Episode 013: Cream's "Wheels of Fire"

Published: Nov. 30, 2018, 5 a.m.

b'Clapton. Bruce. Baker. This supergroup was a strange brew that was simply too potent for the world (not to mention the band themselves), and we see that on display in "Wheels of Fire". The double album finds the trio at\\u2014ahem\\u2014a crossroads, the contrast between their inspirations creating tension to mixed\\u2014but often magical\\u2014effect.'