Two legendary act's i have not seen mentioned here in awhile, idk if i have ever even seen a CCR Thread?

Any who, these two act's are absolute legend's been jamming to them a lot lately, I love Little Richard's first 3 albums there so damn good. The making's of RNR Along with Chuck Berry's in those few album. I Even have one of his gospel albums the man can saaaaaaaang

CCR I Still do not understand why there are not in many of these big magazines so called ''greatest artist's of all time''

Rolling Stone counted them out, and the recent VH1 Special did[But that was a joke any who]

These guy's have a few of the best album's ever made, and Tom with that instantly recognizable voice, and those classic song's that everyone know's right off the back. Just a great rock band

John Fogerty was the singer, not Tom.

I think massive overplaying of CCR by commercial radio has ruined their music for a lot of people.

rialb said:

I think massive overplaying of CCR by commercial radio has ruined their music for a lot of people.

I used to hear at least five songs from them on the oldies radio channel like constantly as a kid lol

MickyDolenz said:

John Fogerty was the singer, not Tom.

Ooops yes, my bad

Timmy84 said:

rialb said:

I think massive overplaying of CCR by commercial radio has ruined their music for a lot of people.

I used to hear at least five songs from them on the oldies radio channel like constantly as a kid lol

I did to, that's why i listen to there deep cuts to even it out

rialb said:

I think massive overplaying of CCR by commercial radio has ruined their music for a lot of people.

This has sadly happened with quite a few band's. This actually happened with me & AC/DC. I rarely listen to them now they where incredibly over played in my town

Gunsnhalen said:

rialb said:

I think massive overplaying of CCR by commercial radio has ruined their music for a lot of people.

This has sadly happened with quite a few band's. This actually happened with me & AC/DC. I rarely listen to them now they where incredibly over played in my town

Yeah, I know what you mean but for me it was a self-inflicted wound. From the age of about 10-15 I listened to way too much Zeppelin, Sabbath, AC/DC and Anthrax and today I can't really listen to them. It's much better now that I have a larger collection of music to draw from. It makes it much harder to get sick of any one band.

Love some creedance. They havn't overplayed here in the UK LOL.

This is from CCR's less well known final album from 1972.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned CCR's "Travelin' Band", it sounds like a tribute to LR.

Does LR have any songs that kick as much arse as Long Tall Sally? Love that song...

rainman1985 said:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned CCR's "Travelin' Band", it sounds like a tribute to LR.

John's vocals on several songs are Little Richard inspired.

2 great artist. I love Great Gosh Almighty! Anyone remember that from the mid 80's? CCR had so many hits. I didn't know till I got the Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 greatest hits. I recently saw John's latest solo live dvd and he still sounds great.

JoeBala said:

2 great artist. I love Great Gosh Almighty! Anyone remember that from the mid 80's? CCR had so many hits. I didn't know till I got the Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 greatest hits. I recently saw John's latest solo live dvd and he still sounds great.

Great gosh is a fun little tune

They had a truckload of hits but it's worth seeking some of there deep cut's to!

MickyDolenz said:

rainman1985 said:

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned CCR's "Travelin' Band", it sounds like a tribute to LR.

John's vocals on several songs are Little Richard inspired.

Ow yeah defintley, and they do a great cover of Good Golly Miss Molly

CCR were a great band, it's amazing the number of hits they had in the short time they were together. Whenever I hear John Fogerty mentioned I think about the time I saw him at the In Concert Against AIDS benefit concert in Oakland in 1989. It was just a couple weeks before I graduated from high school and I will never forget Fogerty's performance. Here is a clip from it, see if you recognize the guys in his band. I feel blessed to have witnessed such an incredible performance.

Hey Cerebus, were you at this show?

rmartin70 said:

CCR were a great band, it's amazing the number of hits they had in the short time they were together. Whenever I hear John Fogerty mentioned I think about the time I saw him at the In Concert Against AIDS benefit concert in Oakland in 1989. It was just a couple weeks before I graduated from high school and I will never forget Fogerty's performance. Here is a clip from it, see if you recognize the guys in his band. I feel blessed to have witnessed such an incredible performance.

Hey Cerebus, were you at this show?

Jer looks so happy. That's the way I like to remember him. Nah, wasn't at that one. But I did see John sit in with the GD a couple times. They played together a few times at least - not sure of the exact number. They had the Bay Area connection thing going on.

CCR's two disc greatest hits is an incredible document of what a great band they were, as well as how popular they were in their own time. When listened to as a whole it's pretty powerful. But individually, for better or worse, nearly all of those songs have been absolutely played to death on various rock radio formats over the last forty years.

Cerebus said:

rmartin70 said:

CCR were a great band, it's amazing the number of hits they had in the short time they were together. Whenever I hear John Fogerty mentioned I think about the time I saw him at the In Concert Against AIDS benefit concert in Oakland in 1989. It was just a couple weeks before I graduated from high school and I will never forget Fogerty's performance. Here is a clip from it, see if you recognize the guys in his band. I feel blessed to have witnessed such an incredible performance.

Hey Cerebus, were you at this show?

Jer looks so happy. That's the way I like to remember him. Nah, wasn't at that one. But I did see John sit in with the GD a couple times. They played together a few times at least - not sure of the exact number. They had the Bay Area connection thing going on.

CCR's two disc greatest hits is an incredible document of what a great band they were, as well as how popular they were in their own time. When listened to as a whole it's pretty powerful. But individually, for better or worse, nearly all of those songs have been absolutely played to death on various rock radio formats over the last forty years.

I went to this show knowing that The Grateful Dead were headlining but it was a pleasant surprise seeing Jerry and Bob in Fogerty's band. Its funny seeing Randy Jackson's hair in that clip. Tower Of Power, Los Lobos, Tracy Chapman, and Joe Satriani were also on the bill. It was a great afternoon and evening of music(from what I remember ), too bad you missed this one.

Did you catch Jerry and Bob's acoustic set at A Bridge School Benefit in Dec of 1988. Their version of Friend Of The Devil was incredible that night. It was an amazing show with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan w/ G.E. Smith, Tracy Chapman, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It was held at the Oakland Arena, don't know why they have it at Shoreline now. Acoustic music sounds so much better indoors. I still have the ticket stubs for both of these shows and the price was $25.00 for each.

To get back on topic, I love CCR's Cosmos Factory album.

rmartin70 said:

Cerebus said:

Jer looks so happy. That's the way I like to remember him. Nah, wasn't at that one. But I did see John sit in with the GD a couple times. They played together a few times at least - not sure of the exact number. They had the Bay Area connection thing going on.

CCR's two disc greatest hits is an incredible document of what a great band they were, as well as how popular they were in their own time. When listened to as a whole it's pretty powerful. But individually, for better or worse, nearly all of those songs have been absolutely played to death on various rock radio formats over the last forty years.

I went to this show knowing that The Grateful Dead were headlining but it was a pleasant surprise seeing Jerry and Bob in Fogerty's band. Its funny seeing Randy Jackson's hair in that clip. Tower Of Power, Los Lobos, Tracy Chapman, and Joe Satriani were also on the bill. It was a great afternoon and evening of music(from what I remember ), too bad you missed this one.

Did you catch Jerry and Bob's acoustic set at A Bridge School Benefit in Dec of 1988. Their version of Friend Of The Devil was incredible that night. It was an amazing show with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan w/ G.E. Smith, Tracy Chapman, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It was held at the Oakland Arena, don't know why they have it at Shoreline now. Acoustic music sounds so much better indoors. I still have the ticket stubs for both of these shows and the price was $25.00 for each.

To get back on topic, I love CCR's Cosmos Factory album.

I love(d) the Grateful Dead, but for me the experience was just about them. I guess you could say I was a Dead snob. If so, that's cool, I can deal with that label. At that time (the latter 80s) I had already gone through being a breakdancing metal head new waver stoner to losing a bit of interest in a lot of "popular" music. Then I went to a Dead show and took a hit of acid... then I did that about 125 more times. For me the experience was going to the parking lot with some friends (or meeting them there), hanging out for a couple hours before the show, eating some food, drinkig a beer, buying anything I might need (incense, hippie stink, a t-shirt, etc) and then walking in to wherever they were playing after the doors were open. I always went with a ticket and my illicit substances already in hand. And I never felt the need to wait in line to get up front. I would just arrive, have a good time and walk in around thirty minutes before the music started.

So, long answer, sorry, but I usually (almost always) avoided the big shows like these. The Oakland show was the annual Day On The Green in everything but name. I knew that the experience wasn't going to be "the Grateful Dead". It was going to be the GD playing after a bunch of other bands to a bunch of people who likely had no desire to see them. Also, I've never been a big Who fan. I distinctly remember those being the reasons why I skipped that one. I've got friends who have the same great memories as you, though. So it must have been a good time.

I have always gone to all different kinds of concerts, though. I just preferred my Grateful Dead consumption on a platter by itself.

I don't think I was going to Bridge School shows back then. Started going to those a few years later.

Also, I eventually found I got the same joy from dropping at raves and ended up doing that heavily from Winter 90/91 to Winter 95/96. Then lightly from 96-01. And occasionally ever since. Stopped dropping in 1995, though. I hit an unfriendly wall with that experience.

Topic, shmopic! Talk about whatever you like. Cosmos is a GREAT album!

Cerebus said:

rmartin70 said:

I went to this show knowing that The Grateful Dead were headlining but it was a pleasant surprise seeing Jerry and Bob in Fogerty's band. Its funny seeing Randy Jackson's hair in that clip. Tower Of Power, Los Lobos, Tracy Chapman, and Joe Satriani were also on the bill. It was a great afternoon and evening of music(from what I remember ), too bad you missed this one.

Did you catch Jerry and Bob's acoustic set at A Bridge School Benefit in Dec of 1988. Their version of Friend Of The Devil was incredible that night. It was an amazing show with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan w/ G.E. Smith, Tracy Chapman, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It was held at the Oakland Arena, don't know why they have it at Shoreline now. Acoustic music sounds so much better indoors. I still have the ticket stubs for both of these shows and the price was $25.00 for each.

To get back on topic, I love CCR's Cosmos Factory album.

I love(d) the Grateful Dead, but for me the experience was just about them. I guess you could say I was a Dead snob. If so, that's cool, I can deal with that label. At that time (the latter 80s) I had already gone through being a breakdancing metal head new waver stoner to losing a bit of interest in a lot of "popular" music. Then I went to a Dead show and took a hit of acid... then I did that about 125 more times. For me the experience was going to the parking lot with some friends (or meeting them there), hanging out for a couple hours before the show, eating some food, drinkig a beer, buying anything I might need (incense, hippie stink, a t-shirt, etc) and then walking in to wherever they were playing after the doors were open. I always went with a ticket and my illicit substances already in hand. And I never felt the need to wait in line to get up front. I would just arrive, have a good time and walk in around thirty minutes before the music started.

So, long answer, sorry, but I usually (almost always) avoided the big shows like these. The Oakland show was the annual Day On The Green in everything but name. I knew that the experience wasn't going to be "the Grateful Dead". It was going to be the GD playing after a bunch of other bands to a bunch of people who likely had no desire to see them. Also, I've never been a big Who fan. I distinctly remember those being the reasons why I skipped that one. I've got friends who have the same great memories as you, though. So it must have been a good time.

I have always gone to all different kinds of concerts, though. I just preferred my Grateful Dead consumption on a platter by itself.

I don't think I was going to Bridge School shows back then. Started going to those a few years later.

Also, I eventually found I got the same joy from dropping at raves and ended up doing that heavily from Winter 90/91 to Winter 95/96. Then lightly from 96-01. And occasionally ever since. Stopped dropping in 1995, though. I hit an unfriendly wall with that experience.

Topic, shmopic! Talk about whatever you like. Cosmos is a GREAT album!

I only attended a few GD shows on a platter but I always enjoyed the atmosphere. From what I recall anytime The Grateful Dead played in the Bay Area it ended up being a GD show. I mean the majority of the crowd were Dead fans if not Dead Heads, kind of like the Bill Graham Memorial Concert in GGP.

I also saw The Jerry Garcia Band with Jimmy Cliff as an opener at The Greek Theatre in 1989. It was really cool seeing all the Deadheads grooving to Jimmy's set. If I recall correctly, there was a strange aroma in the air all night.

The Who were not at the In Concert Against AIDS show.

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I was at the BG memorial at the Polo Fields. I can even see the back of my head (and the group of people I was with) in a couple shots on a video I found of the event. John played with them then, too. And Neil.

Jerry had been playing the crap out of Jimmy's 'The Harder They Come' (some nice versions on the Tubes) in various formations of the JGB since at least 1975, so the crowd was definitely stoked to see Jimmy there playing.

Also, seeing ANYBODY at the Greek is cool. And I know plenty of Heads who saw very few JGB shows, so that's cool, too.

I had a friend with an apartment near GGP. I remember walking out on the Polo Fields at about 2 or 3 in the morning and getting a big spotlight put on us and a voice over a loudspeaker telling us we would have to come back at like 8 in the morning. I wish Journey would have done more than two songs at the BG Memorial concert, since it was the only time I saw them with Perry. That is cool you can see youself in a video.

rmartin70 said:

The Who were not at the In Concert Against AIDS show.

You are totally correct. So that must just be the (first) reason why I didn't go to Day on the Green that year. The second reason is that the headliners for the next one were the Rolling Stones. I didn't go in 1990, either. But I did go in 1991 and 92.

rmartin70 said:

I had a friend with an apartment near GGP. I remember walking out on the Polo Fields at about 2 or 3 in the morning and getting a big spotlight put on us and a voice over a loudspeaker telling us we would have to come back at like 8 in the morning. I wish Journey would have done more than two songs at the BG Memorial concert, since it was the only time I saw them with Perry. That is cool you can see youself in a video.

Kind of cool that that's all that happened, though. These days you would have been tackled and arrested. I remember security for that entire event was very calm and forgiving. Can't remember any stress from that day at all.

Yeah, A LOT of acts didn't get enough time. .... and then there was Joan Baez. I shouldn't poke fun because it was a beautiful day. But MAN I detest her voice. That was also the only time I ever saw Journey perform live, period! Always thought I would see them one day, too. It's unfortunate that he and the rest of the band have never worked through their issues.

Well, I can only spot the backs of our heads and shirts. And only then because we were right next to one of the speaker tower poles and I just happened to recognize it in a shot. Scrolled back and went frame by frame and in the midst of 300,000 people, there we are!

Cerebus said:

rmartin70 said:

The Who were not at the In Concert Against AIDS show.

You are totally correct. So that must just be the (first) reason why I didn't go to Day on the Green that year. The second reason is that the headliners for the next one were the Rolling Stones. I didn't go in 1990, either. But I did go in 1991 and 92.

I did go to The Who on Aug.29, 1989. According to wikipedia that show was billed as a Day On The Green, don't know why though because my stub says 8pm. I went to both Stone's shows that year also, with Living Colour as openers. I remember Santana came out and performed Johnny B. Goode with Living Colour the first night.

I also went to Day On The Green #2 of 1992 with GNR and Metallica.

rmartin70 said:

Cerebus said:

You are totally correct. So that must just be the (first) reason why I didn't go to Day on the Green that year. The second reason is that the headliners for the next one were the Rolling Stones. I didn't go in 1990, either. But I did go in 1991 and 92.

I did go to The Who on Aug.29, 1989. According to wikipedia that show was billed as a Day On The Green, don't know why though because my stub says 8pm. I went to both Stone's shows that year also, with Living Colour as openers. I remember Santana came out and performed Johnny B. Goode with Living Colour the first night.

I also went to Day On The Green #2 of 1992 with GNR and Metallica.

I happily skipped the Who and Stones shows. I didn't really grow to appreciate the Stones until a bit later (still only like songs here and there) and I've never acquired a liking for The Who. I LOVED Living Colour, though! But I'd seen them in a smaller venue so I was cool with skipping that one.

91 was my favorite DOTG. I loved every band that played that day. According to Wiki I went to the first two in 92. I think the only reason I went to the first one is because my boss at the time was the person who turned me on to (old) Genesis and he INSISTED that I go check them out live (even though it was new Genesis ). The Metallica and Guns show was pretty great, if memory serves. But I remember I was already getting tired of that bloated version of Guns and most of Axl's shtick as well. Metallica in 92 was kicking ass hard, though! I'd seen them several times prior and many times since and I still don't think they were ever as good as they were around that time. Maybe towards the end of the Justice tour. But I actually liked the shorter Black Album songs live. It was a nice way to break up all the long intricate stuff they'd been doing for years. They've been pretty great live musically the last couple years, but I just can't get into James' singing these days when compared to his gutteral style of years gone by. It's all pretty and country twangy. Like, wth!?

I wish I would have made it to DOTG 91, that lineup looks great. I did catch Soundgarden at Lollapalooza 92 with The Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining. The only bad thing about Metallica at DOTG 92 was that James was not playing guitar, the tech took over duties after James got burned a few weeks before.

I would have to say my most memorable show from that time was New Years Eve 1991 at the Cowpalace. The lineup was Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Hey, was John Marshall still playing rhythm guitar for Metallica at that Day on the Green? That's what my memory is telling me, but I may be getting shows confused again. It happens fairly often.

Ahh, memories. I could post damn near every video on YouTube from these years because I like almost all of 'em. The end of And Justice For All when the statue blew apart (OK, was pulled apart ) and the lighting rig came down, then the piece swung free, shooot! That was at the end of a 2 hour ass kicking and I distinctly remember it as being the first time I was completely lost in the moment at a concert. Like, literally forgot where I was and what I was doing. I had given myself over and was just another part of the mass of maniacal, screaming Metallica fans. Sure wish they'd been able to hold on to that magic after 92, but it's just not there (for me) anymore.

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rmartin70 said:

I wish I would have made it to DOTG 91, that lineup looks great. I did catch Soundgarden at Lollapalooza 92 with The Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining. The only bad thing about Metallica at DOTG 92 was that James was not playing guitar, the tech took over duties after James got burned a few weeks before.

I would have to say my most memorable show from that time was New Years Eve 1991 at the Cowpalace. The lineup was Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Ha! You answered my question before I even asked it. Yeah, SEEING John play those parts was weird, but the sound of it really wasn't any big deal. Still sounded like Metallica.

I was also at that Lolla! That was a GREAT show! Did you have a seat or were you on the grassy knoll? I was doin' the grassy gnoll that day, but I'm not sure we ever stopped moving around for any period longer than a performer's set (and usually not even that long).

Big regret not going to that NYE show, but only because I would have loved to see Nirvana. I'm a big fand of PJ and the Chili Peppers, but I've seen them more than enough times. I definitely missed out on seeing Nirvana. I went to three of the four New Years shows the Dead played at the Oakland Arena instead (also caught all four of the late Oct shows that year). Those were their first shows after the Bill Graham memorial so things were still pretty weird. Bill had always been a huge part of their NYE celebrations and things just weren't the same without him. In 92 they threw in the towel and didn't do any shows at New Years for the first time since 76.

Cerebus said:

Hey, was John Marshall still playing rhythm guitar for Metallica at that Day on the Green? That's what my memory is telling me, but I may be getting shows confused again. It happens fairly often.

Ahh, memories. I could post damn near every video on YouTube from these years because I like almost all of 'em. The end of And Justice For All when the statue blew apart (OK, was pulled apart ) and the lighting rig came down, then the piece swung free, shooot! That was at the end of a 2 hour ass kicking and I distinctly remember it as being the first time I was completely lost in the moment at a concert. Like, literally forgot where I was and what I was doing. I had given myself over and was just another part of the mass of maniacal, screaming Metallica fans. Sure wish they'd been able to hold on to that magic after 92, but it's just not there (for me) anymore.

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I love the Black Album to!, once Load & Reload was released=? i tuned out lol