After the 2005 Cream reunion, Jack Bruce wanted to continue on with his power-trio mates who, unfortunately, declined. Not to be deterred, Jack Bruce recruited Robin Trower with whom he had played with in the early 1980's, added drummer Gary Husband and the result was the album - Seven Moons. The background of Bruce and Trower are vastly different. Jack Bruce, as played with Cream, is more blues based while Robin Trower has more of a progressive background but the combination works. From the opening notes of the title, the listener knows that there is something good going on here. Jack Bruce's voice sounds as vital as ever. Robin Trower, brings a blues element to his playing that could be compared to Eric Clapton and it would not be an unfair comparison even though the majority of his solo work is not in the blues genre. Gary Husband's playing rounds out this power trio and while people might think they were duplicating the "Cream formula" but the distinctive stylings of Mr. Trower and Mr. Husband avoid that comparison. "Just Another Day", "Distant Places of the Heart" and "Perfect Place" are among the standout tracks on this CD. The trio toured following the release and a follow-up live album was released in 2009 which had tracks from this album and a few Cream tracks included. Unfortunately, this was the only and last studio release for this trio as Jack Bruce passed away in 2014.
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