IMHO, Clapton's vocals whith Cream were the band's best offerings. Also, his vocals at this time were, in my considered opinion, the best of his career. Like many artists that cleaned up from drugs (James Taylor comes to mind) I lost interest as they lost their musical soul. Clapton's last great music was with Derek And The Dominos. Not promoting drug abuse, just making an observation.
Cream at Madison Square Garden
Did anybody happen to see this show? I see the Royal Albert Hall shows will be released on a DVD by Rhino Records.\ This is the Amazon link; a CD will also be available.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009WFFS6/104-8436400-7285534?v=glance&n=130
Will be interesting to see what kind of role Clapton assumes since he was, basically, a guitar player (and always has been in my book; ie, lousy song writer and mediocre vocalist). A great guitar player but a guitar player nonetheless.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009WFFS6/104-8436400-7285534?v=glance&n=130
Will be interesting to see what kind of role Clapton assumes since he was, basically, a guitar player (and always has been in my book; ie, lousy song writer and mediocre vocalist). A great guitar player but a guitar player nonetheless.
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Not certain if you need to be on AOL to view/hear the following Cream clips (Albert Hall earlier this year), but here's a link. http://music.aol.com/network_live/concert_videos/cream Cream was the second large concert I attended in my youth (first was The Loving Spoonful). I assume Ginger no longer tears a tourniquet from his arm just prior to beating out Toad's drum solo. LOL! |
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