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Wheels of Fire

Wheels of Fire
Cream

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Track Listing

  1. White Room
  2. Sittin' On Top Of The World
  3. Passing The Time
  4. As You Said
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog
  6. Politician
  7. Those Were The Days
  8. Born Under A Bad Sign
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart
  10. Crossroads
  11. Spoonful
  12. Train Time
  13. Toad

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #168985 in Music
  • Released on: 1990-11-01
  • Number of discs: 2

Editorial Reviews

CD Description
When Cream released WHEELS OF FIRE, they had established themselves as the premier blues-rock band due to the success of their first two albums and the extraordinary chemistry between the band's members. As a result of this synergy, Cream also enjoyed a fiery live reputation. The double-album represented both sides of their musical persona. The first recordwas a studio job, where the band mixed in originals with covers of Howlin' Wolf ("Sitting On Top Of The World") and Albert King ("Born Under A Bad Sign"). The songs written by theband all contained unique touches. "As You Said" found JackBruce putting his bass down and picking up a cello, "Pressed Rat And Warthog" sounded like an English folk tale due to Ginger Baker's clipped recitation and the inclusion of baroque horns, and "White Room" overflowed with waves of Eric Clapton's wah-wah-drenched guitar.
The second record was recorded over a four-day span at San Francisco's Winterland andFillmore West. Extended versions of "Toad" and Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" demonstrate the band's intricate interplay, but most impressive is a blistering reading of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", in which all three members seem to be soloing simultaneously in a jaw-dropping display of fury and bravado.

Customer Reviews

Good transfer from vinyl to CD5
I was amazed at the transfer quality as earlier works sound tinny. I forgot how divers Cream is. It is as if they were experimenting with different types of songs. This is better than having variations of the same thing across the whole CD. It did not take me long to fall in love with the individual songs again. Everyone is familiar with "White Room" which is what made me think of this first but few remember "Pressed Rat and Warthog" or "Those Were the Days".
Bottom line the album is worth discovering or rediscovering.