Formed in 1968 by three of the eras most reputable and skilled musicians, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton, Cream was the original rock and roll power-trio. It was probably a stretch to call these guys a supergroup, at the time of their formation, since Clapton was the only really well-know member of the band, due to his earlier stints in The Yardbirds, and then with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, whose album, Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, prompted all of that "Clapton is God" graffiti to be spray painted all over the streets of London.

Cream only managed to stay together for a little more than two years, producing two full-length studio albums, Fresh Cream, and Disraeli Gears, and two half-live, half-studio albums with Wheels Of Fire, and, the appropriately titled, Goodbye. Their music was a brilliant fusion of blues-rock, pop, and psychedelia that went on to influence countless bands, and eventually earned them a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - which must be a record for the band with the shortest lifespan to be inducted.

After their "farewell tour" of 1968, Cream did not play together again until their 1993 Hall of Fame induction - 25 years after breaking up. This appeared to be a one-off thing, until, in 2004, it was officially announced that Cream would reunite for a series of shows at London's Royal Albert Hall, the site of their final concerts in 1968.

Cream played four nights, May 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2005, at the Albert Hall, and this recording captures performances from the last three nights, with most of them being taken from the May 6th concert. The best of these performances were seamlessly edited together into a 19-song, two-disc set, that also includes alternate takes on three of the songs. This show was filmed beautifully, from the opening shot of the front of the Albert Hall, through the backstage hallway leading to the stage, to peering out at the crowd right as the band walks by and takes their places on stage, and on to the brilliant closing finale of "Sunshine Of Your Love". The cinematography and widescreen presentation is amongst the best I have ever seen.

The show begins when the band casually walks out on stage and is greeted by a rousing standing ovation, which was to be expected. Clapton and Bruce glance over at each other with these two huge grins, which is a sign of the chemistry you are about to witness. Clapton kicks off the phenomenal opening number, "I'm So Glad", with some gentle fingerpicking on his black Stratocaster, before Bruce and Baker unleash the rhythm.