10 '60s Hard Rock Albums You Need To Listen To

Towards the end of the '60s, Britain still seemed to have a strong grasp on where rock music was heading. Though we had some acts crossing over from time to time in America, the British Invasion wasn't quite done its reign, especially with the blues boom hitting it stride. Even with the psychedelic movement coming to fruition, Cream managed to please both sides of the aisle on Disraeli Gears.

Being one of the first true supergroups, Eric Clapton's guitar flourishes on every single track on here feels like the perfect balance between the blues of old and the more futuristic sounds of the flower power generation. Across tracks like Strange Brew and Sunshine of Your Love, the tone that he gets on his guitar feels like BB King by way of the Grateful Dead, with a sound that sounds like his guitar was dumped in acid prior to recording.

That's not to discount the rest of the band though, with Jack Bruce's soulful delivery and rock solid bass playing playing off of the wild tribal drumming of Ginger Baker. After Disraeli Gears, something about the British blues scene seemed a bit different. It was still the blues...you just needed to step up your game if you were going to compete with the god of guitar.