Midnight Headphones on Bridge Of Sighs just went off, then the cymbals start... Hellbound Train - Savoy Brown ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N6TkCLDcC7o.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.
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!
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.
@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.
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!
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.
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 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.
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.💙
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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.
I requested you react to this a long time ago, so glad you got to it finally. Robin Trower is like Carlos Santana, tears us up with that guitar and finds the right person to do the singing. Hard to imagine someone other than Dewar singing this back in the day. Trower makes that stratocaster sing with that classic time period sound.
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.
Bridge of Sighs from this LP is very psychelic. And “Daydream” is just the way it sounds, dreamy, until the last couple of minutes ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NWuPvahD7BA.html
Robin Trower!! When I saw Trower's name in your title I thought I had misread it. Can't believe that your are reacting to Trower. Thank you. You won't regret it. The best blues tone ever. And Dewar's vocals
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
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.
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.
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
Yeah, this makes me so happy. Been requesting Too Rolling Stoned (again, you know it!) for months, so glad you got to find Robin and his awesome band. This is the stuff I grew up with, one of my favorite albums of this era. So there was a famous Bridge Of Sighs in Italy, but we have one here in Pittsburgh too - it's between the courthouse and the county jail. They say that after you're convicted in court, you cross the bridge over to the jail, and you sigh as you reflect back on your mistakes. There's lots of guys and girls doing Reactions these days, but you're truly my favorite! Thank you, brother!
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.
Thanks for playing this. I loved this band in the early 70s. I too saw him in London probably that same year with my friend Will who really loved them. Will died tragically not long after at the age of 20 so whenever I hear Robin it brings back bitter sweet memories
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!
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.🤟🙏✝️
This is the darkest blues song of all. I love the trudging through the dark place symbolized in the guitar work, the raw vocals and the cold wind at the end of the studio version that is just an amazing finale. This song perfectly expresses the feel of those dark places in life. If you’ve been there you instantly identify with it. Thanks Jamal. Try the studio version sometime.
@@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.
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.
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
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.
As great as this live performance is, I am very partial to the studio version from the album Bridge of Sighs. The overdubbed guitar work is so haunting. As several folks already pointed out, the Bridge of Sighs is a famous bridge in Venice, Italy, though there is also a Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, England as well. Not sure exactly what Trower had in mind when he wrote the lyrics, but he got the idea of the title from a racehorse named "Bridge of Sighs". And this album was released 9 years before Stevie Ray Vaughan's first album came out.
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.
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.
Robin's style is quite different from others guitar heroes. He uses distortion, and string bending to create unusual tones, and notes which some people just can't appreciate. Make no mistake, Jamel. Robin kicked in the 70's, and he's still kickin' today.
Robin was on guitar! This is a very “dark” example of his music. His fans relate to his guitar skills. He is pre-Stevie Ray but an example oof his Stevie Ray similarities would be “Day of the eagle! With that said, Stevie Ray Vaughn is in another league - I put Stevie in the clouds with Page, Clapton!!! BTW, I saw SRV open for Clapton just before he got killed... sad day for music lovers
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.
Saw Robin Trower at 'Parker's' in Seattle in the mid 90's... It was a club where you could have dinner and drinks as well as the show... And what a show it was... 5 years later, my band...'Anderson Council' played there...
