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12.22am
18 December 2011
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When The Beatles disbanded in 1970, we had a new top band in the world. This group concisted of four members, John Fogerty (lead guitar, lead vocals, harmonica) his elder brother Tom Fogerty (R.I.P.) on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Stu Cook (bass, backing vocals) and Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (drums, percussion). They are my favorite band next to The Beatles and Queen and have inspired me to play music). They most well-known songs have to be "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", "Fortunate Son", "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Down on the Corner" and "Susie Q" to mention some. The group is probably the real inventor of Swamp Rock though the band are from El Cerrito, California.
Top 10 Creedence songs:
10) Born to Move
9) Commotion
8) Proud Mary
7) Born on the Bayou
6) Fortunate Son
5) Someday Never Comes
4) Long As I Can See the Light
3) Travelin' Band
2) Wrote a Song for Everyone
1) Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Greatest bass work by Stu Cook:
"Born to Move", "The Working Man", "Take It Like a Friend", "Gloomy", "Commotion", "Travelin' Band", "Walk on the Water", "Door to Door", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", "Call It Pretending", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"…
Favorite guitar songs:
"Susie Q", "Pagan Baby", "I Put a Spell on You", "Up Around the Bend", "I Heard It Through thd Bathroom Window", "Fortunate Son", "Born on the Bayou", "Bad Moon Rising"…
Best vocal performances by J.C. Fogerty:
"Long As I Can See the Light", "Travelin' Band", "Fortunate Son", "Ninety-Nine and a Half", "Feelin' Blue", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" too mention a few.
Discography (studio albums):
Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) – best song: I Put a Spell on You
Bayou Country (1969) – best song: Born on the Bayou
Green River (1969) – best song: Wrote a Song for Everyone
Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) – best song: Fortunate Son
Cosmo's Factory (1970) – best song: Travelin' Band
Pendulum (1970) – best song: Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Mardi Gras (1972) – Someday Never Comes
1.14am
10 August 2011
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Beatles Bassist, seriously?
No band has ever had so many hits in such a short period of time – except maybe the Beatles.
They were simply unbelievable.
You left out "Green River" "Look Out My Back Door"
(personally not crazy about "Born to Move" or "Wrote a Song for Everyone")
I take it for granted that everyone's familiar with their songs – but your post suggests otherwise.
But yes, I agree, for those not familiar with CCR, get thee to iTunes asap!
2.05am
1 May 2011
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The name is familiar but i know nothing of their work at all.
(ITSWD may have to be revived with some smelling salts.)
2.10am
26 March 2012
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I like CCR but I disagree that they were the inventors of "swamp rock."
3.14am
10 August 2011
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meanmistermustard, you're right; yikes!
Got to check 'em out, you won't regret it.
"Proud Mary" was their biggest hit.
(P.S. Beatles Bassist, it's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" not "window" – an understandable lapse for a Beatle fan)
Beatles Bassist, check out this week's Rolling Stone Magazine, page 24:
"John Fogerty …recording new versions of CCR classics with an all-star cast including Foo Fighters, Bob Seger and My Morning Jacket + …. .The remakes will be released this fall on Fogerty's 18th disc, Wrote a Song for Everyone."
3.57am
17 March 2012
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I love me some CCR!!
12.16pm
16 February 2011
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of course I have heard of them, but as with most bands, my knowledge of them is pretty poor. Those songs that I have heard of, I like, and also, the band's name is beautiful
2.15pm
18 December 2011
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Yeah, I made this non-Beatles topic late at night I was a bit tired and also had "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" on my mind, therefore I made the mistake with the Grapevine.
7.00pm
12 March 2010
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They're up there with the Stones and the Kinks, even higher than the Kinks, LOTS of people's favourite songs.
Since I love the Beatles for being so diverse I always thought CCR was sounding way too similar on most of their songs.
Fogerty has an incredible voice and his songs are very hard to sing (damn the man!), at least in the original keys, but it's always more or less the same.
Many great classic songs and melodies, no question.
I especially like Looking out my backdoor and I put a spell on you.
8.22pm
4 September 2010
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I'm always reminded of that scene from the Big Lebowski when the Dude gets his Creedence tapes back, tapping the offbeats on the car roof to Looking Out My Backdoor.
JUST GOT HOME FROM ILLINOIS, LOCK THE FRONT DOOR OH BOY
12.18am
18 December 2011
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The thing that makes CCR special is not only their "bayou/swamp" sound, but it's also the only band I can listen to all the time – I never have to be in the mood for them!
12.27am
18 December 2011
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Personally, I think Green River, Cosmo's Factory and Pendulum are their best studio albums and also deserves a spot in the 100 greatest albums of all time. Pendulum however is more dominated by organ than guitar, and a couple saxophone numbers included. Especially notably on the interlude to "Born to Move" (it builds up during Stu's amazing bass solo). Pendulum is like their "Rubber Soul".
3.16am
3 March 2012
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Who here has heard of Abe Lincoln?
I kid you Beatles Bassist… but of course we know CCR! Great band.
3.22am
3 March 2012
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…ontherun said
Who here has heard of Abe Lincoln?
I kid you Beatles Bassist… but of course we know CCR! Great band.
Hope I didn't sound to snarky there…
4.39pm
1 December 2009
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Great, great band. Managed to record and release five classic albums in 1969-70 alone, something which even the Beatles never achieved. Probably my 5th or 6th favourite American group ever.
4.12am
1 May 2010
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This is one of my favorite songs ever.
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