Bill Griffin : This is not the first time I've heard this record and I was not impressed with it the first time. There are some great tracks on it but overall, it was less than satisfying. Something was different this time though; I actually liked it all the way through, so much so that I'm thinking it's not the same album at all. Of course, it is and the tracks I liked the first time are still my favourites but the others don't sound dated as they did before.
Richard Cardenas: This record epitomises the start of a revolution. All the discord that occurred at the end of the 60s and in the early 70s come to mind when I listen to this record. To me the gold in this record is Bruce and Baker. When my kid started playing music and picked up the bass this was one of the bands I played for him. The power of this threesome is unmatched. Some may bring up Rush, whom I love, but this was bare bones and talent.
Brian Carr: A question to ponder: did Led Zeppelin conquer the music world because they had a guy that could sing well? Cream might be the greatest example, and it kills me because I know how important and revered they are. There are highlights: Tales Of Brave Ulysses how is this song less than three minutes?
Yes, Baker and Bruce are a legendary rhythm section and Clapton is fantastic and influenced many. Uli Hassinger: It's a good idea to go back to the 60s because we havn't had an album from this decade for a long time. To pick out Cream is the second good decision. Cream are one of the most influential bands ever. If you could travel back in time to this album would have blown you away. The band consists of three genius musicians. It's almost pointless to mention the guitar work of Clapton.
Jack Bruce wasn't just a brilliant bass player but furthermore the main songwriter, which is remarkable when you have someone like Clapton in the band. But the most fascinating character was Ginger Baker. He invented drumming on another level. Before Cream the drummers only were responsible for the beat, usually the same beat throughout the whole song.
Ginger Baker has developed the drums to an instrument carrying or a at least underlying the melody. No one played drums like that in these days and I don't know a drummer nowadays who comes near. Unfortunately he was a lunatic asshole. Otherwise the band probably would have had a longer career.
But he was a fascinating character nevertheless. I can highly recommend the documentary Beware Of Ginger Baker which gives you a good impression of his difficult personality. But musical genius and madness are often two sides of the same coin. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip.
Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. Advanced Search. It went one place higher on the Billboard Best Seller list after its release in early December and became a massive seller, breaking the band in America. The sound of the album The first hint of what Disraeli Gears was to sound like came in early June when the band rush-released their first single taken from the album. The a-side was written by Eric Clapton — who sings the lead vocal — Pappalardi and his wife Gail Collins and it is so typically Cream at this point in their career — a mixture of rock, blues, and pop sensibilities that helped it to sell so well.
It had been a huge hit in America following its release in January and made No. Unlike their stage shows, the sound is mercifully muted on this LP. But none of the exciting tone-patterns of the two guitars and driving drums is lost. The Disraeli Gears: Deluxe Edition can be bought here. I bought this album the day it came out. I was 19 and it was the best thing i had ever heard. Been a fan ever since. History shows that Cream is one of the best bands ever.
Saw them in NYC at their first U. The head of the label, Ahmet Ertegun, had assigned them a young American, up-and-coming producer, Felix Pappalardi who would later go on to become the bass player in Mountain and the experienced sound engineer Tom Dowd. He was a genius of an engineer. Ertegun looked on Clapton as the natural leader of the group. So although Bruce and Clapton had shared the vocals on Fresh Cream , Ertegun initially encouraged Pappalardi to push Clapton forward as the lead singer.
And he had this strange, garbled version about how he discovered Eric and Cream or something. All complete nonsense. But they definitely thought Eric was more marketable, and there was a big move to get Eric to be the frontman and me just to be the bass player. Baker was not impressed with this scenario either.
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