Your Favourite ROBIN TROWER Albums Poll

Picking five will spread the choices around a bit otherwise these polls can be a bit too predictable.
I included Procol Harum and BLT. I basically cut it off at the James Dewar years, and then included what i would consider any major works. Too many what i might call inconsequential albums, i would have to add another ten or so. And really the Dewar years were his classic years (I wonder if i shouldn’t have included Beyond The Mist). But please discuss any other albums you know and like here! I know he’s been busy and i’m not a thorough fan. I would imagine Back it Up was likely the last one i heard. I saw him in 86 and his singer was soooo disappointing. I need Dewar. Or Bruce, for my Trower.

This is the one (and the actual copy) that got me started. I bought it probably right around when it came out ish. Still gives me chills his playing here.

 

He's never made what I'd call a bad album.

 

You got them all?
Little Buddy!

 

I just brought this home cuz i found it for $3. Seems fine. This was about the end of the classic Robin Trower band for me. And he gave it up after this. By this record he was really into clichés. I mean most of the songs are about nuthin. But with Dewar crooning them it’s that classic Trower sound. Victims Of The Fury what does that even mean. There’s barbed wire on the cover and the V has blood on it.. oooh. Man our Robin had some duff titles and covers. There are some delicious greasy grooves here of course.

 

A Salty Dog
Bridge Of Sighs
Live
In City Dreams
Caravan To Midnight

 

Regarding BLT. I was totally excited for this pairing when i read about it, Robin’s forming a band with Jack Bruce! Can’t wait! But i gotta say i was a little disappointed. It seemed too basic. I thought this could be a new Cream. A cool band where Jack could do some experimental rock in the trio format. But they basically made a live album. I would have loved if they had got more creative and imaginative like the later Cream studio stuff of Jack’s or Songs From a Tailor. BLT was a lot of funky boogie power trio. Not so much an interesting studio record. I guess i was hoping for greatness. I can’t remember what i thought of the second one Truce. Probably the same. Seven Moons i had and honestly can’t remember much about it.

 

And could someone tell me when Robin was again a member of Procol Harum as seen here?

 

omg those are my five!

 

The Prodigal Stranger - Wikipedia

 

Bridge of Sighs.....greatest "Stoner" album of all time IMO. It will be 50 on April 20th.
Saw him on the Bridge tour in 1974 at the Philly Spectrum.

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Next three

 

A Salty Dog
For Earth Below
Bridge Of Sighs
Long Misty Days
BLT

Thank you for including the Procol Harum albums.

 

I happen to have a test pressing of this one.

 

Coffee Mug

 

What about these?

 

I know. I’m a terrible fan. I only wanted to do the Dewar era. Plus the Jack Bruce cuz those were rather a major pairing.

 

Just ordered last year’s 50th anniversary 2 record set of Twice Removed From Yesterday.

Still excited about the upcoming Bridge Of Sighs 50th too.

 

Which do you recommend or like best?

 

There's at least one Paramounts compilation CD with a line up that largely reappeared in Procol Harum.
Not sure how prominent the guitar is.
Do remember there being a pretty good cover of Mingus's The Mule on one I had.

 

The latest with female vocalist Sari Schorr is pretty damn good. His last three have been pretty consistent. Still a great guitarist.

 

Bridge Of Sighs and Robin Trower Live are my favorites,
but I own and like many others.

 

Oh i couldn’t bear that rock chick singer, no. Sorry. It sounds like a terrible idea. He’s not had the right singer in decades.

 

Defend this one, I'm listening...

 

What the heck! I can't even begin to like this post.

They sound great together and she has vocal chops to spare.

 

Seven Moons is such a great listen, imo his best since the seventies very ethereal.

 

Pity you couldn't work in all of Robin's post-Seven Moons albums, but I guess there's a limit on the number of items in a poll. The first Procol Harum album ought to have been included too; Robin plays on most of the album, even though he isn't on "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

I voted for A Salty Dog, Twice Removed from Yesterday, Bridge of Sighs, For Earth Below, and Seven Moons. Honorable mention to Robin Tower Live!.

Robin has been on quite a roll ever since reuniting with Jack Bruce for Seven Moons. I've liked pretty much everything he's released in the past 15 years.