Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream [IMPORT]

Cream

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B000001F3L
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #137,032 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
Cream's blues-rooted rock was free, loud, and excessive, notably in concert during the trio's 196~8 lifetime. In the tracks on this compilation grandiloquence takes a backseat to serious, centralized musicmaking, from the straight blues of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" (recorded live, with guitarist Eric Clapton intelligently taking flight) and Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" (Jack Bruce is a better bassist than harp blower) to splendid chart-denting pop tunes. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Product Description
Third in a Series Aimed at Bringing You the Best of Today's Garage Music. This One was Mixed by DJ Declan and DJ Hayden Keys and features the Bonafide Hits 'believe' (Ministers De La Funk Ft. Jocelyn Brown), 'in and Out of My Life' (Atfc Presents Onephatdiva), Eclipse's 'make Me Love You', Paul Johnson's 'get Get Down', 'i Want Your Love' by Roger Sanchez Presents Twilight and Twelve More Guaranteed to Get You Two-stepping! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, December 6, 2003

By	Kieran (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

My rating is not a reflection of the greatness of Cream, rather a forewarning to prospective buyers of this compilation. Before purchasing this compilation, consider that there is a vastly better one available for near the same price! "The Very Best of Cream" features all of the tracks presented "Strange Brew", an additional 8 tracks, and more extensive liner notes. Also "The Very Best of Cream", released in 1995, was the first Cream best of to be released exclusively on CD, and is mastered using Apogee's UV22 encoding that vastly improves the sound quality of the original songs, and the songs on this album. Save your money and get it instead!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but now obselete, February 25, 2006

By	finulanu ""the mysterious"" (Here, there, and everywhere) - See all my reviews

The one-disc, twenty-track Best of Cream has officially rendered all other Cream collections obselete. And this is no exception. Though this is a good bunch of tracks, the one-disc collection is so much better. This reminds me of a Jimi Hendrix compilation entitled Smash Hits: probably worked in its day, but is now just about useless. Nice cover photo, though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still the Cream of the Cream, July 16, 2002

By	Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" (Beaver Dam, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Though out of print, "Strange Brew" is still the best single-disc Cream sampler. All the essentials are here. "20th Century Masters" is also a good sampler, but it doesn't include the driving "Born Under a Bad Sign." Try to find "Strange Brew" if you can.