October 24 – Thursday – Cream – Disraeli Gears

I didn’t plan on exercising six days in a row, but after Cowboy Junkies I needed the pep of Cream, though I’ve never heard them described as peppy. Since I won’t be exercising Friday, it would be nice to have a mini break before I dive into a micro collection.

I wish side one hadn’t ended with Ginger Baker singing, but I guess we gotta get it over with. Why, with a voice like Jack Bruce’s, would they let Ginger Baker sing anything. The Muppets’ Animal sings better. I needed to play SWLAR, song two on side two, for an extra boost before hitting the floor. I won’t even mention singing along with “Mother’s Lament.”

This is another of the albums on which I found my brother had written his name, same as he had on Blind Faith. And he had stolen my Delaney & Bonnie and Friends album. Hmmm. Maybe I wasn’t the only one with a crush on Eric Clapton.