Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

In 2025 it's really difficult to separate the artist from the art with this guy, he just seems to have been all kinds of wrong, and I will leave it there. Musically, he had that wild rock going, but seems to offer little else. That kind of works better in this live setting and at 20 odd minutes doesn't give much time to miss having variations. 2 Stars - not a big fan of live albums, it's very proto-punk is a plus. Difficult to remove unconscious bias regarding him as the bad smell has been around forever.

3 feels harsh but the live recording audio quality makes the musicality hard to spot. I like Money as covered by the Sonics better.

“His rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old first cousin once removed.” FFS… This guy can stay buried in the depths of honky tonk

Nei

Forgettable

1. Money 2. Good golly miss molly 3. Long tall sally

this has anything you would want in a live album… both hits and covers, the crowd going crazy during and between songs, and most of all intensity and passion from the musical act. in short, “the killer” was a bad, bad man. R.I.P.

i don't really like an live album so meh for me

I can see why a Jerry Lee Lewis live performance in Hamburg, Germany would be thrilling. I'm not much of a Lewis fan, however, and in 2024 it's just "meh."

live album (bad) of ok music

Great

i did not like this at all, also the guy married his 13 year old cousin

Cracked out historic blues rock. Piano on, friend.

I bloody love this early era rock and roll. It's just so fun

How can a live recording from 1964 sound that good?

Interesting that this album is considered one of the greatest live albums of all time. There's no denying it's a great performance, but the "greatest ever" claims are probably coming from people who were alive at the time of the album's release, and have more of a personal connection to it.

Honestly, was gonna skip this but I’m glad I didn’t. This is pretty heavy given the context of when it came out.

A performance that was fine to listen to, but I won't be jamming to a live performance of 60's diner/dance hall music on my own any time soon

Punchy, vibrant, energetic - liked it!

good for what blues can be i guess, minus point for being a nonce who married his cousin xx

The moment this popped up as my album I dreaded listening to it. And while I didn't care for the music itself so much, I was fascinated by how good it sounded for a live recording of the time. When I looked up this album evidently a big part of the positive reception the album received when it was released was the audio quality, with people surprised by the simplicity of the microphone setup. Also what was interesting was where it was recorded--Hamburg, the city where the Beatles essentially got their start--because evidently when Lewis's career went south due to his marriage controversy his people thought a comeback was imminent with a particular song only to be usurped on the radio by the recently invading Beatles.

This album had me wishing I could be a swing dancer is the 60’s. I totally would’ve gotten down to this. I loved the fact it was live. I also found it interesting that one of the songs was the original to one of the songs I liked most on the CCR album I listened to previously

Feel like super old rock, a little bit country

It’s big and loud but not for me

Not sure i needed this, but it was certainly a wild time.

a surprisingly enjoyable live album experience, as far as live albums go.

forgot to rate this one when i listened — fuck a live albums forever

"When Jerry Lee Lewis performed the concert that became this album in the spring of 1964, his career was at its lowest point. Following his scandalous marriage to his teenage cousin, he was virtually blacklisted in the U.S., " ???? GOOD!!!!! Sorry to be a 2020s-prude-ass take here, but it's weird to read this as the opening track titled "High School Confidential" plays that relationship should have been confidential!!!! The blurb on my player continued to call this the purest rock and roll ever put to vinyl and, while I really love the band's energy, I'm mostly left wondering today whether it really was just that simple in the 50s and 60s to capture America's hearts and minds. Listening to this or any of the Elvis records just makes me upset that I live in the timeline where the Black artists of the era couldn't play most of the clubs and didn't get preserved on records in the same way. How many of these albums have Little Richard covers on them trying to do the exact same styling. This album's greatest blessing is that he's ripping through all the tracks so fast it's a very short affair. I take that back, the sound quality on the piano and drums is pretty good for a live recording, the cymbals ringing is nice on Good Golly Miss Molly while Lewis trips himself up trying to plow through it while also carrying a tune. 1.5

Legendary!

Well it's all the classics live, so can't not be great! A blast of feel-good.

First album in the series I listened two twice back to back. 5 stars all the way.

pedophile :(

bro said "y'all chill my 3rd wife who's also my cousin is 15 not 13" great classic rock and roll album but wtf was wrong this guy genuinely. even more impressive when you consider this was live, must've be legendary to be in the crowd

Not my favorite. Worse than day 1. Didn’t like his voice and singing style. Songs were also a little too short for me. 4/10. Wasn’t… horrible to listen to, but not listening to again.

It's an interesting album. I am very happy that it is on the shorter side; I'm unsure how long I can comfortably listen to a pedophile sing. He is awful and abhorrent, and fortunately, his music doesn't compensate for his transgressions. It still is a good album though. Fav song: Long, Tall Sally

I dunno man. Wasn't into this, and not for nothing, the guy is a real scumbag

Undeniable energy but I don't have to like it

heard this guy was a POS... tunes r bangin tho

2/10 I hate live albums, I hate Jerry Lee Lewis, I like the set list. 1-6-2025

Jerry Lee Lewis, my first introduction to trying to separate the art from the artist. This album's a good one. The songs are catchy but he was a creeper

I feel bad for that drummer trying to keep up.

Man, shame JLL was such a gross scumbag, because the energy in this album is just unmatched. So much fun, but a bit icky knowing who the artist is.

Boring

Short, sharp, good energy

I think I got a contact amphetamine high from listening to this

Wow. What a great pianist.

While many have chosen to decry Lewis's many failings with respect to his personal life, it cannot be denied that he and his music are part of rock'n'roll history. This album certainly is an example of his performance charisma.

Bish bash bosh - brilliant

Wow. Yes I acknowledge he was a garbage human. But this was undeniably a fantastic live recording.

Jerry Lee Lewis was a garbage human being. That said, this is a helluva live album. The biggest knock against it is that he keeps getting ahead of his band and that a good chunk of the album is made up of covers.

This is a short performance, but perhaps one of the few times I will prefer a live album to a studio album. It is a particularly electric performance heightened by the feel of the room. It’s the perfect type of music for a live album as well, very little processing and a lot of room to ham it up and wail.

If you take away the fact that Jerry Lee Lewis was a creep and a predator who appropriated black music, this is actually fairly good. For a live album, this is especially good. But while this is good, there are so many other artists who did these songs better. Jerry Lee Lewis as an artist definitely made an impact, and it makes sense he'd have at least one album on this list. I wish I could give half stars because this is definitely a 3.5 for me. I think I have to round down, though, all things considered.

This is great! 5???

Complete nonsense

"Open up, a-honey, it's your lover boy me that's a-knockin" hits a little different when you find out he wrote it at the age of 23 and married his 13-year-old cousin. Nothing special about this record in the slightest..

This sounds like a recording of a concert that would have been fun to attend in person (both Lewis and the crowd have good energy throughout), but I don't really like the music personally. It's all a bit samey, the singing is quite shouty, and he's hammering that piano so hard that every note has the same volume. Not actively bad though

Maybe I would have liked this if I was born 60 years earlier. But now, blech

Setting aside his personal life which would would be a definite 0 stars, I found the raw power of this performance to be outstanding. I doubt there are many live acts who could compete with this. The Nashville Teens are on fire and JLS pounds each piano key with the force and drive that would put to shame Led Zep, the Who or any other hard rock act you would care to mention. 5 stars from me

This was great. Love that hopping piano sound.

I try reserve 1s for the albums that feel offensive to my ears, albums with no discernible redeeming qualities. I know these songs, they are fine songs— but I am utterly confused as to why this live performance on particular needed to be here. So confused that I can’t bring myself to give it two stars.

Not for me. 1/5

Captured all the energy from the time and v influential over what was happening then and now. Not a personal favourite but rightly included.

Jerry Lee Lewis : Little Richard :: Elvis : Chuck Berry I see why this was popular, but there’s nothing original here. Little Richard did it better before, and The Beatles did it better after. In hindsight, “High School Confidential” sounds odd considering who Jerry Lee Lewis married.

I don’t like most live albums. This didn’t change my mind.

Live album whyy Jerry Lee Lewis is a pdf file, though this is not bad High School Confidential 6/10 Money (That's What I Want) 7/10 Great Balls of Fire 7.5/10 Good Golly, Miss Molly 7/10 Lewis Boogie 6.5/10 Your Cheatin Heart 6/10 Long Tall Sally 6/10 Whole Lotta Shakin 7.5/10

Never a fan - some of these songs have been played by people far better than Paedo Jerry !

More familiar with The Beatles versions of some of these songs but there are some classic rock n roll songs here and then he wastes it by playing Your Cheatin' Heart :-D

Pedo pish

I can appreciate the influence JLL had but I don’t like his music. I like the energy he brings, but I don’t really get anything from the music itself. Honestly, did he just rip off Little Richard? At least it was only 22 minutes long.

Short, sweet and iconic. Wish more performers had his energy.

Sounds like they grabbed a random guy off the street and asked him to sing.

A fine 20 minutes of music but what the Spotify algorithm fed me as a result was fire.

couldn’t understand a word of this but at least everyone had a good time

Chock full of classics, but still a live album.

Gave it a chance, figured I could separate the art from the artist. Honestly, it's nothing special. I guess the incestuous racist has a pretty strong energy throughout, but it's not my cup of tea

Possibly the most fun I’ve had listening to an album I had never heard of until now - imagine how good this would be live

Not my style, other stuff in the same vein I prefer

Immediately gave me massive "drunk dad at the Christmas party"-vibes. But like watching your father grabbing the microphone - ready to embarrass himself in front of the whole family: It's going to be over fast, half as bad when you remember that everybody is just having fun, and you really have to commend the confidence, energy, and actually decent singing.

How mad that I get this today of all days, as I literally fly out to Hamburg. There's plenty to like in here. There's SO much energy. Great twinkly, frantic keys. If you're in the mood then it's great fun. I'm sure if you're in the room then it's incredible. It's obviously live though, and the recording isn't brilliant. This has got to be one of the shortest albums on here right? Just as well, because I don't think I could do much more of this in one sitting even though I enjoyed it. 3.5 rounded down.

I get that he's a performer. Very fun energy. And I can get behind the fact that everything is a remix to some degree. But damn, is Otis Blackwell on the 1001 list? Hurts to see Otis has an album called "These are my songs!" chock full of songs that made Elvis and JLL famous. But I guess that's just show biz. A reminder that so much of recorded music is just business. Another prompt to try to catch more live music. 2 stars cuz I bummed myself out 😅

Totally infectious energy. Very nice audio quality for being a live recording from 60 years ago.

Meh. Great Balls of Fire is cool

Not a very long album, but it has energy. The songs are all familiar, and some of them I've heard by other artists during this project (which isn't a surprise for the time period). Clearly the value in this album isn't in the songs themselves, but in the performance and production. Comparing it to other live albums is interesting. The recording quality is very good for a live album, and i think the audience's energy and Lewis's feeding off that definitely help elevate the overall listening experience. Idk this isn't going to be one that I immediately purchase and listen to all the time, but it's a fun listen and is mostly harmless in the grand scheme of things.

Wahnsinn, diese Energie. Erinnert mich an das Live Album von Sam Cook (war bei mir die Nr. 24 der Liste). Was hatte ich da geschrieben? "Tolle rohe Live Atmosphäre und Performance. Da wäre ich gerne dabei gewesen...". Passt.

It was ok. Lewis was certainly an energetic performer live. I'm not sure what was going on with the Little Richard impressions. Unfortunately the guitar was lost in the mix. Sometimes you couldn't hear a solo, but this was recorded in the 60s.

Some of y'all are going to be shocked…SHOCKED when you learn that about 99% of the artists on this list have done something unsavory. Jerry Lee is in the upper stretches of that list, but that doesn't take away from what he did in relation to the birth of Rock-N-Roll. JLL was a great recording artist but an even better live act and while Live At The Star club can barely capture the excitement of his live act it gets close. Close enough that it helped create a template for how live albums were recorded and marketed. 4/5

old head final boss apparently he dated his 13 year old cousin which f so kin da freaky ahh 7/10

Se nota que el loco este debe haber sido una bestia, sobre todo en vivo. Pero eso no se transmite bien en el disco e incluso la calidad es mala.

This album is really great. Not quite a 5 for me but it's not far off it.

Very energizing ⚡️

I've never liked most first-wave rock 'n' roll because it's monotonous. I've never liked Jerry Lee Lewis because he's a racist, incestuous pedophile. I've never liked live albums, as a rule, because they sound like shit. In all, I won't bother with this one.

wenn alter rock‘n‘roll, dann schon von jerry lee lewis! das album macht spass, auch wenn ich es nur einmal hören kann - endlosschlaufe wäre mir dann „too much“!

Super, dieses Live Album! Die Energie ist riesig und kommt ungefiltert rüber.

Yeah look, I’ve never been one to separate the art from the artist really, and I can make exceptions but there’s just too much that’s iffy about Jerry Lee Lewis for me to be able to enjoy this. Aesthetically, it’s right up my alley, the eclectic old school bluesy rock with insanely wild vocal and instrumental performances. That’s all to say, I really should like this album, but I just can’t. For one, JLL’s crumbling marriage with his literal first cousin who was 13 when they got married inspired a lot of the material on this album, and when you have that context it just makes these songs hard to listen to. Furthermore, any white guy from the 60s going this hard into blues rock just rubs me the wrong way as well. Look, Jerry Lee was insanely talented, and his performances were electric, and for this reason I don’t really blame people who do enjoy his music, but I personally can’t.

Short and sweet.

Two years after the Beatles played there on their ascent to stardom, one of their major influences captivated the audience at the Star Club. The energy of Lewis and his band is infectious, but at just 22 minutes the album is over before it really begins.

очень понравился: во первых это лайв, во вторых дико энергично, пианинка очень хорошо вписывается

First two...three...four...etc. tracks sound like identical 4-bar blues. By track 4 I'm tired of listening to the same thing over and over that was never very good to start with. I'm sure this "rock 'n roll" was quite something in the mid-60s but the entertainment value is lacking now. Recognizable songs are Great Balls of Fire, Good Golly, Miss Molly, Hound Dog, and Long, Tall Sally.

Toca hoy escuchar un álbum de una leyenda, que sólo ubico por canciones sueltas. Ya sea por el vivo, ya sea por el género, tiene hasta algo proto-punk. Es esa intensidad, esa locura en el escenario. Su voz me recuerda a otras como las de Glenn Danzig, a Lux Interior y así con otros ejemplos posteriores a éste tipo. Bailable a más no poder, es ideal para mover las patas en la ofi'. Gracias y hasta mañana!

4/10. Encuentro que todas las canciones aunque buenas, parecidas y el cantante le gustan los niños

Sadly, 5 tracks are missing on Apple Music, cutting it down from 37min to merely 22min. Still, the power of this live album can be felt throughout. Many classics, we would say cover versions today, which was the norm at that time. Just look at the debut album of The Rolling Stones. At that time, it was all about performance, not original content. This recording is an absolutely fantastic performance.

рок-н-ролл окей, чел пытался стать элвисом пресли 2, если думать о нем как об одном из основоположниках жанра, да, круто, тогда это было очень свежо, сейчас мне не очень было интересно это слушать, потому что это очень классический рок-н-ролл как будто а на счет самого джери ли льюиса — чел женился на своей 13 летней куюзине, расист, а еще чуть не убил своего басиста, когда в шутку навел на него пистолет, который оказался заряжен да, энергично, да драйвово, но нет

You can smell the cocaine from this album just by listening to it

Full disclosure: I was so confused when this album started playing because I was fully expecting Jerry Lewis, the comedian whose albums were listened to at my dad’s parents’ house on the first record player I ever listened to (fond memories). But for commentary more related to this album, the COKE that this man must have been inhaling!! Such iconic songs that have nostalgic value but all I can see is Grease/Dirty Dancing extras jumping around at the end of the summer dance.

Ah, Jerry. Making people separate the artist from the art decades before R Kelly and Diddy. Absolute piece of shit, but that’s a hell of a show. 1 star human, 5 star show.

60s classics like great ball of fire. Definitely grandpa vibe of music

It was ok - fun but pretty samey. Sound quality wasn't good.

As a live album this is a good one, it really feels "live" (small mistakes and tempos running away included). For historic reasons, I believe this fits in the "must hear" list. Musically, however, I find it quite basic and made simply to entertain - worthy in its own right but it won't get a high rating from me. I'm sure this must have been a fun gig but I have no desire to listen to this at home 60 years later, it all feels a bit cliché now. I've listened to it twice now and am utterly bored to be honest.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Classic example of "Separating the music from the artist" but it just feels wrong listening to this after knowing who Jerry Lee Lewis actually was as a person. As a musician however, he really rivaled Elvis Presley down to a peck, and for good reason. This live album feels very alive, full of energy, with the drums going hard while Jerry is singing at the top of his lungs in front of a huge crowd. It feels as if you are there with the crowd, witnessing the atmosphere that Jerry is trying to create, and he succeeded with that. While I don't like him for the stuff that he has done in real life, I can't deny that he has made decent music at most (although half of this album sounds exactly the same, but I digress). Overall, it's a good album as a whole, but because of the things Jerry has done, it just doesn't feel right, specially with some of the lyrics on the album. He married his 13 year old cousin when he was 22 by the way, so keep that in mind... 1.- Mean Woman Blues = 7/10 2.- High School Confidential = 6/10 3.- Money (That's What I Want) = 8/10 4.- Matchbox = 6/10 5.- What'd I Say, Part 1 = 8/10 6.- What'd I Say, Part 2 = 7/10 7.- Great Balls Of Fire = 8/10 8.- Good Golly, Miss Molly = 8/10 9.- Lewis Boogie = 7/10 10.- Your Cheatin' Heart = 7/10 11.- Hound Dog = 8/10 12.- Long Tall Sally = 7/10 13.- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On = 8/10 FINAL SCORE = 7.3/10

Fuck Jerry Lee Lewis.

Fun, lively, direct, energetic. Maybe not the most subtle or sophisticated record ever, but you can really feel how excited everyone in the crowd must have been.

? This is a live album, but it’s not even twenty five minutes. Surely he didn’t sell tickets to a concert shorter than that? Maybe he did. He did kill his wife so he could marry his underage cousin, so I hear. That aside, his vocals are average to below average. The playing feels like it has some more energy to it, which is my only plus. Production isn’t terrific as it is a live album. Who is this for. Why is it on the list? 2/5

Fun and iconic music. Think I would like studio versions better but overall solid. 3.5/5

is this the shortest album so far? lots of energy here - must have been crazy live. 3.5

Good stuff if you're into this brand of formative rock and roll. I had a much easier time getting past the person behind the music yesterday when it was Kanye.

Good old time Rock N Roll!

ugh, another live album.

This would’ve gone so hard in the 60s

Good music by a terrible person.

I think it’s easy these days to look at music from this time period as being outdated and maybe even irrelevant, and that’s often true at times for the studio versions from this era, but the live versions make a compelling case in understanding how popular music became so central for youth culture at the time. I’m not particularly a fan of this style of music, but when a song like Great Balls of Fire gets going, or the finale of Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On reaches its climax, it’s hard to deny your own feet from moving. The energy is still palpable to this day, and it’s easy to imagine how exciting this must have been to see live. I’m not always a proponent of live albums, particularly when it’s prioritized over the studio versions, but this is a great case to the contrary.

General impression: energetic as hell. Side-eyeing this dude tho Detailed review: Jerry Lee Lewis seems like he was a piece of shit. The reports of him being racist and refusing to shake black people’s hands is crazy and rich given that his whole jam seems to have been lifted from Black music. Only 8 out of the 13 or 14 supposed tracks on the list are on streaming services, so maybe I don’t have the full experience, but admittedly this set has a crazy ripping energy that a lot of rock bands in the following decades could only dream of. Still…this style of old-school rock ‘n roll has never been my favorite, and the unsavory aspects of him as a musician turn me off further. My appreciation of the energy makes me give it a 2. Deeper thoughts (context): fuck this guy Score: 1.7 Number of albums left to review: 949 Number of albums from the list I’d consider “must-listens”: 30 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 22 (including this one)

Mega paedo. If I didn't know anything about him, this would be a 2, but I do.

It was nice. Not my usual style but it there’s me a nostalgic feel to it, which I enjoy. And, I think I’ve albums are pretty dope.

I did not use a private Spotify session for this one. It's about what I expected, rock/blues standards show casing high energy raucous piano playing. Not making it into my regular rotation, but respect it for what it is.

I was Surprised, it was a lot better than I expected.

He hurried through this album like he remembered his wife was going to get out of high school soon, sounding like a white little richard

A very enjoyable listen that I wish had been longer.

Wild. Wish i could time travel w todays Blue Dream to this club for this show. Hot dawg

just some decent fun early rock and roll.

Not a very exciting live album.

przyjemnie

Ikke dårlig, men ville ikke hørt på det på fritida

Little richard is way better

Conflicted here…

good energy, amazing, i don't know blues is nice. a little repetitive.

Fast. Furious. I can smell the tobacco and beer. Would've been great to be there.

3 stelle

Honestly expected this to be better. Not a huge JLL fan, but I expected him to be at his best on a live album. That just didn't come through.

Was a good listen! Have trouble giving 5 stars as I think there are only 2 originals on this…. Mostly covers

A rocking good time!

[Note: the album linked here is not the album referenced in Wikipedia, for the full show/album search for the French titled "Au Star-Club De Hambourg" 🤷] Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is a testament to Jerry Lee Lewis's raw talent and a stark reminder of his deeply problematic past. Marrying his 13-year-old cousin, holding despicable views, and allegedly being involved in multiple suspicious deaths, Lewis is a prime example of an artist whose art and life are irreconcilable. (For a detailed exploration of the murder allegations, check out the Disgraceland podcast episode on Jerry Lee Lewis.) Despite his troubling legacy, Lewis's performance on this album is undeniable. His playing is a furious, almost unhinged display of power, showcasing his absolute piano mastery. The Nashville Teens, his British backing band, struggle to keep up with his relentless tempo shifts and impromptu choices. From the opening note, Lewis is on the attack, pounding the keys with a ferocity that's both thrilling and terrifying. Normally, live albums fall short of capturing the thrill of a show. But this is the exception. Listening to it feels like you’re right there, sweating in the room, as Jerry Lee delivers his intense, near-demonic sermon. Few live albums from any era match the unhinged rock-and-roll ferocity of Live at the Star Club

Lots of classic tracks, and it is over before you know it. Good listen 3/5

You know, with Jerry Lee Lewis, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him.

Maybe not

Jerry is cool

Very showy and energic live performance. Unfortunately, every song is pretty much the same standard 12-bar blues thing. As good as Lewis is at hammering that piano, he will always seem like a C-tier 50's rock & roller to me. Key tracks: Great Balls of Fire

The music is good, the energy is great, I know all of the songs, but its Jerry Lee Lewis. Knowing he was such a shitty human definitely detracts from the overall enjoyment of his music.

Pure oldschool rock ’n roll. Excellently executed. Outstanding live recording. Very short, very clean. Shame he was a POS.

the guy who married his underage cousin opens his live album with a song named "high school confidential" can't make this shit up for the love of god ENOUGH with the live albums

Jerry Lee Lewis said, “Sit your ass down and listen to me kill it, literally and figuratively,” and MY 👏🏻 ASS 👏🏻 WAS 👏🏻 SAT 👏🏻 A near-perfect live album that oozes charisma as much as it oozes insanity. Normally, I’d say that the fact that it’s mostly covers brings it down a notch, but unfortunately, the Nashville Teens fucking rock. Normally, I’d say that the fact that I wouldn’t listen to any of these cuts on their own brings it down a notch, but some records are hotter as a single package, and this set is white hot. I think I’m just trying to find an excuse to not praise a crazed, narcissistic, murderous pedophile. Unfortunately, though, every so often, a crazed lunatic makes an incredible record, and this is still a great fucking rock ’n’ roll record, even after all these years.

Never heard this album before, but have heard all the songs. It's a little hard to listen to the first song, High School Confidential, while realizing he was at this point on his third marriage, this time to his 13-year-old cousin who wasn't yet in high school when they married... Also, he only just died in 2022? Given the stories of his crazy lifestyle I'm surprised he made it that far... What this is also teaching me is what crap Youtube Music can be. Only 8 of the 13 songs on this album are included there, and they give no indication something is missing! But focusing on the music, Lewis is a great entertainer, and his energy is infectious. I'm not often a fan of live albums, but this is a really good one. "She got ruby lips, she got shapely hips, Boy she makes Jerry flip"

Such a pity that Apple Music (and YouTube) only have 2/3 of this album. It's so enjoyable. I'm not sure I'll come back to listen again but I definitely enjoyed it.

He played that piano like a drum kit! Within the confines of 60's rock and roll he seemed to take the energy to the next level.

Note: according to Wikipedia, there should be 13 songs on this album, but th e youtube music version only has 8, missing songs: 1 Mean Woman Blues, 4 Matchbox, 5 What'd I Say Part I, 6 What'd I Say Part II, and 11 Hound Dog. Wikipedia also notes the album was only available in Europe for a long period and I suspect US rights for the performance of these 5 missing songs is why they aren't available. This is a lot of fun, and was probably a ton of energy when seen live.

Impossible not to tap your feet to these songs. Loved the energy of the live performance.

Incestuous pedophile, but damn... one wild, insane rock 'n' roll performance that you could easily call proto-punk.

It was a pretty fun album, but it kind of blended together to me into just generic rock and roll. The iconic version of many of these songs were performed by a different artist, and I don't really get the feeling that he is adding much to, say, Hound Dog or What'd I Say.

*激烈的钢琴声* 好有上世纪那个味，还挺有意思的。酷诶~

Pænt pisse sej live performance! JEG fik tævet mit skygge klaver i en god bokse kamp. 🥊--EDIT: Med +300 album mellem denne oplevelse og meget andet, så er dette det eneste album som jeg ikke er vendt tilbage til med en 5er, derfor nedgraderes den.

Hmmm. Det er sgu et lidt underligt album det her. Ihverfald ift. at være på denne liste. Der er selvfølgelig JLLs egne hits, men der er også Ray Charles, Little Richards mfl. handler det om at få dækket en god bid af 50er Rock n’ Roll’en ind med et album 🤔 Nå men ift. selve albummet: Det lyder som en koncert man hellere ville være til end at høre som album. Jo jo det er da fint nok. Det er hvad det er. Højt tempo derudaf rock & rul

Sounded like the only thing that mic'd was the piano but I can only imagine being in that audience. I'm sure some bands were started that night.

This live recording is a lot of fun and full of crazed energy. It offers a great sampling of the Jerry Lee Lewis ‘Killer’ experience. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-live-at-the-star-club?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Good music for that time period.

Traditional rock-and-roll might be the genre that I like the most but has become too bland and cliche' for its own good

I was hoping the live performance would have had a bit more energy, compared to some of the other live albums on the list so far but it was quite forgettable.

50’s USO fun

Quick album. Not all originals but fun somgs

SOLID GOLD. That's Rock-N-Roll.

So good!

So much energy. This was pretty awesome

This is awesome - great live album and it's short too which I appreciate. Would've been a hop!

Old guy doing old music. Kinda neat but not too interesting

Ok, I have a question. Why are the streaming versions of this album missing songs? Most of the reviews talk about the album being 22 minutes. No, there’s missing songs. Like, is it for legal reasons or some other bullshit? So I had to use YouTube for this album, which already rubs me the wrong way. Honestly, it’s was probably too much effort for, of all things, a live album. Where most of the songs aren’t even Jerry’s. Hell, half of the album, is just Jerry doing whatever noises he can muster to pad the set list. But the dude’s got energy (probably the nicest thing I said about a racist pedo), so he gets two stars instead of one. Yippee. Favorite track: Money (That’s What I Want), I guess Other hits: I honestly didn’t give a fuck about the rest of this

Honestly didn't think I'd enjoy much of this, but goodness gracious me the man could put on a show. Full of chaotic energy. Jerry sounds a bit incoherent at times though, likes he's been possessed.

The energy on this is wild and it is just a non-stop rock and roll rip roar. However this does kind of come at the expense of the songs, as all of the solos are just vamping on the blues chords - there’s nothing actually inventive or interesting going on and it gets very repetitive very fast.

Fun to learn this guy was a incestual pedo who wrecked his car into Elvis’s front gate.

Gets an extra star for passion and recording quality, but this just seems like a 1950s time capsul

fun live album

That was a whole lot of energy, no wonder it’s only 22 minutes.

Today I learned that Jerry Lee Lewis was a nonce. Fuck him.

Because I’m removed from the time and the immediate impact. At first it sounds like generic 60’s rock n roll. Even though I know there were groundbreaking things about his approach. Very piano centric. I wish there was more high energy modern popular music where piano was more central. Good golly miss Molly. Sounds just fine to me because of the little Richard version I’m used to hearing. This recording is recognized as a wild energetic performance but doesn’t sound wilder than little Richard’s original version?? Your cheating heart. Piano is dope. Maybe my favorite so far Long tall sally also sounds lacking compared to little Richard version. Even his growl and his whoo are eh. The sequencing of the album and the transitions from song to song are great. Keeps the energy right

Not bad, but nothing overly exciting.

Day287 - jerry lee lewis is early rock and roll royalty and this is fun stuff. if the rock hall went back and threw out every piece of crap artist who lived it would empty the place out so i’ll separate the artist from the person

Good player. Historically important. Shit human.

Dates now but fun when you're young

Pure rock and roll right here. Amazing raw energy.

Damn, the energy in this is electric. Loved the piano. Most songs sound the same though, so it gets a bit repetitive. At least the Spotify version is only 22 minutes long. Favorites: "Money", "Your Cheating Heart", "Long, Tall Sally"

Fire! Pulsing with energy.

Didn’t do much for me - also fail to see the added value of the live version.

Boogie woogie and a-rockin and a-stompin

So so, but still some good songs

It really doesn’t get more classic 50s than this and is pretty genius for this genre. I’m deducting a star for marrying his 13 year old cousin.

Alright, not my kind of music. 4/10

this is 22 minutes long?

3.5 rounded up fast and hard! just the way i like it! highlights: high school confidential; great balls of fire; long, tall sally (nov 19 2024)

хороший ракенрольчик. душевный, тёплый, задорный ракенрол. здорово, очень ценю такое. хочу выделить great fire balls, угарная композиция, напомнила something else, ну и long tall sally, господи, кто только её не перепел. мне зашла тема, вечерочечком в поезде самое то))

Jerry is one of the all time weirdos in music history, but this album is great. Makes you wish you could have been in the crowd.

Packed a lot in for just 22 minutes. Solid rock and roll.

To do black music so selfishly, and use it to get myself wealthy

And this is the problem with live albums on the list and particularly with this artist. The music is driving and well recorded but the showmanship which must have been a key part of the performance just does not come across.

Some classic Jerry Lee Lewis tracks. Jumping rock and roll from the 1950s.

Rock'n roll classique. Son un peu grésillant

Gets a 1 for being a horrible human being, can't seem to separate that from the good musician

I did not enjoy this. But I will give it an additional star simply because you can hear it's influence, but the actual music was kinda trash

Albums used to be twenty minutes long!

Very short album, but I definitely see the influence on Rock & Roll and Elvis. It's not something I would listen to on repeat, but definitely starts for influence.

Tamest bit of trivia about Jerry Lee Lewis is that he had Chas Hodges of Chas n Dave on bass in a pick up group for him a few years after this. Chas watching him every night on the piano inspired him to switch to piano and go on to team up with Dave. Chas also played bass for Jo Meek's in-house band alongside Ritchie Blackmore. I could rabbit on and on. Anyway, phew rock n roll.

As a live recording, this is great; it truly captures the pure Rock'n'Roll energy. But the sound is a bit simple, and, more importantly, I believe most of the songs are covers. Maybe this was before the times when Rock was solidly in the album-oriented era. But then it makes sense to rank it lower when we are specifically ranking albums. Jerry Lee Lewis as a traditional Rock'n'Roll singer or "Great Balls of Fire" as a song would definitely get 5 stars. But the album isn't really a vibe.

Seems fun, but all covers and he sounds like a revolting human being!

Lively, fast paced songs. An unexpected surprise was “Your Cheatin’ Heart”, I really enjoyed their rendition there.

It's fine. A chaotic rowdy live rock'n'roll album of almost entirely other people's songs. Nothing massively exciting and actually pretty exhausting to listen to if we're being brutally honest.

Short album but was good. Had some bangers like good golly miss molly and great balls of fire

The album is fine. It seems like not a lot of original material, but that's ok. I don't think I'd listen again, but I wouldn't be opposed.

High School Confidential - 3/10 I feel like a greaser. Sounds like I'm at an auction rally Money - 4/10 The beginning instrumental is promising. I also want Money, Jerry! The crowd seems more dead now. Great Balls of Fire - 6/10 Ngl, if I lived in the 60's, I too would be jumping up and down for this. Good Golly, Miss Molly - 4/10 This sounds exactly like the last one... Lewis' Boogie - 5/10 This one too...oh nvm the piano has a solo! So does the guitar! Your Cheating Heart - 4.5/10 no comment Long, Tall Sally - 4/10 Another one... Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 5.5/10 For some reason, I see lil dogs shakin their booties to this Overall: 4.5/10

Can we separate the man from the music? Should we?

Pretty annoying and devoid of anything that particularly interests me.

Artiste connu de nom uniquement. Ce live est vraiment très dynamique, bourré d'énergie ! Il contient beaucoup de morceaux 'classiques' blues/rock. Je ne suis pas fan de cette période, je ne l'écouterais pas de nouveau, mais je lui met +1 pour l'énergie ! =>3/5

This is good classic, pre-Beatles rock. Money, in particular, is a blast of a song with great vocals and slamming piano keys. The rest of the album is pretty iconic, though also stereotypical 50s with tunes like Great Balls of Fire and Good Golly, Miss Molly, which Little Richard did better.

Not a fan of live music albums

A good showcase of his work, so an interesting listen but I shan't be returning to this

Piano rock 'n roll. It must have been wild when it was new, but it sounds outdated now. Favorite song: money.

Dude was a perv

This album just fucking plain flat out rocks it's fucking arse off from start to finish. An absolutely blistering set from Jerry Lee and band.

I just know my Nan loved this.

I’m usually not the biggest fan of live-albums but this seemed to translate the experience of being at the venue in person very well. Although this genre is not my cup of tea, I enjoyed this album. It’s a shame that so many tracks are removed from the Spotify version. (from copyright I guess?) I could listen to this for a little bit longer than 22 minutes. But a good, short weekend album. Favorite track: Great Balls Of Fire 6/10

Music is fine, just what you'd expect from the era.

Barn burning rock and roll. Jerry was a great singer and songwriter and guitarist. Love all his stuff. Live or studio doesn’t matter.

A little old for me

16/7/24 Never had so much fun listening to an album.

What a piece of shit this man was. Fuck him. This album is tight though

i haven't heard much from this era (late 50s so this was a welcome change for me! "whole lotta shakin' goin' on" was the standout track in my opinion. :) it's interesting to hear how rock has evolved over the decades since this album (and earlier) controversial guy though, just read the wikipedia page and holy shit

I'm not going to listen to this because life's too short. Instead I'd like to apologise to Einstürzende Neubauten for rating their truly awful album so low. I feel that was a knee-jerk reaction and that's exactly what they wanted. I still don't want to listen to them but I'm giving them ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for fully committing to their uncompromising vision. Respect.

This music is heavily reminiscent of a live Beatles show, minus the thousands of giddy screaming girls. Even this Jerry Lee Lewis guy sounds pretty similar to Ringo Starr, especially on the tracks that both bands covered (Money and Long Tall Sally). In places, when I wasn't paying close attention, the resemblance became a little uncanny. Other than that, the music here is straightforward high-energy rock'n'roll. Lots of fast, repeated piano chords, often in high registers, make an appearance, as well as crash-heavy drums in the background and plenty of twelve-bar blues progressions. From the Wikipedia article, I get the impression that Jerry Lee Lewis had quite the stage presence, though it isn't as apparent in the audio recording. I'll try not to let the fact that he's a horrible person affect my rating. (Hence the bonus 3 stars.) 3/5 Key tracks: Great Balls Of Fire, Good Golly Miss Molly, Long Tall Sally

Rockin' good music and a solid performance. It was a little more Elvis-like than I was expecting. I'm not a huge fan of putting live albums on this list. Oh yeah, and JLL is a turd.

Enjoyable - very short for a live set but high energy. Always enjoyed his music.

1964 was wel een bijzonder jaar voor Rock & Roll, waarin pioniers als Jerry Lee Lewis het stokje officieel over droegen aan de vele garage en rock bands in vooral de UK. Hij is hier al echt een vedette. Dat gezegd hebbende vind ik dit een beetje een album van gewoon zo hard mogelijk rock & roll klassiekers spelen, en heel vaak je eigen naam roepen. Maar het is dan ook een live album, en ik denk dat het voor begin jaren 60 echt een bijzonder ruige en enerverende ervaring was. Het vloog voorbij in de vijfde versnelling, maar ik kan het niet meer dan 2 sterren geven omdat Jerry Lee ook gewoon een viespeuk was. 6/10 Highlights: Money Great Balls Of Fire

Ik kane voorstellen dat Jerry Lee Lewis de dames op de stoelen kreeg met zijn snelle rock 'n roll. Zelf koos hij voor zijn 13 jarige nichtje als levenspartner. Dat doet je toch anders luisteren naar nummers als Great Balls of Fire. 5/10 Highlights Great Balls of Fire

cool

3.5/5 Some jams on this album. It might be one dimensional but it does one thing well. Lewis has great energy. Mean Woman Blues 3.5/5 High School Confidential 3/5 Money 4/5 (FAV) Matchbox 3.5/5 What'd I Say, Part 1 4/5 What'd I Say, Part 2 3.5/5 Great Balls Of Fire 4/5 Good Golly, Miss Molly 4/5 Lewis' Boogie 3.5/5 Your Cheating Heart 2.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Hound Dog 4/5 Long, Tall Sally 3.5/5 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 3/5

Okay

Energetic but live albums are cheating

Money goes insane Great Balls of Fire I remember from Top Gun Whole Lotta Shaking unfortunately rips This guy is a fucking pedophile who married his thirteen year old cousin. Zero respect for Jerry Lewis; although he sounded a great performer from this album can’t look past him refusing to shake Hendrix’s hand. Piece of shit

Fun record

man. the person who invented the world's second chord progression must've been thrilled

That's a hell of a way to start a Monday!! The lendary Rock n' Roll Star: Jerry Lee Lewis! Hell Yeah! That's my type of music, no mistakes here. 5 stars!

It was over before it really got going

Best rock & roll album out there. The playing is really energetic and are some of the best renditions of said songs.

Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire

Nothing to hate, but also nothing to love on this one.

Haver, második számnál repült az öt csillag.

Mekkora bop már a Long Tall Sally! Mondjuk Little Richarddal az igazi de ez is 🔥🔥🔥 Imádom hogy élő az album, és így mintha jobban átjönne hogy milyen elmondhatatlanul botrányos volt ez valaha. De azért kicsit nehéz volt rá koncentrálni, meg nem adtam hozzá a playlistemhez a felét, hogy uuuuuuuu gimme, szóval csak 4.

Great live album with classic tracks

Tweede review van dit album. Op zich wijs, maar nu ook niet een album die ik per se moest gehoord hebben

yeah ive got a hounddogggg ive got a philadelphia boar and i ride into a volcanonooooo and iiiii break down the doorrrrrrr ii v i

-1 star because the man was a nut case, but the music was great.

Seminal

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Manic piano And a performance to match Howling rock n roll

Jerry Lee Lewis playing all the hits in under 23 minutes. Enjoyable listen, nothing amazing, but nothing to hate.

Just good classic rock and roll

Plinky plonky plinky plonky plinky plinky plinky plonk.

I expected to go "Oh, this is a nice quaint revisit to olden days".....but it was really cool!

Rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis gives 110% in an absolutely electric performance. My god this guy was born to be a performer through and through. The whole band keeps up too, it's like dynamite. Lewis' charisma oozes through this record and makes it impossible not to enjoy. A bit of Little Richard, a bit of Elvis, 100% Jerry Lee Lewis.

Following up on my Little Richard sentiment from a few reviews back: this is 1000x more punk than the trash ass Germs record I had to listen to last month This legit might be the best live record I've ever heard. It's fast, it's hard, it's nasty, it's performed by an absolute derelict. If I was at this show I would've punched a minimum of two southern cops in the mouth. Five fucking stars, bravo to you, you depraved pervert

Why do you do this to me? Awful person. But damn this album was fun to listen to. It exudes energy and showmanship, the music is incredible and something I would have loved to experience live. I want to be at a concert like this. But can’t ignore I have the same problem with this guy as I do with Elvis. Is this original? Nope. And bonus, did this guy marry a 13 year who was his cousin? Yes. But for the album alone I give it a 4. UGH I just like rock and roll. The person? The choices made to get there? Negative stars. The limit does not exist when it comes to my negativity. Bad vibes. Please lord let me listen to an unproblematic rock and roll album that I could give 5 stars to.

2 stars only because of his energy and great performance. That's all I can give a racist pedophile, and probably murderer, who stole most of his material from Little Richard.

Proto-rock’n’roll by an alcoholic pedophile and yet one of the best live albums of all! Talk about separating then artist from the art. Crazy world. The rawness and energy and the German crowd unironically chanting “Jerry” is dizzying, even 60 years later. With every nuance examined and every commodity, including music, overanalyzed and pre-judged upon its presentation to us, can we still have experiences like this? I hope so.

Fuck apathy and ennui. Fuck stasis and complacency. Fuck big bands and the music of white America. Fuck slow time. Fuck our parents. Fuck quiet technique. Fuck traditions and classical sensibilities. This music is about movement, sensuality, ecstasy, joy, spontaneity, and energy. It's punk. It's ignorant and disrespectful (in overt and subtle ways). It's a conduit for unspent and repressed energies. It's cathartic and liberating. It's madness. It's unethical. It's disturbing... In 2024, though, this (and Jerry Lee Lewis) are quaint. They've been surpassed by more extremity, more experimentation, more intensity. But this heartbeat of energetic disruption can still be heard and felt. Even as you frown at biographical shortcomings and cultural appropriations, your toes still tap, and a smile infects your face. If not, you're a corpse. This isn't music. It's a stimulant. Amphetamine. I shouldn't take it, but it makes me feel so fucking good.

Unreal- immediately put a smile on my face and the energy and attitude was so unexpected. I would have immediately dismissed a Jerry Lee Lewis album before this and so glad I have it a chance. Such a great time capsule of rock. Just have to forget that he married his 13 year old cousin. But I’m reviewing the music not the man…

Great Ball of Fire is right. 23 minutes of slamming piano and classic rock and roll.

Great honky tonk music. And I know he was such an inspiration musically and performance-wise for so many artists. Not my fave.

Not my jam. 2

This is metal as all hell. I'd never heard a JLL live recording. I knew his hits, of course, but never really understood that whole "The Killer" thing. Until now. He just brings the fire from start to finish. I'm really not a big live album person. But this one's an exception, because he really does show the flash and flair that made him what he is. Good listening -- and only 22 minutes!

Two things strike me: 1) the engineering is incredible; and 2) Jerry's fingers must have been SO strong. He was clearly a great performer, but this album demonstrates how amazing a musician Ray Charles was. Listening back, 50's Rock and Roll sounds quaint and the 12-bar jump blues progression gets tedious quickly. So I'm glad I listened, but I won't be coming back.

Livealbum, sjøl om da e kult at da e fra Hamburg

Didn’t really dig

goodness gracious, great load of shite

Something quite fitting about a crowd chanting "JERRY, JERRY, JERRY" at a fella who married his 13 year old cousin. Anyway, this is crap

i DID NOT understand a word he said and it doesnt help that the lyrics are wrong too. elvis type shi.

rockn

Mid

This is #day21 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... discovering a record released 60 years ago and learning about the Star Club and its history is great. Yes, it's a wild live album, full of energy, presence, and all that. But... it leaves a bitter taste when you dig deeper. Why does a panel of music critics that compiled this list tolerate moral degenerates? This isn't the first time. For this reason, I'm giving it a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day22.

For me personally, I really only like to listen to live albums when I go into it knowing I like the artists music, I also never know how to rate live albums because I’m sure this guy has decent songs, I just didn’t like the live versions of it all. Wanted to like it more but honestly didn’t, this was like my 5th live album that I didn’t really enjoy much so I’m a bit more excited for the first live album I do like

Handgemachte Musik, die einfach Spaß macht. Die Begeisterung von Jerry Lee Lewis kann man richtig spüren und das in hoher Qualität. Ich habe es in einem Rutsch gehört und die Freude an dieser Scheibe konnte man an meinem Lächeln und Staunen vor Begeisterung in meinem Gesicht erkennen. Die Musiker in Top Form. Hammer.

A classic performance

Bad dude but man this album brings it.

This the second time two things have happened: 1) I had to find the “proper” version on YouTube as Apple Music only has a version with 8 tracks (I never really want to cheap out on any record that pops up). This happened with ‘Black Monk Time’ a few weeks ago. 2) This is the second live album so far. The first being Thin Lizzy’s ‘Live And Dangerous’. So I’ll say the same thing I said the first time: I never really know how to rate live albums, as I don’t frequently see them as “essential” listening in an artist’s discography. So I can only judge this based on the quality of the performance with the ceiling I usually offer such LP’s; and it’s pretty solid offering. It’s mostly rock ‘n’ roll classics that you have probably heard a million other bands cover before. The performances are pretty flawless and, man it is energetic as hell. So I don’t really have a problem with it. But like Thin Lizzy’s ‘Live And Dangerous’, your opinion on it will probably depend on how big of a Jerry Lee Lewis fan you are. So for me it’s a 3. I don’t dislike it at all, I just don’t think there’s anything here to make me want to listen to it numerous times.

fun as hell, they don’t make music like this anymore

I had fun listening to this but it seems odd that you get to have an “album” that’s 22 mins long…

Only 22 minutes?? I like Jerry Lee ok, it this is pretty lame.

On the plus side, these songs are rock and roll standards played with skill and energy. On the negative, the man stole his act from little richard and was a paedo and a horrible person

Not for me..too much Grease vibes

Like a Rock'n'Roll missing link, Jerry Lee Lewis bridges the Boogie Woogie bass of a generation earlier to the aggressive energy of punk, which was still to come. He is pilfering, pioneering and problematic all at once. Four alive and kicking tracks - before I changed over to listen to Little Richard. 4

Similarly to Ray Charles, I don't know how to judge an album full of covered, especially a live one

Fun!

Misschien zelfs wel 5

(rating the album, not the person) This is a spectacular, energetic performance. It's electrifying, exciting, and truly rocking.

It was okay

Great stuff

For me, its usually very important to separate the artist from the art. But in this case, its OK because the album was a piece of shit too.