Theme For An Imaginary Western (J.Bruce) - Analysis by RealInspectorShane
Year: 1994
Band: Crash Wisdom
Album: Unreleased:
First Live Performance: 5/12/94
Last (Surfaced) Live Performance: 6/2/94
Lyrics:
When the wagons leave the city
For the forest and further on
Painted wagons of the morning,
dusty roads where they have gone
Sometimes travellin' through the darkness,
Met the summer comin' home
Fallen faces by the wayside,
Looked as if they might have known
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Oh the dancing and the singing
And the music when they played
Oh the fires that they started
Along the trail with no regrets
Sometimes they found it, sometimes they kept it
Often lost it along the way
Fought each other to possess it,
Often blind to the light of day
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Analysis:
The opening song of both currently available Crash Wisdom sets, Theme For An Imaginary Western appears to have been their standard opening number. As with most other CW songs, it is unknown whether other versions exist. The song itself dates back to the late 1960s, originally appearing on the first solo album released by influential Cream bassist Jack Bruce. Shortly after its release it was covered by Mountain on their 1970 album Climbing!, in a version that gave the song more of a heavy psychedelic edge. (On Climbing! its also something of a deep track due to being overshadowed by the better-known opener Mississippi Queen) Due to also being guitar-based, the Crash Wisdom rendition is much closer to Mountain than to Jack Bruce, despite the notable difference of being acoustic.
Quotes: "The [Gibson] EB-03 was my very first bass, I thought it was cool because Jack Bruce played one in Cream..." Michael Steele, 'GREETINGS INTREPID RPERS AND FRIENDS'
Reviews: N/A
Year: 1994
Band: Crash Wisdom
Album: Unreleased:
First Live Performance: 5/12/94
Last (Surfaced) Live Performance: 6/2/94
Lyrics:
When the wagons leave the city
For the forest and further on
Painted wagons of the morning,
dusty roads where they have gone
Sometimes travellin' through the darkness,
Met the summer comin' home
Fallen faces by the wayside,
Looked as if they might have known
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Oh the dancing and the singing
And the music when they played
Oh the fires that they started
Along the trail with no regrets
Sometimes they found it, sometimes they kept it
Often lost it along the way
Fought each other to possess it,
Often blind to the light of day
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Oh the sun was in their eyes,
And the desert was dry
In the country towns,
Where their laughter sounds
Analysis:
The opening song of both currently available Crash Wisdom sets, Theme For An Imaginary Western appears to have been their standard opening number. As with most other CW songs, it is unknown whether other versions exist. The song itself dates back to the late 1960s, originally appearing on the first solo album released by influential Cream bassist Jack Bruce. Shortly after its release it was covered by Mountain on their 1970 album Climbing!, in a version that gave the song more of a heavy psychedelic edge. (On Climbing! its also something of a deep track due to being overshadowed by the better-known opener Mississippi Queen) Due to also being guitar-based, the Crash Wisdom rendition is much closer to Mountain than to Jack Bruce, despite the notable difference of being acoustic.
Quotes: "The [Gibson] EB-03 was my very first bass, I thought it was cool because Jack Bruce played one in Cream..." Michael Steele, 'GREETINGS INTREPID RPERS AND FRIENDS'
Reviews: N/A
Michael Steele
Jack Bruce - "Songs for a Tailor"
Mountain - "Climbing!"
