Ten Years After
Ten Years After is an English blues rock band, most popular in the late 196… Read Full Bio ↴Ten Years After is an English blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, the band scored eight Top 40 albums in the UK Albums Chart, twelve albums in the US Billboard 200, and are best known for tracks such as "I'm Going Home", "Hear Me Calling", "I'd Love to Change the World" and "Love Like a Man". Their musical style is blues rock and hard rock.
Originally from Nottingham in the UK, this band of virtuoso musicians under the leadership of Alvin Lee conquered the UK scene and then spread their wings to the USA. Their blend of jazz, blues and rock was initially slightly awkward but their first album provided an opening for them. In October, their 1967 self-titled debut album was released.
In 1968, after touring Scandinavia and the United States, Ten Years After released their second album, live Undead, which brought their first classic, "I'm Going Home." This was followed in February 1969 by studio issue, Stonedhenge, a British hit, that included another classic, "Hear Me Calling" (it was released also as a single, and covered in 1972 by British glam rock rising stars, Slade). In July 1969 they appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, in the first event to which rock bands were invited. In August, the band performed a breakthrough American appearance at Woodstock; their furious-to-soft-to-furious rendition of "I'm Going Home" featuring Alvin Lee as the lead singer was featured in both the subsequent film and soundtrack album and catapulted them to star status.
During 1970, Ten Years After released "Love Like a Man", their only hit in the UK Singles Chart. This song was on their fifth album, Cricklewood Green. The name of the album comes from a friend of the group who lived in Cricklewood, London. He grew a sort of plant which was said to have hallucinogenic effects. The band did not know the name of this plant, so they called their album Cricklewood Green. It was the first record to be issued with a different playing speed on each side – one a three-minute edit at 45rpm, the other, a nine-minute live version at 33rpm. In August, Ten Years After played the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 to an audience of 600,000.
In 1971, the band released the album A Space in Time which marked a move toward more commercial material. It featured their biggest hit, "I'd Love To Change The World". But a few albums later, the band broke up after the 1974 album Positive Vibrations. They re-united in 1983 to play the Reading Festival and this performance was later released on CD as The Friday Rock Show Sessions - Live At Reading '83. In 1988, they re-united for a few concerts and recorded the album About Time (1989). Finally, in 1994, they participated in the Eurowoodstock festival in Budapest.
Alvin Lee has since then mostly played and recorded under his own name. In 2003, the other band members replaced him with Joe Gooch and recorded the album Now. Material from the following tour was used for the 2005 double album Roadworks.
Lee died on March 6, 2013. According to his website, he died from "unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure."[2][3][4] He was 68. His former bandmates lamented his death, Leo Lyons called him "the closest thing I had to a brother", while Ric Lee (no relation) said "I don't think its even sunk in yet as to the reality of his passing." Billboard Magazine wrote of his passing, highlighting such landmark performances as "I'm Going Home" from the Woodstock festival and his 1974 hit single "I'd Love to Change the World."[5]
Band members:
Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons – bass
Chick Churchill – keyboards
Ric Lee – drums
Joe Gooch – guitar, vocals (joined in 2003)
You can also see Alvin Lee and / or Alvin Lee & Ten Years After and / or Alvin Lee & Co and / or The Alvin Lee Band on Last.fm.
Originally from Nottingham in the UK, this band of virtuoso musicians under the leadership of Alvin Lee conquered the UK scene and then spread their wings to the USA. Their blend of jazz, blues and rock was initially slightly awkward but their first album provided an opening for them. In October, their 1967 self-titled debut album was released.
In 1968, after touring Scandinavia and the United States, Ten Years After released their second album, live Undead, which brought their first classic, "I'm Going Home." This was followed in February 1969 by studio issue, Stonedhenge, a British hit, that included another classic, "Hear Me Calling" (it was released also as a single, and covered in 1972 by British glam rock rising stars, Slade). In July 1969 they appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, in the first event to which rock bands were invited. In August, the band performed a breakthrough American appearance at Woodstock; their furious-to-soft-to-furious rendition of "I'm Going Home" featuring Alvin Lee as the lead singer was featured in both the subsequent film and soundtrack album and catapulted them to star status.
During 1970, Ten Years After released "Love Like a Man", their only hit in the UK Singles Chart. This song was on their fifth album, Cricklewood Green. The name of the album comes from a friend of the group who lived in Cricklewood, London. He grew a sort of plant which was said to have hallucinogenic effects. The band did not know the name of this plant, so they called their album Cricklewood Green. It was the first record to be issued with a different playing speed on each side – one a three-minute edit at 45rpm, the other, a nine-minute live version at 33rpm. In August, Ten Years After played the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 to an audience of 600,000.
In 1971, the band released the album A Space in Time which marked a move toward more commercial material. It featured their biggest hit, "I'd Love To Change The World". But a few albums later, the band broke up after the 1974 album Positive Vibrations. They re-united in 1983 to play the Reading Festival and this performance was later released on CD as The Friday Rock Show Sessions - Live At Reading '83. In 1988, they re-united for a few concerts and recorded the album About Time (1989). Finally, in 1994, they participated in the Eurowoodstock festival in Budapest.
Alvin Lee has since then mostly played and recorded under his own name. In 2003, the other band members replaced him with Joe Gooch and recorded the album Now. Material from the following tour was used for the 2005 double album Roadworks.
Lee died on March 6, 2013. According to his website, he died from "unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure."[2][3][4] He was 68. His former bandmates lamented his death, Leo Lyons called him "the closest thing I had to a brother", while Ric Lee (no relation) said "I don't think its even sunk in yet as to the reality of his passing." Billboard Magazine wrote of his passing, highlighting such landmark performances as "I'm Going Home" from the Woodstock festival and his 1974 hit single "I'd Love to Change the World."[5]
Band members:
Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons – bass
Chick Churchill – keyboards
Ric Lee – drums
Joe Gooch – guitar, vocals (joined in 2003)
You can also see Alvin Lee and / or Alvin Lee & Ten Years After and / or Alvin Lee & Co and / or The Alvin Lee Band on Last.fm.
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Ten Years After Lyrics
- Working On The Road I've been working on the road about fifteen years Been blowi…
01 I'm going home Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
1. Bad Scene You ruin my day You ruin my night You ruin everything I…
11 Choo Choo Mama Choo choo mama, won't you ride the train? My life without…
18. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you…
2. Two Time Mama Two time mama, don't you two time me Two time mama,…
3. Stoned Woman She gonna love him, stoned out of mind all the…
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you…
5. If You Should Love Me If you should love me Then I cannot be to blame For…
50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain I want to know you I want to show you I want…
6. I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name Love is all around, I want you to see it…
8. I Woke Up This Morning I woke up this morning My baby was gone I woke up…
A Sad Song The love that you gave me has gone with the…
As the Sun Still Burns Away A thousand cities in the night Each one waiting for the…
Baby Won't You Let Me Rock & Roll You Baby, won't you let me rock 'n' roll you Baby, won't…
Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N Roll You Baby, won't you let me rock 'n' roll you Baby, won't…
Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You Baby, won't you let me rock 'n' roll you Baby, won't…
Baby Won't You Let Me Rock ’n’ Roll You Baby, won't you let me rock 'n' roll you Baby, won't…
baby won't you let me rock'n'roll you Baby, won't you let me rock 'n' roll you Baby, won't…
Bad Blood I've been running, I've been wild so long Don't know…
Bad Scene You ruin my day You ruin my night You ruin everything I…
Boogie On (Instrumental)…
Can't Keep From Cryin' I can't keep from crying sometimes I can't keep from crying…
Choo Choo Mama Choo choo mama, won't you ride the train? My life without…
Circles Life is going around in circles Wonder will it ever end If…
Convention Prevention I'd like to reach out to you And learn just…
Detroit Diesel Late at night I was driving home Feeling tired I was…
Don't Want You Woman Don't want you woman, please stay away from me Don't want…
Every Blues You've Ever Heard Since you told me that you, loved me so I could…
Feel It for Me (Alvin Lee) I'm gonna tell you about it my baby, I'll…
Goin' Back to Birmingham Goin' back to Birmingham Way down in Alabama Goin' back to B…
Going Home Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
Going To Chicago Goin′ to Chicago gonna play the blues, Leavin' in the mornin…
Going to Try I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try I'm gonna try and get…
Gonna Run Gonna run, running from the city Gonna run, running to the…
Good Morning Little Scholgirl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you…
good morning little schoogirl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you?…
Good Morning Little School Girl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you…
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Good morning little schoolgirl Can I go home, home with you?…
Hard Monkeys Got no monkey on my back And I'm never gonna crack Cause…
Hear Me Calling Hear me calling Hear me call on you Hear me calling Hear me…
Help Me You got to help me, now; I can't do it…
Here They Come Here they come, and they fly with the power of…
Highway Of Love It was late, I was runnin' good, did'nt have a…
Hold Me Tight Well love me baby, love for us all go down Well…
I I get all shook up when you call my name, I…
I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes I can't keep from crying sometimes I can't keep from crying…
I Can't Live Without Lydia (Instrumental)…
I cant keep from crying sometimes I can't keep from crying sometimes I can't keep from crying…
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name Love is all around, I want you to see it…
I Get All Shook Up I get all shook up when you call my name, I…
I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always Tell me baby, tell what's on your mind Tell me baby,…
I Say Yeah When I ask questions, don't tell no lies Just look me…
I Want To Know Love is all around, I want you to see it…
I Wanted To Boogie Well I wanted to boogie so we got in the…
I Woke this Morning I woke up this morning My baby was gone I woke up…
I Woke Up This Morning I woke up this morning My baby was gone I woke up…
I'd Love to Change the World Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me,…
I'm Coming On May be right, or may be wrong But I gotta do…
I'm Goin' Home Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
I'm going hom Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
I'm Going Home Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
I'm Going Home (Live Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
I'm Going Home (single version) Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
I've Been There Too There's someone somewhere who can't go on Their life is cryi…
Id Love to Change the World Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me …
If You Should Love Me If you should love me Then I cannot be to blame For…
Im going home Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, my baby Goin' home, to see…
Introduction To Hard Monkeys Got no monkey on my back And I'm never gonna crack Cause…
It's Getting Harder It's getting harder, babe, to love you, It's getting harder…
I’d Love to Change the World Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me,…
King of the blues He′s had his share of women Had Ms share of booze Got…
Let the Sky Fall Let the sky fall Let the sea sink Let the earth shake Let…
Let's Shake It Up I'm glad to see you made it to the show…
Look Into My Life Come into my head, tell me what you see; Just another…
Look Me Straight Into the Eyes When you get through telling lies, Look me straight into…
Losing The Dogs Ah....Let me hear it now! All...right! Well you work the da…
Love Like A Man You roly-poly All over town But you come on back to me When…
Love Until I Die Well I'm gonna live my life darlin', live and love…
Me And My Baby Me and my baby never get the blues Me and my…
My Baby Left Me My baby left me She wouldn't tell a lie Cause…
No Title Well, I got no worry, and I got no pain 'Cause…
Nowhere to Run I read a lot of things I've seen in the…
Once There Was a Time Once there was a time I'd rob my mama For a…
One of These Days One of these days, boy Gonna see my baby Gonna see my…
Outside My Window Outside my window, rain fallin' down, Call for my woman,…
Over the Hill I got water on the brain My mind is like a…
Portable People See them at the airport with their cases in their…
Positive Vibrations In the night - when you're all alone With the one…
Real Life Blues So much trouble in the world, I can't watch or…
Religion I never really understood religion Except it seems a good ex…
Rock & Roll Music to the World We did some rock and roll up in Texas And the…
Rock 'N' Roll Music To The World We did some rock and roll up in Texas And the…
Rock Your Mama Rock your mama, and everything will be alright Rock your mam…
Rock'n'Roll Music to the World We did some rock and roll up in Texas And the…
Saturday Night I wanna rock tonight, and tell 'ya baby that I…
She Lies in the Morning She lies in the morning Red sky is the warning, yes…
Shot in the Dark Well, the joint starts jumpin' and your heart starts pumpin'…
Silly Thing [Verse 1] Yes I get the blues and it hurts me…
Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob (Scat)…
Slow Blues in 'C' [Verse 1] Yes I get the blues and it hurts me…
Slow Blues In C Yes I get the blues and it hurts me deep…
Speed Kills Get on the ball, boys. Let' catch that train and…
Spider In My Web I'm a spider in my web, I'm just waiting to…
Spoonful Could fill spoons full of diamonds, Could fill spoons full o…
Standing At The Crossroads Well I'm standin' at the crossroads, With my head hung down…
Standing At The Station Well, I'm standin' at the station And the rain don't make…
Stone Me Stone me, stone me - see if I care, It won't…
Stoned Woman She gonna love him, stoned out of mind all the…
Sugar On The Road Having a good time, baby You're having a ball Your daddy d…
Sugar The Road Having a good time, baby You're having a ball Your daddy don…
Sweet Little Sixteen They're really rockin' in Boston Pittsburg, PA In the heart …
Talk Don't Bother Me Talk don't bother me, don't care what people say Anyway tha…
The Band With No Name (Instrumental)…
The bluest blues I couldn't wait to see you - waiting by the…
The Bluest Blues ft. Alvin Lee I couldn't wait to see you, waiting by the door There's…
The Sounds The sounds are in my head, I can't hear what…
The Stomp All right, oh, yeah Come on, baby, yeah Hey baby, sure love…
Think About the Times Think about the times when you're happy Think about the time…
Three Blind Mice (Instrumental)…
Time to kill I'm coming on the limit down the one way track I hit…
Tomorrow I'll Be Out of Town You know, tomorrow I'll be out of town Baby, before the…
Turn Off T.V. Blues It's a cold and winter's night and the rain is…
Two Time Mama Two time mama, don't you two time me Two time mama,…
Victim Of Circumstance This world is driving me crazy. Things goin' on make me…
Waiting For The Judgement Day Can you hear the sound of thunder ? Well, there's a…
Wake Up Moma Wake up Moma, chase my blues away I said wake up…
Why'd They Call it Falling I want you to know That I'd give you anything With you…
Wild Is The River I don't need a hurricane blowin', to tell me there's…
Without You Without you, could-n't start the day, babe; Without you - I…
Woman Trouble Woman trouble always in my life Got a babe, but she'll…
Working In A Parking Lot Well I took this job when I moved to the…
Working on the road I've been working on the road about fifteen years Been blowi…
Year 3 000 Blues They took me down the grading station And they classified m…
Year 3,000 Blues They took me down the grading station And they classified me…
You Can't Win Them All You can't win them all 'Cause sometimes you fall flat on…
You Give Me Loving You give me loving that I can't return You give me…
You're Driving Me Crazy You're driving me crazy, you're driving me mad; You're maki…