Rapturous, gritty, downright playful rock with echoes of blues and country, wrapped around John Fogerty's down-home twang: eternal, important.
At a time when rock was evolving further and further away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with a concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though CCR were very much a group in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana and reflected burning social issues of the day. The band's genius was its ability to accomplish this with the economic, primal power of a classic rockabilly ensemble. ~ Richie Unterberger













