My husband and I are Baby Boomers. We grew up in times of wars, revolutions, assinations and the music of the times was there to help us deal with the pain and help us reflect on how we could bring peace and love in the middle of it all. Boundaries were changed and the music helped to make that happen and move forward with change. Definitely an unforgettable part of our lives..we lived through it all. People like you 2 learning, through music, about what we went through will keep us alive after we're gone.
This band was just incredible. The drums, the bass, Alvin Lee making that guitar sing…this whole album is so great. Let The Sky Fall from this album is another favorite y’all should check out. Anything off this album really. 💚💯
Extra points, Jay, for correct use of the word groovy! :) This song is amazing when you stop to really listen. Alvin Lee said in an interview that the chorus was a serious statement. He didn't want to take a political position and in his words "almost didn't put the song forward" as a result. He knew he wasn't smart enough to solve all the worlds problems so it's up to us all to do it. This song has it all, great guitar work, great musicality, an important social statement, and it's got a great groove!
I saw them twice, once in their heyday around 74 or so in a big arena, then saw them in a large bar when they did a reunion tour in the early 90s, I was close for that one. Also saw Alvin Lee twice on solo tours in the 80s, he was scorching hot all 4 times I was blessed to see him. Great times!
Alvin was a monster guitar player and the whole band was excellent. 1971 - I was a junior in high school and like almost everyone my age, were giant fans of Alvin. He was dubbed "the fastest guitar in the West", and there was no questioning that! Sadly, he died 10 years ago, and us old fan really miss getting new stuff from him.
I got a hold of some of that stuff Stuart is smoking and now I am going to a concert next month with Freddy Mercury on vocals, John Bonham on drums, Chris Squire on Bass and Jimi Hendrix on guitar. With special appearances by Keith Moon and Neil Peart!!
You're so right Amber! You two are both so genuine and so lovable. Here I am a 63 year old man (today is my birthday actually), and when I don't check in with RSR I feel like something is missing in my day. Music has always been a big part of my life, and I know 98% of the music that you react to, but it takes me back emotionally to the first time I heard these songs for myself! I laugh when you laugh, I cry along with you when you cry... you create this wonderful connection for all your subscribers that's addictive. I feel like your my dearest friends! It's maybe a little crazy, but I know this is true for apparently 400,000 people now! Relationships (for sure) are not always easy, but I sure hope that the two of you are honestly as in love with each other as you seem to be. You deserve this success. Just look at the hatred we have in this world. You probably don't even realize the magnitude of true goodness you spread to the (apparently) whole world. You're not going to run out of great music, or the stories behind the artists. I feel that I'm a better (a little bit anyway, Lol) and happier person to have you as a part of my life. You guys are great! I love you. Don't stop.
I probably haven't heard this song in 40 years, but the second I spotted the title of your video, it immediately began to play in my head. Thank you for this one.
The lyrical brilliance of this tune lies in this: Yes, it faces all the cultural and societal struggles of the late-60s & early 70s, but the narrator will do nothing to better the world. Dude's helpless and hopeless, don't know what to do - so he leaves it up to you. A lot of us feel resigned in our comfortable lives. I feel that I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD is written from a selfish POV, from a character unwilling to do the hard thing to make the planet better. The real message of hope is the subtext. When we relate to our narrator, we expose our own pessimism. It's a song that challenges us to confront our worst selves. And that is Dylan-level songwriting. Then Alvin Lee gives this poetry that incredible vocal, and on top of all that, Alvin is one helluva guitar player! And Ten Years After is incredible!
Amber, you are so sweet and smart!😊 I'm so happy that you're really getting to understand what really was happening during the 60's and 70's. It IS important for your generation to know this history. Especially with the way things are right now. Your generation needs to take the torch now, and carry the message of peace and love into the future!!☮❤💛💚 Love ya, girl!!😘
Jay & Amber really hit it on the head. Thank you for acknowledging that the 60/70's generation changed the world. What Alvin Lee is singing about came to pass, nobody was saying this out loud until then. It sounds so simple and true and easy to understand to you, but at the time just singing this was revolutionary.
100% agree! You two are torchbearers for the past! The music, the stories, the history. As you discover more of this, you discover more of yourselves and grow. Thank you for having such an open mind and loving the music!
Man! You guys jumped from 100k to 400k incredibly fast! Congratulations! And yes Amber, I do believe this is happening for a reason. You are a kindred spirit to those of us who lived the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Written by their singer/guitarist Alvin Lee. Their "Love Like a Man" was a hit in Europe. edit - Jay & Amber, Congratulations on 400K Subscribers!!!! Very well deserved ❤❤
Great and often forgotten Classic Rock band. I only own their greatest hits and love it. Brilliant guitar work. I heard it on FM radio all of the time.
This was the first album of theirs that I bought and it was on my cassette deck non stop when I was a sophomore in college (90/91). Naturally I hunted down the other albums & owned them all on various media at one time or another.
now your gettin into it. very cool song by great artists of the Vietnam war and late 60's and early 1970's era in music. they were a truly great group. thanks, Jordan and Amber. STILL watchin ya and diggin it. stay cool. go with God. we love you lots. peace. see you on the next, guys.
you said it, always annoyed me they never really got the proper credit and attention.....so much great material......alvin lee right up there with the greats of all time...lm 69 and still listen to them often!
Hi guys...my wife and I love you. You're bringing a freshness to this music which we have been listening to for decades. As far as TYA try some of there jazzier stuff like Me And My Baby or their Undead album which features WoodChopper's Ball as well as Going Home. They were really an eye opener when We first saw them at the Fillmore West in probably 1968....it was before Woodstock. The show included Jethro Tull and Spirit which are two other groups you may also enjoy.
One of my all time favorite songs. I was all of 5 yrs. old when this dropped and have never been the same since. Completely obsessed with guitar and music in general. I think this song has one of the most beautiful lead guitar tones ever recorded!
This is such a great song guys and I bet it's not what you thought it would be based on the title. This song is from the early 70's but the lyrics are just as applicable today as they were back then. I'd love to chang the world, but I don't know what to do...wow.
Alvin Lee was a great guitarist. He could shred and play classic blues. He was good friends with George Harrison and George played on one of his solo albums.
This is my first time watching your channel. I'm pleased that younger people are taking the time to learn about these late-60s & early-70s power bands. I was a huge Ten Years After fan when this album came out. I think the lyrics are born out of frustration, similar to what I was feeling. Twenty-something rockers were traveling the world, seeing all these problems. But everyone's "solutions" involved someone else's sacrifice. At the time, the UK was taxing high income earners over 80% and the musicians who were just getting their start were shocked to learn this (hence the lyrics "tax the rich, feed the poor, till there are no rich no more"). The population was exploding and people wanted to have more and more children. There was a Vietnam War, a slaughterhouse for young American men. It seemed the World was going crazy, everyone knew it but no one wanted to take the steps necessary to change it.
A lot of people don’t realize that if you can make someone smile it may change their world if only a few minutes. You never know what other people are going through and if you can make them smile it may help them turn their day around . I love your channel because you spread peace love and happiness everyday .
This Band....this Band....is one of my all-time favorite bands!!! And message of the song, our generation is leaving it up to you...your generation to solve these issues that have been in this world since the 70's when this song was released. And so far in my opinion, you guys are doing pretty good...Keep up the good work 👏
So I didn't catch your reactions last night, but watching them today, you somehow picked two of my favorite songs, according to a list I made during my senior year of high school in 1974. I'd Love to Change the World was my favorite song, and it pretty much still is, and Go All the Way was somewhere in the top 10 (that might have been teenage hormones), but I do still love that song, even though I am 67 now. You succeeded in getting at least one smile today. On the list I noticed another song from 1970 that you have not gotten to yet. Please do "Vehicle" by the Ides of March. Today was also my 43rd Wedding Anniversary, another reason to smile.
Alvin Lee was known as the fastest gun around. In other words, he could play notes so very fast in perfect time & nail every one of them. He had a pretty good voice too & his bad is very good. They had to be to keep up with his guitar. LOL
I'm Going Home was the place to start for Ten Years After. Glad you listened to this one. The entire album A Space In Time is fantastic. One of my favorites. All of it is worth your diving into. The first song, One Of These Days is a a hard rocking blues tune and Baby Won't You Let Me Rock'N' Roll You is a short hard driving rocker. Another great one from this period of the band is the title track from their Rock & Roll Music To The World.
I graduated from high school in 1971. So many fantastic albums that year. This is one of the last 8 tracks I listened to riding around town by myself the night before I left for boot camp. This song was a staple in Vietnam.
My older sister and I were in a record store one day and they were playing this album through the speakers (this was when it was a new release)....We talked to the clerks about who it was and ended up buying the album on the spot....so good!!!
I saw Ten Years After in 1971 in Houston Texas...Procol Harem & King Crimson opened for them. Great lineup & great sets. I loved listening to Alvin Lee...sweet guitar sounds. So sad when he passed away a few years back. Thanks for your reviews...my wife & I listen to you guys every night!
Great reaction to a great song. Thank you for sharing it. This was a 1971 album. But 10 Years After, was really a 60s band. They were also at Woodstock. Well worth checking out that performance also.
Yes! This makes me so happy I hit the Subscribe button a long time ago. Amber, you just ‘get’ late 60’s and 70’s and never fail to put a smile on my face. Yes you both are definitely helping to spread love and positivity.
This is a great song, Wow that was well said, Amber there are so many great songs from the 70s I was just listening to "Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525" right before I played - I'd Love To Change The World, and between the two songs, sometimes I wonder if we're changing the world for the better, and then I hear you say that and it gives me hope ❤
Hey! Just saw the 400K well deserved guys, good content always wins and you guys work hard at this. We deeply appreciate your efforts and the connections you have created within this community. ✌️
Underated by who. He is known the world over. Stop saying 💩 like that. Every guitar that came after alvin knows of his style and contribution to rock. Stop with that friggin phrase. Dam i loathe you
Such a good tune! This is the song why I know this band. I heard it in a movie or two as a teenager, but didn't know who it was. We did have internet back then, but it wasn't like today. If I heard a song somewhere that I really liked, but didn't know anything about, it's not an exaggeration that I sometimes had to go years before I figured it out.
Hey hey!!! 400k 🎉🎊🎈♥️ I can remember back when there were less than 90k of us family members. How time has flown by! Amazed and thrilled for the 400k subscribers. 10 Years After is one of those often missed early rock bands. And I can never figure why that is. There songs are unforgettable, their lyrics and amazing, and the use of instruments is mind blowing. Glad you guys enjoyed this favored song of my early teens. 👍
Amber, I think you hit the nail squarely on the head. Y’all are carrying on the age old tradition of soaking in the music and folklore of your predecessors and gleaning from it the things necessary to effect a change and make the world smile. Love y’all
I'm bringing this up because of the title of the song. There is a group out there called Playing For Change, they are musicians from across the globe, some famous some not. They were created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from the common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. One of my favorites by them is their rendition of "All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendricks who once said " If there is something to be changed in this world then it could only happen with MUSIC." If you haven't heard it or them, I would say it's a must.
Ten years after was one of those bands that were phenomenal! Alvin Lee and the boys were so great and underrated! RIP to one of the greatest guitar players ever!❤️
We tried to change the world and we used our music - like this one - to make it happen. Sadly so much has been fogotten. Bless you and so glad that you two have rediscovered it!!! Now its your generations' turn. 8:15
TYA were one of my favourite bands of the late 60s and early 70s. I saw them live at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1974 - fantastic evening! I loved how they moved from a very jazz influenced sound through to a more rock based one, but never lost the rock n roll and jazz basis of what they performed. Lots of albums to choose songs from, but can I suggest “Stonedhenge” as a great one to pick some tracks from - “Hear me calling” and “Speed Kills”. “Love like a man” is another (later!) song with the transitions that you like, with a hard rock feel, but a slower tempo. Great rabbit hole for you with this band. Also look at Alvin Lee’s work with country artist Mylon Le Fevre, after Ten Years After broke up.
Alvin Lee was one of the guys that made me want to play guitar. Love this song! Back then the lyrics held meaning, we wanted to change the world but didn't really know what to do. Alvin's blues guitar was everything!!
another great tune from you guys,,,its really good,,,it brings me back to when i was in high school,,,,man ,,,a good song,,,everybody used to like this one,,,,its from the album a space in time,,,,damn good song,,,,
Well Jay and Amber, it has come to the point where I just punch the like button before ya'll start, cuz I already know it's a great video! You guys listen to the masses out there and we ALL come out ahead for that. Thank you guys for keeping my generations music alive for the "new kids on the block". ✌❤
OMG! Finally! I've been waiting nearly two years for y'all to get to this one. If ever there was a song with Amber vibes, this is it. Glad your wisdom teeth extraction went well Jay! Just don't drink thru a straw for a few days. Dry sockets suck!
Oh, great message. I hadn't got there yet. Yes, maybe that's why this channel is. To help people "come together" and "change the world" just a little bit for the better. Love your final comment. 😊
So here’s the question. This song is over 50 years old. What has changed, and what have we learned. I’m 61 I’ve lived it. Sadly nothing has changed. Just go out everyday and try and make a difference in the world. ✌️
How are you feeling today? Man, the wisdom we learn from those teeth is - pain is no good!! Hey! One of my wife's favorite bands! Go Alvin Lee! RIP. "Freaks and hairies." Oh here comes that guitar, you guys. Their drummer was fantastic too. A vibe indeed. "Choo Choo Mama" is cool. There's a live version from 1975 performed at Winterland. Thanks. Feel better, Jay!
Your appreciation for music of this era and for those of us who were alive during it is really touching. For some reason, I started listening to music reactors during the pandemic and I didn't really know why I was drawn to it, but I realized after a while that I was witnessing young people learning history through music, not just about the music itself but about the times the music was made in. It has given me some hope, for instance, that a number of reactors have spontaneously, without being told, arrived at the conclusion that the seventies were a more peaceful, gentler time. (And I know that not everything about the seventies was peaceful. Latin America was plagued by fascist torture-dictatorships, for one thing.) One reactor could even tell that through the sound of a Led Zeppelin song. Then, that realization prompts people to go and learn more about that era, but to see people, young people, sensing the spirit of the times and of society through music, without being instructed about it, has just been really amazing.
My husband and I are Baby Boomers. We grew up in times of wars, revolutions, assinations and the music of the times was there to help us deal with the pain and help us reflect on how we could bring peace and love in the middle of it all.
Boundaries were changed and the music helped to make that happen and move forward with change.
Definitely an unforgettable part of our lives..we lived through it all.
People like you 2 learning, through music, about what we went through will keep us alive after we're gone.
This band was just incredible. The drums, the bass, Alvin Lee making that guitar sing…this whole album is so great. Let The Sky Fall from this album is another favorite y’all should check out. Anything off this album really. 💚💯
I heard this song on the radio today! I’m a 70 year old Ten Years After fan who seen them in Germany in 1972 when I was serving my country.
I totally agree.
Absolutely, this entire album is FANTASTIC!!!
Check out " boogie on" will lose your mind(17 min masterpiece)
This song applies today more than ever.
Extra points, Jay, for correct use of the word groovy! :) This song is amazing when you stop to really listen. Alvin Lee said in an interview that the chorus was a serious statement. He didn't want to take a political position and in his words "almost didn't put the song forward" as a result. He knew he wasn't smart enough to solve all the worlds problems so it's up to us all to do it. This song has it all, great guitar work, great musicality, an important social statement, and it's got a great groove!
I saw 10 Years After three times, just an astounding live band and Alvin Lee was a pure genius in his level of playing. ✌️
WOW! Livin Large
I saw them twice, once in their heyday around 74 or so in a big arena, then saw them in a large bar when they did a reunion tour in the early 90s, I was close for that one. Also saw Alvin Lee twice on solo tours in the 80s, he was scorching hot all 4 times I was blessed to see him. Great times!
Wow.
Rock, psychedelia, blues all wonderfully meshed together in such a classic
Alvin was a monster guitar player and the whole band was excellent. 1971 - I was a junior in high school and like almost everyone my age, were giant fans of Alvin. He was dubbed "the fastest guitar in the West", and there was no questioning that! Sadly, he died 10 years ago, and us old fan really miss getting new stuff from him.
I didn't appreciate the gorgeous guitar work in this song back in the 70s...I sure do now!
John Bonham once threw water on Alvin on stage. Zep was watching him on awe and figured he better cool him off or Zep wouldn't be welcomed on stage
Alvin is NOT DEAD! I'm seeing him live in 1 week in Phoenix
Alvin passed in 2013… are you thinking of Albert Lee? Another awesome guitarist
I got a hold of some of that stuff Stuart is smoking and now I am going to a concert next month with Freddy Mercury on vocals, John Bonham on drums, Chris Squire on Bass and Jimi Hendrix on guitar. With special appearances by Keith Moon and Neil Peart!!
You're so right Amber! You two are both so genuine and so lovable. Here I am a 63 year old man (today is my birthday actually), and when I don't check in with RSR I feel like something is missing in my day. Music has always been a big part of my life, and I know 98% of the music that you react to, but it takes me back emotionally to the first time I heard these songs for myself! I laugh when you laugh, I cry along with you when you cry... you create this wonderful connection for all your subscribers that's addictive. I feel like your my dearest friends! It's maybe a little crazy, but I know this is true for apparently 400,000 people now! Relationships (for sure) are not always easy, but I sure hope that the two of you are honestly as in love with each other as you seem to be. You deserve this success. Just look at the hatred we have in this world. You probably don't even realize the magnitude of true goodness you spread to the (apparently) whole world. You're not going to run out of great music, or the stories behind the artists. I feel that I'm a better (a little bit anyway, Lol) and happier person to have you as a part of my life. You guys are great! I love you. Don't stop.
Happy Birthday, from a kindred, 62 year old! Love these reactions to music from "our era".
Happy birthday 🎂😊
Belated
I probably haven't heard this song in 40 years, but the second I spotted the title of your video, it immediately began to play in my head. Thank you for this one.
Now that's Something! 👍🏻 time Never Erases a Good Song 🎵 And the Memories.
You been on the moon? I hear it all the time on classic rock stations
Why haven't you heard it in 40 years?
@@davidadams5280 Yes. It's dark and cold up here. Please send sandwiches.
Mush ..keep up with the oldies...you don't want to turn to mush! Haha...
The lyrical brilliance of this tune lies in this:
Yes, it faces all the cultural and societal struggles of the late-60s & early 70s, but the narrator will do nothing to better the world.
Dude's helpless and hopeless, don't know what to do - so he leaves it up to you.
A lot of us feel resigned in our comfortable lives.
I feel that I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD is written from a selfish POV, from a character unwilling to do the hard thing to make the planet better.
The real message of hope is the subtext. When we relate to our narrator, we expose our own pessimism.
It's a song that challenges us to confront our worst selves. And that is Dylan-level songwriting.
Then Alvin Lee gives this poetry that incredible vocal, and on top of all that, Alvin is one helluva guitar player!
And Ten Years After is incredible!
"Life is funny - skies are sunny - bees make honey"
Incredible lyrics in this song - and an epic guitar solo !
Awesome song, way ahead of its time!
Amber, you are so sweet and smart!😊 I'm so happy that you're really getting to understand what really was happening during the 60's and 70's. It IS important for your generation to know this history. Especially with the way things are right now. Your generation needs to take the torch now, and carry the message of peace and love into the future!!☮❤💛💚 Love ya, girl!!😘
Jay & Amber really hit it on the head. Thank you for acknowledging that the 60/70's generation changed the world. What Alvin Lee is singing about came to pass, nobody was saying this out loud until then. It sounds so simple and true and easy to understand to you, but at the time just singing this was revolutionary.
I concur.
100% agree! You two are torchbearers for the past! The music, the stories, the history. As you discover more of this, you discover more of yourselves and grow. Thank you for having such an open mind and loving the music!
I couldn't have said it better myself. I grew up on all ther classic rock which is gone forever.
-#cheers-- !-
Man! You guys jumped from 100k to 400k incredibly fast! Congratulations! And yes Amber, I do believe this is happening for a reason. You are a kindred spirit to those of us who lived the 60's, 70's and 80's.
This song means so much to me i used to sit and adore my older brother who could play this perfectly.i miss him so much.😢✌
Saw them in 1971 in Edmonton , fabulous. They also played Woodstock in ‘69
Written by their singer/guitarist Alvin Lee. Their "Love Like a Man" was a hit in Europe.
edit - Jay & Amber, Congratulations on 400K Subscribers!!!! Very well deserved ❤❤
Yes, Alvin Lee, fantastic! Glad you saw 400,000, almost missed it. Congrats Jay and Amber! So cool!
alvin lee is totally underrated.
Congratulations Jay and Amber!
Cricklewood Green. Another fantastic album by them. Great track. 💯💚🎶
Great and often forgotten Classic Rock band. I only own their greatest hits and love it. Brilliant guitar work. I heard it on FM radio all of the time.
Amazing that you just got around to hearing this one. It is a classic of the era.
Saw these guys twice. Alvin Lee could make a guitar talk. Whoa. Thanks for the memories. Keep learning about our music. It was special.
Song still has a real meaning 50 yrs. later. That's a powerful thing.
I had all of Ten Years lps but this one was my favorite. Big regret that I never saw them in concert. Just a great band.
This was the first album of theirs that I bought and it was on my cassette deck non stop when I was a sophomore in college (90/91). Naturally I hunted down the other albums & owned them all on various media at one time or another.
The lyrics ring so very true though it was 50 years ago. So glad you played it and it’s getting recognition ☮️
except the "dykes and fairies" part. So not PC these days.
Most of the lyrics. Not all.
That entire song...badass!
This was an incredible song, musically speaking, but had an important social and humanitarian message. And Alvin Lee's guitar work was next level.
This song has always given me goosebumps and never disappoints! Love it!!!!
now your gettin into it. very cool song by great artists of the Vietnam war and late 60's and early 1970's era in music. they were a truly great group. thanks, Jordan and Amber. STILL watchin ya and diggin it. stay cool. go with God. we love you lots. peace. see you on the next, guys.
The best guitar player nobody talks about...under appreciated band...the whole album is great
you said it, always annoyed me they never really got the proper credit and attention.....so much great material......alvin lee right up there with the greats of all time...lm 69 and still listen to them often!
Hi guys...my wife and I love you. You're bringing a freshness to this music which we have been listening to for decades. As far as TYA try some of there jazzier stuff like Me And My Baby or their Undead album which features WoodChopper's Ball as well as Going Home. They were really an eye opener when We first saw them at the Fillmore West in probably 1968....it was before Woodstock. The show included Jethro Tull and Spirit which are two other groups you may also enjoy.
I saw them in Philly in 1970 just before my 19th birthday.
One of my all time favorite songs. I was all of 5 yrs. old when this dropped and have never been the same since. Completely obsessed with guitar and music in general. I think this song has one of the most beautiful lead guitar tones ever recorded!
Ah...the great Alvin Lee! He was ahead of his time. Sounds just like the present day.... :(
'71 was a magic year for rock music. This was just one if MANY great tunes from GREAT bands.
This is such a great song guys and I bet it's not what you thought it would be based on the title. This song is from the early 70's but the lyrics are just as applicable today as they were back then. I'd love to chang the world, but I don't know what to do...wow.
Songs in a similar vein: "I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)," Moody Blues; "Change Myself," Todd Rundgren.
Alvin Lee was a great guitarist. He could shred and play classic blues. He was good friends with George Harrison and George played on one of his solo albums.
Yes George Harrison played the first solo in the song "The Bluest Blues" It was Amazing. I believe it was on the album Pure Blues!
One of the great, great tracks from the 70's. amazing playing and composition. I never get tired of listening to this fabulous track.
Alvin Lee and Peter Green are my two favorite guitarists...Amazing players with amazing tone and phrasing...!!!
I’m so glad to be a child of the early 60’s & 70’s. It was a wonderful, hopeful time to be alive.
One of my favorite songs, from any era! Alvin Lee's guitar is fantastic!
This is my first time watching your channel. I'm pleased that younger people are taking the time to learn about these late-60s & early-70s power bands.
I was a huge Ten Years After fan when this album came out. I think the lyrics are born out of frustration, similar to what I was feeling. Twenty-something rockers were traveling the world, seeing all these problems. But everyone's "solutions" involved someone else's sacrifice. At the time, the UK was taxing high income earners over 80% and the musicians who were just getting their start were shocked to learn this (hence the lyrics "tax the rich, feed the poor, till there are no rich no more"). The population was exploding and people wanted to have more and more children. There was a Vietnam War, a slaughterhouse for young American men. It seemed the World was going crazy, everyone knew it but no one wanted to take the steps necessary to change it.
A lot of people don’t realize that if you can make someone smile it may change their world if only a few minutes. You never know what other people are going through and if you can make them smile it may help them turn their day around . I love your channel because you spread peace love and happiness everyday .
Aah ... the great great Alvin Lee on guitar elevated things to the stratosphere !!
I love it!! One of my favorite songs! I'm glad you're both okay, I was worried when you didn't do your three yesterday. Have a terrific Tuesday.
This is my favorite 10 Years After song!
This Band....this Band....is one of my all-time favorite bands!!! And message of the song, our generation is leaving it up to you...your generation to solve these issues that have been in this world since the 70's when this song was released. And so far in my opinion, you guys are doing pretty good...Keep up the good work 👏
I"m 69 years old today, and I love you guys and your exploration into my generations music
I'll second that . Alvin Lee,, Turned 69 last Jan.
This was one of my first LP's It got some scratches, after a while.
This whole album is amazing
So I didn't catch your reactions last night, but watching them today, you somehow picked two of my favorite songs, according to a list I made during my senior year of high school in 1974. I'd Love to Change the World was my favorite song, and it pretty much still is, and Go All the Way was somewhere in the top 10 (that might have been teenage hormones), but I do still love that song, even though I am 67 now. You succeeded in getting at least one smile today. On the list I noticed another song from 1970 that you have not gotten to yet. Please do "Vehicle" by the Ides of March. Today was also my 43rd Wedding Anniversary, another reason to smile.
This is one of those perfect songs that never gets old.🔥👏
Alvin Lee was known as the fastest gun around. In other words, he could play notes so very fast in perfect time & nail every one of them. He had a pretty good voice too & his bad is very good. They had to be to keep up with his guitar. LOL
I'm Going Home was the place to start for Ten Years After. Glad you listened to this one. The entire album A Space In Time is fantastic. One of my favorites. All of it is worth your diving into. The first song, One Of These Days is a a hard rocking blues tune and Baby Won't You Let Me Rock'N' Roll You is a short hard driving rocker. Another great one from this period of the band is the title track from their Rock & Roll Music To The World.
I graduated from high school in 1971. So many fantastic albums that year. This is one of the last 8 tracks I listened to riding around town by myself the night before I left for boot camp. This song was a staple in Vietnam.
I graduated in '71 too. IMO best year for music. Who's Next, What's Goin' On, RAM, Tea For The Tillerman, Tapestry etc.....
My older sister and I were in a record store one day and they were playing this album through the speakers (this was when it was a new release)....We talked to the clerks about who it was and ended up buying the album on the spot....so good!!!
One of my all-time favorite songs that’s just as relevant today as it was when it was released. Great band
Maybe even more relevant today.
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400K WOW GUYS!!!! Hey I know I'm the 10 thousandth person, but that echo is still present. Here's to 500K!
Tax the rich feed the poor, till there are no rich no more. Still relevant. Alvin Lee is the most underrated guitarist.
I saw Ten Years After in 1971 in Houston Texas...Procol Harem & King Crimson opened for them. Great lineup & great sets. I loved listening to Alvin Lee...sweet guitar sounds. So sad when he passed away a few years back. Thanks for your reviews...my wife & I listen to you guys every night!
Great reaction to a great song. Thank you for sharing it. This was a 1971 album. But 10 Years After, was really a 60s band. They were also at Woodstock. Well worth checking out that performance also.
Saw them 71in El Paso. Phenominal.True rockers.
Yes! This makes me so happy I hit the Subscribe button a long time ago. Amber, you just ‘get’ late 60’s and 70’s and never fail to put a smile on my face. Yes you both are definitely helping to spread love and positivity.
I saw them in the 70’s and they are a fantastic band. Glad you like them!
This is such a fantastic song!! Love it. Thanks for bringing it back to me! ❤❤❤❤
This is a great song, Wow that was well said, Amber there are so many great songs from the 70s I was just listening to "Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525" right before I played - I'd Love To Change The World, and between the two songs, sometimes I wonder if we're changing the world for the better, and then I hear you say that and it gives me hope ❤
Alvin Lee was such an underrated guitarist In his hey day they called him the fastest guitarist. Good trippy songs right up Ambers alley.
I relive some very happy times when I listen to your channel. Ten Years After was part of those happy times. Thanks for playing this.
Hey! Just saw the 400K well deserved guys, good content always wins and you guys work hard at this. We deeply appreciate your efforts and the connections you have created within this community. ✌️
400k 🍻🎊🎉🎊🎉
Amber, I don’t know if you’ve fully realized yet how much your favorite era of music is still really relevant to today.
Yes, this is a fantastic song and band. Alvin Lee is a vastly undeerrated guitar player. Check out their song Standing at the Station.
Underated by who. He is known the world over. Stop saying 💩 like that. Every guitar that came after alvin knows of his style and contribution to rock. Stop with that friggin phrase. Dam i loathe you
Lee is held in very high regard in the guitar community.
Such a good tune! This is the song why I know this band. I heard it in a movie or two as a teenager, but didn't know who it was. We did have internet back then, but it wasn't like today. If I heard a song somewhere that I really liked, but didn't know anything about, it's not an exaggeration that I sometimes had to go years before I figured it out.
Hey hey!!! 400k 🎉🎊🎈♥️
I can remember back when there were less than 90k of us family members. How time has flown by! Amazed and thrilled for the 400k subscribers.
10 Years After is one of those often missed early rock bands. And I can never figure why that is. There songs are unforgettable, their lyrics and amazing, and the use of instruments is mind blowing.
Glad you guys enjoyed this favored song of my early teens. 👍
Alvin Lee. Another guitar God who almost no one today even knows, let alone adds to the "greats" conversations.
That has always been one of my favorite songs! Thank you guys for reacting to this song
Amber, I think you hit the nail squarely on the head. Y’all are carrying on the age old tradition of soaking in the music and folklore of your predecessors and gleaning from it the things necessary to effect a change and make the world smile.
Love y’all
What a masterpiece!! So many don't know this song and that's a shame. Congrats on Learning more "10 Years After" guys and thanks for sharing😊
You guys are awesome. You have found the “ magic” of the best era of music. Glad you found it.
Love these guys' style and vibe. Great lyric and amazing musicians doing their thing.
I'm bringing this up because of the title of the song. There is a group out there called Playing For Change, they are musicians from across the globe, some famous some not. They were created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from the common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. One of my favorites by them is their rendition of "All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendricks who once said " If there is something to be changed in this world then it could only happen with MUSIC." If you haven't heard it or them, I would say it's a must.
Now I must pull out the album and play it in it's entirety. Thank you !! Great choice (as always)
Amber, you are a very wise soul.✌️
Ten years after was one of those bands that were phenomenal! Alvin Lee and the boys were so great and underrated! RIP to one of the greatest guitar players ever!❤️
Cool song I'm loving hearing again, You Guys! That's the 70s spirit, J... It IS Groovy! :) Great Reaction! :)
We tried to change the world and we used our music - like this one - to make it happen. Sadly so much has been fogotten. Bless you and so glad that you two have rediscovered it!!! Now its your generations' turn. 8:15
TYA were one of my favourite bands of the late 60s and early 70s. I saw them live at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1974 - fantastic evening!
I loved how they moved from a very jazz influenced sound through to a more rock based one, but never lost the rock n roll and jazz basis of what they performed.
Lots of albums to choose songs from, but can I suggest “Stonedhenge” as a great one to pick some tracks from - “Hear me calling” and “Speed Kills”. “Love like a man” is another (later!) song with the transitions that you like, with a hard rock feel, but a slower tempo. Great rabbit hole for you with this band.
Also look at Alvin Lee’s work with country artist Mylon Le Fevre, after Ten Years After broke up.
Yes! Another great song I have loved my entire life! Who can resist that chorus? Sadly, it's just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago.
I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do, so I leave it up to you...
One of the most amazing lines for a chorus...
Have to love Amber’s reaction! Lots of heart ❤❤ love you too Jay!
Huge accoustic guitar fan in rock music. Beautiful acoustic guitar with the electric guitar combo to produce a unique guitar duo.
Alvin Lee was one of the guys that made me want to play guitar. Love this song! Back then the lyrics held meaning, we wanted to change the world but didn't really know what to do. Alvin's blues guitar was everything!!
another great tune from you guys,,,its really good,,,it brings me back to when i was in high school,,,,man ,,,a good song,,,everybody used to like this one,,,,its from the album a space in time,,,,damn good song,,,,
I've always loved this song! Great sound!
Well Jay and Amber, it has come to the point where I just punch the like button before ya'll start, cuz I already know it's a great video! You guys listen to the masses out there and we ALL come out ahead for that. Thank you guys for keeping my generations music alive for the "new kids on the block". ✌❤
Hey Jay. Just wanted to say that I hope you're feeling better. God bless my friend! 😇🦷
Congratulations on 400,000 subscribers. Well deserved!
OMG! Finally! I've been waiting nearly two years for y'all to get to this one. If ever there was a song with Amber vibes, this is it. Glad your wisdom teeth extraction went well Jay! Just don't drink thru a straw for a few days. Dry sockets suck!
Oh, great message. I hadn't got there yet. Yes, maybe that's why this channel is. To help people "come together" and "change the world" just a little bit for the better. Love your final comment. 😊
So here’s the question. This song is over 50 years old. What has changed, and what have we learned. I’m 61 I’ve lived it. Sadly nothing has changed. Just go out everyday and try and make a difference in the world. ✌️
How are you feeling today? Man, the wisdom we learn from those teeth is - pain is no good!! Hey! One of my wife's favorite bands! Go Alvin Lee! RIP. "Freaks and hairies." Oh here comes that guitar, you guys. Their drummer was fantastic too. A vibe indeed. "Choo Choo Mama" is cool. There's a live version from 1975 performed at Winterland. Thanks. Feel better, Jay!
Your appreciation for music of this era and for those of us who were alive during it is really touching. For some reason, I started listening to music reactors during the pandemic and I didn't really know why I was drawn to it, but I realized after a while that I was witnessing young people learning history through music, not just about the music itself but about the times the music was made in. It has given me some hope, for instance, that a number of reactors have spontaneously, without being told, arrived at the conclusion that the seventies were a more peaceful, gentler time. (And I know that not everything about the seventies was peaceful. Latin America was plagued by fascist torture-dictatorships, for one thing.) One reactor could even tell that through the sound of a Led Zeppelin song. Then, that realization prompts people to go and learn more about that era, but to see people, young people, sensing the spirit of the times and of society through music, without being instructed about it, has just been really amazing.
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Great band! Lots of great songs! Explore this rabbit hole!