Cricklewood Green 1970 Album

Ten Years After

The follow-up to the sterling Ssssh record finds Alvin Lee and crew really kicking out the jams. Some big and lengthy ones, most of them between 5 and 7 minutes. This was the record with oddities like "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" and "Love Like a Man" on it, and just by the title alone you have to wonder where their heads were at. So yes, it's pretty excessive, but just a touch past their peak Ten Years After was a band well worth listening to a bunch of times. Recommended.