Robin Trower--What made him so great? *Guitarist* Procol Harum 

Trower’s guitar and Dewar’s voice were pure magic!

One of the most underrated guitarist in the world

In 1973 my brother and I went to Winterland did not know who was even playing. The headliner was Sha Na Ana. This guy opening act Robin Trower blew us away. When his set was through Bill Graham got on stage and said Robin just flew in from England he will be back tomorrow. The next 2 nights he was the headliner saw all shows. One of the best concerts ever. I am 70 years young and still rock the hell out of Robin.

On my short list of the greatest guitar musicians ever. Love Robin Trower.

"Bridge of Sighs" was as much an influence on me as a player as anything by Hendrix. Robin has that physicality to his playing, you could actually feel the notes, which he demonstrated by making Newcastle City Hall vibrate like an earthquake when he struck up the intro. The live album is fantastic too, the feedback control on "Daydream" unparalleled, and really should have been a double. In a business and an era of fakery he's stuck to his guns and continued making great records and losing nothing in his playing. In fact he's probably better now than ever, which sadly can't be said about the music business. Some people's talent is bigger than money.

James Dewar may be the most underappreciated singer in rock history. He has few peers, perhaps most notably Paul Rodgers.

When I first heard "Day of the Eagle" on the radio I was totally sold on him and 60 years later I still am. Thank you Mr. Trower for your amazing playing and great song writing and humble nature you have inspired my own playing since I first heard you..

The greatest compliment I can give Trower is that I can recognize his playing anythere. Just sayin

I had the pleasure of talking with Robin Trower, opening for his band at the Ventura Theatre back in 1998. After sound checks I walked out on stage and asked Robin to sign my album Passion which he did. I had a five minute conversation with Robin, talking about Southend-on-Sea (I had been there) and the songs Caroline and Caledonia Robin is a kind, personable, christian man. He looked into my eyes as we talked and had that genuine smile of his. I have opened for other famous acts as well and brushed elbows with my music heros and, found a few to be cold, uninterested, and,,,,, well..... selfish. Not Robin..... He is truly a gentleman and, I am happy to have spent a few minutes with him. I stood on the side of the stage behind the lighting board and, got a great view of the entire band..... Awesome evening!

I got to meet Robin out behind the Bacchanal bar in San Diego way back. He let anyone who wanted come into his motorhome and enjoy a few moments with him. I brought my Bridge of Sighs album for him to sign and he did. Truly a kind and humble artist who loves his fans.

No one sounds like Robin Trower. I've seen him more than any other guitar player and loved every live show I went to.

This man is AWESOME!! He must be acknowledged as one of the BEST guitarists of all time. No one has his tone, phrasing and grit. Please, while he is still with us, show him the respect and accolades he truly deserves👩🏽‍🦳🎸

Robin has been my favourite guitarist for over forty years, Blues based hard, rock Acid rock and soulful blues just a fantastic musician.After 60 years still uncompromising. By all accounts an English gentleman .Refusing to bow to the whims of the market, just doing his own thing.Good on you Mr Trower.

Robin was right to diss fame and ridiculous fortune. He is an unbelievable guitar player and song writing. He has never bowed to fads or fashions. That's so respectable to me. Thanks for giving Robin his due credits. Great video!

In my humble opinion Robin has been criminally ignored but that will never stop dudes like me to consider him one of the real pinnacles of guitar playing. Thanks for the vid!

I went and saw Robin at a small venue In Indianapolis, in the early 1980’s. When we got there, there was one long line of people waiting to get in. As we walked by the front door to get in line, I noticed there was 4 people standing in front of another door and I saw a sign that said tickets would be taken at both doors. We took a chance and got one of the best tables. Robin was awesome and a friend that was with us found out that Robin was out back in his motor home and was letting one fan at a time come in. I got to sit across from him and talk to him for about 5 minutes. He was a super nice guy. That was an awesome night I will never forget.

Met Robin once after a show.He was very gracious and generous with his time to talk with us fans before he wheeled away.Great guitarist,great show, great man.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 R.I.P. Jimmy and Reg.

One of my all time favorites! Master Guitarist!

I walked into a record store in 1973 74 and a guy was playing bridge of sighs .,it hit me like a ton of bricks, iv seen him 5 times from salt lake city to san diego to redding ca ,i love him he forever changed my mind on music ,Tom Schmidt redding ca love by

Robin is on the short list of players who exemplify the phrase “being one with your guitar”. It is essentially an extension of his body. Jimi and Johnny Winter would be two other such examples. And besides being a monster player I had the privilege of seeing a few times in the 80’s, he got one of the best “guitar stank faces” in the biz. Very photogenic. I heard interviews recently that he still hopes to tours but since the pandemic has felt unsafe, especially given his age.

Trower and Robert Fripp were and are great friends who at one time planned to make an album together. It never came to pass unfortunately but what an album that would have been. They each taught the other some of their tricks of the trade and Fripp's influence on Trower is perhaps best heard on his Long Misty Days album. Cheers!

Bridge of Sighs is one of the all-time best albums!! Ever!

One of the rawest best down n dirty guitar men of all time. Saw him in a friends bar in Raleigh in 1985 before a very small crowd and he played and acted like he was in a Roman coliseum! Bridge of Sighs forever!

Robin is far and away my favorite guitarist. I listen enjoy his entire catalog of music, and unlike most players I really enjoy his new stuff. I believe as a blues guitarist he is unmatched, somehow he always manages to play the "right note" and his phrasing is unworldly. I consider Bridge of Sighs the best hard rock album ever made.

One of my favorite guitarists ever. Too Rolling Stoned is my favorite. Seen him live in a small club and he is awesome. Stood at the side of the stage and just watched him play. I have always felt he is a musicians musician. Guys that play seem to understand how good he is.

Trower rocked the airwaves, back when real music was being played on radios! Bridge of Sighs....a work of art..Robin Trower...Genius!

Influenced my playing big time. While I never pushed the move into professional bands..my rig set up and drum programming let's me keep at it at home. When friends say wow!! That's enough for me..thanks Robin. Just adore bridge of sighs...❤🎸🎶

Living legend

His sound is unique. I was infected in 1974 & was always shocked he didn't get more recognition. Spectacular electric blues style. Instant joy upon herring these tunes

Yeah I agree with you Robin Trower is one of the great and should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Robin and James were simply magic together.

Nice review of Robin trowers career. Thank you very much.

One of the greats! Had the pleasure of seeing him twice.

I saw Robin quite a number of times over the years. Not sure how many at this point, but I know the first time was on the "For Earth Below" Tour. The last time was around 2017. I will definitely go see him again. I love Robin Trower!

He makes "Every-Note-Count" - I love this guy. Tremendous influence & inspiration to me as a guitarist. Seems like a Great guy = so Humble and down-to-earth. oNe LoVe from NYC

The fact that this man has not been inducted into the RRHOF is a crime and an indictment on that “institution.” Robin Trower is not only one of the greatest guitar players in history, but has continued to gift the world with sensational music for decades. Trower Power forever.

For sure Robin is a very underrated guitarist!! He is one of my favorites of all time!! Loved his playing and he has a unique style and perspective on how he plays!!!

As a black teenager in the 70's in Hartford ct we first got wind of Robin with the bridge of sighs...To this day It brings me and friends much joy...thank Robin for being u

May Robin live forever!

Saw Trower in Pittsburgh..opened for king crimson early 70’s..changed me for life..

Robin Trower took up where Hendrix left off and never looked back. Not only a fantastic guitarist, but also a fine human being who I have personally witnessed hanging around to meet and greet his fans (at no charge) blues-rock at its very finest!

He is a legendary guitar player!😊

Easily in my top ten guitarists of all time. But hands down, Robin is the KING of guitar face!

he's still recording andtouring.I love Robin.

Just listen to ‘Bridge Of Sighs’ to appreciate what a true Rock God Robin Trower is. What a special guitar player he is.

My favorite guitarist since the mid-70s. He inspired me to pick up a guitar (a Strat) and learn to play, culminating in playing in a band with high school friends for a few years. He’s also great to watch in concert, even to this day. Thanks, Robin!

The first cassette owned was a birthday present from an older brother recorded off of an old 8-track copy of Bridge of Sighs. So great I didn’t mind the tape hiss at all.

Great documentary on Robin Trower - one of my all-time favorite guitarists! I’ve seen him play numerous times… I’ve bought many of his albums, including the Procol Harum albums he was involved in, and all of his early stuff certainly - and his latest, “no worlds left to conquer”, ranks right up there with them in my opinion!👍☮️❤️🎸

Been listening to Robin Trower since I was a kid in the 80's. I bought Bridge of Sighs by recommendation of the counter dude at the record store. I was immediately hooked. It's true that his recent material is also kick ass. Especially for an older chap as himself. He's on my short list of influential guitar players that have inspired me to play guitar and shaped my sound. The heavy flanging on the record In City Dreams permanently made me a user of that effect.

Great here !! I go back to Procol Harum's "Home" for 'Whiskey Train'. Loved this song. I was in the 8th grade in '70. all in as a hobbyist guitar player, some band gigs for parties or a few bar gigs.....Robin was among the top influences.

I love Robin Trower's music! I got lucky and I got to meet both Johnny Winter and Robin Trower after two different concerts in the Dallas area years ago. Johnny Winter was having some health issues at the time and his vision was definitely giving him some problems. I'm legally blind and Johnny was having to have some help due to his vision issues. But when I met him, he signed my ticket upside down. I didn't notice at the time and he couldn't tell either. I had to get home where I could look at it closer before I realized it haha. But that was a cool night meeting him. Robin Trower was a complete accidental meet. A friend and I had gone to a show he had put on in Dallas where I was pretty much dead center, up almost at the front row, and recording the show. I know he looked down and saw me doing it and he just smiled and jammed. He seemed to enjoy seeing me there with the microphone and really getting into his music. Having seen him in all kinds of videos through the years, I always had the impression he was really a nice guy. But anyhow, after the show my friend and I decided to walk over a few blocks to get something to eat. As we were walking along the back side of the venue over towards the restaurant, a door opened from the venue and out walked Robin and two bodyguard looking guys. He stopped and talked with my friend and I for about 10 minutes. He was just as down to earth and laid back as you could imagine. He was even nicer than I thought he would be. The other two guys had walked over to the SUV limo that was parked along a curb and got in it. After about 10 minutes one of them rolled the window down and yelled out "Come on Robin, we got to go" . He still stood and talked with us a few more minutes and then headed over to his ride. I got him to sign my ticket and I was really happy to have met him. He's definitely a very underrated guitarist and I'm glad he stuck with the music he liked and so many of us like. Record companies to this day are the ones that ruin a good thing when it's going on. It's a shame they didn't support him and let him keep on making his music. But he was on fire that night in Dallas and really in every show that I have recordings of since his early days. Thanks for another great video on another great artist! Brian in Fort Worth🎶

Robin is a natural on the guitar. A master of the instrument.

I think Long Misty Days is my favorite release. I'm so glad I got to see him live in 2009. He was amazing.

I have a nephew who claimed I couldn't play a tune from my IPOD that he couldn't tell me who it was. I played Benny Dancer. Not only could he not tell me it was Robin Trower, but he was literally blown away by how good the guitar work was. Especially when I told him when the song was recorded. I'm in my 70s and am still listening to rock. I love Tool, for instance. But, every now and then, I like to put on my headphones, crank up the volume and listen to Benny Dancer. It always takes me to a special place.

robin Is and will always be In my top five favorite guitarist.

Thanks RD,,,,I was just playing Day of the Eagle,,,/,,,To Rolling Stoned on guitar yesterday,,, ALWAYS loved Robin Trowers music,,,Without a doubt Robin is one of the greats along with Hendrix /SRV/EVH,,,,the list goes on an on,,,,BUT WOW Robin is 78 years young,,,(ha-),,,,,,AND still doing shows and making recordings,,,That's AWESOME,,,A TRUE LEGEND IN MUSIC,,,,AND He did it OLD SCHOOL- His way. God Bless you Robin Trower.,,,,keep going. - RJ.

He is a top guitarist....Innovator...Excellent music...

Bridge of Sighs haunting, dramatic and totally classic. Have always loved it.

I feel honored to have seen him in 77 at 14 at the Hampton Colliseum.I have seen many great guitarists including EVH a year later and nobody touches Robin's tone and feel to me.

I seen him twice back in the 70s.....he is my favorite guitar player.🎸

If I had to choose only one artist to listen to the rest of my life it would be Robin Trower.

I LOVE Robin Trower!

I saw him once in torrington connecticut and he blew a fuse in the place playing rock me baby. they fixed the fuse and he started playing right where he left off. One of the most amazing things I have ever seen

I seen Robin Trower in 78 great concert !

Robin is my all-time favorite player! His playing is so unique and interesting.

*Robin's Guitar was the Sound Of The 70's learning about Heavy Rock for the first time. His bluesy crunch was the shit..*

In my lifetime I have heard and seen some of the greatest guitar players, alas many are no longer with us - Hendrix, Moore, Green, Beck and a huge list of others. Following the death of Jimi, Robin became my favourite player and have seen him nay times. being a Scot, Jimmy Dewar has a special place in my heart having seen him way back with Stone the Crows in a small Glasgow pub venue. The combination of Trower and Dewar was just so extra special.

1974, hitch hiking around America, stoned & listening to Bridge of Sighs while cruising over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Still got the (blurred) photos.

Trower is THE MAN!!!!! saw him in 2006 in Myrtle Beach, SC and he was every bit the legend!!!!!!

Luuuuv Trower from the first album. “Hanna”!! Killer! His new single “ Ball of fire” shows he’s still got it! Funny how Robin never really got a lot of comps from fellow bands??!! I Never got over that. Hey we know who’s “ A man of the world”! ☘️

Love his work, and the underrated song Caledonia!

I saw Robin during PH Broken Barricades tour he played a Les Paul and his playing and tone were stellar! When I first heard Day of the Eagle on KLOS, bloody hell, I was mesmerized .

You are so right as far as the guys who stick to their guns end up with life long careers...Robin is one of my faves

At fifty eight, I’m a long time Trower fan. Have seen him live and consider him a legend. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve always Thought SRV looked like Trower. I love the new release and it is great to hear Robin still producing quality blues music. Thanks for this segment.

Great documentary of one of the most underrated artists in Britain's rock!

I did a cover of Robin Trower's Bridges of Sighs a long time ago. I thought was really well done and it gave the song a lighter more and more ambient tone than Robin's original version, which had a darker, heavier tone. It turned out to be a very beautiful song. I loved working on it!! That cover was one of my best!! I had a total blast doing it!!!

I don't know how you put these mini documentaries together, but you do an amazing job. So much insight and detail with facts, wisdom and no BS. Your work is much appreciated. There is no one like RT, he is not only the best at what he does, but as you have shown, a very respectable, admirable and lovable person. Thank you for creating this.

March 1973 Bought my first car - a Chevy Vega 4 cyl.- Stereo FM Radio first crank Robin Trower - The entire first LP in Stereo - June 1974 I'm at Radio Shack getting SCOTCH Reel-To-Reel Blank Tapes for Rehearsals and they are playing "Too Rolling Stoned" I thought it was a new Hendrix bootleg so I ask the clerk and he says "Robin Trower just released Album Two today" I walked to the nearest Sam Goody's and bought both LPs and Robin Trower has given me the most inspiring music for the last 50 years - this brought me back to the beginning - Thank You My Friend!🇬🇧🎸💿

We love the guy that's narrating this,... good job my friend,... you and Robin both.......

Recently found trower. Been really sleeping on him for years. So glad he popped up because his guitar is beautiful. I loved this doc.

Twice removed from yesterday!! Still a must listen!! Love you Robin

His blues n riffs on the guitars he played was mesmerized that hit ur soul n ur imagination of being on cloud 9 with the energy that stood out WOW 2 this day he is still one of the greatest guitar players that ever picked one up like little Stevie & Jimi & then there was Trowler My hero growing up 🤗

RT is a fantastic guitarist 👍👍

Saw him live, in Phoenix, about 5 years ago. Still as pure and phenomenal as ever.

Procol Harum my favorite track by them is bringing home the bacon that is such a badass track I love that and that's a good album that particular track is on and I definitely agree with you about Robin trower he is a hell of a guitar player!!👍💯🔥

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

Robin Trower is was,and always be my favorite band. I graduated in 76, so many passionate true musicians. I feel blessed to have been there. 🎉

Loved it when you used the phrase...... He was coming up with more ideas than the band had room for. Very polite and respectful way to say... Creative differences.... Well done!!

Thank you for this wonderful acknowledgement of Robin.

Yknow, my dad was a sound man back when I was a little kid, so I got to meet & hear almost everybody, but one day at the ripe old age of 7, I was stopped dead-in-my-tracks, when I heard a song playin in the sound room at home one day & ask my dad who that was. He said it’s Procol Harum & that song is called Whiskey Train! What a great guitar sound that was, way ahead of its time! The next song on the album came on, called About to Die, another great guitar song! I was sold! I wouldn’t have another experience like that again in my life until in my early teens when I heard The Rover, by Jimmy Page & the mighty Zeppelin! Those 2 guitarists would solidify what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, period! Thanx Robyn!!

My favorite artist, since I was 16! Was really surprised to discover "Ponte de Suspiri" in Venice!

Bridge of Sighs is on my top 5 best albums list. And always will be.

Seen him many times and met him a couple times. A real Great guy and my favorite guitarist. Keep Rockin!

Another great video!! Love that you highlight artists that are under appreciated like Trower, Marriott and others. I always learn from your shows. Thanks RD

Robin is like Jimi in that he never plays a song the same way twice.

Saw him in concert years ago. I think he’s a very underrated blues guitarist.

My first heavy rock band! I was 12 and Bruce and Robin caught my ear. Awesome band.

Thanks so much for sharing. I listened to the first two songs on his first album. Mind blown.

Awesome awesome 🎸 guitarist

That last album is so,so,good! It’s my most played piece of music!