All of Trower's recent albums (he's released 7 in the last decade, including one that comes out tomorrow) have been shockingly strong. He's aged into this autumnal blues vibe that I'm not hearing from anyone else except maybe Buddy Guy (check "Done Got Old" from Sweet Tea, way back in 2001, or "A Few Good Years" from last year's The Blues is Alive and Well, or "Crying Out of One Eye" from 2015's Born to Play Guitar).
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 22 March 2019 00:03 (five years ago) link
yeah he's on a roll. then again I love all his 70s albums and a fair number of his 80s ones
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 22 March 2019 01:25 (five years ago) link
I love the old stuff too, but I really feel like Trower is really interesting for having aged gracefully in a way I don't see anybody else doing (though I admit I'm not following Bob Dylan or Van Morrison or whichever old country guys are still alive, maybe they're in some kind of similar mode).
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 22 March 2019 02:17 (five years ago) link
Check this one out, an unexpected new collaboration with Maxi Priest. Unexpected and pretty good. It's got that mix of strings and blues restaint like some of those classic early 70s tracks by BB King or Bobby Womack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBpd_3kIW-Q&feature=youtu.be
― earlnash, Sunday, 11 October 2020 11:35 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD15RrE9v54
― earlnash, Sunday, 11 October 2020 11:36 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y8XVuRG0Gc
― earlnash, Sunday, 11 October 2020 11:37 (three years ago) link
In my mind, I'm kinda loving the idea of a 75 year old Robin Trower calling up his pals to 'check out my new band dudes'. That "Are We Just People" track is good too. Production is really lush.
― earlnash, Sunday, 11 October 2020 11:48 (three years ago) link
Cool.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:45 (three years ago) link
Trower's got a new album out this week, with a female singer, Sari Schorr, on the whole thing. It's called Joyful Sky, which is weirdly optimistic for him: his last two were called Coming Closer to the Day and No More Worlds to Conquer. Anyway, I'm listening to it now and it's really good if you like what he does. Schorr's voice suits the material.
― read-only (unperson), Friday, 27 October 2023 20:35 (six months ago) link
I saw Robin Trower played his first gigs in like 4 years last week or so ago.
It's been almost 20 years since I saw him play with Davey Pattinson, but he was great. At least as a few years ago, he could play as well as ever.
I was listening to the records Trower did with Jack Bruce quite a few times this past winter. That was a good pairing.
― earlnash, Friday, 27 October 2023 22:57 (six months ago) link