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Posted by u/generic_dizzy - 1 vote and 2 comments ToddintheShadows pointed out in his video on Mardi Gras that a large part of CCR's appeal comes from the fact their music sounds like it's always been around. In the 60s, they appealed to hippies and rednecks alike and has huge mass appeal, even though they weren't what you traditionally associate as pop idols. 89K subscribers in the ClassicRock community. Anything relating to rock up to the late 80s. Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on April 11, 1972 by Fantasy Records.Recorded after the departure of guitarist Tom Fogerty, it was the band's only studio album as a trio, and featured songs written, sung, and produced by each of the remaining members, rather than just John Fogerty. JF's first 2 solo albums are great and if you like CCR you will probably like them. Unfortunately no Analogue Productions or DCC sacds/or vinyl for the 2 solo albums. The AP hybrid sacd and the vinyl version of Mardi Gras both sound super. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL '72 Mardi Gras Tour. 2012 remaster by PR (RIP) 1. Green River. 2. Suzie Q. 3. Door To Door. 4. It Came Out Of The Sky. 5. Hello Mary Lou. 6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine. 7. Commotion / Fortunate Son / Proud Mary / Bad Moon Rising. 8. Lodi. 9. Banjo Instrumental. 10. Brown Eyed Handsome Man. 11. Tearing Up The Mardi Gras is proof for a simple concept: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. CCR made it to the top on the strength of John Fogerty having 100% artistic control of the band. Mardi Gras is proof they should have let him keep it. How Creedence Clearwater failed with Mardi Gras. Late of 1970 was a hard time for CCR. Rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty quit the band because of the antics of his brother John Fogerty. Now a trio, CCR’s creative collective was disturbed when Fogerty decided that the band split up responsibility of creating material, production included. I kinda take a “both parties suck here” approach which has made for plenty of interesting convo with IRL friends who are privy to the Mardi Gras album & story. Doug and Stu had good ideas for songs but they could’ve used an extra collaborator to bring out the better qualities in those songs. Gee, I wonder who that could be. Mardi Gras is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on April 11, 1972 by Fantasy Records. Recorded after the departure of guitarist Tom Fogerty, it was the band’s only studio album as a trio, and featured songs written, sung, and produced by each of the remaining members, rather than Just wanna say I really appreciate Todd doing these series; it really helps me learn a lot about albums released 30 years before most of this sub was born. 31 votes, 26 comments. The albums are: Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country Green River Willy and the Poor Boys Cosmos Factory Pendulum Mardi Hell, even Mardi Gras, by far their worst project, still has some nice tunes in it, at least the ones by John Fogerty. I’ve seen some people describe CCR as being a very back-to-basics type of band, avoiding the psychedelic fashions of the time in favor of old-fashioned Americana blues rock, and although there is a certain truth to that there All of them except for Mardi Gras. By then, Tom Fogerty had left and the rest of the band was being consumed with acrimony and jealousy over John's leadership role. John Fogerty even said that there are only six true CCR albums and that Mardi Gras was a stinker. They have way more Mardi Gras ahead of them, you don't need to give them the beads from the limited number of Mardi Gras years left in your future. The peer pressure cringe. When one person gives the throws they catch to kids then people around them feel bad for not doing the same so then they also give the kids more throws. They recorded seven albums between 1968 and 1972, and there's really only one "bad" record in that run (1972's Mardi Gras). My personal favorite is Cosmo's Factory , but you can't go wrong with Green River . Released on April 11th 1972: "Mardi Gras", the seventh and final studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the work of CCR as a trio, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty having left the band after chafing to the point of madness against younger brother John's insistence on being the outfit's solitary singer, songwriter, producer and business manager. 1.6M subscribers in the vinyl community. For Everything Record Related. For equipment, setup, or troubleshooting questions, please ask in our I may or may not do the same poll with the 6 other songs on Mardi Gras. Advertisement Go to ccr r/ccr • by In the Top 50% of largest communities on Reddit. Mardi Gras is really their only bad album, and the songs that John wrote on there are still very good. Great band, great sound. Really happy to have this set complete!
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