Green River

A great album to listen to with fresh ears. Remove every association with classic rock radio, Vietnam movies, state fair cover bands, and just the general collective unconscious in America and this record reveals itself at its own pace. While it's clearly tied to its era there is still a timeless quality, a baked-in warm nostalgia to be played on the next road trip. It was my first time hearing many of these songs but they are all casually killer. Insert an offhand thumbs-up gif here.

CCR is like a good pair of worn in jeans. Reliable, comfortable, enjoyable.

Has anyone ever watched an episode of Ex on the Beach? Jesus Christ, is this what people are like now? Psychopaths. Back in my day instead of shouting "CUNT" at eachother every 5 minutes and shagging eachother's girlfriends, we would put on this album and just chill out...and then shag eachother's girlfriends.

This album that hit the scene the same year that my infant self did! All of this record makes me happy! Fogerty's raw vocals, songwriting, and guitar work, driven home by the rest of the band's rock & roll twang, are always welcome ingredients for anything from a workout to a road trip, frisbee in the park to a hammock in that same park :) Seeing John perform some of these songs live is on my bucket list!

The songs feel like they should rip. But they don't.

For a 29-minute album, this was a slog to get through.

More genericana

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

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

Very good, reminds me of my Dad.

CCR is timeless. They will make love to your ears. The soul that comes out of four guys who look like they should be running a very successful auto body shop is unparalleled

They're BACK! I had my first Creedence album served to me here just two days ago (the disappointing Bayou Country), and this one, released just 8 months later, is miles better. It's the second of three albums CCR released in 1969 alone, which is insane. The title track is about as solid of an album opener as you'll ever hear, especially if you're longing for a place where bullfrogs call and kids play on rope swings. "Lodi" might be my favorite CCR song. Creedence Dudes swear by this album, probably because the deeper cuts hold up as well as the hits. The Spotify link took me to the 40th Anniversary edition, and I just assumed the two instrumental tracks after "The Night Time Is The Right Time" were part of the original album. They should have been because those 2 instrumental tracks slap. I like them more than most of the album cuts on Bayou Country. But that's me. Factoring in those 2 songs get this thing closer to 5 territory. Maybe without John Fogerty's vocals taking center stage, the instrumentals allow for the entire band to come in focus. Speaking of which, we need to discuss the album cover. It reminds me of those shirts for the band Stillwater in "Almost Famous" where Russell Hammond is prominently placed in front of the band to standout and overshadow them, causing the members to quarrel (particularly Hammond and lead singer Jeff Beebe) to the point where Hammond wanders off with teenage Rolling Stone reporter William Miller to a party somewhere in the Midwest where he can drop acid and scream Robert Plant quotes from the rooftop before jumping into a swimming pool. I hope the same thing happened with the Creedence fellas, but I'm guessing a pond was involved instead of a pool. Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and and Doug Clifford likely had no idea they'd be included in this photo. They don't even have their instruments. It's like John was having his own photo taken for a solo album and they're just photo bombing him. No wonder they hated John so much. Maybe it was a Stillwateresque fight that inspired John Fogerty to write "Have You Ever Seen The Rain". John was (and is) such a control freak he doesn't even let anyone besides him provide backup vocals. I've got this album somewhere between 4 and 5, and a good background story about the album cover would put it over the top. I guess what I'm saying is a 5 rating ultimately comes due to the fact that the album cover reminds me of a fictional band from Cameron Crowe's best movie.

Fucking loved it, Green River was great and Bad moon rising. Yeah, they're the biggest hits off the album but they are too fucking good. The whole project was great and, blending my love of folk and rock music. I am definitely biased here as this is my favorite era of rock, but it's my rating so who gives a fuck. I don't think it is perfect, but 5 stars because of the limitations of the rating system on the website. I will return to this in the future, 7.5/8.

Not their best album and a bit formulaic.

Apple Music says “…if you had to pick just one CCR album, this should be it” and I believe them. Lodi is possibly my favorite CCR song, but there’s no denying the genius of Green River and Bad Moon Rising. The whole album is pretty great even if I wasn’t familiar with it beyond those hits. I read “formulaic” as a word to describe this album in a negative review. I guess if you want to call the original formula “formulaic” you can, but that would still seem to deserve better than a 2 rating. 50+ years ago the word formulaic probably would not have come to mind…

This is some really high-quality country rock. The album wears its California roots on its sleeve, which puts it both close to and a little distance from my heart. I can't quite say I love it after one listen, but it seems to last longer than its runtime in a good way: Every song is solid. It ends particularly well, on a bit of a twist. Which, written down, seems like a bit of a backhanded compliment, but is in fact sincere praise.

More great classic (and slightly sinister) bluesy rock. Love it.

Creedence Clearwater Revival can rock, they’ve got soul, they’ll get psychedelic, they play with purpose and a sense of urgency…they’re pretty much the perfect rock and roll band. Fuck me, did I just write a Wesley Willis song?

Putting my serious ears on for what I know is meant to be a classic, what caught me was the way J Fogerty’s vocals form little riffs that play off the guitars, rather than lay simply on top of them, and that the space they leave for their sounds is exceptionally rare for a four piece. The songs have a spiky, pugilistic motion to them: this is a song, you got a problem with that pal?

Absolutely amazing. These dudes continue to be one of my favorite classic rock bands. I’m not sure why, but something about the swamp rock style is really appealing to me. Maybe it’s nostalgic? You know, the war.

Shockingly great album. Not my cup of tea and one I likely won't be returning to any time soon, but I enjoyed the listen. 7/10 closer to an 8 than a 6.

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

Warm sound. Lovely hooks and licks!

Creedence released a string of really great singles in their peak years -- my favourite stat is that they are the band with the most singles to hit No.2 on the Billboard charts without ever having a No.1 -- but their albums can be a bit choppy. This album is basically the same formula as Bayou Country, but the execution is all around improved, and the record is blessedly free of extended improvisations. The band was tight from a few years of heavy touring. I love this quote from Doug Clifford (interview with Goldmine, 2013): "We went to see the local bands and they were so stoned they weren’t even in tune and they were really terrible... We made a pact on the floor of the Fillmore, right then, where we would do no drugs or alcohol. We decided to get high on the music, or get out of the business." This makes this album sweet blessed relief from much of the unfocussed psych drivel of many of their contemporary bands, and explains how they released so much music during their peak (6 albums and 17 singles between '68 and '70). It's a fat-free 29 minutes, with most songs clocking at or under 3 minutes. That said, most songs are loose re-writes of standard blues numbers, continuing Fogerty's tendency to write about places he had never been. They have that great mix of a loose, funky feel, while being locked in as a tight unit, knowing what each other are doing. My mate Dave wonders what if Creedence had been a better band (like the E Street Band or Tom Petty's Heartbreakers). I don't think it would make a difference, because it is their chemistry, developed through years on the road, that really makes this work, not the technical skills. It's a great swamp rock sound (even though they hadn't been near a bayou in their lives), it's brief, and the singles are cracking! I have concerns about Creedence's musical appropriation, which makes me uncomfortable. I mean, this is a band that had never been to the south, and they built this swamp boogie sound based on a tradition that they were not part of. Also, Fogerty's "originals" are essentially loose re-writes of existing blues material. How come this bunch of Californian white boys got to sell a bazillion records, based on a sound that they emulated really well? I'm still thinking about that. Look, I like the sound, and a CCR greatest hits would be five stars, but this album is inessential.

Et bah franchement, pour un album qui connait des pics à 400 millions de streams, c'est pas franchement incroyable. Ce qui m'amène à partager l'anecdote suivante : Quand j'étais au lycée et envisageais de devenir le prochain James Arthur, j'avais découvert la chanson "Have you ever seen the rain" du groupe qui nous intéresse. J'ai donc décidé de la reprendre à la guitare alors même que je ne trouve pas cette chanson particulièrement exceptionnelle. Croyez-le ou non, cette reprise n'était pas fameuse. Retour à la case départ, donc.

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.

If there was a law that (1) bars can only play music by one select musical artist, and (2) each year one person gets randomly selected to choose the artist, and it was my year, I'd pick CCR.

My favorite band, smashing it.

Classic!

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

I love this band. It's another album where I wish I could have experienced what it was like to hear all of these hits on one album when it first dropped. I love the vocals, I love the twangy guitar. So different for what passes as "hits" these days.

Mostly simple, effective songs played well. A couple of standouts. Could have done without the instrumental jams to finish off but gladly they are mercifully short. Fave track: Wrote a Song for Everyone

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.

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.

I had this album on vinyl. Terrific - I totally get why they have so many fans, though it's not a sound I personally enjoy on repeat. 4.5.

The most American band ever? Maybe. But definitely a great album, beginning to end. Practically a greatest hits album by itself. I don’t know if John Foggerty knows they ripped his sound off, though. He should sue them.

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.

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

I feel this music in my soul. 5/5

Pretty solid Creedence record; it’s funny that the worst song on here might actually be “Bad Moon Rising”. In general I find Creedence to be better when they’re playing more bluesy and less jingle-jangle country oompa-loompa stuff. Thankfully this album has a lot of good blues that showcase John Fogerty’s talent. It’s short and sweet, decent cover at the end as well. Can’t complain.

John Fogerty's voice is expressive, and his songwriting really feels like storytelling, also Tom Fogerty's melancholic, piercing and rythmic guitar often take centrer stage allowing music and lyrics to converge really well.

Just got out of a nine inch nails concert so not the album I wanted to see but definitely what I needed. It’s 10:41 on a Tuesday and I have a ap calculus test at 8:05 in the morning. I usually would hate on an album only 29 minutes long but it’s just energy after energy. So fun and can’t deny green river and bad moon rising energy! CcR was the band that got me really into classic rock back in like 6th or 7th grade so I love this. Still remember hearing have you ever seen the rain that time and remembering all the days of working with dad listening to 60s 70s 80s on pandora.

starting to feel alive after a run of dogshit albums

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.

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

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would, would listen to it again

I realized we were fed a version with live versions at the back so went back to find the og album, which is only 29 minutes. 29 minutes is a much more reasonable amount of time to listen to ccr.

The CCR sound is great, the songs are very decent and partly classic.

I like CCR and this album is really solid. Also, this is impressive: "It was the second of three albums they released in that year"

This was a good album that really helped open me up to southern and blues rock. For anyone who really enjoys classic rock, this is definitely a good album to check out.

A classic for a reason

I've been a CCR fan since I was a kid, though mostly through their Chronicle comps (Vol 1 = 5 stars, Vol 2 = 4 stars) and not their albums proper. There were only two tracks on Green River I couldn't sing along to (I say this sort of tongue-in-cheek, since depending on which version of GR you listen to, you could have as many as four non-Chronicle tracks, but two of them are instrumentals). CCR was a soundtrack to many excursions with family and friends, so their music always conjures a good time feeling for me. Anyway, seems to me you either like the CCR sound or you don't, and I do.

It's Green River time, a 1969 album from Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR). Much has been written about the band, so I'm not sure what else new I might have to say. This music was easy to connect when I was a kid. The music had great hooks and it sounded like all the country music and rock and roll my parents always listened to. I enjoy a lot of the music from the late 60s, but there is a special place for this music that went against the grain. I don't know. It's just enjoyable on a different level than most other music at the time. There is something deep and spirited about this music; like it organically grew out of the soil in America. And it had all of our experiences baked into the music. I've always enjoyed this music and nothing has changed to this day. It's silly I haven't listened and enjoyed all the music on this album. The curse of the greatest hits collection that often feels arbitrary on what tracks are chosen.

They are like a good friend, always there for you when you need them. It's CCR, you might not get along with all of the tracks, but I guarantee there will always be one that you do. You can't go wrong with them.

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.

Grand enough. Enjoyed it more than I imagined I would. Heading up North into the DMZ tomorrow for a raid on Vinh Moc. I hope they know we’re coming and have cleared out. Day by day, I struggle to maintain not only my strength but my sanity. It's all a blur. I have no energy to write. I don't know what's right and what's wrong anymore. The morale of the men is low. A civil war in the platoon. Half the men with Elias, half with Barnes. There's a lot of suspicion and hate. I can't believe we're fighting each other when we should be fighting them.

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

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

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.

It's not bad. I just don't care for it much.

Not my style

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

DNF. Just not really my thing.

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

Awful country music

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.

not for me NNN

They might make a fairly decent pub band if they keep working hard.

There are TOO MANY CCR albums on this list. They all sound the same already. I don't want to hear the same thing again

Meh.

A bit too much country and harmonica for my taste

Certified all timer. CCR putting out 6 bangers in 3 years is insane. I haven't listened to this one in a while. Lodi is a classic in an album full of classics. I need to revisit the Creedence catalog. Fogerty is the man.

Odotettu levy ja diggailen kovasti. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CCR are such a staple of like classic rock and movie soundtracks that it’s very easy to be overexposed and forget just how damn great they are

A surprising five-star performance -- 29 minutes which generally seemed like CCR's "Greatest Hits." But also some surprising changes in pace, like "I Wrote a Song for Everyone." This is such a contrast to the other sprawling (no doubt drug-addled) comparisons from the late 1960s cohort.

I don’t know if they ever made a bad song. Just perfect for its time and place.

I loved this. It was clever, joyful, and had the essence of Americana before it went to crap.

Perfect example of Counter Culture Americana.

Brilliant ! Love it!

Rad album, Cosmos Factory is still my favorite by CCR but this is full of good tunes.

4.5, rounded up because of Lodi

While the Brits took the blues to the realm of the guitar virtuoso, the stones electrified its gritty under belly and ZZ Top turned it into party music - these guys staright-up melded it with the rest of Americana creating a uniquely American sound.

Love everything CCR does

Great! Really great! Every song feels diverse but still similar to the previous ones because of the guitarist. Hands down to him. Liked every song of it specially Commotion and Lodi. Great band

This is a good album. There’s no arguing it. It’s tight and every song is good. No skips. Not my type of music, but it’s good.

Loved it

A classic

Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Lodi….all classic rock song and have listen to them many times! Great album overall! CCR never musically imo!

YESSS!! I love these guys!

This was a great album. Scratched all kinds of itches - summertime, blues, harmonies. Five stars.

Heerlijk. Ccr is veel vetter dan ik dacht. Hoog honky tonk gehalte, maar ook echt variatie eromheen. Eigenlijk meer 4 dan 5 sterren, maar het hit me precies goed

Country. Sounds fun.

A very tight 29 minute in the pocket performance that flies by. I appreciate Fogerty's ability to shape his vocal riffs so that they give more rhythmic depth to songs rather than words simply laying on top of them. A small detail, but it really differentiated CCR the other blues rock contemporaries. That, and their discipline to avoid extended improv sessions on the album recordings and to save those for the hardcore fans at concerts. Also exhibits a very skillful level of songwriting that is pretty rare today. It craft actual stories, and manages to walk the line carefully enough that the songs are accessible enough with a well structured foremost groove, and open enough in the lyrics that no matter what your political views are, they invite you in, rather walling you off from their central characters with off putting sloganeering. Favorites: "Green River", "Bad Moon Rising", "Lodi", "Sinister Purpose"

listened before blues and early rock, traditional motifs “Lodi” is my favorite. Though they emerged in a place and time where trippy psychedelic visions were the order of the day, CCR bucked the trends and instead tapped into a rich, traditional seam of American music that connected to blues, country, rockabilly, gospel, folk and R&B.

He's a lad from Portugal Better than Figo, don't you know? Oh, his name is Diogooooooooo

I'm pretty embarrassed this is the first time I've ever listened to this. Fantastic album.

Credence lucked out since today was a hot one and it bumped up the album's rating at least 2 points

Great classic album

A very enjoyable listen. Somber Rock with loads of heart. Proud Mary at the end was a sweet surprise.

Creedence é Creedence