John Fogerty: Centerfield (Warner Bros.)
Barney Hoskyns, NME, 1985
TIME STANDS still in Fogertyville. Its ten years since the old Creedence leader made a record and nothing much has changed. Theres a few syndrums and claptracks on Main Street now but theyre the merest concession stands. The ballpark is still there and the Memphis train still howls through at night.
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