John Fogerty - 1986-09-14 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

John Fogerty

1986-09-14

Great Woods Amphitheater

Mansfield, MA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Mr. Greed

02. Sanz Kant Danz

03. Knockin' On Your Door

04. Old Man Down The Road

05. Centerfield

06. Wasn't That a Woman

07. Eye Of The Zombie

08. Big Train from Memphis

09. Soda Pop

10. Change In The Weather

11. Rock and Roll Girls

John Fogerty - 1986-09-14 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

John Fogerty was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993 as part of Creedence Clearwater Revival. That class also included The Doors, Etta James, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Ruth Brown, Van Morrison and Sly & the Family Stone. Bruce Springsteen made the induction speech for CCR. As mentioned in an earlier post, the 1993 ceremony was filled with memorable moments, both good and bad. One of the unfortunate moments came when John Fogerty refused to play with the other members of CCR. Instead he played a set of the group’s classics backed by Bruce Springsteen & Robbie Robertson.

Of course, Fogerty was no stranger to conflict and controversy. Fogerty may have been the leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, but from 1973 to 1986 , his live performances would have given you no clue to his past. During that time, due to a host of legal disputes with Fantasy Records, his former record company, Fogerty refused to play any Creedence material in concert. While it was disappointing for his fans, you could understand Fogerty’s frustration since one lawsuit accused him of plagiarizing his own music! That case claimed that his solo tune Old Man Down The Road, published by Warner Brothers, stole the chorus from the Creedence song, Run Through The Jungle, published by Fantasy. Fogerty eventually won the case by demonstrating in the court room how he composed songs. In any event, when he went on tour in 1986 in support of his solo discs, Centerfield and Eye of The Zombie, no CCR tunes were in the set list. This soundboard recording from September 14, 1986, 29 years ago today, while not a complete show, provides some insight into Fogerty’s music and mood at the time The first 2 songs are direct attacks on the Chairman of Fantasy, Saul Zaentz, who had brought the lawsuits against Fogerty. In addition, the set list includes material from The Eye of The Zombie album, the tone of which was so dark that after this tour, Fogerty stopped playing any songs from that disc for over 20 years. Finally, the show includes 3 of his best known solo tunes, Centerfield, Rock and Roll Girls, and the aforementioned Old Man Down The Road.