Cream Spoonful part 2

cream live spoonful part 2

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[sandshark666]

This song, is the greatest live recording of any rock and roll song in the history of rock and roll. Nothing tops this recording. And this was in 68? 69? Beats the crap outta rap or any other newer music. Hell, it's beats everything. Hands down.

[McKellar51]

I was 17 when that came out and I was just learning about lead guitar.

That song is great for that. Want to learn how to play lead tastefully?

Practice with this song.

[robertpisarek]

this is some serious blues music. Long live the cream!

[fripouille69]

@sandshark666 Amen to that. Every word, and nothing to add. I was just 15 when this came out (in '68) and you know what? I knew instantly that it was a classic. A true classic. It was almost weird. Even at that age, I just knew it was, and would be, their best ever recording. I'm 58 now, but I still listen to it at least once a month....

[counterstriving]

@swlabrnsu Ironically one of the best things about Cream's improvisations was the creative interaction between the drums and bass.

[counterstriving]

@deanslist101 Exactly my feeling. Spoonful, and Who Do You Love; greatest live songs ever. What a decade.

[counterstriving]

@sandshark666 Couldn't agree more, my man.

[cameltooth1]

His Holy Modal Majesty is another song that is a great jazz instrumental. Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield, Super Session.

[Arbeedubya]

I got into a bit of a hostile exchange with a lady who thought Tal Wilkenfeld was hot shit on the bass. I said she was very good, granted, but was no Jack Bruce. The other person said Bruce was overrated. I invited her to listen to this. Ms. Wilkenfeld couldn't touch this, but that's nothing to be ashamed of, since noone else could imho.

[Arbeedubya]

@deanslist101 Actually, "Spoonful", "Crossroads", and "Traintime" were all recorded at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco (now, sadly, torn down). It was the editing that made it sound like they went straight from "Traintime" into "Toad", which was the only song actually recorded at the Fillmore West. Why that portion of the album was even labelled "Live At The Fillmore" when only one of the four live performances was recorded there is a mystery to many people, including me.

[deanslist101]

Along with Quicksilver's "Who Do You Love", this was the greatest live song ever recorded. And, ironically, both were recorded live at the Fillmore West. What a great time that was for the music of a generation. I still have most of my old albums from those years and this one, WHEELS OF FIRE, is an absolute treasure.

[bamboosa]

By the way, "Spoonful" refers to whatever gets you through the moment - be it heroin, love, tea, gold, or a bullet (just a spoon from my 45 save me from another man). Listen to Willie Dixon songs. The best ever written.