Creedence Covers the Classics

Creedence Clearwater Revival | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 26, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B001YXXS8S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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A brand new compilation, this is the first time Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic covers have been brought together!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Twelve covers cherry-picked from Creedence's albums, June 19, 2009

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creedence Covers the Classics (Audio CD)

Early in their career as both a live band and a recording unit, Creedence was fond of covering material they loved. They rarely had hits this way, but they often managed to absorb even well known hits into the swampy Creedence universe. This new collection pulls together twelve covers that have been cherry-picked from Creedence's studio albums. The only hits in the lot are single edits of Dale Hawkins' "Suzie Q," and the post-breakup release of Cosmos' Factory's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine." Both singles forgo the lengthy psychedelic jamming that made them such essential album tracks. The rest of the collection is a good look at the group's influences, but only a few of the covers beyond the two singles, notably "The Midnight Special," and "Cotton Fields" truly benefit from the Creedence treatment. When mixed in with Fogerty's originals, the original album's cover songs provided linkage to his songwriting and performing influences, but drawn onto a separate disc, they don't always add up to anything as profound as the group's originals. With only 12-tracks and a 40-minute running time this collection is no substitute for any of the group's first five original albums. If you want hits, you're better off with Creedence's greatest original hits rather than Creedence's covers of other people's greatest hits. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Q: What is the Point? A:$$$$, May 27, 2009

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Michael Occhionero "Dr. VonFiend" (New London, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creedence Covers The Classics (MP3 Download)

First off 10 of the 12 songs are on Chronicle 1 or 2 (99 and a half, Ooby Dooby. Second the single, much shorter versions of Susie Q and Grapevine are here. Why? The CD barely tops out at 40 minutes. Maybe the producers feel that this is a vinyl based audience so might as well fleece them. No previously unreleased tracks either. Weak. The reason for two stars is that the songs are great and every fan of blues should listen to night time is the right time (Ray Charles rocked) occasionally. But is ought to be from it's real album or chronicle 2.