ROBIN TROWER - Alathea (1975 UK TV Performance) ~ HIGH QULAITY HQ ~

[@377Gman]

James Dewar is one of the great soul voices of the 70's. May he rest in peace!!!

[@ogrebattle22763]

Yes he most certainly was.....

[@mattsweeny3957]

James Dewar has the most soulful voice of anyone in music great bass player too u hands get very tired playing his bass LINES. I PREFER Trower over Hendrix...YES..I JUST SAID THAT! MATT

[@377Gman]

@@mattsweeny3957 💯!!!!

[@timothymhuegel4159]

James Dewar is one of the great voices of all time

[@Pro2er]

All true. One of the greats. Tragically underapreciated. Check his duet with Maggie Bell on Stone The Crow’s “The Touch Of Your Loving Hand”. Heartbreaking and sublime.

[@Kingofcasamere]

Loved RT as a 17 year old in ‘74. Still love him as an old man in ‘24, 50 years later. ❤️☮️

[@robburridge7633]

I love the way the drummer brings the band back in after his solo! Goose-bumps moment!

[@caprise-music6722]

Yeah. My god that was as tight as a metronome, yet creative and powerful. Total goosebumps

[@Heart_of_Darkness1956]

Yeah, Bill Lordan the name

[@lawrencecarver4233]

What is the drummers name

[@josephmurphy8403]

Bill Lordan. Played with Sly & The Family Stone for one album.

[@devodavis6747]

The great James Dewar on bass and vocals... R.I.P. dude.

[@niceassinspector]

+Devo Davis RIP

[@zeuhlgirl]

totally agree devo

[@MrWoodsy2k]

One of the best rock voices that never got enough recognition !

[@susanrasmussen2476]

I love his voice.

[@maxinemckenzie5765]

Yeah fantastic Voice...from my old hometown, Paisley in Scotland. R.I.P JAMES DEWAR.

[@RobertSmith-sz1ty]

I'm now 65 still sounds great today

[@L.Kneemoy]

Always been a huge fan of Robin Trower great guitarist, Jimmy Dewar had such a great voice his voice is missed, my he R.I.P...

[@petefranklin3564]

I personally think Robin Trower is the best guitarist of all time and I've seen most of them.

[@firsteerr]

criminally under rated and rarely heard guitar god

[@mattsweeny3957]

This is like watching Cream...that level of musicianship..

[@iMikeyLuv]

First time i've seen this. A band truly at the top of its game in 1975. Miss Jimmy Dewar so much. One of the truly unique and original voices in rock history. Taken way too soon. Nice to see Robin is still playing his butt off and making new records every year.

[@mattsweeny3957]

Robin also has SICK drummers too!

[@douglaschristine8387]

Now that's what you call a power trio, they all do their best and that Bill Lordon is smokin on the drums.

[@runningshoe1]

This has to be one of the best live videos on youtube.

[@fredfloyd68]

Raw Robin guitarwork awesome and James kills it on vocals...so good.. O and Reg is so in time its nuts... A trifecta....of talent...

[@charliemcguire8766]

That’s bill lorden

[@cronejawford978]

Bill Lordan

[@19valleydan]

The "white Jimmy Hendrix" IMHO; happiest rocker I ever saw either. Truly deserves to be enshrined in the pantheon of "guitar gods".

[@johnnyblade3226]

You are so right with Stevie Ray Vaughan Gary Moore Randy Rhoades Roy Buchanan Rory Gallagher

[@stephenedgecock]

@@johnnyblade3226 Frank Marino

[@petecatz]

WOW! that was a great drum solo!!!

[@paulblakey4589]

Bill Lordan, I believe

[@spookedhorse]

@@paulblakey4589 Yes, the great Bill Lordan. Look his page up on Facebook. He's a pretty cool dude.

[@stevemccuish7628]

I made this a partof my drum solo,one off the greats ..

[@valhallacoldwind3362]

Play this clip often. What power & finesse from these guys. love it! RIP James Dewar.

[@mwyatt222]

lm old. 60+. lve seen Robin many times and l play guitar and know his songs and use a vibe etc etc lf you know you know. What l cant relate now is how good he sounded live in the 70s when bad sound was the norm. l know its the PA but he and Frampton seemed to have a method to the over-all sound that was unmatched. The band had great tone. Not Just the guitar.

[@GUITARISTED]

One of my favorite drum solos of all time. So musical, esp from Live album.

[@paulgannon3261]

Skipped off school and bought this album the year it came out purely based on the front cover. What a fantastic album and A tale Untold is still in my top ten.. Brilliant. Trower is awesome but the line up with Jim Dewar was the best. Sadly missed

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I still think Robin Trower is one of the Worlds most Famous and Interesting Guitarists and Song Writers .! In 2022 I feel the same way .

[@stevebowness9435]

Top Quality Band, as old as I am, I've only recently discovered them a couple of years ago what a trio!!! Bill Lorden is a revelation on drums....AWESOME ❤💯

[@salsa4everable]

Part of Robin's magic is that he plays so many notes that don't even exist and every note is perfect. it's one thing to play half-step bends but he's doing everything between and it's always just right :) In 1977 I was working with a foley tech on Santa Monica Blvd at Scott Sound, Robin was across the street at Paramount working on an album. I was dyin' to get a chance to wander over but the Starsky & Hutch show had to go on..... Quality of this is really great, thanks!!!

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

How can you play a note that don't exist ? Nonsense.

[@anthonythomas6593]

Starsky and Hutch were watching him play, you missed out.

[@sarahwelty9223]

Brilliant!👍

[@paulblakey4589]

Brilliant performance and great drum solo from Bill Lordan, I believe.

[@yoseanantoniotorres8597]

This is pure GOLD!!! Totally amazing!

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

That took me back to the days when a drum solo was de rigeur in a live performance from any rock band worth their salt!

[@paulcheney4114]

The 40min drum solo halfway through the triple album about hobbit invaders from pluto!

[@q10a]

Jimmy Dewar singing and playing the bass is real cool. RIP

[@unclewayne8004]

I wish there was footage of the Robyn tower live album.. rock me baby is still one of my favourites!!

[@drdepena1958]

DAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!! FUCK THE REST, ROBIN'S THE BEST! I NEVER HEARD HIM SOUND BETTER! HE IS LIKE THE FINEST AND SWEETEST WINE OF ALL TIMES! NO DOUBT! WHAT A SONG! WAAAO!! IT BLEW ME AWAY, I LAST HEARD IT LIKE 30 YEARS AGO...WHAT A PERFORMANCE! I AM IMPRESSED!

[@alatheajorgensen8825]

OMFG MY NAME IS ALATHEA I TYOED IT IN AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT OMG

[@interstellaraxeman4468]

+Alathea Jorgegsen It`s a beautiful name Alathea,....This is a great example of what Robin Trowers music was like as it came out and we saw it performed. Alethea means TRUTH in greek mythology. Always believe in yourself and the truth,...and the truth is that the song is actually spelled ALETHEA,....but I have seen it spelled both ways in names.

[@g.williamwhaaargargle9710]

+Alathea Jorgegsen Wow, your parents are cool:)

[@Exiles800]

+Alathea Jorgegsen Lucky you to be highlighted in prime Trower licks and Dewar's singing.

[@pbaker1957]

Alathea , lovely name ,lovely vibes in this song , my favourite Guitarist, luck to you Alathea have a good life!

[@beyondonethousand]

You don’t need to begin your comment with the first 4 letters you choose.

[@326vince]

I remember this drumming changed me as a drummer. The cymbal work. So on.

[@KennyBlackbird-oo1pt]

I don't understand a word of what Jimmy Dewar is singing but man what a warm soulful singing voice he had!

[@macdad159]

Can you imagine bands like this on t.v. in 2023? No! Me either.

[@mattsweeny3957]

Today's youth has Taylor Swift & Diddy...didn't ya here???? They're the best@a ha ha

[@deanronson6331]

Clapton was saying in an interview that he'd first heard Trower on his car radio and thought it was a Hendrix number he wasn't aware of.

[@nickpavlovich2312]

TROWER POWER JAMMIN. SOUNDS AWESOME MONROE MICHIGAN FEB 2022

[@aberlourmalt4530]

great music....great singer...fantastic guitarist. I'm enjoying this

[@tomseadon9965]

When Power Trio’s Ruled The World! Rock was Rock in the 70’s! Rap or hip hop don’t even come close to holding a candle to these guys! Dammit I miss the 70’s! 60’s & 80’s too!

[@trukinhard77]

I wish my life had got me stuck in the 70's like in the movie groundhog day. Time were definitely good then

[@Express-420]

@@trukinhard77 Great song please check out Robin Trower - For Earth Below Album Review on my channel

[@underthebluetakemein.]

I know a little bit about something, and a whole lot of nothing, but Robin Tower put out some incredible music back in the day.....way underrated. And Funky Paul laid down some serious, deep artwork on those RT album covers !!!

[@roythomson555]

I still think this is what Hendrix would have sounded like had he lived.

[@Express-420]

Great song please check out Robin Trower - For Earth Below Album Review on my channel

[@JD-vx8gr]

Great song, made special by the drum solo! Robin's facials are also precious.

[@pdive01]

One of my favorite jams from way back in the 70's....and one of the best drum solos ever.....

[@chuckh4532]

Thanks for posting. This is one of my favorites! Long live Robin!

[@howwwie]

After watching this vid, I looked up Robin to check out his Wikipedia. Low & behold it's his 78th b-day today. Happy Birthday to Robin! Been listening to his band since my h.s. days, when I had some of their 8 track tapes

[@aletheamccarthy7673]

Can’t believe a song exists with my name in 😲🤯

[@pike9346]

He has that "guitarface" because he feels what he plays...everything that flows from his guitar flows from him! Long live the Stratmaster!!!!!1

[@CP-vm1kc]

This was on OGWT on a Wednesday night. Totally changed my life. Went to see the band shortly afterwards at Wembley. Only cost us £1.00

[@RobertSmith-sz1ty]

Fantastic show

[@genedevoe5390]

Need to see Trower playing the US again one more time

[@M147GTA]

Brilliant guitar work ! It's so sad that his bass player/vocalist James (Jimmy) Dewar passed away long before his time in May 2002.

[@oscarxavier1640]

No me canso de escuchar a Robin...su álbum For Earth Below (del cual proviene esta canción) es sencillamente genial...!

[@RobertSmith-sz1ty]

Seen Trower when I was eighteen 1975

[@JustLor7777]

Muchas gracias 59, Té Quiero Mucho🔥🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@chebrneck]

Trower was a Hendrix disciple. But quickly developed his own style.

[@devodavis6747]

GreatGuitarHeroes, thanks for the excellent posts, I'm having a blast

[@mattsweeny3957]

Super underrated Drummer..Matty NYC alias Mad Dog 🐕

[@Stevek552]

Fantastic!! Been a Trower band fan since they began and never seen that before! Great job posting that dude!

[@g.jdostou1621]

Each generation learns, borrows,and adapts to there own flavor. That's the progression of history in anything. I hear Jimi Hendrix in his music.

[@interstellaraxeman4468]

+G.J Dostou Thats the fluidity and influence showing through.....it is very reminiscent of Jimi.

[@AFloridaSon]

Actually... They've both started performing at the same time, give or take a few months. Also, their first albums were released the same year. Jimi with The JH Experience, and Trower with Procol Harum. Hendrix had control of the sound, while Trower joined a preexisting band, and wasn't able to go guitar wild, as it was a team effort. Both have (had) stated Albert King as their influence. Robin has stated Jimi as an influence, but with both being influenced by King, before either got on a record, it makes sense that their sound would be so similar. If you listen close enough to some of Procol Harum, you can hear a shadow of the sound that Trower eventually became known for, once he had his own band, and therefore the control (not forced control, but rather, a great collaboration). Check out Albert King.

[@tripullizer3]

@@interstellaraxeman4468 More Control.

[@tuskedbeast]

Oh, big time! Trower gave me some of that delicious dark soulful stony vibe after Jimi had passed away. Very similar sound.

[@drummer17562]

Bill Lordan was with Sly & Family Stone after Andy Numark left, and so did bassist Larry Graham (the first notable bassist to really use walking thirds up and down thumping and popping) to form his Graham Central Station. A good video of him with Sly was on Soul Train. I believe both Reggie and Bill have their strong playing points and differ to compare the two pros' approaches to interpreting Trower's tunes. Bill is a bit jazzier/crispier and Reggie was more solid and powerful. (Appice is my all time favorite and no one even come close to him. I've heard people rant about Neal Pert, but Appice was doing the same licks 15 years earlier than Pert. Cozy Powell; R.I.P., would have to be my all time No2, tied with Ginger Baker. Cozy's song 'The Blister" still holds the Guinness Record as the fastest - displacing Appice w/ Cactus, "Parchment Farm," ; which displaced Alvin Lee's "I'm Going Home.") Trower's tone has always been the thing that grabs a musician and Dewar's vocals were the perfect compliment...

[@paulfitterer5576]

Aynsley Dunbar, Clive Bunker & Mitch Mitchell of course too

[@scottbarker9058]

sorrey..they are all good but none of the drummers ive iver heard had the rythem n speed + sound of the late ginger baker..lets get reel!!

[@helvetica-bw8ji]

Yo, here in Delaware U.S.A. we're always listening to this..... get that drum solo!

[@vonjproductions]

Greetings, I'm Vonj, this group changed my perception of music, they done something no other band did for me, you can almost taste humility in their works, Robin Trower has the power, but Not the same without Mr Dewar, I admire anyone who can sing like that while playing THE BASS..Peace Vonj

[@peterm3964]

Alathea means "In God I Believe "

[@gregtobert705]

That drummer killin it!!!

[@Frip36]

Drummer played with Sly Stone. He knows what he's doing. 2:40

[@jega157]

Loved this cut back then..... still funky and hot.

[@niceassinspector]

Oh wow Thanks so much for uploading this beauty!

[@CosmicNed]

By the camera interference lines you tell they were playing FO loud....!!! That's a proper 'man's' guitar tone right there... such a great band... thanks for posting,...

[@tombeasley4769]

This is Hendrix reborn . Long live : Trower!

[@OrangeMedal2]

its funny, Robin looked a lot like Stevie RV before Stevie did. Two blues greats wow.

[@BluesLicks101]

Oh, you've got to KNOW that Robin was a great influence on SRV.

[@opensourcecurrency]

Trower was inspired by Hendrix. SRV is more of an imitator- played the notes, made the sounds, but lacked the tone.

[@Brian-pr1dq]

@@opensourcecurrency lacked the tone? Do you have ears?

[@mikepatrick5909]

All Robin lacked was a hat..lol

[@Trowerjam]

Thanks for the rare vid!! Lordan was with Sly...

[@Nordland796]

I luv these videos from Britain....They usually are top quality.....I have seen RT 3 times.....all at Wings Stadium Kalamazoo MI. back in the 1970s.....helluva guitar player....jaw dropping good.

[@adrianstevens2146]

Holy sh*t ! Bought this when it first came out. Never seen this video, the solos at the end were sick.

[@markrobinson8410]

Wah pedal mastery!

[@bobinbud]

this song is one of the best rock songs ever

[@pike9346]

Drummer is Bill Lorden and he was very good!

[@mattsweeny3957]

There is no finer voice than James Dewar. Matty mad dog 🐕

[@HAMLETM3]

Wowwwwww!!!👍🏽👍🏽

[@irishsetterarchie]

Amazing, thanks for sharing this with us on KZbin!

[@devodavis6747]

Another great clip from the "Guitar Heroes" series... I may start looking or DVDs.

[@EcoPaintInc]

Legend ! Thanks posting this, stopping time

[@AlexSosaBolivia]

Bizarre really, all these comparisons with Hendrix. The same thing happened in the 80's with SRV and Jimi - must've made for good press, even though the SRV comparison was even more ridiculous than the one comparing Robin with Jimi. Truth is Robin is his own musician, and outside of a grounding in the blues (and the fact that he plays a Stratocaster), he has little in common with Jimi. Not sure why so many years later people are still buying into it.

[@spookedhorse]

Great live music. Still though....one of my fave songs to hear Trower play and sing on is "Song For A Dreamer" from Procol Harum's "HOME" album. Dedicated to Hendrix. Lovely piece of music. Good pot smokin stuff :D

[@paulcheney4114]

bill lordan the nuts!! What a band Robin deserves much more recognition

[@RTD3]

I'm a Yank and Robin Trower is one of the ALL TIME GREATS.

[@paullevine1813]

Robin is simply AMAZING then and now as well...

[@MrSmokeydog]

What can you consider this as being ? A type of jazz rock hybrid . Damn do miss this type of music. And as I age I come to realize that I did'nt miss out on the 60's. I became a teenager and a rocker at the best time in music.

[@stratster54]

totally killer!! this is why hes one of my masters!! thx for the vid..

[@Kickahawz]

Thank you for this !!!

[@Prestostark]

Rockers were just cooler back then...Great post - thanks!

[@mottthehoople684]

My God...Robin gets better with each passing decade!

[@chuckh4532]

You're right! At 69, he's better than ever!

[@uncleremus5046]

Power Trio!

[@mattsweeny3957]

F'in fantastic drummer. IS THAT Bill Lordan, Reg Isadore? Matt NYC

[@MairyHinge]

Bill....

[@MarkTwain1015]

Great

[@weenfain2321]

James Dewar is the greatest bassist/vocalist to ever live other then MAYBE jack Bruce. Which, him and Trowers work together is also amazing.

[@Express-420]

Great song please check out Robin Trower - For Earth Below Album Review on my channel

[@MikeKeller]

Robin doesn't take enough fast and riffy guitar solos, so this is a treat!

[@1geeksterzen]

James Dewar one of the best rock singer/bassists ever....saw Trower a half dozen times in 80's, 90's & 2000's and while he is a guitar master, his backup band was always a disappointment when compared to the soulful voice of Jim Dewar. Tragic life story...his brain got messed up in an operation in 1987 & died in 2002. Tower's classics had the vocal genious of Dewar...RIP

[@opensourcecurrency]

Well, that was true for me too. But Trower- like Beck and Santana- kept developing and sharpening his guitar skills.

[@josephspano3126]

trower/dewar/lordan.....AWESOME!

[@Dean-Trower]

I had a go on that very kit when the guys were rehearsing.

[@Fashizle20]

F'n Aye these chaps are quite good; Believe me, R.T. still got it! TY GGH,nice post!

[@mattsweeny3957]

Are there any Bios in Robin & James?

[@joeym6680]

GREAT SONG ! Trower is amazing. Jimi Dewar sounds great too