These guys behind him had to work fast and hard to keep up with Alvin. I saw them at least three times in their prime and, trust me, the guys who worked up the biggest sweat were the bass player (Leo Lyons), the organist (Chick Churchill) and the drummer (Ric Lee). Alvin was the coolest one of them all but he worked his butt off too. Listen to how they sound and it shows. What a great musical era that was!
@deanslist101 Loved these guys since their first album. Saw them at Winterland here in SF in 1975. Check out "Ten Years After Winterland 1975" on yt for the 12 part series. Amazing they only had one radio hit-"I'd Love to Change the World" Still played on radio today. "Ten Years After Undead" is still one of my fave albums of theirs.
In many ways this is my favourite Ten Years After and wish they had done a bit more swing pieces of the big band era---rock n' roller I will be to my grave but when listening to those big bands go at it I simply can't believe what fuckin' great musicians they were as were TYA!!!
@2711913 ---thanks for that info--Woodchopper's a Woody Herman piece I beleive, who played a pretty mean clarinet himself--the first time I saw TYA live(Fillmore 1968) and heard those first few notes from Spoonful I was hooked, and recall my friend next to me saying something about how he must have had some classical guitar experience--don't know--but know his own guitar pieces are classical and will remain so for Many Years After! Thanks again!
Alvin Lee is & shall ever be up there with the best of them! I'm talking guitarists of any & every genre. Those who don't play don't really know, but they have their own opinion, I gotta respect that, I guess.
Alvin Lee is & shall ever be up there with the best of them! I'm talking guitarists of any & every genre. Those who don't play don't really know, but they have their own opinion, I gotta respect that, I guess.
Fuck the haters... I love Alvin Lee's guitar playing. I knew a 15 year old kid back in the early 70's that could, after only 2 1/2 years of playing guitar play the Undead version of Woodchopper's Ball, note for fucking note! Totally learned by ear.
Cheer out there guys! :D I entered my messages and what do I see?I get all of these negative messages from people I don't know and from a video I've never commented :D Stupid brother didn't looked on who's account he is xD Cheers to you, I even like TYA in some way, but I changed my taste into something less rockin' style :D
When I was 13...I thought Alvin was incredible...at 54...I hear a very one dimensional player...lots of notes...lots of emotion...but not very interesting. Sure was interesting to me back then. But I've heard 1,000+ guitar players since then...
These guys were all about lettin loose on stage, if they were inspired. the old story was that occasionally , they would give subpar shows. I saw them on an amazing night in 1974 when they blew ZZ Top off the stage. Now that's saying something. Alvin just left his guit feeding back when he left the stage. Leo was such an energetic bassist, much different than other bassists of his era.
the first band I ever saw was Ten Years After at the Boston Garden it was 1970 about six months after Woodstock. I was in seventh grade, my friend's dad who was a cultured man and a jazz writer for the Boston Globe took us. This guy was a real cultural liberal back when liberal was a good thing.
It changed my life forever. I still remember the concert.
I agree with every super latives Alvin Lee and the rest of the guys gets here! They're just smokin' hot and Alvin's gotta be one of the most underrated guitar hero's in the history of blistering guitar riffs! This guy's simply in a dimension of his own, wether he dives into straight rock'n roll, blues, jazz or whatever! Amazing stuff and thanks a MILLION+ for 'bornblues' for uploading this!! Anyone out there who wants a vintage Gibson for peanuts?? I'm floored!! Hank C...
To answer that I would have to say that somewhere along the lines Clapton deciced to be more mainstream and Alvin Lee decided not to. When you go mainstream whether you want to admit it or not you must make compramises. To this day Alin Lee stays true to himself, he plays what he wants to play and how he wants to play it. Clapton on the other hand, if you were to catch him alone with no-one around probably plays less commercial music and I'm sure he loves playing it....but it doesn't sell
@flashzblue he quit ten years after because he thought the record company was pushing them in the wrong direction [ he played clarinet before guitar i guess thats why they are doing a woody herman number here ]
I'm so pleased to have found this. I was actually at this gig - they played 2 nights at The Marquee as part of the 25 anniversary celebrations; this was the Saturday night. I was an impressionable teenager at the time. I remember bumping into Alvin as he came through the back door where you brought all the gear through. I got his autograph and I asked if he'd play Woodchoppers Ball. He said for you mate, anything! He saw me in the crowd at the end and gave me a thumbs up! Happy Days!
This is a brilliant piece. Bass, guitar, and drums in amazing display. Almost anyone who has played guitar long enough wishes they could pull this off.
live music is not about perfection. it is about the moment. it is about the flow. it is about the spirit of the music. of the vibe. if you cannot get that go listen to your mp3 shit player.
One of my all time favorite guitarists. Wow, what fingers! Reminds me of a friend of mine too - if you haven't checked this guy out - paulschofieldbluesband,com/audio,html -(replace the commas with periods)
Saw then at the Filmore West the same year they played Woodstock. Had never heard of them before went out and got every album I could find. Saw them at the Rose Palace in Pasadena CA as well. This is Woody Herman's signature WoodChoppers Ball done like Woody never imagined.
Seen Alvin in Great Bend Ks., outside Jam, around 10 bands. Alvin closed the show. He's my favorite guitar of all time. Must of been around 1978, 3 man band called Ten Years Later. Best show I've ever seen. Alvin was playing the slide guitar with his mic stand. What a gas.
This brings back a lot of memories........I saw ten years after at The Old Boston Tea Party. After the show they went to Ken's Steak House on Boylston street to eat.......we sat right near them.
alvin lee is a real pro. i saw him in the early 70s at the spectrum in philly. WHILE he was performing a solo, an arm rose from the crowd in front of the stage and an entire can of silly string was discharged on him. he never stopped playing. roadies rushed in from both sides to pick the string off of his guitar while....he never stopped playing! i can never forget that wonderful performance.
@caesarydi were you at that show? i can't remember who the headliner was. maybe tull or the airplane. those double and triple general admission shows were the best! i saw yes OPEN for ELP at the spectrum for less than $10! the spectrum may be gone, but the memories (some of em anyway) live on.
Alvin claims that that guitar is, indeed, the one he played at Woodstock, but the one at woodstock had dot inlays on the fretboard and not the classic block inlays this one has. Also, the woodstock guitar had a Bigsby vibrato/tremolo on it and I've never seen the holes that would have been left from the mounting of it on the body of the guitar. Supposedly, the guitar was sent to Gibson to clearcoat it and preserve the famous stickers, but I don't think they refinished it or modified it.
@SmithRuel Did you ever notice that the neck of his 335 was black? As the story goes, he hit his 335 against the sealing back in '70 at this same club and broke the neck off. So he sent it to Gibson and they put on a new neck, which was from a black 335 and had block inlays. They also covered up the bigsby holes aswell, I guess. Thats definately the same 335 as the one at woodstock, I know that for sure!
Alvin Lee is one of the most underrated and under-appreciated guitarists & performers in either blues or rock. In my book, he's one of the greatest of all time and ranks with the Alberts King & Collins, Buddy Guy, SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Page & the rest, name your favorite.
@Discofishinggoober thanks for your reply In the 60's he was underrated he Over showed by Henderix and Clapton But I still think he is one of the best I would put him up against Clapton any day I am a huge fan as well
The version on their "Undead" album is cleaner and the band works together to accent things more. Love the man, but he could give up a little speed to punch up the feeling in my opinion.
The Undead album is a strange one as yes it's in a studio, but they tried to do a conventional studio album but couldn't recreate the energy of their Live performances so they played for an audience in the studio and recorded it so essentially it is a Live album, (in a studio lol) they were a great Band tho
Do you or anyone know why this is well .. Woodchoppers ball.. I have heard several other versions from Woody Herman and others.. and can recognize none of the licks that Alvin uses here.... seems more of an Alvin Lee compositon or maybe better a TYA composition more then re do of a Classic.
Holy crap! This is awesome! It looks like the original lineup, too!!! Great find... No doubt he's among a short list of the greatest guitar players ever. Nice to see he hasn't slowed down much. LOL
He made mistakes because he tried to play faster than he could. I have the same (playing the guitar) when my fingers aren't warmed enough or when I have a worse day. It's not a bad thing! As I said, AL is veeery fast.
Mistakes are character marks! lol Hendrix, SRV, EVH...they all made them. Anyone more clinical in their playing is usually, more often than not, sterile and boring. Alvin is one of the greatest guitarists these ears have ever heard, period.
@Discofishinggoober Yes, I'm not E.Clapton! How did you notice this? I'm shocked! And I will not be quiet, but if you would try to make me it could be your worst decision in your life. Also, people who DON'T see any cons of their idols should be reffered to as sick.
@LukeInside I see. You must be big and all but I I say I kick your ass because I am sure I am bigger, fng clown.
ur opinion is a joke. By the way, and I am sure you would never admit it, but my guess is your a sad overweight joke who is a low level IT nerd. Good luck shithead.
@BartSmith85 Let's hear your version. Only those who possess greater skills should negatively critique. I would be shocked if you could show Alvin Lee up. I heard no mistakes. I heard an amazing guitarist.
@Discofishinggoober You must be a stupid fanboy who when seeing a little negatively comment about his mega super idol momentally bashing an author of the post. I don't have to prove you my skills on guitar! A.Lee is an underrated guitarist with great speed & technique, bu he sadly has better performances than HERE! If you don't like my opinion - beat it! I can have MY opinion too!
@LukeInside You must be still trying to digest your load. Your post is hardly coherent. Of course you are entitled to your opinion. Just don't get so sensistive when someone jumps all over a crap opinion.
Leo and Alvin just shred this song. Mistakes? Who the hell cares? Saw these guys before Woodstock fame and many times after and they never failed to produce. Just an amazing group. Today's version w/ Joe Gootch doesn't measure up IMHO.
I used to hear comments about Alvin like"he flys like a million but makes a million mistakes" are you kidding me!! He is awsome...sucks he doen't get any recognition.
@londonuk70 ...LOL..sorry I got off the subject.... I'm sure Eric knows who he is and doesn't want to get on a stage anywhere near him, because Clapton would get smoked.Ten Years After also has a great drummer..Rick Lee no relation. Check out a song called Summertime by Ten Years After audio is rough. When watching consider the time and the tiny drum kit he's playing on...Rick Lee very under rated. This was a Top notch band
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These guys are working overtime here! Alvin is an underrated guitarist. Back in the day, i.e. Woodstock era, there was NOBODY who could play blues licks faster than Alvin, and he had a tone and style of his own.
PEOPLE...In GENERAL Think and Feel that " SHREDDIN'" Is a NEW CONCEPT to the guiter Neck!! If Its A '"NEW" Concept...Well Grits ain't Groceries; Eggs Aii't Sunnyside UP... and MONA LISA Was A MAN!!
This album came out about '66, don't know how I came to buy it because they weren't known at all here in CA. Played it to death, every day for two years. I just rediscovered my CD and have been playing it to death again.
Used to see them often in the old Marquee Club; one night due to exhaustion Alvin collapsed on stage as he began this song; we thought he'd died! My fave song: I can't keep from crying (sometimes)
Kick-ass. This must have been a hell of a show and an era to see Ten Years After. I remember they came through Portland, Oregon around this time with Steppenwolf. Wanted to go, but I think it was a 21+ show and I was too young:(
Wow - thanks for posting this! I've actually been looking for this one for some time now. First time I heard this song (w Alvin's guitar) I was absolutely amazed at his speed and fluidity. He is playing clarinet solos, and some Charlie Christian licks.
I did a cover of Woodchoppers Ball (the version from the Undead album) and posted it here hope you like it. I had to slow the tempo a fair amount so I could hit those licks, wow, Alvin Lee is still one of the greatest of the great in my book. Ten Years After was the first band I ever saw, back in 1970 when I was 13.
Shhhhh was one of my first rock albums. I'm glad to see there is footage of them doing woodchopper's ball. I used to listen to this in high school........It made me want to either give up guitar or get better. I got better. Thanks, Alvin!!! You are da man!
Ten Years After- "were-are a great band ....AND ALVIN WAS GREATLY RESPECTED BY GOOD GUITARISTS ALL AROUND . THEY WERE FORMED AND PLAYED BEFORE ZEPPELIN STARTED AND MAY HAVE GOT OVERSHADOWED BY THEM.I, MET LEO AND RIC IN N.Y. BEFORE A FILLMORE SHOW AND THEY WERE SUPERSTARS THEN, THEY PAVED A ROAD THAT MANY FOLLOWED ON ....PEACE..
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This guy needs to practice more. After maybe ten years he could be pretty good....
polymath7 2 months ago
leo "the power" bass
SilentBen18 2 months ago
thanks bornblues for posting this. Alvin is such an underrated player. Love to hear hard rock swing. The whole band cooks!!!
MilSepic60 5 months ago
got to see them play this in Cherry Hill, N.J. 1979, Awesome !
stratas2 5 months ago
Remember first hearing this cut,and it's pretty safe to say I shit my pants.
Ironhorse7874 5 months ago
These guys behind him had to work fast and hard to keep up with Alvin. I saw them at least three times in their prime and, trust me, the guys who worked up the biggest sweat were the bass player (Leo Lyons), the organist (Chick Churchill) and the drummer (Ric Lee). Alvin was the coolest one of them all but he worked his butt off too. Listen to how they sound and it shows. What a great musical era that was!
deanslist101 5 months ago
@deanslist101 Loved these guys since their first album. Saw them at Winterland here in SF in 1975. Check out "Ten Years After Winterland 1975" on yt for the 12 part series. Amazing they only had one radio hit-"I'd Love to Change the World" Still played on radio today. "Ten Years After Undead" is still one of my fave albums of theirs.
2711913 4 months ago in playlist TYA
Ritchie says Alvin only picks one way, after that solo he is wrong!
chelsea8883 6 months ago
I play it on the guitar in a big band.
fuckin' hard work i can tell.
Garet2k 6 months ago
Love it! For more really good Keyboard/Bass check out Fanfare for the Common Man by The Best (live in Japan 1990). Many thanks bornblues for this.
gm4fam 6 months ago
alvin rules!
fellatiuspov 6 months ago
In many ways this is my favourite Ten Years After and wish they had done a bit more swing pieces of the big band era---rock n' roller I will be to my grave but when listening to those big bands go at it I simply can't believe what fuckin' great musicians they were as were TYA!!!
raymind1313 7 months ago
@raymind1313 Alvin Lee played clarinet before guitar and I think that's where the swing element in his music comes from.
2711913 4 months ago in playlist TYA
@2711913 ---thanks for that info--Woodchopper's a Woody Herman piece I beleive, who played a pretty mean clarinet himself--the first time I saw TYA live(Fillmore 1968) and heard those first few notes from Spoonful I was hooked, and recall my friend next to me saying something about how he must have had some classical guitar experience--don't know--but know his own guitar pieces are classical and will remain so for Many Years After! Thanks again!
raymind1313 3 months ago
joe tio, ke desesparacion
como se toca asi??
tbonewalkerleefrom 9 months ago
This guy is like Shawn Lane of 60s and 70s
tuncvidinli 9 months ago
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Alvin Lee is & shall ever be up there with the best of them! I'm talking guitarists of any & every genre. Those who don't play don't really know, but they have their own opinion, I gotta respect that, I guess.
iamrwg2u 9 months ago
Alvin Lee is & shall ever be up there with the best of them! I'm talking guitarists of any & every genre. Those who don't play don't really know, but they have their own opinion, I gotta respect that, I guess.
iamrwg2u 9 months ago
Does anybody know wht the hell happened to Alvin Lee? Is he dead or retired???
thyman01 9 months ago
Fuck the haters... I love Alvin Lee's guitar playing. I knew a 15 year old kid back in the early 70's that could, after only 2 1/2 years of playing guitar play the Undead version of Woodchopper's Ball, note for fucking note! Totally learned by ear.
I've been ruined ever since.
LordSauceness 10 months ago
Cheer out there guys! :D I entered my messages and what do I see?I get all of these negative messages from people I don't know and from a video I've never commented :D Stupid brother didn't looked on who's account he is xD Cheers to you, I even like TYA in some way, but I changed my taste into something less rockin' style :D
LukeInside 11 months ago
\oo/____( '-' )____\oo/
INFINITEPUGGS 11 months ago
Thank you very much.I love Alvin.
yn292 11 months ago
Alvin,
Nobody like him incredible!!!!
FRANKIESIXTOES 1 year ago
Alvin,
Nobody like him incredible!!!!
FRANKIESIXTOES 1 year ago
When I was 13...I thought Alvin was incredible...at 54...I hear a very one dimensional player...lots of notes...lots of emotion...but not very interesting. Sure was interesting to me back then. But I've heard 1,000+ guitar players since then...
rbl0925 1 year ago
These guys were all about lettin loose on stage, if they were inspired. the old story was that occasionally , they would give subpar shows. I saw them on an amazing night in 1974 when they blew ZZ Top off the stage. Now that's saying something. Alvin just left his guit feeding back when he left the stage. Leo was such an energetic bassist, much different than other bassists of his era.
unkljer 1 year ago 3
5 people don't have a clue what good music is.
bigguy4570 1 year ago
Page, Clapton,Beck, Townshend,,all of then ccan suck Lee's cock
lamecasuelas2 1 year ago
Anyway, these guys are magnificent
londonuk70 1 year ago
the first band I ever saw was Ten Years After at the Boston Garden it was 1970 about six months after Woodstock. I was in seventh grade, my friend's dad who was a cultured man and a jazz writer for the Boston Globe took us. This guy was a real cultural liberal back when liberal was a good thing.
It changed my life forever. I still remember the concert.
wnorcott 1 year ago
I still have the VHS with Greg Lake on the cover!!! Remmber that? Alvin hit his peak here!!
chuck225353 1 year ago
I agree with every super latives Alvin Lee and the rest of the guys gets here! They're just smokin' hot and Alvin's gotta be one of the most underrated guitar hero's in the history of blistering guitar riffs! This guy's simply in a dimension of his own, wether he dives into straight rock'n roll, blues, jazz or whatever! Amazing stuff and thanks a MILLION+ for 'bornblues' for uploading this!! Anyone out there who wants a vintage Gibson for peanuts?? I'm floored!! Hank C...
burnette44 1 year ago
alvin and eric are two different players alvin is more jazz player eric more blues
5251nicky 1 year ago
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SupernalOne 1 year ago
One of the best bands ever. I saw these guys a bunch of times here in the L.A. area. Alvin is great!!
droldvinezin 1 year ago
I played the Undead album for Bob Margolin back in the early 80's, he was amazed that TYA played raw blues so well,
diskullman 1 year ago
To answer that I would have to say that somewhere along the lines Clapton deciced to be more mainstream and Alvin Lee decided not to. When you go mainstream whether you want to admit it or not you must make compramises. To this day Alin Lee stays true to himself, he plays what he wants to play and how he wants to play it. Clapton on the other hand, if you were to catch him alone with no-one around probably plays less commercial music and I'm sure he loves playing it....but it doesn't sell
flashzblue 1 year ago
@flashzblue he quit ten years after because he thought the record company was pushing them in the wrong direction [ he played clarinet before guitar i guess thats why they are doing a woody herman number here ]
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@spacepatrolman Woody was quite an influence on Lee's style.
AllBobsAllTheTime 1 year ago
@flashzblue i think clapton was more into getting blowjobs from that girl that did the first cut is the deepest i cant think of her name
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
I'm so pleased to have found this. I was actually at this gig - they played 2 nights at The Marquee as part of the 25 anniversary celebrations; this was the Saturday night. I was an impressionable teenager at the time. I remember bumping into Alvin as he came through the back door where you brought all the gear through. I got his autograph and I asked if he'd play Woodchoppers Ball. He said for you mate, anything! He saw me in the crowd at the end and gave me a thumbs up! Happy Days!
meatybeaty 1 year ago
@meatybeaty Nice to see a proper story,as opposed to the usual drivel written in these comment sections.
Thanks very much.
sejanus4th 1 year ago
This is a brilliant piece. Bass, guitar, and drums in amazing display. Almost anyone who has played guitar long enough wishes they could pull this off.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
I was at this which was really good. Im sure its me wearing white with long hair at 0 . 48 and 1.09 to 1. 13. fame at last.
puddypuss 1 year ago
Outstanding!
LentilWk13 1 year ago
compared to idiots like paul gilbert, alvin lee is a genius
buchananstreet 1 year ago
live music is not about perfection. it is about the moment. it is about the flow. it is about the spirit of the music. of the vibe. if you cannot get that go listen to your mp3 shit player.
fringedweller99 1 year ago
One of the fastest I've seen, that's not slop thats the blues at the speed of light man.
jczother 1 year ago
saw them about ten times and alvin solo about 5
brilliant..met alvin twice too lovely person
CounsellingQld 1 year ago
One of my all time favorite guitarists. Wow, what fingers! Reminds me of a friend of mine too - if you haven't checked this guy out - paulschofieldbluesband,com/audio,html -(replace the commas with periods)
mdpocoroba 1 year ago
Saw then at the Filmore West the same year they played Woodstock. Had never heard of them before went out and got every album I could find. Saw them at the Rose Palace in Pasadena CA as well. This is Woody Herman's signature WoodChoppers Ball done like Woody never imagined.
jpsocalol 1 year ago
Groove
croac40 1 year ago
Seen Alvin in Great Bend Ks., outside Jam, around 10 bands. Alvin closed the show. He's my favorite guitar of all time. Must of been around 1978, 3 man band called Ten Years Later. Best show I've ever seen. Alvin was playing the slide guitar with his mic stand. What a gas.
mcsemiked 1 year ago
TYA Rocked, one of my favorite bands to see Live....probably saw them 50 + times in L.A.............Rose Palace, Olympic Aud,
tfshel 1 year ago
The dude's place in Valhalla is secured.....
POPOUPOPOULE 1 year ago
to bad his band could NEVER keep up with him.....p.s. i was there...
nivet100 1 year ago
This brings back a lot of memories........I saw ten years after at The Old Boston Tea Party. After the show they went to Ken's Steak House on Boylston street to eat.......we sat right near them.
grailkin 1 year ago
What blazing speed Alvin Lee has got to love the guy the most underrated guitar player of the 60's love this song.
bigguy4570 1 year ago
alvin lee is a real pro. i saw him in the early 70s at the spectrum in philly. WHILE he was performing a solo, an arm rose from the crowd in front of the stage and an entire can of silly string was discharged on him. he never stopped playing. roadies rushed in from both sides to pick the string off of his guitar while....he never stopped playing! i can never forget that wonderful performance.
notjohnnyjohne 1 year ago
@notjohnnyjohne Hey - I saw TYA at the Spectrum twice .Man , they were awesome!!I was and still am a big fan
caesarydi 1 year ago
@caesarydi were you at that show? i can't remember who the headliner was. maybe tull or the airplane. those double and triple general admission shows were the best! i saw yes OPEN for ELP at the spectrum for less than $10! the spectrum may be gone, but the memories (some of em anyway) live on.
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Chingonn! is the best! Tenyears after rules!! A huevo!
Supernaut70 1 year ago
Chingonn! is the best! Tenyears after rules!! A huevo!
Supernaut70 1 year ago
Chingonn! is the best! Tenyears after rules!! A huevo!
Supernaut70 1 year ago
Alvin claims that that guitar is, indeed, the one he played at Woodstock, but the one at woodstock had dot inlays on the fretboard and not the classic block inlays this one has. Also, the woodstock guitar had a Bigsby vibrato/tremolo on it and I've never seen the holes that would have been left from the mounting of it on the body of the guitar. Supposedly, the guitar was sent to Gibson to clearcoat it and preserve the famous stickers, but I don't think they refinished it or modified it.
SmithRuel 1 year ago
@SmithRuel Did you ever notice that the neck of his 335 was black? As the story goes, he hit his 335 against the sealing back in '70 at this same club and broke the neck off. So he sent it to Gibson and they put on a new neck, which was from a black 335 and had block inlays. They also covered up the bigsby holes aswell, I guess. Thats definately the same 335 as the one at woodstock, I know that for sure!
Psychedelicbananas 1 year ago
I first saw them circa 1970... Madison Square Garden. Great freakin show .. great band... this video was real nice... thanks
rtermini 1 year ago
excellent album " undead"
lefeuleu 1 year ago
Look at the bassist´s trousers
alanmarceau 2 years ago
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Alvin Lee is one of the most underrated and under-appreciated guitarists & performers in either blues or rock. In my book, he's one of the greatest of all time and ranks with the Alberts King & Collins, Buddy Guy, SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Page & the rest, name your favorite.
Agent0007plus 2 years ago
At that time,there were no shredders...there were some fast playing guitarists...and then there was Alvin Lee!
krkutovaca 2 years ago 2
alvin lee is one of the greatest rock and roll guitarists of all time!
theflyroller 2 years ago 12
Damn right!
spsmonktoo 1 year ago
Look at how hard the bass player is working! You know they love their work.
broadwayboundlady 2 years ago 23
@broadwayboundlady This is music!!!!!!!!!!!!!
londonuk70 1 year ago
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@broadwayboundlady This is music!!!!!!!!!!!!!
londonuk70 1 year ago
@broadwayboundlady Its his brother
markev123 11 months ago
@broadwayboundlady
markev123 11 months ago
@broadwayboundlady leo it's master of the bass
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lanadoitch 2 years ago
He's waxing his carrot at 1:10.
70goldtop 2 years ago
Let Em Play Boys, Let EM Play!!!
Onionbreathe 2 years ago
super guitarist 「ALVIN LEE」 ！！！
JAZZY0212 2 years ago
Alvin Lee was shredding even before people were using that term. The entire band was fantastic.
rodentcafeteria 2 years ago
Alvin Lee the most underrated guitar player in the world. One of the best.
bigguy4570 2 years ago
@bigguy4570
Amen brother!!
broadwayboundlady 2 years ago
@bigguy4570 I agree that he is one of the best. I respectufully disagree that he is underrated. He gets his props. I am a huge fan.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
@Discofishinggoober thanks for your reply In the 60's he was underrated he Over showed by Henderix and Clapton But I still think he is one of the best I would put him up against Clapton any day I am a huge fan as well
bigguy4570 1 year ago
The version on their "Undead" album is cleaner and the band works together to accent things more. Love the man, but he could give up a little speed to punch up the feeling in my opinion.
cutdatoikey 2 years ago
I think he's got good feeling. Not everyting he plays is fast. If you want to see speed without feeling, see Yngwie...
SmithRuel 2 years ago 3
whoopie, from the undead studio album, this live version rocks, thanks.
budelke 2 years ago
The Undead album is a strange one as yes it's in a studio, but they tried to do a conventional studio album but couldn't recreate the energy of their Live performances so they played for an audience in the studio and recorded it so essentially it is a Live album, (in a studio lol) they were a great Band tho
snelders88 2 years ago
Wow did not know that!!! Very interesting.
Do you or anyone know why this is well .. Woodchoppers ball.. I have heard several other versions from Woody Herman and others.. and can recognize none of the licks that Alvin uses here.... seems more of an Alvin Lee compositon or maybe better a TYA composition more then re do of a Classic.
vitovitale 2 years ago
Woodchoppers ball was written by Woody Herman/Joe Bishop,but still TYA does it best
eftstraaga 2 years ago
The undead album was recorded live at the small jazz club, Klook's Kleek in london may 1968.
eftstraaga 2 years ago
captain speedfingers!
jks2 2 years ago
Holy crap! This is awesome! It looks like the original lineup, too!!! Great find... No doubt he's among a short list of the greatest guitar players ever. Nice to see he hasn't slowed down much. LOL
SmithRuel 2 years ago
Maybe there are a few mistakes, but it's 100% live and veeeeeery fast, so it's really great in result!
BartSmith85 2 years ago
Yeah, and like Hendrix and SRV never made mistakes? I'd venture to say Wes Montgomery made a few mistakes here and there...
SmithRuel 2 years ago
He made mistakes because he tried to play faster than he could. I have the same (playing the guitar) when my fingers aren't warmed enough or when I have a worse day. It's not a bad thing! As I said, AL is veeery fast.
BartSmith85 1 year ago
Mistakes are character marks! lol Hendrix, SRV, EVH...they all made them. Anyone more clinical in their playing is usually, more often than not, sterile and boring. Alvin is one of the greatest guitarists these ears have ever heard, period.
SmithRuel 1 year ago
@BartSmith85 Ahhhhh, Bart - I noticed ur name is not Eric Clapton. You might do yourself a favor by keepimg quiet. We've never heard of you.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
@Discofishinggoober Yes, I'm not E.Clapton! How did you notice this? I'm shocked! And I will not be quiet, but if you would try to make me it could be your worst decision in your life. Also, people who DON'T see any cons of their idols should be reffered to as sick.
LukeInside 1 year ago
@LukeInside I see. You must be big and all but I I say I kick your ass because I am sure I am bigger, fng clown.
ur opinion is a joke. By the way, and I am sure you would never admit it, but my guess is your a sad overweight joke who is a low level IT nerd. Good luck shithead.
Fuck you.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
@BartSmith85 Let's hear your version. Only those who possess greater skills should negatively critique. I would be shocked if you could show Alvin Lee up. I heard no mistakes. I heard an amazing guitarist.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
@Discofishinggoober You must be a stupid fanboy who when seeing a little negatively comment about his mega super idol momentally bashing an author of the post. I don't have to prove you my skills on guitar! A.Lee is an underrated guitarist with great speed & technique, bu he sadly has better performances than HERE! If you don't like my opinion - beat it! I can have MY opinion too!
LukeInside 1 year ago
@LukeInside You must be still trying to digest your load. Your post is hardly coherent. Of course you are entitled to your opinion. Just don't get so sensistive when someone jumps all over a crap opinion.
No, I am not going away.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
@LukeInside You're a complete goof. Eat a load, clown.
Discofishinggoober 1 year ago
one of the best songs ever
giannios007 2 years ago
Talk about FAAAAAASSSSST!
Buzzramjet 2 years ago
I always thought I was an Alvin fan, never heard this before. The man is a BEAST!
happypacow 2 years ago 2
Brilliant. Alvin 'paid by the semi-quaver' Lee. He pulled much better faces at Woodstock tho...
eggymoo 2 years ago
very fine
fossie32 2 years ago
Cooooooooool
cookmoore 2 years ago
Very good blues rock guitar albums by Alvin 1( 1994)...2(Pure Blues) &3 (A.Lee in Tennessee)
yomotoro 2 years ago
Dam thats sum fast playing! Alvin Lee is such an underrated guitar player and TYA an underrated band.
jdu2who 2 years ago
Just Plain Fantastic
Leo And Alvin have it together.
Gibson ES335
Fenter P Bass
What can I say.
TL250Rider 2 years ago
Leo and Alvin just shred this song. Mistakes? Who the hell cares? Saw these guys before Woodstock fame and many times after and they never failed to produce. Just an amazing group. Today's version w/ Joe Gootch doesn't measure up IMHO.
shamanjon 2 years ago
Look at some of the other Alvin Lee videos that are posted. This guy is the real deal!
kurtb8474 2 years ago
Nobody does it better then Alvin lee.
bigguy4570 2 years ago 2
I used to hear comments about Alvin like"he flys like a million but makes a million mistakes" are you kidding me!! He is awsome...sucks he doen't get any recognition.
flashzblue 2 years ago 17
@flashzblue Whoever said that was a mistake.
HemiHead66 1 year ago
@flashzblue Besides, I think that even Clapton couldn´t play like this. Have you ever wondered why Clapton never played with Alvin?????????
This Alvin really rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!
londonuk70 1 year ago 4
@londonuk70 ...LOL..sorry I got off the subject.... I'm sure Eric knows who he is and doesn't want to get on a stage anywhere near him, because Clapton would get smoked.Ten Years After also has a great drummer..Rick Lee no relation. Check out a song called Summertime by Ten Years After audio is rough. When watching consider the time and the tiny drum kit he's playing on...Rick Lee very under rated. This was a Top notch band
flashzblue 1 year ago
@londonuk70 there two different players eric is more blues player alvin more a jazz player
5251nicky 1 year ago
@5251nicky I agree, and that's why both musicians are real masters
londonuk70 1 year ago
Damn!
Ryanshinobi 2 years ago
Hey camera guy/editor, it's the fretting hand doing the work. It It never fails; you idiots always pan away just when the guitarist nails it.
1crow 2 years ago 3
Alvin Lee rocks!
ladyblue1228 2 years ago 2
Ruined a great song I don't think so. this just shows how fast Alvin Lee really is Ten Years After don't trash song they make them better.
bigguy4570 2 years ago 2
your an idiot
bigguy4570 2 years ago
alvin alvin lee lee
smoke1j 2 years ago
Suomi 1976! jos tätä sovelletaan nykysuomeen... Fuc........on Tämä listavaaa!!!!!!! Kiitos lähettäjlle:
risto37 2 years ago
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comaradella 2 years ago
again 5 *
rorypappa 2 years ago
5 stars
polkapete 2 years ago
These guys are working overtime here! Alvin is an underrated guitarist. Back in the day, i.e. Woodstock era, there was NOBODY who could play blues licks faster than Alvin, and he had a tone and style of his own.
governorgilf 2 years ago
Minha Mãe!!! verdadeira aula de baixo e ainda leva, de graça, uma aula de guitarra!!
valtersuca 2 years ago
Long Live Alvin Lee!!!
That song always makes me wanna Break stuff!!
;)
super-Thx!
eyevangogh 2 years ago
fantastic 5*
rorypappa 2 years ago
Alvin was one of the most astonishing acts I have ever seen - simply awesome ...
gm4fam 2 years ago 6
That song is just great !
Alvin come back !!!
KISSbestfan 2 years ago
PEOPLE...In GENERAL Think and Feel that " SHREDDIN'" Is a NEW CONCEPT to the guiter Neck!! If Its A '"NEW" Concept...Well Grits ain't Groceries; Eggs Aii't Sunnyside UP... and MONA LISA Was A MAN!!
BILLPERKS5 2 years ago
Fuckin unbelievable....
Zach1976 2 years ago
caraaaaaaaaio!!!!!!!
elianetb 3 years ago
great bass great solo
rorypappa 3 years ago 3
Woody Herman composition and many licks lifted from Herman solo's. Just Great. Just thought I'd refresh the reference. _______
AllBobsAllTheTime (1 year ago)
I remember reading an interview with Lee years ago where he said he tried to model his guitar sound on Herman's clarinet solos.
Geepsterr 3 years ago
faster than my ears
buchananstreet 3 years ago
I've just bust my tennis racket !
5*
rockventures 3 years ago
This album came out about '66, don't know how I came to buy it because they weren't known at all here in CA. Played it to death, every day for two years. I just rediscovered my CD and have been playing it to death again.
1crow 3 years ago
pa que andamo con weas alvin lee toca demasiado la raja! es un heroe xD
paul77psicodelic 3 years ago
I have blisters on MY fingers listening to Alvin wail away! Great players and great band...love to see them again....
mikeg888 3 years ago 2
LA RAJA, ALVIN LEE, ERES MUY WENO
overdose1966 3 years ago
I dream of waking up one day and still see the Marquee at 90 Wardour Street with bands like this playing. Yeah, it's just a dream..
alextw13jf 3 years ago 3
YEAAAAH!!! GO ALVIN GO!
flaeddd 3 years ago
Used to see them often in the old Marquee Club; one night due to exhaustion Alvin collapsed on stage as he began this song; we thought he'd died! My fave song: I can't keep from crying (sometimes)
tzouras 3 years ago
also 5 *****
rorypappa 3 years ago
aca tenes jazz
locder4 3 years ago
Kick-ass. This must have been a hell of a show and an era to see Ten Years After. I remember they came through Portland, Oregon around this time with Steppenwolf. Wanted to go, but I think it was a 21+ show and I was too young:(
ClarkeD120000 3 years ago
:( That's a bugger
AsrudGilberto 3 years ago
This band had a lot of energy
wrappindude 3 years ago
Wow - thanks for posting this! I've actually been looking for this one for some time now. First time I heard this song (w Alvin's guitar) I was absolutely amazed at his speed and fluidity. He is playing clarinet solos, and some Charlie Christian licks.
jimcassio 3 years ago
I did a cover of Woodchoppers Ball (the version from the Undead album) and posted it here hope you like it. I had to slow the tempo a fair amount so I could hit those licks, wow, Alvin Lee is still one of the greatest of the great in my book. Ten Years After was the first band I ever saw, back in 1970 when I was 13.
wnorcott 3 years ago
this and I'm going home true rock classics ALVIN IS BAD AS HELL great great great
chetta61 3 years ago
listen to the bass he is working just as hard as Alvin.
bigguy4570 3 years ago 2
Leo Lyons!!!!Second to none...just like Ric and Chick!!!!
apanokato 3 years ago
aman bro.
bigguy4570 3 years ago
great
rorypappa 3 years ago
This ............. is the best!
Tricky722007 3 years ago
puta madre me lo ganaron , ese lo iba a subir yo, pero ni pedo
lamecasuelas 3 years ago
Shhhhh was one of my first rock albums. I'm glad to see there is footage of them doing woodchopper's ball. I used to listen to this in high school........It made me want to either give up guitar or get better. I got better. Thanks, Alvin!!! You are da man!
econoroller 3 years ago
One of the top guitar player in history !!!
hidkosar 3 years ago
I LOVE Ten Years After!!!
ambeegee 3 years ago
Alvin Lee - Guitar God
elsapucai 3 years ago 2
Ten Years After- "were-are a great band ....AND ALVIN WAS GREATLY RESPECTED BY GOOD GUITARISTS ALL AROUND . THEY WERE FORMED AND PLAYED BEFORE ZEPPELIN STARTED AND MAY HAVE GOT OVERSHADOWED BY THEM.I, MET LEO AND RIC IN N.Y. BEFORE A FILLMORE SHOW AND THEY WERE SUPERSTARS THEN, THEY PAVED A ROAD THAT MANY FOLLOWED ON ....PEACE..
DYNODRUM 3 years ago 2
alvin lee is one of the kings of british blues! first class!
petequintin 3 years ago 3
Have you seen that poser Joe Gooch and TYA? Alvin Lee is in the upper echelon of rock musicians. Awesome video. Thanks.
FamilyUSA 3 years ago