Green River (40th Ann. Ed)

"Green River" is probably their tightest album, and their best as well. There is virtually no filler here - the singles are magnificent, and even the album tracks are great.
It opens with the title track, a concise 2 -minutes of tough, "swampy" backbeat and vivid imagery, highlighted by the pithy, intertwined guitar figures of John and Tom Fogerty, and John Fogerty's brief, melodious, less-is-more solo.

Other highlights include the classic rockabilly of "Bad Moon Rising", the melancholy "Lodi", the sinister, soulful blues "Tombstone Shadow", and the slow, mournful "Wrote A Song For Everyone".
But everything is good, really, including the brisk, semi-acoustic country-rocker "Cross-Tie Walker" and the album's only cover song, an energetic rendition of "The Night Time Is The Right Time".

The musicianship is excellent, too. Doug Clifford's stop-start drumming on "Wrote A Song" and "Sinister Purpose" is among his best and most imaginative. John Fogerty plays fiery lead guitar on "Tombstone Shadow", and he and his brother complement each other superbly on the appropriately dark blues-rocker "Sinister Purpose".

Both "Green River" and "Bad Moon Rising" made it to #2, and the album itself was a #1 record back in the autumn of 1969.
There is not a single weak moment on this magnificent fusion of rock, blues, R&B, folk and country, and "Green River" is not just Creedence Clearwater Revival's best album, it is by far the best American rock record of the 1960s.


miss print original green river alblum   April 11, 2004
greenvillemama (greenville, nh USA)
I have an original Green River 33 alblum. It is a miss print. It has side 2 on both sides of the alblum. Does any one know anything about this miss print alblum?


Creedence Clearwater Revivals best album!   April 2, 2004
Morton (Colorado)
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Green River is with out a shadow of a doubt the best album that Creedence Clearwater Revival ever recorded! This was the last Creedence Clearwater Revival I bought, and I own them all so I know this is the best. This has been my favorite of the CCR albums ever since I bought it a few years back. This doesnt have a whole bunch of hit singles, though it does have a few.

'Green River' is not only the best album CCR ever made but its also my personal favorite CCR song. It has John Fogerty's greatest guitar riff, and the song as a whole is just killer! 'Commotion' is another great song of the album, it wasnt a big hit but it sure is a classic! 'Tombstone Shadow' is a really cool and erie song, its one of the best songs on Green River. 'Wrote A Song For Everyone' is one of my all time favorite CCR songs. 'Bad Moon Rising' and 'Lodi' are both big hits for CCR and 'Bad Moon' can get old after a while, but it sure does have a cool political message. 'Lodi' is the better song though. The rest of the album is slightly weak compared to the other songs but it is still very good.

This is the best CCR album you will ever buy, dont buy the best-of's because with a band like CCR you have to buy the albums to get all the really good songs. Dont miss out on this classic rock and roll album!


More Great CCR   March 9, 2004
GREEN RIVER is another great CCR album. Its centerpiece is the cautionary "Bad Moon Rising", but the other songs are great too. Any serious fan of American roots-rock should own this one.