I saw one of these shows at MSG. They were amazing. Jack Bruce was a one man rhythm section. I just wish Clapton played the blues more often. After 1970 he went elsewhere and never really came back.
@MrBlueroads I've been listening to Eric Clapton for 50 plus years. He is phenomenal,,, I would love to see him in concert before he retires. He's iconic, superb talented and cant be touched.
I love it when Eric captures Jack's attention when he plays something extra cool and unexpected. Hell, even Mr. Baker occasionally shows signs of creative elation. What a Band!
The Cream of the earth. Thank God we all were allowed this life we've been given with these artists who were able to paint their pictures in music. We've been honored to have lived in their moment and their life time.
I have always liked Eric Clapton's hypnotic playing...his playing takes you on a journey like being caught up in a really good novel with tension and release.
somewhere around '70, it was highly believed that Ginger was dead. We always thought he was badly emaciated. 35? years later..Clapton set up concerts with Winwood. So when I saw Ginger I thought I saw a ghost. But, Ginger Baker Lives!
And that's why he's so revered by all the best musicians in the world and regarded as one of the best in the world. He has stood the test of time and thats why nearly 50 years later he is still improvising with pentatonics!
The 12 bars beginning at 5:19 is EC trying to keep the demon on a leash, then letting it loose, then taming it and putting it back in its cage. Lord have mercy!
So nice of Jack Bruce saying how privileged he is playing with Eric.Eric is one of the greatest guitar players ever and that clap from Ginger was so lovely too
Ginger Baker's drumming is understated genius! The way he subtly handles the first verse then takes it up a notch is nothing short of drumming brilliance! Drummers, take note - you don't need to do a hundred fast fills to be good. Listen to the master!
+FooCards88 Silly person, music isn't a competition. John Bonham was perfect for Led Zeppelin, but he would be a disaster for the Stones, and Charlie Watts wouldn't be the drummer for Led Zep.
Eric Clapton is actually quite the singer. Not flashy but that's the tradition of the original blues singers. He has a good range and a tone that's very welcoming and easy on the ears. I've never heard a bad note sung by him and that's more than I can say for Robert Plant. His singing is very soulful and a nice counterpoint to his guitar playing.
Jack has that semi-classical singer vibe (the control and vibrato) in his singing which I love. However, Eric Clapton's voice always seems just right for the song. Blues Power has a surprisingly powerful and passionate vocal from him, not to mention Layla. His upper register can be very gritty and can sound like a passionate cry when he wants it to. It can also be very warm and actually a bit like Andy Williams at times.
A big percentage of Cream listeners tend to have some bad feels for zeppelin but just mentioning Clapton and Plant in the same sentence concerning vocals is just unacceptable. BTW even Jack Bruce called Robert Plant 'one of the all-time, if not THE all-time, great rock singer' after bashing Zeppelin and admitting jealousy on his part.
I’m 62 years old and never had the opportunity to see Cream or Eric for that matter. But when the wheels of fire album came out I was in high school. It was my introduction to my life’s obsession with the blues. i’m proud of the fact that this school’in was delivered by a true master of the craft and my life has been enriched because of it.
What really amazes me is there's one guitar, one bass and one set of drums. Think about that. Thousands of people blown away by practically nothing except three outstanding and legendary musicians. Three amazing people creating their own "wall of sound." Brilliant.
I saw Cream at Wolsey Hall Yale in 67, my first concert ever. The sound was fierce, powerful and unforgettable. One could feel the music thru their body.Part of music history. My ears and mind have never be right since. Stopped listening to the Beatles after that night and have been on the blues train ever since.
Lot of renditions of this jam. This one's excellent! I like the blues a LOT! For me, words like love, family, social life, religion, future - all have the same root word: blues. And I'm slowly getting accustomed.
Steve Lee It is all about MERCY - a word not much heard and not in the people's thoughts these days. That is at least the word that stays with me when I listen to the blues.
This amazing man/guitarist has given me so much joy. He's made a difference, and has had an incredibly powerful impact on my life.. The world is a better place because he's in it. Thank you Mr. Clapton. ❤
Been a Clapton fan since I was 16 years old but never really fully appreciated Jack and Ginger. What a fool I was! Now I'm making up for lost time, these two must be the rhythm section of all time.
Glad you finally noticed. Been a Cream fan since about 1967. Listen to some of the Live Cream stuff and Crossroads and Spoonful from Wheels of Fire if you really want to see how amazing these guys are individually and together. Absolutely amazing.
like donald, a fan since 1966 when i was a sophomore in hs. i love bruce on base and baker is unstoppable. i use to do toad in my science class just before lunch using anything i could hit . good god 1969.
graham collett Unfortunately Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce couldn't stand each other. Thus Cream was no more. Ginger and Clapton awesome with Rick Gretch and Steve Winwood. Blind Faith one of my favorite bands. As for the insult to Robert Plant- he's one of the all time great blues vocalists. I actually prefer Allman Brothers version over this.
stephen dwyer stephen...wow! I can't believe what you just said! If you knew anything about Clapton you would know he is in recovery from alc/drug addiction! He has worked very hard to provide a treatment center for addicts..His Wife did not throw his son out of the window..do your homework!!!
They brought out the greatness in each other.listen to the passion in Claptons playing .you can see the love Ginger and Jack had for Eric.glad they had this reunion.
Unlike the other reunion gigs of a similar time, Cream got up there and improvised and used their current gear to innovate old songs with new and different sounds. Not necessarily better, not necessarily worse. That’s musicianship.
I love the 4-bar phrase from 5:20 to 5:42 in Clapton's solo. He repeats a one-note lick about (25) times, first on the beat, then building to a fierce cross rhythm. Clapton has always been the master of phrasing ... -Peter
What an amazing group and Eric's touch on the guitar is superb. As you get older, you realize less really is more, and music is an expressive energy - not a race to the finish line
This is one of Ex's EPIC sing a he's ever done this awesome I got no words wow people want to tqlkbahit in Eric Clapton and right here you see why he is a legend playing THE BLUES he is a aeaaones veteran of many wars gone by in ha life can't ever say any if did them gracefully but I know he's in full control of his guitar player his passions regardless a humble man has made it thru this life's battles and has been victorious through out all.the pain that he now plays in his soul she. He does his music. Yrs he has always been one of my heroes and now that his music has crept into the pain he has lived its so rich bountiful with tome depth in each chord and light touch on his leads worth THE perfection only time can preserve this is a great song for him.
Soft,smooth and only fast as needed. Slowhand has the voice of an angel. That kind of singing and playing has attracted millions and millions of blues fans over the years. His way of stage performing strikes right trough the heart and that's why Eric Clapton is God... That's also why I've loved his music for decades that passed..
@@philliprubin4996 He would've sounded amazing on anything...I've only ever heard him on the Warwick and the old Gibson EB-0 (which is a weird-ass bass)
The yrs I lived with the greatest sounds of all time! I can't even imagine there will be another time of music & musicians like there were playing without a lot of instruments. The sounds produced their voices just ALL , blows me still at an older age. It's in me & proud to say I lived it!
i think jack was so moved by claptons solo.....he seems like he is choking up with emotion when he says "its a privilege to be playing with him.......eric clapton" clearly fighting back tears of joy
That was epic. All three wheels spinning perfectly in harmony. These three artist prove that excellence can be illustrated without autotune, without a brass section, and without numbers. You can't hide behind simplicity. Live, real, emotive, and sublime.
Right up there with the Allman Brothers at Fillmore East in 1971 and Albert King at Montreux in '73. Clapton at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1977 was pretty good, too, though very different from this performance.
And we have been doubly blessed to have these marvelous videos available to us on UA-cam to listen over and over again hopefully for a long time to come.. This makes these legendary musicians live forever!
I have heard the secret of Cream. I never thought I'd see the real musical three way interactions of the real live Cream. I've heard them, tried to emulate them from recordings. This? Truly humbling.
Wow....4 years... no comments. Say`s something about music of quality these days. Anyway...like I give a shit about what anyone else thinks about "real" music. I always get at ease when listening to Erik Clapton... what a style and ease of listening.
jgroub1 You HAVE to be kidding.... Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker....best rhythm section ever. Clapton would have been just another guy who played in the Bluesbreakers if not for hooking up with these guys in the mid-60's. Before there was Clapton, there HAD to be Cream. Do some homework before making silly statements.
No, he had to hook up with a decent bassist and drummer before becoming "Eric Clapton." Any old decent bassist and drummer would have done. Tell me, how many hits did Bruce or Baker have after Cream? Right, just what I thought.
jgroub1 Similarly, how many hits did Clapton sing or write early in his career? In that regard, Bruce carried him. That's what made Cream one of the greatest rock bands ever -- as great as the individual parts were, the sum was even greater.
Because it's all about "hits" with you? Baker and Bruce were in a league of their own. "Decent" bass players and drummers learned how to fill the space so a guitar player could fly like Clapton from Baker and Bruce!
It's 2023 and Clapton still ROCKS! Thank you T-Bone Walker. I love when Clapton sings and plays the Blues, I'm comparing him at a young age who is older videos and he just keeps getting better and better. He is the only musician that I know of that has played with more people than anyone else has. I would have loved to seen him play and sing this with T-Bone Walker. Unfortunately T-Bone died at a very young age.
5’21” to 5’41 is the dog’s bollocks! Clapton’s repeated single note wail is one of THOSE moments. He works so hard in the Power Trio format; he HAS to fill out the sound. With Jack and Ginger, you KNOW it’s going to be great. I’d argue it’s his greatest playing for years...
ERIC IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A MASTER LEGEND OF THE GUITAR, A TRUE GUITARIST,SINGER,AND MUSICIAN WE ALL STRIVE TO BE ,THERE,s ONLY ONE E.C./SLOWHAND ,LOVE HIM ALWAYS,😎 BOB.
Yes indeed, Czech this out.....Ginger and Jack, not to leave EC out of it by any means, were the backbone of Cream. Saw Ginger Baker's show a couple of months ago at ACL Theater here in Austin. As ill as he was/is, he blew the roof off the building. Not a dry face in the crowd that night.
Wow... no light show, dancers, flash pots or distractions, just raw talent ....
I know, but still not bad.
Man, after all of these years listening to EC, I don't think I have ever heard the old boy sound better. What a solo! Holy crap!
Absolutely. In a lifetime of great performances, this is transcendent.
EPIC....SURREAL... E.C. brings it!!! He is phenomenal. He will never be touched with his music. Simply awesome!!!
I saw one of these shows at MSG. They were amazing. Jack Bruce was a one man rhythm section. I just wish Clapton played the blues more often. After 1970 he went elsewhere and never really came back.
@MrBlueroads I've been listening to Eric Clapton for 50 plus years. He is phenomenal,,, I would love to see him in concert before he retires. He's iconic, superb talented and cant be touched.
always at his best when spurred on by jack and ginger.
Lets please give credit to T-Bone Walker who wrote the song and was one of the most innovative and influential guitarist, singer, songwriters ever.
Rest in Peace Jack and Ginger.....You were truly remarkable artists.....
Ginger would say, 'Yeah, no shit, ya fuckin' tosser!'.
Pressed Rat and Warthog have closed down their shop...
For sure !!
The best back line bass and drums from the mid sixties onwards !!
@Ktube At least he was proud of it...
R.I.P. Jack Bruce You will be missed by many.
I love it when Eric captures Jack's attention when he plays something extra cool and unexpected. Hell, even Mr. Baker occasionally shows signs of creative elation. What a Band!
Ginger looks on in admiration to Eric's masterful playing and Ginger touches his heart! Wow, just a incredible band!
Godfathers of Rock and Blues
The Cream of the earth. Thank God we all were allowed this life we've been given with these artists who were able to paint their pictures in music. We've been honored to have lived in their moment and their life time.
Here here, there there, HEAR HEAR...
Never a truer sentiment has been made, bravo!
Beautiful!
YOU ARE RIGHT - I am honoured to read your statement . I wish you a long life . God bless you , greetings from germany - saarland
I have always liked Eric Clapton's hypnotic playing...his playing takes you on a journey like being caught up in a really good novel with tension and release.
Michael Shell and this my friend is why he is the best at phrasing. He exploded in the 60s for the same reasons.
oh brother
My goodness what a comment.!!
It does....doesn’t it....?
Ginger never aged a single day, he was always ancient.
somewhere around '70, it was highly believed that Ginger was dead. We always thought he was badly emaciated.
35? years later..Clapton set up concerts with Winwood.
So when I saw Ginger I thought I saw a ghost. But, Ginger Baker Lives!
@@TREYOLDHIPPIE Yea, but he's a bitter old fuck!
Him and Keith Richards, they're like cockroaches!! The apocalypse couldn't kill them!
If you haven't seen "Beware Mr Baker", you must.
@@da324 so am I. And can't even drum, to boot,
And that's why he's so revered by all the best musicians in the world and regarded as one of the best in the world. He has stood the test of time and thats why nearly 50 years later he is still improvising with pentatonics!
The 12 bars beginning at 5:19 is EC trying to keep the demon on a leash, then letting it loose, then taming it and putting it back in its cage. Lord have mercy!
And that is why EC was called God!!!
Eric at his purest - Jacks bass perfectly complements him...
So nice of Jack Bruce saying how privileged he is playing with Eric.Eric is one of the greatest guitar players ever and that clap from Ginger was so lovely too
So lovely too
😂❤
Yes that did put a nice bow on top of a wonderful performance.
I love the smile in jack’s face when EC is shredding it up. Priceless. These mates were enjoying the hell out of this gig .
true
Clapton smiles at Jack Bruce at 4:00 when he perfectly hits that note at the same time that he plays that staccato chord.
Ginger Baker's drumming is understated genius! The way he subtly handles the first verse then takes it up a notch is nothing short of drumming brilliance! Drummers, take note - you don't need to do a hundred fast fills to be good. Listen to the master!
The master he is.
Not at all the same groove. So different. Love both.
FooCards88 agreed. Out of the 3 (Moon, Bonham and Baker) Gingers the only one who didnt kill himself. Much respect.
+FooCards88 Silly person, music isn't a competition. John Bonham was perfect for Led Zeppelin,
but he would be a disaster for the Stones, and Charlie Watts wouldn't be the drummer for
Led Zep.
Ha ha ha. John Bonham, man could not swing a bag of shit.
RIP Ginger, one of the best drummers of our lifetime
Eric Clapton is actually quite the singer. Not flashy but that's the tradition of the original blues singers. He has a good range and a tone that's very welcoming and easy on the ears. I've never heard a bad note sung by him and that's more than I can say for Robert Plant. His singing is very soulful and a nice counterpoint to his guitar playing.
I agree. I always thought Jack was the vocal strength of Cream, but seeing youtube videos, I feel Eric was equal to him.
Jack has that semi-classical singer vibe (the control and vibrato) in his singing which I love. However, Eric Clapton's voice always seems just right for the song. Blues Power has a surprisingly powerful and passionate vocal from him, not to mention Layla. His upper register can be very gritty and can sound like a passionate cry when he wants it to. It can also be very warm and actually a bit like Andy Williams at times.
The Blackstone Project I agree. He has such a soulful voice.
A big percentage of Cream listeners tend to have some bad feels for zeppelin but just mentioning Clapton and Plant in the same sentence concerning vocals is just unacceptable. BTW even Jack Bruce called Robert Plant 'one of the all-time, if not THE all-time, great rock singer' after bashing Zeppelin and admitting jealousy on his part.
You Are correct Sir
I’m 62 years old and never had the opportunity to see Cream or Eric for that matter. But when the wheels of fire album came out I was in high school. It was my introduction to my life’s obsession with the blues. i’m proud of the fact that this school’in was delivered by a true master of the craft and my life has been enriched because of it.
What really amazes me is there's one guitar, one bass and one set of drums. Think about that. Thousands of people blown away by practically nothing except three outstanding and legendary musicians. Three amazing people creating their own "wall of sound." Brilliant.
That about sums it up.
The fourth "set" is singing, really
martin danburen Yes but probably one of the best bass players ever!
martin danburen and there are a wee group called jimi Hendrix experience
Guitar, drums and bass are far from "nothing". Much more has been done with less
Damn, he`s makin that Fender cry!!!
I saw Cream at Wolsey Hall Yale in 67, my first concert ever. The sound was fierce, powerful and unforgettable. One could feel the music thru their body.Part of music history. My ears and mind have never be right since. Stopped listening to the Beatles after that night and have been on the blues train ever since.
this is where its at.They named themselves cream for a reason.How many years later...and they still sound like the gods they always did
Lot of renditions of this jam. This one's excellent! I like the blues a LOT! For me, words like love, family, social life, religion, future - all have the same root word: blues. And I'm slowly getting accustomed.
Thanx. If you live it, you know it. 8)
The version by Chris Farlowe as Little Joe Cook is outstanding - a studio jam he didn't know was being recorded!
Steve Lee on
Pete Kernow and
Steve Lee It is all about MERCY - a word not much heard and not in the people's thoughts these days. That is at least the word that stays with me when I listen to the blues.
This amazing man/guitarist has given me so much joy. He's made a difference, and has had an incredibly powerful impact on my life.. The world is a better place because he's in it.
Thank you Mr. Clapton. ❤
The Master of Rock & Blues Guitar! and the finest drummer and bass players- Ever!
I'm like on full ecstasy right now, people don't need drugs or any of that shit, this just transport you to another world. THANKS ERIC.
+Roxana Pérez i say a little coffee and bud dont hurt neither
i need the other to keep em coming!!!
Been a Clapton fan since I was 16 years old but never really fully appreciated Jack and Ginger. What a fool I was! Now I'm making up for lost time, these two must be the rhythm section of all time.
Glad you finally noticed. Been a Cream fan since about 1967. Listen to some of the Live Cream stuff and Crossroads and Spoonful from Wheels of Fire if you really want to see how amazing these guys are individually and together. Absolutely amazing.
like donald, a fan since 1966 when i was a sophomore in hs. i love bruce on base and baker is unstoppable. i use to do toad in my science class just before lunch using anything i could hit . good god 1969.
graham collett Unfortunately Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce couldn't stand each other. Thus Cream was no more. Ginger and Clapton awesome with Rick Gretch and Steve Winwood. Blind Faith one of my favorite bands. As for the insult to Robert Plant- he's one of the all time great blues vocalists. I actually prefer Allman Brothers version over this.
Donald Mituzas Spoonful! Jack Bruce on vocals. Think I'll listen to it NOW :-))
That’s why ‘Cream’ of the crop
probably one of EC's finest moments vocally and playing .
Never get tired of this tune and Clapton's amazing magic.
Stormy Monday-one of my very favorites. Rip Ginger and Jack. We've lost so many greats.
Another soul has entered rock and roll heaven. Blow that harmonica and play that bass! God Bless! Mr Baker we ill miss your gift!
It was Jack Bruce who dies.Not Ginger Baker.
stephen dwyer stephen...wow! I can't believe what you just said! If you knew anything about Clapton you would know he is in recovery from alc/drug addiction! He has worked very hard to provide a treatment center for addicts..His Wife did not throw his son out of the window..do your homework!!!
Based on facts, not beliefs
stephen dwyer ---- Why are you sending me these hateful notes? I am so sad we lost a true artist and that is all I noted on my comment.
Rob Brown sweet Chicago
Clapton plays like god damn butter. Every note crystal clear yet fast as sh*t.
They brought out the greatness in each other.listen to the passion in Claptons playing .you can see the love Ginger and Jack had for Eric.glad they had this reunion.
You brought this old cowboy to tears with that comment brother.....so true
Unlike the other reunion gigs of a similar time, Cream got up there and improvised and used their current gear to innovate old songs with new and different sounds. Not necessarily better, not necessarily worse. That’s musicianship.
When it comes to the song Stormy Monday I would have to say in my opinion this is far most best I've ever heard it done by any group.
I love the 4-bar phrase from 5:20 to 5:42 in Clapton's solo. He repeats a one-note lick about (25) times, first on the beat, then building to a fierce cross rhythm. Clapton has always been the master of phrasing ...
-Peter
This is an AMAZING cover of this song. All three are on point. I have this on a loop.....call me happy!!
Loved Cream since my high school days 1968. Also Blind Faith too! RIP Jack
What an amazing group and Eric's touch on the guitar is superb. As you get older, you realize less really is more, and music is an expressive energy - not a race to the finish line
The Cream always rises to the Top, only 3 musicians, so full, so Sweet, what a treat!
Sweet, expressive, direct, emotional blues playing.
Love the smile on gingers face at the end when jack complimented Eric. Didn't know ginger was capable of smiling.
The greatest blues i ever heard and saw...
This is one of Ex's EPIC sing a he's ever done this awesome I got no words wow people want to tqlkbahit in Eric Clapton and right here you see why he is a legend playing THE BLUES he is a aeaaones veteran of many wars gone by in ha life can't ever say any if did them gracefully but I know he's in full control of his guitar player his passions regardless a humble man has made it thru this life's battles and has been victorious through out all.the pain that he now plays in his soul she. He does his music. Yrs he has always been one of my heroes and now that his music has crept into the pain he has lived its so rich bountiful with tome depth in each chord and light touch on his leads worth THE perfection only time can preserve this is a great song for him.
FANTASTICALLY!! this is REAL blues, thanks, Cream
Sitting shaking my head in awe........ This right here
By far one of the best version of this song!!!!!!👍👍👍👍❤️❤️👏👏👏
Eric...well nuff said. Bruce and Ginger...Make me cry they are so good. What a figging band.
Ginger Baker a whole orchestra all by himself. WOW!!!
Soft,smooth and only fast as needed. Slowhand has the voice of an angel. That kind of singing and playing has attracted millions and millions of blues fans over the years. His way of stage performing strikes right trough the heart and that's why Eric Clapton is God... That's also why I've loved his music for decades that passed..
I have no word`s to describe how beautiful music is when I hear music like this . Erik Clapton of course also leave`s me speechless .
Among the most important bands in the history of bands!
Great bass tone by Jack Bruce!
@@philliprubin4996 He would've sounded amazing on anything...I've only ever heard him on the Warwick and the old Gibson EB-0 (which is a weird-ass bass)
Yep.
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One of the greatest song's ever performed by anyone!
The yrs I lived with the greatest sounds of all time! I can't even imagine there will be another time of music & musicians like there were playing without a lot of instruments. The sounds produced their voices just ALL , blows me still at an older age. It's in me & proud to say I lived it!
¿Eres familiar de Domingo Lo Giudice?
Go Eric!!! What a master !
i think jack was so moved by claptons solo.....he seems like he is choking up with emotion when he says "its a privilege to be playing with him.......eric clapton" clearly fighting back tears of joy
A master class of blues singing and playing. Long Live Eric Clapton~!
That was epic. All three wheels spinning perfectly in harmony. These three artist prove that excellence can be illustrated without autotune, without a brass section, and without numbers. You can't hide behind simplicity. Live, real, emotive, and sublime.
Always will be rock's first super group......
Jesus....have mercy. Thank you Cream.
One of the greatest versions of Stormy Monday EVER!! Have MERCY!! R.I.P. Jack and Ginger. Namaste and good health to you all in 2020 and beyond.
Right up there with the Allman Brothers at Fillmore East in 1971 and Albert King at Montreux in '73. Clapton at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1977 was pretty good, too, though very different from this performance.
And we have been doubly blessed to have these marvelous videos available to us on UA-cam to listen over and over again hopefully for a long time to come.. This makes these legendary musicians live forever!
Wow. The solo makes me appreciate life.
Lord have mercy!
Clapton is my son.....#silk81slim
I've been in love with this man since forever... What an amazing gift he's been sharing with the world.. Love you Eric... 😍
Eric is one of the greatest guitar artists, and years of performing makes his music amazing.
I have heard the secret of Cream. I never thought I'd see the real musical three way interactions of the real live Cream. I've heard them, tried to emulate them from recordings. This? Truly humbling.
Ol T-Bone must be saying,,,,damn white boy can pick! lol
lenny williams
Albert King, too.
That blues guitar intro is just immense
Wow....4 years... no comments. Say`s something about music of quality these days. Anyway...like I give a shit about what anyone else thinks about "real" music. I always get at ease when listening to Erik Clapton... what a style and ease of listening.
Amazing Eric and Jack sound as good as they ever did!
you just need to look at Ginger's reaction at 8:00 to understand how magnificent that performance by EC was.
Cant get enough of these guys...Eric Clapton........no words
Jack bruce amazing bass player and singer . May your spirit fly free brother .
All i can say is Wow! The old boys still have it!
70 ain't old, just a little more mature...
Eric great as always... but that bass!!!
Yes that bass is played by no other musician than the great Jack Bruce.
One of the greatest bands ever!
A GENIUS on drums. R.I.P. ginger Baker!
Absolute mastery by all three.
GAHT DAYUM!!!!! They just slay this song so hard. This is the best version of stormy Monday out here. Period. (Drops the mic and walks away)
"They"? What's this "they" shit, white man? That's all Eric.
But GOD DAMN. Yeah.
jgroub1 You HAVE to be kidding.... Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker....best rhythm section ever. Clapton would have been just another guy who played in the Bluesbreakers if not for hooking up with these guys in the mid-60's. Before there was Clapton, there HAD to be Cream. Do some homework before making silly statements.
No, he had to hook up with a decent bassist and drummer before becoming "Eric Clapton." Any old decent bassist and drummer would have done. Tell me, how many hits did Bruce or Baker have after Cream? Right, just what I thought.
jgroub1 Similarly, how many hits did Clapton sing or write early in his career? In that regard, Bruce carried him. That's what made Cream one of the greatest rock bands ever -- as great as the individual parts were, the sum was even greater.
Because it's all about "hits" with you? Baker and Bruce were in a league of their own. "Decent" bass players and drummers learned how to fill the space so a guitar player could fly like Clapton from Baker and Bruce!
Still on top of their game, so good that they got back together for these shows. I always thought Eric's singing was underestimated.
Clapton is the best clean, single-note player ever when it comes to the Blues.
the jethro tull's version its great as this one, this was a magical moment, RIP Jack bruce.
I like this version very much,......but I love tull´s version!!
Amazing in every sense of the word!!
been a fan of Eric Bruce and Ginger since the sixties.Cream was smokin'.
It's 2023 and Clapton still ROCKS! Thank you T-Bone Walker. I love when Clapton sings and plays the Blues, I'm comparing him at a young age who is older videos and he just keeps getting better and better. He is the only musician that I know of that has played with more people than anyone else has. I would have loved to seen him play and sing this with T-Bone Walker. Unfortunately T-Bone died at a very young age.
Who else listens to this every monday?
In 2019 still Great!
5’21” to 5’41 is the dog’s bollocks! Clapton’s repeated single note wail is one of THOSE moments. He works so hard in the Power Trio format; he HAS to fill out the sound. With Jack and Ginger, you KNOW it’s going to be great. I’d argue it’s his greatest playing for years...
ERIC IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A MASTER LEGEND OF THE GUITAR, A TRUE GUITARIST,SINGER,AND MUSICIAN WE ALL STRIVE TO BE ,THERE,s ONLY ONE E.C./SLOWHAND ,LOVE HIM ALWAYS,😎 BOB.
i was there..... changed my life!
I'm jealous. Deeply jealous of your luck to be there. Never been at the RAH. One day hopefully...
Che fortuna!
Why changed?
Yes indeed, Czech this out.....Ginger and Jack, not to leave EC out of it by any means, were the backbone of Cream. Saw Ginger Baker's show a couple of months ago at ACL Theater here in Austin. As ill as he was/is, he blew the roof off the building. Not a dry face in the crowd that night.
just plain Fantastic......... Art for the Ears!
Love the little gesture Ginger Baker gives Clapton at the very end, total respect.
Definitely one of the so many,,, "Best/Finest". Ginger Baker too, them all!
Just fantastic.... is Erick Clapton
super group - one and only. Music from Blues, Rock and African. It will never get better
Bruce makes the song...never paid attention to him but this song was really Bruce's time to shine