Creedence Clearwater Revival

[Analogman]

Fogerty's contribution to popular culture cannot be overstated; his songs have become part of rock's DNA, the very building blocks upon which much of American rock and roll has been built. As the album title tantalizingly suggests, Revival represents a renewed musical spirit and heart from Fogerty that incorporates all the best elements of a career that has resonated deeply with generations of music fans and the thousands of artists that he has influenced.

 

"It just seemed like all the records I have made since Creedence Clearwater Revival have all been sort of pushed off center," he says. "I felt like I was dancing around the outskirts of what is my true center. With this album, I really wanted to stay on the mark, right in the middle, right where rock 'n' roll is. I wanted this one to be easier, a lot more fun than some of the past records have been."

 

That renewed sense of joy shines through on the self-produced Revival. The wistful, infectious opening track "Don't You Wish It Was True" instantly puts a smile on the listener's face. "Gunslinger"'s cinematic western-theme evokes vintage-era Creedence, while on the deliciously swampy "Creedence Song," Fogerty correctly and humorously assesses "You can't go wrong/if you play a little bit of that Creedence song." His love of classic Sun Records-era rockabilly permeates "It Ain't Right," one of many tunes on the album that allows Fogerty, whom Rolling Stone named one of the greatest guitarists of all time, to show off his blistering guitar work. "The River is Waiting" is a gorgeous, hymn-like spiritual that features well-known vocal trio, The Waters on backup vocals. A trenchant observer of the world's troubles, Fogerty weighs in on the current administration with the rollicking, biting "Long Dark Night" and the 'mission critical' statement of "I Can't Take It No More" with its unmistakable admonition "...another fortunate son."

 

This project came together faster then any in his post-CCR career. With his ace band, which includes Kenny Aronoff on drums, Hunter Perrin on guitar, David Santos on bass and guest Benmont Tench on keyboards, he laid down the basic tracks in just 12 days. "A lot of times on prior albums, there are those moments where you're in the studio or rehearsing and you're going through this agony, you're very unsettled or anxious because you're not completely sure it's going to work. Even in rehearsal this time, I knew it was all going to work."

 

Revival is Fogerty's first album of new material on Fantasy following a very public 30-year battle with the label over his catalog. The reconciliation led to the first complete retrospective of his career, The Long Road Home, which came out in late 2005. Fogerty calls seeing the Fantasy logo on his new record is nothing short of "surreal."

 

Fogerty, writer of such rock classics as "Proud Mary," "Centerfield", "Bad Moon Rising," "Rockin' All Over the World," "Born on the Bayou" and "Fortunate Son," was inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. His 1997 album, "Blue Moon Swamp," won the Grammy for best rock album.

 

Revival is not just a great John Fogerty album - and a great rock album - it's an essential musical work by an artist without peer, which will certainly stand as one of the most compelling albums of 2007.

 

Track Listing

Don't You Wish It Was True

Gunslinger

Creedence Song

Broken Down Cowboy

River Is Waiting

Long Dark Night

Summer Of Love

Natural Thing

It Ain't Right

I Can't Take It No More

Somebody Help Me

Longshot

[M. (hristine]

His voice has never grown old.

[Analogman]

I would like to know how in the hell he made peace with Fantasy Records - they should re-release the first one.

[LouieB]

I would like to know how in the hell he made peace with Fantasy Records - they should re-release the first one.

Money changes everything....

 

LouieB

[suites]

Money changes everything....

 

LouieB

 

 

I think they have new owners?

[Analogman]

That must be it - we are talking about a guy who once sued John for plagiarizing himself.

 

In 2004, Fantasy was sold to a consortium led by Norman Lear and merged with Concord Records to create a new company called Concord Music Group. While some operations are still located in Berkeley, the record label is now headquartered at the Concord Music Group location in Beverly Hills, California.

 

Shortly after Fantasy was purchased by Concord, John Fogerty, the lead singer & songwriter in Creedence Clearwater Revival, re-signed with the label after leaving it in the mid-seventies after a falling out with former owner Zaentz.

[W(TF)]

Yeah for my money Creedence was the greatest American rock'n'roll band. A guy I know saw JF in Montreal last month, said it was a great show and that he still has the chops.

 

Bit of trivia....John was 14 in 1959, when he and his brother started the band that became CCR. 8)

[froggie]

 

looking forward to this one

[myboyblue]

I wanted to come in here and say something snarky but the article actually has me interested.

[jjh]

From Wickipedia

 

In 2004, Fantasy was sold to a consortium led by Norman Lear and merged with Concord Records to create a new company called Concord Music Group. While some operations are still located in Berkeley, the record label is now headquartered at the Concord Music Group location in Beverly Hills, California.

Shortly after Fantasy was purchased by Concord, John Fogerty, the lead singer & songwriter in Creedence Clearwater Revival, re-signed with the label after leaving it in the mid-seventies after a falling out with former owner Zaentz.

 

 

( I think Fogerty also received some of the rights back to his music when he signed with Concord Records.)

[jjh]

Couple of samples

 

Click on Listen Concord Radio / Switch between Assorted New Releases & Pop/Rock Favorites until

Don't You Wish It Were True comes on

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/

 

Summer of Love

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...usive-free-mp3/

[Analogman]

Dueling Tours: Creedence Clearwater Revisited vs. John Fogerty

Fred Mills

September 18, 2007

 

WWFD? In an intriguing twist of touring logic, Creedence Clearwater Revisited (the band formed by erstwhile Creedence Clearwater Revival members Stu Cook and Doug

[froggie]

here's the new clip

 

[Analogman]

EPK

 

That dude is crap on drums - he use to play for John Mellancamp.

 

Since John is making a CCR sounding album, he should cut the shit, make peace with Stu and Cosmo and get on the road.

 

 

[jc4prez]

I saw him on his last tour and it was awful at times. Lots of new matieral that was just awful (look for the songs "Shes got baggage") at times the show was great at others it was one of the worst shows ive seen. The only good part of the show was John Molo on drums. Def. do not reccommend a fogerty concert. Cheesey would be my review with a capital C.

[froggie]

I saw him on his last tour and it was awful at times. Lots of new matieral that was just awful (look for the songs "Shes got baggage") at times the show was great at others it was one of the worst shows ive seen. The only good part of the show was John Molo on drums. Def. do not reccommend a fogerty concert. Cheesey would be my review with a capital C.

 

 

in november 2005 he was great here. 90% of the set was CCR songs as well... only the title track off the new album played solo acoustic

[chisoxjtrain]

i saw him on his premonition tour. one of the best ive been to.

[mountain bed]

i saw him on his premonition tour. one of the best ive been to.

I saw that tour (Deer Creek). I enjoyed it quite a bit. Interesting aside - when we got to the show I had no idea who, if anyone, was the opener. I was hoping for no opener of course. Well, this band comes out...something called "Whiskeytown". Oh no. But those guys really impressed me. It was easy to hear that they were gonna be a good band even though I was completely unfamiliar with their music.

[froggie]

met the man briefly in 2005. he's the person that made me first pick up a guitar and i used to listen to his songs (thanks to my dad) when i was 5 years old.

 

even though he's over 60, he still has the power in him

[cwnorman]

I saw Fogerty at NOLA Jazz fest in 1998. I realize this was a bit after the law suit was settled, but I swear he went into a big monologue about the law suit and not playing those CCR songs in X number of years. The band then launched into Born on the Bayou and the place exploded!!!! We were actually walking through the main stage crowd to another stage....and stopped in our tracks. Up until 2006, Fogerty was right behind Ray Charles as the top 2 sets I had seen at the fest since I started going in 1994.

 

If your wondering, 2006, year after katrina, was when the Boss and the Seeger Sessions band took the stage...it was religious. To this day, I still laugh when i think about this girl leaning over and asking my buddy why they call Bruce the Boss during the frist song. My buddy, not missing a beat, says:

 

"Cause we're all working for him baby!"

 

Priceless

[JerseyMike]

That dude is crap on drums - he use to play for John Mellancamp.

 

Really? You think Kenny Arnoff is crap? I don't like him (something about him annoys the shit out of me), but I think he's a solid drummer.

 

Fogerty is indeed a legend and I'm looking forward to hearing this record. I gained complete respect for him while straining to cover "Long As I See The Light." I finally got it, but we had to drastically change keys because his voice is so damn unique in register.

[Analogman]

Well, he is no Doug Clifford.

 

There are some rather nifty drum movements to be found on this album.

[mastershake]

so this album is awesome... i love every song on it.

 

i think it's amazing how well his voice has kept over the years. did he smoke, or does he smoke? i'm pretty sure smoking is what ruined dylan's voice, and joni mitchell's is weird too now, among many others. but fogerty sounds the same as always.

[TheMaker]

I almost didn't bother with this record, but you're right, it's friggin' amazing. John sounds like he's singing and playing for his supper. "Gunslinger" is so close to my definition of a perfect melodic rock song that it's scary.

[froggie]

i'm actually listening to it now!. much better than his last one.

 

i love the warmer guitar sound.

 

as for the smoking, i've seen photos of him from CCR days where he had a fag in his hand... quit by now i assume