Robin Trower - Essential Robin Trower
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Artist: Robin TrowerBrand: TROWER,ROBIN
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
CD Release Date: 1991-07-30
Music Label: Chrysalis
Soundtracks:
- Too Rolling Stoned
- Lady Love
- Bridge of Sighs
- Daydream
- Shame the Devil
- Hannah
- Messin' the Blues
- Pride
- Alethea
- Confessin' Midnight
- Victims of the Fury
- Gonna Be More Suspicious
- Sweet Wine of Love
- I Can't Wait Much Longer
- Into Money
- Bluebird
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Free Music Review: Excellent Anthology of the Chrysalis Years
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a single disc compilation of Robin Trower's solo work for Chrysalis from 1973-1981. Robin Trower broke away from Procol Harum after he fell under the influence of Jimi Hendrix. He switched guitars from a Gibson to a Stratocaster and went solo. He formed a power trio and played in the style of Hendrix but did not go over the top like say Frank Marino. His adaption of the style was more funky and bluesy with ethereal type ballads interspersed for contrast. He is no mere copyist however and is good song writer. Most of his songs are originals with the occasional blues cover tune thrown in for good measure. Another reason the band was successful was due in large part to the whiskey-throated vocals of bass player James Dewar. After Dewar left the band Trower's popularity began to wane. One cut on this anthology features the vocals of former Cream bass player Jack Bruce who replaced James Dewar for 2 albums. Some of my favorite tracks include "Too Rolling Stoned", "Lady Love" "Bridge Of Sighs", "Shame The Devil" and "Messin' The Blues". I was disappointed that the compilers omitted "Little Bit Of Sympathy" and "Fool & Me". That being said this is the best retrospective of Trower's solo work currently available. If you enjoy inventive 1970's era axe work, you will enjoy this disc. I also recommend the "King Biscuit Flour Hour" disc and the remastered "Bridge Of Sighs" disc with extra bonus tracks.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: TROWER,ROBIN
Title: ESSENTIAL ROBIN TROWER
Street Release Date: 07/30/1991
Genre: ROCK/POP
Based on his subtle playing on Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale," no one expected Robin Trower to become an arena-rock guitar god in the '70s--a guitarist, in fact, that some pundits compared to Jimi Hendrix. Trower certainly was very much influenced by Hendrix; he loved throwing atonal fireworks into his blues-based rock, as all 16 tracks here demonstrate. Essential is the best U.S. compilation available, with tracks from all eight of his Chrysalis LPs. The only problem is that '70s and '80s FM staple "Day of the Eagle" is absent. Which is a little like calling an album Essential Hendrix and excluding "All Along the Watchtower." --Bill Holdship
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