JEFF BRIDGES’ film career has, of course, taken in such essential movies as The Last Picture Show and The Big Lebowski. But he’s also a musician of long standing – see his T Bone Burnett-produced solo LP from 2011, and more – which brings us to one of RSD 2025’s most intriguing releases.
His LP Slow Magic ’77-’78 collects various vintage Bridges material: songs are variously informal and in-studio, from Beefheart experimental to Beach Boys melodious. “Oh, I was thinking about doing another Quaalude,” goes the representative, loopy Obnoxious. Two songs have vocals by acting legend Burgess Meredith, who narrates multi-part movie-for-the-mind Kong. For decades it existed only as an informal cassette comp.
“Music would keep bubbling up,” says Bridges, surely one of the few men in the world who…
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MOJO (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2025