O baixista Leo Lyons e o guitarrista Alvin Lee formaram, em
1962, o grupo Jaybirds em Nottinghamshire, na Inglaterra. O baterista Ric Lee e
o tecladista Chick Churchill entraram em seguida, e logo o grupo tornou-se o
mais conhecido na cidade. Em 1967, pensando em alcançar públicos maiores e tocar
em Londres, eles decidiram mudar de nome e passaram a chamar Ten Years After. O
quarteto tocava blues, jazz e rock ‘n’ roll, uma mistura que dava espaço aos
solos lendários de Alvin Lee e sua guitarra.
A primeira grande apresentação foi no Club Marquee, em Londres, onde começaram a fixar o nome no circuito de música na cidade. No segundo semestre daquele ano, o Ten Years After comemorava o primeiro contrato com uma gravadora, a Deram Records. O álbum de estreia, intitulado “Ten Years After”, passou despercebido e foi somente com o segundo lançamento que a carreira do grupo decolou.
“Undead” saiu em 1968 e foi o início de muito trabalho. O disco chegou nas mãos de Bill Graham, responsável pelo show do Fillmore West e East, que reuniam as revelações do rock na década de 60 e 70. O Ten Years After tocou no Fillmore e Graham ainda produziu uma turnê nos Estados Unidos para eles naquele ano. A música de seis minutos de duração “I’m Going Home” chegou nas paradas americanas e inglesas.
O trabalho do grupo ganhava reconhecimento, principalmente o do guitarrista Alvin Lee, que se destacava no instrumento. Em 1969, eles participaram do festival Woodstock, onde tocaram uma versão de nove minutos de “I’m Going Home”. Naquele ano, eles lançaram, ainda, dois álbuns, “Stonedhenge” e “Ssssh”, que chegou ao Top 20 nos Estados Unidos. O grupo ainda participou do Newport Jazz Festival, ao lado de Nina Simone e Miles Davis.
Em 1970, “Crickewood Freen” foi lançado primeiro na Inglaterra e posteriormente nos Estados Unidos. A música “Love Like a Man” tornou-se um hit no país europeu. Naquele ano, foi lançado também um documentário sobre o Woodstock, com participação do Ten Years After e o grupo continuou em ritmo alucinante de lançamentos de discos e shows de divulgação. Só nos Estados Unidos, eles fizeram mais de 20 turnês em oito anos e tocaram bastante também na Ásia e Europa.
O segundo semestre de 1973 foi de descanso para o Ten Years After. Cada integrante iniciou uma carreira paralela e sobrou pouco tempo para o grupo. A reunião aconteceu no ano seguinte para a gravação de “Positive Vibrations”, que rendeu uma turnê na Inglaterra e outra nos Estados Unidos. Com o ritmo desacelerado, não demorou muito para que o Ten Years After anunciasse seu fim em 1975. Cada um seguiu com outros projetos, Alvin Lee lançou sua carreira solo.
Foi preciso uma data comemorativa para uma série de reuniões isoladas do grupo. Em 1983, o Marquee Club completava 25 anos e o grupo tocou algumas noites nos festejos. Cinco anos depois, eles receberam uma proposta irrecusável para tocar em 4 festivais na Alemanha. Desta vez, o encontrou rendeu ainda um disco, “About Time”, seguido por uma pequena turnê na Europa e Estados Unidos.
Em 1994, a comemoração era de 25 anos do Woodstock, onde o grupo gravou uma participação na coletânea do festival. Três anos depois, o grupo recebeu alguns convites para tocar e fez uma turnê no Brasil e alguns festivais na Europa. Eles gostaram tanto dos shows que lançaram “Solid Rock”, que faz um retrospecto da carreira e traz três músicas inéditas.
Em 2001, finalmente saiu o disco “Live at the Fillmore East 1970”, o tão aguardado registro da apresentação do grupo nos Estados Unidos. A volta mais significativa aconteceu em 2003, quando o grupo decidiu colocar outro guitarrista no lugar de Alvin Lee. O Ten Years After chamou Joe Gooch para assumir a função e lançou “One Night Jammed”. O disco foi gravado ao vivo em fevereiro de 2003 na Alemanha. Em 2008 gravaram o álbum Evolution. Em 2017 lançaram o álbum A Sting in the Tale.
Integrantes.
Atuais.
Marcus Bonfanti (Guitarra, Vocal, desde 2014)
Chick Churchill (Teclados, 1966-1974, 1983, desde 1988)
Colin Hodgkinson (Baixo, desde 2014)
Ric Lee (Bateria, 1966-1974, 1983, desde 1988)
Colin Hodgkinson (Baixo, desde 2014)
Ric Lee (Bateria, 1966-1974, 1983, desde 1988)
Ex - Integrantes.
Alvin Lee (Guitarra, Vocais, Harpa, 1966-1974,
1983, 1988-2003, R.I.P 2013)
Leo Lyons (Baixo, 1966-1974, 1983, 1988-2014)
Joe Gooch (Guitarra, Vocais, 2003-2014)
Joe Gooch (Guitarra, Vocais, 2003-2014)
02. I Can’t Keep from
Crying, Sometimes
03. Adventures of a Young Organ
04. Spoonful
05. Losing the Dogs
06. Feel It for Me
07. Love Until I Die
08. Don’t Want You Woman
09. Help Me
03. Adventures of a Young Organ
04. Spoonful
05. Losing the Dogs
06. Feel It for Me
07. Love Until I Die
08. Don’t Want You Woman
09. Help Me
02.
At the Woodchopper’s Ball
03. Spider in My Web
04. Summertime (Into Shantung Cabbage)
05. I’m Going Home
03. Spider in My Web
04. Summertime (Into Shantung Cabbage)
05. I’m Going Home
02. Don’t Want You Woman
03. Love Until I Die
04. I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
05. Love Until I Die
06. Spoonful
07. Portable People
08. Rock Your Mama
09. Ain’t Seen No Whiskey
10. Woman Trouble
11. Woodchoppers Ball
12. No Time For The Blues
13. Hear Me Calling
14. Woman Trouble
15. Crossroads
16. Spider In My Web
17. I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
18. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
19. I’m Going Home
03. Love Until I Die
04. I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
05. Love Until I Die
06. Spoonful
07. Portable People
08. Rock Your Mama
09. Ain’t Seen No Whiskey
10. Woman Trouble
11. Woodchoppers Ball
12. No Time For The Blues
13. Hear Me Calling
14. Woman Trouble
15. Crossroads
16. Spider In My Web
17. I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
18. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
19. I’m Going Home
02. Don't Want You
Woman
03. Love Until I Die
04. Portable People
05. Rock Your Mama
06. Ain't Seen No Whiskey
07. Woman Trouble
08. At The Woodchoppers Ball
09. No Time For The Blues
10. Hear Me Calling
11. Woman Trouble
12. Standing At The Crossroads
13. Spider In My Web
14. I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always
15. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
16. I'm Goin' Home
03. Love Until I Die
04. Portable People
05. Rock Your Mama
06. Ain't Seen No Whiskey
07. Woman Trouble
08. At The Woodchoppers Ball
09. No Time For The Blues
10. Hear Me Calling
11. Woman Trouble
12. Standing At The Crossroads
13. Spider In My Web
14. I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always
15. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
16. I'm Goin' Home
02. I Can’t Live Without Lydia
03. Woman Trouble
04. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob
05. Hear Me Calling
06. A Sad Song
07. Three Blind Mice
08. No Title
09. Faro
10. Speed Kills
03. Woman Trouble
04. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob
05. Hear Me Calling
06. A Sad Song
07. Three Blind Mice
08. No Title
09. Faro
10. Speed Kills
02. Two Time Mama
03. Stoned Woman
04. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
05. If You Should Love Me
06. I Don’t Know That/You Don’t Know My Name
07. The Stomp
08. I Woke up This Morning
03. Stoned Woman
04. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
05. If You Should Love Me
06. I Don’t Know That/You Don’t Know My Name
07. The Stomp
08. I Woke up This Morning
02. Working on the Road
03. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
04. Year 3,000 Blues
05. Me and My Baby
06. Love Like a Man
07. Circles
08. As the Sun Still Burns Away
03. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
04. Year 3,000 Blues
05. Me and My Baby
06. Love Like a Man
07. Circles
08. As the Sun Still Burns Away
02. My Baby Left Me
03. Think About the Times
04. I Say Yeah
05. The Band With No Name
06. Gonna Run
07. She Lies in the Morning
08. Sweet Little Sixteen
03. Think About the Times
04. I Say Yeah
05. The Band With No Name
06. Gonna Run
07. She Lies in the Morning
08. Sweet Little Sixteen
02. Here They Come
03. I’d Love to Change the World
04. Over the Hill
05. Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock ‘N’ Roll You
06. Once There Was a Time
07. Let the Sky Fall
08. Hard Monkeys
09. I’ve Been There Too
10. Uncle Jam
03. I’d Love to Change the World
04. Over the Hill
05. Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock ‘N’ Roll You
06. Once There Was a Time
07. Let the Sky Fall
08. Hard Monkeys
09. I’ve Been There Too
10. Uncle Jam
02. Once There Was A Time
03. Here They Come
04. Introduction To 'I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes'
05. I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes
06. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock & Roll You
07. Introduction To 'Hard Monkeys'
08. Hard Monkeys
09. No Title (Part I)
10. No Title (Part II)
11. No Title (Part III)
12. Slow Blues In 'C'
13. I'm Goin' Home
14. I'm Coming On (Bonus Track)
03. Here They Come
04. Introduction To 'I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes'
05. I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes
06. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock & Roll You
07. Introduction To 'Hard Monkeys'
08. Hard Monkeys
09. No Title (Part I)
10. No Title (Part II)
11. No Title (Part III)
12. Slow Blues In 'C'
13. I'm Goin' Home
14. I'm Coming On (Bonus Track)
02. Rock Your Mama
03. Hold Me Tight
04. Standing at the Crossroads
05. Portable People
06. Boogie On
07. Spider in My Web
08. Hear Me Calling
09. I’m Going Home
03. Hold Me Tight
04. Standing at the Crossroads
05. Portable People
06. Boogie On
07. Spider in My Web
08. Hear Me Calling
09. I’m Going Home
02. Convention
Prevention
03. Turned Off T.V. Blues
04. Standing at the Station
05. You Can’t Win Them All
06. Religion
07. Choo Choo Moma
08. Tomorrow I’ll Be Out of Town
09. Rock & Roll Music to the World
03. Turned Off T.V. Blues
04. Standing at the Station
05. You Can’t Win Them All
06. Religion
07. Choo Choo Moma
08. Tomorrow I’ll Be Out of Town
09. Rock & Roll Music to the World
02. You Give Me Loving
03. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
04. Help Me
05. Classical Thing
06. Scat Thing
07. I Can’t Keep from Crying, Sometimes
08. I Can’t Keep from Cryin’ Sometimes
09. I Can’t Keep from Cryin’ Sometimes
10. Silly Thing
11. Slow Blues in ‘C’
12. I’m Going Home
13. Choo Choo Mama
03. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
04. Help Me
05. Classical Thing
06. Scat Thing
07. I Can’t Keep from Crying, Sometimes
08. I Can’t Keep from Cryin’ Sometimes
09. I Can’t Keep from Cryin’ Sometimes
10. Silly Thing
11. Slow Blues in ‘C’
12. I’m Going Home
13. Choo Choo Mama
02. Positive Vibrations
03. Stone Me
04. Without You
05. Going Back to Birmingham
06. It’s Getting Harder
07. You’re Driving Me Crazy
08. Look into My Life
09. Look Me Straight into the Eyes
10. I Wanted to Boogie
03. Stone Me
04. Without You
05. Going Back to Birmingham
06. It’s Getting Harder
07. You’re Driving Me Crazy
08. Look into My Life
09. Look Me Straight into the Eyes
10. I Wanted to Boogie
02. Let’s Shake It Up
03. I Get All Shook Up
04. Victim of Circumstance
05. Goin’ to Chicago
06. Wild Is the River
07. Saturday Night
08. Bad Blood
09. Working in a Parking Lot
10. Outside My Window
11. Waiting for the Judgement Day
03. I Get All Shook Up
04. Victim of Circumstance
05. Goin’ to Chicago
06. Wild Is the River
07. Saturday Night
08. Bad Blood
09. Working in a Parking Lot
10. Outside My Window
11. Waiting for the Judgement Day
02. I'd
Love To Change The World
03. I'm Going Home (Live)
04. Choo Choo Mama
05. Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town
06. I Woke Up This Morning
07. Me And My Baby
08. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Live)
09. Goin' Back To Birmingham
10. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
12. I'm Coming On
13. Love Like A Man
14. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
03. I'm Going Home (Live)
04. Choo Choo Mama
05. Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town
06. I Woke Up This Morning
07. Me And My Baby
08. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Live)
09. Goin' Back To Birmingham
10. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
12. I'm Coming On
13. Love Like A Man
14. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
02. Good Morning Little
Schoolgirl
03. Slow Blues in C
04. Hobbit
05. Love Like a Man
06. Johnny B. Goode
07. Bad Blood
08. Victim of Circumstance
09. I Can’t Keep from Crying
10. I’m Goin’ Home
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
03. Slow Blues in C
04. Hobbit
05. Love Like a Man
06. Johnny B. Goode
07. Bad Blood
08. Victim of Circumstance
09. I Can’t Keep from Crying
10. I’m Goin’ Home
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
01. Love Like A Man
02. Good Morning Little
Schoolgirl
03. Working On The Road
04. The Hobbit
05. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
06. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob
I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes
Extension On One
03. Working On The Road
04. The Hobbit
05. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
06. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob
I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes
Extension On One
CD 2.
01. Help Me
02. I'm Going Home
03. Sweet Little 16
04. Roll Over Beethoven
05. I Woke Up This Morning
06. Spoonful
03. Sweet Little 16
04. Roll Over Beethoven
05. I Woke Up This Morning
06. Spoonful
Link.
One Night Jammed (Live 2003)01. I Woke Up This Morning
Now (2004)01. When It All Falls Down
One Night Jammed (Live 2003)01. I Woke Up This Morning
02. Hear Me Calling
03. I May Be Wrong But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
04. Bad Blood
05. Love Like A Man
06. Big Black 45
07. Red House
08. I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes
09. Going Home
10. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
11. Roll Over Beethoven
03. I May Be Wrong But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
04. Bad Blood
05. Love Like A Man
06. Big Black 45
07. Red House
08. I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes
09. Going Home
10. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
11. Roll Over Beethoven
Now (2004)01. When It All Falls Down
02. Hundred Miles
High
03. Time to Kill
04. I’ll Make It Easy for You
05. The Voice Inside Your Head
06. King of the Blues
07. Long Time Running
08. Reasons Why
09. Changes
03. Time to Kill
04. I’ll Make It Easy for You
05. The Voice Inside Your Head
06. King of the Blues
07. Long Time Running
08. Reasons Why
09. Changes
01. King Of The Blues
02. Hear Me Calling
03. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
04. (When It) All Falls Down
05. Working On The Road
06. Big Black 45
07. The Hobbit
08. Living It Up
03. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
04. (When It) All Falls Down
05. Working On The Road
06. Big Black 45
07. The Hobbit
08. Living It Up
CD 2.
01. Love Like A Man
02. I’d Love To Change The
World
03. Time To Kill
04. I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes
05. I’m Going Home
06. Reasons Why
07. Choo Choo Mama
03. Time To Kill
04. I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes
05. I’m Going Home
06. Reasons Why
07. Choo Choo Mama
02. She
Keeps Walking
03. Why’D They Call It Falling
04. She Needed A Rock
05. My Imagination
06. I Never Saw It Coming
07. Slip Slide Away
08. Tail Lights
09. Angry Words
10. That’s Alright
03. Why’D They Call It Falling
04. She Needed A Rock
05. My Imagination
06. I Never Saw It Coming
07. Slip Slide Away
08. Tail Lights
09. Angry Words
10. That’s Alright
02. Love Like A Man
03. Think About The Times
04. I'm Coming On
05. One Of These Days
06. I'd Love To Change The World
07. Its Getting Harder
08. Jenny Jenny
09. I've Been There Too
10. Why'd They Call It Falling
11. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You
12. I Never Saw It Coming
13. Outside My Window
14. Sweet Little Sixteen
03. Think About The Times
04. I'm Coming On
05. One Of These Days
06. I'd Love To Change The World
07. Its Getting Harder
08. Jenny Jenny
09. I've Been There Too
10. Why'd They Call It Falling
11. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'n' Roll You
12. I Never Saw It Coming
13. Outside My Window
14. Sweet Little Sixteen