Creedence Clearwater Revival & Sonic Youth
 

Over the years some similarities SY have cited CCR as an influence...

Where in their catalogue can you see this?

A) Bad Moon Rising

Some of Sonic Nurse reminds me of 'Born On The Bayou' for some weird reason, its probably in the structure or something.

I don't know.

I saw John Fogerty a year or so ago though. It was a great show, but a very shitty night for several reasons.

I have a mint condition vinyl copy of Green River. So many good, forgotten songs on that album.

Their influence isnt really audible unless you are some hack pretentious rock journalist who gets off on analogies.

Am I the only one that doesn't compare SY to most rock. It is impossible to lump them in with a bunch of other bands....

I actually compare bands to SY.

"Keep on Choogin'" by CCR reminds me quite a bit of a Sonic Youth tune structurally. The "Intro" to "Brave Men Run" reminds me a bit of Fogerty's guitar style.

There is definitely an influence to be found (obviously especially around the BMR era), and it's one of the rare instances where I think SY, even Thurston, wasn't bullshitting in the interviews. That said, and influence doesn't mean a copycat thing and SY at the same time sited influences that I can also hear from Throbbing Gristle to the MC5 to Madonna, so don't look too hard.

I see you and raise...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3hC4Za2kc

wow, impressive.
i don't often click random youtube links, but i'm glad i clicked that one.

Come to think of it, I don't compare them either. Their variety is such that many bands can't even claim that diversity.

I guess if pressed, the only band I can think of with such diversity from song to song, album to album would be that Liverpool insect band that changed pop music as we know it starting in the early 60s. :D

I saw John Fogerty last December and being a great show, I never even thought of Sonic Youth. :confused:

best thing i've seen in forever, pbradley. repped.

wasn't an ATL track's working title "Proud Mary" ?

Sonic Youth's Proud & Hairy
CCR's Proud Mary

Coincidence?

Oh, snaps! It's my favorite ATL song:



THE INEFFABLE ME Originally Released on:
A THOUSAND LEAVES
also appears on:

• SYR2 as part of Slaapkamers Met Slagroom

Track length: 5:21
First Known Performance: 03/01/97
Last Known Performance: 06/19/00
</B>NOTES:

• Working title: "Proud Marie"

my favourite from C.C.R : " i heard it through the grapevine"... yeah baby it's only rock n' roll!!
Maybe S.Y is something between Creedence and Glenn Branca...this need some meditation...

I think a good SY influenced by CCR moment is Self Obsessed & Sexxxxeeee, the part when t starts goin' party-party-party, party all the time. Totally.

Bayou Country has been sitting on my turntable for awhile

There are patent Velvet Underground, Stooges, Television, Talking Heads, Joy Division, The Fall, Neil Young, Beach Boys, and so on influences in SY. Sorry but they're not that "unique", in sound at least.