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)
To Isengard
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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And so our bed is endless deep
And so the waves are grass in sun
And so our time has just begun
And so our love moves much too fast
And sun and sleep can never last
love is lost
last
The time was ours we never cared
For soaring flights that eagles dared
The air was full of peaceful birds
Your eyes were moist unspoken words
And so our love moves much too fast
And sun and eyes can never last
Fire is lost
last
but one... but once
Over the hills the good times
are sitting under grey clouds
And the sound of the love songs
Is being lost in the crowds
of the magical lessons
that you taught me from the walls
I forgot all the path ways
and I remembered the falls
remember...
The lyrics to Jack Bruce's song To Isengard depict the fleeting nature of time and love, as well as the bittersweet memories that can linger long after they are gone. The repeated refrain of "And so our love moves much too fast / And sun and [insert image] can never last" highlights the underlying theme of impermanence that runs throughout the song. The verses describe a past love affair that was once full of joy and hope, but ultimately ended in loss and disappointment. The lines "The time was ours we never cared / For soaring flights that eagles dared" suggest that the lovers were once carefree and unconcerned with the outside world, but time and circumstance conspired to bring an end to their idyllic existence. The final verse provides a snapshot of the singer's current state and offers a glimmer of hope amid the reminiscences: "Over the hills the good times / are sitting under grey clouds / And the sound of the love songs / Is being lost in the crowds / of the magical lessons / that you taught me from the walls / I forgot all the path ways / and I remembered the falls."
Overall, Jack Bruce's To Isengard is a poignant meditation on lost love and the fleeting nature of youth. The lyrics are poetic and evocative, conjuring up vivid images of fields of sleep, endless deep, grass in sun, and peaceful birds. At the same time, the song has a melancholy undercurrent that speaks to the human experience of impermanence and the inevitability of loss.
Line by Line Meaning
And so our time is fields of sleep
Our existence is like a peaceful, dream-like state.
And so our bed is endless deep
Our bed represents a limitless place of comfort and rest.
And so the waves are grass in sun
The waves of life are like a field of grass that basks in the sunshine.
And so our time has just begun
We have a lot more life to live and enjoy.
And so our love moves much too fast
Our love is intense and passionate, but fleeting and short-lived.
And sun and sleep can never last
Moments of tranquility and peace are brief and cannot be sustained forever.
love is lost
Love has disappeared or ended.
last
This is the final moment or conclusion.
but one... but once
It was only one time that this moment existed.
The time was ours we never cared
We enjoyed our moments without concern for anything else.
For soaring flights that eagles dared
We didn't care for things that may seem impressive, but were not meaningful to us.
The air was full of peaceful birds
The environment around us was calm and relaxed.
Your eyes were moist unspoken words
You showed emotion and didn't need to speak to convey your feelings.
Fire is lost
Passion has been extinguished and can no longer be found.
Over the hills the good times
The enjoyable moments that we had are now gone and far behind us.
are sitting under grey clouds
These pleasant memories are now overshadowed with sadness and uncertainty.
And the sound of the love songs
The music that used to express love and happiness no longer does so.
Is being lost in the crowds
The meaning of the love songs is no longer clear.
of the magical lessons
We have learned important things from each other.
that you taught me from the walls
You taught me valuable wisdom.
I forgot all the path ways
I have lost my way and forgotten the lessons you taught me.
and I remembered the falls
I am only remembering the negative moments and failures, rather than the positive.
remember...
The song encourages us to recall positive memories and moments, rather than being absorbed by negativity or sadness of the past.
Contributed by Juliana R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@gnesteck3276
...except for SLWABR, Pressed Rat & Warthog and SOYL:
I like the entirety Jack Bruce's solo effort beyond that of Cream.
Ginger, too stretched his creative experiments afield.
Also that WEST, BRUCE & LAING album with Pollution Woman and While you Sleep are xlnt, too.
For you Jack Bruce and bass enthusiasts, find the BBC or Peel tapes of ( they gotta be on YT)
Jack's solo jazz improv he did with John Surman and Jon Hiseman,
for they are wonderful little side-trips into sonic wonderment, too.
***ALSO, this is among THE MANY songs/bands inspired by Tolkien's LOTR:
LZep, BSabs, Rush, Camel, Ten Years After to name but a few.***
@jasonmontz2720
Jack Bruce's voice and songwriting is hypnotizing!!! Beautiful song!!!! I miss you Mr. Jack.
@timages
What a voice! ...he was incredible, RIP Jack Bruce
@JamZorro
Gee, I wonder where Cream got those haunting vocals from... Love you, Jack Bruce
@danielcruz8347
Straange Breew.. thanks for sharing. peace
@wavelength7503
Excellent album. Jack Bruce was very underrated as an artist.
@camdemobile
one of my favorite albums.
@rogerferns9760
Sublime singing from a master of falsetto....followed by a free-jazz freakout!
@tuxguys
The "Lord of the Rings" reference in the title is key:
Merry and Pippin frolicking along happily, with the Ents, and then, in the second half...
The Ents see how many trees in the forest, the "flock" that they herd, so very slowly, have been killed...
...and then the extremely slow Ents begin to react against that violence, with great, angry speed.
This is a tone poem.
(Bruce does everything you hear except drums and electric guitar; Hiseman, on drums, is prodigious, as always; Chris Spedding, on electric guitar, really shines here, in a completely non-Clapton manner.)
@baliscotsurf
Chris Spedding's lead work on Climb Up On My Music by Rodriquez is great.
@Dickbutkus51
Not one comment about how insane this bass playing is? Okay, I’ll be the first