ROCK ``Premonition.'' John Fogerty. (Warner Bros.): Somehow the force and frenzy of Fogerty's recent live shows didn't make the transition to this concert album. The beat of the band seems more methodical, and Fogerty's guitar playing more clipped, than at the comeback shows I've seen. Fogerty's voice is another story. Not only does it show all the urgency of those gigs, it retains the full fury of his youth. How amazing to hear so much unfiltered angst in a 53-year-old.
Even fans who own all of Fogerty's hits with Creedence could find some worth in these recordings. The original studio records offered less sure playing and more brittle production. The set also salvages the best songs from Fogerty's two solo records of the '70s (``Rockin' All Over the World'' and ``Almost Saturday Night'').
-- Jim Farber, New York Daily News ALTERNATIVE ROCK ``Adore.'' Smashing Pumpkins. (Virgin): It's gone! The painful, ear-splitting whine is gone! The biggest complaint with Billy Corgan …
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