Rock 'N Soul

1/5 - never listening again 2/5 - its decent but not for me 3/5 - would listen again 4/5 - I love it 5/5 - going in my playlist Cry to me 2/5 Just out of reach 3/5 Goodbye baby 3/5 If you need me 5/5 Cant nobody love you 2/5 Someone to love me 2/5 Youre good for me 1/5 Wont you give him 2/5 Hard, aint it hard 2/5 You cant love them all 3/5 Beautiful brown eyes 2/5 He'll have to go 2/5 Album: 2.1/5

Ok but didn’t grab me

Not bad, some fun tracks but ultimately not for me. Cry to meeeee

Voice is beautiful but the album didn’t catch my attention. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: none stick out to me

Nice voice, but quite flat and monotonous.

# 62 : When your only claim to fame is that you are in this list… If You Need Me

Inoffensive, ultimately ended up as background music.

Of it’s time and a cover of a Jim Reeves song says it all. My parents may have liked because there wasn’t’t much else around prior to the Beatles explosion.

Great voice and great sound but it’s a covers album. I get how for some of the history of music that’s how it worked but it’s easy to pick any song out and pick a different version that resonates.

A pleasant surprise but not consistent enough throughout.

Periaatteessa laadukasta kategoriassa 60-luvun alkupuoliskon levykokonaisuudet, mutta erityisesti B-puolella kuorotaustojen, folk-kokeilujen ja matalarimaisen tyytymisen varjostamaa. Olenko kuullut riittävästi kuunnellakseni uudelleen? Ehkä en - etsisin suosiolla kokoelman käsiini.

This is an exceedingly rare soul miss for me. The blend of vocals never really reach a powerful climax for me, which is what I'm always looking for in soul music. The backing instrumentalists are also deprecated too much for me, giving them no chance to overcome my perceived shortcomings with the singing. Favorite track: Beautiful Brown Eyes

Meh. Gets a bit bland during the middle and doesn't pick up again. Old blues rock, I find very good but difficult to enjoy a while album.

First listen Saved 3/12 Top track: Can't Nobody Love You

This album was fine! Not my favorite genre, but incredible talent. A pleasant listen, but not something I’ll go back to.

It was fine enough, just boring. It's a high 2. I don't care enough about it to give it a 3. My favourite song was Just Out Of Reach, I guess.

track 1 - unreal voice, actually really enjoyed this song. voice is just amazing, shame to hear idles covered it track 2 - quite different, once again an enjoyable listen track 3 - more focus on vocals and backings, not as much my thing but still a nice listen. voice still shines through excellently track 4&5 - was working at this point so barely managed to listen to these, felt similar track 6 - more focused on the singers voice again, like. track 7 - albums dragging a bit now idk track 8 - interesting guitar, not what i was expecting. track 9 - quite nice this, enjoyable. very bluesy track 10 - forgettable track 11 - forgettable track 12 - lovely little closer of a track

track 1 - can't listen to this without thinking of the idles cover but was a great song track 2 - didn't do too much for me track 3 - didn't do much for me either track 4 - love this one, Solomon burke has a great voice track 5 - really not my sort of thing but his voice is fantastic track 6 - my favourite so far, loved that track 7 - decent this one track 8 - least favourite this one I think track 9 - okay but tracks are all starting to blend into each other at this point track 10 - didn't even realise a new track had started here track 11 - good background listening track 12 - not bad but once again feels like background listening and hard to focus in overall Burke has a great voice but this isn't my sort of thing, works nicely as background listening but that's as far as this goes for me

Probably wouldn’t listen again, very soulful but not my thing

DNF, every song sounds the same halfway through.

It's pretty good for early soul. Nice groove and voice with gospel back vocals, but I found it really repetitive. There's some diversity here, utilizing strings, horns, Samba beats, and a Latin-sounding guitar, but this just prevented me from being bored the whole way through. Favorites: Cry to Me, You're Good for Me, Won't You Give Him

It was decent. Nothing really special about it and it really dragged on for WHOLE album

Good singing that’s really close to Otis Redding in style but I’ll just listen to Otis Redding if I want that kinda sound. Kinda disappointing cuz I really like early RnB and soul like Redding and Sam Cooke but it didn’t bring anything new to the table and both of those two have better production and singing. Has a few songs I’ll come back to but won’t ever listen to it all again. Super light 3 if I give it that. Buddy Holly’s at least had its biggest hit be his own song too which helped that one’s significance. 👍: cry to me

Man just as boring as buddy holly… Cant nobody love you is good tho

I’m willing to admit this score could be a result of 50s/early 60s fatigue because two days in a row is pretty brutal. Solomon Burke has a real smooth tone, so I’ll give him his props there. But there really wasn’t much that stood out here. Honestly, old music bias aside, I think this just wasn’t that strong an album, even for the genre/time. I’m willing to give this a 2 just because it wasn’t as outright offensive as my 1’s. I didn’t necessarily dislike anything I heard but I can promise you none of this will stick with me. This is one of the first that I’m really questioning its place on this list. Best: If you need me (this song grew on me and kinda goes hard) MMM (yikes): Honestly none. Just spent some time searching for this and couldn’t find anything memorable. I truly don’t think I’ll remember any of these Melodies tomorrow so doing a MMM would be dishonest.

If this were a Harry Potter movie, it'd be The Chamber of Secrets. It's a great genre, and the sound is good. But, it just isn't as good as the other albums from this era and style.

inoffensive, unmemorable background music

very reto and chill. 3? pretty boring tho.

Meh, stereotypical 60's music

When he started shouting "cracka cracka cracka" in cry to me it really hurt my feelings. Not my type of music >:(

nice enough but it didn't do anything for me.

Lamb chops

It’s kinda mid

Foundational soul. Catchy in small bits. Just not sustained for an entire album’s worth.

This album was a touch early in the evolution of rock / RnB for me. Very tough to relate in any meaningful way.

Throwback to an era that didn't have color TVs, electricity, or the modern wheel. I felt like I was in the high school gymnasium from Back To The Future just before Marty McFly plugs in his guitar. Though it's fun to listen for a chuckle, this sound belongs in a museum not in my library.

Sorry, Solomon, but I found this to be neither very rocking or very soulful. The endcap to a pretty unspectacular week of albums in which nothing reached above a very low 3. After EW&F's "Shining Star" started us off Monday, nothing after that song has really felt worthy of something I had to listen to before my time on this earthly plane expires.

Rock ’N Soul is exactly how I would’ve described the music on the album, too. It’s very evocative of a certain era, and very sweet on the ears. For enjoyment alone, it’s a solid 3. Buuut it’s an album of covers, and you know my feelings about those, in the context of this list. 2.5

This man gonna love his woman for sure

Meh. I don’t like this kinda music. Boring

This was fine but I think his contemporaries like Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles etc put out more interesting material, hence the reason why he’s not as well known.

Meh not my type of music and some of the lyrics were not endearing.

Ça sonne plus vieux que l’année de l’enregistrement... Il est bon, mais ça ne va pas dans cette liste.

Just average early rock n roll. Nothing special. Would never listen again. 1.5/5

average

It was fine, nice to listen to. Nothing exciting though for me.

not a soul fan 2/5

Pretty groovy, what i was expecting, a couple standouts but nothing id play regularly, not bad, not my thing

Not particularly my cup of tea. Nice to listen through but wouldn't re-listen again if I had to choose. Can't say any songs stood out.

Rock and soul. Those are the two solid elements here. If my stats are lower only it is only that I just didn’t feel it. Just admired

Some nice tunes that have no business being on this list

The album bulks on Romeo-esque poetry, but is all fairly run of the mill.

When the opening chords of Cry To Me pounded in, my heart pounded, \"Another Banger!\" Thinks I. But then, that was the one good song, what a disappointment!

This is a covers album that just meanders around for half an hour. He doesn't have a standout voice, and these are all other people's songs. This has no appeal or relevance in 2022. Surely even in the mid-60s it was outdated by a good 10 years. 2/5.

Another really old one. Sorry, all the music from this era and genre sounds the same to me. I'll just copy-paste the thing I always write for these: "Clearly influential and talented, but not for me"

It was all right. I'm not really into this kind of music, but it had some nice moments. Nothing to complain about, just not for me.

Wenn dieses Album eines nun ja nicht macht, dann ist es rocken. Soult, langweilt aber auch. Nicht meins.

It's charming I don't dislike it but it doesn't compel me much either It’s not bad but compared to other albums I’m going to give a high 2 for now

Da ist literally kaum was passiert außer bei Cry To Me. naja 4/10

langweiliger klassischer soul, not my thing

Schwierig. Also eigentlich nicht so wirklich heutzutage, aber ich will dem Herren nicht vorwerfen dass er nicht emotional in den Aufnahmeprozess gegangen ist. Nur leider macht das heutzutage nichts mehr mit mir. Die Instrumentals wirken fade, die Texte machomäßig und aus der Zeit gefallen. Da gibt's bessere Pop Soul Sachen.

Das Songwriting überzeugt nicht und dann bleibt irgendwie kein Grund das Album mit 12 gleichen Songs anzuhören, wenn der an sich noch so schön sein mag.

This did nothing much for me. The sort of thing where I can appreciate the artistry involved, but I find myself having nothing much to say about it one way or the other.

What a voice. I just wish I loved the songs more. I knew Cry to Me and love that song. I was excited when I heard it as the opening track, but nothing that followed grabbed my attention in the same way. I would have liked a little more variety.

Self-proclaimed king of a genre which was only ever a brief point of evolution on the split of rock and soul.

Ronseal. Soulful rock'n' roll. Enjoyable enough, not super interesting. 2.5/5.

Too repetitive (how many times can a singer use “love” in sentences, line after line) to compensate for the limitations of its recording technology. In other words, this album didn’t age well.

Bit too slow for my taste

Not my favorite. Forgettable. 2.3

Pretty standard mid-60s Atlantic output as far as I can see. There are a few well-known songs on it but, honestly, if I were looking for music like this I'd reach for a Motown Chartbusters compilation.

2.5 for cry to me

Didn't leave a lasting impression

Dat viel me tegen, beetje saai

Helemaal niet vervelend, maar ik kan er ook niet heel veel mee. Was afgelopen voor ik er eigenlijk echt erg in had wat het was waar ik naar aan het luisteren was.

A great voice, let down by pedestrian songs with repetitive arrangements.

eh

Great voice, too slow paced for my taste. Not very catchy tunes

No está entre mis preferidos del soul

I've really loved some of the soul on this list, but this didn't have the same musical interest or *soul* as the others I guess.. I've been giving everything a 3 lately so I'm gonna give this one a 2

Not for me

Good background music but i'm not super into it

Solomonin sielukas ääni oli parempi mitä levyn kappaleet. Mielellään kuunteli, mutta ei nyt sen suurempia tunteita herättänyt. Gospel-tausta näkyy ja kuuluu.

Ihan mukavaa, mutta vähän turhan imelää musaa.

I usually like older music but this just didn't hit as hard

Not fully up my alley, but objectively not bad

Stille soulrock, kærlighedssange, afslappende, ligefrem, simpelt

Great voice but not really my thing

Nah

I am not listening to this

ughh, an endless stream of cheesy love songs

esto solo recomienda rock? porq ya ko quieroooo

stop recommmenidign this to me

Ok

Just not my style, sadly. Not sure why.

not impressed

я не собираюсь это слушать. 1/5

Пьяный бомж, поёт в падике, потому что его выгнала из дома жена.

Gjentakende, masete tekster ikke noe for meg i dag. Helt okei som bakgrunn kanskje

Ilman ymmärrystä levyn historiallisesta merkityksestä ja ajan kulttuurin kokemisesta, jää tämä hyvin mitättömän kuuloiseksi kokonaisuudeksi.

Great singer, but more of that music that has only historical value.

Dreary

1964 No thank you. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ until I'd had enough Revisit ❌️ ★☆☆☆☆ (2/10)

Sounds like christmas Little too slow Boring

Eh, of the time. Do not like the references to little girls every other song. Nor that the songs all relate to how good said little girl is or the sexual proweress of the singer lol. Good singer, music good albeit basic and repititive at a certain point. But didnt even finish it because knew was not going to be into the rest of the songs. So one stars.

Ny alkais riittää tää kaipuun unhous ja menetetyn rakkauden palvonta. Voisko joku laulaa välillä viskistä, ruosteesta ja panemisesta....no tän pysty sentään kuuntelemaan vaikka laulu ei vaihtunutkaan

First song slaps then idk meh

Terrible

Overall good but weird vibes and too sad for me

I've never heard of Solomon Burke before, but I tend to like soul music, so I'm hopeful that I'll enjoy this album! Well, unfortunately, I thought this album was pretty boring, and it really missed the mark with me. I thought Solomon Burke's singing was good and that he had a unique and interesting approach to soul music, but I found this album pretty flat and dull. The songwriting wasn't particularly sharp, which wasn't Solomon's fault since he didn't write any of the songs, but I felt like all of these songs followed the borning format of stereotypical late fifties and early sixties R&B and pop. Musically, there wasn't much going on either, and Solomon's vocals just weren't enough to interest me and keep me engaged.

Mix of blues and soul.

Not for me.

Not for me

от альбома несёт нафталином

Not quite.

Same song 12 times. Stop it.

Yeah, this must have been great in the early 60s but it just sounds like something my grandad would have put in the wireless

Nope - sorry 😔

Didn’t hold my attention I’m afraid

Not my cup of tea.

Idk just made me feel weird can’t do the way they talk about women

read the wiki page

Old school vibes. Kinda cheesy. Dont love it.

actually kinda uncomfortable to listen to NNN

I recognized the first song and like it so I thought the rest would be pretty good. But it ended up feeling too sappy and a bit boring to me. It sounds like just another record from this time and isn't soulful enough. Too vintage, too much love, and too weak overall: 1.5

Never heard of Solomon Burke. Rock N Soul is fine for a one time listen but it does little to differentiate itself from the countless 1960s soul albums on this list. I guess I appreciate that he has a little more guitar accompaniment. Otherwise its just another soul album from this time period. 0.80 stars

Dated. Not unique for its time.

No comment

Well that was a quickie… I have a ten minute walk to work and I (skip) listened to the album on the way one morning. Yeah, just not my tunes. And gosh, every single one about one or another way of love, getting it, keeping it, loosing it, finding it, crying about it. You get the picture. It’s just too much, like a 12 song long sugarshocksweet candy bar. Now I need something hardy, like some good growly grind core metal.

Not into this kind of music at all. Suppose it is well enough made and sounds good, but it does nothing for me. 2/10

Not my taste

1. cry to me - 1 2. juzt out of reach - 1 3. goodbye baby - 1 4. if you need me - 1 5. cant nobody love you - 1.5 6. zomeone to love me - 1.5 7. youre good for me - 1 8. one more chance - 0 9. hard aint it hard - 1 10. you cant love em all - 1 11. beautiful brouun eyez - 0 12. hell have to go - 1

2 of 1002. Reminds me of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, etc. Good vibes and reminds me of music that Hill likes. She had a pretty rough day yesterday. Dealing with chest pains and anxiety. I love her so much. I wish I could take some of the pain away. She's getting better though, and I am always so happy (giddy) to see her.

Sounds very much like old school rock n roll

dreadful

I didn’t know any of the songs and none of them really caught my attention.

I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

Stink, STANK, STUNK. What was memorable about this? Just a product of its time?

Not amused.

Don’t see the point of this one Cover art 1/5

neeee

Noodly nothingyness, sorry seminal album.

Solomon Burke's soul music LP was released in 1964. It performed well on the charts and seems to be included on this album list because it's specifically soul music, which isn't very common. I didn't think this album had any spark to it - hard pass.

Je voelt de emotie..! Maar persoonlijk houd ik iets meer van up tempo ‘rock ‘n soul’.

Not for me, all a bit samey.

Un peu chiant

Forgettable album. Bad singing from Solomon Burke to his backup singers. 1/10.

Good classic album