Cosmo's Factory

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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.

Swampy rock by the band that are better than the Byrds but I still have no idea why so many of their albums are in this list. Purely Best Of band if I've ever heard one as when the songs are great, they're really great and when they're not... Best Tracks: Lookin' Out My Back Door; Run Through The Jungle; Up Around The Bend

Pretty lovely - I didn’t even mind the covers. I actually loved the guitars on ‘Grapevine’. This is a solid record and their tunes have lasted. I’d say a decent 3.5.

This album is ok. It felt like very generic dad rock to me, like I was at a barbeque and this was playing in the background just so there's some noise to fill in the silence. It's not bad, but just rock. Also one song is literally 1/4 of the album, like I liked the beginning of "I heard it through the grapevine", but then I realized I wasn't even 1/3 of the way through the song. Favorite song: Up around the bend Worst song: I heard it through the grapevine

Nice

some good covers on here. Good album i would likely listen to again

Ah, Swamp Rock. I like it. This album makes me think of ‘Nam. Or at least movies about it. There are a few songs on here that have, I think, seeped into the collective consciousness of a few generations, both the John Fogerty-penned songs and the covers.

When they stick to their originals, they're great, but their covers are pointless. And although they're an incredible singles band, they are boring jam band. That "Grapevine" cover doesn't need to exist in the first place, let alone 11 minutes of it. I enjoyed the beginning and end of Ramble Tamble, but that whole middle section is a yawn-fest. But damn, those other originals are fantastic. This was my first time listening to a whole CCR album. I think you're better off sticking to that Chronicle collection.

A new one for me, didn't light my fire

Ramble Tamble rocks. There are some other good tracks, some played to death and a few duds. And I love the cover, especially the dude on the bike!

I'm split on this, a lot of classic songs but also some clunkers. Ooby dooby was poor. And some of the a side had some solid blues rock.

Didn't know them. My bad. Solid solid album.

This was so interesting. Only knew three of their songs before listening to the album (Bad Moon Rising, Susie Q, Have You Ever Seen The Rain) and really didn't expect all the rock'n'roll/blues - what a range! "Travelin' Band" was the first song that made me go "....Elvis?". Then came "Ooby Dooby", which is just a worse "Tutti Frutti" (which I know as an Elvis song, sorry Little Richard). Followed by "My Baby Left Me", an Elvis cover (okay so Elvis's version was also a cover, but come on. It's an Elvis song). "I Heard it Through The Grapevine" is another cover on the album. Sorry, but The Slits' version is so much better. Marvin Gaye's too. So fun to see it on here though! Really enjoyed "Who'll Stop The Rain" and "Run Through The Jungle".

good not great

Not bad

Much like the Ramones, a couple of great tunes but I wanted more

Definitely enjoyed this one. Never listened all the way through a CCR album before, but found myself tapping my toe more than once.

Its CCR!....

Very close to rating this a 4*. So many bangers including Up Around The Bend and Who'll Stop The Rain (my personal favourite). Cool cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Bluesy rock n roll without being jammy and wanky. Highlights: Who'll Stop The Rain, Up Around The Bend, Lookin' Out My Back Door

I was slightly concerned by some of the tracklist times - 11 minutes of a Grapevine cover?! But actually, most tracks are super short apart from the cover and the opening song and even they whizzed by. Not really my cup of tea but this was very enjoyable 60s blues rock

Very old-fashioned, melody sounds good though.

I liked this more than I expected to. Pretty jammy in a good way. Had no idea I Heard It Through The Grapevine was an 11 minute song.

Very Bluesy stuff, interesting songs based on the 12-bar blues

Decent, changes in tempo were interesting

3.5/5 solid classic rock

Pretty good rock album.

My favorite track is probably Ramble Table. Other songs were pretty okay, maybe a bit too much country for my taste.

CCR managed to always give the Southern fried rock served up without the racism. This album is a solid one packed full of the hits that defined the band and got radio play for decades. Liked it, even if the sound is becoming a bit tired and dated. Lots to be nostalgic for and a good tight album with many important songs.

It still stands after all these years. It could have been an album by a alternative band playing Lowlands. Only the voice of the singer is giving away that it's half a century old. We don't have voices like that anymore. Do I like it? I don't hate it, I can even enjoy some songs. It would not list it as a favorite.

Was good and reminded of Elvis 80s but not quote my Taste.

I was first introduced to ‘CCR’ when Up Around The Bend appeared on Guitar Hero 4. I did not care for it. The first four tracks on Cosmo’s Factory only reinforced the sense of ‘meh’ I felt towards this band. Singer’s got a great voice though, and the softer numbers like Who’ll Stop The Rain and Lookin’ Out My Back Door are very nice. The latter even references generator legend Buck Owens and that alone is enough for me to round up from a 2.5.

Funky little number. Liked it.

This is like a best-off album of CCR, but to me, it's all the lesser hits. It misses the power and conviction of some of their earlier work. And I know I'm almost alone in this opinion, judging by the average votes

I've been noticing just how many rock-'n'-roll / blues / country rock albums this site has been giving me and how much of it has not been my cup of tea. While I will say CCR mostly doesn't do it for me, I think Cosmo's Factory is wonderfully straightforward and performed really well. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" didn't even bother me as much as it should have for an 11 minute song. Nice job making it a breezy experience, CCR.

They are good at what they do, but I’ve never been into it.

I’ve heard most of these songs before. Ramble Tamble is great opener that’d I’d never heard before

I'll keep this in my back pocket for the next time I want to sit on the back porch drinking cheap beer. Not that I ever do that, but it's nice to have the option.

Pretty fun, lots of singles

really enjoyed listening!

Oh, dit wel lekker vrolijke muziek. Ik houd er wel van. Het swingt de pan uit! ***

I'll always think if Bad Moon Rising whenever I hear Creedance Clearwater Revival on account of watching American Werewolf in London as a kid, and being terrified (I still get a bit twitchy in fields at night, and in Tottenham Court Road tube station). This album has a great mix of their massive hits, and some other surprises - Heard (or 'Huyd' as prnounced on the CCR version) it Through the Grapevine being a perfect example.

Demonstra a importância com o fechamento dos três hits no final.

I've said it before, but I do love a bit of CCR

fav track: who'll stop the rain

Ooby dooby. Ooby dooby. Ooby dooby. ooby dooby. Ooby dooby ooby dooby ooby dooby.

Green River > Cosmo's Factory, jebiga. Ovaj na biciklu me podsjeća na Stipu Bašića, ne može proć dan a da on sa svojom trkačicom ne obavi kratku vožnji ću. Sad ga manje znam viđat na trkačici, kupio si je Harleya pa zna smanjit tu vožnju sa trkačicom.

Good old boys playing good old rock n roll.

Lots of great classics on this. Certiainly a good album overall.

Entirely OK.

Bien. Pero no me ha encantado. 3

The music they played before my little league games.

3.5/5 that was somewhat interesting. I'll have to relisten

Never overly liked CCD that much but they had some good songs on here. Ramble Tamble had a great middle instrumental bit, Up Around The Bend is a nice rocker, Who'll Stop The Rain is a welcomed slower pacer, and despite being 11 minutes, I Heard It Through The Grapevine was the best song on here with lots of room to breathe for some fantastic soloing and jamming. Just couldn't stand some of the other shorter songs with the old Country Rock vibe and John Fogerty's vocals at times.

American music, made by Americans for Americans!

It is puzzling that a band from California gets to be called swamp rock.

👍

A bonus point for the Grapevine cover

alveg ok

Ok blues. Couple of really good tracks, but Grapevine can fuck off. Some strange pronunciation on here too.

Swamp rock, isn't it? It's fun as a listen, it's full of jams and grooves. I can see why many love this band. It explores blues, rock, and country. And the bluesy tracks are the best imo.

Wasn't bad, but not my favorite. All of it sounds the same and it starts to drone after a bit.

This had it's up and downs but was mainly pretty good! Ramble Tamble was a really impactful opener, Up Around the Bend was great, and there were some really fun grooves and a lot of amazing guitar playing across the record The cover of Grapevine dragged on a bit, but not as much as I expected I saw it was eleven entire minutes, so that's something On the other hand, it was peppered with a lot of quite generic blues/rockabilly stuff that just lacked any character, and Ooby Dooby was woefully shite

Ooby dooby

I actually quite enjoyed this album; I recognized a few songs but I really liked them all.

Classic hits

some decent bluesy rock tunes, their more popular songs on other albums are better though

CCR in a bottle! Their vocals are so distinctive, I think I'd know them anywhere. I enjoyed this one, and 'Run Through The Jungle' is my top pick (I also quite like 'Who'll Stop The Rain'. This is more of a 3.5 but it's not my normal vibe or distinctive enough really.

Knew more of these than I realised.

Enjoyed it, didn't star any tracks though

Some of the more lively tunes from CCR's discography on this one, though after 3 of these LPs everything does tend to run together.

Best Song: Travelin' Band. Short and high tempo. Worst Song: Ooby Dooby. Because the chorus is "Ooby Dooby". Overall: More blues-y than I expected. Several songs that overstayed their welcome.

hahaha asså grapevine covern va ju katastrof! Men! Det är ju tyvärrrrrr så gosigt

Det var bra

Jag tycker detta var förvånandsvärt bra.

Cosmo’s Hit Factory more like, wot wot.

A simple blues rock record that's formulaic for the most part. Predictable bars with comforting chord arrangements make up a tidy musical presentation that manages to avoid being anemic. Its simplicity still gives it life through natural delivery of rock and roll - a largely cheerful listen.

Well, it's just good grimy fun isn't it? It's nice to have some albums that aren't too SERIOUS in this list and this is one of those. Up Around the Bend, Oobie Doobie and the covers of Grapevine and Before You Accuse me are all great fun. Lookin out My Back Door is alarmingly close to skiffle - and I'm there for it.

Not bad at all. Worth another listen although there were some I don’t like. Overall positive.

Much like Green River, I enjoy the high points on this album very much. There's a couple songs, covers mostly, that don't excite me so much. John Fogerty is such a great singer that he really makes even the lesser songs have some appeal. My only other gripe is that while "Grapevine" is a great song, 11 minutes is a bit much. 7/10

CCR is good.

I think I get why they get on these kind of lists. I like the musicianship, but it somehow lacks personality (maybe I just don't like the singing). I couldn't connect. It feels like a few songs thrown together on an album. Highlight: Run Through The Jungle

Enjoyable. Reminds me of my parents and being on the Murray River

Great roots/blues. Fun with the instrumentals. Genuine analog. I don't enjoy John Fogerty's vocals though.

Nothing ground-breaking but good solid southern rock start to finish.

Somewhat dated.

Surprised at the tunes I recognised. 3.5.

I really liked Ramble Tamble.

vibe bem praiana tipo surfer rock up around the bend clássica

My last review of CCR (Green River) was: "Pleasant, functional, American rock'n'roll album. Not massively interesting, but enjoyable." Exactly the same applies here. This is a bit more varied and I enjoyed it more, but no more than a competent 3/5, as for Green River.

This is my second time hearing this album (switched to a group after about 30 albums generated). I'm actually glad to get another opportunity to rate this album, because I believe I rated it too high the first time. It's a decent album, but 3 stars for me (rated it 4 the first time).

Great guitar tone. We have this record and listening piqued my interest again. I can't disassociate Fogherty's voice with "Put me in Coach" and that's too bad. But it is also associated with "Lookin' Out MY Back Door" which is such a great song. So it all balances out. Once thing I noticed this time listening is how proficient John Fogherty is on guitar (sorry Tom, not you, and you left the band after this record anyway). CCR has always seemed charmingly sloppy but they're actually really a tight and proficient band - a loose groove. Always amazed when bands can do that. Highlights: "Lookin' Out My Back Door" might be my favorite single. And, I'm sorry, but their version of "Grapevine" might be my favorite ever. Everything else just sort of sits together and doesn't stand out, almost as if it is by design.

Had 2 CCR albums back to back, and this one is less impressive to me than Green River. That being said, I’m a sucker for 90% of albums from the late 60s/early 70s with any form of guitar in it.

Heeft een paar leuke nummers maar het stelt voor mij niet zo veel voor

Has some more traditional straight-ahead rock 'n' roll numbers, but the sprouts of something truly special are evident too.

3/5 It interesting music, it doesn’t catch me.

feel good songs, but can't take too much of it

Felt like a blend of 50’s sounds and classic rock, really liked it overall. Could see people dancing their butts off to this 60 years ago

dla kowbojow spoko

Some good songs, some less interesting.

A great album full of classic hits. Easy listening in the best way.

Solid rock and roll with a great guitar tone.

Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain" Released: January 1970[1] "Up Around the Bend"/"Run Through the Jungle" Released: April 1970[1] "Lookin' Out My Back Door" Released: July 1970[1] "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Released: January 1976[1]

Set guitars to 'chooglin'' and plot a course for the bayou, Mr Fogerty

Not horrible, but it doesn't say much to mee

Groovy 70s rock and roll with a bit of country styling. I didn't care for it enough that I'm planning to ever come back to it again, but there are enough interesting moments to make it an enjoyable listen instead of an album I had to suffer through.

I wasn't sure if I was in the general mood to listen to this, but gave it a shot anyway. Not bad! A good, enjoyable listen of its time and era. Liked the fact that it's rhythmically varied, it's not all just run-of-the-mill blues-rock. It's got rock'n'roll, it's got soul, it's got R&B. That's how you do it.

Not bad but not something I'd listen to regularly

Chill, typical CCR

A few big hits. Feels like a jam band album

Couple awesome tracks, just don't like the cover songs.

I like this rock'n roll band. Some rough edges. But nice instumental sound to the special souding voice.

Happy folky music. Quite nice to hear it again.

Not bad. Old school country rock.

i know its supposed to be oldie goodie but not up my alley...

Great album. Some absolute classics on this album. Great guitar, just a great album

2.5

It was okay, they all kind of sounded the same.

It's okay, comfortable, expected, not their best stuff, but listenable. Nothing spectacular, nothing terrible.

Here's another group that is hit or miss for me, and mostly miss. This one, however, due to the diversity of the sound and musical stylings, resonated pretty well. I don't feel it enough to give it 4 stars, but it's a really solid 3 for me. Would listen again, but wouldn't seek it out.

Good old Rock‘n‘Roll

Like CCR

I'm not a fan of Have You Ever Seen The Rain, but I do like Who'll Stop The Rain, which appears to have been released first? On another note, I don't get why they capitalise The in their titles.

Nice classic rock, exploring with very different subgenres of rock during the record

Can not stand old albums like this. Sorry.

I just don't enjoy this at all and I'm annoyed at the idea that I "should" because it's a classic or whatever

Was alright, nothing else to say

Mi oído no se ha podido acostumbrar al estilo. Aunque el primer tema "Ramble Tramble" está muy chulo

Okay, ikke super begejstret

boring snoring

Когда creedence играют длинные и многослойные композиции они становятся в разы интереснее и глубже чем когда переходят на дурашливый глубиный американский блюз рок

boring and slow, reminded me of mad men for some reason, but mostly because I think don wouldn't like it

Quite enjoyed the last 3 tracks, especially ‘Who’ll stop the rain’ and even the long bluesy version of ‘Grapevine’. But there was too much of that straight up rock n roll on the album to earn anything more than 2 big stars. ‘Travelin Band’ and ‘Ooby Dooby’ are the worst of what’s on offer here. No extra stars for a very weird album cover…so much to unpack there!

In my head before playing this I had written this off as Shit Eagles from the 70's. But then I stuck it on and it was pretty captivating. The guitar work on the seven minute opener 'Ramble Tamble' showed their ability and it turned out to be a great choice in names for a song. Then it all collapsed into just about everything I detest about American 70's rock, it reeked of hay bales and sweaty chaps.... They pulled it back just about on the last three songs, much more restrained. Their cover of 'Grapevine' was actually very good. Straw hats off to ya'll. Difficult to rate as at many points it got my bile up and in other's I was stroking my whiskery chin in appreciation. On balance, there was more bile than stroking to make it a classic.

ñe

Mid

1.6, rounds to 2. I knew I didn’t like CCR, but I was still surprised at just how much getting through this album was a chore

Nice and bluesy, forgettable though in my opinion.

odio la roba country

One of the better CCR albums but short on high quality songs. "Who will stop the rain" and "Locking around my back door," are classics but not many others are. I only added these to songs to my collection on Tidal.

- John Fogerty's a Zio, so yet another band to boycott. - I only like the hits on this (and all their albums; Lookin' Out My Back Door, Up Around The Bend, & Who'll Stop The Rain). - It's okay when it's just the guitar, but the singing and boring basslines are just more typical Americana 60s music, which I'm very tired of. - Also don't like the whiney nasal vocals coupled with mostly boring lyrics, though I like his voice more in the lower gravelly registers. - Luckily, the version I found didn't have the 11 min Grapevine... what's with "I hoid it through the grapevine", lol

Nice rock classic, but might be forgetable.

Ye ye ass music bro, what are they talking abt, couldn’t even get the vibe right

this is what I hear when I imagine the USA

Good, but patchy.

The 60s equivalent of Status Quo.

Good but dull.

Country rock??? No le sé

This just feels so late sixties/ early seventies. Just not really that remarkable for me. I feel like we’ve had lots of this era recently and I think I’m just a bit fatigued by it.

This was alright, probably a good record if you like this kind of thing. Seems to try and bridge the gap between prog rock and country, neither of which have really been landing with me in this list so far. Felt a bit up and down in terms of my enjoyment, some songs definitely better than others. 2.5

Is it hillbilly? Is it impersonating Elvis amongst others? Who can tell.

euuhhhh.....

Bridge de la première track très belle Sinon pas fan du tout de ce style de rock

imagine the stuff they could be writing if they listened to more than just blues

Not really for me. Never a fan of CCR.

it was ok

I didn’t find this one as good as the previous Creedeence Clearwater Revival album that was suggested. That one, Bayou Country, made me want to seek out more from the band. Had this been the first album of theirs that I listened to if have just moved in without a second thought. Disappointing.

Mostly pretty skippable 12 bar blues, but I really enjoyed the ramble tamble instrumentals once I got over the unbearable vocals.

An 11 minute version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine is completely unnecessary.

It was just kind of all right. I Heard It Through The Grapevine had a really killer extended guitar solo though. Best song: Who'll Stop The Rain

i really like this band but i found this able quite boring and bland

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Never been a CCR fan, but this album managed to have a lot of the better songs on it. Not one I'll ever just choose to listen to on my own, but I enjoyed it enough.

Not my generation or my home country, so missing a lot of context around why this is so popular. All I can hear is a lot of overly-emotive singing, typical turn-of-the-decade (60s/70s) noodling, and far too many cover versions. I didn't completely hate it as I like most of the songs they covered and they didn't ruin them too much (even the super-lengthy Grapevine...), but this album (and band) mean absolutely nothing to me. Oh, the guy sitting with his legs out looks like my Uncle Derek! Didn't know he was in Creedence!

Liked a few songs from this album but not crazy about the sound of swamp rock - 4/10

Incredibly Meh. I recognise Up Around The Bend and that's it. Some songs are, at best, middling country-rock. 2 or 3 are such clear rip offs ofLittle Richard its not even funny. Gets a 2 because it's not outright offensive, but another one where I don't see a reason for it to be on the list.

Lidt for easy-rider-roadtrip gennem usa for mig, men bestemt ikke dårligt

Not much to say . Some good songs but none i would go out of my way to deliberately listen to again. Not bad but just okay

Not really my thing but I did like Who’ll Stop The Rain. Wouldn’t think people are mad for liking this; just not my taste.

Taký revival, ako na svadbu...

Feel horrible for giving my first album(and a legend) such a low rating This is history, I know, but somehow not my cup of tea. Got bored quickly, all songs sound similar but vibes are immaculate I feel like I am in American dinner I loved "I heard it through the grapevine" and thought it was unique But it was just first try, for some reason I want to relisten this one very carefully and find something maybe I'll change my mind

Heard

Not really my taste

A few hits but a forgettable album. Kept wanting more but it didn't deliver.

Checked for other covers of Heard it Through the Grapevine. There's a playlist of 100 of them, I flipped through the first 20, not a single one I didn't like, including The Slits. All except CCR. That inimitable, famous CCR sound, I just don't like it.

Nojooooo, boomerirokkia

Empieza muy bien luego se torna repetitivo

Sorry Momom! It’s all just too loud for me… Faves in album order Ramble Tamble Long As I Can See The Night

Meh

Meh

Average.

Nah

Boring as all hell

litt jail å rate siden jeg hørte 4 sanger og gadd ikke mer

urgh jeg er bitter for at coveret deres av heard it through the grapevine er mer populært enn marvin gaye sitt // det er tøft men i kinda dc fint mandagsalbum den store utfordringen med dette opplegget er at dette albumet skal åpenbar høres mens du kjører bil med vinduene nede i 23 varmegrader og jeg sitter i en kald bås og fyller ut excel skjema.

I mean it's good, but realistically not something I would seek out everyday. I am barely in this mood, but if it's on I will enjoy it.

I'm not American enough to like this. For once, though, I get why an album was chosen. I don't like it, but I get that it had an influence at its time. Still, I fucking hate CCR. I don't need any more of their albums. PLEASE just make it STOP.

For me, this really cements CCR's reputation as a singles band. Their blues-by-numbers with distinctive vocals succeeds by luck and alchemy on a select few songs across their discography, but mostly falls flat. The best thing I can say about this album is that they are one of the few bands of the era to really get the power of the two-minute song, instead of stretching one minute worth of ideas out to three-and-a-half. But then they blow all that time savings and goodwill on two endlessly bland "jam" tracks. Snooze. Maybe I just needed some relief after the dull ache of "I Heard It Thru the Grape Vine" but the last track was wonderful, and the keyboard parts were a much welcome touch. If you absolutely need to listen to CCR, stick with a compilation.

Du rock

it was like okay. i didn’t love it but not awful

Very classic rock, with some fun covers and dance tunes. Favourite track: I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Disappointing for me. I'd just recently listened to the excellent 500 songs podcast about Creedence and I was really happy to see this pop up. I expected to find the guy's songwriting unique and well trained and talented and the band to be kind of the same. I know they're an insanely successful band and so I'm wrong, but I just couldn't find much appeal. Fine enough basic rock and roll stuff I guess. The fact that they were touching on boogie blues and R&B in the covers really highlights that the grove of this group just feels so flat and lifeless to me. I still hope there are more credence records here as I really feel ill like some of them

Meh it’s fine - not for me.

It was not for me

i have one song that i liked: „my baby left me”. its too country for me.

These songs are familiar from childhood - in that sense a bit overplayed. All together as a single album becomes a bit much. All I kept thinking was the old time-life commercial “is that credence, man? Well…turn it up.” No thanks. 2/5

Some classic songs but the genre is not my favourite style of music

Okay, liked the last few songs

boring

One star because i like the drum sounds. The production is so swingy and every song sounds like it was recorded somewhere else. Other than that, nails on chalkboard.

I was on the fence between a 2 and 3 for awhile, but it was the extended mid-tier take of Grapevine, combined with the fact that there were 4 covers on the album and a number of meh blues tracks that finally lowered it for me. Not an album I'd return to, just some singles. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

didn’t listen:(

Didn't know the artists but did not particularly like it. 14 of December, listened while doing ARAM Mayhems. Day after Birthday at Ponia

A perfectly acceptable Dad rock album. It certainly has a lot of southern country twang to it. I knew Up Around the Bend before going into the album, but the rest of it was new to me. Overall not particularly impressed. I know that Creedence Clearwater Revival is often hailed as a great pioneer of early rock ‘n’ roll, but I just don’t see what all the fuss about.

Didn't love this one.

Some lovely clanging guitars and nice, crisp production, but this suffers from way too much 12-bar snooze. Two stars for the moments where they do something original with their obvious ability as musicians.

Esquecivel

OK

CCR, the dadiest of all dad bands, the 'muricanest of all 'murican bands. This may be their best album? I don't know. They all sound pretty similar to me. But then again, I'm not 'murican or a dad. Key tracks: Who'll Stop the Rain

#10 Honestly waiting for modern music, this was all right

This album just isn't for me, it's not my sort of thing. I can see why people like it but it's not for me.

Ok. Definitely heard better

Pretty middle of the road early rock didn't find any songs that really stood out so found it a bit generic. 2/5

Good music but too country for me

not for me

I just can't do 70's music. I tried.

I think I said this with the last CCR album, but I am simply not American enough to connect with them. I didn't grow up listening to them and I have no memories connected to the songs. So, I'm listening to them from an outside position and it's not clicking. I'll give CCR this: there was a long stretch during the first song where I really felt myself leaning in. Then the song reverted back to being dull again. I guess what I'm saying is that not having the right cultural context for this album just makes it aural sludge? It's not awful. It's not offensively bad. It's just something that leaves me cold.

★★½

Old fashioned rock n roll. If you're fond of a lengthy guitar solo, you'd like this. I just got bored

A bit too hickedty dickedty for my liking, which is a shame as I really thought I'd like this album. May give another chance eventually. Instrumentation was nice.

Never been a big fan besides their hits. Solid album but “white men co-opting blues in the 70’s” isn’t my bag. There are better artists.

Classic. But a bit bland. To many blues riffs.

big meh. religious songs also? not for me. Not hard to listen to, so I'll give it 2 stars

Man... this shit again? Marginally better than the one called Green River (?) mainly because of that 'Heard It Through the Grapevine' cover.