Disraeli Gears

Original review: "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." Feels mostly the same.

So it starts alright, and then it just feels like it becomes a little more generic, typical 60s psychedelic rock and I lost most of my interest. Very little stood out after the opening two but it wasn't unpleasant.

Jeg hørte aldri på Cream i alderen hvor jeg holdt 60-tallsrock hellig. Jeg kjente til Sunshine of Your Love gjennom Guitar Hero III, men det var ikke en av låtene jeg gikk tilbake til og spilte igjen og igjen; jeg kjente til Clapton gjennom Cocain (som jeg likte!), men skjønte aldri hvorfor han ble fremhevet som en slags gitarhelt...? Disraeli Gears er et album med lettere pyscha blues rock. Det er helt greit. Det fanger i hvert fall tiden godt, men det er andre band som fanget tiden bedre. Overrated. Tales of Brave Ulysses går hardt da, det skal i hvert fall ingen få ta ifra dem.

Denne plata hadde hatt godt av en ny stereomiks. Monomiksen gjør det ikke for meg heller. Flere av låtene er laget for å ha litt trøkk. Både "Sunshine of Your Love", "SWLABR" og "Tales of Brave Ulysses". Dette er faktisk en plate jeg har hørt mye på, og jeg var så fan at da en venn og jeg fikk oversette "Sunshine of Your Love" til "In Licht Vor Deine Liebe" og spille den inn i et profesjonelt lydstudio til tysktimen. Men nå låter den litt svak, selv om låta er dritfet. Sånn som plata låter nå så funker "Dance the Night Away" og "We're Going Wrong" ganske godt uansett. "Blue Condition" og "Mother's Lament" har jeg aldri likt noe særlig og "Take It Back" har blitt litt for boogie for meg. Den vipper mellom 3 og 4, godt hjulpet av litt nostalgi.

The Good: This is NOT a politically charged album title… The Bad: This is NEITHER a technical manual… The Ugly: Finding out that Cream does not refer to what we add to the scones… As much as I am starting to really dig the 70s, I am also starting to really dislike the 60s, which made this a difficult album to listen to. All these great musicians, all falling for that momentary laps of reason when psychedelia seemed to be the cool thing. I am sure there is merit to the genre. Maybe. Just not to my ears. Which is what is wrong with this album… it just brushes too close to that awful genre—one that is starting to irritate me more than hip-hop… Sunshine of Your Love is nice though, and who doesn’t appreciate a little Strange Brew now and again? Still don’t understand what the album title refers to… leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Okay. Some good songs. 1960s psychedelic rock. Some of the cockney bits were a little odd.

Some classics

Decent stuff, inventive enough to distract from the more formulaic "12-bar with bells on" moments. Psychedelia with the emphasis on the more simplistic blues-rock tropes rather than adventurous production, but enjoyable nontheless.

I like blues rock, and this is good blues rock. The cover is good too

Mit Eric Clapton wieder jemand, dessen Äußerungen mir seine Musik madig machen. Das Album gefällt mir im Wesentlichen. Mag die psychedelischen, entspannten Vocals. Tolle, bluesige Riffs. "Sunshine Of Your Love" habe ich damals bei "Guitar Hero" gespielt und daher in positiver Erinnerung. Grundsätzlich gut, werde ich aber voraussichtlich nicht wieder hören.

Are Cream a bit overrated?! Starts with 2 classic if overplayed songs. The rest seem to be ok blues rock but not ground breaking for the time. Great rhythm section though.

What in the hell is Mother's Lament Fave track: Sunshine of Your Love

This is a turgid oldies airwaves filler that earns its keep because it gave way to "White Room" on the next album after it. I do kinda dig "Tales of Brave Ulysses" as it cobbles a song out of all the good ideas Cream had, seeing a prog epic through in under three minutes.

As is often the case with classic rock albums like this with well-known hits, it’s the more obscure tracks that are most interesting and instructive. “Tales of Brave Ulysses” is a jam, and I also like the psychedelic swirl of “Dance the Night Away” and the meditative “We’re Going Wrong.” But the Ginger Baker-sung “Blue Condition” was better left on the cutting-room floor, “Outside Woman Blues” is predictably unsoulful Clapton fare, and the lyrics to “SWLABR” are just ridiculous. THE RAINBOW HAS A BEARD, Y'ALL.

Good blues-fueled psych. I don’t feel like Cream have a “definitive” album, though. Some great individual tracks in their catalogue, but they never pulled it together for a whole album.

This was my first AOTD, so copying over my notes: (Also shoutout to Eric claptons racist rants lmaooo) 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

Like most I'm sure, I only knew of "Sunshine of Your Love" coming in. Clapton's guitar playing should make many stick around, though. Honestly, the whole kit is mighty talented, but the quality of the songs themselves seems to vary throughout, notably dipping in the middle of the album. Guess I was expecting slightly better.

Альбом, який постійно піарили в журналі "класік рок" як ледве не найкращий альбом евер і ось власне в часи коли я цей журнал купував (себто мої роки в університеті) я намагався слухати. Disraeli Gears це для мене з тих альбомів, про які я нічого поганого не можу сказати, але й сказати що мені подобається - теж не можу.

Utterly insane final track. 3/5

Don't know what it is about Eric Clapton that makes me feel like I should dislike the music. I don't think it's the racism, but it's not not the racism. He looks like his music should be dog shit, but I enjoy a concise album

Another genre that I'm biased positively towards. Psychedelic rock is great when it's both trying really hard and not trying at all. The King of it - Jimi Hendrix's influence can be felt through this album (Sunshine of your Love being written after Jack Bruce went to a Hendrix concert) and I mean that as a positive. It's relaxed, but far from lazy. For me personally, however, I'm not sure if I would return to this specific album. I admire it for its success in execution, but don't find myself drawn to it.

Other than Sunshine Of Your Love, I'm left unimpressed by the first half, ranging from somewhat dull blues rock to tracks like Blue Condition which went nowhere. Tales Of Brave Ulysses is better with a melodic bassline standing out. The guitar tone is cool, especially on SWLABR, but I expected more from the songs. The moody We're Going Wrong fulfills a bit of the psychedelic promise - this might be the best track after Sunshine. We finish with more blues and a brief outro, and there's nothing offensive but I'm not rushing to play this again. Middle of the road, influence be damned.

6/10 Top track: Strange Brew High vocals. Blues psychedelica

I’ve occasionally had the thought that Eric Clapton is a gleaming example of white dudes expropriating Black music. Holding that for the moment to be a good take (it might not be), it’s auspicious that this record came a few days after Muddy Waters. Eric’s blues is technically competent, shiny, showy, and utterly devoid of feeling. It’s a photograph of a poem, framed and hung in a posh London pub. Now, there aren’t very many blues songs on this record. And yet the vibe remains. There’s nothing grabby. And yet I find myself indifferently enjoying it, because it’s Talmud in rock and roll. I’m supposed to like it. If we were teenagers in the 60s/70s, we would have put this record on before getting ripped. (We probably would have in the 90s if we had a copy) I think what it comes down to is that it makes me *think* about feelings without feeling anything.

Eric Clapton is scum but this is good. Reminds me a bit of QOTSA (speaking of scum?)

I thought I would like it more. But it was just good background music. Too bad!

на любителя.

Better than other Clapton related albums I've heard. Still not something I'd likely go back to, but I can see why it's a classic.

This was the first one.

Goes pretty good, a couple stinkers but decent overall.

Amazing musicians. A few good songs among a lot of mediocre song writing. I got a little tired of hearing Jack Bruce try to sing like a woman.

Ihan ok levy. En jaksanut kuitenkaan kuunnella loppuun. 2,5/5.

Another in a string of albums I have had recently that I just thought were ok. Yeah there's some things to like here. Both singers are good and Clapton's playing is great on anything. However, I found a lot of this rather mundane and not terribly intricate. Even Sunshine of Your Love, which is an excellent tune, I think we can all admit is not a terribly challenging song to play. Given all this, an average rating, as little really stood out to me.

Apart from “I Feel Free” (which I annoy on this album) I don’t think I know any Cream tracks. It definitely sounds like what I’d expect from a 60’s rock album, although is let down by some terrible tracks (the appalling Mothers Lament that shouldn’t even have graced a bad 60’s comedy album). Turns out I do know more than one Cream track though as instantly recognised Sunshine of Your Love. Hard one to score for me. Would I listen to this album again? Probably not. Waivering between a 2 and a 3.

Pretty much what I expected. Enjoyed it but hasn't made me want to explore more Cream.

Onko tämä nyt sellasta blues-rockia. Kivaa säröä ja tunkkaista menoa.

I really liked this

Good old fashioned classic rock.

Di fatto non l’ho sentito ma metto 3

Classic riffs, limited replay value.

I know this is meant to be a classic and indeed deserves it's place on this list, but I've always thought of Cream as being suitably catered for by owning a Greatest Hits compilation (which I do). The big tracks here, I am familiar with, and they are bangers, but some of the filling is typical of 60s output, and doesn't deserve to be on the same slab of vinyl. Also, Clapton turned out to be a bit of a prick. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ no, that's what a Greatest Hits is for ★★★☆☆ (6/10)

Gostei mais! Tem uma vibe psicodélica no som que me agrada.

I mean it's Cream, yeah maybe doesn't live up to the hype it gets but a great rock album.

This is going to be in two parts because Clapton is a complicated dude. This album is another time capsule album hugely influential and a perfect album for 67. If you don't like it I'll bet some of your favorite bands do. This is Cream at it's peak, they all took lead on this and it pays off great album. It's worth listening to because of it's historical ramifications and it's just a good album. Now the Eric Clapton of it all. Dude is hard to pin down. Goes on a racist rant in 76, doesn't continue saying racist shit. Personally helps blues player like Buddy Guy and Gary Clark Jr. Goes on a anti vax rant and release anti lockdown songs, still gets the vaccine. I mean he loved BB King like a brother for all accounts. I'm just not sure about him.

Really interesting combo of the sound of the times and the blues inspiration that they have (and of course informed Eric Clapton). Sunshine of Your Love is a classic. There are odd times of psychedelic rock that I'd never heard them do. Overall an alright album

Stone cold classics to start with, but gradually tails off before a dismal ending.

Eric Clapton has always been synonymous to me as someone watering down black music. He loved blues but then he put it through his filter and gave us ¨blues lite.¨ He’s a hell of a guitar player but is just so unlikeable. That being said, ¨Sunshine of Your Love¨ is a song you’ve heard a million times before but it’s a real jam. ¨Disraeli Gears¨ is like a nice, cold lager- it’s not super memorable but it’s very easy to causally enjoy. Aside from ¨Sunshine,¨ not one song really stuck with me but it wasn’t the worst way to spend a half hour. Best songs: ¨Strange Brew,¨ ¨Sunshine of Your Love¨

I like a lot of Cream songs, some on this album, but over the years I've never deliberately thought, hey I'd love to hear some Cream. For me just kind of part of the 60s background soundtrack contribution to the universe.

A bit beatles-y psychedelic era

The best analogy I can come up with for cream is that cream is to Led Zeppelin what the movie The Town is to Heat.

No tenía idea de que Eric Clapton había estado en una banda, pero... ok? Sunshine of your love era bien conocida, pero el resto sonaba muy a rock/blues/sicodelico del que nada me llamó mucho la atención.

Always thought Cream was Claptop before he got lame but fuck me, this is some middle class blues.

Maybe the coolest thing Eric Clapton has ever touched. But it’s still Eric Clapton.

Clapton does his thing The drums are kinda interesting but otherwise kinda boring album

Never heard of Cream before this. The stereo version was pretty unbearable, but the mono mix on the deluxe edition sounded great. I listened to it four times, once in stereo, the rest in mono. Overall, not much to say, a few really good songs, but it didn’t fully click with me.

Really good psych blues but it's patchy.

3/5

The Psychedelic British blues band.that features Clapton among others is utterly fantastic but I'm find myself underwhelmed. Their singing voices are serviceable at best & where does Cream land on the list of great British blues bands of that Era. Let's face it there's a ton & they are in conversation. Just seems like it's been done. Kinda felt this way about The Who's debut album. It's fine, the hits, HIT & the rest is fine bur been done better by others.

I really like the vibe of this album, perfect for cozy autumn nights in or dinner music to enjoy!

Unfortunately, I can’t listen to this and not think about what a jerk Eric Clapton is.

1 good song does not make a good album At least it wasn't offensive I guess? 3 ⭐️

Had some great stuff on here (Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR) but outside the singles off the album, the rest felt like typically blues rock. Giving this one 6/10

A pretty classic album. There are definitely a decent number of solid songs on here. But there is definitely some blues fluff as well. Solid album overall 7/10

Cream? More like in your dreams of getting more than a 3 First 2 songs were absolute rock n roll banger classics, rest was also pretty good too, but became more ambient. Enjoyed it, but as a full album I thought it was lacking a little.

Pretty CLASSIC classic rock album

3.3

It was very good, the Tale of Brave Ulysses is such a banger. Love it.

This is not the blues sludge that I expected, but it still doesn't do much for me.

Psychedelic rock. Includes Clapton. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #114 (2003) NOT on 2023 list Best Songs Sunshine Of Your Life Tales of Brave Ulysses

Interesting psychedelic rock. It’s fun to hear early Eric Clapton

Unnecessarily complicated album, fitting very much in the era during which it was recorded. Recording quality appeared to be high for the time, however, the songs were just way more complicated than necessary in my opinion. Just giving it the benefit of the doubt by giving it three stars, due to the excellent individual qualities of the musicians. 3/5

Guitar hero legends of rock

Meh. First two songs good. Rest is mediocre.

Laid back voice, a bit boring and slow, typical 70s vibe. + sunshine of your love (heard before) - gillar inte ljudkvaliten , låter stökigt

Best Song: Sunshine Of Your Love. There is a reason that this is the one song that most people have heard off of this album. It has a perfectly simple guitar lick, echoed by the bass, and overlain with some great vocals. Worst Song: Blue Condition. What a dull and sleepy rhythm. Overall: Classic rock that sometimes breaks the mold to do something with a bit more passion or experimentalism than some of its contemporaries. It isn't the most exciting album to listen to in (current year), but it has a certain fine-aged quality to it.

From the first note, I was hooked. However, sticking this version of Sunshine of your Love on this album wasn't appreciated.

Couple incredible tracks

I’ve never been a huge Clapton fan and that didn’t change. I love psychedelic rock but unless you’re listening to cream of the crop psych rock then it’s kind of overly repetitive. This album was more of the latter. Far from bad but “Sunshine Of Your Love” is a good example of what I mean. A solid song with a killer riff and bass line but it kinda just repeats over and over again. That said I absolutely love “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” and nothing here is bad.

Eric Clapton is a trash human. Okay, that's out of the way. Much like its cover, while this album is rather psychedelic with a lot going on, it's also surprisingly monochromatic. Each track is a pleasant tinkling guitar over Ginger Baker's perfect drumming. It can produce some odd dynamics. For example, We're Going Wrong contains exceptions drumming throughout, a burst of quality guitar at the end, but the vocal and overall vibe of the track is mind-numbingly boring. Outside Woman Blues is the standout guitar track for my money, but is simply not a blues track (and the lyrics suck). Take It Back flexes the blues muscles, but is generally unremarkable. Influence 4, hits 3, quality 4, and I don't hate it 3. 3.5

can i say that i laughed when "sunshine of your love"'s riff began. 3.5/5

I really like the sound and vibe of this music, this album, but that may just be nostalgia. Clapton is undesirable but then lots of male musos are. They just don’t mouth off about it in public. 3

I'm familiar with Sunshine of Your Love and really enjoy that one. Other than that, I felt like the album was underwhelming. There were some bright spots, but it just didn't feel like it was for me.

Cream was a popular band both in the UK and US in the late 1960s. I never was a huge fan, although I didn’t hate them either - someplace in the middle of the pack. Two hits came from this album (Strange Brew is the better one in my opinion vs. Sunshine). I liked the blues number (Outside Woman Blues), but the rest of the record dragged for me.

Yes, this sure is a 60s album cover. As you might expect I have no idea which one of those guys is Eric Clapton. Is he the Mads Mikkelsen, Ringo, or Joe Perry? It took a lot of deductive googling, but I think he's the angsty Joe Perry. Now that that's squared away: I don't enjoy this. Guitar heavy, bop light. Would be a 2, but 'Sunshine' bumps it up to the 3 zone. Highlights: 'Sunshine of Your Love' (Is it good because USC's band plays it, or does USC's band play it because it's good?); 'World of Pain' isn't terrible either; the album title comes from a malapropism ("derailleur gears")! Lowlights: 'Outside Woman Blues' (Big yikes), 'Mother's Lament' (what is happening here)

Nothing special.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Strange Brew is good, Sunshine of Your Love is a stone cold classic. Really enjoy Tales of Brave Ulysses, but have to suffer through Blue Condition to get there. How did the same band make songs so good along side such crap?

Another foundational album from my childhood (my dad had the tape in his car.) Super good despite the misogyny.

MUST SEPARATE ART FROM ARTIST. MUST NOT JOKE ABOUT TRAGIC DEATH OF INFANT SON. JOIN OPERATION KUSH ON COUNTERSTRIKE

I like this one much betterrrr. It is so funky. Especially SWLABR. Still idk how my style it is but I would love to listen to this played in a bar

I liked the music, but I didn't enjoy the singing so much. It was slightly boring

A classic.

Enjoyable, not a true classic though

Not too bad, does drag on a bit.

Psychedelia man. Far out. Blue condition caught my ear. Lackadaisical music meandering. I actually like it when Clapton tones down his playing and doesn’t riff over everything. Ginger Baker’s drums are the more interesting piece of the group. Enjoyable album but not something I’d put in rotation.

Nostalgia says 4-5 but I didn't much care for a couple songs.

Helt greit. Noen høydepunkt, men stort sett på det jevne.

It was a fine album but didn't blow me away. Not my favorite blues rock album by any means. Eric Clapton is a heck of a guitarist and I wish he was featured more.

I know this one. Clapton is a cunt but this early stuff was good.

A couple really good songs but back half felt weak

OH IT'S BLUE

Pretty good I guess! Some legend hits rounded out with swill. Fuck Clapton.

It’s nice to hear someone singing in my accent.

When I was younger I thought I loved Cream but really just liked their hits. Every time I try a Cream album, I’m left with the same meh feeling. There are the great tracks and then there’s the rest. Same here. Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Ulysses, and SWLABR are great. The rest runs from huh to meh to wha?

This was one of my first records I got on vinyl. Some of the songs are nostalgic and I actually hear some of my guitar influence in this playing. I found myself knowing some of (who I assume was claptons) the solos essentially note for note. Wouldn't really go out of my way to listen the whole album, however some of the songs are very good. Still not happy about Clapton being a racist so maybe that's having an impact on the rating.

There's a lot to like here in the sweet guitar licks, the harmonies, and the overall psychedelic sound. It's bluesy and experimental and I can see how it's influential. The album is never self indulgent with the average song sitting around 3 minutes. I think this is another album that's best in the right environment. If my tab just hit at a chill party, I could totally get down with it. It's too bad Eric Clapton is a total knob. 3.5 stars

Incredibly famous and probably dissapointed because I expected more of it. Jack Bruce bass will always be nice though

It was fine. I knew Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love.

Gikk an å lage musikk på 60-tallet

Classic psych rock, always dug sunshine, also like the opener rest of album is kinda samey but still interesting

Good rock album from the 60's, nothing more

Pretty solid! Short and to the point with memorable licks

Bellino

Think I might be an Eric Clapton hater. When Mick Jagger banged David Bowie's wife and wrote a song about it (Angie) it was cool, because he's a lovable rascal. When Eric Clapton stole George Harrison's wife and wrote a song about it (Layla) it wasn't cool, because he's a charmless prick. These grand musings aside, I was surprised by how little I liked this classic album. Sunshine of your love is awesome (another Lesbian Makeout Party staple s/o Sean), especially the ingenuity of the drums, but most of the rest of this album sounds like garden-variety 60's psychedelic schlock.

A couple of good songs but nothing too great.

Very chill. Knew a couple of the big classics. Liked the entire flow.

Saved by its general bluesy-ness - particularly on the very enjoyable Take it Back - but otherwise, surprisingly, I didn’t really like it.

Better than I expected, but won't listen again.

I quite liked this to be honest

It was alright, nothing really stood out to me

Not bad. Had a later Beatles feel with that psychedelic rock phase. Was definitely better than I expected. This is another album that makes me wish we could have half stars because it’s probably 3.5 for me but definitely not up to a 4.

Nearly lost a star for that bullshit at the end

Started strong, ended weak

It's interesting to me that there's only one Cream album on this list given that so many other artists that I would count as less influential and/or popular have multiple albums. (Guess it's the curator's biases showing through again) Also, it's interesting that they picked this album, but at the same time this is pretty representative of their work. I like Cream; when I'm in the right mood. It definitely captures the sound of the psychedelic era and the late '60's in general. It has a hard edge that at the same time is all about embracing the vibe of drugs, free love, and experimentation that was a hallmark of that age. I think they could have been a lot better though if they did two things: 1. Varied their sound a bit more. 2. Expanded beyond drug anthems and sex. I think that second point is what held them back. It definitely was part of the time, but it missed the social/protest component that made other similar acts better.

It was okay. It kept me entertained for a half an hour. If it was any longer, I would have started to lose interest.

Its Clapton, but I didn't dig it. I guess I've never really liked his stuff? Just sounds like a lot of noise to me; maybe its how its mixed. A surprising take given my affinity for most classic rock.

An album to take mushrooms to. Sunshine of your love is a classic but nothing else really stood out.

This was really good - loved Sunshine of Your Love - and quite melodic and then it came to Mother’s Lament and it completely ruined the moment for me. Other than that a solid collection of songs.

Incredibu!

Starts brilliantly but doesn't maintain that level. Realistically I'm only saving the 1st two tracks

Pas très mémorable autre que Sunshine Of Your Love, mais quand même une bonne écoute.

Very 60s

It was fun to listen. The kind of stuff that plays in a bar, and you use your Shazam to save it. For me, the most interesting parts were the guitar lines, which turns out to be written by Eric Clapton :O. Some songs sounded oddly familiar to me. This might be because of the influence of the album. I probably listen bands which are inspired by Cream. For example, the intro of 'Sunshine of Your Love' resembles intro (after the bass solo) of 'NIB'. My favorite songs were 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' and 'SWLABR'. In SWLABR after each lyrics line, guitar responds. It's like listening to a conversation.

Not as good as Layla, which I got the same day. Last track is odd and to be honest, I could do without it. Again, there's a big track (Sunshine of Your Love) which towers over the rest.

There’s some real psych-rock swirliness happening here, but it’s layered onto that a kind of back-country barroom grit which actually works if you’re into that vibe. I hadn’t realized how short Cream’s run as a band was, especially considering how massive their impact became. That alone is pretty impressive. The music feels like a lighter dose of something—not full-on mind-bending, but hazy, immersive, and very much of its era. It’s easy to hear how much of what came after was influenced by this style. A few tracks will definitely stick with me, though I did find myself wishing for a touch more rawness. What really works is the guitar style, the layered sound, that push-pull between tension and flow, and of course the smooth vocals melding it all together.

but the picture has a moustache but the rainbow has a beard better than i expected but also exactly what i expected! tales of brave ulysses is the highlight. high 3? (wrote a note to myself to give it a 4 but i was tipsy)

Fine. Will come back to this. Sunshine is great, rest a bit dull.

Good album.

hvítingja blús. frábærir leikarar. mikið af smellum. er frekar hrifinn af þeim, ábreiðurnar eru síðri. 3,5.

Definitely some gems in this one.

A classic that never really hit with me except for Strange Brew and Sunshine. Could probably give it a few more spins. Maybe it’s too late.

stylé mais daté j'ai du mal

Here, que are off to a GREAT start. Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love are incredible songs. After that, the album kind of enters cruise speed. There are some good and fun songs, like Outside Woman Blues and Tales of Brave Ulysses, and you can see why Cream were so influential and revolutionary for its time. Do I think that this one deserves place on the list? Yes, but it's not even top 200.

A psychedelic classic yet sometimes some of the songs feel as if they're lacking something. Fav song: Strange brew, tale of brave ulysses Least fav: Mother's lament Overall 7/10

Enjoyed hearing this again, they were definitely a pioneering group of musicians fuzing blues, rock, jazz in ways not heard previously. Shame the ego's got in the way!

I don't understand why this album gets raised to such a high level. It was...fine. What was "We're Going Wrong"??? There are some great moments but overall this is just okay. "Sunshine Of Your Love" is an absolute classic. The songs that are great are fantastic but there are definitely some duds. Id give it a 2.5 rounded up to a 3 Liked Songs: "Sunshine Of Your Love" , "World Of Pain" , "Dance The Night Away" , "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" , "SWLABR"

2.5, rounded up

This was alright

A pretty decent 60s psychadelic album. Obviously has the hit song everyone knows and a few other good tracks. Pretty crazy album cover too.

This is #day352 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to a classic of British psych rock. While "Sunshine of Your Love" is undeniably a staple of late-'60s hard rock and blues rock, I find the rest of the album isn't that enticing. I can appreciate the pioneering guitar work and drumming, both of which are influential and all that, but I doubt I'll be revisiting this one anytime soon. Initially, I thought I'd land on a 4, but since there's little to hold on to for me here, I'm going to choose the middle ground. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day353.

This a composition of great and very decent rock tracks with a pleasent aesthetic, but I feel there's a lack of experimentation or anything that is truly remarkable when compared to other acts from their time, specially Jimi Hendrix, which I think did everything that this album does but way better. I just wish the riffs and solos were more hard hitting, the psychedelic elements more otherwordly and the production a bit cleaner, since I think it sounds a bit dirty and rough, but that I'll blame it on the technology from the era. With that being said, it is a quite enjoyable album, specially for the real fans of this genre. Side note, the last tracks reminds me a lot to that video where british people were singing a chant about how they paid the police hats: 'We paid for your hats, We paid for your HAAAAAAAAaaaaaats, what a waste of council tax, we paid for hats".

Listenable. Smooth, but nothing too special

Eh, it was fine. What a weird song to end on.

I think if I had lived through the late 60s I would have really liked Cream.

This felt like a chore. 33 minutes felt like 2 hours. Started out great with Strange Brew and Sunshine, but I could have stopped there.

Some decent psychedelic stuff that I guess would kinda lead into hard rock eventually, not the best though. Claptons already talking about cheating even before he takes George Harrison’s wife and just overall wasn’t top quality. 3 stars

Not for my but also largely inoffensive. The last track was like a Python sketch.

Somewhat unremarkable after the first 3 tracks. Those 3 are very good but after that the album is competent but not particularly memorable (apart from maybe SWABLR, that sounds like something Masters of Reality might have done) Clapton is a good guitarist but again, not that remarkable to me. Ginger Baker is the star of the show, hes very good at switching between subtle, atmospheric playing to hard-hitting and in your face Get why this on the list but I'm not crazy about it Highlights: Strange Brew, World of Pain, Sunshine of Your Love

"Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" are bangers, but fuck this boomer-ass music. The rest of it has been hagiography-ed to death.

Very good

Shoulda just listened to sunshine of your love

En 1967, le monde de la musique est en pleine ébullition. Le "Summer of Love" bat son plein, et la pop music, jusqu'alors formatée, explose en un kaléidoscope de sons, de couleurs et d'expérimentations. C'est dans ce contexte effervescent que Cream, le premier "supergroupe" de l'histoire, composé du dieu de la guitare Eric Clapton, du bassiste-chanteur virtuose Jack Bruce et du batteur phénoménal Ginger Baker, lance son deuxième album : "Disraeli Gears". La première force de cet album iconique du rock psychédélique et du blues-rock est sans conteste le groupe Cream. Bien plus qu'un simple groupe, Cream est la convergence de trois monstres sacrés. La guitare d'Eric Clapton, fraîchement sorti des Yardbirds et de John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, atteint ici un niveau de fluidité, d'invention et de sonorité (son fameux "woman tone") qui justifie à lui seul son surnom de "God". Les solos sur "Strange Brew" ou "Tales of Brave Ulysses" sont des leçons de guitare électrique, où le blues le plus pur est distordu, accéléré et envoyé en orbite dans la stratosphère psychédélique. À ses côtés, Jack Bruce n'est pas en reste. Sa basse, loin de se contenter d'un rôle rythmique, est un second instrument soliste. Elle dialogue, contrepointe, et mène la danse avec une agilité et une complexité mélodique rares. Son jeu sur "Sunshine of Your Love" est aussi mémorable que le riff de guitare lui-même. Ajoutons à cela sa voix, puissante et haut perchée, qui porte la plupart des morceaux avec une intensité dramatique. Enfin, Ginger Baker, avec ses influences jazz et ses polyrythmies complexes, est le moteur imprévisible et surpuissant de la machine. L'écoute de "We're Going Wrong" est une démonstration de sa capacité à construire une tension presque insoutenable par la seule force de ses fûts. La deuxième force de l'album réside dans ses singles, devenus des hymnes intemporels. "Sunshine of Your Love" est sans doute le pinacle de l'album et de la carrière du groupe. Construit sur un riff d'une simplicité et d'une efficacité redoutables, le morceau est une fusion parfaite entre le blues lourd, la pop et le hard rock naissant. C'est un classique absolu, une de ces rares chansons qui définissent une époque. "Strange Brew" est une autre réussite majeure, une relecture intelligente d'un standard de blues transformé en un tube psychédélique accrocheur. "Tales of Brave Ulysses", avec son utilisation pionnière de la pédale wah-wah par Clapton et ses paroles oniriques signées Martin Sharp, capture l'essence même de l'aventure psychédélique. Ces trois titres, à eux seuls, assurent à "Disraeli Gears" sa place au panthéon du rock. Mais une fois passés ces monuments, l'album perd cruellement en consistance et "Disraeli Gears" est l'exemple parfait de l'album dont les singles sont si puissants qu'ils éclipsent un contenu de remplissage bien plus faible. Des morceaux comme "World of Pain" ou "Dance the Night Away" semblent bien pâles en comparaison. Leurs mélodies sont moins mémorables, leurs structures plus convenues, et ils sonnent comme des tentatives un peu forcées de coller à l'esthétique "flower power" de l'époque, sans la conviction des meilleurs titres. Mais le principal défaut de l'album reste son caractère daté. Si l'expérimentation est au cœur du projet, elle n'a pas toujours bien vieilli. Les paroles, souvent écrites par le poète Pete Brown, oscillent entre le surréalisme brillant et le charabia psychédélique un peu ridicule. Le titre "SWLABR" (acronyme pour "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow") en est un exemple criant : malgré un riff puissant, les paroles sont si ancrées dans une imagerie '67 qu'elles peuvent prêter à sourire aujourd'hui. De même, la production de Felix Pappalardi, bien que colorée et innovante pour l'époque, souffre des tics de son temps. Le mixage stéréo est souvent extrême et déséquilibré, avec des instruments cantonnés à un seul canal, ce qui peut rendre l'écoute au casque déroutante. Pire encore, l'album est plombé par des choix artistiques qui brisent complètement sa cohésion. "Blue Condition", une ballade chantée par Ginger Baker, est anecdotique et détonne par sa simplicité presque naïve au milieu des déflagrations soniques du reste de l'album. Mais le point le plus bas est sans conteste "Mother's Lament". Ce morceau final, une sorte de comptine de music-hall britannique enregistrée à la va-vite, est tout simplement incongru. Il sonne comme une blague de fin de soirée qui n'a pas sa place sur un album de rock. Terminer un disque aussi important sur une note aussi triviale est une erreur de jugement qui laisse l'auditeur perplexe et affaiblit l'impact global de l'œuvre. En conclusion, "Disraeli Gears" est un véritable paradoxe. C'est un album schizophrène, capable du meilleur comme du plus dispensable. Il contient des morceaux qui ont changé la face du rock et défini le son d'une génération. La virtuosité du trio est indéniable et, par moments, à couper le souffle. Mais en tant qu'album, en tant qu'expérience d'écoute cohérente du début à la fin, il échoue à maintenir le niveau d'excellence de ses meilleurs moments. C'est un document historique crucial, une explosion de créativité fulgurante, mais aussi une collection de chansons inégales, dont certaines ont mal traversé les décennies. Au final ce sera une note de 3 sur 5 qui rend hommage aux pics de génie absolu ("Sunshine of Your Love", "Strange Brew") mais qui reconnaît aussi les creux, les passages datés et les fautes de goût de ce classique essentiel.

Ginger Baker was an excellent drummer and there were some quality cuts off of this one, Brave Ulysses especially. Not too much to really say about it, although it's a classic for a reason.

Cream, a supergroup, probably the first super group of modern music. Couple of hits and an album lacking cohesive sound. Even super groups need one over powering personality that drives everything. I don’t think Cream had that. Hits sure, good album no.

Influential band for sure. That guitar sound influence a ton of 70s music.

All early Clapton albums were him trying to get laid. Still good though.

“Sunshine of Your Love” is an all-time classic. Rest is fine enough, I just don’t want to hear any more psychedelia. Too much, too much

Two good songs. The rest listenable.

Yet another album I would not listen to in a million, smillion, gorillion parallel universes were it not for this list. Looking forward to seeing what’s in store-okay it’s the Sunshine of Your Love album. The mystique of the “nowhere album” has been broken – I'm familiar with this album some capacity and it appears to be decently popular. I really did not want to give this album a mandatory second listen for whatever reason. Very strange of me, as this album is pretty darn fine all things considered. The vocals are pleasing and I can get down with the groovy rock performances. Sunshine of Your Love is a good one. It’s not really iconic enough to the point of familiarity, though deep down I know I’ve heard this song somewhere before. SWLABR is another highlight. I quite like the swinging, crushing energy of the guitars. Same goes for Outside Woman Blues, which scratches much of the same itch. Mother’s Lament is a fun track and a good enough closer. I like the hackney bri’ish pronunciation and nonsense lyrics. I think this may very well be the first blues rock album I’ve listened to on the list. One of the first, at least. I get the impression that this pick is solid, though I’m gonna check nonetheless. A lot of stylistic influences. Innovative and influential. Inspired Jimi Hendrix. “...a vital snapshot of an unique era”. Yeah, I can cosign this inclusion.

Few albums ever made have a hotter start that this one. Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love set a bar that’s hard to maintain. The rest of the album is a mix of 60’s psychedelic and blues. Which is likely more a showcase of the differing desires of the band members.

Quite the album cover

There was a time I would have said Disraeli Gears was their best album, but I think I was confused with Wheels of Fire. Listening with fresh ears, it's clear that this album has some strong material but it also has a chunk of weak material with a few songs being pretty bad.

It's oke. Nothing special for me.

Groover bra, men gir meg ingenting. Noen kule partier, og liker vokalen godt, men heltheten blir snork. Favorittlåt: Sunshine of Your Love

Not what I would normally listen to, but I enjoyed it.

I appreciate the instrumentals

so this is supposed to be one of the greatest psych rock albums of all time?? huh-don't get it. I know it was early on in Clapton's career but I expected more. after Sunshine rest of the album just fell flat.

I respect anyone who enjoys Cream, but to me there are much better 60s psychedelic artists to listen to instead. Favorite track: Dance The Night Away

This album sounds a bit like they didn't actually want to record it... It sounds a bit like they got a bunch of surly pub-goers and convinces them to go in the studio and try to produce something that could vaguely ride the Beatles wave. All in all... It's alright I guess

Pretty good

adri: 6, crema de setas halucinógenas, está bien sin más mar: 6, de fondo okay, pero no mucho más

A solid album. I wouldn’t want to listen to it everyday or even ever week but the musicianship is undeniable.

If only the record was as cool as the cover is. It's alright for 60's blues I guess, but i'd take Hendrix over this any day.

3/5

Solid psychedelic rock album. Great work by Clapton on guitar but Ginger carries the show on the drum kit. Liked the ‘B” cuts Tales Of Brave Ulysses and SWLABR (not sure what that stands for) best, although Sunshine Of Your Love still holds up. Disraeli Gears comes in at (3.5*s)

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.

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.

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

ja, die alten Herren von Cream, das waren Zeiten

It was good! Great hippy vibes.

couple good songs SWLABR Sunshine of your love

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.

Bow wow wow wow wow

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

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

Great album. Fuck Clapton in any case.

Really not my cup of tea

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.

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

Very classic rock, interesting to hear how psych it was, didn't expect that.

Cream get better. And they’re better live. This is important but it’s not that great. Not bad either.

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.

Chillige 60er Jahre Musik, angenehm

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! 😂

3.5

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.

Love the sound (drums/guitar) but didn't alway like the pitch of singing (personal flavour)

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.

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.

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.)

Too monotone. Couldn't get into it with my attempt this morning.

Classic album. Some bangers, but an album for here and there.

Some very enjoyable psychedelic rock. I do not, however, possess the attention span for albums of this length.

This was ok.

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.

Trippy, fun, psychedelic

Great

Little boring to be honest. Sort of a generic rock and roll '70s sound, I'm sure they're one of The originators though.

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.

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.

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Tales of brave Ulysses is cool

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?"

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.

Album makes me want to shoot heroine and wack off for an hour

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.

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.

A solid classic rock album with an absolutely baffling final song.

decent record

Not bad but nothing all that exciting to me.

Yep, that's psychedelic.

good enough.

Some big hits, but after a while a lot of the songs start sounding the same.

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?

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.

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

3.5/5

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.

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).

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)

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.

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.

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.

Definitivamente progressivo. Pra quem gosta deve ser um clássico. Eu achei genérico mas divertido.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hello guitar hero song

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

Just fine

Better 60s music than the rolling stones. Not as exciting aside have liked

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.

Short, but enjoyable

Eh