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.Past members.Cream were a British band formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist, guitarist, and drummer. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker also sang and contributed songs. Formed from members of previously successful bands, they are widely regarded as the world's first. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members.
Tensions between Bruce and Baker led to their decision in May 1968 to break up, though the band were persuaded to make a final album, and to tour, culminating in two final farewell concerts at the on 25 and 26 November 1968 which were filmed by the BBC and shown in theatres, then in 1977 released as a home video,.Their music spanned many genres of, including (', '), (', '), and (', '). In their career, they sold more than 15 million records worldwide. The group's third album, (1968), is the world's first.In 1993, Cream were inducted into the. They were included in both and 's lists of the '100 Greatest Artists of All Time', at number 67 and 61 respectively.
They were also ranked number 16 on VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock'. Contents.History Formation (1966) By July 1966, 's career with and had earned him a reputation as the premier guitarist in Britain.
Clapton, however, found the environment of Mayall's band confining, and sought to expand his playing in a new band. In 1966, Clapton met, then the leader of, which at one point featured on bass guitar, and piano. Baker felt stifled in the Graham Bond Organisation and had grown tired of 's drug addictions and bouts of mental instability. 'I had always liked Ginger', explained Clapton. 'Ginger had come to see me play with the Bluesbreakers. After the gig he drove me back to London in his Rover.
I was very impressed with his car and driving. He was telling me that he wanted to start a band, and I had been thinking about it too.' Each was impressed with the other's playing abilities, prompting Baker to ask Clapton to join his new, then-unnamed group.
Clapton immediately agreed, on the condition that Baker hire Bruce as the group's bassist; according to Clapton, Baker was so surprised at the suggestion that he almost crashed the car. Clapton had met Bruce when the bassist/vocalist briefly played with the Bluesbreakers in November 1965; the two also had recorded together as part of an ad hoc group dubbed (which also included and ). Impressed with Bruce's vocals and technical prowess, Clapton wanted to work with him on an ongoing basis.In contrast, while Bruce was in Bond's band, he and Baker had been notorious for their quarrelling.
Their volatile relationship included on-stage fights and the sabotage of one another's instruments. After Baker fired Bruce from the band, Bruce continued to arrive for gigs; ultimately, Bruce was driven away from the band after Baker threatened him at knifepoint.Baker and Bruce tried to put aside their differences for the good of Baker's new trio, which he envisioned as collaborative, with each of the members contributing to music and lyrics. The band was named 'Cream', as Clapton, Bruce, and Baker were already considered the 'cream of the crop' amongst blues and jazz musicians in the exploding. Initially, the group were referred to and billed as 'The Cream', but starting officially with its first record releases, the trio came to be known as 'Cream'. Despite this, the band was referred to as 'The Cream' on several occasions by promoters and disc jockeys, and even on occasion by the band members themselves.
Before deciding upon 'Cream', the band considered calling themselves 'Sweet 'n' Sour Rock 'n' Roll'. Of the trio, Clapton had the biggest reputation in England; however, he was all but unknown in the US, having left the Yardbirds before ' hit the.The band made its unofficial debut at the on 29 July 1966. Its official debut came two nights later at the Sixth Annual Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival. Being new and with few original songs to its credit, they performed blues reworkings that thrilled the large crowd and earned it a warm reception.
In October the band also got a chance to jam with, who had recently arrived in London. Hendrix was a fan of Clapton's music, and wanted a chance to play with him onstage.It was during the early organisation that they decided Bruce would serve as the group's lead vocalist.
While Clapton was shy about singing, he occasionally harmonised with Bruce and, in time, took lead vocals on several Cream tracks including ', 'Strange Brew', 'World of Pain', ', 'Crossroads', and 'Badge'.Fresh Cream (1966). Main article:The band's debut album, was recorded and released in 1966. The album reached number 6 in the UK charts and number 39 in the US. It was evenly split between self-penned originals and blues covers, including 'Four Until Late', ', 'Spoonful', ' and 'Cat's Squirrel'. The rest of the songs were written by either Jack Bruce or Ginger Baker. ('I Feel Free', a UK hit single, was included on only the American edition of the LP.) The track ' contained one of the earliest examples of a drum solo in rock music as expanded upon his early composition 'Camels and Elephants', written in 1965 with.Early Cream display a much tighter band showcasing more songs. All of the songs are reasonably short, including five-minute versions of 'N.S.U.'
, 'Sweet Wine' and 'Toad'. But a mere two months later, the setlist shortened, with the songs then much longer.Disraeli Gears (1967). First 20 seconds of introProblems playing this file? See.The band first visited the US in March 1967 to play nine dates at the RKO 58th Street Theatre in New York City. There was little impact, as impresario placed them at the bottom of a six-act bill that performed three times per date, eventually reducing the band to one song per concert. They returned to record in New York between 11 and 15 May 1967.
This, the band's second album, was released in November 1967 and reached the top five in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by (who later co-founded the Cream-influenced quartet ) and engineer, it was recorded at in New York. Disraeli Gears is often considered to be the band's defining effort, successfully blending psychedelic British rock with American blues. In addition to 'Strange Brew' and 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', Disraeli Gears features 'Sunshine of Your Love', which became the group's unofficial anthem, and is probably their best-known song today. Bruce and came upon the idea in a state of near desperation in the wee hours. In a last-ditch attempt to salvage something from the long and fruitless night at his apartment, the bleary-eyed Bruce pulled out his double bass again and played a riff. At that point, Brown looked out the window and saw the sun was about to rise: 'It's getting near dawn', he said to himself.
Brown put the words on paper then thought some more: 'When lights close their tired eyes'. Cream performing on Dutch television in January 1968The album was originally slated for release in the summer of 1967, but the record label opted to scrap the planned cover and repackage it with a new psychedelic cover, designed by artist, and the resulting changes delayed its release for several months. The cover was remarkable for the time, with a patterned over a publicity photo of the trio.Although the album is considered one of Cream's finest efforts, it has never been well represented in the band's live sets. Although they consistently played 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' and 'Sunshine of Your Love', several songs from Disraeli Gears were quickly dropped from performances in mid-1967, favouring longer jams instead of short. 'We're Going Wrong' was the only additional song from the album the group performed live. In fact, at their, the band played only three songs from Disraeli Gears: 'Outside Woman Blues', ', and 'Sunshine of Your Love'; at their three October 2005 performances in New York, 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' was also included in the setlist.In August 1967, the band played their first headlining dates in the US, first at in San Francisco and later at in Los Angeles.
The concerts were a great success and proved very influential on both the band itself and the flourishing scene surrounding them. Upon discovering a growing listening audience, the band began to stretch out on stage, incorporating more time in their repertoire, some songs reaching jams of twenty minutes.
Long, drawn-out jams in numbers like 'Spoonful', 'N.S.U.' , 'I'm So Glad', and 'Sweet Wine' became live favourites, while songs like 'Sunshine of Your Love', 'Crossroads', and 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' remained reasonably short. Wheels of Fire (1968).
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Ginger Baker at the drumkitFrom its creation, Cream was faced with some fundamental problems that would later lead to its dissolution in November 1968. The antagonism between Bruce and Baker created tensions in the band.
Clapton also felt that the members of the band did not listen to each other enough. Equipment during these years had also improved; new stacks produced more power, and Jack Bruce pushed the volume levels higher, creating tension for Baker, who would have trouble competing with roaring stacks. Clapton spoke of a concert during which he stopped playing and neither Baker nor Bruce noticed. Clapton has also commented that Cream's later gigs mainly consisted of its members showing off.Cream decided that they would break up in May 1968 during a tour of the US. Later, in July, an official announcement was made that the band would break up after a farewell tour of the US and after playing two concerts in London.Cream were eventually persuaded to do one final album. The album, the appropriately titled, was recorded in late 1968 and released in early 1969, after the band had broken up.
It featured six songs: three live recordings dating from a concert at in Los Angeles, California, on 19 October, and three new studio recordings (including 'Badge', which was written by Clapton and, who also played rhythm guitar and was credited as 'L'Angelo Misterioso'). 'I'm So Glad' was included among the live tracks.Cream's 'farewell tour' consisted of 22 shows at 19 venues in the US from 4 October to 4 November 1968, and two final farewell concerts at the on 25 and 26 November 1968. The final US gig was at the on 4 November.
The band arrived late and, due to local restrictions, were able to perform only two songs, 'Toad' and a 20+ minute version of 'Spoonful'. The two Royal Albert Hall concerts were filmed for a documentary and released on video (and later DVD) as. Both shows were sold out and attracted more attention than any other Cream concert, but their performance was regarded by many as below standard.
Baker himself said of the concerts: 'It wasn't a good gig. Cream was better than that. We knew it was all over. We knew we were just finishing it off, getting it over with.' Bruce had three Marshall stacks on stage for the farewell shows but one acted only as a spare, and he only used one or two, depending on the song. In an interview from Cream: Classic Artists, he added that the band was getting worse by the minute. Eric Clapton performing in Barcelona years after leaving Cream, 1986, a band that included both Clapton and Baker, was formed after the demise of Cream, following an attempt by Clapton to recruit into Cream in the hope that he would help act as a buffer between Bruce and Baker.
Inspired by more song-based acts, Clapton went on to perform much different, less improvisational material with, and in his own long and varied solo career. Bruce began a varied and successful solo career with the 1969 release of, while Baker formed a jazz-fusion ensemble out of the ashes of Blind Faith called, which featured Winwood, Blind Faith bassist, Graham Bond on saxophone, and guitarist of and (later). All three members continued to explore new musical ideas and partnerships, play concerts and record music for over four decades after ending Cream.Reunions Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In 1993, Cream were inducted into the and re-formed to perform at the. Initially, the trio were wary about performing, until encouraging words from inspired them to try. The set consisted of 'Sunshine of Your Love', 'Crossroads', and 'Born Under a Bad Sign', a song they had not previously played live. Clapton mentioned in his acceptance speech that their rehearsal the day before the ceremony had marked the first time they had played together in 25 years. This performance spurred rumours of a reunion tour.
Bruce and Baker said in later interviews that they were, indeed, interested in touring as Cream. A formal reunion did not take place immediately, as Clapton, Bruce and Baker continued to pursue solo projects, although the latter two worked together again in the mid-1990s as two-thirds of the power trio with Irish guitarist.2005 concerts At Clapton's request, Cream reunited for a series of four shows, on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the venue of their final concerts in 1968. Although the three musicians chose not to speak publicly about the shows, Clapton would later state that he had become more 'generous' in regard to his past, and that the physical health of Bruce and Baker was a major factor: Bruce had recently undergone a transplant for liver cancer in 2003, and had almost lost his life, while Baker had severe arthritis.Tickets for all four shows sold out in under an hour. The performances were recorded for a live CD and DVD. Among those in attendance were,. The reunion marked the first time the band had played 'Badge' and 'Pressed Rat and Warthog' live.Inspired by the success of the reunion, the band agreed to an additional set of three shows at the in New York City, from 24–26 October 2005. According to Clapton, these concerts did not live up to the Royal Albert Hall performances due to, among other reasons, lack of rehearsal and the resurgence of old grudges among band members.
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Post-2005 In February 2006, Cream received a in recognition of their contribution to, and influence upon, modern music. That same month, a 'Classic Albums' DVD was released detailing the story behind the creation and recording of Disraeli Gears. On the day prior to the Grammy ceremony, Bruce made a public statement that more one-off performances of Cream had been planned: multiple dates in a few cities, similar to the Royal Albert Hall and Madison Square Garden shows.However, this story was refuted by both Clapton and Baker, first by Clapton in a article from April 2006. The article stated that when asked about Cream, Clapton said: 'No. Not for me. We did it and it was fun. But life is too short.
I've got lots of other things I would rather do, including staying at home with my kids. The thing about that band was that it was all to do with its limits. It was an experiment.'
In an interview in the UK magazine Music Mart, about the release of a DVD about the concert in 1969, Baker commented about his unwillingness to continue the Cream reunion. These comments were far more specific and explosive than Clapton's, as they were centred around his relationship with Jack Bruce. Ginger said, 'When he's Dr. Jekyll, he's fine. It's when he's Mr. Hyde that he's not. And I'm afraid he's still the same.
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I tell you this – there won't ever be any more Cream gigs, because he did Mr. Hyde in New York last year.'
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When asked to elaborate, Baker replied:Oh, he shouted at me on stage, he turned his bass up so loud that he deafened me on the first gig. What he does is that he apologises and apologises, but I'm afraid, to do it on a Cream reunion gig, that was the end. He killed the magic, and New York was like 1968.
It was just a get through the gig, get the money sort of deal. I was absolutely amazed. I mean, he demonstrated why he got the sack from Graham Bond and why Cream didn't last very long on stage in New York.
I didn't want to do it in the first place simply because of how Jack was. I have worked with him several times since Cream, and I promised myself that I would never work with him again.
When Eric first came up with the idea, I said no, and then he phoned me up and eventually convinced me to do it. I was on my best behaviour and I did everything I could to make things go as smooth as possible, and I was really pleasant to Jack.Baker and Bruce appeared on stage in London when Baker was awarded a lifetime achievement award by legendary cymbal manufacturer. Bruce told Detroit's radio station in May 2007 that there were plans for a Cream reunion later in the year. It was later revealed that the potential performance was to be November 2007 in London as a tribute to. The band decided against it and this was confirmed by Bruce in a letter to the editor of the Jack Bruce fanzine, The Cuicoland Express, dated 26 September 2007.
Dear Marc,We were going to do this tribute concert for Ahmet when it was to be at the Royal Albert Hall but decided to pass when it was moved to the O2 Arena and seemed to be becoming overly commercial.The headlining act for the O2 Arena (postponed to December 2007) turned out to be another reunited English hard-rock act,. In an interview with BBC 6 Music in April 2010, Bruce confirmed that there would be no more Cream shows: 'Cream is over.' Bruce died on 25 October 2014 and Baker died on 6 October 2019, leaving Clapton as the last surviving member. Personnel. – drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals.
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