Robin Trower - For Earth Below [Chrysalis Records CHR 1073] (1975)

Released: 1975
Country: US
Label: Chrysalis Records
Catalog: CHR 1073
Genre: Blues Rock

Item# SR-CHCHR1073
Ratings: C=VG+; LP=VG+


T R A C K L I S T:
01 Shame The Devil
02 It's Only Money
03 Confessin' Midnight
04 Fine Day
05 Alethea
06 A Tale Untold
07 Gonna Be More Suspicious
08 For Earth Below




For Earth Below
Robin Trower


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Album Review

Mike DeGagne [allmusic.com]

For Earth Below, Trower's third solo album, is heavily induced with a blues-rock formula that withstands the duration of the eight tracks and arrantly displays his slick guitar mastery. His subtle yet dominant fusion of blues and hard rock styles not only inflicts character throughout each song, but also demonstrates how effective an instrument the guitar can become when the proper techniques are applied. Much like Twice Removed From Yesterday but not as diverse as Bridge of Sighs, this album has Trower sounding a tad more velvety around the edges, with the blues element sometimes governing the entire piece, an asset to the album's complete texture. The opening ''Shame the Devil'' and ''A Tale Untold'' best exemplify his distilled playing style, while a song like ''Gonna Be More Suspicious'' represents how focused a musician he really is, making each chord pour into the next so that the sound becomes totally viscous. James Dewar, who plays bass and sings vocals, contributes aptly to the low end of the music, filling in where needed, while drummer Bill Lordan helps out on percussion. Finishing off with the sultry but dimensioned aura of ''For Earth Below,'' the album wraps up with a wholehearted satisfactory feel. The albums that followed For Earth Below began to stray slowly from being blues-influenced to a sound that contained a mainstream feel, with fragments of bright rock adding a sheen to his raw guitar repertoire.