John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
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Free Music Review: Good but Boring
Hit: 4 Stars
This is quite an enjoyable collection of songs. John does a great job with the material he selected. My only reason for not giving five stars is that some of the songs are flat our boring. Never Ending Song of Love has always been a forgettable ballad with flat melody, and I'm sorry, one of the most boring songs of all time is Garden Party.
Rick Nelson wanted to be a rock star instead of a teen idol and got booed off the stage at Madison Square Garden in the early '70's when he performed Honky Tonk Woman. Garden Party was a whiny pout in '72 when it got all that airplay and John's version is just as pedestrian. Not much you can do with that song unless you totally re-invent it but at least John shows respect for the original. I always hated that Rick Nelson gives Yoko mention in the song too. Bleep!
This is a great CD if you are in a mellow mood. I find myself instaed going back to John's "Revivial" that has so much more upbeat energy.
Free Music Review: Even as he gets older his music stays great
Hit: 4 Stars
I was pretty suprised that there was a new fogerty album so soon after his suprisingly awesome "revival" album, given he usually waits a decade or so between his solo albums. So how does it fair to Revival, pretty well. Make no mistake, this is not Revival. Revival was very much a rock album, and a bit of the old CCR style. However, This new album is far more slow and laid back. The kind of album I'd listen to on the porch, while drinking lemonade, if I had a porch or lemonade. Though they are different in style, they are none the less great. I know this album won't instantly appeal to people for looking for another Revival or CCR, but those looking for some great old school music will be pleasantly surprised. Its suprising an artist this far in his carreer has put out two albums in two years that are very different, but so great. All I can say is I hope we'll see some more in another couple years.Free Music Review: We're all getting older
Hit: 4 Stars
I decided to buy this CD as a companion CD to my purchase of Centerfield to compare the two. Needless to say time makes no exception when it comes to the aging of a singing voice. So John's voice isn't what it used to be, his songs are still what they used to be, as is his ability to play a guitar. I enjoyed the album, and its included in my car CD rotation.
I do question the use of the "s" following ride. I know John is the single member of the Rangers, but if that was his point he should have removed the article "the" before the title to make the singular more apparent.
Free Music Review: Great sound for Fogerty
Hit: 4 Stars
Having only heard John Fogerty singing his Creedence (sp?) material, it was a pleasant discovery to hear him perform in a country style. I caught his act on PBS during a "What's Your Request" type show and really liked what I heard, so made this purchase as a gift for my father. Being of an older generation, he never heard of Fogerty so this was a whole new sound for him. He also gives it a thumbs up!Free Music Review: Ya' gotta please yourself...
Hit: 4 Stars
I've been a Fogerty Fan since the CCR days, and have his Blue Ridge Rangers vinyls. By partnering with some accomplished colleagues, he really has outdone himself here. His covers of Rick Nelson's "Garden Party, and John Denver's "Back Home Again" embody the sincerity of the originals, and take on a new persona because of the Fogerty influence. If you like Fogerty's signature sound, you'll love this cd.