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Genuinely alright. Less annoying then some of the 70s stuff on here, some interesting ideas! 3.5/5 ⭐️ 253/1089
Better than I was expecting. Like the previous album of theirs, the unknown songs are just as good, if not better, then the hits
7/10
I'll give 3-stars because it's good music, but I'm tired of CCR...perhaps for the rest of my life, haha. The voice...can't do it anymore...too many commercials and movies using CCR
Classic ‘70s sound. I enjoyed the opening track “Ramble Tamble” and how it changes in tune and tempo throughout the course of one song. I keep thinking it’s a new song, then it reverts back to the original sound before it ends. It was nice to listen to. The songs blur together, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It is cohesive. But at least in overall sound it lacks distinction, in my opinion, from other records from the same era.
Road trip music :)
Solid and local (to me)
Good stuff but not quite as good as green river. Consistent. In between a 3 and 4
First listen
Honestly…. I liked this album a lot more than I thought I would. Who’ll stop the rain is probably at the top for me because I find the melody kind of haunting but so beautiful. The 11 minute version of heard it through the grapevine was pretty cool. I think their guitar solos are super listenable. At no point did I think, jeez I can’t listen to this anymore I gotta skip this. And that says something, because I would not usually think of CCR as a band at the top of my discography, but I’m excited to revisit some of these tracks and get a deeper listen.
Ramble Tamble is great. Run Through The Jungle is great. The more overtly blues or rock-n-roll tracks I'm mostly meh on - not bad but not memorable really. But the groovier tracks I'm really into.
I was familiar with a few songs on this album and I would have said I quite liked CCR but this is not something I see myself yearning to hear again.
No es maluco pero ninguna canción me hizo frenar, entonces es x
First time listening to this album. The first song has an absolutely fantastic instrumental section in the middle, it really surprised me. The rest of the album feels like just some standard Creedence but it's still cool. I think I've never heard a cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine I didn't like 3/5
Feels like it is aping a lot of styles but worse. But in fairness, their best songs seemed a bit familiar so they didn't make as much of an impact.
OK
Rockabilly doesn’t massively do it for me, although it does give me Easy Rider vibes, which is no bad thing. Pleasant enough but not one that I would be playing again. I can, however, appreciate how this must sound to lovers of this type of music. Pleased to have heard it, 3/5.
I like Creedence Clearwater Revival but this felt a bit like a non-event if I'm honest. Not offensive but nothing stood out massively either.
album #120 i was quite unwell when I was listening to this but I remember enjoying it enough. to be clear i enjoy ccr - maybe a different album would be preferable. idk. ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 970 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 53 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 24 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 96
A product of its time. A bit catchy in spots but nothing jumps out
Ramble Tamble - 10/10: Una canción muy larga para dar inicio a un álbum, a mi parecer, pero la disfruté mucho, creo que el video musical influyó demasiado, no es el estilo de música que suelo escuchar pero me atrapó. Before You Accuse Me - 8.9/10 Travelin' Band - 10/10: Es muy movida, me gustaría que fuera más larga, me recordó a Volver al futuro y al estilo de Elvis Presley. Ooby Dooby - 9.8/10: Divertida y movida, me sentí en Footloose. Lookin' Out My Back Door - 6.5/10: Muy country para mi gusto. Run Through the Jungle - 8.5/10 Up Around The Bend - 9.6/10 My Baby Left Me - 9.7/10 Who'll Stop the Rain - 9.8/10 I Heard It Through the Grapevine - 9/10 Long as I Can See the Light - 8.8/10 Puntuación final - 7/10: Tiene muy buenas canciones, pero siento que no conecté del todo y no porqué sea un mal álbum, sino que no es el estilo musical que suelo escuchar, por eso no califiqué las últimas canciones, no tenía nada que decir. Tal vez volvería a escuchar algunas canciones por individual, más no sé si escucharía el álbum completo otra vez.
I have respect for these guys as musicians, but I find the music extremely boring with the exception of a few songs.
I gave this two listens and, while it does rock, I just don't know how much I love this. It's objectively pretty fun, but I don't think I'd ever come back, and a lot of the songs do kind of blend together. Favorite Songs: Heard it Through the Grapevine, Ramble Tamble
not a fan of the short and tightly arranged songs ccr usually produce, and the very american sound that ccr has.
Al parecer es el álbum más exitoso de la banda El mismo tiene canciones con instrumentales interesantes, a veces como intro, otras veces a lo largo de las canciones Ninguna en particular conectó enormemente en mi, pero la del inicio fue la más destacada a mi parecer Personalmente soy más fan del sonido de Green River, pero esto es un ejemplo de evolución en el sonido que fueron fabricando y además bajo el acompañamiento vocal de un gran artista Recomendado, reescuchable y será un viaje entretenido a lo menos
Some decent songs and overall pretty listenable. Nothing special though
Had some good songs, but nothing crazy. Great vibe though.
6/10
CCR just has a magic about them.
A few really great songs along with some odd covers.
Franchement pas mal. Très dansant 🕺Un bon album pour ranger sa chambre mais manque peut être un peu de diversité. On est lasse facilement. Je mettrais un 65/100.
Heard their name but don't think I've ever listened to them. Not really my cup of tea!
Definitely in the top 3 CCR albums.
Fortunate son has influenced my perception of CCR so much that I can't help but imagine the majority of this album being played in a smokey rundown bar in Vietnam. The big hits I knew, but the rest fell short of expectation sadly.
Enjoyed it generally! I think they have some better stuff, but I didn't mind anything on this album
A lot of the tracks have stood the test of time.
++: Before You Accuse Me, Travelin' Band, Ooby Dooby, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Long as I Can See the Light +: Ramble Tamble, Run Through the Jungle, My Baby Left Me +-: Lookin' out My Backdoor, Up Around the Bend, Who'll Stop The Rain 7,0/10
mid
This was great. I’ve liked CCR ever since we sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" for an elementary school spring play. The guitar work throughout is great, Fogerty’s voice is so distinctly his own, and the drums have that classic ’70s tone done right. It also brought back memories of Hanoi Rocks’ cover of "Up Around the Bend," which used to be on constant rotation in my house back in the day.
Quite entertaining rock album on the background of the office Monday
#438 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ✅ CCR is one of those bands that I've mostly listened via "best of" albums, radio and random playlists. This album has a lot of songs I could add to a themed playlist myself. Strong 3, teetering on 4/5
The instrumentation on this album was really fun, it would’ve been nice if they got room to breathe in longer songs, like in Ramble Tamble and Grapevine. The Fogertys have sick voices. Still has energy. Only knowing their popular songs, I was surprised by most of this album, in a good way. Has some bangers
Ok - nothing standout
Good stuff but not quite as good as green river. Consistent. In between a 3 and 4
Ok...CCR will always be a legebdary band worth to be mentioned. But not my coup of tea
#411/1001. They claim to be the greatest American Rock and Roll band. But I suppose it will take ages for America to be great again. 3 for the swampiness and the hits are his, not misses.
There are things about the songs on this album that I can appreciate: the jangly guitar in Ramble Tamble, the way Before you Accuse Me sounds like the perfect soundtrack for a movie scene in a late night diner… etc. but overall, this does not at all sound like a cohesive album; it’s hard for me to imagine this is the same band from song-to-song; it just all sounds so disjointed to me.
The album's opening hints at an intention to take the folk sound down the progressive path that other contemporaries in adjacent genres were following, but from there that idea is abandoned and blues standards and folk progressions are explored; these are the language that the band knows in depth and uses to convey a message in which complexity is conspicuous by its absence and which aims to sound untouched by the passage of time.
Limp grapevine cover secured them a 3 instead of 4
I think all the 5 star reviews come from a certain demographic, you know who you are. It’s just not that good, love the vocals and one or two stand out tracks, but overall, it’s just average
ni taan mal
This type of music is absolutely not for me but I do get it. Some of the songs are really great and it doesn't overstay. Easy 4 if I was 30 years older.
(3.5) proper American rock
pfft, sorry maar dit is gewoon niet interessant. "Most simple back track with no or very little build up. Nothing special to me."
I generally like it, but nothing grips me fully. The guitar sounds are nice and crips, even surprisingly modern at times but in a good way. I guess that's what a lot of indie and modern blues bands are emulating. The vocals sound angry, no other way to describe it. I just don't like the drum and the bass sound, I think the shallowness takes away from the great performance by the drummer and the bassist.
Estuvo guapo, sus arreglos de momentos me dejaron boquiabierto Pero si senti una brecha de la calidad entre los primeros y ultimos temas
Yes
I'm just like the dude now. Really good, great performances and a really fun listen. On a different day could have been a 4 but yesterday it was a 3.5
I’ve always liked this album cover, but I prefer other albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Decent record, maybe a bit too old school for me. I heard it through the grape vine is a banger though. 3 stars for me
I mean it’s good but there’s nothing particularly exciting here. However I did give one of their other offerings on here a 5 but that was so long ago I don’t remember much about it. This one is definitely not 5 star worthy. Long As I Can See The Light is the standout. Another one I want to give a 3.5
The songwriting is on point. But I'm not as passionate about 70's American blues-rock as you guys so I'm giving a generous 3.
fav songs: lookin' out my back door up around the bend who'll stop the rain i heard it through the grapevine energetic, tight, easygoing 60/100
Ok. Couldn’t listen to a whole album of it. Sounds very generic blues based rock (?) to me. Voice is a bit grating. Quite liked Ramble Tamble.
I quite like CCR, and always thought I should listen to them more. Didn't hate the album, but didn't really love it either. Definitely the CCR sound, but nothing massively new or interest to warrant a repeat listen.
Blues/roots/swamp rock is not a sound that I particularly love, but these people did write some really fun stuff in here. The album starts with a very interesting song, "Ramble Tamble". It has a great energy, specially thanks to the fantastic guitar riff, and a fascinating middle part that has a sense of progression as it feels like it gets bigger and bigger, until the return to the initial part. Really nice stuff. From here the record becomes a collection of more simple rock tunes that combine country, rock and roll and blues. They might be simpler in terms of structure and composition, but the artists have a lot of spirit and attitude, so there is not really a boring song in here. The variation in sound does also greatly contribute in not making this a monotonous experience. Now I should stop praising it before I might sound like an hypocrite. While I did have my fun listening to this, as I said in the beginning, I am not that enthusiastic for this type of sound, so I can't really say that I love it.
Had some good songs, a lot that sounded a lot like other songs as was the case I suppose but enjoyed it
Enjoyed it overall, realized I actually knew more of these songs than I thought. 7min intro song was a bit off-putting with a huge lull in the middle but a solid album, plus another 11min track later on dragged a bit. 3.25* Rounded down to 3*
Yeah this doesn’t really do anything for me. Has an overly commercialised country rock sound that’s just perfect for four-wheel drive ads.
It was good. The songs were too long and too short at the same time. Leah - 5/7 Leprechauns - Favourite - Ooby Dooby Austin - 5/7 Leprechauns - Favourite - Up Around the Bend
Chill classic rock
I knew a third of the album already, lots of 70s radio staples. CCR are one of those bands I pretty consistently enjoy without truly loving
Bueno, escribo esta review el lunes después del fallecimiento del Indio Solari. Es realmente una mala oportunidad para el pobre album de creedence que tuvo que enfrentar un fin de semana ricotero y además del recital de los fundamentalistas. Eso para contextualizar mi experiencia de escucha del álbum, lamentablemente en contraposición del fenómeno que es el indio. Cosmo's Factory está bueno, pero es demasiado yankee para mi gusto, fuera de lo estrictamente musical, sobre lo que prácticamente no tengo ni idea. Tiene un par de canciones que me gustan, más rockeritas, pero el resto que es muy country y medio bluegrass rockeado no me transmite nada, porque no es para mi, sino para un apalachense. Dicho esto, es digerible. 7/10 son los puntos
Pretty good
mao lembroooooooooo
Best of Album: - Up Around The Bend - Who’ll Stop The Rain - Long As I Can See The Light
i liked the bluesy tone of this one. but it was disappointing that the first song was the longest and most interesting one
Twang
Another one that’s hard to rate because I’m sick of all the singles that I already know, but I’m sure if it was my first time hearing them I would feel differently. I did like the Ramble Tamble song, which was new to me.
fine
"Cosmo's Factory" is a very American rock and roll blues. Heavily guitar-driven, it features some of CCR's most famous songs, such as the folk-rock "Who'll Stop the Rain". Yet some of the rockabilly and blues covers, such as "Ooby Dooby" and "Before You Accuse Me," are spirited but can feel slightly inessential, and more like major jam seshes. As a non-American I also feel that Fogerty's singing is a bit jarring. It is fine; there aren't really any skips. But it isn't something that I would listen to again
CCR gets a little repetitive for me (mostly due to vocals), but there were some great stand outs. “Travellin Band” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain” were great!
Good album, CCWR was on all the time when I was growing up, a 3/5 for me
Fine stuff. Delighted to have learned the term "swamp rock."
alles lijkt op elkaar, maar wel leuke muziek
describe in what way this is not ska for boomers? other: a clear rebuttal to the times, rock and roll roots, americana distilled
very fun album, im not really a fan of the genre country/rock but this one is ok, nothing special but some tracks remained in my head. fun tracks, i dind't find bad tracks, enjoyable album. i really like the voice of the singer and also che guitar solo's.
very cool
shooby dooby ass album aunque bastante digerible para ser ccr, esta bastante bien pero tambien entiendo por qué le hacen bullying en gilmore girls 7/10
Good album, awesome closer, wasn't ever the craziest on these guys but I'll throw this on again
Great jams.
When CCR is ON, like purestrain CCR firing on all cylinders, they could sell me a ketchup popsicle even if I were wearing white gloves. Unfortunately, while I get why the album has the songs it does, a lot of them are off. Before You Accuse Me and Ooby Dooby are misses, the Grapevine (a song I love) cover really is just too long, and already we've got about half the album axed. 5 star (hell, six star) with some edits, but ultimately I'll listen to the singles.
Ekkert sérstaklega grípandi plata, en alls ekki leiðinleg eða léleg.
Tuttu bändi ja albumi, ei tästä voi paljoo sanoo creedence aina iha hyvä. On mun mielestä muutama heidän parasta biisiä täsä albumissa mutta loput on vähä semmosta että haluaa skipata aina niihin parempii biiseihin. Monta näistä kappaleista on kuuneltu liian usein niin joutuu antaa vähä miinusta. Top3 1: Run Trough The Jungle 2: Up Around The Bend 3: I Heard It Trough The Grapevine 3.5/5
Aikansa tuote :D
This isn’t really my taste but i can see why other people like it.
Northing special for me but pleasant enough listening.
Rock, Blues, 1970 -> 3
Some bands I know entirely through their greatest hits albums, but those I feel like I’ve heard endlessly. ABBA. Supertramp. Journey. Of course CCR. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this album title or seen this cover before. But boy do I ever know those greatest hits.
CCR is legendary but, for some reason, just hasn't ever resonated with me.
Very much NOT my style of music but it’s serviceable for the time and for the genre
estaba cool pero aparte de un par de canciones no me parecio mucho mas alla
kinda funky! probably won’t be listening to often🥹
Some classics on here that I forgot were CCR.
It's fun rock n roll but a little too old school for me. I prefer the technical rock of the 70's over the southern boogie of the 60's.
Hehe I liked it
Good fun album. I wish I had a garage to blast this in. Not something I would listen to a lot but I am glad I experienced it
It's okay in a slice-of-60s-life sort of way. I like how they move into jam-band territory, with extended, free sections. It would be interesting to know how they connect to blues, country, Grateful Dead, etc.
quite mid but okay
So on the fence here because individually this album has so many great CCR songs that I love. But listening through from start to finish I didn't think it was such a strong album overall. A bunch of skips on here that don't compare to the highlight songs. I think I would revisit and rereview soon, but going with a 3 for now. Top Songs: Run Through the Jungle, Up Around the Bend, I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I like CCR, and some of my favorite tunes by them are in this album. generally though, the songs on this album I haven't heard before are that way for somewhat of a reason. I enjoyed it overall.
classic stuff but i've never been a huge fan...Who'll Stop the Rain is p good
Feels very classic 70s rock, some good tunes however I feel the covers I knew (particularly I Heard it Through the Grapevine) are just pale in comparison to the original
That's a hell of an opening track. Crossing between twengy country rock to a hard bluesy gam. Enjoyed this one more than expected. Second track is a more classic blues rock tune. Nice but not Revolutionary Track 3 has great vocals. And a good slide guitar solo. Ooby dooby is not my favorite. But a nice guitar solo Lookin out my back Door is a classic, and a super sweet country song. It demonstrates John Fogerty's ability to write anthems, and in so many genres. 6 is a short and heavy blues song. Liked it. 7 features great harmony vocals. It's a good refreshment to the sound. 8 a nice rendition of this classic rnb song. Good but not super necessary. Who'll stop the rain is a Fogerty classic and my favorite track on here. What a banger. 10, well, it's a massive song. And this version really does it justice. What a souly track to finish it up. Beautiful song. I still don't know what I feel about Creedence Clearwater Revival. On one hand, they are an objectively good band. They play great together, and especially John Fogerty is a great songwriter with a rare ability of writing timeless songs. He just proved it again and again in those years. One the other hand, something about their "conservative" sound always put me a bit of. When it's country or folk it feels more right, but the white rock n roll they play, although they play it objectively well, doesn't do it for me. I'll give this a solid 3. It has many highlights.
Creedence progressively getting better with each album release. Cosmo's factory has got a good spread of music styles but still holds that swamp rock sound the band is known for. The album is pretty stacked with hit songs. I would drop the covers other than "Heard it Through the Grapevine." Their rendition is probably the best version of the song. Another solid record from CCR at 3.42 stars.
dad rock kings
Some really good tracks on this album (Lookin' Out My Back Door, their cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine) and some really bad ones (Ooby Dooby). Overall, it's pretty good
Sowas hat es bei mir schwer, gefällt mir vor dem Hintergrund aber ganz gut.
Ovdje je toliko objektivne kvalitete da sam skoro bila spremna zanemariti što apsolutno nije nešto što se meni lično sviđa. Definitivno najbolji od CCR albuma s liste.
Strong 5 to light 6, mid
Favorite Track: Lookin’ Out My Back Door Least Favorite Track: Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)
Zone out a fair bit. It's meh
So many sounded familiar to other songs which was kinda weird because I could never place where I had heard them.
I actually loved the way the song sounded. Was nice to listen to
She probably left you because you kept calling her 'Baby'. ... and WTF is that 'Ooby Dooby' track!? Rocking the MAGA vibe... that bluesy, country, southern rock thing just isn't for me. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 287 Already owned : 63 Purchased : 15 To buy : 3 Nope : 206
It was good
Weird record. It’s like a greatest hits album, with some covers tacked on. The songs holdup though, and JF really shines.
No es un estilo que escuche usualmente pero es animado para hacer limpieza y ordenar
Very chill and vintage feeling. Feels like fall's mornings. Neutral colors... Lots of clouds without a glimpse of the blue sky... Having a coffee with bay biscuits while watching tv. It's neutral but a little depressing. Somewhat bizarre and a playlist an ex thief would listen to. Villain arc. A lone teacher man that uses a lot of scarves. Feels like England. Divorced man who Is alone 24/7. Chaotic and somewhat depressing. It doesn't have a lot of groove. It's clearly a little chaotic and seems to me like someone who doesn't show their feelings, fighting with their own thoughts and hiding it. Someone who isn't happy with their lives and have negative opinions about everything and everyone. Same man who sometimes feeds pigeons with bread. It's very percussive and doesn't have a lot of feeling. Up around the bend is the happiest song in the album. It feels like someone who smokes 🍁🪵☕👞🚬 It wasn't memorable for me. I don't wanna listen to it never again. It's boring. Very boring. Doesn't feel like art.
I always find CCR heavier than I expect - I think in my head I confuse them with Crosby, Stills and Nash
Du bon vieux rock'n'roll mais vachement répétitif
General thoughts: I only knew CCR's greatest hits, and I’ll say this was a sad experience, though I'm sure they must have better albums. This album follows the style I had in mind, which it's cool; their essence is there. The opener was good too, a cool genre switch, but maybe the instrumental section overshadowed the other part too much. The vocals are raspy, raunchy, and powerful; he rarely goes to a higher register, but he is capable of it. Having got the eponymous album Lynyrd Skynyrd a couple of numbers ago, I see a clear similarity, actually, Lynyrd feels like CCR on steroids. Both are bluesy swampy country rock - Cosmo's Factory being more bluesy on the conservative side of things. That's one of my issues with this album. Another point of comparison is the guitar; they both have outstanding guitar sections and rely heavily on solos, making them shine. However, CCR can't save a song alone from the guitar, which Lynryd can - and that can make things worse somehow, sometimes. Example given: Heard It Through The Grapevine. A solid song which could have been 6 minutes and that's more than enough, instead it was dragged to eleven minutes in an album full of 2-3 minutes songs (and one 7), tanking the album experience and not really elevating the song standalone. Returning to the first point, it was sad that the best songs were the ones I already knew. Everything else feels very filler-like. Most of the songs are traditional blues tunes with no innovation, no outstanding lyrics, awkward drumming, and subpar production. The execution is good enough, but at least for this set of songs, it feels 8 years behind of what it should (This is 1970). Outstanding song(s):} Run through the jungle, Ramble Tamble Weakest song(s): My Baby Left Me, Ooby Dooby Cover: Chill, colorful, with movement, but still an ordinary lets-just-take-a-photo-and-call-it-a-day cover Real rating: 2.86
CCR is always a fun and easy listen for me. Such swampy and funky blues music with John Fogerty’s soulful vocals blasting. Sometimes the style and songs can get derivative.
Don’t care much for John fauxgerty, but this album rocks
I’m a little tired of the CCR, but enjoyed this nonetheless. All bangers, great hooks and unique swamp-rock sound. Credence stood the test of time, particularly this record.
Even though this type of music is about as far removed from my current tastes, this was not too bad of an album. This sort of music usually contains too much blues for me to get into it but somehow listening to an entire album did not feel like a drag. Although I don't plan on actively going out to look for more blues rock music any time soon.
Fun album. Really enjoyed the more rock n roll and blues rock songs. Root/country rock - not my jam
Fun record, I’d forgotten I’d listened to it this morning which is probably more a consequence of CCR being so prevalent in life
Cool mais pas particulièrement fan du rock de daron
Becomes repetitive very fast. Just sounds like uncle music. And it's a crime that the 11 minute song is that long, it's not even that good.
6/10
3.5, not bad at all. Didn't know any of these songs.
Jammin and slammin
Rockalhada daquelas. Gosto, mas não é bem o meu estilo de rock.
If I were in charge of the aux cord at a party where the majority of guests were over fifty, male, and from the generally southern part of the United States I would definitely put songs from this album on. It was chill. Travelin' Band gave me mega 'good golly miss molly' vibes and I think I like Mr. Revival's faster boogie songs. Lookin' Out My Backdoor, Who'll Stop the Rain, and Run Through the Jungle were my faves. I Heard it Through the Grapevine is 11 minutes long and you feel every inch of it! Cowbell was fun though. Like Bayou Country (my first-reviewed album!), I don't think this is /super/ my thing but I appreciate the skill and how it influenced later artists.
Decent album - not sure if you must listen before you die
This album was okay. Not my vibe, so it felt like a bit of a slog to get through after a couple tracks, but I can absolutely respect and see how they shaped so many bands and songs that came after them.
I liked this one a lot more than my other CCR album I've listened to on the list (Bayou Country.) Even though I do like this one more than Bayou Country, I just still see CCR more as a singles band rather than a band that has deep album cuts. This definitely has their trademarked swamp rock sound littered all over. I do have to say that John Fogerty is pretty good at writing absolute anthems. Highlight Song/s: "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Up Around The Bend" and "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Great album with that distinct American sound. Preferred this over ‘Bayou Country’. Not sure I would listen to it a lot but perhaps I will find my way to it again. Rating: 3.5.
Está bien, no mucho más.
Cool tune
Good stuff! Even the spouse loved it.
This was great! I saved this one. More here than I was expecting
A brilliant album with some absolute classics of the early 70s, like Run Through the Jungle and Who’ll Stop The Rain. I love the drawn out opener, and the rework of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine was so much fun. Really like Creedance but never done a full album listen through - Cosmo’s Factory got me in that funky Friday feeling!
My second Creedence Clearwater Revival album, and a pleasure to listen to overall.
3.1/5 Some absolute bangers on this album and then just some OK songs. Nice easy listening.
Solid album. Not too standout but good.
solidny album jak na 1970 jednak moim zdaniem słabo się zestarzał. Piosenka otwierająca album Ramble Tamble jest świetna i riff na gitarze to miodzio na uszy. Up Around The Bend jest moim zdaniem najlepszym utworem na tym albumie.
the songs were too long. guitar solos do nothing for me. very pleasant to listen to, albeit too boring at times. good old american road trip core. enjoyed it even more when i imagined myself one of the characters from that 70s show. eric foreman did approve, i'm sure. stand outs for me: who'll stop the rain, run through the jungle, up around the bend, long as i can see the light
funky country
Pretty bang average. Not a bad song just no that particularly stood out. Sounds like the transition between the 60s and 70s.
Jackson würds lieben weil ich finds nicht so schlimm wie ich dachte. 3-4 actually
why would you copy little richard’s tutti frutti and name it ooby dooby?
Fun rock album!
Decent 70s guitar, enjoyable. Didn’t last long in the memory though
Songs were deceptively long, but great instrumentals. Fairly sure Ramble Tamble has stairway to heaven lick in it (I’m sure that’s not new). Didn’t really remember many of the other songs, a nice experience but not a “YEAH PUNCH IT” kinda album for me.
It's Credence. I enjoyed the album, having heard a couple songs from it before.
Good classic sound
Mostly good
I like Neil Young bit this recording was a bit janky afaic
entertaining
Good singles, weak album.
another ccr album in a row. blue eyed soul v strong.
This was a weird one, and incredibly the second Creedence album we got in a row, so extra strange to compare them immediately. The good songs are really good (Run Through the Jungle, Who'll Stop the Rain), but some of the other ones really sound wrong. Travelin' Band is a straight up Little Richard rip off and it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Ooby Dooby is just bad, My Baby Left Me is really generic. The cover of Heard It Through The Grapevine is in the middle because they at least style it their way but it goes on for too long. For being their best selling album, it isn't nearly as good as "Green". The highs are high and the lows are low I guess.
All the CCR hits! Perfectly enjoyable nostalgia.
Good album
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If it weren't for the bluesy and the 50s sounding Rock'n'Roll songs, this would have gotten 4 stars. I really like the "southern" vibe with the heavy grooves, but also the Rockabilly-tinged faster songs.
È un bell'album perché alla fine la vibe country blues tipica dei ccr è sempre bella, però non mi è rimasto molto impresso. Traccia migliore up around the bend
Overall: Lots of classics in here that I grew up up listening to, and for good reason! Such a staple in the blues movement during the 60’s and 70’s. I had never listened to it all the way through and discovered Ramble Tamble is an absolute banger! Definitely some skips on here, but I genuinely can’t hate on CCR.
The opening track is soo oo good. After that it kind of falls down to a floating middle ground, without trying to sound too critical. Some good blues tunes there too. I enjoy listen to this album more than the first CCR album I reviewed in this generator.
Some very strong songs.
First second impression is that I know I'll enjoy this album. This type of music is not something I love to listen on repeat but it is enjoyable. I think it is too slow for me and there is a simplicity in the rhythm of the drums that make it hard to love for me personally. Solid 3/5 album
I think I prefer my CCR in the form of a Greatest Hits album. Although this one really did contain a sizable number of tracks that end up on that compilation anyway.
it's okay. fav track: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Real mixed bag this, some absolutely amazing tracks (that opening song was insane) and more long winded blues-y noodling that this list seems to love (c’mon guys did the Grapevine cover really need to be 10 minutes?). 3.5 but leaning towards 3.
Violated the family ban long enough to listen through.
Solid! Maybe not my personal fave of all time, some songs stood out but maybe not something I am scrambling to listen to again any time soon.
it was fine! nothing really stood out to me, I think mostly just not my thing. I don't know if it was just the version I downloaded but there was a 2 minute silence at the end of heard it through the grapevine that made me think my music player broke
Solid album
Used to watch this podcast where one of the members said that listening to CCR gave seriously bad luck, and that was the only prior reference point that I had to them. No bad luck for me thus far! But I guess if anything shitty happens to me in the next few weeks I can blame it on listening to this album I guess... Pretty good! Was surprisingly familiar with some of the songs and melodies, not sure where I have heard them before though. 7/10
Some of these are ok, some of them are not. Not a bad album to have on in the car though
i'm not a big rock'n roll, blues, whatever guy so eh. but i see the appeal
Helt okej
3.5/5
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Not a terrible album but it felt kind of boring and sort of basic. There were some great tracks in here those being some of the longer ones and I liked the great detail and riffs those had but other than that pretty stale album for me. 5/10, Favorite Song: Ramble Tamble
Pretty enjoyable bluesy album.
Bien
Just because I used to listen to this album when I was 6 But I am not so fond on it
The best of the 3 CCR albums on the list but still not amazing
The Marvin Gaye cover was cool. Thats about it, rest is fine?
Meh, alright.
A pretty fun album with a few very great tracks
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory Cosmo’s Factory is a rare case where I can fully admire the technicality and immaculate rockmanship without actually finding a favorite track. The production is undeniably top-tier, perfecting a vintage blend of country and rock that feels structured and intentional. John Fogerty’s vocal performance and the band's organic chemistry are triumphant in their execution, proving why this is a sophisticated inclusion on the 1001 list. However, despite the high-level musicianship, the album lacks those standout moments or cinematic hooks that give a record true lasting power in my rotation. It’s a really good technical achievement that I respect more than I love, a solid 3/5 that serves as a high-quality, though not essential, discovery.
3.5/5 This CCR Album was good but felt like the gas pedal was to the floor the whole time. Had so many great songs, but could have used a ballad or slow down in there. Also I heard it through the grapevine was unnecessarily long.
Favourite Songs: Long As I Can See The Light, Ramble Tamble
Classic Protest Rock ain’t for me. And his voice is super overrated.
6.5/10
A double certified Jason’s Deli Classic. It’s more of the same from the other album/s I have heard. Pretty iconic voice and a bunch of very talented musicians just not really my type of music. 6/10
Me parece un buen disco. Hasta ahí, no son muy fan del genero pero creo que es un disco icónico e influyente para muchos artistas.
Decent I would say - will listen for sure
This kind of felt like listening to a rockier version of Jools Holland's New Years Eve show, with loads of catchiness in the songs. I wouldn't say this is really my vibe though, but I had a pretty fun time listening to the album. Favourites would include "Ramble Tamble" and "Who'll Stop The Rain". Unfortunately, this version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is WAY too long in my opinion so that is currently my least favourite.
I miss when songs were 4-5 minutes. The guitar licks and the drums were unstoppable.
Strong opener (the proggy bits without vocals). Album gave a mild pining for LSD. Grapevine is kinda heavy! Fun listen overall.
Best song is up around the bend
Something different but seemed similar to something I’ve heard before
Good fun, won’t be tempted to re-listen anytime soon, however. Standout tracks: - Ramble Tamble 4/5 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 4/5
- I like the that they give instrumental moments in each song - it feels very American - I like when the songs really get into a more relaxed rhythm - I could listen to at a live bar - “Before You Accuse Me” sounds like it should be in a 60-70’s movie soundtrack
Its just okay i mean not bad for sure but yk
i feel like to me this is one of those "VERY" innovative rock albums from the early 70's that i should get but i don't cause everything else sounds like it from the time. i did like the bits where it went out of the norm and had bits of sax and stuff in it haha
This was definitely an enjoyable listen, and the band is undoubtedly one of the best of that era. Their sound is so iconic, being the sound of the South. His voice is great, and punches through well throughout the album. I'm definitely more of a fan of the hits on the album compared to the rest of the album, and that cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine is respectable but nowhere near the level of quality of the soul artists that covered it prior. If I listened to this through the south it would have a higher rating but got a little tired of the sound by the end.
Several hits and a surprise with “Before You Accuse Me” - pretty cool but short & less depth.
This isn't my favorite kind of music but CCR probably does it better than anyone else, in my opinion. Strong 7/10
swamp rock is cool. not too much else to add. okay album.
I enjoyed it. Good 70s rock sound
⭐️⭐️⭐️
I mean, it's a really good album, has some major bangers and really 1-2 solid b-sides. It might be a little bit too american sometimes, but i understand it and embrace it in some of the tracks (Up Around The Bend 4example). For me it'ts a solid 3.5-3.75
classic 70's rock vibe. doesnt stand out too much to me, its not my vibe but i appreciate it. i do like the guitar riffs. those are so fun. who'll stop the rain was my favorite song.
A good listen, but won't make it into the rotation.
11 minute I Heard It Through The Grapevine jam 🔥
It was alright. My first foray into “swamp rock”. Wouldn’t pick it up again. Favorite song: cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine.
country? mia favoritas fueron who’ll stop the rain y run through the jungle
1: Ramble Tamble: kind of a western vibe, mid modern cowboy esque? not bad, 7/10, gets better as you keep listening for sure 2: Before you Accuse me: i liked it :) 3: Travelin' Band: very upbeat, kinda reminds me of the Time Warp from RHPS 4: Ooby Dooby: another dance song I suppose 5: Lookin out the back door: forgettable 6: Run Through the Jungle: VIBE SWITCH i like this one Overall: Im on song 4 so far and its good but I don't think I'd listen to this on my own accord on song 6, maybe I would listen to it? I would have to be in a very specific mood I feel Ok done, overall I would give this album a solid 7/10. It was pretty good but I would just not put this on of my own accord but there are some bangers in there.
Decent album feels like every song belongs in sinners
While I usually do like this type of rock, this is a boring album. The track "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is not as good as the Marvin Gaye version and way longer for some reason.
First album of 2026! This is a quality record I'm just not super into it. I feel like all CCR albums are kinda the same to me. Favorite track: Who'll Stop The Rain 3.5/5
Bit too bluesy for my taste
A nice continuing foray back in time to the 70s. While listening, I was surprised to read that I'm quite near the birthplace of CCR: El Cerrito, just north of Berkeley. (Cosmo's Factory was a warehouse space they practiced in.) How did a couple of Bay Area kids arrive at this Southern 'swamp rock' style--their spiritual home not the Bay but the Bayou? Growing up in a mostly immigrant community, I knew few folks who listened to music like this (my white friends were mostly listening to grunge). My first associations of CCR are in where I first heard them, pitch-perfect: Forrest Gump. The subsequent associations with Vietnam and the antiwar movement are perhaps what tie things back to their Bay origins. Here today in rainy Berkeley, on one street, we had coffee at an Arabic cafe, then lunch at a Chez-Panisse-alum's spot whose storefront reads, "No Musk No Bezos No Billionaire Nazis." Then lox, bagel, and pastrami at the packed Jewish delicatessen. CCR playing as the soundtrack of the day didn't quite fit the vibe, but nonetheless evoked many intertwining histories.
CCR is great - great balance and composition. However, this is one of those albums that I would prefer to listen live with all of the jamming.
Pretty good, hit and miss 6.5/10
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I love creedence, another one that i grew up on because of dad. I’m not sure in this album though, i just think I’m not in the right mood for it right now.
- 70s - freedom, adventure - motivation music but not my style 8/10
Initial thoughts - Some pretty good Southern blues rock. Fairly generic, but I suppose that's more to do with the amount of people who were trying to be CCR in the years afterwards. Best avoid the longer tracks though as they do drag a little.
I listened to this album a lot as a child. It's good - classic. Not something I gravitate towards these days.
Quite middle of the road. Could listen to it for a bit but gets samey after a while.
Oli hyvä levy. 3,25/5.
Run Through The Jungle är odödlig men albumet lite trist i längden
It was good
What the… a second album by CCR this week! Again, not so random, maybe more luck… I can’t believe this is their fifth album in 2 years! It’s got a nice, warm sound capturing some great performances. Along with the numerous covers, they really seem to be paying homage to their roots and influences on this album although maybe that’s their sound, and if it is, it does sound very refined at this point in their career. Although the long ones here might be a tad long (but that’s how I felt when I heard the other album this week) it was a good listen.
-I have officially made it to tambourine city! -Very psychedelic (y) adjacent -Ramble Tamble : love snare hits on the 2 and 4 -Travelin' Band: Such a fucking bop. Do the 'crusin' for a bruisin' choreo to this (so satisfying) -Lookin' Out My Backdoor: This one's for the roadtrip (heavy on the banjo) the meter change is also very satisfying -I'm getting 'Let it Be' vibes from track 'Long As I Can See The Light' -There was nothing particularly special about this album, but I liked it. Solid!
I loved the rhythm. It's nice
Good for it’s day
First impressions just looking at the album cover i thought it was cool just the casualness and it looking like someone’s just walked to a regular day for them. My favourite track of the album had to have been ‘Travelin’ Band’ (3) because it’s insanely catchy but i truly enjoyed all the songs honestly. i noticed that they have a habit of changing tempos mostly shown in track 1 ‘Ramble Tamble’ which i thought was cool. Other ones that stuck out were ‘My baby left me’ and ‘I heard it through the grapevine’ which was a long on but weirdly didn’t even feel painful to get through, and i liked ‘Before you accuse me (take a look at yourself)’ because of the meaning and the angsts. Overall a really good album i enjoyed .
Good album can be a little repetitive but has some good songs on it ‘up around the bend’ and ‘ who’ll stop the rain’ are good songs album sounds like Bob dylans hurricane
It was alright, I won’t be rushing back
Definitely rock history, knew way more songs than I thought I would.
Initial Fav: Travelin' Band (added to my playlist) not my usual genre, but I am rocking with it. OHH IVE HEARD UP AROUND THE BEND - this band is a part of my childhood. who'll stop the rain takes me back to being a kid.
This is on the bluesier end of CCR which is my least favourite CCR. Still, this album has some bangers and the slower numbers are where this album shines, but it just goes on a bit long with too much 12 bar blues stuff.
It's good but i'm probably just to young to understand why this was revolutionary
Incredible, outstanding instrumentals. Fits a specific vibe. Favorite songs were who’ll stop the rain and up around the bend.
A bit of southern (but, not actually southern) ramble tamble. Lots of radio singles coming from this effort, although, interestingly, none are in CCR’s top five most popular. That sums up how I ultimately feel about the record - it’s a steady listen the whole way, but it lacks the “peaks” a classic favourite needs. I don’t find myself waiting for “the best part” on this record. Oddly, two of the covers are what I found most engaging - Accuse Me, and Grapevine.
wel leuk maar niet echt mijn vibe
i’m between a 3 and a 4 here. overall i thoroughly enjoyed this but i’m not sure if i’ll come back to it. strong 3, mayhaps.
I was hoping for a bit more here. I know their hits and they're great, he has a cool voice and they play some good riffs, but for the most part this album was alright. The couple that I knew stood out massively. It'll be interesting to hear their other albums and see if I feel they are stronger.
Fela rarely goes wrong in his immense discography. Live! Is a perfect example, and the hypnotic grooves only deepen with the excellent addition of Ginger Baker. Great entry point to fela for the curious.
7/10
More trad blues/rock than I expected. I thought Creedence were psychedelic hippies. Not bad.
Fun? very repetitive, very 70s favourite song definitely who’ll stop the rain
swamp blues still rocks, they were pumping out bangers during this time
Good easy listening tunes
V/rv
There are some very nice parts in this album, but the rock and roll parts are not my thing. However there're some great solos. 3,4/5
It’s fine. A bit dull.
John Fogerty was right. This is the burger of music. Inoffensive, everyone likes it, not usually a lot of passion or deep love put into it.
Interesting album with abolute classics. I could listen again.
i think i have listened to more Creedence Clearwater Revival on this experiment than i ever intended to. Not bad at all, just not me
No private session used for Spotify. Somewhere on CD I have the best of CCR which I enjoyed back There are a lot of tracks on this album that were on that greatest hits album, so it was fun to listen to and be amazed about how a band from California mastered southern fried rock. It's got some great hits on it, but some crap as well which is why I will stick to the best of...I know that makes me not a real fan and I am cool with that.
Um álbum esquecível. Pelo menos foi melhor que o da música eletrônica
A light 3.5
Very cool southern sound. Couple of the songs quite reminiscent of Jailhouse Rock. Favourites: Lookin' Out My Back Door Up Around the Bend Long As I can See The Light
later
Good music but felt to countryish at times.
7/10
Ok. ★★★
I get why people dig this band, but it's not my thing. "Long as I Can See the Light" is the highlight.
Some very good songs but sometimes a bit boring. Songs in Big Lebowski are favourites.
1. Ramble Tamble - 6 Good rock song. Instrumentally it builds really well and is a great sound. The way it slows into the outro is also really good. Very enjoyable for an opening track. 2. Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself) - 6 Just a good old rock and roll song with a classic, timeless 60s/70s sound. 3. Travelin' Band - 8 Great short song with an amazing sound and the awesome vocals we've come to know from CCR over the years. Really fun track. 4. Ooby Dooby - 5 Lyrically awful but instrumentally one of the best things on the album. It's so easy to move to the brilliant guitars but the Ooby Dooby makes it seem like a track that hasn't aged well from the Dave Clark Show era. 5. Lookin' Out My Back Door - 6 Lyrically one of the better ones on the album. All around a decent sound and track. 6. Run Through The Jungle - 7 Great track. Love the lyrics on this specifically but the opening sound is so enjoyable and sets the tone so well for the track. 7. Up Around The Bend - 7 Very good song. Enjoyable on all fronts and the guitar rift both to open and between the chorus and verses is definitely the highlight. 8. My Baby Left Me - 5 It's a cookie cutter "love is gone" kind of track. Million of them have been made throughout the decades and there's nothing to separate this from the rest of them. 9. Who'll Stop The Rain - 8 Brilliant track. Love everything about this including the lyrics, how the background vocals come in and out, and how the guitar fades out to end the track. Excellent stuff. 10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - 10 Heard this a million times via a cover. Hated all of those covers. But this original track is excellent. It's perfect in it's more muted sound and the drums between the chorus and verses are superb and that's just the opening 4 minutes. After that you're treated to just some awesome guitar and drums that provide a billing you can get enjoyably lost in. 11. Long As I Can See The Light - 7 Very good track. Love the saxophone on this track, which was a pleasant surprise. Great way to top off the album. Average Rating: 6.82 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.41 Rounded Down: 3 Stars
simply a well-made album with no claims to revolutionism or exceptional creativity. your good old laid-back san francisco rock. ideal for lighting one up on the uni stairs and contemplating life.
Meh.
Somehow this album is both derivative and stuffed with classics. 4 of 11 tracks are covers and a 5th sounds like an outright copy. But then there's at least 3 all-time classics of their own--and one of those covers is arguably a classic in its own right. Honestly if they hadn't ripped off Little Richard, and hadn't included the bland "Ooby Dooby", this would be a 4 star album. Fogerty's solo on Ramble Tamble--and his vocals throughout are untouchable, but I never want to hear Ooby Dooby again--and f' 'em for stealing from Little Richard un-credited. Addendum: Apple music played a Chris Stapleton song after playing through this album, which feels about right. Stapleton's output now feels more obviously poppy than CCR, but seeing how many hits CCR covered, I think they were self-consciously pop-driven at the time. 1. "Ramble Tamble": great opening song. 2. "Before You Accuse Me": there's something off, in retrospect, about a bunch of white dudes getting big off of straight-up blues music. 3. "Travelin' Band": Sounds like a Little Richard rip-off. Well-done though. 4. "Ooby Dooby": derivative and forgettable. Oh, just realized it's also a cover. 5. "Lookin' out My Back Door": still a solid, classic song. 6. "Run Through the Jungle": one of my fav CCR songs, the vibe, the vocals and the harmonica, such a solid track. Side 2: 1. "Up Around the Bend": I've never really like this song. Idk, nothing really to it apart from a boring riff and a repetitive chorus. Were the feel right, that can be enough, but in this case the song never goes anywhere, and it just feels like a chorus played on repeat until it was time to fade out. 2. "My Baby Left Me": another cover? 3. "Who'll Stop the Rain" 4. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine": I wasn't sure this needed to be 11 minutes, but Fogerty's version is excellent. 5. "Long as I Can See the Light"
10/10
good album, enjoyable
Nice
Where's Wanda's warehouse?
I feel like I’m missing something… but I did enjoy a lot more than the first CCR album I’ve had on here