Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising (Remastered 1985)
A Prophecy Set to a Backbeat: Dancing on the Edge of Apocalypse When Creedence Clearwater Revival released “Bad Moon Rising” in April 1969 as the lead single from their landmark…
A Prophecy Set to a Backbeat: Dancing on the Edge of Apocalypse When Creedence Clearwater Revival released “Bad Moon Rising” in April 1969 as the lead single from their landmark…
A Swamp-Rock Seance of Betrayal and Suspicion, Echoing Through the Static of a Fractured America When Creedence Clearwater Revival released their rendition of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” as…
A quietly weary question about choice and consequence — “What Are You Gonna Do” stands like a final, pragmatic glance before someone closes the door. “What Are You Gonna Do”…
A Rollicking Instrumental That Echoes the Grit and Groove of America’s Backroads Nestled in the heart of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s landmark 1969 album, “Willy and the Poor Boys,” the instrumental…
A terse, weary counsel about disappointment — “Take It Like a Friend” is a polite jab wrapped in resignation, asking that loss be borne with the dignity of a companion…
A blue-collar road song in miniature—“Tearin’ Up the Country” is Creedence Clearwater Revival catching the smell of grease and highway dust on one breath, and turning it into a grin…
A barroom prayer in work boots—“Need Someone to Hold” finds Creedence Clearwater Revival speaking plainly about loneliness, a short, unvarnished plea from the band’s last, most fragile season. The backdrop…
A lost postcard from CCR’s golden year—“Glory Be” is a wordless, two-minute breeze from 1969, finally set free decades later to show how tightly this band could play even when…
A tender pop plea from CCR’s doorway—“Call It Pretending” shows a young band shedding its old skin, asking for love in plain words while the swampier future waits just outside.…
A small song with a big goodbye in it—“Sail Away” hears Creedence Clearwater Revival look seaward and inward at once, dreaming of escape while quietly admitting why escape feels necessary.…