Hip Hop Fan Reacts Alvin To Lee and George Harrison (The Bluest Blue)
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Isn't it ALL utterly lush and gorgeous? One of my favourite songs ever about blue! This has every shade of it. Perfect
This was the best song I’ve heard in ages, don’t know how I missed it before. Talk about the feels! Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
I was going to comment the same thing Ziggy...but you said it better!
I have never heard this song before...I can feel it all right now...
Nearing 70 years of age, lived through and listened to most of this music but you’ve shown me how to really “ Hear “ it. Thanks.
Alvin and George were neighbors and both had studios. Some of the best guitarist of the day hung out at their homes. Like Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Pete Townsend and many more.
Ten Years After years was an incredibly important British blues rock band who really exploded after their performance at Woodstock, but that was one of those bands that evolved drastically with every single album and yet they still had their own sound. Just incredible stuff. I've been surprised that you haven't really focused on them yet.
To be clear, George does the somewhat distorted slide guitar in the instrumental that he’s famous for. It’s Alvin Lee doing the beautifully gentle guitar work in the verses and chorus. Great tune and a new one even for a lot of us old heads so kudos for the choice. Can’t go much wrong with these two tho.
Thank you for that. As soon as I heard that slide I said That’s George, so I’m so glad you confirmed that.
I'm an old head and glad I was around when he was ripping it up!
Check out what Alvin had to say regarding George's solo and how it encouraged and motivated him!
Actually the intro guitar sounds a lot like Harrison. The finish is of course Alvin Lee. I actually thought Alvin Lee went a little too far at the end. The beauty of this song comes from Alvin's lead vocal and the great slide guitar provided by George Harrison.
Harrison uses the same slide technique on his song Cheer Down. Check out John Lennon's How Do You Sleep. Harrison provides a blistering slide dobro guitar.
I Love your style Dude. It's just that Alvin is the definition of underrated.
I'm a huge Beatles fan, but have never heard this before. Its incredible.
Love the vibe and feel from start to finish! Alvin Lee is greatly underrated IMO needs more recognition, great reaction!! I recommend to check out “I’d love to change the world” by Ten years after, this is such a great masterpiece with an iconic riff and vocals by Alvin Lee this song meant a lot to what was going on during that era.🔥🔥🔥
This song Bluest Blues off the (Pure Blues - Alvin Lee and Ten Years After) album along with "Outside my Window" and "Every Blues You've Ever Heard" are some of my favorites by him. The whole album is a master piece. They showcase his real skills.
Such a great song, with wonderful contributions by all musicians. Harrison always added to others. How he was. Alvin just great, vocally & on guitar!
Harrison was called “The Quiet One”. Also see the breakout performance of Alvin Lee and Ten Years After of “Going Home” at Woodstock 1969.
Absolutely! The Woodstock performance is incredibly passionate.
Great song and beautiful collaboration, tremendous solos and feel from both of those masters. He is s great in his solo work But you really need to hear him with Ten Years After, hard to believe after this song but his best work is with that magnificent band. Try I'd Love to Change the World as a gateway song, it was their biggest hit and a timeless classic. They have many great tunes, enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶
Never heard this one! Awesome suggestion! It hit HARD! Turn it up!
God, I’ve been suggesting this to so many reactors and you’re the first to react to it. It’s so effing gorgeous.
Wow! Never heard this. Great discovery.
Great performance! This is how it should be done! Fantastic orchestration. Great discussion, too.
I have never heard this and it was really good. It reminded me of a load of songs by Snowy White. Alvin Lee's guitar style reminds me of the mega emotional playing of Walter Trout and Gary Moore.
Harrison loved Gary Moore
@@randycoursey7230 Yes he did and they were neighbours for a while at Henley-on-Thames, England.
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I've heard where Alvin Lee lived on Henley on the Thames by George Harrison.
@@randycoursey7230That is insane! Can you imagine those three jamming together, lol! 🙃
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Harrison recruited Gary Moore for the song, "She's My Baby", a song by The Traveling Wilburys. I love the Traveling Wilburys.
I love your opinions Alvin Lee and 10 yrs after at woodstock oooowwwe
A favorite of mine!
Gorgeous song
Saw Ten years after in Atl many years ago Alvine was great!
Perhaps, the greatest of all blues songs. Each time I hear it, I well up.
Never heard this before.. it has an Eric Clapton vibe to it..great music
Eric Clapton never played a slide guitar like Harrison could. And Eric Clapton could never play as fast as Alvin could. So I'm not sure how you arrived at this conclusion.
I must second what Phillip saud. As a 61 year old man it does me good to watch the younger generation get in to the old stuff, and appreciate true musicianship.
One of the best songs ever I can hear every word the guitar is saying.
Alvin played all through the intro and first 2 vocals - George Harrison played slide guitar leading up to the second verse segment, then Alvin did the extended outro.
For me 10 Years After - was a band with a lot of technical skill, but not great song writing ability. So I gave up on them fairily early on. So it is really interesting to hear this track which is very good. George Harrison does not do fast guitar, but he found some great sequences of notes to play and his slide works is so distinctive. You need to try Rory Gallagher (e.g. Million Miles Away, I fall apart), and Gary Moore (particularly him live - many choices, but Still got the blues - is a good starting point). Both are great live blues guitarists.
If you gave up early on then you missed out. They really have great tracks, but they never were a studio band, it is live where they excel.
@@mor4725 I can believe that. There was so much to choose from at the time (early, mid 70's), and they were a few years before I really got into music. The first live band I saw was Rory Gallagher, and so my attention went in that direction.
Not great song writing ability? One of the greatest rock/social commentary songs of all time, "I'd Love To Change the World" says hold my beer.
No Harrison didn't play super fast, but with him every note mattered. Harrison also played about 80% of all lead guitar when it comes to the Beatles. Harrison was a fantastic guitar player that didn't require super speed. And I disagree with this guy, it's Harrison's slide guitar that grips you with this song. I actually thought Alvin Lee went a little too far at the end, all of that hand speed wasn't needed. And I actually thought the opening guitar riffs sounded a lot like George Harrison.
I think we have another fan of The Blues!
Freakin amazing song/performance. Great reaction
This is great. Ive never heard this thanks. Im guessing the slide guitar was Harrison.
I would think he was playing his go too a Fender ES 335 and boy does he make that sound so sweet the tone is just heart wrenching.
I have never heard this!! It’s beautiful, thank you.
Unfortunately, Alvin Lee passed away in March of 2013. Just over Ten Years Ago... Now Ten Years Passed... Alvin gets accolades for some of his best work. Thank you, Alvin and George, for this Masterpiece!!!!
While touring heavily Alvin Lee developed a heart murmur. It's been noted the use of drugs while on tour took its toll on him. So he ended up going to the doctor, and then he was operated on to correct this problem. Unfortunately complications with this surgery became fatal. Alvin Lee was 68 years old when he died. Ironically he lived 10 years longer than George Harrison who died at 58. 10 years, 10 years after, wow.
Recorded in 1927, Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark is the night cold is the ground" is one the greatest slide guitar pieces. So good, it was one of 27 pieces of music loaded onto Voyager and sent off to represent the diversity of life on earth.
To me this is one Alvin Lee’s best pieces & that’s saying something because he put out some pretty amazing stuff. Like George in the Beatles though he never seems to get quite the top level spotlight as a guitarist (never understood that) though TYA did very well.
Liked your comments, nice to see a thoughtful reaction.
The Beatles quit touring after 1966 because they couldn't hear themselves play because of all those screaming girls that were wetting their pants in the process. They became studio musicians until that concert on the roof in London in 1969. Harrison didn't even want to do it but he went along with it. When he went solo he did tour. I sure wish I could have seen Mr Harrison live. I've been told his guitar playing was excellent. In 1974 when he toured with Tom Scott he did come down with laryngitis, or it could have been simply a sore throat, which took a toll on his singing. But he was right on in the singing department when he toured in Japan and other countries.
nice reaction! This has long been one of my favorite Alvin Lee songs.
If you want to hear Alvin Lee really go off -- please check out his cover of I'm Going Home with his band 10 Years After from Woodstock, the famous 1969 festival in upstate New York. The energy is amazing!
I had never heard this song before. A true hidden gem. Thanks Syed and Walter.
Fun fact Alex from the Thamesmen reaction channel is the son of Alvin Lee.
I knew he was the son of a member but wasn’t sure which one. Then I heard it was the guitarist but I didn’t know who the guitarist was. Tonight I finally put it all together. Holy shite, his dad was brilliant!
Huh, Alvin has a daughter I think, not a son. Alex is the son of Chick Churchil I thought.
Alvin was my first Guitar Hero. George contributes. But this is Alvin's baby.
Check out I'm Going Home from Woodstock,or I'd Love To Change the World or I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, or Good Morning Little Schoolgirl etc. His Woodstock performance stole the show.
Yes this is lonely,and lovely
This has been my ringtone for a couple of years now.
This song was voted to be the greatest blues song ever written. Simply Awesome! Alvin has said he wanted to do this song harder but when George laid down the slide Alvin had to go another direction and became a lot more melodic and this is what it was. Alvin is the only guitarist to make a guitar really cry. You can hear it in this song.
That's kind of interesting because George Harrison slide guitar cries beautifully. Harrison was known for playing beautifully, not necessarily lightning finger fast like Alvin.
ALVIN !! Love him. Love this song.
If you like Alvin Lee’ playing; you should check out his Woodstock performance, of Going Home,( Extreme Fire)
George was known as the "quiet Beatle". His guitar work was just slightly better than John or Paul, and he took to songwriting after just a couple years. By the end of the Beatles, George ended up having the biggest hits off their last album and several from the last few. Something, Here Comes the Sun, While My guitar Gently weeps, (except the live version at a funeral type festival for George, Prince ruined it and pissed off Tom Petty by showboating at a tribute for someone else). George was never quiet, it was just Lennon and McCartney were so loud.
Yes I agree 100%. Harrison actually started writing songs early though, on their very first album he wrote Don't Bother Me. I absolutely love this tune. As the years progressed I believe Harrison learned a lot from Lennon and McCartney, but he always had a way of bringing you quality songs that weren't mean spirited. I love his solo work also.
What shadow moon says 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great reaction.
Happy New Year Syed. Your reviews are very informative. Magnificent song.
Another overlooked good British blues band is Savoy Brown. They produced over 40 albums. Kim Simmonds the founder of the band passed away a few weeks ago. I really enjoy Kim's guitar playing. czcams.com/video/FipFPlrLqf4/video.html
To be clear here George Harrison was The Quiet One that really wasn't that quiet. He was very intellectual. His opinions about life are shared by many.
Thanks for showing people what music really is I seen him live in1987 Vancouver expo bowl unbelievable..sounds like studio ..not like the Stones live off key garage band
Ten Years After was a big band, late 60s early 70s. With them the Live versions of their stuff is always better. The Woodstock movie made them more well known. But the were definately part of the second wave on the London club scene. Alvin Lee was said to have the fastest fingers around. Any Ten Years After is cool: "I Woke Up This Morning. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl. I'm Going Home(live Woodstock). Id Love To Change The World. Workin On The Road"
I have this on Pure Blues CD. wonderful clarity & sound. Then I have an awesome stereo. Why Alvin is not in the HOF is mindbogling. Think I love blues so much is the quality of the musicians. So much better than mainstream shit.
Now that you are interested in more melodic Blues guitar players,you should check out Peter Green of the original Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, also a incredible vocalist.Their first hit the instrumental Albatross,also The Supernatual with Jphn Mayall's Blues Breakers, and so much more that you should listen to. Also check out Jeff Beck.
Awesome reaction, can you please react to the avett Brothers. Head full of doubt/road full of promise.
Alvin Lee is a GOAT!
no fadeout either!!!!
I've never heard Lee before, but how can you be sure about guitars? The gentle guitar sounds definitely like GH's style...
You can't play like that if you've never felt that pain/emotion
Thanks so much for the reaction!! Alvin Lee and Ten Years After are often overlooked and that is unfortunate because they have some great music. May I suggest Slow Blues in C. czcams.com/video/T8_cOwft5sA/video.html
The George part is only the slide guitar, very easy to tell apart, any other guitar is Alvin of course.
Yes, as you said, you can feel, those old musicians, were able to put their feelings, into their songs! That's the huge difference with the current musicians, even if there are the technical skills, creativity, which were so better than today! But, the emotions they are giving, that's the greatest difference, and why i'm not interested, and listening to any current music!
Brillante!. Ejecución y sentimiento perfectos!