Theme for an Imaginary Western
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Theme for an Imaginary Western is a 1969 jazz-rock song by bassist Jack Bruce, known for its cinematic, pastoral feel and later popularized in a heavier arrangement by the band Mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theme for an Imaginary Western canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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song ⓘ |
| arrangementStyleOfMountainVersion | heavier rock ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cream
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Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jack Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s ⓘ |
| firstAlbum | Songs for a Tailor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | considered a classic of late-1960s jazz rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
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electric bass ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
anthemic chorus
ⓘ
lyrical imagery of riders and valleys ⓘ orchestral harmonic sensibility ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
cinematic
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imagined Western landscape
ⓘ
journey ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | imaginary Western ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Songs for a Tailor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | hard rock interpretations of jazz rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livePerformanceMainstayFor | Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Pete Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Colosseum
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Leslie West NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jack Bruce discography
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ⓘ
Mountain live repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Jack Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Mountain ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Jack Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melodic ⓘ |
| writer |
Jack Bruce
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Pete Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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