Now I'm sure that I'm not alone in only really knowing Creedance Clearwater Revival from a few select singles, most notably the Vietnam War type beat itself 'Fortunate Sun' (yes, I'm uncultured) so going into their 5th album 'Cosmo's Factory' I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into fully, but after a listen I can say that I'm quite intrigued. 'Cosmo's Factory' possibly shows the best of what this band has to offer with simple and jammy yet poignant Swamp Rock and Southern Rock tunes, I ... read more
ROLLING STONE #413
the instrumental diversity on this is unlike any other rock album i’ve heard, saxophones to electric guitars.. this has it all!
fav: lookin out my back door
least fav; ramble tamble
overall; 8.3/10
This album is really enjoyable. I like a lot of the songs on here. Some of the songs are okay but the rest is really good.
Favorite Tracks: Travelin' Band, Lookin' Out My Back Door, and Up Around the Bend
*Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums #413*
I have never fully listened to a CCR album and only really have listened to their obvious hits before, none that are on this album in particular. I was happy to find this shared a similar sound to their stuff I have enjoyed before, an almost southern rock/ heavy bluesy sound. Each song was very high energy, and the stories they told where simple enough to follow on first listen. There is some rocking instrumentals on here that I really appreciated. ... read more
1 | Ramble Tamble 7:11 | 90 |
2 | Before You Accuse Me 3:27 | 80 |
3 | Travelin Band 2:08 | 86 |
4 | Ooby Dooby 2:07 | 74 |
5 | Lookin' Out My Back Door 2:34 | 89 |
6 | Run Through the Jungle 3:07 | 92 |
7 | Up Around the Bend 2:42 | 91 |
8 | My Baby Left Me 2:19 | 74 |
9 | Who'll Stop the Rain 2:29 | 92 |
10 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine 11:07 | 92 |
11 | Long As I Can See the Light 3:33 | 87 |
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