Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Blood Rising
David Cavanagh, Uncut, February 2012
AT THE DAWN of the '70s, Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest band in the world — a brilliant and driven hit machine with deep roots in American tradition. By 1972, though, it was all over, and the ex-band mates embarked on a bitter war that still continues, 40 years later. As John Fogerty finally revisits his glorious songs, Uncut lets him tell his side of a remarkable story — and then hears the very different stories of his old Creedence sparring partners. "I had so much anger," says Fogerty, "I couldn't play those songs..."
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