Midnight Headphones on Bridge Of Sighs just went off, then the cymbals start... Hellbound Train - Savoy Brown ua-cam.com/video/N6TkCLDcC7o/v-deo.html the 70s were the best
@@stephenjohnson6284 One of the great voices of that era and so underrated. Most people that didn't bother to deep dive into Robin Trower and his band, just assumed Robin did the vocals as well.
@Dave Guitarowski. Looks like Jamel is looking at a clip from BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Somewhere out there, there is a performance of "Little Bit Of Sympathy" (LBOS) from the same show. I am not a musician but I vaguely remember being told that James Dewar's bass in LBOS is "playing octaves" against Robin's guitar lines? LBOS just rocks out! Hats off to Reg Isidore for holding it down on "Bridge Of Sighs" and not overpowering Robin and James. I ordered this album in a record shop on CD back in the mid-1980's because I had worn out the cassette. It was 8 months before it came into stock. But well worth it. Just confirms that the best rock music was made in the 70's.
Jamal....a few years back I saw Robin Trower live. He was standing on the stage about 3 feet in front of me. I stood there in awe at this mans skill on the guitar. He is known as the "White" Jimi Hendrix. This man is now in his 70's and still play's like he's in his 20's....he doesn't miss not one note...ever. If you EVER get the opportunity to see him, I highly recommend it....You won't be disappointed!
@@bstaff1901 Where in my post did it say anything about being respected? I wish people would just learn how to read! He has always been respected! Just underrated mainly because he was not commericalized like most.
Its Robin Trower, he is still recording and performing. His music is constantly evolving. Recently released an album with Maxi Priest and Livingston Brown. He has had his own band since the 70's. Many choices for more reaction videos!
I can't speak to what was going through Trower's mind when he wrote this song, but the Bridge of Sighs is a real place, in Venice Italy. It connected an area of interrogation rooms to a prison and would be the last view of the city of Venice and perhaps the outside world, that many prisoners would get. Try listening to it again with that scenario in mind.
I visited the court and the cells and walked inside across the bridge to the cells sooooo eeeeery and fascinating I love doors and have a pic of one of the original cell doors pretty doom and gloom.
My friend Robin Trower was originally in a band called poco harem. He’s an Englishman who went on was a very cool solo career. He is the guitarist and he still is performing. And it’s been fine he took the fender Stratocaster and the magic of Jimi Hendrix after his passing and kept going forward with it. The psychedelic feel you get is that of a Marshall amplifier, an echoplex, a univibe and a fuzz box which Jimi Hendrix changed rock music with. This was the key to the 1960s psychedelic beginning.of Soulful blues rock. Stevie Ray Vaughan became popular in the 1980s. He was a Bluesman from Austin Texas. All three guitars are known for playing the fender Stratocaster.
An ex of mine was Robin Trower's guitar tech on a tour. I got to sit backstage and watch the show from the wings at the House of Blues in Chicago. Over 20 years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday. Magical.
I took my neice to see Robin Trower for her first concert, she was about 7 years old, 1974ish. There was a wooden security barrier in front of the stage, I set her on top of it. He was thrilled and played several songs to her. Quite a wonderful memory for her. She of course, has been a huge fan ever since.
An album is a collection of songs. Depending on the era, they can be recorded on reel-to-reel, vinyl ("records"), 8-track, cassette, CD, or mp3. My dad played it, too, but on his big stereo rig at home. Sometimes he'd wake up early in the morning on Saturday and I'd come in to watch cartoons in the living room, and he'd be laying on the floor, clamshell headphones on, listening to all kinds of music. The first time I heard this, he was doing this. I asked him what he was listening to, and he flipped one of the headphones around and let me lay on the floor and listen with him. The reverb made the song very melancholy and fantastical to me--the night before, we'd seen the animated Lord of the Rings movie, so fantasy stuff was in my mind. He didn't try to explain the song. Instead, he just let me experience it. I'll always be grateful for that, which was the way he let me learn a lot of stuff. It's one of those good moments with my dad I remember very fondly.
Robin Trower is quite possibly the greatest, most amazing guitarist that almost no one has heard of. Saw him live in the 80s or 90s and was completely blown away.
*An* inspiration, not *the*. For me, you can add Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Elliot Easton, Joe Walsh, Alex Lifeson, Billy Gibbons... and the list goes on. Trower is certainly up there with the best.
@@jackgilchrist add Frank Marino, unfairly called merely a Trower clone ... I saw Marino and Mahogany Rush in the mid '70's as part of opening acts for Black Sabbath, I would've gladly had less BS for more Marino!!!
And Robin was clearly influenced by Hendrix's bluesy univibe sound and chord-based solos, that drift between open strings and fretted notes. First time I heard Robin on the radio I thought it was Jimi, until the vocals came in.
Right. I didn’t see Hendrix live. But I did attend a Robin Trower concert after Bridge of Sighs was released. I’ve been in an audience that was excited about a performance; but “stunned” is a more accurate reaction to Trower’s guitar work.
Somehow I never got to see Robin back in the day. At least I got to see Hendrix In Madison Wi. Shitty seats but it didn't matter. He even played the Star Spangled Banner !!! At the very least I had his albums.
@@guidosarducci1943 I don't know why you asked me this question but I will try to answer it. 1. Does he like that type of music? 2. Send him some links to reaction videos so he can see how cool some older music is. 3. Make sure he has a turn table. A record player. Most people don't. 4. Don't let your feelings be hurt if he does not like the music. I know very few young people that like jazz. 5. If you have the capabilities make copies of the albums and send those to him. Best of both worlds. That being said, you are on this thread with Jamel for a reason. YOU like music. This channel is about sharing music. Take a chance. Share your love of music with your nephew. Good Luck. Tell him James from America says hello.
Must be same age ... elvis abba etc or bowie ,trower lou reed ... my sister was 10yrs older than me and amazing taste in music .. i was thought of as strange at school cause of the music ...
@@mikes6970 So when I got older I used to go into music shops(yes, they existed then) and jokingly asked if they had the theme to the Exorcist. Just a joke. One time a person says yes. It's over there look at The Tubes. That was it. Then I realized my sister had that album. Later in my musical evolution I would see the man that played that becoming the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead. After Rush my all time favorite band. It's interesting how our musical tastes form and evolve. Peace.
Robin's yet another great British guitarist, one of many England produced in the 60's & 70's. Saw him live probably the same year as this performance.💙
Ex procol harum The guitar tone Trower achieved his glorious Uni-Vibe tones by using the Strat's middle pickup, cranking up the amp's midrange and cutting the treble and bass. A custom boost/preamp pedal placed in front of the Uni-Vibe also helped thicken the tone by hitting its input with a stronger signal than you'd normally expect.
Robin is also playing through a Leslie Speaker, just like his idol Jimi Hendrix, that's what the whoosh-whoosh sound is. The Leslie was originally for keyboards especially organ, but Jimi changed that. This is a great album.
Thanks Jamal. Robinis the British Hendrix. Contemporaries of the same era 68-74 with Robin still pressing on. Brother Bob turned me onto Robin n I grabbed my 72 white strat and walked toward playing his stuff day of the eagle, bridge of sighs. Way before Vaughn, this guy slid to each note smooth as blues silk, where Stevie Ray pounded his way forcefully to place of different feel. Both skilled guitarists. I think guitar player gave great recognition to Robin. Robin hardly knew of Jimmy but valued him, but brought out his own soul to neck of his axe without copying Jimmy. With so many dead by 27 in that day of overdose, drugs n alcohol, Robin stayed upright as a disciplined man that got high on jamming not substance abuse. Had good value of himself n life still does. His dad n mom were musically inclined n bought him a good first guitar.
Jamel, if you love Robin's guitar playing, look into Irish guitar legend Rory Gallagher. His song "Shinkicker"is golden and so is "Tattoo'd Lady" Live from 1979 Rockapalast. Pure classic. Hendrix regarded him as being the greatest.
Teen-hood memories..... 1973, lived in a house full of hippies, got stoned to this many times. I will never forget those days nor regret them. It's part of what made me who I am... this sort of psychedelic rock experience. I was so partial to James Dewar's vocals, that when I saw Trower AFTER James' death, I didn't expect much. But the singer who stood up there on stage channeled Dewar so closely that it was eerie but oh so heavenly.
Saw him at a small club in Dallas, many years ago. Robin is one of the all time great guitar player. James is fantastic on vocals. RIP James. Love the reaction.
If this don't make you roll up a blunt -- nothing will. This was Our Anthem in the 70's -- 1970's!! This is so good when you are Plowed. Good times Glad I survived it!
I've been Robin Trower groupie since 70s. Seen him at the Warfield, the Fillmore and many small venues in SF. Robin plays the guitar. Bridge of Sighs is in Venice Italy. It was the bridge that led into a prison . The bridge has a small window where prisoners saw the outside world for the last time as they were taken across the bridge into a windowless prison. I visited Venice a couple of years ago and saw the Bridge of Sighs. Beautiful, and sad at the same time
The Bridge of Sighs album is one of my all-time favorite albums. Robin is still active today and is putting out good, solid albums although few people know about them because he gets no radio airplay.
Jamal...I saw Robin almost 4 yrs ago at the Copernicus Center here in Chicago, he was 72 then and just KILLED IT! He played this and "Day of the Eagle" tigether and I lost my mind❗ He opened the show with "Too Rolling Stoned" (A MUST REACT TO) and ended the show with "Little bit of Sympathy" (ANOTHER MUST REACT TO!!) Glad you found Trower Power!
Was blessed to see Robin Trower live in 1985. Small club, great venue....kind of place they check your boots for knives. (Was not a normal thing back then). Up close and personal, able to walk around and meet other fans, great night. Dallas.
R I P James!! Another great track from this release...this is the title track of course. Day Of The Eagle, The Fool And Me and A Little Bit Of Sympathy are other awesome tracks!
I bought this album (actually CD) because of the title track, plus Day of the Eagle and Too Rolling Stone but Little Bit of Sympathy knocked my socks off.
Great Choice ! The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte designed the Rialto Bridge, and it was built in 1600. It was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was the last time as prisoner would see the light of day before crossing into the castle for interrogation
tx for checking out the Robin Trower band, with Jimmie on vocals & bass & Reg on drums.Robin's unique guitar sound has been an inspiration for decades of guitar players,glad you enjoyed!
I stumbled across Robin Trower when I was in collee working at the radio station. Fell in love with that smooth, effortless style of his. I have been looking for others of his ilk ever since.
I heard this on the radio when I was a teenager and of course they didn't say who it was or the name of the song. I tried too find it again for years to no avail. I had to wait until Sirius before I heard it again and found out who it was. It's quite haunting.
Just imagine if we had Google back in the day. I remember trying to sing off-key verses of songs to record store clerks hoping I could make it sound something like what I was looking for. Kids have it so easy today 😂
@judgegixxer I had a similar experience; heard it all through my teenage years on the classic rock station and it got stuck in my head for 15 years with no idea how to figure out who it was. Not even a wisp of lyrics to look up. Then one day a couple years ago I'm grocery shopping and I hear the wind at the start of the album version and stopped dead in my tracks - I just knew this was it! I stood there, elated to finally have some words to google and have had this song on heavy rotation since then. Killer track.
It was strange ......I only heard the 2nd half of the song once ever in 87'. The next time I heard it, it was 03'. I was driving with my wife and kids and when it came on I kinda freaked out......"THATS THE SONG! THATS THE SONG! HOLY SHIT I CANT BELIEVE IT" all I got in response was basically....."Whatever Boomer" lol
@@Spiritwar2 Robin wasn't really playing like Jimi until well after his death. And it was rock critics really pushing that comparison, although the influence was intentional for Trower.
I grew up and learned every song at 14 years old of Trower on Gtr I worshiped the music I lived by every note of Bridges of Sighs, For Earth Below and Twice Removed From Yesterday . James Dewers vcls were some of the best in History along with the lyrics to Trowers songs .. Its un imaginable a world where someone doesn't already know who is on gtr and the vcls on this legendary music .. its best to buy the Lp and read the credits while you listen with the pictures.. I loved looking at the art work and photos on Lps as much as listening. I'm glade people still are learning of Trower .. he is still alive so you can go see him in concert
I was so lucky to have older cousins that lived with me from time to time growing up with their music. I'm 50 but have been into great music since I can remember. Love your channel J.
Man! Sooo much music over the years!!. Feeling a little small right now thinking that I could have stored Trower so far back in my internal music catalog. Memories gushing over me right now.
This was referred to as "Psychedelic Rock" Robin Trower knew how to lean on the sustain Peddle, and Made magic for all listening. "Hey! don't bogart that!"
Was fortunate to see them at The Warehouse in New Orleans back in the day, one of my favorites. The group that opened for them that night was Golden Earring of Radar Love fame, but Trower was the best. Glad you did this reaction doesn’t seem like anybody reacts to 70’s metal. Now it’s time for Ten Years After.
Robin was very much an acolyte of Hendrix, and you can tell from some of his songs what an impression the late Jimi left on him in style and tempo, very underrated guitarist still playing today.
Rocked to Trower in concert 5/25/75. Traveled 300 miles threw hell to get there. Arrived at the very moment he started the concert with this song. Only high was the music.
Robin Thrower was a English Blu we s guitarist from England. In 1971 his solo career started People were saying that this guy was as channeling Hendrix from heaven and played alot like him
Bridge of Sighs from this LP is very psychelic. And “Daydream” is just the way it sounds, dreamy, until the last couple of minutes ;) ua-cam.com/video/NWuPvahD7BA/v-deo.html
Not same era as SRV. I was lucky enough to see Robin Trower around this same year as well as Frank Marino&Mahogany Rush,UFO,Triumph Scorpions debut &Bad Company. These are other same ERA suggestions Jamal.🤟🙏✝️
A few decades back, my dad was telling my about his favorite bands/albums from when he was growing up in the 70s that he hadn't heard or owned in a looong time. One such album was Bridge of Sighs by Robin Trower. Every song is insanely good. It's so smooth, passionate, impactful, everything. Today I learned all about the Bridge of Sighs in Venice Italy (presumably what this song is about) and now my goosebumps get goosebumps while listening.
I am lucky enough to be an Essex (East of England) boy, and grew up listening to local boys like Robin Trower and Paul Kossof and watched another, arguably the best guitarist in the known world, Guthrie Govan and his band, The Fellowship, play in a local club called the Bassment in Chelmsford to ten people. He now tours with, and frankly outshines, Steve Vai and Joe Bonamassa. One of Guthrie's school friends, Clive Carroll, is also an astonishing acoustic player. I think there must be something in the water here that grows great guitarists.
First heard the Bridge of Sighs LP and recorded it on cassette in the 70s. Bought the CD about 20 years ago to revive it in my head. Now to see Jamal react to it is so cool! Never seen Robin Trower until now. Didn't even know his bassist did the singing on the album. Trower is touring the US in 2122.
So After This Video the next time I React to Him I’ll Say His Name Right👍🏾😅
😂👍💙
Midnight
Headphones on
Bridge Of Sighs just went off, then the cymbals start...
Hellbound Train - Savoy Brown
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the 70s were the best
No Problem Jamel AKA Jamal
JUST an educational FYI...The River Thames...is pronounced 'Tims'...I know, what can you expect from the British LOL
Jamel my man you gotta check out some VULFPECK, Musicial mastery at it's finest
Robin not Robert is on guitar. You can't talk about Robin Trower from this era without acknowedging the great vocals of James Dewar (RIP)
What a smooth voice he had!
@@stephenjohnson6284 One of the great voices of that era and so underrated. Most people that didn't bother to deep dive into Robin Trower and his band, just assumed Robin did the vocals as well.
That's right
Classic head music
I dug out the BOS cd and stuck it in the car and as much as I love Robins playing James Dewars vocals are immense . Fellow Scotsman dearly missed .
Day of the Eagle, the whole album Bridge of Sighs is great.....
That and Little Bit of Sympathy for sure
@Dave Guitarowski. Looks like Jamel is looking at a clip from BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Somewhere out there, there is a performance of "Little Bit Of Sympathy" (LBOS) from the same show. I am not a musician but I vaguely remember being told that James Dewar's bass in LBOS is "playing octaves" against Robin's guitar lines? LBOS just rocks out! Hats off to Reg Isidore for holding it down on "Bridge Of Sighs" and not overpowering Robin and James. I ordered this album in a record shop on CD back in the mid-1980's because I had worn out the cassette. It was 8 months before it came into stock. But well worth it. Just confirms that the best rock music was made in the 70's.
Not a weak play on that whole album.
Hannah.
I'm sure that "Day Of The Eagle" has been covered by the band Tesla and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol's guitarist).
As much as I loved Robin trower on guitar...James Dewer's voice was an instrument in its self.
Absolutely!
Wholeheartedly agree!
Jamal....a few years back I saw Robin Trower live. He was standing on the stage about 3 feet in front of me. I stood there in awe at this mans skill on the guitar. He is known as the "White" Jimi Hendrix. This man is now in his 70's and still play's like he's in his 20's....he doesn't miss not one note...ever. If you EVER get the opportunity to see him, I highly recommend it....You won't be disappointed!
The late James Dewar was one of the best blues singers Rock ever had.
No question about it.
FACTS, Stumbledown Romancer is so underrated
HELL YES!
Dewar sounded like B.B. King in his early days.
The best ! Ian Anderson is a close second. They both had soul .
"A cold wind blows, the gods look down in anger, on this poor child.."
Sad song about the bridge that led to a windowless prison over a canal in Venice.
James Dewar, one of the most underrated singers in rock. What deep soulful passion.
He should be mentioned in same breath as Steve Winwood and Paul Rogers.
Yeah, he was one of the greatest.
Robin is the most Underrated guitarist on the planet!
Saw him in 1977. I was hypnotized from second 1. Best concert.
That’s not true, he is very respected by other guitarists.
@@bstaff1901 Where in my post did it say anything about being respected? I wish people would just learn how to read! He has always been respected! Just underrated mainly because he was not commericalized like most.
RIP Reggie Isidore (drummer) and James Dewar ( bass and vocals).
I guess you could say Robin is an underrated guitarist except to those who know! ...
Like Rory Gallagher.
@@karlnitz1126 OH...my goodness!!! You got that right!!! One of my favorites.;D*
Only artist I ever watched twice.
....Live that is.
très connu avec PROCOL HARUM ...
Robin Trower is a gentleman, still playing soulfully.
Robin Trower on guitar. His forte is playing, not singing. He let's his guitar sing.
Vocalist was James Dewar had one great bluesy voice. Robin is on guitar One of my favorite albums ever. Was about 15 years earlier than SRV,
I've always heard Robin's influence on SRV, though. Different styles, but SRV definitely took some influence from him.
I think it’s Reg Isidore on drums
I read somewhere where Jimmie Vaughan called Stevie "Robin Trower" once.
James Dewar’s vocals are also very soulful.
@@chiplinkous6492 He played on the album version for sure.
See, back then, they let each other shine. No one had to "out perform" the other. True, honest, beautiful music 🎶
Its Robin Trower, he is still recording and performing. His music is constantly evolving. Recently released an album with Maxi Priest and Livingston Brown. He has had his own band since the 70's. Many choices for more reaction videos!
Robin Trower still takes my breath away. It’s almost 50 years.
Same here.
Absolutely!
Damn we are getting old !!!!!!
Great music!!!!!!!!
@@MrBlaser51 We’re not getting old, the others are just falling behind.
I can't speak to what was going through Trower's mind when he wrote this song, but the Bridge of Sighs is a real place, in Venice Italy. It connected an area of interrogation rooms to a prison and would be the last view of the city of Venice and perhaps the outside world, that many prisoners would get. Try listening to it again with that scenario in mind.
Accurate to a tee!
Every one has associated it with romantic ideas when in fact it was the bridge to death
Robin had saw a racehorse called Bridge Of Sighs in the sports pages and always thought it would be a great song title .
I visited the court and the cells and walked inside across the bridge to the cells sooooo eeeeery and fascinating I love doors and have a pic of one of the original cell doors pretty doom and gloom.
@@ingridstrickland8768 my home home town Glasgow also has a “ Bridge Of Sighs “ between Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis graveyard .
Damn, James DeWar's vocals are stone cold on this version. He has no business being so bad. DAMN.
My friend Robin Trower was originally in a band called poco harem. He’s an Englishman who went on was a very cool solo career. He is the guitarist and he still is performing. And it’s been fine he took the fender Stratocaster and the magic of Jimi Hendrix after his passing and kept going forward with it. The psychedelic feel you get is that of a Marshall amplifier, an echoplex, a univibe and a fuzz box which Jimi Hendrix changed rock music with. This was the key to the 1960s psychedelic beginning.of Soulful blues rock.
Stevie Ray Vaughan became popular in the 1980s. He was a Bluesman from Austin Texas. All three guitars are known for playing the fender Stratocaster.
I see you found Bridge of Sighs. " Day of the Eagle" for the trifecta.
Yes!
Yup!
Dont forget caledonia,day dreams and one of my favorites Hannah
I was just about to chime in with Day Of The Eagle as well. So good!
Day of the Eagle 🦅 yes 🙌
Two rolling stoned is also excellent.
An ex of mine was Robin Trower's guitar tech on a tour. I got to sit backstage and watch the show from the wings at the House of Blues in Chicago. Over 20 years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday. Magical.
I took my neice to see Robin Trower for her first concert, she was about 7 years old, 1974ish. There was a wooden security barrier in front of the stage, I set her on top of it. He was thrilled and played several songs to her. Quite a wonderful memory for her. She of course, has been a huge fan ever since.
You ruined her from the get go!
Good on you!
My dad used to play this album in the car when I was a kid. It got on my nerves until I got older and realized this music was on another level :)
Albums in a car?
Cassette and 8 track tapes played in cars in the 70s
An album is a collection of songs. Depending on the era, they can be recorded on reel-to-reel, vinyl ("records"), 8-track, cassette, CD, or mp3.
My dad played it, too, but on his big stereo rig at home. Sometimes he'd wake up early in the morning on Saturday and I'd come in to watch cartoons in the living room, and he'd be laying on the floor, clamshell headphones on, listening to all kinds of music. The first time I heard this, he was doing this. I asked him what he was listening to, and he flipped one of the headphones around and let me lay on the floor and listen with him. The reverb made the song very melancholy and fantastical to me--the night before, we'd seen the animated Lord of the Rings movie, so fantasy stuff was in my mind. He didn't try to explain the song. Instead, he just let me experience it. I'll always be grateful for that, which was the way he let me learn a lot of stuff. It's one of those good moments with my dad I remember very fondly.
Yep. Day of the Eagle should be next.
That's the one I was thinking of! ...Trying to remember the name...used to play it in a band I was in...
One of my favorites 🎸💥♥️
It's like when Jimi died, he passed it on to Trower.
Yep.
Trower was an acolyte of Hendrix.
Trower is often referred to as the White Jimi Hendrix.
No! Trower and Hendrix are not the same, one is polished, smooth and free flowing, the other is conflicted and chaotic
You got that right, sure got that right
Robin Trower is quite possibly the greatest, most amazing guitarist that almost no one has heard of. Saw him live in the 80s or 90s and was completely blown away.
Robin Trower was the inspiration for the musicians that followed him.
Yup. Just compare Rush's "The Necromancer" to this song.
@@joemaurone7923 Even complete unknowns such as myself! lolol
*An* inspiration, not *the*.
For me, you can add Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Elliot Easton, Joe Walsh, Alex Lifeson, Billy Gibbons... and the list goes on. Trower is certainly up there with the best.
@@jackgilchrist add Frank Marino, unfairly called merely a Trower clone ... I saw Marino and Mahogany Rush in the mid '70's as part of opening acts for Black Sabbath, I would've gladly had less BS for more Marino!!!
And Robin was clearly influenced by Hendrix's bluesy univibe sound and chord-based solos, that drift between open strings and fretted notes. First time I heard Robin on the radio I thought it was Jimi, until the vocals came in.
I was lucky enough to see him at the Whiskey A Go-Go,1973
Dayum!!!!!👍👍👍
@@robertmartinez3268 , I wuz gonna say that ! Dayummm
THANK YOU, Robin doesn’t get enough love. He’s one of the most amazing musicians to see live it’s absolutely life changing
And Trower is (or was, before the Chinese sneeze) still touring. He's around 75. I saw him 2 years ago. He seemed to be having the best time
Robin’s hard rock guitar and James bluesy vocals were such a great combination. Also, Robin was called the “white Jimi Hendrix” back in the 70’s……
I remember that.
Right. I didn’t see Hendrix live. But I did attend a Robin Trower concert after Bridge of Sighs was released. I’ve been in an audience that was excited about a performance; but “stunned” is a more accurate reaction to Trower’s guitar work.
Somehow I never got to see Robin back in the day. At least I got to see Hendrix In Madison Wi. Shitty seats but it didn't matter. He even played the Star Spangled Banner !!! At the very least I had his albums.
I went on many "journeys" listening to this song lol. 😳🥺🤯😂
Puff-puff pass😉🤭
@@s.l.s.l.1405 same 🙋🏼♀️
Me too - especially at the Robin Trower concert in San Francisco
Yeah, me too.
Ah yes
Robin was still touring in 2019 at the age of 74 (He turns 76 this March). Still can play!
The greatest. I listened to Robin Trower all through the 70s and beyond. Great blues guitar
I was smokin' to this song when I was 15 a long time ago. I was cool because no one else in HS where I lived was listening to this kind of stuff.
I am sending this record to my 30 yr younger nephew at this time. It's in a box w/ @ 25 other jazz players. What would you do?
@@guidosarducci1943 I don't know why you asked me this question but I will try to answer it.
1. Does he like that type of music?
2. Send him some links to reaction videos so he can see how cool some older music is.
3. Make sure he has a turn table. A record player. Most people don't.
4. Don't let your feelings be hurt if he does not like the music. I know very few young people that like jazz.
5. If you have the capabilities make copies of the albums and send those to him. Best of both worlds.
That being said, you are on this thread with Jamel for a reason. YOU like music. This channel is about sharing music. Take a chance. Share your love of music with your nephew.
Good Luck. Tell him James from America says hello.
Me too !!!!!!!!!
Must be same age ... elvis abba etc or bowie ,trower lou reed ... my sister was 10yrs older than me and amazing taste in music .. i was thought of as strange at school cause of the music ...
@@mikes6970 So when I got older I used to go into music shops(yes, they existed then) and jokingly asked if they had the theme to the Exorcist. Just a joke. One time a person says yes. It's over there look at The Tubes. That was it. Then I realized my sister had that album. Later in my musical evolution I would see the man that played that becoming the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead. After Rush my all time favorite band. It's interesting how our musical tastes form and evolve.
Peace.
Glad you got to Robin so ahead of his time
"Daydream" was the Trower tune that got my attention. It's a beauty.
One of the top 3 songs to listen to with headphones and being stoned.
Robin's yet another great British guitarist, one of many England produced in the 60's & 70's. Saw him live probably the same year as this performance.💙
I saw him in the mid eighties at the tower theatre in Philly with Peter Frampton. I forget who opened and who closed, but they were both great.
Yea I believe i saw him a year later in Houston opening for Humble Pie.
Me too!!
I saw Trower a few years back and he rocked the house, blew the roof off the place. He still has it.
"too rolling stoned" is THE song from Robin Trower. It will make your face numb
Jamel posted that reaction just before this one
You will get a contact high right thru your monitor....ha!
James Dewar RIP, one of the greatest vocalists in rock music!
Robin trower bends his notes so perfectly, and his harmonics and tone take you to heaven!!
Bridge of Sighs is a real bridge in France....it's ROBIN not Robert and he plays guitar...one of the best on the planet !!!
@@waynehill529 robin Trower one of the best!
Ex procol harum
The guitar tone
Trower achieved his glorious Uni-Vibe tones by using the Strat's middle pickup, cranking up the amp's midrange and cutting the treble and bass. A custom boost/preamp pedal placed in front of the Uni-Vibe also helped thicken the tone by hitting its input with a stronger signal than you'd normally expect.
Love your knowledge on sound
Robin is also playing through a Leslie Speaker, just like his idol Jimi Hendrix, that's what the whoosh-whoosh sound is. The Leslie was originally for keyboards especially organ, but Jimi changed that. This is a great album.
Robin is the man on guitar. James Dewar is the guy on bass and vocals. All extremely talented guys!!! Made some great great music and amazing albums!
Day of the eagle t bone
Thanks Jamal.
Robinis the British Hendrix.
Contemporaries of the same era 68-74 with Robin still pressing on.
Brother Bob turned me onto Robin n I grabbed my 72 white strat and walked toward playing his stuff day of the eagle, bridge of sighs.
Way before Vaughn, this guy slid to each note smooth as blues silk, where Stevie Ray pounded his way forcefully to place of different feel.
Both skilled guitarists.
I think guitar player gave great recognition to Robin.
Robin hardly knew of Jimmy but valued him, but brought out his own soul to neck of his axe without copying Jimmy.
With so many dead by 27 in that day of overdose, drugs n alcohol, Robin stayed upright as a disciplined man that got high on jamming not substance abuse.
Had good value of himself n life still does.
His dad n mom were musically inclined n bought him a good first guitar.
The actual Bridge of Sighs is in Venice, connecting to parts of a prison over a canal
Roy Buchanan-----------WHEN A GUITAR PLAYS THE BLUES
One of my all time favorites
'Ramon's Blues" or "Green Onions".
Jamel, if you love Robin's guitar playing, look into Irish guitar legend Rory Gallagher. His song "Shinkicker"is golden and so is "Tattoo'd Lady" Live from 1979 Rockapalast. Pure classic. Hendrix regarded him as being the greatest.
Couldn't agree more. I'd like to add Sinner Boy and Used To Be. And for his more cerebral side, Just The Smile.
YES!! Please do. One of my favorites. Incredible.
Bad Penny
@@GoldTopSlinger You all have great "Taste."
@@rodneyprill4618 yes!! Was just listening to this song earlier.
OMG Jamal I am so happy you are reacting. James Dewar is one of the most underrated singers in rock history!
Teen-hood memories..... 1973, lived in a house full of hippies, got stoned to this many times. I will never forget those days nor regret them. It's part of what made me who I am... this sort of psychedelic rock experience. I was so partial to James Dewar's vocals, that when I saw Trower AFTER James' death, I didn't expect much. But the singer who stood up there on stage channeled Dewar so closely that it was eerie but oh so heavenly.
Saw him at a small club in Dallas, many years ago. Robin is one of the all time great guitar player. James is fantastic on vocals. RIP James. Love the reaction.
I say him in a small club in Houston Tx in the mid eighties, those guys where phanomanal.
The HOUSE OF BLUES maybe.
@@yvonnewebb4867 Way before HOB. Mid 70’s.
You might want to check out “Daydream.” It was church music for stoners in the 70’s.
You got that right 😉 from a fello Brad
Best make out song ever
If this don't make you roll up a blunt -- nothing will. This was Our Anthem in the 70's -- 1970's!!
This is so good when you are Plowed. Good times Glad I survived it!
I've been Robin Trower groupie since 70s. Seen him at the Warfield, the Fillmore and many small venues in SF. Robin plays the guitar.
Bridge of Sighs is in Venice
Italy. It was the bridge that led into a prison . The bridge has a small window where prisoners saw the outside world for the last time as they were taken across the bridge into a windowless prison. I visited Venice a couple of years ago and saw the Bridge of Sighs. Beautiful, and sad at the same time
The Bridge of Sighs album is one of my all-time favorite albums. Robin is still active today and is putting out good, solid albums although few people know about them because he gets no radio airplay.
You should just check out that whole album. It's a gem. You will like it.
Yes indeed, put the headphones on and listen to the entire album like we did in the old days.
Actually, he could put them on and listen to any Robin Trower album; they're all great, even his newest ones
Jamal...I saw Robin almost 4 yrs ago at the Copernicus Center here in Chicago, he was 72 then and just KILLED IT! He played this and "Day of the Eagle" tigether and I lost my mind❗ He opened the show with "Too Rolling Stoned" (A MUST REACT TO) and ended the show with "Little bit of Sympathy" (ANOTHER MUST REACT TO!!)
Glad you found Trower Power!
Was blessed to see Robin Trower live in 1985. Small club, great venue....kind of place they check your boots for knives. (Was not a normal thing back then). Up close and personal, able to walk around and meet other fans, great night. Dallas.
R I P James!!
Another great track from this release...this is the title track of course. Day Of The Eagle, The Fool And Me and A Little Bit Of Sympathy are other awesome tracks!
I bought this album (actually CD) because of the title track, plus Day of the Eagle and Too Rolling Stone but Little Bit of Sympathy knocked my socks off.
@@markhunter8554 Very cool tune for sure!
Great Choice !
The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte designed the Rialto Bridge, and it was built in 1600.
It was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was the last time as prisoner would see the light of day before crossing into the castle for interrogation
I walked that corredor. Loved that Venice trip!
tx for checking out the Robin Trower band, with Jimmie on vocals & bass & Reg on drums.Robin's unique guitar sound has been an inspiration for decades of guitar players,glad you enjoyed!
Robin Trower was wwway before Stevie Ray Vaughan. Robin's a whole guitar masterclass. 🎸❤️🔥
The Guitarist. Before SVR
Your channel is getting better every time Jamel, nice choice!!
I stumbled across Robin Trower when I was in collee working at the radio station. Fell in love with that smooth, effortless style of his. I have been looking for others of his ilk ever since.
Love this..his playing is the most soul felt ever..RIP James Dewar.
I heard this on the radio when I was a teenager and of course they didn't say who it was or the name of the song. I tried too find it again for years to no avail. I had to wait until Sirius before I heard it again and found out who it was. It's quite haunting.
Just imagine if we had Google back in the day. I remember trying to sing off-key verses of songs to record store clerks hoping I could make it sound something like what I was looking for. Kids have it so easy today 😂
@judgegixxer I had a similar experience; heard it all through my teenage years on the classic rock station and it got stuck in my head for 15 years with no idea how to figure out who it was. Not even a wisp of lyrics to look up. Then one day a couple years ago I'm grocery shopping and I hear the wind at the start of the album version and stopped dead in my tracks - I just knew this was it! I stood there, elated to finally have some words to google and have had this song on heavy rotation since then. Killer track.
@@dreamweaver1603 I never had the balls to try and sing something in front of the record store clerks. lmao
It was strange ......I only heard the 2nd half of the song once ever in 87'. The next time I heard it, it was 03'. I was driving with my wife and kids and when it came on I kinda freaked out......"THATS THE SONG! THATS THE SONG! HOLY SHIT I CANT BELIEVE IT" all I got in response was basically....."Whatever Boomer" lol
@@judgegixxer well I didn’t like it, but sometimes I really wanted to buy that album or song.
Bridge Of Sighs was a great album in the day, as was Twice Removed From Yesterday.
Robin was on guitar. My late brother told me that my guitar playing reminded him of Robin Trower which I take as a compliment. R.I.P. Geoff!
First album I ever bought, seeing them live was such a thrill for me!
Robin Trower is English. Popular in the early 70s but he is still making music.
oui avec PROCOL HARUM pendant des années !
@@patricklemeur6360 Repent Walpurgis!
@@sixbladeknife44 oui plusieurs classiques ou il intervient !les grands albums de PH ...
He was huge in the 70s as a kind of Hendrix imitator. He was also in Procol Harum in the late 60s.
But Jimi and Robin had the same core basically. The resultant music was as different as their country. Excellent, both, but Jimi held the edge.
@@Spiritwar2 Robin wasn't really playing like Jimi until well after his death. And it was rock critics really pushing that comparison, although the influence was intentional for Trower.
I grew up and learned every song at 14 years old of Trower on Gtr I worshiped the music I lived by every note of Bridges of Sighs, For Earth Below and Twice Removed From Yesterday . James Dewers vcls were some of the best in History along with the lyrics to Trowers songs .. Its un imaginable a world where someone doesn't already know who is on gtr and the vcls on this legendary music .. its best to buy the Lp and read the credits while you listen with the pictures.. I loved looking at the art work and photos on Lps as much as listening. I'm glade people still are learning of Trower .. he is still alive so you can go see him in concert
I was so lucky to have older cousins that lived with me from time to time growing up with their music. I'm 50 but have been into great music since I can remember. Love your channel J.
Man! Sooo much music over the years!!. Feeling a little small right now thinking that I could have stored Trower so far back in my internal music catalog. Memories gushing over me right now.
Jamel, Robin is on the Strat! Not singing.
The indefinable James Dewar on vocals...
He's even better live.
I saw Robin Trower about 5-6 years ago. Absolutely FANTASTIC show in San Antonio. If y’all ever have a chance to see him, go.
The term "heavy" was bandied about back in the Day...this was a case in point.
This was referred to as "Psychedelic Rock" Robin Trower knew how to lean on the sustain Peddle, and Made magic for all listening. "Hey! don't bogart that!"
Was fortunate to see them at The Warehouse in New Orleans back in the day, one of my favorites. The group that opened for them that night was Golden Earring of Radar Love fame, but Trower was the best. Glad you did this reaction doesn’t seem like anybody reacts to 70’s metal. Now it’s time for Ten Years After.
Robin was very much an acolyte of Hendrix, and you can tell from some of his songs what an impression the late Jimi left on him in style and tempo, very underrated guitarist still playing today.
Rocked to Trower in concert 5/25/75. Traveled 300 miles threw hell to get there. Arrived at the very moment he started the concert with this song. Only high was the music.
Robin Thrower was a English Blu we s guitarist from England. In 1971 his solo career started
People were saying that this guy was as channeling Hendrix from heaven and played alot like him
Bridge of Sighs from this LP is very psychelic. And “Daydream” is just the way it sounds, dreamy, until the last couple of minutes ;)
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Yes! "Daydream". And "Long Misty Days"
Yessss!
Also '' I Can't Wait Much Longer'' and ''About to Begin''.
Gonna throw the live LP on. Daydream kills......76, baby!!
Probably his biggest “hit,” Too Rolling Stoned deserves your reaction. I think you’ll dig it!
Robin Trower mouthing his guitar notes... he's talking with his guitar. So cool. Roy Clark did the same thing on his Hee Haw show performances.
Just saw the GREAT Robin Trower a few years ago, and has not lost his touch. His guitar still sings through his fingers
Not same era as SRV. I was lucky enough to see Robin Trower around this same year as well as Frank Marino&Mahogany Rush,UFO,Triumph Scorpions debut &Bad Company. These are other same ERA suggestions Jamal.🤟🙏✝️
Marino!!! I am from Montreal where Frank is from. Killer...
His facial expressions are second to none! He's feeling every note!
A few decades back, my dad was telling my about his favorite bands/albums from when he was growing up in the 70s that he hadn't heard or owned in a looong time. One such album was Bridge of Sighs by Robin Trower. Every song is insanely good. It's so smooth, passionate, impactful, everything.
Today I learned all about the Bridge of Sighs in Venice Italy (presumably what this song is about) and now my goosebumps get goosebumps while listening.
I am lucky enough to be an Essex (East of England) boy, and grew up listening to local boys like Robin Trower and Paul Kossof and watched another, arguably the best guitarist in the known world, Guthrie Govan and his band, The Fellowship, play in a local club called the Bassment in Chelmsford to ten people. He now tours with, and frankly outshines, Steve Vai and Joe Bonamassa. One of Guthrie's school friends, Clive Carroll, is also an astonishing acoustic player. I think there must be something in the water here that grows great guitarists.
Hey you gotta do the song "Twice removed from yesterday" that's a really good one!
Right on man, these guys were really good....
First heard the Bridge of Sighs LP and recorded it on cassette in the 70s. Bought the CD about 20 years ago to revive it in my head. Now to see Jamal react to it is so cool! Never seen Robin Trower until now. Didn't even know his bassist did the singing on the album. Trower is touring the US in 2122.
Robins on guitar ! ENOUGH SAID ! Just melt in the music !
Robin Trower on guitar, James Dewar on bass and vocals and Reg Isadore on drums.
Absolutely correct.
James is my favorite out all of the vocalists that sang with Robin.
James is singing. Robin Trower on the guitar! 🤠🇺🇸🇬🇧🐴✌️☕
"Robin" is the 1on the strat. Jamal