Cream Reunion Last Night At The Albert Hall

The highly anticipated reunion concert series began last night, opening with "I'm So Glad", and the full gamut of Cream classics, including an encore of "Sunshine Of Your Love".

The interesting thing about last night's photo of Cream is the difference in instrumentation from Cream's classic period. Clapton of course was known for Gibson guitars through Marshall amplifiers, with the tone controls rolled back for what became beloved by guitarists and aficionados as the "woman tone". Clapton (at least in the above photo) is playing a Stratocaster, which has pretty much defined his tone since 1970 (to the chagrin of Cream and Bluesbreakers fans). Sources indicate that Clapton used his Cornell amplifier for the gig.

Although there's no official word, I would assume that such a momentous occasion would have an eventual CD or DVD release, if anything just to see that Cream's live legacy isn't left for posterity with the extant wretched recordings and films.