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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Robin Trower: Day Of The Eagle 1973 - 1980


Robin Trower (born Robin Leonard Trower, 9 March 1945, Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.


Trower has been a long time proponent of the Fender Stratocaster. He currently uses his custom built Strat (made by the Fender Custom Shop) which comes in Black, Arctic White and Midnight Wine Burst. The guitar is equipped with a 1950s reissue pickup in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge .

In 1962, Trower formed a group that became The Paramounts

Before launching his own eponymous band, he joined singer Frankie Miller, bass player James Dewar, and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker to form the short-lived combo Jude .

Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum in 1967, with whom he remained until 1972.

Trower's most famous album is " Bridge of Sighs " (1974).

In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums .


Trower's album, Living Out of Time (2003), features the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze on bass, vocalist Davey Pattison (formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band Gamma) and Pete Thompson on drums - the same lineup as the mid 1980s albums Passion and Take What You Need.

With the same bandmates Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in Bonn, Germany.
In 2007 Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce .

With PROCOL HARUM

1967 Procol Harum
1968 Shine on Brightly
1969 A Salty Dog
1970 Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About (members of Procol Harum, as Liquorice John Death)
1970 Home
1971 Broken Barricades
1991 The Prodigal Stranger
1995 The Long Goodbye


With Bryan Ferry ( ROXY MUSIC )

1993 Taxi (Bryan Ferry)
2000 Mamouna (Bryan Ferry)
2007 Dylanesque (Bryan Ferry)

With Jack Bruce ( CREAM )

1981 B.L.T.
1982 Truce
1989 No Stopping Anytime (compilation)
2008 Seven Moons



TRACKS

1. Day Of The Eagle
2. Caledonia
3. Confessin' Midnight

4. Too Rolling Stoned (Live)
5. Bridge Of Sighs
6. Man Of The World
7. Take A Fast Train
8. Daydream
9. Gonna Be More Suspicious
10. About To Begin
11. Long Misty Days
12. Alethea (Live)
13. In City Dreams
14. Victims Of The Fury
15. Rock Me Baby (Live)
16. The Ring
17. Caravan To Midnight






BRIDGE OF SIGHS


The sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides,
to wash me clean

Sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides,
to wash me clean

Why so unforgiving and why so cold
Been a long time crossing Bridge of Sighs

Cold wind blows
The Gods look down in anger,
on this poor child

Cold wind blows
And Gods look down in anger,
on this poor child

Why so unforgiving and why so cold
Been a long time crossing Bridge of Sighs .

ABOUT  TO  BEGIN

If you stand in the light, you get the feel of the ride
And the music that plays in your ears
In your head you can hear, a voice so sweet and clear
And the music that plays in your head
As it flows up from the ground
Taking all who hear that sound
Close your eyes, its about to begin

Hardly daring to breath, a new life you perceive
You try hard not to break the spell
While at once it seems both, so far and yet so close
If you reach out to touch, it will be gone
As it flows up from the ground
Taking all who hear that sound

Close your eyes, its about to begin
Close your eyes, its about to begin
Close your eyes, its about to begin
Close your eyes, its about to begin


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4 comments:

  1. Não é batman & robin ... ( americans )

    My Prople , is ROBIN TROWER, englishman, guitarist ,
    as ten greats guitarman of the world !!!

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  2. Thanks Kostos for the great Robin Trower share a wonderful guitarist under estimated

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  3. Absolutely love your blog. All eclectic, all the time. I especially like to hear the posts of bands unknown to me, a different perspective from a similar musical soul.
    Want to point out that the link on this Robin Trower: Day Of The Eagle 1973 - 1980, points to dEUS - In a Bar Under the Sea. I checked, hoping they may have been swapped, but the dEUS link also points to In A Bar Under the Sea. :-)
    I have a ton of Robin Trower already, so I don't really need this, but I'm a thin on late 80s, so would not mind having it if you have time to re-up. Best in Flac if you have it, but don't go to extra trouble.
    No problem if you can't get to it. Thanks!

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    1. @ Irban 59 : New Flac and MP3 links are ready now. Many thanks for your comment.

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