Released in 1967 Disraeli Gears was Cream's sophmore release. The band was clearly going in a different direction than their first release Fresh Cream, released a year earlier. Where Fresh Cream was primarily blues based, Disreaeli Gears was new territory especially for guitarist Eric Clapton. Incorporating his tasty blues licks and experimenting with different sounds by cutting back on the use of treble he came up with a sound he called Women Tone (I believe this is what it was called but I may be mistaken) as well as the use of wah wah on some songs ('Tales Of Brave Ulysses' and 'World Of Pain') the band's sound fit right into the psychedelic movement that was gaining popularity at the time. To say this album was influential to many up and coming young guitarists would be an understatement. Songs such as 'Sunshine Of Your Love', 'Tales Of Brave Ulysses', 'Swlabr' and 'Strange Brew' were often favorites played on rock stations throughout America. Even Jimi Hendrix did a version of 'Sunshine Of Your Love' so you know he must have been impressed by the song as well as the band.
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Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
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