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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Group Rating: 5
Global Rating: 3.56
Global Reviews

Cassette Kids Uprising Reviews

jason-cobb

It's not just the opening seconds of Tutti Frutti that make you smile - it's the opening few tenths of a second. BOOM! lowpero camera bag You're straight in, knowing that there's quite a ride ahead. It's almost impossible to shock and surprise musically these days. Everything seems to have been exhausted. There's no more boundaries to push. ​It's quite remarkable that an album from 1957 can still give you a whack round the head and leave you with optimism. This is just bloody great from start to finish. There's no concealed cleverness, no nod and wink here and there. Just a FULL ON assault as it confronts you with the rhythm and energy.

5
boombox-generation

If this had proved to be the final album of the 1001, what a way to go out. Little Richard always fills me with joy. The tempo, the voice, the in-your-faceness of it all. Every track here is a winner. Superb.

5
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