WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
| Credence Clearwater Revival
WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in November 1969, and was the last of three studio albums that the band released in that year. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stones
1974 - The rest of the album is in the basic Clearwater mode, but with considerably more variation and imagination than Creedence has previously produced. There are probably six hit singles on the album
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Ultimate Classic Rock
the majority of the songs on "Willy and the Poor Boys" have an easy, almost tranquil aesthetic – suggesting a ragtag band playing country shuffles, bluesy boogie woogie and Leadbelly covers out on the back porch or, perhaps, down on the corner
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All Music
It all adds up to one of the greatest pure rock & roll records ever cut.
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Bored and Dangerous
apart from Fortunate Son still being amazing, it’s that Creedence Clearwater Revival are so much bigger and better than their hits. The masterful story telling on Midnight Special, the shredding guitar instrumental of Side O’ the Road, the darkness of Effigy.
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Blog Critics
2008 - another worthy addition to the band's catalog and a continuing testament to their talents
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Live for Music
2014 - a masterpiece – one you can listen to a thousand times over. It effortlessly combines delta blues, rock and roll and gospel into a wonderful mix of great songs, with powerful, but simple messages.
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Mark's Record Reviews
Every one of these songs scrapes under your skin with a gleeful muddy glow that warms your soul as it dirties up your apartment.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
this album is (mostly) awesome, and an absolute essential for any casual CCR fan
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
With lots of energy and lots of great Fogerty songs, Willy and the Poor Boys is yet another building block for Creedence, and they’d peak with their next record.
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Robert Christgau
Creedence's ecumenical achievement is almost unbelievable: this is the only group since the Beatles and the Stones to turn out hit after hit without losing any but the most perverse hip music snobs.... This is everything a good rock album should be--the best they've done yet, I think.
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