Cream Reunion

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:03 pm

Nothing beats the "Last night of the Proms", nothing else like it on the planet, the RAH was built for "Pomp and Circumstance" and Land of Hope and Glory .... !!!!

bluespckr · Post by **bluespckr** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:44 am

Wow! Royal Albert Hall? Was there only once, in May 1969 (pre Woodstock, y'all) and saw a bill with a forgettable opening act named "Clouds," followed by Ten Years After, and headlined by Jethro Tull. Ah, the good ol' days. This old Yank still smiles when I think about that show!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:33 am

I saw Ten Years after in 1969 in Boston at the Boston Teaparty, what a great band. Was Mick Abrams in Jethro Tull when you saw them?

bluespckr · Post by **bluespckr** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:01 pm

No, it was Martin Barre, and the group was just out with its "Stand Up" LP. I clearly remember they opened with "A New Day Yesterday", but another song that stands out from that concert was the flute instrumental "Bouree" off "Stand Up". Martin played flute along with Ian Anderson, so they had the double flute thing going. Pretty impressive. But TYA has long been my band -- I was stationed in Berlin, Germany, at the time (1969-1973) but happened to see them that first time at the Albert Hall in London. Over the next four years, I saw them three or four more times, all in Berlin at Deutchlandhalle. Then I caught them about five years or so ago on a reunion swing through the States. I never talked with Alvin Lee, but got a chance to hang out in back of the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, and talked for most of an hour with Leo Lyons, Ric Lee and Chick Churchill. Great band indeed. And nice guys, too.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:59 pm

The bass solo in "Bouree" is the only thing I think I have ever actually sat down and learned note for note on bass. I still remember learning it from a record somewhere around 1972. I loved "This Was" Jethro tull, and thought I had found my band until they veered off the jazz-rock and went to English folk music or what ever it was, broke my heart. I liked some of Stand up also. I saw The Alvin Lee Band here in worcester during the early 80's, great .

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:26 am

Cream tickets go on sale 9am Monday!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:56 am

I got mine - Friday May 6th!

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:02 pm

All I gotta say is 1] there better be NO sidemen Whatsoever, and 2] Someone keep Eric away from Any Fender guitars. Cream is all about Clapton with a Gibson and humbuckers. Period.Not just My opinion, but that of literally every guitar player I grew up with in the 60s.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:31 am

I agree Don, but I would almost put money on him using a Strat. I think it was earlier in this thread that I posted about a friend seeing the Who recently & Townsend used a Strat all night. He felt slightly cheated!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:19 am

Well Jack Bruce has decided to NOT use a Gibson for the reunion. Its, suprisingly not, a Warwick!

Here are the specs:
- Neckthrough construction
- Neck 5 stripe Ovangkol Neck with 3 Black Veneer layers between
- Fingerbord Ebony with an an layer of Veneer between the fingerboard and the Neckwood
- LED`s MEC Led`s on the side of the Fingerboard
- Inlay Mother of Pearl Block Inlay with "Jack Bruce Cream Reunion" engraving
placed by on the 24 Fret with the personal serial number from the Bass.
- Body Solid Bubinga with Soundhole chambers, weight reduction. The front of the
Bass has an lamination with an 4 A Pommerle Bubinga veneer and an underlayer
with black Veneer.
- Pickups Handwired custom Shop MEC Chrome Humbuckers, designed after the request from
Jack Bruce
- Electronic Special MEC 3 Band Vintage Active Electronic, designed for the Custom Shop
- MEC Humbuckers
- Hardware Chrome

Every Bass is signed by Hans Peter Wilfer on the backside of the headstock
Certificate is signed by Jack Bruce and Hans Peter Wilfer.

All yours for the small sum of $7000US!!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:40 am

I hope he doesn't use a line 6 or a pod with "60's British sound" for an amp.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:57 am

Geez, the shape kinda looks like a 21-fret Wal...

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:31 pm

John, I wonder if Pete Stevens has seen this?

Bob, in his case he might actually sound better. Those 60's EB-0 and EB-3's gotta go!!!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:55 pm

Yep. that's a Warwick. I read your post the first time and it sounded like you said it's NOT a Warwick. Kinda wish he was going "Old School". The fact that it is a limited edition reunion bass smells of "Cash-In" to me...

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:04 pm

Oh it's a Warwick. Not surprised. All these guys have contracts now. Even through I hated the EB's it would have been fine. The only thing that might/will upset me is if Clapton plays his Fender, which I would bet money on -- that he does!