Cream Tales of Brave Ulysees-10-26-05.Madison Square Gardens

[darko714]

I dare say they're actually better than they were back in the day.

[ReeseMac]

What kind of guitar is Clapton using here?

[jimhales9]

I've seen a few claptons shows during the 80s-90s..... he will never die!!!.... he is in my SOUL and i dig what he does and in general all round BLUES GURU!!!!!!

[ChiroQuacker]

eric says jack and ginger were fighting on stage at msg...and he wont tolerate that kind of lack of professionalism at this stage of his life...and maybe jack was drinking which with eric being sober is not a good thing for him to be around..but i am guessing here..eric also said they sounded thin inside the huge msg as compared to the more intimate royal albert hall

either way...for eric to shut the door on cream is sad..i hope he reconsiders..in small doses..

[INDLIS]

@ChiroQuacker: Jack and Ginger did that a lot during the Graham Bond band before the formation of Cream.

[badmuddy]

i was at the last show, & except for ginger's mistakes, it was FAR and away THE best of all 3 garden performances, particularly from clapton's standpoint. talk about burnin', he was on fire, his solos were the most cohesive, dramatic, & on point, & his feel was impeccable. he came closest to his 60's performances on that show, & he easily blew away ALL of his playing on the other 5 21'st century cream shows, both garden AND rah)...

[mutfakbilgisayari]

i love the fact that they will all be dead in 5 years

[bossmiles1]

@mutfakbilgisayari , could you please be dead in 5 years

[SCROOBA12345]

I was at all 3 shows at MSG. The second night ( Oct.25th) was the best of the lot, by FAR. During "Were going wrong", Clapton was B U R N I N G !!!

[tomosoos]

ginger is always there, in the right place

[Lanny1966]

You can really tell that Jack Bruce is not well.

[hugatag]

@Lanny1966 Jack had a liver transplant early in 05

[ECHOES2131]

2:27 the same bass riff from white room =D

[ScottSextonTV]

These guys should play at the next superbowl!

[INDLIS]

@ScottSextonTV:I'd sure like to see them perform.

[trivet1]

This was a great show

[AAV1961]

Over 40+ years and Eric Clapton is still....

a Guitar GOD

[drockkclapton]

right you are. Basically, they did this song on Disraeli Gears. They added some chords to it, and called it White Room for their next album Wheels of Fire. then Lynyrd Skynyrd changed the words and called it Sweet Home Alabama.

[EdmundIrishKilmacow]

@drockkclapton

Woud not agree with that, the tempo, chords, solo n mood r totally different in White Room. 2 unbelievable songs all the same!

[Guitarcapo38]

This Sounds Just Like White Room

[StragonRage]

i really like

more white room

but this is so fucking great

[anibalnikov47]

i was there

[ishman3155]

so was i 24th row on the floor in front of clapton saw the rah dvd before the show this was a big surprise since it wasn't done in the uk but for some reason there was no band talking like in the uk eric was pissed 2 many people walking around talking on their cell phones instead of enjoying this once in a lifetime event

[beyoncelover202]

i dare eric clapton to use a gibson again

[goodolarchie]

@beyoncelover202 Agree, and maybe some junk for good measure. I'll bet that would restore his rocking soul from the born again crap.

[mclainrose]

In a whtie rooomm....with black curtainss....

[evh1000]

LOL! yep, same progression as white room. i guess they're allowed to rip themselves off...

[janicewilsonify]

Jack Bruce as powerful and beautiful as ever, soul of cream, songwriter, bass guitar, harmonica, piano and a voice beyond compare. Give us more.

[hot00stuff]

not a big fan of Ginger Baker huh? dude you didn;t zoom in or focus on him once. 1 star

[gregorylee888]

This song was definitely played live before as a very good version is on Live Cream Vol II which should be required listening for any guitarist ..Stepping Out is to me the greatest example of Eric Clapton's genius ....to those who say he was no where near Hendrix say that after you hear that ..Hendrix never put together a solo that totally made that much sense for that long ..it is awe inspiring ...

[sjice69]

Great clip. Wish I could have been there.

[bibliac]

I read in some reviews of the MSG shows that Clapton says Tales of Brave Ulysses had never been performed before - and yet I remember it being on Live Cream Vol. II, very much live and very much rocking.

I'm just glad they gave it one last shot. I wasn't going to believe it would happen until it finally did.

[reyrayolunar]

this is not a rip off summer in the city Count Douchinberry.

[JDuncanM1369]

Actually the guitar riff is. Clapton said it was. Several times.

[76HST]

I used to eat acid and listen to this with an automated laser light. Talk about memories!!!!!

[StopTheMoti0n]

lol at the beginning eric acidently goes up to the white room chord xD

[StopTheMoti0n]

ah i love this song, with its simple lyrical melody, verse music, wah solo and fills.... ah i love white ro--

oh, wrong song

[aldeniw]

It really looks like Clapton is wearing a Slayer shirt in this video :P I was at this, great concert...

[HumanBozoBoy]

another rip off of "summer in the city"...add one more to the list

[NothingButTheBlues]

I could swear they play "White Room" at 2:52...

[Meshuggah4521]

The verse chord progressions in both songs are nearly identical, which is why a lot of people think the two songs are so close.

[marvottis]

aren't they?I mean the progression is the same(almost).the lyrics melody makes the difference.

[Meshuggah4521]

Yeah the chords are the same, although the "White Room" has one extra chord at the end of the progression while the "Tales" progression makes up for the one less chord by playing the previous chord for an extra beat. the strumming pattern is a little different, though.

[engineroomapocalypse]

They didnt do this song at the Royal Albert Hall when I went to see them. It's a shame that the Cream took so long to join up again Most of their songs need aggression that perhaps is lacking a bit now diue to age etc. Nevertheless a terrific gig by he first and best supergroup.

[hrlaser]

On the 2005 Royal Albert Hall DVD, Clapton says "we're going to play everything we know".. well, far from it.. they recorded and released about 35 Tracks on their 60s LPs.. but only did about 19 on the DVD.. left this one out, and no wah-wah pedal at all on the double DVD..

[mattgav23]

this is the first time ive heard this song. and ive noticed alot of cream/blind faith/ derek and the dominos song have the same riff pattern. the d chord with a c bass note, then a b bass note. very similar, but great songs :D

[dawacokid]

Ginger Baker makes a pretty big goof in this song, playing the cymbal fade-out at 0:50 that was supposed to come at about 1:20... at the 1:20 mark EC turns around to face Baker and makes it obvious that "NOW" is the time for the held note.

[ThndrFngrs14]

Is Jack reading the lyrics off that piece of paper on his strap?

[hazelbays]

Not sure, but seems unlikely, as that would be a lot of lyrics to have to fit on that small of a space. The print would be to small for him to read, I'd think.

[mattthedream]

lol, good sense of humour

[TheGent2]

That is probably a list showing the song list and sequence. When Paul McCartney asked Elvis Costello to play with him on the "Flowers in the Dirt" album Elvis agreed - only if Paul would use the Hofner bass he used with The Beatles. Paul hadn't even looked at it in years. When he pulled it out of its case he discovered that the song list for the "Let It Be" concert was still taped to it.

[robertgroove66]

actually, the set list is from the Candlestick Park gig in San Francisco, on August 29 1966.

[remorodz]

why don't they do strange brew anymore?

[bc1969214]

I'm curious about that as well. That's one song I haven't found Clapton playing since Cream disbanded.

[mr4sam]

why didn't they put this song in the Albert hall DVD "05"???

[winkofaneye00]

Because this was played at Madison Square Gardens.This song was left out of all the Albert Hall shows.

[music1nmyviens]

I was there, my seats weren't this good though haha. Still, I will NEVER forget that concert, it was phenominal

[zakwashere]

0:45-0:50 perfect wah usage

[collin121212]

clapton looks like hes 20 here :)

[Mingus18]

Jack looks about 200.

[weadley]

Your full of it. He doesn't look a day over 90!

[alexrags]

Cream came to New York to play 3 nights. I attended the first two. Out of those two the second was the best. After seeing the RAH dvd I must say the two New York shows were much much better.

[winkofaneye00]

I have to say that I agree with you,having heard the MSG shows on bootleg.I found the DVD very patchy,as if they were still finding their feet,which is obviously understandible,but by MSG the performance was more consistant with their reputation.I have read that Clapton does not agree though.I think he prefers the emotion and nostalgia of RAH,to the aggression of MSG.

[alexrags]

Saw Clapton and Winwood last night at madison square garden. It was better than any of the cream shows If you can try to catch these guys. I have seen Clapton many times and this is about the best Clapton I have ever seen. Incredible solos. Also played two hendrix songs little wing and voodoo child. Stevie Winwood was also incredible.

[winkofaneye00]

Clapton did Voodoo Chile?? I presume he did the Bluesier version from Ladyland which Steve played on.I had visions of him doing the Slight Return version for a minute...

[ChiroQuacker]

@alexrags

i liked the cream shows better...

[steveevanss]

The reason the audience for a historic band such as Cream or Zeppelin are not wild and dancing is there not really there to "party" , they are there to witness history , and try to imagine being back in time, or re-live it so it is hypnotic and sedative instead of being crazy and wild> Of the old bands only Ozzy / Sabbath has the want and crazy will to make a young or old audience go crazy and get off there ass.

[Mingus18]

I feel like if your'e not there to party and dance or whatever you should give your ticket to someone who will.

[captaingrice]

I was at this show. There was tention on the stage between Jack and Ginger that night...you could visibly see it. I subsequently read there were issues with Jacks base being too loud.

If you read Eric's book. He doesn't talk fondly of the MSG gigs, commenting it was about money, and it should have been left at the Royal Albert. I was at the last show at the RAH too..and the atmosphere was very different - both on stage and in the crowd.

[Ledvolta]

wasn't there a documentary about it? The change in mood, between msg and rah?

[perplexedone]

awesome vid. but why is the audience dead?

[bornfedslaughter]

because people in this century are lame, so was the led zeppelin reunion audience.

[vicioustruth]

Thanks for uploading this.