Goodbye Jack Bruce. You are a legend.
- something special
- 8571 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
I was only familiar with Bruce through his work with Cream..therefore, in 1969 when Songs for a Tailor came out,
the very first tune "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" with that heavy aggressive bass, driving horns and Jack singing for all he was worth just absolutely blew my tender 14 yr old mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoPzOVxjr4
the very first tune "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" with that heavy aggressive bass, driving horns and Jack singing for all he was worth just absolutely blew my tender 14 yr old mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoPzOVxjr4
- KVRAF
- 3321 posts since 2 Jul, 2007
A couple months ago I listened to this for the first time in decades. It still gives me chills. RIP Mr. Bruce.
"As You Said" - Cream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyx7NZqy0XE
"As You Said" - Cream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyx7NZqy0XE
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- KVRAF
- 21348 posts since 26 Jul, 2005 from Gone
It kind of annoys me when Crapton seems to be the one who gets remembered for Cream, yet to me Jack Bruce was far more Cream than anyone else. He played things that were definitely not rock music, yet made them fit within the rock framework.
RIP
RIP
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- KVRist
- 291 posts since 3 Dec, 2002 from tokyo
Agreed. Clapton is a good guitarist but settled for safe lame dippy white boy plays the blues after Layla. Jack never stopped growing and taking chances. His work with Kip Hanrahan is amazing. Also his solo albums, especially the first 3 after Cream. And his voice just got better and better. People who think that Bruces high point was the Cream have a lot of catching up to do. The man leaves an amazing musical legacy. We'll not see or HEAR his like again. RIP
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- KVRAF
- 3626 posts since 25 Mar, 2006 from The city by the bay
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- KVRist
- 291 posts since 3 Dec, 2002 from tokyo
Want to buy a REALLY superb album? Try Verticals Currency or Desire develops an Edge. Name on album is Kip Hanrahan but theres loads of JB on it. Kip H and Jack had something superb going at this time. Magnificent albums.