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I am lucky enough to have Trower LP and CD collection and a decent playback system. I like to reference the same album. Say Bridge of Sighs ,compare the tune between the LP. CD. An coarse of seeing him live
I like the way RT guitar jumps out at me. Out of my system sounding like the
real show. I guess a signature sound unique to him
In watching him live. His guitar is an extension of his music mind and visible by his expression on his face.
My take anyway
Other guitar heroes do that.
Johnny winter
Rory Gallagher. (New addition to my collections)
Alvin Lee
Montrose
Hendrix
Stevie R
Just to name a few of my favorite above
I need to get more Glen Hughes now
I'm listening to. Johnny Winter Live. While writing this
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Currently touring with the legendary blues man Glenn Hughes is Joanne Shaw Taylor. Check her out on the song "Time has come". I really like her style. https://youtu.be/kUNHIEX3XxAN |
radfrad,
Listening to Trower again. Man. Bridge of sighs is 40 years old. I guess one thing I like is how "BIg" his guitar sounds. Deliberate. Confident in his ability.
Also listened to-
Van Halen, Balance
Crosby, Stills and Nash, CSN
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radfrad,
Glad you still enjoying Glenn Hughes and his vast contribution to the music community. Mr Hughes is getting on in years as well. I found Glenn Hughes radio on my (Sprint)Galaxy S6 phone!
Regarding Trower, he's old school for sure. And he's 71 years old. Still one of my favorites. You cannot deny that he has a unique sound. Thats what draws me in. I've not seen him live. Friends have seen him, in the same type of setting. However Davey Pattison was on board to lend some showmanship. I'm told he sounded fantastic ten and I'm glad you had a chance to go.
So far today I've listened to Manfred Mann's Earth band, Angel Station (1979).
And I pulled his cover of Springsteens, "Blinded by the light". Much better than the Boss' original, in my opinion.
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Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense!" My favorite live album of them! |
Hi Nutty - Thanks for posting over on the minority report thread. Turns out I had just come across LA Blues Authority today. Listened to track 1 but did not get much further in that recording. Have it saved in Spotify for a future listen.
By the way, saw Robin Trower this week. It was an OK show. A small venue with decent sound. A couple hundred people at most. He played from around 9 to 10:30 or so. Love his guitar tone…it sounded as good as on the albums. He’s no shredder but he does have a trademark style and sound. There’s an economy and good musical sensibility at work when he plays. I call him Mr. Riffs R Us though I did find myself getting a little bored at points during some of the pieces with longer instrumental breaks. He played a fair amount from Bridge of Sighs. But since I don't know his latest stuff or his broader discography all that well, can't tell you much more about what he covered. Did recognize "For Earth Below" as the final piece of his encore. Two much younger guys with him on bass and drums. Bass player doing most of the vocals. Robin did a few but more a sort of "talking lyric". You wonder what these guys think backing him…he’s been around so long and seen so much. What do they find to talk about on the bus? (assuming they travel together). Skinny, little old white dude now but one thing I liked to see is he still seemed to enjoy playing. Small crowd there loved him. I think he felt that.
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AC#DC, High Voltage.
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Couldn't stand the weather.
Wow. What can you say about Stevie Ray? Any SRV fans in the house?
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Playing now
Top Priority. Rory G
up next
Live Johnny Winter And. Rick Derranger. Vocals,guitar
Lou Reed. Rock & Roll
Supertramp. Crisis what Crisis
ZZ Top. Degullo
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In This Moment-Black Widow. |
Money Makes The World Go Round [L.Minelli]
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Sorry for the misspelling above... "Reverend" Shawn Amos.
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Just listened to a cool little tune by- The Reverand Sahwn Amos, "Your gonna miss me". The Cd The Reverand Sahwn Amos loves you.
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+ one on Prince- downloads only. Don't own any media. Used to have Purple Rain on cassette tape. Cover of "While my guitar gently weeps" is great.
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radfrad- All fantastic choices. Love Rory Gallagher. Have fun listening today!
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facten. Alvin Lee is one of my favorites. "Stonehenge " is a favorite of mine
Today a LP package came to my door
I am on a Rory G . BINGE listen
Live in Europe Playing now
up next
Tattoo
Calling Card
Top Priority
I what I hear so far
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Bread- On the Watersn " make it with you".
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Smithereens - A Girl Like You
Band of Gypsys - Power of Love
Ten Years After - I'm Going Home (live)
Brach Boys - Darlin, In My Room , Don't Worry Baby, The Warmth of the Sun |
It's kind of a dreary day. Some rain falling. Listening to Anne Bisson, Tales from the tree tops.
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"The Stanley Clarke Bank", Stanley Clarke, Hiromi, Reslan & Ronald Brewer, Jr. |
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Bob Marley Kaya in honor of 4/20.
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I also listened to Roy Buchannon, When a guitar plays the blues. Love "Sneaking Godzilla through the alley".
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Went digging through some CD's that I've not listened to in a long time. I came across this one. Name of the band is Charlie. Albumn- No second chance (1976). Great song called "Johnny hold back". https://youtu.be/mWcfSQG2B40N |
Billy Idol- Rebel Yell, "Flesh for fantasy l", "Eyes without a face". Just for fun. More 80's white hair rock.
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Miles Davis Prestige Profiles Limited Edition.
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LA Blues Authority 2. I listened to the entire CD however track one is exceptional. "The boy can sing the blues". https://youtu.be/a-8Ks6mwrrEN |
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Tony Franklin played bass for the Firm when I saw them. White 80's rock hair.
Fretless bass. He's got hystory.
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I saw the Firm also back in early 80's
It was great but I remember the Bass Player had a big white afro
and to this day I have never heard a better bass on my system or in concert
Dont recall his name with out a little research.
Awesome world shaking bass not excessivly loud but loud enough
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I've got Richard Thompson's live "Two Lettr Words" spinning right now. It's just not fair the one guy can both write those incredible songs and play guitar like that. |
I saw the Firm in Cincinnati when they toured promoting their first albumn. It was the only time I've been able to see Jimmy Page and/or Paul Rodgers live. Jimmy did play Kashmir! and other Zep and Bad Co. songs. I have photos of the show. Actual photos from back in the day when we used film.
Today-
Aerosmith, "Rocks" and "Get your wings". Love early Aerosmith. They were my first concert. REO Speedwagon was the opening act.
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Playin Now. The Firm. CD Paul Rogers w Jimmy Page
I have Humble Pie. Rockin The Fillmore" Great album LP
Up next I m going to play another from Humble Pie "Live at Winterland". LP
It has a phenomenal version of "Thirty Days In The Hole"
Finish off tonight w. Disraeli Gears
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Anything w/ Paul Rodgers- I am there! |
This evening so far-
Bad Co., various songs but I especially enjoyed "Deal with the Preacher".
The Temptations, various songs but I have "Get Ready" stuck in my head!
The Rasberries, because "Go all the way" ......rocks!
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Blind Faith, self titled.
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D.O.A. War on 45.
That dynamic punk rock EP on Alternative Tentacles got my morning workout SUPER good.
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Jeff Beck, " Blow by blow".
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radfrad, oblgny-
I listened to Humble Pie on the 16th. Love the band pre and post Frampton. I also mentioned Julian Sas above. Check his CD Bound to roll. He does a cover of "30 days in the hole" that is dynamite. Also covers Rory Gallagher, "Shadow Play" and Bob Dylan, "Highway 61 revisited". The rest of the disc is gret as well.
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Wow - Humble Pie!
Great to see some people still listen to them - they were my first live concert in 9th grade. (This was a post-Frampton membership show at CW Post College on Long Island.)
"Live At The Fillmore" remains today as one of the very few great live recordings. (Hell,. I even created a ringtone on my cell from "Four Day Creep's" opening salvo.) It is as much a testimony to the band's awesome live performance as it is to the Fillmore East - you can actually HEAR the space...
"Even you people, behind the glass plates at the back of the hall..."
R. I. P. Mr Marriott.
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Genesis Three Sides Live
Montrose. Paper Money
UFO. Force It
Guns & Roses. Bact to Back
Humble Pie. Smokin
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Again and again Boston Pops: Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris |
Next up-
Jake E. Lee. Former Ozzy guitarist. I listened to Badlands, "Voodoo Highway", (1991). I like " WhiskeyDust".
Jake's newest band is called Red Dragon Cartel. I don't own it so I can't rate it.
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Little River Band-Greatest Hits, Black Sabbath-Heaven and Hell, Depech Mode-Music for the Masses, next up ??
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