Should Cream be added?

SteveG wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Having watched many of the superb concerts Barack Obama hosted in the East Room of the White House, I'd say he did more to promote music than any other US president, although he was more of a soul man than a prog rocker.  I would think that Bill Clinton was more progressive, being a big fan of Floyd contributor Dick Parry.

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: SteveG wrote: Frenetic Zetetic wrote: If you go to the Cream wiki and search the term "prog", this is all that comes up: "In 1968 came the band's third release, Wheels of Fire, which topped the American charts. The album was recorded in a spate of short sessions from July 1967 to June 1968.[citation needed] Still a relative novelty, the double album of two LP records was well-suited to extended solos. The Wheels of Fire studio recordings showcased the band moving away from the blues and more towards a semi-progressive rock style highlighted by odd time signatures and various orchestral instruments." What orchestral instruments?  This review makes them sound like the Moody Blues or Procol Harum! Not for or against just posting what Wiki says!

Oh, I know. It just sounded like a review of another band. Not the psychedelic blues rockers that were Cream.

^^^ I could make a very rude comment regarding Clinton, Lewinsky and Cream, but like cream, I shall rise above it. ;)

That poor segue,aside, let’s please focus on Cream and related music issues. I tend to enjoy quite a bit of off-topiconess, but I do think we’ve moved in a questionable direction. Let’s try to leave the political stuff out of this thread.

 I like Cream but as most people he have already stated, they are not prog. 

SteveG wrote: Did Cream ever do a song in 5/8 time? If they did, then they're prog. (According to my neighbor who still lives with his mom.)

I thinK the answer is yes to the time signature (White Rooom?) and a general no to your neighbour about what constitutes Prog.

Argo2112 wrote:  I like Cream but as most people he have already stated, they are not prog.

I’m guessing that you are not Steve’s neighbour, unless you disagree on the time signature assessment. While I would argue that Cream is not Prog, I would argue that it has a relation both in personnel (Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are in PA, and I always thought of Clapton’s Layla as proggy) but also in terms of music approach.

Edited by Logan - October 01 2021 at 11:29

^ I never knew Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were on PA, so thanks for the heads-up. 

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ I never knew Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were on PA, so thanks for the heads-up.  Maybe it's only A Question Of Time before Eric Clapton is added to PA too, but then again, maybe not.

Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ I never knew Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were on PA, so thanks for the heads-up.  Maybe it's only A Question Of Time before Eric Clapton is added to PA too, but then again, maybe not.  why would Eric Clapton be added?

Re Jack Bruce: Cream never did any songs like this; West, Bruce and Lang "Out into the Fields"



Edited by Easy Money - October 01 2021 at 14:56