Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs - Music & Performance - CD

The U.S. breakthrough for this UK guitar wizard, this 1974 LP (Robin's second after leaving Procol Harum) features several of Trower's enduring concert staples. The title track joins "Too Rolling Stoned," "Day of the Eagle," "Little Bit of Sympathy," "In This Place," "The Fool and Me"... a classic guitar album, back on vinyl! Chrysalis.

Guitarist Robin Trower's watershed sophomore solo disc remains his most stunning, representative, and consistent collection of tunes. Mixing obvious Hendrix influences with blues and psychedelia, then adding the immensely soulful vocals of James Dewar, Trower pushed the often limited boundaries of the power trio concept into refreshing new waters. The concept gels best in the first track, "Day of the Eagle," where the opening riff rockingly morphs into the dreamy washes of gooey guitar chords that characterize the album's distinctive title track that follows. At his best, Trower's gauzy sheets of oozing, wistful sound and subtle use of wah-wah combine with Dewar's whisky-soaked soul-drenched vocals to take a song like the wistful ballad "In This Place" into orbit. "Too Rolling Stoned," another highlight and one of the most covered tracks from this album, adds throbbing, subtle funk to the mix, changing tempos midway to a slow, forceful amble on top of which Trower lays his quicksilver guitar. One of the few Robin Trower albums without a weak cut, Bridge of Sighs holds up to repeated listenings as a timeless work, as well as the crown jewel in Trower's extensive yet inconsistent catalog. [Chrysalis/Capitol's 2007 reissue included eight bonus BBC sessions.] ~ Hal Horowitz, Rovi

Performer	Robin Trower
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	POP ROCK
Media format	CD
Original release date	1974
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Day of the Eagle, Bridge of Sighs, In This Place, The Fool and Me, Too Rolling Stoned, About to Begin, Lady Love, Little Bit of Sympathy, Alethea, Fine Day, Confessin' Midnight, It's Only Money, Gonna Be More Suspicious
Record label	Chrysalis
Songwriter	songwriter
Track name	Bridge Of Sighs
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N