invasion of the 1960s has long come and gone, and precious few insurgents who led the charge have endured (or even survived). Robin Trower is an exception. The dauntless guitarist has thrived, in large part because he has evolved artistically. There was his tenure with the beat group the Paramounts, who had a 1964 hit with a cover of “Poison Ivy” and opened for the Beatles on a U.K. tour. There was, of course, his stint with progressive-rock forerunners Procol Harum and, beginning in 1973, the Robin Trower Band, in which he plied the signature brand of blues rock heard on his landmark 1974 album, . More recently, he ventured into funk with the 2021 release.
