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ANOTHER SOLID TROWER CD

HANS D HARMS | runaway bay, QLD Australia | 03/13/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I've got all 23 TROWER CD's and could therefore be called biased.
I also own about 600 other guitar orientated CD's and this is one of the better blues CD's. It took at least a dozen listens
before the finer points came to the fore.If you listen only once or twice and are not familier with TROWER's style you may think this is just another formula blues CD. His vocals are adequate but his guitar playing shines as ever.It's subtle with beautiful
tone and every note has it's place, none are wasted. It is a bit understated compared to other TROWER CD's but develops a charm of it's own after a number of listens. This is definitely not one of his best CD's ( it's one of the few that only earns 4 stars in my book ) but if you like the blues and TROWER you will like this.
P.S. For more up to date TROWER sounds with better vocals ( sorry ROBIN ) check out 20th CENTURY BLUES. This CD features LIVINGSTONE BRAMBELL on bass and vocals and is a raucous blues outing that reminds me of his best output from his glory years."

The whole is less than the sum of its parts

Ray | El Paso, Texas | 02/16/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"As both a big-time blues fan and a long-time Trower fan (more than 25 years), I was intrigued to see that Robin had done a straight-up blues album. While Robin's singing is okay and each of the tunes on this album is okay, none of the songs is especially memorable. In fact, the songs all seem to sound about the same, so much so that the repetition makes it fairly monotonous. For that reason, I would best describe the whole as being less than the sum of its parts."

Robin Trower - 'Someday Blues' (V-12)

Mike Reed | USA | 04/19/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"One thing you can say about Robin Trower is that his place in music is still as relevant now as it was thirty years ago.At least to his true followers.'Someday Blues' is obviously an all-out blues effort and for the first time Mr.Trowers is supplying the vocals.Yes,you read that right.Actually his singing is pretty decent.Fear not,shred-guitar fans,this CD doesn't suffer one bit.All ten cuts are well written and played,with the best being "Crossroads","Feel So Bad","Extermination Blues" and "Looking For A True Love".Longtime Trower fans should like this disc and who knows?It could easily draw some new fans.Give it a spin.Enjoy."