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- On March 10, 1968, Cream recorded a live version of "Crossroads" during a performance at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. It's my personal favorite performance of the song by any act.
RIP Jack Bruce 1943-2014
RIP Ginger Baker 1939-2019
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above for mercy, "Save me if you please"
I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed my eye
Well I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
You can still barrel house, baby, on the riverside
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
You can still barrel house, baby on the riverside
"You can run, you can run", tell my friend boy, Willie Brown
"Run, you can run", tell my friend boy Willie Brown
And I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down.
The only trio, where three guys play solo a the same time and it stills sounds epic.
Such poetry your words dominik durejko,and @2.10 it takes Ginger just 0.5secs to catchup,such effortless effort...
The greatest 3 piece ever..
Speechless yup..in rock anyway
True.
All 3 members of Cream were brilliant in their own right.
I believe zeppelin displayed that ability
I know I will get shit for this, but this was the absolute peak of Claptons playing. Lots of great songs after this, but nothing with this incredible raw energy.
No shit given
@@shellybellysf3911 yes..the heroin and etc took away
@@artmoreno7930 There was an energy for music at that time. A very creative time for a great many musicians. It cannot be replicated!
Years ago I read a quote from Ginger Baker saying that he thought this song was the peak of Cream's recording achievements.
@@stlrockn I'd agree with that. I also believe it is the peak of Clapton's playing.
while it seems to be "Clapton's song" the bass playing by Jack Bruce on this song is out of this world..
Ginger was fabulous as well. Totally drove that song along.
Rob Randall Like Ginger says: You make the others sound good, that's your gig, you make the others sound better. And sound better he did. He is also the one who steers all of their song's in the direction it's suppose to go.
@@arminiushermann09 just like Bonham & led zep , the conductor of the orchestra so to speak
@@bobsaturday4273 - You have to go an mess it up by mentioning Bonham? Really??? Couldn't carry a candle to Baker on his best night.
Its the competition
The only way to properly listen to this is in 3 takes. Order is not important. Listen to just Jack, then listen to just Ginger and finally listen to just Eric. Perfection! The most amazing 4 minutes ever, period.
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I honestly don't believe I will ever get tired of listening to this, and the louder the better. It knocked my socks off in 1968 when I was a snot nosed know-it-all punk of 15, it knocks my socks now as a curmudgeonly senior citizen of 65, and it'll be knocking my socks off when I'm a senile old geezer with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. Simply the most kick-ass live guitar performance in the history of rock music, imho--the "gold standard" by which all other live guitar performances are measured.
Amen brother....after 51 years I listen to it sometimes for two or three hours.... no other piece of music in history compares for live perfection recorded
The louder the better.
Awesome, Kin awesome.
71 -- same.
Sock it to me , Arbeedubya! The live half of Wheels of Fire was one of the first albums I bought at 15, Second Hand, as I couldn't afford new. Music at its purist from before the Nike generation. . Greetings, Robin Witting England
I believe we're the same vintage but I still beat you by 5 years,as I turned 70 years young this year,some of us headbangers just never grow up,any how what I wanted to say is that Fresh Cream was the first Album I bought way back in 1968.
keep on rocking people.
Regards,
Doug Hughes
Williamstown
Australia
Clapton gains instant immortality with the second lead break which is the greatest in the history of rock'n roll. I can never get enough of it!
I've listened this a zillion times and it still gives me goosebumps! Perhaps the best live rock guitar solo ever recorded. So well put together it's as much a part of the song as the lyrics.
Totally agree. Funny how many people say that. This thing is just devastating, but the main driving force was Baker. This is the only version I've ever heard where Baker sharply emphasized the fourth beat and added an upbeat, and that pushed Clapton in a direction he had never taken this song before---or anytime thereafter.
Terence Doherty that is a fantastic point and I went back to listen to other takes and you are right. It truly does make it. Much more controlled and nuanced, gives room for great rhythmic dynamics that all three seem to use. Far more controlled and obvious they all listening to each other. You've giving me more insight into one of the greatest rock performances. Thanks.
@High Street Media: Here's something else: Clapton gets out ahead of things, which is why he has never liked this version. You can hear him say so, at the end of the song. Jack says, "Eric Clapton please," to which Eric responds, "Thank you....kerfuffle!" I think that plus Ginger's unusual drumming actually make this song. The whole thing is just falling out ahead of itself, like a runner leaning for the tape, and almost falling head over heels. But notice how in the first solo, Baker reels Clapton in with 8 straight beats right on the beat, beginning at 2:07. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..then everybody converges perfectly, right at 2:11. Fantastic. But Eric can't seem to help himself...the adrenaline is just too much, and he repeatedly accelerates out in front at breakneck pace, beginning just even before he sets out on the second solo.and Baker and Bruce repeatedly play catch-up, but he just keeps a step ahead. I think this is just awesome, and contributes to the tremendous excitement and pyrotechnics of the piece. I don't care what Eric thinks...he's too much of a perfectionist, but the song is just too raw and powerful to be limited by "correct" technique. Sorry Eric...kerfuffle or not, this is without doubt the finest, most powerful rock/blues guitar solo ever played, or even imagined. Eric himself---much less any other guitarist in the world---couldn't repeat it again if he tried, and that's one of the reasons this version of that classic Robert Johnson song will never be equaled. For 4 minutes and 3 seconds, Clapton showed the world why he is God.
Best comment ever. Praise you. Nobody could describe this performance better. Love
Angelo Arimborgo
It's epic.
The Eternal rock solo,that All solos are measured against.
Thanks for the music, Ginger
RIP 1939-2019
The idea that this just 'happened' one night is just unreal! Let's be honest. There are loads of other 'unofficial' live versions of Crossroads but none come close! Bruce is stupefying!
Lord YES !!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely Clapton at his best
I'm 69 today
Sublime
The lick by Bruce starting at 3:21 was awesome.
Best bass playing ever!
Jack (now playing in the heaven ) here was a solo bassist, try to listen his performance apart, separated
Entwistle (Thunder fingers) might have something to say about that....But props to Jack
@@nyc1rob Yeah, and Billy, Geddy, Chris, etc. LOL Jack was a huge influence on me though...More than the others.
@@nyc1roblove john entwistle,BUT ARE YOU KIDDING!!!!
Thanks Jack Bruce for all the incredible rock and roll.......RIP listen to you always!
Best guitar solo ever Clapton at his unbelievable best
1965-66
First performance in NYC
They walked off stage leaving Eric alone playing solo with his back to audience
Eventually they returned finish
We were in shock who are these guys 🤔👍
Great post lucky to have such a great memory
You are 100% right jack a nd ginger pushed him to excel
One of the greatest recordings of all time
amen!!!
It is the greatest!!! Nothing can compare!!
This recording should be placed in a time capsule
Robert Johnson wouldn't receive credit for it then...
no longer Robert's song.
??? .... this will always be Robert Johnson's!
+white floss always believing what is what
indeed. Clapton, I am sure, will agree
Let's take a moment to shift the spotlight over to Bruce. That baseline is on just as high a plane as Clapton's lead.
I remember as a young bass player in .68 trying to play the incredibly difficult bass riff from Crossroads.I was soaked with sweat after this number.It gave me an appreciation for the powerful talent of Jack Bruce,Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton.
What a super talented band!Wow.
You think thats difficult??
Try playing a bass line to any bass line from Iron Maiden
Which is like 8 or 10 plucks a second!
+fargeeks This is difficult not becausse of the difficulty but the improvisation. The original recorded bass line is quite simple, but playing this way in a live always cranks up the level. I agree Steve harris is a hell of a fast bass player, but with a good technique and lot of training you'll play his bass lines as on records, while you won't be able to improvise 1/4 of what Bruce played that night
Vladdh Yep, out of all bass players I know or talked like on TH-cam. They all say Jack is the hardest to replicate.
yer no wot you mean took me nearly a year lol
Arminius Hermann check out Phil lesh
Never was a band like Cream. Before or since. No other band could ever match Cream’s power and musicianship. Their music just blows me away.
When I heard this in 1968, I thought this was the best live track I've heard. I still think the same!
One of the greatest recordings in history. Eric's lead is so phenomenally beatiful that it overshadows Baker and Bruce. But they are all playing at the same level of virtuosity, which makes it so outstanding. Ginger Baker's drumming is absolutely perfect in every way. RIP Ginger Baker.
Nobody ever overshadowed eachother in Cream
Make up your mind - " Eric overshadowed them but they all played at the same level of virtuosity!" You don't have to comment , it's not compulsory !
@@calum66 NOBODY shadows jack NO ONE!!!!!!!
@@casedismissed8581 Agree!!! How can you not hear and FEEL that fantastic bass during this???
It IS the finest three minutes in the history of live recorded music. Full stop.
The best ever power rock trio live performance. Thank you Felix Papalardi for recording this monumental event.
Robert Wright Finally, someone else commenting on this video who acknowledges the talent and genius of Felix "the Unofficial Fourth Member of Cream" Pappalardi. Incidentally, I find it interesting to speculate who they would have had as their fourth member if they'd added a fourth member, with it being narrowed down imo to either Pappalardi or Steve Winwood. I regard Pappalardi as the more versatile musician, but he was an American, so I'm guessing Winwood would've gotten the job.
RIP Ginger Baker. This is absolutely my favourite thing Cream ever did, the three guys are just on fire!!
The best live performance by any band at any time.
would second and third that.
Jack Bruce was a Bass playin' beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eternally grateful for this upload . And also to Felix Pappalardi who was Cream's producer at the time . He was the one who got the best live recording gear to capture this legendary live version of crossroads at Winterland , San Francisco , 3-10-68 . Clapton said he doesn't like this version that much . But as one artist said to me once its not about what i think and feel about this or that painting of mine , its what you feel or think about it that counts . And to millions of us it is the best Cream live Crossroads we ever heard .
There will never be another power trio like these guys. Fucking awesome!
Well, there are a few bands (like Hendrix & Rush) that may have something to say about that....and I do mean FEW, but they were the 1st!
A fabulous trio no doubt and an incredible version of this song. Best trio ever??!! Well, don't forget when Eric first heard Jimi & the Experience play he said " well, It's over" !!!!!!!! Still one of the top trios though.
Le groupe rock le plus grand
Robert Shaefer true. But Noel and Mitch were nowhere near as good as Jack and Ginger. Imagine Jack and Ginger with Hendrix.
@@bradnelson4778 I agree with Noel vs Bruce. BUT, I do think Mitch was every bit as good as Baker. Just two way different styles. And I do agree Bruce & Ginger with Jimi would have been great to hear. How about Entwhistle & Bonham? Or Keith Moon?! Ah shit the list goes on forever.
The Bass/drums are alone worth the price of admission, guitar rides that wave.
amen, brother! It's a killer rhythm session!
Totally true MNN, the bass is the driving force, with the drums. If I was playing on top of them even I could do it. P.S. I was at the last concert at RAH - what a blast, but the Crossroads was not quite as fantastic as Winterland. JB is god!!
I have tried to explain that and the ride everyone was on, I guess unless you're a player, you will never understand what took place between those two guys that night..
I know, right? Ginger Baker was a damn MONSTER on drums.
Yes RIP Jack Bruce. One of the great rock voices. And bass players. The other two blokes weren't shabby either.
Nice comment but Jack didn't sing a lick on this recording.
RIP JACK. LOVE YOU.
blistering solo breaks....especially the 2nd one.....my god
Ever since I first heard this in 1968, this still sends chills up my spine. God gets the absolute finest solo of his or anyone else's career, but Baker and Bruce sure as hell get a whole lot of the credit too. Listening to this is like watching the 10,000 meter finals at the London Olympics, or Beckham's famous free kick that blew the roof off and put England in the World Cup finals in 2002. Baker first catapults Clapton ahead at 1:48, then again at 1:58, then saves the day by bringing him back down to earth with 8 beats at 2:07. Then he and Bruce push things totally out of control at 2:33, then back to the structure at 3:02 albeit briefly, but Clapton just won't be contained, and takes charge from there on. What a wild ride...which is why he (rather sheepishly) comments, "kerfuffle" just at the tail end of the recording. Kerfuffle or no (Clapton always hated this version), this is far and away the single greatest blues/rock guitar solo ever recorded.
That second solo is so fucked. He's playing like it's an emergency.
@@terencedoherty3049 - I've worked with Eric now for the past 18 years, owning and running the sound company he uses, and I've managed to have a conversation or two on this cut, and at no time has he ever regretted this solo. Matter of fact, he claims it was his best impromptu solo, the second one, especially, ever recorded.
I'm now 70 but back in the 60's I used to have a few drinks and crank this up to full volume. It took me to the place we all want to go!
Clapton was god back then. Best trio ever. period.
I'm going to right ahead and agree with you there
+Tom Howland Bruce is the star here!! Get a clue! Listen!!!!
+Rick Little
Rick, You don't need to preach to me about Jack Bruce. He is the reason I play bass. And have been a pro-musician for 30 years. Jack really is god. But i said Clapton was for all the Clapton fans LOL.
I've been a bass player since the mid sixties and have been a fan of Jack Bruce since I first heard Cream about 1966. I've listened to this recording (and all the other Cream recordings) thousands of times over the years. I've seen Cream twice and IMO nobody thought outside of the box more often or better than Jack Bruce. Arguably the most talented musician of his era.
R.I.P.
Fully agree with you, I diddled around with guitar a bit back in the day but when Cream appeared with Bruce it sent me right to the local music shop where I bought a wine red EB.
I've beat my old Cream vinyl LPs to death. The best power trio ever.
One of the great, defining performances in the history of rock. It sounds important and powerful, yet today.
The GREATEST live recording by ANY band EVER!
Totally agree ian.cream at their very best to think Clapton was only 23 when he played it.
Totally agree sir.
Clapton at his finest during Cream using his iconic Gibson SG Standard with the psychedelic paintings called "The Fool". I saw Cream in April 68 and sadly, no live recording, even Wheels of Fire or Live Cream can capture the raw, massive power of his Gibosn guitar as heard through a dual Marshall stack live and close up.
That sound ripped up our spines and changed our approach to guitar permamently as it did for generations of others including Van Halen, Duane Allman, Mike Bloomfield, Page, Beck, Eric Johnson and now his greatest progeny, Joe Bonamassa. Lets not forget that even Hendrix greatly admired Clapton and considered him is only competition. It was Clapton's Bluesbreakers with John Mayall LP that set a new bar for Hendrix to follow, to the point, he made it an absolute condition to meet Clapton when Chas Chandler invited him to England. Hendrix even purchased a Gibson SG although it was a white standard or custom (which he rarely used live). Those two radically altered the electric plectrum guitar landscape for centuries to come if not longer.
Mike Bloomfield was doing his thing in 1965! Haven't you heard Dylan's Newport Set? Clapton was hugely impressed when he first saw him with The Butterfield Blues Band. They were doing the same thing 1000's of miles apart without ever knowing what the other was doing. Its unlikely that Bloomfield would have been aware of Clapton in 1965!
PS. Bloomfield didn't use Marshall either. Although, interestingly, they both switched from Telecasters to Les Paul's!
I, was there, front and center. I have pictures, and memories. It was a wonderful time!
Used an ES335 on this recording, not an SG.
@@mikeelia1659 No, he did not. It's documented by many guitaritss that were there-he used the '64 Gibson SG on this live recording of "Crossroads". He did use the 335 to play "Crossroads" later on this same tour, but this recording is all SG.
Maybe the best rock music ever
Internal competition made this tune the gold standard. Get your metronomes.....watch them speed up their tempo as the song goes on....they did this alot as they pushed themselves onward...altius citius fortius!!
Undoubtedly one of the most electrifying guitar solos ever captured on tape.
This Cream (Clapton) reworking of the Robert Johnson song is foundational to Hard Rock’s history. There’s no question about that fact.
One of the greatest recordings in rock history
Amazing performance!. I was a classical musician as a child, and when I heard this, I felt as if both Clapton and Bruce had scored their breaks, though I knew damn well it was improvisation. They both played, to my ears, the best rock solos I had ever heard. @Tony McQuarters You nailed it. I looked down after I had written my note, and lo and behold, somebody felt exactly as I did. Love it when that happens, and I'm 69 and disabled now. but even though I am in excruciating pain, I force myself to play through it for at least 30 minutes a day...
Keep playing Paul. And if you ever need inspiration, listen to this song, or at least the second solo
When I was first learning to play, Crossroads, by Cream, was and still is the reason they wrote Clapton is God on that overpass. I've heard it a million times and I'm still moved by Clapton's playing.
Not exactly ... He was 'God' long before Cream. Or Crossroads.
“Clapton is God” was spray painted on a wall in the underground station in Islington in the mid-60s during Eric Clapton's tenure with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
the best solo guitar, and best performing bass and drum, live!
my favorite version ,almost surreal!!
Best version of this song ever. It can literally turn me from a miserable sod after a bad day to making me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt within 30 seconds. So much power in this music
Jack kills this tune. Love it!
I love almost everything Clapton ever did, but the music he played when he played Gibson guitars, BRILLIANT.
My All-Time favourite live recording. 11 out of 10! Pure genius.
This is the definitive version of the song that Cream covered("Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson). It was recorded and put on Cream's "Wheels of Fire" album.
Still one of the great performances! May be GREATEST! EVER?
I don't suppose I'd go quite so far as to sell my soul to play guitar like that, but...aw, what the hell. Satan, you reading this?
Satan is more of a Facebook user - so I believe!!! ;)
Howard Johnston, double like.
What's goin' on bro'?
7 Peoples who are Totaly deaf , or dead or justin Beiber Fans (which means the same )
:-D,
...and also bad .
My first concert, Cream, June 1, 1968, Edmonton, Alberta. I cannot ever forget the images in my mind of them playing Crossroads, or Toad, where Ginger Baker did a VERY long drum solo. My life completely changed that day, at age 14... Thanks for Lee Rennie for taking on what was also my first date.
50 years old and still amazing. The best 4 minutes in the history of rock.
A curse on whoever made the decision to tear down the Winterland. It should have been designated a cultural and historical icon and preserved for this performance alone.
Arbeedubya .... Your comment ("A curse on whoever made the decision to tear down the Winterland") strongly suggest that you should acquaint yourself with the facts about the demise of the Winterland. Because the main reason why the Winterland was demolished is because structural engineers determined that it was an unsafe structure.
So, in light of your inaccurate, febrile comment , it is well to point that, the next time that you feel the urge to post another comment, you'd do well to take the time to check the facts --- which is to say that, before you post any more DOPEY comments, you'd do well to take the time to pull your head out of your ARSE!
This song was my „door” to progressive music - when i was 15 - and i still love it! Now 45 Years later it lacks nothing of its brilliancy for me - that is astonishing! Isnt it?
When you listen to this try to zero in on the bass line. Jack Bruce is absolutely killing it! He has a whole sub-melody going! Unbelievable!
Who the hell cares about the guitar and drums? That bass work is the baddest ever. To the most brilliant bassist in rock history, RIP Jack Bruce!!!
Pretty fuckin tight.
Cream Classic! RIP Jack
that riffs and solo stuck in my head.
Loved John Mayall and the Yardbyrds I bought the Fresh Cream album in winter of 67. Could not believe how good these guys were. Read the jackets and wanted to know who Johnson Dixon and Morganfield were. So it goes.
There's a big shitload to be learned from liner notes. I bought many a record that way...
Clapton's zenith. Incredible solos with everything: pacing, melody, blues, tone, attack and not one bum note. And behind him Bruce and Baker are wailing away just as wildly and yet the whole thing works from start to finish. No metal shredder can come close to Clapton's taste.
It's the drums that make this
I never get tired of the bass in this song. Just absolutely incredible.
Pretty remarkable what they did with a simple 12 bar blues.
Eric on March 3. 1968, not quite 23 years old... the spoonful track is also a brilliant performance by all three musicians
The second lead is the greatest live solo ever....ever....did I say ever?
Completely agree!
Maybe the best bass line ever played!
Whilst the stunning effect of Eric's second solo is the best live I've ever heard, all the band played their balls off on this track. Sheer genius and proof that those three individual talents combined to make the best music ever. RIP Jack and Ginger. Long live Cream.
A masterpiece of the era. Technically flawless. Baker's time is phenomenal.
Blessed to have seen Cream in 68 at the Olympia in Detroit. Unforgettable. A concert for the ages. RIP Jack and Ginger
olympia was the best
Jack Bruce!! What can you say!! At The Top of his game!! WHAT A PLAYER HE IS.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WERE ALL GREAT, WHAT A SOUND.
There aree no words... the last song i ever want to hear,is this song.....
Robert Dominguez 9
I got no problem with that for me as well!
One of the strongest live tracks of the era. Clapton at the top his game. Their momentum is truly awesome.
Clapton is god. Jack Bruce is god. Ginger Baker is god. The holy trinity lays down the law in a never-equaled explosion of 1960s rock 'n' roll. I could put this next to The Beatles' "I saw her standing there" and have them play only those two songs at my funeral.
If I were marooned on a desert island and could only play one song for the rest of my life, hands down it would be "Crossroads" from the Winterland/Wheels of Fire recording. I have been listening to that track for nearly a half-century now, and it still sends chills up and down my spine. That recording is just a devastating tour-de-force. God sat in on the first show at Winterland on March 10, 1968.
Scared me when I was kid listening to this song - oh so powerful and just keeps coming at you on every level; lead, bass drums ; a collosal sound.
Well actually Clapton's version of 'Hideaway' was playing as my little brother's coffin went off the hatch with his favourite Tele on top........
@Philo Jones ... As you've written that "Comparing Cream to the Beatles is like comparing fine wine to soda pop," it is point to observe that you are about as intelligent (though not quite) as a pile of DOG SHIT!
Totally dude..... totally :)
By far, most intense live version, best, top shelf, advanced best.
I sat in front of my stereo for days trying to teach myself the guitar solo.
Charles F. Did you learn it?
Forget it you will send yourself mad !
Here I am in 2018 still working on it... :)
How did it work out for ya? I did the same with some Mick Taylor solos, and then took up plumbing...
The tone Eric achieves on this most classic track always floors me. I understand he used his ES-335 on this song, how I wish he'd break out another 335 now, I love his strat tones, , but back when he was young, when he was playing Gibsons, for me THIS is Clapton's BEST guitar TONE.
all about the tone man!!! all about the tone!!....and that rollin bass...just won't quit!!!....been lovin me this for the last 15 years now!!! another 15 to go.....at least
I always thought EC was using his psychedelic SG during the Winterland set. Well, there you go... Oblivious for 46 odd years. That's a tough one to swallow. ;) Anyhow, there's a lot of things going on in the two part solo.
I came across some interesting information. EC is not using the 335 on either Fillmore or Winterland. He was using the Fool SG on both venues. Later this year (1968) EC was using the 335 on the RAH (Farewell) concert.
Allan Ladd Correct. It was exclusively the Fool SG at the Winterland & Fillmore gigs in Feb & March 1968. This remained the case up until around late April / early May, when he started introducing his new purchase - the Gibson Firebird. By the time of the Farewell US Tour the Firebird was his preferred axe of choice - his back-up being a welcome return to the Gibson Les Paul. The ES-335 famously appeared at the second/final (8.30pm) Farewell Cream Concert at the RAH (26/11/68) with the Firebird having been used at the earlier (6.30pm) one. You see both in the film. There are photos of EC using the Gibson ES-335 semi-acoustic at the LA Forum gigs in mid November 1968. It is thought he might be playing it on 'I'm So Glad' (on Goodbye). But 'Politician' sounds like his Les Paul to me and 'Sitting On Top Of The World' could also either be his Firebird or his ES-335. So it seems like he did use it before the Royal Albert Hall gig.
Howard Johnston Yes it would very unlikely to be a 335 seeing he is playing Solo 2 so high on the neck for so long. An SG would be much easier to achieve that
It’s always about Clapton when talking about CREAM. JACK BRUCE tears it up on this song. As did Ginger Baker. It’s not all about the guitarist!
Jack Bruce wrote most of the music,sang it and his bass line was often the lead.I'm in no way knocking Clapton or Baker but your right, it's mostly Clapton who gets spoken of.Jack Bruce was brilliant, pioneering and very different from the other bass players at the time.He ought to have received more credit.R.I.P.Jack Bruce.
I only listened to Jack and his musical communication with Ginger. Phenomenal.
at the time...and even today...this shit stands up all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praise goes to Clapton at the end, really? Jack Bruce should have gotten the praise! RIP Jack!
Rick Little
"Praise goes to Clapton at the end, really?"
Yes - for the VOCALS !!
This remains the single greatest live guitar solo ever recorded... or solos, I should say.
And here we witness easily the greatest rhythm section the universe ever put on a stage.
47 years later... no band has ever been able to touch Cream.
But sadly, just as the Stones died when Brian Jones died... Eric Clapton died when Cream broke up.
Couldn't agree more. I've told my wife: if I ever get to a stage where I have 5 minutes to live, please put this on loud & I'll die a happy man.
+edfou5 Ok, don't get me wrong - I am a huge Cream fan, and nothing can take away from the fact that they were one of the greatest bands ever, but to say that no other band was as good or better than them or that Clapton's solo work is not good is just foolish.
+Turd Ferguson This from a man called 'Turd.'
edfou5 Yes, my name is Turd, because, you know, everyone always uses their real names on here.
It's been said, and I agree, that it takes talent to bring out talent, and I'm one of those who believe nobody could have pushed someone else to the heights Clapton, Bruce, and Baker pushed each other; and to think Baker didn't have Bruce in mind when he approached Clapton about forming a band...
Billy Shears, I agree with your sentiments completely. This track never fails to move me.
HOW JACKS BASS WAFFTED THOSE SPEAKERS !THEY WERE ON THE EDGE OF RIPPING UP !
Was lucky enough to be in the audience. I was a sophomore at Mission High school. Go Bears!
. Go Bears! what, u going to prom this year? haha! u deserved that, u LUCKY B@@TARD! around 2003 i almost missed a EC concert & only got to hear the last song. i was 5 feet away while he played this one. was it a trans formative experience for u also? hope so, peace, my brothers!
I was there too. Sophomore at Aragon High School.
Went to school with Neal Schon...He was there too.
This is the best live ever . Many thanks to Cream's producer Felix Pappalardi for getting the best live on tour , for the road audio recording equipment together to save this jem for posterity . Pappalardi was shot dead by his wife in 1986 in their nyc apartment . rip .
although Eric Denies it this is the Cream De Cream
This is the one, the version that is in my head whenever I think of this song. Ginger Baker I'll assume, gives Eric credit at the end where credit is due.
Gary Jeffers It was actually Bruce who said "Eric Clapton, please" at the end.
I stand corrected. Mine was only an assumption and hopefully in no way takes away from the badassness of this song.
Gary Jeffers It wouldn't have detracted from the badassedness of this performance if it'd been Hitler saying it.
I was there!
Grande pezzo ok eric clepton 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Definitely best 3 man group of all time !!!!!
The intensity of the playing matches the intensity of Robert Johnson, its writer. The song just bulldozes its way to the top of the rock and roll heap.
Even Jimi used to wipe his forehead off and shake his head when listening to EC's version of this classic. He said that no one, not even himself would ever be able to match this version. He was sitting with me and Taj Mahal in my apartment above the Whiskey in 1969 when he said it.
@@msaintpc Now that's a great story!
@@davebuck2494 And a true one.
This song changed my life, no shit. I can listen to it forever. Thanks Jack.
In a word PERFECT
Rest in peace, Ginger. Playing this number in memory
The greatest rock guitar song of all time I'm a big Capital big fan of Jeff Beck but Clapton like it said before Clapton is God
This is so good it gives me chills up my back bone but best I like is the superimposed comment "RIP JACK BRUCE"
I got this on continuous loop for about an hour now
That audio is from the album "Wheels of Fire" and it was recorded in the Fillmore. Clapton was playing a Gibson SG, not the ES335 shown ion this footage.
Yep, liner notes from the album state disc 2 recorded at Fillmore.
My favorite song from my favorite all-time band. Jack Bruce was the guy that lit my musical fire back in 67-68.
What makes this one of the greatest live performances ever is the fact that all three are playing "lead". Lead guitar, lead bass, lead drums...