John Fogerty Premonition CD

PREMONITION was recorded live on a Warner Brothers soundstage in Burbank, California in 1997.
Personnel : John Fogerty (vocals, guitar); Johnny Lee Schell (guitar, background vocals); Mike Canipe (guitar); Bob Glaub (bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums); Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters (background vocals).
PREMONITION was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. "Almost Saturday Night" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Personnel: John Fogerty (vocals, guitar); Johnny Lee Schell (guitar, background vocals); Mike Canipe (guitar); Bob Glaub (bass guitar); Kenny Aronoff (drums); Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters (background vocals).
Upon its release in the spring of 1997, John Fogerty's long-awaited comeback album Blue Moon Swamp was lavished with praise -- it didn't become the crossover hit that Centerfield was, but it earned great reviews and a solid cult audience. Furthermore, his tour -- his first ever to feature classic Creedence material -- was, if anything, even better received than Blue Moon Swamp, so it made some sense that he quickly released Premonition, his first solo live album, in 1998. Premonition is frighteningly good -- Fogerty doesn't sound like a veteran rocker, he sounds nearly as powerful as he did on old Creedence live shows. He also sounds more mature, bringing increased depth to his older songs as he energizes recent material, from "The Old Man Down the Road" to "Swamp River Days." Premonition is essentially the province of dedicated Fogerty fans -- there's only one new song, and the differences in the live performances are things only the hardcore will spot -- but they'll be delighted with the quality of the music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
One of the most pleasant surprises of 1997 was the return of John Fogerty. After releasing the eventual Grammy-winning BLUE MOON SWAMP, his first recording in over a decade, the subsequent tour found the CCR founder sounding timeless and having a great time to boot. All this and more are found on PREMONITION, a live album from the tour that ably demonstrates how Fogerty still has a freshness to his playing not found in players half his age despite being away for so long.
To the delight of many fans, Fogerty broke out a batch of Creedence material after disavowing it due to legal wranglings that stretched out over years. To his credit, Fogerty bypassed the usual greatest hits approach, choosing instead to mix in a number of earlier solo numbers ("Centerfield," "Rockin' All Over The World") with material from his latest record ("Swamp River Days," "Hot Rod Heart"). Most poignant was the unabashed affection showed to his wife as he introduced "Joy Of My Life," a number not only overflowing with spousal love, but a confidence belonging to someone who's finally back in the creative saddle and raring to go.Entertainment Weekly (6/12/98, pp.73-74) - "...Fogerty's voice is as rugged and eternal as the material....By the time it ends, PREMONITION becomes more than a concert recording by a veteran rock act. It's an elegy for a white male-dominated era of pop, an epoch that's starting to feel as distant as the guitar solo itself." - Rating: B