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Cream's Clapton, Bruce, and Baker: Reinventors of the Blues |
| Section: THE ARTS / MUSIC |
| Author: Dan Campbell |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2006 |
| Size: 883 Words, 5,628 Characters |
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Thirty-six years after their wheels of fire skidded to a halt, English acid-rockers Cream plugged in again for three nights at Madison Square Garden last October. The New York concerts followed their recent short stand at Royal Albert Hall in London and the release in early October of a double live CD and DVD commemorating one of the most eagerly anticipated reunions in the history of rock music.
Flash back to the mid-'60s, and the pre-Cream sea of rock music was a fun, but still shallow place for serious swimmers. The tide, however, was about to change.
Regardless of whether it was the work of adoring fans or a crafty record company publicist, all that "Clapton is God" graffiti spray-pa...
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...d later with Robin Trower. None clicked, nor did his solo offerings. Baker briefly reunited with Clapton in Blind Faith, then saw very limited success with outfits such as Ginger Baker's Air Force and the Baker-Gurvitz Army.
Clapton--after a few bumps in the road--went on to sell more records than God ever even thought about. No graffiti needed.
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