Jack Bruce

listen to the live version of spoonfull from cream's wheels of fire and try and say the same thing.

 

Or "Crossroads".

Jack Bruce isn't Michael Manring, and he's not trying to be. His focus is different. Also, he's one of the original innovators on the electric bass, from a time when bassists were supposed to be felt more than heard. He totally slays me.

 

Check out Wheels of Fire by Cream
Bruce is great, he was a huge influence on me.
I still haven't gotten his new album yet, i gotta pick it up.

 

West, Bruce and Laing. "Why Doncha" Kick-ass bass.

 

I second that. The live stuff is great. Also 'The White Room' is a personal favorite.
Jim

 

Jack Bruce is more concerned with song structure on his solo material, so you need to listen to the whole package. He also plays a mean piano. On his solo stuff, look for Songs for a Tailor (with "Theme from an Imaginary Western" and "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune") or Harmony Row. For a jazzy side, pick up Things We Like, where Jack plays electric upright alongside guitar great John McLaughlin. West, Bruce and Laing songs would be "Out in The Fields" (also on his new Shadows in the Air), or "Powerhouse Sod".

 

What about Bruce's work with The Graham Bond Organization? Pretty cool little '60s jazzy R&B/Rock outfit.
I also like, I think, it's the first LIVE Cream disc(Volume 1)...Baker & Bruce deliver the goods!

I think the most recent thing I have by Bruce is A Question Of Time...from 10+ years ago?
Anyway, some killer players are involved-
Tony Williams, Alan Holdsworth, Vernon Reid, Bernie Worrell, Steve Jordan, etc
It's a Rocked-out/jazzy/funky disc(if I recall) with vocals.

 

Bernie Worell is playing with Jack Bruce's latest band. I saw them live on "Later" - UK TV programme a few weeks ago and he seemed to have a really good band.

But I wasn't too taken with his bass playing - didn't like the tone and his intonation on fretless definitely sounded "off" - it was very high in the mix and the slight pitch discrepancies really grated on my ear, meaning I couldn't listen to anything else!

 

how bad can a guy be when he came up with a song called "never tell your mother that she's out of tune?" not only is the title funny as hell, the song itself is awesome.

 

always like "sunshine of your love" myself

 

Deserted Cities of the Heart
Anyone for Tennis
Sitting on Top of The World
We're Going Wrong
World Of Pain

and my all-time favourite bass song,

Pressed Rat and Warthog. It's absolutely nuts.

 

Everytime my band covers Crossroads, I'm thinking to myself, "Jack Bruce's makes me sound like Mark Hoppus on this song"

Another great Cream tune with some great bass playing is "Anyone for Tennis".

 

and of course born under a bad sign is awesome.