The one hundred fourty-third album: #143 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
It hasn't been long since I last listened to an album by them, the first that was released in 1969, with this being the second (the third doesn't seem to be on the list, but we'll come back to them in the future). The album offers more gentle rock, more classical than the country rock from before but still keeping it calmer. Lodi especially stands out as adding a nice bit of energy to the track and an interesting structure - the melancholy of the lyrics feel like they really suit the band, while others like Cross-Tie Walker feel a bit more generic. Another stand out track - the second side features more of these - is Sinister Purpose, which feels closer to a harder rock song, far more drawing your attention than turning into something that is nice to have on while you're working, and I appreciated that here. It shows some variety in the band that feels more important than I'd expect for a band I don't think I'd heard of before this list.