Ten Years After
Remember “Woodstock,” the film chronicling a few hundred thousand people wallowing in the mud to hear the cream of late ’60s Rock. The fest had a lot of talent on stage but by day three there was a ton of filler.
Before Jimi Hendrix hit the stage toward the end, the only Rock act for the longest time was Ten Years After doing “I’m Goin’ Home. “Sure, the song was repetitive, but it was far better than listening to Sha-Na-Na’s gutless schlock. Keeping Woodstock kicking until Hendrix’s arrival was Ten Years After’s crowning achievement.
I’m Going Home
So how did Ten Years After arrive at that point?
Formed in ’66 around guitarist/vocalist Alvin Lee, Ten Years After (the birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll) was a hard-hitting Blues unit. Their Woodstock appearance established TYA as a boogie band. The acoustic/electric track “I’d Love To Change The World” from the “A Space In Time” album, released in ’71, was the group’s only major chart success.
I’d Love To Change The World
The album was their best seller. But by ’74, Ten Years After had run out of steam and disbanded.
They regrouped and recorded in the ’80s with little impact.
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