It was Ten years After and Alvin Lee was on of the best guitarists of the day even among all the greats, you know. He was a blues guitarist first. His performance at woodstock of Going Home is in the top five of best recorded performances I have ever seen.
Not sure Alvin Lee was one of the best guitarists (whatever that means) but he certainly had a reputation as the fastest - which wasn't necessarily a positive. Saw him live in mid 1970s - very good but not to grip the heart and soul as you listened
@@cuebj Yeah I hear you, and have experienced that with other guitarists but he gripped me OK - Saw him as part of a 3 day concert in Toronto in '70 and he stole the show for me, and I went mostly for the headliner Janis and for 3 days of partying!
MOST OF THE BEST GUITARISTS OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES INCLUDING JEFF BECK JIMMY PAGE AND OTHERS SAID THAT ALVIN LEE HAD THE FASTEST FINGERS OF ANYONE!!!
I've seen Ten Years After three times. I've seen the Stones twice and Led Zeppelin once. TYA was every bit as enjoyable to me as the others live. And I'm huge Stones and Zeppelin fans. Alvin Lee killing it with his lightning-fast licks, and Leo Lyons matching him on the bass. They'd blow the roof off.
@@seanconnery1357 1975, at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood CA. Worst seats ever...behind the stage. From back there we could see Bonzo vomiting into a bucket from time to time. He still played like Bonzo though, and the band was great.
I think a lot of modern listeners don't quite understand the lyrics are about apathy rather than resigning to the idea we can't change anything. The album was a breakthrough into the mainstream for Ten Years After. The band and Alvin Lee did plenty of note and before this album. Fantastic stuff!
If Alvin were to perform this today (yes, he's passed 2013) I would be appalled if someone tried to force a lyric change to his creation. But I'm sure someone would insist on it in this age of mandated speech.
interestingly enough, it was covered in 2014 by Jetta. The lyrics were not changed. however, things have greatly changed even since 2014. I suppose the song would be acceptable if it was sung by an LGBTQ person? ua-cam.com/video/TZYx55MtPYU/v-deo.htmlsi=Yf0mt6abJsU0Md5C
One of my all-time favorite LP’s & singles. Alvin Lee was a guitar god who had one of the greatest performances at Woodstock. Loved his solo career, and LP with Mylon Lefevre. Love your reaction. ✌️❤️🎶
It was basically an anti-war protest song at the height of the Vietnam War and yes it used common lingo of the time. But something about it was so creative and textural and he'd already earned his credit Woodstock before that with that stunning version of I'm going home in 40 degree weather. But this whole album, A Space in Time, is absolutely fantastic. You could grab anything off of it. And I have many other great albums to. They basically kind of have a jazz background going back to the mid-60s mixed with blues and just rock. They are an amazing British band and once I discovered them in high school I was blown away and I still am. Check out this one from the exact same album, it starts out side B. It's a humorous song but it's also a jam. One Of These Days m.ua-cam.com/video/QyzCi1-tQV0/v-deo.html
An all time favorite. The point at the end of the solo at 2:54 sends chills down my spine every time I have heard it, 40+ years after the first listen. There are 3 other great songs on this same album, A Space in Time. Let the Sky Fall. Hard Monkeys. I've Been There Too.
One of These Days and Once There Was A Time are also incredibly stellar and they start off side a and side B of the record, respectively. Also love Here They Come and Baby Won't You Let Me Rock and Roll You is fire and shows off his vocal range. Hell I even like Uncle Jam, showing off their old school roots, and Over the Hill, humorous and richly textured. And I really love those little connecting B between some of the songs. Welp, I guess I just love the whole album, laugh.
first verse(at least) is sarcasm, criticising the anti-hippie and anti-lgbtq bigotry of "these 'different' people are insane". And then criticising the lethargy and lazyness of working class "... so I leave it up to you". Thanks for this.
Man, one of my favorite, old-school rock bands from back in the day, I was quite lucky to see them 3 times and Alvin Lee (guitar, vocals) twice solo as well, they and he were truly underappreciated by the public but not the fans who adored these guys. They had a bunch of great albums. Try Standing at the Station for an all time banger from them. They have many excellent songs, enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Their live version of "I'm going home" from Woodstock is a must. While we are at that, take a listen to the live version of "Mean Town Blues", by Johnny Winter, also from Woodstock, and also a must. Of course, if you didn't already, live version of "Soul Sacrifice" by Santana, also from Woodstock, and also a must, :) . Those were great times, and a lot of people say that 1969. was the best year in rock. And the Woodstock was a great "little" festival, really a great one, :) .
Always loved this song, and it really takes me back to a sweeter time when we didn't have to be scared of our own shadows and walk on eggshells every time we spoke a sentence. Not like now: Oh, no, wait, wait, wait - is it possible that someone of any inparticular gender or race not to be named or age anywhere might in any way take offense or find that politically incorrect? We just spoke. People just listened and agreed. Or not. No one was looking hard to find a reason to throw a tizzy fit. What a better time.
Back in the day, music was a highly competitive industry. You had to have talent and something original. You had to establish your sound as a band. Many bands did just that.....including Ten Years After. Great reaction!
The Woodstock movie put these guys on the map. Their segment was searing. I got a chance to seem them in their first gig after Woodstock. They were all still floating on air. Excellent British blues band from the period. You should now listen to B.B. King. Anything from the "Live at the Regal" album will do. ua-cam.com/video/xrj09iq-rEQ/v-deo.html The entire album is a masterpiece. Especially for a live album. If you only have time for one or two songs go with 'Everyday I Have The Blues' and/or 'How Blue Can You Get?' The audience is very much a part of the show.
I was introduced to Ten Years After via the Woodstock movie. Alvin Lee was amazing! I also second your recommendation of B.B. King. I’m a Memphis gal, and I’ve loved B.B. forever.
Basically, the lyrics contemplate all the problems in the world and the feeling of being so overwhelmed by them that everybody is waiting for someone else to come along to show them how to fix everything.
man, back in the day this was on the Radio! Was just part of the Amazing mix we had back then....sure, everyone knows the "bigger" names but was all played at the same time , On the radio!
When you say a song is ahead if it's time I would counter that the song is of it's time. So much has been filtered out of what was happening then. Only do much bandwidth available so just a lot of emphasis onthe big names now. But when you grew up listening to the music at the time all day you heard and listened to literally a thousand or more songs of every year. Imagine in 40 years someone starting to react to hip hop and rap with their only reference being NWA and snoop dog.
Hidden gem LOOL What?? Huge song for many decades. Please turn your mic down. I wanna hear the music at volume and enjoy with you. Hard to do when you come on and are so much louder that music. Go back and listen to your post. They way we want to listen to it. Loud. LOL Keep it up. You are doing a bang up job. But this was a huge band. Remember there was just not many bands then. And there were huge on FM radio and really everywhere. Why they were invited to play at Yasgur's farm.
SYED, CORRECTION ON THE BAND NAME IT IS TEN YEARS AFTER NOT TEN YEARS LATER!! YES A LOT OF TEN YEARS AFTER IS VERY BLUESY BECAUSE ALVIN LEE THE LEAD GUITARIST AND SINGER IS EXTREMELY BLUES-BASED!! CONTRARY TO YOUR INTRODUCTION OF THIS BAND OR GENDRE LET'S SAY, TEN YEARS AFTER, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T GET AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RADIO PLAY, WERE NONE-THE-LESS, VERY POPULAR ON THE CONCERT CIRCUIT!! TO ME, THIS BAND HAS A SPECIAL VIBE!!
Nice reaction to a true rock and roll classic, Syed. This is Ten Years After's most famous song. Singer / guitarist Alvin Lee sure could play some blues licks. My favorite song by this band starts out slow and gradually gets funky, driven by a great bass riff and Lee's bluesy guitar. The song is called "50 Thousand Miles Beneath My Brain". Here's the link if you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/FJh6VlwT5vE/v-deo.html
Syed you're right on point with the detection of Alvin Lee's bluesy guitar, that is present almost all the way throughout the song. He is a blues/rock guitarist, who like many young and just starting out guitarists in England in the early 60's, that idolized America's bluesman. Lee, like Jim Page of Zeppelin just electrified the guitar for the songs. His searing guitar here, is legendary.
I'd love to change the world. ..... I leave it up to you. Feeling hopeless to do something? More likely, as most people do, selfishness causes them to leave the problems to anyone else - maybe the next generation. Look where that's gotten us.
Thanks Syed. The point of the song, imo, is the popular thropes people use when they claim to want to 'change the world' from all sides of politics and the exasperation he feels in the mess attached to it all. The explosive verses are the anger, and the chorus is the contemplative resignation that he can't change the world and will leave it up others to argue about? This song is 51 years old, and we're still in the same spot 😄
I agree with you. Perhaps the singer is caught in the middle between the opposing points of view of that era. The verse " Tax the rich, feed the poor till there are no rich no more" is a classic.
Song is a parody of the Malthusian mindset similar to Dickens in a Christmas Carol. He is embodying defeatism to inspire beyond paralysis that comes from focusing too much on the problem rather than the solution.
Not sure about a hidden gem. Alvin Lee is one of the best guitarist of all time. I know I've suggested them a bunch. And I don't believe they ever went by Ten Years Later.
Yeah we proudly called ourselves freeks, same context in CSNY Almost cut my hair, when they say "letting my freak flag fly" Dykes and fairies I always thought was a bit derogatory but don't really know if it was then, especially since these were brits. It certainly got your attention, and didn't seem to be mean spirited in the context.
It's because they didn't stay together as long as bands like Rolling Stones, but they were a force to reckon with. And also because in the 70's we had so many good bands just can't remember all of them. They played at woodstock and i believe this was the song they played. They also played "I'm going home" at woodstock. And after he said who needs money he says monopoly.
The lyrics are actually very timely ... This song was seeing the future, and nailing it. Whether it is Cool to say at this moment or not. It's just telling the truth. Nothing more. Dude says he has no solution to the progression. And no one does. This song isn't about being cool. It's about being real.
I was cleaning rooms for a hotel in Salt Lake. Went into one of the rooms and the entire band was in there..had to clean while these gorgeous men were watching me..too nervous to ask for tickets for the concert that night...great memory..not niche at all..I was there ..
Ten Years was my first concert. Big fan for a loooong time. Each band has its own vibe! 😮 it is what make "rock n' roll so great. Honestly, hugh fan of Floyd, but I wouldn't want all the bands to have a similar sound construct would you? Ten Years is a blues oriented band and is it also a great arena band too.😮
TEN YEARS AFTER was just as big as anyone in the 60s and 70s ! For gods sake they played WOODSTOCK ! The could sell out anywhere ! Alvin Lee was a ROCK GOD ! PEACE !
I've always been a big Ten Years After fan, so I was surprised and impressed to hear this recent cover turn up in Star Trek Discovery, and it seems to have been in a couple of movie trailers too. Prepare yourself, it's not the same as the original! ua-cam.com/video/dfZ94QNWySY/v-deo.html
Man, you have really been reacting to some amazing music, some of which is pretty overlooked by many. Really enjoying this channel. I'm not sure if you're taking requests, but I notice you haven't reacted yet to anything by Irish rock band "Therapy?". Imho they're kind of half way between heavy metal and more traditional rock music. Anyway, I'd recommend anything from their album "Troublegum" to you. Let me know if it's donations only for requests and how that works, sorry I'm not up on it all.
Nice analysis regarding Tens Years After and Canned Heat in the rock hierarchy. Very very good but not great offerings from the era. Although Alvin Lee was/is a rock guitar god. That album was tremendous.
Alvin Lee's best song. I always have loved this tune. It was really different when it was released for the time. The lyrics you were watching had several mistakes. Last verse: World pollution, there's no solution Institution, electrocution Just black and white, rich or poor Senators stop the war!
The lyrics you pulled up are incorrect. "No not poor me" should be "Monopoly". And "Spread them wide" should be "It's black and white". I also think the first part still can be used today, even if it is not political correct to say, for the reason he is not speaking on behalf of himself there. He voices the opinion of the Conservatives there. Same for the "Tax the rich, feed the poor, till there are no rich no more". He voices the opinion of the Socialists there. He does the same for the Capitalists and Hippies in the other verses. He voices them, and by doing that he shows they do not have the solution for a perfect world. If you are different (freak, hairy, dyke of fairy) then you are outcasted, if you actually tax the rich so hard that they become poor aswel then you end up with more poor people making it worse, etcetera... But you are correct in the way that this is a very political song. This is considered to be Ten Years After's best song by many. But the singer/writer actually did not like this song that much. He wanted to stay with his blues/jazz/rock roots and this song was pop music in his ear. Therefore he never wanted to play it live. Also, you have to realize how big this band was in their prime. They were probably even bigger than Led Zeppelin. Don't forget that it was Jimmie Page standing backstage trying to figure out how Alvin Lee played so good and fast, not the other way around. But overall Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Ten Years After were all great bands of their era, but they did not make the same kind of music, they were all inspired differently and all outstanding in their own way.
"Very Bluesy"...how prophetic. That was Alvin Lee's true love. Take a listen to his 1994 epic "The Bluest Blues" (where he is joined by George Harrison on slide guitar). If you don't tear up, you have no soul: ua-cam.com/video/rB6OlJqV1rQ/v-deo.html
It was Ten years After and Alvin Lee was on of the best guitarists of the day even among all the greats, you know. He was a blues guitarist first. His performance at woodstock of Going Home is in the top five of best recorded performances I have ever seen.
Not sure Alvin Lee was one of the best guitarists (whatever that means) but he certainly had a reputation as the fastest - which wasn't necessarily a positive. Saw him live in mid 1970s - very good but not to grip the heart and soul as you listened
@@cuebj Yeah I hear you, and have experienced that with other guitarists but he gripped me OK - Saw him as part of a 3 day concert in Toronto in '70 and he stole the show for me, and I went mostly for the headliner Janis and for 3 days of partying!
Saw Alvin Lee perform in a bar in Orlando in 1985. Took my Navy buddies who had no idea what a treat they were in for. Shredded them. 😀
Not "Ten Years Later" but, correctly, "Ten Years After". The band had a monster set at Woodstock, whereby they became worldwide known.
MOST OF THE BEST GUITARISTS OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES INCLUDING JEFF BECK JIMMY PAGE AND OTHERS SAID THAT ALVIN LEE HAD THE FASTEST FINGERS OF ANYONE!!!
I've seen Ten Years After three times. I've seen the Stones twice and Led Zeppelin once. TYA was every bit as enjoyable to me as the others live. And I'm huge Stones and Zeppelin fans. Alvin Lee killing it with his lightning-fast licks, and Leo Lyons matching him on the bass. They'd blow the roof off.
Which year did you see Zep ?
@@seanconnery1357 1975, at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood CA. Worst seats ever...behind the stage. From back there we could see Bonzo vomiting into a bucket from time to time. He still played like Bonzo though, and the band was great.
@@davidburton9136 they were INCREDIBLE in 1975 march you are lucky. It must suck to see it from behind but who the fuck cares you saw Zeppelin.
What does it for me is the guitar. I get goosebumps. Alvin Lee just kills it on this.
"I'm going home" - Woodstock full length version. A must listen.
The full length version---absolutely. The abridged version should be deep-sixed.
Ten Years After’s live performance at Woodstock in 1969 leaves the viewer/listener with an indelible impression of Alvin Lee’s skills.
I think a lot of modern listeners don't quite understand the lyrics are about apathy rather than resigning to the idea we can't change anything. The album was a breakthrough into the mainstream for Ten Years After. The band and Alvin Lee did plenty of note and before this album. Fantastic stuff!
It's actually the other way around.
Isn't it about both? Aren't they arguably the same thing?
Alvin sums it all up at the end when you can faintly hear him cynically utter “best of luck“
Always loved the lead guitar from another world, buried in the mix but really driving the song.
If Alvin were to perform this today (yes, he's passed 2013) I would be appalled if someone tried to force a lyric change to his creation. But I'm sure someone would insist on it in this age of mandated speech.
interestingly enough, it was covered in 2014 by Jetta. The lyrics were not changed.
however, things have greatly changed even since 2014.
I suppose the song would be acceptable if it was sung by an LGBTQ person?
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Say no !!! Fuck being cancelled bullshit.
I remember when I first found this song on the radio and as soon as I heard that riff intro I knew it was gonna be iconic🔥🔥🔥😎👌🏻
They were still 'After', 'Later' came after😋🎸
One of my all-time favorite LP’s & singles. Alvin Lee was a guitar god who had one of the greatest performances at Woodstock. Loved his solo career, and LP with Mylon Lefevre. Love your reaction. ✌️❤️🎶
Discovered Alvin Lee recently with The Bluest Blues…DAMN what a beautiful solo at the end!
I love your videos, honest reactions with someone that actually pays attention to the tracks.
It was basically an anti-war protest song at the height of the Vietnam War and yes it used common lingo of the time. But something about it was so creative and textural and he'd already earned his credit Woodstock before that with that stunning version of I'm going home in 40 degree weather. But this whole album, A Space in Time, is absolutely fantastic. You could grab anything off of it. And I have many other great albums to. They basically kind of have a jazz background going back to the mid-60s mixed with blues and just rock. They are an amazing British band and once I discovered them in high school I was blown away and I still am.
Check out this one from the exact same album, it starts out side B. It's a humorous song but it's also a jam. One Of These Days
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The whole album is amazing.✌🏻❤️
An all time favorite. The point at the end of the solo at 2:54 sends chills down my spine every time I have heard it, 40+ years after the first listen. There are 3 other great songs on this same album, A Space in Time. Let the Sky Fall. Hard Monkeys. I've Been There Too.
One of These Days and Once There Was A Time are also incredibly stellar and they start off side a and side B of the record, respectively.
Also love Here They Come and Baby Won't You Let Me Rock and Roll You is fire and shows off his vocal range.
Hell I even like Uncle Jam, showing off their old school roots, and Over the Hill, humorous and richly textured. And I really love those little connecting B between some of the songs. Welp, I guess I just love the whole album, laugh.
first verse(at least) is sarcasm, criticising the anti-hippie and anti-lgbtq bigotry of "these 'different' people are insane". And then criticising the lethargy and lazyness of working class "... so I leave it up to you". Thanks for this.
Alvin Lee...Ten Years After. A rabbit hole of fantastic music, well worth the trip.
Man, one of my favorite, old-school rock bands from back in the day, I was quite lucky to see them 3 times and Alvin Lee (guitar, vocals) twice solo as well, they and he were truly underappreciated by the public but not the fans who adored these guys. They had a bunch of great albums. Try Standing at the Station for an all time banger from them. They have many excellent songs, enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
One of my top guitar solos of all time.
Their live version of "I'm going home" from Woodstock is a must. While we are at that, take a listen to the live version of "Mean Town Blues", by Johnny Winter, also from Woodstock, and also a must.
Of course, if you didn't already, live version of "Soul Sacrifice" by Santana, also from Woodstock, and also a must, :) . Those were great times, and a lot of people say that 1969. was the best year in rock. And the Woodstock was a great "little" festival, really a great one, :) .
Woodstock is a must, period. It's not just the music. It's an excellent documentary.
Didn't realize how much l love this song. Thank you 😎🇺🇸💕
Always loved this song, and it really takes me back to a sweeter time when we didn't have to be scared of our own shadows and walk on eggshells every time we spoke a sentence. Not like now: Oh, no, wait, wait, wait - is it possible that someone of any inparticular gender or race not to be named or age anywhere might in any way take offense or find that politically incorrect? We just spoke. People just listened and agreed. Or not. No one was looking hard to find a reason to throw a tizzy fit. What a better time.
Ten Years AFTER, not “later” … great song. Alvin Lee was one of the fastest fingers of the day. And, yes, their Woodstock performance was top-notch!
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This is one of those songs that give me an other worldly vibe.
Back in the day, music was a highly competitive industry. You had to have talent and something original. You had to establish your sound as a band. Many bands did just that.....including Ten Years After.
Great reaction!
They stole the show at Woodstock.
Yup. "I'm Going Home" is epic.
You could say the same about a few other bands as well…Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Cocker…
The Woodstock movie put these guys on the map. Their segment was searing. I got a chance to seem them in their first gig after Woodstock. They were all still floating on air. Excellent British blues band from the period. You should now listen to B.B. King. Anything from the "Live at the Regal" album will do. ua-cam.com/video/xrj09iq-rEQ/v-deo.html The entire album is a masterpiece. Especially for a live album. If you only have time for one or two songs go with 'Everyday I Have The Blues' and/or 'How Blue Can You Get?' The audience is very much a part of the show.
I was introduced to Ten Years After via the Woodstock movie. Alvin Lee was amazing! I also second your recommendation of B.B. King. I’m a Memphis gal, and I’ve loved B.B. forever.
Saw a lot of concerts during the Golden Age. Ten Years After, early 70s, the most electrifying of them all. RIP Alvin Lee.
Basically, the lyrics contemplate all the problems in the world and the feeling of being so overwhelmed by them that everybody is waiting for someone else to come along to show them how to fix everything.
man, back in the day this was on the Radio! Was just part of the Amazing mix we had back then....sure, everyone knows the "bigger" names but was all played at the same time , On the radio!
Oh hell yes!!! You are beyond awesome!! Bless you sir 🙏!!
Nobody stopping me from saying it, and did the finest guitarist, alvin lee. Oh yeh , dykes and fairies
When you say a song is ahead if it's time I would counter that the song is of it's time. So much has been filtered out of what was happening then. Only do much bandwidth available so just a lot of emphasis onthe big names now. But when you grew up listening to the music at the time all day you heard and listened to literally a thousand or more songs of every year.
Imagine in 40 years someone starting to react to hip hop and rap with their only reference being NWA and snoop dog.
Alvin Lee is in the conversation.
The mournful guitar licks if Alvin Lee! Spectacular
Hidden gem LOOL What?? Huge song for many decades. Please turn your mic down. I wanna hear the music at volume and enjoy with you. Hard to do when you come on and are so much louder that music. Go back and listen to your post. They way we want to listen to it. Loud. LOL Keep it up. You are doing a bang up job. But this was a huge band. Remember there was just not many bands then. And there were huge on FM radio and really everywhere. Why they were invited to play at Yasgur's farm.
There were just not that many bands then ????
SYED, CORRECTION ON THE BAND NAME IT IS TEN YEARS AFTER NOT TEN YEARS LATER!!
YES A LOT OF TEN YEARS AFTER IS VERY BLUESY BECAUSE ALVIN LEE THE LEAD GUITARIST AND SINGER IS EXTREMELY BLUES-BASED!! CONTRARY TO YOUR INTRODUCTION OF THIS BAND OR GENDRE LET'S SAY, TEN YEARS AFTER, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T GET AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RADIO PLAY, WERE NONE-THE-LESS, VERY POPULAR ON THE CONCERT CIRCUIT!! TO ME, THIS BAND HAS A SPECIAL VIBE!!
Nice reaction to a true rock and roll classic, Syed. This is Ten Years After's most famous song.
Singer / guitarist Alvin Lee sure could play some blues licks. My favorite song by this band starts out slow and gradually gets funky, driven by a great bass riff and Lee's bluesy guitar.
The song is called "50 Thousand Miles Beneath My Brain". Here's the link if you're interested:
ua-cam.com/video/FJh6VlwT5vE/v-deo.html
Great song. Got some radio play back then
The great Alvin Lee stretching those strings. What a great track!
100000stars then and now - oh what a pretty song - love TYA so much!🤩
I always thought that last line was:
Senators
Stop the war
I mean One of These Days
Alvin Lee is a phenomenal guitarist. Check out The Bluest Blues from his solo career.
This is one of their best songs, i grew up with them.
ths song out right in the middle of vietnam....it was no picnic for young people back then
Syed you're right on point with the detection of Alvin Lee's bluesy guitar, that is present almost all the way throughout the song. He is a blues/rock guitarist, who like many young and just starting out guitarists in England in the early 60's, that idolized America's bluesman. Lee, like Jim Page of Zeppelin just electrified the guitar for the songs. His searing guitar here, is legendary.
Ten Years After were absolute top-tier in their Day!💯💥
I'd love to change the world.
..... I leave it up to you. Feeling hopeless to do something? More likely, as most people do, selfishness causes them to leave the problems to anyone else - maybe the next generation. Look where that's gotten us.
It's quite funny how the words used are still so very relevant today baring in mind the song was written in the early 70's
Thanks Syed.
The point of the song, imo, is the popular thropes people use when they claim to want to 'change the world' from all sides of politics and the exasperation he feels in the mess attached to it all.
The explosive verses are the anger, and the chorus is the contemplative resignation that he can't change the world and will leave it up others to argue about?
This song is 51 years old, and we're still in the same spot 😄
I agree with you. Perhaps the singer is caught in the middle between the opposing points of view of that era. The verse " Tax the rich, feed the poor till there are no rich no more" is a classic.
@Noel Brown too many people try to 'change the world' because they can't fix themselves.
50 years later, and this is still the case..crazy
Tens Years AFTER.....great Album also...
Song is a parody of the Malthusian mindset similar to Dickens in a Christmas Carol. He is embodying defeatism to inspire beyond paralysis that comes from focusing too much on the problem rather than the solution.
It's Ten Years AFTER, and a great tune! Check out 'Let the Sky Fall'.
Just saying "Stop the War" could get your ass kicked back then.
The lyrics in this video say:
them and us
stop the war.
I always thought it was:
Senators
Stop the war.
lmao me too
That WAS the time💕
Ten Years After epitomized the 60's and 70's music. Hip Hop can never even touch the golden erra of Rock..
Check out them doing “I’m going home” live from Woodstock.
From a time when people weren't overly sensitive and didn't get butt hurt at the drop of a hat.
Not sure about a hidden gem.
Alvin Lee is one of the best guitarist of all time.
I know I've suggested them a bunch. And I don't believe they ever went by Ten Years Later.
After the break up with Ten Years After, Alvin made a group called Ten Years Later. But that was with a different drummer/bassist and no keyboard.
They WERE "freaks and hairies" - I imagine they were being ironic
Yeah we proudly called ourselves freeks, same context in CSNY Almost cut my hair, when they say "letting my freak flag fly" Dykes and fairies I always thought was a bit derogatory but don't really know if it was then, especially since these were brits. It certainly got your attention, and didn't seem to be mean spirited in the context.
Very prophetic song🎵🎶
The lyrics say it all for what's happening today.
It's because they didn't stay together as long as bands like Rolling Stones, but they were a force to reckon with. And also because in the 70's we had so many good bands just can't remember all of them. They played at woodstock and i believe this was the song they played. They also played "I'm going home" at woodstock. And after he said who needs money he says monopoly.
The lyrics are actually very timely ... This song was seeing the future, and nailing it. Whether it is Cool to say at this moment or not. It's just telling the truth. Nothing more. Dude says he has no solution to the progression. And no one does. This song isn't about being cool. It's about being real.
The first chorus is still the most accurate and timeless.
That drumming was fire! The chorus was very Beatle-esque.
I was cleaning rooms for a hotel in Salt Lake.
Went into one of the rooms and the entire band was in there..had to clean while these gorgeous men were watching me..too nervous to ask for tickets for the concert that night...great memory..not niche at all..I was there ..
Ten Years After, as by now you realize.
Syed, you need to listen to Atomic Rooster, they were an amazing band, their first 3 albums are equally great!
BTW, they are "Ten Years After" :)
One of my favorite bands when I was a kid. Alvin Lee was great. Along with Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, and The Who.
Look back into the 60's, its all still relevant today. Im a liberal and appreciate these songs
Were they called Ten Years Later, later on, after they were called Ten Years After? :)
Ten Years was my first concert. Big fan for a loooong time. Each band has its own vibe! 😮 it is what make "rock n' roll so great. Honestly, hugh fan of Floyd, but I wouldn't want all the bands to have a similar sound construct would you? Ten Years is a blues oriented band and is it also a great arena band too.😮
Did I read 10 years Later? Who wrote that?
Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee (no relation) x Chick Churchill. TYA
Alvin
TEN YEARS AFTER was just as big as anyone in the 60s and 70s ! For gods sake they played WOODSTOCK ! The could sell out anywhere ! Alvin Lee was a ROCK GOD ! PEACE !
There's only one cure Sayed for your take on this Band x that is I'm Going Home at Woodstock.
I've always been a big Ten Years After fan, so I was surprised and impressed to hear this recent cover turn up in Star Trek Discovery, and it seems to have been in a couple of movie trailers too. Prepare yourself, it's not the same as the original!
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I think they're saying, everybody's got ideas, gotta make things better, but I'm just a rock singer,it's up to you to change things, not me.
WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC, PEOPLE ACTUALLY SANG INSTEAD OF RAP.
Man, you have really been reacting to some amazing music, some of which is pretty overlooked by many. Really enjoying this channel.
I'm not sure if you're taking requests, but I notice you haven't reacted yet to anything by Irish rock band "Therapy?". Imho they're kind of half way between heavy metal and more traditional rock music. Anyway, I'd recommend anything from their album "Troublegum" to you.
Let me know if it's donations only for requests and how that works, sorry I'm not up on it all.
"Dykes and faries" is not meant to be derogatory. The band stated that this is what people called them when they played because they had long hair.
Nice analysis regarding Tens Years After and Canned Heat in the rock hierarchy. Very very good but not great offerings from the era. Although Alvin Lee was/is a rock guitar god. That album was tremendous.
Ten Years AFTER, not Ten Years LATER.
It's satire. The whole band was long-hairs.
You have done this somewhat. Alvin Lee and George Harrison. This was Alvin's band. They got pretty big after Woodstock.
Take some time and listen to Alvin Lee's "Bluest Blues", it is a blues master piece. It was said he had the fastest fingers at Woodstock.
React to ten years after going home live at Woodstock
Do we think, as a community, that Alvin was SO fast at Woodstock in spite of the acid or BECAUSE of the acid?
Alvin Lee's best song. I always have loved this tune. It was really different when it was released for the time. The lyrics you were watching had several mistakes. Last verse:
World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor
Senators stop the war!
give smokestack lightnin idolize you a hear
The lyrics you pulled up are incorrect. "No not poor me" should be "Monopoly". And "Spread them wide" should be "It's black and white".
I also think the first part still can be used today, even if it is not political correct to say, for the reason he is not speaking on behalf of himself there. He voices the opinion of the Conservatives there. Same for the "Tax the rich, feed the poor, till there are no rich no more". He voices the opinion of the Socialists there. He does the same for the Capitalists and Hippies in the other verses. He voices them, and by doing that he shows they do not have the solution for a perfect world.
If you are different (freak, hairy, dyke of fairy) then you are outcasted, if you actually tax the rich so hard that they become poor aswel then you end up with more poor people making it worse, etcetera...
But you are correct in the way that this is a very political song.
This is considered to be Ten Years After's best song by many. But the singer/writer actually did not like this song that much. He wanted to stay with his blues/jazz/rock roots and this song was pop music in his ear. Therefore he never wanted to play it live.
Also, you have to realize how big this band was in their prime. They were probably even bigger than Led Zeppelin. Don't forget that it was Jimmie Page standing backstage trying to figure out how Alvin Lee played so good and fast, not the other way around.
But overall Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Ten Years After were all great bands of their era, but they did not make the same kind of music, they were all inspired differently and all outstanding in their own way.
I always thought the lyric was "fags amd fairies" but i knew it wasnt malicieuse
Hey Said,
It's Ten Years After
"Very Bluesy"...how prophetic. That was Alvin Lee's true love. Take a listen to his 1994 epic "The Bluest Blues" (where he is joined by George Harrison on slide guitar). If you don't tear up, you have no soul: ua-cam.com/video/rB6OlJqV1rQ/v-deo.html
Wonder if there is a tribute act called Ten Years Later?
Ten Years AFTER, not later