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Hard to argue against this one in any way. A couple of hits, a couple of slow jams, and everything in between to sum up the blues rock genre. It has everything you would come to expect from Cream in pretty much all the right ways. This really feels like a signature album of the band, each of the members, the blues rock genre and the time it was released. Disraeli Gears absolutely deserves its spot on the list. 3.82 stars
Jack Bruce was an occasional titan; Ginger Baker was of a different species of giant, maybe cyclops. Clapton, I’ve written about elsewhere. Simon, while you were educating yourself with “Smash Hits”, I was being dosed with Cream’s BBC sessions and the already-cliched “Crossroads” solo too many times. “Sunshine Of Your Live” is the first riff I learned and it hits hard, tough and buccaneering, no surprise so many contemporaries referenced it. So, some songs are very familiar, but it’s the also-rans, the off-compilation tracks that surprise me: they’re fun oddities, toylike throwaways of quick players tasting the latest fancies. They’re not great songs, but they’re stimulating. “World of Pain” wears a cynical jauntiness I don’t hear any more, a mode I associate with Cream, a cynicism born of youth before one realises what real bleakness is - there’s hope here. The most consistent carrier of this callow cheek is Clapton’s guitar - I’ve come full circle and realised his digressions and flourishes are fun, zippy, and conversational. After the guitarist gorged on heroin, booze, god and nativism, which eventually chipped the fun off him, remnants of this jauntiness remained, but none of the toughness or curiosity. No more fuzz, wah-wah, toys, and play. My favourite out of the throwaways might be Baker’s “Blue Condition”, which is as cheerfully relaxed as peak Neil Young and Crazy Horse, disheveled in amp growl. “We’re Going Wrong” is one of the better examples of the vanished sub-genre of droney, psychedelic laments - “We Will Fall” by The Stooges slouches to mind - which I don’t exactly miss, but the drums and bass unusually hold my attention - they let the guitarist drone, apt. The instruments jab away at each other, but try not to sound like they’re trying too hard. My dad used to sing “Mother’s Lament” to me until I cried and my mum told him to stop. She still mentions this, now and again.
If "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" was the only recording Eric Clapton had made in his entire career, I would consider him a legend and rate this a full 5*. Unfortunately..
The best thing Eric Clapton has been involved in, in my opinion. Yes, it is the same-old bluesy psych-rock from the late-60's I'm never excited to see pop up in this generator. On this one, however, the songs are actually good and memorable, the playing the colorful, and whole thing is just more fun than average. Now, did we really need all those other similar-sounding records also on this list? Key tracks: Strange Brew Sunshine of Your Love Dance the Night Away
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Another late 60s early 70s band that I am aware of but that I've not listened to enough of. I feel like it's not revolutionary at all, sounds similar to a lot of the other bands from this era and genre. But I'm enjoying it! I will say, I think 30 minutes is the perfect amount of time for an album. His voice is kinda boring, I'm a little bit meh about it.
Wow, that’s not what I expected. From psychedelic rock, to near-modern blues rock to Monty Python-adjacent, this was a (good) surprise. I especially liked that there was no effort to hide their strong accents and their playful approach.
I loved this album for a few years but haven’t listened very much since. Not sure if it hasn’t aged well or my tastes changed. They are without doubt one of the great trios of all time. The fact that Hendrix loved them is enough for me. And there are some great tracks on here.
This is the most 60s album I've ever heard. And I mean that in the best way. It's a great mix of rock, blues, and psychedelic. Each song, I feel like I'm transported to the late 60s. It's a perfect album to listen with headphones and eyes closed.
Liked it more than I expected to.
7/10
Mid but could see how it’s likable. Go Randy song at the number two spot. Didn’t listen past that.
Ålreit album. Litt ujevnt, men kan fint sette på dette igjen.
I mean, c'mon. Just a great album with so many great hooks and drum fills.
Started strong and gnarly then went too psychedelic for my tastes, but it ended up with some bluesy numbers.
There's something about that riff on "Sunshine of Your Love" that makes me want to sink way down into my floor, write shitty poetry and let the whole thing take me over. It occurs to me that I'm not nearly high enough to properly enjoy this*. What to make of this one? Should an album be held captive by the heights of one song and the impossibility of sustaining that height**? Are the lows enough to knock a star off even if they're all well and good and I just don't appreciate psychedelia (and dumb British stuff like "Mother's Lament") all that much? Should I rate an album five stars because it's clearly a five-star album and therefore it deserves its flowers, or is this project personal enough that I ought to just stick to my gut and give it four stars? I did just give an Eels album five stars ostensibly for shits and giggles, and this is certainly more deserving of that rating. But, I am nothing if not inconsistent about my music tastes. What am I rambling on about now? Maybe I *am* high enough to properly enjoy this***? * I'm not high at all, just for clarification. ** Though Jimi did it three times right around now. *** Still not high at all.
I know it's heresy but I've never liked Clapton, but yeah I get it, these guys are pretty good...
One all-time classic, but the rest of the album can’t match it unfortunately.
Cool I guess. Forgettable
Better than I remember. Shame what Clapton did to his reputation.
ja, die alten Herren von Cream, das waren Zeiten
It was good! Great hippy vibes.
I think this just grows and grows on me the longer I listen. Really solid album.
couple good songs SWLABR Sunshine of your love
listened to again it's just classic
Loved this album, 3 top musicians but for once not trying to out do each other but just to combine to play some great music. Loved the last track, definitely before the ego's took hold
Gritty, fun, almost creeps up to the five star range, but Im gonna be pretty picky about what spots get the five star, and it barely hits it for me. still very good
Cool album, I knew the hits from this one but not much else. Very cool guitar sounds and a group that were so in-sync with one another. You can see how this is one of the foundational groups for the blues influenced rock bands of the 70s. I really enjoyed this one, will come back to it for sure
You can tell this was recorded in the 60's.
“We’re going wrong” is a proto-grizzly bear song.
When I was young and stoned and learning about music I listened to this often. Definite nostalgia vibes for an era I was never a part of, but still played a role in my musical journey.
A classic rock classic. Politics of a white band transforming the blues for a white audience, this album is one of the first to combine blues and psychedelia. It works and was innovative at the time, even if it may sound a little boring or tame today. Speaking of, Tame Impala owes a small debt to Cream and this album, as do many other psychedelic bands. Love that it's just 33 mins, too. Though I would have preferred an actual song to the novelty song Mother's Lament.
Cream: three guys putting out a lot of sound. Sunshine of Your Love is an all-time classic. Ulysses a wahwah wonder.
Cutesy
I just couldn't get into this...at all?
One of the first classic rock albums I ever listened to. I was curious whether it would hold up to my adult ears. The answer: fuck yeah. They get so much sound out of the trio format. Tales of Brave Ulysses goes so damn hard. Really cool mix of melody, blues, and psychedelia.
Bow wow wow wow wow
Groovy unique good shit
with all due respect, cream has never really never done it for me. i can appreciate what it is and could imagine being obsessed with this if i were around in 1967, but today always feels like im in a museum, placing my finger on my chin and nodding to appear deferential. really more of a 3 for me but rounding up due to how influential it’s been on nearly every band I like.
despite the chaotic, in-your-face loudness of the cover, its sound is rather subdued and orderly; eric clapton sings over consistent rhythmic instrumental lines. there's a bit too much repetition - some songs can definitely be trimmed down - but it's still a good listen.
1. Funky and nice rock and roll, fun. 2. Clasicazo riff. To go to the kitchen and refill your drink and have a little bump while it plays and everyone laughs outside. Or while the cartel is getting poisoned by the pool and you go out of the bathroom lol. 3. Super cool, nice voice work, the duet sounds great and the higher notes sound beautiful. Sexy. 4. Not memorable. Bland. 5. Like intro. Catchy but not memorable, cool sound tho' 6. No me hizo nada, bro. 7. Interesting, not catchy enough tho' 8. Nice, chillout and beautiful singing. 9. Pretty mid, not catchy. 10. Cool one, right outta heeaaar! Nice. 11. Corito, not that fun. F. 3.9
great first two songs ok eric clapton sucks tho :/
excellent - mostly
Fängt stark an hört schwach auf.
A short and sweet listen. I really liked the vibe for the first half and didn’t realize Cream rocked that hard. However at one point I noticed it became more like background music when I was listening, I seemed to unconsciously disengage a bit. Highlights were Strange Brew and Dance the Night Away
Interesting album! This is the first time I have heard a Cream album. I heard "Sunshine of Your Life" before and liked it. Although psychedelic rock is not something I listen to much, this album was really good. One of the songs sounded like the song from Clapton that goes "In the white room, with dark curtains at the station." This album is a 5.
I see why this is such a popular and expensive album - great 60s rock, some with a trippy vibe, fun to listen to
Ok, haters: I am not a Cream fan. I mean, I appreciate the talent, and it's not like I don't dig some of their work, but, hey, who tosses Pet Sounds on the turntable on the reg. Great Clapton. Great Baker, but for me, meh. Sorry.
Strong start but definitely front loading the album ahead of some pleasant but uninspiring album tracks. My god blue condition is a dirge and least said about Mother’s lament the better. Oh and that is one way to pronounce Ulysses
I generally don’t mind Cream, and this was on track for a middle-of-the-road 3* review from me. And then “Mother’s Lament” happened.
Where I like it, I really like it - the first two tracks are great. But when it's Blue Condition (boring) or Mother's Lament (wtf?) I REALLY don't like it. I feel like Cream might be a "greatest hits" type artist for me (assuming I get past Clapton being a complete dick and willing to listen to more of him outside of this project). 2/5
Great album. Fuck Clapton in any case.
Really not my cup of tea
Very cool, great to listen to.
One of my favorite groups. What a voice, what creative songs, what melodies, what drumming, what an album. Insanely good.
Blues heavy psych rock. There are some great riffs on tracks like Sunshine of Your Love, but most of the songs feel a little plodding. The sound is so similar to Hendrix that I can't help but compare them and wish I was listening to Are You Experienced instead.
Usually I’m for all for a bit of variation and psychedelic exploration, though in Cream’s case their strength was so clearly in big, heavy, squealing guitar riffs that I would’ve happily taken a whole album in that vein (Sunshine Of Your Love justifies the album’s inclusion on this list by itself). I could’ve done without hearing Ginger Baker’s exaggerated cockney tones - leave that to The Kinks or Small Faces. That’s my only gripe though; on the whole it’s a strong 33 minutes and surely a trailblazing ‘hard rock’ (mostly) release of its era. Definitely the best Eric Clapton-featuring album I’ve heard.
Baby's gone down the plughole
Pretty solid! Probably wouldn’t listen to the whole album again but I’m sure I’ll hear a few of the songs.
This was cool. Don't really like Clapton though
just pretty dull
The big single off this one is probably why it's considered a classic. CREAM sounds best when it's really going for it on tracks like "tails of brave Ulysses" and "SWLABR". obviously "sunshine of your love is a standout". It's a good album, but not great.
Very classic rock, interesting to hear how psych it was, didn't expect that.
Incr
Cream get better. And they’re better live. This is important but it’s not that great. Not bad either.
Absolutely brilliant. Clapton at his best.
As far as 60's albums go this one was pretty good.
Some classic amazing songs, some real stinkers, even for the day. Blue Condition was painful, Mother's Lament was a bad way to end a nice experience. Thank goodness for the bonus Lawdy Mama track.
Meh
Fantastic mix of blues and psychedelia.
I know so many of you listeners are like -" Oh! The song from "Goodfellas"!!!! Nonetheless, a lot of classics that still hold up. Enjoyed it!
Cooles 60er Jahre Album mit dem unverkennbaren Sound seiner Zeit :) Wurden mit Sicherheit Millionen Tüten dazu geraucht
Chillige 60er Jahre Musik, angenehm
Housed in a striking psychedelic sleeve, this is one of the iconic releases of 1967. It's a mixed bag of the sublime and the ridiculous (typical of the era) but the better tracks like World of Pain, Dance the Night Away, SWLABR, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love stand the test of time but still pass the electric lemonade acid test. It's a solid album, but probably a notch below 1967 albums by Hendrix, The Beatles, The Doors and Velvet Underground.
Was good blues rocl shame about Clapton
How to separate the music from the artist (guitarist) that made it? One is not bad, a really rather well done psychedelic bluesy rock album that stands up well to the test of time. The other is a bit of a dick that doesn't. I guess you can like one and not the other.
Pretty good. This kind of blues rock is what I think of when I think about that Cream.
I hadn't heard this before, quite enjoyed it. Though, I'm not sure what I make of the Monty Python bit at the end! 😂
Jooo klasicky rock album, to me ba
3.5
Great!
Første tanke er at Queens of the stone age er inspireret af lyden her fra, og Joshua Homme har nærmest videreført sangen "World of pain" som band dogme. Når humøret rammer mig til en omgang Desert sessions, så genbesøger jeg albummet. 3 med Pil op.
Rimelig godt album. Ikke alle sange rammer lige rent, og jeg mangler noget skarphed og kant i vokalen. Særligt de riff bårne numre er gode med Sunshine Of My Love som et klart højdepunkt. Det er så tungt er riff at det næsten kan betegnes som proto-metal.
Love the sound (drums/guitar) but didn't alway like the pitch of singing (personal flavour)
Easy to listen to 60's blues
I’ve never really understood the deification of Clapton. Sure, his guitar is the strength of this album but it just seems to me like he’s really good, not God’s gift to the electric guitar. Maybe it’s just that the psychedelic stuff doesn’t really do it for me. Outside of the obvious, “take it back” was my favourite track.
4.0 A few hits, and a great cover. Ginger bakers drumming is so unique to others of the era. I thought his playing on blue condition had a bit of swing compared to some of his other playing
meh. not really my kind of 60s. too noodly-heavy. no soul. liked the last track though
A couple of weak tracks but overall I really enjoyed this and it’ll definitely be one I revisit
Listened to this album recently as part of my 2025 resolution to listen to at least one new album per week, giving it the following note in my spreadsheet: "Some real bangers, but also some real snoozefests" Favorite Song: SWLABR
Honestly, I don't think I'm as in to psychedelic music as I thought I was at 17. This maybe hits 3.5 for me, but it's super muddy. Clapton's better at straight blues.
Man that guitar sound is unmistakable and glorious. 2 epic tunes and a couple more great ones. The whole album is so great....just not quite a 5 for me.
Appreciate this more than anything Clapton ever did solo.
Cream is a fantastic musical group
It’s pretty good but other similar albums are better
Not bad
respect vaikkein subjecyive tykkää tälläisestä...
Va de mayor a menor
OK, let's get this out of the way right at the top: Eric Clapton is a shit. A bit of a fuck, even. He's a racist and (alongside his buddy Van The Man when the pandemic was in full swing) an anti-masker. He's one of those unfortunates in rock history, where it becomes unfortunate that he's had so much impact, influence and legacy on things despite how much of a terrible, awful, no-good person he'd turned out to be. And he's not the focus here. Like, come on, there's two other people in the band, and I think it does them a disservice to ignore them in favor of using your review as an excuse to shit on Clapton, no matter how deserved said shitting is. So, believe me, it has absolutely nothing to do with my thoughts on Clapton as a person when I say that I honestly found this album a little underwhelming. Like, step back as well as you can from how that fuck exists in the modern day. This album is one of those legends of 60's guitar rock. It was the first step in Clapton gaining his reputation as a guitar god, after all. I mean, goodness, it has "Sunshine Of Your Love"! How does it **not** live up? To be frank, besides "Sunshine Of Your Love", I'm just not impressed by the guitar theatrics. I mean, I listen to this album and I'm left wondering if it's because it's influenced so much that's come later that it's left the original boring, or if the original was just never **that** spectacular to begin with. And, well, I've made my case about the former idea a number of times before, so... Like, y'know, I actually spent a lot of this album thinking about what Clapton's contemporary Jimi Hendrix was doing over on his two 1967 albums, ARE YOU EXPERIENCED and AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE... And, yeah, I kinda wish I was just listening to either of those. And, y'know, to actually talk about the other two members, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker... They're fine. Despite what I said earlier about ignoring them in favor of focusing entirely on Clapton... Well, I **did** say that I view this album primarily as a legend of rock guitar, so... Yeah. But I mean, it's not like I was hearing them doing anything to catch my attention when the guitar wasn't. It's just boringly fine, without even any obvious flaws to narrow in on. And that's really a bummer for those two, 'coz I know how well-respected they are as players. Heck, I mean, it's debated if Bruce actually played on the title track of Frank Zappa's APOSTROPHE (') album or not, but if he did, then I know I really like him as a bass player. So to come here to the biggest album these two were ever on, then, and not really feel it all that much... Beh, I'unno. And I'm actually not sure if I'm even really all that disappointed. I mean, I knew this album's reputation, but it's not like I held its legend in the same regard as, like, I'unno... Black Sabbath's debut birthing metal. And that's obviously a much bigger legend than this one's status as "one of the all-time 60's guitar albums," but still, right? I ju— I don't know. I can't call this album bad: "Sunshine Of Your Love" still rips, and everything else is perfectly fine. But it's like, "Sunshine Of Your Love" casts such a shadow over the rest of the album that nothing else is really able to match up... And, I mean, besides that one song, I don't know if I'd wanna revisit any of it ever again. Still, a 2 would be too harsh, so... I'unno. Middle-of-the-road 3. The kind I just wish I liked better, more than anything else. (And I also wish Clapton wasn't such a shit. I mean, come on, man, you're responsible for "Layla" **and** that rippin' solo on the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and **this** is who you are? For shaaaame.)
Classic Psychedelic Rock, through and through. Solid 5 Stars.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5 because I just had a lot of fun with this. I’ll preface any of my praise by saying this: Eric Clapton’s an asshole. Granted, he seems like the sort of sensible asshole that has empathy & some level of remorse, or at least the ability to fake it well enough that he’s not inspiring any real, additional damage past his initial waves of stupidity. In that sense, the line between art & artist is a little easier to separate here, but forgive me if I’m giving him too much leeway or credit. Anyway, enough about Eric: how about the actual music itself here? Well, it sure is some 1967 psychedelic rock. Mileage will vary about the enjoyability of this, and in a way, it really does boil down to whether or not you think it sounds good, because this feels like a quintessential example of what 1967 psychedelic rock is like. If you were to feed a prompt asking for this type of soundscape into an AI, and burn an entire fish family alive in the process, you’d probably get something like this. I really, really enjoyed this – there are a handful of moments where the album repeats verses & riffs and enters a bit of a stagnant state, but those moments don’t ruin the album that badly for me. That’s mainly why I’m at a 4.5, because they’re prevalent enough to be noticeable, but not obnoxious enough to bother me. When this album isn’t in a stagnant phase, it’s firing on all cylinders; the guitar work here is as good as advertised, the percussion is an incredible anchor that feels just a bit ahead of schedule for 1967, and the vocals are honestly pretty good; little bit of a subdued David Bowie vibe to them that feels like the perfect compliment to the occasionally chaotic soundscapes that surround it. I really don’t have that much to say – when this album is firing on all cylinders like that, it’s easy to get caught up in the energy & hit a total zen state, so I never had any deeper thoughts on the tracks like that. Is it a little silly to bump this up to a 5 on account of just having fun with it? Maybe, but I enjoyed it enough that I think it’s earned the bump. Huge shoutouts to “Dance the Night Away”, “Tales of Brave Ulysses” & “SWLABR”, by the way. Those 3 are my standouts for sure.
I want to like it, but just not overly enjoyable and no plans to listen again. :/
# Album Name: Disreali Gears # Artist: Cream # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Fucking banging album. Really enjoyed this. Its been a long time since ive heard it but its got a great psychedelic, bluesy rock feel to it. Theres some nice little licks in this album. The trio work really well together. Theres a good balance and mix in the band. # Top Tunes: Strange brew/ Sunshine / WoP / Ulysses / Outside woman blues # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Too monotone. Couldn't get into it with my attempt this morning.
2 greats songs for a first album.
Classic album. Some bangers, but an album for here and there.
Solid classic rock. Great guitar riffs. Clapton prime. I like it.
Esse álbum apenas validou o meu sentimento em relação a avaliar qualquer forma de arte com uma nota. Cinema, música, literatura não podem ser resumidos a uma desgraciosa quantidade de estrelas. Com as suas inovações, “Disraeli Gears” te leva para uma viagem. Cabe a ti embarcar e aproveitar as vibrações da estrada. “Strange Brew”, “Sunshine Of Your Love” e “World Of Pain” são clássicos que já conhecia, os quais gosto muito. “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” foi uma grata surpresa que esse projeto de 1001 álbuns me proporcionou. É notável a influência de Hendrix no álbum e sinto que The Brian Jonestown Massacre possa ter usado esse álbum como referência em suas produções.
Some very enjoyable psychedelic rock. I do not, however, possess the attention span for albums of this length.
This was ok.
It's an album I loved as a teen, there's some absolute belters on here, is it as good as Fresh Cream? No. But it's still amazing.
Nunca vi muita graça e continuo não vendo. Tem outros discos da época mais interessantes e não é o melhor da carreira de nenhum deles
The best album from one of the greatest power trios of all time. Star of the show is Jack Bruce. This band worked because Clapton’s input was kept to a minimum.
I always hear Cream being held in high-regard, but this is just okay and kinda boring? Perhaps this was exciting back in the 60s when it first came out, but it sounds a bit dated & basic now.
Fantastic record. 4/5
Yuck
3.5 upgrade for an iconic band. Some legendary tunes some average. Deserves its place on this list.
1. breuu - 1.5 2. love - 1.5 3. pain - 1 4. dance - 0 5. blue - 0 6. brave - 1 7. lab - 1 8. uurong - 1.5 9. bluez - 1.5 10. take - 1.5 11. lament - 1
It was ok, fun and funky but skippable.
Certainly a classic. Ginger’s angry ass drums are the winner here for me, but it’s also Clapton at his psychedelic best (except for Layla of course).
Very decent first album of the 1001 gen, in my opinion one of the best albums of the year possibly one of the best from the decade, very boundary pushing album, very forward thinking and very reminiscent album with some absolute hits.
Great!
Trippy, fun, psychedelic
Great
Knocking off a point because Clapton is a complete scumbag, I'm petty like that
A proper bluesy rock-sounding album that had me mostly interested in what was going on.
Little boring to be honest. Sort of a generic rock and roll '70s sound, I'm sure they're one of The originators though.
I love Dance the Night Away
Fabulous classic album - on of the all time greats.
One of the most complete albums ever made.
Pretty good, classic rock vibes. Nothing special but nothing bad either. 3 stars.
I kind of wanted to hate this album just by the nature of it looking like the most basic 60s psychedelic rock album of all time. But it honestly wasn’t that bad. Not my thing I'm listening to on loop per se, but I didn’t mind listening through it once today at all.
Everything I could ever want out of the genre — first half more psychedelic, second half more bluesy. I enjoyed the first half a bit more
I fuck with this
Listened to on 5/7/25 4/5 Favorite song: Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses 60s rock bangers making me wish I had an interest in doing hard drugs. Last song was strange and very British.
Great album with two absolute classics on there with Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses. Very easy to listen to with some interesting riffs.
Awesome!
Good psychedelic rock/blues album, came out around the same time as some Hendrix records, with a similar style, but not as virtuous. This album has two distinct halves in my opinion. The first one comes of as bland, I think mostly due to uninteresting and dragging vocals, which give it a lazy tone. Compared to Hendrix, it sounds like it was made on this planet. The riffs aren't as nearly as powerful and innovative, the energy and emotion aren't there by a long shot. While there are great moments, such as Sunshine Of Your Love and some riffs here and there, I felt it was lacking something in order for me to enjoy it fully. The second half is a different story though, there is a lot more energy, interesting riffs and melodies are all over the place, and the songs were a lot more enjoyable for me. Even the lyrical themes were better. I was between a 3 and 4, but listening to it for the second time swerved me towards a 4. I enjoyed the second half.
Another one I was excited to check out since I hadn't actually listened to much of Cream beyond Sunshine... I found the majority of this album to be completely "meh" for me. Sunshing of your love was the sure high point, and I don't know how much of that is just because the riffs are so iconic in popular culture at this point. There's some other decent elements, but not something I'll be revisiting. I appreciate the guitar skills in the same way I appreciated what Megadeth was doing - high skills but not something that connected to me in the same way that others of this era have.
My type of psychedelic jam (or Cream I should say, I suppose).
Only knew sunshine of your love before hearing this project, enjoyable psychedelic blues rock. Contains one of the earliest wah-wah pedals in Tales of Brave Ulysses. Jack Bruce is the MVP of this album 4/5
Very disappointing given the hype surrounding this album all my life. Sure, Sunshine of Your Love rips, especially b/w SWLABR, but everything else ultimately pales in comparison like that flower in Dennis the Menace once it bloomed. My hatred of Clapton continues to be justified I guess.
Temón tras temón
Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by the British rock band Cream. It was produced by Felix Pappalardi and released on Reaction Records. The album features the singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".
Really enjoyed this
A good, nearing on great, listen. Nothing I hate, but boy is "Mother's Lament" quite the tone shift! I was caught off-guard by that, shared it with some friends in a group chat to equally shocked responses. Very fun, very weird. Another example "oh, that's this song?" with Sunshine of Your Love" and the opening instrumental - immediately recognisable, scarcely nameable. Otherwise it was very enjoyable and groovy, but definitely a bit strange and unique. Would like to come back to it as I feel I didn't listen to it enough to recognise the individual songs and just generally not as much as some others i've listened to.
Cream. I, like many, have issues with Clapton. That said, it is a quite bluesy and psychedelic album. Sunshine of Your Love is a classic, no denying that. The rest is, at least for me, forgettable.
Trying to check my white classic rock star preference here, this is still a must listen. It’s a bridge between old school rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock and even prog rock. You can hear the inspirations for everything Sabbath to Led Zeppelin to Rush to King Crimson and Pink Floyd echoing through it, all of which followed quickly on the heels of this.
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One of my go to psych rock albums, from one of the first supergroups. Starts with probably my favourite Cream song, a sunshine of love your is obviously a classic. It’s not perfect, some of the lyrics are a bit lacking. That said the highs are great (shoutout to SWLABR and Ulysses). Always worth mentioning that Clapton is not a good person
So unbelievably 60s. Really enjoyed it on a sunny day. That sunshine of love riff is a beaut.
this is ffffire
Absolutely classic psychadelic rock. Tempting to give this 3 stars as I hate Mother's Lament, but this is otherwise superb, and I always like to see a band not taking themselves too seriously, especially when they know they are good.
Thoughts before listening: I generally like Cream. Loud, dirty blues rock that I prefer to Clapton solo. This will be good. Review: So this starts with two of Cream's best hits in "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and remains a strong album throughout. There is definitely more of a psychedelic element to the music here than I typically associate with Cream, and I am liking that element to their sound. I really like some of the deeper cuts here such as "SWALBR", "Dance the Night Away", and "Tales of Brave Ulysses". 4-stars
Tales of brave Ulysses is cool
Solid album
I had heard much about how great this album was before I listened to it. Sadly, it left me feeling unsatisfied. Not sure if it was the over hype or just my own person taste, but I walked away with a feeling of "that was it?"
Bardzo przyjemny album.
Was not feeling the creamage
Its fine. Maybe I don't hate the 60s so bad.
Outside of the highlights, maybe this just doesn't stand out over the course of time. Enjoyable blues by white people, but that's kind of it. I find it kind of funny that it reached #1 in countries without significant black populations?? 3* Highlights: sunshine of your love (a timeless groove), take it back (love some blues)
Definitely a staple psychedelic rock album, but honestly not much more too it than that. It kind of makes sense that the only song i know from this is Sunshine of Your Love. Nice riffs, halfway decent vocals. Not for me.
3
How to describe this? Is it funky? A bit country? Psychedlic? How can it be be all? (Post note: Blues is word I was looking for rather than country) Fuzzy sound, mid tempo funky rock. In some places singer sounds like generic 60s crooner (World of Pain) What is Mother's Lament? Some cockney pub piano song? Weird Best track - Outside Woman Blues
Decent enough, but wasn’t overly moved like I thought I would be. Started and ended strong, but the middle lacked a bit of character.
I hit and the rest not very good
Album makes me want to shoot heroine and wack off for an hour
Funky, but like it. Somehow my first time hearing it. Have heard Sunshine of Your Love before, fan of it. Good album to kick off the 1001. Also, Eric Clapton.
Better than expected
this album was kind of boring to me. not a fan of the high pitched elfin drugged out 60's singing in the first part of the album. Sunshine is the only song i went into this knowing. it's the only one that i wanted to listen to. i listened to it while i was driving and that made it slightly better. I kept hearing songs that I thought I was going to like that ended up annoying me. Tales of Brave Ulysses was ok. I mean, I'll take anything Homeric. SWLABR started out sounding cool and psychadelic but the words ended up bothering me We're going wrong was the best album on the track IMO. It was cool and minimalist and ominous but didn't quite seem to get there. Take it back - Clapton can't do blues like the stones or zepplin Mothers lament sounded like a monte python skit.
say what you want about clapton (he’s both overly revered and unfairly maligned), but if that first hammer-on note of strange brew doesn’t get you, what’s wrong? too bad the album peaks here. i don’t like jack bruce’s singing. i never have and i likely never will. he certainly thought so. i don’t buy it. give me ginger baker on "blue condition." hell gimme clapton on “outside woman.” gimme: strange brew, blue condition, outside woman blues; play that heavy blooz, white boys. warning: white guy talking about clapton's guitar tone. the formula that works best here is what worked best on mayall's blues breakers record with clapton: put him in the middle of the mix, crank his amp to 12, and let him bleed that sweet, pure overdriven tone all over everything. HOT tubes, baby. with clapton, it's not just what he's playing; it's how it sounds. so i guess it's about the producer or engineer or whatever too. which was the guy from mountain here, who wrote "mississippi queen." which kicks ass. this band sounds best when they sound like mountain. you can keep: world of pain, dance the night away, we're going wrong (jesus); the "psychedelia" the rest is mid. take it back has a fun vocal hook and keeps jack bruce between the lines enough to be tolerable. it's nowhere near as good a traditional blues interpretation as, say, the stones could do though. i sunshine of your loved myself to death in my 95 ford taurus in high school. it's a good song despite jack bruce. the greatest thing jack bruce ever did was play bass on zappa's song "apostrophe." and he didn't even like zappa. pff jack bruce. thought about a 2.
Can’t imagine the drummer saying don’t worry, Eric I don’t need to be in the full mix just put me over to the right channel out of the way. you guys are the real band. I’ll just muck everything up. Oh, and by the way, can you put shitty or mics on my drums thanks. The vocals are haunting in a trying to imitate a ghost kind of way. Haunted house blues. Dance the night I’m looking at you. There are some pretty cool ribs in this song now just not fully on board. As the album goes on, it’s fun and bouncy. I’m trying to get into it. I know cream is…. Cream of the crop. Tale of brave Ulysses is a jam, though I think it has a great combination of all the things are trying to do on this album. It all kind of comes together in this song. Last song is hilarious and leaves the listener in a good mood. I feel I need to listen to this in the car ***joe from the car**** “it’s slightly better “
I thought I was going to like this way more than I did. Singles like strange brew found their way to my Napster torrent que when I was a teenager. But overall I found it uninspiring. Thanks to the psychedelic guitar distortion I was able to momentarily look over the cheesiness of DANCE THE NIGHY AWAYS lyrics and the absurdity of Clapton dancing a night away BLUE CONDITION sounds like a Tim heidecker song taking the piss out of white guys playing the blues. Clapton annoys me.
Nimalo, nimalo loše. Neke pjesme imaju potencijala da uđu u stalnu rotaciju. Hvala listi što sam konačno dobila nešto ovako.
A solid classic rock album with an absolutely baffling final song.
decent record
Oh, joy! The moment I knew had to be coming is finally here! Clapton's third gig! I sure do hope this list contains ALL of them - not the least of all his solo career! Look, I hate Eric Clapton. And nothing is going to change that. Not even the iconic riff on Sunshine of Your Love. While this is better than the Bluesbreakers and Derek and the Dominos, it's still Crapton.
At least one song I’m vaguely familiar with. I was to give this a neutral score until they introduced a harmonica into the half of this album. Then it was all down hill.
I love this music so much; it's in my bones. Obligatory: too bad Clapton turned into such an asshole.
Not bad but nothing all that exciting to me.
I’ve spent years trying to get into Eric Clapton’s music—partly because I feel like I should enjoy it, even though he’s a deeply problematic figure. That said, Cream is by far the best version of Clapton. His solo work and time with the Yardbirds never clicked with me the same way. Disraeli Gears stands out as the album I return to most—it's a perfect fusion of blues and psychedelic rock, packed with memorable riffs and standout tracks. This album is so good I played it three times in a row. The biggest hit, “Sunshine of Your Love,” features one of the most iconic guitar riffs of its era. It’s brilliant—an undeniable classic. But the rest of the album holds up just as well. Tracks like “Strange Brew,” “Dance the Night Away,” and “SWLABR” are absolute gems, each with their own unique groove and iconic guitar work. Favourite tracks: “SWLABR” and “Sunshine of Your Love” Least favourite: “Mother’s Lament” – feels very Monty Python. I’m not convinced it needed to be on the album. Album artwork: A super cool, quintessentially '60s psychedelic cover—totally fitting for the sound within
Yep, that's psychedelic.
All of the guys in this band are assholes but there would be no heavy metal without Cream, and this record specifically. What a lovely sludgefest. "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" are especially tasty.
good enough.
Jack Bruce + Eric Clapton + Ginger Baker = pure magic. After a couple records where I didn't understand why they were on the list, it's nice to get an absolute classic masterpiece. I unfortunately found the second half of the album quite underwhelming. However, great idea to end psychedelic album then with a drunk bar song. 7,5/10 fav songs : Tales of brave Ulysses
It was fine and a rather classic album, but were they trying to hard? It was good but not incredible.
If I were in the mood for 60's psychedelic rock and Jimi Hendrix wasn't available, this would do in a pinch. Strange Brew is my favorite song in the album.
Pretty good.. up until the last song, that is.
Some big hits, but after a while a lot of the songs start sounding the same.
Classic. It's easy to hear who the guitarist to come out of that group was.
For sure interesting sounds. Great guitar work, but only one song goes to my list of favorites. Sunshine of your love - shines.
Listened to this most during middle school, when I was just getting into music and had more regard for Rolling Stone Orthodoxy. Haven't gone back for over a decade. Having relistened: it's fine but, like, for what? Also, what about LSD made British men feel the need to inflict daft music hall on us?
Overall: 7/10 If this was the first time listening to this album it would have gotten a lower rating, but I've grown to really enjoy it. Obviously Clapton sucks as a person, but I love his guitar playing here. Jack Bruce also has an underrated voice and Ginger is THE drummer of the 60s. The first half is much better than the second half, it seems they saved the worst for last. I don't know if psychedelics would make this album more enjoyable quite honestly. Fav Song: Sunshine of Your Love Least Fav Song: Mother's Lament
I enjoyed
Reminds me of my childhood.
very guitar
It was decent, but if I wanted something like this I'd go for Jimi Hendrix, or even that United States of America album I had the other day
Solid album. A little different to what I usually listen to but I enjoyed it. No major stand outs though, mainly something to just put in the background
Not really my thing but it was pretty groovy and still quite enjoyable.
Really great contemporary feeling album. Many classics on board.
6.5/10. I have a lot respect for Eric Clapton in the sense that is one of the 'godfather of guitar' and has some all timer tunes. But tbh this one to me did sort of blend in a bit to the masses of blues-rock I've heard from this period. At times it felt like the guitar were unleashed and I was jamming but sometimes it felt a bit subdued to me. Full disclosure, this album gained a half point solely for that last track lmao
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So Eric Claptons whole career is just ripping off black artists? Cool cool cool.
3.5/5
A formative album for me and my music tastes as my early discovery of music began with escapades into psychedelia of this era. Foundational album, but it's been worn out for me and lacks variety.
Erik Clapton is an extremely talented guitarist and I enjoyed listening to him play. Having said that, I’m not a fan of Cream.
Bass needed tuning n a couple of spots! Great vibe.
Best one so far. So much better than Coldplay.
OMG, there's a reason that we only hear Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love and none of the other songs Jack Bruce’s voice got quite annoying.
The only tracks I'd actively be happy to put on are Sushine of your Love and Take It Back. Beyond that, it doesn't feel like it's worth the time.
Love it.
Lite sömnigt i vissa delar men bra att plugga till. Takes of Brave Ulysses är min favorit, men kanske för att den låter som en del av David Bowie's "We are the Dead" från Diamond Dogs (men säkert många andra låtar i liknande genres också, typ tidig Black Sabbath).
Interesting Alt/psych rock. Not my personal favorite but its good.
An absolute classic of an album from a band that wasn't long for the world. Three absolutely amazing musicians that somehow produced a sound that made it feel like there were at least half a dozen. They were a supergroup, after all. It isn't all amazing ("Blue Condition"), but man this album does just hit. The riffs, the solos, the jams. I don't know much about the lyrics. They seemed poetic enough. But if you're listening to Cream for the lyrics, well I don't think you're there for the right reasons. I don't know what much else to say about this. It's simply amazing. The sound felt ahead of its time and yet so much of its time at once. I don't know how to explain it. I guess virtuosos are like that. Four stars. Standout Tracks: Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, World of Pain, Dance the Night Away, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, Take It Back
Great piece of psychedelic rock just oozing 1967.
One of the greats, awesome
5.5/10 Highlights: SWLABR Sunshine of your Love
Some songs are really good, like 'Sunshine of Your Love', and some are still very enjoyable, like 'Strange Brew', 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', and even 'SWLABR'. Quite a few songs, though, fall very flat and are too psychedelic for any of us normal people to enjoy. I don't want to have to be on drugs to enjoy drug music. And what an awful way to close out an album. 'Mother's Lament'? What the hell was that??
3+ Stars (9/15)
Apparently one of the roadies wanted a bike with derailleur gears and called it Disraeli Gears by mistake. So, just to clown this poor guy, they named this album Disraeli Gears. Seems pretty rock and roll to me.
Fuzzy, bluesy, and trippy in all the right ways. A few weird moments, but I was grinning through most of it. Just don’t let Clapton babysit.
3.5 Stars
Sunshine of Your Love is a good song, but Living Color did it better. I'd say it's a fine 60s rock album, but nothing special.
This should be right up my alley: 60s, rock, psychedelia, blues, etc. But it manages to sound very, very dated - whereas some other band of that era (the Dead, traffic, etc) managed to avoid that.
yeah i already knew i liked this album. i actually have a record of this album (if you know, you know…) i really enjoy funky british rock! i did forget to take real notes because i was locked in BUT my favorite tune is probably “sunshine of your love”. also, i liked the lament at the end. it gave the album something fresh to end with! 5/5.
One of the best! Such good music from a really great time to be alive!
Great album, i really enjoyed singing along and thinking of the last time I heard those songs. really a nice time.
Okay. Not vibing with the sixties
Great first two songs, followed by passable numbers thereafter. Pretty good energy, but not much stands out after the first two.
This is a decent album. I like the psychedelic-ness of it. It's one I've been familiar with for years, and really liked when I was growing up.
Classic. Fully enjoyed during my high school years (1978-1982), even though it was released a decade earlier.
There's some proper bangers on here! Too bad Eric Clapton has gone bananas
This was fine. Guitar work was strong.
I liked it. This is the first 60s British album I’ve heard from this that had enjoyable instrumental parts. Clearly because of Clapton.
Still sounds good, likely harder in parts than almost anything else around at the time. Good production, the drums in particular sound fantastic.
Was unsure of what to make of this on the first listen, especially Ginger Bakers “vocals” on a couple of the tracks. Grew on me with a second listen and though very much a late 60’s sounding album with its guitar riffs and psychedelic influence, I feel it’s aged well. Worthy of a place on this list.
Короче я понял, после 70х по статистике музыку не делали видимо. Ну это вообще классика, это знать надо. Тудудуду ту ту ту тудуууду и вот это вот всё. Отличный альбом, очень психоделический и немного роковый. Это реально надо хотя б заценить разок.
This is the 81st album I’m rating. I’ve heard a bunch of songs but never the whole album. I’m expecting good things because those songs were great. Adding to my Playlist - SWLABR. Not Adding to my Playlist - World of Pain, Dance the Night Away, Blue Condition, We’re Going Wrong, and Take It Back. Already Added to my Playlist - Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Outside Woman Blues, and Mother’s Lament. All in all I liked 6/11 songs. It feels wrong to rate this so high but at the same time when it was good it was really good.
tem umas clássicas nesse que realmente, se eu falar que não dei uma balançadinha de cabeça vou tá mentindo de resto, extremamente cansativo sai do trampo cansado e cansei sentado no busão com esse
Definitivamente progressivo. Pra quem gosta deve ser um clássico. Eu achei genérico mas divertido.
ih, sunshine of your love tem no guitar hero 3 e era chatíssima de tocar. o album segue a mesma linha. chato e monotono
I obviously know who Clapton is, but I've never listened to Creme before. I was actually way for excited to hear Ginger Baker's drums, which were an absolute highlight on Fele with Ginger Baker Live!. So i was disappointed in the mixing of this album because it was pretty hard to make out the drums. Still, some absolute bangers are here, with Sunshine of Your Live, SWLABR, and my personal favorite We're Going Wrong. A great album held back by its mixing, even if the stuff in between feels like 60s filler.
Nice. This is one of those artists that I always wanted to check out but never got around to nor sat down to want to do so. Pretty psychedelic rock. This is what I imagine what psychedelic rock was like in the 60s-70s. Pretty rockin phsychedlic album.
I'm pretty sure everyone in this band is/was an absolute asshole, but I'll be damned if they didn't know how to construct a song.
some good songs
Very 60's, very bluesy, very groovy.
I'd never heard of Cream. I liked the genre blending between Psychedelia and Blues.
J'avais aucune idée que "Sunshine of Your Love" était de Cream. Son iconique auquel je ne raccrochait pas de nom. Mention spéciale a "World of Pain" et "Tales of Brave Ulysses". Une écoute très agréable tout du long, même si c'est pas un genre auquel je suis habitué
Simple, groovy, and still unique for the time. The blues guitars are great and the vocals not being as boyish as many of groups at this time give it a lot of energy and soul. 6/10
Not horrible, the '60s vibe is fun. I thought knocking out a shorter album (33 mins) on my catch-up list would be easy, but I'm just halfway through it, and I'm sure it's already been more than an hour.
A great album, a real ambrosia for the ears. 9 out of 10.
More like Eric Crapton
It was fine until "Blue Condition." That's where it lost me. And I learned that was the one song written and sung by the drummer. It really had that Ringo song feel. But really, this just isn't my kind of music. I don't like music that heavily leans into guitar solos.
One hell of an album Clapton is a wanker
It's grand. Nothing special though. Stand out song - Sunshine of your love
If any musical time and genre are associated with not playing it by the rules, it's psychedelic rock in 1967. However, Cream clearly didn't get that memo when they just created a bunch of decent pop songs played with a fuzzy guitar.
Very nice album, Eric Clapton really gave every song that boost that it really needed. Overall, pretty great stuff.
Great music, love 60s rock, I really hope to listen to this again and again
Неплохой, потенцевал и вайбик имеется
For an album that's just over 30 minutes long, it sure is dragging out. Not bad, but nothing too noteworthy. Though Sunshine of Your Love is really good. Anyway, fuck Eric Clapton for very obvious reasons.
A band with Eric Clapton… guess this gives me another chance to state once again… Fuck Eric Clapton
8/10.
Hello guitar hero song
smoking has never looked cooler than that scene in Goodfellas with Robert De Niro and Sunshine Of Your Love playing.
This is one of those albums that's absolutely amazing if you're in the correct mood for it, and mediocre otherwise. I was not in the correct mood today. 🤷🏻♀️
BluesRock, 1967 -> 3
I really only knew sunshine of your love before this, and mostly knew cream as Eric clapton’s band and knew that he was more of a blues guitarist I was surprised to see this album take a more psychedelic form which was cool. The guitar riffs were solid too Standouts: Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR
In one ear and out the other.
One of the best albums of 1967, an already strong year. Cream is maybe the gold standard of psychedelic blues and it shows here. Clapton is still a POS, though.
Boring! Psychedelic noodling is the worst kind of noodling.
Just fine
a nice groove. but every song is the same groove.
Love Sunshine of your Love, otherwise no thank you
Better 60s music than the rolling stones. Not as exciting aside have liked
😎👍🏽
I think many of our generation was first introduced to cream when John Bender was singing Sunshine of Your Love while in the morning detention. My parents loved cream and I remember staring at this album. Trying to figure out what it was. I was seeing. The supergroup of Jack, Bruce, Ginger, Baker, and Eric Clapton Was a fantastic selection musicians dedicated to the craft. In truth, I’ve understood they hated each other, which just made the music better for us. Though not every song on here is a hit like you’ve seen with other Cream’s albums. There’s some great musical work, especially Clapton‘s guitar work on Tales of Brave Ulysses and throughout you get an opportunity to hear Ginger Baker’s amazing jazz-rock fusion truly making him one of the best drummers., And you can’t forget Jack Bruce‘s bass work and smooth vocals on Strange Brew. Overall, this album is just good and definitely a classic.
Random thoughts: * The first 2 tracks are classic rock staples and I knew them well. You cannot deny either of them. * I was unfamiliar with the rest of the tracks. It was all good but I wasn't grabbed by the collar by any of them. * I don't feel like I was missing anything massive in my life by not hearing just the 2 tracks I knew before I listened to this album.
Basically what you'd expect it to be, which is just blah. 1.5/5
3.5 - Tales of Brave Ulysses is amazing
Psychedelic garage rock with more interesting guitar work than the vocals deserve. Especially “Sunshine Of Your Love,” with its iconic guitar riff. Nothing else on the record comes close to that particular high, and it isn’t even that great of a song to begin with. I guess the bar for mediocrity was lower in the 60’s. I don't really enjoy this period or style of music .
Sunshine Of Your Love is actually more dull than I remembered. Cool harmonies on World of Pain. Blue Condition is SO dull! Outside Woman Blues is good. Great guitar throughout of course, but fairly sleep tunes-wise? Nothing to get excited about. P.S. Spoke too soon! The unexpected delight of Mother's Lament! Highlights include: the obscenely English accents throughout. "an skeleton" the unhinged harmony on "repliiieeeeeeed" the Gilbert and Sullivan style harmony on the second "in a jug"; priceless I should have known there'd be a whimsy track considering the genre and decade, and just like with The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, it's my favourite on the album. Clearly psychedelic rock is not for me. I need a mixtape of whimsy tracks only from the genre. Whack The Laughing Gnome on there.
Very familiar with album already. Strange Brew is the perfect album opener. I love the bouncy, crunchy guitar. Sunshine of Your Love is the quintessential 60s rock tune for a reason. I’ve always loved that the guitar riff leaves a ton of room for Ginger Baker to rock the hell out of the Kit. The vocals on several songs do such a great job of walking the line between soothing and sinister. Love the subtle addition of piano in Blue Condition. The album peaks hard in the middle with Tales of Brave Ulysses. Arguably best song on the album. Crazy shredding, enticing lyrics. SWABLR is an absolutely ripper - hilarious lyrics, best voca performance on the album probably. Instrumentals on a few of the tunes on the back half off the album are very reminiscent of other Blues-inspired rock bands of the era like ABB, Zeppelin, CCR. Mother’s Lament was super weird to close the album out with. I almost think it’d be better as a mid album interlude, or maybe even the album intro, followed up by the face melting of Strange Brew. Disraeli Gears is super top heavy, but still exceptional all the way through. One of the best rock albums of all time without question. Three musicians complimenting each others ability flawlessly, with no one person taking too much of the spotlight. It’s playful at times, haunting at others, psychedelic, epic, and NEARLY perfect. Lyrics 3.5/5 Music 5/5 Cultural impact: 4/5 Album cover: 5/5 Overall 4.5/5
Short, but enjoyable
Everything Clapton touches is just boring. Dude is mid.
Eh
What The Beatles wish they was.
Yeah I just don't care about Cream. Ginger Baker is a maniac, but definitely is pretty great. The other two blokes I couldn't care less about. This was fine I guess, just not for me.
Brilliant start with Strange Brew and Sunshine Of Your Love and World of Pain, before tailing off a bit. Solid album overall
Good sound, I think I have heard a few before. Different than I usually listen to though. I like the funky guitar stuff throughout.
I was expecting to love this one a lot more, but it's mostly just a serviceable blues/rock album with some good guitar work and vibe. With that though, it's extremely solid and not too long a listen, so it doesn't become too samey. Quite good! Standouts: Sunshine of Your Love, SWLABR, Outside Woman Blues
Meh. Clapton makes me indifferent unfortunately.
I give this one three stars (out of five) and one of those stars is for Sunshine of Your Love being used so well by Scorcese. Never been a big Cream fan.
Psych rock
Cream is so original and authentic. The theatricality really made this an enjoyable album
3.5 stars
Strange Brew: Very cool vibes. The guitar solo just oozing with style. Really nice bass too. Sunshine of Your Love: UGH CLASSIC. Memories of playing this song on Guitar Hero 3, always enjoyed it. Once again that guitar is so sexy, almost scratchy sound. Great drums! World of Pain: Very mellow. Dance The Night Away: Almost a melancholy feeling to it, and feels like there are Indian/Asian music influences. Blue Condition: Enjoyed this one, a bit more lowkey. Tales of Brave Ulysses: Love this one, the building up it creates is almost heroic connecting the feelings the title illicits. The instrumental breakdowns throughout getting more elaborate until the end also accentuate this. SWLABR: Interesting tone in this one. We're Going Wrong: Not a lot to say Outside Woman Blues: Not a lot to say Take it Back: A lot more bluesy, enjoyed the harmonica in this one. Mother's Lament: Silly little song, like the cockney energy. Final thoughts: Some absolute bangers in this, but also quite a few songs I wouldn't actively listen to and kind of blend into the background. I'd say I enjoyed the first half more. Favs are probably Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love (Obviously) and Tales of Brave Ulysses.
Great album! Cream was such a good band! Everyone in their peak and the music they created is perfect.
I must be really missing something here because I thought it was just... boring.
Pff as if I'm going to listen to 33 minutes of Eric Clapton lol