As a CCR and Fogerty fan from the first CCR album I can say, hand on heart, make no mistake about it, this is the absolute pits of Creedence Clearwater's original albums, with only two songs worth listening to, the singles "Sweet Hitch Hiker" and "Someday Never Comes".

There are several reasons for this. Firstly, perhaps least of all, the band is down to a three-piece, Tom Fogerty having departed. Secondly there are only three Fogerty compositions, the insipid country dirge of "Lookin' For A Reason" and the aforementioned singles. Next, though there's only one cover, Gene Pitney's "Hello Mary Lou", Fogerty has let the other two band members loose to write the remaining songs, which are absolute rubbish "oily rag instead of engine driver" material. Finally for the first time Fogerty doesn't even sing lead on every track.

The album ends up being a sort weak cross between country and rock and roll, which doesn't work very well at all and, apart from Fogerty's voice, doesn't… more »

As a CCR and Fogerty fan from the first CCR album I can say, hand on heart, make no mistake about it, this is the absolute pits of Creedence Clearwater's original albums, with only two songs worth listening to, the singles "Sweet Hitch Hiker" and "Someday Never Comes".

There are several reasons for this. Firstly, perhaps least of all, the band is down to a three-piece, Tom Fogerty having departed. Secondly there are only three Fogerty compositions, the insipid country dirge of "Lookin' For A Reason" and the aforementioned singles. Next, though there's only one cover, Gene Pitney's "Hello Mary Lou", Fogerty has let the other two band members loose to write the remaining songs, which are absolute rubbish "oily rag instead of engine driver" material. Finally for the first time Fogerty doesn't even sing lead on every track.

The album ends up being a sort weak cross between country and rock and roll, which doesn't work very well at all and, apart from Fogerty's voice, doesn't even sound like CCR.

This is bad karma indeed, to be avoid at all costs unless you're a CCR completist. Listen at your aural peril.