![]() ![]() Opener “Proud Mary” stands tall, embodying the American dream CCR so perfectly grasped so early in their careers. Here, producers Chris Clough and Nick Phillips appropriately arrange material, telling the story of a rock ’n’ roll band shaping the seventies. This three-disc compilation features pristine CCR tracks from all seven albums, as well as live performances while they were flying high and on top of the world.Īcross their discography, CCR proved that they had the skill to prosper in an array of genres, be it their garage rock roots first fermented with the Golliwogs (what would become CCR) in nuggets like “Walking on the Water,” or the acid-dosed “Porterville,” demonstrating the influential Bay Area scene of sixties psychedelia. In doing so, they reinvented the national anthem in more ways than one, transcending the airwaves of the time and creating music for generations to come. Four boys from California dragged their coined swamp rock through genres that surfaced in the 60’s and 70’s as well as the roots firmly planted years before. The best thing to happen to American rock was CCR. ![]()
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