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Check out five great bass tracks from throughout Jack Bruce's career in honor of the legendary bassist of Cream, who passed away this weekend. -
Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Others Remember Cream Bassist Jack Bruce
After the unfortunate news broke yesterday, Oct. 25, that former Cream bassist Jack Bruce died, musicians like bandmate Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr took to social media to pay tribute. -
Cream Bassist Jack Bruce Dead At 71
Bassist Jack Bruce, who played with the Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in the influential rock trio Cream, has died at the age of 71. -
Cream Career-Spanning Box Set Will Be Released in November [TRACKLIST]
Although Cream's career was brief, it spawned four impressive albums that will be released in a specialty box set this November. -
10 Albums That Close With Their Shortest Song: The Beatles, The Smiths, And More
Many musicians have a natural inclination to close out albums or concerts with their biggest number (see: Purple Rain), but these ten artists did just the opposite, by placing the shortest track on the album at the very end. -
8 Bands Where Every Member Writes Songs: Queen, Led Zeppelin, And More
A great number of bands are led by just one or two songwriters, with the rest of the members never really contributing anything compositionally. However, these eight bands moved beyond this dynamic by featuring songwriting contributions from each one of their members. -
Eric Clapton May Retire from The Road...Don't Expect Cream Reunion Either
The Who have announced 2014 to be their last year on the road, Motley Crue has legally documented that it shan't tour anymore after its current run, and now it seems Eric Clapton, one of the most acclaimed guitarists in history, might be opting for the same plan. Slowhand told Uncut magazine that he may quit the road following his current engagements. -
5 Musicians With Two Equally Famous Bands: Dave Grohl, Eric Clapton, And More
Plenty of musicians join more than one band throughout their careers, but most of them end up being associated with just one band. That's why Paul McCartney is always referred to as a member of the Beatles, and not a member of Wings. However, there are some artists who are lucky enough to have been members of two different bands that are equally as famous or influential. Here are five artists that are equally known for two different bands. -
5 Artists Who Basically Wrote the Same Song Twice: Neil Young, the White Stripes, and more
When it was discovered today that Pharrell starts all of his songs the same way, it got me thinking about other artists who pulled similar tricks in multiple songs. It's one thing to have a signature sound, but these five artists pretty much wrote the same song two times (one artist even did it on the same album). -
7 Album Covers That Are Homages to Other Albums: The Clash, Weezer, and more
Musicians steal from each other all the times, whether it comes to lyrics, riffs, fashion, or in this case, album covers. Here are seven album covers that are homages (or rip-offs) to other albums. -
The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan: Cream's Ginger Baker Hates 'Em All
Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer for Cream, has never been accused of being short-winded. Listening to live jams, or Music Times' particular favorite, his epic solo during supergroup Blind Faith's "Do What You Like." Many look to Baker and possibly Who drummer Keith Moon as the originators of the extended drum solo (even if it began with jazz percussionists much earlier). Baker's also notorious for not suffering fools lightly, a common theme during 2012's award-winning documentary Beware of Mr. Baker. Rolling Stone's Patrick Doyle had to deal with just that when interviewing the drummer last week.
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