Bridge of Sighs selected

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‘Bridge of Sighs’ selected as one of the best albums of 1974!

Published in early 2006 by jointly by ‘Classic Rock’ and ‘Metal Hammer’ magazines, ‘1970s’ identified the top 200 albums of the decade. Nestling on the double-page devoted to 1974, the authors selected Robin Trower’s signature album among the top 20 for that year.

ROBIN TROWER
Bridge of Sighs

Incendiary guitar playing softened by psychedelic whimsy were Trower’s calling cards after he jumped ship from Procol Harum. They never came together to thrillingly as on 1974’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’, his second and perhaps most essential solo album. From ‘Too Rolling Stoned’ to ‘Little Bit of Sympathy’, ‘Bridge of Sighs’ managed the rare feat of both inventive and commercially successful and deserves its place on the podium.

The full list of albums selected as ‘the best of 1974’ is:

Aerosmith – Get Your Wings
Bad Company – Bad Company
David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard
Deep Purple – Burn
Genesis – The Lamb lies down on Broadway
Humble Pie – Thunderbox
Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla
Kiss – Kiss
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping
Queen – Queen II
Queen – Sheer Heart Attack
The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock N’ Roll
Roxy Music – Country Life
Rush – Rush
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Thin Lizzy – Nightlife
Robin Trower – Bridge of Sighs
UFO – Phenomenon
Yes - Relayer

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