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Summary: Includes a couple of classics
Comment: CCR's first has two standout songs, two very good songs and a couple of good-but not great songs. Susie Q is one of my all-time favorites. It is a moody, almost stalkerish, love song. Lyrically it's quite simple: "Oh Susie Q, baby I love you, Susie Q" for example. But its the music that drives it to be memorable. A brooding, grungy drum beat layered behind Fogerty's great guitar work. "I put a Spell on You" is an excellent remake of an old classic with Fogerty's gruff voice adding urgency to the lyrics. "The Workingman" and "Ninety nine and a half" are good bluesy rock songs. The rest are decent, but not as memorable. Overall, a very good rock n' roll CD.
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Summary: CCR's First album
Comment: I was only 17 and had just finished walking in a peace march when back in the car this voice came waling on the raido. It was John Fogerty singing I Put A Spell On You. He must have because all these years later I have a mini dachshund that I named SusieQ after the flip side of that 45. Songs like Ninety-Nine and a Half were played on the raido all the time. Ahhhh those were the good old days.And this CD is one of the best from back then!But it and enjoy it
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Summary: I swear I'll never leave my home again.
Comment: This was the debut album by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It established their highly original sound, which was a lot different than any of the other bands that came out of the San Francisco scene (like CCR did). While they did have their sound down, John Fogerty's songwriting wasn't quite as good as it would later be. It's notable that the two chart singles from the album, "Suzie Q" and "I Put a Spell On You" are covers of songs from the '50s (by two guys named Hawkins who were of no relation to each other). The other cover song on the album was the more recent "Ninety-Nine and a Half" by Wilson Pickett. John Fogerty's original songs are good, but he got ever better as he went along. The best original song on the album, in my opinion, is "Walk on the Water", which Tom Fogerty co-wrote with John. This song actually dates from the pre-Creedence days, when the band was known as the Golliwogs. This is a very good album by CCR, but the best was yet to come.
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Summary: Fogerty
Comment: Great value. If you are into the 60s' and 70s' you will love this one.
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Summary: Simply Wonderful!!!!!
Comment: I'm fan of this Band Creedence Clearwater Revival, since the 70's.I have CD's and DVD`s(John Fogerty Solo-Great) and here in Brasil there are a lot of fans about CCR.No doubt one of the Best Band of all times!!!JOHN FOGERTY GREAT COMPOSER AND SINGER.HE'S THE BEST!CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM!Best Regards.Claudio.Recife-Pernambuco-Brasil!!!!
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