Cream influenced/soundalike bands

Jack Bruce's passing made me think of the various Cream influenced bands

like these Cream influenced Scots
N.S.U. - Turn on, or turn me down (1969)

 

There was that band, Jimmy Henry Experiment I think, they seemed to enjoy some Cream

 

Philly band that has become a stoner touchstone

Thunder And Roses - White Lace And Strange (1969)

 

I'd say these guys: Radio Moscow. Saw them live at a local venue, they're pretty cool live.

 

Black Sabbath


"They're like Cream, only worse."
Sorry, Lester; you were very wrong with that one.

Back in the day, Legendary band Trouble covered this track

 

featuring Whitesnake's Mick Moody
Tramline • Somewhere Down The Line (1968)

 

Mountain?

 

Among the well known bands there is a clear Cream influence in early Jethro Tull.

 

Masters of Reality
(an amazing band, check 'em out)
Ginger Baker was even in the band for awhile

 

of course Rory
TASTE On The boards 1970

 

Gov't Mule in a big, big way ! Here's Jack on bass & vocals in tribute to Allen Woody !

Grand Funk Railroad per Mel Schacher

 

Especially with the obvious Felix Pappalardi connection...

 

Especially when Allen Woody was still alive, he was a master of that big, muddy, dirty Gibson bass tone.

 

West Bruce & Laing
Leslie West thought that Eric Clapton Cream playing was the tops. I read where he thought he was king of the hill until he saw Cream in concert.

 

Jimi loved Cream!

 

Mick Clarke's gritty Cream deconstructionists
Killing Floor - Killing Floor - 1969

 

The two bands that spring to mind are May Blitz and Taste. Maybe because they're also blues based power trio's.
Whether Cream actually 'influenced' them I wouldn't know.

 

There was also Colosseum and Bakerloo (the band Clem Clempson had before joining Colosseum).

 

Here's a couple of Cream-influenced songs from bands who don't usually sound like Cream.

Nazz - Back of Your Mind



and

Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfcHq0hhFWg

 

did same cover

 

"A New Day Yesterday" by Jethro Tull always reminds me of Cream.

 

yeah, May Blitz always exhibited a classy cool hard rocking Cream vibe
May Blitz_ may blitz (1970 debut album)

 

The Black Cat Bones - Barbed Wire Sandwich 1970

 

Free's strong vocals, prominent propulsive bass, and stinging melodic leads
shows Cream's influence

Free- Tons of Sobs

 

George Clinton has acknowledged Cream's influence on Funkadelic.