There are many rock bands who were much better live, than on their studio recordings. Alvin Lee, and Ten Years After, were one such band. From the late 1960s to the mid 1970s, I saw them many times, and they were always smoking hot. The last time I saw them was in the summer of 1975, at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ, where they were in the middle of a triple bill show, with Lynyrd Skynyrd opening the show, and Rod Stewart as the headliner. Ten Years After, blew Skynyrd and Rod away, which is no easy task.
Here’s two excellent sounding Ten Years After “boots” with the classic lineup of:
Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons - bass
Chick Churchill - organ
Rick Lee - drums
‘Live in Seattle ’69'
Recorded on March 22, 1969, at the Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA.
‘On The Road To The World’
Recorded on May 8, 1973, at the Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida
To get this freeload, you need to answer the following question:
What were you doing ten years ago?