Genre: pop/rock from San Francisco
Places I remember: The Warehouse (Hastings)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Fortunate Son
Gear costume: Feelin' Blue
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Fortunate Son
Gear costume: Feelin' Blue
Active compensatory factors: I have neglected Creedence Clearwater Revival unfairly over the years. Like every music fan on the planet I love the singles the band cranked out so for many years I contented myself with their Greatest Hits album - wall to wall amazing songs!!
Aside from Green River which I got early on, it has been a gradual catching up. This one is hailed by many as a classic but for me it's a near miss.
And the problem is that the big hits stand out on their albums, and so that means there is a tendency to view the other songs as lesser quality.
That's the potential case here as familiar hits like Down On The Corner, Fortunate Son, and The Midnight Special rule the roost. Other songs are in the shade but listening to them fifty years later reveals some true gems: It Came Out Of The Sky; Feelin' Blue (great swampy rocker); Cottonfields.
The inclusion of Poorboy Shuffle and Side Of The Road feel a little too much like filler - hence the four star rating.
Where do they all belong? Alongside the Greatest Hits in the vinyl collection (rest are on CD).
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