King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert [Live]

Robin Trower | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1977
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: King Biscuit Flower
• ASIN: B000005EIT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Blues Rock

Track Listings

1. Lady Love

2. Somebody Calling

3. Falling Star

4. Too Rolling Stoned

5. Smile

6. Daydream

7. Fool and Me

8. Bridge of Sighs

9. Day of the Eagle

10. Little Bit of Sympathy

11. Messin' the Blues

12. Farther on up the Road

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise, December 18, 2004

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Rick Tharp "the_rxrick" (Plattsburg, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert (Audio CD)

In Concert is a great performance by Trower's best line-up playing his best material.

His studio albums have always seemed too slick to me. This live recording adds some needed rough edges to the Trower sound. Although the late James Dewar's vocals could be a little cheesy at times, he's great on this one.

Okay, so Robin was influenced by Hendrix, tell me what guitar player from the last 30 years hasn't been? But it is not true that Trower was just a Jimi wannabe. He was a *peer* of Hendrix, one of many guitar players who explored a psychedelic twist on the blues in the 60s and 70's.

"Further on up the Road", is a Trower-ized version of the blues classic and it is THE shining jewel on this CD. This song alone is worth the price of the CD.

2004 is the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster and the 30th anniversary of Bridge of Sighs. I can't think of a better anniversary present than this album. Enjoy!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An undiluted blues/rock concert experience, July 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert (Audio CD)

James Dewar lets Rustee Allen play the bass and concentrates on the vocals, a perfect tradeoff. The band is having a great day and plays many of the greatest Robin Trower songs. All in all it's like being there with the band, esp since the whole concert is there without breaks and with many of the songs in extended versions. Nice surprises includes a very bluesy version of "Too Rolling Stoned" where the band deviates quite a bit from the studio version as well as a version of "Daydream" in a really slow tempo that allows one to hear all the nitty-gritty licks that Robin Trower plays in this tune. The album also includes possibly the best version of "Bridge Of Sighs" that Robin Trower has ever recorded. All in all this album is a true undiluted blues/rock concert experience with real musicians playing real instruments in front of a captivated audience. Even if you have all the studio versions of the songs you'll need this album to experience! the live Robin Trower sound.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outta Sight!, July 1, 2001

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Robert Quem (Belleville, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert (Audio CD)

If you're reading this review, then chances are you are already familiar with the music of Robin Trower. If you aren't, and you happen to enjoy Electric-Psychedelic-Acidrock-Blues, then rush out to any record store and score yourself a copy of Bridge of Sighs. If you like it, then you'll absolutely dig this previously unreleased 1977 gem from the vaults of The King Biscuit Flower Hour (it was never aired on the radio).