Reviews (page 9 of 10)
9/10
Glad it was only 22 mins, influential rock and roller but his voice got to me after 1 song
Highlights: "Long Tall Sally," "Great Balls of Fire" This is the energy level you expect of rock music, which gets lost in the studio recordings of the time. Good listen for anyone that thinks of twelve bar blues as stiff. Lewis' vocal delivery is probably the weak point here! The drummer and pianist are actively trying to destroy their instruments. Plenty of rushing. Short and sweet.
Insane energy, by far the most energetic live album I've heard and it's both intimate and loud.
Lots of energy. So he could perform. Judging solely off of art, I’d give this a 3 on my scale. It’s just OK. Highlights: -
Alto astral, rock n roll das antiga
If you like playing Elvis at 1.5x speed, then you are in luck with this album. This album has "great balls of fire" which I was never a fan of, but I know it's popular so if you like that song, give this a shot.
Exactly what i expected really, but performed live. pretty great tbf
This would have been a blast to attend, but limited appeal on an album
He was always the 'white Little Richard', but I played Good golly miss Molly back to back with Little Richard's version and Jerry Lee is tame by comparison. He was already past his best when this was recorded and he sounds a bit jaded - even Whole lotta shakin' is laboured - but Little Richard was always head and shoulders above him anyway.
Not really a big fan of this guy, or this era of Rock N Roll. I get that's essential, but I'm glad it's an evolutionary stepping stone. The spotify album is only 22-1/2 minutes, trimmed from (what seems to be) the original release, timed at 37. It was still too long. It's just not exciting or interesting to me. I know that he was known for his ferocity in live performances, but that doesn't come through to me after hearing so much of what has come after it. I just can't hear it with 1964 ears so I don't think I'll ever truly "get it". 1 = bad 2 = average 3 = good 4 = great 5 = outstanding
Undeniably frenzied rock 'n' roll performed by an undeniable bad egg.
Not ma thing!
Incredibly energetic and upbeat. It's a very short album but it's an excellent live album showcasing peak rockabilly.
I didn't know really any of Jerry's music other than Great Balls Of Fire before this album. He's got a really good lower register, but likes to do a lot of really interesting higher register things and falsettos which keep it interesting. His piano playing is just insane, plus the fact he's singing on top of it shows talent that is just levels above so many others. This album is a really interesting look into where it feels like swing and rockabilly really started transforming into rock and roll, and Jerry Lee Lewis plays both sides of that line very very well. Favorite Tracks: Great Balls Of Fire (of course), Good Golly Miss Molly, Long Tall Sally
I haven’t heard much by Jerry Lee Lewis as far as I’m aware. I did used to like Great Balls Of Fire as a child, but I think that may have been because I found the word “balls” funny. Songs I already knew: Great Balls Of Fire Favourites: Great Balls Of Fire I’m very surprised that this album is considered to be essential enough to be in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. There are 8 songs on the album, and I counted 6 of them to be 12-bar blues, basically meaning the music was the exact same, just maybe in a different key off at a different tempo. As much as I may have enjoyed Great Balls Of Fire in my youth, I would say this song makes it worth buying this album, and the rest of the songs certainly don’t either. Overall, it feels Mosul like listening to the same song over and over, so I simply don’t get the speak of this.
pretty sure this dude was a flagrant racist. remembering a story about him refusing to shake jimi hendrix’s hand. totally checks, because he stole his entire bit from Black people. i am not stunned. meh
If you don’t care for Jerry Lee Lewis, this live album is going to make you hate him even more, for sure. However, Spotify has the nonsense lyrics at the end of his cover of Little Richard’s Long Tall Sally transcribed as "a lost bubble leave by the lost bamboo” and I’m DYING.
Good stuff that. It's the good old moral dilemma of is the music ok even though he was a bit of a wrong un. Without really knowing much about what he did that made him a wrong un I'll score it seperate from the man.
Jerry Lee Lewis is a friend of mine. He lives in my coal shed and dances in the moonlit shadows. He hurt my butt with his gigantic mancock.
Married his 13 year old cousin, so gets marked up for that
Rock n' roll's original whirlwind / Grade A shithouse. One of the few live albums I have ever heard that really makes me wish I'd had the chance to see him live. It's a performance every bit as raw and frenzied as the Jerry Lee Lewis legend would have you believe he was in real life.
There was certainly a lot of energy in this performance, but I have never been a fan of Jerry Lee Lewis’ music and I still am not a fan. Meh.
Vote is for the album, not the guy. Not all original either, but I enjoyed it. Should probably give it fewer stars for the first two points...
I normally judge just based on the music, but I'll make an exception here. Would get a 4, but Jerry seemed like a real piece of work...
He may have been a horrible racist pedophilic suspected murderer, but damn he could perform. Rest in pieces of shit, Jerry.
I don't feel good giving this anything but a 3. On one hand, the performance is great, and a tight album. But on the other hand, it was frankly same throughout. And also the dude was a bona-fide nasty creature.
Suverän livespelning. Hade fått fem om jag gillat musiken.
Föredömligt kort men nyttig historielektion
Jag tror att Jerry Lee Lewis är en riktigt dålig artist, han spelar inte alls bra på sin gitarr och hans sång är inte alls artig.
Good old rock and roll
Álbum clássico e muito foda. Me surpreendeu positivamente em todos os aspectos.
Als je erbij was, was het legendarisch. Ik was er niet, ik had die dag wat anders. De versie op Spotify is 22 minuten en dan is het een wel leuke cafeïnepil zo op de vroege ochtend. Iedereen die meedoet beheerst z'n instrument tot in de puntjes. 3 tot 4 sterren.
first listen a real tour de force
Another questionable character but can't deny his talent, singing some excellent songs. And only 22 minutes. Best song is Money.
High energy
Pariendo el rock & roll. Agradecido.
No paras de mover los pies!
There was definitely an energy to this album. Besides that though, none of the songs especially stood out to me. There are a few songs I like in here, but there's better versions of them out there that I prefer. My favourite song was probably Good Golly, Miss Molly.
Over rated live time piece. Full of energy but lacking substance
Massor av klassiska låtar. Mer rock'n roll blir det inte. Fast jag är inte så glad åt liveplattor. Det ska man uppleva på plats.
Tunnetta ja energiaa! Erinomainen fiiliksen välittävä taltiointi!
Interesting, like historically, but not something I'll listen to again
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this but damn it was a great high energy performance.
A little crazy, but no one's got the flair like this guy. Just a fun rock and roll time
Love the energy of this album
Huge amount of energy & really authentic. That poor piano!
This album is ok. It's short and sweet, but all the songs blend into one, they all sound so similar. Because the album is so short, it doesn't bother as much, but I probably wouldn't be able to distinguish one song from another. Favorite song: Money, only one that has a different sound Worst song: Long Tall Sally, idk
I recognize how important he is to the history of rock n' roll, and I also hear his talent in so many ways. That being said, I just don't like his music very much. I think his style is all just too much for me.
Mostly annoying. Horrible concert to listen to. Does he have any original songs? Goodness gracious i wish my balls were on fire. Id prefer that to listening to this again.
JLL sounds absolutely incredible here. The production of this live album is great. His song choice is amazing and from top to bottom this thing hits.
decent live album.
He died the other day, the crazy wrong 'un. This is meant to be 37 minutes long but only 22 minutes is available on streaming, not even YouTube seems to have it. So god knows what's on there. Hound Dog is one of them. Review: I believe the word is 'rollicking'.
Too short.
Great live album
Great live album. Star off for being a wrong ‘un
A quick short album of great piano hits. Jerry Lee Lewis makes some great hits and jams on the keys. I enjoyed this album but the songs were relatively quick and the run time is only like 22 minutes. Would’ve preferred more. 7.2/10
Here’s Jerry Lee Lewis, possibly at the peak of his rock&roll capabilities, touring in Europe (while disgraced in the USA after eloping with his cousin’s 13 year old daughter, his 3rd of 7 marriages). Once again, hard to separate the man from the music. But I listened before reading, and was indeed impressed by the energy. Less so by the songs, which suffered by comparison with the Beatles versions (in all 3 cases, 2 of them also from live recordings). Worth heading, yes, but no reason for me to come back.
Predictably raucous and great. I’ve heard him do the same stuff (except for Money) a million times & he never fails to entertain. The audience chanting his name was pretty cute. A legend only just taken from us.
Wow, this is a real blast. Short, sharp, fast and loud (with a moment of respite for Your Cheatin' Heart). It's a greatest hits of early rock and roll blasted out at high power before a live audience. No fat, no time-wasting. The drummer is a wildman, and Jerry Lee is pumping that piano hard, and vocally wailing. Not as much screaming as Little Richard (the obvious comparison), but strong and hard. I used to think I didn't like live albums, but then I started counting really great live albums, and I think I would have to put this on that list. There is something about the live intensity and interaction with the audience that transcends the studio work (sometimes). And you know how much I like a short album, and this certainly fits that bill, at a crisp 22 minutes. Not a lot of fat on it. RIP, Killer. You were a deplorable human being, but you sure could rock and roll.
This kind of early 60s rock and roll just doesn't do anything for me really. I appreciate the cultural significance but I wouldn't ever seek out listening to it.
Fun little 20 minutes
Great! So energy filled
These songs sound faster, harder and rawer than any versions I've heard before. The electrified energy in the room is palpable. Makes you really understand why parents and authorities were so freaked out about the power and energy of rock 'n roll. R.I.P. to one of the greats!
The recording sounds so oddly hollow due to the k8ve venue soundscape. The style if rock is fun, and some songs really get into some fun v9cals, but 9verall its just lacking something as a whole listening experience. I suspect I may enjoy individual tracks more as studio recordings. Who knows.
Bad quality but great music - remastered version would be great
Basically a greatest hits live
Struggled to understand about 60% of what he sang, but quite enjoyed it overall. Lots more energy than I expected and enjoyed it more as it went on. Can’t shake the fact he’s a wrong’un though
Brilliant album
It was alright, not a huge fan of elvis-era "rock n roll" but it was fairly enjoyable
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
A super short album but had some enjoyable rock n roll. I'm not a fan of live albums but this one sounded quite balanced between the vocals and instruments.
Classic rock and a good sounding live performance. Not really my thing but recognised most of the songs. This type of rock doesn't really exist anymore. However, unfortunately it seems he is a piece of shit....
I try to separate the art from the artist for these reviews, and Jerry Lee Lewis is no exception as he's a pedo and an abuser. So, are his contributions to rock and roll still valid despite his behavior? Let's head to a live recording to find out. For starters, what is available on Spotify doesn't seem to be the full Live at the Star Club album experience. It's only 22 minutes and they're almost all short, blazing-fast tracks with ripping piano. I can't help but agree that JLL rocks the club, but I'm still not convinced it's anything special. Maybe he pioneered this style of music, but you can get a similar experience at a piano bar these days. Not to mention, half of the tracks were first made famous by other artists; he's just putting his spin on them. Which is fine, but it's not what I'm looking for when evaluating the "essentialness" of an album/artist. Lastly, I've written about my disdain for live albums several times now on this site. I personally don't think they should be included. And this one is definitely not an exception. In fact, I found the mix to be horrible, and when reading about the recording process, it makes sense. It's just all the instruments blended together on a single mic with some audience ambient recording added in. Overall, there is some great energy in this live show, but I think Jerry Lee Lewis is overrated (though fun) pianist and the recording itself sucks.
Hög energi, rock'n'roll!
Rating: 10/10
This is a really engaging and entertaining live set. A lot of established classics performed well. Shame about the performer 3/5
Okay
Just groove, I like it a lot. I don't know how much I'd play it over but at least I'd like to see such show live 4.25 / 5
Very nice live album with really great melodies and piano pieces. The energy is so good I love it and would gladly listen to it despite nothing particular about the singer and vocals in general. 4.5/5
Electric set, there’s no way anyone was sitting down at this show!
This is not the guy who plays the nutty professor
Wow, what a blast of pure energy this short, rollicking album is.
All his songs are stolen from better artists and he is a paedo
Pure rock!
Pure energy, visceral and fearsome. However, one’s always hated most of these songs, which are basic and childish. JLL is a livewire and a screamer, no doubting the stage presence or commitment. Also the insanity (see wife, 13-year-old cousin as). Grudgingly rating up because it does sound like a landmark and production is surprisingly crisp for a nearly 60-year-old recording.
Just pure blues. It comes out so effortlessly. You can especially tell how people respond to stuff thats so natural on a live recording
There is something poetic about Jerry Lee Lewis letting it rip in 1964 at same club where the Beatles cut their chops. This is one of the best pure rock and roll live albums ever. It is hard to believe that this did not make the rounds among punk bands in the 70s. Simply awesome.
22 minutes of nuclear energy packed into 8 simple songs. This would have been something to see!
Listening to this is hearing a master of their art form at work. Personal issues aside, Jerry Lee Lewis is excellent on this record. Great Balls of Fire and Long Tall Sally are two of my favorite early rock and roll songs and these versions are great. There’s a reason he’s called the killer as some of this stuff goes harder than anything Metallica ever recorded.
Surprisingly fun but short and repetitive. Can feel the energy of excitement around the new rock and roll sound
3.5/5
This isn't what I would listen to all the time but there's a lot of energy in this performance and this is what was being done in 1964. He influenced the Beatles and so many more.
Great balls of fire, feel like he was the slipknot of his day!!!
Electrifying energy from a damaged and damaging character
I just can't separate the art from the artist on this one. I really liked his boogie woogie energy when I was a teenager, but now I am just imagining the leering perv.
Controversies aside, his music performance could certainly bring a room alive. Wild, energetic and audacious. Still, controversies, eh!
Goes like a train. Shame he’s a massive weirdo because WHAT a worker
Yeah, a legend - and a weird dude. Not terrible - it's a rollicking live set, but most of the tunes were done better by others
3 I like a handful of JLL songs and while this started of pretty strong with solid energy, I was pretty over it by the end. The songs I was excited to hear all were better originally. Nothing special. Favorites: High School Confidential, Great Balls of Fire, Good Golly Miss Molly, Lewis Boogie
3.5 This must have been a super fun concert to be at, and I can only imagine the energy in the crowd as Jerry Lee Lewis performed. Much like James Brown and Sam Cooke’s live albums, the energy Lewis put into his performance is palpable, though I didn’t feel like this album in particular was able to capture the performer/audience relationship that benefitted and personified the aforementioned greatly. It also didn’t feel quite as rounded as Brown’s and Cooke’s albums, though you can definitely hear their influence on him (with a splash of Elvis for good measure as well). Fun through and through, but didn’t blow me away. Favorite songs: Mean Woman Blues, High School Confidential, What’d I Say
09/27/2022 Retrospective listen, haven’t been keeping up with these like I should :( This album was fun! Lots of songs I’m familiar with. Didn’t blow me out of the water, but it didn’t suck either. Seems like Jerry lee Lewis was a pretty hip white dude back in the day. I like listening to 50s music sometimes bc I think about how my grandparents were listening to the same songs decades ago :’) it makes me feel closer to them in some way. — Today was alright, but my favorite thing was that I came HOME after studio and got to be in my apartment and feel like a person. Presentation tomorrow on the Stockholm public library and the municipal library in Portugal ugh… just want the weekend to be here already
kick ass live musician. Terrible human but whatever.
I love Jerry Lee Lewis! But with all the girls screaming really hurts the quality.
Really good live performer. Would've loved to have been there.
The fact that it's short helps this album a lot. It really does feel like the same song over and over.
Good old Rock and roll. I wish I was in this concert in Hamburg!
I absolutely did not think I would like this and it blew me away. It's such a hot-ass record. I think it really captures the spirit and electric energy that rock 'n roll has always striven for.
Yeah man this sounds like music from the 50s. Idk I feel like I can’t enjoy this kind of music seriously at this point I’m only able to see it as a novelty
A bit sloppy and messy, like live albums often are. Really enjoyable, and interesting, and sounds like it was an awesome gig. Weirdly also sounds like he was already kind of a heritage act, even so close to his heyday. Loved it!
nonce 0/10
Je ne me souvenais pu de sa voix, je la pensais pas mal plus grave! Bon album quoique court. Fait 2 fois qu'on entend Long Tall Sally, et jsuis même pas sûr qu'on ait entendu l'original encore! Le threepeat à venir si l'album With the Beatles est dans les 1001?
I usually don't like live albums, but this was a good one. Lots of energy, lots of fun.
Despite how famous and popular this dude apparently was I have never heard if him before this! I am always partial to a bit of early rock and roll tbh. From reading more into his life it sounds like he was an over-hyped annoyingly arrogant momma's boy though haha! This gig sounds like an extremely good time!! I loved the songs and think I would have loved being there, listening in my headphones while vacuuming was quite a visceral experience where I could really imagine the dancing and the sweat and the drinks, fun!
I know how important JLL in terms of rock piano and how wild he was. Great Balls of Fire is a great doc about him, naturally has a troubling side as well... Fantastic nutty piano playing I can't comprehend, a total riot
Well that was an absolute blast. What a show that must have been!
One of the greatest live performances of all time. Nothing really beats the passion and stage presence that this album presents.
There's no Jerry Lee Lewis with Little Richard.
This is an amazing album, it's just a shame about Jerrys personal life. It makes it really hard to rate this as high as it should be, but taking that out of the equation as much as possible, and just rating the music this deserves to be high.
Dope
Sadly, it was a live show but the rock&roll is jammin'
Listened a bit, it was fun but not in a Jerry Lewis way, more in a Jerry Lee Lewis
Ah yes, the racist, pedophillic, incestual, music stealing piece of shit. That being said, for 1964 this is a fairly well recorded live album. That doesn't mean it's recorded well, just not bad for the time. I'm not quite sure why half the album is missing but I am also not complaining. The two songs he is credited as a songwriter on are the two weakest on the album and the others are about half as good as their originals. Live albums in general just do not have a place as an album that I MUST hear before I die. There are very few worth listening to and this just isn't one of them.
Killer piano Definitely would have lost my mind at this concert listening to him play. Very well recorded album that I can easily put myself in the room where lewis is playing. 3/5 bc no one would have cared about this album if it wasn't on this list published in 2005. There's music from this time period that remains relevant and aged better. Top review is "4/5 not bad for a pedo" should tell you everything you need to know.
Great classic rock and tons of energy.
Hresst, en öll lögin hljóma eins og hann er barnaníðingur.
Great Balls of Fire is a fun song, and the others are pretty good. Can’t support Lewis though.
Great live album, man is a wazzard on the keys, shame he was a nonce.
Not my kinda thing but I can really see the influence this has had
8th August 2022 Listened in the morning, worked from home then walked on the beacon with Jen. The energy that came off this!! No wonder it’s only 20 minutes, exhausting. What a talent and I bet he was electric live.
obnoxious. also every song is the same
I think this guy would be weirdly unsettling even if I didn't know his background. I am not a fan of this style either, but I will give credit for pure energy.
Terrific!
Streaming services do not have this whole record available, I assume it's performance royalty issues on some of the cover songs, but was able to find a playlist on YouTube and soldiered through despite the occasional ad to skip through. This album rips! Pretty energetic from the performer and the crowd, and very distinctly rock n roll, which is not really what I was expecting.
Crazy old codger with a great voice performing possibly the least well ageing style of music ever.
Powiew swiezosci z old skulowym rock&rollem w wykonaniu pana Jerrego Lee Lewisa, krazek z 64, bedacy zapisaem wystepu z star clubu w hamburgu, pan Lewis poza wokalami na plycie udziela sie rowniez na pianinie, ktorego brzmienie jest centralnym punktem albumu, towarzysza mu The Nashville Teens w skladzie elektrykowa gitara, bas i drumy, wiekszosc granego materialu to klasyki rocka lub rockabilly, zagrane w bardzo zywym wykonaniu, jakosc nagrania rowniez wyjatkowo dopisala jesli patrzec na rocznik, jest tutaj wszystko co powinno byc na takim nagraniu, czyste instrumenty i sluchalny wokal pelny zycia, kontakt z publicznoscia nawet jest, ale nie ma halasowania z drugiej strony, wiec dobrze zrobione cuty, ze slychac to co trzeba, a nie wszystko i nic, jakosciowe nagranie zamykajace sie w 37 minutach, na plejke raczej nic nie dodam, bo jednak livowy material, ale raczej bede pozytywnie wspominal dzisiejszego picka
You have live albums and then you have live albums
On the one hand, I think Jerry Lee Lewis is a gross human being, and no sane country would have allowed him to marry his 13 year old cousin (once removed). One the other hand, this concert would have been fucking ecstatic to attend. You can feel the electricity of Lewis's energy through the recording. The only real criticism that I have of it is that it features very little of his original songs (only Great Balls of Fire and Lewis Boogie). I like all of the covers he does though. I suppose that it's okay to like this one since the bad man died long ago (checks Wikipedia). HOLY FUCKING SHIT, DID YOU KNOW THAT JERRY LEE LEWIS IS STILL ALIVE?? DUDE RELEASED AN ALBUM IN 2014. What the fuck? 4/5
It's such a great album. Fantastic collection of songs. JLL is a master showman. But this is basically a collection of best of. There's nothing new.
Rockabilly isn't really my style and i can't extract listening to him with my general feeling that I'm not a big fan of what has been publicized about his life. Your Cheatin' Heart is the most enjoyable track here.
Blistering. 4
Surprisingly, this is the best live album I've ever heard. Although Jerry Lee is a disgusting human being, this show was fun and exciting for the entire 22 minutes. I felt like I was in the room with him. Best Songs: Money Worst Songs: NA
Non stop audio assault. Relentless energy start to finish. It must have been something to have been there to see this man live. He went 100 miles an hour his whole life and didn't care who he pissed off.
Tons of energy and fun to listen to. Great rock and roll. Sad that the linked album is missing songs.
In 1956, Jerry moved in with his cousin Jay's family and started raping Jay's twelve year old daughter. Jerry and Jay thus began a successful career on stages around the country where no-one had the sense or decency to boo them out of town.
Album is fine but I can't help but feel dirty listening to this
The energy is unreal and the piano is piercingly powerful! 3.7⭐
Maybe I should separate the art from the artist, but I don't want to
Live album
not bad but live, so fuck off
FUCK LIVE ALBUMS
classic rock n roll baby
fuck yah. I like jerry lee lewis. Any live shows coming up?
Enjoyed listening though more of a history lesson than something I'd put on. Would have been so dope to go to a show like this.
Nothing more rock n roll than marrying your 13 year old cousin at the age of 22
Super fun album. Felt like I was there and could see it being a blast. However he pretty much just a cover artist soo 3/5. I’d listen to it again if it was on.
Great fun this
I can definitely feel the energy I feel like it's the inspiration for many lo fi recordings in terms of the quality of the mix. I can hear MC5, The Stooges, The Black Keys
Eh...I mean it was pretty solid. Jerry Lee Lewis is a talented vocalist and performer, no big shock here. Giving this album a solid four stars because it has this great strong energy, but it's not quite an album with no skips. Side note, this rating is based on enjoyability, not the character of the individual. Lewis was a predator and I'd be remiss to review an album of his without mentioning he's gross. Fave track: High School Confidential, if you don't listen too closely to the words, which betray a creepy fixation on high schoolers.
Now THAT's a live album. Even if you don't like his music, that's a concert that you would feel like you got your money's worth. Tons of energy, tight playing, and did I mention the energy? Way to blow the roof off the joint, Jerry.
Excellent music from an absolute trashcan of a human.
It would have been wild to have seen this live.
60+ years of great music to choose from with many, many studio albums and they pick a live album from the 60's that sounds like it was recorded by some guy holding a microphone stageside
I really dig it
Good, not great.
Spiraling madness turned absolute classic. Rock n' roll broke ground for generations of music, while this is not my cup of tea, one has to resonate in the shear musical talent these pioneers cultivated. It's too bad this guy is labeled for eternity as a creep...
He was a talent and a showman. A good blast from the past but not something I’d seek out. Average 3*
Yeah it rocks a lot
Jerry Lee Lewis is awesome - this as an album is average. The songs are good the performance nice and raw but nothing to write home about - though I like the fact it’s a short 24min.
This is such a fiery rock-'n'-roll live performance. It really convinces you that this genre is a lot more than old-fashioned honkey tonk and blues numbers. It has the feverish energy of a bustling church dance. Too bad the dude is a pedophile though lol.
pretty fun hard to separate how much is being stolen from the art though 3.5
I mean, it's 22 minutes of sheer, frantic fire. While most of his contemporaries were simply imitating the energy of black rock-and-rollers, you can tell that Jerry Lee felt that fire in his bones. As a result, this performance feels like it belongs in the same conversation with James Brown instead of over with Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly where he often gets lumped. It's a fantastic performance and a great bit of musical history from a deeply problematic individual. Docked a star because "High School Confidential" feels especially gross in the light of his incestuous, pedophilic marriage. Sorry, man. Can't get past that.
Lots of songs banged into 22 minutes... I finally know where the song Money featured in Tommyboy came from
A fun and high energy album. He played the hits. Definitely a good listen.
I know of Jerry Lee Lewis, but I don't think I've listened to a full album from Lewis before. For a live album, Live At The Star Club, Hamburg is pretty good. The energy that Lewis puts into a performance is clearly displayed. Most of the music is pretty good. "Mean Woman Blues" is a prime example of why I'm not quite sure what to do with Lewis. For a piece of music history this listen was a good experience but I'm guessing I won't come back for a re-listen.
Big fan of rock and roll. Good vocals and good listening. The album is short, so it is perfect for one sitting. Lots of classics on here, but not a big fan of live albums.
Short and sweet
So I guess I know most of these songs 😅
Lots of fun
Enjoy the originals more but still fun and nice and short
Prefer the originals of most of the songs but still good to have a little bop to
He sounds kind of funny to me. But it’s nice and short eh
Apparently he was as good as pianist as he was a terrible human being. The album is great, full of energy and good rock but it's hard to enjoy knowing the man behind the music.
I like this music but it’s getting samey.
Surprisingly enjoyable. Actually scratches the rock 'n roll itch way more effectively than Elvis.
This is 22 minutes of damn near perfection. Wow. How good is that version of "Money"??? That thing STOMPS. Holy shit. What a freaking set. If I were a greaseball teen in the 1950s Jerry Lee would have been my grindcore. Reeeeally wish he hadn't married his 13 year old cousin... Also, holy crap - he's still alive! That seems impossible. This record is impossible. I'm done.
Lots of energy. Must have been the energy of youth he wqs getting out of hos 13 year old cousin.
It's got a tremendous amount of energy but that doesn't make up for the fact that I just don't like this style of music much.
It's like that scene in Back to the Future "Your kids are gunna love this" A great performance indeed.
Jesus, Jerry, you're going to break the piano. Best track: Mean Woman Blues
Qué disco más entretenido. En realidad, el rock and roll es así, pero este disco tiene una gran versión en vivo de Great Balls of Fire
No paras de mover los pies!
I listened a lot of covers by Mexican artists, but finally i listened the OG of Rock & Roll, good live.
Great showman, energetic rockabilly. Blessedly short.
Definitely some old rock & roll classics on here and would be great for something like a honky tonk bar, or live music at a lively bar. Without that setting its not something i'd regularly listen to, but would be very enjoyable with the right setting.
No. Why is this on the list? He has like two songs and the rest are covers. Nothing original…. 2/5.
It’s okay, not really my type of thing though. Makes my foot shake
It is clear why this live album has status but I am not convinced live albums should belong to the list - this and the overfamiliarity of the material (I dont think I will listen to it again) make the album a bit hard to rate..
Entertaining rock n roll live album. Jer-ry, Jer-ry!
Lively and energetic, yet I'm still uninterested. I can see why it's on this list, but it's just not my thing. One of those albums I respect, but don't fully enjoy.
- i dont like rock n roll really, cant see the significance
respectueusement, ca me saoule
No denying the force. Kooky guy. One of those shows that would be great to say "I was there". Even tho I wasn't born yet.
Love the early keyboard driven RnR. Would have been great to see Jerry Lee Lewis perform live in his prime. Great songs and performance but dated enough that I can’t round up.
fun live album, good job Jerry.
Very simple.
It was okay. Good rock and roll, lot of energy for the live show. Little boring to be honest.
God underholdning
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The man is a deranged lunatic who probably killed one of his wives and wanted to kill Elvis but damn he can put on a show. It's not music I listen to often but this is insanely good.
Pretty good. The crowd must've gone wild at this concert. Very swinging.
This was actually surprisingly fun, considering I usually loathe live albums (screaming, clapping, generally worse singing). Veered dangerously close to country (Your Cheating Heart) and of course there's the whole pedophile thing... Purely musically, I enjoyed the album, but I'm still not sure I'd put it on again (see: screaming, clapping).
Pretty fun, but feels stale for 64. Wonder why they didn't choose something from earlier in his career?
The energy from Jerry Lee Lewis is the sole reason why I think this album should be on this list. The songs are mainly covers with some duds in this 22 minute album, and the vocal range of Lewis isn't great, but my god it's an entertaining ride for the most part and the piano skills on him is very good. So summarised its an entertaining but unoriginal album.
Bello, sinceramente mi aspettavo un po' meglio, però ci sono dei pezzi veramente godibili. 3/4
Insane energy, this must have been a great show to see live! As questionable a man as The Killer was, there’s no question he could rock a piano and the stage.
I'm a bit puzzled at this - I like JLL but this 22 minute live album with mainly covers of others hits and not particularly well recorded. I've read it's supposed to be the greatest etc but I don't agree.
Il va casser son piano Prefs: Mean Woman Blues, Money (That's What I Want), What I'd Say, Great Balls of Fire, Good Golly, Miss Molly, Lewis Boogie, Hound Dog, Long Tall Sally, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Moins pref: NADA
Meh
Great songs, definitely passes the test of time.
Just what you’d expect. Probably amazing at the time.
Classic Rock'n'Roll/blues live album. Nicely played and great energy. Only problem is the lack of variation, which prevents this from being a truly great album. 3/5
fuckin slaps, imagine how cool it would be actually getting to be there - 10/10
Putting aside the incest and the peodophilia and the cultural appropriation this has some good tunes on it and is delivered with bags of energy. 1964 though? Wasn’t this all kicking off 8 years ago? Music and energy alone it would be 5 stars but his background, the date and the fact the only wrote a couple of the tracks knock it down.
3?
A machine gun of hits.
Cet album a été enregistré à Hambourg dans une salle de concert à quelques pas seulement du célèbre quartier rouge de la ville hanséatique. La question est maintenant de savoir ce que pouvait bien faire Robert dans les parages...
Cet album est le début d'un arc germanique initié par le Dark Ray Charles, qui devrait nous ammener le long du territoir allemand. La première étape de ce voyage initiatique est Hamburg, et devrait prochainement être suivi de Cologne, Munich pour enfin se poser en Basse-Saxe, à Luneburg. Un festival de sonorités qui ravira petits et grands.
First Listen. Holy Crap! I am not worthy! I feel like I've just been hit over the head with a sledgehammer. The most intense, chaotic, fastest, relentless and best live performance I ever heard, live or recorded. This is punk ten years before punk was. Every song is great. It sounds like Jerry is jumping on his piano for the entire concert. His band, The Nashville Teens, are just intense with a wicked pace and some searing guitar solos. The album is 13 songs with his songs "Whole Lotta Shakin", Money", "Great Balls if Fire" mixed with some covers "Long Tall Sally", "Hound Dog." Incredible!
I never cared a great deal for JLL's style, but always recognized that it was a significant contribution. It was a fun listen.
Best Song: Good Golly, Miss Molly. That speed and intensity are in full force here, and Lewis pushes his voice into a gravelly breaking point. Worst Song: Your Cheating Heart. This album lives and dies based on its speed, and it absolutely dies here. Overall: A strangely varied album for its 22 minute runtime. It makes you roll your eyes when Lewis tries to croon and play the ragtime standards, knowing there are plenty of other singers who could do the same better. But when he decides "fuck it, this piano has no brakes" and hits the gas, it rivals even the best that thrash metal has to offer.
Ugh.
This is an album where going into it I already knew most of the songs. I can't say it did much for me. Maybe the appeal is in the nostalgia. I can't say
Fun, high energy, bangers.
He's a piece of shit who, to this day, claims there was "no real rock and roll before him." what horse shit. Did you know he married his 13 year old cousin? He refused to shake hands with black people. Other musicians could play rockabilly loud and fast and werent racist pices of shit one trick ponies like this perverted loser. I'll just listen to them instead.
Ridiculously energetic, to the point it's downright infectious. This is much better than his regular albums. I would have loved to be at this concert. Unfortunately, I was born in the '90s, and Jerry Lee Lewis is an utter creep. So there's that.
Веселый, буги вуги 80-90хх
Incredible recording at only 22 minutes of pure fun. Jerry Lee Lewis was an incredible pianist and knew how to perform, and that is where he really shines. High tempo, exciting energy, it is very easy to hear something from 1964 and feel as though you are in the room. His set at only 22 minutes seems and feels like a sprint, as if it is all he had time for. Undeniably, a great showman even for that amount of time. Quite a few hits from his era, and this is short enough to be a great break from the day's monotony, although the listener may wish to be running or doing something at a fast pace.
Jerry Lee Lewis is an excellent showman and musician. Jerry Lee Lewis is also a pedophile.
Lively. Interesting backstory
An entertaining listen and great performance from Jerry Lee Lewis and his band, but my stance on live albums being included on this list still stands. There are a lot of catchy songs here that are full of energy that can't always be captured within a studio environment; however, these are all songs that already existed through very solid recordings by both Lewis and other artists at the time (there are way too many covers here considering the album's short length). Overall, this is a good live album from one of the most memorable acts of the 1950's, but I don't see myself coming back to it again. 3/5.
Teetering on the edge of chaos for 40mins without ever completely losing it. This is that real, scare your parents, start a riot, lose your mind rock and roll that few will ever equal (sorry Beatles)!
Loved this so much! Hit after hit!
Good energy. Not sure if i'd listen to it again. Between a 3 and a 4 for me.
I really enjoyed listening to this. Way more than I thought I would initally.
I recognize more than half the songs, deposits being largely unfamiliar with the album and artist, which just goes to show is reach and influence. Good golly Miss Molly is a treat
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I haven't had this much fun since I got snowed in at the Elks Convention! Exuberance and exultation! Jerry Lee Lewis makes the piano sound like his own unique instrument. I loved hearing him perform live and hearing all these amazing classics with his own twist. This is one time where I think being live made it all the more spectacular, and I appreciate him even more than I did before. It was a sad discovery that the Apple Music version of this cut out 5 great songs out of 13, but I'm happy to have found the whole album elsewhere. It was well worth finding. Infectious joy! Love this lots!
I have heard of Jerry Lee Lewis, but I have never been a fan. The album was okay. It was some energetic early rock-n-roll. I am sure there was crazy dancing and partying in the place. Just not enough in the music to make it not sound like Jerry Lee Lewis.
Man oh man is this one fun. A rollicking good time.
There’s certainly a lot of energy on this album… While I don’t generally love live albums a lot, it is great that a recording of this concert exists to show a tiny sliver of what it sounded like to see Jerry Lee Lewis rock on stage. Just hearing this performance is more electrifying that many live shows I have seen. Jerry Lee Lewis really lights these songs on fire! This is really an important document in the history of rock ‘n’ roll that captures the raw feeling of a live performance from one of the masters of the era.
Exploding with energy, nice songs (especially the covers...). Ultimately, though, it's hard for "piano driven music" to really get to me.
Enjoyable, but probably won't go back and re-listen to it.
This is how a classic rock'n'roll album should be: recorded live in front of an enthusiastic audience, and over in under 23 minutes. Well played.
he stole rock n roll!
Bit of weird guy. But he can play a piano kinda like it.
20 minutes long. It is exactly what you’d expect.
It was good I liked it I would actually probably listen to it again not going to lie
Idk ok i guess
4.5/5 well that was unexpected. very good!
Great, but he was a loon.
Solid rockabilly. Not much improv
3.3 - High energy performance of what I think is mostly rock ‘n’ roll covers of the day. Interesting as a timepiece and solid as a recording but nothing mind-blowing.
Wow. Brutal. Creo que este es el mejor disco en vivo de la historia. Punk as fuck.
Ofmetið klisjudrasl. Über problematic gaur.
Wow this is fun. Full energy live Jerry Lee, what's not to like? There's a reason why people call this guy "Killer," and this is Exhibit A. Lean, mean, foundational rock and roll. Fave Songs: Long Tall Sally, Great Balls of Fire, High School Confidential
One of the great live albums. The Killer is on blistering form and The Nashville Teens - no slouches themselves - have problems keeping up with Jerry Lee's pounding piano! The editing and track ordering could be better though.
Jerry Lee Lewis es una leyenda, no hay mucho que decir en ese aspecto. Creo que lo importante aquí es hacer notar el disco y la importancia de haber elegido este en particular. Nunca lo había escuchado y debo decir, es un disco que se oye mezclado con las patas, totalmente sin sutileza, los instrumentos encimados, la voz casi a ratos se pierde, el piano por sobre todo en el oido golpeando a lo más que da.... y todo esto lo hace absolutamente maravilloso. Creo que es, una vez más en esta lista, una excelente elección y lo pondría entre los mejores en vivos que he escuchado. La energía es inmejorable, todo brilla, todo se levanta más allá de una partitura, todas esas imperfecciones lo hacen maravilloso. Cuando ví lo que tocaba supuse que terminaría rápido en un 3, quizá máximo 4, con un disco que casi casi conociendo todas las canciones me podría hasta medio adelantar varias. Absolutamente mesmerizante, te amarra y no te suelta. Ya quisieran hoy en día tener conciertos con esta energía.
Una presentación en vivo bastante corta. Buena ejecución y buenas canciones pero hasta ahí. A veces no se entiende qué está cantando. Songs: Your Cheating Heart, High School Confidential, Great Balls of Fire
Este es otro álbum del estilo de “Live at San Quentin”. Álbumes como este serían el equivalente moderno a un “Unplugged”. A pesar de haber sido grabado en vivo, y de que la grabación no es de la mejor calidad, me gusta cómo captura la energía de Jerry Lee Lewis. Debe haber sido un gran espectáculo para la gente que tuvo la fortuna de presenciarlo en vivo.
Disco cortito para darse una idea de lo divertido que podía ponerse un concierto en 1964 con el "creador" de Grat Balls of Fire. Una selección de (ahora) clásicos de Rock n Roll, interpretados con la fuerza de miles de anfetaminas. Me sorprende la calidad de sonido para ser un en vivo tan viejo. Seguro podría oírse más limpio en estudio, pero ni de chiste tendría esa energía.
I admit, there is a great deal of bias diverting me from having much fun with this record. If this was recorded live in West Germany in 1964 I imagine the embarrassment of the possibly stereotypical stoic and humorless Germans being confronted with a back-woods piano mashing maniac. It may be amusing to hear his antics on a studio record, but it must have been awkward seeing it in person and that audience would need to break a lot of ice. This also illustrates to me that this is on the other side of some boundary where modern rock begins and stuffy 'square' pop acts roamed the radio. To be honest, this is from my parents' teenage era, so it's inherently icky and I'm being generationally oppositional. Also to be fair, the Beatles played in the same club around that time and I would consider that era to be on the other side of 'modern.'
Some very fun songs, ahead of its time
First time listening to Jerry Lee Lewis, but I recognized a few songs. This album was a jam
It's so weird to listen to something that's only 20 minutes long and say, "sure, that's an album." I have SONGS that are longer than this thing. Thinking about the previous review, things have come out about Marilyn Manson and his behaviour. And yet, if JLL was performing and behaving like this today, he would be shunned. Sure, things have changed, but it's weird to think about now. But what about the MUSIC, right? An incendiary performance, bar none. He was definitely in top form. It's so weird now to think of how he was such a different performer; few artists were rocking on the piano at the time. The sound quality itself should also factor into this. Hard to believe the recording is over 45 years old; I have heard bootlegs from the past 10 years of equal quality. Definitely a good listen, although I do not know if it's essential. It definitely gives you a good idea of the man playing live.
Tons of energy on the piano - you can really hear him pounding and skimming the ivory. The rest of the energy was alright - vocals sounded almost indifferent at times. Sound quality was meh. Maybe that's the issue, the recording quality. BB King's live performance was better.
Ok, yeah it's great rock and roll. But, seriously, a song called "High School Confidential" by a guy who married his 13 year old cousin? That's f'd up. Deducting 1 star for creepiness.
Overall it was pretty fun to listen to. Gives you a taste as to what it would have been like to hear him perform live. I'm just not a huge fan of his music.
Track 01 - 3.25/5 Track 02 - 3.75/5 Track 03 - 4.25/5 Track 04 - 3.5/5 Track 05 - 3.25/5 Track 06 - 3.5/5 Track 07 - 3.25/5 Track 08 - 4/5 Ovreall: 3.75/5 Album Art: 3/5
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JEDEEOOO E EGAGAGEGEG OOOO FOR THE NIGHT OBABABIBABA bar je samo 20 minuta
beautiful
I do t like this type of rock music, I could not get into the songs
Full of energy!
This guy really loves his piano, but this is incredibly distracting music. How am I supposed to get work done with this racket in the background. Really good music to annoy your friends with.
Jerry Lee Lewis was a hell of a piano player and performer, helped to transform early rock and roll, and is a total piece of crap. Some of the musicians that actually wrote these songs are probably better people and deserve more of the credit.
Good energy but super short! I feel like the fans at this live show got shafted.
Jerry Lee Lewis sounds like he was shot out of a cannon and didn’t stop for the whole show. Maybe that’s what he meant by Great Balls of Fire. This album is full of energy. Of all the live albums we’ve heard, this would be right at the top. This live album actually makes me wish I were at the show.
energetic
Lively energetic and a ton of fun
I cringed at the thought of playing this but the more I listen to it, the more I want to go back and hear it all again. I was expecting hokey, old timey rock 'n' roll but instead my ears were blessed with a hardcore punk like energy and so many good tunes.
Wow, this is a real blast. Short, sharp, fast and loud (with a moment of respite for Your Cheatin' Heart). It's a greatest hits of early rock and roll blasted out at high power before a live audience. No fat, no time-wasting. The drummer is a wildman, and Jerry Lee is pumping that piano hard, and vocally wailing. Not as much screaming as Little Richard (the obvious comparison), but strong and hard.
1964 - old school rock & roll
A wild burst of energy that gave me an admiration for this genre which I otherwise would not have listened to. I went down a YouTube rabbit hole watching this guy's old performances the night I found this album
Rockin and a rollin. So much energy.
Turns out I know more Jerry Lee Lewis songs than I realized. This was a short fun listen.
High quality recording of some classic songs. Has aged a bit but a fun little bop.
Rocked way harder than I thought it would. Upbeat frantic sound, lots of classic songs
Good ol fashion rock n roll Gives off early punk vibes