Bayou Country

Southern twangy vibes and songs that evoke a lot of nostalgia, with great beats, harmonica, and electric riffs--when I think "Americana," CCR is what my mind conjures up.

Gillar skivomslaget mer än albumet :) Jag är en av dem som genuint gillar CCR. Gillar Fogertys röst, de samhällskritiska texterna och rocken förstås. Jag tycker dock inte att detta är ett av deras bästa album Storheten av Proud Mary ska jag inte ta ifrån dem, den är mycket bra! Men resten är bara ok för mig.

Solid album. Never listened to whole CCR album, and it was great.

s'fukken Creedence man. What else do you want? This'un's not as deep as the other. S'go wit a flat 3

Helt okej skiva, klassisk men ingen superfavorit för mig.

It's fine

Somehow CCR released three albums in 1969 and they were all good. This was my review for Green River and, by gum, it still works. I did enjoy that one a little bit more than this one but no major complaints.

3.6/5

RATING: 3/5 The use of the word chooglin is baffling what does it mean??! This is very much aligator wresting music especially Born On The Bayou. Also insane to have a 30 min album and then 2 songs are half of that?? FAV SONG: Proud Mary (mostly cause of glee ofc) and Good Golly Miss Molly, the guitar just hits. DURATION: 33m 53s, 7 songs DATE: 19/05/26

só conseguia pensar que proud mary toca em glee. not really my vibe but i think it's pretty solid.

The big songs are very big and great, the rest ist unfortunately pretty mediocre.

It's fine. I typically like CCR, but most of this album felt like filler. I think they have better work out there, but then again this is the only full album I've listened to of theirs. Maybe they just have really good singles and all of their full length albums are kinda meh, idk I'll have to listen to them to find out.

Ik ben een cowboy ik ben een cowboy 🤠🤠

some great tracks. some meh tracks. i like CCR but it averages out in the middle

2nd week in a row with a CCR album. It's fine. Not particularly great. Just fine.

Classic CCR

not my favorite CCR album but does have a few of my favorite songs of theirs on it. I do consider them to be southern rock cosplay bc they're from CA

meh i like swamp rock but this was sort of iffy

not bad, like the sound

Not bad . I dunno what else to say really. Man sings like foghorn leghorn

More Swingin and Sassy than other stuff Ive heard from Creedence. Enjoyed it mostly. Did get bit repetetive in few parts, even though its only 7 songs long

old man music

Good album. Done really good songs, but also done just OK songs. Vocals as anyways are great. Some really good guitar rhiffs.

Good

bastante bueno. tiene vibras al bango y a la luciérnaga de la princesa y el sapo lindo

Proud Mary is great. It's a strong contender for the song that will be used as THE example of Southern rock in a music history class in a hundred years, which is funny, because they're Californians. Outside of Proud Mary, though.... It's mostly fine. It leans into the blues in Graveyard Train, but it doesn't do enough with it. The harmonica is interesting, but not eight minutes of interesting. In most of the songs, the vamping is kind of boring. This might be due to age and influence, but I can only judge from my own experience, and this draaaaaaaags at times. Still, I care enough to dig into this more than most albums on this list, and it's never bad. At most, it's overlong. But I do want to give special mention to the final song of the album. Keep On Chooglin is a dumb, silly song about a made up word, and I want any Boomer who has made fun of "kids these days" for 6-7 and skibidi to be perpetually reminded of the same flavor of dumb that they loved as kids. I think we as a culture need to do a better job of reminding adults about the dumb stuff they liked, because I've seen and experienced decades of every silly trend being a harbinger of doom for The Youths. Grunge, frosted tips, and neon were going to bring the downfall of civilization, and "fly," "phat," "ratched," and "on fleek" were destroying the English language. Saying "chooglin" while lighting a cigarette is not any better. Children are weird, and they're going to do stuff that doesn't age well. I didn't, though. My taste is evergreen, and you will never find a picture of me planking or wearing a surfer necklace in the snow. I have also never once described a non-food item as "sweet."

cool

Minus the proud Mary this is a classic sound!

I loved this but I can't see myself listening to it on the regular. 3/5

Excellent band - I was surprised at how dark and swampy this sounded.

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Not bad

Some great tunes. Love the jams on the last song but real short album on the whole.

not my kind of music, enjoyed some songs, some songs were drawn out.

While the singles here are real showstoppers, an album under 40 minutes can't afford two 7+ minute clunkers. Keep on chooglin.

The band’s sound is there (boy, is it) but the songs aren’t yet, with the obvious exceptions of “Born on the Bayou” and “Proud Mary,” two of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. God did this band sound incredible, though. Best track: “Proud Mary”

I like it, very bluesy. Then again I experience there's been a little too much CCR in this challenge this far.

6.1 Best songs Proud mary Down on the corner Born on the bayou

Cool, not my cup of tea but I can appreciate it

Tina Turner didn’t write Proud Mary? This thing just taught me that Charles Bradley didn’t write Changes. This is too much for me

good golly miss molly banger

It was an interesting listen… more interesting than I expected. My main interest was in hearing the original version of Proud Mary, which was very understated given the subsequent versions. I probably wouldn’t listen to it again but it did not offend me or bore me.

There at least was a bit of rawness on the delivery here, and so some of the emotiveness of blues came through here that hasn’t on similar albums until this point. Some good vocal delivery and sounded a bit like an alt-American led zep. Some familiarity with some of the songs probably helped with this but it doesn’t necessarily leave me wanting more.

Short but packs a punch with some great tracks, I've always loved CCR but Cosmo's Factory still probably beats this one out Favorite track: Born on the Bayou, special shoutout to 'Keep on Chooglin' as one of my favorite song titles

This wasn’t quite as fun as Cosmo’s Factory. Probably CCR fatigue. Who hasn’t heard Proud Mary hundreds of times. I do appreciate them for being a palette cleanser. A reasonable choice every time. Everyone likes them, but no one claims them as favourites.

I see the appeal but it's lowkey kinda annoying

Good

A classic. Not my thing, but classic.

The home of Proud Mary

I didn't realise that Credence Clearwater Revival originally did "Proud Mary". Which is a strange type of cycle. White guys writing and performing music of black origin that is then covered by black artists to make a more well known version of that song. This is then up against the Little Richard cover "Good golly, Miss Molly." All I can say is that this is bluegrass blues album and feels like it could easily be the soundtrack to the southern states of the USA. I enjoyed it, but I dont know if that that says something negative about me as a person. (3.000)

meh

What I really love about this record is the feeling it gives, this swampy bayou sound is something that really itches my brain in way that most rock from this period does not really do. The shorter cuts on this record (Proud Mary and good golly miss molly for example) are the best parts about this record in tandem with the wonderful lead vocal that John Fogerty lays on every track keeps me coming back to this album. The longer tracks are just so weak to me to the point where I just wish we got more shorter 3 min tracks to replace them. Fav tracks: Proud mary, good golly miss molly, and penthouse pauper

i hate his voice sorry

Buenas canciones, muy rockeras para mí gusto y lentas, pero muy buenas canciones

That’s some good classic rock.

Album rutero. Vibes hiper yankee, inspirado en Louisiana (a pesar de ser de California). Swamp, southern, blues, root y country rock.

Biggest issue here is inconsistency; you’re not exactly starved for good songs on an album with “Born on the Bayou”, “Proud Mary” & “Keep On Chooglin”, but nothing in between those songs really compares to them. I suppose it’s better to have a good beginning and a great end with a mediocre middle than to just be equally decent throughout, but hell if I’m not gonna complain about it anyway. And no, I don’t really like “Good Golly, Miss Molly” as much as some people on here do, for the record.

Liked: Proud Mary, Keep On Chooglin'

Okay in a old time hoary way

Another good one by CCR. Some all time classics on here. Worth a listen.

sonidos bastante cools y rapsy, me gustaron algunos temas otros no tanto

it’s not my typical genre but i can see why people listen to it

Me gusto escucharlo con mi mamá, me dijo q mi abuelo le ponia ese album

Not what I usually listen to but still interesting

feels like american music so minus one point

This has been on my wish list for years. So have most CCR albums but they seem surprisingly tough to come by, and since I’m such a tightwad, I’ve never splashed out on one (always chasing the bargains). Before starting this 1001 business, I tended to save my debut listen of an album for the moment the record hit the platter, so I’m hearing (most of the tracks on) Bayou Country for the first time today and honestly I’m quite surprised. I have had Cosmo’s Factory (87/1001 for me) for years but I had assumed that the lengthy opening track Ramble Tamble was an exception to their regular M.O. rather than standard. Bayou Country makes it seem like stretching out for extended jams is a more regular occurrence than I had been led to believe. I’m not sure this is particularly good news from my perspective. The CCR vibe really works for me, but I’d much rather 12 brief Fogerty mini-masterpieces than fewer with some jammed out. I will still seek out this and the rest of their albums I haven’t snagged yet, but when I’m finally retired in a castle with my full set of CCR albums, I have a feeling this one might get the fewest listens. We shall see.

3.5, I liked the rock-esque parts, but some of it just faded into the background for me

I respect CCR, and this has some great stuff on it, but it isn't Green River. Worth a listen, though, and doesn't overstay its welcome.

ok not for me tho im not really into country music

I love CCR

Super

Southern blues. Graveyard Train was ploddingly hard work. Rest were mostly fine. 3.

Superior blues rock. Fine not dazzling.

A good inclusion, and worthy of familiarity, but not one to leave an indelible mark on me. Proud Mary is, of course, a classic, but I was left somewhat with the sense that this band were playing at being boys from the bayou rather than telling tales of a genuine shared experience.

7/10

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It was alright

CCR; there's a name I've heard. What am I expecting here? Some late 60s/early 70s classic rock, maybe a bit of psychedelia, maybe a bit of counterculture. Oh, and weren't these guys misappropriated by the alt-right or something? What I actually got: Blues-rock wig-out. Not bad.

a fun listen with some already known classics.

This is a decent 2nd album highlighted by the cover of Proud Mary and the original Born On The Bayou. This album was a sign of great things to come.

Grandes clásicos

You know the drill.......helicopter blades chopping the humid air, jungle canopy below, some exhausted yanks staring out the door “Born on the Bayou” or “Fortunate Son” starts blasting....director thinks he just invented cinema

me gusto, muchas canciones me gusto el ritmo y el estilo de musica esta bueno. Un par eran muy largas y con partes instrumentales medio repetitivas pero en general estuvo bueno. 6.5/10

Estuvo bueno, nunca había escuchado esta banda, le doy 3/5 estrellas, las canciones que más me gustaron fueron Good Golly Miss Molly y Proud Mary.

Viejita y rockera

I can taste cold beer I can hear mosquitos buzz Wait, that's Fogerty

431/1089 - Better than the first one from them I think? I don't remember. This was a lot of blues jams in E with harmonica and crunchy guitars which isn't the most exciting or stimulating thing to listen to.

As much as I like the Creedence, I'd rather go with a greatest hits compilation

Good stuff 3

Hard to separate from the Gumpifocation of this boomer music, but these are pretty much all bangers.

Liked this one. Bluesy.

Nothing special but an OK bit of swamp rock, if that is such a thing.

I thought it was gonna be trash once he started singing but it was actually pretty listenable

Enjoyed it but certainly not CCR’s best. Top tracks were probably proud Mary and keep on Chooglin.

Too mellow for my taste. It tended to meld into the background even when I was actively listening. I only realized it was done when Greta van Fleet kicked in with a much more insistent guitar line

I love CCR. Not their best album but has Proud Mary on it. Still underrated as a band.

Типичная "американская" старая музыка. В машину пойдет. Лайкнул трек "Proud Mary"

CCR is great. Solid record of favorites and new discoveries.

Not a bad album. Nothing inherently special but a good listen.

Blind album, dont live under a rock so I know CCR. Album was okay. Very typical style and was s good listen.

Was alright, only listened once so can't give a great review. Prefer Tina's proud Mary

I'm not sure there is a song I despise more than Proud Mary. I have heard it so many times covered by crappy karaoke level performers when I worked at the Tory club in Hexham when I was 18, literally every single Saturday night someone else would come and play it. The original version is easily the best version of this song and is actually listenable, way better than whoever has the popular cover of it. Some good songs on here too also, graveyard train drags a bit, keep on chooglin was nice 3

очень американский рок 60-х.

wow he really does just sing like that all the time huh? not really the kind of music i usually listen to but i fuck w/ graveyard train incredibly. sometimes u just gotta yell. the harmonica solos on keep on chooglin(?) are fun too. other than that its like, fine? maybe a little samey but the way the album is laid out stops the tracks running together and its over before outstaying its welcome. i'd probably enjoy it a lot less if the weather wasn't as sunny as it is today,

Just fine

Off to a grand start. Good golly miss molly is top notch. Holy heck, is that a Flushed Away reference? Pretty good. Is this blues? Methinks it's blues.

Couple of classics here but it all kind of sounds the same.

Grew on me. Pretty cool.

Ikke den verste av klassikerne dette. Men litt treig.

Ohh it was amazing good for boho music and also for day stories on insta. Love bootleg

-about 40 minutes of music with about 10 minutes of ideas, a pleasant jaunt but ultimately a little repetitive for my tastes -it's a nice listen and i imagine it would be best enjoyed in an outdoor setting with a few cold ones -i listened to it while fixing my garbage disposal and doing some laundry and i found it was a pleasant background music experience -my personal bias bleeding through here but i thought the drumming was extremely boring which is where my ears tend to wander in general when i listen to music -Overall, an album I'd have no problem listening to again, but probably not one that I'd personally put on if handed the aux cord, with an exception made if I was in a bayou FAVORITE SONG: Born On The Bayou

This is #day583 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my second Credence album already, aka their first out of three released that year. Oh, what a year it must have been! I've probably already said that when I got Green River. Anyway, some good 'ol late '60s blues rock here, I don't mind. "Proud Mary" is, of course, a classic. This is a strong 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day584.

Has classic CCR tracks and a few deep cuts. Like any CCR release, John Fogerty’s voice and guitar picking are front and center. Great dual effect on the vocals. 3.5/5.0

I hate to say this, but I found this album a bit boring... I feel like this is not going to be a popular opinion

.let see

I’ve always felt I ought to like Creedence Clearwater Revival more than I actually do…

"Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Proud Mary" were my favorites by far. The rest I skipped about 2/3 the way through since the wailing vocals I just couldn't stand.

Reminds me of my childhood, hearing that in my parents car all the time. Fav: Proud Mary

Standard. Der Sound ist jedem ein Begriff.

I kind of take these guys for granted since they've been around my entire life, but they have a pretty unique and cool sound. I enjoyed most of these songs but because they're so familiar without any sort of nostalgia attached, they don't do a ton for me.

Enjoyed that specific American rock sound that is straight out of the soundtrack of every Vietnam War film. Cool riffs but I wasn't expecting so many covers for such an acclaimed album. I briefly saw John Fogerty at Glastonbury so this made me appreciate the significance of him as an artist performing there that I had initially overlooked. Rating: 3.5.

A band that I only really know from Chronicles, an incredible collection of their greatest hits. Tellingly, of that album's 20 songs, only 1, Proud Mary, comes from this Bayou Country album. I'm all for exploring bands through albums as opposed to hits collections, but this album could do with a few more top tier songs. 3 out of 5 stars.

kinda all sounded the same but a good groove solid listen overall

This album was decent, but a bit uninteresting for me. I really like the vocals, but overall most of these tracks didn't quite have enough energy to keep me captivated. I didn't entirely love the direction of their sound.

A bit repetitive for my taste, but a couple real legendary tracks. Favorite song: Proud Mary.

Last CCR record I listened to was Green River, and judging by my last review, I really did not like it. I kind of like most of the songs on this record other than Good Golly Miss Molly and Keep on Chooglin. I really don't like most covers on an album.....Especially a 33 minute long album where half of the album time is 2 tracks. Sticking in the Little Richard song is just kinda bleh. You couldn't think of anything else? Maybe don't come out with 3 albums in a year. Proud Mary......wasn't as great as I remember....dare I say it's one of the weaker tracks on here. I think Born on the Bayou, Bootleg, Graveyard Train and Penhouse Pauper are all better, but I guess Proud Mary has it's place....if you're rolling on a river. Actually, I think it's stronger if it's on a "greatest hits" type album...which feels weird to say. But by the time I get to it on this album, I just feel "bleh". I dunno, I guess CCR just hasn't won me over yet. They're all exceptional musicians and Fogarty has a great voice.....but maybe this genre isn't for me.

50 percent great, 50 percent meh. The great stuff really is great, though.

A classic album that I didn't enjoy all that much. The famous songs from this are good, if a bit time-bound. And the deep cuts overstay their welcome a bit (Keep on Chooglin' in particular). I wouldn't mind if this came on, but I wouldn't put it on myself.

This was surprisingly good. A lot stronger than a lot of similar albums that Ive been having to listen to in this genre. I particularly liked the vocals incorporating really interesting pauses. Surprised because I expected to hate this. I think that the fewer streamed songs in this album were particularly good. Might come back to this rating

This was alright. It didn't leave much of an impression on me but I had a decent time listening to it.

I see this as good background music and by this I mean that it's kind of boring and wouldn't spend time on this alone but pleasant either way.

Okay

I didn't really like it that much.. not bad by any mean but is not something that I will listen again by my choice 3/5

Graveyard train tyckte jag om. Bra munspel. Resten var helt ok.

Alltid varit svag för John fogertys röst och Creedence träskrock. Men behöver mer ”militärhelikopter-i-vietnam”-feeling för högre betyg.

Gåjj icke att föjneka att det finns jå eneji här. Sjukt att Fogerty tydligen häjstammaj fjån San Fjan! Inte typ Louisiana. Nämn en mej basic klassikej än Pjoud Majy!

Proud mary + 6 (cumple)

Love the album cover but music left quite a bit to be desired for me personally. Still, I feel I need to go strutting round town listening to this.

Prefiero los singles por separado que los discos.

La ciudad no es para mí. 1969 Bayou Edition

There are lots of bands of which I am only familiar with their most popular songs and generally indifferent to. Such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Rush, etc.. As I am exposed to a broader array of these bands songs through this project, I usually ending up going end up discovering a new appreciation for their music or I ended up shifting that indifference into, well, maybe not hatred but into a don't really need to hear their music anymore category. After a couple of Creedence albums I can safely say that I remain fully indifferent to them and their music.

134/1001 First listen. I’ve never listened to these guys beyond their greatest hits. An enjoyable listen when you’re in the mood for this sort of thing. 5/10

A good reminder when you've forgot to choogle to keep on chooglin'

Summer of '69. I could have guessed that they were at Woodstock. Huge Vietnam-sounding influence. "Fortunate Son" would be written later that year. Born on the Bayou is probably the best. Rolling on a river. TIL this is "Proud Mary" These guys did a Susie Q cover. Looks like there are two other albums I'll be listening to.

esta bueno, muy lineal osea que todas las canciones tienen el mismo nivel. Me encanta la voz y buenos ritmos

Typical CCR. Some classics with a hidden gem. Can’t go wrong with CCR

Let's make that an 11-streak of 3* albums. Kinda disappointing because I do like CCR. But mostly, the hits are great on this one (Born on the Bayou, Proud Mary), and the rest are just fine. Like I've mentioned before, blues rock is just exhausting to me nowadays. I've been overexposed to the point where if I never heard it again, it would be too soon. Graveyard Train is a vibe, but eight and a half minutes is just brutal. I'll be in the graveyard by the time that song ends. The instrumental to Good Golly Miss Molly isn't great though.

6/10

there are some great moments here but a lot of of the song kind of just meander and get really boring. feels long as hell for an album thats only half and hour long

Second album I've gotten from this band. I think it shows as a debut. It shows promise while still not being up there with my favorite of CCR.

Bayou Country has a guitar sound that I really like — dry, simple, and riff-driven. At the same time, the vocals feel very intense and almost overwhelmingly American, which makes the overall atmosphere a bit heavy at times. It feels very much like the 1960s, and its relatively short length keeps that intensity from becoming too overwhelming.

Норм, но недотягивает до Green River.

Opzich oke album, allemaal vrij t zelfde. Proud mary lekker hitje

So here we have the original Proud Mary before Tina Turner reinvented it as a showtune and karaoke standard. And it sits nicely on a more mainstream blues album than has been churned out of the 1001 randomiser before now. It's all a pretty chilled, gentle push back against 'the man' with a few songs that will go onto the liked list, such as Born On The Bayou and Bootleg. Some of the tracks are a bit more forgettable and I'm not a fan of the Good Golly Miss Molly cover, but there's enough here for a solid 3 stars.

Pleasantly swampy.

That was a nice surprise, really.

I enjoyed this one. I think everyone my age has heard the two singles thousands of times, but there are some interesting songs that I had never heard. Not all of them land, but overall a good album

Achei um bom álbum, nada mais do que cultura americana, 3 estrelas apenas.

Some classic songs on this album, including Proud Mary (big wheels keep on turning).

Led Zep like - I enjoyed

A band and sound I was somewhat familiar with and can appreciate. Interesting to read about the creation of this album and the creative differences. Not much to the lyrics, but enjoyable all the same.

3.5/5

When did we stop making songs eight and a half minutes long?? We lost something as a society with the growing ubiquity of the under-three-minute-song, I'm certain. Give me thirteen minute ruminations or give me death! There are some bops on this album but I got hella jumpscared by Proud Mary. Probably my favorite song on the album--that or Graveyard Blues. Some banging bass and guitar riffs. Overall: I liked this album! Might put it on for study music. You can definitely tell it inspired a lot of later music.

me gustó!!! not much else to say. me gusta este tipo de rock

Como grande parte da música desta altura, acho que tem potencial para bater bem mais noutras condições que não o comboio de regresso a casa.

Intressante Musik

I think this is the worst CCR album they released in 1969, but still solid enough. "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary" are the stars of the show here. The rest is fine enough, but doesn't touch those two songs. 3.5 stars.

3.5

Light 3.5. Has Proud Mary but doesn’t have Fortunate Son which is what you’d really want on one of the three must-hear CCR records before you die. This album would have been better if they collaborated with Carole King and turned it into the Bayou Tapestry.

Review - an ok album that has some of their memorable songs on it, but probably not the CCR album you need to listen to Rating - 6.5/10 Need to listen? NO

Bom álbum. Me passa uma boa sensação de abrir uma cerveja e curtir um som enquanto observo o entardecer no interior. Celest Gumiho.

i really like this kind of vibe. "proud mary" is my fav and i love its message. but i a bit struggle with long songs. probably a 3.5 ·˚ ༘

3.5

3.5 - good album

My pettiness far outweighs my integrity for rating these albums. Two CCR albums in a row is unnecessary. This album is far better than yesterday’s. The algorithm must be punished though. Unfortunately Bayou Country will have to pay the price.

3 stars To us is my third CCR album on this list and it’s another album of “I like the songs I already knew and can leave the rest.” Not bad and a short album, but nothing that made me really want to come back for that cover of “Good Golly Miss Molly”.

suuuuper cohesive. every song belongs in this album together. sometimes i forget how old creedence clearwater is and this song definitely reminds me when they're from! i wish there was more lyricism, in a way. i was definitely able to appreciate this album a lot and every song was enjoyable! the lower ratings are just for not really having lyrics and feeling more like a background track than anything else. this album is a very good representation of the band just being a group of guys in the 60s/70s.

A good entry point for CCR, it was interesting.

This record has a great groove, and some very recognizable hits. Love the cover of "Good Golly, Miss Molly" too. Highlights: "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary"

choogle

This is really solid. The good kind of Dad Music. Good 3.

The hits on this album are a perfect summer BBQ playlist addition. The others are great but not as memorable. Still a solid album

Enjoyed the start of this album more than the end. Born On The Bayou and Bootleg were my favourite songs.

Cute bluesy/southern piece of work but still sounds repetitive and incomplete. Did enjoy the listen though

While I can appreciate the technical skill on display, the guitar work is top-tier and the vocals are undeniably strong, the album as a whole just didn't click for me. I respect the artistry, but most of it felt a bit 'mid' by my personal standards. That said, 'Bootleg,' 'Good Golly Miss Molly,' and 'Proud Mary' are the clear standouts and the primary reason this earns a solid 3 stars.

enjoyable little bit repetitive maybe not for me best song - Good Golly Miss Molly

7/10

These Californians taking on Louisiana personas reminds me of how the New Yorkers in Vampire Weekend pretended to be from Massachusetts.

Even the non-hits are pretty good.

I can't not like CCR, something about the guitars and everything coming together just appeals to me. Just taste the gumbo boah

3.5/5. The album where CCR gained their footing and cemented themselves as a foundational Swamp Rock/southern rock band despite being from Northern California. There’s a nice mixture or shorter, harder hitting songs and longer, jammier songs on here. That being said it is a case where everything done on this album will get done better by the band on future albums in my opinion.

If I lived in the bayou, I think I would love this. But I live in Oxford. Heh.

groovy - head bob along - guitar heavy

A couple of very good songs and a bunch of repetitive filler blues songs. Probably stick to the hits for Credence.

It’s alright, not my taste. I prefer 80s and 90s

The album came out in the same year as the last one. Honestly, I liked this one more because it's shorter and felt a little more ingestible than the other one. Kind of reminded me of the Shadowgraphs album that I picked up (although I do prefer that one, something about it is more enticing). I wouldn't mind owning this on vinyl.

18/01/2026 oko 23.48 pre no što bugari plivaju za časni krst super je opusten album, zvuci kao nesto sto bi lik koji misli da je poseban i specificno se lozi na kauboje preporucio. tek sam na prvoj pesmi tho nema ih mnogo!! opsti utisak; i dalje mislim da bi kauboji od 26 g. uzivali u ovome dok igraju bilijar

undoubtably whips and rips. but not something i'm putting on unless i'm smoking cigarettes indoors or playing mailbox baseball.

Hard to rate for me. Some songs sound generic and it's a short album, but overall I like their sound. A high 2 low 3 for me.

I’m conflicted on Creedence Clearwater Revival because I really like some of their stuff - the first three tracks on this record get into some interesting grooves and are pretty inventive. But then there’s a bluesy stylistic shift in the middle of the LP which sounds less imaginative to my ears. I was surprised to see that Proud Mary wasn’t a cover and that CCR are the band who wrote this number! I’d personally take Ramble Tamble over this track any day, but I can still appreciate the cultural impact.

It’s blues rock. It’s fine.

I SEE THE SALFORD REDS ARISING

Song 1: Born On The Bayou - I thought it was fine, didn't really care too much for it Song 2: Bootleg - Liked it a bit better than song 1, so far getting the vibe this isn't really my type of album Song 3: Graveyard Train - Seems slower, I kind of like the beat but I don't think it's a song I'd ever think "oh! I feel like listening to this song" Song 4: Good Golly Miss Molly - Seems more upbeat and doesn't sound as country as the other songs, gives more rock vibes - I kind of like the beat to this one, probably my favorite song from this album so far, added this one to my liked songs Song 5: Penthouse Pauper - this one also sounds more rock than country, also liked this one better than the first three but so far I like Good Golly Miss Molly the most still. Song 6: Proud Mary - this is actually a song I know, I didn't recognize it originally by it's name but as soon as it started playing I realized I knew it and that it's a song I enjoy - this one was also added to my liked songs Song 7: Keep On Chooglin' - was curious what chooglin meant and found out it was a fake word made up by the band that basically means "keep on rocking" or "keep on having a good time". I thought this song was fine but I definitely enjoyed 2 other songs more Overall thoughts: The first couple of songs gave a more country type vibe, but as the album continues on it kind of gives more of a rock vibe. I don't think the first three songs were really my type of music. The next three songs I liked better and even realized I recognized one of the songs "Proud Mary" 2 songs from this album were added to my liked songs - "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Proud Mary"

I like this.. the country, the rock and the one song that sounds like blues… I would say this album is a good 6.8 out of 10. Pretty good but mediocre.

Not as good as the other CCR I had on here

First couple of tracks were OK, thought this was going to be a reasonably pleasant (if average) listening experience... then I got to track 3. "Graveyard Train" riff is just way too repetitive, to the point I was finding it quite irritating, and the track is nearly NINE. MINUTES. LONG. I am going to be hearing that riff in my nightmares. "Good Golly Miss Molly" was such a relief after that. The second longest track ("Keep on Chooglin'") on this album does the same thing - just because there's an instrumental solo doesn't mean that the backing instruments aren't allowed to do ANYTHING but play the same riff on repeat forever. Highlights: "Good Golly Miss Molly" - I maybe just liked this one because it meant "Graveyard Train" had finally ended but it had something going for it I think. "Proud Mary" - classic "Graveyard Train" and "Keep On Chooglin'" ruined this album for me. I absolutely hated those tracks despite some cool solos in "Keep On Chooglin'". If they had been 3 minutes rather than 9 and 8 minutes respectively, then I'd probably not have minded as much, but the repetition was so grating that it distracted me from everything else going on. Very very very low 3. I'd go 2 but I did enjoy all of the other tracks so that feels unfair - if I listen again those tracks are an instant skip.

Honestly too short to really stand out. Favorite track was good golly miss molly

It was decent! I liked most of the songs even if they are a bit long

It's quite good but doesn't grab me like, say Led Zeppelin does. A solid three stars.

Скучний альбом

was busy today but added to the list

Proud Mary's a cracker. Everything else a bit swampy and plodding and vocals a little overwrought. Its a 3.5 for me - rounding down to 3.

Classic CCR

Pretty alright.

Really enjoyed this album

Great discovery. I was getting strong Led Zep vibes from a couple songs.

Besides the well-known hit-single "Proud Mary" only a decent album for me. 2,5

This feels like I'm gonna whistle and a bunch of guys with their hair slicked back are gonna come snapping behind me yk? I like it it's swaggy devious rock. It's cunt it's driving though the south with your windows down and some hay in your mouth. I'm hearing words right now that I've never heard before. I like it but it doesn't particularly stand out to me. Favourite: Good Golly Miss Molly Least favourite: Keep On Chooglin'

Rootsy, swampy, bluesy, soulful, rock album at a lean 33 min. A couple of classic songs in Born on the Bayou and Proud Mary. Forgerty seems to drive the ship and really elevates the band. A loose jammy feel to the music. But other than a handful of moments, nothing really pops here. It’s all fine, but doesn’t seem particularly or consistently special. Reminder to self to re-review Green River, as I actually listened to Bayou Country when I was assigned that one.

idk

it's just good

It was fine, I really like their song "Fortune Son" but that was not included in this album.

It was okay blues rock!

I definitely liked some songs more than others, but not bad

A lovely little treat for an afternoon that wasn't all that interesting. I wasn't expecting to like it since it's not my genre of music.

I like graveyard train. Really cool solo.

I don't know how I feel about white men singing like black men. A little too repetitive. Okay, proud Mary is the song I knew, a classic nonetheless.

There are some absolute classics here, which I just learned came from this album. Great foot stompin' music. Favorite song: Good Golly Miss Molly

hm i like it but something keeps me from actually really liking it

I find it hilarious how this band from California is revered in the culture of Confederate South Eastern United States, a culture that is polar opposite of what California represents... It's kind of like how Kid Rock is a rich kid from the suburbs near Detroit, or how Bruce Springsteen is a "Blue Collar" musician... Maybe I'm wrong? At least they're music was pretty good some of the time

Didn't like this one as much as some of the other CCR on this list. Songs are more low key and meander a bit. It's still the classic CCR sound and it's a fun listen but not as impactful as other entries in their discography. Standouts are "Born on the Bayou" "Proud Mary" and "Keep on Chooglin'." It's a solid jam session, probably a 3.5/5 for me, narrowly missing out on a 4.

Not bad, kinda funky!!!

has potential bc i like one of their most popular songs. kind of all sound pretty similar. 2 that i liked. 1 that i knew. i know one other song by them. decent album just repetitive

Made me feel like I am in a movie, but not my style. I wouldn’t listen every day

Pretty good album! My first time learning about "swamp rock" and I enjoyed the dark mood and louisiana themes! Felt like reading a gothic short story. Also first time hearing the original proud mary which is such an iconic song for tina turner!

Quelque bonne chanson, mais assez répétitif.

I can definitely understand why people like this album. It’s a very groovy, fun album with a strong sense of movement. It feels like something you’d play with all the windows down while traveling or exploring, music that makes you want to move, dance, and just enjoy the moment. Outside of that specific setting, I don’t really see myself choosing to listen to it on a day-to-day basis. The songs were enjoyable and made my head bop, but it’s not an album I’d casually put on unless the situation matched the vibe. For me, it feels very situational but not something I’d return to on my own.

It’s alright. Good enough to not be boring but it’s not terribly interesting. Fine summer background music.

I'd have preferred Willy and the Poor Boys personally, but I can't really complain about the album that's got "Born on the Bayou" and "Proud Mary", now, can I? Plus it's got my favorite cover of theirs. Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of long meandering songs, and here Fogerty's giving us *two* of them. Now that's just not necessary, dude.

Such a distinctive style and sound.

This truly was a collection of songs.

I’d love to have heard this music live in a dive bar in New Orleans. As an album it got a little redundant.

Swamp rock

Good Golly Miss Molly! Why’re these California boys making bayou music?

I can really only take so much of this stuff

Fav: Proud Mary, keep on chooglin Erinnert mich an eine Autofahrt in den 80zigern mit einem alten Auto bei Sonnenuntergang, westernstyle

Great by the boys!

gay

Not my cup of tea.

I think this is album three by CCR and it's another good one. Like the others, I enjoyed the the non-greatest hits songs like Bootleg as much as the hits.

Really good / rock and blues Proud Mary / Good Golly Miss Molly / Keep on Choogling my fav

Very mixed. Proud Mary and the title track are both great but a couple of others are too long and very simple repetitive blues

1. Good Golly Miss Molly 2. Penthouse Pauper 3. Born on the Bayou I liked the instrumentals a lot, voice gets a bit repetitive as there isn’t a great deal of range. I don’t think the lyrics are the first thing to grab your attention, but it leaves the impression that they would be meaningful if you read them properly. I think the songs sound more like short story telling rather than anything overly catchy which I like.

Twas fine

This is so close to being a 4 but I sadly just don’t think I’ll remember or revisit this album or any of its songs. A good time though! Felt like I should be riding a horse whilst listening to it

CCR has been one of my favorite groups for over 50 years. So, it's probably a little hard to be completely objective about this album. That said, there's probably 4-5 really good songs with the rest being album fillers.

This was alright. CCW has better stuff out there - this was pretty samey and unexciting for me.

Classic rock, cover is dope Stand-outs - Born on the Bayou - Proud Mary

Pretty good bootleg has good guitar part! like the instrumentals a lot, very classic rock like 3.5 stars if i could give like 6.5-7/10

already really like ccr. first time listening to this album for me. love how punchy the drums are

son buenas pero no sé si las escucharía seguido good golly miss molly tal vez si pero es como la tipica de rock and roll (ya vi que es la original)

🌟🌟🌟 really good but not my cup of tea, roadtrip movie vibe

not for me….. ⭐️ proud mary

Listening now

A raw rock blues album with country roots.

Overall a good album, but not my vibe

nghe khá hay và organic. chắc năm 1969 chưa cắm 50 cục phơ nên 0 nhiều distortion, nghe tiếng bass tiếng guitar tiếng trống rất rõ. vocal hơi khàn khàn, kiểu mấy ông 50-70s. có âm hưởng blue, call and response giữa vocal và guitar, laid back drum, walking bass, có cả harmonica. chắc tao thích graveyard train nhất.

was not expecting to choogle for 8 minutes that was crazy, also didn’t realize they recorded proud mary first

Not bad.

Its very yehaw, wat niet erg is t heeft n nice picnic momentje vibe, jointje erbij warme zon erboven. Maar ja dit is echt zo n album die je niet in een playlist kan stoppen je moet t helemaal luisteren anders werkt t niet. instrumental is een vibe, de iron maiden syndroom stem niet.

decidedly “not my thing”, but i thought it was fine overall. ccr are a band where i’d rather listen to their hits as opposed to their actual records.

3.5 ersten paar tracks waren etwas langweilig, die restlichen gingen aber und waren relativ catchy. ich hatte irgendwie gehofft, dass ich ein rießiger ccr fan werden würde, sobald ich ihre musik kannte(weil sie einfach nen coolen vibe haben), ist leider nicht so. vielleicht liegt es aber auch einfach am album und sie haben noch zeug, dass mir besser gefällt. trotzdem solid 60s/70s rock

Overall, very solid album, lacking in its "arc". Many songs are somewhat same-y. When it hits it hits, and it rarely misses, never catastrophically. (3.5/5)

This was from still early in the band's career and even though it's pretty good, it's not their best. Fogerty is a peerless songwriter - there's so much soul in his work, even if they're not always top-ten tracks. Sure his vocal delivery can be a little affected and cringe sometimes, but the songs are clearly timeless. Proud Mary and Born on the Bayou are classics and banger grooves, but the Good Golly Miss Molly is a great interpretation too. The only track that feels like it phones it in is Graveyard Train. Proud Mary could have used another guitar solo instead. The guitar work on this one is stellar. The solos and fill licks are so sweet.

Crunchy guitars, gravelly vocals and a whole load of deep Southery. What's not to like?!

A bayou is brackish and boggy. Swamp rock rises like a black snake moaning and a rotten log floating and then the guitars start strumming in the long heat an afternoon. These southern boys rose from the vines and Spanish moss with songs as oozy and infectious as an Alabama afternoon.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Fogerty obviously has an incredible voice, but the blues rock on display here is pretty solid.

OK but not their best.

I CAN STILL REMEMBER

This was pretty boring. Liked the other obe better.

Not a very memorable album. The last song was the best but I generally found his voice granting and most songs suffered from too many solos.

Not their best

This made me feel like I was in a chopper over Nam

Spanking a child turns him into a snot. Fear, that's what makes him a man. I know a place where a man's worth is measured by the ears hanging off his dog tags. The real hardcore shit. A true war story is never moral. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior, nor restrain men from doing the things men have always done. If a story seems moral, do not believe it. If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted, or if you feel that some small bit of rectitude has been salvaged from the larger waste, then you have been made the victim of a very old and terrible lie. There is no rectitude whatsoever. There is no virtue. As a first rule of thumb, therefore, you can tell a true war story by its absolute and uncompromising allegiance to obscenity and evil. Feels like big rice paddy hours here. Knee deep in the shit. If this album had Fortunate Son it'd be a 4. Strong 3 otherwise.

I was happy when I saw that this was 33 minutes but then I realized there were multiple songs longer than 5 minutes. Album was fine. I did not realize that Good Golly Miss Molly was a cover the Little Richard version

Alexa loves CCR so I was like oh I'll listen to this but lowk I think it was mid. not bad but like It didnt excite me

Not a big fan of the word chooglin and also not super into proud Mary

Kinda fun. Didn't do much for me though. Nothing grabbed me.

Fun swamp rock album but not even in the bands top 3 albums for me. Good songs all and all but aside from the single nothing stands out.

I think I liked this more than I can admit to myself I did, but there's better versions of some of these songs elsewhere and I think this band and type of music are over represented here so that's a 3.

fine- nothing really called out to me. Maybe the style isn't my thing. "good golly miss molly" was fun though as well as "penthouse pauper". 3/5

Very bluesy very country very swampy. Proud Mary is such a well written song, this version is very bare bones. I enjoy the first two tracks quite a lot. Dig it

Starts real strong with the bluesy swamp rock number Born on the Bayou (full of Southern references but band were born and raised in California). Proud Mary is another good track (although slightly slower and less rocky than I remember it). Overall the rest of the tracks don’t live up to those tracks - the drums feel a bit plodding and there isn’t the same intensity in the guitar and vocals.

I know its not meant to be a sexy song, but man Born on The Bayou has a sexiness about it. Anyway...

Classic rock in its most classic form.

another generic 60s classic rock

It’s not bad by any means, but overall I find myself wanting Greatest Hits CCR versus album CCR. The hits on this album simply get me more excited than the lesser known tracks.

This is the Family Guy Purgatory of Albums. It’s fine. It’s got some good stuff. It’s not that good, but it’s not that bad. Anyway on to the next one.

This album makes you want to go on a Roadtrip