Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live

Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live


Starring:Alvin Lee & Ten Years Later
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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If you're part of the extremely small coterie of fans who still remember Alvin Lee and his monotonous heavy-blues band, Ten Years After, then the appeal of this concert video needs no explanation. If, however, you're either too young to remember Lee (whose charismatic turn in the Woodstock film made him more of a star than his derivative music ever would have), or you are old enough to remember him but couldn't care less what he's been up to, the lure of this tape may be somewhat more obscure. Lee (looking distinctly chunkier and more wasted than in his youth) was a rock-blues guitarist-singer whose main claim to fame was a speedy set of fingers (not to be confused with actually being a great guitarist). He's joined here by an undistinguished bassist and drummer for an hour of retrograde blues bashing, featuring his trademark scat singing and interpolation of better songs into his own hackneyed tunes. Filmed at a club in Germany, this is a video that seemingly pinpoints where music from the late 1960s went to die. --Marshall Fine
Description
One of rock's most explosive and innovative guitarists, Alvin Lee, set the music scene alight as founding member of the seminal band, Ten Years After. This special edition of Rockpalast spotlights the artist's new project, Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later providing indisputable evidence that the talented axesmith is still capable of delivering spellbinding fretboard mastery that routinely leaves audience members in awe-struck admiration. Song list: Ain't Nothing Shaking, Gonna Turn You On, Help Me, Hey Joe, Choo Choo Mama, I'm Going Home
Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant guitarist, okay DVD
  • Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live DVD
  • Great band!
  • Save Your Money
  • Marshall Fine Should Be Fired
 Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live
Starring: Alvin Lee , Ten Years After , Tom Compton , and Mick Hawksworth
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004W5TH
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Amazon.com

If you're part of the extremely small coterie of fans who still remember Alvin Lee and his monotonous heavy-blues band, Ten Years After, then the appeal of this concert video needs no explanation. If, however, you're either too young to remember Lee (whose charismatic turn in the Woodstock film made him more of a star than his derivative music ever would have), or you are old enough to remember him but couldn't care less what he's been up to, the lure of this tape may be somewhat more obscure. Lee (looking distinctly chunkier and more wasted than in his youth) was a rock-blues guitarist-singer whose main claim to fame was a speedy set of fingers (not to be confused with actually being a great guitarist). He's joined here by an undistinguished bassist and drummer for an hour of retrograde blues bashing, featuring his trademark scat singing and interpolation of better songs into his own hackneyed tunes. Filmed at a club in Germany, this is a video that seemingly pinpoints where music from the late 1960s went to die. --Marshall Fine

Description

One of rock's most explosive and innovative guitarists, Alvin Lee, set the music scene alight as founding member of the seminal band, Ten Years After. This special edition of Rockpalast spotlights the artist's new project, Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later providing indisputable evidence that the talented axesmith is still capable of delivering spellbinding fretboard mastery that routinely leaves audience members in awe-struck admiration. Song list: Ain't Nothing Shaking, Gonna Turn You On, Help Me, Hey Joe, Choo Choo Mama, I'm Going Home

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Brilliant guitarist, okay DVD.......2007-03-05

I think amazon.com needs to find a new home for Marshall Fine because he certainly doesn't understand great musicianship.(Actually, he understands less than that - this was not filmed at a club in Germany, it was filmed at a German TV studio.) Alvin Lee and Ten Years After were hardly a monotonous heavy blues band. They were an innovative jazz/rock/blues band with one of the best guitarists playing then - and playing now. Proof of that merely needs to be in the number and quality of guitarists playing today who cite Lee as one of their inspirations. This 1978 concert was as high- energy and musically satisfying as fans of this guitarist have come to expect. That said, there is one thing wrong with this DVD -and only one thing - the quality is lousy. So lousy that Mr. Lee is said to have NOT given permission for its release.

4 out of 5 stars Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later - Rockpalast Live DVD.......2006-12-24

This Is so Great! Alvin & Co Shred from start to Finish! Do not Hesitate Just Buy It, you'll Agree. I wouldve Rated it a 5 But if a show from 69 or 70 ever becomes available and is Professionaly done Im certian I'd give that a 5 cause TYA Smoked then.
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5 out of 5 stars Great band!.......2006-04-06

What an amazing band. One of the best ever. I wanna say that I am ONCE AGAIN (this is like the 80th time) SHOCKED AND ANNOYED by the amazing incompetence shown by Amazon.com's official reviews. Why do they pay pathetic idiotic slobs to write reviews for them? Sheesh.

2 out of 5 stars Save Your Money.......2006-02-28

I was very very disappointed with this video. It was all chopped up and what the hell happened to Choo Choo MaMa? I don't think it was 30 seconds long. I guess you really excpect alot from a great guitarist and band. I don't understand why they would put something like this out. Save your money, stick with the CD's.

4 out of 5 stars Marshall Fine Should Be Fired.......2005-12-15

Who is this dude, Marshall Fine? He's probably a Barry Manilow, John Denver, or Brittany Spears fan. Please pay no attention to the man behind the Amazon curtain. Alvin Lee rocks! With all the crap out there, it's so refreshing to find someone with true soul and emotion. Who cares if he's a few years older than his Woodstock appearance - the intensity is still there. Buy this video and you won't regret it (unless you happen to be musically retarded like Marshall Fine). Marshall, I pity you.

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