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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 1, 2007 14:04:47 GMT -5
Music Review: John Fogerty By MICHAEL McCALL, Associated Press Writer
John Fogerty, "Revival" (Concord) For all his strengths, John Fogerty never believed much in subtlety. Every aspect of "Revival" drives the point that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has returned to the classic, big-riff sound of his '60s band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. He posts signs everywhere: The album title, the iconic, silhouette photo on the cover, even a tribute to the durability of his own music on "Creedence Song."
All of which begs the question: When did he ever waver from this sound? He's taken a couple side roads, as in his 1973 album, a solo album recorded under the name Blue Ridge Rangers. But since his 1985 comeback album, "Centerfield," he's stuck to the same unpretentious mix of swamp rhythms and meaty guitar riffs that made Creedence so catchy and singular.
While "Revival" sticks to basics, it rarely sounds as inspired as his best work. The first single, "Don't You Wish It Was True," captures that jubilant spirit and the thrill of a good sing-along chorus that's always been Fogerty's trademark, and "It Ain't Right" has a crisp rockabilly energy that celebrates how viscerally the 62-year-old Californian can rock.
But too many songs feature riffs that are too simple and stripped down. Also, with the exception of the exhilarating "I Can't Take It No More," a high-speed putdown of the current president, too many of the songs strive for a political message but settle for backhanded swipes.
CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: "Longshot" proves once again that Fogerty is the king of using a cowbell to set up a swaggering, classic-rock beat.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2007 9:48:04 GMT -5
On sale today in the USA!!
Target: $11.98 Best Buy: $9.99 Circuit City: $8.99
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 10, 2007 11:19:19 GMT -5
Billboard.biz:
Fogerty's "Revival" debuts at No. 14 with 65,000. It's his first studio album since 2004's "Deja Vu All Over Again," which started at No. 23 with 37,000.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 11, 2007 15:26:50 GMT -5
11/17 charts
52 JOHNFOGERTY REVIVAL 15,202 16,627 -9% 153,861
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 8, 2007 17:14:31 GMT -5
12/15 chart
119 JOHN FOGERTY - REVIVAL 8,755 7,995 +10% 190,555
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 7, 2008 12:28:05 GMT -5
1/12/08 chart:
125 152 FOGERTY*JOHN REVIVAL 8,778 -56% 19,897 242,682
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Post by reception on Feb 8, 2008 3:50:25 GMT -5
Feb 7, 11:46 PM EST Fogerty to Play First Grammys at Age 62
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- John Fogerty is finding out it's never too late to be a first-time performer at the Grammy Awards.
The 62-year-old former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman will join rock pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard in a "Cornerstone of Rock" segment during Sunday's CBS telecast from the Staples Center.
"When I was a young guy, none of the people I liked got Grammys. That's just the way it was," he said at a Grammy week event Wednesday night.
"They honored a lot of great people, but they just weren't in my musical universe. Then something changed 15, 20 years ago, where they started kind of getting a little hipper, honoring rock and pop and even rap. It seems to be not just reserved for old, gray white men anymore, kind of like our politics."
Despite CCR's string of hits in the 1960s and '70s, Fogerty never played the Grammys. This time, his own band will back him, Lewis and Little Richard.
He could take the stage twice - his new album "Revival" is nominated for rock album, a category he won in 1997.
"It would be great to win one, but it's also just great to be mentioned and thought of," he said. "You just have to be glad you're in the parade."
Fogerty's "Revival" tour hits Australia for seven dates beginning March 16 in Perth.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 23, 2008 19:04:33 GMT -5
3/1 chart from USA Today:
152-RE-ENTRY John Fogerty (6,000; 3,000 last week): Performer/nominee back on chart.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 14, 2023 20:57:13 GMT -5
RIAA.com:
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Title: CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS Certification Date: September 14, 2023 Label: CRAFT RECORDINGS Format: ALBUM 11x Platinum 12x Platinum
10xp in May 2016
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