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I was 15 that year, loved it! Many years later I was blessed to see them again at a little club in Turlock, CA and they were even better... if that's possible!
Robin Trower is my all time favorite blues rock guitarist. He’s extremely talented, mature, and patient. He doesn’t have to force his way to the front but lets the song and his bandmates sound shine then he comes in to help you navigate down the path. I started listening to Robin in ‘74, I was 11. My sister bought “Bridge of Sighs” album and I’ve been turning people in my world on ever since. I took a couple of my best friends from school to see them at a bar in Detroit “Harpos” a real classic performance, I got to watch him jam from about 15’ away. One of the best nights of my concert going life. I’m really glad to see your enthusiasm.
I remember when Bridge of Sighs came out! I bought it as soon as I could get to a record store. I still listen to it several times a month. It is hard to judge Robin Trower by a single song. You listen to Trower as a whole.
James Dewar was the vox/bassist. Stellar. He spent some time with Stone the Crows prior to hooking up with Trower. Trower is still a beast on the Strat. He is all about tone, feel, and note placement.
He's one of my favorite guitarists and I think he's nearly 80 now and still active. He released and album just last year. He' used different singers since James Dewar and Jack Bruce (rip to both legends) and then Davey Pattison of Gamma fame (Gamma featured another amazing guitarist in Ronnie Montose, also rip). He's even sang on a couple albums himself and the last two he went for younger singers including his first female singer in Sari Schorr who is very good. Throughout it all he still comes up with those riffs and a lot of great blues rock guitar. One of my favorite solos from his latter albums is from I Want to Take You With Me, it's a beauty.
Hi! I'm so glad you have finally tried out Robin Trower! He is the reason I play guitar. His catalog is huge. I have them all! Many styles, different singers (he even sang himself on a few albums), bass players , etc. To me, his most awesome solo is on the song Daydream. I got to see him in a small bar in 1987, then saw him at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee in 2017. I even got to meet him after the show. A very friendly, humble man! Enjoy, and rock on! 🤘
Saw his tour in late '74,Reg Isidore the drummer was just replaced with Bill Lordan.These guys have so many great songs.Daydream live is one to check out.
Saw him in 73 I believe. Blew the other 2 bands away. Sad to watch actually.Was a huge Hendrix fan and Robin was the first Hendrix-esque guitar player that I accepted. 😂
As you have heard, there are good songs on the album but your really missing out if you don't listen to the entire album at one time. Take the 45 minutes to do so. In the seventies and before, it was how the concept of the album that made these artists so wonderful to listen to. This was Trower's best album, IMHO, and he had a lot of them.
My other favorite Robin Trower songs are Too Rolling Stoned, Day of the Eagle, Lady Love, Gonna Be More Suspicious, Victims of the Fury, SMO, Long Misty Days and so many more but these are my favorites off the top of my head. He did three albums with Jack Bruce BLT (Bruce Lordan and Trower), Truce (Trower and Bruce and Lordan left) in the early 80s. Dewar returned for one more album but left again and eventually passed away pretty young. Trower and Bruce got together again years later and did an excellent album called Seven Moons.
I got to see him and the Robin Trower trio with incredible vocalist/bassist James Dewer twice back in the day ( late 1970's). I am so priveleged to have been there. Comparisons with Jimi Hendrix are so off the mark. They were both blues/rock guitar geniuses, but that is where the comparison ends. They went in their own directions. James Dewar, such a perfect blues voice and bass player.
@Seton Hill Studios, like you said - better late to the party than never!!! I'm 71 in a week or so, was a fan of Procol Harum so was automatically drawn to Robin when he went solo. Was hooked for life from the opening bars on his first album: it was the FEEL and TONE he gives/gets that sets him in a class of his own imho. I don't know when he got the deeper bass sound you mention at around 4:40 but he is known for using the thickest gauge strings + toning his guitar down 1/2 and later a whole note, that might be what you are picking up on. BUT you chose the shortest recorded version for your review: sacrilege 🙄😲😂, 10+mins usually.
While you're at it, read Wikipedia on the Bridge of Sighs. It is a real place in Venice, Italy, over a canal there. Thank you for this outstanding performance.
Knowing what the bridge represented to those who crossed it makes the vibe of the song understandable. For most it was a one way trip into an eternity of hell or death.
Hey man. just subscribed to your channel and I enjoyed your reaction. I'm a big Trower fan and I still have his albums on vinyl. Check out Day of the Eagle and Alethea. Peace.
Trower's evolved his "feel" all along his journey. Check out some of his newer stuff like "What Lies Beneath" from that album, and another title track from a recent endeavor with Maxi Priest titled "United State Of Mind" 😎👍
Robin still has the same rig setup after all these years, and why would you change it? In one interview he said the best strat he ever played was a '66 strat that he no longer has. The current Fender Custom Shop Trower strat has custom pickups rooted in classic Fender pickup decades and designed by Robin and Master luthier Todd Krause in the Custom shop: a Texas Special for the bridge, a '54 for the neck and a '60s for the middle; 1.65" nut width, 9.5 playing radius, chunky "C" maple neck profile, weight selected alder body, 6 screw bridge plate, vintage saddles, 70s headstock, 4 bolt neck plate without sculpting and Sperzel Trim-Lok tuners.
Other cuts to listen to (for a start)......TOO ROLLING STONED, BLUEBIRD, LONG MISTY DAYS, PRIDE, CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT, SAIL ON, IN CITY DREAMS (builds like a bolero), CALEDONIA, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, DAYDREAM, SAILING (different song than SAIL ON). In the early days, he was sorta thought of as a HENDRIX ripoff......however.....he DOES have his own style I think.....sort of a cross between Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn?
Bridge of Sighs caught my ear from a very young age. I didn’t have any idea about a Univibe or how or why his guitar was sounding the way it did, but I loved it in an instant and for always. Later I heard Too Rolling Stoned, In City Dreams and Caledonia and I like them and you can tell it’s Trower, they’re great! But none of them grabbed me the way Sighs did when I was young. Though Day of the Eagle comes close and was always a fav for me. More recently I heard Daydream and somehow I missed it. But wow, I absolutely love it. Definitely worth checking those tunes out too!
If you listen to the words can you find a better song to play on Halloween..?? It makes me think of historic England sending someone to the gallows. Robin tunes down a full step and uses heavy gauge strings. Listen to " SOMEBODY CALLING " by Robin Trower.A funky sounding song. Great video.
Robin Trower very distinctive sound. A master. James Dewar on lead vocals and Bass. A Scotsman with incredible sound and soul. Note: RT never, ever sings vocals, lead or backing.
They are a custom amp company out of California called Junk Amps. A friend of my dad’s started the company a few years ago and I’ve got a bunch of them he gave us to test out! The black one is basically an 18w Marshall without the tremolo and the tan one is a hot rodded Fender tweed.
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Such an amazing player! What should I check out next? Gotta hear more!
No mistaking Robin Trower's guitar tone. Very distinctive. Check out Too Rolling Stoned for more of this greatness.
Will do! Appreciate the suggestion and you swinging by the channel! Can’t wait to hear more! 🤘🏻
@@setonhillstudios Or anything else from the Bridge of Sighs album. Fantastic from start to finish.
I didn't start listening to Robin Trower till 1975. I still listen to him about once a week. That tone! That phrasing! Nobody sounds quite like him.
An underappreciated band I think, always loved em. Someone else recommended "Too Rolling Stoned" - some of Trower's best, check it out brother!
That seems to be the one most folks are recommending, I can’t wait to check it out! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!
Robin originally was in the band Procol Harum
Bridge of Sighs was my very first concert...I was 14...concert was fantastic!
Awesome! Such an awesome memory! Thanks for sharing!
I was 15 that year, loved it! Many years later I was blessed to see them again at a little club in Turlock, CA and they were even better... if that's possible!
Robin Trower is my all time favorite blues rock guitarist. He’s extremely talented, mature, and patient. He doesn’t have to force his way to the front but lets the song and his bandmates sound shine then he comes in to help you navigate down the path. I started listening to Robin in ‘74, I was 11. My sister bought “Bridge of Sighs” album and I’ve been turning people in my world on ever since. I took a couple of my best friends from school to see them at a bar in Detroit “Harpos” a real classic performance, I got to watch him jam from about 15’ away. One of the best nights of my concert going life. I’m really glad to see your enthusiasm.
You got it. It's wasn't about dazzle, but about soul and technique. That is what set Robin Trower apart from the others.
The 50.year reissue remixes the songs giving them even more sonic power. One of the most underrated albums of all time
I remember when Bridge of Sighs came out! I bought it as soon as I could get to a record store. I still listen to it several times a month. It is hard to judge Robin Trower by a single song. You listen to Trower as a whole.
First concert ever, 1978 Fillmore West in Frisco. Blew everyone away. 💣
James Dewar was the vox/bassist. Stellar. He spent some time with Stone the Crows prior to hooking up with Trower. Trower is still a beast on the Strat. He is all about tone, feel, and note placement.
Thanks for the info and swinging by! Just incredible talent! 🔥
James Dewar's voice was the perfect match for Robin's tone. Fat/thick tone, and it's still that way today.
Absolutely! Match made in heaven!
My first concert in 1978...nice one! Just saw a few years ago, still touring at 74 and sounding as good as ever...
Wow! That’s so cool! Thanks for sharing!
He's one of my favorite guitarists and I think he's nearly 80 now and still active. He released and album just last year. He' used different singers since James Dewar and Jack Bruce (rip to both legends) and then Davey Pattison of Gamma fame (Gamma featured another amazing guitarist in Ronnie Montose, also rip). He's even sang on a couple albums himself and the last two he went for younger singers including his first female singer in Sari Schorr who is very good. Throughout it all he still comes up with those riffs and a lot of great blues rock guitar. One of my favorite solos from his latter albums is from I Want to Take You With Me, it's a beauty.
Hi! I'm so glad you have finally tried out Robin Trower! He is the reason I play guitar. His catalog is huge. I have them all! Many styles, different singers (he even sang himself on a few albums), bass players , etc. To me, his most awesome solo is on the song Daydream. I got to see him in a small bar in 1987, then saw him at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee in 2017. I even got to meet him after the show. A very friendly, humble man! Enjoy, and rock on! 🤘
He has played it differently in every performance I've heard. Awesome!
I have been to 13 of his shows going back to his first tour in SoCal after he left Procol Harum. Every time was distinctly different.
Nice to see your reaction to Trower. Daydream is a favorite, check it out of you want some more!
It's considered that Trower carried the torch for Jimi Hendrix. Some criticized him for it.
He's blusier than Hendrix
Thank you for bringing attention to the most under appreciated performer in Rock Music. Should get more credit for incredible talent.
James dewar was a Scottish person,the voice,amazing.originally from stone the crows uk band....
You're right, where you been
50 years later, Robin is on tour UK/USA all summer/fall.
That’s incredible!
BLT had a track called "No Island Lost" that is worth a reaction. It shows off Trowers playing and Jack Bruce's singing.
Sweet! Really appreciate the suggestion! Can’t wait to hear more from them for sure!
It's like a heavy sad funeral dirge. Stunning!
My favourite live version of this song was from a concert he did for Rockpalast in Germany on his 60th birthday!
Oh sweet, I’ll have to check that one out!
Saw him live in concert May 24. He seems to shape a sound rather than be flashy. Superb even at 79 years of age!
Day of the Eagle is a great choice!!
Appreciate the suggestion and you hanging out for a bit! Can’t wait to hear more!
Since you are checking out these 70's guitar greats, Frank Marino is a must!!
Hell man To rolling stoned Daydream Day of the eagle guy is a master on that thing
Saw his tour in late '74,Reg Isidore the drummer was just replaced with Bill Lordan.These guys have so many great songs.Daydream live is one to check out.
Robin Trower , Jimmy Dewar ---- Winterland concert 1975 You Tube . ✨🎸✨☮️🇺🇸
Nice, thanks!
Saw him in 73 I believe. Blew the other 2 bands away. Sad to watch actually.Was a huge Hendrix fan and Robin was the first Hendrix-esque guitar player that I accepted. 😂
Makes sense! Yeah such a killer player! Definitely have to check out more! Thanks for watching!
As you have heard, there are good songs on the album but your really missing out if you don't listen to the entire album at one time. Take the 45 minutes to do so. In the seventies and before, it was how the concept of the album that made these artists so wonderful to listen to. This was Trower's best album, IMHO, and he had a lot of them.
Thanks for the insight! Definitely need to sit down and make that happen! Appreciate it!
You should check out Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush as well!
My other favorite Robin Trower songs are Too Rolling Stoned, Day of the Eagle, Lady Love, Gonna Be More Suspicious, Victims of the Fury, SMO, Long Misty Days and so many more but these are my favorites off the top of my head. He did three albums with Jack Bruce BLT (Bruce Lordan and Trower), Truce (Trower and Bruce and Lordan left) in the early 80s. Dewar returned for one more album but left again and eventually passed away pretty young. Trower and Bruce got together again years later and did an excellent album called Seven Moons.
Check out Long Misty Days by Trower. Dewar is incredible
I got to see him and the Robin Trower trio with incredible vocalist/bassist James Dewer twice back in the day ( late 1970's). I am so priveleged to have been there. Comparisons with Jimi Hendrix are so off the mark. They were both blues/rock guitar geniuses, but that is where the comparison ends. They went in their own directions. James Dewar, such a perfect blues voice and bass player.
For the best live versions try anything from the Winterland concert.
Trower and Dewar the dynamic duo. Check out Shame the Devil, Day of the Eagle
Try Whiskey Train when he steps forward in Procol Harem
@Seton Hill Studios, like you said - better late to the party than never!!! I'm 71 in a week or so, was a fan of Procol Harum so was automatically drawn to Robin when he went solo. Was hooked for life from the opening bars on his first album: it was the FEEL and TONE he gives/gets that sets him in a class of his own imho. I don't know when he got the deeper bass sound you mention at around 4:40 but he is known for using the thickest gauge strings + toning his guitar down 1/2 and later a whole note, that might be what you are picking up on. BUT you chose the shortest recorded version for your review: sacrilege 🙄😲😂, 10+mins usually.
Check out Too Rolling Stoned and Day of the Eagle. Robin Trower is a master.
Vocalist is James Dewar. So many uneducated people that don't know Trower's music think Robin is the vocalist. Sad. Dewar is a monster player/singer.
While you're at it, read Wikipedia on the Bridge of Sighs. It is a real place in Venice, Italy, over a canal there. Thank you for this outstanding performance.
Knowing what the bridge represented to those who crossed it makes the vibe of the song understandable. For most it was a one way trip into an eternity of hell or death.
Shewee! That’s a wild perspective for sure! So much feel and emotion into this performance! Thanks for swinging by and sharing some insight!
Robin Trower still performs check out some of his new stuff
Hey man. just subscribed to your channel and I enjoyed your reaction. I'm a big Trower fan and I still have his albums on vinyl. Check out Day of the Eagle and Alethea. Peace.
took many country drives too this one . the whole album was worthy. well 8 track in this case....lol
He probably changed the pick ups in the guitar to get his sound..those guys never would settle for stock pick ups. anyway pure talent
Trower's evolved his "feel" all along his journey. Check out some of his newer stuff like "What Lies Beneath" from that album, and another title track from a recent endeavor with Maxi Priest titled "United State Of Mind" 😎👍
Awesome, I bet they’re incredible! Thanks for the suggestions, can’t wait to check it out!
Robin still has the same rig setup after all these years, and why would you change it? In one interview he said the best strat he ever played was a '66 strat that he no longer has. The current Fender Custom Shop Trower strat has custom pickups rooted in classic Fender pickup decades and designed by Robin and Master luthier Todd Krause in the Custom shop: a Texas Special for the bridge, a '54 for the neck and a '60s for the middle; 1.65" nut width, 9.5 playing radius, chunky "C" maple neck profile, weight selected alder body, 6 screw bridge plate, vintage saddles, 70s headstock, 4 bolt neck plate without sculpting and Sperzel Trim-Lok tuners.
No doubt! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! Such a great tone and an incredible player!
@@setonhillstudios Especially when he gets such great tones. The sustain with the Univibe and open chords on Bridge of Sighs is still awesome.
thats the short cut off version, backend is the best
Other cuts to listen to (for a start)......TOO ROLLING STONED, BLUEBIRD, LONG MISTY DAYS, PRIDE, CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT, SAIL ON, IN CITY DREAMS (builds like a bolero), CALEDONIA, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, DAYDREAM, SAILING (different song than SAIL ON). In the early days, he was sorta thought of as a HENDRIX ripoff......however.....he DOES have his own style I think.....sort of a cross between Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn?
Appreciate all the suggestions! Can’t wait to hear more! Thanks for swinging by the channel!
Bridge of Sighs caught my ear from a very young age. I didn’t have any idea about a Univibe or how or why his guitar was sounding the way it did, but I loved it in an instant and for always. Later I heard Too Rolling Stoned, In City Dreams and Caledonia and I like them and you can tell it’s Trower, they’re great! But none of them grabbed me the way Sighs did when I was young. Though Day of the Eagle comes close and was always a fav for me. More recently I heard Daydream and somehow I missed it. But wow, I absolutely love it. Definitely worth checking those tunes out too!
If you listen to the words can you find a better song to play on Halloween..?? It makes me think of historic England sending someone to the gallows. Robin tunes down a full step and uses heavy gauge strings. Listen to " SOMEBODY CALLING " by Robin Trower.A funky sounding song. Great video.
Day of the eagle is a good one by trailer
Appreciate it! Will definitely add it to the list!
Robin Trower was the bassist for Procol Harum
Oh cool! Appreciate the info and you swinging by!
Guitarist for Procol Harum, not bassist.
Check out Alethea by Robin Trower.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Robin Trower very distinctive sound. A master. James Dewar on lead vocals and Bass. A Scotsman with incredible sound and soul. Note: RT never, ever sings vocals, lead or backing.
Appreciate it and thanks for swinging by the channel! 🤘🏻
That is incorrect. Robin has sung on many of his songs.
This version is rather short, being for a TV show. Listen to Benny Dancer.
Yep. Too Rolling Stoned would be a good next listen.
Awesome, thanks for the suggestion!
Old stoner music
Little bit of sympathy from the same 1974 tv performance
Thanks for the suggestion!
For a more fast paced song try "Day of the Eagle"
Sweet, thanks for the suggestion!
what are those amps you have behind you?
They are a custom amp company out of California called Junk Amps. A friend of my dad’s started the company a few years ago and I’ve got a bunch of them he gave us to test out! The black one is basically an 18w Marshall without the tremolo and the tan one is a hot rodded Fender tweed.
How desperate can you be when "Cold wind blows and God looks down in anger on this poor child" No thought of return from the Bridge of Sighs
Such powerful lyrics!
News flash, we check out the video to watch Robin Trower not you bobbin and weavin...just a thought
Haha 🤣😂 No worries. We ain’t for everyone ✌🏻
That's not the original drummer from when he formed the band.