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Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Most American Band
By DAN MCLAUGHLIN
I recently watched the new Creedence Clearwater Revival documentary on Netflix (narrated lightly by Jeff Bridges), which is a cross between a rise-of-the-band story, contemporary interview footage from their first European tour, and a full concert film of the band’s first show in the U.K., a twelve-song set at the Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 1970. Like the band it follows, the documentary is basic and straightforward but powerful in capturing Creedence at the very height of its creative and commercial success.
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Re: Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Most American Band
It's a well written piece but I'm kind of surprised that the writer said that John Fogerty's solo album Centerfield was basically the only trace left of him beyond the CCR albums. 1997's Blue Moon Swamp was a stellar work, winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock album. 2007's Revival was also a minor gem. The writer also should have tipped his stetson to the original Blue Ridge Rangers (BRR) album from 1973. It was a seminal work as Fogerty, handling all of the instruments and vocals under the guise of the BRR, was one of the first rock artists to go country, and do so in really fine fashion.
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