I hope you heard Cream's 2005 reunion at Royal Albert Hall.
Crossroads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6J5-13c-0
Yeah, I have it on DVD. Good show and they all were on the same wavelength. Maybe some of the songs were a bit slower but the maturity and skill was evident... like second nature even though they hadn’t played together for years. Also if you want a Cream substitute check out Gary Moore playing with Ginger and Bruce calling themselves BBM. Moore rips like a young Clapton copying his intensity and style. He does Clapton better than Clapton, one can argue.