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An excellent factor is ready for us up across the bend. John Fogerty has rerecorded a full album of Creedence Clearwater Revival classics, out on August 22. The guitarist informed Rolling Stone that the impetus for the report, titled Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, occurred two years in the past when he lastly gained the bulk stake to the publishing rights for his band’s catalogue — a victory that got here after many years of failed makes an attempt. “I’m nonetheless sort of ready to listen to suggestions,” Fogerty mentioned. “However the first 5 or 6 folks I’ve talked to who’ve listened to all of it say it sounds ‘more energizing.’ Possibly what they’re saying is it’s clearer, or the constancy is best or one thing? That could be one thing I hadn’t even counted on, however there’s extra dimension to it, extra depth.” You may hear and resolve for your self with the primary “(John’s Model)” monitor.
Taylor Swift, who has been on a multiyear campaign over the possession of her masters and has rerecorded a number of albums to say her inventive autonomy, gave Fogerty the increase of confidence to pursue this venture within the studio. The entire best CCR hits Fogerty wrote, from “Proud Mary” to “Lookin’ Out My Again Door,” have been dutifully redone. “I needed to name it Taylor’s Model. I lobbied very a lot to the report firm,” he defined. “However there’s a few issues. No. 1, there’s most likely no probability on this planet I’ll ever have any a part of the possession of the previous masters. That is sort of the Taylor Swift half. However one other factor is, I feel there’s a pleasure fairly evident within the music that might not be there within the unique variations.” Fogerty added that he “understood her plight” amid Swift’s ongoing battle to purchase again her life’s work. Till then, possibly they’ll meet down on the nook someday.