Cream - Sunshine of Your Love - Live Early Prototype

"COLLECTIVELY WHAT ABOUT AGAIN THE CREAM!!!!!!"
"ONE, TWO, THREE. FOUR!!!"

This is a very interesting version of Sunshine, performed before it had morphed into the version we all know and love. It is much more up-tempo, and you can see Ginger still hadn't fully realized that epic, native american style, drum beat that really completes the whole song.

Eric is also still trying to figure out how to solo over the chord progression which is a little funny to hear.

Its not one of their greatest versions of the number, but it has a huge historical significance and i think it is extremely interesting to see what Sunshine might have been if it wasn't for Gingers brilliance. And thats not to mention Eric who accomplished one of his great architectural solos on the studio recording let alone the use of his signature woman tone which really puts that "oomph" in the first hard rock riff ever recorded!!!!!!!

all in all... a must hear!

Live at the Ricky Tick, Hounslow, W. London.
22nd April. 1967

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[bluesriot2]

Eric "Slowhand" Clapton ,Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, very few trios ever even came close to this energy level and sound output, Maybe ZZ Top, some say Rush, and who else?

[metart93]

@bluesriot2

The Jimi Hendrix Experience? and any trio the Buddy Guy was ever a part of haha (Buddy's trio's were the inspiration behind Eric wanting to form a trio with Cream when Ginger asked him if he'd like to form a a band together)

[supsailor1885]

This song had to be totally unknown to the audience, since Disraeli Gears was not reorded until May of '67 in NY under the supervision of the Late, Great Tom Dowd! Disreaeli Gears should have been Released in June of '67 and Cream Should have been at the Monterey Pot Festival alongside Hendrix, The Who, ETC!!!!

[designermite]

tis nice

[MrVicioussss]

First hard rock riff ever recorded was arguably Beck's Bolero.

[yearginclarke]

@carlosesperanzo Green Day is allright, just nothing like vintage rock and metal.(my favorite)

[carlosesperanzo]

If anyone thinks Green Day is a member of the elite power trio club like Cream,Rush or ZZ Top or the great Hendrix Experience that means you don`t have any clue of real music or real rock and roll music because Green Day sucks!!!

[drockkclapton]

A beautiful piece of music history. This is what Sunshine would have sounded like if it were on Fresh Cream. The three of them hadn't quite felt each other's styles out at the time, but it was obvious that there was something there.

[bluesriot2]

@mcleanartists hey guys, what i meant is trios that achieved the kind of recognition that cream and ZZ did, but thanks for all the feedback , have to admit, I didn't know Robin or Rory were trios, but I knew they were awesome! Hafta look up Chicken Shack, first I heard of them,,,

[mcleanartists]

@bluesriot2 Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Rory Gallagher, Chicken Shack, Robin Trower, Mahogany Rush, Johnny Winter, Cactus (plus one lead singer)...