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2008 remastered edition of 1970 album + 3 bonus tracks including 'Born On The Bayou' with Booker T & The MG's!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Frequently praised as Creedence's best record, "Cosmo's Factory" was released in the summer of 1970, going straight to #1.
Six of the seven original songs had already been released as singles, and all of them, A-sides and B-sides alike, had charted in the top 5 in the US.
So it's no wonder, really, that when the LP finally came out, the remaining five songs only included one more Fogerty original, the nightmarish seven-minute hard rock jam "Ramble Tamble", in addition to decent covers of "Ooby Dooby" and "My Baby Left Me", a good (if perhaps over-long) 11-minute cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" which featured a terrific performance by the rhythm section, and a wonderful, swaggering cover of Bo Diddley's classic blues "Before You Accuse Me".
I don't think of "Cosmo's Factory" as Creedence's best record (that would be the immensely tight and cohesive "Green River"), but you can't deny the incredibly high quality of most of these songs, the Fogerty originals in particular.
From the driving Little Richard-pastice "Travelin' Band" with its churning horn section to the dense, foreboding hard rock of "Run Through The Jungle", this is prime John Fogerty, and the entire band never played better. "Up Around The Bend" is as joyous and as infectious as anything from Fogerty's pen. The soulful slowie "Long As I Can See The Light" is one of his best vocal performances, and his best attempts at a real soul ballad. The lightweight pop song "Looking Out My Back Door" with its druggy images of "wonderous apparitions provides by magicians" is Fogerty at his silliest, but also at his sweetest and most melodic. And the subtle, elegant and melodic folk-rocker "Who'll Stop The Rain" is one of his lasting claims to fame.
The bonus tracks on this 2008 anniversary edition consists of a remake of "Travelin' Band" (it's pretty much identical to the master, only without the horns and the piano), a decent but unremarkable and slightly fuzzy live recording of "Up Around The Bend" from the band's last European tour just before their final demise, and a pretty good 1970 studio rendition of "Born On The Bayou" with Booker T. Jones and the Memphis Group lending a hand. Good enough, but not all that remarkable.
There just isn't anymore high quality Creedence in the vaults, and like on the other 2008 reissues, the bonus tracks aren't really reason enough to start buying all of Creedence's albums again. But if you're a first-time buyer, be sure to get this edition, not so much for the bonus tracks as for the wonderful, crisp and realistic sound.
Six of the seven original songs had already been released as singles, and all of them, A-sides and B-sides alike, had charted in the top 5 in the US.
So it's no wonder, really, that when the LP finally came out, the remaining five songs only included one more Fogerty original, the nightmarish seven-minute hard rock jam "Ramble Tamble", in addition to decent covers of "Ooby Dooby" and "My Baby Left Me", a good (if perhaps over-long) 11-minute cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" which featured a terrific performance by the rhythm section, and a wonderful, swaggering cover of Bo Diddley's classic blues "Before You Accuse Me".
I don't think of "Cosmo's Factory" as Creedence's best record (that would be the immensely tight and cohesive "Green River"), but you can't deny the incredibly high quality of most of these songs, the Fogerty originals in particular.
From the driving Little Richard-pastice "Travelin' Band" with its churning horn section to the dense, foreboding hard rock of "Run Through The Jungle", this is prime John Fogerty, and the entire band never played better. "Up Around The Bend" is as joyous and as infectious as anything from Fogerty's pen. The soulful slowie "Long As I Can See The Light" is one of his best vocal performances, and his best attempts at a real soul ballad. The lightweight pop song "Looking Out My Back Door" with its druggy images of "wonderous apparitions provides by magicians" is Fogerty at his silliest, but also at his sweetest and most melodic. And the subtle, elegant and melodic folk-rocker "Who'll Stop The Rain" is one of his lasting claims to fame.
The bonus tracks on this 2008 anniversary edition consists of a remake of "Travelin' Band" (it's pretty much identical to the master, only without the horns and the piano), a decent but unremarkable and slightly fuzzy live recording of "Up Around The Bend" from the band's last European tour just before their final demise, and a pretty good 1970 studio rendition of "Born On The Bayou" with Booker T. Jones and the Memphis Group lending a hand. Good enough, but not all that remarkable.
There just isn't anymore high quality Creedence in the vaults, and like on the other 2008 reissues, the bonus tracks aren't really reason enough to start buying all of Creedence's albums again. But if you're a first-time buyer, be sure to get this edition, not so much for the bonus tracks as for the wonderful, crisp and realistic sound.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I agree with other reviews. For me this is one of the best CCR albums - perhaps some nostaligia there as it was one of the first I bought (still have the "well-played" Vinyl version).
As an opener "Ramble Tamble" is just superb and each song is different enough to be ear catching in it's own right. "Travelin Band", "Up Around the Bend" and "Who'll stop the rain" stand out for me - but "I heard it through the Grapevine" surpasses any other version I've heard (IMHO).
It's less than a fiver, if it's the only CCR CD you buy it'll reward your ears very well!
As an opener "Ramble Tamble" is just superb and each song is different enough to be ear catching in it's own right. "Travelin Band", "Up Around the Bend" and "Who'll stop the rain" stand out for me - but "I heard it through the Grapevine" surpasses any other version I've heard (IMHO).
It's less than a fiver, if it's the only CCR CD you buy it'll reward your ears very well!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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With this, their fifth album, Creedence Clearwater Revival delivered their last utterly great album as a group, although John Fogerty later recorded some great solo albums. On this album, you can find several classic songs.
My favorite here is Looking out my back door. It is a great song anyway but its reference to Buck Owens adds further to my listening pleasure. John Fogerty later confirmed his enthusiasm for country music, implied by that reference, when he recorded Blue ridge rangers, an album of country classics. By contrast Looking out my back door is a typical slice of rocking Creedence Clearwater Revival, albeit with just a hint of country.
Other Creedence Clearwater Revival classics to be found here include Traveling band, Up around the bend, Who'll stop the rain and Long as I can see the light. I also like their interpretation of I heard it through the grapevine, but I don't think it really needed to be eleven minutes long. Creedence Clearwater Revival also show how well they could cover other people's songs with their brilliant versions of Ooby dooby and My baby left me. The first two tracks (Ramble tamble, Before you accuse me) are also of a high quality, but here they seem just like the warm-up act for what follows. On some albums, they would have been the highlights.
Many of these tracks have (not surprisingly) featured on Creedence Clearwater Revival compilations down the years, so if you've got one of those, you may not feel the need to buy this album. If, however, you buy it anyway, you're unlikely to be disappointed. If you haven't got any Creedence Clearwater Revival music, this album will provide a great start to your collection.
More recently, this album has been re-issued with bonus tracks, making it even better value.
My favorite here is Looking out my back door. It is a great song anyway but its reference to Buck Owens adds further to my listening pleasure. John Fogerty later confirmed his enthusiasm for country music, implied by that reference, when he recorded Blue ridge rangers, an album of country classics. By contrast Looking out my back door is a typical slice of rocking Creedence Clearwater Revival, albeit with just a hint of country.
Other Creedence Clearwater Revival classics to be found here include Traveling band, Up around the bend, Who'll stop the rain and Long as I can see the light. I also like their interpretation of I heard it through the grapevine, but I don't think it really needed to be eleven minutes long. Creedence Clearwater Revival also show how well they could cover other people's songs with their brilliant versions of Ooby dooby and My baby left me. The first two tracks (Ramble tamble, Before you accuse me) are also of a high quality, but here they seem just like the warm-up act for what follows. On some albums, they would have been the highlights.
Many of these tracks have (not surprisingly) featured on Creedence Clearwater Revival compilations down the years, so if you've got one of those, you may not feel the need to buy this album. If, however, you buy it anyway, you're unlikely to be disappointed. If you haven't got any Creedence Clearwater Revival music, this album will provide a great start to your collection.
More recently, this album has been re-issued with bonus tracks, making it even better value.
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