What it is (B.L.T.) (LP 4741 - 4743)

Bruce, Lordan, Trower   B.L.T. (Vinyl and CD, Chrysalis Records, 1981) *****  

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower Truce (CD, Chrysalis Records, 1982) *****  

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower   Seven Moons (Vinyl, V12 Records, 2007) ****

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower   Seven Moons Live (CD, Ruf Records, 2009) ****

Genre: Blues rock, rock

Places I remember: Sister Ray Records (London), Chaldon Books and Records, FOPP 

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Come To Me (Seven Moons)

Gear costume: Into Money (BLT) 

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8

Active compensatory factors:  The collaborations with Jack Bruce are really special in the Robin Trower catalogue. Jack brings plenty to the party - not only his patented fluid basslines but his distinctive vocals. That makes for a special combination.

B.L.T. was the first album of four and I was amazed to discover that only one of the songs was written by Jack. Instead, Trower and Keith Reid conjure up songs that suit Jack down to a T.

The variety of styles suitably allows the three to showcase their brilliance. B.L.T. may have been a one off (the last album with Lordan) but it's a classic one off. Jack really suits the power trio situation - Cream, West Bruce & Laing and now this one.

Truce is more of the same with Jack more involved in the songwriting this time - four songs come from the Bruce/Brown team. Reg Isidor returns to the drum stool for this one. It's another classic 5-star effort!

Seven Moons sees these aging rock gods in their element - relaxed, confident, and melodically superb. All but one of the songs are written by Jack and Robin (Just Another Day is by Bruce/Trower/Watts) and that helps create cohesion, although I'm not sure who the lyricist is on these songs.

The lucky drummer who gets to sit in with these legends is the multi-talented Gary Husband.

I've already written about Seven Moons Live while covering it in my Jack Bruce section, so it's not included in the count again. You can read my review here.

Where do they all belong? Robin Trower has a lengthy live catalogue which I'm sure I'll find in my searches.