Reviews (page 13 of 15)
Liked it, not surprising
Think I’ve been a bit harsh on CCR in the past; they’ve got their share of tunes and I’d like to upgrade their status accordingly from ‘meh’ to ‘good singles band’. But as an albums band? I’m still not sure. Take away Proud Mary and maybe Born on the Bayou and what are you left with, really? Too much chooglin’, that’s what. John Fogerty’s voice carries the weaker tracks, but only so far: 2.5 stars.
i liked all the songs except graveyard train.
I'm not a middle-aged American father of five, so I sadly can't say that I enjoyed this. Somebody PLEASE get John Fogerty some cough drops.
Just so readily enjoyable
Good and swampy!
country blues rock
Couldn't really get behind this dad rock.
better than i was expecting, i usually think they’re overrated but this was a good release
This one has some real highlights and real duds. Giving it a full 4 because I liked this album more in high school.
THIS ALBUMS BORING.ITS SO GODAMN BORING.HOW IS ONE OF THE SONGS 8 MINUTES LONG WITH BORING DRY GUITAR LICKS GOING ON EVERY 15 SECONDS WHILE IT CHUGS ALING AT LIKE 80 BPM HOW DID ANYONE THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA.EVEN PROUD MARY SUCKS.HOW DO YOU MAKE PROUD MARY BORING.ALMOST EVERY SONG LACKS ANY MOMENTUM OR ENERGY ITS JUST ALL BORING MID-TEMPO ROCK.ITS 1969 SHOUDLNT THEY BE DOING INTERESTING CREATIVE THINGS WHILE ON ACID?!?
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.
Reconheci uma música, e continuo achando apenas agradável.
Uhm yeah was alright bit better than other 2 stars but nog quite 3
I know some of these (and it's from the year I was born...). Easy to listen to and right up my street in terms of blues rock. I'd listen to this again without a problem.
Classic
I thought kicking off with Bayou was bold but then the album kept producing great songs.
I like some of CCR's songs, but apparently only one on this album. Country and gangster rap are not my frequented musical genres.
Not really my kind of thing, to be honest. I don't hate it by any means, it's just boring. In some places really boring.
excellent and classic album. Loved it!
Favorite tracks were #1 Born on the bayou, #5 Penthouse Pauper, #6 Proud Mary
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 👍
Not gonna catch me speaking technically about music on here cuz I don’t know that shit and I’m not one of those loser critics on the internet. I’ve only heard the 2 big ones before listening. Album def creates a certain vibe. Makes me feel like I’m on the bayou. I’ve never been to the bayou. Not gonna catch me listening to this if it’s not hot and humid, luckily for ccr, it’s hot and humid.
4 stars
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.
9/10 - proud mary keeps on turning
Old school rock and roll with a hint of country elements! Not bad but not planning on relistening.
Fighissimi!
I dig CCR though it’s not my favorite. Surprisingly short album.
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.
17th March 2023 Listened on Sunday on the drive back from Rita rehearsals as the week got away from me. Swampy, sticky but tight blues from the masters.
more a 3 1/2
Classic CCR. Love their sound.
4/5
Excellent
10/10, would catjam to Good Golly Miss Molly again
Typisch CCR album, twee klappers en voor de rest wat mindere opvulling, nog steeds wel prima, maar niet super. Als ze nou in een wat minder rap tempo albums uitgepoept hadden waren ze echt absolute 5 sterren geweest, nu neig ik toch naar 4 door de opvulling. Ik snap ook wel dat ze blij waren dat er eindelijk iets aansloeg en dus zo snel mogelijk zo veel mogelijk wilde verkopen, maar voor de albumkwaliteit is het toch minder. Dan heb ik liever een best of album met alle hits in dit geval.
Love
fine
é um album muito bom, mas algumas 2 musicas são repetitivas de mais pro tamanho delas. o mais fraco deles mas mesmo assim um otimo album.
I wasn’t really wowed by this album like it was just what I expect from ccr but I still can’t resist this kind of swampy garage blues. It sounds about the same from track to track but it at least does one thing really really well. Born on the bayou and proud Mary relatively stood out compared to everything else.
This was kind of catchy... could see myself mixing this in during a road trip. More like a 2.5.
Yesterday I'd give it a strong 4 out of 5, yet today it's 5/5. Maybe it's my good mood, idk. Anyway! I had a great time listening to this album. Even the harmonica couldn't take away my pleasure.
I enjoyed this album as whole. Both music and vocal was just great. And it also had nice harmonica! I was thinking: "yeah, it will be solid 4". And then "Good Golly Miss Molly" came and well.. it is 5.
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)
Nice, will listening in future
Kinda boring even though it was short it felt like it dragged
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
Fuck, how much Creedence is IN this list?
Pretty decent - enjoyable listen with some nice tunes on there.
Alright, not their best but decent
Low wpm repetitive music. It's probably influential and shit idk why else would it be on the list
it was ok
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
Nice Blues guitar, but not very impressive style/character
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.
9/10 really good,
9/10. I'm starting to really warm up to CCR.
I think CCR has one of the most consistent discographies of any of the groups on this list. They all have that swamp rock sound and they’re all pretty good. Keep on chooglin’ boys. 8/10
Very listenable. Concise without feeling incomplete much better showing for CCR than their previous album
Good groove trucking along throughout. Almost a jam session feel.
Love CCR. 3.5 stars. This has "born on the bayou" and "proud mary"
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 I only like Fortunate Son
Enjoyable album, although Chooglin' got a bit repetitive. I guess that's the point.
Endlessly funny to me that these guys were 100% a California production rather than actual swamp people, but either way this album rules. Even though 1969 is basically the 70s already, I give a lot of credit to 60s bands that didn't just try to sound like the Beatles or Beach Boys
A little repetitive in chord progression and strum pattern but I can get over that.
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.
This was surprisingly fun - I mean - CCR are usually a good butt of many jokes, but this 33 mins of tightly packed Southern blues is belted out with good feel and proper rocking. It basically sounds like it should and the brevity of the record makes it never overstay it's welcome.
Great authentic sound and rock n roll tunes, you can close your eyes and see yourself down on the bayou.
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Lekkere country rock. Ken wel wat pokoes van ze maar stonden allemaal niet hierop. Herkende wel proud mary waarvan tina turner hem blijkbaar gecovered heeft wat ook een lekker plaatje is.
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
Wat een lekker album! Nog nooit echt CCR geluisterd maar ga ik nu wel vaker checken. Nice bayou vibes, voel me zo in new orleans. Swamp music good
Bit boggy.
moar harmonica! moar!
Nice collection of songs and jamming. I never knew this was called swamp rock but when you hear the term it so obviously fits. Their prior album was mainly covers but this one has just one cover - a fine version of Little Richard's Good Golly Miss Molly - as Fogerty takes over song writing. (Little Richard returned the favour by covering Born onThe Bayou.) The songs stripped down would be just OK but the band plays very well and many of the songs break into excellent jamming sessions.
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.
Swamp rock is really not my thing. Just couldn't do it.
Upp och ner. Uppsidorna stora, nedsidorna mest meh. Bästa: Proud Mary Sämsta: Good Golly Miss Molly
Swamp rock. Proud Mary. Vinilo.
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Dat andere album van deze makkers beviel me wat beter, maar ook deze vond ik toch ook weer tof.
Iets teveel CCR deze week wat mij betreft
Ok deze is een zeventje. Maar zo 2x in de week CCR is wel een aanslag op m'n ouwe-lullen-gen hoor.
Verdorie, weer dat belegen gedoe!
Keep on chooglin'
First listen
i need my creedence
Good vibe, great sound - from groovy to rocky. Loved it.
Nära en fyra. Kort album vilket man gillar men vissa låtar är sänken. Keep on chuglin är nog bäst när den bara maler på
Bass grooves, man. This is what holds all Creedence albums together. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to start a no-wave CCR tribute band.
I was excited for this album. I really loved the previous assignment, Cosmo's Factory, and "Proud Mary" is CCR's perfect signature song. "Born on the Bayou" creates a pretty awesome atmosphere for being written by a group from San Francisco. I love their take on "Good Golly, Molly" and "Penthouse Pauper" is fun. There were some moments that I didn't love. I don't know why "Graveyard Train" about did me in, but it pretty much killed my vibe for a long, long while until "Good Golly, Miss Molly" rescued things.
I wasn't disappointed with this one at all. I loved the ones I knew and the ones I didn't...although that Graveyard Train was certainly a long track (uh-huh)...
Yep, that's CCR all right. No surprises. It's fine.
“Proud Mary” would earn this album a 5 even if the rest of the tracks were recordings of a dentist’s drill. Fortunately the tracks still shine in the shadow of that iconic track.
Good stuff
Awesome album
3.5
This is country rock, very American. Kindly short & I thought the singer kind of sounds like Elvis? Maybe it’s just his accent or something. Some of the songs were okay, some were bad, one was great. Final question: what on earth does “chooglin” mean??? Best tracks: Proud Mary (Had no idea this was the original version of this song. I’m mostly familiar with the Glee version, but it’s a classic for a reason), Good Golly Miss Molly Worst tracks: Graveyard Train (lyrically weak, way too long - over 8 minutes in an album with a 33 minute run time is insane for a track this bad), Bootleg (I spent half the song thinking he was saying “Voulez” before I checked the song title)
borrrrrrin
Highs are high, the rest is just meh. Interesting that this album is the origin of Chooglin. 2/5
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.
fun
Fyrsta lagið var gott. Annars ekkert sérstakt.
Old fashioned swamp rock, just like grammaw used to make.
that was amazing
3.5/5 It's a style of music I'm used to/like, and reminds me of my childhood. I recognized songs, which made me happy. I'm starting to think I need repetition and predictability. 🤣 Also, music from the 60's automatically makes me think there is some kind of historical context or reference and I get excited to research it cause I'm a nerd. 🤓
Great mix of jam and hits
Not for me.
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.
This is getting a 5. First time listen and it makes me feel bad the other ccr album only got a 4. This is quality music. Only downside is Proud Mary reminds me of a work christmas do when i was the new team member and was forced to dance to the god awful ike and tina turner version. We were all in a circle doing this stupid hand motion and I must have been doing a brilliant job of looking like i was having fun because a woman from another table tried to dance with me and i full on blanked her. Her mates came and rescued her. It makes me cringe now. It would never have worked out, I hate dancing. So close to dropping this to a 4.
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
I was honestly expecting more from the album. I really enjoyed the last CCR album by them but this was disappointing to say the least, and the third song took a lot out of me. It wasn’t awful but I thought it’d be more.
CCR - kind of a straightforward American band without too much outward complexity, standard four piece 60s blues based music that oh by the way my generation was completely overexposed to as kids and teenagers on classic radio. I would rarely keep them on the dial... and yet... I guess I'm kind of surprised that I don't entirely dislike this band. e.g. when it comes down to it "Born On The Bayou" is just kind of fantastic and I should probably finally admit I've always liked it. It's like...98% one chord for 5 minutes and some slow 7th chord riffing... and goddamn if it doesn't groove. I keep thinking about if this song were recorded today, it would be completely fkd up by quantization and perfection and tuning but it's entirely the human element that crushes this song. Unfortunately the problem with this album is that it never gets far beyond that simplicity and when it doesn't groove it's just terribly boring. "Graveyard Train" is a plodding waste of time and space. Uninteresting blues riffs with nowhere to go. There are two undeniably great songs in here; Bayou and "Proud Mary" which is such a classic that it almost feels like nobody wrote it, it just always existed - so it's worth a listen but the overall inconsistency makes it hit and a little more miss. There would be better albums to come (i.e."Cosmo's Factory") but save a few obvious tracks to your library from this one and move on. 5/10 2 stars.
Very strong and iconic album. Sweet Mary really is a defining track of both CCR and this album.
Good album to have on in the background or whilst driving. Has some pretty rousing songs, would listen to again - I already own the "Greatest Hits"
Meh, maybe I need more time to get into this
Awesome sauce.
I constantly overlook the fact John Fogerty is not from the bayou. Do people from the bayou have problems with these songs? Is this a concept album? Graveyard Train was a highlight. Seemingly mellow walk through a very sad story. The jamming and guitar tone on Keep On Chooglin' another highlight for me. Good guitars, groovy melodies. Doesn't have my favorites from CCR, but still down with it.
I decided to take a little drive while listening to this one as it reminds me so much of driving around with my dad as a kid. Big CCR guy. This album opens up with such a killer riff, man. The type of riff that makes you go, “oh, yeah. that’s the stuff.” It is crazy to me that Fogerty was able to just channel this character so well. Apparently out of nowhere, too. Guy just stared at a wall and thought about the bayou. True story. This album is so cool. Green Onions type cool. Cigarette jet black hair type cool. Love the twangy noodles. Love Fogerty’s silly accent. Of course, I’ve got my nostalgia glasses on and could see how someone would be bored by this journey through some guy’s lucid swamp dream but I am here for it. Not to be taken too seriously, just have some fun and keep on chooglin.
I remember when AC/DC came on the scene. It was like nothing else. And I remember seeing documentaries later that described the shock wave of that guttural voice, screaming out songs like Back in Black. We all thought it was something totally new. But now I realize it was just an echo of John Fogarty from Creedence Clearwater Revival. It’s funny, if you go back and listen to Little Richard‘s version of Good Golly, Miss Molly, even he uses guttural vocalizations from time to time, so it’s nothing new. But even he didn’t sing that way all the time. That seems to be what John Fogerty brought to rock ‘n’ roll. Long before AC/DC and all the Cookie Monster metal bands that would follow. I must say I do like the harmonica in some of these Credence songs, and I appreciate how bluesy they are, and just like Wikipedia said I could hear them trying to imitate Steve Cropper‘s guitar (he of Blues Brothers fame), just not as well. Proud Mary is the best effort here and it still sounds like something you would see in a movie made for boomers. Credence has a dozen or more really great songs, but they’re all on other albums.
Hard to say how much I liked it. Graveyard train was such a slog in such a short album, but penthouse pauper was great.
What impresses me most about CCR is their consistency. And that consistency seems to be born of simplicity and hard work. Just 4 guys—2 brothers accompanied by 2 neighborhood classmates—who started playing together as early as 1959, with no additional personnel on this record, which all sounds to be recorded live and was self-produced by writer/singer/guitar player Mr. Fogerty himself. Simply, they worked out a handful of songs that give their Northern California band a distinct Southern Rock feel, throw a blurry album cover over it and whamm-o! a timeless record. And hardworking because not only was this the first of three records they released in 1969, but they would go on to release 2 more in 1970, not to mention their fantastic debut in 1968, nor their arguable masterpiece released in 1970 (the first of two albums released that year I might add.) And each of those album’s finds the band reinventing themselves, all while maintaining their consistency. It’s like the 1960s equivalent of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard without all that psych rock madness or PR. My one knock on this album is in regards to those few moments where Mr. Fogerty’s adopted, Southern affectation starts to overstay its welcome. His pronunciation of “boinin’” on “Proud Mary” in particular makes me grind my teeth a bit. But nonetheless! A few future album cuts aside, the songs on this album might be the most consistent, and straight-ahead grooviest and rockin-est of CCR’s releases. This album certainly maintains a pure rock sound that, after this, is abandoned a bit in favor of a sound that leans a little more pop. I especially liked the longer cuts “Born on the Bayou,” “Graveyard Train,” and “Keep on Chooglin’.” “Bootleg” kicks my ass as well. As does the ripping Little Richard cover “Good Golly Miss Molly.” I better stop myself before I go ahead and namecheck every song on the album because they’re all good! Beyond consistency, Bayou Country has a unique identity unto itself. It works as a concept album of sorts; a California band experimenting with another region’s rock sound. Playing musical dress up of sorts and ultimately owning a different sound that’s all their own. All that, and I could listen to this album on loop for hours and hours honestly. It’s that consistent. 4 stars. Keep on chooglin’.
Something about this album just isn’t clicking for me, even after 3 listens over a couple of days. I am not sure if it’s the album’s problem, or mine. I am not counting out CCR… this is just the first time I’ve given them a real, honest listen. There are some guitar parts that feel *awesome*, like they really get you going. The lead singer is selling it on those first two tracks. But I feel pretty distant from this music, like it’s a culture I will always be an outsider to, and I’m craning my neck for some vantage point to get a proper look in, but it’s no use. It all feels a little foreign to me. I think I need another entryway in, and maybe there’s another CCR album that gets me there. For me, 3 stars is “had a good time,” and I’m still standing outside the venue, trying to figure out what the whole thing is about.
I'm beyond stoked that this album was my first piece of homework. CCR is a band that has always strategically placed critical thoughts in my cranium. Now I may be biased, seeing as how I peeked at the track list before spinning the record....but the album is choogy man. It choogs. With a BPM that resonates with trudging through a swamp, driven forward only by fear as the growl of John Fogerty creeps up behind you. The album is swamp rock, but you can't write about the chug without payingn homage to artists like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. The Album is rural blues with a little more foliage. Coming in from 1969 you can see where The Eagles found inspiration for tracks like Witchy Woman and Chug All Night. All in all the album is tight. It's pulls from so many obvious spaces while still remaining its own. Hell Yea.
The best gritty swamp rock that came out of Berkley California for sure. They had a theme and went with it, what is musical cosplay called anyway? Either way they are classic for a reason. Normal favourites Born On The Bayou, Good Golly Miss Molly and Proud Mary but a new favourite in Graveyard train for the dirty harmonica. Will listen to again, makes me want to get a pair of alligator boots.
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
Короткий и крутой альбом, после которого хочется либо летать на вертолёте, либо пойти плавать на лодке по болотам. Данную атмосферу только больше подпитывает невероятно утрированная манера речи солиста, которую даже словами трудно описать. Это уже не просто южный акцент, а нечто выходящее за рамки акцентов и переростающее в абсурд и пародию, но альбом от этого становится только лучше. (8)
Easy listening
Perus ccr jyystöä, rentoa rockia
I heard lots of great tracks attempting to listen to this album with help from our new Google assistant ! I loved the title track and most of the rest of the album. 3/4* ?
Standard.
2* Not really my cup of tea
This is what “swamp” rock is all about
Just dreadful. So slow. Other than proud Mary this album really does not do CCR justice
Not my favorite
Much preferred this to their previous album and good rock. not super memorable though.
CCR are awesome. This album has some loose and bluesy jams, and some ripping rock n roll. Great example of everything that makes them great. Sweet album cover too.
Killer American icon band and American classic. Steeped in blues rock and soul and yet still edgy at times and rounded off with the super tight crunchy vocals of John Fogerty - this band is one of my favorites of all time. "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary" are true legendary tracks in rock music. This band and album are just tied into the heart of American sounds and culture and I love it. This is such an enjoyable album to put on no matter what you are doing. Active or passive listening- it doesn't matter! "Good Golly Miss Molly" --> sweet fretless bass. Hard to hear at first! Yea this is an easy 5/5 for me.
I knew several of the songs and they are really good songs. There are a couple of songs that I did not know. A few of them were too long. I enjoyed the album though.
With a couple 7+ minute songs, I thought it would feel rambly. But I was engaged the whole time
First one! <3 que buena grabación y groovy country!
It's short and sweet with a high ratio of bangers. What's not to like?
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
Vietnam Undefeated! EZ
Is there any major American songwriter more consistently overlooked than John Fogerty? All the man did was write hits, and once he stopped writing for the band, they put out an album so putrid that no one ever talks about it. This album has the same basic style of the other Creedence albums, with plenty of songs that you already know. I don't like it as much as Cosmo's factory, but it's solid all the way through 4/5
Huh, I disliked this more than I thought I was going to. I knew southern rock wasn't really my thing, but even though musically it's impressive, it's also pretty boring. Non of the songs really stick out that much, other than perhaps Proud Mary (but that's because I already knew it), and the yell singing done by the singer even starts to get a little grating. None of it was BAD per se, just not interesting or my thing.
Great soundtrack for car rides!!
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
I thought this was an excellent album even though I'm not the biggest CCR fan. Big hits in "Proud Mary" and "Good Golly Miss Molly". Also shoutout for the album being easy and short to listen to - almost 500 albums in on this and I can't tell you how many albums should've been shortened to make it better; I guess people like to think more is better when in many cases it's not. 8/10.
Not sure I've actually listened to this one all the way through before.
A bit short, isn't it? Best track: Proud Mary
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.
Actually quite liked this. Another band I’ve never listened to besides singles but there are a few gems on here. Definitely another case of a band being fairly poorly represented by their most famous tracks.
Grrrrttrreat
TIL: John Fogerty didn’t grow up on the bayou. And he did write Proud Mary. And I’m still sick of CCR.
Another classic from CCR. Not all of it is as strong as Cosmo's Factory, but Born on the Bayou is amazing of course.
Pretty good, has the hits Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. I always thought it was funny how CCR's whole Southern/swamp act was fake.
Love love love
They just sound like they're enjoying themselves more than other bands doing the same schtick, and it makes it so much more enjoyable. Also, they wrote Proud Mary.
Solid CCR. Cosmo’s Factory is better, but this is a good second place
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Fogerty and crew craft a fantastic album. One where each song flows well into the next. All while sounding like the band, and like unique experiences all their own.
Nice swamp rock!! Not sarcastic. I've heard most of these songs and this album is iconic. It doesn't necessarily move me, maybe because I'm so used to the songs, but I know I already like them!
Bayou Country. My dad loved oldies and he liked Creedence. I remember he had the cassette to Willy and the Poor Boys. Brought back some good memories. Back on the Bayou and Proud Mary are the standouts on this album.
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".
Loads of decent tracks here.
Basically no filler on this, their output was crazy.
Always a great listen with CCR. Easy listening, and Fogerty just kills it with his singing and intelligent application of his guitar playing to his songwriting.
CCR never fails to deliver, although in comparison to the other albums, this one falls off slightly as the songs are not as catchy and easy listening
Ooh this was a doozy. I liked Bayou Country better than Cosmos Factory but that's due to a consistent blues rock style and the long jams which were more prominent here. CCR are pretty good with short ones but they know how to make a song breathe, especially Graveyard Train and Keep on Chooglin'. I've heard Proud Mary various times but I never knew CCR wrote it or knew the song title so that was a welcomed surprise. Also a fantastic song. The title track and Bootleg were enjoyable tracks as well. And with Good Golly Miss Molly and Penthouse Pauper being decent, this album is definitely up there with the best I've reviewed so far. Makes me want to listen to Cosmos Factory again and see if I can change that review.
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
CCR's second album is when the band started gaining momentum and it was the start of a group of essential albums they released over a short period of time in the late 60's. This isn't their best, but definitely was the blueprint for greater things to come. Their sound, the hits and John Fogerty's amazing songwriting is already evident on Bayou Country. A near classic!
I think Green River is still my favorite, but this album is great in its own right and opens with possibly my favorite CCR tune. There really weren't any missteps I could hear, and I gave it two listens in a row because I enjoyed it so much.
Very good album. 4/5
Best song: Proud Mary
Fine – perfectly fine – for what it is, but also basic and slight and just endlessly straightforward. Notes all fall into place, not one of them is risky. Plus, a "Good Golly Miss Molly" cover? I mean, why? It's okay not to be psychedelic or hippies (which they don't actually sound that different from); it's good to be competent and crisp, sure, but isn't it reasonable to expect some imagination, for Chrissakes.
Not my favorite CCR record, but it does have my favorite track of theirs, ‘Born on the Bayou.’ This album would benefit from a little focus. It gets a little too noodly in parts and makes the album seem longer than it actually is. Having said that, John Fogerty’s vocals and guitar playing are incredible. I grew up listening to this band so it’s hard for me to give them anything less than a four.
Jammy blues, southern swamp themed. Heard many of these songs before. Well put together but don’t love the music.
3/7, 43%
The house band to the Vietnam War.
some songs I had heard, okay!
it's nice but it ain't my thing at all
notes - ccr’s second album, first of 3 albums they released that year - “swamp rock “ , id say thats accurate - produced by ccr singer songwriter guitarist john fogerty - trying to follow up their first charting single - john fogerty has this super gritty and soulful sound that pairs really well with the “swamp” vibe fav - bootleg - cool acoustic guitar and repeating lead part least fav - keep on chooglin - just sits on the same chord for pretty much the whole song enjoyable songs in the background but not my fav, 2.5/5
Decent
Classic
Parfait album d'automne, avec la vibe blues.
ok
Felt like I was sitting through a film marathon of Apocalypse Now - Forest Gump - Platoon. Pretty awesome.
CCR dad rock. Proud Mary
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
Get me a beer and a swamp boat with one of them big fuck off propellers on the back STAT
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...
Some brilliant stuff here
full listen album, not good seperately
cool album cover
Good vibes and definitely a cover-to-cover listen.
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.
This is a real Classic. Great Swampy sound all the way through and a couple of bangers. It's good to put on and let run.
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.
Very good classic rock bluesy album. Probably my favorite from CCR. Clearly an overheard classic, but still great.
Nice album to listen on the road. The best of the blues rock.
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.
loved, CCR is always amazing.
like this blue grassy sound. worth another listen
blues assez cool, pas chiant comme leur autre album sudiste
Muito bom o sonzao
Gran album, agrega mucho tono al country-rock-etc esperado de CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bayou Country Genre: Country Rock, Blues Rock Score: Decent 8 Favorite Songs: Born On The Bayou, Bootleg, Graveyard Train, Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper, Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin’
Innovative, a new sound, fantastic artist wo has started her journey
idk
have heard most of this album over the years. I didnt realise rolling on the river was sampled from here
Great listen, feels like I’m in a chopper over Vietnam.
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.
Always liked the raw, bluesy rock of CCR. I like John Fogerty's raspy voice and lead guitar work. Of course, Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary are the big hits, but there is some nice work on Graveyard Train, and Keep on Chooglin, even though those two songs are a bit too long. CCR did a good job of covering Good Golly Miss Molly. Liked Fogerty's harmonica, too.
Good, had a lot of classics.
Born on the baaaaaaaajou! Proud Mary. Really solid swamp rock blues. Not the biggest number of hits.
Some good old classic rock
Album absolutely slaps. I could listen to all 7 basslines all day. Favorite track: Keep on Chooglin'
Enjoyed the swamp rock vibe. Fav track: Bootleg
Consistent in mood, style, quality, lyrics, polish, and self-confidence. This is the record that defined the CCR "mythos", and maybe that's why this is in the book over Cosmo's Factory, Green River, or Willy and the Poor Boys. Proud Mary is their best ever song though, so hard to imagine it being left out.
classic but not my kind of music, good to listen too whilst working
Solid. Wailier than I usually like, but actually enjoyed it
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
An interesting mixture of rock, blues, and country, which gives you energy and happiness. There really wasn't any bad song throughout the album. This definitely goes into my playlist.
Classic. Not the most inventive - behind the CCR signature style - but supremely listenable.
Just didn’t do it for me. I really wanted to like it but I couldn’t.
Love the album cover.
great sunday
Rating: 6/10
Awesome
Great blues. House-filling presence even on a small system. Graveyard Train and Chooglin are twice as long as they should be, Proud Mary is perfect, and the rest are very good. But you can put this on over and over. That's worth a lot! (prior listen)
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?
CCR has always been the definitive swamp rock band. As an album, this one sort of lacks consistency between songs. Graveyard Train is a boring snoozer but then the cover of Good Golly Miss Molly and Penthouse Pauper are real bangers with some fantastic guitar lines. Overall, not their best, but a good album.
Classic!
5/5, penthouse pauper and good golly miss Molly especially are some of the finest blues playing I've ever heard. Perfect record.
While these guys were never my favorite, there is some good funky stuff on this album.
The best of the unbelieveable CCR run? I think so.
Another good album from them CCR boys!
Great band and great album,
Yeehaw! 3 stars
Remember the first Kings of Leon album? That was like a modern reboot of the original Creedence universe. This album isn't the strongest collection of songs which makes me wonder why it's included in the book. The production, however, is incredible. It really sounds great and keeps me chooglin'.
"Chooglin" is not a real word
Swampy
swampy bluesy piano, electric guitar. doorsesque. Born on the Bayou is a solid driving fun song; Proud Mary probably my favorite on the album. Like a lot of these sorta bluesrock albums I've heard, every song is at least pretty good, but only a few make me wanna come back [8-8.5]
Really good swamp rock. John Fogharty’s guitar tone is worth the price of admission alone.
I love their stuff, this one is a nice and tight album with some staying power and brilliant swampy blues.
These guys are great - distinctive voice and sound, great energy, and really fun songs. 4/5, last track of the original 7 drags it down. Born On The Bayou and Proud Mary are super songs.
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.
CCR could be the only artist to have two albums released in the same year included in the '1001 Albums...' book? Bayou Country (158) and Green River (163) are separated by only four pages. This fact is as baffling as it is impressive. It's a real struggle to see what it is about CCR's music that is particularly interesting, influential, or noteworthy. To me it just seems to be competent but unchallenging soft rock music. Added to that, I found this album to also be quite irritating and annoying, which I guess is at least something to mark it out as different to the other two CCR albums that have passed through my ear canals. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Proud Mary Date listened: 27/07/22
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
Another great record from CCR. I think my biggest complaint, is that CCR is more of a singles band. That being said, the jams on here are tasty. Favorite tracks: "Born on the Bayou", "Proud Mary", "Penthouse Pauper"
Shorter album, but a good listen. A little more raw/early sounding. Standouts are: "Born on the Bayou", "Proud Mary",
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.
Hyvän mielen levy. Sure shot
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.
some classic hits, and some songs I hadn't heard/didn't know that well. fun times!
A timeless classic with some of their biggest hits. CCR is and always will be a unique band with a unique sound.
A pretty solid album with no skips, ot exactly revolutionary i felt but it wss definitly good
Fuck yes! I love me some CCR. This is the soundtrack of my early childhood, my dad in the kitchen cooking up dinner for his three rambunctious daughters, the shitty Sony radio on the countertop with this tape in it filling our house with good time tunes. They are the most classic of all the classic rocks for me because of the way they take me back to that place in an instant. John Fogerty has one of the all-time greatest voices because of the way it fuses blues/rock/country sounds into an unforgettable gritty rasping growl. The lyrical content and themes are perfectly complimented by the badass honky tonking guitar work. It's a whole ass mood of down home fun. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin', chasin' down a hoodoo there.
Love credence and even better to listen to sitting by a pool 🔆
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
gotta love this gritty, bluesy sound. Great album
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...
Creedance Clearwater Revival nous avait offert un premier album absolument minable, ils ne déçoivent pas avec ce second opus, qui est en tout point aussi affligeant que le premier.
Half an hour of jarring harmonica soloes and affected Southern-ness by Californians who are, somehow, even less convincing than Brits like Zeppelin and the Stones when they dipped their toes in the Bayou water. This stuff is why we needed punk rock.
4.5. CCR is one of the best bands ever and this is a great album.
J’aime beaucoup le côté volontairement répétitif de cet album. On installe un groove qui devient une texture par dessus laquelle on ajoute des couleurs. John Fogerty se donne toujours au maximum. Good Golly Miss Molly est de trop et gâche un peu la sauce.
Meh, je comprends pourquoi cet album est là. Proud Mary est quand même une chanson bien écrite et qui fonctionne, mais je ne suis pas un fan du style du groupe. Ça se ressemble souvent avec John Fogerty qui chante une mélodie et la guitare qui lui répond. Ça devient redondant.