Ten Years After is a British blues rock band formed in 1967 by Leo Lyons , Ric Lee , Chick Churchill and Alvin Lee.

Members

• Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
• Leo Lyons - bass
• Chuck Churchill - keyboard
• Ric Lee - drums

History

Formed in, 1967, the band received an invitation to play at the Windsor Jazz Festival , which led to a contract with Dream, a child company of Decca - the first band so signed without a hit single.

After touring Scandinavia and America, 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.

During 1970, Ten Years After released "Love Like a Man," their first hit single in the UK. They are also featured in the documentary Woodstock, edited by Martin Scorsese.

In 1971, the band released the album A Space In Time, which featured their biggest hit, "I'd Love To Change The World ", a hippie anthem of sorts, protesting 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 to 20,000 fans.

Taking the second half of 1973 off to pursue side projects, news of a band breakup 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.

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).

Discography

Studio and Live Albums

• Ten Years After (1967)
• Undead (1968)
• Stonedhenge (1968)
• SSSH (1969)
• Cricklewood Green (1970)
• WATT (1970)
• A Space in Time (1971)
• Rock & Roll Music to the World (1972)
• Recorded Live (1973)
• Positive Vibrations (1974)

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 Collestion (1998)
• The Best of (2000)
• Very Best Ten Years After Album Ever (2001)
• Ten Years After Anthology (2002)

External Links

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