ROBIN TROWER – Where You Are Going To (2016)

Continuing his productive creative surge, guitar master ROBIN TROWER rediscovers his rock chops in this just released new studio package titled “Where You Are Going To“. Ten great new songs, phenomenal guitar playing, and that signature tone that only Robin Trower can cultivate from his Fender Stratocaster.

Last March 9th was Robin Trower’s 71th birthday. You do not keep recording at that age unless you have a real passion for music. Robin has been quoted as saying “I still enjoy making music. I practically live for playing the guitar.”
And “Where You Are Going To” clearly reflects this fervor.
The new CD is more of a rocker than Trower’s last one, but still squarely based in Robin’s love for Blues. Robin’s voice is much more confident on these ten new studio recordings, and the guitar work is stunning.

One of the first things that will stand out to you as you listen is of course Robin’s world-class guitar work. This album is filled with a whole lot of groove, rock groove, packed with a kicking rocking attitude via hot riffs and superb solos.
I will be honest, though, I threw this disc on without doing any reading on who the musicians were. By the third track, I was intrigued to find out whom the bass player was – turns out that it’s Robin himself laying down that powerful groove on the bass for the whole album along with Chris Taggart on the drums and Luke Smith on organ.
So then man, apart for being a terrific six-string player, shows he’s fully involved into the music creation of this album delivering monster bass lines and really good – considering his age – lead vocals. He even has created the interesting cover artwork too.

Just check the moving “When Will the Next Blow Fall”, the funky ‘The Fruits of Your Desire’, or the deep ‘Where You Are Going To’ where on the solo Robin rings a seriously full atmospheric tone from his Fender.
Other standout tracks include the slowburner ‘Jigsaw’ along with the rocking ‘Ain’t No Use to Worry’, and the almost ZZ TOP rocker ‘In Too Deep’ (killer tone).

Robin’s recording history speaks for itself. How many artists have an album like his 1974’s Bridge of Sighs that many of today’s great guitar players will point at when they are asked to list albums that influenced them.
After all this time Robin Trower can still deliver an album packed with a fire that many players half of his age would envy.
Very Recommended.

01 – When Will the Next Blow Fall
02 – Where You Are Going To
03 – Back Where You Belong
04 – Jigsaw
05 – The Fruits of Your Desire
06 – We Will Be Together Someday
07 – Ain’t No Use to Worry
08 – In Too Deep
09 – I’m Holding On to You
10 – Delusion Sweet Delusion

Robin Trower – Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Chris Taggart – Drums
Luke Smith – Keyboards
Livingstone Brown – additional Bass, co-production, mixing, mastering

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