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Creedance Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (1970)

2010-07-25T10:40:37Z

Creedance Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (1970)


01. Pagan Baby - 6:23
02. Sailor's Lament - 3:48
03. Chameleon - 3:17
04. Have You Ever Seen The Rain - 2:38
05. (Wish I Could) Hideaway - 3:45
06. Born To Move - 5:39
07. Hey Tonight - 2:43
08. It's Just A Thought - 3:54
09. Molina - 2:42
10. Rude Awakening #2 - 6:19

Personnel:
- John Fogerty - lead guitar, organ Hammond B-3, vocals
- Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar
- Stu Cook - bass
- Doug "Cosmo" Clifford – drums

During 1969 and 1970, CCR was dismissed by hipsters as a bubblegum pop band and the sniping had grown intolerable, at least to John Fogerty, who designed Pendulum as a rebuke to critics. He spent time polishing the production, bringing in keyboards, horns, even a vocal choir. His songs became self-consciously serious and tighter, working with the aesthetic of the rock underground -- Pendulum was constructed as a proper album, contrasting dramatically with CCR's previous records, all throwbacks to joyous early rock records where covers sat nicely next to hits and overlooked gems tucked away at the end of the second side. To some fans of classic CCR, this approach may feel a little odd since only "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and maybe its B-side "Hey Tonight" sound undeniably like prime Creedence. But, given time, the album is a real grower, revealing many overlooked Fogerty gems. Yes, it isn't transcendent like the albums they made from Bayou Country through Cosmo's Factory, but most bands never even come close to that kind of hot streak. Instead, Pendulum finds a first-class songwriter and craftsman pushing himself and his band to try new sounds, styles, and textures. His ambition results in a stumble -- "Rude Awakening 2" portentously teeters on the verge of prog-rock, something CCR just can't pull off -- but the rest of the record is excellent, with such great numbers as the bluesy groove "Pagan Baby," the soulful vamp "Chameleon," the moody "It's Just a Thought," and the raver "Molina." Most bands would kill for this to be their best stuff, and the fact that it's tucked away on an album that even some fans forget illustrates what a tremendous band Creedence Clearwater Revival was. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)

2011-06-25T19:33:40Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)


01. Green River [2:36]		play
02. Commotion [2:45]
03. Tombstone Shadow [3:39]
04. Wrote A Song For Everyone [4:58]
05. Bad Moon Rising [2:22]		play
06. Lodi [3:14]
07. Cross-tie Walker [3:20]
08. Sinister Purpose [3:23]
09. The Night Time Is The Right Time [3:09]

Musicians:
Doug Clifford – drums
Stu Cook – bass guitar
John Fogerty – lead guitar, lead vocals, arranger
Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar and backing vocals

If anything, CCR's third album Green River represents the full flower of their classic sound initially essayed on its predecessor, Bayou Country. One of the differences between the two albums is that Green River is tighter, with none of the five-minute-plus jams that filled out both their debut and Bayou Country, but the true key to its success is a peak in John Fogerty's creativity. Although CCR had at least one cover on each album, they relied on Fogerty to crank out new material every month. He was writing so frequently that the craft became second-nature and he laid his emotions and fears bare, perhaps unintentionally. Perhaps that's why Green River has fear, anger, dread, and weariness creeping on the edges of gleeful music. This was a band that played rock & roll so joyously that they masked the, well, "sinister" undercurrents in Fogerty's songs. "Bad Moon Rising" has the famous line "Hope you've got your things together/Hope you're quite prepared to die," but that was only the most obvious indication of Fogerty's gloom. Consider all the other dark touches: the "Sinister purpose knocking at your door"; the chaos of "Commotion"; the threat of death in "Tombstone Shadow"; you only return to the idyllic "Green River" once you get lost and realize the "world is smolderin'." Even the ballads have a strong melancholy undercurrent, highlighted by "Lodi," where Fogerty imagines himself stuck playing in dead-end towns for the rest of his life. Not the typical thoughts of a newly famous rock & roller, but certainly an indication of Fogerty's inner tumult. For all its darkness, Green River is ultimately welcoming music, since the band rocks hard and bright and the melancholy feels comforting, not alienating. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Very Best (1999)

2010-07-22T10:12:39Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Very Best (1999)


1 Proud Mary 
2 Susie Q (Part One) 
3 I Put A Spell On You 
4 Born On The Bayou 
5 Bad Moon Rising 
6 Lodi 
7 Green River 
8 Commotion 
9 The Midnight Special 
10 Down On The Corner 
11 It Came Out Of The Sky 
12 Fortunate Son 
13 Travelin Band 
14 Who ll Stop The Rain 
15 Up Around The Bend 
16 Run Through The Jungle 
17 Lookin Out My Back Door 
18 Long As I Can See The Light 
19 Have You Ever Seen The Rain? 
20 Hey Tonight 
21 Sweet Hitch-Hiker 
22 I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Creedence Clearwater Revival, American rock band that was hugely popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Derided by many rock critics at the time as merely a “singles” band, Creedence Clearwater Revival proved to be masters at making thoughtful records that sold. The members were John Fogerty (b. May 28, 1945, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.), Tom Fogerty (b. Nov. 9, 1941, Berkeley—d. Sept. 6, 1990, Scottsdale, Ariz.), Stu Cook (b. April 25, 1945, Oakland, Calif.), and Doug Clifford (b. April 24, 1945, Palo Alto, Calif.).

John Fogerty and his brother Tom, both singer-guitarists, joined forces in 1959 with bassist Cook and drummer Clifford, their junior-high-school classmates in El Cerrito, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay area. After achieving marginal success under names such as the Blue Velvets and the Golliwogs, they emerged as Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967, with John Fogerty as their lead singer, lead guitarist, and sole songwriter. Released on the Fantasy label, Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) was marred by psychedelic clichés but nevertheless earned gold album status and yielded “Suzie Q (Parts 1 and 2),” which was a cover of the Dale Hawkins rock standard and reached number 11 on the American charts. This modest debut scarcely hinted at the power of their follow-up album, Bayou Country (1969), on which John Fogerty—singing with raw, grainy fervour and drawing inspiration from the wellspring of Southern rock and roll and blues—demonstrated his mastery of the three-minute rock song. “Proud Mary,” a mythic journey down the Mississippi River of Fogerty’s imagination, was an instant international hit.

Constant touring established Creedence as one of the era’s most exciting live acts as Fogerty penned a remarkable string of hit singles. Along with creating driving dance tunes, he had an uncanny gift for catching the temper of the times that few of his peers could match. The hits “Bad Moon Rising” (1969) and “Who’ll Stop the Rain” (1970) evoked the Vietnam War and civil discord without explicitly referring to those events; “Fortunate Son” (1969) was a furious blast at wealth and status. From the beginning of 1969 until the end of 1970, Creedence ruled the American pop charts. Their other albums from this period—Green River (1969), Willy and the Poorboys (1969), and Cosmo’s Factory (1970)—collected hits such as “Green River,” “Down on the Corner,” “Up Around the Bend,” and “Travelin’ Band” (1970) and offered many other songs equal to them in craftsmanship.

Tom Fogerty left the band in 1971 as “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” scaled the charts. Cook and Clifford demanded greater prominence, resulting in Mardi Gras (1972), which was dominated by their songs. Its critical and commercial failure led to the band’s demise later that year. Unlike many 1960s acts, Creedence never staged a reunion. Tom Fogerty pursued a solo career until his death. Cook and Clifford worked as a rhythm section behind various artists before forming a touring version of Creedence with other musicians in 1995. John Fogerty’s solo career was marred by legal battles over royalties and by long intervals between albums; however, he triumphed in 1997 with the Grammy Award-winning Blue Moon Swamp. Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. ---Christopher Walters, britannica.com

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Traveling Band (1988)

2012-08-31T16:46:13Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Traveling Band (1988)

Side А
A1-Down on the Corner
A2-Cotton Fields
A3-Fortunate Son
A4-Who'll Stop the Rain
A5-Up Around the Bend
A6-My Baby Left Me
A7-As Long As I Can See the Light

Side B
B1-Travelin' Band
B2-Lookin' Out My Back Door
B3-Run Through the Jungle
B4-I Heard It Thgrough the Grapevine

Personnel:
John Fogerty – guitar, vocals
Tom Fogerty – guitar (rhythm), vocals
Stu Cook – bass
Doyg Clifford - drums

It's not an original observation, but as the 1960s turned into the 1970s, there was no band more adept at updating the energy of 1950s rock'n'roll into a modern context than Creedence Clearwater Revival was. Of all their songs that owed strong debts to '50s rock'n'roll, and to Little Richard's vocal delivery, "Travelin' Band" was the best and most successful, reaching #2 (along with its B-side, the somewhat less popular "Who'll Stop the Rain") in 1970. The song starts with pile-driving immediacy, with the kind of descending guitar-sax riff so typical of many mid-1950s rock'n'roll songs, especially Little Richard's. Not to overdo the Little Richard comparisons, but they're pretty unavoidable when Fogerty starts his vocal, both in his incredibly enthusiastic gospel-informed delivery and in the resemblance of the melody to vintage Richard rockers like "Good Golly Miss Molly." These similarities did not escape listeners and critics even at the time. But this wasn't just a Little Richard imitation. For one thing, the lyrics would have probably been a little beyond Little Richard, with their almost hyperventilated narrative of a musician on the road. The brief instrumental solos pour on power without wasting a note, first in a guitar-sax break with an almost one-note guitar pattern of screaming intensity, then in a burst of hard rock guitar with slide flourishes. Speaking of screaming, Fogerty's screams throughout the song are things of marvel and beauty, rivaling those of James Brown, Little Richard, and Paul McCartney for infectious enthusiasm. "Travelin' Band" may be derivative, but compresses a pretty amazing amount of energy into two minutes and ten seconds. Elton John, incidentally, covered this song as the singer on an anonymous budget record devoted to versions of contemporary hits that closely copied the original arrangements. You can hear it on the compilation of 20 songs featuring John in this capacity, Chartbusters Go Pop! 20 Legendary Covers Sung By Elton John (which also has his cover of Creedence's "Up Around the Bend"). --- Richie Unterberger, Rovi

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.1 (1986)

2011-10-27T18:17:31Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.1 (1986)


1. 	"Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) 	Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) 	4:36
2. 	"I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) 	Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) 	4:30		play
3. 	"Proud Mary"   	Bayou Country (1969) 	3:07
4. 	"Bad Moon Rising"   	Green River (1969) 	2:18
5. 	"Lodi"   	Green River (1969) 	3:09
6. 	"Green River"   	Green River (1969) 	2:32													play
7. 	"Commotion"   	Green River (1969) 	2:41
8. 	"Down on the Corner"   	Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) 	2:43
9. 	"Fortunate Son"   	Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) 	2:18
10. 	"Travelin' Band"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	2:07
11. 	"Who'll Stop the Rain"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	2:27
12. 	"Up Around the Bend"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	2:41
13. 	"Run Through the Jungle"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	3:05
14. 	"Lookin' out My Back Door"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	2:31
15. 	"Long As I Can See the Light"   	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	3:32
16. 	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong 
(vinyl and cassette releases; CD version features the full 11:06 version)) 	Cosmo's Factory (1970) 	3:52
17. 	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"   	Pendulum (1970) 	2:38
18. 	"Hey Tonight"   	Pendulum (1970) 	2:41
19. 	"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"   	Mardi Gras (1972) 	2:55
20. 	"Someday Never Comes"   	Mardi Gras (1972) 	3:59

John Fogerty – vocals, lead guitar
Stu Cook – bass
Doug Clifford – drums
Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles -- including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Band," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" -- plus "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence. Several of the band's individual albums are essential, but Chronicle is not only an excellent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that the group was one of the definitive singles' bands of the late '60s. Rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled. [The compact disc edition is hampered by the inclusion of the full-length, 11-minute album version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; its presence slows down the momentum of the collection considerably.] ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.2 (1986)

2011-10-30T19:22:10Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.2 (1986)


1.    "Walk on the Water" (J. C. Fogerty, Tom Fogerty) – 4:26
2.    "Susie Q (Part 2)" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) – 3:48
3.    "Born on the Bayou" – 5:10														play
4.    "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 2:38
5.    "Tombstone Shadow" – 3:36
6.    "Wrote a Song for Everyone" – 4:55
7.    "Night Time Is the Right Time" (Lew Herman) – 3:07
8.    "Cotton Fields" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 2:53
9.    "It Came Out of the Sky" – 2:58
10.    "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)" – 2:08
11.    "The Midnight Special" (Traditional; arr. J. C. Fogerty) - 4:10
12.    "Before You Accuse Me" (Ellas McDaniels) – 3:24
13.    "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup) – 2:17
14.    "Pagan Baby" – 6:25																play
15.    "(Wish I Could) Hideaway" – 3:53
16.    "It's Just a Thought" – 3:45
17.    "Molina" – 2:05 (Vinyl), 2:41 (CD)
18.    "Born to Move" – 5:39
19.    "Lookin' for a Reason" – 3:25
20.    "Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney) – 2:11

Musicians:
John Fogerty – lead guitar, vocals, producer, arranger
Tom Fogerty – guitar
Stu Cook – bass
Doug Clifford – drums

Chronicle, Vol. 2 effectively compiles all of the highlights from Creedence Clearwater Revival's career that weren't on the first volume. All of the singles were included on Chronicle, Vol. 1, so Chronicle, Vol. 2 is comprised solely of album tracks. That doesn't mean these are lesser items. On the contrary, the majority of these songs -- "Born on the Bayou," "Tombstone Shadow," "Wrote a Song for Everyone," "It Came out of the Sky," and "Midnight Special" -- rank among their best performances. Of course, a couple of great tracks remain on CCR's individual albums, notably "Bootleg," but Chronicle, Vol. 2 --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

There aren't too many bands who could put out an anthology album containing 20 songs ("Chronicle") and still have enough first rate material left to issue a second album that's equally strong. That CCR was able to do so is a testament to what a vastly talented group they were. "Chronicle Volume Two" contains a few leftover radio hits not included on the first "Chronicle" album, including "Born on the Bayou" and "Midnight Special." It then offers up a generous helping of first rate album tracks, including "Cotton Fields," "It Came Out of the Sky," "Pagan Baby," "Hideaway," and "Molina." Throw in some classic rock and blues covers "Before You Accuse Me," "Hello Mary Lou" and "Good Golly Miss Molly," and you have an excellent package on your hands. I actually prefer the second "Chronicle" album to the first because these are the songs that haven't been overplayed on classic rock radio stations. Between the two albums, CCR's heyday is well represented. --- Brian D. Rubendall, amazon.com

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.3 (1986)

2011-11-02T19:50:21Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol.3 (1986)


1. The Working Man 
2. Ninety-nine and a Half 
3. Get Down Woman 
4. Porterville 
5. Gloomy 
6. Bootleg 
7. Graveyard Train 
8. Penthouse Pauper 
9. Keep on Chooglin' 
10. Cross-tie Walker 
11. Sinister Purpose 
12. Poorboy Shuffle					play 
13. Feelin' Blue 
14. Side of the Road 
15. Effigy 
16. Ramble Tamble 
17. Ooby Dooby 
18. Sailor's Lament 
19. Chameleon						play 
20. Rude Awakening #2 
21. Tearin' Up the Country 
22. What Are You Gonna Do 
23. Sail Away 
24. Door to Door

Musicians:
John Fogerty – lead guitar, vocals, producer, arranger
Tom Fogerty – guitar
Stu Cook – bass
Doug Clifford – drums

Creedence Clearwater Revival (sometimes shortened to Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums.

The group consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother and rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. Their musical style encompassed country rock and swamp rock genres. Despite their San Francisco Bay Area origins, they positioned themselves as Southern rock stylists, singing about bayous, the Mississippi River, catfish, and other popular elements of Southern iconography.

Creedence Clearwater Revival's music is still a staple of American and worldwide radio airplay and often figures in various media. The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. Creedence Clearwater Revival was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory (1970)

2010-07-23T16:37:44Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory (1970)


01. Ramble Tamble – 7:09
02. Before You Accuse Me (Ellas "Bo Diddley" McDaniel) – 3:24
03. Travelin' Band – 2:07 
04. Ooby Dooby (Wade Moore/Dick Penner) – 2:05
05. Lookin' Out My Back Door – 2:31
06. Run Through The Jungle – 3:07 
07. Up Around The Bend – 2:40 
08. My Baby Left Me (Arthur Crudup) – 2:17
09. Who'll Stop The Rain – 2:28 
10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) – 11:04
11. Long As I Can See The Light – 3:33

Personnel:
- John Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Stu Cook - bass, backing vocals
- Doug Clifford - drums, backing vocals

Throughout 1969 and into 1970, CCR toured incessantly and recorded nearly as much. Appropriately, Cosmo's Factory's first single was the working band's anthem "Travelin' Band," a funny, piledriving rocker with a blaring horn section -- the first indication their sonic palette was broadening. Two more singles appeared prior to the album's release, backed by John Fogerty originals that rivaled the A-side or paled just slightly. When it came time to assemble a full album, Fogerty had only one original left, the claustrophobic, paranoid rocker "Ramble Tamble." Unlike some extended instrumentals, this was dramatic and had a direction -- a distinction made clear by the meandering jam that brings CCR's version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" to 11 minutes. Even if it wanders, their take on the Marvin Gaye classic isn't unpleasant, and their faithful, exuberant takes on the Sun classics "Ooby Dooby" and "My Baby Left Me" are joyous tributes. Still, the heart of the album lays in those six fantastic songs released on singles. "Up Around the Bend" is a searing rocker, one of their best, balanced by the menacing murkiness of "Run Through the Jungle." "Who'll Stop the Rain"'s poignant melody and melancholy undertow has a counterpart in Fogerty's dope song, "Lookin' out My Back Door," a charming, bright shuffle, filled with dancing animals and domestic bliss - he had never been as sweet and silly as he is here. On "Long as I Can See the Light," the record's final song, he again finds solace in home, anchored by a soulful, laid-back groove. It hits a comforting, elegiac note, the perfect way to draw Cosmo's Factory -- an album made during stress and chaos, filled with raging rockers, covers, and intense jams -- to a close. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)

2010-07-22T19:56:22Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)


01. I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 4:31
02. The Working Man (John Fogerty) – 3:02
03. Suzie Q (Dale Hawkins/Stanley Lewis/Eleanor Broadwater) – 8:34
04. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Steve Cropper/Wilson Pickett) – 3:35
05. Get Down Woman (John Fogerty) – 3:07
06. Porterville (John Fogerty) – 2:20
07. Gloomy (John Fogerty) – 3:48
08. Walk On The Water (John Fogerty/Tom Fogerty) – 4:37

Personnel:
- John Cameron Fogerty - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Thomas Richard Fogerty - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Stu Cook - bass
- Douglas "Cosmo" Clifford – drums

Released in the summer of 1968 -- a year after the summer of love, but still in the thick of the Age of Aquarius - Creedence Clearwater Revival's self-titled debut album was gloriously out-of-step with the times, teeming with John Fogerty's Americana fascinations. While many of Fogerty's obsessions and CCR's signatures are in place -- weird blues ("I Put a Spell on You"), Stax R&B (Wilson Pickett's "Ninety-Nine and a Half"), rockabilly ("Susie Q"), winding instrumental interplay, the swamp sound, and songs for "The Working Man" -- the band was still finding their way. Out of all their records (discounting Mardi Gras), this is the one that sounds the most like its era, thanks to the wordless vocal harmonies toward the end of "Susie Q," the backward guitars on "Gloomy," and the directionless, awkward jamming that concludes "Walking on the Water." Still, the band's sound is vibrant, with gutsy arrangements that borrow equally from Sun, Stax, and the swamp. Fogerty's songwriting is a little tentative. Not for nothing were two of the three singles pulled from the album covers (Dale Hawkins' "Susie Q," Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You") -- he wasn't an accomplished tunesmith yet. Though "The Working Man" isn't bad, the true exception is that third single, "Porterville," an exceptional song with great hooks, an underlying sense of menace, and the first inkling of the working-class rage that fueled such landmarks as "Fortunate Son." It's the song that points the way to the breakthrough of Bayou Country, but the rest of the album shouldn't be dismissed, because judged simply against the rock & roll of its time, it rises above its peers. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Jam Session with Booker T Jones At Fantasy Studio 1970

2011-07-05T18:59:18Z

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Jam Session with Booker T Jones At Fantasy Studio (1970)


01. Jam Warm Up
02. 99 1/2
03. Proud Mary
04. Travelin´ Band		play
05. Born On The Bayou
06. Down On The Corner
07. 99 1/2 Reprise		play
08. I Put A Spell On You
09. Final Jam

It didn't get a lot of fanfare, and maybe it wasn't intended to produce any music for release. But Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MG's did record a jam session with Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1970 at Fantasy Studio. This bootleg documents it, with 67 minutes of music, in good though not great studio quality. Like many jams between superstars, of course, it doesn't sound as wonderful on disc as it might in your head. It just sounds like Creedence with a good organ player, running through some of their most popular songs rather informally. Apparently it wasn't seen as an opportunity to work up new material or take on cover tunes that CCR hadn't done on their records. In fact, six of the nine tracks were versions of songs that Creedence put on their early releases, including the hits "Proud Mary," "Down on the Corner," "Born on the Bayou," and "Travelin' Band," as well as and two versions of "Ninety-nine and a Half (Won't Do)." The other tracks are basic bluesy instrumental groove jams -- nice enough, but not any with riffs that sound like they could have been developed into distinctive songs. (Note that the track identified as "I Put a Spell on You" is an instrumental that doesn't seem to have more than a casual resemblance to the Screamin' Jay Hawkins classic that Creedence covered on their first album.)

Part of the reason the CD's so long is that there's a fair amount of bumbling around between songs, and while John Fogerty does sing (and with passion), the instrumental balance and presence of the vocals in the mix aren't ideal (not to mention the presence of occasional loud electronic beeps). There aren't many Creedence bootlegs around, though, and this is a neat if not earthshaking chance to hear them playing live and playing fairly well, with a celebrity guest helping them out. ---Richie Unterberger, Rovi

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