My dad was a big CCR fan, which was unusual because he was (mostly) stuck in the 1950s songs of his teen years. "Green River" and "Cosmo's Factory" were both in heavy rotation on his battleship-sized stereo with the crappy speakers and I still hear both albums that way. I'm pretty sure that if Fogerty didn't like the Woodstock performance, he would have hated hearing his songs through that stereo system. Thanks for the memory.
Great post. I like these CCR deep dives because I always simply took them for granted—they were just always “there,” which says something about the timelessness and strength of the songs. You’re doing something interesting by looking at a band that was, and still is, incredibly popular. People champion unknown bands, all the time, which is also great to do, but this is also really interesting.
Nice piece. Green River has always been a favorite of mine. Every cut on the album is aces. That one and Cosmo's Factory spent a lot of time on my turntable back in high school. My parents even dug 'em. Thanks for taking the time to unpack the history.
I'm sure you've seen the Cosmo's Factory/ Fogerty's Factory take, when John and his family was hunkered down in Quarantine during the pandemic. Great stuff.
My dad was a big CCR fan, which was unusual because he was (mostly) stuck in the 1950s songs of his teen years. "Green River" and "Cosmo's Factory" were both in heavy rotation on his battleship-sized stereo with the crappy speakers and I still hear both albums that way. I'm pretty sure that if Fogerty didn't like the Woodstock performance, he would have hated hearing his songs through that stereo system. Thanks for the memory.
Great post. I like these CCR deep dives because I always simply took them for granted—they were just always “there,” which says something about the timelessness and strength of the songs. You’re doing something interesting by looking at a band that was, and still is, incredibly popular. People champion unknown bands, all the time, which is also great to do, but this is also really interesting.
Timeless is the word. Not only the lyrics, but the music as well. Thanks!
Nice piece. Green River has always been a favorite of mine. Every cut on the album is aces. That one and Cosmo's Factory spent a lot of time on my turntable back in high school. My parents even dug 'em. Thanks for taking the time to unpack the history.
I'm sure you've seen the Cosmo's Factory/ Fogerty's Factory take, when John and his family was hunkered down in Quarantine during the pandemic. Great stuff.
https://youtu.be/3a8w1ri_TwM?si=r0Y6hFcnO083z0pi
Oh yes, I do remember that - thanks for reading!