From The Archives: 60s Vol 1 – Cream – Goodbye

This is “From The Archives” a feature where we take a trip back to a previous decade and discuss an album! We will talk about highlight tracks that should not be missed. As well as reasons why we think the album was so influential and successful.

The Album Breakdown

The final studio album by Cream “Goodbye” has both live tracks and studio recordings on it. This is very much the end of an era with the supergroup being insanely popular. They are also widely considered as the first supergroup , something which is done a lot these days. Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce go down in the history books as legends!

Badge stands out from the rest of the tracks, with its blend of guitar riffs that are sharper than knives not to mention a cameo from A Beatle! Mr Harrison played rhythm guitar on the track and it really elevated it.

What a bringdown I feel is the track on the album that really shows off the skills of Ginger Baker with it adding a moody layer as well as expressing the bands experimental side too.

The low light for me however is the live tracks, I just don’t feel like they should be on the album! Overall though this album is a bittersweet goodbye to a group that were geniuses but also had their fair share of creative tensions.

Cream always rises to the top!

Highlight Tracks

Cream – Badge (All Rights Are Retained By Cream)
Cream – What A Bringdown (All Rights Are Retained By Cream)

Other Notable Albums From The Band

Fresh Cream

Disraeli Gears

Wheels Of Fire

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15 responses to “From The Archives: 60s Vol 1 – Cream – Goodbye”

  1. Sam the Strange avatar

    As a punk fan, I’m really not interested in this genre. However, Eric Clapton is legendary. Electric Layla is just absolut perfection!

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  2. Hakeemah Kadri avatar

    Wow Nice Website You Have A Good Potential In Stuff’s Like This I Really Love This Post

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  3. Roger avatar
    Roger

    Disagree, specifically re I’m So Glad, incendiary when the Fresh Cream version is tepid.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar

      I’m confused about what specially you’re disagreeing with?

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  4. Aqueronte72 avatar

    thank you for sharing Badge…incredible blast to the past

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar

      Glad you loved it 😁

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  5. richardbist avatar

    Great band that dissolved too soon.

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  6. lyndhurstlaura avatar

    Badge – classic. 😎

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  7. valenciartist avatar
    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar

      It’s smashing! 😁

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      1. valenciartist avatar

        Absolutely! 👍

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  8. kevinthecoach avatar
    kevinthecoach

    Live recording was pretty much in its infancy back when Cream were recorded. The Who Live at Leeds captured something of the flavour of a live but not necessarily the power. A quick check on the not existent microphones around Ginger Baker gives us a clue as to why the power house drumming didn’t fully translate. Since Cream had no more recordings to provide I guess be grateful for what we did get.

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    1. Fox Reviews Rock avatar

      Yeah you are true , worth being happy with what we do have 🙂

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