10 Glorious "Dad Rock" Albums

10. Bayou Country - CCR

Most of the greatest dad rock out there always has been indebted to country music. Outside of the normal bluesy licks that you'd get from bands like Grand Funk Railroad or Humble Pie, the more middle aged side of rock normally takes its cues from songs that felt timeless to begin with. And when we're talking about songs that have felt like they've always existed, you can't do much better than some Creedence.

Across their mammoth run of albums in the late '60s, any CCR album could have easily made this sort of list. What brings Bayou Country into true dad rock territory is just how much it seems to pay tribute to the classics of the time. Other than the covers of songs like Little Richard's Good Golly Miss Molly, this is also a classic example of the country infused songwriting of John Fogerty, with the opening track's ode to living the classic lifestyle on the river.

Even the more timeless hits like Proud Mary still feel like they wouldn't sound all that out of place if they were blaring out of some dads' '72 Chevy truck today. If the more dated stuff still stands up as being this damn good, then CCR has earned the right to choogle for as long as they want to.