Twice Removed From Yesterday (1973)

"Trower's debut solo album was the first evidence that the sound of Hendrix could be effectively replicated and even refabricated. And like Hendrix, Trower had paid his dues as a more-or-less backup musician, his former band Procol Harum having emphasized stately organ and piano rather than guitar. This record displayed the characteristics that would make him a guitar hero and stadium attraction of the mid-'70s. He de-emphasized the Hendrix fuzz, feedback, and distortion, and let reverb become his dominant tonal device. He wasn't as flamboyant as Hendrix, as earthy as Clapton, or as unpredictable as Beck, but he played cleanly, emphasizing singular, effective notes, and he brought a melodicism and creativity to electric blues. His style is best suited for slow, somber blues songs, where his solos are both carefully structured and melodic. The most intriguing tune on the album is the title track, a nugget of '70s-style psychedelic rock that showed Trower to be a pretty good songwriter." (Peter Kurtz, Allmusic)