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Ssssh

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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.

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).

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.

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!!