#36 Cream

Cream was rock’s first super group. The trio consisted of Guitarist Eric Clapton, Bassist Jack Bruce, and Drummer Ginger Baker. The band combined Clapton’s blues roots guitar with Bruce’s intense vocals and brilliant bass, Baker’s Jazz influenced drums, and late 60s psychedelia. Their music, technical skills, and live shows inspired acts such as Rush, Black Sabbath, the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin and Phish. They were one of the first heavy groups that provided a link between blues-rock and metal.

Rock n Roll Moment: At one concert, the rivalry between Baker and Bruce was so intense, that Clapton stopped playing. Neither Baker nor Bruce noticed.

Essential Cream:

Fresh Cream (1966)
Disraeli Gears (1967)
Wheels of Fire (1968)

Cream’s Top 10:

I Feel Free
I’m So Glad
Strange Brew
Sunshine of Your Love
Tales of Brave Ulysses
SWLABR
White Room
Sitting on Top of the World
Badge
Anyone for Tennis