Live Cream
by Cream
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Cream bestography
Live Cream is ranked 10th best out of 19 albums by Cream on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cream is Disraeli Gears which is ranked number 271 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,976.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Live Cream track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Live Cream rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Live Albums | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | My top 100 live albums | 31/84 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | adbrack1988 | Favorite Live Albums | 43/52 | - |
| 2024 | glynspsa | Live | 63/99 | - |
| 2024 | panapsal | my 100 best live albums of all time | 33/99 | - |
| 2023 | Error Finn | Top 43 Music Albums of 1970 | 19/43 | 3 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 36/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/28/2026 13:16 | RockyRaccoon | 7,266 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 10:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,491 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2024 11:59 | spinout | 3,527 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.
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neilgee 12/24/2018 11:26 in What album are you listening to right now?Live Cream comments
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I heard this first as a child. Important note - Clapton never lets loose like Hendrix, so its more like controlled destruction. You can hear the 3 musicians trying to outdo each other here on Sweet Wine has some interesting passages.
Lawdy Mama might be interesting mainly for those who see its basically Strange Brew with different lyrics, but worse.
I like Sleepy Time Time as Bruce & Clapton harmonise singing and its a bit different to the studio version.
NSU has some interesting passages sustained and built up during the whole ten minutes.
Rollin & Tumblin harps back to the Bluesbreakers etc.If you like harmonicas etc its ok. I find it mind-numbingly repetitive and one of Cream's least interesting.
The rest of the tracks are fine for what they are (not sure why the outtake of Lawdy Mama is included, but it's fine) but I'll call this album great just for NSU. I run hot and cold on Clapton; this version of NSU is one of my favorite tracks to hear him play guitar. (Edited)
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/04/2014 12:15 | #126145
Great to hear these guys just jam out, but if you are looking for an authentic concert experience, this 5 song album probably isn't it.
Kind of a let down for a band with such a great reputation as a live band.
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