Jack Bruce has gone nuts!

[Aussie Player]

Cream were all the best of the best
Zep had JPJ and a very solid drummer. I never thought p and p were their equal.

[Rocker949]

Originally Posted by gibsonbassguy

Cream was the pinnacle of Rock , a musicians band . Zeppelin was for non-musicians , acid heads , etc . Clapton did and does make 99.9% of his notes matter , Page was sloppy and unimaginative . Hendrix was not human , above all comparison .

+1

[Herrick]

I'd like to take this opportunity to request recommendations for Cream songs that display Mr. Bruce's bass powers.

On the matter of Page's guitar skills: I was always more a fan of his acoustic rythm playing than his soloing capabilities. I'm unable to compare the rest because I haven't listened to much Cream. Oh I can say this: I prefer Bruce's vocals way more than Plant's.

Disclaimer: I enjoy Led Zeppelin's music very much. My name is Herrick and I approve this message.

[echoSE7EN]

Zombie thread? Die! Die zombie, die!

[rapidfirerob]

Clapton was at the peak of his powers in Cream and on Layla IMO, but neither he nor Page compare to Jeff Beck, in a class by himself. Of course, Peter Green was pretty damned amazing in Fleetwood Mac with Danny Kirwan. He replaced old Eric in Mayall's Bluesbreakers and did a fairly good job there as well.

[mcm]

Page rocked. Sloppy but so what. It was raw, like it should be. We need more slop today believe me. Just listen to the radio

[seang15]

Originally Posted by rapidfirerob

Clapton was at the peak of his powers in Cream and on Layla IMO, but neither he nor Page compare to Jeff Beck, in a class by himself. Of course, Peter Green was pretty damned amazing in Fleetwood Mac with Danny Kirwan. He replaced old Eric in Mayall's Bluesbreakers and did a fairly good job there as well.

+1 on Jeff Beck, for sure!!

[Shakin-Slim]

They're different bands that did completely different things. Personally I thought both of their reunions sounded like some old cats playing in cover groups of their respective bands at some bar on a thursday evening. In their day, I prefer Cream for the interplay between the three of them. But then LZ's solidness cannot be denied. I like them both for their own reasons. I have a lot of respect for Jack Bruce, particularly because of albums like Things We Like, but I should point out that my respect is for him as a PLAYER.

[jackcassruce]

What did he say that wasn't right on ?????

[iridiumrocks]

Originally Posted by gibsonbassguy

Zeppelin was for non-musicians , acid heads , etc .

I just watched the DVD of the reunion show in 2007 and was very impressed. It was a thing of beauty to watch JPJ playing bass with his feet while playing keys on songs like Kashmir, Trampled Under Foot, and Stairway. It was also a joy to watch him play a fretless P on In My Time of Dying and a 10-string bass on Nobody's Fault But Mine. I would love to hear an explanation of how "Zeppelin is for non-musicians".

[SoCal1]

Gotta love Jack Bruce...