This album spread through word of mouth back during my college years in the 80s in the US (way pre-internet...). I think I bought a copy in the late 80's with a CD version.
This is a more subtle and layered record. The songs are longer and the melodies build as the songs progress. The album should really be listened to as a whole, although there are some strong songs (Tinseltown in the Rain, Stay, Walk Across The Rooftops). Nowadays, I have a 1985 European LP pressing and I listened to it again on headphones, bringing a big smile to my face. An excellent and thoroughly enjoyable album.
For further listening, perhaps even better is their 1989 album, Hats. If you like A Walk Across the Rooftops, you should love Hats.
This is a classic album in Rock & Roll and R&B history. It actually collects several of Little Richard's early single hits onto an album for the first time on this 1957 release.
I had never heard the record until mid-2024, when I received the excellent VMP ROTM vinyl version. I queued it up, and I am not sure I was ready for what came next. The album came out firing with Tutti Frutti and never let up - so much energy and excitement. Rock was new genre at the time and this album shows the importance of Little Richard to the foundation of the genre. And the songs - Long Tall Sally, ready Teddy, Rip It Up,, Jenny, Jenny, Slippin and Slidin, so many classics. If you want a blast of energy and to move your body, then you must listen to this album.
This album helped bring the synth heavy sound to the massesin the US, becauise people just didn't get artists Kraftwerk (we Americans blew it there.). Anyway, very good, solid album. The songs do sometimes sound similar , but Cars is one of the greatest songs of the 80s and still sounds great today to these ears. Best songs: Cars, Complex, Metal, M.E., Films Oh, and all the songs titles are basically one word...
5 stars. Bowie sings better than ever, Brian Eno at his best, and Robert Fripp from King Crimson adding and edge. Arty and atmospheric - I love it. This might just be my favorite Bowie album (always in top 3). As an added bonus, I listened to the half-English/half-German version of Heroes, which is also highly recommended,
4.5 Stars. Part of the trio of my favorite Doors albums, with The Doors and L.A. Woman. Apparently, the group was a bit of a mess at the time, but they are very loose on this album and it created a real bluesy, rocking affair. The guitar work is smoking, and Morrison is at his best. Side 1 is especially great – Roadhouse Blues, Waiting for the Sun, You Make Me Real, Peace Frog, Ship of Fools. My version – excellent 2024 Rhino High Fidelity vinyl
4 stars. This is 4 stars on The Smiths scale, though. (Note that this rating is also based on the proper UK version, which does not contain How Soon is Now) For other groups, this album may be 5 stars. MIM is in the middle of the pack of my favorite Smiths albums (still not a bad thing), but a 5 star rating is reserved for The Queen is Dead, in the least. Favorite songs - Well I Wonder, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore I Want The One I Can’t Have
5 stars. Not just the best Christmas album ever made, but a genuine great album. A fun, uplifting classic...
