Green River

overall a decent album with only one stand out for me. most of the tracks were pretty generic but inoffensive.

It’s all good, but the thing is… it all sounds the same.

Good background music

The obvious gem is Bad Moon Rising but starting off with Green river and ending the Night Time Is The Right time is genius arrangement. Lodi and Wrote A Song for Everyone a great interlude tracks.

This is probably a solid 4.5 for me, but I'll bump it up to 5 because it's just so good. My only knock against it is that CCR is just really fun blues rock but nothing groundbreaking is happening here. A couple of the songs felt a bit generic. But still a good 5 star album. Nothing skippable, easy to listen to but with some standout songs for sure.

Legendary - the dude abides

I like the vocals, but it gets a bit boring for me after a few songs. I feel like that genre of music is less about composition, but more about lyrics, melody and their delivery. But I couldn’t connect much with these here. For me it just gives that typical southern/country “feel” and sounds alright, nothing stuck out. Maybe I need some more getting used to..

Enjoyable but not a ton of sticking power for me, I’d revisit but nothing really makes me want to come back.

I SEE THE BAD MOON RISING Everything else is pretty good, but Bad Moon Rising went quadruple platinum on my Spotify account.

Perhaps it is because they released so many albums in such a short period of time (this was one of three they put out in 1969 alone) it can be hard to distinguish one CCR record from the rest. But they are all good. Green River perhaps doesn't have as many instantly recognisable songs as others but it does contain "Bad Moon Rising" and "Lodi" and the cover of "The Night Time is the Right Time" is as well chosen and stands out just as much as their celebrated cover of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine". Like AC/DC, Creedence had essentially one sound, but what a great sound; murky and swampy, steeped in the bayou despite originating in California. It is incredibly distinctive and recognisable. No wonder that when John Fogerty was sued for plagiarising himself the judge essentially said, Of course it sounds like him, it is him...

Loved it - have listened to Bad Moon Rising forever, but really enjoyed rest of the album and found some new gems (Lodi)!

Another Americana folk rock album. Strong melodies, but still kinda boring. 'Bad Moon Rising' is on this which has become a song heavily used in advertising. Sounds like a joke song in 2025.

So they released three albums in a year or two. Sadly they all sound very similar. They are good but alike. I enjoyed it but was kinda hoping to see some growth and realized it isn't happening. Overall a good album its CCR so you're gonna get a quality album. I really enjoyed it but I've always liked them. It's just a solid album and a great example of "Classic Rock"

How do we get 3 CCR albums and none of them have that song about seeing the rain, their best one by miles?! Pleasant but plodding Americana. It's the same 12 bar blues chugging along over and over again with a folksy arrangement, predictable guitar licks, and a warm vocal delivering the lines. Inoffensive but so dull - them and the Band are some of the most overrated acts of the 60s. The Dude was wrong - the Eagles are better than this. Favorite: Lodi

I love these guys and I feel like they don't get their due but this album was a little bit boring. If I had to choose one CCR album for this list it would have been Cosmo's Factory.

Number two of three CCR albums in this collection. Much like "Cosmo's Factory", this one has a few radio classics on it, and much like that album, it sounds exactly like you expect CCR to sound. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but the lack of variety makes it kind of hard to justify so many CCR albums in the collection, especially given how close-packed they are year-wise. I always hope they'll do something wild and crazy on one of these albums and crank out some sort of heavy rock song or a samba/waltz or something, but I guess that wasn't Fogerty's thing, especially given how much he seemed to stress how "disciplined" they were. (I *do* appreciate, though, how they resisted the infinite-jam sessions of some of their contemporaries.) I love it that the album title was taken from a soda-fountain syrup flavor Fogerty enjoyed as a kid. I'm probably wrong, but I could swear that I had a few cans of "Green River" soda/pop as a kid in Seattle. And that's probably the only connection I might have with the CCR boys.

Great album. I knew a few of the songs but hadn't listened to the album before. Tight blend of folksy bluesy countryish rock--reminds me of The Band, especially "Wrote a Song for Everyone"

Self explanatory

Classic “swamp” music.

Another one of those bands who I've never heard a full album from but understand their place in rock history. This was an incredibly solid album. It didnt blow me away by any means but I didn't mind returning to it as my day went on.

Good stuff by CCR 4/5

Great album

Man I love CCR, the ultimate southern rock band and honestly arguably the greatest American rock band of the late 60s and 70s if not of all time. This album is the group’s first proper killer record in my opinion: the opening title track has a great beat that gets you fully set for the album. The bluesy guitar on “Commotion” starts off an excellent song. The big hits “Lodi” and “Bad Moon Rising” are both excellent, the record has little if any low points.

Fun to listen to the whole album. Had no idea all of those hits came from just one record.

I was pretty sure I was going to love this album and I did. It was interesting reading a bit about the disconnect between the swamp rock content of their music and their origins in San Francisco. I definitely have a soft spot for the Americana of Mark Twain and John Steinbeck and this music fits in there perfectly. This was my first CCR album and perhaps if there are more I will get tired of the sound but as of now I can't get enough of this.

CCR!!! What’s not to love??!!!? Interesting read about the origins of many of the song lyrics. The lyrics still resonate today and evoke almost universal themes of childhood memories, freedom, strife and longing.

Loved it

9/10

Really good

18/08/2025 An easy 5 stars. At time of listening 29.8 million listeners.

Love it. Favourite song is Glory Be 4/5

I love this band. Green River and Lodi are my favorites on this one.

Amazing voice, all excellent songs, I love this vibe! Just a classic!

In CCR fasion, a classic record that still kicks ass to this day. Everyone needs to give CCR their flowers for writing some of the most classic songs of all time. Solid toe tapping in your face swamp rock. 8/10

Liked it better than I thought I would but a lil honky tonk for my tastes

Good crunchy southern bayou rock! My tolerance for it is extremely limited, but CCR makes it worth a listen.

Unexpected songs in this albums (Like Bad Moon Rising). Pretty nice album

CCR is so underrated. Lodi is one of their best songs. Great album all around.

nice

Gillar även fast det inte ligger inom de genren jag brukar dra mig till. Skivan är bra overall, har en röd tråd tkr jag. Den är absolut inte tråkig, en del bangers. Den är definitivt mer än 4 än en 3a. Ev en svag 4a.

Now we're talking, this is an absolute must listen. John Fogerty and CCR were on another level 1968-70. John's vocals and the bands twangy bluesy bayou southern rock (even though they are from California) is just so perfect. They capture their time and era in every song while creating music that is just as good almost 60 years later. For my money, no one was making better music in the late 60s than CCR, in a sea of amazing music and artist. It is a shame John's ego was as big as it was, because these guys could've broken the music industry I also don't fault John's ego being what it is/was, he was pretty much the reason they were relevant. Before John took over everything in the band, they were a mediocre local act. But the band wanted their say in the music too. Fogerty solo was no where near as good as CCR. 9.5/10 142/1001

Big fan of ccr but the chronicle greatest hits album kind of invalidates all their albums other than cosmos factory

This was indeed a rock album. Perfectly fine but nothing special

This was a band that played rock & roll so joyously that they masked the, well, "sinister" undercurrents in Fogerty's songs. - AMG

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Classic CCR!

4/5

classic early 70's sound with a little 50's inspired rhythmy guitar. great first listen for me

I didn't realize I had heard so many of these songs!

Very stereotypical “classic rock” record. But to be honest, doesn’t really grab my attention like other “classic” albums. Pretty middle of the road for 60s/70s rock. Short record and consistent sound throughout with nothing pushing too far out from the rest in creativity—so much so that I might even call the songs repetitive. Not sure if there is anything on this record that find the need to I’ll revisit. The recording sounds nice. Like a lot of classic rock. I give it a 5-5.5/10 Standout(s): Green River Bad Moon Rising

this would go crazy if i were a white boomer

Still not a big fan of CCR. But it's a good album

A couple of bangers, all quite samey, but a good vibe nonetheless

It is rumored, the only bigger fan of CCR is Mrs. Fogerty, and I give her that honor having two sons in the band. CCR was one of the first bands with which I fell in love as my music tastes first started to dramatically change in the late 60's. "GREEN RIVER" was not my favorite CCR album, but it was tied for second, with three others. To this day, I always love hearing John Fogerty let loose. They were a comet that burst upon the sky and for the five short years of their journey, there was simply no one better.

Hit after hit after hit. An album that plays better than most bands career spanning greatest hits, and it was only one of six in a two year span to boot! 5/5

CCR's albums so far have all been great - they always come with great energy and instrumentals. This album is no exception to that.

This band almost never missed. They were around for such a short time and yet they wrote massive hit songs NONSTOP. The only fault I have with this album is not everything can be a massive hit, which is barely criticism. I just think a lot of the songs on this album are completely overshadowed by BMR and GR. But I did discover two songs of theirs I had never heard before but really loved (“Tombstone Shadow” and “wrote a song for everyone”). I guess the only other criticism is that I like a lot of variety in albums and this album is one specific sound but they have completely mastered that one sound. So the good thing is if you like the title track (which is obviously in this case the first track to listen to) you will like the rest of the album. But if you don’t like that song and are looking for a different sound to come from this album you will be disappointed. Seriously though, this is one of CCR’s best albums. Cant recommend this album enough.

fun yellow stone that actuallly has emotions behind it

Uno de esos 4,5 que subo a 5

Hey the hits - Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Green River - are obviously great, and I imagine I will not need to load up the album to have those be in my life as those don't seem to be going anywhere. The rest kind of sound like John Fogerty just riffing. Not ashamed to be a CCR greatest hits guy.

A tidy collection of songs where Bad Moon Rising doesn't particularly stand out: I preferred Green River, the guitars on Tombstone Shadow and especially the emotional Wrote a Song for Everyone. No skips though, and I like the bluesy sound. At 29 minutes, it's worth playing it twice, but I wouldn't have minded a couple fewer fade outs.

Amé dms

another classic CCR album. not so keen on the live stuff.

I never tire of listening to CCR. Solid lyrics, great instruments, folksy feels. They just feel like home.

Truly great. A top 5 American band

Completely singular band.

Dad rock derogatory

Definitely an album made in the 1960s, but I'm not complaining. Instantly made me want to go on a road trip through the USA with nothing but a paper map and a single suitcase. Instant mood lift! Favourite song: Bad Moon Rising

A plain, honest blues-rock album. Very straightforward and pleasant to listen. A little too much on the country / bluegrass side for me, I think I prefer CCR when they do straight blues (like in the last two songs, which I really liked). Not my favorite CCR album, but still a good one overall !

There's a fuzzy boundary between blues, rock, and country. This falls the right side of all three for me.

Fun bass line in “Cross-Tie Walker” Fun guitar and bass lines in “Sinister Purpose”

I guess I’m a CCR fan

Great musicianship, but classic rock n' roll just ain't for me. Favourite tracks: Bad Moon Rising.

Not really my thing

Poppy Swamp Blues

A short burst of tight, bluesy, country rock and roll. I said this in my previous review of a CCR album, but John Fogerty is a great vocalist and his style of singing fits perfectly with this style of swampy rock music being played. It's a good album but I personally wouldn't say it's a great album, other than a couple of select highlights. 'Green River' is a foot tapper, 'Sinister Purpose' has a heavier edge to it, and there's a reason 'Bad Moon Rising' is one of their most popular songs. I wouldn't say it was any better or worse than their previous album I had. Maybe if you took the best tracks from the two you'd have a four star album but this is just a three.

Good quality rock and roll, but lacking inspiration. This album feels too simplistic for its time, and is outclassed by other rock groups. 2-2.5 stars

Lodi was the best of the best

Day 23 First listen- A really good album! I think I found a new fav- wrote a song for everyone! (4/5)

76/100. It’s a tight, unfussy collection of swamp rock, country blues, and rootsy rock and roll that feels both grounded and immediate. The undeniable standout is “Bad Moon Rising,” a short, sharp burst of apocalyptic cheer that remains one of CCR’s defining songs.

Listened to this while playing Vantage. I lost pretty hard...but that's what I get for trying to intervene in a fight between a tornado and a robot. Nobody wins in that fight...well...maybe tornado. I definitely enjoyed losing to this album though. I was familiar with a couple of the songs. It definitely doesn't overstay it's welcome (I'm still glaring at you, Allman Brothers)...definitely enjoyable throughout.

Solid 7/10

Better than Coldplay

Own it

Not my thing

Trying to find some consistency in the rankings but this is probably 3.5. Fun quick easy listen but probably in the 2nd or 3rd tier of CCR’s catalog

few good songs, but three albums in a year is diluting the output.

Fine but dull. As is often the case with this era and genre

CCR is part of the soundtrack of my childhood, but I don’t really ever want to listen to a whole album of theirs. Every song on this album is very good to great, but I only want to hear one at a time. Is it that their range is too limited, or is it a me problem?

1969 was a prolific year for Creedence, releasing 3 full albums. Green River being the middle of them. Two stood out, Green River and Bad Moon Rising. Otherwise the album was just fine.

CCR has a sound and they stick to it but damn if it's not exceptional

I love CCR! John Fogerty's voice, the lyrics, and sound just do it for me!

Something something Big Lebowski reference

Favourites: Green River, Tombstone Shadow, Lodi, Cross-Tie Walker

This album is purestrain CCR: does one thing really well, then keeps doing it. Great music, but really just a collection of songs. 30 minute runtime and I was ready for it to be done, but not mad at the time I spent. Bad Moon Rising is a classic.

86% Best: Green River; Bad Moon Rising; Sinister Purpose; The NIght Time Is The Right Time Must-Hear? Sure

Love me some CCR. This album was fine, loved Lodi, never heard it before. Bad Moon Rising is incredible and timeless. I feel like if I were in my 20s when this was released I would have made these songs my whole personality.

Great band

Nice

Glad to see these pop up again and not disappointed. The same energetic, 60s rock groove. Three albums, and quality albums, in one year, is damn impressive. Warm familiarity for ‘Bad Moon Rising.’ Each song just consistently with heart and soul. Prefer Bayou Country out the two. This is more of a steady, 4/4 trot. A square, rather than a hexagon! And nothing like ‘Broken Spoke Shuffle’ to make that point (3.5)

Good ol' boys at it again.

One of my mom’s favorites.

classic album by a great band

I love CCR but I think we've included an album too many on this list. Classic tracks like the title song, "Bad Moon Rising", "Wrote A Song For Everyone" & "Lodi" set this album apart and give it credibility, longevity and historical significance. "Commotion" is a glue song, but not a great song. "Night Time Is The Right Time" is a good cover! Love the "Glory Be" instrumental! A few songs missed the mark for me, specifically "Sinister Purpose" and "Commotion". Overall it's solid and stands up well today. 3.5 stars from me.

Solid from start to finish.

It's exactly what I imagined it would be. CCR swamp rock, blues sounds. Not bad if I was in the mood for it

The album is a timeless classic. Some of tracks hit home and some missed the mark entirely though.

Another really solid release from Creedence, these guys were on a tear. So many great songs here from arguably America's best band.

Incredible band

Same problem i have woth cosmos factory persists here. The deep cuts are good but the hits are overplayed and especially Bad Moon Rising has gotten particularly annoying to me 7/10 Favourite: Green River Least Favourite: Bad Moon Rising

Shockingly good, Lodi and Wrote A Song for Everyone are the 2 tracks that I hadn't heard before that stood out to me, I will be listening to this in full again. The title track fucks as well. 5 stars.

One of the constant themes in this challenge has been trying to like artists despite their “big hits.” And that’s exactly what happened with this record. When “Bad Moon Rising” came on, I remembered how little I liked it—it’s one of those tracks used, reused, and abused, even in ads. But other tracks like “Sinister Purpose” had a bit of a prog vibe that left me wanting more.

Swampy.

1969 A bit twangy for my tastes. It's OK, not my thing, but I get it. I'm not upset by it, and 'Bad Moon Rising' is a tune, although being scarred by endless pub covers bands trying their best to emulate CCR's sound has left me not really needing to hear this again. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ Just OK ★★☆☆☆

I loved this album. Short and sweet. Every track is an adventure. I've always been a big fan of CCR so it was no surprise to me.

I mean, its CCR. So always nice. Two standouts here. Green river and bad moon rising. But its not my favourite outing by them for sure

*Solid 30 minute album of all good CCR stuff. *Fave track - Bad Moon Rising RATING - 8/10

Quite a interesting album, it's a very old type of rock. A pleasant listening but definitely not on my favorite list 2/5

Meh

Nice album typical creedence.

Well it's Creedence, man. It's a good album, expect the last track where they manage to make The Nighttime is the Right Time sound like Steely Dan track. Or is this the part where it turns out that Creedence was a major influence on Steely Dan?

I only know their most famous songs but listening to this just felt like I’d listened several times before. I don’t really know what else to say, I just had a great time listening to this and already added to my library for further listens. I’ll also look forward to their other entries to this list.

Great album!

Not my favorite, probably wouldn’t listen to again. Had a few okay songs, but just not really into this style.

Like CCR, but musically, this isn’t my favorite of their albums.

Classic jam band vibes

Good album! No song particularly jumped out to me but I liked the overall vibes.

Wahhhhhh this is a good ass album wahhhh

One of those that I think I never need to hear again, and yet every time I do, it sounds even better. How a band this loose sounds this tight is a mystery of record production. Also John Fogerty's raspy voice is one of the best instruments in rock 'n' roll.

CCR’s mix of southern-tinged rock, blues and country, married to John Fogerty’s crack songwriting, lends them a quintessentially American sound, rooted in the counterculture of their era but accessible enough for the masses. I realize I’ve never listened to any of their albums in full, but this one seems relatively straightforward and less freewheeling than many of the classic CCR songs I know and love. “Sinister Purpose” brings a welcome element of psychedelia, and I enjoy their swampy take on “The Night Time is the Right Time.” Elsewhere, there are a smattering of hits but also a few songs that don’t do much for me.

John Fogerty's got it!

Fine I guess. Ready for a non Americana selection.

Like my previous comment about the Dead...with CCR you know what you're going to get. It's a great album. But the way CCR's output has been repurposed in every other Hollywood film that wants to make a lazy attempt at 'this happened at this particular time' by throwing some CCR on to the soundtrack, it's watered down the legacy of their work, IMHO. But I gave a fresh listen and... as an album, it still holds up.

would give high 4s if possible

I like their distinctive sound, and the singles on this one were definitely the highlights.

Très bon disque avec le craquement original des vinyles 🙏

Solid some great classics

If you grew up in the US, this album is probably deeply ingrained in you. You probably heard it at BBQs, heard cover bands do CCR songs at the local country fair, and tapped your foot whenever the songs came on the radio. But I'm not from the US and this album doesn't resonate with me at all. And, if I'm being honest, it feels weird to listen to four white guys playing blues-rock.

It's CCR. Of course it's 5 Stars?!

Good album to work outside to. Good album to drive to. Weird album to take a poop to. That's a timing thing though.

how does a band from the bay area yeehaw this hard

I dont like country rock but this is the one band thats not only decent but actually all albums are great. Their country rock with blues mixture is amazing unique sound for that time

Great classic rock.

4 out of 5. Rock comfort food.

3.5 - Good

Absolutely fantastic! I grew up with the CCR hits compilation, Chronicle, as a regular cassette in the rotation on family road trips. While I am intimitely familiar with all of the hits, I never did dive into the rest of the catalog. So far so good, as this album was thoroughly enjoyable. No surprises, but just A+ quality tunes start to finish.

I understand why the dude was upset.

Det är ju objektivt bra. Inte riktigt såld på genren dock. Lite mycket gitarrunk. Men det är i grunden riktigt bra. Förstås.

Förjävla bra skiva - bluesrock blir inte bättre än så här och Fogerty är så otroligt grym. Pendlade mellan stark fyra och femma men vafan, det är ju sommar och semester.

8/10

2 stars CCR was prolific in a short period of time. They created a lot of great music. But their albums front to back were not consistently great. They have filler. So despite having great tracks, this is an example of a lot of forgettable filler surrounding some good singles.

Bin kein Fogerty-Fan, seine Stimme mag ich auch nicht, aber seine Bedeutung ist anzuerkennen. Ein bissle zu hemdsärmelig.

I find that CCR is one of those bands whose songs are better off mixed in with other songs, but even when listening to an entire album, it's not bad, just a bit much.

it’s crazy how soulful this band is. influences of blues and r&b mixed with folk. very good!

When marrying your own sister, this is the music that's played. Maybe not my bucket of hot leaves.

According to Lily Allen, this is God's favourite band Also.. Not my cup of squash

Background musique, alrightish

I feel like the sound wasn't too bad, but I listened to the album twice and no matter how hard I tried I would just zone out

Awesome listen!!! Loved it!

Great album,

A really nice listen.

3/1001 :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Fav Tracks: Tombstone Shadow, Bad Moon Rising, Sinister Purpose Frankly I haven’t spent enough time with Creedence and while celebrated I feel like they’re a bit underrated. The Apple Music liner notes said when they made Green River in 1969 they were at the “height of their powers” and to my ear that rang to be true. This album is incredible. Frankly I thought every song was pretty damn good if not great… If I had one criticism of the album it’s that there’s not much innovation happening here. They’re all Southern rock blues based tunes but they’re doing it at a super high level. Sinister Purpose is the one song here where they seem to break the mold into something that almost sounds more mechanical and dare I say Post Punk-ish… I will be buying this on vinyl at some point

Pretty good song-writer.

It's a nice album. Musically, it is kinda simple, but the songwriting makes this simplicity effective. This album has a 60's vibe I enjoy. I don't think I'll revisit this album soon, except for a couple of tracks. It could be a fun road trip album. fav tracks: Green River, Wrote a Song for Everybody, Lodi, Bad Moon Rising. 4/5

It’s alright

YEAHHHH!!! HELL YEAH BROTHER PLAY THAT GUITAR

No debate, one of the seminal albums of all time

I'd say this is before they actually hit their stride.This is a great album with great songs.But they've got two better ones coming up

Just great rock/folk music. No standouts but everything sounds great

It's such a comforting sound. I'm finding that besides the hits like Bad Moon Rising, and Green River that Wrote A Song For Everyone was my initial favorite. I've just hit the final track and am VERY surprised by this cover. The Night Time Is the Right Time sounds really neat coming from this clunky bluesy gritty band. The in your face backing vocals is a really interesting flavor compared to the Ray Charles version! On my second listen through 'Commotion' is a killer. That driving line downward during the chorus is awesome.

Интересный, самобытный коллектив с качественным альбомом. 7 из 10.

Great album. Loved the organ component.

Pretty great

blues

It's a Creedence Clearwater Revival album; I was disappointed. I always expect these albums to be soul-lifting bangers from beginning to end, but this one will have to settle for just "okay". Favorite Track: "Green River".

Wemmer eis lied vo Creedence Clearwater Revival könnt, könnt mer basicly scho alli. Das, wel sie adoch relativ ähnlech töned. Das esch aber ned wörk e schlächti Sach, wels au öppis esch wo sie au chönd. So chönds no e entspannti Atmosphäre erzüge. Trotzdem wörd es bez Abwächslig i dem Albom au ned schade. Ergendeinisch werds de cho au es bez eitönig was sie vo 5 Stärne trennt.

3.5 , good stuff did not get into it during the first half but the second half was great

gud

John's voice is just spectacular - some iconic songs on there too

There's a bathroom on the right

I remember listening to this on cassette tape while smoking the smallest roaches and being part of a money conspiracy while trying to get my rug back. Night Time is the Right Time is a nice bluesy doowap type song (turns out it was a cover). Overall, had a good time. Lotta hits!

Classic

This album has to be a 5 for me. I know basically all of these songs, and they're all bangers. Fun to listen to, fun to play, and just good music.

Classic album, amazing songwriting. Almost plays like a compilation of hits. Hard to believe how hit-dense these guys were. This dude will always abide Creedence.

What's going to be a four but I kinda got bored

☀︎je me sens comme si j’étais dans le far west ☀︎j’ai l’impression que les chansons manquent toutes un peu de quelque chose

Another album where I'm having trouble getting past the lead vocals. Not for me.

I feel this music in my soul. 5/5

I couldn't finish, is not that is bad but not my type of music.

This is another excellent CCR album, which has a touch of rock-a-billy and country flavor. I know and like every tune except “Sinister Purpose”, which I never heard.

Someone save me from these old albums!!! This is nice and short, and has some big hits on it. But I don't like it. Even though 'Commotion' was in an episode of Parenthood. Fun fact: I used to use "there's a bad moon on the rise" being misheard as "there's a bathroom on the right" in my classes but I had to retire it because my students now have never heard of the song.

Some very famous songs and some filler. Like the Byrds, not many bands sound like the 60s like CCR do. Good album.

I feel like my appreciation of CCR only really goes as far as hearing them in film soundtracks. This is maybe the first time I've listened to a full album by them. Overall I enjoyed this - probably not enough to put in the regular rotation - but I can't deny they're really talented and crafted some great songs.

I get how influential they are but to my ears, this stuff just hasn’t survived the test of time. It sounds tired and cliched. All it inspires me to do is to switch it off. In fact, listening to it now, it strikes me they well be partly to blame for Ocean Colour Scene, which is reason enough to wish this record out of existence.

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

This is truly an amazing album. Almost every song is a classic. I listened to CCR a lot in my younger days; and the musical protests and social critique are apt for today’s stormy social climate. Today, I don’t think I’d listen through the whole album by choice (much less repeat it every few days) — Fogerty’s iconic vocals grate on my nerves a little. With much respect to the songwriting and performance, this is now a 4 for me.

This was a fun album

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

Nice energy, enjoyable in the background.

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

not super memorable

Creedence é aquela banda que parece que todo mundo conhece. Se tocar uma deles em qualquer bar mesquinho de interior, a velharada toda se levanta de suas cadeiras para berrar as letras com um inglês completamente quebrado. Dessa forma, vejo um certo conforto e familiaridade neste grupo. Mesmo sem nunca ter ouvido nenhum de seus álbuns por completo, ainda sim reconheço muitas de suas canções, incluindo algumas desse disco aqui. Não tem erro. É um álbum curtinho que entrega o que promete. Se você comprasse esse LP em 1969, ficaria plenamente satisfeito. Mas ouvindo-o hoje, você acaba ansiando por algo a mais que o álbum simplesmente não entrega. Você quer mais faixas como Green River ou Bad Moon Rising, mas elas simplesmente não estão aqui. De qualquer modo, o que está aqui é ótimo. Um disco gostoso pra ouvir casualmente. Tecnicamente falando, não há muito o que se dizer. Ah, uma faixa revelação: Sinister Purpose. Nunca tinha ouvido e me deixou no chão, canção totalmente elétrica. "I can hear the bullfrog callin' me!" 4/5

Monotonous and uninteresting. The vocal sounded like he recorded it straining on the toilet. Once I had that picture in my mind I couldn't get it out. Neither could he it seems. Even the song I knew fromm my youth - Bad Moon Rising - sounds a bit crap now. Debating whether to give it a second listen. And even Outkast got that. It wasn't as absolute shit as Outkast though so it's probably a 2.

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

Good

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

It’s just CCR

A set of folky blues-rock tunes with a laid-back charm. The album is anchored by the classic Bad Moon Rising, which is the undeniable - and, to be honest: sole - standout. While nothing else quite reaches that level, the rest of the album has its moments - some tasteful bluesy guitar work and a warm, rootsy vibe throughout. If you grew up in the US during the late ’60s or ’70s, this probably feels like a piece of your cultural fabric. For listeners born elsewhere, it’s an interesting snapshot of its time - maybe not essential, but worth a listen.

Jeg elsker at hænge ud med the boys

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

This was really great all the way through! Had me pick up a guitar and try to play Bad Moon Rising.

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

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

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

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

Objetivo: ouvir esse álbum dirigindo em direção ao Lake Tahoe.

This album brought back so many great memories. I loved every song on it.

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

It’s so hard not to love this album. CCR’s sound is so distinct and iconic that it’s really an all or nothing proposition and I’m all in personally. The coarse vocals and soaring guitars are pure rock and I thought this album is a great smattering of songs that gives you a clear idea of what CCR is all about. At 29 minutes long, it’s almost a bit too short for my liking but enjoyable all the way through. Favorite songs include Green River and Bad Moon Rising

I love CCR and this has so many of the tracks I know on it. Good the whole way through

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

Has to be one of my favorites- even though I never listened to the entire album before today.

Bangers on bangers

So John Fogerty played an hour over at this music festival called LOCKN in 2017 and he made Widespread Panic come out much later and shorten their show and I’ll never forget it and how Fogerty ruined the whole vibe and maybe the night although not the whole festival I mean the panic fans were more drunk than usual including a middle aged dad with his eight year old son nearby so I’ve held a grudge against Fogerty ever since. One star.

9/10

So Good!

Was good. Not my favorite of CCR. Also, the live tracks at the end really ruined the vibe for me.

When simplicity becomes excellence. Great album.

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

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

great

Ya tenía que caer algo realmente bueno, simple sin complejidades tecnológicas . Cómo no ponerles mi 5

Ugh. With the exception of Bad Moon Rising, not a single track here had anything memorable about it. A middling rock voice, sub-standard guitar solos, and not a lyric of note. It's not offensively bad, but I can't ever imagine coming back.

CCR was an influential band, and not just for their ability to mainstream "Swamp Rock"

The second of three splendid albums released in 1969 (!) you read that right CCR released 3 albums (all splendid & shit) in 1969, two of which are on this 10001 list! Even though CCR never knocked my knee-high sox off I have long admired what a tight and to the point band they were (not a wasted note to be found) and forever are the undisputed kings of swamp rock. Yup. Three albums. One year. 1969.

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

Good groove rock all time classic sound

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

Easy listening and very enjoyable, as expected for CCR.

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

Ok folk/rock - the whole album was a lot, maybe better in small doses

Great album. 4*

entertaining!!

It’s good those are all my thoughts

CCR, not much else really needs to be said. Very distinctive sound and kind of a mix between rock and country. I enjoyed hearing some stuff beyond their big hits and how the tones changed throughout but the sound stayed the same.

3.5

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

Another one of those albums that could be a Greatest Hits if you didn't know better. Dang it was short, though.

sure

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

CCR is just classic Southern Rock. Fogerty’s scrachy voice is unmistakable. Green River, Bad Moon Risimg and Lodi are timeless classics. The rest of the album is like a smooth southern whiskey. Just goes down easy! Great album from an Hall of Fame band.

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

This was a tough listen. It just felt tired and boring and kept dragging on despite being only 45 minutes long.

Love this! Very fun and sets a unique vibe.

The best electric/swamp blues album ever made by white guys from California. Completely sinister sounding and more menacing than any punk album, Green River is a go-to soundtrack for a road-trip, Halloween party or burying a drifter's body in the woods.

CCR, one of my favorite band ever. My first 45 was Suzie Q. So many great tunes, Great album.

Couldn’t really get into this one. Swampy!

I quite liked it. The songs sounded the same but that wasn’t a bad thing. Overall: 4/5

Classic CCR. I remember these songs from my childhood when Top 40 radio was blaring at the public swimming pool in the summertime. Sweet memories.

Amazing band and album. Top 100 for sure.

Good Cleerence

Well, I guess it's only fitting for me to get two CCR albums in the same week given how all of their albums were released in such close proximity with one another. I can't be upset though. Creedence Clearwater Revival is one of those bands whose success just makes sense. These guys knew how to make great music, and Green River is proof of that. I liked Bayou Country quite a bit, but I knew it could be improved upon. Lo and behold, CCR managed to do that just 7 months later. The fact that they released so many albums in such a short time is insane to me given how good they (presumably) all are. Green River is fantastic. It's only 29 minutes long, but it is 29 minutes of great music with no room for filler whatsoever. This may just be the greatest sub-30-minute-long album ever made. Maybe it's not though. I still haven't gotten Pink Moon yet. Come to think of it, Reign in Blood is also under 30 minutes, and I think I like that album more. Forget the other things I said. Let's go back to praising Green River. Everything that worked on Bayou Country is improved upon in this album. John Fogerty's writing is as strong as ever. Songs like the title track provide strong imagery, while "Bad Moon Rising" has such a unique blend of a happy feel and fearful lyrics that I absolutely love. The musicianship here is incredibly consistent. Again, there's no room for filler. All 9 songs are great. CCR proves themselves once again with an album that hasn't aged a day in the 50+ years since its release. It's great. Low 5/5.

I noticed from Lodi on that Fogerty’s vocals followed the music so much the lyrics were hard to hear. Very echoing bass of the era. Solid album.

I could listen to this all day!

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

I always loved I Wrote a Song For Everyone. Good mix of hits and album tracks.

As always, Creedence is just incredible music. I love it. There were some songs I knew here, and some songs I didn't. It was a pleasure to listen.

Meh

Tombstone shadow going crazy in the bass and guitar, song is so catchy. Catchy album, each song has its own really catchy guitar riff, or bass groove. Didn't think I was gonna enjoy this one as much as I did.

CCR is the definition of "Classic Rock". That 60s/70s hippie rock that is such a distinctive, iconic sound. "Bad Moon Rising" is obviously the biggest hit here but the title track "Green River" is one of their best songs too, and that's saying a lot. This is a great album, and the scary part is it may not even be their best album, and the scary part of that is that you could probably make that case for any of their albums. One of the greatest bands of all time, putting out constant hits. Easy to see why they are on this list!

Classic but only one really good song

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

RCC oikein hyvä

I never thought I would finish an album on here and go that is all. The album was finished and I thought there must be more. It made me want more songs from these guys. This was a great one.

I didn’t realize that they did some of these songs which were fantastic

Solid. Not the best CCR album we’ve had (that would be Cosmo’s Factory) but still really solid. Great palate cleanser from Venom earlier this morning.

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

American 60s rock ’n roll. Driving, stomping rock. Bluesy. A really good time.

Fuck yeah

Meh

Nice blues. Really like the lead singers voice

Pretty good blues rock

Me es totalmente indiferente

Great album

All time classic. Have listened to a bit and would definitely listen to it through again.

This is very easy listening and easy to enjoy.

Rocking songs

Solid CCR album. Good variety in songs

Absolute belter - want to drive down the highway with the wind in my hair.

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

Dobre, klasyczne. Pierwsza piosenka klasyk. Kilka zapisanych. Gitary

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

I listened to a lot of creedence in high school and university alongside all of my 90s music. I loved it when it was on. I even went to see creedence (minus John) with my girlfriend’s dad who was also called John. Anyways. Putting this album on brought me right back and the songs are distinct and great.

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

Good album very sexy

Fav tracks: Green river , Bad moon rising , lodi , sinster purpose, The night time is the right time, All the songs are solid with some superb standouts. Loved the extended versions instrumentals, Broken Spoke Shuffle and Glory Be fun riffs. Added to Album list

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

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

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

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