Jack Bruce: A Life In Pictures

[Mystic]

Posted @ the Guardian online. Thought a few of you might appreciate viewing these 'through the years' photos of the late Mr Bruce.

Jack Bruce: A Life In Pictures

A sample from the series: Young Jack Bruce

 

[Mystic]

No one here is interested in viewing photos taken through Jack Bruse's career? Especially this week? Interesting. :scratch2:

 

[Mystic]

Guess I ought ot have posted this is General Audio Discussion.

 

[Cactus Bob]

I enjoyed it.

 

[Mystic]

Good to hear (read), Bob. :thmbsp: I had hoped it would prove to be a worthwhile post.

 

[Captain581]

Me too

Nice photographic review. I liked it.

Good to hear (read), Bob. :thmbsp: I had hoped it would prove to be a worthwhile post.

 

[iwilson]

listening to disraeli now, which was my first exposure. pure genius. thanks for the pics!

 

[bashman]

Thanks for posting -- I hadn't heard that he died. His Songs for a Tailor is one of my all-time favorite albums.

 

[grillebilly]

Yeah, that was real nice. Thanks for posting.

 

[Gang-Twanger]

Yeah, that was cool... Thanks fer' postin'... Wasn't able to get on here much the past few days. It's been a hectic week, and then my internet went all fritzy on me today, so... Just got online now.

 

[Mystic]

I've been on a listening spree re: Cream studio releases, unoffical live concerts, and the same re; the many variations of bands that Jack Bruce led from the '70s through the '90s. All the while finding new appreciation for that man's sonwriting, singing, blue harp blowin, and of course bass work. I think Bruce (and Baker, to be sure) got more outta Clapton than anyone before or after. He was very good with Mayall, et al, he was @ his finest w/ Baker and Bruce, who just pushed & EC to some amazing fretwork. EC never sounded like that again, not w/ Blind Faith, not as Derek & The Dominos, and certainly not beyone D&TD.

G-d bless Jack Bruce.

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

Great photos, E. Thanks for the link. You're right about Clapton being at his best with Baker and Bruce.
RIP Jack Bruce.

 

[Mystic]

Great photos, E. Thanks for the link. You're right about Clapton being at his best with Baker and Bruce.
RIP Jack Bruce.

This really is the case, I think. I have just played through approx. one hour of the Derek & The Dominos 1970 Tour material (the officially-released and and a bunch of ROIOs), as well as a raft of samples from EC's 1974 World Tour, including ROIOs and the official EC Was Here, for which the material was culled from the '74 tour. No comparison to the '67 and '68 Cream performances. having by now listened to approximately a dozen '67 and '68 Cream performances, I am convinced Baker, Bruce, and Clapton never experienced an "off" night. And the quality of the setlists, riddled with numbers penned by Jack Bruce, is unsurpassed.

 

[Mystic]

I also don't think I appreciated that Jack Bruce was such an incredible vocalist. Wow, that man's voice could soar without ever wavering.

 

[tomlinmgt]

I've been on a listening spree re: Cream studio releases, unoffical live concerts, and the same re; the many variations of bands that Jack Bruce led from the '70s through the '90s. All the while finding new appreciation for that man's sonwriting, singing, blue harp blowin, and of course bass work. I think Bruce (and Baker, to be sure) got more outta Clapton than anyone before or after. He was very good with Mayall, et al, he was @ his finest w/ Baker and Bruce, who just pushed & EC to some amazing fretwork. EC never sounded like that again, not w/ Blind Faith, not as Derek & The Dominos, and certainly not beyone D&TD.

G-d bless Jack Bruce.

Agreed. And as a drummer who understands the contribution of a good bassist, I'll submit that Jack provided a rhythmic foundation and structure that gave Ginger a hell of a platform to build on, as well. I've always viewed the two of them fundamentally as masters of heavy handed jazz phrasing in the context of a melodic song. They more or less did it first, last and best, IMO.

Oh, and thanks for the pics. Those were badass.

 

[68custom]

great link thanks! I agree that Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce got the most out of Eric Clapton.

 

[grillebilly]

This vid of the band has less than 700 views on youtube. Neat stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOMJDx-niDo

 

[bossmustang7]

Mystic, you are right on.clapton never played better after Cream, and thats a fact.maybe it was switching over to a Strat, you are right,it was the band.i remember hearing Badge, for the first time.i was like14, or 15., just blown away with that phat, greasey bass line..that was a big factor in me getting into playing bass.Jack's vocals, just suberb.a monster talent.i would have thought Ginger would have passed first.that guy must have smoked 3 packs a day for years, easy.

 

[Mystic]

Mystic, you are right on.clapton never played better after Cream, and thats a fact.maybe it was switching over to a Strat, you are right,it was the band.i remember hearing Badge, for the first time.i was like14, or 15., just blown away with that phat, greasey bass line..that was a big factor in me getting into playing bass.Jack's vocals, just suberb.a monster talent.i would have thought Ginger would have passed first.that guy must have smoked 3 packs a day for years, easy.

Methinks Ginger Baker has that "Keith Richards" factor going for himself. Maybe they'll wind up playing in a band together around 2030?

But they'd need a bassist and vocalist. I'm calling it: Lemmy.

 

[dmax99]

Thanks for the links Edwin,I loved seeing the old photos,A friend of mine gave me a stack of B&W snapshots from the mid to late sixties era at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.Included were funny posed pictures of the members of Cream,and most of all the great British bluesrockers of the day.Sadly those pictures were lost in one of my many moves.