Speaking of "Badge," Daniel might do well to get off his donkey and listen to the cover of the song by Fanny, one of rock's first all-girl (instrument-playing) bands....no ifs, ands, or......uh, butts. C'mon, now.....no cracks! It was on their self-titled 1970 debut album on Reprise Records. It was produced by renowned producer Richard Perry, whose secretary saw them play in '69 at LA's Troubadour. Perry recommended them to Warner Bros., who signed them without an audition solely due to their novelty possibilities, despite the fact that they were accomplished players! The Runaways, Bangles, and Go-Gos have all cited Fanny as a major influence and inspiration.
Ginger Baker was yet another of those iconic CRAZY ASS drummers....line John Bonham and Keith Moon. At the time many considered him the best.....earlier then Bonham by several years. Cream was considered pretty heavy blues/psychedelic rock Contemporaries of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who...so many others
We went to their first show at the Fillmore (opening for Paul Butterfield Blues Band). We'd been Clapton fan since his time with John Mayall, and knew there were three in the group. But when they started their first set, we kept looking around to see where the other musicians were. Just phenomenal.
My second favorite drummer just behind. DANNY CAREY. Check out BEWARE MR BAKER a biopic of him it's on youtube in my opinion GINGER BAKER IS THE INSPIRATION FOR ANIMAL FROM THE MUPPETS not Keith moon ...he is an animal on drums
When I was a kid we used to call this "acid rock," and this is one of my most favorite bands and songs from that genre. They have an even bigger hit called "Sunshine of Your Love" and the opening riff is iconic, instantly recognizable. The first thing I heard by them was "Tale of Brave Ulysses."
Arguably my favourite Cream song. I’ve always loved Ginger Baker’s drumming, so different to most other rock drummers hence why Cream had such an original sound. IMO.
It's so fun watching you discover classic rock, the music of my youth. Jack Bruce was an underrated bassist and vocalist. I've spent two days out of the hospital, two lovely days. Tomorrow I return for 3 days for surgery. I hate it but I'll be checking for more posts to make me smile.
For a short-lived group, Cream was remarkably influential. Their live shows had extended jams influenced by jazz, a departure from the structures rock songs at the time; the heavier drums and bass inspired harder rock and heavy metal; and it’s impossible to understate the impact Clapton’s guitar-style had on future guitarists. Definitely check out more of Cream’s songs. The most well-known are Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads, Badge, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew, and I Feel Free.
when we heard this group in the 60's they were so totally different than the regular rock and roll -- it was very easy to fall in love with them -- couldnt get enough -- eric clapton is one of my favorite guitarist along with stevie ray vaughn and santana
Cream was the seminal band of my youth. They had a profound influence on my life. We all have our personal sound track. At 71 years, this song, and this band is part of mine.
Very well put @Tada ! "Sunshine of Your Love" was the first 45 I bought when I was 9.... sure remember my Mom trying to convince me to buy Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy" instead. The day that a rocker chick was born !
Great song, Bakers unrhythmic yet rhythmic drumming, Clapton's wailing guitar and Jack Bruce's melodic bass playing, not to mention the clear forceful singing. A stunning performance indeed!!!😁😁🇬🇧
You mentioned it in your post and i vehemently urge you to listen to " Tales of Brave Ulysses ". Again, like White Room it is lyrically and musically potent.
Clapton is on many peoples list of top 5 rock guitarists and the goat to a few. He doesn't get enough shout-outs , imho. You should also check out the other super-group from the pre-Woodstock era, The Byrds. Maybe "8 Miles High"? (I prefer the live instrumental version on the 'tube for it's epic bass solo!). RIP Ginger.
I third the Byrds: One of my favorite groups from that era. You might be interested in their song based on the Old Testament scripture. I cannot recall the title but it’s the scripture is “A time for every purpose under heaven.”.
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 It was called Turn! Turn ! Turn!, and was the title track from their second album. It was their cover of Folk singer Pete Seeger's adaptation of Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8. Seeger's version was recorded in 1959, and released in 1962 under the name "To Everything There Is A Season".
I like Roger McGuinn ( the lead guitarist?) as good as the next guy but man, when he does those solos on that Ric12, he sounds nearly as sloppy as Jimmy Page... maybe I'm mistaken, anyway, that's the way it sounds to me.
@@BustedJunkStudio that's an accurate observation. I heard McGuinn was trying to emulate Coltrane's sax on that track so the "sloppy" maybe had some purpose.
When they did their final brief reunion at Royal Albert Hall in 2005, virtually EVERY living titan of rock made it a point to attend one or more of these shows. They are rightfully revered almost on a Beatles' level.
The most amazing thing about these guys, particularly on this song was the virtuosity on each of their respective instruments. Each time you listen, you can concentrate on ea different instrument and be completely blown away by it. Not to mention Jack's incredible vocal that ties it all together.
I first heard this song 54 years ago, and this is the first time I ever really paid attention to the lyrics - I was totally wrapped up in the playing- thanks for the recitation they're wonderful, strangely moving and mysterious.
New subscriber to your channel, I became a Cream fan through their 2005 Royal Albert Hall dvd. Then, band members had collectively 150 years of performing. That show had a palpable electricity in the room, young fans, old fans. A distillation of jazz and blues, amazing signal chains of Eric and Jack. From this show, "Badge" and "Crossroads".
I'm so glad you chose this as your first Cream song :) I've been totally in love with this song since about... well since not too long after it came out :)
You GET.... why WE cranked it up too !!! Stone sober, this was STILL so AWESOME !!!! What we did early "air guitar" to !!!! Clapton and Baker.... KILLERS !!!!
Every one always talks about Jack’s awesome bass playing but his singing is what really gets me. Clapton’s guitar on this makes the hair on my arms stand up.
Nice pick! You unfailingly pick songs that define my youth. I'm sure I speak for others as well when I say how happy it makes me to know that these songs will never be forgotten. Thanks for the smiles 🎶 Yes, the music just hovers over the bass and that guitar flies. Great review Daniel.
Sunshine Of Your Love you may find enjoyable. Crossroads too. This has been my favourite band since 1967. It is good to see someone of roughly the same age enjoying them so many years later. In 2005 they did a reunion series of concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. All live performances are on YT. They were every bit as good all those years later. Recommended too!
I think it was a wah wah pedal. It was the first piece of electronic distortion equipment Eric ever employed. Some guy in a guitar shop came up with it. It cost Eric $75. Paul Schafer( shay fer) is a keyboard player and band leader. Paul often sat in on many recordings of different bands, kind of like Leon Russell was in the 60's and 70's. I think Paul also produced some records for various musicians and bands. He was the band leader for Letterman's show and backed most of the musical acts that were on the show.
When they disbanded, Clapton formed another "supergroup" - Blind Faith - with Ginger Baker again, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. If you want to here another great guitar solo, "Do What You Like" from their one and only album is it (it's looooong, but worth it). FYI, every other member gets a rather long solo as well - Winwood on keyboards (the transition from his organ to Clapton's guitar is sublime), Baker with his drums, and Grech on bass.
This track took my band from a pop rock cover band to a hard rock band in one. week. the guitar player switched from a Teley to a SG bought a FUZZ box and a WAHWAH. Great band with such a short histiry.
Just perusing some of the classics you've covered, here on 4/15/21, an enjoyable night indeed. The sheer breadth of your covered catalog is quite astounding since last summer. Your somewhat less frequent uploads lately give me time to revisit your joy of hearing these classics for the first time. I never tire of it. On to "American Women" for the 20th time :)
A friend bought a drum set a few years back. All his life pop and rock music was just something that was there in the background for him. No specific taste, no knowledge about bands, songs, historic context. He asked me where to start if he wanted to get more into the work of drummers. He insisted to get a reference point that he could work towards. At the risk of discouraging him for the rest of his life, I said: "White Room by Cream.. that's your reference point. If you have a true ambition to not just hit some snares and cymbals for fun, but actually want to drum... Ginger Baker on White Room is the ultimate goal. It's the pinnacle of drumming in rock and roll." :-)
This is from the age before many of the modern "pedal effects" were invented. The wah wah peddle and crude fuzz and reverb were pretty common, and that was about it. Another great wah wah solo of Clapton's is from the "Blind Faith" album (which you absolutely must hear!) entitled "In The Presence of The Lord". The most iconic wah wah of all time, is Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" (Slight Return). The opening "intro" is pure wah magic!
Your generation is listening to the best music ever this band Cream were only together for short while . But this music from my day was the best .The music from other rock bands in the 60s 70s & 80s . Enjoy !!!
Eric Clapton's playing with Cream, and previously with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was hugely influential in the guitar community. Besides writing their own material, they would combine the rapidly evolving ability to produce heavier distorted guitar sounds with covers of the blues songs that they were discovering from American records. They paved the way for others like Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin to do the same. Live, they would often stretch these songs out to 15 min. or more, using them as vehicles for soloing, which influenced people like the Allman Brothers to do the same. For an example of that see "Spoonful" from the live half of the double Wheels Of Fire album. The riff from the song "Sunshine Of Your Love" is one of their most popular. For the fastest I've ever heard Eric Clapton play, see the live "Sitting On Top Of The World" from the Goodbye Cream album. When choosing Cream songs, try to choose those from the original 1960's run of the group, rather than their reunion concerts they did 40 yrs. later.
Great jam. You’ll have to hear Sunshine of Your Love next. Cool riff - it was the first Clapton riff I learned to play. Crossroads and Badge are other favs.
I was about your age during this musical era, Hendrix, Cream, Zeppelin etc. wow, what a time to be young. The 'talk box' you were talking about is called a wah-wah, used extensively by Jimi Hendrix at the time.
Jack's soulful voice and "wooly" basslines are right on the mark. Eric's bluesy and "wah-wah" pedal-infused guitar is the epitome of 60s psychedelic sound. Ginger's sterling percussion (including tympany) is nothing short of magnificent. The ending of this tune reminds me of Fonda and Hopper riding their choppers ("silver horses") into the sunset near the end of "Easy Rider."
You are leading me back through the music of my childhood into adulthood. There were some really, really good songs back in the day. I've got two grown children that I am pretty sure are older than you are (youngest is 28) but I brought them up with a lot of this stuff. We had them in a Lutheran private school through fifth grade (at which point my son wanted to do sports, and his sister waited a year until she wanted to follow.) But we got a call from the principal running the school, and we all laughed about it. When my then 2nd grade son was asked what his favorite song was, he said "Highway to Hell". True story!
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.[2] Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[4] He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.[5] Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.[8][9][10] He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.[11] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.[12] Clapton has organised the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 to raise funds for this centre.[213] In 1999, Clapton auctioned off some of his guitar collection to raise more than US$5 million for continuing support of the Crossroads Centre. Thanks as mostly always to Wikipedia for fun facts.
From what I understand, The tune was written as a complete observation of the band members waiting in a station. Vocals are sung in a recitation style by legendary and highly influential bassist, Jack Bruce. Not a talk box. Just Eric Clapton in flight with a wah wah pedal. These guys influenced...almost everyone upon arrival.
Yeah, man - Tales Of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR & Cats Squirrrl are my suggestions for your next Cream reaction/s. But just about anything they put out is worth hearing. This was the first group I collected on CD back in 1987. Happy memories
I was just too young to see Cream the first time around but I went to the second reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2005 - it was an amazing night . . . outside the Albert Hall an American guy offered to buy my £100 ticket for £400 . . . I thought about it for three seconds then went inside.
I preach it from the tallest mountains: If you love Jack Bruce's bass, you do yourself a disfavor by not checking him out playing on Frank Zappa's Apostrophe (the song from the album). Don't sleep on that! Zappa's catalog is deep, but choose carefully!
First time watching this channel. Sorry that I don't know the "reactionist's" name, but I can tell you one thing for sure, "the kid doth love his rock and roll." And I can see at a glance from many of his choices in the genre, that the kid would have fit perfectly into the 60's-70's scene as a hard core rocker. Smart young man. Enjoyed this very much.
In 1966, this was Heavy. Wah wah and fuzz on the guitar, new inventions. I’m sure Led Zeppelin drew some inspiration from Cream and this song in particular.
Led Zeppelin in many ways were the new Yardbirds, and both Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton played in the Yardbirds. One other guy called Jeff Beck was in the Yardbirds too.
Before Cream Clapton along with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had formed the Yardbirds, and One point Robert Plant became vocals. This didn’t last very long either as they all went and formed so many iconic bands and the birth of so many style of rock. This in turn brings the invasion of British rock to America in the late 60’s and it exploded from there
When I was young(like 50 yrs ago), we followed the breakup and re-forming of rock bands like NFL fans follow their favorite players today. Sitting in a darkened room with the lava lamps and black-lights on poring over liner notes is how I remember the 60s and 70s. Not talking, just listening.
One of the early "supergroups' (another worth hearing is Blindfaith which also included Clapton and Baker) with all three genius's of their trade, the dislike (to put it mildly) between Bruce and Baker not diluting the tightness of their rhythm
Daniel loving your reaction to this song! You're so into it at your teen years. Beautiful ❤️ Cream is amazing feat. Eric Clapton the lead singer and drummer Ginger Baker R.I. P. Daniel your growls were unexpected. LOL! A little scary. But that's cool. 😎😎 You're fun to watch. You are adorable. 🥰
Each member of this super group was a virtuoso on his instrument. Cream is one of my "desert island" bands. I'd have to have their music with me if I were stranded. The "must hear" song is the live version of "Crossroads." "Tales of Brave Ulysses," "N.S.U.," "Those Were the Days." People of a certain age still argue who is best. Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, Page for guitar; Baker, Bonham, Moon for drums; Bruce, Entwhistle, Squire for bass. No other group has all three members considered among the top five players of their instrument. As for singers, Jack Bruce has few rivals. He's totally suited to this material. (Crossroads for Clapton czcams.com/video/rIgX4e2Z9Qk/video.html)
Great song, if you are getting into Clapton, please check out Derek & The Dominos "Layla" Album... As I may have noted before, that is one of my "Desert Island" Albums. Thank You
Peter Brown was Jack Bruces writing partner and introduced surrealism to rock with this Tale of Brave Ulyses and Bruce's many solo albums. Bruce attended the Royal Academy of Music and played 13 instruments. bass, cello, guitar and organ, piano etc. He was incredible in West Bruce and Laing and two of three albums with Robin Trower Bruce is one of the two most unsung underrated musicians of all time. I see this as metaphoric of the woman, etc
One of the best bands ever, its on my top 3 favourite bands. Clapton argubly at his best, Baker one of the greatest drummers of all time, and the legendary Jack Bruce. You should check some songs like Sunshine of your love, badge and crossroads. Great video man.
Jack Bruce's voice is so sweet in this song. I have listened to this for so many years and still it seems so new to me. I had all of the Cream albums, on vinyl of course. Cream was great and considered acid rock at the time. Those were times of some crazy-ass drugs and insane parties of lust and strange freedoms. Nice flashback song. Thanks for the reaction. Clapton's guitar work on this song is excellent and Jack Bruce on bass is just killing it. Ginger Baker on drums was a giant force for this band, as well.
everyone will tell you to check out "Sunshine of your Love" (which you should recognize pretty quickly as it was their biggest hit), but my favorite song by them is "Politician" and it's got a really cool bass line. there's a video on here of Jack Bruce doing that song live and he's got the legendary Rory Gallagher on guitar. always makes me wonder, what if?
First heard this song well over fifty years ago when it first came out and even though I must have listened to it a thousand times the music and lyrics can still give me chills (in a good way!).
Amazing band, Daniel you should try and check footage of the 1968 Royal Albert Hall concert, someone had kindly released it as individual song uploads, amazing atmosphere and performance. Check out "Crossroads" for amazing guitars, bass and Gingers explosive drums , well in fact check out any song. In my youth Sunshine if your love was my favourite, followed by crossroads, then I matured and liked more, Politician, this song, tales of brave Ulysses, spoonful, anyone for tennis .... Jack Bruce always said that he had turneded a heavy metal Jazz band and "conned" Eric that he was joining a blues band.
Ginger Baker was either the first, or one of the first to employ double bass drums. He was an insanely great drummer. Jack Bruce was an incredible bass player always on the lists for best bassist. And Eric Clapton has long been high on any list for great guitar players. Someone has put up the hours of jam sessions between Eric and Duane Allman who, had he lived, might have been the best ever. Some say if Duane hadn't been there Layla the song and the album might never have happened. His ability to lead without being over-bearing helped focus the collection of musicians gathered to do this project. Eric even invited Duane to be part of the band, but Duane had just started The Allman Bros. Band and begged off. Duane did leave his band on a couple of occasions to play with Eric. Those two guitar greats were inseparable in mind and spirit. At one point Duane called Eric and said, "I've just about got this guitar thing licked, I don't even have to look anymore. I just think about the notes and my fingers just go there without thinkin' about it." Such a loss. Thankfully they recorded and saved all those hours of some of the greatest musicians around. So even if you don't react to them, listen to them you won't be wasting your time.
@@kookoothebirdgirl1 yes you had two alpha males, actually three but where was Eric going to go with those two. We all saw what kind of music was possible with their reunion at the Albert Hall. All playing nice it was stunning and fulfilling kind of a closure on what was probably the best power trio ever. That was fascinating about Keith and Ginger. The only difference between the two is Ginger wanted to play this way to prove himself. Keith Had to play that way because what was he going to do with that other foot if he didn't. Thanks for the info.
You were born in the wrong decade bro. To bad we didn't meet in the late 60s. You would be one of my favorite friends. This band was and is one of my favorites. The lyrics are superb. Thanks for playing this great band👍🌞🌻
Anything from Disraeli Gears....definitely "Sunshine of Your Love", or maybe "Tales of Brave Ulysses" as Rolling Stone said something about the similarities between it and White Room. I don't hear it.
@@thatoneguyagain2252 White Room...58 seconds of fade out as opposed to Tales has a mere 28 seconds. Maybe they did see it as similar, but who doesn't love wah-wah fade-out?
Tales was inspired by Lovin’ Spoonful guitarist who recommended Eric should invest in a Wah-wah and the chord progression of “Tales” was inspired by their “Summer In The City”, then in 1968 White Room also happened!
In the mid to late '60s, innovations in sound equipment included the wah-wah pedal and fuzz box. By the '70s, they were standard equipment and precluded things like the loop recorder and control, used to great success by artists like K.T. Tunstall and Ed Sheeran. Wah-wah and fuzz are prevalent in Hendrix' music.
Great choice, man. Cream were an awesome band. Check out "Spoonful", "Crossroads", "Sunshine Of Your Love" to give you more of an idea of how good these guys were.
This is still my favourite by Cream...rolling the years back to 1970 when I was in boarding school and rock/blues dominated the senior common room. Along with Fleetwood Mac , Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Canned Heat, and others of that ilk. Cream had already disbanded but they were played every day...Born Under A Bad Sign, Sittin’ On Top Of The World, Those Were The Days, etc.
I was a freshman in high school when this record came out. Eric Clapton is still my favorite guitarist. Well, actually he’s tied with Carlos Santana for first. Thanks for the memories!
It always brings a smile to my face when you really get into a song! Especially when it's one of my favorites. This is was right around when "Clapton is God" graffiti was a thing. (Actually it's probably after that but it took time for these things to filter their way down to the 6th grade back then!) Anyway, thank you for brightening my day!
"We're going wrong" is a unique blues number, sung in soulful falsetto by Jack Bruce the bassist -- and of course, "Crossroads" is anice version of their live work -- and one of my favorites, "Sitting on Top of the World", the album version
Sunshine of your love is another great song of theirs, great pick!
Yes but it has to be the track that has The Drum Solo.
@@lynette. Are you talking about the song Toad? If so, I agree
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"Those wer the days"," tales of brave ulysse" too and all of cream's discography.
Jack Bruce never gets the credit he deserves for his work with this band, his bass playing and vocals are the glue which held things together.
"BADGE "
"I FEEL FREE"
"SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE"
"White Room"
"Strange Brew"
"Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
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How could I have forgotten strange brew. Its running round my head now .Will have to play it.
"SWLABR"
"Crossroads"
"Spoonful" (Live at the Fillmore for 16+ minutes!)
Another one I could not pull to mind of course it was Spoonful I must look through my record collection more.
Speaking of "Badge," Daniel might do well to get off his donkey and listen to the cover of the song by Fanny, one of rock's first all-girl (instrument-playing) bands....no ifs, ands, or......uh, butts. C'mon, now.....no cracks!
It was on their self-titled 1970 debut album on Reprise Records. It was produced by renowned producer Richard Perry, whose secretary saw them play in '69 at LA's Troubadour. Perry recommended them to Warner Bros., who signed them without an audition solely due to their novelty possibilities, despite the fact that they were accomplished players! The Runaways, Bangles, and Go-Gos have all cited Fanny as a major influence and inspiration.
Ginger Baker was yet another of those iconic CRAZY ASS drummers....line John Bonham and Keith Moon. At the time many considered him the best.....earlier then Bonham by several years. Cream was considered pretty heavy blues/psychedelic rock Contemporaries of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who...so many others
michael dowson never got into them...
We went to their first show at the Fillmore (opening for Paul Butterfield Blues Band). We'd been Clapton fan since his time with John Mayall, and knew there were three in the group. But when they started their first set, we kept looking around to see where the other musicians were. Just phenomenal.
Police Station? Fits.
slownoman John Mayall doesn’t get much recognition these days
My second favorite drummer just behind. DANNY CAREY. Check out BEWARE MR BAKER a biopic of him it's on youtube in my opinion GINGER BAKER IS THE INSPIRATION FOR ANIMAL FROM THE MUPPETS not Keith moon ...he is an animal on drums
Watching this young man react to the greatest music ever made is a treat. It knocked my socks off back in '68 when I first heard it.
When I was a kid we used to call this "acid rock," and this is one of my most favorite bands and songs from that genre. They have an even bigger hit called "Sunshine of Your Love" and the opening riff is iconic, instantly recognizable. The first thing I heard by them was "Tale of Brave Ulysses."
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@Katherine Chapman Great suggestions!
What a great recording of the drums on this song. And Jack Bruce's vocals - wow!
You, my friend, are smart beyond your years!!!.....😃👌👍💥
The way Clapton explodes out of the gate with that solo never fails to get me going....
Brilliant
Arguably my favourite Cream song. I’ve always loved Ginger Baker’s drumming, so different to most other rock drummers hence why Cream had such an original sound. IMO.
Mine too.
Think these lyrics are interesting? Try "Tale of Brave Ulysses" next. You're going to need your best dissection skills for that one ! ✌❤🌻😷🎶
theres a very cool video of them doing brave ulysses its fantastic,,,,,,,
Tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers..
I’m really waiting for that!! I asked too, maybe we’ll get to see it!
A bit of experience with "tiny purple fishes" wouldn't hurt either.
@@lisarainbow9703 Daniel: "This must represent a fishing trip disaster."
It's so fun watching you discover classic rock, the music of my youth. Jack Bruce was an underrated bassist and vocalist. I've spent two days out of the hospital, two lovely days. Tomorrow I return for 3 days for surgery. I hate it but I'll be checking for more posts to make me smile.
For a short-lived group, Cream was remarkably influential. Their live shows had extended jams influenced by jazz, a departure from the structures rock songs at the time; the heavier drums and bass inspired harder rock and heavy metal; and it’s impossible to understate the impact Clapton’s guitar-style had on future guitarists.
Definitely check out more of Cream’s songs. The most well-known are Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads, Badge, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew, and I Feel Free.
when we heard this group in the 60's they were so totally different than the regular rock and roll -- it was very easy to fall in love with them -- couldnt get enough -- eric clapton is one of my favorite guitarist along with stevie ray vaughn and santana
Cream was the seminal band of my youth. They had a profound influence on my life. We all have our personal sound track. At 71 years, this song, and this band is part of mine.
Great song. Takes me back to my 8 year old self. What a great time for music and for being a kid. I miss the 60s and 70s like crazy.
Very well put @Tada ! "Sunshine of Your Love" was the first 45 I bought when I was 9.... sure remember my Mom trying to convince me to buy Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy" instead. The day that a rocker chick was born !
Great song, Bakers unrhythmic yet rhythmic drumming, Clapton's wailing guitar and Jack Bruce's melodic bass playing, not to mention the clear forceful singing. A stunning performance indeed!!!😁😁🇬🇧
You mentioned it in your post and i vehemently urge you to listen to " Tales of Brave Ulysses ". Again, like White Room it is lyrically and musically potent.
The song is absolute greatness.
Oh yes it is! Absolute perfection.
Loved watching your reaction to it. 🎸🎸☺️
Clapton is on many peoples list of top 5 rock guitarists and the goat to a few. He doesn't get enough shout-outs , imho. You should also check out the other super-group from the pre-Woodstock era, The Byrds. Maybe "8 Miles High"? (I prefer the live instrumental version on the 'tube for it's epic bass solo!). RIP Ginger.
I second the Byrds!
I third the Byrds: One of my favorite groups from that era. You might be interested in their song based on the Old Testament scripture. I cannot recall the title but it’s the scripture is “A time for every purpose under heaven.”.
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 It was called Turn! Turn ! Turn!, and was the title track from their second album. It was their cover of Folk singer Pete Seeger's adaptation of Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8. Seeger's version was recorded in 1959, and released in 1962 under the name "To Everything There Is A Season".
I like Roger McGuinn ( the lead guitarist?) as good as the next guy but man, when he does those solos on that Ric12, he sounds nearly as sloppy as Jimmy Page... maybe I'm mistaken, anyway, that's the way it sounds to me.
@@BustedJunkStudio that's an accurate observation. I heard McGuinn was trying to emulate Coltrane's sax on that track so the "sloppy" maybe had some purpose.
Jack Bruce was a great bassist and very influential on me when I started playing bass. He passed away not to long ago.
The band was low key, yet *so* influential.
Not always my cup of tea, but I absolutely love this song.
This song is the very definition of "Classic Rock." Great reaction!
When they did their final brief reunion at Royal Albert Hall in 2005, virtually EVERY living titan of rock made it a point to attend one or more of these shows. They are rightfully revered almost on a Beatles' level.
The most amazing thing about these guys, particularly on this song was the virtuosity on each of their respective instruments. Each time you listen, you can concentrate on ea different instrument and be completely blown away by it. Not to mention Jack's incredible vocal that ties it all together.
I first heard this song 54 years ago, and this is the first time I ever really paid attention to the lyrics - I was totally wrapped up in the playing- thanks for the recitation they're wonderful, strangely moving and mysterious.
New subscriber to your channel, I became a Cream fan through their 2005 Royal Albert Hall dvd. Then, band members had collectively 150 years of performing. That show had a palpable electricity in the room, young fans, old fans. A distillation of jazz and blues, amazing signal chains of Eric and Jack. From this show, "Badge" and "Crossroads".
I'm so glad you chose this as your first Cream song :) I've been totally in love with this song since about... well since not too long after it came out :)
You GET.... why WE cranked it up too !!! Stone sober, this was STILL so AWESOME !!!! What we did early "air guitar" to !!!! Clapton and Baker.... KILLERS !!!!
Every one always talks about Jack’s awesome bass playing but his singing is what really gets me. Clapton’s guitar on this makes the hair on my arms stand up.
Happy Birthday, Daniel!
Nice pick! You unfailingly pick songs that define my youth. I'm sure I speak for others as well when I say how happy it makes me to know that these songs will never be forgotten. Thanks for the smiles 🎶
Yes, the music just hovers over the bass and that guitar flies.
Great review Daniel.
Sunshine Of Your Love you may find enjoyable. Crossroads too.
This has been my favourite band since 1967. It is good to see someone of roughly the same age enjoying them so many years later.
In 2005 they did a reunion series of concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. All live performances are on YT. They were every bit as good all those years later. Recommended too!
I think it was a wah wah pedal. It was the first piece of electronic distortion equipment Eric ever employed. Some guy in a guitar shop came up with it. It cost Eric $75. Paul Schafer( shay fer) is a keyboard player and band leader. Paul often sat in on many recordings of different bands, kind of like Leon Russell was in the 60's and 70's. I think Paul also produced some records for various musicians and bands. He was the band leader for Letterman's show and backed most of the musical acts that were on the show.
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Three masters of their respective instruments so influential at the time.
I love that you love guitars, I do also, especially the bass. My father played, my brother and my son play.
When they disbanded, Clapton formed another "supergroup" - Blind Faith - with Ginger Baker again, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. If you want to here another great guitar solo, "Do What You Like" from their one and only album is it (it's looooong, but worth it). FYI, every other member gets a rather long solo as well - Winwood on keyboards (the transition from his organ to Clapton's guitar is sublime), Baker with his drums, and Grech on bass.
“I Feel Free”. Most iconic Cream song.
This track took my band from a pop rock cover band to a hard rock band in one. week. the guitar player switched from a Teley to a SG bought a FUZZ box and a WAHWAH. Great band with such a short histiry.
Just perusing some of the classics you've covered, here on 4/15/21, an enjoyable night indeed. The sheer breadth of your covered catalog is quite astounding since last summer. Your somewhat less frequent uploads lately give me time to revisit your joy of hearing these classics for the first time. I never tire of it. On to "American Women" for the 20th time :)
If you want to watch Cream live, find Farewell Cream from the Royal Albert Hall , which was filmed in 1968. It's on CZcams by the way. Enjoy!!
A friend bought a drum set a few years back. All his life pop and rock music was just something that was there in the background for him. No specific taste, no knowledge about bands, songs, historic context. He asked me where to start if he wanted to get more into the work of drummers. He insisted to get a reference point that he could work towards.
At the risk of discouraging him for the rest of his life, I said: "White Room by Cream.. that's your reference point. If you have a true ambition to not just hit some snares and cymbals for fun, but actually want to drum... Ginger Baker on White Room is the ultimate goal. It's the pinnacle of drumming in rock and roll."
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Fascinating to see someone of your age enthuse about the music I appreciated when I was your age. Sooo gratifying!!! Good for you!!😁😁🇬🇧
This is from the age before many of the modern "pedal effects" were invented. The wah wah peddle and crude fuzz and reverb were pretty common, and that was about it. Another great wah wah solo of Clapton's is from the "Blind Faith" album (which you absolutely must hear!) entitled "In The Presence of The Lord". The most iconic wah wah of all time, is Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" (Slight Return). The opening "intro" is pure wah magic!
So many great songs they had...Tales of Brave Ulysses, Deserted Cities of the Heart, Strange Brew...
Your generation is listening to the best music ever this band Cream were only together for short while . But this music from my day was the best .The music from other rock bands in the 60s 70s & 80s . Enjoy !!!
Eric Clapton's playing with Cream, and previously with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was hugely influential in the guitar community. Besides writing their own material, they would combine the rapidly evolving ability to produce heavier distorted guitar sounds with covers of the blues songs that they were discovering from American records. They paved the way for others like Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin to do the same. Live, they would often stretch these songs out to 15 min. or more, using them as vehicles for soloing, which influenced people like the Allman Brothers to do the same. For an example of that see "Spoonful" from the live half of the double Wheels Of Fire album. The riff from the song "Sunshine Of Your Love" is one of their most popular. For the fastest I've ever heard Eric Clapton play, see the live "Sitting On Top Of The World" from the Goodbye Cream album. When choosing Cream songs, try to choose those from the original 1960's run of the group, rather than their reunion concerts they did 40 yrs. later.
Great jam. You’ll have to hear Sunshine of Your Love next. Cool riff - it was the first Clapton riff I learned to play. Crossroads and Badge are other favs.
I was about your age during this musical era, Hendrix, Cream, Zeppelin etc. wow, what a time to be young. The 'talk box' you were talking about is called a wah-wah, used extensively by Jimi Hendrix at the time.
Jack's soulful voice and "wooly" basslines are right on the mark. Eric's bluesy and "wah-wah" pedal-infused guitar is the epitome of 60s psychedelic sound. Ginger's sterling percussion (including tympany) is nothing short of magnificent. The ending of this tune reminds me of Fonda and Hopper riding their choppers ("silver horses") into the sunset near the end of "Easy Rider."
Total classic! Also check out Tales of Brave Ulysses
Or just about any song...Strange Brew is great too, bluesy Clapton $$
You are leading me back through the music of my childhood into adulthood. There were some really, really good songs back in the day. I've got two grown children that I am pretty sure are older than you are (youngest is 28) but I brought them up with a lot of this stuff. We had them in a Lutheran private school through fifth grade (at which point my son wanted to do sports, and his sister waited a year until she wanted to follow.) But we got a call from the principal running the school, and we all laughed about it. When my then 2nd grade son was asked what his favorite song was, he said "Highway to Hell". True story!
Im 67 ,and you have much to listen to of the 70 80 s all band ...😊😂❤
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.[2] Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[4] He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.[5]
Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music.[8][9][10] He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.[11] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.[12] Clapton has organised the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 to raise funds for this centre.[213] In 1999, Clapton auctioned off some of his guitar collection to raise more than US$5 million for continuing support of the Crossroads Centre.
Thanks as mostly always to Wikipedia for fun facts.
Clapton's nephew, Ginger's son and Jack Bruce's son have a rock trio that are excellent 👌
From what I understand,
The tune was written as a complete observation of the band members waiting in a station. Vocals are sung in a recitation style by legendary and highly influential bassist, Jack Bruce.
Not a talk box. Just Eric Clapton in flight with a wah wah pedal.
These guys influenced...almost everyone upon arrival.
Love to see the passion. Cream are one of those primal blues beat bands that you either get or don’t.
Yeah, man - Tales Of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR & Cats Squirrrl are my suggestions for your next Cream reaction/s.
But just about anything they put out is worth hearing.
This was the first group I collected on CD back in 1987. Happy memories
I was just too young to see Cream the first time around but I went to the second reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2005 - it was an amazing night . . . outside the Albert Hall an American guy offered to buy my £100 ticket for £400 . . . I thought about it for three seconds then went inside.
one of the greatest rock and roll song, love it over 5 decades, perfect 10 👍
I preach it from the tallest mountains: If you love Jack Bruce's bass, you do yourself a disfavor by not checking him out playing on Frank Zappa's Apostrophe (the song from the album). Don't sleep on that! Zappa's catalog is deep, but choose carefully!
I was a bit younger then you when I first heard it , I am 60 yo now and I still love it as much as I ever did.
First time watching this channel. Sorry that I don't know the "reactionist's" name, but I can tell you one thing for sure, "the kid doth love his rock and roll." And I can see at a glance from many of his choices in the genre, that the kid would have fit perfectly into the 60's-70's scene as a hard core rocker. Smart young man. Enjoyed this very much.
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
In 1966, this was Heavy. Wah wah and fuzz on the guitar, new inventions. I’m sure Led Zeppelin drew some inspiration from Cream and this song in particular.
Led Zeppelin in many ways were the new Yardbirds, and both Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton played in the Yardbirds. One other guy called Jeff Beck was in the Yardbirds too.
I think you’re probably right, though Bonzo was what, 16 at the time?
Anita Paulus that’s true he was. So was Plant I think.
Eric is a monster player, the live versions of this he has done have been incredible over the years. The pedal he was using is a Wah
Before Cream Clapton along with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had formed the Yardbirds, and One point Robert Plant became vocals. This didn’t last very long either as they all went and formed so many iconic bands and the birth of so many style of rock. This in turn brings the invasion of British rock to America in the late 60’s and it exploded from there
When I was young(like 50 yrs ago), we followed the breakup and re-forming of rock bands like NFL fans follow their favorite players today. Sitting in a darkened room with the lava lamps and black-lights on poring over liner notes is how I remember the 60s and 70s. Not talking, just listening.
Ginger Baker was very eccentric, but an awesome jazz influenced drummer. Cream was one of my early favorite bands.
One of the early "supergroups' (another worth hearing is Blindfaith which also included Clapton and Baker) with all three genius's of their trade, the dislike (to put it mildly) between Bruce and Baker not diluting the tightness of their rhythm
You listed how great each instrument was, that was the reason they were called "The Cream" cream of the crop!
Just one of my favorites. The transition to the final solo, and the beginning of that solo are perfect.
I was too young to really examine this when I last heard it. Thanks for reminding me how wonderful it was.
Daniel loving your reaction to this song! You're so into it at your teen years. Beautiful ❤️ Cream is amazing feat. Eric Clapton the lead singer and drummer Ginger Baker
R.I. P.
Daniel your growls were unexpected. LOL! A little scary. But that's cool. 😎😎 You're fun to watch. You are adorable. 🥰
Jack Bruce was the lead singer and bassist extraordinaire
Each member of this super group was a virtuoso on his instrument. Cream is one of my "desert island" bands. I'd have to have their music with me if I were stranded. The "must hear" song is the live version of "Crossroads." "Tales of Brave Ulysses," "N.S.U.," "Those Were the Days." People of a certain age still argue who is best. Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, Page for guitar; Baker, Bonham, Moon for drums; Bruce, Entwhistle, Squire for bass. No other group has all three members considered among the top five players of their instrument. As for singers, Jack Bruce has few rivals. He's totally suited to this material. (Crossroads for Clapton czcams.com/video/rIgX4e2Z9Qk/video.html)
excellent pick sir.
Great song, if you are getting into Clapton, please check out Derek & The Dominos "Layla" Album... As I may have noted before, that is one of my "Desert Island" Albums. Thank You
Good recommendation. I suggest the song "Bell Bottom Blues" from the album.
Second on "Bell Bottom Blues." - great song, Love the chord progressions and harmonies on that.
@@jimmyfortrue3741 Another song, like Layla, about Patty.
Peter Brown was Jack Bruces writing partner and introduced surrealism to rock with this Tale of Brave Ulyses and Bruce's many solo albums. Bruce attended the Royal Academy of Music and played 13 instruments. bass, cello, guitar and organ, piano etc. He was incredible in West Bruce and Laing and two of three albums with Robin Trower Bruce is one of the two most unsung underrated musicians of all time. I see this as metaphoric of the woman, etc
One of the best bands ever, its on my top 3 favourite bands. Clapton argubly at his best, Baker one of the greatest drummers of all time, and the legendary Jack Bruce. You should check some songs like Sunshine of your love, badge and crossroads. Great video man.
Jack Bruce's voice is so sweet in this song. I have listened to this for so many years and still it seems so new to me. I had all of the Cream albums, on vinyl of course. Cream was great and considered acid rock at the time. Those were times of some crazy-ass drugs and insane parties of lust and strange freedoms. Nice flashback song. Thanks for the reaction. Clapton's guitar work on this song is excellent and Jack Bruce on bass is just killing it. Ginger Baker on drums was a giant force for this band, as well.
For me when you questioned what the station represents I think it's his mind and the trains are the thoughts that pop in and out of his head
everyone will tell you to check out "Sunshine of your Love" (which you should recognize pretty quickly as it was their biggest hit), but my favorite song by them is "Politician" and it's got a really cool bass line. there's a video on here of Jack Bruce doing that song live and he's got the legendary Rory Gallagher on guitar. always makes me wonder, what if?
My suggestions are:
Strange Brew
Tales of Brave Ulysses
Politician
First heard this song well over fifty years ago when it first came out and even though I must have listened to it a thousand times the music and lyrics can still give me chills (in a good way!).
Outstanding choice and reaction. Clapton just doesn't get the credit he deserves from much of the younger generation.
Amazing band, Daniel you should try and check footage of the 1968 Royal Albert Hall concert, someone had kindly released it as individual song uploads, amazing atmosphere and performance. Check out "Crossroads" for amazing guitars, bass and Gingers explosive drums , well in fact check out any song. In my youth Sunshine if your love was my favourite, followed by crossroads, then I matured and liked more, Politician, this song, tales of brave Ulysses, spoonful, anyone for tennis .... Jack Bruce always said that he had turneded a heavy metal Jazz band and "conned" Eric that he was joining a blues band.
Ginger Baker was either the first, or one of the first to employ double bass drums. He was an insanely great drummer. Jack Bruce was an incredible bass player always on the lists for best bassist. And Eric Clapton has long been high on any list for great guitar players. Someone has put up the hours of jam sessions between Eric and Duane Allman who, had he lived, might have been the best ever. Some say if Duane hadn't been there Layla the song and the album might never have happened. His ability to lead without being over-bearing helped focus the collection of musicians gathered to do this project. Eric even invited Duane to be part of the band, but Duane had just started The Allman Bros. Band and begged off. Duane did leave his band on a couple of occasions to play with Eric. Those two guitar greats were inseparable in mind and spirit. At one point Duane called Eric and said, "I've just about got this guitar thing licked, I don't even have to look anymore. I just think about the notes and my fingers just go there without thinkin' about it." Such a loss. Thankfully they recorded and saved all those hours of some of the greatest musicians around. So even if you don't react to them, listen to them you won't be wasting your time.
Ginger Baker saw Keith Moon playing with double bass drums, and decided he could also do it, and better! He was a little full of himself, at times.
@@kookoothebirdgirl1 yes you had two alpha males, actually three but where was Eric going to go with those two. We all saw what kind of music was possible with their reunion at the Albert Hall. All playing nice it was stunning and fulfilling kind of a closure on what was probably the best power trio ever. That was fascinating about Keith and Ginger. The only difference between the two is Ginger wanted to play this way to prove himself. Keith Had to play that way because what was he going to do with that other foot if he didn't. Thanks for the info.
You were born in the wrong decade bro. To bad we didn't meet in the late 60s. You would be one of my favorite friends. This band was and is one of my favorites. The lyrics are superb. Thanks for playing this great band👍🌞🌻
Pete Brown wrote the lyrics with Jack It’s about Pete’s place and the room where he lived near the Station.🏴🇬🇧
I've been saving this one to watch. Love when folks recognize talent and simply appreciate what we're able to receive from them...
Anything from Disraeli Gears....definitely "Sunshine of Your Love", or maybe "Tales of Brave Ulysses" as Rolling Stone said something about the similarities between it and White Room. I don't hear it.
Maybe RS was referring to the long fadeout on a wah-saturated solo.
@@thatoneguyagain2252 I thought I knew both songs inside out, but I'm going to listen to them back to back now. Will let you know.
@@thatoneguyagain2252 White Room...58 seconds of fade out as opposed to Tales has a mere 28 seconds. Maybe they did see it as similar, but who doesn't love wah-wah fade-out?
The chord progression between the two songs is nearly identical. Both in the key of D.
Tales was inspired by Lovin’ Spoonful guitarist who recommended Eric should invest in a Wah-wah and the chord progression of “Tales” was inspired by their “Summer In The City”, then in 1968 White Room also happened!
In the mid to late '60s, innovations in sound equipment included the wah-wah pedal and fuzz box. By the '70s, they were standard equipment and precluded things like the loop recorder and control, used to great success by artists like K.T. Tunstall and Ed Sheeran. Wah-wah and fuzz are prevalent in Hendrix' music.
Great choice, man. Cream were an awesome band. Check out "Spoonful", "Crossroads", "Sunshine Of Your Love" to give you more of an idea of how good these guys were.
This is still my favourite by Cream...rolling the years back to 1970 when I was in boarding school and rock/blues dominated the senior common room. Along with Fleetwood Mac , Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Canned Heat, and others of that ilk. Cream had already disbanded but they were played every day...Born Under A Bad Sign, Sittin’ On Top Of The World, Those Were The Days, etc.
Hawkwind, Cream, Doors, Smiths, Pixies, Gun Club... my fave bands... you do a great job so far... do the other ones too!
That's why they were the Cream!! The best musicians .
After all these years I still can't believe there were only 3 people in the band.
I was a freshman in high school when this record came out. Eric Clapton is still my favorite guitarist. Well, actually he’s tied with Carlos Santana for first.
Thanks for the memories!
It always brings a smile to my face when you really get into a song! Especially when it's one of my favorites. This is was right around when "Clapton is God" graffiti was a thing. (Actually it's probably after that but it took time for these things to filter their way down to the 6th grade back then!)
Anyway, thank you for brightening my day!
"We're going wrong" is a unique blues number, sung in soulful falsetto by Jack Bruce the bassist -- and of course, "Crossroads" is anice version of their live work -- and one of my favorites, "Sitting on Top of the World", the album version