Absolutely Strut!..they don't like my comments as though this were All Times Universal!..but he would haveta laugh if my eyes were his other half, the Lord's Bride to Be!..Love Is An Excellent Thing!
Back in summer 78, senior in high school coming. Skiing in the early hours at lake of the Ozarks, for the smooth water. I was visiting with a friend there and this other dude who put this 8-track on after we skied...about noon. It was 100 degrees outside but a chilly 65 in this dudes place. We had ptyedhrd last night so I fell asleep to this tune. I've seen Robin five times in my life and I think he is the most underrated guitarist...like ever. He and Davey Pattison should of stayed togthr!
@scalemiester yeah - that blew me away too!!! How the hell do you even sing with a mouthful of chewing gum!! But Dewar is so good he can pull off anything - and do it so well!!!
Love this cut. James R.I.P. you were the man and will be forever. I think the phaser was a bit much in the chord before he goes into the main riff, its a little less pronounced on the studio track, you almost can't hear the chord it has so much swish in it, but Robin's a killer like always.
@blindneep Agree 100% Jimmy Dewar is probably the best UK rock vocalist ever . Shame he never achieved recognition he deserved as he was a class above the so called superstar vocalists who couldnt match him in my opinion . He seems to be better known and revered in the USA which I suppose is due to Robin 's popularity there . Anyhow thanks to you tube we can enjoy that voice .
Mr Smokeydog isn't quite right about the critics. I remember Charles Shaar Murray in the NME praised "Bridge of Sighs" very highly and called for more support. I was very grateful he did, being a Trower fan from 1974.
If you go back to when Robin Trower first emerged as a solo artist after leaving Procol Harum he was branded by the critics as a Jimi Hendrix rip-off and was'nt given his due for his own talented style of incorporating the same effects used by Hendrix but using them in a manner to develop an entire style of music based on mainly the flanger effects that Hendrix used on only certain songs for experimental puposes.
Songs like this and a host of others by Robin and the band and the magic voice of James Dewar makes you wonder why in the hell isn't this band in the rock and roll hall of fame. You don't even hear any of this stuff on the radio anymore and this stuff IS classic!!
This was at the time of the bands funky Cities Dreams record when they brought in Rustee Allen from Sly to play bass so James 'the Caledonia Man' Dewar could concentrate on his god-given vocals......and boy did he concentrate
@jimmyjamesdylan Thank you. That answered the question I was about to post: Why isn't Dewar playing bass? But I do hear a big difference in his vocals here. I sort of lost track of Robing Trower after Bridge of Sighs and I'm not sure why. Maybe those first two albums were so good I didn't think anyone needed any more. I'm trying to catch up now.
Absolutely Strut!..they don't like my comments as though this were All Times Universal!..but he would haveta laugh if my eyes were his other half, the Lord's Bride to Be!..Love Is An Excellent Thing!
foxyroxstar 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Dewar, Dewar, Dewar
weednlogic 1 month ago
One of my all time favorite guitarist and vocalist!
Holyghostchile 2 months ago
Thanks for the goose shivers.You are my inspiration.Miss you James.
Ripprock1 3 months ago
Back in summer 78, senior in high school coming. Skiing in the early hours at lake of the Ozarks, for the smooth water. I was visiting with a friend there and this other dude who put this 8-track on after we skied...about noon. It was 100 degrees outside but a chilly 65 in this dudes place. We had ptyedhrd last night so I fell asleep to this tune. I've seen Robin five times in my life and I think he is the most underrated guitarist...like ever. He and Davey Pattison should of stayed togthr!
forvlaka 3 months ago
soooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooood
hermanmunsterjujitsu 3 months ago
Hendrix is proud....
newworldordersmasher 4 months ago
sooo FUNKY.....! And James vox smoothes it out so nicely...!!
ronbsmoov 4 months ago
Lead singer chewin gum??? Well, "I hope he brought enuff for everybody!!"
scalemiester 5 months ago
@scalemiester yeah - that blew me away too!!! How the hell do you even sing with a mouthful of chewing gum!! But Dewar is so good he can pull off anything - and do it so well!!!
sallyehr 3 weeks ago
trower is a legend. master of strat tone!
karsten19 5 months ago
Saw Robin play this on Friday night at the ABC, Glasgow. Totally amazing.
weemalky 5 months ago
Robin and James the best !!!!!!
jlochervamboj 6 months ago
JukeBoxFamous...(wanted!)
foxyroxstar 6 months ago
Love this cut. James R.I.P. you were the man and will be forever. I think the phaser was a bit much in the chord before he goes into the main riff, its a little less pronounced on the studio track, you almost can't hear the chord it has so much swish in it, but Robin's a killer like always.
DynaflowDonnie 6 months ago
Watching Jimmy singing so effortlessly only reinforces my opinion he's the best Scottish singer ever. Superb.
blindneep 6 months ago
@blindneep Agree 100% Jimmy Dewar is probably the best UK rock vocalist ever . Shame he never achieved recognition he deserved as he was a class above the so called superstar vocalists who couldnt match him in my opinion . He seems to be better known and revered in the USA which I suppose is due to Robin 's popularity there . Anyhow thanks to you tube we can enjoy that voice .
SPARKY53100 6 months ago
Mr Smokeydog isn't quite right about the critics. I remember Charles Shaar Murray in the NME praised "Bridge of Sighs" very highly and called for more support. I was very grateful he did, being a Trower fan from 1974.
redhouseguitar 7 months ago
I love that mutron phaser
DraculaClaw 9 months ago
This is so damn funky.
raindance4cardiff 9 months ago
Love this song. Trower is still da man.
RASTAPUNK24 9 months ago
DE Light FULL!
HeidiIvy 10 months ago
hey! oui lost our live feed 1:37 Fox.Rock's Czar Robin Trower!
foxyroxstar 10 months ago
..always very COOL!
foxyroxstar 10 months ago
Can't beat this soulful playing.
TheTripullizer 11 months ago
Robin's like , damn i like this phaser pedal !!!! (grins)....
jf99151 11 months ago
If you go back to when Robin Trower first emerged as a solo artist after leaving Procol Harum he was branded by the critics as a Jimi Hendrix rip-off and was'nt given his due for his own talented style of incorporating the same effects used by Hendrix but using them in a manner to develop an entire style of music based on mainly the flanger effects that Hendrix used on only certain songs for experimental puposes.
MrSmokeydog 11 months ago 2
Man! Yeah! Whooo!
musicbykevinahern 11 months ago
Songs like this and a host of others by Robin and the band and the magic voice of James Dewar makes you wonder why in the hell isn't this band in the rock and roll hall of fame. You don't even hear any of this stuff on the radio anymore and this stuff IS classic!!
hadjr1 1 year ago
Fuckin' BAD-ASS!
Been lovin' the studio of this for almost 35 years. What a GRIN to watch James do it live.
RIP, my Brother. Absolutely one of a kind, you. & Robin too!!
runthemachine 1 year ago
Flannnnnnnnnnnnnngeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee .................
probrojeffro 1 year ago
God Damn It He Still LIVES!..I Love You Brother!
RegencyRoyale 1 year ago
This was at the time of the bands funky Cities Dreams record when they brought in Rustee Allen from Sly to play bass so James 'the Caledonia Man' Dewar could concentrate on his god-given vocals......and boy did he concentrate
Rob wasn't bad on that strat either was he !!!
jimmyjamesdylan 1 year ago
@jimmyjamesdylan Thank you. That answered the question I was about to post: Why isn't Dewar playing bass? But I do hear a big difference in his vocals here. I sort of lost track of Robing Trower after Bridge of Sighs and I'm not sure why. Maybe those first two albums were so good I didn't think anyone needed any more. I'm trying to catch up now.
wardka 9 months ago
What a great song. I love the tempo.
bichomaldito 1 year ago
electric mistress flange!! nothing like it.
cubbus09 1 year ago 2
@cubbus09 YUP ! You must be an axe man like me.
greenstreet1955able 1 year ago
James was the man R.I.P. LOVE THIS SOUND
jlochervamboj 1 year ago 11
James was so underrated ,,a great singer . May he R.I.P
Lvpeoples 1 year ago 10