Amazing - thank you for this interview! I was at the early 1990s gig. It was at the Cotati Cabaret in Cotati CA, and Peter recounted the story of going down to get Bob Mosely from under the bridge off I5. The band sounded great, and we had no idea we were seeing an historic reunion, however brief. I think the band performed as The Melvilles.
Stu's compliments of other artists seem like back handed insults to John. Too bad he's so bitter he can't just give John the credit he deserves. I've heard Tom's solo stuff. Even his "hits" are kinda silly and I wouldn't buy them for sure. Never heard of this Rocky guy so I doubt he's the best rock vocalist, but everyone can have their own opinion. Did Rocky make the Rock and Roll HoF?
So weird Stu and Doug really harp on racism and always out of context. Just goofy. I think black people do just fine....don't need white people boohooing for them.
Funny how he, and the other two sided with Saul Zaentz for decades, and just now in this video he makes it known that Zaentz was a shady character. Color me shocked...
I loved The Moby Grape Before Any Other San Fran Band,,Awesome Musician's with Awesome Music,,And Right On!! with 3 🎸Guitars leading the scene was monumental,,I still listen all the time to the old MobyGrape,,,I wanna add that Ms.Arwen Lewis has some Cool Music too! Excellent Interview✌🏼Thanks Moby Grape🙏🏼
I disagree with some of the comments. When the Beatles started, it was John and Paul who started it, George and ringo were added, John and Paul did all of the writing except for some by George. But with creedence, the 3 started together, and apparently they wanted Tom because they seen Him as a big plus to the band at first, guess because of his talent at the beginning. Why couldn't john just let the other 3 just sing once and awhile? It's like when I saw George Harrison in that movie, he was singing lead and I thought, oh man, George is singing lead to this one and I loved it!!! John didn't even let these guys sing backup except a few times, he may have wrote the songs, but he wrote them for just him alone. You know, I don't care who the top guy is, the band was the band and that's who I want to watch. I find myself looking at old ccr clips then I do looking at John by himself. There's blame to go both ways, and it's sad such friends from high school 7th grade doing something together made them all famous to have such animosity towards each other especially at such an old age. They're all millionaires, so what the hell. John takes credit for writing the songs, but weren't the songs for the band ? Didn't he write the songs for all of them? All I know is, Jesus said if you don't forgive you won't be forgiven! Way to late in age to be acting this way. Besides, isn't it God alone who gave them all their lives and their talent? I wouldn't be crediting myself in such a way knowing that Jesus gave His life for all, he gave it free! Better forgive and forget before its to late.
You did a great interview, Scott. I got a sense of how Stu felt during the final days in CCR. A narcissist can make life hard for you. I don't know if John was a narcissist, but he may have had the same effect.
Being a great Fogerty fan ..I don't under stand and I don't want to ...but when CCR were inducted into the Hall of fame. It disappoints me that john didn't want to perform with Stu and Doug......they worked their guts out to....when creedence were at their peak.. ..all the best Stu and Doug👍👍JSW AUSTRALIA
John had more than one hit once he left Creedence. First a cover of Jambalya, then from Centerfield The Old Man Down The Road, Rock and Roll Girls and Centerfield. While not hits, John wrote two songs that have become iconic, Rockin’’ All Over The World performed by Status Quo to open Live Aid and Almost Saturday Night covered by Bruce Springsteen and one of John’s heroes Ricky Nelson. Stu will not admit that without John Fogerty there is no Creedence, no hits, and no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Gee sounds like a jerk, I think Mardi Gras was real bad….because Stu and Doug were just part of the band but John was the band, then he says Fogerty had no hits, he could’t record because of lawsuits, when he did I think Centerfield was pretty big…right? Whadda bum!
I learned EVERY note on the first album. I was there at the Fillmore when the back cover photo was shot (big red balloon). The Moby Grape story makes me hate the music business. A true horror and pathetic nightmare. I did a record and tour with the first band signed to EMI America (Spellbound) and that spit me out of the music business permanently. Just the world’s most evil horrible people in the music business.
…when is someone gonna write a book on this guy already? I mean, give him 30 seconds and he’ll turn in a guitar solo part that you’ll remember for the rest of your life! Example: Oh Sherry. I mean, come on… Only The Lonely, too. Another guy who can do this exact thing is Eliot Easton!
Matt was amazing when he was in Guns.. Shame Axl won't allow him into his band. Duff & Slash shouldn't have went without Matt. But we all know Slash has no loyalty.
What Peter said about the ultra view of SF psychadelic rock as THE answer to life everafter was so correct. I thought being in our band in those days was fun, and had NO answers to anything EXCEPT fun and entertainment. The problem with adding drugs to the whole scene is they tend to make the musicians philosophers; zealots w/o knowledge, hypocrites as hippies.
Matt Sorum will always be Guns N’ Roses to me. He saved that band in 1990, and the music he made with them on the Use Your Illusion albums will never be forgotten. Love you Matt!
My sister, of all the songs that send me to Jesus, your "God is Amazing" does that the most. Always. I get goosebumps and tears well up, it is truly amazing. Thank you for that. God bless you!
Now that they have the rights to their name and music back, they should put out quality reissues for their LP's, unreleased and live material, etc. The demand has got to be there.
I really wish they would. Been trying to get those last round of Sundazed reissues from 07 that go for hundreds of dollars. Damn that Katz for screwing them so bad. It’s a crime that the first album is so hard to find.
Loved ths interview. For many soul fans my age in the UK we saw Niecy on Top Of The Pops singing Free (#1 in the charts!) back in 1976/77. They even used a the BBC live band who were well known for hitting the beers in the bar and being a bit rough in their playing but I still loved it. I bought Niecy's LPs in the 70s and fell in love with that whole era of soul where the chords and harmonies got more jazzy. Love the long version of Free on her first album and fell in love with the sound of the Fender Rhodes and Solina string synthesizer... really influenced my whole taste in music. Deniece is so down to earth... love her vibe!
Wonderful to hear Deniece. I was a child in the 70s but Free resonated with me and my family and I can still recall seeing her on TOTP in 1976/77 with the BBC band. In the 90s when I was getting into piano Free was one of the first songs I learned on my Fender Rhodes as it had all the complexity due to the jazzy voicings and I bought all her 70s LPs on vinyl. in some ways it was a gateway into a lot of soul and jazz I got into later.... Deniece seems so down to earth!
‘ If You Don’t Believe “ has always been one of my favorites! I still play it all the time these days !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ the trombone solo! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Neicy, so legendary , and still so beautiful ! Always said she was “ the sweetest voice in music”, no one sounds as sweet as Neicy! She released a new EP in 2021 with a song called “ One Kiss”, one of my favorite new songs !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💐💐💐💐💐💐🎤🎤🎤
the year 1976 was a spectacular year with e w -f, because maurice white was producing , denice williams, the emotions, of course, and a soul group called, pockets, all 3 artist blew up big time.
