John Fogerty - Premonition Audio CD

A fair review of the John Fogerty "Premonition" 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 John Fogerty reviews here, or go back to the John Fogerty tabs.

John Fogerty Band: John Fogerty
Title: Premonition
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Release Date: 2004-08-31
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Born on the Bayou 2: Green River 3: Susie Q 4: I Put a Spell on You 5: Who'll Stop the Rain 6: Premonition 7: Almost Saturday Night 8: Rockin' All Over the World 9: Joy of My Life 10: Down on the Corner 11: Centerfield 12: Swamp River Days 13: Hot Rod Heart 14: Old Man Down the Road 15: Bad Moon Rising 16: Fortunate Son 17: Proud Mary 18: Travelin' Band

For Fogerty and Creedence Fans Alike
It seems that he has retained the same upbeat spirit that has endeared Creedence fans everywhere. As Creedence was pretty much the John Fogerty Show, it is nice to see and hear him on a concert tour. After all, there are many 60's retreads out there, like Eric Clapton amd Paul McCartney still going strong, so why not John Fogerty?

Fogerty expertly recreates and reprises many Creedence hits such as the hypnotic Born on the Bayou, the easy Proud Mary, his stirring covers of I Put a Spell On You, and Susie Q,, and simple but energetic rockers like Travelin' Band and Fortunate Son. Singing and guitar playing are in top form here, and the backup band is every bit as compliant as the old Creedence, albeit less thin-sounding. New songs like Centerfield and Swamp River Days get an extra shot of adrenalin. And then there is one hearfelt ballad, Joy of My Life, with a fine slide guitar accompaniment.

If there is anything for me to be less than ecstatic about, it's that Fogerty really hasn't shown much growth or progress in his musical career. Not to worry. The album is still worth getting if you really like him and crave Creedence.


Fogerty
If you remember the 60s' and 70s' you will love this one. Great value. .


John at his less than best
Banter in between songs is rehearsed sounding, and there's no good jams a la early Creedence Clearwater here. Fogerty goes through the motions with his CCR tunes and his own solo works, producing little more than a live version that could have been made in a studio with a canned crowd track.

Worse yet I forgot this CD and bought it again months later, being so excited to get a chance for a Fogerty album of any kind!.


John Fogerty- Loud, Live And Rocking All Over The World!
Mr. I have always felt that the true measure of an artist lies in the quality of his live peformances where he cannot depend on the technical wizardry to be found in a recording studio. Fogerty delivers the goods in this excellent live CD. He sums up the American fascination with baseball in the song "Centrefield" and I was delighted to hear him perform his relatively unknown song "Almost Saturday Night" . His distinctive guitar work is a joy to listen to and he also entertains his fans with stories between songs aout the love of his life Julie and how he has been using the same amplificaion rig since Woodstock. Naturally 5 stars for this CD.


check this out too
If you enjoy his roots-rock style then I strongly recommend that you check out the following:
1) 24 Hours A Day by The Bottle Rockets
2) Chooglin': A Tribute To The Songs Of John Fogerty
3) Banjos and Sunshine by Sixty Acres
4) Trace by Son Volt. I am a huge fan of John Fogerty's solo music and his music with CCR.


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