List of tracks
01. The Revolution Will Be Televised
02. Lonnie On The Move
03. Live In The Dark
04. The Ballad Of The Jersey Wives
05. You Know You Know
06. Morning Dew
07. A Change Is Gonna Come
08. Big Block
09. Cause We've Ended As Lovers
10. O.I.L. (Can't Get Enough Of That Sticky)
11. Scared For The Children
12. Beck's Bolero
13. Shapes Of Things
14. Rollin' And Tumblin'
15. Superstition
Personnel
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jimmy James Hall - vocals
Carmen Vandenberg - guitar
Jonathan Joseph - drums
Rosie Oddie - vocals
Rhonda Smith - bass
Extraordinary blues/rock guitarist Alvin Lee had already
begun pursuing his solo career in earnest by the time he returned for the 28th
and final U.S. tour of the original Ten Years After. Upon completion of the
1975 tour, TYA would split up and not return until a reunion was staged in
1989.
Although a cult fave, the band burst onto the world music scene after it
appeared in the documentary film, Woodstock, one of whose highlights was the
performance of "I'm Goin' Home" by Lee and the band. This show,
recorded at Bill Graham's Winterland ballroom, opens with a rockin' (but
incomplete) version of the band's radio hit, "Rock & Roll Music To The
World." They follow it with one their classics, "Love Like A
Man." Muddy Water's "Good Morning Little School Girl," is next,
and leads to long and tasty Slow Blues.
A 20-minute version of "I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes" is
followed by a 12- minute but incomplete "I'm Going Home." After a
souped-up version of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," Lee and
the band close with two of their own hits: "Choo Choo Mama" and
"Baby, Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You."
One of the biggest blues/rock acts on the planet between 1969 and 1974, Ten
Years After could attribute their far reaching success to two things: Promoter
Bill Graham and their appearance in the landmark music documentary Woodstock.
Graham was among the earliest U.S. promoters to book the band, and he made them
a staple act at both the Fillmore East and West, and of course,
Winterland.
By the time this show was recorded. TYA had become primarily a vehicle for
Alvin Lee's blistering guitar work, its songs comprised of equal parts rock,
blues, and jazz. In 1972, the band would leave Decca Records (the label that
signed them in 1967), and move to Columbia's corporate home. Columbia would take
the band in a more radio friendly/pop driven direction (hence, the hit single
"I'd Love To Change The World"). Frustrated with the popular music
trend, Alvin Lee left the band, which disbanded soon after the second Columbia
release in 1975.
The original lineup made one reunion LP and did one more tour in 1988/89 before
disbanding again. In 2003, Ric Lee assembled the group again, although Alvin
would not participate. He was replaced by guitarist Joe Gooch, and the band is
still recording and touring today.
Extraordinarul chitarist de blues/rock Alvin Lee, a carui
cariera solo era in crestere la acel moment, revine la al 28-lea si ultimul
turneu american cu formula originala de la Ten Years After. Dupa incheierea
acestui turneu TYA se vor desparti si se vor mai reuni doar in 1989.
Desi erau un cult favorit, trupa a explodat pe scena muzicii mondiale dupa
documentarul Woodstock, unde varful de interpretare pentru Lee si trupa a fost “I’m
Going Home”. Concertul de fata, inregistrat la Sala de bal Winterland a lui
Bill Graham, se deschide cu versiunea rock incomplete a radio hitului trupei "Rock
& Roll Music To The World." Urmeaza apoi unul dintre clasicele lor "Love
Like A Man." "Good Morning Little School Girl" a lui Muddy
Waters este urmatoarea si conduce catre lungul si gustosul Slow Blues.
O versiune de 20 de minute a "I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes"
este urmata de una incomplete de 12 minute de la “I’m Going Home”. Dupa o
versiune plina a "Sweet Little Sixteen" de la Chuck Berry, Lee si
trupa incheie cu doua dintre hiturile lor "Choo Choo Mama" si
"Baby, Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You."
Avand unele dintre cele mai bune actiuni in lume in blues/rock in perioada 1969-1974,
Ten Years After au obtinut succesul datorita a doua lucruri: promoterul Bill
Graham si aparitia in documentarul Woodstock, un reper in muzica rock. Graham a
fost printre primii promoteri care au rezervat trupa si care a facut-o sa fir
de baza in manifestatiile de la Filmore East si West si, bineinteles,
Winterland.
La vremea cand acest spectacol a fost inregistrat, trupa devenise un vehicul
pentru creatia inflacarata la chitara a lui Alvin Lee, cantecele trupei fiind
compuse din parti egale de rock, blues si jazz. In 1972 trupa paraseste Decca
Records (compania semnase cu ei in 1967) si se muta la corporatia de acasa
Columbia. Aceasta va directiona trupa intr-o directive radio mai prietenoasa de
pop ( de aici si hitul “I’d Love to Change the World”). Nemultumit cu trendul
de muzica populara, Alvin Lee paraseste trupa, care se va destrama curand dupa
a doua lansare de la Columbia din 1975.
Componenta originala a trupei a mai scos un LP de reunire si un turneu in
1988/1989 inainte de a se destrama din nou. In 2003 Ric Lee a reunit iar trupa,
dar fara Alvin Lee. El a fost inlocuit de chitaristul Joe Gooch si trupa inca
inregistreaza si face turnee.
List of tracks
0:00:00 - Rock 'n' Roll Music to the World (Incomplete)
0:02:58 - Love Like A Man
0:08:34 - Good Morning Little School Girl
0:16:37 - Slow Blues In 'C'
0:23:24 - Hobbit
0:29:33 - One Of These Days
0:38:56 - I Can't Keep From Crying
0:59:14 - I'm Going Home / Medley
1:12:25 - Sweet Little Sixteen
1:17:40 - Choo Choo Mama
1:22:54 - Baby, Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You
Personnel
Alvin Lee - lead vocals, guitar
Chick Churchill - organ
Leo Lyons - bass
Ric Lee - drums
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 is the Rhino
Entertainment and Warner Brothers release to the 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads
Guitar Festival. The concert was recorded on July 28, 2007 at the Toyota Park
in Bridgeview, Illinois. The recordings were released on both Compact Disc and
DVD on November 28, 2007 in the United States. The CD and DVD releases sold
more than two million copies worldwide and reached various international
charts. All of the 28,000 concert ticket had been sold in less than 22 minutes, topping
the international concert sales chart in May 2007. All the ticket sales
proceeds from the event as well as the CD and DVD sales proceeds goes directly
to the Crossroads Foundation. The actual amount of recording that was done
throughout the whole concert day was eleven hours. The events host was Bill
Murray, who also played "Gloria" with Clapton at the beginning of the
event. Murray guided the viewers throughout the event, introduced artists and
recalled a little bit of their impact on the American music scene. He also put
on iconic outfits, that Clapton wore during his career: the suit and hair
Clapton wore, when performing for the Rainbow Concert in 1973 and being with
the band Cream throughout the 1960s.
AllMusic critic Hal Horowitz rates the release with four out of possible five
stars and thinks that "Guitar is the operative word here, since all the
participants are six-string players". Horowitz also rates the variety of
music genres as superb and sums his review up by saying: "The DTS surround
sound is superb, the camera work classy if occasionally too arty, and the
top-notch presentation worthy of the high-quality music and artists
involved".
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 este lansarea facuta de
catre Rhino Entertainment si Warner Brothers pentru festivalul lui Eric Clapton
Crossroads Guitar Festival din 2007. Concertul a fost inregistrat pe 28 iulie
2007 la Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Inregistrarile au fost lansate pe
CD si DVD pe 28 noiembrie 2007 in Statele Unite. Aceste lansari au fost vandute
in peste doua milioane de copii in lumea larga si au atins diverse locuri in
mai multe clasamente internationale.
Toate cele 28000 de bilete la concert au fost vandute in mai putin de 22 de
minute, fiind in fruntea clasamentelor la vanzari in anul 2007. Toate
incasarile de la vanzarea biletelor ca si cele din vanzarea CD-urilor si
DVD-urilor au mers direct la Fundatia Crossroads. Toata inregistrarea din acea
zi de concert a insumat 11 ore. Gazda evenimentului a fost Bill Murray, care a cantat
“Gloria” cu Clapton la inceputul concertului. Murray a fost un ghid pentru
public pe durata concertului, el facand si scurte reamintiri ale activitatii
artistilor din spectacol pe scenele americane si impactul muzicii lor. El a folosit de asemenea si imbracaminte
caracteristica, purtata de Clapton in timpul carierei lui: costumul si
pieptanatura lui Clapton la concertul Rainbow din 1973 si cele folosite in anii
’60 cu trupa Cream.
Criticul Hal Horowitz de la AllMusic a dat 4 din 5 stele pentru lansarea pe CD
si DVD si crede ca “Chitara este cuvantul operativ aici, deoarece participantii
sunt toti cantareti pe 6 corzi”. Horowitz considera ca varietatea genurilor muzicale
de acolo este superba si isi incheie recenzia spunand: “Sunetul DTS surround
este superb, camerele au lucrat cu clasa, chiar daca uneori prea cu arta si
prezentarea de prima clasa a fost vrednica de muzica de inalta calitate si
artistii implicati.”
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