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Always partial to a bit of swamp rock and this ticks that box.Occasionally going a bit dukes of hazard but when they are good they are great. Awesome cover of heard it through the grapevine and would have landed my Huey to run through the Jungle. A low 4.
Is this literally the greatest album of all time? Heard every single song a million times
Det har været et tilløbs stykke at få hørt det her album. Ikke fordi der har været noget galt med det, men det fortjener at man lytter ordentligt til det. Den første halvdel har jeg hørt 3-4 gange, og den anden halvdel 2 gange. Hele albummet i én køre: 1 gang. Det ender faktisk som en ret fin oplevelse med rigtig gode numre på. Jeg tror den kommer igennem et lyt igen senere igen. 🙂
This is like a CCR greatest hits album. Very good.
Good stuff, although most days I’m sick to death of “classic rock.” There’s something about CCR that’s hard not to like.
4.5* and I can't quite bring myself to round up to 5. Good stuff, great Grapevine cover.
Bra rockalbum. Jag förväntade mig att det för det mesta skulle vara bluesrock låtar som lät likadant, typ som Eric Clapton, men istället så var det en bra blandning utan att byta tema. Så som det ska vara. Introlåten var nog bäst. Hyfsat omslag. Gjorde mig sugen på att höra fler av Creedences skivor.
Pretty good stuff. Can't deny the sheer amount of hits on it.
I liked it, especially the opening track. Good production and John Fogerty’s voice is awesome, pretty standard blues type stuff but definitely a cut above and a mood booster
4.5 A shocking number of hits including probably 3 of my top 5 favorite CCR songs (Lookin Out My Back Door, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, and Long As I Can See The Light). Adding Ramble Tamble and Before You Accuse Me to the list. Not quite a 5 for reasons I can’t quite articulate right now (and may come to regret) but there are definitely two tiers of songs here and while there are a lot in the top it’s not all of them.
Classic. What else needs to be said. Don’t know anyone who doesn’t like the main hits on this album. Rating: 4.2
Pretty good all round.
Love this album. The seven singles are played in movies to this day for good reason. And the non-singles are also a lot of fun. But you know what, Heard It Through the Grapevine is too long. Gimme that radio edit, baby.
Ramble Tamble 3.5 Before You Accuse Me 3.4 Travelin' Band 3 Ooby Dooby 2.5 Lookin' out My Back Door 3.6 Run Through the Jungle 4.3 Up Around the Bend 4 My Baby Left Me 3.5 Who'll Stop the Rain 4.1 I Heard It Through the Grapevine 4.2 Long as I Can See the Light 4 Score: 3.645454545
The frequent use of slap back delay on John’s Forgey’s distorted vocals always seemed to emulate a speaker shouting into a P.A. to a crowd of Vietnam war protesters. This is the visual I get immediately when I start listening to a Creedence album, that or helicopters flying in the jungles of Nam, the later is thanks to the many war movie soundtracks this band is on. After that initial visual I then begin to reminisce about how this band was properly introduced to me. A friend in high school had some cool hippy parents who always played music loud in the house, I’m pretty sure CCR was a constant as was Pink Floyd and Neil Young. I once asked my friend if I could borrow a cd for a couple days. He asked me if I ever listened to CCR. I told him other than when his parents played them I had only heard their songs in movies and on the radio but never really listened to their albums. He gave me Chronicle as a starter and said I need to be more familiar with this band. For those couple days I had that cd on repeat and completely fell in love with the sound of this band. The simplicity of CCR’s set up, songs and recordings makes you feel like you’re in garage with this band hearing them work out the details in front of you. Great album, no skips for me. The Dude abides.
I never really noticed how similar John Fogerty's voice is to Robert Plant's during his low oooh's on the opening track as well as some of the higher register in "Long As I Can See The Light." But this isn't pristine tea-sippin' English rock, this is the sound of beer-drankin' bayou boys who--according to the album cover--have a hoarding issue. Right out the gate, they tell you they have something to say with "Ramble Tamble," giving you a taste of what they do before morphing into a slowed down extended jam and bringing you back. I also didn't associate "Travelin' Band" with the early 60's music of Chuck Berry and Little Richard and everyone else the early Beatles ripped off until I heard it sandwiched between "Before You Accuse Me" and "Ooby Dooby." I don't feel we get to hear true Creedance Clearwater Revival until we get to "Lookin' Out My Back Door" which displays their influences without being derivative like earlier songs. They really make the cover songs their own, and the rest of the original songs were strong enough to make the cut for their later Greatest Hits album. Obviously inspired by the blues, CCR still has their own sound; you know a CCR song the moment you hear it. A solid album from a solid band.
The Dude abides, man! Of course, I've heard CCR's songs about a million times on Classic Rock radio, including several songs from this album. John Fogerty's voice is unmistakable and is for me heart of the band's sound. But in listening to the tracks here I was unfamiliar with, I was surprised to hear so much 50's Rockabilly and Little Richard-style stuff. I always think of CCR as kinda straight forward, middle of the road rock, but not in a bad way. It seemed to be the perfect accompaniment as I drove around today in the summer heat with the windows down. I especially enjoyed "Ramble Tamble."
I was always kind of neutral on CCR. I would hear them on Fox 97 years ago and think 'well this is a cool song' and just never really dove any deeper than that into their music. I think this album just made me more of a CCR fan. There are so many strong songs. I enjoyed the sound of the recording too and the way John Fogarty's voice was treated with the reverb. I think as kid in Trinidad falling asleep in bed at night hearing the sounds of 80s dancehall music on the sound systems coming from the city's center and all the echo and reverb on the vocals.....it must have stayed in my subconscious as that kind of thing still draws my attention today. I thought this album really jammed. I think 'Who'll Stop the Rain' 'Up Around the Bend' and 'Run Through the Jungle' were my favorites. The grooviness on 'Run Through the Jungle' was pretty sick. CCR on this album managed to find a hell of a combination of Blues, Funk, Rock and Country music. They way Fogarty sings is unique and raw. This album definitely made me a bigger fan and more willing to check out other CCR albums.
A great list of iconic songs. Better as a entire package than for any of its k dividual parts. Not my personal favorite but a certified classic all the same.
I love me some CCR
Good ol' rock and roll.
Really solid album. The cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine was unnecessarily long, and some of the lyrics in the song didn't necessarily mesh with me, but this was definitely an album I enjoyed.
It was good, i liked it
CCR has been just a cultural behemoth that it feels like they’ve always been here. Half this album is classic. Enjoyed this. Great summer driving music. 4/5
Ramble Tamble ***** El album abre con una pieza digna de apreciarse y reconocer porque CCR han sido y sera la influencia más marcada en muchas bandas. Before You Accuse Me (Take a look at your self) **** Uno de los seis sencillos que te lleva sin duda al sur de los EUA queriendo viajar en un auto americano y cantando a todo volumen. Travelin' Band **** Ooby Dooby *** Puro Rock & Roll de los 50´s Lookin' Out My Back Door **** Puro country Run Through The Jungle **** Otra joya de blues, country que solo CCR puede ejecutar a la perfección. Up Around The Bend ***** 2:45 minutos le bastaron a CCR para identificar a una banda que ha dejado escuela. My Baby Left Me **** Buena base de Blues y es difícil calificarla por la duración pero deja un gran sabor de boca. Who'll Stop The Rain ***** Día lluvioso, casa de piso de madera, olor a tierra mojada luz cálida y uno parado observando porque no para la lluvia, mientras se da un sorbo a la cerveza. I Heard It Through The Grapevine **** Un viaje psicodélico de solo 3 minutos, se puede con CCR Long As I Can See The Light **** Un cierre digno de un gran disco.
CCR are an odd case of the buisness side of music interfereing with the music side, in that multiple songs on this album have been used ad nauseum in TV, movies, truck commercials, and parodies off all of those. It's very good music, but annoying to listen to for the approximately 10,000th time.
Hard to hear CCR without having their utter overplaying on the radio be a factor, but it was super cool to hear the cuts on an album of theirs (however few there are on this album) that didn't chart.
giver "fire gutter der drikker sig fulde i en garage og spiller musik for at have det sjovt" vibes, men shit hvor er de gode til det
Fed plade
Liked the influences from other genres, but got a little boring for me at some times 3.5 stars
This is the Creedence record with all the hits. A Southern sound of rock and roll with hints of blues and soul. This is a timeless sound that sounds good any day of the week.
Ramble tamble: love the opening! Love the beat and the instrumentation. This track is fun! Defo reminding me of a few other songs but I can’t put my finger on what they are right now. The instrumental break is maybe giving me stairway to heaven again? Which came out a year after this - more inspo for led zeppelin maybe? Went on longer than I was expecting, but I’m not mad at it. That said, I wouldn’t be mad if they released a much shorter version without the instrumental break either. Before you accuse me: this is fun, it’s giving old school 50s rock & roll vibes, a la Elvis Presley. Travelin’ Band: this rules, very rock & roll! Short & sweet. Ooby Dooby - ditto! The opening reminds me of Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. Lookin’ out my back door: welcome to the country! This is giving me homesteading in the hills. I like it. All the elements are working well together. Run through the jungle: I enjoy the dramatic opening! I don’t have much to say about this song, but I enjoy it and would happily listen to it again. Up around the bend: I like this song. I like the guitar, the drums, the harmonising vocals.. I like it :P I like that I feel like I could sing along to the chorus of this song. My baby left me: this is giving me rock & roll again, leaning slightly more rock this time. I think it’s a good song but I don’t find it very exciting. I wouldn’t mind this song coming on but probably wouldn’t seek it out - it feels a little filler-y. I like the vocals on Who’ll stop the rain! The guitar and drums too. I’m a sucker for vocal harmonies. This song is a bit slow for me but overall I like it. I like the instrumental break! I heard it through the grapevine feels like more straight-up rock to me. I like this song! I think it’s well-done and all the elements marry together well. There’s some great guitar on this song. Another longer song - did they put the long songs at the beginning and end like a sandwich? …I just checked and this song is 10 minutes long. That’s pretty self-indulgent, but I respect that haha. Leaves room for a tasty guitar solo or two. I like the way it slowly fades out. I enjoy the instrumentals on Long as I can see the light a lot. I like the melody and lyrics of the vocals as well but wish the voice was a little smoother. This is a nice way to end the album, it’s like they’re celebrating and saying goodbye lol Overall I feel like a little bit of a traitor to my country cos I think I like this album better than the Cream album we listened to yesterday.
Very refined set of classic rock songs. Specially love their rendition Before you accuse me, which is a blues classic
Good stuff. Very recognizable easy listening of a certain era. Vietnam War vibes all around. Worth another listen. Who'll stop the rain is my favorite.
I've never listened to this whole album before. It's actually pretty decent. Quite pleased.
Lots of classic songs on here. Very good blend of Blues, Country and Rock
California 70s rock - Spell noe Creedence!
Good as hell
happy to see some road bike appreciation on this album cover - but the bike looks like shit... stu cook is looking absolutely zooted and like a st8 chiller ... music rocks, coolest dudes ever
One of the best things about this journey has been coming across albums I’d probably never listen to normally but really enjoyed, and this is one. I’ve always thought of CCR as a bit…well, a bit “dad rock”, a bit dated, but this album stands up really well; John Fogerty’s playing is amazing and that would probably carry it on its own, but the songs are great too. To my surprise, I’ll be revisiting this.
Definitely worthy of at least 4 stars. Letter grade B+. I have always liked CCR a lot but not quite to the point of being a favourite.
What a terrible album cover! Just why? Album has lots of memories tied to it though. This was a very early band I fell in love with and probably over listened to the point where I just hear it now and am not amazed anymore. Probably a shame on my end.
Classic album. Classic band. This album is so good from the front to back.
Wow. Lots of hit on this one. Great stuff.
Obviously knew the hits, but enjoyed the other songs as well. Great album.
Good old rock and roll!
When you have a band this confident in their craft, it's hard not to love them. CCR has nailed the art of feel-good, soulful, simple tunes with three chords and a rocking folksy beat. The sheer number of consistently great songs packed into an 11-track album is a testament to this band's skilful songwriting. I particularly like the lead and backing vocals, though after an album or two, I might want to listen to someone with a "smoother" voice. The bass playing is also easily audible in the mix, and it's played very well. I guess I'd like to see a little more variety in terms of instruments and production. There are a few tracks that feel like filler versions of other ones, and a couple of tracks are great but don't quite justify their track length. Think S&G's Bridge Over Troubled Water, released the same year. CCR taking that approach would've raised my rating to a 5/5, no question. Key tracks: Travelin' Band, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Up Around The Bend, Who'll Stop The Rain, I Heard It Through The Grapevine
It's creedence, it has a special place in my heart due to nostalgia, used to hear these songs when I was you ger in the back of the car while my parents drove, long car rides sunny days, it makes me remember when it was better
Lot of good historical bangers on here. I like the cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine.
Haven’t and won’t do a deep dive on CCR’s discography, but I’m willing to bet this is their best album. It feels the most directed and concise, not just one folksy honkeytonk song after another. When I was like 5-6, I used to LOVE the song Traveling Band. I’d scream the screaming part and everything
Long as I Can See the Light is too slow; I especially like Travelin’ Band and Ooby Dooby
Would be 5 but filler songs not that strong.
Love
4/5
#5 Best: Long as I Can See the Light Worst: I Heard it Through the Gravevine Enjoyed this album more than I thought i would
Good at the start, with some good instrumentals but gets a bit samey and boring
Relax man
This album has more great songs than most albums on this list. It also has a couple of very predictable blues rock songs, like Ooby Dooby and Before you accuse me. The singer has a great voice, but it would have been better if he wasn't raging full-on all the time. I heard it through the grapevine is a good example of what could have been. So great album, but not perfect. Favorite song: I heard it through the grapevine. Favorite song that's not a cover song: run through the jungle.
Probably the best Creedence record. Loaded with hits. I love this version of Grapevine.
Well, kids… this is what a guitar sounds like without any effects. Really, on its own merits, this is a great album. Probably generational with all of its hits; 6 in Billboard top 5. It’s a sound that somewhat defines that late 60s/early 70s, Vietnam era rock. I remember CCR record commercials as a kid. They were probably for Time Life or something. I have moved on sonically, but that doesn’t detract from their impact; especially with this album.
Oh è bello, ma mi aspettavo di più
A really good album, I love the style of their music. My favorite songs on the album were Travelin' Band, Up Around The Bend and I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
This rips.
Always forget how many CCR songs I know until I sit down with an album. Love the extended jams on this one.
Omg yes
I was surprised by how much I liked this album and how many songs I recognised. I heard it through the grapevine was such a good cover. Such a special song with so many great versions. This album is great, an easy rockabilly listen. One I will be listening to again. Favourite song: I heard it through the grapevine. Least favourite: None, all good tracks Album artwork: Iconic: Great cover
Tijd en moeite waard om nog eens te luisteren. Staan een paar klassiekers op, die door de opbouw nog beter uit de verf komen! Lekkere rock met wat country invloeden. Mooi album
Love CCR. Would have been a 5 star if there hadn't been a 7 minute AND 11 minute song on here. 4/5
Everything you would want from an album with tracks titled Ramble Tamble and Ooby Dooby! Lovely stuff 4.4
I'm a blues hater but this is refreshing
Viele Geile Songs. Aber einige geiler als die anderen
Much better than I was expecting.
This is way better than I expected. Quite bluesy and rocky. But some good stuff on here. Still stands up well today.
Better than Green River imo
I was originally going to give this a 2. Then I decided on a 3. And here we are at a 4. That's CCR for you.
This is cool as hell. I'm so glad I listened to this. Will definitely listen to other CCR albums now, and will definitely listen to this again. I might even grow on me to get to a 5/5. This is just something that I managed to skip somehow as I never grew up listening to classic rock radio or anything. So so good, I got so much out of this. I enjoyed every minute of the 11 minute cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".
Album 367 of 1001 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory Rating : 4/ 5 Awesome album. For me, it just doesn't hit the level of Bayou Country, which I had just a few days ago. Nevertheless, it is still a top notch album including some classic tracks.
Sounds like America.
Well, I'm in junior high again and loving it.
Very solid record . Favourite tracks "long as I can see the light" and "Run through the jungle"
Hadn’t heard this album, just a lot of the songs. Heard a good new one but also heard some duds.
Actually really great
Lot of good songs on this album. Good long version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine is fantastic. Enjoyed the two listens! 4/5!
Full of bangers
I just love CCR. Such a great album
An album not to be overlooked. Several of the classics are on it
I remember listening to this record as a kid when my parents would let me play their records on the turntable. As a kid I was fascinated by the bicycle on the cover. Not sure why. Maybe since it’s out of place in that context? Anyway. Great album. Lookin’ Out My Back Door is one of the greatest elephant related songs ever written.
This album plays like a greatest hits collection.
I like how it zooted around with the vibes - nice bouncy guitar music people. Not their best but I liked!
Enjoyable
4 some really great songs with some ok blues/rock n roll songs sprinkled between
Heard these songs a ton on the radio growing up. It’s fine in that context but it’s not something I’m going to throw on by choice. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I knew at least half the album beforehand, so that's a plus. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" should not be 11 minutes long. Nope. Sorry. "Long As I Can See The Light" = it's weird hearing a sax in this band, but it does signal how Fogerty wanted to stretch the band a bit. One of my favorite CCR bits is in "Looking Out My Back Door" when the band slows to half time. It sounds so weird, but just works so damn well. And the hits keep coming on this "Who Will Stop The Rain?", "Traveling Band," "Up Around The Bend" ... great songs. Definitely a great album for people to start with for CCR, even with the 11 minute cover of "Grapevine." It's just you can tell which songs that are definitely NOT the hits. "Ramble Tamble," "Ooby Dooby" (someone was in a bit of a rhyming phase?). They stick out. But even so, it's a really good album to listen to. A strong 4 for me.
Love this kind of music. Never listened to it all the way through.
Great American road trip movement 4
CCR bangs 8/10
**** a great blast from the past.
It's definitely a sound that is aged, not in a bad way, but I can clearly hear the pass of the years when I listen to this album - there's something about it that sounds "old", but I like the way it makes me feel. It's not a bad sound, I actually like it. But it's there. My favorite songs: - Up around the bend - I heard it through the grapevine For some reason this album feels like something I would listen to on a long drive.
100% ROCK'N'ROLL!
Good rock and roll!
Już drugi album i chyba podobnie czyli "Bardzo fajny nieprzeszkadzacz countryrockhippy na pograniczu dodania do normalnej playlisty" ale ten jest bardziej skoczny, taki na wesele dobry. koncowo dodalem caly do ulubionych albumow
Love Creedence, used to be in a CCR cover band. Ramble Tamble is a banger.
One of the best road trip albums
so many hits and such a fun vibe
That great southern rock!! Brings back memories of summer road trips when my dad threw the CCR greatest hits into the ghettoblaster. Most songs were recognizable from said greatest hits. A couple songs I’ve heard covers from other artists and the ones I didn’t know fit perfectly in like a puzzle piece. High 4!!
Really stands out among their catalog as the most complete album. Ramble Tamble was such a damn good start to the album.
This was quite a recording for CCR. Six songs released as singles and many of these songs are part of the classic rock catalog."Who'll Stop the Rain", "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "Lookin' Out my Back Door" stand out. CCR was just a good old rock and roll band!
Solid album. Creedence is great. Not everything was amazing, but some absolute classics on here. Ooby Dooby was a fun one I hadn’t heard before.
Very enjoyable, now I get why they have such a dedicated fan base.
Great album, most of these are just their greatest hits. Always been a big fan of the band. Can't rate unbiased because of how I grew up with this music, reminds me of singing in the car going fishing with dad.
Enjoyable. More trippy and jammy in Ramble Tamble than their singles. Listened on headphones and enjoyed the intricacies, hand claps, horns.
Solid album. Was pretty middle of the road for me, a few good songs and a few meh type tracks. Was a decent variety of MJ's musical genres mixed in also. Quite funky at times.
Pretty excellent
Very good album. More covers than usual for Creedence, surprising since John was still writing ace tunes. Docked half a star for feeling the need to make an artistic statement with their sprawling 11 minute version of “Heard It Through the Grapevine”, 3 minutes of good single and 8 minutes of meandering psychedelic blues jam.
Can't go wrong with CCR!
Goes insanely hard.
Solid rock album.
I love this band so much it's kind of embarrassing. This album cover LOL! It is "dad rock" that maintains some edge even today. I really like everything on here, it's a guilty pleasure. I dig their loose approach, it adds flavor to what could otherwise be unremarkable blues rock. "Lookin out my Back Door" is homey and quirky and I love it. I loved this even when I thought I hated country music, wghich this (kind of) is. Great band, killer songwriting, topical without being dated, at times fun and other times somewhat dark. A little humor goes a long way.
How the hell do I know almost every song in this Credence album? Great album overall (let's not talk about Ooby Dooby). 4 stars.
Classics
sorry zach
I feel like this and who’s next are right there together. 4? Who will stop the rain best song
The Lebowski album
Second half of this album is so good.
I expected more
8.5/10 - 4/5 Didn't expect songs that you'd want to do the twist to. Much boppier than I expected. Great Southern rock! Such good guitar work, and John Fogerty's voice could stop a train.
Rock 'n Roll
Blast from the past. Had this on 8 track back in the day. Not their best but not bad at all.
I get this impression with CCR that they are capable of making brilliant interesting rock songs (like Ramble Tamble), but at this point in time they were very caught up with churning out blues rock staples and amped up cover songs. These tunes are mostly decent, but don't have much staying power with me. The Grapevine cover is pretty good I guess. Fave Tracks: Ramble Tamble, Run Through the Jungle, Who'll Stop The Rain?, Long as I can See the Light, 3.9/5
3.8 possibly the best CCR album. who'll stop the rain, ramble tamble, up around the bend, looking out my back door
Difficult to be objective since I've heard them all before, but your very typical classic rock record. It's a good collection of songs with inspiring, feel good, happy, get up and go songs. Had a good balance between some more generic lyrics around traveling and dancing and some deeper themes protesting the war.
4/5, first track blew me away. Rest was good mood music but kind of forgettable
I did not realize how many songs I knew were from this album. Great classic rock, favorite track was travelin band.
I love credence. Very good
- Looking Out My Back door is another LL Bean staple - Honestly enjoyed this way more than I thought I would the vibes were good - 3.5 but I'll round up yolo
- CCR is a vibe - summertime music
8 / 10 Pioneros del Rock Sureño.
довольно бодрое осмысление рокнролла алкоальбом: ром, дынный ликер и лимончик
Lot of hits on this one.
Always blows my mind when I remember how much great music Creedence made in such a short time. They were such a tight band. Nothing super revolutionary here, just some super solid rock/blues. No wonder they outsold The Beatles in 1969, music was obviously heading in this direction.
Good album. Lots of classics.
Was good. Some solid songs. Good bluesy record with some classics
Huge fan of CCR - never hear this album in its entirety before I heard all of these songs already, but actually nice to listen to them in the order that they were put in the album
Classic tunes from these Golliwogs.
This album reminded me of my dad for some reason
Ooby dooby
Listened Before? No This is a solid album and further evidence that I should listen to more CCR. Stocked full of no less than 5 hit singles, one of which has become the definitive rendition of a classic soul staple (I Heard It Through The Grapevine). I find the mixing to be a bit odd at times, but it is a staple of the CCR sound. It is as if the mic focus is entirely on the instrumentals and they capture the vocals as if they are being sung in an empty auditorium with the mic at the back of the room. Run Through the Jungle is one of my favorite CCR jams. Something about it just feels so true to form; dusty, husky, music that seems fit for playing while riding a hoverboat through a bayou. I Heard It Through The Grapevine taps into a similar energy; however, is much more soulful and elongated giving the guitar and drums plenty of space to spread out and shine. Ooby Dooby was a lone low-light for me. Otherwise, this is a super solid album. Strong 4 / 5 for me. Added to Library? Yes
Great chill album. Also reminds me of college summers drinking and playing beer pong.
CCR hits are always welcomed by me. I didn't know much else besides their hits on this one, but I really loved Ramble Tamble and Ooby Dooby. Another southern rock album that impressed.
I knew so many more songs on this album than I thought I was going to. I have never been crazy about CCR but this album changed that. There is some blues and some straight up rock and roll with some shredding guitar. The singer as sings way harder than I remember.
Some solid CCR with a couple duds. The good far outweighs the bad though. Heard It Through The Grapevine is one of my favorite songs ever and their cover of it is insane. Also really weird but I watched Walk the Line earlier today and they had Elvis singing a rendition of My Baby Left Me. Weird for it to happen on the same day is all. Anyway, 4.
Great rock with some classic hits. -B
classic banger
Pretty solid album, could use some consistency but it has a lot of catchy riffs. Vocals instantly recognizable but guitar was also a high point.
This was one of the first albums I'd ever bought on vinyl. I love the blend of blues and rock with a hint of psych. Fogerty has such a perfect voice for this genre.
It was classic americana. Funny, infectious, and jammy (like a soft boiled egg). I don’t understand the constant reference to rain but i like it. the first 1/3 or the album is alright but it becomes the ear worthy album that it is the rest of the way there. I’m astonished at how fun and timeless this album is!
Classic music but the first time I listened to the whole album
Song that you can hear in “once upon a time in Hollywood” with a Elvis Presley twist
I very good rock album. My main criticism is that the guitar solos were too long and there were too many on this album. I’m sure that people really love that about this band, but as a first time listener, it got dull. I’m sure my mind will change as I continue to listen.
Great album. 4 stars
Enjoyed this. Knew some of the songs, but never deliberately listed to CCR before. Will listen again.
Rollicking American rock. Driving through big cities but not stopping. Throwing rocks into the bayou as you swig beer out of green bottles.
Holy hell, this is like THE Creedence record. I already know 2/3 of these songs by heart. The others fit perfectly along with those. God, I love Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Really good album. The first track is not the greatest I’ve ever heard, it’s far too long. But while that’s how I feel about that song, I Heard It Through The Grapevine is great, even though it’s significantly longer. I’ve never really listened to Creedence Clearwater Revival before, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. 8/10 Top 5: 1. Travellin’ Band 2. Who’ll Stop The Rain 3. Long As I Can See The Light 4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine 5. Up Around The Bend
Great
Перфе за буги <3
I like CCR. I'm not sure this is my favourite album of theirs but its a good one.
Listened Before? Y Absolute bangers, back to front. A real classic album. Fogerty's voice is unlike anything else and this mix of scorching originals and classic covers is absolutely awesome. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Run Through the Jungle
In just four years, CCR came, became one of the biggest bands of the late 60’s, and then went. And in the first two years of that four year run, they released five albums of gradually increasing quality. Cosmo's Factory is the culmination of those two years. The highlight of this album is its two longest tracks. I feel that them being longer gives the band the most time to jam, and develop that jam. But the shorter songs that make up most of the track list are almost all good. I’m don’t know what “swamp rock” means, but what I do know is that this is some of the best blues rock you will find from this era. It kind of doesn’t get better than this. Now I’m aware this is a very out there statement, but John Fogerty might be one of the best vocalists, like ever. There is something so enjoyable about the way he sings. It’s not from this album, but listen to Have You Ever Seen The Rain and tell me that’s not some of the purist and most rootin' tootin' bluesy vocals you’ve ever heard. Rating: 8/10
- I like it. First track is a little bit amazing. Too many old-blues-number-covers to really be great.
Always a great album!
Love their sound
Solid album, good to listen to whilst cycling
I really don't understand why so many bands just put 10 minute covers on their album like it was a normal thing. 4/5
Swamp rock at it's finest
CCR is always fun
cool
Pretty good actually - better than I thought. They're going for it :-)
Nice
There's a lot to like. I like his vocals and how they're delivered, even though I need to have my lyric app to fully know what they're saying 100% of the time. I like the different flavors of rock. The instrumental parts are real stand outs on this album. The breaks in lyrics just to jam out are enjoyable through the album.
I listened to this one twice. On the second trip through I found myself listening to more of the pretty parts. Ramble Tamble could be a mid 90s indie rock song. Some of the other songs are a little weak. Travelin' Band is some kind of 50s boogie woogie pastiche that makes me think of Sha-Na-Na. Between songs like this there are some real bangers. The handclaps on Up Around The Bend highlight the strong sing-along melody and steady rhythm groove. CCR's version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine moves the song's origins much further south than Detroit re-imagining it as a Delta Blues song. (The additional white guy noodly jamming doesn't improve it. Perhaps its too Clapton adjacent for my tastes.) The album closer - Long As I Can See The Light - is as solid of a final track as any album I've heard. All in all this is a genre-defining record with some solid singles. And there's a guy on a bike on the cover.
Some classic tracks on here. Giving it a 4 because a few tracks don't really click with me
6/11, 55%
3.5/5
J'adore ce groupe !
I'm still surprised at how much I like Creedence Clearwater Revival. On paper it's everything I should hate: American rock'n'roll and country, annoying voice, hooray energy and a vibe of a drunk middle-aged man. But I enjoy it
This is fuvken brilliant, not my type of music but god damn it’s the best of this genre I’ve ever heard, amazing, almost a 5 tbh
7/10
By far the best album to feature a hippie on a stationary bike. Listening to it again I think little me was much more interested in side B than side A.
dad rock in the best way
Good classic album.
I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I expected it to be just another string of I-IV-V progressions with mediocre vocals. And in some sense, it definitely had that. However, there were a few touches that made this album stand out compared with most other rock albums from this era. I appreciated the progressive rock jam in the middle of Ramble Tamble. The next few songs were just some old bluesy stuff that kinda all sounds the same to me. Lookin' out my Back Door was a highlight. I had heard this before but didn't know it was CCR. The only other song I'd heard before was Up Around the Bend. The best song on the album was either Lookin' Out my Back Door or Heard it Through the Grapevine. I would probably give this a 3.5 stars. But since that's not an option, I'll round it up to 4.
Alles vet
Pretty well done, genre defining.
4/5
I definitely enjoy CCR way more than other roots rock. John Fogerty's voice fits so well, and the blues/soul/R&B influences bring a level of excitement and tension that is usually missing from roots rock.
Creedence are really a singles band and Dimery's ridiculous limitations on compilations does hurt Creedence a bit. But this album is full of bangers. Creedence was a great band in a sense. Only John Fogerty was world class in his musicality, but the band is solid. I’ve often wondered what John would have sounded like with Tom petty’s heartbreakers, or the Band, or the E street band. Or the swampers. Or Booker t and the MGS. Or the Funk Brothers. It’s possible that we’d lose something a bar band would provide.* But the songs are so strong that the quality shines through. Long as I can see the light and run through the jungle are as good as anything else he wrote. They can also cover well. Heard it through the grape vine is all about the incendiary vocals, but what a track. Ooby dooby is great too. A good album. But creedence is really a singles band. A greatest hits double album would be better here, but this album would provide a fair whack of tracks** on such a compilation. 3.5 rounded up. * I know the hawks who became the band were considered Americas best bar band, but that was never true. Way way above what a bar band should provide. ** Fair whack of tracks is going to be the title of my greatest hits compilation.
Creedence released a string of really great singles, but their albums can be a bit choppy, and you can see that this is no Sgt Peper's concept album, thought out blah blah blah. It's a case of "it's been six months, better get another album out", so compile the last handful of singles and their b-sides (which are excellent), a few covers, and some extended jams. it's the same formula as Bayou Country, but the execution is all around improved. The singles are outstanding; Travelin' Band, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Run Through the Jungle, Up Around the Bend, Who'll Stop The Rain. The covers are pretty good, and even the extended jams (Ramble Tamble and Heard It Through the Grapevine) reflect how well-honed this band was from a few years of heavy touring. They have that great mix of a loose, funky feel, while being locked in as a tight unit, knowing what each other are doing. I was chatting to my mate Dave about this album yesterday, and he was positing what if Creedence had been a better band (like the E Street Band or Tom Petty's Heartbreakers). I don't think it would make a difference, because it is their chemistry, developed through years on the road, that really makes this work, not the technical skills. It's a great swamp rock sound (even though they hadn't been near a bayou in their lives), it's brief (although still manages to have filler on it), and the singles are cracking! I have two concerns, however: 1- Creedence's musical appropriation makes me uncomfortable. I mean, this is a band that had never been to the south, and they built this swamp boogie sound based on a tradition that they were not part of. This album also makes it clear how much they were indebted to black musicians (all the covers except Oooby Dooby are from black artists, plus the way that Travelin' Band blatantly rips of Little Richard). How come this bunch of Californian white boys got to sell a bazillion records, based on a sound that they emulated really well? I'm still thinking about that. 2- The cover is just rubbish. It's iconically rubbish. But, it's their best album, and a cracking listen. Sounds great, wastes little time (despite the two long tracks), you can hum the tunes and you can dance to it, a couple of absolute bangers. Four stars.
Never heard of this/them. Another Rock album from the 1970s. Liking the guitar/music right off the bat, just like the Slade album. Vocals have yet to be heard though… they’re better than Slade. Yeah much preferring this to Slade. Potentially a 4/5 library album!
For a band that gets all the attention put on 3 of their songs this album actually rocks
I like CCR and I enjoyed this but I can’t give an album with an 11 min version of through the grapevine 5 stars sorry
I'm a powerful man and a patriot hell yeah brother god bless America I had a good time with this one, not my usual thing but I was enjoying myself
very nice vibes, rocky but much more love it. Stoner vibe as well
You just can’t go wrong with CCR!
Fine classic ccr
Top pop
It was pretty good! Lots of classic songs on there that I grew up listening to. Overall, no real notes other than it just isn’t the style of music I most enjoy.
Like others in the group said, it’s impressive when an album has so many hits that it seems like a greatest hits collection. The only things I didn’t like were those live tracks at the end - the vocals were flat and strained.
An album with so many hits on it, it almost feels like a Greatest Hits album.
I’d listen to this again
Loved the sound. East to listen to, good mix of lengths.
no misses
Well, it's definitely great. And you can hear its inspiration on modern music -- Black Keys come to mind. Some of the songs are a little goofy, but then there's just some absolutely timeless classics. It's great.
I own this record. I remember picking it up one day and assuming it was a greatest hits album. It is absolutely packed. There are a ton of great things happening on here. John Fogerty was a force.
Sounds like a greatest hits album. So many songs that have been indelibly entwined with the culture.
Great Chill Classic Album.
Grapevine too long but mf iconic
4/5
A very good rock/country rock album with tons of hit singles on it (my favoruite is Who'll Stop The Rain). The second half of the album is especially strong. I love John Fogerty's vocal but the music is also great.
Visceral, timeless rock music, peaking with Creedence's version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine: an 11 minutes masterpiece. I don't get why we can't get music like in this day and age. Our loss.
absolutely kooky; gave me guardians of the galaxy vibes sometimes - proper mood raiser though, even if a little unexpected
Like the vibes, the oldies vibes except for the long ass instrumental in the beginning
It's hard to rate an album with so many songs in the zeitgeist but I did enjoy this a lot. Also I'd never heard Ramble Tamble and it's super good.
we rate based on vibes i can't focus on the words track 1: a long bouncy sandwich where the meat is a solid jam 8/10 track 2: can't go wrong with the classic format. blues i think? 6.5/10 track 3: it may be the track name but this do be sounding like a road trip song. 7/10 track 4: we PRANCING with this one 7/10 track 5: very smooth bridge after the first chorus, love me that acoustic 7.5/10 track 6: lovely harmonica and a different guitar in each ear 8/10 track 7: OH I RECOGNIZE THIS ONE 8.5/10 track 8: short and sweet 7/10 track 9: short and sweet x2 combo 7/10 track 10: another long track and good to do tasks to 7.5/10 track 11: couldn't have picked a better track from the album to be the final one, good fade out 6.5/10 overall 7.3/10, not the kind of music i usually listen to nor something i'd go out of my way to listen to again but i wouldn't change the station if any of these came on the radio
I know a lot of these songs. Hometown soft rock radio energy
Have you ever seen a 11 minute rendition of the rain? But really it was decent. A bit hokey but maybe it's the thing that set the trend I feel like is overdone. Would listen again
An album that could easily be Greatest Hits of CCR, but includes Ooby Dooby, a complete turd of a song.
PRETTY GOOD. I liked the end half of the album better than the beginning. CCR is a great band but not an every day listen for me personally.
Well, this is definitely an iconic album - listening to it, I might have guessed it was a greatest hits album, but nope, all of these songs were on one album! Some great bluesy moments, some great country moments. I must say though, I'm not sure what they added to these covers of black musicians except that they brought the music to white kids. But it's definitely a classic album and deserving of its spot on this list. 4/5
Classic groove’s
Love this album. Heard it through the grapevine is one of the greatest covers of all time
Primeira vez que ouvi, e um sólido álbum de rock bluesy. Muitas musicas de swing parece me, com um som nostálgico e alegre
Classic rock from start to finish. Their cover of Grapevine is great, love the jam at the end.
Good sampling of CCR, mostly enjoyed.
Americana vibe with great horns
I’ve only fairly recently listened to CCR. My mother-in-law played Down On The Corner a few weeks ago and I thought it was fantastic, and I’ve since been dipping into their catalogue here and there. I’m excited to give this a good listen today. Songs I already knew: I Heard It Through The Grapevine Favourites: Ramble Tamble, Who’ll Stop The Rain, I Heard It Through The Grapevine I really enjoyed this album. There are some songs that go on for 7+ minutes with extensive guitar solos which is usually something I don’t enjoy much, but this was different and I can’t put my finger on why. I love the vocals a lot - he has such a unique voice and sings so well, but also gives the raw impression of never having any singing lessons. Don't get me wrong, this definitely works in his favour. Give this a listen if you haven't before.
They released Cosmo's Factory in 1970. It's got all the overplayed classics -- lookin out my backdoor, run through the jungle, up around the bend. It's less played tracks are, in my opinion quite a bit better (Ooby Dooby & Travelin' Band to a lesser extent). I particularly enjoy their cover of Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through The Grapevine. This may be because I'm a big Marvin Gaye fan. The song clocks in at a playtime of just over 11 minutes. This works out to being almost 3 minutes longer than the 3 most popular songs on the album combined. I'm not quite sure of the point I'm trying to make. I still sorta don't like CCR and I still really like Marvin Gaye. I guess in closing, having given the album a listen this afternoon, I would say the album is better than the 3 songs that I had originally judged it on.
Great album. Sounds like it would be played in a road trip in a coming of age movie. Was great
BL: CCR is a band I always intend to listen to more but never get round to it. I’ve listened to the famous tracks, however never strayed outside of that. So I’ll be glad to have finally put one of these on. AL: I fully get the hype. I had a great time with this album. A few sprawling psychedelic country epics juxtapose with incredibly short and sweet political and social anthems. This album could’ve been perfect, if there weren’t some absolutely dire filler tracks on here (namely track 2 “before you accuse me”) using an incredibly basic (and mildly infringing) guitar riff which just really doesn’t stand up. The rest of the album was very solid though. FT: “Ramble Tamble”, “Who’ll stop the rain”, “I heard it through the grapevine” 4/5
Phone, bedroom, first listen (know almost every song), single sitting, FT: Up Around the Bend
A great, mellow listen - "As Long As I Can See the Light" is a gorgeous song. 7.5/10.
Really strong and diverse songs
So many jams
Yeah this was really good, in particular the hits but solid throughout
Solid album from an iconic band with an iconic sound. Not their best, but very good overall.
Great musicianship.
Almost all of CCR's albums are good, this is no different
Awesome
Their 5th album in 2 years and still packed with hits! Six songs were Top 5 singles! Lookin' Out My Back Door, Run Through The Jungle, Up Around The Bend, Who'll Stop The Rain, & Long As I Can See The Light are all classics.
Very familiar with this one; Ramble Tamble is a behemoth of an album opener that I heard all the time growing up because my dad played it. For a bunch of California boys, they sure could pull off that bayou blues sound. That said, I think they peaked with that first track.
I love a bit of CCR and this was no different! Some of their music is quite classic blues, but there is something different about them. Very rich and warm. I feel so optimistic when I listen to them.
this is probably my favorite CCR album, and like half the songs are solid singles, even if a few of them are covers. the two longer songs definitely feel like a slog to get through but otherwise the album basically alternates between good singles and deeper cuts. favorites: travelin' band, lookin' out my back door, up around the bend, who'll stop the rain
Basically a greatest hits album. Ramble Tamble has become a newer favourite. Fogarty’s vocals on Long As I Can See the Light. Wow.
Super fun.
Laadukas setti. Ei ihme, että on uponnut väestöön. Omaan sieluun ei kuitenkaan iske, mut se ei rokota ku yhen tähden
An album full of great songs I've heard before!
Classic
1- good intro, i like the raw voices in it and some tempo changes. 2- classic rock&roll, glad it's only 3:27 minutes 3- classic rock, relationated with Elvis in my opinion 4- don't like it 5- classic song, good one 6- like it, nice intro and mood, my fav with the 1st one 7- good riff, not so memorable 8- good pace, like it 9- very nice chorus 10- like some dark moments in this song and the solo. Lenght is abusive, but good to fill the silence and do something else 11- loved the sax, good ending.
I don’t know what to say about this album, but my gut feeling says “4”.
This album is pretty damn good. I love the energy of the opening track, and most everything that follows keeps matches or flows naturally from that. 11 minutes of Through the Grapevine is a little much, and Long As I Can See the Light is a bit of a lackluster album closer (except for that sweet, sexy 70's sax solo...mmm, mmm, good). Top tier 70's rock, and some of my favorite from CCR.
Not bad, CCR. I didn't know the non-radio-hit songs, but I quite enjoyed the whole thing. I will say Heard it Through the Grape Vine didn't need to be 11 minutes though. 3.75/5
this may not be CCR’s most cohesive album but it probably has the highest amount of bangers and probably deserves to be called their best. They sound as good as ever. A-
I've heard all of these songs so many times before, so I was hardly blown away, in a "surprised" kind of way, by the album. Though it's quite a feat to have managed to get all of these songs on one album, and I can only imagine how strong this must have been when it came out. I was contemplating putting a 5, but I think a 4 is reasonable.
It was a really great country funk album. I even enjoyed the cover they included of a Motown great.
Es un muy buen álbum y creo que dio 7n paso a lo qu3 es el rock en sí de los años 70
Classic Creedence
One of the greats. I’d never heard the full length Grapevine before. What a groove
It sounds like a Best Of album by CCR
I ben wel een sucker voor CCR en dit soort ouwe-lullen-arrow-classic-rock.
I really enjoyed this one. The particular highlight for me was Heard it through the Grapevine, but every song was fun and it’ll likely end up in my regular rock rotation.
Great album, classic 70s album. Very relaxing and lots of great jams throughout the album
Classic 70's rock, nice listen and enjoyed this one all the way through.
Hit after hit on this album. Almost track lands. Every one is a bop for me and I can always enjoy it. I understand the long cover may not be for everyone though. I understand that, it was very ambitious. Solid production, writing, instrumentation, vocals etc. Not much to dislike. 4/5
A fun listen
Some strong songs.
I like how the songs are light but also meaningful and musically intricate. They even kind of pulled off the 11- minute "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". I did not expect that I would ever take CCR seriously.
Never a huge CCR fan, but even this has a lot of bang for its buck. "Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a great rendition of a classic, but if it was the last song on the album instead of having one last song that felt like a forgettable then it would have probably had more impact. Still, a good amount of good music and will always be a recommend.
Quality album from CCR. Chocka vith big tunes. Humble and God affirming. Solid 4
No niin! Klassikkoa klassikon perään - ja klassikkojen laatu on "klassikko jo syntyessään". Tekisi mieli antaa täydet, koska en keksi mitään vikaa. Ehkä levy ei kuitenkaan saa niin haltioihin.
Ei herätä kateutta ollessaan nerokasta, eikä turhautumista ollessaan vähän vähemmän. Olen Fogertyn puolella. Ja I Heard it Through the Grapevine on helvetisti parempi kuin alkuperäinen.
I grew up listening to this, so it has a very warm spot in my heart and memory!
Great album, some good rock hits and my favourite CCR track (Up around..)
Ramble Tamble, Lookin Out My Back Door, Run Through The Jungle, Up Around The Bend, I heard It Through The Grapevine, Long As I Can See The Light
Great Album! I never had this, but my friends did!
no puede ser que nunca haya escuchado este discaso. Solo hay una cancion mala, que es la última. El resto son literalmente hitasos. Son diversos, concretos con su propuesta y por más de que sean temas sueltos no hya por qué de parar en el recorrido. Lo unico que falla realmente es el orden de los temas pero debe haber alguna explicacion de la epoca para eso. 8,80/10
Lekker album, alhoewel CCR wel altijd een beetje als een parodie van zichzelf voelt.
Classic
I can see why this was so popular at the time. At a time of psychodelic rock and experimental albums, CCR delivered straightforward and memorable rock, with elements of country influence. Personally, I love the exact music that they were rebelling against. Despite that, I can definitely see the appeal of a band like this. It feels only fair to give this 4 stars for the song writing and performances, even though it's not my personal favorite.
Creedence rocks and this album rules. Just chooglin' baby!
Banging
CCR's debut album plays more along the lines of a greatest hits album. So much good stuff on here.
Reminds me of childhood and the Big Lebowski. Classic rock album.
Not their very best but still has some classic songs on it.
Ok CCR - ultimate boomer land… BUT.. it’s a good record. Somehow I start off by bracing myself for some 70s cheese but it turns out to be simply good records. It helps this came on while flying on a plane - it seems to have been written by… a… travelling… band… heh but it suits the mood of jetting around as a soundtrack. That aside it’s a good record even on the ground and probably at sea too - which I haven’t tried yet.
Pretty bluesy, I liked it.
This is a great album! A strong listen. I liked our last, earlier (?) CCR album a little better, and I’m now warm to their thing and I want more. I will dutifully put this on for every subsequent time I grill things. 4/5
All over the place but I think I like it?
A bit of a lukewarm start but once it get is going it’s gold. Enjoyed the cover of grapevine.
Great album...maybe the best CCR I have heard beginning to end. Really enjoy most of the songs. 4/5
Solid. I like CCR.