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Alvin Lee on guitar and vocal. What a beast. You gotsta watch all of Woodstock. This is woodstock. This has been edited there is about 10 more minutes of the best part missing.
@@richeaton5752 Yeah..me too..the entire performance does get a little tiresome in the middle, though..unlike Soul Sacrifice, which is my favorite of the bunch..Sha Na Na is pretty damned good..and the Fish cheer...
I'm REEEALLY hoping they revisit this one and give it a PROPER reaction to the FULL performance... This was like getting a big fat doobie and no way to light that sucker up!
This is a VERY short, highly edited version of the iconic Woodstock performance. You really should watch the complete performance, it's way better that even this. They bring the song WAAAAY down in the middle for a long time and build up amazing tension.
One of the greatest performances not only at Woodstock, but ever - this is pure fire from top to bottom. Making me rock out at my desk once again, can't beat that. Peace and love from Canada boys, and thanks!
Who keeps the beat at that VERY up tempo? Leo Lyons on bass -- doesn't miss a lick. ALRIGHT! Y'all heard him!!! Definitely take the offer of other posters here and find the longer version; will show the strengths of this band in a more concentrated manner.
When my kids were young and it was a rainy weekend day at the cottage, I'd put this song on (slightly longer live version) and tell them they had to dance, in time with the drummer, for the whole song. Naps came shortly afterwards lolol.
Hilarious! 😂 One of the things I used to do to tire my kids out was to let them "paint" the bricks on our house. A bucket of water and an old paint brush each, and when they got to the end of the wall the water had dried, so I'd tell them it needed another "coat". Worked like a charm. 😎😁
THIS was my introduction to Mr. Alvin Lee & 10 Years After! Killer!! In our group of friends, each guy had 'their part' in air band. (John) Kuebler was doing Alvin Lee-even 'the faces' were included. Lost Kueb 2yrs ago to Covid. Slowly, our friends group have passed away. THIS breathes Life & Memories into my weary soul. It connects me to my vitality, to old friends who are gone, to the BEST damn times I ever experienced. Music is my BEST FRIEND! Amen!
That was my time. 16 yo - I had been a fan of Ten Years After already before, but after that Woodstock thing..... Jesus.... I've got immediately goose bumps. And I'm already 70 years old.
Aahhh Woodstock! Ten Years After performance is a classic in like forever. The full song is even better, the way Alvin brings everything down to a whisper and then explodes at the end. Enjoyed this a lot. ✌️
3 chord song never played better - - ! - - ! Leave it to Alvin Lee and Ten Years After to make you shake your head and stomp your feet - BRAVO - and thank you AIRPLAY BEATS for airing this ! ALVIN LEE is HOME - HE is up there in HEAVEN ! REST IN PEACE ALVIN LEE !
The first time I saw this performance, I came home late at night, high as a kite, and saw this on some cable channel. I could not take my eyes off of Alvin Lee! What a freakin phenomenal guitarist! Still gives me goose bumps…He was probably ripped out of his mind on Owsley’s acid. Most of the performers were.
LOL!!! Who knew you were going to do this one when I commented on it on the Bliest Blues post. Nice move!!! Unfortunately this is an edited version of the Woodstock performance. The full length version was `11:31 in length
It is always a pleasure to see Ten Years After being reacted to, this is perhaps their most famous performance. They have a rich catalog from the late 60s/early 70s that is well worth exploring, they are one of my top Ten English Rock Bands of all time. Try their great single, I'd Love to Change the World, it was a huge hit. One of my favorite deep cuts and jams from them is Standing at the Station, that is an out of control train heading right for you! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Vocalist and Guitarist Alvin Lee is a Blues Man through and through. Unfortunately, this is a very edited version of this performance. I have the movie "Woodstock" on Blu-Ray, and there are several minutes of jamming that have been omitted, but you get the idea. There are also some really cool three-way views on screen that look great and also take you right into the middle of Alvin and his band. Try and find the REAL footage, it is totally worth the trouble. You got a taste, but not the whole thing.
I've been listening to them since their first album. Over the past 10 years or so a big deal was made about "shredding" the guitar. Well, folks, Alvin was the first to do it. But, this version was edited a bit too much and took out some of his solo. Knowing the original I can hear at least four places they cut it. RIP Alvin.
My favorite bass player, Leo Lyons and one of my top 5 guitarist. Alvin Lee. TYA is a helluva band, and very underrated. BTW the rest of the band is pretty darn good too!! I read their name comes from the fact that the band was created10 years after Elvis. There is that Elvis influence. Their live cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Help Me" at The Marquee is as good as this and so is the live version of "I Can't Keep from Crying". Then from Alvin's solo material is "Slow Blues in C".
This is one of my favorite bands of all time. I was first introduced to them in high school with their album A Space in Time, which includes their mega-hit I'd Love To Change The World. But I fell in love with every song on that album and so I started working my way backwards through Cricklewood Green all the way back to their first album. And then I worked my way forward to their very last album in 1974, Positive Vibrations. I can honestly say I like every Ten Years After song on every album. And they evolved a whole bunch over the years from the mid-1960s through 1974. Tons of really great stuff. I bet you would like a lot of it. I wouldn't mind suggesting to you that after you do the obligatory I'd Love to Change the World, assuming you are unfamiliar with it right now, there are another couple off that A Space in Time album that are just fantastic and give you a good idea about what this band is capable of. And it's not all just balls-to-the-wall rocking, there's a lot of it with really fascinating lyrics and they really build certain moods and ambience, and it's just so fun. Once There Was a Time starts off side B of the album and that's a really good entry point as well. Like many of theirs, it starts really slow and just builds into a frenzy. All four of those guys were monsters at what they were able to do and they were just so tight. In the first couple albums you can not only hear the blues influence but really kind of a jazz influence as well. And in fact one of my favorite songs is their cover of a classic Woody Herman song Woodchoppers Ball, and on that one I think the bass player is actually playing an acoustic stand-up bass and it has some great bass solos in it. The keys and drums are mind-blowing as well in this band.
@@dougieyou I had all of their albums on vinyl and yes, cricklewood green is an incredible point in their transition. It is so creative. And there was something about that album, it felt heavier than a normal album, so I think the material that the album cover was made out of must have been heavier stock or something. It also had a slight texture to it rather than being perfectly smooth.
@@richeaton5752 I had the Ten Years After albums on vinyl, but yeah I did have several other things on 8-track cassettes, including the first two Boston albums, a Grand Funk Railroad album, the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, I forget what all else, laugh. There was even a way on our cheap Kmart stereo system to record things from a record album onto a blank 8-track take cartridge, so I made several of my own compilation tapes that way early on. But yeah, I wore that A Space in Time album out and ended up having to go get another copy, laugh. That is just such a stellar album. In fact, I learned the first song on side B if I remember correctly, Once There Was A Time, and have performed it in a band many times and it always gets really good audience response. It's funny as hell but it's also just a great jam.
My mother Loved this tune..whenever I played it she'd come hang around and talk about how much she liked Alvin's inspired mumbling... Ps..you men have the best musical appreciation, broadcast and sound system of Any other reactors, the music just sounds better...
@@AirplayBeats it's true..you have noticeably the best sound..I was a radio DJ for 10 years and I suspect that you guys are running a nice board, do VU meters still have needles? They would do a magical dance when I played Hendrix doing Voodoo Chile back in the 90s...
Hey guys just wanted to let you know another very good British blues band is Savoy Brown. "All I Can Do is Cry", "Hellbound Train" and "Lost and Lonely Child" are good starters. The founder and lead guitarist Kim Simmonds passed away in December 2022. The band had a lot of turnover, but I read that Kim was a sort of mentor and some of the former band members even formed their own band like Foghat, which was comprised of 3 former Savoy Brown members. Savoy Brown released 45 albums since 1967 and I have heard them all.
To get the full benefits of this you have to watch the full version. At the intro AL adds “by helicopter” because the roads were clogged with traffic and closed. Performers had to come and go by copter.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your channel. I am a young dude who has always loved old blues and rock. So to see you guys reacting to some of my favorite songs and videos is great.
These guys along with Santana, Jimi, and Sly & the Family Stone imho were the top acts of Woodstock. Alvin was always considered as one of the fastest guitar slingers around and this tune was evidence of that. Great choice reaction.
I worked in housekeeping at a motel in Salt lake in the 7O's..I went into a room to clean it and the entire band was in the room These gorgeous long hair rockers. Watching me clean..incredibly nervous...they ended up giving me tickets to the concert in town.
Another interesting song by them is "Standing At The Station" studio version. (not as fast, but some real great organ in there and a great guitar solo). Almost prog rock. That's why I love it so.
That is one of my favorites by them, that band is a train, barreling down hill and barely staying on the tracks! Great song and album, also love the tune Religion, they just speak the truth.
@@AirplayBeats Soul sacrifice lasts eleven and a half minutes as well. You may have to go with the one released by Santana himself with no video, to get the full length version. The shortened version cuts out most of Michael Shrieve's drum solo, but you get to see the musicians playing. Your choice, but I recommend the full length version.
@@WMalven There's a 9:50 video version, I'm not sure what's missing from it. But watching this band in action is half the fun. This might serve as a compromise between the full 11:40 and the 6:17 versions.
Guys if you ever decide to check out more Ten Years After. I highly recommend I’d Love to Change the World. Off the top of my head recorded 1970 or so. Give a good listen to the lyrics. 54 years later. Nothing has changed, except for how we now refer to the same social issues that we live with today. As always great job guys ❤
Believe it or not this was a clipped/edited version of the song, they left out some of the medley of other songs he brought in and some of the creative things he did on guitar in the leadup to the big finale. But still a good representation of his shredding skills.
I saw Alvin open for ZZ Top and Journey once. I should have went home after his performance. Funny you mentioned Elvis. The lead guitarist Alvin Lee once said in an interview that he learned everything he needed to know about playing guitar from Elvis's guitarist Scotty Moore.
I was only 6 during Woodstock but I grew up on the soundtrack. The movie is a must see for all who like music. Half a million people 3 Days and the only death was a guy fell asleep under a tractor and when the farmer started it in the morning…some locals burned records which was way worse than anything any Hippie did. ✌️❤️🎸
Hola Maestros ! From Ned in Spain. I was 7 years old when this came out and I remember that it blew everyone away. As others have said this has been cut way way down from the original, they did this to a lot of Woodstock performances and it is a crime. You'll be even more impressed when you see a proper version. It does lag a bit in the middle but it kills in every other way. They had a lot of great songs, I'd Love To Change the World, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Love Like A Man, One of These Days...Classic UK Blues Rock
Love your appreciation for Gregg and the Allman Bros Band...would love your reaction to a song no one reacts to, Jelly Jelly. His voice, organ playing, and piano are top notch....Thanks guys
This one the highlights of the first Woodstock album and film (there were many great performances) even though the musicians were being moved back in time, there aren't stories of anyone losing their s**t over the schedule. Richie Havens(who officially opened the concert) for example had about twenty minutes of material prepared but was told not to leave the stage because no one was ready and started jamming "freedom" one of most notable chants to just burn up time. The promoters lost their a**es on the concert as so many showed up, pushed the fencing over and walked in. Four hundred thousand plus people are gonna do what they want to do. The organizers had originally anticipated approximately 50,000 festival-goers would turn up, 186,00 advance tickets were sold, probably making the promoters see dollars signs, they were not prepared for the final amount.
Early 1970.s Alvin Lee was voted the world's fastest guitar..... You want to check out the album Space in Time....my favorite song is Once there was a Time.... Some of the purest rock and roll guitar you'll ever hear.
"Working on the road" is a good one... "I'd love to change the world " is another one. Fastest fingers in the business! I saw them in the early 1970's with Quicksilver Messenger Service. It's like if you put a 45rpm record on 78rpm. 😆😆😁😎
This version from the "Woodstock" film is an edited version of the album release version. There was some more vocal riffing and guitar parts, from what I remember, than on this version but it's still freaking awesome! OMG that guy was amazing! You can see where Ted Nugent got some of his inspiration (as a musician, not as the nut-job he is today).
Yeah I'm still really disappointed what Nugent became. Amboy Dukes and his early self dubbed material was Alvin Lee inspired you're right about that. Gotta give the nod to Alvin Lee though. Nugent just slowed it down a click is all. But yeah. An unpleasant cancel. Some guys cancelled got raw deal like Trapeze drummer but Nugent deserves his red flag stamp out.
These British rockers were devoted students of American Blues and all Black roots music. Can you tell? 😊 You can also hear Elvis , Jerry Lee Lewis and Eddy Cochran ( Summertime Blues). The major part of the solo got taken out here.
