One of his best kept secrets, this album is loaded with great tunes, lots of power and some of his best songwriting ever. I was very pleasantly surprised, as I was not much aware of this release; for some reason it quietly passed into obscurity and has been allowed to go out of print. Trower is one of my favorite (perhaps my #1) guitarist because he writes, plays and sings the blues with more feeling and soul than any other musician I know of. I came across this CD when reading an old interview recently, where he mentions "Go My Way". I looked it up, and although the CD is out of print, I was delighted to see the MP3 version of the album was still available, so I purchased it from Amazon as a download. I've been playing it and learning these songs myself ever since. This little gem is powered with many "Trowerisms" - great little hooks and licks you won't commonly hear anywhere else, even among his greatest releases. "Breathless", "Run with the Wolves", "Long Hard Game", and the title track are the most noteworthy songs from this CD, but I can't find a single one I've not listened to over and over. This is now my favorite Trower release, slightly ahead of "Victims of the Fury", "The Playful Heart", "Living Out of Time", and "Bridge of Sighs" - all great albums too!

So Robin is no James Dewar; so what; no one else is, either. James was a fantastic vocalist and there will never be another James Dewar. I happen to consider Robin a great vocalist. Robin has been on my "short list" of favorite guitarists for more decades than I care to think about; I'm not as old as Robin but I'm not far behind. Robin has always had a unique sound, in a very good way; he's still great. My favorites on this album are "In My Dreams" and "Too Much Joy". I doubt I would give any album, by any artist, five stars; can't think of one with only great tracks; my four stars indicates that I consider this a very good album.

Robin Trower's first blues-rock studio album in ten years is a return to some of his former glory & better than anything he had done in the nineties. Trower's guitar solos are nearly unequaled & he takes us for a grand ride with Go My Way. It's sad to say, though, that he employed his worst singer to do the lead vocals..., himself. That being said, once you get adjusted to his voice, it isn't a bad effort.

The album opens with the nine minute title track, Go My Way". Right off you know you're in for a ride... Robin has broken out his famous wah-wah pedal which was a trademark of his during the seventies. "Go My Way" is a great blues-rock song in the classical vein of his seventies music, it even rocks harder that he had ever done with his nineties material. Trower really stretches out in this song & it's great just to take the ride with him. He should have done this kind of thing a long time ago. Next is "Breathless" which is in a different vein for Trower & really needing someone else to do the lead vocals. That could probably be said about any song on this album but this one really could use another vocalist. "Into Dust" follows & is a slow song. Trower plays his guitar 'clean', that is, without fuzz. Robin's vocals are even acceptable in this song. This is a very melodic effort. "Run With the Wolves" finds Trower back in more normal territory, i.e., blues-rock. The vocals are, once again, a credible effort, even when he goes falsetto. "Too Much Joy" has just a slight touch of pop within Trower's blues-rock which isn't a bad thing. The vocals will remind one somewhat of Hendrix (perhaps Dylan) & the lead solos are outstanding in this cut. "Blue Soul" follows & harkens back somewhat to the albums that Jack Bruce & Trower collaborated on together. Trower's even 'growls' out his vocals giving it that gutsy feeling in places. Trower even breaks out his wah-wah pedal out again. There's something really special about his leads when he uses that tool. It's like the difference in his solos (according to his own words) when he went from a Gibson guitar to a Fender Stratocaster. Next is "This Old World" which brings back the comparisons to the immortal Hendrix. "On Your Own" is a slow song with a dream-like feel to it. I would be inclined to say it pales in comparison to the other songs in this effort but it isn't a weak effort. "Take This River" once again returns to the more traditional area of his but with more 'hard' in his rock. Once again I'm reminded of Dylan in the vocals. Trower has gotten back into the habit of multi-layering his guitar work like he did in the seventies. "Long Hard Game" has more blues in the recipe than most of the songs on this album, it's always good to hear Robin delve into the blues. The album's final song is "In My Dream" which is that slow bluesy-rock that I love so much, the kind of song that I put into the player in my car & could cruise for hours just listening to this song. Trower's leads are extremely soulful in this song.

Trower has never lost his ability to play a guitar, his chops are still among the best in the business. What seems to have happened to him is he lost much of his focus in song composition, perhaps it had to do with the musicians that he had been playing with. On this album the cast is extremely different, all players are not the usual suspects on a Trower album. It seems that Trower has rediscovered himself with associating himself with a completely different group of musicians. It's my suspicion that some of this recording was impromtu, not just jamming, per se, but with a lot of work. I just think this was not planned from the very beginning & Trower worked at a leisurely pace. Most of the vocals are acceptable which is pretty amazing.

This is a great Trower album, his finest in years. Get this album now because it has already gone out of print & is well worth seeking out before the price gets too steep.

Go my way was released in 2000, after the 20th Century Blues album 6 years earlier. I was introduced to Trowers music, through a friend, and was instantly hooked. Now, there is an obvious dispute between the old Trower heads, and new Trower heads, and it appears as though Dewar, the original lead singer, is hailed as the only singer of the band that contributed anything by the old heads. Much like the loyalty issues with Van Halen, and David lee roth. Now, myself being about 25, I find myself to be more opened minded here. I think personally Davey Pattison, the second singer in command, is by far the best. But thats just my opinion. As far as go my way is concerned, Trower dubs himself the lead singer, and surprisingly enough, makes this album work. Since this album is relatively bluesy, Trower's voice compliments the album quite smoothly. On Go my way, Robin fuses blues with psychedelic rock to create a very underrated album. No doubt, it took me a few listens, but all in all great album. Finally hands down, LONG HARD GAME is by far the best song on here. So for Trower fans old and new, my advice is this.....

Go My Way