Ten Years After - 50,000 Miles Beneath my Brain

[TheSARanden]

take a stamp, light up the space lamp. Turn up the volume, close your eyes, fade away and enjoy.

Thanks you made my day!

[chipbuhl]

no band on this earth could even compare to tya thats why no one trys to do a remake

[zachisaniceperson]

how do bands like this not get enough credit!?!? Chicago Transit Authority with Terry Kath, Small Faces with Steve Marriot, and TYA, all bands that were way ahead of their time, ignored by critics

[cloakofclouds]

this is awesome. end of.

[joinedile]

r&r music to the world

[joinedile]

stonehendge

[joinedile]

shhhhhhh

[THeBEEtleNAMEdGEORGe]

does any1 else think this sounds awfully like sympathy for the devil.

[tjrieves]

@THeBEEtleNAMEdGEORGe No, Sympathy for the Devil sounds an awful lot like this.

[59Rosco]

Alvin Lee was an exceptionally underrated guitarist, singer and song writer on his own merits. TYA was equally underrated and underappreciated as a band...by critics and the public alike. Folks, TYA has an absolutely incredible sound. I discovered them in high school in the 70's in Arizona and I have loved them ever since. If I had to select a sound that is the absolute eptiome of rock 'n' roll, it's TYA...hands down,and it's not even close. And I'm a huge Doors, Stones, LZ and Who fan.

[beroth77]

Yes it sounds like sympathyfor the devil...but its such a usual cliche chord progression that i doubt we can say its a copy...see Fortunate Son by Creedence ...has the same progression (diferent key only) good times bad times by Zepellin too and lots of other songs

[TheBobski1972]

my uncle Tomo loves this.up the BORO.

[william3231954]

My God...... 43 yrs later ,, and this still gets me bouncing up and down in my seat and playing air guitar lol

[william3231954]

LOL,, blasting this at 10 volume in my bedroom and mom  yelling up the stairs "TURN IT DOWN !!!!!! "

[william3231954]

1:30 love it the way they kick into high gear

[pjs69828]

Criklewood Green was one of the most important albums of the early 70-ties. Yes, this is a great song from it, and I believe Hendrix loved it immaculately. It beats the shit out of Pink Floyd up until their Meddle album. I saw Alvin Lee & 10 at the old Arena in New Haven with 10,000 other potheads: it was an experience as good as Zeppelin live before their 3rd release. Electrifying guitar, organ, and pianoforte (chamber) which takes a lovesong (beginning) into the stratosphere of Lee's mind.

[zunkill]

@pjs69828

I saw TYA at the Arena, too. Great show.

[hardrockjacker]

Over a year ago some twit posted that this is a knock- off of Sympathy for the Devil and ever since then putz after putz makes a similar comment as they're sitting there with their cheez- it covered fingers janking their little pud. So, switch hands and see if the tune sounds any different.

[kirby1947]

please, there is no comparison...........

this tune stands alone...........

i went out on this

and only i came back

i am still out there.........

[freethequeen]

still light years ahead of anything around today

[cupochunkymilk]

two cents

[mdtietge]

i live in a tent by the train trax. this is my favorite jam to crank when they go blasting by

[wadders92]

First single i bought back in the 70,s Love like a man 33rpm one side 45rpm the other. Takes me back to a time where nothing mattered but now

[taepoongtkd]

this is my favorite ten years after song and help me.just pure class.nice one.

[ShamanKish]

I loved Sympathy for the Devil in my own time, but this is imo better. Don't know the historical facts about these song's origin though.

[DYNODRUM]

Ten Years afta ,Therefore will always be GreaT even in the Hereafter ,fore and aft , past the space and Time, cast in plaster, AFTER pasta and equaled by no present tense ,Thereafter.

[PeregrineTrousers]

Period moh stash...

[MattHatter]

Right at 1:41, you're suddenly on the road! And the road just goes on and on. You just keep on walking, sometimes running. Sweating, breathing, anticipating, trying to reach the bend that never appears. Clouds rolling faster and faster over your head. Run toward the light. Run toward paradise. You're almost there.

[littlefrank90]

they sound a lot like rolling stones - simpathy for the devil.

just awesome

[TheBudhillcfc]

tremendous,sounds better now that im older,although,its always been well.....tremendous

[Duenderelojero]

sounds like simpathy for the devil, fantastic

[ronlechien]

que dire on touche le huitième ciel vite un peut de marijuana.

[echoes707]

this is so nice brilliant i love it 1000 stars ******* 5555

[bvim75]

reminds me rolling stones sympathy for the devil

[Dreadtower]

@bvim75

That's actually rather a good point

[manoloasis]

esta es bandido esta es !!!!!!!!!!!

[bentpolski]

My High School Rock Band did many of these great songs! Ten Years After!!! YEH MAN!!!! What a Bass Player!

[Dreadtower]

Great bass as usual from Leo, very busy and heavily extemporized with chromatics

[gintim8]

i do drum lessons with him no joke

[tnt4pnp]

The most wonderful TYA tune EVER. I first got to see them in 1974 at Long Beach Arena for the Positive Vibrations tour. Ticket price $6.50. There is NO better guitar player ever, alive or dead. Fuck Hendrix - damn monkey! This tune absolutely ROCKS nonstop. Long live Alvin, Leo, Chick and Ric!

[rumegusvasile]

@tnt4pnp fuck hendrix, damn monkey? Alvin, Leo, Chick and Ric would be ashamed with a fan like you.

[BooeyHogue]

might be my fav by TYA (Alvin Lee) ... starts out slow but give it a chance. You'll be glad you did.

[latawie]

Can you hear me from a thousand miles when I'm screamin at ya stoned? You should be able to. Great band ... absolutely great song....

[griffy745]

tenk å gå gjennom livet uten å ha vært på TYA konsert,en skjebne værre enn døden ,thats me.

[UncleVinty]

Alvi Lee said somewhere that Woodstock killed the band as they were not really an arena rock band. like they had to start playing after they got so hugely popular.

How cool would it have been to see shit like this is some smoke-filled dive, where you could almost get hit with Alvin's sweat as he was ripping up the fretboard!

[dezdimona84]

Ten Years After was a true Rock band and sang of the 60's and 70's.Their music is the greatest

[TheDennisod]

Leo Lyons should get credit ...he plays great throughout , plus he has produced grat bands like UFO .

[wjf0ne]

@TheDennisod Yes a fantastic foundation for Lee to weave his magic around.

[jesuswasntafascist]

Free me!  ;)

[beetle1835]

i can just listen to this same track all night long..........in between FZ,rory,mayall,EC,kahvis jute,masters apprentices...............

[beetle1835]

i want this song played at my funeral.......................­..i've played this tune constant for the last 35 years,brings shivers(that bass line) every time i hear it...what a band!!!

[MrGeltabs]

@beetle1835 U want to play this song over "Fade to Black" or "Electric Funeral" or just to make everyone cry even more "Wish you Were Here"

[tnt4pnp]

@beetle1835 OMG - I'm putting it in my will right now! Absolutely my favorite of all of them. So glad you feel the same way!

[hydraIX]

This was the Counterculture !!!

[Koureas]

This is not a song, it's a fucking highway to paradise

[hydraIX]

Beautiful Song

[elenius65]

Amazing song !!!!

[RowJnr]

I don't understand the comments about this song. I've listened to this track for 40 years, and it's the bass that keeps me coming back. It was the same with "Love Like A Man" Can someone tell me why the bassist gets no credit?

[bigbiscuit100]

@RowJnr you make a good point. sometimes we TYA fans only recognize Alvin's great guitar work and we overlook his bandmates' contributions. i'm guilty of this. i agree with you, the bass here is fantastic. i'm no musician, but for me this song is the whole package, and it's definitely played out by more than just one guy.

[blercari]

@RowJnr

I use to blast this song from my upstairs bedroom when I was 17

[MonaLisaSmileOTJ]

The buildup of this song is orgasmic!!

[bruces3]

Another great song to pick out on guitar..couldn't get the solo note for note, so I just improvised in that key. Great fun

[genxxxersize]

Yeah right, 4 people didn't like this,as Mr. Hand would say : what are they on DOPE? LMFAO! ~peace~

[ezramead]

These boys did a job.

[JR260387]

this song is fucking outragous blows my mind

[tonya1954u]

I remember this hard, it was an absolute fucking gas to go up in the san francisco bay area in the 60's

[oloscience]

...I love this song :-)

[BooeyHogue]

if ya wanna rock, here it is.

[sewnrose2]

hiball2@hotmail.com

got a start in a band for drummer, in creston, ia we did this music. A lee great guitar. the drummer I replace was California's John JR Robinson "we are the world and rufus chaka kahn man. Went to school with him. lol

[BooeyHogue]

great to exercise to.

[skunkdad7]

Alvin Lee is amazing , this song is super .

I loved Cricklewood Green and Shhhh !

Back in the day when you would look at the album cover and read the lyrics .

[TheZappatero93]

temazo, increible, otra demostracion de lo hermoso de la decada de los 70s

[lkrsfn1960]

Eric Clapton could someday be this good...

[theslice2]

FANBLOODYTASTIC

[wickedblonde96]

Great song from a great album.

[shermpinkstaff]

I'm surprised Chuck norris didnt write this. This song is incredible!

[BooeyHogue]

one of his best

[witchman67]

I remember reading somewhere, where Mr. Lee said that Jimi Hendrix once told him that he wished that he could write a song like this.

Praise from Ceasar!

[miltbrand]

@witchman67 Well, that's a praise from the Gods!!! Hail oh Hail

[physical75intheligh1]

Great Band!!!!Alvin Lee,one of the best guitarists ever!!!

[TheMidnightrider4]

Ten Years after as most will say were underrated . The reason was they did not play the game the way the bid machine of the record producers wanted them to.

[wickedblonde96]

@TheMidnightrider4

They sure were not under rated by their live audiencies, the true test of a great band. Alvin is still brilliant live even though he is not playing with TYA.

[aaronjansen603]

That man has a superb mustache!

[shockercy7]

Most underrated band ever .. and Alvin Lee was bette than 99.9% of guitarists of this ea

[mick9m]

"Cricklewood Green" named after the herb they had been cooking with.

[kirstenthegoth]

Named after that part of London in which this was recorded.

[JStormWaters]

There must have been fire coming off his fingertips during that lead...positively just burns! I can hear the Creator in that jam...

[archie983]

awesome.

[s4e2a0n11]

fuck yeh-what a great band and underated band and song.

[StevenAlderly]

This is perhaps the greatest rock and roll song EVER written. A VERY under-appreciated band.

[bigbiscuit100]

one of the best rock and roll love songs of all time. lyrics are downright strange, and Alvin's voice is what it is, but when the dude gets on his guitar he can jam the six string like a mutha. i always felt this song captured that real well: when he turns his energy on that guitar then we finally hear what he's trying to say about this woman. awesome, awesome song.

[maida1982a]

did this at Nokia last night (12 Aug 2009) and nailed it-4 great musicians

[wardawg07]

fuckin' awesome!

[archie983]

awesome song, i dug it out of my dads old record collection a couple of years ago... ten years after are awesome!

[121126]

alvin lee was in an earlier time was noted texas gunslinger BY THE NAME JOHNNY BLACKWATER HE LAYED 23 DOWN 1879-1886 STILL THE FASTEST HANDS IN ROCK-ROLL

[junkie161]

i saw them with the new guy!

they were originall and great! gods of rock,,,,

[ydnarnosfatsug]

heres something you dont see anymore.. the 8 minute song. you could get away with it back then. either peoples attention span got shorter or the music 2day isnt enjoyable enuff to liten for 8 minutes anymore or the acid back then let you loose track of time...lol u b the judge

[zp4eva]

well they werent on acid while recording, music today is so shitty that * minutes would kill anyone, warnor bros wont have it! poor bob dylan

[thyman01]

Yer right on both counts...ppl today have a shorter attention span and the acid back then was MUCH better than it is now...LOL.

[jahtez]

What came first, this song, or Sympathy For The Devil? Because this song is really close to that one in structure and chord progression, and the guitar riff starting at 4:07 could have been directly lifted from the Stones song.

[plushlush]

There is a slight similarity to Sympathy. Sympathy came out in '68, on Beggars Banquet..  50,000 came out in 1970, Cricklewood Green.

[EdgarBrighton]

@jahtez GOOD HEAR & GREAT OBSERVATION!

[Touchofgrey53]

Shame on me! Completely forgot about this great song. Used to play the hell out of it back around '71-72. GREAT SONG!!! Thanks a bunch for posting it. "I'll be back!"

[conc1469]

i love TYA they rock

[rainbowblues1954]

I've seen TYA many times through out the 70's and 80's the band was very under rated. As for Alvin Lee, he was one of the quickest guitarists I've ever seen...

[Buzzramjet]

Why are LIVE videos of TEN YEARS AFTER with Alvin Lee so hard to find? There must be a ton of them since they were so huge after Woodstock.

I saw TYA 7 times and NEVER got tired of them. Got bamboozled by the new TYA with that lame guy in front. NEVER again. Hadn't heard Alvin had left the group.

[monya7]

Yeah, sorry, it's not TYA without Alvin Lee.

[Orgonebox4u]

Great you put this on,as12year kid i discouver this TYA.Never understood he isnot more welknown artist but anyhow it rrrrrockS!!thx

[KRETANMARKET]

very good but it reminds me sumpathy for the devil

[b54red]

Yeah a great song by a great band. If you want to hear how really good Alvin Lee is then you need to listen to "The Bluest Blues", awesome song.

[dapoetmaster]

It took a LONG time but Alvin Lee is now officially my favorite guitarist of all time. And I am not even sure why. He tends to get hung up on repetitive riffs, throws a lot of choppy sounds that I usually do not care for & doesn't usually have the 'arc' or breadth of style I like but having said all that, he's got something that I really like...he tones great from fat n full to extremely hard tones. He links his rikks together really nicely & he's got some nice & unusual ideas.

[Belladonna013]

Just can't sit still to this tune tell ya. Love it.

[vonhinten20]

imho their best song.. just great! :) love it

[123trexyz]

so good

[thyman01]

Great sound quality.....TYA rocks!!

[dapoetmaster]

Excellente...without a doubt.

[fede4avar]

che bella

[vivadavidwebb]

great smooth spound, too bad this band is getting the recognition they deserve

[420pixel]

awesome track. me and my mates fell in love with this stuff 20yrs ago, still amazing today.

[yaiknowscrewme]

Thanks for posting this song..