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One new track that doesn't fit is "I Can't Take It No More," which is a raucous anti-Bush punk song (and one of the best punk tracks this year). It's a byproduct of Mr. Fogerty's present sense of familial completeness, inspired by his lifelong garage-band roots and one of his teenage sons' obsessions: the Ramones.

"I was a garage musician when I was a kid, playing stuff that was loud, fast and intense," he said. "I love the Ramones, too, though I didn't get them when they were really hitting it in the 1970s.

"I came to a new appreciation for the Ramones through my son's interest in them. And it isn't as scary and off-putting as I thought it was back in the day. It's actually very melodic and fun." John Fogerty. The Dallas Morning News, interview by Mike Daniel. December, 2007.

Una nueva canción que no se ajusta es "I Can't Take It No More," que es una estentórea canción punk anti-Bush (y una de las mejores canciones de punk este año). Es un subproducto de la sensación presente de plenitud familiar del Sr. Fogerty, inspirado por sus raíces de toda la vida de garage y de la obsesión de unos de sus hijos adolescentes: Los Ramones.

"Fui músico de garage cuando era un chico, tocando música que era ruidosa, rápida e intensa," él dice. "Amo a The Ramones, también, a pesar de que no los entendía cuando verdaderamente sucedían en los años 70."

“Tomé una nueva apreciación de los Ramones a través del interés de uno de mis hijos en ellos. Y no son tan intimidantes y desconcertantes como pensaba en aquella época. Son realmente muy melódicos y divertidos." John Fogerty. The Dallas Morning News, Entrevista por Mike Daniel. Diciembre del 2007.

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