Jack Bruce - RIPMusic

[Scaff]

Many may not know who he was, but you have almost certainly listen to it over the years.

For me his music represented a fairly large amount of my childhood, in particular the Wheels of Fire album.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/r-i-p-jack-bruce-cream-co-founder-dead-at-71/

http://www.nme.com/news/cream/80662?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=claptonbruce

 

[Nessy]

I didn't know who he was, but iv'e heard that song and memorable rif before (Sunshine of your love). Didn't Jimi Hendrix do a cover/tribute of it?

R.I.P Jack Bruce.

 

[Scaff]

I didn't know who he was, but iv'e heard that song and memorable rif before (Sunshine of your love). Didn't Jimi Hendrix do a cover/tribute of it?

R.I.P Jack Bruce.

He did indeed do a cover of it, it was an instrumental version that he used to play at the time the original was first released.

He was not the only one to do so either its been a well covered track and almost certainly one of the best know Cream tracks.

 

[Nessy]

He did indeed do a cover of it, it was an instrumental version that he used to play at the time the original was first released.

He was not the only one to do so either its been a well covered track and almost certainly one of the best know Cream tracks.

I've never really listened to any Cream before (apart from said track), and a few Eric Clapton songs ('Behind the mask' being my favourite). Will be definitely listening to some more Cream from now on, as well as the covers.

 

[Scaff]

I've never really listened to any Cream before (apart from said track), and a few Eric Clapton songs ('Behind the mask' being my favourite). Will be definitely listening to some more Cream from now on, as well as the covers.

I would go for the two disc edition of Wheels of Fire. The first disc is studio and the second an amazing four track live recording, with two of the tracks weighting in at 14 minutes plus.

 

[Parker]

The world definitely lost a fantastic musician. Cream is one of my favorite bands of all time and Jack Bruce was definitely a huge part of their success.

Wheel of Fire is a fantastic album but I think I prefer Disraeli Gears, Fresh Cream was a wonderful album too.



Rest in peace, sir.

 

[Baron Blitz Red]

Another of my heroes lost, but not to be forgotten... music is eternal.

Rest in Peace

 

[Nessy]

I would go for the two disc edition of Wheels of Fire. The first disc is studio and the second an amazing four track live recording, with two of the tracks weighting in at 14 minutes plus.

I will be checking that out. Cheers Scaff. 👍

 

[TexRex]

Good Lord I don't know how I missed this, what a shame. I'll never forget the story of how Disraeli Gears came about as an album title.

 

[Fat Tyre]

This is sad news. I only found out about it today through this thread. He played bass in Frank Zappa's Apostrophe although some claim it was a baritone guitar. It is a jam but he knocks you down cold in a matter of seconds, truly a wonderful performance by one of the true greats.



Their recollection of the jam is pretty amusing as well. From Wikipedia (I know "very research"...).

(Tylko Rock, Oct. 1992, pp. 17)

• "WW: Can you tell me something about your cooperation with Frank Zappa?
• JB: Sure, what do you happen to know? (laughs)
• WW: You appeared on his Apostrophe album...
• JB: Yes, as you know, at the time I was recording an album with Carla Bley, far more interesting one... you heard that?
• WW: Yes, Escalator over the Hill...
• JB: Right. So Frank, whom I met earlier, appeared one day in the studio and asked me: "Can you take your cello and go to my session?" So I turned up in a NY studio with my cello, I'm listening to his music, pretty awful, and just don't know what to do with myself, and Frank says to me: "Listen, I would like you to play a sound, like this... whaaaaaang!!!" So I did what he asked me to do. Whaaaaaang!!! That was all. That was my input to Frank Zappa's most popular record! (laughs) "

However, in an interview in Guitar Player Magazine from January 1977, Zappa talks about his experience with Jack Bruce's bass playing on the song:

• Q: What about playing with (bass guitarist) Jack Bruce on Apostrophe?
• FZ: Well, that was just a jam thing that happened because he was a friend of (drummer) Jim Gordon. I found it very difficult to play with him; he's too busy. He doesn't really want to play the bass in terms of root functions; I think he has other things on his mind. But that's the way jam sessions go.

 

[Griffith500]

Despite being firmly before my time, I have always enjoyed a bit of Cream. Jack Bruce's bass playing was an early influence for me, too, although I still can't sing and play. His tone, thick but edgy enough to convey subtle articulation, with a roundness helped by the short scale Gibson, is definitely a must-have in any bassist's repertoire.

Jack Bruce, may he rest in peace.