#95
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River – Fantasy (1969)
Favorite Song: Bad Moon Rising
Favorite Song I’d Never Heard: The Night Time is the Right Time
One of my high school football coaches ruined CCR for me. Every day in the weight room it was either CCR or Boston blaring over the stereo. I really liked CCR at one point, but that just ruined it. I equated them with pain and sweat. I’m glad I listened to this album because it helped me to appreciate them again. There were only a few songs on here that I’d ever heard, the obvious one being “Bad Moon Rising” or as it’s also known “The Song of Hilarious Misheard Lyrics.” “The Night Time is the Right Time” is a great blues song and Fogerty’s voice lends itself well to the blues growl. While I won’t be listening to this album over and over again (there’s still scars) it is a step in the right direction for me to reacquire a taste in CCR.
Bottom Line: There’s a bathroom on the right.
Final Grade: B-
Younger Cop: And was there anything of value in the car?
The Dude: Oh, uh, yeah, uh… a tape deck, some Creedence tapes, and there was a, uh… uh, my briefcase.
Younger Cop: [expectant pause] In the briefcase?
The Dude: Uh, uh, papers, um, just papers, uh, you know, uh, my papers, business papers.
Younger Cop: And what do you do, sir?
The Dude: I’m unemployed.