Ssssh

ssssh

Track Listings

1. Bad Scene

2. Two Time Mama

3. Stoned Woman

4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

5. If You Should Love Me

6. I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name

7. Stomp

8. I Woke Up This Morning

Ssssh,Ten Years After,EMI Special Markets,Blues-Rock,British Blues,Pop,Rock

Ssssh

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Excellent place to strart
Simply the Best
60's real time fun w/great guitar
Blues Deluxe That Never Dissapoints From A Band That Stayed Close To It's Sound Throughout

Ssssh
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-05-03

Tracks:

Bad Scene
Two Time Mama
Stoned Woman
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
If You Should Love Me
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
Stomp
I Woke Up This Morning

Customer Reviews:

Excellent place to strart.......2007-02-19

This was my first TYA album and introduction of their music. I bought it because of the intersting cover and stayed with the music until "A Space In Time". I started as guitar player because of Alvin Lee (being the only guy in my town playing "Im Going Home" and with my friend Clayton playing bass doing "Good Morning Little School Girl" minus the vocals, a little weird for us being guys over 18 singing about snagging under age girls, and neither one of us being vocalist)
I consider this to be one of their best albums along with "Cricklewood Green". Personally, I highly recommend this one. Especially the remastered version.

Simply the Best.......2006-07-09

I grew up with this album. I wore out the grooves and the cover was worn and dog earred, but there is no album I ever owned that was as much a part of my growing up. It planted the seeds for a long evolving appreciation of the blues. I would not listen to Robert Johnson and Big Mama Thornton for 20 more years - but I know it all started here - in 8th grade. I don't think I even knew what the blues was when I was in 8th grade, but I knew I liked this. I bought it for the cover only - it looked cool. They certainly weren't getting radio play that I had heard. I had never heard anything like Good Morning Little School Girl or "I woke up this morning", but my favorite was and is, the Stomp. Rock On Alvin.

60's real time fun w/great guitar .......2006-04-19

Alvin & the boys give you a feel for the times with great melody work and quintessencial rock band 60's stuff, not to mention the wah-wah so very good at the time (Cream, Blind Faith, Hendrix etc.
Fun music/rock & roll!

Blues Deluxe That Never Dissapoints From A Band That Stayed Close To It's Sound Throughout.......2005-11-18

A hard rocking blues statement that is perhaps TYA's defining album. SSSH! was in a way their last "all" blues album relying on some great covers and originals with Alvin Lee firmly in control as leader.
This album preceeded the greatness of the Cricklewood Green album which took off commercially as a bluesy, English,Jazzy,folk and rock and roll album showcasing them into superstardom(of the day) Their psychedelic explorations of sound and texture took off with Cricklewood but shades of these studio explorations are found in all their past works but Ssssh!
is all primal blues and in a way their most true blue record.
All their remasters are very good.

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A must for any TYA fan
drugs, sex, and rock and roll
Great Playing and Lots of Energy
A Transitional Album for TYA
Great Music

Ssssh
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y7HD
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Bad Scene
Two Time Mama
Stoned Woman
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
If You Should Love Me
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
The Stomp
I Woke Up This Morning

Customer Reviews:

A must for any TYA fan.......2007-04-23

Good Ten Years After album, their fourth. It's not A Space In Time (definitely their best), but lots of energy, and Alvin Lee...well, what can you say? He was one of the best. Speed, finesse, and soul, a rare combination. (A helpfull note: Don't buy from Smokey Mountain Books; they like to play bait and switch, an illegal practice.)

drugs, sex, and rock and roll.......2006-02-28

The three primary vices of the late 1960's are on vivid display on this, Ten Years After's fourth album, released in 1969. While songs giving a sympathetic ear to underage sex ('Good Morning Little Schoolgirl') and drug usage ('Stoned Woman') are frowned upon today, it's revealing what Alvin Lee and his 'mates were committing to vinyl way back in the 1960's. You would probably draw the ire of Bill O'Reilly and perhaps the FBI for uttering lyrics like "I want to b_ _l you all night long" to an imagined "little schoolgirl" in this, the second millennium (I suppose Alvin could implicate original writer Sonny Boy Williamson for the faux pas, however). Alvin was 24 years of age when he suggested to this little schoolgirl that there was "nothing wrong" with such yearnings, nor does he sound disgruntled over his observation that "she's gonna keep him stoned out of his mind all the time" on 'Stoned Woman'. While Alvin and many of his contemporaries may have second thoughts about such judgements today, it's clear that very liberal attitudes were being quite freely propogated, and certainly followed in this era. And while it may be easy to dismiss such indulgences as typical of the times or youth in general, the problem is that it's so hard to separate Alvin's questionable sentiments with the great rock and roll music he composed to accompany it. While the B-side of the original vinyl version of 'Ssssh' is a bit uneven, the A-side is pure, unadulterated, rabid rock and roll heaven. The sound of the first four tracks stand up nicely against any comparable 16 minute sequence anywhere in rock.

The album leads off with the great up-tempo rocker, 'Bad Scene'. The lyrics deliver an angry rant about life's hassles, from "hurtin'" to "chokin'", with Alvin's vocals processed through something that makes his voice sound like a tinny 1930's radio broadcast. I'm not sure what the intent is of that processing, but it sounds extremely cool. 'Two Time Mama' follows, opening with a bouncy acoustic riff and morphing into a boogie along the lines of Canned Heat's 'Goin Up the Country'. There's a great slide guitar to be had under the cautionary lyrics. 'Stoned Woman' is up next, featuring a sweet bass beat, fine guitar hooks, and Alvin delivering up plenty of tasty 'Ugh's, 'Ooh's, and 'Aah's. 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' winds up the quartet with 6:34 of solid-rock, and more orgiastic screams, grunts, moans, and groans.

The B-side of the original vinyl starts out with a melodious acoustic track spiced up with a bit of wah-pedal guitar in the background, but 'If You Should Love Me' slowly gains steam until you're seriously folk-rockin' with fine organ support from Chick Churchill. After a two minute acoustic guitar and piano ballad, 'I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name' (a real challenge to decipher for any TYA fan who's stoned out of his mind all the time...), serving as an intermission, TYA return to the blues-rock with a decided groove in 'The Stomp'. The disc winds up with perhaps the weakest track, a heavy and solid, but derivitive standard electric blues number, 'I Woke Up This Morning'.

If you're a fan of heavy blues-rock music with excellent hooks and riffs, this vintage TYA disc is made for you, especially if you're okay with the provocative lyrical content. Be forwarned that this particular version (and there are versions aplenty of 'Ssssh'... which really should be 'Shhhh', shouldn't it?) of 'Ssssh' is marketed as a remastered disc from EMI Special Markets, but nowhere in the package is remastering mentioned, nor does the EMI moniker appear anywhere. Entering the bar code into the ebay listing generator, however, does identify this as a remastered disc from EMI. The label on the disc is Chrysalis, but the recording date is listed as 1975, which is a total mystery. Nevertheless, it sounds good, and perhaps that is all that matters in the final analysis.

Great Playing and Lots of Energy.......2004-07-06

This album must be thrill for any fan of English heavy blues/hard rock.

I had the album on vinyl years ago, and I recently bought the album again on CD. Somehow my favourites have changed with the time. It seems that some of my old favourites go on a bit too long. It is beyond question that Lee is a terrific guitarist and that Ten Years After was a great band, but Lee's songwriting on this album is mostly very traditional blues/rock, and some songs may sound a little dated.

"I Woke Up This Morning" and "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" are still great tracks, but less aggressive songs like "Two Time Mama" and "If You Should Love Me" are my favourites today; especially the great build up on "If You Should Love Me" makes this song a highlight.

A Transitional Album for TYA.......2003-11-03

I will agree with everything said about this album but what they don't tell you is the persistance of a psychedelic buzz throughout this album. There is a very harmonious combination of blues-based and psychedelic 'noodling' combined with a kind of quirky songwriting style mainly characterized by 'Bad Scene' and 'Stoned Woman'. 'Bad Scene' alternates between garage/psych and changes tempo to a casual jazzy mid section then returns to the faster tempo. TYA like a lot of groups from the era were influenced by the new psychedelic sounds of the time while at the same time keeping their blues/jazz based roots and this CD is probably the best example of this. You also have the perfunctory love songs 'Two Time Mama' & 'If You Should Love Me'. 'The Stomp' is a wonderfully casual boogie number with a nicely understated guitar break. 'Good Morning Little School Girl' was perhaps the most successful song from the album and was played for years as part of their live sets.

Great Music.......2002-07-25

As the liner notes say this IS the music of Ten Years After. This cd is one of the bands greatest. It came out about the time Alvin and the boys became bonefide stars. The music is blues based with some jazz leanings, very well written and performed. All four musicians are at their peak just prior to Cricklewood Green's release. 10 stars for this cd.

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Ssssh
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-11-08

Tracks:

Bad Scene
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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.

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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
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ASIN: B000000IVL
Release Date: 1997-02-25

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Bad Scene
Two Time Mama
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If You Should Love Me
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
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I Woke Up This Morning
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Working On The Road
50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
Year 3,000 Blues
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Customer Reviews:

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.

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.

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.

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!

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Great Playing and Lots of Energy
Great album.
Even after all these years, it still goes for the throat!
The Real Deal. Get This CD!

Ssssh
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Manufacturer: Chrysalis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1969-01-01

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Bad Scene
Two Time Mama
Stoned Woman
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
If You Should Love Me
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
The Stomp
I Woke Up This Morning

Album Details

Originally Released in 1969 on the Deram Label, this Was their First Top 20 USA and Top Five UK CD. Features their Classic Line-Up and Includes Some of their Greatest Songs Including Bad Scene, Good Morning School Girl and I Woke Up this Morning.

Customer Reviews:

Great Playing and Lots of Energy.......2004-07-06

This album must be thrill for any fan of English heavy blues/hard rock.

Great album........2003-03-02

I own 3 Ten years after cd's , A space in time, and the live cd. But Ssssh is the best one. Just straight out blues. I stumbled on this one by mistake in a budget bin. I love it!!

Even after all these years, it still goes for the throat!.......2001-06-27

This was one of the first albums I went out & purchased when I went off to college. Anyone who wants to know what British heavy blues/hard rock is all about NEEDS to own this. It belongs in any collection which has "Wheels of Fire" by Cream or any early Led Zeppelin album. In addition to some fine blues-rock jams, some pretty wild sound effects as well. The opening song "Bad Scene" comes out of the gate like a racehorse & the intensity never lets up for a minute. Check out "If You Should Love Me" which starts out as a slow, acoustic blues & builds in layers until it's an all-out rocker with multi-tracked guitars (including some tasty wah-wah)and Alvin screeching like Janis Joplin! My favorite TYA track of all time concludes the album, a great blues romp called "I Woke Up This Morning." The guitar solo put down on this song is simply among the best ever recorded, by anyone anywhere - no lie. You have to hear it to believe it. The end of the song will have your ears ringing like you had your head in front of Alvin's Marshall stack for the last three hours. Buy this album - you will not be disappointed.

The Real Deal. Get This CD!.......1999-09-21

One of my first rock n roll albums. Talked my parents into getting it for Christmas when I was about 14 (what a mistake!). Still sounds great today. The first cut, "Bad Scene" literally goes for the throat at 90 miles an hour, great fuzz guitar in the verses and a supersonic guitar solo rave up...this is good stuff. "Two Time Mama" is a great country acoustic blues. Back to high energy "Stoned Woman" (listen the bass!!)and more high flying guitar. Then the tour de force reworking of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" with an incredible guitar/bass duo in the middle that will rock your socks off. I could go on...every cut is great. For me this was Ten Years After's peak (Cricklewood Green wasn't far behind). They never sounded this raw and fresh again. If you are even a passing fan of Alvin Lee or Ten Years After, get this now! (As a bonus, the cover art is killer).

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Great Playing and Lots of Energy
Great album.
Even after all these years, it still goes for the throat!
The Real Deal. Get This CD!

Ssssh
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bad Scene
Two Times Mama
Stoned Woman
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
If You Should Love Me
I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
The Stomp
I Woke Up This Morning

Album Details

Customer Reviews:

Great Playing and Lots of Energy.......2004-07-06

This album must be thrill for any fan of English heavy blues/hard rock.

Great album........2003-03-02

I own 3 Ten years after cd's , A space in time, and the live cd. But Ssssh is the best one. Just straight out blues. I stumbled on this one by mistake in a budget bin. I love it!!

Even after all these years, it still goes for the throat!.......2001-06-27

The Real Deal. Get This CD!.......1999-09-21

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Truly Great

Ssssh!

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ASIN: B000024KB7
Release Date: 2004-01-05

Album Description

2004 reissue of 1969 blues-rock classic. Eight tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Truly Great.......2004-04-29

This was one of my faves growing up and it still sounds great today. If you like great blues/psychedelia, give this one a try.

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Ssssh!
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000BRIJCS
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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Ssssh
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Capitol/Emi/Sbk/Chrysalis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DQM8
Release Date: 2002-01-01

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Ssssh

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