Ramble Tamble

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"Ramble Tamble"
Song by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Cosmo's Factory
ReleasedJuly 16, 1970
Genre
Length7:09
Label Fantasy
Songwriter(s) John Fogerty
Producer(s) John Fogerty

"Ramble Tamble" is a song written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released as the opening track on the band's fifth studio album, Cosmo's Factory , in 1970. [4] [5] [6] It is known for its lengthy instrumental section and tempo changes.

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Background

A Southern rock song, "Ramble Tamble" begins and ends with rockabilly elements, and contains a psychedelic rock breakdown lasting four minutes. [1] In 1970, John Fogerty said that "Ramble Tamble" developed from "a lot of things," including elements of the original version of "Commotion" from Green River . [7]

John Fogerty explained the song's genesis in his autobiography, Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music:

"Ramble Tamble" just came to me one night when I was lying in bed. The melody, the guitar, the whole vibe of it, from stem to stern. I had no idea what it was about, but I could hear the sound of the guitar and the way the record would sound. That was a true gift—"Here, my son. You might need this. Pay attention." Every once in a rare while, it works that way. [8]

Reception

"Ramble Tamble" has been singled out for critical praise, [9] with music journalist Steven Hyden calling it "the most rockin' song of all time." [10] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as a "claustrophobic, paranoid rocker" whose lengthy instrumental section "was dramatic and had a direction," unlike that of the band's rendition of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". [5] Brett Milano of udiscovermusic.com rated Fogerty's guitar solo as one of the 100 all-time greatest, stating that Fogerty "poured on the tension and the distortion, delivering a monster sound from the deep swamps." [11] On the other hand, Rolling Stone critic John Grissim considered "Ramble Tamble" to be the only "unsatisfying" song on Cosmo's Factory. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Larson, Jeremy D. (September 4, 2013). "Pitchfork - The Spirit of "Ramble Tamble"". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lingan, John (July 22, 2018). "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory Album Review". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1970". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 233. ISBN   9781493064601.
  4. ↑ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory". Sputnik Music. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cosmo's Factory". Allmusic. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Grissim, John (September 4, 1974). "Cosmo's Factory". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ Gormley, Mike (June 26, 1970). "Creedence Clearwater to Revive Some New Songs on Their New Album". Detroit Free Press. p. 6-D. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Fogerty, John; McDonough, Jimmy (2015). Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music. New York: Little, Brown. p. 204. ISBN   978-0-316-35189-8.
  9. ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (September 4, 2013). "Pitchfork - The Spirit of "Ramble Tamble"". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hyden, Steven (September 6, 2007). "The AV Club Blog - The most rockin' song of all time". The AV Club. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Milano, Brett (September 11, 2020). "The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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