Man, he cooks too and if you want Ten Years After with Alvin then go there, but I can dig this cuz THEY're still TIGHT! But I still miss that guy called Alvin!!! Very much!!!!----raymind1313@gmail.com
Use to see Alvin regular in the early 60's then with the 'Jaybirds' and from Mansfield they played at our local St Micheal's Church Hall [Sutton Hop] most fridays a great crowd puller back then
@skunkdad7 I wouldn't say that, I saw them live last night and he's really good and, the most important thing, he was so decent and elegant, not trying to emphasize anything but the band, and by "the band" I mean the three giants.
Come on, people. Stop whining about Alvin Lee. Yes, he's an awesome guitarist. But he left Ten Years After 36 years ago, because he thought he was too good for them. Be glad TYA are still touring. And besides, Joe Gooch is doing a pretty good job as Alvin's replacement.
Ok,Gooch is not Alvin Lee.Nobody can replace Alvin in my heart ever.But would you rather have no TYA?I love every tune that this Gooch guy has produced,though...and for me,it's not about persons,it's all about music.This music is quite ok.
@markm201 I've said what I've got to say about it.Nothing can change my mind.It's a great performance from Gooch and the other 3/4 of TYA.Alvin is Alvin,and I will always love him.So was Peter Green "heart and soul" of Fleetwood Mac,but after he left they continued as Fleetwood Mac.And many people who loved their music never knew who Peter Green was(personally,for me they were just a different band w/o P.G.,but can't say I didn't like one or another song).
@krkutovaca enjoy the cheap ripoff band,by the way the the difference with fleetwood mac is the band changed and then they found sucess,tya was all about alvin. he wrote all the music, he sang all the music and he was the standout. the leader and the heart and soul,no one can deny it. the rest of the guys were talented musicians,but were the back up to alvin. their playlist and albums without alvin still are dominated by his songs and his sound. they should be ashamed of the blatant charade
The people that are posting this TYA without Alvin have tried to block me. This is, as you've figured out, a really low-rent attempt to sell music. TYA as we all know, without Alvin Lee is a sham. How about Led Zep w/o Jimmy Page?
How about Led Zeppelin without Jon Bonham? Oh yea that's right he died 30 fuckin' years ago man. I would get back out there and play music if I were them too.
Bonham wa a great drummer,but he was a drummer....not writing the music or the voice of the band or the guitar the was it's reputaion. Lee was all of those guys in one.
hey i think i'll pull out my crickwood green lp and get the alvin version or maybe ssshush or maybe stonehendge or ? cause i've got em all and i saw alvin in a small venue in gr,mich back in 1978.there is no substitute
this is fantastic. i know nobbody else listens to this but it is their loss, not mine. the vocals are too low at the start but maybe that was necessary to make the brilliant guitar work shine thru....thanks for putting this up.
Great memories, 1971 in Chicago. I saw Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Uriah Heap in a concert. I was 14 yrs old, sitting 15 rows back,center stage and it only cost me $15.00 THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!
Weak vocal, but excellent lead guitar, well worth a listen. Folk shouldn't be too hung up on whether or not it is Alvin Lee holding the guitar; just go with the flow of the music...
Joe Gooch can play good guitar but doesn't have credibility until he plays his original songs and compositions, and most importantly, makes a hit out of his own original material.
I stand by my earlier statements that this band Ten Years After now is merely a tribute, or a cover band.
It's nothing different than if a Hendrix influenced guitarist like Robin Trower were to play a bunch Hendrix songs and rename himself, Jimi Hendrix NOW!
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Brilliant Ten Years After! Listening to this feels as if one were back in 1969. Anybody who has the cheek to criticise this is too young and stupid to know any better - and I an sure they are one of the many functional illiterates who write comments on YouTube with no concept about English grammar or spelling, and I'm referring to native English speakers!
Yes, that is leo lyons on the bass. And the others are the original TYA too. It´s just Joe Gooch on the guitar instead of Alvin Lee. And they already have their new songs. It´s Ten Years After Now!
I seem not to be the only person thinking that nobody will ever be able to play all this "old" TYA music like Alvin Lee (well, it's his music, ain't it?)
btw, I like Joe Gooch's guitar more than his voice
I were at TYA concert without Alvin Lee in Budapest, and i had a willies but i was the spur of concert when it was end. I'm a guitarist, and a ithink the new guitarist of the band is very talentes and he cope with in this situation. The new band was amazing!
POR FAVOR NO COMPAREN A lOS GENIOS COMO JIMMY HENDRIX CARLOS SANTANA ALVIN lEE CON CUALQUIER MEDIOCRE U BUENOS GUIRARRISTAS , QUE ESTOS OTROS HAGAN SU PROPIA MUSICA Y DEMUESTREN TAMBIEN QUE SON BUENOS YA QUE SI SOLO HACEN COVERS SOLO SERAN SIMPLEMENTE " MEDIOCRES"
video is awsome but too bad of the sound quality, you really cannot hear the true sound of his voice the way it was meant to be heard!!! so i will jsut throw the record back on and listen!!
I think Joe is just the tonic for TYA.He adds a youthful zest which turns the songs into a fresh experience.I think the way he took some of Alvin,s licks and put his own touch on them is great.
Joe kicks ass. He is not Alvin.. Alvin is great but he would get back with the band that wanted to tour again. They chose well... Instead of comparing just try and enjoy the different interpretation of another awesome guitarist! Unfortunatly on this clip the vocals are way to low.. so one can not comment on Joe's vocals..
Joe Gooch is a brilliant guitarist and does a fantastic job in the Ten Years After Now band....give him abreak if Alvin doesnt want to play the others can..well done guys (some people can't move on)
Hey, no one said they shouldn't play. But this git player, while good, is no Alvin Lee - who, in my opinion, is one of the greatest players of all time.
NO one said he is "an" Alvin Lee, I just said he is a very good player, Ive met Alvin many times and he is a great player. So is Joe Gooch. Thats it really...the Alvin Lee is god thing is a bit lame these days.
Didn't call him God. Said in my opinion he was - and is - one of the greatest. Gooch is very good. Lee is great. If he doesn't want comparisons he shouldn't play Lee's songs.
I don't suppose Joe is in the slightest bothered by comparisons..after seeing TYA over 12 times live and the Alvin lee band 6 times I can cope with joe too...for me its all good.
Its kind of like watching the chipmunks without Alvin right. Or eating cake with no icing on it! Change your name to "Blackwater Pearl" and evrybody will say...hey man theres Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, and Ric Lee from TYA with a new band! COOL!
Still isn't Alvin though - personally, I'd really rather he leave Alvin's material alone. It's hard to take it as anything other than a tribute to the man and yeah, I guess I resent anyone other than Alvin Lee being called Ten Years After. If its TYA I expect to hear the world's most awesome guitarist, not just somebody who plays well - there's thousands of good guitarists, but there's only one Alvin Lee.
I understand them using a name they helped make great...but I agree with you without the worlds most awesome guitarist its not the same. But Alvin is not the only one who created TYA...Leo Lyons is one of the finest Bass players in the world too. And Chick and Ric were in the pocket too. I would buy an album under another name because they have some cool new originals with this Joe Gooch. Hey same thing is happening with Grand Funk, Bad Company and so on..
There is not a guitarist in the world that would'nt jump at the opportunity to play with such fine musicians! And Joe is that lucky guitarist! But like I said...some awful big shoes to fill!
I agree and don't fault Joe for wanting the gig. And with 3/4 of the original band there, of course they're going to play some classic TYA songs. But that doesn't change how it SOUNDS to me, and it just doesn't sound as good as Alvin.
I think it's quite unfair to put any guitarist to fill in Alvin Lee's shoes in Ten Years After. Alvin had that magnetism and intensity which made him unique and which defined the band. Joe got his chops down but sorry, this ain't the real Ten Years After.
F... you gbeau 61, you should have to see him on stage before saying that, or maybe you're playing the guitar better than Joe, but i'm really not sure of that.
rnjoe...Ive seen enough guitarists over the years to warrant my view...I prefer the Original guitarist of TYA, that unmistakeable Gibson ESS 335 sound that set him apart from others.
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antifrost1 1 month ago
Pas évident de chausser les bottes d'Alvin Lee? et pourtant ça le fait... Carrément!
djompinthefire 3 months ago
this is good but w/o alvin there is noTYA
nomiclas 6 months ago
"Eenvoud siert de mens" dit is een schoolvoorbeeld .
hechterman 7 months ago
no alvin, not tya!
anthonycrystal33 7 months ago
@anthonycrystal33 finally sane people . wrote the music, sang it and played it.all Alvin
markm201 3 weeks ago
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Man, he cooks too and if you want Ten Years After with Alvin then go there, but I can dig this cuz THEY're still TIGHT! But I still miss that guy called Alvin!!! Very much!!!!----raymind1313@gmail.com
raymind1313 7 months ago
Alvin Lee rules ok!
apsy2 9 months ago
@apsy2 yes! Alvin
markm201 3 weeks ago
Wow il déchire le petit Joe :D Jl'ai vu hier en concert à Auxerre il assure de ouf !
Ninioushka 10 months ago
WTF is this?? It ain't Ten Years After without Alvin Lee!!
rodentcafeteria 11 months ago
this sucks without alvin lee joe gooch sucks he just copies a.l. and not a very good copy
ithinku8dert 11 months ago
@ithinku8dert
no doubt that this joe is a better than alvin. more importantly.. there is respect.
positive vibrations mate.
ftsmoo 11 months ago
@ftsmoo I saw this group they suck nothing original and I aint your mate
ithinku8dert 11 months ago
Are these non-Alvin albums any good?
cattledog5 1 year ago
this is so new even now, keep on rocking, they have to be innovators and creator of total upfront rock music
artpenrose60 1 year ago
this is so new even now, keep on rocking
artpenrose60 1 year ago
joe the fucking poor mans Alvin
markm201 1 year ago
Alvin Lee rocks, great to see him still at it.
12inchPie 1 year ago
I 1st heard them in 1968 & they still got it. Amazing video, thanks for sharing. Alvin kicks butt!
TheQuicksilverdog 1 year ago
Love it !!!
marzenka13041960 1 year ago
NOT Alvin Lee!
mrtea56 1 year ago
@mrtea56 not even close
markm201 1 year ago
@markm201 - this got me rockin' - and it's authentic! Best Wishes!
mrtea56 1 year ago
@mrtea56 alvin lee is authentic,this is a cheap exploitation.a real shame they are allowed to take advantage of alvin. by the way he wrot it too.
markm201 1 year ago
Joe has talent, but:
Another example of TYA Now destroying an Alvin Lee song.
When TYA Now do their own material, I can get into it.
This is just sad................
Ten Years After Now Without Alvin, should do TYA Now material
NetworkES335 1 year ago
check out TYA albany!! Reasons Why
chuck225353 1 year ago
Use to see Alvin regular in the early 60's then with the 'Jaybirds' and from Mansfield they played at our local St Micheal's Church Hall [Sutton Hop] most fridays a great crowd puller back then
johnebigguns 1 year ago 2
je sui des année 60 mais il pren bien la releve
leubami 1 year ago 2
A tiger wit hno head ,are you so IGNORANT to still call that a tiger ?
Probably , blinded by the light , the love of the longgone light...
sorocksteady 1 year ago
As a mega TYA fan,,I cant say how much i enjoyed watching that,,Its on my favorites list now !!
eckankarpaul 1 year ago
Voices from my youth!
Love this song!
russysy 1 year ago
A good song is worth to be played any time!
On the other hand, what would a Jimmy Hendrix band without Hendrix. Or T.Rex without M. Bolan. 'So take this as a cover band.
gillan5 1 year ago
ten years after with a strat.. sounds like playing motorhead with a harp..
still a great song anyway :)
doyengicp 1 year ago
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this guy sucks
skunkdad7 2 years ago
@skunkdad7 I wouldn't say that, I saw them live last night and he's really good and, the most important thing, he was so decent and elegant, not trying to emphasize anything but the band, and by "the band" I mean the three giants.
stairwaytoarina 1 year ago
Yay - used to play this song in my band when i was at school. Those were the days.
eggymoo 2 years ago
Somebody ought to synch up the video and audio on this one!
ejkarlovich 2 years ago
this one compressed
leubami 2 years ago
Come on, people. Stop whining about Alvin Lee. Yes, he's an awesome guitarist. But he left Ten Years After 36 years ago, because he thought he was too good for them. Be glad TYA are still touring. And besides, Joe Gooch is doing a pretty good job as Alvin's replacement.
Kreosteiner 2 years ago 5
It's true !
Without Alvin, these are not the real T.Y.A., obviously,
but I think this is a honest performance, that capture part of the old T.Y.A. style.
roby62gtr 2 years ago
alvin was TYA ! joe gooch shoud be tuning alvins guitar. he's a cheap impersonator.
markm201 2 years ago
Ok,Gooch is not Alvin Lee.Nobody can replace Alvin in my heart ever.But would you rather have no TYA?I love every tune that this Gooch guy has produced,though...and for me,it's not about persons,it's all about music.This music is quite ok.
krkutovaca 1 year ago
@krkutovaca yes stop tya from fouling the good music of alvin lee
markm201 1 year ago
@krkutovaca
markm201 1 year ago
@markm201 I've said what I've got to say about it.Nothing can change my mind.It's a great performance from Gooch and the other 3/4 of TYA.Alvin is Alvin,and I will always love him.So was Peter Green "heart and soul" of Fleetwood Mac,but after he left they continued as Fleetwood Mac.And many people who loved their music never knew who Peter Green was(personally,for me they were just a different band w/o P.G.,but can't say I didn't like one or another song).
krkutovaca 1 year ago
@krkutovaca enjoy the cheap ripoff band,by the way the the difference with fleetwood mac is the band changed and then they found sucess,tya was all about alvin. he wrote all the music, he sang all the music and he was the standout. the leader and the heart and soul,no one can deny it. the rest of the guys were talented musicians,but were the back up to alvin. their playlist and albums without alvin still are dominated by his songs and his sound. they should be ashamed of the blatant charade
markm201 1 year ago
@krkutovaca woodstick is an asshole
markm201 1 year ago
TYA without Alvin Lee ISN'T TYA.
DocteurJM 2 years ago
amen
ishman3155 2 years ago
The people that are posting this TYA without Alvin have tried to block me. This is, as you've figured out, a really low-rent attempt to sell music. TYA as we all know, without Alvin Lee is a sham. How about Led Zep w/o Jimmy Page?
FamilyUSA 2 years ago
How about Led Zeppelin without Jon Bonham? Oh yea that's right he died 30 fuckin' years ago man. I would get back out there and play music if I were them too.
khh1964 2 years ago
Bonham wa a great drummer,but he was a drummer....not writing the music or the voice of the band or the guitar the was it's reputaion. Lee was all of those guys in one.
markm201 2 years ago
AND TRUE!
fjelly0 2 years ago
NO ALVIN?
I change my vote to:
FALSE!
(Dizzy I was!)
fjelly0 2 years ago
The
Ten Years After Sound:
Still Wondurus Full...
fjelly0 2 years ago
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this is crap...
duxberry1958 2 years ago
weres alvin its is song FFS
duxberry1958 2 years ago
were is Alvin???
badsilvy 2 years ago
no joe gooch
leubami 2 years ago
no guitar is Joe Gooch
leubami 2 years ago
real rock
misterplant08 2 years ago
tya whitout alvin lee is no more tya !
tonton5757 2 years ago
I like it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
cccarliten 2 years ago
Next show in France, in Compiegne 4th April 2009 at the Ziquodrome
sanremo01 2 years ago
Where was the location of this particular concert?
CBCarnage 3 years ago
I'll take Alvins guitar tone anyday. Joe's Strat is too trebly. I'll take that cherry red 335,thank you.
shakey64 3 years ago 2
His guitar solo through out the video is amazing!I Wish i could play like that!Ten Years After forever!
xojbabyxo 3 years ago
They are Fantastic, perfect on stage ! Joe Gooch is a guitar heroe, I saw them in Paris 4 days ago, their show was I N C R E D I B L E
sanremo01 3 years ago
hey i think i'll pull out my crickwood green lp and get the alvin version or maybe ssshush or maybe stonehendge or ? cause i've got em all and i saw alvin in a small venue in gr,mich back in 1978.there is no substitute
nomiclas 3 years ago
Who is this Joe?It`s a long way to Alvin!
theodorus45 3 years ago
There are no words to describe to this grand band.
Rock always!!!!
guillermo307 3 years ago
this is fantastic. i know nobbody else listens to this but it is their loss, not mine. the vocals are too low at the start but maybe that was necessary to make the brilliant guitar work shine thru....thanks for putting this up.
bendobrin 3 years ago
Dear Mr. Lyons: After almost five years of tutoring Joe is barely cutting it. He is making poor Chick catatonic.
You, Alvin, Ric and Chick made TYA the best band - ever. What is going on NOW?
1diomedes 3 years ago 2
Still alive and kicking! Saw them last month, had a good time.
YELLEMDML 3 years ago
Gitarrenspiel hervorragend, Gesang mickrig ***
GAZI1953 3 years ago
THAT´S MUSIC THANKS 5*****
kinkkinda 3 years ago
check out a band called head hands &feet
duxberry1958 3 years ago
## ONE OF THR BEST ~~
skinnyankal 3 years ago
Joe is no Alvin. But, then, nobody was, is, and probably will ever be!
apanokato 3 years ago 6
goes to show Alvin was also a good vocalist...guitar here is okay but the voice is worse than mine!
itnow 3 years ago 6
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sorry pal but alvin aint no singer man...hes a legend and all...but a good singer...no way man
dimehard 3 years ago
sorry pal but Alvin does have soul in his voice though he is only a master with guitar.
Just like Hendrix can have a pleasant singing but of course his guitar play is far above pleasant...anyway,man
itnow 3 years ago 11
really good! alvin or not. i'd pay to see and hear this.
snottydyck 3 years ago
Don't pay too much though. Save your $ and buy thr Fillmore East Live. You will hear the difference!
1diomedes 3 years ago 2
Great memories, 1971 in Chicago. I saw Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Uriah Heap in a concert. I was 14 yrs old, sitting 15 rows back,center stage and it only cost me $15.00 THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!
iujmken 3 years ago 4
Memories of what? In 1971 you saw the great Alvin Lee. If you like this new band, that's fine - but it isn't the band you saw in 1971.
rockout118 3 years ago 6
minus alvin lee...rest of the band stills there ...beggers cant be choosers.....enjoy the band brother...
sharp1972 3 years ago
lujmken;;;;if they ever start sellin' those time machines..im goin' back to that show with ya...beers r on me..lol!i was negative one then
sharp1972 3 years ago
this song gives me life
johnakos16 3 years ago
yessssssssss guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sharp1972 3 years ago
i love it
johnakos16 3 years ago
This is so awful a cover it should be banned! One word for it - CRAP!!
14philm 3 years ago 3
FRAUD!
Lestratosphere 3 years ago 4
Weak vocal, but excellent lead guitar, well worth a listen. Folk shouldn't be too hung up on whether or not it is Alvin Lee holding the guitar; just go with the flow of the music...
yizhivika 3 years ago
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Why don't we rename them 30 Years After? I enjoyed this clip, but let's face it - can Alvin still do it? My opinion is he would if he could...
coldsnout 3 years ago
Where ya been? Alvin IS still doing it, better than ever. Have a listen to the newest CD, Saguitar - the man is literally amazing.
rockout118 3 years ago 8
ALVIN LEE is TEN YEARS AFTER this is no ALVIN.
merrilltim 3 years ago 7
@merrilltim finally someone knows ..thanks they are a cover ban.alvin is the real story.
markm201 1 year ago
GOT 1 THANKS
metalman44444 3 years ago
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CUNT CANT SING
metalman44444 3 years ago
Get a life !
ivadane 3 years ago
Joe Gooch can play good guitar but doesn't have credibility until he plays his original songs and compositions, and most importantly, makes a hit out of his own original material.
I stand by my earlier statements that this band Ten Years After now is merely a tribute, or a cover band.
It's nothing different than if a Hendrix influenced guitarist like Robin Trower were to play a bunch Hendrix songs and rename himself, Jimi Hendrix NOW!
stev9090 3 years ago 7
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Brilliant Ten Years After! Listening to this feels as if one were back in 1969. Anybody who has the cheek to criticise this is too young and stupid to know any better - and I an sure they are one of the many functional illiterates who write comments on YouTube with no concept about English grammar or spelling, and I'm referring to native English speakers!
TaraTownsend 3 years ago
"Why post these covers?"
because we like em...(:>)
joannasullivanmusic 3 years ago
Brilliant!
normannt 4 years ago
Why post these covers?
theodorus45 4 years ago 3
Dr Timothy Leary?????
Are you really?????
I'm in agree with you, but..
Are you really?????
Lucy in the sky with a diamonds?????
roca53 4 years ago
Yeah You cant play Alvin's songs like the man him self one of the greatest guitar players ever joe gooch doesn't even come close
DrTimothyLeary2007 4 years ago 5
Yes, that is leo lyons on the bass. And the others are the original TYA too. It´s just Joe Gooch on the guitar instead of Alvin Lee. And they already have their new songs. It´s Ten Years After Now!
00zwerg00 4 years ago
I seem not to be the only person thinking that nobody will ever be able to play all this "old" TYA music like Alvin Lee (well, it's his music, ain't it?)
btw, I like Joe Gooch's guitar more than his voice
aktendulli 4 years ago 4
Ohhhhhhh man...I just found this page by accident.
Right f*cking on...Im so lucky!
New fan!
kunjidee1 4 years ago
No offense to Joe Gooch. I think, he's a brilliant guitarist.
But instead of doing all these TYO cover, Joe needs to write, compose songs of his own AND make a hit out of his own material.
I don't care if the band itself feels otherwise, but there's only one TEN YEARS AFTER, and that band included Alvin Lee.
Anything else is but a tribute, cover band.
stev9090 4 years ago 7
hát ember, en is tudom :P
ClassicRockFan1220 4 years ago
TYA without Alvin Lee is like The Who whitout Pete Townshend...
I think tough it's Leo Lyons on bass.
FB1801 4 years ago 6
No fun
PAULLONDEN 4 years ago
Is the guitarist in the video really Alvin Lee???
GoldAlliance 4 years ago
I don't think so.
JeffKnight 4 years ago
no Joe Gooch
leubami 4 years ago
No, that's not Alvin. The dude doesn't even play a 335... He's talented - but it ain't TYA!
lvsummer 4 years ago 3
I were at TYA concert without Alvin Lee in Budapest, and i had a willies but i was the spur of concert when it was end. I'm a guitarist, and a ithink the new guitarist of the band is very talentes and he cope with in this situation. The new band was amazing!
Pepfac 4 years ago
''I think Joe is just the tonic for TYA.He adds a youthful zest which turns the songs into a fresh experience.''
I think he makes them sound shit. Get rid of him, and retire the band as they were supposed to do in the early 90's.
Without Alvin it's merely a tribute band.
ANON0902 4 years ago
fucking bad without alvin real shit
bol0709 4 years ago
igy szeretni - amilyen jó ez a szám - csak egy férfi tud :)
lacy54 4 years ago
jaja :) így van!
la1ce 4 years ago
és ezt csak mi tudjuk:))
lacy54 4 years ago
Ten years after without Alvin Lee!! What about the Stones without Mick Jagger or U2 without Bono!!
Famannefr 4 years ago
POR FAVOR NO COMPAREN A lOS GENIOS COMO JIMMY HENDRIX CARLOS SANTANA ALVIN lEE CON CUALQUIER MEDIOCRE U BUENOS GUIRARRISTAS , QUE ESTOS OTROS HAGAN SU PROPIA MUSICA Y DEMUESTREN TAMBIEN QUE SON BUENOS YA QUE SI SOLO HACEN COVERS SOLO SERAN SIMPLEMENTE " MEDIOCRES"
MANUELERAS 4 years ago
get STONHENGE as your desk screen .
PAULLONDEN 4 years ago
video is awsome but too bad of the sound quality, you really cannot hear the true sound of his voice the way it was meant to be heard!!! so i will jsut throw the record back on and listen!!
namdorg 4 years ago
this video is not original this video is compressed
leubami 4 years ago
I think Joe is just the tonic for TYA.He adds a youthful zest which turns the songs into a fresh experience.I think the way he took some of Alvin,s licks and put his own touch on them is great.
MrMudclub 4 years ago
IMORTALY The best
coesjrp 4 years ago
Joe kicks ass. He is not Alvin.. Alvin is great but he would get back with the band that wanted to tour again. They chose well... Instead of comparing just try and enjoy the different interpretation of another awesome guitarist! Unfortunatly on this clip the vocals are way to low.. so one can not comment on Joe's vocals..
vitovitale 4 years ago
Totally Awesome Vid and Sng
fellforaseven 4 years ago
This is not Ten Years After. Nobody can't play and sing like Alvin Lee does.
sesentas 4 years ago
Joe Gooch is a brilliant guitarist and does a fantastic job in the Ten Years After Now band....give him abreak if Alvin doesnt want to play the others can..well done guys (some people can't move on)
babaluma1 4 years ago
Hey, no one said they shouldn't play. But this git player, while good, is no Alvin Lee - who, in my opinion, is one of the greatest players of all time.
anniestazia 4 years ago
NO one said he is "an" Alvin Lee, I just said he is a very good player, Ive met Alvin many times and he is a great player. So is Joe Gooch. Thats it really...the Alvin Lee is god thing is a bit lame these days.
airstreamed 4 years ago
Didn't call him God. Said in my opinion he was - and is - one of the greatest. Gooch is very good. Lee is great. If he doesn't want comparisons he shouldn't play Lee's songs.
anniestazia 4 years ago
I don't suppose Joe is in the slightest bothered by comparisons..after seeing TYA over 12 times live and the Alvin lee band 6 times I can cope with joe too...for me its all good.
airstreamed 4 years ago
This isn't TYA at all, in my opinion anyway. TYA is ALVIN LEE - this guy doesn't measure up at all.
rockout118 4 years ago
Its kind of like watching the chipmunks without Alvin right. Or eating cake with no icing on it! Change your name to "Blackwater Pearl" and evrybody will say...hey man theres Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, and Ric Lee from TYA with a new band! COOL!
rurandy1027 4 years ago
I'm not being disrespectful to Joe...because he does a great job filling some awful big shoes!
rurandy1027 4 years ago
Still isn't Alvin though - personally, I'd really rather he leave Alvin's material alone. It's hard to take it as anything other than a tribute to the man and yeah, I guess I resent anyone other than Alvin Lee being called Ten Years After. If its TYA I expect to hear the world's most awesome guitarist, not just somebody who plays well - there's thousands of good guitarists, but there's only one Alvin Lee.
rockout118 4 years ago
I understand them using a name they helped make great...but I agree with you without the worlds most awesome guitarist its not the same. But Alvin is not the only one who created TYA...Leo Lyons is one of the finest Bass players in the world too. And Chick and Ric were in the pocket too. I would buy an album under another name because they have some cool new originals with this Joe Gooch. Hey same thing is happening with Grand Funk, Bad Company and so on..
rurandy1027 4 years ago
There is not a guitarist in the world that would'nt jump at the opportunity to play with such fine musicians! And Joe is that lucky guitarist! But like I said...some awful big shoes to fill!
rurandy1027 4 years ago
I agree and don't fault Joe for wanting the gig. And with 3/4 of the original band there, of course they're going to play some classic TYA songs. But that doesn't change how it SOUNDS to me, and it just doesn't sound as good as Alvin.
rockout118 4 years ago
AMEN rockout!
rurandy1027 4 years ago
This isn't TYA as it was!!!
Jenscool 4 years ago
doesnt match up to Alvin. This is just not the same, without Alvin and Big Red (his ES335), TYA just aint TYA
devilsdome 4 years ago
Or scream like it hurts
Jenscool 4 years ago
Joe got this lick down but can't sing worth a mile of Lee.
Jenscool 4 years ago
Not impressed. He plays well but this is Alvin Lee's song and no one can play as well as he.
treasurefinder 5 years ago 2
Right, this is never TYA. Can anybody upload the original vid?
OttoVielstein 5 years ago
I think it's quite unfair to put any guitarist to fill in Alvin Lee's shoes in Ten Years After. Alvin had that magnetism and intensity which made him unique and which defined the band. Joe got his chops down but sorry, this ain't the real Ten Years After.
UngarnSternberg 5 years ago
The guitarists name: Joe Gooch.
Hoeness56 5 years ago
No talent, no charisma, no joe!
gbeau61 5 years ago
F... you gbeau 61, you should have to see him on stage before saying that, or maybe you're playing the guitar better than Joe, but i'm really not sure of that.
rnjoe 5 years ago
rnjoe...Ive seen enough guitarists over the years to warrant my view...I prefer the Original guitarist of TYA, that unmistakeable Gibson ESS 335 sound that set him apart from others.
gbeau61 5 years ago
this definitely ten years after.but alvin lee has been replaced by joe gooch
towserfm 5 years ago
No, definitly NOT Ten Years Aftrer and Alvin leadguitar...
OttoVielstein 5 years ago
it also definitely is leo lyons on the bass....can tell by the way he holds the bass and his pluck and slap technique
timmorr1309 5 years ago
yep but its definitely not alvin lee...he only EVER plays a gibson 335(stereo)Cherry
timmorr1309 5 years ago
that's ten years after for shure . .
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vriesli 5 years ago
blubb, guth !
danielpresberger 5 years ago
Hey, wait a minute! That`s not Alvin Lee!
wijaku 5 years ago