Long Road Home: In Concert (Dig)

John Fogerty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000IFQLBE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,750 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Since it shares its title with John Fogerty's 2005 career-spanning hits collection, this double-disc concert album (and associated DVD, available separately) is unsurprisingly heavy on the Creedence chestnuts that dominate the guitarist/songwriter's history. In fact, only seven of these 26 tunes are drawn from Fogerty's post-CCR years. The Long Road Home in Concert is a spirited yet surprise-free 90-minute set that plays to Fogerty's blue-collar base with near note-perfect renditions of all the songs any fan would want to hear. His voice is in fine form, the five-piece band duplicates the Creedence parts to perfection, and the crowd responds accordingly. But despite everyone's best intentions and the snappy live sound, it's hard to say that these versions are better than the originals, and, as with a severely truncated "Keep on Chooglin'," they fail to duplicate the musty swamp feel so integral to Fogerty's finest work. Unlike the best live recordings that bring unique interpretations to well-known songs, The Long Road Home in Concert simply rehashes them without much, if any, sense of experimentation. It's as if Fogerty is afraid to offend anyone by not adhering to the established script. The result is a listenable and generally enjoyable artifact that plays to his strengths. But it also can be considered a missed opportunity to bring fresh perspective to Fogerty's revered catalog of American classics. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

*Recorded last year at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, this is John Fogerty's first live CD in almost 10 years!

*The companion piece to "The Long Road Home - In Concert" DVD

*27 ELECTRIFYING VERSIONS OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL & JOHN FOGERTY SOLO HITS

*INCLUDES 10 TOP 10 SINGLES!

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar performance from one of rock's best, November 1, 2006

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John Fogerty has for decades made some of the best pure rock 'n roll music out there. LONG ROAD HOME shows him at his finest--older and wiser, he knows even better the ins and outs of rock 'n roll, and exploits them to the max.

This is simply a stellar concert. From old Creedence favorites to newer, solo-Fogerty material, the fans--in concert and those of you at home--still want to hear John Fogerty play and sing...which is a good thing, considering he is still doing both incredibly well. Aside from a few snide, unecessary political remarks (Fogerty at one point references "that other guy" on television that night, and how he's glad the audience isn't watching him), this is a concert of flawless, wall-to-wall excitement. Two discs, one great concert, and one legendary rock figure--John Fogerty's music (and hopefully the man himself) will be around a very long time...buy this album and see why.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbe Live CD, November 20, 2006

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In my opinion this is a Rock`n Roll masterpiece.I have seen the DVD from the same concert over and over again and I just love it.Listen to this dobble live CD is even a better expirience.When you just listen to the concert without seeing it, you hear much more details in the music.The John Fogerty band is just amazing.Bob Britts guitarplaying gives me goos bumps,and gives John Fogertys music tremendous power.Billy Burnette,Matt Nolan,George Hawkins and John Molo is a dreamteam for Rock`n Roll and make this the best Rock`n Roll band ever.

John Fogerty sings and plays his guitars and harmonica even better than he did in the CCR days,and you cant belive that the man is 61 years old.

All these songs is played with such a great attitude and you feel that the music is fresh and new.

This CD is a must for all Rock`n Roll lovers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Expanded live set allows Fogerty to tackle a mix of CCR and solo classics, November 4, 2006

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This review is from: Long Road Home: In Concert (Dig) (Audio CD)

Fogerty always brings coiled energy to his performances and this live CD a companion piece to the video concert (which in turn was a companion piece to the Greatest Hits CD that came out last year)is no different. Spread over two discs this covers a mixture of his best CCR material along with his best solo material. Some of the material from his last CD "Deja Vu All Over Again" is also included and although that album isn't among his best the energy with which he and his backing band play the material certainly makes it fit in with the classic material.

As with the DVD the sound is terrific with John in exceptional voice. Certainly his voice has changed as he's gotten older (some of the material has been changed slightly to accommidate this but you'd never notice it unless you're a musician or singer)but in many ways its become a much richer instrument. Likewise his guitar playing continues to be direct and powerful acting as a perfect counterpoint to his material.

The two CD set allows him to tackle some material that he didn't on "Premonition" and, although I prefer that set to this, both have their merits. Some of the material included here appeared on the Fogerty Greatest Hits compilation "The Long Road Home" although not all are from the same performances.