Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Damn this was fucking insane. The intensity amd raw power of this dude is insane. Full blown hots and covers of great hits. Loved every second not too much talking straight to the music

Twenty minutes is nice snack-sized serving of The Killer. A lot of great music stuffed into a little package, must have been quite a show.

a pretty good artifact of the times. i enjoyed it, even if it's likely i'll never listen to it again.

Great balls of fire!

Damn Jerry, play that piano any harder and the keys will fall off. Short but sweet. Jerry brings the energy for sure.

Classic rock and roll. I've learned to like this style alot over the years Jerry Lee Lewis does a great job with this performance.

Not a fan of rockabilly

It's only 22 minutes long, which is even shorter than some of Jerry's shotgun weddings.

Always a fan of Jerry Lee Lewis Favorite track: Whole lotta shakin' other picks: great balls of fire, high school confidential, long tall sally

The Killer, rocking and free, wild and unfettered, with great support from The Nashville Teens. One of the greatest live albums ever. Joe Bonomo's book on this era of Jerry Lee ,(Jerry Lee Lewis : Lost and Found) is excellent

Album #249 Jerry Lee Lewis: Live At The Star-Club Hamburg This album is pretty much 50s rock and roll summarised in 22 minutes. Simple chords; songs probably have been covered one hundred times, but undeniable passion. It’s proof that what made rock so addicting to the people was the expression of emotion; Jerry could have been up there performing nursery rhymes, and he still would have had the audience in the palm of his hand. Say what you will about his personal life and cultural appropriation, all of which is undeniably bleak; but you can’t deny the guy was a talented performer. Multiple all-timer songs, too short to ever grow old; yeah this one is pretty damn good. Best Songs: Money, Great Balls Of Fire, Long, Tall Sally Worst Song: High School Confidential Score out of 10: 7.5

2.5/5 The man can perform that's for sure. I've heard he wasn't a really good person but he certainly does know how to command a stage.

It's an interesting call here. I usually try to look past the person for the art they create. It's not to excuse them in any way, but it's from the understanding that what they've created lives outside of themselves. I had a bit of a time with JLL. I've always contended that he's highly overrated. And to me this album is evidence to this point. But I really dig the old school rock and roll, and it's got some pretty great energy overall. The passion and enthusiasm is definitely there, but... and it's a large one... It's a live album filled with cover tunes. Granted there are two tracks that Lewis co-wrote, but even his big hit, the one he coasted on his entire career "Great Balls of Fire", was written by someone else. I've also never really understood his appeal. His weird honky tonk voice and terrible piano playing (banging on the keys and doing sweeps does not make a good pianist) only dissuades me from enjoying the old school rock tunes. Gimme Chuck Berry and Little Richard all day over this. Add on top of that, he was kinda a terrible guy. A racist and incestuous pedophile is just trash. Can't get past that.

thanks JLL for your influence etc but I'll never be ok w the 13yr old wife/cousin stuff, GROSS & eclipses everything else. In photos he looks every inch the dirty old redneck skank

Great boogie-woogie but have to call out this is a white man’s Little Richard. Sorry to say that this had been done before, but was just not palatable for a white audience until he did it. Kudos to Jerry for seizing the opportunity. His pedophile appetite is hard to overcome but still have to recognize his impact on music

The pure speed reminds me of auctioneers selling livestock. It's so fast I'm not sure they are actually forming words, but it's all there. This album was over as soon as it began. Exhale.

Positively smoking recording by a true madman. Probably best to leave it at that.

Rock’n’Roll legend plays the hits live

Just nope

Saw him years ago at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and he was old and didn’t have the piss and vinegar he had here. Hell of a live album.

Holds up remarkably well for such an old record. Not my genre but enjoyed this

Mean woman blues - 3 High school confidential - 3 Money - 4 Matchbox - 3 What'd i say - 3 Great balls of fire - 5 Good golly, miss molly - 4 Lewis' boogie - 3 Your cheatin' heart - 4 Hound dog - 4 Long, tall sally - 4 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on - 5

One time I saw Jerry Lee play in the parking lot of a shelter for unhoused neighbors. With Jim Keltner and Steve Cropper. Edward James Olmos was there. Wild time.

Wow, che bomba . Breve ma intenso

A straight-ahead rhythm section (Pete Shannon Harris on bass and Barry Jenkins on drums) and a totally serviceable guitar player (Johnny Allen) back up a complete force of nature in Jerry Lee Lewis here. His vocal work is really impressive -- baritone crooning, tenor wails, falsetto, yodels, growls and a non insubstantial amount of charisma. He's also a fiery piano player. That Lewis was a bonafide superstar at the time is easily forgotten and you can see how the piano nearly became the default instrument of rock & roll. I had a musicology professor once declare that it was Lewis's fall from grace that killed the piano in rock & roll -- you'll think to yourself, 'but Elton John and Billy Joel were piano players primarily and unquestionably in the rock & roll genre'. You'd be right, but the list doesn't get a lot longer. That these guys stand out in your mind is because they're exceptions to that rule. I'll say it now: Lewis's career more or less went into freefall when he arrived in England and the tabloid press realized that he had married his 13-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown, when he was 22. The lie he tried to use to cover it was that she was 15, which doesn't sound like a cover to our modern ears. This album was recorded *after* that scandal. Notably, he plays 'Your Cheatin' Heart' in this concert, possibly an early sign of his coming attempt at a country career (it seems country fans were no more forgiving of a man marrying his underage first cousin). I think it's still worth listening to. Like a lot of people who've become famous for something entirely divorced from their personal morals (and some of those, too -- read up on Gandhi), Lewis was really good at the thing he was famous for. Terrible at being a good person (Led Zeppelin! Several Stones! Possibly a Beatle or two, depending on your standards) but a really remarkable piano player and a completely manic entertainer. We'd be missing a lot of things that exist in rock & roll today if it weren't for Jerry Lee Lewis. He was slimy and more than a little nuts but he'd be a household name if it weren't for his utter moral failings. Not sure how I'm going to rate this. It's a totally satisfying listen and it's genuinely fun. But he did unrepentantly exploit a minor who was a close relation, so that's gross. Thanks, Robert Dimery! Sometimes history, even music history, isn't all that much fun. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Many of them sucked.

2/5

The best thing about this recording is the Nashville Teens. Is that a band, or a group of people JLL was fuckin?

Hard to separate a pedo creep from his art, when the art is about highschool girls letting loose.

Was fine, pretty short, Probably wouldn’t relisten Like most of the other live albums the live aspect doesn’t add much to the music It was going to get a 2 but I just read that he’s a nonce so he loses a star

I think wat is very important to differentiate here is the difference between a good live show and a good album. This was probably a great show to be at, but as a recorder album.. good for 1964, sure, but the studio versions are a hundred times better. Not that I'm against live albums or anything, it's just... when you do a 22 min set and half your repetoire are songs from other artist, you're not impressing me all too much. It's explosive, yes, as many people have said before. But, racists and pedophiles don't get a very high rating from me. Simple as that.

Hello. Domestic Abuse Hotline? I'd like to report gratuitous piano abuse by a foppy pianist.

This was just a painful mess. What are we doing?

569/1089 - Normally I'm not a fan of listening to the same song over and over again, which is difficult not to do when playing Blues music but the energy Jerry Lee Lewis has on the keys and the way the crowd is responding is pretty infectious. I think it works that the piano is mixed "too loud" and it really shows off what a character he was.

Rock and roll piano, I like it. Pretty short though. 4.5/5

Not a big fan, a few classic tracks tho

Ehh it’s okay. Not big on 50s/early 60s pop but it’s very short and concise and performed pretty well

That was a fun listen - a little dated though and the artist is problematic.

Not really my kind of music, but I get the appeal.

Horrible, horrible person but my god was that an incredible 22 minutes.

Rockabilly go brrrrrrr

Very talented but problematic person. Either 1 or 5 - so 3 as an average.

4,5 Highlights: Money (That's What I Want), Hound Dog

Exemplifies the classic rock n’ roll spirit. Lewis delivers a fiery live performance, hammering his piano keys while belting out vocals. However, many of the performed songs are not his own. It just feels like he performed 50s rock n’ roll greatest hits, which I suppose makes sense to play if you’re performing live. Unrelated to my review: Spotify only has like 2/3 of the songs from this project. I had to scope out the rest of the songs on Youtube. Fortunately I wasn’t missing much with what was missing.

I mean listen man, it's a solid record. I don't quite get how people see this as such a blisteringly wild and extraordinary performance. But it's fun, energetic, and over in a flash. I just don't know though. Marrying a 13 year old is so beyond fucked up. Marrying your first cousin is so astronomically fucked up. Slap those two together and I literally don't know what to say. What the fuck man. Actually what the fuck.

I have of course heard of Jerry Lee Lewis before and thought I would like this album, but it was much better than I anticipated. The piano is of course amazing and the energy in all the songs is something to behold; I would have loved to see him in concert. Overall an amazing album and much better than I originally anticipated.

Not usually a fan of live albums, but this was fine.

Very good album, just too old for me

There's a really nice energy to this record - the sound is a little flat but the breakneck speed and familiarity of the material makes it extremely listenable. The only off-moment is the bawlingly turgid "Your Cheatin' Heart" but it's fired through pretty quickly. Would have loved to have seen him in the 60s - !

i don't think he should have been within 500 feet of a high school hop. really going crazy on the piano though. i was going to give this 2 stars but all the crusty white boomers slobbering over it in the youtube comments have forced my hand

Jerry Lee Lewis. Okay! Some good ol oldies are great. That's funny that this music was considered hard rock at one point. I'm lovin his voice! So much soul. Like he should be black. I wish I could play the piano like this. Damn he's good! Love this energy.

not really my think but he was a legend.

This fuckin rocked. I think my introduction to Jerry? Guy has charisma out the ass. Thinking of hearing this in the early 60's and it must have been a thrill. This definitely stands out among the albums that could be considered to be more artifacts than relevant in 2026. Little Richard for example - to me this one sounds more POWERFUL and closer to what folks probably thought of LR at the time it was released.

After listening to this album I workshopped a take with Sean and his wife Molly that we should hold extremely talented musicians to different moral standards and sexual mores than your average person. I tried it again with my wife at date night the next night. Anyway this live performance is so good it made me think this was a good idea not once but twice.

22 mins of pure rock and roll. I gotta say, I loved it. The energy is real, the intensity is ridiculous and over the top, the songs are shockingly bite sized. I dont know much about Jerry, but im sure that night in Hamburg was incredible

The energy on this album is hard to argue with. It's just too bad Jerry put so much of this energy toward being a despicable loser in his personal life.

Bon on ne va pas se mentir, mais aborder un disque de Jerry Lee Lewis aujourd'hui relève d'un exercice d'équilibrisme assez gratiné. Quand on évoque le personnage, ce sont immédiatement des images de scandales, de dérapages incontrôlés et de déboires judiciaires qui viennent polluer l'esprit du mélomane. Alors, réglons tout de suite le cas du bonhomme afin de pouvoir respirer un coup. On va mettre de côté les histoires de pédophilie, de racisme et les allégations de meurtre pour se focaliser sur ce qui nous intéresse le plus ici... sa musique. Et là, putain, c'est juste jouissif. Du rock 'n' roll pur jus, brut de décoffrage, balancé avec une violence primitive et ceci dès la première mesure. Si l'on veut vraiment apprécier la décharge électrique que représente cet enregistrement, il faut se replacer deux minutes dans le contexte de l'époque. En ce début d'année 1964, le monde de la musique populaire est en train de subir un séisme sans précédent. La British Invasion bat son plein, les Beatles règnent en maîtres absolus sur les classements de ventes mondiaux, et toute une génération de pionniers américains du rockabilly se retrouve subitement reléguée au rayon des pièces de musée. Pour Jerry Lee Lewis, la chute avait été encore plus brutale et précoce que pour ses pairs. En 1958, alors qu'il était au sommet de sa gloire et prêt à contester le trône d'Elvis Presley, sa carrière avait piqué du nez de manière spectaculaire lors d'une tournée au Royaume-Uni. La presse britannique avait découvert son mariage avec sa cousine âgée de seulement treize ans, Myra. Le scandale fut d'une violence inouïe : concerts annulés en série, boycott massif des stations de radio, rejet par sa propre maison de disques. En l'espace de quelques jours, le Killer était devenu un paria absolu, poussé sans ménagement vers l'underground et le réseau des petites salles secondaires. Pendant six longues années, Jerry Lee Lewis a donc dû écumer les bouges, les bars de seconde zone et les salles de bal miteuses pour continuer à gagner sa vie. Cette traversée du désert aurait pu briser n'importe quel artiste, mais elle n'a fait que nourrir sa haine, sa frustration et son besoin viscéral de vengeance artistique. C'est précisément ce fauve blessé, privé de son public de masse, qui débarque en avril 1964 sur les planches du Star Club de Hambourg, en Allemagne. Le Star Club n'est pas n'importe quel endroit. Situé dans le quartier chaud de St. Pauli, c'est un club mythique, une véritable arène où les marins en escale, les voyous locaux et les passionnés de musique viennent se saouler la gueule au son des meilleurs groupes de beat du moment. C'est dans ce même quartier que les Beatles avaient appris leur métier quelques années auparavant. Pour encadrer le Killer lors de cette soirée mémorable capturée par le producteur allemand Siegfried E. Loch pour le compte du label Philips, la direction du club a débauché une formation de jeunes Britanniques : The Nashville Teens. Ces garçons, alors en résidence à Hambourg, se voient confier la lourde tâche de servir de groupe de soutien à l'un des musiciens les plus imprévisibles et terrifiants de l'histoire du rock. Autant vous le dire sans détour : tout au long des trente-sept minutes que dure ce disque, les membres de Nashville Teens ne jouent pas vraiment avec Jerry Lee Lewis. Ils courent derrière lui. Ils s'accrochent aux branches comme ils peuvent, les yeux écarquillés par la terreur et l'excitation, essayant désespérément de suivre un pianiste furieux de trente ans qui accélère les tempos sans préavis et martyrise son instrument comme s'il voulait le réduire en petit bois. Dès les premières secondes du disque, la déferlante arrive avec une prise de "Mean Woman Blues" absolument dévastatrice. Pas d'introduction polie, pas de bavardage inutile avec la foule : le Killer attaque son clavier avec une frappe d'une lourdeur atomique. On croit entendre le tabouret de piano voler en éclats sous la violence de sa mise en place. Ses glissandos légendaires fusent dans tous les sens avec une précision diabolique. Sur "High School Confidential", la vitesse d'exécution atteint des sommets presque irréels. Jerry Lee chante comme s'il jouait sa peau sur chaque syllabe, poussant sa voix dans ses derniers retranchements avec des hurlements primaux qui couvrent le fracas des cymbales. Le pauvre batteur des Nashville Teens tente de garder le cap, mais le tempo imposé par le piano est tellement démentiel que la section rythmique semble permanente au bord de l'explosion. L'un des moments les plus révélateurs de l'album reste sans conteste sa reprise du classique de Ray Charles, "What'd I Say". Là où la version originale créait une tension sensuelle basée sur le groove R&B et les répondants du gospel, Jerry Lee Lewis nettoie intégralement le morceau de toute référence religieuse pour y injecter une dose massive de luxure, de sueur et d'anarchie. Le morceau devient un monologue sauvage où le Killer harangue la foule, pousse des rugissements lubriques et transforme le rythme en une véritable machine à broyer. La seconde moitié de la prestation s'apparente à un galop d'essai pour la fin du monde. Quand il enchaîne les brûlots que sont "Hound Dog", "Long Tall Sally" et l'incontournable "Whole Lotta Shakin'", Jerry Lee Lewis ne joue plus de la musique, il accomplit un exorcisme public. C'est plus rapide, plus essoufflé, plus urgent et plus menaçant que n'importe quelle production studio enregistrée dans les années soixante. Pour retrouver un équivalent en termes de violence sonore pure et de mépris total pour les conventions, il faudra attendre l'éclosion du mouvement punk et la déferlante des Ramones une dizaine d'années plus tard. Alors, pourquoi ne pas lui coller un 5 sur 5 direct et crier au chef-d'œuvre absolu sans la moindre réserve ? C'est ici qu'intervient mon jugement le plus objectif, et il concerne la forme matérielle de cet enregistrement. Si l'ambiance du Star Club est capturée avec une authenticité documentaire indiscutable, la qualité sonore globale de l'album est loin, très loin d'être irréprochable. Enregistré sur le vif avec les moyens techniques restreints de l'époque, le disque souffre de défauts de mixage évidents qui peuvent gâcher le plaisir des oreilles les plus exigeantes. La prise de son est saturée du début à la fin. Le piano du Killer, bien qu'omniprésent et surpuissant, bave énormément dans les fréquences médiums et masque presque intégralement le travail de la basse. La batterie sonne souvent étouffée, comme si elle avait été captée par un seul micro mal placé au fond de la scène, tandis que les guitares de soutien sont réduites à un grattage indifférencié en arrière-plan. On a régulièrement l'impression d'écouter un enregistrement pirate de très bonne facture plutôt qu'un album live officiel publié par une grande maison de disques. C'est de la matière brute, du son "dans son jus", qui manque cruellement de clarté, de séparation des canaux et de profondeur dynamique. Pour dire les choses franchement : cet album mériterait un sacré bon coup de polish. Un travail de dépoussiérage moderne, une réégalisation soignée des bandes originales et un remastering digne de ce nom permettraient enfin de redonner de l'air à cette prestation dantesque. On aimerait pouvoir entendre la frappe exacte de la basse, détacher les harmonies vocales perdues dans le brouhaha et profiter de la fureur du piano sans que les aigus ne viennent vous scier les tympans à fort volume. Il n'en reste pas moins que Live At The Star Club, Hamburg demeure l'un des témoignages les plus terrifiants et fascinants de ce dont était capable le rock 'n' roll primitif à son apogée. C'est un album à écouter pour comprendre la sauvagerie fondamentale d'un genre qui s'est progressivement assagi en devenant une industrie milliardaire. Ici, pas de merchandising, pas de scénographie millimétrée, pas d'écrans géants : juste un type instable, plein de haine et de talent, assis devant un piano droit qu'il pilonne jusqu'à l'épuisement. En résumé, nous sommes face à un monument d'énergie pure, un disque jouissif et indispensable pour toute discothèque rock qui se respecte, mais desservi par une captation sonore qui accuse franchement son âge et ses limites d'origine. C'est pour cette exacte raison que je lui attribue la note de 4 sur 5. La dernière étoile s'est envolée dans les bandes saturées du Star Club et dans le manque de finition du mixage d'époque. Mais ne vous y trompez pas : malgré ses défauts techniques, ce disque reste une leçon d'attitude et de fureur scénique que bien des groupes modernes feraient bien de méditer. Montez le son, oubliez le bonhomme, et laissez-vous traverser par la foudre.

Really good fun. I'm not generally a big fan of live records but it warns it's keep here. There's such a wild atmosphere. All delivered stylishly. Short and sweet. Just fun.

Blind album and artist. What a whopping 5. Instant slam of energy unmatched and untamed raw performance. Beautifully exciting. Too bad the dude did some weird stuff with his marriage, here for the music though.

Yes

I’ll say it again - I don’t like live albums and don’t understand their inclusion on this list unless an artist has literally no other recorded work to put on the list which is almost never the case. Was be drunk during this ? And yes I read the reviews, a racist rapist incestuous pedophile who apparently narcistically believed he originated rock and roll - seriously ?! No reason on Gods Green Earth why this should be on here - v easy one star

I don't know Jerry Lee Lewis' back catalogue but it feels totally appropriate to have at least one album by him here given his influence on those that followed. Most, if not all, of his hits on this live album. Many instantly recognisable tunes. An example of his influence is that the Beatles covered Jerry Lee Lewis extensively in their early days (thanks Wikipedia). Obviously the Beatles were the house band also at the Star Club, Hamburg for some time before they made it big. Great energy and short songs as appropriate for the era. I am still a bit of a sucker for dynamic piano music. Only 22 minutes, 8 tracks. Was going to give it 4 but no: 5 piano bars. Going around again.

Pallar inte en till från musikens sämsta era. Tycker denna hade lite mer energi i sig dock jämfört med richard eller vad hsn hette. Kan sträcka mig till 4/10

Parking the bigamy, marrying an underage cousin, abuse and attempted murder allegations and so on ..... it's a lot to park I know ... but this is a great early rock and roll live album. Found a 22 minute version on Spotify which I really enjoyed. But I've had shits that take longer and we've established already that Jerry Lee Lewis is a shit. Then realised the actual album is about 37 minutes. Found that on YouTube and listened to the whole thing. Ignoring the context of the shit I parked earlier this is a 4 star album.

Horrible human

A nasty piece of work

Sometimes you see another live album on the list and think, "Why did they add this? The artist has plenty of studio work." Then you listen to it and understand why. Jerry Lee Lewis delivers wild, almost primal rockabilly here. The artist leads a backing band, which can't always keep up, and no wonder — at that speed of the piano parts and the voice breaking into a scream. The tracklist is nothing but action-packed songs, punctuated by one ballad. No, this isn't rock 'n' roll anymore, this is the great-grandfather of punk rock! The main drawback is the same as with punk rock: the record gets a bit monotonous toward the end. And the album is recorded in a dull manner, with microphones placed next to the instruments, but that actually gives it a bit more rawness and energy. There's a version on streaming services with the correct title and cover art, but for some reason it's half the length, so search for "The Killer Live - 1964 To 1970" instead. The first thirteen songs there are what you need.

I can see why people consider this one of the best live albums of all time. Hugh-energy bangers all the way through. It's also very sleazy, which I'm normally in favor of, but this is Jerry Lee Lewis we're talking about, so hmm.

A good live album, no real complaints but I’m not rushing to go back and listen.

Obvious historic interest and definitely influenced much of what came after. But not my cup of tea.

High School Confidential - what is this Jerry Lee’s tinder profile?? 🤣 Very fun overall and the originals are great. Love how much he says his own name. Whenever he did a Little Richard cover you could really dwell on how much he was ripping Little Richard off.

According to the reviews, this is another controversial artist. I haven't seen reviews like this since Kanye West. Except these ones are all, "he's racist and awful, but the music is amazing". It's rolicking, piano-driven old style rock n' roll in the vein of Elvis Presley. Not awful, but Jerry Lee Lewis seemed to go on about himself a lot.

Normalito. Sin mucho que opinar. 5/10

Terrible person in all kinds of ways - the music rocks though

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9.5/10

It was okay. I didn't realize he covered a number of other artists songs.

This was short! Good, pretty much what I expected, but 22 minutes long is short.

Hard to talk about him without mentioning 13y/o wife... but fine live music, charismatic performer.

It’s an alright performance but it’s just a bunch of covers. This is not deserving to be on the list.

Lots of classic rock and roll songs here. Fun, short and energetic.

На спотике не полный лайв А так норм рок-н-ролл плюс огромные шары огня

Great performance. Knocking it down a star because of the length.

good foot stomping music

Better than Coldplay

The best album I’ve ever heard by an incestuous paedo, or at least one who left a paper trail.

For a live album, it was good listen that was quick. Probably more closer to a 3.5 star.

the definition of rock and roll i did not hear good about this guy however its an really good album for its rock and roll genre i cant tell if if pick this over anything elvis tho again-not my type of music

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I totally see how this album is considered one of the greatest live rock albums of all time. What really surprised me is how heavy this album is, especially for the early 60s. Jerry Lee Lewis is like a madman on the piano, and the band does a great job of keeping up with his pace and intensity. This album is very straightforward with minimal overdubs, and it's rough and imperfect, which all adds to its authenticity.

Points deducted for jerry lee lewis being evil in the real world, but this still would've went hard to hit the twist to

Not going to pretend like I'm some old school rock critic who goes nutz over this but I gotta give this man his due that he can bash a piano like that with such indecency for 1964. Not adding Jerry Lee Lewis to the playlist but glad to spend this time with him.

Separating the man from the artist, this album is wild and tons of fun. Especially in the context of when it was recorded. It crosses over into cheesy at times, but maybe that's just because of how much time has passed and how much his style has been borrowed over the last 60 years. There's no denying how much fun it would have been to be in the audience for such a show.

I picked this up on CD years ago after a colleague did a write-up about it. I haven't listened in ages, but it's just as bonkers as I remember, particularly "Mean Woman Blues" and "High School Confidential." I love a raucous live album, especially one that hasn't been fixed in the studio. The Killer was decidedly NOT a good dude, to put it mildly, but Live at the Star-Club Hamburg makes an excellent case for separating the art from the artist.

It’s all over very quickly. It’s exciting but there’s almost no variation, one slower song but it’s all Jerry Lee’s schtick. I’m not sad I’ve heard it but I won’t listen again deliberately.

Polished love performance of rock and roll. Short and sweet at 20 mins and very listenable

Fun and short!

That creep can roll, man.

solid 4.0. Provavelmente um dos projetos mais consistentes do Rock & Roll, pois as músicas são verdadeiramente boas, além de durar pouco, sendo fácil de consumir e não ficando repetitivo, coisa que o gênero sofre bastante com.

pure chaos

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Great performance by a terrible human being.

Jerry Lee Lewis is a pedophile and not amount of stolen music will fix that. Fuck this guy.

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Bouncy, grooovy, just incredibly danceable abs for 64’ this has vibes that some albums today cant recreate

Un álbum lleno de clásicos pero no mucho de mi gusto

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Energy like no other. Killed it.

For a rock and roll album that came out in this era, it quite frankly rocked. He’s just slamming the piano at high speed singing some of the best songs of that era. I can’t imagine being in that era with this completely foreign concept of music and just wondering if Jerry Lee Lewis was dropped from another planet with Elvis. It’s too bad that he wasn’t the best guy, but this album was fun.

Drinking music. Loud and proud! As a man, he was a drunken asshole. Behind the keys, he was a masterclass showman with average piano skills. In a different era, Me Too would’ve fried his ass. As such, he’s a hero of the South. Low bar set.

Meh. Not bad by any means. Just kind of meh.

Det er bra energi og sikkert mye bedre enn studioinnspillingene, men det er litt for old school for meg ass. Selv om skiva har en moderat lengde på 34 minutter begynner tålmodigheten min å nå røde nivåer allerede halvveis igjennom. Den skal få beholde 2ern sin for effort, men det er på hengende håret da de siste tre låtene var mildt sagt seige å komme seg igjennom.

Litt belasta å digge The Killer, men det er jo perfeksjon av rock and roll. Det eneste jeg har å utsette på er lyden. Bassen i albumet er ikke-eksisterende selv med et over-ear headset og et godt volum. Vokalen forsvinner også litt bak pianoet. Her kunne godt folka bak Revolver-demixen kommet på banen og tatt albumet inn i vår tid.

Heard of Jerry Lee Lewis but never listened to any of him. High school is very 60s. Good production and catchy tune tho. Cool piano in the middle. I love the live aspect. Piano on money is sososo good. Good lyrics on this one too. Catchy. This song is just a banger. Doesn’t sound 60s at all. Followed by another all time classic damn. I would’ve never expected great balls of fire to be this old. So catchy. Again awesome piano/production as a whole. Sounds really good for it being live. Molly is pretty good too. It’s hard to follow up a classic like that but this one has a lot of the same good elements. Definitely more dated. Lewis boogie is fine. Nothing life changing. Very 60s again. Awesome piano again on cheatin heart. Not the catchiest but the production makes up for it. Long Talk sally is very generic southern rock. Good piano again. Feel like I’ve heard many songs just like this one tho. Whole lotta shaking is very catchy. Well written. Simple but effective production. Good not great way to end the album. Good guitar solo. Overall, fun album. It’s not the best I’ve ever heard by any means but no terrible songs. And have to add points for how good it sounds for being a live album from the 60s. Would recommend. 3.4/5 stars.

I realise I know more of this man from pop culture than from his music. And his music is great.

For someone seemingly so influential I can’t name the amount of albums that have done this exact sound but better. It’s very unfortunate the one to get popular had to be such a massive piece of shit thank god this is the only Lewis album on the list.

quick, enjoyably Rock n Roll album from one of the forefathers of the genre. personal failings aside and all.

This is a live performance where Jerry Lee Lewis cemented *something*. This is rock and roll delivered with an energy that devours everything the genre usually is. Jerry Lee Lewis blasts through some jazz, blues, and R&B standards at breakneck speed, while absolutely battering his piano and singing like he's racing the instruments. Songs like High School Confidential take it far enough that I dare say the result has some aesthetic similarities to punk. It's sloppy, it's powerful, it's flying off the rails, and it's a blast. This is an early '60s live album that transcends the status of "document" and remains exciting to this day. This is a remarkable missing link between Elvis and what rock was at the end of the '60s.

i mean, it's fun. but more than likely stolen from black people. (in fact, upon reading reviews, i see he's hella racist. so i'm deducting even more points) Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: no, f this guy 2.1

Not a great sign when the pedophile begins his album with "High School Confidential". Favorite track: Great Balls Of Fire 1.5/5

Sounds like the pervert could put on one hell of a show!

Bluesy rock. It was alright, not really my thing although there were a lot of hits.

Good

Looking past all the horrible stuff that comes with Jerry Lee Lewis, it's a short, well performed and high energy live album.

While by all accounts Jerry Lee Lewis was an absolute scumbag, he's dead, so it's easier to separate the art from the artist and judge this on the music. It's not bad, but several of the songs are performed considerably better by other artists, notably Little Richard and Elvis. Lewis was undoubtedly one hell of a piano player and you can hear how fast he's playing. Unfortunately his voice is very thin, or at least the production/recording of this live album doesn't indicate any depth to it. I'm sure some live albums are essential listening but this doesn't feel like one of them

It seemed to me that the same song was playing over and over again.

Sweet sweet Jerry Lee

This might be a "you had to be there" situation, or maybe I'm unfairly biased cause I kept thinking "man. imagine if we had a recording this quality of the silver beetles live at the star club hamburg". That poor piano though!

Listening to the album: 😀 Reading up on the album: 😨

I have a hard time feeling much of anything when I listen to this, but they do get a lot of rock n roll out of a pretty accoustic instrument setup. 22 min album is crazy.

1/5 - This is a straight up 1-star, because I can't stand this guy. Nothing to honor. Nothing to revere here.

Short and sweet. If and when time travel has been invented and becomes affordable, this performance will be high on my bucket list. It sounds like Jerry is pushing his voice and his piano to their physical limits, and his three bandmates aren't far off. Other bands later used this to theatrical effect. Not only is this the OG performance; it also feels more genuine than the artificially summoned anger from much of the later rock, metal and punk movements.

Another crappy person with a rocking album.

How can you NOT get jumping for a Jerry Lee Lewis show? Total high energy from the master of boogie woogie piano.

Nope, can't do it - 2 tracks in, getting on my nerves! 🤣

Closest to a veto we've had so far. Jerry Lee Lewis is truly one of the big monsters of music, and I mean that in not a single good way. It's really hard for me to evaluate how good a song called "High School Confidential" is when the singer should not be allowed near a high school. I don't really wanna talk about this album so y'know what? I'm not going to!

Short, live, so easy but meh. 5/10

Live albums are always a little weird for me. On the one hand, it can be fun to hear the energy of the performance, the banter with the crowd, and to transport oneself to the moment and imagine the time and place. On the other hand, even with all that, and even with the best recording equipment and techniques, the sound is distinctly live and as such, usually the songs themselves don't sound as good as the studio versions (acknowledging that there are those tracks out there where the live version outshines the studio recording). Not to despair, here, this is a fine live recording, with great energy, and the vocals sound good. Jerry is a legend, and the tracks here are all hits (acknowledging the Spotify version of the album was short 4 of the original tracks for this listener), you can do much worse in the live album category.

Peak rockabilly

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Rivit värre! Hade inte tackat nej att gå på den konserten. Det var lite oklart varför 40% av albumet saknades på spotify. Det brukar ju vara gråmarkerat då så att man ser att låtarna finns även om de inte går att lyssna på. Jag lyssnade först där innan jag fattade att så mycket var borta. Lyssningen på youtube blev mycket bättre!

Svårt att inte tänka att det pågår dvärgbrottning på scen när de skriker ”Jerry Jerry jeeerrrry!” där i början. Men vilket jävla ös! Formulär 1A-rocknroll, men nästan protopunk i energin. Riktigt rått! Stark 3a.

Ursinnigt tempo från den gamle pedofilen. Bra drag också men de e för repetitivt trots den korta längden!

herregud

Ett jävla tjat om vilka som inte kom med i VM-truppen och vilka skivor som kom på den här listan. Den här är så given, lagets stjärna. Nummer 10. Vilken skev story. Vilket helvetes drag. Verk och person osv. Är det inte det här som är rock n roll? Extasen som får hederliga medborgare att skandera en kusinknullares namn? Det där pianot förtjänade minst sagt en cigg efter den kvällen.

It does not sound like a comeback, a nostalgia exercise, or a professional live set. It sounds like a man trying to rip the roof off the room because restraint would be a personal insult. This is not Jerry Lee Lewis at his most refined, but probably Jerry Lee Lewis at his most unstoppable. It’s savage and towering.

I don’t love live albums 🤷🏼‍♂️

Fun! Very high energy.

Begrudgingly a "3."

“High School Confidential” Damn bro told us who he is right from jump.

3.5 - Classic Classic Rock

Enjoyed this more than expected. But still not much. 2.6/5

So many bops !

An extremely short album with a lot of redundant old school rock and roll standards. I’m not convinced that Mr. Lewis is even saying words in some sections. Overall, it’s fine. 2.5/5.0

Me gustó mucho la verdad, unexpected

A short and sweet fun album

No standouts

Nice capture of JLL doing his thing live and tearing through a bunch of rock 'n' roll standards. Kinda feels like you had to be there, but you get the gist. Pity ol' Jerry was a bit of an unsavoury character otherwise, coz he could rock 'n' roll like his life depended on it.

I wish, I just wish, I could have been at this gig.

Not for me, although half the songs he sang I thought belonged to Elvis, so I learned something at least

Album live donc je trouve tjrs ça un peu moins bien

du bon rock d'ancien

Le mec est un immense sac à merde mais putain ça c'est du rock'n'roll

Rock aus den 60ern mit bekannten Songs 3/5

Fun album, not all his songs. He is problematic.

dude i am a SUCKER 4 60s music😻 i do like the beatles more than this tho... still very groovy. buuuuutt idk alot of the songs js feel like the same song w dif lyrics

I guess live versions capture Jerry Lee's energy better? Rockabilly jams heavy on the piano.

hes a pedophile

Album so good you start wondering if there were altruistic reasons he married 13 year old cousin. There wasn't, he really was in love with and later abused his 13 year old cousin. Also the album is missing like half of it on Spotify for some reason. Doesn't matter. None of that affects my enjoyment. This is fucking rock and fucking roll. There's no way you listened to this without tapping your feet at least once. This nost definitely influenced punk, to just go out and fucking rock, go crazy, have ENERGY. He's a monster on piano, the band can barely even keep up. I'd be getting up and running to this if I wasn't so high and also at midnight. Shit is just straight up, pure awesome in an album

I was prepared to diss this, but by the third track, the energy was undeniable. One of those performances you'll always regret never being able to attend, it's just a blessing we have this recording. I'm reviewing the music as I always do, but I have to pile in with bashing the musician. As I hadn't heard any of his work recently I assumed he'd died in 1970 or whatever, but no, still alive until 2022! I guess marrying your 13-year old cousin as your THIRD wife at the age of 22 was a bit too much. Apparently not for the authors of this book, though as that was in 1958 and this was released 1964. Reading the "Personal Life" section of Wikipedia, it's pretty clear he was a real rat bastard. Great musician, though.

Jerry was a rock star and at 22 minutes this was an easy album to like.

Hyvän tuulen rock ’n roll -albumi! 4/5

Jerry Lee Lewis's gift and curse was that he was an eternal teenager - frenetic, brash, horny, uninhibited, narcissistic, invincible until he wasn't. At age 28 and in semi-exile on account of what's euphemistically referred to in his Wikipedia entry as his "turbulent personal life," he played this ferocious set at one of the Beatles' old haunts in Hamburg. And I mean "haunts" in both senses; Lewis sounds here like he's trying to exorcise demons - of the changing trends that were passing him by, of his own broken career, of his own bent self. And what he conjures is a vision of the rock-and-roller as schoolyard bully. His "Money (That's What I Want)" shoves the Mop-Tops' version to the ground and takes its lunch money, while his "Hound Dog" goes toe-to-toe under the bleachers with Elvis's version and comes away with at least a split decision (one imagines Lewis, seething at the piano at how nobody ever canceled *that* fucker). And of course the material he made famous sparkles - "Great Balls of Fire" is wild and uneven and raw like it should be. By the time he staggers into an exhausted, wobbly version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" he's given everything he physically has to the stage. If you've ever wondered why rock and roll was such a force - why it led to the youth of the world convulsing in a spasm of thrown chairs, thrown panties, thrown voices - start here.

Nonce. Pretty good though.

I loved his crazy frenetic live energy. My favorite was "Money."

I didn't know Jerry Lee Lewis had it like this. This album absolutely ripped. Awesome, manic energy and piano playing. Almost felt like a predecessor to punk in a way. Hell of a performance. Going to keep it a 4 instead of 5 just because they weren't all his songs, but man what a live record.

The raw, energetic rock and roll performance was easy to understand and clearly influential, but it also felt like a world far removed from my own musical sensibilities. While I could hear the roots of many later rock artists, I found myself connecting much more strongly with the musicians who followed.

Very energetic performance from Jerry. Not bad for a live album. 7/10 [KEEP]

Love the high energy, vocals and instruments

Separating the paedo piece of shit from the music… I still don’t like this. I’m sure in the 50’ s it sounded exciting but it’s just a guy with an annoying voice banging on a piano and whooping. Obviously there are a couple of tracks that have entered into legend and it would be churlish to deny JLL was a key figure in an important moment in the evolution of rock n roll, but for someone born in the 80’s it’s rudimentary and boring 1

4.2/5. The Killer, showing why he's the killer. Great stuff.

It's a pretty cool moment in time captured here and it must have been really exciting to see and hear this. Huge influence obviously however it now does sound very dated. Jerry also doesn't seem like a very nice man at all.....also I wonder why the Spotify version is only 22 minutes compared to the original?

I was surprisingly impressed by this one. His voice was incredibly clear and clean. There didn't seem to be much atmosphere for a live recording. But the songs were good and performed well. Won't be going on my to buy list, but im really pleased to have listened to it. It's not quite a 4, but damn close. Perhaps if there was a bit more atmosphere....

I was originally a bit miffed on behalf of the audience if they’d paid for a gig that was so short. Then I remembered that there were so many more important reasons to be miffed about Jerry. What an A Grade ass hole.

This is a difficult one to rate as it is so far from my comfort zone and era. To start it was a bit bland, as his singing style did not seem to vary between songs, but as it progressed you could feel the energy in the room. This would have been so new and exciting to those watching, I can appreciate that feeling well. The songs are primarily cover versions, but that was more common for artists than now. I did enjoy it for what it was. Im glad I'm not rating him on lifestyle choices or he would have got a big fat zero.

From all accounts, Jerry Lee Lewis was a bit of a maniac. I would have liked to see that reflected here. I am assuming this is a bit of a legendary concert as it appears on this list, but through much of it it seems JLL is phoning in his performance, vocally at least. There are glimmers here and there of that fabled maniac, but only rarely. I dunno. Love the songs, and the rockabilly of it all, but all in all falls short. Edit: ok reading other people's reviews he was more than just a run of the mill maniac. Wild stuff. Jeez.

Great energy, killer piano, Little Richard-like music, awful guy.

Reminds me of that Kyle Gordon sketch about 50s / 60s music Playlist add: "Great Balls of Fire"

It sounds like he was already on the nostalgia circuit

Whatever you may think of Jerry Lee Lewis, there’s no denying that he was the central pioneer of rock piano. The recording *Live at the Star Club, Hamburg* features his most important songs in a context that was typical for the time (i.e., just under half an hour). From today’s perspective, there’s plenty to criticize here, but in my opinion, culture must always be understood within the context of its own time. That said, while I do believe these songs are worth knowing, I don’t consider Lewis to be among the very top tier of the most influential artists, and rock piano ultimately always remained a niche genre. So it falls somewhere between a “legendary album” and “nice to know.”

It's rock&roll operating at 150%. The energy is so contagious that I actually felt like jumping around in my room while visiting. Pair that with a lot of charisma and some really catchy tunes and you've got an awesome vibe all around.

i'm sure this has some cultural significance but i don't care. also this freak married his 13 year old cousin so there's that

I've never been a huge fan of Jerry Lee Lewis, but I can understand why many musical journalists might consider this one of the greatest rock and roll albums as it was very quintessential rock and roll to me, with its rocking piano, constant and repeating beat, high-energy music.

This is a super-short live album that captures the spirit of Jerry Lee Lewis but somehow you wonder if there couldn't be something better on this list taking the place of this entry.

Big ol’ separation of art and artist for this one. If I was in the audience, I would be going nuts.

It’s like this guy has the energy of a 14 year old.

Amazing album, but the version they have on Spotify is crap. It contains half the songs in the wrong order.

Tight but 1 star as an absolute wrong un

Такой живой, забавный, смешной лайв!! Оч круто

Honestly a great live album.

His backing band was The Nashville Teenagers. Surprised that he didn’t marry them.

There were alot of very talented paedophiles in the 50s that's for sure. Either 1 or 5 - so 3 as an average.

Goodness gracious!

Sounds a bit too much like little Richard

No me gustó tanto, tal vez por ser en vivo. 4/10

Well, if there’s one thing I do know it’s that this guy was just awful. Incestual murderer rapist pedophile racist… I mean this guy’s worse than Phil Spector! And that’s hard to achieve! I hate this guy and I don’t even know him! But can he perform? Well… welllll…. Yes he can. This album is incredible. Obviously from his performance I don’t doubt that he’s just the worst guy ever, but it’s certainly just something else. He has a gravitas that feels so awful, but that entire attitude is kind of what makes it feel so authentic. Like he’s just an awful guy, singing like an awful guy would, and it’s really fucking good because that’s just how it goes sometimes. Because just listen to those keys! Listen to the way he’s singing! I hate him! There’s nothing about this man I like! Except for every single song on this live album! And that’s just how it goes sometimes. 9.1/10

Good fun - classic rock n roll tunes

Take that, Billy Joel!

This was high energy and unexpected!

Bad man makes great music.

Oh dear. Too intense for me.

I didn't need this in my life. Done better by Little Richard.

Explosive rock and roll and boogie-woogie built on pounding piano, raw guitars, driving drums, and ferocious, shouted vocals erupts with chaotic, unrestrained energy. Listening feels like being caught in a packed club where everyone is pushing the limit and barely holfing IT together. The result is electrifying and visceral.

gucci la verdad pero tendría que escucharlo más para que otra cancion que no sea great balls of fire se que me quede en la cabeza

kurz und knackig

Was he having a manic episode when this was recorded? I mean, the guy's biography reads like three mental illnesses in a trenchcoat.

Classic Rock and Roll.

Hell he could perform but fuck him as human being

This is amazing!! Only reason I didn't give it five stars was because he didn't write a lot of these songs. But man, this is an amazing document of someone who was obviously an incredible live performer. I would've loved to be in the room to see this!

Nope, not my thing at all. Most nonsensical lyrics I've ever heard and the structure of every song is the same. There was some intrigue with 'Money' but it died quick. Would've love if the guitar was louder in the mix but 1960s technology ain't that great. Just read some reviews and apparently he's a pedophile, racist, and murderer. Man spent more time being a shitty person than trying to make good music. -5/5

This really feels like something you had to be there for. You can hear flashes of Jerry Lee Lewis’s energy, especially in the piano playing, but the recording struggles to keep up with it. The sound is rough enough to get in the way after a while, which makes it hard to fully connect with what’s happening. I’d much rather see this performance than just hear it. The reputation as one of the greatest rock ’n’ roll live albums feels overstated — there’s clearly something powerful going on, but it never quite comes through in full. You can tell it must have been incredible in the room, but on record it feels more like a document than an experience.

The textbook definition of rock and roll. I'm sure this is a great album for its time but I think in the big year of 2026, I won't be picking up this album and listening to it on my own.

Low 3- nothing too memorable but good energy

This might just be the shortest "album" on the list and I couldn't be more glad for it

I liked Jerry's rendition of Money, Great Balls of Fire and Great Golly Miss Molly.

The Spotify version of this album only has eight tracks - I don't know why - it was originally released with thirteen tracks - one more (Roy Orbison's 'Down The Line') was added for the CD release. The tapes for two additional tracks recorded on the night have been lost - these were 'You Win Again' and 'I'm On Fire'. The album was recorded in April 1964 during Jerry Lee's 'fallow' period following the fall-out of his marriage to his thirteen year old cousin Myra Gale Brown - this caused a storm of bad publicity when he arrived for his British tour in May 1958 - they had actually been married 6 months by that time and he was seemingly still married to his first wife. The scandal effectively ended his standing as a top-tier rock 'n' roll artist at the time, destroying his mainstream career for over a decade. If one treats "Live At The Hamburg Star Club" purely as a musical review then this is a superb, raw live album that's full of energy and makes you wish you were there. The set list contains Jerry Lee standards and also Rock n Roll standards from his peers. It's quite brilliant. Five stars. Side A 1 "Mean Woman Blues" (5/5) 2 "High School Confidential" (5/5) 3 "Money (That's What I Want)" (4/5) 4 "Matchbox" (5/5) 5 "What'd I Say, Part 1" (5/5) 6 "What'd I Say, Part 2" (5/5) Side B 7 "Great Balls of Fire" (5/5) 8 "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (5/5) 9 "Lewis Boogie" (5/5) 10 "Your Cheatin' Heart" (5/5) 11 "Hound Dog" (5/5) 12 "Long Tall Sally" (5/5) 13 "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (5/5) 1989 re-issue 14 "Down the Line" (4/5) Total - 68 Average - 4.86 312/1001 169/312 albums reviewed were new to me.

3/5

Dude onew how to rock out. Super high energy album.

Ignoring the late Mr. Lewis's personal life (and I recognize that IS quite difficult), this is a very energetic and frantic live album. A few rock classics and covers alike are featured throughout in this spirited performance in Germany. The man really made playing the piano exciting.

not really for me

3.5/5 Energetic. His stage presence is crazy. Didn't like the songs themselves that much but his performance can't be ignored.

Fuck the pedo, Rest in piss.

A very good live album of almost entirely cover songs. Minus a full star because it's difficult to forget all the horrible things "The Killer" actually did.

He definitely got the juice and knows how to work a crowd good for him.

So much energy. Songs are short and sharp and feel on edge of becoming out of control at times.

I don’t listen to pedos.

This album is so good musically that by all rights I should give it a minus one for being just 22 minutes long - but ol’ Jerry Lee always leaves ‘em wanting more. Rock solid.

Kinda nice but not so much my vibe.

There are probably equal reasons to either like or dislike this one. For a few reasons to like, it's got a ton of energy, is fun, and the tunes are good in a foot-tapping, old-school dancing kind of way. On the other hand, this is almost all covers/written by others, taking heavily from black songwriters and putting a white face on it. Plus the issues with JLL himself outside of that, which I don't think I need to spell out here. And, of course, one of my biggest peeves is again present with it being a live album. While I can enjoy the performance on this listen, it makes me wish I was there to see it happen rather than just hear it. I'm missing a huge part of what made this special. Just taking the album at face value, this would probably be a little above a 3 for me. That comes from how good the energy is and how fun it is to listen to more than anything. But that score quickly goes down for all the reasons mentioned above. Overall: 2.1/5

I’m enjoying the live albums a lot, they are great for ENERGY

rock corte viejisimo

Good in small doses (a couple of tracks at a time) but a bit much for the whole album in one go.

This was short and sweet, quite a good listen at 22 mins

Personal life to the side. Focusing purely on the record, this is a well recorded live album that is jam packed with great songs performed impeccably. I thoroughly enjoyed the listen. Your cheating heart was my standout song. 3.5 stars

I doubt that anyone under the age of 70 actually likes this

Nice

A bit unhinged to be sure. Great energy and intensity in a solid rock and roll performance, perhaps after its time.

This guy could get em going…

Listenable for someone that stole his entire repitior from Black people Glad it’s 23 mins. The piano playing is great singing is patchy . The two songs he actually wrote are by far the weakest

A 22 minute performance with an arrogance that doesn't match the quality of the recording. The musicianship is strong and the album gets points for that, but the vocal delivery and swagger comes across as jarring. Maybe it's because I've read that this guy was a piece of shit? I don't know… Either way I didn't love this at all.

wow way better than i thought itd be.. 22 minutes is probably my jll threshold..

I bet this went so hard in the 60s where rock n roll was really rolling!! I bet they were doing their own little "woooooo" noises in the crowd and everything. Maybe I am too tired to appreciate this fully, maybe this kind of music is always just evokes being in a slightly ropey 50s style american diner to me?? Just feels a little cheesy. He sings fast. He goes woooooo. It was the style at the time!

I mean he fucking rattles through em. Maybe all gigs should just be 20 minutes all guns blazing,everything twice as fast as it should be. this was fun! I kinda get why all these post war kids went so buck wild and horny for this stuff tbh, it’s like you’ve gone from row row your boat on a wax cylinder and your house getting bombed in the war to pure raunch overnight

I liked the energy of the live album. I enjoyed the songs but found a lot of them quite similar. Was going to give it 3 stars as an album I enjoyed but probably won't listen to again. Docking it an extra star for the guy being so awful. Fav song: Great Balls of Fire Least fav: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Very short but still enjoyable. A nice quick album. With some classics on there. Also love the Jerry chanting. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - great balls of fire Least fav - cheating heart

His back up band is called the Nashville Teens- bit worrying after he'd married his 13 year old cousin, I'd probably vote to keep all teens away from him. Think I could have done without hearing the album and reading his Wikipedia page because now I think I'll feel a little icky every time I hear Great Balls Of Fire (also prefer the studio version of it to the live version). Favourite song: Great Balls Of Fire Least: Your Cheating Heart

1001 Albums Vol. 0031: Live At The Star Club, Hamburg ============================================================ Introduction: Well well, is this another masterpiece incoming? The last live album I generated was quite a while ago....Okay, it was actually almost exactly thirty albums ago, but I've not been that consistent with this project at all. I listened to that album all the way back in November. I took a pretty significant break between December and...I think January. I remember it was while I was listening to Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth. Hell, I actually stopped mid-album when I took that break and came back without re-listening to the full thing....Yeah. I'm actually not even up to date now. This is going to say that I published my review on April 4th, 2026 when I'm actually writing it on April 11th. I've kinda just been letting my generation run without break for a bit because...I like doing this project...and I've gotten pretty backed up to say the least. It's fine. I'll pause it once my schedule starts becoming busy once again....Wow. I'm really off-topic, aren't I? Well, getting back on topic, this live album was released by an artist by the name of Jerry Lee Lewis in 1964. Now, like I said, I've generated a live album before on this site. That live album was actually my second generation and I actually consider it one of the best albums I've heard thus far. I believe it's actually the only 9/10 album thus far that I felt leaned more towards a five instead of a four. Anyway, the point is, I don't mind live albums at all. I've seen a lot of people on this site who question the inclusion of live albums or simply call them pointless....To them I simply ask "Why?" Why is a live album unable to be as influential or enjoyable as a regular album? What makes it pointless? Yes, the tracks will almost always be much more varied than what you would find on a cohesive studio album, but that's literally the point of both a live show and a live album. Look, I'll say it, you're just weird if you hold the opinion that live albums are pointless. Tell that to anyone who's heard that one Fishmans live album from 1999. Anyway, this live album in particular seems to be pretty well-regarded for the same reasons a lot of others are: its raw energy and stellar performance. Jerry Lee Lewis was apparently working the piano like a mad-man at this concert. The same thing can apparently be said about much of the instrumentation overall. This is actually kinda exciting to hear since the instrumentation from the last live album I generated kinda...blew me away at points. I think I even described one track as "eight minutes of the greatest guitar-work I've ever heard."...How naive I was then. Now, some people think that this album is so great that they believe it to be one of the greatest Rock and Roll albums of all time. Now, is that likely true? No. You've got some pretty damn big competitors to go up against to take that crown. Most of those opinions are coming from critic's statements too. We all know how reliable critics are. I'm pretty sure As It Was by Harry Styles was somewhere in the top three hundred on Pitchfork's top five hundred songs at some point....Yeah. Anyway, we'll just pretend that Pitchfork never did that as we get into this album and see how truly good it is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Mean Woman Blues: 9/10 Track 2: High School Confidential: 8/10 Track 3: Money (That's What I Want): 9/10 Track 4: Matchbox: 7/10 Track 5: What'd I Say (Part 1): 8/10 Track 6: What'd I Say (Part 2): 8/10 Track 7: Great Balls Of Fire: 9/10 Track 8: Good Golly, Miss Molly: 9/10 Track 9: Lewis' Boogie: 8/10 Track 10: Your Cheatin' Heart: 7/10 Track 11: Hound Dog: 9/10 Track 12: Long Tall Sally: 9/10 Track 13: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: HOLY! Seriously, holy! That would be my descriptor of this album if I were forced to describe it in one word. Holy! I mean, this album was seriously around a half-hour of some of the most impressive and high-energy live-performance songs that I have ever heard. It's just a half-hour of pure greatness...for the most part. There is one song where the playing exponentially is slowed down, but we don't talk about that song. That being said, the album absolutely radiates with high-energy everywhere else. Most of my 9/10 songs are great examples of this. All of these songs are quick-paced, have intense playing from pretty much everyone on stage, and yet manage to still be pretty cleverly written and performed. I mean, there were so many moments on this album that just had me completely shocked at what I was hearing simply due to the unbelievable amount of energy radiating off of it. Look, live albums are different, but live albums are undoubtedly great. Nobody can deny it. Anyway, like many people have stated already, Jerry Lee Lewis's piano playing is definitely the highlight of the entire album. He essentially just completely destroys the piano for the entirety of the album without any breaks in between. Absolutely amazing stuff and may very well be the best piano work that I have ever heard in my life. That being said, there's a pretty good variety of other great instrumentation you can find on here as well. Every song has pretty generic yet high-energy and profound drumming, a lot of songs have great guitar solo sections, and even Jerry Lee Lewis's voice just works perfectly with the music. I mean, everything here just blends perfectly to provide one of the most raw and purely enjoyable experiences I've ever had while listening to an album. Now, that in no way means that this is one of my greatest Rock And Roll albums of all time like many critics would say, but it is undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable listens I've had on this site so far. The best way I can possibly describe this album is...almost...it almost genuinely makes you feel as if you are in the crowd yourself while listening to it. I mean, the production is perfect so that it sounds enjoyable to listen to from home while still providing that sound that comes with actually being at a concert, the energy is so high that you kinda start to get that feeling that you're in the crowd of an actual concert, you know that feeling, and there's just an overall unmatched energy to the entire experience that I've never quite heard before from any other live album. It's just...undoubtedly great. There's not really all that much more to praise about the album itself other than what I've stated above. That being said, there are...unfortunately, a few problems that this album has. Firstly, however, I'm going to go over problems that I imagine a lot of other people have that I don't actually have myself. First of all, there are probably some people who do not like this album because almost half of the set is ripped directly from Little Richard. Now, I won't even lie, this is kinda a valid criticism and I can kinda understand it too. That being said, Jerry Lee Lewis and his band managed to transform these songs into pieces that fit the overall tone of the live show and just overall felt distinct from their original versions. This could be because of the major upgrade in production from when Little Richard's recordings were...recorded, but these covers still feel distinct and original nonetheless. Another major problem that people generally have with this album is...honestly...a really valid one. The lyrics are...honestly pretty bad across many of the songs. There are some exceptions here and there, but the majority of this album's lyrics are pretty bad. Money talks about wanting money over love, Your Cheatin' Heart talks about something as simple as feeling guilty about cheating, and the closer is literally about sexual desire....Yeah, not too great. Jerry Lee Lewis's voice doesn't help at all either due to how fast he sings the majority of these songs. You can't really tell what he's saying half of the time. That being said, and I would normally have a huge problem with both of these criticisms, I really don't mind either of these aspects too much...if I dare say at all. I mean, the lyrics blend perfectly with the simple, high-energy, and basic Rock And Roll melodies. Their simpler nature allows the listener to focus more on the amazing performances Lewis and his band are giving as well. I mean, if Money was like...let's say a dramatic ballad instead of a high-energy Rock track, I would likely hate it because its meaning is awful. That being said, this simple and bad meaning blends with the earlier type of Rock And Roll one would hear when Rock And Roll was much simpler itself. Basically, the meaning being bad and simple here...actually works in a weird way....Oh, and Jerry Lee Lewis's voice is completely fine to me too. Its fast-paced nature fits perfectly with the high-energy atmosphere...you get the idea. Now, with those lesser criticisms out of the way, I'll briefly get into two problems I actually have with this album. Firstly, the album is admittedly...pretty repetitive across its entire runtime. Look, the entire experience is great no doubt, but there are plenty of songs that feel as if the same melody from some previous song is being sampled. That being said, the relatively short runtime of the album definitely helps keep this criticism stay more minor than major. Secondly, the melodies on this album are pretty generic. I've stated this a few times above, but it felt as if a bit more could have been done by Lewis to potentially...I don't know...not make the melodies sound as dated as they are. I mean, Rock as a whole had come a far way already from the time that most of this set's songs were written and this live show was performed. Lewis could have undoubtedly changed the melodies up a bit to make them sound even a bit less dated than they do....I mean, this could have solved the repetition problem too...and...these two fixes genuinely could have transformed a great live album into a masterpiece. That being said, this album is still undoubtedly great. I mean, even imagining a live show that could possibly top the energy this one emitted is...hard. ============================================================ Live At The Star Club, Hamburg: 9/10 Song Average: 8.4/10

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I was surprised the '80s song Money was a cover! Live albums suck. this wasn't his best showing

Wow! This is fun! I sure hope he didn't steal any of this music or do anything weird with a family member! Best Song: Great Balls of Fire Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2

This was a fun album to listen too and there were a few songs that I recognized and loved.

By the end of the 22 minute album you can basically visualize how much he must be sweating. Not the deepest of music but certainly entertaining and a fun listen. At that length, can’t complain

Not a good sign when your stage patter involves referring to yourself in the third person.

April Fool! I'm listening to Little Richard instead.

Oh man, that was intense. They do not make em like that anymore

Lord no. I'm familiar with his work and I have never cared for it. He was a racist and a pedophile. I'd give him a -10 if I could.

Jerry Lee Lewis was not a good guy. Unfortunately, many (or most) of the 50s rock n roll icons were terrible people who did terrible things. I suppose it's important to remember this was dangerous music made by absolute weirdos -- conservative, mainstream culture was afraid it would turn their children into psychos. So it makes sense this record sounds absolutely *wild*. This style of rock n roll was already pretty old by 1964 -- of course, the Star Club was where the Beatles cut their teeth and Beatlemania was already in full force when JLL recorded this concert. Nevertheless, you can tell rock n roll's full power to radicalize kids was still in its early stages at this point. I've obviously heard Jerry Lee Lewis and I thought I knew what to expect, but this is a good document to explain how/why this music drove people nuts. I don't respect the guy at all and I wouldn't wanna get dinner with him, but I can't deny the absolute over-the-top musical carnage in this performance.

dirty incestuous nonce

yaaaawnnn gentrified rock n roll. decent but doesnt hold a flame to little richard

Live albums suck as they never convey what it's like to be there.

Good music, kinda generic rockabilly, all songs sound the same, piece of shit human, rating will reflect that

this is the livest live album i feel like ive ever heard, 3 stars

Bra trøkk. Merker sjangermessig at jeg hadde blitt ganske lei av flere lytt på rad her.

The version on Qobuz has only 8 tracks (22 minutes), not sure why it's so short! Quite entertaining, but it's another highly touted live album that really doesn't seem to me to live up to the hype. Perhaps the missing tracks provide that additional oomph?

The Killer slaughters in this short live set that defines everything and I mean everything that is Rock N Roll in a feral performance that besides The Who Live at Leeds has no equals. Just about everything that came before it and would come after it sounds neutered compared to this set that is an ugly thing of beautiful raw power that grabs you by the throat and fucks you and shit up in ways that remain untouchable some 60 years after it's initial release. Jerry Lee Lewis sounds positively possessed on this demonic document of Rock N Roll at its brutal and primal take no prisoners best. What a crime scene!

Jerry Lee Lewis er kun for barnehager og eldrehjem.

Va sikkert sensasjonelt for bestemodern.

Klassisk energirock som fort blir masete.

Greatest live album of all time? Not in my opinion. Greatest live Rock and Roll album of all time? Possibly, but while the album captures some of the energy, it is let down by the sound quality. There were 13 tracks on the original album, and 14 on the 1989 re-issue, but Spotify only has 8? However, the 8 tracks on Spotify include "Money (That's What I Want)", "Great Balls of Fire", "Good Golly, Miss Molly", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Long Tall Sally", and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On".

Ignoring how terrible of a person he was, this was actually a pretty good album. Really energetic and showcases the best of early rock n roll. Also it’s hilarious that after Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin, his rock career failed but he became a huge success as a country musician

suprised me

Lewis was a bit of a dick, but at least he was out there making music that wasn't Jazz. Understand that by 'but of a dick', I mean 'absolute cunt'. That said, the music is limited in scope and variance, but this is compensated by the boundless energy and furious performance. I'll allow this a Live album, primarily because Lewis was an important figurein Rock and Roll who came up at a time when albums weren't really a thing. Until The Beatles, albums were usually one single and a bunch of fluff, so this serves as the best example of his work - even if that work was a bunch of covers.

Feels outdated in such a stark way that I am asking myself if it was even still relevant at the time of its release. Formulaic songs with the same 3 blues chords and progressions. One bonus point for the raw and unpolished production and the fact that the songs (and the whole album) are actually quite short.

Nevermind the pedo cousin fuckin'. This shit rocks and it rolls. Sounds absolutely MINT on analog live recording technology.

Lots of fun. High energy band and good live recording

Great little live set. What a performance. I can only listen to the sound, but I can see them performing on stage just from the music alone. Rock 'n roll at its finest. 8 / 10

Separating the art from the artist, as the guy really was a piece of work, this was really good. Not the kind of music I normally listen to, but you can't deny the energy going on on this record.

Este tío es un animal del rock and roll.

03/17 Not bad

This is a great example of a live album that absolutely works. Live At The Star Club, Hamburg is packed with energy, kicks off from the get go, and doesn't overstay its welcome at less than 30 minutes long. Rockabilly, boogie-woogie, whatever you want to call this genre of rock n' roll, this is an injection of that right into your veins. Complete with the crowd chanting, "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!", what's here is a good time, no pretense required. Highlight: Great Balls Of Fire Lowlight: Your Cheating Heart Highlight #2: Long, Tall Sally

Some classic tracks on here which are timeless classics. Not something I would listen to over and over though. 3 stars

60 years of American media have tried and mostly failed to recapture the Americana overflowing from this album alone.

Favorite Song: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

This album had such good vibes to it, from the thundering piano to the upbeat, high energy tracks. It made me happy to listen to. I love live albums as they capture a moment in time, a moment of music that or else may only live on in the memories of those who were there. There’s something special about listening to a crowd sing along decades later. 4/5 ⭐️ 72/1089

nice enough

Excellent album, though not an endorsement of the individual.

I stopped listening to my daily album from this project because it made me listen to Nas lol. but I decided I had to come back. So then it gave me this. Seriously wtf is this.

Ehhh it's alright I guess.

On a technical level, the mix is off with the guitar player being barely audible during his solo's. Culturally, I am kind of glad it didn't take too long for artists to deviate from the standard 12-bar blues in the years after this. Pretty sure a lot of these are even in the same key and a solo only comprised of the dominant chord being slammed over and over just doesn't wake me up. Whilst I was listening to this I often found myself wishing I was listening to the Little Richard or Creedence versions of these songs.

Incendiario. Parece que te da un respiro con Money, una versión excelente, hasta que te das cuenta que ni con esa. Final apoteósico con Long tall Sally y Whole lotta shakin´g goin´ on... Solo Little Richard estaba a ese nivel.

OK yes he married a child but have you heard him play Long Tall Sally