Cream - Spoonfull (Royal Albert Hall 2005) (2 of 22)

[Kommando786]

shit this is good

[APine15]

Awesome! The three of them are great, but I think Jack Bruce was the creative force in those days. I agree with everything said about his voice and bass playing. Clapton’s sound was already unique, but his originality developed later. Of course, without Willie Dixon and those blues masters before them, this would not have been possible. Cream was a highlight in this continuum…

[bluegreen988]

is he your friend?

[bluegreen988]

spoonfull is it about herion?

[chasdffdf]

@bluegreen988 I dont know ask Howlin Wolf

[MrBrianredmond]

@chasdffdf Dont you mean ask Willie Dixon

[chasdffdf]

@MrBrianredmond Yes, very smart of you. I wasnt thinking of that my friend

[AceKing47]

Jack Bruce, the most powerful white voice to ever sing the blues. The fact that he's a master bassist is just insanity

[SuntFelix9]

Me encantaaaa

[Chipadychuck]

Remember people, the thumbs down button isn't how you download this.

[aledobretociastko]

Oh, by the way - it's 'Spoonful', not 'Spoonfull'. In spite of all - thank you, what a pleasure to see this in HD quality!

[manolo578]

Audience is better than most these days who scream their ass off. I'd rather listen to a band live and just sit there and appreciate it rather than compete with screaming fans.

[MasterFeelgood]

Perhaps the best reminiscent song of what Cream WAS..battling improvisation

[Quadrant14]

Jack's Bass is booming here, great Band

[barcagirl2001]

In my life, I have watched bands from the 60's through today. There is none that could approach

Cream. 3 great musicians - no glam, no wild makeup, no acrobatics, no explosions, only the music.

And of course today, there is nothing that exists anywhere to compare..

[avalanche344]

@barcagirl2001 Very very well put, I could not agree more!

[sdbolt65]

School is in session. No band has been able to come close to these guys. It is a real treat watching them after all these years.

[fguka]

i recommend you guys put on headphones so you can hear jack's bass better cus seriously i think this is one of his best bass performances ever...

[Kriceize]

Fucking Right!!!

[Greycote44]

What a threesome, each brilliant, but the sum of the parts.... etc

People, please enjoy pure ectasy, I have for more than 40 years, grab your share,

listen for 7, 8, 9 minutes to each song.

No lead here, just pure brilliance from each of them

I want another 50 years but that will not be

[awesomejohnnet]

Oh man I love this!!!!!!

[awesomejohnnet]

Erics guitar tone is the best I have heard from him in ages... very sweet thick and rich.. his playing is also outstanding...

[mikeedmikeedmikeed]

Cream has the best sound of any rock group that ever was. The comments about not hearing the real sound of the music...buy some gaming speakers with a subwoofer; then you'll hear the quality of the recording.

[db95018]

thank you Willie Dixon

[Tremblay343]

I love how ginger still looks high off his rocker when he plays even after all these years.

[JackBruce33Cream]

Jack Fucking Bruce!

[Nesciio]

So they had a reunion?! HA! I never knew. Poor me.

[DirtyyOzzy]

Great voice, Jack Bruce is not only a superb bass player but also very good vocalist. Thanks for uploading this concert.

[claptongroupie]

Outstanding!..love you Slowhand!

[OfficialAdamDeRocco]

Great solo by Mr C!

[MrMojoTao]

EXCELLENT !

I saw these cats back in the day in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium.

Don't remember much :-).

They are better now than then.

[loizzza]

unlike many returning old-timers, cream still possesses those electrifying performances. old but not out. and by having only three members in the band it's never difficult to perform in full original line-up. some bands may either employ their children or somebody too much younger when the original is not available, obviously not fitting. cream shows there's much more than just letting a legend dies. this time around they keep the fire burning....

[jeffdcarruthers]

too bad you can't hear the bass

[ohiowalnut]

@jeffdcarruthers Jeff, sorry you can't hear what i am hearing right now!...Wonderful bass lines from the Master of improv...please try to change to a different pair of speakers, so you too can hear this wonderful song! Good luck! Glenn

[dezertfox4323]

YES!



[yonaguska4]

This is so fucking bad!!

[Evertale1]

One could say that Clapton was the frontman of Cream, but that is just because of the fact that he went on to become a much more well known musician. I stand by my statement that Cream consisted of three frontmen!

[tellitlikeitisalways]

@Evertale1 yea they all great and i agree about your statement. I love cream started learning guitar from all their classic stuff but as iv grown i think jack bruce is the key ingredient not just in his playing and singing but check out who wrote 80% of their tunes. peace out

[tellitlikeitisalways]

@Evertale1 yea they all great and i agree with your statement about eric. I love cream started learning guitar from all their classic stuff but as iv grown i think jack bruce is the key ingredient not just in his playing and singing but check out who wrote 80% of their tunes. peace out

[VictorRechnageL]

@Evertale1 That is so far from the truth as it could be. Saying Clapton was the front-man, or even close to a front-man, is so wrong in so many ways.

Cream was Jack's band, and Eric has said so himself. Jack composed most of the music, and wrote most of their (hit) songs.

Not saying Clapton is bad in ANY way, though, just stating the obvious.

[Evertale1]

@VictorRechnageL

I just state that Cream could not exist without any of the three. Cream will always be Eric, Jack and Baker - all were essential and hence, my statement.

That remark about Clapton is just founded in personal experience. When I talk about Cream in my everyday life, my friends usually say; "Arh - Claptons old band, wasn't it?"

As I said above - they are all essential to the band - regardless of who wrote the songs.

[MrOhjok]

@Evertale1 Agree. I seriously doubt anyone with a sense of musicianship would contest with your point. Clapton had a broader, solo name. A great guitar player. But. When the Three Men came to play the show, this was Cream. Take one man away-no more Cream. If I may: What made Cream great is, each man was a Master of his craft. The result? Just listen. The same essence is found in Led Zeppelin.

[Evertale1]

@MrOhjok

Absolutely

[18neurodoc]

I saw Cream in 1967 at the SeaWitch in Hollywood and again in 1968 at the Anaheim Convention Center. They're still as good as ever.

[Ibanezmiller]

Was fortunate enough to see Cream in San Diego in 1968(Sports Arena) with Deep Purple and The Buddy Miles Express. I've been to 9 or 10 Clapton concerts over the years. The Royal Albert Hall concert probably showcased the talents of Bruce, Baker, and clapton more than any other. Being in their mid 60's, they still out distant any of the younger bands

[cmikex2]

Those guys can really cook.

[MUSESQ]

IBANEZMILLER, thank you so much for all of your expertise. On the Method, the name, I knew nothing of either tidbit, and I really appreciate it. I feel better already not being able to duplicate the solos, I guess if one can express truth, be IN the music-spirit, and play well, it needn't be exact, and now we all know more about why that is. Cheers !!!!!

[Ibanezmiller]

@MUSESQ I got lost trying to duplicate. My left fingers are badly arthritic now so I have to use "cheater" chords at times. Expression with a guitar is easier for me when I work with/off my bass man. I don't feel as tense as I do working with/off another guitarist. I've found when 2 or 3 guitarsists play, the tempo goes crazy and the riffs become rigid and to quick. When that starts, the drummer also steps it up and pretty soon no-one knows what song they're playing. more to follow...

[MUSESQ]

IBANEZMILLER, thank you so much for all of your expertise, in the Method, the name, I knew nothing of either tidbit, and I really appreciate it. I feel better already not being able to duplicate the solos, but not about how poorly my bandmate try, LOL, thanks !

[voythass]

Już od 20tej sekundy mam ciary! co za brzmienie... uff biedne te wszystkie polskie Dżemy itp parodia bluesa

[tafulm]

Mesdames , Messieurs

fermez vos yeux et ouvrez grand vos oreilles , vous êtes avec eux au R.A.H de LONDRES: C'est fabuleux non ????

Vraiment du grand ART

Shoot again !!!!!!!!!!

[billrob54]

I don"t know how there"s only 5&6 hundred hits on this concert. I thought it was a very impressive show. The setting at the Albert Hall is very classy.The lighting and the Hall was made to have these kinds of shows. Eric is only a few years older than me.I went to high school in the sixties and had a lot of good times listing to Clapton, The doors Hendrix,, Joplin and the rest of them ,Brings back a lot of good memory"s, Thank You to You Tube for getting this stuff out here.

[fanofeverything]

Ginger wearing a shirt of himself, classic

[MUSESQ]

The grip is the key. I still, after I will not say how many years, do not have the grip sussed out ( minus 30 years of playing in open tunings ) but seemingly he pivots at the notch of his thumb and index finger, but never materially alters the Index finger, in relation to the 2d, 3d finger triangular grip to hit the notes a particular solo, which made him a guitar god. The index seems to be the bottom rung in a solo, and then 2d, 3d, and pinky within are the magic within Slowhand .

[Ibanezmiller]

@MUSESQ Clapton explained his process in the 70's, and I doubt few others can do it. First, in his solos, he never moves more than 2-3 feet from where he starts. Second, his eyes are almost always closed and if you look with a magnifier, you'll notice he hums the solo. He figured if he could hum it his fingers would follow. About his left hand on the neck. Each finger is responsible for the strings within the fret, so he covers four frets, moving up or down. its changed a bit, but not much

[Ibanezmiller]

@MUSESQ I'm sure you are aware that "Slowhand" as Clapton is often called, has nothing to do with his guitar playing, speed, style, etc. "Slowhand" started out as "Slowhandclap" because when Eric broke a string on stage he would change it while the fans waited. HE TOOK FOREVER, and the fans would start a slow hand clap. Just some trivia.

[hungerstriker27]

581 reproducctions? what the hell hppens with this world?