Disraeli Gears

Fresh Cream	Wheels of Fire	Blind Faith The short-lived classic-rock supergroup Blind Faith's sole album has aged remarkably well. In 1969, Blind Faith fused the psychedelic blues of Eric Clapton and the soulful vocals and keyboards of Steve Winwood with the polyrhythmic, Afrocentric leanings of drummer Ginger Baker. "...	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs Layla stands as one of a handful of pillars of classic rock. The short-lived ensemble that was the Dominos provided an outlet for Eric Clapton to vent his then unrequited (and secret) passion for the wife of his best friend, George Harrison. Romantic anguish inspired Clapton to w...	Are You Experienced As emblematic of its time as of its sorcerer-like creator, 1967's Are You Experienced unleashed Jimi Hendrix onto a world in the midst of such cultural and musical shakeups that it really didn't seem as "far out" as it actually was. It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a p...
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Disraali Gears
Cream-Disraeli Gears ***1/2 How is it that Creams worst record contains their best songs? It must be how it is concidered such a classic despite the fact that it is ages worse than any other release from the legendary band. The sound of heroin runs deep in the veins of Disreali Gears which explains why the gears are hardly turning here. The acidic Psychedelic blues of the album and the band was never stronger than in the albums opening track 'Strange Brew.' The iconic track must refer to the use in which the group was bound, though very subtly. 'Sunshine Of Your Love' is the sort of groove bands are formed upon. Too bad they would never top it. 'Tales Of Brave Ulysses' and 'Swlabr' are the sort of powerful guitar rants that made Eric Clapton the guitar god he once was. Here and there the rest of the album satisfies but mostly fails because of the boring pace at which it proceeds. Most of the rest feels dull and uninspired by anything other then the drugs that destroyed the greatest power trio in history. Disraeli Gears is far from a classic album. To base the claim on the few classic songs is ignorant. Cream created and released better albums, every other one they released was better in fact. Don't base your purchases on that alone, at least give credit to the musicianship of the criminally underrated Ginger Baker.

the essential Cream album
this is an essential British blues-rock album, with a great meshing of talents. Jack Bruce had better power in his voice than Clapton, so Bruce was the principal singer. Clapton did his guitar-God thing, with the usual choices of unusual (but beautiful) chords. Ginger Baker bangs the hell outa them drums, and voila! Beautiful music...

Cream, "Disreali Gears", 1967
Realesed in the summer of 1967 it demonstrates Cream's expirementing with acid rock. All 11 tracks on here are great and its good old fashioned 60s rock music. Some key tracks on here are, strange brew, SWALBLR, tales of brave ulysses, etc. It also has one of the first albums with the wah-wah pedal on it. All in all a great buy and you should buy it today along with all of the other great 1967 albums. here are some classic 60s albums that you should buy, Grateful Dead(debut album) Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow Jimi Hendrix Are You Expereinced Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Cream Disreali Gears The Doors(self titled debut album) Jimi Hendrix Axis Bold As Love Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited Jimi Hendrix Electirc Ladyland Grateful Dead Anthem Of The Sun Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida etc.

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.

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...