Mardi Gras (Remastered) Creedence Clearwater Revival

• 1 Lookin' For A Reason 03:29
• 2 Take It Like A Friend 03:03
• 3 Need Someone To Hold 03:02
• 4 Tearin' Up The Country 02:15
• 5 Someday Never Comes 04:03
• 6 What Are You Gonna Do 02:55
• 7 Sail Away 02:32
• 8 Hello Mary Lou 02:16
• 9 Door To Door 02:09
• 10 Sweet Hitch-Hiker 02:57
• Total Runtime 28:41

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After knocking out an astonishing amount of work in just three years, CCR released their final album „Mardi Gras“ in 1971. In retrospect, it was probably time for them to disband. Interpersonal tensions had heightened, and all three members were pulling in different directions. These problems had taken their artistic toll on John Fogerty, whose songs no longer bore quite the same carefree, easy-as-falling-off-a-log feel as they had before. Certainly such tunes as 'Tearin' Up The Country,' 'What Are You Gonna Do' and the album's sole hit 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' continue in the same stylistic vein as earlier albums, mining an idiosyncratic vein of American roots rock, but something was different. Reading between the lines of these infectious, well-crafted tunes, one could sense the psychic strain that would soon shatter the band. Let's be thankful that CCR had a swan song as memorable and consistently tuneful as „Mardi Gras“.

„Pared down to a trio, Creedence Clearwater Revival had to find a new way of doing business, since already their sound had changed, so they split creative duties evenly. It wasn't just that each member wrote songs -- they produced them, too. Doug Clifford and Stu Cook claim John Fogerty needed time to creatively recharge, while Fogerty says he simply bowed to the duo's relentless pressure for equal time. Both arguments make sense, but either way, the end result was the same: Mardi Gras was a mess. Not a disaster, which it was dismissed as upon its release, since there are a couple of bright moments. Typically, Fogerty is reliable, with the solid rocker 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker,' the country ramble 'Lookin' for a Reason,' a good cover of Ricky Nelson's 'Hello Mary Lou,' and the pretty good ballad 'Someday Never Comes.' These don't match the brilliance of previous CCR records, but they sparkle next to Clifford and Cook's efforts. That implies that their contributions are terrible, which they're usually not -- they're just pedestrian. Only 'Sail Away' is difficult to listen to, due to Cook's flat, overemphasized vocals, but he makes up for it with the solid rocker 'Door to Door' and the Fogerty soundalike 'Take It Like a Friend.' Clifford fares a little better since his voice is warmer and he wisely channels it into amiable country-rock, yet these are pretty average songs by two guys beginning to find their own songwriting voice. If Clifford and Cook had started their own band (which they did after this album) it would be easier to be charitable, but when held up against Creedence's other work, Mardi Gras withers. It's an unpretty end to a great band.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Doug Clifford, drums, vocals
Stu Cook, bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, vocals
John Fogerty, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals

Recorded Spring 1971 at Wally Heider Studios, January 1972 Fantasy Records Studio A
Engineered by Russ Gary, Kevin L. Gray, Steve Hoffman
Produced by Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty

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