Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (Top 500 Countdown Update)

What an odd band. From 1968-1970 CCR put out six albums. Three albums in 1969 including Green River. No doubt this is a reflection of John Fogerty's genius since he wrote almost every original song they recorded for these albums, but it is also a reflection of the genius of the band behind Fogerty since he was never able to produce hits solo the way he had with the band. What I don't get is why they recorded six albums instead of three. There are definitely throw away songs on all of these albums and so if you tightened the six albums down to three they would be chock full of tightly woven brilliance. These guys must have been living in the recording studio when they weren't performing live. It would have also been fun to see them experiment with their sound a bit, but how could they have had any time to experiment. I like this album just like I enjoyed the other CCR albums on this countdown, but there is nothing that makes this album stand out above the others for me.