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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum (20 Bit Mastering) Audio CD

A fair review of the Creedence Clearwater Revival "Pendulum (20 Bit Mastering)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Creedence Clearwater Revival reviews here, or go back to the Creedence Clearwater Revival tabs.

Creedence Clearwater Revival Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Title: Pendulum (20 Bit Mastering)
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Release Date: 2000-07-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pagan Baby 2: Sailor's Lament 3: Chameleon 4: Have You Ever Seen the Rain? 5: (Wish I Could) Hideaway 6: Born to Move 7: Hey Tonight 8: It's Just a Thought 9: Molina 10: Rude Awakening, No. 2

john fogerty, a fortunate son indeed
These cuts and the other albums by the band take up all back to a historical period of the 60's and 70's that can and should not be forgotten. Creedence sounds better as the years go by.


(3.5 stars) CCR's oddity
It's also experimental - who'd have thought Creedence would go weird? There are plenty of horns and keyboards here, which is a rarity for a group who usually just went with standard four-piece rock. This is not anywhere near Cosmo's Factory, but it's still a dang enjoyable album when it's in the mood. It doesn't always succeed, but the horns merge perfectly on a few tracks ("Chameleon"), and there's some pleasant jazzy organ soloing ("Born to Move") and lovelorn ballads ("(Wish I Could) Hideaway"; "It's Just a Thought") in addition to the two major singles. The one you definitely know is the touching "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", a powerful social statement which I feel is the group's greatest song, while "Hey Tonight" is a great rocker, though it's a bit of an "Up Around the Bend" copy. Some of the experiment does get a bit overbearing, however. "Sailor's Lament" is pure suckage, ruined by too much of the horn section and two much of the backing vocals. "Rude Awakening #2" is one of the few inadequate moments in Creedence's canon, a psychedelic jam/sound collage that is just beyond the reach of this group. And while "Pagan Baby" wants to be a triumph of no-holds-barred rock, it's far too slow to be so, meaning it just comes off as a turgid, stomping disaster. These three songs are all big disgraces, and there is one generic rocker ("Molina"), but I enjoy a large part of this album. .


The first chink in the armor
I loved the tone and sound of this album when it came out. I have long stopped listening to CCR, but recently I bought all their Albums again. It was different, a bit more time and work seemed to be put into this recording. Now in retropect. If I were to only be able to own two of CCRs albums, it would be this one and their first. The others are filled with AM patter. .


Underrated Album
While it is not up there with Green River and Cosmos Factory, it still is a good album to listen to. This was CCR's final album with all four guys before Tom left. Here is a breakdown of all the songs:

1) Pagan Baby - 6. 5/10 - a ok rocker. Not one of their best for it is quite repetitive & a bit long, but still ok to listen to.

2) Sailor's Lament - 8/10 - John Fogerty always tried new things and this song is one. It is not a classic song, but still it is catchy & enjoyable to listen to.

3) Chameleon - 8/10 - I've heard this song is about Tom Fogerty. It is a hard-driving rocker and a bit better than Sailor's Lament.

4) Have You Ever Seen the Rain - 9. 5/10 - The best song on the album. This is John Fogerty at his best and the band makes it a classic.

5) Wish I Could Hide Away - 8/10 - Another very underrated song. It seems Fogerty was feeling the strain of a band breaking apart and he delivers an emotional performance in singing this song.

6) Born To Move - 6. 5/10 - Another subpar rocker. I felt the instrumental at the end too long and the song though catchy, lacks something. Maybe just too simple lyrically.

7) Hey Tonight - 8. 5/10 - Another classic song. There is a reason this was a hit song; it is very good and still sounds great all these years later.

8) It's Just a Thought - 8. 5/10 - A very reflective song that works very well.

9) Molina - 9/10 - I love this song. It is so catchy and has some great sax playing in it.

10) Rude Awakening #2 - 4/10 - It is too bad this album ends on such a poor song. One of the worst Fogery has written. It starts out ok, but then turns into a very tedious instrumental.

Despite the last song, this album is worth having. On a final note, the sound quality is wonderful. The remastering of the CCR albums blows away those old vinyl records & early CD versions.


When the music's loud, I can't get enough.
Maybe--but any record that encompasses the nearly punk starkness of "Molina" and the gorgeous yearning of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is none too shaby. At its time, this album seemed weaker than previous CCR albums.


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