Live Cream (live album)
by Cream
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Cream bestography
Live Cream is ranked 10th best out of 17 albums by Cream on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cream is Disraeli Gears which is ranked number 268 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,228.
(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 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Live Cream rankings
All 17 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | Moondance | My top 100 live albums | 31/83 | - |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2021 |  Decurso | Top 50 Live Albums | 50/50 | - |
| 2020 |  ghosttomost | Top 75 Greatest Live Albums | 60/75 | - |
| 2020 | Highhopes | Top 59 Music Albums of 1970 | 11/59 | 4 |
| 2018 | vancevisuals | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Live | 16/99 | - |
| 2017 |  Ottokar | Live is live | 33/45 | - |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2016 | Error Finn | You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Best Live Albums | 23/75 | - |
| 2015 | vancevisuals | Best Live Albums | 15/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| 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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80/100  | 06/18/2024 02:53 |  OldToad | | 74/100 |
80/100 | 01/06/2024 11:59 | spinout | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 07/30/2023 01:56 | Moondance | | 72/100 |
80/100 | 07/26/2023 11:09 | LosWochos | | 75/100 |
60/100 | 03/31/2021 13:36 | TonySayers61 | | 64/100 |
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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 12.4.
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OldToad 06/18/2024 03:03
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.
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.
Kind of a let down for a band with such a great reputation as a live band.
Decurso 11/04/2014 12:15
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.
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