Cream: Royal Albert Hall (2005)

Cream: Royal Albert Hall (2005), directed by Martyn Atkins, starring Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

10/06/2005 BR Music 2h 6m

Cream performed for the first time in 37 years in May 2005

Synopsis

The legendary rock trio of Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton--two jazz musicians and a blues guitarist--was one of the most influential bands of the 1960s, even though they played together for less than three years. They brought their psychedelic fusion of blues and pop into the mainstream with albums like FRESH CREAM and WHEELS OF FIRE; Clapton, long regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, did some of his best work on those albums. London's Royal Albert Hall, the site of what was supposed to be Cream's final performance back in 1968, was also the venue for their reunion show. Sounding as if they'd been on vacation for a few weeks instead of disbanded for well over three decades, Cream brought the house down with a series of four shows, all of which are excerpted here. The band performs classics like "Spoonful," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Sunshine of Your Love," and "White Room," among more than 20 others.

What the catalogue says about this film

• Film 7 of 18 by Martyn Atkins in the catalogue
• Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker share the screen in 7 films in the catalogue
• Rated 8.1, against a Music average of 6.8

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• Martyn AtkinsDirector