The Concert

Performer: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Creedence Clearwater Revival: John Fogerty (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Tom Fogerty (guitar, background vocals); Stu Cook (bass, background vocals); Doug Clifford (drums). Recorded at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California on January 31, 1970. Includes liner note by Stanley Booth. Digitally remastered utilizing the 20-Bit K2 Super Coding System by Shigeo Miyamoto (JVC Studios). This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Creedence Clearwater Revival: John Fogerty (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Tom Fogerty (guitar, background vocals); Stu Cook (bass, background vocals); Doug Clifford (drums). Recorded at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California on January 31, 1970. Includes liner notes by Stanley Booth. Creedence Clearwater Revival is widely regarded as one of the most electric and exhilarating live rock & roll acts of all-time, and 1980's THE CONCERT is one of rock's finest live albums. Originally released as LIVE AT THE ALBERT HALL 1970, the album was quickly recalled and re-titled THE CONCERT when it became known that the concert was in fact recorded live at the Oakland Coliseum in California, not at England's famous Albert Hall. Nonetheless, you couldn't ask for more from a live Creedence disc--at nearly an hour in length, it represents all of the hits (as well as a few key album tracks), and the selections all shine in a live setting. An opening rendition of the swamp-rock classic "Born on the Bayou" shows the band slowing the tempo a bit, creating a killer groove in the process. Soon you realize how many timeless classics John Fogerty and company created--"Green River," "Who'll Stop the Rain," "Proud Mary," and "Down on the Corner" are all prime CCR. In a live setting, the anti-Vietnam "Fortunate Son" is even more venomous than the studio take, while the nine-minute jamfest "Keep on Chooglin'" closes the album on a high note.

Creedence Clearwater Revival seemed like something of an anomaly in the psychedelic 1960s. Far removed from the mind-expanding, flower-power explorations of their California contemporaries, they were a gritty, hard-hitting band respectful of their blues, country, and rock & roll roots. John Fogerty's cutting, raspy voice bore echoes of Howlin' Wolf and Little Richard as he delivered lyrics that alternately celebrated and bemoaned a working man's life. In a rare instance of art and commerce coinciding, CCR's stream of hit singles made them one of the most successful '60s rock bands. The band broke up acrimoniously in the early '70s, but Fogerty went on to a successful (if sporadic) solo career.

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