I've always thought it funny that a bunch of '50s English kids from the Beatles, Animals, and Cream among MANY others saved the blues as an art form when even American blacks here in America were moving away from it. Simply amazing because without these various groups Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Muddy, and Wolf would never have become so well known outside of juke joints, clubs, and black establishments. .
I've seen an interview where Baker talks about the mutual respect Jimi and Eric had for eachother. I'm sure Clapton was in awe of Hendrix's wild creativity. I'm equally sure that Hendrix was in awe of Clapton's touch, feel, original phrasing style and his ear for slight pitch bends, the latter a skill that young Clapton was king of.
Clapton was like Samson in the bible;once he cut off that perm he lost his tone. ha ha . As much as I love strats,that man should be playing a Gibson.
Wow, early Cream. Never heard this one before! Excellent biting tone from the bridge pickup of Eric's Les Paul. He had that Marshall cranked and was playing loud! Funny how Baker had his name so huge on his bass drums. He made sure people would remember who he was. At 2:07 to 2:28 Eric is playing what appears to be a Telecaster with a Gibson style neck. Very unusual combination. Must be a small club, very little applause at the end.
As a guitarist, Clapton had about 15 to 20 riffs, or variations of them, that he used all the time in his solos. Listen to a recent Clapton solo and he sounds the same as he did back in the 60s. Learn these riffs and you too can sound like Clapton. I'm not saying he wasn't a great guitarist, just that he made the most of what he knew. I call him the King of the Pentatonic Blues Riffs!
@stratovani A lot of those riffs, and the way he phrased them, i think, were part of an original style that he developed. I think the genious is in how he phrases things, listen to the opening few licks of the solo, its that stuttering thing that impresses me so. I sometimes wonder is it his own warped sense of timing that makes him play this way, or is it an intentional mini-stroke of genious?
Jesus Christ! This is absolutely flooring....and when you consider what was even on the US and English AM radio channels at the time in the fall of 1966 this must seem impossible. Could you imagine yourself as a guitarist back in 66 struggling to figure out how to play 'Day Tripper' or 'Taxman' and walking into Klook's Kleek and seeing a 21 year old Clapton playing this number??? Shocking and stunning..... You almost hafta laugh it's so impossibly amazing!
@skydog67 Thank God someone else feels the same as me! Put Clapton into the context of the period, and it must have been a REVELATION hearing him play in 1965-66....Paul McCartney followed Clapton all over London before Hendrix came to town...saying Eric made his guitar "sound like a violin." Incredible guitar playing by Mr. Clapton!
@skydog67 I was a 15 year old guitarist back then and used to play the records over and over again learning the guitar parts note for note. Slightly older guys like Clapton and Beck were inspiring and when Hendrix hit the scene it was a whole new thing for us. Jimi certainly impressed all of us at the time because he was so innovative and played with such feeling. Over the years, I think that Jeff has continued to improve as a guitarist and Eric has continued to improve as a writer and singer.
@bamboosa Actually, he discovered that writing songs is where the money is in the music business. He became a great song writer over the years. More recently, he has shown that he is still capable of playing excellent blues style guitar. He also has become a very good singer.
from one of my favourite boots, one of the if not the earliest cream recording..i believe this one is sourced from a dutch vinyl and that stigwood had it recorded but rejected it due to poor sound quality..anyways always nice to hear clapton flow
Wow! What a cool song! Never heard this and I thought I'd discovered every Cream recording. I have agree with previous posts. Wonder why this wasn't part of their recordings either live or in the studio. EC burns it up as usual and JB wails. Cream!!!! Thanks for this post.
I'm a guitarrist and I know that Clapton is great, but if you want to worship him go to eric clapton videos. This is Cream; Ginger, Jack And Eric made this all together.
OK I've heard "steveuk17" 's copy of this recording and I've heard "slunkyo8" 's copy of this recording and they're both at different speeds with "slunky08" 's copy being the faster of the two . So which one of you guys is playing this at the wrong speed ?
Wow! Listen to those wailing Jack Bruce vocals. Man!! When that guy was young he had some pipes ( and a lot of feel to go with it). Great song, should've been in their repertoire.
Wow! Listen to those wailing Jack Bruce vocals. Man!! When that guy was young he had some pipes ( and a lot of feel to go with it). Great song, should've been in their repertoire.
А вот слушай, что я скажу, чуваки!.. Всю свою молодую жизнь я со своими друзьями старался играть так как Крим, как Джими, как Grand Funk и нам удавалось!!! И плевать на то, что сейчас мало кто интересуется такой музыкой ! ДА в ПИЗДУ!!!!толерантность - никто не слушает такое - только старперы, да их дети, не способные что-то передать детям своим ( просто сами дети ещё). Чем больше будет таких записей, тем лучше для ИСТОРИИ! Россия, Самара, Владимир, v-tkach@bk.ru
I've never heard of this song by Cream ever! I thought that I knew everything that they've ever created. I have a version of this song by Howlin' Wolf . Wow. Eric is still in his 'hard' phase, in that the distortion is up, the treble is up, and he's using the lead pick ups.
That clip at the 2:10 mark looked like it was in sync with the music . Bet there aren't to many video clips or photos of Baker playing a single bass drum when he was with Cream .
I know the rest of the group is great but CLAPTON blows me away!
I think it is funny at 4:02 there is a guy with sideburns and what looks like a fringe jacket in the front row. Eric Clapton wannabe? Clapton himself used to remark that he saw a lot of that at Cream gigs in the early days.
This is the first time I hear this tune & see these photos. Thanks for making this trip possible. I feel like I've completed a pigrimage to the birthplace of my heroes. Their music has inspired me since 1967 & I will always be grateful to discover some new gem. Bless you.
The only modern guitar player to come anywhere near EC's playing here is Aynsley Lister. You can't compare EC with Jimi Hendrix - totally different styles.
@jnlsmay Eric -always the purist,never wasted energy on facial contortions / grimaces or resorted to Ronson lighter fluid or the overuse of feedback..
I just want to say that someone once told me that it was wise to never tell tales and to never run. The rest will sort itself out. Hopfully thats enough eh.
Clappers was pretty good with Derek and the Doms, but I don't think he's ever played better than he did with Cream (for get the reunion gig). Cream propelled EC to greatness - after Cream he seemed never to find (nor to look for), anyone else to push him hard.
Clappers was pretty good with Derek and the Doms, but I don't think he's ever played better than he did with Cream (for get the reunion gig). Cream propelled EC to greatness - after Cream he seemed never to find (nor to look for), anyone else to push him hard.
Brilliant ! Very raw sound & good quality recording. Never heard this before although I have been a fan since hearing "White Room" on a cafe juke box in Ripon in 1968 at the age of 15. (My parents didn't like it.)
Must check out other earlier live club stuff, it's often better than the later big gigs.
I have to say that Bruce and Baker really made Clapton play this way. They pushed his azz to the limit because after Cream we saw a much more laid back less intense Clapton. Now you can say it's maturity but truthfully much of what Clapton has played since Cream has been much of nothing.Yeah he got his hit records and made some catchy tunes,but all of it pales in comparrision to Cream and the effect they had on the entire electric musical world. This was Clapton at his finest.
Remember, Eric Clapton had trouble with Cream. He said the volume caused permanent ear damage. He said he also got tired of the long jams, that he would run out of notes to play. He said he'd rather play a song and then do a short solo. After hearing the Band's "Up On Cripple Creek" he wanted to play stuff that sounded more like that.
Clapton is the godfather of the British blues/rock "slowhand" guitar sound.Peter Green and Mick Taylor both took their que from Clapton when they joined the Bluesbreakers.Kossoff sounds Clapton inspred as well.I love all these players and don't fell a need to claim who is best.
Yeah, in fact, who cares who's the best??? That kind of competition is in sports, not in arts. Why not just enjoy the different kind of talents these marvellous musicians have?
Correct, and is not only about them but about all the artists of music and all the styles. Just that there is not someone or a music style that is the best.
Exactly!!! They're all great in their own style.Or should I say the GREATEST.Like apples and oranges.Who am I in the mood for this week.Well after hearing THIS again its Clapton. But all month its been Kossoff. These guys plus a few more from the 60s & 70s blow away players of today as far as individuality and style and we're blessed to be able to listen to these Guitar Gods anytime forever.
@frankty67 Well said. I don' feel so angry anymore when an individual says something like, "F' so-and-so cause this so-and-so eats them alive". I now feel kinda sorry for them cause they're limiting themselves and missing out on some wonderful music. I must say,however, that there are many great "players of today" outside this timeframe and genre that I find just as original and creative. But yeah, to me late 60's early 70's British blues-power is core.
@abacazabaca 'Slowhand guitar sound' appears a somewhat flowery and uninformed characterization considering that the name "Slowhand Clapton" derived from instances when Eric would break strings on stage with bands like the Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, etc. During the time he took re-stringing, the audience began slow hand clapping to maintain the song's momentum.
@abacazabaca I was telling basically the same thing to some dumbass that said " duh i can't hear the blues in Eric Clapton" christ it's good for that guy stupidity isn't painful!
to be fair jimi had his time, and many would agree he was the best but i stiil just think that there was 3 or 4 years in claptons life cream and bluesbreakers, where what he played noone could touch him, it was just a golden time in claptos career. my opinion, but i love them all(guitar player from that era)
stratocaster's and les paul's are very good guitar, excellent and superior to most other guitars. I play fender stratocaster's myself. SO don't bag on them. Just listen to the music. Eric Clapton is cool enough and knows enough to make any guitar sound good.
I agree that Jack sure can holler...but I nominate the late, great James Dewar (a fellow Scotsman) as his equal.
I'm glad that both men made great records for us to enjoy.
I wish that this had been the first Cream single instead of Wrapping Paper. What a disappointment THAT was after the early gig I was privileged to attend. Eric was playing a 1953 Goldtop Les Paul, as his guitar had been stolen not long before that gig.
Good lord--and *1966*, too!! No wonder they were considered such pioneers. The sound quality isn't so terrible that they can't release an official version of this heavy, mind-bending performance. Their first album should've been Live At Klooks Kleek!!!!
The tone in this clip beats anything he did with Strat. Plus the graphics on that Strat of his these days are Fugly! And he forgot how to dress, he looks like a boring old fisherman who'd rather be golfing than rocking.
I know the quality of this bootleg is bad but, for me, there's no better example captured of Clapton's fire and agression in his guitar playing than this show. The tone he gets from the guitar is so heavy yet soulful.
Yo "Kripsycarro" ... I was amazed to see the date on this one. This cut sounds just like they burned it right off of Wheels O' Fire. These fotos speak from "the days of the ancients"
THIS band was the original ... "superGroup". Of this there can be zero doubt
Faces ... Humble Pie ... you remember the bit in Maggie May, "or find a rock n roll band that needs a helping hand." Stewart replaced him in Faces. Pull him up on Youtube, and count your lucky starts that you are coming to him fresh.
tbf mate howlin wolf is famous for his powerful voice, not his guitar playing and imo the wolf's voice is much better than clapton's, although bruce has a great voice too
That's easily the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Eric Clapton is an amazing guitar player and singer, but he ain't the real fuckin' deal like Howlin' wolf was...never will be..don't get it twisted.
OMG...slunky08 thank you soooo much for this! i never thought i would get to hear these live recordings from 66 and here they are AND with the rearest pics i have ever seen. I would take a bullet for u man.
I've always thought it funny that a bunch of '50s English kids from the Beatles, Animals, and Cream among MANY others saved the blues as an art form when even American blacks here in America were moving away from it. Simply amazing because without these various groups Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Muddy, and Wolf would never have become so well known outside of juke joints, clubs, and black establishments. .
Ruckweiler73 4 days ago
Great great great tone on EC's guitar. Raw as it gets.
pokeboy73 1 month ago
@pokeboy73
Yes - this is what I was brought up on as a Young guitarist in the 60's. This sound thrilled to to the soul.
kathmandoo 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
great version, love that driving power chord bit! Haha funny how at the end he forgets what to sing!
mazzarellisteve 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Doesn't hold a candle to Ten Years After Klooks Kleek.
bryanswagerty 2 months ago
They are three and they are one.Exorcising one set's in play the possession of the other.Demonic.
DaDa2Phlux 3 months ago 4
I've seen an interview where Baker talks about the mutual respect Jimi and Eric had for eachother. I'm sure Clapton was in awe of Hendrix's wild creativity. I'm equally sure that Hendrix was in awe of Clapton's touch, feel, original phrasing style and his ear for slight pitch bends, the latter a skill that young Clapton was king of.
DirtyDeck 5 months ago 4
there is a simple test for a true guitarist -you play this song and count how many seconds it takes for them to reach for their axe .
baboonlove4u 5 months ago
If this was a battle of the bands they'd blow the other groups off of the stage .
Warthog5050 6 months ago 3
This is hard-blues!!!!!!!
lisaveg1 6 months ago
Chemistry!
MacMic333 7 months ago 3
No other band had better musicians in it all at once
TheKenfig 7 months ago 3
Tone!!!!
bobgure 9 months ago
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DaDa2Phlux 9 months ago
Clapton was like Samson in the bible;once he cut off that perm he lost his tone. ha ha . As much as I love strats,that man should be playing a Gibson.
leftystrat62 9 months ago 3
This is the best version. Cream asked me this settle this dispute on their behalf ,for the good of all mankind
TumbrelJockey 10 months ago 2
back when calpton was good
madFlam1 11 months ago 3
Yes, and I want Eric to give up the morbid use of strats, wt hell?! Eric was, and will always be, a Gibson player. Let go of Jimi, Eric.
bamboosa 11 months ago
man.. whered you get all the footage and rare pics? cool.
HendrixClaptonSRV 11 months ago
Years ago, this was on bootlegs with the title "Lost Love" - glad that the title has been corrected over the years.
EdTracey347 11 months ago
wonder if Cream ever did this song any place else?
supsailor1885 11 months ago
Jack Bruce anyone?
baudacious 1 year ago 3
Wow, early Cream. Never heard this one before! Excellent biting tone from the bridge pickup of Eric's Les Paul. He had that Marshall cranked and was playing loud! Funny how Baker had his name so huge on his bass drums. He made sure people would remember who he was. At 2:07 to 2:28 Eric is playing what appears to be a Telecaster with a Gibson style neck. Very unusual combination. Must be a small club, very little applause at the end.
spyguys 1 year ago
As a guitarist, Clapton had about 15 to 20 riffs, or variations of them, that he used all the time in his solos. Listen to a recent Clapton solo and he sounds the same as he did back in the 60s. Learn these riffs and you too can sound like Clapton. I'm not saying he wasn't a great guitarist, just that he made the most of what he knew. I call him the King of the Pentatonic Blues Riffs!
stratovani 1 year ago
@stratovani A lot of those riffs, and the way he phrased them, i think, were part of an original style that he developed. I think the genious is in how he phrases things, listen to the opening few licks of the solo, its that stuttering thing that impresses me so. I sometimes wonder is it his own warped sense of timing that makes him play this way, or is it an intentional mini-stroke of genious?
DirtyDeck 5 months ago 4
1:41 that footage is fuckin weird
xavierslowhand 1 year ago
That is one of the best riffs ever. Bloody hell, absolutely delicious !
jonvalinski 1 year ago
what cd was this on?
nickthecomedian 1 year ago
Jesus Christ! This is absolutely flooring....and when you consider what was even on the US and English AM radio channels at the time in the fall of 1966 this must seem impossible. Could you imagine yourself as a guitarist back in 66 struggling to figure out how to play 'Day Tripper' or 'Taxman' and walking into Klook's Kleek and seeing a 21 year old Clapton playing this number??? Shocking and stunning..... You almost hafta laugh it's so impossibly amazing!
skydog67 1 year ago 3
@skydog67 Thank God someone else feels the same as me! Put Clapton into the context of the period, and it must have been a REVELATION hearing him play in 1965-66....Paul McCartney followed Clapton all over London before Hendrix came to town...saying Eric made his guitar "sound like a violin." Incredible guitar playing by Mr. Clapton!
pageyzoso 1 year ago
@skydog67 I was a 15 year old guitarist back then and used to play the records over and over again learning the guitar parts note for note. Slightly older guys like Clapton and Beck were inspiring and when Hendrix hit the scene it was a whole new thing for us. Jimi certainly impressed all of us at the time because he was so innovative and played with such feeling. Over the years, I think that Jeff has continued to improve as a guitarist and Eric has continued to improve as a writer and singer.
spyguys 1 year ago
I think Eric just gave up after Hendrix died. Just a theory.
bamboosa 1 year ago 9
@bamboosa Actually, he discovered that writing songs is where the money is in the music business. He became a great song writer over the years. More recently, he has shown that he is still capable of playing excellent blues style guitar. He also has become a very good singer.
spyguys 1 year ago
@bamboosa or more likely the day he heard Hendrix.
bazmitch 11 months ago
@bamboosa Not even remotely true
avalanche344 10 months ago 2
@bamboosa It would make sense!!!
PBANDSNOW 8 months ago
from one of my favourite boots, one of the if not the earliest cream recording..i believe this one is sourced from a dutch vinyl and that stigwood had it recorded but rejected it due to poor sound quality..anyways always nice to hear clapton flow
therealnotpalc 1 year ago
Wow! What a cool song! Never heard this and I thought I'd discovered every Cream recording. I have agree with previous posts. Wonder why this wasn't part of their recordings either live or in the studio. EC burns it up as usual and JB wails. Cream!!!! Thanks for this post.
yankeelawdog 1 year ago
I'm a guitarrist and I know that Clapton is great, but if you want to worship him go to eric clapton videos. This is Cream; Ginger, Jack And Eric made this all together.
xjulitox 1 year ago 7
Wow I never heard this one!
ARNOLD1982DEAL 1 year ago
Clapton in his 'fro days! Funny.
bamboosa 1 year ago
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TumbrelJockey 1 year ago
OK I've heard "steveuk17" 's copy of this recording and I've heard "slunkyo8" 's copy of this recording and they're both at different speeds with "slunky08" 's copy being the faster of the two . So which one of you guys is playing this at the wrong speed ?
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Wow! Listen to those wailing Jack Bruce vocals. Man!! When that guy was young he had some pipes ( and a lot of feel to go with it). Great song, should've been in their repertoire.
FrankenSensei 1 year ago
Wow! Listen to those wailing Jack Bruce vocals. Man!! When that guy was young he had some pipes ( and a lot of feel to go with it). Great song, should've been in their repertoire.
FrankenSensei 1 year ago 2
That's how it's done kids!
robmatlivingstone 1 year ago
А вот слушай, что я скажу, чуваки!.. Всю свою молодую жизнь я со своими друзьями старался играть так как Крим, как Джими, как Grand Funk и нам удавалось!!! И плевать на то, что сейчас мало кто интересуется такой музыкой ! ДА в ПИЗДУ!!!!толерантность - никто не слушает такое - только старперы, да их дети, не способные что-то передать детям своим ( просто сами дети ещё). Чем больше будет таких записей, тем лучше для ИСТОРИИ! Россия, Самара, Владимир, v-tkach@bk.ru
StoumTheCat 1 year ago
Dude the tone man, unbelievable. God at work son
pls24 1 year ago
I love how raw this sounds. Enough of the manufactured crap. Emotion. Instinct. Improv. God I love it!
walkindowntheline99 1 year ago 3
Nice video! Cream are bloody amazing.
LedHeadTillDeath 1 year ago
Where did you get all of the footage from
123rockdrummer 1 year ago
'Meet Me In The Bottom' BUMBLE BEE SLIM (1936) cover song
ZevanCassidy 1 year ago
handrix, clapton, bb king,
for me the best of the best
tucano2003 1 year ago
I've never heard of this song by Cream ever! I thought that I knew everything that they've ever created. I have a version of this song by Howlin' Wolf . Wow. Eric is still in his 'hard' phase, in that the distortion is up, the treble is up, and he's using the lead pick ups.
Ginger Baker is a supreme genius.
zut212 1 year ago
What a lost opportunity . Think what this song could have been if they had made an official recording of it .
Warthog5050 1 year ago
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CLAPTON IS GOD!!!!
rockafundida 1 year ago
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rockafundida 1 year ago
Rough, really strong performance.
Some interesting, rare photos, videos.
Super fitting end at 4:27 with the final chord synced with the photo collapsing like crashing glass!
Miwof 1 year ago
That clip at the 2:10 mark looked like it was in sync with the music . Bet there aren't to many video clips or photos of Baker playing a single bass drum when he was with Cream .
uv22dac 1 year ago
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Eric unleashed on this one. Nice! Amazing for '66.
shordford 1 year ago
Eric unleashed on this one. Nice! Amazing for '66.
shordford 1 year ago
I know the rest of the group is great but CLAPTON blows me away!
I think it is funny at 4:02 there is a guy with sideburns and what looks like a fringe jacket in the front row. Eric Clapton wannabe? Clapton himself used to remark that he saw a lot of that at Cream gigs in the early days.
missionrd100 1 year ago
This is the first time I hear this tune & see these photos. Thanks for making this trip possible. I feel like I've completed a pigrimage to the birthplace of my heroes. Their music has inspired me since 1967 & I will always be grateful to discover some new gem. Bless you.
bogeybast 1 year ago
@chippy783 It's blues fusion/ jazz fusion yes. Also Psychedelic in there.
floofynut 1 year ago
no wonder they call him god
slowhand5160t 1 year ago
JIMI CLEARLY COMMUNING WITH GOD, REASON HE WENT TO LONDON.
GOD RULED.
at least till 67-8
JTerrible63 1 year ago
The only modern guitar player to come anywhere near EC's playing here is Aynsley Lister. You can't compare EC with Jimi Hendrix - totally different styles.
jnlsmay 1 year ago
@jnlsmay Eric -always the purist,never wasted energy on facial contortions / grimaces or resorted to Ronson lighter fluid or the overuse of feedback..
TumbrelJockey 1 year ago 4
I just want to say that someone once told me that it was wise to never tell tales and to never run. The rest will sort itself out. Hopfully thats enough eh.
MegaMrhorse 1 year ago
With some of the crap they call music today I wonder what today's kids think when they hear something mind-blowing like this .
Warthog5050 1 year ago
FANTASTIC!!!!! LOVE CREAM!!!!
Jonny1983man 1 year ago
ONLYONE GOD COULD EQUAL THIS ONE IN 1966, AND THROUGH 67:
The Negro-Cherokee from Seattle, USA.
JTerrible63 1 year ago
@JTerrible63 this live material needs to be officially issued, all the 1966-67:
DETROIT 67 SURPASSES EVEN WHAT JIMI WAS DOING AT THE SAME TIME...
BUT ONLY THE BOOTLEGGERS WOULD KNOW...
JTerrible63 1 year ago 2
I've got Live Cream 1 & 2. There SO needs to be other volumes.
CadillacL 1 year ago
This recording shows Cream playing some RAW blues.
Fantastic..........
sam122861 1 year ago
It has been posted tons of times, but i will re iterate Clapton + Gibson = magick !
jsilence418 1 year ago
don't see a lot of those Fender 6 string basses around anymore
SupernalOne 1 year ago
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Clappers was pretty good with Derek and the Doms, but I don't think he's ever played better than he did with Cream (for get the reunion gig). Cream propelled EC to greatness - after Cream he seemed never to find (nor to look for), anyone else to push him hard.
SumDoood 1 year ago
those are some cool pictures you found there.
NobGoblin100 1 year ago
But I must say, that fucking guitar sound is unbelievable !
jsilence418 1 year ago
Yes even someone as great as Eric Clapton ,would have trouble being in a band with a genius like Jack Bruce !
jsilence418 1 year ago
Clappers was pretty good with Derek and the Doms, but I don't think he's ever played better than he did with Cream (for get the reunion gig). Cream propelled EC to greatness - after Cream he seemed never to find (nor to look for), anyone else to push him hard.
SumDoood 1 year ago
Brilliant ! Very raw sound & good quality recording. Never heard this before although I have been a fan since hearing "White Room" on a cafe juke box in Ripon in 1968 at the age of 15. (My parents didn't like it.)
Must check out other earlier live club stuff, it's often better than the later big gigs.
MrNeilclarke 2 years ago
2.26 , stinging !!!
stratocastermojo 2 years ago
I have to say that Bruce and Baker really made Clapton play this way. They pushed his azz to the limit because after Cream we saw a much more laid back less intense Clapton. Now you can say it's maturity but truthfully much of what Clapton has played since Cream has been much of nothing.Yeah he got his hit records and made some catchy tunes,but all of it pales in comparrision to Cream and the effect they had on the entire electric musical world. This was Clapton at his finest.
Deagledrumzz 2 years ago
Remember, Eric Clapton had trouble with Cream. He said the volume caused permanent ear damage. He said he also got tired of the long jams, that he would run out of notes to play. He said he'd rather play a song and then do a short solo. After hearing the Band's "Up On Cripple Creek" he wanted to play stuff that sounded more like that.
jcghooker 2 years ago
The trouble Clapton had with Cream was that Jack Bruce had the voice and general musicality that could not be beat.
Just listen to Jack Bruce singing!
janicewilsonify 2 years ago
@janicewilsonify I agree. Bruce is the man
jcghooker 5 months ago 3
Well said...
squire127 2 years ago
Listen to Five Long Years from From the Cradle and tell me he aint pushing it on the lead there
oicsaywhat 1 year ago
The PERFECT name for the PERFECT band. Still the CREAM of the crop 44 years after they played their 1st gigs,
Deagledrumzz 2 years ago 2
amazzzzing !!!
xsample1000 2 years ago
wow what a great track :)
steppinout67 2 years ago
Great recording.
This is really good sounding
BonzoTriplets 2 years ago
Clapton is the godfather of the British blues/rock "slowhand" guitar sound.Peter Green and Mick Taylor both took their que from Clapton when they joined the Bluesbreakers.Kossoff sounds Clapton inspred as well.I love all these players and don't fell a need to claim who is best.
abacazabaca 2 years ago 14
Yeah, in fact, who cares who's the best??? That kind of competition is in sports, not in arts. Why not just enjoy the different kind of talents these marvellous musicians have?
slunky08 2 years ago 25
thumbs up
abacazabaca 2 years ago
you said it perfectly my friend. the arts are to enjoy and get a feeling out of. save the "who's the best" bullshit for sports.
swifthoopz24 2 years ago
@slunky08 I agree
BonzoTriplets 2 years ago
@slunky08
I agree with that statement.
BonzoTriplets 2 years ago
@slunky08
exactly
couldn't agree more
123rockdrummer 1 year ago
@slunky08
agreed
123rockdrummer 1 year ago
@slunky08 Dude speak the truth brother, no need for hate.
pls24 1 year ago
@slunky08 exactly man. I play guitar. and when some jock kid at school found out i played he asked "do you do any like..competitions?"
its music man...
Stratocastification1 1 year ago
@slunky08
Correct, and is not only about them but about all the artists of music and all the styles. Just that there is not someone or a music style that is the best.
rollingsaxophoons 1 year ago
Exactly!!! They're all great in their own style.Or should I say the GREATEST.Like apples and oranges.Who am I in the mood for this week.Well after hearing THIS again its Clapton. But all month its been Kossoff. These guys plus a few more from the 60s & 70s blow away players of today as far as individuality and style and we're blessed to be able to listen to these Guitar Gods anytime forever.
frankty67 2 years ago 4
@frankty67 Well said. I don' feel so angry anymore when an individual says something like, "F' so-and-so cause this so-and-so eats them alive". I now feel kinda sorry for them cause they're limiting themselves and missing out on some wonderful music. I must say,however, that there are many great "players of today" outside this timeframe and genre that I find just as original and creative. But yeah, to me late 60's early 70's British blues-power is core.
abacazabaca 2 years ago
@abacazabaca 'Slowhand guitar sound' appears a somewhat flowery and uninformed characterization considering that the name "Slowhand Clapton" derived from instances when Eric would break strings on stage with bands like the Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, etc. During the time he took re-stringing, the audience began slow hand clapping to maintain the song's momentum.
86rish 1 year ago
@86rish snore
abacazabaca 1 year ago
@abacazabaca Amen you show musical wisdom!!!
jsilence418 1 year ago
@abacazabaca Yes and more. All after EC took notice. Simmonds etc.
reissue 1 year ago
@abacazabaca I was telling basically the same thing to some dumbass that said " duh i can't hear the blues in Eric Clapton" christ it's good for that guy stupidity isn't painful!
jsilence418 1 year ago
@abacazabaca
You might well look at the necessity of refraining from ever writing again. Que? You meant "cue" I believe.
jimmyboy8005 1 year ago
God, Clapton was brilliant in this period. So far ahead of the guitar world (except for Jimi of course...)
clarkewi 2 years ago
to be fair jimi had his time, and many would agree he was the best but i stiil just think that there was 3 or 4 years in claptons life cream and bluesbreakers, where what he played noone could touch him, it was just a golden time in claptos career. my opinion, but i love them all(guitar player from that era)
atourdeforce 2 years ago
imo Clapton was a better live guitarist than hendrix , but you know every one who´s dead is immortaL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kinggreenbaum1966 2 years ago
First "speed" band.
clarkewi 2 years ago
if i post negative, will you?
dubsdrops 2 years ago
Who can sing that good? Only Jack.
He has been outstanding on his own over the years, but with Cream he is buoyed by the chemistry between his partners, Eric and Ginger. Cream unite!
janicewilsonify 2 years ago 4
stratocaster's and les paul's are very good guitar, excellent and superior to most other guitars. I play fender stratocaster's myself. SO don't bag on them. Just listen to the music. Eric Clapton is cool enough and knows enough to make any guitar sound good.
DapperDanP 2 years ago 3
rickenbacker 330 is better anyway
nblBer 2 years ago
gibson humbuckers thru marshalls cranked will never be beat
daledrive44 2 years ago 7
wow what an unbelievable performance bruce is a screaming yeti
animalmother4 2 years ago 3
wish clapton would have never switched to strats, he fucking invented the les paul tone for christ's sake
GreenyMcFleetwood 2 years ago 8
When it comes to jamming, no bands beats these 3 guys, Cream rules.....
kinggreenbaum1966 2 years ago 8
@kinggreenbaum1966 You must not have heard the long version of Suzie-Q, or Heard it Through the Grapevine.....by CCR!!!
el0hyek 1 year ago
that guitar player....is he on speed, or what?
x2mars 2 years ago
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That guitar player? His name is Eric Clapton.
chenalos 2 years ago 2
LOL @ 3;16. What was Clapton thinking when he got up and got dressed that morning.
PhatElvis7 2 years ago
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fuck me if i hear sunshine of your love one more time im gonna screeeaaam!
auntygomez 2 years ago
is this a willie dixon song ?
taterj68 2 years ago
who was that at 0:17 with the beard
roxydog2004 2 years ago
@roxydog2004
It's a DJ called Dave Lee Travis
fearlissimo 2 years ago
Listen to Jack Bruce. There is not a voice since then that can compare. He is one rare wonder.
janicewilsonify 2 years ago 4
I agree that Jack sure can holler...but I nominate the late, great James Dewar (a fellow Scotsman) as his equal.
I'm glad that both men made great records for us to enjoy.
I wish that this had been the first Cream single instead of Wrapping Paper. What a disappointment THAT was after the early gig I was privileged to attend. Eric was playing a 1953 Goldtop Les Paul, as his guitar had been stolen not long before that gig.
Best wishes
guitarandharp 2 years ago
omg... 1:14 they look just like three geeks going to the prom
mabumanssur 2 years ago
Good lord--and *1966*, too!! No wonder they were considered such pioneers. The sound quality isn't so terrible that they can't release an official version of this heavy, mind-bending performance. Their first album should've been Live At Klooks Kleek!!!!
mtopper66 2 years ago 4
Good stuff!
LesPaulGoldTop21 2 years ago 3
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simonesimone2 2 years ago
The tone in this clip beats anything he did with Strat. Plus the graphics on that Strat of his these days are Fugly! And he forgot how to dress, he looks like a boring old fisherman who'd rather be golfing than rocking.
ironbuttermilk 2 years ago
Jack's vocals puts all others in line behind him. He can do anything.
and just look at that beautiful and handsome face. What a genius!
janicewilsonify 2 years ago
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cavekiller480 2 years ago
standard blues changes...I,IV,V
just learn the riffs
RNRDOLL 2 years ago
On of the best clapton solos!!!!
Pece17 2 years ago 2
I know the quality of this bootleg is bad but, for me, there's no better example captured of Clapton's fire and agression in his guitar playing than this show. The tone he gets from the guitar is so heavy yet soulful.
Steppin' out from the same night is staggering.
fuzzface100 2 years ago
"Staggering".
Excellente description prescription
sparkyization 2 years ago
Its incredible to hear something this heavy as early as 1966.
jeffbebe123 2 years ago 4
AMAZING!
trinconi 2 years ago
Anyone catch between 2:08 and 2:20, EC is playing a tele body with a non-fender 3-per-side headstock?
zyband 2 years ago
It's a hand-made guitar by a Swedish guitarmaker, who later designed guitas for ABBA :)
That guitawas only used by EC for this Swedish TV playback perfomance.
slunky08 2 years ago
Where'd you get your info from?
lagman50 2 years ago
@zyband resembles a Danelectro too :)
floofynut 1 year ago
@zyband Clapton ran like a fucking scorched cat at the mention of abba , so should you!
jsilence418 1 year ago
I've always really liked Jack Bruce's voice, especially live. I wish this had better quality, but still good to hear.
dudleyboy2682 2 years ago
killer photos,thanks
tomthefunky 2 years ago
At 2:58 you can see Eric playing a Danelectro. What a find!!!
jaaguero 2 years ago
We armChair pundits spend a lotta' time lauding Clapton's riffs. But .. HEAR that voice. Jack Bruce. Probably the best vocalist .. ever
sparkyization 2 years ago 2
Well said. I agree, the vocals are like nothing I've ever heard!
chrispiccaro18 2 years ago
Yo "Kripsycarro" ... I was amazed to see the date on this one. This cut sounds just like they burned it right off of Wheels O' Fire. These fotos speak from "the days of the ancients"
THIS band was the original ... "superGroup". Of this there can be zero doubt
sparkyization 2 years ago 2
Love Jack too ... "great" goes to Steve Marriott.
phddddd 2 years ago
Who 'dat? Who he be, steve marriot?
sparkyization 2 years ago
Faces ... Humble Pie ... you remember the bit in Maggie May, "or find a rock n roll band that needs a helping hand." Stewart replaced him in Faces. Pull him up on Youtube, and count your lucky starts that you are coming to him fresh.
phddddd 2 years ago
Humble Pie. "I dont need no doctor"
Good shit, maynard!
sparkyization 2 years ago
thats real Clapton here
0live0wire0 2 years ago 4
they've got nothin on the original Howlin Wolf version
willwelsh816 2 years ago
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Howlin' Wolf was rendered OBSOLETE and PRIMITIVE by these boys I'd hate to admit it. Howlin' Wolf is a joke compared to Eric Clapton.
thestratlars 2 years ago
tbf mate howlin wolf is famous for his powerful voice, not his guitar playing and imo the wolf's voice is much better than clapton's, although bruce has a great voice too
ihatemychemical 2 years ago 3
That's easily the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Eric Clapton is an amazing guitar player and singer, but he ain't the real fuckin' deal like Howlin' wolf was...never will be..don't get it twisted.
RNRDOLL 2 years ago
OMG...slunky08 thank you soooo much for this! i never thought i would get to hear these live recordings from 66 and here they are AND with the rearest pics i have ever seen. I would take a bullet for u man.
pageyzoso 2 years ago