John Fogerty - Long Road Home: In Concert (Dig)
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Free Music Notes for Long Road Home: In Concert (Dig)
Free Music Review: A Fine disc from a fine concert
Hit: 5 Stars
A fine disc from a very good concert. very good songs are in this compilation.
Every John Fogerty Fan should have this disc.
Free Music Review: Expanded live set allows Fogerty to tackle a mix of CCR and solo classics
Hit: 4 Stars
Fogerty always brings coiled energy to his performances and this live CD a companion piece to the video concert (which in turn was a companion piece to the Greatest Hits CD that came out last year)is no different. Spread over two discs this covers a mixture of his best CCR material along with his best solo material. Some of the material from his last CD "Deja Vu All Over Again" is also included and although that album isn't among his best the energy with which he and his backing band play the material certainly makes it fit in with the classic material.
As with the DVD the sound is terrific with John in exceptional voice. Certainly his voice has changed as he's gotten older (some of the material has been changed slightly to accommidate this but you'd never notice it unless you're a musician or singer)but in many ways its become a much richer instrument. Likewise his guitar playing continues to be direct and powerful acting as a perfect counterpoint to his material.
The two CD set allows him to tackle some material that he didn't on "Premonition" and, although I prefer that set to this, both have their merits. Some of the material included here appeared on the Fogerty Greatest Hits compilation "The Long Road Home" although not all are from the same performances.
Free Music Review: NO CREEDENCE TO THIS CONCERT!
Hit: 3 Stars
I read the other reviews, but had to hear it for myself. John is the same ultimate professional - excellent singer/songwriter/guitarist. And I'm sure he liked hiring John Molo to accomapny him on drums. Now John is a very good drummer. But the extra fills, rolls, crashes kill the Creedence numbers. It sounds like a Las Vegas cover band with John playing this way. Doug Clifford was the right drummer for Creedence; he didn't overplay. This release is just okay. On the shelf next to the originals, I'll reach for Creedence every time, so what's the point in having/keeping
this concert cd? I guess it's kind of similar with the Beatles. The original recordings were so good, no matter how well Paul Mc. played Beatle tunes in concert, they never sounded as good as with the boys.
Plus the amount of time on the discs kind of cheats the public also.
My copy of this will go up for sale soon.
Free Music Review: A workmanlike live CD
Hit: 3 Stars
Looking at the songlist for this double CD one is struck by how many outstanding songs John Fogerty has authored over the years. Fogerty is one of a small number of artists whose songs are likely to live on.
Having said that, one can't help but be disappointed by this CD. The musicianship is uniformly excellent, but there is no performance that clearly surpasses the studio versions of the songs contained here. Further, there are no long jams (the longest song clocks in at 4:33), surprising given Fogerty's mastery of the long rock song.
The CD is pleasant enough, and if you like Fogerty you will likely like this CD. However, there are several of his studio CDs as a solo artist or with CCR that I far prefer to this effort.
Free Music Review: Good but John sounds like he's in a hurry to go home
Hit: 3 Stars
The songs were sped up a bit as if John was looking at his watch and thinking "ok let's get through this as fast as possible".
Great musicians but I've heard better versions. The selection is well chosen, but I prefer the Premonition Album a bit more, if only for the time taken to play and the song he dedicated to his wife.