mrs.ward ward here. privileged to see them about 1970.he was so fast then.,miss the awesome music of my era. thanks for all the music of that Era that will always be so wonderful that you send our way.and yes we did buy all of this music. David ward and wife, Melissa
The real class ..........nothing else !!! the band . and Mister LEE !!! thanks for this joy Thanks RIP the great and the class Man !!!! with a guitar in your hand ........
Alvin Lee was without a doubt......PURE TALENT! He could do things impromptu that most musicians wish they could. In a day without digital vocal correctors and other electronic devices that can enhance a players abilities and singers voices, Alvin did it effortlessly. A true MUSICIAN.
I Agree Joe. I saw him back in the late sixties at the Boston Tea Party; the old one. He was amazing and in fact, so was the entire band. As a drummer, I particularly appreciated their versatility.
One of the biggest surprises to come out of the Woodstock festival - TYA just blew us away. Alvin Lee must have been born in the middle of a lightening storm on a dark and bluesy night - 'cause he had the blues and the power in every inch of his body. He died way, way, way too soon.
He has never been recognized, because after 1974 he has followed his own roots. He continued with the bluess. He hated to be dependent of a commercial music company who only think of profit.
by the time Woodstock happened I had seen Ten Years After several times live already so I was not surprised by their outstanding show. To my own way of thinking they were the best act at Woodstock . He was one of the very best I ever got to see, peace to all......
Absolutely speechless. My God were they tight! Alvin Lee is a ET. He defies physics when plays guitar. And simultaneously his vocals are insane. Just speechless, get it? 😚
The days where 3 piece bands could just jam like gods. Drummers with huge set ups, great bass players who drove the jams and guitarists who could really play - no special effects, pure rock and blues (with some jazz influence).
I was listening recently to some of TEN YEARS AFTER’S earlier albums, and was incredibly impressed at the high level of musicianship each band member possessed, especially ALVIN LEE. Could that man play!!! It STILL amazes me how he never seemed to get the respect he so deserved as a guitarist. No one could touch Alvin... He could smoke some of the best right off the stage playing just ONE note, he was that good!
I will never forget Alvin Lee. Seen him three times with Ten Years After and once with Ten Years Later. He always gave you your money's worth. He knew how to play the blues and he knew how to R&R.
Alvin Lee, the guitar hero to save us all. ⚡️🎸❤️ i love how he breaks the fourth wall in this performance. so iconic. excellent band. he always worked with the best boys.
I saw TYA in the Late 60's at the Marque Club recommended by a friend. Well, when Alvin started playing Woodchoppers Ball the crowd just stood there mouths open, just like Marty in Back to the Future! He was so kind and modest when we met him at the loading door after. That was my motivation to retire my violin. I begged my Dad to get me a guitar. He arrived home a week later with my beloved (but heavy) Burns Bison. Thank you Alvin.
Yeah, what an unforgotten master of guitar for those, who like this genre. He was one member of this special group of guitar heroes, who very often dared to perform with a three-piece-band like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Brian Setzer or Gary Moore did over the course of decades. They will stay in our hearts forever. Thanks for posting.
It is amazing that he NEVER MADE Top 100...(yeah, 100) guitarists in either Guitar Player or Rolling Stone mag. All I know is that there are not 100 guitarists better than Lee.
I agree with Mr. Cook and I still believe in the power of music. It might be the reason I'm still alive. I still more play and pass on to my fellow music buddies. Woodstock happened when I was 13 years old. I didn't go but went to the Monterey pop in '67. I still played string bass when it was called on but I was electric after seeing Janis and Jimi when I was 12. Thank God for older brothers.
+Rebecca Russell I used to gaze up at Alvin, my elbows on the stage, mesmerized by those long fingers screaming from string to string, fret to fret, along his guitar. Alvin was the bomb. I never missed a TYA performance in SF!
+Rebecca Russell I liked (and still have) a lot of his work with TYA. I think his piece 'Bluest Blues' was just about his best work, tho there was so much good stuff there it's almost impossible to pick one. 'Spoonful', too.
+Rebecca Russell Hah, Agreed, one of my favourites...would like to see a 'speed-off' between him and the late Terry Kath of Chicago......I think a photo finish...two titans of the era....rock on!
Alvin Lee (RIP) was a great guitarist. Sadly underrated. Like R. Blackmore. Up there with the very best. Forget your Clapton, Townsend, Richards, Wood. A true rock legend. Anyone not familiar with his music just listen to love like a man( full version)
It still is, I just turned 76 and never in my rock and roll life have I lacked for great music. My tastes vary but at the core is rock and roll in many varieties - folk/country rock, blues and symphonic rock are some. I don't like the term 'oldies', good music is ageless and timeless. Try to keep up.
Ah yes - Ten Years Later. I saw them perform this 1979ish in Pittsburgh. I was 17. Then about 10 years after that at a small venue Grafitti. Loved his playing and showmanship. Playing the guitar with a drum stick. Great! RIP
Starting from My 1st Show in '73, Alvin Live is as GREAT "LIVE" as Any of the GREATS I witnessed and I Saw almost All the GREATS (Many of the GREATS 3-5 Times). PS: My 1st TYA Show w/ ZZ Top Opening @ MSG on 5/13/74, I sat in Row # 2 (Up Close and Personal) where Both Alvin and Leo were Awesome. What a Pair!!!
I thought I had decided that in general Gary Moore was my favorite interpreter of Jimi Hendrix. But as far as this particular song goes I've never heard a better version. Amazing. And that drummer's an animal.
No one ever shredded a guitar like Alvin, and he did it first. RIP. His superspeed intro at Woodstock, 1969, was ten years earlier than this vid. I would like to get some more views of the gizmo the bassist is playing.
always loved his guitar playing in 10 y a, but first discovered his great bluesmanship in 1973. I went to a concert with ten years after, wau what a blues night. Saw him at a solo concert later in the ninties - excelent concert. Alvin R.I.P. miss you forever
I have been into Rock music since I was just a kid during the '60s. Sometimes, something is a part of your life so long and you get so used to hearing the names associated with whatever it is, that you don't think about the association ending. Many, many Rock musicians have died in many different ways, since I was a kid, teenager and adult. But I have a few that I think about often. Marc Bolan(T Rex), Johnny Thunder(NYDolls), Tommy Bolin, and Glen Buxton(Alice Cooper). But the most recent, that really hit home, were Lonesome Dave Peverett , Rod Price(Foghat), Peter Steele(Type O Negative) and most of all Alvin Lee. I was so sorry that surgery in Spain cost him his life. Alvin Lee was a GUITAR MASTER, who's style, sound and approach to Rock and Blues, set him apart. I was familiar with his performance, with Ten Years After, at Woodstock, and some of the cuts from albums, but my Mom gave me 'Rock and Roll Music To The World' on my 15 birthday, the first TYA album in my collection. That was a great album, and then I saw Alvin Lee and Company in the last half of the '70s. The man had a lot of guitar work left in him. What a loss!
Monster... absolutely one of the best Guitarists that ever rocked the planet,, Al the Animal!!! Leo Lyons,,,, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee.... TYA.... Superb Outfit.....
Wish they buried the red Gibson with him : nobody deserves to play on it anymore, it was part of him. This guy plays and sings like he breathes. Great performance, and congratulations to the bassist and drummer, true nice players !
@@Epikoureios .. Are you for real? Joe huh- well in that case AL's guitar went to the right guy and no doubt Joe Bonamassa will honor that guitar with much respect and tribute to the Man * R.I.P Brother Dude Alvin Lee
To me Alvin Lee definitely belongs into that group of the 100 best guitarists of that time. Who are the people electing the guitarists into that group I would guess journalists that write articles in music magazines. That would mean only very few of them play probably an instrument by themselves. So their judgement may not be very knowledgeable. So it could easily happen that an extraordinary good guitarist is overlooked because his group may not have had superb record sales. That is my explanation. But what the heck we should rather enjoy always to be so lucky we can listen to Alvin Lees fantastic guitar solos cause we are sure that they are outstanding. Enjoy listening to Alvin Lee and Ten Years After and their superb music.. Jörg Jendis
WOW... What a performance... It's a pure damn shame this guy never got the recognition he well deserved. He was definitely among the greats. This performance of "Hey Joe" was as good if not better than Jimi Hendrix did it. Taking nothing from Jimi of course!!! May you rest in peace Alvin!!! Gone but never, ever forgotten!!!
forget it! Jimi is Jimi & all the rest is ... "the rest"! I think anyone is good in his original composition & interpretation. So is Alvin too & like Bob DiMarzio wrote, this ain't a competition, it's another interpretation. I think they're jammin' together there above (or under?!) R.I.P. all you great musicians!
agreed. It amazing to me how many greats there are that never got the appreciation they deserved. I recently commented on a vid about coco montoya. Nobody had heard of him.
David50s : it's funny (in a cool way), that you bring up Roy B in your comment. You're spot on about these two guitar gods. Alvin Lee's "...Change the World" is so relevant today, that you could dare call it prophetic, BUT...if you want to hear the most gut wrenching, emotional, and intense interpretation of "Hey Joe", that even surpasses the original
I loved Roy and you are right about that, I used to see he often playing in bars, crazy, I also was able to see Alvin a few times back in the day. RIP both, sadly missed by many
Hey people- This song wasn't written by Jimi. It was registered for copyright by a folk singer from California named Billy Roberts in 1962. People believe Hendrix wrote the song because he was the first person to introduce it on a great album. This being the North American edition of Are You Experienced. Hendrix gives credit to Roberts for writing the song. It also doesn't hurt that it is one of ( if not the) best versions around depending on who you talk to.
+tracey mallard - I was just passing along some Hendrix and Hey Joe Info. I've also been an Alvin Lee fan for many years. FYI- A.L.'s real name is Graham Anthony Barnes. Have a Happy New Year Tracey. Peace.
+Don DoRondo -Just saw your reply today. Yes the leaves attended some byrds concerts and heard "Hey Joe" played there. They recorded three versions with the 3rd actually reaching the charts so it must have had some zing. Roberts copyrighted version still pre-dates all others.
As an old fart, always loved listening to Alvin (TYA) bought their first album and all after, in So. Calif saw 7 times, 6 at the Forum, and one on a thursday night in Bakersfield in a small venue, they were afterall a "club band" and with audience interaction one of the best concerts I ever seen, and my first concert was a Dick Clark TAMI show in 1962 and recently at a Pearl Jam concert!
I remember watching this in England and being absolutely blown away by Alvin lee and the doubleneck bass! I never found out who the bass player and drummer were! Thirty five years later I find this! All I can say is thanks for sharing!
***** Thanks for that! I was able to find out through Alvin Lee's website who was who! I couldn't believe I had left the question so long! Thanks again!
Alvin was and IS one of the best Rock Guitars of all Times together with Jimi Hendrix ,Clapton ,Jimmy Page,Allen Collins and some little number of others.....
PRE CBS FENDER Allen Collins played the immortal solo on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird. The version with Ronnie singing before the plane crash. Look up the video - incomparable!
Siamo cresciuti nella nostra generazione a pane rock e blues. Ancora oggi riascoltarli ci riporta alle emozioni più belle e pure. viva il blues e il rock, per sempre.
I remember am interview with Alvin and he stated that very early on, he practiced and practiced until he could play any note that came into his head, instantly, without having first to think about where to place his fingers on the fret board.Any real pro can do that but it takes vey long hours in the " woodshed" before it can happen and for most of us ....it never does ! RIP Alvin.....you were one of the Greats !!
+Dana Brinkmeier Precisely what makes a guitarist, extraordinaire !!! Truly one of the early GREATS !!! I seem to remember an early interview with Alvin where he mentioned his ROOTS were COUNTRY, but ROCK was where the money was at, can you FREAKIN believe what we would have missed if that had not been the case !!!???
Reinhardt Cronje Cronj...I read literally thousands of reviews and listen to the same amount of interviews..If I can find it..I will post same.Alvin was quite extraordinary in skill level...just listen to his shredding and you can tell that is true...We lost a great one...indeed !
@@keithdonnellan5564 isnt that what I said. Calbenmike says he's the greatest behind Hendrix, which therefore makes Rory second greatest. Hence the statement "second greatest then"
Had the honor to see TYA at Winterland....6 yrs after Woodstock, Alvin Lee and band did not skip a beat!!...favorite LPs...cricklewood green, Shhhhh, Space in Time
Saw TYA at Panther Hall home of the Longhorn Jamboree in 1970 all my friends sat right below vocal mike stand and listened to Alvin sing and pick the hell out of that guitar, he opened his eyes only once during the whole set, and I don't believe he missed a note thru the show, just as fast on the strings as Johnny Winters and didn't use the mike stand to stay on his feet. Both put on the best live show.
Thanks for posting this. Hey Joe gets covered a lot, so it's always nice to see versions with stylistic distinction, rather than attempts to replicate Jimi.
still cannot believe he's no longer with us. RIP, dearest Alvin, many thanks for so many years of great music. love u always, c u up there one day. Janis, Singapore
mrs.ward ward here. privileged to see them about 1970.he was so fast then.,miss the awesome music of my era. thanks for all the music of that Era that will always be so wonderful that you send our way.and yes we did buy all of this music. David ward and wife, Melissa
The real class ..........nothing else !!! the band . and Mister LEE !!! thanks for this joy Thanks
RIP the great and the class Man !!!! with a guitar in your hand ........
Just Amazing. I can’t believe I just found this 🤯 How is he NOT in the top 10 guitarist list?
Alvin Lee is one of the guitarists that have kept me playing for fifty years.
alvin lee the best gitarrist in the world
Alvin Lee was without a doubt......PURE TALENT! He could do things impromptu that most musicians wish they could. In a day without digital vocal correctors and other electronic devices that can enhance a players abilities and singers voices, Alvin did it effortlessly. A true MUSICIAN.
@Joe Van Seeters, One of the best descriptions of Alvin I've ever heard anyone give! Bravo!
I Agree Joe. I saw him back in the late sixties at the Boston Tea Party; the old one. He was amazing and in fact, so was the entire band. As a drummer, I particularly appreciated their versatility.
When asked about pedals, effects and such, He replied "Im a curly lead into the amp kinda guy".
Playing not gimmicks👍
I personally prefer a guitarist who plays straight like a Paul kossoff not all the stuff Alvin is doing here just showing off
One of the biggest surprises to come out of the Woodstock festival - TYA just blew us away. Alvin Lee must have been born in the middle of a lightening storm on a dark and bluesy night - 'cause he had the blues and the power in every inch of his body. He died way, way, way too soon.
Yeah i agree steve v, seve morse, ym many speed demons these days
He has never been recognized, because after 1974 he has followed his own roots. He continued with the bluess. He hated to be dependent of a commercial music company who only think of profit.
by the time Woodstock happened I had seen Ten Years After several times live already so I was not surprised by their outstanding show. To my own way of thinking they were the best act at Woodstock . He was one of the very best I ever got to see, peace to all......
Mic: love your comment about him!
His Woodstock performance was epic.....epic
Alvin Lee the most underrated guitarist ever
Overlooked probably, underrated never
The only rating matters is ur own
@@sullivan448 You can say that again...They weren't looking for or haven't heard the Best that's why...I can't keep from crying--- when he left
Agree
Totaly agree
All the Drummers, all the Bassists, all the Keyboardist that backed up Alvin... none were better than Chic & Ric... Rock on Alvin!!!!...
You have forgotten to mention the one and only LEO LYONS❗
Absolutely speechless. My God were they tight! Alvin Lee is a ET. He defies physics when plays guitar. And simultaneously his vocals are insane. Just speechless, get it?
😚
Take your notes kids ! this is how it is done. No computerized sounds , no auto-tune. None needed.
Well said could not agree anymore
Yep Ax into amp t
Turn up volume!
Hey yeah!!!
Hell yeah!!!
The days where 3 piece bands could just jam like gods. Drummers with huge set ups, great bass players who drove the jams and guitarists who could really play - no special effects, pure rock and blues (with some jazz influence).
Gone.............................gone forever.
I was listening recently to some of TEN YEARS AFTER’S earlier albums, and was incredibly impressed at the high level of musicianship each band member possessed, especially ALVIN LEE. Could that man play!!! It STILL amazes me how he never seemed to get the respect he so deserved as a guitarist. No one could touch Alvin... He could smoke some of the best right off the stage playing just ONE note, he was that good!
Alvin Lee one of the all time great musicians.
+Richard Cook Sure thing
Richard Cook iiii
so right you are on that Richard Cook
Sadly never really appreciated by the rock blues world. He was decades ahead of his time. His fiery fretboard lead work is still jaw dropping today.
And a great loss too young.
Thanks for all the great songs Alvin peace,pj
Alvin Lee and Ten Years After will always be one of the Greatest Blues Bands!!
Lets all remember the great Alvin Lee!
I will never forget Alvin Lee. Seen him three times with Ten Years After and once with Ten Years Later. He always gave you your money's worth. He knew how to play the blues and he knew how to R&R.
lucky you
One of the greatest guitarists of my generation pure talent
Alvin Lee, the guitar hero to save us all.
⚡️🎸❤️
i love how he breaks the fourth wall in this performance. so iconic.
excellent band. he always worked with the best boys.
I saw TYA in the Late 60's at the Marque Club recommended by a friend. Well, when Alvin started playing Woodchoppers Ball the crowd just stood there mouths open, just like Marty in Back to the Future! He was so kind and modest when we met him at the loading door after. That was my motivation to retire my violin. I begged my Dad to get me a guitar. He arrived home a week later with my beloved (but heavy) Burns Bison. Thank you Alvin.
just discoved ten years after in spotify, it is a crime how underrated they are, can't believe i never heard of them or Avlin lee
Yeah, what an unforgotten master of guitar for those, who like this genre. He was one member of this special group of guitar heroes, who very often dared to perform with a three-piece-band like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Brian Setzer or Gary Moore did over the course of decades. They will stay in our hearts forever. Thanks for posting.
Alvin Lee, Rory Gallagher & Gary Moore are where my head is at
hé oui, on appel ça le talent, Alvin Lee au sommet,et il le restera toujours.
It is amazing that he NEVER MADE Top 100...(yeah, 100) guitarists in either Guitar Player or Rolling Stone mag. All I know is that there are not 100 guitarists better than Lee.
Top 20 at least.
..and Kurt Cobain was! Ridiculous list! Long live Alvin Lee!
Many of them have a better press manager! 👍🏻
@@theloniouscoltrane3778 Holy shit man, I didn't know those facts! that's crazy. What a world we live in...
Top 10 in the 70's
I don't believe in my ears. I listen Rock all my life. I was a pro radio dj at 80s. Just Perfect Awesome... Thanks uploader and youtube...
One Very underrated Rock and Roll Guitarist Of All Time!
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME?
I agree with Mr. Cook and I still believe in the power of music. It might be the reason I'm still alive. I still more play and pass on to my fellow music buddies. Woodstock happened when I was 13 years old. I didn't go but went to the Monterey pop in '67. I still played string bass when it was called on but I was electric after seeing Janis and Jimi when I was 12. Thank God for older brothers.
Underbart! Han var STOR! Glömmer aldrig Woodstock och ”I’m going Home” RIP,Alvin! 👍
une des meilleurs reprises de hey joe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!grand guitariste et grand batteur!!!!!!!!!!!!
The great Alvin Lee, fastest guitarist, in our time. And his priceless faces.
+Rebecca Russell you said it sister, when it came to speed and talent, he was a master............
+Rebecca Russell I used to gaze up at Alvin, my elbows on the stage, mesmerized by those long fingers screaming from string to string, fret to fret, along his guitar. Alvin was the bomb. I never missed a TYA performance in SF!
+Rebecca Russell
I liked (and still have) a lot of his work with TYA. I think his piece 'Bluest Blues' was just about his best work, tho there was so much good stuff there it's almost impossible to pick one. 'Spoonful', too.
+Rebecca Russell Hah, Agreed, one of my favourites...would like to see a 'speed-off' between him and the late Terry Kath of Chicago......I think a photo finish...two titans of the era....rock on!
Mic Tod™ TYA, Undead, "I May Be Wrong...," "Woodchopper's Ball." Alvin Lee: World Champion 'Guitar Face'
The outstanding talent of Alvin Lee. RIP. You had so much more left to give.
Bit he gave it all!!!
Saw him in 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival ...mesmerized
Great version of hey joe!... saw Alvin lee around this time ( late 70,s) ... amazing performance!!
Alvin Lee (RIP) was a great guitarist. Sadly underrated. Like R. Blackmore. Up there with the very best. Forget your Clapton, Townsend, Richards, Wood. A true rock legend. Anyone not familiar with his music just listen to love like a man( full version)
ALVIN LEE démontre une nouvelle fois qu'il a fait parti des grands guitaristes des années 70/80 toujours un plaisir à réécouter. il nous manque.....
Back then Music was real goods Thank God that there are copies from then 🖤🎉✌️✌️
It still is, I just turned 76 and never in my rock and roll life have I lacked for great music. My tastes vary but at the core is rock and roll in many varieties - folk/country rock, blues and symphonic rock are some. I don't like the term 'oldies', good music is ageless and timeless. Try to keep up.
Alvin Lee, this version of Hey You, is magical... your blistering guitar, take me to another world...🎸R. I.P. Alvin Lee ☮️💜🎸🌹
Ah yes - Ten Years Later. I saw them perform this 1979ish in Pittsburgh. I was 17. Then about 10 years after that at a small venue Grafitti. Loved his playing and showmanship. Playing the guitar with a drum stick. Great! RIP
Man do I miss Grafiti!
Starting from My 1st Show in '73, Alvin Live is as GREAT "LIVE" as Any of the GREATS I witnessed and I Saw almost All the GREATS (Many of the GREATS 3-5 Times). PS: My 1st TYA Show w/ ZZ Top Opening @ MSG on 5/13/74, I sat in Row # 2 (Up Close and Personal) where Both Alvin and Leo were Awesome. What a Pair!!!
Never got his due respect ! One of the greatest guitarists and fastest . Loved watching him play. Gone too soon !
One of the best guitar player ever existed! RIP
I thought I had decided that in general Gary Moore was my favorite interpreter of Jimi Hendrix. But as far as this particular song goes I've never heard a better version. Amazing. And that drummer's an animal.
Je mettrais bien plusieurs pouces de schtroupfs pour cette super vidéo !
Blues guitar paying is not about who is the best but who cares for his electric lady most lovingly. Alvin was certainly one of them.
"...who cares for his electric lady most lovingly..."
I like the way you said that.
I'm from that era, but I'd never heard this great cover. Kicks butt!!! Alvin Lee was one of the greats.
No one ever shredded a guitar like Alvin, and he did it first. RIP.
His superspeed intro at Woodstock, 1969, was ten years earlier than this vid.
I would like to get some more views of the gizmo the bassist is playing.
Used to put him on reel-to-reel at half speed and try to keep up.
@@TaxPayingContributor how did u go with that? I m trying to do mick taylor at half speed now. gr8 fun
@@bertlindsay my recordings with him sounded goofy back at normal speed, but great lessons on the pentatonic scale.
I play it at half speed and try to keep up with his facial expressions.. nearly got it!
🖐😲🖑
I have the same with Frank zappa and rory Gallagher
This is my favourite cover of Hey Joe.
Decent cover, but I still think Deep Purple did it best (even if Jimi did the "definitive" version).
I saw Alvin Lee and Ten Years After in Orlando in 1974, great concert..from what I can remember..
I am blessed to see him perform in my hometown many,many years ago.
Damn this is so good. Alvin looks great here and everyone knows he can play a guitar.
Incredible!!!! I saw this video for 30 times!...and about the drummer - kkkk
This is the one of the best live cover of Jimi's Hey Joe! RIP Alvin
TenYearsAfter,SHHHH
It's a cover of Hey Joe by The Leaves, not Hendrix.
Billy Roberts
@@nedd.8479 that's right, as great as Hendrix was, it wasn't his song
always loved his guitar playing in 10 y a, but first discovered his great bluesmanship in 1973. I went to a concert with ten years after, wau what a blues night. Saw him at a solo concert later in the ninties - excelent concert. Alvin R.I.P. miss you forever
Просто чума бубонная,- старина Джимми радуется на небесах; вот уже и Элвин отправился к Создателю- - -и печаль и радость...
There isn't too many bands out now that play with this kind of passion. The ones that do I still go to their shows. Amazing video...glad I found it.
PASSION, YES, CHECK OUT OTIS TAYLOR .
I have been into Rock music since I was just a kid during the '60s. Sometimes, something is a part of your life so long and you get so used to hearing the names associated with whatever it is, that you don't think about the association ending. Many, many Rock musicians have died in many different ways, since I was a kid, teenager and adult. But I have a few that I think about often. Marc Bolan(T Rex), Johnny Thunder(NYDolls), Tommy Bolin, and Glen Buxton(Alice Cooper). But the most recent, that really hit home, were Lonesome Dave Peverett , Rod Price(Foghat), Peter Steele(Type O Negative) and most of all Alvin Lee. I was so sorry that surgery in Spain cost him his life. Alvin Lee was a GUITAR MASTER, who's style, sound and approach to Rock and Blues, set him apart. I was familiar with his performance, with Ten Years After, at Woodstock, and some of the cuts from albums, but my Mom gave me 'Rock and Roll Music To The World' on my 15 birthday, the first TYA album in my collection. That was a great album, and then I saw Alvin Lee and Company in the last half of the '70s. The man had a lot of guitar work left in him. What a loss!
Bang The Gong !
Bless you.
Rock is Real
Rock and Roll
WILL NEVER DIE
One of the best thing about the people's real rock and roll hall of fame is this man and 10 years after
eres el mejor guitarista de rock de todo el universo amigo QEPD
Ninguém é =
Monster... absolutely one of the best Guitarists that ever rocked the planet,, Al the Animal!!! Leo Lyons,,,, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee.... TYA.... Superb Outfit.....
Walk Like a Man
Wish they buried the red Gibson with him : nobody deserves to play on it anymore, it was part of him. This guy plays and sings like he breathes. Great performance, and congratulations to the bassist and drummer, true nice players !
What a Gem can't believe I never heard this before RIP ALVIN LEE!
Yes Sir, its all pure beauty.
Joe Bonamassa got the "Big Red"
@@Epikoureios .. Are you for real? Joe huh- well in that case AL's guitar went to the right guy and no doubt Joe Bonamassa will honor that guitar with much respect and tribute to the Man * R.I.P Brother Dude Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee is one of the most underrated guitarists
A genius rock guitarist.
Awesome.... Greetings from jakarta my friend. Respect n much love for Alvin Lee
I had the honor of meeting Alvin Lee in Flushing Meadow Park...GREAT PERSON!!
Mr. Lee may be the best guitarist we have to date...
I totally love this version. It is right up there withe best, could be the best!
+valerie lonn Song sounds weird on anything other than Strat.
FUKEN YEAH.NO BANDS LIKE THIS ANYMORE.GOOD MEMORIES FROM LATE 90S FROM FINLAND,BEST SHOWEVER.THANX.SEE YA IN ROCKNROLLHEAVEN.
The drummer is spot on...70's.
Hands down, best version of Hey Joe I've ever heard!!!!!!
One of my all time favorites!!
To me Alvin Lee definitely belongs into that group of the 100 best guitarists of that time. Who are the people electing the guitarists into that group I would guess journalists that write articles in music magazines. That would mean only very few of them play probably an instrument by themselves. So their judgement may not be very knowledgeable. So it could easily happen that an extraordinary good guitarist is overlooked because his group may not have had superb record sales. That is my explanation. But what the heck we should rather enjoy always to be so lucky we can listen to Alvin Lees fantastic guitar solos cause we are sure that they are outstanding. Enjoy listening to Alvin Lee and Ten Years After and their superb music.. Jörg Jendis
WOW... What a performance... It's a pure damn shame this guy never got the recognition he well deserved. He was definitely among the greats. This performance of "Hey Joe" was as good if not better than Jimi Hendrix did it. Taking nothing from Jimi of course!!! May you rest in peace Alvin!!! Gone but never, ever forgotten!!!
"good ...better"
why do you beginners think this is a competition ?
is it really that rough down there ?
forget it! Jimi is Jimi & all the rest is ... "the rest"! I think anyone is good in his original composition & interpretation.
So is Alvin too & like Bob DiMarzio wrote, this ain't a competition, it's another interpretation. I think they're jammin' together there above (or under?!) R.I.P. all you great musicians!
Steve Mason I love Hendrix and Alvin but i give Jimi the razor thin edge . : )
Alvin had legions Of fans from All around the World 🌎 So much for the Johnny come lately’s
What has Hendrix got to do with it ? He was just another guy who covered a good song
On bass it's MICK HACKWORTH from London he died last year in Axminster Devon . RIP my friend.
Alvin Lee and Roy Buchanan may be the two most underrated guitarists. Buchanan slso did an iconic Hey Joe.
agreed. It amazing to me how many greats there are that never got the appreciation they deserved. I recently commented on a vid about coco montoya. Nobody had heard of him.
David50s : it's funny (in a cool way), that you bring up Roy B in your comment. You're spot on about these two guitar gods. Alvin Lee's "...Change the World" is so relevant today, that you could dare call it prophetic, BUT...if you want to hear the most gut wrenching, emotional, and intense interpretation of "Hey Joe", that even surpasses the original
...Roy Buchanan, live 1976
Roy Buchanan was the man
I loved Roy and you are right about that, I used to see he often playing in bars, crazy, I also was able to see Alvin a few times back in the day. RIP both, sadly missed by many
Alvin like many of my other favorites could literally make their guitars talk. Bravo 👏 and Kudos.
Hey people- This song wasn't written by Jimi. It was registered for copyright by a folk singer from California named Billy Roberts in 1962. People believe Hendrix wrote the song because he was the first person to introduce it on a great album. This being the North American edition of Are You Experienced. Hendrix gives credit to Roberts for writing the song. It also doesn't hurt that it is one of ( if not the) best versions around depending on who you talk to.
Wow that's fantastic info about Hendrix!! But I love this so much!!
+tracey mallard - I was just passing along some Hendrix and Hey Joe Info. I've also been an Alvin Lee fan for many years. FYI- A.L.'s real name is Graham Anthony Barnes. Have a Happy New Year Tracey. Peace.
okay !!! thanks and happy new year to you also!
+Don DoRondo -Just saw your reply today. Yes the leaves attended some byrds concerts and heard "Hey Joe" played there. They recorded three versions with the 3rd actually reaching the charts so it must have had some zing. Roberts copyrighted version still pre-dates all others.
+Trainwreck A lot of peoples already knows that Jimi didn't wrote that song and so what anyways??? smh
As an old fart, always loved listening to Alvin (TYA) bought their first album and all after, in So. Calif saw 7 times, 6 at the Forum, and one on a thursday night in Bakersfield in a small venue, they were afterall a "club band" and with audience interaction one of the best concerts I ever seen, and my first concert was a Dick Clark TAMI show in 1962 and recently at a Pearl Jam concert!
also saw Jimi 4 times.....
Saw Alvin Lee in early 90s ... Magic ....
Not just "I'm going home by a helicopter" at Woodstock but a n incredibly underrated musician and Guitarist! Always remembered ! RIP AL
I remember watching this in England and being absolutely blown away by Alvin lee and the doubleneck bass! I never found out who the bass player and drummer were! Thirty five years later I find this! All I can say is thanks for sharing!
***** Thanks for that! I was able to find out through Alvin Lee's website who was who! I couldn't believe I had left the question so long! Thanks again!
Alvin Lee was and always will be a Hero
Alvin was and IS one of the best Rock Guitars of all Times together with Jimi Hendrix ,Clapton ,Jimmy Page,Allen Collins and some little number of others.....
Who did Allen Collins play with? just wondering because I've never heard of him!
Inculude the GREAT Tony Iommi please.
PRE CBS FENDER Allen Collins played the immortal solo on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird. The version with Ronnie singing before the plane crash. Look up the video - incomparable!
Not many people give the props to Collins, but man he could play. Fantastic list.
Siamo cresciuti nella nostra generazione a pane rock e blues. Ancora oggi riascoltarli ci riporta alle emozioni più belle e pure. viva il blues e il rock, per sempre.
Im just speechless... This is divine!!
And his vocals were perfection too. He takes you on an adventure!🎼😍
One of my favorite Guitarists Playing one of my Other Favorite Guitarists Tune ...
Not Jimi’s song.
Alvin Lee and ten years LATER saw this tour at the raincross square riverside CA. up against stage, fantastic ! RIP Mr Lee
I remember am interview with Alvin and he stated that very early on, he practiced and practiced until he could play any note that came into his head, instantly, without having first to think about where to place his fingers on the fret board.Any real pro can do that but it takes vey long hours in the " woodshed" before it can happen and for most of us ....it never does ! RIP Alvin.....you were one of the Greats !!
+Dana Brinkmeier Precisely what makes a guitarist, extraordinaire !!! Truly one of the early GREATS !!! I seem to remember an early interview with Alvin where he mentioned his ROOTS were COUNTRY, but ROCK was where the money was at, can you FREAKIN believe what we would have missed if that had not been the case !!!???
Reinhardt Cronje Cronj...I read literally thousands of reviews and listen to the same amount of interviews..If I can find it..I will post same.Alvin was quite extraordinary in skill level...just listen to his shredding and you can tell that is true...We lost a great one...indeed !
Dana Brinkmeier
Got to pay your dues
@@carlsmith1263 ...as Ringo Starr sang "You gotta pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues" !
I saw him live around this time when played hey joe, his guitar was soaring! It was amazing...really!
A Great tribute to Joe , May Alvin And Joe R.I.P. !
Superb version of Jimmis classic song Hey Joe Alvin was a top notch guitarist who is sadly missed BLESS YOU ALVIN LEE.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE. RIGHT UP THERE WITH " HENDRIX"....
For me he is in the top 5!!! Just amazing and that particular style of playing...
The greatest guitarist to ever live, right behind Hendrix.
Second greatest then
@@mickuljatheseagull No second was Rory Gallagher.
@@keithdonnellan5564 isnt that what I said. Calbenmike says he's the greatest behind Hendrix, which therefore makes Rory second greatest. Hence the statement "second greatest then"
Had the honor to see TYA at Winterland....6 yrs after Woodstock, Alvin Lee and band did not skip a beat!!...favorite LPs...cricklewood green, Shhhhh, Space in Time
Make no mistake, Alvin "Captain Speedfingers" Lee sat second chair to no one when it came to playing the axe. He could flat go!
Saw TYA at Panther Hall home of the Longhorn Jamboree in 1970 all my friends sat right below vocal mike stand and listened to Alvin sing and pick the hell out of that guitar, he opened his eyes only once during the whole set, and I don't believe he missed a note thru the show, just as fast on the strings as Johnny Winters and didn't use the mike stand to stay on his feet. Both put on the best live show.
Thanks for posting this. Hey Joe gets covered a lot, so it's always nice to see versions with stylistic distinction, rather than attempts to replicate Jimi.
still cannot believe he's no longer with us. RIP, dearest Alvin, many thanks for so many years of great music. love u always, c u up there one day.
Janis, Singapore