Groovin'

It is very good 60's rock with soul music influences. I saw several people's comments that this recored sounded like a knock off of The Beatles or trying to imulate them in some way. This record came out in 67 when The Beatles released SPLHCB. Now it may just be me but this record sounds nothing like that, not sure what they were listening to. This record is very soulful and had some very iconic tunes and the band definitely had their own sound.

Too dated to decide if it was influential. Just 60s pop, nothing special. 2

Fitting that this thing still has some forgettable 60s pop in the tank as I move through the final week. I just need to draw another one-hit wonder new wave band from the 80s, and some no-name DJ's techno release from the 90s, and I'll have a nice balanced 1001 Generator meal to close things out.

5.5/10. This is so forgettable. "1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" has so many boring rock albums from the 1960's. I want more crazy shit like "Gris-Gris" on here!

An alright album, to be honest a really pleasant listen but nothing stand out stellar.

yo this has gotta be the best "generic" late 60's album. only one dud track

This one is far more than its title track, tho 'Groovin'' is one of the most profound feel-good tracks of all time. The album is all positivity: 'I'm so happy now'; 'I feel a strange, exciting thing about to be'; 'Life could be ecstasy / You and me endlessly.' Even on a song like 'I Don't Love You Anymore,' assertiveness is the name of the game: 'It's like my life had just begun.' Their cover of 'A Place in the Sun,' which more than equals Stevie Wonder's 1966 breakout, maintains the record's sanguinity. Susan Sontag once wrongly criticized Gertrude Stein for being 'all affirmation,' for not being 'where there is an adversary, a problem.' How we explore happiness constitutes an artistic conundrum, a 'problem' if you will. Felix Cavaliere and his fellow New Jerseyites are enthralling explorers of joy: 'You'll never see me complaining / 'Bout love - I'm in all the way.' Same.

Groovin’ by The Young Rascals might not have redefined the ‘60s music landscape, but it’s a fascinating gem that shows the band experimenting with soul, psychedelia, and Latin influences. While it never quite reaches the heights of its more celebrated contemporaries, its best moments—Groovin’, How Can I Be Sure, You Better Run—prove The Young Rascals were capable of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the big names of the era. It’s an album that feels slightly overlooked, a reminder that not every great album from the ‘60s became a cultural monolith—but some are still well worth discovering.

OK. Sure. At least it's not another 90 electronic album. Equally as unnecessary though.

One of positives of this exercise is the reminders of forgotten great music. And the forgotten music leads to an appreciation of an entire album not heard before. This is one of those albums.

Interesting use of instruments, some real nice songs

groooovyyyyy

2.5 - Meh

What the hell is this album cover lmao don't hate it, but it just isn't doing much for me. Seems like inoffensive wedding music

I don't think I can really remember anything from this album. I did listen to it and the music wasn't unpleasant, it just wasn't memorable Standouts Find Somebody It's Love 3/5

I knew quite a few of these songs. Felt like summer.

It was nice enough, but nothing particularly revelatory.

A solid example of its genre, though not the most famous. I had already heard How Can I Be Sure and Groovin, so I was glad to hear the rest. You Better Run was the biggest surprise, some welcome hard rockin

What an enjoyable album, I want this on vinyl for evenings when I’m thinking about life. Sure it’s reminiscent of the Beatles in a lot of ways but I don’t think in this case it is a bad thing compared to other similar sounding albums. They have their own voice here that’s representative of the time and isn’t a copycat. That’s refreshing. They touch on some beautiful motifs around love and depression and loneliness and yet I feel upbeat somehow. Groovin is a great track and find somebody eerily has a similar opening sound hard days night

I don't usually like that much 60s or 70s records but this one is quite good!

Meh

This was really pretty great -- a time capsule in the best ways.

The Young Rascals - our collective nouns for Len’s wives 4-7. 3.2

очень вайбы того времени (не стоит спрашивать какого), красиво но в одной тональности и немного барбершоп

Groovin is one of my favourite songs of all time. First listen, I didn't much care for the songs I didn't know, but this is actually a really great album start to finish

Discount Beach Boys. It's all right. 3.2

Beam me back to 1967 because this was groovy as hell!!!!!

Never listened to this album before so I'm surprised by how many classic songs there are. And a couple that I've never heard that were surprisinly good (Sueno was my favorite). For an absurdly pop LP, its pretty impressive.

Pretty forgettable 60s fare. At least it’s not British but it could’ve been

Fun rock and soul from the late '60s. They also verged on some psychedelic sounds while being very mainstream. Hard not to like this.

This may be the best distillation of 1960s popular music we’ve heard to far. There is soul, psychedelic rock, garage rock, and colorful pop all here and it works! The Young rascals packed a lot into 35 minutes.

Stupid, simple, and good. It's so Beatles-insistent that it comes across as a bit of non-serious fan material rather than anything particularly sound, but then it's legitimately kind of fun to listen to. Especially the more groovy tracks like A Girl Like You, How Can I Be Sure, and, well, Groovin'. There wasn't a single track that I disliked, though, and that justifies giving this 60s self-parody at least a 3. 3/5 Key tracks: Groovin', A Girl Like You

I like it, and it gave me a cute song to send to gravy. 4/5

Good album

Title song is great, the rest is same ol same ol.

Fell under the same vibes and got lost within the very popular zombies/turtles at the time. It was ok probably wouldn't listen again

Very simple and kinda lame. Not bad though. Wouldn't relisten

Enjoyable listen, but this album really feels like it was just made as a cash grab because of Groovin'. I don't really have a whole lot of input on this one, but I did really enjoy the organs for some reason. They scratched a part of my brain I didn't know I needed scratched. Solid listen, would listen again. But Christ what a horrific album cover.

The hit title on this was just as boring as the rest of the album.

An album that sounds so generic to its comtemporaries that I did not notice it had finished and artist radio had been playing other shitty doowop bands for forty minutes

Completely forgettable 5/10

The Beach Boys sans latent schizophrenia? Whoever mixed Find Somebody should be shot against a post. Anyway, the rest of this album was pretty forgettable. Considering the short length, I gave this a few spins and while it's a fun listen and very easy-going background music I could not look you in the eye and honestly say I remember a single song off this album.

Perhaps because we are in the middle of buying a house and moving stuff down south, my brain had no space for this - it didn’t resonate in the slightest - trusting I’ll learn something from you guys through your comments

I'm into it, and I agree; it is Groovin'. It transcends the 60s and doesn't feel tethered to that time. It's just the right amount of nostalgia.

Totally groovy. They had a moment. And wrote some songs. When things come together they really soar. Voice is great. Lyrics less so. I knew way more of these songs than I had any idea I would. Including the song Pat Benatar would cover a decade plus later. Great songs. Average album.

Overall not great, but with a couple of greats mixed in.

It doesn't sound like Beatles to me. If anything, I'd say it's inspired by reggae, although it sounds nothing like it. Much loud and annoying, but fine really

Music like this is like being molested. You don't like a bit of it even if you find yourself subconsciously tapping your foot along to the rhythm at times. At least you're happy it'll be over in a short time

i get weird vibes from this. asides, nothing horribly bad but entirely forgettable (which is worse)

This was pretty good but I feel like I’d need another listen to really figure out which songs I like

Pretty good with a couple of classic songs.

Perfectly serviceable, nothing noteworthy

Those British cats with their organs and the rocking and the rolling. Unsure why on list.

Not a lot to say about this one, didn’t particularly impress me but wasn’t poorly made either. Either I’m missing a historical element to this album or it’s just one of those albums you either get or you don’t. Just feels like it was put in here out of favour, which is fine, it’s not my book/list lol. 2.5/5

# Album Name: Groovin' # Artist: The Young Rascals # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Meh. Just ok. Nothing to see here. # Top Tunes: Groovin # Would I listen to it again? No

good clean fun!

I know the name and recognized their sound and the huge hit "Groovin'". Funny they call out "How Can I Be Sure" on the cover when that was a minor hit for them. The only song I enjoyed other than "Groovin'" was "You Better Run". Not sure how this makes the Top 1001, I didn't find much about it unique. It had a Motown production quality with vanilla radio friendly songs but nothing to make it stand out or for me to ever want to listen to it again. This one completely missed the mark for me. Aside from the one mega-hit this just didn't have the muscle, vocals, staying power or musicianship to make such a prestigious list. It was an incredibly boring album. 2 stars.

Its fine

Just more generic 60s pop rock. When will it end....

album for simps (complimentary)

Sunshine perfection with a hint of the psychedelia they would embrace. Groovin' is sublime.

Meh

A good melody

Maybe there’s some nostalgia at play, but these tunes warm my heart and get my toes tapping!

Generic 60s

Just a bit boring

Dull

Pleasant yet dull

basically what you expect from an album with this title, group name, album cover, and release year. some fun songs but nothing crazy

Ugh. Outside of You Better Run (later to be covered by Pat Benetar) this album is a fat turd. Delete this one and make room for Bill Withers on the list.

Not really aware of this band in the context of who they are. Looks like they have a couple song that I have heard hundreds of times, of which I just never knew or cared who made them. This album was fine, seems like very feel goody middle of the road late 60s American music.

Not for me. 1 recognizable song.

This is what this list is all about-- I knew a couple of songs off this album and they weren't even the best ones! have a new respect for the 60s magic of TYR.

I’m pretty impressed with this. It’s such a varied record with so much going for it, and lots of styles and genres. It says it’s psychedelic on here, but that’s only really one track among many. The rest has swells of brass, flutes and even an accordion. He has a great singing voice and it’s just generally solid throughout the whole thing.

It was the generic brand of the Beatles. Good music, but considering the time frame feels like a copy cat.

an aggressively 60s album. nothing special outside of the title track, that song fucking slaps, but everything else is just kinda fine lol

Had no idea who this was at first. The titular song I of course found out I knew. Good song. Rest of the album kind of just rolls by overall, nothing too stand out. Good album overall.

Boring

12/24/24. Liked it.

"we have the beatles at home!" the beatles at home:

diet beatles for anyone who's interested in that, i guess. not awful but really drags after a while, and the album barely cracks half an hour. favorites: a girl like you, find somebody, how can i be sure, groovin

This really fucking rocks when it goes for it, and it's a lot more authentic than popular albums that have been digitally remastered into oblivion. Reminded me of The Stone Roses in places, The White Stripes in others.

This was really good but at the same time was just pop 60s music. With a little psychedelic sounds on the second track. It was enjoyable but not ground breaking

Ok guys… I gotta say… there was a distinct lack of groovin’ on this one.

Not heard much at all from these dudes before. Great discovery. Very enjoyable, groovy (stating the obvious) pop sound. Reminds me quite a bit of Small Faces.

Kind of basic as they say blue-eyed soul music. There's some good stuff here including the hits Groovin', How Can I Be Sure, and A Girl Like You. The cover of A Place in the Sun was unexpected, but it was alright. I immediately listened to Stevie Wonder's afterwards and yeah, his is superior. This doesn't sound like a glowing album review, but I enjoy this kind of music, and I will throw it on again at some point, so I'll give it an above average 4/5.

Loved The Young Rascals. Harmonious. Only 2 surefire hits on this album (as the cover says) but a lovely start. 3.5/5

Semi hippy white boy soul with Beatles aspirations. Actually quite charming.

Never heard of this band. Based on the artwork and the year, I am really not looking forward to this. Don’t love it. Sounds like an episode of The Brady Bunch.

It's good. reminds me of the kinks and the monkees and the animals. Not quite Beatles or Beach Boys, but reminds me of them too. A lot of variation. And none of it is bad. Not only traditional rock instruments, also violins and stuff. Favorite song: you better run

3.5 groovy

Not bad, but overall pretty generic

Groovey (on a Sunday afternoon.) This one hit wonder band has three solid hits off this album. Did not know You Better Run was a YR original and is the best song. A Place In The Sun typifies the mood and feel of the Summer of love. L = (2.8*s) J = (3.3*s)

A few ok songs but too many hokey cornballs that overshadowed anything good here. The "big hit" called out on the album cover is actually terrible, the only thing worse is the cover art itself, followed closely by the band name. Nothing memorable so not sure why it makes the list, at least it was short. 1.5.

A very digestible 34 min album. Nothing great but nothing to complain about either. Although this album doesn't feature the top track "Good Loving" by these young rascals, it does have a few good tunes, "Groovin" being the next big hit. Not much praise or slam from me here...2.0.

Relatively plain and forgettable. I wouldn't call it bad but overall pretty empty. I can't see any reason I needed to hear this before I died. I came out of this listen pretty blank with little to say about which I guess is an indictment in itself. 1.81 stars

Classic

Upbeat, fun soul sound, catchy tunes. Competent soul pop.

Fine

Liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Nothing stood out as exceptional. Just good time rock.

blue eyed soul is a crazy genre but honestly I couldn’t think of a better name

Some soulful ass white dudes lol

The band was unknown to me until today. The cover seemed rather off-putting to me. At first, the album sounded like weaker Beatle covers. But then a few really nice songs came along. I could also remember Groovin'. It was nice to hear it again. Overall, the album wasn't as bad as I expected from the cover. Despite being fond of it, it's not enough to be a candidate for my daily stream. Maybe I'll listen to the album again, but probably not. 3/5

Mostly inoffensive tracks. It's fine other than the guitar on Find Somebody.

I'm pretty sure my parents liked this album. I found it to be pleasant. That's all I could come up with.

Thanksgiving Day = Mostly short songs, 35 minutes. The hits are okay, other parts sound dated.

First song and title track were standouts. It’s not quite as good as the Beatles or Monkees, but it’s still the sort of music I listened to a lot as a kid and still like. It also does feel rather varied, a bit soulful, a bit psychedelic, and this made for a light breezy listen.

So, like, I listened to this while stress-cooking for Thanksgiving, but even still, I recognized this as a good type of This Music (which is already music I like). I honestly expected to be bored of it, but I wasn't; the songs felt distinct and fun. Looking forward to listening more. 4 stars.

3 decent

Blind album and artist. I loved the flute on the last song. Super groovy and whacky but chill.

A couple solid songs. The rest was pretty good. Nothing bad.

These guys are pretty good!

Pretty boring overall

Pretty generic 60s

Good album, very enjoyable.

Groovy baby!

fine

Didn't expect much from this album and was pleasantly surprised. It combines so many traditional 1960s elements and even later stuff. It sounds bit like The Beatles, a bit like War, a bit like CCR, a bit like harder stuff and lots of R&B with latin elements. I understand perfectly why this album is on the list!

Blue-eyed soul, R&B. Está bien. Un 4.

Blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues. Correcto.

This was definitely music. Not too many doubts about that. I listened to it, after all.

Offensively inoffensive

found this grating and annoying and felt that its only relevance was its inclusion on this list and maybe it deserves to be forgotten to time !

Steady

Didn't love it

Eh, I find this sort of 60s psychedelic rock a bit tedious

I reviewed The Yardbirds’ “Roger the Engineer” recently and I felt that it was a good sum up of what the ‘60s had to offer musically, but with none of those styles being done super well. However, here, I feel like the idea that this is the ‘60s in a nutshell perfectly describes not just the musical styles of the record but the quality as well. The album just gets better and better as it goes along, with some of its most interesting cuts coming towards the end. There’s a little bit of The Kinks, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Paul Simon, all coming together to make an album filled with tons of great songs. At the end of the day, it’s just another ‘60s pop rock record, but it’s done better than a lot of the ones that make it on this list.

An era when music was music to listen, dance and groove with. Not a great album but definitely a good one.

Great Short and sweet

Milquetoast sixties pop rock/blue-eyed soul. Both things I like but I did not find this to be memorable in any way, shape or form.

Definition of "in one ear and out the other". Couldn't tell you a single thing that happened. Was fine though.

It was in fact groovin’.

Standard 60s album. The most, even.

Bits and pieces of interest but nothing that made me feel it needed to be on this list.

Groovin' is classic - didn't realize that was from them. The rest: can forget it. Same old late 60's stuff.

"Groovin'" is the third album by American rock band the Young Rascals. Blue-eyed soul is the Wiki-listed genre. It's that and a lot more. Eight of the eleven songs were released as singles. The Young Rascals included Felix Cavaliere (vocals, keyboards, organs), Eddie Brigati (vocals, percussion), Gene Cornish (guitar, vocals, bass, harmonica, percussion) and Dino Danelli (drums, percussion). Commercially, the album reached #5 in the US. A prancing piano opens "A Girl Like You." Cavaliere strong on the vocals. Soulful with the horns. Great male and female backing vocals. Here's your blue-eyed soul. A dark, edgier guitar begins "Find Somebody." A tambourine and keys. They're venturing into pyschedelia on this one. Brigati on the vocals. Three songs, three different lead singers. Gene Cornish takes the reins on "I'm So Happy Now." Excellent vocals, horn accentuated. The drumbeat and music is very poppy 60's. The first side ends with the tremendous "How Can I Be Sure." Another prancing piano intro with Brigati on lead vocals. Strings and a trumpet. Wow, they've successfully gone cabaret/baroque. The self-titled "Groovin'" opens side two. Birds singing and a more Latin American beat welcome us in this chill song. A melancholic harmonica. It's the one song I had heard the most on this album. Just in case you wondered if they can rock, exhibit "You Better Run." Pounding drums, harder-edge guitar and Cavaliere wailing. Garage rock at its finest. The album closes with "It's Love." A swirling piano and, yes, flutist Hubert Laws enters the song. An interesting jazz-rock fusion of sorts. What makes this 1001 challenge worth it is when across an album you had little to no idea about and it blows you away. I've had it happen a handful of times and this is one of those albums: a fantastic album! There is so much to like here. Three different lead vocalists, all outstanding, as are harmonies and backing vocals. Yes, blue-eyed soul but also 60's pop, garage rock, pyschedelia, Latin American beats, R&B, ballads, jazzy and cabaret/ baroque pop. Eight of eleven songs were singles but the album has a great flow. No fillers. An album everyone needs to hear.

If by "groovy" they meant "bland, unobtrusive and utterly inoffensive", they were spot on.

Leer volwassen vocabulaire ofzo amice

actually pretty solid album, the last 5 tracks were just banger after banger; 4.25

This had me Groovin’

Pretty good overall... Like the title track. As an album it's like a 3.4.

I didn't expect to care for this much, but at least musically this album avoids falling into the tropes of similar bands. I found the tracks "Find Somebody," "A Place in the Sun," and "It's Love" to be fairly enjoyable.

Like a even more chill bee gees

This reminds me of sitting on the porch or the basement with my dad back in the seventies listening to the “oldies.” If I don’t give this 5 stars, he may haunt my radio until it knocks some sense into me. Besides, this album is just plain awesome.

Decent

Well, that uhhhhh... sure was Extremely Sixties. Like, I'm not convinced I disliked it per se, but wow, yeah (also it should've got to that last track sooner).

Oh my God, i didn’t realised David Cassidy was doing a cover of How Can I Be Sure! Oh my God, this is the band that did Groovin’?? This is nice MOTR 60s pop. The variation in song styles is a good thing, which is not always the case. Would listen again.

This is perfectly serviceable for what it is, very well-produced, and exactly the sort of thing that just gets my back up - sorry, it's just not for me. Groovin' (the track) is good though, and brings back summer memories of oldies radio stations, but the rest is just... mneh. Faves: Groovin'; You Better Run

- I was going to be generous and give this 4 stars because I was satisfied with essentially everything on here and actually really into a few tracks (like the quintessential "Groovin'," but also "Find Somebody" and "If You Knew"). They just make you want to dance with the nearest person. - The feel-good soul the Young Rascals have on here is top notch. The rock pieces are good, but not as engaging. Kudos for using bizarre instrumentation at times, including an accordian and a harmonica. - I am dinging this down to 3 stars for being part of the blue-eyed soul movement, which is more than a little problematic in origin.

Álbum bem gostoso de ouvir. Apesar de ser simples, tem um clima de relaxado e alegre, e as músicas tem individualidade suficiente para não ser algo sem graça.

This album is groovin'. Great from top to bottom. Thoroughly enjoyed listening.

i very honestly did not finish this... but most labums of this caliber to me are a 3. And i don't particularly remember any of the songs i did finish as being very standout. again, just a product of its time.

Me ha parecido bastante aburrido. Prometía al principio, pero al final se ha quedado en nada. Aunque malo no es.

This exists in dome dort of musical limbo. It's not blue eyed soul, it's not psych-blues or rock. It's basically trash pop of the time

Really nice 60s Soul/RnB with some blues elements.

It’s fine. Mostly forgettable.

Middling 60s pop; I've heard lots of other groups do this sort of thing better. For so-called ‘rascals’ there wasn’t much mischief or cheeky humour - it was all a bit placid.

How many stars can you dock for a horrible album cover? The sound is alright but felt pretty average

The Jizzles. Who fucking cares. I'm not writing anything about this. Next.

Perfectly serviceable 60’s pop rock but not sure it’s that essential

Very strange album cover. The music just sounds like typical 60s pop. Nothing groundbreaking. Highlights: Groovin'

Nice example of genre, absolutely I’ll forget this entirely in a few days though. Except the cover.

Ook best wel weer een prima album! Verschillende genres die ze spelen met zelfs een nummer dat je kan kwalificeren als een soort wals?? Groovin is de ster van het album, maar ik hoor ook een soort Spaanse gitaar ofzoiets? Best wel funny! Helaas staan tussen de leuke en spannende nummers ook wel weer heel veel 13 in een dozijn rock platen... Echt, deze lijst bestaat voor 90% uit rock albums, helaas. FAVO: Find Somebody, How can I be sure, Groovin'

Very painful to listen to. Seems like an industry blow off of songs trying to capture the essence of much better artists like The Beatles and Burt Bacharach. Groovin’ and A Girl Like You are at least musically pleasant. But that drone on Find Somebody made me want to scratch my eyes out. I would not recommend this band.

I didn’t know who this was until about halfway through. But that halfway point was gold.

Sköna vibbisar o vissa helt kivoga låtar

I recognised one songs . Some of the songs almost sound like they should be in a musical . Not a huge fan

I'm a sucker for 60s pop I guess, I really like this. I don't think it's as great as some other music of it's era, but it's solid, sweet, and mixes up the instruments like a good pop album should.

Fun 60s pop

This was a nice album, I love that 60’s sound. None of the songs really stood out that much for me, apart from Groovin

Pleasant and relatively inoffensive. The inescapable shadow of the Beatles and psychedelics looms large over this and frankly every pop album from this time period. An interesting snapshot. 8/10

Ah, 60s pop. Some decent stuff here, but mostly forgettable.

Psych and Latin tinged blue eyed soul from the masters.

Sounds like a knock off from various influences, like The Beatles, Zombies and Motown, without really meshing them into anything original. Inoffensive but kinda dated and doesn't really stand out

Yep, that's 60's music alright. ... What else do you want me to say here? What else **can** I say? Like, sure, I guess it can be kinda pretty in a few spots (the title track is the best song here), but otherwise it's just... So blandly fine. I don't wanna go so far as to call it "generic," but there's really nothing here as far as I can tell. White-ass, lightly psychedelic "soul" with a cover drawn by a 6-year old. It's pleasant enough, and I don't feel mean enough to give it a 2, but goodness, if there ain't a billion other 60's albums I'd've rather spent my time with than this.

Not really much to say on this, but it's some nice soul tracks that groove nicely. 3.5 bumped to 4.

It’s a pretty good 3.5 that I’ll bump up to 4. This doesn’t really get up to a 5 for me, but with another knockout hit or two on here, in that almost timeless “would hear on a medicine commercial made for the boomers” sort of way, I think it would’ve gotten close. Regardless of that, I enjoyed this a lot – it’s very steeped in its time of people trying to catch the success of The Beatles in their own way, but this album tends to feel more original than that. The only times it misses are the moments where tracks feel a little too Beatle-y, namely “If You Knew”, which just felt aggressively OK. I just thought this was rather nice – a lot of the tracks clicked with my sensibilities, and I thought the instrumentation throughout the album was really strong. There’s a bit of bossa nova in here, some jazz, and even stuff that sounds kinda like Stevie Wonder, which adds up, considering the “A Place in the Sun” cover (by the way, a big thank you to The Young Rascals for introducing me to a new Stevie song). It’s not a great album, but it’s a very enjoyable listen, with some fun melodies, some good vocal structures, and some good vibes throughout. It’s very much a 60s album, but it’s the sort of 60s album that I enjoy. I’m fine with going up to a 4, and I’m glad it’s on the list.

This is the kind of old-timey music that gets used in commercials for prescription drugs. Catchy and inoffensive, this Blue-Eyed Soul is the foundation for vanilla artists like Simply Red and Rick Astley. Not my jam. One and a half stars. Given a half-star because I like Pat Benatar and didn't know that "You Better Run" was a cover of a song from this album.

This is what oldies radio sounded like in the 99s

Really strong album, despite only one well-known track (6, Groovin'). There are some firmly 60s vibes in places, especially with the harmonies; in others, it feels like a timeless 'crooney', loungey sound with intricate layers, incl. orchestra and horns etc. It's quite sophisticated, or at least interesting, in places.

These guys seem to be somewhat forgotten or underrated in hindsight. Some great musical variety here!

Very quaint and peaceful record. Feels like a really solid more bubblegum-pop esque album. Not really my cup of tea though.

One of those albums that is quite pleasant without really standing out. I'm kind of glad it exists. I'm happy to have heard it. But it's not exactly life changing.

A bit of Beatles, Monkees and Kinks rolled into one.

Ok

i don't like the art

Ýmislegt í þessu sem er fínt.

not offensive and pleasant enough but definitely of the late 50's/early 60's lounge rock/pop rock/psych rock stuff. These guys definitely had to be out of california.

Real solid pop music here. A traditional radio song structure. Not exactly innovative, but solid and reliable. Good melodies, good singing, good range of styles, relatable lyrics. More depth than you’d expect. No surprise there were so many singles. 4/5

It was, in fact, groovin'. I don't think I've ever heard the devastating line 'I don't love you anymore' delivered with such cheeriness. Solid songwriting and enjoyable the whole time, though lacking somewhat of a star quality for me, especially for '67

This is actually quite lovely happy-go-lucky 60s pop music.

Call me Steph the way I be throwing 3s around like it’s nuffin 😤

Legal

Pretty good. I will definitely listen to this again in the future. It’s very 1967, but that’s fine by me.

2.5

I really enjoy when I happen to own the record of the daily album. We got to listen to this one on vinyl, which I think makes it more special. The Rascals are great. Always a fun listen.

Never heard of the genre "Blue-Eyed Soul," but I love it. Effectively white dudes making soulful music. Didn't expect to find anything I recognized here, but I've heard the intro to Sueno countless times in Lost My Wallet in El Segundo. Also I do recognize the title track "Groovin'." Classic soul track. I Don't Love You Anymore reminds me a lot of some of the songs on Zappa's Freak Out (specifically Any Way the Wind Blows). Wow I did not know that Benatar's You Better Run is a cover. Both versions are solid and, while Benatar certainly took an 80s rock spin on the concept, I enjoy the messy soulfulness of this original. Surprisingly solid soulful-psych album -- 4 / 5

Hard 3.5 stars for me. Almost 4. Just a chill beach boys type of vibe. Easy listening

They really took full liberty on the use of stereo at the beginning. I almost had to switch to the mono version. Had some hints of Beatles and some Jimi in there, but it was still pretty mid. Cool album art

This album cover absolutely rules. Also tough decisions on Spotify if I want to listen to this in Mono, Spanish, or Italian. This is just a no nonsense good album from the 60s with some soul, jazz, and rock elements to it. This is the kind of music that I love when it pops up on here.

Crazy bounceback in Find Somebody. Thought my headphones were screwing with me for a sec. This was solid enough and enjoyed the psychedelic elements. High 3.

Some decent singles mixed with fairly pedestrian blue eyed soul. Groovin' is an amazing song all the same. 3.5*

Upon getting deep into Groovin' by The Young Rascals, one can pinpoint where the band shakes off the "Young" moniker and start becoming a jack-of-all-trades band who value maturity over ear piercing absurdity. This short but sweet psychedelia/soul/Latin musical patchwork is often displayed to wondrous effect in an era where the tides were changing faster than the time it took to change clothes. After this, The Rascals would look, sound and feel like a different band; they just needed to have a little bit of groove. Favorites: A Girl Like You, Find Somebody, I'm So Happy Now, Sueno, How Can I Be Sure, Groovin', I Don't Love You Anymore, A Place in the Sun.

Enjoyed the 60's vibes and fun style

85% Fav: A Girl Like You, How Can I Be Sure, Groovin', I Don't Love You Anymore, You Better Run Least: N/A Must-Hear? Yeah

Pleasant tunes, but overall pretty tepid stuff. Important to remember, I suppose, that while the late ‘60s ultimately became associated with Hendrix, the Doors, Zeppelin, etc., this is what people were actually listening to. The title track is a solid jam, and you don’t necessarily want to fault folks for being merely listenable, but when it all seems so calculated not to offend, there’s very little to recommend multiple visits.

a girl like you isch huuuere cool mega feelhood sicties motown mässig haammer. zweite song cute aber nöd meh im so happy au nice, d horns sind afoch geil sueño isch okaay how can i be sure isch chli italo 50er mässig? sie sind au mega italo amerikaner new jersey guys. aaah de chuck rainey am bass bi groovin, arif mardin het arrangiert oookY you better run isch chli rockiger, recht cool. ich find s schwankt allgemein mega zwüsched recht egale songs und meega geile moment. de song isch eecht geil etz. a place in the sun isch au so feelgood cute.

OMG 34 MIN GOD IS REAL ich hoffe s album isch besser als s albumcover ich finds na cool, d blöser gfalledmer sehr, aber es isch sochli es romcom-introlied? chli alles tönt echli eso iwie, nöd schlecht aber bö find alles chli langwilig? groovin passt schono zum ganze laid back lied han us neugier die italienisch version auno glost, schono cute aber joa I don't love you anymore findi jz no cool you better run isch chli roher a place in the sun isch kinda cute I guess aber auchli rifach so es musical-/chinderlied? puh ja alles chli langwilig und d lyrics sind iwie au alles chli klischee-60er-jahr-schnulze-lyrics ja es git es 3? han ehrlich gseit recht wenig caret um das album aber es isch au nöd schlecht dass ich es 2 chönnd verantworte

3.5 stars. Title track is the standout, great song. But the rest of the blue-eyed soul album is pretty good too. Other enjoyable tracks are "Sueno" and "It's Love".

This had some interesting songs on here, enough to justify a 3.5 I think. Not bad

It's alright, I guess. Not that much to it.

Added the title track to my faves list. Liked this well enough but probably won’t listen to any other songs again.

This has 4 tracks from a fave greatest hits albums from this era, “Time Peace”, by The Rascals (as opposed to The Young Rascals for this LP). I was vaguely familiar with a couple of other songs here, and the new to me tracks were decent enough. A highly underrated band.

Tough to imagine an album cover making a worse first impression. Let’s see how this goes. Very funny to me that this week we’ve had Revolver (two songwriting geniuses at the height of their powers), Axis: Bold as Love (innovative guitar god), and now this album that seems to have been made by a group of enterprising high school students? With the help of their band teacher, they snuck into the studio and recorded their little songs. (Looked at Wikipedia: they were all like 23, so it kinda tracks.) I was singing along to “I’m So Happy Now,” so I have to give it some credit, but wow, what a difference in the caliber of songwriting and the originality of playing from other albums this week. And I was familiar with “groovin,” but still don’t like it. This was a pretty boring, generic album. Probably a 2 but I could maybe talk myself into a 1 yet.

Grovinn' Rock from 67.

First half feels like: Mom can we have the Beetles? No we have Beetles at home. Beetles at home - this album. Just felt like a cheap knockoff at first, but they really come into their own in the second half of the album and start using really unique instrumentation. I wish they had done that the entire album but better late than never.

Raga non mi aspettavo nulla e invece che bella sorpresa. Sicuramente nulla di rivoluzionario ma il groove mi ha messo un sacco di allegria. Sono pazzo se dico che in certi punti mi hanno ricordato i Beatles?

I literally just finished listening to this about 25 minutes ago, and I already can't remember anything about it. If this was any more middle-of-the-road, it'd be made by Armco.

Another pleasant album with two or three cracking good songs. But it's another where I'm left wonder if it's really deserving of its place here.

Listened Before? N Like, some nice groovy 60s stuff, mannn. This was pretty good but overall pretty similar to other artists of the time. The big hit here - Groovin' - is nice, but I actually enjoyed the other single - How Can I Be Sure - Better. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: How Can I Be Sure

Dobre, nic wyjątkowego ale do posłuchania jak najbardziej się nadaję

good vibes

A rather unremarkable album, which isn't a bad thing. The sound is a bit dated but there weren't any songs I was dying to skip. Short album, quick songs. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

This is just a lot of 60's-style vaguely folky rock, with clumsy use of stereo. At least one track where I thought, "Oh, hey, that's where this is from." But overall kinda meh.

ihan säänkestävää.. ja mukava vokalisti herra

Honestly sounds kind of like some basic 60s pop rock. There were a couple moments that caught my attention and it's very easy listening but overall is was an inoffensive record that was a little boring to me.

This was fun! Kind of cool pop rock album. I liked the love songs and the groovy brass at points. Honestly, nothing really stood blew me away but I understand why this music was important at the time.

Better than I expected, but not memorable.

i'm sure this was worth hearing, i just found it completely forgettable. i wish i had more to say about it, but i really just don't. i honestly doubt i'll remember 10 minutes from now what any of those tracks sounded like - and that makes me sad, because those guys obviously worked hard to make this album. hopefully i'm in the minority on this one

Started off pretty well, then got to track 5 (How Can I Be Sure) which had me reaching for the skip button. A few more of these before finishing off better with You Better Run. Overall, a few decent tracks in the style of the Beatles or the Kinks, plus some absolute dross

Groovin' is inoffensive 60s easy listening, fine for a Sunday morning, not good enough for the list, another 2. Won't remember it by this afternoon.

This is fine, pretty generic sixties stuff. Most of this stuff feels like it's been done a lot better and a lot tighter elsewhere. Nothing wrong with it, but it's mostly forgettable. How Can I Be Sure and the title track are decent enough, but not enough that I'll deliberately come back to them. 2/5.

Competent and pleasant, with a few distinctly solid tracks. Just not mindblowing or essential. 3.5/5

Good listen. Def had that 60's vibe. Not really at all cartoonish/silly as the cover art might suggest.

The Little Rascals > The Young Rascals

Fun 60s pop. Enjoyed. 4/5

Boring.

It’s perfectly fine 60’s pop/rock music.

Inoffensive and fun, easy listening

Эмоционально трогательная музыка, очень мягкая

Replacement level 60s soul pop with all the edge of the Sesame Street house band.

139/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Got damn

Enjoyable but has some misses

Beatles ripoff (complimentary)

They were very upbeat back in the day. And mono. Apart from the part track with jazz flute there was very little that grabbed me.

Typically 60’s. Not quite as harminic as The Beach Boys, not as funny as The Monkeys and certainly not The Beatles.

Started weak and ended strong. Might have to relisten just for how much my opinion changed.

Enjoyed this. Pretty fun and a handful of bangers

Not bad, but fairly unremarkable soul-inflected rock.

Some great songs here. How Can I Be Sure, I Don't Love You Anymore and It's Love are my favourites.

There were some good things in there, but i couldn’t shake the thought that I’d rather be listening to the beatles

The only rascals album I ever owned was the greatest hits, which i love every song on. But this brings a different feel. One that is more varied I think. Going to go buy this one on vinyl as listen to it. Great album.

groovin' the young rascals 1967 1. a girl like you: 7.5/10 2. find somebody: 6/10 3. i'm so happy now: 6/10 4. sueno: 5.5/10 5. how can i be sure: 7.5/10 6. groovin': 6.5/10 7. if you knew: 5/10 8. i don't love you anymore: 6/10 9. you better run: 7/10 10. a place in the sun: 7.5/10 11. it's love: 7/10 overall rating: 6.5/10

Another great album. I quite like a lot of these 'older' albums from the 60's and 70's as the artists didn't feel the need to pad the album out with shite. Very often the best albums are the ones with 8 to 12 strong tracks that leave you wanting more.

Nice listen will check again 7/10. Psychedelic grooves but sweet

So 60's, so dated...

Offbrand Beatles, don't really understand what impact this had on music history to make the list.

This is so very very 60s with a lovely orchestral punch! The guitar work is intricate and the whole vibe is airy. I like it but don't love it

Some good ones on this album. Very enjoyable and really not too 60’s ish.

Mid de chez mid, du pain blanc humecté de lait

jooh tämmönen albumi joka on vähintään viisi vuotta myöhässä ja jossa on yksi tai kaksi tunnettua biisiä jonka takia tähän listalle paneskeltu.. tässä se huono puoli että ne tunnetut biisit ovat aika paskoja mutta ympäröivät tukibiisit pelastaa tätä albumia pikkussen. elisiis semitäyttä kuraa... tykkään laulajassta osittain. myös.. young rascals voi näitä vintiöitä... tekivät anteeksiantamattomia rikoksia hehheh... noh pojat on poikia... دَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ آمِينبَانَا الذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، لِيَتَقَدَّسَ اسْمُكَ لِيَأْتِ مَلَكُوتُكَ لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَتُكَ فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا السَّمَاءِ اعْطِنَا خُبْزَنَا اليَوْمِيَّ اعْفِنَا فِي مِمَّا عَلَيْنَا فَقَدْ أَعْفَيْنَا نَحْنُ أيَضاً مَنْ لَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ تُدْخِلْنَا فِي تَجْرِبَةٍ لَكِنْ نَجِّنَا مِنَ الشِّرِّيرِ لأَنَّ لَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَالْقُوَّةَ وَالْمَجْدَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ آمِين i dont love you anymore

Some really nice songs

Kinda wish they’d stick with one drama, and not put psychedelic rock and soul music on the same album, but some good tunes.

60's pop-rock isn't usually in my wheelhouse, but I found myself really enjoying this album.

Groovy

Well I loved it. Might be considered boring but Groovin’ is just perfect. A masterclass for songs to get stuck in your head.

This music is non-offensive and little dull. I'm glad to have heard of them, but I won't be revisiting this album any time soon. 2.5/5

Not enough groovin and a little all over the place but still an enjoyable 60s beatles wannabe album

Vibing with the sound from the get-go, 3 tracks so far that I think were really good. Solid.

Meh. Hasn’t really aged well, just sounds like the beach boys

Eh, did not have a lot of expectations with that album cover. Turns out it was alright! Pretty cool.

Actually pretty good. Not mind blowing but genuinely listenable.

New kid to the group. Hi guys! Seems a mix of styes across songs. Some blues influence, some 60s West Coast reverb in the guitars, some East Coast beach music. Find Somebody is the standout with that first note evoking U2’s Desire, the Safaries, or the opening scene of a Tarantino movie

A couple of classics on this album, How Can I Be Sure and Groovin’ but overall a bit blase ….

So I was aware of this band as I was coming of age in the mid-70’s, but was never a fan of late 60’s pop, and had never listened to this album before – so it was a good exercise… Pros - I was worried when “A Girl Like You” & “I’m So Happy Now” comprised 2 of the first 3 tracks, as that stereotypical, late 60’s pop sound with the “required” pre-arranged pop brass charts just grates on my musical nerves – but thankfully those were the only poor tracks on the album… - I liked the diversity outside of the 2 mentioned above, as it seemed like they were experimenting – and I always appreciate that… - The 3 hits from this album were really well done for its time, and I gave all 3 of them 5-stars out of 7 on my ranking scale, so – - “How Can I Be Sure” - “Groovin” - “You Better Run” The last of the 3, was the original to the definitive version that Pat Benatar would record on her “Crimes Of Passion” album in 1980 – which was stunningly good, but kudos to the Young Rascals for creating it in the first place… Cons - The album was recorded in mono, and I get it was the late 60’s but, but that was kind of a drag… - The lyrical content outside of the hits, is absolutely dreadful schlock… The basic theme of the songs from start-to-finish is – - I’m looking for someone like you… - Okay, I found somebody… - Yay – let’s get married now… - Oh no – maybe I’m having some second thoughts… - Wait, maybe it’ll be okay… - Well I guess now we’ll just be groovin’… - Oh wait – maybe I really don’t think I love you anymore… - Uh – I’m pissed, so you better run and get away from me… Ugh… Anyways, based on the 3 top-shelf songs, combined with the creativity and diversity displayed throughout the album, I’m gonna give this a solid 3…

place in the sun was good. otherwise a feel good hippie album

non è male, ci mancherebbe, ma secondo me è dimenticabile e ricorda molto tutte quelle band che, visto il successo dei Beatles, hanno cercato di scopiazzarli come potevano. non mi ha lasciato niente e mi scorderò sicuro di averlo ascoltato, di conseguenza non provo sentimenti forti a riguardo. un tre politico.

Classico album degli anni ‘60 un po’ sulla scia dei Beatles. Diciamo che fa il suo lavoro.

Raga non mi aspettavo nulla e invece che bella sorpresa. Sicuramente nulla di rivoluzionario ma il groove mi ha messo un sacco di allegria. Sono pazzo se dico che in certi punti mi hanno ricordato i Beatles?

It's got the hit single "Groovin'"... and that's about it. Gets overly sappy at times and the rest is your run of the mill 60s pop & blue-eyed soul music.

It was okay. I knew a song or two, but, the late 60s hippy folk scene doesn't butter my bread as much as others.

Very nice

Spent most of my time while listening to this album figuring out whether I hated it or really hated it…..turns out I just hated it

A very basic 60s pop album. It isn't bad, but I also just don't feel anything for it. It's average to the point I'll likely forget I ever listened to it.

ziemlich chilliges 60s album

One struggles to hear much that's interesting or subtle, though it's likable enough here and there ("Sueno"). There's schmaltzy vibe that's common in '60s mainstream pop (see accordion + strings + horns on "How Can I Be Sure," which has intriguing-ish open but then goes sideways). This is borderline square, like the '50s and '60s were still doing battle, like you can judge this particular book by its cover. Bottom line: this doesn't belong on this list. And anyway one has long preferred the Dead's version of "Good Lovin'," which sounds so much better despite being a to-the-note replica.

Favorite tracks: Find somebody, It's love

It was ok for what it was. 60s pop is not my thing

I grew up in the era when this type of music was popular so I could get on board with this. Some pretty good songs, some filler but overall enjoyable.

I would not have been able to tell you any of the songs from these guys, but I have recognized, How Can I Be Sure, Groovin, and I don't Love You Anymore. I like the sound of the voice. Reminds me of some of those black bands like Delphonics. The whole album has had that sound. You Better Run is good too! A little angry and harder rock sound. Wouldn't have thought this would have gotten more than a 3 but this is a solid 4!

OK, a bit dated

This sounds like a cross between Parquet Courts and the Wiggles, but without the best parts of both. I am sure at the time it was a great record, but it now sounds cliched. There’s a couple of well-known tracks here, but a lot of filler.

I'd never heard of this and was very pleasantly surprised. A great sound (of its time) and some brilliant songs.

4, realmente estaba groovin

Based on the cover art I figured I would really be bored by this. I was definitely wrong. This is solid blue eyed soul with more interesting things going on instrumentally than I would have expected. I'm probably not coming back to it, so if can't really get above a 3 for me. That score is not disparaging here though. Solid.

Oldies. Recognized a couple. Largely forgettable

Grooving’ but at what cost This was passable and relaxing but further proves how ahead of their time the Beatles were

I was a little surprised how much I enjoyed this album, it was a 3 that turned into a 4 for me.

Title track was good and had some other decent songs and some not so much….