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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I'm So Glad | |||
| 2. Spoonful | |||
| 3. Outside Woman Blues | |||
| 4. Pressed Rat And Warthog | |||
| 5. Sleepy Time Time | |||
| 6. N.S.U. | |||
| 7. Badge | |||
| 8. Politician | |||
| 9. Sweet Wine | |||
| 10. Rollin' And Tumblin' | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Born Under A Bad Sign | |||
| 2. We're Going Wrong | |||
| 3. Crossroads | |||
| 4. White Room | |||
| 5. Toad | |||
| 6. Sunshine Of Your Love | |||
| 7. Sleepy Time Time | |||
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Cream were, as has been reasonably argued, the world's first supergroup. Less contestably, they remain the best-ever supergroup until this day. When guitar deity Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger (actually he's more silver these days) Baker reconvened for some box-office busting comeback shows at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005--some 37 years after the band had waved farewell at the very same venue--expectations ran high and the faithful weren't left short-changed.
Royal Albert Hall is a splendid souvenir of a band who got their vibe back together for love, self-satisfaction and nostalgia. Nowhere is there any attempt to compromise the band's integrity, redefine the formula or extend the hand of friendship to a younger generation by toning down some of the more indulgent extravagances of their original era. You get the blues (in the case of "Stormy Weather" gloriously so, Clapton's fretwork is electric), psychedelia ("NSU"), that leviathan nine minute drum solo (Ginger's "Toad"), a novelty tune (Ginger's Kenneth Grahame on acid ditty "Pressed Rat and Warthog") and anthems of the magnitude of "Badge" and "Sunshine Of Your Love".
For a more comprehensive assessment of Cream's legacy to rock, novices ought to start with the recent I Feel Free: UIltimate Cream compilation but as reunions go Royal Albert Hall gives longstanding fans of Cream plenty to lap up. --Kevin Maidment
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CD-1:1-I'm So Glad 2-Spoonful 3-Outside Woman Blues 4-Pressed Rat & Warthog 5-Sleepy Time Time 6-N.S.U. 7-Badge 8-Politician 9-Sweet Wine 10-Rollin' And Tumblin' 11-Stormy Monday 12-Deserted Cities Of The Heart CD-2:1-Born Under A Bad Sign 2-We're Going Wrong 3-Crossroads 4-White Room 5-Toad 6-Sunshine Of Your Love 7-Sleepy Time Time (alt.) (2005 'Reprise') (115:46/19) 'Recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall, London, May 3, 5 & 6, 2005' - Nach über 35 Jahren eine Re-Union des einst wegweisenden Trios. Keiner der Drei hat seine Rolle verlernt. Erstaunlich. Wir liefern die US-Version in Jewelbox mit Pappschuber / The first re-union of England's super rock trio after more than 35 years. We ship the US version (jewel case plus slipcase). ERIC CLAPTON - gtr/voc, JACK BRUCE 8 voc/bas/hca, GINGER BAKER - drums.
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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
And comparisons between three men in their early twenties and their early sixties are just ridiculous... so forget all that and take this album for what it is. Which is what? Well first off it's most definitely not - as Eric Clapton quite rightly says in the DVD release of these concerts - some bizarre attempt to recreate Cream as they were, rather, three musicians seizing on an opportunity to celebrate the music they played all those years ago... different skills, different equipment, different sound, different world.
And the result... well it's got its up & downs and there's no doubt, and no surprise, that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker can't play with the speed and intensity they did when they were "powerhouse" young men, but, in the end it's not only a pretty good record of their concerts but an excellent album in its own right. And if comparisons need to be made then the truth is that Eric Clapton's playing on a number of the cuts is technically better and more exciting than the originals, that his (and to a lesser extent Jack Bruce's) voice has a maturity & depth that's more suited to their straight Blues and R&B numbers, and... that at least three (arguably more) of the tracks - "Crossroads", "We're Going Wrong" & "Sleepy Time Time" - are actually better than their original album versions. Plus you get a superb interpretation of "Stormy Monday", featuring Clapton playing at his very best, and a genuinely moving rendition of "Badge" with its quite chilling power-chord gap where George Harrison's solo should be.
Good enough then and much better than you could reasonably expect after all this time. Better still buy the DVD version, with its stunning camera-work & sound, where it's all put into context.
And the result... well it's got its up & downs and there's no doubt, and no surprise, that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker can't play with the speed and intensity they did when they were "powerhouse" young men, but, in the end it's not only a pretty good record of their concerts but an excellent album in its own right. And if comparisons need to be made then the truth is that Eric Clapton's playing on a number of the cuts is technically better and more exciting than the originals, that his (and to a lesser extent Jack Bruce's) voice has a maturity & depth that's more suited to their straight Blues and R&B numbers, and... that at least three (arguably more) of the tracks - "Crossroads", "We're Going Wrong" & "Sleepy Time Time" - are actually better than their original album versions. Plus you get a superb interpretation of "Stormy Monday", featuring Clapton playing at his very best, and a genuinely moving rendition of "Badge" with its quite chilling power-chord gap where George Harrison's solo should be.
Good enough then and much better than you could reasonably expect after all this time. Better still buy the DVD version, with its stunning camera-work & sound, where it's all put into context.
Format:Audio CD
Rather then comparing the energy and creativity of latter -day Cream with that of old, I rather look at this set on it's own merits.
Positives:
Clapton is great throughout - brilliant solos on 'Stormy Monday' , 'I'm So Glad' and 'Outside Woman Blues'. In fact, he is the one band member who is keeping things interesting and dynamic.
The group actually working well as a group.The focus is on playing well as a unit rather then over long displays of technical expertise. This makes for good listen.
Lovely version of 'We're Going Wrong'! Stonkin' 'Rollin' and Tumblin''
Negatives:
The live sound is ok- but the drums sound somewhat ploddy and the vocals generally not as centre stage as they should be.
On some numbers the band (Ginger Baker?) start to tire or sound a little bored,resulting in rather a sludgy pace-'Sunshine of Your Love' particularly suffers in this respect.
Should anyone really have sit through 'Pressed Rat and Warthog' and 'Sweet Wine'. Baker may have been - and for the most part still is, a great drummer, but no writer is he!
Overall, a very nice package that even non-oldies might enjoy!
Positives:
Clapton is great throughout - brilliant solos on 'Stormy Monday' , 'I'm So Glad' and 'Outside Woman Blues'. In fact, he is the one band member who is keeping things interesting and dynamic.
The group actually working well as a group.The focus is on playing well as a unit rather then over long displays of technical expertise. This makes for good listen.
Lovely version of 'We're Going Wrong'! Stonkin' 'Rollin' and Tumblin''
Negatives:
The live sound is ok- but the drums sound somewhat ploddy and the vocals generally not as centre stage as they should be.
On some numbers the band (Ginger Baker?) start to tire or sound a little bored,resulting in rather a sludgy pace-'Sunshine of Your Love' particularly suffers in this respect.
Should anyone really have sit through 'Pressed Rat and Warthog' and 'Sweet Wine'. Baker may have been - and for the most part still is, a great drummer, but no writer is he!
Overall, a very nice package that even non-oldies might enjoy!
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic stuff Clapton's blues lead languid,powerful and inventive , Bruce countermelodies which still makes the band sound way beyond 3 players and Baker underscores solid with lovely polys and breaks.I was there in 68 and in 05 , 68 was power , 05 is finesse but both were 100 % Cream . Few players today could reach these musical standards of technical skill and emotional honesty.Bravo Cream and thank you.
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cream
Cream at the Albert Hall, is absolutely brilliant, golden oldies, redone magically. Well worth a listen,go on, take a trip down memory lane.
Published 5 months ago by mum
Great Music from a Great Group
Cream are from my era and I was always a adoring fan of theirs (sorry not going to mention the year/years or era - don't need to be reminded of how the years are passing!!). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Trish
Very low price but excellent double CD
I have the DVD which is so good I wanted to have the CD's for the car.
Comparing this with the original Cream farewell concert in 1968 shows just how much they have... Read more
Comparing this with the original Cream farewell concert in 1968 shows just how much they have... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Martin
Cream
Inherently great music, good quality, fair price and swift delivery. Much better to have the quality and certainty of the CD rather than download.
Published 6 months ago by chosunfew
REALLY disappointing
Its been a long time coming. And unfortunately - having listened to the CD, watched the DVD and looked at the shameless amount of merchandising that will be hanging off beer... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nick
Magnificent
By the time I became aware of the whole rock/jazz/blues scene (man), Cream had come and gone and, as I never had an opportunity to hear any of their albums in my early years of... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2008 by Julian Stevens
Only 'Crossroads' and 'I'm So Glad' manage to engage in anything like...
Although I am the biggest Cream fan in the world I have to say in all honesty that this is very disappointing. Even the sound of Clapton's guitar and Baker's drumkit is all wrong. Read more
Published on 17 July 2008 by Basiledes
Pleasantly surpried
I had my reservations when the gigs were announced. Cream live were outstanding 'NSU' from Live Cream is the LIVE track to end them all, even
now, nearly 40 years later it is... Read more
now, nearly 40 years later it is... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2007 by Ace Music Lover
The power trio brings its material forward and leave us far from "What...
On this long-awaited live reunion, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker amply demonstrate that all that is required for great music making is talent and empathy. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2007 by jayhikkss
Mature and magnificent
I bought this album after seeing the video of the concerts. Yes it is more refined than the original all those years ago, but isn't that what we would expect. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2007 by C C
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