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Ten Years After – A Space in Time (1971) (@256)
19 Feb 2010
(Review from amazon)
What sets this 1971 release apart from earlier Ten Years After albums is the liberal use of tasty acoustic guitar and plenty of sound effects and studio tricks that complement the overall texture.
From tuning a radio dial to open a 12-bar boogie blaster (Baby, Won’t You Let Me Rock and Roll You) to backward tape solos (Let The Sky Fall) to 50′s Sci-Fi (Here They Come), Alvin Lee and Company were in top form on this 1971 time capsule. Lee also shows that he was no slouch on harmonica as he belts out the blues harp (One Of These Days) along with the nice licks from his trusty hot-rodded Gibson ES-335′s.
Lee’s lyrics ran the full gamut on this collection, from country honk (Once There Was A Time) to otherworldly beings “who fly out of the sun” and “know everything we must learn” (Here They Come). He sings painfully about the pitfalls of drug addiction, but optimistically about recovery (Hard Monkeys, I’ve Been There Too) and tells us that he notices the World’s ills but doesn’t know what to do, so he “leaves it up to you” (I’d Love to Change the World).
This is the one that occupied a particular “Space in Time” for its era, has a diversity of the material and subject matter. There’s just about something for everyone.
Line-up:
- Leo Lyons / Bass
- Alvin Lee / Guitar and Vocals
- Chick Churchill / Organ
- Ric Lee / Drums
Track List:
01. One of These Days – 5:50
02. Here They Come – 4:36
03. I’d Love to Change the World – 3:44
04. Over the Hill – 2:28
05. Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock’N Roll You – 2:16
06. Once There Was a Time – 3:22
07. Let The Sky Fall – 4:19
08. Hard Monkeys – 3:10
09. I’ve Been There Too – 5:44
10. Uncle Jam – 1:57
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