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3 incredible songs but a lot of filler
Yummmm warm and fuzzy late 60s psych. I can see how this album likely had and has had a strong influence in psych music and it was probably mind blowing when it came out. currently I find it just a bit boring. The melodies and the riffs aren't super interesting and it's not very layered. So I like the vibe of the record and I appreciate the influence but I'll likely never listen to this one again.
This was fun! I'm kind of blown away by how in the 60s, blues became psychedelic. Because blues themselves are not necessarily psychedelic, but it seems like every band that pick them up took the blues to trippy heights. Which is what makes this album fun. Its blues, its psych, its good old fashion 60s rock and roll. A lot of classics on this record, but also a lot of sleeper songs. Either way, I enjoyed it!
I hope "Wheels of Fire" is on this list, too, because it's superior to Gears in every way. Outside of Sunshine of Your Love there's just not much to recommend this album. Most of the songs are dull Mod bull crap and the rest listen like rough demos for "Wheels..." The raw musicianship just doesn't really show up here, either. Truly dull.
After listening to 2 shitty records was I happy to see Cream coming up. But it wasn't as amazing as I wanted it to be. A lot of the songs sound very similar in guitar tone, and maybe I'm not paying a lot of attention to this... But the structure of the songs were quite the same. I don't know... Maybe Eric clapton's best work, and Ginger Baker is a mad man. But nothing on this record do I really care about. Except the mustache line. It's crazy that Cream were only a band for a few years. I think they would have written some crazy stuff eventually. The blueprints are all there.
Classic. Listened to it back to back
I wasn't blown away
I don’t really consider myself a huge fan of Eric Clapton, but it’s hard to deny that he’s had a hand in making a ton of really good music. From the Yardbirds to Derek and the Dominoes and everything in between. This album is definitely no exception. He shares vocal duties with the venerable Jack Bruce, and they both do a very excellent job of matching vocal styles to the groovy basslines of Bruce, the precise yet still psychedelic style of Clapton, and the tight but funky drumming of Ginger Baker. The classic hit single on the album “Sunshine of your Love” stands out for good reason, the main guitar riff alone is iconic, but it’s far from the only great tune on the record. “We’re Going Wrong” is one that particularly stood out to me, emotional but not cheesy, huge drums, and a really lovely tempo dropping bridge. “Outside Woman Blues” is another track that I really enjoyed. If I had to pick one negative on the album, it would be the song “Mother’s Lament” a weird little cockney jingle that I don’t particularly care for. I’m not confident in calling this a perfect album by any means, but as far as the bluesy psychedelic rock genre goes, it’s pretty damn good.
In its first half, I thought this was pretty standard fare for 60s psychedelic rock, not bad but no standout tracks either. The lyrics were a bit stronger than I generally expect from albums of this time and genre and I was thinking it’s a generous 3 ⭐️. Things start going off the rails with “SWLABR”. This song is so, so dumb. I hated it. “We’re Going Wrong” was actually my favorite song on the album. The restraint from the band and the haunting vocals are a beautiful combination. I thought we were back on track but I quickly realized this track’s title was foreshadowing the remainder of the album. The next three tracks are absolutely terrible. While “Outside Woman Blues” teeters on being a tacky imitation of blues music, “Take it Back” dives head first into this territory. Everything about Cream’s rendition of blues on this track feels hokey and affected. When I thought I had heard the worst this album had to offer, they come in with the appalling “Mother’s Lament”. This is truly one of the most irritating 2 minutes of “music” I’ve been subjected to during this project. Because it’s last on the album, I think its inclusion was meant to be a joke, but it’s a cruel one. What a terrible taste to leave in the listener’s mouth. “We’re Going Wrong” is a lovely track. Take it out and what remains of this album is the musical embodiment of a saggy, stained couch that reeks of hookah smoke at its best. 4/10
this looks like shit <-- i didnt type this btw i opened the album and it said this so maybe its a premonition strange brew- 5 sunshine of your love- 4 or 5 world of pain- 5 dance the night away- 5 blue condition- 4 tales of brave ulysses- 4 swlabr- 5 were going wrong- 5 outside woman blues- 4 take it back- 5 mothers lament- 4. too british it wasnt shit but it wasnt anything to write home about
Dad rock to the end
Exactly what you expect from Cream. Groovy prog rock. Solid listen.
that was bluesy fun!!
The first couple tracks are really solid, maybe 4/5. Wow, this album falls off a cliff after that. Sluggish, wailing vocals, uninspired song writing. Sounds like a bunch of white dudes ripping off the blues. The last track, 'Mother's Lament' is in the running for worst track I've heard from any album on this list. A snippet of the lyrics: 'Oh, your baby has gone down the plug hole...Oh, your baby has gone down the plug...' Seems to be about the lighter side of drowning a baby, so that's a fun way to close out a rock album I guess?
Classic rock staple, phenomenal drumming
Good Trippin
Album 561 of 1001 Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967) Rating : 4.5 / 5 If I were asked to give an example of psychedelic rock, it is quite likely that this is the album would be my answer. Perfect album for the time. They are all at the top of their game. Highly recommend
Not a fan of Eric Clapton as a person, but I can see how people hold his guitar playing in high regard. Sunshine of Your Love is catchy and gets super stuck in my head. The rest of the tracks are enjoyable as well. Nothing mind-blowing, but a solid blues-rock record.
Fav: Strange Brew Least Fav: Mother’s Lament Certainly better than Eric Clapton’s solo work
I guess I’ve just never appreciated Cream. Outside of the 2 hit tracks the rest left me uninspired
***DISCLAIMER***: i hate eric clapton as a person as much as everyone else and i do not endorse nor condone his personal beliefs and statements that being said, this album was extremely formative for me. while everyone else was listening to angsty numetal at school, i was listening to this. so from that respect, i will always have a soft spot in my heart for this album. on the other hand, i'm not 14 anymore and i'm years removed from that, so this album has become a lot less important to me, and due to the transgressions of a band member named above, it's put a little bit of a sour taste in my mouth here. and yeah, it's a bunch of white dudes from england co-opting a historically black form of music, which, you know, clapton made an entire legacy off of. all that aside, it's a great blues-psych album that has a huge importance in the evolution of rock and roll music in the 1960s, bridging the gap between the rock and roll boy bands of the early 60s to the advent of hard rock and heavy metal later in the decade. 'blue condition' and 'mother's lament' are detriments to an otherwise strong album. 'tales of brave ulysses' and 'SWLABR' are all-timers for me.
Pleasing to listen to. Sadly, sometimes the mix is very dated. Extreme stereo effects. mainly the song "Mother's Lament where the reverb is only on the right chanell. But nice tunes overall. Not gonna lie, i probably won't come back.
This album screams hippie drug-tripping rock. I only knew Sunshine of Your Love, so the rest was new to me. Beyond that one I enjoyed Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR, and Outside Woman Blues. There lyrics were interesting and very descriptive and symbolic, likely connected to their trips, which was really impressive and neat (most of the time). Dance the Night Away wasn't overall my favorite but the picture they were weaving with the lyrics was well done.
This is such quintessential 70s psychedelic rock. Sunshine of Your Love is a solid classic, and Tales of Brave Ulysses and Take it Back (that harmonica, man) are my favorite tracks on here. Curious about what they were on when they wrote Mother's Lament, lol. Love the overall vibes and how the album transports me into an era of history I didn't experience, but can totally feel through the music.
I've never understood the argument for Clapton being one of the greatest guitar players of all time. There are thousands of blues/rock guitarists that sound just as good or better. He doesn't really bring much to a song imo. He is also a racist asshole, but I am going to try to separate art from artist on this one. Sunshine Of Your Love has a cool riff, but besides that this album is incredibly lame. Not really sure what people see in Clapton, he really is average at best. Even for his time he doesn't sound that ahead of the pack or that unique. The production also sounds really muddy, but it was the 60's so I can let that slide a little bit. I can't tell if there are multiple singers or not, but no one here can sing. Low 3.
Meh
Making rock music shouldn’t sound this effortlessly good.
Awesome :)
British guys playing blues isn’t nearly as exciting in 2024 as it was in 1967 - but I appreciate a trio, and Ginger Baker rules. pretty cool chord progressions on the originals, too. Highs: Strange Brew, World of Pain, Tales of Brave Ulysses (aka White Room, part 1); Lows: Take it Back, Mother’s Lament.
I only knew Sunshine of Your Love before this but really enjoyed the sound and felt myself getting into the music. Will be back for more!
Has some good songs on it for sure, but also songs which are not so good. I covered some of these when I was in a band as a teenager so it has fond memories. I remember buying the CD in Greenwich market.
Great Classic Rock!
Een best wel vermakelijk psych rock album! De cover alleen al zorgt ervoor dat ik me meteen een beetje high voel en de fun die de cover laat zien is ook zeker aanwezig op het album zelf! Enige nadeel is dat ondanks dat ik me wel echt heb vermaakt met dit album, kom ik wel echt steeds meer tot de conclusie dat ik gewoon niet zo dol ben op rock/psychrock enzo. Wel vet dat Capton ook op dit album een grote rol speelt, je hoort het in de bluesy stukken. Simpelweg; geinig album, denk niet dat ik het nog eens op ga zoeken. FAVO: Blue Condition, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Outside Woman Blues, Take it back
I can only imagine how good the threesome with some very liberal hippie chicks would have been to this album. On the other hand there's a LOT of "white guys play something influenced by blues" floating around this list and, in my humble, Cream are not the best at it.
Really cracking album, just skip the last couple of tracks...
Lots of catchy hooks and interesting sounds. And that guitar... perfect. Why haven't I heard this before? Discovering so many great albums. Got a bit slower halfway through but picked up again. Enjoyable. Highlights: Strange Brew Dance The Night Away SWLABR
Quintessential 60s hippy music
Actually real enjoyed this album, fun to listen - Mother's Kament come a bit out of nowhere but is pretty funny.
Solid album.
Great album from the beginning to end
Awesome
Some great Clapton riffs and great percussion, but a little iffy on the lyrics.
Some great guitar riffs throughout, was ready to give this 4-stars but the last track was absolute shite
Reminds me of the Beatles and David Bowie Probably a 5.5/10 I would listen to some again
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: 🦅🏵️🌞 Produktion (Remaster 1998): 🎧😘🤌 Musik: 💊🌿🍄 Wertung: 💊🌿🍄/5
The thing about Cream is that you can tell they are trying very hard and that they are always on the cusp of being awful. Less said about the last track the better as well
Sunshine Of Your Love // 2.5/5
Really good apart from the weird songs stuck in as filler
4 Very bluesy 60s jam record of British names of Clapton, Baker and Jack Bruce.rating even if some of the songs sound a bit similar.
bluesy and psychedelic in perfect amounts. It worked well.
23/09/24 Average.
Meh. 3 stars purely for Sunshine Of Your Love
4/5
Too psychedelic for me, doesn’t seem as cool as it did when I was 16.
Some great hit tracks. Like the vocals and harmonies. Some songs aren’t that exciting.
It was ok. I thought I would like it more. 3 stars.
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Disraeli Gears Did either of you have this on CD? I never bought it but I’m sure I borrowed it from one of you. Anyhow, I haven’t listened to this in years, and I can’t really remember much of it, apart from, of course, being very familiar with Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love. Is this Clapton’s most inventive and interesting playing? As we’ve experienced on this list a lot of psychedelic influenced blues rock is woeful, but this feels different, the psychedelic pop approach seems to bring a sense of playfulness and service to the song from Clapton, and he works really well in tandem with Jack Bruce, while Ginger does whatever he wants. Sometimes Ginger does some great stuff and it really adds a different dimension to the songs, and at other times he just seems to be banging relentlessly on his tom toms. Also his two lead vocal tracks are terrible - Yellow Submarine and Octopus’s Garden these are not. World of Pain, Dance the Night Away, SWLABR, We’re Going Wrong are very good bits of bluesy psychedelic rock. Outside Woman Blues is a great bit of blues, but Take it Back is rather pedestrian and unremarkable in comparison, but overall Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses are the standout tracks. Overall this is a very very good late 60s album with some great guitar and bass - an easy solid 4. ⚙️⚙️⚙️⚙️ Playlist submission: Sunshine of Your Love
Overall fantastic album. I went into this album knowing a good chunk of the songs but had never listened to the album all the way through. I listened to the album on vinyl and it made the experience that much better. Overall 8/10
For me, late 60s psychedelic rock can be really hit or miss. And that's kinda what I feel this album consists of: some hits, some misses. The Vibe: It is 1967 and you think you're really cool because you've smoked weed a couple of times and you like Cream.
Great album, but I probably would’ve rated it higher thirty years ago when I was more into this era of music. That doesn’t take away from the impeccable guitar work of the inimitable Clapton. A true master of the craft, and this is him at his peak. The rest of Cream is no slack, either. I just don’t know that psychedelic rock holds up as well as the musicianship deserves. Except for nostalgia , of course.
Just barely misses 5 stars.
Great album!
There's a lot of iconic songs on here, but by modern standards this is very primitive. I don't especially like Bruce's voice or Clapton's guitar, which is part of the problem. But these guys just sound really, really dated, probably even by the standards of a couple years later. The last song though is hilarious. Had never heard that before. Great way to end it.
Eric Clapton is problematic, but this album really does slap. I love the bluesy-psychedelic nature of it.
4/5
No complaints, a wonderful 60’s band, not quite a 5, but a close 4.5 I love Strange Brew and Sunshine of your love (already favourite songs) but nothing else stands out quite so much
Rock. I was actually a little disappointed with this album. A few great songs, but mostly I didn’t like the vocalist in a lot of the songs, and the vibe was just a little off.
Was a fun pick
With tracks like Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love, this album is a classic. I’ve never been into Cream other than their hits, but I enjoyed the listen. Quintessential trippy album cover.
Nothing special, sorry Clapton fans.
I recognized the hits on this, four or five at least. I liked this but I was a little underwhelmed. I feel like this should be higher but I can’t get above a 3 here.
With the first two tracks/hits I was expecting this to be better. But the cream starts to settle midway through and by the backend becomes a little stale. The fact that they recorded this in 3.5 days is pretty amazing, but not enough to help the cream rise to the top.
Surprised I didn’t like this more. Sunshine is iconic and Clapton plays a good guitar. But this ended up sounding like a boring stoned hippie. Much like your mom.
Clapton is good at guitar and bad at being a decent human. This album is fine but not amazing. 3/5
Breezed on by nicely.
They all are pretty good at their respective instruments.
Okay psychedelic rock from the 60s
Sunshine of your love is a timeless banger, the rest of the album is unremarkable. Other reviews tell me Eric Clapton is a cunt, won't spend the energy to confirm or deny.
ok
Used to rly like this, proabbaly worse than Layla
It was ok I guess. Some tracks are ok while others are just meh.
Never really cared for Cream and this has not changed that. Don't hate it but don't really like it either.
The album as a whole didn't live up to Sunshine of Your Love, but it was still good minus a couple stinkers. I especially appreciated the drummer absolutely working those toms
Love first track, it's giving movie soundtrack in a great way Second track is exquisite
-interesting, has sort of an early arena rock feel to it. The first few songs are especially good. kind of lost my interest toward the end but damn Outside Woman Blues is awesome. Solid 3.5 probably -Favorites are Strange Brew, Sunshine Of Your Love, and Outside Woman Blues
Found this to be incredibly boring. Would not go back to this one
Pretty good, didn’t finish but had some good tunes in it
3.5
Having heard some Cream before and obviously knowing Sunshine of Your Love, I thought this would be more "classic rock" and less "Brit-rock," but I was happy to hear more of the latter. I really enjoyed this album and am more curious if any of their other stuff leaned closer to The Kinks than Zeppelin as I previously thought.
"Tales of brave Ulysses" is genius and there are some other classics here, but also some filler.
I think the only Cream song I already knew before going into this was Sunshine Of Your Love, which feels like the ultimate hippy anthem. This album as a whole was certainly a pleasant listen, with a really bizarre final song which is literally about a thin baby falling down a drain. I did enjoy this overall, but I’ll likely just stick with Sunshine Of Your Love when I’m fancying a bit of Cream.
Now I can say I have heard a whole Cream album. I never had before because I don't really like any of their singles that they've released. After listening to Disraeli Gears I can say for certain that I've haven't missed a thing. Pluses - Great drummer. Loud for a 3 piece. Blue Condition
Really nice, most songs are good. Mellow, easy listening, but some energy. Good road trip album, or to listen to while doing activities.
What could go wrong when you put the best musicians of their respective instruments together in a band... apparently, a lot
4,5 Stars
A few obvious standouts from the rest of the album but overall something I really enjoy for the musical talent.
While I've heard and remember certain songs from this album throughout my life (it might be my dad's favorite album of all time), it's cool to hear some of the "b-side" tracks that I haven't heard as often. I especially like the old, bluesy feel of Take Back. Surprising how easy the whole album is to travel.
On my first listen through right now. The second song was the one that originally got my attention and I thought would be my favorite but when the third song started I immediately recanted that statement. “World of Pain” is my current favorite on the album so far. There’s a distorted, kind of drowned out guitar sound in “SWLABR” that I really enjoy.
One good song is more than most bands manage, and that’s exactly how many Cream made. Sunshine Of Your Love earns this a 3.
It’s a shame Eric Clapton is a knob. Simpsons: No, but Clapton is.
Mixed album, a few decent tunes, a few not so good ones.
The first two songs on this stop it from being a complete flop. It's probably a product of its time.
Meh. Even Guitar Hero 3 nostalgia couldn’t save this album.
Good toe tappers. Last song a bit weird but funny
Whichever british studio tech dork got out-alpha'd by eric clapton and let him turn up a marshal for the first time on that bluesbreaker album has a lot to answer for. because that's the only reason we have to put up with that asshole now. people only thought he was god because they'd never heard a cranked jtm with a les paul before. even the beatles at that point were still getting dweebs saying "oh but the microphone manual says it must be kept at this level, quite impossible to turn down I'm afraid chaps, could you instead turn your instruments down, there's a good fellow". if george harrison gets to turn up on rubber soul, we never have to hear from this enoch powell wannabe and the history of rock music remarkably improves.
I had lately come to believe that the “cream years” were the best of Clapton. For that reason, I was rather excited to press “play” on this today. But aside from a couple of tracks, including one with no guitar at all, I was rather disappointed by how uninteresting this was. Part of the problem I think is the meaningless pseudo-artsy lyrics typical of psychedelic rock. But all in all, I did not like this as much as I would have if I were still 17.
This is a 4.5 for me. A few iconic songs, some good , and a few fillers. The great songs seem to end abruptly.
4.5* Mostly bangers, but not quite enough to push it to a full 5*'s, unfortunately. So much talent in this band.
Starke Band, starkes Album! ****
So enjoyable. It's a repeat for me. High 4 stars. I enjoyed the diverse musicality and vocals of this group. The guitar is standout. Just superb mixing and character. The vocals and the guitar are all speaking the same sentiments. So satisfying. I'd never heard the whole album before, and the last track was a suprise. Such rubbish lingo from the cheaper UK tv shows, there on an album. I laughed. When I finished, I started all over again, and it made my gym session a breeze :)
Had fun. The rainbow has a beard. 3.5
Lange Zeit habe ich nie verstanden warum "Disraeli Gears" so als Meisterwerk gefeiert wurde wurde. Jetzt in den letzten Jahren feiere ich es auch. Aber nicht alles. Einige Nummern gehen an mir vorbei. Was mich positiv überrascht, ist der Gesang. Cream kann auch singen.
I knew I was in for it when I saw that album cover
Cream might be the only thing Eric Clapton was involved with that doesn’t suck. Stressing the word *might*
I appreciate Clapton, and I can see how this album was popular in its time. Just not something that I would run around listening to 60 years after its release.
One good song does not an album make
I'd rate this as an average classic rock album. Still classic, but rarely makes me rise to euphoria or anything. Because I like the genre, I like the album.
Pretty forgettable outside of "Sunshine of Your Love." Not unpleasant, though.
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
Strange Brew 4.2 Sunshine of Your Love 4.4 World of Pain 4 Dance the Night Away 4 Blue Condition 4 Tales of Brave Ulysses 4.6 SWLABR 4.2 We're Going Wrong 4 Outside Woman Blues 4 Take It Back 4 Mother's Lament 3.2 Score: 4.054545455
Thought the first few tracks were decent, then it started to drag and felt like it went on for hours.
I spotify-liked 3 tracks (Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses), but I enjoyed the overall sound, especially the bluesier tracks. I saw connections to Hendrix, Rolling Stones, and a through-line to White Stripes.
What I wanted the Small Faces album to be. Still wanted to like it maybe more than I did. But still a lot to like.
Rock gods.
Psychedelic
Wow, super cool! Seems like it must have been first wave psychedelia.
3.5
Kind of felt like the midway point between Hendrix and the Beatles, but without hitting the heights of either. Also important to note that Eric Clapton is a colossal prick.
Solid Cream album. I had not listened to it for many years. It contains several classic songs, but nothing on the level of White Room, and this band will never be my favourite band.
Solid, if sounding slightly dated, blues/psychedelic rock album.
Wonderful psychedelic blues album with great riffs.
Sure has that 60's vibe. Favourite track: World of Pain.
This is a classic rock album. I don't have much time for Eric Clapton, especially having had the misfortune to see him live (Ouch!). Solid three
3 stars for the song Strange Brew - minus 1 star for Eric Clapton being a turd.
Interesting listen. I had heard of Cream before due to Clapton, but I had not really listened. I would assume this was typical of the 60's. But it was a little more electric than I had anticipated. A good listen.
STANDOUTS: Sunshine of Your Love (yay pep band!) OVERALL: 2/5
i knew nothing about them and i quite enjoyed
Did not use a private Spotify session. Classic psychedelic ball tripping stuff. Don't believe me? Look at the album cover, fool.
Some great tracks but also some spaced out 60s strangeness, turns out some of these lads were on drugs!
Nice, good music.
Muddy Beautiful Guitars Cannot fault it
I may be too early in the project to have classic rock fatigue, but boy am I getting there. This is album is probably interesting in a vacuum, or within its cultural context, but I can’t seem to remember a single song. Oh, except for that one guitar riff from every job site ever, and the one about the baby going down the drain.
Very very classic rock, this stuff has aged like fine wine. 4.0
We all know Eric Clapton isn't a good person. He wasn't a good person when this came out because he was a womanizer and kinda gross. Years later he'd become an out of touch racist douche... All that said, he's not the only one in this band. Jack Bruce really shines on the bass, elevating a lot of tracks like World of Pain and Dance the Night Away. There's a lot of songwriting to like here even if I think Clapton is overrated on guitar.
10/10. :) This is the third 10/10 that I have been given!!! :) Personally, I love Cream. They are a fantastic band. The songs SWLABR, Strange Brew, World of Pain, Tales of Brave Ulysses, and Outside Woman Blues are all really memorable masterpieces. Among the sea of 1960's psychedelic rock albums in this 1001 album project, this one is absolutely among the superior ones. I wish that there were more Cream albums in the project. I really don't think that The Byrds need to be featured a whopping five times in the project. They're really not as good as Cream.
In a rather short career, Cream had an enormous impact on modern music. Among the first "supergroups," Cream made Eric Clapton a star. Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker because legends, even if they didn't become the star that Clapton did. Cream made blues-based, psychedelic rock, and Disraeli Gears may be their best recorded work. This album includes some of their hits - "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love." The album is a collection of incredible songs that helped define 60s psychedelic rock.
I might be too sober to enjoy this fully. It was good, and the best songs (“SWLABR”) really showcase Cream’s musical talent. But ultimately I think the members of Cream (the Creamers?) might be better as session musicians than fronting their own band, Clapton included.
Groovy
there's obviously a lot of talent on this album but I got kind of bored by the end idk
A good album and of course the musicianship and Eric Clapton make this a must listen. Highlights are "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Strange Brew".
Not bad at all - mum knows it too!
funny story about that last track...
Solid 60s Britrock
I get it. I had it. It's fine.
Great to throw on in the background 👍👍
The best thing that Eric Clapton ever did. mainly because the other 2 guys were so awesome.
one hit wonder
Soured on Clapton as a human being, but this music rules.
Wanted to like it more. Some are great/classic, the rest are droning. I don't understand how an inconsistent album can be so revered...?
Excellent electric guitar playing. That's really about it. Very short album. Some classic late 60s vocals. Slightly above average 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
Sunshine of Your Love is a good track and the album has a consistent rock style but it just didn't do that much for me.
Great album, thought it was a mistake at first to start off with the two big tracks. But far from it! A great album all the way through even to the music hall classic finalè.
So boring. And what was that last track all about?
Great album by one of my Dad's heroes. One of the few we both liked! The first two songs 'Strange Brew' and 'Sunshine' are up there with his best work, along with 'Tales of Brave Ulysses'. Clapton's guitar work was groundbreaking at the time, as well as Ginger Baker's drumming style. The rest of the album is pretty solid too.
Fantastic offering from the Class of 67. A friend encouraged me to focus on the drums / percussion and I pass that advice along to you as well.
🎧This is fine I guess.
Some really great classic tracks from Cream here - but also some horrible tracks that should never made it on to this album. I have always been a bit bored with Cream and this album did nothing to dispel that opinion...
I was enjoying this, then I got to the track they have on Buffy, had a brief emotional breakdown, then carried on enjoying it. Bloody good.
Okay
classic 60s.
One of my favorites
It's fine. I don't hear anything here that I don't like, but at the same time not much catches my ear. It's pretty chill and a bit funky and is a cohesive listen. It doesn't feel quite as dated as I'd have feared, but it's still very clearly 60's sound I'd say. Standouts World Of Pain Tales Of Brave Ulysses Mother's Lament 3/5
Few bangers early doors but the overall vibe is a bit too hippy blues for me
Great album. Really nice guitar work here on a classic psychedelic and blues rock album. Clapton is god. ****
Cream are basically the quintessential 60s psychedelia rock but Disraeli Gears is just good (very good in places) without being great. Obviously it's quite self-indulgent because the entire genre is; at its best you have quality all-timers like Sunshine Of Your Love, Strange Brew and Tales of Brave Ulysees, and it's a pretty tight album overall despite that indulgence, it's all boxed off in quality grooves and guitar work. It's a high 3 or a low 4 because it doesn't last throughout the record, there's too much filler, but one of the better albums we've had recently.
Mixed bag here, there's some really good (at the start of the album), and some a lot less good (mostly towards the end). Doesn't have as much character as Hendrix (with which it shares a lot of similiarities), but it's pretty close to equal on the guitar work and the music behind it. 3/5 seems fair, really slap bang in the middle of that. Probably would've scored better had it come before the Hendrix albums on our journey through this list.
60s were wild and exciting, dude!
not a fan of strange brew. sunshine of your love always good. the rest is just whatever. SWLABR was ok
Wish they weren’t British Guitar tone makes me Cream
I’m starting to realize that I have such a varied taste in what I like and yet I assumed I’d love this. Sunshine of your love really is a great song.
For some reason this brings memories to me of watching British TV shows from the sixties and seventies. My rating would be 4 stars or B+.
Some classic songs with undeniable talent behind them. Some songs really seem to contrast the other songs in the album, but overall some good rock music. Goes to show how the 'classic' rock songs are a selection of the best of the best.
classic rock at it's best
Surprisingly, lots of bluesy themes next to the psychedelic ones. Great album, with a stale (?) second half.
Amazing stuff. Not everything though
It was fine, but underwhelming. Good tunes, but a little plain and repetitive.
This was a good 50/50 combination of blues and psychedelic. I can’t say I’m as excited as all the hype surrounding this album, but it’s still a decent album.
Listening to the final track on this album, "Mother's Lament", a choral song sung by the band member's about a mother losing a child when the album first came out is a much different experience than darkness of knowing what experience awaits Eric Clapton nearly 24 years later. From a percussionists' perspective Ginger Baker, before Neil Peart really opened eyes about what kind of role a rock drummer with jazz chops could have in a band. His use of toms and double bass inspired all kinds of ideas that helped propel a ton of drummers throughout the 1970s. Favorites: "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" Personally I feel that Cream's FRESH CREAM belongs on this list more than DISRAELI GEARS and therefore this album gets a 4 instead of a 5 that I would give to FRESH CREAM for breaking new ground and also having far more tracks I enjoy than DISRAELI GEARS.
One of the first hard rock records ever. Love the distorted noisy guitar on it. Lots of great tracks like Strange Brew, Tales of Brave Ulysses and of course Sunshine of your love. Not every track is as great, but I enjoy listening to all of them.
damn smooth, I was worried it was going to be a psychadelic mess from the 60's, but man am I glad to be wrong. Just good dive bar rock and blues.
Now THATS some 60s rock and roll. Sunshine of your love is a great song!
Psykedeelistä rockia, muttei oikein omaa suosikkia. Ihan ok. Parhaat: Sunshine Of Your Love, SWLABR
4.5 stars. Taking half a star off for the short length. But overall it’s psychedelic blues rock at its best. Classic guitar, bass and drums lineup with catchy riffs and rhythms. Standouts are “Sunshine of Your Love” and “Tales of Brave Ulysses”.
Alright done good songs but overall just alright
Absolutely banging. Loved it.
Maybe it blew peoples' minds at the time but most of this sounds like every Friday night down at the local bar and grill where a "Chicago Blues" band is playing and a bunch of Boomers are sitting around in their Harley-Davidson apparel sporting trimmed white goatees and drinking Budweiser. The psychedelic stuff was much better than the blues stuff. My favorite song was the last one.
Dang. Ginger and Jack are forces of nature. Clapton never did better. Sure sure racist twat and all, but goddamn the solos and fills on this are good. Love the tightness, love the blues, love the psychedelia and surrealism. Coming to me with that soulfull look on your FAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaace. Coming looking like you never ever done one wrong thing...
Not as good as I remember. Seems to be a lot of filler songs on the album. Three virtuosic legends in their prime, yet the songs don’t really come together for me aside from the classics on this album.
Pieces of past albums are coming together today. I had Eric Clapton with Derek and The Dominos not too long ago. And early on I first heard Ginger Baker on a Fela Kuti record. Now, with the addition of Jack Bruce as a bassist and lead vocalist, makes the band Cream. Considered by many as the first proper supergroup, this band has serious talent behind it. Whatever your opinions of Clapton are, you can’t deny that these guys were changing the game at a young age. Even Baker himself became known as one of rock’s first big drummers, along with people like Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. I found a fair amount of enjoyment from that other album featuring Clapton. So I had expectations to hear something at least mildly interesting. To my surprise, I was far less entertained by what is going on here than I imagined. Aside from a few highlights, these songs just don’t hit the same as that previous album, and other blues music I’ve heard in the past. Clapton’s guitar work doesn’t stand out nearly as much. And as much as I respect him as a drummer, Baker doesn’t feel as heightened and his drumming is not as engaging. Maybe it’s the time he spent with Fela, while embracing more African based rhythms and techniques that really made his skills stand out to me. In regard to Jack Bruce, I can’t comment much on his bass playing because it barely felt like it made an impact on the sound of this. And this album also made me realize that neither Bruce nor Clapton are the best vocalists. Sunshine of Your Love is definitely a blues classic, and a great song, but I’m disappointed by how little there actually is here. I’ll end this by saying that the cover is awesome. And the music definitely matches that vibe. I’m interested to see if anything from Yardbirds pops up in the future. Clapton plus two other legendary guitarists could be cool. Rating: 5/10
One of my favorites from the 60’s.
SOYL and SWLABR are great but I was expecting more from the rest. 3.5
Great album. Classic Clapton, Bruce and Baker
The lows are low, the highs are high, but not as high as these guys surely were when they recorded this. 3 trees out my window out of 5 🌳🌳🌳
Classic Album.
J'avais déjà entendu Sunshine Of Your Love (++) sans savoir que c'était de Cream. Pour le reste rien de marquant ... Basse / Batterie très bien, mais je n'aime pas trop le son de guitare ni le chant. 2/5
Pretty good; I'd definitely listen to it again (except the last track—what the heck was that?). 4 stars
This was a nice album, I would listen to it again!
The 2 first songs are absolute bangers, but having listened to this album a few times over the years, they're the only tracks I come back to. There's not much else I connect with here. Still, the rest of it isn't *bad* (except Mother's Lament...???). I'm trying to separate art from artist and all that with this challenge, but I should also note that Eric Clapton can get fucked.
I was bored to tears
I found this annoying and try hard quirky.
eh, it was fine. mostly just average white guy blues rock for boomer dads at this point but it has some big tracks. i much prefer the singles from wheels of fire, but whatever. favorites: strange brew, sunshine of your love, tales of brave ulysses
Sensacional
Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses are excellent songs. Would love to give this album a higher score for that, but, there is just so much crap. So eh. Some shitty blues numbers and songs that don't work. Ginger Baker is consistantly great though
Not terrible, but, probably not going to seek it out of my own accord.
A cool, magic carpet ride of an album. Trippy, psychedelic and fabulous. Maybe listening straight after Snoop (he's not Shakespeare is he) made me appreciate this even more. But actually, I think it is just a brilliant album. Listened whilst catching up on jobs at home, and I was just dancing and singing around the house - a festival in my mind - happy days. Groovy. 🌼🌸🌈✌️🎸
Starts with a couple of Blues/Rock classics then goes nowhere until the bizarre final track which was clearly included for one reason alone, to reveal (57 years later through 1001 generator reviews) who listened to the whole album, and who did not!
Similarly to Willie Nelson, I didn’t feel like this album caught my attention enough or felt like a rewarding full listen. Didn’t know that the opening two tracks were these guys though! The more you know 🧠
Snoozedelic
3/10, я такое не люблю
Sure!
It is a masterpiece! I like it very very much. Thanks for listening it again.
A mix of hard blues rock and gentler hippie psychedelia. Even when it rocks hard it feels pretty easygoing. Compared to similar bands of the era, I personally prefer the urgency of The Jimi Hendrix Experience or the straight up sexiness of Led Zeppelin. But this was good. My first time listening to Cream aside from their big hits. I knew “Sunshine of My Love” and “Tales of Brave Ulysses” but there were some good album cuts here too. “World of Pain” was a highlight for me.
I love this album so much. I was introduced to it by my brother when I was maybe like 16 or 17 and we listened to it together for that entire summer and then the fall and then the spring and we just didn't stop. It was like a cure-all record that we could put on whenever, wherever, and it would be enjoyed. At the time we were playing heavy metal together and this was such a cool inspiration for us. Clapton of course is a phenom on guitar, but the real fans know that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were just as important for their sound to be what it was. This album always had so much mystery to me. Starting with the title- what did "Disraeli Gears" mean? I remember googling it and seeing it was the name of a politician and not finding out much more. Learning now that it was a malapropism when someone in the band was talking about a type of bicycle and they used the wrong name. "Strange Brew" is such a fun funky starter, "Sunshine Of Your Love" to me is just as magical as "Layla", "World of Pain" is mysterious and so weirdly catchy, "Tales of Brave Ulysses" is adventurous, and "SWLABR" is technical and yet contains maybe some of the smoothest melodies on the record. Funny enough though the track that stood out to my brother and I was "We're Going Wrong". The droning, meditative drums, and doom rock guitar parts mixed with the soft and serene vocals lull you into what feels like a fugue state. I love the dynamics. My brother and I borrowed an 8 track analog recorder from my high school band department and we recorded a cover of this track on it and gave it back to the school- hoping some lost band kid would find it and be like "this is the music that I want to make". I remember we used a tuba to double the vocal parts for extra weirdness. I love that ending. Legendary album, top ~25 or so of all time for me.
Entirely justifies its classic status.
Very hippy sound. Weirdly high-pitched vocals. Doesn't stand out for me.
I definitely seem to like 60s psychedelic rock so far. I had always heard of the band Cream but, gun to my head, I couldn't have told you what genre of music they were. The cover tipped me off of course. There are definitely some weaker parts of the album but the parts I liked I really liked! Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, and SWLABR were the biggest standouts for me. Liked a few more, liked a few more a lot less, but hated nothing. Definitely would happily relisten to the whole thing.
It was kinda fun and spooky.
Some of the finest psychedelic rock ever.
One of early Rock’s most Influential bands most acclaimed albums! Not quite masterpiece, but a gem nonetheless.
Not a patch on Wheels of Fire, but still brilliant.
My heart sunk a wee bit when this came up as, ahem, my debut album. It’s ok tho! Probably helps that there ain’t too much jamming on it and the songs are mostly pretty contained. His help me, I think the Ginger Baker one may be my favourite?
Mid
Never the biggest Clapton fan, and this reminded me why. Outside of a few songs it was just, "meh".
As far as psychedelic rock goes, this is the pinnacle. The perfect amount of weird and experimental. Their hearts are in it as well as talent. Writing is strong and lyrics are good. Little not to like, but to say there’s no issues anywhere would be a lie. Always enjoy a spin. 4/5
Charming, chuggy and awesome, very Cream. Everything was good, but it was over too quickly. Four stars.
Bluesy, Psychedelic Rock...Classic album with great musicians. Would almost give it a 5 simply based on Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love. Or maybe if those 2 songs did not open the album...everything after that kinda pales after that.
Obv Sunshine of Your Love is the winner here, but was pleasantly surprised with the rest of the album. Unlike other albums from that era, it doesn't feel dated. It brings that energy along and I feel like I "get" it. That's not extremely descriptive, but it's the best I've got.
Perhaps Cream’s reputation was impossible to match, but this was my first listen to Cream, and after years of hearing praise get heaped on them, I did expect more. Sunshine of Your Love and SWLABR lived up to the hype, but the rest of the album left me cold. Again, I think it’s due to the overhype- if I’d listened to them without preamble, then I might have been able to listen without my guard up, but I came in ready for A Masterpiece and got a good album. Perhaps they deserve a relisten at some point so that I can judge them on their own merits. Nah.
The worse kind of psych nodding nice drumming though
3.5
Great 60s psychedelic rock album
I like Dance the Night Away.
Just when I start to think this project is giving me duds then they rip off a string of solid projects. This one was no different, it wasn’t too remarkable in anyway but it is a solid project. Psychedelic Rock for the win!
I've never listened to this album all the way through in one sitting. Obviously I know "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of My Love" but I'm not familiar with most of the rest of this album. Obviously, it's good. But it also kinda all sounds a lot alike. One or two songs is better than the whole album.
These guys are great musicians
A great psych record.
Has some great moments, has some incredibly boring moments. Fantastic drumming, when Jack Bruce stays out of falsetto range he's a fantastic vocalist. Overall solid album but don't think I'll be coming back to it
Not bad
Classic 60’s rock… Clapton, Bruce, and Baker(Epic drummer!). More than just Strange Brew here…
Probably the first real super group, or at least first to put out something that truly matched the individual talents of its members. Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew, and SWLABR are all hard rock classics. The rest of the album is a heady mix of pure psychedelia and the occasional blues homage.
Cream was always top of list back in my guitar playing days. Obvi Eric Clapton is one of the GOAT guitar players, and Ginger Baker absolutely smashes it on the drums. Jack Bruce kills it as he leads this team through the album, and its just a solid listen.
Sunshine of your love es conocida, no sabía que era de ellos. Me gustaron varios temas, aunque hay otros que son para saltearselos… como We’re going wrong. El último tema lo tomo como una muestra del humor inglés.
I wish I could eat their music, like a creampie- Strange Brew - 3.7/5 Sunshine Of Your Love - 4.8/5 World Of Pain - 5/5 Dance The Night Away - 4.6/5 Blue Condition - 4.5/5 Tales Of Brave Ulysses - 5/5 SWLABR - 4.8/5 We're Going Wrong - 3.4/5 Outside Woman Blues - 3.5/5 Take It Back - 4.6/5 Mother's Lament - 3.8/5 Total - 4.3/5
Some very good/excellent, some okay.
Don’t have anything to say about this one- it was okay.
Eh. 2.4.
This was one of my favorite albums in high school. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
2.7 - It was fine, some good moments
I don't understand why this isn't better. The Sunshine of Your Love riff is so iconic, and yet the song is so anonymous (to me at least). This whole album feels like something is missing, some character or passion or some critical instrumentation that would add some flavour. 2.6/5
Over this era now
When I was in my twenties I used to tell people that I wished Eric Clapton would marry my mother and become my stepfather. Such a fascinating history in the music world and one of our guitar gods - it would be a blast to hear his stories! Unfortunately he’s an asshole now. Also unfortunately so is my mother, so maybe it will actually happen someday. But this isn’t about that. Other than the singles that were released there’s not a lot going on here of interest. The last track is very dumb. Meh.
Love the bass on the first track. I feel like this track has a fun psychedelic vibe, musically as well as lyrically. Track 2: I know this riff! :D This track has got me bobbing my head; it has a good beat. I feel like this track has great vibes for lazing around stoned on the grass on a sunny day. 3: The vocals on this give me Beatles vibes. Not my fave so far but still a good beat and intriguing mysterious lyrics. 4: Love the opening riff, really enjoy the syncopation. A bit slow, but interesting lyrics again. 5. This gives me Beatles vibes too a little bit. I could see this track pairing well with some psychedelic visuals. 6: This track reminds me of Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. I like it a lot; it’s sexy! I wonder if Led Zeppelin were inspired by Cream? Their track was released 4 years later than this. 7: I like the guitar on this song. Don’t particularly care for the vocals. 8: Great guitar riff. Meh vocals again. 9: Looove the opening riff and drums! This song makes me think of Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple a little bit. This also came later in the early 70s! I wonder if Cream inspired them too? 10. I like this one, it’s fun! All the elements work well together, and I like that it’s a little faster-paced. I like the slightly country vibe too. The rhythm is great. I think it doesn’t all quite coalesce fully for me, but it is fun. 11. Flanders and Swann vibes hahaha! This feels so English and I love it. This song is funny and I love it. I wonder if they were inspired by Flanders and Swann? I also LOVE that the album ends with the spoken words “do ya wanna do it agin?” XD
it was chill, just not my personal preferred flavor of 60s rock
Not good, not bad...
So so and not great
Great music
Ok
Definite highlights (SWLARB and Sunshine of your love) but a bit boring overall. All the songs blur together at some point. 3.
Sounds like a band that hadn’t figured things out yet. Potential insane greatest lays there, untapped, but ready to burst. They play on this record as if scared to let loose. Let the lion out!
I wish this album was a tad more psychedelic. Overall killer release
Meget bra! Fet psych. Strange brew banga kanskje hardest, men ingenting som satt igjen sånn sjuuukt.
This was a bit hit or miss for me. It felt like every other song was a bit of a dud. There were some really good tracks, however. I especially liked the song "Sunshine Of Your Love." I've only heard about Clapton in discussion about great artists, so I was unaware of his less-than-savory opinions on certain topics until I did some reading about it. It's a shame since he's pretty good. 7/10 Would I listen again? Probably not the whole thing, but I will be listening to some of the tracks again.
Great guitar works and grooves. 4 stars
Enjoyed this a lot more than expected, I’m going to have to listen to more Cream
A few really good songs but overall I remember thinking this album was better.
4/5
Ok but nothing crazy amazing like this album is always held up to be.
Não tem jeito, "Sunshine of Your Love" é enorme, espetacular (e eu ainda prefiro a versão do Ozzy), assim após esta segunda música, as outras são eclipsadas.
Actually pretty great
ahead its time, 3.5 rounded to 4
The original Power trio.
Good album
Some classic tracks but other tracks very ordinary. Iconic sleeve. Overrated IMHO.
fun! lots of gems in there.
pretty great. eric clapton is a bit of a trash human now unfortunately. :(
I was between a 4 and a 5 here, because I think the studio version of some of these songs sounds dull compared to when they are played live however, there is no live without the studio. Disraeli Gears is a classic for me and I gotta go 5 here.
Some really good songs and some “interesting” songs. Overall good listen.
The Love album and this Cream album bring back so many memories. So much great music from the 60s.
Another fun album. If you haven't seen "Beware of Mr Baker" it's well worth the time. Such a great and ornery drummer.
The drums sound like cardboard, the singing is not very good, bass is great, guitar is great. I'm sure it was groundbreaking, but it's been done better later by lots of bands. Favorite song: strange brew
Not for me
OK album with only a few good songs
I was not aware of how racist and stupid Clapton is! Lolllll. Sorry Eric your music is boring.
This was one of the first records that teenage stoner Kit pulled from the dollar bin at Amoeba. Then and now, it's definitely meant to be played loud though giant speakers. Some of it aged pretty well, but it's definitely not as mind blowing as it was back then. The highs are quite high, and the rest is quite fine. Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses are the standouts. Also Sunshine is the only song I ever got 100% on Guitar Hero 3. Blue Condition is kind of a dud, and very Englishman attempts the blues. I liked when they said "skellington" in the last song Album Cover: A
Split between a 3 and a 4 but I'm in a benevolent mood. Overall, cool. Cream is a dope band name
This is a cool album to get into. I've listened to Sunshine of Your Love so many times, so I'm excited to hear what else they cooked up. I do not quite understand the lyrics on SWALBR, but I do like them. Rainbows with moustaches are scary. Mother's Lament felt like I was listening to a Monty Python song. I shock laughed at how insensitive it was. "Your baby has gone down the plughole." This album was fun. It's not exactly my brand of rock, but I liked all the songs. 7/10
Cool. interesting songwriting and progressions on some tracks
There's enough classic psych rock riffage here to warrant a comfortable 4. There's also unfortunately too much weird vibrato vocals (We're Going Wrong - yes you are) and what sounded like a bad Monty Python outtake (Mother's Lament) to hold me off giving a 5. Overall a great discovery and definitely one I'll be coming back to.
I see why this is considered an all-timer and cutting edge for the time, but absolutely nothing stuck with me. Every track was immediately deleted from my brain by the time the next one started. Not interesting enough to love, not disinteresting enough to hate. The perfect example of what my ears consider a 5/10. Will never listen to this one again.