Cream: Farewell Concert

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Summary: Not the best choice if you're a Clapton fan rather than Crea
Review: If you are absolutely crazy about Cream then there is some Ginger Baker "How I do it" tricks to watch, some Clapton guitar tricks explained, but music-wise not the best of Cream I must say. Also the disc is disappointing in length.

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Summary: nervous camera?
Review: It's a nice documentary but I get nervous every now and then
It's too bad that it is only a part of the show.
But then again it is better than nothing.

Rating:
Summary: nervous camera?
Review: It's a nice documentary but I get nervous every now and then
It's too bad that it is only a part of the show.
But then again it is better than nothing.

Rating:
Summary: The music gets the stars
Review: oh no...well it was 1967 and filmakers hadn't had a lot of experience filming rock concerts. The bad: Tight zooming in and out, superimposition, long close-ups of Jack Bruce's boils, shots of Clapton's face while he's burning some wicked blues guitar; the sound is awful, and to make it worse they add echo all the way through Ginger Baker's drum solo so it's a huge mess. There's also echo added in other tunes...really bad.

On the plus side it actually is interesting to see the boys talking candidly about this and that, very "period", and Clapton demonstrating his guitar techniques using the Dayglo-painted Gibson SG that George Harrison had given to him. At this moment in time Clapton was considered the greatest guitarist alive.

If you want a good representation of Cream playing live you'll get all you need on their official albums: Wheels of Fire, Live Cream (excellent-I think their best live material and lovely production), and Goodbye, which has excerpts from this concert but without the horrible echo. There is also Live Cream 2, which is also quite good, but released after the break-up. Look for the Strange Brew DVD for a better retrospective and excellent live footage.

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Summary: Unwatchable
Review: Sound is horrible. Remember those "tape recorders" you had when you were a kid (I'm 38). This sounds lik it was taped on that.

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Summary: Great Music, Weak Video
Review: The narrative comments regarding guitars and rock music are so odd and out of place that they could only have been made in 1967. This had to come from some news reel, or documentary from 1967 regarding Cream and the final concert. The interviews are okay, but they were unecessary. I don't believe audiences in the 21st century need to learn what a wah-wah pedal is, or how to use the tone controls on a guitar. And the editing is just dreadful. It's worse than the standard MTV music video 1/2 second edit. Too bad, because the playing is simply awsome.

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Summary: Great Music, Weak Video
Review: the quality is not the greatest and full songs are not present, but the video is awesome for Cream lovers! There isn't much footage of Cream, so this is a must have for Cream lovers! I loved it. The blues licks of Eric Clapton, and the rhythm section of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker make this video a must have. The video opens up with the roaring of Sunshine of Your Love, which right there, you should want. Titles Include: Sunshine of Your Love, Politician, White Room, Spoonful, Toad, I'm So Glad...

Rating:
Summary: great for Cream lovers
Review: the quality is not the greatest and full songs are not present, but the video is awesome for Cream lovers! There isn't much footage of Cream, so this is a must have for Cream lovers! I loved it. The blues licks of Eric Clapton, and the rhythm section of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker make this video a must have. The video opens up with the roaring of Sunshine of Your Love, which right there, you should want. Titles Include: Sunshine of Your Love, Politician, White Room, Spoonful, Toad, I'm So Glad...

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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: They shouldn't call this "The Farewell Concert". There's very little concert here. The thing is also very pooly filmed and edited. There are bits and pieces of songs. This would make a nice "extra" for a good video disc, but doesn't stand well on it's own at all.

Rating:
Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: They shouldn't call this "The Farewell Concert". There's very little concert here. The thing is also very pooly filmed and edited. There are bits and pieces of songs. This would make a nice "extra" for a good video disc, but doesn't stand well on it's own at all.