The title “Badge” originated from when Clapton asked George Harrison for some help in writing the middle part of the song. George wrote a couple of bars of music notes on a piece of paper, and at the top he wrote “Bridge.” When Clapton read it he thought it said “Badge,” and to thank George for the help he used that as the song’s title. Classic!
Felix Papalardi was both a musician and record producer. He produced Disraeli Gears but was best known as the writer and bass player with heavy rock band Mountain.
“L’Angelo Misterioso” is actually George Harrison. He also cowrote “Badge” with Eric Clapton. The late Felix Pappalardi produced a lot of their music (and played on some tracks) and was also the bassist for the band Mountain. “Outside Woman Blues” is a cover, it was originally written and recorded by Blind Joe Reynolds in 1929. Clapton sings lead on the Cream version, not Jack Bruce.
I was 13 when this album came out. Man, we didn't fully appreciate what great music we had. Just one great album after another throughout the sixties and seventies. ✌️😊
When I was 10 years old, I used to play my older brothers LP 'Goodbye Cream' when he was out at work. 'Badge' was/is still one of my favourite songs ever.
Those arpeggiated passages on "Badge" are George Harrison, who wrote that part. The guitar tone on "Outside Women Blues" is a good example of what they called Clapton's "woman tone" - you turn the gain on the amp up, but the tone knob on the guitar down to get that liquid sound. Felix Pappalardi, who also produced for Cream, and played viola on "White Room" went on to be the bassist/vocalist for the group Mountain.
Actually the lead guitar on Badge is George Harrison. George and Eric traded lead responsibilities on Badge and While My Guitar Gentle Weeps. Yup, that's Clapton playing lead on the Beatles song.
@@davidgagne3569 I know Clapton played on "Gently Weeps" - I remember George did a radio interview when the White Album came out, saying that people were thinking the bluesy playing on that song was him, but it was Eric. I don't believe you about "Badge" though. Doesn't sound like George at all. The beginning of the solo, where he stretches the string and does some partial releasing and re-stretching sounds like Eric doing his Albert King influenced playing. ( If you look at Cream's "Strange Brew", parts are almost note for note Albert King's solo on "Pretty Woman"). I see one person on line speculating that George played the lead, but then there is someone else who says that George said in Guitar Player and Guitar World magazine interviews, that he only played the "chopping" rhythm chords. He also said that the arpeggiated parts before the solo that most people including me thought was George was actually Eric, but it sounded Beatlish because Eric played them through a Leslie. The Beatles Bible website also says that the arpeggiated parts are Eric and George plays some rhythm.
Felix Pappalardi was the bass player for Mountain until he was tragically shot dead by his wife. You should listen to some Mountain songs. "Mississippi Queen" and "Nantucket Sleighride" are a couple good ones you might enjoy.
Yes, because the three of them were so damned good that they brought out the very best in each other. It was a magical chemistry that was destined to be.
All 3 members of Cream were excellent, they may not always have got on but the music was awesome. I love Jack Bruce's voice & bass playing. Pete Brown was also a great part of their song writing team. "White Room" is also a great track.
Oh Lee.... those who know, know.... Mr Mysteriouso. I love the wink and the look over your shoulder to the album cover at the beginning. As for Badge.. When I used to go into the coffee shop back in my youth when this came out.. (yes, we had coffee shops way back then too).. anyway, I used to have Badge on repeat.. along with Lay Lady Lay. Still sounds good all this time later. Keep on Rocking young sir.
Enjoyed your reactions to a couple Classic Cream tracks. You requested more + a big fave of mine is Swlabr. = She Was Like a Bearded Rainbow. It rocks.
Cream has been my favorite band for 56 years and it continues. “Tales of Brave Ulysses “ would be a great song to check out. Read Ginger Baker’s book “Hellraiser” for a wild ride.
George Harrison and Clapton were besties and they cowrote Badge. George played rhythm, but also that Beatlesque riff leading to the bridge which was his contribution to the song. Fake names were used a lot so an artist could play on another label without getting sued. When Steve Miller and Paul McCartney spontaneously played My Dark Hour together in which just the two played all of the instruments (highly recommend), for contractual purposes Paul Ramone was credited with playing the bass, drums, 2nd lead guitar and backing vocals.
@@robertkern9911 That is the irony and that they remained friends despite that is amazing. And I found out in the past year, while Eric was pining for Patti, George was having an affair with Maureen Starkey, Ringo's wife at the time. And they remained friends, especially after Ringo met Barbara Bach who turned out to be the love of his life.
You need to see Eric Clapton playing with Steve Winwood at The Crossroads, 2007, with a longer version of Badge and guitar jam, 👌 The whole concert is fantastic.👍
Luved your reactions, thanks. Badge was such a popular song for decades, & a favorite bar band song. You might find it interesting what Eric did with his song Bad Love off his Journeyman album. To me it's the exact same formula as Badge when it goes to the break at the 3 minute mark, only a very different & very killer tune. To me it was like he re-envisioned the elements of the song Badge into a new song. Thanks again!
If you're interested in listening to longer tracks by Cream, then you should check out some of their live recordings which often consist of extended jams.
Hi! Glad you liked these. You need live recordings. Drum solo-Toad, Wheels of Fire. Also, Sitting on Top of the World, Goodbye, or really, any live track. Not short songs. Compare lengths with the studio versions. ✌️ Hope you’re having a good day. 🥳
Ned from Spain stopping by. Awesome picks Lee Ginger Baker was my vinyl LP drum teacher as he would school the shit out of me every time I dropped the needle on one of these tunes. Like I said before the live tracks on Goodbye are jaw droppers and so are the studio tracks. I bought the Goodbye LP new for 99 cents at the local variety store in 1970 and played it to death, still go it .
If you ever have time there's the 1968 farewell concert Royal Albert Hall and you can reall see and hear how powerful he was. He used to play double basses in big clonky boots .Scary and badass. @@L33Reacts
Someone suggested "White Room" and "Crossroads". I agree. "White Room" should be the studio version and "Crossroads" can be either studio or live. They smash that one.
Cream never did a studio version of CROSSROADS! This classic was only on the WHLS OF FIRE album. It is a live concert recording. It's so clean u don't realize it's live until the end when the applause starts. 😮
"Badge" has to be Cream's (Eric Clapton's) best song. "Sunshine of your Love" is a close second. Something about both the melody and the Lyrics, put it over the top for many of us. That one little "stand alone" guitar riff is iconic. It's so good. Every kid with a guitar back in 1967 tried to learn that Riff. Leave it to Clapton.
“Crossroads” live at the Albert Hall, London, 1968. Never been a better example - before or since - of 3 musicians with combined blues, jazz and rock backgrounds producing an almost perfect live session, that few bands could even get close to in many studio takes. Lots of other virtuoso performances from many people (Hendrix, Knopfler), but as a combination it was just peerless.
Lee great reaction . Please do more Eric Clapton . You gotta do " Layla" or " Little Wing " from the Derek and the Dominoes album. The whole album is fantastic , and featured Duane Allman on guitar. Their leads together were just other worldly. The musicians he put together on it were amazing. Also you need to check out the Stephen Stills & Manassas album. Another fantastic album and group of musicians. Try " The Treasure" first. Love your show
Hi there 😊 the guy that you've mentioned with the very strange name is George Harrison on the back guitar. Because of legal issues from the 2 record companies. He also does that little bridge connecting the two parts. He plays in the back and by the sound of it, it could be his 12 string guitar (Rickenbaker showing on some Beatles vídeos . Take care ✌ peace
I listened to an interview with Eric Clapton many, many, many years ago. He was asked where the title for the song came from as Badge is not mentioned in the song. EC said that when he was working on the song with George Harrison they had had a few drinks and one of them looked at the hand written song upside-down and asked why is Badge written in the middle of the score. They fell about laughing when they realised it said Bridge. BTW did you notice the similarity George Harrison's Here Comes The Sun in the bride section.
Live versions: Outside Woman Blues ruclips.net/video/D-D_jhVX8y4/видео.html Badge (written by George Harrison) ruclips.net/video/0FGxH50WS7Q/видео.html
To get that overdrive, you had to crank amp to where it moved your furniture as cascading amp circuits weren’t around. I saw Clapton once and this was only Cream song. BTW, Yvonne Elliman from JC Superstar sang background. She was discovered busking
George paying back Eric for playing on his great Beatles track While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Other great Cream tracks Swlabr, I'm Glad, I Feel Free, and White Room
George and Eric traded lead responsibilities on Badge and While My Guitar Gentle Weeps. George plays lead on Badge and Clapton plays lead on the Beatles song. • Oh, and Badge was written by Clapton and Harrison.
Got a suggestion Lee, a fantastic early 70s all woman Rock band named Fanny. Take a look for their version of Badge among other covers like Special Care and Aint That Peculiar and their hard rockin originals like Blind Alley and You're the One. They will blow your mind.
L’Angelo misterioso is George Harrison. His and Claptons life both musically and regards women was very interwoven. George Harrison wrote the Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps ( best song ever ) but it believed that Clapton played the lead guitar. Also Clapton was madly in love with Harrison’s then wife Patty Boyd. The love letters he wrote her have just gone up for auction in London.
To L33Reacts: I haven't seen any comments on Ginger Baker's drum solos. As a drummer, u should chkout Cream's WHEELS OF FIRE (double) album! There's this little tune on the "Live" side called TOAD. Not the same as the FRESH CREAM (debut album) version. Also give a listen to DO WHAT U LIKE on the BLIND FAITH album. Each band members do their own solo including Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ric Grech & Mr. Baker. Somewhat like a jazz combo.
Need to listen to them live---that's where they made their reputation as the best. Try from 1968, "I'm So Glad" live of course and also from 1968 "Toad" where Ginger gets a solo--he was the baddest man. The Led Zeppers will say Bonzo--who was wonderful--but he did not have what Ginger had--Ginger was a jazz musician who played rock/blues and also brought in African rhythms which were completely foreign to this genre. You can all see Ginger in the early 70s doing "drum offs" with great jazz drummers who did not hold "rock" drummers in great esteem, but they found out that Ginger was one of them during these "drum offs".
Ginger was African at heart. He loved African music and his drumming was always Afro inspired. Like his band Air Force. He moved to Nigeria later in life and married a Nigerian woman. His first Toad on Fresh Cream (1966) was probably his best along with his 2005 Cream reunion one
Both of these songs are Clapton at his utter best. I suggest you pay close attention to the guitar solo and subsequent riffs in Badge. They were stunningly good for me when the song was at the top of the charts. Now, the brilliance of the riffs have grown so deep in my DBA. I had a chance to go deep and teach it to a student last year. Inspiration. Felix Pappallardi was the bass player for Mountain (Mississippi Queen)
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They did short cuts but stretched out live - here's a live version of their song N.S.U. ruclips.net/video/sCHE2bxSJqI/видео.html Felix Pappalardi was their producer, also the bass player for Mountain
"Outside Woman Blues" is the template for most of early Led Zeppelin's rockers. Let it not be said that Jimmy Page didn't steal from the best. The last Cream album came about as the band was breaking up, but it ended up being one of their better sellers due to the success of "Badge", so the label promptly put out Best Of and Live albums, keeping 'new' Cream product in the stores well into the mid-1970s! If you want to follow Clapton's career immediately following Cream you'd next go to Blind Faith and then Derek and the Dominoes, and then to his first solo album.
Saw him (early 80s) play tons of Yardbirds and Cream, and couldn't believe how well he sang even Jack Bruce songs - if it weren't for that guitar, he might get more credit as a singer.
Saw Clapton '461 Ocean Boulevard' tour, check out 'Motherless Children', 'I Shot the Sheriff'(Bob Marley cover). Couple blotters of white clinical. Great show. 😊 The "bridge" of 'Badge' was lift-off time for me.
Just gonna jump in and add my voice to the chorus of those urging you to check out Mountain’s Nantucket Sleigh Ride and Mississippi Queen. You owe it to yourself!
Felix Pappalardi is the bass player for Mountain, R.I.P. BOTH vocals on both tracks are Clapton BRUCE & BAKER were jazz players BRUCE PLAYED 13 instruments !! and graduated Royal Academy of Music IT WASN'T JACK ON THE FIRST TRACK BRUCE is the greatest bass player of all time- HE HAS GREAT SOLO ALBUMS LISTEN TO EVERY CREAM ALBUM TOTAL
A drunken Ringo Starr wrote line in the song badge where it says talk about the swans that live in the park Eric and George we’re stuck while writing the song and and said let me have a look at it and came up with the part talk the swans that live in the park
Yeah man ginger baker was unlike anyone else of his time IMHO anyway. I've always kinda thought of him as a 60s version of danny carey but I'm not a drummer so what do I know
You could always just do the album. Sure, you've listened to a good bit of it but you can never get too much cream. You still haven't heard SWLABR yet.
The title “Badge” originated from when Clapton asked George Harrison for some help in writing the middle part of the song. George wrote a couple of bars of music notes on a piece of paper, and at the top he wrote “Bridge.” When Clapton read it he thought it said “Badge,” and to thank George for the help he used that as the song’s title. Classic!
That's a great song name story lol so random
@@L33ReactsClapton was reading upside-down across the table. George is the mystery dude, dude-man. 😂🤙🏼🎶
Yeah I know I was just messing around lol such a cool feature
Felix Papalardi was both a musician and record producer. He produced Disraeli Gears but was best known as the writer and bass player with heavy rock band Mountain.
Felix is bad ass!
Strange brew is another great cream song
The music back then kicks the ball's off anything today 🥊🌞✌️
“L’Angelo Misterioso” is actually George Harrison.
He also cowrote “Badge” with Eric Clapton.
The late Felix Pappalardi produced a lot of their music (and played on some tracks) and was also the bassist for the band Mountain.
“Outside Woman Blues” is a cover, it was originally written and recorded by Blind Joe Reynolds in 1929.
Clapton sings lead on the Cream version, not Jack Bruce.
I know. I was winking at the camera. 😅 pappalardi was killing it on badge. Loved it
@@L33Reacts Felix Pappalardi
@@joannerichards1750 woops lol thank you
@@L33Reactsyou should check out Mountain at Woodstock. Leslie West was an absolute monster on guitar
I was 13 when this album came out. Man, we didn't fully appreciate what great music we had. Just one great album after another throughout the sixties and seventies. ✌️😊
When I was 10 years old, I used to play my older brothers LP 'Goodbye Cream' when he was out at work. 'Badge' was/is still one of my favourite songs ever.
This album cover often represented what your brain was seeing when listening to Cream. Bright lights and stuff everywhere.
Those arpeggiated passages on "Badge" are George Harrison, who wrote that part. The guitar tone on "Outside Women Blues" is a good example of what they called Clapton's "woman tone" - you turn the gain on the amp up, but the tone knob on the guitar down to get that liquid sound. Felix Pappalardi, who also produced for Cream, and played viola on "White Room" went on to be the bassist/vocalist for the group Mountain.
Actually the lead guitar on Badge is George Harrison. George and Eric traded lead responsibilities on Badge and While My Guitar Gentle Weeps. Yup, that's Clapton playing lead on the Beatles song.
@@davidgagne3569 I know Clapton played on "Gently Weeps" - I remember George did a radio interview when the White Album came out, saying that people were thinking the bluesy playing on that song was him, but it was Eric. I don't believe you about "Badge" though. Doesn't sound like George at all. The beginning of the solo, where he stretches the string and does some partial releasing and re-stretching sounds like Eric doing his Albert King influenced playing. ( If you look at Cream's "Strange Brew", parts are almost note for note Albert King's solo on "Pretty Woman"). I see one person on line speculating that George played the lead, but then there is someone else who says that George said in Guitar Player and Guitar World magazine interviews, that he only played the "chopping" rhythm chords. He also said that the arpeggiated parts before the solo that most people including me thought was George was actually Eric, but it sounded Beatlish because Eric played them through a Leslie. The Beatles Bible website also says that the arpeggiated parts are Eric and George plays some rhythm.
@@-R.Gray- -- I checked and you are right. Gotta give you props.But Writing was done by both.
Clapton has the sweet tenor, Bruce has the full-throated R&B shout, plus a great falsetto
Eric sings lead on both songs. “Outside Woman” is that rare song that has a guitar tone named after it. Clapton’s “Woman” tone
Felix Pappalardi was the bass player for Mountain until he was tragically shot dead by his wife. You should listen to some Mountain songs. "Mississippi Queen" and "Nantucket Sleighride" are a couple good ones you might enjoy.
Also Mountain's cover of Jack Bruce's Theme For an Imaginary Western.
Its first now this year i has listen to Cream, a great group
The "swans that live in the park" lyric from Ringo that happened to walk in.
Ringo was always contributing lyrics with random things he said.
So is Our kid now he's married to Manle. Toad will make you furious
So good, still enjoying listening to your musician's insight from a drummer's perspective. Thanks again.
Clapton was, IMHO, at his absolute peak in Cream.
Yes, because the three of them were so damned good that they brought out the very best in each other. It was a magical chemistry that was destined to be.
I’ve always been in love with Badge. First bass line I ever learned and takes me straight back to music filled schooldays. Great reaction Lee 👍🏼
All 3 members of Cream were excellent, they may not always have got on but the music was awesome. I love Jack Bruce's voice & bass playing. Pete Brown was also a great part of their song writing team. "White Room" is also a great track.
Doin you're dirt... thank you for this reaction
I never saw Cream in concert but I saw Eric Clapton when he went solo, a few times 🤘🎶
No drummer wouldn't love Deserted Cities of the Heart
Outside Woman Blues was originally done by Blind Joe Reynolds in 1929. Eric does the vocals on both of these songs.
Saw Cream on two tours. No short songs during those shows! Their Farewell Tour show was mind-blowing one-upmanship! Wish you could have been there!
Try “ White Room” and “ Cross Roads”👍🏻🎼❤️🎸
I sold my Barbi to buy this album when it came out. I was quite musically sophisticated for a kid. ❤😂😊
Sweet Wine from Live Cream is highly recommend. Oh the places they go!
Thank u.. you made my day. Badge is my favorite cream song
Oh Lee.... those who know, know.... Mr Mysteriouso. I love the wink and the look over your shoulder to the album cover at the beginning. As for Badge.. When I used to go into the coffee shop back in my youth when this came out.. (yes, we had coffee shops way back then too).. anyway, I used to have Badge on repeat.. along with Lay Lady Lay. Still sounds good all this time later. Keep on Rocking young sir.
Badge is my all time favorite Cream song ! After “White Room” ! Thank you for your great informative reaction to these 2 great songs !
Must also hear "White Room". 🙂
Enjoyed your reactions to a couple Classic Cream tracks. You requested more + a big fave of mine is Swlabr. =
She Was Like a Bearded Rainbow.
It rocks.
Cream has been my favorite band for 56 years and it continues. “Tales of Brave Ulysses “ would be a great song to check out. Read Ginger Baker’s book “Hellraiser” for a wild ride.
Strange Brew is another top Cream track.
George Harrison and Clapton were besties and they cowrote Badge. George played rhythm, but also that Beatlesque riff leading to the bridge which was his contribution to the song. Fake names were used a lot so an artist could play on another label without getting sued. When Steve Miller and Paul McCartney spontaneously played My Dark Hour together in which just the two played all of the instruments (highly recommend), for contractual purposes Paul Ramone was credited with playing the bass, drums, 2nd lead guitar and backing vocals.
Such great friends that George gave his wife to Eric lol
@@robertkern9911 That is the irony and that they remained friends despite that is amazing. And I found out in the past year, while Eric was pining for Patti, George was having an affair with Maureen Starkey, Ringo's wife at the time. And they remained friends, especially after Ringo met Barbara Bach who turned out to be the love of his life.
@@gs8191 in fact George wanted Eric to take her as he was always cheating on her and thought she deserved better They also both wrote a song about her
Eric wrote more than one song about her!@@robertkern9911
You're right, Clapton has a terrific singing voice. I've always thought he was underrated in that regard.
You need to see Eric Clapton playing with Steve Winwood at The Crossroads, 2007, with a longer version of Badge and guitar jam, 👌
The whole concert is fantastic.👍
Luved your reactions, thanks. Badge was such a popular song for decades, & a favorite bar band song. You might find it interesting what Eric did with his song Bad Love off his Journeyman album. To me it's the exact same formula as Badge when it goes to the break at the 3 minute mark, only a very different & very killer tune. To me it was like he re-envisioned the elements of the song Badge into a new song. Thanks again!
"Even two tracks isn't enough, AARGH!"
That's why, back in the day, they would give you a whole album, man!
Yeah, Badge: the song that’s way too good to be so short!
If you're interested in listening to longer tracks by Cream, then you should check out some of their live recordings which often consist of extended jams.
Hi! Glad you liked these.
You need live recordings.
Drum solo-Toad, Wheels of Fire.
Also, Sitting on Top of the World, Goodbye, or really, any live track.
Not short songs. Compare lengths with the studio versions. ✌️
Hope you’re having a good day.
🥳
Strange Brew is one of my favorites- give it a listen soon 😊
Eric was singing the first song also
Ned from Spain stopping by. Awesome picks Lee Ginger Baker was my vinyl LP drum teacher as he would school the shit out of me every time I dropped the needle on one of these tunes. Like I said before the live tracks on Goodbye are jaw droppers and so are the studio tracks. I bought the Goodbye LP new for 99 cents at the local variety store in 1970 and played it to death, still go it .
What's up Ned! Yeah, ginger is phenomenal. I mean good god those poor heads. Hahaha
If you ever have time there's the 1968 farewell concert Royal Albert Hall and you can reall see and hear how powerful he was. He used to play double basses in big clonky boots .Scary and badass. @@L33Reacts
Toad live 1968 and 2005, about 12 minute Ginger's drum solo still killer when he was old.
Someone suggested "White Room" and "Crossroads". I agree. "White Room" should be the studio version and "Crossroads" can be either studio or live. They smash that one.
Cream never did a studio version of CROSSROADS! This classic was only on the WHLS OF FIRE album. It is a live concert recording. It's so clean u don't realize it's live until the end when the applause starts. 😮
"Badge" has to be Cream's (Eric Clapton's) best song. "Sunshine of your Love" is a close second. Something about both the melody and the Lyrics, put it over the top for many of us. That one little "stand alone" guitar riff is iconic. It's so good. Every kid with a guitar back in 1967 tried to learn that Riff. Leave it to Clapton.
“Crossroads” live at the Albert Hall, London, 1968. Never been a better example - before or since - of 3 musicians with combined blues, jazz and rock backgrounds producing an almost perfect live session, that few bands could even get close to in many studio takes. Lots of other virtuoso performances from many people (Hendrix, Knopfler), but as a combination it was just peerless.
Lee great reaction . Please do more Eric Clapton . You gotta do " Layla" or " Little Wing " from the Derek and the Dominoes album. The whole album is fantastic , and featured Duane Allman on guitar. Their leads together were just other worldly. The musicians he put together on it were amazing.
Also you need to check out the Stephen Stills & Manassas album. Another fantastic album and group of musicians. Try " The Treasure" first. Love your show
Hi there 😊 the guy that you've mentioned with the very strange name is George Harrison on the back guitar. Because of legal issues from the 2 record companies. He also does that little bridge connecting the two parts. He plays in the back and by the sound of it, it could be his 12 string guitar (Rickenbaker showing on some Beatles vídeos . Take care ✌ peace
You definitely need to listen to Bakers drum solo on Toad on Cream's first album.
Other Cream songs that I love: Deserted Cities of the Heart, Those Were the Days
How about Duane and Eric playing on Layla by Derick and the Domino's! Bombastic😮😮😮😮😮😮😊
You should watch Cream live at the Albert hall 2005
Or Madison Square Garden in 05, I was there, it was spectacular!!
Eric sang lead on both of these.
I listened to an interview with Eric Clapton many, many, many years ago. He was asked where the title for the song came from as Badge is not mentioned in the song. EC said that when he was working on the song with George Harrison they had had a few drinks and one of them looked at the hand written song upside-down and asked why is Badge written in the middle of the score. They fell about laughing when they realised it said Bridge. BTW did you notice the similarity George Harrison's Here Comes The Sun in the bride section.
More Cream
Live versions:
Outside Woman Blues
ruclips.net/video/D-D_jhVX8y4/видео.html
Badge (written by George Harrison)
ruclips.net/video/0FGxH50WS7Q/видео.html
To get that overdrive, you had to crank amp to where it moved your furniture as cascading amp circuits weren’t around. I saw Clapton once and this was only Cream song. BTW, Yvonne Elliman from JC Superstar sang background. She was discovered busking
Spoonful from their debut album 'Fresh Cream' next please. Being that it's six+ minutes will make you happy.
George paying back Eric for playing on his great Beatles track While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Other great Cream tracks Swlabr, I'm Glad, I Feel Free, and White Room
"Now I told you about our kid, he's not a tomato..."
George and Eric traded lead responsibilities on Badge and While My Guitar Gentle Weeps. George plays lead on Badge and Clapton plays lead on the Beatles song. • Oh, and Badge was written by Clapton and Harrison.
You have got to listen to SWLABR, one of my favorite songs from Cream
Now check out White Room. You won’t be disappointed.
Got a suggestion Lee, a fantastic early 70s all woman Rock band named Fanny. Take a look for their version of Badge among other covers like Special Care and Aint That Peculiar and their hard rockin originals like Blind Alley and You're the One. They will blow your mind.
Not a massive Cream fan, but Badge has always been my fave.
The spider web of artist connections is huge….check Felix Pappalardi with Mountain on “Mississippi Queen” with Leslie West on guitar.
Love Cream--good reaction. You would enjoy Wheels of Fire album-- give a listen to Deserted Cities of the Heart !!
Check out TOAD live in Albert hall for Ginger Baker at his best.
Man you need to listen to Blind Faith especially DO Ehat Yu Like long track full of brilliant
L’Angelo misterioso is George Harrison. His and Claptons life both musically and regards women was very interwoven. George Harrison wrote the Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps ( best song ever ) but it believed that Clapton played the lead guitar. Also Clapton was madly in love with Harrison’s then wife Patty Boyd. The love letters he wrote her have just gone up for auction in London.
To L33Reacts: I haven't seen any comments on Ginger Baker's drum solos. As a drummer, u should chkout Cream's WHEELS OF FIRE (double) album! There's this little tune on the "Live" side called TOAD. Not the same as the FRESH CREAM (debut album) version.
Also give a listen to DO WHAT U LIKE on the BLIND FAITH album. Each band members do their own solo including Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ric Grech & Mr. Baker. Somewhat like a jazz combo.
Need to listen to them live---that's where they made their reputation as the best. Try from 1968, "I'm So Glad" live of course and also from 1968 "Toad" where Ginger gets a solo--he was the baddest man. The Led Zeppers will say Bonzo--who was wonderful--but he did not have what Ginger had--Ginger was a jazz musician who played rock/blues and also brought in African rhythms which were completely foreign to this genre. You can all see Ginger in the early 70s doing "drum offs" with great jazz drummers who did not hold "rock" drummers in great esteem, but they found out that Ginger was one of them during these "drum offs".
Ginger was African at heart. He loved African music and his drumming was always Afro inspired. Like his band Air Force. He moved to Nigeria later in life and married a Nigerian woman. His first Toad on Fresh Cream (1966) was probably his best along with his 2005 Cream reunion one
If you want more try, there live version. Sometime It goes for 5hours.
It actually George from the Beatles
Both of these songs are Clapton at his utter best. I suggest you pay close attention to the guitar solo and subsequent riffs in Badge. They were stunningly good for me when the song was at the top of the charts. Now, the brilliance of the riffs have grown so deep in my DBA. I had a chance to go deep and teach it to a student last year. Inspiration. Felix Pappallardi was the bass player for Mountain (Mississippi Queen)
Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide
Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon
Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man
He is the guy from Traffic I think on Keyboards ...don't quote me
Steve Winwood was the keyboardist for Traffic..
Clapton sang Outside Woman Blues
They did short cuts but stretched out live - here's a live version of their song N.S.U.
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Felix Pappalardi was their producer, also the bass player for Mountain
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"Outside Woman Blues" is the template for most of early Led Zeppelin's rockers. Let it not be said that Jimmy Page didn't steal from the best. The last Cream album came about as the band was breaking up, but it ended up being one of their better sellers due to the success of "Badge", so the label promptly put out Best Of and Live albums, keeping 'new' Cream product in the stores well into the mid-1970s! If you want to follow Clapton's career immediately following Cream you'd next go to Blind Faith and then Derek and the Dominoes, and then to his first solo album.
Eric Clapton sings both of these songs.
Saw him (early 80s) play tons of Yardbirds and Cream, and couldn't believe how well he sang even Jack Bruce songs - if it weren't for that guitar, he might get more credit as a singer.
Saw Clapton '461 Ocean Boulevard' tour, check out 'Motherless Children', 'I Shot the Sheriff'(Bob Marley cover). Couple blotters of white clinical. Great show. 😊 The "bridge" of 'Badge' was lift-off time for me.
I heard of a group Fannie that also did this tune. Not sure but they might have written it . All girl group
Eric Clapton and George Harrison wrote Badge.
Felix Pappalardi. The only person I know who was shot to death by his co-songwriter.
Mysterioso is George Hrrison
Just gonna jump in and add my voice to the chorus of those urging you to check out Mountain’s Nantucket Sleigh Ride and Mississippi Queen. You owe it to yourself!
Felix P. with the big man, Leslie West, on guitar.
L',Angeloo Mysterioso is George Harrison
Need to hit some Derek and the Dominoes please
Haven’t heard Outside Woman Blues in many years. Now, I can’t help but think: was it written before or after Eric started creepin’ on George’s wife?
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Felix Pappalardi is the bass player for Mountain, R.I.P. BOTH vocals on both tracks are Clapton BRUCE & BAKER were jazz players BRUCE PLAYED 13 instruments !! and graduated Royal Academy of Music IT WASN'T JACK ON THE FIRST TRACK BRUCE is the greatest bass player of all time- HE HAS GREAT SOLO ALBUMS LISTEN TO EVERY CREAM ALBUM TOTAL
You'll be surprised when you find out who the mystery guitarist is.😅
A drunken Ringo Starr wrote line in the song badge where it says talk about the swans that live in the park Eric and George we’re stuck while writing the song and and said let me have a look at it and came up with the part talk the swans that live in the park
You should listen to John Mayalls bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton a Great album.
Clapton vocals on both
Yeah man ginger baker was unlike anyone else of his time IMHO anyway. I've always kinda thought of him as a 60s version of danny carey but I'm not a drummer so what do I know
Also I read in an article that ginger took a lot of influence from tribal drummers in Africa changing American rock drumming
Eric lead vocals on both.
AM radio, dude. In the 60s, if a song was over 4 minutes, it didn't get played. FM didn't offer much until early 70s.
You could always just do the album. Sure, you've listened to a good bit of it but you can never get too much cream. You still haven't heard SWLABR yet.