Green Onions

Great instrumental album, title track is absolutely legendary. I am enjoying the rest of the album as well, but like someone else has already said, I wish it would have more original compositions from the guys. So all in all, probably solid 4 stars.

The band sounds great throughout, and the title track is an all-timer. But this is mostly nice background music at a over 60’s party.

The title track is a bit of a bop but idk who is actually asking for the rest of this album

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One of the things I kept asking myself while listening to 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 was: what exactly is this? Jazz, R&B, soul, or some combination of all three? The album never sits comfortably in a single category, which is both its biggest strength and the reason I find it a little difficult to connect with.

The real star of the show is the Hammond organ, which gives the album its unmistakable sound. Combined with the tight rhythm section, it creates grooves that are relaxed, soulful, and instantly recognizable. Even today, the title track sounds effortlessly cool.

At the same time, the album never fully pulls me in. I enjoy the playing and the atmosphere, but I often end up admiring the sound more than the songs themselves. Still, there’s something appealing about an album that sits so comfortably between jazz, R&B, and soul without ever fully belonging to any of them.

Solid instrumental album. I know it's a classic but this kind of thing only does it for me in middling doses.

What a song to open with!! Rest are great too

I found this quite boring

a very good silly album for moving day. instrumental and fun

Other than the opening of the album, there isn't really anything that recommends this.

Pre Listen:
Who? I like green onions in my food, and I like the album cover, and I like the release year, all telling me I'll likely enjoy this album.

Notable Tracks:
Green Onions - Ohhhh shit it's these guys. I couldn't tell you how many pieces of media I've heard this bit in. Very cool, also my favorite track.
Mo' Onions - A reprisal to the song they clearly recognized is a banger? Brave. I applaud it.
Twist and Shout - Love me Beatles. Love a good Beatles cover. Simple 'as.

Post Listen:
Call me Shrek but I'm digging these Onions man. Classic 60's rock, it's smooth, it's inoffensive, it's foundational. Got me tapping my foot and and humming along. The songs have a decent variety in sound too, I'll be adding a few to my playlist perhaps. A unique thing about this album is that there really wasn't a 'Least Favorite' track I encountered, it's all quite good.

Giving the album a 4/5. Took my expectations and ran with it to higher places. While the whole album is solid, I wouldn't say there's anything exceptionally special however, which is why it isn't a 5/5.

Such an staple in American blues. A bit overshadowed by its major hit, yet it remains consistent throughout.

7/10 [KEEP]

Some rollicking fun. It does fall off after the title track unless your last name is Hammond but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Quite a bit more than that shit talking rap album about the knob who lost his money in his TV.

3/5. The title track of this album “Green Onions” is one of those songs where even if you don’t think you know it, you’ve definitely heard it somewhere. Whether it be in a TV show, a movie or in the background at a store. For me it always takes me to that scene in Twin Peaks the Return of the dude sweeping the floor of the roadhouse. and that song is everywhere because it is a genuinely great slice of instrumental blues, especially with that organ line.

However, like many albums of the 50’s and early 60’s before our modern idea of the “album” fully formed, the single was originally a standalone track. and its success meant the label told the band “go build an album around this single.” The rest of the album is by no means bad, it’s often pretty solid as it follows in the footsteps of Green Onions with instrumental blues/soul/rock songs/covers featuring some killer organ work. But none of the other songs can really compare to the title track either.

Love that Hammond B-3!

FFO the Hammond organ and funky guitar.

NFFO no singing or original music.

You love the sound of the Hammond B3? Good, that helps… I have to admit, however, that in my case the sound starts to wear off only after a couple of songs. I think this album is at its best when the guitar and the organ complement each other, creating a hypnotic shuffle – as in the second track (Rinky Dink - what a title). Just my two cents…

I’m not that fond of the idea of “substituting” vocal harmonies with the organ, as in the title track (which seems to be the one most people love) or in the Twist and Shout cover. But overall, these are still solid performances with some occasional highlights in my book. I especially love it when the organ shifts to the backbeat and lets the drummer and the guitarist go wild.

Groovy baby! Coulda done with 1 or 2 more bangers, coz nothing else compares with the first song

Dit album draait om het titelnummer. Een nummer dat voor een instrumentaal nummer een verrassend grote hit is. Goed, het is dan ook een pakkend thema. Het album huppelt hierna vrolijk door. In de basis als een verzameling covers met het orgel. Soms is het net wat te makkelijk (Rinky Dink), soms pakt het beter uit (I got a Woman). Als album uiteindelijk vrij vergeetbaar. 3- sterren.

The title track is great. All the other songs sound pretty similar with diminishing returns for each one. You really only need the title song and you get it

This is fine. Great musicianship, but unfortunately, this type of music has been co-opted for commercial use, and it's hard to understand in its historical context.

There's a lot of jazz/blues/folk from the early 60s that I'd rather see on the list.

6.2

Fav track: Green Onions

Least fav: One Who Really Loves You