Listening to the easy roots rock shuffle of
Blue Moon Swamp, it's hard to believe that it took
John Fogerty a full decade to write and record the album. It's not just because the album isn't a great stylistic departure from his past work, it's because
Blue Moon Swamp sounds so natural and unforced. Nothing on the album sounds fussy, nor does it sound like a meticulous reconstruction of the past. Instead,
Fogerty's songs and performances are richly evocative of tradition, but they're vibrant and living for the present, which makes the rockabilly, blues, country, and swampy rock & roll sound fresh. It's not as raw or as hooky as
Creedence Clearwater Revival, nor as pop-oriented as
Centerfield, but it's a warm, laid-back, and mature record of roots rock at its very best. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine