Popular Post AFJF Posted August 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) Grossly underrated. Didn't know until a few weeks ago that I love about a dozen of their songs. Feel as though I've been missing out and have some catching up to do. Thanks, Spotify! Any other fans? Edited August 16, 2022 by AFJF 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 CCR is fantastic but in reality it's pretty much the John Fogarty band the way NIN is Trent Reznor, or Megadeth is basically the Dave Mustaine band. All that said, I agree that he's extremely underrated. I could never stand guys like Bruce or Mellencamp and think JF smokes them both six ways to Sunday. I know there's a million bands to consider but my top American bands ever would include something like them/him, Aerosmith, Skynyrd, and Metallica. JMO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Love CCR. Their music has stood the test of time -- sounds just as good and relevant today as it did 50 years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JustInFudge Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Fogerty is a phenomenal song writer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 And ironically, I was just watching that time Prince let the NFL play the Super Bowl at one of his shows, he covered "Proud Mary" at one point during that medley of covers he did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Most underrated CCR song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Jet9 said: CCR is fantastic but in reality it's pretty much the John Fogarty band the way NIN is Trent Reznor, or Megadeth is basically the Dave Mustaine band. All that said, I agree that he's extremely underrated. I could never stand guys like Bruce or Mellencamp and think JF smokes them both six ways to Sunday. I know there's a million bands to consider but my top American bands ever would include something like them/him, Aerosmith, Skynyrd, and Metallica. JMO. How about The Grateful Dead? Though The Eagles would probably win if judged by commercial success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 How on Earth are you just hearing CCR? One of the best American bands ever. Check out the Doors while you're at it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 45 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: How about The Grateful Dead? Though The Eagles would probably win if judged by commercial success. I hate jam bands but yeah, The Dead are different. Thier following alone is something special. Yes, I'm an idiot for forgetting the Eagles. Think I took a different path to becoming a fan than most. Was a Joe Walsh fan first and then starting listening to the Eagles from that. Henley and Frey were some the most pretentious douchebags ever but I can't deny thier contributions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Jet9 said: I hate jam bands but yeah, The Dead are different. Thier following alone is something special. Yes, I'm an idiot for forgetting the Eagles. Think I took a different path to becoming a fan than most. Was a Joe Walsh fan first and then starting listening to the Eagles from that. Henley and Frey were some the most pretentious douchebags ever but I can't deny thier contributions. I like Joe Walsh but don't like the Eagles ("I hate the F'in Eagles, man!") 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: I like Joe Walsh but don't like the Eagles ("I hate the F'in Eagles, man!") 'Life In The Fast Lane', which I think even Eagles haters can appreciate, was derived from a warmup riff* Walsh used to do. I definitely prefer Walsh Eagles over the early pseudo country Eagles. *Sweet Child o' Mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Drums said: How on Earth are you just hearing CCR? One of the best American bands ever. Check out the Doors while you're at it. It's not that I just heard them. I'd heard of them.and heard a ton of their stuff. Just never knew it was them. As a 90s tock/metal teenager I ignored the vast majority of what was put out "before my time". But put on "Simple Man" by Skynyrd (another band I largely ignored) the other day and Spotify followed it up with a ton on Southern Rock. Every time a CCR came on I was like "oh damn, I love this song...didn't realize it was CCR". Edited August 17, 2022 by AFJF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Drums said: How on Earth are you just hearing CCR? One of the best American bands ever. Check out the Doors while you're at it. Tried the doors as a teenager. Didn't care for them. Would prefer Pink Floyd or Zeppelin from that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, AFJF said: Tried the doors as a teenager. Didn't care for them. Would prefer Pink Floyd or Zeppelin from that era. We're probably around the same age. In the 90s there was a Doors 'flare up', if you will. I don't think they're that bad. Some good tunes. Some look at my poetry stuff. But as for 'deep thinking' dead 27 year olds go I thought Kurt was better. JMO. And yes, Zep and Floyd are on another level from The Doors. Zep is probably my favorite overall, desert island type band. But Gilmour is my favorite rock guitar tone maybe ever. Big fan of his vocals too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, AFJF said: Tried the doors as a teenager. Didn't care for them. Would prefer Pink Floyd or Zeppelin from that era. Haha I was just kidding because you never heard of CCR. Personally, I like all of them but for me it's Zeppelin, the Doors, then Pink Floyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 hours ago, AFJF said: It's not that I just heard them. I'd heard of them.and heard a ton of their stuff. Just never knew it was them. As a 90s tock/metal teenager I ignored the vast majority of what was put out "before my time". But put on "Simple Man" by Skynyrd (another band I largely ignored) the other day and Spotify followed it up with a ton on Southern Rock. Every time a CCR came on I was like "oh damn, I love this song...didn't realize it was CCR". Yeah I am younger and it took me a while to give those bands a shot too. It wasn't until high school that I started getting into them. Right around the time my dad and my uncle gave me a giant box of records and a record player. It was right before the vinyl revival that recently happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 You young CCR fans might enjoy some music from the late, great Gene Clark. Clark wrote most of the notable songs by The Byrds. He's one of America's premier songwriters from that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 15 hours ago, JiFapono said: And ironically, I was just watching that time Prince let the NFL play the Super Bowl at one of his shows, he covered "Proud Mary" at one point during that medley of covers he did. Still my favorite SB halftime show ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Jet9 said: We're probably around the same age. In the 90s there was a Doors 'flare up', if you will. I don't think they're that bad. Some good tunes. Some look at my poetry stuff. But as for 'deep thinking' dead 27 year olds go I thought Kurt was better. JMO. And yes, Zep and Floyd are on another level from The Doors. Zep is probably my favorite overall, desert island type band. But Gilmour is my favorite rock guitar tone maybe ever. Big fan of his vocals too. I love Pink Floyd. Never got to see them together, but I've seen Gilmour and Waters individually. Very different concerts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, maury77 said: Still my favorite SB halftime show ever. Is there really even a close second? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 hours ago, AFJF said: It's not that I just heard them. I'd heard of them.and heard a ton of their stuff. Just never knew it was them. As a 90s tock/metal teenager I ignored the vast majority of what was put out "before my time". But put on "Simple Man" by Skynyrd (another band I largely ignored) the other day and Spotify followed it up with a ton on Southern Rock. Every time a CCR came on I was like "oh damn, I love this song...didn't realize it was CCR". It's funny, I like genuinely despise the song "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" is so played out, I kind of always ignored Skynrd as well but I was recently going through their library after watching a great Documentary on them and those dudes wrote a ton of ridiculously great songs in short period of time. That said, I dont think either band is underrated in most eyes, Fogerty has won grammys and stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, maury77 said: I love Pink Floyd. Never got to see them together, but I've seen Gilmour and Waters individually. Very different concerts. Lol, yeah I've heard Waters is all political. Makes sense I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 19 hours ago, Jet9 said: Lol, yeah I've heard Waters is all political. Makes sense I guess. Waters is definitely all political, but he played the hits. Gilmour looks like he just rolled out of bed and mostly plays the non hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 10:28 AM, JiFapono said: It's funny, I like genuinely despise the song "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird" is so played out, I kind of always ignored Skynrd as well but I was recently going through their library after watching a great Documentary on them and those dudes wrote a ton of ridiculously great songs in short period of time. That said, I dont think either band is underrated in most eyes, Fogerty has won grammys and stuff. The best Skynyrd is the stuff that gets zero airplay. Curtis Lowe, All I Can Do, The Needle and the Spoon. CCR is the first band I spent my very own money on, Chronicle (their greatest hits) bought it on cassette tape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, freestater said: The best Skynyrd is the stuff that gets zero airplay. Curtis Lowe, All I Can Do, The Needle and the Spoon. CCR is the first band I spent my very own money on, Chronicle (their greatest hits) bought it on cassette tape. It's stuff like this that makes me come back to this thread. I'll check those all out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 10:03 AM, freestater said: The best Skynyrd is the stuff that gets zero airplay. Curtis Lowe, All I Can Do, The Needle and the Spoon. Youre right. add "on the hunt" "working for mca" great band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 6:51 PM, TuscanyTile2 said: How about The Grateful Dead? Though The Eagles would probably win if judged by commercial success. Best American rock and roll bands conversation and no mention of: The Allman Brothers The Black Crowes Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Velvet Underground Soundgarden The Ramones The Beach Boys The Doors You guys are disqualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I once had a tape deck, some Creedence tapes and a briefcase in my car stolen from me. The cops didn't have any promising leads, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 6:03 PM, Drums said: How on Earth are you just hearing CCR? One of the best American bands ever. Check out the Doors while you're at it. I think you could argue THEE best American band ever. The amount of good music they churned out in basically 4-5 years is crazy. They are way before my time, but grew up listening to them in my basement with my Dad. One of my top 3 favorite bands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 15 hours ago, HawkeyeJet said: I think you could argue THEE best American band ever. The amount of good music they churned out in basically 4-5 years is crazy. They are way before my time, but grew up listening to them in my basement with my Dad. One of my top 3 favorite bands. I couldn't accept that argument. There are many bands worthy of "best ever". But in terms of definitive albums, volume of hits, and impact on other artists (most notably The Beatles), I don't think anyone touches The Beach Boys. Brain Wilson's influence on songwriting and studio techniques is massive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethead Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 The Band. #2 all-time by a wide margin! My favorite song of theirs is The Weight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 What's cool is that they just released a newly discovered complete show with all the original band member from The Royal Albert Hall, it in the new documentary narrated by (who else?) Jeff Bridges. It's called Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.I think they are streaming it on Netflix, check it out. Allman Brothers probably had to be considered THE best American Band. I went to school with guys who used go to those Filmore east shows and they'd be talking about them in the lockeroom. Man to have seen some of those great shows with Duane and Berry Oakley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, Jethead said: The Band. #2 all-time by a wide margin! My favorite song of theirs is The Weight All Canadians except Levon Helm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethead Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Fair enough, Canadian-American. Still amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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