Ten Years After - Choo Choo Mama - 8/4/1975 - Winterland (Official)
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2014
- Ten Years After - Choo Choo Mama
Recorded Live: 8/4/1975 - Winterland - San Francisco, CA
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Personnel:
Alvin Lee - lead vocals, guitar
Chick Churchill - organ
Leo Lyons - bass
Ric Lee - drums
Summary:
Extraordinary blues/rock guitarist Alvin Lee had already begun pursuing his solo career in earnest by the time he returned for the 28th and final U.S. tour of the original Ten Years After. Upon completion of the 1975 tour, TYA would split up and not return until a reunion was staged in 1989.
Although a cult fave, the band burst onto the world music scene after it appeared in the documentary film, Woodstock, one of whose highlights was the performance of "I'm Goin' Home" by Lee and the band. This show, recorded at Bill Graham's Winterland ballroom, opens with a rockin' (but incomplete) version of the band's radio hit, "Rock & Roll Music To The World." They follow it with one their classics, "Love Like A Man." Muddy Water's "Good Morning Little School Girl," is next, and leads to long and tasty slow blues.
A 20-minute version of "I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes" is followed by a 12- minute but incomplete "I'm Going Home." After a souped-up version of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," Lee and the band close with two of their own hits: "Choo Choo Mama" and "Baby, Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You."
One of the biggest blues/rock acts on the planet between 1969 and 1974, Ten Years After could attribute their far reaching success to two things: Promoter Bill Graham and their appearance in the landmark music documentary Woodstock. Graham was among the earliest U.S. promoters to book the band, and he made them a staple act at both the Fillmore East and West, and of course, Winterland.
By the time this show was recorded. TYA had become primarily a vehicle for Alvin Lee's blistering guitar work, its songs comprised of equal parts rock, blues, and jazz. In 1972, the band would leave Decca Records (the label that signed them in 1967), and move to Columbia's corporate home. Columbia would take the band in a more radio friendly/pop driven direction (hence, the hit single "I'd Love To Change The World"). Frustrated with the popular music trend, Alvin Lee left the band, which disbanded soon after the second Columbia release in 1975.
The original lineup made one reunion LP and did one more tour in 1988/89 before disbanding again. In 2003, Ric Lee assembled the group again, although Alvin would not participate. He was replaced by guitarist Joe Gooch, and the band is still recording and touring today.
Alvin Lee gets a lot of credit for Ten Years After....and absolutely rightfully so....but Leo Lyons is a madman on the bass and deserves a lot of recognition too.
RIP ALVIN,YOU ARE AWESOME,YOU ARE A GUITAR GOD, YOU ALWAYS WILL BE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST EVER. MUSICIANSHIP , TALENTED, AND GREAT SONG WRITING SHOWS HOW GREAT YOU ARE, YOUR MUSIC WILL NOT EVER BE FORGOTTEN. 😎🎸🎶🔊☮️BOB.
Alvin was so far ahead of every on when it came to rocking this world..
One of the best guitarists ever,but for sure had the greatest guitar face ever!!!
Play it loud for the neighbors. They may need an education in classic music....
Im 59 years old and i saw him in montreal in 1984 witn blackfoot on first part , great moment
All millenials should be required to watch this
HE S A REAL LEGEND OF ROCK N ROLL, PROBABLY MY BEST
I'm 62 and it's always been a hard hit every time one of my Rock heroes has died(Gary Thain, Terry Kath, Ronnie Van Want, ect). But the ones that seem so much harder to grasp, for me, have been Lonesome Dave of Foghat, Peter Steele of Type O Negative and Alvin Lee. Especially, Alvin Lee. I'm still floored by that one.
MR ALVIN LEE THE BEST GUITARIST FROM MY 14 YEARS OLD ......THIS IS A LONG TIME...R.I.P. M'Y IDOL ALVIN.JACKYFAN 👍THANKS TEN YEARS AFTER THIS LONG LIFE YOUR SUCCÈS ARE INTACT.. .....
Rock and roll; the language of our youth. What a beautiful thing.
One of the greatest freaking rocking blues player we ever had the pleasure to hear. i saw them play a bunch of times and never tired of hearing them. Not once. Alvin and Co had the place jumpin' from the first note to the last and left them begging for more.
The one and only Alvin Lee - absolutely unstoppable.
The raw energy of his performance is fantastic.
My Mother gave me the album,"Rock and Roll Music To The World", for my fifteenth birthday in 1972. 'Choo-choo Mama' was one of my favorite songs. Amazing, how all of those albums and songs are like mile markers in life!
Always at the top of his game! second to absolutely no one ! You are missed Alvin!
RIP Alvin Lee. You are missed.
One of the best Guitar player ever . gone to soon .
God I loved this band...no holds barred ROCK!!
Alvin Lee was such a BADASS!!!! RIP BROTHA..... Cyndy in Alabama