Cream, White Room - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Analysis

[@gerrydantone6834]

Nothing that came before "White Room" sounds anything like this, including from the Beatles, and very little after it either. This recording sounds as amazing over 55 years later as it did then. An incredible accomplishment. I am glad you heard this, and your analysis was illuminating.

[@CHX_37]

Great comment. I agree. Basically, Cream demonstrated "What can be, unburdened by what has been." Sorry, man, I could not resist.

[@neil1958-s5k]

Apart from Tales of Brave Ulysees - one of these or both seem to be the inspiration for Bowies The Width of a Circle - the chromatic move down the fretboard. Mick Ronson and Tony Visconti were listening to Cream during the making of TMWSTW album.

[@MrRabbit43]

@@gerrydantone6834 Deserted Cities of the Heart is a complex Jack Bruce tune . One of my Faves. Also Polution Woman by West, Bruce and Lange .

[@edwardrutledge2765]

Cream were arguably the finest rock trio during an exploding era of Rock maturity.

[@barry7920]

Yes, that is the remarkable thing here, is that may sound like a full band, but it's 3 guys... and Eric Clapton, who had hewed close to classic blues sounds before, was developing his own stylistic direction with his band mates in Cream

[@brucesstreet8204]

For me the drums are the star of the show - I just love how he plays around with the feel in his own unique way.

[@deangrant6482]

Ginger Baker pushes this song relentlessly. Just great.

[@haybrain]

The most free drummer ever, so much the hart of the band not just a time keeper.

[@chrism415]

Yes, the drums drive the music relentlessly. Still love listening to Cream

[@Philharmonica-7445]

Ginger Baker is awesome!👍

[@AKoMMusic]

The intro section is in 5/4, then the drum flam takes us into 4/4. I love that about this song.

[@bumperu]

Thank you !!! I am a drummer that always played by ear and could not "read" music. I have never been able to follow Baker's beat. One of the best.

[@williambent9636]

yes, baker claimed to have suggested a change from 4/4 to 5/4 in the "bolero" intro. Bruce said he charted all of his songs including the odd time intro

[@chiappettamark]

8 min and no drum work mention until "and that drum strike here..", well all that drum work before should have been the 1st observation on timing, as the song can separate out the drums and stand alone as a drum SOLO. Add the Bass. Then the vocal. The composition could show the guitar work as an accessory (is not though). "Interesting piece of music...tonal colors..." well 13.30 min in i'm waiting for her review of the Drum-Bass interplay.

[@chiappettamark]

Ah, her insight with the compared descending octave "joy to the world the Lord has come.." vs In the white room with black curtains" And "at the station" vs let earth receiver her king" and so forth, provides a good grip on the song's lyrical tonal trait vs the Bass-drum rhythm & time.

[@richardvolet3970]

@@chiappettamark And the voice guitar interplay in one verse! She could have said more about the great lyrics, too. Bruce fashioned a very creative "she's leaving me...at the train station" song with surrealist touches.

[@shiva1742]

I have been waiting for ages for you to get to this Classic. Jack Bruce grew up in Scotland. He was a boy soprano in choir, And as I recall, went to the Royal College of music in Edinburgh, on a classical music scholarship, and studied cello. He eventually became interested in jazz and migrated to the London scene. Where he was in a couple of different groups with Ginger Baker, with whom he had a very difficult relationship. They could just not get along, and Cream lasted only a couple of years. I would highly recommend this video called Beware of Mr. Baker. He considered himself more of a jazz drummer than a rock drummer. He spent some years in Lagos, Nigeria playing with African musicians. I’m not sure, but it may be available on KZbin. Commercially, of course, Eric Clapton had much more success than either of these two after the break up. I love your analysis ❤.

[@Moonie804]

What a great doc, watched it on YT last year. Mr. Baker, not only a giant on drums but also a gigantic personality.

[@larryboyes7276]

Jack studied at the Royal College of Music in Glasgow.

[@lesgrice4419]

Like many of these groups at that time, no one had ever heard anything like it, it was revolutionary....some of their live stuff is sensational, the improvisational qualities of three musicians playing off each other is mind-blowing....some would say now self indulgent, but then it just took you away into another place...

[@briangriffin5524]

Did you ever see the documentary on Eric Clapton, A Life In 12 Bars? Clapton says he should have stayed in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He never should have joined Cream.

[@nickmastro6870]

It’s not “self-indulgent”, jazz is the most real music there is!

[@lesgrice4419]

@@nickmastro6870 some said it was.not my opinion, but some...

[@nickmastro6870]

@@lesgrice4419 Yeah I know I've heard people say the same.... People have widely differing views on art

[@birdpainter452]

Felix Papparlardi of Mountain was a big contributor to White Room. He played viola and produced the track ( Same with Strange Brew).

[@edwardleaver7838]

Really. It wasn't "like the guitar almost mimicing a string orchestra". More like seven overdubbed layers of viola...

[@bluetopguitar1104]

He doesn't get enough credit in my opinion.

[@danclark745]

Cool, I'll listen again!

[@davidclaycomb5496]

I had those records. Never knew about the Felix contribution.

[@LuvHrtZ]

@@bluetopguitar1104 And he was murdered by his wife. Some guys can't cut a break.

[@davidschecter5247]

Three players. The first real power trio in rock, along with Hendrix's group. Ginger Baker had such a unique drum technique.

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

If music business had been fair, "Taste" would have had the same importance, I'd say,

[@MrRabbit43]

As far as complexity they blow Hendrix away .Deserted Cities of the Heart.

Ginger got his style from studying African beats.

[@Shoey77100]

love Baker's drums, he may be crazy, but those drums... damn.

[@mattwysock1020]

Poet Pete Brown wrote the lyrics. They are basically a description of a flat he was living in while he was quitting drugs and alcohol. The approach to the guitar was inspired by Jimi Hendrix who Eric Clapton had recently met.

[@JamesElliott-ne9rg]

Actually, Hendrix first heard Clapton play the wah-wah foot pedal on Tales Of Brave Ulysses. His bass player described Hendrix playing it over and over and obsessing on it in a hotel room. This was in ‘67. The influence was Clapton to Hendrix in this regard. Not surprising, since Hendrix was deeply affected by hearing Clapton in ‘66 with the John Mayall Beano album. So much so that he requested meeting Clapton as a condition to going to the UK where he made his breakthrough.

[@HektorBandimar]

Clapton and Cream were before Hendrix arrived on the London music scene.

[@rodpaget9796]

I was 13 and got this album from my cousin with real metal foil cover

[@AbdelOveAllhan]

I saw them on their Disraeli Gears tour at the Anaheim convention Center when I was 13 and again on the Wheels of Fire tour. They were at the center of my formative years in music. Also saw Hendrix at the Anaheim Convention Center, Purple Haze tour. British Invasion just kept on coming.

[@markpickett3512]

Cream sweeps you up in this song in such a way that you cannot help but get involved. It evokes a sense of anticipation at times by building up to a sense of release that is triggered by Baker's drum work or a vocalization. The guitar work is phenomenal throughout. "Restless diesels" sets another tone of tension and anticipation. Potential energy is building and just waiting to be released. "Silver horses ran down moonbeams" is another kinetic image, but with a definite psychedelic overtone that accentuates the mood of the song. There's something for everyone in this song.

[@Moritzamica]

one of my favorite songs of all time when I first became interested in music in the early 1970s. Thanks for your detailed comment on this song!

[@summerof67]

This song has some great psychedelic lyrics to go along with the music: Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves Also, the intro and the bridges are in 5/4 time, while the rest is 4/4.

[@andthensome512]

What an awesome song. The way Ginger Baker plays the chorus is just so cool.

[@etaoinbshrdlu]

Thank you! I had this LP then, and learned from your response. Jack Bruce enunciated! A rock singer who sang understandibly, while playing bass! The words are imagery. Baker was a very busy drummer. Clapton sang on some of their songs, but his guitar work was virtuosic. Your explanation of the development was illuminating!

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

You are back into the Psychedelic Rock period. One of my favorite bands of all time. Here you start with one of the acknowledged greatest guitarists, Eric Claption who came out of the Yardbirds where he learned his chops with Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page both coming out of that same band. Jack Bruce a great bassist, and one of the best ever drummers in rock, Ginger Baker, who actually considered himself a jazz drummer. Again, these songs were noted for "taking you on a trip" great for listening to when you were high. As you are noting they actually explored textures, tones, and colors in their music during this time period. This is why this period in the developement of rock was my favorite. Cream, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Beatles, all doing great exploratory work musically. Great song to start out with in checking out Cream. Amy is doing her usual great job of reviewing and informing how the song works musically. If I may suggest, it might be of interest to do a series on Eric Clapton, maybe one song from each of the bands he was in, and then his solo career.

[@noelstafford7266]

Clapton just ain't that interesting. I love his work, but it's all blues. You cover a couple and you've got them all, pretty much.

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

@@noelstafford7266 Spoken like a true elitist. LOL I hear what you are saying, but face it, the vast majority of great guitarists come out of the blues tradition. Brian Mays, Tony Iommi, Waters, Page, etc. and Rock comes out of the blues, jazz, and folk/country traditions of music. What was great about Clapton, and why he should be covered is the songs he wrote or made famous and the tasteful licks that he played. Old "slow-hand" wasn't fast, explorative, or technical. He was tasteful. Now, after all that gushing, let me tell you I don't like him at all as a person, but you can't say that he didn't have a big influence on rock music, and guitar playing.

[@noelstafford7266]

@@terrykennedy-lares8840 takes one to know one. I just think there's not much new in Clapton if you pick two or three songs. Blues is blues, and EC never strayed far. Those other musicians you mentioned did. What Clapton did, he did with grace, but it's still just the blues, and not interesting enough for a series of unpackings from an expert.

[@terrykennedy-lares8840]

@@noelstafford7266 Again, all you are talking about is guitar licks. You have to value Clapton by the totality of his works. He has had so many "hits" over the years that have helped shape the direction of rock that he can't be ignored (as much as I'd like to ignore him as a person). Just think of the effect that Cream, alone had on shaping rock music. One song , Sunshine of your Love, changed how people looked at song writing, and part of that evolution was due to Claptons tasteful licks on the guitar. Yeah, I know guitarists want all the flashy licks and technique, but that isn't all that rock is about.

[@noelstafford7266]

@@terrykennedy-lares8840 dude, her primary focus is to explain the music, not the cultural history. Take your man-crush elsewhere.

[@Daniel-ey4yr]

This is art. Thank you for featuring this classic work from the height of real "classic rock." That "group" could be the best.

[@jon6346]

Having heard this song many times over the past 50-odds years, it's very pleasing to see that she picks up most of what I love about it.

[@netuno60]

Great song from a great and short-lived group. Thank you, Amy.

[@josephmilitello647]

Although this song is from a later album, Cream's 1967 Disraeli Gears album is one of the all time great rock albums, many of which were released in 1967: Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow, the first albums of Jimi Hendrix and the Doors, and Sgt. Pepper, etc.

[@MoeFoh-n1v]

This is extraordinary. Never was able to see it this way before. Good to hear that you are going to do more of your videos.

[@PhilPetrucci]

You are so insightful. I've loved this but you gave me more to love. Excellent. Jack Bruce sliding down to the note, great

[@paulharrison9030]

What a wonderful, insightful critique, Amy

[@andreweberhard9509]

Ginger Bakers drumming is really the glue in this song. His approach was revolutionary at the time.

[@rorylapidus5772]

Back in the late early or mid 80's I would hear adverts for Ginger Baker giving personal drum lessons on Los Angeles rock radio , KMET I think. No doubt that he was one of the great drummers ever, but very sad that he had such severe mental issues. Can you imagine a mother getting her young teenager drum lessons from him? The kid would have ended up with PTSD for sure. If you haven't seen it, watch Beware Mr. Baker.

[@colindebourg9012]

My late Dad reckoned he could tell if ginger was playing the drums on a piece of music, his style was unmistakable.

GB was one of the great drummers of all time. Videos of him soloing are surpassed by no one.

[@wmarkfish]

Glue?! More like staples or red hot rivets pounded in with a jackhammer.

[@Marnie-hates-winter]

Who else is here singing out loud to themselves, "In a white room, with black curtains" and trying to catch themselves sliding down the pitch on "black"? I do it. I've been dong it for 40 years, and never noticed I was doing it. Goodness me, this was super enlightening. Great analysis, Amy!

[@peteblanco7640]

I remember as a kid in science class,teacher had a circular disc with the colours of the rainbow in segments which when spinning rapidly, became white.Her commentary reminds me of that moment long ago.

[@Kevin-zz9nc]

I think what she's getting at is a great masterpiece has a great foundation. Ginger's drumming gave a super solid foundation. When you get three master chefs or three great painters or artists however you define them all complementing each other in just the right measure......the result is sheer magic.

[@esalehtismaki]

Ginger Baker's drumming really makes Cream. He drummed like a shaman. I also really like his drum sounds. They are booming, not a dry "thud" like almost everyone has.

[@TomJonesisback]

Strange brew is my favorite amazing singing ❤

[@dennismason3740]

Descending bass on D chord. Eric Clapton loved a hit song - Summer in the City by the Lovin' Spoonful - which featured that chord with descending bass and he used it for 3 songs with Cream. Dear Prudence by the Beatles, same progression. Tales of Brave Ulysses by Cream, same progression. Can't Find My Way Home by Blind Faith (with Eric and Ginger) features that progression. There are a dozen other rock hits that used that progression. Personally I love it. I saw Cream in 1967, Santa Monica, 1968 in Inglewood, CA. When I saw Eric on the Fool (psychedelic SG guitar) I was 13 and I knew what I was going to do with my life. Jack Bruce, bass and epic vocals, Ginger effin' Baker, drums. and oh yes Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. D to D7 to D6 to D-whatever Bb is and repeat. I call it chrono, obviously with a leap to the dominant seventh. This works beautifully in E and C and G (open guitar chords). All "guitar keys" have open-string elements including fab bass. E, G, A, C and D are primary guitar keys. Three have built-in bass string. G is twisted and beautiful when open strings are integrated and the player can just pop the bass G now and again.

[@Dunbar0740]

Thanks for taking the time to share your insight. As a non musician, I find this interesting. All the songs you list are high on my own list of favourites. I was aware of the descending quality (of course), but always felt the Stooges stripped away the fluff and bludgeoned it home on "I Wanna Be Your Dog", to dramatic effect.

[@dennismason3740]

@@Dunbar0740 - Now you done pushed my Iggy button. Yes, Be Your Dog (in E) has a descending bass line - G - F# - E. In 1975 I was living at 1236 N. Flores Ave. in West Hollywood between Bev Hills and Hollywood. Iggy had moved into the basement apartment, $50 a month. He suffered from heroin withdrawal now and then and he never showed his pain. One Saturday afternoon I answered a knock at the door. I opened the door and the Igster, in t-shirt and jeans, stood there. "Hi! I'm Jimmy...can you spare any marijuana?" and I said "sure" and I rolled him a couple of doobies and gave them to him. "Thanks, man!" he said and went back to his apartment. He came by one other time a few weeks later, same question.

[@dennismason3740]

@@Dunbar0740 - Me again. One night David Bowie came by in a limo and he told Iggy to gather his few possessions and Iggy complied and they drove to U.C.L.A. Medical for treatment of heroin addiction. Then they flew to Berlin and produced The Idiot, my fave Iggy album, then Lust for Life followed. In the late 90s I stood in the coffee line at a Sunday morning A.A. meeting and the guy in front of me looked quite familiar ("naw, it can't be!") - same height and weight as me. He turned around and I stammered "I love your records! Thank you for everything!" and David smiled and held up his coffee cup in salutation.

[@MikeCampbell-c7j]

Your classical training shows. Subscription well earned. You would love electric light orchestra. " I can't get it out of my head." Perfect for you. Love your reactions.

[@UrsaMajorPrime]

I know she did one ELO at least...can't remember which one but it was a famous song of theirs...Mr. Bluesky or Don't bring me down I think

[@ronaldchives2486]

@@UrsaMajorPrime Telephone Line🙂

[@edgarsnake2857]

Loved your thoughtful reaction to one of Rock's high water marks with Clapton at his very best. Jack and Ginger hold down the bottom like a freight train rolling. I saw them do this live once--it rocked! (Amy waxes downright poetic on this one and totally captures the essence.)

[@hhschrader8067]

I listened to that song a thousand times. Never tried nor was I able to analyze it. I loved its elegance, simplicity, non-intrusive beauty. After your explanations I feel in its core it could be a theme composed by Beethoven - who in some of his most remarkable music also touches timeless simplicity. Not to forget: Cream's performance is flawless.

[@Pixture2]

Cream was appropriately named for the three musicians who were virtuosos of the early rock era; Jack Bruce - vocals and bass guitar, Ginger Baker - drums, and Eric Clapton - guitar. Ginger and Jack have passed but Eric is still alive and sometimes still playing and singing. They were literally the Cream of the crop.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Cream was the most apt name in British music history. They took the 3 best players from the 3 best blues bands in Britain at the time. The cream of the crop

[@anomalouswoof2554]

Cream - White Room. Goosebumps 😊

[@Daniel-pr4uk]

So beautiful, the way you describe the mood. Would love to hear more of these kind of descriptions of how the sounds touch and move you. That's really what it is all about, isn't it?

[@servantofg-d5393]

Amy tapped into the meaning of this song when she said, "I'm hearing many shades of one color". You have arrived. Welcome to the wonderful psychedelic world of the 1960's.

[@Carl.65]

I discovered Cream and Jimi Hendrix in 1979 - I was 14. Things were never quite the same. Post punk/new wave was all the rage and I was diving ever deeper into the past.

[@zhukie]

Two years younger than you and same. Although I also got into post punk and new wave, the first album I ever bought (with my own pocket money lol) was Pink Floyd's Saucerful of Secrets

[@ronaldchives2486]

@@zhukie Floyd’s best album for me, particularly the title track, Summer 68 and Remember A Day🙂

[@daverooneyca]

I'm the same age, but have older siblings who introduced me to older rock, Cream included.

[@trol68419]

It's a brilliantly-woven tapestry of seemingly divergent styles, punctuated by Clapton's incandescent guitar work. There's really nothing else like it in Rock music, truly singular.

[@drumchapelboy]

jacks walking bass line magic

[@severalseasons]

Clapton's use of the wah wah pedal in this a clear nod to Hendrix. Fantastic tune.

[@danielsotelo3942]

Dear Amy, Cream & White Room were some of my favorite music and bands back in the 70s. By accident I ran into your reaction site as I saw the title of one of my favorite songs that I grew up with in the 70s, White Room... But as I'm watching your site for the first time I started to be totally distracted by your Mesmerizing Beauty. At my age, I actually feel shy saying this but you left me speechless...

[@coldlakealta4043]

this is one of my favourite analysis posts

[@robertsullivan6246]

“I thought of Cream as sort of a jazz band, only we never told Eric he was really Ornette Coleman!” - Jack Bruce

[@norbertrenner9364]

Verry cool to see how a classical musician looks at this....and the words at the end really tuched me the most....professionaly played but not commercial....and i would say, that's possible why Cream was called Cream....a moment in time...and they were the foreranner of quite a few bands and albums of the late 60th and beginning 70th,that had this kind of quality too....Deep Purple in Rock,Eric Burden declares war or The black mans burdon by Eric Burdon and War...and for sure Led Zeppelin . Thanks alot....fun to listen and watch !

[@joewilson4151]

in this humble aficionados opinion, this is the best guitar playing of that period. Clapton's solo and harmonic riffs in this song are perfect, in my opinion. perfect.

[@ordesolomons9545]

And makes me wonder why Clapton felt inferior to Hendrix, when he could play so sublimely like in this example.

[@RaymondSolo]

That guitar sound at the beginning was what Eric Clapton call the "Woman Tone", the Marshall "Bluesbreaker" amplifier was new at that time and he was experimenting with it, since Gibson didn't make Les Pauls during this time he was using a Gibson SG guitar. There were also some new(ish) equipment for guitar that he and some other people where starting to use. This was a time in the music industry that was really beginning to change, recording & stage production advances as well as the new(er) solid-state equipment was drastically changing the sound to birth a new era in Rock & POP music from just a few years earlier.

[@Joe-j2k]

Clapton used the Marshall Bluesbreaker in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. In Cream he used Marshall Stacks. Even though Gibson had stopped making the Les Paul, Clapton had a few of them during the John Mayall and Cream period. He used a Gibson Les Paul on the Bluesbreakers Beano album and Fresh Cream (their first album). He used his Gibson Les Paul Custom on Disraeli Gears (second album), although I don't know which tracks it's used on.

[@EddieReischl]

Not sure how I missed this premiere. This is definitely an influential band for my guitar playing and a lot of guitarists. They did a great job of pulling lyrical content from everywhere. From what I remember, Ginger Baker got the idea for the intro from "Bolero", he thought it would be an interesting switch up for a rock song.

[@ralphonse2000]

Funny to watch you analysing such a lot of songs, I just love because they are great for dreamy dancing. 🙌💃🕺

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Check out "As you said" featuring a very prominent cello. The Wawa on white room is great on the solo sections but very subtle on the chorus. Those subtle colors.

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction and analysis, Amy! I always appreciate your comments and perspective. For me, anything with Eric Clapton is going to be good to great. With Cream, the music was exceptional.

[@cspaikido]

By the way, the singer/bass guitar player, Jack Bruce was an accomplished cellist.

[@Peter-o9n6p]

Clapton opened with this song in Hartford in May of '92, my first time seeing him in person (but not my last) and it wasn't until that moment I truly understood his power. Clapton has been a legend in the studio, but all of his greatest work is live.

[@RicoMusap-te3om]

Perfect analysis!! good job🎉

[@paulmartinson875]

Great music, great memories

[@Philharmonica-7445]

Harps are what Angels play!👍🙏🏼❤

[@Kevin-zz9nc]

24.35 You can really hear Ginger slightly behind the beat here. His timing was phenomenal.....

[@divarachelenvy]

Classic tune to me cheers for the positivity in this review...

[@soulhealer20]

Chromatic pitches are what creates the sliding effect with the vocals. One of the interesting elements is the 5/4 time signature that appears in the intro and interludes and returns to 4/4 time in the verses and choruses.

[@robinfra52]

Ginger said , Jack and I are actually playing Jazz but we don't tell Eric. LOL they were.

[@steveschainost7590]

Boy! Flashing back to my college years.

[@Philharmonica-7445]

I really respect harp players because the harp is the first piano if you lay it on its side and then hit the strings with padded mallets! You can see the shape it's like a piano turned upright! However a harp player can pluck or hit the strings however they want! Also there is the harpsichord which is like the piano but the strings are plucked! I love this channel and hearing her analysis of all these great rock and Metal classics! Keep it up! You're fantastic!👍🙏🏼❤

[@johngaunce]

Interestingly, "muting" is also a technique in guitar playing, and used in this song, though not on the opening chords. It involves pressing the palm of the right (strumming/picking) hand lightly against the strings to keep them from sounding loudly or having a sustained sound

[@blob-465]

I would listen to this song repeatedly, is so satisfying.

[@robinfra52]

I've played and song that song since it came out. One of my favorites. My band did a lot of their songs. The wha wah pedal was a new thing then and I had blast with it. The chord progression gives most guitar players fits. Dm F G Bb C. tricky rhythm.

[@lesmaybury793]

A breakthrough band in their day. Jack and Ginger's roots were in jazz while Eric is from blues & rock. Cream were ground breaking merging Jazz and rock. In this piece, I am old enough to be there when cream formed, you are hearing Eric's first adventures into using a wah wah pedal. Another breakthrough song from Cream, possibly better known, is "Sunshine of Your Love". Gnger Baker's style is distinct, his hall mark is double bass drums. Watch some live performances of Ginger! Amy's critic is brilliant.

[@HektorBandimar]

Cream were the bands band, they were special, oh yes!

[@babaoreally8220]

Their signature song,I think.Nothing could go wrong with this group.I still own original vinyls.

[@cesarnarro6013]

When I first heard Cream as a kid in 1967, it set me on a path for harder rock.

[@jaimelaverc2475]

Cream is a great choice

[@Michael-mm3fm]

My favourite Cream song.

[@easternpipistrelle]

Something you should know about Jack Bruce that might prompt you to look deeper into his oeuvre: On 14 January, at the 2011 North American Music Merchants Show, Bruce became only the third recipient of the International Bassist Award, a lifetime achievement award for bassists, after Jaco Pastorius and Nathan Watts.

[@jimsilvey5432]

Try "Crossroads" live at the Fillmore from the album "Wheels of Fire". Thanks for the review of "White room". Really nicely done.

[@sacluvsBM]

How about the world's most accomplished musician Miyako from Lovebites. Another all female Japanese metal band. She starts with Chopin's Etude on grand piano and then switches to guitar for the hard rock part and then closes with a coda back on piano. I believe this is something right up your alley. The level of musicianship with several all female Japanese bands is otherworldly. I recommend all of these: Band-Maid, Lovebites (Miyako's band), Nemophila, Hanabie, Asterism and many more. This is truly the future of rock n roll. Thank you for your enlightened and entertaining videos. You can easily search any and all of these on KZbin. 😊

[@danclark745]

The key to this song, as Amy kinda pointed out, is the restraint these great musicians played with...play for the song, just like in the movies (a director's medium) the actors are typically the worst part, musicians can easily ruin a song and 'great' players are typically the biggest culprits.

[@crazypainter56]

What your heard was the guitar-gibson SG- marshall-bluesbreaker amp with a Vox wah-wah pedal-we had Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience -2 power trio's making music in the middle 60's-we had it great

[@davidberesford7009]

"That's Quite A Line Up!" Yes that is why they felt they could call themselves Cream. (with a silent "The")

[@gammondinosaur3411]

Jack Bruce was conservatoire educated and Ginger Baker was pretty much the only rock/pop drummer who sight read. Great analysis.

[@timjones1689]

So happy to have found you, I joined today.

[@MrRabbit43]

This is the best review of this tune EVER ! kudos.

[@citizenkane4831]

Oh yes! Eric "Mr Slowhand" Clapton really excell hear. Listen to Sunshine of your love too

[@gummball]

A lot of classics are called classics simply because they were well known back in the day. This song, and many other Cream songs, IMO are genuine classics, with a heap of originality, virtuosity and musicality and it shaped what rock was to become. White Room also typifies many hard rock songs where the lyrics don't really matter and it perhaps led the way in that regard

[@djhoneylove5710]

They had a great team working on this song to make it snap. Producer and sound engineers are every bit as important as the band.

[@mightyV444]

The "soft drums" are timpani a.k.a. kettle drums. If you listen closely, you can hear they are tuned to the chords' root notes 🙂 Great choice of song to react to! 😀👍

[@gibbogle]

Maybe the best song from the 60s. It has everything, great individual performances, great arrangement, great lyrics. I don't think Clapton ever did anything better than this.

[@timothyfoley3000]

Ginger Baker says your bloody damn right. Of course the drum strike is perfect...

[@callmeal3017]

Also Cream was amazing to see live in the 60s

[@bobair2]

So much power and sonic variety in a trio of musical greats!

[@georgewyatt4912]

Sunshine of my love was as good as white room

[@davidcoyote8921]

... you had to be there :) 👍🐾

[@Scoobydcs]

great band especially live

[@elopinador6633]

Ufff!!! Este es el video que estaba esperando

[@danclark745]

Great review, great pick of one of British rock's most fascinating songs. Such great players, playing for the song. Clapton playing 'lead' throughout and never getting in the way and some of the best pumping of the wah whah, some of it is as good as it gets. Gotta do Tales of Brave Ulysses. Oh, by the way, Ginger is a Monsta! Impossible to imagine this tune with a 'straight' drummer.

Cream and Hendrix basically invented heavy blues rock in the mid-60s. This song White Room was extremely influential on later rock musicians.

[@danielmkubacki]

I had this on my Ipod when I was growing up. A great song!

[@eddebatte9905]

Great analysis! Enjoy your enthusiasm. Best parts are when you reproduce the song on your harp. Great to hear in a new light music I've heard over and over since the late 1960's. Anyways, could do the whole song in full on the harp with no interruptions? Would be spectacular! Also, do a part 2 video on the rest of the song. the guitar solo at the end is a great example of Cream 60's psychedelia at its peak. Another great song by them that you might like to analyze is Tales of Brave Ulysses. Thanks.

[@elfcounsul]

This time in music was a time there was some artistic freedom. That made for real emotion in the music. The artist comes from a place that says that the listener was smart enough to understand.

[@mikegerrish3459]

Badge is my favourite song of theirs - written with the assistance of George Harrison and Ringo Starr. There's so much humour in the lyrics.

[@MerleDoughty-yw6cl]

When this song came out way back when I was a so much younger, sadly because all music was in mono all we got was the heavy beat, the guitar wah wah and lyrics, yes still a great tune today. Today as a 75 year old it is much easier if you are into music dissection to hear what is going on in the song, still some people are not able to differentiate what is happening in the music. I am lucky that my hearing is still good to listen to the different passages and what each musician is doing, then I am lucky, however not a musician but love most music to enjoy what it is about. Thanks for your interest and perspective. Well on that note I recall hearing the Beatles Elanor Rigby back when that was on the radio and thinking what on earth. Do you hear music and see colors I know of people that do that, interesting.

[@davebrockis1839]

Let's not forget the lyricist, Pete Brown., who should to be overlooked for his contribution to the band. If you like this song, I'd recommend listening to Pete's band's Piblokto! and His Battered Ornaments.

[@birdpainter452]

Also, Let’s not forget Felix Pappalardi who played viola in White Room.