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I suddenly feel very old.....rest in peace Alvin .
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bluedigger
(17,086 posts)BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)at the start of their set they were having monitor problems. During the time it took the techs to get things working Alvin launched into a solo jam lasting some ten minutes or so, it was great.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)I've never seen Ten Years After! That must have been a great jam .
mokawanis
(4,443 posts)still listen to it from time to time.
In_The_Wind
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kwassa
(23,340 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)livetohike
(22,147 posts)Kali
(55,014 posts)loved him and Ten Years After
becca da bakkah
(426 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)bif
(22,722 posts)as a young kid. How sad. That's way too young. Sorry I never saw him live.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)Several months ago, I heard he might be touring and was really hoping he'd come someplace nearby so I could finally see him. Maybe the "routine surgical procedure" was something he wanted to take care of before he hit the road .
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)Morning Little Schoolgirl...
RIP Alvin
livetohike
(22,147 posts)I think my Freshman room mate and I (in 1970) did that with the Sssh album . Loved this song.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)he was fabulous. They were the headliner.
The opening act was Robin Trower.
The middle act was King Crimson.
Just awesome.
"I'd Love to Change the World".
livetohike
(22,147 posts)My husband saw them at The Spectrum in Philly, I think in 1972. I never saw them .
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)They just don't put on concerts anymore with three major excellent acts on them.
The 70s were something great for rock.
I'm old..... How old am I?
So old that I saw STYX when they were an Opening Act.
Middle act:Climax Blues Band
Headliner: BTO.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)At least you have a memory! I have a hard time remembering who played with who...tickets were $5.00 for three or four bands!
bluesbassman
(19,375 posts)Alvin was shredding before anybody even knew what shredding was. RIP Mr. Lee.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)That must have been a great concert....I was hoping he would tour and come anywhere near Pgh and I would be the first in line for tickets
kurtzapril4
(1,353 posts)RIP. I saw Ten Years After in the early '80's(I think.) AC/DC opened for them...it was their first tour of America.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)from us than it is giving to us. All part of the eternal cycle.
And, sadly, the passage of this truly gifted musician is part of the taking.
RIP Alvin.
Thanks for the riffs.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)Whatever the "routine surgical procedure" was.....it's a damn shame.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Why is everybody leaving us?
livetohike
(22,147 posts)but wherever they are going, I hope to see them all there too .
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)livetohike
(22,147 posts)better do it!!
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)livetohike
(22,147 posts)graywarrior
(59,440 posts)A week in la la land
Crabby Appleton
(5,231 posts)at the Goose Lake Music Festival near Detroit. He's one of my favorite guitar players.
RIP Alvin Lee
livetohike
(22,147 posts)I saw them last year at a bar in Pgh.....only saw them one other time and that was on my college campus in 1972.
Do you remember the concert? Alvin Lee was definitely one of my favorites, after Hendrix.