Can You Follow [Box set, Import]

Jack Bruce | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: 26F RECORDS
• ASIN: B0018RWDHW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,054 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

6 CD SET IN FANTASTIC PACKAGING - NOW DELETED Released just after Jack Bruce's 65th birthday, the six-disc box set "can you follow" chronicles the astounding journey of this eclectic, gifted singer/bassist/songwriter, from 1962 to 2003. Covering pretty much every phase of his career, it includes his work with early British bluesmen like Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, and John Mayall; his psychedelic milestones with Cream; the art-rock-troubadour sounds of his early solo albums; and much more. Collaborating with everyone from p-funk keyboard wizard Bernie Worrell to British blues-rocker Robin Trower and jazz drummer extraordinaire Tony Williams, Bruce effortlessly bounded back and forth from rock to blues to jazz and beyond, and can you follow shows you just how these impressive feats were accomplished. This superb 6 cd pack comes sealed / brand new and is at a bargain price too!

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Overdue, Exceptional Collection, September 26, 2008

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Tony Zipple Thresholds "Tony Zipple" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can You Follow (Audio CD)

I have been a Jack Bruce fan for almost 40 years. His work in Cream started a life long love affair with the blues for me. He is a great song writer, a great singer, and one of the 10 best blues/rock bass players ever. However, his story is far greater the Cream. This collection really does justice to his long and illustrious career. It includes a disk of his work before Cream, a disk of Cream (with a couple of cuts from his Manfred Mann days) and 4 disks of post Cream music. What really stands out is the range of his music and the range of other musicians represented here. Zappa, John McLaughlin, John Mayall, Leslie West, Carla Bley, Billy Cobham, Clapton, Ginger Baker... The list goes on. It is extraordinary to consider what a long and varied career Bruce has had and the extensive contributions that he has made to rock, blues, and jazz. It is is an inspiring look at the career of an inspiring musician. It is hard to go wrong with this one. If only there was a DVD to go with it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Box For Fans of a British Rock Institution, February 14, 2009

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Rik K (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Can You Follow (Audio CD)

What a feast! Scroll through the track listing and you'll see what an amazing selection these six discs hold. Aside from his many solo albums, Jack Bruce has played with many stars of Blues, Rock and Jazz; many different artists are thus featured here. A whole lot of time & TLC went into this project, and it shows. There's a few rare tracks and previously-unreleased goodies too. Bruce is perhaps best known for his innovative and influential bass playing with Cream, but he should be at least equally famous for being an extraordinary composer and singer as well. The man's career goes back nearly 50 years, and listening to this box is something of a tutorial on postwar Anglo music. From earliest white blues, through psychedelia, hard rock, jazz-rock, Fairlight-driven 80s pop, world music and drums n' bass, Bruce has nearly tried it all. Remarkably, every style he tried retained his trademark identity, solid songwriting and quirky originality. And he proves, hands down, that there is always a welcome place for interesting and articulate bass playing, no matter what the decade or genre. Jack Bruce is one of music's greatest treasures, and this box serves his legacy very well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years of thinking outside the box., November 26, 2008

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rick from Boston - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Can You Follow (Audio CD)

What a great set of music from one of Scotlands finest. From the earliest recordings on this set(1962) to the latest(2003), you get a nice sampling of Jack Bruces' varied tastes. The man never sits still. Never repeats himself. Few "rock" musicians have diversified themselves as much as Jack has over the years. To me, one of the most imazing things about his career, is how much he was involved in bands that changed peoples thinking about music. Coming from a jazz background, he introduced jazz to rock via Cream's legendary improvisational jamming. Then he turns around and through the Tony Williams Lifetime introduces rock to jazz. And never receives the credit for it. This set touches upon all of this. A wonderful overview of an amazing career. Now we wait for the live music set!!