Keep On Chooglin'

John Fogerty played at the Hammersmith Apollo last night. I saw a two hour, career spanning showcase of his great singing, songwriting and guitar playing. Umpteen Fogerty and Creedence classics.

I'd say that the show included more brilliantly played guitar solos and hooks than anybody else could possibly put together. The audience, being British and well past their youth, took a while to let what hair they still had down. However, as soon as the first note of Down On The Corner was played there was a stage rush (amble). People stood up to dance, knowing that the gig was going to build up with hit after hit to a Proud Mary finish.

A good show always leaves you wanting more and I would have loved to have heard him play Run Through The Jungle, Rock And Roll Girls or Almost Saturday Night. It was really nice though to get an unexpected Cotton Fields and this oldie, from a time when men had beards...

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Backdoor
There's a really good set of photos taken by 'Warby' right here.

Set List: Travelin' Band/Green River/Who'll Stop The Rain/It Came Out Of The Sky/Lookin' Out My Back Door/Blue Moon Nights/Commotion/Born On The Bayou/Porterville/Cotton Fields/Ramble Tamble/Midnight Special/Bootleg/Deja Vu/Heard It Through The Grapevine/Have You Ever Seen The Rain?/Sweet Hitch-Hiker/Long As I Can See The Light/Keep On Chooglin'/Down On The Corner/Centerfield/Up Around The Bend/Old Man Down The Road/Bad Moon Rising/Fortunate Son/Rockin' All Over The World/Proud Mary

Whilst I'm posting I might as well include a cover version of one of his songs - don't worry it's not Status Quo! This one is for all you Lycanthropes out there.


Bruce Springsteen - Bad Moon Rising
SOS Racisme Concert, Paris 18th June 1988