@@poloreacts27 - this is what we called a super group back then in the 60s and 70s. I haven't experienced anything on that level since the 80s. 3 artists. Each individually true masters of their instruments. Ginger Baker in my mind is one of the all time greatest drummers, Jack Bruce's bass has taught and influenced generations of bass players since, and Eric, well - what should I say. Their concerts were more like jam sessions. And because they were individually so creative, Cream was doomed to only exist a relatively short time, The members each evolved in their individual directions. But it was unbeaten while it lasted. They made an impact that mattered.
This song blew everyone's mind when it came out. People weren't used to the heaviness of it... Yes, it's simple but it was like a pivotal moment in the heavy rock genre.
My mother introduced me to everything swing, the American standards such Sinatra, to Tom Jones, the Beatles, R&B Supremes, temptations, Marvin Gaye,Nillson, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, David Bowie, and through the 80’s. She accepted new music as she grew old and influenced my love of all these types of music. Best gift she gave me.
I’m nearly 63. The ‘60s, ‘70s and into the ‘80s were a spectacularly rich and creative period for music. Even pop music was on another level (esp compared to today).
Before you can have Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, etc., you have to have Cream. The "simple" leads to the complex. As was stated earlier, Cream was definitely ground-breaking at the time. Take a listen to more music from this era, and a lot of it *does* sound a bit simplistic today, but, those groups were laying the foundation for all that followed. Loved this reaction, though...you're honesty does you credit!
Super group?!? I don't think so. Cream was the most overrated group of excellent musicians to ever assemble. But they never did anything even close to putting them in the same league with ELP, YES, Return to Forever, Zappa, Pink Floyd, etc. They did they have a psychedelic 'cool' factor for the times (I was there), I'll give them that. I never wasted my money on their vinyl or eight tracks. As far as rock goes, Led Zeppelin blew this band away hands down.
I understand you reaction. Us older generation liked it because it was so different for the time. It had this hypnotizing effect that was new to many of us. We loved it.
Now you're talkin'. I was 17 when this song came out. I was raised with music. Parents, 30's, 40's & 50's. My uncle was 16 when I was born. He introduced us to rock & Roll in the 50's. I've had all types of music in my life.
Born in 1950. Parents did not listen to much music. Older brother and sister started me on Elvis and early rock and roll and soul. Grew up with Elvis, The Beatles, The Supremes, Sonny and Cher(the fur vest days)Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Jackson’s, Little Richard, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Vinton and many more. My taste in music has always been eclectic. From Jethro Tull to Switched on Bach, Black Sabbath to Santana to Liza Manellii, Streisand and classical. I feel so lucky to live through some of the greatest music ever offered. Love your channel and seeing you enjoying some of the greatest music ever written and performed. It is like hearing it again for the first time.
I LOVE this song! This was music from my mom's time. My dad was born in 29, my mom in 46, me in 79. I love all eras and most all music. Like you said, if I like it, I like it. 🤷♀️
Yes I loved their music. My dad is the one that got me into jazz. Back in the early sixties hewould listen to the tijuana brass, a sax player named Sil Austin ( you should check out) and Miles Davis,etc… and my mom played albums from Barbra Streisand, musicals suchas West Side Sory and South Pacific. I grew up with alot of diversity and happy I did. I loved listening to it all, and still do. ❤❤❤
This was my music. Fun and not that difficult to play on the guitar. Edit: Cream songs - White Room, Badge, Crossroads, Born Under a Bad Sign, Spoonful, Strange Brew
Remember, Cream was only two guitars and a drummer. Sunshine of your Love is one of the songs that was synonymous with psychedelia. Even if you didn't take drugs, this era of music had a mystical quality which was new to my generation. This was the beginning of Eric Clapton's career; one of the world's greatest guitarist.
With Cream, it’s always the drums that take the song from really good to exceptional. Ginger Baker was an absolute monster - any drummer of the era will admit to being utterly intimidated by his technique and “swing.”
Im a “c”, my parents were born in 1930’s and I was born in late 50’s, grew up in the 60’s , 70’s and still listening to great tunes and bands like this. Started with Beatles quickly moved on with everything rock and roll. Imma New subscriber, thanx!
My folks were of the 40's Big Band Swing era. As a teen I didn't pay attention to that genre, but as an adult I really appreciated it and saw it as a precursor to R & R.
Same here. (Est. 1953) It wasn’t till my 30’s when I married my wife, who is 5 years older, that I started listening to her music more-50’s pop & rock-and she loved her parents music too and turned me on the the great songbook and those artists. Now I have so much to enjoy! - Cream was my intro into 60’s music and listening high!
64 year old guy with a 24-year-old daughter. Since 1975 , from Aerosmith to ZZ Top, I saw every major rock band most of them more than once. I took her to Paul simon, ELO, Dead & Company, Grateful Dead David Gilmour and more. She had a great time at all of them.
Another classic rock band to check out is Steppenwolf. Their song “Born To Be Wild” was in the first of five songs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because of its impact on rock. The words “Heavy Metal” originated from that song, although lead singer John Kay wasn’t referring to music. The song was the theme for the film Easy Rider. A good driving song too. There’s other good songs as well, such as “Magic Carpet Ride”.
I appreciate the honesty of the reaction, that's what we're here for! Cream were known for their extended live jams, all three were amazing musicians. They absolutely knew "complex". But they also knew when to keep it simple. This hard driving riff still gives me goosebumps, after all these decades -and the layers behind it are not as simple as they seem. Also, there's this rich and soaring guitar sound, and the fullness of the sonic space created by just three people back when the production gimmicks were very limited.
I loved their music. 13 years old going through their vinyl collection and finding Cream, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen, Metallica the list goes on.
My parents listened to the ‘pop’ music of their day - the big bands like Glenn Miller, the singers like Sinatra. Good music, sure. I still remember lots of the words and music. Then, as a 16 year old in 1967, I heard this and went down an entirely different road!!! Their music was like a social event. My music was personal with headphones, listening to the entire album in one sitting while I admired the album cover art and read the liner notes. ☮️❤️
I'm nearly 70 and enjoyed my father's country music as a youth, lost it in the 70s, and regained it during the disco era. Now it seems to be 50s country and 60s and 70s rock with a lot of blues from all over.
Jack Bruce was the greatest bassist in the world. You have chosen my favorite group of all times. Cream was the top dog. At 71 I have listened to just about all genres of music. The sixty artists cannot be beat. Nuff said…….lol…don’t give up on Cream, there is so much more. You have to understand their music, but of course I grew up in the sixties with all the “hippy” bands. It’s the lyrics, the sounds, the poetry in motion, and yes, the reefer….lolololo
I grew up in Denmark, so some of the music my parents listened to Americans would not know. However, they also like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, some light operetta Pinafore, others. Also music from second WW, especially Vera Lynn, We'll meet again (it is played at the end of Dr. Strangelove) also White Cliffs of Dover. As a teenager in the sixties my friends and I were mostly into jazz. Copenhagen was one of the jazz capitals of Europe, American saxphone player, Dexter Gordon lived in Denmark and often played at a club in Copenhagen. However by the late sixties I was an au pair in Westport Ct. and the Beatles came out with Sgt. Peppers Lonely heart, then The Doors, I then got hooked on rock and roll. I still love jazz, but a lot of music from the sixties, including folk. Some years ago I really learned to appreciate the music my parents liked, the crooners, etc.
It's hard to appreciate early psychedelic rock like this today because we've already heard all the more sophisticated music that evolved from it, like Pink Floyd. But, imagine growing up hearing nothing but Patty Duke, The Everly Brothers, and that style of music, and then this comes at you. It was literally revolutionary; drove adults crazy and absolutely upended social norms.
@littlebearskye1863 Yeah, you're right. I used Pink Floyd as an example because they were referenced in the video. I probably should have said that it's hard to appreciate early psychedelic music when you've grown up hearing the more sophisticated music that evolved from those early, relatively simple creations. Those musicians really grew as artists over the years.
This album was my first concert I was 12 and my uncle took, that night changed my life. It was mind blowing, all of the people and the atmosphere was crazy.
At the time, this was a mind-blowing departure from everything we had previously heard on the radio. These guys were musical virtuosos who were the grandfathers of the heavy rock genre.
My sisters are 11 and 12 years older than I am. They strongly influenced my musical tastes "back in the day" and I still listen to those classics: The Beattles, Led Zeppelin, anything George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, to name a few! Thank you sisters!
My Dad liked country music my mom liked a lot of big bands from the 40's., a little bit of everything else. This song brought back 8:03 a lit of memories from the 60's. I'm now 74 and enjoy a little bit of everything.
We could feel how special this song was when there wasn't all the stuff that came after it to compare it to. Music was changing drastically and songs like this were at the tip of the spear.
My father was into music more than my mother, in that he collected records, whereas my mom didn’t. His collection was pretty diverse, mostly classical (Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Bach, etc.), but he also had a LOT of amazing rock albums (Cream, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival), and folk (Kris Kristofferson, Peter, Paul, & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, Arlo Guthrie, etc.) I listened to most of his records as a kid religiously and inspired my musical tastes that would grow from there.
I loved my parents music, still listen to much of it today. When i was around 15-16 my friends were all into hard rock, only some I enjoyed. I however, was more so enjoying Burt Bacharach, Henri Mancini, my Moms Neil Diamond records and Dad's Moody Blues. As I became older I gravitated to movie scores- my happy place.
Great song, this song is from my parents teen years, grew up with Cream, Zeppelin, Hendrix, etc being my foundation, and loved it. I think this era of music made me appreciate classical, jazz, and many music genres.
Hard Rock itself owes its existence to the Blues. The British bands of the early 1960s were hugely influenced by the Blues, Motown, and even Jazz (especially the "Take Five" album by Dave Brubeck Quartet).
I listened to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Doc Watson, Earle Schruggs, Maybell Carter, etc... on the way home. Yeah... I loved my parent's music, and still listen to it. I clicked this one for the Jack Bruce experience!
We were blown away by the phenomenal talents back then. It’s why we’re so disappointed in a lot of pop today. ❤❤❤ Bassist Jack Bruce is trading off vocals with Eric Clapton on this one!!!
Polo, I'm old (72) and my parents are long dead having been born in 1913 & 14. Did you know that in 1923 only 1% of US households had an AM radio and by 1931 that figure had increased to 37%. FM radio didn't come about until the 1950's and that's when televisions became available to the average consumer. I grew up listening to country music, crooners, gospel, and Broadway/Hollywood hits because that was all you could get on the AM radio. The 60's saw the British Invasion with the Beatles breaking on to the scene in 1962/63. That's when it all began to change, not only the music but also the equipment for listening to it. I was lucky enough to lived thru the greatest period of popular music in this country, peopled by some of the most gifted musicians ever. Rock on!
I was born I 1950. My dad always played big bands (Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman etc.), show tunes, and barbershop quartet as well as classical music. As. A youngster I loved it all. In the early 60’s I discovered rock then blues , folk and world music. The music out of Africa is fantastic. Enjoy good musicianship in any genre . Not a big Polka fan. I like your channel a lot.
Born same year, my dad loved Lawrence Welk.. i hated it. Mom always had country music playing, dad was always working. I loved the old country Hank, Marty et all... But l loved all the rock n roll on the radio in the 50's 60's.
I saw this live in Detroit back in 67 at the Grande Ballroom. They changed everything. Still the best band I ever saw. The songs were insane jam sessions. You had to be there to understand.
I listened to my parents music at home, we come from a Ukrainian background and listened to a lot of Ukrainian music, country music, blues, classical, folk, and more. I was fortunate to grow up in an era of amazing televised variety/musical shows. As children we were introduced to every genre of music and I learned to love them all. I can still remember the words to many songs from back then. The talent included the greats like Carol Burnett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Cash, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Glen Campbell, Donnie & Marie, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Victor Borge, Judy Garland, Kingston Trio, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elvis, Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, and that's just naming some of the amazing talent who appeared on shows like American Bandstand, Smothers Brothers, Shindig, Hootenanny, Let's Sing Out, Soul Train, Midnight Special, and again, so many more. My list is incomplete, I've missed so many greats. I continue to listen to all kinds of music.
My Mom took me to see Eric Clapton when I was 17 yrs old. She introduced me to him. I got home from school, and she said her co-worker gave her two tickets because something came up, and they could not go. I changed clothes, and we hauled as$
My parents listening to mostly classical music, which I still like and occasionally listen to. I grew up in the 60s & 70s (the era of AM radio) and that is the music that I love most Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchel, Led Zeppelin, Heart, The Doors, etc etc. This song from Cream is so familiar, every beat and vibration is embedded in my soul.
I was born in '67. My dad had a huge collection of "101 Strings", and various other albums like soundtracks and such. I loved a ton of those songs, like Paul Mauriat's Love Is Blue, etc. As the youngest of 8, i was hearing the rock sounds of the 70s and fell in love with music, but was first captivated by The Beatles. My all-time fave bands are The Beatles, Stones, Zep, The Who, The Guess Who, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Bad Company, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cream.
My parents listened to music from the 40’s and 50’s, some of the Beatles songs I remember but I’m a 60’s, 70’s and beyond hard rock etc, grunge, metal, classic my kids listen to stuff I listened to and love it! Lol
Yes I listened to my parents music until early teens. Mostly top 40 kind of stuff. I received a stereo for my room at thirteen and the world opened up. I had free reign of the whole dial. Can you say overwhelmed sponge 🎉😂❤. I drifted towards rock. This would have been 1975.
I grew up with the Beatles, Stones British Invasion, Led Zeppelin. The best time for music in the history of mankind. Will never be another era like it. Including this group.
In answer to your question, I’m 65 and my parents listened to a lot of Motown, soul, and RnB when I was growing up. Later into the 70s there was more rock. I still listen to these genres today. I have great memories of us dancing in the living room 😊 I think music being played in our home is the reason I’m such a lover of all different types of music still.
I liked some of my parents’ music when I was young, but what they regularly played was only a small set of their record collection. As I got older, into my teens, I sampled their LP collection from one end to the other. I found quite a few things I had never heard from them that I really like and those have stuck with me. From James Taylor to Janis Joplin; The Beatles to Black Sabbath. It was a treasure trove of vinyl.
My mother was into Santana, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, as well as immortals like Nat King Cole. This was early 60s. She was ahead of her time. The albums she owned made a huge impact on me. And she took me to my first concert, Alice Cooper/Billion Dollar Babies Tour, when I was thirteen.
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I was born '94 and got raised on my fathers music, he used to make prog mixtapes for me when i lived with my mother.. Pink Floyd was my favourite band way before i understood their music, but i was feeling it ❤ Cream N.S.U. Live was the first song to ever make my mind melt and give me goosebumps when they first start getting into it 🤘👹❤
th-cam.com/video/sCHE2bxSJqI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-pRe_daIso6rn_fn That is NSU Live *mind starts melting at around 1:40 after the intro Their mantra was "forget the lyrics, forget the message, JUST PLAY" 😅 put volume on max
My parents listened to old Country music. I listened to Cream, Hendrix, Zep, Skynyrd, Seger. BTW have you reacted to Ike and Tina Turner? If you want, check out Nutbush City Limits or my favorite Proud Mary? They never ever do anything nice and easy.
I was born in 67 My parents listened to more the 50s rock and roll and later country music I was not exposed to the 60s music till I was a teen and loved bands like Cream, Zeppelin, Floyd etc the list goes on then into my Hair band era of the 80s but most of us that like the metal of the 80s like all these classic bands of the 60s.
I listened to my parents music and loved it, my dad got me into Motown, CCR, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Elvis. He’s a big fan of Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Temptations. I’ve passed that on to my kids, they are 25 and 17. They love Lionel Richie, MJ, Prince, and all the classics like Zep, Floyd, and Motown. My son especially, a young 17 yr old NC country boy, is all about some Motown, and that era, Al Green, Commodores, etc
Loved my parent's music. Born in 72. My parents didn't give us allowance for heavy chores. We got money to go to the record store frequently to pick music that ALL would enjoy. I love that they trusted us 😊. Likewise, my parents listened to "our" music, as well. Music appreciation. Go CREAM.
We always had music in my house and a great variety. I loved my mom's Andtews Sisters and classical music..the Ames Brothers..my dad was partial to Nat King Cole and Johnny Cash lol. I can listen to any of those, and still do once in a while. But I was 17 in 1970. The music of my era is still played every day at my house. Full blast!
I loved my parents music. My Mom liked Three Dog Night, Neil Diamond, Peggy Lee. My Dad was big on classical and opera. Had a little bit of everything. We always had music on at our house!
My parents loved music of all kinds, and my father's parents were friends with Jack Teagarden from the big band era. I was a 70's kid and I loved it all. Every era has its "Cream."
Kinda surprised you didn't like it more, tbh, but that's fine. Thought you'd appreciate the quality of Jack Bruce's vocals, the incredible drum beat (possibly the first rock song to feature double bass drums, I've heard), and Clapton's guitar solo. Oh well -- try White Room, with Baker's 5/4 Bolero drum beat and more interesting/poetic lyrics.
I am 68 and grew up on big band swing music, the Platters, etc. My Mom always had music in the house and was singing and dancing all the time. I Loved my parents music and they gave me a love for all different genres by appreciating the talent involved. My Mom even bought us our first Beatles album when I was in 2nd grade. We watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show.
I grew up in Austin & my Dad liked Willie Nelson. It took me a few years, but I started to really like Willie's music. When I was twelve, Willie filmed part of his second movie in a house up the street from mine. My buddy & I rode our BMX bikes to his bus & waited to meet him. Willie finally came out w/ a big cloud of smoke & we got autographs & photos taken. Years later I found out what the cloud was & I've been smoking & listening to Willie ever since.
I was born in 1952 and wasn't exposed to much music at first. We were too busy playing outside. Some of the singers had their own TV shows, so we got to know their music that way. One of my favorite singers was and still is Jimmy Durante. My dad loved that singer so I got to know about him when I was young.
Some of it I liked right away. But over time I’ve come to appreciate quite a bit of it. My mom and Grandmom listened to some pretty good stuff from the 40’s forward. Oh, yes. I am black, from Chicagoe, but grew up in LA and appreciate all types of music form Jazz to Rock to Blues, Country and much more. I grew up in the 1960’ and went to Viet Nam…. Not infantry. Life has been good. I am retired. Please keep posting.
Every cookie cutter had a first edition and it was novel then. Those who were around at that time, will likely still hear it now with the same enthusiasm and pleasure. When your baseline in a musical genre is from a later era, I can understand why it sounds 'pedestrian' by comparison. Love your openness and honesty.
I grew up listening to my parents “oldies music” 60’s and 70’s. I was born in 67. Then I was listening to my older brother and sisters music they were 7 and 8 years older than me. So I’m a product of 60’s-90’s old southern classic rock, Motown, Latin , disco, so much more and well rounded. Wish you’d do more classic older music. Aretha Franklin, Gladys knight, Diana Ross, temptations, peaches and herb, police, Styx, Wilson Phillips, expose. I could go on and on. Love what you do. So much good authentic pure raw talent out there.
I'm 68, and I had a very diverse musical childhood. We lived with my Grandmother, who was partial to pre-WWII Swing Bands, while my Mother was very much more a Post-war Jazz fan. My Father, who was largely absent in my life, was steeped in Country and Bluegrass. I never really thought much about my personal musical taste until I heard The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and other 'British Invasion' groups. It was then, as a 'tween' that I began developing my musical tastes, and it was all Rock & Roll. In 1970 I was 15, and the 2nd wave of the British Invasion was in full swing. It was then that I started noticing the Blues and Jazz connections reaching out from my Mom's favorite era, and I started gaining an appreciation for the roots of what I heard on the radio. It was also around that time that Southern Rock was gaining popularity, and again I found those [then] modern songs rooted in my Dad's Classic Country, and Bluegrass tunes. It took a while for me to realize that I needn't be limited in my listening preferences, but now there are new vistas that I find fascinating.
I grew up with parents who sang a lot, mother played the piano, it was church & christmas songs but with dad loved such as anything by Paul Robeson, Earth Kitt & other Soulful singers of his era. I loved some was tolerant of others but Paul Robeson & Earth stayed with me. Both well worth you looking at. Keep the music alive.
My parents loved great music, cream, the Beatles, the doors, the stones. I was and still am a metal head, then came to realize how good those songs are. It took until my early 20’s to appreciate it.
My dad what's a professional musician and I loved his music which was big band/swing. I know he found it hard at first to appreciate the music of the late 60s early 70s that I loved, but he always appreciated the musical talent of the artists and kept an open mind. This resulted in me having a wide appreciation for many many kinds of music and I thank him for that.
I remember dancing to this song at my Grade 8 graduation dance & I still love it. I did like some of my parents music, but then I was born when my mother was 39 and my sisters were in their teens - so I really liked the music they listened to as well. (ranging from Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, the Everly Brothers, etc). I was 8 when I first heard the Beatles and then music really took off for me.
My parents provided me a wide range of music. They played musicals from broadway: South Pacific, Oklahoma, Carousel West side Story and many others. My father was a fan of the music of his age like Benny Goodman and George Gershwin and he was very much into the jazz of Dave Brubeck and artists like Nat King Cole and Gene Krupa. I heard this music all the time and it stuck to me. That said I was totally involved with the music of the 60’s Rock, Soul, and even Folk music. Today at 77 I am a product of what my parents showed me and my own tastes but I am very grateful that they exposed me to some of the greatest music of their day.
I am69 years old! I was into Cream when they first came out. I was the first in my immediate family to appreciate music of any kind! I was not brought up with any music other than that which I discovered myself! My uncle was into Jazz, apparently, but i never heard him play any of it
I'm 70 years old now. Growing up, I listened to my parents music (big band 40s stuff) because that was what was in the house. On tv we got what was popular....Sinatra, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett etc. But something happened about the time Buddy Holly/ Beatles era that shifted the entire music spectrum. It just kept growing and changing every 3 to 6 months thru the 60s and 70s. The best music ever made happened then. There has been some good stuff made later, 80s 90s and on, but not the paradigm shifting volume and cultural shift that took place from 1960 to 1980.I'm a bit slanted, those were my growing up years, but hundreds of reaction channels agree...that is what they are listening to and falling in love with too. Thanks for the great work on your channel. It's fun to hear the music we love thru fresh ears.
Love this song ! My parents were from the Big Band era so as a child I grew up listening to Glenn Miller, Harry James, etc. I loved Big Band. Don't listen to now but I still like it very much
Imagine, listening to this music every day, all day! I grew up in the golden era of music and I am thankful every day for it. My house, my car, I only listen to mid 60s through the mid 70s. I am myself and I’m 78 years old and I listen to it every single day, and I’ve never been bored!!!!!
This song doesn’t have to be complicated to be great. It’s a vibe. This song has a level of cool that most songs don’t have.
True, look how popular Louie, Louie was. That’s about as simple a song as you can find.
This sound is being produced by only 3 instruments. It led the way to heavy rock.
I agree it doesn’t have to be complicated. What I was trying to say is it didn’t feel special to me
@@poloreacts27 - this is what we called a super group back then in the 60s and 70s. I haven't experienced anything on that level since the 80s. 3 artists. Each individually true masters of their instruments. Ginger Baker in my mind is one of the all time greatest drummers, Jack Bruce's bass has taught and influenced generations of bass players since, and Eric, well - what should I say. Their concerts were more like jam sessions. And because they were individually so creative, Cream was doomed to only exist a relatively short time, The members each evolved in their individual directions. But it was unbeaten while it lasted. They made an impact that mattered.
almost everybody will like this song it's very approachable@@poloreacts27
Cream was laying the foundation. Their music was an inspiration to a lot of songs that followed.
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This song blew everyone's mind when it came out. People weren't used to the heaviness of it... Yes, it's simple but it was like a pivotal moment in the heavy rock genre.
This was precursor to Led ZEP believe it or not w Clapton. Crossroads, Spoonful and others better.
My mother introduced me to everything swing, the American standards such Sinatra, to Tom Jones, the Beatles, R&B Supremes, temptations, Marvin Gaye,Nillson, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, David Bowie, and through the 80’s. She accepted new music as she grew old and influenced my love of all these types of music. Best gift she gave me.
This is THE ICONIC rock song of the 60s. Brilliant.
Black Sabbath!
I'm not sure I agree with that. Of the entire 1960s? No.
Well, at least in the top ten.
@@richardeast3328 yes AT LEAST!
It was recorded 57 years ago - believe me, it blew minds back then and informed EVERY hard rock band that followed.
As a metal-head, this song is so soulful and so bluesy, I just assumed everyone likes it.
As a fellow metal head I feel you man! Cream, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones. To me it doesn’t get more soft rock than that.
Song was ground breaking for it’s time 😮
I’m nearly 63. The ‘60s, ‘70s and into the ‘80s were a spectacularly rich and creative period for music. Even pop music was on another level (esp compared to today).
Before you can have Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, etc., you have to have Cream. The "simple" leads to the complex. As was stated earlier, Cream was definitely ground-breaking at the time. Take a listen to more music from this era, and a lot of it *does* sound a bit simplistic today, but, those groups were laying the foundation for all that followed. Loved this reaction, though...you're honesty does you credit!
A super group. Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, and Ginger Baker.
Yes!! Such amazing sound coming from 3 guys!!
Saw them live at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. They knocked my socks off.
Super group?!? I don't think so. Cream was the most overrated group of excellent musicians to ever assemble. But they never did anything even close to putting them in the same league with ELP, YES, Return to Forever, Zappa, Pink Floyd, etc. They did they have a psychedelic 'cool' factor for the times (I was there), I'll give them that. I never wasted my money on their vinyl or eight tracks. As far as rock goes, Led Zeppelin blew this band away hands down.
The first super group
Please don’t forget Felix Pappalardi who wrote, arranged, produced (and played) on Disraeli Gears onward and Pete Brown who wrote the lyrics!
I understand you reaction. Us older generation liked it because it was so different for the time. It had this hypnotizing effect that was new to many of us. We loved it.
Now you're talkin'. I was 17 when this song came out. I was raised with music. Parents, 30's, 40's & 50's. My uncle was 16 when I was born. He introduced us to rock & Roll in the 50's. I've had all types of music in my life.
Wow, you're experience with music was ver similar to mine! We were so lucky.
1951 vintage. Been an amazing ride start to finish loved it. Peace ✌️
Born in 1950. Parents did not listen to much music. Older brother and sister started me on Elvis and early rock and roll and soul. Grew up with Elvis, The Beatles, The Supremes, Sonny and Cher(the fur vest days)Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Jackson’s, Little Richard, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Vinton and many more. My taste in music has always been eclectic. From Jethro Tull to Switched on Bach, Black Sabbath to Santana to Liza Manellii, Streisand and classical. I feel so lucky to live through some of the greatest music ever offered. Love your channel and seeing you enjoying some of the greatest music ever written and performed. It is like hearing it again for the first time.
I'd always hear this song playing on my mom's car radio on the way to ball practice.... that's how cool she was 😍😍#peace
I LOVE this song! This was music from my mom's time. My dad was born in 29, my mom in 46, me in 79. I love all eras and most all music. Like you said, if I like it, I like it. 🤷♀️
Yes I loved their music. My dad is the one that got me into jazz. Back in the early sixties hewould listen to the tijuana brass, a sax player named Sil Austin ( you should check out) and Miles Davis,etc… and my mom played albums from Barbra Streisand, musicals suchas West Side Sory and South Pacific. I grew up with alot of diversity and happy I did. I loved listening to it all, and still do. ❤❤❤
This was my music. Fun and not that difficult to play on the guitar.
Edit: Cream songs - White Room, Badge, Crossroads, Born Under a Bad Sign, Spoonful, Strange Brew
Deserted Cities of the Heart, SWLABR, Tale of Brave Ulysses, Those Were the Days and of course Toad!
Don’t forget Politician.
I loved all these songs! They are part of the soundtrack of my teens.💕
Remember, Cream was only two guitars and a drummer. Sunshine of your Love is one of the songs that was synonymous with psychedelia. Even if you didn't take drugs, this era of music had a mystical quality which was new to my generation. This was the beginning of Eric Clapton's career; one of the world's greatest guitarist.
One guitar (Clapton), one bass (Bruce), and drums (Baker).
With Cream, it’s always the drums that take the song from really good to exceptional. Ginger Baker was an absolute monster - any drummer of the era will admit to being utterly intimidated by his technique and “swing.”
Im a “c”, my parents were born in 1930’s and I was born in late 50’s, grew up in the 60’s , 70’s and still listening to great tunes and bands like this. Started with Beatles quickly moved on with everything rock and roll. Imma New subscriber, thanx!
My folks were of the 40's Big Band Swing era. As a teen I didn't pay attention to that genre, but as an adult I really appreciated it and saw it as a precursor to R & R.
Same here. (Est. 1953) It wasn’t till my 30’s when I married my wife, who is 5 years older, that I started listening to her music more-50’s pop & rock-and she loved her parents music too and turned me on the the great songbook and those artists. Now I have so much to enjoy! - Cream was my intro into 60’s music and listening high!
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
64 year old guy with a 24-year-old daughter. Since 1975 , from Aerosmith to ZZ Top, I saw every major rock band most of them more than once. I took her to Paul simon, ELO, Dead & Company, Grateful Dead David Gilmour and more. She had a great time at all of them.
Another classic rock band to check out is Steppenwolf. Their song “Born To Be Wild” was in the first of five songs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because of its impact on rock. The words “Heavy Metal” originated from that song, although lead singer John Kay wasn’t referring to music. The song was the theme for the film Easy Rider. A good driving song too. There’s other good songs as well, such as “Magic Carpet Ride”.
Don't forget about "Rock Me."
Always amazed me how three Musicians could make such a powerful sound?
Stacked cabinets with 100w Marshall heads
Like rush
Someone spray painted Clapton is God all over our high school building!! Lol he was great then and now!!❤️
My parents listened to music from WW2 and the “rat pack”.
I appreciate the honesty of the reaction, that's what we're here for! Cream were known for their extended live jams, all three were amazing musicians. They absolutely knew "complex". But they also knew when to keep it simple. This hard driving riff still gives me goosebumps, after all these decades -and the layers behind it are not as simple as they seem. Also, there's this rich and soaring guitar sound, and the fullness of the sonic space created by just three people back when the production gimmicks were very limited.
I loved their music. 13 years old going through their vinyl collection and finding Cream, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen, Metallica the list goes on.
My parents listened to the ‘pop’ music of their day - the big bands like Glenn Miller, the singers like Sinatra. Good music, sure. I still remember lots of the words and music. Then, as a 16 year old in 1967, I heard this and went down an entirely different road!!! Their music was like a social event. My music was personal with headphones, listening to the entire album in one sitting while I admired the album cover art and read the liner notes. ☮️❤️
I'm nearly 70 and enjoyed my father's country music as a youth, lost it in the 70s, and regained it during the disco era. Now it seems to be 50s country and 60s and 70s rock with a lot of blues from all over.
Jack Bruce was the greatest bassist in the world. You have chosen my favorite group of all times. Cream was the top dog. At 71 I have listened to just about all genres of music. The sixty artists cannot be beat. Nuff said…….lol…don’t give up on Cream, there is so much more. You have to understand their music, but of course I grew up in the sixties with all the “hippy” bands. It’s the lyrics, the sounds, the poetry in motion, and yes, the reefer….lolololo
I grew up in Denmark, so some of the music my parents listened to Americans would not know. However, they also like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, some light operetta Pinafore, others. Also music from second WW, especially Vera Lynn, We'll meet again (it is played at the end of Dr. Strangelove) also White Cliffs of Dover. As a teenager in the sixties my friends and I were mostly into jazz. Copenhagen was one of the jazz capitals of Europe, American saxphone player, Dexter Gordon lived in Denmark and often played at a club in Copenhagen. However by the late sixties I was an au pair in Westport Ct. and the Beatles came out with Sgt. Peppers Lonely heart, then The Doors, I then got hooked on rock and roll. I still love jazz, but a lot of music from the sixties, including folk. Some years ago I really learned to appreciate the music my parents liked, the crooners, etc.
It's hard to appreciate early psychedelic rock like this today because we've already heard all the more sophisticated music that evolved from it, like Pink Floyd. But, imagine growing up hearing nothing but Patty Duke, The Everly Brothers, and that style of music, and then this comes at you. It was literally revolutionary; drove adults crazy and absolutely upended social norms.
@littlebearskye1863 Yeah, you're right.
I used Pink Floyd as an example because they were referenced in the video. I probably should have said that it's hard to appreciate early psychedelic music when you've grown up hearing the more sophisticated music that evolved from those early, relatively simple creations.
Those musicians really grew as artists over the years.
whatever you mean by
"more sophisticated" 🙄
you're totally wrong
I loved all the Jazz and Classical music & old timey
This album was my first concert I was 12 and my uncle took, that night changed my life. It was mind blowing, all of the people and the atmosphere was crazy.
At the time, this was a mind-blowing departure from everything we had previously heard on the radio. These guys were musical virtuosos who were the grandfathers of the heavy rock genre.
My sisters are 11 and 12 years older than I am. They strongly influenced my musical tastes "back in the day" and I still listen to those classics: The Beattles, Led Zeppelin, anything George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, to name a few! Thank you sisters!
My Dad liked country music my mom liked a lot of big bands from the 40's., a little bit of everything else.
This song brought back 8:03 a lit of memories from the 60's.
I'm now 74 and enjoy a little bit of everything.
Rock started with my generation born in the 50’s. No, never got into my parents’ music, but my grandkids were raised on my music.
We could feel how special this song was when there wasn't all the stuff that came after it to compare it to. Music was changing drastically and songs like this were at the tip of the spear.
My father was into music more than my mother, in that he collected records, whereas my mom didn’t. His collection was pretty diverse, mostly classical (Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Bach, etc.), but he also had a LOT of amazing rock albums (Cream, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival), and folk (Kris Kristofferson, Peter, Paul, & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, Arlo Guthrie, etc.)
I listened to most of his records as a kid religiously and inspired my musical tastes that would grow from there.
The Cream was one of my favorites back on the 60's. I saw them live in 68 in their first US appearance.
Probably my first real experience of rock. Remember us singing it on the school bus our freshman or sophomore year!!
This is a great song. Part of the fabric of my youth
I loved my parents music, still listen to much of it today. When i was around 15-16 my friends were all into hard rock, only some I enjoyed. I however, was more so enjoying Burt Bacharach, Henri Mancini, my Moms Neil Diamond records and Dad's Moody Blues.
As I became older I gravitated to movie scores- my happy place.
Great song, this song is from my parents teen years, grew up with Cream, Zeppelin, Hendrix, etc being my foundation, and loved it. I think this era of music made me appreciate classical, jazz, and many music genres.
Hard Rock itself owes its existence to the Blues. The British bands of the early 1960s were hugely influenced by the Blues, Motown, and even Jazz (especially the "Take Five" album by Dave Brubeck Quartet).
Parents music planted the seed within me. All I listen to still I'm 57. My dad was a musician and I still love this
6:34 those drums Polo, those drums are insane. The drums are a whole consecutive drum solo throughout the whole song🎉
I listened to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Doc Watson, Earle Schruggs, Maybell Carter, etc... on the way home. Yeah... I loved my parent's music, and still listen to it. I clicked this one for the Jack Bruce experience!
We were blown away by the phenomenal talents back then. It’s why we’re so disappointed in a lot of pop today. ❤❤❤
Bassist Jack Bruce is trading off vocals with Eric Clapton on this one!!!
Polo, I'm old (72) and my parents are long dead having been born in 1913 & 14. Did you know that in 1923 only 1% of US households had an AM radio and by 1931 that figure had increased to 37%. FM radio didn't come about until the 1950's and that's when televisions became available to the average consumer. I grew up listening to country music, crooners, gospel, and Broadway/Hollywood hits because that was all you could get on the AM radio. The 60's saw the British Invasion with the Beatles breaking on to the scene in 1962/63. That's when it all began to change, not only the music but also the equipment for listening to it.
I was lucky enough to lived thru the greatest period of popular music in this country, peopled by some of the most gifted musicians ever. Rock on!
I was born I 1950. My dad always played big bands (Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman etc.), show tunes, and barbershop quartet as well as classical music. As. A youngster I loved it all. In the early 60’s I discovered rock then blues , folk and world music. The music out of Africa is fantastic. Enjoy good musicianship in any genre . Not a big Polka fan.
I like your channel a lot.
Born same year, my dad loved Lawrence Welk.. i hated it. Mom always had country music playing, dad was always working. I loved the old country Hank, Marty et all... But l loved all the rock n roll on the radio in the 50's 60's.
I saw this live in Detroit back in 67 at the Grande Ballroom. They changed everything. Still the best band I ever saw. The songs were insane jam sessions. You had to be there to understand.
Cream is my age! Love them.
I listened to my parents music at home, we come from a Ukrainian background and listened to a lot of Ukrainian music, country music, blues, classical, folk, and more. I was fortunate to grow up in an era of amazing televised variety/musical shows. As children we were introduced to every genre of music and I learned to love them all. I can still remember the words to many songs from back then. The talent included the greats like Carol Burnett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Cash, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Glen Campbell, Donnie & Marie, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Victor Borge, Judy Garland, Kingston Trio, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elvis, Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, and that's just naming some of the amazing talent who appeared on shows like American Bandstand, Smothers Brothers, Shindig, Hootenanny, Let's Sing Out, Soul Train, Midnight Special, and again, so many more. My list is incomplete, I've missed so many greats. I continue to listen to all kinds of music.
My Mom took me to see Eric Clapton when I was 17 yrs old. She introduced me to him. I got home from school, and she said her co-worker gave her two tickets because something came up, and they could not go. I changed clothes, and we hauled as$
My parents music had a huge impression on me
This song just happens to be in one of the best scenes in Goodfellas the movie. De Niro so intimidating in that scene while this song plays.
My parents listening to mostly classical music, which I still like and occasionally listen to. I grew up in the 60s & 70s (the era of AM radio) and that is the music that I love most Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchel, Led Zeppelin, Heart, The Doors, etc etc. This song from Cream is so familiar, every beat and vibration is embedded in my soul.
I was born in '67.
My dad had a huge collection of "101 Strings", and various other albums like soundtracks and such.
I loved a ton of those songs, like Paul Mauriat's Love Is Blue, etc.
As the youngest of 8, i was hearing the rock sounds of the 70s and fell in love with music, but was first captivated by The Beatles.
My all-time fave bands are The Beatles, Stones, Zep, The Who, The Guess Who, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Bad Company, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Cream.
I still have Mom's collection of 101 Strings!
My parents listened to music from the 40’s and 50’s, some of the Beatles songs I remember but I’m a 60’s, 70’s and beyond hard rock etc, grunge, metal, classic my kids listen to stuff I listened to and love it! Lol
Parents music was ok (Sinatra… big band) I do appreciate it as an adult
By the way, Cream was my second concert (First was Hendrix)
Yes I listened to my parents music until early teens. Mostly top 40 kind of stuff. I received a stereo for my room at thirteen and the world opened up. I had free reign of the whole dial. Can you say overwhelmed sponge 🎉😂❤. I drifted towards rock. This would have been 1975.
I grew up with the Beatles, Stones British Invasion, Led Zeppelin. The best time for music in the history of mankind. Will never be another era like it. Including this group.
In answer to your question, I’m 65 and my parents listened to a lot of Motown, soul, and RnB when I was growing up. Later into the 70s there was more rock. I still listen to these genres today. I have great memories of us dancing in the living room 😊 I think music being played in our home is the reason I’m such a lover of all different types of music still.
I liked some of my parents’ music when I was young, but what they regularly played was only a small set of their record collection. As I got older, into my teens, I sampled their LP collection from one end to the other. I found quite a few things I had never heard from them that I really like and those have stuck with me. From James Taylor to Janis Joplin; The Beatles to Black Sabbath. It was a treasure trove of vinyl.
(A) loved their music when young, made me appreciate all good music since 🎶
My mother was into Santana, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, as well as immortals like Nat King Cole. This was early 60s. She was ahead of her time. The albums she owned made a huge impact on me. And she took me to my first concert, Alice Cooper/Billion Dollar Babies Tour, when I was thirteen.
Every garage band in America had to learn this song if they wanted to play at the local dances.
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I was born '94 and got raised on my fathers music, he used to make prog mixtapes for me when i lived with my mother.. Pink Floyd was my favourite band way before i understood their music, but i was feeling it ❤ Cream N.S.U. Live was the first song to ever make my mind melt and give me goosebumps when they first start getting into it 🤘👹❤
Cream studio stuff is fine, but please believe me, live is where it is really at! Thats what they really were about! :)
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That is NSU Live
*mind starts melting at around 1:40 after the intro
Their mantra was "forget the lyrics, forget the message, JUST PLAY" 😅 put volume on max
Have you reacted to Procol Harum (“A Whiter Shade of Pale”) or Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (“Lucky Man”) ? A little change of pace. You might like
My parents listened to old Country music. I listened to Cream, Hendrix, Zep, Skynyrd, Seger. BTW have you reacted to Ike and Tina Turner? If you want, check out Nutbush City Limits or my favorite Proud Mary? They never ever do anything nice and easy.
I was born in 67 My parents listened to more the 50s rock and roll and later country music I was not exposed to the 60s music till I was a teen and loved bands like Cream, Zeppelin, Floyd etc the list goes on then into my Hair band era of the 80s but most of us that like the metal of the 80s like all these classic bands of the 60s.
I listened to my parents music and loved it, my dad got me into Motown, CCR, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Elvis. He’s a big fan of Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Temptations. I’ve passed that on to my kids, they are 25 and 17. They love Lionel Richie, MJ, Prince, and all the classics like Zep, Floyd, and Motown. My son especially, a young 17 yr old NC country boy, is all about some Motown, and that era, Al Green, Commodores, etc
Loved my parent's music. Born in 72. My parents didn't give us allowance for heavy chores. We got money to go to the record store frequently to pick music that ALL would enjoy. I love that they trusted us 😊. Likewise, my parents listened to "our" music, as well. Music appreciation. Go CREAM.
We always had music in my house and a great variety. I loved my mom's Andtews Sisters and classical music..the Ames Brothers..my dad was partial to Nat King Cole and Johnny Cash lol. I can listen to any of those, and still do once in a while. But I was 17 in 1970. The music of my era is still played every day at my house. Full blast!
I loved my parents music. My Mom liked Three Dog Night, Neil Diamond, Peggy Lee. My Dad was big on classical and opera. Had a little bit of everything. We always had music on at our house!
My parents loved music of all kinds, and my father's parents were friends with Jack Teagarden from the big band era. I was a 70's kid and I loved it all. Every era has its "Cream."
Kinda surprised you didn't like it more, tbh, but that's fine. Thought you'd appreciate the quality of Jack Bruce's vocals, the incredible drum beat (possibly the first rock song to feature double bass drums, I've heard), and Clapton's guitar solo. Oh well -- try White Room, with Baker's 5/4 Bolero drum beat and more interesting/poetic lyrics.
I am 68 and grew up on big band swing music, the Platters, etc. My Mom always had music in the house and was singing and dancing all the time. I Loved my parents music and they gave me a love for all different genres by appreciating the talent involved. My Mom even bought us our first Beatles album when I was in 2nd grade. We watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show.
One of the first songs that created the foundation for the bands that followed. The song is historical in its relevance.
I’m a baby boomer, my parents both loved music, grew up listening to everything
I grew up in Austin & my Dad liked Willie Nelson. It took me a few years, but I started to really like Willie's music. When I was twelve, Willie filmed part of his second movie in a house up the street from mine. My buddy & I rode our BMX bikes to his bus & waited to meet him. Willie finally came out w/ a big cloud of smoke & we got autographs & photos taken. Years later I found out what the cloud was & I've been smoking & listening to Willie ever since.
Loved the music from my teenage years. The seventies were absolutely the best. And some late sixties,
I was born in 1952 and wasn't exposed to much music at first. We were too busy playing outside. Some of the singers had their own TV shows, so we got to know their music that way. One of my favorite singers was and still is Jimmy Durante. My dad loved that singer so I got to know about him when I was young.
Some of it I liked right away. But over time I’ve come to appreciate quite a bit of it. My mom and Grandmom listened to some pretty good stuff from the 40’s forward. Oh, yes. I am black, from Chicagoe, but grew up in LA and appreciate all types of music form Jazz to Rock to Blues, Country and much more. I grew up in the 1960’ and went to Viet Nam…. Not infantry. Life has been good. I am retired. Please keep posting.
Every cookie cutter had a first edition and it was novel then. Those who were around at that time, will likely still hear it now with the same enthusiasm and pleasure. When your baseline in a musical genre is from a later era, I can understand why it sounds 'pedestrian' by comparison.
Love your openness and honesty.
I grew up listening to my parents “oldies music” 60’s and 70’s. I was born in 67. Then I was listening to my older brother and sisters music they were 7 and 8 years older than me. So I’m a product of 60’s-90’s old southern classic rock, Motown, Latin , disco, so much more and well rounded. Wish you’d do more classic older music. Aretha Franklin, Gladys knight, Diana Ross, temptations, peaches and herb, police, Styx, Wilson Phillips, expose. I could go on and on. Love what you do. So much good authentic pure raw talent out there.
My parents were big band fans but were pretty hip in the 60’s and listened to the top 30.
I'm 68, and I had a very diverse musical childhood. We lived with my Grandmother, who was partial to pre-WWII Swing Bands, while my Mother was very much more a Post-war Jazz fan. My Father, who was largely absent in my life, was steeped in Country and Bluegrass.
I never really thought much about my personal musical taste until I heard The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and other 'British Invasion' groups. It was then, as a 'tween' that I began developing my musical tastes, and it was all Rock & Roll.
In 1970 I was 15, and the 2nd wave of the British Invasion was in full swing. It was then that I started noticing the Blues and Jazz connections reaching out from my Mom's favorite era, and I started gaining an appreciation for the roots of what I heard on the radio. It was also around that time that Southern Rock was gaining popularity, and again I found those [then] modern songs rooted in my Dad's Classic Country, and Bluegrass tunes.
It took a while for me to realize that I needn't be limited in my listening preferences, but now there are new vistas that I find fascinating.
My parents music was mostly old Scottish Tunes and big band. 71 now and grew up to these guys
My folks gave me the basis for my love of music. There wasn't anything they played i didn't love.
This album was one of my first memories.
WOOOHOOO!!! :) LOVE this TUNE!! CANNOT BEAT this AWESOME TRIPLE-THREAT!!!
I grew up with parents who sang a lot, mother played the piano, it was church & christmas songs but with dad loved such as anything by Paul Robeson, Earth Kitt & other Soulful singers of his era. I loved some was tolerant of others but Paul Robeson & Earth stayed with me. Both well worth you looking at. Keep the music alive.
My parents loved great music, cream, the Beatles, the doors, the stones. I was and still am a metal head, then came to realize how good those songs are. It took until my early 20’s to appreciate it.
My dad what's a professional musician and I loved his music which was big band/swing. I know he found it hard at first to appreciate the music of the late 60s early 70s that I loved, but he always appreciated the musical talent of the artists and kept an open mind. This resulted in me having a wide appreciation for many many kinds of music and I thank him for that.
I remember dancing to this song at my Grade 8 graduation dance & I still love it. I did like some of my parents music, but then I was born when my mother was 39 and my sisters were in their teens - so I really liked the music they listened to as well. (ranging from Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, the Everly Brothers, etc). I was 8 when I first heard the Beatles and then music really took off for me.
My parents provided me a wide range of music. They played musicals from broadway: South Pacific, Oklahoma, Carousel West side Story and many others. My father was a fan of the music of his age like Benny Goodman and George Gershwin and he was very much into the jazz of Dave Brubeck and artists like Nat King Cole and Gene Krupa. I heard this music all the time and it stuck to me. That said I was totally involved with the music of the 60’s Rock, Soul, and even Folk music. Today at 77 I am a product of what my parents showed me and my own tastes but I am very grateful that they exposed me to some of the greatest music of their day.
I am69 years old! I was into Cream when they first came out. I was the first in my immediate family to appreciate music of any kind! I was not brought up with any music other than that which I discovered myself! My uncle was into Jazz, apparently, but i never heard him play any of it
I enjoyed my parents music, and now find myself gravitating back to it.
I'm 70 years old now. Growing up, I listened to my parents music (big band 40s stuff) because that was what was in the house. On tv we got what was popular....Sinatra, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett etc. But something happened about the time Buddy Holly/ Beatles era that shifted the entire music spectrum. It just kept growing and changing every 3 to 6 months thru the 60s and 70s. The best music ever made happened then. There has been some good stuff made later, 80s 90s and on, but not the paradigm shifting volume and cultural shift that took place from 1960 to 1980.I'm a bit slanted, those were my growing up years, but hundreds of reaction channels agree...that is what they are listening to and falling in love with too. Thanks for the great work on your channel. It's fun to hear the music we love thru fresh ears.
Love this song ! My parents were from the Big Band era so as a child I grew up listening to Glenn Miller, Harry James, etc. I loved Big Band. Don't listen to now but I still like it very much
Imagine, listening to this music every day, all day! I grew up in the golden era of music and I am thankful every day for it. My house, my car, I only listen to mid 60s through the mid 70s. I am myself and I’m 78 years old and I listen to it every single day, and I’ve never been bored!!!!!