Creedence Clearwater Revival - Live In Europe

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1. Born On The Bayou
2. Green River / Suzie Q
3. It Came Out Of The Sky
4. Travelin\' Band
5. Fortunate Son
6. Commotion
7. Lodi
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Proud Mary
10. Up Around The Bend
11. Hey Tonight
12. Keep on Chooglin\'

This forgotten live collection has something its sister "The Concert" (at the Royal Albert Hall) doesn\'t; "Live In Europe" reveals the band\'s final era, that is, reduced to a trio of John Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford, after the exodus of guitarist Tom Fogerty. Today, CCR is notorious for the long-existing feud between John Fogerty and the Cook/Clifford end, and "Live In Europe" captures their short stand as a trio, without the tension and bitterness of their last studio album "Mardi Gras."
Culled from the best of their European shows, the three-man band is found playing their hearts out with such vigor and commitment that one often forgets that they were near their breaking point (even if the sound quality is a bit muttering in effects). The most exciting cuts are probably \'Hey Tonight\' and the exhilirating \'It Came Out Of the Sky,\' while the medley of \'Green River\' and \'Suzie Q\' is just as entertaining, and Fogerty\'s vocals on \'Born On the Bayou\' are almost more soulful than his performance on the studio version. However, two great tracks that appeared on the original vinyl issue are missing--Stu Cook\'s \'Door To Door\' boasted such an infectious rock harmony that it\'s a wonder "Rolling Stone" hated it, and Fogerty\'s \'Sweet Hitch-Hiker\' was the band\'s last hit single.
Nonetheless, the absence of these tracks will only affect those who heard the vinyl release first, and this CD issue of "Live in Europe" is good enough to pass for recommending before "The Concert." - Bud Sturguess