John Fogerty's new CD

Dennis Ellerbee · Post by **Dennis Ellerbee** » 9 Oct 2009 10:10 am

Guys and gals, check out John Fogerty's new CD, Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again. There are some great old songs and really good steel work on this CD.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 9 Oct 2009 10:21 am

my opinion is that john should write some new songs, rather than rehashing old barroom jam numbers.

Marc Mercer · Post by **Marc Mercer** » 9 Oct 2009 10:36 am

Hmmm... seems to me the man has made a lifelong career out of writing new songs and becoming a living American institution in the bargain; if he feels like "rehashing old barroom jam numbers", I'd say he's probably earned the right.

Betcha he's ENJOYING himself!

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 9 Oct 2009 11:34 am

i suppose, but watching a ten piece band (or so) on letterman play an uninteresting version of a song i've already forgotten due to it's forgetability is disappointing to me.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 9 Oct 2009 3:33 pm

I've NEVER HEARD John do anything bad,Even the early CCR still sounds as fresh today as it did decades ago.[just my opinion]. YOU BETCHA, DYK?BC.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 9 Oct 2009 6:00 pm

Maybe that's why Fogerty will be on the first hour of www.coasttocoastam.com tonite.

David Thornburgh · Post by **David Thornburgh** » 10 Oct 2009 5:12 am

Hey, my two cents is that Fogerty can do anything he wants at this point--kinda like Springsteen or McCartney, I 'spose. Call 'em barroom jam songs or whatever, but they're great tunes played by a superb band--Greg Leisz's steel playing is just gorgeous (anybody want to tab it out???), Buddy Miller's twanging away, the harmonies are great--what's not to like?

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 10 Oct 2009 6:16 am

The Blue Ridge Rangers ARE a cover band. Fogerty does write original music..he also plays country and bluegrassy covers in a cover band. It doesnt have to be one or the other does it? For all I know he plays tube in a polka band too.

I have the first rangers album and think its really good. havent heard this one yet but will.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 10 Oct 2009 6:35 am

Guys and gals, check out John Fogerty's new CD, Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again.

I hope it's a lot better than his first one.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 10 Oct 2009 10:47 am

he played everything on the first one. it was actually pretty lame from a professional standpoint.

oh, and...why does he make his voice sound funny like that?

and let's not forget it was james burton who created the first suzy q. licks..

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 10 Oct 2009 11:12 am

Lame from a technical stand point? Thats a laugh. The first album was technically brilliant. Fogerty played and sang everthing. When you can sing "Hearts Of Stone" in the same key let me know.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 10 Oct 2009 2:58 pm

Lame from a technical stand point? Thats a laugh. The first album was technically brilliant. Fogerty played and sang everthing. When you can sing "Hearts Of Stone" in the same key let me know.

Kevin, you are quite obviously a Fogerty fan and that's fine, but understand that the rest of us are also entitled to our opinions, be they supportive or otherwise...

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 10 Oct 2009 4:14 pm

Barry, How many Cd's have you made to date??

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 10 Oct 2009 4:51 pm

What's that got to do with anything?

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 11 Oct 2009 1:35 am

My question has got nothing to do with anything in general, but everything - specifically, when it comes to the nature of your opinion base.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 11 Oct 2009 2:33 am

I have known people, who had great tastes in music that never played any istruments or couldn't hold a note while singing. They still turned me on to some great music.

I don't care if someone is a musician or not, when he gives his opinion.

David Hartley · Post by **David Hartley** » 11 Oct 2009 3:10 am

its getting a load of air-play here in the UK on radio 2.

Dennis Ellerbee · Post by **Dennis Ellerbee** » 11 Oct 2009 5:56 am

Hey guys, I just wanted you to listen to to some good music with great steel playing. I did not want to start a internet fight. If you like John listen to it. If you don't then don't. I really enjoyed it so I was passing it along.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 11 Oct 2009 6:02 am

My question has got nothing to do with anything in general, but everything - specifically, when it comes to the nature of your opinion base.

Most people have never built an automobile, but I'm sure there are no shortage of opinions as to what is a bad one or a good one. I've never cared for CCR or Fogerty in particular, but so what? I'm just another guy following the beat of a different drummer ....

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 11 Oct 2009 6:36 am

Here is the first thread from early September with posts about this new Blue Ridge Rangers album, and TV performances:

http://tinyurl.com/yg5vrvp

I provided a link in one of my posts in the thread above to a good article on John from the Los Angeles Times.

And a second thread, more about the live band itself which goes into detail about band member James Pennebaker's role on steel guitars of different types:

http://tinyurl.com/yztmw6s

Bobby Burns · Post by **Bobby Burns** » 11 Oct 2009 8:36 am

He doesn't have to play anything h doesn't want to. It's obvious that he likes this kind of music. A lot of us bemoan the fact that we are not presented enough opportunities to play these "old barroom jam numbers" ourselves, so why would we complain that an icon who likes our kind of music, has chosen to promote it in this way? It doesn't really matter if we think he really sounds country, or if he does a good job. More folks will see him on the talk shows playing this stuff, than will see any of us at the local VFW.
More power to him. Hope he tours with this show.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 11 Oct 2009 12:12 pm

That ole gal [SUSIE Q ] has made the rounds. Dale Hawkins wrote it and recorded it with James in 1957, In 63 Lonnie Mack did an instrumentel version [all us young guitar players did his version] back when instrumentels meant something.In 1964 Gene Vincent covered it,also the Stones.Quick Silver in 1966.CCR in 1968,Flash Cadillac,Everly Brothers,Linda McCartney,Johnny Rivers in 1979,Luis Miguel did a spanish cover in 1987.Just my opinion my two favorite cuts were Lonnie Mack's and CCR. YOU BETCHA, DYK?BC.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 11 Oct 2009 3:00 pm

Fogerty isn't the same these day's, but can still turn in a fine performance.
Nothing he does now will match how he did the songs back in the day, like Suzie Q, which CCR would jam the flying fickleriver out of for 10 mins. or more.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 11 Oct 2009 6:54 pm

Very few of us can do the things we did 30 or 40 years ago.I know damn well I CAN'T. But John is still doing good. Some of the ledgends such the possom can't hit the notes he used to. BUT HE'S STILL GEORGE,CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HIM. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 11 Oct 2009 9:49 pm

I'm speaking of the anger and emotional fire that was such an important part of his best music. He's a happier man these days. I hope he hasn't forgotten how to jam.

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