Creedence Clearwater Revival- Interview 1972 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

[@Slipmahoney21]

One of the greatest groups ever!!

[@cridencista]

¡¡ THE BEST !!

[@rebeccaqallaboutthefeminin1794]

Looking out my back door gave me joy in a very joyless time.

[@smittyinwootown5640]

Listenin to Buck Owens !

[@JCStorm76]

This interviewer is very blunt to say the least. Some other bands wouldn’t have reacted so kindly

[@kirbygene]

Some of his questions were strange. Asking how many countries a specific song was a hit in? Who would know that off the top of their head? And he seemed obsessed with why they weren't willing to branch out into some other type of music other than rock. even after the question had been answered he revisited it. But it was great seeing them just before things disintegrated between them.

[@brendaatkins2450]

I was 10 yrs old n had already fell in love with CCR's music, an uncle always played their albums. I've been listening to their music most of my life.

[@Moydodir]

Amazing to see them like this

[@SinCityRaider81]

I had no idea they were such an old band I'm still blasting in 2021! I see a bad moon rising!

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

OLd band, John forefathers came from the land of the ever-young /Tír na nÓg

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Strange to think that in the video here, in just twelve years to come _Centerfield_ would be a #1 release. Now it's almost forty years since that album.

[@frankfranky3951]

at this time ,,the guys were hiding the fact that they did not get along and that the band were in conflict turmoil and splitting apart at the seams

[@susanstgermainmoorehouse7280]

The very best love them ,then now,forever

[@guadaluperodriguez5816]

❤q sinpaticos como se rien Stu Doug y mi bello idolo guapeton q hermoso se rie y q voz tan bonita tiene John Fogerty❤

[@nombredeusuarionombr]

Hay que estar ciega para ver a ese hombre guapo 😮

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Stuart Alden Cook (Oakland, California, 25 de abril de 1945) es un músico estadounidense, más conocido como bajista de la banda de rock Creedence Clearwater Revival. Stu Cook tiene potencial con el bajo, creando buenos ritmos y algunos de complejidad que lo ponen como uno de los más ingeniosos bajistas.

[@ashratempel5094]

My fave group since Spring 1971 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cridencista]

Me too

[@kirbygene]

I still remember buying Mardis Gras, which is referenced here but had not been named yet. I was so excited that my favorite band finally put out a new album. But I remember being completely bummed out when I played it. Yes, it sold well because people like me would buy any album they released without hearing it. There were a few good ones such as "Someday Never Comes", but overall it was a huge disappointment. I remember feeling cheated by them.

[@morebenxyz4262]

If I’m correct, Mardi Gras saw the other members produce, write and sing their own material on the album. All the other albums previously were practically single-handedly made by John. Hence, what some may have perceived as a change in quality from the previous works. Bayou Country and Creedence Clearwater Revival, the bands first two albums, are my personal favourites

[@frogger1952]

Mardi Gras..aka Fogerty's Revenge was a huge disappointment. Basically, John got sick of the others wanting input so, out of spite, he said everyone would write and sing equally. Stu or Doug can only play their instruments and the resulting album speaks for itself. Someday Never Comes and Sweet Hitchhiker were the only decent songs and both were written by John.

[@MaryVaughnMusic]

John said he never desired to write a great standard, and yet Proud Mary has become one of the most covered songs of all time! Unreal! Will always love this band.

[@gatosyratones]

Best American band without a doubt. 😼

[@felixmadison5736]

'It Came Out of The Sky' is also one of CCR's best.

[@cridencista]

¡The best!

[@felixmadison5736]

@@cridencista If not, damn close!

[@smittyinwootown5640]

Agreed. Ronnie The Populist said it was a Communist Plot !!

[@kingdubly8762]

That had to be a tough interview considering what was going on in the band at that time.

[@kirbygene]

I was thinking that too. They were still putting on a brave face at this point but it was soon to go very badly after Mardis Gras came out. Their break-up was one of the saddest in rock music.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@kirbygene Did you know Dire Straits went through EXACTLY the same trouble in 1980--rhythm guitar brother quits? It's my idea that Mark Knopfler knew about Creedence's implosion and said, "nope, ain't shrinking like Creedence. I'm gonna get a new guitarist AND keyboards ..."

[@davidaames1347]

Fortunate Son is the legendary one.

[@fccccfrock5184]

SUPER LEGEND FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER ALL THE TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!.. K I N G S !!!!!!! ........alex vitebsk Belarus 🎩

[@elliottmayer-yeager8087]

Great gentleman here

[@TimothyLittle13]

Stu "Whatever the Public Wants" Cook

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That was a quote from the Creedence single "45 Revolutions Per Minute"

[@bumblefritz]

Stu "Just give me the money" Cook

[@mostazo]

I heard this band when I was 11 years old in Mexico, did not understand sh** what he was singing, but he capture me, the voice of John is unique and powerful, the only singer I can compare to him is Edie Vedder, 2 great influences in my life.

[@primtones]

1:20 Can anyone hear what Stu says to John after John says they're writing albums in great [propensity]? I'm hearing "Don't give yourself [to/thorough] the hand", but I can't make sense of it.

[@dusumcakita1840]

i think he says I'll give you self...

[@primtones]

@@dusumcakita1840 That doesn't make any sense.

[@Pingaheimer]

John's got sort of a wolverine look going here lol.

[@LoyalOpposition]

John was always witty. Like Stu said in the new documentary, "John has a way of cutting through the bullshit"

[@renevishaarlem2948]

All laughs and frienship between the guys. But in a short while things would change.

[@shyman99]

The final or one of the final times I have seen these guys together on video during their heyday. They referenced their next single, "Someday Never Comes", but I don't believe a clip exists of them performing that great song. It would be their last as an active group.

[@MozillaFireFox1967]

I don’t think they ever did that song live or on a TV show, if they even did a TV show appearance in 1972. They did do Tearin Up The Country live on the tour after Mardi Gras released though. Anyways, any footage of the trio version of CCR is sought after (at least in my opinion).

[@ChriTur]

The only other "new" song added to 1972 shows was "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", but I think that was the US leg of the tour. There's a bootleg on KZbin from a Colorado show. And it's a killer version.

[@rarerockk]

@@ChriTur Years ago it was around as "unknown venue", later as "Denver" which would be the very last Gig by them, if so. Could be the knew it was a special gig so they added this one and JCF played an improvised banjo instrumental. They "saved" a bit time with playing a few tracks as medleys that they never played as a medley on other tours (bad moon rising, proud mary). It would be good to know if they added these banjo tracks (thats the main reason why Brown Eyed Handsome Man sounds crazy good) on the whole US leg of the 72 tour.

[@TimothyLittle13]

Tearin' Up Country & Door to Door they did live along with Hello Mary Lou

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@ChriTur There's a 1971 US live recording where "Chooglin'" turns into "Pagan Baby" and Fogerty's howl literally causes the crowd to hush.

[@francescobaiz312]

John fogerty e senz'altro uno dei musicisti ed autori più talentuosi al mondo. Ma come band non potranno mai esistere i ccr senza tom doug e stewart. Perché solo con loro e riuscito a creare il sound unico e ineguagliabile dei creedence. In questa intervista tom se ne era già andato. Ed infatti fu inizio della fine.....

[@magalisoares4611]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@RwalterMI]

Sadly this 1972 era was the beginning of the end of CCR. But Fogerty's solo albums are all awesome and is he still rockin' and touring in 2024.

[@davidarchibald3755]

Never seen before.

[@PaulJohnson-yw9gi]

An awkward interview with an inept interviewer but the band seem to be getting along well here. Doesn't square with what I read.

[@primtones]

I don't know, there's tension underneath it all. Stu has a hysterical laugh at 6:22 when John's saying who wrote which song. I think perhaps they'd agreed to talk about the album as a collective effort, and Stu was probably thinking "here's John taking the credit again".

[@kirbygene]

From what I've read about them, they were still putting on a brave face about this time. John wasn't happy with the shared songwriting on what would become Mardis Gras. But once Mardis Gras was panned by most (not all) critics and was a relative failure when compared to their other efforts, that's when it seemed to really go badly.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

John Fogerty 28/05/45 76 años

[@danielc1978]

The band was already over at this point; interesting, you wouldn't guess it by watching this interview....

[@Appelman_1]

Cosmo is legit really funny hahah, 26 dates and 3 concerts.

[@dusumcakita1840]

they seem to get along well, contrary to what john fogerty has been portraying over the years through books and interviews.

[@JCStorm76]

Exactly

[@primtones]

A lot of subtle stabs between them. 3:26: "I don't have any great ambitions to write a standard, like 'I Left My Heart in Brisbane' or something." To Doug: "Did you catch that?" I think John was implying Doug was being unfaithful on the tour. Not cool.

[@dusumcakita1840]

@@primtones thats what he talks about in his book. He is a big mouthed fella, no doubt.

[@kerpin09]

@@dusumcakita1840 Putting on a front in public.?

[@sirvilhelmofyonderland]

This must have been right before break up

[@pedrojamarino9302]

O Stu Cook sem bigode é muito estranho kk

[@pauljbroussard1690]

John Fogerty is CCR. Listen to his self titled album and Hoodoo album. Sounds exactly the same. The band members thought they didn't ever satisfy John. His reply was , if I wasn't satisfied we would have never recorded 1 song. This I believe and I understand that it really drove them to break up. Something simple as doubt. Horrible

[@markv.5962]

john smoked?

[@ayshajajaja]

like a chimney

[@bobbyhamblen2338]

Lotta friction in the band at that time. Split up soon after.

[@EliteXclutchX21]

2:20 ARE YOU KIDDING ME THIS INTERVIEWER IS AWFUL !!!!

[@suntoone9044]

well danm kinda lonely but aight I guess I'm 1st/First......for the future!

[@dennis2966]

This was a crappy interview. Kudos to the band for keeping their senses of humor.

[@robertburke2253]

The other 3 dopes should've been down on their knees to John: he WAS the band, for Chrissakes! What that poor guy had to put up with from the idiots around him! Beyond belief! They all got ripped off in them days, but John's own band (and brother) were absolute dirt bags, when all is said and done...

[@ptownscribe1254]

You should enjoy his bio, then, where his arrogance, egomania, intense bitterness and compulsion for score-settling decades after the fact flow like a geyser. Poor, poor John, indeed.

[@dusumcakita1840]

@@ptownscribe1254 I agree. Inventive but an utter jerk

[@frogger1952]

@@ptownscribe1254 I did read is autobiography and that's exactly how he comes across. So many tend to take John's side because they conflate the beautiful music he produced with his personality. I was at a recent concert and when he sings "Down on the Corner", he STILL eliminates the lyrics that reference the other CCR bandmates...including his own brother!!! You would think that someone in their 70's, with limited time remaining, would find it within himself to reconcile with Doug and Stu. But, not to be.

[@Littlewolf13]

Snarky interviewer

[@dusumcakita1840]

John looks native Cherokee

[@GabrielHernandez-uu2wn]

He looks nothing like a Cherokee.

[@JoeSmith-eo7rc]

He looks Malaysian 🎉

[@johnlemon874]

Well he is mixed with various european stocks and some spanish/cuban apparently