Jack Bruce – Live At Rockpalast – 1980, 1983, 1990

Jack Bruce

Live At Rockpalast – 1980, 1983, 1990

Dear Jack was a fine character to talk music with, a session at his house was illuminating and entertaining. His recall was impressive, his perspectives quite striking much of the time. On this release, some German performances are captured and yes the material differs on each of the three shows.This is an Extended Box Set containing 5 CDs, 2 DVDs and a booklet with original liner ndotes by Mr. Rockpalast Peter Ruechel personally. So you get 265 minutes of the finest rock music. Bruce of course only toured with the very best musicians. This, then is a fan’s dream, indeed.

Let’s take you through the box content, the five audio CDs first…

Disc: 1

1. White Room

2. Post War

3. Hit And Run

4. Running Back

5. Facelift 318

6. Theme For An Imaginary Western

7. X Marks The Spot

8. Dancing On Air

 

Disc: 2

1. Out To Lunch

2. Living Without Ya

3. Politician

4. Bird Alone

5. Sunshine Of Your Love

6. N.S.U.

7. Spoonful

 

These first two discs feature Bruce, Clem Clempson on guitar, David Sancious Keys and guitar plus none other than Billy Cobham on drums!

 

Disc: 3

1. Outsiders

2. Can You Follow

3. Third Degree

4. Flying

5. Doing That Scrapyard Thing

6. Theme For An Imaginary Western

7. Weird Of Hermiston

8. Tickets To Waterfalls

9. Golden Days

10. One

11. Travlin’ Child

12. Pieces Of Mind

13. Traintime

14. The Best Is Still To Come

 (This one has Bruce solo on piano and harp)

 

Disc: 4

1. A Boogie

2. Uptown Breakdown

3. Travlin’ Child

4. Make Love (Pt. II)

5. Green And Blue

6. The Swarm

7. The Best Is Still To Come

8. Rollin’ And Tumblin’

 

Disc: 5

1. Keep It Down

2. First Time I Met The Blues

3. Bird Alone

4. I’m So Glad

5. Spoonful

6. N.S.U.

 

Discs 4 and 5 have Bruce plus David Sancious and drummer Bruce Gary

 

Disc: 6

1. White Room

2. Post War

3. Hit And Run

4. Running Back

5. Facelift 318

6. Theme For An Imaginary Western

7. X Marks The Spot

8. Dancing On Air

9. Out To Lunch

10. Living Without Ya

11. Politician

12. Bird Alone

13. Sunshine Of Your Love

14. N.S.U.

15. Spoonful

16. Outsiders

17. Can You Follow

18. Third Degree

19. Flying

20. Doing That Scrapyard Thing

21. Theme For An Imaginary Western

22. Weird Of Hermiston

23. Tickets To Waterfalls

24. Golden Days

25. One

26. Travlin’ Child

27. Pieces Of Mind

28. Traintime

29. The Best Is Still To Come

 

This DVD has Bruce, Clempson, Cobham, Sancious ; then Bruce solo

 

Disc: 7

1. Boogie

2. Uptown Breakdown

3. Travlin’ Child

4. Make Love (Pt. II)

5. Green And Blue

6. The Swarm

7. The Best Is Still To Come

8. Rollin’ And Tumblin’

9. Keep It Down

10. First Time I Met The Blues

11. Bird Alone

12. I’m So Glad

13. Spoonful

14. N.S.U.

This second DVD has Bruce, Sancious and Gary.

All this plus the aforementioned booklet…an impressive artefact!

 

Pete Sargeant