A classic blues rock masterpiece. A highly recommended album you should listen to at least once.

Bridge of SighsROBIN TROWER

ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (1974 UK TV Appearance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~

Its miraculous guitar sound and melodies, along with lyrics that depict profound despair, seize the listener’s heart and never let go.

Released in April 1974, the album Bridge of Sighs became the defining work of Robin Trower’s solo career, his second solo outing.

Reaching No.

7 on the U.

S.

charts and staying on them for nearly a year, it truly deserves to be called a pinnacle of blues rock.

The overwhelming guitar work—reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix—fuses in perfect balance with James Dewar’s powerful vocals, transporting listeners to another world.

Blending the melancholy of the blues with the intensity of rock, this is an album that those bearing deep wounds or standing at a crossroads in life should especially hear.

Mystic EyesThem

Them – Mystic Eyes/Gloria (Music Hall de France, 1965)

Watching the video posted this time, I’m once again struck by the members’ youth and the raw, distilled energy with which they channeled their roots music! Hailing from Northern Ireland, Them was the band that featured Van Morrison, who is widely respected by many musicians as a great singer-songwriter.

Morrison’s soulful voice, endowed with powerful and expressive richness, is known as “blue-eyed soul,” and the band gained popularity as a key act of the Mods-to-British Beat scene—indispensable when discussing 1960s British rock.

Their first album, Angry Young Them, released in 1964, is a superb debut whose title says it all: an explosion of youthful emotion.

If you’re into sounds like blues rock or organ-driven garage, this is an album you’re sure to love.

Compared to contemporaries like the Stones and the Animals, it’s notable how many original songs they had.

Six tracks, including the classic Gloria, are originals by Morrison, and it’s striking to realize how clearly his songwriting talent had already emerged at that point.

Of course, their covers of standards have great flavor too!

Down by the JettyDr.Feelgood

Down By the Jetty Blues – Dr. Feelgood

Down by the Jetty is the debut album by the British rock band Dr.

Feelgood, released in 1975.

Guitarist Wilko Johnson’s pickless chopping (cutting) style became a hot topic at the time.

The RockFrankie Miller

Frankie Miller The Rock

Frankie Miller, hailing from Scotland, is a blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter who gained popularity especially in the 1970s for his husky, soulful voice.

Known for a roots-oriented, connoisseur-pleasing musical style, Miller released The Rock in 1974 under the name Frankie Miller Band, leading his own group.

It’s a masterpiece of blues rock and swamp rock that strongly conveys his admiration for American roots music.

Handling guitar throughout the album—with a sound that leans more toward rock thanks to the full band setup—is the virtuoso Henry McCullough, famed for his work with the Grease Band and Wings.

The record features heavy brass and backing vocals, weaving in elements of Southern soul, country rock, and R&B to gospel, while ultimately molding it all into a distinctly British approach.

Needless to say, Miller’s powerhouse vocals are phenomenal—supremely soulful and cool.

A newly remastered edition with bonus tracks was reissued in 2021, so be sure to check it out.

communiquéDire Straits

Dire Straits　　Angel of Mercy ～ Communiqué

“Communiqué” is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979.

Propelled to stardom by the massive hit “Sultans of Swing,” Dire Straits delivers an album that captivates with Mark Knopfler’s distinctive fingerpicked Stratocaster tone and intoxicating bluesy phrases.

Smash It! — 1971 Kita Ward Public Hall Liveostracism by the village; social ostracism by the community (mura-hachibu)

Crush ostracism!!

Smash It! — 1971 Kita Ward Public Hall Live — (March 24, 2010) is an album by the Japanese rock band Murahachibu.

The band continued to focus on live performances, characterized by aggressive lyrics and humorous stage banter.

Their fiery blues-rock spirit shakes listeners to the core and sets their hearts ablaze.

Fly Like an EagleSteve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (Live From Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, 1973)

The jacket cover design, with hair flying as he furiously shreds the guitar, looks incredibly cool! Today I’m introducing Fly Like an Eagle, one of the signature works by the Steve Miller Band, formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Steve Miller, who had learned guitar from childhood and was already active as a semi-pro musician at a young age.

Known in Japan under the title “Taka no Tsume” (“Eagle’s Talon”), the album was released in 1976 and became a massive hit, selling over 4 million copies worldwide.

Miller, a devoted blues lover with a background backing famed bluesmen like Muddy Waters, crafted on this record a sound that embraces blues, of course, but also space rock, psychedelia, country, and R&B—yet still achieves a remarkable sense of cohesion across the album as a whole.

In addition to the hit singles like the title track, it’s also notable that the set firmly includes rootsier pieces such as Sweet Maree, where the plaintive harmonica really stands out.