Robin Trower, IMO, is one of a handful of truly phenomenal guitarists in rock and blues history. Not only a master of technical precision, RT is gifted w the innate ability to create beautiful, spine-tingling phrasing straight from his soul. This is a devastating combination, and really, pretty rare in the music industry. There have been many great technicians, and many soulful players, but few w a true combination of both. If you've ever seen SRV Live at the El Mocambo u know what I mean. The guitar transforms from an musical instrument to an extension of the player'a soul. It's as if music just manifests from the heavens thru these incredible players. If you've never seen RT perform live, do yourself a favor and check him out. He still tours regularly, and if not quite as energetic as he was in the 70s, he's certainly more polished and could still be considered to be in his prime. The fact that he wasn't inducted into the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame the year he became eligible, shows that it's simply a popularity contest and not an indication of artistic ability...

Posted by Philip Clift on Saturday, 08/23/2014 @ 14:39pm

Been listening since '73, the man is a musical genius and one of the best guitarist of all time. Not sure how H O F missed the boat on his induction

Posted by Eddie Tucker on Sunday, 03/15/2015 @ 17:26pm

"Screw the rock-n-roll hall of Shame, I mean fame!"

Posted by jeff brisson on Wednesday, 02/24/2016 @ 21:29pm

Robin Trower deserves the rock HOF, but if you look at his career he has been slighted by the rock establishment on a regular basis. The slighting of Robin says more about the myopic prejudice of the rock establishment than about his talent. Shame on all. Robin is more than his famous early works, but is an ongoing sustained artist of unique genius. Whatever the reasons for his not being in the HOF his artistic ability isn't one of them.

Posted by Rob Schirmer on Saturday, 07/30/2016 @ 17:56pm

How is it that Robin Trower is not in the Hall of Fame, let alone not even having been nominated yet.
Seriously?
Paramounts, then Procol Harum and then a stellar solo career that still exists. Lord o'mighty guys - get it right.

Posted by SD Scott on Wednesday, 05/16/2018 @ 06:34am

Can't understand why Robin Trower has not been inducted in the Rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame??? Everyone in the group are talented musicians and should be considered. Carlos

Posted by Carlos on Monday, 08/9/2021 @ 23:00pm

It's a crime that Robin Trower isn't in the Rock & Roll hall of Fame, without question he belonged in 20 yrs ago. He'll show up and rock your socks off old school new school, you'll be guitar schooled for sure.

Posted by Roland Shipman on Tuesday, 09/14/2021 @ 15:57pm

I can't really believe he has not been inducted in the HOF. But the morons that head up the hall are out of touch I mean it took Deep Purple an eternity to get in so I can understand the distorted logic I wonder if Procol Harum is in ? Probably not shame the hall but keep putting people that have no business in there in get with it.

Posted by David Myzal on Friday, 10/21/2022 @ 19:40pm

I can't really believe he has not been inducted in the HOF. But the morons that head up the hall are out of touch I mean it took Deep Purple an eternity to get in so I can understand the distorted logic I wonder if Procol Harum is in ? Probably not shame the hall but keep putting people that have no business in there in get with it.

Posted by David Myzal on Friday, 10/21/2022 @ 19:40pm

I can't really believe he has not been inducted in the HOF. But the morons that head up the hall are out of touch I mean it took Deep Purple an eternity to get in so I can understand the distorted logic I wonder if Procol Harum is in ? Probably not shame the hall but keep putting people that have no business in there in get with it.

Posted by David Myzal on Friday, 10/21/2022 @ 19:40pm

It is a travesty of epic proportions that one of the most soulful players ever to hold up the instrument is not already in, and his airplay on the radio when they still actually played Rock alone should warrant it, not to mention that many people, including myself consider a concert of his to be their personal Best Ever! It's also not only about the work he did back then, while he gets no coverage listen to some of the brilliance he has put on tape since, for example listen to the last half of the song 'The Turning' from a more recent album of his, the song starts out not that great, then he transforms it into some of the most beautiful guitar work ever recorded. And listen to the CD 'The Playful Heart' songs like 'In my Dream' and 'Into Dust' a couple times and see if it doesn't stand up to anything being produced now. Could list so much of his work, but go back and listen to his 1976 release of 'Robin Trower Live' which alone should have him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Posted by Jay Burt on Sunday, 02/5/2023 @ 11:46am

Robin Trower should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thank you. Hare Krishna

Posted by David Kasanow on Wednesday, 08/23/2023 @ 00:41am