Green River

Off the cuff remark: 2 Creedence albums in this "list" not convinced that's warranted. It's all fine and southern but doesn't move me greatly. Standout track: Bad Moon Rising, a great song, helped along by my introduction to it through the wonderful American Werewolf in London Revisit?: happily go back to Bad Moon but the rest I can take or leave.

not bad, not exactly compelling though. right on the edge of 2/3 some would call that 2.5

Nice energy, enjoyable in the background.

Enjoyable classic rock. I liked it. Most of the tracks didn’t stand out to me, but weren’t bad at all. I’ve always liked CCR’s hits, and the hits are here, but nothing else really grabbed my attention. Still enjoy my time here though.

Und spektakuläres Rock Album der End 60er mit einigen Country und Beatelement. Insgesamt aber nicht überdurchschnittlich.

gitara je funky i lepo se sjedinjuje sa bubnjevima. glasovi se čuju u distanci, odjekuju. green river za mene predstavlja folk, gospel i bluz klasik karakterističan za Ameriku 60-ih i 70-ih. Mogu da zamislim kanjone i van life sa četvoricom momaka koji sviraju, kao u Home Alone polka dot bend. Lodi mi se svidela zbog gitare, nije toliko uplifting što se tiče melodije, ali stvara priču o ličnom iskustvu benda creedence clearwater revival bez idealizovanja života poznatih ličnosti. Nije nešto što bih ja inače slušala, ali mi se sviđa to što su zvuci i odabir instrumenata toliko karakteristični za jedan period. Sinister purpose mi se dopada jer ima grungy side za razliku od drugih pesama sa albuma. Drugačiji je pristup, gitara nije toliko folkish već ima distorciju. The night time is the right time definitivno vuče ka roku i bluzu u poređenju sa prvom trećinom albuma koja je all about folk. Sviđa mi se lyrics “Baby, I said baby, Baby, come on and drive me crazy, Lord You know I love you; always thinking of you” malo je sexyy i sam deliver nije cheesy. Broken spoke shuffle mi je super soundtrack za neki video. Dopadaju mi se bubnjevi mnogo, brzina se konstantno menja, usporavaju i ubrzavaju se. Glory Be je FENOMENALAN demo zbog basa, gitare i bubnjeva. Utišavaju se bubnjevi za solo gitaru i bas, sve to ide u krug ali je tako well put together. Krenula sam sa predrasudama da slušam album, ali sad kad sam ga završila apsolutno razumem zašto se smatra da CCR ima klasike. Bili su locirani u San Francisku, svirali su 4 godine i imali 150 tour dates+ Gold album.. Tradicionalni folk nije my cup of tea, ali su zaista neverovatni i primećuje se uložen trud i detalji. Ranije se mnogo drugačije stvarala muzika i kreativnost je na prvom mestu. Iako je svugde bilo psihodeličnog roka, oni su eksperimentisali sa tradicionalnim

It’s just CCR

1969 var et ret vildt år for CCR! Lyder fed!

I personally think that, at this point, CCR's output had settled into a style that people either like or don't. However, it doesn't have the same impact as the earlier albums. Therefore, I personally don't think this albums should be on this list. It's fine. I have never been a fan, but I have nothing against the music, and I understand why some people really like it. I'd probably give it a 3.5.

Bad Moon Rising ist ganz gut, ansonsten eher nichts, das raussticht, aber ganz okay und nicht zu lang.

I’m not sure if we are suppose to worship CCR. This was a good album though

The songwriting on this album isn’t anything special (basic blues progressions) and the playing by the band is second rate compared to many of their contemporaries, but they’ve got a classic charming sound

Really love Creedence to a strange degree, given my relationship to rock in general. Don't love this one quite as much as Bayou Country, but it's still amazing.

A strong album, but one that I don’t really resonate with. California boys playing bayou tunes just reeks of stolen valor to me, and their influence is so strong that the record seems derivative in many ways. That’s the Seinfeld effect, I guess. The title track is still the best song ever written about Putah Creek.

Sublime swampy rock marred by a few filler tracks. I loved Lodi and Wrote a Song for Everyone.

this is an interesting album, definitely didn't hate it. some excellent songs, maybe not an album i'll come back to but certainly will come back to some of the songs.

Not bad, couldn’t get the Vietnam out of my head and couldn’t understand like half the words but it sounded good

Solid work. Very familiar with their better known songs, but hadn't listened to a lot of their deeper cuts. This album sounds like classic CCR. One might wish they mixed up tempo a little bit from time to time, but it's pretty enjoyable.

I already like this band for the hits. The other tracks were fine but not memorable.

really american rock and roll. not my style but it was a fun album to start the day with

Green River will be my final CCR album to review. I like quite a few of CCR's songs, but so far, I haven't really loved listening to any of their whole albums. I gave three stars to each of their other two albums, and I expect that I'll probably feel the same about this effort as well. I know a couple of songs on here, but everything else will be new to me. Let's go do down to Green River! As I expected, Green River was a fine album. I like CCR's overall sound on their albums, and this album was no exception to that. CCR's guitar playing is really unique, and creates an atmosphere that's so reminiscent of the gulf coast, that I almost feel humidity on my skin when I listen to them. I'm really fond of John Fogerty's vocals as well, which has held true on all three of their albums that I've reviewed. However, outside of the title track and "Bad Moon Rising", Green River doesn't offer anything else other than a general vibe that I find pleasant and enjoyable. I didn't find the songwriting on this album particularly noteworthy, and outside of the guitars and vocals, the music was pretty ho-hum. But the two tracks I mentioned earlier are absolutely fantastic. "Green River" starts off with an excellent guitar riff, and John Fogerty's opening 'weeeeelllll' sets the tone for this album perfectly. There's just something ominous in Fogerty's vocals that I love. The same goes for "Bad Moon Rising." That guitar riff is instantly recognizable, and Fogerty's vocals are perfect. For a song about impending disaster, it's awfully jaunty and optimistic in its sound, serving as an apt metaphor for the end of the sixties and the start of the Nixon years. I'll always associate "Bad Moon Rising" with An American Werewolf in London, which isn't a bad thing at all, because it was the perfect song for that transformation scene. If I had to pick a favorite CCR album from the ones I've reviewed, I'd give a slight edge to Cosmo's Factory, which has my favorite CCR song on it, "Up Around The Bend." And the fact the appearance of one song would determine my favorite CCR song is appropriate, because for my money, I'd rather listen to their greatest hits than any of their regular albums.

Not really my thing, but I can appreciate it. It gets three stars because of bad moon rising. I guess they got tired of singing with the last two tracks.

Good Cleerence

Fav: Bad Moon Rising Least Fav: Sinister Purpose Should just be called ‘Bad Moon Rising and some other songs that are ok at best’

Classic but only one really good song

Classic rock at it’s most classic - standout tracks: Green River and Bad Moon Rising are impeccable, rest of the album is strong, but even though it’s short it does feel a little repetitive by the end of the record.

was only familiar with couple tracks on this album. flows together well. classic southern rock sound & guitar work is well done. about 30 minutes of vocals is all I can comfortably take so this was great.

Nice blues. Really like the lead singers voice

Pretty good blues rock

Great album

Not bad, but not my favorite CCR album. Bad Moon Rising is probably the main reason this was on the list.

John Fogerty apparently thought CCR could be the next Beatles when those four imploded. And I never had a girlfriend who’s dads name is John. Good music for driving and karaoke.

I ovo zvuči previše američki ali nije strašno nepodnošljivo, pogotovo jer traje manje od pola sata.

Pretty standard southern rock tbh, nothing that really stood out to me just what you would expect from a Creedence album, guitars were good though. Favourites: tombstone shadow and the two instrumentals at the end. I really like the album cover as well. Overall, 5/10.

Proper feel good roots rock music. CCR has got a very unique band sound where everyone plays to their strengths and knows how to contribute to the band sound together. There are loads of bands I really dislike in this roots category, but CCR is definitely from the better end of the spectre.

Keep it simple stupid, that what. this album states. I also think it does it also rather well and also on the way that it was expected. Only song that more or less surprised me was the track Sinister Purpose, hard to say why it caught me off guard but it did.

While I'm quite unsure how actualy rock 'n roll this album is, I do like most of the tracks. A lot is to do with Fogerty's singing and the overall bluesy vibe of the album. Great playing tho. The music is very folkey and country, nearly enough to annoy me, but with a healthy dash of blues to ease the issue.

warm and funky

I think it was good but also I got distracted and took a week to come back, so it can't have been *that* good.

Pretty cool 60s rock.

Helt solid Southern / Swamp Rock album int den bästa ccr plattan

Classic

This kinda music scratches a part of my brain, pretty good but all sounds very similar

This is some pretty classic CCR. I adore this band and this album makes a good soundtrack to a lot of my life. That said, this list is too short to have the same band have more than one album on it unless it is ~exceptional~. And this album is not CCR's exceptional one. Cosmo's Factory was WAY better. It gets 4/5 stars for musicality, and only 3 stars for this list because I'm harder on bands that have >1 album.

guter vibe nicht crazy gut aber im richtigen moment kanns gut hitten

In the mountains realm of the American soul. We're crawling through the bush's, pursuing the sound of the river. Blood dimmed leaves and dark deamed faces. I see the moon in the blue noon sky, wrecking fortunes. Great atmosphere and style. Hindered by my personal taste.

98/1089 - Read that they vowed to not do drugs or alcohol... Nice, that's rare in rock music. The music itself dosen't "ramble" like they mention in their interviews but also doesn't go anywhere either. Voice was a little annoying at first but I got used to it.

Classic album nothing top level in song or feel of the album but solid.

The problem with CCR is that all the songs blend into each other so much - it's decent enough blues rock, but it's all the same blues rock. Sure, the singles stand out because you've already heard them 300 times in your life, but apart from that I can't remember one of these songs as an actual song instead of a homogeneous much of down-home good-ole-boy rockin'... I can't give it a bad score, as I enjoyed it, but I can't give it a good score, as it's just the same album as any other CCR one. They were only around for like four years, how much innovation could there have been to warrant three albums on this list?

i see a bad moooon rising

I really like the light on the album cover. It looks very peaceful

Groovy

Typical Creedence

Pretty cliched american, in my view, but very enjoyably so

Good stuff but only 29 min long!

Ashamed to admit I have never sat and listened to a full CCR album start to finish. They would be high on a list of bands that I love what I have heard but have not really explored.

I-IV-V for 40 minutes. I wish I'd given a mid sonic youth album more points. At least something happens there. Obviously this is well done and unchallenging but that makes it hard to love it.

Solid stuff, they have a good collective sound but only one major hit on here so it stays a 3.4/5 Fav song: bad moon rising

Didn't listen completely, but solid songs

I like CCR, but this isn't their best album by far.

it alr ig. i got excited when i saw the swamp rock tag i thought shit was gonna sound like an alligator on jet ski with sick ass sunglasses. idk what that would sound but that's what i envisioned. im disappointed that it didn't live up to that

C'est bien, mais je réécouterais probablement pas. Mention spéciale pour Bad Moon Rising

Not the most graceful album, but a fun hang. The sound is raw and visceral, though at times messy. "Lodi" and "Green River" are highlights. Overall, a solid album with a gritty, driving sound.

Cool stuff. Kinda nice actually.

I feel an earth wind a blowing up a three as I sedate myself w a nice beer

Solid bluesy rock, v short, doesn't outstay it's welcome

Not bad

I like how the genre simply says "Rock". You look at the cover and this is exactly what you get. Some late 60s/early 70s boys playing simple classic Rock songs well.

Solid car album

Проходняк, вайбик имеется, но сильно не цепляет

Not their best I guess so far

That's not my taste in music - But ok

I don't really have any thoughts on this one. It was enjoyable but the songs kind of blended together by the end.

Pretty good

Sometimes the artist surprises me. Can say half way through that isn’t going to happen with CCR. That’s not a bad thing. They’re solid.

Not that inspiring

Green river blijft een van de beste nummers in dit album.

3 seulement pour réserver une meilleure note aux autres albums de CCR avec Fortunate son ou Pendulum avec Have you ever seen the rain. Qui n'a jamais rêvé rouler en moto en 1969 sur les routes de Californie en écoutant du CCR ? Il faut aussi mentionner le chanteur qui a une voix exceptionnelle.

CCR, straight blues, straight rock. It's not my preferred album, though a song like Sinister Purpose sounds ahead of its time.

I love thiis kind of nice blues songs but some of them such as Bad Moodn Rison, LOdi or Cross tie are too "country music" for me.

the album is so-so, and sometimes there are good rhythm & good vibes, but thanks to "bad moon rising" it reaches the 3rd star

CCR were Leftist Southerners from the US—just for that, they’re exceptional. The band’s music is easy to listen to, surprisingly groovy, socially conscious, and warm like a good wood fire in winter. They didn’t invent anything new and this might also not be their finest work but what they do, they do wel,l it rocks and it is soulful.

Hits like Green River, Commotion, Bad Moon, and Lodi are woven together with a few decent B side cuts and make for some good story telling. Felt like I was transported to the Bayou for a brief half hour with this listen. The Fogarty Brothers put their signature on that early swamp rock sound, and they got plenty of air time throughout the 70s because of it. You’ll be hearing more from them before the 1001 List is done. (3.3*s)

Another decent showing from the Bayou Boys. "Green River" has some classics and is sticks to there unique folkie rock sound. Like the summary, I can't say much more about it...it's their 3rd album and it's a good one...2.95. Thinking we may get too many from CCR on the list though.

Relatively short, straight to the point, southern/bayou rock songs with just enough twang to differentiate them from other acts. CCR quickly figured out a formula that works. Fogerty gets it done again with a pretty solid album. A couple of their best songs appear and the deep cuts are more of the same reliability you expect. Crazy to think they were prolific enough to pump out 3 albums in a single year, each that had a couple of singles/hits. Liked this one a bit more than Bayou Country. 3.13 stars

Nice timbres, and really nice tunes. While it does get old soon, but some songs really stand out and keep the energy.

Historically, I have found Creedence Clearwater Revival annoying and a chore to listen to. This album however is slowly changing my opinion. The first listen went by in a flash. Part of the beauty of this album is its brevity. Kicks out 9 songs in 29 minutes and it's over. The sequencing of tracks is notable as well. I generally dislike "Bad Moon Rising" as a radio hit, but in the context of the album I honestly don't mind it. I was surprised by some of the driving rhythms and hard edges of some of their songs. For once, John Fogerty's voice didn't bother me. All in all, enjoyable album. Maybe there's hope for CCR in my future.

This was good, very nostalgic of Florida and the bars there tha played this kind of music. Not my favorite but it brought up some memories. Could t help but notice how bluesy it is and how appropriation-y that is.

It was fine. Great for certain situations, namely the Vietnam War or cookouts. I liked Night Time Is The Right Time in addition to the hits everyone knows. I can't say it's that strong an album as an art piece. It doesn't feel like a strong narrative or direction. It's a collection of pretty good blues rock songs.

Didn’t really offer anything new to the CCR sphere. Don’t hate to tho. Not something I’d throw on, but if it’s 4th of July weekend, outside, aviators, smoking beers and drinking cigs, CCR starts playing… I’d be vibing

Besides the all-time classic "Bad Moon Rising" and "Lodi" it's just solid, good old (southern) rock for me.

Not a fan of CCR really, nothing really special for me. Classic bluesy rock, which I would normally love, but it’s got a country vibe to it. Sorry, very mid for me. It was listenable, that’s it.

Meh

No surprises on this album. It is a sound I've heard my whole life. It's good, but it doesn't hit that hard for me.

I found this quite boring actually. Sounds generic.

I'm not going to find anything new to say about CCR that hasn't already been said. I'll leave it at that. Highlight(s): Wrote a Song for Everyone/Sinister Purpose Lowlight(s): Night Time is the Right Time

Some groovy songs here! "Bad moon rising", is great of course. 3,7/5

Decent album, a solid vibe throughout but no special songs besides Bad Moon Rising

point6.

Nice for country drive. Good feeling. Felt a bit straightforward.

CCR doing what they do.

Good ol’ late sixties early seventies plodding rock with a bit of the blues. Sounds southern but it’s Northern California. You know it’s Creedence when John starts singing.

It’s a CCR album. They all sound the same. Excellent, but once you’ve heard one you’ve heard them all. Not surprising given the rate of output over a short time period. My bugbear is why so many of them if they sound the same. Get some other artists in the mix instead.

Classic rock album. I do enjoy John Fogerty's voice, and it's hard not to tap your toe along to the music. While not an album I would pick out to play on my own, I'm never sorry to hear their hits played. There's not a whole lot of variation from song to song, but they do have a distinct sound.

It was fine. A lot of songs felt the same. You listen to one CCR song you've listened to them all.

Mostly kinda boring, but Bad Moon Rising is a tune.

Not my favorite sound, but some iconic songs.

I wouldn't say it's banger after banger, but it's a good album. You can definitely see where a lot of other acts took inspiration from CCR and John Fogerty to build their own sound. Got to hear a few of the CCR standbys as well as some other songs that were good. My Rating: 3/5

Okay. Bad moon rising great. Loved it when it made me feel like i was in a country western American bar doing barn dancing.

3.5

I'm somehow always pleasantly surprised by CCR. I don't know why because they always sound exactly like I expect them to, but for whatever reason I never think I'm going to like them. Anyway, this was a solid album. More country sounding than I expected, but enjoyable. It didn't overstay its welcome or start to sound too same-y to me.

green river- 5 or 6 commotion- 6 tombstone shadow- 5 wrote a song for everyone- 5 bad moon rising- 5 lodi- 5 cross tide water- 5 sinister purpose- 6 the night time is the right time- 5

All these years later and I still find them lacking. Can’t put my finger on it.

I liked it. Not a lot, but I liked it.

Enjoyable but a little samey

Enjoyed this but one song was annoying

3.5/5

Bof je trouve pas trop mon style

Standout is of course Bad Moon Rising, but there are some fine tunes on this one.

There are a couple classic songs on the album, but I found it very uneven. I know CCR and this album are highly regarded by many. I just feel that there were a lot of bands in this era and genre that were better (The Band, Allmans, Skynyrd, etc).

The only problem with the sheer likability of CCR, borne out of their distinctive sound (John Fogerty’s voice, hello 😍), is that you will be tricked into thinking that singing Bad Moon Rising at karaoke is a good idea. It was not.

Definitely some rocking songs on this album, but not an album that's going to stay with me. Green River is a standout and an amazing first song to kick off. Overall enjoyed the ride, but won't be returning.

The opening track welcomed me into this album, and once the guitar rang on the second track “Commotion” I was extremely excited and interested. However the remaining of the album is slightly disappointing. The energy was lost slightly.

Solid album, I like CCR. I know the hits but writing this rating a day later I can’t say I actually remember any of the other songs. Maybe that says more about me or the fact that I’ve usually got these on while working. Still a solid 3 stars probably should be a 4.

Didn’t know they had a version of The Night Time is the Right Time.

Just give us the greatest hits. Nearly every single they did was a banger. And this album’s singles are just *chefs kiss*. Nearly every album track is a dirge. So give us the singles and let’s rock out to that.

If you *must* listen to 70s rock, you can absolutely do worse. I kind of like it for what it is. It gets too southern rock at points, and there is a corny song or two, but overall, it’s pretty decent. That said, it’s a 30 minute, 9 song album. There’s no fat to trim, so 1-2 corny songs can easily knock a star off.

Powerful start - love Green River. The rest of the album didn't feel too wild. Bad Moon Rising is a classic.

- Has a smoother cohesion than another CCR record I already reviewed ("Cosmo's Factory"), though I was more impressed by the individual tracks on that one. - The middle third, "Wrote A Song For Everyone," "Bad Moon Rising," and "Lodi," is superb; about as good as it gets. But I was less pulled in by the rest.

Really, if you've heard one CCR album, you've heard 'em all. As I said for my review for Cosmo's Factory, 5 stars for the work ethic, but 1 star for country-rock-blues.

Didn’t blow me away but it’s really good. Love the swampy, blush, garage sound. 3/5

my 2nd CCR album in this project and the 2nd CCR album that failed to do anything for me. it's not bad it's just there

3.5

Very sameish sixties swamp rock. Green River running a little dry on this one. Bad Moon Rising is a classic that you’ve probably heard a million times anyway but everything else basically sounds like the same song all sung by the Rich Texan guy from The Simpsons.

Cultural staple from the 60s - but not really my jam. I find John Fogerty’s voice/affectation to be kind of annoying.

I mean it's fine.

El cerrito Cali rock band! Lodi mentioned! V nice overall to play in the mornings when I'm not processing too much

Fun vibes, evocative of an interesting era

Not bad. The only song I knew from this album was “Bad Moon Rising” which is fire. The rest of the album didn’t live up to that but was fine. Best (new) track: Lodi

Few good songs but started to sound samey after a while

'tis stanky.

nah

3/5 Okay - Favourite song was Broken Spoke Shuffle

ok

Good CCR.

Overplayed on the radio and never got moved or impressed by their sound. Enjoyed Fogertys solo career later though. A lot of my favorite artists have a very identifiable sound, but CCR always sounded the same in every song to me. I've always liked Lodi though. For years I never knew what they were saying. Got to drive through there a few years ago and finally got it! Lucky to get a 3 here just because I'm in the Christmas spirit. 🎅🏻😂☃️🌲

это какой-то кантри рок, меня такое не увлекает(

Oh yeah buddy. I’m about to parachute into ‘Nam. Other than the spectre of sending poor kids to die in the name of fighting *checks notes* communism. Are we sure Vietnam didn’t have any oil? Anyway. Pretty stoked to check out CCR and the fellas. YES. This song rules. It’s in my regular rotation. It’s cool, and not over the top. Jeez I hope this song isn’t about the green river killer though. Sort of makes my celebration during it seem a bit morbid. Another one that is in my “liked” songs. A big ol Commotion. I mean I can’t criticize this, but this was just fine. The country fried ballad. This one sounds like the ending to an Adam Sandler movie somehow. Not for me. ALERT 🚨 CLASSIC inbound. I mean this song is great. What can you say?? I mean that is my job technically. Uhhh more like “good song rising.” Good god. More slow, ballad type beats. Uhh man these are starting to melt together. This review is truly awful today. I suppose the album isn’t gripping me the way I thought it might. A pretty run of the mill song. I guess I could say that about many of these so far. Sinister purpose is pretty decent. The wailing guitars throughout are good. They break up some of the monotony of this one. The white guy blues is usually a big X thrown up, family feud style, but this is rad as hell. Almost psychedelic in spots. Never thought I’d enjoy a white guy blues song. This is a calling/beach song that is played silently from a jeep while you swat away mosquitos. NOT my style. Glory Be? My like Glorified Outro. This thing has some fantastic songs spurred on by an extremely powerful vocalist; however, there is a lot more roll than rock here. Laid back to a fault, CCR produced moments of brilliance on “Green River,” only to be mired in the jungle-esque muck of some mediocre songs. There were diamonds, but there was certainly some rough. This schizophrenic combo of fantastic tracks and throwaway jam tunes make this one a listenable experience that doesn’t reach the heights I had hoped for. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Green River, Commotion, Bad Moon Rising, The Night Time is the Right Time

algunos temas muy buenos, ritmos pegadizos

Finally something I haven't listened to yet! Don't really have much to about this one. To me CCR kinda just does one thing but they do it damn well. Hard to dislike this band. Favorite track: Bad Moon Rising (obviously) 3.5/5

This is another really fun album of theirs - I think somehow this sounds more dated than the others we've had, but it's still buzzing with energy and a great listen. Bad Moon Rising is obviously the standout, but none of it's bad really. A very solid 3/5, not miles off a 4.

Nothing touches have you ever seen the rain

Like the other CCR albums, I enjoyed it. I think that might be because I have heard a few of the songs on the Mafia 3 video game soundtrack.

I liked it, short and sweet but it didn't blow me away.

This was fine, but not their best work. Not bad by any means, just not exceptional. 3.1

Excellent album that I have heard many times. Some of the best classic rock in my opinion. Very good lyrics and music. A little bit of twang to put some flavor on it. Definitely a unique band.

I already know the hits from this album, great tunes, never really listened to deep cuts though. Surprised how tinny and unpleasant a lot of the guitar tones are, I guess that's kinda to be expected for 1969. Fogerty's voice was so awesome though. A lot of the songs are pretty damn basic blues tunes, again though, kind of need to put your head in that era to appreciate it. The hits are the hits, other than them, overall not my favorite album, not bad by any means though.

3- Stars (7/15)

Decent - not memorable, but not bad

I like Green River (first track). Bad Moon Rising is probably my second fav but I didn't add. I mean it's alright like-

I don't seem to fully get the experience I expect from CCR. They are playing immensly good music, but somehow I want more from them. It's not bad. But it's a 3rd CCR album from the list and I think I just like the previous ones more. 3.5/5.

Not bad

Of all of the 60s hippy Americana, these guys - with their southern influences and tendency towards raw emotion over stoner-chill - are my favorite. That said, it's still 60s hippy Americana.

Reminds me of the Beatles

3

Decent/fine/whatever-lukewarmly-positive-adjective-you-wanna-use.

A sweet, quick little album from a band I always enjoy. Nothing in here particularly stood out to me, but it's a fun rock album that I'll certainly revisit. 3/5

Okay. It’s got a banger.

Better than Cosmo's Factory. I'm always surprised that Bad Moon Rising isn't about werewolves.

It started out like whatever white boy blues, then it got fun, then it got whatever again. I may not be in the right mindset for it. It’s short enough that I’ll give it another go right now. I took a nap and it was indeed better. Still can’t separate it from the cliche it has become, but it’s good

I enjoyed most of it, but I'm not really listening to the lyrics. They could be signing about anything. 3.4.

Classic American rock and roll. Very easy listening. Nice twangy guitars. Would I listen again - maybe Would I buy - probably not

They’re a talented group but I can’t buy the New Orleans hillbilly act.

Solid CCR record. Makes me think of eating ribs at a BBQ joint when I hear them.

Great album with bangers and I like their sound.

classical album, but didnt like it much

3 - two great songs but they honestly need the liveliness on bad moon rising for a whole album— or at least for more of it

++: Green River, Commotion, Tombstone Shadow, The Night Time Is the Right Time +: Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Cross-Tie Walker, Sinister Purpose +-: Wrote a Song for Everyone 7,6/10

So lala

In general, I rather like CCR's sound, and this album does not change that opinion.

solid albeit unenergetic vietnam war music

Swap rock, rockabilly vibes

I thought the album was good, just not quite my thing. I knew Bad Moon Rising, and it’s still great. I didn’t know these guys wrote Suzie Q either. Standouts: Wrote A Song For Everyone, Bad Moon Rising, Sinister Purpose, and Glory Be.

3/5. Short and sweet, very much to the point with every song. Got some great songs on here and there isn't necessarily a bad one here but not all of them are perfect. To be fair, when listening to this, I just kind of have rather been listening to another CCR album, not that these were bad but it's hard not to compare when you've listened to other ones. Still a good album but not something I'm going out of my way to listen to. Best Song: Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Lodi

Some classics

It was fine. They’re not my favorite.

Good not great.

First album. Just learnt the term "swamp blues" which I like the sound of. Pretty chill easy listening. I enjoy the final instrumental track. Reflecting on how ubiquitous American music is, as I consume so much American media despite not being from America. I like the country, folk rock vibe

Solid. Have listened many times over the years. I gave the vinyl to my daughter

Some listenable songs, but quite boring rock to me.

decent

An odd one in that any single track is enjoyable on its own, especially the singles, but taken together as a half hour listening experience they become too samey to distinguish.

Like a bit weedy

3.5 some filler but some of the greatest singles. Lodi will be in my head for a minute

Yep that’s CCR. Prom music for Mississippi in the 70s (2.5/5)

My dad likes it

Decent, but nothing too outstanding to warrant a higher rating. 'Wrote a Song For Everyone' was my personal favourite.

Never been a fan of CCR.

Mér finnst eins og aðrar plötur sem ég hef heyrt með þeim séu betri, lögin hér eru síður eftirminnileg. Þetta er annars það sem það er, flott Americana-rokk. Ekki mitt uppáhald en það má alveg spila það nálægt mér.

I already have a slight issue with multiple albums by the same artist appearing on this list. I don't care if it's The Beatles or whoever. I certainly don't need three CCR records. This band might just be the pinnacle of, "Yeah, I get it."

Everything you've come to expect from the Berkeley bayou boys, nothing more, nothing less.

bad moon rising and lodi were highlights. Pleasant but not the most memorable.

I get that this was really popular and all but it sounds old and a little boring now. Still sounds good but didn't do anything else for me.

Rootsy, swampy, bluesy, soulful, rock album at a lean 33 min. A couple of classic songs in Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. Forgerty seems to drive the ship and really elevates the band. A loose jammy feel to the music. But other than a handful of moments, nothing really pops here. It’s all fine, but doesn’t seem particularly special. This band has better efforts.

perfect road trip vibes

Overall good folksy rockish album.

I liked it

Third album I've got by these guys, and I just don't get it. Nothing more than super standard rock music of its time. I really don't understand why all their stuff has such high ratings.

"Bad Moon Rising" clearly the standout track here, the rest was all fine folky rock, very American.

Making up for Loretta Lynn and The Flying Butt-Eat-O Brothers, a country influenced album I quite enjoyed. CCR are quite a cliche in themselves since their music appears all the time in everything as a shorthand for regular American folk. But somehow they do maintain a solid originality. They are the older brother from your farm family who went to college but came back angry. They manage to be down-at-home and traditional but also driving and outspoken. I've got a bit of time for them and this is a solid bunch of songs with a few all time classics.

Pretty good. Very CCR.

So much better than I expected it to be. It doesn’t all sound like That One CCR Song like so much of the other album we’ve had did. And nothing boined or toined.

This was better than the other CCR album we had, but it was still kind of a slog. I'm not a fan of the lead vocalist's voice, and I feel like a lot of the songs dragged, but there was no point at which I necessarily really wanted the album to end.

Nice instrumentals, some of those guitar riffs are pretty great.

#306. Not the best Creedence album for sure, but it's not bad. 3/5: decent

A perfectly cromulent record, like most CCR records, although the white boy patois can start to grate. Thankfully it’s also very short.

surprised i didn't love this since i do enjoy most of their like, big hits. might revisit a few songs off of it

Starts out a little week. Has some strong hits (bad moon rising of course) and Jon Fogerty has a powerful voice. Really picks up steam near the end and I can see this being a good album to smoke weed and fuck too (maybe perfrct considering its 29 minute run time). Overall, a decent rock album

The ultimate greatest hits band. Like all of their other albums, there are some magical tracks here alongside good but not great ones.

Maybe my least favorite from the first 5 CCR albums, but always a pleasant listen nonetheless. Only them can pull out major hits out of swamp rock.

It has the CCR growl/voice. It's ok, but all songs sound very similar. 3* because it's enjoyable. Enjoyed: bad moon rising

Vibe

WHITE PEOPLE!!! YOUR TASTE HAS IMPRESSED ME!!! The first three songs gave me such high hopes and then...track 4 happened. I fear that there is not a lot to say about this album, it was kind of bland, generic, EXTREMELY repetitive (i guess this can be excused as a stylistic feature), but...I liked it? I have instrument bias and the tone of this guitar is absolutely bonkers. The guitar and bass carried this entire album for me. I will admit there were some truly awful tracks that are messy and unenjoyable (@ WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE!!!! AND THE NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME!!!!) but the highlights for me were Commotion, Lodi and maaayyybe Sinister Purpose (Bad Moon Rising is NOT included, more like MID Moon Rising) The voices are telling me 4/5 but that feels way too high for this so it's either a 3/5 or a 3.5/5 if i'm feeling exceptionally kind

Another CCR record, another great album on the list. I will say that there are some songs that sound very similar. A couple times I caught myself thinking the song coming on was something different. Either way, great tunes and great vibes. Such a unique voice that hits my ears oh so nicely. Really have developed a fondness for CCR after starting this project.

Every CCR album sounds the same. Here is my review of Bayou Country: "Songs about the Deep South and the Bayou written by a guy born and raised in California. Starting your career out with the first 6 albums going platinum in the US. Easy peasy, keep on Chooglin' John."

It’s not quite Bayou Country, but it’s still half an hour of John Fogerty’s iconic vocals.

Never really listened to this band before, other than their hit "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (and I didn't know this before starting the album). This was super easy listening. Favourite song was "Tombstone Shadow." Will need to listen to some more from them! 3/5

First track is Green River, the title track. It's not a major start, just some simple rock, with even simpler lyrics. Hasn't pulled me in yet, we'll see where this project leads. Following that, we have Commotion. This song is a little more upbeat, gets me grooving, and I'm enjoying these lyrics a little more, it plays very well to me, and a much better start. Next, we have Tombstone Shadow. It's just a cold cut blues record. This plays into some deeper meanings, the lyrics depicting a looming greed, or possibly death, mixing the two. I think it is very well done, and once again, fits the sequence. After this, we get Wrote A Song For Everyone. It's a slower tragic piece, a simple unification track. I think it's a right, a little slow though, but not bad. Then, we get to Bad Moon Rising. It's a good song about omens. I'm liking the record so far, shows a lot of humility on it. Continuing, we get Lodi. It plays well, the country rock vibes I've been enjoying so far, and lyrics wise haven't improved, and that's just fine by me. Then, we get Cross-Tie Walker. This track really gets its bumpkin vibe going. However, I felt the pacing was off, it switches too vastly between fast and slow, couldn't enjoy it as much as I've been wanting to. Second to last, we get Sinister Purpose. I'm not too big on the lyrics here, but damn, this record has such an amazing sound, loved that track. good wrap up, but it's not over yet. Our final track is The Night Time Is The Right Time. It's a killer blues finale. The vocals, lyrics, and production really go in at this part. Loved this finale. I think this record has some good things going for it. Different perspectives of a simple man, living in a simple small part of the world, and I absolutely loved the concepts and sounds from it. There were definitely some misses in certain production choices, lyrics as well, but hey, they can't all be gems, this one shines better than most anyways. I definitely enjoyed.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP?!?!

I wanted to love this and merely liked it. It's a collection of pretty good rock and roll songs with a couple outstanding ones in it. I generally enjoy Fogerty's more understated vocal performances, but the holler he has on "Bad Moon Rising" is great. Highlights: Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, The Night Time Is The Right Time

Some good swamp rock but also some of the most generic sounding Classic Rock of all time. Not really sure there’s much special about this album

Classic

It's alright but nothing to throw jazz hands about you know??

The Dude : Do you find them much, these, stolen cars? Younger Cop : Sometimes. Wouldn't hold out much hope for the tape deck though. Older Cop : Or the Creedence.

It's fine. Better than I expected, but not really something I'll remember tomorrow.

I do like CCR, though in smaller doses. Lots of really good music on this.

This is an easy and fun listen. Guitars are rockin and the band is just jammin man. For me, it was less 9 songs and more a continuous head bop vibe. Pretty cool

Bad Moon Rising is a bop. There's probably better CCR but this is solid.

Solid

Nice groovin 60s rock

Really good and succinct

Great album 3.5/5

Typical Rock/Blues Rock of this time…5/10

1001 Albums Day 1. Bit of an interesting inclusion in the list, seeing as it only has one CCR classic on it and a couple of deep cuts. That being said it is a fun time, with good vibes, bleeding americana, if you're into that. Bad Moon Rising is a classic and for good reason, it's brilliant, Wrote A Song For Everyone really drags, Sinister Purpose, Lodi and The Night Time Is The Right Time are really good deep cuts. All together, not exactly chock-full of music I'm likely to return to, moreso a nice vibe-setter for a dive bar or the like. The vibes are good, but the music (save for a couple) is rather unexceptional. Favourites: Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Sinister Purpose Least Favourite: Wrote A Song For Everyone, Cross-Tie Walking

One of the best at this kind of rock. Not the best kind of rock, though.

70/100 Very yank but also a lot of fun.

It was aight. Not my album but i do love a lot of ccr songs so im not a hater

I know the name, and this is as I thought it might be. It sounds like the music in the background of some sixties road trip movie. There is a genre of sixties American white beardy groups that I don't care about. It's not that I think they are bad, but they just don't do it for me and this is very much that. It's absolutely fine. I quite like "Bad Moon Rising" which is their classic song, I guess. And I'm sure I could delve about in their back catalogue and get something out of it, but I don't feel obliged too. It's hard to describe why I feel this way. It's like it doesn't have the depth or soul or grit or something that I am looking for. Anyway, it's FINE.

Pretty solid but not sure I’d revisit.

The album didn't contain their biggest songs.

Not their best album but a solid entry

It was OK to listen to

Not my cup of tea but DAMN DO THOSE INSTRUMENTALS BANG

It's good, but very samey. Green River, Wrote a Song for Everyone, and Bad Moon Rising were awesome but everything else could've been left off this record.

Loved the A side. B side was pretty weak

I like Bad Moon Rising. Other faves were Cross-Tie Walker and Night Time is the Right Time.

3.5 really good

Some great songs and some filler

This record is too up and down for me. I don't hate any of it, but not a lot rises to great for me. It's between a soft 4 and a strong 3 for me. Going with a 3 because I know I'm not going back to most of this much at all.

Not the catchiest CCR has ever been, but it's short and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Some fun songs I haven't heard before.

Album length was great. Sounded good, but country rock isn’t my thing so I wasn’t too engaged. Guitar parts were good, and instrumental tracks were nice

6/10 - I feel like most of the songs are decent. A lot of the guitar riffs sound very derivative like I have heard them before. I am not sure if these are based on other people's music or they are based on this tho. Bad Moon Rising is a good song and I enjoyed Lodi. Other than those it was fine with most songs blending together.

Listened in car. Wasn’t paying much attention, but I think it was solid

Bad moon rising is an all time great, the rest is good head nodding "good ol boy" stuff

Meh. Blues to excess

I liked it. It was my first time listening to CCR outside their most popular songs and it was good. There's some sort of nostalgia listening to their music and the vocals are great.

Loved this. I've always listened to Credence, but never fully dove into their discography, so it was nice to listen to this from start to finish. The suggested songs that came after this album were top tier too.

Det var en kort sag. Meget rent der ud af, kan godt anerkende deres indflydelse på rigtig meget musik, men gider ikke rigtig at høre det her album igen. 😅 Det er lidt kedeligt...

Dem boys are alright

Excellent album, agonised over whether to give it 3 or 4.

ccr goat 3.5/5

This is classic, textbook Creedence. I like Creedence, but I do feel like they sort of blend into classic rock radio and don’t stand out. Lots to like here, but also doesn’t stand out to me.

this album is good, but just not their best.

I don’t dislike CCR. It’s just find them to be OK. I’m down to listen to their most popular songs. But for an entire album it just washes over me and then I forget about it. I’m never eager to listen even when I recognize their musicianship and cool vocals. It’s simply fine. 3.5/5

First listen Saved 4/9 Top track: Green River

Always a big CCR respecter, not as crazy about this album. Good songs as usual but nothing that truly jumps out. I’d say this is their 3rd best album of 1969

It was tolerable but the algoryhtm beat it by a long way.

Not a huge fan of his voice, but the music is great.

3.5

Unoffensive, some nice guitar throughout

This seems like a “get moving” album. The songs flow together well without them sounding like one long song. The well known hits on this album do separate themselves from the rest of the songs but the “unknowns” hold up fairly well. This isn’t a jaw dropping album but it also hasn’t made me skip a song, even on the expanded edition. Choice Cut: Wrote a Song for Everyone

CCR

Its ok

It was very much of it's time. Easy to listen to. Harmless and undemanding. Bit repetitive but classic in its own way. Worthy of 3 stars.

I'd say more than one Credence album here is an extravagance, I enjoyed the last one, this seems more inessential, aside from the obvious. Though I was dealing with an ant infestation in our dishwasher so I was a mite distracted. However I'm off to Old Trafford to see us get slaughtered by Liverpool, and later going to see Sky Ferreira, so heading Bad Moon Rising and Night Time is the Right Time both feel especially appropriate.

Just alright. Your dad probably likes this, especially "Bad Moon Rising." The rest of the songs sound pretty much the same and sorta blur together.

Typischer Creedenece Clearwater Sound. Mit dem bekannten "Bad Moon Rising". Ganz angenehm.

American music, sounds like cowboy and country but with a nice beat.

Rock, Blues, Folk, 1969 -> 3

Classic but got really repetitive honestly

Fun

Decent 60's rock and roll - easy background music Green River - 6.5/10 Commotion - 7/10 Tombstone Shadow - 7/10 Wrote A Song For Everyone - 3/10 Bad Moon Rising - 5/10 Lodi - 6/10 Cross-Tie Walker - 7/10 Sinister Purpose - 8/10 The Night Time Is The Right Time - 6/10

It's CCR, you cant fault them really but I've heard them far too many times over the years.

Listened 3/20/24. Decent album. It is a bit overplayed for me to fully enjoy it though.

it was fine enough, just not really my kind of music I spose

Not bad, but there are definitely better Creedence albums

Ok. Gets a little repetitive but nice and short

Yeehaw! I need to hear this lead singer talk in his normal talking voice.

Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Mix: warm und gemütlich Musik: gute, ehrliche Stromgitarrenmusik Wertung: 🌻🌻🌻/5

Green River funky and country twang to it. Pretty good but some vocal inflections not really my thing, sound unnatural and a style choice. Bad Moon Rising is an obvious hit, jangly and more simple rhyming singing, plus nostalgia hearing it in TV and movies over the years. As the album gets towards the end I do get a bit sick of the guitar. Starts to feel like worse versions of the songs I already heard, not too much different musically. I won't be considering it one of my favorite albums but definitely admire the big singles/hits from this band.