From Mohsin.
Hello Myles,
Nice piece about Jack Bruce.
I absolutelely loved “Songs for a Tailor”, more than the Cream stuff actually.
As for the man himself, I always felt it was a bit of a shame that his clear bitterness towards Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page in particular was made so public.
I understand where it was coming from, but every time Jack spoke about Zep (invariably negative) I always though “Just shut up!!, you don’t need to go there!!, you’re making yourself look small!”
Still, that’s a human failing.
Above all, he was an absolutely fantastic musician.
I think Roger Waters said, “Perhaps the most musically gifted bass player ever.”
Myles says:
According to The Guardian’s obit, Roger Waters described Jack Bruce as “the most musically gifted bass player there’s ever been.”
From Noel Brilly : Wow!
Myles –
Fabulous piece on Cream.
Keep up the good work, love the mixture of music and football.
From Andy Renno : Cream
Enjoy your knowledge on music.
Perhaps you should consider a blog about this subject.
Myles says:
Steady on, Andy.
I’m an author who already blogs far too much.
I said what I had to say about football in The Professor and My Four World Cups.
When I publish my rock memoir in 2015 I’ll summarise everything I know about rock groups and singers and the fun I had with them.
And chuck in some social history as well.
P.S. This sad acoustic lullaby was posted by Eric Clapton: For Jack
29th October 2014