DISRAELI GEARS
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DISRAELI GEARS
Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by the British rock band Cream. It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also the group's American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller in 1968, and reaching No. 4 on the American charts. The album was No. 1 for two weeks on the Australian album chart and was listed as the No. 1 album of 1968 by Cash Box in the year-end album chart in the United States. The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".-Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
1972 - Within the grooves of this record are miles of listening pleasure. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are simply superb musicians with the gift of unending virtuosity.
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All Music
Yes, its psychedelic trappings tie it forever to 1967, but the imagination of the arrangements, the strength of the compositions, and especially the force of the musicianship make this album transcend its time as well.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2015 - The cover of Cream's second album pretty much tells you what to expect inside – a kaleidoscope of psychedelic colors and senses-assauting self-indulgence. From the period anthem "Sunshine of Your Love" to the mini-prog epic "Tales of Brave Ulysses," this is the band at its widescreen and over-abundant best.
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BBC
2007 - ...just the right amount of weirdness...
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NPR
2011 - the album plays like a well-worn cadence, something good to be reminded of, but not a bone-shaking revolution
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Classic Rock Reviews
2012 - Disraeli Gears fused the core genres of jazz and blues with a heavy dose of sixties pop and just a touch of psychedelic flourishes.
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Pop Matters
2004 - Now, all these years later, the album and its Deluxe Edition enhancements serve as a fitting tribute to a fine band that was not afraid to indulge itself, in more ways than one.
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Alt Rock Chick
2013 - Clapton has a few good turns at the mike and on the fretboard, Jack Bruce sings and plays with confidence and command, vocals and, even if Ginger is sitting in the wrong place in my headphones, his drumming is super.
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Keno's Classic Rock n Roll Web Site
No question, this is the album where Clapton really started to shine as a lead guitarist. True, he was already well known before this LP for that - even well before Cream formed, but he seemed to let his guitar take over more on this album than on any of the other album tracks we had heard from him previously.
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Blog Critics
2009 - Disraeli Gears is a five star album in every respect. It is one of the signature releases in rock history as it catches Cream at the height of their powers. It is essential listening for any fan of rock ‘n’ roll.
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The Student Playlist
2017 - While Disraeli Gears leads with its two strongest tracks, the rest of the album has more than enough intrigue to capture the listener’s attention despite a couple of makeweight tracks that rely more on the blues.
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U Discover Music
2018 - Cream’s second album, ‘Disraeli Gears’, remains a psych-blues masterpiece that ensured Clapton and co’s place in the history books.
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Only Solitaire
The best psychedelic album ever. Rich bluesy/psycho guitar and wonderful melodies abound. Buy it NOW.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
It's particularly impressive because of the primitive recording techiques; apart from some guitar overdubs, harmonies, and heavy guitar distortion, the sound is mostly live in the studio.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
I still don't consider it the complete masterpiece that some make it out as, but it's still a great record, and a solid addition to any collection.
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Oocities
the band expands their psychedelic palette (with major assists from new producer and future Mountain man Felix Pappalardi and legendary sound engineer Tom Dowd) in delivering some of the best songs from the "Summer Of Love."
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7th Level Music
Disraeli Gears showed Cream was firing on all cylinders.
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Jazz Music
However, as far as the jazz angle is concerned it offers hardly a passing whiff of that aroma and, with that being the focus of this review, I must honestly rate it as average fare.
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Bad Paper Jam
Cream’s genius is they are able to create a psychedelic atmosphere with mainly sole blues instrumentation.
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The Real Musician
This is a spectacular album!
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Classic Album Review
2010 - Music like this should never fade into obscurity - and believe me, it wont.
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Antique and Vintage Trail
There’s real innovation within the arrangements, the song-writing is powerful and the musicianship is full on making this a classic release.
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Big Brather Music
At a brief 34 minutes, it’s a breezy, catchy, trippy, yet powerful album that presents those damned rock clichés in their most primordial and unhinged form – a form that somehow, and for once, makes them sound fresh.
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