Artist Spotlight | Robin Trower | Marshall 

I believe James was on a level of someone like say... Paul Rodgers of Bad Company ....major talent.

Yes. James Dewar was big and nicer to hear than most holy monsters .. and he never got the proper recognition, just like the Robin Trower that is rarely quoted among the big ones.

neuromantoo Did you get Pictures ??? Did you get autographs ???

Blake Gowan it’s funny because I only recently discovered him recently and when I first heard him I thought he was Paul Rogers. Having said all that I prefer James to Paul.

@@blakegowan6623 Dewar was much better than rodgers mate...

Saw him in Seattle in May and your right, it doesn't get any better. This is what a lifetime of always trying to get better sounds like.

Your post says it perfect

@Just J I don't copy, I flat out steal

Steve Kuykendall Agreed. He's a unique guitarist and artist. Bridge of Sighs album was Rock album of the year in 1974 for a very good reason

The vibrato makes a huge difference in playing and quality of tone. The uni-vibe really shines through with great vibrato

Little Bit of Sympathy

And why would you want to come back? It is a special place to be!

A poet with a strat ... cmon 😎

The bridge of sighs was the crossover from prison to the guillotine appropriately named and yes there was no coming back.

That song makes me high by just listening.

I've crossed it 17 times

I swear without rock n roll I wouldn't of made it through the hard times.

So true. This man is a true legend in the world of guitar. He has many really great albums. And I believe the album he created before bridge of sighs is a true classic album also. I love those two albums so much. Wow! What masterpieces they are.🤗

Aaron Mifsud it was great to hear that. I always instinctively told myself it wasn’t good to learn all these solos note for note like people would used to tell me why they were going in lessons. I always wanted to learn the scales and chords so I could make my owns solos up and create my own sound. They legendary players the ppl want to usually Didn’t copy anyone and came up with their own thing. A lot of time there was no one the copy since Guitar was in its infancy in the 1950’s and 60’s. Hendrix creates a style his own and so did a lot of other players.

@@jordandangelo180 Exactly! Ive never really been interested learning someone else stuff note for note (granted Ive learnt a couple) mainly I just learnt licks n sections from solos i liked. Even Glen Tipton said you should be proud that what you do sounds different. Randy Rhoads always told his students to find their voice. I even tell my students not to get wrapped up in learning stuff note for note, becuase it can be discouraging not sounding exactly like the song. Plus I never really understood the note for note videos on youtube when it sounds exactly like the song. At band practice Ill play my spin or interpretation of the solo.

Aaron Mifsud I was the same way with my students and on gigs. I always did it my way because that’s how they did it. Copying note for note does not make you a great guitar player. It makes you a great tribute band guitar player.

@@jordandangelo180 Thats it. So many of those classic guys were all individual and great improvisers.

He said the same exact thing in 1976. Glad I heard them before I picked up a guitar.

Because Clapton is probably jealous.

He knows RT would steal the show most likely.

CrustyCurmudgeon Clapton might get Jealous

Daydream is one of my all time favorite songs. Seen the old band live and the mirror ball spinning to Daydream is an unforgettable experience.

Yeah, he's not.

Yeah very true... I mean, if Robin Trower is a Hendrix clone then so was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimi's influence is clearly there in both cases, but they're all unique and special in their own ways.

When Robin plays you know who it is. Makes good use of a phase shifter

Yeah, for example Hendrix never did a track like Bridge of Sighs or A Tale Untold, and Trower always sounded more 'British', which was a good thing, obviously.

We live in a generation were nobody cares about your opinion, or gives two shits about your feelings.

Robert Harwood Your forgetting the Fuzz Face. And now Trower has 4 or 5 different Fuzz and OD pedals. But the classic Trower is Wah?>Uni-Vibe>FF>Marshall

The man is without any doubt. One of a handful of greatest guitarist of our time. He is definitely a legend. His masterpieces will live on forever.🙂

David miorgan too funny throwing shade at Jimi. Love you for that.

Saw some great shows at Masonic in the 70s . zappa Halen Peter Gabriel . Saw trower at cobo opened for humble pie .

@Tom Upton And how. First saw jimmy with Stone the Crows at Burns Howff in Glasgow so many many years ago, originally went there to see The Last Poets (who went nowhere), as they started getting some recognition I saw Stone the Crows at a later date at the Apollo, they really were a superb band. Jimmy was a great singer and just so much better than say Davie Pattison or the young lad who has been playing bass / singing (if you could call it that) with Trower over the last few years. Favourite vocal on any Trower album has to be About To Begin from Bridge of Sighs. Dewar for me was one of the greatest talents Scotland has produced.

No...lol

Did my best Reg, I did!

I heard those drums in my head 👍

No his best is not ahead of him

I have studied Trower for decades, your brilliant comment explains it all!

Guitar Interactive magazine just did it check it out : )

Randy Cobb Thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely check it out.

He tours the US pretty regularly. I just saw him four months ago - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ua7Y29hl3tA.html His website, trowerpower.com , has his tour info.

And it's not hard to play. It's easy, in fact. But it's hard to play right.

"The Fool and Me" and " Lady Love" off the Bridge of Sighs album rarely mentioned but give a listen James Dewar 's voice? and no 3 piece band could have such a full sound not even his pier Billy Gibbons band could object!!

Andy Craven Marshall retains real credibility because it does not do that sort of thing. The signature IS the Marshall amp, not the guitarist.

@@artysanmobile Ok, so what about the Slash, Yngwie Mamsteen, Joe Satriani, Kerry King and Zakk Wylde signature heads? No signature gear was maybe the companies ethos in Jim's day but times have changed.

Lucky dawg!