If you actively dislike Creedence Clearwater Revival, then I can never respect anything you have to say about anything.

Where to start? Chronicle Volume 1. Why any good? Read the thread.

Does ben hate CCR?

ooh yeah Chronicles Vol 1 has all the hits, I forgot about their collections.

altho it should be noted that that's all the singles, and the weirder/crazier/more interesting stuff like Ramble Tamble (which I think one the CCR POO poll?) and Pagan Baby and such are not on there

eh nevermind maybe I guess there was just a singles poll, not a POO

jesus no! (see the dating zeppelin thread) i feel like we must have gone over this very topic though in the friday warehouse...thread and that i must have provided my "creedance is the grand unifier" theory in the "we can all agree" thread at some point...

i guess i ignore ilm so regularly in recent years, i just missed it

i have trust and love for those who actively love ccr, steely dan, and fleetwood mac

I love this thread. Thomas, as a Brit who gets Creedence, yeah, the best place to start if probably with Chronicles Vol. 1. Nuthin' but smashes. I'm jealous of you. Your first few listens will be like discovering the greatest singles band ever for the first time.

Your first few listens will be like discovering the greatest singles band ever for the first time.

How does Alex in NYC feel about CCR?

I'm looking forward to this. will report back tomorrow.

Your first few listens will be like discovering the greatest singles band ever for the first time.

I remember hearing CCR for the 1st time when i got the chronicles cd in the mid 90s. I was amazed they werent that well known here in the uk apart from 1 uk no1 single as that singles comp is one awesome single followed by even more awesome singles. 1st album proper i heard was Cosmo's factory so i'd suggest getting that too.

If you love Chronicle then I say just get the box set.

yeah..theres some filler on the box, but...worth it otherwise to have the rest

a. thomas does not represent us all
b. omar little otm.

c. chronicles 1 is just about superseded by this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Moon-Rising-Creedence-Clearwater/dp/B0000C4LZ7/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204250965&sr=1-8 so i would say get that if you see it on the rack. otherwise the former is cheaper on amazon.

Wow. Creedence really is a black hole for us Britishers

What utter shite.

Honestly, I'm not sure I know anyone who doesn't like Creedence

you've already had this argument Tom - last October upthread.

you've got to admit that compared to the US CCR don't have anywhere near the same cultural influence. sure they have their fans and they may have sold a few records back in the day but it's not exactly staple-diet stuff is it?

Ha ha, yeah, I know we've had this argument before... but a "CCR is a black hole for Britishers"? Come on, that's obviously bollocks... received wisdom, I-read-it-somewhere-it-must-be-true bollocks... y'know, like "Punk starting as a reaction against Prog" or "The Winter of Discontent" etc

Does CCR have any great 'influence' in the current scheme of things in the UK?

Computer says noh.

Seriously though, what American rock bands were selling lots of records in the UK in the late 60s/ early 70s? Were there any? The only one I can think of is Canned Heat!

The Eagles?

um

Hendrix
Dylan
Doors
Byrds
CSNY
Beach Boys

& lots more surely

Oh, CCR sold well over here, sure!

8 Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary Single May 1969
1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising Single Aug 1969
19 Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Single Nov 1969
20 Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Album Jan 1970
31 Creedence Clearwater Revival Down On The Corner Single Feb 1970
10 Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy And The Poor Boys Album Mar 1970
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival Travellin' Band Single Apr 1970
3 Creedence Clearwater Revival Up Around The Bend Single Jun 1970
20 Creedence Clearwater Revival Long As I Can See The Light Single Sep 1970
1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory Album Sep 1970
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival Pendulum Album Jan 1971
36 Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen The Rain Single Mar 1971
36 Creedence Clearwater Revival Sweet Hitch-Hiker Single Jul 1971

xpost Eagles were post 1975

Tell you what though, the doors?

15 Doors Hello I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name? Single Aug 1968
16 Doors Waiting For The Sun Album Sep 1968 Notes
12 Doors Morrison Hotel Album Apr 1970 Notes
28 Doors L.A. Woman Album Jul 1971 Notes
22 Doors Riders On The Storm Single Oct 1971

i.e. not much at the time!

Hendrix
Dylan
Doors
Byrds
CSNY
Beach Boys

& lots more surely

Hendrix doesn't really count. It's entirely possible that CCR sold more records in the UK than all of those acts in 1969/70. The Byrds couldn't get arrested after 1967. Beach Boys weren't doing much business either. The Doors possibly. Dylan, doubt it. I'm not sure how popular CSN(Y) actually were in the UK.

yeah I guess I've answered "which American rock bands from the 60/70s have sold a lot of records in the UK" , not Tom's question!

Without fail, my parents' friends and my friends' parents all have copies of CSNY albums. ( Although I admit this is as much of a straw poll as your friends all liking Creedence)

Relevant UK chart performance histories, '67-72:

13 Beach Boys Surfer Girl Album Mar 1967
4 Beach Boys Then I Kissed her Single May 1967
8 Beach Boys Heroes And Villains Single Aug 1967
3 Beach Boys Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 2 Album Oct 1967
9 Beach Boys Smiley Smile Album Nov 1967
29 Beach Boys Wild Honey Single Nov 1967
11 Beach Boys Darlin' Single Jan 1968
7 Beach Boys Wild Honey Album Mar 1968
25 Beach Boys Friends Single May 1968
1 Beach Boys Do It Again Single Jul 1968
13 Beach Boys Friends Album Sep 1968
8 Beach Boys Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 3 Album Nov 1968
33 Beach Boys Bluebirds Over The Mountain Single Dec 1968
10 Beach Boys I Can Hear Music Single Feb 1969
3 Beach Boys 20/20 Album Mar 1969
6 Beach Boys Break Away Single Jun 1969
5 Beach Boys Cottonfields Single May 1970
5 Beach Boys Greatest Hits Album Sep 1970
29 Beach Boys Sunflower Album Dec 1970
15 Beach Boys Surf's Up Album Nov 1971
25 Beach Boys Carl And The Passions/So Tough Album Jun 1972

37 Byrds Younger Than Yesterday Album Apr 1967
12 Byrds The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album May 1968
15 Byrds Dr Byrds And Mr Hyde Album May 1969
11 Byrds Untitled Album Nov 1970
19 Byrds Chestnut Mare Single Feb 1971

6 Bob Dylan Greatest Hits Album Jan 1967
1 Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding Album Mar 1968
30 Bob Dylan I Threw It All Away Single May 1969
1 Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline Album May 1969
5 Bob Dylan Lay Lady Lay Single Sep 1969
1 Bob Dylan Self Portrait Album Jul 1970
1 Bob Dylan New Morning Album Nov 1970
24 Bob Dylan Watching The River Flow Single Jul 1971
12 Bob Dylan More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits Album Dec 1971

17 Crosby Stills & Nash Marrakesh Express Single Aug 1969
25 Crosby Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills And Nash Album Aug 1969
5 Crosby Stills Nash & Young Deja Vu Album May 1970
5 Crosby Stills Nash & Young Four-Way Street Album May 1971

Bobby D FTW

Dylan+Beach Boys always big in the UK

Biggest (selling) bands in the world were all British though... pretty much?

Until The Eagles!!!

Beatles, Stones, Zep, Who, and also the Kinks who became mega in the States after tanking it here.

"Creedence really is a black hole for us Britishers"

A good example of a band to which this actually applies
NRBQ Classic or Dud

Reporting back after first listen to chronicles ( granted didn't give it full concentration as I'm supposed to be working)

Voice is gonna take some getting used to. but music generally great.

thanks, ILM!

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Regardless of their chart performance at the time, they're pretty much unknown to people my age (26) except as that band the guy in the Big Lebowski likes.

Mind you, I know it's been said before but:

20 Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Jan 1970
10 Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy And The Poor Boys Mar 1970
1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory Sep 1970
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival Pendulum Jan 1971

So that's 2 months, 6 months, 4 months. And that's just the ones that made the UK charts!

Dire Oyster Revival is the best band ever.

A good example of a band to which this actually applies
NRBQ Classic or Dud

There are lots but the best example, without a shadow of a doubt, is Kiss.

Journey, too, I believe.

Regardless of their chart performance at the time, they're pretty much unknown to people my age (26) except as that band the guy in the Big Lebowski likes.

that's depressing! i'm 25, and while the big lebowski's done a lot to sustain CCR's popularity, i know lots of people that love them aside from that!

Creedence Clearwater Revival: C or D?

Best Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) Single

I fully endorse the title of this thread.

it's creedence friday!

it's Creedence Friday

-- dmr, Friday, March 28, 2008 12:45 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

so down w/ creedence friday. it's chooglin' time

CHOOGLIN TIME!

The only problem with Creedence Friday is that now all other Fridays just won't be the same. We'll have to make every Friday Creedence Friday!