Stonedhenge

Ten Years After | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001F6T
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Going to Try

2. I Can't Live Without Lydia

3. Woman Trouble

4. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob

5. Hear Me Calling

6. A Sad Song

7. Three Blind Mice

8. Faro

9. Speed Kills

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Melancholy Mayhem", February 7, 2005

By 

Joan B. Montney (Glendale Az USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stonedhenge (Audio CD)

Stonedhenge-- is a very hard Cd to rate. So I will attempt to offer my thoughts and opinions for any curious buyers.

The musicianship is Excellent !! {5 stars}

The production and sound quality is Superior !! {4 stars}

But, where this album fails is in the song writing and in the continuity of how each flows together. The songs are very scattered. Stonedhenge, gives us the trade mark blues rock Ten Years After we are familiar with. Then all of sudden the next song is classical piano piece, then comes a jazz piece, then comes a wierd version of the kiddie nursery ryhme "Three Blind Mice" which is played strictly on the drums. "Now" can you see what I mean. Stonedhenge is literally a musical experiment.

If you prefer a very different style of songwriting with a flair for the odd than this will surely capture your interest.

From a musicianship stand piont this is a work of art.

From a songwriting stand piont this is not the normal Ten Years After. Thus the 3 stars rating.

Song variations to consider are:

"Gonna Try"-- A blues rock song that contains a couple tempo changes and an odd use of some bongos towards the end. On the plus side is some spectacular Keyboard playing.

"I Cant Live Without Lydia"-- A very short 1:20 minute piano extravaganza that borders on classical.

"Woman Trouble"-- Solid jazz feel going on. Smooth vocals,Excellent Hammond organ playing and solo as well as an awesome guitar solo. Snare drum technique is impressive. Extra crisp ride cymbal sound.

"Hear Me Calling"-- A jazz shuffle with driving boogie woogie Bass guitar patterns.Nice two part vocal harmonys.

"A Sad Song"-- More Blues happening here. Reverb effect on the vocals adds a hint of the mystery to this one. Guitar solo included.

"Three Blind Mice"-- All drums playing the theme of Three Blind Mice. A short little diddy at that !!

"No Title"-- Basically a seven minute blues rock jam session. Creative drums. Guitar and keyboards work into a frenzy towards the ending.

"Faro"-- A 1:09 minute Bass Solo.

"Speed Kills"-- The last track is a fast shuffle. Boogie woogie bass and Ryhthmic guitar work. Unbelievable snare drum roll technique !! Clean sounding jazz style gutar solo !!

Final thought: Stick with A Space In Time or Cricklewood Green for a more familiar Ten Years After. However, if you prefer the different experimenting style of Ten Years After then by all means "Buy It". Songs are still somewhat out of context in my opinion.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychedelia & The Blues, August 14, 2005

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Original Mixed Up-Kid "jg" (New York United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stonedhenge (Audio CD)

These expanded remastered TYA releases are all great for their fans and certainly add a lot to the old releases as far as additional tracks with beautiful packaging and wonderful ruminations and photos with commentary by Ric Lee,their drummer..their debut was a pretty traditional moody self titled blues rock cd, their 2nd was a wonderful exciting Blues Jazzier live set called Undead recorded in a small UK club atmosphere, while this experimental 3rd offering brings the band into the studio creating a rich sound scape of some great rocking blues songs,traces of jazz,scat,all mixed with a touch of psychedelia..The CD is sounds well produced and ranks in style the likes of early Pink Floyd,Soft Machine and Traffic in it's mode of experimentation.
The bonus selections and inclusion of I'm Going Home and an additional version of the rocker Hear Me Calling (later covered by Slade on their Alive album) makes this a wonderful release from this band of blues travellers whose Woodstock appearance and love of the blues with serious musicianship throughout their live puts them in a category of one of the great UK bands of the day.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Hear Me Calling" for you to get the CD W/bonus tracks, June 12, 2007

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Craig Fenton "Craig The Airplane Man" (Airplaneville, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stonedhenge (Audio CD)

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

"Stonedhenge" is one of the rock and roll records that will never have a definitive rating. Why? Glad you asked. The esoteric material and the way the order of the songs were not decided on continuity it sounds as if this was a record of unreleased material and not an actual studio recording. To the existing fan this actually put a bit of mystique to the music and after a few listenings they saw beauty in the disjointed musical styles. For those new to the band they didn't have the patience to make this their first purchase and rightly so.

It would be hard to fathom the new comer following along as the drums play "Three Blind Mice" and then get hit with the highly spirited "No Title." If you have played "A Space In Time" or "Sssh" until the clicks and pops are part of the musical fabric you can fully appreciate what the group went through to be creative and chancy at the same time.

Owners of at least one Ten Years After album in their collection with an hour to digest the many roads you'll travel, don't let this pass you by.

"Woman Trouble", "Here Me Calling", "No Title" will satisfy your urge for the Alvin Lee style of blues and "Speed Kills" has the energy as a rock and roll tune to keep you coming back for more. With the inclusion of bonus material this will look nice along with "Cricklewood Green."

4 stars for the TYA fan and 3 if you are coming aboard today!

Enjoy the music and be well,

Craig Fenton

Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"