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Cream:Live 1968:
Live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, March 3, 1968
Sound: Excellent audience
Time: Approx. 100 Minutes
Set List:
Sunshine of Your Love, N.S.U., Politician, Steppin' Out, Train Time, Toad, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Spoonful, Crossroads, We're Going Wrong, Sweet Wine, I'm So Glad
Comments: An amazing show! As always, the improvisations are mind-blowing, especially on the extended solo spots Steppin' Out, Traintime, and Toad. Spoonful, N.S.U. and Sweet Wine are great and a very dynamic Sunshine of Your Love blasts things off. Killer gig!
Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California, March 10, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List: Sunshine of Your Love, N.S.U., Steppin' Out, Traintime, Toad, Sleepy Time Time, I'm So Glad, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Crossroads, We're Going Wrong, Sweet Wine, Spoonful
Comments: This is a very powerful show with some great jams. Steppin' Out is a very different version than the ones I have heard before and it sounds great. We're Going Wrong starts out as a moody, dark piece before evolving into a fiery showcase for Clapton's incendiary soloing. Great show!
Live at Back Bay Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, April 5, 1968
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
Sunshine of Your Love, Spoonful, Sleepy Time Time, Steppin' Out, Traintime, Toad
Comments: An amazing show! Sunshine of Your Love lasts a whopping 15 minutes and is so good I didn't want it to stop! Spoonful and Sleepy Time Time are great jams and the three solo spots are wonderful as always. Another excellent Cream show that shows they were one of the best, if not the best, live band in rock.
Live at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, October 4, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 1 Hour
Set List:
White Room, Politician, Crossroads, Sunshine of Your Love, Spoonful, Deserted Cities of the Heart, Passing the Time, I'm So Glad
Comments: Incredible show! This is a complete show from the 1968 US Tour, and it is incredible. Crossroads is a different arrangement and blasts off. Sunshine is a pile driver, as always, and Spoonful and Passing the Time are lengthy jams that are amazing displays or instrumental prowess by all the three band members. Incredible sound to boot. Recommended.
Live at Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 5, 1968
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 1 Hour
Set List:
White Room, Politician, I'm So Glad, Sittin' On Top of the World, Sunshine of Your Love, Tales of Brave Ulysses, Toad, Spoonful
Comments: Although these final tour shows sometimes followed a pattern, the playing was nonetheless still amazing. Every song contains excellent playing, especially a very long Spoonful and great soloing in the opening numbers.
Live at the Forum, Inglewood, California, October 18, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 11 Minutes
Set List:
Crossroads, Sunshine of Your Love
Comments: A killer version of Crossroads with a blistering solo and Sunshine is a monster, as usual. I will be getting this entire show very soon, and add accordingly.
Live at the Forum, Inglewood, California, October 19, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 45 Minutes
Set List:
White Room, Politician, I'm So Glad, Sittin' On Top of the World, Crossroads, Sunshine of Your Love
Comments: Excellent gig, once again. White Room has some amazing wah-wah soloing from Eric and the band is amazing, as always. Crossroads is powerful and Sunshine has a heavy, biting riff and soars along in the extended improvisation. All in all, another gem of a show from one of the best, if not the best, live rock band ever.
Live at the Sports Arena, San Diego, California, October 20, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard
Time: Approx. 25 Minutes
Set List: Traintime, Spoonful
Comments: Excellent songs! Traintime is killer, lasting almost 10 minutes and featuring incredible harmonica soloing from Jack, and Spoonful, as always, is a primer for improvising and staying exciting and original for 15+ minutes every time...amazing!
Live at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, October 25, 1968
Sound: Very good audience
Time: Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
White Room, Sunshine Of Your Love, I'm So Glad, Sittin' On Top of the World, Crossroads, Traintime, Toad, Spoonful
Comments: Even though some of the shows on the 1968 farewell tour seemed like they followed a pattern, Cream was still a band with amazing prowess on the stage and this show is no exception. Every song is performed with fiery intensity and the long improvisation in Spoonful is just mind blowing in its intensity and performance. This was a live band that truly pushed the boundaries, combining elements of jazz and the blues to make some of the most explosive rock music ever performed!
Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, November 26, 1968
Sound: Excellent soundboard/Very good soundboard
Time: Approx. 15 Minutes/ Approx. 90 Minutes
Set List:
Incomplete Excellent Soundboard: Sunshine of Your Love, I'm So Glad
Complete show: Sunshine of Your Love, White Room, Politician, Crossroads, Steppin' Out, Sittin' On Top of the World, Spoonful, Toad, I'm So Glad
Comments: These songs are from the farewell concert. Excellent, high powered and screaming versions. The whole band is firing on all cylinders. Cream was a one of a kind band and it is no wonder after these shows they seriously reconsidered not breaking up. If only they hadn't! The playing is fiery and intense and some of these versions of songs are better than other live versions...Spoonful screams! This is one of Cream's best ever shows, and their last...what a way to go out on top!