When their popularity was at its dizzying peak, Creedence Clearwater Revival were proud outcasts in the world of rock.
During a time when the concept of “guitar gods” was just beginning to permeate popular culture – and seemingly every A-tier rock band sought to expand the boundaries of their music with lengthy jams and far-out lyrics influenced by psychedelics, non-Judeo/Christian religions about which they had maybe stumbled upon a single book, or what have you – Creedence were religious adherents to the old-school playbook: dishing out classic, fat-free, three-minute hits at an incredible clip.
