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{{quote|''The Cream never really played that much blues. I think we aimed to start a revolution in musical thought. We set out to change the world, to upset people, and to shock them... Our aim was to get so far away from the original line that you're playing something that's never been heard before.''|Eric Clapton}}

[[Cream]] was an extremely influential English band active from 1966 to 1969, reuniting a few times since. Cream was made up of [[Eric Clapton]] (guitar), Ginger Baker (drums), and Jack Bruce (bass). All three musicians were already well known in the English rock scene at the time, thus making Cream one of the first [[Supergroup~~|supergroups~~]] and the [[Trope Namer|first to be referred as such]]. During their three years of existence, they released four albums, all of which reached the top 6 of the UK Albums Chart.

[[Cream]] was an extremely influential English band active from 1966 to 1969, reuniting a few times since. Cream was made up of [[Eric Clapton]] (guitar), Ginger Baker (1939-2019, drums), and Jack Bruce (1943-2014, bass). All three musicians were already well known in the English rock scene at the time, thus making Cream one of the first [[Supergroup]]s and the [[Trope Namer|first to be referred as such]]. During their three years of existence, they released four albums, all of which reached the top 6 of the UK Albums Chart.

Cream basically <s>invented</s> popularized and helped [[Trope Codifier|codify]] psychedelic rock and brought blues-rock into the mainstream with songs based on both traditional blues (such as "Crossroads" and "Spoonful") and modern blues. Cream also popularized the use of the wah-wah pedal.

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* [[Creative Differences]]: Averted, as Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker's fights were well known and the main reason they quit.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: All the members (now).

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: All the members (who have survived, which means just [[Eric Clapton]] now).

* [[Cover Version]]: Almost the entirety of ''Fresh Cream'' and parts of the other albums. Worth noting is they would often [[Rearrange the Song|rearrange them.]]

* [[Distinct Double Album]]: ''Wheels of Fire''.

* [[Dream Team]]: The [[Trope Namer|first ~~super-group.~~]]

* [[Dream Team]]: The [[Trope Namer|first]] [[supergroup]].

* [[Epic Rocking]]: These were the guys who started it! To [[Ending Fatigue]] levels, in fact.

** Which was due to a severe [[Gone Horribly Right]]: at their first concerts, they didn't have a big repertoire so they'd stretch out by jamming. Pretty soon the only reason people came to their shows was to hear their jamming.

* [[Gratuitous Panning]]: In most songs on ''Fresh Cream'' and ''Disraeli Gears'', all the drums were on the right channel. In "I Feel Free," all the main instruments were on the right channel, the tambourine was on the left, and the vocals were in the middle. In "Mother's Lament," the reverb on the vocals was only on the right channel.

* [[Greek Mythology]]: They recorded a song called "Tales of Brave Ulysses" based on ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.

* [[Import Filter]]: Both ways. Cream had many American influences like [[Robert Johnson]] and Howlin' Wolf (in fact, they were much more into these people than Americans). [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|And Cream were ~~VERY~~ popular in America]].

* [[Import Filter]]: Both ways. Cream had many American influences like [[Robert Johnson]] and Howlin' Wolf (in fact, they were much more into these people than Americans). [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|And Cream were ''very'' popular in America]].

* [[Non-Appearing Title]]: "Badge."

* [[Rearrange the Song]]: "Crossroads", from [[Robert Johnson]]'s "Cross Road Blues". Those awesome guitar solos? Clapton's additions.