Creedence Clearwater Revival - Mardi Gras
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Artist: Creedence Clearwater RevivalEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Fantasy
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- CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL MARDI GRAS
- Lookin' For a Reason
- Take It Like A Friend
- Need Someone To Hold
- Tearin' Up The Country
- Someday Never Comes
- What Are You Gonna Do
- Sail Away
- Hello Mary Lou
- Door to Door
- Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Music reviews of Mardi Gras
Music Review: Not as fun as actually going to Mardi Gras!
Rating: 2 Stars
Here it is. The "breakup" album for good ole CCR. The end of the road in 1972. A band who had nearly four years of glorified chart successes for it all to come down to this. I finally got my chance to hear "Mardi Gras" as part of the CCR box set (which I have my own review of) and while the album is what most people make it out to be, it's certainly not "the worst album ever recorded by a popular band" as Rolling Stone blatantly put it. Here's a run down of the songs:
LOOKIN' FOR A REASON - Fogerty opens up the album with this one. It's too hokey country for my taste, and I like some hokey country. John actually has an uncanny vocal r to Clarence White of the later-day Byrds on this one.
TAKE IT LIKE A FRIEND - Stu's vocal debut on the album. It's a funky, groovy rocker with Stu sounding not unlike Gene Parsons of the later-day Byrds, only more gruff and well, out of tune.
NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD - Doug's vocal debut on the album. Not all that bad, a good musical and lyrical exercise in lonliness. It's emotional and confessing. A point for ole Doug here.
TEARIN' UP THE COUNTRY - Doug's second song on the album. S-U-C-K-S.
SOMEDAY NEVER COMES - What can be said here? One of Fogerty's best songs ever! This one never fails to get me teared up. One of the most "four piece" Creedence sounding songs on a "three piece" Creedence album.
WHAT ARE..... - Doug handling vocals once again and it's a better rocker that Stu's "Take It Like A Friend," that's for sure. The song comes complete with female backup vocals on the chorus.
SAIL AWAY - Another one from Stu which probably would've made a better Jimmy Buffett song! Stu's vocals here are downright HORRIBLE. So bad you'll either sit through it and laugh or run to hit the skip button on your CD player.
HELLO MARY LOU - It works great in Fogerty's hands but he probably could have done without the reverb effect on his vocal.
DOOR TO DOOR - This is probably the best lead vocal Stu turns in on the entire album. He does well on sounding "rude and crude" here though the lyrics are pretty out of touch with the rest of the CCR catalog.
SWEET HITCH HIKER - And what can be said here as well? Full tilt classic CCR to close out a hodge-podge album. A hit single in 1971 before fans knew what would be coming in April of 1972!
So I give this album two stars for a rating of "FAIR." Cook and Clifford's songs suffer for a number of reasons, all of which have been previously stated in other reviews. Their lyrics are somewhat all right in places but some of their efforts to sing are another story. The musicianship between Fogerty, Cook, and Clifford is just fine, you don't really hear Tom missing. So only take a chance on this one if you really want to complete your CCR collection.
Description of Mardi Gras
Special 20bit K2 Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.Classic Rock CDs
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