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Jack Bruce: "the only decent guy in Led Zeppelin is dead"
Cream bassist continues attack
Michael Leonard, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 12:33 pm UTC
Cream's bassist Jack Bruce is continuing to wage a war of words on Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin.
Not content with the controversy he caused by his comments at the Classic Rock Awards, Bruce has now given an interview to Detroit classic rock radio station WCSX, and again criticises Zeppelin for their reunion show at London's O2 in December 2007.
"They hijacked that gig because it was supposed to be a tribute to [late Atlantic label boss] Ahmet Ertegun," says Bruce. "We [Cream] were going to be playing it: it was going to be at the Royal Albert Hall, with the Stones playing too, but they hijacked it and made it into a sort of Zeppelin gig.
"Eric [Clapton] and I decided we didn't want to be a part of it. They moved it to the O2, and it had gone in the wrong direction for us as a tribute to Ahmet."
"Jimmy Page ain't no Eric Clapton… the only decent guy in that band is dead." Jack Bruce
"Obviously, there's a little bit of jealousy on my part with Zeppelin, more than a little bit. The audience was created by Cream and Jimi Hendrix, and Zeppelin came along and had a very easy ride. We were the pioneers, and pioneers often don't get the recognition they deserve.
"And let's face it, Jimmy Page ain't no Eric Clapton… the only decent guy in that band is dead."
Bruce laughs in the interview, adding "you know my sense of humour".
Though MusicRadar does wonder why he's even starting this 'joke' feud now? Bruce is 65 years old.
User comments (5)
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Jimmy Page' playing might've been a bit sloppy, it sounded great. Clapton's playing just puts me to sleep. Considering I ain't afraid of listening to acoustic and blues music, that kinda says alot to me.
And I agree, this guy is just jealous because of the gigantic succes and the fact Cream wasn't nearly as big. Also, who cares about the Rolling Stones? Don't get me wrong, they've got some great songs and everything, but they are nothing compared to Led Zeppelin (in my opinion). I didn't find out about Cream until I got through all of Led Zep's discography, the Beano album and all of Jimi Hendrix. -
What happened to the Cream reunion? Oh yea, It went over like a led baloon. Being born in 68, I hadn't heard of Cream until I already had my 3rd Zep album. I think I first heard of Cream when I was at Licorice Pizza purchasing "In Through The Out Door". Come on Robert, Get with the rest and come to the states.
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Led Zeppelin not pioneers? Wow...
Their standard now may be open to debate, but you can't deny that Zeppelin were one of the most influential bands of all time - Page didn't get there by not being able to play guitar. Though for me his guitar playing was always secondary...it was the songs themselves that captured me as a fan. Does Bruce really think he's going to prove his integrity and Cream's reputation by mouthing off and having an ego bigger than his back catalogue? -
Jack who? jack Off? anyway I guess you really dont know much about music !Zeppelin is 100 times better then Cream, your just jeoulous if I was you I would shut up because there are alot of fans of Cream and Zeppelin and your losing the Zeppelin fans right now, Dumb move for a very dumb person. That was a great show for Amet your just a jackass because they stole your fame which is not much.
Jim Morrison -
OUCH!
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Lead_Zeppelin
Mon 10 Nov 2008, 1:21 pm UTC