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Happy Monday guys!! How do you all like the NEW SET?!?! Was excited to check out this one!! Cream doesn’t disappoint!! What’s the next thing we gotta hit from them?! Cheers guys! 🙌🏻🔥
Sunshine of your love.
Strange Brew 🎤🎶😜 Strange Brew. 😎😎Strange Brew!!!
White Room and Brave Ulysses for sure
Strange Brew and Sunshine as well but I would hope they have some knowledge of those
Sunshine of your love or I feel free. Ps have you noticed the amount of subscribers you have very rock and roll 👹🤟
I see Tales of Brave Ulysses and a live version of Badge in your future . Gotta hit em both - you're welcome .
"Cream were a jazz band. We just didn't tell Eric." - Jack Bruce. Still my favorite quote about the band.
I never heard that one...that's awesome. Jack was so underrated
@@cubstransplant1361 Underated?!! You don't get to play with Tony Williams, Carla Bley and Kip Hanrahan if you're underrated.
Keith Moon and/or John Bonham were the best drummers....Jack Bruce RIP was for me the undisputed bass champion.
@@pigstrotters4198 I think regarding bass-players, it's a toss up between John Entwistle, John Paul Jones or Jack Bruce (in the UK I mean). I'd go for Jack Bruce tho'
@@pigstrotters4198 I'm just going to take a wild stab -- you are not a drummer?
Jack Bruce was a creative force in Cream, and he butted heads with everyone! It is amazing Cream lasted as long as they did. Bruce was exacting and difficult and a musician of the highest caliber. He was also very grounded, very well read, and was charming. RIP Jack Bruce
Back in the 70's, whenever I put this song on the stereo in the living room, my mom would drop what she was doing and start dancing. She's 83 now.
Praise God
Bless her heart and God bless her. I'm 67 years old in 1 week. Have spinal stenosis and can't walk well but this song makes me at least want to. Been listening to this since 1969. Great stuff.
I can only hope she is still dancing!
Yup. I find this super-danceable also because the beat and the music are so good. I can also dance to rhythmic jazz where I just cant dance to most shlock no matter whether there's a beat or not.
I’m 65 and I still do…which is a sight as I’m driving I suppose but I could care less…
That song was released in 1968. It is hard to imagine just how profoundly radical their music was at the time or how much it blew my 16 year old mind. Check out Badge or Politician or Born Under a Bad Sign.
I was 14. Badge blew me away!
For years this was considered the best guitar solo ever recorded
Still is.
Blind faith steve winwood and Eric Clapton were phenomenal together “can’t find my way home”
One of my favorite songs ever!
Yes !! Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton... great song !!
@@loosilu Same here
DEFINATELY!
Probably the best song off of their self titled debut. I also really enjoy Had to Cry Today
Favorite Cream song. I fuckin' love that this is a live performance; it's so high energy, and aggressive, and Clapton's second solo is engraved into my soul for all time. And then at the end, suddenly there's an audience, and you realize that this was just another night on the road for Cream.
Bassist, Scotsman, the late great Jack Bruce. Follow the bass, everything else is built around it.
Same with Andy Fraser and Free. Check out Free's version of Crossroads live at Sunderland. It is done at a slower tempo with a lot more swing, It is particularly amazing when you consider that it was the third encore at the end of a long set. And all Free's members were still 20 or under at the time! Lynyrd Skynyrd's version, more like Cream's, is great too.
Jack Bruce played a fret-less bass.
@@webbtrekker534 Whoa- didn't know that! TY
@@webbtrekker534
Not with Cream.
@@Limpi43 Pretty sure he played one at an Albert Hall performance at least on a few numbers.
The late great Jack Bruce on bass, in his younger days he was a cellist in the National Youth Orchestra.
Drummer Ginger Baker just recently passed
Politician is my favorite Cream song... Bruce center stage his Cream masterpiece.
@@michaelbochnia5686 I'm So Glad farewell concert at The Royal Albert Hall
@7:12 "They weren't working as a team" ..... I think it was Ginger Baker who said it was like a war on stage with each one trying to outdo the other.
Nailed it!!
Short lived
Every live performance was like a jam session, they were so good wherever one went the other two would follow.
SoloGuitar1000 Of course not .if you want precision listen to jazz. This is Rock. three egos batting it out. Can’t get better then Cream Live.
The Who said the same thing about themselves
Summer of 68 - everyone I knew had the album.
Right on cgirl 111. By the way, those of us you didn’t know had it too.
50 years from when I first heard it it still stuns me.
"Let it Rain" is another good showcase for Clapton's solos.
Good Call.
I remember that was given out as a free sample with a daily English newspaper back in the day :)
Fred Hall I love that song!
Absolutely one of my favorites
The live versions with D and the Ds are unreal.
Baker and Bruce - can't overstate how good they were... Like the new set. I second the calls for Badge or White Room. At some point you guys will have to deep dive Steve Winwood. He crossed paths with Clapton and Ginger Baker in Blind Faith, also sang for the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic plus did a lot of solo stuff.
Michael Keefe, oh yessssss! Deep Dive into Steve Winwood starting with Can't Find My Way Home!
If you like Winwood, you might want to be here on Friday.
Winwood has SO MANY great songs. Has been going since he was 14.
@@myratatano5187 Don't forget Traffic. "dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"
Blind faith only 1 L.P. Clapton baker Winwood Greg awesome check it out!!
Cream.Three of the greatest ever musicians who ever lived.
Often replicated but never duplicated! No one will ever match that magic.
Agree completely!
Jack Bruce on Bass - one of the all time greats. He had a hard driving style but also with a lead approach of playing every note !
He started out as a lead guitar player, but he switched to bass for Cream, because Clapton did the job...they were amazing, and EVERYONE went wild for them back then, and Clapton was at his best then, IMO...
@@judiweislo8672 if I’m not mistaken I think Jack was actually an upright jazz bassist before cream!
@@Boomslang just Googled it & you are correct for the most part, but he did say this, "But I have played guitar [since] my early skiffle days. I played acoustic, and still do. In fact, I play guitar on one track on the new album". Said this in an interview before he passed. So, we're both corrrect.
@@judiweislo8672 Jack played many instruments. IIRC he started as a child singer then studied classical cello winning a scholarship to the Scotish Royal Conservatory. He switched to upright bass playing and touring throughout Europe with various jazz bands and meeting Ginger Baker along the way. He was a very competent pianist and guitarist and harmonica player. In addition to the jazz gigs he had gigs with Graham Bond Organization, Manfred Mann, Bluesbreakers before joining Cream.
Bit of trivia, Jack was asked to joing Marvin Gaye's band but ultimately declined the offer. It would have been awesome to have seen him lay down some tracks at Motown.
@@judiweislo8672 Judi, Jack was an established bass player in high demand before Cream was formed. He had played bass with Ginger previously in several bands, and played (bass) briefly with Eric in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , before he joined Manfred Mann - again on bass. He was never a lead guitarist although he could play 6-string guitar. Whoever told you that he switched to bass to accommodate Eric Clapton in Cream is either winding you up or is completely misinformed themselves (sorry).
THAT BASS. The always fantastic Jack Bruce.
Politician, best song to hear Bruce up front.
Oh, and who sang and wrote the lyrics , mostly!!
@@lizroberts6257 Who wrote the lyric? Robert Johnson, 1930s.
@@CenturianCornelious Yes, I know. Bruce wrote many of their lyrics, like White Room.
@@michaelbochnia5686 YES
There are so many fantastic Cream tunes but "Sunshine of Your Love" is an S-tier tune.
FYI they reacted to that one last year
mic vall yeah it was in the “bedroom”
This is not a cream song thus is a cover of a Robert Johnson tune from the 1930s or some time around that time about him going down to the cross roads and cutting a deal with the devil to teach him to play blues guitar later on he wrote and did the song hell hounds on my trail
@@bryonensminger7462 Actually it combines two songs by Robert Johnson, one of them being "Travellin' Riverside Blues. They didnt write the original songs but they sure made something of those songs that wasnt there before. It sure is a Cream song. Clapton plays Travellin Riverside Blues (and Stop Breakin' Down, which the Stones play on Exile) and other Robert Johnson songs on "Me and Mr Johnson".
Impressed by their technique. Yep. Cream were the first supergroup. Clapton on guitar. Jack Bruce on bass. Ginger Baker on drums. Three of the greatest rock musicians of all time.
Sublime. Eric's interpretation of Robert Johnson's Crossroads blues. His 2 lead runs on here still 'hit the spot' every time i hear it.That's after listening to it for 53 years ! One of many Cream classics.
I had forgotten how good Jack Bruce was on bass.
Have to listen to Politician! Bruce.... Bass....
Bruce was a really fluid jazz-oriented bass player. Probably the best of all time to work in the rock arena.
Saw Jack Bruce once in liverpool UK with a band called lifetime , took an album by him called songs for a tailor asked him to autograph it for me when he came off stage signed it no problem went home happy !
Eddie van Halen has said that when he was a teenager he learned all of Clapton's solos on Crossroads note-for-note.
Over 50 years old and still sounding so good, The late Jack Bruce tearing the arse out of the bass reminds me why I bought this album.
Saw them live back in 67 sitting in the 3rd row. My ears were ringing after the concert. Great band!
Boy oh boy, you pegged it. Yes, all the players in Cream were amazing, but they famously didn't get along personally, so it's not surprising you picked up on that.
Tales of Brave Ulysses is a great cream song.
@Stream On OBX Love Politician Live also!!!
Tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers...
@@justinestes6400 my favorite Cream song, Heavy, Bruce bass is the best CREAM!
Anything from "Disraeli Gears" is great.
The Live version of Spoonful on the same wheels of fire album is my absolute favorite recording of theirs.
I concur. They are so in synch on that song it's supernatural.
Yeah, toad is also amazing! If you can listen through that long of a drum solo, it’s ginger at his absolute best!
HEY GUYS!!! Did you know that God has a poster of Clapton in his bedroom? Classic Cream..Clapton, Bruce and Baker. Great choice! LOVE the new set!!!
Maybe, but He wears Peter Green pajamas....!!!
When "Black Betty" wins the pole, make sure you react to the backyard party performance.
Musicianship: They were called "Cream," for a reason. They were the cream of rock musicians...the first "super group." Eric Clapton, late of The Yardbirds and Mayal's Bluesbreakers had recently been declared, "God," for his guitar playing. Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were also widely recognized for their accomplishments in rock and jazz. Bruce is listed as the number 8 bass guitarist by Rolling Stone and Baker the number 3 drummer.
Try the songs, "Tales of Brave Ulysses," "Deserted Cities of the Heart," SWLBR," "I'm So Glad," "I Feel Free," and "Spoonful."
You totally hit the nail on the head with them being 3 individual musicians. They but heads all the time, famously did not get along super well. They were amazing musicians and put out powerhouse music for the time, really pushed the envelope. But they were never gonna last too long.
Yes they never tried to be modest which is why they called themselves Cream. They also didn't try to step back to let the other one shine. Baker and Bruce hated each other and Clapton got sick of their fighting and could see a solo career on the horizon. I like I Feel Free and Tales of Brave Ulysses.
Spoonful is my favorite. On the album, Delaney and Bonnie on Tour with Eric Clapton, they do a tribute to Robert Johnson. That's the same album with Only You Know and I Know on it. Great song.
U2: we’re the best power trio ever
Cream: hold my joint and watch this
ELP, Triumph, Rush all say, Sit down U2.
U2 are three piece in the way the who are a three piece in other words not at all .
Not the same at all. 2 different eras 2
Well said 😊
Oh please! I don't have anything negative to say about U2, but they are not in the same league with Cream especially when speaking about instrumental proficientsy. Eric was a great blues player and Jack and Ginger had jazz backgrounds. Concerning Jack, you don't get to play with Carla Bley, Kip hanrahan or Tony Williams if you don't know your stuff.
Having seen them "LIVE" three times back in the day.I can only say they were the best "LIVE" band bar none.
Can you actually believe that Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck were in the same group, The Yardbirds!
But only Page and Beck were in the band at the same time
Vanilla Fudge "Keep me Hanging on." It's a MUST! Complete and total sauce and from the same era.
Tales of Brave Ulysses - trippy lyrics, tight ensemble play and a wah-wah sound to die for.
Hi, guys. Cream was together less than 3 years (except for the reunion in 2005), but their impact was mighty. They WERE the cream. In fact, there really is teamwork in the sense that they are all playing off of each other very much. It's almost like a musical conversation very often. It may not seem as noticable in Crossroad, however. There was a great deal of improvisation that depended upon the mood of the venue. Jack Bruce was a classically trained musician, but he was very frustrated by the rigidness of the instructors, and did not feel free to express himself in that environment. He also played piano. Ginger Baker was a jazz drummer, and he is a particular favorite of mine. There are so many songs of theirs that you should listen to. Politician comes to mind, and so does Tales of Brave Ulysses. While recording the Disraeli Gears album in New York City, Eric discovered a new invention known as a wah-wah pedal. He put it to work in Disraeli Gears.
Very well said! I love this band to the end of my days.
Good points, when they jammed, people said they were each trying to solo at the same time
Andy seemed impressed with Clapton's "aggressive" guitar solo. If that is the case, I cannot wait to see his reaction to something like GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES by THE OUTLAWS. I would like to see if he survives listening to the solos in this song.
David Terry We can only hope they do it, but they DID promise they would, so...?
@@sarahzentexas When did they promise this? I think they hinted at it but a "promise?" Also, the more of these song reviews I listen to the more I can see Alex really drives down on production, editing, and flow of the song , if you will. I think he might find a song like GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES a bit much. If you are an OUTLAWS fan then you know the song WATERHOLE is somewhat of a drummer's song. In any event, I'm sure they will get to this eventually.
The Outlaws are from the guys hometown, for God's sake! Do Green Grass already!
@@scottingram7634 Yes, I have posted that fact in another comments section. I know they are young, but it is hard to imagine them not knowing their homegrown talent. To be fair, it has been a long time since the original 1970s FLORIDA GUITAR ARMY reigned. They will eventually get around to it. This is one band from the Seventies that I still listen to on a regular basis. I really miss Hughie's guitar playing. He is one of my fave guitar players along with Roy Buchanan. Can you imagine them listening to Roy Buchanan?
David Terry I must second the Outlaws
"That Base" , lads is the mighty Jack Bruce...legend
Derek and The Dominos “Why Does Love Got To Be So Bad?”, great songs off the Layla album - hard to beat Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, one of the best guitar albums ever.
So sad, not so bad.
Something to consider when diving into Cream: This band was the evolution of the Power Trio as a function of Blues and Rock. The Who - power trio with a front man. Led Zeppelin - power trio with a front man. Rush, James Gang, ZZ Top, Nirvana - all power trios. Cream - pure power trio.
Jimi Hendrix Experience
By this definition Twisted Sister is a power trio with a frontman. ;>
Ten Years After - I'd Love to Change the World. Alvin Lee on Guitar
And "I'm Going Home".
Hell yeah
Good morning little school girl will get the two dudes’s heads bopping
@@HamiltonRb another banger
Anything from Rock And Roll Music To The World. Underrated but great from start to finish.
Nobody was doing this kind of stuff in the 60's. Cream was in a class all their own.
@Joseph Scherer Yes, Cream didn't invent Metal, but bands always trying to out-Cream Cream definitely lead to Metal.
Probably the only band comparable at the time was The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Band of Gypsys in the very last years of Jimi's life
Ry not them it was Led Zeppelin
@@robertkelly6282 If you read the original reviews of the first Led Zeppelin album in "Rolling Stone" and "Creem Magazine", they said it sounded like The Jeff Beck Group.
@@jasontaverner391 if you listen to the first Beck album with Rod Stewart on vocals, and Ron Wood on bass, and guess what -- guest appearances by Jimmy Page -- and you'll realize pretty quickly that Page decided to take that sound and turn it up to 11. You may. be shocked to discover that Rod Stewart set the tone for Robert Plant's approach to howling the blues -- we ain't talking no Maggie Mae or Da Ya Think I'm Sexy.
Jack Bruce was Amazing An Amazing Guitarist And Singer. He was also Scottish.xx
Grand Funk Railroad - start with ' I'm Your Captain / Closer to Home '
"Inside looking Out" live in 69!
This recording was done at CREAM's last ever show, they were only a band for about 4 years
Do Tales of Brave Ulysses or SWLARB, or Glad next
Have no idea why you think this is a recording from their last ever show. It appears on Wheels of Fire and was recorded March 10, 1968 at Winterland in SF - 8 1/2 months before their Farewell Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (opened, believe it or not, by Yes). And btw, Cream were only together for about TWO years.
I left "Ulysses" off my list due to its vague similarity to "White Room."
Not the last show *but - they eventually broke up mainly because of friction (some say war) between Bruce and Baker and I’ve always thought there was some of that in this track, while Clapton just tried to keep it together.
"They were already all-stars"
Yeah, that's why they called it CREAM
The 3 best musician around at that time.. even Hendrix love these guys.
Possibly tbe first super group.
Cream was so tight... they seemed always on the verge of going off key but would pull back just in time! Amazing band!
Blind Faith- Can't find my Way Home. Steve Winwood is so amazing! Eric Clapton was.a.member of Blind.Faith too.
Winwood sings better than almost everyone, rips on guitar better than tons of musicians, and puts most to shame on keyboards. If only he had some talent!
@@neonpark1874 Just watched Traffic at Santa Monica 1972 again and an argument could be made that he's the most talented musician of all time, he'd get my vote.
Young Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis Group, Gimmee Some Lovin
Couple of things:
1. At the risk of sounding like the sort of pinhead I always used to sneer at: damn, they don't make music like that any more.
2. Please, listen to Robert Johnson's original; plus everything else he ever did.
Amen and amen.
Best description of Cream ever; 3 musicians all playing solos at the same time and sounding great.
Exactly
This song is like Dixieland Rock: each musician soloing at the same time.
They were together for 23 months and made 3 albums in that time. July '66- May '68
They played Toronto in June 68 so it was past that
For more blues rock like this, check out some early Fleetwood Mac! They were a blues band before they lost a few members, came to America and slowly converted to more pop/rock. Their leader, Peter Green, was one of the great British blues guitarists. For some suggestions, they had the original version of "Black Magic Woman" (so very different from Santana's cover), a great rocking blues song called "Oh Well," "Green Manalishi" (which was later covered by Judas Priest), and one of my all-time favorite songs by anyone, "Man of the World."
Jack Bruce was a cellist with the National Youth Orchestra in his early days and loved Bach bass lines, he also lived near me and stuck his car through a shop window one night !
This was a cover... Check out Robert Johnson and the lore behind the song.
Robert Johnson’s playing is incredible, and I think that the idea that he had to make a deal with the devil to get it done is sooooo short changing the man! I mean, I can understand it, his guitar work is fire!
@@johnbutler5650 Honestly, its interesting if anythinh, and i dont think its meant to be demeaning or anything, just adding a cool backstory to it. Making him that much cooler 😁
💯🙏
Cream made it their own
Please listen to Robert Johnson's version. It is where it starts. Then listen to his mentor, Son House. Where it really all starts. He did Jack White's favorite song. Nwhote covers lots of his songs.
THE definition of Power Trio. And this cut is, omho, their greatest live cut ever.
I notice that Steve Winwood is being brought up in a lot of the comments. On that subject, you should check out Traffic, especially John Barleycorn Must Die and Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.
Or Shootout at the Fantasy Factory...
Or Dream Gerard.
I definitely think the boys would enjoy "Low Spark"!
Milas Thompson totally agree!
Light Up or Leave Me Alone
You have to listen to every Cream song three times, concentrating on each instrument in turn. That way you get to enjoy the three musicians competing to dominate each song. They’re all great and so is the music, but getting them to cooperate was always the problem.
Still sends shivers down my spine, especially the second solo. I remember the first time hearing this as a kid in 1968, I had no idea who it was but was immediately stopped dead in my tracks and just had to listen to the whole thing. It was so different to all the other crappy songs and hippy stuff that commercial radio was pushing at the time. And it’s amazing that Clapton never plays the same solo twice, so we are just so fortunate that this unique moment of magic was captured on good quality recording equipment. I don’t think Clapton bettered this version in terms of energy and musical logic in all the years that followed. As for not playing as a team, that’s just bullshit, sorry, but the chemistry between these 3 musicians was at its peak here, regardless of how they got along personally.
Honestly Andy's bedroom backdrop is your best set
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Been asking for some Allman Brothers...Fillmore East for a long time ...they won’t touch it
Full album please
SOUTHBOUND
@UCExTfUTpFQpsGRlplf7HnUQ Adding Warren Haynes to any band is generally a smart move. Got a chance to see the Allman Brothers Band a couple of times while he was with them. And yeah, Derek Trucks is no slouch either. Good times!
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I advise everyone who enjoys these young chaps to become a Patreon as well
rock on fellas
They played together about 2 years. This was a live recording too, don't forget that. One of the best if not the best I have ever heard.
Cream was together '66 to '69 made total of five albums. I saw them live in Chicago on their final tour. Tickets were $6.50.....
Jack Bruce (RIP) was famous for his fretless bass. He was master of technique and style!
“Spoonful” off same album “Wheels Of Fire” should be next.
59 year old guy here, you guys are getting the best musical education! Jack Bruce was a great bassist! Enjoying a few of your videos with a bundy and coke or two!
Without this track, there would be no EVH as we knew him. That’s straight from his mouth.
Definitely need to do"inside looking out" live 1969 by Grand Funk Railroad. Raw, gritty, bluesy rockin jam they put the FU in funk ☮️
Yeeeeeesssss!!!!
Yes! Been waiting for some more Grand Funk one of my favs Foot Stompin Music
I wish there was a hell ya button!!!
Jamel aka Jamal been giving u guys shoutouts. He has 470k followers right now.
Pretty much doing similar bands, such as the same songs from Supertramp, Steely Dan...
I can confirm this.
Yep. I heard him give you guys a nice shout out. Awesome.
Both good reaction channels. I also love Kel and Rich for classic rock and metal reactions, and Soul Train Bro for really IN DEPTH reactions. So many silly reactors out there.
great comment, they were known for "war on stage" between the three. That's the reason they were famous for live jams. Concerts were legendary.
Contains the greatest solo in the history of Rock.
'Tales of brave Ulysses' is definitely a must. To me it's their greatest tune. 'Swlabr' is another good one I don't see mentioned much. Good stuff dudes!
thanks for both of those man.. the best
I agree ❣️
Tales of Brave Ulysses
Welcome to the brilliance of the late great Jack Bruce!
The thing to remember about live Cream is that they're all soloing together, ALL the time. No one is taking backseat. It's what they're known for. They were the first genuine power trio.
The Outlaws 'Green Grass and High Tides' and/or Molly Hatchet 'Flirtin With Disaster' (studio versions). You WON'T regret it! Classic Southern rock BANGERS from back in the day, and then some!
Def. OUTLAWS
Jack Bruce is quoted as saying that he and Ginger's concept for Cream was to bring Ornette Coleman - an "experimental" jazz saxophonist - to rock music. Coleman's music, which Coleman called harmelodics, involved everyone "soloing" simultaneously, while listening intently to, and playing off of, all the other band members.
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" is my favorite cream track aside from White Room. You guys should surely check it out.
Tales of Brave Ulysses easily in me top 5 of all time
For me, 'Politician' - studio version - is just awesome, especially through headphones. It features not one but two incredible Clapton solos (that is, double-tracked, not one after the other), one in both channels, and as you listen, they cross over from channel to channel. It's a simple effect, but mesmerizing.
I meant, 'one in each channel' - D'oh!
I hadnt recalled "politician" until i just listened to it. Definitely a great solo (×2). It brought to mind the brief double solo in The Beatles "Yer Blues". But i confess that probably my fave Clapton solo is that on "Presence of the Lord"and not only for its dramatic entrance.
Saw Cream a few times including the first tour, 1967, at the Fillmore. Yes, we knew they only had three- bass, drums, guitar- but we still kept looking for the rest of the musicians. Truly out of this world.
Clarity of tone even as he scorches the high stuff, an Eric Clapton characteristic. Everybody had it on their play list. Every guitarist either quit, or started practicing more. Thy were called cream, because this was assembled as a super group.
Woohoo! CREAM! Gotta try Tales of Brave Ulysses!
ALSO, i might be a Patreon soon!
Vanilla Fudge did a great covr of "you keep me hanging on". From this era
Instead of reacting to other Cream songs, i would recommend checking out Blind Faith - Can’t find my way home. It’s a different Clapton project with Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker after Cream broke up.
Personally I have my reservations for the deeper cuts of Cream. While I do listen to their albums every now and then, I think a lot of their music can be either a tad unfocused with too much jamming (which may not be appealing to casual listeners), or they’re more straightforward rock/pop tunes (eg Badge, I Feel Free - which are nice fun songs but that’s about it).
Anything off of "Disraeli Gears" is great. That album is a true masterpiece.
Clapton got tired of the constant fights between Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, often ending in punches. Blind Faith not only had Ginger Baker and Clapton, but Rick Gretch on bass and the incomparable Steve Winwood. But in my opinion Jack Bruce was one of the best bass players ever!
YES!!!!
I don't think they could do a first time reaction to "Can't Find My Way Home." I would be shocked if they'd never heard that classic.
Considering the drugs and the alcohol involved, it’s amazing how tight this track was. Best Cream track in my opinion.
Just three men making great rock 'n roll...
Check out “Yer Blues” by supergroup The Dirty Mac.
John Lennon - vocals & rhythm guitar
Eric Clapton - lead guitar
Keith Richards - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
The band also at times features Yoko Ono yelping like a goat.
You mean that conniving bitch who broke up the Beatles?
Yes! Not to mention Mick Jagger as moral support
@Brett G When was Yoko Ono NOT yelping like a goat? Kind of joking here - kind of.
" The band also at times features Yoko Ono yelping like a goat. "
Didn't she turn up with her Nanny and Kid...?
Named after Fleetwood Mac as they were all the rage at the time.
Now listen to Robert Johnson and his Crossroads.
Just thinking that too. Robert Johnson is a legend who influenced so many blues guitarist like Clapton.
Go down to the crossroads and sell your soul to the devil and play guitar like Robert Johnson
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Sounds like Ft.Worth.
Agree! If you like this tune at all you must listen to Mr. Johnson's classic version.
Something to consider, This song was recorded live 1968. Nobody else was playing a heavy Blues Rock music formula at such an intense level like the Cream were.
I believe that song, Crossroads, was written by an old blues singer in the Mississippi Delta. Rosedale is a small town just Southwest of Clarksdale, right on the Mississippi River.
"Dude, you gotta clean your carpet. There's a mess."
Nice.
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" a.k.a. "when Eric Clapton first discovered the wah-wah pedal" should be next. Oh, and the wood paneling...very 70s. Good job.
The LP was released in Summer, 1968.
Try "Tales of Brave Ulysses," guys. You both remind me of me back in the day (mid 60s - mid 70). Clapton is God!
I remember a Joe Walsh quote. He said he saw Eric do a version of these with a 10 minute solo and didn't play the same lick twice. Eric is great.
and I still enjoy Joe more. Love Eric, but for me I like my guitar a bit funkier, dirtier usually.
Jack Bruce is Geddy Lee's favorite bass player.
Among his faves...I think Geddy was equally blown away by Chris Squire of YES (if not more)....Greetings from San Antonio!!
Seeing bands like Cream, The Who and Ten Years After really is best live, unreal shows back in the day, lots of improvisation.
I just discovered you guys last week! I love your reactions! And, yes, I subscribed. Keep on rockin'!
Cream was a short-lived “super group.” This song is a cover of an old blues tune.
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Yeah, a cover by Robert Johnson. All the members in Cream had been members of other bands before Cream.
An old blues song.
Jack Bruce was a bass legend! World of pain is my favorite cream song
good song, I believe Politician is Bruce's best with Cream.
Hey guys. I'm so old I saw Cream's last American performance in 1969? in Providence Rhode Island. Clapton and Bruce both were using four Marshall double stacks and were playing so loud they overpowered the house P.A, They finally gave up on singing and played very long instrumental versions of Crossroads and Spoonful. Ginger Baker was a metronome and Jack Bruce is one of the all time great rock base player/vocalists. I think because you may not have heard a whole lot of this kind of live controlled chaos, you are confusing controlled studio production with musical tightness. Great blues/jazz can feel very loose sometimes, almost on the verge of coming apart, and that is what makes it human and exciting. Rock on!
All three of these musician are so great that it wasn't bragging to call themselves Cream!