Cream - Disraeli Gears
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Artist: CreamEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-04-07
Music Label: Polydor / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- Strange Brew
- Sunshine Of Your Love
- World Of Pain
- Dance The Night Away
- Blue Condition
- Tales Of Brave Ulysses
- Swlabr
- We're Going Wrong
- Outside Woman Blues
- Take It Back
- Mother's Lament
Music reviews of Disraeli Gears
Music Review: WARNING: This is an OBJECTIVE review from a true fan
Rating: 4 Stars
These 60s rock gods made some of the best music of the era which was, along with Jimi Hendrix, a precursor to Heavy Metal. Each musician was and still is extremely talented. Drummer Ginger Baker loved to make full use of his kit. He turned the drums into musical instruments, far beyond simply functioning to keep time. Especially of note was his genius use of the double kick drums, putting all his limbs into fluid motion. Eric Clapton really came into his own with Cream, finally playing with musicians who could really challenge him. As great as his music has been over the years, I think his playing with Cream finds him at his most adventurous, a true creative peak. And main vocalist Jack Bruce is a unique bassist who could hold his own with Clapton.
Having said all that, this album, great as it is, doesn't exactly sound timeless to me. It's very much stuck in the 60s, a product of its time. Of course, the best rock ever made was in the 60s and DISREALI GEARS is very enjoyable today, but I think younger kids just getting into it won't look at it the same way or even as fondly as those who were there. I actually hate a lot of the frat-punk, nu-metal, whatever-you-want-to-label-it that's around today, but I don't think younger people would find Cream as exciting as newer bands like, say, Van Halen, Rage Against the Machine, Death or Mars Volta. Of course, this review will get poo-pooed on by the old cheese-cutter types who were "there" and who would claim that 60s groups like Cream are the be-all-end-all of rock and that rock has hardly changed or progressed in any interesting way since then (me? I'm somewhere in between, born in 1970).
Also, many rock fans will no doubt be happy with a "best-of" Cream collection that includes the best songs from this album ("Strange Brew," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Tales of Brave Ulysses," and "SWLABR"); the others are less essential. They're good though, especially if you like old-school blues with standard chord changes - Cream handles this style expertly.
Like most really talented bands, seeing them live is where it's at. To my amazement, they've recently reunited and immediately started selling out shows in London. If you can't catch them, at least try to get a hold of some classic live footage where they've really played out their improvisational jazz-influenced skills to the hilt.
My impressions of DISRAELI GEARS:
"Strange Brew" - killer, loping melody that's almost funky. Clapton totally off the hook and all over the frets. *****
"Sunshine of Your Love" - a monster, possibly their most famous tune save for "White Room" which still gets played to death on classic rock radio. Incredible, but Jimi Hendrix, who loved Cream, could play this one better than anybody. *****
"World of Pain" - good song, classic Cream sound, Clapton tripping the psychedelic tones. ***1/2
"Dance the Night Away" - mysterious sounding rocker loaded with psychedelia. ***1/2
"Blue Condition" - written (and I believe sung) by Ginger Baker, this is a quirky waltz with honky-tonk piano accents. ***1/2
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" - "Slow Hand" speaks through his guitar in pure note-warping heaven. ****1/2
"SWLABR" - with the possible exception of "Crossroads," this might be the most upbeat, exciting, rockin'-est Cream tune ever and my personal favorite on the album. *****
"We're Going Wrong" - as the title indicates, this is a rather downbeat number, although Ginger is just all over his drums. Amazing performance, but probably my least favorite track here. ***
"Outside Woman Blues" - upbeat, standard blues, Clapton on vocals. Quite enjoyable if you're into this sort of thing. ***3/4
"Take It Back" - peppy downhome blues shuffle accented with harmonica and crowd noises. ***1/2
"Mother's Lament" - basically a joke song with vocals and piano, the boys hamming it up, having a ball.
Worth getting, and I would agree with most other reviewers here, this is Cream's best album - but see 'em live! (however you can!)
Description of Disraeli Gears
Our Seller's Notes and Fine Print : ....Polydor Classic..CD is in excellent condition.Fresh Cream, the album that introduced this seminal super-blues trio to America, was perhaps a bit too blues-based to do the advance hype ("Clapton is God!") justice. Two of its three best-known tracks, after all, were blues covers. It was Disraeli Gears that turned Cream into a "supergroup." Here they pursue the psychedelic ideals of the era with total abandon (the LP cover art still stands as one of the 1960s' most striking designs), merging these ideals with their take on the blues and adorning the amalgamation with some superb pop craftsmanship. Of the eleven originals here, four--"Tales of Brave Ulysses," "SWLABR," "Strange Brew," and "Sunshine of Your Love"--earned major airplay. This, their excess-free greatest moment, does the Cream legend proud. --Bill Holdship
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