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Great album, I loved the melodic guitar through the album, and also the singer vocal range and tone makes a full joy of a listen, I almost felt like in the old west listening to it, I have to rank it at 8.5 of 10
Short and sweet. Pretty typical of CCR and not exactly a standout, but still a vibe for the right time and place.
For a band from Northern California, CCR definitely infused a good amount of swamp feeling in this album with “Born on the Bayou.” If the only thing that came out of this was “Proud Mary” for Tina Turner to cover, that would have been enough to justify the record’s existence. Happily, there is more than that to like.
Pleasant enough but coming on the back of a few American jamming style albums it wasn’t the best time to appreciate its strengths. The musicianship is good, it’s all very pleasant. Overall a bit like ordering a chocolate brownie at the end of a nice pub meal. You probably didn’t strictly need it, it’s not going to blow your socks off, but you enjoy it nonetheless.
I do love Creedence but in my mind this is a good album but not a great one. They are notable for thier unique sound. A gritty southern American blues comes to mind.. Its all there in that regard. Where it slightly misses the mark for me is the combination of diversity and the qty of quality songs. Some songs are good in parts but the song "Graveyard Train" was an example of taking the riffing to excess which makes the songs blend into 1. They dont have a unique soul as often as I came to expect from Creedence but ironically its whats gives them their appeal just not well adjusted overall for the album. Maybe its that blues style shadowing you get with this type of music where you sing a word(s) and then get a guitar answering jingle. Probably they could do with more vocal variation on many sections of the lesser songs as makes one song to the next similar. Excellent harmonica at times as well for worthy mention. Strong 3 / weak 4 would be my conclusion. Difficult album to review as I love them and their sound and they are legends to me but trying to be critical. Its all there just not landed as a whole album in my view.
A decent but fairly plodding American blues-rock album. If you like that sort of thing, which I do, this albums delivers it. I didn't think it was anything particularly special, though, and it did all seem very low tempo. There are some good licks and soulful vocals all the way through, just lacking a bit of energy.
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CCR reminds me of my late brother
My biggest takeaway from Bayou Country is that is demonstrates how great John Fogerty's voice was. Even when these songs are less than inspired, the vocals make it at least enjoyable. The album starts strong with "Born on the Bayou" but quickly falls off. "Bootleg" never really gets started and "Graveyard Train" is a blues tune that's stuck in the same mode for far too long. The blues influence on this is stronger than on their later albums, and that's not always a good thing. Thankfully the second half is much stronger; the songs feel livelier, even if they still feel very linear. It's striking how much "Proud Mary" stands out from the back - it's basically a pop song next to the others, and it foreshadows how their songwriting would improve. Not a bad album but certainly less interesting than their later work.
I thought Suzie Q was the closing track but realize that was Spotify continuing to play. They should have had Suzie Q close this album because that is legitimately one of my Top 10 favorite songs of all time. It's foreboding and exciting and having heard it 1000x I still feel like something might jump out around the next corner. As for this album, great hits, more bluesy than I was expecting. Is this the most overlooked great American band?
Decent CCR album, not their best, has some of their hits on it but not that great.
"Bayou Country" features a distinctive, murky, and rhythmic atmosphere that was largely the creative vision of band leader John Fogerty, whose gritty, bluesy vocals ground each track. Running at 33 minutes and 56 seconds, the album is concise and well-paced. The rhythm section of Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford is exceptionally tight and straightforward, providing a solid foundation for John Fogerty’s songwriting. Aside from 'Proud Mary', which has a lovely laid-back guitar solo from John Fogerty, my favourite track is 'Keep On Chooglin’' - that phrase is a totally made-up invention of John Fogerty. Sounds great though, doesn't it? "Bayou Country" remains an engaging, focused, and gritty piece of roots rock. Four stars. Side one 1 "Born on the Bayou" (5/5) 2 "Bootleg" (4/5) 3 "Graveyard Train" (3/5) Side two 1 "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (4/5) 2 "Penthouse Pauper" (4/5) 3 "Proud Mary" (5/5) 4 "Keep On Chooglin'" (5/5) Total - 30 Average - 4.29 356/1001 190/356 albums reviewed were new to me.
Best one yet. Credence rocks
Love the sound of their music, a fun listen.
I like it. I like this band.
I don't vibe with their music 100 %, but I have to respect that the totally nailed that swampy bluesy vibe.
Decent
ну совсем какой-то рокнрол, очень мне скучно это
Classic blues rock. Heard many songs before.
Not the best CCR album. 2.9/5
Good
Pretty ok. Short.
Some amazing songs on here. The two extended jam songs are cool, but keep it from being a 5.
Not my genre but I quite liked it
I got another CCR album (Cosmo's Factory) earlier that week which was much better. Proud Mary is great of course.
QUE BELLA ERES ARETHAAAA
Not bad. Very very American but it has catchy hooks and strong vocals
me gustó.
It’s just so classic American rock. How could anyone not like this??
Favorite Track: Born On The Bayou
Anything CCR is 5 stars for me.
Enjoyed this, will definitely listen again
Maybe it's because I don't like this swamp rock stuff, but apart from Proud Mary and the first track, this shit dull and feels inauthentic. A great voice let down by boring musicianship and poor songwriting. And Tina did Proud Mary better anyway.
A short, enjoyable album though I didn't like it as much as the last CCR on this list. Favourites: Keep On Chooglin'
det er et meget country album, men det er ikke overaskende siden det hedder "Bayou Country" forsangerens vocal fry syndes jeg er ret sjov, det giver en god tekstur til musikken born on a bayou: 3,8 bootleg: 3 gravyard train: 2,5: virkelig lang og i min mening ret intet sigende good golly miss molly: 6,2: faktisk en ret god sang, første gang jeg for alvor hørte, at de var et rock band penthouse pauper: 5,8: minder meget om miss Molly, men jeg kunne bedere lide miss Molly end den her Proud Mary: 7,1 virkelig god, noget man kunne hører i radioen i minasota (jeg har aldrig været i minasota, men det gav mig bare den fornemmelse) keep on chooglin': 2,1: virkelig ikke fan af den her sang, jeg tror det var den blanding af den ret ekstreme mengde harmonika, der var plus bare den måde han udtalte chooglin' på, det var bare lift mærkeligt
John Fogerty might've written Born on the Bayou, but in fact he was born in Berkeley. Bayou Country, and CCR in general will always take you back to some memory where you were driving down the highway with the windows down, or they came on in some dive bar with no AC and the house started rocking. The opening riff to Born on the Bayou absolutely defines iconism, Bootleg is that deep swamp tune in a musty bar where most the patrons are mosquitoes, Graveyard Train and Keep on Chooglin' are paying their respects to the delta greats and harkin back to Howlin Wolf through Duane Allman. Sure, CCR might make some truly marketable music, but does that matter if you fall into that target demographic?
Мощные и плотные. Слушал с удовольствием.
Good memories
Famously, Creedence released three albums in a single year. This is the first of them and you can't help but think that they were holding back the best for later, because this album doesn't scream "overflowing with exciting new ideas". For a start it has seven songs spread over 30 minutes. And since 15 of those 30 minuted are taken up with what are essentially 2 jams, it's not promising. And a cover version of Good Golly Miss Molly doesn't make it seem like you've got so many songs you don't know where to begin. A couple of the other songs seem a bit like filler. Penthouse Pauper is competent blues, but not much more than that. Okay it's got Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou, but after that it gets a bit thin. It's an enjoyable listen and never less than that, but there are certainly other CCR albums you'd reach for first.
This album demonstrates Fogerty’s ability to just shit hits. It’s dirty, muddy, dark, and ominous. Love the album
This is quintessential CCR right here. This is their sophomore effort, but it clearly builds off of their debut album, "Creedence Clearwater Revival". Bayou Country might be only seven tracks, but boy, does it pack a punch. Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary both went on to propel the band and their unique sound forward. Not surprisingly, their cut of Good Golly Miss Molly is stellar as well. Other tracks, such as Bootleg and Graveyard Train, give listeners a deeper dive into their southern rock, folk, and blues-oriented grooves, and what would be the epitome of the band as we know them today. This album is a major part of how you recognize CCR when you hear them on the radio.
Most of my hesitation with CCR is that their albums have always played like mixtapes to me instead of larger projects. I mostly feel that way here. Definite fan of CCR and their unique sound they developed, this one is a high 3.
Very solid, though honestly sort of unremarkable in many places? I enjoyed it!
2-3 amazing songs but the album is so short. Only 34 minutes and 8 of those are from my least favorite track of the album.
Good album. The only problem was that “Graveyard Train” went on for too long. Everything else was just a funky and swampy good time.
Why what we have here is a I say, a big ol' gumbo pot, why i do delcare, of uhh i say stolen bayou valour. Yes indeed, as sure as the Louisiana mists pour into my mint julep, the singer is of Irish descent and from California and doing a vaguely racist impression. I say I say. I hate the appropriation here. It's borderline musical blackface. At the very least, it's claiming some sort of Acadian lineage, which might not be as offensive to most, but still sucks. The music itself is unfortunately good to great, despite the queen mother of riverboat songs. Hey, I liked this, so just imagine if I was a guy with aggression problems in a helicopter over a country who had committed the heinous crime of making political decisions for themselves?? I would probably like it even more. Alas, I am none of those things and therefore I shrug thusly and give this a higher score than I wanted to. And uhh hey guys??? The photographer really fucked up your album cover. I can't see shit, and I'm certain a few fine upstanding youngsters as yourself would want your fans to see your smiles. It's a real shame. Maybe an idea for the expanded edition. 3 GENRE: Rich guys who "don't want to do anything touristy" while they're in New Orleans.
4.5. Not their best but very solid.
listened to this while meal prepping for the week. was a little repetitive, but became sort of meditative in that way! lots of classics and i love the sound of the guitar and the singer’s voice. overall not one i would put on regularly, but good for road tripping and impressing dads.
Das war das erste Mal, dass ich ein komplettes Album von dieser Band gehört habe. Viel Einfluss vom Blues, deshalb klingt es sehr amerikanisch. Am besten gefallen mir die Töne von den verzerrten Gitarren und die Stimme des Sängers.
Not my taste
Spoko brzmienie, z tej płyty pochodzi orginal Proud Mary, która apozniej wykonała Tina Tuner.
Bluesy rock classics
Need more Creedence music in this world Best Song: Born On the Bayou Rating: 8.0/10 Starts: 4
Another very solid and enjoyable album from CCR. Good Golly Miss Molly was surprisingly good too.
Not my cup of tea.
Yeah i'll choogle to that.
7/10 won't revisit but was fun
Three albums in one year. Not one of them bad. Yikes dude.
This started well but lost its way, becoming a bit too derivative what with its near instrumentals and covers. But it's fine. Not the heights they would reach.
I liked some of it. Not bad.
I don’t know man. I listened to the wrong CFR album all day yesterday but what do I care.
That's the last of the CCR albums on the list. R.I.P. "Willy And The Poor Boys". Favorite track: Proud Mary 3.5/5
A decent swamp rock album with a nice bluesy tone. The element that shines the most are the vocals. John Fogerty's voice screams "classic rock voice" thanks to how raspy and full of attitude it is. It also reminds a lot to Chris Cornell and Robert Plant, just to make clear how characteristic it is. The rest? It is fine. The instruments sound very good and play some decent rock mixed with blues tunes. Nothing that truly caught my attention though. I do also have to add. If it wasn't for the two super long tracks, "Graveyard Train" and "Keep On Chooglin'", I think I would rate the album higher. Unfortunately, they are very long and monotonous, which ended up impacting my overall opinion. Apart from that, I think it is a decent album with its moments of fun.
Great
I really liked most of the songs, but specifically 'good golly miss molly' I thought that was the best song in the album because it was high energy. As well as being very fun to dance to!
I loved this. Wished it was three times as long.
perfect album imo. has it all, compact, style, lyrics, i like it all, would listen to it a thousand more times. this is what i like
Iba a decir que ni fu ni fa, que estaba bueno, pero nada muy destacable. Por suerte escuché “Proud Mary”, temónn, me gusta hasta más que la más conocida de la banda que es “have you ever seen the rain”
Siendo honesto me tocó otro álbum de CCR estos días en otro grupo, desde que los escuché me gustan aún más ! Este álbum a diferencia del otro es mucho más country. La voz del cantante suena más grave pero es increíble ! Es un álbum corto y que se escucha fácil, la escencia pura del country californiano. Top Picks 1- bootleg (muy movida) 2- Good golly miss milla (bailable) 3- Penthouse Paper (solo de guitarra DE OTRO PLANETA)
rollin🐊🐊🦅🇺🇸
Man, nobody sounds like John Fogerty. Makes everything seem awesome.
Feelgood papparock vibe
Simplemente no es para mí. Bastante zzzzzz.
60's classic
chooglin'
This is the third CCR entry on the list, and this one might be considered a concept album, as most of the tracks are bayou-related. The last track is essentially a concert-ending track, so it’s rather lengthy. Overall it’s a short album, but not quite up to the five-star level of the other CCR albums. It’s still enjoyable for me though.
This album cover does a good job depicting the feeling I get right before I'm gonna throw up. Highlight: 'Proud Mary' (another oft-covered song that I don't have a strong preference about; they're all decent) Meaningful life advice: 'Keep on Chooglin' (this word made it to Wiktionary but I have definitely never heard it before)
Not really my thing, and that's okay. I can appreciate the vocal performance, but that's really the only thing that's doing something for me.
Bayou Country rejects almost everything rock music would spend the next decade mistaking for seriousness. It is: * compact * functional * atmospheric * repeatable * physically grounded The songs emerge from: * roads * rivers * labour * bars * weather * movement —not fantasy, virtuosity, or symbolic grandeur. John Fogerty understands that ordinary people do not experience life as “conceptual journeys.” They experience: * exhaustion * pressure * brief joy * escape fantasies * work * momentum So the music avoids: * bloat * self-display * technical peacocking * progressive inflation * mystic abstraction Instead it trusts: * groove * repetition * compression * emotional directness * durable songwriting CCR’s great achievement is making highly constructed music feel like shared civic atmosphere rather than authored prestige. The band sound: * competent * grounded * among people —not above them. This is why the music remained woven into American life rather than trapped in “classic album” reverence. These songs became: * barbecue music * driving music * beer music * work music * memory music They function socially. The album also reveals a broader truth about American culture: the counterculture was never outside the machine. It rapidly developed its own: * economies * hierarchies * mythologies * retail ecosystems * aristocracies Yet CCR stand slightly apart from that. They sound suspicious of both authority and utopianism. The music recognises systems, pressure, fatigue, commodification and drift — but without collapsing into cynicism. Which is why the album still breathes. It treats music not as transcendence, but as accompaniment to lived reality.
So it was like not my type of music but I liked recognizing the blues stuff but there was only like one song that stood out to me and even that I wouldn’t listen to but it’s not bad it’s really good judt not for me
Southern twangy vibes and songs that evoke a lot of nostalgia, with great beats, harmonica, and electric riffs--when I think "Americana," CCR is what my mind conjures up.
Light 7.
Gillar skivomslaget mer än albumet :) Jag är en av dem som genuint gillar CCR. Gillar Fogertys röst, de samhällskritiska texterna och rocken förstås. Jag tycker dock inte att detta är ett av deras bästa album Storheten av Proud Mary ska jag inte ta ifrån dem, den är mycket bra! Men resten är bara ok för mig.
Solid album. Never listened to whole CCR album, and it was great.
2nd Creedence Clearwater Revival album I’ve come across on this list. Fun bluesy roots rock. Recognize a few songs obviously like Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. Good stuff. Fun overall and just rocks throughout. Everything here is good. No down tracks. Love the guitars here. Penthouse Pauper is a stand out for some fun guitars. This feels like an easy 4. Nothing pushes it to 5, but it’s great. Just a great classic rock blues sound. CCR is just a distinct sound with Fogerty’s voice.
s'fukken Creedence man. What else do you want? This'un's not as deep as the other. S'go wit a flat 3
Although this album is only 33 minutes, it feels so much longer. Songs that are 8-9 minutes long that just repeat the same riff and lyric and go nowhere!
Helt okej skiva, klassisk men ingen superfavorit för mig.
Maybe my favorite CCR album
music is love
Album came up while I was in New Orleans. Matched the vibe perfectly.
It's fine
Proud Mary obviously hit big but everything else about this record reads a little cynical. Led Zeppelin stole from blues icons but at least they didn’t make “the delta” part of their branding.
ohyeahbaby
pretty cool, i like the sounds of the instruments, it's pretty great! i can understand why they were pretty big back then
Bayou Country is my 100th album in this project, so it's time for some stats: 5 star albums: 9 4 star albums: 39 (including Bayou Country) 3 star albums: 35 2 star albums: 15 1 star albums: 2 My favourite decade seems to be 1960s and my favourite genre after 100 albums is punk. Let's see what the stats look like after 200 albums.
Somehow CCR released three albums in 1969 and they were all good. This was my review for Green River and, by gum, it still works. I did enjoy that one a little bit more than this one but no major complaints.
These guys don’t do a lot of bad songs! Classic album
Alright. Not my favourite CCR songs. 3.5 stars
Keep on chooglin!
genial como todo lo de creedence
3.6/5
HELL YES TO CCR what a group, what a sound, what a feeling. this makes me want to be in new orleans with a cold beer at a smokey bar. such a groovy and spooky mix in the best way.
RATING: 3/5 The use of the word chooglin is baffling what does it mean??! This is very much aligator wresting music especially Born On The Bayou. Also insane to have a 30 min album and then 2 songs are half of that?? FAV SONG: Proud Mary (mostly cause of glee ofc) and Good Golly Miss Molly, the guitar just hits. DURATION: 33m 53s, 7 songs DATE: 19/05/26
I already knew some of the songs but not by name. I'm happy it found me, I enjoyed it
só conseguia pensar que proud mary toca em glee. not really my vibe but i think it's pretty solid.
Iconic southern rock.
J'avais hâte d'écouter un album avec peu de morceaux. Je ne peux pas dire que j'avais vu juste. En trois mots : long, ennuyeux, répétitif.
Nice southern rock, ccr is a classic for a reason
The big songs are very big and great, the rest ist unfortunately pretty mediocre.
CCR continue their run of great albums and make me feel their Best Of is just too short. The only downside I’ll throw at this is that for such a relatively short album, final track Keep On Chooglin’ outstays it’s welcome a bit.
My mom's a pretty big fan of CCR. She's been trying to convince me to hear her out on the Fogerty brothers for years. I still think she's crazy.
I could be wrong, but I don't tend to think of CCR as an album band, but more of a singles band. But if that's the trend, this album certainly bucks that. This is all rootsy rock n roll (from them San Francisco boys) and no filler. Just a fantastic album from start to finish...how could I not rank this a 5? Now only if I could figure out what "chasing hoodoos" is.
It's fine. I typically like CCR, but most of this album felt like filler. I think they have better work out there, but then again this is the only full album I've listened to of theirs. Maybe they just have really good singles and all of their full length albums are kinda meh, idk I'll have to listen to them to find out.
Classic. Super fun riffs.
Great album, best known for Born On The Bayou and Proud Mary.
Ben in shock dat Proud Mary niet van Tina Turner blijkt te zijn
Yeehaw Fave: Proud mary
Ik ben een cowboy ik ben een cowboy 🤠🤠
I don't really want to hear this again. I will not keep on chooglin
CCR has always just been ok for me. I am not feeling it. 2
some great tracks. some meh tracks. i like CCR but it averages out in the middle
Another great album. It’s got proud Mary on it. There are some songs that are like eight minutes and that is just too long, but overall every single song is a good song.
I love CCR and this album was no exception. Tasty riffs, cruisin grooves, just an all-around hickory-smoked good time. I knew (and love) all of the songs but two, and they were rockers too. Five stars.
2nd week in a row with a CCR album. It's fine. Not particularly great. Just fine.
One of best of best!!
Magic!
Classic CCR
Great classic rock album
sto country mannaggia a diooo
чілаутно
Short, sweet, and hard.
not my favorite CCR album but does have a few of my favorite songs of theirs on it. I do consider them to be southern rock cosplay bc they're from CA
meh i like swamp rock but this was sort of iffy
not bad, like the sound
Top
33 minutes of peak Creedence. Never mistaken for anything else. John Fogerty was once sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty. As soon as he opens his mouth you know who it is. 1969 release, I don't know much about music at that time but I would think this was a new direction back then. In 1969 the UK top selling single was My Way by Frank Sinatra and the top album was by The Seekers. The 7 minute last track is just them jamming along and I was there along with them. Put it on again after the album finished.
Born On the Fiveyou.
Even though Clutch’s Proud Mary cover is better, this album is still excellent.
Kinda funky, some songs really hit, others not so much.
It catches CCR before refinement starts smoothing the edges. There is hunger in this record. Dirt. You can hear a band realizing that directness is not a limitation; it is their advantage. They do not sound like they are reaching for greatness. They sound like they found a sound strong enough to make greatness possible.
Think I liked the vibe more than the actual songs. Like the idea of being on the bayou fishin’ for gators. Not really that many good songs. Good Golly Miss Molly and Proud Mary can fuck off! My advice to Creedence would be to keep on chooglin’.
Not bad . I dunno what else to say really. Man sings like foghorn leghorn
Love CCR but its just not that good of an album Don't get why this one is on the list.
More Swingin and Sassy than other stuff Ive heard from Creedence. Enjoyed it mostly. Did get bit repetetive in few parts, even though its only 7 songs long
1. "Born on the Bayou" 2. "Good Golly Miss Molly" 3. "Proud Mary"
Since I listened to the last track on this album ‘keep on chooglin’ I literally haven’t been able to stop chooglin since then!!! Must be a good thing
A 4.5 if it was possible. Not totally my musical wheelhouse, but also completely part of my musical history, filled with essential songs for any rock fan. Late night Montreal sports bars would be a lesser experience without this fare.
was considering making a snide comment about these guys being posers from California, but the whole legacy of their work in the South is too complex to flatten into a pot shot. i'm still not a fan of them really, but i respect the focus on groove a lot. this is probably good with a cold beer. deserves to be one of the 1001? eh nah just keep it to the other two
I’m running out of descriptive adjectives for classic rock albums I enjoyed.
old man music
Favourite: born on the bayou Was ight
Pretty good album really no complaints
THIS is a good album
70's master piece <3
Good album. Done really good songs, but also done just OK songs. Vocals as anyways are great. Some really good guitar rhiffs.
Yeaaaaah dawg
Graveyard train is super cool since it tells a story! proud mary is a classic and i really like this one. overall i give this album a 7.5/10. not what i usually listen to but is super nostalgic cuz my dad listened to them a lot as a kid. def worth the listen🙂↕️
keep on chooglin’
Creedence, up till Mardi Gras, produced albums that were great front to back. They're short, kickass, and well written and played. Bayou Country doesn't have my favorite Creedence songs, but it does have Proud Mary so it gets a 4 at least.
8 - it has born on the bayou and proud Mary…
I loved this, such a vibe with audio clip interjections that built a story
Good
bastante bueno. tiene vibras al bango y a la luciérnaga de la princesa y el sapo lindo
I don’t like music like this. But this is a good album. There’s no skips. I just know this is a good album. Every song is really good.
Season: True Fall Favorite Song: Graveyard Train
I've heard CCR for decades on the radio, but don't think I've ever listened to a whole album. I enjoyed it a lot. "Penthouse Pauper" had some great blues guitar that was a treat to hear for the first time. I appreciate this band's unique sound. Grounded as they are in blues, rockabilly, and other American roots music, once John Fogarty opens his mouth, it can only be CCR. :)
Proud Mary is great. It's a strong contender for the song that will be used as THE example of Southern rock in a music history class in a hundred years, which is funny, because they're Californians. Outside of Proud Mary, though.... It's mostly fine. It leans into the blues in Graveyard Train, but it doesn't do enough with it. The harmonica is interesting, but not eight minutes of interesting. In most of the songs, the vamping is kind of boring. This might be due to age and influence, but I can only judge from my own experience, and this draaaaaaaags at times. Still, I care enough to dig into this more than most albums on this list, and it's never bad. At most, it's overlong. But I do want to give special mention to the final song of the album. Keep On Chooglin is a dumb, silly song about a made up word, and I want any Boomer who has made fun of "kids these days" for 6-7 and skibidi to be perpetually reminded of the same flavor of dumb that they loved as kids. I think we as a culture need to do a better job of reminding adults about the dumb stuff they liked, because I've seen and experienced decades of every silly trend being a harbinger of doom for The Youths. Grunge, frosted tips, and neon were going to bring the downfall of civilization, and "fly," "phat," "ratched," and "on fleek" were destroying the English language. Saying "chooglin" while lighting a cigarette is not any better. Children are weird, and they're going to do stuff that doesn't age well. I didn't, though. My taste is evergreen, and you will never find a picture of me planking or wearing a surfer necklace in the snow. I have also never once described a non-food item as "sweet."
4 The two longer songs do drag a bit but the shorter ones are all great. Is quite funny that these guys are from california and weren't born anywhere near the bayou
Yet another CCR hit I've listened to for this challenge. Always good fun listening to them, takes me right to a Louisiana swamp. Proud Mary was my fav song of the album. Born On The Bayou and Graveyard Train (my fav first listen) were my other highlights
I really like. Love the harmonica
cool
Now we are talking, hands down this band shit all over the beetles, and you can’t tell Me otherwise. Obviously they released bigger hits then that are on this album but personally I don’t think you can name a bad song by them. The perfect blend between blues, American rock it just works for me. Americana, folk as well. Voice and guitar work is just incredible. Good golly miss molly and proud Mary are obviously the most notorious. I’m a big fan of bootleg though as it’s got that more of an American rock feel. Penthouse pauper is up there as well just for the actual vibe. All together it’s a brilliant collection.
Strong bluesy vocals , instantly recognisable guitar twangs , classic sounds on this
Minus the proud Mary this is a classic sound!
it's a great album. but it's not CCR at the height of their powers. Such a great band
I love CCR and this was a good album. Some really drawn out songs but nice Southern folkish sound with some blues. Feels like I'm really in the Bayou
Few solid tracks that show off that swampy, rootsy sound, but it never really grabbed me. I didn’t hate it, but it’s not something I’d go back to — 2/5.
Great album …lesser known songs significantly better than those that are played regularly on radio.
A few favorites here, but not their best songs. Still, a great sound from a great band.
I fuckin' love CCR. Keep on chooglin', babeyyyy!
Son quienes cantan "Fortunate song" empezó bien, está muy bueno el disco
All Time Classic
Not my favorite CCR but it’s a damn fine album all the same.
Good collection of songs, always been a fan of CCR and this just solidified that.
Great shit.
I loved this but I can't see myself listening to it on the regular. 3/5
Would be 5 stars even if it was just Proud Mary, but it starts with Born on the Bayou and never lets up
Excellent band - I was surprised at how dark and swampy this sounded.
pas trop fan mais écoutable
L’Amérique dans toute sa splendeur
Not bad
pretty ass
Como pa escucharlo en un auto rumbo al norte del mundo lol es puro rock
Decent
Some great tunes. Love the jams on the last song but real short album on the whole.
Other artists have a voice, Fogerty has a sound, and its uniqueness makes CCR what they are, which is among the best of American Rock.
Great album. Thanks list for the reminder. Reintroduced to Southern Swamp Rocks. One of the 13 CDs I got for a penny.
not my kind of music, enjoyed some songs, some songs were drawn out.
While the singles here are real showstoppers, an album under 40 minutes can't afford two 7+ minute clunkers. Keep on chooglin.
Such a fun album. Enjoyment is crazy from this. One of the best albums for a happy mood. Life is worth living because of albums like these
If “Proud Mary” won’t get you to four stars, what will?
I like this generally, couple of great tracks and some good ones. Graveyard train is a bit long and boring. Interested to explore their discography further.
The band’s sound is there (boy, is it) but the songs aren’t yet, with the obvious exceptions of “Born on the Bayou” and “Proud Mary,” two of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. God did this band sound incredible, though. Best track: “Proud Mary”
Hang on, they're from San Francisco???
I’m surprised how much I liked it. I’m more than 5k miles from any bayou, but this one made me wanna start chooglin
Buen disco, una canción un poco larga y repetitiva, pero el resto de 10
I like it, very bluesy. Then again I experience there's been a little too much CCR in this challenge this far.
Gator hunting music
Some fantastic songs but also a fair bit of filler on what is quite a short album
Enjoyable! ★★★★
graveyard train, WOW.
6.1 Best songs Proud mary Down on the corner Born on the bayou
Great album. Classic! Most songs I knew, some new ones. Love CCR :)
It’s hard for me to be objective, as I have always been a big fan of this band and they were huge during my formative years. But I still think it’s a really good record…and John Fogarty’s voice is so unique. My only criticism is that a couple of the songs run a bit too long, binging it down to a four from a five. I hope that there are more CCR albums on this list.
Great Rock Album. Beyond the obvious tracks Inthink the album is as good, if not better as I hadn’t been saturated by them
Perfectly acceptable if not inspiring 60s/boomer hippy rock - not sure it warrants a revival It’s like if southern food cooked by my Irish nanna - overcooked and with out the soul/spice Either Clearance or Mr Clearwater does a passable Janis Joplin impression. Proud Mary just pales in comparison to Tina’s version - all the right notes but not the passion
This album just kept on chooglin’
Old guy music
Great rock and blues guitar album and fun
Strictly speaking, I shouldn’t really like CCR’s music. Too much blues, too much country, too much America, too much Dixieland romanticism for my taste. And yet I love Fogerty’s music. The sound seems to be deeply rooted in the South (even though Fogerty is from California); the music is heavy, mystical, sweaty, yet at the same time drawn straight from life. With their second album, ‘Bayou Country’, the band found their signature sound: ‘Born on the Bayou’ and ‘Proud Mary’ are the blueprint for future greatness. This is the good stuff.
I already knew Proud Mary beforehand, but the songs sound really cool! Very similar to each other with the rock vibes, but still really good listen, especially for a lock in study session.
great album
3,5
Cool, not my cup of tea but I can appreciate it
This is Jammin' man.
When born on the bayou started, I knew I was in the right place. Proud Mary… yes! Could have done without the good golly Miss Molly cover… but love me some ccr. 4.4
Enjoyed this. Probably doesn’t have a lot of staying power for me. 7/10 Quite Likeable
Tina Turner didn’t write Proud Mary? This thing just taught me that Charles Bradley didn’t write Changes. This is too much for me
This album knows how to evoke an atmosphere.
good golly miss molly banger
It was an interesting listen… more interesting than I expected. My main interest was in hearing the original version of Proud Mary, which was very understated given the subsequent versions. I probably wouldn’t listen to it again but it did not offend me or bore me.
There at least was a bit of rawness on the delivery here, and so some of the emotiveness of blues came through here that hasn’t on similar albums until this point. Some good vocal delivery and sounded a bit like an alt-American led zep. Some familiarity with some of the songs probably helped with this but it doesn’t necessarily leave me wanting more.
I enjoy this album but not the band of that makes sense
Really enjoyed the American, country vibe to it. Some of the songs sound similar to one another, but added a fair few to my liked songs and playlists.
Short but packs a punch with some great tracks, I've always loved CCR but Cosmo's Factory still probably beats this one out Favorite track: Born on the Bayou, special shoutout to 'Keep on Chooglin' as one of my favorite song titles
fav songs: born on the bayou good golly miss molly penthouse pauper proud mary groovy, warm,gritty 70/100
This wasn’t quite as fun as Cosmo’s Factory. Probably CCR fatigue. Who hasn’t heard Proud Mary hundreds of times. I do appreciate them for being a palette cleanser. A reasonable choice every time. Everyone likes them, but no one claims them as favourites.
A softer five but a good show that the vibes really are great
classic
Hadn't heard a couple of these, but goddamn do they all hit. Love Fogerty's soul-filled crooning. Graveyard train went on a little long. I don't think I knew they were from California, which makes the decision to pioneer "Swamp Rock" interesting to me. I can't find much on why this is. It's also interesting to me that John and Doug essentially dodged the draft for the Vietnam war and then went on to write on of the greatest Anti-war songs of all time. I don't think was ever not going to be a 5
Not my favourite Creedence but any Creedence is good Creedence. Fav tracks: Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary Saved a song: Y RYM: N
This is not their best work but with Proud Mary the album has one of CCRs ultimate hits.
4.2
I see the appeal but it's lowkey kinda annoying
Good
A classic. Not my thing, but classic.
Perfect Blues'n'Roll album.
The home of Proud Mary
Didn't stand out to me. Good to know where Proud Mary comes from.
I didn't realise that Credence Clearwater Revival originally did "Proud Mary". Which is a strange type of cycle. White guys writing and performing music of black origin that is then covered by black artists to make a more well known version of that song. This is then up against the Little Richard cover "Good golly, Miss Molly." All I can say is that this is bluegrass blues album and feels like it could easily be the soundtrack to the southern states of the USA. I enjoyed it, but I dont know if that that says something negative about me as a person. (3.000)
allright
80
really good flow
YeaCCR!
Berekely, CA meets the Bayou. Still great though!
Great rock and roll album. Good to listen to in a roadtrip. Not the best of CCR, although. In scale to 10, something about 7,3/10
Awesome
Day 14 Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival Alright, this one didn’t really click for me. The vibes are good and there’s definitely some nice old-school country rock here, plus a few classic songs, but I just wasn’t really feeling it. Maybe it’s the genre, I’m not sure. Because at the same time, I can clearly hear how influential this is, and I don’t really have anything bad to say about it. It just didn’t grab me and I found myself getting a bit bored. Favourite song? “Born on the Bayou”. Wine pairing? Something simple and no-frills like a house red or even a cheap American red blend. Nothing too fancy. Food pairing? Baked beans and steak sounds about right. Vinyl? Don’t want it. Overall a strong 2 out of 5. (Would probably be a 2.5 if that was an option.)
meh
What I really love about this record is the feeling it gives, this swampy bayou sound is something that really itches my brain in way that most rock from this period does not really do. The shorter cuts on this record (Proud Mary and good golly miss molly for example) are the best parts about this record in tandem with the wonderful lead vocal that John Fogerty lays on every track keeps me coming back to this album. The longer tracks are just so weak to me to the point where I just wish we got more shorter 3 min tracks to replace them. Fav tracks: Proud mary, good golly miss molly, and penthouse pauper
Music very much of it’s time.
i hate niggers
full folk de los 60, bien al estilo creedence. Tradicional, sin sorpresas
Great
"Graveyard Train" isn't my favorite. 9 minutes long, low energy, and very repetitive. The rest of the album is pretty great. Probably gonna settle at a 4, but it's not too far off from a 5. Solid classic rock.
i hate his voice sorry
Seven solid tracks of it's time
Denso pero ya se mostraba su genialidad
1001 Albums Vol. 0034: Bayou County ============================================================ Introduction: Well now...it's been quite a while yet again...and yet here we are again, back at the grind of the 1001 Albums Project. There's just a certain aspect to this project and the idea behind it that you really just can't get away from, you know? You're being put through your own personal tour of all of the most...debately influential and...debatably good parts of musical history. You know, it's been months since I've listened to Microshift and still wonder...why the actual hell is this on here? I mean it's so...so...actually nevermind. This is supposed to be about Bayou County...not Microshift. Just stay focused on...Um...oh yeah, I promised to include in how many reviews of mine mention Bob Dylan in my previous review of Tim Buckley's album...and it's ten...one of those was Blonde on Blonde by Dylan himself, but still. He might as well be the main character at this point. Like seriously, I thought it was bad, but I didn't know it was THAT bad...I'll...try to stop mentioning him or mention him a lot less from this point on, alright? Anyway, with all that unnecessary slop aside, the album that has been selected out to give me a warm welcome back to this site is none other than Bayou County by Creedence Clearwater Revival. An entry that I am already hopeful to be pretty solid seeing as I've thoroughly enjoyed the few CCR songs I've heard in the past. Now, with that said, this particular album, and just CCR as a whole, probably have one of the most peculiar and interesting backgrounds of any band on this entire site. A listener could very well call this album a John Fogerty (The band's songwriter and singer) solo album because...well...it pretty much was...in collaboration with the rest of the band's members of course. I don't mean this literally by the way. We love you Tom, Stu, and Doug. Never stop being you!...Anyway, like with most of the rest of CCR's discography, Bayou County was essentially solely written by John Fogerty. This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for most groups. I mean, plenty of bands throughout history have worked like this to an exact or similar degree. Yet the main problem here was the fact that the rest of the band DID actively want to participate in the creation process but simply weren't allowed to by John. HE did virtually everything the way that HE wanted to. No arguments, no ifs, buts, or ors, nothing. Basically North Korea the band...Alright, that might be a bit extreme but I imagine you get the point. Basically, John maintained complete control over the band while his bandmates didn't want him to. This would eventually lead to the band's early splitting in the 70's, would lead to various legal disputes over the years, and even today the surviving members still aren't all that fond of each other. Now, with all of that said...while I do completely understand where the bandmates of John were coming from...there comes a point where you have to admit that John...well...John was pretty damn good. Like I said, I haven't even heard all that much of CCR, but everything I have heard and everything I have heard ABOUT them is almost nothing but positive. Bayou County in particular is apparently supposed to be a pretty "middle-of-the-road" album in terms of quality for CCR, but that probably means somewhere between a 7-8/10 judging from everything I've heard about them. But, as always, the only way to truly figure out for ourselves is to just dive into it. Let's see if John's complete control is really as good as people make it out to be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Born On The Bayou: 9/10 Track 2: Bootleg: 8/10 Track 3: Graveyard Train: 7/10 Track 4: Good Golly Miss Molly: 7/10 Track 5: Penthouse Pauper: 7/10 Track 6: Proud Mary: 10/10 Track 7: Keep On Chooglin': 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: Look, John, you made some really great stuff in your time with CCR, and even managed to make some really great stuff on this specific record, but consistency clearly wasn't your A game, at least on Bayou County it wasn't. I know this was only your second record and from everything I've heard you would get even better later on, but there really was no need for you to take on an authoritarian role quite yet in the band. I mean, seriously, I know Mardi Gras, the only album CCR made where John let his bandmates help write, is considered to be terrible and all, but you still have to consider the fact that John's bandmates had not written a single song in CCR's distinctive style their entire time with the band. Had John let his bandmates take the pen much earlier on in their career...maybe they could have been even better and...well...yeah...this hypothetical clearly didn't happen. It maybe did in some billion alternative universes where John is a Mr. Rogers but I digress. Anyway, while that was a bit...extreme...there is some genuine truth behind what I had to say right there. John really didn't have TOO much of a reason to maintain the level of control he did during this phase of the band. While there are two very great songs on here, those being the classic Proud Mary and the still great but lesser known opener track, the rest isn't really anything I would consider to be...too special. Keep On Chooglin' has some great guitar and harmonica solos and Bootleg is pretty catchy as well, but they're not like...amazingly great or anything. And the three middle tracks are just pretty good too, nothing much else to say about them...Little Richard's version of Miss Molly is still and always will be superior though...there's that much to say. I mean like, none of it is bad at all by any means...but it's not worth turning your band into a dictatorship either. That said, there is undoubtedly some genius here. Musically, it would essentially popularize a genre that...I'm not actually all that sure of how to even classify by the name of Swamp Rock. Honestly, the album just kinda sounded like a combination of Hard Rock, Southern Rock, and Blues Rock throughout to me, but what the hell do I know. I'm not an expert and I probably never will claim to be. Swamp Rock is supposed to sound very similar to the genres I just mentioned above, however, which checks out entirely. Apparently there is meant to be a greater focus on reverb...which the harmonica and guitar solos had plenty of...so check...lyrics about bayous...yeah...check...yeah...it all kinda checks out. Swamp Rock. Definitely Swamp Rock. And the album that served as the foundational mainstream blueprint for the genre as well. You'll always get bonus points from both me and a lot of critics if you do that something like that!...Anyway, yeah, like I said, there's a good combination of various genres mixed across this album to form a single and cohesive, contained, yet varied experience at the same time. You have songs that lean more toward Hard Rock such as the opener and closer track, both containing amazingly rough yet technically precise vocals and solos, more intimate and vulnerable tracks such as Graveyard Train and Proud Mary, and a few tracks that are in between the two. That said, no matter the type of track, all feature very technical and precise instrumentation that just sounds really good across the entire runtime. I mean, the best way I can really describe the sound of this album is that it has that distinctive CCR sound that a lot of people know, but The Almond Brothers Band stepped in studio for like five to ten minutes while nobody was looking, changed a few notes on every song, and then stepped back out without anyone noticing....Um...yeah, so I just realized that it's ALLMAN Brothers Band and not ALMOND...but screw it I'm keeping it like that anyway....Anyway...two of the same words back-to-back, that's interesting...the album is definitely distinctive from the Allman Brothers via its various reverbs, um...kinda better singer, and the more Pop-like song structure, yet a lot of parallels can be drawn between the two bands regardless. On top of being musically excellent, the album also contains some pretty influential and sometimes deeply emotional lyrics as well. I mean, literally a defining feature of Swamp Rock is well...talking about bayous...the first song does exactly that by blending a blues-like and nostalgic song about youth with said youth being spent in a bayou. And the album has bayou in its name too and just...you can't really get any more influential than that. With that said, it is quite clear that the genre's lyrical nature was in infancy, however. You have many songs here that either borrow to some degree or directly use the lyrical nature distinctive to Blues songs. This isn't a bad thing at all though. While it would have been cool and all for CCR to drop THE definitive Swamp Rock album as the first Swamp Rock release, expecting something like this is kinda unrealistic and is something that I really can't think of ever happening off the top of my head. Maybe Dark Side Of The Moon would count in terms of Pink Floyd mastering their "Floydian sound" but at the same time they kinda improved on that sound on Wish You Were Here so I'm not entirely sure that really counts or not but....Anyway, yeah, it's still impressive what this album did regardless and exploring new musical territory will almost always be something that is admirable and impressive. Now, with all of that said, this album can still be pretty rough around the edges at times. Graveyard Trains feels as if it drags on for a bit too long and is a bit too repetitive, Keep On Chooglin' kinda suffers from the same problem but to a lesser extent, Good Golly Miss Molly isn't the definitive version of the song and feels ever so slightly lazy, and just so many other small problems with some songs that just add up over the course of the album. That said, these problems summarized actually just point to the songwriting itself. As stated before, the execution is great, but the songwriting can feel a bit bland and drags a bit at times. I won't lie, the songwriting being the main problem here is actually quite ironic given the context of this album's creation but I digress. There are quite a few moments on this album where it felt as if everything interesting and necessary was already said through both a song's lyrics and music yet the track kept on rolling anyway. It's not an egregious or even a bad issue by any means, yet it's one that can make some songs feel ever so slightly slower to get through than they should. That being said, this album is still an overall incredibly enjoyable and solid listening experience all the way through. And again, we have to keep in mind that this is still mean to be a middle-of-the-road album in terms of CCR's discography....Yeah...even though their later albums will probably come A LOT later down the line, they're still just another aspect of this challenge worth looking forward to later down the road. Maybe John will actually prove himself worthy of being a dictator those times around. ============================================================ Bayou County: 8/10 Song Average: 8/10
Love ccr! Got me into a 60s vibe yesterday?
Born on the Bayou - 4.5/5 Bootleg - 4/5 Graveyard Train - 3.5/5 Good Golly Miss Molly - 4/5 Penthouse Pauper - 3.5/5 Proud Mary - 4.5/5 Keep on Chooglin' - 3.5/5 By no means their best album, but does have two pretty good tracks in Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. The rest of it is pretty meh unfortunately. The one thing I do like about CCR is that they get in and get out with most of their albums, coming in at a nice 33 minutes so I didn't get tired of my second similar-ish CCR album within the past two weeks. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Born on the Bayou, Proud Mary
Buenas canciones, muy rockeras para mí gusto y lentas, pero muy buenas canciones
That’s some good classic rock.
Un blues, un sonido oscuro, un buen disco. 7.50/10
Album rutero. Vibes hiper yankee, inspirado en Louisiana (a pesar de ser de California). Swamp, southern, blues, root y country rock.
un peu marre de creedence clearwater revival honnêtement
A perfect little piece of swampy southern rock from California.
She chooglin' on my bayou till I clearwater.
Biggest issue here is inconsistency; you’re not exactly starved for good songs on an album with “Born on the Bayou”, “Proud Mary” & “Keep On Chooglin”, but nothing in between those songs really compares to them. I suppose it’s better to have a good beginning and a great end with a mediocre middle than to just be equally decent throughout, but hell if I’m not gonna complain about it anyway. And no, I don’t really like “Good Golly, Miss Molly” as much as some people on here do, for the record.
Liked: Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin'
Okay in a old time hoary way
Some mighty fine chooglin’.
Like it
this is fire. perfect for gaming. didn't expect to like the slight leaning into "country" aspects but it really helped bring it all together.
Album 157. Bayou Country — Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) Badass rock album that includes blues, folk, country and southern style. The sound is charming. I'm gonna relisten to it later and probably I'll add more songs to my playlist. 4/5 Liked: — Born On The Bayou — Proud Mary
Another good one by CCR. Some all time classics on here. Worth a listen.
sonidos bastante cools y rapsy, me gustaron algunos temas otros no tanto
it’s not my typical genre but i can see why people listen to it
Me gusto escucharlo con mi mamá, me dijo q mi abuelo le ponia ese album
Not what I usually listen to but still interesting
not my thing but maybe i just wasn’t it the mood
Yeahhh not for me. 2 / 5
Would have given 4.5 stars. Great. Love a cool crisp 35 min album. Anything longer than 45 starts to lose my attention
feels like american music so minus one point
not a fan of this, but again, not very much the fan of country; especially not the harmonicas.
Started strong but lost interest in it towards the second half
I really enjoyed this album, I’m familiar with some of CCR’s albums, I don’t think this is there best, but Fogerty’s vocals are peak 1960’s Americana, makes you want to sit by a swamp and drink a few beers with your mates.
This has been on my wish list for years. So have most CCR albums but they seem surprisingly tough to come by, and since I’m such a tightwad, I’ve never splashed out on one (always chasing the bargains). Before starting this 1001 business, I tended to save my debut listen of an album for the moment the record hit the platter, so I’m hearing (most of the tracks on) Bayou Country for the first time today and honestly I’m quite surprised. I have had Cosmo’s Factory (87/1001 for me) for years but I had assumed that the lengthy opening track Ramble Tamble was an exception to their regular M.O. rather than standard. Bayou Country makes it seem like stretching out for extended jams is a more regular occurrence than I had been led to believe. I’m not sure this is particularly good news from my perspective. The CCR vibe really works for me, but I’d much rather 12 brief Fogerty mini-masterpieces than fewer with some jammed out. I will still seek out this and the rest of their albums I haven’t snagged yet, but when I’m finally retired in a castle with my full set of CCR albums, I have a feeling this one might get the fewest listens. We shall see.
3.5, I liked the rock-esque parts, but some of it just faded into the background for me