John Fogerty has for decades made some of the best pure rock 'n roll music out there. LONG ROAD HOME shows him at his finest--older and wiser, he knows even better the ins and outs of rock 'n roll, and exploits them to the max.

This is simply a stellar concert. From old Creedence favorites to newer, solo-Fogerty material, the fans--in concert and those of you at home--still want to hear John Fogerty play and sing...which is a good thing, considering he is still doing both incredibly well. Aside from a few snide, unecessary political remarks (Fogerty at one point references "that other guy" on television that night, and how he's glad the audience isn't watching him), this is a concert of flawless, wall-to-wall excitement. Two discs, one great concert, and one legendary rock figure--John Fogerty's music (and hopefully the man himself) will be around a very long time...buy this album and see why.

In my opinion this is a Rock`n Roll masterpiece.I have seen the DVD from the same concert over and over again and I just love it.Listen to this dobble live CD is even a better expirience.When you just listen to the concert without seeing it, you hear much more details in the music.The John Fogerty band is just amazing.Bob Britts guitarplaying gives me goos bumps,and gives John Fogertys music tremendous power.Billy Burnette,Matt Nolan,George Hawkins and John Molo is a dreamteam for Rock`n Roll and make this the best Rock`n Roll band ever.
John Fogerty sings and plays his guitars and harmonica even better than he did in the CCR days,and you cant belive that the man is 61 years old.
All these songs is played with such a great attitude and you feel that the music is fresh and new.
This CD is a must for all Rock`n Roll lovers.

Fogerty always brings coiled energy to his performances and this live CD a companion piece to the video concert (which in turn was a companion piece to the Greatest Hits CD that came out last year)is no different. Spread over two discs this covers a mixture of his best CCR material along with his best solo material. Some of the material from his last CD "Deja Vu All Over Again" is also included and although that album isn't among his best the energy with which he and his backing band play the material certainly makes it fit in with the classic material.

As with the DVD the sound is terrific with John in exceptional voice. Certainly his voice has changed as he's gotten older (some of the material has been changed slightly to accommidate this but you'd never notice it unless you're a musician or singer)but in many ways its become a much richer instrument. Likewise his guitar playing continues to be direct and powerful acting as a perfect counterpoint to his material.

The two CD set allows him to tackle some material that he didn't on "Premonition" and, although I prefer that set to this, both have their merits. Some of the material included here appeared on the Fogerty Greatest Hits compilation "The Long Road Home" although not all are from the same performances.

Its just amazing that we are in the year 2008 and John Fogerty is still putting out fantastic music. Th new release, Revival sounds strong on the brief listens that I have given to date. However, the live recording The Long Road Home is just phenomenal.

There is an excellent mix of classic Creedence tunes and solo material. John varies the arrangements slightly from song to song. Some tunes are shortened some are lengthened. An all acoustic De Ja Vu All Over Again is very touching. I love the bouncy delightful Looking Out My Backdoor especially when substitutes tangerines and Elvis are singing with the band on the second bridge. I especially enjoy the banter John does between songs. It gives the CD a very intimate feel.

Everything works for me on this release. Soe complain about the songs being too fast or the drummer adding excessive fills but truthfully those are all good things to my ears. The ability to evolve and vary arrangments is what keeps JOhn Fogerty fresh to my ears in this year of 2008.

Like many of you, I loved CCR. The songs were relics of the past and well crafted. They were played at a very slow tempo, and that was a crucial part of their flavour and mystique.

Now we have this live recording called the "Long Road Home". It is obvious that John has aged. He can no longer carry the notes or the inflection that he did in CCR. So be it.

But, what I can not get past on this album is the frantic speed at which every song is played. The material loses its authenticity and becomes little more than a night out for those who wish to live in the past.