Green River

Put me in a Smokey road house. Put me on a road trip. Take me to when the album came out and let me smoke out with pops. This will be introduced to regular rotation.

Great

CCR had such an insane 4 year run. 7 albums and seemingly a hit song every month. This album is a little less than 30 minutes yet makes its impact with banger after banger. Playing is great from everybody. Reading this band's accomplishments doesn't even seem real. These guys were fucking huge and are forever going to go down as the sound of American music

Their second of three 1969 albums, 29 minutes of economic rockabilly. It just feels right and this band could’ve been the next biggest band of them all. Fabulous music

Ok, but just ok.

Not sure this is a necessary Credence album. I would have picked any of the others from the first four years, and Bayou Country as the hidden gem. Green River is a good song, tho!

Stick to the greatest hits.

6/10

„Green River“ ist das dritte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Rockband Creedence Clearwater Revival, erschienen im August 1969 bei Fantasy Records. Es wurde im Studio Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco aufgenommen. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album im Bereich von Swamp Rock, Blues Rock und Rock ’n’ Roll, mit deutlichem Einfluss amerikanischer Roots-Musik. Bekannte bzw. stilprägende Songs auf dem Album sind unter anderem: „Bad Moon Rising“, „Green River“ (Titelsong), Lodi sowie „Wrote a Song for Everyone“. Der Sound des Albums ist konzentriert, mit kompakten Liedstrukturen statt langer Jams – ein bewusster Stil, den die Band offensiv verfolgte. Die Produktion liegt in den Händen von John Fogerty (mit Sauls Zaentz als Co-Produzent), der auch die meisten Songs schrieb und arrangierte. Besetzung: John Fogerty (Gitarre, Gesang), Tom Fogerty (Rhythmusgitarre), Stu Cook (Bass), Doug Clifford (Drums). In der Retrospektive zählt „Green River“ zu den wichtigsten Alben der Band und wurde 2003 auf Platz 95 der Liste der „500 Greatest Albums of All Time“ der Zeitschrift Rolling Stone gewählt. Bewertung: Ein kompaktes, stimmiges Rock-Album, das die für Creedence typische Mischung aus rauem Blues- und Rocksound mit eingängigen Melodien verbindet — hörenswert als klassisches Stück amerikanischer Rock-Musik.

It's almost impossible to dislike Creedence Clearwater Revival's music, it's all very fun and inoffensive, and this album does nothing to dispute those claims. Just all in all a fun listen. 8.5/10

Love this classic

Terrific album. Contains some of the band's most iconic songs (Green River, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi) mixed with a few bluesy numbers and a cover tune. The best song on the album is the the protest anthem "Wrote a Song for Everyone." Favorite song: "Sinister Purpose"

Great album. Not much more to say that hasn't been said before and will be said by a million others. Classic rock at its best...maybe played too much on classic rock radio? Easy 5 stars.

Reviewing such an iconic album seems pretty pointless. There is nothing I could possibly contribute that has not already been said, so it is probably best to focus on what spoke to me. Green River is quintessential Americana roots music. Some songs lean more heavily toward blues-inspired classic rock, while others lean into rockabilly. Both are good, but I personally prefer the former. Fogerty is a great guitar player and my absolute favorite parts of this record are his lead riffs. His boogie grooves are an important ingredient in Creedence’s special sauce. Green River is where Creedence found their core sound and really started to move toward classic rock royalty. It is a great, record that rolls nicely from one song into another until it doesn’t. The album starts much more strongly than it ends, which the last couple of songs seeming like they belong on another record. Overall though, Green River packs a lot of fun into 30-minutes. Green River certainly qualified as an album everyone should listen to before they die.

very nice not my typical thing but still good music!!

This has some fun tunes to listen. I think I'd enjoy this more if this wasn't loved by my uncles and a lot of boomers I know to the point I already listened to more than half of the album indirectly, it just sounds like boomer music to my brain idk

this grooves, I love it. It’s not terribly innovative but it’s very recognizable.

Solid album, but at some point for me the songs really start to all sound the same.

4/10

Loved it.

Similar to Ray Charles (whose “Modern Sounds...” I recently had the opportunity to listen to and review), CCR had a formative influence on styles as diverse as country, blues, and hard rock, inspiring countless bands far beyond these genres. Ultimately, I can't say whether “Green River” was their strongest album, but it is an extremely tasteful piece of rock history. In my opinion, it makes little sense to highlight individual songs, as I would then have to list at least eight of the eleven tracks included. A must for anyone interested in music and a special recommendation for anyone who has even the slightest interest in blues rock!

Loved it

Not the biggest hits came from this record - but it did have Lodi and obviously green river. Not the biggest bad moon rising fan. So I was hoping for more from this. Again I wish this had half stars. I guess it’s 3.5 and I’ll round up.

I know the end is coming soon.

awoooooooo

Great album

Hard to believe this was the second of three CCR albums released in '69. I think this is the best of that bunch with shorter tracks and Fogerty at a creative peak. Bad Moon Rising was a hit single here in the UK too.

Creedence time - bring on the Bad Moon Rising! I'm surprised to see how many songs come in under the 3 minute mark Nice to hear the album all the way through, but a greatest hits collection is really all I need, and the other album tracks are just not my bag

Classic rock classic

Fogerty's voice has traveled the airwaves into our subconscious and is, at this point, a statement in itself, but the uncredited genius behind this album is Fogerty's guitar playing, at once simple, vigorous, and persuasive. I hate to discount the rest of the group, and I know they must be essential in their own ways, but CCR is a remarkable proposal b/c John Fogerty literally does it all: never backed by another member's voice until the very last track, he strums and notates these songs to classic status. W/ lyrics like 'Old Cody Junior took me over / Said, "You're gonna find the world is smolderin',"' one can only admire how much of an influence he must've been on Springsteen and the folk literati who wanted to be more down to earth than impressive.

The cover photo would suggest that one member was a bigger deal than the rest of the band. Hope that doesn’t create any tension between bandmates at any point moving from this point.

This is a first listen for me, despite being nearly as old as the album! I knew Bad Moon Rising, so was fascinating to hear it in the context of the album (often is). I enjoyed it...it's got a swampy, gritty edge to it. Having said that it feels quite a lot like loads of different versions of Bad Moon Rising at times. Bit samey in one go maybe? 3 - will return to it. Suspect repeated listening may increase the score. Can see why it's on this list.

A classic single, but the rest of the album while pleasant, easy-listening is not memorable for me. Probably better as a live act.

Oooooooooh, it's that song. They made that?

Yeah!!

Great folk album, BMR is one of my favourites

CCR are legends. Y'all don't need me to explain them to you. Not as great as their Born on the Bayou album, but still real good. Bad Moon Rising AND Commotion will make it to the playlist.

You know exactly what you're getting with Creedence - no surprises here.

Meh. Ok.

Not their strongest album, but all their albums are fantastic.

Creedence is always a good listen.

it never quite clicked for me. some nice melodies but it all blurred into one

Decent but only 1 of the 6 songs I know by them is on this album.

Difficult to judge on a single listen, but I already knew the big hitters. My brain says three but let's be positive and go higher.

I knew Bad Moon Rising. I don’t like John Fogerty’s voice. It was nice and short though.

Brilliant, top shelf

That's alright, some good songs, some very repetitive not all that creative ones. Enjoyed it but wasn't wowed

Another banger. No notes. Favorite Song(s) Green River and the rest of the album.

Green River, Bad Moon Rising, voll die Banger und der Rest des Albums hat auch einen tollen Sound. Für mich klare 5 Sterne, solche Alben gibt es viel zu selten

Etwas besser als das letzte Album. Einige gute Klassiker drauf.

Fands besser als das andere Album von denen, war gut zu hören.

The songs are so simple and bare that it is almost hard to hear how precise and well constructed they are. I wish there was less echo on Fogerty’s voice on a few tracks but that’s about it.

som super agradavel!! nao é meu genero favorito mas musicas bem alto astral e legais, deve ter sido maneiro ver eles ao vivo em woodstock

A classic album with song real bangers. The vocals really sell this and make it what it is, just full of soul and heart. Green River and Bad Moon Rising are some of the best ever. Never gets old.

Rootsy as all hell. I really enjoyed it, even my girlfriend was getting into some of the jammier ones. Impressive the keen eye they already had for the band.

The very definition of classic bluesy American southern rock. Feels good.

Not my favorite CCR album, but it does have some hits. CCR is one of my loved classic rock bands.

Very in tune with its time period, yet it remains classic. Warm, nostalgic, and pretty comforting.

Not bad! But probably wouldn't listen again.

i can see the appeal but it doesnt really speak to me i guess

Solid album - start to finish.

This album is really well done. So many good songs on it. My absolute favorite Creedence song, Bad Moon Rising is on it. Hard to rate this anything but 5 stars. It's perfect length too. It's amazing that these guys are from San Francisco, you'd think they were from Louisiana or somewhere in the south. Swamp Rock at it's finest. Nobody did it better. 5/5

Great album

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would!

only downloaded bad moon rising, was good but didn’t enjoy it as much as i thought i might

Creedence sounding like Creedence.

Good solid rock band doing good solid rock songs.

Creedence is like a nice warm hug when compared to other, harder rocking bands of the late sixties and early seventies. One of my general music ethea is if a band is a favourite of the Dude, it’s a favourite of mine. This clocks in at under a half hour, and thus flies by. You’ll of course recognise Bad Moon Rising, with its billion-plus streams and all, but it’s not what I think of in conjunction with Green River. That’d be either the title track, or the more low-key, homely Wrote a Song for Everyone. It’s an album to be played over and over and over again. And in my case, it has been. It’s well worth owning, too, to have two endings, one side with Wrote a Song and the other with The Night Time is great. And will never get old.

One of the best bands of that generation. They had a unique sound and style that made them recognizable and really easy to listen to.

Absolute classic. Can listen to it start to finish, not skip a track.

This is basically my dad's favorite band, so CCR and John Fogerty's solo career have been ever-present in my life. I swear I wrote up a whole review for this album; praising "Lodi" as a great song, detailing Fogerty's deceptively simple but punchy guitar riffs, the Rickenbacker 325 tone with some murky stank, Fogerty's soulful sad-laced singing, how the band gets all the southern cred even though they're from a town outside of Berkley, Oakland and San Fran, California... But then my computer shut down and the review was gone. Oh well! Standout tracks: Green River (of course), Bad Moon Rising (of course), Lodi (my favorite), Wrote A Song For Everyone (underrated), and the good spooky blues rock of Tombstone Shadow and Sinister Purpose

I expected to like this more than I did. Still pretty cool.

Nunca los escucho por pensar que es todo muy ñoño, pero son buenos y no lo tengo que decir. Me guardo "Green River", "Wrote a Song for Everyone" y "Bad Moon Rising".

Det går inte att lyssna på en hel Creedence-platta utan att bli uttråkad. En tvåa

Old american pop. Not bad!

Standouts Storms Sisters of the Moon Tusk

Listening to this album in full reinforces what I'd always felt about CCR. They're a singles band. The rest of the album serves as filler for the two or three great cuts. Shrug...

Catchy, good mix of blusey and country, great songs to write parodies from

Great songs... a great band... all timer... Five STARs!

Didn't excite me at all. Plodded along just fine though. Tricky gig coming up in this project when the Rosalia album is imminent.

Obligatory reference to swampiness. Also gritty, soulful, bluesy and totally authentic sounding. I mean its a lot of 12 bar blues, which can be hit or miss for me. But this one works as the guitars and the vocals are unique sounding enough. Favourite track- Green River or Sinister Purpose. 7.5/10

Some Alabama trailer trash women have been impregnated by their cousins to this album. Its red, white and blue vomit in musical format. Tough listen all the way through

doesn't hit the same as their first album which is peak and not on this list for some insane reason

No frills classic rock. Very "American", all around good album by a fairly iconic band.

That's a solid 3 out of 5 if I've ever heard one

John Fogarty has one of the best voices of all time. What a beauty.

On this record CCR delivers nine succinct songs that draw from the roots of American music while avoiding the hokum that plagued other Bands working that same vein. Their rockabilly-inflected tunes, for example, have the same energy and punch as their predecessors from the 1950s, but still have a modern feel. Lyrically, John Fogerty's songs are full of vivid imagery without being verbose; his writing is direct and straight to the point. The crisp playing, along with the intensity and urgency in Fogerty's voice both give *Green River* an edge that keeps it fresh-sounding even today.

Swamp it up!

After last week’s running theme of “bands I successfully swerved in the 90s seeking retribution” I am off to a great start with some classic 70s gold. Have heard this album many times but it still feels fresh. Never before has swamp rock been so polished, so vibrant. You really wrote songs for everyone John Fogerty, never stop rocking.

7/10 CCR with a couple of great singles. 11-03-2025

I feel like I can always throw on a Creedence album and be happy about it. This seems to be considered the best of the 3 albums they released in '69 (also, they released *three* albums in '69), but I don't know that it's my favourite. Either way, have played, enjoyed playing and will play again.

DNF. Just not really my thing.

Love the late 60's rock vibe.

It’s ok with a couple of decent tracks but can’t justify higher than a 3.

A bit short and a bit samey … but otherwise perfectly average OK album

Can't go wrong with CCR!

Seems like CCR really has a handle on blues rock. Very consistent.

Great album by CCR.

Was ok

Not bad. Very 60s

Never going to be my favorite band, but this was an enjoyable listen.

Another classic heard way to many times though

there's a bad moon on the rise

Rock solid, love CCR my el sobrante bros. A bit short, sweet and to the point.

Same sound on every song- I like the sound don’t get me wrong. But every do g this band out out was just created to later be used in a montage of the Vietnam war/late 60s. I also kinda was to punch Fogertys all American cockiness.

Always love some CCR.

Overall a great swamp blues rock album, lots of solid songs with killer instrumentals and easy listening lyrics that contains meaning and relevance even in today’s times. CCR’s a classic for a reason.

Bueno

The people's Champs! CCR are perhaps the best American band of the late 60's. Fogerty has such tasteful chops, that subtle pushing of the 2 and 4 on the acoustic guitar propelling the title track is exhilarating. This is the best CCR album in my opinion because it doesn't have 16 minute blues jams, bare bones no messing around rock and roll. Sorry haterz.

i like

Utterly unfuckwithable. The amount of great music they put out in literally 2.5 years is absolutely insane.

Joya!

Very cool. Would listen again.

classic CCR, still as good as today.

I am enjoying the variety of the songs on this album, it doesn't feel as if there is a generic theme to the album, which I am enjoying.

A pretty good album, I really dig the “swamp rock” sound they have. Suffers just a bit from the songs sounding similar to each other, but it’s not like it’s an unpleasant similarity. ‘Green River’ is a strong opener and was the song I put on my 1001 playlist. I was wavering between a 3 and a 4 for this one, but it put me in a good mood after listening, so I’ll bump it up to a low 4/5.

Another creedence… another good album. Maybe deserves 4 but lacks the big hitters other albums of theirs have.

yeah that’s definitely a late 60’s rock 3.5

Light 3,5

3.5/5

The B.B. King ("singer, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader extraordinaire") of white boy swamp rock. Incredible that CCR released three all-time classic albums in 1969. Keep on chooglin.

It was fun to learn about Fogerty and CCR. Crazy to think about the amount and quality of songs that he created in the 1975-1969 span.

inte jätte förtjust i stilen, dessutom ganska intetsägande :|

Vibigt! CCR är.ju ett singelband, så som album är inte detta toppen, men alla låtar är bra och John Fogerty är ju en otrolig sångare

good old fashion southern/folk rock and roll

Just fantastic rock this

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Gute Musik, fast vier sterne

Blijft leuk. We hebben John Fogerty en zijn vrienden laatst ook al een keer gehad, en echt iets toevoegen doet dit album niet in mijn beleving. Meer van hetzelfde. En dat is maar goed ook, want ook deze bluesrock knettert weer de speakers uit van plezier.

Na dit geluisterd te hebben, bedenk ik wat ik hierover wil schrijven. Ik kijk nog even terug. En bij het album Bayou Country staat eigenlijk al hoe ik ook dit album beleef. Beide albums komen uit hetzelfde jaar zie ik. Hier had de 1001 best een keuze mogen maken. Wederom levert CCR vrij klassiek klinkende rock. Vaak met een duidelijke basis gelegd door meer klassieke stijlen. Van het bekende bluessrock tot countyrock. Ten opzichte van het debutalbum en Cosmo's factory springt er minder echt uit. Maar een vergeetbare 3 wil ik het niet noemen. Gewoon een sterretje minder dan de genoemde albums. Nog steeds een mooie 4. Nu eens de wiki erbij gepakt. Ze hebben in drie jaar tijd 6 albums afgeleverd. Waarvan we nu in deze lijst 3 kwaliteitsalbums voorbij hebben horen komen. Het debut zou van mij ook 5 sterren gekregen hebben als het in deze lijst stond. Zodra de lijst mij de tijd gunt, luister ik ook graag de rest. Maar op basis van deze 4. Wat een bijzonder goed oeuvre!

CCR probeert me tegemoet te komen, door het album onder het half uur te houden. Dank daarvoor. En de eerste tonen zijn wel erg lekker. Zou ik dit keer dan mijn afkeer jegens de stem van Joni Fogerty opzij kunnen zetten? Bad Moon Rising doet mij op een of andere manier altijd terugdenken aan de korte tijd op de middelbare school dat Magic populair was. Mijn eerste 'speciale' kaartje was Bad Moon. Ferdinand bood me een hele stapel 'commons' voor dat ene kaartje. Maar dan wil je juist niet ruilen, en wordt het kaartje alleen maar specialer (waarschijnlijk had Eric het al gedaan voor een mountain natuurlijk). Al heb ik er nooit een 'deck' omheen gebouwd. Tot zover de jeugdherinneringen, terug naar de muziek. Het is goed bluesy en daar hou ik wel van. Sinister Purpose is echt een heerlijke track, dat zou ik zo in Spotify aan kunnen vinken als ik Spotify zou hebben. John stelt zich schappelijk op vandaag, dus zal ik me ook schappelijk opstellen qua sterren.

Sauceometer: Upper Borderline Vibe: driving on back roads to home, but only your real home What was I doing: getting ready for work/commute Favorite Song(s): Bad Moon Rising/Tombstone Shadow Blurb: Really fun little country rock album that I could see myself coming back to

What can I say, I just love Creedence clearwater revival. Just great rock and roll but with great lyrics and melodies. Just sounds amazing

Yeah that's some good old Creedence alright. Never can go wrong with it.

Nice Americana with Bad moon as the ultimate classic

Really great album. Before starting the challenge I wanted to visit some CCR so this was perfect timing.

Another 2

Enjoyed more than I expected to

Hell yeah brother

No thanks

Bad Moon Rising is one of the wackest songs ever and that is a hill I am prepared to die on. Rest of the album was okay

Note my kind of music at all

Solid if uninspiring just like all CCR.

This was awesome

Nice to listen to

Almost as good as the soda!… Almost.

Definitely got some great tracks, but this was the groups third album and they didn’t switch it up at all. Kind of clip-farming in a way, it’s good but short and simple and so i’m lowkey feeling a 3. Ima be basic my favorite tracks were green river and bad moon rising

I am writing this from the orlando’s mexican bathroom with nobody watching the grill so it’s going to be quick I really enjoy the style of this album I love the vocal melodies and the guitar lines a lot I felt like most the songs were pretty catchy but not in a calculated pop way. I don’t have any problems about this album but I only thought there was two songs that were super amazing tho top songs tombstone shadow wrote a song for everyone

Good listen throughout whole album. Great vocals, instruments, song writing and just fun to listen to!

This was cool, I don't think I need to hear it again, but I enjoyed the experience

Heard these tunes a million times, but damn, most are still pretty good.

If we pretend Mardi Gras doesn't exist this is probably the "worst" Creedence album. Still filled with incredible tunes.

Pas mauvais, il y a un peu de blues là-dedans, mais encore beaucoup (trop) de southern rock. Malgré tout, il y a une belle énergie qui se dégage de ces enregistrements.

I dunno, this album didn't really hit for me. Bad Moon Rising has over a billion listens on Spotify, but it just felt bland to me. They call it rock, or Swamp Rock, but it just feels more like country to me. I can see this album being a reflection of everyday life back in the 60's/70's and I can hear it, but it just doesn't hit. They had 3 albums in 1969. That's a bit much. They have a solid sound so it's not hard to imagine being able to churn out music, but it all just feels so safe. They found their comfort zone and they just kinda sit there. Might come across as blasphemy, but it feels like CCR is the old version of Coldplay or Imagine Dragons. Very vanilla, very solid bands that play to their strengths and produce great music, but don't expect any surprises. It's no wonder so many people still love them after so many years: because they're safe and familiar. Feels like i'm being overly harsh, but when I hear about people's love for CCR, I expect a bit more. So safe. No risks. Just easy strumming. Pretty sure someone with no guitar experience could learn any CCR song in a day.

Here is a genuinely good CCR record, unlike Born on the Bayou. Great side A and no clunkers on side B, including a few enjoyable if slight instrumentals. Solid record with killer singles, especially Bad Moon Rising, which is just flat out one of the great songs of the decade.

fav: - wrote a song for everyone - lodi

Super enjoyable from start to finish. The album starts off strong with a couple of fantastic, vibrant retro rock songs, and the second half of the album comes alive with some absolute classics - Bad Moon Rising & Lodi are simply superb tracks that highlight the strong songwriting and delivery of the record. In short, the album feels very authentic and really well produced.

The kind of music I like to watch live but don’t appreciate otherwise. Just not my thing. 2/5

Fun album coming from the swamp rockers of San Francisco, easy to listen to and some very famous songs, however it is held back by some songs that sound exactly like another on the same album

So hard to believe this was released in 1969. Still holds up today, really good.

Undeniably tight and well-made songs but do not make me feel. I think genre problem for rockabilly. Great voice and instrumentation

Very good

I genuinely think it’s hard to dislike CCR. Rootsy, bluesy, dirty swamp-rock that’s just good fun. It’s not high art, it’s just good rock music.

the second of 3 albums to come out in 1969 by this disciplined San Francisco based band that eschewed drugs for the sake of the music, this album highlights the contrasts between the fun, lighthearted, rockabilly sensibilities of the music with dark and foreboding lyricism. the album has two of hte biggest hits by the band, and continues to strike home even today.

Dope

not my thing

3.5 actually

Listened at work

meh

great vibes

Once again a perfect roadtrip album.

I appreciate this, but it was just a bit to hokey for me.

Didnt like it too well due to its genre I think. Great tracks, just didn't stick with me due to a clash of personal liking. I hate to give it a low rating because of this reason but this is not a good review but instead of how much i liked it

Some decent songs but not my favorite sound

Awful country music

Yes

I'd only heard Bad Moon Rising before (which is great). The whole album has that great CCR sound, but nothing really stood out to me apart from Bad Moon Rising. Lodi probably came closest. 👍Bad Moon Rising

I’ve been known to hate on music that dads like, but if there’s one I can get behind forever and ever it’s Creedence Clearwater Revival. Maybe they were fake Southerners but it probably did wonders for them not being conservative pieces of crap. They were hippies, right? They made so many twangy, classic songs and were in the right place at the right time and I fucking love them. ¨Green River¨ is a lazy, meandering song that makes me want to be fishing as a train goes over a bridge in the distance. As a Southerner, it takes me there. ¨Wrote a Song for Everyone¨ works because you believe every word Fogerty says. Something in his voice says ¨trust me and believe me¨ and I do. ¨Bad Moon Rising¨ is probably more relevant now than it was in the 60s, and ¨Lodi¨ is one of the best songs ever written. It makes me happy and calm, even when the story is about failure and bad luck. It’s simple but gets to the point, like every other song on the album, and I appreciate that. They’re like the Ramones of 60s roots rock, and that’s about the highest praise I can give. Best songs: ¨Lodi,¨ ¨Green River,¨ ¨Bad Moon Rising¨

Great record! I knew some of the songs, but was almost more impressed by the ones I hadn't heard.

I fucking love Creedence. I see "Bad Moon Rising" on here and I’m giving that a big ol’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. That being said, the rest did not feel like their best, one sounded like kind of a rip of “Bad Moon Rising.” 3 for my kings.

A good album, you can hear the influences - rock, blues, country. It was an interesting listen, but I can't say I'll return to it on my own.

SPEL NÅGE CREEDENCE! Har hørt mye på Green River oppigjønå! Når eg hørre på dette mens eg kjøre, blir wolksvagen golf om te ein råe pickup sørøst i junaiten, med horn i grillen! Får åg veldig lyst te å dansa sving egt. For meg e dette et stemningsalbum, ikkje veldig ekstraordinære musikkalske teknikker eller tekster, bare veldig atmosfærisk. Beste sang: Green River

About as chill as it gets

GUITAR Not majorly my thing but good god, guitar

What a sound - guitar, voice, roots. First time listen - will listen again.

really really liked this one! nice morning reading music

Fun and kind of funky. These guys don’t really miss.

I have an original vinyl of this. One of the most poorly designed album covers of all time. One of the best records of all time

I saved every single track on the record so I guess that makes it a perfect 5. Its just so damn sick. The band is a whole lot more than just fortunate son. Just give it a go. Easy

Je suis un fan ultime de CCR depuis que ma tante Vivianne m'a fait découvrir leur album Pendulum en vinyle vers le début de mon secondaire. Quel groupe. Pas mal de choses des années fin 60 / début 70 ont vieilli pas si bien que ça. Pas CCR. Un couple d'ami(e)s de mon beau-père Bob Wood sont natifs de la Californie et y vivent depuis toujours. Lorsqu'on va les visiter ils nous content des épisodes de leur passé musical. La femme du couple allait au secondaire avec les gars du (futur) groupe et son amie sortait avec le batteur. Ils habitent pas loin de chez Bob Dylan à Malibu, Point Dume. J'ai jamais réussi à le voir passer sa tondeuse...

Excellente musique de char pour faire le tour de l'île d'Orléans. Je pense que je suis fan de Southern Rock. J'aime la voix du chanteur et j'aime les sonorités Americana

J'sais pas si c'est pour moi le Southern rock. Ça reste excellent mais bon c'est ça.

Short and sweet and no mistaking its CCR! Great collection of songs though. Particularly liked ‘wrote a song for everyone’.

Nothing memorable here, but it nicely jugs along I guess?

451/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Really like CCR these guys are🔥🔥🔥🔥

Återigen får man ifrågasätta valet av album. Nog är både "Cosmos factory" och "Willie and the poor boys" bättre album? Men CCR är kött- och potatisrock och som sådan är det ju svårt att nå några större höjder. "Lodi" är en jättebra låt, "Bad moon..." och titelspåret funkar också. Men det kan aldrig bli mer än möjligtvis bra, det ligger liksom i kött- och potatisrockens natur. En stabil tvåa

När de är bra är de väldigt bra. Bäst när de gör soulrock som i Lodi och Wrote a song for everyone. Inledande Green river har också det där fina CCR-drivet. Men när de lirar bluestolvor sträcker jag mig efter skip-knappen. En vacklande trea.

CCRs produktion och kreativitet åren 68-70 går ut över det vanliga. Album efter album hit efter hit. Green river är förvånansvärt befriad från hits. Det är väl bara titelspåret och Bad moon som kan räknas dit och med tanke på hur den senare används av Manchester Shity går den knappast att ta på allvar. Soundet är det inget fel på men jag hade nog valt något av deras andra album.

Titelspåret är helt ok träskblues. Sen trampas det mest vatten. Blir mer dansband än country med soul, tyvärr. Är det Björn Skifs som körar på avslutningsspåret?

Eggselent

rocanrolesco y sólido

Was not familiar with this album thou of course new Bad Moon Rising and other CCR records. Enjoyed it, especially Lodi and Wrote a Song for Everyone

Tengo un soft spot por CCR: es una de las bandas favoritas de mi padre. No podría darle menos de 3 estrellas. Lo bueno, es que si fuese honesto tampoco merecería menos de 3.

Meh

Starting to come to terms with the fact that most of these bands I grew up listening to on the radio with my parents are best left to their greatest hits. A whole album's worth gets a little dull.

Pretty interesting blend of country, folk, and a dash of motown. I see the vision

SOOOO many hits!

They had so many hits

Damn it, CCR just bops. Loses one star due to having a cursed song for my life.

Kind of expected?

When this album was released I had just left school and my mum had got me a temporary job at a carpet manufacturer. I began working with real men and women which was an eye opener to 16 year old me. One of the lads I worked with was called Gary who absolutely loved this album and could always be heard singing amongst the piles of rugs Bad Moon Rising. So this album will always me of him and these enlightening times. Didn’t really like the album too much back then as these times were at the start of peak prog which was my type of music. But listening today was very enjoyable. Lovely production and mix to make the overall sound clear and fresh. 3/5 24/9/25

Is there a bad CCR Album?

Fucking phenomenal album

Some classics on here. After a while I start to get tired of listening though.

I literally covered Bayou Country a couple days ago. Green River shows ta more mature sound which thry reach in a few months and this is impressive. A thorough great album, really enjoyable. 4/5

Ridiculous they managed to put out three albums in 1969. Just a fantastic album and fun way to spend 29 minutes. Not *quite* as good as Cosmo's Factory, but it's much more consistent than Bayou Country, and John is in fine form.

Good

I generally like CCR, and this album had a couple hits that I knew well and a bunch of tracks that I didn't. I enjoyed the hits and liked the "new" tracks. CCR's sound can grate on me a bit over time, but this album didn't outstay its welcome. I liked it, but probably wouldn't listen to it again in its entirety. Three stars.

This is an iconic album and an all-time classic. There's no disputing how good this record is top-to-bottom. It is easily one of those legacy record that you just nod and agree is awesome.

As with all CCR, lots of filler interspersed with lots of bangers. The fillers here really interrupt the string of bangers.

Well it's Creedence Clearwater Revival and from 1968 to 1970 they could do no wrong. A really good album.

Classic album. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

its no cosmos factory but its still a banger

Summer of 1969, the time of Woodstock and the first term of Nixon and Creedence Clearwater Revival are on a roll. Not satisfied with dropping one album this year, they'd gifted their swelling audience with another called Green River and it continues to showcase their penchant for precise, economical compositions that get to the point rather than meander and lose focus halfway through. Whether it riffs off the blessed rock and roll past or it keeps chooglin' along with the efforts of John Fogerty, Green River is as potent a record as Creedence could offer at the time and, fortunately for us, they'd scale bigger heights and become even better over time.

Обожаю кринденс и этот альбом залетел с полным кайфом. Это действительно великая запись, с которой стоит ознакомиться каждому. Это воплощение слова "круто". Надрывный, мощный вокал, блюзовые риффы, грязный звук гитары - это просто прекрасно. Это полнейшая БАЗА и лютейший СТИЛЬ. Я даже не знаю что еще добавить. Такой музыки нам, как человечеству, не хватает.

I approached this with a fair degree of dread - CCR murdered 'Heard it through the grapevine' and it's hard to forgive that crime. Pleasantly surprised by this - Bad Moon Rising and Green River are good tunes. Parts are still pretty hokey, and too much twanging guitar. Fogarty has a good voice and suits the songs. 2.5 stars, rounded up.

Super

The title track remains an certified swamp rock banger. One of their best songs. After that, things kinda peter off into generic C.C.R territory, which makes sense for album tracks, but still. Nothing bad, just nothing too outstanding. Bad Moon Rising is on here, which is nice if you're a fan of it, but I am not, so it isn't. Bordering on 4 stars just cause Green River and the album tracks aren't bad, but they also mostly aren't anything to write home about, so we'll settle on a 3.

Classic Americana. So many great songs on this album.

I knew a couple songs which I think makes me like this better - but it’s cool, chill music.

Another solid southern rock album.

Classic blues rock, on an album short enough that the end sneaks up on you. Excellent listening.

Great

Helicopter

Easily distracted, pleasant sound. 3.

Loved - the album really captured that time of America

Good solid rock n roll

Great music, but way too short! Albums should not be under 30 mins.

this one makes me feel ooey gooey.

I can’t particularly pinpoint why I didn’t enjoy this, but I just didnt

Fun groove, solid listen. Enjoyed it and will listen again but wouldn’t rank in my top albums. Best songs are Bad Moon Rising and Lodi.

👎

Great album. All very good songs. Great voice. Good energy. Stand out song: Green river

loved. great vibes.

I obviously knew "Bad Moon Rising" and enjoy that song, but enjoyed the rest as well. It's always a plus when an album doesn't drag. Easy listening for a smooth 30 mins.

I don’t have a huge amount to say about this one, which might means it’s a bit generic/boring. But it’s also so clearly a great album.

28 minutes means you can listen to it twice. I did and enjoyed it both times.

Great mix of rock, blues and country

Not one of my favorite albums of theirs, but even their bottom tier albums are better than most. I mentioned it on my review of Cosmo's Factory, just one of the greatest runs in American music history. Lodi is also one of my fav CCR songs. 4/5

4/10 - I don't know, just seems overrated, one song had over a billion listens! but nothing special at all, just ok

Two massive hits and a handful of songs that sound like the massive hits. 7/10

Really love CCR… classic

fav track: sinister purpose

Had this album. Another good classic rock album with a few hits. Easy listen through.

I had never really heard alot of Creedence Clearwarer, other than the obvious songs. But i really like this album, not my usual style, but i really enjoyed it.

The album that reminds us "there's a bathroom on right." It is also worth noting that the Highway Patrol recovered The Dude's tape. Thank goodness the boss at the crime lab had them boys working in shifts!

I love the guitars sound and the whole atmosphere which transport you into a long road trip in the middle of nowhere

I guess I'm overly familiar with CCR. If any of it were to come on the radio, I would change the channel.

I dont really like CCR that much but I can respect that this album is good if you like this kind of sound. 6/10

Wasn't totally unlistenable, but not my thing

This was a fun album. I listened to it twice just with how energetic the instrumentals are, well...more like nature energetic.

No CCR album is a 5/5 for me. There is always filler, but because of that their best of compilations are among the greatest albums released. There are still classics here, and the rest is great, but forgettable. 4/5

Creedence Clearwater Revival are one of the most classic, all-American bands ever. They definitely do not sound like any of their blues-y peers from either side of the Atlantic. They are also, however, incredibly boring. Clearly an American specific sound, because it doesn't translate over here at all. Key tracks: Green River Bad Moon Rising

I’ve never heard CCR outside of the big hits but I was really impressed with this one. Not a bad song on it. Only got one listen in today but I will definitely go back to it. Top Track - Bad Moon Rising The line between 4 and 5 is razor thin.

Are you smiling? I'm smiling. Gosh, this is such a fun record – and just as engaging as whimsical as the rest of their tragically short discography. Feels just like the album's cover art (which, by the way, is probably the best of their cover arts). Fogerty's singing really establishes the who band's sound as this gritty-yet-gentle backwoods groove group, complete with the twangy accent. I like how the melodies bounce from him to the guitars and then back to him. It creates some really interesting textures that I'll definitely be keeping an ear out for in the future. Distinctive guitar texture as well, and bass and drums (while pretty simple) work well with the overall sound. Props for that. Now for the big issue: most of the songs here sound very similar. Sure, you have the outliers like Bad Moon Rising and Commotion with their distinctive hooks/melodies, and The Night Time Is The Right Time for its excellent backing vocals relentlessly hitting the "night and day" line. But most of the other can be described accurately with the following: A medium-fast tempo, bluesy chord progression, bluesy melody, that opens with a strong electric guitar line before breaking down into solidly delivered soul verses. Seriously – you can't convince me that Sinister Purpose and Graveyard Train are two different songs. Wrote A Song For Everyone, while very strong, is outshined by the sonically very similar The Night Time (which has the added benefit of those great backing vocals). And Lodi, for all its clear sound and simple, infectious melody, is pretty darn similar to Proud Mary from the previous album. The versatility of songwriting here leaves a little bit to be desired. 4/5 Key tracks: Commotion, Bad Moon Rising, The Night Time Is The Right Time

Enjoyable and started like an album that would be some people's comfort food. Last few tracks faded a bit for me.

Best CCR album so far, definitely falls in the classic rock category. Strong 3

The blues numbers were a bit generic. Otherwise strong songs and a great voice.

This is my second Creedence album and I have to admit a bit of a disconnect. There are moments when I can really see what others see in Clearwater: Green Water, Bad Moon Rising and Lodi all have a bit of pop appeal embedded into its sound which rounds out the songs nicely, but elsewhere Revival’s songs are lacking an X factor for me.

Solid 3 for me on today’s CCR, after two albums I’m a minor fan I’d say

This has always been one of my favorite albums that my sister introduced me to. There is not a bad song on here, but Green River is exceptional!

Beyond bad moon rising there isn't really much else to this album. A lot of retreads of the same tune. Unremarkable apart the lead single and even that gets wearisome on the 3rd listen.

Enjoyable southern blues rock, no real standouts for me. I suspect their other albums of the era probably had more to offer, this one was made so quickly after the last one... Still, perfectly fine, inoffensive music if a bit samey. I can see a lot of the influence this music has had on later artists.

Крепкий и весёлый.

Bad Moon Rising doing a lot of the heavy lifting here. A perfectly fine album, and while I appreciate John Fogerty as a band leader, I can’t see me returning to this album. Good road trip music.

CCR is so damn consistent. This is the third album from them I've gotten and all three have been great. 8/10

I am getting to the point now when i get a 70s rock band, I groan loudly. I do give CCR the benefit of the doubt because they do deviate slightly from that cliche 70s sound, but I felt with this record that every song just blended into the other and there was no discernable difference from one to another. there was a decent bit in the middle that deviated away from this with: Wrote a song for everyone, Bad Moon rising and Lodi, which was quite a nice surprise. 3.5 stars

Another revisit!

База 4/5

Good Songs: Green River, Commotion, Tombstone Shadow, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Sinister Purpose, The Night Time Is the Right Time Mid Songs: Wrote A Song For Everyone, Cross-Tie Walker (Worse BMR) Bad Songs:

Solid classic American rock, including 3 big hitters! Damn close to a 5*.

So good !!!!*

Amazing

Feels too produced and homogenised for me (but thst could be the remastering). Prefer the genre called swamp rock to be much dirtier sounding.

good

Green River shows CCR right in their prime, with John Fogerty’s swampy riffs and gritty vocals leading a set of songs that feel both timeless and straight out of the late 60s. The title track is one of their most iconic, a perfect mix of roots rock and southern imagery, even though the band was famously from California. “Bad Moon Rising” is here too, deceptively upbeat while warning of chaos on the horizon, and “Lodi” adds a more reflective, almost weary tone that balances out the energy. What works so well is the consistency. The songs are concise, packed with hooks, and never overstretch themselves, which makes the album a tight, satisfying listen. The band may not have been reinventing the wheel, but they knew how to make rock and roll sound earthy, direct, and endlessly replayable. Green River is proof of why CCR’s run of albums in this period is still considered one of the strongest in classic rock.

Not Cosmo's factory but still great

it's ccr

Surprisingly liked this. Nice and chilled. Very of the time.

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Calm blues ig

Good album. I liked it. I like the guys voice. Cool sounding band.

Very good

Absolutely safe, predictable, nothing-affirming, nothing-challenging Wurlitzer rock. Yawn.

39 albums in to this project and I'm yet to discover anything that I wasn't already aware of or own that has blown me away. A couple of surprises but nothing that has made me go out and seek to buy a physical copy. After listening to this album, that quest continues..

Another teenage era favourite. Loved the passion of John Fogerty's voice and d the tight instrumentals. So many classics! Not their best album but very enjoyable.

1969 was an impressive year for these guys. An Ok album here. Short but that’s not a bed thing per se. But if this is the best of 1969 then 1970 (Cosmos Factory) is better.

Another good CCR album with some great songs

A good album with a couple standout tracks