MP3 320 kbps | Rock / Blues Rock / Hard Rock | Label: Chrysalis / EMI | 3CD BoxSet | 495 MB
All tracks are remastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios. Chrysalis Records of England has recently released this excellent new 3 cd box set of the five post-Woodstock albums issued by the great UK rock blues act Ten Years After. And for the low asking price of around $40 you get all of the original tracks from SSSSH, CRICKLEWOOD GREEN, WATT, A SPACE IN TIME & ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD digitally remastered along with rarer single versions and B-sides of singles. All told, there are 48 tracks in this great box set.
Although the name Ten Years After was meant to mean "Ten Years After Elvis" the group quickly gained a post-Woodstock reputation for their awesome live shows fronted by guitar superman Alvin Lee and bass player Leo Lyons. Some albums such as ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD have been a little harder to find on cd in the U.S. in recent years, however both the quality of the music as well as the production value on all five albums really warrant this excellent repackage of these five great albums. Previously, their earlier albums had all been reissued with remastered sound and bonus tracks such as single versions of songs as well as B-sides, so this box really takes care of some of their great later albums.
Some albums such as A SPACE IN TIME and ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC TO THE WORLD are great classic albums and really deserved this remastered version as well as the bonuses. Both albums featured incredible production work in addition to some awesome musicianship, songwriting and just pure classic rock excitement.
Interestingly, Ten Years After really released very few singles over the years, with "I'd Love To Change The World" their biggest U.S. hit by far. Ten Years After was really an album oriented band with a reputation for incredible live performances. In fact, it was really Woodstock that propelled the band to stardom and forced the band to raise the bar with each and every new album release. All five albums really stand out for their quality songs with plenty of classic tracks and few songs that could really be termed as filler songs. TYA was always a top flight act, although not always a chart topping one. But their fans knew how good they were. Usually just one live show was enough to hook new fans.
If any causal fan would like a taste of what this band is all about, then this is a great introduction to the band. There's so much great stuff here.
The bottom line: An excellent box set of one of the finest UK rock acts of all time. Alvin Lee is one of the greatest living guitar legends. Buy this album. You won't regret it for a moment.
Personnel: Alvin Lee (vocals, guitar, electronics); Chick Churchill (piano, organ, keyboards); Ric Lee (drums); Alan Black (balloons).
Tracklist:
CD1:
Ssssh:
1. Bad Scene 3:30
2. Two Time Mama 2:03
3. Stoned Woman 3:21
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 7:10
5. If You Should Love Me 5:24
6. I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name 2:06
7. The Stomp 4:30
8. I Woke Up This Morning 5:31
9. If You Should Love Me [B-side of Love Like A Man] - 'Ssssh' Bonus Recording 3:25
Cricklewood Green:
10. Sugar The Road 4:08
11. Working On The Road 4:18
12. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain 7:38
13. Year 3,000 Blues 2:25
14. Me And My Baby 4:10
15. Love Like A Man 7:38
16. Circles 3:59
17. As The Sun Still Burns Away 4:53
CD2:
1. Love Like A Man [Single A-side] - 'Cricklewood Green' Bonus Recording 3:05
Watt:
2. I'm Coming On 3:49
3. My Baby Left Me 5:23
4. Think About The Times 4:44
5. I Say Yeah 5:17
6. The Band With No Name 1:38
7. Gonna Run 6:03
8. She Lies In The Morning 7:25
9. Sweet Little Sixteen 4:09
A Space In Time:
10. One Of These Days 5:56
11. Here They Come 4:38
12. I'd Love To Change The World 3:44
13. Over The Hill 2:29
14. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You (2:15
15. Once There Was A Time 3:23
16. Let The Sky Fall 4:20
17. Hard Monkeys 3:12
18. I've Been There Too 5:45
19. Uncle Jam 1:58
CD3:
1. I'd Love To Change The World [Single Edit] - 'A Space In Time' Bonus Recording 3:11
Rock 'n' Roll Music To the World
2. You Give Me Loving 6:31
3. Convention Prevention 4:25
4. Turned Off T.V. Blues 5:12
5. Standing At The Station 7:07
6. You Can't Win Them All 4:05
7. Religion 5:44
8. Choo Choo Mama 4:00
9. Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town 4:26
10. Rock & Roll Music To The World 3:46
Bonus Recordings:
11. Choo Choo Mama 3.13
12. Love Like A Man - Live [B-side] 8:15
