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Senin, 07 September 2009

God Bless

Berdirinya God Bless berawal dengan kembalinya Ahmad "Iyek" Albar kembali ke Tanah Air setelah beberapa tahun tinggal di Belanda, ia pun berangan-angan membentuk band sendiri yang lebih serius. Beliau kembali dari Belanda bersama dengan Ludwig Lemans (gitaris Clover Leaf, band Iyek ketika masih di Belanda). Iyek lalu mengajak (almarhum) Fuad Hassan (drum) dan Donny Fattah (bass) untuk membentuk band. Inilah yang melatarbelakangi berdirinya Crazy Wheels, sebelum akhirnya band tersebut - yang mengadakan konser perdananya di TIM (Taman Ismail Marzuki) lalu mengikuti pentas musik "Summer '28", semacam pentas 'Woodstock' ala Indonesia di Ragunan, Jakarta, yang diikuti berbagai band dari Indonesia, Malysia dan Filipina - mengubah namanya menjadi God Bless pada tanggal 5 Mei 1973.

Jockie Surjoprajogo (keyboard) sendiri baru bergabung dengan Crazy Wheels/God Bless pada awal tahun 1973. Beliau dimaksudkan sebagai pengganti Deddy Dores - yang sempat bergabung dengan God Bless namun tidak bertahan lama dalam band tersebut karena harus mengurus bandnya sendiri, Rhapsodia. Namun Jockie juga tidak bisa bertahan lama. Posisi beliau pun digantikan oleh (almarhum) Soman Lubis.

Pada bulan Juni 1974, Fuad Hasan dan Soman Lubis (keyboard) mengalami kecelakaan lalu lintas di Tugu Pancoran, Jakarta Selatan. God Bless pun melalui masa berkabung. Ditambah lagi, sang gitaris Ludwig Lemans juga memutuskan untuk keluar dari God Bless. Dengan demikian, personil yang tersisa tinggal Ahmad Albar dan Donny Fattah. Untuk mengisi kekosongan pada kibor, mereka mengajak Jockie untuk bergabung kembali. Jockie lantas mengajak Ian Antono (gitar) dan Teddy Sujaya (drum) untuk bergabung dengan God Bless.

Untuk mengenang Fuad Hassan dan Soman Lubis, God Bless tampil di TIM dengan tema mengenang seratus hari Fuad Hasan dan Soman Lubis dengan atraksi mengusung peti mati diatas panggung.

Pada awalnya, God Bless bukanlah band yang memiliki lagu. Mereka hanya band yang biasa membawakan lagu-lagu orang pada setiap penampilan mereka. Proses masuknya band legendaris ini kedalam dapur rekaman dimulai dengan coba-coba. Mereka menulis lagu, dan lantas merekamnya. Mereka merekamnya di sebuah studio yang dikelola oleh Alex Kumara (ahli broadcast). Rekaman-rekaman ini bisa sampai ke telinga PT Aquarius Musikindo karena Suryoko - bos Aquarius - sering belajar gitar di rumah Ian. Mereka berdua memang sudah bersahabat sejak lama. Dan pada tahun 1975, God Bless merilis album perdananya.

1. God Bless - Semut hitam

2. God Bless - Rumah kita

3. God Bless - Kehidupan

4. God Bless - Bis kota

5. God Bless - Musisi

6. God Bless - Syair kehidupan

7. God Bless - Huma diatas bukit

8. God Bless - Selamat pagi Indonesia

9. God Bless - Serigala jalanan

10. God Bless - Saksi gitar tua

11. God Bless - Sodom gomorah

12. God Bless - Damai yang hilang

13. God Bless - Panggung sandiwara

14. God Bless - Menanti kejujuran

15. God Bless - Zakia

16. God Bless - Gadis binal


Nazareth

Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex Mark V and The Red Hawks), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the first line of The Band's classic song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin' about half past dead...")

The band moved to London, England in 1970, and released their self-titled debut album in 1971. After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, released in 1972, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour, and issued the Roger Glover produced, Razamanaz, in early 1973. This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy". This was followed by Loud 'N' Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a hard-rocking cover of Joni Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight". Then came another album Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, "Shanghai'ed in Shanghai", narrowly missed the British Top 40. A non-album song, again a cover version, this time of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle", was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975.

Hair of the Dog was released in April 1975. The title track of that album (popularly, though incorrectly, known as "Son Of A Bitch" due to its chorus lyrics) became a staple of 1970s rock radio. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by The Everly Brothers, and also covered by Roy Orbison, the melodic ballad "Love Hurts", that was released as a hit single in the UK and in the U.S., where it went platinum. The track became the band's only U.S. Top Ten hit. The song spent a record-shattering 60 weeks on the Norwegian chart.

In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson was added to the line-up, remaining for two albums, No Mean City and Malice in Wonderland, and contributing numerous compositions. Malice in Wonderland produced a popular AOR single called "Holiday". In 1981, they contributed the song "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" to the soundtrack to the film, Heavy Metal.

1. Nazareth - Love hurts

2. Nazareth - Hair of the dog

3. Nazareth - Razamanaz

4. Nazareth - Where are you now

5. Nazareth - Love lead to madness

6. Nazareth - Sunshine

7. Nazareth - Star

8. Nazareth - Hearts grown cold

9. Nazareth - Dream on

10. Nazareth - I don't to go on without you


Rainbow

Rainbow were an English hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf members; lead singer Ronnie James Dio (later to join Black Sabbath), keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, bassist Craig Gruber, and drummer Gary Driscoll. Over the years Rainbow went through many lineup changes.

Rainbow is widely regarded today as one of the forerunners of both the Neoclassical Metal and Power Metal movements.


1. Rainbow - The Temple of the king

2. Rainbow - Catch the rainbow

3. Rainbow - Can't let you go

4. Rainbow - Stone cold

5. Rainbow - Kill the king


Minggu, 06 September 2009

Scorpions

Scorpions adalah kelompok musik hard rock dari Hannover, Jerman, paling dikenal lewat lagu-lagunya "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Wind of Change" dan "Still Loving You".

"Wind of Change" adalah salah satu lagu Scorpions yang bertipe balads rock. Lagu ini di buat pada tahun 1989 dan terdapat dalam album Crazy World. Lagu ini menceritakan tentang perubahan politik di Eropa Timur pada waktu itu seperti runtuhnya Tembok Berlin, meningkatnya kebebasan di blok komunis (yang disusul jatuhnya Uni Soviet), dan berakhirnya Perang Dingin.

Dalam album Pure Instinct (1996) mereka bekerja sama dengan dua penulis lagu Indonesia Titiek Puspa dan James F. Sundah dalam lagu "When You Came into My Life".

1. Scorpions - Still loving you

2. Scorpions - Wind of change

3. Scorpions - Always somewhere

4. Scorpions - Send me an angel

5. Scorpions - When the smoke is going down

6. Scorpions - Holiday

7. Scorpions - Under the same sun

8. Scorpions - Lonely nights

9. Scorpions - Believe in love

10. Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane

11. Scorpions - Lady starlight

12. Scorpions - No one like you

13. Scorpions - Big city nights

14. Scorpions - White dove

15. Scorpions - Black out

16. Scorpions - Rhythm of love

17. Scorpions - Is there anybody there

18. Scorpions - Born to touch your feeling

19. Scorpions - Living for tomorrow


Rabu, 02 September 2009

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums and percussion). The band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with a total of twenty-two former members. Originally formed as a heavy blues-rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult- and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, changing their name to Black Sabbath and achieving multiple gold and platinum records in the 1970s. As one of the first and most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Black Sabbath helped define the genre with releases such as 1970's quadruple-platinum Paranoid.They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band" of all time, and have sold over fifteen million records in the United States alone.
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, and while initially replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath would see a revolving lineup in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin. The original lineup reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album, Reunion, which spawned the Grammy Award-winning single "Iron Man" in 2000, thirty years after the song's initial release on the album Paranoid. The early 1980s line-up featuring Iommi, Butler, Dio, and Vinny Appice reformed in 2006 under the moniker Heaven & Hell.

1. Black Sabbath - Iron man
2. Black Sabbath - War pig
3. Black Sabbath - Into the void
4. Black Sabbath - Under the sun
5. Black Sabbath - Hole in the sky
6. Black Sabbath - Dirty woman
7. Black Sabbath - Children of the grave
8. Black Sabbath - Purple haze
9. Black Sabbath - Snowblind
10. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
11. Black Sabbath - Hand of doom
12. Black Sabbath - Changes

King Crimson

King Crimson are a progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. They have typically been categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, although they have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation drawing from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, hard rock, gamelan, folk music, electronica and drum and bass. Originating in England, the band has had a mixture of English and American personnel since 1981.
King Crimson have garnered little radio or music video airplay, but gained a large cult following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock, and made the list of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists.[citation needed]
King Crimson's membership has fluctuated considerably throughout its existence, with eighteen musicians and two lyricists passing through the ranks as full band members. The band developed a greater degree of stability later on in its history, with current (and fifth) frontman Adrian Belew having been a member of King Crimson since 1981 and drummer Bill Bruford staying with the band for nine years of active existence (1973-75, 1981-84 and 1994-97)
Today, King Crimson's early music is considered to owe a lot to the compositional frameworks of jazz innovators like Charles Mingus and John McLaughlin, fused with British pop and classical music. The early 1970s were King Crimson's least stable period, with many personnel changes and disjunctions between studio and live sound as the band explored elements of jazz, funk and chamber classical music. In the mid-'70s the band had a more stable lineup and developed an improvisational sound influenced by hard rock, before breaking up in 1974. The band re-formed with a new line-up in 1981 for three years (this time influenced by New Wave and gamelan music) before breaking up again for around a decade. Following their 1994 reunion (with extra personnel), King Crimson blended aspects of their 1980s and 1970s sound with influences from more recent musical genres such as industrial rock and grunge (the latter itself a genre initially influenced by King Crimson). The band’s efforts to blend additional elements into their music have continued into the 21st century, with more recent developments including drum and bass-styled rhythm loops and extensive use of MIDI and guitar synthesis.

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1. King Crimson - Epitaph
2. King Crimson - I talk to the wind
3. King Crimson - The court of the crimson king
4. King Crimson - Red
5. King Crimson - The night watch
6. King Crimson - Dinosaur
7. King Crimson - Starless
8. King Crimson - Cadence and cascade
9. King Crimson - Cat food
10. King Crimson - The sheltering sky
11. King Crimson - Elephant talk
12. King Crimson - Easy money

Selasa, 01 September 2009

Emerson Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup. In the 1970s, the band was extremely popular, selling over 35 million albums and headlining huge concerts. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (guitar, bass guitar, vocals) and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion).

1. E L P - C'est la vie
2. E L P - Lucky man
3. E L P - Welcome back my friend
4. E L P - Still you turn me on

PINK FLOYD


Pink Floyd are an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 200 million albums worldwide including 74.5 million certified units in the United States. Pink Floyd influenced progressive rock artists of the 1970s such as Genesis and Yes, as well as contemporary artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Dream Theater.
Pink Floyd were formed in London in 1965 when Syd Barrett moved there from Cambridge and joined The Tea Set, a group consisting of Regent Street Polytechnic architecture students Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Bob Klose. Klose soon departed, but the group had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. However, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually led his colleagues to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett's departure, bass player and singer Roger Waters eventually became a dominant force in the group, a situation which developed through the late 1970s and lasted until his departure from the group in 1985. The band had always been popular in England, though they did not achieve worldwide critical and commercial success until the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and Animals (1977), as well as the rock opera, The Wall (1979).
In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force", but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Waters sued them for the name, and eventually the parties reached a settlement out of court allowing Gilmour, Mason and Wright to continue as Pink Floyd. Without Waters, the band again enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994). Waters performed live with the band for the first time in 25 years on 2 July 2005 at the London Live 8 concert.
Pink Floyd adalah band progressive rock asal Inggris yang terkenal karena komposisi lagu-lagunya yang bergaya bombastis, sampul-sampul albumnya yang indah dan konser-konsernya yang megah. Pink Floyd adalah salah satu kelompok musik rock yang paling sukses secara komersil, pada saat ini berada di peringkat ketujuh dalam jumlah album terjual di seluruh dunia. Mereka dibentuk di tahun 1966 dan terakhir merekam album studio di tahun 1994.

Led Zeppelin


Led Zeppelin adalah kelompok musik rock dari Inggris yang dibentuk bulan September 1968, dan dibubarkan setelah pemain drum John Bonham meninggal. Led Zeppelin terdiri dari Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, dan John Bonham. Dengan musiknya yang menonjolkan suara gitar yang keras dan berat, Led Zeppelin dianggap sebagai salah satu band heavy metal yang pertama. Sebagian besar lagu-lagu mereka merupakan interpretasi musik blues dan folk yang diberi nuansa rock, termasuk rockabilly, reggae, soul, funk, jazz, musik klasik, musik Kelt, musik India, musik Arab, musik pop, musik Amerika Latin, dan musik country.
Led Zeppelin tidak pernah merilis singel dari lagu-lagunya yang menjadi populer di Britania Raya. Alasannya, mereka lebih menyukai konsep musik rock berorientasi album.
Setelah 25 tahun bubar akibat meninggalnya John Bonham pada tahun 1980, Led Zeppelin tetap disanjung penggemar musik berkat pencapaian artistik, kesuksesan komersial, dan pengaruhnya yang luas di kalangan musisi rock. Hingga saat ini, album Led Zeppelin telah laku lebih dari 300 juta keping, di antaranya, 109,5 juta keping laku di Amerika Serikat, dan menjadi satu-satunya grup musik yang berhasil menempatkan semua albumnya ke dalam urutan Top 10 tangga album Billboard. Selain itu, Led Zeppelin menempati urutan nomor satu dalam Daftar 100 Artis Hard Rock Terbesar (100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock) versi VH1.
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven
2. Led Zeppelin - Moby dick
3. Led Zeppelin - D'yer M'aker
4. Led Zeppelin - Rock n roll
5. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant song
6. Led Zeppelin - Good times bad times
7. Led Zeppelin - Since i've been loving you
8. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
9. Led Zeppelin - Black dog
10. Led Zeppelin - Going to California
11. Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love
12. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and confused
13. Led Zeppelin - I can't quit you
14. Led Zeppelin - You shook me

15. Led Zeppelin - Lemon song

Deep Purple


Deep Purple adalah kelompok hard rock Inggris yang dianggap sebagai salah satu pelopor musik heavy metal bersama dengan Led Zeppelin dan Black Sabbath.
Cikal bakal Deep Purple merupakan kreasi dari Jon Lord yang sebelumnya bermain untuk The Flowerpot Man bersama rekan pemusik lainnya, Chris Curtis, dan seorang pengusaha yang mencoba menjadi produser musik, Tony Edwards. Pada Bulan Desember 1967, Curtis merekrut Ritchie Blackmore yang ketika itu sedang mencoba nasib di Jerman bersama Neil Christian And The Crusaders.
Sebelum di Jerman, Blackmore pernah bergabung dengan The Outlaws dan Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages. Lagu "The Address" dan "Mandrake Root" ditulis pada pertemuan pertama Blackmore dan Lord. Tak lama kemudian bergabung pula rekan pemetik bas Lord di The Flowerpot Man, Nick Simper. Untuk mengisi posisi vokalis serta penabuh drum, Lord dan Blackmore merekrut Rod Evans dan Ian Paice. Setelah sempat menamakan diri sebagai Roundabout, bulan Maret 1968 mereka resmi menjadi Deep Purple.
Sebelum memutuskan nama Deep Purple Nama nama lain yang sempay di usulkan sebagai nama band adalah "Orpheus", "Concrete God", juga nama "Sugarlump". Pada suatu pagi, Ritchie mengusulkan nama "Deep Purple" karena itu nama lagu favorit neneknya, yang cukup populer pada tahun 1920-an dan menjadi hit kelompok Nino Tempo And April Steven tahun 1963.
Pada tahun 1969, nasib Simper dan Evans didepak secara tiba-tiba oleh Blackmore, Lord, dan Paice. Richtie keluar-masuk pub untuk mencari pengganti. Akhirnya, dia terkesan dengan dua personel Episode Six, Ian Gillan serta Roger Glover.
1. Deep Purple - Soldier of fortune
2. Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
3. Deep Purple - Woman from tokyo
4. Deep Purple - Highway star
5. Deep Purple - Child in time
6. Deep Purple - Black Night
7. Deep Purple - Burn
8. Deep Purple - Demons eye
9. Deep Purple - When a blindman cries

Uriah Heep


Uriah Heep are an English rock band, formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label.
They were sometimes jokingly referred to as "The Beach Boys of heavy metal" for their melodic songs, and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals, although their music draws on diverse influences including progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz, and even country on occasion.
In spite of their huge popularity in Britain and continental Europe, Uriah Heep were never able to break into the American market in a big way, with the exception of three hit songs, "Easy Livin' " from the 1972 album Demons and Wizards, "Sweet Lorraine" from the 1972 album The Magician's Birthday (a top ten album in Australia), and "Stealin' " from the 1973 release Sweet Freedom. The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s, including the seminal Uriah Heep Live (1973), but their audience declined by the 1980s, to the point where they became essentially a cult band in the US and UK. Uriah Heep maintain a significant following in Germany, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Japan and Russia, where they still perform at stadium-sized venues.
Graphic artist Roger Dean painted several of their album covers, most notably Demons and Wizards (1972), The Magician's Birthday (1972), and Sea of Light (1994). They have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
1. Uriah Heep - Come away melinda
2. Uriah Heep - Bird of prey
3. Uriah Heep - Gypsy
4. Uriah Heep - Look at your self
5. Uriah Heep - Stealin'
6. Uriah Heep - Lady in black
7. Uriah Heep - Easy Livin'
8. Uriah Heep - The Wizard
9. Uriah Heep - Sunrise
10. Uriah Heep - Sweet Loraine
11. Uriah Heep - July morning
12. Uriah Heep - Rain
13. Uriah Heep - Wise man
14. Uriah Heep - Free me
15. Uriah Heep - Come back to me
16. Uriah Heep - Fallen angel

Senin, 31 Agustus 2009

CCR / Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums.
The group consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist and primary lyricist John Fogerty, rhythm guitarist and brother of John, Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. Their musical style encompassed rock and roll and swamp rock genres. Despite their San Francisco Bay Area origins, they are sometimes also cited as southern rock stylists.
CCR's music is still a staple of American and worldwide radio airplay[1] and often figures in various media. The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone.[2] CCR was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

Siapa Akan Menghentikan Hujan..
Dari hiruk-pikuk Festival Glastonbury di Somerset, Inggris, di antara pesta musik dan bir yang sampai membuat alpa, apa yang harus ditulis dalam catatan harian, ternyata setelah diperiksa ulang, pada buku harian ada catatan khusus: tentang John Fogerty.
Mengingat nama itu saja, kontan seperti hendak berdendang kembali: "I wanna know/Have you ever seen the rain... (Aku ingin tahu/Adakah kamu pernah melihat hujan itu...). Dengan melodi yang khas dalam gairah rock ’n’ roll, niscaya Anda tahu lagu yang saya maksud: Have You Ever Seen the Rain.
Lagu itu dikenal lewat kelompok band yang terkenal di era 1960-an sampai awal 1970-an, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). Sementara semua yang menggemari musik rock tentu juga tahu: CCR adalah John Fogerty.
Sungguh serasa mendapat berkah ketika dalam deretan ratusan kelompok musik yang tampil selama tiga hari berturut-turut di Festival Glastonbury yang berlangsung di kawasan pertanian Somerset, Inggris, Juni lalu, di antara kelompok-kelompok punk dan post-punk yang dominan, terselip nama John Fogerty.
Di antara puluhan panggung yang tersebar di arena festival, orang boleh berbondong-bondong untuk memilih kelompok-kelompok masa kini, seperti Mika, The Killers, The Cribs, dan lain-lain. Namun, bagi yang mengalami masa remaja di tahun 1970-an, biarlah meninggalkan semua itu dan berada di deretan paling depan panggung bernama Jazz World, menunggu tampilnya Fogerty.
Setelah 20 tahun
Ribuan orang di depan panggung itu umumnya rambutnya memang sudah memutih. Lalu inilah tokoh yang ditunggu: John Fogerty. Dalam usia ke-62, dia masih tampak tegak, segar, dibalut penampilan sederhana baju dan jeans agak ketat, memperlihatkan postur tubuh yang bagus. Cara bermain gitarnya sederhana, tapi penuh sugesti, yang dari petikan pertama langsung membuat orang bergoyang.
Dengan seketika, orang dibawa dalam atmosfer keriaan Proud Mary, yang tentu seketika pula mengingatkan semangat Fogerty (yang menciptakan sebagian besar lagu-lagu CCR), yakni semangat kerakyatan. Lagu-lagu Fogerty umumnya bercerita mengenai kehidupan kelas buruh serta lingkungan sehari-hari kota-kota di Amerika, berikut cerita mengenai hujan ataupun sungai.
Itulah yang membuat CCR menyimpan begitu banyak kenangan. Rasanya, tak ada penonton di depan panggung yang tak bisa ikut menyanyikan lagu-lagunya. Tentang hujan yang datang tadi, dalam lagu Have You Ever Seen the Rain, siapa tak bisa ikut berdendang, "...coming down on a sunny day (hujan... yang turun di hari yang cerah).
Penampilan Fogerty istimewa, bukan saja karena "kependekarannya" dibanding pemusik-pemusik baru di gelanggang itu, namun banyak orang tahu, sekitar 20 tahun dia tidak mau main musik sejak pecahnya CCR di tahun 1972. Selama itu, Fogerty seperti patah arang dengan dunia nyanyi, disebabkan perselisihannya dengan perusahaan rekaman yang merasa berhak atas lagu-lagunya.
Menurut catatan dari situs resmi Fogerty, gitaris ini kembali lagi ke dunia musik disebabkan pengalaman yang mengubah pandangannya tentang musik. Pengalaman itu terjadi tahun 1995, ketika tanpa terlalu direncanakan dia mampir menziarahi makam pemusik pujaannya, Robert Johnson, di delta Mississippi. Mengenang kembali Johnson di tempat itu, dia teringat pengaruh musik Johnson, yang sampai mengubah hidupnya. Dia sampai ke kesadaran, musik bukanlah soal royalti, soal uang, tetapi bagaimana lagu itu tetap hidup.
"Tak peduli uang (royalti) itu ke mana larinya, tetapi Robert Johnson adalah pemilik spiritual lagu-lagunya. Sejatinya, lagu-lagu itu miliknya, bukan pihak lain," kata Fogerty di situs itu.
Begitulah kesadarannya berubah. Lagu-lagu yang pernah diciptakannya semasa dia menjadi motor CCR adalah miliknya. Tak peduli ke mana royalti mengalir, tetapi pemilik spiritual lagu-lagu yang pernah tenar lewat CCR adalah John Fogerty. Bahkan, CCR itu sendiri adalah John Fogerty.
Tahun depan
Maka, seperti penontonnya yang tak mau pesta berakhir, begitu pula John Fogerty menanggapi publiknya yang teramat antusias. Ciri khas Fogerty, setiap kali habis menyanyikan satu lagu, dia mengganti gitar. Di sebelah panggung, bersiap teknisi dengan belasan gitar yang menyetem ulang begitu satu gitar selesai dimainkan Fogerty.
Terus-menerus Fogerty memenuhi permintaan penonton yang meminta tambahan lagu. Sampai suatu saat, stage manager atau manajer panggung yang bertanggung jawab atas jadwal pertunjukan di panggung itu harus menghentikannya. Sebelum teknisi menyerahkan gitar untuk lagu berikut, sang manajer itu meminta Fogerty turun.
"The incredible John Fogerty...," serunya sambil merebut mikrofon (John Fogerty yang luar biasa). "Kalau kalian masih mau John, datang lagi ke sini tahun depan...," tambahnya.
Sugesti semangat rock ’n’ roll John Fogerty, berikut kesederhanaan kehidupan yang digambarkan lewat lirik-lirik lagunya, bukan saja mengesankan, tetapi terasa tetap relevan. Di dunia yang bergerak super cepat sekarang, di tengah kehidupan profesional yang serba bergegas, banyak orang sampai lupa untuk melihat hujan, aliran sungai, pucuk-pucuk pohon yang digerakkan angin, anak-anak bermain gitar di sudut jalan, dan hal-hal sederhana lain.
Fogerty mengingatkan itu: "...and I wonder, still I wonder/Who’ll stop the rain... (aku bertanya, dan selalu bertanya/Siapa kiranya yang akan menghentikan hujan—dari lagu Who’ll Stop the Rain)."
Sumber :
http://www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0708/05/hiburan/3736343.htm
Yeaaahh, these are their songs, please click title to download.

1. CCR - Proud mary
2. CCR - I put a spell on you
3. CCR - Bad moon rising
4. CCR - Lodi
5. CCR - Greenriver
6. CCR - Commotion
7. CCR - It came out of the sky
8. CCR - Travellin' band
9. CCR - Who'll stop the rain
10. CCR - Lookin' oot my backdoor
11. CCR - Have you ever seen the rain
12. CCR - Hey tonight