The Anthology 1967-1971 [Hip-O]

by Ten Years After

Overview

Since Ten Years After's albums weren't stand-alone classics, this double CD of their prime years is the best bet for those who like the band but don't want to sit through some pretty mediocre and monotonous stuff to get to the best bits. The 26 cuts are pretty well chosen, including naturally their most famed songs: "I'm Going Home" (the live Woodstock version), "I'd Love to Change the World," and the British hit "Love Like a Man." Even as it draws from the cream of their work, it can't quite make the argument for them as a major band, but it does show that they were a more versatile act than many would remember. There are some reasonable pop- and folk-rock-flavored songs from the pen of Alvin Lee; a fair amount of jazz influence from time to time, as on "Me and My Baby" and "Woman Trouble"; a song ("50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain") that borrows rather too liberally from the Rolling Stones, "Sympathy for My Devil"; and even a bit of Grateful Dead-like vocal harmony on "Hear Me Calling." There's still, of course, quite a bit of blues-rock, flash guitar, and boogie, which sound better when broken up by more subdued and varied cuts and also benefit from the wise decision not to include too many covers. It's also nice that the collection includes both sides of two 1968 singles, although those were released on LP in the early '70s as part of Alvin Lee & Company. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/09/2002
Label:	Hip-O
UPC:	0731455636123
Rank:	44572

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I Want to Know
2. I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes
3. Spoonful
4. Help Me
5. Portable People
6. The Sounds
7. Rock Your Mama
8. Spider in My Web
9. I May Be Wrong, but I Won't Be Wrong Always
10. Going to Try
11. Woman Trouble
12. Hear Me Calling
13. Boogie On

Disc 2

14. I Woke up This Morning
15. If You Should Love Me
16. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
17. I'm Going Home
18. Me and My Baby
19. Love Like a Man
20. 50, 000 Miles Beneath My Brain
21. I'm Coming On
22. My Baby Left Me
23. One of These Days
24. Here They Come
25. I'd Love to Change the World
26. Let the Sky Fall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ten Years After   Primary Artist
Alvin Lee   Guitar,Vocals
Chick Churchill   Keyboards
Leo Lyons   Bass
Ric Lee   Drums

Technical Credits

Alvin Lee   Composer,Producer
Ten Years After   Producer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Chris Kimsey   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Chick Churchill   Composer
Barnes   Composer
Pat Lawrence   Executive Producer
Edwin H. Kramer   Engineer
Gary Olazabal   Remixing
Eric Blackstead   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Lee Osborne   Engineer
Gene Paul   Mixing Engineer
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Leo Lyons   Composer
Roy Thomas Baker   Engineer
Ric Lee   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Michele Horie   Project Coordinator
Al Kooper   Composer
George Chkiantz   Engineer
Dana Smart   Executive Producer
Andy Johns   Engineer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Martin Smith   Engineer
Ralph Bass   Composer
Gus Dudgeon   Engineer,Producer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Composer
Geary Chansley   Photo Research
Lisa Margolis   Photography
Robin Schwartz   Licensing
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Dave Thompson   Liner Notes