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@@PromLesbian I liked Rush in my younger days but as i got older i realised they were limited musicly which is why they haven't sold that many albums compared to the super groups Genesis , Pink Floyd etc.
"Eric Clapton... wait....I think I've heard that name before" Ahhhh..........The innocence of youth!!😂😂😂How I wish I could be hearing all this stuff again for the first time!
Agree. I'm thankful I was at their third-to-last concert Nov. 3 1968. It was equaled only by theJimi Hendrix Experience show I saw at the same venue May 16 1969 (when Jimi's last notes rang out at midnight it was May 17th, my 19th Birthday).
This is the Mt.Everest of guitar solos. Not even Clapton has ever topped it. I’ve listened to this tune maybe a thousand times and never gotten bored with it.
I think you're right when it comes to blues-based hard rock, but I'd put Hendrix's live Machine Gun off Band of Gypsies up there at the very top as well. Both are immortal live performances.
@@davidspalten1304 David you are so right. Machine Gun is one of my all-time favorite songs. I was in the Marine Corps Two weeks after this album was released I went to Vietnam I probably listen to this song 1000 times the 13 months I was there.
Cream are still IMHO the greatest trio in rock history. The first rock supergroup and arguably the most talented. Their musicianship was off the charts and Jack Bruce was an underrated musical genius.
@anthonyxuereb792 I've heard them. Each to our own but, in my opinion, they are not in the same league as Cream. Or The Jimi Hendrix Experience for that matter.
They all got off on that song that night. One of the most legendary live rock recordings of all-time. This was a fantastic blues rock guitar player, and two super talented jazz cats crushing it and pushing rock music way past where it had been up to that point. Your emotions and comments illustrate that you get it. 🙏
Man, I couldn't help being moved to tears- she is the same age as I was when this song first came out, and she loves all the things about it that I did. If this doesn't prove the timelessness of this Cream song, I don't know what would.
Yeah I'm with you mate. I'm 79yrs old and still get a great buzz out of this. This lovely young lady is about the same age as my granddaughter. It's great to hear her recognition of this great band. She sounds like the great Ginger Baker impressed her.😉
@@petertoal371 I’m about your age and I’ve been following these first listening channels for a while. It’s great watching these kids discovering all the stuff that came out from the 60s through the 90s, when about all they’ve heard so far is rap and bubblegum.
@@danielschaeffer1294 Yeah Dan, it's great to see the surprise and joy that the "young ones" get when discovering some of the greats from our generation. However, there are so many great new talents out there now. I've been following Dirty Loops for ten year and I'm blown away by their musicianship. Sadly, but for RU-vid you would never know they exist as mainstream radio and tv channels are only interested in "popular charts" for their sources. Have a great day from Australia.
I fell in love with Cream as a teenager in the 1960s. When they reunited in 2005 for four shows at Royal Albert Hall in London, and three shows at Madison Square Garden, we took our then 13 year old son to see them at the second to last show at MSG. One of my favorite all time.
In my humble opinion, one of the best live blues performances of all time, by three legendary musicians, arguably at their respective peaks. Check out "Wheels of Fire" and "Disraeli Gears" to get more of their genius.
I can tell your an old Soul. You may be young, but you have the feeling, and eagerness, that the kids at this concert had. That's something youth will bring to every new generation of music. Rock on sister!
Cream were a new type of band. Like a hybrid jazz/blues/rock/pop band. There wasn't anything like them before. They inspired new genres like hard rock, prog rock, fusion and metal.
One of the things that set Ginger Baker apart on drums was his double bass set up. Such a great song with so much talent by all three, arguably one of the best covers of all time.
Thanks Brent, for educating me a little. I had thought 'Crossroads' was a Cream original, because I'd never thought to check! Now, I've enjoyed listening to the 1936 recording 'Cross Road Blues', written and performed by Robert Leroy Johnson. For anyone else wanting to hear the original: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GtDlZdhHRCI.html
One aspect of Verdy's reactions that caught my attention, unlike some similar channels that have covered this track she noticed not only the guitar and bass, but Baker's drumming also. She was listening with very open ears and mind.
It astonishes me that young people still react to Cream the same way I did when I was a kid in the mid to late sixties. I can tell from the way you move that you get it. They were one of the first groups to get away from pop music that was played on AM radio at the time. Any music by Cream or Eric Clapton is good. One of his most famous songs is Layla.
It astonishes ME how many people have the same reaction to Cream in general and Crossroads in particular. And, how many first-time listeners (such as this one) agree. Ginger Baker just swings on this one, as always. He is light years ahead of guys like Keith Moon, who just tried to pound the drums into submission like a cave man.
What i can't wait for Rachael, having watched how much you love Zeppelin, is when you do Zeppelin 3 next, and discover Since I've Been Loving You. It will blow your mind!
I'm old enough to have seen Cream live, and they're still my favourite band. I've reviewed a few reaction videos to Cream, and yours is the first one to "get it" :). Congratulations from a Brit in California.
So great Verdy! I saw them the next night on March 11, 1968 in Sacramento. Legendary band, and a really great concert. They booked one evening in my hometown during a 2-week period that the band was playing at Winterland in San Francisco. Crossroads was the last song of the set that night. Thanks, for the great memories.
It’s unusual to see someone your age really appreciate this music. I don’t find that often. This is music from my generation and I love and still listen to it often.
Nice! Cream is Eric Clapton (guitar and vocals), Jack Bruce (bass and vocals) and Ginger Baker (drums). If you do an album, Disraeli Gears is their best overall album. This song is a mash-up/cover of Cross Road Blues and Traveling Riverside Blues, both by legendary blues singer Robert Johnson.
You've got great ears. Cream was 3 virtuoso's, and people were saying "Clapton is god" from the Bluesbreaker days, but in some ways he was the most limited player in Cream, even though he was a blues virtuoso. Bruce & Baker both had wider horizons and influences, and they were unreal. I can't believe Jack Bruce is gone for 6 years, so sad. But great song, great reaction, thanks.
Agree, as not-expert, and must add impression: Three super-guys, together, made each other play in higher level than any one of them really intended. Everyone seems to be unsure. REALLY strange moments of musical history.
Eric liked to stay within the lines. This may have developed as a result of Hendrix blowing up the guitar barriers. Who knows. I quite agree with your thoughts tho, but I confess to believing Ginger Baker was not as good as his overblown ego would suggest.
I truly love watching young people like yourself hearing great bands like Cream. Your reaction was priceless and there’s so many more great bands out there for your generation to be discovered.
This band took the world by storm in 67-70 and then they disbandede and finally came together 40 yrs later because people wanted so much to see them again.
Back then the film makers liked to focus on the faces instead of the actual playing, unfortunately. Ginger Baker is one one of the greatest jazz/rock drummers of all time. Sunshine of Your Love is worth a definite listen just for the drumming.
They don't show the fingers because the audio is from the live half of the album Wheels of Fire, and the video is from the farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall. Showing the fingers would have given it away.
@@custardflan Yes, focusing on Hendrix's face at Woodstock was annoying. And the psychedelic effects on his "Machine Gun" performance, and other parts of that Farewell Cream movie made it seem that they thought the music was secondary to their visual effects.
You all probably know that the audio and the video are from different performances at Winterland in 1968. Cream played a slew of concerts there in early March of that year.
Love your reaction hearing this they may have only been together for a few years but it's great that their music is being discovered for the first time in the 2020s by younger generations
Verdy my dear, if you like the playing on “Crossroads “ then you **MUST**, I repeat , **MUST ** listen to Cream jamming out to “I’m So Glad” (live version off their “Goodbye” album). They just tear the stage down with their jamming out to this tune.
I’m so jealous….that you are discovering Cream for the first time! My reaction 55 years ago was about the same! They opened up my ears to more avenues. Eric was never the same after wards…in my opinion. Try Fleetwood Mac’s Jumping at Shadows……..three virtuoso guitarists, including Peter Green. Great critique.
I have loved this song for 40 years. an loved you for a couple of months. Best wishes from the Texas Panhandle. Check out another 3 piece band ,the band ZZ TOP. pure Texas Rocking Blues. The song "Blue Jean Blues".
This recording is pure fire. 3 masters on their game. Ginger Baker is one of the most influential rock drummers in history. He has incredible technique and chops. Great reaction!
Every decade of rock has 1 or 2 bands that not only change the course of music history but have a sound and style so unique it is endlessly mimicked. Cream was one of these bands in the 60's. And the Clapton solos on this performance was the absolute zenith of his skills and abilities.
You have 'great' ears it must be said , this is one of he best songs by Cream . It must be pointed out that there was no video for this recording , they just tried their best to match some existing footage with the song. Clapton has always been my favorite guitarist !
"no video for this recording"....Thank You!!! I always wondered why the video was so shitty (just back up camera guy so we can see the whole band instead of one person's head)!!
From the moment I first heard Cream back in '68 Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker blew me away and have been my favourite rhythm section all my life - that is until 6 months ago when Misa and Akane had exactly the same impact on me and now I really can't choose between them. Jack and Ginger were Jazz musicians so you will often hear counter rhythms going on in Creams music which made it that more interesting than just straight blues/rock which is what Eric thought they were doing lol
Couldn't agree more, ever since Cream, I've waited for a rhythm section to get under my skin in the same way Bruce and Baker did and Misa and Akane are the first ones who have. There's a reason a lot of Madiacs have bus passes, and it's not the maid outfits.
@@r1p2m32 I don't understand what exactly you are refering to but that speed takes music out of those genres seems to be a statement of your musical preference. There are plenty of jazz songs around 400 bpm for example, you don't have to look further than the likes of John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus. As far as the other genres 200 bpm is too common to bother listing. Crossroads is only 100 bpm and Misa and Akane cover the range 220 to well below 100. I also disagree that speed is a primary means of hiding lack of skill.
It is so much fun to witness someone listening to a all time classic song for the first time reminds me how I felt when I heard this song 55 years ago feels just like yesterday
Cream - The first Super Group ever. Apparently it was a war on stage every night with each musician trying to carve out some musical territory. And BTW CLAPTON is GOD as was famously written on a wall in the late 60's.
Actually the co-called word "super-group" started when prominent musicians from different bands formed their own one (Even tho several played with John Mayall and the Yardbirds). The best known ones are "The Travelling Wilburys", "C,S,N &Y," maybe "ELP" and "Blind Faith" (with Clapton). I wouldn't call "Humble Pie", even tho I liked Steve Marriot or even "ELP" supergroups.
This is the sound that I grew up with back in the 1960s. What a dynamic completely revamped version of a classic Blues standard. I wonder what Robert Johnson would have thought of this version of his tune? Cream -- a powerhouse trio -- then as now. Simply bruisin'! Give a listen to Eric with John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers. Brilliant!
Great reaction to this iconic band playing, what I think is one of the greatest live tunes of all time? Certainly my favorite live guitar solo. First hearing this as a teen changed me forever and it's so pleasing to see your positive response, fifty years later.
Verdy thinks she heard of Eric Clapton. Crossroads cemented Clapton's guitar god status. I love watching her explore great music for the first time. Cream was my favorite band in the late sixties. One of the first bands to jam for 20 minutes at a time on stage. Amazing!
Luv ya Verdy, ur definitely my favorite. Yes indeed, these are the best of days for Eric, spearheading the Supergroup Cream. Probably the best live solo from Eric. In fact if that was his best then I suggest he re-adventure the drug filled days.
The film is from their farewell concert in London’s Albert Hall in 1968, but the sound recording is from an American tour that was used on their ‘Wheels of Fire’ double album, which had a studio album and a live album. I first heard this in 1968, the year I turned 15, and I have loved it all these years, and have yet to hear anything quite as exciting. RIP Cream, Jack and Ginger.
This is the audio recording of Cream's 1968 performance at the Fillmore from the album Wheels of Fire put together with footage from the Cream's farewell concert from Royal Albert Hall. Notice how you can never see what Clapton's fingers are doing on the guitar solos.
Well, actually I think many are surprised that Ginger died at 80 years old, with the wild life that he led, he could leave this world at the age of 30 or 40
Robert Johnson, a Black blues musician from Mississippi wrote the original way back in the 1920’s. The story was that he went to the crossroads and sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for great music ability. Just an old wise tale most likely. Like many Black men in the Deep South he died very young, murdered. Try Desrali Gears as a Cream album. Eric Clapton went on to marry his best friend’s wife, Patty Boyd, who was first married to Beatle George Harrison.
Cream, the original super group... All members (Jack Bruce -Bass & Vocals) (Ginger Baker - Drums) and (Eric Clapton - Guitar & Vocals) were already famous when they came together to for Cream !
Great reaction! The audio is from Winterland but the video is from Cream's farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall the opening act was a band called Yes! I think you've heard of them before😁
Eric Clapton was literally the bridge between the electric blues of the 50's and the post Beatles rock world. Cream changed the way live music would be presented with rousing jams and the emphasis on musicianship. You still owe them a listen, and for my money, this 2 LP set, Wheels Of Fire, is the perfect place to start. One album is all studio cuts, and the other is live. You will be blown away by their musicianship.
🎸💯 This was back when Eric Clapton was considered "god" of the guitar! He's the only artist inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame 3 times! You might want to check out his sick guitar & vocal skills while he was with Derek and the Dominos ("Layla" is 🔥!) I've seen him live 4 or 5 times in different venues. Every time was an incredibly amazing experience‼☮ ❤ 🎶
Disraeli Gears is a great album for you to react to. "Sunshine of Your Love" is one of their most popular songs, and the record as a whole is a classic. Eric Clapton went on to form Derek and the Domino's after this. "Layla " was a big song you may have heard.
maybe do Disraeli Gears (Cream) and Axis Bold As Love (Hendrix) to find out who was best in 1967? Duel of the 2 best guitarist in GB and in the world. 2 outstanding trios behind the invention of progressive rock. It is absolutely fair to compare these 2 albums.
@@troycvar80 Right! Interestingly he had a subordinate role in Delaney and Bonnie. Delaney and George Harrison both had strong influences on his early solo career.
Love to watch your reactions !! Cream was only together 2 years ('66-'68") I got to see them in '67. Yhey were the first "Supergroup", where they were stars from the previous groups they played in. Truly a "Power Trio". Ginger Baker is still my FAV drummer. I got to meet and fish with Eric, I am a fishing guide in Key West, Florida for almost 50 years now) through Tom Dowd, who was their record "Engineer", and a pioneer in recording in his own right. He Engineered, Allmand Brothers, Dione Warwick, to name a few and is in the R&R HOF. Tom was also credited for Engineering and developing Eric's "Women Tone", a staple of the Cream era. May I suggest to you a listen to the LIVE portion of the "Wheels of Fire" album ??!! Keep up the good work !!
Little lady, I can tell by your expression, the bobbing head, eyes closed sometimes and just FEELING the music and beat, you GET Cream. Welcome to Eric Clapton's blues. This is a cover of an old Robert Johnson tune, done extremely well by Cream. If this leads you to more Clapton and Robert Johnson. mission accomplished. Enjoy!
When you put a top-dog bluesman in front of a top-flight jazz rhythm section and mix in a lot of late 60s attitude, here's what happens. The bass and drums are Jack Bruce and crazy old Ginger Baker.
You stumbled upon the greatest Rock band of the 60's and 70's and you barely realize it, lucky you. Your right, these guys were virtuosos and they changed music in a very short time. Jack Bruce was a classically trained bass player meant for Jazz, Ginger Baker was a jazz drummer who studied African rhythms. and both Clapton and Jack Bruce were legendary vocalists. My goodness, you stumbled upon gold. haha
Amazing how just three dudes can make such great rock 'n roll. BTW, drummer Ginger Baker used two pedal bass drums. Watching your facial reaction is sooo awesome.
This is from Cream's farewell concert in November 1968 at the Royal Albert Hall in London and NOT, I repeat, NOT, from the Winterland in San Francisco. The band would reform in 2005 for a few concerts and were filmed. Both this 1968 concert and one the 2005 concerts are available on DVD.
So pleased you have found the wonderful world of Cream. I think the best Album for you to do is, Wheels of Fire. When it originally came out it consisted of two LPs one live and one in the studio. I would particularly recommend the live versions of Spoonful and Politician, also, if you like extended drum solos that manage not to be boring then Toad is for you. The studio songs are also interesting and innovative. Jack Bruce has an incredible voice and is usually the lead vocalist. Three incredible talents at the top of their game ,
Winterland was a ballroom in San Francisco, across town from the Haight-Ashbury. I was 16 when this happened and I was there. Yes, 3 musicians at their peak and huge mounds of Marshall cabinets. It was LOUD. I felt the music. Crossroads is a cover of the original song by Robert Johnson about a crossroads south of town near Clarksdale Mississippi where the legend has it that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to have him tune his guitar. Clarksdale claims to be the birthplace of Delta Blues music, and that pretty close to truth considering how many great musicians came from the area. The towns mentioned in the song like Rosedale, are real towns in that area. The riverside is a reference to the east bank of the Mississippi river,, not far away. Good ears! I suggest a listen to the original song Crossroads by Robert Johnson to completely appreciate what Jack Bruce did with it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yd60nI4sa9A.html
I was lucky enough to have been a teenager at the time of the birth of Cream. The first 'Supergroup'. Unsurpassed individually or collectively but were a very short-lived band. All albums worth a listen but suggest you check out their reunion concert from The Royal Albert Hall. This is a rabbit hole you will savour. Love your reactions. Keep it up. X
Hi Verdy, Wheels Of Fire is a great double album. You'll love the live 'Spoonful' which comes after 'Crossroads'. It is over 16 minutes of incredible jamming. Jack Bruce's bass is really what drives the whole thing. He is spectacular. A real musical journey with peaks, valleys, crescendos...the works. You'll love it.
