Bdp24 - I completely agree with you about Baker. Curious what your take is on Mitch Mitchell, to my ears his work with The Jimi Hendrix Experience has a similar 'problem' as you've described with Baker and Cream.
Greatest Rock Drummers
Given the subject line many names come to mind such as Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Phil Collins and Carl Palmer but, is Neil Peart the greatest rock drummer of all time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSToKcbWz1k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSToKcbWz1k