Bayou Country

4/5 love Creedence!!!!

Nice to have on, didn't blow me away but that's because it's over 50 years old, think it would have at the time. Particularly if I was being force fed Beatles and kinks in the UK. Writing proud Mary is a big one, probably an essential album on that alone. Think the covers have probably improved it mind, it wasn't my favourite track on here. Not going to rush back but glad to hear it, like all the other CCR albums we've had it's a 3.5

Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper, Proud Mary, and Keep On Chooglin' is a great end run to the album, which starts off a bit dull. I think you know what you get with this era CCR. Really solid, choppy guitars, chugging drums, and a very distinctive vocal performance. Very decent album overall. Probably on par with Cosmo's Factory, which I overmarked because I undermarked Green River. Either way, 4 stars.

This was pretty great. I prefer this sound of theirs to what was on "cosmos factory", although the global reviews would suggest I'm in the minority there. Think I liked Green River more than this but not by much I did think there were a couple of tracks that were a bit too long but overall thought it was very good. I wasn't aware they wrote Proud Mary. I also want to know what "chooglin" is.... I like it At least 4. I'll be back

Æ hørte på det her to ganger, og med unntak av at det va gøy å høre Proud Mary i kontekst, og at ingen av sangan stakk sæ nevneverdig ut satt sammen med den, så va det forbilledlig kort og ellers helt ok.

I love CCR and always have. It’s like the very definition of ‘dad’. Just rocks and rolls the right way. Also ‘choogling’ is an objectively funny word.

I liked it. Right up my alley, very comfortable.

Gott mýrarberg. Hef alltaf pláss fyrir Creedence og þetta flýtur mjög vel. Gat alveg leyft þessu að rúlla í gegn 3-4 skipti og fannst það á engum tíma þreytt. Proud Mary auðvitað meistaraverk og Born on the Bayou er geggjað lag.

Solid CCR

Little to slow for my tastes but I like the voice and guitar quite a bit.

*If you like CCR, you’ll like this. *Short album at 33 mins, and every other song is a hit. *Fave track - Keep on Chooglin’ (longer and more jam band-y than the others here) RATING - 7.5

Joojoo! Kunnon bayou-osaston siksarirokkii. Onhan tää hyvä! Parempi ku muistin 4/5

Ei mielestäni paras CCR:n levy, mutta on se hyvä silti! 4/5

Bog rock

Pleasant rock, but a bit boring. Proud Mary is a classic!

Qué bueno.

Ain't nothing wrong with this here album. A solid. SOLID. 4.

Easy listen and mostly bangers Favourites: Good God Miss Molly, Proud Mary

An excellent album, some real bangers! Fav songs: Born on the Bayou, Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary

Una onda bluesy devuelta tipo rock blues. Me ENCANTÓ Penthouse Pauper. Estructura de blues y unos solos de guitarra bien crunchy distorsionada y las letras me re gustan tmb, como que tiene un re ego la canción. Banco la armónica de keep on chooglin (y el tema en general), creo que me gusta la armónica en el blues nomás. Bootleg tiene su encantito. Proud Maryyyy (la de rollin... rollin on the river) me había olvidado, buen temaa y tiene mas el estilo de los albumes de Creedence de después.En general buenos temas pero no suuuper memorables así. Muy buen album igual. Buenas vibes. Bornnn on the bayouuu

Is this the most one dimensional popular band of all time? Quite possibly. When that one dimension is this good? Keep on Chooglin’ indeed

Our Great American Rock Band. It feels very American that a bunch of San Francisco boys could ape the Deep South this successfully. They've always felt a little like an anomaly, I can't think of a band that evokes the Sixties and Vietnam more than these guys but they don't really sound like anyone else from that era. Graveyard Train could've been 2.5 minutes instead of the 7.5 they give it but this is me quibbling, Born on the Bayou, Bootleg, Proud Mary, and Keep on Chooglin' more than make up for that shortcoming. Bootleg is a goddamn banger. Maybe with more familiarity and time with Graveyard and the Penthouse Pauper this can get to a 5 but this is a solid 4.5.

CCR fuckin' rules

Good album. Needed more of it.

A 60s classic

I love me some CCR, rock radio staple since I was in diapers. This album includes classics "Born On The Bayou", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and the constantly covered "Proud Mary". That lineup alone makes this album worthy, then you add the glue tracks in... "Bootleg" is instantly recognizable as a CCR track, it fits their mold, and delivers. "Good Golly..." has some kickass guitar work, it's not the Little Richard version!! "Keep In Choogin'" is too long at nearly 8 mins, but has it's moments. Great musicianship on "Bayou", it's a bonafide jam. This album has a fat listen count. 162M for "Bayou", 444M for "Proud Mary" and the only track with single digit listens is "Graveyard Train" at 'only' 9M, and at 8.5 mins it is the worst song on the album. Top 1001, barely, but it does deliver some huge songs that are still in heavy rotation today. Influence, check. Popularity, check. Longevity, check. 3.5-4 stars from me.

great listen, i was kinda bummed it ended.

Funny thing this. I am NOT a big fan of "classic rock" nor "southern rock." I don't reject it outright, just find it ... less interesting than other stuff, other genres, and this other stuff is not vastly overplayed like so much "classic rock" is. However, that is overstated and it should not be that it is torture or that I hate any of it. You could say I just got kind of bored with it. Now. CCR is and always has been just an outlier for me. Maybe when southern rock goes so deep south as to become kind of bayou folk or in how they have that nice raw, real feel. Whatever it is, this album is actually pretty great. Sure, heard it all a thousand times before, but it really doesn't alter the reality that CCR will always remain a beloved band in music history.

This was good. Of course I've already heard many of these but hearing the whole album end-to-end just added more context that I never knew about. Saved a bunch of songs from this one!

muy guay no lo habia oido al completo y me ha sorprendido, muy rock n roll blues para echarte unos bailoteos todo guapossssss 7/10

damn thisbis good as fuck

Good.

Lots of blues inspiration. Songs with catchy tunes and stories. People will be “discovering” this music as long as music exists.

Solid late 60s rock and roll album from a legendary band.

First thought is geez, these guys are Popular. Nearly 30m monthly listens, 55 years after this album and I’d never even heard of them before. Gritty vocals, great groove and soulful. Very pleasantly surprised and hard to not pull a gritty face and neck groove! Keep on Chooglin’! ‘Graveyard train’ a bit draggy and long, but brings another type of tune to the album. Short, punchy, efficient album that is consistent throughout and doesn’t overstay its welcome. And ‘Proud Mary’ did not know this is where it originated!

hell yeah dude

Great swamp music! Love John Fogerty! Classic!

Man. I am well overdue for a Creedence Clearwater Revival album! It's finally time for me to listen to my first album of theirs, that being their second album, Bayou Country. It's good! I've only ever heard good things about CCR, and it's fair to say that my expectations for a solid album were met. The album's pretty short, sitting at only 7 songs with a 33 minute runtime. That time is spent very well though, as all 7 songs are pretty great. John Fogerty's songwriting is solid. It's fairly simple on this album, but still sufficiently effective in sending a message. I like all of the sounds. The guitar, bass, drums, and vocals all work well together, unlike the people behind them apparently. This album isn't going to blow anybody's mind away or anything like that. However, it is a remarkably strong showing that has stood the test of time and barely aged a day. It's some good stuff. I'm quite excited to hear what came later. 4/5.

pretty good 7/10

Good rock and roll

That slapped!

Paru en janvier 1969, “Bayou Country” est le deuxième album studio du groupe américain Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) et constitue une pierre angulaire de leur discographie foisonnante ainsi qu'un acte fondateur pour le genre qu'ils allaient populariser : le swamp rock. Enregistré aux mythiques studios RCA à Hollywood, en Californie, cet album affirme avec force l'identité musicale unique et la vision artistique de John Fogerty, leader incontesté du quatuor, qui prend avec “Bayou Country” les rênes créatifs. Il signe la majorité des compositions, définit les arrangements et coproduit l'album, imposant une direction artistique claire et un son qui allait devenir leur marque de fabrique. D'une durée d'un peu moins de 34 minutes, “Bayou Country” est un concentré d'énergie brute et d'authenticité. Il s'éloigne des expérimentations psychédéliques alors en vogue sur la côte Ouest pour proposer un retour aux sources du rock 'n' roll, du blues, de la country et du R&B. Le son est direct, sans fioritures, porté par la voix éraillée et puissante de John Fogerty, ses riffs de guitare incisifs et une section rythmique d'une efficacité redoutable. L'album s'ouvre sur l'emblématique "Born on the Bayou". Avec son introduction atmosphérique et son riff hypnotique, ce morceau de plus de cinq minutes plonge immédiatement l'auditeur dans l'ambiance moite et envoûtante des marais louisianais. Il deviendra un classique du groupe et un incontournable de leurs concerts, illustrant parfaitement ce "swamp rock" dont CCR devient le fer de lance. Les paroles évoquent une enfance mythique dans le bayou, créant une imagerie puissante qui marquera durablement les esprits. Vient ensuite "Bootleg", un rock'n'roll plus enlevé qui maintient l'énergie, suivi de "Graveyard Train", un long blues lancinant de près de neuf minutes où l'harmonica de John Fogerty tient une place prépondérante, évoquant les vastes étendues et la mélancolie du Sud. La face A se conclut, et la face B s'ouvre sur une reprise survitaminée du standard de Little Richard, "Good Golly Miss Molly". CCR s'approprie le morceau avec une fougue communicative, démontrant leur capacité à insuffler leur propre style à des classiques du rock. "Penthouse Pauper" offre une critique sociale avec un rock teinté de blues, décrivant l'ironie du sort d'un homme riche tombé dans la misère. Puis arrive le joyau de l'album, la chanson qui propulsera Creedence Clearwater Revival au rang de superstars internationales : "Proud Mary". Sortie en single en janvier 1969, cette chanson est un chef-d'œuvre de composition et d'interprétation. L'idée initiale de John Fogerty était de raconter l'histoire d'une blanchisseuse, mais c'est Stu Cook qui lui suggéra le thème du bateau à aubes naviguant sur le Mississippi. Avec sa mélodie accrocheuse, son rythme entraînant et ses paroles évoquant le labeur et l'espoir d'une vie meilleure sur le fleuve, "Proud Mary" devient un succès planétaire, atteignant la deuxième place du Billboard Hot 100 aux États-Unis. La chanson, écrite peu après que Fogerty ait été libéré de ses obligations de réserviste dans l'armée, est devenue un hymne intemporel, repris par d'innombrables artistes, dont la version explosive d'Ike & Tina Turner. L'album se clôture par "Keep On Chooglin'", un autre long morceau instrumental et vocal, sorte de jam session endiablée qui permet à chaque musicien de s'exprimer et qui capture l'énergie brute du groupe sur scène. Le terme "chooglin'" lui-même, inventé ou popularisé par Fogerty, évoque une sorte de danse ou de mouvement rythmique et insouciant. À sa sortie, “Bayou Country” reçoit un accueil critique globalement très favorable. Les journalistes musicaux saluent la cohésion de l'album, la puissance des compositions de John Fogerty et l'authenticité du son "roots" du groupe, si différent de la production musicale californienne de l'époque. 50 ans après, “Bayou Country” s'en sort avec un 4 sur 5.

4/5

Born on the Bayou 4 Bootleg 3.7 Graveyard Train 3.6 Good Golly, Miss Molly 3.6 Penthouse Pauper 3.8 Proud Mary 4 Keep on Chooglin' 3.7 Score: 3.771428571

4,5, cómo atraviesa creedence e

Three classics on one album, the rest wasn’t as memorable but still a good listen overall. Might be a bit much for those who aren’t into the longer jam tracks

Listens: 4 Standout tracks: Graveyard Train, Proud Mary Nice, quick and easy listening album. 7 songs. 34 minutes. :ChefsKiss: I don't, and haven't listened to CCR before, besides whatever gets played on the radio, and while I probably won't put this into my rotation, I enjoy most of the songs and am inclined to rate this higher than I otherwise might have. 3.75

Short and sweet. Jamming blues guitar and John Fogerty howlin’ like no one’s business. It always amazes me that this band is from the Bay Area and we’re arguably the best southern rock band of all time. Fogerty knew what could be and took charge. It cost him a lot over time but was just an unbelievable run of great music. This album is great but not even their best from 1969. 8.5/10 #47/1001

There’s not much to say about classic rock albums like Bayou Country. They’re classics for a reason.

Was so ready to hate on this, but it's just good ol' boys having fun and who can hate that?

PRE-LISTEN: Is this our first repeat artist? I gave the previous album 3 stars - I liked it but it didn't have enough songs that I consider "CCR classics" on it. Looking at the titles on this one, I expect to feel about the same but we shall see... POST-LISTEN: So I looked through our albums so far and this is NOT our first repeat artist - I had mercifully forgotten that we had two days in a row of Hole, lol. Also, I like this album more than the last one we had. So 4 stars it is.

Iconic.

Today I learnt that CCR released three albums in 1969. I had to do a double take since I swore I’ve done a CCR album from 1969, which I did. It was Green River, which felt similar to this one. I thought Graveyard Train lasted a bit too long and I can do with a little less Chooglin. But everything else was pretty solid. I’ve actually forgotten how good the original Proud Mary sounds. I think it’s really to pick if I prefer it over Tina Turner’s eccentric version. Overall, CCR still proves to be the epitome of the Americana genre. Favorite track: Proud Mary Other hits: Born on the Bayou, Bootleg, Penthouse Pauper, Good Golly Miss Molly

At the beginning it left me a bit weirded, but damn this is a good album. Good old dirty swamp/blues rock, and a big part of this are the raw vocals, wich are still capable of building very catchy hooks and an overall enjoyable experience

Graveyard train goes hard Proud mary too

I’ve never listed to a creedence album. Only the hits and singles. This one was really damn good! I liked it a lot…and then we got to the last song…”keep on chooglin’” and I loved it even more. That song was only 7ish minutes. I wanted to keep on chooglin!

i always get bayou country and green river mixed up bc they’re both just pictures of them in the woods. northern ca boys in the “swamp.” who you fooling? you jokers are in el cerrito. zep knew about myth; sabbath too (and a lot of metal bands); so did creedence. creating a world and living inside it, sending out dispatches from middle earth or the lower circle of hell, or in this case, the humid swamps of an idealized american south. cynics might call it a gimmick, but it gets to the core of something human: we love fantasy. crave it. need it. i love the first creedence record. it's raw and they're still thrashing around trying to perfect the sound. "born on the bayou" is the pivot where it really snaps into focus. establishes the myth not only in sound but in words, too. dead perfect tremolo too. does graveyard train need to be that long? probably not. they could have set the tone in less than 8.5 minutes. good golly. back to the source. fogerty with a fuzz pedal, a wicked combo. "penthouse pauper" is similar to one of my fave tracks from the first record, "the working man." call and response blues song, fogerty talking with his guitar. i love the third verse in particular. after the hacksaw line, his guitar rasps and cuts; after boasting about moving up to the house on top, a scale that builds from low to high. not tricky or fussy, but just what the song calls for. i've heard proud mary too many times, but it's so very good. fogerty plays the right guitar for the moment again. the solo doesn't rip or tear, but laps up against the riverbank. chooglin'. talkin' bout sex, compadre. slightly too long a bit too aimless? probably. but choogle is also the perfect verb to describe creedence's sound. fogerty's guitar tone is nasty. ever hear anyone covering creedence? it's usually bad. tina turner could do it. you need a force of nature to cover a force of nature. not their best or my favorite, but still very good. it's probably on this list because of "bayou" and "proud mary", but if this is here, that means the next three albums are too because those are even better. so i’m saving some creedence headroom with a 4. ooby dooby what a band.

I have had a run of albums that were better than I thought they were going to be, and it continues with Bayou Country. I had consigned CCR to the 2nd tier of 60's bands with a few overplayed hits. But this album is pretty great, his voice is raw and powerful, and the sound really choogles along. I'll come back to this

Really like this one I was already familiar with it but the first two tracks are great and the cover of “Good Golly Miss Molly” is fantastic. The album ends on an especially high note with “Penthouse Pauper”, “Proud Mary”, and “Keep On Chooglin’” back to back to back. The only one I didn’t care for was “Graveyard Train”. This is a great one but I do prefer most of their later output

Give this album a listen and just Keep On Chooglin’

...Rolling on the river...

A classic blues rock album. These guys know what they are doing. So far at least. I do find that some of the songs carry on for a bit too long for my liking but this is a perfect outdoor cookout soundtrack. Even your grandma would find something to groove to.

Yeah not bad at all. I can see the appeal. Very well put together.

I have a weakness for CCR. Best bar band ever. That said, only need Green River on here.

Very nice album! 4/5

Another good album by CCR, but one can tell that it is slightly lacking in quality. Couple great songs, consistent style throughout the record, but ultimately it's a bit underwhelming. Great band, but somehow something is off for me.

Not my favorite CCR album, but still great.

I liked it better than I thought I would, although I'm still not huge on Proud Mary.

Born on the Bayou is a great song. Proud Mary is not one of my favorite CCR songs. However, the swamp boogie is infectious. Solid album from beginning to end.

4/5 - nice easy listening, classic sound.

7.5/10 - 7 songs is a bit lazy and Tina Turner version of proud Mary is better but other than that a solid album.

Amazing vocals, pretty standard old bluesy rock songs. Vocals remind me of beefheart (this came out less than a year before trout mask). The energy and the vibe also reminds me of a prerequiste for the stooges who also released their first album a year after this. Guitar playing, expectingly, remind me of old Blues kings. Good Golly Miss Molly in particular reminds me of Muddy Waters(favourite on the album). Solid.

Yeah, it's CCR.

Great stuff, hadn't listened to all of it before but a great jam

4/5 good old fashioned rock and blues

Hell yeah CCR

Because I've this album I'm making it my life mission to play Born on the Bayou for an alligator (in the Bayou obviously).

Solid again. It’s a 4 but barely because there are just too many covers on this one.

Some great guitar and rhythms. Had me bopping my head a lot throughout the listen.

8/10

4/5

Such an iconic, recognizable voice and smooth bass grooves run through this album. Proud Mary is a masterpiece.

I just unashamedly enjoy CCR - I know they are a bit daggy, but so am I! Give me some swamp rock any day!

Everything I have to say about CCR, I pretty much said in my review about "Green River." They know who they are, they don't apologize for it, and they hit their sound hard every time out. Ever their covers ("Good Golly Miss Molly") are excellent and feel original. They feel like they were originally CCR songs. They're an excellent band that produced excellent albums and I really think you'd be hard pressed to find another band who was as consistent as CCR was. Four stars once again to the great CCR. Standout Tracks: Born on the Bayou, Bootleg, Good Golly Miss Molly, Penthouse Pauper, Proud Mary

Hace muchos años fui, solo porque sí, a un concierto de Creedence, sin conocerlos. Me pareció de las bandas más divertidas que he visto en vivo. El disco es un hitazo tras otro, y dan ganas de estar en un pantano del Bayou viendo flotar a los cocodrilos mientras se esucha un poco de blues.

Really enjoyed this whole album. Despite not having heard iit before, I knew most of the great tracks.

starts and finishes strong, mid section is a bit weaker but overall a good album

CCR comes through with a solid project. Basically, Swamp Rock at its best. Great grooves great guitar. What's not to love.

A strong sophomore release from arguably America's best band, did these guys ever put out anything that wasn't excellent? It's short but it's got all the stuff that makes CCR great. I don't know what Chooglin' is but after listening to this, I did have a strong desire to keep on doing it...

It’s chooglin time

homey, southern, indie could be played during hot summer or Gilmore girls autumn

The two 7+ minute songs (graveyard train, keep on "chooglin", together approx half the album by length!) keep it from a 5. Hit or miss but when they hit...

Not my favorite CCR record, but it does have my favorite track of theirs, ‘Born on the Bayou.’ John Fogerty’s vocals and guitar playing are incredible. CCR was one of my Dad’s favorites; I grew up listening to this band and this album particularly. 4⭐️

Didn't realise I knew so many songs by them

Nice album by a nice band.

"Proud Mary" is one of the GOAT modern American standards - the 12 minute Ike and Tina live at Carnegie Hall version that spans two sides of an album is one of my favorite incarnations. Creedence is just a very consistent band, all the songs sound similar but they are all good and have that little something that somehow sets them apart from other classic rock/roots groups.

dad rock

Proud Mary is such a good song, it probably makes this album good by default. I'm gonna give it a 4.

Great album. Had a high energy all the way through. The last song was pretty bizarre. I hadn't listened to anything but the hits from CCC, so it was nice to hear this one.

Good album, heavily blues inspired.

This made me realize I haven’t heard much music from them and now I feel compelled to do a deep dive. Favorite Song: Penthouse Pauper

As an LP, this is a new one for me. Not CCR's best, but, at the very least, they continue to deliver a good time. To be fair, it's hard to fuck up something called swamp rock. Can't afford an air boat, but I'm sure a Jon boat will do. Rating: 7.7/10 Favorite Song: Good Golly Miss Molly/Penthouse Pauper

8/10 I love CCR. This is not their best but I still love it. It’s cool listening to this and knowing how they’ll expand on the good parts of this to make masterpieces down the line. I also enjoyed their heavier focus on blues on this one. How did tbese Berkeley boys figure out how to be good southern folk? Favorite Song: Proud Mary

Back when music was music Great album, couple of long songs that I felt dragged, but other than that I really enjoyed this one. Good energy and the hits hit. Probably would've given it a five it it wasn't for Graveyard Train. Favorite song: Penthouse Pauper

Call me Creedence Clearwater because this revived me Just good rock. It gets a little repetitive, but what can you expect from these fellas?

TBH all I know about CCR is fortunate son, this album slaps!!

I like.

They are just fucking jamming on this shit. I was not a fan of green river but this, with it's long song lengths, and heavy percussive element and large sections of noodling... just amazing

I love CCR and I have listened to them a lot throughout the years since my parents listened to them when I was young. This album have some absolute classics on it like Proud Mary. Its easy to see where their classic sound has come from. I was going to write something about maybe choosing another of their albums personally but the songs I feel are CCRs best are so spread out through the years that an early album like this is a good way of showing how good they have always been.

Previously listened to: Cosmo's Factory (5/5) Green River (4/5) ************************ I listened to this a few days ago, and I don't remember if I was going to give it 4 or 5. I'll just go with 4. I knew Born On the Bayou and Proud Mary of course. Not sure if I had heard Good Golly Miss Molly before. It was OK. Keep on Chooglin' (whatever that means) was the best one I didn't already know. It's a basic CCR album. You know what you're going to get.

i don't necessarily like this bluezy-jazzy music, but it's nice enough!

Du rock bien sudiste, bien marécage, ça s'écoute par temps humide en faisant la sieste avec son alligator.

Another really solid entry from CCR. Definitely not their best project but they’re younger on this one. I also wish they had a bit more variety between albums as this is my third on this list.

A solid album as you’d expect from CCR. Always enjoyable.

What a voice. Fogarty is an amazing songwriter. This album misses a five because I don't think there is enough variety to show the breadth of his craft. Saying that though the album oozes southern charm and you can feel the bayou in every beat

Enjoyed this! As I only knew Proud Mary, which I'm not keen on due to the Tina Turner version being massively overplayed and over-covered, I wasn't expecting to like it. But I found their sound pretty cool: grungey and rocky enough to keep me interested. Some nice wandering bass at times. Even the more straightforward blues-y ones like Penthouse Pauper threw in a few extra chord changes to keep things interesting. (I'm not sure we needed to keep on chooglin' for nearly 8 minutes, though.) It's always nice in this project to be able to see how musical pieces fit together, and I could definitely see where CCR fit into the picture of late 60s music, with their particular blend of blues, rock and psychedelia.

This sounds less polished than some of their other albums that are loaded with hits, and I mean that in the best way possible.

A favorite

Solid album.

I liked this a lot. Some really good songs on here and I listened to this several times. 4.5/5

my faith is restored in america, get me the gun

banger, reminiscent of the grateful dead

Good music, very good recording.

Grew up with this and I love it

Really good stuff - didn't expect them to have this hard a sound.

Very easy listening. Would listen again.

The "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is not 42, as previously thought. It is, in fact: Keep on Chooglin'

I really liked this CCR album as well. It was not quite as good as Cosmo’s, but certainly a solid 4. I enjoy John’s vocals and the instruments are great.

Very solid. They are good enough to the point that you don’t realize they are from California

Okay so second CCR album in 5 days which is awesome. Fogerty's voice is incredible, lyrics are great. Instruments are played masterfully. I don't even mind the harmonica which is strange for me. Best track is "Good Golly Miss Molly". However, some of the tracks could be trimmed down, mainly tracks 3 and 7. That is why it's not getting a 5 cause I never thought that on any of the tracks on Cosmo's Factory. They just kinda drag on a bit. They sound great on them they just drag and make the songs feel long.

Great, classic album

ccr fuckin rocks

What a fantastic album. I can't believe all the influence CCR had when they were only around for 3 or 4 years.

this a vibe in Louisiana

I was not disappointed.

I don't know what it means to "choogle" but if Mr. Fogerty insists, I'm gonna keep on doing it. Just the kind of pure, no bullshit blues rock that is timeless.

My favorite of the CCR I've gotten so far. Very bluesy swamp rock that definitely works for me. It's wild that these boys were from California though. You weren't "Born on the Bayou" John!! You're from Berkeley!

Great bluesy rock that gets to another level with the vocals. Fogerty easily one of the best rock vocalists out there.

This is a good rock album with plenty of elements from Blues and Soul. A chill vibe, I can dig it. Enjoyed “Graveyard Train”, “Penthouse Pauper” and their cover of “Good Golly Miss Molly”. Will try some other albums.

We were 2 days away from having Ken Chutney & Creedence Clearwater Revival! Unfortunately one of Lens marriages broke down and I got stuck on a beach in Bali with him balling his eyes out! I missed the contract signing! What we got out the other end though was one of Len’s breakthrough songs ‘I Don’t Want Your Bitch Tits Back’ 3.7

not my favourite CCR album but still great!

banger after banger

Excellent songs, but there were a few that just didnt reach that quality.

Приятный альбом.

I enjoyed this - you know what's getting with CCR: bluesy, squelchy riffs and an album that's a good time. There's some cracking bass-lines on this too as well as John Fogerty's vocals which are always good Don't think it's quite 5*, there are a few misses (like Graveyard Train) that bring it down.

Whole lotta chooglin goin on here. Really good. Lots of fun. Properly rocking. Probably a 4.5. Can't quite give it a big fat 5 stars, though.

swamp rock. is this their best? could be

4, 5, 7

just ok in terms of ccr. i like their other albums better. this is too country for me and every song sounds the same. love ccr, not this album. just merp to me but still listenable for backhround msuic

CCR is always a great time! Banger of an album every time!

Solid, classic album

V. Good

I really liked this one. The songs are fun and it's always a pleasure listening to CCR.

Some fun southern rock; proud Mary is a great tune. Probably won’t be revisiting though

A classic

1st French hosp album 7/10

What a classic, have heard this one a couple of times before but was still a lot of fun to come back and listen to. Production is great and really captures the hazy swampy feel, the guitars are incredible the drums and bass are perfect and the additional instrumentation is great. The songwriting is pretty solid too, I think my main criticism is that some of the songs get a bit muddled in the middle and Graveyard Train is a tad too long/repetitive by the end. Born On The Bayou, Bootleg, Proud Mary and Keep On Chooglin’ are all top tier CCR tracks though and the album overall is pretty great. 4/5

Not my genre, not my sound, still CCR are the most listenable act among others

Ahead of its time , it’s funky catchy in parts and an easy listen in all the good ways . I think this would have been one of my fav albums if I was listening in 1969. 55 years or so later it holds up, it’s experimental in all the right ways , the instrumentals are fun and interesting and it holds up on replays

Solid CCR

It's dark and moody. Perfect.

Never let a style, look, or jam trick you. Outstanding jam record and stands the test of time.

This isn’t my favorite CCR album, but it’s still very good. John Fogerty’s unmistakable voice always has a way of making me feel nostalgic, and the band’s swampy rock sound is as timeless as ever. The original version of Proud Mary is an undeniable highlight, showcasing the songwriting and soulful energy that would go on to define so much of their music. Even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of their best work, it’s a solid album that’s hard not to enjoy. Score: 4/5

CCR getting their sound together. Not as innovative as the upcoming flurry (4 more albums in 2 years) just good solid, chunky music. The begining of Lean Clean & Bluesy

very traditional blues rock album; proud mary is undeniably one of the best songs ever made.

Had a lot going on today but I read the first few reviews for this album and I kinda agree with the consensus I got from those few. It’s a good, fun album. Definitely heard these songs growing up. I’m not blown away by it but I also don’t have any complaints.

Workhorses, these guys. 1969 would end up being a big year for CCR, as this was the first of three albums release by then. All quality too. Once again, they nail the southern swamp rock sound despite being from Cali. Using their blues influence really helps in capturing that sound, creating influential and iconic hits such as "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary". There's also an interesting cover of Little Richard's "Good Golly, Miss Molly" mixed in. Let I forget that Fogerty coins the term "chooglin" here. Never have I heard that term before, and I understand even less after listening to the closing track. But hey, keep on chooglin' I guess!

This album by CCR was better than I expected, it was before their war stuff and more focused on what home was to them and it was almost “softer” in a way. The singers voice is very characteristic of the band. I did like this one.

a lot of songs sound similar, 60's blues rock guitar playing is good not as catchy as their other songs, highlights: good golly miss molly, proud mary very very bluesy would listen if i wanted to listen to blues 12 bar blues very common

Good CCR album. Graveyard Train and Chooglin' are a little bit long in runtime and slow the album down a bit, but otherwise it's great!

Love Creedence

With Creedence you know exactly what you're getting and you know it's gonna be good. Favorites: Born on the Bayou, Graveyard Train

Classic CCR, good swampy stuff

CCR manages to put their own spin on straightforward and catchy blues songs. Not bad for wannabe southerners!

A little bit dated, but not bad. It feels like these guys were kind of the genesis of southern rock (leading to Lynyrd Skynrd, Molly Hatchet, etc.) despite being from California; they stepped outside SF psychadelic rock to focus on more straight/country rock. It's a shame they broke up and couldn't keep on chooglin'.

Es un disco bastante cumplidor, no tiene puntos bajos pero tampoco tiene puntos muy altos; eso no desmerita el trabajo hecho por Creedence ya en su segundo disco, de hecho cuentan con una de las discografías mas solidas del rock en cuestión de 5 años de estar en activo la banda. No considero, como otros, que este sea el mejor disco de la banda pero si es uno de los mejores y mas consistentes, contando con la ventaja además de ser un disco que no pasa de los 35 minutos (cosa habitual en los primeros discos de la banda) lo que hace que su escucha inicial y las posteriores sean sencillas para sacar una conclusión.

CCR rocks. This album has some great songs, but it’s probably not their best work. It kind of amazes me that they are not a novelty act, considering the fake persona that Fogerty and the band takes on. I’m not judging them for that, just find it interesting.

Great album

Ehrlich, schnörkellos, rauh und kraftvoll, die Pioniere des Swamp Rock. Die Stimme einfach einzigartig.

Lovely but exactly as expected.

Classic 1001 album worthy: Yes - 19/33

This one's a workhorse. Three albums that went all in on a bare bones sound of rock. Tight, white quartet, bringing it. Classic version of Proud Mary. One of if not the best white band at this sound in this Era. Always in the pocket. And Born on the Bayou is a song to sweat, drink, and rock. Tight 30-minute albums are a thing!

Born On The Bayou makes me wanna drink some beer and kill some animals. Other than that this album isn't that much different from the other CCR album.

A great example of lyrics, music, and overall tone on illustrating a landscape

Yeah it's alright

Short n sweet, a classic album bridging the gap between that 60s and 70s sound as it sits right on the edge of the new decade. Creedence have their sound down-packed and are an unmistakeable; beautiful group to listen to. I don’t know where this album sits in their discography time wise, but it feels and sounds like a defining moment for them. They are carving out their own space in the industry and putting together songs that are really really nice to listen to. They are band known for a couple of big rocky tunes you’d blast at almost any party, but this album is not really that… it can almost be certainly played at a party and I can only imagine how amazing it would sound like in a Smokey bar in Memphis. Creedence Clearwater are, rightly so, known I think most for their iconic guitar riffs and catch motifs littered throughout many of their most popular songs. One thing that stood out to me, embarrassingly for the first time, is the incredible vocals of their front man John Fogerty. What a voice, so much pain and passion is conveyed in lyrics that mean more when he is the one singing them. Unreal. Love the album, because of its beautiful simplicity and how well every single element of every single song in this perfectly short album. Great.

This ain't my first experience with CCR, as my dad owns one of their records, but this is certainly the first time I'm actually engaging in a project of theirs on my own. Initial impressions say this is about as high quality as I would expect from the group. The opener is absolutely stupendous, the vocals are iconic as ever and very passionate, and the guitarwork certainly induces a very classic, dusty vibe. Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, too, there really is no reason not to check this out. 3.5 / 5 Leaning 4/5 (since no nuanced ratings here)

Love CCR already but only had their compilation. Solid album front to back, just wish it was longer!

Solid. Lost interest in the longer tracks though. 4/5

Creedence Clearwater Revival is a consistent star in my lineup of musical knowledge. The tracks they produced are just so much fun but also have that bluesy grit of the late 60s psych rock movement. The only issue I have with their albums are they they are often pretty short and their hits are spread out over 5-6 amazing albums. Wonderful follow up to their debut and contains Proud Mary, which if you don't like, I likely don't like you! 7/10.

12/13/24. Well done blues rock without trying to imitate too much, CCR manages to craft their own sound with this. Loved the guitar work.

Wow. Top to bottom great album.

No such thing as a bad CCR album, but not their best.

not as good as Cosmo's Factory

Great blues album. Love CCR.

A classic

What does chooglin’ mean?

Favorites: Born on the Bayou, Graveyard Train It was chill, not especially my type of thing though

Absolutely great album

un sacco di album belli ultimamente, bravo algoritmo

Solid album. Love me some CCR. Classic americana rock baby!

Can't go wrong with CCR! Great album, a nice length and music that makes you feel good! Some days I wish I was born on the bayou.

7/10 Its good but a bit short and too much filler Favourite Song=Born On The Bayou Least Favourite Song=Keep On Chooglin’

I've always thought of myself as "not a big CCR fan" mostly because they've overplayed the hits over the years. That said, I was pleasantly surprised on how good the other songs are on this album. Sure, "Proud Mary" is an awesome tune and covered by many artists (I like the Ike & Tina Turner version best) but every other song on the album is solid. A solid 4 for me.

Not my favourite CCR album. Only a couple great tracks, but the sound is there. Heading off to Google "What is chooglin' " and hoping it doesn't take me anywhere bad...

I have had a soft spot for CCR ever since I heard Bad Moon Rising in American Werewolf In London. This is a solid album by my reckoning, with some great songs on it.

I definitely enjoyed this album more than the first CCR album I received (2 in one book?). This was an all round more pleasant album to listen to, and I caught myself playing for a second time. I was going to comment on their Proud Mary cover until I discovered that Proud Mary is their original song.......!

Loved this album, but the last track on each "side" was a bit too rambling to give a perfect score, I'd rate it 4.5 stars, but life is unfair so I'm rounding down.

6.5/10 Proud Mary

Somehow, I seem to frequently forget how excellent the voice is of this singer of CCR. Then I’ll come across a track again and think, “Holy hell, those are some lungs!” Today was another of those days. Straight away in track one, as soon as the vocals kicked in, I knew I was going to enjoy this album. The only track I already recognised was Proud Mary (if you’ve only heard the Tina Turner version, give this a listen - it’s very different). Overall, a really fun album that I’ll be undoubtedly returning to again.

Classic.

Spela Credence! Den får +1 stjärna för sin timing

Rolling on the river

Classic credence consistent quality as always

Born on the Bayou was one of my favorite songs to hear on the radio growing up. In all humility, the Southern rock and Fogerty’s howl led me to believe they were black. In my defense, CCR was played in sequence with Wilson Picket and James Brown so my young brain just assumed…. This album is a full-throttle CCR jam fest, with the obvious hits being the cover tracks Proud Mary and Little Richard’s Good Golly. The off-tracks are also orchestrated perfectly, with an odd favorite being the jam heavy Keep on Chooglin’. It’s often surprising that CCR lasted such a short time, but considering this was one of three hard-hitting albums they put out in a single year it’s no wonder they burned out on each other. But I will never burn out on CCR.

Awesome album! Short, sweet and to the point. Born on the Bayou is my favorite track but also props to John Fogerty for writing Tina Turner’s classic Proud Mary. Crazy that this album is only 33 minutes and 7 tracks. Packed a lot of punch in a short amount.

Мне понравился. Классика)

Much better as a collection and a representation of the band than the other albums, more varied and instrumentally interesting. Enjoyed this one.

Brilliant 💋

Yes letsgo!! Ganz geils Album gsii, nici Gitarre, gueti alti Rockstimm und ab und zu na es Schnauzörgeli. Leider chlli churz gsii hät gern na wiiterglost.

Cool album

Decent album and some absolutely classic tunes - actually really enjoyed this!

No shot a rock album is this good. Definitely mislabeled

I did not expect to like this album so much. The vocalist's singing style was a bit too distracting at times, which is probably my only complaint about the album. Well, and it ended way too soon. I might actually bump it up to five later, after further listening. Best song: Born on the Bayou Other highlights: Proud Mary, Good Golly Miss Molly 4.5 stars

3.86.

the best!

Amazing per usual

Kickass rock

Solid Creedence.

Lekker rocken, met ook wel wat chille nummers.

The album surprised me. I really liked it. I hadn't expected that. Maybe I should listen to more of the band, which I apparently misjudged. 4/5

Favs while listening: Bootleg, Penthouse Pauper - really fun tremolo on the guitar in Born on the Bayou - lyrics aren’t really important to me and the rather unclear way of saying Bootleg is funny and fits to the overall vibe of the song in my opinion - Graveyard Train is rather minimalistic but has some interesting bass and guitar phrases that built some call and response patterns - loooove the guitar tone overall - good golly miss molly is a fun song in general!!! Such a good one to dance to - Proud Mary is one that i already knew and I’ve heard it too often 🙂‍↕️ - nonetheless a good song - just like everyone who listend to this album or the one specific song on there asks themselves: what the fuck does chooglin mean? - well you can actually google and you’ll find a search result where John Fogerty himself answers this question: its ‘what happens when you got to ball and have a good time‘ - some songs are unnecessarily long for their own good but id say its because these are just 4 dudes who enjoy making music and jam together and i think that’s beautiful :) sometimes you get lost in playing OVERALL: 4/5

Thumbs up

Creedence being Creedence

Compared to the other CCR albums on this list... this is maybe the weakest one. Still it's CCR and it rocks. 3.5/5

Cortito pero nais

Big chungus

86% Best: Born On The Bayou; Good Golly Miss Molly; Penthouse Pauper; Proud Mary Must-Hear? Sure

Born on the bayou Penthouse pauper Proud Mary Everything I would want a blues/rock album to be. Short and sweet.

3.8 1x

Gubbrock när den är som bäst. Man kan ju inte annat än älska känslan man får av det bluesrockiga i kombination med Fogertys röst.

What a voice of John Fogerty. Great album with great songs. The feelings conveyed by the CCR are hard to explain but you truly feel as going through the jungle or the bayou, being a complete badas, having leather-like skin with marlboro reds and aviator ray-ban's. Absolute banger of a LP by Creedence. 4/5 Songs that i liked the most: Track 1 - Born on the Bayou Track 2 - Bootleg Track 4 - Good Golly Miss Molly Track 6 - Proud Mary Track 7 - Keep On Chooglin' Songs that i didn't like that much: Track 3- Graveyard Train Track 5 - Penthouse Paper

Niiiiice, CCR album reviews seem to really vary from me album to album. This was a great one. Proud Mary is a banger and I enjoyed reading up on the back-story a lot. I'm super interested in how songs are written by different artists. Good Golly Miss Molly is also a pure belter. These kind of songs make surprisingly good running songs in my opinion. Can imagine these tracks are really really fun to play/perform too. Fun little transportation from South West Germany on a work-from-home Friday to 1969 on the Bayou, great stuff!

Is there anything more comforting than CCR?! Probs not. Warm and soothing.

Exactly what I expected but really good. A great mood and made me feel like I was hanging out in the bayou. I read their wiki and turns out they used to be called the Golliwogs...

Great stuff from CCR. First time I’ve listened all the way through, classic sound from them.

4.5/5

These guys are allergic to making bad music.

Never noticed the cowbell on Born On The Bayou. This album is really good. The shorter songs are tight and the extended jams of Graveyard Train and Keep On Chooglin’ (whatever Choogling is?) are given time to breathe. This is the kind of music where I want to be there with the band. Like, give me a harmonica I’ll jump right in. Favorite songs were Born On The Bayou, Good Golly Miss Molly, Proud Mary, and Keep On Chooglin’.

Good

I love CCR, but this album isn’t my fave of theirs.

There is not a bad track on this album. The rhythm is hypnotic and the guitars and vocals really hook you. Some big hits too. Did not disappoint.

Solid swampy fun. Wtf is chooglin?

Good!

Lovely sounding album, the white fusion of soul and country rock.

All time Americana right here. What a tear, 7 albums in 4 years and a busy 1969 with three defining records. Eliminate the drug out long tracks on this and it's a classic. Hendrix, Doors, Byrds, Beach Boys and Creedance top 5 USA classic rock

A bit flat

CCR is one of the best pure rock bands of the 60s. When everyone else went psychedelic, they stayed bluesy and it works great. Born On The Bayou, while great, is somewhat funny, seeing as they guys are NorCal AF.

Приятный альбом

Americas Led Zeppelin and a huge step towards heavy metal.

I love listening to full albums of artists where I only know their singles. CCR has always been mentioned around my friend group and my family as something they listened to, but again, I was really only shown the singles (Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary...) When the album started with Born On The Bayou, as soon as the singer gave that first note, my face was in completely shock of, "WOW, this guy is incredible". I don't remember that power in the songs that I knew CCR from. That feeling was maintained throughout the album, what an incredibly powerful voice. All the musicians are fantastic. The bass player is who stood out to me as his lines were unique and just kept my grooving the whole time. Having just listened to David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy" and giving that a 5/5, I also had that same thought of "Is there something about this album that wouldn't give it a perfect rating?". The short answer, yes. There were sections on this album where it just felt like the band was "jamming", which to their defence, keeps the Blues spirit. In particular, this occurs on "Keep on Chooglin'". As someone described to me one time, "They kept soloing until the cows came home". Because of that, I'd give this album a 4/5. I'd give it 4.5 if I could.

Great little 7-track album with Born on the Bayou, Proud Mary and a cover of Little Richard’s Good Golly Miss Molly. Definitely a little samey - but sticking this on in the background is a great 30 mins! Keep on Chooglin’ is an awesome 7 mins of bluesy, chilled jam session. 8/10

Wow! Just fucking wow. I honestly don't really like rock, but this album is amazing.

It's curious. An album that I've not previously listened to...yet it sounds so familiar. Tracks that I've heard in various places, and on various movies. Others where the riffs, structure melodies all seem familiar. It's a damned fine album, and for me, Born on the Bayou is the stand-out track.

Solid, bold and clear. Very accessible music, nothing interfering with the flow of music

Far from the best Creedence album. But it contains the essential tracks, Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. The album tracks are perfectly fine, and the cover of Good Golly Miss Molly is okay. And running a short and sweet 33 minutes, the album doesn't overstay its welcome. I love that about the Creedence albums. They came in rapid succession; but they were all short bursts of greatness.

A few high profile, known songs. General musical feel throughout the album. 4/5

Good album but they don’t quite sound like Creedence yet. Sounds like a covers album even if only one track is.

Still amazing how much excellent output came from these guys in two years!

Only real complaint is that my favorite CCR song -- The Midnight Special -- isn't on this album. Good album

Day240 - i liked this album, maybe not as much as chaos factory but proud mary alone makes it great

Very nice, but not the best CCR album. Keep On Chooglin is nice and Proud Mary keeps on being one of their ultimate classics. Viva John Forgerty!

Geweldig album. Niet even goed als Green River of Cosmo's Factory, maar hoort hier echt wel in dit lijstje (ik hoop dat die andere twee er ook in zitten). Dit is American music op z'n best, met een heerlijk vettig accent. 4.4*

Yep fan of this not an album I’d given a lot of time but it’s pretty awesome

Solid album, very easy to listen to.

sick album cover, pretty good music best tracks: penthouse pauper, proud mary

Klassiska låtar men inte några av mina absoluta Creedencefavoriter. Vass fyra.

Good rocking classic rock. Proud Mary and Good Golly Miss Molly are classic, but the best song on this brief album is Penthouse Pauper. I also enjoyed the blues we got here.

It amazes me sometimes how CCR could create such great songs in such a short period of time, let alone releasing 3 albums all in span of 12 months. This album is straddling the line between being a (3) which is a "good solid album" and a (4) which is a "great album." Easily a 3.5/5 but will it reach a 4 by the time I can rate it and move on? Possibly.

That is NOT the style I was expecting from the band name and opening song name, but I'm certainly not complaining. "Proud Mary" marks the first song in this adventure that I recognize from outside of it (this is Day 5 for me)! And it remains very catchy. I can't help but wonder how many of these albums I would have felt were more unique or revolutionary at the time they came out. Naturally, if you made this list, you've probably inspired a lot of people since.

4 - The sound of this album is somehow different and exactly the same to some of their best known hits. Not the biggest fan of this kind of rock n roll, but they do it well

These guys were badass! Timeless cooking.

This album is ok overall, but gets an extra star because Proud Mary and Penthouse Pauper are some classic jams

kinda swaggy for boomer tunes

8/10

What a perfect album for the hottest day of the year! I love CCR, I don't know why, I just do. There's something really groovy, swampy, soulful, even primal about their sound and the songs are great. I'm not massively into classic American rock but something sets them apart. His voice could be annoying if the music and songs weren't so good but everything comes together and it works. The album is good from start to finish, and it's refreshingly succinct. 'Proud Mary' is an absolute classic, I can't think of a more rhythmic track by a guitar band ❤️ Last thing, how good is the recording and production? 55 years old and still sounds amazing belting out of the speaker.

I still don't know what "chooglin" means

Incredible album, and very deserving to be on this list. The title sums up the album perfectly, and the music is still played on radio to this day.

Awesome album, it’s hard to have a bad time while listening to CCR

A little jammy, a little dancey, a little swampy, and it features John Fogerty singing the absolute shit out of the word "choogling". What's not to like?

So southern, so swampy, what do you mean John Fogarty was born in California? Mans as Louisiana as anyone in history. The start of a, frankly, ridiculous 4 album run

Know them and a few songs

A good album, I do like some Creedence Clearwater Revival. I really liked Good Golly Miss Molly.

Really not sure three CCR albums were necessary. 2 albums by the same band from the same year of release in this list seems crazy. Each album undoubtedly includes a couple of crackers though. And, well, they're always consistently good. Also another excellent thing to pop out when it's far too hot.

Little did anybody know it at the time but 1969 was the year of the Revival, Creedence Clearwater Revival to be exact. Bayou Country, the first of three (!!!) albums released by the band that year, is an exemplary effort that puts the band's best traits on display. John Fogerty and his compositional style becomes strengthened throughout the album, which brought about some of the more enduring songs in the CCR catalog and of the late Sixties in general. A full on blast from start to finish, thankfully they would have more to give us. Favorites: Born on the Bayou, Graveyard Train, Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin'.

#299. Souther swamp rock from a band from... the Bay area. Makes sense if you don't look at it. It fucks either way, imposters or not. 4/5: chooglin'

If you spin a wheel on CCR's discography, you're likely going to land on a good album (Mardi Gras being the exception). They had honed the swamp rock sound from the start, and rode it out into the '70s. It was distinct from the psychedelic rock scene happening around them and I like to think they helped move the rock genre forward. Proud Mary is on here and that song is a classic. I can't not enjoy CCR, they're my boys. I love my boys.

Brings back some memories

Swamp rock at it's best.

Still not my favorite band. But I’ve discovered I like CCR a lot more than I thought I did.