Green River

Roots

despite the short run of this band, mostly due to brotherly bickering, CCR cranked out nothin but good stuff. And this album is one of two I'd give 5 stars to. If you don't know em. get to

Very gokd

Simply Brilliant- Best album I've listened to so far. Will be exploring their back catalogue soon, expect to listen to this album again.

Already loved, but listened again. Almost perfect

Favourite tracks: green river; commotion; tombstone shadow; wrote a song for everyone; bad moon rising; lodi

My favorite CCR album with Lodi, Bad Moon Rising and Wrote A Song For Everyone

I don't want to know a world without CCR.

On peut pas se tromper avec Creedence, c’est qualité assuré

This is just good old fashioned rock'n'roll. Fantastic album from a fantastic band.

CCR is just that good. Phenomenal but short rock album that just leaves me wanting more.

It’s shameful this album came up on a Wednesday, all I wanna do is grill hot dogs and crush Bud Lights. The rock n roll has just the right amount of twang and the album holds up very well when a lot of the contemporary rock from around this time comes across as a bit infantile or simple.

I wrote an essay in college comparing Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline with Creedence’s three albums from 1969, including Green River. Willy And The Poor Boys probably gets more fanfare, but this record is sneakily one of the best of the late sixties. “Wrote A Song For Everyone” is an extremely under-appreciated song. It features John Fogerty’s songwriting at its best, digging deep emotionally and addressing civil rights issues through lines like “Saw the people standing / Thousand years in chains / Somebody said it’s different now / Look it’s just the same.” Aside from the Vietnam-fueled “Fortunate Son,” the hilariously misleading “Bad Moon Rising” is probably the band’s most popular song, and for good reason. Named after a town 30 miles south of Sacramento, “Lodi” reminds us that the band is from California, not Louisiana, and is my favorite Creedence tune. “Sinister Purpose” is another underrated track, and has one of the band’s most addicting guitar riffs. 1969 would have been a great year for Creedence even if they’d only released this one album, but they released three top notch records, which just goes to show how much they accomplished in such a short time. And of course, always remember: Don’t go ‘round tonight, well it’s bound to take your life… there’s a bathroom on the right.

I love CCR! So happy to get to listen to this album today. So many hits (Lodi, Bad Moon Rising, Green River) on one record. This is apparently one of three albums made in the same year. CCR are a southern rock band. Their mix of fuzzy guitars, and John Fogerty's distinct vocal delivery make for an easy listening experience. Overall, I loved this album! So much so, I listened to it twice! Being such a fan of CCR, it was nice to listen to an album cover to cover, and discover a few fantastic B-Side songs in the process! Favourite songs: Lodi, Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Commotion, Cross-Tie Walker, The Night Time is the Right Time Least favourite songs: Wrote A Song For Everyone 5/5

FANTASTIC

Feels more like a greatest hits than one album!

Damn, I think I'm getting quite into CCR. I couldn't be any less American, but I find myself vibing with this a lot on a rather pleasant summer evening, kind of surprising considering the horrible British summer we've been having this year. Really an excellent record, probably beats out Cosmo's Factory for me. Favourite: Bad Moon Rising

Gooddd!!!!!!

Raw, authentic southern rock. A few of their best songs on here. A few tracks and styles which probably influenced Kings of Leon in their early days. Fantastic album.

I have a big appreciation for CCR & wore out one of their albums in college. That twang & that Southern soul really struck me (eventhough the band is from California). Excellent listen. 4.5 stars

Great album. Classic

Gorgeous. Absolute staples of classic rock, including perhaps CCR's signature song, 'bad moon rising' and a lovely tribute to Nottingham Forest's on-loan Brazilian left-back (Renan) Lodi [citation needed]. A great album, by a great band.

Rock canónico. Vinilo.

I mean it’s CCR. Fogerty’s vocals are soulful as ever and I love the straight up swampy feel to the songs. Such an iconic record of the Late ‘60s.

Every song is great. CCR is one of my favorite bands and I’ve heard this album a lot. Fogerty’s voice is iconic.

Es un clásico y en general los clásicos no se discuten jaja. Si Si bien no es mi disco favorito de ellos, es un discazo, con hits y canciones para viajar sin viajar. Tierno y crudo a la vez . Me encantan los discos que cierran con el mejor tema, cómo si fuese un show. El orden y las transiciones son perfectas. El legado que hay en esas letras, voces, composiciones. Lo mejor del rock de guitarras que existe. Que mal que le hizo el Brasil decime que se siente a nosotros, los argenfans.

I love me a bit of Creedence

This is a real classic, enjoyed being reminded of some old songs

It's funny, when I think of Creedence Clearwater Revival I always think of this local classic rock radio station that sometimes would do a weekend promotion where they played their whole catalog, from the longest song to the shortest. The end of the weekend would be packed with Creedence songs - guitar-driven, intense, tight as hell, deeply fun. The antithesis of every draggy, jammy band you've ever heard. Love it. Creedence probably isn't the first, or even the third band you think of when you think about the 60s. But they're one of the best. Their sound encompasses so much of the mood of their time. But it's also a sound with incredible staying power, which still feels vital 50+ years on. This is Creedence at their lean and mean best, packing in a powerful group of 9 songs in just 29 minutes. It's well-paced but warm and earthy. Several of the band's best known songs appear on here, but the deep tracks are compelling as well. Fave Songs (all songs, from most to least favorite): Green River, Lodi, Commotion, Bad Moon Rising, Wrote a Song for Everyone, Sinister Purpose, Cross-Tie Walker, Tombstone Shadow, The Night Time Is the Right Time

Such a great album. The deep cuts are so good.

Classic record. Not much more to say about it.

Fucking great album.

v cool

Classic. Really enjoyed this.

So good, I love this band.

Love CCR

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

CCR no notes

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

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"...)

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

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

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

It's good

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

Loved this one. Probably my favorite so far

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

Excellent blues record

essential. farmers on acid

Classic twangy guitar

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

Banger album

Сека эпрувед

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

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!

Rock canónico. Vinilo.

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

Glorious. Makes me wanna go fight in Nam

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

No one sounds like CCR.

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 🌟

Short, simple, and swampy. I love it.

Enjoyed

Great album with multiple classics

"Creedence" is a referent, I like this band. In this album, the best songs are "Green River", "Commotion", "Tombstone shadow", "Bad moon rising", "Lodi",...Oh, my God, all is very good!

Classic

Yes, Please!

The legend of Fogerty! What vocals, riffs, legendary songs, and pretty timeless production. This is a definitive road album.

Love it!

an excellent album, and, astonishingly, one of three marvellous albums they released in 1969. great songs, fantastic vocals, well-played, tough, resonant and rooted in real life.

Can't complain really.

Just an all-round great rock album

Pure late 60's awesomeness.

Swampy bayou rockabilly in the hands of a few men from the Bay Area translates incredibly well. John Fogerty’s voice has the perfect amount of grit and expressiveness and seems made for this type of music.

Love Creedence. This album lived up to expectations and then some.

Added with pleasure. Solid from end to end. Exactly the sort of album I'd expect on this list. Want to know why CCR is considered "classic rock"? Listen to this album.

This was an incredible album

One of my favs, lots of the non-hits on here that are still greats

Amazing band. Amazing voice. Amazing album.

This album is the real deal.

WHAT. A. BANGER.

Quintessential 60s rock band makes an epic record. No surprises here.

Absolute classic.

Classic.

The first track has an insane intro wow 2nd track has insane guitar part

CCR are incredible. This started like a Greatest Hits album, but dropped marks for 2 awful instrumentals at the end. Then realised they aren't on the original album which climaxes with 'Night Time is the Right Time' (only on the Spotify album I linked to). They are pop/swamp/rock geniuses

I love this band and always will

Every album CCR recorded between 1968-1970 is solid fucking gold. In those 3 years they put out 6 albums! An average of 2 stone cold classics per year. This album is the apex of their most productive year, 1969. They were absolutely on fire here. I often shy away from rootsy music but John Fogerty oozes such authenticity and passion in every phrase that I can't help but fall under the spell. The playing is so tight and focused, but isn't overly technical or showy, so it comes across feeling very natural and relatable. These songs sound nearly timeless. Every one an anthem. It's almost as if they could be traditional folk and blues songs with bad-ass rock and roll arrangements. Hard to believe that, besides the final track, they came from the mind of a then 24 year old who was somehow able to channel and express what sounds like at least a century of experience and perspective. He didn't just catch lightning in a bottle here, he was a veritable musical lightning rod at this point.

Excelent album. Best classic rock ever

It's Creedence. Enough said.

los de beste ontdekking hier. nog nooit van gehoord maar echt goed damn!

porch chillin vibes

Know this album well. Every song is great 5/5.

Great CCR Album with their classic sound

Un bon album rock. Leur meilleur. C’est bon du debut a la fin. 4.95

Great album

Man what a fantastic album. Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, and so much more. I love Fogerty and Creedence and always will.

😍

Omg I am so excited for this !

Klassiker. Einfach genial.

Added a load of songs to my playlist. Love this album.

CCR is such an underrated band.

I’ve always loved Creedence. Especially their focus on the guitar as much as vocals. Great balance

CCR ... 12 points

Creedence BABY

Great album from start to finish!

I really liked this! Chill and good vibes. 9

Classico!

before my time, but holds up.

Classique !

Great album. So easy to listen to.

CCR 4eva

Great album. I've always loved Creedence but don't think I've listened to this album start to finish.

Love

Perfect!

Phenomenal. These songs still ring true and clear all these years later.

One of the most underrated band of the 60s. This album and Cosmos Factory are two of the most influential albums in American music.

Great

Classic.

Listened to CCR greatest hits right after. Gotta love "swamp rock" by a band from San Francisco.

I love the sound of John fogerty so it’s kind of unfair. This album rules

So great. Love creedence.

Effortless.

a great classic album

best one yet -- but I knew I'd like it

The classics are classics for a reason. Best track: Green River

Everyone loves creedence, including me. Haven't listened to this album explicitly but I know a heap of the songs already. Maybe a full 5/5? After listen: yep.

This was the band that started my 1001 albums list and they were right up my alley then, and remain so now. John Fogerty's songwriting on tracks like Bad Moon Rising and Green River gives the album its signature swamp rock feel and unbeatable hooks. It has a perfect 1960s hippie vibe that you can just chill out to. 7/10

Another solid collection of chooglers from the Creedence boys, though of the three CCR albums I've heard, this one's the one that's grasped me the least as a full-album experience.

This isn’t my favorite stuff from CCR (though Bad Moon Rising is a classic), but they’re so enjoyable to listen to. It’s music that makes me nostalgic even though I obviously did not grow up in that time period, and even though I never really heard much CCR besides a couple hits growing up. In a way that I think other 60s music has not aged well, I think a lot of their stuff still hits. That guitar is crisp as hell on this album. I think that’s probably part of it.

How many CCR records will there be in this list? Four, maybe? I think I’d only need two for my definitive collection, and this one ain’t one of them (but it’s good).

4/5

I'm having trouble finding the words to describe how this album made me feel. It felt like home, in the most Southern way possible that it could being from the Midwest. Maybe it's the humidity, reminding me of being near a pond with the sun going down and the mosquitos pestering. I can't really tell. This was all very unnatural to me as this is not a style of music that I'd typically throw on unprompted, but that's what this is all about, and I'm really happy to have heard this for the first time. Faves: Green River, Wrote a song for everyone, Bad Mood Rising, Lodi Rating: 8.0/10

Very good. Great guitar sound. Fogarty’s voice is one of a kind.

Excellent CCR record. So short though.

Really nice guitar sound. Quite direct songs and lots of drive.

Solo he escuchado las canciones conocidas de este grupo. En este album Green River la conozco, creo que hay mejores discos

Green River is a fantastic album that really captures the essence of Creedence Clearwater Revival's swamp rock sound. The tracks are tight, the riffs are memorable, and John Fogerty's vocals are as powerful as ever. Easily a 4 out of 5 stars for me.

Solid record, probably the shortest one I’ve come across on here. 9 tracks and 29 minutes some definite heavy hitters, “Green River”, “Bad Moon Rising”, and “Lodi” are all top tier.

actually surprisingly good beyond the obvious jokes about CCR, even if I do love how the genre is called "swamp rock"

It's definitely a little front-loaded, but it's still really good! I think "Tombstone Shadow" is the most underrated track on here. This is a low 4

8/10 great classic

Pretty good, 7/10

Pretty solid album!

There's the song “Bad Moon Rising,” which will always be a universal hit (and a true classic!)

Pure CCR vibes front to back. Campfire mood.

Good stuff

I actually liked it, not my cup of tea either but got me grooving, Green River is a solid album, I really liked the opening track 'Green River' and the other one called 'Bad Moon Rising'

I’m very used to CCR, it’s one of my dad’s favorite band. I was introduced very young to Cosmo’s Factory, so I’m familiar with some of the songs, like Bad Moon Rising and Lodi. I love that southern rock vibe with CCR, and on Green River, it’s very up front. But even though there’s some solid songs in there, I think it’s not consistent. Low 4/5. Good album, but there’s some fillers in my opinion. Green River : 5 Commotion : 3,5 Tombstone Shadow : 3 Wrote a Song for everyone : 4 Bad Moon Rising : 5 Lodi : 4,5 Cross-Tie Walker : 3,5 Sinister purpose : 4 The Night Time is the Right Time : 3,5

Song for everyone 5/5

4.5

One of a string an incredible albums made in a very short time. Not my favorite CCR but close

Honestly? Kind of expected to love this one a little more than I actually did. I'm giving it 4 stars but that last one that sets it above par is mostly just for Bad Moon Rising. Definitely enjoyable! But I feel no real compulsion to revisit anytime soon

Honestly shook at how consistent and engrossing this was. Even if John Fogerty's drawl is a bit hard to understand at times, he knows how to write a damn good swamp rock song.

It’s more Creedence- you kinda know what you’re getting from them, good and bad. This album is good, but not as great as Cosmo’s Factory. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Vabbè loro sono l’essenza del southern rock, super blues. Se ti piace il genere bell’album

No les doy 5, por la misma razón que en mis prácticas em pusieron 4,9. ¡Pero AMÉ!

A nice concise listen packed with a few smash hit singles, can’t go wrong really

1969 swamp rock Green river Wrote a song for everyone Bad moon rising Lodi

This is a real nice album, with some absolute gems sprinkled in there. I really like their style. There's a great toe-tapping rhythm throughout, but it also has soul. 3.5 rounded up.

One of their best albums, though it gets a bit samey towards the end.

CCR is awesome, so great to sing along

Fucking hell, is this an automatic five stars just based on how much my dad loves CCR? // Not quite but some of these songs are fucking g o o d jfc jfc jfc

Not so bad.

This is my third Creedence Clearwater Revival album on the challenge, and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve heard from them so far. They have such a distinctive American sound, mixing rock and roll with country, blues and a bit of rockabilly. It’s simple, uncomplicated music, but they do it incredibly well. So I was looking forward to Green River today. Based on the two CCR albums I’ve already heard, expectations were pretty high, and thankfully it didn’t disappoint. Green River is a classic album. It’s very much in the same mould as their other records, with great guitars, catchy melodies and that instantly recognisable CCR sound. But this one also has one hell of a belter in “Bad Moon Rising”. What a great song! That opening guitar is brilliant, and it’s one of those tracks that still sounds fantastic more than 50 years later. There’s plenty more to enjoy as well. “Green River” is a great way to open the album, while “Cross-Tie Walker” and “Lodi” were other highlights for me. The whole record is short, consistent and doesn’t waste any time. There’s very little filler, and it just flies by. Of the three CCR albums I’ve listened to during this challenge, I think Green River might be my favourite. It’s great, straightforward rock and roll packed with memorable songs, and I’ll certainly be listening to it again. What’s also incredible is that CCR released three albums in 1969, with Green River being the second. Three albums in one year, and still producing music of this quality. What a productive year for the boys! Favourite tracks: “Bad Moon Rising” is the obvious standout, but I also really enjoyed “Cross-Tie Walker”, “Lodi” and “Green River”. Least favourite tracks: Nothing really. Everything on the album is worth a listen. Album artwork: A classic late-60s cover. Simple but effective.

There are some ripping songs on this album. It is no wonder that it serves as a soundtrack to the era. It's really good rock and blues.

Decent enough songs but nothing too much to get excited about although I've always had a soft spot for Bad Moon Rising. It's still impressive that they managed to release 3 albums in the same year. 4 stars.

Good songs and sound, but in the ends sounds repetitive, though the hits are really good.

I love CCR so much

I don’t feel like I’m going to Vietnam so sadly it cannot be a 5

I liked it, very Veitnam era.

Not just an album that you just hear before you die, but a band you just hear before you die. CCR are one of the bedrocks of rock and roll, and this is a superb album to start off with. Commotion the standout track for me. Bad Moon Rising the crowd pleaser that everyone will know, whether you realise it or not.

Great album. The vocals and the guitar parts have an effortless and timeless charm. Good stuff! 4.05.0

Interesting companion to the album I was served yesterday. While there's a lot in common between this and the Rod Stewart record that preceded it, Rod took the bluegrass route and ultimately went towards pop, while CCR took things down-country in more of a steamy, swampy, harder-rock direction. This is great stuff. Bad Moon Rising the obvious standout but the rest not far off in intensity and intent.

Random thoughts: * This is basically a greatest hits CCR album. Lots of good stuff on here. * These dudes were prolific in 1969. They released 3 albums! Can you even imagine if a band (other than King Gizzard of course) released 3 albums in one calendar year? * And these albums weren't junk. They were cranking out bangers! * Outside of the many hits on here, I especially like Sinister Purpose. * CCR was a really underrated band overall. I need a documentary about John Fogerty. It would be really interesting.

If this list has taught me one thing so far, it's that you can't put on a CCR album and not start tapping your feet a little. They have a formula, they stick to it, because it works. 4*

The first I'd ever heard of Creedence Clearwater Revival was as a kid watching tv when one of those commercials for a collection of their songs came on scrolling the names of songs on the screen while snippets played and a voice over said 'all of your favorite hits in one collection'. I remember being struck by what a mouthful the name of the band was. Listening to this album was better than I expected. Good vocals, great guitar playing, catching memorable tunes -- I think Lodi was my standout favorite.

I remember hearing this band’s biggest hits as a kid and enjoying them and yeah, this is enjoyable too. They bring the musicianship, they bring the energy, it’s some of the best swamp/country rock out there. The guitars here are just so good. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Bad Moon Rising, Title Track

All this talk of moons and vibes, you just know CCR loves astrology and Costar. Really consistent nice fusion of country blues and rock. Likes: Green River; Wrote a Song for Everyone; Bad Moon Rising; Lodi

These guys are a rootin' tootin' good time, never offend me, and always entertain me.

great shower album

Back to creedence Was the first band this app made me listen to, luckily I’ve been a fan since my teens. This is great, as are all their records. They have a knack of putting a spring in my step, and I hope this app keeps sending me more like this and less Jazz, Bowie and pet shop boys. Favourite track: Lodi

Just classic and so fun

I really enjoyed this album

Decent - not their best but Bad Moon Rising is worth the admission price alone.

After listening to the lowest-rated song on this list on the previous day, this was a welcome relief to my ears. The clean production and rockabilly rhythms of Fogerty and CCR are timeless. Bad Moon Rising is an enduring classic, the title track kicks things off nicely, and Lodi (often heard but never understood before now) is comforting. Not much to fault here.

C'est de la bonne

Pretty same-y but so good I remain unbothered. Surprisingly dark and low on extended jams. Props to Green River and Tombstone Shadow (in addition to the obvious Bad Moon Rising and Lodi).

i love green river, the song. The whole album is great southern rock. no complaints.

awesome

These are great songs and even the non-hits have some meat on the bone.

Fine, spotify defaults to expanded edition

His voice is just so, so, so good. It feels so real, like it's just something you're hearing in the neighborhood on a hot summer night.

The sound of a band who are locked the fuck in and mining a deep vein of form. Taut, tight and extremely economical (seriously, count how many drum fills you hear), this still brims with character, atmosphere and a thrumming energy. As close as you'll get to a dictionary definition of 'rock n roll' in this listeners opinion.

Okej, så dom släppte 3 album på ett år och varannan låt på varje album är en hit. Det är ju inte konstigt då att folk vill att man ska spela Creedence, eller?

"Classic". No new favorite songs. Good.

Deze kon me bekoren

Geht immer.

It's Country/Blues/Rock Made by Hairy White Men in the Seventies, but it's better than a lot of the stuff of that type on this list. Bad Moon Rising is a great song.

Finally, a good album after an eternity of jazz and British punk rock. Album has some bangers on it I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Great album! Love me some ccr

Good album, can hear that a lot of bands that came after them were influenced by them.

8.5/10

CCR - from my near my hometown, in swampy, hilly El Cerrito. What's amazing about this band is how they never, from the very beginning, decided to be cool or follow any trends at the time. No drugs, no alcohol, no long acid rock jams that today bore us to tears. Just bare bones blues/rockabilly songs with psychedelic and funky sensibilities at the time, with a slightly spiritual, politically sensible edge. This is still the band at a very unpolished, stompy, herky-jerky style. Fogarty is already howling like a beast, the arrangements are tight, and the guitars are bright and bluesy. It evokes a place that Fogarty et al never actually came from - the muggy, exotic, strange bayou, much like their first album. Where did this exactly come from? Hard to say, but I believe that they really wanted to live the life and the stories of the roots of the music they enjoyed playing. It's not my favorite CCR record as it's a bit all over the place and it's clear that they are finding their style, but with hits like "Bad Moon Rising" and "Lodi", and master ballad "Wrote a Song for Everyone", you can tell the pop sensibilities coming into place. The raw energy is what gets me - you can smell the sweat off of this band as they give it all (reads grosser than I'd imagined it in my mind, but it's probably true). A classic and a premise for great things to come.

Enough to make you feel American.... The blues gets me every time, so tracks like Wrote a Song for Everyone are a winner. Bad Moon rising is a classic but not my preference. Overall 3 stars for quality plus 1 for emotiveness.

Me encantaaaaaaa si pudiera le pondría un 4.50 love it

I liked Bayou Country a touch more, but this is still a great record. John Fogerty's voice is iconic

Great for the time but it all sounds the same

This was pretty good, no big faves I didn’t know.

I guess I liked Bayou Country a bit more but Green River is a solid 4 star album.

peakish

This sounds like damning with faint praise but it isn’t. I just have listened to too many bad albums and I hate music now. This is actually pretty high praise if you think about it: CCR is pretty much always nice to listen to.

I like it. Good album

Very solid album, I hadn’t heard any of the songs from this before but I knew it would be decent coming from a band known for their consistency in songwriting. Thoroughly enjoyed. FT: Lodi Rating: 4/5

Just a classic.

Kind of crazy how influential this is

One of the most timeless bands ever. Not their best album, but there’s no bad songs here and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.

Why does CCR hold up so much better than other late 60s music? Kind of a timeless blues rock sound I guess. They are also having fun and not taking themselves too seriously.

Great album!

Been hating on classic rock but this is the goods.

Very fun and groovy

What did I rank Lynrd Sknyrd again?

Op één of andere manier vergeet ik CCR altijd een beetje. Ik zet het nooit zelf aan en terwijl ik wat platen in mijn kast staan, sla het ook vaak over. Tuurlijk, het klinkt soms wel erg swampy, maar godsamme die stem van John Fogerty is toch echt onwijs. Soms plaats ik CCR in een rijtje met Status Quo enzo, maar dat is niet terecht. Green River is een meer sophisticated bluesrock plaat en verdiend beter dan dat. Chapeau jongens, ik zal vaker aan jullie denken. 8/10 Highlights Green River Wrote a Song for Everyone (Bad Moon Rising is natuurlijk de grote hit maar soms ook wel een beetje een irritant vrolijk kinderliedje)

Great album - ideal for a wee hazy morning walk. Favourite track: Sinister Purpose

Very good

Green River 3/5 bit short for my liking. The instruments are nice though. Commotion 4/5 instruments are nice still. Again a bit short. and the lyrics are slightly repetitive. Tombstone shadow 5/5 great groove not too short and the instruments are good Wrote a song for everyone 4/5 bit different from the rest but that’s ok Bad moon rising 5/5 while I do think it’s a bit short I like the rest of the things about it and am also blinded by nostalgia Lodi 5/5 no complaints cross tie walker 3/5 bit repetitive all around sinister purpose 5/5 great instrumentals and it’s not too short The night time is the right time 3/5 not my favorite Overall ranking 4/5 not bad might listen again

Green River is chooglin’ enough for me to enjoy the CCR vibe but I don’t know which green river I’m in. Am I in the swampy bayou or the mosquito-y swamps in Vietnam? Who am I supposed to angry at? The man or the communists? Life can be so confusing some times.

Ts lowk a vibe. Good for summer. Something you can turn on and play in the background, but also has moments where you can really get into the lyrics and structure.

John Fogerty is GOATed, you could pick basically anything he's done and build an appreciation for his musicality and legacy. No exception on this one.

solid

Great album

Pretty good. Not my usual style but I enjoyed it :)

Great album. You wouldn't expect the band to actually be from California. They play the part well.

Some easy listening! These are fun songs that stand the test of time.

This album is timeless in places, predictable in others, and it does have a couple of low points — there's a guitar solo somewhere in there that was pretty awful. And John Fogerty... I used to think I didn't really like him as a vocalist, but I do. There's something about his deliberate unintelligibility that irks me (wrote a song for everyone sounded like another phrase altogether), but he's got the goods and is an immediately identifiable character. I'm going with a 4-star, even though I'm at a 3.5. But wait... the next album on the list is CCR, likely going with a 3 to balance things out.

I felt a little icky giving Bayou Country 2 stars. It didn't deserve that. (I actually went back and made it a 3.) This one's much better, though. Jesus, that dude can write. Still, I think these guys are best served up by Chronicle, their greatest hits album.

Wow I forgot how much I love CCR!

When I say I'm patriotic, I mean listening to this album, driving down an old country road in my chevy to a lake where i'll have a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

Could you imagine walking into a bar in the south with these guys ripping?? So good. Fogerty and gang are special. 4.3

Didn’t hit me as hard as Cosmo’s Factory, but still very enjoyable. This is my kind of country music. 8/10 Most Excellent

Amazing album, songs flow very well and it's easy to listen to. The band sounds so well together, and the lyrics are great. Recommended 100%

Probably CCR's best overall record, although they were admittedly more of a singles band. This is loaded with great classic songs--just straightforward honest rock & roll.from one of the best bands to come from America.

Not bad! 3.7

Foi legal

qué banda del carajo CCR. gracias papá. lo poco que compartimos vale mucho.

Green River - 5/5 Commotion - 4/5 Tombstone Shadow - 3/5 Wrote a Song for Everyone - 3/5 Bad Moon Rising - 5/5 Lodi - 4/5 Cross-Tie Walker - 3/5 Sinister Purpose - 4/5 The Night Time Is the Right Time - 3/5 Average score: 3.8/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I quite liked the song Green River it’s got the classic Creedence vibe to it. Tombstone Shadow was also pretty good. Not too sure about Wrote A Song For Everyone it was a tad slow for my liking but honestly pretty good album in general. And of course the classic Bad Moon Rising which is hard to say anything bad about.

Really enjoyable. CCR are good.

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? ✅ Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

A solid album with 3 or 4 songs making the rotation on radio. Not the best of the 3 albums they released in 1969. Too bad they got ego issues.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Near Perfect - This is my least listened CCR album of the 1969 trio but it's still excellent. The title track and opener immediately starts grooving along and then the rest of the album just keeps on chooglin'. I love Creedence, they might be my favourite American band other than the Dead.

Very nice. I liked almost all songs. 4/5.

This is what humidity sounds like

Makes me want to crack open a cold one with my brother Brandon after a long days work. (Edit: Maybe the recent heat wave is affecting my brain, but I cannot stop listening to this record.)

Why is this album so bouncy bouncy. Very good overall. But I like have you ever seen the rain better. So a weak 4.

I have yet to be disappointed by a CCR album. These guys just get it. Every song is solid and two big hits make this an easy 4 star.

Fun, lighthearted and is reminiscent of what my idealized version of the 70s sounds like. Broken Spoke Shuffle is the surprise for me here. Wildly fun song. Idk if I'm being too generous but this is also an album i have a hard time giving a 3/5 to so I'll give it a 4. Its real cool. Fav tracks: Broken Spoke Shuffle, Green River, Glory Be, Bad Moon Rising.

Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album I know some songs How do I feel about this artist? I really like CCR Pre-Listen Thoughts: This album probably has the least amount of CCR songs I know from this generator but I am sure I'll still like it. Favorite track(s): Bad Moon Rising Post-Listen Thoughts: A solid 4, I do enjoy CCR. The whole swampy southern act is absolutely hilarious especially since they’re all from California.

Probably my favorite CCR record. Hard to beat songs like Green River, Tombstone Shadow, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi

This is my last CCR of the 3 in the 1001 and probably my favourite. I have discovered during this 1001 journey, just how much a part of their story longer jams are, but they are absent on “Green River”. I’m not saying I can’t get with them stretching out, in fact their organic vibe, much like Crazy Horse is exactly the kind of zone I am happy to get settled into and groove with for longer than is strictly necessary. But when it comes down to it, it’s Fogerty’s songs that are my main reason for tuning in to CCR and this album delivers again and again crisply and succinctly. None of the more well known songs are putting the rest to shame. It’s quality all the way and when they finally throw in a cover, while they may not make it their own (can’t figure out if they are inspired more by The Sonics’ or Ray Charles’ version, or another?) but “Night Time is the Right Time” fits right in with the rest of the album.

Great album front to back. A few familiar tunes, and a few unknown ones, but those unknown tunes did not come across as filler at all. Solid 4. Would spin again.

A couple of songs at the end I didn't care for, but great stuff.

easy listening but not memorable for me

Great sound. Really holds up a half century later. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

I really liked the vibe of the whole album, it was very fun and easy going

Bra! Gillar hela albumet men kanske Bad Moon Rising och Lodi lite extra. Gillar låten Green River också. Detta CCR gillar jag. Rockigt och enkelt, ibland behöver man liksom inte mer.

69s geese

Some great ones on here eh

Imagine to have to listen to this during a war, being a soldier, in another country

Vintage CCR, love the style, the voice, the vibe. Slightly less chopper in to 'Nam than some of their other stuff but this is one of the first albums I've listened to all the way through. In between a 3 and 4 for this one - gonna give it a 4. I really like their slower stuff more than the more up-beat songs. Fave songs: Wrote a song for everyone, Bad Moon Rising, The Night Time is the Right Time

Tykkäsin! Sellaista leppoisaa rokkia. 4/5.

CCR ont sorti assez d'albums juste en 1969 pour justifier un greatest hits.

8/10 - They jam hard Fav Tracks: Bad Moon Rising, Tombstone Shadow, Green River, Sinister Purpose Heard before? ---–- ✅ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? -- ✅

If “Bad Moon Rising,” “Lodi,” and the title track won’t get you to four stars, what will? A classic.

4 1/2 stars

Some great songs (Green River, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi) mixed in with forgettable blues-rock. Decent record. I wonder of John Fogerty ever thought, while recording Bad Moon Rising, that this would be a song forever associated with werewolves. Is Creedence really a werewolf band at heart?

This is the first album that was containing songs that I used to listen. I really like the Green River song. The album is nice

Vraiment cool

8.0/10 Really liked this one... they have such a cool and distinct sound

Pretty solid stuff, Fogerty’s vocals are unmistakable