Reviews (page 10 of 14)
The zenith of blues-based acid rock. Sunshine of Your Love is iconic and Tales of Brave Ulysses is absolutely insane. Definitely a portrait of late 60s London.
I liked this album but i did feel that it got a little repetitive towards the end
‘Sunshine of your love’ stands out in this album. What a banger
The first third of this album I like. It’s got some chill groovy songs, then there’s Blue Condition which I didn’t like. Ulysses brought it back but the rest of the album didn’t thrill me. Mostly just boring bar blues rock and one novelty song at the end. It’s between a two and a three for me, but I’ll give it a three cause I liked almost half of it.
Some iconic guitar riffs and easy to listen to.
Don't support Clapton as a person, but he’s a great musician. This is a really good album.
Funny, I just picked up the '69 pressing of this album a couple of days before it popped up here. Strange Brew indeed.
Good, but modestly overrated. Clapton was the talent, the rest held on for the ride.
I really loved the instrumentation on this album. Fantastic guitar work. Vocals took a little while to grow on me. But totally listening to this again
Great album. Some of the best psychedelic rock (I wouldn't say it's trippy though). The only song I hate is Blue Condition and I'm not sure why. Why Disraeli Gears? Something something some guy mixed up a British prime minister's last name from the 1800's with a type of bicycle gear. SWLABR? (Great song by the way) She Walks (or is it Was?) Like A Bearded Rainbow! I immediately fell in love with Sunshine of Your Love years ago. Arguably Cream's best song. What pisses me off though is that Clapton said shit like "Keep Britain White" and then didn't want to perform on a stage where there was a "discriminated audience" during Covid when concert-goers had to be vaccinated. So on the one hand the man is discriminating about who can live in the country he lives in and then feels his audience is discriminated against because they won't do something not only helpful for themselves but helpful for everyone in attendance at a concert? Hypocrite. Now I can hardly stand to listen to Clapton. I'm going to still rate this highly because it is essential and it is a great piece of music and because other personnel were involved (I do not know their political stances). Fuck Clapton though. I used to look up to him when I was little. Now I just see another old racist conservative white man that used to play the guitar really well (and probably stole most of his riffs from black music anyway - hypocrite).
It was quite pleasant :)
Ok
This is great, Eric Clapton sucks as a person though
Quentesential 70's rock. Iconic.
This didn't really do it for me -- nothing particularly outstanding.
Lacks groove.
Great album. You can here the influence it had on Josh Homme vocals along with countless other artists. Clapton is a highly talented musician who excels at bigotry and medical ignorance.
M'avorreix bastant Cream, però no està malament ELR: 4/5
A beautiful start
Sehr langes Album, was sich aber gut hören ließ. Ein bisschen Peace mit psychedelic Stil, ein bisschen Doors, etwas Folk und auch was rockiges. Abwechslungsreich mit klaren Stimmen und passendem Arrangements. Gut gefielen “World of Pain” und “Sunshine Of your Love”. Wiederholung- auf jeden Fall 😊 Wenn ihr Euch fragt wer der Lead-Sänger der Band ist, es ist Eric Clapton 😊
Muddy, slow rock doesn't suit me.
It was good. It is a classic. Sunshine of your love is very good and so is strange brew.
67 one of the best years for rock n roll
i don't care
fuck eric clapton. that being said, this is some fun 60's psych/blues rock.
An all-time classic!! Some of the best songs og the 60s!
not bad, average NNN
Honestly not my favorite stuff, but I did feel like the album was pretty iconic in its sound and delivery. Album artwork is great and matches the vibe.
Jack Bruce!
Ein paar starke Tracks wie die ersten beiden, ansonsten Songs die wie Blues-Klassiker klingen. Ich hätte mir weniger ausgeleierte Blues-Scala hoch und runter gewünscht. Aber ok, 1967 bin ich noch mit der Trommel um den Weihnachtsbaum gelaufen und Clapton war Gott. Ich warte auf das erste Hendrix Album, das war auch 1967.
Ok, some decent stuff, some whatever, not really the best, pretty forgettable overall
Can hear a lot of inspiration that other bands took from this, but it's really not good. Not sure if it just hasn't aged well, but it just sounds pretty tepid. Rare I skip the majority of tracks on a rock album, so this is how unenjoyable I found it.
eric clapton... i do already know that i like sunshine of your love
Blues rock psicodélico. Un megahit. Un 4.
this is fine and competently made but totally lacking in aura. the vocals and melodies are bland, the guitar and bass and drums are unharmoniously fighting each other for the starring roles, and the lyrics seem utterly meaningless. i do not like eric clapton. he's one of the most overrated guitarists ever, he sings like shit, and his lyrically let you know exactly how big a piece of shit he is. i suppose i wouldnt mind any of these songs coming on the radio but as a whole album listen this is uninteresting. give me a 30 minute dinosaur jr album any day over this. the whole A side sounds like an absolute mess of band in-fighting manifesting on tape. not one member in those 5 songs is willing to take a backseat. ginger baker also, for all his talents on drums, is no ringo when it comes to drummer-turned-singer/songwriter. on the b-side, tales of brave ulysses is the albums high point. clapton seems to finally take a back seat (until, understandably, he solos), leaving the bass and drums to really do their thing. SWLABR rocks and we're going wrong has solid atmosphere though ends a bit short. outside woman blues may be the bluesiest track here but it doesnt reach near the beautiful songwritings heights of layla to water down clapton's reprehensible lyrical content. take it back is solid, the harmonica is a nice touch and clapton thankfully has little impact on the song until a nice fill at the end of the song. no reason to talk about mothers lament really.
Great album. Great bass, great vocals. Great drumming by the one and only ginger baker. It was interesting to hear some influence here onto queens of the Stone age. Josh home definitely takes some vocal influence from this band.
Starts strong but quickly descends into 60s dirge.
Clapton in his "God era". Nothing short of great rock and roll music muddled with late 60's hard rock and raw psychedelic energy. Love this albo to bits.
I don't think it's aged particularly well but definitely a classic of it's time and a milestone in the evolution of popular music.
Some bangers. And some decidedly not bangers. What a weird bunch of lads.
Great album with several stand out hits. I feel like this album gets more and more British as it progresses. 4.4 stars
What an album!! Got to see them live at the Santa Monica civic auditorium with the electric prunes as the other band on the bill!! A must listen for anyone who likes 60’s Psychedelia bands a classic!!
Some great songs, some terrible songs, but mostly ok.
The creme de la Cream.
Dad rock. Beatles-adjacent but more boring.
I have had to listen to sooooo much 60's psychedelic rock because of this list. I still don't like it much. That said, this album is definitely one of the better ones I've heard from that era. 3.5/5
Fantastic! Superb mix of psychedelia and groovy power blues
4/5 Cream I always loved Eric Clapton, but Ginger Baker is outstanding! The psychedelic cover reminds me of "Are you experienced"of Jimi Hendrix
All I know about Cream is that Eric Clapton is an asshole. Oh and Sunshine of Your Love of course.
3/5
While impressive for it’s time, is this album really that unique when you strip it of it’s psychedelic presentation? Clapton doesn’t even carry it
"Sunshine Of Your Love" alone makes it a 3-stars-rate. The rest of the album is listenable but too much sixties for me. 2,5
Album was good, musically was great just didn’t enjoy the vocals that much. 3/5 Might listen again
Sunshine of your Love and Strange Brew are bangers.
Good
A very solid listen; noteworthy mid-60s psychedelia with strong musicianship from all involved, plus strong production for '67. The only issue is that the material is not consistently *strong*; that is, if every track were as poetic as "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and there were no filler, things would be all that much tighter. As it stands, it's worth one's time.
Pk
Psychedelic rockblues rockhard rock. No me ha llamado la atención.
One of the best albums in its time!!!
Feels like it should be listened to on a summer's evening. I knew more songs than I thought - but the last song sucked
Strange Brew - kinda repetitive, vocals aren't great Sunshine of Your Love - strong all around. Notably strong vocals and bass World of pain - strange vocal melody, nice instrumentation Dance the night away - low quality mixing, overall decent melody + sound Blue condition - jazzy sound, vocals blend into background too much Tales of Brave Ulysses - particularly strong vocals, decent guitar work, guitar part sounds roughly mixed SWLABR - guitar riff gets repetitive, strong performance on vocals and other instruments We're Going Wrong - instrumentation at beginning is very well done, drums and bass particularly noteworthy, introspective lyrics add nice touch, feels like it should build after first chorus Outside woman blues - strong riff at the beginning, strong vocals, noodling between lines could be better, strong solo Take it back - strong chuck berry-esque riff to begin song, goes straight into strong jazzy sound, Mother's lament - obnoxious British sound, feels like joke Beatles impression
Best song was mothers lament lol
The Cream.
Didn’t pay too much attention to the album. I found a lot of the songs on the album sounded similar, a little to similar to parse through. It was a fine listen, and I did enjoy it. Always love Sunshine of Your Love. Standouts: Sunshine of Your Love, World of Pain, Dance The Night Away, and We’re Going Wrong.
- why did u name yourselves cream
Wokale do bani. Gdyby to byl sam instrumental, to bylby bardzo fajny album do puszczenia w tle
Psychedelic blues that should have put more of an emphasis on the blues. Tales of brave Ulysses feels like it should be included in a future oceans 11 movie. Clapton can tend to overuse his wah pedal but this song uses it tremendously. Mothers lament feels like a drunk in English pub song with a bunch of Americans that think they have an English accent but don’t. This song doesn’t really fit with the rest of the album.
Favorites: Tales of Brave Ulysses (9/10), SWLABR (8/10), Strange Brew (8/10) Least Favorite: Mother's Lament (💩/10), Blue Condition (3/10)
Jimmy hendrix meets the beatles
Awesome
A bunch of good psychedelic 60 rock hits. Would recommend
A classic rock stable blending psychedelic and heavy leaning rock.
I forgot Cream wasn’t always amazing. A great trip down memory lane though
Sunshine of my Heart is a must at every party of my generation. Simply great. The rest of the album is surprisingly unimpressive. 3/5
Fine, nothing special.
Some classic tracks with a few that drag and are just boring. Despite how much I hate Clapton his guitar playing is on point here. Overall a nice listen with solid highlights.
As the years go by I feel that Cream and Eric Clapton are overrated. I’m looking forward to giving another listen. “World of pain” came on and I thought my playlist switched. I really like this track. Now Blue condition is on. This album is better than the “hits”. This album feels “formulaic”. I almost want someone to play me a random 60s play list and see if I can pick out Cream before the vocals come on. “Mother’s lament” feels like Monty Python. 🤣
surprised to find it came out in 57 which seems like it could have set the tone for this genre for the next decade. 4
3 absolute melting classics and 7 standard 60s blues rockers, and one 1 comedy closer Listen to Mr Baker, quite extraordinary what was in the water in the UK to create him, Moon, Bonham, Starr and others
KREM! strange brew isch geil. i liek. einzige titel woni mi no dra mag erinnere aber isch glaub au eis vode bekanntere cream lieder. ah syke sunshine if your love. icooonic riff. plus bruststimm schono cool. eeeh nocher singt de clapton! riese song. world of pain hani au scho ghört, glaub da album hani scho meh glost als ich gmeint han als 14 jöhrige gitarre bueb. au schöne song hey. dance the night away isch chli whiny-dreamy nöd son fan. blue condition isch chli slow blues time, au cool aber finds etz nöd so spannend. tales of brave ulysses isch wieder recht geil super guets riff. und de text passt hammer. outside woman blues isch wieder bluesy vieeel besser krem da chönder. take it back isch au bluesy au cool.
what in the woodstock sunshine of your love ischmer na für de restlich tag nahgloffe hahahaha idk es gfalltmer zwar aber es isch alles chli glich für mich? vlt losis z wenig ufmerksam aber nüt sticht megaa usse SCHNORREGIIGE mother's lament isch es lied ja rig sehrsehr cooli musig aber schlussendlich doch alles chli ähnlich für mich?
2 there’s some coolness to the album but most of it is pretty weak and boring. Plus Eric Clapton sucks
Un des premiers CD que j’ai acheté, super vibe, une couple de bangers, courte mais vive durée. C’est l’album le plus honnête et le cover est démentiellement cool, je peux pas donner moins que 5
Enteilee vuotta -69 ja vielä raskaampaa otetta, pidän siitä. Hauska! Ainakin A-puolella. Pituus on maltillista. Vihaan bändin nimeä mutta en silleen oikeesti koska se näyttää hyvältä levyn kannessa, siksi varmaan on vaikea myöntää että tykkään tästä.
Niin raskasta kuin musiikin ikinä tarvitsee olla. Levyn alussa on pari hyvää riffiä. Vokaalit harvinaisen epävakuuttavia.
May just not have been my day for it but this was fine. Skilled playing but not a ton of excitement while listening. Could be how foundational Cream was in building a style that has been built upon. I have a hunch on a relisten on another day I may give this a 4.
Top Lyric - "You've got that pure feel Such good responses But the picture has a mustache" The music is fine but a bit flat at times. Also gets a little too cheeky.
It’s really more of a 3.5 or 3.75
Cream is pretty good. Shame Clapton is an armpit
I dunno. I don't think I've ever fully GOTTEN the non-single Cream songs. Like, let's be honest, despite Clapton being a turd, those big singles have some legendary riffs. But the rest of it just sounds like generic rock.
Never actually owned this album but was always on my want list. I was at the start of my record buying days and funds were short. There were loads of other albums out in 1967 which I also just had to have. Since I had already bought two singles from the album Strange Brew and Sunshine Of Your Love with Tales of Brave Ulysses and SWLBR as B side’s I’d already got a good third of the actual album. As these 4 tracks were probably the best on the album other albums took priority. All the tracks showcase how great the component parts of Cream were and how together they were one of the best supergroup’s ever. Mothers Lament at the end of the album was a very strange ending but as a young boy I thought it highly amusing and at one time it was my party piece reciting the poem. 3/5 8/4/24
A few songs on here I didn’t realize were Cream. Quite an album.
Disco muchas veces unidimensional, pero que cimentó el camino para lo que hoy conocemos cómo Rock Psicodélico. No me veo volviendo a escucharlo. FAVTRAXS: Tales Of Brave Ulysses, We're Going Wrong LEASTFAV: Blue Condition
un banger notable dont je ne connaissais pas la provenance, je ne pensais que le style général du groupe serait ça
They had one cool hook on one of their songs.
Those guitar sounds man. Fun.
Clapton's best thing ever
A good album, I liked Sunshine Of Your Love and Mother's Lament.
Great group, great album.
It's very conflicting to hate Clapton as much as I do, yet really enjoy this album. Tales of Brave Ulysses kicks ass.
Some good recognizable rock. 4/5
3.5/5
pretty good!
Sunshine of Your Love is an ultraclassic. This original classic rock sound through a british lens just shows those guys across the pond were crazy about the blues. I am just not into this proto psychadelic blues rock sound.
An album that is mixed but also one I’d place a lot later so I can see how it was influential and moved music along. I think a bit variable but with some absolute classics.
8/10. Eric Clapton sucks.
There are some good songs here (Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, SWLABR), but the bad ones (World of Pain, Blue Condition) are truly awful. Clapton may be an excellent blues guitarist, but there's some bit of authenticity or soul he's missing for me.
Boring old person music
Когда я услышал первый аккорд и увидел обложку я понял -- психоделик рок, хипари, лсд, размытие разума. Оно, похоже Мне, кажется, уже падала группа крем. И мне кажется я её уже не оценил. Но теперь придётся чекнуть ещё раз. Ну... даже не психодел. Какой-то разнузданный битлз. Не.
Eric Clapton being a bell-end aside, this album has some highlights but overall was pretty forgettable. Stand out tracks: Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Take it Back
Trio of highly acclaimed musicians, separating because Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce hated each other. Completed by Eric Clapton.
Never listened to this whole album thru before. Some truly great songs. Not all, but some.
Groovy! 5/5
possible hot take...? but i think i prefer clapton's solo stuff?
Full on hippy music!
Maybe it's because I didn't hear it upon it's initial release but this is fairly lackluster feelings for 60's psychedelic blues. Sunshine of your love is iconic but the rest is just fine.
Meh....Sunshine of your love is a classic but nothing else really stood out for me. Also, fuck Eric Clapton.
Classic late 60s psych rock. The highs were high, but the lows had me waiting for the next track.
I think this album marks the beginning of a heavier blues rock style of music, and Cream were one of the early 'supergroups'. I don't think this style of music has stood the test of time, but I do think it was quite an influential album.
Hmm. I know this is the first supergroup, right? But as an album, it's pretty uneven and the production value is pretty low. Ginger Baker is one of my favorite drummers (a bit nutty too it turns out - watch the doc about him Beware of Mr. Baker) and his playing is submerged in the mix.
ganz okay, last song sucked
- The guitar work is delightfully crunchy and strong (no surprise there) and there is no question that Cream was bringing a new psychedelic sound to the table. - Actually more entranced by the one blues track ("Take It Back") than I was by much of the rest. A cool sound overall, but this album does get repetitive.
Excellent. Still sounds fresh after all these years.
boring… yawning… not special. all this album generator does is select the most mediocre bands topped by a singer who decides to sing everything a semitone flat and with the most boring unenthusiastic expression known to mankind
A fun listen with a good amount of groove and a lot of creativity. Hard to believe this was made in the 60s, but also at the same time makes so much sense. Makes me want to look into the cultural vibe of the UK in the 60's since so much of pop culture from that time that is discussed now is so American-focused. "Mother's Lament"? Such a funny way to end an album lmao
One of my best
Just listened to this last week on my own! 3-4 stars. Enjoyed it but it blends together a lot too.
such a 3.5
Love psychedelic rock
This is a classic psychedelic rock album. There is some cool guitar work and trippy vocals. Almost too trippy… It’s good but the songs get a little long and drawn out at points. The vocals are cool sometimes and not quite hitting it for me at others. Not quite sure that this one still resonates. 3.5/5
Has three good songs, and the rest suck. Terrible sound, even on mono, which is apparently much better than the stereo sound. Perhaps a compilation with just the singles by this band is worthwhile. D
A classic. One of my favs to this day.
Classic band. Good music. Repetitive album.
Great album
Boring
Psychedelic rock classic and probably Eric Clapton’s single greatest album
Soundtrack of my holidays
meh
Sunshine of your love is such a banger (easy to hear the influence it had on Black Sabbath) that the rest of the album pales in comparison. Except for the last track, there isn’t really any bad songs on here, but none of the other tracks stand out in any way either. Like, World of Pain has excellent verses, per-chorus and bass lines, but the chorus is painfully average, and that’s the story on many tracks here.
I thought I would enjoy this album, but I really only liked Sunshine of your love.
Banger, savna White rommet tho
Great album, didn’t realise Cream made the second song. Brilliant guitar riffs throughout.
first, fuck eric clapton. “strange brew” is a great song, and “sunshine of your love” is good too. i haven’t listened to this album in full before today, and the rest of it is kinda boring to me. two great songs but pretty overrated overall.
4.9 One of the best things to come out of one of the best years for music. Fave songs: Strange Brew, Sunshine of your love, world of pain, SWLABR, Mother's Lament
Pretty cool psychedelic rock. Smooth and would make good background party music
Only liked the two songs that are hits on this one.
It was fine
Not really my jams but I hear the influences. I get why people at the time thought it was great.
meh, every song sounds identical.
This album just doesn't do it for me. Can't stand the vocals, most of the songs aren't particularly memorable, guitar playing is highly skilled but comes across as somewhat aimless noodling.
Good album
It was recorded in 4 days, and it sounds like it unfortunately. There are several classic guitar riffs here and a few catchy melodies and harmonies. But - it just doesn’t add up to anything interesting within the blues rock format. It takes more than just adding a pinch of psychedelia to innovate. In 1967, other bands were doing the rock thing better.
Imagine blazing to this in the 60s....
Great album
not my thing- never been a clapton fan and i probably won't relisten, however i can't deny that all three musicians here are masters. i wish they would do a little more with it on here because to me these tracks feel formulaic. 7/10 fav tracks: strange brew
Sunshine Of Your Love: a classic, and never heard of them
4.5
Groovy Reminds me of music my Parents would listen to I thought that riff was smoke on the water Track 3 is certified Probably wont revist album, 7/10
Eric Claptop was guitarist. Spotify description says "fusions of blues, pop, and psychedelia"
Cream at its best. This album has just about all of their best songs.
Nope - nothing involving Eric Clapton. Google 'Eric Clapton racist rant'
Classic rock at its classicest. Good playing and songwriting. Captures a certain feel of the time. Very much a prototype for future stuff.
weird enough i like this vibe, kinda hippie, but in a inside kinda way
great music, but the quality was constantly distracting me. an unfortunate aspect of older music
this trio consisting of Jack Bruce, bass player, Ginger Baker, the drummer and someone called Eric Clapton, guitarist decided to form a band after meeting while playing with John Mayall and the bluesbreakers (clapton and baker at least. baker knew Bruce from a previous band called the graham bond organisation (with john mcclaughlin)). They took this British style of Blues and flipped the script on it. They went for a much more flower power route, but with a heavy backbone of the electric blues. these Brits flowed into the emerging rock scene, bringing the blues into an English realm of psychedelic lyricism, psychotropic mysticism and whimsy. Jack Bruce's or Eric's lyrics (amongst others) sung by Bruce and strutted by the mid tone wizardry of Eric Clapton and the beat perfect drumming by Baker, and Jack Bruce's brilliance on the bass all seemingly held together by a deeper understanding. The rhythm changes and brakes seem effortless nor artificial. It took a couple of listens to hear the words. it clicked and lifts everything and everybody in tune! my attention span likes short albums and this objective succeeds with a mere 33.33, which i'd happily repeat this is why i subscribed to this site! a renewed appreciation for things like this! psychedelic blues rock classic
solid stuff, Sunshine of your Love is iconic
Important memories for me
I liked a few songs
Classic!
Very good, listened twice
Disraeli Gears is great debut by Bruce, Clapton, and Baker. Great harmonies with all band members on just about all the songs. Eric Clapton always has one foot in the Blues, and it's evident on this album as well. This was really the first "supergroup" featuring Jack Bruce who classically trained, Baker and Bruce played together prior. Not every song is a winner, but this is a good Cream primer for the albums that follow. "Strange Brew", "Sunshine of Your Love" are great. "World of Pain" and "Dance The Night Away" are different and stray a bit. Overall, an album worth a spin.
Great album.
Hmm - I like Cream. At least, I was quite sure, that I like Cream ;-) But this album sounds oldfashioned. Nothing, what needs a spin on my player. As it does not hurt, 3 stars
3.5 but there's enough here to fall on the 4 side
Great album, but a real seperate the art from the artist situation.
Unremarkable considering the talent that put it together
Cream is so good. I absolutely adore this album. Every song is great, and the album itself is very cohesive. 5 stars.
Some massive hits, but super disjointed as an album.
I love this psych rock shit and a few hits on this album - its for me!
Interesting sound would listen to it again
Pretty classic. Not as groundbreaking as it was back then but still at least a 3.6
Pretty solid psychodelic rock!
Timeless classic
Another classic. No bad songs
Some of the songs are kinda boring. Others are pretty good.
# Playlist track - Tales of Brave Ulysses # Notes - Freaking amazing. Hard to choose just one track. - I listened to Cream a lot during my "mp3 download era". Still sounds just as great. - Still have no idea what "Mother's Lament" is about. lol. - Fun fact: In ancient times, I tried to create a blog, and the name would be "Strange Brew". As most things I wanted to do in life, procrastination got the best out of that one. - I was going to nominate "Strange Brew" to album track, but the imagery of "Tales of Brave Ulysses" is just too good.
Another album in embarrassed to say that I've never listened to in it's entirety. All totally amazing songs!! I'm gonna resist giving it 5 stars though, that's a rare score, don't want to abuse it.
Twas good
Sunshine of your love- 60ziger halt.
Großartig!
Udover sunshine of your love synes jeg ikke rigtigt der var memorable numre på den her
Virkelig fed tråd. Sangene er lidt hit or miss.
En af de bedre. Sunshine of your love er en af mine yndlings numre med Clapton!
A classic, but with the odd mediocre track
Psychedelic blues/rock from the late 60's. Cream was at the forefront of the psychedelic movement and this album (their second) is probably the best example of their music. They produced a big sound with only 3 members -- Clapton was incredibly creative with not only blues riffs and solos but also effects, while Baker on drums and Bruce on vocals/bass were almost as impactful. Sunshine Of Your Love was their biggest hit from this record, but Strange Brew and Tales Of Brave Ulysses are also outstanding. Several lesser known tracks are also solid, experimenting with different voices out of their blues roots. Truly a classic album.
4-
Blues rock psicodélico. Un megahit. Un 4.
Psychedelic rockblues rockhard rock. No me ha llamado la atención.
Growth of Clapton and really hits the core rock of the time. The sound is rugged and paves the way for rock in the 70's
Скучно и однообразно.
Already knew I would like the whole album when I saw the first two tracks on the album, both big hits in my book. What's not to love with these weirdos.
70s (psychedelische) rock sound, niet slecht, niet bijzonder.
IN THE SUN-SHINE OF YOUR LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE super hippy dudes wowzers 3.9/5
I have not historically been a fan of Clapton and his various projects but I'm older now and more patient with this project. For me, this album benefited from a few listens. It's a good blend of blues rock and psychedelia. I prefer "Sunshine of Your Love" in the context of this album way more than the classic rock radio stations of my childhood.
Disraeli Gears is a classic album that showcases the talent and creativity of Cream, one of the first and most influential supergroups in rock history. The album blends blues, jazz, pop, and psychedelic elements to create a unique and captivating sound that reflects the spirit of the late 1960s. The lyrical themes of the album are diverse and often metaphorical, ranging from love and lust (Sunshine of Your Love, Dance the Night Away) to fantasy and mythology (Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR) to social commentary and satire (Strange Brew, Mother’s Lament). The lyrics are also infused with humor and wit, as evidenced by the album’s title, which is a malapropism of a bicycle part. The music of the album is driven by the virtuosity and chemistry of the three members: Jack Bruce on bass and vocals, Eric Clapton on guitar and vocals, and Ginger Baker on drums and vocals. The trio displays their skills and versatility on various tracks, such as the hard-rocking Strange Brew, the soulful Sunshine of Your Love, the jazzy World of Pain, the psychedelic Tales of Brave Ulysses, and the bluesy Outside Woman Blues. The album also features some innovative use of effects and techniques, such as wah-wah pedals, distortion, feedback, and reverse tapes. The production of the album was done by Felix Pappalardi, who also co-wrote some of the songs with his wife Gail Collins. Pappalardi helped the band to refine their songs and add some pop sensibility, while also preserving their raw and powerful sound. The album was recorded in New York in May 1967, and released in November of the same year. The influence of the album is immense and lasting, as it inspired many artists and genres in the following decades, such as hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, and grunge. The album is widely regarded as one of the best and most important albums of all time, and has been included in many lists and rankings by critics and fans alike. Some of the songs from the album, such as Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew, and Tales of Brave Ulysses, have become rock classics and standards. In conclusion, Disraeli Gears is a masterpiece of rock music that showcases the brilliance and innovation of Cream, and deserves to be listened to and appreciated by anyone who loves music.
favourite song: sunshine of your love really enjoyed this. loads of fun and at barely half an hour long it doesnt overstay its welcome at all, which far too many albums on this list are guilty of.
How can you not like Clapton, baker, Bruce?
Some great guitar jams.
Grew up on this album. Mom's favorite!
It's Eric Clapton so automatic 5/5
Cream is the coolest thing Eric Clapton ever did, and even then…it’s not that cool.
J'aurais adoré être un boomer pour apprécier cet album à sa juste valeur.
Azucun souvenir de cet album si ce n'est sa présence notable dans la bande son des Rois de la Glisse
Sunshine of Your Love was on the first set list I played after learning drums. It's a delightful song to learn on. A lot of flexibility in Ginger Baker's drumming. His performance here is among my favorite drum performances. Eric Clapton, even taken before his current assholery, has always been an asshole. He learned the blues well, but he's not the best. He learned to sing, but he's not the best. Yet he acts like he's god's gift. Look, it's sad his kid died, okay? I just don't like the man. I understand why this album is "important". Several tracks are mainstays on all the classic rock stations. Strange Brew, Sunshine of your Love, and Tales of Brave Ulysses (aka Sunshine of Your Love, part 2). Much of the rest of the album is really really *okay*. Feels like it's chasing the tail of the Beatles much of the time. It's not even groundbreaking psychedelia for its time. It feels conservative in its nature -- like the band is dipping its toe into the zeitgeist, but doesn't want to commit.
It bums me out that this is so damn good! Clapton is a massive tool, and his solo catalogue is mediocre, but with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce he created a masterpiece. A glorious combo of blues and psychedelia, it's the perfect soundtrack to any adventure through the cosmos.
That was fun, some I'd heard before.
General observations: - a lot of the songs seem repetitive - cool album cover - don't think i'd heard of the band before this Song by song breakdown: -love strange brew, very good guitar - sunshine of your love is far too song and is so repetitive but only song I knew before listening - world of pain is v cool but weirdly haunting?? - dance the night away. Could not understand a single lyric? - blue condition. why has lead singer randomly developed a london accent??? sounds like a pub song but boring at the same time - Tales of Brave Ulysses, love love love!!! The guitar omg - SWLABR, very good, love the rocky feel of it. "But the rainbow has a beard"??? - We're going wrong, don't really have many feelings for it tbh - Outside Woman Blues, so cool!!!!! - Take it Back, the harmonica!!! very good song - Mother's Lament, makes me imagine a group of men all around a piano in a pub in a scene in Oliver with pints of beer icl, its fun though but also very dark, i like it weirdly
Heavyweight stuff here from Cream, some delicious riffs (see Sunshine of Your Love) and a good dose of psychedelia.
I’ve heard cream a bit before, whose songs are largely based on the singer rocking out and occasionally switching to a soft falsetto with Eric Clapton wailing on the guitar in the background. It’s a definite yes for me. Sunshine of Your Love - classic. Outside Women Blues has really weird timing, but I still kinda dig it. A Mothers Lament reminds me of Monty Python. It’s a weird one to end on, but I’m glad they had this random silly departure from their usual style. There’s a lot to love on this album.
Hey that’s that one song I know. I usually like 60s classic rock but I just wasn’t feelin this as much. Beautiful album art and the band name “cream” is so great
Guitar Hero 3! Sunshine of Your Love has one of those riffs that you feel like was always there. It’s so simple, yet so iconic and catchy. One of the best riffs of all time. I feel like there were a couple of other good songs on the album, but it was mostly forgettable otherwise. I will give it a 3 star for housing an all time song.
The genius of Eric Clapton is hard to deny, but I don’t find much that stands out too much in this album from other 60s psychedelic rock. Sunshine Of Your Love is a classic and by far the best song on the album. Strange Brew right before Sunshine makes for a strong opening. I don’t think it’s a bad album by any means and it wasn’t hard to get through. Overall, a quick, solid album. I still think I’ll stick with listening to Clapton’s solo stuff before I get back to Cream, though.
This is one of the cleanest recordings I've ever heard. I can understand every word spoken and every note played. That doesn't necessarily mean I like it though. Outside of the few songs with electric guitar licks by Clapton, the cords and melodies are pretty bland. The standout song "Sunshine of Your Love" has probably had the largest negative impact on the mental wellbeing of every Guitar Center/music store employee that's had to listen to it played by amateur musicians looking at guitars. Maybe only outclassed by "Smoke on the Water".
Big fan. Just a classic. 5/5
Some good songs, but like a lot of psychedelia prone to a lot of meh. The drugs really are needed to fill in the boredom, apparently.
YES
dreck. sounds like a worse version of hermans hermits. Clapton was overrated from the get go.
The singles rule, the rest I could take or leave, but I enjoyed it. Very catchy writing, and the tracks are simple in a good way.
meh
i like it. my favourite song is "the tales of brave Ulysses
Good, un 3 o 4.
7/10 quizás? Qué sé yo loko, está bien.
Inizia fortissimo e finisce blues… ni
Incredible album. Strange Brew is one of my favorite songs.
Thought it was okay at the time But Listening to it twice this morning and it left zero impression on me Would maybe revisit but not really fussed either way Okay, high 2
Oh man, this is so much fun to listen to. it's going back to the roots for me.
Sunshine of Your Love is an iconic song. I loved this album.
- Fucking 2 Jahre!! Warum, Cream, warum?!? - Immerhin darf man Clapton und co. für dieses großrtige Album dankbar sein. - Psychadelic, Prog, Blues, Rock. - Soundtechnisch und stilistisch haben Jimi Hendrix und Cream sich safe gegenseitig stark beeinflusst und inspiriert. - „Sunshine of Our Love“ großer Hit und eines der ikonischten Riffs ever. Wenn der erste Ton gespielt wird seh ich mich sofort auf Mushrooms durch bunte Farbwelten gleiten. - Insgesamt ein tolles Album Rating: 4/5
- Was hätte diese Band erreicht, hätte es sie länger als zwei Jahre gegeben - ich liebe den Sound und Stil von Cream einfach. Bluesig, rockig, teils proggy und sie gehören meiner Meinung nach trotz des wenigen Outputs zu den besten Komponisten von Riffs und Melodien aller Zeiten, was auch dieses Album beweist (Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, World of Pain) - Als einzigen Kritikpunkt kann ich nur angeben, dass mir Cream fast immer besser gefällt wenn sie näher am Rock als am Blues sind. Die ruhigen schweren bluesigen Songs holen mich einfach nicht ganz so sehr ab 4,25/5
1,75 / 5
A few good songs, but a lot of filler.
Grunge go hard
It was fine. I appreciate the psychedelic rock. I thought some of the song writing got lostbin the instrumentals. After a while it all blended together like a psych dream scene in a movie
Cream in my jeans. Not bad.
Great album, this! A true all-time classic!
A few good songs
I like Cream...I'm just not "in like" with Cream.
Really enjoyed this. Particular stand outs were sunshine of my love (sure I've heard it before) and take it back. Definitely think that some of the current musicians I listen to were influenced by these guys Reluctant to give a 5 so early in the process so going with a 4 but would definitely listen again
Solid psychedelic rock album.
Solid block of blues rock. I feel like the production isn't helping this one as much as it should, it feels pretty thin in places where it should be slamming you with these chunky chords. Dad's everywhere are pumped for this one.
Classic blues rock, but honestly there’s better stuff out there. Still fucking killer
3,1
Good start meh rest. The blues/rock/psychodelic i dont like
Three very talented musicians, but only two great songs. A bit underwhelming
It’s kinda wild how every album from 1967 sounds pretty much exactly the same. Only knowing the hits, I hadn’t realized how similar most of Disraeli Gears sounds to Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Sgt. Pepper, Her Majesty’s Satanic Request, etc. Like everyone really seemed to be on the exact same acid trip that year. Also “Tales of Brave Ulysses” remains an absolute banger!
Some good songs, mostly the well known ones.
Some 60's classics, some OK stuff and some dreck. I've never been much of a Clapton fan. I'm feeling a 2.5 but I'll be generous and round up for those classics.
Great psych blues rocky album. Fav song: Mothers Lament
Great stuff, really catchy guitar riffs
Liked it and knew some songs from it.
Fuzzy guitars, some good songs, some ok songs.
Bangers on bangers on silly filler on bangers. I enjoy so many songs off this album and have had phases with different songs for years. Most recently I was loving Outside Woman Blues and Take It Back, both less psychedelic than much of the album but excel at being catchy, groovy blues tunes with killer performances from the band. Definitely a few weaker tracks but oddly it doesn't seem to detract a lot from the album experience for me. Probably easier to list the tracks I think are weaker because everything else I enjoy immensely. Weak tracks: - Blue Condition - Mother's Lament (pretty funny tho, just an odd fit) 4.5/5
3 Not bad it was ok
A good but ultimately forgettable psych rock experience. Some absolute highlights but equally as many meh songs. Favs - Strange Brew - Sunshine of your love - SWLABR
Good album with Sunshine of Your Love. This is an Eric Clapton production which can be hidden from his personal career.
Oldie but goldie
Enjoyable, but didn’t really stand out to me.
A couple decent songs, but the album is mixed so terribly that it’s tough to listen to. The drums sound as if they were recorded through a brick wall, lacking any treble. Meanwhile, the guitar fuzz has way too much treble.
Yeah, this ruled as hard as I assumed it would solely based on the album art. Favorite track: Take It Back
2/5 forgetable
Real 60s rock shit
Good but fuck Clapton
Fine, but I'm not crazy about it. Feels like background music at a white boomer dive bar
Great moments, good album
As if there wasn't enough already, it's time for some more 60s British rock. Cream was never the biggest band, but they garnered a pretty good reputation during the short few years of their formation, as well as the decades since. You know, aside from Eric Clapton being... Eric Clapton. With that said, this album is alright. It's not the most special album I've listened to, but it doesn't really have too many major faults for me to knock the album down much. The instrument playing is quite good. The sound is somewhat different in comparison to other bands of the time, which is rarely a bad thing. I lightly bashed Eric Clapton earlier, and while I stand by that when it comes to him as a person, he was a pretty good guitar player, I'll give him that. The wah-wah usage was apparently unique at the time, so that's cool. The writing doesn't stand out much, but it definitely isn't bad. Some of these songs are pretty cool. "Sunshine of your Love" is iconic for a reason, and the other songs are pretty decent as well. Overall, while this album doesn't stand out to me much, it nevertheless deserves its inclusion on this list for being decently significant for pop culture and also not bad. High 3/5.
No he tenido mucha paciencia para escucharlo. Me recordaba un poco a los rolling pero quizás equivocada. Notas diversas.
Quintessential mid-late 60's rock sound, with Eric Clapton's epic guitar work clearly present. So many recognizable songs on this album that made their mark on the 60's rock genre.
What a treat. Melodic sounds, great solos, smooth melody. Clapton outdid himself on this one. One of my favorites. 8/10
It's a good album, a bit weird towards the end but overall a good listen.
I generally dig it, appreciate it, but not entirely in love - probably need more time with it!
Recognised some of the songs, really nice vibe
great album start to finish Old acid rock.
Classic Rock. Eric Clapton on guitar and Ginger Baker's drums! Classics: Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew Other Standouts: Tales of Brave Ulysses, World Of Pain, Blue Condition, SWLABR, Outside Woman Blues, Take it Back, Mother's Lament (Such fun!). 4.5/5
Started strong - nice bluesy psychedelic music. Petered out towards the end
Definitely a 60s vibe. Easy listening, but can certainly see how it shaped the minds of a generation. This band was only around for two years? Wild.
Fantastic first half, slightly weaker second side
Easy going tiene un temazo
Psychedelic rock peaked hard and early, this album being one of the key examples. It’s interesting bc it’s not particularly “psychedelic”; it’s much less trippy than something like early Pink Floyd; but it fuses dark blues rock with poppy color in all the right ways. Best song: Tales of Brave Ulysses
"Sunshine of Your Love" is iconic. The rest of the album was OK. The final track, "Mother's Lament" sounds like a bunch of British public school boys having a laugh, and not really in a good way. Also getting a Clapton album on MLK Jr. Day probably colored my opinion a bit.
A fantastic album let down by the closing song. Seriously, what idiot thought Mothers Lament was worthy of being on this album?
Decent classic rock album Some Jams and good songs
First off, I have to admit that I have been too hard on this album in the past because I misheard a few important lyrics. I thought they were saying "Strange Brew, girl what's inside of you?" Now I see it's "kill what's inside of you." That is much cooler. Also, in SWLABR I thought it was "the vicar has a mustache" but its "the picture has a mustache," which is not great but at least it isn't so off-puttingly British as using the word "vicar" in a rock song. I think I also like this album a little less than I otherwise might because "Sunshine of Your Love", like Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", has been overused in film and television to let the viewer know that the scene is set in the 1960's and possibly hippies and drugs are involved. That has made it harder for me to appreciate that song, and that song is definitely one of the tentpoles of the album, along with Strange Brew and Tales of Brave Ulysses. All in all, this is a pretty good album, but I think it is overhyped. There are some really great songs, but there are also some duds. I have no issue with it being included on a list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but I would not rank it as the 87th-greatest album of all time as VH1 did in 2001. Some other lists put it in the high 100's of greatest albums, which I think is getting closer to where I would put it, but still might be overrating it as far as I’m concerned.
****Stop Now**** and go watch the doc “Beware of Ginger Baker”. Regardless of how you feel abt the album or Baker’s drumming. Album started off strong w the only 2 songs I knew. This music had its place and time but no room for it on my playlist. Probably would be a solid 4 on shrooms b
Solid 3. Really love the old school guitar freedom and sound. Eric Clapton just fun to listen to
Tandon Scale Rating: 3.5 Standouts: Sunshine Of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, Take It Back Foot Notes: 1 Eric Clapton is so underrated 2 Sunshine of Your Love is a Guitar Hero classic Would I Listen Again: a majority of this album was groovy enough to put on Album Cover Rating: (1-5) 5
Not a big fan of some of the vocals. I think the music is fantastic. Sunshine of Your Love is Cream??? I didn’t love it? I just wanted it to rock harder.
I love it
I kind of like Tales of Brave Ulysses
Ungefär lika trist som Yardbirds, Derek och Traffic.
Excellent × Classical