At age 11, I received my first rock encyclopedia as a gift. While perusing the entries of various bands, I spotted the cover of Cream's album, "Goodbye." I hadn't heard "White Room," "Sunshine Of Your Love," or "I Feel Free" yet. With no preconceptions of the band's music, I thought, "The band members are dressed like a nightclub act dancing across the stage one last time before taking a bow. Do they do rock covers of songs you'd hear in a club, like 'On The Sunny Side Of The Street?' How could they make that song work in a rock context?"
Then, after hearing the songs mentioned above, along with "Badge," "Politician," and "Tales Of Brave Ulysses," I realized the answer was a resounding no. And, that was fine with me...
...It's still fine now. It's amuses me that I ever thought Cream could be a nightclub or even a pseudo nightclub act. Still, when your first and only impression is that album cover...
