Bruce, ktorý je považovaný za jedného z najlepších basgitaristov všetkých čias, si udržal sólovú kariéru, ktorá trvala niekoľko desaťročí a hral aj v niekoľkých hudobných skupinách. Bruce, známy ako spevák a basgitarista, bol tiež skladateľom piesní. Hoci sa vyučil ako klasický violončelista a považoval sa za jazzového hudobníka, veľa z jeho katalógu skladieb a nahrávok inklinovalo k blues a rock and rollu.
Od roku 1962 začínal Bruce ako kontrabasista u Grahama Bonda v organizácii Graham Bond Organization , ktorá hrala zmes jazzu, blues a R&B. V tom čase sa zoznámil s bubeníkom Ginger Baker . Po pôsobení s Johnom Mayallom a Manfredom Mannom založil s Bakerom a gitaristom Ericom Claptonom skupinu Cream . Cream mal počas svojej existencie množstvo hitov, väčšinu z nich napísal Bruce s textárom Petom Brownom .
V rokoch od rozpadu skupiny Cream v roku 1968 vydal Bruce množstvo sólových albumov, väčšinou v experimentálnejšom duchu, a spolupracoval so širokou škálou hudobníkov v mnohých žánroch. Na zozname sú Robin Trower , Tony Williams , John McLaughlin , Carla Bley , Allan Holdsworth , Ringo Starr a Frank Zappa . Bol tiež členom kapely West, Bruce and Laing .
V roku 1994 vydal album pod názvom kapely BBM (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker a Gary Moore) s názvom Around the Next Dream.
Bruce vydal nový štúdiový album Silver Rails v marci 2014 na Esoteric Antenna, jeho prvý sólový štúdiový album za viac ako desať rokov.
Discography
Songs for a Tailor (1969)
Things We Like (1970)
Harmony Row (1971)
Out of the Storm (1974)
The Jack Bruce Band Live ’75 (vydáno 2003)
How’s Tricks (1977)
Jet Set Jewel (nahráno 1978, vydáno 2003)
I’ve Always Wanted To Do This (1980)
Automatic
Inazuma (1987)
Willpower (1989)
A Question of Time (1989)
Somethin Else (1992)
Cities of the Heart (1993)
Around the Next Dream (1994)
Monkjack (1995)
Shadows in the Air (2000)
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2003)
More Jack Than God (2003)
Silver Rails (2014)
Theme For An Imaginary Western
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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For the forest and further on
Painted wagon of the morning
Dusty roads where they have gone
Sometimes travelin' through the darkness
Met the summer comin' home
Fallen faces by the wayside
Looked as if they might have known
Oh, the sun was in their eyes
And the desert that dried
In the country town
Where the laughter sounds
Oh, the dancing and the singing
Oh, the music when they played
Oh, the fires that they started
Oh, the girls with no regret
Sometimes they found it, sometimes they kept it
Often lost it along the way
Fought each other to possess it
Sometimes died in sight of day
Oh, the sun was in their eyes
And the desert that dried
In the country town
Where the laughter sounds
The lyrics of "Theme for an Imaginary Western" by Jack Bruce tell the story of a group of travelers leaving the confines of the city, venturing into the wilderness towards the west. The song paints a vivid image of a caravan, full of colorful wagons trekking through dusty roads, with the morning sun reflecting off the painted surfaces. The travelers are met with both the beauty of the summer, and the hardships of the journey, as they pass by the fallen faces of those who may have known they were passing through.
As the travelers move through the country town, they find moments of joy, dancing and singing around the fires they create. But the journey is not without strife, as they fight each other to possess what they find along the way. The song touches on the contrast between the stunning beauty of the west and its dangers, with the sun shining in their eyes while they navigate dry deserts and dusty paths.
Line by Line Meaning
When the wagons leave the city
As soon as the wagons depart from the city
For the forest and further on
Towards the forest and beyond
Painted wagon of the morning
Delightful wagon displaying morning colors
Dusty roads where they have gone
Routes covered in dust by the passing of the wagons
Sometimes travelin' through the darkness
Traveling at night with insufficient light
Met the summer comin' home
The summer seemed to arrive
Fallen faces by the wayside
Sad countenances left behind
Looked as if they might have known
Appearing to have prior knowledge of something
Oh, the sun was in their eyes
The glare of the sun was in their vision
And the desert that dried
The parched desert land that was drying out
In the country town
In the rural settlement
Where the laughter sounds
Where the giggles can be heard
Oh, the dancing and the singing
The dance moves and vocal performance
Oh, the music when they played
The rhythm when they created music
Oh, the fires that they started
The blazing flames they ignited
Oh, the girls with no regret
The carefree females with no remorse
Sometimes they found it, sometimes they kept it
At times they discovered it, at times they retained it
Often lost it along the way
Frequently misplaced it during the journey
Fought each other to possess it
Clashed with one another to own it
Sometimes died in sight of day
Sometimes expired in broad daylight
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jack Bruce, Peter Constantine Brown
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