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Max'sKansasCity
My guess is young (old, all ) people have CCR songs are engrained in their DNA. Even if they might not know the names of the songs, they sure as heck know the song... at least these....
"Susie Q."
"I Put a Spell on You"
"Proud Mary"
"Bad Moon Rising"
"Green River"
"Down on the Corner"
"Travelin' Band"
"Up Around the Bend"
"Lookin' out My Back Door"
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
"Someday Never Comes"
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
There are popular new groups out there that dont even have that many songs total(exageration), let alone that many super hits. That is like 12 war horses.
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71Tele
Let's face it, CCR was Fogerty. If you want to hear a CCR album where they shared the writing and decision-making responsibilities equally, listen to Mardi Gras - if you dare.
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StonesTod
oh, great. now that nobody (except Nicos) cares anymore....
Well I love to see this one performed on stage ....................and after that they can add it to their Re-Mastered, Expanded, Super-Super-Deluxe Edition
Forgot to add the picture...
Heard him do Ramble Tamble when I saw him a few months ago. Really good.Quote
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ramble tamble , my favourite
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Justin
Fogerty does put on a strong show on his own but I think the music could really benefit if we had the original rhythm players back there. Kenny Arnoff, although a great drummer, really pounces on all the CCR songs beating the crap out of it--completely losing the groove. So besides a quick money-grabber for the band if they do decide to tour...fans could really enjoy hearing these songs being played by the guys who originally played them. That to me is worth the price of a ticket.
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Wry Cooter
Just to be fair, Cook and Clifford were an awesome rhythm section that had a lot to do with Creedence's sound.
Yes, but Fogerty has claimed that he had to teach them basically each and every note, and he had to bar them from the studio when he was mixing because they didn't know what they were doing.
Don't know how many tours John has left in him. He's got real problems hitting some high notes. Saw hima few months ago and his voice cracked several times when he tried to hit the high notes.Quote
WilliamPatrickMaynard
Doug and Stu are my second favorite rhythm section after Bill and Charlie, so I would welcome the reunion. That said, I don't know if John is actually talking about a proper CCR reunion or just saying he would let them play with him if they felt like it as a one-off. The rest of the interview where he likens them to ex-wives is telling, particularly the bit about once you spend time being cordial you are usually reminded why you split in the first place. Sure the hardness is melting maybe, but I don't know that a reunion is exactly imminent.
He's got a new album coming out next year mixing new songs and old CCR songs with guest stars (like his most recent Blue Ridge Rangers album), I'm sure it will be followed by a Fogerty solo tour, not a CCR reunion tour to overshadow the new album.
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I saw Fogerty in a very small place in Atlanta in 2004 and it was great. I wonder how many tickets the name CCR would sell?
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Wry Cooter
Just to be fair, Cook and Clifford were an awesome rhythm section that had a lot to do with Creedence's sound.
Yes, but Fogerty has claimed that he had to teach them basically each and every note, and he had to bar them from the studio when he was mixing because they didn't know what they were doing.
I've never heard that but to me it makes no difference -- IMO Fogerty's music was better served by the CCR rhythm section, however it was achieved. The had some swing -- as has been pointed out here and elsewhere, sometimes the musician with the better chops isn't necessarily the best choice.
I am a big CCR and Fogerty fan and there is no sense in discussing his prominence in the band or in popular music. The other guys needed him a hell of a lot more than he ever needed them. However, in my eyes (and others here it seems) there was a clear, positive contribution to Fogerty's songs with Cook, Clifford, and Brother Tom.
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StonesTod
oh, great. now that nobody (except Nicos) cares anymore....
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sweetcharmedlifeDon't know how many tours John has left in him. He's got real problems hitting some high notes. Saw hima few months ago and his voice cracked several times when he tried to hit the high notes.Quote
WilliamPatrickMaynard
Doug and Stu are my second favorite rhythm section after Bill and Charlie, so I would welcome the reunion. That said, I don't know if John is actually talking about a proper CCR reunion or just saying he would let them play with him if they felt like it as a one-off. The rest of the interview where he likens them to ex-wives is telling, particularly the bit about once you spend time being cordial you are usually reminded why you split in the first place. Sure the hardness is melting maybe, but I don't know that a reunion is exactly imminent.
He's got a new album coming out next year mixing new songs and old CCR songs with guest stars (like his most recent Blue Ridge Rangers album), I'm sure it will be followed by a Fogerty solo tour, not a CCR reunion tour to overshadow the new album.
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StonesTod
oh, great. now that nobody (except Nicos & NedKelly) cares anymore....
I care! I'd love to see them together!
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Wry Cooter
I'm no expert, but my understanding is that generally rock and roll singing is not "proper" singing -- one of the reasons we like it! But not good on the voice in the long haul. Years of oversinging over bad monitors, night after night gigs forcing yourself through strained vocal chords, plus whatever you were doing "wrong" in the first place will take their toll. Add to that bad health habits.... I don't know where age figures in but it must be a factor as well. Fogerty strikes me as likely a clean living guy, but that his voice has diminished is no surprise, especially considering his style. And he is certainly in good company -- most singers from that era have lost it to a large degree.
Interestingly, I saw Al Jardine touring with Brian Wilson and his band a few years ago. Brian's voice is notoriously a shadow of it's former glory, but when Al sang you could have closed your eyes and imagined him as a 25 year old -- he sounded great. Of course he looked 48 when he was 25!
Those girls look a hell of a lot better and younger than the crowd I was with at the Fogerty show I went to in June.Quote
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not bad...
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sweetcharmedlifeThose girls look a hell of a lot better and younger than the crowd I was with at the Fogerty show I went to in June.Quote
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not bad...
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Ha. Yeah, that lady is alright.
I was always struck by the Stones "grown up" reaction to getting taken advantage of by Alan Klein (Keith: "price of an education" ) as compared to Fogerty's crybaby reaction to his bad deal with Zaentz. I mean, you signed a sh*tty deal, but...you did sign it...
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Sleepy City
It's a bit like calling Wild Horses a Susan Boyle song.
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Ha. Yeah, that lady is alright.
I was always struck by the Stones "grown up" reaction to getting taken advantage of by Alan Klein (Keith: "price of an education" ) as compared to Fogerty's crybaby reaction to his bad deal with Zaentz. I mean, you signed a sh*tty deal, but...you did sign it...
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Floorbird
It's not Creedence without brother Tom, who passed away years ago.
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Ha. Yeah, that lady is alright.
I was always struck by the Stones "grown up" reaction to getting taken advantage of by Alan Klein (Keith: "price of an education" ) as compared to Fogerty's crybaby reaction to his bad deal with Zaentz. I mean, you signed a sh*tty deal, but...you did sign it...