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Ten Years After is a British blues rock band popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The band consisted of:

History

After several years of local Nottingham success as The Jaybirds, the band moved to London, changed their name to Ten Years After, and secured a residency at the famous Marquee Club. An invitation to play at the Windsor Jazz Festival in 1967 led to a contract with Deram, a subsidiary company of Decca — the first band so signed without a hit single.

After touring Scandinavia and the United States, Ten Years After released their second album, Undead, which included the hit single "I'm Going Home". This was followed by Stonedhenge, a British hit. In 1969, they appear at the Newport Jazz Festival, in the first event to which rock bands were invited. In August, Ten Years After performed a breakthrough American appearance at Woodstock; their furious-to-slow-to-furious rendition of "I'm Going Home" 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. It was the first record to be issued with a different playing speed on both sides - one a three-minute edit at 45 rpm, the other, a nine-minute live version at 33 rpm. In August, Ten Years After played the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 to an audience of 600,000 hippies. Their set was highlighted by performances of "I'm Going Home" as well as the blistering guitar solo and tuning parts on "I Can't Keep From Crying".

In 1971, the band released the album A Space In Time, which featured "I'd Love To Change The World", a hippie anthem of sorts, protesting about the Vietnam War and possibly even capitalism itself. At this point in time, Ten Years After were in their heyday: at the beginning of their twelfth US tour, they played to a sold out Madison Square Garden of 20,000 fans.

Taking the second half of 1973 off to pursue side projects, news of a band break-up ran rampant, but the album Positive Vibrations was still recorded and released in 1974. After a tour of the UK, and their last tour (number 28) in the US, Ten Years After broke up for the first time.

Ten Years After reunited in 1983 for a tour of the UK, and in 1988 for several American concerts and a single album, About Time (1989).

In between times, Alvin Lee fronted a band called "Ten Years Later" with a bass player and drummer who did some UK gigs, including the Bristol Coulston Hall.

In 2003, a version of "Ten Years After" re-appeared, featuring every original member except Alvin Lee. Their new guitarist is Joe Gooch. They were still touring France in May 2006.

Discography

Studio and live albums

Ten Years After 1967
Undead 1968
Stonedhenge 1968
Ssssh 1969
Live At The Fillmore East 1970
Cricklewood Green 1970
WATT 1970
A Space In Time 1971
Alvin Lee & Co. 1972
Rock & Roll Music To The World 1972
Recorded Live 1973
Positive Vibrations 1974
About Time 1989

Compilations

  • Double Deluxe (1970)
  • Ten Years After (1971)
  • Classic Performances (1976)
  • Goin' Home (1977)
  • Greatest Hits (1977)
  • Profile (1979)
  • Ten years After (1980)
  • Timewarps (1983)
  • The Collection (1985)
  • At Their Peak (1987)
  • Universal (1987)
  • Portfolio (1988)
  • The Collection (1991)
  • Essential (1991)
  • Pure Blues (1995)
  • I'm Going Home (1996)
  • Premium Gold Collection (1998)
  • The Best of (2000)
  • Very Best Ten Years After Album Ever (2001)
  • Ten Years After Anthology (2002)

External links

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