Green River

A solid three: blues-rock guitar, that rolling rhythm and the gruff vocals all very much present and correct. Listening this time around I noticed how with some extra harmonies here, studio polish there and some slide guitar on top the chords and melodies in several songs could just slide into The Eagles sound very easily. Not a complement.

I didn't enjoy this as much as the other Creedence album, it seemed more bland

Pretty good album but the popular songs sound a lot better than the others

просто приятно. не могу чего-то выделить, но и поругать особо не за что вкусовщина

вроде круто, но очень быстро вылетело. Но ребята добротный рокнролл делали

Это считай классика рок-н-ролла, хоть он уже и был записан на закате эпохи. Вот в целом этот альбом здесь абсолютно заслуженно и понятно находится. Он не очень сложный композиционно, собирает в себе всё лучшее из блюза, авторской песни и рока. Его приятно слушать, катясь куда-нибудь на велосипеде и улыбаясь. Сплошной позитив в общем. С группой и с этим альбомом у меня есть очень тёплые воспоминания из детства, когда мы включали его на даче на виниле. Было тепло, солнечно, радостно. Причём (это не проверенная информация) казалось, что Creedence был одной из незапрещённых групп в Союзе, поэтому скорее всего, ваши родители, а может быть даже бабушки и дедушки, знакомы с их песнями.

Мне оч зашли рифы. Они какие-то беззаботные, что-ли. Под прогулочку кайф

So good, I love this band.

More goodie from CCR

Love CCR

Good album for doing chores to

It was OK, songs are kinda samey. Didn't peak my interest.

Quality old school rock and blues

Another classic CCR

Great classic rock album

Maybe I liked CCR more than I realized. It's a shame writing a proper ending to a song wasn't invented until 1970. 3.5/5

Not really a genre I enjoy, but I respect these guys.

Ahh, Creedence. Maybe not quite as many bangers here as on Cosmo's Factory, but Lodi is one of my favorites. Not to mention Bad Moon Rising. Very close to a 5, but I'm gonna lean harsh. 🤷

I've never met anyone who hates CCR. I'm sure they're out there, but I've never met them.

Entraînant, riffs et mélodies réussis

A tight 29 minutes of rock and roll CCR style

CCR no notes

Just kinda dull and middle of the road.

3.75

Não reconheci nenhuma música, apenas agradável.

Chyba kolejny ich krazek na liscie, jesli istnieje swampowa trylogia w dyskografii ccr, to bedzie wlasnie srodek tej trylogii, ktory wydaje mi sie jakos mniej sluchany niz dwie pozostale plyty, ale ktory jednak zawiera bad moon rising, czyli klasyczny kawalek, ktory jakos zawsze kojarzy mi sie z wojennymi klimatami

Nice classic rock band sound

I was listening to these guys last week, so seeing them again was kind of surprising. Not a bad album. I liked the lyrics, but I didn't pay too much attention overall. Generally good. Fave track(s): Tombstone Shadow, Sinister Purpose

Great classic rock and roll album. Creedence Clearwater Revival has such a recognizable sound. There is not a bad track on this album. My only complaint and what is keeping it from a perfect score is it’s runtime, it is too short.

Great album. I love John Forgerty’s voice and songwriting.

This is great. 4.5 His voice is awesome and I love the slap back in some songs. I never really got into CCR albums, kind of always thought all their songs sounded the same (and I still kind of do) but it is really sick! Night time is the right time, ray charles is a million times better. Dig the double vocals and triplet thing in sinister purpose

I thought this was pretty cool and I was going to give it a 4 until I heard the last track. Wow

partaj

My favorite album from one of my favorite bands. Confess to not listening all the way through until a few years ago, but it went on repeat after that. "Sinister Purpose" was a later-day discovery that just added to my appreciation for this album beyond the title track and the many other greats here ("Lodi", "Bad moon rising", "Commotion", "Tombstone shadow"...)

Definitely a creedence album. Good vibes.

Pure dad rock. I am not a dad yet, so found it slow. Sinister Purpose is solid tho.

Very 70's rock and amazing. Reminds me of some Vulfpeck songs but from way back

Bien amigable para escuchar trabajando

A staple!

Nice

Like a lot

Try as I might I can't see CCR as anything more than that band who are in all that Vietnam war stuff or the band who every pub cover band ever does a song by. That's my issue not there's of course but sometimes that's how it goes. I'm also just not a fan of this brand of bluesy rock. This started off kind of promisingly, for the first maybe 3 songs the blusey shuffle and mumbled vocals made quite pleasant background listening but then it just keep going with much of the same. Bad Moon rising is a highlight but the rest of it feels like filler to me.

Bluesy rock, fairly catchy but not one to revisit

You really can’t go wrong with CCR in their prime. I prefer their follow up, but that album ran after this one walked. Just a perfect 30 minutes of music, all killer no filler. Music for blue collar people by blue collar people, something that seems to be dying with every passing year.

This is so quintessentially southern. It's incredible these guys arent from the south like at all. Wrote a Song For Everyone is so profoundly sad to me. To dive into work and insist on communicating these big ideas to the world because you cant bear to discuss your failing marriage with your wife. That's tough. Such a soul bearing tune. This album has so many bops. Goddamn i love ccr. And also 9 songs at a tight 30 minutes. These boys were professionals. The disparity between the cheeriness of the music and the doom in the lyrics of Bad Moon to me sort of speak to the anxiety of surely impending doom when things are going well. The lyrics are all predictions of things to come, not sure things. It feels like the paranoia one can feel when everything's going right. Sidenote, Commotion is not that interesting of a social commentary song. Lots of stuff going on but nothing means much (both a description of the song and its thesis statement). A fine song, but nowhere near Fortunate Son (which would come out in their next album literally 3 months later, which is an insane pace).

Really liked his voice, not my personal preference

Swamp rock straight from the swamps of (checks notes… California?). Regardless, 1969 is much earlier than I would have expected CCR to have begun, but Green River is such a fantastic album with chock full of Fogerty originals and an original cover of James Brown's The Night Time is the Right Time to round out a solid performance. 4/5.

pretty good

solid A tier, essential classick rock album

Bad moon rising, jako ich 4 najpopularniejsza piosenka. Tak nie powalił szczerze.

простовато

Now this is a rock album. Never listens to this in it’s entirety, wow! Banger city. Nothing else to say. Easy 5! TBz 1. Bad Moon Rising 2. Green River 3. Lodi 4. Sinister Purpose 5. Tombstone Shadow 6. Cross-Tie walker

Great blues riffs, good singing. Great album

Not my favourite CCR album, but certainly an unmistakable sound from my childhood

nice

Epitome of classic rock to me

I have heard most of these songs before but what is most interesting to me are the instrumentals on this album. I really like the instrumental songs. The hits are here too but the other songs I could do without.

Not bad but not amazing. Most of the A side is very good, but "Wrote a Song for Everyone" is weak - not a bad end to the side, but in my opinion not a good song. The B side just feels very low energy. "Bad Moon Rising" is okay, "Lodi" is pretty blah, then it picks up a bit with "Cross-Tie Walker" (which is still not amazing), then a bit more with "Sinister Purpose." "The Night Time is the Right Time" is a good way to close the album though, with a lot more energy than the rest of the side.

Bad Moon Rising is a banger that I am emotionally attached too. I'm not honestly a big fan of this band's vocal styles though. They're hit and miss, for me personally

9/10 Creedence always delivers even when the songs aren’t amazing, they’re still super darn fun

It's good

now in the time life collection with 60 CDs

There are 2-3 songs on this basically everyone know because they are just straight up 🔥. But honestly the whole album is strong, it‘s pretty great.

Mijn vooroordeel was dat dit toch wat saai zou worden, maar blij verrast door de goede sfeer en best toffe nummers.

Ik vond dit niet zo boeiend eigenlijk.

Niet veel over te melden. Een zeventje.

Te belegen.

This is one of the most easy to listen albums ever. I played it twice but there was near enough variation

Nothing really stood out to me even after listening twice. Was doing other things but really didn’t even notice it was playing

This is a solid album but lacks some extra pizzazz that would bump it up to five for me. I bet if you’re a CCR fan this is gold, but I’m a little too ambivalent to go above a 4

some really good ccr! it’s one of their better albums, but nothing blew my mind

Inoxidable

Grand classique, juste un peu redondant mais méchamment efficace

PREFS : Green River, Commotion, Tombstone Shadow, Wrote a Song for Everyone, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Cross-Tie Walker, Sinister Purpose MOINS PREF : The Night Time Is the Right Time

Not. Again. It's like when this supposedly random selection kept ramming Elvis Bloody Costello down my throat. This was ok, in that it didn't grate. But at best mood music – music for a mood I don't very much identify with.

A solid 4. Quality country/blues, doesn’t get repetitions but is a bit simple at times. Listened multiple times over a weekend without getting bored, a couple of tracks started to stick in my mind.

Loved this one. Probably my favorite so far

CCR is always an easy listen. At under half an hour, nine songs, almost half of them stone-cold classics, this is no exception. Even the lesser-known songs here have that familiar CCR sound that grant them an air of familiarity. An album like a hug.

Enorme dadrock, maar wel gewoon erg lekker en goed. Hier kun je gerust mee aan komen zetten in het Top2000 café. De nummers duren allemaal niet te lang en zitten goed in elkaar. Het gitaargeluid is fantastisch. M'n favoriet op dit album "Sinister Purpose". Heerlijk sfeertje, ook de zang is niet vervelend en wat ze met die gitaar doen: die aanzwellende, aanhoudende noot die lekker langzaam als een mug van rechts naar links panned is fantastisch. En dan later vertrekt ie vanaf links en gaat ie naar rechts. Fantastische ervaring met m'n headset. Die track tilt het naar 5 sterren voor mij.

Almost a 4

Well good, makes me wanna smoke some bobby and travel back to the 60s baby

CCR is great, and can begin to feel redundant. This was a good album, almost worth of a 5, but more of a high 4.

Best Song: Bad Moon Rising. Exactly what we come to CCR for. A quick song that gets in, makes its point, and gets out without wasting anyone's time. A good mix of white man's blues and rock. Worst Song: Wrote A Song For Everyone. Slow and cheesy. Overall: The high hits are great, but the rest of the album does end up feeling relatively flat and one-note. The vocals are so excellent here, I can't help wishing they would use more variability in tempo and intensity.

Listens: 3 Enjoyed: Yeah Fantastic album with great storytelling and I'm a sucker for sad songs made to feel uplifting So close to a 5

So much boring blues-rock. It always surprised me that CCR are so big in Australia. 'Bad Moon Rising' is one of those songs you hear as a teenager, think it's not too bad the first few times you hear it out in the wild and then spend the rest of your life trying to avoid.

A mouth fulla marbles.

The essense of Country Rock. Right here!

Solid, a couple of great classics

Tight simple songs that hit. Lots of classics on this one. CCR once again showing why they have staying power. Four stars

Not enough stand out tracks.

5/10. Easy listening country rock. Bad Moon Rising comfortably the stand out track.

Good album but I’m still sick of them.

Bluesy rock, solide maar niet mijn favoriet

Golden age Creedence and U2 got me into music as a young boy. Classic. 5/5.

Unique style to play guitar, unique voice, easy to recognize amongst many and very good songs; CCR is worthwhile to revisit from time to time.

Nostalgic album from friends that have listened to this band during my life. Catchy songwriting, easy to play tunes for musicians, yet super listenable.

3.5/5

Bad Moon Rising is a great song but the rest is just really generic and not that fun to listen to

Pretty average. Kinda boring.

Pas pire pas pire

Tight little album by CCR with most of the best hits and a few solid tracks you didn't grow up to on the radio. CCR always brings the big Southern rock sound that they pioneered and did so much better than Lynyrd Skynyrd (who suck in the plainest of terms).

I love the sound of the guitar. So old and gritty, just gettin' it done, but I really hate the dude's voice and all I can picture in my head is a crazed Dennis Hopper full of stink and LSD from Easy Rider. ...and that's what ruins pretty much any CCR album.

Our third from CCR delivers more of that signature southern swamp rock by way of California, just with fewer hits. I don’t think I knew any of these. “Green River” brings more of the same quality, as it was apparently part of an unprecedented two year blitz of stunning musical productivity. Maybe not quite as catchy, and unfortunately John Fogerty’s exaggerated southern accent is still too much at times, but otherwise very solid.

After three albums of CCR, I’m a fan. More than the greatest hits fan that I used to be. Their run of four albums in such a short time (1.5 years) from Bayou Country to Cosmo’s Factory is very good. Their 7 album career would be a 20+ year career for some bands these days. They put out 7 album in less than 4 years. I like the gritty, country, blues guitars with the vocals to match. It’s too bad they couldn’t squash their personal differences.

xd

Neat country-ish riffs but not for me

Forgery and the boys DO NOT MISS. A great album front to back. The late sixties and early seventies were dominated by CCR’s riverboat rock. An incredible band.

3+/5

lurv the vibes- nothing bad to say bout it

This is a great band and a great album. I think this gets forgotten nowadays with the strive for new sounds. If you can rise above any negative connotations and listen to it's confident, fresh and entirely original vibe then it's a treat.

Kain: Ihan ookoo. Athanasía: Isäni levyjä. Ei voi olla tykkäämättä.

Love it’s sound. Stays in the library. 4 stars out of five….and that’s unheard of.

Never really been interested in ccr but this was a decent album.

Another nice album this. Sound length and some proper classics on here. Solid 3 for me. Possibly a bit biased because Green River reminds me of GTA San Andreas driving round with the Truth

best song- bad moon rising

Okay album. Its CCR so you get CCR

CCR always pleasant to hear, as classic as Stones or Beatles or Doors. This album I prefer over Cosmo's Factory, 4 stars

Great all around, with some peak CCR songs. Still like Cosmos better, but amazing what they put out in such a short amount of time.

Never hated this band, and found myself tapping my foot and singing along several times.

Great classic rock album.

It’s 29 minutes of CCR, and has Bad Moon Rising. You know exactly what you’re getting, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Classic Americana/blues rock. Probably their best record. Side note: CCR released 3 records in 1969! No wonder they outsoles the Beatles that year. Lots of quality cuts were being pushed out in quick succession. Very solid record.

Meh.

They made 3 albums in 1969 and they're all great albums.

Nice 60’s American folk style. A little past the due date, but still nice to listen to.

Enjoyed this. Vaguely familiar with a small handful of their songs, mainly from the Woodstock DVD I used to watched aaaagggeeesss ago. Much preferred their bluesier stuff to their more country style, but overall very good. Will return

Some great songs, short enough that it stays interesting, will definitely come back to this.

I have one of their compilation CDs in the (old) car, so I'm quite partial to this stuff. They pioneered a certain classic rock sound. This is one of the better albums, which, according to Google, they were churning out at an incredible rate. Green River, Bad Moon Rising, and Tombstone Shadow are my favourites.

Had not really heard these guys before but I really liked the bluesy rock style. Definitely will be listening to their other releases. The album flies by in 30mins and I really enjoyed it.

Never listened to a creedence album before but liked the tracks I have heard. This sounded pretty much like I expected it to and I enjoyed it! Green River, Tombstone shadow, bad moon rising and sinister purpose were the highlights

I've only ever listened to CCR's greatest hits, so I'm glad to see this album holds up. This is near perfect as far as I can see, so many gems on this album. I enjoyed every song!

ok. just ok

Amazing album. I didn’t realize how good and strong ‘s voice was.

Nice traditional rock album. Short and quick listen.

CCR’s crazy hot streak continues with this nearly-perfect grab bag of rockabilly-flavored barn burners. Evocative lyrics and jangling melodies make a compelling case for John Fogerty being one of the best American songwriters of the past century.

Its hard to rate these CCR alcums. Theres some greatest hits on here. Some tunes that could be on the greatest hits. It feels like a greatest hits - its architecture is so simple

As I expected, I really enjoyed this one. I would definitely put this on a playlist.

Really enjoyed this. I've always liked what I've heard of CCR and as it turns out there is plenty more to listen to. I particularly enjoyed Wrote a Song for Everyone (reminded me of "The Weight") and Lodi Could see myself listening to this again, good driving album

Gran sonido de Creedence aunque ninguna canción me brincó o se me hizo super memorable. 4 suena a mucho, 3 suena a poco. En general es muy buen disco pero algo plano. 3.5 que sube a 4.

I enjoyed it. Not perfect but still great

Love this! Bad moon rising is a banger. Never listened to any of their other stuff and wishing I had. Didn't get the chance to give this my full attention and will listen again. I like the album art a lot, I'd like to go there wherever that is! I love this combination of country rock blues folk etc which isn't too much of any one thing. I will listen more!

I didn't know the name of the band, I thought might be Christian rock, but I when Bad Moon Rising came on I was like 'ah yeah this one'. I wasn't sure about this album at first but sorta got into it as it went on and enjoyed it.

Ah it's just so good isn't it. I love CCR. My brother introduced them to me and they remind me of driving together. They're another one which makes me nostalgic for a time I haven't lived in, vintage and not necessarily that polished. Feel good

Twas good, twas fun, I do like CCR

4.5/5 One of the best, most unique, rock bands of the late 60s. Love it.

Love 😍

Not bad, but not my favorite band/sound

Great, classic rock album. CCR filled the niche that other California bands from that era left open. Pretty sure I wore out my copy of Chronicle back in the day.

4.5/5

Excellent blues record

LP

Presently surprising and didn't realise this was were ‘Bad Moon Rising’ came from. Sounds like something Quentin Tarantino would find whilst digging in the creates to then put on his next film’s soundtrack.

Who doesnt enjoy a spot of CCR?!

these guys do a few good tunes. shame none of them are on this album.

I've heard too little of this band, but will always judge them by their brilliant cover of I Put A Spell On You, which was filthy. Filthy this album sadly ain't. Lots of blues-country-rock that doesn't go as far as it might have. Come on CCR, enough with the radio hits! Prime cut: Sinister Purpose (cos filth)

Solid album but didn't wow me

Out of the *three* Creedence albums that went out in 1969 (what a productive output that year, right?), my favorite will always be *Willie And The Poor Boys*, paving the way to their next LP (and masterpiece) *Cosmo's Factory*. *Green River* is surely a better record than the one before, *Bayou Country*. But even with its charts performance and upgrade in terms of recording and execution, it lacks some of the striking melodies that actually graced that earlier 1969 album--"Proud Mary" being the most famous demonstration of such melodic flair. In comparison to its two direct predecessors, *Willie And the Poor Boys* will have the best of both worlds here, with both "hits" and less straightforward cuts allowing the band to hone their skills in terms of songwriting and arrangements. To put it in a nutshell, I can't shake the feeling that *Green River* is very much a *transitory* record--an interesting one for casual fans like me, but not the stuff of legend that made Creedence Clearwater Revival such a legendary act later on. And as such, I prefer not to include it in my own list of 1001 essential records. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 780, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far  Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter (including this one)

A lot more tracks on here yhat i knew than i would have ever guessed

Great listen. Nice upbeat music that makes you happy

essential. farmers on acid

I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I love these guys.

Decent rock album

Probably the best of the CCR albums. A bit of quality control might’ve made one classic album rather than 3 good ones

Enjoyed this, thought it’d have had a few of their bigger hits on it but had only heard one track before today

Clássico listen, almoçar ALL songa até great

Classic twangy guitar

Great album with some classic songs like 'Green River' and 'Bad Moon Rising'. CCR at its best.

Awesome. Half of these songs are on their greatest hits and the other half are good enough that they could be. Perfect classic rock with a lot of blues rock.

A+ 5/5 album. Amazing classic rock album that is so important to the history of American rock music. Melodies are timeless, instrumentation, arrangements, and performances are timeless. This is an album for a time capsule. I love CCR and this album is absolutely killer.

Meh.

CCR is without a doubt one of the best rock and roll bands of all-time, and you can hear that with this album. I feel it's hard to achieve a better sound than them in the genre, and I feel bad for other rock and roll groups who didn't have a John Fogerty.

Very good album, very easy to listen to

I didn't realize I knew so many songs by CCR - I like them! This is a nice album to have on while working, driving, doing house work. Like their style, brings me back to the 80s.

CCR is feel good music. It seems like something you would put on after your last day at a job you hate. You walk out the door, get in your car, put on CCR, and drive out into the countryside on a deserted road on a sunny day and just cruise.

"Bad Moon Rising" was the most popular song on the album. Great vocals and very Americana sounding album. I will say, though, I can't stand the electric guitar a few of the songs. Just kind of ear piercing and almost amateur sounding? 7/10.

I find CCR to be pretty boring, TBH. It's pretty basic Rock & Roll. John Fogerty's voice is the only unique element.

Straight to the point album that is representative of a truly American sound. Oh, and the lyrics are as poignant as ever.

The argument could be made (I would make it if I wasn't so jacked up on cold medicine right now) that CCR was the greatest band of their era. I know, there were a lot, A LOT, of great bands in this era but I said what I said. They have at least four albums that don't have a bad song on them and "Green River" might be the best of them.

Fairly forgettable to be honest. Not bad particularly, but nothing stands out.

this is a classic band that has fans the world over. but apart from bad moon rising i had no frame of reference for understanding what was so unique abt their sound or them as a group. so this was the perfect album for me to give a listen to with ears as fresh as fresh can be. loved listening to this almost as much as i loved looking into CCR and stumbling across the term 'swamp and bayou rock'.

yeesh idk i was pretty underwhelmed, each song is pretty similarly unimpressive… bad moon rising is a classic but didn’t rly stand out, the instrumentals were nice but nothing crazy good. low 3

For max

Definitely a nice listen

Classic rock is classic. CCR must’ve seemed a juggernaut in 1969. What would’ve come of a decade of them?

Good background music, probably good driving music. Didn't massively grab me in three listens but totally fine and listenable.

Weeeeelllllllllll... CCR is a constant 5 star band in my books. I'll always love listening to John Fogerty's deep-fried country twang. This album showcases it perfectly in so many diverse ways, with bluesy rockers and soulful ballads throughout. You get something special on every track, that down home charm of some humble music loving folks. Y'all come back now!

If you had asked me before today, I would have placed CCR as more of a 70s band - for some reason they always struck me as a little "crunchy", and as we all know, the 70s have several distinct different musical faces (disco, classic rock, crunchy and whatever the hell Muskrat Love is). But a little digging and listening to this album made me realize that the "crunchy" music I associated with the 70s (that would see a revival in the early nineties) was ACTUALLY mostly a 60s phenom. I mean, who is crunchier than a bunch of muddy hippies using a field in NY as a slip-n'-slide? I say this to preface that this album didn't turn out like I expected it would - I was expecting boot stomping, largely acoustic jams (based again on my erroneous view of the genre and their stereotypical boot-stomping, flannel-wearing, moonshine-swilling appearance). But, it turns out, late 60s hillbillies can ROCK. Several of these songs would have been right at home at Woodstock along side Jimmy Hendrix (and actually, that was the case - it turns out I'm not the only one with a skewed view of the boys from CCR - see here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/greg-kot/ct-ent-woodstock-creedence-clearwater-revival-0818-20190814-f7fgswmckbhstfm23gvcym6xxi-story.html ); all in all I liked this - I was sad that Fortunate Son wasn't included - it was from another 1969 album - because nothing evokes Forrest and Bubba flying low over the rice fields of Vietnam (rhymes with ham) than some CCR. But respect, CCR - you're more than just a bunch of dirty hippies!

Well, some songs I love, some I hate! Something about that blues sound just really is like nails on a chalkboard to me, but CCR also has this funky rockin' side with just a Touch o' Blues that you never get tired of.

A classic album of my childhood. Legendary band. Liked: Green River Wrote A Song For Everyone Bad Moon Rising Lodi

Not my genre but still liked a few songs

meh

Initial thoughts: very “nostalgic” sound. Use of reverb is strange for this style of music but it works surprisingly well to fill in the gaps. Final thoughts: all of the above still applies, the songs feel a little “samey” and repetitive, however the album was paced well. If it was too much longer it would’ve become an issue. Best song: Commotion, Lodi Worst song: Tombstone Shadow

Calm relaxing album. Pleasant ambient background music. Enjoyed overall but lacks a killer earworm for the first listen. However, no 'bad' songs and I'd happily listen to it again. Would be interested in listening to more by CCR though.

CCR is the most overrated band of this era. I don’t dislike the band’s hits but I also don’t turn it on. When it’s on the radio or on any list, I skip we. I’m college i really liked their music but at some point I stopped liking their music. There’s just something about John Fogerty’s voice that annoys me so much.

Nice and swampy - I enjoyed this album, which I hadn't heard before - only Bad Moon Rising.

Couldn’t complain about this one—solid CCR

Banger album

enjoyable, couple good songs

Always thought CCR was over-rated. Iconic stand-alone songs but I can't get into the album

Now THIS is the type of music I've been listening to this summer... southern, 60's rock. It's one of my favorite genres of rock, mostly because of its heavier blues influence and twang. This album's a classic, and I still really enjoyed it. The perfect thing to play biking along the bayou here, or any summer day really. Green River was my standout song for this album. It's not my absolute favorite southern rock album, but its still a good one!

70/100: This is the first album I’ve come across so far that feels genuinely mediocre. I’ve listened to bad albums and great albums so far, but this one couldn’t be more “meh” in my mind than it is. With that being said, I fully expected “Bad Moon Rising” to be the best song on this album—as it was the only one I’d heard of beforehand—but I was shocked at how great “Wrote A Song For Everyone” was. In fact it was by far my favorite song on the album and I’d never heard it before. I will say, I’m disappointed I didn’t like this more, I’ve heard incredible things about CCR but have never taken the time to dive into their discography. I was really hoping, and maybe expecting, to find a gem here, but found instead an albeit clearly talented band simply pumping out different versions of the same song. I can see why some people love CCR, it’s a really cool mix of country and rock, but it’s not the best mix of those two genres I’ve ever heard before (The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd just to name a few). Maybe this isn’t their best album, I certainly hope so because it’s intensely forgettable.

The reason CCR popular sound drives through on this Album. A few hits that I might revisit but will likely never listen to the album again.

Not a band I’ve listened to much. - Green River – a very country song, with twang for days. The main draw is the guitar work, which is decent, but not spectacular. Not my kinda song. - Commotion – I like the opening riff on this one quite a bit. Bouncy bass is pretty neat too. Lyrics are a beratement against the commotion and hectic nature of city life, with people rushing everywhere, frowning all the time, and making meaningless small talk. I appreciate the sentiment here. Definitely a step up, but not ultimately a track I’d come back to listen to. - Tombstone Shadow – Typical “bad luck” blues type song, in this case talking about a “gypsy man” who told his fortune and foresaw thirteen months of bad luck. It’s a decent track, but not my kinda music. I really dislike the twang overdoes in the guitar solo. - Wrote a Song For Everyone – Feels a like a bar ballad. It’s aight, but again, not my jam. Lyrics are generally being down about the world. The chorus is about difficulties in his married relationship, the verses are about civil rights, government lies/failures etc. The irony about wangsting over his inability to talk to his family when he can easily write songs is rather bitter when he later divorced his wife and was estranged from the rest of the family. Tough darts. - Bad Moon Rising – The signature song off the album, a trouble song. Not my jam. The weirdly peppy instrumentation feels jarring comparing to the dire lyrics. - Lodi – About seeking fortune but being stuck in a small town (the eponymous Lodi). The tone on this one matches the track, with more of the regretful/wistful tone on the guitar working better with the lyrics. One of the better off this ablum, but still not anything great. - Cross-Tie Walker – Contrasts the reception of a drifter with those of Vietnam soldiers going off to war (no brass band, no one waving farewell, no tears of regret). Feels very similar in theme to Allman Brothers’ Ramblin’ Man, which I think is a better song. I don’t really get the sentiment of being a drifter, so I odn’t connect to this song. - Sinister Purpose – Feels like Creedence writes “Sympathy For the Devil”, which actually came out just a year before. It’s one of the better songs off the album though, again due to the musical tone actually fitting the lyrics. Probably my favorite track, actually. - The Night Time is the Right Time – I don’t like the chorus of “WHY DO THEY?”s. I don’t get it, and it gets annoying. It’s a love song, but I can’t really imagine anyone loving Fogarty for this particular song lol. - Broken Spoke Shuffle – The instrumental track, which mainly just means they turned the drums up in the mix and played a normal song without singing. The mix presents the drums as the key part, with the guitar maybe actually a little quieter than normal, but the drum work isn’t anything special. Not a very good instrumental imo. - Glory Be – Another instrumental. Weird choice to end with two instrumental tracks. Turns out, neither was on the original version, which kinda makes sense. So I’ll ignore them. Neither is very good anyway. All in all, I’m not very impressed. The lyrical themes are mediocre, nothing I haven’t seen done better elsewhere. The guitar work is decent, but not really enough to carry things on their own (and often annoyingly twangy). The signature song here is Bad Moon Rising, and I really don’t get the appeal. A lot of songs have instrumentation that either doesn’t follow or straight up clashes with the tone of the lyrics (and not in a way that was clearly done for contrast/artistic effect). The album isn’t really cohesive either. Creedence was very influential, of course, but their influence is primarily on Southern Rock and country, two genres I also don’t like. Even the best songs aren’t really a kind of music I like. All in all, it’s a 2/5 at best for me. Top Tracks: - Sinister Purpose – A marginally worse version of Sympathy For the Devil is still the best song on the album. - Lodi – The tone at least works here. - Commotion – I almost like this one enough to add it to my playlists.

Pretty good but has some weaker tracks.

Great album, I love the mood but this is just not my style of music.

some great tracks, followed by some empty fillers too. Vocal recording quality sounds too dated or effect heavy or something.

Basically what I expected it to be like. Didn’t blow me away. But I really liked the last track

Сека эпрувед

some of their best songs and a few clunkers

Proper. You always forget how may hits CCR had. This was just what I needed. Joyous unapologetic rock and roll. Ramble ramble!

best ccr yet

John Fogerty, man. What a treasure that dude's song catalogue is. Hard to believe he smashed out so many killer tracks on do many killer albums in just a few years. Real straight down the line songs, but with wicked hooks and that inimitable lion's growl/howl of a voice. One of the great rockers, for sure. This album is tops.

walah cet album de sudiste m'a fait chier

Just so good

CCR gets played so much that my rating has probably only decreased over time. I think the first time I heard them in college I thought they kicked ass. They still do, but less so. Still good.

This was was easy. 5, without thinking twice.

Love me some CCR

5 star album from a 5 star band

A solid, concise album! I love CCR's bluesy-rock combo and John Fogerty's growly voice. Every song was enjoyable!

Love Bad Moon Rising. The rest of the album was decent but nothing out of this world. Still enjoyable. 3.5

John Fogerty could sing anything and I’d love it. CCR has a unique sounding vocalist but I also love their bluesy rock n roll sound. Lodi is one of my all time favorite CCR songs!

"Green River", the track, gets you right into the album. "Bad Moon Rising" should be batting clean-up, but the 5 spot is fine. I didn't recognize a lot of the other songs, and I thought they were fine.

Great to drive to

classic but gets repetitive

Bitta fun. Good time but not a consistent replay

Country music icky

Песни за слушане докато караш по селските улици. Или докато пиеш по нещо с приятели на някоя веранда.

CCR classic, good stuff

Such a great album. Bluesy with incredible vocals.

Fave tracks: Bad Moon Rising, Broken Spoke Shuffle (instrumental)

Love me some ccr!

5/10 Preh good

A short but sweet collection of river side tracks. Favorites: "Green River", "Wrote A Song For Everyone", "Bad Moon Rising"

Rock canónico. Vinilo.

My 2nd CCR album I've ever heard (1st was Cosmo's Factory). "Sinister Purpose", the title track, and "Bad Moon Rising" were probably my faves off of this.

The title track is immediately symbolic of the entire record: extremely simplistic, with a different chord only at the end of the third line, continuously repeated riffs, a minimalistic guitar solo, a rustic text full of country town pleasures, an accompaniment that has no frills – but it works. The melodies immediately stick in your head, bobbing along, the voice of Fogerty is honest and superb, the band swings and the overall sound is somewhere between rock and rockabilly, with a little less blues and a bit more country than on earlier albums.

Love me some CCR, never disappointed when one of their tunes come up. This was a fun album, Fogerty and crew doing what they do best. There's something so accessible about their music, it fits in sitting quiet and relaxing but also on a road trip, or at a party or the bar. For the small time this band was together they really put out some great music and Green River is a solid sampling of what they can do.

Great

Mér leiðist enn Creedence. Þetta var svo ofnotað í sveitaballabransanum og partýum þegar ég var unglingur, fékk alveg nóg þá.

Listened Before? N CCR was truly great as far as southern rock and blues fusion goes. John Fogerty had the perfect voice, and his voice added power and life to songs that otherwise wouldn't have been very exciting. This is a great record. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Lodi, Tombstone Shadow

Fogerty is always good for an album. A few of the songs do start to sound similar, at least in the intros. "Lodi" is probably one of my favorite of their songs, although I guess I did know it wasn't about the town in New Jersey, I secretly wanted to believe it was. Other random thoughts: I never really liked the big hit "Bad Moon Rising," it sounds too simple in comparison to the other songs. "The Night Time Is The Right Time"... Ray Charles does it a heck of a lot better. "Sinister Purpose" man, that is a damn good one. Should have caught on. So there's some good, and some "eh" songs. Still, I enjoy CCR so I can imagine putting this on every now and then, although skipping "Night Time".

A real solid album. I'm starting to learn more about CCR as they continue to show up on this list. Their music was always on in my house growing up but I didn't pay as close attention as now. I couldn't argue if all 5 albums from their 1969 and 1970 stretch made this list (well maybe not the last one). I love the more sombre tunes - Lodi, Wrote a Song for Everyone (might be my favorite). But you also gotta love the more up-tempo tunes - Green River, Commotion (nice bit of angry), Bad Moon Rising, Cross-Tie Walker. And I think they always do a good job of reverence on their remakes - The Night Time is the Right Time. Not quite over the top amazing, but few holes and a solid listen front to back.

I’ve always enjoyed Credence’s ‘raw’ sound. They are a quintessential rock band, and this album is a great example of their swamp-rock sound. It’s easy to just point out the famous tracks (“Green “River” and “Bad Moon Rising”) but take a good listen to the opening guitar on “Commotion” followed by that riff that drives the song. That riff takes you the whole way through. Credit to the rhythm section as well for being able to support both Fogerty brothers on each of the tracks. The Ray Charles cover that closes the album gets that Creedence treatment and although not as raw and raunchy as the original still pulls off a great rendition of it. The whole album is a fun 40-minute romp through the swamp, and I’ll glad that I took the trip.

Glorious. Makes me wanna go fight in Nam

6/12/2022 - ALBUM #136 Today's Album: "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival - This album was somehow a huge surprise while meeting my expectations pretty perfectly. I had heard about this group through a lot of their big hits like Have You Ever Seen The Rain and Bad Moon Rising and I knew that they were capable of a really great sound, but whenever they got suggested to me I was always hesitant due to the very bluegrass/country aesthetic of their rock music. However, I knew that they were a very talented group deep down and that record pretty much confirmed all of those conflicting view at once. I think that although that hicky sort of aesthetic is present throughout much of the record, it is done in such an appealing way. I think it has a lot to do with the very raw lead vocal performances that edge the line between sounding very country, but having a strong blues-rock edge to it that makes it more exciting to me overall. The production overall has a very raw production to it that helps everything keep a sort of light tanginess that separates them from much of the other bands around at the time. Considering this album came out the same year as Led Zeppelin 1, it does make this album a pretty inferior alternative to the powerhouse of blues-rock Zeppelin's debut album in terms of much of the songwriting, but I think that where Zeppelin exceeds in pure songwriting and performance might, this album thrives much more on having a large range to it, traveling back and forth from really chilled out vibes to more exciting tracks. The guitarwork, specifically in the solos, on this album really stand out as being really well performed and I just admire the improvisational ability as a whole. Overall, this is a really great rock album for it's time and although I don't love all off the instrumental aesthetics, I appreciate the talent that went into such a unique sound, which is really well executed. Give this one a listen if you like any of CCR's hits or just want to dive into their music. Highlights: Green River, Commotion, Tombstone Shadow, Wrote A Song For Everyone, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Sinister Purpose, The Night Time Is The Right Time, Broken Spoke Shuffle, Glory Be Score: 8/10 THE bluegrass-rock album

This was good!

I keep going back and forth on this one! I LOVE CCR, and the singles on this are amazing: “Bad Moon Rising” is “Bad Moon Rising”, and “Lodi” might be my favorite CCR song. With that said though, the non-singles are somewhat filler and don’t have the same energy as the hits. But hey, even a filler CCR track is great. 5 stars

Solid outing by CCR

Wow, feel like you never actually hear more than the first couple of lines or Bad Moon Rising, in like trailers and shit.

Slow start. Liked the second half more

Not a huge fan. I like my 60s rock a bit more psychedelic.

Very enjoyable to listen to. I think that this is my first time to listen to Swamp Rock.

Green River is the third album from the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. This was the second of three albums being released in 1969. Obviously the band was creating songs at a record pace to be able to release three albums in one year. Two of the songs on this album are popular ones from the band, and they are "Bad Moon Rising" & the title track "Green River". The album was certified gold one year after release, and 20 years later it was certified triple platinum. This is a great album from CCR, and has me interested in listing to more of their music.

Solid rock, enjoyed listening to it. "Bad Moon Rising" and "The Night Time is the Right Time"y favourite tracks.

tight as fuck

Much more enjoyable than the earlier one for me. Sometimes mainstream just ticks the boxes 👍

Swamp rock? This sounds too clean for a "swamp" rock. I'm surprised at how boring this albums turned out to be. It sounds like they're trying hard to steer away from their blues/country roots or influences but at the same time they stick to the same formula. Ultimately, it felt uninspired and uninteresting.

Bom.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Wrote a song for everyone, Bad moon rising, Sinister purpose

Seeing its cover I don’t think I’ve ever heard it in full but I know all of the songs lol My father is a great fan of this band, it brings good memories

Not one of their best. A greatest hits band in my opinion.

No one sounds like CCR.

4.1 - Solid rock. A few absolute classics. No real fat anywhere on the album - really good listen.

Another solid CCR album. Do these guys no how to make anything other than GREAT music. Just a notch below my favourite; Willy and the Poor Boys. 5 🌟

Another great relisten

The live versions sounded a bit better I think. Green River opens nicely, Lodi is interesting, Bad Mooon Rising is a fave.

Not outstanding by my ears.

Music from down at the Bayou: to disagree with Die Hard 4.0, this is classic rock. Lots of good cuts with Bad Moon Rising rising above the rest.

not gonna lie, was kinda scared to listen to this after hearing about the zach curse but it still slapped so worth the potential doom.

Classic songwriting and arrangement. It’s audio comfort food!

Imagine being able to release three albums in one year, and on one album you have Bad Moon Rising and Green River and you still had hit singles on the other 2 albums...hard to wrap your head around in todays music world. CCR is something you can just listen to... there's something about them that seems to hit the right mood somehow every time, happy, sad, angry, the songs seem to work regardless.

Did not like the guitar. The album felt very repetitive.

Enjoyed more than o thought I would.

Is John Fogerty the father of Alt County? Is it me? You could call this “CCR’s Greatest Hits” and not be wrong. This set is all Killer No Filler. I was totally sold even before “Bathroom On The Right” started playing. Tom, Doug and Stu may have been lousy writers but they sure could play...these tracks all SLAP and the live cuts on this edition ain’t chopped liver either.

It is so kind of John Fogerty to let the audience know where the bathrooms are during every concert (on the right).

Short, simple, and swampy. I love it.

I am reading "Our Band Could be Your Life" at the moment and I was really surprised by the amount of bands with hard core punk roots were name checking Creedance as a major influence. I wouldn't have picked it before then but now I have had a chance to listen to them I can see why they were such a beacon to disaffected kids of the late 70s. This is a raucous and powerful album and going on to my want list for a copy on Vinyl

CCR is more of a best-of band to me. I like 'Bad Moon Rising' here but the rest blend together in the same sort of feel, which IS good rock, but I'm the kind of person who it the album isn't surprising me with different tracks, even if they don't all succeed, my attention wanders.

Not my favourite CCR (that would be Cosmo's Factory) but there's still a few all-timers on here (Lodi, Bad Moon Rising in particular).

I like a fair bit of CCR, but many of their songs don't hit for me (for example, Wrote a Song For Everyone was painful). Overall an okay album, held back by a few tracks that are forgettable or just bad. Also, don't like how the best song on the album is the shortest (Bad Moon Rising), while the worst song is the longest (Wrote a Song For Everyone).

Don’t mind CCR. Some decent songs and enjoyable to listen to. Have and will certainly listened to greatest hits of theirs. 3.5 if I could.

Good vocals and guitar. Lodi was the standout from the new-to-me songs.

I like CCR, and this is a very CCR album. The downside is, the songs all kind of sound a little the same. Green River, Tombstone Shadow, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi all kick ass -- others are more unmemorable, but still decent.

I have never heard CCR before, and it turns out, they are bad.

It was alright, just average really. Even Bad Moon Rising didn’t have the same va va boom as I remember sadly. Average 3*

I mean there are some classic songs on there but it did seem a little 'twee' (?) perhaps. Strange. I enjoyed it but would I be rushing back for more - probably not.

Gutes Album. Klassiker. Vietnam calling.

Love this album

One of their best and a fine rock album.

Enjoyed

Better than the last album I listened to, but still meh...

There is just something about Creedence that feels special and pure and unique

They do this stuff well.

"Green River" is just a classic. It came out in a year known for its music and it still manages to stand out from the crowd. It's one of those iconic albums that is firmly pinned to the time. It's an essential part of any soundtrack from '69 along with "Bayou Country" which came out the same year. With two absolute beast albums in the same year, it's no wonder CCR outsold The Beatles in '69. I was going to give this a 4 but I realized that I can't justify knocking off a star. There's just not a bad track on the album.

Listened to on 3/14/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: bad moon rising, Lodi Genuinely so good - the songs were all great with a few standouts. Turns out rock without drugs may be even better

Great album with multiple classics

3/14/22 I really enjoyed this more than I thought it would since it is kinda folksy. As Ben put it “Bad Moon Rising” is a bop. I want to give it a 4.5, but I am going to round down to a 4 because I didn’t add many songs into my playlists. Favorite Song: Bad Moon Rising

I can’t access the hype for them yet, but I got there with springsteen and I know these guys come up again on the list, so got high hopes.

Solid album. Would listen anytime.

CCR is the quintessential 'high 3' band. All of their albums are pretty solid swampy blues rock, but none of them are in any way transcendental. They're impossible to hate, but I find it really difficult to believe that anyone out there has ever had their mind blown by a CCR album. Also, why is the best CCR album, Willy and the Poor Boys, not on the list? You have Bayou Country over WatPB? Wtf?