Reviews (page 10 of 13)
this looks like shit <-- i didnt type this btw i opened the album and it said this so maybe its a premonition strange brew- 5 sunshine of your love- 4 or 5 world of pain- 5 dance the night away- 5 blue condition- 4 tales of brave ulysses- 4 swlabr- 5 were going wrong- 5 outside woman blues- 4 take it back- 5 mothers lament- 4. too british it wasnt shit but it wasnt anything to write home about
Not a fan of Eric Clapton as a person, but I can see how people hold his guitar playing in high regard. Sunshine of Your Love is catchy and gets super stuck in my head. The rest of the tracks are enjoyable as well. Nothing mind-blowing, but a solid blues-rock record.
Fav: Strange Brew Least Fav: Mother’s Lament Certainly better than Eric Clapton’s solo work
I guess I’ve just never appreciated Cream. Outside of the 2 hit tracks the rest left me uninspired
Pleasing to listen to. Sadly, sometimes the mix is very dated. Extreme stereo effects. mainly the song "Mother's Lament where the reverb is only on the right chanell. But nice tunes overall. Not gonna lie, i probably won't come back.
British guys playing blues isn’t nearly as exciting in 2024 as it was in 1967 - but I appreciate a trio, and Ginger Baker rules. pretty cool chord progressions on the originals, too. Highs: Strange Brew, World of Pain, Tales of Brave Ulysses (aka White Room, part 1); Lows: Take it Back, Mother’s Lament.
Een best wel vermakelijk psych rock album! De cover alleen al zorgt ervoor dat ik me meteen een beetje high voel en de fun die de cover laat zien is ook zeker aanwezig op het album zelf! Enige nadeel is dat ondanks dat ik me wel echt heb vermaakt met dit album, kom ik wel echt steeds meer tot de conclusie dat ik gewoon niet zo dol ben op rock/psychrock enzo. Wel vet dat Capton ook op dit album een grote rol speelt, je hoort het in de bluesy stukken. Simpelweg; geinig album, denk niet dat ik het nog eens op ga zoeken. FAVO: Blue Condition, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Outside Woman Blues, Take it back
Quintessential 60s hippy music
Some great Clapton riffs and great percussion, but a little iffy on the lyrics.
Some great guitar riffs throughout, was ready to give this 4-stars but the last track was absolute shite
Reminds me of the Beatles and David Bowie Probably a 5.5/10 I would listen to some again
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: 🦅🏵️🌞 Produktion (Remaster 1998): 🎧😘🤌 Musik: 💊🌿🍄 Wertung: 💊🌿🍄/5
The thing about Cream is that you can tell they are trying very hard and that they are always on the cusp of being awful. Less said about the last track the better as well
Meh. 3 stars purely for Sunshine Of Your Love
Too psychedelic for me, doesn’t seem as cool as it did when I was 16.
It was ok. I thought I would like it more. 3 stars.
For me, late 60s psychedelic rock can be really hit or miss. And that's kinda what I feel this album consists of: some hits, some misses. The Vibe: It is 1967 and you think you're really cool because you've smoked weed a couple of times and you like Cream.
Rock. I was actually a little disappointed with this album. A few great songs, but mostly I didn’t like the vocalist in a lot of the songs, and the vibe was just a little off.
With tracks like Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love, this album is a classic. I’ve never been into Cream other than their hits, but I enjoyed the listen. Quintessential trippy album cover.
Nothing special, sorry Clapton fans.
I recognized the hits on this, four or five at least. I liked this but I was a little underwhelmed. I feel like this should be higher but I can’t get above a 3 here.
With the first two tracks/hits I was expecting this to be better. But the cream starts to settle midway through and by the backend becomes a little stale. The fact that they recorded this in 3.5 days is pretty amazing, but not enough to help the cream rise to the top.
Surprised I didn’t like this more. Sunshine is iconic and Clapton plays a good guitar. But this ended up sounding like a boring stoned hippie. Much like your mom.
Clapton is good at guitar and bad at being a decent human. This album is fine but not amazing. 3/5
Okay psychedelic rock from the 60s
Sunshine of your love is a timeless banger, the rest of the album is unremarkable. Other reviews tell me Eric Clapton is a cunt, won't spend the energy to confirm or deny.
ok
Used to rly like this, proabbaly worse than Layla
It was ok I guess. Some tracks are ok while others are just meh.
Never really cared for Cream and this has not changed that. Don't hate it but don't really like it either.
-interesting, has sort of an early arena rock feel to it. The first few songs are especially good. kind of lost my interest toward the end but damn Outside Woman Blues is awesome. Solid 3.5 probably -Favorites are Strange Brew, Sunshine Of Your Love, and Outside Woman Blues
Pretty good, didn’t finish but had some good tunes in it
3.5
I think the only Cream song I already knew before going into this was Sunshine Of Your Love, which feels like the ultimate hippy anthem. This album as a whole was certainly a pleasant listen, with a really bizarre final song which is literally about a thin baby falling down a drain. I did enjoy this overall, but I’ll likely just stick with Sunshine Of Your Love when I’m fancying a bit of Cream.
What could go wrong when you put the best musicians of their respective instruments together in a band... apparently, a lot
One good song is more than most bands manage, and that’s exactly how many Cream made. Sunshine Of Your Love earns this a 3.
Mixed album, a few decent tunes, a few not so good ones.
I had lately come to believe that the “cream years” were the best of Clapton. For that reason, I was rather excited to press “play” on this today. But aside from a couple of tracks, including one with no guitar at all, I was rather disappointed by how uninteresting this was. Part of the problem I think is the meaningless pseudo-artsy lyrics typical of psychedelic rock. But all in all, I did not like this as much as I would have if I were still 17.
Had fun. The rainbow has a beard. 3.5
I knew I was in for it when I saw that album cover
Cream might be the only thing Eric Clapton was involved with that doesn’t suck. Stressing the word *might*
I appreciate Clapton, and I can see how this album was popular in its time. Just not something that I would run around listening to 60 years after its release.
I'd rate this as an average classic rock album. Still classic, but rarely makes me rise to euphoria or anything. Because I like the genre, I like the album.
Pretty forgettable outside of "Sunshine of Your Love." Not unpleasant, though.
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
Wow, super cool! Seems like it must have been first wave psychedelia.
3.5
Kind of felt like the midway point between Hendrix and the Beatles, but without hitting the heights of either. Also important to note that Eric Clapton is a colossal prick.
Solid Cream album. I had not listened to it for many years. It contains several classic songs, but nothing on the level of White Room, and this band will never be my favourite band.
Sure has that 60's vibe. Favourite track: World of Pain.
This is a classic rock album. I don't have much time for Eric Clapton, especially having had the misfortune to see him live (Ouch!). Solid three
Interesting listen. I had heard of Cream before due to Clapton, but I had not really listened. I would assume this was typical of the 60's. But it was a little more electric than I had anticipated. A good listen.
Some great tracks but also some spaced out 60s strangeness, turns out some of these lads were on drugs!
I might be too sober to enjoy this fully. It was good, and the best songs (“SWLABR”) really showcase Cream’s musical talent. But ultimately I think the members of Cream (the Creamers?) might be better as session musicians than fronting their own band, Clapton included.
I get it. I had it. It's fine.
Great to throw on in the background 👍👍
The best thing that Eric Clapton ever did. mainly because the other 2 guys were so awesome.
one hit wonder
Wanted to like it more. Some are great/classic, the rest are droning. I don't understand how an inconsistent album can be so revered...?
Excellent electric guitar playing. That's really about it. Very short album. Some classic late 60s vocals. Slightly above average 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
Sunshine of Your Love is a good track and the album has a consistent rock style but it just didn't do that much for me.
🎧This is fine I guess.
classic 60s.
It's fine. I don't hear anything here that I don't like, but at the same time not much catches my ear. It's pretty chill and a bit funky and is a cohesive listen. It doesn't feel quite as dated as I'd have feared, but it's still very clearly 60's sound I'd say. Standouts World Of Pain Tales Of Brave Ulysses Mother's Lament 3/5
Cream are basically the quintessential 60s psychedelia rock but Disraeli Gears is just good (very good in places) without being great. Obviously it's quite self-indulgent because the entire genre is; at its best you have quality all-timers like Sunshine Of Your Love, Strange Brew and Tales of Brave Ulysees, and it's a pretty tight album overall despite that indulgence, it's all boxed off in quality grooves and guitar work. It's a high 3 or a low 4 because it doesn't last throughout the record, there's too much filler, but one of the better albums we've had recently.
Mixed bag here, there's some really good (at the start of the album), and some a lot less good (mostly towards the end). Doesn't have as much character as Hendrix (with which it shares a lot of similiarities), but it's pretty close to equal on the guitar work and the music behind it. 3/5 seems fair, really slap bang in the middle of that. Probably would've scored better had it come before the Hendrix albums on our journey through this list.
not a fan of strange brew. sunshine of your love always good. the rest is just whatever. SWLABR was ok
I’m starting to realize that I have such a varied taste in what I like and yet I assumed I’d love this. Sunshine of your love really is a great song.
It was fine, but underwhelming. Good tunes, but a little plain and repetitive.
Psykedeelistä rockia, muttei oikein omaa suosikkia. Ihan ok. Parhaat: Sunshine Of Your Love, SWLABR
Alright done good songs but overall just alright
Not as good as I remember. Seems to be a lot of filler songs on the album. Three virtuosic legends in their prime, yet the songs don’t really come together for me aside from the classics on this album.
Pieces of past albums are coming together today. I had Eric Clapton with Derek and The Dominos not too long ago. And early on I first heard Ginger Baker on a Fela Kuti record. Now, with the addition of Jack Bruce as a bassist and lead vocalist, makes the band Cream. Considered by many as the first proper supergroup, this band has serious talent behind it. Whatever your opinions of Clapton are, you can’t deny that these guys were changing the game at a young age. Even Baker himself became known as one of rock’s first big drummers, along with people like Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. I found a fair amount of enjoyment from that other album featuring Clapton. So I had expectations to hear something at least mildly interesting. To my surprise, I was far less entertained by what is going on here than I imagined. Aside from a few highlights, these songs just don’t hit the same as that previous album, and other blues music I’ve heard in the past. Clapton’s guitar work doesn’t stand out nearly as much. And as much as I respect him as a drummer, Baker doesn’t feel as heightened and his drumming is not as engaging. Maybe it’s the time he spent with Fela, while embracing more African based rhythms and techniques that really made his skills stand out to me. In regard to Jack Bruce, I can’t comment much on his bass playing because it barely felt like it made an impact on the sound of this. And this album also made me realize that neither Bruce nor Clapton are the best vocalists. Sunshine of Your Love is definitely a blues classic, and a great song, but I’m disappointed by how little there actually is here. I’ll end this by saying that the cover is awesome. And the music definitely matches that vibe. I’m interested to see if anything from Yardbirds pops up in the future. Clapton plus two other legendary guitarists could be cool. Rating: 5/10
SOYL and SWLABR are great but I was expecting more from the rest. 3.5
The lows are low, the highs are high, but not as high as these guys surely were when they recorded this. 3 trees out my window out of 5 🌳🌳🌳
The 2 first songs are absolute bangers, but having listened to this album a few times over the years, they're the only tracks I come back to. There's not much else I connect with here. Still, the rest of it isn't *bad* (except Mother's Lament...???). I'm trying to separate art from artist and all that with this challenge, but I should also note that Eric Clapton can get fucked.
eh, it was fine. mostly just average white guy blues rock for boomer dads at this point but it has some big tracks. i much prefer the singles from wheels of fire, but whatever. favorites: strange brew, sunshine of your love, tales of brave ulysses
Starts with a couple of Blues/Rock classics then goes nowhere until the bizarre final track which was clearly included for one reason alone, to reveal (57 years later through 1001 generator reviews) who listened to the whole album, and who did not!
Sure!
A mix of hard blues rock and gentler hippie psychedelia. Even when it rocks hard it feels pretty easygoing. Compared to similar bands of the era, I personally prefer the urgency of The Jimi Hendrix Experience or the straight up sexiness of Led Zeppelin. But this was good. My first time listening to Cream aside from their big hits. I knew “Sunshine of My Love” and “Tales of Brave Ulysses” but there were some good album cuts here too. “World of Pain” was a highlight for me.
It was kinda fun and spooky.
My heart sunk a wee bit when this came up as, ahem, my debut album. It’s ok tho! Probably helps that there ain’t too much jamming on it and the songs are mostly pretty contained. His help me, I think the Ginger Baker one may be my favourite?
Never the biggest Clapton fan, and this reminded me why. Outside of a few songs it was just, "meh".
Perhaps Cream’s reputation was impossible to match, but this was my first listen to Cream, and after years of hearing praise get heaped on them, I did expect more. Sunshine of Your Love and SWLABR lived up to the hype, but the rest of the album left me cold. Again, I think it’s due to the overhype- if I’d listened to them without preamble, then I might have been able to listen without my guard up, but I came in ready for A Masterpiece and got a good album. Perhaps they deserve a relisten at some point so that I can judge them on their own merits. Nah.
3.5
I've never listened to this album all the way through in one sitting. Obviously I know "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of My Love" but I'm not familiar with most of the rest of this album. Obviously, it's good. But it also kinda all sounds a lot alike. One or two songs is better than the whole album.
Has some great moments, has some incredibly boring moments. Fantastic drumming, when Jack Bruce stays out of falsetto range he's a fantastic vocalist. Overall solid album but don't think I'll be coming back to it
Sunshine of your love es conocida, no sabía que era de ellos. Me gustaron varios temas, aunque hay otros que son para saltearselos… como We’re going wrong. El último tema lo tomo como una muestra del humor inglés.
Some very good/excellent, some okay.
Don’t have anything to say about this one- it was okay.
2.7 - It was fine, some good moments
I don't understand why this isn't better. The Sunshine of Your Love riff is so iconic, and yet the song is so anonymous (to me at least). This whole album feels like something is missing, some character or passion or some critical instrumentation that would add some flavour. 2.6/5
Over this era now
it was chill, just not my personal preferred flavor of 60s rock
Not good, not bad...
Ok
Definite highlights (SWLARB and Sunshine of your love) but a bit boring overall. All the songs blur together at some point. 3.
Sounds like a band that hadn’t figured things out yet. Potential insane greatest lays there, untapped, but ready to burst. They play on this record as if scared to let loose. Let the lion out!
Meget bra! Fet psych. Strange brew banga kanskje hardest, men ingenting som satt igjen sånn sjuuukt.
This was a bit hit or miss for me. It felt like every other song was a bit of a dud. There were some really good tracks, however. I especially liked the song "Sunshine Of Your Love." I've only heard about Clapton in discussion about great artists, so I was unaware of his less-than-savory opinions on certain topics until I did some reading about it. It's a shame since he's pretty good. 7/10 Would I listen again? Probably not the whole thing, but I will be listening to some of the tracks again.
A few really good songs but overall I remember thinking this album was better.
Não tem jeito, "Sunshine of Your Love" é enorme, espetacular (e eu ainda prefiro a versão do Ozzy), assim após esta segunda música, as outras são eclipsadas.
Actually pretty great
The original Power trio.
Some classic tracks but other tracks very ordinary. Iconic sleeve. Overrated IMHO.
The drums sound like cardboard, the singing is not very good, bass is great, guitar is great. I'm sure it was groundbreaking, but it's been done better later by lots of bands. Favorite song: strange brew
OK album with only a few good songs
This was one of the first records that teenage stoner Kit pulled from the dollar bin at Amoeba. Then and now, it's definitely meant to be played loud though giant speakers. Some of it aged pretty well, but it's definitely not as mind blowing as it was back then. The highs are quite high, and the rest is quite fine. Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses are the standouts. Also Sunshine is the only song I ever got 100% on Guitar Hero 3. Blue Condition is kind of a dud, and very Englishman attempts the blues. I liked when they said "skellington" in the last song Album Cover: A
I see why this is considered an all-timer and cutting edge for the time, but absolutely nothing stuck with me. Every track was immediately deleted from my brain by the time the next one started. Not interesting enough to love, not disinteresting enough to hate. The perfect example of what my ears consider a 5/10. Will never listen to this one again.
‘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.
Good, but modestly overrated. Clapton was the talent, the rest held on for the ride.
Ok
This didn't really do it for me -- nothing particularly outstanding.
M'avorreix bastant Cream, però no està malament ELR: 4/5
fuck eric clapton. that being said, this is some fun 60's psych/blues rock.
not bad, average NNN
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.
eric clapton... i do already know that i like sunshine of your love
Some bangers. And some decidedly not bangers. What a weird bunch of lads.
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
3/5
"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
Pk
Best song was mothers lament lol
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
A good album, I liked Sunshine Of Your Love and Mother's Lament.
It's very conflicting to hate Clapton as much as I do, yet really enjoy this album. Tales of Brave Ulysses kicks ass.
3.5/5
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.
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.
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.
possible hot take...? but i think i prefer clapton's solo stuff?
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.
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
Great album
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.
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.
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.
Imagine blazing to this in the 60s....
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
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
Classic rock at its classicest. Good playing and songwriting. Captures a certain feel of the time. Very much a prototype for future stuff.
great music, but the quality was constantly distracting me. an unfortunate aspect of older music
I liked a few songs
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
Some massive hits, but super disjointed as an album.
Pretty solid psychodelic rock!
Some of the songs are kinda boring. Others are pretty good.
Sunshine of your love- 60ziger halt.
Virkelig fed tråd. Sangene er lidt hit or miss.
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.
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.
That was fun, some I'd heard before.
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.
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.
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.
Good, un 3 o 4.
7/10 quizás? Qué sé yo loko, está bien.
Inizia fortissimo e finisce blues… ni
A few good songs, but a lot of filler.
Cream in my jeans. Not bad.
I like Cream...I'm just not "in like" with Cream.
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.
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
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.
Liked it and knew some songs from it.
Fuzzy guitars, some good songs, some ok songs.
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
Enjoyable, but didn’t really stand out to me.
Real 60s rock shit
Good but fuck Clapton
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.
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!
Started strong - nice bluesy psychedelic music. Petered out towards the end
Easy going tiene un temazo
"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.
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
I kind of like Tales of Brave Ulysses
solid album with a monumental song.
meh
Half the album was really good, some was fine, and some I really wanted to skip. I enjoyed the band throughout but found the vocals to be weak on quite a few songs. "Take It Back" was my favorite. 3/5
“You’ve got the rainbow feel… but the rainbow has a beard” That lyric is so weird but I like this album. Not the best but worthy of a 6.5/10. Blues rock is not really a genre I listen to, but I liked it all the same.
Classic sounds with amazing guitar riffs. Not my favorite vocals though the lyrics are good.
Not bad, nice vibe to it. Worked as background music, not much more notable than that.
Classic although slightly generic. Overall not bad music, but nothing really stands out. Notable songs: Sunshine of my Love
"Bad" and "Smooth Criminal" are by far the best songs on this album. By far.
Good album, but not my favorite. It does have some great songs such as sunshine of you love, strange brew and take it back. Unfortunately, the psychedelic sounds of the 60's have been mocked so much that this album feels like a parody album. Also, to say that Cream is a blues band is a stretch. Cream is a 60's psychedelic band that played some blues music.
That guitar tone is still a benchmark. The vocal tone doesn’t hold up quite as well for me, but, still, what a sound.
Didn't like it - probably didn't listen as clearly, but not as interesting as I like
Handful of amazing tracks. At some point it gets repetitive, and it’s hard to believe how much Hendrix blew Clapton out of the water once he showed up.
Could go the rest of my life not listening to it
alright. starts off strong, gets boring in the middle, and ends ok.
Appreciate it but not my bag. 6/10
A mostly easy-listening psychedelic rock album with some classic tunes. And then there's Mother's Lament, which I felt was an off-putting way to end the album. That one song bumped the score down from a 4 to a 3 for me.
Some of the better dad rock for me. Will I listen to again: 30%
pretty good
Solid. Strange Brew is a jam
Soured to cream over time. Eric Clapton may be a good songwriter but he's a total twat. Ginger Baker fucking rocks
Bluesy psychedelic rock. My Dad loved it and always trusted his taste in music but Eric Claptons guitar playing has always left me cold. Never ceased to be amazed by Ginger Baker on drums though.
There is so much talent in this band, one of the most talented of all time and lot of time it almost seems wasted. Strange Brew, Sunshine of your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses ads great, the rest often sound like really bad Beatles songs. But when they are good, they are great. 6.3/10
I enjoyed the album. I'd of course heard Strange Brew and Sunshine Of Your Love. I like SWLABR and Outside Woman Blues as well as Mother's Lament. 3 stars.
I don’t hate it, I don’t love it. It’s somewhere in between. I know it should be considered quite good given the members, but yea
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are so talented.
Generally speaking, I can't argue with the lineup - the group that probably prompted the creation of the term "Power Trio". Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love Deserves all the accolades, but this album didn't blow me away based on how much it's talked about (I'm hoping I will get a different result with Dark Side of the Moon but we'll see). I would say that the second half of the album overall is stronger than the first half (the first 2 songs excepted). All the songs from Tales of Brave Ulysses through Take It Back are all good, but SWLABR is my favorite.
Listened Before? No Back to Clapton we go. Some good ole psych-infused blues rock. Amazingly busy album cover that looks like the late 60s throwing up. They waste no time in letting Clapton's blues guitar take center stage on Strange Brew. Serviceable, if forgettable song. Mixing is okay though the drums sound very distant. Sunshine of Your Love is a classic jam. One of the most recognizable guitar / bass riffs of all time. Great, more throaty vocals that always make me think of Hendrix. Tales of Brave Ulysses is a jam, as is SWLABR. The latter being more a more energetic and guitar-forward. All around, fine psychedelic blues rock album with a few notable standouts and solid production throughout. Not among my favorites from this era, but it is very alright. I would say this is a middle of the road 3 / 5 for me. Songs Added to Playlists: - Sunshine of your Love (Sunny-vibes)
Sunshine of your love and strange brew are jams. I'd give the album 3.5 stars.
Perfectly fine album, but for some reason Cream just isn't for me. I don't mind listening to it at all but I wouldn't choose to.
First two songs are absolute jams. As is Tales of Brave Ulysses. The rest is pretty solid but nothing to blow your socks off. Going to give a solid middle 3.
good songs exactly what i expected coming into the album
1967. A few great tracks, aside from that about every other song was pretty good. Has some Jimi Hendrix influence I thought.
Good vibe, not many hits but good songs overall.
Yeah yeah, Clapton is God and all that. Sure. But where's the love for my man Bruce? Seriously, I feel like we hear so little about how Jack WAS this band; at least, he was responsible for most of what's worth listening to with Cream. Anyway, I don't have a lot to say with this one. It's probably their best record, but I always liked Wheels of Fire more.
kinda spooky, also some nice blues
Solid Cream. (cheese?)
Pretty decent all around, but it sounds *so* of its era. The quirky British-ness of it all gets a little overbearing.
Always a fan of this genre
A definitive album for Psychadelic rock and of course with Clapton it's with a blues base. So, of course the songs are simple but solid structurally and the guitar and such are perfect for what they are going for. Songs range in quality greatly. Sometimes their voices bug the hell out of me. Heh, memory of Strange Brew. Take off, eh. Oh yeah, Sunshine of your Love! Forgot. One of those first songs to learn on guitar. Probably would not listen to casually often but I would not be instantly reaching for the off button either.
3 great songs and a bunch that sound like typical 60's psychedelic bullshit
Some classics on here with decent guitar tones.
3/5 - enjoyed this album
Looking at the 3 people making up cream you would think they would be able to create something better than this which, whilst decent, didn't blow me away with the few good songs (SWLABR, Tale of brave Ulysses & sunshine of your love) being greatly outnumbered. The mix for this album has always sat weirdly with me too. I know Ginger is one of the best drummers ever but he didn't need to be so present in the mix. High 2/low 3.
Ginger Baker’s weird snare tuning and signature Tom sound. He also sings a song on this album, which was possibly not a great idea. Everyone was under the influence here, including the producer, how else to explain “Mother’s Lament 😭” The best songs on the album are the ones you’re familiar with - Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew. Which are great. Except for these standouts, it feels a little low-effort. Clapton was beloved back when this came out, but his style never touched me all that much. And apparently he was just as much of an a*hole in his early years as later (citation: A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, episode 126 - For Your Love by the Yardbirds, Andrew Hickey) so anything he could say now to turn people against him is pretty irrelevant now. Ultimately for me there’s a lot to love here (Sunshine of Your Love, Jack Bruce’s falsetto) and a lot to just forget (Blue Condition, bearded rainbows).
Strong 3/5. Sunshine of your love a highlight
Two great songs. The whole album sounds very epically psychedelic but the lyrics are not great. It's maybe too much of its time to relate to. Also Eric Clapton, blech.
This record was good, but nothing extraordinary.
I'm sure this was a landmark album in its time, but it was just OK for me. Some good bluesy rock
yeah its psych rock. i get it already. theres about 900 psych rock albums on this fucking list. give me something new.
Rock. Blues
I like: Strange Brew Take It Back Mother's Lament
Good stuff. Sunshine of your love, tales of brave ulysses, and SWLABR are all classics, rest are kinda filler. Still a fun album.
Didn't impress me too much. If I want to listen to a british rock album from this era, I prefer Led Zeppelin
A really great album that I hadn't listened to since I was a teenager. Solid, with some classics. An easy listen whilst working.
2.72
Not bad music (poor recording quality or source for the Spotify stream).
Fine album! Just not much of a fan
Some iconic 60s music here, know and enjoy this album.
Wanted to like it so much but alas it’s fine.
Sunshine of Your Love, Dance the Night Away and Take it Back are great, but the rest is uninteresting, mediocre assembly of songs.
That's some serious dirty hippy vibes. A couple songs were alright, but it's not my style of psychedelic 60s music.
Sunshine of Your Love is really only the song that I enjoyed from this album. It does have a strong cohesive sound and I think it holds up well. But it didn't stand out a lot for me. Decent album, would not mind listening again.
overall a solid album
It's fine.
Wasn’t a huge fan until We’re Going Wrong. I like the less psychedelic songs
I liked it, I think Sunshine of your Love is definitely one of the best songs in the world, and perhaps Clapton's best, but the album was a bit too monotonous for me. I enjoyed it and I wouldn't mind listening to it again, but maybe in small doses
When i started the album my first thought was "oh this is some Clapton shit, isnt it." Didn't hate it as much as i thought I would, all things considered. One of those considered things is Eric Clapton though, and the other is repetitive blues riffing, two big "nopes" for me.
Quintessential 60s classic rock sound
Unsurprisingly, great guitar work, but a lot of tracks felt quite same-y to me. Nothing I mind listening to but didn't blow me away by any means. Favorite Track: Sunshine of Your Love
Sunshine of Your Love is still a banger. Eric Clapton is an antivax asshole. 3.5 rounded down because of Clapton ruining his own legacy.
I'm more of a fan of the slower Cream songs like World of Pain and there aren't very many of those. The guitar throughout is great. I refuse to believe Mother's Lament isn't a spoof. I'd probably rate this 2.5 stars if I could.
It was fine! Nothing really stood out to me, but I found it enjoyable. The last song was unique, but not in a bad way, just unexpected.
Ima dobrih stvari i onih koje nisu
Chill vibes, though wasn’t entirely my scene
It’s cream
Great album from the 60s
Average. That's all.