Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Wednesday, April 17, 2002 |
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Creedence Clearwater Revisited kicks off summer concert series at 'The Fred' By MICHAEL
BOYLAN When the subject of classic American rock comes up, one word comes to mind - Creedence. Creedence Clearwater Revival, best known for songs "Suzy Q," "Fortunate Son," "Bad Moon Rising" and countless others, disbanded in 1972. Lead singer John Fogarty started a solo career and can be heard every time you go to a baseball game when they play his hit song "Centerfield." The remaining members of CCR, drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford and bassist Stu Cook, went their separate ways as well and played with different bands, but they missed playing the Creedence songs and when a friend asked them to play some private parties in 1995, they did and Creedence Clearwater Revisited began to take shape. "The reaction to the shows was very positive," said Clifford. "It was driven in part by a generation of kids who weren't even born when the music came out." Clifford and Cook decided that they would look for some other musicians and if they could recapture the sound and recreate what the music was about they would become a band again. They found the right players. John Tristao, formerly of the band People, is the vocalist for the band, while Elliot Easton, the former guitarist for The Cars, plays lead guitar. Steve Gunner plays both keyboards and guitar for Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Clifford and Cook resume their duties and pick up where they left off. The band performs over 100 shows a year and has played all over North and South America as well as Europe and Asia. After their stop in Peachtree City this weekend, the band heads to Brazil for several dates followed by a stop in Mexico City. They have also released a double live CD called "Recollection." Their shows have been amazingly popular among fans and only standing room only tickets remain for this weekend's shows. This is all right as the audience will be standing and dancing for most of the show anyway. Standing-room tickets go on sale at 6 p.m. and will be sold first-come, first-served. They are $45 each and there is a chance that there will be some seating tickets left. |
