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Artist.......: Creedence Clearwater Revival
DVD.Title....: The Ultimate Collection
DVD1 : Ultimate Critical Review
DVD2 : Broadcasting Live
Label........: Ragnarock [z0o]
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Duration....: Approx. *** mins
Source......: 2 * PAL DVD-5
Aspect.ratio: 4:3 / 16:9
Region......: Free
Genre.......: Music / Rock
Rlz.Date....: May-10-2006
Dvd.Date....: Apr-24-2006
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Ripper..........: Hello
Packager........: Kitty
Packaging.......: DVD1 : 66 x 50 (1:1 Copy)
DVD2 : 28 x 50 (1:1 Copy)
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Region.Code.....: Free
Disc.Format.....: 2*DVD-5
DVD 1 : Ultimate Critical Review
Main............: Documentary
Audio...........: Ac3 2.0 channels
Ac3 5.1 channels
DTS 5.1 channels
DVD 2 : Broadcasting Live
Main............: Lives
Audio...........: Ac3 2.0 channels
Ac3 5.1 channels
DTS 5.1 channels
Menu............: Untouched
Subtitles.......: None
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BIO :
The late 60's and early 70's saw the rise of
complex progressive rock, proto heavy metal and gum
pop. Creedence Clearwater Revival was out of these
mainstreams. They cut a series of classic
three-minute songs featuring singer-songwriter John
Fogerty's growling vocals. Their music was
economical, straightforward rock and roll. They
were the most successful and exhilarating band in
the United States during that era.
After adapting the new name Creedence Clearwater
Revival, the Fogerty brothers, Cook, and Clifford
spent weeks rehearsing their new, tougher sound. In
June 1968 Fantasy launched their first album
"Creedence Clearwater Revival", and a single, "Suzy
Q (Parts 1 & 2)", based on a decade old rock
standard by Dale Hawkins.
Despite criticism from various sources, most
notably from Rolling Stone magazine, the album
earned a gold record status by the end of the year.
The pseudo psychedelic rock and roll LP has well
stood the test of time, and today it's regarded as
one of the most promising debut LPs in the history
of rock. The single peaked on the 11th position in
the US.
The recordings helped bring engagements in more
prestigious rock venues, for instance in the summer
of 1968 at Bill Graham's Fillmore West. Extended
versions of their early songs peppered their gigs
on these early days.
Creedence's second single, Screamin' Jay Hawkins'
"I Put A Spell On You", made the charts briefly,
and disappeared. Then came the beginning of the
year 1969 and their second album, "Bayou Country,"
with a single "Proud Mary"/"Born On The Bayou". The
album introduced the mixture of Southern US creole
styles, rhythm & blues and rockabilly with tight
and economical touch defining the music of
Creedence Clearwater Revival during their late
60's-early 70's hey-day. The single about a
Mississippi river boat was their international
breakthrough, making number 2 in the US and 8 in
the UK. With his writing of "Proud Mary", John
Fogerty became one of rock's foremost composers and
lyricists.
The achievement of "Proud Mary" was followed by
three 1969 gold-record hits: "Bad Moon
Rising"/"Lodi", "Green River"/"Commotion" and "Down
On The Corner"/"Fortunate Son". In fall, they
released their third album "Green River" and right
after that the fourth one, "Willy & The Poorboys".
The latter album marked an expansion of John
Fogerty's themes from material with a Missisippi
Delta flavor to social commentary on such topics as
nuclear holocaust ("Effigy"), and political and
military pressures ("Fortunate Son").
In 1969 Rolling Stone named Creedence the Best
American Band and Billboard reported they were the
Top Singles Artists of 1969. The band could easily
fill the largest available auditoriums for concert
after concert. In August, they performed on the 2nd
highest bill at the Woodstock rock festival.
CCR started 1970 with another gold single,
"Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop The Rain". In April,
the next gold 45 "Up Around The Bend" came out. The
spring also saw their first European tour.
After returning home, their fifth album "Cosmo's
Factory" moved to stores in July 1970. The LP was
an immediate success, both in artistic and
commercial terms. It went to the #1 position in
several countries, including USA, UK and Finland.
Creedence closed out 1970 with the release of
another best-selling album, albeit a critical
failure, "Pendulum". By the beginning of 1971,
Creedence was beginning to run out of new worlds to
conquer and a certain restlessness set in among the
members. Even as the single "Have You Ever Seen The
Rain"/"Hey Tonight" moved toward becoming the
group's eighth gold-record, rumours said that
changes were impending.
Besides doing lead vocals and lead guitar, John
Fogerty wrote all of their own songs and arranged
and produced each cut before the "Mardi Gras"
album. He also managed the band. Rest of the group
demanded more voice in artistic and financial
issues. With several gold records on their credit
and a successful musical formula in his hands,
Fogerty didn't believe the new division of labour
would be advantageous for the band and declined.
In February 1971, Tom Fogerty announced his
departure from the band to work as a solo artist.
The remaining group continued to work as a trio.
The first single of reorganized CCR, "Sweet
Hitchhiker" came out in July. The band's major tour
of the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan began in
July and met with a reasonably good reception.
On their seventh and last studio album, "Mardi
Gras", Stu Cook and Doug Clifford wrote two thirds
of the album's songs. In October 1972, Creedence
Clearwater Revival was officially disbanded.
After the break-up, John Fogerty ended up to legal
and contractual disputes with his label, Fantasy
Records. In mid-70's he managed to work out a deal
allowing him a release from his contract with the
label. Perhaps due to legal disputes, John Fogerty
has released only five studio albums during his
solo career.
Tom Fogerty continued his solo career without major
commercial success. He died of AIDS on September
6th, 1990.
The rhythm section of the group, Stu Cook and Doug
Clifford, followed pursuits independently and
together in Don Harrison Band, Southern Pacific,
and Sir Douglas Quintet. In 1995, they comprised a
band called Creedence Clearwater Revisited. With
three additional musicians, they tour the world and
perform the songs of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The post-disband performances of Creedence
Clearwater Revival have been extremely rare. They
all gathered together in the recording sessions of
the "Zephyr National" album of Tom Fogerty in 1974.
They also did two on-off performances together in
Tom Fogerty's wedding in 1979 and their high school
party in 1983. A decade later, Creedence Clearwater
Revival was nominated in the Rock And Roll Hall Of
Fame. However, John Fogerty didn't play with his
former bandmates in the festivities. In this light,
the reunion of the band in the near future seems
unlikely.
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