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When I seen Alvin Lee & Co tour this album I was disappointed. I expected to hear Ten Years After greats with some new stuff. I purchased this recording the first time on vinyl 40 or so years ago and really got to love it. Mel Collins from King Crimson on saxophone gave it a jazzy sound and the choice of covers on the recording was Alvin Lee indulging himself with his heroes that influenced him when he was a teenager. 5 Stars for certain..

bought the vinyl LP many many years ago....That's long gone at one of my many garage sales over the years. After hearing of Alvin Lees passing this spring, renewed my interest in this album. Went to amazon and downloaded...What a classic rock and roll album,,,great guitar work of course...great sax, great backup vocal...great tunes thruout...Try it, you wont be disappointed.

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Having been an Alvin Lee fan since the 60"s,I can say that this two disc set gives the listener a true rendition of what Alvin Lee can do with a guitar.From 50's rock,thru the "Blues",with a touch of soul and jazz,Alvin lays it out.You can feel his love of music and the guitar in every track on this set.His playing and vocal renditions make a combination that's hard to beat.

Probably one of the best recordings of Alvin Lee. Contrary to most of his recordings (live or studio), in this one his guitar is not as dominant. The emphasis is in the music and with great contributions from saxophonist Mel Collins. Very enjoyable indeed.

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great

One of the all-time great rock 'n roll guitarists, Alvin Lee presents a different sound in varing material that is a real departure from Ten Years After. An excellent array of musicians provide support. Its just plain fun to listen to this classic album.

This Repertoire release along with "On the Road to Freedom" and "Ride On" are a pure delight! Repertoire have either obtained the master tapes or have done one hell of a job with the digital transfers! Whatever the source the material therein has benefited significantly from the remastered job. One can readily hear the smoother cleaner tones and the air around those notes. These albums are clearly superior to my original copies. As for the material - excellent! Saw Alvin Lee a number of times in my life; regretfully, never got to see him perform with this group of musicians. Would have given up my left (you know what) for the privilege. If you need to update your Alvin Lee catalogue, I can't think of a better place to start. Highly recommended!!!

You can't write anything about Alvin Lee without saying that he was once the fastest guitar slinger in the west - whatever what means! Let's get this out of the way; he made his reputation by playing millions of notes a second at Woodstock with Ten Years After. About Five Years Later he wanted to move on, split the band, and performed at The Rainbow with some top sessions musicians, who sound as though they were his mates too. This double CD is the result. It now comes with 2 bonus tracks, recorded by what sounds like the same line-up at a later date, which add another 14.5 minutes. Pity really! because they don't seem to fit in with, or match, the stuff from The Rainbow. None of the 20 tracks from the concert extends beyonds 6 minutes, so Alvin keeps things chugging along, from Got To Keep Moving to a reprise of I'm Writing You a Letter. He seems to be trying to embrace all the (then known) forms of popular music, perhaps trying to find a style that suits him best, so you don't get fed up with one almost identical song after another, although most of them boogie along with a foot-tapping beat.Besides his own compositions, there are two backward glances to The Elvis Era, with versions of Don't Be Cruel, linked with Money Honey, and later Mystery Train, Slow Down and Keep a Knocking. Tracks include a fairly standard blues, Every Blues You Ever Heard, a wonderfully funky Freedom for The Stallion which is a showcase for Mel Collins's amazing saxophone, and a whimsical All Life's Trials. The majority of the rest of the tracks feature three backing singers up front, and catchy choruses that sound like they've evolved from jamming in rehearsal. There are none of the excesses that you might expect on a live album from the mid-seventies. Alvin isn't a great singer, but at least he doesn't scream. His intention to escape the guitar-hero tag is also a blessing, and behind him the rest of the band are clearly enjoying themselves. Having bought this double album shortly after it came out, I was delighted to find that it is now available again, and very good value - but don't be put off by the (original) cover. The main problem I'm having in writing this is that I can't think of anyone else who might have made a record like this. That six members went on to form Kokomo, or that many of them had previously been with Joe Cocker's Grease Band, doesn't really help. However, as long as you are looking for something that features real musicians, if you buy this CD you won't be disappointed.

Everything Alvin did was good such a great guitarist, brilliant live over the years, well worth purchasing.

As good as I remember

Real fine cd and a good seller I've would like to buy again soon.