JACK BRUCE MURDERS WITH A FRETLESS BASS!!!

[de la mocha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajm9QNMOph4

Simply Amazing!!!!!!!!

[mokkat]

hehe how cool nice warwick

[blowfly]

Thanks for the link. I was blessed to see Ringo's All Star band on that tour - the show rocked I guess I expected to see a hokey 'oldies' show, but everyone was in top form, including Jack Bruce and Peter Frampton. Jack Bruce is my musical hero! Wish I could rock my fretless the way he does.

[kesslari]

Wow, nice clip. Jack does indeed rock. HARD.
Singing and playing fretless, at the level that he does (with both!) is no mean feat.

[magickbass]

Already had that one favorited. 8) And you're right, Jack just kills with that fretless! Then again, Jack kills with anything he plays.

[oldrocker]

Originally Posted by blowfly

Thanks for the link. I was blessed to see Ringo's All Star band on that tour - the show rocked I guess I expected to see a hokey 'oldies' show, but everyone was in top form, including Jack Bruce and Peter Frampton. ...

I saw the closing show from that tour. Gary Brooker from Procol Harum on vocals and keyboards also did a fine job.

[Audiophage]

And he's been on the loose for the past 45 years, will someone ever catch him?

[Sneckumhaw]

Without a doubt, the man. My absolute number one on bass, vocals and all of his other incredible talents. Yet I can't help preferring him on that old Gibson...

[So Low Bass]

Thanks for the great link.
Think of how the bass guitar has changed since 1968...branching off in new directions.
Bruce's Gibson was short scale, passive, flats, and screaming threw tubes. His sound on this link reminds me more of a growling J yet almost too tight and clean for the Bruce I knew. I thought that the entire tune was worked out beforehand note for note, again, unlike the Bruce I knew. The audio was great, but I wonder what the audience actually heard... this power trio with extra drums. Remember too, the old days with the large majority of the sound came from behind the band threw their stacks, as opposed to being pushed threw the PA in front of them today. Not better, just different.

Finally on Bruce's fretless work: His intonation is perfect!! This comes, I believe, in large part to his early classical training as a cellist, where the musician has to evaluate each note that he/she is playing as to pitch.

Thanks again.

[pbass2go]

Originally Posted by So Low Bass

Thanks for the great link.
Think of how the bass guitar has changed since 1968...branching off in new directions.
Bruce's Gibson was short scale, passive, flats, and screaming threw tubes. His sound on this link reminds me more of a growling J yet almost too tight and clean for the Bruce I knew. I thought that the entire tune was worked out beforehand note for note, again, unlike the Bruce I knew. The audio was great, but I wonder what the audience actually heard... this power trio with extra drums. Remember too, the old days with the large majority of the sound came from behind the band threw their stacks, as opposed to being pushed threw the PA in front of them today. Not better, just different.

Finally on Bruce's fretless work: His intonation is perfect!! This comes, I believe, in large part to his early classical training as a cellist, where the musician has to evaluate each note that he/she is playing as to pitch.

Thanks again.

well, I cant imagine Bruce playing anything but that warwick. It has been attached to him for decades now. That great old ebo, although I loved the sound of it on all the early records needed to be updated. (btw, clapton played through something with humbuckers and I wish he would go back to it)

As far as working out the whole song, these guys are putting on a show for people that want to hear the old classics, not "extended noodling" as those great jams would be regarded today. You have to remember also, that all that wonderful stuff was magical between Clapton, Bruce and Baker. Not going to be repeated with a bunch of guys together for a summer toour.

I would hope the sound through the PA sounded like what we heard. They are pro's and I am sure they kept the volume down to where any good sound guy could work with it. I hate those out door places though.

Not trying to step on toes, but thought I would throw in my 2cents. This is a great video, thanks for linking to it.

[The Lurker]

if memory serves, the Warwick Thumb (what he's got there) was pretty much designed around what Bruce wanted.....

Doesn't sound clean to me....

[de la mocha]

UP!

[Spector_Ray]

And his voice is just as strong as ever. Very talented indeed!

[ibnzneksrul]

That. Was. Awesome.

Bruce's technique is flawless.



Not to offend any Ringo fans (I'm one myself), but it sounded like he was just along for the ride on that song, the other drummer was doing all the heavy lifting.

[varunkapahi]

awesome!

[Mark Wilson]

Originally Posted by ibnzneksrul

Bruce's technique is flawless.

i lol'd.

[Sneckumhaw]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

i lol'd.

Why?

[oldrocker]

Originally Posted by ibnzneksrul

...Not to offend any Ringo fans (I'm one myself), but it sounded like he was just along for the ride on that song, the other drummer was doing all the heavy lifting.

That other drummer was Simon Kirke, from Free and Bad Company.

[SuperDuck]

Originally Posted by Sneckumhaw

Why?

With all due respect to the great Mr. Bruce, his intonation was spotty in a few points and he had at least one good clam in there. I realize it's a live performance and things happen, but it's not what I would call "flawless". I'm certainly not saying that I can do better, I'm just calling a spade a spade.

[Joe Gress]

Does anybody have this show on a dvd or something? They play do you feel like we do later on, and jam for twenty minutes. There is even a great solo part that jack throws in.