Astaroth =): Cream

Training in the UK 60 years began to revolutionize the music as it was known. Cream, formed by the highly acclaimed and legendary Eric Clapton for his mastery with the electric guitar, in particular with his Stratocaster, composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist and one of the more vocal range and the greatest bassists and original of his time if not the best of the sixties and even the history of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker by his exuberance, entertainment, and pioneering use of two bass drums instead of just one, make Cream one of the best bands of legendary history and we may never see an equal or similar. Just think of Sunshine of your Love and changes your ideas: D
This training led to one of the most vital and effective bands between 1966 and 1968. Their sound combined the blues of Clapton's guitar with the powerful voice and intense lines underneath the battery with Bruce and the jazz influences of Ginger Baker.
Cream is considered a banda ahead of its time and an immeasurable influence. Marked the farewell of pop through the blues and the search for broader conceptual rock in a style called underground music then. Along with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, caused a great impact on popular music of the era, offering a powerful sound even charged with virtuosity, which made the birth of shadow bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and The Jeff Beck Group in the late 60. Live performances of the banda influenced progressive rock bands such as Rush, jam bands like The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead or Phish, or heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath.
In 1966, Clapton met Baker, the then leader of the Graham Bond Organization, which had also participated Jack Bruce on bass, harmonica and piano. Baker also felt overwhelmed in the GBO, and was tired of drug addiction Graham Bond and his fits of mental instability. "I had always liked Ginger," said Clapton. "Ginger came to see me playing with John Mayall. After the concert I took home in his car. I was very impressed with your car and your driving. He told me he wanted to mount a banda, and I had thought about it. " Both were impressed with the way you touch the other, leading to Baker invited Clapton to join his new group, still unnamed. Clapton accepted immediately, with the proviso that Jack Bruce was the bassist of the group, which Baker had agreed.
Cream made its unofficial debut at the Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester on July 29, 1966. The official debut took place two days later at the "Sixth Annual Jazz & Blues Festival Windsor." As a group, with few new songs themselves, Cream blues reinterpreted some issues that touched the audience and earned them a warm welcome. In October, they had the chance to play with Jimi Hendrix, who had just arrived in London. Hendrix was a fan of the music of Clapton, and wanted a chance to play live with it. Hendrix was introduced to the group by Chas Chandler, bassist for The Animals and manager of Hendrix.
Hendrix was actually one of the tests Cream, simply knocked the door and took care of Clapton and said he wanted to play in his band, who are good enough for him.
It was at the beginning of the group when it was decided that Bruce would be the lead singer. While Clapton was shy to sing, often did the harmonies for Bruce, and even became the leading voice of some topics such as Cream Four Until Late, "" Strange Brew, "" Crossroads "or" Badge ".
The debut album from Cream, Fresh Cream, was recorded and released in 1966 and reached # 6 in the English list and # 39 in the U.S.. Consisted mainly of versions of blues, like "Four Until Late," "Rollin 'and Tumblin'" (written by Muddy Waters), "Spoonful" (written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin 'Wolf), "I'm So Glad "or" Cat's Squirrel ". The rest of the album were songs written by Jack Bruce, stressing "Wrapping Paper" and "I Feel Free" (which was a success as a single in Britain, but only in the U.S. appeared on the disc), plus a couple of songs written by Ginger Baker (one of which, "Toad", containing one of the first examples of single battery in the history of rock).

Cream first visited the United States in March 1967 for nine nights playing in RKO Theater in New York. They returned to record Disraeli Gears in New York between 11 and 15 May 1967. Cream of the second album was released in November 1967 and reached the Top 5 lists on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by Felix Pappalardi (who later founded the quartet Mountain, inspired by Cream) and engineer Tom Dowd, was recorded in the Atlantic Studis of New York. Disraeli Gears is often interpreted as an attempt by the banda defined by merging successful British psychedelic rock and American blues. It was also the first Cream album consists primarily of original songs, only three of the eleven tracks written by other musicians. Disraeli Gears not only includes the hits "Strange Brew" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses," but also the famous "Sunshine of Your Love."
Although the album is considered one of the best works of Cream, was never highly represented in their concerts. Although usually played "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "Sunshine of Your Love", constitutes a setlist of songs from Disraeli Gears was quickly replaced in mid-1967, by introducing long improvisations of blues pop songs instead of shorter. Only "We` re Going Wrong "appeared occasionally in their performances. In fact, at its meeting in 2005, Cream played only three songs from Disraeli Gears, "Outside Woman Blues," "We're Going Wrong" and "Sunshine of Your Love".
In 1968 came the publication of the third banda, Wheels of Fire, which came to lead the American lists. Recording studio Wheels of Fire banda show how the blues was moving toward a semi-progressive rock, highlighted by its non-standard metric and use of various orchestral instruments. Another song, "politician" was written by the band while waiting for the action live on BBC. The second disc of the album contained three live recordings at the Winterland Ballroom and one in Fillmore. The second solo Clapton on "Crossroads" was chosen as one of the best guitar solos in history in various lists. The version of Spoonful of 16 minutes of his show at Winterland, became his most famous subject, and a favorite at concerts. The only battery Ginger Baker in "Toad" is recognized as one of the best live alone in the history of rock.
Finally, Cream were convinced to make one last album. This album, appropriately titled Goodbye, was recorded in late 1968 and published in early 1969 following the breakup of the banda. Although the plan was to publish a double album, Goodbye contained only six songs, three live recordings from a concert at the Forum in Los Angeles on October 19, and three new subjects for study, each written by a group member . The most prominent, "Badge" was written by Clapton and George Harrison, who also played rhythm guitar. "I'm So Glad," which had already appeared in its studio in Fresh Cream, presented live at Goodbye. It was the only song that appeared on the first and last album from Cream.

Cream Discography

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