Strat Master
by Charlie Thomas
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posted Oct 26 2011 6:59PM
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 "Trower just gets better with age, like a good wine," my buddy Dana said to me last night at the Boardwalk, between songs. And it's true--I've seen Robin Trower a few times in the last 25 years, and his seasoned licks are still mighty tasty. He looks like a college English professor, but when Trower straps on that Strat, he makes it speak--in bends, and crisp bites, wah-wah warbles, and harmonic delays...all laid over a trance groove. It was an impressive show at the Boardwalk--the room sounded GOOD, not TOO loud..the 400 or so in the crowd were into the groove, shouting out like a rock revival session. I cut out soon after the encore started--I'd heard the 4 tunes from "Bridge of Sighs" that I wanted to experience--but I can imagine seeing Trower again. He'll probably be playing & touring til the last...(photo by Carl Lender)
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