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100 bands that are better than Cream

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1. Mountain

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:56 (five years ago)

2. Pablo Cruise

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:56 (five years ago)

3. Heads Hands and Feet

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:56 (five years ago)

4. Toad the Wet Sprocket

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:57 (five years ago)

5. Grand Funk Railroad

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:57 (five years ago)

6. The Guess Who

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:57 (five years ago)

7. James Gang

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:58 (five years ago)

8. Player

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 21:59 (five years ago)

that's it, that's all the bands I know

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:00 (five years ago)

oh wait

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:02 (five years ago)

9. ZZ Top

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:02 (five years ago)

10. Blue Oyster Cult

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:02 (five years ago)

11. Led Zep

― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:03 (five years ago)

not Steve Miller Band, though, or Foreigner. Those are still worse than Cream

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:03 (five years ago)

12. Metallica

― octobeard, Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:03 (five years ago)

otm

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:04 (five years ago)

13. Black Sabbath

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:07 (five years ago)

14. The Who

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:07 (five years ago)

15. Focus

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:07 (five years ago)

16. The Edgar Winter Group

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:08 (five years ago)

17. Humble Pie

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:08 (five years ago)

18. Mad River

― ridingstarbassxd (unregistered), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:19 (five years ago)

19. Captain Beyond

― meanwhile back at the song (Matt #2), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:22 (five years ago)

20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:26 (five years ago)

21. Anal Vomit

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:30 (five years ago)

Why is shitting on Cream suddenly popular?

― Marconi plays the mamba (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:32 (five years ago)

Because their music was bad.

22. Free

― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:33 (five years ago)

I like Cream. I prefer Anal Vomit.

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:33 (five years ago)

This thread is heresy

― calstars, Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:34 (five years ago)

and hearsay

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:34 (five years ago)

Why is shitting on Cream suddenly popular?

― Marconi plays the mamba (Sund4r), Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:32 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

It's been a long time coming

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:41 (five years ago)

23. The band who sings "Mama Told Me Not to Come"

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:42 (five years ago)

24. Derek and the Dominos

― Lee626, Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:45 (five years ago)

hmmmmm

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:46 (five years ago)

judges say yes

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:46 (five years ago)

25. Blind Faith

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:47 (five years ago)

25. Foghat

― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:47 (five years ago)

Dammit, 26

― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:48 (five years ago)

xxp Bobby Whitlock is the shit

― Lee626, Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:48 (five years ago)

27. The Band

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:52 (five years ago)

tbf they were really asking for it by calling themselves "The Cream"

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:52 (five years ago)

28. West, Bruce & Laing

― meanwhile back at the song (Matt #2), Thursday, 31 December 2020 23:28 (five years ago)

god leave cream alone already they’re not that bad

― brimstead, Thursday, 31 December 2020 23:48 (five years ago)

29. Eve 6

― MarkoP, Thursday, 31 December 2020 23:56 (five years ago)

30. Ginger Baker's Airforce

― meanwhile back at the song (Matt #2), Thursday, 31 December 2020 23:57 (five years ago)

Bread, Raspberries, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Milk, Grapefruit, Lime.... Vanilla Fudge???

― brimstead, Friday, 1 January 2021 00:00 (five years ago)

31. Patto

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 1 January 2021 00:15 (five years ago)

32. Shakatak

― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Friday, 1 January 2021 00:34 (five years ago)

33. Bananarana

― Dan Worsley, Friday, 1 January 2021 00:39 (five years ago)

Wait, several of these bands are worse than Cream

― Adoration of the Mogwai (Deflatormouse), Friday, 1 January 2021 00:39 (five years ago)

50. The Ginger Baker Trio (with Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden)

― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 1 January 2021 11:52 (five years ago)

51. King Missile

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Friday, 1 January 2021 14:21 (five years ago)

52. Black Lace

― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Friday, 1 January 2021 14:29 (five years ago)

53. Richard Marx

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Friday, 1 January 2021 14:35 (five years ago)

sorry folx, you messed up the numbering big time:

22. Free

― but also fuck you (unperson), donderdag 31 december 2020 23:33 bookmarkflaglink

I like Cream. I prefer Anal Vomit.

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), donderdag 31 december 2020 23:33 bookmarkflaglink

This thread is heresy

― calstars, donderdag 31 december 2020 23:34 bookmarkflaglink

and hearsay

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), donderdag 31 december 2020 23:34 bookmarkflaglink

23. The band who sings "Mama Told Me Not to Come"

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), donderdag 31 december 2020 23:42

so let's start over again, shall we? should be pure and simple:

23. Hearsay
24. The band who sings "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
...
54. Richard Marx

― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Friday, 1 January 2021 15:28 (five years ago)

55. Boogie Box High

― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Friday, 1 January 2021 15:29 (five years ago)

56. Lieutenant Pigeon

― kites aren't fun (NickB), Friday, 1 January 2021 15:33 (five years ago)

57. Chic

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 1 January 2021 16:33 (five years ago)

57. Funkadelic

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 1 January 2021 16:34 (five years ago)

Goddamnit 58

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 1 January 2021 16:34 (five years ago)

59. BrokeNCYDE

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 2 January 2021 04:52 (five years ago)

60. AC/DC

― call all destroyer, Saturday, 2 January 2021 05:03 (five years ago)

chances of a reunion were already pretty slim but I reckon this thread has dashed all hope

― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Saturday, 2 January 2021 05:42 (five years ago)

61. Williams Fairey Brass Band

― scanner darkly, Saturday, 2 January 2021 07:03 (five years ago)

62. Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 January 2021 08:01 (five years ago)

63. The New Power Generation

― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 January 2021 08:04 (five years ago)

64. Keni Burke, just on his own

― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Saturday, 2 January 2021 08:06 (five years ago)

three years pass...

ugh should i not listen to Cream

― Swen, Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:37 (two years ago)

i would add 65. mamas and papas!

― Swen, Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:38 (two years ago)

woah a Cream song just came on and it might've been the worst song i've ever heard

― Swen, Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:41 (two years ago)

listen to Cream covers. they are always better. there is no bad soul/funk/jazz cover of sunshine of your love. they all kinda rule.

― scott seward, Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:56 (two years ago)

The guitar riff in Sunshine of Your Love is a blues riff that manages to not sound bluesy. It gives me the image of Frankenstein trying and badly failing to quietly creep down a staircase.

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 21 March 2024 15:07 (two years ago)

it feels like pop-blues. in a good way.

weirdly though I hate just about every cover of it. other than Earth Crisis's, which is funny.

― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 March 2024 15:24 (two years ago)

One of my core tapes in middle school was a Cream best-of, and these songs have been popping into my head lately (“Badge,” “White Room,” “Anyone for Tennis,” “Sunshine…”); I haven’t heard most of them in decades. I should revisit, if only to complete the circuit…

― let’s get intertwined (morrisp), Thursday, 21 March 2024 15:37 (two years ago)

I did a count in my head, and there are only 43 bands better than Cream. They're great.

― clemenza, Thursday, 21 March 2024 15:37 (two years ago)

My appreciation of ZZ Top and Foghat has gained recently, so I thought I’d give Fresh Cream a try again. No dice. I like Jack Bruce’s voice and odd songwriting, but all the blues covers are dire. I really dislike Clapton’s guitar tone, and Ginger drums like a bull in a china shop most times. “Toad” is really bad.

― Requiem for a Dream: The Musical! (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 21 March 2024 16:53 (two years ago)

they should have stole hendrix's drummer.

― scott seward, Thursday, 21 March 2024 16:55 (two years ago)

66. Canned Heat

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:08 (two years ago)

67. Paul Butterfield Blues Band

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:09 (two years ago)

Just don't say Ten Years After

― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:10 (two years ago)

68. Blue Cheer

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:10 (two years ago)

69. MC5

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:10 (two years ago)

can't think of any, sorry

― frogbs, Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:11 (two years ago)

70. Budgie

― walking on the beach in a force ten gale (Matt #2), Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:13 (two years ago)

71. The Monks

― Liquid Plejades, Thursday, 21 March 2024 19:17 (two years ago)

69 butthole surfers

― xzanfar, Thursday, December 31, 2020 6:44 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink

72. MC5

― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Friday, 22 March 2024 01:53 (two years ago)

73. Come

― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Friday, 22 March 2024 01:54 (two years ago)

69 butthole surfers

― xzanfar, Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:44 PM

important post

― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Friday, 22 March 2024 03:47 (two years ago)

two weeks pass...

7. James Gang

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:58 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink

These guys are everything that Cream should have been.

― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 8 April 2024 02:58 (two years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=869v2Z8FLYE

― timellison, Monday, 8 April 2024 14:36 (two years ago)

dang AI is getting so good

― budo jeru, Monday, 8 April 2024 14:38 (two years ago)

i saw the cream reunion and those guys weren't as good as cream.

― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 8 April 2024 14:54 (two years ago)

74. Thin Lizzy

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 8 April 2024 15:38 (two years ago)

75. Rush

despite the fact that their version of Crossroads is far inferior to the Cream version while also trying to sound exactly like the Cream version

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 8 April 2024 15:41 (two years ago)

76. Deep Dish

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 8 April 2024 15:45 (two years ago)

77. Sasha/Emerson

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 8 April 2024 15:45 (two years ago)

78. Lionrock

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 8 April 2024 15:45 (two years ago)

79. Whichever was the best duo to have Seb Fontaine in it

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 8 April 2024 15:47 (two years ago)

80. The Happy Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQYrjfAQQQ

― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 14:27 (two years ago)

81. battered ornaments
82. piblokto!

― no lime tangier, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 07:35 (two years ago)


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