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Title: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: firko on March 08, 2013, 10:43:05 pm

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Legendary guitarist Alvin Lee from the sixties band Ten Years After died yesterday aged 68 from complications after minor surgery. Anyone of my generation who wasn't moved by TYA's amazing performance in the Woodstock movie doing their classic show ender' "I'm Goin' Home'' has no pulse. To me Lee was right up there with Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher and Frank Marino (Canadian band Mahogony Rush) as one of the flashest, fastest guitarists ever. I saw Alvin in his later band..Ten Years Later in the late 70's in California and I still get goosbumps thinking of it. He was not only a fast and furious ard rock guitarist, his blues licks were equally as fine. He'll be sadly missed by many a baby boomer rock guitar fan.
                                                           http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9019377  (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9019377)
                                                               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5M5xljdCI  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5M5xljdCI)
                                                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAWYrWcw3E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAWYrWcw3E)
                                                                Above Ten Years Later doing the TYA blues classic.. Help Me.
  

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: Tim754 on March 08, 2013, 10:50:43 pm

Agreed on all fronts Firko .  Lost one fantastic musician.

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: matcho mick on March 08, 2013, 11:02:33 pm

bummer,i'm gunna play cricklewood green 1st thing in the morning,salute

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: Zakk on March 09, 2013, 08:35:23 pm

1st time i saw the Woodstock concert on TV i'd never heard of Alvin Lee, when they finished playing Going Home and the anouncer called them "Ten Years After" i though Alvin Lee was Steve Howe from Yes. He was a brilliant guitarist, i read that at Woodstock Lee didn't want to be upstaged by Santana or Hendrix so he gave it everything...

and please add Roy Buchanan to the 'up there with Alvin' list  8)

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: gwc162 on March 09, 2013, 08:42:36 pm

One of my favorite bands Alvin was king vale Alvin Lee.

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: ozktm151 on March 09, 2013, 08:59:51 pm

Tis sad news Firko. Definitely one the great British blues explosion guitarist. Check out the live at Fillmore east album to get a real feel of a TYA concert. Didn't know he played slide as well until I heard this.

Title: Re: Alvin Lee dead.
Post by: firko on March 09, 2013, 10:23:45 pm

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Tis sad news Firko. Definitely one the great British blues explosion guitarist. Check out the live at Fillmore east album to get a real feel of a TYA concert. Didn't know he played slide as well until I heard this.

                   Or this great double set...                   (http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/tya_zps096bc463.jpg)
To get the feel of what Ten Years After were really about you have to hear a live album. Having said that Cricklewood Green is a hell of a studio album. How about another You tube clip to show just how dynamic a blues guitarist Alvin was..........Here's some 'Slow Blues in C' from Live at the Marquee? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6fZzWrzCE  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6fZzWrzCE)