Cream wasn't my favorite. Hendrix was one of a kind ... unfortunately, vinyl never came close to capturing his greatness.
I preferred the Stones, (early) Animals, Kinks, Beach Boys, and The Doors.
Stones ... agreed, through the late 70's
Animals ... agree totally, but only the early stuff
Kinks ... One of my all time favorite groups. Lola vs. Powerman and the Money-go-Round is one of the top 5 rock albums of all time.
Beach Boys .. genius
Doors .. gotta disagree here. Morrison's lyrics were drivel.
Anyway, back from memory lane, gotta go back to work.
Pet Sounds BUMP !
Kinks were geniuses - underappreciated but consciously or subconsciously the band wanted it that way so I guess it's ok.