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Cream live Royal albert CD / LP

I just saw the DVD and was really impressed with the version of Badge and some of the other classics. This inspired me to dust off my 1991 Eric Clapton Royal Alb dbl. live CD and the badge on this along with the other songs encourage sleep more than a bottle of tylenol PM. Have any of you heard the Cd or LP as I would love to have the best avail two channel recordings of Badge, Sunshine o.y.l. and white room.... I was hoping the Cd was good as I may not be ready to drop $90 on the Vinyl version. Thanks in advance.
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ghostrider45
449 posts
 
I was amazed - I didn't think that Clapton had the chops for Cream music any more. Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker have been involved in jazz/fusion projects over the years and it showed. For the most part the arrangements were fresh and the music was happening.
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theo
2,660 posts
 
I enjoyed the DVD so much I figuered 'what the h..' and plopped the 90.00 down on the 3 LP set. I can't say that I have ever heard a better live recording. Very well done.
siddh
345 posts
 
I listened to side 5 of the lp, including "White Room" and "Toad', and although I appreciated the sound quality, I found the performances a bit disappointing...especially the vocals. The voices have not aged as well, as say Jaggers. Fun album, though, and I bought the lp set at a comparatively reasonable price.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
the reunion album is outstanding.....fresh and vital. for the first time in years, clapton plays the guitar like he's trying to prove himself worthy of his legend. the definitive versions of the songs however are the originals. one would hope these guys could pull off an album of new material. i believe they feed off of,compete with, and complement each other the way great bands always do(witness the stooges reunion). to simply go back to solo projects (as artists anyway) seems a bit cowardly.
charlie101
57 posts
 
>>The voices have not aged as well, as say Jaggers<<

You're serious right? Jagger had a marginal singing voice 40 years ago. He doesn't "sing" anymore, he basically talks with the music. Jagger at his very best had an ordinary, albeit highly distinguishable, voice.
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