A Date With The Everly Brothers

As average as average gets. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

Poprock, svängigt. Något tillrättalagt. 3,5 av 5.

a bit creepy, innit? Thats also some poly type shi
Not that poly is wrong
The everly brothers just seem a bit creepy
Cool music tho

I’m at a 5.

I mean, sometimes it’s just that simple. If you sound good, you sound good. The Everly Brothers sound good, and I can hear some of the DNA of the Beatles & other pop stars of the ‘60s to come in this album. Their harmonies are nice, their vocals feel dynamic enough to switch tempos pretty easily, and while the album is a bit one-note about relationships (like most 50s/60s albums), I’d say they still get in some good lines on the 4 tracks they wrote. The only track that didn’t really work for me was the opener, if only because it’s a bit simplifying towards a woman’s purpose, but also, their dad was born in 1908. I can’t hate on the advice of a guy who’d be 118 today. It’s literally an entirely different era.

I think my favorite one here is probably “Always It’s You”, just because the backing xylophone gave it a really warm vibe that just clicked for me, but “Cathy’s Clown” is a very close second. You can practically feel the spark in Paul McCartney light up on that one. The rest all range from good to great (“Lucille” is a pretty good cover), and I’d say there’s not really a miss. It’s a super breezy 27 minutes, and the remasters make the tracks feel especially crisp. If I have any minor complaint, it’s that there’s a lot of fadeouts, but that’s practically nitpicking. I think it’s a 5. I’m glad it’s on the list.

This is an enjoyable listen and the Everly Brothers can sing their asses off. But by the time Lucille came around, it confirmed my suspicion that this is extremely watered down rhythm and blues. Compared to their contemporaries, this album can sound pretty weak at times.

These are offensively inoffensive teen bops which have aged terribly. The songs are very short, but they are anything but snappy. The vocals are pleasing, but the musicians sounds comatose, in terrible need of a shot of adrenaline to stop them from keeling over. Every song is in a mid-tempo slump with next to no progression from passage to passage. All the songs could be significantly faster. I was eager for it to end.

Pleasant, easy, safe. I see how they had an influence on Simon and Garfunkel, who would put out much better music in the years that followed.

I think I just don’t like music pre-Beatles. Lol. Partially joking. But so many of the reviews have touched on all my beefs with this album. Not going to spend energy giving more explanations of why this album is not it and should be removed from the list.

This was interesting to listen to, as a time capsule. I did not know they were the first to sing Love Hurts.

it's what you expect from a 60s Band. Tracks that don't hurt anyone but also nothing special to me

Some of the roots of our toxic culture. Sounds pretty though.

It's a real easy listening rock n' roll time. Nice singing and harmonising. Some nice guitar and keys. You know what you're getting, but it does it pretty well. I really like the minor notes in 'Sigh, Cry, Almost Die'.

Parts of this were totally fine, but parts were absolutely excruciatingly cringey.

Very easy to listen to, tight harmonies, good straightforward melodies. Nothing blowing me away here but pretty easy to place this on a progression from 50s rock to what would follow in the 60s.

952 albums into this challenge and we finally get one from The Everly Brothers. Genuine pop pioneers and a huge influence on so many artists who followed them, so I was really looking forward to giving A Date with the Everly Brothers a proper listen.

This is exactly why I enjoy so much early 60s music. It's simple, fun and incredibly easy to listen to. Most of the songs barely make it past two minutes, but that's all they need. Great guitar, beautiful melodies, catchy hooks and then onto the next one. What's not to like?

The real highlight, though, is those harmonies. The Everly Brothers sound fantastic together, and there's something so effortless about the way their voices work alongside each other. You can also hear just how influential this sound became. So much of the pop and rock music that followed in the 60s owes something to what they were doing here.

There isn't anything particularly complicated about the album, and that's part of its charm. It's just a collection of brilliantly crafted pop songs that get in, do exactly what they need to do and get out again. More than 65 years later, it's remarkable how fresh and enjoyable much of it still sounds.

Favourite tracks: "Love Hurts" has always been one of my favourite songs. It's been covered numerous times and in many different styles, but it's great hearing this early version. There are plenty of other excellent tracks too, particularly "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and "Made to Love".

Least favourite tracks: There's really nothing not to like here. It's consistently enjoyable from start to finish.

Album artwork: A standard early 60s album cover. Very much of its time, but it has a certain charm to it.

I always admired the harmonies these guys made, because it sounds great, but the lyrical content and the music never appealed to me. Everybody loves sex, get over it, write about something more interesting.

pretty music; weird to date brothers

Worse than Coldplay

𝘈 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 is certainly an unusual album title, but it also provides the perfect way to describe my experience. As a first date, it goes rather well. The Everly Brothers’ trademark close harmonies are beautiful, the melodies are consistently pleasant, and the album is easy to enjoy from beginning to end.

The problem is that I’m not sure I’d ask for a second date. While the songs are undeniably charming, they begin to blur together after a while, and by the end very little has stayed with me.

So yes, I’d happily accept the first date — but I’m not convinced there needs to be a second.

The most milquetoast, honky tonk rock album about the same old spiels of doe-eyed lovers. Feel free to skip this one!