I was at this show for two nights in a row. They were unknown before their first hit! I'm 74 now and still was a great moment in my life. PLease post more
Clapton’s Cream tone was just the best. Too bad he he ultimately disavowed it and decided to play a strat with as thin a tone as he could find. No Hendrix tone, no Blackmore tone, just thin and cliche blues licks after Derek and the Dominoes. Even the Cream reunion sounded boring because this big, ballsy tone was gone forever.
Dan You ' re absolutely right. Clapton had lost his speed and aggressive playing too. I agree about the reunion in 2005. Not a custom made copy of "Blackie" in Cream. 😢 Greetings from Sweden.
Think about what he was working with at the time: -Two cranked 100 watt Marshall Superleads (stock with British Mullard tubes throughout) daisy chained together. -4 Marshall speaker cabs(two stacks), each fitted with four original Celestion G12M green backs with those magical Pulsonic cones. -A late 50’s Gibson Les Paul Burst with original PAF pickups or maybe “The Fool” Gibson SG with Patent No. pickups. -The chops to put most guitarists at the time to shame save Hendrix and a few other notables. That’s a recipe for some of the greatest guitar tone known to mankind by and basically unobtainium today given the rarity of that vintage gear, the crazy prices demanded for such gear, and the advances in P.A system tech that discourages players from reaching the decibel levels such a rig would in the late 60’s. Back when PA’s were crap and loud amps were a necessity. I was born in the wrong era.
Clapton is the best at being Clapton... why did he implode when Hendrix showed up... he’s more melodic than Hendrix here... Hendrix is better at what he does but Clapton sang through the guitar so beautifully... sad he was so competitive and felt he was so inferior... cuz he’s so good at being himself...
I advise you to watch the new documentary on Clapton "Life in 12 bars" - he was not competitive towards jimi hendrix at all. They were close friends! It was more like the drugs, alcohol and heartache that pushed him down a different path.
good points. once Eric got past the Summer of Love-era, when he was experimenting with feedback ala Hendrix, and just played, he was nearly untouchable. I've scoured Hendrix live recordings to find something as techniquely precise and fluid as Crossroads. By 1968, all Eric had to do was stand there and play and that was magical.
All these stories are cheap urban legends. Firstly, it is impossible that Jimi, being plugged into a bass amp, with no pedals, etc...could sound very well. And even he did, the way Eric played in Cream was so good, that he could not be second of anyone. It is a pity that there is not even a photo, let alone a humble recording , of the greatest and purest JAM in music History.....although I am sure it might have been a 'mess' in a way
![Cream - Spoonful [320kbps, best pressing]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BoJ6PnlvpZs/mqdefault.jpg)
![Cream - Spoonful [320kbps, best pressing]](/img/tr.png)
I was at this show for two nights in a row. They were unknown before their first hit! I'm 74 now and still was a great moment in my life. PLease post more
You lucky dog.
You lucky bastard. I’m 66. I wish I was born in late 30s early 40s. I like a lot of the jazz/blues from that era. It was the foundation for cream.
Wow. Imagine hearing Cream in such a small venue.
And first row
Thats the first time i have ever actually heard Jack Bruce take an actual bass solo....fucking awesome! Your the man for posting this gig!
Jimi fav band
Clapton shines in a trio!
great pic and post thanks!
sounds great thanks.rini
Love Cream!
Recorded from someone in the audience I assume. Sounds good and great pics
Wow.
wakey wakey time
I been at the Whisky, but not at this showing...
Who did you see?
Clapton’s Cream tone was just the best. Too bad he he ultimately disavowed it and decided to play a strat with as thin a tone as he could find. No Hendrix tone, no Blackmore tone, just thin and cliche blues licks after Derek and the Dominoes. Even the Cream reunion sounded boring because this big, ballsy tone was gone forever.
Clap has NEVER been the same...reunion was lousey Jack And. GINGER cared him !!!!!
Dan You ' re absolutely right. Clapton had lost his speed and aggressive playing too. I agree about the reunion in 2005. Not a custom made copy of "Blackie" in Cream. 😢
Greetings from Sweden.
@@alangolias8628 yeah and Jack Bruce said that Zeppelin was crap. Pfffft
Think about what he was working with at the time:
-Two cranked 100 watt Marshall Superleads (stock with British Mullard tubes throughout) daisy chained together.
-4 Marshall speaker cabs(two stacks), each fitted with four original Celestion G12M green backs with those magical Pulsonic cones.
-A late 50’s Gibson Les Paul Burst with original PAF pickups or maybe “The Fool” Gibson SG with Patent No. pickups.
-The chops to put most guitarists at the time to shame save Hendrix and a few other notables.
That’s a recipe for some of the greatest guitar tone known to mankind by and basically unobtainium today given the rarity of that vintage gear, the crazy prices demanded for such gear, and the advances in P.A system tech that discourages players from reaching the decibel levels such a rig would in the late 60’s. Back when PA’s were crap and loud amps were a necessity. I was born in the wrong era.
Clapton is the best at being Clapton... why did he implode when Hendrix showed up... he’s more melodic than Hendrix here... Hendrix is better at what he does but Clapton sang through the guitar so beautifully... sad he was so competitive and felt he was so inferior... cuz he’s so good at being himself...
I advise you to watch the new documentary on Clapton "Life in 12 bars" - he was not competitive towards jimi hendrix at all. They were close friends! It was more like the drugs, alcohol and heartache that pushed him down a different path.
good points. once Eric got past the Summer of Love-era, when he was experimenting with feedback ala Hendrix, and just played, he was nearly untouchable. I've scoured Hendrix live recordings to find something as techniquely precise and fluid as Crossroads. By 1968, all Eric had to do was stand there and play and that was magical.
All these stories are cheap urban legends.
Firstly, it is impossible that Jimi, being plugged into a bass amp, with no pedals, etc...could sound very well.
And even he did, the way Eric played in Cream was so good, that he could not be second of anyone.
It is a pity that there is not even a photo, let alone a humble recording , of the greatest and purest JAM in music History.....although I am sure it might have been a 'mess' in a way