What a classic! The energy is fantastic and the playing superb. I wonder if Ginger can still drum like this in their reunions? The bass/kick drum during the guitar soloes is outrageous!

I like Cream. They did some really nice interpretations of the blues. But it's still 'White Boy Blues'. It's not bad, in fact it's really good, but after hearing Albert King, you can tell Cream is just not THE BLUES. It's not even the virtuostic(?) guitar licks, there's something else about the feel of it. Like they haven't earned it or something, I don't know. When you hear Albert, B.B, Muddy, Lightin', Bessie, et al. you can feel the pain that permeates the blues. It's not about skin color; Robert Cray also lacks that certain something. Stevie Ray showed glimpses of it, especially at his depths. Townes Van Zandt had it. Hank Williams had it. Something about tortured souls, I don't know.

There's some essence of the blues that comes through the actual sound. I have no idea what it actually is though. It's easy to hear it, but impossible to explain! Dancing about architecture, I guess.

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A great song that I've heard about a thousand times too many.

Funny. There's no Robert Johnson on the playlist (and I've tried uploading some), but Bill just played "Crossroads" as acid-washed by Cream, right after "Born Under A Bad Sign." They have Zeppelin's nicely-picked but otherwise boring version of "Travelling Riverside Blues" but not the original. My point being: Let's show some respect, people!

Anyone else, when hearing this song, immediately think of Freaks and Geeks?

Funny. There's no Robert Johnson on the playlist (and I've tried uploading some), but Bill just played "Crossroads" as acid-washed by Cream, right after "Born Under A Bad Sign." They have Zeppelin's nicely-picked but otherwise boring version of "Travelling Riverside Blues" but not the original. My point being: Let's show some respect, people!

Funny. There's no Robert Johnson on the playlist (and I've tried uploading some), but Bill just played "Crossroads" as acid-washed by Cream, right after "Born Under A Bad Sign." They have Zeppelin's nicely-picked but otherwise boring version of "Travelling Riverside Blues" but not the original. My point being: Let's show some respect, people!

Some critics commented that Baker wasn't quite up to the playing of Bruce and Clapton in the May 2005 Royal Albert Hall concerts. I'm no drummer but looking at the DVD, I get the feeling that he held on his own. He may not be as fast as he was in the late 60s, but his drumming worked for me.

What a classic! The energy is fantastic and the playing superb. I wonder if Ginger can still drum like this in their reunions? The bass/kick drum during the guitar soloes is outrageous!

A ripper!