Ccr - Green River (20 Bit Mastering)
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Artist: CcrEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-07-04
Music Label: Fantasy
Soundtracks:
- Green River
- Commotion
- Tombstone Shadow
- Wrote A Song For Everyone
- Bad Moon Rising
- Lodi
- Cross-Tie Walker
- Sinister Purpose
- The Night Time Is The Right Time
Music reviews of Green River (20 Bit Mastering)
Music Review: CCR's "Green River" Defines A Genre
Rating: 5 Stars
Creedence Clearwater Revival has long been hailed as one of the defining bands of rock and roll. With their combination of Southern creoles, bluesy folk texture, and straightforward pure-bred rock, CCR contributed greatly to the defining era of rock and roll. With their leader John Fogerty at the controls, the group soared to worldwide musical fame.Yet still, many critics were skeptic, claiming CCR was yet another tricky pop band--ready to impress with a mask of broad musical style, but would fizzle out and leave no impression on the face of music.
Creedence's first two albums, their self-titled debut in 1968, and "Bayou Country" the next year, were gems in the band's legacy, establishing their own sound: a bare knuckled approach, yet flexible, spanning as far as rhythm and blues. But it was soon that critics dubbed them as just a blend in the pop music scene. However, CCR answered any doubts with their second of three albums in 1969, "Green River."
With "Green River," Creedence not only consolidated their own sound and purpose, but also contributed to what would become the defining sound in what we now know as classic rock. The sound, the music, the lyrics, are all flawless; as CCR aficiando Greil Marcus once described, "as naturally conceived as the weather." The entire atmosphere of "Green River" is so natural, that in fact it would be more appropriate to call this album an experience.
Perhaps one of the key elements in the album's capability to literally define a genre is its choice subject matter; all of the necessities--not cliches--of good, classic rock and roll music.
For instance, the title cut is the perfect homage to home, to great memories. Yet it still does not seem cliched, but rather innovative with its fast R&B-styled pace and Fogerty's trademark, unduplicable vocals and lyrics. The entire soul of the track is on fire.
'Commotion' makes a comment on the hustle and bustle of our society and our politics. The fast-paced music stands alone as the speaker itself, and the vocals and lyrics seem to conduct it all into one perfect experience.
There are also the more relaxed moments of "Green River," such as 'Wrote A Song For Everyone,' a ballad expressing the lack of mutual undertanding between people today ("Wrote a song for everyone, and I couldn't even talk to you..."). One can sense the sheer poetry in the lyrics.
One of the best tunes on the album, "Lodi" is the classic rock and roll scenario--the narrative of a man struggling to make it in the music business. Many other artists have attempted to express this shopworn story, yet they only came up with cliches. John Fogerty perfects it here, with his simple yet poignant lyrics and fitting music. Among the song's best lines are the straightforward "Just about a year ago, I set out on the road. Seekin' my fame and fortune, lookin' for a pot of gold. Things got bad and things got worse, I guess you know the tune. Oh Lord! Stuck in Lodi again."
These are only a few of the defining elements in "Green River." Creedence Clearwater Revival unknowingly defined a genre when they recorded this work of rock and roll art. It's hard to find a band or an album with which the term 'rock and roll art' can be associated. But "Green River" is definitely a perfect match.
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