Cosmo's Factory

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.

Talk about a packed record full of iconic songs. It all of it is my thing, but there’s no denying how great this is. It would be a 4.5 if I could.

Old CCR is fun.

I went into this dreading it a bit since I’d given this album a try a while ago and it didn’t really click. However, with fresh ears this was way better than I was expecting. The instrumentation is incredibly good, the vocal performance is outstanding and packed with personality, and the covers feel like their own creation, on top of the originals being excellent as well. Excellent feel good rock and blues. Highlights include ramble tamble, up around the bend, and heard it through the grapevine, though it’s consistently great.

Surprisingly good record. Really love the singer’s voice and the guitar work done throughout the record.

It kinda slaps ngl. I never thought of CCR as being this bluesy and soulful but they really bring it on this record. 7/10

8/10 solid

I never realized how many famous songs came from this band. A true classic rock band! You can hear the blues influence. Full of songs you can picture people dancing to.

Lækker sprød 70'er rock, rå lyd, Lookin out my back door

I feel as if it's a random compilation of songs not an album on which the order is important. Huuuge disadvantage. Altogether I liked the songs. 3.5/5

Nice bluesy album. I really like vocal on this album. Maybe this album is a bit too varied but I like individual songs too much to care about homogeneity of album as a whole. "I heard it through the grapevine" is awesome.

HL: "Who'll Stop the Rain", "Lookin Out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Up Around The Bend", "Long As I Can See the Light" Pretty great offering by CCR, though all my favourite tracks were on Chronicle, something I've heard a lot back in the day. The best surprise was probably the opening "Ramble Tamble", a hoedown that becomes a psych-rock jam, kinda like "No Time" by the Guess Who March 24, 2023

How do they only have like 2 songs on classic rock radio when just this album alone has a bunch of good ones

When I was growing up, my mom had this CD in her car and would listen to it regularly. I always enjoyed listening to it and would ask for "Who'll Stop The Rain" all the time - as a kid, I thought it was the prettiest song. I still find it beautiful now and consider it the best song on the album, but there is a lot to like here. CCR are consistently great, and have written some of the catchiest hooks and riffs that I've ever heard. I don't love every song on this album, but when it's good, it's VERY good. This was a nice trip down memory lane for me, and helped me rediscover some great songs. Standout Tracks: "Who'll Stop The Rain," "Ramble Tamble," "Up Around The Bend," "Run Through The Jungle"

groovy, love me some ccr. i can practically hear the helicopters. 4/5

Banger. Classic southern rock making me erupt at work yet again. God my desk is so sticky.

Swing, blues, quick tempo that slows down throughout the album. Very thoughtful overall.

Definitely preferred the originals over the standards

groovy sound, a few covers(?)

Really good, fades a bit in the middle, great blues album

Cosmo's Factory finds CCR at their swampy and bluesy best. This album, which now almost acts like a greatest hits compilation moves from John Fogerty's best Little Richard impression in "Traveling Band" to the grungy groove of "Run Through the Jungle" and everything in-between. The classic "Looking Out My Back Door" and "Who'll Stop the Rain" allow the band to follow more acoustically driven avenues while the soaring guitar riffs of "Up Around the Bend" shows that the instrumentalists in the band were also in top form.

Top notch stuff.

Ég er alltaf smá skotinn í þessu Credence soundi. Eldist ágætlega.

CCR for the win? Almost. Very good album, interesting songs, love the vocal, some incredible solos, CCR at their best. What I don't like about this album is a little bit too much of the country influence, making couple songs just a bunch of running clichés. Otherwise, just waiting for their even better records!

Bop after bop

First time listening. I recognized a lot of these songs from classic rock radio and usage in film soundtracks. There are a lot of influences here...rhythm and blues ("Before You Accuse Me," and "My Baby Left Me"), soul ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Long As I Can See the Light"), country ("Lookin' Out My Back Door"), rock and roll ("Ooby Dooby," "Travelin' Band"), and also psychedelia ("Ramble Tamble"). The variety is excellent. However, I wasn't too big a fan of how "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" turned into an 11min extended jam session. Despite this small nitpick, this album is incredibly tight and a fantastic first go-around. Those singles still hold up strong.

Very very groovy

There's some tremendous riffs throughout on Cosmo's Factory. That's probably why it's pretty much a Creedence singles album. You can hear where Dr Feelgood got their ideas from. It sounds like they had loads of fun recording this. The last great rock 'n' roll album? An extra star for featuring a man on a bicycle wearing what looks suspiciously like dungarees on the front cover.

- foot tapping fun

Blandad till en början, mycket klassiskt bra, rockigt, härligt. Men Ooby Dooby är en av dem mest malplacerade låtarna någonsin. Det känns inte som att det riktigt lossnar helt, albumet saknar riktiga bangers trots att många av låtarna är väldigt bra. Det är inte tillräckligt kittlande eller intressant, utan de flesta låtarna känns väldigt typiska i texten. Ett mycket starkt avslut med As Long As I See The Light, en otroligt själsfull låt, med underbar refräng och en vacker uppvisning av Fogertys vokala förmåga i både kraft och känsla.

Real cool album

I've never listened to Cosmo's Factory before, but I have heard at least 7 or 8 of the 11 tracks before. Because music from Creedence Clearwater Revival has been included so broadly throughout pop culture, I wasn't sure how I was going to react to this album. Sometimes my exposure to a band can feel completely saturated and I don't need any more. This album was a good surprise. "Ooby Dooby" was a track that felt like I'd be tempted to skip. There were a few tracks that I've probably heard enough of by now, but others reminded me of why they are popular. The swamp soaked "Run Through the Jungle" digs in to a solid rock and roll base. The guitar riffs alone from "Up Around the Bend" make CCR iconic. The happy surprises for me from this album were the opening and closing tracks, "Ramble Tamble" and "Long as I Can See the Light". These tracks are great examples of CCR's talent.

It's good. Not sure if 4 is too high but feeling generous

All the hits! A rootin tootin hootenanny.

Great album from a legendary band, always a joy to listen to their music

I was familiar with a lot of the songs. A couple I had never heard before. I enjoyed it. I would listen to the album again. A couple of the songs needed to be shortened. The full version ofn "I Heard It on the Grapevine" definitely can be shortened significantly.

by all rights creedence should be a 5 star band and this a 5 star album but something bugs me about them, i just can’t place it

Good album

Very good, unique, interested to hear more

This definitely feels like CCRs magnum opus based on the sheer number of hits that're on it; to the point where I can't tell if I'm just tired of hearing them or it just wasn't my thing to begin with. I think the former because run through the jungle was still good but long as I can see the light doesn't hit as good as it did when I first heard it play over the credits of the movie State of Play starring Russell Crowe (don't ask me why I have this association). Overall, though, it's still a really solid album all around.

This has aged pretty well for something recorded in 1970, decent rock album.

Lots of hits on this one. Heard It Through The Grapevine is probably my favorite single of theirs. Really enjoyed this listen.

Incredible collection of songs, how did they crank out so many monsters so quickly? Banger after banger, with all the greats included on Chronicle Vol 1.

Great album, well curated selection of songs incl fantastic instrumental songs

Great album

All around, solid with some standouts. Not my usual type of music but I can appreciate it none the less.

Not quite as consistent as "Green River", but there's still several fantastic songs on here. I love "Looking out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Grapevine", "Who'll Stop the Rain", and "Long as I can see the Light". Definitely deserves a spot on the list.

Ramble Tamble- 6 Before You accuse me- 8 Travelin' Band- 9 Obby Dooby- 7 Lookin' Out My Back Door- 7 Run through the jungle- 8 Up Around The Bend-7 My baby left me- 8 Who'll Stop The Rain- 10 I Heard It through The Grapevine- 8 Long As I Can See The Light- 9 Total- 87

Pretty fun! Not really my musical style but nice to listen to every now and then. This album is stacked -- has a lot of songs I already knew and liked!

Couple of bangers. Top tier dad rock.

CCR surprises me when I listen to full records. ,ugh better than expected.

Haven't given much time in the past to this album - mostly listen to Willy and the Poor Boys and Green River to get my CCR fix, but this is an album worthy of a place in my listening rotation. Ramble Tamble is an awesome song and though I could do without Travellin' Band and Oobt Dooby, the rest of the album is excellent...especialy Grapevine, Run Through the Jungle, Who'll Stop The Rain and Long As I Can See The Light. So close to a 5... 4.5 stars

I had forgotten how much I like Creedence, good stuff.

Yehhhhhhh I just wanna go dance in a barn to these guys, but not for orderly line dancing but to just flail my legs side to side

Usually not into 70s stuff but this one hits the spot

This album was really good. Not like I didn't expect it, CCR is a fantastic band. Shocked how many well known songs are on here. I didnt even realize CCR was only a band for 5 years, that is insane!! Best song is who'll stop the rain. Kick ass 7/10

A hootenanny and a half.

SWAAAAMP BUSNESS

Classic ccr

-"Ramble Ramble" kicks off the album with a fun riff, catchy song, and a cool jam -"Before You Accuse Me" sounds like a 50s Chuck Berry track with the big fuzzy guitar riffs -"Travelin' Band" like a killer old school rock sock. The singing is high energy, the instrumental is great, and the horns are a great addition! -"Ooby Dooby" is just a solid tune -Ah, "Up Around The Bend" is the popular track from this album. Definitely heard it before, and it is certainly catchy -"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is certainly a catchy tune. I particularly like the instrumental breaks, they have such a good groove to them -Certainly a fun album, riding along the edge of a 4 and a 5. Nothing really kicks up the excitement enough for me to give it a 5, but a solid album nonetheless

50 albums in! Quite fitting to have Creedence as i always wanted to get more familiar with them because I only really know a couple of their big singles, and I can understand the love immediately. A collection of fantastic singles and good covers, save for their epic rendition of 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine', which makes the album hang together much better than it does on paper. The singles were doubtlessly fantastic, but this is a record that is more than the sum of its parts. A great record.

Ramble tamble er fyr og flamme! Har ikke hørt låta på mange år.

OOOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINEE

I wouldn't have counted myself a fan of CCR, though I feel like I know a huge section of the band's catalog. CCR sounds like quintessential America, like they crawled out of the bayou one humid summer evening as a fully-formed unit. The fact that the band's roots are in San Francisco aside, this is a great album. No player is a virtuoso, but the band is confident and can jam and extend a song and make it a wild and interesting ride. And while John Fogerty's singular vocal style is unmistakeable and dude's got a gift, it does have the capacity to be a little grating. Thankfully, the pacing of the album and the strength of the material means every sonic element is doled out in just the right amount at just the right time so it never becomes a detraction from enjoying the album. Had you told me the highlight of any album was an 11-minute exploration of "I Hoiyed It Through The Grapevine," I wouldn't have thought that a good idea, and while it may not be the highlight, it's a standout track that anchors the record. So... as I write this, it sounds like a 5-star album, though I'm giving it a 4. I'd like to blame that on "Ooby Dooby," (I had to look that up, I was going to write "Oingy Boingy"), but I think it's just residual predilection for not loving the band. But this is a great album, and may be even more impressive considering it was the fourth of five albums the band released in a two-year span.

I’m a CCR fan!

Probably give this a 4.5. Couple of sillier tracks that I’m not too fussed about but overall it is great with a handful of really strong songs

I love CCR and this is their best although it does not contain my favourite tracks. It's a great statement of a particular place and time that sounds even exotic for someone from a completely different part of the world. Favorite tracks: Looking Out My Back Door, Who'll Stop The Rain, I Heard it through the grapevine and Long As I Can see the Light. I have to admit though, the rock and roll / bluesy parts did seem unoriginal and a bit boring to me. Hence, 4/5

hoooooooo baby CCR is so fuckin' fire

Amazing!

3.5/5 it's good classic rock but not in the mood for it

4/5

Starts off kind of slow but then it goes right into the hits and I'm jamming along to the music. Small pet peeve on how he pronounces "heard it through the grapevine", but a classic cover song nonetheless. Love me some CCR.

I'm not a huge CCR fan but I know and like a lot of these songs.

Este me gusta y me sorprendió ya que sólo conocía a CCR por su disco de grandes éxitos. Además, tsn sólo el otro día vi el documental en Netflix

7/10

Good album and a brilliant cover of Heard it through the grapevine.

Great album, classic folk rock. Lookin Out my back door, Run through the jungle, travelin band, who'll stop the rain, heard it through the grapevine, up around the bend, are all classic tracks off this album. I've heard these songs so many times, never tire of them

Solid tracks from a legendary band, not much else to say other than easy to listen to and nice voice.

Epic america!!

Very impressed with how condensed this album is. There’s some considerable variety packed into just 42 minutes, and that’s with a 7 minute and a 11 minute song. Good music too =)

Pretty astounding how many hits were on a single album. "Run Through The Jungle" and their cover of grapevine never gets old, whereas if I never hear "Who'll Stop The Rain" ever again that's completely fine. Based on how many times I've heard most of these songs I'd put the album at a 3, but looking past that and taking it at face value, it's a great album and deserves a 4 IMO.

So many classic rock hits on one album. Too bad there are several filler songs that are super boring. Plus that rock radio has overplayed all of the good songs to absolute death.

Ok

Good harmless rock n roll

Oj, så många klassiker.

Pretty good. First time I heard a full CCR album, and they're actually pretty good. Not a singles artist by any means.

The songwriting really reminds me of Elvis. Or little Richard, it's very refreshing. Might be my favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival album. 4

So many amazing songs. Even the non-hits would find a place in the greatest hits of any other band.

6 straight up hits. The other tracks are decent too.

fine, but not my favorite

Love CCR

Great listen all the way through - so many bangers. Lively, percussive instrumentals serve as a lovely counterpoint to the gritty vocals. Classic CCR sound. Would listen again.

Love me some Creedence.