John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
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Artist: John FogertyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2009-08-31
Music Label: Verve
Soundtracks:
- Paradise (John Prine)
- Never Ending Song of Love (Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett)
- Garden Party featuring Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit (Rick Nelson)
- I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)(Buck Owens)
- Back Home Again (John Denver)
- I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (Ray Price/Rusty Gabbard)
- Change in the Weather (John Fogerty)
- Moody River (Gary Bruce)
- Heaven's Just a Sin Away (Jerry Gillespie)
- Fallin' Fallin' Fallin' (D. Deckleman/J. Guillot/J.D.Miller)
- Haunted House (Robert L. Geddins)
- When Will I Be Loved featuring Bruce Springsteen (Phil Everly)
Free Music Notes for The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
Free Music Review: Where's the Guitar?
Hit: 4 Stars
I will try to give a track-by-track analysis later, but first I would like to tell you why I buy John Fogerty albums. There are really three reasons: 1) he is one of the best songwriters around 2) the voice and 3) he is one of my favorite guitar players.
I knew going in that this was a collection of covers and therefore accepted the fact that his songwriting was missing (and that was never really an issue anyway, because Fogerty has always been great at covering others, going back to the CCR days). His voice is great as usual, but what about the guitar? Unfortunately, John Fogerty, the man behind CCR and the writer of numerous songs that only the best guitar players can play decently, does not play lead guitar on a single track on this disc.
After I got over that initial disappointment, I realized that I still had a fine collection of covers here and, as a bonus, one original.
"Paradise" kicks things off here and it showcases Fogerty doing what he does best: commenting on a social issue (in this case, strip mining) in his scathing, straightforward manner. I can certainly see why he chose this song.
I have always found the song "Never Ending Song of Love" to be mildly annoying, so while Fogerty's version is the best I've heard, I would have been happier if he had found an alternative.
"Garden Party" is the masterpiece of Rick Nelson and Fogerty clearly could not equal the original. So he doesn't attempt to, instead giving a very heartfelt, tribute-like reading of the tune with the help of Don Henly and Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles.
"Back Home Again" is a John Denver song that Fogerty does a wonderful, heartfelt version of.
"I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" is a Ray Price tune which Fogerty and the band give a rousing performance of. This is classic Fogerty and one of the best tracks on the album.
"Change in the Weather" is the only original here and is actually a re-recording of a song from Eye of the Zombie. This version is much better an is the closest to the classic Fogerty/CCR sound that we get on the album, although a fiddle is prominent on the track and try as he may, Buddy Miller is no Fogerty when it comes to guitar.
"Moody River" is a dark ballad about a woman who commits suicide. I could see this as a CCR album track in the spirit of "I Put a Spell on You" but much, much more subdued.
"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" is one of my favorites on the album, mostly because you can tell that Fogerty had a blast doing it.
I didn't particularly care for "Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'"
"Haunted House" is possibly the best track on the album, although it does not come near the original. It has a good, jam session vibe to it that I really like.
"When Will I Be Loved" is an Everly Brothers song sung as a duet with Bruce Springsteen. Obviously, Springsteen's voice doesn't quite fit with smooth, slow Everly Brothers harmony, so they smartly speed the song up and sing harmony only on the chorus.
In conclusion, fans will probably enjoy this, but it may be something of a turnoff for those who are not already fans and who may have heard about the Fogerty legend and his place in history as one of the great songwriters and guitarists in the history of rock. For them, I recommend Centerfield,Revival, or better yet anything by CCR.
The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again Poster
36 years after the release of his first solo album The Blue Ridge Rangers the rock legend returns to his country roots with Special Guests Bruce Springsteen and Don Henley.Pop Music CDs
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