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So, the album is fairly funky so far. Surprised, solely because I didn’t realize it would sound like this (I am basing my knowledge of Cream on one of their songs). I recognize Sunshine Of Your Love, but had no idea this was the title of it or a song of Cream’s.
Cream has always been pretty underwhelming to me, despite Clapton's guitar work.
I have not listened to this in a while but it still resonates as a breakthrough album by three rock legends, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. Most people have at least heard "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love". There are many other great songs on this album that move seamlessly from the band's blues roots to more psychedelic rock. Love "Tales of Brave Ulysses." It was a pleasure listening to this again as it is an all time classic for me.
This is brilliant up there with the best rock from the 60’s cream is by far the best thing Clapton was involved in and this is their best album. 5 stars.
Probably the only Clapton effort I actually enjoy. The first side is some killer blues rock. The second half loses its way into jammy filler which means I rarely flip the record over an listen to it
If the remainder of Disraeli Gears had been a shambolic shitshow following the colossal one-two punch of Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love, it wouldn't be remembered as fondly as it is now. Thankfully the eight songs (nine if you want to count Mother's Lament) that follow Sunshine does more than what's required to uphold its weight and become equally memorable and quality songs that justify its position as the absolute peak of the sweet yet sour, shortlived lather of guitar/bass/drum combo that was Cream.
this was so chill, really nice music to relax to
It's one of these major albums that changed music. Clapton is a person who I have so many personal disagreements with that I find him a bit hard to stomach and I think his dangerous opinions will ultimately dilute his popularity as a musician.
My dad had this record in his collection and I spent some serious time working this cream into a foamy lather when I was growing up. From the album art to the primitive distorted riffs that go on and on, to the trippy lyrics (bearded rainbow, anyone?) this transitional album embodies what I had always thought the late 60's to be. Iron Butterfly's album sputtered after In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, but Disraeli Gears continues to crank out great tracks SWLBR, Strange Brew, Sunshine etc., (I can do without Mother's Lament and Dance the Night Away). It's hard to discount this album as it marks the beginning of the most important period of rock ... the early 70's.
The rest of "Disraeli Gears" unfortunately stands squarely in the shadow of "Sunshine of Your Love." That song is so epic and iconic that living up to it would be hard, but nothing else here really comes close. It's also the song where Jack Bruce's voice sounds best, and avoids overdoing the higher register. "SWLABR" is the next best song with Bruce's vocals, and it's decent enough but they must have been on some stuff when they wrote that. The Clapton-led "Strange Brew" and "Outside Woman Blues" are good, and more of his blues influence might have improved the album (Cream was apparently moving away from blues and towards more psychedelia.) And that's about all that's worthwhile. Ginger Baker may be a terrific drummer, but he should've stayed away from songwriting and singing - "Blue Condition" was awful. And the less said about the closing "Mother's Lament" the better.
2 really excellent classic rock standards (Sunshine of your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses), 4 really good bluesy tracks (Strange Brew, SWLABR, Outside Women Blues, Take it Back), 3 really meh tracks that were too psychedelic for me (World of Pain, Dance the Night Away, We're Going Wrong), and 2 real stinkers (Blue Condition, Mother's Lament) leave me squarely in 3.5 territory. Sadly, I expected more.
I’m very disappointed in this album. Not because it’s terrible but rather because I had high expectations. Sunshine Of Your Love is awesome. Tales Of Brave Ulysses is good. The rest is so so. The last track is weird AF.
Listened in the past, not on this challenge
Awesome, some good hardrock classics. So much excellent music in the late sixties, it all kind of runs together.
Never rated cream. Hate Claptons falsetto. Repetitive and over lauded as a guitarist. And an A-hole. The skittering jazz drum seems wrong. Its all flat and dreary.Couple of decent tunes up front. Not a believer. 2
This rocks!
An obvious classic, though the music never especially impressed me
Ok
Barreja màgica de rock, blues, psicodèlia... Per part de tres mestres de la música i en un dels contextes històrics ideals. Triomf assegurat. Temes com 'Strange Brew', 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', 'Sunshine of Your Love'... són tan bons que és difícil de creure. Molt molt a prop de les 5 estrelles
I guess I just don’t love psychedelic rock that much.
Pretty solid, more variation on album than expected
dunno if you can make me like clapton, man
one or two rockers.
this album will never get old for me. CLAPTON IS GOD
Une franche réussite
je pensais mettre un 4 et je mets un 4
Some really good songs. Some OK songs. And some really bad songs that almost ruin the whole thing. Wish I could give 3.5 but can't so 3.
Eric Clapton back again (fuck him)
this is a great album, don’t love “we’re going wrong” and “mothers lament” (wtf?) but the rest are electric guitar bliss
I thought it was a great album just not my favourite genre. I thoroughly enjoyed at least 5 songs! But it was a good listen straight through.
What a distinctive guitar tone these guys have. I could only term it ‘plastic guitar’ superlatively overdriven smooth blues. Most of the songs on this album can be taken as seriously good tracks apart from the final track (mothers lament), which did make me laugh, as I remember being sing it as a kid. Though the guitars are wonderful, I find the vocals a bit weak and characterless though. Still a very good album though.
amazing
It's fine.
Another album that stads as a time capsule of that period. A classic psychedelic rock album that held my attention from beginning to the end. I was familiar with 'Sunshine Of Your Love' going into the album but no other tracks were familiar. Aside from that track nothingbreallybstood out to me. Maybe that is just my narrow way of listening to these albums, assuming the more tracks I know are what elevate it.
Typical 60s bluesy pop.
On the one hand you have Strange Brew, Sunshine Of Your Love and the best song of the album: Tales Of Brave Ulysses. On the other hand you have Blue Condition and Take It Back which both really shouldn't be on the album. Mother's Lament I can take as a funny, if somewhat discordant ending. And every music lover knows the Bruce, Baker and Clapton story of Cream. But this, to me, is an ok blues-inspired psychedelic rock-album. With hits and misses.
Solid mid-sixties blues rock. Not my thing, but very listenable.
Lisergico, bello
Peak Cream, I think, unless you prefer the bluesier stuff to the psychedelic, which I definitely don’t. Another one I knew pretty well note for note, despite not having listened to it for years. In my youth I owned it, one of my beloved cheap department store cassettes, and played it a ton. It actually holds up pretty well, although like a lot of this era a lot of the lyrical sensibility comes of as an odd mix of mawkish and ostentatious.
Such a fantastic album that really showcases how music went from short pop songs to more instrument focused jam songs
Not bad
i just cannot force myself to find this album interesting
I will probably never not be bored by blues records. But here, the genre comes with some psychedelic sprinkles on top, which makes the music somewhat easier to bear, but not enough to really like it. 2/5
Enjoyed this until the Cockney knees up at the end!
Some great tracks and some that dont up to time.
guitar last song what
ehhh pretty decent, old stuff, all songs are a bit similar, but could find something interesting
i liked a few of the songs
Best thing Clapton did
First wave rock classic right here. Strong album all the way through. Sunshine, Strange Brew, Tales of Ulysses. Beauty.
fav track: World of Pain
It's challenging my attention span to listen to a whole album, so I'm glad I'm doing this. Only heard the two singles from this one, real fun album. I like the the British blues thing when it's mixed with psychedelic and even a little Beatles or Kinks-sounding stuff. Fun record to travel through Kansas with. Added a nice trippy vibe.
Worth a listen once, psych rock is not my jam
Its good and i like the big hits - but the sound isnt dense enough for me.
4/5. Nice n psychedelic rock music. Earned it’s rep
The British impulse to include a nursery rhyme or drinking song in every guitar-driven album.
Some amazing stuff and some that isn't as great, but fun all the way through.
Strong A side - meh B side.
vsf eric clapton
3, enjoyed this
já conhecia o sunshine of your love, Classico cheio de memories de pequeno em palco. gostei, 7/10
Very good, of perhaps a bit self indulgent at points. Works well as a full album, with sunshine of your love and strange brew as clear stand out tracks.
fuck Clapton. this album is great but I hope its the last Clapton album I have to listen to.
Genre: Psychedelic Rock 3/5 As endemic as Clapton was to the late 60s and early 70s, and as talented as he might be with a guitar, his music has never reached my ears as strongly as his music has hit some others. Cream, his most successful musical venture amongst a group of short-lived projects he was a part of, released a few classic singles and some decent albums in their tenure. Disraeli Gears, their 2nd album as a trio, is decent, but it's pretty god damn boring considering the god-like status Clapton has attained. Sunshine of Your Love, a massive rock single that still receives airplay to this day, is the song which overshadows the rest of the stale blues ripoffs in the tracklist here, but even in this instance Clapton's attempts at singing are not good or bluesy. Just dull and boring. The arrangements aren't too interesting, and the production is fairly muddled, but overall this album isn't offensive or grating to the ears. Just a bit bland. Anything with Clapton's name on it is bound to receive praise, but it's seemingly blinded some listeners into believing that what they're hearing is beyond reproach. To those people: listen to Bo Diddley or Fats Domino, the actual men who made blues rock what it is today. Clapton, like Dylan, is a phony. He can play guitar pretty good, though.
The supergroup Cream were indeed influential. And popular. The musicianship shown is exemplary. Sunshine of your love is the only track on this whole damm album that sticks in the memory. I remember enjoying a couple of the other tracks - no more than a couple - but not enough to have them stick in my mind. Most of it was not aggressively bad... Just meh. And for that it gets a meh score.
Shame Clapton is such a massive wanker, but the album is pretty good.
Is this one of those white bands who lifted all their stuff from black musicians? Kinda sounds like one of those white bands that lifted all their stuff from black musicians. Not that it's bad or they're not talented but yeah...
Interesting and pleasant listen.
Tracks are short and some are pretty catchy. Although all members are technically proficient at their respective instruments, the music never devolves into self-indulgent show-offy stuff. -Favorites: Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Dance The Night Away -Okayish filler - Tracks 5, 7 - 9 -Bad filler: Tracks 10, 11 Overall good album, but not really mindblowing.
Solid and I really like the hits but wasn't a fan of all of it. Still an iconic group and Sunshine of your love is obviously a banger
4 stars for music. -2 stars for Clapton, the dick
Big Kinks energy all over this but especially Blue Condition.
Jace Bruce is perhaps one of the most overshadow music of all time. He shines on this album. Some really songs, Strange Brew, Sunshine, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, couple stinkers like blue condition.
In their two years together, Cream attained legendary status and secured a legacy as one of the greatest supergroups in popular music. “Disraeli Gears” is one of their potent blends of psychedelia, hard rock and blues which would influence so many bands of the 70s and beyond (“Sunshine of Your Love”, in turn inspired by Hendrix, was one of the first songs I learnt on guitar about 40 years after its release). There's so much to say about the band and their songs, but one of the key elements here is the production. From the rumbling thunder of Baker’s toms to the fuzz tone of Clapton’s guitar, everything is centred on the low-end for a cloudy, hazy feel. Bruce’s vocals- surprisingly wispy and delicate- cut through the mix well, employing an ethereal falsetto in tracks like “World of Pain”. It's a startling atmosphere, but for such a legendary band with such a short tenure and so few albums, there’s a surprising amount of mediocre (or at least filler) material here. “Blue Condition”, “Outside Woman Blues” and “Take It Back” both have the feel of average blues tracks without much bite or vision. The musicianship is great, but it’s only in service of (by any other standard) average songs. To cap things off, “Mother’s Lament” is a strange diversion into music hall for the album’s finale: it is jarringly out of place, but credit to them for trying something different. The forays into psychedelia (like “Sunshine of Your Love” and “Tales of Brave Ulysses”) are my favourites here, and when “Strange Brew” combines a standard blues progression with an instantly hooky melody and intangible lyrics, it's a real winner. So it's patchy and uneven, sure... but what a trio Cream were. Ginger Baker’s rippling, elaborate drum parts betraying a lifelong interest in jazz, Bruce's basslines forming the anchor, and Clapton’s guitar playing in its bluesy prime. They paved the way for a new wave of hard rock bands reaching beyond the blues, and that can't be understated.
fuck eric clapton.
Very good
4.7 - So far this is the only Eric Clapton project I've heard that I wouldn't consider completely overrated. In fact, the intersection of blues, psychedelic and early heavy metal is truly special. "Strange Brew" starts us off with a perfect sample of all the colors within this record's palette - there's fuzzy squealing guitar, evocative lyrics and 12-bar blues. "Sunshine of Your Love" a rock mainstay invokes early elements of heavy metal. "Tales of Brave Ulysses", arguably the record's psychedelic apex, starts side B bringing together all of these elements. "We're Going Wrong" reminds us that in addition to being a world class guitarist, Clapton also has some impressive vocal chops. I also love the drumming on that song. "Mother's Lament" closes out the record with a dark little nursery melody.
"Oh, your baby has gone down the plug hole Oh, your baby has gone down the plug The poor little thing was so skinny and thin He should have been washed in a jug... ............. in a jug"
The irony in a racist stealing blues music is not lost on me. Actually kinda shit, tbh.
Overlooking for a moment the fact that Eric Clapton is an absolute shit stain of a human (so is Morrissey, and I love the Smiths), this is a classic album and it is not just ANY rock album. It straight up SHREDS. I don't usually love straight-hitting, 4/4 rock, but there's just enough creativity and killer guitar licks in this collection to elevate the experience. Every few measures there's something unpredictable to keep your ear on the hook. And compositionally, they know what works and continue the part that you keep anticipating. Take, for instance, the famous opening lick in "Sunshine of Your Love". That's the kind of sound that serves the purpose of a hook in a rap song: it's the part that cements the entire song structure in your head. It's the crazy glue, the mortar that holds the bricks of composition together. Considering the album was SO fucking long (I opted for the deluxe), it mostly didn't lose my interest which says a lot. A strong four stars. I'd say five but there are a few skips on here for me.
Really good album, a revisit for sure!
While definitely a landmark album, I’ve just never been a big fan. Strange Brew, Sunshine, ToBU are all great examples of the style I guess but I could take or leave them. But for the mark on rock and roll, a 4.
7/10 but I wouldnt go back to most of this album
nope
YA BABY YA!! Great guitar riffs
There were just a few odd ones in here that felt off thematically with the other instrumental. But sunshine of your love is one of the best songs ever
Inject this straight into my veins
Three or four stand out tracks and a couple of other decent ones. Want to give it 3 1/2 stars really.
Supergroup, good album, average title, poor last track.
stuck in second
I liked it
Vinyle
I was prepared to dismiss this album as aelf-indulgent over-rared shifted, but it's not. ( ok maybe We're Going Wrong is that, but...). Most of the deep cuts are pretty damn good; World of Pain, Dance The Night Away and Blue Condition which has an almost indie-rock feel are three fine songs that make up the middle section. All the songs are short so they don't wear out their welcome. I really enjoyed this albu, much more than I thought I would. 4.5 🌟
Classic psych rock that feels timeless. Sunshine of Your Love is just an all-time great song. Clapton is a major POS but his guitarwork here is legendary.
Классный блюз-рок
Good album, with the sound of the 60's. I really enjoy this album. Sometimes a little bit linear but in general great.
Would have got 4.5 if I was allowed. Tales of Brave Ulysses is amazing.
Some lovely, lovely psychedelic rock. This is the album I think of when I think of Cream. It's just a joy to listen to. Calming at some points, rocking at others, Eric Clapton's guitar work is superb. I don't think there's a bad song on this album. The last song, 'Mother's Lament' is a bit weird and dark, but its an... interesting way to end the album? Nevertheless, a fantastic album that I will be listening to again soon.
First two I enjoyed, after that I wasn’t into it.
Plenty groovy but doesn't rock as hard as I remember.
Amazing 60s rock album
more like 3.5 then 3
I was honestly going to give this a chance even though I fucking hate Eric Clapton. It starts out pretty good with Strange Brew and Sunshine of your love, but nothing else on the album really pops.
Really should be a 4.5 stars. Some of the best Brit Rock songs done in the late 60s.
Not listening to Clapton. Can't stand him. He's a racist.
Had only heard 'Sunshine of Your Love' before this album. I enjoyed the different styles of song.
Anybody who has read any of my previous reviews knows that I am not a lover of Psychedelia but beware because whilst this nods to then custom of filling yourself with mind-altering substances (and I am sure that at least two of this trio, Ginger & Eric, where stoned for the whole of the sessions) do not be fooled by the cover. this is a Jazz/Blues album of the highest quality. Classics like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Strange Brew" and the Jack Bruce Composed "Take It Back" with some lovely R & B Mouth Organ from Jack are all classics. Love it as it is still Blues before they got "Heavy"... But probably one album that is the reason we had Led Zep Dominating the 70's. Love it and rightfully on the list. P.S. Mothers Lament is a music Hall classic too!
Beware of Mr Baker!
3/5
It's hard to get past all the current Eric Clapton baggage. Or the baggage of every ex-hippie/hippie wannabe talking to me incessantly about this band for the last 20 years. The best i can say at this point, this is a pretty standard rock album. The songs you recognize are as good as you remember them being.
I like this album a lot but always felt it was sort of two separate albums in one. One is a really good blue album, the other is a really good psychedelic album. Somehow it works together, but it's not perfect.
Hey it has that riff on it. Otherwise it all blurs together a bit
A lot more enjoyable than much of the pop rock from the same era. A bit bluesier, grittier, heavier.
Like, sunshine of your love is omniscient but I’ve never heard the full album, this was good!
I think it was pretty good, but it kinda fell out of my memory after I listened? Maybe one to come back to but it didn't have the sticking power I expected.
Some good old-fashioned 60s psychedelic rock. Eric Clapton sounds amazing.
Not the first time I've listened to this album, but it's not one I'd revisit by myself. It's good, but I don't think it's as good as it's made out to be. In particular, too many of the tracks just don't sound like they're going anywhere. Being a showcase for instrumental talent is just not enough when songwriting is this loose. Also I generally prefer the bluesy side of Eric Clapton over his psychedelic rock side. All of that said, it's still a good album.
Really good, with some awesome songs. I really love the Tale of Brave Ulysses, and the album has a very consistent flow and theme.
Something in the back of my mind thought there was something familiar with the band Cream, but couldn't put my finger on it. Then I heard the second track off the album and the bell went off. Overall Disraeli Gears is an wonderful and eclectic mix of pulling away from blues rock and diving headfirst into psychedelic rock. A lot of the tracks don't really make much sense lyrically and fit exactly in the psych era. Best: Sunshine of Your Love Worst: Blue Condition 3.5 Stars
Starts with a couple classics then fades into the background and stays there.
The mono mix is probably better. 3.5
Strange brew Killing what’s inside of you She’s a witch of trouble in Elle tric blue She walks like a bearded rainbow
26 January 2022 Listened on my phone in the early afternoon of the 27th as I totally forgot about this on the 26th. Poker at dans in the evening after Sav’s birthday last night at flight club. Love the bluesy elements of this and obviously ginger baker’s drumming. Psychedelia, whimsy and rocking blues. 3.5 if I could.
This album is an old friend. Cream was a 60s super group that produced some great music. Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses, and Sunshine of Your Love were big hits and are standouts on the album. There's a lot of good music here,
The issue here is Eric Clapton being a lunatic. It does make you hear ‘Sunshine of your love’ and wonder what the hell happened to him during the intervening years. This is- musically- a brilliant album but my enjoyment of it was hampered by Eric’s views that the planet has been hypnotised into getting vaccinated.
Solid
First two songs off this album are classic hits played by our local radio station, KSHE95, so know them well. Rest of the album was pretty good, but nothing stood out to me.
Great album start to finish
Meh. Songs I knew sounded about like I recalled. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" remains the best. Songs I didn't know were okay, a few piquing interest.
The reason punk was needed. Ok, harmless, but does nothing for me.
I don’t give a shit about Cream. This album is surprisingly way more mellow than I thought it’d be. Point added for Sunshine of Your Love, but the rest of it is junk.
A great album to vibe to. Sunshine of Your Love is a true banger and is bolstered by a solid album.
Liked a couple of songs, but that was it. I couldn't get into it.
Perfectly acceptable listening! Fav new track: Mother's Lament - my mum used to sing this to me in the bath, had no idea it was a real song!!
I can't believe I hadn't heard this album before. Sunshine of Your Love didn't even sound all that familiar to me. Anyway, this was bluesy and psychedelic in perfect amounts. It worked well. I hate Eric Clapton.
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I remember this album -- I might have owned it, or maybe friends did -- and for a time I liked some of it because when I was an early teen I was really into guitar-centric "classic rock" (as it's called these days). Cream, though, did not hold my interest for too long back then, and I never returned to it. Super-talented musicians, definitely, but the style is too psychedelic for me. I just don't really like that kind of rock.
Great Songs liked the vibe a lot
Álbum que contiene una de las mayores piezas del rock/blues de todos los tiempos. Lejos de eso, cae un poco en lo repetitivo de sus canciones. Para mi gusto es un 3/5
Ok
'Sunshine of Your Love' is such an incredible song, but the rest of this album is well worth a listen. Clapton's guitar work is legendary.
Some heavy hitters and them some heavy snoozers
Who let Eric Clapton sing? Who let Ginger Baker sing?? There's some proper ballast filling this out, but the best stuff - 'Strange Brew', 'SWLABR', 'Sunshine...' - is simply immense. Anyway, happy new year and fuck that racist dickhead Clapton.
3.5, it had potential but ended up on 'sunshine' glory
Ginger Baker = GOAT Eric Clapton = GOD Jack Bruce = DADDY
6/10
psychedely
* Needs a remaster Some redeemable moments. Mostly passable.
erinnert mich an vieles andere musikalische aus der zeit. für mich ganz angenehm zu hören aber haut mich nicht vom hocker
Vietnam-Kriegsfilm-Mukke :) Gitarrensound: Wölt! Klassiker auch dabei Cover sagt: "Hab grad LSD entdeckt!"
Indien war the shit in den 60ern offensichtlich ganz interessante Gitarrenteile zb auch Dance the night away, tales of brave ulysses, schwer einzuordnen - sicher voll einflussreich mal, heute tausend mal gehört und hippie klischees erfüllend nicht der größte fan vom gesand, bissl dünn und fad die psychedelic hippie sachen trotzdem nicer als die blues sachen
I was able to push through the fact that Eric Clapton is an awful fuck of a person (separate art from the music for melanin challenged folks, I know, I know). The album was ok and I know that people love it so I’m stoked this ain’t Twitter or Facebook so that I can’t get lectured to right now, but I found it monotonous and tiring. Actually, I’m tired writing this write now.
Wow okay so I guess I know a lot more Cream than I thought. I get it now. The fuzz, chunky low sounds, the voice. It’s every movie soundtrack set in the late 60s/early 70s. A couple of weaker tunes, but just a solid rock album.
Great hits, great sleeve, the rest of the album, less so. Ever since I heard the Ella version of Sunshine the original has seemed underwhelming.
Legendary group with iconic guitar playing. But the songs themselves don’t really offer much over 50 years later. The great riffs and licks and amazing musicianship are the selling point overall.
Wanted to like this better with except for great guitar work it's a pretty unremarkable album
Solid album until the final track, which sent it off with a whimper, not a bang.
Really enjoyed that.
Great album. Not quite a 5 star album for me bit it's still a total blast. Bonus points for being just a little over 30 minutes. I like records that don't plod on.
Really good album. Great guitar work. Good writing.
Liked it. Super hippy 60's vibe. Wouldn't listen to it much, but wouldn't change most of it if it came on.
A simmering proto-psychedelic LP that blends more than a few genres into a rocking, cohesive whole. Has a surprisingly modern feel to it - some tracks reminded me of bluesier QotSA songs even.
nope
This was alright, nothing amazing nothing terrible.
First two tracks, wow! This album is a solid childhood memory, my parents had thw record.
Very 60s psychedelic which obviously look at the album art. I am vibing with this one for sure. Sunshine of your love makes me feel cool when I listen to it
Predivan album i sve vezano za njega
Dobar album 60ih, valjalo bi se još koji puta vratiti na album.
Solidan, očekivo sam više.
What a trip! A grooveless blues rock pissabout with mildly funny jokes. At least the half-arsed Dylan impression was funny, regardless of whether it was intended to be.
This album brings up the age old question of how many great songs does it take to claim the entire album is great? This has at least 3 with SWLABR being the best despite Sunshine being the most famous. Clapton is naturally on point here.
Another psychedelic romp, powered by great writing and guitar. Don't forget "Tales of Brave Ulysses"
Some stand out songs e.g. Outside woman blues, take it back, but overall didn't gel with it - bit too straight sometimes, wanted a bit more groove, also dorky English vibes a bit off putting.
This album should be a lot better for the hype it gets
Didn't really do much for me. "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" are worth listening to but the rest of the album doesn't have much appeal. It's an attempt at psychedelic rock that might have been ground-breaking at some point but I don't think it has held up well.
Solid
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: World of Pain, Blue Condition, Tales Of Brave Ulysses Cutting Edge: Sunshine Of Your Love Overall Notes: ....ok? Struggling to see what the big deal is here.
nice
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Eh.
Wouldn't listen to this again. Even though Cream is an iconic band, the music doesn't resonate with me.
Even in a release year crowded with banger albums (Jimi Hendrix, "Are You Experienced" and Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour" among them), Cream's "Disraeli Gears" stands out among the very best of the year or even the decade. It's got everything you want form a 60s rock album (self-aware lyrics, social commentary, a bit of psychedelic juju, driving rhythms, the works) but with that extra dose of face-melting blues guitar from the the one and only Eric Clapton. The man's a guitar legend for a reason. Clapton's guitars, Baker's rhythms, and Jack Bruce's vocal performances combine to push out such a great vibe I can't help but love every minute of it.
Not their best album. I really like the live stuff and Ginger Baker is a man on a mission!
NICE 60´S, FAMOUS ONE
Ok album. Fuck Eric Clapton tho
Cute but not especially memorable
8/10. I didn’t love all of this and the vocals were weak at times, but overall a great psychedelic album w some standout tracks
6/10. Not especially memorable, though Strange Brew at least fits the Halloween season
I like the well-known songs but the rest is kinda boring. 7/10
Like it but don’t love it. Good but not great. Can be spoken of in the same conversation as The Beatles and Hendrix but not quite up to that standard
No geral um bom álbum, muito típico da época. O álbum começa bem e mantém se bom durante toda sua sequência sendo que as músicas finais fraquejam um bocado. Nota:7/10
After the first two songs of this album, I started to get the feeling that this was another album with like two good songs then 80% filler. While this wasn’t completely true, I still didn’t get much out of this album other than some pretty cool guitars. Fav songs: strange brew, sunshine of your love
Fresh at the time; still fresh today
I do not like Eric Clapton
A couple of classics but not amazing overall
I was ready to give this 5 stars after the first three songs, but as the album went on a few of them let me down. What a classic, defining sound though!
This may be the only band I actually like that Eric Clapton was in. And that is mostly due to the rhythm section if Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
I always thought "Sunshine Of Your Love" was a Hendrix jam, but after reading that Cream went to a Hendrix show and they came up with the song after... it makes sense. It's a bit hard for me to separate Eric Clapton, who I used to like a lot when I was younger, from the music. Between Clapton's "Keep Britain White" outburst and his most recent anti-lockdown songs (yes plural) "Stand and Deliver" and "This Has Gotta Stop" ... really? Hard to even utter anything positive. Objectively, this is a good album and one of Cream's best.
i didn't cream my pants listening to it >:(
A terrific album with awesome sound. It provided a really interesting atmosphere and its definitely worth a relisten.
Not bad but also somewhat boring. Wouldn't mind on the background though.
This album contains some bangers (strange brew, sunshine of your love), some good songs (tales of brave Ulysses, SWLABR), some ok songs (outside woman blues, take it back), and some meh songs (the rest). All in all it adds up to about a 3-3.5. Will round down because Clapton's a dick.
Brings back memories, but I think has dated a bit
3.5/5 Good music, pretty groovy, but not something I'd be in the mood for all of the time
3.5, one great song, a couple of good songs and loads of good blues guitar.
that one song
One for the musos
obviously i loved sunshine of my love and the Ulysses song, but other than that nothing was memorable. one of the songs sounds like literally micky mouse. i didn’t hate it, i liked the beats overall and the music but other than those two songs nothing stuck
Weirdly difficult for me to rate. I have this possibly overly-unrealistic dislike of Eric Clapton - I feel like his solo work was and is absolute trash and the worst of lazy-middle-of-the-road so-called "rock." Also seems like a right dingus. But. I admit Cream were different - I'll give Jack Bruce all the credit to make myself feel better. "Sunshine of Your Love" is a classic that everyone knows (although the lyrics are just dumb dumb dumb but who cares) and overall there is a unique and probably for the time groundbreaking sound they had. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" is hilarious/ridiculous lyrically (wtf?) and boy did Clapton like that kind of chord progression but it's a great tune - this is one of my favourites by them. In a number of songs you can hear what I assume is Ginger Baker (drums) shouting out changes which gives those tunes a cool live-in-the-studio effect. But "sound" only goes so far, and too many of these songs are just....snoozers. "Blue Condition" sounds like a bunch of guys who were up drinking for 24 hours against their will and told to record RIGHT NOW. "We're Going Wrong" is about as accurate a song title as is on the album. I realize this is considered a classic and it's fun to hear a few of these songs again after a while but it's not something I can listen as a whole any more - Cream is an excellent "Greatest Hits" kinda band for me. Most of the songs here are just dull. 5/10 2 stars
Awesome! Need more dope Clapton rifts and more songs
Mother's Lament sucks and drags the whole album down 1 star. Otherwise, just average blues rock. Sunshine of Your Love is the highlight.
I like Cream. The two firsts songs are the bests.
A little boring. But sunshine of your love is sooo iconic. Shit I fell asleep. Mothers Lament is so great though, it woke me right back up. 3.5/5
Bad ass rock blues album. Clapton has a very distinct tone, and I dig it. The album is a bit repetitive though.
Some “same soundy” songs compared to other albums and even songs on the same album, but the songs are really good
Not bad. Some classic Cream songs on here.
Lot of similar sounding songs, but I knew the one hit!
bardzo klasyczny rock, jednak jednocześnie bardzo przewidywalny i nudny
Yes, it's possible to separate Clapton's current tendencies to be an A-hole from the genius of CREAM. This album is a good reason. Nevermind the genius of Clapton's playing but listening to one of the greatest drummers Ginger Baker and the masterful bass playing of Jack Bruce makes this album such a sonic explosion that they only needed three members to do it.
One good song
Two fantastic tracks ; Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love. I love Cream but even so I can only give 4*
Fine. More filler than I remembered and the good songs are definitely overplayed.
Good. It sounds like a lot of other psych-rock from that time, which is not a bad thing. However, songs between the highlights become forgettable.
Deliciously creamy jams
Cream is always at their best when they lean harder into their psychedelia than leaning into blues. Also, I am convinced Cream is good in spite of Clapton rather than because of him.
Pretty good psychedelia. I like the witch rock elements especially.
Expected better from some of the greatest rock musicians ever assembled.
A very easy listen.
Good album with a few poor songs
The albums good. But you have to separate it from Clapton as a person - since he’s a huge terrible racist.
very bluesy rock, a prototype for loads of 90s garage bands. really enjoyed it
I was relived that this didn't include racist or anti-vax conspiracy theory themes, despite Eric Clapton's involvement. I don't know if we should separate the art from the artist, but for the purpose of this exercise I will try. Bluesy and psychedelic garage rock. It seems the Beatles weren't the only band doing interesting things in 1967. However, the interesting bits are relatively sparse here and there are several weak tracks, some of which are really quite annoying. The performance and musicianship maybe also disguises fairly nothingy song writing. Overall, about half of the album was enjoyable and it is easy to hear how this would have been influential. Sunshine of your Love the stand out track. 2/5.
Only ever heard 2 songs before. Some great playing but not much else stood out on the album
Recognized songs: Sunshine of you love
Really psychedelic of course, I loved it alot! Probably won’t be in my rotation save for a few songs in the back on my mind since It’s not necessarily my genre, but it’a amazing nontheless!
More classic rock aka dad rock. Psychedelic Rock & Blues. Sunshine of your Love is classic and actually I quite like it, like the blues influence. Many a teenager with their first electric guitar learned this riff. Always thought it was Hendrix. Has a Beatles sound (World of Pain, Blue Condition), and lots of psychedelic rock (dance the night away, Ulysses) Don't like the raw/dry 60s drum production sound. This challenge has had me listen more actively to all the classic rock I would instantly dismiss and not be able to distinguish. So yeah maybe now I can hear the difference between Clapton and Hendrix, but I still don't like it. Gave it a bump to 3 just cos of Sunshine of your Love, but otherwise would firmly be a 2.
Rather enjoyed this. Hadn't heard them before.
So it definitely has the late 60s psychedelic and drug influenced vibe. Kinda meh overall. One really well know song.
Three musical virtuosos in one band, tearing it up. Ginger Baker particularly shines, and it's hard to deny the brilliance of a young Eric Clapton here. Incredible album.
Strong start, strange ending. LIked about 5/10 so cant rate as highly as id like to. i want to put 3.75 but im rounding up
Not bad, probably very good at the time.
Top 3 1. (2) Sunshine Of Your Love 2. (10) Take It Back 3. (7) SWLABR
Another great classic rock album, you can't get much better than this.
Psychedelic Rock for the ages
Quintessential psychedelic rock. Clatpon, Bruce, and Baker are all insanely talented, and each track managed to impress me. Lots of blues influence from Clapton's previous work in the Yardbirds. I love how the album goes from full psychedelia to blues near the end. Not a single bad track (ok Mother's Lament is just them having fun), and it becomes an enjoyable listen from start to end you can't get tired of.
Rock! Psykadelia! Distade gitarrer! Allt är right up my alley. Genomgående bra, men tappar lite i de mer bluesiga låtarna. När det psykadeliska får ta över låter det bäst! Bästa låt: Så klart svårt att bortse från Sunshine Of Your Love. Men We're Going Wrong får mig att sväva iväg. Även Tales Of Brave Ulysses bör nämnas
Such a good album. Cream at their best.
A power trio if there ever was one. Clapton has the coolest guitar tone of all time here, and he shows it off on just about every track. The bass makes some wild moves all throughout the record. And Ginger Baker’s drums thunder on every track.
I recognised some songs from this! Shout out to Sunshine of your Love
this was weird i anticipated an album of songs similar to the rock blues of sunshine. bit of a let down
Great album
Good but not to my liking
It's a classic, and I respect that about it. However, it's not super my speed. But that doesn't mean it's bad. I would recommend to anyone who likes Rock n Roll.
interesting british blues
sunshine of your love is a classic
Good but probably better back in the day.
Great classic album.
Mothers lament was weird haha. Mostly good stuff though.
Listened 5/5/2021
First time listening: 8/11 songs liked lolllll that last song, so random compared to the rest. Well, it's a solid blues album, you see the beginnings of Eric Clapton becoming to himself through these songs. The blues aren't too much of my taste, but it gets the job done. One song saved
Not too bad, not great either though. Passable background album at best, certainly not one I’ll rush back to.
absolutely loved it. great psychedelic tunes on this one!!!!!
Sounds as dated as the cover art looks, but Sunshine still cuts it
Psychedelic and heavy.
yes
First half was siiiick
6/10
pretty good
Sunshine of your love é a melhor. Strange Brew e Take it back são boas também
nice chill listening also these are some snazzy guitars we have here
One of the original "super groups" that really flexes their musicianship across this album. Everything is on point, and it is easy to see why they made such an impact.
Oh wow. I thought Cream only had one album that was called Cream. It turns out that was "Best of Cream." Anyways, this album has a lot of songs from that best of, which suggests it is one of their best albums. The best of really picked the best songs off this album. The classics like sunshine, brave ulysses, and SWLABR make this album a legend. There are a few songs that keep this one from being 5 stars. Blue condition, written by the drummer, is just bad. They must have given this to the drummer to make him happy. Jeesh it is a stinker. we're going wrong is also terrible. It should have just been a drum solo. Oversinging is what it sounds like. The drums are the only standout on that song. Definitely give the whole album a listen, then get the best of.
Favourite Songs: Sunshine of Your Love & Tales of Brave Ulysses
Great example of 60s British blues explosion meets late 60s psychedelia. Great musicians. Half the album is Must Hear. A few fillers!
Listened a few times and it gets better and better. Will continue to revisit
Solid rock album with a handful of great tunes (barring the album closer). Best track: Sunshine of Your Love
Not massively impressed. Surprisingly, a bit boring. Better when Clapton is singing. Best song are the first two on the album, "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of your Love". Downhill from there.
Nice have some of the songs liked
Brilliant Album! Very tasteful elements in the songs and timbre of the instruments/vocals. Everything is quite balanced and it feels really pleasant for me.
Boo. 2 stars
3-3.5/5 nice guitar
Strong start to the record
Probably worth a second listen
SWLABR is a banger
Het album klinkt minder chaotisch dan de hoes, en dat is een goed ding! Heb van dit album genoten, en zou het wel nog eens willen beluisteren.
Temons als que poso nom
not as good as when i was 15. felt very dated, but i remembered why i loved Cream. loads of wah, heavy drumming, and jack bruces psychadelic lyrics. it's got to be one of the best examples of mid/late 60 hard rock
- meh
Cool psych. Less bluesy than the one before it, but still very bluesy, thanks to good ol Eric. All songs are very short. No jams. Lots of fade outs. Very English. Very 1967, Great record. Confession: I've never really been a Clapton fan. I don't understand why the English tagged walls with "Clapton is God" back in the heyday. Maybe it was satirical proto-Banksy move. I've never heard much character or personality in his guitar playing, or seen much character in him as a person. He's like the shy, reclusive guy that doesn't take too many risks or put himself out there, but somehow is a magnet for attractive women because it plays to some fundamental desire to "cure" him. (This is a tangent that's been a hangup for me since puberty, probably because it contradicts the effort=reward maxim I was taught at an early age. It's unfair for me to project this onto Eric, and all that Eric has contributed to the genre of rock from it's 50s roots to it's end circa 2009). I think the best thing Eric's ever done is that acoustic album from the 90s with Tears In Heaven and that coffee-shop version of Layla. B
Lots of 5s on this album. It feels like I’m waking with wine/drug hangover in a plush-paisley covered British mansion converted into an artists commune. The music songs to me like the bong smoking caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland, self assured, ironic and a little fucked up. Clapton kills it with the crazy wawa psych distorted killer riffs. Ginger baker is just banging around on the drums, getting ginger-tribal, heroine making him a stiff armed and a bit loose with the beat. Pretty great album, really nailed down psych and set the stage for garage and metal. But some of the songs feel a bit loose, one sounds like the proto version of white room. I’m so close to a 5, but I’m giving it a 4.
Got a decent boner for Cream. Great psych jams. Lots of fadeouts though that I know will drive Matt up the fuckin wall. 4 stars? 3 stars? I think 3.
I had high hopes but was let down by this LP. Perhaps the 1001 algorithm sent us a little too much Psychedelic music lately. The first two tunes, which were the singles, are enjoyable as are the blues tunes Outside Woman Blues and Take it Back. The six song Psychedelic midsection didn't really work for me. Mother's Lament is a fun way to end the LP. It sounds like a good dose of British humour mixed with a few too many pints. As young Englishmen, they must have had fun making their accents sound like their grandparents did when they got home from the Pub on a Friday night. It sure sounds like Iron Butterfly "borrowed" the opening riff from Sunshine of Your Love and plopped it in In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Is it just me?
Very cool immersive psychedelic rock, not sure if it's my headphones but would prefer a remastered one as the production could do with more clarity. Importantly, something about the way this music is written feels quite intimate, like it's in a bar. I think it's just quite an exposed style of music, that doesn't throw too much at you at once. Favourite was Tales of Brave Ulysses.
Fair blues rock, that last song sucks and ruins what had been going on. they must've been whacked out of their minds at the time. Sunshine of Your Love was the only real highlight though
I thought this was an incredibly fun album and I want to go back and listen to it again (so a 4 star by my scale). Good music, good messages, good album.
looks and smells like the album cover. goes from gritty psychedelic rock to folksy towards the end
Might be a landmark album but it's muddy and uninteresting to GenX ears.
Strange Brew and Sunshine are huge at the start. Both are great tracks, most of the rest of the songs were good to fine. Probably a 3.5 that I am rounding down
Great album! Wish there was a .5 option, because I would rate it 4.5, but I'm rounding down here. Also -i rated Springsteens "Born to Run" album a three before I figured out "comments first, stars second". That album probably a 3.5+, but my college roomate played it about 2042 times, so...
Una obra cumbre de la Blues Rock/Psicodelia