Cream - Disraeli Gears

Fresh Cream, the album that introduced this seminal super-blues trio to America, was perhaps a bit too blues-based to do the advance hype ("Clapton is God!") justice. Two of its three best-known tracks, after all, were blues covers. It was Disraeli Gears that turned Cream into a "supergroup." Here they pursue the psychedelic ideals of the era with total abandon (the LP cover art still stands as one of the 1960s' most striking designs), merging these ideals with their take on the blues and adorning the amalgamation with some superb pop craftsmanship. Of the eleven originals here, four--"Tales of Brave Ulysses," "SWLABR," "Strange Brew," and "Sunshine of Your Love"--earned major airplay. This, their excess-free greatest moment, does the Cream legend proud. --Bill Holdship Amazon.com

 Essential
Essential...as all Cream (or 'The Cream' as originally called in the UK)is essential. There is not one Cream album better than any other. They are ALL essential. This is hard, blues based, psychedelic, heavy, rock music at its ever loving best. Cream was and is in a class by themselves, as is Led Zeppelin, early Fleetwood Mac, and The Yardbirds. All white-boy blues at the supreme level. May 2, 2008

 Classic Cream
Cream at their peak. From Classic Rock favorites to interesting diversions - the band is on the money and the digital remastering is good. What else can I say... March 22, 2008

 Five stars? How about Twenty??
I just received this in the mail today(thanks [...] again).I still have my old vinyl copy of this and actually bought a copy of Cream Gold which I recommend to people who want a mixture of the best of Cream's studio and live releases. But I had to have "Disreali Gears" as I remembered it on that old slab of vinyl.This to me is a landmark release for many reasons:"Sunshine Of Your Love"- NOTHING sounded like this back when it came out (I was 10 at the time and dug surf, soul and British Invasion stuff),DG was recorded in just 3 days(the bands visa for their US tour was about expire) thanks to Tom Dowd and Felix Pappalardi and this is the introduction to us mortals of Clapton's Woman Tone and Wah Wah work(Hendrix was digging this as well-Up From The Skies anyone?)."We're Going Wrong" is the supreme use of the Woman Tone(along with tremendous feel and note choice) as well as "Outside Woman Blues","SWABLR" and "Take It Back"(the intro any way).The funny thing is,the same day I received Disraeli Gears I also received the latest Fender sales booklet "Fender Frontline At Home" with guess who on the cover? None other than the great one, Eric Clapton(pretty cosmic). After all this time it finally dawned on me that the TBX circuit in his signature Strats is trying to cop the Woman Tone from Disraeli Gears. Sorry,Eric. Too fuzzy.The clarity is not the same.This release also shows Eric's love for Albert King's playing as can be heard in the leads for "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".Can't forget the most powerful rhythm section of their time,maybe all time, Jack Bruce on Bass and vocals and Ginger Baker on Drums and vocals(?).Jack's "Dance The Night Away" is a great example of this man's bass playing,song writing and arranging skills.I love the counterpoint work during the chorus with ascending and descending vocal melodies happening at the same time.Even Ginger's "Blue Condition" is a good track with a bluesy,swinging feel and Ginger on vocals.I can dig it.ANYWAY,if you just want to replace your worn out vinyl or wonder what all the fuss was about this needs to be in your collection.One of the all time greatest rock records. December 14, 2007

 Geezer Rock and I Love It!
Sunshine of Your Love played all day long on the radio when I was a freshman in high school. We still could not get enough of the best song ever written in the history of mankind and the universe as we knew it. I remember pounding out the drum parts on the bottom of my desk (good sonic qualities) in history class. This whole album brings back such great memories of my youth. It is filled with good music from the British lads who helped define the phsycadelic(sic) sound. Why were the British so darned talented? Anyway, I highly recommend this album for good old rock and roll lovers and of course, fellow geezers. - Ciao November 22, 2007

 the best cream album to date
This by far is the greatest Cream album ever realesed this is them at their prime the genre of this album is like psychedellic rock blues. The key tracks on here are, Strange Brew, Sunshine Of Your Love, SWALBLAR etc. also the song SWALBR is about the vietnam war which was raging at that time. all the songs on here rock hard a definitive artist/album to have music from you need to download this now if you still dont have it. October 27, 2007

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