How good are Creedence Clearwater Revival?

alyasa · 10.23.2007, 06:38 AM

Where should I start with this band?

Danny Himself · 10.23.2007, 08:31 AM

They're very fucking good. Start with 'Green River', it's my favorite album of theirs.

Rob Instigator · 10.23.2007, 09:15 AM

I love Creedence, and their guitar riffs

Green River is my favorite song of theirs.

alyasa · 10.23.2007, 09:19 AM

I'll check it out, thanks for the heads up...

atari 2600 · 10.23.2007, 09:37 AM

Green River is great, but I like Bayou Country, Cosmo's Factory, and Pendulum even more.

Letterman was a replay last night and Fogerty was the musical guest.
He and his band did "Long Dark Night > I Can't Take It No More" and it sort of sums up his new one, Revival. "Long Dark Night" is a real scorcher with CCR tone and "I Can't Take It No More" is a rave-up that sounds like it should have been thrown out. Oh well, they can't all be gems, I suppose. The album starts off with a bunch of slower, more skippable numbers. It's still a good album and one that finds Fogerty more comfortable than he's ever been going back to his roots.

fugazifan · 10.23.2007, 11:59 AM

WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS!!!!
and also green river
and bayou county
i have yet to hear cosmos factory, but i hear that its great

tesla69 · 10.23.2007, 01:29 PM

Your parents' parents loved this band!

Hip Priest · 10.23.2007, 01:41 PM

Creedence were very good indeed.

Cosmo's Factory is my favourite, closely followed by Willy and the Poor Boys and Green River.

Here's how (some of) the board voted: http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...ight=Creedence

atari 2600 · 10.23.2007, 02:04 PM

How good are Creedence Clearwater Revival?

I like how you're writing the active "are" instead of the passive "were," alyasa.

Thanks for the link, Hip Priest, to the old thead; it may prove helpful. I still maintain that Pendulum is a very creative and too widely underrated CCR offering. Nice to see you around again. I'm watching UEFA Rangers vs. Barcelona right now live on ESPN2 (the deuce). It's a pity about your St. Louis Rams being winless so far this season.

Hip Priest · 10.23.2007, 02:12 PM

Thatnks. Yeah, the Rams' record looks a little embarrassing so far. I only get to see the highlights on the NFL website, so I don't really know if they've been a bit unlucky, or if they just suck. They went downhill last season after a good start.

I'm listening to the Champions League games on the radio.

I got seriously into Creedence through hearing Lookin' Out My Back Door and Run Through the Jungle on The Big Lebowski.

atari 2600 · 10.23.2007, 02:16 PM

Yeah, a lot of people probably have gotten into them the same way.

The Dude: Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcAa-rnulkw

alyasa · 10.23.2007, 03:18 PM

Thanks, all the references are really informative... The poll is very enlightening...

atari 2600 · 10.23.2007, 03:25 PM

The (also) winless Dolphins will be in London matching up against the resurgent NY Giants this Sunday, as you may know, Hip Priest.

5Against1 · 10.28.2007, 02:41 AM

CCR wore flannel before flannel was cool.

EvdWee · 10.28.2007, 07:03 AM

love 'i heard it through the grapevine'

Everyneurotic · 10.28.2007, 01:41 PM

i love them, i need to get their albums.

atari is nuts, the second song he played on letterman was amazing, especially because no one expects fogerty to rip it up high speed style.

atari 2600 · 10.28.2007, 01:42 PM

Long Dark Night is much better than I Can't Stand It No More, but to each their own...both are not all that great on the album though, they sounded much better live

and it is a treat to see and hear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-9fiDrzI0

When Fogerty played the pre-game at the Super Bowl a few years ago, his voice sounded awful and he and his band didn't sound too hot either, so I'm glad he was so good on Letterman.

Bicorn Halfelven · 10.29.2007, 12:27 PM

"Pendulum" is the druggy, tipped out one...

Well, at least as druggy and tripped out as CCR ever got... it's my fave.

Savage Clone · 10.29.2007, 12:30 PM

I can't do Creedence.
Attempts were made, but it didn't take.

Bicorn Halfelven · 10.29.2007, 06:14 PM

CCR was my jam when i was a wee tot.

My parents had an old vinyl copy of Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits and I wore that motherfucker out. I still have that copy and it skips like crazy.

I used to put on "Run Through The Jungle" on 45 and bounce around the living room like a child possessed. That whole collection is permanently ingrained upon my brain, and I still know all the lyrics to all of the songs...

Even though Fogerty's solo stuff never really did it for me, I still respect the man for all the enjoyment he gave me when I was a child, and whenever "I Put A Spell On You" comes on the radio, I go on a total nostalgia trip.

10.23.2007, 06:38 AM	#1
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10.23.2007, 08:31 AM	#2
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	They're very fucking good. Start with 'Green River', it's my favorite album of theirs.
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10.23.2007, 09:15 AM	#3
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	I love Creedence, and their guitar riffs Green River is my favorite song of theirs. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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10.23.2007, 09:19 AM	#4
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10.23.2007, 09:37 AM	#5
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Green River is great, but I like Bayou Country, Cosmo's Factory, and Pendulum even more. Letterman was a replay last night and Fogerty was the musical guest. He and his band did "Long Dark Night > I Can't Take It No More" and it sort of sums up his new one, Revival. "Long Dark Night" is a real scorcher with CCR tone and "I Can't Take It No More" is a rave-up that sounds like it should have been thrown out. Oh well, they can't all be gems, I suppose. The album starts off with a bunch of slower, more skippable numbers. It's still a good album and one that finds Fogerty more comfortable than he's ever been going back to his roots.
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10.23.2007, 11:59 AM	#6
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS!!!! and also green river and bayou county i have yet to hear cosmos factory, but i hear that its great __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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10.23.2007, 01:29 PM	#7
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Your parents' parents loved this band!
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10.23.2007, 01:41 PM	#8
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Creedence were very good indeed. Cosmo's Factory is my favourite, closely followed by Willy and the Poor Boys and Green River. Here's how (some of) the board voted: http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...ight=Creedence __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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10.23.2007, 02:04 PM	#9
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	How good are Creedence Clearwater Revival? I like how you're writing the active "are" instead of the passive "were," alyasa. Thanks for the link, Hip Priest, to the old thead; it may prove helpful. I still maintain that Pendulum is a very creative and too widely underrated CCR offering. Nice to see you around again. I'm watching UEFA Rangers vs. Barcelona right now live on ESPN2 (the deuce). It's a pity about your St. Louis Rams being winless so far this season.
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10.23.2007, 02:12 PM	#10
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Thatnks. Yeah, the Rams' record looks a little embarrassing so far. I only get to see the highlights on the NFL website, so I don't really know if they've been a bit unlucky, or if they just suck. They went downhill last season after a good start. I'm listening to the Champions League games on the radio. I got seriously into Creedence through hearing Lookin' Out My Back Door and Run Through the Jungle on The Big Lebowski. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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10.23.2007, 02:16 PM	#11
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Yeah, a lot of people probably have gotten into them the same way. The Dude: Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcAa-rnulkw
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10.23.2007, 03:18 PM	#12
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	Thanks, all the references are really informative... The poll is very enlightening... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	The (also) winless Dolphins will be in London matching up against the resurgent NY Giants this Sunday, as you may know, Hip Priest.
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10.28.2007, 02:41 AM	#14
5Against1 bad moon rising Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canastota, NY USA Posts: 147	CCR wore flannel before flannel was cool. __________________ "...If nothing is everything, then I will have it all..."
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EvdWee 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 754	love 'i heard it through the grapevine'
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i love them, i need to get their albums. atari is nuts, the second song he played on letterman was amazing, especially because no one expects fogerty to rip it up high speed style. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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10.28.2007, 01:42 PM	#17
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Long Dark Night is much better than I Can't Stand It No More, but to each their own...both are not all that great on the album though, they sounded much better live and it is a treat to see and hear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-9fiDrzI0 When Fogerty played the pre-game at the Super Bowl a few years ago, his voice sounded awful and he and his band didn't sound too hot either, so I'm glad he was so good on Letterman.
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Bicorn Halfelven children of satan Join Date: May 2007 Location: MPLS Posts: 295	"Pendulum" is the druggy, tipped out one... Well, at least as druggy and tripped out as CCR ever got... it's my fave. __________________ http://demilichmonolith.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/whenitrainsitsnows www.myspace.com/gunmountainknife
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I can't do Creedence. Attempts were made, but it didn't take.
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10.29.2007, 06:14 PM	#20
Bicorn Halfelven children of satan Join Date: May 2007 Location: MPLS Posts: 295	CCR was my jam when i was a wee tot. My parents had an old vinyl copy of Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits and I wore that motherfucker out. I still have that copy and it skips like crazy. I used to put on "Run Through The Jungle" on 45 and bounce around the living room like a child possessed. That whole collection is permanently ingrained upon my brain, and I still know all the lyrics to all of the songs... Even though Fogerty's solo stuff never really did it for me, I still respect the man for all the enjoyment he gave me when I was a child, and whenever "I Put A Spell On You" comes on the radio, I go on a total nostalgia trip. __________________ http://demilichmonolith.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/whenitrainsitsnows www.myspace.com/gunmountainknife
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