Waiting In The Wings

Hey Zoo Freaks, it's the Zoo Crew floating on the frequencies at THE ZOO, easing into the dreamy swirl of "Waiting In The Wings" by BBM from their fleeting masterpiece Around The Next Dream. This opener's a gentle giant, penned in those early jams between Gary Moore and Jack Bruce, blooming into a lush ballad that whispers of hidden hopes with Jack's velvet voice soaring over Gary's liquid guitar lines—like a softer echo of Cream's "White Room," but with its own starry-eyed glow. Fans on the X waves still light up sharing it as a quiet favorite, one podcaster calling it a track that sneaks in and lingers like an old friend's secret, pulling heartstrings with every spin.

Ah, the tales from the Hook End Manor sessions paint such a vivid picture, man—Ginger Baker rolling in fresh from wrangling horses in America, hands callused and a fresh knot on his noggin from chasing his hat with a hammer in the wind, yet diving right into the groove like a wild river finding its course. Gary Moore spilled in reflections how those first writes with Jack, including this beauty, shifted to spotlight Jack's soulful style, and the lads even dusted off Ginger's vintage Ludwig kit from Cream days as a welcome-home surprise, though he stuck to his modern thunder for the true spark. Jack himself leaned into the Cream nods, quipping in chats, "We deliberately wanted to nod towards Cream... So it was very deliberate, and I thought it worked very well," while Gary chuckled about their brotherly banter: "They weren’t at each other’s throats... They’re like two brothers, just winding each other up." Pure alchemy in the air, turning old flames into fresh fire without a single scorch.

BBM's origin hums with that serendipitous spark of '93, when Gary Moore swooped in to save Jack Bruce's German gig after his guitarist bolted for Poison—licks flying hot enough to ignite a collab dream right there on stage. Holed up in Gary's Oxfordshire haven, they birthed early gems like this one, then Jack tossed in the curveball: "What about Ginger?"—despite the stormy Cream history—leading to a power trio pact sealed over pints and riffs. Virgin Records caught the buzz quick as a shooting star, dubbing 'em BBM (Baker Bruce Moore) after tossing around wild names like Rocking Horse or Expanding Universe, and off they went to the studio, a whirlwind of bluesy brotherhood chasing the next dream without looking back.

Though their ride was short as a summer storm, keep the BBM blaze alive through the legends' lanes: Gary Moore's fire endures at facebook.com/GaryMooreRW, instagram.com/garymooreofficial, and x.com/gmooreofficial. Jack Bruce's groove echoes on jackbruce.com, facebook.com/JackBruceMusic, instagram.com/jackbruceofficial, and x.com/jackbrucemusic. Ginger Baker's untamed rhythm rolls via gingerbaker.com and facebook.com/jinjahbaker, with trails on x.com/GingerBDrums. Dive deeper into the family fire with the Cream Fan Group or the Blues Rock Experience on Facebook, where stories swirl like smoke from a sacred bonfire, trading memories and magic that never quite fade.