I've got a neighbor who owns every damn gas-powered piece of lawn equipment made and he finds ways to use them all year. I might introduce him to Mr. Trower LOL.
I came into the chat to also make sure Jamel was taught about the trio and who played what in the band. I became a deeply dedicated Trower fan later in my life and am so HAPPY to see Jamel cover this song :D
Robin Trower Live" was the first record album (LP) I ever bought back in the mid-1970s. NEVER was he underrated. czcams.com/video/JWNskvTkhJA/video.html
@@terryevans1976 better yet, put it on over the largest, loudest speakers u can find, and introduce all your neighbors to mr. Robin trower! Trower is sublime! And live is incredible .my son plays guitar and has listened to trower since 8 . Got to meet him after a local show few years back . Perfect English gentleman. Spent good deal of time speaking with the young musicians in the audience. I think mr. Trower was in his late sixties, early 70s at the time. Awesome show.
Only 3 more I can think that match his talents , Lynyrd Skynryd s Leon Wilkerson , Rory Gallagher`s Gerry MvAovy & Jethro Tull Jeffery Hammond -Hammond
I remember about 40 years ago being tits-up stoned in bed around 2a.m. with the radio on, and the over-nite d.j. played this entire album- I laid there in the dark transfixed with nothing but the stereo lights glowing and I think I entered another dimension. One of the best albums ever.
The bass player James Dewar sang. Robin played guitar. Very Hendrix influence, Robin was originally in Procol Harum Day of the Eagle is another good song
Trower was the quitarist for Procol Harum {"A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Salty Dog." etc.) for their first four albums, then went solo in the early 70's. He's performed in a trio ever since, with various bassists and drummers over the years. "Bridge of Sighs" was, as far as I'm concerned, his best album with his best lineup -- Reg Isidore on drums, and James Dewar (pronounced "dewer" or "doer") on bass and vocals. Dewar had previously played with a Scottish band called Stone the Crows (whose lead singer, Maggie Bell, can be heard doing backup for Rod Stewart on "Every Picture Tells a Story," and should, like Dewar, be much better known). Dewar sang on all of Trower's albums from 1973 through 1983, and played on all but two, then suffered a series of debilitating strokes until jis death in May, 2002. Trower himself is still rolling at 78, and his latest album. "No More Worlds to Conquer," was released in 2022.
8 tracks, vinyl, black lights, black light posters, bongs, worn faded jeans that ripped naturally, jean jackets, pocketed colored tee shirts, hanging with your buddies talking about girls,cars and sports. Thank you bro for bringing back some great teen memories with this music. Anyone want to add their 70's memories?
he's one of those guitar players that never really hit it big..But has a fanbase that will fight you over his talent.but has a catalog as deep as that groove..and one hell of a live show always..100 people or an arena full he gives it all
I wouldn't say he never made it big... He was known by all in the early 70's. But there was SO much talent and great music at that time, he maybe just got lost in the rush. He had devoted his playing to the loss of Hendrix. And people were moving on to other types of rock. Like country rock. Allman brothers, Skynyrd, Zzz Top, or groups like YES, pink floyd , Bowie etc. He was a "Victim of the Fury" as one of his songs said.
@@michaelwhalen7991 yes he had hits..but ask anybody under ..35 about great guitarists and you'll never hear his name..but know several Trower fans that will fight you to put him right there with page/Beck & Clapton as groundbreakers of the 70s...he plays here almost every year and never been disappointed in a show yet..been to 10-12
ALWAYS a GREAT live show! My favorite was in a small club in Turlock, Cali in the 80's. Probably 100 people and I got to sit 5 feet from Robin! Thanks for the reaction, bringing back some very good memories Jamel_AKA_Jamal .
Robin Trower and Jeff Beck are the two best guitarists most people have never heard of. I'd *love* to see you react to more Robin, and *any* Jeff Beck.
Good one, but I was always a huge fan of Hannah, Daydream and Alethea. My dad was a HUGE Trower fan and introduced me to him when I was 7-8. First song I ever heard was Daydream and it BLEW me away. I’m so glad he finally did Trower I’ve begged for a year 😂
There was a short era when the guitar was so much the spotlight that they would put their name on the band name even without singing. Jeff Beck is another from the time frame, he only had Rod Stewart picking up the vocals for him.
The most underappreciated psychedelic blues rock guitarist in history. Saw him perform around 1984. It was the greatest live performance that I ever witnessed.
That’s a good one. Wish he’d do a lot more Trower. Also some of the work he did with Jack Bruce. Killer. He should do day of the eagle, daydream, Hannah and Alathea
Jamel...I bought Bridge of Sighs and was blown away. The day tickets went on sale for Robin Trower - I got in line. “Religious experience” is no exaggeration for that concert, but Trower played with no tricks up his sleeve. I could sense the whole band was having as high a time as we were. Amazing. 😲
I saw Robin Trower live at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles when I was about 16. That concert blew my mind. One of the best lives shows I have ever heard or seen. I was lucky to see them.
And Robin is one of the few in the Authentic Fender Stratocaster club, as being a loyalist. Him, Gary Moore, and David Gilmore. And I forgot to mention Mark Knopfler.
He also has his own custom peddles which gives his unique sound. As a guitar player he does things that wouldn’t make a lot of sense or wouldn’t sound right if anyone else did it/without that unique sound/his peddles and the way he can wah so effortlessly. “Wah at will” as I say lol Most can’t pull that off. He’s truly one of the greatest guitarist of all time and criminally underrated.
Saw him at least 7 times all over Detroit st Andrew's hall magic bag etc in the 90s. Takers get the honey.. givers sing the blues! Robin is the guitar! Been listen to him since 70s! God bless you for bringing me back home!
He used to get knocked that he tried to rip off Hendrix' sound..I never saw it that way..He definitely was influenced by Hendix, but so was a boat-load of people...Robin was only 3 years younger, and had already laid tracks with Procol Harum, around the same time...BTW, Robin doesn't sing..He does play the crap out of a guitar though!..As mentioned, James Dewar on vocals...Loved his voice.
@@russkowal1873 Jimi was slightly ahead professionally than Robin..Hendrix had already worked the "Chitlin' Circuit" before growing tired of it by '64..Robin had a small band (the paramounts), before starting PH, with Gary Brooker in '67..Jimi played Monterey Pop in '67..Also, Jimi was 3 years older...Still, in all, spitting hairs. They were both contemporaries.
Everything on "Bridge of Sighs" is Classic! One of the few albums I've had since I was 17. Still one of the few albums I listen to start to finish. Saw them live in 2010, small venue (400), AWSOME!!!. Stay strong Jamal.
I'm getting older now, but I saw him the first time in '73 or '74. He dedicated his song DAYDREAM "to the man " ( Jimi Hendrix ) who passed only a few years before. One of those things you never forget.
Trower is a Guitar God... Thanks for Reacting Jamel, it’s a beautiful sight... Trower was the lead guitarist for one of England’s biggest prog rock bands in the 60’s, Procul Harum before he went solo... I would love to see you do a reaction to A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum... Whiter Shade of Pale was one of the biggest songs from any English Rock group back in the day.. Lots of Love Jamel from Toronto, Canada... Keep on Trucking...
He’s at one with his guitar, like it’s an extension of his body. On the live version of this toward the end his guitar legitimately sounds like it’s talking. So vocal. He’s so underrated. One of the greatest guitarist of all time.
My 8-year-old daughter asked me why does he make those faces while he's playing? My 5-year-old son said because the music comes out of his body and goes into the guitar. Quite a dad moment!
When I was 16 years old (in 1987) my buddy's dad told me he bought a concert ticket for me, to see an amazing guitar player that I'd never heard of. I was blown away, and have been a big fan ever since. A few of my other favorite RT songs are Caledonia and The Fool and Me. Fire! :)
This is an incredible album, and another really fantastic song on this album is "Day of the Eagle." After Hendrix died, Robin Trower (and also Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush) were named by many to be Hendrix's successors. Both of them certainly followed Hendrix's style, with Trower specializing in the dreamy side of Hendrix, while Marino went toward the incredibly frantic style of Hendrix. BTW, Robin Trower was also a member of Procol Harem. For perfection of the Hammond Organ sound, check out "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem!
Had the pleasure of having seen Robin Trower in the early 70's in Phoenix, Az, with my younger brother. It still is the most memorable concert I had the opportunity to be witness to guitar greatness. Trower has always been an under rated guitarist. And, its a ahame his name is seldom, if ever, mentioned along with other great guitar gods.
Ah, I remember my younger days lounging on the couch with only the black light on in the room and jamming to this album with earphones on for hours! You literally get lost in Robin's guitar playing!
Jamal it was a treat to see this video. I love Robin Trower! My father and I saw him live several years ago, and at his (Trower) old age, he still brings the house down. Appreciate you brother, keep rockin’ out!
You would have no idea what it was like in the 70’s smoking doobies with my friends up in the hills of CT hiding from the cops (it was the 70’s) listening to Trower.
He was big back in the 70's. Got a chance to see him at small venue in Vancouver BC back in 2011, there was probably 20 people there, we grabs some beers, stood in font of the stage and got blown away. He rocked it like he was in front of thousands, amazing guitarist.
If you want to hear Robin at his best. Playing it and feeling every note. Daydream from the live album Robin Trower Live. I could listen to that ALL day long. Just beautiful.
@@michaelbriefs9764 Reg Isidore RIP played drums on Trowers first two albums. Then Bill Lordan played on a few. Then Reg played on some more. Then Bill played on some more......etc
@@ronnelson7828, Bill Lordan was the guy I was thinking about. I loved his style and chops. His drum solo on the live album was one of my favorites from back in the day! Love that guy!
Yes, they sound similar because the used the same tools ( Stratocaster, Marshall Amp, Uni-Vibe, Wah Wah ) but they‘re different animals. Hendrix was much more creative with his sounds and effects in his studio work. Robin Trower might have used sone of Hendrix‘ playing techniques and relied on almost identical gear on stage, but it won‘t do him justice to see him only as a Hendrx clone. He did is own thing and was much more focused in his style.
Ernie you are correct Robin carried the Hendrix thing forward after Jimi died. I started playing guitar in the 70s and both of these guys were my heroes and the techniques I used were common between the two. It's the soulful heavy stratocaster thing.
So glad you got to Robin Trower. Ex Procul Harem guitarist and top talent. The live version of this is phenomenal. Check out that live album as it has so much going for it. Little Bit of Sympathy, Alethea, Lady Love and Too Rolling Stoned are just perfect. The late Mr Dewar is singing and playing bass. Robin plays guitar.
Saw Robin, James and Reg in the late 70's in an intimate venue in Seattle. I seem to remember it was a movie theater type setting with padded seats that absorbed the reverb that you get in larger venues. Man, they were tight and loud! My ears rang for days. One of the best shows ever, and I went to a LOT of rock concerts in the 70's. James Dewar's voice was heavenly. I remember some high school buddies and I would sit in one of their bedrooms and get stoned out of our minds and chill and drop into Robin Trower, and let the music move us.
Oh YES. Oh BOY did that make me smile. Been a long time since I listened to this epic masterpeice. I Was into Robin Trower big time in my youth. I agree with many - he was SO under rated it's criminal. Why he never made it to the big league is beyond me. So so good - now I gotta listen to the whole album again......
For me it was high school, mid 70's and Robin Trower was blasting on my car radio. Some of the best music of my lifetime. You have to react to live versions though.
Went to his show in Downtown L.A. in 2019 at 74 years old he could still do it. Great show the crowd went wild I had front row seats the loudest crowd I have ever heard.
ROBIN👍🏾 I Got It!
ROBIN TROWER - BRIDGE OF SIGHS
BET
Day Of The Eagle, The Fool and Me and A Little Bit Of Sympathy from the same release. You won't be sorry!!
Finally!!! The Robin Thrower Rabbit is vast! Robin is a guitarist!
Please consider My Love (burning Love) and the Sweet Wine of Love. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What up Mel!! 🙌✊
I don't always listen to Robin Trower but when I do, so do my neighbors.
I've got a neighbor who owns every damn gas-powered piece of lawn equipment made and he finds ways to use them all year. I might introduce him to Mr. Trower LOL.
The guitar is Robin Trower. The singer and bass is James Dewar. Reg Isidore drums power trio like rush!!
R I P James!!
@@joconnell8145 RIP Reg.
Only Robin Trower doesn't suck.
I came into the chat to also make sure Jamel was taught about the trio and who played what in the band. I became a deeply dedicated Trower fan later in my life and am so HAPPY to see Jamel cover this song :D
Superb vocals by James Dewar, RIP.
For all of us that came of age in the 70s we were in the best decade of music ever produced on gods green earth in my humble opinion.
Facts!
You could literally do every song off this album and not find a bad one.
Truth
Fact!
So true.
Quality music from beginning to end!! No fillers!! Just Greatness!!
Exactly. I remember hearing Bridge of sighs when it was released. Mind blowing.
Robin Trower is criminally underrated!
Not underrated in my world!
Robin Trower Live" was the first record album (LP) I ever bought back in the mid-1970s. NEVER was he underrated.
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So commercial song writers.
Only "underrated" to people who aren't guitar players, my friend...
So is James Dewar RIP
The whole album "Bridge of Sighs" is fantastic. If you do "Day of the Eagle", the opening number, you better hold onto your socks, my brother.
AMEN!!! A CLASSIC!!!!
Absolutely, the whole album is a MUST. Put on some headphones, close your eyes, and listen...
@@terryevans1976 better yet, put it on over the largest, loudest speakers u can find, and introduce all your neighbors to mr. Robin trower! Trower is sublime! And live is incredible .my son plays guitar and has listened to trower since 8 . Got to meet him after a local show few years back . Perfect English gentleman. Spent good deal of time speaking with the young musicians in the audience. I think mr. Trower was in his late sixties, early 70s at the time. Awesome show.
@@terryevans1976 - Yes...I never listened to just one cut...
Lady Love is my favorite off Bridge.
James Dewar man, one of the finest Bassist ever and a voice given by God himself. RIP JD.
Tell it.
Only 3 more I can think that match his talents , Lynyrd Skynryd s Leon Wilkerson , Rory Gallagher`s Gerry MvAovy & Jethro Tull Jeffery Hammond -Hammond
That whole album is epic! There's not a bad track on it.
You ain't lying bro!
Bridge of Sighs is a masterpiece
My guitar bible as a little guitarist.
Yes, a great follow-up to this one. 👍 🎵💜🎵
My kids and I still play this tune in our band. Can't beat bad-ass.
If I could only take 5 albums... OK 10 albums with me on a trip to Jupiter, this would be one of them.
easily in my top 10 albums of all time of any genre. Every track is sick in different ways. Dewar's vocals are like 12 year old scotch.
I've been listening to this song for nearly 50 years, and I still get goosebumps!
I remember about 40 years ago being tits-up stoned in bed around 2a.m. with the radio on, and the over-nite d.j. played this entire album- I laid there in the dark transfixed with nothing but the stereo lights glowing and I think I entered another dimension. One of the best albums ever.
Love this reply! Yes!! Me too!
Been a die hard fan since my teens. Still listen to his music.
Likewise, Still recall seeing him at the Toledo Sports Arena blowing down the place. Ears rang for a few days. Some band named BOSTON opened the show.
Me too!
This is the only song my dad ever taught me on bass guitar, it was the first song I ever learned. My dad passed young, so this one gets me.
This is on my list. I'm just beginning the bass and am on "Bridge of Sighs" and "Daydream" level. hahahaha
@@traci4187 Did you get your calasus yet?
The bass player James Dewar sang. Robin played guitar. Very Hendrix influence, Robin was originally in Procol Harum Day of the Eagle is another good song
Trower was the quitarist for Procol Harum {"A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Salty Dog." etc.) for their first four albums, then went solo in the early 70's. He's performed in a trio ever since, with various bassists and drummers over the years. "Bridge of Sighs" was, as far as I'm concerned, his best album with his best lineup -- Reg Isidore on drums, and James Dewar (pronounced "dewer" or "doer") on bass and vocals. Dewar had previously played with a Scottish band called Stone the Crows (whose lead singer, Maggie Bell, can be heard doing backup for Rod Stewart on "Every Picture Tells a Story," and should, like Dewar, be much better known). Dewar sang on all of Trower's albums from 1973 through 1983, and played on all but two, then suffered a series of debilitating strokes until jis death in May, 2002. Trower himself is still rolling at 78, and his latest album. "No More Worlds to Conquer," was released in 2022.
8 tracks, vinyl, black lights, black light posters, bongs, worn faded jeans that ripped naturally, jean jackets, pocketed colored tee shirts, hanging with your buddies talking about girls,cars and sports. Thank you bro for bringing back some great teen memories with this music. Anyone want to add their 70's memories?
That just about covers it, I’d say!
SEX, DRUGS & ROCK n ROLL!
I loved the 70s
Did anyone else listen to this and roll a joint with the paper in “ Big Bambu“?
Party on Santa Claus Mountain in Georgia in the mid 1970s. My Craig Powerplay speakers on the roof of my car blasting Robin Trower for miles!
Dude you just wrote my 70's resume. What a time to be alive when this music came out.
His bridge of sighs at rockpalast is one of the best live performances ever
That whole rockplast gig is fantastic! DAYDREAM!
I listen for the first time “Bridge of Sighs” , I love love loved it.
Glad you liked it👍😷
he's one of those guitar players that never really hit it big..But has a fanbase that will fight you over his talent.but has a catalog as deep as that groove..and one hell of a live show always..100 people or an arena full he gives it all
I wouldn't say he never made it big... He was known by all in the early 70's. But there was SO much talent and great music at that time, he maybe just got lost in the rush. He had devoted his playing to the loss of Hendrix. And people were moving on to other types of rock. Like country rock. Allman brothers, Skynyrd, Zzz Top, or groups like YES, pink floyd , Bowie etc. He was a "Victim of the Fury" as one of his songs said.
Totally underrated band, saw them 3 times in the 70s. Listen to the title track
@@michaelwhalen7991 yes he had hits..but ask anybody under ..35 about great guitarists and you'll never hear his name..but know several Trower fans that will fight you to put him right there with page/Beck & Clapton as groundbreakers of the 70s...he plays here almost every year and never been disappointed in a show yet..been to 10-12
ALWAYS a GREAT live show! My favorite was in a small club in Turlock, Cali in the 80's. Probably 100 people and I got to sit 5 feet from Robin! Thanks for the reaction, bringing back some very good memories Jamel_AKA_Jamal .
The song “The Fool and Me” has always been one of if not my favorite Robin Trower songs.
Same here. But that whole side of the album is like 2112, just one long song.
Robin Trower is the EXCELLENT guitar player. Jimmy Dewar is the bass player and lead vocals. His voice is just TOO good -- gives me chills.
James DeWar had a heckuva voice!
To me, he sounds like Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Co. Trower knew a great vocalist when he heard him!
O MAN Why didn't I recognize such an obvious observance. Cool. Thanks
He also reminds me of Noah Hunt, from Kenny Wayne Sheppard Band.
Wow, while listening to this I was thinking he sounded like Paul Rodgers also and then I Read this - amazing pickup brother and spot on!
@@nazmoking3171 Me too! 😄 See my comment above.
Never made that connection, but you're right.
That entire album is 🔥.
Robin Trower and Jeff Beck are the two best guitarists most people have never heard of. I'd *love* to see you react to more Robin, and *any* Jeff Beck.
Robin is on lead guitar. James Dewar is the vocalist. VERY underrated as a vocalist, he died in 2002. RIP James…….
RIP indeed
James is dearly missed. Long may Robin play! Peace and Love!
James truly had a golden voice. I was a vocalist for a coupla bands in the 80's and I could only dream of being that good.
Agreed ..James Dewar was a magnificent Vocalist. ..great power and range..
James Dewar also played with Maggie Bell and her band Stone the Crows,before joining Robin
Lord only knows how many times we got high to this song back in the day
Ikr!
The bridge has to be one of the heaviest, deepest most laid-back riffs ever played, man it is intense. Love it!
"Long misty days" is my personal favorite Robin Trower song.
Same here!
Good one, but I was always a huge fan of Hannah, Daydream and Alethea. My dad was a HUGE Trower fan and introduced me to him when I was 7-8. First song I ever heard was Daydream and it BLEW me away. I’m so glad he finally did Trower I’ve begged for a year 😂
You have taste and sophistication
You got your diploma already, Jamel, now, you're goin for your degree. Nice one. The vault is deep, brother.
One of the greatest albums ever made in my opinion. This was my addiction in 10th grade when it came out.
I was 8 ft away from Robin in the "70"s at a show for 2.5 hrs ,!! AWESOME, glad I went and saw him ! 🎸🔥🤯😍😁🎸🔥🤯😍😁
Robin Trower is like Rory Gallagher, a fantastic, under appreciated, underrated guitarist that never really made it big time.
alike in under rated....no other comparison
imho
Another underrated comment 😂😂😂
Both are legends
And two of my main Guitar Gods for 4o plus years!
Absolutely. Rory is a legend. Never wanted a lot of airplay
Mr James Dewar you are loved and missed ❤️
There was a short era when the guitar was so much the spotlight that they would put their name on the band name even without singing. Jeff Beck is another from the time frame, he only had Rod Stewart picking up the vocals for him.
The most underappreciated psychedelic blues rock guitarist in history. Saw him perform around 1984. It was the greatest live performance that I ever witnessed.
Saw him I think 5 times between 1988 through 93.... the best I seen live as well his distortion control of that telecaster was epic !!!!
Bridge of Sighs, Day of the eagle !!!
That's the song alright. Damn. flashback to the 70's
That’s a good one. Wish he’d do a lot more Trower. Also some of the work he did with Jack Bruce. Killer.
He should do day of the eagle, daydream, Hannah and Alathea
AWESOME track, simply killer. I saw Robin in concert twice. He tore the roof off the place both times. Robin is the guitarist.
Loudest concert I ever went to.
@@mikeriley8507 Deep Purple was the loudest I saw.
Jamel...I bought Bridge of Sighs and was blown away. The day tickets went on sale for Robin Trower - I got in line. “Religious experience” is no exaggeration for that concert, but Trower played with no tricks up his sleeve. I could sense the whole band was having as high a time as we were. Amazing. 😲
I seen them too in Chicago, they were absolutely amazing 💯‼️ FIRE 🔥
I saw Robin Trower live at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles when I was about 16. That concert blew my mind. One of the best lives shows I have ever heard or seen. I was lucky to see them.
And Robin is one of the few in the Authentic Fender Stratocaster club, as being a loyalist. Him, Gary Moore, and David Gilmore. And I forgot to mention Mark Knopfler.
He also has his own custom peddles which gives his unique sound. As a guitar player he does things that wouldn’t make a lot of sense or wouldn’t sound right if anyone else did it/without that unique sound/his peddles and the way he can wah so effortlessly. “Wah at will” as I say lol Most can’t pull that off. He’s truly one of the greatest guitarist of all time and criminally underrated.
Don't forget Eric Johnson in that club. Strats, ahhh. Bought another one yesterday. Red Player. Viva la Mexico!
Seen Gary sporting a Gibson much of the time unlike these others you named.
Clapton...?
USAFWPNS 42 CLAYTON has switched around since his early days but obvious strat user now - like Beck
The Fool and Me is a great cut.
Agreed. The Fool and Me is definitely my favorite track from the album too!👍🏼🎸😎
Saw him in 76 with Jethro Tull at the Silverdome great concert
Saw him at least 7 times all over Detroit st Andrew's hall magic bag etc in the 90s. Takers get the honey.. givers sing the blues! Robin is the guitar! Been listen to him since 70s! God bless you for bringing me back home!
He used to get knocked that he tried to rip off Hendrix' sound..I never saw it that way..He definitely was influenced by Hendix, but so was a boat-load of people...Robin was only 3 years younger, and had already laid tracks with Procol Harum, around the same time...BTW, Robin doesn't sing..He does play the crap out of a guitar though!..As mentioned, James Dewar on vocals...Loved his voice.
Love his voice and Robins guitar 🎸 great
Robin does sing on later albums.
Robin started before Hendrix but sure he was influenced by him and visa versa as most guitarist are influenced by each other
@@russkowal1873 Jimi was slightly ahead professionally than Robin..Hendrix had already worked the "Chitlin' Circuit" before growing tired of it by '64..Robin had a small band (the paramounts), before starting PH, with Gary Brooker in '67..Jimi played Monterey Pop in '67..Also, Jimi was 3 years older...Still, in all, spitting hairs. They were both contemporaries.
Dewar!!!!!! Holding down that bass line and killing the vocals Paul Rodgers style. Amazing.
Everything on "Bridge of Sighs" is Classic! One of the few albums I've had since I was 17. Still one of the few albums I listen to start to finish. Saw them live in 2010, small venue (400), AWSOME!!!. Stay strong Jamal.
I'm getting older now, but I saw him the first time in '73 or '74. He dedicated his song DAYDREAM "to the man " ( Jimi Hendrix ) who passed only a few years before. One of those things you never forget.
@@teamshem3853 Daydream is my favorite by Robin and James.
I'm so so so glad that you've been turned on to Robin Trower and his band / this album. Every damn song is melt-your-face-off good!
Trower is a Guitar God... Thanks for Reacting Jamel, it’s a beautiful sight... Trower was the lead guitarist for one of England’s biggest prog rock bands in the 60’s, Procul Harum before he went solo... I would love to see you do a reaction to A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum... Whiter Shade of Pale was one of the biggest songs from any English Rock group back in the day.. Lots of Love Jamel from Toronto, Canada... Keep on Trucking...
Roy Buchanan-------WHEN A GUITAR PLAYS THE BLUES
I love Can I Change My Mind
I'm a Ram!
When Robin plays he makes the coolest facial contortions.
Kaiserin 1: Can't stand his facial expression when he plays. Rather just listen to him.
stank face! lol
His facial expressions look like a fish out of water
He’s at one with his guitar, like it’s an extension of his body. On the live version of this toward the end his guitar legitimately sounds like it’s talking. So vocal. He’s so underrated. One of the greatest guitarist of all time.
My 8-year-old daughter asked me why does he make those faces while he's playing? My 5-year-old son said because the music comes out of his body and goes into the guitar.
Quite a dad moment!
Saw them in Miami in 77'. Truly incredible. Everyone had this album.
Saw them as well, much later, though. My husband took me to see them in London for our wedding anniversary in 1998.
God I forgot how good this was. Straight gooseys and tears from an amazing time.
When I was 16 years old (in 1987) my buddy's dad told me he bought a concert ticket for me, to see an amazing guitar player that I'd never heard of. I was blown away, and have been a big fan ever since.
A few of my other favorite RT songs are Caledonia and The Fool and Me. Fire! :)
Definitely The Fool and Me.
R I P James!
Robin is a great blues guitarist, such an iconic release!! Great reaction!!
This is an incredible album, and another really fantastic song on this album is "Day of the Eagle." After Hendrix died, Robin Trower (and also Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush) were named by many to be Hendrix's successors. Both of them certainly followed Hendrix's style, with Trower specializing in the dreamy side of Hendrix, while Marino went toward the incredibly frantic style of Hendrix. BTW, Robin Trower was also a member of Procol Harem. For perfection of the Hammond Organ sound, check out "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem!
One of his best ever. Robin was the man back in the day!!!! You need to watch him live. 🎸🎸🎸🤩🤩🤩
Robin Trower did a session with Jack Bruce released just before he passed, "Seven Moons" is an excellent final cut.
BLT was also an album with Jack Bruce. They made a great combination.
You must react to the title track, "Bridge of Sighs."Robin Trower is like Pink Floyd. Best to listen to in a dimly lit room. A feast for the ears.
One of my favorite albums of all time. Perhaps because his style was so reminiscent of Hendrix, he never got the recognition he deserved.
Amazing guitarist with an amazing band here. Three great musicians at the peak of their powers.
Robin Trower used to play with Procol Harum ("Whiter Shade of Pale")
The solo on Conquistador Live with Edmonton Symphony is amazing.
Holy cow! Jamel is really going deep now! Love it
Had the pleasure of having seen Robin Trower in the early 70's in Phoenix, Az, with my younger brother. It still is the most memorable concert I had the opportunity to be witness to guitar greatness. Trower has always been an under rated guitarist. And, its a ahame his name is seldom, if ever, mentioned along with other great guitar gods.
Ah, I remember my younger days lounging on the couch with only the black light on in the room and jamming to this album with earphones on for hours! You literally get lost in Robin's guitar playing!
James Dewar was one of the best rock vocalist ever
Yeah!!!
There’s a guy who has Trower on yt goes by the name Dewar is god.
"...it's been a long time crossing the bridge of sighs..." - the song.
Jamal it was a treat to see this video. I love Robin Trower! My father and I saw him live several years ago, and at his (Trower) old age, he still brings the house down. Appreciate you brother, keep rockin’ out!
I was lucky enough to see you Robin Trower couple of times in concert in the 70s absolutely mind-blowing.
You would have no idea what it was like in the 70’s smoking doobies with my friends up in the hills of CT hiding from the cops (it was the 70’s) listening to Trower.
I had the pleasure of seeing Robin in the early 80's 3times most memorable😍
He is a maestro! I believe still going strong. Great selection!
THE most underrated band of the era!
Robin Trower was my very first concert. Saw him at Winterland in 75 before is closed down. That show started it all !
This whole album is great. worth checking out.
Jamel - must listen to: Daydream from his live album 70’s - Robin at his best!!!!!
He was big back in the 70's. Got a chance to see him at small venue in Vancouver BC back in 2011, there was probably 20 people there, we grabs some beers, stood in font of the stage and got blown away. He rocked it like he was in front of thousands, amazing guitarist.
I remember when this album first came out back in the seventies. We couldn't believe it. Totally blew us away.
James Dewar base and vocals. Robin lead guitar and Reggie Isidore drums.
Robin Trower. " Too Rolling Stoned." Was my favorite tune in High School. Big Big thumbs up.
got to see Robin in Seattle 2years in a row recently. was in a band in high school, played alot of his tunes.
If you want to hear Robin at his best. Playing it and feeling every note. Daydream from the live album Robin Trower Live. I could listen to that ALL day long. Just beautiful.
Trower is the guitarist not the vocalist. The vocalist was James Dewar.
rip James....I did not know his name until about a month ago....but I KNOW that voice!
@@alansmith7626, James was also the Bass player! Great singer, tho. I loved their drummer too...what was his name?
@@michaelbriefs9764 Reg Isidore RIP played drums on Trowers first two albums. Then Bill Lordan played on a few. Then Reg played on some more. Then Bill played on some more......etc
@@ronnelson7828, Bill Lordan was the guy I was thinking about. I loved his style and chops. His drum solo on the live album was one of my favorites from back in the day! Love that guy!
Deplorable Q Just became one of my favourite vocalists.
You got this far do the whole album. Pure ear candy!!
Driving my 67 Chevelle again & it is playing on the radio!
So cool to see the younger generations getting into music I have been listening to for 40 years! Rock on!
Trower’s guitar playing is the closest anyone ever got to sounding like Hendrix! Almost identical tone...
Yes, they sound similar because the used the same tools ( Stratocaster, Marshall Amp, Uni-Vibe, Wah Wah ) but they‘re different animals. Hendrix was much more creative with his sounds and effects in his studio work. Robin Trower might have used sone of Hendrix‘ playing techniques and relied on almost identical gear on stage, but it won‘t do him justice to see him only as a Hendrx clone. He did is own thing and was much more focused in his style.
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Ernie you are correct Robin carried the Hendrix thing forward after Jimi died. I started playing guitar in the 70s and both of these guys were my heroes and the techniques I used were common between the two. It's the soulful heavy stratocaster thing.
Frank Marino the guy Hendrix ghost taught
gotta hear Bridge of Sighs, Day of the eagle !!!
Robin Trower live at Winterland 1975 here on CZcams the full concert - Trowers first 3 albums were fantastic.
So glad you got to Robin Trower. Ex Procul Harem guitarist and top talent. The live version of this is phenomenal. Check out that live album as it has so much going for it. Little Bit of Sympathy, Alethea, Lady Love and Too Rolling Stoned are just perfect. The late Mr Dewar is singing and playing bass. Robin plays guitar.
Back in the days when the bassist/drummer knew how to play in the pocket and didn't overplay.
Love Robin Trower. You gotta do some Johnny winter (rock me baby) or Rory Gallagher (million miles away),
Saw Robin, James and Reg in the late 70's in an intimate venue in Seattle. I seem to remember it was a movie theater type setting with padded seats that absorbed the reverb that you get in larger venues. Man, they were tight and loud! My ears rang for days. One of the best shows ever, and I went to a LOT of rock concerts in the 70's. James Dewar's voice was heavenly. I remember some high school buddies and I would sit in one of their bedrooms and get stoned out of our minds and chill and drop into Robin Trower, and let the music move us.
Oh YES. Oh BOY did that make me smile. Been a long time since I listened to this epic masterpeice. I Was into Robin Trower big time in my youth. I agree with many - he was SO under rated it's criminal. Why he never made it to the big league is beyond me. So so good - now I gotta listen to the whole album again......
Robin plays the guitar the bass player sings i believe his name is James Dewer!
Dewar...R I P James!
Listen to that title track. Bridge of Sighs, It is a real place
For me it was high school, mid 70's and Robin Trower was blasting on my car radio. Some of the best music of my lifetime. You have to react to live versions though.
Hell yes ! Memories rocking this album out in my boyfriends 72 Plymouth duster. Hot damn those were the good old days.
Jamel, please do Robin's song "Daydream."
James Dewar is the singer. Trower played guitar.
Went to his show in Downtown L.A. in 2019 at 74 years old he could still do it. Great show the crowd went wild I had front row seats the loudest crowd I have ever heard.
My first concert! Robin Trower, Journey, Pablo Cruise 1975 Winterland Arena, San Francisco 👌
React to Day of the Eagle or Bridge of Sighs.