Robin Trower
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Robin Leonard Trower known professionally as Robin Trower, 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
.
, South East London
, England
and grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea
, Essex
. In 1962, Trower formed a group that became The Paramounts
, later including fellow Southend High School pupil Gary Brooker
. The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called 'The Jam' (not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller). Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum following the success of their debut single "A Whiter Shade of Pale
" in 1967, remaining with them until 1971 and appearing on Procol Harum's first five albums.
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. This outfit did not record and soon split up.
Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by Bill Lordan
) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.
Perhaps Trower's most famous album is Bridge of Sighs
(1974). This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist Matthew Fisher
. Despite differences, Trower's early power trio work was noted for Hendrixesque
influences.
Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp
- "Robin Trower is one of the very few English guitarists that have mastered bends and wobbles. Not only has he got inside them, with an instinctive knowing of their affective power, but they went to live inside his hands. It is the rare English guitarist who has been able to stand alongside American guitarists and play with an equal authority to someone grounded in a fundamentally American tradition. Trower has been widely criticised for his influences. This has never bothered me. I toured America in 1974 with Ten Years After top of the bill, King Crimson second, and Robin Trower bottom. The chart positions were the opposite: TYA in the Billboard 160s, Crimson in the 60s and Trower climbing remorselessly through the top twenty. Nearly every night I went out to listen to him. This was a man who hung himself on the details: the quality of sound, nuances of each inflection and tearing bend, and abandonment to the feel of the moment. He saved my life.
Later, in England, he gave me guitar lessons."
In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream
bassist Jack Bruce
and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums, BLT (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and Truce (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).
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
. The concert was recorded by the German television channel WDR. It was then released on DVD
and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title Living Out Of Time: Live. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.
In 2007 Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce
, Seven Moons, featuring Gary Husband
on drums.
A 2008 world tour began in Ft. Pierce, Florida on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was Glenn Letsch
(formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The 29 March 2008 show at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan
was released as a double album
on V12 Records.
. 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. Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced abalone
dot position inlays and 21 frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. During live performances and on most of his albums, his guitar is tuned
a full step down to a DGCFAD
tuning.
Trower uses between one and three 100-watt Marshall
heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links 100-watt Marshall Plexi heads
. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifers models to acquire different tonality. Recently, Trower has been using Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads live.
He has recently been using Fulltone pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.
For his 2009 and 2011 US tours Robin was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone Deja Vibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who achieved success with Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio
Power trio
A power trio is a rock and roll band format where the traditional power trio has a lineup of guitar, bass and drums, leaving out the rhythm guitar or keyboard that are used in other rock music to fill out the sound with chords...
.
Biography
Trower was born in CatfordCatford
Catford is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Architecture:...
, South East London
South East (London sub region)
The South East is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark. The sub region was established in 2008. The south east has a population of 1,300,000 and is the location of 500,000 jobs...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. In 1962, Trower formed a group that became The Paramounts
The Paramounts
The Paramounts were an English beat group, based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. They had one hit single with their cover version of "Poison Ivy", which reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964, but are primarily known as the fore-runner to Procol Harum....
, later including fellow Southend High School pupil Gary Brooker
Gary Brooker
Gary Brooker, MBE, is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. Brooker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 2003, in recognition of his charitable services.-Early life:Brooker was born in...
. The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called 'The Jam' (not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller). Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum following the success of their debut single "A Whiter Shade of Pale
A Whiter Shade of Pale
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well...
" in 1967, remaining with them until 1971 and appearing on Procol Harum's first five albums.
Before launching his own eponymous band, he joined singer Frankie Miller
Frankie Miller
Frankie Miller is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter, who had his biggest success in the 1970s. Miller was raised at Colvend Street, Glasgow with his parents, Cathy and Frank, and elder sisters Letty and Anne. Miller attended Sacred Heart Primary school. He was an altar boy in Sacred Heart Chapel...
, bass player James Dewar
James Dewar (rock vocalist)
James Dewar was a Scottish bassist and vocalist for the Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows, the latter having its beginnings as the resident band at the legendary Burns Howff in Glasgow.-Biography:...
, and former Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
drummer Clive Bunker
Clive Bunker
Clive William Bunker is a British rock drummer. He was the original drummer in the British band Jethro Tull....
to form the short-lived combo Jude. This outfit did not record and soon split up.
Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by Bill Lordan
Bill Lordan
Bill Lordan is a rock music drummer who has been in a number of bands, such as The Mystics, Gypsy, and Robin Trower Band.-Discography:* 1971 Gypsy: In the Garden* 1972 Gypsy: Antithesis* 1973 Gypsy: Unlock the Gates...
) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.
Perhaps Trower's most famous album is Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs (album)
Bridge of Sighs is the second solo album by the English guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower. It was released in 1974.Bridge of Sighs, his second album after leaving Procol Harum, was a breakthrough album for Trower...
(1974). This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist Matthew Fisher
Matthew Fisher
Matthew Fisher is an English organist and singer-songwriter, and was responsible for the organ sound on the 1967 single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum.-Biography:...
. Despite differences, Trower's early power trio work was noted for Hendrixesque
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
influences.
Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
- "Robin Trower is one of the very few English guitarists that have mastered bends and wobbles. Not only has he got inside them, with an instinctive knowing of their affective power, but they went to live inside his hands. It is the rare English guitarist who has been able to stand alongside American guitarists and play with an equal authority to someone grounded in a fundamentally American tradition. Trower has been widely criticised for his influences. This has never bothered me. I toured America in 1974 with Ten Years After top of the bill, King Crimson second, and Robin Trower bottom. The chart positions were the opposite: TYA in the Billboard 160s, Crimson in the 60s and Trower climbing remorselessly through the top twenty. Nearly every night I went out to listen to him. This was a man who hung himself on the details: the quality of sound, nuances of each inflection and tearing bend, and abandonment to the feel of the moment. He saved my life.
Later, in England, he gave me guitar lessons."
In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream
Cream (band)
Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...
bassist Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums, BLT (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and Truce (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).
Trower's album, Living Out of Time (2003), features the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze
Dave Bronze
Dave Bronze is an English bass guitarist. The musicians he has worked with include Robin Trower, Dr...
on bass, vocalist Davey Pattison
Davey Pattison
Davey Pattison is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. Pattison recorded his first music in 1969, and his career took off after arrival in the United States in 1979, on invitation from Bill Graham, to front the band Gamma, formed by Bay Area guitarist Ronnie Montrose."I'd given up all...
(formerly with Ronnie Montrose's
Ronnie Montrose
Ronnie Montrose, is an Amercian rock guitarist who has headed his own bands as well as performing with a variety of musicians, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Dan Hartman, Edgar...
band Gamma
Gamma (band)
Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco in 1979. They released four albums: Gamma 1 in 1979, Gamma 2 in 1980, Gamma 3 in 1982 and Gamma 4 in 2000...
) and Pete Thompson
Pete Thompson
-Early life:Pete Thompson was born in Essex, England and started his life in Southend-on-Sea. He admits in his biography on his official website that when he was a child he, and quote, "was always tapping and singing and generally driving my teachers and parents mad." He got his first drum kit in...
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
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The concert was recorded by the German television channel WDR. It was then released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title Living Out Of Time: Live. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.
In 2007 Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
, Seven Moons, featuring Gary Husband
Gary Husband
Gary Husband is a British jazz and rock drummer, pianist and composer.- Short biography:Gary Husband is an English jazz and rock drummer, pianist and composer...
on drums.
A 2008 world tour began in Ft. Pierce, Florida on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was Glenn Letsch
Glenn Letsch
Glenn Letsch, is an American bass guitarist. He was in a Los Angeles band with Mitchell Froom called "Bullet Park" . After Ronnie Montrose produced their demo, he asked Letsch to join his band Gamma, where Letsch became friends with singer Davey Pattison...
(formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The 29 March 2008 show at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....
was released as a double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
on V12 Records.
Equipment
Trower has been a longtime proponent of the Fender StratocasterFender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...
. He currently uses his custom-built Strat (made by the Fender Custom Shop
Fender Custom Shop
The Fender Custom Shop is a division of Fender Musical Instruments, housed within their headquarters complex in Corona, Riverside County, California. The Fender Custom Shop primarily exists to compete with smaller companies and independent luthiers that, in turn, build products reminiscent of those...
) 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. Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced abalone
Abalone
Abalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis...
dot position inlays and 21 frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. During live performances and on most of his albums, his guitar is tuned
Guitar tuning
Guitar tunings almost always refers to the pitch of the open string, though some tunings may only realistically be attained by the use of a capo on an unmodified instrument....
a full step down to a DGCFAD
D tuning
D Tuning, also called One Step Lower, Whole Step Down, or D Standard, is an alternate tuning for guitar. Each string is lowered by a whole tone or two semitones resulting in D-G-C-F-A-D It is used mostly by heavy metal bands to achieve a heavier, deeper sound and by blues guitarists, who use it to...
tuning.
Trower uses between one and three 100-watt Marshall
Marshall Amplification
Marshall Amplification is a British company, founded by drummer Jim Marshall, that designs and manufactures music amplifiers, brands personal headphones/earphones , and, after acquiring Natal Drums, drums and bongos. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically their guitar amplifiers, are among the most...
heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links 100-watt Marshall Plexi heads
Marshall 1959
The Marshall Super Lead Model 1959 is a guitar amplifier head made by Marshall. One of the famous Marshall Plexis, it was introduced in 1965 and with its associated 4x12" cabinets gave rise to the "Marshall stack."-History:...
. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifers models to acquire different tonality. Recently, Trower has been using Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads live.
He has recently been using Fulltone pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.
For his 2009 and 2011 US tours Robin was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone Deja Vibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.
With Procol Harum
- 1967 Procol HarumProcol Harum (album)Procol Harum is the self-titled first album by British rock band Procol Harum, released in September 1967. The original Deram release of the LP included a large poster of the album cover artwork by Dickinson....
- 1968 Shine on BrightlyShine on BrightlyShine on Brightly, by the UK band Procol Harum, was released in 1968 and consolidated the success of their debut album; it was influential in the development of progressive rock by breaking all pop and rock music standards with the 17-minute epic "In Held Twas in I", which marked the beginning of...
- 1969 A Salty DogA Salty DogA Salty Dog is an album by the Rock band Procol Harum, released in June 1969. Having an ostensibly nautical theme, as indicated by its cover , interspersed with straight rock, blues and pop items A Salty Dog showed a slight change of direction from its predecessors, being thematically less obscure...
- 1970 Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About (members of Procol Harum, as Liquorice John Death)
- 1970 Home
- 1971 Broken BarricadesBroken BarricadesBroken Barricades, by Procol Harum, was released in 1971. This was Robin Trower's last album with Procol Harum before his solo career.-Track listing:#"Simple Sister" - 5:48#"Broken Barricades" - 3:09#"Memorial Drive" - 3:43#"Luskus Delph" - 3:44...
- 1991 The Prodigal StrangerThe Prodigal StrangerThe Prodigal Stranger is an album by Procol Harum, released in 1991. The album is dedicated to the memory of Barrie James Wilson who had been the drummer on all of the group's previous albums....
- 1995 The Long GoodbyeThe Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)The Long Goodbye was released in 1995. Strictly speaking, this is not a Procol Harum album; it was produced by Gary Brooker with various guest musicians many of whom are or were members of Procol Harum...
With Robin Trower Band
- 1973 Twice Removed from YesterdayTwice Removed from YesterdayTwice Removed from Yesterday is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's first solo album. It was released in 1973. Cover art is by "Funky" Paul Olsen...
- Certified Gold by RIAA - 1974 Bridge of SighsBridge of Sighs (album)Bridge of Sighs is the second solo album by the English guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower. It was released in 1974.Bridge of Sighs, his second album after leaving Procol Harum, was a breakthrough album for Trower...
- Certified Gold by RIAA - 1975 For Earth BelowFor Earth Below (album)For Earth Below is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's third solo album with cover art by "Funky" Paul Olsen. It was released in 1975.-Fun Facts:...
- Certified Gold by RIAA - 1976 Robin Trower LiveRobin Trower LiveRobin Trower Live is a live album by Robin Trower. Recorded at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden on 3rd February 1975 for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, it was released on vinyl in 1976, and re-released on CD in 1990, 2000, and 2004. The album entered the US Album Top 10, and reached #23...
- 1976 Long Misty DaysLong Misty Days (album)Long Misty Days is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's fourth solo album with cover art by "Funky" Paul Olsen. It was released in 1976.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Robin Trower and James Dewar; except where indicated...
- Certified Gold by RIAA - 1977 In City DreamsIn City DreamsIn City Dreams is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's fifth solo studio album. It was released in 1977.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Robin Trower and James Dewar; except where indicated#"Somebody Calling" - 4:56...
- Certified Gold by RIAA - 1978 Caravan to MidnightCaravan to MidnightCaravan to Midnight is the sixth studio album by Robin Trower. The album cover art is by Hipgnosis.-Track listing:All tracks by James Dewar and Robin Trower except where noted#"My Love "- 3:17#"Caravan to Midnight" - 5:01...
- 1979 Victims of the FuryVictims of the FuryVictims Of The Fury is Robin Trower's seventh solo studio album and was released on the Chrysalis Records label in 1979.-Track listing:# "Jack And Jill"# "Roads To Freedom"# "Victims Of The Fury"# "The Ring"# "Only Time"# "Into The Flame"...
- 1983 Back It Up
- 1985 Beyond the MistBeyond the MistBeyond the Mist is a 1985 album by Robin Trower containing 2 new studio tracks. The remainder of the album was recorded live at The Marquee in April 1985 and includes an extended 10 minute version of "Bridge of Sighs"...
- 1987 PassionPassion (Robin Trower album)Passion is a 1987 studio album by Robin Trower. The album received some positive reviews and was followed by a US tour. The album was honored with an award in the Rock category by the American Association of Independent Music.-Track listing:...
- 1988 Take What You NeedTake What You NeedTake What You Need is the thirteenth studio album by Robin Trower, and the second to feature Davey Pattison on lead vocals.-Track listing:-Personnel:Robin Trower Band*Robin Trower - guitars*Davey Pattison - vocals*Dave Bronze - bass...
- 1990 In the Line of FireIn the Line of Fire (Robin Trower album)-Personnel:Robin Trower Band*Robin Trower - guitar*Davey Pattison - vocals*John Regan - bass*Tony Beard - drums*Bobby Mayo - keyboardsGuests*Matt Noble - keyboards on "Under the Gun"*Bahiri Johnson - percussion*Peppy Castro - background vocals...
- 1991 Essential Robin Trower
- 1992 Live in Concert
- 1994 20th Century Blues
- 1996 In Concert
- 1996 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Robin Trower
- 1997 Someday Blues
- 1999 This Was Now '74-'98
- 2000 Go My Way
- 2004 Living Out of TimeLiving Out Of TimeLiving Out of Time is the nineteenth studio album by guitarist Robin Trower, released in 2004 on the V-12 Records label.The American version of Living Out Of Time features an original painting by Trower on the front cover, but an alternative cover was...
- 2005 Living Out Of Time: Live (Note: Also available on DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) - 2005 Another Days Blues
- 2008 RT@RO.08
- 2009 What Lies BeneathWhat Lies Beneath (Robin Trower album)-Track listing:All songs written by Robin Trower.-Personnel:*Robin Trower - guitar, vocals*Livingston Brown - bass guitar*Sam Van Essen - drums*Roger Cotton - organ*Andrew Haveron & Clare Hinton - strings*Chris Taggart - drums on tracks 2, 8 & 9...
- 2010 The Playful Heart
- 2011 Robin Trower at The BBC 1973-1975
With Bryan Ferry
- 1993 TaxiTaxi (Bryan Ferry album)Taxi is an album by British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in April 1993, over five years after the release of his previous album Bête Noire.-Track listing:#"I Put a Spell on You"...
(Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
) - 1994 MamounaMamounaMamouna is an album by British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in September 1994. He spent six years writing the album and perfecting it...
(Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
) - 2007 DylanesqueDylanesque (album)Dylanesque is a 2007 album by Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music´s frontman. It is an album of covers of Bob Dylan songs. As of July 11, 2007, it has sold 11,985 copies in the US and has reached the top 10 on both UK and Swedish album charts.- Track listing :...
(Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
)
With Jack Bruce
- 1981 B.L.T.B.L.T.B.L.T. is a 1981 album by Jack Bruce , Robin Trower and Bill Lordan .-Track listing:All tracks composed by Robin Trower and Keith Reid; except where indicated...
- 1981 TruceTruce (album)-Track listing:#"Gonna Shut You Down" - 3:03#"Gone Too Far" - 3:48#"Thin Ice" - 3:40#"Last Train to the Stars" - 3:21...
- 1989 No Stopping Anytime (compilation)
- 2008 Seven Moons
- 2009 Seven Moons Live (live)
External links
- TrowerPower.com - Official website
- Shaw.ca - The complete history of The Robin Trower Band (fan site)
- ModernGuitars.com - 2006 Robin Trower Interview with Brian D. Holland, Modern Guitars magazine
- NPR.org - Robin Trower on NPR
- OlsenArt.com - "Funky" Paul Olsen's album cover artwork for Robin Trower