Why isnt ccr considered a good commercial band?

[ccrnut]

Originally Posted by Arisin Wind

I agree!

I believe the reason CCR do not get as much credit as i think they deserve is that they were not at the top for long enough, in comparison to say the Beatles, Stones, Eagles, Who, Led Zep. Bands like Kiss and ZZ Top were/are around for a longer elapsed period and very driven by commercial success and people still go on about them a lot today, though not with the reverence of the others i mentioned. ... Everything CCR did was in a 3-4 year period, releasing albums at a rate of about 1 every 6 months when most bands do 1 per year. And as JF was the driving creative force (he was CCR in a lot of people's eyes) ... I speculate that he had reached a bit of burn out at keeping the CCR sound going after Cosmo's Factory. That's not to say i dislike Pendulum, just that it saw the introduction of keyboards save for a couple tracks (Hey Tonight and Pagan Baby) and a very different sound and feel to their previous output. And as for Mardi Gras ... well i still remain disappointed to this day.