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    Every Saturday I'll try to post a new band to explore in search of the "best" American band.

    Please, someone start one for me if I forget.

    This week, I'd like to explore the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

    I know the hits, I have a greatest hits CD.

    A lot of people claim this is the best American band, so it seems like a good place to start.

    Abe said that Cosmo's Factory was the best album. I'm going to start there.

    What do we think about CCR?
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    "You know cos I just lost my parents--both my parents died in the same year...to this day, people come up to me and say 'my dad died and that album really meant a lot to me,' which is very nourishing {pats heart} for a songwriter to hear that your songs have a utility beyond just their own solace, that it actually helps other people."

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    They are the greatest American band. Music is embedded in pop culture, movies, commercials, etc. It has cross cultural appeal. It is distinctly American in terms of style as well as reaching back and performing traditional songs on their albums. It is a bunch of hippie californians appropriating Southern culture expertly. And to this day, they are a staple of rock radio stations.

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    Fifty years ago this fall, one of the best American rock bands of all time broke up. While Creedence Clearwater Revival wasn’t exactly at their peak at the time — they had recently put out an LP that a Rolling Stone critic called “the worst album I have ever heard from a major rock band” — the California quartet did seem finished before their time. Just a few years prior, in 1969 and 1970, they had possibly the greatest years for any band in rock history, releasing a staggering five albums — all of them classics — and several Top 10 singles. Now, they were suddenly finished.

    Except they weren’t. In spite of their short peak and relative lack of fame, CCR has endured as one of the sturdiest classic rock bands ever. More than any other group from their era, Creedence can claim to be “just about the music,” rather than some overblown mythology. Most listeners know very little about these guys, no matter how many times they’ve heard “Proud Mary” or “Bad Moon Rising.”

    It seems, however, that their personal mythos might be growing: Last month, a book about the band, John Lingan’s A Song For Everyone, was published. Now, a new live album and accompanying documentary — narrated by (who else?) Jeff “The Dude” Bridges — Creedence Clearwater Revival – At The Royal Albert Hall, is due Friday. The album and film capture CCR during happier times on their European tour in the spring of 1970, when they were an exciting and stampeding live unit with a bevy of big hits harking to the early roots of rock ‘n’ roll. For those of us who never got to see Creedence in person, the live footage is a welcome and essential substitute.

    Like a lot of Creedence fans, I wasn’t even alive during the band’s existence. But their music has been ubiquitous throughout my life regardless. What is it about CCR — who in many ways were anachronistic even in their own time — that seems so timeless? How can songs that appear to be so simple also be so replayable? And what does “choogle” mean anyway?

    To answer these questions, I’m going to count down my favorite Creedence songs. Let’s chase down a hoodoo, roll down the river, and catch the bad moon rising. This isn’t woik, it’s a ramble tamble!

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    Ccr is classic. One of those… turn it up if it comes on the radio bands….

    In many of my playlists!

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    Been listening a lot today. Early thoughts.

    Songs are "samey" more than other bands. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but just in terms of how diverse each of the musicians perform their bit. I'd contrast them with Zep, Beatles, and Stones by saying those 'big 3' had a lot of variety from song to song. Some shuffle beats, some groove, some of this-and-that. There just seems to be less of that with CCR. I think I am going to ding the band based on the limitations of Doug Clifford.

    But I also could care less since I like the formula! If it ain't broke...

    Plus: they play tight. Sure, maybe Cosmo Clifford ain't Mike Portnoy. But they swing HARD and are PURE POCKET.

    Cosmo's Factory is an amazing album. I had never heard Ramble Tamble in my life, and it was the first song I heard today. I was really impressed and got excited about exploring this band. I realized there would be some great new music, which is really what I want. Not to validate my own worldview, but to explore and discover and grow.

    They remind me of The Strokes in a weird way. Tight, catchy pop rock. Hook within the first ten seconds. Massive momentum through each song.

    I think they deserve strong consideration because they have that sort of "it" when it comes to crafting songs with great hooks that have terrific replayability. That's why Zep, Beatles, and some of those others get considered as great. They get you addicted and it's a high that lasts more than most.
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    "You know cos I just lost my parents--both my parents died in the same year...to this day, people come up to me and say 'my dad died and that album really meant a lot to me,' which is very nourishing {pats heart} for a songwriter to hear that your songs have a utility beyond just their own solace, that it actually helps other people."

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    apparently Brits don't know how to dance?
    Quote Originally Posted by Sting
    "You know cos I just lost my parents--both my parents died in the same year...to this day, people come up to me and say 'my dad died and that album really meant a lot to me,' which is very nourishing {pats heart} for a songwriter to hear that your songs have a utility beyond just their own solace, that it actually helps other people."

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    Brits don't know how to choogle.

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    Since you brought up Ramble Tamble:


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    https://www.avclub.com/the-most-rock...ime-1798212215

    The most rockin' song of all-time is "Ramble Tamble" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

    Surely this is not a safe or particularly well-known choice. A lot of people would argue it's not even the most rockin' CCR song, or the most rockin' song on the album it comes from, 1970's Cosmo's Factory (which also includes "Up Around The Bend," "Run Through The Jungle," "Travelin' Band," and The Dude's favorite CCR track, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"). Great as those songs are, "Ramble Tamble" simply can't be beat in the rockin' department. Why? Because "Ramble Tamble" is like two super rockin' songs in one. It starts off as a suped-up, proto-punk take on Sun Records rockabilly. Then, about a minute and a half in, it slows down to a crawl and then dies for just a split-second, starting back up again as a slowly simmering psychedelic blues number anchored by a cascading guitar riff best-described as Abbey Road-esque. Just as drummer Doug Clifford seems spent from pounding the relentless jam into submission, the Sun sound comes back even faster and angrier than before for the closing minute and a half. A perfectly satisfying rock tune that meets all the rockin' criteria more completely than any song I can think of right now, "Ramble Tamble" essentially is a seven-minute mash-up record encompassing the history of blues, country, punk, and psychedelia. Until I fall in love with a different rockin' song, I can't imagine anything out-rockin' it .

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    Quote Originally Posted by aberdien View Post
    Since you brought up Ramble Tamble:
    This was not the CCR I expected to find, and it definitely shakes things up for me.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sting
    "You know cos I just lost my parents--both my parents died in the same year...to this day, people come up to me and say 'my dad died and that album really meant a lot to me,' which is very nourishing {pats heart} for a songwriter to hear that your songs have a utility beyond just their own solace, that it actually helps other people."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawgdriver View Post
    Been listening a lot today. Early thoughts.

    Songs are "samey" more than other bands. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but just in terms of how diverse each of the musicians perform their bit. I'd contrast them with Zep, Beatles, and Stones by saying those 'big 3' had a lot of variety from song to song. Some shuffle beats, some groove, some of this-and-that. There just seems to be less of that with CCR. I think I am going to ding the band based on the limitations of Doug Clifford.

    But I also could care less since I like the formula! If it ain't broke...

    Plus: they play tight. Sure, maybe Cosmo Clifford ain't Mike Portnoy. But they swing HARD and are PURE POCKET.

    Cosmo's Factory is an amazing album. I had never heard Ramble Tamble in my life, and it was the first song I heard today. I was really impressed and got excited about exploring this band. I realized there would be some great new music, which is really what I want. Not to validate my own worldview, but to explore and discover and grow.

    They remind me of The Strokes in a weird way. Tight, catchy pop rock. Hook within the first ten seconds. Massive momentum through each song.

    I think they deserve strong consideration because they have that sort of "it" when it comes to crafting songs with great hooks that have terrific replayability. That's why Zep, Beatles, and some of those others get considered as great. They get you addicted and it's a high that lasts more than most.
    I read a review of the band that I think encapsulates their strengths and weaknesses and I'll paraphrase it: they, unlike their contemporaries, were pretty plain spoken about their content matter whereas their peers had more subtle song writing. But they have a winning formula. It served them well, and the contrast in styles is actually nice.

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    CCR is elite.
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    I came away thinking CCR is a top 10 contender. I like the side that I'd never heard: a deeper voodoo type vibe that is the Lovecraftian extension of I Put a Spell On You. Songs like Pagan Baby, Sinister Purpose, and Walk on the Water.

    I wish they had more sprawling instrumentals, a la The Doors, because they are highlights when they happen (Ramble Tamble, Heard It Through The Grapevine).

    I don't expect they will remain #1, but they are right now, by default. (For me)
    Quote Originally Posted by Sting
    "You know cos I just lost my parents--both my parents died in the same year...to this day, people come up to me and say 'my dad died and that album really meant a lot to me,' which is very nourishing {pats heart} for a songwriter to hear that your songs have a utility beyond just their own solace, that it actually helps other people."

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