Talk:The Long Road Home

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Background ?[edit]

Regarding the last sentence of the "Background" section that states "It was the first album to compile both his and the band's hits" - has the author not heard of the album "Premonition" from 7 years earlier? I realize that there is a very fine dividing line because Premonition was exclusively a live album while The Long Road is a compilation album.

I'd REALLY like to delete this sentence, but would like a consensus of what others think first. Any opinions? FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 15:01, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Compile" carries with it the connotation involving different sources; Premonition does not compile anything, as it is taken from one source: a live performance at Warner Bros. studio. It is not a fine line. The albums are clearly different. Furthermore, the live recordings on Premonition were not hits; the original studio recordings were, which is what Long Road Home compiles. And most importantly, the sentence is verified by a reliable source. Dan56 (talk) 15:56, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Premonition was taken from two sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premonition_(John_Fogerty_album) FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 19:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

   Dan - thanks for the definition of compile. Not really necessary, and somewhat condescending, but thanks nonetheless.
   
   Could one not say that the setlist for Premonition was compiled?
   
   What about the fact that there were several live tracks included on Long Road?
   
   The fact that the sentence came from a source cannot be disputed. What can be disputed is the reliability of the source. Journalists and critics make mistakes all of the time. That's why there's such a thing as retractions.

   This discussion is as worthwhile as some of the discussions that I've seen here debating what genre a band or album should be pigeonholed into. Citing a critic's opinion is not compelling evidence.

   Cheers! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 17:07, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If we are going to use words so loosely they lose meaning, could one not say Green River (album) was the first album to compile CCR and Fogerty's hits? Because "Bad Moon Rising" and "Green River" were hits for the band as their recording artists and hits for Fogerty as the songwriter? Dan56 (talk) 18:17, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Me thinks that thou art really going out on a limb here since all CCR songs, except the covers and "Walk on the Water", were written by John, no distinction there. (Please note that I'm not including the album Mardi Gras, for which John claims no paternity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_(album).)FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 19:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]