Cream is the prototypical Acid Rock band, formed in the late 1960s by guitar god and bored Yardbird Eric Clapton as an outlet for his growing interest in the notions of a heavier and louder take on American Blues. Although bands like Blue Cheer, Deep Purple and Iron Butterfly appear to have had more of an influence on Hard Rock and Metal than Cream, the importance of the band cannot be understated. For while Blue Cheer were playing so loud that dogs were exploding left and right at ...  [+]