Cricklewood Green

cricklewood green

Track Listings
1. Sugar the Road
2. Working on the Road
3. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
4. Year 3,000 Blues
5. Me and My Baby
6. Love Like a Man
7. Circles
8. As the Sun Still Burns Away

Editorial Reviews
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Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee's hyperactive guitar solos (fretboard attacks a speed-metal guitarist would be proud to unleash) caught the ear of British rock fans and built a bridge to the blues. The well-produced Cricklewood Green, consisting of all-original material by Lee, is the group's best studio effort. For a band that made its reputation with live performances, most conspicuously at the Woodstock festival, that's probably minor praise, but it's praise nevertheless. The extended workout of the hit single "Love Like a Man" is the centerpiece of the album, one that opens with the frantic buzz of the back-to-back road songs "Sugar the Road" and "Working on the Road." But Lee, ably assisted by keyboardist Chick Churchill, fleshes out the trademark Ten Years After blues frenzy with an assortment of atypical approaches and styles. "Me and My Baby" delivers Lee and the band in a relaxed, almost swinging, mode, while "Circles" is a rare ballad offering. The sci-fi blues of "Year 3000 Blues" and semi-psychedelia of "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" and "As the Sun Still Burns Away" further extend the album's reach without sacrificing any of Lee's guitar excursions. --Michael Point

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Cricklewood Green
Cricklewood Green
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great!
  • The Best from Ten Years After
  • Cricklewood Green...Excellent! but SHAME on Amazon :(
  • A classic album by an obscure band
  • Not there best
 Cricklewood Green
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Chrysalis Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y7KO
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Sugar The Road
  2. Working On The Road
  3. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
  4. Year 3,000 Blues
  5. Me And My Baby
  6. Love Like A Man
  7. Circles
  8. As The Sun Still Burns Away

Amazon.com

Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee's hyperactive guitar solos (fretboard attacks a speed-metal guitarist would be proud to unleash) caught the ear of British rock fans and built a bridge to the blues. The well-produced Cricklewood Green, consisting of all-original material by Lee, is the group's best studio effort. For a band that made its reputation with live performances, most conspicuously at the Woodstock festival, that's probably minor praise, but it's praise nevertheless. The extended workout of the hit single "Love Like a Man" is the centerpiece of the album, one that opens with the frantic buzz of the back-to-back road songs "Sugar the Road" and "Working on the Road." But Lee, ably assisted by keyboardist Chick Churchill, fleshes out the trademark Ten Years After blues frenzy with an assortment of atypical approaches and styles. "Me and My Baby" delivers Lee and the band in a relaxed, almost swinging, mode, while "Circles" is a rare ballad offering. The sci-fi blues of "Year 3000 Blues" and semi-psychedelia of "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" and "As the Sun Still Burns Away" further extend the album's reach without sacrificing any of Lee's guitar excursions. --Michael Point

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2007-03-23

Great studio album. Alvin Lee is one of the best, next to Peter Green and Clapton. But don't buy used copy from Smokey Mountain Books, they're a rip-off.

5 out of 5 stars The Best from Ten Years After.......2007-02-22

If you enjoy 1970's Rock and Roll, this is a must for your collection

5 out of 5 stars Cricklewood Green...Excellent! but SHAME on Amazon :(.......2006-10-19

I know you probably won't publish my review. But I am returning this CD which you promote as the "Reissue-Remastered" edition by EMI, yet what I received was the old Chrysalis recording which sounds horrible. I know it was a deal at $3.99, but I don't apreciate being lied to.

I have been an Amazon customer for years and hope to keep buying from you, yet it's things like these that make me start looking elsewhere.

...I just spoke to customer service at Amazon, and they are giving me a full refund. Amazon, the product may be bad and misrepresented, but your customer service makes the difference. thanks! :)

5 out of 5 stars A classic album by an obscure band.......2005-11-18

It's a shame not many people know about Ten Years After. I'm very thankful for my Father for introducing me to this band. Alvin Lee is a masterful guitarist, years ahead of his time. The songs on Cricklewood are wonderfully written, and from track to track have a great flow. Buy this album if you're a blues/rock fan, you won't be dissapointed.

4 out of 5 stars Not there best.......2005-07-30

Good cd, but I'd prefer SSShhhh, Watt, rock 'n roll music to the world, or TYA ist album.
Cricklewood Green
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • My Favorite Ten years after
  • 737's Coming Out of the Sky
  • Don't Overlook Cricklewood Green!!!
  • Still Great 30 Years After
  • 2 EXTRA TRACKS!
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Ten Years After
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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ASIN: B00005B5X6
Release Date: 2002-05-06

Tracks:

  1. Sugar The Road
  2. Working On The Road
  3. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
  4. Year 3000 Blues
  5. Me And My Baby
  6. Love Like A Man
  7. Circles
  8. As The Sun Still Burns Away
  9. Warm Sun (Bonus Track/Previously Unreleased)
  10. To No One (Bonus Track/Previously Unreleased)

Album Description

UK reissue of the British blues-rock act's classic 1970 album. Digitally remastered with the help of band member Ric Lee. Ten tracks including two bonus tracks, 'Warm Sun' & 'To No One'.

Album Details

Classic 1970 Album from Guitar God Alvin Lee and Company. Digitally Remastered with the Help of the Bands Drummer Ric Lee and featuring Two Bonus Tracks, Sleevenotes by John Tobler and Enhanced Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Ten years after.......2007-05-14

Cricklewood green is my favorite Ten years after album it does not have the staple songs we are familiar with but nice rock songs with excellent dream like lyrics listen to the songs and what Alvin lee sings about in these tunes it is very interesting rock music all the songs are great but my favorite is As the sun still burns away and the 2 bonus tracks are just as good very well done album and a must for 1960s music collectors they just do not make music this good today no group at all try this cd I think you will enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars 737's Coming Out of the Sky.......2006-02-14

'Cricklewood Green' is, for the most part, a bombastic rockfest. In fact, the three tune, fifteen minute opening salvo stack up nicely against any other trio of songs from any rock and roll disc. But any album aspiring to greatness must demonstrate diversity, and 'Cricklewood Green' does that as well, although I could have lived with the rockfest through a double-album of this electrifying material! In my mind of minds I imagine Alvin Lee felt the same, and included songs such as 'Year 3000 Blues', the lone country-rock number in the set, and 'Me and My Baby' a Steve Miller sound-alike track and the lone jazz-rock number, simply to show everyone that Ten Years After was much more than a one-genre pony. As if that wasn't enough, one other genre is also explored with the acoustic folk-rock number titled 'Circles', which adds more than just diversity. The sweet chorus, "Doesn't/does it matter what I do..." mixes with the bittersweet sentiments and smooth-as-a-smoothie melody to produce what we in the music review business call 'a beaute'.

The remainder of the disc builds on the solid rock foundation established by the band in four previous albums. The two longest tracks on the disc are epics in composition and performance. Both '50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain' and 'Love Like a Man' time out at 7:37. I would believe that was an uncanny coincidence were it not for the curious fade out-fade in-fade out conclusion to '50,000 Miles...'. I submit that Alvin and Co. had more than artistic concerns in adding this audio addendum, although I have no answer to the question, "why did they do it?". Heck, why does Radio Shack ask for your address when you buy batteries, and why did The Beatles hoax Paul's death?

'Sugar the Road' opens the disc, and it is the prototypical opening number for an album or a concert, featuring great basic and lead guitar riffs, fun lyrics, cowbells, etc. 'Working On the Road', another gritty rocker, follows, with the sweet chorus, "I've got a feeling for home...". '50,000 Miles...' opens with a restrained acoustic intro which builds in nicely structured gradients into an anthemic rocker, very reminicent of Tom Petty's best work, and ending with a fine, distorted, fuzzy guitar lead. 'Love Like a Man' returns to the melodic guitar hooks and fleshy fretwork from maestro Alvin, in addition to a great sounding bass bridge. The original vinyl finished with the lumbering rocker 'As the Sun Still Burns Away', which builds steam like a locomotive, and winds up in a fog of psychedelic sound effects.

It is well worth the extra expense to obtain the 2002 UK remaster being reviewed here, primarily for the two unreleased tracks from the 'Cricklewood' sessions. 'Warm Sun', with its simplistic and catchy guitar hook, and 'To No One', a bombastic blues-rock track featuring a sweet organ-guitar bridge, are both good fits with the balance of 'Cricklewood Green'. Although lyrics are not included, the liner notes are adequately supplied with background on the band, the recording sessions, and the individual tracks. Beyond impressive, this set of Green tracks will grow on you. Like most truly classic albums, its sound is timeless. This is essential listening, folks, no two ways about it.

3 out of 5 stars Don't Overlook Cricklewood Green!!!.......2006-01-01

I first owned this on 8-track many moons ago. Although, this kind of music sounds dated...I still enjoy the songs 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain...it and Sugar The Road remind me of Steppenwolfe. Other good songs are Year 3000 Blues, The jazzy..Me And My Baby, and Circles. Don't overlook Cricklewood Green if you enjoy classic rock!!!

4 out of 5 stars Still Great 30 Years After.......2004-05-16

Ten Years After with front-man Alvin Lee made a good handful of solid blues/rock albums in the late sixties and early seventies. Alvin Lee is a terrific guitarist, and he had the reputation of being the fastest in the world at the time, when Ten Years After was at the height of their populairiy.

Lee wrote almost all of their music, and he had a skill of writing catchy blues-based guitar riffs. One of their best known songs of that type "Love Like a Man" is the key track on this 1970 album. Though his songwriting is somewhat uneven, probably because of pressure to constantly to come up with material for new albums and singles, their best songs still sound great today.

On Cricklewood Green the highlights, besides "Love Like a Man", are "Working on the Road", "50.000 Miles Beneath my Brain", "As the Sun Still Burns Away" and the great acoustic ballad "Circles". The two out-take bonus-tracks are okay; best is "Warm Sun".

5 out of 5 stars 2 EXTRA TRACKS!.......2002-07-08

I can't tell you how many times we sat around listening to this classic.Remastered with a nice booklet and 2 extra tracks from the original LP sessions.This version sounds great.I'm elated!
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    		Cricklewood Green
    Ten Years After
    Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002VL8AS
    Release Date: 2004-11-08

    Tracks:

    1. Sugar the Road
    2. Working on the Road
    3. 50, 000 Miles Beneath My Brain
    4. Year 3, 000 Blues
    5. Me and My Baby
    6. Love Like a Man
    7. Circles
    8. As the Sun Still Burns Away
    9. Warm Sun [#][*]
    10. To No One [#][*]

    Album Description

    Japan exclusive remastered reissue packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Details TBA. To. 2004.

    Album Details

    Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.
    Ssssh/Cricklewood Green
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THIS CD IS A MUST!!!
    • Ten Years After - Ssssh
    • A classic guitar swirl surrounded by smooth rock.
    • As fresh a sound now as it was then.
    		 Ssssh/Cricklewood Green
    Ten Years After
    Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 1997-02-25

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    5. If You Should Love Me
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    8. I Woke Up This Morning
    9. Sugar The Road
    10. Working On The Road
    11. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
    12. Year 3,000 Blues
    13. Me And My Baby
    14. Love Like A Man
    15. Circles
    16. As The Sun Still Burns Away

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars THIS CD IS A MUST!!!.......2007-05-28

    I PAID A LOT FOR THE MOFI VERSION BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. IF YOU LIKE THE KINKY BLUES ROCK OF ALVIN AND THE BOYS YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS.

    5 out of 5 stars Ten Years After - Ssssh.......2000-03-29

    Besides TYA's first album recorded in 1967, Sssh would have to be one of their best albums. Alvin's talent shows through to the max.

    5 out of 5 stars A classic guitar swirl surrounded by smooth rock........1999-08-23

    These albums are a must. To summarise English rock then you have to obtain these albums. The guitar swirls, fast solos, breath taking licks quickly followed by the sky line screaching wah wah slides, all underlinned by the professional Hammond, flowing bass and tight drums. This Uk outfit choose classics riffs and strong song writing to unleash a classic 60's / 70's sound. Very cool indeed. Oh by the way I was told by the keybordist that Cricklewood Green was the Grass there Rodie Grew in London, there should be a picture on the back.

    5 out of 5 stars As fresh a sound now as it was then........1998-12-19

    This combo release of what are 2 of the best albums this band produced is a joy to the ears. You can almost see Alvin Lee dripping his sweat like he used to in his concerts. He is one remarkable guitar player. Shhhh is really grabs you and takes you for a fast ride. Cricklewood Green is such a mixture of sounds that the album has to be heard to be believed. Rock music was transforming itself in 1969-70 and this CD reveals its many faces. Green sounds like the Stones, the Guess Who, Hendrix and Creedence all rolled into one. A true GEM!
    Cricklewood Green
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great!
    • The Best from Ten Years After
    • Cricklewood Green...Excellent! but SHAME on Amazon :(
    • A classic album by an obscure band
    • Not there best
    		 Cricklewood Green
    Ten Years After
    Manufacturer: EMI Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000007W8F
    Release Date: 1999-10-12

    Tracks:

    1. Sugar The Road
    2. Working On The Road
    3. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
    4. Year 3,000 Blues
    5. Me And My Baby
    6. Love Like A Man
    7. Circles
    8. As The Sun Still Burns Away

    Amazon.com

    Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee's hyperactive guitar solos (fretboard attacks a speed-metal guitarist would be proud to unleash) caught the ear of British rock fans and built a bridge to the blues. The well-produced Cricklewood Green, consisting of all-original material by Lee, is the group's best studio effort. For a band that made its reputation with live performances, most conspicuously at the Woodstock festival, that's probably minor praise, but it's praise nevertheless. The extended workout of the hit single "Love Like a Man" is the centerpiece of the album, one that opens with the frantic buzz of the back-to-back road songs "Sugar the Road" and "Working on the Road." But Lee, ably assisted by keyboardist Chick Churchill, fleshes out the trademark Ten Years After blues frenzy with an assortment of atypical approaches and styles. "Me and My Baby" delivers Lee and the band in a relaxed, almost swinging, mode, while "Circles" is a rare ballad offering. The sci-fi blues of "Year 3000 Blues" and semi-psychedelia of "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain" and "As the Sun Still Burns Away" further extend the album's reach without sacrificing any of Lee's guitar excursions. --Michael Point

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2007-03-23

    Great studio album. Alvin Lee is one of the best, next to Peter Green and Clapton. But don't buy used copy from Smokey Mountain Books, they're a rip-off.

    5 out of 5 stars The Best from Ten Years After.......2007-02-22

    If you enjoy 1970's Rock and Roll, this is a must for your collection

    5 out of 5 stars Cricklewood Green...Excellent! but SHAME on Amazon :(.......2006-10-19

    I know you probably won't publish my review. But I am returning this CD which you promote as the "Reissue-Remastered" edition by EMI, yet what I received was the old Chrysalis recording which sounds horrible. I know it was a deal at $3.99, but I don't apreciate being lied to.

    I have been an Amazon customer for years and hope to keep buying from you, yet it's things like these that make me start looking elsewhere.

    ...I just spoke to customer service at Amazon, and they are giving me a full refund. Amazon, the product may be bad and misrepresented, but your customer service makes the difference. thanks! :)

    5 out of 5 stars A classic album by an obscure band.......2005-11-18

    It's a shame not many people know about Ten Years After. I'm very thankful for my Father for introducing me to this band. Alvin Lee is a masterful guitarist, years ahead of his time. The songs on Cricklewood are wonderfully written, and from track to track have a great flow. Buy this album if you're a blues/rock fan, you won't be dissapointed.

    4 out of 5 stars Not there best.......2005-07-30

    Good cd, but I'd prefer SSShhhh, Watt, rock 'n roll music to the world, or TYA ist album.

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