"Theme for an Imaginary Western" is a song written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown. The song is sometimes referred to as "Theme from an Imaginary Western." It has been performed by many artists, including Jack Bruce, Mountain, Leslie West, Colosseum, Greenslade and DC3.
The song originally appeared on Bruce's Songs for a Tailor album in 1969. It then appeared the next year on Mountain's Climbing! album---Mountain bassist/vocalist Felix Pappalardi, who sang the song with Mountain, had helped produce Bruce's album and brought the song to guitarist/vocalist Leslie West's attention for their album. The lyrics by Pete Brown are believed to be an epitaph for Cream, the influential trio of which Bruce was a member and major songwriter. Mountain performed the song at the Woodstock Festival in 1969; this version appeared on the Woodstock 2 album.
In 1988, Bruce teamed up with Mountain guitarist Leslie West, and performed the song again on West's Theme album, which was named after the song. West also performed it on Leslie West Live!.[1]
The song is a standard on Colosseum gigs and it is also recorded on Colosseum Live (1971) and Colosseum Live05 (2007).
A version by DC3 appears on The Blasting Concept Vol. 2.
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