Creedence Clearwater Revival
by Creedence Clearwater Revival

From CaptainPain 02/10/2026 16:08 | #313088

Creedence Clearwater Revival is a band that can be considered one of the godfathers of rock music. True, there are too many such godfathers on both sides of the ocean, but still, the Creedens were among the most prominent part of this rock music elite.
However, I've never really liked most of this "rock elite", because I started my acquaintance with music with much heavier samples – Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and others like that. If I listened to something from the 60s with relative pleasure, then only a couple of recent Beatles albums. I didn't like the Rolling Stones, the Animals, or even the early Pink Floyds. It was all the "sixties", which I didn't perceive at all after "Deep Purple In Rock" or "Led Zeppelin IV".
Despite the apparent "shabbiness" of their songs and the deliberately loud vocals, I've always been hooked by John Fogerty's solars.

From Jboy56 08/01/2022 15:49 | #288045

The Beginning of a sensational string of evergreen rock albums.

Richard Hell's cover of Walk On The Water is much better than the original here--I don't know how many times a vocalist ever outdid John Fogerty, but Richard Hell did it on this tune. They made a lot of progress over the next year after this one.

From VictorVale 01/01/2019 14:21 | #228466

Psicodélico blues e rural, com grandes clássicos.

From nitomano 09/14/2017 17:08 | #197959

Un disco basado en el blues, no es un mal disco pero empalidece al lado de los discos que estarían por llegar por parte de esta gran banda.

An good debut album from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Full of good old fashioned rock'n'roll, it's features some of the band's greatest performances. Best of the bunch without a doubt is the stunning version of, I put a spell on you, CCR's best ever cover in my opinion. All in all, not the best CCR album, they would come, but this is a rip roaring start.

From RoundTheBend 02/29/2016 01:31 | #160997

I like how they start out as a blues rock group, but really have their own character and true songwriting in their own whit. Something often missing from these early white dude blues rock bands. Also love how they put a southern voodoo feel on I Put A Spell On You... probably best version of the song.

Best Tracks: Susie Q and I Put a Spell On You

From Decurso 10/28/2014 11:57 | #125615

A pretty basic, blue collar blues/rock record. Nothing all that fancy or special, especially when compared to their later work, but a diverting listen.

I agree, worst of the first 5 but still has a few good songs.