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?
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:20 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Does CCR have any great 'influence' in the current scheme of things in the UK?
Computer says noh.
― Mark G, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:37 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:39 (sixteen years ago) link
The Eagles?
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
um
Hendrix Dylan Doors Byrds CSNY Beach Boys
& lots more surely
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Mark G, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― Mark G, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:44 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:47 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:48 (sixteen years ago) link
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)
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:50 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Dingbod Kesterson, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Bobby D FTW
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Dylan+Beach Boys always big in the UK
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Biggest (selling) bands in the world were all British though... pretty much?
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Until The Eagles!!!
― Tom D., Friday, 29 February 2008 11:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Beatles, Stones, Zep, Who, and also the Kinks who became mega in the States after tanking it here.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Friday, 29 February 2008 11:57 (sixteen years ago) link
"Creedence really is a black hole for us Britishers"
A good example of a band to which this actually applies NRBQ Classic or Dud
― Frogman Henry, Friday, 29 February 2008 13:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Reporting back after first listen to chronicles ( granted didn't give it full concentration as I'm supposed to be working)
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 13:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Voice is gonna take some getting used to. but music generally great.
thanks, ILM!
from allmusic
Themes * Drinking * Empowering * Guys Night Out * Hanging Out * TGIF * The Great Outdoors * Victory * Celebration * Road Trip * Freedom
― Thomas, Friday, 29 February 2008 13:36 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― caek, Friday, 29 February 2008 13:53 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― Mark G, Friday, 29 February 2008 14:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Dire Oyster Revival is the best band ever.
― CaptainLorax, Friday, 29 February 2008 19:07 (sixteen years ago) link
There are lots but the best example, without a shadow of a doubt, is Kiss.
― Tom D., Saturday, 1 March 2008 11:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Journey, too, I believe.
― QuantumNoise, Saturday, 1 March 2008 13:45 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― Emily Bjurnhjam, Sunday, 2 March 2008 20:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Creedence Clearwater Revival: C or D?
Best Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) Single
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 2 March 2008 21:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I fully endorse the title of this thread.
― Preview of the Matrix 12, Friday, 14 March 2008 02:19 (sixteen years ago) link
it's creedence friday!
― omar little, Friday, 28 March 2008 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link
it's Creedence Friday
-- dmr, Friday, March 28, 2008 12:45 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
― omar little, Friday, 28 March 2008 19:52 (sixteen years ago) link
so down w/ creedence friday. it's chooglin' time
― 6335, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
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!
― nickalicious, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Woodstock Chooglin'
― milo z, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
EVERY FRIDAY IS CREEDENCE FRIDAY.
― ian, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:20 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^^!!
― omar little, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:31 (sixteen years ago) link
woodstock choogle is the best thing i've heard all day
― 6335, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:36 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.chooglin.net/images/Chooglin1b.gif http://www.chooglin.net/images/Chooglin1b.gif http://www.chooglin.net/images/Chooglin1b.gif
― dmr, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Ramble Tamble
― Preview of the Matrix 12, Friday, 28 March 2008 21:37 (sixteen years ago) link
http://riff-o-matic.com/images/proudmary/1.gif
― omar little, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:56 (sixteen years ago) link
TH: We often cover Creedence Clearwater Revival, which is weird because I don't personally like them as a band, but it turns out...like, I don't like Proud Mary. You know that song?
Pitchfork: Yeah, I do.
TH: I don't like that song.
Cancelling Les Savy Fav fanclub membership.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 5 May 2008 12:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't like Proud Mary. You know that song?
He knows THAT song? Just... wow!
― MRZBW, Monday, 5 May 2008 13:02 (fifteen years ago) link
He had to ask who sung "Jeremy" tho, sounds like he's heard maybe 4-5 records ever
― Niles Caulder, Monday, 5 May 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
TH is not me by the way
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 5 May 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
fuck les savy fav imo
― omar little, Thursday, 4 December 2008 08:57 (fifteen years ago) link
tru
― jordan s (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 4 December 2008 09:00 (fifteen years ago) link
ramble tamble is f'in awesome, but it has that line that creepsme out: "actors in the white house." it's like weird reagan prophecy...has anyone else noticed this? this song was written at least ten years before RWR was elected President...what is going on with Fogerty & co.?
― Hipster Loser-Loser (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 5 December 2008 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
ramble tamble is f'in awesome, but it has that line that creepsme out: "actors in the white house." i it's like weird reagan prophecy...has anyone else noticed this? this song was written at least ten years before RWR was elected President...what is going on with Fogerty & co.?
While still governor of California, Reagan ran for President in 1968 - he actually beat out Nixon in overall popular vote, but didn't have enough delegates to defeat Nixon.
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 5 December 2008 01:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Listening to "Bootleg" on shuffle play and was reminded of the "appalachian-kraut-boogie" description from one of the other CCR threads. Brilliant song.
― Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 11 November 2010 05:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I actively dislike Credence Clearwater Revival.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 11 November 2010 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link