Bridge of Sighs is one of the 10 greatest rock albums of all time. There's not a single bad or throw away song on the entire thing. Largely overlooked and definitely underrated.
Robin Trower is a genius, but vocalist James Dewar is on an equal footing with his own genius. In my opinion (and many, many others') Jimmy Dewar was the finest blue-eyed soul/white blues singer in British history. Rest In Power Jimmy!
Trower's is a genius. Side note: You guys did a reaction to Whiter Shade of Pale a while back. Trower was a member of Procol Harum before he formed this power trio.
Trower was gone by the time of Whiter Shade of Pale (as you probably knoww), but I'll bring up another more distant connection... when Jordan recently asked for songs with more cowbell (!) I suggested Procol Harum's "Whiskey Train". Which has so much cowbelll it's overwhelming. BUT also is some of the most burning Trower of anything he did with Procol Harum. So I'm using your comment as an excuse to bring it up again!
@@wagstaff6135 Trower joined immediately after the original version of Whiter Shade of Pale was recorded and released, but had been gone for decades before the live version everyone reacts to. So you were either right or wrong, I just don't know which version you were referring to. Also, good suggestion.
YES ! ! ! That's James Dewar (RIP) On bass & vocals. "Bridge of Sighs" is one of my desert island albums. Start to Finish - one of the best! Classic - Iconic - Unique ENJOY ! ! !
Thank you for pointing that out. Beat me to it. Dewar is the most overlooked and unknown rock vocalist out there. It's freakin' criminal. He sounds a lot like Paul Rogers but next level soulful. And Rogers himself was super soulful.
When this came out in '74 Jimi had already been gone for a few years, and SRV was still several years away, but here was Robin Trower filling that Guitar God gap. You guys get it, when the guitar sings, close your eyes and let the music take you away! Peace!
That’s exactly the song I came down into the comments to request.. also, “Little Bit Of Sympathy” would be a good follow up to “Too Rolling Stoned”. Rob is gonna be BLOWN AWAY once he gets around to hearing that!
Kudos to you guys for selecting Robin Trower for a reaction. He’s a superb guitarist, and Bridge Of Sighs is his best known song. Absolutely love it. ❤️✌🏼😎
Robin Trower - Guitar, James Dewar (RiP) - Bass and Vocals, Reg Isidore - Drums. A classic, the whole album, pick a song, any song! Every song is a killer! Cheers!
To us old folks, it's weird you happened to hear SRV first.... Trower was well established before SRV came on the scene. You should do "For Earth Below" -- it's instrumental, but another absolutely exquisite, slow griding magic spell of guitar. Others have suggested "Too Rolling Stoned" and "Day of The Eagle" -- show you a more lit side, if you'd rather. Can't go wrong with any of the suggestions in these comments.
@@VinE83656 Well done. I knew as soon as you said, LOL. But I was thinking of the slow-grind instrumental sections (Like with Bridge of Sighs, also not instrumental, LOL) and just typing semi-consciously I guess!
Was never really a commercial success but those who were really into music knew all about Robin Trower. Amazing that such music came from a trio. Put me down for Day of the Eagle for another side of experiencing Robin Trower.
Robin "Trower Power" is so underrated even though he's still cranking hard today in his 70s. He doesn't sing on this album except for some backing vocals; the heavy lifting was his bassist, James Dewar (RIP). His catalog is large and excellent, so be sure to go back to it often.
This entire album is a MUST have for any serious fan of bluesy rock. Another guitar God I think y'all would enjoy is Jeff Beck. "Freeway Jam" and "She's A Woman" are good places to start with Beck.
OMG! great reaction! so that means you must do one on "Too Rollin stoned" or "Day of the eagle" Robin Trower is one of my favorite guitarist and a little under rated, I think you'll enjoy his music. Peace!
Trower is so soulful! Have seen him live, twice: mesmerizing. Master of the note: can bend/milk a single note for all it's worth :) Definitely in the SRV/Hendrix/etc. blues rock vein. Lots more great songs by Trower. "Trower Live" is a must. Enjoy...
Glad you finally got to Robin Trower. You picked one of the best songs in his considerable catalog. And the awesome vocals of James Dewar (Bass player) complimented Robins guitar beyond compare. You really liked the vibe of this tune. Now dig up Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Riviera Paradise'. It's this vibe plus ten.
The Bridge of Sighs crosses a canal in Venice. It connects the building where the trials were held to the prison building and was named for the sighs of the prisoners seeing their last view of Venice from the bridge.
True, they would never see the sky again, would die in a cell. Half way across they would stop to look out the small opening which why the wind sound is in the recording. Saw this performed in concert in NYC, Robin & his band were outrageous.
The carvings on the bridge depicts death. Was there on leave in 1983. The tribunal area has multiple instruments of torture. It’s damp to your core. Truly has the aura of despair.
Love, love, love Robin Trower! Seen him live a few times and he was sooo good live. Really puts on a great show. I love blues, and he is so good at it. I was working a conference up at Lake Tahoe, Nevada and had my niece come stay with me. Went to dinner at a casino restaurant and met some guys. I guess they didn't realize I was a lot older. One kept wanting me to go party with him. Said we couldn't had to work the next morning. Got a message from the front desk that he left us two tickets to a Blues Festival that was happening in Tahoe. He also sent us a Limo to pick us up and bring us back. Robin Trower was was the headliner. She had never heard of him, but was so happy to experience him live.
I am a huge Trower fan. Was lucky enough to see them live. That whole album is really good. If you want to try some other Trower, For Earth Below, Somebody's Calling, Road to Freedom, Long Misty Days. He has a lot of really cool songs. If you want more up tempo, try Messin the Blues or Too Rolling Stoned.
Have seen them live many times as well. Long Misty Days and Daydream are 2 of my favs. Playing in smaller venues--much more visceral experience as well. Jimmy Dewar's voice--oh, my.
The Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino was not a big place. That's were I went to most of the concerts for 4 years. Robin Trower was there all 4 years. Trower was the 1st concert I ever went to. The opening act was a band we didn't know and only a few others did. That band was Fleetwood Mac. Little did we know that they were about to become huge.
It’s completely badass y’all saw em live. I was just a small hippy Hendrix fan kid in the 70’s and I didn’t know his name, but was one of my favorites when all the older heads would play his jams. Everyone had badass muscle cars and Harleys, and everywhere I went it smelled like weed. All the girls who babysat me had feathered hair and blue eyeshadow and were really into Heart and Fleetwood Mac. I was the kid who was watching Kung Fu, The HULK, and The Six Million Dollar Man and I loved KISS and all the heavy jams I knew.. raised on Beatles and Stones. I had to be quiet.. cause all the older heads would clown me if I talked too much. But I was takin’ notes.. and shit was intense, but our parents didn’t have a clue. I was cool though, I never told em nothing, cause I was running my own game and sneaking weed from my big brothers stash.. but not enough he could notice. I saw a cool ass biker couple come into the little burger place at the lake on a summer day in about ‘78. They drank a bunch of beer and jammed the jukebox.. they even drunk-danced together to Rossington-Collins “Don’t Misunderstand Me”.. and I had a feeling she was gonna get pregnant tonight for sure. I just knew it.. I could tell.
I’m listening to all these songs now that Denwood listed.. I gotta get some more Trower on vinyl, cause my daughter really digs em. All these songs are badass! He gets a really mello groove going, it’s hypnotic. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that even though I never got to see Robin Trower live, I was lucky enough to see SRV at a Blues Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was pretty drunk and we had some really good hash before the show, then we got up front row cause we were there really early and I think SRV only had his first single getting airplay at the time, so nobody really knew who he was yet, except my buddy who had caught him in Texas the year before. It an amazing show, and I feel totally lucky for having been there.
I've made it a habit now taking a little time after work and watching your videos. It's a time to forget what's going on around our country today,and just having fun watching you react to music that i grew up with. Being born in 1960 I've had the opportunity to enjoy all these songs over the decades. Keep doing what your doing so ppl.my age can reminisce as you discover.
I looked up what Robin said about this song and love it even more now.... This was inspired by the famous Ponte de Sospiri bridge in Venice, also known as the "Bridge of Sighs." The bridge got its name in the 17th century, when prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of San Giorgio and freedom for the last time. Trower explained: "The funny thing about the title song is that I had the opening guitar riff for about six months before I could come up with the turnaround section. I loved that opening lick so much. I was determined to make the second half just as perfect. So I waited and waited... and then it came to me. The band played it for the first time at Winterland in San Francisco and we received something like a 10 minute standing ovation. It obviously had magic."
Robin Trower - an underrated but great guitarist! A good choice! Robin, like Jeff Beck, would play in with various artists to provide his guitar sound.
The entire Bridge of Sighs album was fantastic. We used to call this narcotic music because it made us feel like our head rolled off our shoulders and across the floor.
LOVE Robin Trower. The whole album is great. When I was young I would turn off the lights, burn some candles, have a drink, and just chill out listening to him.
I was lucky enough to see him live at the House of Blues in San Diego. He was well into his 70's if not older and he could still bring it HARD! Guy is amazing!
Robin came after Jimi but established himself before SRV. Robin is also a blues based player, but way more psychedelic. Voted guitarist of the year 1974. "Day of the Eagle" and "Too Rolling Stoned"... ya gotta do it.
One of my favorite albums. I picture drooping guitar strings when I hear this song. Little Bit of Sympathy is my favorite track from this album. More of a straightforward rock track.
Actually Robin predates SRV by over a decade and Gilmour has cited Trower as an influence. Robin’s work with Procol Harem is much more than Whiter Shade of Pale. Whiskey Train and Broken Barricades for example. Hendrix was a fan of Trower’s playing.
I saw Robin Trower In Chicago at Park West back in 1982. I sat 2 tables away from the stage. I was so amazed . So smooth on the guitar A concert I will always remember
One hundred years from now people will be listening to this song. The horse album is fantastic, but this song is utterly timeless. It is the perfect groove.
I remember the very first time we ever heard Robin Trower. We were driving down the street, & this song came on the radio. We were in SHOCK! lol Having missed his name, we truly thought this was a long lost Jimi Hendrex song perhaps, being released after he had passed just 4 years earlier! This is the BEST ALBUM! Truly, you HAVE to listen to really upbeat rock songs on this album. "The Fool & Me" "Day Of The Eagle" "Little Bit of Sympathy" you will LOVE them :)
Killer jam! Amber said, "I could get lost in that guitar." Exactly! I was privileged to see this line-up perform this in '74. An all time favorite, great job, Rob & Amber.
LOVING THIS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL! I'm 62 now and this is one of my favorite songs, Albums ever! Love To Rolling Stoned too! Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs; brings back some awesome memories! 👌💜
This one my favorite songs and artist. This song and maybe Allman Bros "Whipping Post" let me feel past pain with the hope of better times! Thanks for sharing you two and stay happy!!
Thank You! Thank You! WoW!!! this is the first Singer/Band that I have never known on your channel. I grew up with 8 older brothers and sisters, and have listened to all types of music. Like Jay says "I am Shook!"
And now you have to react to Robin Trower Too Rlling Stoned. Completely different beat with brilliant guitar playing and drums and then it segues into an impromtu jam. Legendary.
Back in the 70s Robin was packing stadiums! He is often unfairly compared with Hendrix, and whilst he sure owes a debt to the great man, Robin was significantly different in many respects and certainly had his own style. Finally, Robin is considered to have one of the all time great sounds, just like butter!
Congratulations! You just listened to one of the greatest yet most underrated bands of all time. The guitar, the vocals, the bass is absolutely incredible. The whole album is absolutely incredible and will put any music lover's body and mind into a state of absolute serenity. Trower is well known throughout the old school guitarist community as one of the true legends.
Yes Trower!!! You MUST listen to the entire Bridge of Sighs album you won't be disappointed. For Amber to get lost & sway listen to In This Place from the same album. Thanks for making my day!
Haha, you guys were power grooving! Hahaha, your girl looks stoned on marshmallow angel wings! This is great. I need to do a bong hit and blast this song, parked at a beach, the gliding in to the music, the moon melted on one side being sexed clawed by clouds of cotton candy. (How was my Tom Waits imitation?)
One of rock's all time classic albums. Robin Trower is a master of tone and vibrato, one of the all time great guitarists. James Dewar (bass and vocals) was highly underrated, he was (R.I.P.) one of the best blues/rock lead singers. Highly suggest you do "Too Rolling Stoned" off this same album.
When I was a kid in the 80's, I always knew when my Uncle was comin to visit us because this song was blaring out from the open windows of his blue metallic pumped up '67 Mustang GT....I haven't heard this tune in years, very cool that you're reacting to it....
This song is a trip if you're not high it will make you feel like you are amazing piece of music you got three guitarist with the same stylings Jimi Hendrix Robin Trower & S RV
There's another good song by Trower called "Day Of The Eagle", also, I don"t know if you've done this one or not, it's called "Too Rolling Stoned". Robin Trower is the name of the guitarist, I'm sorry, but I don't know the name of the singer.
The Bridge of Sighs is in Venice, Italy, and it is the small enclosed bridge that condemned prisoners walked over, to their execution. Look it up to see the picture, and think about “been a long time crossing the bridge of sighs”. I love to see you two discover the music that has meant so much to me.
One of my all time favorite albums! Certainly one of the most popular blues rock albums ever. I recommend you listen to "Too Rolling Stoned" from this same album. BTW The vocals are by the late great bassist James Dewar.
He started with Procol Harem, then went on the form the Robin Trower Band. Thought it got blocked at first, glad to see it was just taken down for editing.
One of my all time favorite albums. There is a Bridge of Sighs in Venice that connects the palace where trials took place to the prison. It was supposedly given that name because the condemned (you left that prison in a box) were said to sigh at their last view of the world.
The first few notes brought back a flood of memories of the first time my friends and I listened to this album side to side, front to back. Thanks to whoever requested this.
LOVE Robin Trower--get to see him live with nearly every tour since the 70s. Check out Long Misty days--song and album. Daydream is another beauty. Jimmy Dewar's voice--so soulful.
I first heard this in the sixties. I didn’t realise that Robin didn’t sing until much later. Then I saw him live in early 2000’s and was blown away. Another Brit great guitarist.
You need to hear the almost 10 minute version of this song at Rockpalast . It’s Robin Trower’s best live performance and one of the greatest live performances ever.
I was in a local band that opened for Trower at the Palace Theater in Greensburg PA in 2014. We stood behind the curtain and watched the drummer when they played this song. It's not how difficult it is to play the song, it's not. But the approach that man took to his hi hat was friggan tremendous. They played that song for 15 minutes and it truly never got boring and that drummer never opened his eyes. He just concentrated and sweat poured off of him while he worked. The singer was amazing too. Not sure who either guy was but damn, what a band.
That's Trow-er, like trau-wer, and James Dewar [ Dyoo-wer] had one of the most powerful and soulful deliveries of any vocalist ever. Heard this the first time as a teenager; on a big stereo in a quiet room, no distractions --- and I think I left my body for awhile :} These men were like Rock Shamans.
Robin Trower was lead guitarist with Procol Harum, when they appeared at 1970 Isle Of Wight festival. Robin was stood at the side of the stage when Jimi Hendrix was playing and instantly decided that was the style he wanted to play, so shortly afterward he left Procol Harum and formed his own Band which Bridge Of Sighs was their second album.
Saw his first gig with this band in the U.S. at Winterland in 74(?) In San Francisco. They were the opening act! We literally walked right up to the stage & leaned on it about 15 minutes before showtime. I was definitely blown away at what I saw. Jimi was back in a white man's body. Not one bad song on that whole first album.🤠
I am so glad you discovered longtime underrated guitar icon Robin Trower . His collaboration with the lat great James Dewar on vocals/bass soulful singing and deep lyrics on the first Trower albums are a treasure . Your reactions are genuine and entertaining and suprisingly eclectic keep up the diversity and open mindedness
All reps are spot on, if you grew up in the 70, s no album collection was complete without this. The kind of album you could just put on lay back, and light up,every song is good,
Not as commonly mentioned, but one of my favorites is Bluebird off of "In City Dreams". Other favorites of mine are Caledonia, Too Rolling Stoned, and Day of the Eagle to just name a few.
There's tons of great guitar work by Trower, and he always had his great bass player James DeWar's singing his ass off. A killer rabbit hole of soul and blues!!!
The singer is the late James Dewar and he played bass guitar. Robin Trower is the guitar player and he didn't sing back in the day but on recent albums he does now sing. He is one of my top three favorite guitarists. This album is 100% perfect and this one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. He has been compared to Jimi Hendrix, actually criticized for copying Hendrix but he has his own style. He definitely is blues rock with an occasional hint of jazz. This album does give some Pink Floyd vibes as well. I do agree with that. More from this album are rockers Day of the Eagle, Too Rolling Stoned, Little Bit of Sympathy and The Fool and Me. In This Place and About to Begin are more atmospheric, slower songs like this one you just listened to from this masterpiece of an album.
Yes, yes, yes. I already thumbed up before even listening and now given ya'll a hallejuah! too for one of my 70's fav bands. ❤ U both! And yes, the Bridge of Sighs was a bridge over one of Venice's canals where prisoners were taken across from their cells to be executed, a bit morbid history, but further adds another tone to think about when listening to this piece. "Too Rollinv Stoned" has similar vibe with a slight more upbeat tone, gotta DO IT!
OMG, I can't believe you did some Robin Trower! He is one of the all time greats, and still touring. I was lucky enough to see him about a year ago in Austin and he killed it!
Bridge of Sighs is one of the 10 greatest rock albums of all time. There's not a single bad or throw away song on the entire thing. Largely overlooked and definitely underrated.
Robin Trower is a genius, but vocalist James Dewar is on an equal footing with his own genius. In my opinion (and many, many others') Jimmy Dewar was the finest blue-eyed soul/white blues singer in British history. Rest In Power Jimmy!
From Scotland, wasn't He? I thought He was terrific too.
a vocal God
I love being a scot BonScott another one Alex Harvey,don't test how we can sing ...
Trower's is a genius. Side note: You guys did a reaction to Whiter Shade of Pale a while back. Trower was a member of Procol Harum before he formed this power trio.
Trower was gone by the time of Whiter Shade of Pale (as you probably knoww), but I'll bring up another more distant connection... when Jordan recently asked for songs with more cowbell (!) I suggested Procol Harum's "Whiskey Train". Which has so much cowbelll it's overwhelming. BUT also is some of the most burning Trower of anything he did with Procol Harum. So I'm using your comment as an excuse to bring it up again!
@@wagstaff6135 By all means, do!
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Thank you sir... I kinda just did!
Day of the eagle is another classic
@@wagstaff6135 Trower joined immediately after the original version of Whiter Shade of Pale was recorded and released, but had been gone for decades before the live version everyone reacts to. So you were either right or wrong, I just don't know which version you were referring to. Also, good suggestion.
One of the very best pothead albums ever. The whole thing is fantastic. The fool and me is Fantastic
Purple micro dot! 💜
@@irmarocha7809 Oh, Yeah!
Who you calling a pot head. LOL. Little bit of Sympathy is another great song
Definitely some purple microdot on a Saturday night I just play the album on repeat all night long. The good old days
A little reminiscing
YES ! ! ! That's James Dewar (RIP) On bass & vocals. "Bridge of Sighs" is one of my desert island albums. Start to Finish - one of the best! Classic - Iconic - Unique
ENJOY ! ! !
Thank you for pointing that out. Beat me to it. Dewar is the most overlooked and unknown rock vocalist out there. It's freakin' criminal. He sounds a lot like Paul Rogers but next level soulful. And Rogers himself was super soulful.
I agree every song on the Bridge Of Sighs album is great. I don't have to tell you which one to do next, just pick one.
Definitely a desert isle keeper. Flawless! Jimmy Dewar never got the credit he deserved as one of the best rock vocalists ever.
@@barrycohen311 that is so true, and saying a lot for Dewar. Getty Lee is awesome but I think Dewar could hold his own even against Lee.
@@razorsharpe3371 Dewar had to do the vocals cuz Trower was too busy with all his facial movements.
When this came out in '74 Jimi had already been gone for a few years, and SRV was still several years away, but here was Robin Trower filling that Guitar God gap. You guys get it, when the guitar sings, close your eyes and let the music take you away! Peace!
Ty for mentioning SRV...OH I MISS HIM!!!I SAW HIM IN AMARILLO AT TEXAS MOON PALACE W GEORGE THOROGOOD...(MISSPELLED SORRY IF SO)
If you liked this, you'll love Robin Trower's "Too Rolling Stoned."
Too Rolling Stoned is the best song on the album of best songs. The outro guitar work is worth the ticket alone.
Yes that outro with that tempo change !
Got that right! Great song for a house party! 😜
Absolutely great song!!
That’s exactly the song I came down into the comments to request.. also, “Little Bit Of Sympathy” would be a good follow up to “Too Rolling Stoned”.
Rob is gonna be BLOWN AWAY once he gets around to hearing that!
73 yrs old and I still listen to Robin Trower. So glad to see your awakening
I'm 65yo ....still listening. There was a lot of great music that came out in '74 that has stood the test of time.
Kudos to you guys for selecting Robin Trower for a reaction. He’s a superb guitarist, and Bridge Of Sighs is his best known song. Absolutely love it. ❤️✌🏼😎
"Too Rolling Stoned" is another must-do Robin Trower Band song.
I think that song would definitely Lock em in if they gave it a spin!
Love, Love, Love James DeWar's vocals on their music. So deep and soulful.
that voice and Trower is Trower to me....Dewar was so perfect for Trower
An awesome voice.. he’s got that grit and soul down pat, without having to reach up into higher falsettos either.
Robin Trower - Guitar, James Dewar (RiP) - Bass and Vocals, Reg Isidore - Drums. A classic, the whole album, pick a song, any song! Every song is a killer!
Cheers!
To us old folks, it's weird you happened to hear SRV first.... Trower was well established before SRV came on the scene. You should do "For Earth Below" -- it's instrumental, but another absolutely exquisite, slow griding magic spell of guitar. Others have suggested "Too Rolling Stoned" and "Day of The Eagle" -- show you a more lit side, if you'd rather. Can't go wrong with any of the suggestions in these comments.
For Earth Below has lyrics. It's not an instrumental but I agree it's another great song.
@@VinE83656 Good catch, yes it does, sorry.
@@wagstaff6135 I had to check, because when you said it was an instrumental I suddenly doubted myself so I had to play it to make sure it had lyrics.
@@VinE83656 Well done. I knew as soon as you said, LOL. But I was thinking of the slow-grind instrumental sections (Like with Bridge of Sighs, also not instrumental, LOL) and just typing semi-consciously I guess!
How about Gary Moore?
Was never really a commercial success but those who were really into music knew all about Robin Trower. Amazing that such music came from a trio. Put me down for Day of the Eagle for another side of experiencing Robin Trower.
Robin "Trower Power" is so underrated even though he's still cranking hard today in his 70s. He doesn't sing on this album except for some backing vocals; the heavy lifting was his bassist, James Dewar (RIP). His catalog is large and excellent, so be sure to go back to it often.
Bassists are excellent at heavy lifting...
@@iplaybass6690 The heaviest, of course. 😏
This entire album is a MUST have for any serious fan of bluesy rock.
Another guitar God I think y'all would enjoy is Jeff Beck. "Freeway Jam" and "She's A Woman" are good places to start with Beck.
Beck,Bogart,Appice.... superstition....perryton ,tx I'm 15
OMG! great reaction! so that means you must do one on "Too Rollin stoned" or "Day of the eagle" Robin Trower is one of my favorite guitarist and a little under rated, I think you'll enjoy his music. Peace!
Yes!! “Too Rolling Stoned” will rock their socks off, guaranteed! Same for “Day of The Eagle” and “Little Bit of Sympathy”.
THE ULTIMATE "Gettin' High" song.
Trower is a legend.
I gotta niece named after his song "Caroline".
Trower is so soulful! Have seen him live, twice: mesmerizing. Master of the note: can bend/milk a single note for all it's worth :) Definitely in the SRV/Hendrix/etc. blues rock vein. Lots more great songs by Trower. "Trower Live" is a must. Enjoy...
I've seen him several times, too. I even went by myself once and had the best time! Got his autograph last time. Totally geeked out. 😁
More guitar out of every note...
That's what you call really rich soul! Tranced a whole generation and we loved it
Glad you finally got to Robin Trower. You picked one of the best songs in his considerable catalog. And the awesome vocals of James Dewar (Bass player) complimented Robins guitar beyond compare. You really liked the vibe of this tune. Now dig up Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Riviera Paradise'. It's this vibe plus ten.
This whole album is a guitar lover's wet dream. Plus, the vocals of Jimmy Dewar (R. I. P.), the best vocalist ever!
The Bridge of Sighs crosses a canal in Venice. It connects the building where the trials were held to the prison building and was named for the sighs of the prisoners seeing their last view of Venice from the bridge.
True, they would never see the sky again, would die in a cell. Half way across they would stop to look out the small opening which why the wind sound is in the recording. Saw this performed in concert in NYC, Robin & his band were outrageous.
Which gives the lyrics a whole new feeling.
The carvings on the bridge depicts death. Was there on leave in 1983. The tribunal area has multiple instruments of torture. It’s damp to your core. Truly has the aura of despair.
I came here to say this. When I read that it all made some much more sense.
Robin Trower album Bridge of Sighs need to listen to every song the whole album is fantastic
Big props for digging into some Robin Trower. You are correct Amber, there is a Bridge of Sighs in Italy.
Love, love, love Robin Trower! Seen him live a few times and he was sooo good live. Really puts on a great show. I love blues, and he is so good at it. I was working a conference up at Lake Tahoe, Nevada and had my niece come stay with me. Went to dinner at a casino restaurant and met some guys. I guess they didn't realize I was a lot older. One kept wanting me to go party with him. Said we couldn't had to work the next morning. Got a message from the front desk that he left us two tickets to a Blues Festival that was happening in Tahoe. He also sent us a Limo to pick us up and bring us back. Robin Trower was was the headliner. She had never heard of him, but was so happy to experience him live.
I am a huge Trower fan. Was lucky enough to see them live. That whole album is really good. If you want to try some other Trower, For Earth Below, Somebody's Calling, Road to Freedom, Long Misty Days. He has a lot of really cool songs. If you want more up tempo, try Messin the Blues or Too Rolling Stoned.
Have seen them live many times as well. Long Misty Days and Daydream are 2 of my favs. Playing in smaller venues--much more visceral experience as well. Jimmy Dewar's voice--oh, my.
The Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino was not a big place. That's were I went to most of the concerts for 4 years. Robin Trower was there all 4 years. Trower was the 1st concert I ever went to. The opening act was a band we didn't know and only a few others did. That band was Fleetwood Mac. Little did we know that they were about to become huge.
I saw him back in the day with Point Blank...$6 for a ticket.
It’s completely badass y’all saw em live.
I was just a small hippy Hendrix fan kid in the 70’s and I didn’t know his name, but was one of my favorites when all the older heads would play his jams.
Everyone had badass muscle cars and Harleys, and everywhere I went it smelled like weed. All the girls who babysat me had feathered hair and blue eyeshadow and were really into Heart and Fleetwood Mac. I was the kid who was watching Kung Fu, The HULK, and The Six Million Dollar Man and I loved KISS and all the heavy jams I knew.. raised on Beatles and Stones.
I had to be quiet.. cause all the older heads would clown me if I talked too much. But I was takin’ notes.. and shit was intense, but our parents didn’t have a clue. I was cool though, I never told em nothing, cause I was running my own game and sneaking weed from my big brothers stash.. but not enough he could notice.
I saw a cool ass biker couple come into the little burger place at the lake on a summer day in about ‘78. They drank a bunch of beer and jammed the jukebox.. they even drunk-danced together to Rossington-Collins “Don’t Misunderstand Me”.. and I had a feeling she was gonna get pregnant tonight for sure. I just knew it.. I could tell.
I’m listening to all these songs now that Denwood listed.. I gotta get some more Trower on vinyl, cause my daughter really digs em.
All these songs are badass!
He gets a really mello groove going, it’s hypnotic.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that even though I never got to see Robin Trower live, I was lucky enough to see SRV at a Blues Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was pretty drunk and we had some really good hash before the show, then we got up front row cause we were there really early and I think SRV only had his first single getting airplay at the time, so nobody really knew who he was yet, except my buddy who had caught him in Texas the year before. It an amazing show, and I feel totally lucky for having been there.
Robin, James and Reggie...they were terrific. I saw them in the summer of '74 in Philly, two months after the album was released.
I've made it a habit now taking a little time after work and watching your videos. It's a time to forget what's going on around our country today,and just having fun watching you react to music that i grew up with. Being born in 1960 I've had the opportunity to enjoy all these songs over the decades.
Keep doing what your doing so ppl.my age can reminisce as you discover.
I looked up what Robin said about this song and love it even more now....
This was inspired by the famous Ponte de Sospiri bridge in Venice, also known as the "Bridge of Sighs." The bridge got its name in the 17th century, when prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of San Giorgio and freedom for the last time.
Trower explained: "The funny thing about the title song is that I had the opening guitar riff for about six months before I could come up with the turnaround section. I loved that opening lick so much. I was determined to make the second half just as perfect. So I waited and waited... and then it came to me. The band played it for the first time at Winterland in San Francisco and we received something like a 10 minute standing ovation. It obviously had magic."
Robin Trower - an underrated but great guitarist! A good choice! Robin, like Jeff Beck, would play in with various artists to provide his guitar sound.
Thomas Cole was an American master known for painting landscapes; Robin Trower is a Brit blues master that paints soundscapes. With a Fender Strat.
The entire Bridge of Sighs album was fantastic. We used to call this narcotic music because it made us feel like our head rolled off our shoulders and across the floor.
It did!
Stoner tunes, righr up there with Floyd.
LOVE Robin Trower. The whole album is great. When I was young I would turn off the lights, burn some candles, have a drink, and just chill out listening to him.
Want more by him? Try "Too Rolling Stoned".
I was lucky enough to see him live at the House of Blues in San Diego. He was well into his 70's if not older and he could still bring it HARD! Guy is amazing!
Saw in San Francisco at Winterland? I was 15; in my 40s saw at Konocti Harbor; blew us away! I still.play this album and I'm 62 now! 😛👍
Robin came after Jimi but established himself before SRV. Robin is also a blues based player, but way more psychedelic. Voted guitarist of the year 1974. "Day of the Eagle" and "Too Rolling Stoned"... ya gotta do it.
One of my favorite albums. I picture drooping guitar strings when I hear this song. Little Bit of Sympathy is my favorite track from this album. More of a straightforward rock track.
Yes, Robin’s got that mix of SRV and David Gilmore (of Pink Floyd) running through his veins. So bluesy. So dreamy. So good!
That's the sounds I was picking up on. If Stevie fronted Pink Floyd.
Actually Robin predates SRV by over a decade and Gilmour has cited Trower as an influence. Robin’s work with Procol Harem is much more than Whiter Shade of Pale. Whiskey Train and Broken Barricades for example. Hendrix was a fan of Trower’s playing.
@Lady Liberty 4 as I said too.
However all of these guys...
SRV, Jimi, Robin and Gilmore channeled and stood on the shoulders of Albert King.
I saw Robin Trower In Chicago at Park West back in 1982. I sat 2 tables away from the stage. I was so amazed . So smooth on the guitar A concert I will always remember
One hundred years from now people will be listening to this song. The horse album is fantastic, but this song is utterly timeless. It is the perfect groove.
So cool that you are listening to this great song.I have been a Robin Trower fan since 1974.
I remember the very first time we ever heard Robin Trower. We were driving down the street, & this song came on the radio. We were in SHOCK! lol Having missed his name, we truly thought this was a long lost Jimi Hendrex song perhaps, being released after he had passed just 4 years earlier! This is the BEST ALBUM! Truly, you HAVE to listen to really upbeat rock songs on this album. "The Fool & Me" "Day Of The Eagle" "Little Bit of Sympathy" you will LOVE them :)
I thought the exact same thing the first I heard him too.
@@arizrich I know, it was wild! He sounded so much like Hendrix! lol :)
“Little Bit Of Sympathy” is one of my favorite jams by Robin Trower.. along with “Too Rolling Stoned” and “Caledonia”.
Killer jam! Amber said, "I could get lost in that guitar." Exactly! I was privileged to see this line-up perform this in '74. An all time favorite, great job, Rob & Amber.
LOVING THIS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL! I'm 62 now and this is one of my favorite songs, Albums ever! Love To Rolling Stoned too! Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs; brings back some awesome memories! 👌💜
This one my favorite songs and artist. This song and maybe Allman Bros "Whipping Post" let me feel past pain with the hope of better times! Thanks for sharing you two and stay happy!!
Thank You! Thank You! WoW!!! this is the first Singer/Band that I have never known on your channel. I grew up with 8 older brothers and sisters, and have listened to all types of music.
Like Jay says "I am Shook!"
He's not about riffs, he's about tone and atmosphere. And pretty good at both!
Saw Robin Trower live at the Glasgow Apollo in February 1980, which was a homecoming for bassist and vocalist Jimmy Dewar.
And now you have to react to Robin Trower Too Rlling Stoned. Completely different beat with brilliant guitar playing and drums and then it segues into an impromtu jam. Legendary.
NEVER EVER, IN MY WILDEST DREAMS, WOULD I HAVE GUESSED THAT ANY REACTOR WOULD DO ROBIN TROWER, BRIDGE OF SIGHS...Excellent followers you have...🤘
Back in the 70s Robin was packing stadiums! He is often unfairly compared with Hendrix, and whilst he sure owes a debt to the great man, Robin was significantly different in many respects and certainly had his own style. Finally, Robin is considered to have one of the all time great sounds, just like butter!
Congratulations! You just listened to one of the greatest yet most underrated bands of all time. The guitar, the vocals, the bass is absolutely incredible. The whole album is absolutely incredible and will put any music lover's body and mind into a state of absolute serenity. Trower is well known throughout the old school guitarist community as one of the true legends.
Robin was the guitarist in Procol Harum
Thanks for doing a video of my favorite artist of all time. I never have found any guitarist as soulful as Robin. So many great great songs.
Yes Trower!!! You MUST listen to the entire Bridge of Sighs album you won't be disappointed. For Amber to get lost & sway listen to In This Place from the same album. Thanks for making my day!
YAY!!!Robin Trower!!I love this song!!great choice!!👍😄✌
Haha, you guys were power grooving!
Hahaha, your girl looks stoned on marshmallow angel wings! This is great. I need to do a bong hit and blast this song, parked at a beach, the gliding in to the music, the moon melted on one side being sexed clawed by clouds of cotton candy. (How was my Tom Waits imitation?)
I get so happy when I see you guys listening to things that I have loved for almost 50 years now. :)
Great reaction, if you continue on with Robin Trower then "Day of the Eagle" is a must
The whole album is off the charts!! Saw the band back in the day! BEYOND AWESOME!! You guys have graduated to real blues!! YAY!!!😉👍
One of rock's all time classic albums. Robin Trower is a master of tone and vibrato, one of the all time great guitarists. James Dewar (bass and vocals) was highly underrated, he was (R.I.P.) one of the best blues/rock lead singers. Highly suggest you do "Too Rolling Stoned" off this same album.
When I was a kid in the 80's, I always knew when my Uncle was comin to visit us because this song was blaring out from the open windows of his blue metallic pumped up '67 Mustang GT....I haven't heard this tune in years, very cool that you're reacting to it....
This song is a trip if you're not high it will make you feel like you are amazing piece of music you got three guitarist with the same stylings Jimi Hendrix Robin Trower & S RV
There is no other reaction possible! Awesome. That man (Robin Trower) knows the blues feeling.
There's another good song by Trower called "Day Of The Eagle", also, I don"t know if you've done this one or not, it's called "Too Rolling Stoned". Robin Trower is the name of the guitarist, I'm sorry, but I don't know the name of the singer.
The Bridge of Sighs is in Venice, Italy, and it is the small enclosed bridge that condemned prisoners walked over, to their execution. Look it up to see the picture, and think about “been a long time crossing the bridge of sighs”. I love to see you two discover the music that has meant so much to me.
One of my all time favorite albums! Certainly one of the most popular blues rock albums ever. I recommend you listen to "Too Rolling Stoned" from this same album. BTW The vocals are by the late great bassist James Dewar.
This song takes me back to 74. Good times, great music, great freinds.
He started with Procol Harem, then went on the form the Robin Trower Band.
Thought it got blocked at first, glad to see it was just taken down for editing.
Robin Trower was truly one of the greats! Thank you!
One of my all time favorite albums. There is a Bridge of Sighs in Venice that connects the palace where trials took place to the prison. It was supposedly given that name because the condemned (you left that prison in a box) were said to sigh at their last view of the world.
Love Robin Trower!! What a nice surprise, haven’t heard him for years .
The first few notes brought back a flood of memories of the first time my friends and I listened to this album side to side, front to back. Thanks to whoever requested this.
I love, love, LOVE Robin Trower! Too Rolling Stoned is another great one of his!!
THE FOOL AND ME or TOO ROLLING STONED are to perfect guitar bangers from Robin.
Love him. Fabulous voice and guitar player.
LOVE Robin Trower--get to see him live with nearly every tour since the 70s. Check out Long Misty days--song and album. Daydream is another beauty. Jimmy Dewar's voice--so soulful.
“It’s Only Money” and “I’m Out to Get You” are some fantastic Robin Trower songs.
The whole album is great.
I first heard this in the sixties. I didn’t realise that Robin didn’t sing until much later. Then I saw him live in early 2000’s and was blown away. Another Brit great guitarist.
You need to hear the almost 10 minute version of this song at Rockpalast . It’s Robin Trower’s best live performance and one of the greatest live performances ever.
I was in a local band that opened for Trower at the Palace Theater in Greensburg PA in 2014. We stood behind the curtain and watched the drummer when they played this song. It's not how difficult it is to play the song, it's not. But the approach that man took to his hi hat was friggan tremendous. They played that song for 15 minutes and it truly never got boring and that drummer never opened his eyes. He just concentrated and sweat poured off of him while he worked. The singer was amazing too. Not sure who either guy was but damn, what a band.
That's Trow-er, like trau-wer, and James Dewar [ Dyoo-wer] had one of the most powerful and soulful deliveries of any vocalist ever. Heard this the first time as a teenager; on a big stereo in a quiet room, no distractions --- and I think I left my body for awhile :} These men were like Rock Shamans.
I can't believe you reacted to Trower..... Rare to see this. THANK YOU!
This song is heavy. Light as a feather, heavy as lead.
Robin Trower was lead guitarist with Procol Harum, when they appeared at 1970 Isle Of Wight festival. Robin was stood at the side of the stage when Jimi Hendrix was playing and instantly decided that was the style he wanted to play, so shortly afterward he left Procol Harum and formed his own Band which Bridge Of Sighs was their second album.
The whole album is killer. A must listen to...
I grew up listening to Robin Trower, Sweet, Nazerith, and so many other GREAT 70'S BANDS. Music was GREAT in the 70's!!!
Saw his first gig with this band in the U.S. at Winterland in 74(?) In San Francisco. They were the opening act! We literally walked right up to the stage & leaned on it about 15 minutes before showtime. I was definitely blown away at what I saw. Jimi was back in a white man's body. Not one bad song on that whole first album.🤠
I am so glad you discovered longtime underrated guitar icon Robin Trower . His collaboration with the lat great James Dewar on vocals/bass soulful singing and deep lyrics on the first Trower albums are a treasure . Your reactions are genuine and entertaining and suprisingly eclectic keep up the diversity and open mindedness
All reps are spot on, if you grew up in the 70, s no album collection was complete without this. The kind of album you could just put on lay back, and light up,every song is good,
Check out Trower's "Too Rolling Stoned" for a rock/blues sound and "In This Place" for a more mello/trippy vibe.
Robin Trower is now 78 and still playing. I saw him in 1975 in Boston. Very under rated guitarist.
Not as commonly mentioned, but one of my favorites is Bluebird off of "In City Dreams". Other favorites of mine are Caledonia, Too Rolling Stoned, and Day of the Eagle to just name a few.
A True Legendary & Iconic Band & Album From The Beginning To The Very End.
There's tons of great guitar work by Trower, and he always had his great bass player James DeWar's singing his ass off. A killer rabbit hole of soul and blues!!!
The singer is the late James Dewar and he played bass guitar. Robin Trower is the guitar player and he didn't sing back in the day but on recent albums he does now sing. He is one of my top three favorite guitarists. This album is 100% perfect and this one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. He has been compared to Jimi Hendrix, actually criticized for copying Hendrix but he has his own style. He definitely is blues rock with an occasional hint of jazz. This album does give some Pink Floyd vibes as well. I do agree with that. More from this album are rockers Day of the Eagle, Too Rolling Stoned, Little Bit of Sympathy and The Fool and Me. In This Place and About to Begin are more atmospheric, slower songs like this one you just listened to from this masterpiece of an album.
Yes, yes, yes. I already thumbed up before even listening and now given ya'll a hallejuah! too for one of my 70's fav bands. ❤ U both!
And yes, the Bridge of Sighs was a bridge over one of Venice's canals where prisoners were taken across from their cells to be executed, a bit morbid history, but further adds another tone to think about when listening to this piece.
"Too Rollinv Stoned" has similar vibe with a slight more upbeat tone, gotta DO IT!
OMG, I can't believe you did some Robin Trower! He is one of the all time greats, and still touring. I was lucky enough to see him about a year ago in Austin and he killed it!
Yes, there is a bridge of sighs in Venice.