Bayou Country

“Born on the Bayou” and “Proud Mary” are some of CCR’s best songs. I didn’t realize how short this album was, which is even more noticeable when skipping “Graveyard Train” and “Keep on Chooglin’” - both are long songs that just meander about and I get bored of them halfway through.

I continue to be surprised that CCR albums are just alright.

Classic RnR. Gotta appreciate the classics. Born on the Bayou let you know what you were in for. Powerful vocals in your face / my earphones as a surprise. There is always a temptation for these albums to be 2hours long - but this one was ironically a little short. Nice album that I can keep chooglin to

CCR always brings it. If I had this on tape I'd be sure to keep it somewhere safe, probably in my briefcase with my business papers. That would ensure that nobody could steal it.

Great, solid album No particular standouts, but all of the songs were good

Some good old fashioned rock n roll. No further notes.

Love these jam songs. Not everything here is a hit but I wouldn't turn it off either. Fogerty's growls, the driven guitars and just the right dose of harmonica and chooglin make this record great for driving.

Listened to it twice

Can't go wrong with CCR. Their unique blend of rock, blues, and country was a huge influence in the music world.

Pleasantly surprised by this album as I am not a big CCR fan. This album, however, is them the best. Good, clean southern rock with a bit of an edge to it and not a lot of instances of Fogerty blatantly mispronouncing words.

Always cracks me up that the best Southern Rock, swamp rock band is from California. This album is amazing though, quite a few tracks I’m not too familiar with. Booglin is great. Sound just reminds me of the Vietnam war.

If you've heard one CRR record, you've heard them all. They write songs that are fun for like, 30 seconds, then they drag that out for a lifetime until you're bored out of your mind. And by "fun," I mean "innocently intriguing." You might say, "Oh that riff is cool," or, "Huh, hooky chorus," but your life is not going to be changed. It's beer-drinking, dive bar-conversating, pool-playing, cigarette-smoking music. Great for the background, not for primary listening. And that's why every Boomer Dad loves CCR, and everyone else doesn't give a fuck. I do like this one better than Cosmo's Factory. Mainly because it's not half-filled with covers. That doesn't mean I adore it, and I think the "good" songs– and I use the term loosely– are significantly weaker here. And worse, the few covers on here are the best songs here. But the all-around package is more tolerable, so that counts for something. Maybe not a higher score, but still, something.

Amazing album. Pure rock n roll!

Pretty good country rock. Short and sweet.

Not doing much, just had a worse version of Proud Mary.

Hell yeah!

Kudos to CCR for being prolific enough to put out three albums in 1969, but maybe this one doesn't belong on the list? The iconic "Proud Mary" notwithstanding, there are two overlong slogs here ("Graveyard Train," "Keep on Chooglin'") and an inessential cover of "Good Golly Miss Molly." I'll take "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary" and skip the rest. (And arguably Ike & Tina own "Proud Mary.")

Are we as a society ready to have an honest discussion regarding whether CCR was the Nickelback of the late 1960s?

Not really into the down-home country boy 1970s rock aesthetic tbh.

Not sure I've ever listened to this record. Obviously the lead tune is nostalgic and deeply ingrained for me, as are the 2 covers. Upon listening straight through though, all I could think was how fun it would have been to sit around while they played through this short record beginning to end. I would love that version of these songs. As is, it's choppy and sounds like they were told to write a radio hit and a radio ready cover so they could get the rest of the songs out there.

I know full well that Fogerty and the crew weren't born on the bayou, but that doesn't get in the way of my rampant admiration for CCR, perhaps the most effective political act in the history of rock-n-roll. Their invention is always reinvention, their innovation always a throwback: they're hard-nosed hippies w/ enuf swampiness to induce some sort of peace-and-love-psychedelia. Above all, they're hit-makers, but their prophetic angles have an almost hip-hop agitation. Like Mos Def's 'New World Water': 'Take you a glass of water / Make it against the law / See how good the water tastes / When you can't have any at all.' Bayou Country isn't their best album, but it is essential, setting the stage for their next two, the greatest of their career.

Definitely has the distinct CCR sound! I enjoyed it. Especially the first song

Never been an overwhelming fan of CCR, just haven’t been that interested in them. Yet, I can admit that John Fogerty has a super cool voice. This album was good. Not amazing, but good. Born on the Bayou is a rock classic. Excellent song and a great way to kick off this album. I liked Bootleg. Good tune, felt like a fast blues song. Graveyard Train is where I start to have a problem with this album. 8 minutes? Long songs aren’t inherently a problem, but this was very repetitive to me. Combined with a remake of Good Golly Miss Molly and the fact that this album is only 34 minutes, it leaves the impression that these guys just didn’t have enough creative spark to create a full record. Which is too bad, as songs like Penthouse Pauper and especially Proud Mary demonstrate some excellent song writing and playing. I enjoyed both of these tunes a lot. Also, creating a word for a song like Chooglin’? That is certainly original. This is a 3.5 star album for me. Just too short with some holes therein to be considered amazing and a 5 star record. Rounding up because Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou are truly great songs.

Some massive tracks, enjoyable jams and tones that cut like a buzzsaw on Keep On Chooglin. Only let down by two blues by numbers style songs in the middle

Not a bad album. It gets a little "jam band"ish which is alright by me. Obvious hits on here that land this album on the list on their own, the rest is probably not as notable. Still choogles!

This album is pretty alright.

Good album

- estilo fundador do rock sulista dos eua - muito imersivo e descontraído, porém curto - faltou as músicas animadas que a banda tem no catálogo

It was also a fine album. Solid as fuck classic rock and roll. Theres parts in that album where i loved the soloing and i could tell the historical "fuck the Vietnam war" the whole album pretty much marinated itself within

6/10

Also didn’t expect to like this at all but I really enjoyed 1 or 2 songs. Overall an enjoyable album but not really for me

Background, can't imagine ever playing this with the intent to listen to the songs.

Had the album years ago and love it!

I’ll always say Creedance is a 5. How could it not be? It’s timeless and universally loved.

The title track and Proud Mary are great. The rest is disappointing. John's vocals and riffs are legit but the rest of this band is not good. Want proof? Compare these recordings to what Jimmy Page's little ensemble was doing with the same marriage of psychedelia and blues IN THE SAME YEAR. I'm 428 albums in and I've heard SCORES of albums by boomer white kids playing at the blues and exactly ONE album by a blues master (and that a late 60s decidedly-pop live album from B.B.King.) Why should people hear and remember all of these imitators rather than the legends themselves? Even putting aside the Olympians (Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, Sonny Boy Williamson, et al.) who pre-dated the "album" concept, where are Creedence's (rough) contemporaries - Junior Wells, J.B. Hutto, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker?? Their music puts all of this Woodstock blues to shame. And I'm sure I've never heard of scores of should-be-legends because they consistently get left off of lists like this one. One star for each of the two songs worth hearing.

1,5/5 enjoyed proud mary

As widely appreciated as Creedence Clearwater Revival is, I still kind of think they're underrated. In about 2.5 years from their debut in May 68 to (the crazy underrated) Pendulum in December 70, these dudes churned out like a dozen or so stone-cold classic tunes that people still connect with and crank up to this day. The collection of jams alone is remarkable, but the pace at which they constructed that all-time great resume is absolutely staggering. Bayou Country is not the band's best album, but it's awesome without a doubt. It's got some of their biggest bangers in "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary" but this band was not strictly singles, man. Far from it. Their "Good Golly Miss Molly" cover and "Penthouse Pauper" are some sparkling deeper cuts from this one, for a small example. However, I have to say that I have absolutely no idea why "Graveyard Train" needed to be eight and a half minutes long. It's a fun enough tune, but no way should it have taken up 1/4 of this album. For that, I must dock it a star.

74/100 not a crazy amount of music actually here, just a handful of songs, some being quite long nothing crazily special takes place in this record but that's okay you don't always need that, sometimes you just need good music that you can enjoy in nearly every setting, and that's what this is

I love CCR. This is especially true of their run from “Green River” through “Cosmo’s Factory.” That being said, this album has the genesis of much of that sound, as well as two stone cold classics in “Born on the Bayou” and especially “Proud Mary.” It’s a 4.5 that gets the boost to 5 for what John Fogerty and the band were forging.

CCR reminds me of my dad. This is the band at their finest, before egos destroyed them.

Great - the Mix of Roots Rock, Swamp Rock, Country Rock and Blues Rock - A Milestone

classic rock, of the finest kind - rootsy, real, and timeless

Good, 33 mins. 6/10. Couple bangers. Upbeat.

I like this much more than the other CCR album I've listened to. I can hear the blues and it still has a distinct rock sound. 3.5 stars rounded down

This is no Cosmo’s Factory, but Bayou Country is a solid album all the way through. It’s got that swampy, CCR sound, and a couple of singles that just about everyone knows. Not their absolute best, but still a very good record that shows why the band became so iconic.

Eu quando vaquejada

Not quite a five from me, solid album though

Chooglin' to a 3.5 but I'll give it 4 since they created a new word

Decent "jammy" record from Creedence. The record that confused people into believing this was a group out of the bayou, but undeniably great sounding with fantastic song writing. A little less versatility displayed on this one, but for the second of three records released in one year, what could one really expect?

Love this band

Classic sound, but its more of a play it in the background type of sound. 7 minutes and 40 seconds is too long for any song I will say, but in this instance (it being 1 of only 7 tracks and being the last track) I didnt mind it as much as I usually would. Solid 3.5-4 if you like the genre. I only give it a 3 for length (only being a 30 minute album) and for a lack of difference in the sound of each song.

This album is amazing. Proud Mary has always been a great song and the rest of the album is great too

Pure swamp boogie Liked the tracks I’d not heard before more than the ones I know from the radio

4.5 nincs. inkább 4 mint 5. de azért ez elég jó szvsz

**** CCR always works! This one is really good, they had even better ones though.

2/10 I just don’t get CCR. This was boring sludgy blues jam that would have been torture if it went on longer. Only decent songs were pub band covers of decent rock & roll songs Best: Good Golly Miss Molly

Not for me

Buen álbum, interesante descubrir mas acerca de la discografía de este grupo

one of their best but it’s not the best. still great tunes all the way thru this record n i have it on vinyl 4.15 for guys from san fran these guys bring the bayou vibes

Hell yeah

The best thing about this album is how short it was.

Grew up with my Dad listening to CCR, definitely enjoyable. I was surprised how bluesy the album was.

Swampy Southern Grooves

3.5

I like some CCR, but apparently I can't lie on my bed to listen to them exclusively because I will fall asleep. Graveyard Train felt a lot longer than 8:37. Proud Mary definitely the highlight for me. Classic. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Born On The Bayou, Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin'

One of those albums that’s so good that you’ve heard it all before. Hard to judge on its merits because of overexposure damn near every single track. Still holds up though.

Noen kule låter. God instrumental og vokal. Kan av og til bli litt jokkete. Ikke beste albummet fra CCR

Thought these brothas were black

-ya, this is fire -perfect amount of songs to listen to John sing, his voice doesn’t get old or oppressive -overall imma re-listen to this one again..and then maybe again. I like

Guitar on good golly miss Molly is pretty sick. Penthouse pauper cracked me up. In general, a bit too country for me?

Blijft leuk. We hebben John Fogerty en zijn vrienden laatst ook al een keer gehad, en echt iets toevoegen doet dit album niet in mijn beleving. Meer van hetzelfde. En dat is maar goed ook, want ook deze bluesrock knettert weer de speakers uit van plezier.

Perfect plaatje voor in de auto. Wederom levert CCR vrij klassiek klinkende rock en bluesrock met de dik aangehaalde zang die we van hen kennen. Ten opzichte van het debutalbum en Cosmo's factory springt er minder echt uit. Maar een vergeetbare 3 wil ik het niet noemen. Gewoon een sterretje minder dan de genoemde albums. Nog steeds een mooie 4..

Ik heb al eerder verteld dat John Fogerty zo'n allesoverheersend dominant stemgeluid heeft, dat mij stoort. Dat doet hij op dit album wederom, al glippen sommige nummers er tussendoor. Het gegrom is het ergste, dat met name op deel 1 voorkomt. Op deel 2 is het meer schurend dan grommend en dan is bijv Penthouse Paper gewoon een lekker bluesnummer. Proud Mary is later beter gedaan, al zullen genoeg mensen juist deze originele versie koesteren. CCR is niet aan mij besteed. Zoals ik eerder al zei, geef me 1 of 2 nummers, dat kan ik hebben. Een heel album, ook al was dat in die tijd gelukkig nog kort, trek ik gewoon niet. Zijn grommende stem is allesverstikkend. En verder is de muziek ook niet zo bijster interessant, afgezien van een enkele gitaarsolo. De drums is hak-tak-hak-tak, alsof de plaat blijft hangen, met name op de slottrack valt dat verschrikkelijk op. Comos factory kreeg een gulle 4 van me geloof ik. Deze keer maak ik er een zure 2 van.

3.5 - Good

Swampy! Evokes a bayou feel

Really enjoyed Good Golly Miss Jolly... No further commentary apart that's one of CCR's best albums.

10/10. Only 7 songs but there are no skips.

It's hard to really dislike this. Short, fun, higly energetic.

57 albums in and 3 of them have been CCR. The Brits love them some Creedence don’t they?

This is a decent album but not CCR’s best

I like some CCR, but apparently I can't lie on my bed to listen to them exclusively because I will fall asleep. Graveyard Train felt a lot longer than 8:37. Proud Mary definitely the highlight for me. Classic. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Born On The Bayou, Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin'

I'm realizing that CCR isn't really all that great at making albums. This one is at least very consistent and maintains a good vibe throughout. And, honestly, in the context of the album, "Proud Mary" doesn't even stand out as much as I was thinking/hoping it would. By default, it is my favorite song on the album still.

With 1001 great albums from which to choose, I get two CCR titles in a row! Not complaining, though. "Bayou Country" has such classics as "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary." And I'm particularly fond of some of the longer, folksy jam songs, as well. I get the Bluesy Southern notes much more on this album than the last, and for that reason, I really like this one better. Just an incredible LP!

Very solid CCR outing. 3.5

sweaty ass

I’ll give them Proud Mary that’s it

Like it

An extremely easy on the ears bluesy swamp rock album, by a great band out of San Francisco

A complete atmospheric album. Sixties Swamp Rock. Pretty good stuff.

Wonderful cover, ok songs. Not my usual style, but it was a good listen

Pleasant enough album but it dragged on a bit in parts. Not my favourite of the 3 of their albums I've heard either 3 ⭐️

it's not my favorite CCR album, but it's definitely not my least favorite. i am a big CCR fan, so, shocker, i do love this album anyways. for me, the tracklist is not as strong as some of their next few, but this is the first REAL CCR album. of course, there are some stone cold classics here that still get radio play. some of the album tracks here are a little forgettable, but still have that great sound. this is john fogerty and co. coming into their own. it's not the most consistent, but it is them becoming the rock staples that they are now.

This band just knows how to do it. Not always in the mood for CCR, but the band is just so tight and to me is quintessential Americana bluesy rock and roll.

Timeless

2 sterne

ONE OF THE BEST ROOTS ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. HELL YEAH AMERICA

Great album. Grew on me as I listened. We’ll definitely be listening again.

Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention, but it seemed kind of repetitive.

monótono

Excellent from start to finish. CCR is one of the best. A couple of songs on here I hadn't heard before which were almost as good as the hits. 8/10 (4/5)

Almost all filler, no killer.

Fun stuff

Happy vibes, rock/blues. Fav : Proud Mary.

Old timey awesomeness.

classic

The album's biggest fault is that it can be better (which CCR pretty promptly resolved)

I have mixed feelings about this one. There are some really good tunes here, but then you got Graveyard Train and Keep On Chooglin’ that just seem to drag on and on and on. Those 2 songs make up half the album, it’s nuts. If each of those songs were about 4 minutes shorter, this album would be 5-stars. Everything else was upbeat and catchy. Standout Songs: Born On The Bayou Good Golly Miss Molly Penthouse Pauper Proud Mary

Good vibes, good guitar, not something I'll add to my collection but you can never really go wrong with CCR. Also Keep on Chooglin is such a funny name for a song.

Nothing wrong - just samey and overly long.

Its Creedence. Banger. No notes

I like CCR. This is fine, fun, but nothing really stuck to me.

I enjoy CCR so I'm bias on this one. It's a solid album and is pure Americana. It sounds like the bayou based on all the lyrics yet they are from California. It works because no one really sounds like them. Great album.

Born On The Bayou and Proud Mary are great, the everything in-between is good, but the biggest problem with this album is Graveyard Train. It is almost 9 minutes, which is about 1/3 of the album, and nothing happens during it. It isn't bad, but man it really drags the album down. Mid 4.

I think i gotta give this a four! Born on the bayou is my favorite ccr song.

Not many artist immediately transport you to a specific place when you hear one of their songs. Shortness keeps it tight and brings up the average due to the big hits with Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. This was a fun deeper dive on a band I knew a little bit about already.

The bops just don’t stop.

Love listen to it when i was driving

Steady rhythm, bluesy guitar. Solid recording, nothing too exciting, bit slow for my liking. Nice background music.

Highlight Song/s: Proud Mary This album was pretty bleh. I guess that's what happens when you pump out 5 albums in like 18 or so months. CCR has some other albums on this list, so I will see in due time if they are more like a singles sort of band instead of an album-oriented band - I'm thinking they might be a singles sort of band.

Love that he talks about stealing cherry pie on ‘Bootleg’ Genre: Bayou country I would listen to certain songs on repeat 7.5/10

classic southern rock

We were at a Springsteen show like 30yrs ago and it was pouring-Bruce and the band came out and sang Who'll Stop the Rain and that's when I realized omg Creedence! WOW. CCR!! As I age so does my appreciation for this totally kick ass band. They were always part of the social fabric at our house, but I never realized how good these guys were until I was like 25yrs old - so solid, so sure so bluesy, raunchy, raw, polished, rebellious, angry, tender, packed with classics and pure talent - they tapped into sthg that can only be explained by 'they just get it'. And they transcend - last track Keep on Chooglin' was trancelike. Love this album!

This one is felt in the bones. How become the river.

Nothing but net. No pomp. No flash (for better or worse). Just quality a** rock n roll. No muss no fuss. I think it's the voice. It just sound real even in it adherence to various musical stylings. And the production is solid solid solid. No missteps. It's like a comfortable couch in the best possible way.

This country rock sound isn't my go to but it's done well. Proud Mary is one I'll go back to though. 6/10

Chooglin’ pushed it from a 4 to a 5, loving this one

Ok

Like the songs, hate the vocals

Uvijek se žalim da mi albumi zvuče previše američki i da mi to smeta ali mi je kod njih sasvim ok. Prolazno.

A few CCR bangers with some other chill tracks to spread things out.

Some of the best memories of me becoming an adult are with CCR!

I've long since known about Born On the Bayou and Proud Mary. Those are classic rock legends. I'm curious to see how the rest of the album compares to what I've already known. ---------------- I feel like Graveyard Train dragged on a bit, but I don't think that detracts much from the album as a whole. Excellent swampy blues rock.

Not familiar with a lot of Creedence outside of their big hits but this had their classic sound and was pretty solid.

While there are some good moment, most pieces feel repetitive and dragged-out for no clear reason. Might have been revolutionary back in the day, however did not find it enjoyable. Won’t listen again.

Bayou Country has some killer tracks and a great vibe, even if a few songs feel a bit repetitive and drag on a little too long.

Generally great music with a singer who sings just a little bit too over the top many times.

Awesome.

I’m chooglin

Great

very good

Good ole rock and roll. CCR is one of the best.

Disliked the vocals

CCR always rips.

My father-in-law is either playing CCR or Metallica, so I've heard this album plenty of times through. Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou are the standouts, but the entire thing is an easy listen. American BBQ music. - mitona Never listened to a full CCR album but I’ll have to agree. Easy listen, bluesy… can definitely eat a hamburger to this - spacecrabs This is easily the weakest CCR album. Wtf is up with this list serving mid albums by amazing artists. Any real CCR connoisseur such as my humble self will tell you their best album is "Green River" - germ

Turns out Im a new big fan of this great band. All albums are good and well produced and their sound is unique. This is not the best yet still really good

Hell yeah

Fogerty’s voice at its prime. Great bluesy rock n roll. Born on the Bayou is one of my favorite CCR songs.

muy rocanrolero yanki, esta piola aunq es lo mas dad music yanki q hay, la voz me la baja un toque pero los pedacitos medio psicodelicos la suben

Bluesy, country rock/swamp rock/American roots music from the late 60s. Proud Mary is great, the other songs are good musically though not really my kind of music. They had a distinctive sound and I like Fogerty's singing. But from this band I would rather listen to a best of album than any of the studio albums.

I want to say that Creedence is a guilty pleasure band but they’re too good that. Every song is listenable. Proud Mary is great.

ruim dms

The most Bayou Rock sounding album from a band founded nowhere near the Bayou. CCR is more southun' rock than most southern rock that hails from the south. 4/5

Had no idea that Proud Mary wasn't by Tina Turner. Actually quite like this album which is a surprise for me!

not my type

This was really good! Im obviously aware of Creedence but hadnt listened to an album before. Their sound really engages you and carries a whole album really well. The quality of the songwriting is top notch, the musicianship was great and the vibe was perfect for a sweltering summer day.

the only thing my extended family is right about is this album rocking

Haven't heard this album before. I felt like it had potential to be interesting but I just didn't care about any of the songs at all 2/5

Ah yes, the Bay Area boys born on the bayou. This is just good, old-fashioned American rock. They evoke the swamp, or at least the stereotypical mythology of it. The greasy clubs, mud, mosquitos, hanging trees branches. Fogerty channels Screaming Jay Hawkins or Howlin Wolf as his growl is completely over the top, and the spooky hoodoo blues works its magic. "Proud Mary" stands out here as one of the best American rock songs ever, perhaps the quintessential CCR song. The opener "Born On the Bayou" is a banger, sets the tone, and has a great guitar tone and effect. I think "Graveyard Train" lags a bit, and "Good Golly Miss Molly" isn't very interesting as a cover, so it's not as though the album is perfect. "Bootleg", "Penthouse Pauper", and "Keep On Chooglin" are solid blues songs, strong but not exceptional. Good CCR album, but I'd put other albums above it.

Fine album.

Fun

After a run of mostly great albums wondered if this one signified a bad moon rising. Actually pleasantly surprised. An album that I had not taken any notice of or had any previous knowledge of but on listening every track seemed familiar and homely. Knew Proud Mary of course but every other track carried the distinctive trademark John Fogarty singing together with some great southern guitar licks. An album to spend a pleasant hour with. Strong 3 star and just a gnats cockhair off being a 4. 3/5 8/7/25 Later addit - after a further listen - Fuck it give it 4. Superb guitar playing and some mean mouthorganing made it so. 4/5 2359 hrs 8/7/25

Listened to it twice in a row.

Rock n roll for cowboys - blues and country

The album has a promising start with swamp bluesy title song that has great guitar riff. After that it just isn't quite as good.

First song = second song = third song…. I quited on six because heard it all.

I enjoy some CCR now and then, but rarely a full album. It's not a horrible listen, but there's too much country/folk in there to deter me off.

Think this is the 3rd Creedence album we get on this list. I used to think Creedence was boring and tame, but the albums on this list has changed my mind. Sure, it's still a bit of dad rock, but man, they sure know how to pack an album with good songs. While 'Proud Mary' certainly is the most recongizable song on this album, pretty much all tunes are good. 'Born On The Bayou' is a great album opener, and they continue to deliver after that. I think I've overlooked in the past just how much of an impact John Fogerty's voice makes for these songs as well, real stellar. I made a huge mistake by not giving Cosmo's Factory 5 stars, so even though I consider this a 4 star album I'll give it 5 stars as compensation.

I mean, Creedence always maintain a pretty high standard. I don't think this album has as many hits as, say, Cosmo's Factory, but it's still a good record. Fogerty's vocals are as strong as ever, and the guitars sound great. I really enjoy the general bluesy Creedence sound. My main gripe is the Little Richard cover, "Good Golly Miss Molly," which is subpar compared to the original. Also, I think "Graveyard Train" drags a bit. Still, you get treated to "Proud Mary" and "Born on the Bayou," among other hits. The album deserves a 4. I just think there are some better Creedence albums out there.

not my thing idk too milktoast

eh

Like the hits

5/10 definitely not creddences best by far

It’s CCR.

Front to back dope ass album. Production is top tier. Song writing is top tier. This album could get a release date today and stand up to all the rock revivals productions and annihilate them all.

It just moves at a different pace. The whole album feels like it’s not running on anyone’s time but it’s own. There’s a delightful sluggishness, a swampy feeling. John Fogerty is on his game, vocals cutting through with raspy righteousness. This album makes you want to move and groove. Extremely well recorded.

Boppin'. I'd add these songs to a playlist. Every song is a good time, even if I don't relate to the lyrics.

Creedence Clearwater Revival serves up audible nostalgia in "Bayou Country". Their second album, this is the one that put them on the map, and rightfully so. The singles off the album, namely "Proud Mary," are heavy hitting blues rock tracks that deserve to be classics. While the rest of the album is more varied in quality, overall CCR brings a great performance.

Despite not being an America I am familiar with, it manages to make me nostalgic. The perfect blend of looking back to a simpler, almost happier time while embracing the problems with it. Wartime is the time to reminisce while still striking back.

Really liked this one, though a couple jam sessions dragged too long.

CCR just isn't my thing. I already knew most of the popular songs, and honestly I've always preferred the covers. This album, to me, is really just a long song.

Excellent album!Truly a classic! 5

Ehhh it's enjoyable enough, some nice sound to it, but none of it really sticks with me.

This goes into my list of "bands that feel like the Rolling Stones but not quite", and while this is significantly better than them, I still am not much of a fan of the Stones. I did appreciate how bluesy some of this got, though I wish it didn't feel so rambly.

Great great album - bluesy, dirty, down-in-the-bayou rock music from, unexpectedly enough, a bunch of California boys. A discount Ringo Starr somehow singing like he's been gargling swamp water for 50 years. It all comes together beautifully. I will choogle to this any day!

I already knew the mega-hits of Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary (which I didn’t realize was originally a CCR song), but I enjoyed the other songs I didn’t know a lot! I don’t think there was a single bad song on this album.

Bluesy, country-influenced rock.... Flashy guitar passages..... Visions of Mick Jagger..... Much like all past Rolling Stones, this album was sadly doomed to a 2....

Starting this to say in my defense I love Cosmo's Factory but I don't think this album is very good. You have two hits and then the rest is really not distinguishable. It felt like one continuous but ultimately disappointing jam. Couldn't see myself listening to this again.

Terrific album!

Gode låter. Likte de to lengre

Another great CCR record, they were prolific in the late 60s, this isn't their best album but still 5 stars for me, Fogartys vocals, the guitar work all great, the rhythm section for CCR is brilliant too

My favourite CCR album for a long time, this sees the band at their swampiest I think. Graveyard Train is probably the epitome of that, a grimy 8 minutes of twanging guitars and harmonica. This album exudes exactly what I think of when I think CCR John Fogerty is as personable as he always is, with his funny pronunciations all over. There are great, creative guitar parts all over this album. I especially love the vaguely psychedelic guitar on Born on the Bayou Hard to go wrong with Creedence (other than one obvious exception). 4.5 Highlights: Born on the Bayou, Proud Mary, Keep on Chooglin', Bootleg

Country bumpkin rock but not their best album

Classics

Damn what a way to open an album, I wish the rest of the album reached that high. When the songs arent as good or memorable the vocals start to be a little more grating, I find. Its unfortunate, I like this kind of deep south rock, but this was a bit of a letdown. That being said, if you're a CCR fan you'll most likely love this album. Even the side of me that loves long drawn out blues riffs got a bit tired by the end, which is unfortunate because I'm sure they could've tightened this up. I liked the Good Golly Miss Molly cover way more than I thought I would, but it wouldve been nice to see the same effort from the rest of the album.

What an opening! 5 stars for Born on the Bayou! Unfortunately the album takes a steep dive in quality after that. Graveyard Train is awful and I’ve never been much of a fan of Proud Mary. Chooglin is a funny word but that’s about it.

Hell yeah, already heard this! Love it always

Alright, there was better CCR on this list though.

Highlights are Born On The Bayou and Proud Mary. The lead guitar is surprisingly good throughout. Still, it's overall less interesting than the other CCR album on the list (Cosmo's Factory).

3.6/5 an overall nice album, i enjoy the guitar noodles. graveyard train did feel like it dragged on a bit after a while. loved the first track a lot, i must’ve heard that one before, surely! also really enjoy the proud mary original version. love the guitar tone in the solos on “keep on chooglin’”

Good stuff. 4/5

45/1001. Not all bands went to full psychdelic frenzy in the late 60's. Too bad. This was better than I thought, but as we say in Finnish "pessimisti ei pety".

I just love CCR man. They are such a solid and groovy rock band that was one of the best in the 60s! I have this album on vinyl so I will be listening to it for many years to come. This album is 60s rock perfection.

4/5 love Creedence!!!!

Sensational swamp songs.

не в восторге.

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

looking at the auto generated playlists this album is in doesnt fill me with hope, it more fills me with trepidation for what is next when twin fantasy finishes. I don't really think classic rock is for me, i haven't been a man from the sixties that runs a starship for that long (jim cites his fave band being queen (will shatner civered bohemian rhapsody but thats the closest thing i can find)). Like i can enjoy ac/dc enough, but this this is jus kinda like stale bread, its flavorless. I guess the riff in graveyard train was fine, this whole thing could be described in that one sentence, its like a good riff and then they forgor to make the rest good. overall it was fine, nothing id return to though.

Great southern rock album. Proud Mary, Born on the Bayou and Good Golly Miss Molly are particular highlights.

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 feel like I’m missing the key thing that this band thrives on which is me being 50 and my dad having been a really big fan of them when I was born. Idk, born on a bayou is the stand out obviously but nothing else really did it for me. There were a few moments I got hit with the “oh they wrote this song, cool!” (Did not know proud Mary was called that, didn’t know they wrote it, good song). I’m teetering between 3 and 4. Oh also sick album art for 1969

When a song's lyrics includes "rockn' n' rollin'", I instantly think it's cheesy. For as much hype as this band gets, I thought it would be a little bit more interesting. There are a couple of classics on here, but other than that, it's pretty mid and boring. Classic white boomer music. Weak 3 is generous

Had decent expectations for this and totally disappointed. Boring white dude blues rock from a guy out in California pretending to be from Louisiana. Does this really need to be on here? Soft 2

I mean come on. It's a classic for a reason. we all love CCR. Do we listen to CCR on a regular basis? No. Am I speaking for a lot of people in the way I'm typing now? Yes. I don't care.

😐

ROCK extremamente sem sal

essa capa eh bacana, hein mas de resto eh rock normal né, estadunidense até o cu fazer biquinho. meio xoxo

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

The original Proud Mary is still the best one, fight me!

Tuurlijk

Fun. Sometimes boring. 3/5

w/e

Fantastic

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

Some good southern rock. Great musicianship and a couple of really good tracks. The guitar work is really good. Just not the biggest fan of Fogerty's voice.

*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

Don't mind me a bit of Credence

As far as CCR records go this is a weaker one imo but not bad at all. Guitar playing was killer

This one almost put me to sleep on the 12 hour ride. Less interesting but some true classics on here. Wish there was a 2.5 button on here. But since I round down…

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

Thought it would be better. The popular songs are good but the rest is not my taste

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.

I’d never heard this album before. The highlight was “Proud Mary” but nothing else stood out to me especially. I especially like the guitars and drums on this album but probably wouldn’t relisten to it often.

Awesome album. There are some all time classics on this one. CCR sold more albums than any other American band during the Vietnam war. Thanks for that information Alex Tribek.

All CCR is great CCR.

Harmillisesti ei itselle jäänyt tästä oikein mitään mieleen. Passelia taustamusiikkia ja vähän kuluneita ralleja pari.

Instrumentally great, and oddly kind of relaxing to listen to. Highlights: Proud Mary, Born On The Bayou

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.

A couple of monster hits and the finest bayou muddy rock in between. mastapeece

CCR fuckin' rules

Good album. Needed more of it.

Dragged after first 2 songs.

Awesome bluegrass instrumentals. Proud Mary definitely stands out as my favorite track.

Not my style, lot of soul, some pretty neat songs.

I didn’t know anything about the band although I’d heard Tina Turner’s cover of Proud Mary. For songs I don’t know, in a time I didn’t live, it seems to capture the zeitgeist of the era. My only gripe is the album is only 34 mins or so. Favourite: Graveyard Train. Worst: Good Golly Miss Molly (but I still like it)

Amazing

A 60s classic

I think you have to love graveyard train to love the album. I don't but this is still very solid work

it's called bayou country because it dunks you into one. please bring me back to land. (the blues guitar is servicable, but not particularly impressive in the modern day. and especially as a non-american, music with a strong country influence is more of a miss than a hit; the country-adjacent music i like, i enjoy in spite of the country elements in their work.)

good songs but i've just heard them in so many places like grocery stores that it feels like background music

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.

I can't stand Creedence. Proud Mary is passable, the rest is torture for me to listen to

It's like it read my review of last week's CCR of "a little goes a long ways" and decided to give me a lot more CCR.

great listen, i was kinda bummed it ended.

Fantastic Album, love this sound.

Including Bayou and Green River on this list and not Willie and the Poor Boys is a crime.

Absolutely loved it!

not bad, i think? Nothing memorable, just went by in the background before i realised it's finished

Listened Before? N Pretty good. Standard CCR stuff. I like the lead single more than almost all of the rest. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Born On The Bayou

It’s alright. Very very 1968. Maybe if it was my first time listening to CCR or rock music I would be blown away, but as it is I’m not really sure this is required listening.

longos solos de guitarra não foi meu gosto

again not really my style but it was better than the other one by them

monótono

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!

CCR is just not my jam. The few okay songs on the album dont outweigh the majority of meh songs.

Cool to hear more shades of CCR beyond the hits that get used on movie soundtracks. More groove and soul layers than I would have expected. Definitely iconic sound.

Proud Mary is decent, but there are better CCR albums

Nothing really grabbing me here. Think I prefer the hits. Simpsons: Just going to assume Fortunate Son was used in some sort of Vietnam parody.

Solid album could listen to this all day.

This was ok, I could listen to John Fogerty all day. This feels like a jam session where a couple of the songs go on for a little too long. Proud Mary and the cover of Good Golly, Miss Molly were probably the highlights for me.

Pretty good shit, not much variety but it does what it does well.

Ei paras CCR.

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

# Album Name: Bayou Country # Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Wow, such a quality album. I loved it. Filled with banger after banger. What a way to start the day. # Top Tunes: Every track is quality # Would I listen to it again? Yes

damn thisbis good as fuck

Good.

Better than I expected, but this is still weird republican uncle rock in my book

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.

Pretty boring classic rock

I like the guys voice, not my favorite listen. Upbeat, but I guess I just didn’t care that much. There were a few decent songs. Mostly just meh.

It was fine

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

Krindensi...

Great swamp music! Love John Fogerty! Classic!

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