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Trippy dippy sunshine
i don't even know why i don't like it maybe they're trying too hard
Fair
Oh come on, it's my second Wednesday in a row with an album that involves Eric Clapton. Now, I have to wrestle with the whole idea of separating the art from the artist debate(again). The album has a couple of classics, as well as some other fun psychedelic jams. Perhaps if he would have just stayed with Cream, we would think of him more fondly. Favorite Track: "Sunshine Of Your Love".
7.5/10
Clapton’s been a jerk of late and I’ve never thought his guitar playing was anywhere near as great as the adoring critics maintained, but this is a very fine album that was (I imagine) quite startling for its time. I knew more of this than I expected to. Everything came from the trio of musicians and has a nice variety. It starts with two hits and I love Tales of Brave Ulysses. A pleasant surprise.
So statesman like
The vocals are pretty chill and pleasant, the musicianship is strong, the melodies are nice, and overall the album is remarkably not boring for blues rock. Mostly it was an enjoyable listening experience, which is hard to find fresh and original in the 2020s.
Overraskende flat produksjon.. lite trøkk i bassen. Clapton spiller kult. Syns ikke Ginger groovet så bra på trommene.
neat
Klausantis antrą kartą pradėjo patikti, toks užvedantis.
Obligatory fuck Eric Clapton I like the hits from this album a great deal. Just good psychedelic rock. Sunshine of Your Love has aged remarkably well for a very "hippy" song.
This one grew on me a decent bit the second listen. Sunshine of Your Love is the iconic track and theres some other great guitar riffs throughout. Decent amount of variety in the songs as well. Rating: 3.2
When you consider that the album was released in 1967, it’s almost on a par with the era's other masterpieces, such as Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced? or the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Cream evolved the simple blues rock of their debut album into a much groovier form of psychedelic rock. At least, for the most part. This makes the boring or silly tracks all the more painful: 'Blue Condition', written and 'sung' by Ginger Baker, is particularly bad; 'Take it back' is a dull blues rock number; and 'Mother's Lament' is simply silly English humour that belongs on a comedy stage, not on an album. Conversely, tracks such as “Strange Brew”, “Sunshine of Your Love”, “World of Pain”, “Dance the Night Away”, “Tales of Brave Ulysses” and “SWLABR” are genuine psychedelic rock classics. Let' put it like this: This is a strong album, so just ignore the weaker tracks.
Ever since I've been involved in music nerd spaces, I've been hearing that Eric Clapton is some sort of guitar god. After hearing this, I honestly don't see it. He's certainly talented, and there are a few standout moments, like the arpeggios on Dance the Night Away and the hypnotic wah-wahs on Tales of Brave Ulysses, but for the most part it sounded like enjoyable but fairly standard blues guitar to me. I was honestly more impressed with the drumming. "Enjoyable but fairly standard" is a good way to describe the album as a whole. It doesn't hit as hard as other blues rock I've heard, but it doesn't achieve the same lush atmosphere as other psych rock I've heard. Some of the slower cuts, like Blue Condition or We're Going Wrong, failed to make any impression on me whatsoever. I enjoyed the lyrics for the most part, which leaned into surrealism while still maintaining some grounding in the loneliness of blues. This is solid, but compared to other 60s blues-psych like Jimi Hendrix, I'd hardly call it essential.
Loved this album
Ik herinner het me niet meer echt.
Aangenaam maar forgetable
This bluesy and psychedelic instrumental isn't really for me. Most songs for me fall into this big soup where everything blends into nonsensical riffs. However, there are a few bright spots; for instance, " Take It Back, "Strange Brew and Mother's Lament. Sunshine of Your Mind feels like a Jimi Hendrix rip-off.
listened to this all weekend. cream is cream but unfortunately this one slaps
Sunshine of your love
Strange Brew is a work of art but let's be honest, there are some seriously rushed / dashed off tracks on this...
well of course spotify I'll take White Room after listening to this album. Doesn't belong to this album but the album itself is good too, but not on white room level.
Algún destello pop interesante, pero ya volcados sobre ese rock/blues malhumorado que empieza a imponerse.
Mother's Lament was the cherry on top
my cup of teaaaaaaaaa
Sunshine of Your Love is all I really got time for.
Kinda cutesy, kinda bluesy, kinda three different albums in one
In 1967 Cream dared to ask the question: “what if the Beatles were just okay?” Luckily they also gave us the answer so we don’t have to wonder about it anymore.
Boring. And fuck Eric Clapton.
Добротный, практически не проседающий альбом от первой рок-супергруппы. Всех троих очень ценили за мастерство, но в наше время тот уровень конечно уже не так впечатляет. Хотя материал действительно неплохой, рад что все не ограничилось sunshine of your love
Приятная база
приятно слушать было весь альбом, strange brew и tales of brave ulysses нравятся особенно, да и sunshine of your love не приелось. все понравилось, хоть и не шедевр на 5, но 4 без вопросов
A truly fine classic rock album. Say what you want about Clapton, he may be a monster, but he's a guitar monster, too.
Hey look, the album is fine. Sunshine of Your Love is here and everyone loves it, sure great great great. World of Pain sounds pretty cool in the chorus. Outside Woman Blues was set up by this circumstance to be limp, but actually turned out alright. I like this album well enough, honestly. But I AM getting kinda really sick of so much of the 60s classic rock soundscape. It's cool, p important in the history of music all over the globe and all. At least the western world. I get why a lot of it is here. But gee, can we have a little bit less? If I had known that ~half this list would be that same 10 years of mystic dude rock and roll, I probably would have skipped it. Maybe 1001 is too many overall. edit: forgot Clapton is in this band. Hmm. I'm hesitant to knock one off cuz I gave it a 3 before remembering that... but I guess I gave Skynyrd a 1 cuz fuck Skynyrd. And fuck Clapton. So I guess I'm doin it.
8/10
mniam
One of the greatest psychedelic rock albums, playing it today made me wonder I don't listen to this more often. Every song is Incredible (Except the last short one that is barely a song). Each musican brings their "A" game and the trio sound so natural together. Sunshine of Your Love may be overplayed, but it is truly an amazing song that fits well with the album. Really hard to pick a favorite Track on this one. I thank Mother's Lament for giving me an easy choice for least favorite. Favorite Track - Tales of Brave Ulysses Least Favorite Track - Mother's Lament ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My feelings on this album are closer to a 3.5 than a 4, but closer to a 4 than a 3. Good playing, influential, vocals aren't great, a few rock classics.
Listened to a lot of Cream as a child. SOYL is still good but I can leave the rest.
For the most part, I thought this was real solid album. I also think that it’s good that they limited Ginger Baker to provide lead vocals on only one song…but none would have been better. Anyway, this one still gets four stars from me.
Does the Bluesy Dad Rock thing of having two great songs amidst a sea of self indulgent noodling. Not as bad as Creedence though.
Wow- tired of 60’s psychedelia. Oh and Clapton. Joy. Maybe now I will understand why he’s a guitar superhero? No. No such luck. I am beginning to believe the Clapton guitar master is a mythology manufactured by British recording studio executives. Because between this and 467 Ocean Blvd I have seen little evidence of anything that blows me away. Just saying. Not that I am some guitar hero myself. But… I generally really get into drums. And the drums on this DO stand out. On further investigation I must admit that the drumming and the mix are pretty exceptional. Revolutionary. But the rest? Yeah. So 3. Because of the drums. Boolean: yes, damn it yes, I guess it’s good to have heard all this dang psychedelia to, you know, know. But now that I do, don’t need to again.
7/10 - Only 2 songs *really* grabbed me. Probs would enjoy this more if I spent more time with it. I do enjoy more at each listen Fav Tracks: Sunshine Of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses Heard before? ---–- ✅ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ Album Cover ------- Might vinyl just for the wall
Overall a very solid listen. The blues based tunes and power trio format leads to a pleasantly consistent, if ultimately limited sound. I can’t be the only one who finds the album closer “Mother’s Lament” to be silly and out of place on this record.
Uno de mis preferidos hasta ahora
My dad told me this was a glam rock album, so I wasn't expecting this more psychedelic mood at all. Sunshine of your love and Strange brew were good openers, but can't say I was very impressed by anything else
Classic
The singles were all good, the rest were some standard English blues rock. Ginger's drumming throughout was top notch, though. 3.5/5
Despite Clapton, I really enjoyed this. Solid 60s blues-rock.
#360/1001. Another classic so old that it was about 20 years old when me and my sister discovered it and jammed to Sunshine of your love. Now it is about 30 years after those jam sessions, and while it remains a classic for some, it is more nostalgia for me. I have a 4 for yardbirds, which we also jammed to, so I guess I'll be equal here.
Good but not great. I could see what they were going for here, however much like most stoner rock, it feels as if this would be best experienced under certain influences so to speak. Many of the songs blended in with one another, meaning that there's not a whole lot of memorability, but that's not to say I didn't enjoy it because I was impressed by a lot of the guitar work from Clapton. Favourite track: Sunshine Of Your Love Least favourite track: Mother's Lament
Some boring blues, some boring psychedelia, some interesting blend of the two.
Hippieh Rock? ‚Sunshine of our love‘ ist ziemlich nice - woher kenne ich dieses Riff?
Suckadelic
Sunshine of my love apparently
Sunshine of Your Love is it's only real saving grace, personally (Thank you Guitar Hero)
not bad
Cream nepatrí medzi moje najobľúbenejšie kapely 60.tych rokov.
Strange Brew - 3.5/5 Sunshine of Your Love - 5/5 World of Pain - 3.5/5 Dance the Night Away - 3.5/5 Blue Condition - 3/5 Tales of Brave Ulysses - 3/5 SWLABR - 3/5 We're Going Wrong - 3.5/5 Outside Woman Blues - 3/5 Take it Back - 3.5/5 Mother's Lament - 2.5/5 So I had high hopes going into this album because Sunshine of Your Love is an amazing song and I though that the rest of the album would be as great as it. Unfortunately, I remembered that Eric Clapton is a part of this so naturally all the other tracks blended together into a bluesy-rock mush. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Sunshine of Your Love
Not really my kind of thing but it was a decent slice of blues rock, with accomplished musicians, and one obvious standout classic.
More shite blues rock. This is no better than anything else in that genre so far. In particular ‘blue condition’ was a masterpiece in drudgery - plodding drums, crap lyrics, sung poorly, and guitars and bass that does zero to augment it with any excitement.
I know and like the first 2 songs on this album - "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of my Love" - but for some reason never got around to "liking" them on Spotify. I am familiar with these since they were played on Classic Rock radio a lot when I was a kid. But I've never listened to the whole album. Oh yeah, I remember "Tales of Brave Ulysses" also. It's pretty good. I thought the guitars on "Dance the Night Away" had a really interesting sound. Wikipedia says they used 12 string guitars inspired by The Byrds. Good job getting away from the pure blues sound.. "We're Going Wrong" - I liked this, had a good vibe - more atmospheric than any of the other songs. "Sunshine of Your Love" is definitely the best song on this album, no wonder it has the most streams by far - almost 6 times more than "Strange Brew". The voice on "Blue Condition" had a sort of Ray Davies (of the Kinks) sound to it. But most Kinks songs are much better than this one. "SWLABR" - has a mostly cool sound but the lyrics are just too dumb to make me want to listen to this - "rainbow has a beard", "picture has a mustache". I never understood the literal worship of Eric Clapton - back in the 70s you would occasionally see "Clapton is god" spray painted in various places - or at least in the NYC area where I grew up. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is so much better at guitar and overall Zep songs and vocals and lyrics are so much better than anything on this album. Both came from the Yardbirds - Led Zeppelin got the better end of that deal. Even for the songs I that I do like on this one - I like pretty much any Led Zeppelin song more than these ones. These are all just OK to me. Anyway, I rediscovered some forgotten songs and found a couple of deep cuts that are decent. Liked songs on Spotify: 5/11 Rating: 3/5
Album #91: Disraeli Gears - Cream Genre (W): Psychedelic rock, blues rock, hard rock Singles: Strange Brew / Tales of Brave Ulysses, Sunshine of Your Love / SWLABR I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: I love Clapton’s playing and the arrangements of the songs, a true classic album in the classic rock category! I love it. Favorite songs: Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Dance the Night Away, Blue Condition, Tales of Blue Ulysses, SWLABR, We’re Going Wrong, Outside Woman Blues, Take it Back
kinda grmi nazalost💔 prezirem eric claptona i dalje tho
Not heard this since the 70's And I didnt like it much back then Feels like a bit of a museum piece at this point Sure, put it up there with Henrdrix and the Beatles, and it's coming in last place for me Strange Brew and Sunshine make it a 2/5
It's fine. No, really I like it. 3/5
I have mixed feelings about this album. There are some quite strong tracks, but others seem to fall flat. With the less strong songs, there just isn't much that is interesting to pull you in. But at the same time, the stronger songs feel really good. The instrumentation throughout is really great, especially the layered/multiple guitars. The vocals are also a really strong part of this album, and I think the vocalist just sounds really smooth and suits this kind of music. In some tracks, though, for example, 'SWLABR', the mix is slightly off in my opinion... the drums are slightly too quiet, and the lead guitar is slightly too loud, taking away from the rest of the song. With the drums being quite interesting in this track, it would have been nice to have slightly more emphasis on them. Favourites: Sunshine Of Your Love Strange Brew SWLABR Outside Woman Blues Take It Back
Primera: 7/10 Segunda: 9/10 Tercera: 6/10 Cuarta: 8/10 Quinta: 5/10 Sexta: 7/10 Septima: 8/10 Octava: 5/10 Novena: 7/10 Decima: 5/10 Onceava: 6/10
Cream= perfection
another wonderful chapter in the Clapton novel. forget the blues, time for psychedelica! The guitar mastery is there in full display albeit in his less favored genre. A time capsule to the 60s. Worth listening to once in a while so we don't forget.
I was excited about it going in but was disappointed in the end. And Eric Clapton is an asshole.
me gusta mucho como clapton hace sonar la strato que en general tiene un sonido limpio y claro pero acá tiene una saturación aunque mantenga esa limpieza auditiva? parece una prs literalmente bueno fin del guitar rant, me aburrió un poco el album a ser honesta 6.5/10
3.3
When its good its great, but lots of stuff I didn't find super interesting
Неплохой рок, но и только. Также понятно, откуда "Аукцыоны" взяли своё звучание
Knew quite a few of the songs! Such a time capsule if this sound.
Unfortunately* really good. Looser than other psych records, but emblematic for a reason. Best when it's bluesy (other than Sunshine Of Your Love, obviously). *I hate handing Eric Clapton any wins.
my holy grail
This album sounds just like its cover looks. Also, what the hell is Mads Mikkelson doing in the cover?? Other than that it was okay.
Cream is an underrated band imo, one of the few standard rock bands that i like due to their unique sound. Good album. Sunshine of your love is one of my favorite rock songs. Great stuff
This record misses a certain something. An "Oomph" that makes the songs hit. It feels like the musicians are just kinda holding back in some strange way? It is not bad per se, but it doesn't excite me. Also apparently Eric Clapton is a dick. So that sucks.
It was a fun album to get just after Jimi hendrix. It feels like a great version of showing the other side of the same coin. It doesn't contain the absolute genius of Hendrix on the electric guitar. But still the way they use blues influences to create their music is unmistakable.
Didn't love it. I understand Eric Clapton is a phenomenal guitarist, but this doesn't stand up with other classic albums fromt that time for me
Solid late 60s hard rock / Clapton. 3.75
very nostalgic I felt at home with my grandma cooking breakfast I also cried to this album because the music was so sonically pleasing would listen everyday of my life 10/10 album would recommend
Listen to more ginger baker
There’s a few songs I’d rather skip and’s there’s a whole bunch of great songs
Best Track - "Sunshine Of Your Love"
Cream...belle surprise!
As a cyclist, I love the story of the album name. I also love the album. These three could flat-out play their instruments. 5.0
Nie podobał mi się ton gitary
dunno how i've never listened to this before
It was fine? Didn't hate it, didn't capture my attention
Influential I suppose, but not my style.
I had this tape when I was a kid. It was a big influence on me
Stone cold masterpiece, tbh. Fuck it, I'm gonna listen to it again before finishing this. Yeah, it's awesome (despite Clapton being . . . Clapton; fortunately beardless Clapton is unrecognizable).
You had me at SWLABR…
Inoffensive, background music
Not bad but these guys are tweakers
Pretty solid but nothing mind blowing
I can’t hear Sunshine of your Love without picturing John Bender singing the riff in Shermer High School.
Oh cmon give me something good thats not boring for once This is the most 3 star worthy 3 star album im ever going to give in the history of 3 star albums. There were a few good songs on here and the rest i could fall asleep to Your grandmas favorite album
Peak cream if you ask me, which feels like splitting hairs given they only existed for like 2 years. Feels like the origins of heavy metal, just in the amount of power coming through two guitars.
Nice short album - always found Cream's songs and particularly lyrics to be a little weaker than some of their contemporaries, but I think they kinda did it first and pack such a loud sound. Love a trio made up of players this good so I'll go 4.
Bluesy goodness - shame Clapton turned out to be a complete cunt
Psychedelic brilliance
It has its highs and lows for me.
This is pretty great. Strange Brew is such a strong album opener. The three tracks after Sunshine of Your Love are a bit bland for me, but it picks right back up with Tales of Brave Ulysses. SWLABR is brilliant, song of the album IMO. Mothers Lament gave me a chuckle, an unexpected end to the album.
I only knew Sunshine Of Your Love which is an iconic song, and a really good one. The rest of the album isn't all that exciting. I like Eric Clapton, but I can't say I'm really invested in everything he's done. Anyway, this record is ok just because of that iconic song.
its a album to listen to under the influence of drugs and psychedelics. its very repetitive and regulating and its main instrument is guitar and bass . it’s definitely some white people music and it’s what bob Marley is to us to them
Meh
The moment blues-rock turned into heavy psychedelia
The album color looks like it was made by somebody that was high. But then again it was the late 60s so somebody definitely was high.
It's a great album, just not really "for me."
Solid album. I can hear alot of modern rock influences in this album
It was ok to my ears,
Nope. Fuck Eric Clapton.
The album was fine. Most of the songs were around 3 minutes long which is the best time for me. It keeps the song from getting too repetitious and therefore boring. There was no song that really grabbed me though, so it wouldn't be an album that I would add to my collection. The most surprising song was, "Mother's Lament" as it didn't seem to be like the others as it was kind of folksy.
So that's what a Cream album sounds like. It's perfectly OK, but automatically loses a point for the gratuitous novelty song at the end.
Sunshine Of Your Love is a great tune, as evidenced by almost everyone who covered it. The original, here, just feels lacklustre. The album as a whole generally quite a boring listen. Best tune is the throwaway "Mother's Lament" at the end. Also, Clapton & Baker are total pricks.
Great album. 4 stars for "Tale of Brave Ulysses" alone, the raw, proto-"White Room"
Its pretty cute, and funny, and quirky
Cool stuff
Two songs that I know and like are on here and I had no idea of the titles. But I enjoyed it.
Canción, y ahora álbum, que me recuerdan a papá.
Great
#925. You've heard the term 'All killer, no filler.' Well, this isn't that. This is some killer, but also a healthy amount of filler. The good songs are absolutely fantastic, but the others are just... there. I can't quite tell if my score reflects a rather mid album being improved by a few great songs, or a great album dragged down by a handful of meh songs. I guess it doesn't matter either way. 4/5: good?
8.5/10
Cream is pretty rad, but their sound doesn't fully mature until Wheels of Fire
Pretty good so far
Cream! Didn’t know it was such a phsychaedlic rock type of rhythm and blues band
Killer guitar tone and riffs, paired with great drumming, and oh yeah, maybe the worst lyrics ever, song after song. The fuzz is killer though and list worthy.
As we all know, Eric Clapton is a bit of a knob, but regardless this is undoubtedly purchase quality for me. Fantastic bass-prominent, distorted psych rock meets blues, whilst packing a real bite; coming in at merely 33 minutes, this album contains a multitude of Cream's finest successes, not least the one-two hip-wiggling blast of "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", before taking a more expansive approach on numbers such as "Dance The Night Away", "Blue Condition" and "We're Going Wrong". Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Clapton exert a stunning degree of mutual understanding with one another, where multiple focused listens will reveal fascinating complexities to the arrangements here. It's a great showpiece, in particular, for Baker's effortlessly versatile drumming.
Pffffft, just not a big electric blues guy. Liked the more psychedelic elements. And Sunshine of your Love is a tune
epic
Classic psychedelic rock by one of the best trios in history. Liked Songs Added: Strange Brew Sunshine Of Your Love Tales Of Brave Ulysses SWLABR
I liked some stuff more than others. Strange Brew, Tales of Great Ulysses and SWLABR are pretty great, though most of the other tracks don't quite reach those levels. Mother's Lament was Morbid yet quite cheeky. Eric Clapton is a cock.
Listening session: april 21st, while commuting home from internship Listened to before: heard one song before Thoughts: Sunshine Of Your Love is a banger, but the rest of the album is a bit repetitive and is more something I would play in the background because it’s not that interesting Favourite tracks: Sunshine Of Your Love & Tales Of Brave Ulysses
ok
Classic Rock vom Allerfeinsten!
Finally getting to hear this one after years and years of loving the hell out of this cover art. Clapton for me in particular gets on my nerves a lot of the time, considering the massive stretch of his career and just how many people he's worked with, but from '66-'70 or so he was on fire and deserving of the titles bestowed unto him. Bruce and Baker were easily his best musical compatriots before Allman and Whitlock, and this album proves that.
I think this was quite an enjoyable listen.
Strange Brew? OPETH REFEREBCE RAAAHHHHAHAHBABAHJ
Mange kule låter, en håndfull ikke fullt så kult. Snill firer
Er mye bra her men plata mangler det lille ekstra. Kjede me litt mot slutten.
Va så usikker på denne at jeg måtte gi den en ny sjanse. Kul plate for all del, men den er også litt meh.. Så litt streng treer.
Deilig psych🤝 Går hardt ut og melde at de to skiven med Cream e det eneste kule Clapton har lagd.
Sunshine of Your Love har det lille ekstra som de andre låtene ikke har. Blir fort litt for gampete, men koselig nok som bakgrunnsmusikk.
Very good album. Rainy day vibes. Good with acid. Makes me wanna play GTA Vice City.
mnja
Its okay, like I get it but its a pass from me.
Could have done without Mother's Lament. I like the genre but was hoping for some more jams like Crossroads rather than slower stuff like Sunshine of Your Love.
Pleasant enough!
Pretty fantastic, Sunshine of Your Love is one of the best songs ever. Top heavy though as a classic album
3 stars.
I didn’t realize I love Cream- even though White Room was King of Hearts entrance song
The songs that are on The Cream of Clapton I’ve heard a million times, and the ones that are new I liked! Except that one very vaudeville song that was the king of thing Paul would bring in and all the Beatles would hate
I enjoyed this album. There were no particular standouts, but I liked the sound.
Great musicians, but no great songwriter
4/10
Classic stuff. Mother's Lament is gold, I remember this was one of the songs we sang as a class together in Grade 2 music.
I've never been much into Cream. "Sunshine Of Your Love" is a great and classic song that almost everyone knows. Outside of that, I wasn't familiar with anything on this album. I thought there were some decent songs, but there were also some songs that I thought were really bad. The singing on a couple of songs was seriously awful. I give full credit to these guys and their talent on their respective instruments, but overall this wouldn't end up on a list of great albums for me just because I thought a couple songs were just really not good.
really liked it don’t have any other thing to say tho
Classic. Love for this album has sentimental ties to family and friends citing this band to listen to as I was studying drums. Not sure how someone with a more "modern" lens would think of this, but as someone born 12 years after this album came out, the world had already changed quite a bit from when the album came out, but it was firmly embedded in my adolescence and is a happy place.
Not bad at all.
I loved Tales of Brave Ulysses that was a 5/5 song
mm no
El Fucking mejor álbum del rock psicodelico, me encanta. Aunque SOYL es el tema mas quemado me parece el mejor de todo el álbum. Voy recién por el 4to álbum y ya voy poniendo 2 veces 5 estrellas pero este se lo re merece wacho.
Eric Clapton origins xD
this album really grinds my gears, ykwis?
WOAH I LIKE THIS
7/10
this eric clapton fella sure is something! hope he doesn't say anything racist. anyway, jack bruce and ginger baker: now that's a rhythm section.
Not a clapton fan, but cream...cream was good
Aggressive guitar
Some hits, a few misses for me 3.2
No. 160 Tales of Brave Ulysses is a really really good song, and i did enjoy most of the album, but the rest didn’t leave much of an impression
Glad I listened to this album through and agree it’s a pretty fair interpretation of why Cream were so renowned for reinterpreting traditional delta blues with a funkier and more rockier electric heart. That heavy up- tempo apparently mostly courtesy of Eric’s Gibson plus a sprinkling of some nice psychedelic rock sounds throughout. I really like that main single sunshine of your love so good to hear that again, but beyond that not much that would encourage me into a return listen.
4/5 me gustó bastante. Canción favorita "Sunshine of your love"
This one wasn’t for me. Thought I’d wandered into the set for Spinal Tap.
Trippy. Clapton is great, I usually feel like I need to be on psychedelics to fully appreciate a Cream album though.
Listened late, didn’t get through whole album but would most likely jam again.
Só sei que tem o Eric Clapton Uma introdução legal em Strange Brew, uma letra interessante também( me lembra um aviso do Espírito Santo). 5.5 de 10 Sunshine tem uma vibe diferente. A guitarra me lembra música tema de vilão dos anos 60, achei legal. A letra é bem de boa. 8 de 10 World of pain traz uma voz suave, quase um choro(tipo Opal). Uma letra com cosmovisão cristã, achei bem legal. 7.5 de 10(mas é puramente crítico, porque não estou achando elas tão boas assim) Eles começam animados e depois vão para o psicodélico em Dance the Night(TWICE), mas a produção é bem legal. 7 de 10 Parece que tem sempre alguém diferente cantando. Achei Blue Condition legal. 8 de 10 Caraca, que álbum sem coesão, mas com muita coerência. Tales tem ligação com a Odisseia, que me lembra a Ari. 7.6 de 10 SWLABR é bem legal, fala sobre estar chapado? 7.8 de 10 As músicas são bem trilha sonoras Uma mãe numa nave espacial em We are going wrong. Assustador. 8 de 10 Gostei de ver um alerta para anti-traição. 7.9 de 10 Uma intro muito interessante em Take it Back. A letra é meio ???. Nada de especial, bem anos 50. 5 de 10 Um lamento de uma mãe é bem inovador para a época. 7 de 10
no tanto mi estilo. no se si lo escucharía de nuevo
Уффффф, это прям было создано чтоб мне понравится! Эрик Клептон обладает схожим стилем в гитарной игре у которого нет чётко закрепленного названия, но это что-то вроде психоделического блюза. В схожем ключе играли такие гитарные боги как: Эдди Хейзел, Джимми Хендрикс и Фрэнк Заппа. Добротно скроенный альбом с клёвыми песнями с цепляющими мотивами. Отличная вещь.
5/10 Flojos los temas, para tener de fondo cada tanto, no me terminan de gustar, medio aburrido
3.5 stars
When I was 13 and I begged my mom for a guitar, she got me a $100 off-brand strat for xmas on the condition I actually take lessons. For about a year, I took lessons from a couple boomer journeymen at a hole-in-the-wall guitar shop. These were sweet guys who wanted me to understand a little bit about rock history. When I asked them to teach me an At the Drive-In song that was way too hard for a beginner, they redirected me to Cream and Black Sabbath. I acquired an appreciation for songs like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room" based on these lessons, but by the time I reached college I had developed a strong distaste for Eric Clapton (for all obvious reasons of musical taste and social decency). Nevertheless, I held onto an ideal of Clapton's 60s work with the Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and Cream as somehow more restrained and cooler because of these bands' connections to Swinging London. But wow, this record is bad. Like, way worse than I remember. The boomers' weed must have really sucked because I simply cannot hear what hypnotized them into thinking Clapton was some kind of guitar god. The songs are boring and plodding -- they don't play the blues well (even compared to their British contemporaries) and their psychedelic bits are laughably bad. Check out these lyrics: "So many fantastic colours, I feel in a wonderland. Many fantastic colours, makes me feel so good. You've got that pure feel, Such good responses, Got that rainbow feel, But the rainbow has a beard." Just terrible. A friend said it best, "these lyrics are what Nixon would've said had Abbie Hoffman succeeded in dosing him." I've had this LP in my collection for a long time and I guess it makes sense I haven't had the urge to take it out and listen to it in 10+ years. I suppose I understand why it landed in the rock canon because it's a power trio of instrumental virtuosos who made a soft psych record during the Summer of Love. But, to my ears, it stacks up very poorly against its contemporaries and is utterly inessential listening.
Highlights: Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, World of Pain, Blue Condition, SWLABR, Outside Woman Blues One of my personal favorites since I do like me some Clapton. The highlights are truly iconic, but the rest of the tracks are a bit of a drag. I liked it when the record went for a harder sound, so calmer tracks like We're Going Wrong didn't click. In that regard, the first half was way better. The second half aims for the blues sound, and not the hard rock that was a more thrilling experience. And just what the heck was that last track...
3 songs I liked the most: Dance the Night Away - "a light, melodic song with elements of pop and folk, encouraging you to dance the night away." Cool, I like it. We're Going Wrong - "a very dark and intense ballad. The song conveys a sense of impending disaster and relationship discord." It's very powerful, and I really like it. Take It Back - "an optimistic and rhythmic rock and roll song." The song also features Jack Bruce's harmonica playing, which makes you want to dance. The harmonica playing was very fun. Overall, the album is very cool, and I would give it a 4 out of 5.
I really liked the psychodelic vibe of this genre. I really liked the first two songs, i think i listened before to this songs. Gave me a peaceful vibe.
Obviously some big tracks here but found a couple skippable. Blue Condition and Mother's Lament I didn't particularly enjoy. Very good psychedelic though. I'll come back to it but I'm not sure I'd buy it. I'd say 3/5.
Album #117 Cream: Disraeli Gears I was a little skeptical at the thought of eleven consecutive songs about controlling a Gundam through its ass, but Clapton somehow managed to make it work. One of the standout psychedelic releases of the 60s, from what is essentially a supergroup. This was before Clapton became irreversibly infatuated with his own greatness and was still willing to be a mere component of a group. Some all-time classic songs, and unlike a lot of psychedelic albums from the time, never really veers into hippy bullshit, other than the last track, which seems like more of a joke than a serious song. Great album cover, and a great album, though it wouldn’t be my go-to psychedelic record. Best Songs: Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew Worst Song: Mother’s Lament Score out of 10: 8
r falopa
Another all time album. Eric Clapton's genius on full display and Jack Bruce's vocals are very underrated. Iconic songs and nice collection of songs in the record
The most uneven album I've come across so far, with very high high points (Sunshine of Your Love) and very low lows (Mother's Lament).
Boring
I like bands with three dudes.
Еле дослушал. Приблюзованный рок времён хиппи. Не фанат Клэптона как такового, а тут вообще тяжко и скучно было.
It was fine, but not really remarkable for me
Yeah
Põnev lugeda Creami ajaloost. Enne ei teadnudki, et nad olid nö rokk-supergrupp ja et nad olid koos vaid ca 3 aastat. Plaadil on palju huvitavat mängimist, lood pole pelgalt I-IV-V blues. Aga juba siis oli tunda, et mängijad kuidagi konkureerivad üksteisega ja meeldejäävata liinidega lugusid on pigem vähe. "Sunshine of Your Love" tervet plaati ei päästa. 3.4/5
Love cream
Tbh I loved this. Was thrown off by the name tho
Decent psychedelic blues rock. Sunshine is the shining star.
Very nice
it was fine.
I don't care what anyone says. I love this album
Relisten Pretty tight album, not much fluff to it. Sunshine of your Love is the obvious big song here but I liked the rest of it quite a bit too. Favorite Tracks: Sunshine of your Love, Dance The Night Away Least favorite: Mother's Lament 3.5/5
Sunshine of Your Love. This is part of the sound track of the 60s. I loved the last song! lol
1 or 2 standouts but overall didn't sound spectacular. Maybe a fad of the times?
ok
Psychedelic rock. Very fun Melodies and good vocals. Surprisingly enjoyable
llegó a una canción y solo quería dejar de escucharlo
Classic and satisfying
I’m positive that selecting Strange Brew as the opening track was a conscious decision as a foreshadowing of what Cream believed was indeed a strange brew of blues based psychedelic music. Followed by Sunshine of Your Love demonstrated that the influence of Jimi had been carefully studied and adopted as the foundation for the record. At this point in time, listening to the track, and for that matter the entire record, I’m reminded of Spinal Tap and as World of Pain plays I imagine Ginger Baker exploding. This is a very well realized effort by the band not to be trapped in its blues roots and the recording is in itself magnificent. The recording still holds up, perhaps because it is not a Clapton solo project. This sounds like the work of a band of musicians interested in creating sounds that interest them. There are a few efforts that fall flat. Noticeable in this regard is Blue Condition. Ginger’s vocals are a little flat. Although I prefer Jack Bruce’s vocals to Ginger’s overall the three of them work best when they each take a lead with the others supporting. SWLABR is another highlight taking some of the same guitar tone as Sunshine and repurposing it for this track. Best of all are that the songs avoid the noodling - they are tight with each note having a purpose and punch that adds to the song. Baker and Bruce are remarkably tight giving Bruce, a notable bag of ass, freedom and room to play and he does turn in a remarkably restrained and nuanced performance. This is evident on We’re Going Wrong with Clayton’s nuances runs adding to the track a texture which builds as the song progresses to its logical and perfect conclusion. Not my groove but like others on this list, you have to appreciate great art. 4/5
i don’t know how i feel about this one
It’s ok. I don’t understand the love that it gets. I’ve heard 1000 albums better than this. For the guy whose review said this was better than Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles…you’re wrong. Also fuck Eric Clapton. He’s always sucked and been overrated.
Good album. Clean and classic. 3+
world on fire wasn’t bad but the lyrics were so wierd imo
Really good album, alternative sounds but super interesting.
Great stuff. Classic. But not quite. 4.85
This has it all for any classic rocker. RIP Ginger Baker
Un disco que en lo personal costo escucharlo, un rock con toques psicodélicos, con canciones interesantes, pero con una atmósfera como una marea relajada en alta mar.
Likes the more blues influenced tracks
Cream have more or less bypassed me over the years. This is great - the playing and the songs, the presentation… That said, I doubt I’d ever need to hear it again. I wasn’t so completely enamoured with it to make it part of my life after all these years. I’ve got on fine without ever hearing it, but it’s not shit.
Heard the first two tracks everyone knows and then checked out. The music just wasn't that impressive....
Cream is expired
At least I had waffles with whipped cream this morning
Great album!!
Psych rock. This album is a 5 musically but some of the lyrics are a little suspect.
Me gustó, las marea de sonidos que emanaron los instrumentos
i like "dance the night away."
Really enjoyed this album. Was missing the next step for 5/5.
A good solid classic rock album.
Very very cool psychedelic album. Not much to say other than I really enjoyed and the lyrics were very fun. Sunshine of your love holds up! Highlights: Sunshine of Your Love (ofc), Outside Woman Blues
Influencia y padres de Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
Tales of Brave Ulysses is a really really good song, and i did enjoy most of the album, but some of the songs made me really anxious for some reason? So probably wont listen to the whole thing again. But probably individual songs!
Obligatory fuck Eric Clapton but this is pretty good
Eric Clapton RULES!
Tedious jazz blues.
Some really strong bangers but outside of them it’s just ok, would’ve been 5 stars otherwise
Sometimes forget that Clapton was in Cream. Pretty good album for the times. I wouldn't go out of my way to play it again. But if it's on, I'm not changing it. I think that is the kind of criteria that warrants a 3 star rating. Sunshine of Your Love is good enough to make the playlist.
Solid 60s psychadleic rock. Sunshine Of Your Love is a classic and the rest of the album holds up. Nothing amazing here, though.
fun
Familiar with a few of these tracks, there were a couple bangers that i didn't know. Did some reading on the band background.
Very good
Ni slabo actually
Listened in the car. Don't typically like psychedelic rock but this was an example of it moving more towards the hard rock style that bands like Led Zeppelin came to popularize. Didn't mind it but didn't love it either.
A classic
Liked the sound when it started. But this was so forgettable overall, I had hardly realised it had ended when it did.
Volim ih jako i super je album, ali imaju i bolji album od ovog, samo zato ću dati 3/5, 6/10
I cannot wait until Eric Clapton fucking dies. That said, this is the single album he's involved with I have actual nostalgia and a soft spot for, and it's mostly due to the fact Jack Bruce is a GOAT bassist/singer of 60s psychedelic rock. Ginger Baker is a capital C Character of rock music in himself and is also in top form. "Sunshine Of Your Love" is a radio classic, but I also love "Dance The Night Away" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" 8/10.
Tales of Brave Ulysses and Sunshine of your Love have just enough bite and Strange Brew is an excellent album opener. Can't say I feel like giving this guy the fractions of pennies from streaming revenue again though.
8/10 I really enjoyed the singles, the guitar and vocals were really impressive. Eric Clapton is still a racist asshole.
Good album, I think it lacks a lot on punchy-ness within the production but that could be a result of the times, overall solid album with a lot of somber and enchanting hooks.
Once upon a time, I would've really loved this album. 60s Clapton is better than 2020s Clapton, no argument there. But honestly, I'm bored with psych blues at this point. I'm a huge blues fan too, but I got tired of listening to Brits regurgitate the blues at us a while ago- and as much as this is way blusier than, say, the Beatles, it's still far, far too British.
It was interesting to learn this was the album with "Sunshine of Your Love" on it.
Just some good dirty psychedelic rock. Finally warmed up enough outside to listen to this one with the windows down on my car.
Pretty good album. I've got no particular thoughts on it but it was a nice listen.
Too hippy, flowery and structureless for my liking.
Not feeling it, especially the last track
Undoubtedly very innovative at the time. Now I had to listen twice before I could form a clear picture.
funky and groovy and super cool
This might be Eric Clapton at his finest, and maybe Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker too. This is a very solid album from beginning to end, despite the unusual final track. Cream rightfully deserves the moniker of supergroup. 4 stars
Started off strong - really liked the first two tracks, including Sunshine of Your Love. The next several songs were meh, I ended up skipping a few of them because the vocals were whiny. Towards the end I started to get into it again, and the last song (sounded like drunken sailors at the bar) made me scratch my head - what was that about? (3)
This record has been held up as a classic for forever, but I don't think I've ever listened all the way through before. I'll talk about the Clapton of it all later and try to focus on the album as a whole first. Overall, I think I expected them to do more here - more psychedelia, more showmanship, just more. This is a very tight record, and I appreciate that restraint. Judging this against its peers, it's solidly one of the better blues & psych-rock albums of the era but I'm not sure it earns all the praise it gets. Had they not all gone on to have notable post-Cream careers, the band might not have carried so much mystique through the years. Alright, the Clapton of it all... There are hundreds (thousands?) of guitar players who sound like Clapton...NOW. But that's because he stood out so much in his prime. As a young guitar player, I revered Clapton on the top tier of players - right up there with Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Though that might have been based more on reputation than actual knowledge of his catalog. It feels like the recordings only tell part of the story and his legend was really born on stage. In any case, I think this is Clapton's peak era - pre self-indulgence, pre tragic fatherhood, pre pandemic hot takes. Just a muppet-looking English dude shredding some blues guitar. Nobody has ever loved me the way English dudes in the 60s loved 'borrowing' African American music of the 30s-50s.
Ehhh it’s a solid 60’s psychedelic rock album with blues influences. It’s not bad, but none of the songs really stand out. I am completely neutral on Eric Clapton’s guitar playing and overall I found this to be pretty ok.
Great album but not something I think I’ll listen to again of my own volition. I wouldn’t complain if it was put on though. Solid psychedelic rock. Maybe if I had some drugs I’d be more into it.
It’s ok. Ahead of its time but i like more albums from the 60’s 3.4 just below a 4… but it’s a 3 wtf is that last song though 5/5 album art
nid mis
Not my bag but alright
Felt pretty unmemorable besides a couple songs, "Tale of Brave Ulysses" and "We're Going Wrong"
nice
A must listen
Some undoubtedly great stuff on here, but overall a bit of a mixed bag tbh. Some not great stuff like 'We're Going Wrong' and particularly 'Mother's Lament'.
I think the best work of Clapton was with this band. There are some rock classics on this album, but nothing notably interesting or inspiring.
Fuck Eric Clapton, but the Summer of Love vibes are undeniable here
Once you've heard one Cream song you've heard them all
I think I actually would have enjoyed this more without the lyrics
3.5 rounded up. As a Clapton fan, this was a fun listen for me. Not a fan of the lsd infused music genre 9especially the vocals) but not all the songs sounded like that. Ginger baker drumming….. nice. (Did you know he lived in Parker for close to 10 years?
Some great legendary songs on here. Milestone album for Eric Clapton. His guitar riffs are electric (haha). I enjoyed the popular songs but the lesser known ones are just weird. 4 stars Disraeli Gears is a malapropism referring to bicycle gears (derailleur), inspired by a conversation among the band members. Nerd Corner: Several releases of this album exist, but the best is the Deluxe Edition of Disraeli Gears, which includes the original mono mix on Disc 2. The master tapes were engineered primarily for mono playback, and the album truly comes alive in that format.
This sounded just like I'd expect an album named "Cream" from 1967 to sound. Unfortunately those expectations don't align with my taste.
I think I really need to have heard this album when it came out to fully appreciate it. It's good enough music, but isn't blowing me away at all.
very 60s. heavy guitar riffs with a touch of Hippie-ness.
I think this album is amazing. The songs are well written, incredible amount of talent all around - guitar, bass, drums, vocals - what a band!! This album has one of my favorite guitar sounds of all time. SWLABR is a top 50 all-time favorite song for me. Second favorite guitar sound of shy song behind only Spirit in the Sky. And this album is so ahead of its time. In addition, I love that it mixes psychedelic, hard rock and blues. The biggest pitfall for me on this album is the production is just awful. Everything is so flat and thin, the drums sound like they were recorded in a warehouse, and why are they in stereo on one side???? Otherwise, just GREAT 60s proto metal.
The first two tracks are classics. The remainder of the alblum did not disappoint. I wasn't not expecting "Mother's Lament".
Of course I knew the hits, but never really listened to Cream. I think their original sound and guitar playing made them who they were, but if they didn’t breakup on their own, they would’ve been short lived anyway. Just a hunch. Sort of a one trick pony, but probably really unique for that moment in time.
English Blues Psych with some amazing riffs and singles
top 3 - SWLABR, World Of Pain, Take It Back. It’s like, alright.
Oh no the Israelis are creaming 🍦
Psychedelische rock uit '67, maar deze keer wel interessant (looking at you, Country Joe).
Best part of this project is encountering music you once loved but just haven’t listened to in a while. Can’t remember the last time I chose to specifically put on Cream, always enjoyed this album and their sound. Clapton, can’t beat that guitar sound. Just perfect tone. Albums kicks off with a few of their best songs. The Bluesy rocking Strange Brew and then Sunshine Of Your Love with that classic guitar riff. Album kind of evolves after those two. Bluesy psychedelic rock with nice harmonies, all dominated by that Clapton guitar. A real definitive sound of the late 1960s. Second half beginning with Tale of Brave Ulysses, an absolute gem. Feels like almost every song works and some are truly great. I just always loved that late 60s psych rock sound. I think the more traditionally blues rock Take it Back and weird vocal final song may be the lowest points of the album and even they’re a fun listen. This is at least a 4 and it feels like this might be a 5. Its peaks are great and love the sound throughout. Really just the last two songs that aren’t on the level of the rest. It’s short and sweet too as an album. We’re Going Wrong is an underrated jam. Went up, not sure it’s really a perfect 5, but it’s a low end one.
It's good.
One of the better late 60's albums. A shame they had such a brief run. The album had some filler but mostly great songs.
Didn’t leave much of an impression but it was better than I thought it would be at least.
Classic, legendary ... overused words. But this one really is.
Really enjoyed this. Obviously Eric Clapton is a grade A dickhead but the man can play a guitar. There's a good few weak chunks to this in all fairness - big drop off from the first two tracks until Tales of Brave Ulysses - but credit to a gang of unbeleivably sharp instrumentalists for not going full jam band and throwing in a load of 12 minute riffs.
7/10