Cream - Royal Albert Hall - 2,3,5,6 May 2005 [DVD] | ![Cream - Royal Albert Hall - 2,3,5,6 May 2005 [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e0j%2BEe8aL._SL160_.jpg)
| Director: Martyn Atkins
Actors: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton
Studio: Warner Music Vision
Category: DVD
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 7448
Format: Colour, DVD-Video, PAL
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Exempt
Region: 2
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: RHID970421D
UPC: 603497042128
EAN: 0060349704212
ASIN: B0009WFFS6
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 2005
Release Date: October 3, 2005
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Es waren vier sehr erfolgreiche Nächte in der Royal Albert Hall, London UK im Mai 2005. Angekündigt war es als die Show, welche man in diesem Jahrzehnt unbedingt gesehen haben muss CREAM - bestehend aus Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce und Eric Clapton - kamen zum ersten Mal seit vielen Jahren der Trennung wieder zusammen.
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 A spoonful by comparison August 30, 2006
Jon Stevens (UK)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Firstly let me say that I absolutely love Cream, their music was the soundtrack to my high school days and we even had three guys who used to reproduce their Live stuff note for note at parties.
br /However this was a disappointment in one sense - Clapton's fiery playing through Marshall amplification is nowhere to be heard, the Gibson howl has been replaced with a very polite sounding Fender guitar amp combination that to my ears sounds too polite and at times mushy. On the other hand it is filmed magificently with fantastic views of Albert Hall and Cream on stage. I have to agree with the previous reviewer that a lot of the fire has gone but they are no less magnificent in their delivery, just the guitar sound detracted from the delivery. I bought this expecting more after reading the press reviews, I'll keep it for posterity and replace the audio CD version with Live at the BBC. For Cream fans it's a must-have and long may they reign.
A Triumphant Return and A Real Treat! February 15, 2006
David Lusher (London England)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
This DVD provides some welcome relief to the thousands of fans who were unable to attend these comeback gigs. The concert does not disappoint and the quality of this double DVD is superb.pIt#x27;s a great set - every song is a classic and the musicianship is simply fantastic. When playing, Bruce, Baker and Clapton seem to enjoy a telepathic connection at times. Bruce and Baker may look old, but they sure deliver the goods - bigtime! It#x27;s amazing to learn that some of the songs had never been played by Cream in concert previously (e.g. Badge). All 3 musicians give good, interesting interviews and there are alternate takes of some of the songs.pHighlights: N.S.U., Rollin#x27; and Tumblin#x27;, We#x27;re Going Wrong, Toad, and Stormy Monday (where Clapton#x27;s playing is just breathtaking - I don#x27;t remember him playing that well for years - resulting in a well-deserved standing ovation from an Albert Hall that is packed to the rafters). It is also fun to spot the celebrities in the audience over the various nights. I#x27;m not going to reveal who they are - buy the DVD and find out for yourself.
Just like being there... October 12, 2005
nicjaytee (London)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I was at the Cream concert on Friday 6th May, at which 14 of the 19 numbers on this DVD were filmed, and can confirm that it's a pretty flawless record of the night - sounds the same, looks the same brilliantly shot - which is just about all you can ask from any DVD of a rock concert. pAnd how good was it? Just stunning... not only better than you could hope any reunion of Cream could be but one of the best live concerts I've ever seen. Friday was clearly the night to be there - Eric Clapton describes it as the "consummate gig" in the interviews on the DVD - and it shows. The playing and singing are exceptional and Ginger Baker's drumming is, for a man of 65, quite unbelievable. I was lucky enough to see them play a couple of times in 1966 1967 when they were "at the peak of their powers" and at their farewell concert in 1968, which was a great disappointment, and believe me they didn't play like this. Tight, exciting, powerful and, above all, infused with sheer enthusiasm this is live music at it should be, captured as it was. Forty years on it's quite simply Cream at their very best.
Still the Cream of the Crop October 21, 2005
Mr. R. Williams (Twickenham, UK)
36 out of 39 found this review helpful
I missed the Albert Hall shows this year, and I regret that, having watched the DVD most nights for the last week. Over the years I have sometimes taken the view that Clapton in Cream is Clapton at his best. In the old days Bruce and Baker just seemed to push him a bit further than anyone else can, and they still do it now. Bruce re-asserts himself as the bassist's bassist and much of his work makes the bass a second lead instrument. (Shame about the leather trousers though). Baker keeps time like an atomic metronome, but still throws in the best fills possible I think. And Baker doing "Pressed rat and Warthog" live is wonderful. That song has always been a bit of esoteric trivia (and still is), but the band actually makes it something moving. Maybe the best thing about it is that these guys are actually enjoying themselves. It shows in the big grins on stage, the big grins in the audience, and most of all in the music.
still the best! October 5, 2005
Mr. M. I. Khan (Manchester, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I went to the May 6 performance which was absolutely fantastic the best concert I have ever been to!brI never thought I would ever see this amazing band get back together and they have lost nothingy maybe some of the hard edge which is more than compensated by their individual new-found skills!brEric Clapton is still the most amazing guitarist I havebe ever seen and the other two remain virtuosos of their chosen instruments each one could be the lead instrumentalist in any of the songs.pAs Mr Clapton once said there is no drummer n this universe with ginger baker's dexterity and he prove it again on toadbrJack Bruce still has an amazing voice and amazing interplay with the other two.pDefinitely a band of equals! All sublime entities!pget this DVD!!!
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