Check out our album review of Artist's Mardi Gras on Rolling Stone.com. Commercially, it leaves him trying to answer the new $64 Creedence Clearwater Revival question: will the group be able And if any album is proof that nobody should ever take that piece of advice literally, it's 1972's catfight disguised as an album, Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is already a weird title for an album of this kind. Mardi Gras immediately conjures images of a giant party in the streets; this album, on the other hand, is nothing like a party, no matter 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. Creedence Clearwater Revival delivered an amazing body of work in a short amount of time. The story ended on April 11, 1972, with the only album they recorded as a trio, Mardi Gras . Mardi Gras by Creedence Clearwater Revival released in 1972. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 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, ‘Mardi Gras’ (06/72) Halfway into the first cut on this album, I pulled out Hank Williams’ Greatest Hits and got ready to write a joint review while zooming in on all the parallels with The Last Picture Show . Ahhh, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Mardi Gras. Very rarely do you have a final album where one of the band members had so much hatred for the rest of the band that they let the rest embarrass themselves by letting them have creative control and releasing a dogshit product. Truly an unheard level of hating. Creedence Clearwater Revival's 7th & final album released in April 1972, having been recorded over the span of a year with several tensions amongst the band members. I enjoy a lot of the tracks I've heard from this group, such as the iconic classics "Bad Moon Rising", "Proud Mary", "Suzie Q" and "Run Through the Jungle". Craft Recordings completes their 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of Creedence Clearwater Revival with new LP reissues of the band's final two albums, Pendulum and Mardi Gras. 1970's Pendulum—which was CCR's second album release that year (Cosmo's Factory streeted only months earlier in July)—was recorded in a month in November, and was released only a month later. Creedence Clearwater Revival had released great albums in the past, but when a member of the band quits and CCR became a trio, their most recent albums began to slip. Mardi Gras, their final studio album, has the shortest playing time compared to the other albums and was dismissed by critics alike. Mardi Gras, an Album by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Released 11 April 1972 on Fantasy (catalog no. F-9404; Vinyl LP). Genres: Country Rock. Rated #1374 in the best albums of 1972. Featured peformers: John Fogerty (guitar, co-producer, arranger), Doug Clifford (drums, co-producer, arranger), Stu Cook (bass, co-producer, arranger), Russ Gary (engineer), Tony Lane (art direction, design). Every bit as bad as its reputation, unfortunately. Creedence Clearwater Revival had an extraordinary two years, from 1968-1970. eight top-10 singles (reaching #2 *five* times, but never achieving that elusive #1). Their first five albums albums were praised, and rightfully so. Ahhh, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Mardi Gras. Very rarely do you have a final album where one of the band members had so much hatred for the rest of the band that they let the rest embarrass themselves by letting them have creative control and releasing a dogshit product. Tom Fogerty had already split when Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded this Mardi Gras album. At the demand of his band mates, John had reluctantly given up his tight control of CCR, the hottest band in the country, and they were now a democracy, with everyone writing and singing an equal number of their own songs on this album, which turned out to be their last studio recording before View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of "Mardi Gras" on Discogs. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Mardi Gras. More images 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 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. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of "Mardi Gras" on Discogs. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Mardi Gras. More images. Label: View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "Mardi Gras" on Discogs. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Mardi Gras. More images. Label:Fantasy
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