Creedence Clearwater Revival

Initially named "The Blue Velvets" the band was founded by singer/guitarist, John Fogerty in 1959. Renamed "Credence Clearwater Revival" in 1967, C.C.R. went onto achieve massive public attention with their debut, self-titled album in 1968. This DVD features their amazing performance at the Royal Alabert Hall, London in 1970, two years prior to their eventual break up in 1972. A rare complete live performance from one of the pillars of American rock music.

At a time when rock was evolving away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country…

Released in the summer of 1968 – a year after the summer of love, but still in the thick of the Age of Aquarius - Creedence Clearwater Revival's self-titled debut album was gloriously out-of-step with the times, teeming with John Fogerty's Americana fascinations. While many of Fogerty's obsessions and CCR's signatures are in place – weird blues ("I Put a Spell on You"), Stax R&B (Wilson Pickett's "Ninety-Nine and a Half"), rockabilly ("Susie Q"), winding instrumental interplay, the swamp sound, and songs for "The Working Man" – the band was still finding their way…

Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Broadcast Archives is a collection of live performances from the American roots rock band that had a string of hits in the 60's and 70's. Creedence Clearwater Revival were a band that during their peak could supply a seemingly endless supply of timeless three-minute rock classics showcasing the powerful vocals of John Fogerty…

In 2000, Fantasy finally treated the Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog with the respect it deserved, remastering the entire catalog and issuing them in lavish editions with rich liner notes and slipcases. So, when they decided to release a "complete recorded works" box set a year later, the results weren't quite as revelatory as they may have been, since even if this was remastered again, it's hard for most listeners to notice the difference between this and the previous material, and all the liner notes – from such luminaries as Dave Marsh, Ben Fong-Torres, Ed Ward, Stanley Booth, and Robert Christgau – are printed as the liners here, meaning that for the hardcore who bought the whole catalog a year before, this is almost anti-climatic…

This is the definitive review of the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Featuring an in-depth retrospective with bassist Stu Cook who revisits every Clearwater album to reassess the music and its impact. This powerful film draws extensively on rare concert footage and television performances from the archives, making this the most comprehensive ever review of the work of an American legend. Features Proud Mary, Down on the Corner, Bad Moon Rising, Fortunate Son, Suzi Q, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, The Midnight Special and many more.