[Album Review] West, Bruce & Laing / Live & Kickin' (74)

 

      West, Bruce & Laing / Live & Kickin' (74)


 

 

 
1.Play with fire (M. Jagger, K. Richards, C. Watts, B. Wymann, B. Jones)

A Rolling Stones song. Sung by Leslie and Jack. Great performance of the band. Leslie and Jack combine very well. Great guitar solos, accompanied by that typical Jack Bruce bass playing, constanly counterattacking. Corky Laing with his steady drums gives them all the musical space they need.

2.The Doctor (West, Bruce, Laing and S. Palmer)

The Doctor is West, Bruce & Laing. The first song they've written together. Sung by Leslie. So much power in one song. Leslie great on his slide guitar.

3.Politician (Bruce / Brown) Sung by Jack

This song we all know from the Cream period. I've heard several versions of this song. This one I like the best. Jack's singing is really good. This band gives this song the atmosphere it needs, namely: dirty. Corky gives this song the steadfast rhythm it needs.

4.Powerhouse sod (West,Bruce & Laing and Brown)

Sung by Jack.
This song shows Jack at his best on the bass. The bass takes all the lead, accompanied by the guitar and drums. No more musical instruments needed for this song. This song probably shows the best bass playing ever performed! Jack doing things on his bass guitar that many lead guitarists only can dream of.


Jack Bruce - Synthesizer, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Corky Laing - Drums
Leslie West - Guitar, Vocals