Cream — Stormy Monday

@stuartk @zlone Great song!  Definitely has a haunting feel about it that’s accentuated by Ginger Baker looking like a drumming corpse. 

There's plenty of great blue guitarist doing their cover of Stormy Monday,  and there's Eric Clapton taking ownership of the great T- Bone Walker classic.

The 2 other guys aren't bad either.

Cream has been in my collection since the 60s!

 One of the finest solos of that era is Crossroads. 
There are many bad recordings of Wheels of Fire, but , surprisingly, there are some gems out there. I know because I have 2 copies. Problem is, lots of them are beat up. Too many stoners who didn’t take care of there stuff. 
 For example, White Room- excellent drum with rhythm and well tuned. Ginger Baker is just accurate and plays as if he’s an octopus. Jack Bruce sings with passion and emotion. I love Those Were The Days, sweet and too short. 
 If you find a clean copy, grab it! 
 Of course, Disraeli Gears is out there and some copies are fantastic. 
My Benz LPS, Dynavector XV-1 and Etsuro will testify!

Stormy Monday by Lee Michaels is killer. 
I like Bobby Blue Bland, too. He put it on the map. 

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I didn’t hear T Bone’s version until many years after I heard the Live at Fillmore East version and I still tend to view the B. Bland/Allmans arrangement as my baseline for comparisons. Played as a generic I/IV/V, the tune always sounds oversimplified/truncated to me. Clapton does fine but as I hear it, doesn’t come close to "telling a story" like both Duane and Dickie did with their solos. But it’s a matter of taste, clearly.