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Cosmo's Factory (40th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered]

Creedence Clearwater Revival

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By their fifth album, 1970’s Cosmos Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival were a hit-making juggernaut with tight, concise, roots-oriented rock n’ roll. “Travelin’ Band” reflected the band’s incredible workman grind — five albums and countless tours in just three years — while “Run Through the Jungle” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain” simmered with ominous underpinnings of a world gone wrong. The extra-instrumental workout of “Ramble Tamble” catches the band in an inspired groove, while the eleven-minute jam on Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” tips the band towards a rare moment of self-indulgence. Covers of “Before You Accuse Me,” “Ooby Dooby,” and “My Baby Left Me” reflect the band’s early rock roots. However, Fogerty gets the most from his vocal mojo working with his own “Up Around the Bend” and the slow, soulful closer “Long As I Can See the Light.” The 40th Anniversary Edition adds three bonus cuts, including a horns-free version of “Travelin’ Band” and a blistering live take of “Up Around the Bend.”

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The Great American Band hits their peak

With Concord Music Group having purchased the Fantasy catalog, the fortieth anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s debut LP provides a suitable opportunity for a fresh round of reissues. All six of the original foursome’s albums (from 1968’s Creedence Clearwater Revival through 1970’s Pendulum) have been struck from new digital masters and augmented by previously unreleased tracks. Those who purchased the 2001 box set can pick up most of the bonus tracks separately as digital downloads (the two longest bonuses are CD-only). Those who didn’t buy the box, and think they’ll buy all six reissues may want to consider the box set for its inclusion of pre-Creedence work from the Blue Velvets and Golliwogs, the seventh CCR album Mardi Gras, the 1970-71 live recordings and several box-only bonuses. But for those just wanting to pick up a few favorite albums, these reissues are the ticket. Each is presented in a digipack with original front and back cover album art and a 16-page booklet with photos, credits and new liner notes. Creedence’s fifth studio album, Cosmo’s Factory, expands upon the gains of their previous two releases even as it returns to the jamming, psychedelic roots and enthusiastic cover songs of the band’s 1968 debut. The result sums up the band’s evolution with socially-charged guitar jams (“Ramble Tamble”), concise, iconic hit singles (“Travelin’ Band,” “Up Around the Bend” and “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”), memorable B-sides (“Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “Run Through the Jungle” and “Long As I Can See the Light”), heartfelt throwbacks (“Before You Accuse Me,” “Ooby Dooby” and “My Baby Left Me”), and a tour de force eleven minute reworking of Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty would stick around for the next LP (Pendulum), but this one’s actually the more fitting summation of the original foursome’s 2-1/2 year run. John Fogerty might well have sensed this was the high point as he sings “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” weary but satisfied, and “Long As I Can See the Light” as an elegy. Given that all three B-sides should have marked their own time on the charts, one can easily imagine this album spinning off six hits, with the lengthy album tracks tucked away on the late night radio waves of underground FM. Legacy’s 2008 CD reissue adds three bonus tracks, including a post-LP studio take of “Travelin’ Band” recorded without horns, a previously unreleased live version of “Up Around the Bend” from the group’s final European tour and a 1970 studio jam of “Born on the Bayou” featuring Booker T. on organ. If you’re only going to buy one Creedence LP, this is as good as it gets. Of course, that could equally well be said about Green River or Willy and the Poor Boys, and perhaps even Bayou Country. Best bet: get them all. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]

Still Rockin

A great sampling of some CCR favorites. One of the best bands of all time, some of their best music. Worth every cent.

Great

All of CCR'S albums and music is just great.
They blend alot of good music together and create a variety that works.

Biography

Formed: 1967 in El Cerrito, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s

At a time when rock was evolving further and further away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though CCR was very much a group in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana...
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