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美國搖滾音樂史上最偉大的樂團之一「清水合唱團Creedence Clearwater Revival，簡稱CCR」，來自舊金山灣區，他們吸收了沼澤藍調音樂[*swamp blues一種深受路易斯安那州南方的克里奧爾人的民謠音樂Zydeco(*20世紀初期經由非洲流傳到路易斯安那州的黑人民謠)影響，融合了蹣跚、晦暗、悠閒的路易斯安那州藍調，加上輕鬆的放克節奏而成的藍調分支音樂]的養分，創造了獨特的舊金山灣區搖滾風格。 1960年時，Doug Clifford、Stu Cook、Tom & John Fogerty這四個在柏克萊鄰近小鎮中學就讀的同窗好友組了一支名叫Tommy Fogerty & The Blue Velvets的樂團，4年之後，這群玩band的男生到John Fogerty打工的Fantasy唱片公司進行試唱，一舉贏得了一紙唱片合約，在經過幾年的巡迴演唱歷練後，1967年，他們正式以Creedence Clearwater Revival[*簡稱C.C.R.]作為團名，發表首張同名專輯，他們以與舊金山搖滾樂完全迴異的南方的沼澤藍調搖滾風格引起樂壇側目，此張專輯裡分別翻唱自Dale Hawkins、Screamin' Jay Hawkins的名曲"Susie Q"、"I Put A Spell On You"瞬間成為排行榜暢銷曲，隨後也躋身為搖滾樂史上的經典之作。樂團緊接著在第2張專輯「Bayou Country」裡展現驚人的創作神采，一連推出"Born On The Bayou"、"Bad Moon Rising"、"Lodi"等橫掃排行的搖滾原創大作。到了1970年，C.C.R.躍身為美國最受歡迎的搖滾勁旅。可惜，扮演了歌曲創作、唱片製作的角色John Fogerty過於強勢的樂團主控權導致C.C.R.於1972年走上解散之途。 .

The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight came together in 1996 as an instrumental side project led by guitarist Jimmy Bower and drummer Joe Lacaze of the New Orleans sludge metal group Eyehategod, along with members of Crowbar and Down. Bower and Lacaze's inspiration from the start was to get away from the pummelling nihilistic dirge metal of Eyehategod and use their new project as an outlet for the improvisational music that they had absorbed growing up in New Orleans, whether it be jazz, soul, funk, or rock. The Krewe's influences range from the Southern blues-rock of The Allman Brothers Band, native...

Tough hardcore with a metallic egde to it on StrikeFirst Records (USA), all the way from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is home to a thriving hardcore scene and Clear Convitictions are one of the longest running bands there on the island. They are a staple in the PRHC scene and have supported bands like Madball, No Innocent Victim, Figure Four, Sinai Beach and Bloody Sunday on their Puerto Rican tours. They have drawn comparisons to Figure Four, Hatebreed, Earth Crisis and Madball! .

Nuclear Valdez is an rock band formed in Miami, USA in 1985 by singer/guitarist Froilan Sossa (aka Fro Sosa) and bassist Juan Luis Diaz. They gigged around building a grassroots following and linking up with lead guitarist Jorge Barcala and drummer Robert Slade LeMont. Contrary to a common assumption, their moniker had nothing to do with the Exxon oil tanker disaster, but was simply a joking nickname for a former coworker of Diaz's with an explosive temper. All band members all are of Latin descent (Diaz, Barcala, and LeMont are all Cuban-American) and were born outside of the United States....

French neo-metal formed by Loudblast's singer and drummer. They released their unique album in 2000. .