Easiest route may be to just get Chronicle and go to youtube whenever you want to hear the long Grapevine.
― it's not arugula science (WilliamC), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
ok that sounds goodi already have green riverthank you
i wonder how many people have named their practice spaces "cosmo's factory"
for example: no i need long grapevine in portable format so i can take it to cosmo's factory!
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
The CD version of Chronicle Vol. 1 has the full version of "Grapevine" but doesn't have "Ramble Tamble," which is on Vol. 2. Honestly getting both Vol. 1 & 2 is never a waste of anyone's money.
― example (crüt), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
that's all I owned for years and felt reasonably satisfied. You basically own 85 percent of their catalog w/those two comps (no "Effigy" though).
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
CCR are like Al Green: a singles band that recorded great albums w/deep cuts yet you won't feel unsatisfied w/owning the GH.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
that makes sense, good to knowi think the greatest hits would lead me to cosmo's factory eventually so i guess maybe i'll just start there since i def already know the hits (although the long version of grapevine was new to me!)
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link
there's a funny bit in "Up Around the Bend" where Fogerty describes listening to their version of Grapevine on the radio and thinking to himself "wtf not ANOTHER chorus!?"
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:52 (nine years ago) link
I didn't want to put too many covers on my ballot, but they did amazing covers. In addition to "Grapevine," I'd single out "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" on the debut and especially "Good Golly Miss Molly" on Bayou Country -- even more intense and energetic than Little Richard's version.
― Brad C., Thursday, 18 June 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
Songs:
1. Born On the Bayou2. Up Around the Bend3. Lodi4. Ramble Tamble5. Fortunate Son6. Who'll Stop the Rain7. Pagan Baby8. Hey Tonight9. Sinister Purpose10. Run Through the Jungle11. Molina12. Penthouse Pauper13. Wrote a Song for Everyone14. Green River15. Lookin' Out My Back Door16. Almost Saturday Night (John Fogerty)17. Someday Never Comes18. It Came Out of the Sky19. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?20. Call It Pretending21. Bad Moon Rising22. Feelin' Blue23. Commotion24. Good Golly Miss Molly25. Long As I Can See the Light
Albums:
1. Cosmo's Factory2. Pendulum3. Willie and the Poor Boys4. Green River5. Bayou Country
If I was to do it again, I'd find a way to include "Bootleg" and "Walk On the Water" and I'd move Green River up to #3 on the albums list
― bunny slopes, Thursday, 18 June 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
Loved the countdown, not knowing much Credence I devoured this up. Thanks all!
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 18 June 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
Great job. Sweet Hitch-hiker is too low but that top 4 can't be improved
― the discreet charm of the georgeoisie (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 18 June 2015 19:26 (nine years ago) link
Back in court.
http://news.yahoo.com/john-fogerty-sues-former-creedence-bandmates-over-band-235253659.html
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 July 2015 03:23 (nine years ago) link
I feel bad for these guys and, like, Van Halen and Kiss. you'd think SOMEDAY the acrimony would end but it's just gonna keep going until they're all dead.
― some dude, Saturday, 11 July 2015 03:31 (nine years ago) link
that's a long song title
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 11 July 2015 03:32 (nine years ago) link
Easy for me to say, but--while I can certainly see going to court over song royalties; CCR is still all over at least a couple of radio formats--if this is just about the other two guys using the CCR name, I'd say let it go. I don't see Fogerty's (John's) legacy or whatever threatened by this at all. And that can't be that much money involved.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 July 2015 03:38 (nine years ago) link
he's probably just so pissed that this is STILL happening
― some dude, Saturday, 11 July 2015 05:22 (nine years ago) link
Now residing in a dusty bargain bin near you...
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― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 July 2015 05:28 (nine years ago) link
I look at that and think, "Sue away."
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 July 2015 05:37 (nine years ago) link
In all honesty, after seeing recent-ish clips of Fogerty's band, where Kenny Aaronoff plays like he took "ham-fisted" as a compliment, I'd much rather go to a Revisited show.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 11 July 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
always thought that Elliott Easton must be really hard up that he's stuck with Cook and Clifford for so many years…or maybe he relates to guys who labored semi-anonymously under an autocrat…
― veronica moser, Saturday, 11 July 2015 13:43 (nine years ago) link
i heard a (recent?) Fogerty live recording on the radio a while back and his voice sounded absolutely shot, almost transformed, it took me a couple minutes to realize it was actually JF and not someone else butchering his songs. so i probably wouldn't go to see him live, but i wouldn't go to a Revisited show either, for different reasons.
― some dude, Saturday, 11 July 2015 14:34 (nine years ago) link
Wonder if there's any CCRevisited tribute bands out there. Bet they put on a show.
― pplains, Saturday, 11 July 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
Last time I saw Fogerty--only time in years--was on Letterman a year or two ago, when his Creedence redo album was out, doing "Someday Never Comes" with a band I didn't recognize. I thought they sounded great, although a ravaged voice, for that particular song, might have been part of what appealed to me.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 July 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
always thought that Elliott Easton must be really hard up that he's stuck with Cook and Clifford for so many years…
I can't imagine how horrible it must be to play with such a unique and swinging rhythm section night after night.
As unquestionably brilliant as Fogerty was, he wasn't/isn't Creedence (and he seems to think he is). Listening to Kenny Aaronoff's caps-lock butchering of "Ramble Tamble" made me realize that the CCR version is nearly as much Clifford's song as it is Fogerty's.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 11 July 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
Hour-long interview with John Fogerty about his autobiography
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 30 January 2016 09:29 (eight years ago) link
These fuckin people.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 September 2018 02:24 (six years ago) link
possibly the best american rock group
― niels, Saturday, 15 September 2018 09:14 (six years ago) link
(xp) Sweet.
― Zach Same (Tom D.), Saturday, 15 September 2018 11:52 (six years ago) link
Glad someone else likes Rude Awakening #2!
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 15 September 2018 13:59 (six years ago) link
it's a jam
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 15 September 2018 14:09 (six years ago) link
"Effigy" so fucking rules.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:57 (one year ago) link
23. Keep On Chooglin'
Should have your CCR cards revoked.
My top 10 in no particular order:
Sinister PurposeFortunate SonEffigyRamble TambleKeep on Chooglin'LodiBorn on the BayouLong as I Can See the LightWrote a Song for EveryoneSomeday Never Comes
Then Green River isn't on there which is dumb.
― can i play with march madness? (PBKR), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 16:07 (one year ago) link
I find it virtually impossible to argue with any of the individual polls here.
― Sam Weller, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 17:04 (one year ago) link
Isn't it #7?
My top 10 (not in order):
Born on the BayouProud MaryKeep On Chooglin'Green RiverWrote a Song for EveryoneBad Moon RisingLodiFortunate SonEffigyHave You Ever Seen the Rain
― o. nate, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 19:27 (one year ago) link
23. Keep On Chooglin'Should have your CCR cards revoked.
That lady from the RAH show must have abstained from voting.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 19:52 (one year ago) link
Then Green River isn't on there which is dumb.Isn't it #7?
I meant it wasn't on my top 10 but should be (along with probably 5 other songs). They were too good.
― can i play with march madness? (PBKR), Thursday, 23 March 2023 13:13 (one year ago) link
"Chooglin'" was my #2. If the RAH set had been out when this poll happened, that version of "Chooglin'" would've been my #1.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 23 March 2023 14:54 (one year ago) link
If I had voted, I might have had "Chameleon" somewhere at the bottom of the ballot, even if it's not typical of their work. Without Fogerty's vocal, you might mistake it for any act in 1970 trying to get on AM radio, but it's very spirited and catchy.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 23 March 2023 15:28 (one year ago) link
(xp) #7 in mine. Don't hate me, people.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 March 2023 15:29 (one year ago) link
I'm thinking that Pendulum, their supposed attempt to sell themselves as a "serious album band" by late 1970 standards, goes to extremes with their most "bubblegum" material and also their most avant-garde/progressive (or whatever "Rude Awakening #2" is supposed to be). Was this a White Album-style "we can be eclectic too" statement?
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 23 March 2023 15:32 (one year ago) link