John Fogerty - The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection
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Artist: John FogertyEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Music Label: Fantasy
Soundtracks:
- Born On The Bayou
- Bad Moon Rising
- Centerfield
- Who'll Stop The Rain
- Rambunctious Boy
- Fortunate Son
- Lookin' Out My Back Door
- Up Around The Bend
- Almost Saturday Night (live)
- Down On The Corner
- Bootleg (live)
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- Sweet Hitch-Hiker
- Hey Tonight (live)
- The Old Man Down The Road
- Rockin' All Over The World (live)
- Lodi
- Keep On Chooglin' (live)
- Green River
- D?j? Vu (All Over Again)
- Run Through The Jungle
- Hot Rod Heart
- Travelin' Band
- Proud Mary
- Fortunate Son (live)
Free Music Notes for The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection
Free Music Review: Good Music, Yes. "Ultimate?" Hardly.
Hit: 3 Stars
With so much music over such a long time span, why only a single disc? John Fogerty/CCR could have easily fleshed out two or even three CD's of material, so "The Long Road Home" feels more like a short path to nowhere.
First, the positives: For the first time, John has allowed his Creedence material to exist on a record next to his solo work. The remastered CCR songs sound terrific. There's a consistency here that rivals modern greats like Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Bob Seger and The Eagles for sound and the thematic nature of the songwriting. (It's no accident that Saul Zaentz wanted to claim "The Old Man Down The Road" plagiarized "Run Through The Jungle.") Finally, Fogerty's voice is a slice of America that has become instantly recognizable for good reason - his rock and roll baritone his like no-one else in modern rock times.
The minuses. This could have easily been split between a CCR disc and a solo Fogerty disc instead of just single CD. Why no songs from Eye of the Zombie or The Blue Ridge Rangers? The live CCR cuts really should have been the studio versions. (You want this live? Get Premonition.) Two versions of "Fortunate Son?" Not necessary. The sequencing leaves a lot to be desired (again, begging the single instead of double CD issue). And no oddities/rarities/B-Sides.
While this serves as an OK primer for Fogerty's career, he has been delivering the goods consistently ever since Centerfield re-ignited his career. Leaving out so much makes it far from "Ultimate," and does Fogerty something of a disservice.
The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection Poster
They were together just five years, and between the potent era of 1969-`71, Creedence Clearwater Revival reached the Top 10 with nine different singles, an accomplishment the band's architect John Fogerty has cracked just once ("The Old Man Down the Road") since CCR's demise in 1972. And now that the three-decade battle between Fogerty and the Fantasy label has ended, the man-and-band reunion comes full circle with a 25-song compilation that packages many of CCR's made-for-radio hits with a sprinkling of solo numbers and live recordings from recent Fogerty tours. Fogerty hasn't penned a whole lot of clunkers, and his CCR catalog sparkles with modernly remastered chooglin' classics like "Bad Moon Rising," "Travelin' Band," "Fortunate Son," "Lookin' Out My Backdoor" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." But the non-chronological sequencing is unpredictable, and far too many Creedence gems were left on the cutting room floor to call this package "The Ultimate." --Scott HolterJohn Fogerty has finally made peace with his old label, Fantasy Records. One of the results of this is the first ever assemblage of his Creedence Clearwater Revival hits with his less classic solo work. The Long Road Home is a mixed bag, though. Since there are plenty of worthy Creedence hits packages, fans likely already own 14 of these 25 tracks (four more CCR songs appear in recently recorded concert versions). But there's never been a compilation of Fogerty's inconsistent, occasionally inspired solo career, and unfortunately only seven tunes from six studio discs make the cut. There are no selections from the spotty Eye of the Zombie or his first post-Creedence covers album, the excellent Blue Ridge Rangers. Only two tracks from 1975's terrific yet obscure John Fogerty make an appearance, and both are represented in spirited but inferior live performances. The Long Road Home remains an enjoyable listen, but these limitations prevent it from living up to its "ultimate" subtitle. --Hal Horowitz
This comprehensive retrospective features, for the first time ever, all of the songwriter's most poignant and enduring hits. Included are seminal tracks from the Creedence catalog, along with the cr?me de la cr?me of his solo work, including "Centerfield," "D?j? Vu (All Over Again)," and "Hot Rod Heart" from the GRAMMY(R) Award-winning CD Blue Moon Swamp. Also on the disc are four new tracks recorded live by Fogerty during his 2005 tour of the United States: "Hey Tonight," "Bootleg," "Keep on Chooglin'," and a blistering rendition of "Fortunate Son."
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