Groovin'

Overall, this is an enjoyable album. It’s inoffensive but became a bit uninteresting at points - I loved it as background music, though. It is interesting that some of the songs went on to be covered by other famous artists - clearly there is some draw to these songs. Favorite tracks: A Place In The Sun; It’s Love. 3/5.

Mooi plaatje eigenlijk wel!

Prettige sound wel

Zo, dat was snel voorbij. Heeft geen duidelijke indruk bij me achtergelaten, maar was zeker ook niet vervelend.

Great oldies album. Brings back great memories of listening to the golden oldies station as a kid! TBz 1. Groovin’ 2. How Can I Be Sure 3. It’s Love 4. I Don’t Love You Anymore

Solid album. Reminds me a lot of The Righteous Brothers, Beatles and The Beach Boys at times. The only song I didn't like on the album was "I'm so Happy Now" and besides that the album is really good. Standout tracks were "Sueno", It's Love", I Don't Love You Anymore" and "A Girl Like You". Overall nothing mind-blowing but still a nice, easy to listen to album. 8/10

Groovin' is a classic! Good album. Easy listening. Inoffensive.

This album is like eating stale tortilla chips. It's not technically the worst experience, but just kind of a nothing gained, nothing lost experience. I believe that being completely devoid of interest is the largest mistake a piece of music could succumb to. If something tries to accomplish something but fails, at least there was an effort to do something greater, while this album just feels like something that has been created, and I have no dislike or like for it. The only issue I have so far (not the creator of the website's fault, rather the author of the book's) is that they seem to think old = better. While this may be partially true, I think there should be less of a bias towards older music.

groovin is right

This one surprised me. I really enjoyed the blue-eyed soul this group brought, and songs like “Groovin’” are still fun to listen to. The whole album is a pretty breezy experience, with a couple filler tracks that bring it down a little.

Estuvo ok, pero solo me quedo con una canción: Groovin'

Blue-eyed soul, R&B. Está bien. Un 4.

Ok

sempre que eu recebo um album dos anos 60 de uma banda que eu nunca ouvi falar eu percebo o quão vasto e cheio essa decada foi. o mais incrivel é que ate a mais obscura banda desse tempo tem algo a adicionar pra musica do futuro. isso soa e se parece ate como um album não lançado do the kinks em pareceria com os beach boys, são melodias que lembram, escolha de instrumental, vocais etc. em geral um album ok, mas eu ja tive minha dose de verão do amor nessa vida.

An aptly named album. This is some above average music that grooves. It has some enjoyable soul components to the overall pop sound that ruled the 60s. This wasn’t overtly poppy and kind of meshed between The Beach Boys and soul music. It’s a really enjoyable mesh of genres that should’ve been recreated more often. This is worth revisiting. 6.9/10 (nice)

Mellow album with some nice vocals, good for a scary sunday and I would say original for the 60s. 7.5/10

beatles clone #4080

A bit of everything. Fun with it. Interesting cover of A place in the sun - I had only heard this on one of the Trojan compilations before. Didn't expect to hear it with an organ backing!

Fun album!

That vibrato is something else. Also the nicest breakup song ever, barf

This album is great! I will definitely be listening to this again.

Quite easy to listen to and Groovin’ is a classic song. I don’t know if this is an album that everyone “has to hear” so I’m not rating it that high.

This album was a fun listen! I can see why Groovin’ is favorite from this album. Added a few songs to my oldies playlist.

Haven't finished listening to this one yet, actually, but it seems pretty good.

Pretty good

Cool album, really enjoyed it as a whole this morning. Maybe not quite worthy for a 4/5, i think it lacks a wow factor. I will give it a 4/5 just because it is from '67, and is impressive for the time. Also interesting, how the titles in the album follow a love and breakup story, when listened in order.

This is a well written and performed record. Nothing too special about it in my opinion and there were certainly more ambitious projects released in '67. I think the title track is my favourite but there are some other gems here and there. Personal Enjoyment - 8.5 Songwriting - 7.5 Lyrics - 7.5 Originality - 7.5 Production Value - 9 Artwork - 8 Overall - 7.9

I was digging this - a 3.5 that gets rounded up.

So very sixties.

В целом довольно невзрачный альбом, но есть несколько НО: 1. очень много жанров внутри, но абсолютно не разрушена целостность альбома 2. хочется выделить If You Knew, You Better Run и A Place in the Sun; классные треки 3. есть ощущение, что он кажется не столь интересным, потому что там много приемов, которые в современном контексте кажутся моветоном. у меня создается ощущение, что тогда это было свежо, классно и интересно. я поставлю 2++, но не 3. не могу рекомендовать альбом к прослушиванию, но отдельные треки из него точно стоят внимания

Довольно легкий вайбовый альбом из 60-ых. Мило, окунулся в ту атмосферу

Всё ещё убеждён в своей теории, что они добавили примерно одинаковое количество альбомов из каждого десятилетия. Ну и этот альбом явно прицепом шёл, для количества. Ну он хороший, легенький, ненапряжный, без лишних перегрузов композиционных. Что-то похожее на Beatles, если бы они писали только баллады о любви. Но блин, не знаю, ничего примечательного в этом альбоме нет. Его даже тяжело до конца дослушать, песни чересчур однообразные. Ну и вспоминая, что это 1967 год, тут есть проблемы со звуком: он слушабален, но не идеален и периодически слышны мелкие огрехи, которые были либо допущены во время записи на физический носитель, либо во время оцифровки. То есть это не проблема в скиллах музыкантов, это просто косяки с записью ввиду несовершенства оборудования. Можно этот альбом пропустить вполне.

Ну альбомчик позитивный, придает настроения, но не сказать, чтобы оч зацепил, 3+

This album feels like a greatest hits album to me. There are a couple of weak tracks, but the Young Rascals put their stamp on blue-eyed soul here. Granted, it's like eating cotton candy and there isn't a ton of depth here, but I think that can be said for a lot of bands in the 1960's who were churning out pop hits.

Groovin' is the third album by American rock band The Young Rascals. It was a popular release for the band as the album and the title track charted well. This album also showcased the band's first steps into the psychedelic genre that they would explore further on later albums. Overall, this was a great rock album from the late 60's that lets a listener hear the early styles of rhythm and blues and the newer style (at the time) of psychedelic rock.

It’s peasant enough.It’s not very memorable it’s nice 60s rock/pop with nothing horrible.Nothing amazing either though.

solid

More old music that's on here because everyone has heard the song Groovin so obviously the entire album is so special you must hear it, right? Right? Nope. Just the same boring and bland old music with one track that got popular and surrounded by filler.

Ok. First listen to this. Surprised how many songs leapt out. Very dynamic style. Of course groovin' is one I knew but I'd say I probably didn't know the other tracks. Enjoyed it.

I hadn’t heard of the Young Rascals before, but I love the band name and I think the album art is great. Music from 60s-70s seem to have been a generally safe bet with me so far, so let’s find out if I can add another album to that! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: A Girl Like You, Groovin’ I felt pretty certain after the first track that I was going to like this. I wasn’t wrong. This had the kind of feel-good vibe that I also get from the Monkees. It was a great album to just sit back and have fun listening to. It’s not the kind of album to change your life or turn you into a philosopher, but it’s frankly enjoyable and that’s the main point of music in my humble little opinion. I’ll definitely be keeping the Young Rascals in mind for playlists when hanging out with friends.

easy to listen to

A diverting album with great production. Sort of like The Zombies meets Tom Jones.

Like a poor man's Beatles... without the killer riffs.

White Soul awesomeness

Humm it was ok.

Yea sure this is music. Pleasant even.

I had no idea that Tribe Called Quest sampled Sueño. That was the first thing that really piqued my interest here. Everything else here was good, and Groovin'is a jam, but nothing really stands out. 6/10

This album doesn’t provide anything new. It’s very fun and “groovy”, but it has all been done before, sometimes by the same band, sometimes even just earlier in the album. 3/5

Did we really need another Beatles ripoff in 1967?

Blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues. Correcto.3

I didn't find much inspiring about this music

Does groove

Meh, kinda boring. Grooving was OK. Not my style. PS - Search for "The Rascals" on Spotify not "The Young Rascals" to see the full discography.

Them youngsters go alright. Nice driving tunes

Some cool calm and collected 60s groovy rock. Not overly memorable but nice.

Holy cow! Such an amazing collection of songs... This is a killer album, and I'm adding it to my library for repeated listens.

This was just really solid. Loved every song. Great listen.

This is definitely a Beatles era boy band/soft rock/ love ballad fest but this is definitely one of the better ones. Probably the first one of these that actually stuck out to me and they are indeed… groovin

Se laisse écouter, du bon soul des 60s.

Very enjoyable album. I liked the 60s soul sound.

Parece Beatles

Not my favourite

Typical 60s pop. Nothing special, I think I recognized the title track Groovin'

I liked one song a lot, but the others were just kind of generic early Beatles knock-off music. Sorry not sorry.

Приятный альбом, хорошо сочетается что-то от грува и регги вместе с музыкой 60-ых типа Beach Boys и The Beatles.

Includes one of my favourite ever tunes, so gets an extra star for that - and for generally being funky in a good white boy way

Quite enjoyed this album. Probably won't listen again often, but was good enough to listen again to.

Pretty groovin' but not /very/ groovin', if you know what I mean?

Dull as dishwater. Such a fruitful decade full of pop in its pomp and drug fuelled experimentalism and all the Young Rascals can provide are generic 3 min long filler tracks

Strange album, a few solid R&B tracks, a bit of 60s mod, a bit of housewives choice crooning. Don't think I'll be returning, but 'A Girl Like You' will fit fine on a Psych Northern Soul playlist (if such a thing exists).

The Rascals - 2 x great vocalists/songwriters, fantastic drummer, and excellent guitarist- what a band! This album is great, but somewhat hampered by strange production on a few songs. That said, listen to the perfection of Eddies vocal on How Can I Be Sure. And theres no more that can be said about Groovin' that hasn't been said before - one of the greatest songs ever. I don't want to say that the Rascals are underrated - because those that know - know how talented they are. I just wish that they were included more often in any list of the best bands/albums of the 60's.

Just not my back, man. Sure it was rad if you were there at the time.

easy listening, not particularly inspiring, but not particularly offensive.

Mid 60s psychedelic pop/rock with some other genres thrown in for good measure. Nothing spectacular, but makes for a nice listen. Best track is A Place in the Sun. Altogether 3/5.

An album from an innocent simpler time

Meh. Groovin' is good, a classic. The rest of it was proto-Monkees, variety show crap. Hey algorithm - get us out of the 60s, please!

Excellent! Perfect 60s sound, every track was good, and really requires more listening to appreciate even more I think. It just strikes me as fun simple music that everyone should like, except for angry, jaded, cynical gen x'rs who have a serious problem with things being too straightforward. Yes, feeling is a natural rhyme with healing, wife with life, accept it, it's gonna be in a song. Now, you can enjoy The Rascals.

Assets: variety of styles, a certain quaint charm decades after the fact, and a second side with far better songs than on the first. (including subtle "I Don't Love You Anymore", stellar and energetic "You Better Run" and groovy "It's Love"--far more groovy than "Grooving", actually...) Flaws: a large chunk of cheese ("quaint charm" is a little too nice sometimes), a lot of inconsequential choruses, quite a few subpar vocal and instrumental performances compared to the household names of 1967, mostly on the first side, and the idea that in a year like that, filled with twenty or thirty daring masterpieces, those Young Rascals were rascals by name only. The end result: a record that's three notches under the best Beatles and Stones albums, and at least two notches under the best of what The Animals, Byrds, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Zombies or the Motown/Stax performers had to offer during the sixties. In other words, *not* an essential one. Number of albums left to review: 732 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 132 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 72 (including this one)

Never listened to the full album...not bad

Decent 60s white guy soul. That album art is atrocious though

Thought I had never heard of them before, but then "How Can I Be Sure" came on and I recognized the melody...then Groovin' came on and duh, of course!

I didn’t realize they had so many bops. I’d listen to it again.

I think the biggest thing that impressed me about this act is the variety of the songs. For a band from 1967, the songs really varied a lot more than I was expecting. They felt free to experiment and try different ideas it seemed. <And hey, they're from Jersey, so I guess they can't be all THAT bad?> But seriously, a number of the songs I was familiar with, even though at first I did not realize they were from this band. And no covers, which a lot of acts from this time period were doing more and more. In fact I know a number of bands have covered their songs (whether on their own albums or live, so it's great to finally hear the original version). Yes, it did seem a little dated, but how much they changed their style from song still impressed me more than I was expecting. Very pleasant surprise.

To be honest, the first time through I wasn't sure what to think other than it was decent at least. But as I kept listening I got more and more hooked. There's a lot of good, fun tunes. I mean, if you like anything from this era, they capture that pop rock and pseudo-psychedelic sound. You can hear bands like the Byrds, Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, Donovan, etc. (even Motown) in their sound and it's pretty admirable. So then I'm not surprised that 8 of these tracks hit the radio as singles. Side one is great - A Girl Like You is poppy and Motown-y, Find Somebody is more psychedelic and edgier rock, I'm So Happy Now is pure California pop, Sueno has great guitar chops, and How Can I Be Sure has great vocals (a different sound than the rest, more soaring). It was almost like listening to 5 different artists. And I haven't even mentioned Groovin (side two), their biggest hit, which I actually find okay compared to these others. Another one that sounds more Motown-y, but I guess that is due to who sang lead vocals. You Better Run (edgier) and A Place in the Sun (softer, though aa Stevie Wonder remake) are also cool tracks on side two. If you only give this a quick listen I can see how you'd shrug and say not bad. But it is real solid if you take time to listen carefully.

Some good ones, but nothing spectacular.

To call Groovin' an album is a stretch - it feels more like a collection of singles written with one purpose in mind: to climb the charts. Heavily inspired by the Beatles in both vocal harmonies and instrumentation (the knock-off sitar sound on 'Find Somebody'), I can't help but think that they were constantly a few years behind the Fab Four - and with less stellar songwriting in place. With that said, there are good moments on Groovin'. The soulful title track itself doesn't pique my interest, but the Spanish infused 'Sueno' and 'I'm So Happy Now' are enjoyable. The most interesting part of the record is the final trio of 'You Better Run', 'A Place In The Sun', and 'It's Love' which closes the whole thing on a quite strong note. What an odd collection of songs.

How is this released in '67 and not '63-'64? It sounds really outdated and I'm sure it must have done so at its release as well. There's a few fun songs, "I'm So Happy Now", "A Place In The Sun" and "It's Love". But mostly it just sounds like discount Beatles.

Surprisingly not bad at all. Instrumentation, harmonies, all consistently solid and a sound that perfectly encapsulates the infatuation of young romance, in all it's glorious cheesiness and over-the-top adoration. 3 cupid arrows out of 5. 💘 💘 💘

This album has surprising depth, belying its vocal pop roots. Interesting to see that they wrote most of their own stuff too.

Wow, that cover is...unsettling...After listening to this I'm not sure why it's on this list. It's alright and has a few good songs, but it doesn't seem particularly innovative or influential. Sounds like a load of other 60s bands that came before them!

G R O O V I N

Sick album. I have a bias towards mid to late 60's tunes so I really enjoyed this. Great sound to it. Even the filler songs are songs I enjoy. 'I'm so happy now' is such a joy to listen too, as is 'It's Love' and 'A Girl Like You'. The title track is a classic. Album flows very nicely throughout. I recommend this album to anyone a fan of 60's and 70's music.

I really liked "A girl like you" and "How can I be sure" It's a very nice and simple pop record 7/10

3 Poppy, I wouldn’t actively listen to this or it is not my first choice to listen to, but it doesn’t bother if someone is playing.

Loved this album. More than I thought I would. 4

3.5/5. Pretty good. I think my only issue with this album is that it is kind of boring. There is nothing amazing happening here, and nothing I haven't heard before. But I enjoyed listening to it.

I recognized a few of the songs from listening to oldies stations when I was younger. I didn't hate this but it didn't really do much for me either.

It's good doo-wop. I wouldn't chose to listen to doo-wop but you have to acknowledge this is a good version of it.

Ow that was painful

It wasn't awful

Surprisingly not as shit as the album cover. I thought it was going to be awful, but it was quite pleasant.

First half of the album was like a Beatles and Monkees tribute act, with the second half taking a turn with a mature soulful set of tracks. As another reviewer on here said, "probably the blackest sounding white men I've heard".

Some pleasant boomery pop

Kinda fun and soulful but lacked a certain something to hook me in

Groovin just doesn't fit with the rest. So much better, but some of the other songs are pretty good too.

Perfectly pleasant but not something that I’d play again

Favourite track(s): Groovin'; I Don't Love You Anymore It is certainly a groovy album with a few tracks that stay in the ear. This being a mono recording takes away from the muscial experience a little. However, it'd be unfair to deduct points in case there is a stereo mastering somewhere. While I like the vocals and instrumentals, apart from that the album is not a banger for me. Might be one for the genre though.

A 60's rock album that sounds precisely as was expected for a 60's rock album.

Cool to vibe out to during a party

this album cover is immaculate

Pretty bubblegum pop

Chillin', absolutely listenable pop-ish vibes. Won't be my favourite, but is was nice for working.

Wasn't awful, but not my thing.

No

I enjoyed some of this

Light, infectiously cheery 60s pop.

Catchy pop tunes that are genuinely soulful and fun to listen to. Top notch late '60s music. Fave Songs: Groovin', How Can I Be Sure, A Place in the Sun, It's Love, A Girl Like You, You Better Run

Alright, but I didn’t really get into it.

Took a while to listen properly but it grew on me a little. Not enough.

While not something I'd probably go out of my way to usually listen to, I enjoyed this album. It has an aura of nostalgia around it. My dad enjoys all these old bands, so it reminds me a bit of my childhood.

Find Somebody is cool... but did it really need that opening chord? Come on. It's not the exact one, but it's surely intended to evoke it. Which feels like the theme for the album really. Evoking music rather than creating it. Like darts aimed at the commercial dartboard. Lets make music that sounds like other hits so we can make some money. Maybe then we can afford to hire an album-cover artist who has seen humans before. It worked to a degree. Most of the songs are fine. A lot of this feels like movie soundtrack stuff. Want to evoke an era without using a song that is too well known? This album would be a gold mine for that. Not really worth listening to in it's own right though.

It's fine, but in a couple of hours I'm going to forget I ever listened to it.

This album seems... fine. It's doing a good job of making me nostalgic for the 60s music my parents had on when I was younger, but I'd much rather be listening to The Beatles, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, or any number of other bands.

Meh

The Young Rascals were essentially a singles band. The first album of theirs that I owned was a greatest hits called Timepeace (1968) - not a dud track on it. The Groovin lp however does have some filler. In fact I would rate five of these eleven tracks as such. But the other half dozen songs still make this a mighty listen. They were great pop songwriters and great artists clamoured to record their songs. Dusty Springfield did a great version of How Can I Be Sure & Aretha almost owned Groovin in the end. I think The Young Rascals were the first white boys to be signed by Atlantic & this album must have made Ertegun & Co. very happy indeed. The song Groovin became an immediate classic - from the instrumental opening you are immediately lazin on a Sunday afternoon. The flute on It’s Love turns what could have been an ordinary rocker into something much better. But they could certainly rock - A Girl Like You & You Better Run are up there with their best recordings. The only cover version on the album is their take on A Place In The Sun which, while interesting, pales next to the version Stevie Wonder had recorded the year before. Anyway, I always wait to hear the concertina in How Can I Be Sure & it always knocks me out. So, despite the filler, there’s enough greatness on this album to give it 4 stars.

Pretty good pop from the mid 60s. A bit garage (although a bit polished for my taste), and a bit psychedelic (although , again, not as much as I would prefer). 8 of 11 songs were released a single,s which speaks to the strength of the album. But the Beatles, it ain't. "How can I be sure" is a great song, although I prefer the Dusty Springfield version. "You Better Run" is a the most rock track on the album, which has almost enough grit for my taste. I will never listen tot his record again, I'm sure.

This was a short tight album that combined soul, rock, and pop. It was cohesive and better than I expected it to be. However, as well executed as this album was, it didn’t bring anything new to the table especially in 1967.

Okay

I will not be revisiting this album. The name caught my attention from the very beginning but after the initial songs I lost all hope. Couldn’t get into them.

the sound of listening to childhood oldies in a car during the mid-afternoon. happy-go-lucky positive nostalgia

A handful of great tunes and some decent filer. A solid 3

Disco muy de la época de los 60, con buenas melodías, bien construido musicalmente y con buena voz. Aun sin tener grandes hits, merecederos de ser un buen disco.

Znowu nowosci, tym razem z hameryki od the young rascals, bandy przypominajacych duplikat beatlesow, ale z elementami hamerykanskiego humorku, plyta z 67 jest utrzymana w gatunku niebieskookiego soula, wiec bedzie o niczym innym niz o milosciach przez 37 minut, chociaz nie mozna odmowic nagraniu wrecz psychodelicznych fragmentow, ale jak inaczej wyjasnic takie rollercostery milosciowo nienawisciowe jakie serwuje album, banda czteroosobowa w skladzie Felix Cavaliere klawisze, Eddie Brigati glowny wokal i liryka, ktora tworzyl z drugim Brigatim, Davidem, dodatkowo zlistowany jest jeszcze jako perkusita, ale wydaje mi sie, ze drumy i perkusje sa grane przez Dino Danelliego, ostatnim czlonkiem jest Gene Cornish od gitar basiora i harmonikowania, wiec jakis niecodzinnych instrumentali tu nie ma, ale podczas odsluchu zaskoczyl trak numer 4, ktorego opening sprawil, ze mialem przez oczyma wyprawde do el segundo od tribe called quest, wiec nawet tak mala rzecz jak odwiezenie sobie tej epickiej opowiesci zrobila mi dzien, co do muzycznych hajlajtow albumy, to poza tytulowym trakiem, ktory nie ma w sobie zbyt duzego kontentu lirycznego, co tez jest pozytywem w tym przypadku wykorzystuje chyba najbogatszy zestaw instrumentalno chorkowy z calej plyty, slychac tamburynowania, gwizdania i lala lowanie i inne uowanie, no i jak cala plyta jest mocno pozytywna, wiec drugim trakiem z rownie pozytywnym vibem bedzie im so happy now, sluchalem wersji mono i miejscami brzmi ona zdecydowanie zbyt plasko, w tym przypadku wersja stereo jest zdecydowanie lepszym wyborem, tylko ze spotifaj oferuje jakies hybrydowe wydania i jeden utwor mono drugi stereo, wiec zostaje soulseekowaniem, na plejke dodam dwa wspomniane piosenki, jedna mono druga stereo, wiec pierwsze lobuzy odsluchane, lajtowy odsluch i dodatkowo biblioteka sampelkowa zostala zaktualizowana, a wlasnie takie spontaniczne odkrycia zostaja w glownie najdluzej

Leutige nummers, maar weinig speciaal. Toch van genoten

Kinda boring 60s pop that very occasionally pushes its boundaries towards something interesting for a brief moment.

Really good! Great voice, great sound and lots of great tunes. Even my kids like it (although it does sound like an Italian restaurant in places)

This is a decent early rock album. I like how much soul influence there is in many of these songs.

Pretty meh. It was totally inoffensive though. I did like You Better Run though. 2.75/5

Yawn. Super sweet pop rock that didn't do much for me. Production was good though.

I like some of the songs and how soulful the vocals get, but it’s more meh than anything. I can understand why stuff like this would turn people away from this project. C

Another 60s rock album that I probably didn't need. It was fine.

Very 'Brit pop' esque. Perfectly fine. 3.5

On a whole this album is pretty tame, but there are some flares of excitement. The intro to Find Somebody is great, maybe a little reminiscent of The Byrds, but I can see how this would be influential to some of the 80's hardcore bands similar to Minor Threat. Minor Threat covered another seeming innocuous band called Standells. The 1966 track, Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White was turned into a rougher track with teeth. Similarly, Danzig (Misfits) covered the Find Somebody (also 1966) Young Rascals track. First looks can be deceiving... Young Rascals has influenced notable musicians of yesterday. I even recognize the intro to Sueno from Tribe Called Quest track Left my wallet in el segundo. Good and fine in its current form but lays foundation for great stuff to come. As I write this, I've transitioned completely off of Rascals and rocking out to some Lucifuge... so good.

This is the sound of a band in crisis. Not a break up crisis. Or a substance abuse crisis. Rather an identity crisis. It was simultaneously the last radio-friendly blue-eyed soul album from the Young Rascals and also the first psychedelic rock album from the evolving and maturing Rascals. And on both ends, it’s fine. Nothing great or standout. Relatively listenable. But it also swings back and forth between the two styles in an occasionally jarring way.

There is nothing overtly offensive about this album, but I find it offensive. It’s as if Find Somebody exists because they discovered that one could have the guitar play in the left ear then the right then the left again, ya know stereo. Maybe that was a big deal in 1967, but it sounds archaic as hell now.

05/31/2022 Pretty tame 60's pop. These a relaxed vibe to it, but it comes off a bit dull and unmemorable in the end.

Dull

The fabulous sound of the Golden Hour from Wonderful Radio One. There was landfill before indie and this was it.

I'm not particularly enamoured with the songs, though the sound of the recording is fantastic.

I had higher expectations going into this album...expecting a poppy turned psychedelic album all mish mashed together...it is there...and Groovin' is one of those songs everyone knows, but overall not a lot for me to go back and revisit.

Forgettable album. Nice singing but nothing stands out. 6/10.

Unoffensive listening. It doesn't really do much for me. Wikipedia calls it soul or R&B, which I can see, but it just feels like pop to me. Nothing really stood out and some of the guitar-work was repetitive and grating on the ears. I wouldn't avoid listening to this album again, but I wouldn't seek it out either.

Run of the mill sixties stuff. Not bad, just not pushing any boundaries. The singles are good, but the rest of the album isn't very exciting

Bland blue eyed soul

I certainly enjoyed this album. "How Can I Be Sure?" is such a great song. Having not really been familiar with the (Young) Rascals, I'm happy I better know who sang it, as well as the classic, "Groovin'." But, while it was good listening, it wasn't overly memorable or remarkable for me.

I enjoyed listening to this album. It had the retro sound that hit the spot for me today.

A lot of fun. Several songs I knew but not in their original form. I was totally groovin'.

I love this group. When I first saw the cover I didn’t realize what was on this album. “How Can I Be Sure” with its wonderful 3/4 time and accordion. How did I not notice the red “This LP Has The Big Hit ‘How Can I Be Sure’” on the cover?! “Groovin’” with the wonderful birds. “A Girl Like You,” “A Place in the Sun,” “I Don’t Love You Anymore,” “You Better Run,” “A Place In The Sun.” That’s a lot of songs I recognize off this! This has a lot of soul sprinkled with bits of psychedelia that sounds great. Love this great specimen of 60’s pop!

Lacks substance

Well, I can say for sure that the song Find Somebody was not meant to be listened to on headphones, because the complete switch between left and right ear for the guitar is super unpleasant. Like, it feels like my headphones are breaking in time with the music Setting that monstrosity aside, this is an interesting album. The famous songs don't really start until halfway through. The hits off of this album are great. Most of the rest of the songs are a bit dull. They are in the process of becoming a psychedelic band here, but it doesn't feel full formed yet. Perhaps that's appropriate since this is their last album as the Young Rascals before they dropped the "Young" 3/5 Fun at times, but also annoying at times and uninteresting at other times

Stopped at Sueño. No that's not how one should play around Latin elements

Title track is a misfit amongst the other mundane ballads and garage rock .

Pretty nice, might listen to more of these guys.

Quite liked this one surprisingly. Bit funky.

This was not good. There is so much better 60s pop music than this. Beatles, Zombies, Monkees, all much better than this. Groovin' is a classic track, but that's about all this album has to offer.

A good solid album from those Young Rascals with one of their biggest hits along with some other decent songs. An easy listen, nothing too challenging, just a chill record that was enjoyable.

Best Song: Sueno. The Spanish inspired instrumentals helped alleviate the otherwise dated quality of the record. Worst Song: If You Know. Real school choir vibes coming off of this one. Overall: This is part of the sweet, cliched romance cohort of 60s music. Even when they sing "I don't love you anymore" it sounds like schoolkids who have broken up at lunch and will be together again by recess. I think this genre of forced wholesomeness has aged quite poorly, even if the music is (occasionally) groovy.

First thought on seeing the cover: this can't be good. I mean it's actually called just "Groovin". We'll start at 0/5. First thought on hearing the music: not as psychedelic as expected. Just annoying in that 60s pop way. I guess I'll have to settle for 1/5. Final thoughts: thank fuck that was only half an hour. It was every wimpy genre available in the mid 60s, covered in extra wimpiness. 2/5 because 1 seems too nasty a score for it.

Solid '60's soul branching towards psychedelic. Special? I don't know. Good album to put on and listen to on a lazy Saturday? Yes. It is fun to be tapping along to I Don't Love You Anymore. The contrast of that groovy, upbeat sound with a pretty harsh message is so cruel and satisfying. Not sure the combination was intentional. Groovin' still sounds like every windows-down song. This one is planted in the '60's but every era has a few.

This seems to be typical early to mid 60s music. It was ok.

Fav Song: You Better Run

An okay album; a bit too mellow. Most of the songs are about being happy and being in love. Adding trumpets and tambourines is a nice touch. It helps makes the music more entertaining but is not enough to make one care.

Apenas para conhecer.

One happy little album. They remind me of Chicago at times, The Animals at others, and Three Dog Night at others. I'm surprised I have never heard of The (Young) Rascals before now. Solid listen. I enjoy the inclusion of brass and the overall feeling of this album. There is a nice Stevie Wonder cover towards the end of the record. Enjoyable, though it did not floor me. Fave tracks: A Girl Like You, A Place in the Sun

Pretty straight-forward late 60s pop album. I found the songs to be well written, performed and catchy, but nothing too remarkable. I enjoyed the slight-soul/psychedelic turn at the end of the album. The recording quality is quite good, no complaints there. The cover art is pretty weird, the faces are kind of unsettling. Fav songs: Groovin, You Better Run, It's Love

I wouldn't call it a must hear...

Uber melodic poppy goodness. That title track is a classic. Don't know how I'd missed hearing that one in the past.

Never heard of this group. They have every trapping of late 60s hippie rock, and we'll done production. But sheesh the lyrics are trite.

Hells yes. great stuff. very groovin.

Van genoten

mmmm... lukewarm on this one... how can i be sure?

Wouldn’t turn it off if it came on shuffle but wouldn’t seek it out.

I can't tell if the the band The Young Rascals is a familiar name or not. The album Groovin' was new to me, except for perhaps the title track. And yet, I may have heard some other band's version of Groovin'. The album sounds like early rock and roll. It was good, but I'll probably forget that I've listened to it.

Album came and went. Don't remember much about it.

Definitely underrated but also very much of its era

Had never heard of them. Probs won't listen again but perfectly nice 60s pop. 3

Cool, classic, kinda psychedelic. Hard to pick a favourite song, though I like sueno and I’m so happy now. I like the use of a diverse range of instruments that help make each song sound unique, yet part of a cohesive whole.

Ik vind het wel relaxte 70's muziek, maar niet dat ik er wild enthousiast van wordt. ***

Great 60s soul /rock album

Very much a product of and reflection of the times. It's good to hear these kinds of albums as samples of their generation and culture. Not music I'll personally return to, but I understand its place as an artifact.

It’s an okay album nothing special about it but I don’t hate the music just not something it would listen to again

2.5

Sounds like stuff my mom listens to but it's actually pretty awesome.

This is a find!!!

This is a great example of when the hit songs are actually the best songs on the radio. I'm convinced that this album made the 1001 list because of the songs "How Can I Be Sure" and "Groovin.'" The rest of the album is a bit lackluster in that it's trying to do what other bands at the time were doing, but the other bands were doing it better. That said, the other standout song was "A Place in the Sun." The organ on that song lent itself to the gospel-influenced vocals. It's a beautiful song. The Spanish and Italian version of "Groovin'" are super fun to listen to! I think I prefer the Italian, though, haha.

ok for me

A Girl Like You is a pretty fun little song. I like the psychedelic rock influence on Find Somebody. All the songs after that are boring and forgettable though. A Place In The Sun is the worst one, it just drags on for too long

Lovely! Great songs!

All the feel goods! How can you not smile?

This was good. I love the Groovin' song, but the rest was just ok. No idea why I have to listen before I die though.

Not my type of music. 6.5/10

It's like a mixture of the Beach Boys and blue eyed soul with a bit of garage rock thrown in. I like it.

Some big classic hits and the rest are just good enough to keep you Groovin'.

Pretty solid churned out 60's funk/groove. Doubt I'll be rushing back to it and tbh I can't really remember most of it. Bounced along OK at the time though.

Average tbh. A couple of nice songs, but nothing that stands out or is better than the rest.

Groovy! Liked it a lot.

Good album, nice music, good singing

What an awful album cover. The music is okay and I enjoy the 60s production but there is something missing that would make this album great.

If you’re looking for great top quality 60s pop, this album is perfection. Sounds great, good run time, catchy and mellow songs, it’s all the jolly from that era.

Enjoyable and diverse album with a consistent quality in the songs

First track was very good, but then the rest.... I don't know what happened. For me it got back on track only in the end. "You Better Run" is amazing, my favorite track of the record by far.

Bit boring, obvious Monkeys/ Beatles pretender

It was a pleasant listen but I don't remember any of it to be honest. I guess I'll have to go back to it to have a real opinion about it. Spoiler altert: I probably won't.

Is this a joke? Sounds like pretty standard stuff to me

There are some nice passages, but overall I don't get it. Unmemorable album that could be kicked out of the 1000 to make room for a more recent album.

A album with different music styles

Nearly a 4

"Find Somebody" is awesome. You can hear the many different sounds that influenced, and were influenced by, this band. The Beatles, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding, Jefferson Airplane. This really is a crossover album for a lot of 60's music. And a shout out to Pat Benatar for taking "You Better Run" and turning it up to 11.

Super groovy, man.

Maybe this is some of the best of 60s pretty pop, but it’s still something I find hard to find things to latch on to. A Girl like You is a cool arrangement. You Better Run, too. But overall pretty meh. A pop band trying to bite soul.

Pleasant enough, but probably won't be going back.

One stone cold classic soul song, one well know pure 60's pop hit. Throw in some baladeering, some straight rock and a spattering of everything inbetween and you get a band who don't sound like themselves. There doesn't seem to be a Young Rascals sound, and I for one am prepared to hold that against them.

Also ran.

Not terrible but not very exciting. It's just there. One of those albums. There were so many big, game changing albums in 1967 and this ain't one of 'em.

Groovin' (the song) is sooo smooth. The album is also pretty damn smooth as a whole as well. I would probably give it a 3.5 if I could.

Groovin’! Did not know this was theirs. Classic 60s.

It was a little slow for my taste.

I’m sure their parents and girlfriends at the time would say they were just as good as The Beatles but couldn’t get a fair shake since they weren’t from England. Yeah right.

They have a nice sixties pop sound. I like the arrangements, though it looks like many of the artists (horns for example) go uncredited. The pop hits are catchy – it was good to hear “How Can I Be Sure” for the first time in 50 years or so. The 2 lead vocalists can sing. Looking at the albums that were released the same month in '67, we have The Who Sell Out and Headquarters by The Monkees, which sound spoofy and retro by comparison, except for I Can See for Miles, of course. This is an eclectic and well produced outing from a bunch of Italian guys from New Jersey.

This album gives the impression that the 60s were an innocent happy time when the sun shone everyday. But then they had the Vietnam war, several high profile political assassinations, the Cuban Missile crisis, etc so it wasn’t all just Beach parties with Gidget. Most of the album is pretty plain vanilla and not very exciting, except Groovin’ which is a real standout, You Better Run is also good.

Ah 1967. The Summer of Love. Sgt Pepper, The Doors, Pink Floyd's debut. Purple Haze. I Can See for Miles. Also, Daydream Believer. Based on the cover art I'm assuming we're leaning more Monkees than Stones. Forgiving the production, at least the version I found to listen to, this is perfectly enjoyable summertime 60's music. How Can I Be Sure is hugely satisfying when it settles into its groove. Groovin' is practically the platonic ideal of late 60's mildly psychedelic pop. Even the less successful songs, like I Don't Love You Anymore, are still fine. You Better Run reminded me of The Animals and also makes me like the Benatar version even more (which I did not previously realize was a cover). After the album was done Spotify played Good Lovin' also by The Young Rascals. So I do know songs by this band. Good Lovin' *is* a notable song, and better and catchier than anything on Groovin'. Perfectly good, but not stunning, compared to all albums ever, or even to albums from 1967. I'd give it a 3.5 -- I thoroughly enjoyed listening, but of all the millions of albums in the world I can't believe this album is really in the top 1,000.

Ok I suppose… slightly benefits from the r’n’b aspect… but nothing to get overly excited by here!

Nice, just, nice.

yeah. okay. fun. but it was the 60's. it had to be fun.

alright look, its 60s music. It’s peak “easy listening ooh 4 white boys all got guitars for Christmas now let’s sing about girls and go to the beach and drink soda pops, ooh yeehaw, bad haircuts, harmonies, let’s ruin the economy and the environment for our grandchildren then blame that on their laziness.” Right? It’s 60s pop, it’s par for the course. The Beach Boys did it better and I like them more. BUT this slaps. I had a good time.

I've discovered that I'm easily pleased, if I can have a wee boogie to it then I'm happy, first song is boppy if a bit cheesy Also the guy in the red jumper is definitely grabbing balls Find Somebody: MMMMM MARACAS!!! Is this album all about loving somebody like you?? Me?? I'm So Happy Now is not suitable for Veganuary because CHEESE How Can I Be Sure: about loving somebody like you but also UNCERTAIN about it?!?! Quite like this one though Groovin: nice and chill, plus a bit of harmonica! Feel like this would be a good morning wakeup song If You Knew: god it's all a bit repetitive now isn't it I Don't Love You Anymore: dun dun DUNNNN!!! A PLOT TWIST?!?!?! You Better Run: Ooooooh a bit of DRAMA! It's quite nice because it's not sickly sweet like a lot of this album End notes: honestly I find a lot of it a bit naff and I don't fully vibe with it but it grew on me towards the end??? And on relisten?? I might adore it by the end of the week lol

Nice, just, nice.

How can I be sure and groovin slap. Sometimes the popular single songs are the best and I am so at peace with being basic

A nice surprise. I didn't know any of this other than the title track but it was just a really pleasant listen. Good vibes all round

Pretty good for the time. Not too much to get out of it nowadays. Favorites: "A Girl Like You", "Groovin'", "You Better Run"

não conhecia antes, curti bem

3.5

A Girl Like You is a pretty strong start. How Can I Be Sure is one I've heard a hundred times. But this also feels a little like it's standing in the shadow of the Monkees and it doesn't quite have the personality to break out on its own.

Don't think this could be more 1960s if it tried. Mild psychedelia? Three-chord garage rock? Trippy flute solo? Blue-eyed soul? Check, check, check and check. It all holds together really nicely though! Side two is the strongest, kicking off with the immortal summertime stroller 'Groovin'' and finishing on the wonderful 'It's Love'. My favourite cut, though, is the driving, aggressive 'You Better Run' - it kicks ass on a reasonably wimpy album. Very good all told.

That title song is so damn good. I had no idea it was sung by four white guys who look anything like the dudes on the cover art of this album. They were the Rick Astleys of their time... The rest of the songs have mixed results, but gosh it all sounds really good. I'd listen to this again just for the production.

Had low expectations toward this one, but ended satisfied with some of the songs. Maybe is the harmony or chord sequence, don’t know what is, but it has something particular. Nice listening!

Loved the feeling they exuded but it most of the songs felt the same and there was no real story to the album. I’d recommend thinking of it as a playlist rather than an album. However there are some gems in there.

ku være bedre

Gammeldags 60’er rock, simpelt, feel-good, groovy, blues, rnb

Lovely stuff

Sounds like something from the 60s

A nice discovery - what I at first dismissed as a beach boys copy actually turned out to be a really good album in its own right - with great stand out tracks and a good representative of the decade - enjoyed this one.

Fun 60s soul-rock, although nothing particular interesting about it.

Best ziek, gewoon zo'n beetje jaren 60 vibe. Helemaal niks mis mee.

Chill album, nice vibe

Is this really what white boomers were listening to?? I feel embarrassed for them.

Excellent..forgot just how good this album is…dating myself, but this was a great era for music..listened a few times

Ovakvih sličnih albuma ima gro, i po meni je teško ocjeniti ovakav žanr. Još uvijek ne znam taj neki patern na koji bi se mogao osloniti da bi precizniji bio, ali ić ćemo po sluhu naravno. Solidan album, Groovin', If You Knew su baš dobre stvari, nije dugačak album, u ovom slučaju paše jer ne bi mogo imat koncentraciju da traje još tipa 5 pjesama više. Sasvim okej album, mali lift up. 3 pjesme će sigurno upast u moju 60s playlist, zato volim ovu stranicu, nenadano upadne pokoja pjesma u moje već ongoing playliste.

This lp has a lot of big hits.. more misses tho Jebiga.

Tracks 4-6 are solid, but the rest is bad blue-eyed soul. Don't cover Stevie Wonder if you can't hang. Best track: Groovin'

Nah. This is the kind of '60s feel I don't like. Wispy voices, plinky guitars, and a general sense of blah over all of it, even the stuff meant to be cheery.

Definitely fun and deserving of its album title! I felt those classic 1960s vibes throughout this entire album; very easy to pinpoint the 2-3 year range that this came out. It was nice to see how they stayed more consistent with their style/genre throughout the album as opposed to other albums at the time trying to emulate the Beatles' diversity (Something Else by the Kinks is a good example of this). I didn't have any of the tracks immediately stand out to me (I see a lot of people mentioning the title track as a favorite), but I could see myself coming back to this one in the future. 3/5.

groovettino funkettino sanza infamia e sanza lodo

some of the songs were "fun" but I didn't really like the album.

“The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) was an American rock band, formed in Garfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1965.” No, me neither.

Few nice grooves

Generic 1960s pop, nothing seemingly groundbreaking for the time, not my favorite genre of the decade.

One of the relatively few albums on the list so far that I did not know beforehand. It is OK, but it did not sound like an album-album and I would prefer a best of. Unclear why it is on the list.

This seemed completely unknown to me, until I heard the title song. Very enjoyable record.

66 Groovin - The Young Rascals 11 tracks. Loved the title track. I mean really loved it, but the rest wanders all over the place. There is even a French accordion in there, (not a good sound), & Spanish/Mexican influences in another track. 3/5

I like the progression change in "A Girl Like You" from melancholy into more uplifting tones. Overall album have energetic tunes not very groovy but ok for rock band. Genre: Blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues

Another band Iv never listened to before. Enjoyable 60s pop, would listen to again, but wouldn’t say anything outstanding after a first listen.

banger

It has some great songs, particularly Groovin', Sueno, You Better Run and A Place in the Sun. But it's pretty syrupy...that's the first and the lasting impression, some good songs but an overall lightweight feel 3 🌟

Weird use of stereo on second song.

Groovy!

Didn't realize that Pat Benatar was not the original singer of "You Better Run". Other than that you have the classic "Groovin'" and the lesser known but still great "How Can I Be Sure". The rest was pretty generic late 60s music. Nothing too exciting, but nothing too offensive either. This sits right on the border between 3 and 4 stars. I think one more great song would have pushed it up to a 4.

Pretty typical 60s rock

Boring. 4/10

This was much more interesting and eclectic than I was expecting. A nice mix of Motown-ish R&B and pop with a dash of psychedelia thrown in the mix. 3 stars.

7,0/10

A pretty fun '60s pop album! Very good for doing the dishes to. You could find better music from this genre and decade, but you could also do a lot worse. Glad I listened to it.

Might have been great at the time, but listening to this today I find absolutely nothing of interest in the album.

Blue-eyed soul, with a psychedelic tinge - bonkers panning of the guitars, especially.

Cool 60s rock album. Nothing breakthrough, but enjoyable.

Only about half the songs are on Spotify, which was a shame. Really enjoyed the songs I did hear. Not sure why they were not huge, or why they have been forgotten if they were a big deal.

It sounds very "Summer of Love", but it's a lot less interesting than most of the heavy releases from 1967. I mean, at least add a sitar or something

lives up to the album’s name

Second Listen. 3/5

Decent Beatles-esque LP, though a bit forgettable

Only half available on Spotify.

Love it. Late 60s pop with a bit of soul. Good voice, resembles Blood Sweat and Tears singer. Thoroughly enjoyable - 4 stars.

I didn't think I knew anything about this album until Groovin' came up, and then I spent the rest of the album trying to decide if I'd ever actually heard that whole song before or just 7 second snatches of it on K-Tel compilation album TV ads in my teens. This is all fine and workmanlike production but most of it is pretty by the numbers and there's a reason, I think, that I only recognized one song.

It’s fine. Can’t imagine it’s particularly memorable from a decade of such prodigious innovation and quality though

The album cover is godawful and the title is total cringe (that apostrophe - urgh!), but the music is rather nice, cheerful and jangly. This album isn't going to win any awards for originality, but it's catchy and pleasant to listen to. 3/5.

3/5 it seemed to have potential, but it didn't after all.

Pretty alright, I enjoyed the sound and high energy of it. Not mind blowing, but definitely worth a listen.

Hadn’t heard this before. Enjoyed, though not my usual thing, will give some repeat listens.

Not bad. Unlikely that I'd seek it out again though.

Fascinating curiosity - a little known band whose songs were quite good but better known sung by other people.