ROBIN TROWER: DELUSIONS OF HENDRIX ?
Proof positive of Robin Trower’s credentials in the note-frenetic power-chord hall of fame is evidenced on any number of early Procol Harum sides up to and including Broken Barricades (his swan song w/the band). Cosmic mind-opening voyages of quirky, anticipatory lead and fills testify to a stylistic tour-de-force markedly different from established guitar egos of that era.
ROBIN TROWER: DELUSIONS OF HENDRIX ?
Gregg Turner
Proof positive of Robin Trower’s credentials in the note-frenetic power-chord hall of fame is evidenced on any number of early Procol Harum sides up to and including Broken Barricades (his swan song w/the band). Cosmic mind-opening voyages of quirky, anticipatory lead and fills testify to a stylistic tour-de-force markedly different from established guitar egos of that era. Later delusions of Hendrix prompted departure from Procol, this move hailing a slew of irrelevant solo-career meanderings and misguided energy. The ensuing phase of masturbatory Jimi-necrophilia (live and on vinyl) pales in contrast to the magic of early explorations and the symbiosis of sound he and Procol songsmith Gary Brooker adeptly crafted.