Robin Trower Radio Interview w/ Jim Ladd (1980)
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- Interview with Robin Trower for the "Innerview" program hosted by Jim Ladd. This was taped on cassette by yours truly in April 1980, when it aired on KMET 94.7 FM Radio in Los Angeles.
The sound quality is not the greatest. It was recorded on a cheap portable AM/FM cassette recorder in mono (I'm pretty sure that the radio broadcast was actually in stereo), and there's no lack of hiss and distortion, but I'm surprised that a 35 year old cassette produced any sound at all! It's a cool interview, and the focus is on one of his best recordings, "Victims of the Fury".
Robin Trower - James Dewar - Bill Lordan
Thanks for going to the trouble of uploading this gem - essential listening for a die hard Trower head. Brilliant.
You're welcome. This is a great piece of musical history that I wasn't going to let slip by! This cassette was stored away in a box for 30+ years before I digitized it. I agree, it's a great interview, and Victims of the Fury is one of Robin Trower's best.
thanks,man! james dewar was so awesome,wasn't he?
James Dewar was one the great Rock voices of all time. Robin Trower never again had a singer that had such an impact on the music, though Davey Pattison came very close. I will say that Trower's own vocals have also been very effective in recent years.
'fly low' was and is one of the coolest songs ever! i never heard anyone else mention the song!
"Fly Low" is a great tune, and a wonderful closer on 'Victims of the Fury'. If you're on Facebook, it's been discussed quite a bit on the Official Robin Trower page, as well as on drummer Bill Lordan's group page. Check it out!
Wow, I used to listen to KMET............The Mighty Met! What great time. Met Jim Ladd at the House of Blues in West Hollywood and out at the California Speedway for the Doors concert in 2003. Great DJ! Right up there with the likes of The Grease Man, Alice Cooper, and Wolfman Jack!
I have this "Innerview" on cassette.
Iv'E still got Victims of The Fury T-Shirt.. I just turned 60!. I seen this tour at the Orange Show pavilion in San Berdoo Ca..in 1980 I was leaning on the stage right in front of Robin
I'm pretty sure that was the next day after they played at the Santa Monica Civic....March 1980.
I bet you were deaf!!!!!
1980... Those were da days! Thanks for da memories. I was in college and heard this live at a party!
Ha! I was in high school when I taped this off KMET! :-D
He had Bill Lawrence blade pickups on his Strat that night.
Trower is second to no rock guitarist on Earth!! Period end of story!!
I couldn't agree more !!!
yes! the king of soul! the soul of kings!
I've listened to alot of music. Alot and alot of guitarists too. Robin is so awesome. I love everything he does.what a fertile mind. He blows me away
Although Robin was influenced by Hendrix, it's too shallow to call him a Hendrix rip-off. Robin's songs and guitar playing are his own,James Dewar vocals,great!
Totally! It always amazes me when I read how critics were accusing him of ripping off Hendrix back in the day. Trower had his own thing going from day one.
K-M-E-T. Nine four seven. Los Angeles. Roy Rogers.
Where's my free Eagles LP? It never arrived.
Neither did mine Bud ! LOL