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Epicurus.com - Disraeli Gears
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $8.49
Your Save: $ 1.49 ( 15% )
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Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453181120
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polydor / Umgd
Release Date: 1998-04-07
Studio: Polydor / Umgd
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fresh Cream, the album that introduced this seminal super-blues trio to America, was perhaps a bit too blues-based to do the advance hype ("Clapton is God!") justice. Two of its three best-known tracks, after all, were blues covers. It was Disraeli Gears that turned Cream into a "supergroup." Here they pursue the psychedelic ideals of the era with total abandon (the LP cover art still stands as one of the 1960s' most striking designs), merging these ideals with their take on the blues and adorning the amalgamation with some superb pop craftsmanship. Of the eleven originals here, four--"Tales of Brave Ulysses," "SWLABR," "Strange Brew," and "Sunshine of Your Love"--earned major airplay. This, their excess-free greatest moment, does the Cream legend proud. --Bill Holdship
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Summary: psychedelic blues men
Comment: In the 1960's there came along psychedelia, LSD, Jefferson Airplane and
many whacked out people proclaiming their version of being "COOL".
For others it might have been, "let's see if we can play like these guys?"
The revolution was real, and Haight Ashbury was the place to be.
About a year ago I found a John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers vinyl record.
On the back was a photo of Eric Clapton, complete wtih sideburns holding
his beloved Gibson Les Paul. On the album he shreds the frets with wonderful blues licks, adding his self titled "womanhood" sound.
Around the same time I also came across "Disraeli Gears',again on vinyl.
To me the album is classic Cream, but there is Eric bending the notes
with his rythum section of Jack Bruce and the red headed drummer Mr.Baker.
I wish "Crossroads" was on this album (From Cream's first LP) and SWLABR
, which means She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow; had been omitted.
Whoever thinks of such things acronymns in the 1960's ???? The producer?
Taking a "trip" down psychedelic lane is not easy these days. The analog
mix of this record is way outdated, muddy and waned. The drums sound as
if they were recorded in a bathroom, with a blanket over them.
As you know Eric Clapton made "Crossroads" into a international blues
event, complete with DVD's. Well it's almost the end of 2008. It was 40 year ago today, Eric taught his boys to play.
(Sgt. Bluesbreaker.)
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Summary: Disraali Gears
Comment: Cream-Disraeli Gears ***1/2
How is it that Creams worst record contains their best songs? It must be how it is concidered such a classic despite the fact that it is ages worse than any other release from the legendary band. The sound of heroin runs deep in the veins of Disreali Gears which explains why the gears are hardly turning here.
The acidic Psychedelic blues of the album and the band was never stronger than in the albums opening track 'Strange Brew.' The iconic track must refer to the use in which the group was bound, though very subtly. 'Sunshine Of Your Love' is the sort of groove bands are formed upon. Too bad they would never top it. 'Tales Of Brave Ulysses' and 'Swlabr' are the sort of powerful guitar rants that made Eric Clapton the guitar god he once was.
Here and there the rest of the album satisfies but mostly fails because of the boring pace at which it proceeds. Most of the rest feels dull and uninspired by anything other then the drugs that destroyed the greatest power trio in history.
Disraeli Gears is far from a classic album. To base the claim on the few classic songs is ignorant. Cream created and released better albums, every other one they released was better in fact. Don't base your purchases on that alone, at least give credit to the musicianship of the criminally underrated Ginger Baker.
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Summary: the essential Cream album
Comment: this is an essential British blues-rock album, with a great meshing of talents. Jack Bruce had better power in his voice than Clapton, so Bruce was the principal singer. Clapton did his guitar-God thing, with the usual choices of unusual (but beautiful) chords. Ginger Baker bangs the hell outa them drums, and voila!
Beautiful music...
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Summary: Cream, "Disreali Gears", 1967
Comment: Realesed in the summer of 1967 it demonstrates Cream's expirementing with acid rock. All 11 tracks on here are great and its good old fashioned 60s rock music. Some key tracks on here are, strange brew, SWALBLR, tales of brave ulysses, etc. It also has one of the first albums with the wah-wah pedal on it. All in all a great buy and you should buy it today along with all of the other great 1967 albums. here are some classic 60s albums that you should buy,
Grateful Dead(debut album)
Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
Jimi Hendrix Are You Expereinced
Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Cream Disreali Gears
The Doors(self titled debut album)
Jimi Hendrix Axis Bold As Love
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Jimi Hendrix Electirc Ladyland
Grateful Dead Anthem Of The Sun
Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
etc.
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Summary: Essential
Comment: Essential...as all Cream (or 'The Cream' as originally called in the UK)is essential. There is not one Cream album better than any other. They are ALL essential. This is hard, blues based, psychedelic, heavy, rock music at its ever loving best. Cream was and is in a class by themselves, as is Led Zeppelin, early Fleetwood Mac, and The Yardbirds. All white-boy blues at the supreme level.
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