Is CCR Underrated?
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i have a ccr shirt! im only 18 so it was my moms actually lol
that's cool, keep on enjoying good music
Same I’m 22
Good, solid band. Not overrated. Not under. Definitely not top 10, though. American or British or or any other origin. Couldn't hold a candle to British bands like Zeppelin or the Beatles. The Who. Any of them. As far as American bands go, I'd say they were influential and made good music when the country was in Vietnam era peril. Just not in my top 10 from America. Maybe not even top 15. Top 20?..............Sure. I'd go for that
How wrong you are
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I think the endless lawsuits and John not playing his music for years played a role.
Yes unfortunately John was part of the problem as he quarreled with the band and denied them income they deserve . In fact John went back to Factory later as far as I know. But yes he is a great composer
Ask Sony Music!?
This is absolutely the biggest piece of the puzzle. They were only active for a short time, and then the issues between John and the rest of the band (and Saul Zaentz being a shameless greedy prick, to be fair to John) inadvertently conspired to obscure the band slightly making their perception largely 'of their time'.
I saw John Fogerty live during this period. Couldn't or wouldn't play any CCR songs. Definitely detracted from the experience.
@@davidheiser2225 Yeah it sucks. I love the guy, but Fogerty was definitely a control freak as a band member/leader and bitter for many years but what's done is done.
I think people of the older generations knew. CCR was right up there with the best of them back in my day( ‘60’s-‘70’s). John Fogerty had a damn good solo career as well.
They're not underrated. The Boomers knew/know they're worth. These young whipper snappers are just now finding out how good they were.
Exactly. We know how amazing they are because we grew up listening to them. ❤
Gen x already had their ccr revival in the 80s. This is a 3rd gen to grasp the value. Under rated? Impossible
@Rareplymouth stopped by to share the same wisdom: Some claim Neil Young is the Godfather of Grunge, but I'd argue that CCR deserves the title too. Flannel for everyone!
@@mattperegrine873 I'm an older gen X. My dad was back from Vietnam in time for me to be born in 69. My best times are with my dad playing ccr on his guitar to this day. A little 3 dog night too. Flannel is forever in the music. Probably a pair of corduroy cut-offs. I can't think of my dad in the 70s without thinking of flannel, hideous brown corduroy cutt-offs, auburn hair and a mustash on a red face and arms from construction work. CCR always brings me back there. I almost forgot the black back pocket comb to comb his hair straight back 😆.
@@Rareplymouth I'm a '68 baby. My dad was M.I.A in '70. 3 Dog was my first concert.
I don’t think CCR is underrated by people who were around in the 60s and 70s, but with the exception of “Proud Mary”, not a lot of their songs have stayed in the culture. So unless people today listen to some of those awesome songs on their own, they don’t realize how great CCR was. So, today they’re underrated, but some of that is under exposure.
Fortunate Son is the most streamed song of the ‘60s, Have You Ever Seen the Rain is in the top 10 for the ‘70s, and they have 37.9 million monthly listeners (which is ginormous for a band that old and released music that shortly.)
Fortunate Son has always been insanely popular even in The Internet Age through memes and such.
@@James-lk2sgit’s everywhere
@@Stoney_Snark also the 80s and 90s
They're still all over oldies and classic rock radio. Their songs are constantly in movies. Reactors are always reacting to their songs. I do wish more younger artists would take up their rootsy approach though.
I think they're more taken for granted than underrated. People don't appreciate how difficult it is to craft just one song that stands the test of time, and CCR did it with dozens and made it look easy. You put on CCR in a bar, nobody is going to get mad at you. I can think of few other American bands as universally loved and respected, and it seems like young people dig them just as much as we did when we were kids. You never really saw t-shirts, they weren't a band that was really into marketing itself like that. They weren't a sexy rock n' roll band, they were gritty and hard working.
This.
The lawsuits and bad feelings probably play a part in why there isn't more merch.
I couldn't have said it better myself. You nailed the truth about CCR and how amazing they really were. Being 62 now, I know exactly what you're saying. Good job.
@@rogerdodger6025 I bought "Centerfield" on vinyl when the album was 1st released & has the song as it was originally called but was changed on later pressings from "Zantz Can't Dance" to "Vanz Kant Dance" . 🙂
@@user-bh5jv8hi3b That album has some good songs on it. I really like "Big Train From Memphis" and "I Saw it on TV" alot.
They made 6 quality albums in 2 years. They were outselling The Beatles. They had been a band on and off since the late 1950s and were absolutely ready for their moment and made a huge mark. One big reason could be that they also didn’t hold the rights to their music until recently.
Yeah, I was going to say, they may have had the greatest 2 year span in rock history
My son who is 16 is a musician. Piano, guitar, drums. He has always liked CCR because I love them and he was raised on classic rock, but as he has grown and learned to play, his appreciation for them is off the charts. He laughs about it because he says his friends have no idea what he hears in them, but he just shrugs and says "your loss".
Recently I got him to listen to a few Simon and Garfunkel tracks and he went on a deep dive. When I asked him what he thought, he said they are the GOAT. Sometimes I think it just takes exposure.
Last month, I saw John Fogerty in concert. He's now 79, ran around the stage all night singing with his whole heart. Other than SRV, this was the best concert I've seen.
CCR has never left our playlist. We always knew their greatness. You're just hearing it through the grapevine. ( BTW they do the best cover of " Heard it through the Grapevine")
Yes, A&A reacted to it.
You guys have got to catch Fogerty on his current CCR Celebration tour (celebrating that he finally regained complete control of all his CCR songs). The new band features his sons on guitar and back-up vocals. I saw them earlier this year and they were AMAZING! He played pretty much every song you'd want to hear (advantage of writing 3 minute songs). At age 79, he springs around the stage like a teenager, has the same vocal chops and plays guitar like Jimmy Page. Just the opening song was worth the price of admission. A giant moon appears on the screen, and then John rises out of the stage in silhouette, before cranking into "Bad Moon Rising". Holy crap!
You're making me want to hunt down a CCR t-shirt.
Same
CCR is only underrated among people who have never heard CCR.
CCR are highly rated by every musician I know. The songwriting, guitar work, and song arrangements are a masterclass in parsimony. And the grit in John's voice is unreal. The Nirvana guys had a CCR cover band at one point and the Foo Fighters jammed it out with John Fogerty. I'd say those who know, know.
CCR...has a distinct folky southern CA rock (but not country) sound . It starts with Fogerty vocals... and folky lyrics . Their category is almost undefineable . Glad their music is timeless...because they're historically important.
CCR was constantly on the radio in the late 60 s/ early70s, but didn't last very long. Those of us who were around back then were constantly bopping to those swamp riffs. Their rediscovery by people your age will hopefully lift them up where they belong.
I heard CCR on classic rock radio, on a regular basis, in the '80s and 90s in the Deep South, where I was born and raised. To this day, they are still popular among classic rock fans in the South, and a lot of country music fans love them too. Interestingly, in my experience. many Southerners even think that CCR is a Southern band and are shocked to hear that they're actually from California! 🙂
Now you need to listen to Ramble Tamble, that's probably their best song. Unbelievable guitar solo
I think they did Cosmos factory on patreon a couple of months ago
My fave CCR song!!
Every CCR long play that came out sold 3 or 4 million copies within the week and that only in the US!
This is stuff we always saw and listened to all the time!! At clubs, big arenas and everywhere! We were lucky to grow up then! 😁
They also were on the Fantasy record label. John Fogerty had legal issues with the label. Don't think they got the extravagant promotion that larger record labels could have provided.
Better say Fantasy destroyed this band, they didn't promote a shit. Example the CCR members had some friends who made the tickets for the concerts. If your interested read on Wikipedia the story of Vince Guaraldi an artist under contract at Fantasy......you learn a little bit how it works at that company.
They were screwed over by Fantasy Records, but they were essentially the American Beatles. So many great songs in such a short timespan.
They even surpassed the Beatles for a short time when they were pumping out great albums.
CCR is in no way The Beatles, they have a pretty continuous sound. And The Beach Boys were the American Beatles before the Beatles.
@@betsyduane3461 It is not about: "better or not" They just outsold The Beatles....
@@love-vy1ry The Beatles outsold CCR by 555 million albums. No one outsold the Beatles.
Sorry I forgot to mention 69/70@@betsyduane3461
Today, maybe. Back then they were top shelf and in my world they still are.
One of the best rock and roll bands ever.
CCR had so many hits they were kind of looked over because of zeppelin and sabbath but nobody else had their sound always appreciate them
So happy to see this reaction and discussion on CCR. This is Rock n Roll!
Beautifully said, A&A. My god - their streak of greatness is unmatched. And Cosmo’s Factory is an all time classic. We should all have a year like CCR did in 1969.
They invented the Pacific Northwest Sound. Kurt Cobain, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees - they borrow more than John Fogerty’s plaid shirts.
They've been one of my all time favorite bands since childhood and I have passed that on to my own kids, but I don't feel like they get the love they deserve.
Im 43, have always loved CCR and John and his solo work, grew up with my dad listening to them. And is why i love that era of music.
I was obsessed with ccr in the 80s as an older gen x. I was born in 69 which was well into their heyday. But right after discovering ccr, Fogarty put out his new solo material. That gave ccr their first retro push. Also the riff where John refused to play his original material for decades, left a big empty place to appreciate his early work. Those combined factors really probably contribute heavily to the under rated appreciation. But as an 8th grader I did my entire English assignment on John Fogarty when I was 16 in 1985. So he still had massive influence on a dumb kid like me. My dad still plays his songs on guitar. He was a Marine in Vietnam and was back in time to have me in 1969. I love visiting him and listening to him play ccr on guitar to this day. Memories that you can't ever take away. I see a lot of my dad in Fogarty's work. This is a band that's getting a second new appreciation. The fact they are getting a second revival after their first massive showing makes their name even more relevant.
Also born in '69 and I love CCR because of my Dad.
Also born in 69 and have been a fan since my teens.
Not to mention John had two very long lay-offs of releasing no material: 1975-85 and 1986-1997. His 1997 album "Blue Moon Swamp" is an overlooked classic. I like it better than "Centerfield" personally.
@@rogerdodger6025it doesn't seem to matter what decade he puts something out. It's going to be great. And live forever.
Not by the people who listen to and love them.
You couldn't walk into a party in the seventies without hearing CCR. They were that popular amongst everyday people.
They were insanely popular in late 60’s and 70’s. Many many hits.
The only thing that killed CCR's legacy is the fact that they were only together for 2-3 years before they imploded from inner conflict. In 1970, they were considered the best band in the world following the Beatles demise. They rolled out all their hits in that 2-3 year span! That's a phenomenal feat!!
They not only have a ton of solid hits, but they are consistently listenable. For people just getting into them, check out the tracks on "Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits" and "Chronicle: Volume 2". Forty songs and not a dog in the bunch - IMO.
They were NEVER underrated. They were incredibly popular and after their first hit Proud Mary was released, they were on a roll (no pun intended) and everyone was waiting for their next banger after banger, after banger, which never failed to be a hit.
Back in the day (70's) CCR was a hugely rated band.
Just in the Bay area alone in that time period were many great bands, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish, Janis Joplin with Big brother and the holding Co., Sly and the family stone, I'm for sire forgetting some. Then there's all the L.A. bands not to mention some fairly big bands from England you may remember.67 through 71 was an explosion of creative music.
Fun fact, 1961 through 1971 Motown recording artists out sold the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined.
Loved CCR from the beginning. They’re played a lot on the classic radio stations I listen to and I can’t help but sing out loud and proud to each and every song by them. I’m sure if you had them tour with the original members evac venue would be packed out.
Here in the UK, during late 80’s to mid nineties, I was obsessed during my teens with CCR. Friends though, who liked Zeppelin Beatles but mostly Nirvana and Oasis, laughed at me saying it’s country music. Those friends were heathens. 😂
They are way underrated with the youth of today. But whoever was around during their heyday know their greatness.
Imagine this… 3 albums in one year (1969), all top 10. And four Top 10 songs in same year. That’s unheard of. No other band can match that
There was turmoil in this band, they’d been playing together for awhile before they became famous. Most of their hits, maybe all were made in a span of a few years 69-71…by ‘72 they had parted ways. J. Fogerty had a beef with record companies for a long time, now he still tours doing CCR songs.
CCR was one of my favorite bands in high school (early 70's) I am going to see John Fogerty in September. Can't wait to hear the songs live again.
Class of '72 here. Seemed like Creedence was about everybody's favorite band in HS, except for a few who liked Three Dog Night better.
I always loved that when the song, "Center Field" came out and I heard it on the radio for the first time, the DJ introduced it by saying something like "and now in the category of 'what a difference a decade doesn't make....". I took it to mean that the old familiar sound was still the same. Fogerty had not lost his mojo. Still hasn't!
I grew up in that era, and CCR was always underrated. It was a time when psychedelic rock exploded, and a lot of people thought of CCR as outdated. They had a lot of great songs, but some people thought they just weren't cool. Their sound was too unique for their own good.
CCR’s song “Bad Moon Rising” can be heard in several films, including An American Werewolf in London, My Fellow Americans, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Blade, Sweet Home Alabama, My Girl, Mr. Woodcock and The Big Chill .
I know you've done some Guess Who, but I would rank them as the Canadian equivalent. Same era, folk rock, underrated.
BTO, Three Dog Night, Grand Funk
I would disagree. The Guess Who at all points in their career from 65-75 had very talented musicians and songwriters. The main songwriters being Bachman, Cummings an a winter. The only talented member of CCR is John Fogerty. He also sang most of the lead and backing vocals. Garry Peterson, Jim Kale, Bill Wallace, Donnie McDougall, Randy, Burton, Kurt, Greg and Domenic all had exceptional talent on their particular instruments. This would make the Guess Who a lot better than CCR. At least more than one Guess Who member could write a hit song.
I do agree however both are underrated bands, but the Guess Who undoubtedly had more talent.
I saw them a couple of times when I was in high school. Keep in mind, they weren't together very long but produced a ton of music.
Me too lol
Three albums of quality songs in 1969 alone! Unbelievable, you'll never see anything like that again!
I feel that where most people assume CCR isn’t flashy aren’t paying attention to the nuance of their instrumentation. Nothing is wasted or superfluous, and always complements the lyrics, which are always far deeper than anyone has given them credit for.
We forget how talented musicians they were!!!!
According to Spotify, CCR are more streamed than The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and other great bands. If you check in any rock book from the 70s, you'll se they were the most famous rock band in 1970. They had more than 20 hits and 6 great albums in only 2 years. Wow
Yea exactly ^ it’s wild to me looking at the numbers and how many hits they have and the fact that they arnt more recognized outside of people who lived during their heyday , incredible artist
@@andyandalex They were one of the few bands where BOTH sides of their singles were big hits. They didn't just put filler on the B sides like most bands do.
@@andyandalex I was born in '73, and growing up in the '80s and '90s, most of my fellow big music fan friends *loved* CCR. Actually, I can't think of almost anyone I knew in those decades, long after the band's '72 break-up, who *didn't* know and love CCR. Their influence was wide too-- the great punk band, The Minutemen, even covered a CCR song on their classic '85 double album, "Double Nickels On The Dime."
@@christianman73 The Minutemen....great band.....also
@@love-vy1ry Definitely!
CCR formed in El Cerrito California. I was 7 when they put out their first album and was lucky to have a 12 year old brother who introduced me to their music
CCR is one of the most heralded and admired bands of all time, and I’m not a boomer. I’ve never heard anyone once say they were underrated.
I'm a Gen X'er (born in '73), and I've been a serious music fan for over forty years. Until today, I have *never* heard *anyone* who was seriously into music say that CCR were, or are, underrated, and I've known music lovers of all ages.
Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits. All of us had this LP in the latter 70’s.
Very interesting discussion. I did not discover CCR until long after they had broken up, but once I did I was surprised at just how many songs I knew. As you say, they don’t seem to get the same amount respect as some of their peers from that era. A friend of mine talked me into seeing John Fogerty live a few years ago and I was honestly blown away. I had no clue he was as good a guitarist as he is and his band were all top notch. At his advanced age, his voice still sounds great too. It is too bad the original guys could never bury the hatchet and get back together.
A couple of thoughts on this. Certainly in their heyday CCR were a staple. They were so great and established that they needed no introduction. They also were in their own lane - blue collar swamp rock. They owned their own sound. At that time also there was a veritable torrent of great vocal groups and bands, so as great as they were, they were perhaps not as appreciated against the others as they should have been. Some of the greatest things in life are so relevant that they are necessarily common and ironically and unfairly taken for granted.
The Police are always my favs! Saw them many times throughout the years! Even their first stuff when I was 20, now 64!! Great stuff!❤️
I understand your point. It is possibly brand although it was common to have a long band name. At the same time there was Quicksilver Messenger Service, the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The Mothers of Invention...
In CCR's day? no. But now they're a bit underappreciated. And the songs you hear on the radio are down to two or three. As a Deadhead from the Bay Area I'm pretty much required to like CCR, and do, but they're a conundrum. Swampy, southern sound from El Cerrito in the East Bay. But they rock. "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (1970), was probably my first favorite song of theirs as a little kid in Oakland.
CCR were the OG Grunge Band. They weren't about the bells and whistles of the music industry...they were about making music and sharing a message or two. They didn't have a sexy lead singer (i.e.Daltry, Plant etc), they didn't have a diva guitar player (Townsend, Page). They didn't tear up hotel rooms or put makeup on their face....they just PLAYED.
Maybe the fact that the band imploded (in absolute timescales) relatively quickly, and John Fogerty got forcefully removed from his connection with the brand by that contractual bulls*, hindered a bigger 'legacy'?
OF COURSE
I was only 6 when they started, so I discovered their non radio songs in college in ‘80. Best music I ever heard! I introduced my father to them who was into jazz, country and 50 R&R. I was into hard rock but we found music by CCR our common ground. We even saw several Fogerty concerts together.
Many No. 2 hits...Never a no. 1... My 15 year old son and I saw John Fogerty in Atlanta in 2008.We were like 15 feet from Fogerty on stage.He sang "Who'll spop the rain in the poring down rain....!!!! What a memory..CCR has 30 classics
One of the (toppest)bands of all time !!!
Their greatness was cut short due to legal issues.
Being GenX, I would never think they were underrated. Between the time I was born, and the early 2000s, it seems like I couldn't escape their music. It was everywhere. The first song I learned on guitar was "Down on the Corner". They were heavily played on the radio, at roller rinks, covered by other bands, etc.
Boomer here...Here in the South, 🌄CCR is Never Ever Underrated! blasphemy! They are legends, (even though they are not from the South) so glad you recognize it too! You get it!
Bands that existed before the internet came along missed out on that extra means of mass exposure. That makes comparing the stats difficult. But thanks to guys like you two these classic bands are receiving new exposure and gaining new fans. We older fans are loving hearing the songs being listened to again and the appreciation you give them. Thanks for what you do to promote great music!
Hell, yes. CCR is arguably the greatest American rock band of all time.
Don't forget John Fogerty is on tour THIS SUMMER playing all the CCR hits and more! Go see him while you still can!
The Doors are a Parallel to CCR boyz. Different style but riffs none the less. L💞ve from Canada.
Jim Morrison even loved CCR.
Though they had a tremendous number of hits, they were all concentrated in about 3 years or so because they broke up so quickly. I was only a kid so don't know for sure, but from pretty much never hearing about their live performances (unlike all other big rock bands), I assume they also didn't tour a lot. **Fun fact: CCR holdsthe record for having the most #2 songs -5! - for a band never having a #1 song.**
Maybe in the USA, but in Europe, Canada and South America they had a lot off no1. Even in the old bad USSR they had that succes.....
Fogerty is certainly underrated as a guitarist. So many memorable riffs!
I'd take CCR over most bands
Creedence! We all referred to them as just Creedence!
Just Creedence.
My favorite CCR song is Effigy from Willie and the Poor Boys and it didn't make the 40 song track list of the 2 greatest hits albums (Chronicle and Chronicle Vol 2), which is nuts.
They also released the bulk of their material over 3 years. 6 albums from '68-'70 which is why they are so closely associated with Vietnam.
Yes. The fact they had several songs make to to number 2 proves it. They were all worthy of a #1.
I’m a CCR and John Fogerty fan who was disappointed when seeing Fogerty in concert in the 1980’s and he couldn’t play any CCR songs due to litigation. I think that really hurt CCR achieving new generational audiences.
He later did indeed play CCR songs and has been fantastic in concert for many years now.
Two ten-year plus lay-odd between 1975-85 and 1986-1997 didn't help either.
Having lived through that, I was born in 1960, I had CCR 45s, when I was 8, 9. I learned guitar with the CCR songbook when I was 12. Think of them as a late 60's Tom Petty song built band. They came up in the era of AM Top Radio, FM didn't come along until they were having their Top 20 hits. They didn't come out of the hippy scene per se. They were bought by a lot of lot kids under 14 back then. They were huge on AM Radio. I think that's why you hear them in soundtracks but not serious music rants. I think a majority like CCR, kind of like a majority like Doobie Brothers. They weren't controversial or a loud Blues show band. The name didn't work against them when the bands were called Moby Grape and Chocolate Watch Band. The name is very Northern California 1968 organic hippy commune.
Pretty short career with a nasty end that really affected their legacy.
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there was a time that CCR was sort of over. mid late 70's you didnt hear them and all their albums were on the discount racks. this happened to the Doors too. then album oriented rock formats were created as classic rock and they came back and never went away.
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In the 70' s 80's 90's CCR was #1 to a whole lot of people. I have never met anyone who doesn't like CCR
I think part of the issue is they hit hard, they hit fast, and there was really nothing else like them. When they went off the charts there was no one with that style to replace them. Add to that the lawsuits, and John not playing CCR music live for years, not releasing any music between 1975 and 1985. It added up. By the late 70's they were on the radio occasionally, but not as frequently as other bands from their era.
CCR, despite being a band for a very short period of time, had so many hits their music was popular well into the 1980's. They were played on classic rock and oldies radio stations...and especially lots of Hollywood movies. And their CHRONICLES album of Greatest hits was a constant best seller.
That's how they became my favorite.
But it feels like since the 90's, they've been taken for granted. Making a bit of a comeback thanks to guys like you.
In a sense, yes. Those of us who grew up with that music do not underrate it. The talent in this band is phenomenal. The sound is phenomenal. The songwriting is phenomenal. I’m not going to single out one guy cause I would be here forever but. Obviously, John Fogerty is incredible and the vocals are amazing and, you know it’s unfortunate no pun intended, that the first listen for most people is fortunate son. It’s a protest song but it’s not their best song you know it’s like Ohio for Crosby stills Nash and Young. You know they wrote that song in a day. It’s important and Poignant and political. It’s not their best song.
When you hear things like midnight special and born on the Bayou and down on the corner, I mean it’s just it’s so swampy. It’s so good. How are these boys from California? They just have the sound down they totally do.
Up around the bend and looking out my back door are two of my first memories. I’m just saying they aren’t my most favorite group, but I don’t believe in having a favorite group so that’s just me.
I saw John Fogerty in a Ralph's super market many years ago in the snacks aisle the morning of the Super Bowl. Always have been a fan, my first album I ever bought was Cosmo's Factory when I was a youngster. Looking back, I wish I would have said hi and told him how much I enjoyed his music. At the time, I just didn't want to bother him because he was with his kids. Shame he went through all the legal issues and bitterness, I think we missed out on like 20 years or more of more great music from him.
They were the biggest band in the world for a stretch of time (Mostly 1969-70). I don't know anyone who doesn't like them. John Fogerty was the master of the 3 minute or less single. They also issued 3 full albums in a 12 month time period. They, and John Forgerty especially...are legendary in my mind
I recommend John’s book, Fortunate Son.
He says his goal was to be a great guitarist, but he drifted away from that goal. He picked it back up after all of the legal crap was settled and when he was able to be a solo artist.
I’ve seen him live and he’s a hell of a guitar player. Impressive.
The songs were so good and catchy that his guitar work was overlooked. People focus more on his vocals.
Yes the branding doesn’t stand up to other less accomplished bands.
One of my favorite memories: summer 1970 in the Deep South so it was hotter than the hinges of hell. We were at a party, looking cute in Gunne Sax “granny dresses” and THE guy asks me to dance 😊it was the new CCR album and the song was “Heard It Through the Grapevine”, which is 11+ minutes long… I was praying for death before that thing was over.
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We have the CCR or Eagles, as best American classic rock band, conversation a lot with folks. I go with CCR for 1 reason: They only put out albums from 68-72!
I took a bus from Guatemala city to Flores, in the Peten Jungle. It was about 10 hours and the bus driver player CCR Gold over and over for 10 hours. It made the trip so memorable. I loved it.
Don't forget Keith Richards from the Stones for catchy riffs.
We always called them Creedence. Im 75. I was there.
I've always been a CCR fan and remember when their songs were new. Another undeservedly underrated band with a long name and totally American songs is Ozark Mountain Daredevils. You should dig deep and take a closer look at them, not just the two songs that they are known for, but the many, many great songs that never get airtime.
I kind of agree with you guys. Three Dog Night is another band who had a ton of hits but seem to be lightly regarded for some reason. Guess Who to a lesser degree. By the way 2 vocalists are criminally underrated; Burton Cummings of the Huess Who and Steve Marriott of the Small Faces and Humble Pie.
There is a photo off Kurt Kobain as teenager on his room and clearly in a box you see Cosmo's Factory, Nirvana played a lot off CCR stuff....
They may be underrated by Millenials and Gen Zers, but us Boomers and Gen Xers know that they are one of the greatest bands of all time. 😁✌️
Your after conversation was awesome! ✌️
You still need to check out their cover of "Midnight Special". It drips with their classic swamp sauce!
John Fogerty was the brains behind the band. Their manager screwed them over and caused the breakup of the band. John had a huge solo career.
Back in the 80's DJ's at bars were getting popular and every time I'd see one I'd ask them if they had a CCR and every time their reply was, I've never heard of this band which always pissed me off!