sunrat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:39 am
Great stuff again. I get the impression CCR are harder to cover than it would seem at first, and you did it well.
Thanks sunrat, I really appreciate it!
Yeah CCR is really something, it's so deceptively 'easy' that millions of garage, bar and wedding bands can play it, but most of them play it wrong. I learned very early that John Fogerty had 2 main guitars in CCR's heyday, a Rickenbacker in standard tuning and a Les Paul tuned down a whole tone to D. Most of the biggest hits were done on the D guitar and when people don't know this they either end up playing in the wrong key (forgivable) or playing in the songs original keys with all the guitar licks wrong because the correct string positions are not available (kinda unforgivable).. I even saw a song producer on some embarrasingly shitty 'CCR - Music in Review' so-called documentary explain and play Bad Moon Rising completely wrong.. 
Many people didn't get past the stuff like Proud Mary or Down on the Corner and kind of look at CCR as slight radio pop fare but as Fogerty gained airplay and confidence he really let loose his social conscience and stuff like Fortunate Son and Run Through the Jungle and many of the non-hit album cuts were far more evolved. I could write a book about how meaningful their music has been to me not only as a listener but as a student and a songwriter, through them I was also introduced to Blues and R&B and the original artists in those genres so CCR has been a huge part of my musical education, we actually play a whole tribute set but I figured enough is enough and the world probably doesn't need another Bad Moon Rising cover, I just picked the ones that are a little less known.. In our tiny sphere we are kind of known for our CCR stuff and it by far gets the biggest response.
I've been to a few John Fogerty concerts over the years and when he does the CCR material and you look around at Grandma's, Bikers, Vietnam Vets, Wall Street types, Liberals, Conservatives and their kids and grandkids all singing the choruses in unison it's actually very moving, one of the most 'religious' experiences I've ever witnessed.. 23 million+ daily listeners on Spotify as of today, not a bad legacy either for a band that broke up in 1972
