Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits
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Free Music Review: Excellent single CD retrospective of CCR's music!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great compilation title of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Containing 20 of most of their well-known songs, it is definitely worth getting. The most likeable titles are here: Proud Mary, Suzie Q, Up Around the Bend, Down on the Corner, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Fortunate Son, etc. This album has far more song titles than their first compilation, Creedence Gold, but it doesn't quite have every single one of their songs throughout their career. On this CD title, I Heard It Through the Grapevine is in its full version, clocking in at barely over 11 minutes (the cassette tape of Chronicle, Vol. 1 had the song in shortened form). Suzie Q runs for 4:35 seconds on Vol. 1 and the other part of the song runs for 3:48 seconds on Chronicle, Vol. 2. For those of you who prefer hearing Suzie Q in its full version of over 8 minutes, it is on Creedence Gold. It makes more sense than changing from Chronicle Volume 1 to Volume 2 to hear the full song. I also think that it is a lot better and more appropriate to have all of their main hit songs on one single CD, because buying all of their regular studio albums on CD for all of these songs is a waste of time and money. The Creedence albums that you should have are Creedence Gold and Chronicle, Volumes 1 and 2. These three titles would seem to be the proper and more thorough collection of their music, unless you find a box set, but that will be more costly. Get this first Chronicle; you won't regret it!!Free Music Review: The best single-disc Creedence-compilation on the market
Hit: 5 Stars
John Fogerty is something else.
Seriously. No other American rock composer has ever written so many songs of such consistently high quality in such a short period of time. Everybody knows "Proud Mary" and "Bad Moon Rising", but Fogerty penned another thirty or forty songs in just three years, and half of them were just as good as those two.
This album brings together most of Creedence Clearwater Revival's best songs, including such all-time rock n' roll classics as "Green River", "Fortunate Son", "Travelin' Band", "Who'll Stop The Rain", and the soulful "Long As I Can See The Light".
Fogerty's music is a singular amalgam of rock n' roll, blues, country & western, R&B, rockabilly, and spiritual music which, along with his knack for writing evocative lyrics, creates an atmosphere of a simple, sometimes demanding but ultimately safe life in a happy, rural Americana. Such a place may never have existed, and Fogerty was from California, not from the Deep South, but the durability of this music is a testament to the talent of John Fogerty, a talent rivalled only by Chuck Berry and ...well, that's it, I guess. As far as rock n' roll is concerned, anyway.
The two "Chronicle" CDs put together provide the greatest overview of the greatest American band of the late 60s you could wish for.
The only problem is that once you have those two, you'll end up buying all their regular studio albums as well. I did, anyway.
Free Music Review: Best anthology album ever?
Hit: 5 Stars
Creedence Clearwater Revival was one of the best singles bands in rock history. That their original studio albums were also first rate was because they were all essentially collections of great singles. "Chronicle" has to be one of the best and most intelligently programed single-disc anthology albums ever. The CD moves in chronological order, starting with the ace covers "Susie Q" and "I Put a Spell on You," recorded when the band was just warming up. Then it roars through the classics starting with "Proud Mary" and ending with another ace cover, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," that amazingly were all released in about a two year period from 1968-1970. All of these songs are staples of classic rock radio and prove that John Fogerty was a master songwriter who could be mentioned in the same sentence with Lennon/McCartney. The album finishes with a quartet of fine singles that were highlights from the band's final two less successful albums. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" may not be that distinguishable from the earlier "Who'll Stop the Rain," but its still a top notch rock song.For the casual fan, "Chronicle" is all you will ever need, though "Chronicle 2" will help satisfy those with additional CCR cravings. If all great bands were as well served with their anthology albums, being a music consumer wouldn't be so frustratingly expensive.
Free Music Review: Creedence's best
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw Creedence Clearwater Revisited last year. That band takes a lot of heat for having a capable Fogerty sound-alike stand in for Fogerty. I understand some fans' complaints about the heart and soul of the music being compromised, but my argument was, and still is, that these songs are timeless gems and are worth hearing no matter who's singing them.
So, on to my review ... this is a very admirable greatest hits CD of one of the best bands of the late sixties. All of my favorite Creedence songs are here, including "Bad Moon Rising," "Lodi," "Run Through The Jungle" and "Travelin' Band." To me Creedence Clearwater Revival is the perfect example of how to be a rock band. Fogerty, the band's principal songwriter, can be serious when he needs to be but also knows how to have fun. For example, at the time of the Vietnam War, he wrote songs with such depth and emotion as "Who'll Stop The Rain" and "Fortunate Son." On the other hand, he wrote songs like "Travelin' Band" and "Down on the Corner" -- harmless and fun classics. I also like that this CD includes "Someday Never Comes." That song is very underrated, if you ask me.
This CD has gotten some complaints that "Born on the Bayou" is missing. It is on Chronicle Volume 2 but some fans don't want to pay all that extra money for one song. I have a suggestion on how to remedy that: buy this CD, then download "Born on the Bayou" from iTunes as a single.
Free Music Review: Criminally underrated. A must-have.
Hit: 5 Stars
CCR may not have been revolutionary--their style was by-the-numbers blues, country, and rockabilly. But damn, John Fogerty could pen a great tune without ever sounding crass or poppy. Although Chronicle Vol.1 will not cover everything they did, it is comprehensive enough for all but the most hardcore fans. Tracking down the original LPs is not an easy task these days, so it's good to have this single-disc retrospective of CCR's career on hand.
These guys were sincere in what they did and although CCR had many popular singles over their five-year existence that enjoyed heavy airplay, they never really got the recognition they should have. John Fogerty and his band deserve to rank up there with the Rolling Stones and Beatles for crafting superb rock 'n' roll straight with no chaser. Fortunate Son, Up Around The Bend, Travelin' Band, Green River, Run Through The Jungle, and everything else are all timeless. However, if I had to name a favorite, it's probably their take on Heard It Through The Grapevine, which becomes a menacing and focused blues jam that goes for a solid 11 minutes without dragging.
When you become a parent, buy two copies--one for yourself, and one to hand down to your kids. In this age of manufactured pop-punk and tepid nu-metal, parents should show their children how true rock 'n' roll is done. This is the perfect start to their library.