Bayou Country

"Who doesn't like the Creedence man?" The dude... probably.

Swamp Rock feels accurate for this album, what a vibe

Love to choogle, but too much noodling to be a 4 for me

Better than Coldplay

V good, a classic with two big tracks. Big sound by a big band. Not sure if it is the same calibre as Rumours or Seventh Son or Master of Puppets for me to be a 5 could listen to on repeat.

"Graveyard Train" is boring, and the last song meanders a lot; as one would say, it keeps on chooglin'. Otherwise, this is a very strong album, albeit a short one, which probably stops it from becoming stale. And that's good : too many albums are stock full with filler songs that are there only to justify an LP. Anyway, the guitar play is amazing here, which is the highlight of the album.

first half is boring, but it got better.

bootleg is okay good golly miss molly is very nice penthouse pauper is good proud mary is good

I think I liked it better than Green River, and better than my first listen, probably because it's short and has more hits. I'm still not the biggest fan.

Liked it more than expected since the two hits are two of my least favorite CCR songs, but the overall vibe of the album was decent, plus it was really short so didn’t have time to to get tired of Fogerty’s vocals.

Maybe it caught me on a bad day, but I wasn't feeling this today. Enjoyed the funkier groves like "Born on the Bayou" but as soon as the gravel-voiced frontman joins in I tend to zone out. The jam band vibes don't help - the plodding blues rock of "Graveyard Train" seemed to go on forever: as boring as a graveyard, with none of its mysticism. The whole thing's pretty short (33 minutes) so I gave it a few tries, but things didn't improve. I had to listen to the Little Richard version of "Good Golly Miss Molly" to remind myself that I do like rock music after all.

This is a good band playing really well. I really like the Louisiana vibes. Really enjoyed this. 7/10

I like CCR however none of their albums gives me 5 star vibes, however their Greatest Hits would get 5 stars. Too many fillers on each album. Too much output in a very short time in 1969 and 1970.

Yeah this is a step up from cosmos factory. I like Proud Mary obviously although I liked what Tina did with it too. I like the title track real blues feel to the whole album over quite quickly. Yeah it was decent enough

Far from their best work

Boy can surely howl. Good Golly Miss Molly! 3.5

All their albums are short but sweet

Continuation of blues from yesterday. Bayou blues is a bit more fun I thought. Liked some of the harmonica bits. Why do some of these tracks remind of the wire theme song lol. Tracks are pretty catchy tho Is this the original proud Mary ?? Notable tracks: born on a bayou, good golly miss molly, proud Mary

Dull. Glad they found their sound in later albums but this was a tough listen. Luckily it is only 33 minutes long

3*

favorite tracks: Born On The Bayou, Graveyard Train, Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper

Oh boy, CCR. I don't know what to say really. A legendary band that the BBQ restaurant I work at likes TOO much. 01. Born On The Bayou Like I said, I work at a BBQ restaurant. They really fucking love this song. I hear it probably about 12 times a day. Now, most would get sick of something like that... but I like this. :) 02. Bootleg Was pretty cool. Nice lyrics. 03. Graveyard Train Wasn't expecting such a grim and dark song, but I'm not complaining. Sounds awesome, really enjoyed it. 04. Good Golly Miss Molly A really rockin', up-beat track that was really needed after 'Graveyard Train' lol. 05. Penthouse Pauper Best vocal performance so far! Loved this! Favorite so far! 06. Proud Mary Another one that my BBQ restaurant overplays. Unlike 'Born On The Bayou', this song is ruined for me because of it. I don't think it's a bad song at all, but I'd rather never hear it again. 07. Keep On Chooglin' A learned a new word today! Anyways, pretty lackluster closer. Would have preferred Proud Mary as a closer. It's just alright. A few tracks have been tainted from how much I hear them, but the majority of it was enjoyable enough.

Third CCR album and really enjoyed it. Listen again.

I’m really loving this late 60’s/early 70’s southern rock vibe. I learned that CCR made 3 albums total in ‘69. That’s ann insane pace of production. And the quality didn’t suffer in lieu of the quantity.

Album #183: Bayou Country - Born on the Bayou Genre (W): Swamp rock, blues rock, Americana Singles: Proud Mary I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: I love John Fogerty’s songwriting and production. However, I feel as though the quality is inconsistent, there’s extremely good and bland tracks on this album. Favorite tracks: Side One, Good Golly, Miss Molly, Proud Mary

It's CCR strong 7

It’s CCR! One of the most recognizable bands of my parents generation.

Really really good. They really owned Good Golly Miss Molly. And I loved the groovy beat and harp on Graveyard Train.

I love CCR so this will be rated high, no doubt BUT Keep on Chooglin'?? no thank you. no one needs to keep on chooglin' that far into the song. Stop the chooglin!!!!

Solid CCR. Known for hits like proud mary but they can jam too.

Proud Mary for me has always been a song where it will occasionally but you in just the right mood. When it does, it's a powerful song that really moves.you. What I didn't expect from this album was that the first half of it was pretty much just setting you up to put you exactly in that mood when Proud Mary hits. And then you get Keep on Choogling after. That combination turns out to be a cathartic release. Five stars.

My dad really likes CCR, so respect. So swampy and groovy. Turns out the tracks I enjoyed most were the longer ones -- Graveyard Train has a cool bass groove, and Keep On Chooglin's extended instrumental riffs are fun. I don't think this will go in my regular rotation, but it was a fun listen.

Gosto do Creedence, bastante até, mas esse disco não me agradou. Achei chato, especialmente as canções mais longas com composições sinuosas que parecem não ir a lugar algum. Mas não é um disco ruim. A banda continua forte, com instrumentalização interessante e variada, e o vocal extremamente forte e de destaque. Mas possuem álbuns bem melhores e mais satisfatórios. 3/5

Creedence fucks so hard. More deep cuts on this one I’d never heard and they’re kinda deep cuts for a reason. But even mid Creedence is still pretty good

Actually an amazing album however, not my taste but I can appreciate it

Already have. Great group, great album that I have heard too often to really enjoy anymore-but this is a definite top quality album.

Good ablum, classic.

cool, but nothing interesting imo

Good album for a specific vibe. Driving through a city in the summertime.

good vibes, but a little uninspiring. good at what it tries to do, but i dont know if i am the biggest fan

I think there's CCR out there I can enjoy, but this one feels a little rough and ready, very short, and the only 'hits' are a very loyal cover and Proud Mary. Something about being born on the bayou, but he wasn't. Violently 'Murican.

Born on the Bayou had the vocals scream rock, and any other instrument scream fricking FOLK POP. Bootleg was just repeated generic bland. Only seven tracks, and Penthouse Pauper was the only one I liked.

the voice ever tbh

Iconic CCR sound with a few classics.

Another solid blues rock album. Great guitar work, great grooves.

No thank you!

Love me some CCR!

its good, not great 3.5/5

I don't really consider myself a massive CCR fan. In fact, I've dismissed them as a greatest hits band on this very website. That said, I've previously rated Cosmo's Factory and Green River and both of those albums were solid 4s. This would be my third favorite of those three, but that's good enough to rank among albums like Document, XO, Unknown Pleasures, Graceland, and Nashville Skyline. So, if their third best album is that good, I suppose that means I am a massive CCR fan?

What happens when you get a bunch of Californians to form a band? Well, in this case we got swamp/blues-rock legends, Creedence Clearwater Revival. They became THE soundtrack for any movie or TV show that had anything to do with Louisiana or the Everglades. I don't really have a lot to offer in terms of in-depth analysis, I'm just a big fan of CCR. Is Bayou Country my favorite album? No, that honor goes to Cosmo's Factory. That said, Bayou Country is a statement piece. It's a tightly constructed masterpiece of an album, where no song is wasted time. And at least for me, due to the short run time of the album, it leaves me wanting more. I think that's a hallmark of a great album.

Jeg trodde ikke jeg var Creedence fan men nå begynner jeg å lure på om jeg er det likevel.

Proud Mary, keep on chooglin tetszett Jo csak kicsit uncsi de semmi gond

Cant believe ive never listened to these guys! This is great!

More CCR in case you didn't get enough the first time around. Coming off of the Kings of Leon album this slotted in sort of the same memory hole. This has some classic hits, but I preferred Green River and this didn't offer anything significantly different than that one did.

More classic swamp rock from the masters of the form - mostly longer, slower jams this time. It's solid, classic CCR. Keep on chooglin', boys.

The classics hit…the rest meh

Remind me so much of my old man

Not all of the CCR records need to be here

Very good, just too short

First of 3 albums in a year. Has the bayou and proud Mary. All jams.

Dad (dad) rock. Bit boring.

sorry andrew i didn't know about covers at the time 3/5

Excellent album

I really dig CCR; I'm gonna give this 4 stars. But this is the 3rd album I've received by them. Couldn't Dimery have just put "Chronicle" in his book and freed up 2 spots for another artist/album?

Shit rocks. Plain and simple!

Nice! Alleen het laatste nummer vond ik jammer

This was so much fun. I really should be listening to more of their stuff because I find myself enjoying it a lot. Good golly miss Molly might have been worth the price of admission alone.

This was pretty good.

I have no strong feelings one way or the other.

First time listen, although I know the band and their more well known tunes, including Proud Mary. And this album is very good, so good in fact I listened to it twice. Always knew this was a band I'd like of I listened to the albums, I was not wrong.

4.5/5

Het is wat je kan verwachten, niks meer, niks minder

Blues Rock wat ik niet ruk vind is zeldzaam. Een soort Elvis, als Elvis niet heel kut was. Proud Mary is uiteraard een wereldplaat.

This is the second CCR record and a record that I have a fairly beat up copy that I got from a used record store. This is the moment where the band shifts from a primarily cover band with the first (really excellent) album to a band that focuses on the songs of John Fogerty. It's a really good rock and roll album, with a strong foot in the blues tradition (other influences seep in, but it really struck me how much blues rock is here this time around). I like all of this. The one excepting might be Graveyard Blues, which just goes on a little too long. The Ike and Tine Turner cover of Proud Mary kind blows this out of the water, but is definitely a good version. Hopefully, there will be more of these records on the list.

CCR — Bayou Country Fun album. Feels like you’re off reading in a souped up truck the whole time and that you haven’t showered in 3 days. But I guess that’s just part of it, right? I do live the bluesy style of the whole album but still nothing I need to listen to on the regular. 6/10 3 stars.

I'm looking forward to this, being generally a fan of late 60's early 70's American rock music....in fact if I could live anywhere in time it would be the canyons area of L.A. during this period.......although not near Cielo Drive...for obvious reasons...... Yep, i quite like this., very much a product of its time and place, no wonder they've been used in every Vietnam Wasr film ever made (possibly not true but you get the point.... Piers is entirely correct when he describes this as "Swamp Rock" yoi can feel it in every tune...but perhaps that's just the harmonica...... Some.tunes are a bit dull, mainly the slower ones....everything's coming up smokestack lightning...give it some bollocks and cut loose....music for the very stoned for sure.. A sold 3 from me......but not something I need to invest in, the album cover suggests psychedelic but its not really, not in my book....

If I could been in my 20s during any period in modern music history it would’ve have been around 1969. The music being produced, by all types of artists, was just so damn good. CCR are a very underrated player in that period, mainly because of the insane amount of competition they had at the time. This album is a great taste of what they bring to the party. I enjoyed pretty much every song on the album, and it includes one classic in Proud Mary (the original and version to boot). The only thing stopping me from giving this a 4 is the overall length (7 songs and just over 30 mins for a standard bluesy rock album is more like a bloated EP) and the fact one of these is a extensively covered cover. Overall though a very enjoyable 3.5/5

It's swampy blues rock. I quite enjoyed the swampy blues rock. It's Led Zeppelin with fewer hobbits. I'll admit I had no idea they did the original Rollin' on the River, and it's actually significantly less annoying than the Ike & Turner one, huh, who knew. A stingy 3.5

10

Although not my favorite CCR album, the big singles here helped define the sound that would make them the biggest band in the world.

i feel i'll like this one OOOOOMAAAAAAYGOOOODD I bet this one is my grandpa's favorite bc he used to BLAST Good Golly Miss Molly in the car when I was a kid HOLY SHITTTT, solid 4 for the core memory

For a band with so many great singles - this one has Proud Mary on it - I find CCR strangely forgettable. The album's OK, I'll listen to it every couple of years I suppose.

We need more dad rock albums on this list, even more.

CCR is always an easy listen for me. Tight 34 minute album here with solid swamp rock. Chooglin’ is a funny word. 4 stars

This is a genre of music I call "Redneck Rock" No, I will not elaborate.

Proud Mary is banger! The rest is alright.

CCR are one of the most under-rated bands of the 60s. Fogerty has one of the best rock voices ever, and the simplicity and harmony is unmatched.

Creedence is great and fun to listen to, even if they're totally not at all actually Born on the Bayou.

mid

Fun, solid, and short. This album ends barely after it begins.

Favorite Song: Bootleg Notes: I've never listened to any full albums from CCR, but it was certainly up my alley. You can hear the bountiful influence from their music and style on country, folk, bluegrass, you name it, from then on. I'd venture and say a good majority of people may recognize them from 'Fortunate Son' or 'Have You Ever Seen The Rain?', but this was absolutely a great listen for anyone who enjoys those songs

Love this album. Decent Southern Country Rock. Honest, bluesy New Orleans tunes. Moody guitar. Driving drums. Streetwise vocals. Great music.

Born on the Bayou is a fantastic first track. I just can imagine me riding a helli headed into Nam. Who am I kidding, I would have been shot down already. Still love this album. 8/10 Top song... Born on the Bayou

CCR is the peak dad rock

It's CCR what do you expect. This is classic CCR

Mm liking the vibe, from the title and akbum tracks to the cover, to finishing off with a bang on the last 2 tracks. Tight!!

[Born On The Bayou]* #1 [4.0] #2 [4.5] #3 [5.0] [Bootleg] #1 [3.5] #2 [] #3 [] [Graveyard Train]* #1 [4.5] #2 [] #3 [] [Good Golly Miss Molly] #1 [4.0] #2 [] #3 [] [Penthouse Pauper]* #1 [4.5] #2 [] #3 [] [Proud Mary] #1 [3.5] #2 [] #3 [] [Keep On Chooglin'] #1 [4.0] #2 [] #3 [] Review: jammin' Favorite Track(s): Graveyard Train, Penthouse Pauper, Born On The Bayou Least Favorite Track: Bootleg Perfect Track(s)? Born On The Bayou Bad Track(s)? NO Listen Again? YES Final Score: 4.0/GREAT

Graveyard Train gets a little long on the tooth, but otherwise great album.

Southern fried chicken, sir. With extra groove and boogie.

no me gusta cridens