British guitarist reacts Robin Trower's Hendrix influenced grooves
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- Tonight I'm looking a Robin Trower performance, some slow blues from 1974 with a hint of Hendrix in there!
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What a great video.! I just love this track. It’s hauntingly beautiful. Robin Trower is phenomenal. One of the greatest rock blues guitarists. 🎸James Dewar’s voice was exquisite. He hardly moved his mouth, yet he delivered such powerful soulful vocals. He’s got to be one of my favourite bass vocalists..(apart from Jack Bruce).!
Much better singer than Jack Bruce, as a singer Dewar is up there with Paul Rodgers.
Yes, Robin Trower is heavily influenced by Hendrix but, you have to remember, that was the Era he comes from and many young guitar players from that time dug what Jimi did and wanted to be like him. Trower however did establish himself in his own right as an excellent guitarist and composer who built a solid fan base which still holds to this day. I personally love Robin Trowers music and Bridge of Sighs was one of the very 1st rock albums I ever heard.
Had to go back 3 years for this one fil. Bridge of sighs in my opinion is one of the best albums EVER made!🌷
RIP James Dewar, his voice & Robin's writing was a perfect match. I saw Robin a few months ago, & he's still got it! His tone & vibrato are heavenly.
Awesome! Yeah he's still at it!
Medicine Mann 824 I think he’s better than in his classic period.
Bridge of Sighs is a top notch record. Not one bad song on it. Incredible musicianship...RIP James Dewar....
All hail Jimmy, so underrated vocally
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Ri2K Best in rock, IMO.💯
One of the most underrated players of all time, loved his playing, Robin Rocked !
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ROBIN CAN STILL ROCK MAN. HE WAS JUST A FEW YEARS BACK. I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I USED TO SEE HIM IN BOSTON AND OTHER NORTH EAST LOCATIONS IN THE 70s.
Been listening to Robin Trower since he broke off from Procol Harum. Just awesome, beautiful, ethereal music. And I must agree, we lost Jimmy Dewar way too soon. He was terribly under rated as a singer. I rate him up with Paul Rodgers.
One of my favorite Trower songs! There's a little Hendrix influence but Robin has a style all his own. The Man can play!!!
The entire bridge of sighs album is a showcase of how to play stratacaster blues guitar with gain! Yes certainly ties in with Hendrix but he has his own way of doing things that sounds unique and individual from everyone else out there!
I've always loved this song. The way he drives those simple BLUES licks into your head...over and over with that killer vibes out sound...incredible. Simple but soul wrenching never the less.
Thanx for bringing back to life a classic guitar player that time has seemed to have forgotten.
I remember sitting in basements experimenting... while Robin Trower sides played on and on. A lost style that needs to be reborn from time to time.
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I saw Robin at Memorial Hall in Kansas City maybe 1983ish? I recall my seat just vibrating intensely during some of his lower chords. His reproduction of his recordings was spot on. The mix was just wonderful.
If Trower is forgotten, it’s only because he’s out of the mainstream and people are lazy. He has a ton of music out there since his heyday. Make an effort and you’ll be duly rewarded!
Another is Frank Marino
You surely know your music... it is so refreshing to see your appreciation and knowledge, at your age. Robin Trower was one of the reasons why I play guitar. The feel of his playing style, for me was magical. Thanks again for a great video...
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XaviorvorteX daydream is another slow beauty
That slow riff has more power than riffs ten times faster. It’s slow pace and that biting tone really draw you in. Then top it off with that full, raw vocal by Dewar, nothing like it. Trower has always been a favorite of mine.
Thanks for including James Dewar in the discussion. Just as Trower is criminally underrated, so too is Dewer. IMO, his departure from the band due to the medical condition that eventually cost him his life took much of the edge from Trower's music. He was as perfect a fit for Trower as Trower was for him.
Went to see Foreigner in 1984 on their Agent Provocateur tour. Robin Trower opened. Before the show, I had picked up a Foreigner t-shirt. After Trower opened, I went back out and convinced the merch guys to swap it out for a Trower shirt. He blew them way the hell off of the stage.
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Fred Firth 10-12 years earlier, when “Bridge” broke, Trower and his band were getting fired on lots of tours as the opener, as they upstaging the headliners. Not unusual.
One of a kind , Robin. My top 3 influences and still a favorite.
Robin constantly has the best live tone ever. It's always a great experience!
very nice commentary on the genius of robin trower then AND now..an ty btw
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So glad that you noticed his soulful feel. He has said that his main influence was James Brown. He does have some Hendrix influence as well but it's Robin's unique tone & funky feel that made him a 70's mainstream rocker. I just saw him this past April in San Antonio Texas after a 40 plus year hiatus since seeing him live. He started the set with Too Rolling Stoned & it just went up from there! I caught him just after his sound check (playing Day of the Eagle no less!)& he graciously signed my Blackmore signature Strat! He never went away as true artists persist to pursue their lifelong muse & his new album Getting Closer To the Day is excellent & his voice suits the material well.(God rest your soul Jimmy Dewar) So Robin is still a 70's rocker only now it's his age but his music is ageless as he gets closer to his day.
Great video never heard him good sound now I'm marching all over TH-cam watching him....thanks
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Duane Atkinson find his "Bridge of Sighs" album/Cd.... You'll dig it!
chip tmcc man I'm a hendrix fan but I honestly think robin has more control and a great mellow sound....thanks for the suggestion my friend
Duane Atkinson Also, look at Procol Harum, from Broken Barricades and prior. He was also on the Prodigal Stranger album, by Procol Harum. He is so good.
Thanks all for the suggestions this guy is great I've been watching everything I can find on him
Robins guitar style changed big time from his days in Procul Harem to his Bridge of Sighs style.I think Hendrix Band of Gypsys album had a huge influence.Especially with the Univibe effect
Band of Gypsies to me is some of Jimi's best playing live. That particular night he seemed very coherent and in a great frame of mind and it shows in his playing. The Machine Gun solo on this album is my all time favorite Hendrix live recording, it totally kicks ass!!!
I was fortunate enough to see Robin Trower live in the 80s in San Francisco at a small club called the Box. When he came on the stage my first impression was that he’s much smaller in real life. He started playing and my second impression was that he was using the same amplifier set up that you would use if you played in a ballpark! He was awesome and he kept playing and playing and playing. It was such a treat to see him in an intimate setting. My brother and I were blown away along with our hearing. If you can find it, the album of Robin playing for the king biscuit flower hour is a real treat. It gives you kind of an idea of what the songs sound like played live and at length. Thanks for the great Review.
When you are ten feet away in a small rock club in Syracuse NY and it’s not packed and you can watch a master of guitar and the super talented band mates all evening .
Yet another great evening of my youth in between dead shows .
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Had the same experience in a PACKED rock club in San Diego on a dollar beer night. My friends say I loved it🤕😜😩🖒
I have watched Robin perform live on seven occasions over the last 35 years. He has the strongest natural vibrato I have ever seen. That being said, he went through phases where he used effects, whammy-bars, and wah-wah pedals, etc. but even without all that stuff he is still one of my guitar heroes, the other two being Michael Schenker and Brian May.
I'm a new subscriber to Wings of Pegasus and just found this episode. I saw Robin Trower for the first time about 2 years ago and was blown away! Immediately went out and bought the Bridge of Sighs CD and learned to play this song on both guitar and bass. Definitely my favorite song of his, along with Hanna (on a different CD). Thank you for doing this analysis, Fil, and keep up the great work!
Can't read ALL the comments but this song is so PERFECT for the subject matter - men walking across the bridge to their execution. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this song.
I will never get sick of his music !
One doesn't just listen to this song, so much as melt into it! This song never seems to get old.
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Robin Trower has often unfairly and inappropriately been compared to Jimi Hendrix, who was a hero of Robin's. (Robin would ultimately go on to tour with Jimi when Robin was with Procol Harum and they had great respect for one another.) The fact is that Robin developed his own unique style and tone. And I love each musician's music. They do have a point of musical commonality, though, that goes beyond their love of Strats and Marshall amps and their mastery of those instruments. While each demonstrates impressive technical skills and guitar virtuosity, some of their best-known works are technically within the reach of even intermediate level guitar players. That is, on those works, a great many guitarists are capable of playing the pieces note-for-note and at the same speed. But -- and this is an all-important "but" -- it's another thing altogether to play those pieces with the art and soul that makes those compositions musically magical. Robin's Bridge of Sighs is a perfect example of the playing of such a composition.
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Yeah, that is my feeling: Robin Trower has such a distinct own style and tone. (which I love to pieces more than Hendrix as it happens)
@Kenneth Liburd Yes, in a way it always is! :-)
Don't be a copy cat and play robin note for note. Quote some of his lines and do your own. That's what I do when playing a tune of his.
There is a hendrix element for sure. But interestingly , he has an R and B influence. Especially with his second drummer who played with Sly Stone.
Thanks for doing Robin Trower we'd love to hear more
I could listen to Robin all day. Total mastery of his sound. Bridge of sights was so different when it came out compared to what we had on the radio waaay back when. Yes, I'm old, and was there when all these great albums came out. Still have a large selection of LP's from their initial releases. Thanks for having this video on your channel Fil.
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This was a great concert. Robin is an outstanding guitarist. This song is so eerily, beautifully haunting🕊
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love everytime you come back to the masters of blues.robin amazed me with his playing,there are quite a few underrated guitarists who contributed to some really great music.Plus Procul was a great band too.
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Robin has always sounded like a knife going through melted butter. Keep up your great reviews.
I saw Robin in 2019 in San Antonio TX. Caught him after sound check & he graciously signed my Ritchie Blackmore signature Strat. He started the show with Too Rolling Stoned & it just went upward from there! His latest cd Getting Closer To The Day is fantastic! 70 plus years old & still as good as ever!
How nice to see Robin Trower here. Thank you Fil
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I love Robin even today! He never will die.
Robin was and is the master of tone. Add Dewar's outstanding vocals, and you have a unique, and very tasty sound never quite duplicated by anyone else.
I so agree.
Saw Robin twice in small clubs in Chicago, and he was fantastic! What a soulful player and James Dewar's vocals were great. Underrated legend!
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Great analysis Fil, used to love Robins playing, even saw him live a couple of times back around the bridge of sighs days, yes I'm that old ;)
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Me too...Twice Removed From Yesterday.
A true master at his craft.
Great job, as usual!! Robin Trower is very underrated. My brother and I saw him, a few years back. It was a great show!!
This song is allot harder to play than it appears. His special de-tuned setup, effects, and feel is hard to replicate. I've been trying for quite some time. Pure admiration.
Another underrated Bass player and singer. I miss his voice ! RIP jimmy !
Love Robin....saw him in 2016. The only thing he’s missing is James Dewar...may he Rest In Peace.
Amen.
Trower's playing always creates an intense emotional connection with the listener. One of my favorite guitarists of all time.
(Dewar's voice does the exact same thing as trower's guitar playing).
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This is terrific analysis. Robin Trower is amazing. RIP Jimmy Dewar (such a soulful vocalist) and Reg Isidore.
Amen.
A true master of guitar,influenced by Jimi,yes, but has a style all his own! Saw him first live in either '73 or '74,changed music for me for sure,his first 5 or 6 albums,still some of the best blues rock music ever,thanks for this Fil!!
A real soulful duo ,Robin so expressive and such tone,Jimmy Dewar was [rip] such a deeply evocative and soulful voice ,complementing each other the live album,really shows that Robin can play quickly AND soulfully,just regret never having seen them live.
Made my month mate ! Thank you for sharing this one !! He still puts out quality music to this very day. Jimmy Dewar R.I.H Rock In Heaven. \m/✌
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Dude with an a.c./dc t shirt....ya u picked one good jammaster here.robin was and is awesome now we can't forget James Dewar singer/bass he'll of a singer...this is the best trio.I bought the record when it came out and wore the grooves down to the Mylar...totally awesome....
Yeah James had some pipes!
Such a great performance and legit analysis. Gonna thumbs up this video. Rock
Nice, always like your input comments on these artist and good picking too🤘🎸
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I ran across your reaction to Robin Fil how cool
Robin just keeps getting better.
I saw Trower and Co. in 76/77/80/84/91/94. Changed the way he played. Growth.
Oooooooooh! I absolutely LOVE Robin Trower!!!
One of my favorite guitarists from the 60s-70s. I still work on stealing Trower licks all the time. He plays slow but his vibrato is on hyper drive.
Ah, so happy to find this , with Jimmy on vocal 🤘💕
I really really wish y'all would fark off about Hendrix/Trower. Robin stands on his own feet without any Jimi. Peeved me for almost 50 years.
Dude, I'm with you
Really love Robin's tone and the beautiful sustain he gets on this super slow groove song.Had this one on vinyl,cassette,and cd, didnt have it on 8-track though.Yeah was listening to him and Frank Marino alot at one time.Also was watching Robin play this song live last year so he's still rocking,good for him.Rock
Yeah he's still rockin'!
Used to listen to this album with all the lights out. Sometimes with or without smoking the impotent grass we had back then. His music and the way the instruments blended along with the vocals was so hypnotic. Your right about the drummer. He shows real discipline and seasoning as a musician. I've played with so many drummers that didn't. Should be felt more than heard. I don't know why he and his band aren't in the H.O.F. (like many others).
Saw him live once before he was famous in Cardiff students union, awesome really mesmerising, knew he was something special.. A few months later he was on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
I was introduced to Jimi and Robin at the same time in 1976, got to see robin but was to drunk to remember it, Have been kicking myself in the ass for that for years....
Robin Trower 100% absoLUTEly knew what he was doing ! And he still does !! ❤ with this song and Too rolling stoned and many others that haunted tone with those bluesy phrasing/riffs are on another level ... The rarefied level of ***ROBIN TROWER***
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I love how Robin feels every note he plays...so important in pushing the music over the top. "Rock!"
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Wow! Yeah I was at the touring of this album. In ‘75. Neat thing is I also saw Robin with Procol Harum when I was in the Navy in California.
The labeling of Trower as a Hendrix copy cat is totally unfair. He was a contemporary of Hendrix. Maybe Jimmy copied him ? But in the end it does not matter because we are all meant to be influenced by everything we hear and see. Including Trower and Hendrix. Case closed.
They were good mates and jammed together, I don’t know if you know but Robin wrote the song “ Twice removed from yesterday” for Jimi but never got the chance show him it
Fil, I love your perspective on musicians and their playing. I have to share with you why music was the way it was back in the 70's being so mystic and sultry. It was made for people who were "Heads" like myself. There was a time when music was created to sit and get totally immersed in with friends sitting around the turntable. Imagine hearing this back then when it was a brand a new album, and you and your buddies went to Sam Goody's to purchase this and maybe the new Pink Floyd and Zeppelin albums. Went back to your friends home and enjoyed some mind enhancing smoke and then for the first time, carefully placing the needle on the record, sat back all day listening together to every fantastic song by these Head Masters. Today I hear people critique and surgically try to understand where this all came from and it can't be explained away. You have to sit and let it soak into you and wrap itself around your soul as a listener and musician then after wearing that album out and having listened to it hundreds of times can you then feel somehow connected to it the rest of your natural born life. I appreciate Wings of Pegasus, but there's more to this music than you could ever imagine, and will never fully get. That train left the station long ago, lol.
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I work on Robin's gear over here in the States. His groove is what it's about. Robin pretty much sings it all now along with his bass player Rich Watts. I think this is right after Robin switched from Gibson SG's to Strats and he was using 50 watt Marshall heads with 8-10" cabs. Robin Is the white Jimi Hendrix. Robin was using the Uni-Vibe back then. Nowadays he uses the Fulltone Deja-vibe along with Fulltone Wah and Overdrives.
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I saw a clip of him playing a small hall type setting, I believe he was late 50s or early 60s. What a treat. He deserves a lot of love. He was mesmerizing and obviously loving every second and every note. It's the passion that rocks me. That's why I love this song so much. This is deep down in your soul music. Vibrate your bones music.
I believe that Robin was playing through a Leslie which provides that haunting menacing kind of atmosphere. Still my favorite album. I love Day Dream and I Can't Wait Much Longer. Trower is one of the rare musicians that can make feedback sound beautiful. A definite shout out to Jimmy Dewer's soulful singing. He had the range of Hendrix and the vibrato of Jack Bruce.
It's actually a device called UniVibe. You have to have one of those for that Star Spangled Banner /Machine Gun sound. Jimi and Robin liked a slow slushy wobble with no vibrato. Use a faster setting with vibrato if you want to sound like Joshua Homme of Kyuss.
I first heard Trower in Richmond Hill Ontario, just outside of Toronto. I had just turned 18.I remember hearing a song called Twice removed from yesterday and I thought- My God who is this guy? Absolutely brilliant guitarist and perhaps just not included in most lists of best guitarists around. Top ten on my list. Thanks for your reviews on these guitar giants. I was very impressed with your thoughts on Frank Marino, sometimes referred to as the white Jimi Hendrix. Bless you man and keep up the great work.
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OMG just saw a recent TH-cam Trower performance at an outdoor fest-SO SOLID in spite of his age, and the bass player vocalist (like a third of his age) is really good too.
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Being 13 years old when this came out I do remember it and it was a neat new sound, nice videoFil
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The first time I saw Robin was on the "Bridge of Sighs" tour, he looked just like he does in this video. The last two times I've seen him have been much more recent, he looks his age (see the "Seven Moons" video with Jack Bruce), but he certainly hasn't slowed down any as a player! He was playing large arenas on the "For Earth Below" tour, last two shows I saw were small halls, amazing to see him from close up, and last show I went to he hung around after so I ran to my car and got the "Seven Moons" CD and got his autograph on it. Had I known he'd do that I'd have brought the "Twice Removed From Yesterday" LP! Great player and seems quite a nice fellow as well.
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I became a Robin Trower fan soon after I started playing in 1977. Saw Robin with James Dewar and Reg Isadore that same year at the Memphis Coliseum, 3rd row center stage. I believe I was 19. Eddie Money was the opening act. I think it was one of Eddie's first gigs in the the U.S. Eddie was dressed all in black. It was a good year for concerts. Thank's for the memories Wings of Pegasus:-)
I used to try and play this back in the day based on this very video. Wasn't able to until I ran into some dude at a music store one rainy day who told me " Good luck with that one, unless you have a Uni-Vibe, same goes for 'Machine Gun' by Jimi ". He was right...after that I got myself a VOX tube driven Trem/Vibe combo and nailed it, without the Trem there's not much there really. One of those rare instances where the effect makes the song soar you know? Great song though, one of my faves by Trower for sure. Another great post Fil, rock on bruv ! \m/
Yeah the uni-vibe really adds something to it!
Yeah it isn't hard to play if you can ever get the tone right. I have a little Vox with effects and amp modeling that can reproduce that tone. I guess Vox is the only way to go for the proper tone. Great song! Great analysis, Fil!
Cy Brunel Did you practice the guitar face Robin has going on? It may help.
Bridge of Sighs never gets old as an album for me.
I was thinking, "man, what a screwed up face he's making!" Dude's not great looking to begin with and then he makes that face....scary!
First heard the Bridge of Sighs album in believe in 1973 or 1974 & it is still my favorite album of all time. Why is this band not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Good question.
Because the RnRHoF has little, if anything, to do with musical achievements or credibility. It’s an elite club of yuppie idiots perpetrating a blatant money grab. Trower and Dewar are too good for that sham “institution”. It’s more of an honor to be excluded, at this point.
Underrated? No,highly appreciated and respected, yes!
One cool thing that I just learned. Robin trower is the artist that Paul Gilbert wishes more people were exposed to and aware of, and he's a major influence on Paul Gilbert. I never knew that. I've seen Robin trower a couple of times and he's just mind-blowing. His latest album through the covid years that he reworked multiple times came out and it was just freaking fantastic. Highly recommended
I know I was one of probably many guitar players and music lovers to recommend Robin Trower. I’m very happy that you did an analysis video on one of my favorites. I have another recommendation for you from my hone town of Chicago. The band is called Russian Circles, the song I would recommend is “Harper Lewis”. This band started out as a two piece band with a drummer and guitar player. He does some interesting finger tapping in the song I recommended so I will try to find the live version so you can somewhat try to see what he’s doing. The band an instrumental band.
Robin has been kicking my arsenal since the early Procol Harum days!
Another guitarist that I've never seen in concert but I've seen many. I've learned to love Robin's playing in recent year's and love it all the way back to Proco Harum now. I have a awesome DVD of Robins now. It seems over the year's Robins guitar playing has evolved. Great analysis!
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seen him live felt forum nyc when he toured this album, fantastic sound and very tight presentation. I loved him with procol harum if you ever can get a live video of him playing simple sister you would see what I mean. you rock Fil
A great riff!! One of the reasons I learned to play in the first place. A crowd-pleaser at parties with the rest of the heads.
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Spot on Fil...
I had the great fortune to once again see Robin Trower May 15th 2019 at the McDondald Theatre, Eugene OR.
Robin's "Power Trio" had Richard Watts on bass/vocals & Chris Taggert on drums. Robin hasn't lost anything! You still know instantly "who is playing guitar"! Robin gives the guitar a "living, breathing life" that that is self-evident through every note...no simply shredding noise maker!...When Robin plays you can feel it in your soul!(like my other favs: Ritchie Blackmore, Alvin Lee, Peter Green, Leslie West & Frank Marino.).
Robin/Watts/Taggert did an excellent job in covering all the old stand-by's and including songs from his latest album.
Trower/Dewar/Isidore can hold their own against any other Blues/Rock Trio(and yes, I even include Cream...who I also love).
Robin is one of the most underated, period!! and Jimmy Dewar's voice was as smooth as a swallow of Dalwhinnie Single Malt. Jimmy, totally underated as well(one of the Greatest Voices...matching Robin's deep, soul stiring sound). Isidore tied it all together!...also underated!
Thanks for this analysis video from your perspective and being a guitarist yourself. Trower throws down, as usual here. I listened to this group back in the day, but didn’t appreciate all the hard work until recently.
Fan since 1976, when i was 17 years old. Still a fan !
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As a guitarist I can't say enough about Trower's slower songs and how difficult it is to fill out the sound without drop offs. Jimmy's singing is so soulful - something about those Scots, like Jimmy, Davey Pattison and Frankie Miller
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I can't put it in words.Listening to this music moves me deeply.and the rich notes on the guitar is mesmerizing.
Excellent assessment and comments.
Underrated guitarist
So underrated by the mainstream! This is just wonderful! No rush, just feel and enjoy.....
saw robin open johnny winter great show
Jimmy Dewar was and is a criminally unknown and underrated Singer, deserves to be up there with any of the greats of classic rock/blues rock
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Bridge of sighs always had a sort of hypnotic effect on me and I think that is happening to you.I see it in your eyes..I first heard Robin play this song in 1974 at the PAC in Milwaukee Wisconsin..I became a fan then.. Another great Trower song is Daydream.Check that one out..So cool someone so young like you is a fan of ROBIN TROWER.
Loved Robin TROWER, then he seemed to disappear from radio in the mid 70s. THANKS
It's as if you've been looking through my music collection. Another great choice.🤘
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Great post Fil
I saw him 1976 and to this day only one other show I went to was close to being that good of a show this guy was an incredible performer and like Hendrix his playing seems so effortless
And there was just 3 guys on stage just playing great music
Brother you should be a producer I’m willing to bet you have that gift of seeing talent in people that others don’t see you would be good producing talent cause you see it
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