LONDON, England (CNN) -- It could have gone all terribly wrong. Jack Bruce could ave passed out during his bass solo. Ginger Baker could have expired amid a flurry of rumsticks. Or the two could have just beaten each other silly right there on stage. All the while guitarist Eric Clapton would be gently weeping in the wings.
None of this would have surprised Cream fans in the 1960s -- the acrimony and excesses within the supergroup being as well known as their musical riffs.
But that was then, this is now.
Thirty-seven years ago after the group performed its final concert at Royal Albert Hall, the trio returned to the same venue on Monday, much changed but still very much revered."Thanks for waiting all these years," Clapton admonished the crowd during the first of four sold-out concerts in London. "We're going to play every song we know."
Well, not quite. In just over two hours, Cream ripped through 18 songs -- beginning with "I'm So Glad" and then on to "Spoonful," "Badge," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Sitting On Top of the World" and "White Room."
I hope the show comes out on DVD or is picked up by VH-1 or something.
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