Stonedhenge [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Ten Years After

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Original Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Ume Imports
• ASIN: B000063KG6
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,677 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Digitally Remastered Edition of the Third Collection of Tracks by Alvin Lee and Company and their Last Album for the Deram Label.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 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 (REAL NAME)

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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad but not great!, January 30, 2007

By	john h rupp "jamin' john" (york pa usa) - See all my reviews

this is an ok TYA album not as good as some others still worth buying if you are a hard core TYA fan

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.