Rt @ Ro 08 [Import, Live]

Robin Trower | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Freeworld
• ASIN: B001TJUPIS
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,312 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 enhanced two CD live set from the Classic Rock guitar great, recorded in 2008. Following on from the successful Seven Moons (a collaboration with Cream's Jack Bruce) Trower presents this double disc dose of live recordings capturing Robin in action last year in America. Contains exceptional performances on Disc One and four enhanced video performances on Disc Two. Freeworld.

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great performances. Inferior product., August 4, 2009

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Damian "Ataz" (San Fernando Valley, California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rt @ Ro 08 (Audio CD)

The setlist is well-chosen, the recorded sound is good, the performances are otherworldly-great. The two-second gaps interrupt the flow; in some cases there's even a sustained note that is interrupted by the gap, making for a jarring experience where the segue would have been quite nice. Someone could copy the files and de-gap with on their own computer with various (easy) software programs, but this just means the label is putting out a product that can be bettered by third-rate bootleggers. It's a shame. It's very hard to listen to this concert.

There is a U.K. edition with no gaps on the first disc, but they remain on the second. It's unconscionable that this sells for full price and without warning.

Response to complaints (to Robin's webmaster) was only partly good: they replaced disc 1 for me. Disc 2 has gaps in all editions. And the customer service person was very justifying this product (as in saying "Gaps were intentional; most people's enjoyment is not lessened by the gaps, in fact most people don't notice...". This is ridiculous, a cover-up for a blatant error). And when they (webmaster) offered to replace with the U.K. version, they neglected to mention that it's only the first disc that's without gaps. So half of my product was replaced. Good music, but I won't be listening much.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slapped Together On the Cheap, August 17, 2009

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rt @ Ro 08 (Audio CD)

As a fan of Robin Trower since his days with Procol Harum, I was somewhat surprised and taken aback by the shambolic quality of this CD which seems to have been slapped together on the cheap and issued only as a way to generate funds. That seems to be the most common complaint among reviewers and the fact that so many are complaining should serve notice on the band to be more careful with future releases.
Beyond that, fans will notice immediately that RT@RO.08 leans heavily on Robin Trower's earlier and better known solo work. That is fine, but it lacks the most important element: James Dewar on vocals. For that reason, I think that the show should have concentrated on featuring more modern material that fits Davey Pattison's vocal style better. All the old songs just don't have the punch they had when Dewar sang.
OK, so Dewar isn't here but there still is a lot to enjoy if you concentrate on the music itself. My favorites on disc 1 are For Earth Below, The Fool and Me, Day of the Eagle, an elongated and quite spectacular Bridge of Sighs, Gonna Be More Suspicious, Hannah, and A Little Bit of Sympathy. On the all too brief disc 2 I most enjoyed Go My Way. Too Rolling Stoned was curiously castrated and overall the second disc has the feel of being just an afterthought.
This 2-disc set is accompanied by an attractive but oddly brief booklet that features some useful album information and some pictures. If you are a Trower completeist, then naturally you will want to own this. But RT@RO.08 is far from essential and stands as somewhat of an embarrassment in the face of the much better quality of other modern Trower releases.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the music, but..., August 8, 2009

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Mark Crawford (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rt @ Ro 08 (Audio CD)

I am a long time Robin Trower fan, with his original "Live" album being a whim purchase on 8-track way back when. I saw Robin's tour last year at the Music Mill in Indy and he tore it up. The band was outstanding that night. The CD RT @ RO brought back memories of how good I thought the Indy show was. The song set on this CD is strong with an outstanding sound quality. However...

Like other reviewers I am appalled at the sound gaps between songs. It kills the listening experience, stops the great flow of the show, and, really makes this a hard listen. I was also shocked at what seemed to be a short version of "Too Rolling Stoned" on CD 2. Did Detroit really get this version, or, is this an edit job to leave space for the video content? Speaking of the video content, I was disappointed with the format and picture size. This is NOT the quality and sound we enjoy from "Living Out of Time - Live."

I would prefer a reissue of this as a 2-CD set with the entire show, no gaps...and a completely seperate DVD of the concert to enjoy. In the meantime, to negate the gaps issue, play this CD on "random play" as it won't detract from the experience (someone beat you to that) and the gaps will seem natural!