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[[Cream]] was a British rock trio.  They were one of the first supergroups, as each member had success before joining this group.<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1 Show 53 - String Man].</ref>
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'''Cream''' was a British rock trio.  They were one of the first supergroups, as each member had success before joining this group.<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1 Show 53 - String Man].</ref>
 
 
Frank Zappa told an interviewer, "One of the things that was very strong about the Cream was their parallel thirds on some of the vocal overdubbing. And, you know, there's a lot of wrong stuff in there by harmony course standards. But that didn't keep you from liking it, did it?"<ref>[[Pop Chronicles interview]], p. 3.</ref>
 
  
 
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==Concerts with Zappa==
 
==Concerts with Zappa==
 
[[68/04/27 Chicago IL US Coliseum]]
 
[[68/04/27 Chicago IL US Coliseum]]
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- ''"One of the things that was very strong about the Cream was their parallel thirds on some of the vocal overdubbing. And, you know, there's a lot of wrong stuff in there by harmony course standards. But that didn't keep you from liking it, did it?"''<ref> Zappa in [[Pop Chronicles interview]], p. 3.</ref>
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- '''Jerry Hopkins''': '''Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?'''
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- '''Frank Zappa''': ''"Yes. I like the [[Chrysalis]]. [[Jimi Hendrix]]. The Cream. [[Captain Beefheart]]. [[Traffic (The Band)|Traffic]]. And not necessarily in that order."'' - Quoted from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', issue #14, July 20, 1968.
  
 
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
 
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[[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)]]
 
[[Category:Pop Chronicles (The List)]]

Revision as of 04:23, 17 December 2019

Cream was a British rock trio. They were one of the first supergroups, as each member had success before joining this group.[1]

Bandmembers

Both, Bruce and Clapton, recorded with Zappa.

Songs covered by Zappa

Concerts with Zappa

68/04/27 Chicago IL US Coliseum

Quotes

- "One of the things that was very strong about the Cream was their parallel thirds on some of the vocal overdubbing. And, you know, there's a lot of wrong stuff in there by harmony course standards. But that didn't keep you from liking it, did it?"[2]


- Jerry Hopkins: Are there any groups in the business you feel have any legitimacy?

- Frank Zappa: "Yes. I like the Chrysalis. Jimi Hendrix. The Cream. Captain Beefheart. Traffic. And not necessarily in that order." - Quoted from Rolling Stone, issue #14, July 20, 1968.

Sources

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