Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Funny to think of a time when music like this would be “hip” and what the people who enjoyed it were like. Good, but nothing special which I feel the urge to go back and listen to.
Live creedence, but this album was a little too repetitive for my liking. Still fun though
Good album, Woodstock era rock
6.5/10 Very solid CCR, but most tracks fall a tad uninspiring, especially considering Good Golly Miss Molly and Proud Mary being on the track list. I especially like the cover art in which the photographer dropped out of Star Wars hyperspace just in time to snap Credence chilling in a swamp One thing I am inspired to do by this album, however, is choogle. God damn, I will choogle to the ends of the earth. I will choogle high, I will choogle low. Choogle near, choogle far, choogle wherever the fuck you are, John Fogerty commands me to choogle, and I will follow him in chooglin' til the curtain falls and I choogle no more.
Decent, didn’t realise they originally did proud Mary 7.1
KEEP ON CHOOGLIN' this guy has the best voice.
Has some classic songs that I instantly recognized. Good sound and consistent
This is a decent album. Nothing more or less.
Never wanted to love in Bayou Country, when I want to I know the perfect music to accompany me
I was hoping to see some of the CCR songs I’ve previously listened to and enjoyed on this album, but alas the only one that I would probably listen to again with some regularity is “Proud Mary,” one of their more famous songs. I really didn’t like the first half of the album (was kind of bored tbh). Other standout tracks for me were “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Penthouse Pauper.” I still like their sound and know they have better (for me) songs, but this one just didn’t hit for some reason. I’ll rate it 3 out of 5 swamp monsters!
Good album, a lot of familiar songs and I do enjoy CCR every once in a while
- expected something else - surprisingly good - solid 3/5
Ok
great but sounded very similar
And yet another band better served by a greatest hits compilation. Proud Mary is a monster of a song - pretty damned perfect. Both Tina turner and the Ohio players prove it if the original doesn’t convince. Well produced. But a full album? Give me the singles. Averaged to three but proud Mary itself is worth fifteen.
There are a few things I quite like about this album; 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! It must be said that the Ike and Tina version of Proud Mary is definitive. I am also more fond of the Beast of Bourbon version of Graveyard Train than this original. Born on the Bayou is a pretty good song. They cover of good golly Miss Molly is completely listenable, but doesn't in any way replace Little Richard. But given that Graveyard Tarin and Keep on Chooglin' are essentially one-chord vamps and fill up half the running time of the album between them. You can see that this album is pretty non-essential. Dimery's allergy to compilations is really hurting us here. CCR are one of the great singles band (with the all-time record for most US #2 singles without ever reaching #1), so a best of is a terrific listen, but really, the albums are inessential. I assume that is partly a result of pushing out albums at a rate of knots (6 albums and 17 singles between '68 and '70). The singles are terrific, but the albums are rushed. Look, I like the sound, and a CCR greatest hits would be five stars, but this album is inessential.
I don't remember any of the songs I listened to so i guess I didn't like them or dislike them
I already don't like this album nearly as much as the last one. But it's possible that I just don't care for "Born on the Bayou" I just am not super into his voice. The drums on "Good Golly Miss Molly" 10/10. "Penthouse Pauper" also has really good drums. I also like the bluesy vibes on this one. 10/10. "Proud Mary" A classic. This is the CCR I like. I know Born on the Bayou is a classic as well, but this one is legitimately groovy. "Keep on Chooglin" is not all that great. It is far too long. I also have no idea what 'chooglin' means.
3. Great voice but samey as fuck
Tæpur þristur. Proud Mary er fínt, Born on the Bayou líka. Ágætis fenjasound og grúv, en lögin eru ekki eftirminnileg. Good Golly Miss Molly má svo missa sín.
liked it. would blast it on the route 66. good length and guitar solos
It's a really nice mix of genres and the singer has a great voice. As far as folk rock goes, it doesn't get much better than this band. This has a couple of outstanding songs but the rest are fairly average and unmemorable. A high 3 from me.
Decent rock album.
Born on the Bayou // Bootleg // Proud Mary 2.5/5
Nostalgic. Reminds me of war movies when I was a child. Feels like wasting away in a dive bar in the south with no AC. Classic rock with a dash of Mississippi Blues. Proud Mary is one of my least favorite songs, ever. But overall, decent listen.
Basically the same as Beggars Banquet but better
Surprised this is on here, you'd think one of their other records would be here over this, this is good but not their best! They are really comfort food and have just banger after banger, you never realize it until you go down a rabbit hole and find out how many great songs they have! Their cover of Proud Mary is great...oh what's that, they wrote it? Well goddamn I feel like Tina Turner said, nah, fuck that, that's my song now and never looked back! There is a nice cover on this so I'm half right!
Ja prima, beetje saai maar wel gewoon heerlijk blues achtig. Proud Mary natuurlijk een knaller, maar dat nummer van 8 minuten mag er ook zijn.
Some really classic songs, but otherwise not my thing.
I like a lot of Creedence songs. I feel like this album doesn't reflect their best work, but it's still pretty good. Graveyard Train was the only real down note and was a real slog at over 8 minutes. The album beyond that was nice and groovy. Proud Mary is obviously pretty iconic.
i like CCR a decent amount and know a handful of songs from their other albums, but not this one. I've heard born on the bayou and proud mary, and of course good golly miss molly. those are really the only standouts, as much as I wanted to like a song called "keep on chooglin'". we really didn't need three out of seven songs to be over 5 minutes long on this album, and they didn't really go anywhere in that time. meh favorites: born on the bayou, proud mary, good golly miss molly
I listened to a lot of CCR in my wanna-be hippie college days (I went to college in the late 80s, so anything hippie I tried to be was wanna-be level), but I haven't really listened to them in any manner since then. Hearing their music again for the first time in a mighty long time reminds me why I liked them. Good music that's played very skillfully. Fun stuff!
Really quite like this, but not enough to put it on my 'listen again' list
Mostly gritty southern rock. The 2 singles are more polished, and the rest of the album sounds like it could have been recorded in a barn (in a good way). On the shorter side, but it was nice to hear some CCR songs that aren't on the chronicles album. Not the strongest throughout, but liked the album. 3.5/5. Would listen again
Good blues record. Was fairly familiar but good to listen thru.
Enjoyed Born on the Bayou & Good Golly Miss Molly
"Proud Mary" is the obvious standout here, but the rest of the album's solid swamp rock. Let's call it 3.5.
A little CCR is fine, but after awhile it all starts to sound the same to me.
I like CCR a lot they have a raw naturalism. (...and obv much better than the Eagles man) Whoa that sounds pretentious. The long tracks in this tend to run a bit too long. Safe 3
It’s a bluesy beaut
Liked Good Golly Miss Molly. The other tracks needn't have left the bayou.
It's a bit funny that a band who apparently wrote the earliest form of Swamp Rock was actually from out around California. This was pretty fun as a listen, you can definitely hear a rockabilly element fused up with some bluesy riffs and a dash of soul. Proud Mary is the one which everybody knows, but I think God Golly Miss Molly is my favorite and the best culmination of the sound of this whole record.
Solid but not green river
I like it but not all at once kind of like.
CCR have always been a staple for 70s southern rock. The best track on this album, Proud Mary, has been severely overplayed on the radio. The rest is just middle-of-the-road radio friedndly rock by the numbes - quite a bit boring and predictable. 2.5/5
A handful of classics that I was already familiar with, which made it a much easier listen than I expected it would be. Super accessible combo of jammy poppy bluesy 60s music.
I don't know what "chooglin" is and I'm afraid to ask why I should keep doing it. Also, it's hard to separate CCR from the context of being the band that soundtracks every Vietnam sequence in a movie. My favorite of theirs is "Travelin' Band" which isn't on this, but it's still decent.
Songs about the Deep South and the Bayou written by a guy born and raised in California. Starting your career out with the first 6 albums going platinum in the US. Easy peasy, keep on Chooglin' John.
Ei ehkä kovin CCR mutta eheä kesäinen teema-albumi
Rakastan "tunteita herättävä perusrockbändi"-CCR:ää, kun taas "junnaava blues rock"-CCR on mielestäni vain hyvää. Ja hyvää se toki on. Mutta levyn biiseistä vain Proud Mary on yksi yhtyeen parhaista.
Listened twice. We all know Proud Mary but was anything else supposed to stand out?
I liked this, but apart from the hits it didn't blow me away.
For an album that only clocks at in at around 33 minutes, two songs, ‘Graveyard Train’ and ‘Keep On Chooglin’ take up about half the runtime, and both run way longer than they need to. And while CCR’s rendition of ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ is good, it’s still a cover, so hardly original. ‘Proud Mary’ is obviously the standout composition here, and opener ‘Born On The Bayou’ rocks as does ‘Penthouse Pauper’. But aside from these three highlights, the overall sense here is of a band that didn’t have enough material to properly fill two sides of an album.
Empieza bien con "Born in the Bayou". Otra buena es "Good Golly Miss Lolly" y por supuesto "Proud Mary". No será perfecto pero si es imprescindible.
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3.5
These dudes are from El Cerrito...
John Fogerty was born and raised in Berkley, CA, not the bayou. So, you know, do with that what you will. Any way, this album is a good collection of blues songs with some catchy hooks. Pretty harmless and fun.
Nice but feels a bit same same after like the 3rd or 4th song or so, proud mary and Born On the Bayou are both brilliant songs tho
Kinda very repetitive to the point where it’s disappointing because I know they can do more. Nothing incredibly wrong with this album, I enjoyed it very much. Just wish there was a bit more. 3/5
I'd throw it on, not amazing but good fun
Classic CCR
It's alright
Fake southern accents and the whole Bayou schtick aside, there are some nice, cool, atmosheric songs on here. That, plus it's an album that gave us Proud Mary. Givin it that 3 ol timey steam boats outta 5 y'all..
Love CCR but this isn’t there best imo, Proud Mary carries
Starts strong but a lot of the album gets lost in Fogertys incomprehensibly lyrics Proud Mary does a lot of heavy lifting for the 3rd star before Keep on Chooglin' tries to gaslight you into thinking you're listening to a real song
I am already pretty familiar with this band as I have 2 or 3 of their songs on a playlist. They even have the Vietnam War protest song turned pro-war song turned meme "Fortunate Son." This album unfortunately does not have that song on it. They've got a good sound: their instrumentation is usually pretty good, and the lead singer has a very distinct and nice voice for rock. This album has some pretty good cuts on it, and others that aren't as good, but still not bad. It is wild that find out that they are the original performers of Proud Mary (rolling on the river) Despite it being mostly known as a song performed by Tina Turner. Kind of like "I Will Always Love You" turned into a Whitney Huston Song even though it was originally a Dolly Parton song. I want this to be a 4, but the other mid cuts that surround the good ones bring this down ever so slightly. It's a high 3/5
relisten?
country blues rock
better than i was expecting, i usually think they’re overrated but this was a good release
Not their best work but a solid album.
Good, but just average for CCR
This did not bring me joy but it was also tolerable
It was alright 3/5
Keep on Chooglin’
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I dig it. Not something I'd put on my favorites list but I get why my Dad loved them. I'd listen again.
Album 1 let’s get it. Accidentally closed spotify so I’m listening from the start again lol The way the guitar talk in ‘Graveyard Train’ is so baller. Tina turners version of proud Mary has so much energy it’s hard to beat it, cool to see the original be such a different vibe from the (arguably) more popular version Yeah, I could see myself smoking opium in a Vietnamese jungle to this album 👍
It's always disappointing to me when the biggest hit is actually the best song on the album, but i guess it's inevitable sometimes. The album is good enough, but "Proud Mary" is monumental, and there's nothing else here quite as great as it Overall, it's a quite enjoyable rock album, if not particularly memorable.
Creedence Clearwater Revival is a familar band, and I have heard two of the seven tracks from Bayou Country before. "Born on the Bayou" is the best track on the album. The track has a deep rooted tangability that has helped to define the music of CCR. The rest of the album is fine, but I wish that CCR hadn't kept on chooglin' for so long. I don't know what 'chooglin' is, but that song went on too long.
more a 3 1/2
fine
not totally my type of music but some good stuff
I need to revisit, but I think the overwhelming consensus about this one is that it's the weakest release from CCR's incredible streak of albums during the tail end of the sixties. And from what I can remember about the LP, I fully concur with the masses here. *Bayou Country* was the record that started that streak, and as such, is a harbinger of the great things to come. And of course, "Proud Mary" and "Born On The Bayou" are instant classics. But then, there's the rest, still sounding like a middle-of-the-road blues/rock revival for modern ears, without much interesting input into it. So if we're talking about essential *albums*, this one should probably not make the cut. Update after a closer listen: nope, my overall judgment doesn't change a bit. The vast majority of those seven tracks heavily rely on a single chord, including "Born On the Bayou", actually. So I would lie if I said that I find a lot of those tracks exciting (apart from "Proud Mary", once again). "Bootleg" could have been better if that small bridge after the second chorus had been repeated and expanded, "Graveyard Train" is a bit of snorefest, and if the Little Richard cover that follows is kinda fun, it's too derivative to seal the deal at the end the first side. As for the second side, it still sounds like a rough draft of what Creedence Clearwater Revival would later be appreciated for (and there are no memorable ballads--part of CCR's appeal today). I get that the live version of "Keep On Chooglin'" must have been fun at the end of a gig, but as far as the album version goes, it's still a little too predictable and by-the-numbers to transcend its humble origins. One can wonder if the real appeal of the song is that no one really knows what "chooglin'" means. A little bit of mystery never hurts, I guess... Of course, in most of the songs performed in this album there's still a nice interplay between the lead guitar and John Fogerty's vocals, and the latter are obviously soulful and impressive from start to finish. But you can still enjoy Fogerty's great voice on much more thrilling cuts taken out of subsequent LPs. So with that in mind, I'm keeping some room for *Cosmo's Factory* and maybe even *Green River* and *Willie And The Poor Boys*. You can't be too cautious when you only have a list of 1001 albums... Number of albums left to review: 634 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 182 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 85 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 106 (including this one)
Fun blues rock, proud Mary is an all time classic
It feels like creedence had the sound they wanted in mind and just did a bunch of jam sessions to that. You can tell when the singers freestyling which is my problem but I love the stuff you can’t tell he actually wrote some shit down for
Pretty decent - enjoyable listen with some nice tunes on there.
Alright, not their best but decent
I just give up on songs that are over 7 minutes long. Maybe I'm like the Cs. It's a melodic album, but with some rough parts.
It has a raw rock blues energy that does a pretty decent job of not being too stuck in the time period. Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary are certainly strong, with the rest holding pretty steady (not sure what to say about the word "chooglin'" though)... still i don't really like fogerty's voice, so i respect this more than i enjoy it.
A few great songs and a few OK songs
This is the third Creedence album I've gotten out of 163 so far, that seems like a lot! Nowhere near as good as Green River, even though it does have Proud Mary. I prefer Cosmo's Factory too. Overall some decent jams on here, but a bit hit and miss, some fairly forgettable songs.
Good groove trucking along throughout. Almost a jam session feel.
Most of my credence listening was from a best of CD. A dedicated album doesn't add much to the experience. Jangly good time though.
Highlights: "Proud Mary," "Born on the Bayou," "Keep on Chooglin" Even though we know these ideas were in the air and people were converging on them, it is hard to believe that Led Zeppelin I was released a week after this. Before this, what we hear on The Byrd Brothers might exemplify "country rock," but CCR brings in the heaviness of Cream, and Fogerty's raw vocals are a world apart, owing more to classic blues or the Beatles and Stones. Even if the sound owes a lot to psych, Fogerty's lyrics are much more grounded and understanding of the themes of their blues roots. It's also not common up to this point for psych bands to do seven minutes of jamming -- that's honestly more accurate to Indian influences than the bands that were heaving those pretensions around. I come away with a positive impression! It's not for me, but I'm convinced this is a band with proper appreciation of their influences that is serious about their music and finding their own voice.
Yeah, this is CCR. You kind of know what you're getting going into a CCR album, and this one doesn't disappoint, per se. But it's also not one of their best. "Bootleg" is a nice deep cut that I wasn't familiar with, but otherwise, this is just a decent addition to CCR's discography. Not so much something you NEED to hear before you die. I think I'd just point inquiring minds towards Chronicle, their greatest hits compilation. Outside of the aforementioned "Bootleg", it's got everything you need from this one.
Leuk om naar te luisteren en zeker iets waar ik aan zou kunnen wennen! Had nog nooit iets geluisterd van ccr behalve natuurlijk Proud Mary
Bit boggy.
I gave the first two CCR albums 4s. They cranked out three LPs in one year, chock-full of hits, all of which made 1001, and sounded like they could have been part of the same album. This LP isn't as consistent as the others. The 8 minutes songs didn't need to be and they borrow a little too heavily from old time rock n' roll. But the signature tunes, Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary, are classics. They sure sound swampy for a bunch of California guys and Fogerty sure has a bluesy voice for a white guy.
Upp och ner. Uppsidorna stora, nedsidorna mest meh. Bästa: Proud Mary Sämsta: Good Golly Miss Molly
Dat andere album van deze makkers beviel me wat beter, maar ook deze vond ik toch ook weer tof.
Ok deze is een zeventje. Maar zo 2x in de week CCR is wel een aanslag op m'n ouwe-lullen-gen hoor.
Keep on chooglin'
First listen
Nära en fyra. Kort album vilket man gillar men vissa låtar är sänken. Keep on chuglin är nog bäst när den bara maler på
First listen without the blessed WH-1000-XM3's, used Alices JBL's. Had potential but did not suit my mood. Low 3.
Good, but not life-changing. Proud Mary is amazing (though I knew that before launching into this endeavor), the rest is good, but feels a little repetitive at times.
I think this is CCR album 3 for me. I've cone to find that while I really enjoy some of their songs a lot, listening to full albums by them is less satisfying. I'd rather listen to them "Ala carte" or frankly a greatest hits album. Just being honest.
Fyrsta lagið var gott. Annars ekkert sérstakt.
Old fashioned swamp rock, just like grammaw used to make.
I don't tire of CCR in the way that I often do with other music from this generation. The standout classics Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary appear on this record and most of the other songs are only one whole or half-step in quality from that. I'm not saying the record is without a clunker or two...
Two CCR albums I’ve listened to fully know and I really like their sound. Know instantly it’s them. Cannot stand Tina Turner’s version of Proud Mary, but the original here is class. Boss album, big fan.
Good album. Don't think i stopped tapping a toe or bopping my head here. Could see myself watchin' out for gators from my porch listening to this in the sticky heat
Hard to say how much I liked it. Graveyard train was such a slog in such a short album, but penthouse pauper was great.
Not their best work. Even the hits on this one are weaker compared to their other LPs. It’s almost like a CCR B-sides album.
never have i been more acutely aware of my own lack of knowledge regarding bayous. for example: what are they? nobody knows. this is truly the creedence clearwater experience. fave: bootleg
Easy listening
Perus ccr jyystöä, rentoa rockia
Standard.
This is what “swamp” rock is all about
Much preferred this to their previous album and good rock. not super memorable though.
3.5/5. This was good. Not may favorite by the group, but I enjoyed it.
i don't know it's pretty iconic but in all honesty most of the tunes don't really grab me, it's probably the best example of what it is
Feels like this LP wants to be a jam album so bad, but can't commit to letting itself loose. Does feel a bit locked into longer songs without much variation, but there are enough highs to keep listening from getting too repetitive.
APAREZCO. y para decir que me quedo con la versión de glee ah 6/10
Not sure I've actually listened to this one all the way through before.
Definition of a 3 i think, but not originating good golly miss molly is tough
Not too bad. I’m usually a fan of blues rock and the opener was great. Everyone knows Proud Mary is a cracker but some of the others I wouldn’t listen to again.
TIL: John Fogerty didn’t grow up on the bayou. And he did write Proud Mary. And I’m still sick of CCR.
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I’ve never been a huge fan but it’s good enough.
Best Song: Proud Mary. Like the lyrics suggests, the song just rolls along nicely, with a sweet, singable chorus that gets people moving. Worst Song: Bootleg. CCR tends to have an enunciation problem, and it feels like it is at its worst here. Lots of southern-sounding gibberish. Overall: CCR has some iconic songs, although not many are on this album in particular. For lovers of the genre, I'm sure this album really slaps, but the bluegrass grows a little long after a while. It turns out I prefer CCR when they take on more of a rock approach, with a stronger political tone with tracks like "Fortunate Son".
Classic album from ccr. Just like the album before and the albums after, this album has soaring highs and really forgettable lows. Every creedence record has atleast 2 or more songs every rock fan considers classic songs and in this case those songs are Proud mary and Born on the bayou Highlights: Proud mary, Born on the bayou, Bootleg
Best song: Proud Mary
some songs I had heard, okay!
Decent
ok
I feel like CCR is one of those bands you've heard so much it's tough to really judge. But it's interesting hearing non-hits w/ some fresh ears. Still not something I'm going out of my way to listen to but I can see the appeal
Not my taste but good music
Really good album. Has a good road trip feel to it. Very Forrest Gumpy.
It's not a bad album but idk, I feel it lacks something...
Ujutro sam si bila pustila i bilo mi je poprilično dosadno. Pozadinska glazba ali takva da mi i u nekim trenutcima ne paše jer je malo previše repetitivno. Proud mary je jedino tak dobra pjesma da zaslužuje jednu ocjenu više
Izbacili su 3 albuma te godine, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys i ovaj. Green River je pokazao da je odličan, za ovog ću vidjeti danas, a Willija i siromašne dečke ćemo vidjeti hoće uopće biti u 1001. albumu. Općenito ta era "swamp točka", kako to nazivaju mi se sviđa. Nije za četvorku, ali je dobro. Cover mi se sviđa.
Not my favourite favourite album of them, but not bad.
Graveyard Train kills the momentum built by the first two tracks, but it picks up again for the last two songs. I'm not a huge CCR fan and this isn't one of my favorites by them, but it's still enjoyable.
CCR... Always nice to listen to them. I like the subtle heaviness of this one. This is not my favorite from them, a few of the songs are pretty ordinary, but at least, it never becomes boring. I expect to see their very first album on the list.
like this blue grassy sound. worth another listen
blues assez cool, pas chiant comme leur autre album sudiste
Innovative, a new sound, fantastic artist wo has started her journey
idk
I enjoy CCR generally, but this isn't my favorite album of theirs. "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary" are classic tracks. I can sort of take or leave the rest of them.
Born on the baaaaaaaajou! Proud Mary. Really solid swamp rock blues. Not the biggest number of hits.
Some good old classic rock
Enjoyed the swamp rock vibe. Fav track: Bootleg
I like CCR and saw Fogerty love and really liked the show. For some reason I just couldn't get internet this album. Might have been mood.
The blues will be the blues! Felt.it was kinda repetitive but can see how influential it is
Just didn’t do it for me. I really wanted to like it but I couldn’t.
Rating: 6/10
A bit slow and old school for me.
Issa nice chooglin.
Can see why influential. A little repetitive but hey that's the blues
Southern blues rock like my pa used to make. What's a Chooglin?
While these guys were never my favorite, there is some good funky stuff on this album.
Another good album from them CCR boys!
Yeehaw! 3 stars
"Chooglin" is not a real word
Swampy
As everyone says, this record is like a swamp which isn't really a place I'd like two dwell in. The hits are the hits and the rest goes on, overlong.
I’m a big CCR fan, but I’ve never heard their second album before. I’m looking forward to it. Starts off exactly as I expect CCR songs to, so it’s looking good. The only problem I can see is how short the album is: 33 minutes. It’s a little mellower than my preferred CCR albums, and nothing stands out a whole bunch, but for a sophomoric outing, this isn’t bad at all. Fav Track: Proud Mary 3/5
CCR:n levyistä tähän asti heikoin mitä itse olen kunnellut, joka ei siis ole paljoa. Kaikesta huolimatta ihan soivaa rockia ja kakkonen olisi liian vähän vaikka kolmonenkin on yläkanttiin.
I only knew Proud Mary. Although some of it is ringing a bell, so maybe I heard it a few times back in the 80s.
I liked a lot of this! I think the first half was much better than the second though.
Quite enjoyable blues rock record -the first song is especially good
what knows Fogerty of the bayou and its pith more, surely, than I
J'ai écouté cet album quelques secondes à peine après être sorti de la douche. Autant vous dire que ça n'a pas arrangé son cas, si vous voyez là où je veux en venir...
More like a 2.5, proud Mary is okay.
A fun album with a few standout tracks. Doubt I'll re listen to the whole thing in a hurry but enjoyed it nontheless.
When you have a sound and it comes naturally, that itself can seem inconsequential to some and powerful to others. Creedence is so distinct in their rasp and twang that anyone listening has been to the bayou, got bit by a mosquito, eaten a po' boy, got drunk on moonshine, kissed someone with either no teeth or really bad teeth, and stomped their foot along. Keep on turning and burning.
Appropriately swampy.
The soundtrack for an as-of-yet unwritten swamp film noir.
idk bruh
what are these blokes saying does southern america speak another language. album cover is pretty sick. holy shit these songs are so long omd why. not bad guitar vocals are too silly for me though. good golly miss molly kinda a groove ong. this could be worse. not that bad. decent production i guess but i will never listen to this album or band ever again. for the 60s its alright. choo glain? meh 3/5
Heel typische CCR sound. Beetje veel van hetzelfde wel
The hits on this album stand out against the rest of the tracks
Listenable rock
The guitar is amazing in this album but I can’t get past the singer. His voice is not the greatest and it’s hard to understand what he says.
Love the vibe and many songs, but not fully consistent for how short it is.
^ this guy? Not from the bayou
Southern rock isn't my main interest by any stretch but CCR are one of the greats and a go to if I'm feeling the genre. This album is a fantastic example.
I don't know - it's Creedance. I like these songs. I think Fogerty has a thing about him that's pretty great. I don't think about Creedance a lot, but this is solid work.
What a sweaty, sweaty album. I dig it. Maybe more mid-tempo overall than I'd prefer, but some solid jams. Does anyone know what "chooglin'" means? Let's make up a definition: a Google search while chilling. There. At any rate, I spent most of the time I was listening to this record thinking about APOCALYPSE NOW. As much as the Doors dominate the soundtrack of that movie, I still think of CCR as the go-to Vietnam band. Did they have a tune in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM?? I'm gonna go Choogle that. Belle and Sebastian. Hey, they did say the word "Sabbath" in a song and the band initials are B.S. (if you don't count the ampersand), so you were at least in the ballpark of telepathic influence, Andy. Don't beat yourself up. I wanted to like that record more than I did, but I couldn't get there. The lyrics were fairly interesting across the board ("Expectations" was fun), but the music and tunes never really equalled the stories. My favorite track was also the quietest and saddest sounding: "We Rule the School." Give me a whole record of that and I'll be there with belles on.
Great oldies!!!
Love getting to listen to a classic CCR album vs their greatest hits. Very interesting this band from San Fran chose to harness the power of the Bayou but I think we are all better for it. Proud Mary is a classic and Born on the Bayou was fun too but the entire album just feels like you're flying down some old river on an air boat.
03/21/22 Pretty fun classic rock. I like the term some on here used - "swamp rock" lol.
I like CCR, but I thought this one was just okay. Kind of forgettable. Born on the Bayou is the standout track.
Such a strong collection. Always liked CCR but never got over the fact they’re from Cali.
Bluesy rock, surprised it was recorded as long ago as 1969 - sounds more modern.
Is this the definition of swamp rock? It better than the other album I listened to, but still not for me. Less obnoxious then I expected however
Can’t recall.
born on the bayou gem outras gems/jams mas creedence é aquela coisa né, acabei achando meio repetitivas as músicas, mesmos ritmos, instrumentação, estilo etc ... but creedence is a classic for a reason
Bluesig stampfig, oft monotone treibende Instrumentalteile mit recht nicen Gitarrensolis. Proud Mary ist eher ein drüberstreuer als ein Center Piece hier, Gesang auch bluesig rauh bis zu langgezogen heulend, das Led Zeppelin beinflusst haben könnte. Kann man gut hören
Pretty much fine? I enjoy CCR and the style of music in general, just not something I reach for any given day. Good music to listen to while driving or working since I don't know most of the words and the music is kind of blues-y.
Fine but a whole album was a bit much
Definitely preferred Cosmo's Factory, not bad music by any means but just doesn't hold much interest for us.
3 stars
Just white enough for me.
This was alright. Bit musty.
3/5
6/10. Good instrumentation and especially good lyricism, just not that big on the jam rock of the 60’s to be amazed.
Solid album, a good southern rock vibe.
Some bangers
Not bad.
I liked that Proud Mary cover
The guitar is just sublime. Crunchy and distorted, the wailing vocals really add to the whole southern/blues vibe of the album.
Fun fact, fogerty is actually saying “born on the bay, ooh” referencing the fact that the band is from the SF bay area. there’s no way they’re trying to pretend they’re from louisiana, that would just be silly
3.75
Another nice CCR album. A mix of slow, repetitive songs (Graveyard Train & Chooglin) and harder faster cuts. I enjoyed it a little more than Green River. 6/10
Not bad
Seemed like a decent album just not my jam
CCR is often considered one the best American bands. They are but most of it was John Fogerty. Regardless, this album is very. Especially like graveyard train.
Toe tapping and whistling along - a bit too much screaming guitar for prolonged or repeat listening.
This is the third "Creedence Clearwater Revival" that I listened to in this list and how this band is inconstant! There are some very good albums like this one and others are so overestimated. In short, I liked it, but there is nothing special besides the greatest hits included in it. Definitively worths it, but the album is like the band, inconstant and unpredictable (some times very good and some times just ok)
It's this
Songs blend together in a smooth way, but it is also boring and hard to tell which song is playing. I was halfway through a new song before realizing the previous song had ended. Would most likely not come back to this album again.
Solid album, a slice of americana
decent album. not really for me but there were parts of it I enjoyed. I guess it’s a 6/10
Well, finally I can take a closer look at the work of the band that wrote “fortunate son”. To be honest, I was expecting something more unusual, but this particular album for me is the quintessence of country and rock and roll, as if a series about life in the American outback. Cheerful songs, sometimes carrying the scent of something cowboy, "Wild West".
First song not bad, not really a genre I gravitate towards. Gives me strong “songs my dad listened to on the radio when I was a kid” vibes. Proud Mary is literally that song my dad listened to on the radio. Decent album, 3/5
no thoughts, just credence clearwater, pretty nifty
Discazo. Cómo no. Sé que debería ponerle más pero seguro alguien lo hará.
Está bueno el disco, pero al escucharlos se me vienen imágenes de la guerra de Vietnam...
Starts strong but kind of fizzles for me
Classic/Blues Rock: Bayou Country. Fogerty’s voice carries a deep raspy grit that matches the title, you know what you’re going to get. While listening to “Graveyard Train”, I can’t help but feel that I would rather get my rocks off on some Morrison jams, the pacing flows like pouring cement, steady and predictable. Fantastic cover of “Good Golly Miss Molly”, possibly one of my favorite covers of this song. The reason to come back to this record is the classic song “Proud Mary”, it has the catchiness that is needed from the record and is the best constructed song on the album next to the starting track “Born On The Bayou”. Overall, with such a short record, it leaves me either wanting more or something else entirely.
I know there's a big love for CCR in this list but they're just not an album band for me. The singles are brilliant but they can't keep the quality up over an album. Best Tracks: Born on the Bayou; Proud Mary; Keep On Chooglin'
Yeah, not bad. A little patchy, but I enjoyed it overall.
Solid. Not a fan of the Little Richard cover.
There's some great tracks on here, but they're the covers. And they're not as good as the originals so...
Swamp-rock is too mellow and slow for me to get a lot of enjoyment by listening to it. Bayou Country is not a mediocre record, but I really only find Proud Mary being worth more than 1 listen. 3/5.
Don't know anything about this before listening to it, which is nice. I'm already running a day late! Born on the Bayou. Sounds quite 'derivative' - but perhaps just because its quite traditional 'blues rock' sound. Doesn't do a lot for me to start with. Perhaps this kind of thing was more striking at the time, and just seems a bit cliche now? (Apparently this is 'swamp rock', but "fake" - they are from California, apparently!). Bootleg. Similar The musics good, though - nice melodies. Maybe it would grow on me. Nice growly lead singer. Graveyard train is too slow for me. maybe too 'trad' blues, if that's what this is? steamtrain 'whistly' harmonica bit is fun, but drags on too long. Good golly miss molly: is fun rock-n-roll. Bit of a relief after the one before. Good solo. Penthouse pauper: bluesy Proud Mary: i've vaguely heard of this, so i was interested. Immediately recognised it, but wouldn't have been able to put a name to it. 'big wheel keeps on turning'. This is truly a great song. keep on chooglin' - very bluesy. nearly gave it 4. Perhaps i'll regret that later. - if it wasn't for proud mary it would definitely be 2 or 3. I ended being quite pleased albums were not so long in those days!
Got close to that fourth star, but then they went and called a song "Keep On Chooglin'"
pretty good
mwah, expected a bit better from creedence
Better than i was expecting. Vocals got a bit much at times, but otherwise inoffensive.
Swamp funk and roll. Some all time classic hits that you are likely to know the words without even thinking about it mixed with some pedestrian songs. I have never heard graveyard train. Probably my favorite outside other then the more popular hits.
Wikipedia deep dives to learn more about the artists behind these albums have revealed lots of interesting facts and drama about the musicians, and now also about racist caricatures. CCR has become such an iconic name in classic rock, but would they have become as big if they were named Muddy Rabbit, Gossamer Wump, or the name foisted upon them by a record exec early in their career, the Golliwogs. Well that last one is an interesting name, where is that from? Sounds like some creature from a fantasy story. Nope... it's a book character-turned-doll in blackface minstrel style from the late 1800s. That wiki page is an interesting read, with connections to things Margaret Thatcher's daughter said this century! But I digress... classic rock! CCR certainly embodies classic rock. And swamp rock... or bayou rock... or Southern rock... or whatever. But they were actually posers from San Francisco! Working through whether to dock them a star for that. It also makes me think about how cultural appropriation is defined. It is usually focused on appropriating the cultural of an oppressed minority. But I bet these white guys from Cali got some opportunities that a black bluesman from Louisiana playing some of the same licks wouldn't have gotten. Oh, right, the music. The first few songs are incredible - 5 star stuff. But I was really thrown by "Good Golly Miss Molly" - I hadn't noticed it on the track list before I heard it. Jarring stylistic shift, and more appropriation? Or just covering a by an artist instrumental in the development of blues and rock and roll? Fogerty's voice is terrific. And yet, the fake Southern accent is sometimes a bit much. And why is "burning" pronounced "boynin" on "Proud Mary?" There is some great guitar, and some great harmonica, but it never gets back to the heights of "Born on the Bayou" and "Bootleg."
Enjoyed it. Not my favorite CCR
Non lo so..non è un disco che risentirò se non per ricreare una determinata atmosfera che però potrei ricreare anche con altri dischi. Mi ha intrattenuto però non coinvolto.
Started off really nicely this could totally be my thing. Oh yep I’m into this. Well after 4 songs I’m still liking it but kind of had my fill lol I don’t mind one song to change things up but an entire album is a little too much. I still think I’m enjoying it. I can listen to this. It doesn’t particularly do that much for me but it sounds good. THE RASPY SOUND AT THE END OF BOOTLEG ALT TAKE IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST THING IVE EVER HEARD IN A SONG. OMG. Bye. It loses a star just cause of that lol. Idrc about multiple versions of a song on an album, and I’d rather just have a live album as its own thing. They probably have those so, idk idc about the live versions here. Crazy otto is nice wonder why there’s no regular version here at least. Unless I’m missing something. It’s just instrumental apparently. Well this was nice it’s a 3.5 for me but can’t have that so it’s a 3 for the annoying bootleg ending lol.
Me hunting for crocodile meat in the swamp
Wonderful album. It has the vibe of "Born on the Bayou" for the whole album.
Curioso que todo o álbum soa exatamente a mesma coisa, o som deles é demasiado fixo e deveria mudar mais, sem ser os grandes êxitos acho que o resto é um pouco indiferente . Temos o Proud Mary neste álbum, mas pouco mais do que isso salta ao ouvido. Nota:5/10 Data:22/05/2026
Some great blues rock but definitely overlong jams. Their version of Good golly miss Molly is dynamite.
An enjoyable and easy listen. A great band who knew how to write a hit, but overall this album isn’t as strong as I expected bar a couple of tracks that really stood out, in particular the epic closer Keep on Chooglin’. Will come back to this but most like to visit individual tracks rather than the album as a whole.
A couple of brilliant tracks and nothing here to dislike
Proper musicians and a solid listen.
Decent album
Credecent
Eh. I know it was probably revolutionary for the time, but, eh.
Some catchy tunes
Actually pretty good fun, had a fun time with this one. Sounds a bit like gizz. Keep on Chooglin'
Fun throwback listen - I don't have much to say though. It's CCR!
Heel typische muziek uit die tijd. Wel leuk. Ook van rolling on a river
One of the all time great opening songs
A collection of not my favorite CCR songs, but still pretty listenable.
so many ccr records are just better
Swamp rock. Country rock.
CCR's always pretty good.
Would listen to this album again, especially if I was sitting around a bonfire with a couple beers and good friends on a warm summer night.
Proud Mary bringing back childhood mems
Meh.
Chooglin... Rolling on a river and God Golly Miss Molly were as iconic as i thought they would be
Classic southern rock feel. Jam-band-esque. Good background noise
Good solid album
Good ol CCR
Not my favorite CCR album but still good.
Classic CCR. Only knew 2 hits off this record, Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. Great driving music. I also liked bootleg, rest the album had great sounds, but maybe blended together, songs slightly discernible from the next. 3.5/5
The kind of party we all want to go to. Love Fogarty's voice, and the choogle is king.
Naiice love some backwoods bayou boogie
Classic but maybe doesn't hold up
Thought I’d like this more than I did.Wasn’t keen on the guitar sound (eg. on Bootleg) has that 60’s twang. Ok on second listen I liked the album a bit more eg - Born on the Bayou
This is CCR coming into their own, but maybe not quite nailing it perfectly. The highs are high. Born On A Bayou and Proud Mary are all time classics, Bootleg is solid, but the lows aren’t cutting it for me. Good Golly Miss Molly and Penthouse Pauper are fine, but not standout. Graveyard Train is WAY too long, Keep On Chooglin is also a bit long but it’s little more fun and engaging.
Pretty good, slaps
"Proud Mary" A short album. I like the instrumentals.
Creedence demonstrates their ability to rock out, but this is a rather obvious ramp-up to the significantly better second album of the year. "SF band does swamp rock" is a fun formula, but the largely overdone vocal affect reveals that it is, indeed, formulaic. The instrumental palette enchants in the way the smell of wet moss does. Thus, it's a shame that there is not more harmonica in Graveyard Train. The rest of the longer jams work well, but that one would be better covered by a stoner metal outfit, I think.
annoying singing
Bites down like a gator to start. John Fogerty got swag to his voice. Who can hate this shit? Like not the greatest music of all time, but its crazy easy listening. Alright, maybe i got ahead of myself. Born in the Bayou just kicks ass. Its getting boring from here. graveyard train is way too fucking long for how boring it is. jfc. really two great songs, the rest is mid to bum. first and last. keep on chooglin is sick, born on the bayou is a fucking ripper. glad they bookended it but yeah, im not saving this one. might come back to it next time im on a boat, maybe that will change me.
band is tight as anything but good god, man, those vocals are a tough sell. just hollering loud as hell all over the place. choogle on your own time, brother, don't do it around me
Meh. Proud Mary is a good song, but I prefer Tina anytime. The rest was a bit of a dull slog to get through. I try to finish these albums, but I got about 3 mins into the last song, saw how much longer they wanted me to keep on fucking chooglin’ and noped out.
Today I learned what a bayou is
dont know why this one was on here, boring
A vibe! But some tracks are too long and meandering for my taste, making the album seem longer than it is. Half of the album is excellent tracks and half is weak ones, which makes it very uneven and hard to rate. Standout Tracks: Born on the Bayou, Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary Rating: 2.5
JL : 2, Proud Mary
It was ok, 1st album so idk how the ratings work yet. Not bad, but not something I’m dying to listen to again. Didn’t have any songs I really knew, very talented just perhaps not for me. Maybe a 3/5?
better than Bob Dylan, need something newer then 1975 PLEASEEE
Skozi leta se mi je nekak razvil skor contemptuous odnos do CCR, iz več razlogov. Mal najstniške travme, mal spoznanje, da absolutno niso bli "Born on the Bayou", tko k trdi komad, ki ga ravno poslušam in to me je na neki točki začel motit, ker what the fuck is all this pol? K da cosplayajo bit Southern & why would you do that? Sicer pa, hud komad. Ampak, če bi hotla prostovoljno bolj podrobno poslušat CCR v zadnjih 15 letih, I would've done it already. Razumem "Graveyard Train" & ga loh appreciatam par minut, sam skor 9 minut se mi pa že vleče (kar se mi pr komadih od my fav, Father John Misty, k ma ceuga fuka predolgih komadov, ne dogaja). Thank fuck za prebuditev z "Good Golly, Miss Molly". Mja. Že teh 33 minut je dost zame.
Makes me feel like I have a fever
Listening session: august 1st, while reading in the garden Listened to before: heard one song before Thoughts: decent album but a bit too boring for me. I imagine that American dads like this type of music though Favourite track: Proud Mary
i mean...just never really liked these guys
This album didn’t click with me. Let me try to explain. It’s exaggerated for sure, but here you go. All I knew going in was that CCR didn’t want to be in the Woodstock film because they thought the performance was subpar. Come on. Take a risk once in a while. Stop trying to control your legacy. Stop taking yourself so seriously. So I didn’t come to this album neutral. And throughout the whole record I heard my prejudice confirmed. Everything sounds too controlled. Too polished. They never take a single risk. Come on—give me one song that breaks out of the same basic blues template. Fogerty sings every line as if the fate of Western civilization depends on it. I also don’t get the point of this album. What’s the artistic contribution? I guess they weren’t trying to be innovative, but then what am I supposed to enjoy here? For me it was utterly boring. No groove. Sparse arrangements that never build into anything. And a vocal performance that became more annoying with every track.
Its okay