Cream - Spoonful (live) 1967 AMAZING SOLO (RARE)

[@videomaniac108]

It amazes me how somebody can sing a melody and play a rhythm instrument(bass) so well simultaneously. Jack Bruce R.I.P.

[@timcharles5476]

When Jack played, it was a lead instrument: he defined rock bass.

[@jackbassett9365]

Jack made the bass fill so many roles in that band. Three instruments sounding symphonic!

[@monty70]

A musical “genius” like Frank Zappa couldn’t play and sing at the same time to save his life.

[@anauticalgate5496]

@@monty70 miss him too.Frank was a great arranger ,and producer,among his other talents.

[@anauticalgate5496]

@@timcharles5476 my favorite concerts all had Jack playing, his famous EB3,or ,his Lucite Ampeg, or ,much later-Warwick fretless

[@manoftheworld1000]

These 3 musicians, folks, they were years, years, years ahead of their time!

[@rrock2025]

Your comment is years ahead of its time.

[@Yonder27]

I was 14 in 69 and I must say that I appreciate this now more than ever at 68😮….🙏🏼 🙏🏼..🙏🏼.

[@kensolmann5262]

Power trio... also Hendrix

[@manoftheworld1000]

@@rrock2025 Just imagine in 2067 people will still listen to Cream!

[@manoftheworld1000]

@@kensolmann5262 Oh, let's not forget the power duo, Hardin & York.

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

The greatest power trio ever in my humble opinion. They were awesome together. The talented jazz-honed skills of Baker and Bruce combined with Clapton’s soaring blues-based guitar work made for a truly unmatched sound

[@kingbrinston]

Just listened to Hendrix house burning down and Clapton is just a English guy playing rocking bluez

[@anauticalgate5496]

@@kingbrinston Wes Montgomery could burn Hendrix down,without breaking a sweat.And Wes didn't rely on Ronson lighter fluid.

[@carmenjennings6229]

@@kingbrinston hey don't understand all this Hendrix bashing. After Jimi played that night when Cream invited him onstage, Clapton himself was found backstage by his manager hands shaking so much he could barely light his cigarette.. saying to his manager "you said he was good but not THAT good!"

[@robertkelly6282]

Nobody was ever close

[@kakwirakeronrmontour861]

@@anauticalgate5496 That said, I am never going to knock or diminish Hendrix voice on the electric guitar.

[@markwilensky5547]

After listening to so many of the great rock guitarists over the past 50 years, I still think Clapton/Bruce/Baker not only outshine every other group, but they embody the eternal truth that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

[@arminiushermann09]

Mark Wilensky Couldn't of said it better my friend. I argue all the time about why Cream is the greatest. You don't need to be a music expert to see what separates them from the rest. All you need is your ears to hear what's going on between the three of them.

[@xenonkolonicki36]

They are no slouches independantly either! ! ! But no other member shines as bright as their timekeeper. Ginger Baker is notoriously the most under rated drummer/percussionist in rock & roll history. His rock steady beat and techniques are second to none.

[@TheDesertwalker]

They OUTSUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE? I agree.

[@davidpbailey]

Agree. Totally spontaneous from the heart

[@dougpotosky4102]

Yes!!!! How lucky I was! Twice I saw them in New Haven. I was only feet away from Clapton. My first music photographs. They had the music and the 60's in the palm of their hands!

[@CARETAKER89able]

Cream never gets old, can listen to them at any age, even a 100!!

[@pabloperez4063]

130

[@jackbassett9365]

I will be listening to this in the nursing home!

[@Maria-tm2eu]

I am 72 and I am just in my half time. Keep strong and healthy guys!

[@robertwener4561]

Last time I saw a recent photo of Clapton…. Yes he has gotten old. Bob , Neil, and Eric … the three apostles of 🎼🎸 are still with us.

[@clarkewi]

I agree. This solo is a mind-blower. I heard Clapton and the Cream shortly after this at the Shrine Auditorium in LA around March '68. The song that stood out to me was "Tales of Brave Ulysses" with the "Wah Wah" effect in the solo. I was high as a kite on some little purple pill I dropped. I became completely mesmerized with Clapton's solo of chorus after chorus and how he kept relentless momentum while never repeated himself. I heard Hendrix around the same time and he was even more radical. Pure genius right on the spot. Clapton and Jimi ruled for live performance. It was a different and more "risk-taking" era. None of us had heard this kind of virtuosity before. This was jazz.

[@nancyg.5171]

We were the first to enjoy “pharmaceuticals enhanced” music. And Ginger Baker could play drums longer than anyone. The Era of Great Music

[@yoyoyo6706]

Obviously the best "jazz", in terms of spontaneaous interaction. I get thsame feeling when I listen to the Village Vanguard live recordings of Bill Evans 3° (Scott LaFaro & Pail Motian) 13:00 13:02 1961, Ithink them too were "high" 😂 But with the Spoonful Em modal - bluesy mood I also feel like hearing some electric Indian raga . It is a most brilliant version , amongst all the other recordings made in 1967 (Eric 's sound was still under Hendrix influence) ...and after, on the live Goodbye 1968 tour. Thanks for sharing ! 😻

[@KerrieRedgate]

What a privilege it's been, to live in this era, to hear this music. I hope future generations find this. We miss you already, Jack. Rest in peace... But please come back soon.

[@BrianDay4545]

Kerrie, I do so agree with you. It is a privilege to be able to hear this music so easily. I spent 1000's of hours, months, years, 22/24/7/365, on the P2P's after Napster Crashed and Burned, collecting a collection of collector's music. Now it is so easily available. Gaad!. Future Generations will listen only if we aging folks turn them onto this. I haven't found a 20 to 40 something that hasn't bounced their head to this. I'll be 70 soon. I never tire of hearing Cream, or EC

[@sumphandle]

Brian Day i agree too youtube is like every memory you ever had on tap

[@lewars1912]

Kerrie Redgate It would be a huge surprise to me if he managed to come back.

[@KerrieRedgate]

Hi Everybody! He won't come back as 'Jack Bruce'. He might not even come back as a musician, but I hope he does.

[@lewars1912]

Kerrie Redgate I suppose it's possible. Reincarnation could be making a comeback, though if he did manage to do this he probably wouldn't want Ginger to know about it.

[@alandarby2202]

I was lucky enough to tour with Eric for a year in 1998. He truly has something special.

[@soxwina]

did U play?...Roadcrew? Sound?

[@motherlessblues1565]

I have seen you play in some shows with Eric,, I though well “ Eric always has great players with him”

[@pabloperez4063]

@@soxwina if you don't know Alan Darby,... You are missing something great!!!!

[@pabloperez4063]

Hello Alan! I am sure Clapton would say the same about you! Exactly yesterday I was listening one gig -2005?-where you both play together (maybe Surrey), it's in KZbin by the name "MAN WITH NO LEGS" , it actually starts with a prayer, then the set starts with "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR", Eric doesn't sing, he simply screams like fire, then you sing (like God can only sing too) one song from Peter Green, you both have a beautiful guitar interplay, and your Strat tone is also amazing... I remember it made me search about your career as I had never heard the name, and I read the funny incident with your music teacher at school, etc... I wish you had kept on in Eric, s band, because for me, it was as when 79-83 Albert Lee and Eric teamed up. You made Eric play and sing better. I hope you keep singing like in those days, and stay healthy. Regards from Spain 🎸🎸

[@redsfanstan2012]

RIP Alan Darby passed Feb 2023. Played in Erics band often in 90s on second guitar.

[@alanwoodhouse2236]

Just put my headphones on closed my eyes and gone back 50 years in time to my youth, thanks for posting.

[@lvbbbasdsjcjm]

Clapton is really tearing it up. Good to hear a new piece by Cream I have never heard. They were the BEST.

[@jameskennedy721]

1968 Cream shows were very good . 1967 Cream shows ... WOW .

[@blumobean]

Ginger is out there on this one. Truly unconventional drummer.

[@rowlffffff]

Baker was the engine room of this band!

[@danasheys9300]

Ginger Baker is always amazing

[@dannyboyle7068]

They were gods!voice,drums,guitar.personalities were something else,god bless em!

[@tinekevannetten241]

Than I am a angel

[@tinekevannetten241]

Why not to say yes.or no

[@mattyancick599]

My favorite band. The first super group. For being together for such a short time no other band made such an impact. Ginger and Clapton solos are pure magic.

[@ericanderson2987]

Cream is STILL my favourite Band. These 3 Talented Musicians just had a Power they brought to Stage. It's too bad there was so much friction between Bruce and Baker.

[@MsLilyhorse]

Spoonful is my favorite Cream song. There are times when Bruce is leading it, but this is by far the best Clapton guitar version I have ever heard. Thanks for posting.

[@jerryshunk7152]

I agree that Eric is beyond the beyond on this cut Never ending GLORIOUS riffs without a sour note extant !!!😎

[@mikeervin3147]

Hell yeah!!

[@jeffkurtz3249]

Don't forget the Baker glue holding this ship on course!

[@billhorstkamp98]

This is my favorite cover of theirs. I still like Chester, Arthur Burnetts version better.

[@markhunter8554]

@@billhorstkamp98 It was Howlin' good.

[@pedroV2003]

If you aren't spending at least 50% of your time listening to Jack Bruce and what he's doing you're missing the best part of this cut.

[@davidranger13]

pedroV2003 Some/Many Bass Licks Never Heard Before, or Since... What A JAM..... ✌😎

[@harlow743]

Jack WAS GREAT

[@crustyknight]

Was blessed to see them in San Diego on the Wheels of Fire tour. Eric broke into this long, long solo then walked off stage. As incredible as his solo was when Jack started his bass solo it made Clapton sound like he was a Thalidomide guitarist. After a mind blowing bass solo, Jack left the stage too leaving Ginger rockin and sweatin like a mad man. I remember somewhere during the drum solo Ginger spoke into the mic saying "I could sure use something to keep this going!" The stage was showered with joints! Eric and Jack came back and played another 15 - 20 minutes ending Spoonful. Baker must have played non-stop for an hour easily.

[@robertbloom1637]

i saw them in mt adams cincinnati it must have been 67 or 68..a small venue,,, same incredible routine all soloing then leaving....it was amazing just like u say;;;

[@Aldebaron9]

+Papa McCain The Thalidomide comment wasn't exactly funny...... ginger prob didn't mean weed........ I saw him do his unreal "Do what u like", B.F. solo with the sticks flying in the air and him catching them perfectly with his head bowed, eyes closed.... fuck'n nuke-u-lar. The local establishment cut the power and he pounded the mic into the stage floor in anger as the crowd wailed.... summer '69

[@erasmusomnius]

I was there also, but it might have been the year before that, 1967, though they were playing WOF material anyway. Exhibition hall, next door to Golden Hall Community Concourse. Brain Police opened. Jack killed me with Traintime also. Never to be forgotten.

[@chrishill1073]

Ginger Baker was probably referring to them coming back on stage. Fighting over that SPOONFUL.

[@brendanbrandau9306]

Id pay everything i have to have seen that, you truly are blessed.

[@timmyles314]

Clapton is GOD.... everything he touches.... turns to GOLD .

[@iansnyder274]

Holy shit...Clapton was seriously ON here.....killing it..... IMO, nobody ever, that I've heard anyway, brought out his greatness as a guitarist like Ginger and Jack....nobody!!!

[@markhunter8554]

Duane Allman did a pretty good job of it.

[@vicprovost2561]

Stevie Winwood in their 2000s reunion got him plenty inspired.

[@johnallen2771]

I was drawn to Cream in 1966 by Jack Bruce's bass and singing. He really was the powerhouse of this group. But on the other hand Ginger and Eric were both top of the list players. Unique is a good word for them. I got to see them live in '67 and of course I was smoked up. When they started playing I went into a trance and was totally mesmerized by the sounds they were putting out. Just 3 guys who dressed like me were putting out all of this? I couldn't believe it. Great concert.

[@parallaxcontinuum7898]

Fresh Cream ,Revolver& Pet Sounds really changed the landscape, and the signposts , in '66.

[@danielgiraud1118]

Tu as parfaitement raison ! @@parallaxcontinuum7898

[@AmericasChoice]

@@parallaxcontinuum7898 1966 is my favorite year, things got fruity by the end of 1967 and then all the bogus hippie stuff took over....

[@parallaxcontinuum7898]

The last great year , for many a moon@@AmericasChoice

[@stevepayne5965]

"Smoked up"? I honestly have no idea what you mean, officer.

[@LCNSilveri]

Greatest guitar solo of all time lads

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Not really...

[@LCNSilveri]

@@t.j.payeur5331 in my opinion it is

[@ab77blues]

@@LCNSilveri The twelve second solo on the original by Howlin' Wolf says so much more.

[@walkinmyshadow]

@@ab77blues no. It does not.

[@bobbyz23]

Jimi Hendrix Machine Gun is and 98% of everyone else will agree because it's original not a cover like this one is.

[@macolganjames3356]

Amazing. Nothing like this nowadays. Cream were the Cream !

[@richardroyal9841]

attended 3 Cream concerts 67,68 at Grande Ballroom. Popular venues then Fillmore East-West. Top Groups love. Grande crowd. , acoustics. They played 3 nights row. In prompt ( 5 minutes Eric and band…just spontaneous playing Off each other . My( middle ) of a song was Unique, Great art Cream set. Listening now Spoon-full song example but must b 10 min. In Prom-too My fav band 60’ s.

[@libragemleo]

I'm fascinated by Jack Bruce. Instantly recognizable voice, unique in the world of music. Most amazing vibrato and note-bending skill. I've been bonded to his voice since the 60s.

[@anauticalgate5496]

That little bit of filler < "Dreaming" >off of 1966's Fresh Cream ,is a good example of Bruce's measured breathing ,pace.It's almost a warm up exercise - but it gives the listener a clue , that this is going to go,beyond Macca's capabilities.

[@burpie3258]

Yes!!! His vibrato is excellent!

[@bunnybgood411]

I love Jack Bruce's voice so hard.

[@Nonconformistwilderbeastman]

I think this stuff can't be topped ever

[@DogTrekker]

When Clapton truly WAS God! Thanks for this... excellent version!

[@danasheys9300]

Yes WAS is correct

[@acepaul407]

He was God, until Jimi showed.

[@Dagger_323]

@@acepaul407 No, Clapton was even after that. I have never heard a single live take that Jimi played that ever came anywhere close to this recording alone.

[@jpkaneshida1977]

@@Dagger_323 7 words; Machine Gun Fillmore East Band of Gypsies

[@Dagger_323]

@@jpkaneshida1977 Nope.

[@1blastman]

Every time I hear these Spoonful jams, I always get a sense of competition among the three musicians. Each one is working to play their best riffs and I still am in awe how each musician strives to set their own standard of excellence within the song. Every version of this is a little different, I still like the Wheels of Fire version the best,

[@darjfie]

Try listening to Powerhouse's version '69

[@1blastman]

@@darjfie If it's on youtube, I'll dig it up.

[@onoyudont]

@1blastman It's perfection- and will always transport you , like the best Indian ragas.

[@KINGBOURBON]

Most definitely one of the top solo's I every heard by EC, Sleepy time time.(live) is a killer too.

[@bobbennert1132]

sleepy time. wow

[@jackbassett9365]

Spoonful has been my favourite piece of music since I first heard the Wheels Of Fire album 50 years ago. This is the first time I heard this version. It is just as amazing as the Wheels version!

[@robertgallagher5285]

Agree I know the previous song on the album Cross Road Blues more famous but this is THE Blues|Rock song up to this point or maybe All time (JIMI AT WOODSTOCK MORE ROCK???) Loved the laid back Blind Faith would have loved to see them at Woodstock but would either them or Cream have outshine Jimi??!!

[@billhorstkamp98]

@@anauticalgate5496 hell, I thought Canned Heat had a better set than Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock

[@ericanderson2987]

​@@billhorstkamp98perhaps, but Canned Heat was SO BAD in that they couldn't put their Songs together.

[@zatkie91]

RIP Jack Bruce, a great artist whose talents we will miss

[@jonwatson4988]

63, need my Cream with my coffeee, it gets my day started!

[@RichardBaubau]

I truly believe that the people who lived through the generation of the Beatles, cream, dylan and Hendrix are indelibly stamped with a respect for music that today's music culture simply doesn't understand

[@craigmiron3047]

Best ever... never get tired of this group... always cheers me up... wish I could of seen at Fillmore in SFO...

[@diverdrag]

However, Clapton is unique and one of the best guitarists of all time and of all genres. But also a fair man to be admired.

[@gilldanier4129]

He was my first inspiration, and created the overdriven sound all by himself, others followed. Yes to be admired.

[@anauticalgate5496]

And ,he loves fly fishing , has a monster of a sweet tooth and fast cars!!!!

[@bunnybgood411]

As a musician, yes. As a human being Eric was an a******. By his own admission he r@ped Pattie Boyd.

[@JimDeferio]

For that time period (late 1960's) he was a good blues/rock guitarist but certainly not even close to the classical and jazz guitarists of that time period or before or after that time-period. Alvin Lee and Jimi Hendrix were both better blues/rock guitarists than Clapton. Don't confuse the sound of loud electric guitar amps with skill.

[@diverdrag]

@@JimDeferio Personally, Hendrix is ​​the best for me, then Jeff Beck, and Alvin Lee is special to me and others are exceptional, but Clapton is not to be underestimated either. And as a man, he is fair.. And Jmmie Page ...

[@josephpetrov9024]

IMO opinion the band that set the standard for all blues rock bands past and present. There will never be another like it. Three musicians that smoked the house down. Pity egos ruined the group.

[@botvinnik64]

Ginger Baker R.I.P. we love you always!!!!

[@susanreed2802]

No one could jam like Cream...

[@CountryHouseGent]

Logically a bit far fetched but I get your point. :)

[@susanreed2802]

Not far fetched at all, just the truth

[@photoslum]

There are plenty who jam like Cream.

[@Felliixtc]

By "jam" do you mean, play music?

[@Felliixtc]

Well, I've never heard them jam. I've heard them play their songs as they rehearsed them but jamming is something else entirely.

[@stevezurier]

This was the great power trio of all time. Jack is right there with Eric soloing away on this jam. His bass lines are like solos. It's what every musician who improvises strives for; sure it's in a rock idiom but it's totally free and in the moment. What total greatness.

[@markwilensky5547]

Was there any bass player in the last 50 yrs who could compare?

[@tinekevannetten241]

W hiteroom cream

[@tinekevannetten241]

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[@tinekevannetten241]

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[@tinekevannetten241]

@@markwilensky5547 I haar ThomassM

[@cano1255]

Jack Bruce is absolutely tremendous

[@marchristiansen]

Never heard this before. Cool recording. The power of three. Love it when they go off on an extended jam.

[@oldmcmetal3688]

Wish I could travel back in time! Only to witness this magic moment of pure ecstatic musicianship

[@anthonybowers7571]

Fabulous

[@avelinourdaneta7409]

The longest and best solo everlast. Amazing, wonderfull Clapton.

[@ireneruthfox]

The greatest live Band I ever seen. And I seen them all.

[@nufcforlife548]

@Jimi Hendrix yes

[@carlobabbini6343]

ZEP in 69???

[@daedal9644]

7:20 is really cool then after that melody he starts tearing it up like I never heard him tear it up before. Him improvising like that with an amazing rhythm section improvising under him is hard. Most people refuse to understand his role in Cream. It's the reason why people think he's overrated.

[@sunshinelove3120]

Blessed by 60s LOVE of Supreme music. Blessed by Cream. Blessed by the Sunshine of beautiful composition and arrangements that shine with a sparkling, magical music rays of eternal passion to ignite the hearts of fans and music lovers, appreciating the grandest selection of 60s sublime songs in a blues, rock era psychedelic influence of magnetic compilations of great albums with super songs, so special. Your music lives forever, your memories everlasting. R.I.P. JACK BRUCE, Brilliant Bassist ever!

[@Walkingshadow1]

A little "Cat's Squirrel" at 10:55. Phenomenal band. One of a kind. All these guys were at the very peak of their awesome creative powers in 1967-1968. They don't make sufficient adjectives to describe this.

[@rossmapleston1103]

Rossco

[@rossmapleston1103]

Try agen took this lp to cocatoo is 1969. Myself and plumbersaw traffi appretice played it evey night.

[@GosuKiwi332]

RIP Jack Bruce. Absolute legend.

[@Crustt098]

Left an indelible mark on me from first time hearing when I was 16 years old. Lucky me

[@robertkelly6282]

Sunshine of your love 16 listening in the schoolyard with my friends hooked

[@juansemillon]

Clapton is a beast, a guitar machíne, wow 😎🎶🚬✌️, he came to this world to make many people happy with his talent, thanks god, ala, buda whatever, respect 👏👍.

[@zincChameleon]

I was there that night; later I found out that they felt that was the best set of their tour.

[@jeffkurtz3249]

22 minutes of the best psychedelic blues rock-inspired musical era songs, the roots being born on stage evolving live before a mesmerized crowd following each bend and twist and beat to a frenzied finale, amazing!!!!

[@billhorstkamp98]

The cream always rises to the top

[@SupremePianosNY]

Saw them perform this live at the Filmore West in 1967. Outta sight! :D

[@bobcardenaz9034]

Eric is a living Guitar legend along with his buddies Jefff Beck and Jimmy Page. Back in the day I was so pissed off when Cream broke up.

[@chrisayres7948]

Stephen Jones What you talking about man He wrote Layla since then and Badge and Wrote the theme music to Lethal weapon and performed live with Phil Collins etc etc he got better as a musician he couldn't keep playing heavy rock forever it would've gotten old just look at GNR today still playing the same songs they played since 86 lol

[@danasheys9300]

Lucky dude.... or chick...

[@billykelly33]

The greatest band of all time

[@EffemeyJon]

This bring back memories....RIP Jack

[@merlinfarmer]

i am so sad jack is gone, but the wonderful music will live forever

[@markschaefer-e8d]

WOW to build a solo for that length of time is AMAZING thnx. great post.

[@albertgoller4064]

Eric is playing with that song. Amazing. So many versions but this is the Eric version. Thank you so much.

[@AmericasChoice]

yup

[@jasonlynn1017]

This is the band which Jimi declared was "THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD"

[@juangoya7874]

Really?

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

Also the band Jimi kicked off the throne ;) Given that Clapton is friggin magnificent here. Better than the filmore...which before i played this I would've though it was impossible to beat the version on Wheels Of Fire 1

[@anauticalgate5496]

@@dimethaltryptamine1He would not have withstood the challenge by two more equals to his undeniable talents. Which is why he alone , was showcased.Kinda gets old ,fast.There are hundreds of 'bar band " Jimis who eclipse what Hendrix managed , at his zenith.

[@pabloperez4063]

@@dimethaltryptamine1 that never happened. Between 66 and 68, there was nothing better

[@carmenjennings6229]

@@anauticalgate5496 i do truly believe in my heart that Jimi was a stand alone. Purely unique in every way. So respectfully I must disagree that there are hundreds of bar band Jimis that outshine him even and especially in Jimi's prime. He was unique and the passion in his music will never be seen or heard again

[@claudettepreisinger]

I would have loved to see this show. Thanks for sharing...

[@bjgrant1234]

RIP Jack Bruce...............certainly one of the greatest!

[@williamjc7195]

best band ever,period.

[@susanmartin9021]

No Led Zeppelin was the best band ever

[@williamjc7195]

@@susanmartin9021 sorry, i saw LZ as the opening act for Vanilla Fudge in Seattle. Way better than the Fudge; not up to Cream's enormous talent,energy,and creativity! Although I really love LZ's 1st 2 albums when they were very much more of a Yardbirds/blues rock band :). bty I am a musician, been playing bass since I saw Jack Bruce/Cream back in 1968!!!! be well!

[@locknload10mm]

@@susanmartin9021not even close. Cream was stratospherically better.

[@frontier_fancier]

@@susanmartin9021 Wrong. Page couldn't solo his way out of paper bag. And frankly Plant's voice does my head in.

[@tmatheson54]

Oh man I was a young teenager learning to play guitar then. I’d listen to records over and over playing along trying to figure out parts. A spoonful of cream will make you dream. Sometimes nightmares and sometimes daydreams. I’d hear them and Hendrix and early Kath and just about smash my guitar against the ground. I thought how can I ever get this…

[@plumstreetmusic]

Missed this one, but was up against the front of the stage in June, '68. Another great performance.

[@swankmotee]

When these three were on they were ON! Clapton couldn't help but play his ass off with that amazing rhythm section pushing him like a runaway train of bluesrock fusion! WHOA!!!!

[@billwesley]

Imagine having popular audience that actually listens to extended instrumentals, that would not happen today, there are no popular extended instrumentals because the audience would have to pay extended attention, today only extended electronic music has a popular audience, at least there is that.

[@robertroddy6639]

Imagine an audience sitting through 18 mins. of "Toad" I could sit through 18 hrs. of "Toad"! Every time I come home and my boxer puppy wags her tail against her kennel, I hear Ginger's double bass drums!

[@stevenwandrey687]

Ever heard Phish dude?

[@ivanbuccafusca337]

I recommend that you listen to the band Earthless

[@kenfranks1714]

Earthless...Cream reincarnated!!! I get hypnotized in maybe, 22 seconds.

[@markwilensky5547]

One obvious exception to your point is Tash Sultana - check our :Live at the Paradise"

[@colerainfan1143]

EC has been my favorite since high school---40 years. I wore out Wheels of Fire. Then Layla. This recording is 1967 for goodness sake. Live Spoonful showcases the sounds, the talent, you couldn't hear anywhere else.

[@bb1111116]

Clapton is amazing on this. But on top of that, Bruce and Ginger are fantastic as well.

[@markhunter8554]

Shouldn't that on the bottom?

[@jtconner7599]

RIP to the headphone listeners at 00:01

[@briancampbell6038]

what tone and command from clapton.......great stuff.

[@kakwirakeronrmontour861]

This may in fact surpass the Wheels of Fire, which, up till now, had been the finest of Clapton's Cream live versions. Incredible tour de force!

[@tom5182]

Again, Baker goes ignored. Listen carefully. Clapton and Bruce hang on his every beat!

[@videomaniac108]

This is one of the things that I noticed as I was learning to play electric bass, how fantastically great Ginger Baker is as a drummer.

[@markkelly3859]

Watch the video/movie Beware of Mr Baker and you'll understand that no rock drummer could touch him. He had "drum-offs" with the top American jazz drummers. No other rock drummer would attempt to do that. But when he played rock, he played what the song needed, and that was not jazz drumming.

[@videomaniac108]

Thanks, I'll make a point of watching that. Maybe it'll help me with some of the difficulty I'm having in sight-reading rhythms quickly :)

[@bassguyusa]

Ginger Baker is definitely the best drummer of all time given when he was doing that and the lack of technology they had back then. He IS the hammer of the gods!!! I am a bass player and LOVE Jack Bruce, but it is true, without Ginger Baker (really without any one of them) they would not have been the creative powerhouse they were. Not to diss on Bonzo, he was heavy but sloppy and I laugh anytime someone tries to put him on the same level as Ginger.

[@cruzcontrol1504]

Just exactly WHO is ignoring Baker ? I didnt ignore him at the Garden in NYC in '68, did you ?

[@cycloptical26]

Marshall stack, everything cranked to 10, no wonder Eric has tinnitus now, but what working musician doesn't? Anyhow, magnificent playing!

[@bttmdweller]

This is brilliant. Clapton even quotes himself at 15:04 with a snippet of Stepping Out! My favorite band of all time

[@vince8367]

But strange brew

[@stephengreen215]

Whàt a truly incredible band they were......rest in peace jack....

[@wilhelmscream3499]

Around 14:00 Clapton gets tired of caterwauling and starts listening to Bruce play. He then does something amazing, he begins to make music with him. It's a moment in the true sense of the word music. He can actually here them talking to each other.

[@robertbloom1637]

+WilhelmScream at 7;20 too i think..checking in then checking out,,,,going off,,they are so in psynch tho/// inspiring each other i guess,,, cream of the crop alright,,,empowering music !!

[@billybobgeo]

+WilhelmScream -- dig this comment and made me listen to this with more intent -- Also must say Ginger is also killing it here esp during the summation of the jam at 16:00

[@fernandoalonso5872]

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[@MrDino1953]

All this from a song based on just 2 notes…phenomenal.

[@MrRborges]

R.I.P great song. pieces of the 60's are disappearing too fast.

[@paulcudone4642]

Only one left standing , Clapton!! Only two from the allmans, jamioe and Betts!! Two from The Who. Those of us lucky enough to have lived through this time simply had the best Rock music ever!!!!

[@lykes2fly]

One of the greats. RIP Jack

[@kerrymcmanus9188]

Best Cream iv'e heard,Jack & Ginger put Eric into an inspired frenzy.

[@MrMjp58]

Hardly anyone else can solo/ improvise as well as this at length and maintain both musical balance and interest throughout.

[@NukedBacteria]

This song feels like one long sentence. Brilliant.

[@jackbassett9365]

What an incredible set of pipes Jack Bruce possessed!

[@markhunter8554]

Incredible set of fingers as well.

[@lfdias4458]

Spoonful... spunfool.... spunnnnnfool! Jack Bruce is the real god! RIP my friend!!

[@edbankston5593]

Imagine this is 1967, people were blown away

[@Lucasfaitsonchaud]

the solo is AWESOME!

[@andythomas706]

The Autumn '67 US. Tour was their peak. Everyone should have The Grande Ballroom Boot!

[@dougpotosky4102]

I believe they played New Haven that year. I was their. Beyond Amazing!!! And before we knew it. Cream was having their farewell tour. I was only feet from Clapton. Pure Magic!

[@Felliixtc]

Great song! Great version! The entire 22:01 piece is amazing! Mesmerizing! The title says "solo". I didn't hear any solo.

[@KerrieRedgate]

The other amazing thing about this music is the restrictions of the technology that was in its infancy in those days. I can still remember the time when the first FOUR-track recording studio was built in Melbourne (Aus)! It was a really big WOW deal!! Sound engineers have enormous sound desks now, with almost perfect reproduction, and with any kind of sound effect we can dream up! Compared to the 60s, we have better recording sound quality in our MacBooks! And still these guys wow us with their old recordings! It was raw talent!

[@sagarpokhrel5357]

Rip Ginger. I just wanted to hear those amazing jams again

[@RobertS-y1w]

saw them at Filmore East late 68 or 69 ticket $5 was 22 now i,m 80 still play their music

[@edwardschultz7382]

Thanks for the info.I did'nt know that.I've been a Cream freak since they came out.That's what started me playing bass in 1967.I'm still playing some Cream songs in my band.

[@janwitholt7963]

And don't Forget, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, heros of the 60s

[@loucostello3111]

Check out the first band the played together in. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWaZkpKAmZqUhqs

[@XYZ-lz3xv]

Super powerhouse band- great, seems like yesterday but lives forever.

[@macmccreadie8541]

Probably the grandest trio..because they were all 3 superlatively creative....* the blues basis was so.pure.

[@jaywatterworth]

I was at this concert. It was better than you could possibly imagine.

[@stevemorley7657]

You lucky bastard!

[@GINSEW976]

You never hear enough about Baker, if you don't agree that he's one of the greatest drummers of all time then you have probably been deaf since birth (No disrepect to the deaf). Cream was a great band. What has happened to music? The 60's and 70's truly was the golden age of music.

[@camronbay1]

This is amazing music.

[@lesanne2]

Miss you forever Jack...