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.

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Theme for an Imaginary Western canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
song
arrangementStyleOfMountainVersion heavier rock
associatedAct Cream
Mountain
composer Jack Bruce
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
era late 1960s
firstAlbum Songs for a Tailor
genre jazz rock
progressive rock
psychedelic rock
hasCriticalReputation considered a classic of late-1960s jazz rock
hasInstrumentation drums
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
influencedGenre hard rock interpretations of jazz rock
language English
livePerformanceMainstayFor Mountain
lyricist Pete Brown
notableCoverVersionBy Colosseum
Leslie West
Mountain
originalReleaseYear 1969
partOf Jack Bruce discography
linked to: Jack Bruce

Mountain live repertoire
performer Jack Bruce
popularizedBy Mountain
recordingArtist Jack Bruce
recordLabel Polydor Records
tempo moderate
vocalStyle melodic
writer Jack Bruce
Pete Brown

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Jack Bruce notableWork Theme for an Imaginary Western
John Symon Asher Bruce notableWork Theme for an Imaginary Western
Songs for a Tailor hasTrack Theme for an Imaginary Western
Corky Laing notableSongAsDrummer Theme for an Imaginary Western