| Author | Message | ||
| tomhug
Intermediate Member Username: tomhug Post Number: 154 Registered: 7-2008 |
http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/779531-rip-jack-bruce-of-cream-dead-at-71 He left us an incredible musical legacy. | ||
| 12stringwilson
Intermediate Member Username: 12stringwilson Post Number: 116 Registered: 12-2008 |
He will always be one of my idols. Listening to "Badge" right now. | ||
| smokinbear
Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 197 Registered: 11-2008 |
Huge loss..... :.-( | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3690 Registered: 5-2009 |
So Sad____ I really liked so much of his work. I think that there is so much of his post "Cream" work that I have heard that really resonated with me . His album collaboration with Ellen McIlwaine (Everybody needs it ) in 1982 was spectacular. In particular his fretless work on " Hang On To A Dream" on that Album was wonderful . He was still to young to leave us _____ . He was most definitely a guy that I listened to and learned from . I send my love and respect _____. | ||
| wfmandmusic
Intermediate Member Username: wfmandmusic Post Number: 118 Registered: 1-2012 |
Yes love and respect.... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5858 Registered: 7-2004 |
Another one of the greats is now gone. I still remember excitedly first listening to Disraeli Gears as a 13 year old. May the Four Winds Blow You Safely Home. Bill, tgo | ||
| slawie
Senior Member Username: slawie Post Number: 671 Registered: 8-2002 |
Jack was a significant influence on my playing. Peace, love and prayers to those he leaves behind. May God bless you Jack and hold you close. For me and many, this is indeed a sad day. Slawie | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11554 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for posting this. For me, Cream was a major turning point in the music. The three of them created something extraordinarily new; and that music influenced not only my music, but, as a major influence on the culture, my life as well. And for that, I am very grateful. Thank you Jack. | ||
| hammer
Senior Member Username: hammer Post Number: 598 Registered: 9-2009 |
Another legend passes on to a better place. Thank you Jack for the incredible body of music that you left to human kind. You will certainly be missed, but never forgotten. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1310 Registered: 6-2006 |
oh crap. Not what I was expecting to see when I came to the site. Sitting here at work with tears in my eyes. Legacy indeed, legendary bassist and vocalist. Thank you Jack for the inspiration. . . and the beauty of your skills. Out into the fields, Jack, you go flying. Go on and keep flying. . . shit :.-( | ||
| musashi
Advanced Member Username: musashi Post Number: 232 Registered: 5-2004 |
Perhaps my first influence.... Jack, you will be missed mightily, brother. | ||
| mavnet
Junior Username: mavnet Post Number: 31 Registered: 2-2003 |
He was the reason I became a bassist, and probably influenced my playing more than anyone else. Lost a lot of musical heroes, but i'm feeling this more than most. Dammit. | ||
| musashi
Advanced Member Username: musashi Post Number: 233 Registered: 5-2004 |
My first thought was, "Sh*t......." | ||
| jcdlc72
Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 390 Registered: 11-2009 |
Oh, man... sad, sad news. | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 1074 Registered: 4-2005 |
When I heard the news I also thought about this group of musicians -- "....Come on home All those promises That we drove Together With nowhere to go Well we started out so fine Now the flame is all but dying Ooh, waiting on a word..." ~ 'Waiting on a Word' ~ Jack Bruce | ||
| dead_head
Junior Username: dead_head Post Number: 48 Registered: 5-2014 |
Jack Bruce was a huge influence in my bass playing and sound during the 1970's, right up to owning an old EB-3 and a 200w Marshall stack! Listen to his playing on "NSU" from Live Cream 1, or "Crossroads" or "Spoonful" live on the "Wheels Of Fire" album. Brilliant! Not to mention his solo albums from the early 70's as well, or West, Bruce, and Laing. May he rest in peace... | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 1223 Registered: 11-2004 |
Sad news, indeed. One by one the heroes/influences my generation loves are leaving us. Over the past year, my own health issues have made me think about this more and more. Last night, for the first time in a year, I felt like going out to hear a band play. One of the band members asked me if I wanted to sit in with them and suggested a song to play. So, I played one song, a favorite, "Crossroads". Rich | ||
| murray
Intermediate Member Username: murray Post Number: 182 Registered: 7-2007 |
For those of you who know the Midlands in the UK, I saw Cream at Stourbridge Town Hall when Vox AC30s were all you needed. I had a Vox AC30 bass amp. Sorry to hear this. A sad loss. Glynn | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1323 Registered: 7-2003 |
I'll miss him a lot. His music was very influential to my playing. By coincidence, I discovered this Youtube: ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ZcoqkQy8w ) for the first time just a few weeks back. What a pleasant guy - great stories, plus a great pleasure to see him play in a couple of contexts that allow the viewer to see his technique and some of his thinking up close. Oh, and I just couldn't resist picking up a Warwick on ebay this afternoon! | ||
| jimmyj
Senior Member Username: jimmyj Post Number: 543 Registered: 8-2008 |
A sad loss of a great and influential musician. His bass tone was a force of nature! And rocking the fretless electric bass as early as '76. So great. He also had a fine and immediately identifiable voice. Big loss. Jimmy J | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3595 Registered: 10-2002 |
Goodbye Cream was one of the first albums I stole from my brother. I think the riff to Badge was probably one of the earliest lines I learned on the bass although it was most likely a guitar riff. Jack will be sadly missed graeme | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Advanced Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 383 Registered: 6-2012 |
Walked into the guitar store where I work part time on Saturdays and was greeted with this news. It was like a punch in the gut and a very somber way to start the day. Huge influence on me via Cream and BLT - taught me that powerful basslines could be both melodic and supportive. | ||
| harald_rost
Advanced Member Username: harald_rost Post Number: 238 Registered: 6-2002 |
http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/eric-clapton-shares-jack-bruce-tribute-song/49240 | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1313 Registered: 6-2006 |
(Message edited by Pauldo on October 28, 2014) (Message edited by Pauldo on October 28, 2014) | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8302 Registered: 6-2000 |
It's taken me a few days to even open this thread. Sigh. I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said. | ||
| hankster
Advanced Member Username: hankster Post Number: 370 Registered: 6-2004 |
Saw him with Spectrum Road about 2years ago. It was a trip. Glad i went then. | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 1095 Registered: 8-2005 |
Had it not been for Jack, I would not be playing bass! His influence on me was colossal as with 2 others....J.E. and Stanley. Still listen to Jack nigh on every day, since Songs for a Tailor. A MASTERPIECE inmho G | ||
| musashi
Advanced Member Username: musashi Post Number: 234 Registered: 5-2004 |
The best intro ever: "I'd like to introduce, on bass, finest in the world......" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJpe0sTUrZw |
