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Wheels Of Fire [Box set] [Double CD] [Live] [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered]

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  • Audio CD (1 Jun 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set, Double CD, Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Polydor
  • ASIN: B0000067L3
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,098 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  2. Spoonful16:46Album Only
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When Cream released WHEELS OF FIRE, they had established themselves as the premier blues-rock band due to the success of their first two albums and the extraordinary chemistry between the band's members. As a result of this synergy, Cream also enjoyed a fiery live reputation. The double-album represented both sides of their musical persona. The first recordwas a studio job, where the band mixed in originals with covers of Howlin' Wolf ("Sitting On Top Of The World") and Albert King ("Born Under A Bad Sign"). The songs written by theband all contained unique touches. "As You Said" found JackBruce putting his bass down and picking up a cello, "Pressed Rat And Warthog" sounded like an English folk tale due to Ginger Baker's clipped recitation and the inclusion of baroque horns, and "White Room" overflowed with waves of Eric Clapton's wah-wah-drenched guitar.
The second record was recorded over a four-day span at San Francisco's Winterland andFillmore West. Extended versions of "Toad" and Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" demonstrate the band's intricate interplay, but most impressive is a blistering reading of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", in which all three members seem to be soloing simultaneously in a jaw-dropping display of fury and bravado.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best..., 5 Jan 2004
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Gifted, erratic and incredibly powerful, Cream were probably the most important band to emerge from London's mid 60's R&B scene. Faced with a peer group of brilliant guitarists including Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Peter Green & Jimi Hendrix, a host of other world-class musicians such as Rod Stewart, John Mayall, John McVie & Steve Winwood, and a huge number of other less well known but equally gifted back-up players - all touring the same small club circuit night after night - Cream exploded into this scene in mid 1966 as a group deliberately conceived, as their name implied, to be "the best".

To understand how good they were you had to see them live during the short period in which their lofty ambition came close to fruition. They were... "the best" and, after stamping their authority in the UK, they switched to the USA to blow their home-grown competition off stage. Imploding in well documented strife by mid 1968, those who saw them during this brief period were privileged indeed. For those who didn't there's little on offer. The group's recordings are at best a shadow of what they were live, with the few real gems spread across their four albums - "Fresh Cream" (a fair encapsulation of where they were in mid 1966); "Disraeli Gears" (a studio album with a couple of real highlights and much mediocre stuffing); "Goodbye" (even more so) and, "Wheels of Fire" (probably the closest you'll get). The subsequently released live albums add little more.

But... one track says it all. "Crossroads": possibly the best interaction of three musicians at the peak of their powers ever committed to tape. Eric Clapton's breathtaking guitar solos are matched, virtually note for note, by Jack Bruce's brilliant "lead guitar" bass lines and Ginger Baker's power drumming. Live, because it had to be to capture it. As DJ John Peel said after playing this track on its first UK broadcast: "now tell me they're human". It's here, surrounded by some of their best recorded music, and it's priceless!

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An anthem to the greatest and most original rock band ever, 17 Mar 2000
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The mixture of blues, jazz and rock played with the sheer brilliance of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Clapton with his classic fast blues style innovating on live tapes and his genius in playing set pieces on recordings, Bruce with his wonderful wailing blues voice and imaginative bass complimented with the thundering, intricate rhythms of Ginger Baker's drums makes for the most scintillating music of its time and is still relevant today. People forget that this first of the great super groups was hailed by classical and other musicians alike as being original and the best. Cream carved a niche in the annals of rock history and there will remain as a shining example to all for the future.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenonenal, 24 Jan 2004
This is most definately the Cream of the Cream's albums. It contains not only a studio disk packed with wonderfully creative and ingenious songs, but a live album containing 4 monster tracks which are absolutely astounding.

It is difficult to describe Cream's albums because there are not enough superlatives. My father first played me "white Room" when I was 4, and I have hailed it as one of the best rock songs ever recorded.

Because this was the band's third album, they were definately more experimental, introducing tympani, glocks and cellos, but still the album is fantastic. "Passing the time", "As you said" and "Pressed Rat and Warthog" are certainly not what you would expect from cream, judging by their first two albums but if you persevere, they become just as good.

The rest of the album contains their classics; White Room, Politician, Deserted Cities of the Heart, Born under a Bad sign and Sitting on top of the world. All of these are examples of some of the best blues paying ever recorded.

On the live album, their ability as a band to Jam and interact with each othe are showcased, with Crossroads and Spoonful being some of the greatest songs ever cut.

My advice is to get this album and prepare to be blown away. It is well worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The 16min 'Spoonful' is probably the greatest achievement of rock music so far
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2.0 out of 5 stars Who did this remaster?
I have the vinyl version of this 2 CD set. The remaster has clarified a lot of the tracks, and revealed some imteresting extra bits undetected on vinyl. Read more
Published on 4 May 2005 by PJW Griffin

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent transfer from vinyl to CD
I was amazed at the transfer quality, as earlier works usually sound tinny. I forgot how divers Cream is. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2003 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Monumental
A great band at the top of their form.
A studio album and a live album.
The 4 live tracks capture Cream at their stunning best. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Monumental
A great band at the top of their form.
A studio album and a live album.
The 4 live tracks capture Cream at their stunning best. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2002 by Jimmy Sclaff

5.0 out of 5 stars Cream were the best band ever!
Each one of creams three musicians was the master of his instrument! Cream were and always will remain the best rock band ever. Read more
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