tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post3515452540863083018..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Cream: Disraeli GearsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-46088177844756675292020-05-16T18:58:36.451+03:002020-05-16T18:58:36.451+03:00The best Clapton -driven album EVER...a masterpiec...The best Clapton -driven album EVER...a masterpiece.Thanks.maurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218442850129471421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-66027916648500285572019-02-20T15:38:02.938+03:002019-02-20T15:38:02.938+03:00Excellent review! This is a great LP, as much for ...Excellent review! This is a great LP, as much for the music as for its historical significance and influence. The best overall from Cream, even if the band did not produce that many LPs :-). Panos Kakaviatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194560764507875270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-75574800311620272018-06-30T01:01:27.257+03:002018-06-30T01:01:27.257+03:00I believe the lyric is "'til my *seas* ar...I believe the lyric is "'til my *seas* are dried up."Dr. Caligarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952014180438908530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-57996069375179756252018-06-24T20:10:04.913+03:002018-06-24T20:10:04.913+03:00Songs with a riff similar to "Sunshine of you...Songs with a riff similar to "Sunshine of your love": Cocaine, In a Gadda-Da-Vida, Rice Pudding (Jeff Beck). But those are not really Heavy Metal. Hmmhm ... maybe Speed King, the chorus is a bit similar ... but played much faster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182188176353968405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-53700498571500750192018-06-23T08:45:10.633+03:002018-06-23T08:45:10.633+03:00'but kind of dry and pedestrian compared to th...'but kind of dry and pedestrian compared to the best psychedelia'<br /><br />utterly nonsensicalraistuumumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947081327684189851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-38820477335841695312018-06-23T08:44:41.032+03:002018-06-23T08:44:41.032+03:00having relistened to the album recently and honest...having relistened to the album recently and honestly—George is completely right and I still do not get how any fan of psych musick would dismiss this album and Cream in generalraistuumumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947081327684189851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-7089093041831792912018-06-22T22:43:40.148+03:002018-06-22T22:43:40.148+03:00A decent enough fuzzed-out psych-pop-blues album, ...A decent enough fuzzed-out psych-pop-blues album, but kind of dry and pedestrian compared to the best psychedelia of the period. Certainly The Doors, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, and the 13th Floor Elevators did tripped-out music with far more character at around the same time. <br /><br />“SWLABR,” “Tales of Brave Ulysses,” “Sunshine of Your Love,” “Strange Brew,” “World of Pain,” and “Dance the Night Away” are all good tunes though, but when I hear them I find it difficult to forget that Mountain would eventually do a similar shtick to much better effect some time later. The rest of the album is pretty bland and forgettable. Unfortunately, this is about as good as Cream would ever do. I rank DG as about equal to Fresh Cream and marginally better than Wheels of Fire.William Quiteriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054629184684673953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-58923691381455691822018-06-22T11:20:48.602+03:002018-06-22T11:20:48.602+03:00If you love Dance The Night Away, you’ll love Fair...If you love Dance The Night Away, you’ll love Fairport Convention‘s first albumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614278412291704419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-34585474529890062902018-06-22T02:39:38.528+03:002018-06-22T02:39:38.528+03:00Oh good, I thought it was just me. Mind you, it is...Oh good, I thought it was just me. Mind you, it is a good album, I have just never been as blown away by it as many seem to have been.Ilan Preskovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971332712956679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-27820791031522519992018-06-22T01:11:24.166+03:002018-06-22T01:11:24.166+03:00In 18 years of trying, I've never found this a...In 18 years of trying, I've never found this album to be interesting, big hit aside. But you sure are hard to argue with; and I still gain insight from your review. Ben M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532521306155426955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-7284696242728831632018-06-21T10:08:07.735+03:002018-06-21T10:08:07.735+03:00Blues rock might be one of the biggest abomination...Blues rock might be one of the biggest abominations in music, but this album is pretty good.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997165851714677976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-11601466961304805882018-06-21T06:15:13.290+03:002018-06-21T06:15:13.290+03:00This album was a favourite of me and my late fathe...This album was a favourite of me and my late father when I was a kid, so it'll always have a special place in my heart. (He died of cancer when I was 7.)<br /><br />I actually particularly like the cover of "Outside Woman Blues". I never get tired of the back-and-forth between intricate guitar-bass counterpoint and that thunderous unison.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-51759341468516494232018-06-21T04:24:43.337+03:002018-06-21T04:24:43.337+03:00Not only Pete Townshend and Keith Richards were hi...Not only Pete Townshend and Keith Richards were highly impacted by Jimmi Hendrix, Eric Clapton was moved too. Once upon a time fans thought he was God but in 1967 the real God was performing in UK. Cream was very good. But for the eternity, to share with the exo civilizations, Hendrix is the Artist to highlight. Enrique Chadicovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738071052601712243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-52232652945262681102018-06-20T22:15:56.760+03:002018-06-20T22:15:56.760+03:00"ʽMother's Lamentʼ is, after all, a moral..."ʽMother's Lamentʼ is, after all, a moral tale with a sad-happy ending. (Come to think of it, ʽMother's Lamentʼ is just the traditional folk root of ʽDance The Night Awayʼ"<br /><br />Yeah, but I still can't listen to it without thinking of Tears in Heaven. Morbid Music Hall Cretins!<br /><br />I think the biggest innovation of this record is the creation of a true lead-rhythm guitar attack. Throw in a heavy bass and you've got the template for every 70s hard rock band. The fact that it's one guy playing both guitars makes it that much cooler (and harder for said gentleman to replicate live).<br /><br /><br />JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-85089889030878228362018-06-20T22:04:21.494+03:002018-06-20T22:04:21.494+03:00I agree, if you've heard some of the early TV/...I agree, if you've heard some of the early TV/radio performances of Purple Haze, the amps have almost no overdrive or crunch, and it sounds tinny and weak. JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-34345043691948082412018-06-20T20:29:36.131+03:002018-06-20T20:29:36.131+03:00"I have a hard time thinking of one that &quo..."I have a hard time thinking of one that "<br />Purple Haze. Of course the two songs are not nearly the same, but for the rather gradual development of hardrock/heavy metal that one plays the same role. I've always suspected that that development had a lot to do with the improvement of amplifiers.MNbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427385535099104405noreply@blogger.com