Biography

Cream were the first top group to truly exploit the power trio format, in the process laying the foundation for much blues-rock and hard rock of the 1960s and 1970s. It was with Cream, too, that guitarist Eric Clapton truly became an international superstar. Critical revisionists have tagged the band as overrated, citing the musicians' emphasis upon flash, virtuosity, and showmanship at the expense of taste and focus. This was sometimes true of their live shows, but in reality the best of their studio recordings were excellent fusions of blues, pop, and psychedelia, with concise original material outnumbering the bloated blues jams and overlong solos. ~ Richie Unterberger

Top Tracks

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• As You Said

• Badge

• Born Under A Bad Sign

• Crossroads

• Doing That Scrapyard Thing

• I Feel Free

• I'm So Glad

• Lawdy Mama [version 2]

• N.s.u.

• Politician

• Rollin' And Tumblin

• Rollin' And Tumblin'

• Sitting On Top Of The World

• Spoonful

• Steppin' Out

• Strange Brew

• Sunshine Of Your Love

• Sweet Wine

• Swlabr

• Tales Of Brave Ulysses

• White Room

• Wrapping Paper

Discography

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• Royal Albert Hall: London May 2-3-5-6 2005

  Reprise

  2005