I bought this record in a small French village during my honeymoon. I know this is not a qualified comment on the musical value but I could not help mentioning it. _________________ When the stewardess is near do not show any fear.
I bought this record in a small French village during my honeymoon. I know this is not a qualified comment on the musical value but I could not help mentioning it.
And why not. Nice to know that, even on your honeymoon, you had a chance for some record shopping. Thanks for sharing
Interesting album. And before I talk about it, just pointing out that these are only my options and hope no one takes offence. I can get a little overly passionate about music.
As a youngster I had been aware of Cream via getting to know EC. Although as that was during his “slowhand” years it wasn’t until I started delving into his past that I began to get an idea of how important Cream were.
However my main introduction to Cream was one afternoon when out record shopping with a friend I bought “Blues For Allah” by the Grateful Dead, and my mate bought “Live Cream Vol.1” Back to mine, and as it was mine it was The Dead on the record player 1st, followed by Cream.
The Dead album being an amazing record, weaving interlocked magic by the band, and the Cream record I found…plodding as the 3 musicians didn’t seem to playing together, more just playing solo after solo. Now I heard lots of Cream since and know that the live album was not a good introduction to the band. But it did tend to influence my attitude the band for years to come.
At some stage I got to hear the classic tracks via various compilations (I bought the early Box Set By Clapton – “Crossroads” one of my 1st CD’s) but it was only a few years ago that I got a set that contained the 4 Cream albums and got to listen to “Disraeli Gears”.
And what a great start to the album, 4 classic songs, full of inventive playing and songwriting. And then its starts to go wrong with “Blue Condition” A return to form with “Ulysees” and “Swalbr” and then the album slowly pelters out until we get “Mother’s Lamant” (how did that get through quality control ?)
So for me a very frustrating album, a contrast of classic British psychedelia and a few uninspired blues influenced songs. Which for me sums up the band, when they were good they were excellent, but could not manage the quality control over the full length of an album. Far too often lapsing into lazy blues styled numbers.
I really like the almost “lazy” psychedelic / pop intro prior to the vocals coming on.
A more experimental track this and sometimes referred to as a filler, which I would not agree with. This track is moving the band beyond their earlier heavy blues influences. It’s definitely a flawed track but they are trying something new and different.
Does it come off? Not particularly.
Is it worth a listen? Most definitely. It still has the trademark Cream superior musicianship
Interesting album. And before I talk about it, just pointing out that these are only my options and hope no one takes offence. I can get a little overly passionate about music.
As a youngster I had been aware of Cream via getting to know EC. Although as that was during his “slowhand” years it wasn’t until I started delving into his past that I began to get an idea of how important Cream were.
However my main introduction to Cream was one afternoon when out record shopping with a friend I bought “Blues For Allah” by the Grateful Dead, and my mate bought “Live Cream Vol.1” Back to mine, and as it was mine it was The Dead on the record player 1st, followed by Cream.
The Dead album being an amazing record, weaving interlocked magic by the band, and the Cream record I found…plodding as the 3 musicians didn’t seem to playing together, more just playing solo after solo. Now I heard lots of Cream since and know that the live album was not a good introduction to the band. But it did tend to influence my attitude the band for years to come.
At some stage I got to hear the classic tracks via various compilations (I bought the early Box Set By Clapton – “Crossroads” one of my 1st CD’s) but it was only a few years ago that I got a set that contained the 4 Cream albums and got to listen to “Disraeli Gears”.
And what a great start to the album, 4 classic songs, full of inventive playing and songwriting. And then its starts to go wrong with “Blue Condition” A return to form with “Ulysees” and “Swalbr” and then the album slowly pelters out until we get “Mother’s Lamant” (how did that get through quality control ?)
So for me a very frustrating album, a contrast of classic British psychedelia and a few uninspired blues influenced songs. Which for me sums up the band, when they were good they were excellent, but could not manage the quality control over the full length of an album. Far too often lapsing into lazy blues styled numbers.
Thanks for your thoughts DaveP. I get all that you have said and I too found Cream later on (I was only 8 when this album came out so......) I was probably about 15 and into Sabb and similar bands in a big way. I heard this and it resonated with me and was an album that helped take me in a different direction and help to open up my musical world.
Lots (if fact too many) egos here for the band to really last long or indeed, play well with each other but when they were good they were great and musically could blow most other bands off the stage.
Thanks for your thoughts and hope that you are enjoting the site
I bought this record in a small French village during my honeymoon. I know this is not a qualified comment on the musical value but I could not help mentioning it.
Probably the loveliest thing there is to say about this record, and Cream in general tbh. I'll admit i've softened to them, and a lot of other proto hard/hardpsych rock outfits of the era. Age.
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