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)
The Clearout
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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Well I don't want you to go
You say you don't need me
You shut my hair in the door
You say you won't have me
You're leaving my wound all sore
Chorus:
Yesterdays are old meals now
Times ripe for clearout
You say you can't eat it
Well I don't have any food
You say you can't face it
Well I'm not in any mood
You say you don't need it
You're leaving my head all chewed
(Chorus)
You say you can't stand it
well why don't you let it sit
You say you can't dig it
yet you'll never let me quit
you say you can't use it
you won't find a better fit
(Chorus)
The lyrics to Jack Bruce's song The Clearout speak to the pain and confusion that can come with the end of a relationship. The singer of the song is addressing someone who has decided to leave them, saying that they don't actually want them to go, despite what they might have said. The first verse establishes this, with the singer telling the other person that they don't want them to leave, but also acknowledging that the other person has already hurt them. The second verse continues this theme, with the singer telling the other person that they don't have any food (presumably because they're too upset to eat), and that they're not in the mood to deal with any of the other person's complaints.
The chorus of the song speaks to the idea that sometimes it's necessary to get rid of old things in order to move on. The metaphor of breakfast being a goodnight implies that sometimes we need to say goodbye to things that used to bring us comfort or happiness, but are now stale or past their usefulness. The line "yesterday's are old meals now" furthers this idea, implying that sometimes old memories or experiences that we have held onto become outdated and need to be cleared out. The final line, "time's ripe for clearout," reinforces the idea that the time has come for the singer and the other person to move on from one another.
Line by Line Meaning
You say you don't want me
You claim you have no desire for me
Well I don't want you to go
But I wish for you to stay
You say you don't need me
You assert that you do not require my presence
You shut my hair in the door
You physically harmed me by closing the door on my hair
You say you won't have me
You declare that you refuse to be with me
You're leaving my wound all sore
Your actions have caused me emotional pain and distress
Breakfast is goodnight
The morning meal signifies the end of the relationship
Yesterdays are old meals now
The past events and memories are no longer of importance
Times ripe for clearout
The time has come for a clean break and moving on
You say you can't eat it
You claim that you cannot handle the situation
Well I don't have any food
I have no solution to offer
You say you can't face it
You admit that you are unable to confront the issue
Well I'm not in any mood
I am not willing to engage with your excuses
You say you don't need it
You insist that you do not want to continue this relationship
You're leaving my head all chewed
Your behavior is causing me mental anguish and confusion
You say you can't stand it
You express your discomfort with the situation
Well why don't you let it sit
Why don't you try and wait out the discomfort and see if things improve
You say you can't dig it
You are unable to come to terms with the circumstances
yet you'll never let me quit
Despite your aversion, you refuse to end the relationship
You say you can't use it
You challenge the usefulness of the relationship
You won't find a better fit
But know deep down that you will not find a better match
Contributed by Zachary J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.