Bridge of Sighs





http://www.youtube.com/wa...0d1HilfLxA

Many moons ago I read an article where he (or maybe it was PR poop) felt that Hendrix had been reincarnated in him.
Since that time, i've always listened to him with a jaundiced ear.

However...

Day of the Eagle
Bridge of Sighs
The Fool and Me
Little Bit of Sympathy

...are pretty cool copy-cat tunes.


Now put that fake shit down and go do your math homework.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

He's great at aping Hendrix. Not exactly the real deal, of course, but excels at that whole "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" deal...

Not a damn thing.

have all his 70's lps. really good stuff
regardless of the Hendrix impersonation

theAudience said:

yes sir

Met him at an all ages show at a club here years ago. My friend's band opened for him and Robin's Marshall head blew up. He borrowed my buddy's 100 W Marshall for the gig and gave us V.I.P stickers. A really cool guitar player and a nice guy. He captured the "later 1970 Jimi" sound pretty good.

I'm a big Trower fan - he's the FUNKIEST out of the British guitarists. "Too Rolling Stoned" is too funky...That being said, the use of Fender strats, Marshall amps and the wah-wah pedal and Univibe definitely brings back memories of Jimi, but I always felt his music was different. IMHO, he had/has his own signature style and "Bridges of Sighs" (one of my fave albums) is all MOOD, especially the title track.

Trower's biggest influences were/are r&b music. One can definitely tell in his rhythm playing. Very funky.

I think to simply refer to him as a Hendrix impersonator is a 'lil unfair. Someone like Randy Hansen is a Hendrix impersonator. And I've always read that the "Hendrix reincarnated" quote was attributed to another Hendrix-influenced player, Frank Marino.

Robin Trower has a pretty big catalog of material. I think he's definitely much more than a "Hendrix impersonator". If anything, I think he's underrated.