King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert

In the mid-70's, my younger brother and I would do our high school homework in separate rooms, listen to the radio, and yell out which station to tune into for the next great song. More often than not, it was Rochester's WSAY, a great and truly progressive rock station (on the AM dial!).I only mention this because it was only there that you could hear in frequent rotation such classic songs as "Ice" by Crack the Sky, "Free Hand" by Gentle Giant, "Nowhere's Too Far For My Baby" by Frampton, or "Day of the Eagle" by Robin Trower. A belated "thank you" to WSAY for opening up my musical mind.At that time, I was a folk-rock junkie beginning the transformation into a prog rock champion. I was not a fan of the blues, and I did not yet fully appreciate heavy electric guitar; but I knew there was talent and emotion in Trower's music, and I became an avid closet Trower collector and listener long after WSAY changed formats. This recording of a King Biscuit Flower Hour performance from 1977 shows Trower at his peak, and is a treasure for anyone who ever fell in love with this Englishman's unique style of electric blues/acid rock guitar.James Dewar's vocals are great (always reminded me of David Clayton Thomas [from Blood, Sweat & Tears] doing an imitation of Jimi Hendrix!), and he gets a chance to focus on vocals-only here as bass duties are skillfully carried by Rustee Allen, while Bill Lordan plays all drums. Trower himself is flawless in his execution of these killer tunes, and you get to hear him talking and joking with an adoring crowd. He shines brightest on long slow jams, and we're treated to a couple of classics on the extended versions of "Daydreams" (12 minutes) and "Bridge of Sighs" (9 minutes).This recording does a nice job of capturing the fun and excitement of the show. My only complaint is that the bass was mixed kind of low - to get a nice dynamic feel for this music, I suggest turning the bass way up on your stereo equalizer (especially so you get the most out of Allen's bass solo on "Messin' the Blues").A fantastic 70-minute overview of Trower's music in the late 70's, I highly recommend this one-of-a-kind cd.I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:Music quality = 8.9/10; Performance = 8.5/10; Production = 8/10; CD length = 10/10.Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 8.8 ("4-1/2 stars")

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert by Robin Trower .....This Live KB recording is just awesome. Back in the day they used to play the video as well as the Music on the radio so we could crank our stereo's when we watched it. I only wish we could have the video to go with this audio! If you like Robin Trower this is a Must have. Great song selection and great sound quality. James Dewar is superb. Bill Lordan does a grat job. Nice to hear his original drum approach to the music. And Rustee Allen on Bass. All Original from a time that is no longer. Im very glad I bought this!!

Great classic rock concert...

Happy to have this CD. I've seen Mr. Trower back then and more recently. He is a very articulate performer and the King Biscuit series are all fine performances. Good selection of Live songs but I really would have liked to had Long Misty Days on this performance but ya can't have it all, I guess.

GOOD CD, ROBIN TROWER GREAT GUITARIST , WISH HE WOULD HAVE HAD BETTER SINGERS OVER THE YEARS, AND ORGAN PLAYER WOULD HAD HELPED.

Has a sound like recorded at a Club,but GREAT

Never listened to personally. Gave it as gift to someone who really loves his music. The receiver said it was a good listen. Something to consider giving as a gift.

What can I say its Robin Trower, great stuff

Robin Trower at his best and James Dewar's vocals cannot be beaten

great,very happy with cd.

24 Jahre gab es tatsächlich nur ein sehr gutes Live-Album von Robin Trower, nämlich  Live , das am 3.2.1975 bei einem Konzert in Stockholm für Radio-Broadcasting mitgeschnitten wurde. Erst 1999 erschien dann endlich in der Reihe "King Buscuit Flower Hour" die Aufnahme vom 18. Oktober 1977 von einem Konzert im New Haven Coliseum, CT. Die Band ist die selbe wie bereits 1975 mit Bill Lordon (dr) und James Dewar (voc). Hinzu kam hier Rustee Allen (b), damit James Dewar sich mehr auf den Gesang konzentrieren konnte.Robin Trower hatte sich seit 1972 durch unermüdliches Touren in den USA einen Namen als einer d e r Gitarristen erspielt und war bereits Mitte der 70er Jahre dort ein angesagter Stadium-Act.Das Konzert aus dem New Haven Coliseum ist aus meiner Sicht sehr gut, die Band war in Top-Form wie auch das Publikum und vom Opener "Lady Love" bis zum Blues "Further On Up The Road" gibt es keinen Durchhänger. Dafür um so mehr Highlights. Vier der zwölf Titel gab es zwar bereits auf "Live", aber das ist nicht schlimm, da diese Versionen auch sehr gut sind. "Too Rolling Stoned" endet in einem Slow-Blues, um dann nahtlos in "Smile" überzugehen. Auch gibt es packende Jam-Versionen von "Daydream" (12 Min.) und "Bridge Of Sighs" (9 Min.), in denen Robin Trower das ganze Klang- und Effektspektrum seiner Stratocaster und Marshall-Stacks ausnutzt. Und hier hört man auch deutlich den Hendrix-Einfluß seines Gitarrenspiels, den er allerdings auch nie bestritten hat. Trotzdem kopiert er nie, sondern hat seinen ureigenen "Trower-Stil" gefunden, was die vielen Solo-Alben seit 1972 bewiesen haben.Er selbst sagt zu dieser Show, dass sie ein Beispiel dafür ist, welche Energie die Band oft live entwickeln konnte und: "We were a great live band, and I believe this recording proves that, beyond any doubts". So finde ich auch, und die rund 70 Minuten Rockmusik sind jede Minute wert und uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.Wie schon bei "Live" erwähnt: Sehr gute Rockmusik, virtuoser Gitarrist, gute Band! Live

very good cd

Bei mir rotiert dieser Live Sampler oft und mit großer Freude. Es ist ein Mitschnitt von America mit allen bekannten Mitsingnummern wie Daisy Jane, Sandman, Ventura Highway und als Rausschmeisser "A Horse with no Name". Dazu ein tolle Hommage an "The Mamas and the Papas" mit deren Mega-Nummer "California Dreamin". Das alles derat rockig dargeboten und übergangslos eingespielt, so hatte ich ich Schmuse-Boys von America vorher nie gehört. 1+ mit Sternchen dafür...