Robin Trower - Take What You Need (FLAC) 80's Blues Rock

Source: Original 1988 CD

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By Jack

I most admire Robin Trower when he is in full throttle Rock/Blues mode ("Victims of the Fury", "20th Century Blues"...) and he is truly enlightened in his flair for slower, moodier albums ("In City Dreams", "Caravan to Midnight"...). His two side-by-side albums from the latter half of the '80's ("Passion" and this one, "Take What You Need") represent a transitional phase in his career. There are some great blues numbers among these albums with some very interesting guitar hooks and licks not common in his collective work, so I am very happy I bought them. That being said, "Take What You Need" is not my favorite album of his because it tends to sound a little dated with the keyboards, slap-happy bass and repetitive drumming that were so prevalent in '80's music. He doesn't convert to a full-bore '80's sound like the Stones did during that time; he remains pure Trower, but he does dip his toe in the water for a little while before going back to what he does best. This of course is my own opinion. I still recommend these two albums, which sound so much alike (and why I can't help but seem like I'm reviewing them both at the same time) but as a true Trower fan, these are my least favorite collection of songs. "Take What You Need" is especially noteworthy for these subtle little "Trowerisms" he throws in with his rusted guitar sounds emanating from his Deja Vibe, Overdrive and wah-wah. I don't know how "Love Won't Wait Forever" and "Tear it Up" missed being smash hits. These are right up there with the best that the hair bands had to offer during this brief era of power-pop. Great price right now too!

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Robin Trower - Take What You Need
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Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

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Tracklisting
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1. Robin Trower - Tear It Up [04:23]
2. Robin Trower - Take What You Need (From Me) [05:31]
3. Robin Trower - Love Attack [03:28]
4. Robin Trower - I Want You Home [03:48]
5. Robin Trower - Shattered [03:19]
6. Robin Trower - Over You [05:35]
7. Robin Trower - Careless [03:39]
8. Robin Trower - Second Time [03:40]
9. Robin Trower - Love Won't Wait Forever [04:46]