@Chakan He's playing a Warwick Thumb neck-through. Warwick is a german company that makes a nice line of basses, not the cheapest but good value for the money. The growl that you hear is characteristic of those basses.
This is why Eric Clapton was a good guitarist for Cream, he had to compete with this. Jack Bruce is too legendary he took bass playing where its never been before.
I am an absolutely fanatical Jack Bruce fan. He's a great musician- one of the greatest vocalists ever, and a brilliant composer. Don't even mention the bass playing. I'd say my favorite album of his would be Harmony Row.
Saw Cream live in '68: outstanding song. Always thought Bruce was the best bass player this side of Mingus. When I heard the first Cream album in '67 I said: "The guy plays LEAD GUITAR on the bass!"
ditto to all the positive comments below, yeah, Jack's old but his groove is still very deep and let's not forget, He invented that sound and groove. You hear him play and you are listening to one of the heavy founding fathers of rock bass- let's not forget that he wrote most the the Cream songbook.
Jack shaped modern rock music in bringing bass playing from the backline to the front line and influenced many people, (including myself) to sucessfully tackling rock bass lines and lead vocals............... what a voice he has !!!!!
Poeple seem to forget that this is the Jack Bruce who survuved a liver transplant and his health hasn't been the same since. So we can't expect the same vibrant "Jack" of the sixties, seventies or even nineties. As for the idiot who says Jack only peddles old Cream songs ( most of which he wrote anyway ), his solo career spans many solo albums w/ original songs and other projects of jazz, blues, rock, classical, latin, alternative (even stuff like trance ) with the best musicians in the world.
Not as flashy as Sheehan, LaRue, or Burton but definitely not lower in standard. This is my first time to see him at bass (fretless, Spector, maybe?) and I am liking his style. You can see he is having fun and there is soul in the way he uses his four-stringer. Thumbs up!!!:):):)
@bongusoryu Ahaha np, I used to get them confused all the time, but now that I bought a warwick corvette, they look nothing alike to me lol. Strange indeed!!
He has been way better than that. Off pitch 3/4 ths of the way into the song. He was on NBC the other night and was exceptional. THis is NOT Jack doing as he does. This not a good night. He is super back in gear today.
@Lilaeth LOL . We`re still waiting for Jack Bruce to write anything of note let alone a hit solitary hit since Cream split up in 1968 which is why his solo career since consists of peddling Cream songs live and some solo songs no-one wants to hear.
. Eric after 68 - i wonder what he`s been up to .
jesus!!!,,i have a headache after viewing this....at least when jack,eric and ginger played together they had the remarkable ability to all play the same song at once!!!!!!.
If you really want to hear Jack Bruce when he was still amazing, check out his bass solo on the song Apostrophe, by Frank Zappa, on the album of the same name. The solo in this clip was good, but it was NOT amazing.
@CreamPandy95 rock music, for the most part, sticks with simple major-minor chord forms. In order to play jazz, one really must understand harmonic construction, how to make substitutions, extended and altered chords where the elements of chord quality go far beyond simple major-minor forms. To be a soloist you have to know which scales work best over which chord forms. You learn all the rules and then you know where it is easiest to break those rules.
Saw Jack with Cream,West Bruce and Laing,Jack Bruce and friends and he never ceased to amaze.Always a source of inspiration for all bass players AND vocals.Jack Bruce was the force behind Cream hands down.
@bassyck 300 %right ...... Jack Bruce played & plays all kind of music : He is the absolute reference in Bass in Rock Music !!! numero uno ............ NO doubt about that
@bassyck I do prefer Jack Bruce with Leslie West a very under rated axeman) & Corky Liang !!!! I am not a BIG Jack Fan though (i'm into the Stooges) but ,as Iwrote, Jack is the Best Bassist in Rock .... No one reaches him ( no 2 : Tim Bogart). His voice 's awesome too !!!!!!!
Jack is the best it's unquestionable ...... whether you like it or not ?????? I do like him a lot ( without being a big fan).......but I do prefer on bass .... Ron Asheton on Raw Power ( I am a big/huge fan of the Stooges )who is ,as you know, first a guitarist !!!!!!!!! it's only my personnel point of view but I ve admited for decades that Jack 's musical ba ckgound is very impressive ..... Nothing stupid about that !!
Ugh! Bass solos are painful, even when done right. Rock music but particularly in Jazz music where the listener is ALREADY being asked way too much in listening. It's like listening to a derijidoo solo, one gets the feeling it's the equivalent
Nevarrus -Yeah, I have heard "My Generation" and have to admit that I enjoyed his bass work. Still, when you think about it, this particular song was ACCENTUATED by the bass. The song stopped and suddenly, you had this rude bass solo ("rude" in the sense of attitude and in-your-face boldness).
If he had gone on for 10 minutes it would have ceased to be wonderful. What made it great was that it was brief. That and the bass player just stood their like a statue, completely unbothered by anything!
Never quite understood bass solos. Something about this instrument belongs in a supporting role. Kind of like sand-blocks...they shouldn't be featured in solos.
That's not necessarily true. Bass solos can sound extremely good, but only if done correctly. The solos in "My Generation" and "1983" both sound good because they're not trying to play a guitar solo on bass.
Oh, and Andy Frasier was the only bassist (aside from Bruce) who could actually execute a sound from a Gibson bass that actually didn't sound like a well-executed fart.
not only Jack Bruce was the one who put bass the way it is. Try finding James Jamerson stuff, John Entwistle, Marvin Gaye, Carol Kaye. Listen to the Lemon Song of LZ - it's a pure masterpiece of blues bass line. and JPJ was the best musician out of LZ. what he has done to music?)) you'd better agree that you personally don't like LZ
To continue on with your comment on certain bass legends, if you want to hear the best of John Entwistle, I'd recommend checking out the bass solo in "My Generation" from Live at Leeds, or his live performances of "Won't Get Fooled Again".
The guy who started a bass revolution ... One of the best bassists who ever walked this earth.. It's true, it isn't cream without him and Eric Clapton anymore ... That guy is just something else.
That guy is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think "CREAM" his remarkable bass playing and his amazing voice is just .. astounding.
no one can talk shit about jack bruce. the man fucking revolutionized the way electric bass was played back in the 60's for fucks sake. the mans a god damn living legend
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I have to say having been a bassist for over 25 years I have never seen the value of Jack Bruce's playin, it's out of tune, out of time, lousy...JS Bach on the other hand has written innumerable truly great bass lines , outstanding results of figured bass & 4 part harm
I agree, it's as if he can't find the right notes. I heard him play with Tony Williams on his life time project and he was pretty good. maybe the fretless bass isn't such a good idea for Bruce.
always fantastic to see jack. I personally believed him to be the heart and soul of Cream. When I think of Cream the first thing I think of is Jack's incredible voice. By the way, the lyrics to White Room (Pete Brown) are about losing the love of one's life, getting over it, finding her again and recognizing she isn't worth the heartache.
@talkingwall Saw them in Miami Stadium in Nov of 1968. They were set up on the pitcher's mound. I was sitting 1 section up, just behind home plate. During 'Politician', the PA system glitched & cut stone cold dead. Jack continued singing w'out a flinch. His voice was distinctly audible where I was.
Looks like a Warwick and by the sound of his intonation difficulties I'm pretty sure it's fretless. I wouldn't really call this a bass solo though, it's more like an ignored guitar solo with the camera man focusing on the bassist.
Yeah. I think the bass is a Warwick. I know someone who's got one and it looks just like that. That's all that's worth commenting on in this bunch of musical wanking.
OOPS....I just meant to give SRone45 a thumbs up comment, and accidentally gave a thumbs down. Sorry about that, SRone45. I agree with you. I"m a huge Floyd fan, but Waters himself has said many times that "I'm not really a bass player." In fact, he had to have Gilmour or Wright tune his bass in concert, because he couldn't tell if it was in tune himself. Also, Gilmour played a lot of the bass on the recordings, they both admit that.
In my opinion, Flea and Larry Graham are the greatest bassplayers EVER... they both love the music in a way that make them play better than all the metallica bassplayers. Rob and the other guy and I'm sure there were more, are just famous because the play in a HUGE band, but Larry Graham and Flea made their bands famous.
Best bassists? The list includes Abraham Laboriel, Carol Kaye, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Charles Mingus. For modern rock stuff, it includes Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. But they all owe a lot to James Jamerson, and later, Paul McCartney. If there are any names here you don't recognize, and you love bass, listen to some samples. You'll be glad you did.
Dude! I had to see where someone that would make a comment like that was coming from. Youve got one of the worse fucking videos Ive ever seen seen on your home page. Do us all a favor and dont ever try and answer your question! Neither one of them needs dumb fucks like you for fans!
Thought we were talking about bassist here? They were both just enormously talented bassist and musicians that wrote songs and helped pioner their styles of music. Just because you werent into it doesnt mean that it hasnt happened! There would be no Led Zeppelin or no Iron Maiden without them!
Both led zeppelin and iron maiden are way overrated bands. Both of the bassists are way much overatted for what they really are and can do. Im saying Bruce is still kicking ass.
And yes we were talking about bassists but you changed it didn't you?
You used the guitarist word not me. Thats just youre opinion. I was trying not to go there and mean no disrespect to Cream or Jack. If it werent for Eric becoming a legend Cream wouldve been forgotten about along time ago. How many bad notes does he hit here? I cant count them on one hand ! We all have bad days and Jack is a great bassist. So are the two I mentioned. Lets leave it at that!
Cream was forgotten years ago except for their classic rock radio staples like Crossroads, White Room. What most people don't realize is that Jack's (and Clapton's too) best playing can be found in their extended jams. Many pan their jams as overextended solos but there are brilliant pieces of music within. I've skimmed the Cream off the top of them and it's given me chills down my spine for 40 years. Jack has more memorable bass lines in 1 Cream jam than most bassists do their entire career.
@getcreamed Cream was forgotten years ago???? I don't think so pally. Maybe by your friends, but they still have millions of hardcore fans. Look at the reunion tour!
saw him at hippiefest2007 in dallas. it was probably the best show i had seen up to that point. i can't really call it the best since i saw rush about a year later. definitely worth it, with the animals, jack bruce, mellanie, the turtles. gah it was great!
jack bruce is the finest bassist, harp player, and blues singer alive...PERIOD
1willhughes 2 days ago
Who gives a shit about the rest of the band? You can't run over this guy!! You just can't!!!
74jailbreaker 4 days ago in playlist Bass Videos
Jack is the best bass player in rock
richiitextex 2 weeks ago
There are amazing bass players in this world. Entwistle, Squire, but none of them will ever be as cool as Jack Bruce... This guy's my master...
gabrielstatus 1 month ago
I wish I was as talented as Jack Bruce, but then again, so do most other people.
beinndorainjames 2 months ago
What type of bass is he playing?
Chakan 2 months ago
@Chakan Warwick Thumb, an old one
ZoeMushroom 2 months ago
@Chakan He's playing a Warwick Thumb neck-through. Warwick is a german company that makes a nice line of basses, not the cheapest but good value for the money. The growl that you hear is characteristic of those basses.
videomaniac108 1 week ago
Geddy Lee's hero. Awesome.
RCAvhstape 2 months ago
I love how he Cranks his bass live and leaves everyone in the dust.
woodenbeard 2 months ago
i liked jack bruce. rriigght up until he dissed led zeppelin.
killingj0ke23 3 months ago
@killingj0ke23...... ZEP was done after their first album. period.
1willhughes 2 days ago
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the beginning reminds me of pokemon
illfortune921 4 months ago
Pointless wankery
williamhatchett 4 months ago
that fretless needs some work done.
kingkeith666 4 months ago
This is why Eric Clapton was a good guitarist for Cream, he had to compete with this. Jack Bruce is too legendary he took bass playing where its never been before.
74jailbreaker 5 months ago in playlist Bass Videos
Absolutely brilliant love him!!!!!
handylandy007 5 months ago
I am an absolutely fanatical Jack Bruce fan. He's a great musician- one of the greatest vocalists ever, and a brilliant composer. Don't even mention the bass playing. I'd say my favorite album of his would be Harmony Row.
JoryGKenneth 6 months ago 3
Geddy likes him, nuff said!
myapocolypse1 6 months ago
Saw Cream live in '68: outstanding song. Always thought Bruce was the best bass player this side of Mingus. When I heard the first Cream album in '67 I said: "The guy plays LEAD GUITAR on the bass!"
cosmicgroundhog 6 months ago
the fact that its fretless makes the solo ten times better and he puts sooooooooo much soul into it
jimizeppelin420 7 months ago
i'd kill for such skill... it's really great how he smiles all the while
MrSuperpoint 8 months ago
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MrSuperpoint 8 months ago
THE GUY IS A GENIUS.THANX FOR THIS
diagreen 8 months ago 2
One of my bass heroes. Also one of the greatest musicians that has walked the face of planet Earth. In My Humble Opinion.... :o)
rhinoal 8 months ago
Great!
zecalm22 8 months ago
YES!
spcaecowboy 8 months ago
Jimi Hendrix plugged into his Bass AMP,and played Killing Floor.
thecrew221 8 months ago
I know I'm an asshole for saying this, but I think it would have sounded nicer on a fretted bass. Must be my sick mind. ;-P
alexanderlvt 9 months ago
Great solo and timeless wisdom ! Jack Bruce ! bonruiz@yahoo.com
bonruiz 9 months ago
Jack is a very good Jazz player.
Highly regarded by all bass players.
STILLAVRIL1 10 months ago
jack is legend
ChinaWaat 10 months ago
yeh - jammed with zappa let's not forget!
kirnvilla1 10 months ago
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
bamboosa 10 months ago
ditto to all the positive comments below, yeah, Jack's old but his groove is still very deep and let's not forget, He invented that sound and groove. You hear him play and you are listening to one of the heavy founding fathers of rock bass- let's not forget that he wrote most the the Cream songbook.
buddyro57 11 months ago
Jack shaped modern rock music in bringing bass playing from the backline to the front line and influenced many people, (including myself) to sucessfully tackling rock bass lines and lead vocals............... what a voice he has !!!!!
meestajordan 11 months ago
God I love his tone!
Annonymus121 11 months ago
poor jack you can tell hes strugglin
ShOrtieMAC919 11 months ago
what kind of bass is he using?
he also used it in the 2005 cream reunion
it sounds awesome
ejdbk 11 months ago
@ejdbk Warwick.. not sure about the exact model. Just saw him tonight, the fret markers light up red, pretty cool :)
jonrobinsonmusic1 11 months ago
@jonrobinsonmusic1
i looked it up,its a warwick thumb bass
ejdbk 11 months ago
bass . solo . fretless . perfectly-in-tune . funky . fun . how VERY cool .
janeythebrit 1 year ago
fuck yea I didnt know he jammed a fretless.
Captain94kirk 1 year ago
and i thought i mastered this song on bass......
ejdbk 1 year ago
I saw the Dallas show of this tour . I thought Jack Bruce was simply amazing .
RockNRollJon 1 year ago
Poeple seem to forget that this is the Jack Bruce who survuved a liver transplant and his health hasn't been the same since. So we can't expect the same vibrant "Jack" of the sixties, seventies or even nineties. As for the idiot who says Jack only peddles old Cream songs ( most of which he wrote anyway ), his solo career spans many solo albums w/ original songs and other projects of jazz, blues, rock, classical, latin, alternative (even stuff like trance ) with the best musicians in the world.
FrankenSensei 1 year ago 66
@FrankenSensei If I'm half as good as Jack is at that age I will consder myself lucky. Awsome bass player.
ric3xrt 11 months ago
@FrankenSensei locking for jack bruce singing Bert Brecht in Hamburg with Sting etc.
bluespirat 10 months ago
Jack Bruce - timeless wisdom and great bass solo! bonruiz@yahoo.com
bonruiz 9 months ago
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@FrankenSensei Jack Bruce - timeless wisdom and great bass solo ! bonruiz@yahoo.com
bonruiz 9 months ago
@FrankenSensei this is nothin mmmburnout
falzar123456789 7 months ago
Men that baker looks pretty young....botox???
ECHOES2131 1 year ago
Jack you sir are one of the reasons i love playing music you in this video are so amazing that it seems as if you are never going to end PLZ DONT!!
skull12354 1 year ago
Not as flashy as Sheehan, LaRue, or Burton but definitely not lower in standard. This is my first time to see him at bass (fretless, Spector, maybe?) and I am liking his style. You can see he is having fun and there is soul in the way he uses his four-stringer. Thumbs up!!!:):):)
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bongusoryu 1 year ago
@bongusoryu It's a Warwick Thumb Bass
BassWhiz92 1 year ago
@BassWhiz92 Thanks for the info, man. I did try my best to guess.:):):)
bongusoryu 1 year ago
@bongusoryu Ahaha np, I used to get them confused all the time, but now that I bought a warwick corvette, they look nothing alike to me lol. Strange indeed!!
BassWhiz92 1 year ago
to all guitar players-
his name is Joe T .
his YouTube name is, englishbluesman .
check him out.
he is the closest player to ERIC CLAPTON , THERE IS TODAY.
BLUESWOMANVERA 1 year ago
fretless warwick makes me happy
addyr100 1 year ago
How did you record that?
Camcorder? external microphone?
great sound!!
4nnddyy 1 year ago
Love the fretless bass
leslie6042 1 year ago
Awesome.
JeffKnight 1 year ago
long live jack
bluespirat 1 year ago
its not much of a solo coz all jacks riffs are pretty much just improvisation anyway... WHICH IS ACE!!!!!!!
5556665012008 1 year ago
@5556665012008 So it's still a solo then...
Muzikman127 1 year ago
@Muzikman127 no because the guitar is still playing lead and there is still singing
5556665012008 1 year ago
I saw him at this years hippiefest, and man does he look like hes in rough shape. None the less hes a fantastic bassist
campauchicken 1 year ago
He has been way better than that. Off pitch 3/4 ths of the way into the song. He was on NBC the other night and was exceptional. THis is NOT Jack doing as he does. This not a good night. He is super back in gear today.
101AOK 1 year ago
omfg man seein him at hippiefest today its gonna killer to bad he wont be on at 4:20.
Allanpullay 1 year ago
frrrrrrrrrrrrrETLEEEEESSSSSSSSS!
eliades710 1 year ago 30
every member of cream opened new dimensions for their respective instrument. that is their big achievment from which music benefited.
kralle7611 1 year ago
Jack Bruce is God - not Clapton!
Lilaeth 1 year ago
@Lilaeth LOL . We`re still waiting for Jack Bruce to write anything of note let alone a hit solitary hit since Cream split up in 1968 which is why his solo career since consists of peddling Cream songs live and some solo songs no-one wants to hear.
. Eric after 68 - i wonder what he`s been up to .
leonaofficial 1 year ago
jack bruce fretless bass....amazing.
sandwichez123 1 year ago
NOT CREAM DOESNT COMPARE
Studio9255 1 year ago
jesus!!!,,i have a headache after viewing this....at least when jack,eric and ginger played together they had the remarkable ability to all play the same song at once!!!!!!.
bassplayer38 1 year ago
i think he is rutcher haur lost brother...
JAZZSTARish 1 year ago
I was a little disappointed. He wasn't playing the fretless in tune and the solo seemed like he was sincerely trying, but wasn't quite getting it
Josephdorf03 1 year ago
If you really want to hear Jack Bruce when he was still amazing, check out his bass solo on the song Apostrophe, by Frank Zappa, on the album of the same name. The solo in this clip was good, but it was NOT amazing.
bluesmandoc 1 year ago
@CreamPandy95 rock music, for the most part, sticks with simple major-minor chord forms. In order to play jazz, one really must understand harmonic construction, how to make substitutions, extended and altered chords where the elements of chord quality go far beyond simple major-minor forms. To be a soloist you have to know which scales work best over which chord forms. You learn all the rules and then you know where it is easiest to break those rules.
talkingwall 1 year ago
I have an old Warwick "Penis" (Corvette that is), but ofc mine isn't fretless since I am a mediocre player. Great to see Bruce play a warwick.
Fistwagon 1 year ago
I think its a warwick thumb, a lot of the Warwicks look the same.
chjohnst 1 year ago
Jack Bruce is one of my biggest influences in picking up a bass.
wizardmig 1 year ago
There's a video somewhere on YT with Jack and Eric C playing this by a pool or in a garden or something, can anyone help me find it?
DjimiPaij 1 year ago
@DjimiPaij Yes ,happy to help. Go to Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce 1987 .
calum66 1 year ago
@calum66 Thanks dude!
DjimiPaij 1 year ago
Going off again! How great it would be to see these old warriors go at it again, with the mature licks of the years........
stevenfordesign 1 year ago
Warwick
schizmann 1 year ago
That is a Warwick, not a Spector
schizmann 1 year ago
obviously a SPECTOR bass.
gackwabbit 1 year ago
@gackwabbit thats a warwick fretless I believe see the W on the headstock
chjohnst 1 year ago
@chjohnst yeh looks like a corvette?
Ghefly 1 year ago
@Ghefly No, It's a Thumb! Bruce has a signature Thumb. Corvete has similar lines but has a bigger body and longer horns.
manancjar 1 year ago 2
I didn't know Hugh Hefner played bass, COOL!
punchpringle1 1 year ago
who's the guitarist?
9reasy5am 1 year ago
Saw Jack with Cream,West Bruce and Laing,Jack Bruce and friends and he never ceased to amaze.Always a source of inspiration for all bass players AND vocals.Jack Bruce was the force behind Cream hands down.
bassyck 1 year ago 2
@bassyck 300 %right ...... Jack Bruce played & plays all kind of music : He is the absolute reference in Bass in Rock Music !!! numero uno ............ NO doubt about that
redtorso 1 year ago
Ever listen to his bass and vocals in Dreaming from Fresh Cream and my all time favorite,Theme for an Imaginary Western?
bassyck 1 year ago
@bassyck I do prefer Jack Bruce with Leslie West a very under rated axeman) & Corky Liang !!!! I am not a BIG Jack Fan though (i'm into the Stooges) but ,as Iwrote, Jack is the Best Bassist in Rock .... No one reaches him ( no 2 : Tim Bogart). His voice 's awesome too !!!!!!!
redtorso 1 year ago
@redtorso! How can you say in the same sentence that you're not a big Jack fan then go on to say he's the best bassest in rock? Turd!
justusleejolliffe 1 year ago
Jack is the best it's unquestionable ...... whether you like it or not ?????? I do like him a lot ( without being a big fan).......but I do prefer on bass .... Ron Asheton on Raw Power ( I am a big/huge fan of the Stooges )who is ,as you know, first a guitarist !!!!!!!!! it's only my personnel point of view but I ve admited for decades that Jack 's musical ba ckgound is very impressive ..... Nothing stupid about that !!
redtorso 1 year ago
@redtorso And Jack's absolute reference is... Jimmy Garrison
talkingwall 1 year ago
Sucks we get old.
RastafariPoet 1 year ago
Oh Jack. You know we love you!
PinkLederhosen 1 year ago
Ce pauvre Jack il a pris un coup de vieux !!!
fabfour1948 1 year ago
@fabfour1948 Fiston .....tu y passeras toi aussi !!!!!!! tu peux signer illico pour être comme Jack à son age !!!!!!!!!!!!
redtorso 1 year ago
beautiful bass
2473739 1 year ago 2
jack bruce's bass playing is amazing
georgeorliz 2 years ago 2
The master of the less is more...
sebajo82 2 years ago 2
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Ugh! Bass solos are painful, even when done right. Rock music but particularly in Jazz music where the listener is ALREADY being asked way too much in listening. It's like listening to a derijidoo solo, one gets the feeling it's the equivalent
FrlghtWolf 2 years ago
Then you've never heard John Entwistle play an solo.
Listen to My Generation from the show where Keith Moon blows up his drums; Perfect tone there.
Or, infact, any isolated bass track of Entwistle.
Nevarrus 2 years ago 2
Nevarrus -Yeah, I have heard "My Generation" and have to admit that I enjoyed his bass work. Still, when you think about it, this particular song was ACCENTUATED by the bass. The song stopped and suddenly, you had this rude bass solo ("rude" in the sense of attitude and in-your-face boldness).
If he had gone on for 10 minutes it would have ceased to be wonderful. What made it great was that it was brief. That and the bass player just stood their like a statue, completely unbothered by anything!
FrlghtWolf 2 years ago
one of the bassist ever :D
bayoya93 2 years ago
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Never quite understood bass solos. Something about this instrument belongs in a supporting role. Kind of like sand-blocks...they shouldn't be featured in solos.
FrlghtWolf 2 years ago
That's not necessarily true. Bass solos can sound extremely good, but only if done correctly. The solos in "My Generation" and "1983" both sound good because they're not trying to play a guitar solo on bass.
didyougetthespider 2 years ago 2
wot type of warwick is that, it doesn't look or sound like a corvette or a thumb, i have a corvette :D, the harmonics are fucking sweet :D
ZEPPELIN FTW
HQEY 2 years ago
its a fretless thumb custom made for him
SpiralOut6015 1 year ago
Jack Bruce Is God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rockandroll4life1 2 years ago 2
Great bassist, but I wish he'd play his fretted bass more often, his intonation on the fretless is pretty bad at points.
EddieG1888 2 years ago 2
+1. His tone from the Warwick in this video isn't very good..
bassist4dalord 2 years ago
You try and play like him on the fretless bass.
cosmicslop86 1 year ago
Old Jack, the best ever stayed around the corner from me in Govan
getarslim 2 years ago
JPJ and Steve Harris have their respective places in the pantheon of rock bass innovation.
Paul McCartney and James Jamerson INVENTED the form.
Think about it - When the Beatles first gigged - in the late '50's - the electric bass (as an instrument
) was only about 7 years-old!
Steve Harris is, actually, a very 'old-school'
bassist, in that he plays a Fender P with flat-wound strings. Like Jamerson and McCartney (flats, that is).
For my money, Andy Frasier was the guy who ran with it.
Nacho66 2 years ago
Oh, and Andy Frasier was the only bassist (aside from Bruce) who could actually execute a sound from a Gibson bass that actually didn't sound like a well-executed fart.
Nacho66 2 years ago
Jack1685 you're kidding! led zeppelin is an overrated band?
JazzKarabass 2 years ago
not only Jack Bruce was the one who put bass the way it is. Try finding James Jamerson stuff, John Entwistle, Marvin Gaye, Carol Kaye. Listen to the Lemon Song of LZ - it's a pure masterpiece of blues bass line. and JPJ was the best musician out of LZ. what he has done to music?)) you'd better agree that you personally don't like LZ
JazzKarabass 2 years ago
To continue on with your comment on certain bass legends, if you want to hear the best of John Entwistle, I'd recommend checking out the bass solo in "My Generation" from Live at Leeds, or his live performances of "Won't Get Fooled Again".
RayZR 2 years ago
Nah man listen and look up John Paul Jones' bass playing (If you can actually play bass) JPJ was a legend on the bass man too.
74jailbreaker 1 year ago
The guy who started a bass revolution ... One of the best bassists who ever walked this earth.. It's true, it isn't cream without him and Eric Clapton anymore ... That guy is just something else.
That guy is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think "CREAM" his remarkable bass playing and his amazing voice is just .. astounding.
Hailz and respect to a true master.
91FroSt91 2 years ago 2
i totaly agree whit you 91FroSt91, but this guy who started a bass revolution,has a name!-------> Jack Bruce :) ;D
andrasiboti 2 years ago
I wouldn't have talked about him like that ... and admired him as a master if I didn't know his name, you know ;)
91FroSt91 2 years ago
no one can talk shit about jack bruce. the man fucking revolutionized the way electric bass was played back in the 60's for fucks sake. the mans a god damn living legend
emgrocks92 2 years ago
coo ... bach too
arfacat 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing. You can really tell the feel he has when playing, to do stuff like this on a fretless.
zanarian11 2 years ago
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I have to say having been a bassist for over 25 years I have never seen the value of Jack Bruce's playin, it's out of tune, out of time, lousy...JS Bach on the other hand has written innumerable truly great bass lines , outstanding results of figured bass & 4 part harm
freonful 2 years ago
I agree, it's as if he can't find the right notes. I heard him play with Tony Williams on his life time project and he was pretty good. maybe the fretless bass isn't such a good idea for Bruce.
nrobnas43 2 years ago 2
Bruce the best!
SOYRAFAGUITARPLAYER 2 years ago 3
It just isn't Cream without Baker and Clapton. I love Bruce, and if I got a chance to see him, I'd do so in a heartbeat.
Incredible bassist. Truly amazing.
WeCamefortheDead 2 years ago 11
always fantastic to see jack. I personally believed him to be the heart and soul of Cream. When I think of Cream the first thing I think of is Jack's incredible voice. By the way, the lyrics to White Room (Pete Brown) are about losing the love of one's life, getting over it, finding her again and recognizing she isn't worth the heartache.
talkingwall 2 years ago 14
@talkingwall Don't forget now, Jack Bruce helped write to lyrics to that and the other ventures with Pete that Cream would use.
MrRathazar 1 year ago
@talkingwall Saw them in Miami Stadium in Nov of 1968. They were set up on the pitcher's mound. I was sitting 1 section up, just behind home plate. During 'Politician', the PA system glitched & cut stone cold dead. Jack continued singing w'out a flinch. His voice was distinctly audible where I was.
Thaxt 1 year ago
wat bass is that its a beauty
KRyPToNiTe1923 2 years ago
Looks like a Warwick and by the sound of his intonation difficulties I'm pretty sure it's fretless. I wouldn't really call this a bass solo though, it's more like an ignored guitar solo with the camera man focusing on the bassist.
symbioticsimians 2 years ago 2
yeah i thought it was fretless and yeah agreed on the guitar solo
KRyPToNiTe1923 2 years ago
you can see it's a fretless at the beginning dumbass!
IpkisStanley 2 years ago
Yeah. I think the bass is a Warwick. I know someone who's got one and it looks just like that. That's all that's worth commenting on in this bunch of musical wanking.
pagliaccismile 2 years ago
So where do you knuckle heads leave Les Claypool from Primus and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin?
zoetheband 2 years ago
no se, he buscado los mejores bajistas, y en ningun lugar se menciona a steve harris!!!??? es que no es uno de los mejores??!!!
leirossy 2 years ago
Who cares who the "best" bassist is?
peroduanippa 2 years ago 2
Simply Awesome
Luxo0x0 2 years ago
OOPS....I just meant to give SRone45 a thumbs up comment, and accidentally gave a thumbs down. Sorry about that, SRone45. I agree with you. I"m a huge Floyd fan, but Waters himself has said many times that "I'm not really a bass player." In fact, he had to have Gilmour or Wright tune his bass in concert, because he couldn't tell if it was in tune himself. Also, Gilmour played a lot of the bass on the recordings, they both admit that.
greenfruitface 2 years ago
Harlow is right. Stanley Clark is amazing. For more recent stuff, I like Doug Wimbish, Billy Sheehan and Les Claypool.
Kkrouton 2 years ago
In my opinion, Flea and Larry Graham are the greatest bassplayers EVER... they both love the music in a way that make them play better than all the metallica bassplayers. Rob and the other guy and I'm sure there were more, are just famous because the play in a HUGE band, but Larry Graham and Flea made their bands famous.
BassFace316 2 years ago
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zoetheband 2 years ago
Best bassists? The list includes Abraham Laboriel, Carol Kaye, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Charles Mingus. For modern rock stuff, it includes Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. But they all owe a lot to James Jamerson, and later, Paul McCartney. If there are any names here you don't recognize, and you love bass, listen to some samples. You'll be glad you did.
So, any comments on my input?
gnpahdc 2 years ago 2
You forgot the Guvna of bassists, Johann Sebastian Bach. This according to Jack Bruce himself.
borgataplaya 2 years ago
Right on.
gnpahdc 2 years ago
You left out Steve Harris and Jon Paul Jones.
uhjigali 2 years ago 2
Right on. Two of my faves.
gnpahdc 2 years ago
come on! what the fuck has steve haris done to music? wht the fuck has john paul jones done?
Jack1685 2 years ago
Dude! I had to see where someone that would make a comment like that was coming from. Youve got one of the worse fucking videos Ive ever seen seen on your home page. Do us all a favor and dont ever try and answer your question! Neither one of them needs dumb fucks like you for fans!
uhjigali 2 years ago
so you dont like johnny marr who's a great guitarist who is now in the cribs?
Dude...im just saying what is the big deal over john paul jones and steve haris?
Jack1685 2 years ago
Thought we were talking about bassist here? They were both just enormously talented bassist and musicians that wrote songs and helped pioner their styles of music. Just because you werent into it doesnt mean that it hasnt happened! There would be no Led Zeppelin or no Iron Maiden without them!
uhjigali 2 years ago
Both led zeppelin and iron maiden are way overrated bands. Both of the bassists are way much overatted for what they really are and can do. Im saying Bruce is still kicking ass.
And yes we were talking about bassists but you changed it didn't you?
Jack1685 2 years ago
You used the guitarist word not me. Thats just youre opinion. I was trying not to go there and mean no disrespect to Cream or Jack. If it werent for Eric becoming a legend Cream wouldve been forgotten about along time ago. How many bad notes does he hit here? I cant count them on one hand ! We all have bad days and Jack is a great bassist. So are the two I mentioned. Lets leave it at that!
uhjigali 2 years ago
Cream was forgotten years ago except for their classic rock radio staples like Crossroads, White Room. What most people don't realize is that Jack's (and Clapton's too) best playing can be found in their extended jams. Many pan their jams as overextended solos but there are brilliant pieces of music within. I've skimmed the Cream off the top of them and it's given me chills down my spine for 40 years. Jack has more memorable bass lines in 1 Cream jam than most bassists do their entire career.
getcreamed 1 year ago
I AGREE!!!!!!!
74jailbreaker 1 year ago
@getcreamed Cream was forgotten years ago???? I don't think so pally. Maybe by your friends, but they still have millions of hardcore fans. Look at the reunion tour!
jimothy60 1 year ago
finally someone who agrees with me about led zeppelin being overrated
kleban10 2 years ago 2
I know right! But many other people think they are also overrated, your not alone.
Jack1685 2 years ago
saw him at hippiefest2007 in dallas. it was probably the best show i had seen up to that point. i can't really call it the best since i saw rush about a year later. definitely worth it, with the animals, jack bruce, mellanie, the turtles. gah it was great!
SpiritOfRadio2112 2 years ago
My son served Jack petrol at the local garage last night. Superb.
rpppl 2 years ago
You want a bassplayer that can do at least 1/4 of what this man can do!!!
drv73 2 years ago 3
Get a grip, none of those players are fit to kneel down to lace his boots
getarslim 2 years ago
bruce is god
Frobe77 2 years ago
Just Great :)
geodinamicz 2 years ago
That Bruce guy is a load of bassshit man!
schimmelpenninq 2 years ago
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zippo55312 2 years ago
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wow seriously this is dog shit
smellyasss 2 years ago