[Slowhand] MOre about the Cream reunion (CNN.com)

[Kelly Murphy]

I'm wondering if there will be a tour of the major cities in the U.S. 
though.

Does anyone think there will be?  Because if so I have to know...lol
 I'm not sure if I can afford England being a college student and all, but
believe me I'll try without a doubt!! :-)

--Kelly

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Dunaway" <jdunaway65 at yahoo.com>
To: <slowhand at planet-torque.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: [Slowhand] MOre about the Cream reunion (CNN.com)


>
> Here' s what CNN had to say... also, note the last
> line, about the "Sessions for Robert J" CD/DVD... I
> have only skimmed Slowhand postings lately (not a lot
> of opportunity to get online), and didn't remember
> seeing anthing about this. Anyone got more news about
> THAT?
>
>
> Cream reunion in the works?
>
> Legendary Clapton-Bruce-Baker trio broke up in 1968
>
>
> NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Vintage rock trio Cream will
> reunite for a string of shows next year at London's
> Royal Albert Hall, sources tell Billboard.
>
> The group -- guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, drummer
> Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce -- played its
> final shows at Albert Hall before splintering in
> November 1968. Cream has not performed together since
> its 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of
> Fame.
>
> Billboard understands that the trio will begin
> rehearsals after the first of the year, with an eye on
> a weeklong run of gigs at Albert Hall. It is unknown
> if plans call for additional shows in other parts of
> the world. A spokesperson for Clapton had no comment.
>
> In just two years, Cream achieved legendary status on
> the strength of the albums "Fresh Cream," "Disraeli
> Gears" (recently reissued in a deluxe edition by
> Polydor) and the half-live/half-studio "Wheels of
> Fire," expertly blending blues, rock and the
> burgeoning strains of psychedelia. The group's final
> album, "Goodbye Cream," came out in January 1969 after
> the split.
>
> "Disraeli Gears" is a particular landmark, sporting
> such signature tracks as "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine
> of Your Love," which features one of the most
> distinctive riffs in rock history.
>
> "Live, Cream was a great, hardworking band -- Eric was
> supreme and Ginger the most musical drummer alive --
> and those original live albums were very good,
> probably the best records of their kind up to that
> point," Bruce told Billboard in 1997, prior to the
> release of the boxed set "Those Were the Days." "But
> our studio recordings were probably more important,
> although there you can tell that each one of us had a
> different idea of what Cream should be."
>
> After Cream's split, Clapton and Baker joined another
> supergroup, Blind Faith, with Traffic's Steve Winwood
> and Family bassist Rick Grech. But the combo issued
> only one album before Clapton set off on an enduring
> solo career. Baker and Bruce have continued to record
> and tour in a variety of incarnations.
>
> Clapton will release a new CD/DVD, "Sessions for
> Robert J," on December 7 via Duck/Reprise.
>
>
>
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