The Best of Cream

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Cream

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I never really thought of Eric Clapton as a 'heavy-metal' guitar player, but then again that term meant something else back when these records first came out. Also, Jack Bruce is a pretty good singer, and the melodic poetry of the lyrics and the mostly understandable renditions shocked me from what was supposed to be a hard and heavy group. My favorite song is "Crossroads"-that's just ultimate must-have blues. "White Room" and "Badge" are cool too, and I remember the days when KLOU 103.3 used to play these tracks as rock'n'roll oldies--well, those days psychedelia didn't hold any connotations, so it was all good. I just wish we could get all those great oldies back, but I think they are starting to. This disc has a beautiful sound, and I kind of like Cream better than the Who now, but please don't confuse Eric Clapton with Jimi Hendrix. (Okay, they're both great, but...)

20th Century Masters- The Best of Cream(2000). Cream's Second Compilation.

Throughout the Late 60's, Cream, one of Rock's finest Rock Trios, emerged on the fledging Rock Music scene. After leaving the Yardbirds, legendary guitarist Eric Clapton teamed up with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker to shell out some of the finest Blues Rock albums ever, from Cream's Psychadelic debut,'Fresh Cream', to the huge success of 'Disraeli Gears', and the finale of 'Goodbye'. Throughout the years, Cream has been remembered for huge hits such as 'Sunshine Of Your Love' and 'White Room', plus numerous other hit singles, so it's no surprise that 20th Century Masters has released a compilation for Cream. So, like every other 20th Century Masters compilation, does this one suck, or is surprisingly good for someone on a budget? Read on to find out!

PROS-

-CASUAL FANS GET ALL OF CREAMS BIGGEST HITS!- Here you can find such huge hits as 'I Feel Free', 'N.S.U.','Sunshine Of Your Love', 'White Room', and 'Crossroads'.

-YOU GET UNDERRATED MASTERPIECES TOO!- On this compilation you get such underrated Cream masterpieces as 'Sweet Wine', 'Spoonful', 'Strange Brew', 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', 'Politician', and 'Badge' for your listening pleasure.

-CHEAP!- Most stores have clearanced the 20th Century Masters compilations, so you can find them for very cheap prices.

-INCLUDES TRACKS FROM EVERY CREAM ALBUM!- The listener gets tracks from 'Fresh Cream', 'Wheels of Fire', 'Disraeli Gears', and 'Goodbye', making this a career-spanning retrospective!

CONS-

-MISSING WAY TOO MANY SONGS!- Like most 20th Century Masters compilations, there are way too many songs missing, such as "SWALBR," "Anyone for Tennis," "Wrapping Paper," "I'm So Glad," "Doing That Scrap Yard Thing," , and so many more!

-ONLY 40 MINUTES LONG!- As usual, 20th Century Masters feels it needs to infuriate the buyer by only filling up HALF the time they could have, and put so many more songs in!

-OTHER CREAM COMPILATIONS ARE TONS BETTER!- 'The Cream of Clapton' and 'The Very Best of Cream' are significantly better than 20th Century Masters-The Best of Cream, and for shelling out a few more dollars, you could get twice the amount of music that's here, making this compilation inferior.

Overall, '20th Century Masters- The Best of Cream' is only for casual fans who only want Cream's biggest hits, and are on an extreme budget. This compilation is missing way too many songs, and 'The Very Best of Cream' and 'The Cream of Clapton' put this one to shame.

NOT RECOMMENDED! INSTEAD PICK UP 'THE VERY BEST OF CREAM' OR 'THE CREAM OF CLAPTON', BECAUSE THEY AREN'T NEARLY AS SCATTERSHOT AS THIS AND YOU GET A LOT MORE FOR YOUR MONEY!

Recommended Instead-

The Very Best of Cream- Cream

Disraeli Gears-Cream

Mrs. Johnson and Me- Eric Clapton

Thanks For Reading!