The Ripple Effect: The Music Commentary Radio Show  

Music in the live element has, literally, taken center stage at the Ripple this week and it’s one of those weird occurrences in that it really wasn’t planned to happen this way. It just so happened that all of the Ripple contributors were listening to live releases or attending concerts that struck a chord within us and made the whole thing come together. Ah yes . . . the magic kismet nature of things that seem to happen around this place on a regular basis. To wrap up this “featured” week, I want to share with y’all an album that came out of nowhere, but has apparently been lingering in the musical periphery since the mid 70’s. Robin Trower, yes . . . Bridge of Sighs . . . released a live platter in 1976 simply entitled Robin Trower Live! The three piece unit was captured in all of their elegantly hard rockin’ blues-y brilliance while at the Stockholm Concert Hall in the middle of winter. Nothing melts the icicles from the frosty eaves like the twin humbucking wail of a Fender Strat or warms the heart like a smooth run of soulful notes tastefully strung together. I had never heard Trower prior to this recording, so I can’t say if this is the best Robin Trower recording out there, but I can say that this disc, based solely on how it touched my emotions, has very quickly become the album that I most frequently reach for.

more . . . http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2009/09/robin-trower-live.html