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| Inside Creedence Clearwater Revival | 
 enlarge | Actor: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Studio: Classic Rock Legends
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 39330
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1921
UPC: 823880019210
EAN: 0823880019210
ASIN: B000AGTQHM
Release Date: October 4, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 2005
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 THE GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER ...... May 26, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Being an absolutely huge Creedence fan since Proud Mary first came out (my all time fave song is still "Lodi"), I've longed to see something on DVD - it's unfortunate that this is the best there is - unless, like me, you go for the Brazil DVD that others have mentioned - and you also buy about 5 Ed Sullivan DVD's for their lip-synching singles, and a Hullabaloo DVD. It has been suggested many times that John Fogerty will still not allow any of the CCR stuff to come out (ever tried to buy the 4 songs they performed at Woodstock on CD or DVD - OK, I know, 'cos I bought it, that you can get it on the Woodstock CD Box Set but for about $100 !!!)as he feels the quality does not stand up - or, as some have also suggested, he's just still really mad at what he believed was backstabbing by his former band-mates (refer the plaegerising court case of "Old Man Down The Road" versus "Run Through The Jungle").
Still, this is certainly better than nothing - and I agree with the earlier remarks that Stu Cooks displays no malice toward Mr Fogerty (Mind - how could he with all the success that John Fogerty SINGLE HANDEDLY brought the band - and we all thought Ringo was the luckiest ever member of a successful band!!!!). Saw John Fogerty live at a concert here in Perth, Australia about 5 months ago and he still sings and plays as good as he did when I saw him (and the other 3 members of CCR)at the Albert Hall in 1970. I still give this 4 stars because of the scarcity of anything by Creedence on DVD - not because it's a particularly good offering.
We can all but hope that some vintage stuff (the 'Concert' or Woodstock ???) will eventually come out on DVD. Heaven knows we've waited long enough.
 Average Movie Rising. December 6, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
All- in- all, I guess I can't really say it's bad just not as good as it should be. They're a little critical about Creedence and I was surprised to see that they had wrong inmformation about a song. It really seems that some of the reviwers don't even want to be there and interviews could of been done better. But, it shows you the struggles the band encountered and the triumphs quite effectively. The interviews should have included John, or maybe Dough but all-in-all it's pretty average. I did think, however, that the music videos were pretty good.
I wanna know...have you ever seen a Creedence concert? November 15, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Because if I ever hear of one that's out on DVD, I will be the first one to buy it. Frankly, I don't get it. I know people filmed them, and I know that people can remaster image and sound. I know that The Band, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and even Hendrix has an access of footage that exists. If anyone is holding back on us fans, please cease. Anyway, this DVD is not as essential as you might think (well, the CREAM DVD is, it is full of nice info. and hilarious interviews), but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't buy it if you are a true fan. A musician here shows you how to strum and fingerpick a couple of Creedence tunes, although this is not a tuturial. I just wish the other band members, including its author John Fogerty, would've allowed themselves to be interviewed. Plus, I know there is studio footage somewhere. But in the meantime, just enjoy this "inside" look--it is a good film and it's nice to see Stu Cook today, but don't expect a great archive of unseen material and in-depth liner note-style comments. The film is more like an appreciation of them--but how can they help it? It is very difficult to slam a group that played this well and wrote so many wonderful and timeless songs.
Inside Creedence , No music ..only interviews October 26, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received yesterday These documentary( Thanks Amazon.com Quick service)
But talking about the documentary i expected complete musicals from the ed Sullivan appearences & Johnny Cash show & the concert , but there are only interviews with Stu Cook ( CCR bassist ) & no more.
The "Proud mary" clip from Sullivan apaperend in many times of the interview but not complete so you must to buy Ed Sullivan 60s show fro the complete clip? yes i think so.
I understand there exist a rare DVD with foreign musical clips of Creedence made in Brazil i think that this site offers , is another option for Creedence fans who wanst to watch COMPLETE VIDEO CLIPS OF CREEDENCE CLEAWATER REVIVAL..
Pretty Decent October 15, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just got to see it today. I thought it was pretty decent. There are a few things I would do different, but I'll get to that later.
This documentary features Stu Cook as well as some journalists & radio DJ's discussing CCR. They talk more about the music than the actual band. I think that even fans who despise Stu can enjoy this documentary. We get to see some footage from the In Concert special as well as TV appearances and some unseen pictures. Basically they go over each album and briefly discuss some of the more popular tracks from each one.
As far as things I would change, I kind of think it was a mistake when they were discussing certain songs to use the performance from the In-Concert special because we all know how bad the sound quality is, so it doesn't really do the band any justice. And the other main thing I would change is that at some parts while the people are talking, they keep running footage from the Concert special, which kind of gets a little repetetive; I would have replaced some of that footage with even more rare pictures.
All-In-All I think this DVD is definitely worth checking out. Yeah, when Mardi Gras comes up, Stu does bring up how he & Doug "had to" write & sing their own songs, but he doesn't whine about it or anything; he doesn't show any real bitterness about it. I also kind of liked when one of the guys they interviewed gave some quick acoustic demonstrations of songs like "Proud Mary" & "Bad Moon Rising".
Oh, yeah, and for some of the one-star reviewers: maybe you should actually watch the DVD before giving it a bad rating!
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