Some Words from the Bird

 Now, my friends, we are getting into the stuff that I am excited about. I know the radio hits for Cream, but never really listened to their offerings. I understood that they were held in high regard, and were one of the original power trios, and that intrigues me. The group was a super-group, with Clapton as the guitarist, fresh off of his tenure with the Yardbirds, Ginger Baker on the drums, and a bass player and vocalist that Clapton had insisted upon, Jack Bruce. Baker and Bruce had a turbulent past, having played together in previous projects, where they apparently had not seen eye to eye. To the point where weapons were involved. This must have been an interesting project. Tension is important element to music.   The first song on this, their first album released, was "I Feel Free". From the first note, you can feel that there is something new going on, the psychedelic feel is right up at the forefront, the vocals are almost dreamy and the tambourine is hypnotic....