Hip Hop Fan Reacts To Id Love To Change The World by Ten Years Later 

It was Ten years After and Alvin Lee was on of the best guitarists of the day even among all the greats, you know. He was a blues guitarist first. His performance at woodstock of Going Home is in the top five of best recorded performances I have ever seen.

Saw Alvin Lee perform in a bar in Orlando in 1985. Took my Navy buddies who had no idea what a treat they were in for. Shredded them. 😀

Not "Ten Years Later" but, correctly, "Ten Years After". The band had a monster set at Woodstock, whereby they became worldwide known.

What does it for me is the guitar. I get goosebumps. Alvin Lee just kills it on this.

I remember when I first found this song on the radio and as soon as I heard that riff intro I knew it was gonna be iconic🔥🔥🔥😎👌🏻

"I'm going home" - Woodstock full length version. A must listen.

Ten Years After’s live performance at Woodstock in 1969 leaves the viewer/listener with an indelible impression of Alvin Lee’s skills.

One of my all-time favorite LP’s & singles. Alvin Lee was a guitar god who had one of the greatest performances at Woodstock. Loved his solo career, and LP with Mylon Lefevre. Love your reaction. ✌️❤️🎶

They were still 'After', 'Later' came after😋🎸

I think a lot of modern listeners don't quite understand the lyrics are about apathy rather than resigning to the idea we can't change anything. The album was a breakthrough into the mainstream for Ten Years After. The band and Alvin Lee did plenty of note and before this album. Fantastic stuff!

MOST OF THE BEST GUITARISTS OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES INCLUDING JEFF BECK JIMMY PAGE AND OTHERS SAID THAT ALVIN LEE HAD THE FASTEST FINGERS OF ANYONE!!!

One of my favorite bands when I was a kid. Alvin Lee was great. Along with Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, and The Who.

An all time favorite. The point at the end of the solo at 2:54 sends chills down my spine every time I have heard it, 40+ years after the first listen. There are 3 other great songs on this same album, A Space in Time. Let the Sky Fall. Hard Monkeys. I've Been There Too.

I've seen Ten Years After three times. I've seen the Stones twice and Led Zeppelin once. TYA was every bit as enjoyable to me as the others live. And I'm huge Stones and Zeppelin fans. Alvin Lee killing it with his lightning-fast licks, and Leo Lyons matching him on the bass. They'd blow the roof off.

I love your videos, honest reactions with someone that actually pays attention to the tracks.

The whole album is amazing.✌🏻❤️

If Alvin were to perform this today (yes, he's passed 2013) I would be appalled if someone tried to force a lyric change to his creation. But I'm sure someone would insist on it in this age of mandated speech.

It was basically an anti-war protest song at the height of the Vietnam War and yes it used common lingo of the time. But something about it was so creative and textural and he'd already earned his credit Woodstock before that with that stunning version of I'm going home in 40 degree weather. But this whole album, A Space in Time, is absolutely fantastic. You could grab anything off of it. And I have many other great albums to. They basically kind of have a jazz background going back to the mid-60s mixed with blues and just rock. They are an amazing British band and once I discovered them in high school I was blown away and I still am. Check out this one from the exact same album, it starts out side B. It's a humorous song but it's also a jam. One Of These Days m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QyzCi1-tQV0.html

Alvin Lee...Ten Years After. A rabbit hole of fantastic music, well worth the trip.

Man, one of my favorite, old-school rock bands from back in the day, I was quite lucky to see them 3 times and Alvin Lee (guitar, vocals) twice solo as well, they and he were truly underappreciated by the public but not the fans who adored these guys. They had a bunch of great albums. Try Standing at the Station for an all time banger from them. They have many excellent songs, enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

One of my top guitar solos of all time.

Always loved the lead guitar from another world, buried in the mix but really driving the song.

Always loved this song, and it really takes me back to a sweeter time when we didn't have to be scared of our own shadows and walk on eggshells every time we spoke a sentence. Not like now: Oh, no, wait, wait, wait - is it possible that someone of any inparticular gender or race not to be named or age anywhere might in any way take offense or find that politically incorrect? We just spoke. People just listened and agreed. Or not. No one was looking hard to find a reason to throw a tizzy fit. What a better time.

Their live version of "I'm going home" from Woodstock is a must. While we are at that, take a listen to the live version of "Mean Town Blues", by Johnny Winter, also from Woodstock, and also a must. Of course, if you didn't already, live version of "Soul Sacrifice" by Santana, also from Woodstock, and also a must, :) . Those were great times, and a lot of people say that 1969. was the best year in rock. And the Woodstock was a great "little" festival, really a great one, :) .

Ten Years AFTER, not “later” … great song. Alvin Lee was one of the fastest fingers of the day. And, yes, their Woodstock performance was top-notch!

This is one of those songs that give me an other worldly vibe.

Back in the day, music was a highly competitive industry. You had to have talent and something original. You had to establish your sound as a band. Many bands did just that.....including Ten Years After. Great reaction!

man, back in the day this was on the Radio! Was just part of the Amazing mix we had back then....sure, everyone knows the "bigger" names but was all played at the same time , On the radio!

Great song. Got some radio play back then

Didn't realize how much l love this song. Thank you 😎🇺🇸💕

The Woodstock movie put these guys on the map. Their segment was searing. I got a chance to seem them in their first gig after Woodstock. They were all still floating on air. Excellent British blues band from the period. You should now listen to B.B. King. Anything from the "Live at the Regal" album will do. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xrj09iq-rEQ.html The entire album is a masterpiece. Especially for a live album. If you only have time for one or two songs go with 'Everyday I Have The Blues' and/or 'How Blue Can You Get?' The audience is very much a part of the show.

They stole the show at Woodstock.

The great Alvin Lee stretching those strings. What a great track!

The mournful guitar licks if Alvin Lee! Spectacular

Oh hell yes!!! You are beyond awesome!! Bless you sir 🙏!!

Syed you're right on point with the detection of Alvin Lee's bluesy guitar, that is present almost all the way throughout the song. He is a blues/rock guitarist, who like many young and just starting out guitarists in England in the early 60's, that idolized America's bluesman. Lee, like Jim Page of Zeppelin just electrified the guitar for the songs. His searing guitar here, is legendary.

100000stars then and now - oh what a pretty song - love TYA so much!🤩

SYED, CORRECTION ON THE BAND NAME IT IS TEN YEARS AFTER NOT TEN YEARS LATER!! YES A LOT OF TEN YEARS AFTER IS VERY BLUESY BECAUSE ALVIN LEE THE LEAD GUITARIST AND SINGER IS EXTREMELY BLUES-BASED!! CONTRARY TO YOUR INTRODUCTION OF THIS BAND OR GENDRE LET'S SAY, TEN YEARS AFTER, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T GET AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RADIO PLAY, WERE NONE-THE-LESS, VERY POPULAR ON THE CONCERT CIRCUIT!! TO ME, THIS BAND HAS A SPECIAL VIBE!!

Alvin Lee is a phenomenal guitarist. Check out The Bluest Blues from his solo career.

ths song out right in the middle of vietnam....it was no picnic for young people back then

This is one of their best songs, i grew up with them.

Hidden gem LOOL What?? Huge song for many decades. Please turn your mic down. I wanna hear the music at volume and enjoy with you. Hard to do when you come on and are so much louder that music. Go back and listen to your post. They way we want to listen to it. Loud. LOL Keep it up. You are doing a bang up job. But this was a huge band. Remember there was just not many bands then. And there were huge on FM radio and really everywhere. Why they were invited to play at Yasgur's farm.

It's quite funny how the words used are still so very relevant today baring in mind the song was written in the early 70's

I always thought that last line was: Senators Stop the war

first verse(at least) is sarcasm, criticising the anti-hippie and anti-lgbtq bigotry of "these 'different' people are insane". And then criticising the lethargy and lazyness of working class "... so I leave it up to you". Thanks for this.

Ten Years After were absolute top-tier in their Day!💯💥

It's Ten Years AFTER, and a great tune! Check out 'Let the Sky Fall'.

Nice reaction to a true rock and roll classic, Syed. This is Ten Years After's most famous song. Singer / guitarist Alvin Lee sure could play some blues licks. My favorite song by this band starts out slow and gradually gets funky, driven by a great bass riff and Lee's bluesy guitar. The song is called "50 Thousand Miles Beneath My Brain". Here's the link if you're interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FJh6VlwT5vE.html

When you say a song is ahead if it's time I would counter that the song is of it's time. So much has been filtered out of what was happening then. Only do much bandwidth available so just a lot of emphasis onthe big names now. But when you grew up listening to the music at the time all day you heard and listened to literally a thousand or more songs of every year. Imagine in 40 years someone starting to react to hip hop and rap with their only reference being NWA and snoop dog.

Thanks Syed. The point of the song, imo, is the popular thropes people use when they claim to want to 'change the world' from all sides of politics and the exasperation he feels in the mess attached to it all. The explosive verses are the anger, and the chorus is the contemplative resignation that he can't change the world and will leave it up others to argue about? This song is 51 years old, and we're still in the same spot 😄

Check out them doing “I’m going home” live from Woodstock.

That WAS the time💕

Tens Years AFTER.....great Album also...

Alvin Lee is in the conversation.

Very prophetic song🎵🎶

Ten Years was my first concert. Big fan for a loooong time. Each band has its own vibe! 😮 it is what make "rock n' roll so great. Honestly, hugh fan of Floyd, but I wouldn't want all the bands to have a similar sound construct would you? Ten Years is a blues oriented band and is it also a great arena band too.😮

Man, you have really been reacting to some amazing music, some of which is pretty overlooked by many. Really enjoying this channel. I'm not sure if you're taking requests, but I notice you haven't reacted yet to anything by Irish rock band "Therapy?". Imho they're kind of half way between heavy metal and more traditional rock music. Anyway, I'd recommend anything from their album "Troublegum" to you. Let me know if it's donations only for requests and how that works, sorry I'm not up on it all.

Syed, you need to listen to Atomic Rooster, they were an amazing band, their first 3 albums are equally great! BTW, they are "Ten Years After" :)

Not sure about a hidden gem. Alvin Lee is one of the best guitarist of all time. I know I've suggested them a bunch. And I don't believe they ever went by Ten Years Later.

Nobody stopping me from saying it, and did the finest guitarist, alvin lee. Oh yeh , dykes and fairies

It's because they didn't stay together as long as bands like Rolling Stones, but they were a force to reckon with. And also because in the 70's we had so many good bands just can't remember all of them. They played at woodstock and i believe this was the song they played. They also played "I'm going home" at woodstock. And after he said who needs money he says monopoly.

I mean One of These Days

From a time when people weren't overly sensitive and didn't get butt hurt at the drop of a hat.

Ten Years After epitomized the 60's and 70's music. Hip Hop can never even touch the golden erra of Rock..

The lyrics say it all for what's happening today.

That drumming was fire! The chorus was very Beatle-esque.

I was cleaning rooms for a hotel in Salt Lake. Went into one of the rooms and the entire band was in there..had to clean while these gorgeous men were watching me..too nervous to ask for tickets for the concert that night...great memory..not niche at all..I was there ..

You have done this somewhat. Alvin Lee and George Harrison. This was Alvin's band. They got pretty big after Woodstock.

I'd love to change the world. ..... I leave it up to you. Feeling hopeless to do something? More likely, as most people do, selfishness causes them to leave the problems to anyone else - maybe the next generation. Look where that's gotten us.

Were they called Ten Years Later, later on, after they were called Ten Years After? :)

There's only one cure Sayed for your take on this Band x that is I'm Going Home at Woodstock.

The lyrics you pulled up are incorrect. "No not poor me" should be "Monopoly". And "Spread them wide" should be "It's black and white". I also think the first part still can be used today, even if it is not political correct to say, for the reason he is not speaking on behalf of himself there. He voices the opinion of the Conservatives there. Same for the "Tax the rich, feed the poor, till there are no rich no more". He voices the opinion of the Socialists there. He does the same for the Capitalists and Hippies in the other verses. He voices them, and by doing that he shows they do not have the solution for a perfect world. If you are different (freak, hairy, dyke of fairy) then you are outcasted, if you actually tax the rich so hard that they become poor aswel then you end up with more poor people making it worse, etcetera... But you are correct in the way that this is a very political song. This is considered to be Ten Years After's best song by many. But the singer/writer actually did not like this song that much. He wanted to stay with his blues/jazz/rock roots and this song was pop music in his ear. Therefore he never wanted to play it live. Also, you have to realize how big this band was in their prime. They were probably even bigger than Led Zeppelin. Don't forget that it was Jimmie Page standing backstage trying to figure out how Alvin Lee played so good and fast, not the other way around. But overall Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Ten Years After were all great bands of their era, but they did not make the same kind of music, they were all inspired differently and all outstanding in their own way.

Did I read 10 years Later? Who wrote that? Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee (no relation) x Chick Churchill. TYA Alvin

The lyrics are actually very timely ... This song was seeing the future, and nailing it. Whether it is Cool to say at this moment or not. It's just telling the truth. Nothing more. Dude says he has no solution to the progression. And no one does. This song isn't about being cool. It's about being real.

Take some time and listen to Alvin Lee's "Bluest Blues", it is a blues master piece. It was said he had the fastest fingers at Woodstock.

The first chorus is still the most accurate and timeless.

React to ten years after going home live at Woodstock

Do we think, as a community, that Alvin was SO fast at Woodstock in spite of the acid or BECAUSE of the acid?

"Dykes and faries" is not meant to be derogatory. The band stated that this is what people called them when they played because they had long hair.

Ten Years After, as by now you realize.

I think they're saying, everybody's got ideas, gotta make things better, but I'm just a rock singer,it's up to you to change things, not me.

TEN YEARS AFTER was just as big as anyone in the 60s and 70s ! For gods sake they played WOODSTOCK ! The could sell out anywhere ! Alvin Lee was a ROCK GOD ! PEACE !

Look back into the 60's, its all still relevant today. Im a liberal and appreciate these songs

Hey not sure if you have yet! But I think you should check out some of graham nash's stuff, his lyrics hold alot of meaning especially like in Chicago

Wonder if there is a tribute act called Ten Years Later?

I've always been a big Ten Years After fan, so I was surprised and impressed to hear this recent cover turn up in Star Trek Discovery, and it seems to have been in a couple of movie trailers too. Prepare yourself, it's not the same as the original! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dfZ94QNWySY.html

Great reaction ,as per usual 👏........ I'm not sure if u take request s on comments or only patreons? If the latter ,perhaps u could react to REN - Hi Ren .... u will thank yourself.

Nice analysis regarding Tens Years After and Canned Heat in the rock hierarchy. Very very good but not great offerings from the era. Although Alvin Lee was/is a rock guitar god. That album was tremendous.

Didn't you react to the song "Bluest Blues?" Same singer/guitarist only 30 years later. Alvin Lee was the driving force of Ten Years After. Keep doing what you're doing here...stay safe...be well...

Alvin Lee's best song. I always have loved this tune. It was really different when it was released for the time. The lyrics you were watching had several mistakes. Last verse: World pollution, there's no solution Institution, electrocution Just black and white, rich or poor Senators stop the war!

Ten Years AFTER, not Ten Years LATER.

I beg to differ with your take. This is an amazing song, with a great band at the top of their game, and an all time great guitarist (Alvin Lee). I would put this up against any of the great songs by Stones, Beatles, Floyd, Zep, or others. The difference with those other great bands is that they created a huge catalog of amazing music over many years, cementing their legacy. That doesn't diminish a singular effort like this from Ten Years After.

"Very Bluesy"...how prophetic. That was Alvin Lee's true love. Take a listen to his 1994 epic "The Bluest Blues" (where he is joined by George Harrison on slide guitar). If you don't tear up, you have no soul: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rB6OlJqV1rQ.html

Just saying "Stop the War" could get your ass kicked back then.

They WERE "freaks and hairies" - I imagine they were being ironic

who care if it "passes or not anymore". . say what you want with no fear and stand up for what you believe in

Alvin Lee is a brilliant guitarist, but had not the appropriate blues voice with the richness of ton, rather a very uniform one, As a teenager and to this day, the singer in a rock band is important to me. But a good guitar track! Apparently Alvin and George Harrison helped each other out on solo albums, which I didn't realize at the time.

Can't tell to what degree the speaker is being a little ironic or Dylanesque in some of the verses, sorta like the Beatles' "Revolution" -- but IMO definitely sincere after the "Oh yeah!"

Interested in the Japanese bands of the 80's and 90's?? Such as X Japan, Show Ya, Luna Sea and Loudness.

WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC, PEOPLE ACTUALLY SANG INSTEAD OF RAP.