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.
Time to Kill
Ten Years After Lyrics
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I'm coming on the limit
down the one way track
I hit the city limits
Never looking back
I tried to take it easy
Shift on down the gear
I'd like to smell the roses
before they disappear
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
I need a long location
further our day
The dreams that I've been chasing
I just step away
I wish I had a second
Right now I gotta run
I still got miles to go
before this day is done
Just around the corner
just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
[SOLO]
I need to take it easy
Shift on down the gear
I gotta smell those roses
before they disappear
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
I'd find some time to kill
[if I could be the clock]
I'd find some time to kill
[if I could be the clock]
I'd find some time to kill
down the one way track
I hit the city limits
Never looking back
I tried to take it easy
Shift on down the gear
I'd like to smell the roses
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
I need a long location
further our day
The dreams that I've been chasing
I just step away
I wish I had a second
Right now I gotta run
I still got miles to go
before this day is done
Just around the corner
just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
[SOLO]
I need to take it easy
Shift on down the gear
I gotta smell those roses
before they disappear
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
Just around the corner
Just across the hill
If I could be the clock
I'd find some time to kill
I'd find some time to kill
[if I could be the clock]
I'd find some time to kill
[if I could be the clock]
I'd find some time to kill
In "Time to Kill", the singer seems to be reflecting on the fast-paced, hectic nature of modern life. As he travels down the one-way track towards the city, he realizes that he's never really stopped to appreciate the world around him or take time for himself. He wishes he could slow down and "smell the roses" before they disappear, but feels like he's always on the go, chasing after his dreams.
The lyrics convey a sense of urgency and restlessness, as the singer feels like time is slipping away from him. He wishes he could find a "long location" to escape from the pressures of everyday life, but knows that even if he does, he'll always have more miles to go before the day is done. The final lines of the song express the desire to be able to control time - if he could only be the clock, he'd be able to find some time to kill.
Overall, "Time to Kill" seems to be a meditation on the difficulty of finding meaning and purpose in a world that moves too quickly, and the desire to slow down and savor the little moments in life.
Contributed by Nora L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@aristidesaber3000
Magnifique , souhaite que t'en year After continue longtemps sur sa route
@ushrit
addictive. this gooch guy is fantastic
@arkadyyablokov9158
Всегда с изрядной долей иронии, называл подобные команды - "обезглавленные". Это как, T Rex без Марка Болана, Taste без Рори Галлахер, или Slade без Нодди Холдера. После того, как Элвин Ли отказался участвовать в реанимации TYA, трое остальных участников классического состава, пригласили 25-летнего поющего гитариста Джо Гуча. Провели мировое турне и записали на удивление добротный альбом, порадовав армию поклонников Ten Years After...
@roniesamuel4337
Do carai
@jameskeffer6855
Sounds a little like Alvin Lee good tune
@lenmech3400
New kids have no idea there rap lovers