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Cream - Royal Albert Hall 2-3-5-6 (2005) DVD5/9 PAL Untouched
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They step onto the stage of London's Royal Albert Hall: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton. The capacity crowd, which includes Sean Penn and Jude Law, stands to greet them. Thirty-seven years after their farewell concert, the famously fiery Cream did the unthinkable--they reunited. This double-disc collection (and accompanying CD set) captures highlights from the historic four-day engagement, beginning with a buoyant "I'm So Glad" and ending with a triumphant "Sunshine of Your Love." It would be churlish to suggest that Cream appears exactly as they did in the 1960s (Bruce looks a little frail), but the legendary power trio still has the goods. Bruce is still the essence of soul (a particularly rich vocal on "Politician"), while Baker is as irrepressible as ever (a rare vocal on "Pressed Rat and Warthog," percussive tour-de-force "Toad"). Then there's Clapton, who remains as much a master of the guitar as of understatement. "Thanks for waiting all these years," he quips after a slow-burning "Outside Woman Blues," then adds, "We're going to do every song we know." The track listing is, indeed, generous, despite the absence of such Cream classics as "I Feel Free," "Strange Brew," and "Tales of Brave Ulysses." All told, there are 22 songs plus three alternate takes--and not a bad one in the bunch.

Actors: Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton
Directors: Martyn Atkins
Writers: Janine Polla Werner
Producers: Anu Krishnan, Barry Schulman, David Horn, James S. Pluta, John Beug
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
Language: English (DTS 5.1), Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unknown (DTS 5.1), Unknown (PCM Stereo)
Subtitles: English, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Francais
Dubbed: English
Region: Region 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Warner Strat. Mkt.
DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005
Genre: Rock
Run Time: 130 minutes

Tracklist:

Disc 1 (1h 37min)
01. I’m So Glad“ (Skip James) – 6:18
02. Spoonful“ (Willie Dixon) – 7:28
03. Outside Woman Blues“ (Blind Joe Reynolds) – 4:33
04. Pressed Rat and Warthog“ (Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor) – 3:21
05. Sleepy Time Time“ (Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:07
06. N.S.U.“ (Bruce) – 6:02
07. Badge“ (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 3:58
08. Politician“ (Bruce, Pete Brown) – 5:08
09. Sweet Wine“ (Baker, Godfrey) – 6:28
10. Rollin‘ and Tumblin'“ (Muddy Waters) – 5:02
11. Stormy Monday“ (T-Bone Walker) – 8:09
12. Deserted Cities of the Heart“ (Bruce, Brown) – 3:56

Disc 2 (1h 08min)
01. Born Under a Bad Sign (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 5:31
02. We’re Going Wrong“ (Bruce) – 8:26
03. Crossroads“ (Robert Johnson) – 4:25
04. White Room“ (Bruce, Brown) – 5:38
05. Toad“ (Baker) – 10:06
06. Sunshine of Your Love“ (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) – 8:46
07. Sleepy Time Time“ (Versión alternativa) (Bruce, Godfrey) – 6:06


Video: MPEG-2, PAL, 8340kbps, 720x576, 16:9, 25,000 fps
Audio: English, DTS Audio 5.1, 1510kbps, 48 kHz
Audio: English, PCM, 2ch, 1536kbps, 48 kHz
Subtitle: English, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Francais
Playtime: 2:45:00s