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Born on the Bayou is great. The Good Golly Miss Molly cover was unnecessary. Still would have got four stars if the didn't drag it down with Keep on Chooglin at the end. It was just too much.
My biggest take from this album is that CCR's cover of Good Golly Miss Molly deserves to be more famous than their cover of Proud Mary. Really excellent work on that track, bringing a heavy blues-rock sonic environment while not losing the swing and swagger of the original. Apple Music tells me that the 7-minute "Graveyard Train" and "Keep on Chooglin'" are designed to establish CCR's cred in the jam-focused San Francisco scene. Maybe that's true, but to my modern ears they're each at least a minute too long, if not two. And that sums up a lot of this album for me - clearly some good stuff but also a lot of self-indulgence.
Hooray, more classic rock! Oh my god, it's been SIX WHOLE DAYS since I've gotten a 70s (close enough) rock album! I wasn't quite sure how I was going to survive without listening to another goddamned 70s album but THANK GOD that dry spell is over. OK, now that the snark is over...It's not bad.
There’s something about the sound quality of Creedence recordings that makes them sound antiquated. This isn’t their best release but it has a few cracking tunes on it. The title track is the standout.
I like CCR more when Fogerty isn’t singing. It’s fine most of the time but he lays it on too thick.
nice blues album, big love
Creedennnce!!! "Born on the Bayou"?? this homey is from the Bay area. Honestly I find his voice kinda grating. This Good Golly Miss Molly cover is too much. Points back for Proud Mary. Can't hate it though i honestly don't love it. Maybe a 2.9/5
Classic
Nothing revolutionary, nothing terrible. There is much better Creedence Clearwater out there. Overall solid, but the album felt repetitive, slow and frankly boring at times. "Proud Mary" and "Graveyard train" were the most enjoyable tracks for me.
It's stylish, but songs tend to be quite repetitive
Hallo mitenander :) I bi karin und jetzt au i euem coole album klopp debii. CCR: 1 idee, 7 songs. Eigentli magi creedence clearwater revival ganz gern. Wenn au nöd weg dem album. Chli zu glichförmig alles, aber de vibe isch gmüetlich.
Good mornin' Vietnam! Mäntigs-Albe hends immer biz schwiriger bim Timon. So au d Creedence Clearwater Revival, dere ihri tracks ich eigentlich doch ganz stimmig finde aber für de Mäntig Morge au biz zviel. Sorry Buebe! Meh sone Mittwuchs-Namittag-Album.
Und wiedermal wird mir d Saloon Stimmig direkt via Hörorgan is Bewusstsi transportiert. Han die Clearwater gang bis ez dur vereinzelti songs kennt und mir eigentli gwünscht und vorgstellt, dass mir besser gfallt. Tbh, es isch mir doch eis zu Altgebacken, respektiv ‚too mötsch Köntry‘ gsi. Dur dass das ich doch e chline Cowboy bin, heds immer na für e tripple-bewertg gschafft.
ai caramber das sind ja mal wildi 30 min gsi Bayou isch natürlich es super wort und de fakt das da album nume 30min gsi sich hilft mir natürlich au sehr, da ich ja momentan immer es album im rückstand bin upsi lg ah dere stell ah alli lüt wo mini comments no nahlesed wege eu stahni am morge früeh uf <3<3<3
als erschts möchti no churz all die entschuldigunge vo gester adressiere: euch sei verziehen, trotzdem empfiehli eu en dicki schicht perskindol ah de betroffene stelle ufzträge damit die gschmacksverstuchige schnell wieder heile chönd <3 aber mega schön hender eu d'ziit gnoh und s'album glost, das isch d'hauptsach :) chömemer aber zu creedence clearwater revival: es album woni abgseh vo "proud mary" noni wüki kännt han und s'hed richtig vielversprechend ahgfange! im mittelteil hani denn aber doch zu fescht s'gfühl gha ich sig inere amerikanische spelunke in buttfuck nowhere und muess drum es paar minuspünkt gäh… grundsätzlich aber sehr solid, immer wieder verwütscht wieni mit de füessli mitwippe, riese cover…wird aber abgrundet uf es 3
Solid old-school country rock not really much more to add. CCR is CCR. 7/10
If there’s anything I’ve learnt from listening to this record, it’s that I must never stop chooglin’.
- Great representation of folksy blues - Graveyard Train really knows how to meander around the bayou, whopping 8 minute song! - Great guitar improv and solos that get time to breathe on many of the tracks - Hard to quantify as best of CCR, as they have so many other great beats"
This band sounds so different from everything else in 1969. They somehow managed to create a timeless sound while also sounding very different from everything else in this era. I have always been a sucker for CCR. They are just undeniably fun. This album didn’t have many of their hits that drive their work forward. Certainly “Born on the Bayou” and “proud Mary”, which are stellar. But the others don’t shine as much.
I can dig this. Swamp rock
Good album - worth the listen for the version of Proud Mary where the singer pronounces Turning and Burning as Toynin’ and boynin’.
Classic band, first time hearing this album. Slick tones and cool bluesy licks. About 3 tracks short of a 4 star rating though.
I enjoyed this. But I wanted to enjoy it more. The overall sound of the album is great, I just feel some of the songs get tedious very quickly, especially the longer ones. A key change here and there would have added so much, hell even a chord change would have added some variation to the solo sections on some songs. I can’t imagine how boring it would be to playing rhythm guitar on these tracks.
Would have expected more from a CCR record...
I’ve never really listened to CCR - they fall in that gap between what my parents listened to and what I listened to. This was … pretty good!
This feels harsh but apart from the hits just didn’t do it for me
A few good songs on this album, but I've heard those many times already. Overall, not bad but I'm probably not going to go out of my way to listen to this again because I have heard it so many times.
I liked some stuff from the album and could see myself listening to it more but it does sound dated.
This sounds like the album where the terms “middle of the road” and “Dad Rock “ were created
Had no idea 'Proud Mary' was originally a CCR track. That was a good one, the opener 'Born on the Bayou' was also very good. The highlight of the album though has to be 'Keep On Chooglin''. It's a foot tapping song that rocks away nicely for all seven minutes. John Fogerty is a great vocalist, his style of singing fits perfectly with the style of swampy rock music being played. 'Graveyard Train' is just a slow bluesy jam session which I didn't like, it was overly long and out stayed it's welcome by the four minute halfway mark. A decent record overall and wouldn't mind another CCR album or two.
I dig CCR, and this album fell right into place for me. Not likely I'd seek this album out, but it's got an overall vibe that I find appealing.
Det här är inte min musik. Men många gillar den ju. Det får stå för dom. En trea för Good Golly Miss Molly och Proud Mary.
Ok gubbrock. Inte riktigt min kopp te. Han har en skön röst dock!
This is really good album very Blues based in spots. Definitely easy to listen to but their arnt as many stand out tracks that are on later CCR albums. Doesn’t mean it isn’t great but I’d say my favorite songs are Born on a Bayou Penthouse Pauper Proud Mary being the true stand out. It’s not my favorite single by them but is the stand out here 3.5/5
Not bad. Oldie, but goldie. But I liked other albums from CCR more
Prefer the more bluesy, country CCW. While there were some elements, This album was more traditional rock. It is not terrible, but could not see myself listening to it again. Probably a 3.5
Love CCR. This album not so much
Is this the first or second best CCR record? Because if not, there shouldn’t be more than two on this list!! All is as it should be with this album. Songs about the backcountry, about rambling, about being a rolling stone that grows no moss - even in the swamp.
Some great classics that are always fun, but also a few skips. Good overall.
Couldn’t decide originally if this inched to a 4 (bonus points for covering good golly miss molly) but maybe my dad rock days are behind me??
A couple of classics but this isn't really my thing.
Fine by me. These Californians sure do know how to make some swampy sounding tunes. This is hardcore boat music hahaha
Some absolutely classic material ("Born On The Bayou," "Proud Mary,") mixed in with some more nascent stabs — by way of example, nothing about the writing or execution of "Graveyard Train" justifies its eight-and-a-half-minute runtime.
This one grew on me and now I’m a bit conflicted as to how to score it. Initially, I decided three stars would be plenty. Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary we’re good enough to pull the album up. I’ve listened to it two more times now. Graveyard Train seemed incredibly long when I needed it to motivate me in my last couple of miles on a long, slow slog back home. Today, however, it was actually much more enjoyable as background music while I worked. The dilemma is this, though the “secondary” songs on the album seem to get much better today, I still can’t bump it up to a four star album. It doesn’t match with some of those. Alas, It must settle at a three.
I went into this expecting bland blues rock. That's mostly what I got, but it wasn't too bad. Really love the 2s solo in Proud Mary!
Swamp - Rock är en passande beskrivning. Helt bra
Couple of goodies, but there are better CCR albums.
I enjoyed it, not an album I knew a great deal of the songs from.
I enjoyed.
born on the bayou- 4 bootleg-3 graveyard train- 5 good golly miss molly- 5 penthouse pauper- 4 proud mary- 3 keep on chooglin- that sounds racist. 4 very boring but they threw me a bone by only making it 7 songs
Fav: Proud Mary Least Fav: Graveyard Train Thought I was going to hate this but was surprised by a few of the songs including the origins version of Proud Mary. Some of the bluesiness didn’t really vibe with me but it wasn’t something I hated. Will need to revisit in the future.
Enjoyable, didn't stand out to me. The music sort of faded into the background and I didn't even notice when the album ended and spotify started randomly playing other artists. Which tells me it was fine, but not stand out.
Solid album, with "Born On The Bayou" being a banger.
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Didn't like as much as the other car album, but still good
Somewhat surprising that there are only 7 tracks on the one. It’s good, some obvious hits on here, the other songs weren’t bad but didn’t jump out at me.
The song Proud Mary was so big back in the day that this alone gets your album on the 1001 list. Bayou Country is good, CCR has better, we’ll be listening to them again before we’re done. (2.9*s)
Solid album, short and sweet. Couple big tracks that are always good. "Born on the Bayou" is a classic but also misleading, these dudes are from San Fran. Compared to most other takes this is a decent version of "Good Golly Miss Molly" but I just don't like this song ever (or the word "Chooglin").
Always loved CCRs sound but never owned any albums or really delved in. Great bluesy, folkie, rock with some grunginess. Always sounds authentic. This album has my favorite song "Born on the Bayou" and one other good one "Proud Mary". A few other decent ones and a couple too long. Not a bad showing for a bunch from the swamp...2.9.
I've been exposed to the CCR hits for years and they always deliver. Bayou Country is a nice little 30 minute album with a couple hits and couple southern jams I'd never heard before. Easily consumable and either album side works for something quick to put on to mix it up. Nothing amazing but gets the job done. 2.72 stars
Fine, but nothing elevated this beyond background music for me
I really like CCR. This is not their top work, but still rather good. Even though this is just a 3/5 album, it still made me put on some more CCR after listening to it... CCR are great, even though their tenure was very short, this is my favorite fact: "CCR had nine top-10 singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972" That's crazy high production pace and quality!
Another CCR album (3 so far!) This one was again a solid showing- I like the theme but it got a little one note for me. Some hits here, some good b sides.
CCR has better songs imo.. but this album had their signature sound and wasnt bad overall. 3/5
Good album, short though
I guess this is my least favorite CCR album.
As a fan of a few of CCR's songs, I did enjoy this album, but apart from Proud Mary it all faded into an enjoyable background listen while I worked and nothing blew me away.
i feel like I would appreciate this a lot more if I smoked cigarettes. you need to be driving a car with wood trim interiors when you listen to this. or a 1972 pontiac (i wouldn't hold out much hope for the tape deck though). however proud mary almost gets this a 4/5 completely on its own. you can sit around chooglin as much as you want after that.
Rollllllin
Good album, but not as solid as the others on this list.
Dobar album svidja mi se ovaj stil rocka 7/10
Pretty cool vibe. Sounded good today in the car, with the sun shining. Proud Mary is the best track, by far. And Keep on Chooglin' is cooool. Love a bit of harmonica. On the whole, a stone groove.
I didn’t recognise this band by name, so was surprised to see how popular they are! 2 songs exceeding a billion streams! The sound was nice and rich across this album, and it had a hazy, relaxed feel to it. I recognised Proud Mary, that was the best tune. The outro song was slightly odd though haha. Decent sounding album but I have no idea what to take from it.
I don’t know what Chooglin’ means and at this point I’m too afraid to ask. If there’s one thing I gained from this album it’s that I must keep on chooglin’, so choogle I shall. I like Creedence Clearwater Revival. To me they sound like Led Zeppelin’s chilled out stoner cousin. Overall it’s good but nothing earth-shattering.
Perfectly pleasant punctuated by powerhouse pop smashes
Creedence is maybe the best patio band. But I don't think the is the best representation of their work and it drags in the middle.
Don't think we need two CCR albums on this list. Yeah its OK but how is it any more relevant than Cosmo's Factory? Despite that it's still good.
3.5
Very up and down. The best songs are great. The filler songs, not so much. They might need some more chooglin.
Popular I know and the hits are good, but not a huge fan of the voice.
Some classic songs. Yet neither google nor AI could clarify the definition of the apparent verb “choogle”
there’s something present in the vocals on this album - which seems to be present in many records of this style - that somewhat irritates and bores me. the style of singing is so unoriginal that it marrs many of the songs on this record. despite this, there were some moments that i really enjoyed - namely when john forgery was not present. the talent of the guitar solos, for one, astounded me, demonstrated well in “good golly miss molly” and “penthouse pauper”. the band behind the voice are evidently skilful, yet the vocals leave an indelible mark on this album, personally. and quite frankly, tina turner does “proud mary” much better
It's a sativa kinda album.
Solid Blues-Rock/Americana. I enjoyed this one and will be adding it to my library. The second side is stronger than the first. Highlights: Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper, Proud Mary,
Music that will make you want to wrastle an alligator.
Some classic music here, pretty good. Low 3.
Having only heard Fortunate Son prior to this, I was blown away by just how modern these guys sound. There are times where they sound like Soundgarden and other bands of that ilk. Good fun
Not shabby southernish rock
proud mary is a 10/10 but other then that not ccr's best
fine for what it is i guess
I just really like CCR - both Fogerty’s voice and the atmosphere that the music brings. There are some fillers on here, but most of the songs are great
pretty boring imo, proud mary is great tho
A few well known classics like Proud Mary, and many less known sons, some of them also good. 7/10
Swamp rock. Country rock.
I kind of like Born on the Bayou, Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary
I wanted to like this more
It's a good vibe and I enjoyed it but nothing spectacular
Music to drive across the USA by. Music to write Tarantino or Coen brothers movie scripts by. Kind of too short for either, really.
Good musicians, nice tunes
I actually really like CCR's sound overall, but this one is basically "Proud Mary" plus 6 mid-to-decent songs. This was CCR's second album as CCR (after ~10 relatively unsuccessful years under other names), and first album after they got popular when their cover of "Susie Q" got big. This is also the first of three albums they released in 1969, with Green River coming only 7 months later. They're definitely starting to find their sound in this, but it's not nearly as good as Green River. It starts with "Born On The Bayou" which does establish their rootsy sound and is probably the second best song on the album. "Bootleg" follows and it's solid, but then there's the 8-minute "Graveyard Train" which I think is kind of mediocre and somewhat derails the flow of the album. The back half starts with a cover of "Good Golly Miss Molly" which is fun enough, then a decent song, "Proud Mary" (an absolute top-tier classic), and then another nearly 8-minute jam song. This is a bit hard to rate because I do like their sound, it has one legendary rock song, but nearly 16 minutes of the 34 minute album is in two long jam songs, and one of the 7 songs is a decent but somewhat forgettable cover. I probably won't listen to this full album again, but it does have to be on here with how good "Proud Mary" is. Favorite song: Proud Mary Other: Born On The Bayou, Bootleg, Good Golly Miss Molly 7/12/24
I'm a big fan of this band and although I really like this album it's not my favourite CCR album. This one is most known for Proud Mary but Born On The Bayou & Bootleg are also well known, but this is pure southern rock straight out of California.
I liked this. I don't think CCR are the best blues rock of that era, but their hits are catchy.
Bluesy rock. It's pretty good in small doses
It's a classic.
Two hits and the rest is just noodling on guitars
Another album by these guys… didn’t we just have one…. Enjoyable but doubt I’ll revisit…
While I liked the Bluesy style of the first few tracks, the electric guitar-led back half is much stronger. Listened to: walking through prospect park. Favorite tracks: Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper
"Proud Mary" is of course a classic, and is the best song on this album, the rest are good, not something I would keep going back to...
I really enjoy the strong blues element in this band, but I have to admit that southern rock isn’t usually my go-to. It definitely wasn’t a bad album, though. As a South Florida guy, if I ever find myself down in the Everglades on an airboat wrestling alligators, this will definitely be my go-to background music.
Nice bluesy southern rock album.
eeee rock a bit dad music taste vibes but i like it
Ccr
Cool cool
Born On the The Bayou is probably my favorite song by Creedence so even though this is the 3rd album we've herd by these guys, I was happy to see this song. Can't say I'm the biggest fan so I was surprised to see Proud Mary was written by CCR/Fogerty. I always thought this song was written for/by Tina and Ike Turner. Do yourself a favor and check our some of her love performances pf this song. Great Stuff. And Dave Grohl does a solid cover of Born on the Bayou. Other notables for me include Bootleg, Penthouse Pauper and Keep on Chooglin. Even Good Golly Miss Molly reminded me a of great song by Them Dirty Roses. All in all, I thought this was a pretty solid album, even with a couple long jam tunes on a 35 minute album. Can't complain about too much here. Got to hear my favorite song by these guys, learned something new, Proud Mary not Tine Turner's song and I got to think of my "Molly" all day. 3.5
3 Jesus Christ, how many CCR albums do we need on this list? I don’t mind the group, but is this album really doing anything the others haven’t already? It’s the exact brand of swampy, blues rock we’ve heard twice before now that, once again, consists of a hit that I enjoy (Born on the Bayou), a hit that I find overrated (Proud Mary), an overly long jam track, and a bunch of other stuff that’s alright, but mostly forgettable. Also, how many covers of Good Golly Miss Molly do we really need? I’ll give CCR this - they’re probably among the most consistent bands out there. Every single one of their albums that I’ve heard seems to net out to the same level of quality, to the point that I really couldn’t point to any one that I like or dislike more than any other. Unfortunately, that level of quality is just “decent” for me, and while I do genuinely enjoy John Fogerty’s voice, I’d be lying if I said I thought it resulted in any kind of all-time great music. Well, maybe Fortunate Son - where the hell is that album at? On second thought, no, I think I’ve had my fill for the time being. No, John, I will not keep on chooglin’. I have no idea what you’re referring to, but I really don’t want to know, man. I know this list doesn’t include Greatest Hits albums, and I totally understand why that is, but for me, CCR feels like the kind of band whose Greatest Hits is all you really need.
I got Cosmo's Factory a couple days before this one, and that album was better in my opinion. Still a solid album, it just fell flat in more places.
Not my favorite CCR album, but still a very decent album
It’s fine, some tracks are good but I feel like some go on for way longer than necessary
3.7
Klassisch - der Name mir mehr bekannt als die eigentlichen Songs. Hörenswert.
Once again I'm rollin' on a river
This album definitely suffers from the same thing as a lot of albums on this list do, which is being "just another generic late 60s psychedelic rock album". I am definitely biased to give it a lower rating because I've been having a lot of these recently, but I will say this one did stick out to me a bit more than the rest.
Fine album
The blend of blues and southern rock was fun and the lead vocalist's sound worked really well for this genre. Many fun songs that I've heard before, but overall not something that I anticipate listening to much.
Yeah this good classic stuff. I'm afraid to look it up. What is Chooglin?
Solid album, couple of great songs and a couple of not so good ones.
often more focused on its southern rock aesthetic than powerful songwriting, bayou country is solid swamp rock but not nearly as transcendent as CCR would get on the next 3 albums. proud mary is as close as we get but even it plods a bit. i'd never noticed how much CCR influence there was in Tom Waits music though, interesting. the sound definitely matches the hazy heat of the album art. the guitar tone on good golly miss molly rocks, the pre-chorus with just drums and vocals rock.
Music to grow up with.
This is meandering stock standard CCR, better was to come.
Pretty good rock album. Few memorable songs.
Nothing terrible, but nothing that stood out to me.
Blues Rock mit dem Evergreen “Proud Mary” und dem ordentlichen Songs “Graveyard Train” und “Born On Bayou”. Der Rest ist zwar ein Mix aus Blues und Rock, dieser führt aber weder in Kombination mit andereren Songs noch für sich alleine zu großen Highlights.
Proud Mary keep on rollllinnn
Big fan of CCR but I found their 2nd album actually a bit boring. The title track, Proud Mary and the long simple but effective Graveyard Train are superb but the rest is a lot of filler stuff I have to say.
Swampy, gritty… best time to listen is on a hot, humid day, driving down the highway. Not bad for a bunch of Cali boys!
Har kanske tröttnat lite på allt förutom deras riktiga bangers
Good enough average American rock music, very ubiquitous around this time. CCR are definitely one of the masters of this, though the only memorable song for me on this album is Proud Mary 3/5
Proud Mary is the highlight of this album. I thought the rest was rather adequate but nothing stuck out to me. Still, good vibes throughout.
yeah man, this is a classic. I don't think I ever sat down and listened to this album all the way through and if I have certainly not with the attention I just did. this is some shit I would throw on during a road trip with the family.
Interesting to learn more history including the Blue Velvets and Vision and the Golliwogs. John taking control on this album is a direct line to some of their greatest successes and some of their deepest issues. It sounds like CCR. Though they don't always have the most variety in the album, the performance they put into it always makes a pleasant listen.
Not my genre.
Enjoyable. I can imagine there are people out there who don’t like his voice (my mum doesn’t like Adele’s voice, go figure) but I do like it. And there’s enough variety to make you keep listening but not so much that it’s like a different band sang each song.
Sorry CCR, I think you left all your best songs on Green River. Pretty generic and at times a little dull, albeit still with Foggy's lovely voice shining through.
This album made the link between old black soul/rock and mainstream 70s white rock quite clear to me
Bayou Country was a pretty simple and good album. The songs throughout mostly sounded pretty good and full of energy and the album cut a brisk pace at around 33 minutes so it never really got overly boring. The only song i feel did kinda drag was Graveyard Train which is expected since it is the longest but it also didn't have enough cool musical or lyrical moments to really keep me engaged. This is a perfectly good album that does what it does well enough. Best Song: Penthouse Pauper Worst Song: Graveyard Train
Easy listen with some classics sprinkled within. Some songs were boring but I understand why this album made the list. 3
Keep on Chooglin'
This is my third CCR album through the project, and the original source of "Proud Mary"!? Huh. Tina Turner absolutely made that song her own - this version feels a little lackluster in comparison... I gave "Green River" three stars, but it was within the first 50 albums so my ratings weren't too calibrated - giving it another listen to compare to "Bayou Country", yeah, 3 is probably about right. They're fine - not objectionable, but not too exciting, either. I stand by "Cosmo's Factory" being my fave of their albums for being a little more varied, genre-wise. Fave track - uh, "Born on the Bayou" I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Really fun album, love the bright guitar and I think the vocal delivery is really fun. Sounds swampy in a cartoonish way.
I was very surprised a the production quality of this album and the remaster. It sounded great through my headphones in stereo. However, I've never liked Creedance, mostly because of the vocals. I don't like the sound or delivery, so I find them very hard to listen to. I also just don't typically like Southern Rock. So, I recognize the influence of this album and the talent and the songwriting, but it's not for me.
Is this the crocodile rock that Elton warned us of?
Great hand/head/full body out the car window tunes on a warm spring day :,)
Its okay
Prood mary + Rest nice to listen to, but not the CCR classics I like most, Average
Не знаю что сказать. Ну ээээаааээаааэээ. Хрипит вокалист. Ну пойдёт, я б в какой-нибудь вестерн-шутерок взял как ост. Нормально. Местами лирика, местами балдёжка движуха
I like it well enough, but mostly the first and last song. The middle of the album I tuned out a little. Will I listen to again: 30%
Creedence has a distinct sound that's all them. Some songs start to sound the same because of it, but it's all still good.
Respect CCR a lot but only liked a few songs on this small album
It was pretty good I hadn't heard it before I enjoyed it
Not my usual thing but I rlly appreciated! Got a little bit bored ngl but standout track was penthouse pauper
I enjoyed - 3.5/5 Standout tracks: - Good Golly Miss Molly 4/5 - Penthouse Pauper (fell in love with this one) 5/5
Love Creedence but this isn't their best. They released something crazy like 5 different 5-star albums in just a few years, but I always found this one a bit middling between the hits.
Fine rendition of swampy blues. Nothing wrong with the album but hasn't really grabbed me
Keep on WHAT? 2.5.
# 202 : They've done a pretty decent job. I don't mind a bit of CCR "Country Rock" every now and again. Favourite Track : Proud Mary
3.5
Dad rock that predated my dad, well he was 3, but the dad vibe is eternal. Had no idea that song was called Proud Mary
Never heard of swamp rock before, but I can dig it. Seems like a great album to put on during a hot summer day with friends, or going on a drive or something. Great vocalist and strings. 3.2
Expected more
Nice little playlist, most of the songs weren't familiar, but I would've jammed to them back in the day.
Love me some credence yeehaw
Good album but not great
Favorite songs are Born by the Bayou and Proud Mary. Will revisit.
This is my second Creedence album to review, after Cosmo's Factory. I wouldn't call myself a big CCR fan, but I'm pretty familiar with a lot of their hits, a couple of which were on this album. Like Cosmo's Factory, I thought this album was fine. CCR's music is pretty hit or miss with me, and this album was no exception. "Born On The Bayou" is fantastic, and "Proud Mary" is really good too. I don't understand how it does it, but those first notes of "Born On The Bayou" always manage to make me feel like I'm standing outside in August, with the air literally clinging to me from humidity. I love the simplicity of "Proud Mary"'s sound, with its steady rhythm, the nice guitar solo full of twang, and the lyrics that paint an idealized southern hospitality. The rest of the album wavered between good and boring. "Bootleg," "Keep On Chooglin'," and "Penthouse Pauper" were good, and I felt like they felt aligned with the rest of the album's sound while still feeling unique. The other few songs were pretty boring though. I think CCR's sound can be somewhat limiting, and that's what made the low parts of this album really drag. CCR's does a really great job of crafting their own southern rock sound, but sometimes they struggle to do much within the confines of what they created. This album was fine overall, but I'd rather just stick to CCR's hits.
couple classics
Very enjoyable easy listening :) & I like the album cover
Ok ish blues.
Solidly benign background music to work to. The covers were almost as good as the originals.
Doubt it'd ever be something I'd actively seek out, but I happily had it on in the background. Decent swampy blues.
Good to hear Creedence as an album rather than a greatest hits list, although 33 minutes with 7 songs feels like they lost some master tapes or something. And last track Keep On Chooglin' is an indulgent, pointless 7 and a half minute make-weight. If you're going to have a jam at least pick a good riff or groove for your paint-by-numbers guitar and harmonica solos. So 6 decent tracks - a great side 1.
I felt the longer songs drag on a bit. Other than that, it's good
This wasn't as bad as one always dreams it would be. Swamp Rock? Ok a new one on me, i thought this lot was Rythm and Blues. I wasnt much sold on the vocals, but the guitar work was good, even the extended harmonica on 'Graveyard Train' didn't grate, that is high praise from me indeed! 'Proud Mary' is a famous track and never realised it was them. It was somewhat let down by 'Good Golly Miss Molly' - good grief! Why did they decide to do that? On the whole pretty solid stuff and gets a low 3.
John Foggerty is one of the most under rated song writers of the 20th Century. Yes this record represents the more 'swamp rock' side of things but no one can deny his ability to write a wonderful 3 minute pop song. And 'Proud Mary' is indeed a wondeerful 3 minute pop song. I have this album, someone bought me the vinyl for my 50th amongst a selection of great albums released in my birth year. In the main its solid with a couple of more well known tracks. As said, this writer really stands up next to the greats when you play the greatest hits.
pretty good
for a short album, this sure did feel long. it’s definitely got some classic songs though.
their weakest album
I mean I somewhat liked the album but it wasn't the most me album ever
This gave me American Zeppelin vibes. Very similar sound but the voice is nowhere near as good as Plant and the guitar work is nowhere near Page. Some stuff I liked but not as much as I’d hoped.
Not my CCR favorite. It has great songs, thou... But a little bit of filler
Swampy blues rock that does what it does.
3+/5
I know white folk were losing their shit when this came out, didn't know this was where Proud Mary originally came from. Too much harmonica for my taste.
A haiku: Hmmm like CCR Ingredients always good This meal a bit bland 3/5
3.5
This almost was a 4 star album for me...but Keep On Chooglin' kept on Chooglin' a little too long
Solid 70s classic American rock. Just a little bit too much of the deep south country twang for me to cross the 4* line.
Decent Album, but some songs drag on for too long. Their albums get much better after this. 7/10
didn't mind it, like the covers
You have to be some kind of America-hating commie to dislike CCR. That said, 1/4 of the album length is a one note masturbatory guitar wank fest (Keep on Chooglin'). Would have been four stars without that song.
Real classic true blues. Especially like good golly Ms Molly.
CCR reminds me of riding in the car with my dad, so I’ve got a soft spot for them. If you chop 6 minutes off of Graveyard Train, this would be an excellent album, but it’s still great nonetheless. The songs are more about the groove and the sound rather than virtuoso playing. But CCR’s sound is totally unique - no one else sounds like them, which is pretty special. Where this “bayou” sound came from is still kind of a mystery to me, since the members were all from the Bay Area. I loved “Penthouse Pauper” and their cover of “Good Golly Miss Molly.” But wtf is chooglin’?
Ah Fuck Yeah CCR. born on the bayouvisch huuere geil. d gitarre tönt so guet. mmmmh. sehr guet, au wenni find er schreit sochli fest. bootleg het chli bises losgoht. aber sobalds losgoht isch huere geil. graveyard train, chuggy chuggy train. oke isch etz langsam bitzli lang?? immer s glich? aso ich checks aber bi etz sehr abgschweift mit mone gedanken. wie chamer proud mary afoch schribe als song? wie? ich ha früener echt gmeint de song gäbs afoch scho so immer. absolut ziitlos. halt scho 1000 mol ghört aber scho usme grund. blibt ultra im chopf. keep on chooglin' isch wieder huuere lang. titel suggeriert dases lang afoch en jam wird. er singt scho seeehr intense und immer chli glich. ok jop ewig langs mundharmonika solo haha. oke de shit ischmer zu repetitiv, glaub de und de ander jam song druckets uf es 3 abe.
It's CCR you can't fault it really, but it does give me PTSD from my childhood at the clubhouse with a bunch of bikers off their faces
It’s fine. 33 minutes of what is undisputedly an album of music. Probably better than I’m giving it credit for. Maybe ol Fogerty should make his own account on this website then. 3/5
I was surprised at how bluesy this sounded. I liked it. I give it 3.5 stars.
It was fine! I think the songs could be more exciting though.
Uhh I liked this more than Bad Company yesterday. I enjoy some CCR but I think I'm more of a "greatest hits" person with them
Listened to the album while getting ready for work, had to pause it until I got into my car so I could sing along to Proud Mary without waking my family
Didn't resonate with me as much as their other stuff, but still quite good!
Quite a lot of Creedence on here, deservedly. This one's a bit slighter than others, but never less than enjoyable; nice to hear some chooglin' captured in its raw form.
just fine.
Born on the Bayou - Liked the world building and storytelling Bootleg - Found the lyrics funny, although the idea of a 'free' woman is a bit of its time Graveyard Train - Again, great story-telling, great song Proud Mary - "oh so that's where it's from!" Keep on Chooglin' - The guitar solo over the repetitive main beat & instrumentals here are the main selling point. Somehow the song matches the word choogle
Nice stem, krachtig. Redelijk traag, moody, soms aanslepend. Duet met gitaar en stem soms too much? Good golly miss Molly gaat goed
After listening, its basically your typical CCR album. The tracks Born On The Bayou and Bootleg are both of my favourites the reason being they sound the most exciting. The rest of the album kind of gets boring and the sound just stays the same. Still a good album regardless.
Short and sweet. Good songs. All very CCR-y
Decent record. Bluesy. Great production and guitar tone. A bit too much tweedly deedly and at least 2 covers.
This is exactly what we listened to back in ‘nam
This was not Monday morning jam music, but it was still alright. Didn’t think it was anything special though.
Chill album with lots of good jam band songs but nothing super special, in my opinion. "Proud Mary", "Born on the Bayou" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" stand out but at the end of the day, it's not something I'll come back to and listen to the whole thing. KEEP ON CHOOGLIN'
Pretty fine
Son un clásico, y como tal se disfruta
Good sounds. I like some CCR songs off other albums.
Pretty good. Their version of proud mary is pretty iconic. Songs are listenable, I don't love CCR or anything but they're pretty good. 3.3.
“Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou” aside, the remaining material doesn’t represent CCR at their best. Better albums to come for this band.
Credence The born on the bayou is super cool. Not a fan of his lead guitar playing. Proud Mary is a great song. Bootleg was good too. The rest was ok. 3.5
Straight-up, no-frills rock n roll, featuring the confident "Born on the Bayou" opener and the rollicking, wonderful "Proud Mary" as the penultimate track. Don't talk; just listen, and feel the music down in your guts.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country Second album by CCR and the start of the infighting within this l the band. This album contains one of Fogerty's greatest songs he's written: Proud Mary This album also contains the song Bitten on the Bayou. This is a good album. CCR have a lot of great songs and for me, their greatest hits album "Chronicles" is really the only album of theirs that I need. 3/5
It's CCC. It's a fun lil album. Nothing too special but I'm glad it's the right length.
Swamp rock. Country rock.
3/5. I love the jams and Cajun vibes, it brings a swampy and slow drag through each song. Blues rock at its core, CCR does well here but not perfect. This a strong vocal performance from Fogerty though, each song he comes so strong through. Not all songs are very re-listenable but overall the album flows well, drinking and relaxing on a back porch under the blazing sun.
unsicher
Pretty good. Same as the last i heard from them tbh
This was fine.
CCR can to better
After the last two albums this is like the abbey road medley. This may be the ideal 3. It has some amazing classics, and some decent songs.
I wanted to give this more than 3/5, but couldn’t find a way to justify that. The tracks “Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou” are fresh, energetic, and well-played; they’re my personal favourites on the album. The remaining tracks are quite dated. While it was probably impressive (and clearly popular) for its time, the swampy, heavily-accented drawling and half-impassioned instrumental isn’t quite doing it for me.
It was okay, definitely one for my dad!
Solides Blues-Rock album von CCR
Couple of nice songs and a bit of jamming to fill the time. Like Proud Mary though but wouldn’t have bought an album just for that even in 1969.
It's a pretty good album. Proud Mary is the biggest hit, but Born on the Bayou is my favorite. The other tracks are good, but Graveyard Train goes on way too long.
Not my favorite Creedence album, a bit too much white-boy blues for my liking (except Proud Mary). Their next 3 albums are 5-star and I expect to see them all on this list.
Not my cup of tea but I can tell its quality music
The Wikipedia genre description of this album is "swamp rock," which I couldn't agree with more! Some of the songs on this short album are a bit boring for my tastes, but tracks like Born on the Bayou and of course Proud Mary are fantastic blues/rock efforts that trot out the best that CCR had to offer. Standout tracks: Born on the Bayou, Bootleg, Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary
I wanted it to be a 4/5 but my gut told me it was a 3
3.5 really
I always forget CCR is from California. They try hard to sound like they're from the southeast. That's kinda sleazy, CCR, and more so when you used to call yourselves the Golliwogs. I guess there's a reason you only hear CCR's greatest hits because the hits are much much better than the other songs. Not that the other ones are bad, they're fine, just not special. music: appropriated. (⌐■_■)
Every CCR song is the same. Change my mind.
Born on the bayou: classic. Reminds me of every Vietnam War movie. Nice groove, bluesy, powerful voice. Bootleg: groove and bluesy, sounds very similar to born on the bayou Graveyard train: bluesier than first 2 songs, slower. Repetitive. Nice but not quite my cup of tea. Background music in a hipster coffee shop. Too long without much happening. Good golly miss Molly: Nice faster change of pace. Coney of Little Richard with a southern rock twist. Penthouse Pauper: Back to a bluesy feel with a bit of a swing feel. "Woe is me" lyrics, boohoo blues. Proud Mary: another classic, bluesy Southern Rock, nothing fancy, but fun and more upbeat. Good hook, easy memorable lyrics. Keep on Chooglin': I think their bass player forgot how to change notes. 4 minutes in and he hasn't played a different note, just the same quarter now over and over and over. Bluesy nice groove, but another one that just sounds like it belongs quietly playing in the background of a coffee shop. Too long of just a guitar jamming and noodling against a repetitive simple drum beat and bass line, with some harmonica. Update, it took 5 minutes until the bass player threw in a couple of extra notes, but he's already back to the quarter notes. The good songs feel too short, the less interesting ones seem to keep going on and on. Classic band, good background music maybe, but not going to be any kind of frequent listen for me. I need heavier guitar, and drums that kick your ass.
Maybe a reasonable case for cultural appropriation. 3-4-3
1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die - Day 15 1. Born on the Bayou - 8.4 - feels nostalgic, but the interim between vocal sections is too long. Love the sound though. 2. Bootleg - 7.8 - feels forgettable. 3. Graveyard Train - 5.7 - I mean. the bass is grating after the first five minutes. 4. Good Golly Miss Molly - 7.1 - sounds like the epitome of a CCR song. 5. Penthouse Pauper - 8.8 - LOVE the vocals on this. 6. Proud Mary - 9.0 - guitar is awesome as are lyrics 7. Keep On Chooglin' - 8.4 - too long but guitar is still great. repetitive bass for some reason not as annoying here.
3.5
this is the first record i’ve actually been able to listen to on vinyl which is a very nice experience. fun stompy blues rock with some slow points. favourite song was proud mary
Eh
My favorite songs on the album are: Graveyard Train with it's slow and hypnotizing groove, although it's a bit too long. Then right after the up tempo bluesy rock'n'roll of Good Golly Miss Molly - great song. Of course Proud Mary all time classic song .... maybe the main reason why this album is on the 1001 list.
I’m usually not so much into music before the 80s. There are some exceptions. CCR is alright. I’ve probably heard a number of the songs on this album before but apart from Proud Mary nothing that stuck with me. Or maybe, it’s that I remember the Tina Turner version. What is this? Swamp Rock… Blusey Rock. Rock from the Bayou with Blues. I liked Proud Mary the most and Keep On Chooglin’ the least. That last one was too repetitive droney, getting on my nerves sounding. Maybe it works with drugs.
Ok, some classic songs. Fogerty sings like a god.
Blues and Rock'n'Roll influenced rock album. I like the songwriting as well as the way the songs are played and sung. Lead guitar is played excellently. Production could be better, e.g. it seems that Penthouse Pauper is too loud compared with Good Golly Miss Molly. Might just be because of limitations back when it was produced—it's older than me… The only song I really knew in advance was Proud Mary. Like it. Least favorite song on the album: Graveyard Train. It's way too long as far as I'm concerned. That might be justified by the lyrics, but I perceived it as musically annoying. Harp and guitar solos in Keep On Chooglin' are too extensive, too.
"Graveyard Train" is a standout, want to hear a drone doom cover. A lot of jam session moments throughout.
I know I’m in the minority on this, but I’m just not a big fan of Southern rock, even when it comes with a bluesy bayou twist like CCR. But, I can’t argue with CCR’s success and legacy.
1. Born on the Bayou - Amazing opener, love the passion in his (John Fogerty's) voice. Fairly simple guitar solo work, but love the fuzziness of the production overall. Kind of funny that these guys formed in CA but are singing about LA (Louisiana). 2. Bootleg - Fast paced, upbeat song. Lyrics kind of funny, nonsensical. Again, fairly simple, straightforward guitar solo work (still enjoyable). 3. Graveyard Train - Slower song, nice vibe. It's kind of long, doesn't really go anywhere... this song could have been 1/3 the length probably. Fun harmonica solo. 4. Good Golly Miss Molly - Fun song more reminiscent of late 60s pop with a bit more grunge/fuzz to it. 5. Penthouse Pauper - Another solid rock song, fun lyrics around not quite making it yet. 6. Proud Mary - One of Fogerty's best songs. Big wheel keep on turning. An easy favorite from this album. 7. Keep on Chooglin - Another long song that sort of just meanders and doesn't do as much building as a song of that length should (IMO). Overall this album has some real standouts but also does drag at points. I'm going to be a bit harsh with my ratings given the magnitude of this endeavour. 3/5
I mean- I was dreading having to listen to this one… To be honest… But also, to be honest… It slaps a lot harder than I thought it was going to! Of course we all know “Proud Mary” and Bayou but I have to say… The tones in the attitude of the band and recording are pretty darn tough! I still don’t understand Fogerty weird, southern drawl affectation… Aren’t they from the Bay Area? But this is pretty tough stuff in the band was kicking, but… Pleasantly surprised…
Well done rock album.
Schöne Mundharmonika. Bisschen Soul ig. Aber ziemlich nice, bloß nicht so meins.
It was a fun album, good tempo although out
jolie cover mais voila quoi
Helicopter music 🚁
Wiadomo czego się spodziewać po takim albumie. I dowozi. Ale czy ja to lubię?
Surprised I didn’t love this album as much as I thought I would. I usually love everything I’ve ever heard from CCR… but not loving this album. Of course I love their version of Proud Mary too, but the other songs are not a stand out for me.
В целом - всё тот же криденс, только какой-то более мрачный, с тягучими композициями по 5 c лишним минут. Такие же прикольные пищащие соляки, такая же хрипотца в голосе. Свомп-рок, чё сказать.
Great band and love their music. Proud Mary is the one I like the most from this album.
It´s a collection of great grooves and cool riffs. However, grooves and riffs usually goes on for five minutes longer than they should in the longer tracks. The shorter tunes like «Good Golly Miss Molly» makes for worthwhile listening though, and «Proud Mary» is a classic for a reason.
Creedence are just really good at what they do, and that was making southern bluesy rock albums that each had a couple massive hits on them with the rest being solid. They never blow me away, but listening to an album from them is never a bad time, always end up grooving along to a riff on each song.
Som musiker i coverband har CCR ibland ett dåligt rykte och många av deras låtar dräms mest av. Men varje gång jag faktiskt LYSSNAR så fattar jag allt. Bra låtar, fantastiska musiker, grymt sound. Och detta är ändå långt ifrån deras bästa album!
it's fine, has a fun sound and a few great tracks but i found myself wanting a bit of variation, Good Golly Miss Molly helped to break the album up a bit. definitely groovy but not really for me
Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Will have to come back to it again one day and see if my opinion changes.
Stop trying to make "chooglin'" happen, Fogerty. It's never gonna happen. "Bayou Country" is an easy-going, decent record, but for me it's comfortably the weakest of Creedence Clearwater Revival's gold run. Most of this seems to boil down to some awkward pacing and a lack of sprightliness or variety in the music. It feels especially long for a 33-minute album, with three of its seven songs stretching into extended, swampy jams. "Born on the Bayou" sets the pace as an opening track: a steady mid-tempo rhythm, repetitive chord progression and verses, fairly stripped back instrumentation. The best feature is Fogerty's rugged vocal and a nice use of cowbell coming in about halfway through. "Bootleg" is fine, but insubstantial: a bit of a throwaway. But it's the lengthier numbers which "Bayou Country" seems to hinge on: "Graveyard Train" chugs along for eight-and-a-half minutes, losing me somewhere along the way, and "Keep on Chooglin'" is an underwhelming, rambling closing track. Even in what should be the light relief of "Good Golly Miss Molly", despite Fogerty's impassioned vocals, the band play a fairly stiff, rigid take on such a rollicking rock and roll track. "Penthouse Pauper" nails the balance with a good, raw bluesy jam, but the biggest hit here, which has eclipsed the whole of the surrounding album in the intervening years, is "Proud Mary". I'm sure many would argue that Tina Turner sullied the original by reinventing it so radically in her own image, but to me hers will always be the definitive version. But that's a me-problem rather than a CCR problem: Fogerty of course deserves praise for penning the song in the first place, and it's still the best track on "Bayou Country" by a fair margin. Aside from that, though, "Bayou Country" sees Creedence Clearwater Revival chooglin' on all the way to the superior efforts of "Green River", "Willie and the Poor Boys" and "Cosmo's Factory".
This one was decent. Can’t say it’s really my style of music, but it was enjoyable. I liked Good Golly Miss Molly. I think some songs are worth revisiting
It’s fun! Also nice to know the common origin of chooglin’. Not mind blowing or anything but there’s some good tracks and zero stinkers. Born on a bayou is a classsic.
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It does have one of my favourite CCR songs in Born On The Bayou. I liked it more than Green River but CCR are a singles band not an album band which explains the fact there's still too much filler. Also, what's chooglin? Don't answer that.
I love CCR, but this isn’t my favorite album. Proud Mary really saves this one.
Decent, but not great. Better CCR albums out there. Middle portion of album was mediocre, but it starts and ends well. Listened to with Jack and Cammie Listened to on 11/21/2023
A song off this album is in almost every movie about the 70s it feels like. Some just go on and on doing the same thing. I’m not much of a “jam” type so that’s a bit irritating to me.
wooo
Pretty good
I’ve decided I quite like Credence. They’ve popped up twice now and I’ve enjoyed both of them. Does that make some sort of Dad Rock person? I’d certainly choose Credence over Velvet Underground (who have also popped up twice already). Straight forward, slightly sleazy sounding rock.
Half the songs are great and the other half a plodding bore.
3
an album where u feel like u already know every song. reminds me of poppy always
There’s no way they sound like that in Berkeley.
It was okay and a welcome break from the previous few albums that were painful to get through. I remember this album from years past, hits nostalgia notes
3,5
Southern jams set the mood for Friday.
High 3 Credence do alot of things I don't like others doing but I let CCR away with because they entertain me 3/5
Good Golly Miss Molly Proud Mary Eh its a vibe, but there are much bet Creedence albums Proud Mary is the only bop here.
Opzich prima
CCR could have decided to release one amazing album in 1969. Instead, they chose to release 3 OK albums. Mo' money, I suppose. But it's going to cost them a couple of stars. I hope they can live with this while sleeping on their solid gold pillows.
Surprised how decent this sounds. I even knew some of the songs. Country rock style ok but a bit dated. Not a classic but enjoyable enough
Good old bayou rock. Liked their version of Good Golly Miss Molly better than Little Richards. Also learned what “chooglin” was.
Enjoyed its brevity surprised it released in 1969. There’s actually a lot of variety here, which was something I was concerned about going in. Enjoyed the good golly miss Molly cover, keep on chooglin. Actually I enjoyed the more southern sounding rock songs like penthouse pauper too, I’m a sucker for that genre like allman brothers and that shid