Recollection

Creedence Clearwater Revisited | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000088E56
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This could be any competent bar band..., October 5, 2003

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recollection (Audio CD)

...but Creedence is isn't.
You know those amateur bands who model themselves on acts like Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin and perform as "Deep Purple Jam" or "Led Zeppelin Jam"? This is kinda like that. A competent cover band.

Sorry, Mr Cook and Mr Clifford, but this is just the oddest thing. Not only does singer John Tristao sound eerily like John Fogerty, his vocals are literally a carbon copy of the lead vocal tracks that Fogerty recorded for these songs around 1970. And this meticulous recreation of the Creedence Clearwater Revival sound is just plain weird, especially considering the supposedly strained relationship between Fogerty and his former band mates. Why would they play his songs? And not only that, but why would they play them EXACTLY like he does?

It's hard to imagine why anyone would want this, to be honest. It's not like you can't find this music elsewhere. All of Creedence's albums are readily available in pristine remastered editions (check out the stellar sound on the 2008 editions), and John Fogerty still tours, performing much, much better versions of his own songs than anything you'll find here. Go for his 1998 live album "Premonition" if updated CCR is what you're after!

Now, I'm not saying that these aren't good songs, absolutely not. They're great songs, and the five-man band play them very well. But "Creedence Clearwater Revisited" could at least have tried to make these songs their own...come on guys, rearrange them a little. Or better yet, write some new material and perform that.
But no, the vast majority of these performances are really just stale imitations. It's not a bad record, but it is a pretty strange one, and a superflous one for sure.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The next best thing, March 28, 2011

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Jim lennon - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Recollection (Audio CD)

After seeing C C Revisited in atlantic City NJ, I wanted to continue the enjoyment of listening to the timeless hits of Creedence. There was no dissappointment there! Every song they do is dead on. i highly recomend this double CD without hesitation. Pick it up. J.L.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Creedence Clearwater Revisited, July 9, 2005

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Woo-Dog (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recollection (Audio CD)

This is a live CD made up of former band members of Creedence Clearwater Revival. While the skill of the musicians has still held up after all of these years, John Fogerty was sorely missed. Creedence without John Fogerty is like ketchup without tomatoes. The vocalist who was hired to replace him sounded like a lounge singer vainly attempting to impersonate Fogerty. I went out and bought a "real" Creedence CD to replace it.