88. Cream | Disraeli Gears (1967)

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Wikipedia Entry

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1. Strange Brew
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. World of Pain
4. Dance the Night Away
5. Blue Condition
6. Tales of Brave Ulysses
7. SWLABR
8. We're Going Wrong
9. Outside Woman Blues
10. Take It Back
11. Mother's Lament

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Disraeli Gears is a feverish album. Many of the songs work from a blues groove and Clapton plays his guitar over that as if the guitar were either the actual lead singer or the refrain to the lead singer. All the while his guitar playing. On the other songs his guitar playing is like a slow burning wick.

This kind of album has been a long time in the making, and the time has finally arrived. There have been lots of albums with outstanding lead guitar work, but this album has taken it to a new level where the lead guitarist is on par with or even surpasses the lead singer in importance.

The other feature that begins to emerge with this album, but has appeared on other previous albums is the heavy guitar riff. No other riff has been as heavy as the riff on Sunshine of You Love is. Not only is the riff novel, but so is the long guitar solo over the riff.

This album is a gem in any collection. Mother's Lament isn't necessary to the album, but every other song is great. Strange Brew, Sunshine of Your Love, Dance the Night Away, Tales of Brave Ulysses, SWLABR and Outside Woman Blues are the stand outs.

★★★★★★★★★★