Cream vs. The Who

[Rocker440]

Cream Live. Cream Live II would have been a better choice, but I'll still take the first one over Live at Leeds, which I think is one of the most overrated live albums ever. (but I'm not a big fan of very much by the who pre-1971)

I thought about going with that live album, but I chose to pit these two against one another when I thought about the original releases. I believe both of these albums were the first live albums that were issued for both Cream and The Who, and both had six(?) tracks on them. Although some of the songs on Live at Leeds were cover versions, they were pretty good, imo. I think that in many, remarkable ways The Who excelled with their live performances, and conversely the members of Cream would play many extended solos that may go on for quite some time. Keith Moon was even more awesome when he played live, imo!

 

[Magic]

The Who ~ Live at Leeds

 

[Garrett]

Cream / Live

 

[Mr. T]

The Who - Live at Leeds

 

[LyricalLaurel]

The Who - Live at Leeds. I'm not familiar with either of the entire albums, but The Who wins my vote just on their volume of work compared to Cream.

 

[Powerage]

Live at Leeds is one of the best live albums ever in my book.

 

[R. Evans]

Live At Leeds

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

The Who! Brutal, frantic energy!

 

[ILoveJimmyPage]

Live at Leeds

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Live at Leeds, especially the deluxe version with all the extra tracks.