You deal with when you remember with what you heard when you were young listening via your car radio et al. I remember us laughing at the Bad Moon Rising sounding like "there's a bathroom on the right'. Unfortunately there's little chance of you forgetting something like that. Now, with the Acoustic Sounds 45 rpm reissues, so very well done, one hears what's on the original tapes. I think the thing most disappointing to me was the fact that Fogerty's voice was recorded so much to the background. This is strange, as the voice and lyrics were foremost in my memory. Maybe the originals were equalized for mono or whatever to minimize all of this. Never mind, this is great music. It is not, and will never be, great sound. I haven't heard the Legacy recording, so I can't compare these two items. Actually, three items: the originals, the 45 rpm remasters, and the rerecording. Anyway you look at it, though, Green River and other tracks are classic. Unretire your old boom box. Let Fogerty do what he needs to.
