[chris7]

Very underated British guitar player and bluesman, sometimes compared to Jimi Hendrix, former member of Procol Harum. Try these for starters:-

Robin Trower The Best (halahup) Music Downloads - Mp3

Living Out of Time: Live Robin Trower mp3

P.S. Nightfly, you will love him!

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by chris7

Very underated British guitar player and bluesman, sometimes compared to Jimi Hendrix, former member of Procol Harum. Try these for starters:-

Robin Trower The Best (halahup) Music Downloads - Mp3

Living Out of Time: Live Robin Trower mp3

P.S. Nightfly, you will love him!

Chris,

I know Robin Trower very well, I saw him quite a few times
with Procol Harum...loved to hear him play "Whiskey Train"
with them...His solo career is quite good ,the problem
I have with him is that he "sounds" like Hendrix but
that's where it stops.He certainly doesn't play like Hendrix,
but he's good in his own right.

He just put out a new album with Jack Bruce, that I mentioned somewhere,
on line a few weeks ago.Check it out

Thanks for the recommends...May try out the live album from mp3sale.

[chris7]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Chris,

I know Robin Trower very well, I saw him quite a few times
with Procol Harum...loved to hear him play "Whiskey Train"
with them...His solo career is quite good ,the problem
I have with him is that he "sounds" like Hendrix but
that's where it stops.He certainly doesn't play like Hendrix,
but he's good in his own right.

He just put out a new album with Jack Bruce, that I mentioned somewhere,
on line a few weeks ago.Check it out

Thanks for the recommends...May try out the live album from mp3sale.

Totally agree with what you say Nightfly, I have the Jack Bruce one as well, but to be honest I prefer the "Live" album from mp3sale, mainly because there are a few long/jamming type tracks amongst them, which I really do like.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by chris7

Totally agree with what you say Nightfly, I have the Jack Bruce one as well, but to be honest I prefer the "Live" album from mp3sale, mainly because there are a few long/jamming type tracks amongst them, which I really do like.

Thanks Chris...I'll check it out,like the long jams .........

[4ziggy]

Not sure what album it is that I have at the moment, but my favorite song by Robin Trower is "Bridge of Sighs".

I heard him on an interview a while back with Alice Cooper. Many compare him to Hendrix, however during the time (supposedly) he had never heard of Hendrix when he created his music. He even went on to say that when he did first learn of Hendrix, he didn't like his music. And he shared those same feelings for Jim Morrison...though they had played at several of the same shows. I had a chance to see him live and passed just based on his personality vs. his music. But I do like his music. And I hope his comeback (...or revelation for some) is a success.

~Zig

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by 4ziggy

Not sure what album it is that I have at the moment, but my favorite song by Robin Trower is "Bridge of Sighs".

I heard him on an interview a while back with Alice Cooper. Many compare him to Hendrix, however during the time (supposedly) he had never heard of Hendrix when he created his music. He even went on to say that when he did first learn of Hendrix, he didn't like his music. And he shared those same feelings for Jim Morrison...though they had played at several of the same shows. I had a chance to see him live and passed just based on his personality vs. his music. But I do like his music. And I hope his comeback (...or revelation for some) is a success.

~Zig

Zig,

I don't believe for a second he didn't know who Hendrix was..LOL..
I was 16 and knew.. and Robin was playing big Rock arena'a with Procol Harum and was exposed to the world of rock music,he hardly lived in a bubble.
He is just being tired after all these years, still suffering through the same
tired question.I remember reading in Guitar Player magazine in the
70's a interview with Robin Trower, and he was very aware of Jimi's
legacy but said he had no intention of creating his sound and it came about organically....that is a more likely senario.We all agree he has his own style of
playing despite the similarities in sound to the master player.

[Gaucho]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Zig,

I don't believe for a second he didn't know who Hendrix was..LOL..
I was 16 and knew.. and Robin was playing big Rock arena'a with Procol Harum and was exposed to the world of rock music,he hardly lived in a bubble.
He is just being tired after all these years, still suffering through the same
tired question.I remember reading in Guitar Player magazine in the
70's a interview with Robin Trower, and he was very aware of Jimi's
legacy but said he had no intention of creating his sound and it came about organically....that is a more likely senario.We all agree he has his own style of
playing despite the similarities in sound to the master player.

Nightfly,
As a guitarist yourself, what do you think the similarities are between Robin Trower's playing and that of Hendrix? I can't really hear it too much similarity myself, although I'm not a musician. However, I do think they're both absolutely brilliant in their own ways. And Robin Trower did give guitar lessons to Robert Fripp.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Gaucho

Nightfly,
As a guitarist yourself, what do you think the similarities are between Robin Trower's playing and that of Hendrix? I can't really hear it too much similarity myself, although I'm not a musician. However, I do think they're both absolutely brilliant in their own ways. And Robin Trower did give guitar lessons to Robert Fripp.

Well they have in common is the general sound of some their equipment settings(effects and electronics).
Hendrix is more spontaneous and raw and his playing is generated from roots music like R&B and blues.
Robin Trower is more methodical and structured in his playing but has the capability to improvise as well.Though he might have some blues based qualities he is more dramatic in his delivery and is more of a arena rock
musician.
Both offer the listener something different..But Hendrix is a superior player
for many reasons including, speed, dexterity and creativity in solo creations and his song writing was superb.He is a icon for a reason.

[4ziggy]

Nightfly,

That was my sentiments as well...How could Robin play some of the same scenes and not know some legendary artists of the time? But perhaps the time period he was speaking, Jimi was not a big celeb??? After all, I only know of his music and one interview with Alice Cooper.

I think the time period was referencing some of the festivals he played at with Jim and Jimi, but at the time he didn't know who they were. I agree with many of you that his sound is definately different than Jimi. Robin seems like more of a produced sound whereas Jimi invokes sounds representative of his feeling at a given moment.

Like I said, I like Robin's work. And I sympathize that he may have lived in the shadows of great artists. But we all know who he is :-) Either way, he seemed like a legend in his own mind.

~Zig

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by 4ziggy

Nightfly,

That was my sentiments as well...How could Robin play some of the same scenes and not know some legendary artists of the time? But perhaps the time period he was speaking, Jimi was not a big celeb??? After all, I only know of his music and one interview with Alice Cooper.

I think the time period was referencing some of the festivals he played at with Jim and Jimi, but at the time he didn't know who they were. I agree with many of you that his sound is definately different than Jimi. Robin seems like more of a produced sound whereas Jimi invokes sounds representative of his feeling at a given moment.

Like I said, I like Robin's work. And I sympathize that he may have lived in the shadows of great artists. But we all know who he is :-) Either way, he seemed like a legend in his own mind.

~Zig

Zig,

Very good ending there...lol..
I would agree in the early days of Procul Harum he was one of the first
guitarists out of the gate..but by 1967 after Jimi played the Montery Pop Concert here in the states every guitar player in the world knew what they were up against including Clapton and Townshend.
But he lives in the shadow of the greats because he hasn't evolved much from his early 70's solo works.It's his fault really, but he still deserves to be respected for his contributions to the guitar and his genre.