Cream - Spoonful LIVE!!!! part 2

[@russbrinn]

i don't care what some say about the self-indulgence, this is awesome.

[@owensp001]

CREAM ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER

[@gbestates]

Coming in on the middle of this jam, it's incredible! How can anyone deny their greatness?

[@VIDJACK]

You should get a medal for posting this incredible performance - especially with pretty decent sound. I thank you!

[@howardjohnston6112]

One of? ... they were/are the greatest!!! Period.

[@MrFriscokid]

WOW!!!!..More Unreleased CREAM!!!!!!!GREAT MIX!!!!THEY ARE ALL GREAT...& BRUCE'S BASS LINES ARE DEFINATELY "TURBO-CHARGED!!!!!!!!!!

[@JamesBBrattenDDSSmyrna]

wow. the greatest. period.

[@ZeeAndris]

My all-time best drummer is Ginger ! Cream Forever !

[@arminiushermann09]

András Zágon Hell yeah. Once again he's sounding like 10 drummers at once. His African-Jazz style just kicks ass.

[@deafnblind77]

the spoonful bootleg from the detroit grande ballroom to me is the greatest, it has an intensity that is ridiculous and the note choice is superb. this one still kicks ass

[@greenfruitface]

Holy mother of God. The first 30 seconds of this is some of the most turbocharged shit I've ever heard in my life.

[@horonziton]

love it!...ginger and jack push and push...eric hangs in there..nice bends...

[@aavery6801]

Absolute Magic, Blue-Rock progressive jazz

[@MichaelSherrer]

What a refreshingly interesting version to the Wheels of Fire live version of Spoonful (which is a masterpiece in of itself)! After the final verse -they go into this amazing jam (Eric sounds a tad like Leslie West here-but only for a few bars) At 15:20 Jack’s bass goes thin and half signal-did a speaker blow, was it in the recording? It soon recovers around 15:30 and on…as the wind-up jam gives us more of what we like - a totally tuned in, power trio.

[@magolandia1]

The Cream are the real band of artist and musicians. Hendrix; Doors; Elvis... They´re only artist.

[@VIDJACK]

GINGER BAKER, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LA90004]

Fucking mind blowing great.

[@Chelsey9]

listening to both is genius the two should have joined forces

[@jimhare313]

playing like there is something at stake. this band kills

[@howardjohnston6112]

Forget about EC v JH. Cream were not just about EC. Three guys of equal calibre - don't forget Jack and Ginger. As much as Hendrix was godlike - his partners were not - so it was a genius supported by two adequate side men. Cream were three gods - three equals.

[@Arbeedubya]

I realize I'm chiming in a bit late on the Hendrix vs. Clapton debate, but felt compelled to put in my two cents worth. "The best" is who each person thinks is "the best" and really translates to "my favorite". Clapton's work on "Crossroads" is my favorite (live) guitar performance ever. On the other hand, I like Leslie West's playing in general more than anyone else's; but I would never go around saying either Clapton or West was "the best".

[@gbestates]

Wish we could see this. I meant to add - this is a f*ckin' bitchen song.

[@CadillacL]

AMAZING version. IMO better then on Live Cream.

[@Lopoditis7]

well well, its fantastic but focus on Ginger's drums and Bruce's bass lines. Extraordinary!!!!!

[@JamesBBrattenDDSSmyrna]

hey man, if i turned you on to some good cream era clapton, then it was worth it. peace to you as well.

[@harchitb]

5:20 onwards

[@deafnblind77]

@Purplexi he didnt come from a blues circuit, he came from an R&B circuit.

[@INSPIREDbyINSANITY]

@Gitars5 Exactly

[@JoeW230]

LOL every time Cream of Jimi get mentioned it re-ignites the whole Hendrix vs Clapton thing. And that's good! Nothing wrong with a bit of honest debate. Eric just edges it for me - mostly on the basis of this song! IMO the live versions of Spoonful are just about musical perfection, a jam that has never, NEVER, been equalled. On the subject of Hendrix/Cream, here's one for ya: How about Mitch Mitchell vs Ginger Baker?

[@texadillo53]

Check out the Bonzo Dog Band's, Can Blue Men Sing the Whites, this will answer all your questions.

[@Purplexi]

@owensp001 With clapton it's pretty obvious to me that to play the Blues you only need to PLAY with passion, Blues don't care if if the player cares or not. Also, his experimentation was constant but he just didn't break that barrier like Jimi did. Jimi's blues are typically misunderstood by more conservative ears, thank you.

[@drichard123]

Definite trendsetters.

[@owensp001]

@Purplexi to play the blues you have to have passion simple as that... as for hendrix vs clapton the two were pretty dissimilar... clapton did not stray too far from the blues whereas hendrix is known for his rock experimentation

[@JamesBBrattenDDSSmyrna]

never heard eric play that way...he sounds like hendrix towards the end...better than hendrix i must say. wow.

[@howardjohnston6112]

Is this LA Forum or San Diego?

[@howardjohnston6112]

BB King and Buddy Guy have both said white kids can play blues - so why not?

[@lyndenbarber]

But can blue men sing the whites? (with apologies to Bonzo Dog Band)

[@Purplexi]

Sorry man, it's just wierd for me sometimes. I'm a big fan of Jimi's and shouldn't get so defensive. Gotta say though this dude is sounding pretty damn good now that I listen to him! Peace now

[@meinerzweier]

What have skin colour and musicianship to do with each other? Do you mean: Classic music for Whites, Blues for Blacks etc.? Then I think you have com a few decades too late … Besides: I think that, on their respective artistic climax, both Hendrix and the Cream had not that much to do with Blues anymore. Their roots were in the Blues, but later on they rather made a fusion of Blues, Jazz and Rock. They were innovators, not conservators.

[@Purplexi]

Clapton better than Hendrix?? How so? I mean, yeah, the guy(EC) was a blues afficianado but we're talking about a bunch of Brits playing cowboys and Indians. Jimi came up from the actual blues cirquit, and besides being a blues afficianado himself, was actually black, not just emulating it, so c'mon!

[@duckman531]

If you believe that Eric Clapton is better than Jimi Hendrix, then you don't fully understand the artistry of Eric Clapton.

[@Purplexi]

I'm not saying that white men can't feel or ape an art rooted in African-American culture. I'm just saying, Clapton is not better than Hendrix, as a physical player or as an icon in electric guitar history. He managed to outlive Hendrix and his parts are easier to learn, understand and sell.

[@jp1713]

better than jimi??? clapton's got his place in history, but c'mon, even srv ran circles around clapton...