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Cream - Those Were the Days Audio CD

A fair review of the Cream "Those Were the Days" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Cream reviews here, or go back to the Cream tabs.

Cream Band: Cream
Title: Those Were the Days
Rating:
Release Date: 1997-09-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Wrapping Paper 2: I Feel Free 3: N.S.U. 4: Sleepy Time Time 5: Dreaming 6: Sweet Wine 7: Spoonful 8: Cat's Squirrel 9: Four Until Late 10: Rollin' and Tumblin' 11: I'm So Glad 12: Toad 13: Lawdy Mama [Version 1][#] 14: Strange Brew 15: Sunshine of Your Love 16: World of Pain 17: Dance the Night Away 18: Blue Condition 19: Tales of Brave Ulysses 20: Swlabr 21: We're Going Wrong 22: Outside Woman Blues 23: Take It Back 24: Mother's Lament 25: White Room 26: Sitting on Top of the World 27: Passing the Time [Alternate Version][Take] 28: As You Said 29: Pressed Rat and Warthog 30: Politician 31: Those Were the Days 32: Born Under a Bad Sign 33: Deserted Cities of the Heart 34: Anyone for Tennis 35: Badge 36: Doing That Scrapyard Thing 37: What a Bringdown 38: Coffee Song 39: Lawdy Mama [Version 2] 40: You Make Me Feel [#][Demo Version] 41: We're Going Wrong [#][Demo Version] 42: Hey Now Princess [#][Demo Version] 43: Swlabr [#][Demo Version] 44: Weird of Hermiston [#][Demo Version] 45: Clearout [#][Demo Version] 46: Falstaff Beer Commercial [#] 47: N.S.U. [#] 48: Sleepy Time Time [Live] 49: Rollin' and Tumblin' [Live] 50: Crossroads [Live] 51: Spoonful [Live] 52: Tales of Brave Ulysses [Live] 53: Sunshine of Your Love [Live] 54: Sweet Wine [Live] 55: White Room [Live] 56: Politician [Live] 57: I'm So Glad [Live] 58: Sitting on Top of the World [Live] 59: Stepping Out [Live] 60: Traintime [Live] 61: Toad [Live][#] 62: Deserted Cities of the Heart [Live] 63: Sunshine of Your Love [Live][#]

whipped Cream


This 4 CD box set purports to has all the studio recordings and bunches of Live recordings of which Cream made its reputation. Agreed that Cream, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker were the best of Great Britain proto-blues/rock bands that overwhelmed the mid-late '60's with an infusion of bottom heavy bass lead guitar and drums drums drums that became the template for psychedelic wonderousment and overbearing self-indulgence. All well and good, but a truer history box set would have the complete Cream records in order as released. For some, the inexact order of the songs from the LPs Cream Disraeli Gears Wheels of Fire Goodbye is jarring and confusing. However much of the '60's is confusing anyway. . maybe who cares or recalls.

What matters most here is the rarities and the remastered sound. The rarities "Wrapping Paper" "Lawdy Mama" some demo versions of cuts from "Disraeli Gears" and terrific live versions of standards like "White Room" and "I'm So Glad" sound vibrant and almost as good as a $2. 98 record from Woolworths when first released. "Toad" still needs to lose the drum solo tho. . .

Rock and Roll trivia: the album " Disraeli Gears" got its name from Brit pun. Derailer gears are bicycle parts Benjamin Disraeli was a House of Lords Conservative Party jackass during the band members youth.
Honest! Just like John Lennon's paperback book, " A Spaniard in the Works" was from a Brit saying, " A Spanner in the Works" meaning a fuss and confusion. .


The Almost Complete Cream Collection

This is the best way to get (almost) all their studio and live recordings. A great box set from an influential band featuring Eric Clapton on guitar/vocals, Jack Bruce on vocals/bass and a fine drummer who goes by Ginger Baker. There is so much more to this band than blues-rock. The only negative aspect is the fact that the BBC sessions that they recorded are not included but here you get quite a few rarities to make up for it.

So this is definitely the way to go if you want all the albums from this excellent trio in one package!
Thanks for taking the time to read!
Later.


Great rockin' blues
It also illustrates why the words "Clapton is God" were painted on a subway wall in London. This is a great collection of music highlighting the influence of early American blues music on the British 'rock invasion' of the 60's and 70's. A truly excellent collection of music for Clapton/Cream/Blues lovers. .


Simply Great


Their name says it all, "Cream = The cream of rock musicians". This boxed set has all of the studio albums Cream did; in addition, it has a lot of live material (2 discs worth): almost all the Cream material you'll ever need.
A great exponent of Blues-Rock, Psyc. Rock. None of the songs are bad, really; and, many are classics. Don't know what would have happened had they stuck together longer, but I guess it was their volatility that made them great.

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classic collection
Although I have owned the Clapton Crossroads box set for years, I never had the Cream albums on CD before buying Those Were The Days. To have all of the official Cream releases, both studio and live albums, together in one 4-CD set is very cool. Of course the CDs sound way better than the old LPs or tapes I had. Cream is among the elite bands of classic rock, so that's what gets it four stars from me right off the bat. I didn't give it five stars because, as much I am a fan, some of the material sounds dated and doesn't hold up well over time. Also, I don't care for the "book" packaging because it's difficult to take in the car or to store with the rest of my CDs. The standout tracks are too numerous to list, and the lowpoints too few to make note of. Cream was and still may be the epitome of British-blues-rock, which makes their entire discography essential to musicians and fans.


You can see a complete list of all Cream discography, or go back to the Cream tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

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