The Biography Of Cream : Three Men, Three Instruments, and the Sound That Changed Everything

In just two and a half explosive years, Cream rewrote the rules of rock music and then vanished at the height of their powers. This definitive biography chronicles the rise and fall of rock's first supergroup, three virtuoso musicians whose collaboration produced some of the most influential music ever recorded.Eric Clapton, the guitar god whose name adorned London walls. Jack Bruce, the classically trained bassist whose voice could whisper or roar. Ginger Baker, the volatile drummer who treated his kit like a symphony. Together, they created the power trio format, invented heavy rock, and showed that three people could generate more power than bands twice their size.From cramped London rehearsal rooms to sold out American arenas, from the psychedelic masterpiece "Disraeli Gears" to the ambitious double album "Wheels of Fire," this book captures every moment of their brief, brilliant existence. But it also reveals the darker story beneath the music: the explosive conflicts, particularly between Bruce and Baker, that made their coexistence as impossible as their music was extraordinary.Based on extensive research and drawing from decades of interviews, this is the complete story of how Cream changed music forever, why they had to end, and how their influence continues to shape rock music today. A tale of genius, conflict, and the price of intensity. Read more