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Encyclopedia > I Feel Free

"I Feel Free" is a song by British blues rock band, Cream. It was the first track on the US version of their debut album, Fresh Cream (1966), and the band's second hit single. It was written by Pete Brown and Jack Bruce and was the first of many times Bruce and Brown would collaborate. Blues-rock, or Blues Rock, is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Cream was a seminal 1960s British rock band which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Fresh Cream was Creams 1966 (see 1966 in music) debut album. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Pete Brown is a British performance poet and lyricist, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. ... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a British musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist. ...


"I Feel Free" was an important song in relation to the band. The song contained one of the more simple but enjoyable brief guitar solos by Eric Clapton, and became effectively the first song to showcase what the band had to offer. Though much of Cream's repertoire consisted of blues-rock, this song represented their rock and psychedelic aspects when they released it as a single after the surprising single release of "Wrapping Paper". Eric Patrick Slowhand Clapton Eric Patrick “Slowhand” Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is a Grammy Award winning British/Canadian composer, singer and guitarist who became one of the most respected and influential artists of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Psychedelic music draws its inspiration from the experience of mind-altering drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, ecstasy and especially LSD. Characteristic features of the style include modal melodies, lengthy instrumental solos, esoteric lyrics and trippy special effects such as reversed, distorted, delayed and/or phased sounds. ...


The song was covered by David Bowie on his 1993 album, Black Tie White Noise and also by the Foo Fighters on their 2005 EP, 5 Songs and A Cover. David Bowie David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is an English rock musician and actor. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Black Tie White Noise is an album by David Bowie. ... Foo Fighters are a rock group formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. ...


The song is used in a commercial for the appliance company Warner's Stellian.


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