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Robin Trower — Too Rolling Stoned
Album: Bridge Of Sighs
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Released: 1974
Length: 7:26
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Oh, a stitch in time
Just about saved me
From going through the same old moves
And this cat is nine
He still suffers
He's going through the same old grooves

But that stone just keeps on rolling
Bringing me some real bad news
Takers get the honey
Givers sing the blues

Too many cooks, yeah
Spoil such a good thing
I know I laughed out loud but that was then
Ain't it funny, a fool and his money
Always seemed to find was those real good friends

That stone just keeps on rolling
Bringing me some real bad news
The takers get the honey
Givers sing the blues

Well that stone keeps on rolling
Bringing me some real bad news
The takers get the honey
Givers sing the blues

A stitch in time
Helps to unfold me
Circus starts at eight so don't be late
Please be so kind not to wake me
I think I'll just sit this one out

Well, I'm too rolling stoned
I'm too rolling stoned, yeah
Like a rolling stone
Just, just, just like a rolling stone
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling stone
Yeah, too rolling stoned
Oh just like a rolling stone
Well, like a rolling stone
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 dickmahoon wrote:



So go and start your own listener supported radio station.  And play whatever tracks you want. Once per month.  Or once per year. Or twice a week if you really like the song.



I  Agree!
 lily34 wrote:

on the rock mix, this is the 2nd robin trower song in one day within a couple of hours, and that seems excessive and unnecessary considering how many artists and songs are in the RP library. 

the repetition of same artists being played daily as well as the same songs by these same artists being repeated twice, three times, often 4 or more times a week seems...bizarre. i know there's lots going on behind the scenes at RP these days, but when is the focus going to get back on the mix/music instead of, for example, hiring someone to update the wikipedia entries about the artists when anyone who is interested could simply Google an artist for the wikipedia entry if so inclined. can the focus get back to the music that brought us all here to RP in the first place years ago?




So go and start your own listener supported radio station.  And play whatever tracks you want. Once per month.  Or once per year. Or twice a week if you really like the song.
 buddy wrote:

One of my all-time favorite R&R albums of all time.  Every song on this album is a 10. I caught Trower touring this album in Dallas in 1975 and it was a lights out amazing show. Trower may not have achieved the fame of some of his peers, but he stands shoulder to shoulder next them, and they all know it.

If you don't have this record, run out and get it tomorrow.



All true and a great album. I saw him at the Wintergarden in Dallas...perhaps a little later? Going to have to go dig out my tickets.
Fine, fine show from my folding chair as I recall.
 On_The_Beach wrote:

"Two Rolling Stoned."   ; )

LOL!!!   Good One!!! 

"Two Rolling Stoned."   ; )
on the rock mix, this is the 2nd robin trower song in one day within a couple of hours, and that seems excessive and unnecessary considering how many artists and songs are in the RP library. 

the repetition of same artists being played daily as well as the same songs by these same artists being repeated twice, three times, often 4 or more times a week seems...bizarre. i know there's lots going on behind the scenes at RP these days, but when is the focus going to get back on the mix/music instead of, for example, hiring someone to update the wikipedia entries about the artists when anyone who is interested could simply Google an artist for the wikipedia entry if so inclined. can the focus get back to the music that brought us all here to RP in the first place years ago?
 sunflowerbee wrote:


I Agree!  Thanx RP!    
kingart wrote:

If I picked a Top 10 guitar solo, this might be on it. Blues rock to the max. Smoother than good whiskey with just enough fire and bite.

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unclehud wrote:

You are so right! Of course I love the psychedelic pulsing solos, but the "whacka-whacka-whacka" rhythm guitar is also stellar.

Could never have been this good without superb vocals and thumping bass from Mr Dewar and the steady beat from Reg Isadore. And I love the fake (?) audience hooting and hollering in the background.
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar


Для меня - то же самое / So am I.
 kingart wrote:

If I picked a Top 10 guitar solo, this might be on it.  Blues rock to the max.  Smoother than good whiskey with just enough fire and bite. 



what he said 
I don't think it is possible to play this song too loud - especially in a smoke filled room
Bass and Drummer are tight in the pocket on this - which showcases RT beoootifully. *sigh* to be as young as I was when I first heard him...
Important to mention the awesome drummer: Reg Isidore!

Check this video out, it's jaw-dropping:
youtu.be/-OsucqPvqlY
 quesarah wrote:

Nice.  Now I really want to hear "Bridge of Sighs" too



The whole Bridge of Sighs LP, start to finish, would be fine by me!
Everyday for the past 3 days this song has played every time I listen to RP.  
Like so many the UK have produced, another good South London geezer, he sure can play that guitar. 
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice.  Now I really want to hear "Bridge of Sighs" too
Robin Trower- one of the best live acts... he always seemed to be enjoying the moment at every gig... I'm sure he had off days but the audience would not have known... a joy to life - highlight  was at Reading and the paper shredding shower ... 
Critique iconic Robin Trower? Couldn’t begin to. Just great guitar playing, period.
Ahh this one brings back memories. A true guitar God if ever there was one. Thanks Bill for temporarily transporting me back to the 70's.
 txoxspain wrote:

upping the volume makes a big difference!



Saw RT at the Blues and Heritage Festival in New Orleans years ago and discovered that my ears and I disagreed on what we would listen to.
Entering the tent was a sonic blast and I had no earplugs. Music good? Yes, but still had to leave. Sat outside for the entire set. 
Interestingly he and I grew up within a couple of miles of each other when Catford was part of Kent, not London.
Awesome...Jamming like Jimi..I only wish the drums had been recorded better
Is the cover art supposed to be a belly button?
So, Trower showed you could sound like Jimi. So what?
the only  jimi hendrix's son ... amazing
RAAAAAWWWWWW 
 xcranky_yankee wrote:
having the right equipment and headphones makes a huge difference




YOU BET! Sounds great in FLAC w/K701 studio phones, excellent amp & DAC!  
 eileenomurphy wrote:

The more stoned you get, the better it sounds! ...eh?

having the right equipment and headphones makes a huge difference

 idiot_wind wrote:

Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

 




There is NO BEST!!! ...They all have different styles! ...They are ALL GRTEAT!!!
Introduced to this by a friend much younger than me who sadly passed of cancer in his 30s last January. Thanks for everything including the music buddy. Thinking of you and the look on the priest's face when you snuck through Jimi Hendrix let me get next to your fire as you did exactly that. 
Great!
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar


So true! Those of us who can still remember have fond memories of Jimmy (bass and vocals), Les Harvey (guitar), Maggie Bell (vocals), John McGinnis, (keyboards), and Colin Allen (drums). This lineup — known as Power — were the incredible house band at Glasgow pub Burns Howff in the 60's. The blues-rock band later became known as Stone the Crows and what a band they were.
 idiot_wind wrote:

Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

Peter Green, equalled only by JH and JB. Saw them all live.
 



 idiot_wind wrote:

Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

 



The more stoned you get, the better it sounds! ...eh?
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar


So, wait...is he playing the guitar or the bass?  The two pictures here
are conflicting...
How many fingers does this guy have?
 2Hawks wrote:

I think you're making his point....
Too many bests to pick one.

That's a good thing!
 stevesaw wrote:


Define 'best'..

Best straight rock/blues - Trower
Most innovative - Beck
Most raw talent - Hendrix

I think you're making his point....
Too many bests to pick one.
 idiot_wind wrote:

Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

 



Define 'best'..

Best straight rock/blues - Trower
Most innovative - Beck
Most raw talent - Hendrix
 ImaOldman wrote:
Answer: Jeff Beck!



I agree
 idiot_wind wrote:

Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

 

Answer: Jeff Beck!

 fredriley wrote:
Oh, man, in my smoking days, I'd have been gone into another dimension with this number and a trumpet spliff {#Devil_pimp}



Never too late to pick it back up!
 txoxspain wrote:
upping the volume makes a big difference!
 
It almost always does.  {#Good-vibes}
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar

Interesting.  I always just assumed Robin was singing.  I guess I just never gave it any thought.
Robin Trower is good at guitar.
Wore out the 8-track. Went to vinyl. And Cassette. And CD. And...
This so ROCKS!
Oh my gosh...the arguments in the 1970s, driving around in a 1965 Impala.  
  
Who was the best RnR guitar player? 

Page?
Clapton?
Beck?
Trower?
Howe? 
Santana?
Hendrix?
Allman?
Walsh?
Lowell George?  

The list goes on and on and on.  

 
If I picked a Top 10 guitar solo, this might be on it.  Blues rock to the max.  Smoother than good whiskey with just enough fire and bite. 
First chords cause an involuntary move to push the volume knob to 11!
 Ok_Sobriquet wrote:

One of the best rock guitarists EVER!!!!!



Hell  yeah. Was a guitar hero of mine since high school (1977-1981). Finally got to see him live probably 8 years ago at HOB Houston. Wow. He just keeps rocking!

What a tone. I have an old VCR tape that I digitized, in a guitar licks series recorded decades ago where he explains a lot of his gear and technique. He uses very heavy gauge strings (.11?) and bends the crap out of 'em, he must have calluses 1/8" thick... I remember they used to bill him as "6 strings of barbed wire." No kidding.
Brilliant performer, great band... saw them once at Reading in the sunshine, best act of the day.. blues was sublime and they just seemed to be having a great time, so did the crowd... happy days
Hadn't ever bothered to 'look up' Trower before today... check out his recent images, 79 and still jamming, respect!
 stevesaw wrote:
So , it's just a pretty straight forward blues song, but yet....

I don't know why, but it's just so dang good!
 

Possibly the sharp impeccable playing!
Tight!!!
Primo Tune!!!!
One of the best rock guitarists EVER!!!!!
I have tickets to see Robin in September. Hoping Covid-19 is under control!
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar
 
I'm embarrassed to admit that for a long time I thought that was Robin Trower singing! I agree, it's that guitar and the voice that together make "Robin Trower"! 
His sound still feels fresh,rock on ✌️
 Renger56 wrote:
Oh the memories - 8 track playing in the car. The 6x9 Jensen's in the back window. The volume cranked. This song was awesome then as it is today. The whole album is dynamite!
 

Been there, done that (class of '76... way stoned, doin' the I94 loop.... '62 Electra 225, Marantz 4G s in the back seat)... sill get a buzz from the tunage.
Oh the memories - 8 track playing in the car. The 6x9 Jensen's in the back window. The volume cranked. This song was awesome then as it is today. The whole album is dynamite!
So , it's just a pretty straight forward blues song, but yet....

I don't know why, but it's just so dang good!
One of the great 70s bands. Played the crap out of this LP. It still holds up today. Trower is a great Guitarist who surrounded himself with great musicians.
Now I'm searching for the tour dates that I could attend!
i'll just have to satisfied with a download.
RT sure has axe chops, but this album wouldn't be as good without James Dewar. Think I need to put it on the turntable later tonight...
I saw Robin Trower at one of my first concerts when he played at my high school in Berkeley in the early 80's.  I was so blown away and excited after the show that I remember telling my friend who had accompanied me, in a loud voice, "He's better than Jimmy Hendrix!" at which point I heard an older attendee within earshot chuckle and then make a face and walk away.  That was a sort of reality check and I realized that as good as the show may have been, I was a little overly excited {#Wink}  Three plus decades later, walking through the streets of Santa Cruz, I happen to look at the marquis of the Catalyst Club and who do I see performing that night?  Robin Trower.

That's my Robin Trower story and I'm sticking to it!
9?

who am I kidding?

10!
Like hearing RT on RP, rocks
 fredriley wrote:
Oh, man, in my smoking days, I'd have been gone into another dimension with this number and a trumpet spliff {#Devil_pimp}
 
Never too late.
 kazoo wrote:
I've got tickets to see Robin in October. The concert has not been cancelled because of the corona virus.....yet.
 
It's October - I hope you're still going!
 old_shep wrote:
Nice seg from Cowboy JunkiesA Common Disaster, same key and didn't miss a beat.   Like to think these are not computerized but I'm probably wrong.
 
It's all Bill G. and Rebecca. And the segues ARE amazing!

I've got tickets to see Robin in October. The concert has not been cancelled because of the corona virus.....yet.
This is always a "crank it up".  Timeless.
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
:shudder:
 
Jesus. 2 times in 4 days is vastly more often than the 2x in 4 years I'd be more comfortable with.
 
Agreed,  if we are discussing Jesus....................

2 times in 4 days is vastly more often than the 2x in 4 years I'd be more comfortable with


Smokin good tune🏍👍
 newbolddrive wrote:
Sure don't get this on FM radio
 
Sure don't bother to listen any longer.  I carry RP  via app cache in the car.  Don't leave home without it.

LLRP!
 rabaak wrote:
This album used to fun to listen after smoking a few.  The guitar on the whole album is outstanding.
 
No need to use the past tense in much is the USA today.   At least keep a doobie handy for emergencies like this!
 Steve_G wrote:
Such a great guitarist, was looking forward to hearing him play 23/4 at The Brook, sadly postponed until November....To all stay safe and well.
 
That virus wouldn't have a chance against his licks!
Was listening to the Mellow Mix.  Saw this playing on the regular stream.  No contest!

Rockin'!!
channeling his inner Hendrix.
love it. its great
Such a great guitarist, was looking forward to hearing him play 23/4 at The Brook, sadly postponed until November....To all stay safe and well.
I played this album for like 3 hours when I had . . . eaten some items that should not be. 
The music, the album cover all sort of blur into that night. 

it was really weird. 
 chuck.b.meyers wrote:
I saw Rory Gallagher three times long before I ever thought about ear protection - Damn.
 
I know pay  a ( minor ) price for it.  
This album used to fun to listen after smoking a few.  The guitar on the whole album is outstanding.
 argexpat wrote:

Yes! I listened to Trower for years thinking it was him singing...it's hard for me to separate the two now, it's one sound.
 
Heck, I didn't know that!!  Ooops  
 ddog wrote:
Robin Trower to me is as much James Dewar's voice as Robin's guitar

Dewar
 
Yes! I listened to Trower for years thinking it was him singing...it's hard for me to separate the two now, it's one sound.
Saw Robin 15-20 years ago in a very small venue in Mishawaka Indiana.... a concert in the round with maybe 400 people ( maniacs, every single one of them ) crowded in this small room like it was a cock fight or something.  whoa....he played as hard as he would have if it had been a stadium full of people.  Absolute joy.  wish I could re-live the whole night. 
A staple on FM rock radio in the 70's.....good stuff
I saw Rory Gallagher three times long before I ever thought about ear protection - Damn.
 Excuse me, but Robert Fripp belongs on this list.


idiot_wind wrote:

Don't forget Rory Gallagher (sp)
 

 Lagavulin here...


TerryS wrote:
Unwittingly, I was drinking two fingers of Dewars when this track rolled in. Happy coincidence.
 

perfect!
Sure don't get this on FM radio
 lukenigel wrote:
 
Childish.  Wait a minute!!! Are you the President of the USA?

==================================

Saw Mr Trower a few years ago (5?  7?)  at the Variety Playhouse in ATL.  What a show!!  Despite looking like he'd need cardiac resuscitation at any second, he played as well as on any of his LPs.
I don`t know if it's of any relevance. But rarely do I find so many one-liners among a song`s comments.
kickin' that up from a 9 to 10 - what was I thinking?!? 
Great tune from an almost flawless album.
 fantastic sound
outstanding lead guitar jam matched perfectly to the bass and the drum......foot stompin
upping the volume makes a big difference!
Bong. . nice one. takes me right back
So many memories and James Dewar’s vocals were fantastic
Love it. Throws me right back into the beer and bong smoke of college dorm life :)
:shudder:
 
Jesus. 2 times in 4 days is vastly more often than the 2x in 4 years I'd be more comfortable with.
Well done Robin!
 Yes, this is certainly a very good LP.  I played it often back in the day.  Outstanding guitar and bass {#Guitarist}buddy wrote:
One of my all-time favorite R&R albums of all time.  Every song on this album is a 10. I caught Trower touring this album in Dallas in 1975 and it was a lights out amazing show. Trower may not have achieved the fame of some of his peers, but he stands shoulder to shoulder next them, and they all know it.

If you don't have this record, run out and get it tomorrow.
 

One of my all-time favorite R&R albums of all time.  Every song on this album is a 10. I caught Trower touring this album in Dallas in 1975 and it was a lights out amazing show. Trower may not have achieved the fame of some of his peers, but he stands shoulder to shoulder next them, and they all know it.

If you don't have this record, run out and get it tomorrow.
I always hear 

J Giles gets the honeys
Others sing the blues
 

Which always seemed weird to me, as J Giles was not that famous.

SUBLIME!  
had to look it up... stopped me in my tracks...   as always, thank you RP  {#Daisy}123K
found this on youtube...  amazing groove and talent. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzcteihsckw
how freakin stomping is this
That guitar is just plain delicious.
The Venetian Bridge of Sighs
Venetian Bridge of Sighs
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Brian Auger. The greatest real musicians from GB in that amazing, golden era. I guess Clapton was OK too...
 
Don't forget Rory Gallagher (sp)
Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Brian Auger. The greatest real musicians from GB in that amazing, golden era. I guess Clapton was OK too...
There are a few songs out there that just flat stop me in my tracks and this one is at the top of the list.  Instantly transported back in time ....