Ten Years After - Winterland 1971 (2021) [CD-Rip]

DYNAMIC 1971 BROADCAST BY ALVIN LEE & TEN YEARS AFTER • 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 Fillmores, East and West. TYA went from virtual obscurity to rock superstardom simply as a result of their compelling ‘I'm Going Home,’ a 10-minute blues/rock jam from their 1968 album, Undead. • The recording on this new CD was made at Graham's larger Winterland venue in 1971, two years after the band had skyrocketed to fame with the Woodstock movie. The show took place near the end of the of the band's golden years, when TYA had become primarily a vehicle for Alvin Lee's blistering guitar work, its songs comprised of equal parts rock, blues and jazz. Shortly after recording this show, the band would leave Decca Records, the label who had 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 1974. • This recording, which features several hot blues jams, a great version of the riff-rock anthem ‘Love Like A Man’ and another dynamic rendition of ‘I'm Going Home,’ is a testament to the band's musical prime, and was broadcast live across the West Coast, further increasing the group’s appeal. Ric Lee shows how strong a jazz drummer he is when they break into some free-form, jazzy jams during several of the numbers here. • The original line-up made one reunion LP and did one more tour in 1988/89 before disbanding again. In 2003, Ric Lee assembled the group once more, although Alvin would not participate. He was replaced by guitarist Joe Gooch, and the band is still recording and touring today. Track list: 1. Love Like A Man 7:15 2. No Title 10:53 3. Once There Was A Time 3:58 4. Slow Blues in 'C' 8:04 5. San Francisco Special Express 7:29 6. One Of These Days 9:53 7. She Lies In The Morning 10:45 8. I'm Going Home 11:34 9. Sweet Little Sixteen 4:06


Where has this 1971 show been hiding! a real essential purchase/show for TYA fans with no cuts in the music and great quality and playing . The GREAT Alvin Lee was in fine form and the band really cooks as the show goes on. Just buy and sit back and enjoy one of the great live bands of that period.
San Francisco Special is really Hobbit if anyone things thinks this is a new track. Worth noting that One of these days has a bit of a doors track included, which may be due to the possible presents of Ray Manzarek - see picture in Visual History by Herb Staehr page 77. Also Creams I Feel Free is included in a workout in She Lies In The Morning.