 3) So You're Leaving? I wish, but I have just started this 1001 albums thing, and I'm not letting a boring album discourage me from day one. 4) What Is This Feeling Boredom, I'm telling you. And he's starting to sound high. 5) Old Time Lovin' I'm running out of creative ways to express how boring each song is. They all sound the same but more insufferable than the previous one. 6) I've Never Found A Girl Duh. If a guy looked me in the eye and said that he wrote this album for me, I would get plastic surgery and change my personality and everything else he liked about me. My gender included. 7) How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? How can you mend my Spotify recommendations after I listened to this album? 8) Judy My girl Judy, may God have mercy on you because his voice ain't gonna. 9) It Ain't No Fun For Me My thoughts about this album. But not necessarily for this song. I won't say I liked it, but I wouldn't change stations if it came up on the radio. But no, of course the only toleratable song had to be the last track in the album and the least played song on Spotify. OVERALL: Not a great start to my journey of 1001 albums. I could only listen to the songs halfway. I definitely could have died without listening to this album. Inaudible singer, bland lyrics, no emotion, toleratable instrumentation. If this album is one of the best of blues, I don't think I will ever listen to blues willingly.

Einschläfernder Soul.

Eine Kater wimmert zu leisen Klaviertönen über seine Probleme mit dem anderen Geschlecht. Es kommt kaum Power oder Begeisterung bei soviel „uuuuuuh“, „ wääää“ und „iiiiiij“ rüber. Manche nennen es Blues or Soul; ich fand es nur Zeitverschwendung.

Soul ist nicht mein Geschmack. Dieses weichgespülte und der monotone Rythmus…langweilig

Not my music

not my kind of soul

Snooze

didn't listen to all of it because it was horse bollocks

Some fun guitar stuff going on but not my style of music

nah

Sometimes I can't sleep at night. I think I might have found a solution to my problem.