John FogertyBesprekingen

Wow, what a story. Unbelievable tale of the evil that record producers do and Fogerty somehow surviving and eventually thriving.

An interesting autobio/memoir from the CCR founder & lead singer. The book chronicles John's life from childhood through the year 2015. He explains his love for creating music & lyrics, musicians, bands, influences, the culmination of CCR, the legal battles, his marriages and children. This book has a little bit of everything and delved into the legal battles over music rights throughout the entire story. Information packed read for Fogerty & CCR fans.

CD 1
Intro 0:37
Travelin' Band 2:24
Green River 3:22
Who'll Stop The Rain 3:03
Blue Moon Nights 3:22
Lodi 3:40
Lookin' Out My Backdoor 2:48
Hot Rod Heart 4:33
Rambunctious Boy 3:54
She's Got Baggage 3:19
Born On The Bayou 4:10
Bootleg 2:52
Run Through The Jungle 4:20
Deja Vu (All Over Again) 3:54
CD 2
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? 2:46
Tombstone Shadow 3:54
Keep On Chooglin' 4:09
Sweet Hitch Hiker 2:49
Hey Tonight 2:30
Down On The Corner 2:56
Centerfield 3:55
Up Around The Bend 2:50
The Old Man Down The Road 4:16
Fortunate Son 2:52
Bad Moon Rising 2:17
Rockin' All Over The World 3:19
Proud Mary 3:55

1 The Old Man Down The Road 3:32
2 Rock And Roll Girls 3:26
3 Big Train (From Memphis) 2:58
4 I Saw It On T.V. 4:19
5 Mr. Greed 4:05
6 Searchlight 4:29
7 Centerfield 3:50
8 I Can't Help Myself 3:11
9 Vanz Kant Danz 5:30

1 Southern Streamline 3:56
2 Hot Rod Heart 3:26
3 Blueboy 4:04
4 A Hundred And Ten In The Shade 4:19
5 Rattlesnake Highway 4:17
6 Bring It Down To Jelly Roll 2:37
7 Walking In A Hurricane 3:41
8 Swamp River Days 3:37
9 Rambunctious Boy 2
10 Joy Of My Life 3:52
11 Blue Moon Nights 2:33
12 Bad Bad Boy 4:27

I think I would've liked the book better if I had read it instead of opting to listen to the audiobook. I was excited to hear Fogerty himself share his story, but he struggles to make it sound conversational, usually coming off like he's reading, and it's (at times) painfully obvious. I knew Fogerty was bitter about how badly he'd been screwed by Fantasy Records and Saul Zaentz, but I was surprised just how much of his life was colored by the fallout - and how little credit he gives to the other guys in CCR for the band's success. It's likely true, but gets a bit wearying.

More enjoyable are stories of how he came up with some of his best songs: "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Centerfield", "Born on the Bayou", "Down on the Corner" and others. Those sections of the book shine the brightest.

I recommend this for hardcore fans of Fogerty and CCR, but get the hardcover, not the audiobook.

Interesting, did not know of all the problems and infighting

Cosmo's Factory es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense Creedence Clearwater Revival, publicado en 1970.

El álbum supuso el clímax de una etapa compositiva bastante prolífica. El título del álbum procede de una casa en Bekerley donde la banda solía ensayar. El líder de la CCR John Fogerty fue tan insistente a la hora de ensayar casi a diario que el batería Doug "Cosmo" Clifford comenzó a referirse al lugar como "la factoría".

En 2003, la revista musical Rolling Stone situó a Cosmo's Factory en el puesto 265 de la lista de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos.

The autobiography is of John Fogerty/ I have two albums of the best songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival and am aware of some of Fogerty's subsequent material and most of the book was news to me. It was more than I really wanted to know about the man really but it is(ghost) written very well. Fogerty is an admitted perfectionist and control freak and an obsessive. He speaks frankly about his alcohol abuse and other faults. He was clearly badly treated by Saul Zaentz with whom he signed a contract as a young man. He has not a good word to say for his drummer and bass player. He is slightly superstitious and also turns out to be a pantheist. When I read a book like this I tend to feel - so your life has been a bit of a mess too, I wish you knew what I knew.

The story of Credence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty in particular is an epic tragedy - a cautionary tale for anyone so anxious to get to the big time they neglect to have the proffered contract vetted by an attorney with their interest at heart. Now, with many of the principles dead, Fogerty finally tells his story in detail, unconcerned his words will haunt him in future litigation.

Fogerty says he's made peace with everything -- the record label exec that swindled him (numerous times), the band members who betrayed him, and con men who conspired to steal the band member's money. However, the passion and anger in his voice as he reads this story belie the notion he is truly at peace -- he might be in a better place mentally, but clearly he harbors deep resentment that he'll take to his grave.

There's another lesson here too. CCR was a band of long-time friends and John's brother; however, John was the only real talent in the band. This created a lot of animosity as the band fancied themselves a democratic entity; but John was writing all of the hit songs, and in the studio, often played most of the instrumental tracks, sometimes discarding the efforts of other band members in pursuit of perfection. The old adage, "it's hard to soar like an eagle when surrounded by a bunch of turkeys" kind of applies here. John did elevate the band to the top of the world in 1969-70; only for the turkeys to bring it all crashing down. History would prove that John was the commercial talent, the other guys just filler. While a few managed to get solo projects produced, none ever amounted to anything.

I noticed that John Fogerty is on the concert circuit and coming to town this summer. After reading his story I feel I should go see him.

John Fogerty is worse then Paul McCartney. If Fogerty saw you walking the wrong way, he would stop you and correct you.

Next best thing to live CCR

I was drawn to this book because I consider myself a '60's girl. John Fogerty, the singer/songwriter of Credence Clearwater Revival, is someone I used to listen to in high school. I was very impressed by their unique sound as millions of other people were also. I wanted to hear the back story of what happened with the band since they were only together about 4 years. Who doesn't remember "Proud Mary", "Born on the Bayou" and "Bad Moon Rising" etc. John narrates his own story which adds to the authenticity. He reads in a slow and deliberate style which I would not accept from anyone other than the author. His honest and simplistic reading of his long arduous struggles kept me interested and always hoping for a happier ending. His record company, Fantasy Records and it's owner, Saul Zaentz, cheated John Fogerty out of millions of dollars by use of a stringent contract singed by the naive young kids of Credence with a VERY talented lead singer and songwriter. As time went on, Zaentz even sued John for writing songs that sounded like songs that John had himself had written. John even had to go to court about this but won the suit. ....Listening helps the reader understand the heart of this musician as you listen to the honest admiration John has for his musical mentors and heroes. He is very sensitive to give credit to those who helped and inspired him since credit for his songs was stripped from him for many years. A mild critique of this book would be he gave a little more time to blow- by- blow descriptions of how notes fit with other notes but through it the audience understands just how much he loves his music and how committed he was/is to giving his audience/fans the best he can possibly give them. I downloaded several songs because of listening to Fortunate Son.½

Fogerty is brutally honest, I suspect sometimes unknowingly, about his own failings but he also settles scores with former CCR bandmates and record company executives. I was fascinated as he described his practice of overdubbing and his gradual acceptance of the need to play with a band whose talent and skill he respects.½

Best bang for your buck CD ever, classic stuff--everyone who loves rock and roll should have a copy of this in their collection

1 Suzie Q 4:35
2 I Put A Spell On You 4:30
3 Proud Mary 3:07
4 Bad Moon Rising 2:18
5 Lodi 3:09
6 Green River 2:32
7 Commotion 2:41
8 Down On The Corner 2:43
9 Fortunate Son 2:18
10 Travelin' Band 2:07
11 Who'll Stop The Rain 2:27
12 Up Around The Bend 2:41
13 Run Through The Jungle 3:05
14 Lookin' Out My Back Door 2:31
15 Long As I Can See The Light 3:32
16 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 11:04
17 Have You Ever Seen The Rain? 2:38
18 Hey Tonight 2:41
19 Sweet Hitch-Hiker 2:55
20 Someday Never Comes 3:59

Credits:
Bass – Stu Cook
Drums – Doug Clifford
Guitar – Tom Fogerty
Lead Guitar, Vocals, Arranged By, Producer – John Fogerty

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