Bridge of Sighs is an actual place in Venice Italy. Prisoners were held on one side of the water and executed on the other.... hence 'a long time crossing' over the Bridge of Sighs...their last look at life.
The way I understand it, the courts were on one side and the prison on the other. Not everyone that crossed over the bridge were sent to be executed, but everyone that crossed had been prosecuted of one crime or another!
The Bridge of Sighs shown in the video, is in Oxford, England. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania used to have a Bridge of Sighs as well, between the jail and the courthouse.
Thought of this song while touring it about 20 years ago lol. The bridge connects the prison to the Ducal Palace, which housed the courts, the legislature and the residence of the Duke
In my opinion,a true definition of a "stoner rock" jam. You should really give this whole album a day in court. There's not a single bad track. Truly an underrated guitar legend!
More great songs on this album, "Too Rolling Stoned", "Lady Love", "The Fool and Me", "Day of the Eagle", and from another album "Confessin' Midnight" is really cool.
FYI the Bridge of Sighs is a specific covered bridge in Venice that connected the old courthouse to the prison on the other side of the canal. As prisoners were marched after conviction to serve their prison sentence, they were offered one last glimpse of the outside world from the bridge, leading to its name.
Yes sir I agree Robin is very underrated also. My all time favorite song by Robin and James is In this Place. Love these guys I saw them at the Long Beach Arena in 1979 with Humble Pie and Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. It was a great great show I will never forget it.
To get the full effect of this song you need a black light and posters, incense and smoke machines from Spencer’s gifts - oh, a bong helps. At least that’s what I’ve been told by those who lived through the 1970’. 😉
Grade A stoner rock... in the 70s, Robin Trower was sometimes forgotten with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Tom Scholz, Neal Schon, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Joe Perry, Phil Manzanera, and so many other amazing guitarists all putting out incredible stuff at the same time period.
Trower was a student of Jimi Hendrix. I saw him in his younger days when he was a guitarist with Procol Harum. The Robin Trower band featured the great vocalist, James Dewar, who died in 2002. It's a bluesy song that makes reference to the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy. That is the bridge where prisoners crossed to go be executed. It is still there. If a person was crossing the Bridge of Sighs it was the end, literally.
If Jimi was gonna pass the torch, then Robin took it honorably. Between Robin's searing blues playing on the strat, and Jimmy Dewar's golden pipes, it's sonic bliss. I don't think I ever clicked on faster on this channel.
Brad and Lex, This song should _always_ ALWAYS be played with the song that follows it called "In This Place". "Bridge of Sighs" transitions into "In This Place" seamlessly with no space between except for that wind noise you hear. The two songs were meant to be played together! If you ever decide to re-do this reaction with both songs together, there is an uploaded video called, "Robin Trower - "Bridge Of Sighs / In This Place" th-cam.com/video/ul0vuetDYHo/w-d-xo.html
One of the few times I've heard this song without having my consciousness altered in some way - and I have to say, it's still great. So moody, so introspective.
The song was based on an actual bridge in Venice Italy built in the 1600’s which linked the palace of justice to the prison and dungeons next door. Prisoners condemned would walk the bridge of sighs, seeing daylight for the last time before beginning their sentences in some medieval hellhole.
Robin Trower was one of the early "sounds like Hendrix" guitar players, before Stevie Ray Vaughn came around. There was also Frank Marino from Mahogany Rush. Trower wasn't just a Hendrix soundalike, he had his own sound and vibe. Great player - lots of phase shifter (pedal effect).
There is a substantial difference between Trower and Vaughan. As much as I love SRV, Trower didn't cover, he tried to take the breakthrough further... sometimes he succeeded and he's still playing out to this day.
@@enorbet2 I saw him live in the 70s in an unfortunate lineup (for Trower) where Rory Gallagher came on before him. Jethro Tull was headlining. After Gallagher, another great Strat player, Trower was an anti-climax. And a food fight broke out. It was at the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum. But we did spend many hours playing Bridge of Sighs while passing the bong in high school.
@@eximusic Heya. I suppose that's understandable if you were in High School in the 70s and especially if you're not a Musician. The timing has to do with the Psychedelic Genre where "heavy" very often was also "slow". That phase/style even affected early Black Sabbath. Once that style was out of favor, it no longer filled Pop charts or got radio play. Bands either moved on or ended up in the bargain bins. A very few always manage to find an audience. An example in later times would be Dinosaur Jr. still playing out to sizable crowds. Non-musicians, and beginners tend to revere speed because of the energy of youth and the difficulty early on in playing fast. The truth is that even if you don't have a musical bone in your body, if you keep practicing, you will get fast. What real Musicians strive for ultimately is expression, shaping notes to say something, to communicate passion. Many who achieve that still don't become household names let alone Pop Stars. The Music Biz is not a meritocracy. Commercial success has way more to do with fads, luck, and connections... oh yeah, and location.
I saw Robin Trower In a bar in Detroit around 83' definitely some great blues rock. I've cut my rock and roll teeth on this album. My 10 yr. senior sister brought this album home in 74' I was 11. I turned all my friends on to RT while smoking dope in "High School" definitely not my favorite song on the album, but you really can't go wrong with his music. Brad and Lex, Experience Spell Bound, Too Rolling Stoned, Day of the Eagle, Lady Love.
A cool reaction video, you should check out another great guitarist from the 1970s. Rory Gallagher - Do You Read Me ( rock goes to college, 1979 ), Jimi Hendrix called Rory Gallagher the best guitar player in the world, Rory sold over 30 million albums over his career witch want between 1966 thru 1995.
This LP was voted by listeners of WXRT radio in Chicago as number one album for 1974. WXRT began in 1973 and still today playing rock format. LP full of gems.
If my memory serves me in 1974 WXRT was operating out of a studio on Belmont Avenue across the street from Foreman HS. I wonder if they are still in that location.
@@TriGator 4949 West Belmont. I don't know if they are still there or not. I remember those early days before they were a 24 hour rock format they came on around 11 pm and aboit 5am the format switched to serve the Lithuainian or some other such community. I would sleep with the radio on WXRT all night (Terri Hemert) and be jolted awake at 5am by this loud strange music and guy speaking in another laungage ha ha.
Yes, like another Fender Master, the great David Gilmour. Dudes like them, become one with their instrument and what they can do with pace, tone, soul and dynamics. Inspirational, even spiritual playing. 🎸
Love Trower! Love that you guys finally reacted to Robin Trower! Deep, moody, introspective. I catch your streams every Fri/Sat. You gotta' check some fast paced Trower now, "Day of The Eagle" or "Too Rolling Stoned"
The best description I ever saw of Robin Trower was "If there'd never been a Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower would be talked about like Hendrix is." 'Bridge of Sighs' is one of the most atmospheric songs ever. I could be in the middle of the desert in August, hear it, and feel chilly.
My favorite guitarist ever! Met him many times and he is such a humble and nice man. Also a incredible guitarist. Listen to the entire Live album, you will not be disappointed...
Total classic. Saw it live back then and it sounds just as good now. Loved it the first time I heard it!!The album will be around for a lot of years. An unforgettable classic.
The Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri in Italian is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge passes over the Rio di Palazzo connecting the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It has windows with stone bars and was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was given by Lord Byron in the 19th century from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the windows before being imprisoned in their cells.
The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte designed the Rialto Bridge, and it was built in 1600. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bequeathed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. Robin Trower is the God of Psychedelic Rock and yes, at age 77 he is still touring and has lost nothing at all on the way.
the infustion of jazz blues and rock.robin trower is one of the best guitar players there is.not a whole lot of people like his music and to me was a head of its time.
@@Mankind_- I judge all guitarist against Ted Nugget. It's not that I think Ted is the GOAT. He's not. His just so good that I think he a solid standard to judge by. Robin is on the same level.
@@chrismiller5875 I wouldn't say rock started moving out of blues in the 70's...Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Foghat, BadCo and Skynrd...to name a few
Robin Trower was with Procol Harum prior to the start of his solo career in 1972 as the lead guitarist for his self entitled power trio band. He has had several lead singers thru the years, but none better (Not even arguable) than James Dewar during the early part of Robins solo career. James passed in 2002, RIP. This song features James Dewar on lead vocals as well as bass and Reg Isidore carrying the beat. This song is one of Robins most popular songs since his brilliant career began. The hole is as deep as any with 26 studio albums to date, so JUMP ON IN! Some of my favorite songs by RT: Too Rolling Stoned, Somebody Calling, Althea, For Earth Below, and Further on up the Road are just a few. BTW, RT is still active.
It sounds like a long arduous crossing, journey, doesn't it,..the guitar riff goes along with the lyrics, such pain, and sorrowful, the riff just hooks you in, hooked me, just hit me, stopped me in my tracks,..Trower so reminds me of Hendrix,..very methodical player,..do keep going, him, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, carried the mantle on you know after Hendrix was gone,.back then we still had great guitarist, and since then,..but in the early days after, they held it up, so love the 70's, carried on an improved on what the 60's had done,..do keep going, Godspeed ,Peace ✌
I've been trying to remember this guys name for at least 10 years or more. My dad who first told me of him couldn't remember when I tried to inquire about it again. Every now and again I would find myself thinking who was that guy. No way I would have ever remembered without seeing this video. Thanks for listening to this one!
Robin Trower is one of my favorite guitar players. Mr. Dewar is also a good bassist and vocalist. This is my favorite Trower album, Bridge of Sighs. This song is a full blown psychedelic song. The slow melodic guitar and bass lines are great. Try the songs Day of the Eagle and Too Rollin Stoned. The are aldo great
Way way back before social media, we would hang out at whoever had the best stereos house & smoke “hippy lettuce” and listen to music together and just kinda get lost. It was very communal. This is a perfect example of the type of music we would enjoy ☺️
Trower was and is still great. This is a powerful song, but have to be in the mood for it. Trower's playing is all about mood, feel, emotions. Some more uptempo great songs from same album are Little Bit of Sympathy, Day of the Eagle, Too Rollin Stoned. If you want some really really great blues, killer, listen to Rock Me Baby from his 1st album. He's got lots of other great songs (Somebody's Calling, For Earth Below, I Can't Wait Much Longer, Caledonia, Gonna Be More Suspicious, No Island Lost, Extermination Blues, ...)
I saw Robin Trower twice, once at the old Tampa Stadium, Tampa Fla. with Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, and Jonny and Edgar Winter In the 70s then I saw him in an old theater in riverside, Ca. in the 80s, and damm he can play the guitar!
he played at our high school right before his album came out. we didn't really know much about him, other than he had been with Procol Harum. It was a pretty amazing evening listening a very intense performance and book of songs with a very unique sound.
OMG you finally found the GREAT Robin Trower!! I rarely recommend songs for you both to listen to, but, "Too Rolling Stoned" & "Day of the Eagle" are a must reaction. And, they have an album called "Victims of the Fury", a rare find, that rocks from beginning to end. The self titled song, "Jack and Jill", and "Only Time", are excellent tunes. Rock In Peace, James Dewar. 🤘
"It's like watching an hour glass." Lex I've been experiencing this entire album since it's release, and Lex has finally explained this tune like I've never been able to explain it before. Thank you, Lex. Your continued genius at description astounds me.
Alot of great songs mentioned with alot of great comments. I didn't see it though, perhaps, someone put it out there. For me "Daydream" (aka "Spellbound") cuts into my soul and brings me back a special memory of a girl and a lake in Texas. A fleeting moment a long time long ago. Drop the needle on the 1975 "Trower Live" version and roll a doob. And check it out with someone you love. You will melt into it. Magic!
This entire album is awesome and a top notch classic.Long Misty Days is another awesome song. My brother who passed 4months ago introduced me to this and many other awesome bands from this Era, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, R.E.O.,
Gotta tell ya a story! I was in one of those high-end stereo / electronic stores, a big dang place. Another customer was asking the salesman about their high-end speakers. The sales guy only had some lousy music, this was the 90s. Hold on, hold on I said, don't go anywhere. In my car, I had this album on a cd, got it, and ran back inside. This album is more than 20 yrs old at the time and we cranked it. You should have seen the crowd! The speakers belted it out and the place was moving. Yep, this song is slow but the others are faster. Robin Tower is amazing on the guitar.
For guitarists, this was a cornerstone sound: the Uni-vibe on Bridge of Sighs (or Hendrix Machine Gun or Pink Floyd's Breathe). Just a great great sound. The song itself is simple yet deceptively hard to play with the same emotion and feel.
Nobody plays slow-burn blues-based guitar songs like Robin Trower. When he plays "Bridge of Sighs" live, he does a truly tremendous guitar solo. You can see it on TH-cam.
yes, the 70s were just like that. Black lights and posters, incense, etc. i remember passing the long nights with friends and the radio station playing songs like this .
For a Trower banger go with 'Day of the Eagle' from the same album. Saw him in '75 in Toronto with Boston opening and in '76 at the Superdome near Pontiac, Michigan, opening for Jethro Tull. Brilliant guitarist. Heavy Hendrix influence.
My fun high school years included some great Robin Trower, some of my "way too straight" classmates didn't get Trower, ZZ Top and all of my southern rock. I was the oddball kid wearin' concert t-shirts ($8 - $10 tickets and t-shirts $10-$20) with old blue jeans and cowboy boots. Aerosmith, Robin Trower, Bob Seger even some Ted Nugent (before he lost his mind) awesome stuff.
I saw these guys in the mid 80's at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee Wisconsin, awesome show.I had won a pair of tickets from a local radio station.VERY VERY LOUD, but worth the hearing damage.
Wooooow you no I've owned this album probably for 50 years now him and Michael schanker are a huge influence on my guitar playing great album great song peace out ✌️
I LOVE RT!! I was 16 when my had me listen to this album...........oh the good days. I'm 62 now and have the best memories ........and no....i'm not telling. LOL
Yes, Robin Trower - "Bridge of Sighs" Lp, I still have his LP's on Cassette. Custis is correct, Robin Trower favors the Fender Stratocaster like Jimi Hendrix, Myself and countless others, Strats are American made and world played. Robin uses a similar effects chain as Jimi and he plugs into a Marshall Amp. My friend Walter & I used to jam "Jack & Jill, Victims of the Fury, Day of the Eagle & To rolling Stoned," We used to jam alot of tunes from his "BLT" LP "Into Money, What it is, No island Lost, Life on Earth, & Once the Bird has Flown." Tunes worth hearing. :)
I used to cover this and several other Trower songs in my band in high school... You owe it to yourselves to check out more of his catalog... Things really got interesting when they added drummer Bill Lordan from Sly and the Family Stone.
There is an image of the Bridge of Sighs at the beginning of Trower's music video. The Bridge of Sighs was built in 1600 Venice, Italy. Trower mentions a racehorse by the same name and thought the name would be a great title for his song.
Robin started out with Procol Harum (Whiter Shade Of White). Check out their songs "Whisky Train" or Robins tribute to Jimi "Song For A Dreamer" also by PH.
Bridge of Sighs is an actual place in Venice Italy. Prisoners were held on one side of the water and executed on the other.... hence 'a long time crossing' over the Bridge of Sighs...their last look at life.
The way I understand it, the courts were on one side and the prison on the other. Not everyone that crossed over the bridge were sent to be executed, but everyone that crossed had been prosecuted of one crime or another!
The Bridge of Sighs shown in the video, is in Oxford, England. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania used to have a Bridge of Sighs as well, between the jail and the courthouse.
Thought of this song while touring it about 20 years ago lol. The bridge connects the prison to the Ducal Palace, which housed the courts, the legislature and the residence of the Duke
Damn. I didn't know that. Always thought the song was about regret
This song always gave me goosebumps, but after learning of the actual bridge in Venice, even my goosebumps get goosebumps.
Intense. Still get chills listening to this today. Saw it live in 75. Still feeling it. Opening the Trower box will only bring treasures. Good Stuff
Finally someone reacted to this. Great song Great guitarist
I know!! Been trying to get a reaction to this one for a very long time! One of my favorite albums ever!! ♥️
Yes. One of the greatest songs EVER.
Great album, let's hear Lady Love and The Fool & Me!
In my opinion,a true definition of a "stoner rock" jam. You should really give this whole album a day in court. There's not a single bad track. Truly an underrated guitar legend!
That riff gives me chills every time I hear it, I love this song so much!!!
More great songs on this album, "Too Rolling Stoned", "Lady Love", "The Fool and Me", "Day of the Eagle", and from another album "Confessin' Midnight" is really cool.
FYI the Bridge of Sighs is a specific covered bridge in Venice that connected the old courthouse to the prison on the other side of the canal. As prisoners were marched after conviction to serve their prison sentence, they were offered one last glimpse of the outside world from the bridge, leading to its name.
Check out Caledonia
James Dewars voice, man..... what a loss. He was incredible..
Probably one of the most underrated vocalists in rock...
You're not kidding... so so so underrated.
Yes sir I agree Robin is very underrated also. My all time favorite song by Robin and James is In this Place. Love these guys I saw them at the Long Beach Arena in 1979 with Humble Pie and Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. It was a great great show I will never forget it.
Beat me to it.
To get the full effect of this song you need a black light and posters, incense and smoke machines from Spencer’s gifts - oh, a bong helps. At least that’s what I’ve been told by those who lived through the 1970’. 😉
A fat joint and a brandy or cognac. A beer works too!
True story,only the names have been changed to protect the guilty.
An all time favorite album of mine and hadn’t thought of Spencer’s for decades!
I'm 60+ years old and I barely made it through the 70's...with all of the necessities mentioned above.
Grade A stoner rock... in the 70s, Robin Trower was sometimes forgotten with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Tom Scholz, Neal Schon, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Joe Perry, Phil Manzanera, and so many other amazing guitarists all putting out incredible stuff at the same time period.
Robin Trower's Little Bit of Sympathy is a must and for me, I want it played at my funeral.
I was just about to recommend that they do that one next, since it's so different from this one!
Good choice. I want my funeral to be a party so I'm thinking a different song
Mine as well.
Dedicated to my Grandchildren.
“See, and let yourself be seen.”
My all time fave Trower tune literally since it came out!
Trower was a student of Jimi Hendrix. I saw him in his younger days when he was a guitarist with Procol Harum. The Robin Trower band featured the great vocalist, James Dewar, who died in 2002. It's a bluesy song that makes reference to the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy. That is the bridge where prisoners crossed to go be executed. It is still there. If a person was crossing the Bridge of Sighs it was the end, literally.
I have crossed over that very Bridge of Sighs and lucky to be here to still tell you about it.
in venice, the bridge of sighs connects the doge's palace to the prison. prisoners saw the outside world for the last time as they crossed the bridge.
If Jimi was gonna pass the torch, then Robin took it honorably. Between Robin's searing blues playing on the strat, and Jimmy Dewar's golden pipes, it's sonic bliss. I don't think I ever clicked on faster on this channel.
^This!^ only 1/2 hour since they posted this reaction and imho it’s already gonna be the best/ most accurate comment! 😉😁👍
The slow rhythm of the song is the pace of the person trudging through a tough place in life…the bridge of sighs. The song expresses this perfectly.
Brad and Lex, This song should _always_ ALWAYS be played with the song that follows it called "In This Place". "Bridge of Sighs" transitions into "In This Place" seamlessly with no space between except for that wind noise you hear. The two songs were meant to be played together! If you ever decide to re-do this reaction with both songs together, there is an uploaded video called, "Robin Trower - "Bridge Of Sighs / In This Place" th-cam.com/video/ul0vuetDYHo/w-d-xo.html
👏👏👏👏Well Said, Mr. Nut👍👍
Years before Stevie Ray was popular , Robin Trower was recognized as the guy who had the Hendrix tone .
I saw SRV twice and though a great guitarist, Robin gave me more intense chills and this song live is otherworldly.
@@vicprovost2561 Yep , Trower's albums are legendary .
One of the few times I've heard this song without having my consciousness altered in some way - and I have to say, it's still great. So moody, so introspective.
Out of body experience
'70s stoners know Robin Trower VERY well! The entire albums "Bridge of Sighs" & "For Earth Below" are definite classics.
Robin Trower, Bridge Of Sighs. Click. Next song from this album to play is "Too Rolling Stoned".
Nah, The Fool and Me, it's more of rocker.
Best track on the album is “it’s about to begin” followed by”little bit of sympathy “
Whole album is fantastic to each his own”
The song was based on an actual bridge in Venice Italy built in the 1600’s which linked the palace of justice to the prison and dungeons next door. Prisoners condemned would walk the bridge of sighs, seeing daylight for the last time before beginning their sentences in some medieval hellhole.
trower really seems to capture that feeling with this jam..
I wish you could’ve kept going into the next track, but the whole album is pretty badass
Robin Trower was one of the early "sounds like Hendrix" guitar players, before Stevie Ray Vaughn came around. There was also Frank Marino from Mahogany Rush. Trower wasn't just a Hendrix soundalike, he had his own sound and vibe. Great player - lots of phase shifter (pedal effect).
And in this title track the guitar riff echoes, “Machine Gun”..
@@rickg8015 It does, good call.
There is a substantial difference between Trower and Vaughan. As much as I love SRV, Trower didn't cover, he tried to take the breakthrough further... sometimes he succeeded and he's still playing out to this day.
@@enorbet2 I saw him live in the 70s in an unfortunate lineup (for Trower) where Rory Gallagher came on before him. Jethro Tull was headlining. After Gallagher, another great Strat player, Trower was an anti-climax. And a food fight broke out. It was at the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum. But we did spend many hours playing Bridge of Sighs while passing the bong in high school.
@@eximusic Heya. I suppose that's understandable if you were in High School in the 70s and especially if you're not a Musician. The timing has to do with the Psychedelic Genre where "heavy" very often was also "slow". That phase/style even affected early Black Sabbath. Once that style was out of favor, it no longer filled Pop charts or got radio play. Bands either moved on or ended up in the bargain bins. A very few always manage to find an audience. An example in later times would be Dinosaur Jr. still playing out to sizable crowds.
Non-musicians, and beginners tend to revere speed because of the energy of youth and the difficulty early on in playing fast. The truth is that even if you don't have a musical bone in your body, if you keep practicing, you will get fast. What real Musicians strive for ultimately is expression, shaping notes to say something, to communicate passion. Many who achieve that still don't become household names let alone Pop Stars. The Music Biz is not a meritocracy. Commercial success has way more to do with fads, luck, and connections... oh yeah, and location.
Jimmy Dewar, one of the richest voices in Rock, so underrated! Oh, and he was Walsh, enough said!
James Dewar (12 October 1942 - 16 May 2002) was a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for Robin Trower and Stone the Crows, ...
My bad Barrie, thanks for the correction 👍
R.I.P. 🤘
I remember the days getting a little buzzed and cranking this song 🎶 UP!!
Love this song. Saw him play at a bar in Houston 1983. Blew my mind, I knew he played guitar. But I thought he sang also.
Saw him in houston in ‘75 ish.
Me too over off Richmond in a strip mall but I’d seen him in 75 Boston opened for him
Didn't really like his facial expressions when he plays
I saw him in Bilston UK in about 2017.
Still cranking it out...
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I saw Robin Trower In a bar in Detroit around 83' definitely some great blues rock. I've cut my rock and roll teeth on this album. My 10 yr. senior sister brought this album home in 74' I was 11. I turned all my friends on to RT while smoking dope in
"High School" definitely not my favorite song on the album, but you really can't go wrong with his music. Brad and Lex, Experience
Spell Bound, Too Rolling Stoned, Day of the Eagle, Lady Love.
A cool reaction video, you should check out another great guitarist from the 1970s. Rory Gallagher - Do You Read Me ( rock goes to college, 1979 ), Jimi Hendrix called Rory Gallagher the best guitar player in the world, Rory sold over 30 million albums over his career witch want between 1966 thru 1995.
This LP was voted by listeners of WXRT radio in Chicago as number one album for 1974. WXRT began in 1973 and still today playing rock format. LP full of gems.
If my memory serves me in 1974 WXRT was operating out of a studio on Belmont Avenue across the street from Foreman HS. I wonder if they are still in that location.
@@TriGator 4949 West Belmont. I don't know if they are still there or not. I remember those early days before they were a 24 hour rock format they came on around 11 pm and aboit 5am the format switched to serve the Lithuainian or some other such community. I would sleep with the radio on WXRT all night (Terri Hemert) and be jolted awake at 5am by this loud strange music and guy speaking in another laungage ha ha.
@@bradsense7431 I grew up at Belmont and Harlem in the late 60's and early 70's. XRT was the best!
"Too Rolling Stoned" is banger material
Robin Trower is underrated. I always thought he had a great feel in his solos. it was about the right note, not how many I can play
Yes, like another Fender Master, the great David Gilmour. Dudes like them, become one with their instrument and what they can do with pace, tone, soul and dynamics. Inspirational, even spiritual playing. 🎸
My ever first concert in life...back in 1977....I was 14! Brings back memories!
Love Trower! Love that you guys finally reacted to Robin Trower! Deep, moody, introspective.
I catch your streams every Fri/Sat. You gotta' check some fast paced Trower now, "Day of The Eagle" or "Too Rolling Stoned"
The best description I ever saw of Robin Trower was "If there'd never been a Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower would be talked about like Hendrix is."
'Bridge of Sighs' is one of the most atmospheric songs ever. I could be in the middle of the desert in August, hear it, and feel chilly.
Love the guitar work he did with Procol Harum
@@northernlight2598 Oh yeah Whiskey Train made me say "Who is that on guitar".
This is a song you listen to when you feel beat down and do not have it in you to fake happy.
My favorite guitarist ever! Met him many times and he is such a humble and nice man. Also a incredible guitarist. Listen to the entire Live album, you will not be disappointed...
Total classic. Saw it live back then and it sounds just as good now. Loved it the first time I heard it!!The album will be around for a lot of years. An unforgettable classic.
Not every song has to be a foot tapper. This is deepest electric blues and an awesome one. RIP James Dewar, we miss your soulful voice.
A classic album from start to finish. James Dewar...a one-of-a-kind voice. Brilliant guitar from Robin.
One of my all lifetime weirdest LSD trips involved listening to this song. I think it was in 1982 and I was 18.
Robin Trower was highly inspired and transformed as a guitarist by Jimi Hendrix
Some obvious Hendrix riffs throughout the album but i guess that's why i liked it.
Trower says he was more of a fan of bb king with the long vibrato bends.
@@philerrup9948 wow I never heard that
The Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri in Italian is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge passes over the Rio di Palazzo connecting the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It has windows with stone bars and was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was given by Lord Byron in the 19th century from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the windows before being imprisoned in their cells.
The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte designed the Rialto Bridge, and it was built in 1600. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bequeathed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.
Robin Trower is the God of Psychedelic Rock and yes, at age 77 he is still touring and has lost nothing at all on the way.
the infustion of jazz blues and rock.robin trower is one of the best guitar players there is.not a whole lot of people like his music and to me was a head of its time.
There's alot of people who like his music, TRUST ME💯
I wouldn't say he was ahead of his time.. Hendrix did it better years earlier and rock starting moving out of blues
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I judge all guitarist against Ted Nugget. It's not that I think Ted is the GOAT. He's not. His just so good that I think he a solid standard to judge by. Robin is on the same level.
@@chrismiller5875 I wouldn't say rock started moving out of blues in the 70's...Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Foghat, BadCo and Skynrd...to name a few
@@klasseact6663 Zeppelin too, was the norm of the time though and new era was coming in ... don't get me wrong probably my favorite time of rock
Robin Trower was with Procol Harum prior to the start of his solo career in 1972 as the lead guitarist for his self entitled power trio band. He has had several lead singers thru the years, but none better (Not even arguable) than James Dewar during the early part of Robins solo career. James passed in 2002, RIP. This song features James Dewar on lead vocals as well as bass and Reg Isidore carrying the beat. This song is one of Robins most popular songs since his brilliant career began. The hole is as deep as any with 26 studio albums to date, so JUMP ON IN! Some of my favorite songs by RT: Too Rolling Stoned, Somebody Calling, Althea, For Earth Below, and Further on up the Road are just a few. BTW, RT is still active.
I vividly remember falling in love with James Dewar's voice while listening to "Hannah" in 1973. It was on the Twice Removed from Yesterday album. 🔥
It sounds like a long arduous crossing, journey, doesn't it,..the guitar riff goes along with the lyrics, such pain, and sorrowful, the riff just hooks you in, hooked me, just hit me, stopped me in my tracks,..Trower so reminds me of Hendrix,..very methodical player,..do keep going, him, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, carried the mantle on you know after Hendrix was gone,.back then we still had great guitarist, and since then,..but in the early days after, they held it up, so love the 70's, carried on an improved on what the 60's had done,..do keep going, Godspeed ,Peace ✌
Sorrow in life grows the older you get ... Trower is a master blues guitarist and Dewar had such a brillant soulful voice. He is so missed ....
Bridge of Sighs is more an experience than a song. Love it.
I've been trying to remember this guys name for at least 10 years or more. My dad who first told me of him couldn't remember when I tried to inquire about it again. Every now and again I would find myself thinking who was that guy. No way I would have ever remembered without seeing this video. Thanks for listening to this one!
just smoke a joint and kick back and relax ,enjoy the music as it flows..thast how u enjoy this kind of classic rock...
This riff....instantly recognizable. It hurts so good. And, it's great fun to play on guitar. Trower was such a craftsman putting together his music.
Robin Trower is one of my favorite guitar players. Mr. Dewar is also a good bassist and vocalist. This is my favorite Trower album, Bridge of Sighs. This song is a full blown psychedelic song. The slow melodic guitar and bass lines are great. Try the songs Day of the Eagle and Too Rollin Stoned. The are aldo great
Way way back before social media, we would hang out at whoever had the best stereos house & smoke “hippy lettuce” and listen to music together and just kinda get lost. It was very communal. This is a perfect example of the type of music we would enjoy ☺️
This is such a great song! Glad you checked it out.
This is a good song for trudging through a broken landscape with all your worldly possessions strapped to your back
Saw him play live at a fairly small club and it was amazing! Unforgettable.
Trower was and is still great. This is a powerful song, but have to be in the mood for it. Trower's playing is all about mood, feel, emotions. Some more uptempo great songs from same album are Little Bit of Sympathy, Day of the Eagle, Too Rollin Stoned. If you want some really really great blues, killer, listen to Rock Me Baby from his 1st album. He's got lots of other great songs (Somebody's Calling, For Earth Below, I Can't Wait Much Longer, Caledonia, Gonna Be More Suspicious, No Island Lost, Extermination Blues, ...)
One of the most underrated guitarists in psychedelic music (formerly guitarist with Procol Harum)
I saw Robin Trower twice, once at the old Tampa Stadium, Tampa Fla. with Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, and Jonny and Edgar Winter In the 70s then I saw him in an old theater in riverside, Ca. in the 80s, and damm he can play the guitar!
Love Robin Trower. The best way to enjoy this song is to lay back, close your eyes, and let your whole body mellow out.
Hi Brad and Lex, a Great song on that album is "Day Of The Eagle", Great Guitar
he played at our high school right before his album came out. we didn't really know much about him, other than he had been with Procol Harum. It was a pretty amazing evening listening a very intense performance and book of songs with a very unique sound.
OMG you finally found the GREAT Robin Trower!! I rarely recommend songs for you both to listen to, but, "Too Rolling Stoned" & "Day of the Eagle" are a must reaction. And, they have an album called "Victims of the Fury", a rare find, that rocks from beginning to end. The self titled song, "Jack and Jill", and "Only Time", are excellent tunes. Rock In Peace, James Dewar. 🤘
Got to see Trower at a small club back in the day…front row table, cocktails and a doobie…awesome 🤘
"It's like watching an hour glass." Lex
I've been experiencing this entire album since it's release, and Lex has finally explained this tune like I've never been able to explain it before. Thank you, Lex. Your continued genius at description astounds me.
I bought that on Vinyl the day it came out in the UK. Great trio. James Dewar, the singer and bass player was Scottish.
RIP James Dewar...every bit as soulful as Paul Rodgers, no doubt about it❗️
James Dewar never really got the praise he deserved
@@stevebengel1346 amen🙏❗️💯
Alot of great songs mentioned with alot of great comments. I didn't see it though, perhaps, someone put it out there. For me "Daydream" (aka "Spellbound") cuts into my soul and brings me back a special memory of a girl and a lake in Texas. A fleeting moment a long time long ago. Drop the needle on the 1975 "Trower Live" version and roll a doob. And check it out with someone you love. You will melt into it. Magic!
This entire album is awesome and a top notch classic.Long Misty Days is another awesome song. My brother who passed 4months ago introduced me to this and many other awesome bands from this Era, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, R.E.O.,
Gotta tell ya a story! I was in one of those high-end stereo / electronic stores, a big dang place. Another customer was asking the salesman about their high-end speakers. The sales guy only had some lousy music, this was the 90s. Hold on, hold on I said, don't go anywhere. In my car, I had this album on a cd, got it, and ran back inside. This album is more than 20 yrs old at the time and we cranked it. You should have seen the crowd! The speakers belted it out and the place was moving. Yep, this song is slow but the others are faster. Robin Tower is amazing on the guitar.
For guitarists, this was a cornerstone sound: the Uni-vibe on Bridge of Sighs (or Hendrix Machine Gun or Pink Floyd's Breathe). Just a great great sound. The song itself is simple yet deceptively hard to play with the same emotion and feel.
I never thought I'd see someone react to Robin Trower. He's amazing
I’m glad you guys are getting into the real 70’s music. Just visualize the music.
Nobody plays slow-burn blues-based guitar songs like Robin Trower. When he plays "Bridge of Sighs" live, he does a truly tremendous guitar solo. You can see it on TH-cam.
yes, the 70s were just like that. Black lights and posters, incense, etc. i remember passing the long nights with friends and the radio station playing songs like this .
Everyone seems to overlook Long Misty Days. Great song. Try it next.
Now ya did right...my fav guitarist...my GOAT...everything he does is amazing..RT rules the axe!
FINALLY!! Love this song!
Awh, no "In This Place" -- this is what we were listening to back in mid-70s. Such an incredible album!!
High School 1974
Robin Trower 8 track
Major fatties💨
For a Trower banger go with 'Day of the Eagle' from the same album.
Saw him in '75 in Toronto with Boston opening and in '76 at the Superdome near Pontiac, Michigan, opening for Jethro Tull. Brilliant guitarist. Heavy Hendrix influence.
Another great Robin Trower song is "River." A rousing, classic-rock sound!
One of the best concerts. Robin Trower, Leslie West (Mountain) and the Stampeders (Sweet City Woman.)
My fun high school years included some great Robin Trower, some of my "way too straight" classmates didn't get Trower, ZZ Top and all of my southern rock. I was the oddball kid wearin' concert t-shirts ($8 - $10 tickets and t-shirts $10-$20) with old blue jeans and cowboy boots. Aerosmith, Robin Trower, Bob Seger even some Ted Nugent (before he lost his mind) awesome stuff.
This feels like a cold day. Not a warm vibe. Blues , Gods, Myth, awesome.
Thank you for showcasing one of my most favorite songs ! Keep up the good work ❤️
I saw these guys in the mid 80's at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee Wisconsin, awesome show.I had won a pair of tickets from a local radio station.VERY VERY LOUD, but worth the hearing damage.
I remember this song growing up. Didn't know it was so old. 1974? Wow!
Thanks Brad and Lex.
Wooooow you no I've owned this album probably for 50 years now him and Michael schanker are a huge influence on my guitar playing great album great song peace out ✌️
Michael Schenker altered the rock landscape in UFO, they should do Lights Out or Rock Bottom.
@@vicprovost2561 they need to do the whole lights out album it's UFO best I think.
Saw him live great - too rolling stone Good song too....best to you both great music from the past..
Classic album. Every song is 🔥
I LOVE RT!! I was 16 when my had me listen to this album...........oh the good days. I'm 62 now and have the best memories ........and no....i'm not telling. LOL
Bridge of Sighs, one of my favorite Robin Trower songs. I figured you two wouldn’t like it. try “Day Of The Eagle”.
Yes, Robin Trower - "Bridge of Sighs" Lp, I still have his LP's on Cassette. Custis is correct, Robin Trower favors the Fender Stratocaster like Jimi Hendrix, Myself and countless others, Strats are American made and world played. Robin uses a similar effects chain as Jimi and he plugs into a Marshall Amp. My friend Walter & I used to jam "Jack & Jill, Victims of the Fury, Day of the Eagle & To rolling Stoned," We used to jam alot of tunes from his "BLT" LP "Into Money, What it is, No island Lost, Life on Earth, & Once the Bird has Flown." Tunes worth hearing. :)
Robin Trower is the perfect background music for a party, but not a kids' party, a grownup party.
I love this song. My friends and I used to listen to this in high school in the 70s on LSD.
A staple of the music catalog we played in the 70s
I used to cover this and several other Trower songs in my band in high school... You owe it to yourselves to check out more of his catalog... Things really got interesting when they added drummer Bill Lordan from Sly and the Family Stone.
There is an image of the Bridge of Sighs at the beginning of Trower's music video. The Bridge of Sighs was built in 1600 Venice, Italy. Trower mentions a racehorse by the same name and thought the name would be a great title for his song.
The entire Bridge of Sighs album is a masterpiece. Easily in my Top 5 albums of all time! 🤘🤘
Saw them play this song, at the Fitzgerald theater in the twin cities. Old type theater, with the balconies. Great acoustics.
Robin started out with Procol Harum (Whiter Shade Of White). Check out their songs "Whisky Train" or Robins tribute to Jimi "Song For A Dreamer" also by PH.
"Scree that bridge"...lmao. I agree.