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  • Saw them play this in the late 60's at the old Rhode Island Auditorium. Great song. Great band.

  • Clapton and Bruce are great, but Ginger Baker was a bad ass in the 60's. No one got close to him until Bonham (middle of his career) from Zepplin.

  • Ginger Baker was already 45 years old when Cream started. He must be around 80 by now. :P

  • @vzlanod No, Baker was only 26 when they started.

  • geriatic fantasma!

  • @PaulBarte Jack Bruce had a liver transplant because of cancer... he was physically weak but I thought he, the whole group, was fabulous.

  • age is a mean mother fucker

  • Amazing sound !

  • And even Ginger's still got his hair :-)

  • Have you noticed Jack Bruce's bass guitar has no frets? That is quite an amazing bass! Clapton is God.

  • at first glance, it's like "who the hell are these old fucks?!?! but you can see its them by how they play the instruments... ginger has the same look on his face, same approach to the toms etc... clapton is just clapton, brilliant as always. and jacks voices hasn't lost much, considering its been 40 years!!

    god bless cream

  • FUCKIN A  RIGHT MAN! STILL GOT IT..... "FORGET THE MESSAGE (AND THE WORDS HAHAHAH)A AND JUST PLAY THE MUSIC".....The CREAM.....

  • sort of a disappointing solo by Eric on this song, great singing and very precise drumming but without a young man's power. other songs on this reunino tour were better. Above all; Clapton should have played Gibson guitars - that would have really recalled the old sound and probably recalled that sound to all six ears!

  • clapton is god

    (tho' totally bacchus in '67)

  • its funny how for some of these shows clapton busts out his old licks from the cream days, yet otherwise he seems to have really abandoned em... lol shame, they were pretty sick : P but still, cant complain about what came afterwards hahaa

  • I wish video footage existed for the version of Tales of Brave Ulysses heard on the cd "Live Cream Volume 2."

  • Hellll yeah! That version is King.

  • Tales of Brave Ulysses remains my favorite Cream song.

  • Eric is great on this, he's the only one who seems to care. Bruce is phoning it in, and Baker never really showed any of his old self in the RAH shows anyway.

  • Kinda wooden-Clapton has to much chorus-sounds better with the wha.....

  • spark up a number and krank

    this tune man!!

  • rite on bro

  • Right on!

  • This is/was Cream at their best. Somewhat hollow in this performance but groundbreaking at the time and still an absolute classic!

  • Yeah, its as if they are just plodding along to simply get thru it and be done with it.

    NO SPARK like at RAH

    I still liked it, thou

  • From reading Erics Autobiography, Jack and Ginger had started arguing again, these gigs were purely for the money and nothing else, sad really!

  • This is correct and they did not practice before hand like the reunion gig at RAH.

    Sad.

  • sounds like jack forgot some of the words...

  • why doesnt clapton rip it like this all the time? Here i was thinking that hed just slowed down, and tho hes still amazing, he doesnt have the same intensity as he did in the 60s, but in this video he does.... so why not play like this all the time?

  • It gets tired and boring to play the same way all the time... unless you're Angus Young. ;)

  • hahaha angus is still a great... but good point

  • Wow - takes me back to those Eric Clapton's psychodelic guitar times . Great Song sang by Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker sing his own way with drums. Keep on rockin'

  • ask chris ankle;)

  • freakin love the tune to this song. didnt know Cream was the main band, but dosnt matter

  • Wah-Wah Pedal!

    YES!!!!!!

  • Does anyone know how to go back in time?

  • "Does anyone know how to go back in time? "

    Ask Uncle Rico.

  • Ask Doc Brown!

  • Another lost freakin jam to rock you on and on and on and on...

    Crank to highest possible volume for verybest results.

  • Ginger and Jack became really old, just watch the old recordings and see ginger play the drums, not just petting them. Eric is as great as always.

  • the singer is so out of his prime.

  • this concert is in Royal albert hall in 2005!!!!!! any way that song doesn't come in the DVD

  • They didn't play it at RAH, that's the point!

  • "They didn't play it at RAH, that's the point! "

    I ssupect that's because they played "White Room." Clapton seems to think that they are the same song. so they don't like to play them in the same show? That's my guess.

    My thought: Play one early, one at the end. Then no one will care, and we'll get to hear both.

    YES!

  • @aebelmonter This performance was in New York like the video states I was there they did not play this when performing in England in 2005.

  • Cream is an amazing band.

  • Grow some pubes.

  • which is why the greatest guitar players of all time use them. idiot

  • Good version...they could have taken it a bit faster, but great playing. It was correct not to add backing musicians, or singers. The three of them can still do it. Magic!

  • love this tune makes me cry cause the way they used it on buffy

  • on buffy?

  • wow it sounds really like "white room "

  • similar descending riff

  • He adds the two bass notes on the first riff, same as in white room. The rest is just similar

  • @connected365 Eric Clapton has stated that he borrowed the riff from The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City"

  • @scabonz I think the handful of dissenters here belong on the no-fly list. Whaddya think?

  • @scabonz And then Lennon borrowed it for "Dear Prudence". And then Bobbie Gentry for "Seasons Come,Seasons Go". And then... etc etc... Why let a good riff go to waste? :-)

  • true dat, a little to much I think

  • Studio version doesn't sound a lot like it.

  • Why o why did he use a stratocaster for this concert?

    I love strats too, but Cream is Gibson territory surely? Sgs, Fireberds, 335s and Bursts. Come on Eric, what a ripoff

  • See, Brothers and Sisters, we knew this was coming back in the sixties. And, unlike our beloved masked bandit and his faithful companion "zero" hath done it all...

    Peace, before they destroy that too!!!

  • was this the 1st 2nd or 3rd night?

  • 1st I believe

  • @1982slant6 It was definitely the first night I was there. On the 2nd and 3rd nights because of complaints from Ginger Baker about the noise he played the drums behind plexiglass.

  • Wow- this version is much better than the Tuesday night performance I saw. The camera work looks like a pro job- maybe they are considering another DVD release if they can put the best parts of the three nights together for it. God bless Clapton for doing this- he didn't have to. There's still magic there though Jack and Ginger are not in top form. Just glad Jack is still around. Wonderful band, even if a little loose.

  • Bet nobody can listen to you ?

  • I like teles they almost sound like Gibsons.

  • Ya... thats not the point here though. In 1961 Les Pauls had double cut aways.

  • We're

  • In "61" they called Les Pauls. Later models we're called SG's.

  • They've made les pauls since 53 and the diffrence between sgs and lps is an sg is double cutaway and lp is bottom cutaway. they're 2 different things

  • they made les pauls since 1952. in 1961 they created the SG then know as a les paul. it was later called SG (solid guitar) because les paul didn't like the double cutaway and the body without the maple top.

  • They didn't make Les Pauls in '61. Unless you meant the SG that was branded as the new Les Paul. But yeah, Cream's stuff sounds better if played on a guitar with humbuckers.

  • I don't know what you're talking about. sustain of a banjo! Ever heard of Buddy Guy?

  • great song

    too bad about the sound quality.

  • Ginger should have joined his mates Eric and Steve (Winwood) when they reformed Blind Faith recently and briefly(sort-of).

  • oh man, Ginger Baker is one of he greatest drummers of all time, but he is soooo lost in this song, he doesnt know what hes doing haha

  • Far from the best. He's good though.

  • Red Wings/ Tales of brave ulysses = Supreme

  • Yeah, it must have been a bit terrifying. I have fucked up in small clubs but to be lost up in front of thousands at MSG...yikes. Also, he has to carry all the baggage of being the great Ginger Baker. Poor guy.  He was pissed after one of these MSG shows (the first one?). Apparently, he felt Jack (of couse) was too loud. There is a great interview of an angry Ginger right after this MSG show. He was not a happy camper.

  • In his autobiography Clapton calls the MSG concerts a 'pale shadow' of those earlier in London. He blames themselves for a lack of adequate rehearsal, and old tensions between them resurfacing. Baker and Bruce appear to come from an era when you 'don't leave the fight in the gym'. You spoil the creative spirit and energy you are saving for the big night.

  • In his autobiography Clapton calls the MSG concerts a 'pale shadow' of those earlier in London. He blames themselves for a lack of adequate rehearsal, and old tensions between them resurfacing. Baker and Bruce appear to come from an era when you 'don't leave the fight in the gym'. You spoil the creative spirit and energy you are saving for the big night.

  • I suspect they had to keep the set list for RAH in 2005 to under 35 songs or so--haha. "Tales" was a serious but necessary victim of time management. 8) Jeff Wilson, Portland, Oregon, age 52, Amateur scholar of CREAM and Eric Clapton.

  • No...not played at 2005 RAH Reunion concerts. Added for gigs at Madison Square Garden. EC did not have the wah-wah pedal at RAH, if memory serves. I was not there, but I have the DVD and the RAH CD. Freakin' AMAZING stuff....Jeff...age 52. Amateur EC scholar

  • When I saw the Cream at RAH they didnt play this one unfortunatley. Check out our version.

  • cream cream cream  eric clapton, ginger baker, and jack bruce are awesome

  • hey, I have absolutely no problems with fenders... they have a sound of their own... but still, you gotta admit this version sounded much more powerful with the cranked marshalls... this version sounds so... uh... adult contemporary.

  • man they seem old

    especially the vocals you can tell age put work on em

  • This is probably Cream's best song. Unfortunately I agree that they performed this as an old and tired band. The guitars and amp stacks do not cut it. Look for tapes/dvds of their final RAH concert in 1968 and at the Rainbow Club in 1967 to fully realize the raw live power of this trio.

  • Have to agree. They have all come a long way and are all pretty old now. ToBU is a song that needs massive energy, yes and a big marshall and a Humbucker guitar. I think Eric was trying to NOT just play it as they used to.

  • all the Gibson fan boys need to learn to recognize and appreciate all different tones, not just SG and MArshall stack.

  • I think it isn't about being a Gibson fanboy/girl, it is just about realizing that Clapton's Cream sound was more rippin' when he used the Gibsons. Maybe it was the guitar, the amps or the youth (most likely all three). I think EC's Fender sound it good but very clean and maybe not raw enough for these old Cream warhorse tunes. Just watch any of the 67-68 Cream clips on youtube and you will agree.

  • I agree EC loss his nuts for playing after Layla(with a strat)461 a recovery album has no solos. He can't kick the horse anymore - like BB King he is a good gent and we were lucky to see him as a stud- he ain't anymore.

  • steps to making this version as good as it used to be:

    #1. Get an old Marshall

    #2. Turn it all the way up.

  • AND.......get eric a f#%@ing Gibson!!!

  • i know gibsons rule

  • yeah god forbid eric matures and gets a guitar with tonal versatility...gibson fans are incorrigible. they only have one tone and thats muddy distortion

  • Yeah thats true, but the thing is this song sounds better with a Gibson.

  • agreed

    I use a strat HH or at least an HSS for this type of track.

  • Monumental performance - younger musicians should take notes, these guys wrote the book of rock.

  • Vocals are incredibly flat. The song sounds even more like White Room live than it does on the album.

  • I agree... Cream live music is incredible but Jack Bruce's vocals don't give their own music justice...

  • eric should have had a more heavy sound for this song, but he still sounds good.

  • I think that Ginger Baker should have taken his false teeth out and thrown them into the crowd during the "TOAD" solo at Madison Square Garden...

  • this should have been played in the royal albert hall dvd too!

  • I was there for the Monday and Tuesday Night shows at Madison Square Garden...and TOBY was a highlight...if not the highlight of the show. Ginger's Toad solo on drums showed that he still has it as well. It was great! - BC

  • Did you mean TOBU?

  • TOBU...yes...that was a typo in my previous comment. Tales of Brave Ulysses was(I believe) the group's response to requests from the old Cream Forum...which was very active until Rhino Records pulled the plug on us. The shows were fantastic!

  • I don't know what they were thinking of?As well as not using their original backline,EC should have had a perm for the gig and Jack should have worn his hat and Ginger his kaftan!!!

  • Ginger's really thumping the pedals away on those duel bass drums. Cool classic rock tune - should be played more.

  • fenders bother me

  • agrees.

  • Damn, they should realase a DVD of the Madison shows and I agree with all of u guys they should have used vintage equipment the new Warwick basses and the Hartke amps from Jack are crap

  • this song ws left off the DVD because they never did it a the RAH. It was added when they did the MSG gigs. And, yeah, Jack forgot some of the lyrics. Oh well. I was in the 10th row at the Garden and, for me, at least, this was the true highlight of the evening.

  • ginger baker looks better now than he did in 1968

  • I totally agree with reother. Eric got really substandard tone during the RAH gigs, way too compressed. A Les Paul or SG would have sounded so much better.

  • played very tired and lethargically.

  • similar chord progression but always thought it was a better song than white room

  • Doesn't this song sound like White room?

  • The lyrics were written by Martin Sharp, the same guy who created the artwork for the cover of Disraeli Gears.

  • I wish they used there old equipment. I would choose old ludwigs over a DW set.

  • the first"tiny purple fishes run laughing through your finger" is dynamayte mustve been insane live to someone that has known cream for long or someone with a prolific mind, I was there , not this night last

  • The reason Jack doesnt sing as well anymore is because a few years ago, he almost died because of a liver transplant. And NO, Jack did not write it. It was written by Clapton and a friend of his Martin Sharp. Still great though!

  • whoa he cant sing anymore! it sounded so much better on Disraeli Gears

  • correct me if I'm wrong, but I think thats cause he didn't sing on the original studio version of Tales of Brave Ulysses, Jack Bruce did, which certainly explains why he sounds different. But I'm only like 50% sure Bruce sang it, I don't actually know.

  • It's Jack's all the way ! Jack wrote it.Jack sung it.

    Jack's still singin it. Jack's the MAN.

  • Easy there Janey, checkout a video called..Cream..making of tales of brave ulysses.

    From a fellow Brit.

  • hehehe....i was a wee bit CREAM "green" when i wrote that comment a year ago !!! yeah , i KNOW twas Eric and Martin now ...sorreeeee, y'all! I was just SO taken by Jack then...still am , im just better informed now!

  • where can i find this clip at? thanks:)

  • look on the list of videos on the right..it's on there.

  • I was there for all three days. Honestly, in terms of Eric's playing the first night was best! Overall, however, Tuesday wins out.

  • They must have been on acid when writing this song, but **** it's a great song!!!

  • ONE OF the BEST CREAM SONGS.GREAT!!!

  • It's fantastic. But shit that Clapton didn't use his ES.

  • i was there that night as well..which is ironic..becusse i couldnve recorded it

  • ive got audio bootlegs from some1 else..on ebay..and its of cream all nights..24,25,26 of 05.the first night the audio wasnt that good..the second and third nights,..the guy msust have bee n using a better recorder..but otherwise i have all nights

  • I heard that the second night was supposed to be the best, but haven't seen a tape...

  • I don't know this song. Which album is it from? The chords look similar to the ones on White Room...

  • Disraeli gears the best Cream Album

  • where can I get a good sounding dvd of the madison square garden concerts? I'm not really into the bootleg world but I would like to have a good audio version of this song If anyoone knows:

    maestro_drs_t *At* hotmail *DoT* Com

  • I was there also. Amazing and powerful as like the old days of Cream. They know how to compliment each other so well musically. This is Clapton at his best.

  • They sound great to me. Ya gotta remember how old these guys are. Jack Bruce is in great form if ya ask me...

  • wow, fantastic...i saw this exact show live at MSG...god i thought i had died and gone to heaven

  • I found a baby, did anybody drop one?

  • im sorry they sound old and weak

  • I don't recommend watching it on a mobile phone

  • Ha, Jack Bruce messes up the lyrics a lot. Classic Cream, all right. :p

  • Baker messes up, too, but it still sounds ace!

  • man, that Pedal sounds AWESOME. Clapton's use of Wah has been so subtle since Cream ended, but he lets loose in this one!

  • I can't imagine why this song was left off the DVD. It's one of their best.

  • Jammy bastards! I didnt get to see any gigs. I'm in Ireland, but I could easily have gone to London. Getting tickets is another things though. I'll never forgive myself, because I'll never get a chance again to see them. This was the last chance.

  • Cream is just the most awesome band ever. I saw Jsib's version. I'm not sure if it was the sound on the camera, but Jack's voice was kind of slurred.

  • Was this video shot off of the overhead screen? It looks like multiple camera angles. Really good sound as well. A real collector's item. Love this band. Only saw them in the old days. Thanks for posting this.

  • jsib has the last night of this song and you have the first , PLEASE SOMEONE POST SECOND IT WAS OUTRAGEOUS MY DAD AND HIS FRIEND WERE THERE ALL 3

  • Is there going to be a dvd???

  • there are several unofficial ones...

  • i was there this was the highlight of the night

  • I went to the last London night. This show looks better than any of the London ones but I did also hear that they really went for it on Tuesday at MSG

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