Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 22, 2021 11:33:14 GMT
Mar 21, 2021 14:30:26 GMT kds said:
I considered John Fogerty, but as a casual fan I don't think I've spent enough time listening to his music. Kapitan used the term "one-trick pony" regarding Spector - well, I gotta admit, I kinda think that way about John/CCR. Is my ignorance showing, or doesn't he/they stick to their style/sound?
I'm pretty familiar with most of John's catalog, so I think one trick pony is fair, but when you've perfected a trick, run with it.
I'm impressed that he was able to have a couple of big hits in the 80s, without conforming to what was in at the time. The same can't be said about many of his peers.
Fogerty's also a great quality over quantity example. For a guy who's been around as long as he has, he is not very prolific. But, with the possible exception of his guest star driven self covers album, his work is typically pretty high quality. I prefer that method to churning out album after album with diminishing results (Macca and Clapton come to mind).
Yes, there is some overlap in riffs, concepts, and the overall sound in CCR/John Fogerty's recordings. But I don't consider Fogerty to be a one-trick pony. There are a handful of songs that are slightly interchangeable (i.e. Born on The Bayou -> Run Through The Jungle -> The Old Man Down The Road), but several of his songs - ballads, covers, hard rock - are distinctively different.
I enjoyed CCR early on via the 45s and AM radio. It was great to get everything I needed (so I thought at the time) on Chronicle 1. But it wasn't until I picked up Chronicle 2 that I really got Fogerty's overall greatness. Chronicle 2 contains some album tracks that rival those timeless hits, and there is some deviation on that collection.
For anyone who is only familiar with CCR's hits, I urge you to check out the following:
- Ramble Tamble
- Pagan Baby
- My Baby Left Me
- (Wish I Could) Hideaway
- Walking On The Water