Cosmo's Factory

It brings me back to my roots. The songs sound like they have a southern drawl...stretched out, taking their time. Who'll Stop the Rain, Up Around The Band, Lookin' Out My Back Door...a lot of classics.

https://youtu.be/FpN4Lkp2Wb4

3.2 Coming a day after L.A Woman by the Doors it had a good recent benchmark. This was much better. The 50s throwback tracks let it down a bit but the blues bits were good. First track was great. Enjoyed the 11 minute rendition of Grapevine.

Half classic singles and half meh filler tracks. I truly think I’m going to lose my mind if I have to hear one more boring 12-bar blues song on a classic rock album, and this album has 4 of them! “Travelin Band” gets a pass because it’s badass, but “Before You Accuse Me”, “Ooby Dooby” and “My Baby Left Me” are about as low effort as it gets. But, an album that has Travelin Band, Lookin Out My Back Door, Run Through the Jungle, Up Around the Bend, Who’ll Stop the Rain, and Heard It Through the Grapevine literally ain’t half bad.

A solid album with some timeless classics. More of a 3.5 to me.

Yeah. It's alright, I suppose.

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Above standard album that features almost every type of "Rock" style oft the time. However, it also mixes in country (which I think is a detriment) and feels a little bloated overall. 3.5/5

3.5

first track is an absolute banger and i'm thrilled to add it to my rotation. the rest of it is normal CCR

Just gonna straight up quote another review cause I agree with it “ok it seems like a four-worthy album to be honest but i really don't have the urge to listen to any of these songs again and its not” my type of music so three it is.” My thoughts exactly

Great sound, needed a few more songs

MOOOOOOOVEEEEEEE... DOWN THE ROAD I GO. Chill ass dad rock. Gets better on every listen. Big fan of Ramble Tamble.

Blind album, know the artist and the hits. The hits were clearly hits for a reason and the rest of the album does not compare.

This is the 3.5 just under 4 zone for me. Love most of the music, but at times I was a little bored

The 70s before the 70s even began. Not bad for Boomer rock

Full of classic songs, but admittedly some of these songs do drag on, while others feel too short. Favorites: Looking Out My Back Door, Up Around The Bend Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5

Some very popular songs

Just fine. Don't feel I need to return to it anytime soon.

Already listened

That's Credence alright, only one band that sounds like Credence right? Right?

Проблески интересных песен в темном царстве кантри мотивов. Группу CCR я знал до этого момента как авторов той самой песни, идущей после слов «Good morning, Vietnam» под названием Fortunate son. Было интересно погрузиться в творчество группы и послушать чуть больше одной песни. Альбом начинается с с резвой Ramble Tamble, которая состоит из нескольких частей. И если же ее первая часть похожа на остальные песни с альбома, то вторая начинается с прекраснейшего гитарного рифа, за счет чего длительность трека в 7:11 минут можно считать оправданной. Середина альбома мне показалась скучной и однообразной, интересных песен слушатель там, скорее всего, не найдет. Но в то же время закрывающие Who’ll stop the rain(на удивление спокойная, философская и очень красивая песня) и I heard it through the grapevine(11-минутная песня с захватывающим ритмом и интересными вокальными фишками) залетели в мой плейлист как родные. CCR имели очень большой потенциал, что можно увидеть по действительно классным песням с альбома, но реализовать его даже на половине песен с альбома они не смогли. Отдельно от альбом рекомендую послушать представленные выше песни, но сам Cosmo’s Factory покажется намного скучнее них. Неоправдавшееся 5/5, перешедшее в 3/5.

Good, but about what you’d expect.

Not my favorite CCR album

way better than lot of other albums from this time period. who'll stop the rain best track on album. solid 3.5

This is the second CCR album I've had so far on this list, and I think by this album their creative juices were fading. There's a bit to much chugging along in some tracks.

Zweimal hintereinander und Fazit bleibt fast das Gleiche. Sicher auf der besseren Seite der 70er.

Buen disco, con la estupenda "Who'll stop the rain"

I don’t dislike this at all but I don’t think I have ever in my life thought “gee I’d really like to listen to CCR right now.” Sorry mom.

Een soort van country rock? Het is best wel vermakelijk, half country, half blues, half rock. Kom je op 1,5 uit, niet helemaal logisch maar wel best prettig. Echt het album begint heel erg lekker, maar merk wel dat de nummers nogal in elkaar overlopen. Het is een soort brij van classic rock waarin het ene in het volgende nummer overloopt. Geen vervelende brij, ik heb het prima op staan, maar nummers springen er niet echt uit. Totdat...: Die verschrikkelijke Heard it through the grapevine cover. Jezus wat is dat jammer. Waarom in godsnaam moet de cover 11(!!!!!) minuten duren? En dan ook nog proberen een van de beste zangers ooit te coveren. KOM OP ! Heb wat zelfkennis!? Verder is dit album gewoon heel veel van hetzelfde. Ik heb me geen seconde geirriteerd, dat was opzich fijn, maar ik heb niet veel momenten op het puntje van mn stoel gezeten of dat ik omver werd geblazen door de geweldige muziek. Het was allemaal best wel prima, ik denk wel dat ik eerlijk gezegd 4 sterren had gegeven, als die draak van een cover niet op het album stond. Jammer joh. FAVO: Ramble Tamble, Up Around the Bend, Long as I can see the light

CCT. Great band, great music. 70’s classic band.

It's consistently good blues rock but I don't really feel much more than that. Up Around The Bend is the second song in about a week to give me Guitar Hero flashbacks and I learned today that Eric Clapton didn't write 'Before You Accuse Me'. In fact I then learned that CCR didn't write it either. So there you go. Three times through but nothing that blew me away.

Another album from the early 70s or late 60s with a cover to really rewrite the books of history? Oh, no, it didn't.

OK

John Fogerty is very talented and the driving force behind Creedence. Too bad the boys couldn’t get along. He wrote some great songs, but I never felt compelled to buy any of their music. It was/is Ho hum to me.

Creedence har alltid känts bra vid en genomläsning för att sen bli tråkiga och förutsägbara.jag antar att det är samma nu. Trea.

Another great intro track on a 70s album - maybe that was a 'thing'? Ramble Tamble is 7 mins and I Heard It Through The Grapevine sits at 11, and everything else barely makes 3 minutes. These are the most progressive rock pieces, and that probably is why I like them most. I already knew and liked Up Around the Bend too. Good, old school rock. Alt-J's 'Left Hand Free' was probably trying to capture this vibe.

Probably actually 4-stars, but didn't hit as much as I thought it would.

Just Classic Rock.

Good fun blues. Decent.

Never listed before really good album

Des pièces aux forts accents blues et marquées par l'imaginaire musical et lyrique des États-Unis. Entraînant, mais sans plus d'intérêt pour moi

John Fogerty is one of the hardest-working and most painfully exploited stars of the 1960s. What Fantasy Records did to him is nothing short of criminal. Nevertheless, before he realized what a mess he had gotten himself into, he and the band poured themselves into recording and performing live for an intense and brief period, and honestly, as a result, I have a hard time distinguishing one record from the next. They had a sound, they refined it, and they played the mother-loving bejesus out of it. So 5 stars for the work ethic, but 1 star for country-rock-blues.

As much as I want to like CCR, I just can't. The "bayou blues" sound just is painful to my ears. Obviously, they had a lot of talent, and there is a lot to the songwriting, and their influence and impact was huge, so I'm bumping this up to a 3. However, I just can't go higher than that based on my own personal (lack of) enjoyment and the fact that many bands I like most were not the ones influenced by them.

I had Led Zeppelin IV the other day. It stressed me out because it was too intense and there’s too much weird shit going on. Here we have the polar opposite. Straight down the middle, simple blues rock. I got a little bored because it’s got no balls and there’s not enough weird shit going on. There must be a happy medium?

some recognizable songs

It wasn't as good as the last album by CCR I reviewed. There were no original tracks I could recognise. The songs were better than Paul Weller's "Wild Woods". "Cosmo's Factory" is a brilliant title for an album. It's nearly been a year since I started reviewing albums. 3 stars for "Cosmo's Factory".

better than their other one but still not particularly my cup of tea 3.5 (7 out of 10)

Funky! Was over before I knew it. Good stuff, but nothing mind-blowing.

This is my second CCR album on here, after Green River, which came out just over a year earlier, albeit with an album in between. I wasn't a huge fan of it. I was pleased to find this one better. As "Ramble Tamble" started, my expectations weren't high, but it goes into this ethereal, markedly un-bluesy instrumental in the middle. Love it. Even their bluesier songs, which I didn't enjoy on Green River, are better here. "Travelin' Band" has some great sax. Of course, there's "Run Through the Jungle", which transports you straight to Vietnam. There's even a cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with an extended jam. So, while still largely being something I wouldn't put on to listen to, I quite enjoyed it. More variety. Exceeded expectations. Fav tracks: Ramble Tamble, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Run Through the Jungle, Up Around the Bend, I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Yeah, okay. Some classics, a little dated though.

dad rock that somehow everything sounds incredibly familiar also they were first to sign on to Woodstock sot hats cool

2.8 - J 2.5 - S

Seconds half was stronger than the first. Tracks 1-5 are a 2* for me and 4* for the rest. Really nice long version of Grapevine.

Not entirely to my taste but still some good tracks on here. Overall a good album but for me not a classic

A 1970 album that sounds like ’50s Rock, Blues and Country, and somehow less progressive. I guess it was a nostalgic throwback. Decently enjoyable still (the second half might be stronger, which rarely happens), thought I’m unlikely to revisit any of this material.

Decent record I liked the vibe they were going for overall. Like the grapevine cover thought it was unique. Just think some of the songs could have had a bit more punch too them like previous CCR albums but still solid listen. 7.5/10

ramble tamble isch suuper geil. sehr lang aber ich lieb wies ufbaut und so. before you accuse me mega en bluesklassiker glaub und jo ich ha gern ich mag blues jo guilty. travelin band easy langwilig, aso s tönt immerno wie ccr und da heisst guet aber laangwilig. dasselbe gilt für ooby dooby. würkli en filler-song. lookin out my back door baaanger uff yes. meh country hammer. run through the jungle isch cool, geils riff en uhuere vibe. around the bend und my baby left me sind etz nöd soo spannend. wholl stip the rain isch nice aber au kei meisterwerk. grapevine isch halt nöd de marvin? de song isch insaaaane aber marvin version zu guet. was 11 minute lang?? okaay? z lang, hett chöne vier minuten sii. long as i can see the light het mega schös rhodes/wurli? seehr geil spielt.

Liked it, lots of familiar songs here.

I liked the intro but all in all it all felt quite jangly and hard to distinguish one song from another.

Fine album. Country/rock.

Contains at least 40% of the songs I know from the radio on one album. That’s worth something I’m sure.

Who doesn’t get down to CCR?

67/100. While undeniably iconic, this album didn’t quite hit the mark in terms of satisfaction for me. It’s an alright listen. Decent, but not dazzling.

recently poked fun at some gen-z folk singer on tiktok for doing CCR-esque vocal affectations in some pass at maturity as if fogerty himself didn't record the prime shit when he was (checks notes) 24 years old this is, in all likelihood, a 4 but it is straight up just not my jam. grapevine cover goes hard tho

Some great songs on here but never cracks into a 4 for me, unfortunately.

I like Creedence and this was pretty good, but I’m knocking a point off for the cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Nowhere near as good as Marvin Gaye’s

Again, another solid album from them. Weirdly, I had never heard of 'Ooby Dooby' until yesterday when it was used in a film I was watching. Favourite song was ' Run through the jungle'

It was fine, didn’t really stand out but quite enjoyed it as background music.

Look the album is good but there was just something missing for me. Typically many genres on the album are my vibe. I enjoyed the blended genres and their take on some covers - I really enjoyed Heard It rendition despite it being 11 minutes. But it also felt slightly disingenuous in some songs. I think this is one I’d need to listen to again, and maybe I’d want to revisit the rating (if I could) after spending more time with it.

che figata, mi sembrava di essere dentro un film americano ambientato in campagna nella Bayou. alcune canzoni però sono veramente troppo, TROPPO, lunghe

overall a good album

Better than I expected. More genre range than I thought CCR had, which was surprising.

Sometimes you just want an album of good old fashioned swampy blues and southern fried rock ‘n’ roll to stomp along to. Creedence Clearwater Revival might not be the world’s greatest band, but they really sound like they’re enjoying themselves on this and it’s infectious. Does this earn them a place in this list? Yes, if only for their audacious eleven minute cover version of ‘Heard it through the Grapevine’ which is a whole lot of fun. Bayoutastic!

Enjoyed it if a bit hokey in places, good ol’ boys!

Favorite songs: Run Through The Jungle, Who’ll Stop The Rain, I Heard It Through The Grapevine

it has a lot of the singles you may know from CCR. its a good album. some of it comes of as derivative blues rock ripped from the originators, but they do a pretty good job of delineating themselves in a densely packed genre. they meander into some whimsical jam forays. not my favorite. but it has its moments. rock for people that dont want to try to hard or feel any unease.

кантри 4/10

Its not bad its just not rly my jam

would listen again

This was a good partner to the Muddy Waters record because it was similar but the added variety made me enjoy it more.

listened before

5 songs in - feels like a 2.5 but good enough for 3, reminds me too much of year 7/8 prom dancing enjoyed 6 through 10, bumps it up to a solid 3 now.

From the first track, I thought this might get as high as a 4* rating, but around “Ooby Dooby,” it started to lose me. This was my favorite of the CCR albums I’ve listened to so far, and probably between a 3 and 4. Favorite track: Ramble Tamble

A few hits that are obviously well known and great but the album overall didn't appeal to me.

More blues-y rock than I expected from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Good stuff.

While I acknowledge the legacy and influence these gentlemen gave to American Rock, it's mostly not for me. That being said, Who'll Stop The Rain and Around The Bend are pretty good tunes.

Started off very strongly with Ramble Tamble but the rest of the album didn’t quite live up to that opener. Some good songs, some not quite so good.

The fifth record by CCR sounds promising to begin with - the title alludes to space rock and 'Ramble Tamble' has some cool psychedelic elements. But Cosmo's Factory quickly digresses into familiar CCR territory with catchy, but ultimately quite uninteresting rock compositions. With 11 tracks, one could easily have omitted two of the rock 'n' roll covers and still ended up with a solid record. 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Up Around the Bend' and 'Heard It Through The Grapevine' are great, but they are not enough on their own to really make the album shine.

A mixed bag, this one. Some nice songs (incl. the opening track) but half of the songs are quite boring 12-bar blues or classical Rock and Roll, which survive mostly because because of John Fogerty's recognisable voice which is the main asset of the album for me.

There are many hit songs on here and the guitar work is exceptional - but I never really liked the Caly Bayou sound of Credence. Listenable, but not exciting.

Maybe 15% of this album was good. But most was just repetitive and for too long as well. I got bored. I didn't mind it, but I probably wouldn't listen to it again. Heard it Through The Grapevine was good. Just 3 stars from me.

Has some nice riffs and moments i very much enjoyed, but other than in 'heard it through the grapevine' the songs seemed to either waffle too much, or just to degenerate into a kind of bluegrass american south thing i could just as easily get from Cash.

Bueno

A pretty listenable CCR album.

It definitely gave a boost on my Friday afternoon at work!

Fun songs with a couple standout tracks (Who'll Stop the Rain). I enjoyed it, but I likely won't listen again

- surprisingly good production for its time. - vocal melodies stolen??!! - a lot of short n sweet songs, mixed with longer progressive songs. - goofy ah album cover - tempo ramps... nice. - maybe the best album to play at a bar. - drum sound is great and very similar to the other ccr albums. - cool guitar tones, specially during solos and licks. - LOVE Fogerty's voice - mix is a little too basic. - "I Heard Through The Grapevine" has a little too much filler on it. compared to "Ramble Tamble" it lacks interesting and unique song structure. inspired licks, solos and riffs, and for the most part just lacks meaning on the record. Im feeling a high 3.

Loro suonano per le intro dei film adolescenziali anni 80

John Fogertys voice is iconic. What I would listen to if I was a Vietnam draftee. The songs definitely stand out individually, but most didn't draw me in outside of the first. A great energy/mood. Fun. Fav Tracks: Ramble Tamble Least Fav Tracks: Before You Accuse Me Ratings: Personal 3/5 Critical 5/5

It was okay.

Fun summer dad rock album, a few familiar tunes.

Mostly boring.

Always turned my nose up on CWD, may need to reconsider

buena banda sonora para hacer la limpieza semanal el domingo por la mañana, o para hacer un roadtrip veraniego, pero como no conduzco no opino. es la música que oirías en el Tiger (no es despectivo). aun así, suena como el 90% de los álbumes de rock clásico: no demasiado memorable. música de padre

who knew all these hits were on the same album

Не сильно в меня попало

Pretty good

Cool 70-s record. Reminds me of the times I loved The Doors and others.

What can I say other than it was a good time

I can see why a lot of people like this, but I don't. I love John Forgerty's voice, I love the rhythm playing on this album, I love the interesting sound choices on some of the songs, but I only added 4 songs from this album to my playlist and out of those 4, I liked 2 50/50.

Tight and compact, but mired in mediocrity. Perhaps slightly more ambitious in terms of having a few longer songs (though duration is not a fully relevant metric), and while there’s thankfully slightly less of the faux-swampiness, there’s limited experimentation and very little reaching. There are distinct, if faint, echoes of jumping the shark – how much more could be wrung from the tired formula of okay hooks and inoffensive grooves? “Travelin’ Band” and “Ooby Dooby” and “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” (should rightfully be entitled “Doo, doo, doo”) are all just annoying. Is the world a better place for their rendition of “Grapevine”, with a six-minute instrumental close-out with nary a surprising turn? "Long As I Can See the Light" gets over the not-terrible bar, but most of the rest is just stock, commoditized musical product. That they released albums at the pace of Minutemen songs seems more interesting than the songs themselves, which tells you why and how this record is imminently skippable and utterly forgettable, if a fully traceable artifact of one era’s mainstream tastes. In younger days, friends with iffy tastes overvalued the Chronicle compilation because they recognized all the tunes and thought there were no bad songs (like so many annoying albums of the time); efficiency of Greatest Hits over quality, they seemed to prefer, liking the comfort of the known more than the potentially dizzier pleasures of the new; they knew what they liked and wanted nothing more. Today, we call CCR content producers.

CCR is such a big name I really felt like I should've known what to expect, but I really didn't know this band well. The music was much more traditional 60s/70s rock than I thought, and I guess that's just not my favorite genre. Although the whole album was fine, with a few songs I really quite liked (*Lookin out my back door* and *Who'll stop the rain*), it was a surprisingly long 42 minutes and 38 seconds, especially with a start of a 7 minute song. I guess not all songs can be Bad Moon Rising.

No shortage of hits on this one. Probably their most complete album. I do like their version of I Heard It On The Grapevine but I do understand why many others don't like it. Too dad rock at times but still listenable.

Most mornings, when my album pops up, I'll send a screenshot to my wife. This morning I sent a screenshot of this album with a crying emoji and a puke gif. Because I do not tend to like 50s and 70s music, and since this project seems to LOVE those two decades I feel like I have a constant onslaught of 60s and 70s albums. To say I was not excited is an understatement. But I have to tell you, it was much better than I expected. The first three songs were terrific! it loses a bit of steam after that, but there isn't really a "bad" song in the bunch. This is a solid 3 trending to 3.5.

Standard rock fare

8/19/24. Didn't expect a complete blues album by CCR, but enjoyed this one! Mostly tracks I've never heard of by the band.

ramble tamble- if a song is 7 minutes or longer it needs to be damn good. 6 before you accuse me- 5 travelin band- 5 ooby dooby- .... you mean tutti frutti? 4 looking out my backdoor- 6 or 7 run through the jungle- 5 up around the bend- his voice sounds like someone doing an impression of him. 5 my baby left me- 4 wholl stop the rain- 6 i heard it through the grapevine- spotify wont stop pausing and glitching the song and i just dont want to bother long as i can see the light- 4 i really dont think this was an album i had to hear before i died. i think i couldve done something else with my time. fav track- looking out my back door

Ultimately it was a bit of a mixed bag for me. The albums openers are incredible! They were much more musically/conceptually ambitious than I thought a CCR record could be. Unfortunately it started to taper for me in the middle of the project. There are some bangers but there are also some real bad “CCR does Little Richard” vibes on here as well! The music is fun and hard to hate but it’s not a lot to chew on.

It’s fine. I know people love it, but it’s beer tent background music to me.

I liked every part right up until the last two songs; they just didn’t grab my attention.

What am I missing here? I think that this is a perfectly enjoyable album, but I don't think it's anything too special, just feels like a pretty standard 70s dad rock album to me.

Comercial Rockabilly Success.

In an alternate universe, every song on this album sounds like "Ramble Tamble". In that alternate universe, this is in my top 10 albums of all time. CCR have zero relevance in my part of the world. I have never heard any of these songs in my life, which seems insane, because some of them have the most Spotify streams I've ever seen outside of modern pop.

3.5/5

I can confidently say this is the best album by a band I really don’t care for. Fogerty’s false identity in the band’s music just never sat quite right with me. I’m not upset by it or even bothered, just something about it feels inauthentic. But the hits don’t lie. This album is stacked.

This would be fucken excellent at a small bar, immaculate vibes. At home with headphones it's still pretty good tho and I enjoyed it more than the other Creedence album I got on day 2. Fav songs: - Ramble Tamble - Travelin Band - Up Around the Bend - Who'll Stop the Rain

Vietnam War movie: The Album

2.9

Good not great. Very unique voice, of course.

Ooby dooby

Was looking forward to this, but it was much more rock and roll than I was expecting, rather than bluesy..... Was still good, but I much preferred green river. Probably still be back 3.5

Guitar work is bumpin and the piano riffs some flair, but the vocals are VERY uneven. Ooby Dooby is one of the dumbest songs I’ve ever heard, it fucking rocks lol. Back half is stacked with hits. Listened to: walking through prospect park. Favorite tracks: Travelin Band, Lookin Out My Back Door, I Heard it Through the Grapevine

Legalzinho, mas não é o melhor do CCR

I was looking forward to this as I’ve rarely listened to these guys, however, given how hyped they can be this was pretty disappointing. They do have a certain upbeat sass and swagger, but ultimately it’s just a bunch of average country tinged blues rock. I preferred the more ‘jam’ type stuff, so large parts of Ramble Tamble and the Grapevine cover. But stuff like the dreadfully corny honkytonk Ooby Dooby can just dooby do one. Is this really the peak of where they got to after 5 albums? Yeah it’s listenable, but not on my stereo again. Generous 3.

Der er gode blues elementer, og noget der er mere gennemsyret af rockabilly. En virkelig fed udgave af I Heard It Through The Grapewines

Cosmo's Factory was a surprise, overall not too hillbilly in sound and more of a rock vibe. I can see how this would have performed well on debut. There were a few tracks to like overall, just fell apart towards the end for me. Way too indulgent in their use of guitar solos. Best: Travelin' Band Worst: Lookin' Out My Back Door Note: Spotify had the extended version I only listened to the original 11 tracks. 2.5 Stars

Didn't know CCR did a cover of 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'. It's exactly what I though it would sound like.

Hmm, I had no idea these guys were from San Francisco Bay area. You hear the singer, and you would think they are from the southeast. This is a fun album. Clearly some really great hits on this one, Run Through The Jungle being my favorite. I hear some 50's influence in some of these songs, some Elvis. This is a good, what I would consider southern rock album.

It’s not that bad, but it’s also not that great.

some racist unc probably gettin lit to this rn 3.3/5

Kinda boring

It was fun, however it didn't really pick my attention

Some no non sense, good ol’fashioned rock’n’roll. Nothing fancy, nothing mind blowing, nothing new. Sincere and to the point!

Fantastic raw rock.

Some really good tracks, some really mid tracks.

Everyone with CCR it's the same. First few minutes, oh yeah, these guys are cool, this rocks. 20 mins later, yeah, I'm through with this now.

A couple great songs in here like Ramble Tamble and Who Will Stop the Rain. Unfortunately a lot of it doesn’t really stick out to me, not a bad album at all though. 5/10

Some of the best CCR writing and classic rock melody.

Solid effort... Strong hits backed by decent-solid cuts with only a couple of mediocre efforts. Fogerty's original songs Lookin' Out My Back Door, Up Around The Bend, and Who'll Stop The Rain are outstanding. Ramble Tamble is intriguing if a bit lyrically uninspiring. Bo Diddley cover Before You Accuse Me and Arthur Crudup cover My Baby Left Me are of particular note. All others aren't noteworthy in my opinion, except for mediocre efforts Ooby Dooby and Little Richard rip-off Travelin' Band. 3 stars.

This one didn't hit quite as hard as Green River but the singer is still great and the guitars still sound good. Standout Track: Ramble Tamble

никогда не слушала видимо ккр и вообщееее не так представляла. весёлое кантри какое-то)) я пас)

A few belters but largely standard blues which ain't my jam

Highlights: Ramble Tamble, Run Through the Jungle

Only heard this one a few years ago. One of the classics which I didn't expect to like, which is why I postponed listening to it for so long. Imagine my surprise when this wasn't some dull boomer rock - it's swampy! And cool! And has several overplayed classics which all sound much better in their original versions than the countless boring covers. I should not have doubted the musical education and tastes of one Mr. Lebowski.

A good album

R‘n‘R / R’n’B Gold Standards

A solid album

Bien. Pero no me ha encantado.

not bad but not amazing. good solid vibes.

The hits really hit; no doubt. Some are even all-timers. But, like so many bands of this era, the overwrought white guy blues jams are sour milk.

Classic CCR grooviness. I don’t find there’s a lot of variance in their style, subject matter, and so to some degree I feel like CCR has a general memorableness that doesn’t yield a lot of memorable tunes.

Straightforward rock and roll. Enjoyable

I like the popular songs on this album, the others not so much.

3.5

There are undeniably some banging southern rock going on here. Fogerty's vocal is grainy goodness, it really compliments the guitar. The track length didn't actually bother me too much, I liked getting lost in the soundscape. The riffs really carry it. The big let down is the more basic blues tracks. I don't really know what would fill that void though.

Sounds kind of average at best but it has a unique sounds like America sound to it. I Know some of these songs even if they were from commercials of albums representing the 70s LOL.

Very good.

I always underestimate how much I like CCR until I listen again. Willy and the Poor Boys is my favorite of their albums, but this is probably second or close to it. Considering they were only active for about 4-5 years, their productivity was almost as high as the Beatles or Dylan compared to a similar time period. “Up Around the Bend” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain” are highlights from the album, but a few other tracks surprised me with how much I enjoyed them, like “Travelin’ Band” and the cover of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” which interestingly retained some soul elements while mostly being performed in CCR’s iconic swamp rock style.

Really well made and well written music, but for hicks. This is an unprecedented moment as, vastly familiar as I am with them, it is the first time I can remember listening to CCR intentionally. "Who'll Stop The Rain" rips. Some classics in this bunch that'll always land during a cinema scene needle drop. CCR really cornered the market on 2/3 of the quintessential "Vietnam war movie scene" cuts: "Fortunate Son" (off another album) "Run Through The Jungle" They'll never top Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" cover however. I sincerely look forward to never hearing the song "Ooby Dooby" again in my life. "Looking Out My Back Door" sounds like a Muppet jug band. It's mildly comforting but altogether unnecessary. Such is the 11 minute long "Uh Hoiiiyde It Through the Grapevine" cover which is an original and competent take but I'll never be reaching for Fogerty's vocals when Marvin Gaye's version exists. This is good music, I'd never dream to slap it out of anyone's ears. I won't be aching to hear it again however, when I inevitably hear it come on classic rock radio playing on some Uber dashboard in a southern state.

5/10 American Country and Western

The first album I got on this project was Bayou Country which I really enjoyed. The 17th was Green River which is also pretty good. This is the 216th and that's it for CCR. I didn't enjoy this as much - both the others got 4s but strong ones and maybe now I'd go for a 5 for one or both of them. This has less earth and grime to it, which is what I enjoyed about the first two albums. It's still OK - and I enjoyed hearing the couple of tunes that I didn't realise I knew. CCR aren't a band that was played much on the radio on this side of the Atlantic so the hits on this had largely eluded me. I'm not sure the world needs a ten+ minute version of Heard it on the Grapevine though. Certainly not this one. Ultimately this isn't as good as the other two albums I've listened to by the band, In both of those cases I listened multiple times in a day. This time I moved on to other things.

I think I'd like it more if I listened to it more.

Not as good as I hoped

3.5

Solid

I have such mixed feelings about CCR in general. They wrote some absolute bangers that mix cuttingly clear lyrics and basic rock elegantly into songs that have lasted generations. Unfortunately for this record most of those songs are not here. That said, Cosmo's Factory is not a total loss: Who Will Stop the Rain is one of them and both Lookin' Out My Backdoor and Up Around the Bend are awfully close. But this record also has some duds and a cover that I do not need to hear no matter how much they rock out on it. A two star record from a four star band: 3 stars overall?

They've got a great sound, but I get a bit tired of it quickly. They're still a really good group, and even though this album doesn't have any big hits, there's still some great listening on the album.

Jymäkkää rokkia. Välillä ihan perinteistäkin rock n rollia, Elvis tyyppistä. Myös bluesia. Aika monipuolista. Parhaat: Up Around The Bend, Who'll Stop The Rain

Ziemlicher SchrammelRock , uninspiriert geht das Album los. Aber es sind doch ein paar Perlen drauf.

A classic album. Lots of hits. Great sounding audio. But this boomer shit is grating too me.

Pas le meilleur album de CCR que j'ai eu, mais ça reste un groupe toujours agréable à écouter, bonne exécution, l'album coule facilement. 7/10

YEEEHAWWWW...I am slightly more impressed than Violent Femmes. It reminds me of Elvis at times. A little more country... Guess who made me appreciate country music. Talking Heads (which I still prefer) believe it or not. Some occasional nice ambience with the guitars here and there.

Bien. Pero no me ha encantado.

Inte riktigt min stil, men ett bra album överlag. Fin tonsättning och bra sång överlag

It feels as though there is an adventurous energy to the band, especially the guitar, it is an album you would play on a road trip. A very southern feel. Britiney smells!

Gefällt mir.

Enjoyed this.

Good

I like CCR, this album mostly consisted of tracks I had not heard with a few that were familiar from hearing on the radio. Good songs, to be clear, and I'm sure they were hits at the time, but they were lacking the power of the mega hits I associate the band with. But the closing cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was absolutely incredible and elevated the album up a full star for me.

Bien. Pero no me ha encantado.

No so horrible...

It’s fine!

Some real bangers but not amazing. 3 1/2.

A favorite from way back. 3/5

Classic rocknroll, good vibe good groove

Never really touched CCR. Not a highlight to me at all, but interesting to listen.

Generally good, but also a surprising amount of filler. Did we really need an 11 minute of ‘Heard It Through The Grapevine’ that’s inferior to the original?

Great CCR compilation

Hey hey, Rock n' Roll!

Some absolutely stellar songs, some fluff mixed in too

up and down bluesy rock with a pretty cheerful tone

Got samey after a few tracks, but the twangy old school rock sound did definitely scratch an itch I didn't know I had.

Its ait some good tunes but blues is a hard genre to stand out in. Some major tunes in here but listening to the album in full gets a little repetitive, having said that credence clearwater manage to have some timeless tracks in this album. Overall i give this album 3.5/5 as there are some bangers but other songs get a little repetive one after another.

Ja, damit bin ich aufgewachsen. Das habe ich zum Teil nachgespielt.

Solid blues rock. Heard a few of the tracks before, but nothing really stood out to me.

It was fine. Some good songs, but I found myself bored for some of the album. It's a low three. My favourite song was Up Around the Bend.

Cheesy but ok

CCR - Here we go! I don’t hate CCR, I think the problem I have with them is because when I was young and interesting, I was in a band and we used to play covers of a lot of their songs so I think I overdosed on them! lol They are a great band and have some absolute bangers, most of which are on this album.

The good songs are really good the rest is a bit generic but obviously a great and important band. John Fogerty has an excellent voice.

5.5/10 highlights: Before you accuse me I heard it through the grapevine Long as I can see the light

Rock clásico musica de duelo de titanes

Yeah, some classics, but nothing I'm particularly interested in or otherwise grabbed by.

Too country for me. 3 out of 5. Favorite song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Good Album had also good Song Runs on it. I love prog rock but i heard it through the grapevine didnt need to be 11 minutes long if you ask me tho. Solid Body of work 3.5/5

A lot of classic songs. Enjoy.

Mostly good. A handful of known songs. 3/5

Cool 70‘s sound, I like it!

Not bad. I liked the singles better than the rest of the album. I guess there's a reason that every old man bar band sounds like them though.

not a big fan of old-school rock, but it was nice i guess

Better than I was expecting, but not for me.

rootin tootin

Niet slecht niet bijzonder

Around the Bend’s a classic, the rest didn’t drive me there.

it's always interesting to hear songs you've been listening to your whole life situated within an album. the six (!) singles on this album have structure and polish that the rest of the album did not. i'm not a huge fan of their musical style so the rest of the album didn't add much to my appreciation of their songs but "Looking Out My Back Door" and "Who'll Stop the Rain" are both classic. What is up with John Fogerty's pronunciation of words that rhyme with "burn"? I always assumed "Big wheel keep on toinin' / Proud Mary keep on boinin'" was specific to that song but he does it a bunch in this album too ...

Classic, mostly great outside of extended noodling sessions

someone tell me what genre this even is. update: wikipedia says it's swamp/roots/blues/country/southern/folk rock, so that means something i guess. who'll stop the rain / lookin' out my back door / up around the bend all chart on the "canonical to my childhood soundtrack and therefor i am fond of them" unsurprisingly, rly was vibing to the 11min cover of hoid it thru the grapevine good drivin' music. 3.5

you're listening to Dad Radio, on 99.9fm

There’s an honesty to this album that I can get on board with. The sound of a rock and roll band having a whale of a time. A bunch of guys playing music that they like to listen to. Like a jam session committed to vinyl. I like that. A really good cover of ‘Heard it through the grapevine’. Not Slits good, but pretty damn good. It’s nearly all spoiled by the last track on the album. Nearly. I can see why The Dude liked them.

I have been given a hard time by Wrigglesworth, Jimmy, and Keliko for not liking Creedence more. I probably like them more now than I did as a kid, which is unusual for classic rock bands.

Strong songs but so much sounded like. John Fogerty's voice is amazing and pierces through brilliantly it it all seems a little formulaic. I may have to listen to more CCR.

Quite nice but not my type.

CREEEEDENCE

I can absolutely see why this made it to the list. It’s not something that can work for me. Feels like I’ve already heard it all, a hundred times.

Typical mafia 3 sound, won’t listen in my earbuds

clean instrumentals, hillbilly mood, not a fan of the vocals except on ‘I Heard it Through The Grapevine’ - more chill

For me the album felt mediocre or maybe I'm not ready this album yet.

Took a lot of notes per song then closed the tab without saving. Basically a white band to bring black music to white people. Little richard sounding songs, heard it through the grapevine cover, bluegrass/blues standard sounding stuff. First original sounding song on the album is the one that just started after I zoned out with the unnecessarily long ending of heard it through the grapevine and accidentally closed this tab, long as i can see the light. Pretty cool tune, brass section and piano. travelin band remake, dont need to listen to it twice, this is the most obvious little richard one, the lack of woos is disturbing me. live version of up around the bend. born on the bayou. Cool tune i guess.

I think if you took a couple songs off and added Born on the Bayou and Centerfield, we would have a Creedence's best of album. Anyway, I can't call myself a fan, but these guys have a lot of solid tunes and for the most part, this album was no exception. I'm sure Fogerty's vocals will be a big part of most reviewers as either hit or miss. For me and this band, I think it works perfectly. Thought the album was a good listen, just not great. Songs that I thought were good/enjoyable were most of them. I really only had an issue with 2 or 3. Something about Ooby Dooby I found annoying. Before You Accuse Me, just performed by way too many bands and not a big fan of any of the covers. Heard it through the Grapevine is an all time classic, yet they managed to drag it out way too long and made me want the song to end. But to be honest, the good far outweighed the bad and did enjoy my listens. Favorites include, Long As I Can See The Light, Who'll Stop The Rain and Run Through The Jungle. 3.5 - just can't get the 4

The podcast I listen to says Creedence Clearwater Revival is bad luck. Not risking it. Also it's not 1968 and I'm not in Vietnam so listening to this kind of feels like stolen valor. I refuse to explain further. Going with 3 just because.

3 Creedence Clearwater Revival has always been kind of hit or miss for me and, subsequently, this album was as well. I knew like half the songs here going in which probably speaks to the album’s legacy, but most of them are ones that fall in the “miss” category for me (their rendition of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is easily the worst out there and about 8 minutes too long). The exception here being Up Around the Bend - fun tune, great hook, and while lyrics are kind of goofy, they’re goofy in an enjoyable way. In particular, the line “You can ponder perpetual motion” is something I’ve always gotten a kick out of. Like, for a song that glamorizes escaping city life for a trip out to the backwoods, one of the biggest benefits highlighted is the ability to have scientific thought? Anyway, re-focusing, the songs I didn’t know were actually the ones I found most enjoyable, with the opener Ramble Tamble probably being the highlight for me. Normally I groan when a 7+ minute jam out track pops up on one of these albums, but this was one of the better ones so far. Ooby Dooby was another fun tune with a 50s rockabilly vibe to it, so learning it was a Roy Orbison cover afterwards made a lot of sense. Not much to say beyond that - While I do really like John Fogerty’s voice, I’ve never felt like CCR is a particularly commentable band. They’re fine classic rock, and so I’d likely rate their career the same as what I’m rating this album here. Fortune Son is great, and I wouldn't complain to hear most anything else, but I don’t think I would be largely impacted with the absence of this group in my life.

Heard some songs before. Oldie but goodie

Cosmo's Factory is a fun rock album that made me want to boogie. Very America-sounding. Would I listen to it again? Probably not.

Really solid album, just nothing stood out as exceptional. Would want to give. 3.5

Quite good but quite dull.

1. ramble tamble - 2.5 2. before you accuze me - 1.5 3. traveling band - 3 4. ooby dooby - 2.5 5. looking out my back door - 2.5 6. run through the jungle - 2.5 7. up around the bend - 2.5 8. my baby left me - 2 9. uuholl ztop the rain - 2.5 10. i heard it through the grapevine - 3 11. long az i can zee the light - 2 12.

Pretty cool except the singing

Thought I would appreciate a full CCR album more, but this album seems to be missing most iconic CCR songs and the ones present here didn't pull me in.

Fav Songs: Ramble Tamble, Lookin’ Out My Back Door, Run Through The Jungle, Who’ll Stop The Rain Least Fav Songs: Ooby Dooby, Up Around The Bend

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not an album id listen to everyday but was a treat to learn. a few songs sounded familiar which made me happy. downloaded 1,7,8

Another CCR album - more rock / blues, and even some rock 'n' roll. I especially liked "Run Through the Jungle", and the classic "Up Around the Bend"; I also like their cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".

CCR saa aina hymyn huulille. Joku näiden musassa sulattaa kylmimmänkin sydämen. Vahva 3*

Another early 70s rock band. I recognized several songs on this album. Overall good music.

alright

Guf

Nice to hear a few song I’ve never heard before. Some of CCR’S best work.

beautiful music. however. john fogerty is a phony. he wasn’t born on the bayou and didn’t go to West Virginia and he barely got through basic training before bitching out. he certainly knows how to craft a bitching tune and he CERTAINLY knows how to pander. so you gotta give him that. however his phoniness costs him a star. fav tracks: who’ll stop the train and heard it through the grapevine

Liked a couple of songs - good as background music but wouldn't necessarily get obsessed with it

3,75

Cosmo’s Factory is the first full album I’ve heard by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It’s certainly listenable, but outside of a few moments I didn’t find it too gripping. I have a lot of respect for the band, and I like a few of their songs, but I can’t see myself revisiting this album often.

Was alright

never been into CCR but its ok

normal music

Some of it okay, middle tracks a bit bluegrass for me. Last track Long As I Can See The Light is good

I've stated on a few different reviews that I am not really a fan of the 12 bar blues, which i think this album does verge in to at times. I think the album itself is OK, but it's not really my thing. Highlights include Who'll Stop The Rain & Long As I Can See The Light. Who'll Stop the Rain is by far the standout song on the record. When I was I Heard It Through the Grapevine my interest did peak, I think I was expecting a sludgy rock version of it, but it ended up being a fairly similar version to the Marvin Gaye version, with an interesting guitar solo, although it did last for a long long time. It's obviously not as good as Marvin, so it seems a very strange addition to the album. Overall, I'm between a TWO and a THREE and i guess that will depend on how generous i feel tomorrow morning. If i look at comparisons to other THREEs I've given, i prefer it to some, and think its no where near as good as others, so like George Clooney, the score is Up in the Air

first time listening have heard up around the bend

Lekker hor! Ik houd wel van deze sound!

3.5

Ik vind CCR best prima muziek, maar ik kan niet aan het gevoel ontsnappen dat dit album ook de lijfmuziek is voor mannen die steevast nog gewoon een lekkere buidel Samson shag in de borstzak van hun overhemd hebben zitten. Mannen met groezelige vingertoppen en afgeknauwde gelige nagels. Mannen die elke vrijdagavond fluitjes pils gaan hakken in de lokale bruine kroeg en dan al vrij snel ongepaste, seksueel getinte grappen gaan rondblaffen. Een 3,5 zou perfect zijn voor dit album. Haalt niet het niveau van Green River. Dat album vond ik werelds, dit is meer dorps.

big hits, pretty good overall

pasado el apogeo, las canciones siguen siendo sólidas, la guitarra sigue siendo utilitaria y la banda sigue siendo competente.

För många rockrökare för att funka som album. Annars flera riktigt fina bitar.

Bien. Pero no me ha encantado. 3

It was ok. I think if you like the sound of CCR you will like most of what they do.

Some crazy good classic rock hits. But didn’t really vibe with the whole thing.

It has a few fun bops on it, and a few bland ones. I hadn't heard of the band before this list, and I'm a little surprised they have so many albums on here

p194. 1970. 3 stars. Definitive evidence that Creedence were a great singles band and made so-so albums. There are classics on here, all released as singles - but there is a LOT of filler, mostly redundant covers of Before You Accuse Me, Ooby Dooby, My Baby Left Me and the abomination that is I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Don't get me wrong, when this is good it's excellent, but when you have a songwriter as good as John Fogerty on top form there really is no excuse for this amount of lazy filler.

Proper classic, bluesy country rock - no doubt influential in its time but I can’t help but feel it’s a bit of a musical Seinfeld - so foundational to a genre that it sounds rote and stale. Some good tunes - Lookin’ Out My Back Door gets a mention as a chugging country number, and I Heard It Through The Grapevine is easily recognised - but overall, not doing an awful lot for me…

solid album. cool country vibes. not my cup of tea but enjoyable 3.5

A rocking good album with a couple of great tracks.3*

It was OK. It didn't connect with me as I was expecting it to.

Appreciate the musicianship and the so-so-hard-rock-kinda singing voice of John Fogerty, but that's all I can say about this very acclaimed album from a very acclaimed swamp rock band. To be honest, I have almost no empathetic feeling toward the highly influential 62-71 "rock" music era, only got of those about 10 favorite albums, 'cause they're the kind that share "mutuality" to me, probably. Thus, the highest rank is 3 stars. If 4 or 5 is dropped down, It surely has thing(s) beyond rationalities to be my favorite (like, "It touched my heart" and Co.) Fav Track: Lookin' out My Back Door

Ah ok CCR. High expectations for this, but I only know the hits. After the great first track (love the middle section) though there were a few meh tracks I could take or leave, and a creeping sense of disappointment began to grow. Then you hit the triumvirate of Looking out my back door (I hate the Eagles), Run through the jungle and Up Around the Bend and all is well again. I think you just have to give yourself up to CCR.

Solid departure from their bayou rock

Home of 'heard it through the grapevine' solid album, but not a huge amount to get excited about other than that.

Travelin Band and Ramble and Tamble are bops. COB covered Looking Out My Back Door!

CCR have a cool style and the Heard It Through the Grapevine cover was pretty solid but, in the end, it's not my favorite style of rock

Was alright dont think this 60s ,70s slow rock is really my taste. 6/10.

got tired of it after a few plays. Pretty good in limited quantities.

It’s alright.No need for a 10 minute cover of heard it through the grapevine.I don’t think I dig ccr that much.no bangers but nothing super bad or grating.perfectly mediocre.

pas super fan du côté blues / rockabilly comme indiqué sur mon profil

Mid

This album is fun, upbeat, improves the mood. Several of the songs have become radio standards and thus CCR has withstood the test of time. I enjoyed listening to some songs that I was not familiar with but I must admit that I can only stand the lead singer's voice for so long. It is just so intense! When I was a little kid, way back in the 1960s, my dad had this album in his collection and I spent time pondering the cover and wondering why this guy was riding his bike inside a building. I wondered which of these men was the owner of the rough gravely voice and I figured it was the biker because he is the obvious focal point of the cover and one would also imagine that he is the rebel.

Écoutez, ça fait au moins deux semaines que Robert me réclame une critique des Creedence Clearwater et ça commence à bien faire. Ces gars-là ce m'inspirent rien de spécial, je vais pas me forcer quand même ?? Robert ??

Ce satané groupe de Creedence Clearwater Revival était aujourd'hui de retour, fort heureusement la platitude totale de ce groupe a laissé place à un entrain surprenant, couplé à un gros tube. On en redemande.

Like panning for gold. There’s a nugget or two.

I've replayed this multiple times and I really can't remember much. Even while I'm listening, I'm thinking it has nice hooks and that it has familiar melodies. But I can't connect it to anything in memory. Highlights: -

Great iconic 70's rock. A few album fillers/covers (rock 'n roll standards) but made up by the hits.

Buen album. No es mi estilo. Rock de los 70.