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Album Title: Chronicle

Why I Bought It: This is a thing that's happened to me several times. I notice a song that I like, find the title and performer, buy an album, and discover a number of songs on it that I already knew and liked. In this case, it was CCR's "Lodi" that snagged me.

What I Like (Despairing): "Lodi". I've toyed with writing a filk, sung as by Captain Auson, with the chorus "Oh Lord, here comes Naismith again!"

What I Like (Creepy): "Bad Moon Rising". It's right up there with "Riders on the Storm". (Bob Seger's "In Your Time" is a distant satellite in the same system.)

What I Like (Joyful): "Down on the Corner". I love a good street performance. Honorable Mention: "Up Around the Bend".

What I Like (Mournful): "Someday Never Comes". File this one alongside the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Long Hard Road", under "rural blues".

What I Don't Like (Loud): "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight have each done this song proud; CCR's version just doesn't seem to have much heart to it, neither Gaye's despair nor Knight's fury.

Overall: I like this album, all things considered. Besides the WILs above, there's the rambunctious "Proud Mary", the loopy "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Who'll Stop the Rain", "Long As I Can See the Light", and several more. I don't get much out of "Green River", or "Run Through the Jungle", and there are one or two more in that category, but I'd say close to 75% of this album is good stuff.

Date: 2012-10-21 11:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mmegaera
I love CCR. And your description of "Lookin' Out My Back Door" as loopy makes me laugh because that's probably the best description of that song I've ever seen (not that I've seen many, mind).

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