I suggest a very good pair of noise-cancelling headphones and, if you were alive and kicking and cognizant when this came out, travel back in time 50 years or so to put your brain back into its youth mode.
The way three geniuses combine together in this track in apparently an unrehearsed jam session is truly amazing. IMHO probably the best live performance of any rock/blues band ever. I never tire of listening to every note since I first heard it in 1968. Ear candy.
No rock group jam even comes close to this live performance. Clapton's searing, soaring lead, Bruce's lyrical bass in dialog with Clapton, Baker's over-the-top f-ing on-fire drumming! Mt. Everest!
@@shailendrasingh2016 did you ever see Cream perform this live? I followed them around the East coast and saw them several times. This was always their masterpiece. I love Jeff Beck's evolution as a guitarist and Joe Walsh has his moments, but this the rock\jazz fusion piece that defined the late 60's. You had to be there.
The best ever long live performance. Full stop new paragraph new chapter new book. Unbelievably good. No other band never mind trio would get close to this.
I remember listening to this one night with 3 friends and we were all out of it on acid, man, I swear we were at that gig, it was an experience I will never forget. I read an interview with a sound guy who was recording this show and they got such a clear sound by putting the mics actually in the front of the actual speaker cabinet jammed between the 4 speakers, it was a genius move and totally found out by trial and error. They just wanted the best sound they could get and tried many different methods, amazing!
I heard this song through my life since it was published on Wheels of Fire, my most prized still original possession. 70 now I heard it so often (similar to Hendrix Voodoo Chile - long version) I could repeat note by note - if I could read notes - for every instrument...so I can only hum it with each instrument playing in my mind....I guess I could identify that version anywhere if a single note was altered. Yes, and I still play records on my first High - End player from '71......
I don't care what you people like, don't like, hear, or ever wanna hear. That picture of Eric standing with his Firebird in front of those two FULL Marshall stacks, is the absolute coolest looking picture you will ever see.
Wheels of Fire and Electric LadyLand what more could you ask for back in 1968. Live Cream Vol. 1 came out later (69) along with Band of Gypsies (69/70) GREAT POWER TRIO ALBUMS......
Thank you for this , bluesy version. Ha I remember on March 10. 1968 I was on a C-130 flying out of Tan Son Nhut back to Clark PI. Missed a great show.
This was their best jam. Three instruments working in all directions and coming together in unison multiple times. Three best musicians stood the test of time. 1 year. Thats the sad truth of enormous talent. Heard this a spoonful of times and then went out to hear it gallons of times and still taking Clapton's sizzling lead way into my head meandering through the intricate tapestry of my brain. Nourishing to say the least.
The Grande Ballroom is the most iconic rock concert venues of that era. Did you ever see Savoy Brown there? They dedicate their "Boogie" on the "Step Further" album to the great fans of Detroit, and the inside cover is a crowd photo taken at the Grande Ballroom.
Yes, Trevor, this Cream "Spoonful" is the "Bridge of Sighs" Trower/Dewar 1980 University of London equivalent, a magical time, once in a lifetime...except perhaps Jeff Beck & Seal doin' Hendrix "Manic Depression" much more recently...these are all transcendental majik...along with a few others...Zep, Yardbirds, Mahavishnu, et al...oh, and "One Way Out" Allman's with Dickie in Germany on YT...coke fueled, stratospheric Dickie's intro.
John Dalesandro Yep, that's why you have to listen to it 4 × over. One for each member, so you can listen to what each one is doing precisely, and one as a whole to further appreciate what the hell these three are accomplishing in the song.
Got to see Cream in the round ... (rotating stage) Spectrum , Philadelphia sometime in the 70"s ... Long time ago but I believe Terry Reid opened......years later caught Eric again at the electric factory , Phila . w/ the dominoes...some audio available on youtube for the early and late show..
This is genius. This was a revolutionary piece that influenced other band s who dared to play long complicated pieces. Virtuosos. Superb guitar tone. Where did this amazing music come from?
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First time I saw Cream was March 29, 1968 at Hunter College in NYC on Lexington Ave and like 66th st. I was 15 years old and what a great show that was and in a small auditorium. Anyone know if there are and video's of that show? let me know if you do please. Thanks
This version is on the "Wheels Of Fire" album, and it was recorded at the Winterland not the Fillmore. (I know it says "Live at the Fillmore" on the album liner, but Atco thought the name 'Fillmore' was better for marketing purposes than 'Winterland', which it was. As a matter of fact, the only song off of the live album in 'Wheels' recorded at the Fillmore was "Toad".)
4th Reich Yep, while the shitiest of the shitiest of music from today which uses autotune gets millions of views. It's a shame is right. These guys were admired by Leonard Bernstein an Igor Stravinsky. There's no one from today in pop music that these guys would of admired, because I'll say it again, today's music sucks.
It's a long jam song and it's a Cream song and doesn't sync with his current lineup with backup singers. And yes, he probably can't play at this level for an extended time with his arthritis.
Too young to see them by about 5 yrs, but without their influence, along with the Stones and Chess, I would be doomed to a life listening to blue pill simp love song Garbage
Actually Clapton used a wah pedal in White Room, which is off Wheels of fire, the album this version of Spoonful is from. But the wah pedal was about it for guitar pedals back then.
@@dougpotosky4102 I was there. also saw them at Staple High school in Westport Conn on a Wednesday night in early 1968. They played for 2 and one half hours - all incredible jamming.
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This is Cream's epic masterpiece. Play this as LOUD AS YOUR EARS AND SPEAKERS CAN HANDLE.
I used to sing the guitar solo in the shower. I could get just about all the way through it. I'm sure I flubbed a few notes (-;
I suggest a very good pair of noise-cancelling headphones and, if you were alive and kicking and cognizant when this came out, travel back in time 50 years or so to put your brain back into its youth mode.
Omg blasphemy
I'm a76 yr old living S. Africa. I grew up Cream, CCR, Stones and others. Great times...great music
Allen McCabe
The way three geniuses combine together in this track in apparently an unrehearsed jam session is truly amazing. IMHO probably the best live performance of any rock/blues band ever. I never tire of listening to every note since I first heard it in 1968. Ear candy.
No rock group jam even comes close to this live performance. Clapton's searing, soaring lead, Bruce's lyrical bass in dialog with Clapton, Baker's over-the-top f-ing on-fire drumming! Mt. Everest!
James Gang El Chicano Jeff Beck Red Bone are close behind
@@shailendrasingh2016 did you ever see Cream perform this live? I followed them around the East coast and saw them several times. This was always their masterpiece.
I love Jeff Beck's evolution as a guitarist and Joe Walsh has his moments, but this the rock\jazz fusion piece that defined the late 60's. You had to be there.
Check out Osibissa... You will change your mind
Redone was mellifluous esemplastic... Enchanting
Jim and his crew especially drummer Mitch was awesome
The best ever long live performance. Full stop new paragraph new chapter new book.
Unbelievably good.
No other band never mind trio would get close to this.
Three musicians with their stars in heaven.
Best band ever - just love Jack Bruce..
A good pair of headphones=Bass left ear, guitar and drums right ear. Both ears=a trip back into youth and all it represented and meant for you.
SPOT ON BROTHER.
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The best 3 piece band ever! So glad I grew up in this era!
Jusayin that’s why they were the Cream
Me too.
Great music no one comes close today!
Now fess up, if you lived during that time, you never really grew up, did ya?
I know I haven't.
@@1blastman My 1st day of retirement and you're correct, I'll never grow up!
@@ibleebinU Jimmy Buffet said it best: "I grow older, but not up!"
I remember listening to this one night with 3 friends and we were all out of it on acid, man, I swear we were at that gig, it was an experience I will never forget. I read an interview with a sound guy who was recording this show and they got such a clear sound by putting the mics actually in the front of the actual speaker cabinet jammed between the 4 speakers, it was a genius move and totally found out by trial and error. They just wanted the best sound they could get and tried many different methods, amazing!
I heard this song through my life since it was published on Wheels of Fire, my most prized still original possession. 70 now I heard it so often (similar to Hendrix Voodoo Chile - long version) I could repeat note by note - if I could read notes - for every instrument...so I can only hum it with each instrument playing in my mind....I guess I could identify that version anywhere if a single note was altered. Yes, and I still play records on my first High - End player from '71......
Keep on rockin'.
I don't care what you people like, don't like, hear, or ever wanna hear. That picture of Eric standing with his Firebird in front of those two FULL Marshall stacks, is the absolute coolest looking picture you will ever see.
This group is the most symphatic in history of pop music
and the most skilled players!
Wheels of Fire and Electric LadyLand what more could you ask for back in 1968. Live Cream Vol. 1 came out later (69) along with Band of Gypsies (69/70) GREAT POWER TRIO ALBUMS......
I was lucky enough to see them in a tent concert in New Jersey back in the day....still vivid in my foggy mind
So, so good!
Too good for words...
Thank you for this , bluesy version. Ha I remember on March 10. 1968 I was on a C-130 flying out of Tan Son Nhut back to Clark PI. Missed a great show.
Good on ya and thankyou for your service!
Thank you brother
Great early photos of Cream.....When we were young.....There was a time when we ruled the earth, or so we thought.....
we were young, strong beautiful and silly too!
RIP Ginger
EXCELLENT....
Best Version For Sure
What an awesome jam!!!!
Winterland and Fillmore, their greatest concerts.
THAT blue note! just SHLIGHTLY blue! insane!
This was their best jam. Three instruments working in all directions and coming together in unison multiple times. Three best musicians stood the test of time. 1 year. Thats the sad truth of enormous talent. Heard this a spoonful of times and then went out to hear it gallons of times and still taking Clapton's sizzling lead way into my head meandering through the intricate tapestry of my brain. Nourishing to say the least.
True enuff.
sweetest o' noodles
1966 1967 1968
One year? 😂
Saw them June 7 (1968) at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.. So hot that Ginger Baker was throwing pails of water out on the crowd at the break.
They played the Roster Tail also
The Grande Ballroom is the most iconic rock concert venues of that era. Did you ever see Savoy Brown there? They dedicate their "Boogie" on the "Step Further" album to the great fans of Detroit, and the inside cover is a crowd photo taken at the Grande Ballroom.
I would like to have heard Robin Trower play this and James Dewar Sing it !!!
Yes, Trevor, this Cream "Spoonful" is the "Bridge of Sighs" Trower/Dewar 1980 University of London equivalent, a magical time, once in a lifetime...except perhaps Jeff Beck & Seal doin' Hendrix "Manic Depression" much more recently...these are all transcendental majik...along with a few others...Zep, Yardbirds, Mahavishnu, et al...oh, and "One Way Out" Allman's with Dickie in Germany on YT...coke fueled, stratospheric Dickie's intro.
AMAZING!!!
Fantastic. This is off of Wheels of Fire, and it, with a couple of Doors albums constituted my record collection.
Thank you for uploading.
This version is by FAR the best live version they did. Listen, REALLY listen to Jack's vocal! ERIC's lead; GINGER'S drumming!!!! MT. EVEREST!!!! JD
John Dalesandro Yep, that's why you have to listen to it 4 × over. One for each member, so you can listen to what each one is doing precisely, and one as a whole to further appreciate what the hell these three are accomplishing in the song.
It is way beyond awesome. By far the best live long track they ever did, with Crossroads being the best short one.
Got to see Cream in the round ... (rotating stage) Spectrum , Philadelphia sometime in the 70"s ... Long time ago but I believe Terry Reid opened......years later caught Eric again at the electric factory , Phila . w/ the dominoes...some audio available on youtube for the early and late show..
That grove is awesome....
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GREATNESS!!!!! WOW!
This is genius. This was a revolutionary piece that influenced other band s who dared to play long complicated pieces. Virtuosos. Superb guitar tone. Where did this amazing music come from?
Kieran Daly the soul Kieran the soul!
Where did it go.....nothing like this anymore...
absolutely top rate best wow shane
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The first Super Group !
Actually The Byrds might be considered the first of the Super Groups, but this here is the Best!
Peace, brother.
The only Super Group, ever.
First time I saw Cream was March 29, 1968 at Hunter College in NYC on Lexington Ave and like 66th st. I was 15 years old and what a great show that was and in a small auditorium. Anyone know if there are and video's of that show? let me know if you do please. Thanks
Eric always Extremely concerned of his appearance .
He had his preppy look, which flattered him, and his generic hippie look, but he would get a perm and dress up like Hendrix, which looked ridiculous.
Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton!
Beste Version - keine Frage, no doubt
This version is on the "Wheels Of Fire" album, and it was recorded at the Winterland not the Fillmore. (I know it says "Live at the Fillmore" on the album liner, but Atco thought the name 'Fillmore' was better for marketing purposes than 'Winterland', which it was. As a matter of fact, the only song off of the live album in 'Wheels' recorded at the Fillmore was "Toad".)
Greattoknow dude.ilovedgoing to winterland
Welcome to 1968!
Only 12 likes and 1500 views. That right there is a shame.
4th Reich Yep, while the shitiest of the shitiest of music from today which uses autotune gets millions of views. It's a shame is right. These guys were admired by Leonard Bernstein an Igor Stravinsky. There's no one from today in pop music that these guys would of admired, because I'll say it again, today's music sucks.
This is the absolute best version. Why Dosent Clapton play this today ( 2018 ) ?
Unfortunately, his health problems have held him back from playing to this kind of level.
It's a long jam song and it's a Cream song and doesn't sync with his current lineup with backup singers. And yes, he probably can't play at this level for an extended time with his arthritis.
@@mikesitzler1106 well that and the fact that he was a young man in his early 20s when he was with Cream. Raw energy and enthusiasm to burn.
With out Jack it wouldn't be the same.
RIP Jack best bass ever.
He's moved to different things, but his Cream fans haven't, he's never played as well since which is a crying shame.
Back when Clapton could jam.
Nothing like early Clapton....
Too young to see them by about 5 yrs, but without their influence, along with the Stones and Chess, I would be doomed to a life listening to blue pill simp love song Garbage
Never tire hearing "Cream". Classy act but too short a time on the stage.
Man claptons tone is so sick. Is this the sg I assume?
Gibson SG at this time I'm pretty sure.....
And to think this masterpiece is pre-electronics....pre wa-wa pedal even. If there is magic in the world, this is it.
Actually Clapton used a wah pedal in White Room, which is off Wheels of fire, the album this version of Spoonful is from. But the wah pedal was about it for guitar pedals back then.
14:44 The Grande Ballroom.
Their incredible performances and recordings seem to have all been done in San Francisco?
Was Baker ever young looking?
Phil Dimenna Hahahaha he’s looked 70 for 49 years
New Haven 68- Amazing concert by Cream. Baker was carried on and off the stage! His fingers where all taped up.
At the age of two his hair was pink.
@@dougpotosky4102 I was there. also saw them at Staple High school in Westport Conn on a Wednesday night in early 1968. They played for 2 and one half hours - all incredible jamming.
Baker was heavily into speed at that time
So heavy
Is he playing the SG?
Yes
Ginger always looked 50......
Pop z
Love these guys. My first joints. My head bobbing. Lucky days for us born in the 50's
everybody is fightin about de spoonfull
Jajajajaja.
And I thought Milli Vanilli was bad-ass.
LOL!
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