What A Bringdown - Cream

[dazlovesboyo]

The best song on the album, better even than Badge.

[MrShoeman21]

How can you not love a song that goes from 10/8 to 6/8.

[darko714]

Davedra Barnhart has a tune called "Seahorse" which borrows the vibe from this, only more chill.

[petergrenader]

false

[rg2027x]

take a butchers at the dodginesses of old Bill

Aristotle's orchestra are living on the pill.

1 of them gets very very prickly when hes ill.

& u know what you know in your head.

Will you, won't you, do you, don't you wanna make more bread?

What a bringdown!

[bluesjoe147]

cream with an organ? never heard that before

[glenoby]

The first Supergroup, and only three of them, brill, this track my fave but try to find it on any album, brill lyrics and the rest.

[yamahapaultje]

aaaaah, their best song ever, it has everything in it!

[StoneDxEyes]

@TheGrayRevolution True for Disraeli Gears, Live Cream Vol. 1 and 2, Wheels of Fire, and Fresh Cream. I know Fresh Cream has alot of covers, but id rather see most of those songs redone by Clapton, Bruce, And Baker. (cuz they kick the most ass) However, I still can't say they beat Abbey Road.

[jte2457]

To bad Jack and Ginger did not get along , this band could have lasted forever.

[FarnhazenBrep]

Mike,

And don't forget:

"Will you, won't you, do you, don't you know when a head's dead? What a bringdown!"

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhh­hhhhhhh!

I've always loved that line.

*<|;o)

--Farnhazen

[nagiroltra]

@evanguy Unfair on Wheels of Fire. Let's equate the live stuff with the "indulgences'' of the White album, the studio side is as brilliant and progressive as anything in the late sixties and mainly down to one songwriter , the genius that is Jack Bruce.

[evanguy]

@nagiroltra I only consider "Rev 9," "WDWDI in the R?" and "Wild Honey Pie" as on the same level. Those tracks took up all of 10 minutes, as opposed to an entire record that the Cream live performances occupied. The Beatles certainly had the advantage of three great songwriters. The Bruce/Brown team was stretched and Clapton still resorted to all covers. Cream could've matched the Beatles if Clapton and maybe Baker had evolved more as writers, but they didn't last long enough.

[nagiroltra]

@evanguy Surely longer than 10 minutes? Anyway ,they were both wonderful bands, saw Cream twice in 1967. Apart from having three songwriters ,The Beatles also grew up together. Thank you for putting up this fantastic music. I still think Jack Bruce is one of the most underrated musicians ever, God bless him.

[TheGrayRevolution]

@evanguy that's why i put true or false, i'm just joking maan.

[naturelover1957]

This song is over looked as one of their best tunes.No wonder Cream is my favorite group.They just are a totally awesome one of a kind sound band!

[Thadmotor1044]

only the beatles were more influential than the cream ! all three members of the cream felt that they were the best at their instrument , and they certainly played that way , simply put , the cream were ..... GIANTS !!

[reissue]

@Thadmotor1044 WRONG. Jimi Hendrix sits atop the heap of all with the Beatles. He alone, in that era, had the same impact.

[Thadmotor1044]

cream is the second most influential bands behind the beatles . all albums are solid exspression from a band that each of its members felt that he was the best at his instrument , and they played that way . simply , GIANTS ....

[GeneralParadigm]

Cream tops them all. Their music had a nice flow to it.

[GeneralParadigm]

Notice on the album 'Goodbye', Ginger is credited with drums, percussion & vocals. Since he wrote this song, doesn't it make sense that he would have sang on it? Now the second voice is clearly that of Jack Bruce, but I'm thinking the main part is sung by GB himself.

[hugatag]

@GeneralParadigm Ginger sings backup vocals on this one.

[GeneralParadigm]

@hugatag Please see 'Talk: Disraeli Gears', under 1. Ginger Baker's singing, where it states, "Baker shared vocals with Bruce on What A Bringdown".

[hugatag]

@GeneralParadigm Thank you. I certainly hear GB very clearly on backup vocals. Anyway what a fantastic under rated song.

[GeneralParadigm]

@hugatag I appreciate the comments. GB had an autobiography entitled 'Hellraiser'. Perhaps there is an allusion to this matter therein. I have no special reason to establish Baker as the vocalist on this tune, but reading some of the conflicting statements on this topic has drummed up my interest. My own remarks are purely conjectural and should not be construed to the contrary.

[hugatag]

@GeneralParadigm I really appreciate your comments and views and of course we must remember that Cream was and still is the best British R&B band of all time. I am sure GB would say Cream was a jazz band. :)

[GeneralParadigm]

@hugatag GB is a great Briton.

[hugatag]

@GeneralParadigm Now that is a FACT!

[GeneralParadigm]

@hugatag Cream could really pour it on.

[Slohand1993]

Awesome tune from the cream legacy

[bentpolski]

Greatest Band in History!!!

[tapeduk]

Goodbye Cream is their most Beatle-like album

[GQandIQ2]

love the leslie!

[MightySaturn5]

Great stuff-sounds like this could have been the beginning of their progressive era if they stayed together...would have loved to have heard this song with the higher production values that Black Sabbath had on their first or second albums (smoother guitar tone, punchy kick drum, etc.)

[8269998]

sounds like a John Lennon song..

[Feelyman]

@8269998 GIVE ME EVEN ONE EXAMPLE

[EasyAce]

@Feelyman He probably meant the lyric. The lyric is the sort of thing Lennon circa "Sgt. Pepper"/"Magical Mystery Tour" might have dreamed up. This is probably Ginger Baker's single best composition---and, incidentally, it was good enough to get the B-side of the single release of "Badge" . . .

[TheBlues619]

This kinda sound like "Do What You Like" by Blind Faith which had Eric and Ginger in it they probably connected some of the sound

[Rawego]

@TheBlues619 the begining of 'DWYL' is from here for sure :))

[Solus77]

CREAM OF THE CROP.

Crème de la crème, not only of their era, but also of all musical periods in the history of mankind.

Enjoy!

[Solus77]

I love it when I see how people who are into this music and who watch videos like these are mostly educated and polite. It really shows... Someone said that the genre or type of music one listens to doesn't have anything to do with one's intelligence. I beg to differ, it shows a lot. I love you all! lol

[Solus77]

@AKArodnyyDeemon Eric was awed by Jack's vocal capabilities and he copied his style a lot. They all shared a mutual respect for each other's skills with their respective instruments. Too bad they had to break up like they did... Stupid quarrels and all... I simply adore their music. Best band along with the Jimi Hendrix Experience! =)

Peace good people!

[phddddd]

Anthony, I have no dispute with anything you say, but I must take exception to the often-quoted belief that somehow the UK and Europe are more accepting of other cultures than the U.S. Xenophobia is xenophobia and its rotten core eats away at all countries. The National Front is the KKK is the Nazis is the genocide in former Yugoslavia, in Africa, etc. Love's frontman, Arthur Lee, was black, and, even if no one else wants to admit it, Love was the cream of the cream of Hollywood's Whiskey.

[Garret00074]

@AKArodnyyDeemon

Clapton on the main vocals...Bruce on the bridge...

[EKJunction]

You can almost see "tiny purple fishes " anytime Eric used the wah wah pedal Love the split turns at the vocal.Eric was just getting more confidence -Jack turning on the afterburner for his .Perfectly played & written by Ginger.Great production thanks to Felix finding Tom Dowd after Fresh Cream -he was just hitting the sweetspot in the studio. Everything here building to the beautiful sad end of the song & the band.

[Solus77]

@EKJunction They were the most polished and refined band ever, and their music is so unique and special to me... Love it!!!

PEACE GOOD PEOPLE =)

[gweimer]

@EKJunction - the interesting thing about this track is that Jack Bruce isn't playing bass. He's on organ, and Felix Papplardi did the bass.

[gweimer]

@EKJunction - the interesting thing about this track is that Jack Bruce isn't playing bass. He's on organ, and Felix Pappalardi did the bass.

[TumbrelJockey]

You all miss one point when assert Cream's rightful place both as innovators & a monster's of their instruments.They broke up before Woodstock .There wouldn't be ANY argument.if they had been captured on film as some lesser bands were & then bestowed the title of immortal.Instead of one flash star -with two players content to be potted plants Cream consisted of three finest musicians All three were tight with The Beatles the absolute monarchs of the genre & of the culture.No Ronson needed.

[prankyt]

the tune sounds like the MI theme music

[sgbr76]

It's a shame! I've never heard this track!!! It's graet! Great melody, great guitar sound and vocal!

[shelly10538]

Great song, sort of Jethro Tull-ish.

[jorbirge]

@shelly10538 tullish? i think you forget that bands at this time had heavy blues influence. if one sounds like the other its because american blues artists had been doing it for some time and doing it well.

[Jorsalfar]

THIS was rock music!

[pdec91]

ginger wrote it. eric sings most of it. jack sings at 1:33-1:52. then, they BOTH sing at 2:24. then eric sings the rest.

[chippy783]

I wish I could sing like Jack, and maybe Marriott, combined  RIP Steve

[FlamingoReaper]

I think Jack plays piano on this but that's Felix on bass...

Damn shame how his wife got away with murder...

[Navarinomoon]

I'm w/ you on that one Janicewilsonify!!! :D

[janicewilsonify]

Who could sing the lyrics "ding dong bell" so fabulously wonderfully as Jack Bruce?

He puts me out there in space.

[SupernalOne]

Bruce was/is a great tenor white-soul singer, powerful voice and expressive - Clapton can sing, sure, but Bruce is the voice of Cream - and you can't sing blues without putting your heart and soul into it, it just doesn't work - I still sing "sitting on Top of the World" a la Bruce, every once in a while - feels good even to essay his vocal style

[Cvan242]

battlefield 1942 ripped off the riff! xD

[FlamingoReaper]

Do you know who actually place bass on this tune...?

[bruceisjack]

Felix Pappalardi played bass on this

[FlamingoReaper]

@bruceisjack : That's right! It was Felix. I thought these guys would've taken a 2nd listen [or read the album credits]...

[Steviervfan]

it's Jack Bruce

[BVODDBALL]

jack

felix has a more classical touch

jack has a more jazz touch

i'm 55 and remember when the album

came out. plus i play bass.

thats jack , eric and ginger

[dizzygtrguy]

it was Chas Chandler who took Jimi to england. Jimi agreed to go on the condition that Chandler introduced him to Clapton. The rest is, as they say, history

[RinoXX]

BATTLEFIELD 1942.... Definitly!

[thebassplayer69]

eric and jack share the vocals. eric's are somewhat muted compared with jack's. listen when bruce sings "there's a tea leaf" etc.

[MsScarlettWoman20]

Such a great band,they only played for 3 years but who cares they created amazing music.Of course Beatles and Jimi are great to,so don't compare them

[janicewilsonify]

Cream is what it is. It is the cream. The Beatles are wonderful, but Jack, Eric and Ginger are the Cream. ....cream on top of the butterscotch beatles sunday.

[Aldebaron9]

Jack, Ginger and Eric..........almost the best group in history. Unfortunately, there was, Lennon and Hendrix ahead of them..... sorry boys.

[thebassplayer69]

sorry again. no comparison. lennon highly over-rated and hendrix was the biggest cream fan of all. cram were the dog's bollocks of all time

[tk3854]

yes totally agree, that's why Jimi formed a 3 man band, he wanted to be like Cream, Two distinct styles, but Eric was at it before Jimi and I think Jimi really wanted to meet Eric to see how he was playng, Jimi Loved Eric's style, Jimi was a little more wild, and Eric was cleaner and more educated,

[DELACRUX15]

@tk3854 Actually Jimi came to England to meet Jeff Beck, and he wanted to form a four man band, but the second guitarist, Randy California later of Spirit, couldn't go to England. Look it up. But Hendrix was a huge Cream fan.

[tk3854]

Hey Del, thanks for chimin you maywant to ck the official record w' RS, Eric Burden took Jimi to England under the condition that he introduce him to EC.. love your thoughts though,, Happy New Year !!

[DELACRUX15]

Who's RS?. Anyway, I'm sure that Jimi wanted to meet both Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Who wouldn't? But I'm pretty sure that it was Chas Chandler, not his bandmate Burdon, took Hendrix to London. He was his manager at the time.

[tk3854]

You may be unaware, Eric was Jimi's idol and would only go to England with Eric Burdon, then with the Animals, if he introduced him to EC....I do think though that he may take a close 2nd to John...

[evanguy]

Chas Chandler was Hendrix's manager, not Eric Burdon.

[tk3854]

No S____ Eric Burdon, found Jimi playing down in the villiage, and told him that he wanted to bring him to England, Jimi said under the condition that he introduce him to Eric Clapton, Eric wrote Sunshine of Your love for Jimi...

[MRMITCHELLZ]

@evanguy chandler was a pc a crap!..in my humble opinion

[Solus77]

@evanguy True! Eddie Kramer too!

[tk3854]

@evanguy Agree__ but Jimmi and EB had the conversation about going to England, I guess there were so many murky accounts,

[phddddd]

@tk3854 I am not so sure of this. From my understanding, Jimi had such a high opinion of a different British musician and would have left the Experience to play with him full-time ... Steve Winwood. As told by his own band.

[anthonythirteen]

@phddddd Yes, he was both checking out the competition, but also able to flourish in a country where racism wasn't as extensive as the US, where white & black artists worked together & were accepted (i.e. Small Faces & PP Arnold). Unfortunately the Black & White extremist movements pushed him in a more radical direction.

[WhatFuckingUsernameI]

I'ld love to hear Jethro Tull Cover This.

[GoEKniGhtofNi]

sounds like Battlefield at the start :-)

[garrocks]

Did this tune inspire MI theme?

[gooshala]

It's Eric doing Jack's style. Obviously you guys better get some good headphones. Jack comes in when the lyrics go THere's a tv etc...up til then it's Eric.

[karlofreespirit]

from this song clapton put the rithym into the blind faith's song do what u like

[evanguy]

Ginger Baker wrote it. He didn't do the vocals.

[Solus77]

@evanguy True again! He also wrote Pressed Rat and Warthog. :)

[samansun]

Best instruction on how to use fills

that shows the true grade of a guitarist.

Oh, they know all scales and read Guitar Slayer, who cares about fills anyway!

[mikemikeyf]

Jack Bruce range was dominant and unusual. Clapton wanted to sing, and

was, imo responsible for the end of the best group in history. There were only 3 of them !

Imo, Jack was the greatest singer in rock history.

.

[evanguy]

As I said, Eric often mimicked Jack's style during this period so they sounded similar. Jack is the only vocalist on this track.

[ShogunRua19]

pretty sure its jack singing

[xojbabyxo]

cream is awesome!!

[MikeInTheValley]

One of the most 'overlooked' SUPER tunes of the Cream canon. The beat, Felix producing, pulsing-it is right up there with the best that Cream produced. And the lyrics!

"Aristotle's orchestra are living on the pill

One of them gets very very prickly when he's ill

And you know what you know in your head"

Only Jack Bruce's voice could get the 'diction' crisp, clear and musical-on this word salad.

This is real music-and I think it scared alot of people.

MS

[samansun]

One of the best guitar-accompaniment work by Clapton too. This is musical embroidery.

[beatlesRlife]

@MikeInTheValley

I love you for this comment <3

[glennfryenpie]

I love their vocal harmony at 2:25, Long live the Cream!

[marzdrumz]

The vocal harmony is just Jack double tracking himself on another track.

[glennfryenpie]

ok...im i supposed to not like it now cause you said that? I could care less how they did it, i still like it!

[anthonythirteen]

Isn't it Ginger that sings the next line "don't you know what you know in your head?"

[evanguy]

No, that's definitely Jack. Ginger can't sing that well.

[anthonythirteen]

It's definately not Jack! Listening to the first verse again, it might be EC. Jack's vocals are much harsher (viz "there's a tea leaf afloat in the Rosie Lee"), it's just that line at 2:40 doesn't sound like EC either!

[evanguy]

Jack had a lot of range.

[anthonythirteen]

Not range, it's the sound of the voice is not Jack at all at that point - compared to the rest of this song and others on which Jack sings. Don't have a cow over it though.

[Bellfire05]

No it's Jack. His voice wasn't harsh then but it is kind of rugged now. I especially love his 2005 live edition of We're going wrong.

[thetanman2233]

i always thought it was Eric actually, sounds a bit like him

[avj182]

yeah, i agree... im pretty sure thats jack singing...

[samansun]

Lush Cheshire tale.

[JackBruceInMyHeart]

very nice song!! I tought Jack was at bass, but no :O it was Felix, Jack plays the organ here!!:)

[DDInDaHouse187]

Your thinking of Doing that Scrapyard Thing. In this song he plays bass and piano or organ or whatever.

[JackBruceInMyHeart]

oh no really Jack doesn't play the bass here!! it was Felix Pappalardi,on bass, Jack was the lead vocals, piano and organ here!!:)

[DDInDaHouse187]

no way man. I have the album. It says that Bruce plays bass on this song.

[JackBruceInMyHeart]

actually Im a girl!!:P

well I read that from a page, a tribute page to Cream, so I don't if it's really true, but you know sometimes in the albums, it's not always right! like this example "Traintime" was written by Jack Bruce, but the inner cover notes of original album "wheels of fire live at the fillmore" copies show a "John Group" as the writer, If you have the album you can see if this its true!

[DDInDaHouse187]

you were right. I checked the album. I forgot and got them mixed up. srry.

[JackBruceInMyHeart]

ok, there's no problem!! ;)

[conor30000]

Phew, the world can start revolving again!

[yescure6]

what???

[IDLERACER]

Along with "Living In The Past" and "Theme From Mission Impossible," this is another great tune in 5/4 time (at least partially).

[phbakx]

one of their finest, really

[yescure6]

very nice tune!! :)

love this pic, with jack at the middle,reaally nice :D :)

[sammygrew]

Very great track, Much under-played and forgotten about...Thanks!!!

[glenoby]

Great track, much underated !

[LoveMarriott]

Only two years together and so much great music.

I love Cream, they are the best.

[renandoliveira]

fantastic song.

[Baburote]

I was 9 when I heard that in 68 - blew my mind -

[gautam92]

Yay Cream!