Ramble Tamble

"Ramble Tamble" is a song written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released as the opening track on the band's fifth studio album, Cosmo's Factory, in 1970.^[4][5][6] It is known for its lengthy instrumental section and tempo changes.

"Ramble Tamble"
Song by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Cosmo's Factory
Released	July 16, 1970
Genre	Southern rock[1] psychedelic rock[1] space rock[2] rockabilly[3]
Length	7:09
Label	Fantasy
Songwriter(s)	John Fogerty
Producer(s)	John Fogerty

The song has been singled out for critical praise,^[7] with music journalist Steven Hyden calling it "the most rockin' song of all time."^[8] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as a "claustrophobic, paranoid rocker" whose lengthy instrumental section "was dramatic and had a direction," unlike that of the band's rendition of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".^[5] Brett Milano of udiscovermusic.com rated Fogerty's guitar solo as one of the 100 all-time greatest, stating that Fogerty "poured on the tension and the distortion, delivering a monster sound from the deep swamps."^[9] On the other hand, Rolling Stone critic John Grissim considered "Ramble Tamble" to be the only "unsatisfying" song on Cosmo's Factory.^[6]

"Ramble Tamble" developed from parts of the original version of an earlier Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Commotion".^[10] A Southern rock song, it begins and ends with rockabilly elements, and contains a psychedelic rock breakdown lasting four minutes.^[1]

References

1. Larson, Jeremy D. (4 September 2013). "Pitchfork - The Spirit of "Ramble Tamble"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. Lingan, John (July 22, 2018). "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
3. Segretto, Mike (2022). "1970". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 233. ISBN 9781493064601.
4. "Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory". Sputnik Music. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cosmo's Factory". Allmusic. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
6. Grissim, John (September 4, 1974). "Cosmo's Factory". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
7. Larson, Jeremy D. (4 September 2013). "Pitchfork - The Spirit of "Ramble Tamble"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
8. Hyden, Steven (6 September 2007). "The AV Club Blog - The most rockin' song of all time". The AV Club. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
9. Milano, Brett (September 11, 2020). "The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
10. Gormley, Mike (June 26, 1970). "Creedence Clearwater to Revive Some New Songs on Their New Album". Detroit Free Press. p. 6-D. Retrieved 2021-02-20 – via newspapers.com.