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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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CCR's Green River is for me their most accomplished work - lacking some of the excesses of Cosmos Factory, and tauter than Willie and the Poor Boys. Looking down the track listing, and the spine tingling guitar work in 'Tombstone Shadow' and mournful lament of 'Lodi' - still makes me want to grow a beard, light some rope and relive the early 70's.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Creedence was such a great band, that almost all they did was remarkeble. All their albums got the needed qualities to could be someones favorite.Even more its interesting to hear them all, because of the changes in style thorugh the years. Starting with slightly experimental rock and long improvisations moving ahead to more straight rock and roll. Depending on taste different listeners can prefer different Creeedence-albums. This is my personl favorite Creedence album. It is their third album. The first is very experimental, the second quite jamsession like with long solos. Then came what I see as the central massterpieces. Then some I find lesser interesting. This is the first - and best! - of the three central masterpieces if you ask me. Not too freaked out and not too straight. Cathing a perfect balance in between, with the best from both sides, and presenting real strong material. Great songs - pearl after pearl. Showing John Fogerty at the peek of his songwriting, even though he have proved greatness both before and since.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The sound on these 2008 40th anniversary reissues is absolutely terrific. The band jumps right out at you, the stereo seperation is flawless, and "Green River", CCR's third LP, is perhaps the best thing in their entire awesome catalogue.
The songs are tighter than on "Creedence Clearwater Revival" and "Bayou Country", and John Fogerty's songwriting was never better than here in 1969. An inimitable mix of rock, blues, folk, and country, "Green River" is the ultimate Creedence record, really. Everything that made Creedence great is right here, from the irresistable title track with its clanging guitar riff, to the wonderful, hard-rocking blues "Tombstone Shadow". Oh, and the cover doesn't really look like that, by the way, it is still the original 1969 cover.
The lyrics are quite dark and gloomy if you think about it, but you barely notice, not with the band rocking this hard and bright and joyous. The singles are as strong as anything Creedence ever did ("Bad Moon Rising", "Green River", "Lodi", "Commotion"), and the album tracks are uniformly strong as well. The melodic folk-country-lament "Wrote A Song For Everyone" features some of Fogerty's finest lyrics, and "Cross-Tie Walker" is an underrated gem.
And then there are the 2008 bonus tracks, of course. Somewhat more interesting than on the previous two albums, they include two unfinished studio tracks, both instrumentals, which I for one would have loved to hear finished, and three previously unreleased live recordings from 1971. They're all quite good, although not up there with the best live CCR.
Those who are looking to buy "Green River" for the first time should definitely seek out this newest edition. It features the best sound ever, and excellent liner notes, too, and you should buy "Green River", too; it is one of the very best and most well-realized American rock records of the 60s.
But those who already own it need to count themselves among the hardcores if they are to buy it again just because of the bonus tracks. They're good, but they're not great, and that goes for all of these 2008 anniversary editions.
The songs are tighter than on "Creedence Clearwater Revival" and "Bayou Country", and John Fogerty's songwriting was never better than here in 1969. An inimitable mix of rock, blues, folk, and country, "Green River" is the ultimate Creedence record, really. Everything that made Creedence great is right here, from the irresistable title track with its clanging guitar riff, to the wonderful, hard-rocking blues "Tombstone Shadow". Oh, and the cover doesn't really look like that, by the way, it is still the original 1969 cover.
The lyrics are quite dark and gloomy if you think about it, but you barely notice, not with the band rocking this hard and bright and joyous. The singles are as strong as anything Creedence ever did ("Bad Moon Rising", "Green River", "Lodi", "Commotion"), and the album tracks are uniformly strong as well. The melodic folk-country-lament "Wrote A Song For Everyone" features some of Fogerty's finest lyrics, and "Cross-Tie Walker" is an underrated gem.
And then there are the 2008 bonus tracks, of course. Somewhat more interesting than on the previous two albums, they include two unfinished studio tracks, both instrumentals, which I for one would have loved to hear finished, and three previously unreleased live recordings from 1971. They're all quite good, although not up there with the best live CCR.
Those who are looking to buy "Green River" for the first time should definitely seek out this newest edition. It features the best sound ever, and excellent liner notes, too, and you should buy "Green River", too; it is one of the very best and most well-realized American rock records of the 60s.
But those who already own it need to count themselves among the hardcores if they are to buy it again just because of the bonus tracks. They're good, but they're not great, and that goes for all of these 2008 anniversary editions.
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Shame about the live tracks
I agree with all the other reviews about what a classic album this is, and how the remastering has done it justice. I think it's possibly CCR's finest hour. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JOHN GREEN
Brothers in the Bayou.
A companion piece with the previous album (Born on the Bayou) and equally strong. Develops the swamp myth even further. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. David J. Garrett
Third album has much to offer
While the title track was successful when released as a single, the other single taken from the album (Bad moon rising) became even more successful. Read more
Published on 15 May 2009 by Peter Durward Harris
Great Rock 'n' Roll Band
Great value, truly great band.
Retrospectively it's difficult to appreciate how fresh and vibrant CCR were in an era starting to become dominated by pop pap on one side or the... Read more
Retrospectively it's difficult to appreciate how fresh and vibrant CCR were in an era starting to become dominated by pop pap on one side or the... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2009 by N. Cameron
AMERICAN DREAM SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES,THE TRACKS IMAGE THIS
THIS ALBUM CAME OUT AT A TIME WHEN AMERICAS YOUTH WAS REBELLING,AGAINST WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR ELDER BROTHERS,COUSINS. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2001 by franksxanadu@aol.com
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